Final Judge: Richard Bausch sycamorereview.com/contest/ First Prize: $1000 and winning entry published in Summer/Fall 2008 issue Entries of honorable mention also published in Summer/Fall 2008 issue Complete Guidelines for Contest Submissions Deadline: Entries must be received by March 15, 2008. This is NOT a postmark deadline. Entries received after March 15, 2008 will be returned unread. 1. Submit one story or collection of related short...

Calling all indie authors and publishers – including small and mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. Enter the Next Generation Indie Book Awards T now to have your book considered for cash prizes of $1,000, awards, exposure, and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year! With 70 award categories, the 2008 Indie Book AwardsT honors authors with...

Publisher’s Gold Mine is conducting its first annual Winter Short Story Contest. www.publishersgoldmine.com/ Please visit the above site for details. Winter Short Story Contest Rules 1. Contest will be limited to 30 contestants. Entry will be on a first come/first served basis. 2. Contest will commence when 30 entries are received. 3. The website administrators will act as judges. Their decisions are final. 4. Anyone the judges know or...

www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/writing_contest The 2008 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize with guest judge Amy Hempel The winning submission, selected by Amy Hempel, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 21, 2008. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000. Story requirements Submit a single short story that...

for Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Drama The William Saroyan Society and The San Joaquin Valley Writing Project announce the first William Saroyan Centennial Prizes for original short fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama for adults, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Saroyan’s birth. Undergraduate students are not eligible. Winning writers will receive a $500 prize, publication in the journal In the Grove, and inclusion in...

The 2008 Editors’ Prizes are now open. We are accepting submissions in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $1000 prize and publication in the fall 2008 issue of The Florida Review. Send one story or essay, or up to five poems. The reading fee is $15.00 which includes a year’s subscription. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please notify immediately if work is accepted elsewhere. Include a SASE for...