— $28 ENTRY FEE. Categories of fiction and poetry. Winners will receive a cash award of $1,000. Deadline April 30, 2014. Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 are eligible in fiction and poetry. Authors, agents, publicists, or publishers may submit entries. Entries must be published in English and available for purchase in either hardcover or bound paperback book form. Visit the...

 — £7 ENTRY FEE. Deadline Friday, May 30, 2014. The first prize is £500, and there are at least five finalist prizes of £100 each, with both winner and finalists being published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology. Stories should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length. Visit the website:  http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php

Cover Art Contest Send your best photo or artwork and it could be published on the cover of Teen Ink magazine. Nonfiction Contest Two winners selected every month out of the following nonfiction sections: Nonfiction, Focus/Special Issue, College Essays, Heroes, Pride & Prejudice, Health, What Matters, and Sports. Poetry Contest Are you the next Maya Angelou or e.e. cummings? Serious, funny, long or short – send us your poems today!...

The prize is open to anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book. Three categories: Poetry, Fiction and Life Writing. Fees: £6 for one category, £10 for two categories and £15 for three categories. To enter, simply fill in the entry form and send it to us with your entry and fee in UK Sterling. The closing date is 5pm GMT on 25 July 2014. A maximum of 5 poems can be entered and the word limit for Fiction and Life Writing is 3000....

Deadline: Thursday, May 15, 2014 Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry Entry Fees: $24, includes a year’s subscription to Ploughshares. Current subscribers may submit for free. Prizes: The winner of each category will receive $1,000 and publication in the Winter 2013-14 issue of Ploughshares. Description: Open to writers who have yet to publish a book, including chapbooks, eBooks and self-published works. Fiction or nonfiction under 6,000 words...

Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2014 Genre: Fiction Entry Fees: None Prizes: $1,000 and feature on Shenandoah’s first online issue. All finalists are eligible for publication in Shenandoah. Description: Open to short story submissions up to 1,000 words. Submit via regular mail between March 1 and March 31, 2014. Contact Information: Bevel Summers, Shenandoah, 17 Courthouse Square, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450. Email:...