Closing date: Midnight on 1st June 2014 Prizes: £100.00 on a prepaid currency card and published on website. Entry fee: Free to enter. For an exciting, original travel article up to 1,000 words, which may or may not relate to a senior travel experience. Fiction or non-fiction. See the website for full details: seniortravelexpert.com/writing-competition

Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction, Nonfiction Entry Fees $15 (includes one-year subscription). Prizes $1,000 in each category and publication in The Chattahoochee Review. Description Submit stories or essays of up to 5,000 words via online submission manager. Contact Information The Chattahoochee Review. gpccr@gpc.edu Website:...

Deadline Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction Entry Fees Entry Fee: $10 per story Prizes $250 and publication in our quarterly journal Description Currently accepting short stories of any genre ranging from 2,000 to 7,500 words. TBL strives to publish writers with engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh perspectives and styles. All winners will be published in Tethered By Letters’ Spring Quarterly Journal and finalists will be...

Greg Grummer Poetry Award Judge: Eduardo C. Corral DEADLINE: February 1, 2014 PRIZE: $1,000, publication in Phoebe 43.1, and a one year subscription. ENTRY FEE: $17 SUBMISSION SIZE: Up to 4 poems per submission, totaling no more than 10 pages. http://www.phoebejournal.com/2014-winter-writing-contests/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PHOEBE JOURNAL WINTER FICTION CONTEST Judge: Benjamin Percy One piece per submission, up to 7,500 words. Novel...

2014 South American Short Story Contest Our annual short story contest is open for submissions.  We are looking for the best possible short stories from writers located in any country on any topic.Winning prize is $100 USD and publication in Southern Pacific Review.   Deadline is 30 March 2014. Submit entries to werowe@walkerrowe.com. There is no reading fee. Visit the website for details:...

Arizona Mystery Writers Third Annual Story Contest Deadline is June 1, 2014 $10 entry Prizes: 1st=$200, 2d=$100, 3d=$75 Mystery, suspense, or thriller, 2500 words max. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website: http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting mystery writing in Arizona. Contest is open to all. Contact:...