2013 RRofihe Trophy For an unpublished short story (Minimum word count: 3,500; maximum to 5,000 words) Winner Receives: $500 cash Trophy Announcement & Publication on anderbo.com Judged by Rick Rofihe 2013 Contest Assistant: Carolyn Wilsey Carolyn Wilsey has read fiction for Esquire and Swink, and is the Managing Editor of Anderbo. She teaches writing privately and at colleges in New York City. 2013 Contest Reader: Jean Hartig Jean Hartig...

Announcing the 2013 Pikes Peak Branch National League of American Pen Women Flash Fiction Contest Attn: This contest is open to everyone–you don’t need to be a member; open to men and women. Write a complete, but very short story of 100 words or fewer Deadline: Postmarked/received by email by May 1, 2013 Entry Fee: $10 first manuscript, $8 each additional manuscript, $10 optional critique fee Prizes: First-$100, Second-$50, Judge’s...

Darkness and light… one cannot exist without the other. Competition Theme Two ageless companions that have been complementing each other since the dawn of time. Most of us yearn for a life filled with light, but often forget that without the dark we cannot gaze up at the stars, for only out of the darkness can light be born. Our imaginations are as limitless as darkness and light, so allow it to carry you to places you have never explored...

NICOLE BLIZZARD SHORT STORY CONTEST NO ENTRY FEE Radical Arts for Women encourages writers to write and sponsors the Nicole Blizzard Short Story Contest, open to all women living in Alaska. The fiction pieces must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. The grand prize is $500. Deadline March 15, 2013. Visit the website for details:...

JAMES JONES FIRST NOVEL FELLOWSHIP $25 ENTRY FEE The 22nd Annual James Jones First Novel Fellowship will be awarded to an American author of a first fiction novel-in-progress, in 2013, by the James Jones Literary Society. Novellas and collections of closely linked short stories may also be considered for the competition. $10,000 award with two runner-up awards of $750each. A two-page (maximum) outline of the entire novel and the first 50 pages...

THE FOURTH ANNUAL NORMAL PRIZE IN FICTION, NONFICTION, & POETRY $20 ENTRY FEE Deadline March 15, 2013. Fiction Prize: $1,000 & Publication Nonfiction Prize: $1,000 & Publication Poetry Prize: $1,000 & Publication All fiction and nonfiction submissions must be 10,087 words or less. Poetry submissions should not exceed five pages or five poems total. Visit the website for details:...