Deadline: October 31, 2012  Entry is free. First prize: $50 cash via PayPal. Second prize: $25 cash via PayPal. Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I wanted to make this month’s contest interesting. The theme is gothic literature, but with a twist. Traditionally, gothic literature can be broken into two genders. The male gothic heavily features the supernatural, often in a struggle with the main character. The female gothic is more about...

A month or so back I was scanning Google for writing sites when I discovered Radio Wildfire; an online radio broadcast that concentrates on literature, spoken word performances and oral art. I listened to their latest broadcast (known as The Loop) and loved it. When I’d finished I read the ‘About’ page and discovered they’re also based in the West Midlands! So I emailed them. It turns out Radio Wildfire is run by a collective which includes...

Fiction writers may submit up to two pieces, 5,000 words maximum per piece. Please double space and number pages. Previously published works will not be considered. If your work is selected by us, rights will revert to author after publication in Lumina; subsequent publishers should credit us for first appearance. You may submit multiple selections, but please submit them in a single document. DO NOT INCLUDE your name or any personal...

The Fish Flash Fiction Prize 2013 OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS Judge: Molly McCloskey Closes: 31 January 2013 Results Announced: 1 April 2013 Max Length: 4,000 words All memoirs must be written in English and must not have been published previously. Best 10 memoirs will be published in the 2013 Fish Anthology. First Prize: €1,000. Online Entries: €16 (€10 subsequent entries). Postal entries: €18 (€12 subsequent entries) * FULL DETAILS *...

Enter Online Philip O’Ceallaigh  is the judge. We are honoured that he will select the best ten stories for publication in the 2013 Fish Anthology. Philip is the acclaimed author of two collections of short stories, Notes From a Turkish Whorehouse, and The Pleasant Light of Day. He is described by Joseph O’Connor as an author who is “touched by greatness.” Closing Date: 30 November 2012. Word limit is 5,000. There is no...

The Critique Speaking Contest is not only your opportunity to share your experience, but get a short video made of that experience!   ·         All submissions will be read. ·         In February 2013, 25 will be chosen to receive a reading live by the Avatar Repertory Theater on the virtual world, Second Life, produced by The Sanity Patrol Players. ·         Recordings of these readings will be posted on The Sanity Patrol website....