Wild Violet is accepting submissions for its annual Fiction and Poetry contests. The deadline is November 16, 2012. Submission fee is $5 per poem or story. First place winners in each contest receive $100 and publication; second and third place winners receive publication. For full details, contact wildvioletmagazine@yahoo.com or visit http://www.wildviolet.net/contests.

Briarpatch Magazine is now accepting submissions of original, unpublished writing in the categories of short fiction and creative non-fiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism) that bring to life issues of political, social and environmental justice. We want writing from the edges – from new writers who have something important to say, or from longtime writers who can show us a new way of seeing things. We want bold and courageous...

Welcome to America’s Next Author, the first social writing contest, is now open for contest entries! We’d love to be included on your website. The contest’s website is: http://www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor America’s Next Author is a huge writing contest with a $5000 grand prize, and is now accepting entries. But more importantly, it’s built around a very unique concept: all contest entries will be visible to...

Gold Line Press’s 2012 Poetry & Fiction Chapbook Competitions are now open for submissions! Submit your manuscript on or before SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. Each winner receives $500, publication of her/his perfect-bound chapbook with ISBN, and 10 contributor copies. Gold Line Press sends out an additional 30 copies on behalf of winners to respected literary venues for review. Winners can purchase additional copies of their chapbooks at cost....

The Asheville Award by the Black Mountain Press   The Asheville Award is a twice  annual international competition offering $500 plus publication by the Black Mountain Press for a book length poetry, and novel or collection of short stories. Manuscripts are accepted for review this year by June 15th and October 19th. The winner will be announced 90 days after the deadline and the book and author will be featured in the Black Mountain Press...

http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/no-fee-rrofihe-trophy2012.html 9th Year! No Fee To Enter! The 2012 Open City Magazine No-Fee RRofihe Trophy Short Story Contest @ Anderbo 2012 RRofihe Trophy For an unpublished short story (Minimum word count: 3,500; maximum to 5,000 words) Winner Receives: $500 cash Trophy Announcement & Publication on anderbo.com Judged by Rick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 2012 Contest Assistant: Carolyn Wilsey Carolyn Wilsey has read fiction...