We will hold our annual flash fiction contest for the Fall 2014 issue. Submit a story 750 words or fewer. Enter a maximum of two stories. First place $500. Second place $250. Third place $100. Winners will be published. We also may publish other admirable submissions. Winners will be notified after the contest has closed. $2 ENTRY FEE. Visit the website: ...

THE NEW GUARD VOLUME IV contest submission period runs from February 10 to July 14, 2014. The entry fee is $15. Guidelines are below. Click the link below to submit via Submittable’s online submission manager. We are looking forward to reading your work! MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional fiction in any genre. Submit up to 5,000 words: anything from flash to the long story. Novel excerpts are welcome if the excerpt...

Contest Submission   TBL is pleased to announce our second annual Fall Literary Competition. There are three submission categories: 1) short stories of any genre ranging from 1,000 to 7,500 words, 2) flash fiction with a word limit of either 55, 250, or 500 words, and 3) poetry no longer than three pages. For these contests we are looking for engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh perspectives and styles. Deadline: July 15th, 2014....

INKTEARS FLASH FICTION COMPETITION 2014   Now open for entries. Age 18+  Closing date 31 July 2014   There are six prizes available:   Winner:  £250         Runner Up:  £50                 4 x Highly Commended:  £25.00   All prize-winners will have their story published to the InkTears Readership and their Bio published on the InkTears website. Submissions must be 500 words or less in length, any theme. Fees: 1 entry £3.00 GBP; 2 entries...

7 Day Creative Writing Challenge 1st Prize:£250 2nd Prize: £200 3rd Prize: £100 4th Prize: £75 5th Prize: £50 Closing date: 5th July 2014 £5 for one entry. Or £7.50 including feedback.  If you would like a chance of winning £250, all you have to do is to sign up for our 7 Day Creative Writing Challenge which goes live on the 5th July....

Please send prose, poetry, hybrid work, translations, visual art & literary collaborations to DUENDE: the new, online literary journal of Goddard College’s BFA in Writing Program. DUENDE seeks authenticity & soulfulness, earthiness & expressiveness; as Lorca said, DUENDE “climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet.” Submissions for our inaugural issue accepted through June 1, 2014. First issue debuts online in October. Writers...