— $28 ENTRY FEE. Categories of fiction and poetry. Winners will receive a cash award of $1,000. Deadline April 30, 2014. Debut books first published in North America between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2013 are eligible in fiction and poetry. Authors, agents, publicists, or publishers may submit entries. Entries must be published in English and available for purchase in either hardcover or bound paperback book form. Visit the...

Deadline
: March 31 2014 Award
: Publication, $1000 cash prize, and 25 contributor copies. 

 Eligibility
: This CutBank Chapbook competition is open to original English language manuscripts in the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. While previously published stand-alone pieces or excerpts may be included in a manuscript, the manuscript as a whole must be an unpublished work. Translations and previously self-published...

MeeGenius is looking for new authors!Submit your manuscripts to publish@meegenius.com!What type of submissions do you accept?We accept word documents, PDFs, physical books; anything that allows us to see the work as you intended.Just be sure that the content is original and appropriate for children up to 8 years old.Author Guidelines: http://www.meegenius.com/faqauthorNo closing date- Open callVisit the website:...

Young Adult Romance Writers of America (YARWA) is proud to announce the Rosemary Contest for Unpublished Young Adult and New Adult manuscripts, in all genres. New Adult YA Contemporary YA Historical YA Fantasy, Futuristic & Paranormal YA Fusion (Any YA novel that doesn’t fit into one of the above categories.) *Romantic Elements in the novel are NOT required to enter this contest and RWA Membership is NOT required to enter. All...

ABLE MUSE BOOK AWARD http://www.ablemusepress.com/ablemuse-book-award — $25 ENTRY FEE. $1,000 prize plus publication of the winning manuscript by Able Muse Press. Finalists will also be considered for publication. Entry deadline: March 31, 2014. A poetry manuscript of 50 to 120 pages.

Leapfrog 2014 Fiction Contest. Open January 15-May 1, 2014. Entry fee: $30.   Adult, middle grade, and YA novels, novellas, and short-story collections, minimum 22,000 words. First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist judges. Judges: author Mark Brazaitis and the Leapfrog editorial staff. For details, visit: http://www.leapfrogpress.com/contest.htm Email:...