Deadline: Postmarked by November 30, 2014. AWARDS: 1ST Place:  Your choice of a 2 night stay at The Mountain Muse B&B in Asheville; or 3 free workshops (in person or online); or 50 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff 2nd Place: Two free workshops; or 35 pages line-edited 3rd Place:  One free workshop, or 25 pages line-edited 10 Honorable Mentions GUIDELINES: Submit a memoir of 5,000 words or less.  Multiple entries are...

We have no guidelines or restrictions on writing style or content—nada, zilch, keine. As Charlie “Bird” Parker pointed out, “There’s no boundary line to art.” We don’t want to set any boundaries so we use a clean, simple selection process: if it strikes a chord with us we print it. Payment: $10 per published piece TO SUBMIT BY EMAIL (except contest entries): Paste previously unpublished fiction, poetry,...

2014 Houston Writers Guild Fall Contest is open for submission! Entry fee $35 for fiction/nonfiction. $25 for poetry. Open to all writers, regardless of publishing status. Winners will be announced at our annual Fall Conference. $75 prize awarded to first place in each category. Entering is easy. Deadline is September 1, 2014. For more information visit:  http://houstonwritersguild.org/contests

Deadline: Extended to July 30, 2014   AWARDS: 1ST PLACE: Your choice of a 3 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B, 3 free workshops, or 100 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.                                                                              2nd PLACE: 2 night stay at our B&B; or 2 free workshops; or 50 pages line-edited.                                  3rd PLACE: One free workshop; or 25 pages line-edited.  ...

The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites emerging and established writers from Canada, the United States, and elsewhere to enter. $1,000 awarded to the best work that embraces, but is not limited to, the personal essay, memoir, narrative nonfiction, social commentary, travel writing, historical accounts, and biography, all enhanced by such elements as description, dramatic scenes, dialogue, and characterization. All...

The Writers’ Workshop of Asheville, NC is sponsoring four annual contests, open to any writer regardless of residence. Guidelines can be found at www.twwoa.org., or by emailing writersw@gmail.com or calling 828-254-811. The awards for all contests are:   1ST PLACE: Your choice of a 3 night stay at our Mountain Muse B&B, 3 free workshops, or 100 pages line-edited and revised by our editorial staff.   2nd PLACE: 2 night stay at our...