“ADVENTURES IN HOSTELLING” WRITING CONTEST SEEKS SHORT PERSONAL STORIES Prizes include round-trip international airfare and Flip Video cameras Deadline to enter: July 15, 2008 The “Adventures in Hostelling” Writing Contest seeks very short (150-250 words) stories recounting a personal experience that either took place at a hostel or was made possible through a hostel stay. Organized in honor of the 50th anniversary of...

Writers must be a member of the site to enter but membership is only $50 per year and gets recipients access to the feedback section of the site and entry into all contests we run, including the yearly Strongest Start Novel Competition. Tell us why you started writing and you might get published in our upcoming book project. Do you remember when you first realized you wanted, or even needed to write? When you realized it was an itch that...

Sponsored by the BIL Charitable Trust to recognize and reward the best in student writing and thinking. We’re looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to answer this question: What have you learned from a personal experience that the next president should know before setting the agenda for the country? Essays should not exceed 800 words and should be original, unpublished work that demonstrates fresh, clear thinking...

Opium’s wacky contests have led to loads of sensational work, from the 500-Word Memoir contest judged by Daniel Handler (for Opium5) to the 250-Word Bookmark Contest judged by Aimee Bender that will debut along with Opium6. Now it’s time to reignite Opium4’s contest–The Shya Scanlon 7-Line Story Contest–this time judged by Brian Evenson. The rules? Easy. Write a story that is seven lines or less within margins that...

Required Entry Form Benu Press will publish the winning manuscript. The initial press run will be 1,000 copies. Benu Press pays authors 7% of book profits. The postmark deadline is July 25, 2008. Contest Process 1.Once the reader’s fee has been verified, cover page will be removed and an entry number will be stamped on the first page of your manuscript. 2.All manuscripts are read and considered anonymously. Benu does not use students to review...

www.warrenadler.com $10 Entry Fee $500 First Place Prize Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2008 Our annual contest awards $500 plus publication for the first place winner in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies (4). $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant receives one copy of the 2009 issue, a $10 value. The issue will come out in summer 2009. There is...