The Summerset Review, an online literary journal (with print anthology) is running a reading contest. Send in the best feedback on a story or essay in the current issue, and win $150. Feedback must be 50 or more words. Complete details are on the guidelines page on the site.

These three prestigious awards are offered annually to promising young writers between the ages of 20 and 35 who either were born in California or now reside in Northern California or Nevada. There is no entry fee to submit a manuscript for consideration, and there are two awards of $2,000.00 each and one award of $3,000.00. Several award-winners in recent years have secured publishing deals with major publishing houses such as St....

In honor of Freelance Writers week this week), we are running a “Dazzling Dogs” writing contest. Here is a link to the press release with more information: http://www.logicalexpressions.com/pr02-08iw.htm If you love dogs and love to write, this is your chance to tell us your best dog story. The winning essays will be published in a book and get a license for Logical Expressions’ IdeaWeaver writing and creativity software ($50...

Calling all indie authors and publishers – including small and mid-size independent publishers, university presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. Enter the Next Generation Indie Book Awards T now to have your book considered for cash prizes of $1,000, awards, exposure, and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year! With 70 award categories, the 2008 Indie Book AwardsT honors authors with...

First Place Poetry Prize: $1,000 & Publication First Place Nonfiction Prize: $500 & Publication Final Judges For poetry: James Tate For creative nonfiction: Patricia Hampl Send entries to: Third Coast 2008 Poetry or Creative Nonfiction Contest Department of English Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331 Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Postmark deadline: February 15th, 2008. Prize-winning...

for Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Drama The William Saroyan Society and The San Joaquin Valley Writing Project announce the first William Saroyan Centennial Prizes for original short fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama for adults, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Saroyan’s birth. Undergraduate students are not eligible. Winning writers will receive a $500 prize, publication in the journal In the Grove, and inclusion in...