Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest 21st year. $5,550 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 40,000 subscribers. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $16. Enter...

Ruminate Magazine is hosting their third annual VanderMey Nonfiction prize, judged by Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland Magazine.   The winner will be awarded a prize of $1000 and publication in the Spring 2013 issue, and the runner up will receive publication as well. Submissions:  Creative Nonfiction of 7000 words or less Awards: Winner:  $1000 and publication in Spring 2013 issue Runner Up: Publication in Spring 2013...

1 Grand Prize of  $500 29 Prizes of $100 Overview: 2000-2500 word short stories on the topic of your choice written at a 5th or 6th grade level. Contest ends February 24, 2013   Contest Text: Moby Reading is curating stories for it’s popular web-based reading curriculum. In addition to awarding over $3,000 in prize money for great children’s stories, winning stories will be published and read by millions of students across the nation. We will...

  Unpublished short stories of up to 3,000 words but with no lower limit •       Any genre/theme •       Prizes of £100, £50 and £25 plus a firstwriter.com voucher for each winner •       Closing date: 31st March 2013 •       Entry fee – £5/story. Multiple submissions permitted •       Critique options available. See website for full details •       Website:...

Do you like attending creative arts events ? Do you like interviewing up-and-coming artistes ? Do you enjoy writing commentaries on creative events and personalities ? Come have fun with us at Redbridge Review  www.redbridgereview.co.uk Send us your article up to 300 words (interview, commentaries etc) . Every two weeks we chose from the best submitted and we pay for it. plus you will have something to add to your portfolio. Send all...

AndWeWereHungry, a new online arts & literary magazine, seeks literary prose (fiction, nonfiction and essay), poetry, photography and artwork for debut issue & calls for entries to its short story competition! The debut issue and short story contest (four winners shall share a total prize fund of $5000), is sponsored by “Ashes & Snow” artist Gregory Colbert. Debut issue & contest submission theme or creative prompt...