Words have the potential to shape and change the way we think about the world. If you could single out one thing that needs to change, what would it be? All sorts of people constantly decide what we should be talking about. But what is it that we’re not talking about? Real change requires that we step outside the circle drawn by those whose interests are served by the status quo. There are no limits to the themes that may be explored. Freedom,...

With Guest Judge Jim Shepard The winning submission, selected by Jim Shepard, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on June 12, 2013. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will also receive $1000 and a 10-week class from Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Story requirements Submit a single short story that fits the theme “Complicated...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone that loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or...

Jr Authors Short Story Writing Contest 2013 Attention! – Writing Contest Opens: January 1, 2013 Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2013 Top 10 finalists in each Category Announced: September 20, 2013 Winners Announced LIVE at Junior Authors Writers Conference STILL Free to Enter MORE Categories NEW Prizes NEW Submission Dates NEW Digital Submission Process NEW Story Feedback Service NEW Writers Conference Category I Ages 18 – 21* Top 6...

We are now accepting submissions for our next issue APOCALYPSE. The final deadline is November 29th 2012, midnight FINNISH TIME. We strongly suggest that you send your work in before then. Haku MAAILMANLOPPU julkaisuumme on alkanut. Viimeinen ilmoittautumispäivä on marraskuun 29 päivä, keskiyöllä SUOMEN AIKAA. Suosittelemme kuitenkin, että lähetätte töitänne jo aikaisemmin. You don’t have to be a professional artist, writer, photographer or...

Submit between February 1, 2013 at noon and April 2, 2013 at noon Entry Fee: $24 for non-subscribers; free for subscribers Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Ploughshares will be given annually for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Writers who have not published a book or chapbook are eligible. Submit three to five poems or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $24 entry fee, which includes a subscription to...