EVENT Magazine’s Annual Non-Fiction Contest now open for entries! EVENT, a literary journal showcasing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, reviews and notes on writing by new and established writers from Canada and around the world, is currently in its fourth decade of publication. EVENT is one of Canada’s most prestigious literary journals, and a strong supporter of literary non-fiction. Stories first published in EVENT have won...

EVERYTHING A MIRACLE POETRY CONTEST is open to anyone who can tell about a true miracle in the form of a poem. A miracle is an extraordinary experience. You may also create from specific knowledge or a perspective which allows the “ordinary” to be seen as extraordinary. Multiple entries are accepted. Postmark Deadlines (semi-annual): June 30th and December 31st each year. Prizes: First Prize is $350; Second: $100; Third: $50. Entry fee: $6 per...

The New Quarterly is proud to announce The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award, sponsored by the St. Jerome’s University English Dept. Winning Story: $1,000 Deadline: May 28, 2012 Entry Fee: $40 per submission* For a work of short fiction by a Canadian writer in the early stages. We define a writer in the early stages as someone who has not yet published a first story collection or novel. *Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The New...

Prairie Rivers Network and the 1Mississippi Campaign believe inspired and engaged individuals are essential to protect the Upper Mississippi River for today and for the future. We invite you to enter an essay contest: “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.” Whether you have visited the Upper Mississippi River once, or lived next to it all your life, your story about the Upper Mississippi River can be the spark...

2012 – Third Annual Across the Generations New Jewish Play Festival Director J Marcus Newman will stage readings of selected plays in mid-August 2012 at Congregation Dor Hadash in San Diego, CA Submission Guidelines (revised this year) 1) direct submission by playwright with cover letter; no literary representative or agency submissions 2) completed full-length plays only; no works-in-progress no one-act plays, no 10-minute plays, no...

 Launch Pad Contest This is the third year for our contest for unpublished novelists. Our aim is twofold: to help budding writers gain experience and hone their craft; and to lift the Grand Prize winner’s novel out of the slush pile and onto the desk of the right publishing professional. The Grand Prize will be a hand-blown glass rocket award (subject to change). But here’s the real prize: Novel Rocket will help the winner connect with one or...