The competition is open-themed and run on a quarterly basis. The closing dates are 31 March, 30 June, 30 September, 31 December. If you miss a closing date you will be entered into the following quarter’s competition. Stories received now are for inclusion in the competition closing on 31 March 2011. Entry fee is £5 for the first story, £3 for additional stories. Critiques are available for £5 per story. First Prize is £250. Second Prize...

Write A 12+ Chapters Ebook in 2 Months… Earn Glory… WIN $US200!! Chapters of Glory! is a FREE writing contest designed to kick the brains of genius authors into overdrive. Frantic, coffee-fuelled days and nights pit authors one against the other – all within a supportive, vibrant and creative literary community of ‘Facebooking/Twittering-types’ – and the chance to win $US200! Entrants are challenged to write...

 Enter now and win the chance to become a paid blogger writing about disability and disability products AND £250 in cash. Runs from: 19th November – 18th December. Prizes: 1. £250.00 in cash 2. The opportunity to become a paid blogger. The Disabled Shop is looking for talented bloggers to write about disability and disability products. To find them, we are holding a blogging contest. What you can win: £250 in prize money. Publicity in our press...

Montana Prize in Fiction, Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction, Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry Open December  1 – February 28 Go to www.cutbankonline.org for more information  Description: CutBank is pleased to announce the 2011 Montana Prize in Fiction,  Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction, and the Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry. Submissions are accepted December 1, 2010 through February 28, 2011. Winners receive $500 and...

Burner is that girl. She’s witty, pretty, and doesn’t dumb herself down. By day, she’s a kindergarten teacher and by night, dances gogo. She’s the chick who soundtracks her days with Wagner, and goes out to see The Warlocks in a grungy downtown bar at night. She saves Bach for rainy mornings, The Beatles for sunny afternoons. She’s a muse and amusing, compelling and never complacent. She gets her greatest...

An approaching new year gets us thinking about what lies ahead. Possibility, perspective, paradigm shifts, mystery…the future can mean a lot of things. But whatever we experience tomorrow will shape how we remember today. This month’s challenge is to write a creative short story or essay on the theme “notes from tomorrow”.  What that means is up to you. What will your journal entry look like tomorrow? What advice would your...