Call for Entries: Poetry and Short-short fiction/essays inspired by THE SPIRIT OF THE FEMALE BEATS Jack Kerouac defined the original “beat generation” in 1957 as “a generation of furtives…a weariness of all the forms, all the conventions of the world.” Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” ignited a controversy over freedom of speech and expression; the publisher was arrested but in 1957 the courts ruled the poem was not obscene.   Ginsberg and Kerouac,...

Wag’s Revue invites you to enter its Winter 2011 Contest in fiction, poetry, and essays. Submissions of electronic writing are also encouraged in any of the above genres. First prize receives $1,000 and publication in Wag’s Revue; second prize is $500, third is $100, and all submissions are considered for publication. The contest deadline is January 15, and winners will be announced with the publication of Issue 9 in April 2011. There is no...

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...

 The FBFT Sports Writing Competition 2011 is open to anyone aged 18 years or older.  Entries may be up to 1000 words in length and must be related to sport in some way. The three winning articles will receive the cash prizes as detailed and will be published on the website. We are particularly interested in sports writing that is original, exciting or somehow out of the ordinary.  Prizes: First place, £50; Second place, £30; Third place, £20...

Help Creative Writing Institute celebrate its second year! Here’s your opportunity to strut your stuff. Rules:Short Story Writing Contest, any genre (Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Drama, Children, Adult) Must be 1,000 – 1,500 words NO READING FEE – NO ENTRY FEE All rights to the story remain the property of the author Entries must be G-rated Contest ends November 20, 2010 Mail entries to: deborahowen@cwinst.com Put ‘WRITING CONTEST’...

We are now taking entries for our November writing competition, offering you the chance to win £100 for your ‘how to’ article! The prize will be awarded for the best article submitted during the month of November, as judged by our editors.   Here’s what Alan Barker, author of July’s winning entry, How to Run an Effective Meeting had to say about winning the competition:   “I was so pleased to receive the cheque for my...