INKTEARS SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2010 Deadline: 30 November 2010 Short story writers (UK + International) Prizes: £150, £50; £25 x 4, plus all prizewinners get their story published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication. Full results will be announced by 14 March 2011 Fee: £4.50. Length:1000-3000 words. NB: stories may have been previously published (prior to 30 April 2010) or previously...

Founders Circle Contest Submit a prose piece up to 3,000 words or a poem of up to two pages to Soundings Review to win publication and $300! Write the name of the contest on the manuscript. Manuscripts should be 12 pt Times New Roman, and prose should be double spaced. Include an SASE for response, using a larger envelope for return of the manuscript. Entry fee is $7 for the general public, $5 for members of the Whidbey Island Writers’...

The SEVEN Fund (SEVEN) is pleased to announce its 2010-11 Essay Competition in partnership with the Washington DC-based Center For Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA). We are seeking essays on enterprise solutions to poverty from around the globe that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts. The competition will award two (2) prizes of US $5,000. The submission deadline is October 15, 2010 at midnight Eastern Standard Time...

Open: August 1, 2010; Closes: October 30, 2010. Status Hat is a monthly online artszine, that also goes out to an email subscription list. Each month we explore a different theme, through art, writing and music by contributors from around the world. It is published by Status Hat Productions, an arts collaborative based in Charlottesville, VA, USA. We are accepting submissions for the first three issues of 2011, as of August 1, 2010:  The Hat...

Embracing Our Differences invites professional, amateur and student writers to participate in its 8th annual exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. Entries should be no more than 30 words and express what the theme “embracing our differences” mean to you.   The exhibit, displayed during April and May 2011 in Sarasota, Florida, has been viewed by more than 850,000 visitors. Cash award of $1,000.00....

Oaxaca, a main epicentre of culture in the Americas for centuries, is proud to announce the OAXACA INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL. Central Mexico is proud to host this premiere cinematic event, showcasing films exploring a broad range of subject matter and spanning multiple genres. The Festival will also play host to the OAXACA INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE COMPETITION and will be held from November 8-11 of this year. > For...