National Writing Contest for Teens and High School Students Each month, Stage of Life features a national writing contest for teens and high school students. This student writing competition is a non-fiction, memoir, blogging, essay-style contest for teens in high school.  We want to hear your authentic voice in your submission. June’s Writing Topic/Theme:  “What is the most difficult thing (for you) about college?” Continue...

Planet of Death is a travel writing competition for dangerous, exotic or extreme travel experiences. No picturesque schlock please. This round is based in East and South East Asia. Future rounds will cover the globe. Entries must be no more than one page (c.500 words) in length. Suitable for the recycling of blog entries and flash non-fiction. The first 100 entries are free, thereafter $7 for one and $15 for three. There is no closing date....

Mapping Me: A Landscape of Women’s Stories is an anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, photography and artwork. Its objective is to explore the connections – the invisible threads – that exist between women across the globe. Our starting point is to place the most basic question of identity, “Who am I?” within the complexities of culture and ethnicity. How do women respond to motherhood, rage, loss, relationships and loneliness...

The Contest Ever had a boss with multiple personality disorder? A customer that drove you nuts? Here’s your chance for payback. Submit a story about a funny thing that happened at work. All stories must be less than 333 characters. The story with the most “Likes” (people clicked on the Facebook Button next to your yarn) wins. http://going-postal.youyarn.com/ The contest ends Saturday, June 26. Tell your friends on facebook to Like your yarn!...

Still: The Journal: The first annual Still Writing Contests in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction Contest entries should follow our normal submission guidelines, which state that “we want to feature writing that exemplifies the Mountain South or that is written by an author with an established connection to the region.” Rules: Submitted entries must be unpublished. Simultaneous entries are accepted as long as you let us know if your submissions...

Competitions Page – Free to enter and cash prize competitions for writing stories, blog entries and poems. Tell Us About Your Writing Experiences – Free to enter The Competition – Getting to know you. Do you have a story about your writing experiences? Here at Creative Edge we are looking for stories about the ups and downs of being a writer. It could be your first success story, how you found inspiration or how you faced your...