— $15 ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 15, 2014. Essays and nonfiction up to 6,000 words. Hybrid projects warmly welcomed. Winner receives $1,000 prize and publication, and finalists will be considered for publication in Issue 66 of Sonora Review. Visit the website:  http://sonorareview.com/contest/ 

Find out by entering this year’s international children’s story competition run by Inclusive Works, Kazdu and Clavis Publishers! The theme of the 2014 competition is “Grandad, grandma and I in our multicultural society”. Submit your story for children aged 1-3 years or 4-6 years no later than 31 August 2014. The two winning stories will be published as illustrated children’s books in both Dutch and English by Clavis Publishers. Who can...

MASON’S ROAD LITERARY PRIZE  — $15 ENTRY FEE. Submissions for Issue 9 are open until May 15, 2014, and we are looking for creative and unique interpretations of our theme: TRUTH. ?Please submit only one document in a genre for each issue, and limit prose and screenplay/drama to 5,000 words (double-spaced), poetry to 3 poems (up to 3 poems in a single document). Our submissions period runs for three months: February 15 – May 15,...

The 2014 Golden Quill Awards Short Story/Memoir – 1,000 word maximum; Poetry – 40 line maximum Entries must include the words ‘Déjà vu’ and depict the theme. Entry Fee: $15 per entry, multiple entries are allowed in both categories Prizes: $750 – First Prize, $400 – Second Prize, for each category, plus Honorable Mentions Deadline: June 30th, 2014 ALL WRITERS ARE WELCOME! Visit our website for more contest details at:  www.slonightwriters.org...

The Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award for a First Novel                 Win £1,000 plus expert mentoring and possible publication for your first novel Judge:   Alison Moore The novel is still the holy grail of writing.  Named after its founder, Peggy Chapman-Andrews, the Bridport Prize is delighted to announce a new award for talented novelists who are yet to be published or represented by a literary agent. Alongside the Bridport Prize in this...

Rhys Davies Short Story Competition 2014 has been revamped for 2014 with the inclusion of a brand new Under 21 Prize, and an increased total prize fund of £5,000 now on offer. Literature Wales is delighted to announce that the 2014 competition will be judged by Cynan Jones and Deborah Kay Davies with Gee Williams acting as Filter Judge. The winner of the first prize will receive an impressive £2,000. The second prize winner will receive £800,...