Competition Rules Closing date for receipt of postal entries: 30th June 2010 5.30pm Closing date for online entries: 30th June 2010 Midnight GMT Maximum of 5000 words for short stories (no mimimum) Maximum of 42 lines for poems (no minimum) Maximum of 250 words for flash fiction (no minimum) Eligibility The Prize is open to anyone, including non-UK applicants, over 16 years. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have...

Twist in the Tale Fiction Competition 1st Prize: £150 2nd Prize: £100 3rd Prize: £75 4th Prize: Creative Inspirations e-Course Closing date: April 29th 2010 Entry Fee: £3.00 or FREE to our Premier Members Twist in the Tale stories are all about concealing the ending so that the reader is completely surprised by the outcome and sometimes, even with the whole story theme. Do you think you can craft a clever plot that can outwit the reader? Then...

For 79 years, the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition has rewarded writers just like you for their finest work. We continue the tradition by giving away more than $30,000 in cash and prizes! Win a trip to New York City ! GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents. Writer’s Digest will fly you and a guest to The Big Apple, where you’ll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital...

The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors for its Creative Non-Fiction Prize. One award of $1,000 CAD is given. 2010 Deadline: The deadline for the 2010 Creative Non-Fiction Prize is August 1, 2010 (postmark date). Guidelines: • The entry must be between 2,000 and 3,000 words. Please indicate word count on the first page. Please double space your work. • No restrictions...

$1000 Marica and Jan Vilcek Prize for Poetry ~ Judged by Marie Ponsot $1000 Goldenberg Prize for Fiction ~ Judged by Andre Dubus III $1000 Carter V. Cooper Memorial Prize for Nonfiction ~ Judged by Jerome Groopman Judge Bios BLR Prize Guidelines: 1. BLR Prize awards outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First prize is $1000 (in each genre) and publication in the Spring 2011 issue of the BLR....

SHOUT OUT TEEN WRITING CONTEST: You could win $100 and have your writing published in an issue of Next Step Magazine! Just fill out this –> Member Registration Form to register for nextSTEPmag.com (or use the log in button at the top of the form if you’re already a member). Once you’re registered, the Teen Writing Contest will give you a link to post your entry to the Next Stepper community for your chance to win!...