— $65 ENTRY FEE. This prize is the only recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The winner receives $5,000, a commemorative plaque, and is invited to Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. Deadline April 1, 2014. Eligible books are those that are published in book form, whether as a hardcover or as an original paperback, in the United States. Fiction, nonfiction, and collections of short stories are eligible. Visit the...

Deadline: June 15, 2013 Entry Fee: $20 A prize of $1,000, publication by RopeWalk Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a fiction chapbook. Submit a manuscript of up to 45 pages with a $20 entry fee ($5 for each additional entry) by June 15, 2013. Visit the website for complete guidelines. RopeWalk Press, Editor’s Fiction Chapbook Prize, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712.  (800) 464-1916 . Nicole Louise Reid, Editor....

Contact: www.awomanswrite.com Prize: $500 Entry fee $40 includes a thorough, thoughtful critique, and the option to resubmit during the same contest period. The Good Read competition is for novels written by women 18 or older in English. Send 75 pages, a query letter and a two-page synopsis. Contest begins January 1 annually, and closes November 30 annually. We are more interested in a good story well told and a point well made than in attempts...

WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST RULES “A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists. The artist is looked upon to start things. The artist injects the spirit of life into a culture. And through his creative endeavors, the writer works continually to give tomorrow a new form.”—L. Ron Hubbard     >>  ENTRANTS RETAIN ALL PUBLICATION RIGHTS     >>  NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED     >>  ALL...