Kids Writing Contest – Open to Canadian Residents Kids Write 4 Kids is excited to launch its third annual writing contest!  This year, we are seeking out students in grades 4 to 8 share their creative stories. Selected story (or stories) will be published as an e-book. Over the last two years our panel of judges have selected six authors. Each author has their ebook available on iBookstore, Amazon Kindle and Kobo. Click here to take a...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject,...

Deadline: June 1, 2015 Judge: TK First Prize: $1,500 and publication Complete guidelines: The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2015 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, relative, or close friend of the judge. Mailed manuscripts must be...

‘At War’ Poetry Competition (Free entry) Arts Award Voice is an online magazine created by young people, for young people interested in the arts (artsawardvoice.com). As nations across the globe mark one hundred years since the beginning of the First World War, Arts Award Voice are excited to have launched a poetry-writing competition that will encourage writers to engage with the centenary in a creative way.  We are asking young...

THE FIFTH ANNUAL GeminiMAGAZINE POETRY OPEN GRAND PRIZE: $1,000 SECOND PLACE: $100 Four Honorable Mentions ($25 each) ENTRY FEE: $5 (up to three poems) DEADLINE: January 2, 2015 All Six Finalists Will Be Published in The March 2015 Issue of Gemini prose poem rhyme free verse ballad aubade haiku haibun sonnet lyric elegy limerick. . . Doesn’t matter what it’s called as long as it moves us! No restrictions on subject, style or length....

“What does your avatar say about you?” Ah, the avatar–as forum communities grow, new and creative ways of self-expression flourish. One such way is through the use of avatars, an image that reflects some aspect of the user’s personality. An avatar can either chip away at the bland anonymity of cyberspace or it can symbolize something private to the user–or both at the same time. It can deceive, invent, re-invent,...