Submit Online or by Mail: September 30 Deadline You’ve got just over a month to enter our 11th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. This year’s judge is Ellaraine Lockie. We’ll award $5,500 in prizes. $2,000 Tom Howard Prize for a poem in any style or genre Runner-up receives $500 $2,000 Margaret Reid Prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style Runner-up receives $500 Five High Distinction Awards of $100...

The Earth Vision nature writing contest is for writers of short fiction, short creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry, with a theme that celebrates the natural environment. First prize is $500. Two second prizes are $100. The competition was not held in 2012. Entries for the 2013 competition close November 1, 2013. Entry fee is $15. Entries can be made by going to http://www.heijira.com/earthvision Entry rules are at...

POSTMARK DEADLINE: August 1, 2013 Reading Fee: $20 (includes one-year subscription) The winner of our contest will receive $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review. All entries are considered for publication. All entries are considered anonymously. Previously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but the fee is non-refundable if accepted elsewhere. Multiple entries are okay, as...

Our competition this year is for poems on the theme of “stories” (this can be broadly interpreted). There are no style or length restrictions but it should be stressed that a short poem is just as likely to be selected as a longer one. Competition Judge; Jim Bennett 1st prize is £100. All shortlisted poems will be published as a “Poem of the Week” on the PK Blog and the top five will be invited to be part of our CITN...

Contest Two: “Una Mujer” runs from May 2, 2013 to June 1, 2013, and winners will be announced July 1, 2013 to coincide with the launch of Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume II. Awards: Grand Prize We will award one Grand Prize for poetry, and one for prose. Each of the two Grand Prize winners will receive: US$500.00 Publication in Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume III Lifetime Premium Membership at Scribophile, the online writing group for...

– The Cupboard’s Third-Ever Contest – Deadline:  Tues., May 7th, 2013 Prize: $500 & publication Judge: Kevin Wilson! There’s still time to submit to The Cupboard’s Third-Ever Contest. The winning author receives $500, and the manuscript will be published as an upcoming volume. We’re looking for prose submissions between 4k and 10k words. In the past, we’ve published short stories, essays,...