Contest category: Short Story Type: Horror Deadline: October 10, 2013 Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!) Word count Maximum: 750 Prizes: First place: Two signed copies of Exiled and a digital copy of Tristis Manor Second place: One signed copy of Exiled Third place: Swag (bookmarks, bracelets, etc.) Prompt: Write something scary. That’s it. Seriously. Something to keep in mind; I don’t scare easily -especially when it comes to writing mostly...

$10 ENTRY FEE A minimum of $300 will be awarded, with at least $250 going to first place and at least $10 to our four honorable mentions. Our five finalists will also appear in Issue 11 of the magazine due out in January 2014. Last year we awarded $585 in prize money. For every entry over 25, an additional $5 will be awarded to the first place story. Compose a short story entirely of dialogue. You may use as many characters as you want. Your...

DEADLINE:  October 1, 2013 GENRE:  Short Stories DETAILS: Food and drink has to be at the heart of the tale. The story could, for instance, be fiction or fact about a chance meeting over a drink, a life-changing conversation over dinner, or a relationship explored through food or drink. It could be crime or intrigue; in fact, any subject you like as long as it involves food and/or drink in some way. Submit one unpublished story, 2,500 word...

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Announcing the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award 2014.  Submissions open October 1, 2013 and the deadline is January 15th, 2014. It is a short fiction or memoir contest, 2000 words or less on the theme “Food Stories”.  First prize: $200, plus possible publication in BWG anthology. Second prize: $100 plus publication in the Roundtable.  Third prize: $50 plus publication in the Roundtable.  Honorable Mentions may also be...

Art School Horror Stories wants your funny, sad, horrific, art related stories for a book that will be released in December! Submissions can be fact or fiction and in any format. Poems, Haiku, short stories, etc. are all welcome. Any stories that are art related may be submitted.  It does not have to specifically be about school experience! We are also accepting drawings and photography. Details on website and Facebook (Art School Horror...