Short Fiction Contests

Critique Speaking Writing Contest

The Critique Speaking Contest is not only your opportunity to share your experience, but get a short video made of that experience!   ·         All submissions will be read. ·         In February 2013, 25 will be chosen to receive a reading live by the Avatar Repertory Theater on the virtual world, Second Life, produced by The Sanity Patrol Players. ·         Recordings of these readings will be posted on The Sanity Patrol website....

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Wild Violet Magazine Fiction and Poetry Contest

Wild Violet is accepting submissions for its annual Fiction and Poetry contests. The deadline is November 16, 2012. Submission fee is $5 per poem or story. First place winners in each contest receive $100 and publication; second and third place winners receive publication. For full details, contact wildvioletmagazine@yahoo.com or visit http://www.wildviolet.net/contests.

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Briarpatch’s Second Annual Creative Writing Contest!

Briarpatch Magazine is now accepting submissions of original, unpublished writing in the categories of short fiction and creative non-fiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism) that bring to life issues of political, social and environmental justice. We want writing from the edges – from new writers who have something important to say, or from longtime writers who can show us a new way of seeing things. We want bold and courageous...

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America’s Next Author Fiction Writing Contest

Welcome to America’s Next Author, the first social writing contest, is now open for contest entries! We’d love to be included on your website. The contest’s website is: http://www.ebookmall.com/americasnextauthor America’s Next Author is a huge writing contest with a $5000 grand prize, and is now accepting entries. But more importantly, it’s built around a very unique concept: all contest entries will be visible to...

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The Black Mountain Press Literary Contest

The Asheville Award by the Black Mountain Press   The Asheville Award is a twice  annual international competition offering $500 plus publication by the Black Mountain Press for a book length poetry, and novel or collection of short stories. Manuscripts are accepted for review this year by June 15th and October 19th. The winner will be announced 90 days after the deadline and the book and author will be featured in the Black Mountain Press...

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Call for submissions: [ brainfilter ] seeks smart and provocative non-fiction

We are seeking writing that is provocative and politically incorrect. Your submission can be personal, political, philosophical, whatever…so long as it’s compelling. We aren’t afraid of sex or four-letter words. We want the kind of writing others would deem unpublishable (but we’re open to milder content as well).Ideally, we are looking for non-fiction (essays, memoirs, interviews, book excerpts, etc.) that is between...

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