The Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence is awarded to the single best submission in the respective categories of poetry and fiction. The prize is open for submissions each year from January 1st to September 30th through our online submissions manager. The judges for this year’s prize are Margaret Atwood (for poetry) and Zsuzsi Gartner (for fiction). In addition to publication in Issue 27: Fall 2014, each winning author receives...

Poetic Republic Short Story Prize 2014 | Closing Date: 15th April 2014 First Prize £2,000. Best Commentator prizes 2x £250. Anonymous peer review online short story competition judged by the entrants themselves. The event culminates with a collaborative eBook publication featuring the best short stories as chosen by the participants. For Short Stories from 500 to 3,000 words. Entry fee:  £12 per story; one entry per person. Enter online at: ...

CALLING ALL WRITERS WORLDWIDE! The Society of Women Writers Tasmania is presenting a great opportunity for YOU to demonstrate your short-story writing skills by entering a short-story competition. The inaugural Launceston Tasmania Literary Award is inviting entries from all writers (both male and female) worldwide. Generously sponsored by the Launceston City Council, a first prize of $2,500, a second prize of $750 and a third prize of $500 is...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful 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. Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand...

Closing date: 30th May 2014. Prizes: First prize £500, plus five finalist prizes of £100 each. Entry fee:  £7 per story. The competition is for ghost stories from 2,000 – 5,000 words. For more details, see: http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php Read last year’s in our anthology ‘New Ghost...

Open to new, emerging and established writers. $300 Prize and online publication.  No theme restriction. Send your best unpublished work. Blind judging. Entry fee $5. Full guidelines available online. Postmark deadline: June 30, 2014. Visit the website for details on how to enter: http://cathleenbailey.weebly.com/jean-toomer-literary-prize-for-short-fiction.html