NO ENTRY FEE. Have you ever met an everyday, ordinary guru who helped you break a myth that held you back, sparked insight, or helped you see the world a little differently? If so, tell us your story by entering the Ordinary Guru Contest. You can submit a short story, essay, memoir, photo essay, cartoon, graphic novel or poem. First Prize: $5,000. Second Prize: $2,500. Third Prize: $1,500. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States...

Tallenge, which is a global talent platform. It has ongoing short story and poetry contest where writers amateurs and professionals from all over the world are invited to upload their works in any language. TALLENGE WRITING CONTEST – the winner receives $100 prize money The deadline for the contest is 11:59 PM GMT on 20-May-2014. The winner will be announced on 23-May-2014 You may enter as many times as you wish, provided that each...

Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2014 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. The competition has a thirty-four year history of literary excellence, and its organizers are dedicated to enthusiastically supporting the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard. Lorian Hemingway, granddaughter of Nobel laureate Ernest Hemingway, is the author of three critically acclaimed books:...

GLIMMER TRAIN STANDARD CONTEST —————————— DEADLINE: May 31, 2014 GENRE: Short Stories DETAILS: One story of up to 12,000 words PRIZE: $700 and publication in Glimmer Train URL: http://www.glimmertrain.com/standard.html

CRIMINAL LINES – DEADLINE: May 5, 2014 OPEN TO: Unagented debut authors born or resident in UK or Ireland GENRE: Books DETAILS: Submit the first 15,000 words of your crime/thriller novel and a synopsis of a maximum 800 words. PRIZE: £1000 and chance to meet with AM Heath agents. URL: http://amheath.com/blog/criminal-lines/

Deadline: Saturday, May 31, 2014 Entry Fees: $15 per entry March 2 through May 31, 2014 Prizes: First Place: $1,000 (USD); publication, along with the finalist judge’s comments, in The Writer magazine; a creative writing workshop offered in New York City or online by Gotham Writers Workshop ($445 value); and a one-year subscription to The Writer magazine. Second Place: $500 (USD); publication on The Writer website (WriterMag.com);...