— NO ENTRY FEE. Open to all military personnel, veterans, and their families. Call for Submissions and Contest for Volume 3, Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors. Deadline: June 1, 2014 (postmarked). Five categories for the contest, $250 prize in each. Poetry, Short Fiction, Essay, Photography, Interview with a Warrior. Poetry: up to 3 poems (5 pages maximum). Fiction, essay, interview: 5,000-word limit. Interviews are with military...

DEADLINE: June 1, 2014 JUDGE: Matt Bell, author of In the House Upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods. WHAT WE WANT: Your absolute best, most imaginative fiction up to 1,000 words. Submissions should be typed and double-spaced. Include a cover letter with a brief biography, your contact information and any other pertinent information about your submission. Simultaneous submissions are fine but please let us know as soon as possible if...

Fiction Contest $15 ENTRY FEE. Deadline May 1, 2014. Grand prize $250, publication in short story bonus issue, photo on cover, year’s subscription, five free online subscription to friends/family, guest appearance on radio show and full access to promos Mic Nite, Take Five and Must Read TV. Second place $100 plus publication, photo, online subscription, three guest online subscriptions, access to promos Mic Nite, Take Five and Must Read...

Find out by entering this year’s international children’s story competition run by Inclusive Works, Kazdu and Clavis Publishers! The theme of the 2014 competition is “Grandad, grandma and I in our multicultural society”. Submit your story for children aged 1-3 years or 4-6 years no later than 31 August 2014. The two winning stories will be published as illustrated children’s books in both Dutch and English by Clavis Publishers. Who can...

GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST & SHELDON CURRIE FICTION PRIZE $2,400 in Prizes! Deadlines: Fiction entries must be postmarked by May 30, 2014  Poetry must be postmarked by June 30, 2014  Guidelines: Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are ineligible. No electronic submissions, please. Fiction entries must be typed, double-spaced, one side of page only – poetry must be single-spaced....

MASON’S ROAD LITERARY PRIZE  — $15 ENTRY FEE. Submissions for Issue 9 are open until May 15, 2014, and we are looking for creative and unique interpretations of our theme: TRUTH. ?Please submit only one document in a genre for each issue, and limit prose and screenplay/drama to 5,000 words (double-spaced), poetry to 3 poems (up to 3 poems in a single document). Our submissions period runs for three months: February 15 – May 15,...