“Dark” International Call For Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline October 31, 2013 The competition theme is Dark. Shadows, expectation, foreboding, mystery, villains, secrets, memories, challenges, hauntings. Show us the darkness you have imagined. Entries may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 1000 words). Previously published or unpublished are eligible. Writers retain copyrights. $50...

Story Share $50,000 Writing Contest Benetech, the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and Orca Book Publishing have come together to expand the body of contemporary leveled reading material available to young adults aged 13+ who struggle with reading. Prior experience writing for struggling reader audiences is not required. A step-by-step guide available at www.storysharecontest.com...

Ten Best Stories Published Claire Kilroy is the judge. We are honoured that she will select the best ten stories for publication in the 2014 Fish Anthology. Clare Kilroy is the acclaimed author of 4 novels including All Summer, (recipient of the 2004 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and was short-listed for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award), Tenderwire (shortlisted for the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel Award), All Names Have Been Changed...

Now open for entries. Deadline: 30th November 2013 Type:  Short Story (UK and International) Prizes: Winner:  £1000 Runner-up:  £100 4 x Highly Commended £25.00 All prize-winners will have their story published to the InkTears Readers and consideration for a short story collection/anthology publication.  Full results will be announced by 30th March 2014. Fee £6.00.  Length:  1000 – 3000 words, any theme and open to age 18+ NB:  Stories...

Zymbol accepts work inspired by Symbolism & Surrealism year-round.Currently reading for S/S 2014: Exploration of radicalism, deviancy and surrealism. Outsider thinking and artistic expression.We welcome submissions that transcend the boundaries of genre and form—as long as the “form” you’re transcending isn’t one of our supported file formats. Art and Graphic Storytelling Guidelines Zymbol accepts submissions of visual art and graphic...

The Time & Place Prize is an international literary award established to provide the two things every writer requires . . . the time and the place to write.   Join us in France! The winner of The Time & Place Prize receives a month-long stay in an idyllic cottage nestled among the menhirs, myths and mists of Bretagne, France. The Prize includes:   Round-trip airfare to and from Paris, France plus ground transport to and from the cottage...