http://www.chickensoup.com — For the “New Year New You” 2015 season we plan to publish a book about the power of forgiveness. Have you ever noticed how forgiving someone frees you to move on with your life? We are looking for stories that will show our readers how forgiving someone or being forgiven by someone changed your life in a positive way. Were you able to reestablish a relationship after forgiving or being forgiven?...

Each one accepts published as well as unpublished work. Winners are promoted online and in our email newsletter, with over 50,000 subscribers. Follow us on Twitter at @winningwriters. Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest No fee, $2,000 in prizes, April 1, 2014 deadline https://www.winningwriters.com/wergle Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest All subjects welcome. $16 fee, $3,000 in prizes, April 30, 2014 deadline...

Closing date: Midnight on 1st June 2014 Prizes: £100.00 on a prepaid currency card and published on website. Entry fee: Free to enter. For an exciting, original travel article up to 1,000 words, which may or may not relate to a senior travel experience. Fiction or non-fiction. See the website for full details: seniortravelexpert.com/writing-competition

Arizona Mystery Writers Third Annual Story Contest Deadline is June 1, 2014 $10 entry Prizes: 1st=$200, 2d=$100, 3d=$75 Mystery, suspense, or thriller, 2500 words max. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website: http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners on the website. We are an independent, nonprofit club supporting mystery writing in Arizona. Contest is open to all. Contact:...

Yoga Scholarship Competition 1st Annual Tribe Scholarship Writing Competition Win a scholarship on a forthcoming Tribe Yoga Teacher Training or 500 Euros cash prize! SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION DEADLINE EXTENSION YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO WRITE YOUR STORY RELAUNCH OF COMPETITION IN JANUARY 2014 Competition ends 31st March 2014. POST NOTE: after cancelling the scholarship competition due to very few entries some people wrote in to tell us they were...

The Round Up Writer’s Zine is a fresh space devoted to trangressive pieces, dark humor and works laced in sarcasm. In fact we are partisan to works that are edgy and/or possibly offensive. We are currently looking for submissions for our next full fledged issue to come out in January 2014. Submissions include short stories, poetry and essays or musings. To be considered for our next issue of the Round Up you must submit by December 20,...