Original, unpublished horror and science fiction of up to 5000 words is welcome for our recently re-launched competition. You can enter online if you are outside the UK and email your work.   Prizes in US dollars are $387, $155 and $77, plus publication in our high-quality anthology.   The entry fee is $8, $16 if you would like a tick-sheet critique, $32 if you would like a critique and edit.   Find us at www.darktales.co.uk along with complete...

Contest category: Short Story Type: Horror Deadline: October 10, 2013 Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!) Word count Maximum: 750 Prizes: First place: Two signed copies of Exiled and a digital copy of Tristis Manor Second place: One signed copy of Exiled Third place: Swag (bookmarks, bracelets, etc.) Prompt: Write something scary. That’s it. Seriously. Something to keep in mind; I don’t scare easily -especially when it comes to writing mostly...

The Raoul Wallenberg International Essay Competition TYPE OF CONTEST: Essay Contest BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Raoul Wallenberg International Essay Competition, jointly organised by Student Competitions, The Swedish Institute and Raoul Wallenberg’s International Foundation, is inviting all students to take part in an international essay competition. The participants are encouraged to reflect upon Raoul Wallenbergs extraordinary life and come up...

$10 ENTRY FEE A minimum of $300 will be awarded, with at least $250 going to first place and at least $10 to our four honorable mentions. Our five finalists will also appear in Issue 11 of the magazine due out in January 2014. Last year we awarded $585 in prize money. For every entry over 25, an additional $5 will be awarded to the first place story. Compose a short story entirely of dialogue. You may use as many characters as you want. Your...

DEADLINE: October 1, 2013 GENRE: Books DETAILS: Any genre of novel is accepted, as long as it includes a love story. “Boy meets girl, girl meets girl, girl meets shark, shark meets pirate — anything goes.” Previously unpublished novel, 50,000 words minimum, no maximum. PRIZE: $10,000 and publication by Quirk Books. There are no entry fees. URL: http://quirkbooks.com/lovestories

DEADLINE: October 31, 2013 OPEN TO:  Writers aged 18 to 25 only. GENRE:   Nonfiction DETAILS: Theme for the essay is: “”Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.” 1000 – 1500 words. PRIZES: £750, £500 and publication. URL: http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/news/literary_prize.html