Deadline: May 31, 2013 Creative Nonfiction and Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability are looking for remarkable true stories that illuminate and present the human side of environmental, economic, ethical, and/or social challenges related to the state of the planet and our future. $10,000 Walton Sustainability Solutions Best Creative Nonfiction Essay Award We welcome personal essays or stories about extraordinary...

Summer is the season of movie blockbusters. Action, speed, explosions, sequels. The more the better! For our summer writing contest, we would love you to pitch us your best idea for a summer blockbuster movie. But if you come up with an idea that’s really great, why would you give it to us for free?   So, instead, pitch us your worst idea for a summer blockbuster. Put your pitch in the form of a logline–a pithy one or two sentence...

A collection of your favorite and soon-to-be-favorite writers and photographers, courtesy of Summer Literary Seminars. Hi, we’re Summer Literary Seminars –  www.sumlitsem.org  And we want to make a book. We want to make a book because, after years of hosting some of the world’s finest writers and so many phenomenally talented students, we’re restless and want to feel nostalgic. Because there is too much talent here not...

Normal 0 June 22 is National Flash Fiction Day in the U.K. and many places around the globe. To commemorate this auspicious day, Postcard Poems and Prose will sponsor a flash fiction contest based on the theme “Backward”. Since this is our second fiction contest and the deadline is June 22, the winning author will receive an Amazon gift card valued at $26.22 in US dollars. (2 & 6/22 — We like to be different.) We will publish three winning...

NERDWALLET’S ROTH IRA WRITING CONTEST NO ENTRY FEE Deadline May 12, 2013. Do you have an opinion on saving for retirement using a Roth IRA? We’re looking for short pieces showcasing views on Roth IRAs. The pros, the cons, and everything in between. First Place: $500 Second Place: $300 Third Place: $200 NOTE: NerdWallet Investing will publish all submissions that we deem relevant to our readers; not all submissions will be selected...

Room Magazine’s Annual Contest DEADLINE: JULY 15, 2013 Calling all women writers: Sharpen your pencils or fire up your laptop and send us your fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction contest entries. Deadline: Entries must be postmarked or submitted online no later than July 15, 2013. Entry Fee: $30 per entry. Non-Canadian entries: $42 Canadian dollars. Each submission includes a complimentary one-year subscription to Room. Writers who...