Deadline Thursday, April 3, 2014 Category: Poetry Entry Fees £5.00 per poem or free to Creative Competitor Premier Members Prizes 1st Prize: £300.00 2nd Prize: £200.00 3rd Prize: £150.00 4th Prize: £75.00 Description Create a poem about dreaming. You can interpret the theme in any way that you like but do make sure that your entry adheres to the rules. Maximum 20 lines. Poems must be written in English. Multiple submissions are acceptable...

Date: May 03, 2014 – May 04, 2014 Sponsored by: Hay House Format: Lectures & Events Location: Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL HayHouse.com: $450.00 Take advantage of this rare opportunity to work side by side with one of the most prolific authors of all time and give yourself permission to make your writing and publishing dreams come true! Imagine empowering others with your book. Author of 16 New York Times...

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: CHRISTMAS IN CANADA http://www.chickensoup.com — 101 Stories About the Joy and Wonder of the Holidays, Canadian Style! We’re making another book for Canada. Christmas in Canada is a special time. The nights are long but our hearts are warm and the lights are bright. We want your true, dramatic stories that took place at Christmas time in Canada, whether you are Canadian, a resident of Canada, or a visitor...

HAMBIDGE RESIDENCIES http://www.hambidge.org/program-overview.html — Apply through April 15th for the September through December residency period. Hambidge provides a residency program that empowers talented artists to explore, develop, and express their creative voices. Situated on 600 acres in the mountains of north Georgia, Hambidge is a sanctuary of time and space that inspires artists working in a broad range of disciplines to create...

  — $65 ENTRY FEE. This prize is the only recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The winner receives $5,000, a commemorative plaque, and is invited to Thurber House in Columbus, Ohio. Deadline April 1, 2014. Eligible books are those that are published in book form, whether as a hardcover or as an original paperback, in the United States. Fiction, nonfiction, and collections of short stories are eligible. Visit the...

 — £7 ENTRY FEE. Deadline Friday, May 30, 2014. The first prize is £500, and there are at least five finalist prizes of £100 each, with both winner and finalists being published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology. Stories should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length. Visit the website:  http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php