Submission Guidelines: Please read the submission guidelines carefully and save your diligence going down the drain!   VerbalArt welcomes unsolicited submissions all about poet, poetry and poems. We also publish translation in English, book reviews, interviews, biographies, autobiography, memoirs, essays, travelogue and creative writings pertaining to poets and poetry. We will only consider work that has not been previously published,...

Leapfrog 2014 Fiction Contest. Open January 15-May 1, 2014. Entry fee: $30.   Adult, middle grade, and YA novels, novellas, and short-story collections, minimum 22,000 words. First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist judges. Judges: author Mark Brazaitis and the Leapfrog editorial staff. For details, visit: http://www.leapfrogpress.com/contest.htm Email:...

Ruminate is excited to announce our fourth annual Ruminate Nonfiction Prize! The Nonfiction Prize has gained national recognition, with winning pieces later awarded a Pushcart prize and selected for inclusion in an anthology. The winner of the VanderMey Nonfiction Prize will receive $1500 and publication in the Summer 2014 issue. The runner up will receive $200 and publication. We invite you to enter. The submission fee is $20, The deadline is...

Weathervane Playhouse Fourth Annual 10 Minute Play Contest & Festival July 11 – 13, 2014 NOTE:  This is a partial overview of our contest/festival.   Before submitting, please go to http://www.weathervaneplayhouse.com/8x10TheatreFest for full and complete entering information. Weathervane Playhouse (Akron, OH) is accepting entries for its 8×10 TheatreFest to be held July 11-13, 2014.    8 Finalist Plays will be presented over...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest – Summer 2014 is open to anyone who loves expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed...

Deadline Friday, January 31, 2014 Categories Fiction Entry Fees $15 Prizes First place receives $1,500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories. Second place receives $500 (or $700 if accepted for publication). Third place receives $300 (or $700 if accepted for publication). Description Awards short stories, maximum 3,000 words. Submit through online submission manager. Contact Information Glimmer Train Press, 4763 SW Maplewood, P.O. Box 80430,...