Deadline: By midnight, 11/30/2010, please submit 1-3 poems or one story for $9 at: http://prismreview.submishmash.com/Submit Prizes: $250 and publication Poetry judge: Craig Santos Perez, author of from Unincorporated Territory (hacha) and from Unincoporated Territory (Saina). (see http://www.craigsantosperez.wordpress.com) Fiction judge: Lucy Corin, author of The Entire Predicament and Everyday Pyschokillers All entries will be considered for...

We are looking for people who are interested in sharing their camping tips & tricks, advice, expertise or experience . The article can cover any topic on camping, be from anywhere around the world and does not have to be recent. Articles will be judged on their quality and use of helpful information. Please share with us what you’ve learned about camping that makes it a more enjoyable or exciting experience. And What’s in it For Me?...

     Write a short story based off of the prompt given on our website & e-mail it to us for a chance to win great cash and merchandise prizes – no strings attached!  Submission Deadline:  September 31, 2010   Word Limit:  3,500   Prizes:            First Place: $50 cash, plus merchandise from our sponsor            Second Place: $25 cash, plus merchandise from our sponsor   Winner Announced: October 15, 2010  See our website for the...

September 8, 2010, New York): Master storyteller and former Booker Prize judge Frank Delaney (www.frankdelaney.com, http://twitter.com/fdbytheword) is launching his second Twitter Writing Challenge on Monday, September 13: write the best, most arresting simile you can in 140 characters or less. “Similes add flavor and clarity; they fix an image in the reader’s mind. A good simile in a passage of writing is like a raisin in a cake...

Online Workshops Begin Now! http://www.writingclasses.com If summer slipped by before you could make real progress with your writing, don’t despair. With expert instruction, structure, and helpful encouragement, you can make great strides with your writing before year’s end. And Gotham is the perfect place to help you get your writing on track. When you participate in a Gotham workshop you benefit from weeks of expert instruction,...

Gemini Magazine is pleased to announce the Poetry Open, a competition with absolutely no restrictions on content, length or type of poetry. Grand prize is $1,000. Second and third place win $100 and $50, and there will also be three honorable mentions.   All six finalists will be published in the February 2011 issue of Gemini.   Entry fee: $5 for up to three poems. Deadline: December 31, 2010.  Full details at...

This year’s guest judge is Junot Diaz.  Submit a short story up to 30 double-spaced pages in length. Only submit through our Submishmash submissions manager, a link to which can be found on our website: www.averyanthology.org. Submissions must be previously unpublished. Entry fee: $10. Winner to receive $300 and publication in Avery 7. All submissions will be considered for publication. Visit the website for details:...