DEADLINE: June 1, 2010 GENRE: Poetry DETAILS: Poems by disabled authors or on the theme of disability, from a Philadelphia center for wheelchair-bound adults. Prefers unpublished but accepts published work also. Category 1): Open contest: Poems must relate to disabilities Category 2): Disabled authors contest: Any style or theme. Maximum 75 lines per poem; 1-2 poems per author for open contest, 1-3 poems for disabled contest PRIZES: $50, $30,...

DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 GENRE: Short Stories OPEN TO: Authors with No Published Books: The Contest is open only to those who have not had professionally published a novel or shortnovel, or more than one novelette, or more than three shortstories, in any medium. Professional publication is deemed to be payment, and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits for online publication. DETAILS: Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Horror: All types of science fiction,...

DEADLINE: June 30, 2010 GENRE: Short Stories, Nonfiction DETAILS: Unpublished short fiction or essays up to 10,000 words. Deadlines are quarterly but the prize is awarded annually. PRIZE: $500 and publication in Best New Writing anthology URL: http://www.hofferaward.com/

DEADLINE: June 18, 2010 GENRE: Short Stories OPEN TO: UK residents and British Citizens aged 18+ with some print publication history. DETAILS: One story, any genre, max 8000 words. PRIZE: 1st £15,000; 2nd £3,000; three at £500. URL:http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/

DEADLINE: June 1, 2010 GENRE: Novels OPEN TO: Authors with No Published Books: The Competition is open to any professional or non-professional writer, regardless of nationality, who has never been the author of a published mystery, and is not under contract with a publisher for publication of a mystery. DETAILS: Murder or another serious crime or crimes is at the heart of the story, and emphasis is on the solution rather than the details of the...

Smories.com is an exciting, independent and free online channel for kids (3 – 8 years old) to watch great new stories being read by other kids. Click here to start watching. If you have an unpublished children’s story, you can submit it here. We are offering US$1,500 worth of prize money for the 5 best stories submitted each month. The current competition closes 30 April 2010. You can submit from anywhere in the world. Submission is...

Prose and Poetry Prizes 2010 from The New Writer magazine Closing date: 30 November 2010 Established in 1997, one of the major annual international competitions for short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry collections, essays and articles; offers cash prizes as well as publication for the prize-winning writers in The Collection, special edition of The New Writer magazine each July (back copies available on TNW website). Further information...