December 21, 2009 to February 23, 2010 There is currently running a free-to-enter short story contest on BookRix for writers and readers. The theme is “Family Stories”. (No page limit) Prizes on the line include $1.800,00 in prize money for writers, “fame!” and Amazon vouchers (each worth $20) for voting readers. Prizes for authors: First Prize: $1000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $300 The 10 best-rated stories will be...

THE LETTERED OLIVE LITERARY REVIEW, the University of South Carolina’s undergraduate literary journal, is accepting submissions for its Spring 2010 publication. Submit up to five poems or 4000 words of prose (fiction, nonfiction, dramatic writing) to be considered for publication and a modest cash prize ($75 for the most outstanding entries each in poetry and prose). Journals are unveiled in April at a reception honoring all published...

In conjunction with the American Folk Art Museum Underwater New York is an online anthology of stories, art and music inspired by the underwater objects and phenomena that surround New York City. Artists and storytellers have long drawn inspiration from our cityscape, but underneath the water’s surface is another landscape entirely. On the floors of New York City’s waterways, no fewer than one hundred and seventy shipwrecks languish. Although...

The Woodward/Newman Drama Award is an exclusive honor offered by Bloomington Playwrights Project, in partnership with Joanne Woodward, remembering the many great dramas she and Paul Newman performed in together. It presents the best unpublished full-length drama of the year with a prize of $3,000 and a full production as part of the BPP’s 2010-11 Mainstage season. The Bloomington Playwrights Project is a not-for-profit theatre with...

H.O.W. Journal is hosting its first short story contest to be judged by acclaimed author Susan Minot. Guidelines: • The contest is open to all writers and all themes • The word limit is 12,000. • We do consider unpublished novel excerpts if they feel like complete stories. • It’s fine to submit more than one story. • Please note that all submissions should be clearly typed manuscripts, double-spaced on 8 1⁄2 x 11 inch white paper, one...

Open January 15–May 1. Entry fee: $30 for adult literary fiction, $20 children’s fiction. Adult fiction: literary novels, novellas, and short-story collections, minimum 22,000 words. Children’s fiction: middle-grade and YA novels, minimum length 20,000 words. No picture books. First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards, for one book in each category. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist...

Literary Mama Creative Nonfiction Department seeks: * creative nonfiction for Special Theme issues below * We prefer previously unpublished work. We will consider reprints, however, if you have the rights and the work is not currently available online. * Authors retain rights. Please credit us if your work is republished. * Standard response time from 3-12 weeks. Our reading periods vary; please check the specific guidelines for the department...