Prizes: Short story: £100, £50. 1st chapter of a novel: £75, £25. All Winners and Runners-up will be published in the Unbound Press Journal and will each receive a free copy of the journal. Entry fee: £5. Payment via Paypal. There are two categories: short stories, and first chapter of an unpublished novel, both up to 3000 words. Email entries only. Details: www.unboundpress.co.uk Closing date: 30 Apr 2010

http://www.creativenonfiction.org/thejournal/submittocnf.htm#programoff CONTEST: MFA Program-Off postmark deadline: January 28, 2010 Win a reading at the 2010 AWP Conference in Denver, publication in the summer 2010 issue of CNF, and bragging rights for your program! Judge: Barbara Lounsberry co-author (with Gay Talese) of Writing Creative Nonfiction: The Literature of Reality Guidelines: * Contest is open to any student currently enrolled in...

Each year, independent publishers (academic, independent, small press, and self-published authors) release extraordinary books to little or no recognition. The Eric Hoffer Award for independent books recognizes excellence in publishing with a $1,500 grand prize and various category honors and press type distinctions, as well as the winners of the Montaigne Medal and the da Vinci Eye. The results are published annually in the anthology, Best New...

allnationspress.homestead.com/submissions.html First Prize: $1000 plus publication $15 dollar entry fee, payable ONLINE or by mail DEADLINE December 31st. 2009 40 pages of text max any format is fine email entry to editors@allnationspress.com or mail them to Chapbook Contest ANP PO BOX 689 White Marsh, VA 23183 Pay entry fee online at allnationspress.homestead.com/submissions.html When paying for your entry fee online, tell us in the...

www.arroyoliteraryreview.com (go to website for submissions guidelines) Arroyo Literary Review is now accepting submissions of poetry and fiction (7,000 word max). Arroyo looks to publish bold, honest writing from Northern California and beyond. To learn more about Arroyo visit www.arroyoliteraryreview.com. Our reading period for the third issue will end May 30, 2010.

SMALL PRESSES * ACADEMIC PRESSES * MICRO PRESSES * SELF-PUBLISHERS — $1,500 GRAND PRIZE — LOW ENTRANCE FEE ($45) All books accepted. … The Eric Hoffer Book Award recognizes excellence in independent publishing. Prizes awarded by genre, press, the Montaigne Medal, the da Vince Eye, and the Hoffer grand prize. (See submission guidelines below, in Writer’s Market, or by visiting HofferAward.com.) A single registration qualifies you...

Starting December 1, 2009 through April 1, 2010 we are accepting submissions to publish your book for our “2010 Sharing a Part of Me” contest. A non-refundable contest entry fee of $75.00 is required to cover administration fees. The winner will receive a publishing package which includes the following: • Beautiful colored, creative designed cover • Professionally formatted text • One (1) electronic galley • Five (5) copies of your...