Prize fund accumulates @£2.00 per entry (up to £10,000 maximum – about $16,500) The entrants judge this online poetry contest themselves – a knockout system in three rounds. There is a new development for the poetry competition in 2010: participants may leave comments during the judging process. Any subject or style: poetry or prose poetry, maximum 42 lines, entry fee £6 – about $10. All profits from the contest will be donated to MAG...

Win a Holiday in Greece with your Short Story. We are looking for SHORT STORIES on any subject up to 3000 words Closing date: March 1st, 2010 Entry fee: £5 / €6 / $7.50 1st and 2nd Prize One week holiday in a sea-view apartment, or a free place at a Writing Seminar by the sea in Greece. Many other prizes. www.limnisa.com / info@limnisa.com

Beauty does not last forever. You have until midnight on Sunday, November 15th (U.S.A. Eastern Time) to send in your short-story entry to the Beauty Contest. If you still haven’t visited and voted on the contest entries, we need your vote! Votes for the Reader’s Choice Award will be accepted until midnight on Friday, Nov. 21st. Winners announced on Sunday, Nov. 22nd. Look for our next contest announcement soon. Your story could be...

Deadline: 30th November International competition for short story writers successfully published in magazines and/or placed in competitions, but no book deal. Prizes: £150, £50; £25 x 4. All prizewinners get their story published to the InkTears Readership, along with an offer of publication of their own short story collection or as part of an InkTears anthology. Full results posted on website by February 28 Fee: £4.50. Length:1000-3000 words....

Cloudbank is now accepting poetry submissions for our next issue. A prize of $200 will be awarded for one poem. Address for submissions: Cloudbank PO Box 610 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-0610 The deadline for contest submissions is December 15, 2009. The winner will be announced in February, 2010. Guidelines: 1. The contest fee is $15.00 The check should be made out to Cloudbank. All poets who enter the contest will receive a one-year (two-issue)...

The deadline for the 15th open, annual Soul-Making Literary Competition is November 30, 2009. We are accepting entries in twelve categories: Short Story; Poetry; Flash Fiction; Prose Poetry; Memoir; Novel Excerpt; Intercultural Essay; Humor; Literary Nonfiction; Environmental Futures Writing; Young Adult Poetry; Young Adult Prose. Cash prizes in all categories. Competition is an arts outreach of Pen Women, Nob Hill, San Francisco Branch. For...

with guest judge Nathan Englander The winning submission, selected by Nathan Englander, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on April 7, 2010. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000. Story requirements · Submit a single short story that addresses the theme, Apartments and Neighbors · Your story must have a title. · Make sure...