411article.com is hosting its Winter Short Story Fiction Competition. Top prizes are $500, $250, and $150 plus publication in the contest anthology. There will be 3 cash awards and 25 publication awards. All entrants will receive a critique of their story entry. Word count must be a minimum of 1000 and maximum of 3000. Stories can be of any genre but all stories must have a WINTER SETTING. Entry fee: $15 per story. Entries accepted online via...

Deadline: October 15, 2009 Entry Fee: $20 Web site: www.newriverspress.com E-mail address: carlsond@mnstate.edu Two prizes of $1,000 each and a standard royalty contract are given annually for book-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging writers. The winning works will be published by New Rivers Press and distributed nationally through Consortium. Submit a poetry manuscript of 50 to 80 pages; a collection of...

The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts in poetry and fiction from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. Winners will receive $3000 and publication...

Submission Deadline: December 31st – Annual Currently we are accepting submissions until December 15th for the 2010 annual issue of Reverie. The theme for this issue is dedicated to Allison Joseph, the recipient of the 2009 Aquarius Press Legacy Award. Allison Joseph was born in London, England and is of Caribbean descent. She is an Associate Professor of Poetry at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Allison Joseph’s accolades...

Judge: Jill McCorkle Grand Prize * $1,500 * VIP All Access Pass ($500 value) for the 24th annual Festival: March 24-28, 2010 * Publication in the New Orleans Review * Domestic Airfare and Accommodations to attend the 2010 Festival in New Orleans * Public Reading at the 2010 Festival full details: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contest The top ten finalists’ names will be published on www.tennesseewilliams.net Eligibility and Guidelines: Short...

“No Visitors Beyond This Point” is the common title that will be used in a science fiction writing contest announced during the day-long Sci-Fi Saturday event held at The York Emporium used book and curiosity shop. Budding authors of original science fiction are invited to submit entries to the contest. “All sentient species of the known universe” are eligible to submit entries, according to the official rules, but organizers expect...

Artistic Modern Interpretations, Stories & Poetry Celebrating Angels & the Angelic World On Angels Magazine Art & Literary Contest 2009 is open to several mediums of art and literature. There are six categories of art; Painting, Computer Graphic Art, Sculpting, Drawing, Mixed Media and Photography. There are three categories of literature; Fictional Short Stories, Non-Fictional Short Stories and Poetry. All entries MUST have an...