A creative writing contest with a focus on it being the foundation for a movie script Everyone has a story to tell, whether it’s sad, funny or downright unbelievable. TalentTrove is holding a creative writing contest, where contestants will share their narrative for a chance to win $250 and have their story be the foundation of a movie produced by TalentTrove.com. This contest is part one of a series of competitions that will be held on...

Go to www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/orlando.php for extensive entry guidelines Award: $1000 and online publication for the best unpublished work by a woman in each of four genres Short Fiction, Sudden Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Online Application Deadline: 9/1/09 (Nonfiction and Short Fiction) and 10/1/09 (Poetry and Sudden Fiction). Fee: $15 per entry (payable via Paypal)

Award: $1000 and publication of collection by Red Hen Press Deadline: Sept. 30, 2009 postmark Page limit: 48 to 96 pages Fee: $20 per entry Announcement Date: November 15, 2009 Download cover sheet at www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/To_the_Lighthouse.php AROHO’s To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the best, unpublished poetry collection by a woman. Submit 48 to 96 pages of poetry postmarked by September 30,...

www.newversenews.com THE NEW VERSE NEWS covers the news of the day with poems on issues, large and small, international and local. It relies on the submission of poems (especially those of a politically progressive bent) by writers from all over the world. The editors update the website every day or two with the best work received. What’s best? A genuinely poetic take on a very current and specific news story or event. See the website at...

Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500! The two winners will get $500 each and will be published (print and on-line) in the 2010 Homestead Review (Hartnell College – Salinas). (Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.) Submission Period: Sept. 15, 2009 through Jan. 15, 2010 (by postmark) Contest Rules (see: www.centralcoastwriters.org) Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous...

www.writer.org/news/news.asp?id=173 The Writer’s Center, metropolitan DC’s community gathering place for writers and readers, is currently accepting submissions for several competitive Emerging Writer Fellowships. Emerging Writer Fellows will be selected from applicants who have published up to 2 book-length works of prose and up to 3 book-length works of poetry. We welcome submissions from writers of any genre, background, or experience....

www.snakenationpress.org/guidelines.html No more than 50,000 word novella or 200 page manuscript of short stories will be accepted. Any well written manuscript on any topic will be considered. Previously published works may be entered. An entry fee of $25 must accompany the submission. $1,000 award and publication Deadline: July 30, 2009 Mailing Address: Snake Nation Press 2920 North Oak Street Valdosta, Georgia...