Deadline for the Fourth Annual Solas Awards is September 21, 2009. The competition is year-round, however, so submit your stories any time. Grand Prize for Best Travel Story of the Year: $1,000 Gold $750 Silver $500 Bronze Awards in Categories: Certificates and bragging rights for Gold, Silver, and Bronze (no cash awards in categories) plus a copy of The Best Travel Writing 2009 or The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2009. Enter one or more...

2010 CONTEST Submission Guidelines Contest Submission Period * July 1 through November 30, 2009 Prizes (Each Genre) * First Place–$300.00 * Second Place–$75.00 * Honorable Mention–Authors and Titles listed on our website. * First and Second Place winners will be given the option to publish (not required, no fees of any kind, and author retains all copyright for work). Notification * First, Second and Honorable Mention winners will be notified...

The Festival is pleased to announce the second annual Fiction Writing Contest. We are now accepting submissions by mail and online (see instructions below). Grand Prize * $1,500 * VIP All Access Festival 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 The top ten...

The Festival is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for our One-Act Play Contest. Grand Prize * $1,500 * Staged reading at the 24th annual Festival: March 24-28, 2010 * Full production at the 25th annual Festival: March 30-April 3, 2011 * VIP All Access Pass to attend both the 2010 and the 2011 Festival ($1000 value) * Publication in the University of New Orleans’ literary magazine Bayou Top Ten Finalists * Names and play...

Create a story composed entirely of dialogue. No narration allowed. Keep it under 3000 words. Winner receives $250 and publication. $10 entry fee for unlimited entries. For more details, visit the contest site: www.bartlebysnopes.com/contests.htm

www.swgsite.org/contests.html JIM STONE MEMORIAL AWARD Each of the following three categories will have a $100 first place prize winner and two honorable mentions. All winners will receive a certificate. There is a $2 fee for each entry. See Guidelines Section for full details. Poetry can use any subject and any form limited to one single spaced page Fiction can use any subject limited to 1,500 words Non-Fiction can use any subject limited to...

Writers are challenged to create stories 1,000 words or less and accumulate points based on their placement in each round of the competition. Every writer that registers will compete in at least 2 challenges, and writers can compete in as many as 4 challenges based on their placement in each round. Feedback from the judges will be provided for every story submitted and a special peer review forum will be created where writers can comment on...