This international contest is open worldwide and is for short stories on any subject up to 3,000 words. Closing: 1.3.09 [Please note, this date is British. -Admin.]. Prize: 1st – One week holiday in self catering Seaview Apartment in Greece OR One week place at the Creative Writing Conference held at Limnisa, a seaside location in Greece. 2nd – 50% discount on one week place at the Creative Writing Conference held at Limnisa PLUS...

www.santaclarareview.com Santa Clara University’s literary magazine is now accepting submissions for its Winter and Spring issues. This bi-annual publication was established in 1869 and features creative writing, art, photography, and interviews. The submission deadline for the next issue is Wednesday, October 26th. Multiple pieces may be submitted. There is no word count limit. Pieces submitted after this date will be considered for the...

Amoskeag: The Journal of SNHU is published annually in late April. www.amoskeagjournal.com/index.php?p=2 Spring 2009 Issue Guidelines In a recent interview with Deidre Wengen, Jorie Graham identifies a task for writers concerned about the environment: to make readers “feel (and thus physically believe) what we have and what we are losing” (“Imagining the Unimaginable” @www.poets.org). In this issue of Amoskeag, we are...

Judge: The Member-Guest and The Weatherman author and two-time American Fiction Prize winner Clint McCown First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $250 Entry fee: $12 American Fiction will revive this year with its American Fiction Prize contest, a competition whose past judges include Joyce Carol Oates, Ann Beattie, Raymond Carver, Anne Tyler, Louise Erdrich, Tim O’Brien, and Tobias Wolff. This year’s judge, Clint...

GOT TRUTH? THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACT International Journal of Literary Nonfiction thetruthaboutthefact.com INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR SUBMISSION Literary nonfiction essay, memoir, commentary 1000-5000 words Literary nonfiction narrative poetry Black & white art and photography Submission Deadline December 31, 2008 Submit via email: editor@thetruthaboutthefact.com Published by Loyola Marymount University...

Genre: Fiction & Nonfiction accepted Closes: November 21, 2008 Fees: $0 for one entry. Submission: Submit up to three stories Prizes: $500 for first place. Grand Prize: $500, Editor’s Selection: $250, 15 Finalists: Publication Description: Words of Belief is calling for both nonfiction and fiction submissions for their Holiday Story Writing Contest. Free to enter, submit stories electronically for a chance to win $500, $250 or...

During the month of October, Tarpaulin Sky Press (www.tarpaulinsky.com) will be reading full-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and cross-genre work. There is no need to query first; simply mail the manuscript according to the directions below. Manuscripts should be postmarked between October 1 and October 31, 2008. Writers who have not been published in our literary journal should include a $20 reading fee in the form of a check or a money...