On March 3rd 2008 Bookhabit.com will kick off an international competition for writers with a US$5000 prize for the winning book. The competition is free to enter and open to unpublished books, of any genre, with a minimum of 50,000 words. You will gain international exposure for your book, and potentially catch the attention of editors and publishers – and you can also earn money from the sales of your book. Competition Overview, Rules...

The Summerset Review, an online literary journal (with print anthology) is running a reading contest. Send in the best feedback on a story or essay in the current issue, and win $150. Feedback must be 50 or more words. Complete details are on the guidelines page on the site.

These three prestigious awards are offered annually to promising young writers between the ages of 20 and 35 who either were born in California or now reside in Northern California or Nevada. There is no entry fee to submit a manuscript for consideration, and there are two awards of $2,000.00 each and one award of $3,000.00. Several award-winners in recent years have secured publishing deals with major publishing houses such as St....

In honor of April being poetry month, Saturday Writers is announcing our 6th annual poetry contest! Submission Guidelines: 1) Any style, any subject, any form allowed. Wow us in one page. (One poem per single-spaced page.) 2) No identification should appear on the entry. Attach a separate coversheet with title, name, address, e-mail, and phone number. 3) Two copies of each entry, please! (Each judge need a copy.) 4) Entry fee: $5 per poem,...

In honor of Freelance Writers week this week), we are running a “Dazzling Dogs” writing contest. Here is a link to the press release with more information: http://www.logicalexpressions.com/pr02-08iw.htm If you love dogs and love to write, this is your chance to tell us your best dog story. The winning essays will be published in a book and get a license for Logical Expressions’ IdeaWeaver writing and creativity software ($50...

Oxford Magazine is an online literary magazine edited and published by graduate students at the Department of English at Miami University of Ohio. Since our premiere in 1984, our journal has received Pushcart Prizes for both fiction and poetry, and has published authors such as William Stafford, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dixon, Andre Dubus, and Stuart Dybek. In May we will be publishing our 22nd edition. We are currently accepting submissions in...

http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html In each category, $1,000 and publication in the CSU Poetry Series is offered for the best full-length volume of original poetry submitted between November 1, 2007 and February 15, 2008 (postmark deadline). The 2008 First Book Competition will be judged by Robert Hill Long (please see Eligibility below). The 2008 Open Book Competition Winner will be selected by a committe, headed by Michael...