The Fortune-Teller Writing Competition 1st Prize: £395.00 2nd Prize: £250.00 3rd Prize: £150.00 Closing date: 10th March 2015 Entry fee: £5.00 or FREE to Write, Learn and Publish members All you have to do to win this exciting new writing competition is to craft a story around a fortune teller in a maximum of 1000 words including the title. Consider your starting point carefully to maximise the strength of your story. We want to be hooked by...

Fiction Contest Welcome to the 2015 Leapfrog Fiction Contest page! Deadline: May 1, 2015 Adult, YA, and middle grade novels, novellas and story collections; minimum length 22,000 words.  Finalist: $150 plus manuscript critique by this year’s finalist judge, author Mark Brazaitis. First prize: Finalist awards plus publication contract with $1,000 royalty advance. Past Winners: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 the entry fee is $30. What...

In the spirit of the journal’s founding mission, the Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest recognizes work by an emerging writer in each of three genres: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. One winner in each genre per year will receive $1,000 and publication in the literary journal.  We consider writers “emerging” if they have not published or self-published a book.  Submit three to five pages of poetry or up to 6,000 words of prose with a...

Palaver is UNCW’s online interdisciplinary journal housed in the Graduate Liberal Studies program. Palaver seeks creative and academic submissions that defy the confines of a single discipline. We accept art submissions in any medium, including video, still image, and multimedia. Visit us at palaverjournal.com to peruse our past issues and to submit your work! Deadline April 1, 2015. Email us at:  admin@palaverjournal.com with any questions....

Essaymama Spring Essay Writing Contest Spring is coming! It’s time for a new writing contest from Essaymama essay writing service. EssayMama announces Spring Essay Writing Contest! Yes, exactly. This is a great opportunity for all talented writers to express themselves. Why compete in Essaymama Spring Essay Writing Contest? Get published. Fame and popularity! Three best works will be published on the Essaymama Blog. Get cash. 1st place...

First place wins complete publication package, second place wins a book cover!  SUBMIT A SHORT SYNOPSIS AND FIRST CHAPTER DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: FRIDAY, MARCH 20th, 2015. FIVE SEMI-FINALISTS WILL BE SELECTED BY APRIL 20th, 2015. Semi-finalists will submit a full manuscript at that time. WINNERS WILL BY ANNOUNCED, MONDAY JUNE 1st, 2015. ENTRY FEE: $20 Upon payment, you will receive an email with instructions on submitting your synopsis and...

Either Write a One-Page Business Plan, Make a Brief PowerPoint, or Make a Two-Minute Video about one of the following topics for a chance to win the FormSwift Scholarship: How Student Organizations Could Use FormSwift The Benefit of FormSwift to Schools & Colleges Registration Documents That Should Be Online How Volunteer Groups Could Use FormSwift The Environmental Benefits of E-Signature/Paperless Documents   Scholarship Prize: $1000...