Original, unpublished horror and science fiction of up to 5000 words is welcome for our recently re-launched competition. You can enter online if you are outside the UK and email your work.   Prizes in US dollars are $387, $155 and $77, plus publication in our high-quality anthology.   The entry fee is $8, $16 if you would like a tick-sheet critique, $32 if you would like a critique and edit.   Find us at www.darktales.co.uk along with complete...

(Ventura, CA—August 27, 2013)  The Ventura County Writers Club (VCWC) announced its 14th Annual Short Story Contest, which will open for submissions on September 1, 2013 and close October 15, 2013. For the second year, the Short Story contest will accept entries from students currently enrolled in high school. The student entries will be judged in a separate category.The contest draws entries from around the country as well as internationally....

Contest category: Short Story Type: Horror Deadline: October 10, 2013 Entry fee: $0.00 (FREE!) Word count Maximum: 750 Prizes: First place: Two signed copies of Exiled and a digital copy of Tristis Manor Second place: One signed copy of Exiled Third place: Swag (bookmarks, bracelets, etc.) Prompt: Write something scary. That’s it. Seriously. Something to keep in mind; I don’t scare easily -especially when it comes to writing mostly...

Submit Online or by Mail: September 30 Deadline You’ve got just over a month to enter our 11th annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. This year’s judge is Ellaraine Lockie. We’ll award $5,500 in prizes. $2,000 Tom Howard Prize for a poem in any style or genre Runner-up receives $500 $2,000 Margaret Reid Prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style Runner-up receives $500 Five High Distinction Awards of $100...

The Raoul Wallenberg International Essay Competition TYPE OF CONTEST: Essay Contest BRIEF DESCRIPTION: The Raoul Wallenberg International Essay Competition, jointly organised by Student Competitions, The Swedish Institute and Raoul Wallenberg’s International Foundation, is inviting all students to take part in an international essay competition. The participants are encouraged to reflect upon Raoul Wallenbergs extraordinary life and come up...

Save the date, Sunday September 15 at 2:00 pm (pacific) for an online publication event for Ekphrastia Gone Wild. Hear poets from the book read their work on a special Poetry Super Highway Live broadcast right here. Ekphrastia Gone Wild: Poems Inspired by Art Now Available Ain’t Got No Press is thrilled to announce the immediate availability of Ekphrastia Gone Wild: poems inspired by art. This anthology of ekphrastic poetry contains the work of...

$20 ENTRY FEE One first place winner receives $1000 and publication. Two honorable mentions receive $100 each. Deadline September 10, 2013. Enter an original unpublished piece of creative nonfiction, no more than 10,000 words. Visit the website: http://www.hungermtn.org/hunger-mountain-creative-nonfiction-prize/