Event: On the Same Page Literary Festival to be held September 17-21, 2013 in West Jefferson, NC.  Description:  The literary festival will focus on the theme “Secrets” and will include a writing competition, a community read, a book fair, a quilt fair, and a farmers market.  Scheduled authors include Joseph Bathanti, Emily Colin, Kevin Duffus, Georgann Eubanks, Amy Greene, D.G. Martin, Karen Musgrave, Janet Pittard & Stephen...

The Manchester Writing School at MMU is launching the next Manchester Poetry and Fiction Prizes – a major international literary competition celebrating excellence in creative writing. Both prizes are open internationally to new and established writers aged 16 or over. There is a £17 entry fee and the deadline for entries is Friday 30th August 2013. The prizes will be awarded at a gala ceremony hosted as part of the 2013 Manchester Literature...

Wag’s Revue Summer Contest is open and will close at the end of August 2013. We’re offering a $1000 first prize (and guaranteed publication), $500 second prize, and $100 third, and all submissions will be considered for publication. The contest is open to all three genres–poetry, essays and fiction–and will be judged by the editors. There is a $20 reading fee per contest submission, plus Submittable’s fee. All...

The Earth Vision nature writing contest is for writers of short fiction, short creative non-fiction, poetic prose, or poetry, with a theme that celebrates the natural environment. First prize is $500. Two second prizes are $100. The competition was not held in 2012. Entries for the 2013 competition close November 1, 2013. Entry fee is $15. Entries can be made by going to http://www.heijira.com/earthvision Entry rules are at...

Hey! I’m an editor for the new independent magazine Bitterzoet (found at bitterzoetmag.com) and we’re looking for new poetry, fiction, and artwork to compliment our online zine and print editions, as well as our mini chapbooks. Our guidelines are below; there is no entry fees to enter.  Regular Submissions:  We seek writing that will make us salivate. Words that will make our stomachs growl. We want engorging work that satiates our...

We are again running our annual Writing Contest Chair for the Society of Southwestern Authors. Categories: Short Story – 2,500 words max Personal Essay/Memoir – 2,500 words max Poetry – 40 lines max Prizes 1st: $250 2nd: $125 3rd: $75 Honorable mentions: $25 All work must be previously unpublished.  The full set at rules are posted at http://www.ssa-az.org/contest.html Deadline is August 31, 2013.  For more info contact Donna...

Rosebud magazine is proud to announce the fifth biannual Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley competition for original works of fantasy, science fiction, mystery, or horror. Ideal length is 1500 to 3500 words. Grand prize: $1,000, 4 runners-up receive $100. All winning pieces published in ROSEBUD. Entry fee: $10/story. Rosebud acquires first rights for the five winning entries. Deadline: September 15, 2013. For details visit: ...