Individual Artist Grants for Women Deadline: June 30, 2013 Entry Fee: $20 Grants of $500 to $1,500 each are given twice yearly to feminist writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to women poets and creative nonfiction writers. Submit three copies of a manuscript of up to 20 pages, a project description, a budget, and a résumé with a $20 entry fee during the month of June. Send an SASE...

Deadline: June 30, 2013 Entry Fee: $25 A prize of $1,000 and publication by Pearl Editions is given annually for a poetry collection. Fred Voss will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages with a $25 entry fee by June 30. Send an SASE or visit the website for complete guidelines. Pearl Editions, Pearl Poetry Prize, 3030 East Second Street, Long Beach, CA 90803. Marilyn Johnson, Editor. Website: ...

Deadline: June 15, 2013 Entry Fee: $20 A prize of $1,000, publication by RopeWalk Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a fiction chapbook. Submit a manuscript of up to 45 pages with a $20 entry fee ($5 for each additional entry) by June 15, 2013. Visit the website for complete guidelines. RopeWalk Press, Editor’s Fiction Chapbook Prize, 8600 University Boulevard, Evansville, IN 47712.  (800) 464-1916 . Nicole Louise Reid, Editor....

Deadline: June 30, 2013 Entry Fee: $19 A prize of $2,500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 20,000 words with a $19 entry fee by June 30, 2013. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Glimmer Train Press, 4763 SW Maplewood Road, P.O. Box 80430, Portland, OR 97280.  (503) 221-0836 . Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies,...

THEN AND NOW Anthology Contest MIFIWriters is currently accepting submissions for their 3rd annual Anthology of speculative fiction.  The contest is open to Michigan residents only.  YA-Adult short stories, up to 12,000 words on their 2014 theme, time travel.  There is no reading fee.  Winners receive publication and 1 cent per word up to $50 for first time publication rights.  Deadline is November 1, 2013 Guidelines and submission information...

POSTMARK DEADLINE: August 1, 2013 Reading Fee: $20 (includes one-year subscription) The winner of our contest will receive $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review. All entries are considered for publication. All entries are considered anonymously. Previously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but the fee is non-refundable if accepted elsewhere. Multiple entries are okay, as...

The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards are an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under. The contest is open to people worldwide. Poems must be original, unpublished and in English. DEADLINE: 07-01-2013 PRIZES: $1,000.00 ENTRY FEE: $15.00 Visit the website:...