WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction running 750 words or less. Enlighten, dazzle, and delight us. Finalists receive responses from all judges. DEADLINE: Submit to the 8th WriterAdvice Flash Prose Contest by April 18, 2013. JUDGES: Former prizewinners, Marcelle Soviero,  JLSchneider, and Madeline Stevens are this year’s judges. Read their pieces and biographies by clicking on the Archived Contest Entries button at...

WRITERS OF THE FUTURE CONTEST RULES “A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists. The artist is looked upon to start things. The artist injects the spirit of life into a culture. And through his creative endeavors, the writer works continually to give tomorrow a new form.”—L. Ron Hubbard     >>  ENTRANTS RETAIN ALL PUBLICATION RIGHTS     >>  NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED     >>  ALL...

The erbacce-prize for 2013 is now OPEN for submissions The winner’s prize:            1) Publication of your collected works in perfect-bound format                with full-colour gloss or matt cover           (the winner chooses)              2) A publishing contract with erbacce-press              3) Generous royalties              4) Your own dedicated Sales-Page              5) 10 free copies of your book THE PRIZE IS WORTH IN TOTAL...

What’s in a Name? Boroughs 2013 Novella Contest Has the title of a song ever inspired you to write? We’re betting it has…and that you can take that title and make it your own. We invite you to submit your 25,000-40,000 word, completed novella based on the title of a song – any song – that you adopt as the title of your story to: Submissions@BoroughsPublishingGroup.com no later than May 31st 2013. Your submission MUST include a two...

DEADLINE: April 30, 2013 GENRE: Poetry DETAILS: The Tapestry of Bronze is sponsoring a series of international poetry contests to celebrate Greek and Roman mythology and the Olympian gods. The subject of the current contest is Hephaestus (also known as Vulcan), the God of the Forge. 30 lines max. There are two age ranges under 18 and adult. PRIZE: $50 in each category URL:...

  Pacific Institute for Professional Writing to Expand its Highly Successful Writers Weekend Events   New Writers Conference to Launch July 20 & 21 in Glendale, CA   Writers wishing to learn more about the craft and business of publishable stories, memoir, and informative narrative, will find significant opportunities Saturday and Sunday, July 20 & 21 at Glendale College in Glendale, CA. The PIPW Writers Weekend: Glendale, features...

There’s been a real boom in the popularity of creative writing weekends over the last few years. There are some who say writers retreats are a waste of time, pandering to writers’ fragile egos and encouraging people to believe they have writing talents which they, frankly, lack. But on the other hand, many writers really enjoy them and swear that a weekend away with other writers is a positive part of the creative process.  The...