Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 82nd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! The winning entries will also be on display in the 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection. Wondering what’s in it for you? A 30-minute Platform Strategy Consultation...

Poetry News and Update Reminders: Send in your poetry news for inclusion in an upcoming issue (as space permits). Poetry news can be of poem publications, chapbook or book publications, or awards, etc. News items have to be poetry or writing related. Poetry contest info needs to include contact info and be a short condensed listing (i.e. don’t send us a press release or a website link only) TIPS: Do not send Press Releases. No poems. We...

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest 21st year. $5,550 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 40,000 subscribers. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $16. Enter...

The 12th Annual Poetry Super Highway Great Poetry Exchange The mission of the Poetry Super Highway is to expose as many people to as many other people’s poetry as possible. What? – Send a book – Get a book In February 2013, the Poetry Super Highway will coordinate a great free exchange of poetry publications amongst poets worldwide. It’s not a contest. There are no judges, entry fees, winners, or losers. Last year, 78...

ABLE MUSE WRITE PRIZE (Poetry & Flash Fiction) – $500 prize each & publication Judges: Kelly Sherry – poetry; Thaisa Frank- fiction Deadline: February 15, 2013 (There are entry fees) Read the guidelines & ENTER now! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ABLE MUSE BOOK AWARD (Poetry) – $1000 prize, plus book publication Judge: X.J. Kennedy Deadline: March 31, 2013 (There is an entry fee) Read the guidelines...

Submission Guidelines Review the following guidelines carefully before submitting your work via our online submission manager. Please note: it is your responsibility to withdraw submissions on the submission manager containing poems or manuscripts accepted elsewhere. Do not send us an email notifying us. Instead, please withdraw your submission online, and resubmit. Before submitting your own work, we highly encourage you to familiarize...

WRITER ADVICE 8TH FLASH PROSE CONTEST http://www.writeradvice.com/ — $13 ENTRY FEE 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: April 18, 2013 First Place earns $200; Second Place earns $100; Third Place earns $50; Honorable Mentions will also be published. Visit the website:...