Ruminate Magazine is hosting their third annual VanderMey Nonfiction prize, judged by Brian Doyle, award-winning author and editor of Portland Magazine.   The winner will be awarded a prize of $1000 and publication in the Spring 2013 issue, and the runner up will receive publication as well. Submissions:  Creative Nonfiction of 7000 words or less Awards: Winner:  $1000 and publication in Spring 2013 issue Runner Up: Publication in Spring 2013...

Green Blotter magazine Call for Submissions Deadline: Feb. 28 Entry Fee: None Categories: Fiction, Poetry & Artwork Prizes: Publication We are looking for the best fiction, poetry and artwork by undergraduate students anywhere in the world. Submit up to 5,000 words of fiction, 5 pages of poetry or 6 images to GB-submissions@lvc.edu See our website, http://www.lvc.edu/greenblotter, for full submission...

Frequency: monthly (submit by last day of each month – e.g. Feb 13 comp will close on 28th Feb 2013 with results posted last week of March) Website: www.MyMateKindle.com Genre: Any theme unless specified for that month (but no children’s or non-fiction) Location: Australia but international entries highly encouraged Word count: 2,000 – 3,000 Entry fee: $8 AUD Prizes: Placed entries will be published on Kindle and offered on Amazon within 2...

AWP offers two annual scholarships to emerging writers who wish to attend a writers’ conference, center, retreat, festival, or residency. The scholarships are applied to fees for winners who attend one of AWP’s member WC&C programs. Winners and four finalists also receive a one-year individual membership in AWP. Eligibility Requirements: • Former or current students of the judge are ineligible. Previous recipients of WC&C scholarships...

My name is Stephen and I represent a London based film and TV website; we are holding a writing competition for any aspiring film journalists or anybody who wants to give a film review a go. If all goes to plan we aim to have one a month so people can give film writing a go on a regular basis and have a chance to get their review published and win a cash prize.   The competition is free to enter.  The winner gets a £25 prize, their review...

1 Grand Prize of  $500 29 Prizes of $100 Overview: 2000-2500 word short stories on the topic of your choice written at a 5th or 6th grade level. Contest ends February 24, 2013   Contest Text: Moby Reading is curating stories for it’s popular web-based reading curriculum. In addition to awarding over $3,000 in prize money for great children’s stories, winning stories will be published and read by millions of students across the nation. We will...

Free Flash Fiction is hosting a new flash fiction writing contest every month. Each month’s contest will have its own unique theme. There will be one First Prize winner and a number of stories chosen for a shortlist. Entry Fee: Free First Prize: $10, publication at freeflashfiction.com, inclusion in an upcoming anthology, a badge for your website, and the right to claim that you’re an award-winning author. Shortlist Prizes:...