BLACK BOX Playwriting Competition: FIVES Five plays. Five actors. Five winners. $500 in prize money! BLACK BOX is pleased to announce our second annual new theatre festival, FIVES. We are seeking submissions of unpublished, original work (works that have received previous staged readings or productions will also be considered), between 10-20 minutes in length. Contest is open to playwrights ages 16 and up. Plays should be of a strong ensemble...

EVENT, an award-winning literary journal showcasing fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, reviews and notes on writing by new and established writers from Canada and around the world, is currently in its 43rd year of publication. Our Annual Non-Fiction Contest deadline is coming up (April 15, 2015) and we’d like to advertise the contest as widely as possible. We would greatly appreciate your help in listing the information where it would...

Soap Stone Creek Literary Journal for kids of all ages http://soapstonecreekjournal.com/ Bi-monthly Print Journal for Children of all Ages Debuting May 2015 $25 (6 issues) USA $35 (6 issues) Canada & Other Countries WE ACCEPT PAYPAL OR CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO RIVERCITY TODAY/PRESS Current Needs Fiction: Short Stories for children, all ages (500-1000 Words) Essays for children, all ages (500-1000 Words) Poetry for children, all ages...

The April issue of The Cahaba Literary Journal will blossom into a beautiful butterfly about the last week of March 2015. Excitement is mounting at the editorial office and the editor and writers are patiently waiting the new birth of this beautiful magazine filled with essays, short stories, poetry and artwork. April can’t get here soon enough! Since there is so much excitement in the air, I have decided to have an essay writing contest....

Flash Fiction Writing Competition   1st Prize: £190.00 2nd Prize: £150.00 3rd Prize: £95.00 Closing date: 28th January 2015 Entry fee: £3.00 or Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Write, Learn and Publish members In our latest competition, you have just 500 words (including the title) to write a complete story that captures the imagination of the reader. The genre is open, just use the photo for inspiration. Full rules and photo online....

2015 Arizona Mystery Writers 4th Annual- Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest Opens January 1, 2015 Deadline is: June 1, 2015 $10 entry fee. Prizes: 1st=$200 2nd=$100 3rd=$75 We are now accepting – Mystery, suspense, or thriller stories. 2500 word maximum length. Blind judging. Contest rules and entry form on the website:　 http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449 Past winners are posted on the website. We are an independent,...

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: We are a new and unique playwriting competition and we’d like to introduce ourselves.  Saving Endangered Species Int’l Playwriting Prize aims to get people talking about, and doing something about, saving our endangered species. SES Prize is seeking 10-minute plays where writers will chose one or more species as listed with CITES, World Wildlife Fund, or other organizations that list endangered species.  8-10...