First Prize £1000 (approx 1599 US$, 1233€ ) The winning book will also be read by a top literary agent from MBA 2nd prize £200 (approx 320 US $, 246€) 3rd prize £75 (approx 120 US$, 92€) Closing date is 30th April 2013. Visit www.ruberybookaward.com for more details. How to enter: http://www.ruberybookaward.com/enter-the-book-awards.html

Words have the potential to shape and change the way we think about the world. If you could single out one thing that needs to change, what would it be? All sorts of people constantly decide what we should be talking about. But what is it that we’re not talking about? Real change requires that we step outside the circle drawn by those whose interests are served by the status quo. There are no limits to the themes that may be explored. Freedom,...

With Guest Judge Jim Shepard The winning submission, selected by Jim Shepard, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on June 12, 2013. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will also receive $1000 and a 10-week class from Gotham Writers’ Workshop. Story requirements Submit a single short story that fits the theme “Complicated...

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone that loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or...

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Jr Authors Short Story Writing Contest 2013 Attention! – Writing Contest Opens: January 1, 2013 Deadline: Postmarked by June 30, 2013 Top 10 finalists in each Category Announced: September 20, 2013 Winners Announced LIVE at Junior Authors Writers Conference STILL Free to Enter MORE Categories NEW Prizes NEW Submission Dates NEW Digital Submission Process NEW Story Feedback Service NEW Writers Conference Category I Ages 18 – 21* Top 6...

This contest is run by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal. It is for unpublished poems about “Betrayal”.   Judges: Tammy Ho is a Hong Kong-born poet. She is a founding co-editor of Cha and an assistant editor of Fleeting Magazine. Andrew Barker is the creator of the online lecture website Mycroft, where examples of his poetry lectures can be seen. He is the author of the poetry collection snowblind: from my protective...