The Conium Review’s Flash Fiction Contest is currently seeking submissions. The submission deadline is December 15, 2014. This year’s judge is Ashley Farmer, author of Beside Myself (Tiny Hardcore Press) and Farm Town (Rust Belt Bindery). The winning writer receives $300, a copy of the judge’s latest book, online publication, and publication as a limited-run broadside or micro-chap…Continue reading Conium Review’s Flash Fiction Contest (Deadline: 12/15/14)
Category: Creative Writing
Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award (Deadline: 11/30/14)
A notice from Glimmer Train. New Writer Award: First place wins $1,500 and publication in Issue 96. This category is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation of more than 5,000. (Seven of the last eight first place New Writer winners have been those authors’ first print…Continue reading Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award (Deadline: 11/30/14)
Call for Submissions: Creative Nonfiction Magazine
Creative Nonfiction is seeking submissions for two new anthologies from In Fact Books; a special issue of CNF; and the Exploring the Boundaries section of the magazine. January 20 Exploring the Boundaries (section of the magazine) What to send: Ambitious writing that pushes against the conventional boundaries of the genre, plays with style and form, and makes its own rules.…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Creative Nonfiction Magazine
Call for Manuscripts: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize (Deadline: 12/1/14)
The Waywiser Press is accepting first- and second-book manuscripts for the tenth annual Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize through December 1, 2014. The winning manuscript will receive £1,750 or $3,000, publication by Waywiser in both the UK and USA, and a reading with the judge at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. For more details,…Continue reading Call for Manuscripts: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize (Deadline: 12/1/14)
Nightlight Reading’s Short Story Contest (Deadline: 12/31/14)
Nightlight Reading is accepting submissions geared to boys aged 10–12 for its inaugural short story contest. The nonprofit aims “to fund and promote literature that appeals to boys and keeps them engaged and reading.” The 2014 contest theme is adventure. Writers may submit pieces of up to 5,000 words (20 pages). Submit your entry here by December 31, 2014.
Luminarts 2015 Creative Writing Competition (Deadline: 6/1/15)
The Luminarts Cultural Foundation at the Union League Club of Chicago is accepting applications for its 2015 creative writing competition. The competition awards five $5,000 grant awards and Luminarts Fellowships across the categories of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry to young Chicagoland writers (aged 18–30). Applicants may submit their work here. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday, June 1, 2015, 11:59…Continue reading Luminarts 2015 Creative Writing Competition (Deadline: 6/1/15)
2015 Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award (Deadline: 2/28/15)
The Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award is open for submissions. Writers may enter a 50- to 60-page manuscript of vignettes. The winner receives a $500 prize, publication by Vine Leaves Press, and 20 copies of his or her book. The deadline is February 28, 2015. Submit your manuscript here.
Guild Literary Complex’s 2014 Prose Awards (Deadline: 10/1/14)
The Guild Literary Complex is seeking submissions for its 2014 Prose Awards. Illinois residents aged 18 and older may submit an original piece of up to 1,000 words. The winner in each category (fiction and nonfiction) will receive a cash prize of $500. The deadline to submit is Wednesday, October 1, 2014.
Writing Contests at The Lascaux Review
The Lascaux Prize in Poetry The deadline for the inaugural Lascaux Prize in Poetry contest is September 23, 2014. Poets may enter more than once and may submit up to five poems per entry. Pieces of all lengths and styles are welcome. The winner receives $1,000 and publication in The Lascaux Review. The Christine E. Eldin…Continue reading Writing Contests at The Lascaux Review
Fall 2014 Black River Chapbook Competition (Deadline: 10/31/14)
The Fall 2014 Black River Chapbook Competition is now open to submissions of poetry and short fiction through October 31, 2014. Black Lawrence Press runs the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction twice a year. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive book publication,…Continue reading Fall 2014 Black River Chapbook Competition (Deadline: 10/31/14)
Narrative Spring 2014 Story Contest
Spring 2014 Story Contest OUR SPRING CONTEST is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not…Continue reading Narrative Spring 2014 Story Contest
The Black River Chapbook Competition
The Black River Chapbook Competition Deadline: May 31, 2014 About the Prize The Black River Chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize from Black Lawrence Press for a chapbook of short fiction or poems. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. Recent winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley,…Continue reading The Black River Chapbook Competition