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.
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 Memorial Fellowship The deadline for the inaugural Christine E. Eldin Memorial Fellowship is December 31, 2014. Submit the first 5,000 words of an unpublished middle-grade fiction manuscript and a comprehensive synopsis (up to 2,000 words). The winner receives $1,000 and a trophy. The Lascaux Prize… Read Article →
Apply by October 1, 2014 for Vermont Studio Center fellowships. VSC offers more than 34 fellowship awards for visual artists and writers. Fellowships cover the full cost of a four-week residency at Vermont Studio Center. Access the online application here.
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 Black Lawrence Press runs the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction twice a year.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, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. You can submit entries here.
Write Pieces Inspired by Pieces in a Gallery Submit writing to “Inklight,” a meeting place of creative writing and photography published on the web site ofAfterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism published at Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, New York. For this unique project, photographers submit original work, which is selected to be posted on theAfterimage web site. Writers then submit original creative writing inspired by one of the images on the web site (engaging in the process of ekphrasis). New “Inklight” features will be posted on our web site regularly and archived indefinitely. TO… Read Article →
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 have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest. Narrative winners and finalists have gone on to win the Pushcart Prize, the Whiting Writers’ Award, and the Atlantic prize, and have appeared in collections such as The Best American Short Stories, The… Read Article →
Enter Prairie Schooner’s Nonfiction Contest! On May 2, submissions will open for the annual Prairie Schooner Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest. This is their third year hosting the contest, and they’re excited to see what the essayists among you are thinking about. Judith Ortiz Cofer Submissions will remain open until August 1, 2014, and they will announce the winner of the contest on October 1, 2014. Their judge this year is Judith Ortiz Cofer, accomplished author and Franklin Professor of English at the University of Georgia. Electronic submissions will be available on their website soon. The contest is open to all types… Read Article →
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, Amelia Martens, Charlotte Pence, Russel Swensen, Nick McRae, Shane McCrae, Simone Muench, Blake Kimzey, and Caleb Curtiss. Entry deadline for the Spring 2014 Competition: May 31, 2014. How to Enter Visit us online for complete submission guidelines. Submissions… Read Article →
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, Amelia Martens, Charlotte Pence, Russel Swensen, Nick McRae, Shane McCrae, Simone Muench, Blake Kimzey, and Caleb Curtiss. Entry deadline for the Spring 2014 Competition: May 31, 2014. How to Enter Visit us online for complete submission guidelines. Submissions are accepted via… Read Article →
Glimmer Train is quickly scouring for submissions before April 30th. Do you have any work to submit? Very Short Fiction. 1st: $1,500, and publication in Issue 94. Deadline: 4/30. Winners and finalists will be announced in the July 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. Second- and 3rd-places win, respectively, $500 and $300, or, if published, $700. Any story—up to 3,000 words—that has not previously been accepted for print publication is welcome! Please no more than three submissions per contest. As always, simultaneous submissions are okay; please just notify us immediately if your submission… Read Article →
COR’s Annual Literary Contests The Richard Peterson Poetry Prize, Jack Dyer Fiction Prize, & John Guyon Literary Nonfiction Prize $2,000 and publication to each genre winner (finalists are offered $500 and publication) All Entries must be submitted through SUBMITTABLE http://craborchardreview.submittable.com/submit February 21, 2014 – April 21, 2014 Entry Fee: $22.50 per entry (additional entries $10.00; up to two additional entries) All entrants receive a year’s subscription ($20.00 value) (additional entries receive one back issue each entry) BELOW ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS YEAR’S LITERARY CONTESTS: One winner and at least two finalists will be chosen… Read Article →
CHICAGO AFTER DARK: A CITY ALL STAR STUDENT ANTHOLOGY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, in conjunction with Columbia College, is proud to announce Chicago’s first-ever “City All Star” student anthology, a themed collection featuring work from over twenty different colleges and universities across the city and suburbs. This year’s theme is “Chicago After Dark” (being released as a 300-page paperback book on September 15th), and they are looking for YOUR creative interpretations on this subject, whether narrative fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry. The submission process is free, and there is no… Read Article →