National Public Radio (NPR) has announced the latest installment of its Three Minute Fiction contest. The contest, which was launched in 200...

UNION STATION is a quarterly online magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, photography, book review and interview. With each issue, we s...

Website: http://uipress.uiowa.edu/authors/iowa-short-fiction.htm Deadline: Sept. 30th, 2009 Type: No-Fee Contest Reading Fee: N/A Prize: ...

Every Story Begins Somewhere At The Bear Deluxe Magazine, the Pacific Northwest’s leading environmental arts publication, many short ficti...

Deadline: September 30th, 2009 Website: http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=fictioncontest.html Type: Contest Entry Fee: No...

http://www.parents.com/family-life/fitness/stress-relaxation/fiction-contest-winners/?page=12 Deadline: August 31st, 2009 Type: Contest Read...

Premier Book Awards is currently accepting entries in both fiction and non-fiction for the 2009 contest. With so many new titles published ...

Dream Quest One is sponsoring Poetry and Writing (Fiction/Non-Fiction) Contests. In their own words: Deadline: December 31, 2008 O...

This is the last week to enter Narrative Magazine's 30 Below Contest for writers and artists, ages 30 and under. First Prize is $1,500 S...

Here's a picture to get you started on an entry to Tattoo Highway 's current prose/poetry contest .Take a look at it, mull it over, ...

... but if you have insight into the Jewish culture, you might want to look into these no-fee contests sponsored by Lilith Magazine . Lilith...

This year's theme for the Annual Apex Halloween Contest is "Election Horror," something I think it's safe to say we can a...

Who hasn't believed something that turned out to be false? Web-based fiction magazine On the Premises is giving all of us to whom that...

This Writer's Weekly contest charges $5 in order to enter, but the premise is so intriguing I couldn't resist posting it here. You ...

Here's another war-related contest , but the folks at Diversion Press are looking for short stories, not poetry, for their upcoming ant...

Ya gotta love a contest that gives you a theme and lots of ideas with which to flush it out. (At least, I always do!) Here's one that e...

For all of the kitty-loving writers, Fireside Publications of Florida is sponsoring a Cat Short Story Contest . If you have 3,000 words or l...

If you have a short story, up to 5,000 words, why not enter it in the Wordclay Short Story Contest ? All you need to do is register at www.w...

Nothing beats a contest that provides a writing prompt, and On the Premises has one going on now with a delightful theme: " Found ....

If you can think of a beginning, a start, a famous first step, this new magazine may be perfect for you. A Cappella Zoo is looking for shor...