Opportunities

New Voices Award is given for a children’s fiction or nonfiction picture book story by a writer of color. Open to US residents who have not previously published a children’s…

Carol E. Doering Poetry Contest First prize $100, second prize $75, third prize $50 DEADLINE: September 30, 2009 postmark. Winners will be notified by mail. For rules, go to http://www.womensartisticnetwork.org/15.html.…

Emerging authors worldwide are competing right now to become the next Barnes and Noble.com Bestseller. Enter your book and begin inviting your friends to vote for your book. The book…

The 2009 Flash Fiction Contest is looking for works that are short in length but linger long in memory: small stories that pack a big emotional punch and make creative…

Winner in each genre receives $500 and publication in the upcoming print issue, Juked #7. Submission Deadline: August 31st, 2009 Entry Fee: $10 Fiction: one story per entry, no length…

To foster awareness of PAST LOVES DAY, Spruce Mountain Press is sponsoring its 3rd annual Past Loves Day Story Contest. http://www.ourpastloves.com/contest. No entry fee. Write your true story of an…

Writing It Real’s Summer No-Contest Contest runs through August 31. www.writingitreal.com. Click on “No-Contest Contest” for guidelines on entering personal essays and poetry. Electronic submissions are accepted as well as…