Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

lion-mobilePublished or unpublished work accepted for the 22nd annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. All themes accepted.

Entry Fee: $16.00 per entry.

Deadline: April 30, 2014

Prizes: FICTION: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each | ESSAYS: First Prize, $1,000; Honorable Mentions, 5 awards of $100 each.

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Dragonfly Arts Magazine Seeks Submissions

Dragonfly Arts MagazineDragonfly Arts Magazine seeks submissions of prose, poetry, art, and photography in the theme of reflections on sexual, domestic, and dating violence, as well as healthy relationships and self-renewal.

Entry Fee: NONE
Deadline: March 3, 2014
Prizes: Publication

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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

lion-mobileNow in its thirteenth year, this contest, sponsored by Winning Writers, seeks the best in original humor poems. Published and unpublished poems of any length welcome. One poem per person, please.

Entry Fee: NONE

Deadline: April 1, 2014

Prizes: $1000 for top prize; 10 honorable mentions for $100 each.

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Win a Professional Critique For Your Debut Novel

WVA Logo 2013 WhiteDebut novelists can win a $800 bursary to have their novel professionally critiqued at the Writers’ Village Foundation, a not-for-profit award program established to help new authors. The top eight submissions will also gain personal feedback from the award judge, novelist Michelle Spring, a Royal Literary Fellow at Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Indie novelists are welcome.

Entry Fee: $19

Deadline: March 31, 2014

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