The Bellevue Literary Review Prizes

Bellevue Literary ReviewThe BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First prize is $1000 (in each genre) and publication in the Spring 2013 issue of the BLR.

Prose should be limited to 5000 words.Poetry submissions should have no more than 3 poems. Please include all poems in one document.

Deadline July 1, 2012. Winners will be announced by December 31, 2012. Entry fee is $15 per submission. For an additional $5, you will receive a one-year subscription to the BLR. (Maximum: four submissions per person).

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Aesthetica 2012 Creative Writing Competition

Aesthetica MagazineAesthetica Magazine is inviting all writers and poets to submit their work into the Creative Writing Competition. Each winner will receive £500. Winners and finalists will be published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual.

Entry is £10 +VAT and this permits the submission of two works into any one category.

The deadline for entries is 31 August 2012.

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Weekly Flash Fiction Competition: Losing It All

Photo by K.S. Brooks

She came to the casino to gamble. She gambled and lost. She lost everything. She ended her own life right there in the ladies room.

No one cared.

They are about to care.  Your character came here with a purpose. They took her from him and now he’s going to take something back. Continue reading “Weekly Flash Fiction Competition: Losing It All”

Week 12 Flash Fiction Contest: Nowhere

Photo by K.S. Brooks

The middle of nowhere. It’s 112° and your character has been on foot for hours already. Not one other vehicle has passed.

No food.

No water.

No shade.

What happened and what will happen?

In 250 words or less, tell me a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced. Continue reading “Week 12 Flash Fiction Contest: Nowhere”