November 2008 Archives

gritLIT (ON) seeks "interesting poetry that shows the way." First prize: $200; other prizes available. Twenty free copies of the chapbook to each prize winner. Submit up to 350 lines of poetry, in any form, on any subject. May be a single poem or multiple poems. Deadline: June 1, 2009. Entry Fee: $20. More details...

PRISM international (BC) seeks submissions for its inaugural Poetry Contest. First prize: $1000; other prizes available. Looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction about and/or involving art. Deadline: January 30, 2009. Entry fee: $28 (includes subscription). More details...

The Writers Guild of Alberta invites entries for the first annual Amber Bowerman Memorial Travel Writing Award. This award will recognize a writer, age 30 or younger, with an extraordinary non-fiction story to tell about how their life was changed by what they experienced when they travelled outside of North America. Grand prize: $500. Entrants must be 30 years old or younger have resided in Alberta for a minimum of 12 of the past 18 months. Length: 2000 words max. Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

PRISM international (BC) seeks submissions for its Visual Arts theme issue (Spring 2009). Looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction about and/or involving art. Deadline: December 15, 2008. More details...

Matrix magazine is now accepting submissions for its Anxiety issue. Seeks poetry and fiction "that deal with what Freud refers to as 'the only authentic emotion.'" Poetry: 3-5 Poems. Fiction: 3500 words (max). Deadline: Jan 1, 2009.. More details...

Broken Pencil is accepting short stories from Canada's best and pitting them against each other in an online arena. One story will be chosen by readers to win publication plus $300 and a prize pack. Submissions: 1000-3000 words. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

Narwhal, an online humour based magazine, seeks flash fiction and satirical writing. Prefers "short and powerful" pieces. Length: 1500 words max. Longer pieces accepted for print issue (Spring 2009). More details...

Crazyhorse (US) invites entries for their Fiction Prize and the Lynda Hull Memorial Poetry Prize. First prize in each contest: US$2000 plus publication in Crazyhorse. Submit twenty-five pages of fiction or up to three poems (up to 10 pages of poetry). Entry fee: US$16 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 15, 2008. More details...

Inscribed seeks stories of ghosts and hauntings in Sault Ste. Marie, ON for upcoming book project. Anticipated publication date: February 2008. Length: 3000 words max. Payment: one copy of the anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2008. For more information or to submit: kyle@inscribed.org.

Narrative Magazine (US) invites entries for their Fall Fiction Contest. First prize: US$3000. Open to international writers. Seeks short stories, short short stories, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction written in the first-person point of view. Length: 10000 words max. Looking for works that have a "strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to as human beings." Entry fee: US$20 (includes access to Narrative Backstage). Deadline: November 30, 2008. More details...

Queered Fiction is accepting stories for an anthology of gay werewolf tales (ebook publication early 2009). Looking for contemporary, urban fantasy set within a fictional city (unnamed and not location specific) centering on a community of gay werewolves. Length: 4000-10000 words. No cliches, horror, or science fiction. Payment: 50% royalty split among the contributors. Deadline: November 30, 2008. More details...

Deadline extended. FieldReport invites submissions of true life stories for the "world's largest prize for a single piece of writing." Grand prize: US$250,000; monthly prizes of US$1,000; US$25,000 scholarship awarded to best submission by a teen from 13-17 years old. Length: 2000 words max. Stories must be true -- winning pieces will be fact-checked -- telling the true story of something the author saw, did, or lived through (called a “FieldReport”). 21 categories. No entry fee. Deadline: December 31, 2008. More details...

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The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada's International Literary Magazine, invites entries to its 18th annual contests in short fiction and poetry. First prize: $1000 in each category. Entry fee: $30 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 1, 2008. More details...

Raven Poetry: Online Poetry Journal is accepting submissions for the winter edition. Send up to 5 poems. Deadline: December 21, 2008. More details...

Accenti: The Canadian Magazine with an Italian Accent invites prose entries for its 4th Annual Writing Contest. First prize: $1000 plus publication; additional prizes available. Submit fiction, creative non-fiction, and non-fiction, 1000-2500 words, of any topic reflecting Canada and Italy, or the Italian-Canadian experience. All writers welcome. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: January 20, 2009. More details...

The Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival invites poets to submit one unpublished haiku to their 2009 Haiku Invitational. Theme: the cherry blossom. Winning haiku will appear on Vancouver buses and be featured at a performance of the VSO. No entry fee. Deadline: December 19, 2008. More details...

PLUMb, a Christian arts journal, is seeking submissions for its seventh issue, "Green". Invites submissions of poetry, flash fiction, essays, reviews, photography, and artwork Payment: 2 contributor copies. Deadline: December 15, 2008. Canadian submissions only. More details...

Wordletting (US) poetry journal is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. 50-line maximum per poem. Accepts previously published and simultaneous submissions. Deadline: December 1, 2008. More details...

The Random Eye seeks submissions for an annual anthology of horror and speculative fiction that focuses on the possibilities of parallel universes. Theme: Random Radio. Stories should have a sci-fi, dark fantasy, humorous and/or a horror bent. Length: 2000-10000 words. Payment: $10 per story. No deadline provided. More details...

Oysters & Chocolate (US) invite entries for the 40 Days & 40 Nights Erotic Fiction Contest. Submit erotic short stories 400-4000 words. First prize: US$100. Top three prizes determined by viewer rating. Deadline: December 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$10. More details...

No Poetry (Australia) seeks submissions from international writers for their premiere issue. Theme: New. Accepts any genre (except poetry). Length: 3000 words max. Note: Publication charges a submission fee of AUD$5. No payment indicated. More details...

Entries are invited for the Warren Adler Short Story Contest (US). Grand prize $US1,000; People's Choice prize: $US500. Submit short fiction with "compelling characters and creative plots." Length: 2500 words max. Finalists' stories will be posted on January 19, 2009 and the People's Choice winner will be determined by public voting. Entry fee: $US15. Deadline: January 16, 2009. More details...

Cahoots Magazine (SK) seeks submissions for an upcoming themed issue: World November 15, 2008. Accepts poetry, lifewriting, plays, fiction, nonfiction and queries for short and longer features. More details...