June 2010 Archives
Bi-annual journal Existere - Journal of Arts and Literature (ON) invites submissions of fiction (short/flash/postcard), poetry, visual poetry, non-fiction (essays, reviews, interviews, etc.), short plays or excerpts for their next issue. Deadline: December 31, 2010. More
Found Press seeks submissions for its quarterly online journal. Seeking fiction/non-fiction pieces between 4000-12000 words. Pays royalties. More
Ryga: A Journal of Provocations (BC) seeks fiction and non-fiction that celebrates the local and challenges assumptions about what is natural in the contemporary world. More
Based on the children's novel Wrush, Secret Worlds Magazine Online is seeking short stories, poetry, essays, and artwork from kids aged 7-13 for its inaugural issue. More
New deadline. Room Magazine (BC) invites entries from women for its 2010 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-Fiction Contest. Length: Fiction (3,500 words max.), Poetry (3 poems or 150 lines max.), Creative Non-Fiction (3,500 words max.) Entry fee: $27 (includes subscription). Prizes: 1st prize in each category: $500, 2nd prize: $250. Deadline: July 15, 2010. More
Caketrain Journal and Press (US) invites entries for their 2010 Chapbook Competition. First prize: US$250 plus 25 copies. Genre: Fiction. Length: 20-50 pages. Entry fee: US$15. Deadline: October 1, 2010. More
Frostwriting (Sweden) seeks emerging writers writing from anywhere on any subject. Currently accepting short fiction, poetry, short-shorts/flash fiction and short creative non-fiction that is in some way concerned with writing, preferably in a humorous way. More
The Moose & Pussy, wants "a little something-something" for their next issue. Deadline: July 1, 2010. Submit fiction/non-fiction 2000 words max, and poetry 200 lines max. More
Bionicbong (Japan) publisher of Things Japanese, a literary magazine on anything to do with Japan, is accepting submissions for its next issue. One winner will receive $100 for best submission. Accepting haiku, prose poetry, postcard stories, flash fiction, short stories, and non-fiction pieces such as personal funny stories, tributes, reviews, interviews, and rants. Deadline: August 1, 2010. More
Registration is now open for the 33rd Annual International 3-Day Novel Contest.The goal: write a complete novel in only 72 hours. The reward: one coffee-stained, tear-tinged, rule-breaking first draft. (Also: 1st Prize: Publication; 2nd Prize: $500; 3rd Prize: $100.) Labour Day weekend, Sept. 4-6, 2010. Entry fee: $50. More
The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries for their Creative Non-Fiction Prize. First prize: $1000. Submissions may be personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary journalism. International writers also welcome. Length: 2000-3000 words. Entry fee: $35 (includes subscription). Deadline: August 1, 2010. More
Mill Street Books (ON) invites entries for a writing competition in celebration of Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month. Prizes: $200, $100 gift certificate, $50 gift certificate. Submit short stories, 1500 words max. A bicycle must be an important part of the story. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: June 30, 2010. More
