August 2011 Archives
Fleeting (UK) invites entires of short stories (1500 words max.) and poetry (40 lines max.). Grand prize: year's subscription to Stack Magazines. Deadline: September 30, 2011. Entry fee: £1. Guidelines
Writers Haven (India) invites submissions for its premiere issue themed 'Tranquility.' Accepts essays, travel articles, short stories, and flash fiction. Deadline: October 1, 2011.
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Online science fiction magazine Kasma seeks interesting, thought-provoking stories for publication. Length: 500-4000 words. Pays $20 per story. Guidelines
Entries are invited for the premiere MadHat Press Wild and Wyrd Poetry Chapbook Competition. First prize US $500. The genre 'poetry' is broad and includes prose and conceptual poetry. No restrictions regarding form, style, or content. Length: 26-36 pages. Entry fee: US$18. Guidelines
The International 3-Day Novel Contest is seeking entrants for its 34th annual event. The goal: produce an entire novel over the Labour Day weekend (September 3-5). First prize: publication. 'Prize for everyone who gives it their all: one coffee-stained, typo-ridden first draft of a novel.' Entry fee: $55. Registration deadline: September 2, 2011. Guidelines
Jobbers seeks writing about the concept of working, losing, power struggles. The term is most commonly known in the wrestling industry as a performer who is paid to lose to more popular talent. Especially interested in submissions of fiction and poetry by women. Deadline: September 3, 2011. Send to bowlbrawl AT gmail DOT com.
Bi-annual journal kudzu review (US) is looking for fiction and flash fiction submissions for its premiere issue. Looking for 'savvy, sharp, well polished literature that captures life in a post-natural world.'Deadline: November 1, 2011. Guidelines
Print publication Stone Voices (US) is looking for short articles, essays, fiction, and poetry about art and spirituality as it relates to the making of art, history of art, spiritual awakening, and more. Questions can be sent to info@stonevoices.co. October 15, 2011 (December issue). More (PDF)
The Creative Competitor (UK) invites entries for their Suspenseful Fiction Writing Competition. First prize: £300. Deadline: September 20, 2011. 'The key to winning this competition is to engage the reader with suspenseful intent. Build up the tension and keep us hanging onto every word.' Length: 2000 words. Entry fee: £4. Guidelines
The Arts Council of Surrey is holding a writing contest for writers from Surrey, BC. No entry fee required. Poetry (max 32 lines), fiction and non-fiction (max 3000 words) plays and screenplays (max 30 pages) accepted. First place wins a 3-Day Pass for the Surrey International Writers Conference. Deadline: September 1, 2011.
