Contests
Skive Magazine (Australia) invites entries for the 4th annual Skive Short Story Prize. First prize: US$200. Submit stories 500-2000 words. Entries also considered for the June 2008 issue. New deadline: May 15, 2008. More details...
Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites entries to its 13th Annual International Poem of the Year Contest. First prize: $1500, second prize: $1000; third prize: $750. Winning poems published in Arc's Winter 2008 issue. Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems. Entry fee: $23 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...
Room Magazine invites entries for their 2008 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription); non-Canadian entries: $39.Winners will be published in a 2009 issue. More details...
Earth Vision invites entries of short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose and poetry for the The Earth Vision nature writing contest 2008. First Prize: $500. Theme: nature, deep ecology, or spiritual ecology. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$12. More details...
UBC print journal Lake (BC) invites submissions of personal essay, lyric essay, narrative essay, and memoir for their Creative Non-fiction Contest. Prize: $250 plus publication in Issue #3. Theme: Pines. Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...
Pandora's Collective (BC) invites entries for their annual poetry contest. Submit poems 40 lines max. Prizes: First (adults) $100; first (teens) - $70; first (children) - $40. Entry fees: Adults - $5/poem; Teens (14 to 19) - $4/poem; Children (13 and under) - $3/poem. Deadline May 15, 2008. More details...
Writers from Canada and around the world are being invited to enter a monthly short story competition run by Certys Limited (County Durham, England). Prizes: £100 for the monthly competition; £250 for the annual competition. Entry fee: £5. Deadline: ongoing; last day of each month. More details...
The Writers' Circle of Durham Region (WCDR) invites entries for their 2008 Poetry Chapbook Challenge. Prizes (3): $100. Enter one poetry chapbook (48 pages max.; min. run 20) published between January 1st, 2007 and May 30th 2008. Entry fee $10. Deadline: May 30, 2008. More details...
Albedo One, Ireland's magazine of speculative fiction, invites entries for the Aeon Award 2008 short fiction contest. Open to international writers. Grand prize is €1000 and publication. Submissions: 8000 words max., in any speculative genre (e.g. fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). Deadline: November 30, 2008. More details...
Entries of unpublished rhyming poems (30 lines max) are
now being accepted for this Ontario Poetry Society contest. Open to Canadian poets. First prize: $100; additional prizes available. Entry fee: $5; additional
poems $2 each. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...
Ascent Aspirations (BC) seeks titillating poetry and flash fiction for the Fall print issue contest. First prize in each category: $100. Anthology published in Fall 2008. Theme: Erotica -- ardent, amorous, soft and sensual, full of longing and desire. Not interested in boring, mundane, graphic pornography -- only the "tastefully libidinous" that goes beyond the traditional poetry and story of sensual, sexual love. Entry fee: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 for each piece of flash fiction. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...
The Bridport Prize (UK) is accepting poems and short stories for its annual contest. First prize in each category: £5000; additional prizes available. Open to international entrants. Poems: 42 lines max. Fiction: 5000 words max. Entry fee: US$12 or €10 per poem or story. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...
Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine invite fiction and poetry entries for the Matrix Litpop Award. Categories: Fiction (5000 words max.) and Poetry (up to 5 poems). Prize: a round-trip ticket to Pop Montreal from October 1-5, 2008, a VIP pass, accommodation, publication in Matrix Magazine with full honorarium, and presentation at a special Matrix Litpop event. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: July 1, 2008. More details...
The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries for their Creative Non-Fiction Prize. First prize: $500 and $40 per printed page. 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, 2008. More details...
ON SPEC Magazine seeks stories and poetry from young Canadian writers aged 15-23. Accepts speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Open to Canadian writers between the ages of 15-23 years of age. Payment: up to $180 plus contributor copies. Deadline: May 31, 2008 More details...
Ramble Underground (US) is accepting entries for their semi-annual short fiction contest. First prize:35% of entry fees (US$100 min.); second prize: 15% of entry fees (US$50 min.) Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: US$6. Deadlines: May 15, 2008 and November 15, 2008. More details...
The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association invites entries for "The Saving Bannister" 23rd Annual Poetry Anthology Contest. Ontario residents only. Prizes: $200, $100 and $50 to the top three finalists. Winners will have their poems appear in "The Saving Bannister" anthology along with the judge's additional
selections. Entry fee: $15 for 3 poems; $4 each additional poem. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...
CALYX (US), A Journal of Art and Literature by Women is accepting entries for the seventh annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. Prize: US$300 plus publication. Entry fee: US $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 pages total). Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...
Dream Quest One (US) invites poetry and short story entries for their writing contest. First prizes: $500 (fiction) and $250 (poetry). Fiction: 5 pages max. Poetry: 30 lines max. Theme: open. Entry fees: US$10 per story or US$5 per poem. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details..
Geist (BC) challenges entrants to write a short story that occurs in two Canadian time zones. Maximum length: 500 words, fiction or non-fiction. First prize: $250. Winning entries will be published in Geist and at geist.com; selected stories will be posted at thetyee.ca. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription), $5 for each additional entry. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...
Ascent Aspirations (BC) invites titillating poetry and flash fiction submissions for their Erotica contest. Winners and selected entrants will be published in a perfect-bound anthology in Fall 2008. First prize for poetry and flash fiction: $100 and one copy of anthology. Seeks soft and sensual submissions, full of longing and desire. Poem length: 60 lines max. Flash fiction length: 800 words max. Deadline: July 31, 2008. Entry fee: $5 per poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 per piece of flash fiction. More details...
