Iowa Short Fiction Award

Contest is open to any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction.

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Lunch Hour Stories

Lunch Hour Stories magazine announces its annual VERY Short Story and Narrative Prose Poem Contest, deadline December 31, 2008.

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Egg On Face

Some readers out there must be having a really good laugh at my expense. And the worse of it is, I deserve it.

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HE Bates Short Story Contest

Be inspired by H.E. Bates, Northamptonshire-born master of short stories, and write us a short story on the subject of your choice.

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Christian Fiction Writers

Mount Hermon Writer’s Conference have teamed up to sponsor a competition for unpublished Christian fiction writershThe winner will receive a $10,000 publishing contract from Zondervan.  Here’s the official press release:

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TLC Creative Writing Contest

TLC Creative is a writing and creative partnership of three experienced authors specialising in pantomimes play scripts, merchandise and services for theatre, performers (both amateur and professional) and corporate clients.

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Hot Wire Your Writing

Every writer has their own unique creative writing abilities, a way of spinning words together like no-one else. Also, we’re all capable of improving our writing, writing more richly, more deeply, more abundantly.

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Creative Writing - Literature

Whenever you write anything, it is most important to transmit a message to your readers because this is what gives value to your work.

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