Daily updated database of writing contests, including competitions for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and scripts - many free to enter.http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions For unpublished stories up to 10,000 words. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication. Deadline for entries is 30th March 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8078 For poems up to 40 lines. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Publication in a short book plus 50 copies. Deadline for entries is 14th February 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8077 Monthly writing competition, winners will be published on our website for a period of 30 days. There will be a small trophy for the first prize winner. Send us your synopsis and 3 chapters advising which genre your writing is in one of the following genres : romance, paranormal romance, sci-fi/fantasy, mysteries, thrillers, romantics and general fiction. Entries to be made by email or post and additionally all entrants will be considered for publication. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. Remosa monthly writing competition. Deadline for entries is 29th February 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8076 A travel writing competition. The best entry will be published in our Blog and win a set of Wild Guides on Italy, Britain and Ireland. The winner will also be invited to write further travel pieces throughout 2012 for the Blog. For a preview of our Wild Guides and for full details of the competition, please go to our web-site and follow the link on our home page. Prizes include GBP 0 for first place. The winner will be published on our blog and win a set of our Wild Guides. Deadline for entries is 31st March 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8075 Completely free to enter and is looking for stories, of up to 8000 words, within any fantasy sub-genre. This could be traditional fantasy, epic fantasy, urban fantasy, steam-punk, and so on. More importantly though, winners will feature within an anthology alongside some of the Fantasy genres finest authors. Prizes include $500 for first place. Deadline for entries is 30th June 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8074 For African American writers who have had one full-length book of poetry published by a professional press. Prizes include $1,000 for first place. Also publication and 15 copies. Deadline for entries is 15th April 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8073 For essays on creativity, up to 1,000 words. Prizes include GBP 100 for first place. (Tokens). Literary magazine subscription; box set. Deadline for entries is 10th February 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8072 For your chance to see your story in print we are now accepting submissions for their Open Short Storry competition. We are seeking the new and the talented. Winning manuscripts will bepublished and the author will receive cash and book prizes. For further information visit website and remember - submissions must be in by 31st March. Good luck! Prizes include GBP 150 for first place. Published Anthology Deadline for entries is 31st March 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8071 Do you have an original manuscript you want published? For your chance to see your story in print we are now accepting submissions for their Writing Competitions for 2012. First prize is GBP 150, second GBP 75. All commended entries will be compiled into an anthology and published. Prizes include GBP 150 for first place. Published Anthology. Deadline for entries is 31st March 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8070 Open (max.60 lines), Formal(max 40), Short(max 10). Suggested theme: Beastly (not obligatory. Send 2 copies of each poem, one anon, other with name etc, results July. Awards at Celebration 28-30 September. Possible publication for selected poems. Prizes include EUR 400 for first place. 2 x 200, 3 x 100, other prizes. Deadline for entries is 15th April 2012. http://www.firstwriter.com/competitions/search/specific.cgi?RecordNumber=8069