Short story contest – deadline delayed
 The deadline for firstwriter.com's
Eleventh International Short Story Contest has been delayed by one
month to May 1, 2015, to allow for last minute
entries.
The competition is seeking short
stories up to 3,000 words, and is open to stories on any subject
and in any style: literary fiction; genre; romance; horror;
science fiction; experimental – all are acceptable and will be
treated equally – the only criteria on which they will be
judged is the quality of the story and of the writing.
The winner of the competition
will receive a cash prize of £200, or the equivalent in your
currency (that's around $300). Not only that, but there will also
be ten special commendations awarded. All eleven winners will be
published in firstwriter.magazine
and receive firstwriter.com
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Another advantage of the firstwriter.com
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New print journal seeks
submissions
The Ottawa Object is a new
print literary journal publishing short fiction. It has a
special interest in speculative fiction, but will also
print literary fiction, as long as it intrigues the
reader. The magazine will be published twice a year.
Short stories are sought that look
deeply into human yearning, especially at the extremes.
Examples given on the magazine's website include: What
fills us when we float through emptiness? What happens
when Pavlov mixes his stimuli? What happens when you let
go of something you’ve held all your life? What is at the
heart of darkness? Stories should be
between 300 and 4,000 words. For more information see the
submission guidelines at
https://theottawaobject.wordpress.com/submission-guidelines/
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The 2015 Wasafiri New
Writing Prize is now open
The 2015 Wasafiri New Writing
Prize is looking for submissions in three categories:
Poetry, Fiction and Life Writing. The prize in each
category is £300 and publication in Wasafiri
Magazine. The competition is open to
anyone worldwide who has not published a complete book in
their chosen category. Entries for Fiction and Life Writing
should be no longer than 3,000 words, and Poetry submissions
should comprise of no more than five poems. The deadline for
entries is Friday July 24, 2015. For more
details, or to enter, go to
http://www.wasafiri.org/wasafiri-new-writing-prize.asp
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Magazine call for
submissions
Star 82 Review is an art and
lit online and print magazine looking for original
unpublished work and lyrical language featuring humanity,
humility and humour.
The magazine is looking for 20–1,000
words of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction; or
photos or images that have been created to tell a story. Combinations of art and writing (erasure texts, tiny
stories with photo, etc.) are also welcome.
The magazine is
currently seeking work for the Summer / June Issue 3.2. Optional
prompts for this issue are your interpretations of: targets; aim; seeds;
embarking; circles; lines; germination; beginnings; and
correspondence. The deadline for
submitting to this issue is May 1, 2015, and the general
submission
guidelines are available at:
http://star82review.com/submissions.html
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The BIG LIT Weekend –
call for short poems
The BIG LIT Weekend takes place April
16–19 at the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival. Chrys
Salt, who convenes BIG LIT: The Stewartry Book Festival, is asking for short
poems of any kind (published or unpublished) to be sent to
her in Palatino 12 point.
Names should appear at the bottom,
plus acknowledgements for published poems. Poems should be
sent no later than April 1, 2015, to
chrys@chryssalt.com
The poems will be displayed in the
windows of the small town of Gatehouse of Fleet during the
festival. New quarterly online
journal
WordPeace is a new quarterly
online journal of literary response to world events, in
the spirit of promoting peace and hope for all people.
The magazine is looking for articles,
interviews, fiction and poetry (or mixed media) to publish
which reflect this aim. It seeks work that asks for
positive change; that critiques the status quo; that is
forward thinking; that is in the face of corruption and
greed, brutality, genocide, oligarchy; and that is taking
a stand. Submissions are accepted
year-round at
https://wordpeace.submittable.com/submit
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10th WriterAdvice Flash
Prose Contest
WriterAdvice seeks flash fiction,
memoir, and creative nonfiction running 750 words or less.
Finalists receive responses from all judges.
First Prize is $200; Second Prize is
$100; Third Prize is $50; Honorable Mentions will also be
published. The deadline for entries is April 21, 2015.
For more details, and to enter, go to
http://www.writeradvice.com/
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Postcard Poems and Prose
Magazine
Postcard Poems and Prose is an online
zine publishing prose, poems, and art, in a 4×6 postcard
format. It accepts and publishes 15–17 pieces of poetry
and prose each month.
The magazine is seeking poetry, in any
genre, that is 20 lines or fewer, along with
tightly-written microfiction.
For full submission guidelines go to
https://postcardpoemsandprose.wordpress.com/submit-2/
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Deadline looms for Able
Muse Poetry Book Award
There are only a handful of days left
to submit to the Able Muse Poetry Book Award for 2015,
before it closes on March 31. On
offer is the chance to win $1,000 and have your book
published by Able Muse Press.
Simply submit a poetry manuscript
between 50 and 120 pages for your chance to win. Online
entry is available. For more details go
to
http://www.ablemusepress.com/ablemuse-book-award
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