SHORT STORY AWARD for NEW WRITERS
                                Glimmer Train Press, Inc.

Next Deadline: May 31, 2015

• Any length up to 12,000 words (most common length is 1500 - 6000 words)
• Entries must NOT have been published in any print publication.

Reading fee: $15 per story. Maximum of three entries per competition.

Winners will be announced in the August 1 and contacted one week earlier.

Prizes:

• 1st Place wins $1500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies.
• 2nd Place wins $500 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).
• 3rd Place wins $300 (or $700 and 10 copies, if accepted for publication).

* FYI - there's always a one-week grace period.

For more information and to enter the contest, check out the link below.

Glimmer Train's online submission site

Writers Digest 2015 Annual Writing Competition

Writers Digest is currently accepting entries for the 2015 competition.

Deadline: June 5, 2015

• Poetry entry—$20 for the first entry; $15 for each additional poetry entry.
• Manuscript entry—$30 for the first entry; $25 for each additional manuscript entry.

Categories

• Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
• Memoirs/Personal Essay
• Magazine Feature Article
• Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
• Mainstream/Literary Short Story
• Rhyming Poetry
• Non-rhyming Poetry
• Stage Play
• Television/Movie Script
• Children’s/Young Adult Fiction

For more information and to enter the contest, check out the link below.

84th Annual Writers Competition