The Lascaux Review announces the inaugural Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction and invites writers to submit their best stories. Stories may be unpublished or previously published. Winner will receive $500 and publication in The Lascaux Review; entry fee is $5 per submission. For more information, visit www.LascauxReview.com/contest.
Call for Papers: Modern Language Studies Special Issue: Teaching Creative Writing, edited by Lewis Land, Bucknell University. Deadline, March 31, 2014.
For a special issue on creative writing pedagogy, Modern Language Studies invites essays
that attempt to address the nuts and bolts of teaching creative writing in
inventive, contemporary, and stimulating ways. Papers should seek not merely to
identify flaws within current methods of instruction in creative writing, but
instead address how to correct those flaws and/or to consider in their stead
effective and rewarding teaching methods for both students and instructors. Download the complete CFP with contact information here.
The first annual Better Prizes in fiction and poetry, awarding $1,000 and publication to one story and one poem are now open for submissions. Deadline is January 7. This year's fiction judge will be Robert Lopez, author of Kamby Bolongo Mean River, Part of the World, and Asunder. The poetry prize will be judged by Srikanth Reddy, author of Voyager and Facts for Visitors.
The Ladies' Home Journal's annual personal essay contest is open for submissions. This year's theme is "The Best Decision I Ever Made." Deadline is December 6. The contest winner will receive $3,000 and the chance to have his/her essay published in Ladies' Home Journal. Essays not chosen as winner may also be considered for publication.
The Poet's Billow has extended the deadline for the Atlantis Award from October 1st to November 1st. The winner of The Atlantis Award, given for a best poem, receives $100, publication, and the opportunity to be interviewed on The Poet's Billow web site. The winning poem will also be nominated for any other award for which it qualifies, including a Pushcart Prize.
The Quaker, a national literary magazine dedicated to the work of outstanding undergraduate creative writing, is accepting submissions from undergraduate student writers. 