First Prize: $5,000.00 - Plus, the tuition fee for The Humber School for Writers Correspondence Program in Creative Writing Second Prize: $2,000.00 Third Prize: $1,000.00 The feeling of submitting: PRICELESS! DEADLINE: Sunday, February 26, 2012 Here's the article in the Star about the contest this year: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1111985--announcing-the-star-s-short-story-contest   Here are the details for the contest:… Continue reading Toronto Star Short Story Contest! Check out the info!

For those of us YA authors trying to break on through, please click on the links below for a very unique and exciting publishing opportunity! The Ampersand Project Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/AmpersandYA?sk=info   Website - c/o Hardie Grant Egmont  http://www.hardiegrant.com.au/egmont/contact-us/the-ampersand-project

Geist Emerging Writer of the Month An enlightened online space for new writers to test-drive their work. How it worksEmerging writers are invited to submit short written works online. Geistchooses and publishes one piece each month on a dedicated web page. Geistreaders and like-minded people are then invited to comment on the featured work. Feel free to… Continue reading Students – Check this out!! Geist Emerging Writer of the Month

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 13th ANNUAL POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION $750 PRIZE   The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until February 14, 2012, for the 13th annual POSTCARD STORY COMPETITION. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of 250 words or fewer in the English language, fiction or nonfiction. Are you up… Continue reading Writer’s Union of Canada Postcard Story Competition Details!