Bartleby Snopes Third Annual Dialogue Only Contest – Compose a short story entirely of dialogue; under 2000 words. Award: minimum $250 for first place, at least $10 to four honorable mentions; plus publication. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: September 12, 2011. Info: www.bartlebysnopes.com/contests.htm
2011 Wabash Prize for Poetry. For each submission, send up to three poems. Award: $1000 and winning entry published in Winter/Spring 2012 issue of Sycamore Review. Entry fee: $15. All entrants will receive a copy of the prize issue. Deadline: September 15, 2011. Info: www.sycamorereview.com/contest/.
100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest, Number Eight. Original and complete fiction of not more than 100 words. This is not easy, but we receive stories that match great novels for characters, plots, and endings! Open theme (no porn or gore). See the website for examples of winning stories, checkmark evaluations, and critiques. Awards: $500, $150, $100, $50. Entry fee: $15; plus checkmark evaluation: $23; plus critique: $55. Deadline: September 18, 2011. Info: www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com or hundredwordsorfewer@earthlink.net
The New Guard 2011 Contests -- Knightville Poetry Contest for narrative or experimental poetry. Three poems per entry; up to 300 lines per poem. Machigonne Fiction Contest for literary or experimental fiction. Up to 7,500 words; flash, long stories and everything in between. Novel excerpts are welcomed, as long as the manuscript functions as a stand-alone story. Awards: $1,000 each contest. Each submission will be considered for publication. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: www.newguardreview.com
