Wanted: Erotic horror, short fiction, reviews, humour pieces, flash fiction ~ good writing of all sorrts

Stories wanted for Bloody Sexy, an anthology of erotic horror. Looking for short stories (2,000 – 10,000 words), nanofiction (500 words max.) and poetry of any length. Send to carmilla@vamptasy.com

Deadline: May 30, 2014.

Nat. Brut is a multimedia online literary magazine featuring art, writing, and culture. Currently seeking submissions for their late summer issue. Publishes poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, reviews (books, film, and other media), satire/humor pieces, short screenplays and theater scripts, and creative nonfiction/literary journalism, as well as visual art, short films, and audio content.

Deadline: May 31, 2014.Guidelines here. 

The Bridport Prize offers over £15,000 in prize money. One of the richest writing competitions in the UK, the Bridport Prize is open to all nationalities, aged 16 years and over.

The poem and short story categories each have a first prize of £5,000, second prize £1,000 and third prize £500. An additional 10 supplementary prizes (for each category) of £50 each are awarded.

A new category for flash fiction with a prize of £1,000 was launched in 2010. There is a second prize of £500, 3rd prize of £250 and 3 supplementary prizes of £25.

Fees: £7 for each submitted flash fiction,  £8 for each submitted poem,  £9 for each submitted short story.

Deadline: 12 midnight (UK time) on Saturday, May 31, 2014. Complete guidelines here.

Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing publishes two digital issues per year, in spring and fall and publishes work by both emerging and established writers.

No strict word count limits, but pieces longer than 5,000 words will be more difficult to place.

Fiction: Submit one previously unpublished piece of fiction, or up to three pieces of micro/flash fiction all in one document. Submit fiction here

Poetry: Submit up to six previously unpublished poems, all in one document. Submit poetry here.

Nonfiction: Submit one previously unpublished piece of nonfiction. Submit creative nonfiction here

Features: Submit queries for interviews or articles directly to our features editor, Jennie Nash, at: jennie.compose@gmail.com

Excerpts: Submit excerpts from traditionally published books, and include the name of the publisher, the publication date, and any other important information. Excerpts must stand on their own as complete stories, essays, or poems. Submit excerpts here

Photography/Artwork: Submit up to five high-resolution .jpg or .png files of artwork. Materials may have been previously published in print or online. Submit photography/artwork here

Deadline: On-going. Full submission guidelines here.

See Brian Henry's schedule here, including writing workshops and creative writing courses in Barrie, Brampton, Bolton, Burlington, Caledon, Cambridge, Georgetown, Guelph, Hamilton, Kingston, London, Midland, Mississauga, Newmarket, Orillia, Oakville, Ottawa, Peterborough, St. Catharines, Stouffville, Sudbury, Toronto, Halton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Muskoka, Peel, Simcoe, York, the GTA, Ontario and beyond.