12/31/09 Deadline: Words Magazine Short Story Contest. Theme: Author's Choice (no fee) (all ages)
12/31/09 BYU Personal Essay Contest (no fee) $300 1st, $200 2nd, $100 3rd. The contest is open to BYU graduates and/or regular subscribers to BYU Studies
12/31/09 Deadline: L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest (no fee) $1,000 1st, $750 2nd, $500 3rd
12/31/09 Deadline: Rockaway Press Annual International Creative Writing Competition (no fee) all genres. Winner will 5,000 copies of book published.
1/2/10 Deadline: Glimmer Train Press, Inc. Open Fiction Contest ($20 fee) $2,000 1st Place plus publication and 20 copies, $1,000 2nd Place, $600 3rd Place
1/5/10 Deadline: 12th Annual Scriptapalooza Screenwriting Competition ($40 fee) 1st $10,000. All finalists and semifinalists get stuff.
1/10/10 Deadline: Clive Cussler Adventure Writing Competition (no fee) $1,000
1/31/10 Deadline: The University of New Orleans Sixth Annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad ($25 fee)
2/15/10 Deadline: Cleveland State University First Book Competition & Open Competition (fee)
2/19/10 Deadline: ACS 5th Annual National Student Writing Competition for law students (no fee) $3,000 1st, $1,000 for 2nd/3rd
2/28/10 Deadline: Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing (no fee)
2/28/10 Deadline: 10th Annual Chistell Writing Contest (no fee) Short story. Must be 16+ to enter. 1st $100, 2nd $50. (You'll have to go to the website and then send an email asking for the guidelines/instructions)
3/13/10 Deadline: The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction/Colorado State University ($10 fee)
3/31/10 Deadline: 18th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest ($15 fee) 1st Prize: $3,000. Theme: humorous
4/15/10 Deadline: PARSEC SciFi & Fantasy Short Story Contest (no fee) $200 1st, $100 2nd, $50 3rd
4/15/10 (est) Deadline: Writer Advice 4th Annual Flash ($10 Fee)
4/18/10 (est) Deadline: FanStory Flash Fiction contest
4/23/10 Deadline: Willamette Kay Snow Adult Fiction Contest ($10 fee) $350 1st, $150 2nd, $50 3rd
4/23/10 Deadline: Willamette Kay Snow Adult Non-Fiction Contest ($10 fee) $350 1st, $150 2nd, $50 3rd
4/23/10 Deadline: Willamette Kay Snow Juvenile Short Fiction or Non-fiction Contest ($10 fee) $350 1st, $150 2nd, $50 3rd
4/23/10 Deadline: Willamette Kay Snow Adult Screenwriting Contest ($10 fee) $350 1st, $150 2nd, $50 3rd
5/3/10 Deadline: 18th Annual Writer's Digest International Self-Published Book Awards ($125) $3,000 Grand, $1,000 for 10 1st place winners. 9 categories.
5/14/10 Deadline: 79th Annual Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition ($20) 10 Categories. GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents.
10/22/10 Deadline: 13th Annual Saugus Ghost Story Contest (no fee) T-shirt (the contest application is not up yet, but they've sponsored this for 12 years, I figure Saugus will sponsor it again for 2010)