I got these from the About.com Fiction Writing website - http://fictionwriting.about.com They have a listing of contests by month. These might be worth looking into.
Kudzu Fiction Contest -- February 1
AWAITING 2008 INFO. Prizes of $100 for the best short story of 3,000 words or less on any topic. Submit entries to: Kudzu Hazard Community & Technical College, Knott County Branch, One Community College Drive, Hazard, Kentucky 41701, Attn: Donna Sparkman, 1-800-246-7521 ext. 73411, [email protected]. $5 entry fee.
Sarabande Books Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction -- February 15
The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction includes a $2,000 cash award, publication of a collection of short stories, novellas, or a short novel, and a standard royalty contract. Send entries to: The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, Sarabande Books, Inc., PO Box 4456, Louisville KY 40204, $25.00 entry fee.
Low Fidelity Press Novella Award -- February 2008
AWAITING 2008 INFO. "At the request of skimpy novelists and bloated short story authors the whole world over, Low Fidelity Press is sponsoring The Second Biennial Novella Award. Low Fidelity will publish the winning novella -- and perhaps, down the line, esteemable runners-up -- as a stand-alone trade paperback book and award the author a $1,000 advance." Send entries to: The Novella Award, Low Fidelity Press, 1912 16th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35205-5607. $20.00 reading fee.
The Ledge Fiction Awards Competition -- February 29
Three prizes of $1,000, $250, and $100, each with publication, for stories of no more than 7,500 words. Send entries to: The Ledge Fiction Awards, 40 Maple Avenue, Bellport, NY 11713. $10 fee. $20.00 subscription gains free entry.
Kudzu Fiction Contest -- February 1
AWAITING 2008 INFO. Prizes of $100 for the best short story of 3,000 words or less on any topic. Submit entries to: Kudzu Hazard Community & Technical College, Knott County Branch, One Community College Drive, Hazard, Kentucky 41701, Attn: Donna Sparkman, 1-800-246-7521 ext. 73411, [email protected]. $5 entry fee.
Sarabande Books Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction -- February 15
The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction includes a $2,000 cash award, publication of a collection of short stories, novellas, or a short novel, and a standard royalty contract. Send entries to: The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, Sarabande Books, Inc., PO Box 4456, Louisville KY 40204, $25.00 entry fee.
Low Fidelity Press Novella Award -- February 2008
AWAITING 2008 INFO. "At the request of skimpy novelists and bloated short story authors the whole world over, Low Fidelity Press is sponsoring The Second Biennial Novella Award. Low Fidelity will publish the winning novella -- and perhaps, down the line, esteemable runners-up -- as a stand-alone trade paperback book and award the author a $1,000 advance." Send entries to: The Novella Award, Low Fidelity Press, 1912 16th Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35205-5607. $20.00 reading fee.
The Ledge Fiction Awards Competition -- February 29
Three prizes of $1,000, $250, and $100, each with publication, for stories of no more than 7,500 words. Send entries to: The Ledge Fiction Awards, 40 Maple Avenue, Bellport, NY 11713. $10 fee. $20.00 subscription gains free entry.