Here's a contest that I know might interest a few friends here...
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'S ALL ABOUT LOVE WRITING CONTEST
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/blogs-books/all-about-love-writing-contest
NO ENTRY FEE.
Good Housekeeping magazine seeks stories for its All About Love Writing Contest. First prize of $2,000 to the writer who has written the best story about love or romance. Deadline September 1, 2014.