Yesterday I entered The Silver Collar in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest! Entry is free and there are several stages of entry throughout the year. You can even enter different stories for each stage. Here’s the link: http://www.writersofthefuture.com/contest
There is a limit of 1700 words, or I would enter more of my work! The prizes are $1,000, $750, and $500, with an additional Annual Grand Prize of $5,000!
Kate Policani 
Good luck!
Thanks!
The word count is up to 17k. All the best with your entry :).
Thanks! The Silver Collar is 11,000 and change.
Nice, I read some of it and liked, the story is pretty interesting.
Thanks! It kind of evolved on its own as I wrote it.
First of all good luck. Thanks for letting us know, will toss something in and see if it floats. 🙂
You can’t beat free! Thanks and best of luck to you too!
Free sooooooo works. 🙂