The River City Writing Awards in FICTION and POETRY Sponsored by the Hohenberg Foundation Fiction: First Prize: $1,500 Second and Third Prizes: Publication and one year subscription CONTEST RULES 1. Any previously unpublished short story of up to 7,500 words is eligible. Simultaneous submissions are NOT permitted. 2. All manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and be accompanied by a cover letter. If applicable, please provide an email...

Campbell Corner at the Sarah Lawrence Language Exchange announces its Ninth Annual Poetry Contest. Entries that treat larger themes with lyric intensity are especially welcomed by contest director Phillis Levin and the judges. The Contest offers a prize of $3,000. Winners are invited to give a public reading at Sarah Lawrence College. Audio and video tapes of the reading will become part of the Sarah Lawrence Archives, and the poems will be...

The Foley Poetry Contest America sponsors annually the Foley Poetry Award, given in honor of William T. Foley, M.D. The contest runs from January 1 to March 31. The winning poem for 2006 is “Covetous” by Erin Murphy. Each entrant is asked to submit only one poem of 30 lines or fewer for consideration. No poems will be returned. Only typed, unpublished poems not under consideration elsewhere will be considered. The winning poem will...

Avery: An Anthology of New Fiction is seeking submission from talented folks like yourself.

Event Creative Non-Fiction Contest $1,500 Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in Event 36/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Final Judge: TBA. Myrna Kostash, Andreas Schroeder, Sharon Butala, Tom Wayman, Di Brandt, Terry Glavin, Karen Connelly and Charles Montgomery are just some of our past judges. Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Check your library for back...