Posts made in August, 2007

Tea Party Magazine’s 2008 Poetry Prize

Tea Party Magazine’s 2008 Poetry Prize Guidelines $500 Honorarium and Publication Final Judge: Tyehimba Jess Postmark Deadline: Friday, Nov. 30th, 2007 Entry Fee: $15 Tyehimba Jess’ first book of poetry, leadbelly, was a winner of the 2004 National Poetry Series. The Library Journal and Black Issues Book Review both named it one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2005.” Jess received a 2004 Literature Fellowship from the...

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National Writing Contest in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry

National Writing Contest in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry $10 Entry Fee $500 First Place Prize Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2007 Our annual contest awards $500 plus publication for the first place winner in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies (4). $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant receives one copy of the 2008 issue, a $10 value....

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2007 PILGRIMAGE WRITING AWARD–$1000

www.pilgrimagepress.org/award.html The theme for this writing contest is peacemaking. We’re looking for personal stories that involve a non-violent way of resolving a conflict. While an act of peacemaking may begin with two people, we’re interested in acts of conflict resolution that directly affect a larger circle of people as well—in a family, a community, a region, even internationally. We’re looking for previously...

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Short Fiction Contest: Baltimore Review

www.baltimorereview.org Deadline: December 1, 2007 Submissions accepted between August 1st -December 1st, 2007. Prizes: First Place: $500 + publication in The Baltimore Review Second Place: $250 Third Place: $100 Judges: The Editors of The Baltimore Review Rules: Submit one short story per entry fee. Stories must be original and unpublished elsewhere. All styles and forms are accepted. Maximum word count: 6,000 words. All short stories...

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Philip Levine Prize in Poetry 2007

Deadline: September 30, 2007. Winner receives $1500 prize and book publication by Anhinga Press. Guidelines: 1. Manuscript should be original poetry, not previously published in book form, and should be 48-80 pages. 2. Include two manuscript title pages: one with name and contact information and one with the name of the manuscript ONLY. Manuscripts will be screened and judged anonymously. 3. All poets are eligible except current or former...

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