Posts made in August, 2007

Three Candles Press First Book Award

three candles press is pleased to announce the second Three Candles Press First Book Award for a best first book of poems. This contest will be judged by Peter Pereira, whose books include The Lost Twin, Saying the World, and What’s Written on the Body Award: Winner receives $500.00 and 25 copies of the winning book. Deadline Oct. 15th (post-mark date). The winner will be notified at the end of December. The book will be available on the...

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Fourth Annual Gival Press Short Story Award

givalpress.com/ Deadline: August 8, 2007 (postmarked) Our dates never change, if the date falls on a Sunday, then Monday becomes the default postmarked date. Guidelines: Submissions of a previously unpublished original (not a translation) short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary quality, typed, double-spaced on one side of the paper only, with word count in the upper left hand side of the first page,...

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First Annual Tonka Fiction Contest — Minnetonka Review

www.minnetonkareview.com/fiction_contest.html The winning entry will be published and its author will receive $1,000 and a personalized, engraved plaque featuring a print of the cover art from the award issue! 2nd Place Prize: $100 3rd Place Prize: $50 10 Honorable Mentions will be named All entries judged anonomously and considered for publication. RULES: 1. The entry fee of $10 includes a copy of the award issue (Winter 2008). This fee is...

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Sarah Lawrence College

Sarah Lawrence College seeks established nonfiction writers to fill two half-time tenure-track positions beginning in the fall of 2008. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate nonfiction-writing workshops, regular individual tutorials with students, and supervision of M.F.A. theses. We are looking for candidates with an M.F.A. or equivalent, at least one published book, teaching experience at the undergraduate or graduate...

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2007 Wabash Prize for Poetry

2007 Final Judge: Eavan Boland sycamorereview.com/contest/ First Prize: $1000 and winning entry published in Winter / Spring 2008 issue. Entries of honorable mention may be considered for publication as well. Complete Guidelines for Contest Submissions Deadline: Entries must be received by October 15, 2007. This is NOT a postmark deadline. Entries received after October 15, 2007 will be returned unread. For each submission, send up to three...

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