Posts made in September, 2007

The Danahy Fiction Prize

The Danahy Fiction Prize is an award of $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review given annually for a previously unpublished work of short fiction. Submissions between 500 and 5,000 words are preferred; manuscripts falling slightly outside this range will also be considered. Tampa Review editors will judge, and all entries will be considered for publication. Manuscripts should be double-spaced and include a cover page with author’s name,...

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The SFWP Literary Awards Program

The SFWP Literary Awards Program is back and better than ever with Pulitzer Prize winning author Robert Olen Butler on board as judge! Featuring the largest cash prizes in the history of our program, the winner and two runners-up will receive: 1st prize: $2,500 2nd prize: $1,500 3rd prize: $1,000 ENTER NOW at http://www.sfwwpawards.com/ The SFWP Literary Awards Program This year’s judge, Robert Olen Butler, will select authors who represent...

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The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry The Charles B. Wheeler Prize 2008

The Ohio State University Press and The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, invite submissions for the 2008 Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award. Each year, a readers’ committee of OSU poets and a final judge select one full-length poetry manuscript for publication by The Ohio State University Press. The winner also receives The Charles B. Wheeler Prize , a $3,000 cash prize made possible by the...

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Twelfth Annual Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction Contest

http://www.briarcliff.edu/campus_info/bcu_review/contest_info.asp $1000 First Place for each category Plus Publication in Spring 2008 Entries will be judged by the Editors of The Briar Cliff Review. $15.00 entry fee per story/creative nonfiction piece or three poems. Omit author’s name on manuscript. Deadline: November 1, 2007 Guidelines: Short story/creative nonfiction word limit up to 6,000. Short stories and creative nonfiction should be...

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Codhill Press Chapbook Award

$500 cash prize and fifty copies Judge: Pauline Uchmanowicz Manuscripts are judged anonymously. Codhill Press will consider all finalists for publication. Guidelines The competition is open to any poet who writes in English. Previously published poems with proper acknowledgement are acceptable. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Poets should submit twenty to thirty pages (no more than one poem per page) plus SASE...

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