Posts made in February, 2008

Saturday Writers 6th annual poetry contest

In honor of April being poetry month, Saturday Writers is announcing our 6th annual poetry contest! Submission Guidelines: 1) Any style, any subject, any form allowed. Wow us in one page. (One poem per single-spaced page.) 2) No identification should appear on the entry. Attach a separate coversheet with title, name, address, e-mail, and phone number. 3) Two copies of each entry, please! (Each judge need a copy.) 4) Entry fee: $5 per poem,...

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Dazzling Dogs writing contest

In honor of Freelance Writers week this week), we are running a “Dazzling Dogs” writing contest. Here is a link to the press release with more information: http://www.logicalexpressions.com/pr02-08iw.htm If you love dogs and love to write, this is your chance to tell us your best dog story. The winning essays will be published in a book and get a license for Logical Expressions’ IdeaWeaver writing and creativity software ($50...

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OXFORD MAGAZINE Call for Submissions

Oxford Magazine is an online literary magazine edited and published by graduate students at the Department of English at Miami University of Ohio. Since our premiere in 1984, our journal has received Pushcart Prizes for both fiction and poetry, and has published authors such as William Stafford, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dixon, Andre Dubus, and Stuart Dybek. In May we will be publishing our 22nd edition. We are currently accepting submissions in...

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POETRY CENTER PRIZES FIRST BOOK COMPETITION & OPEN COMPETITION

http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html In each category, $1,000 and publication in the CSU Poetry Series is offered for the best full-length volume of original poetry submitted between November 1, 2007 and February 15, 2008 (postmark deadline). The 2008 First Book Competition will be judged by Robert Hill Long (please see Eligibility below). The 2008 Open Book Competition Winner will be selected by a committe, headed by Michael...

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Philip Roth Residence: Application Guidelines

Stadler Center for Poetry www.bucknell.edu/x3756.xml To be eligible, an applicant must be more than 21 years of age, must reside in the United States, and must not be enrolled as a student in a college or university. (Persons enrolled in a college or university at the time of application are eligible). Some record of publication is desirable. Please note that the 2008-09 Roth Residence will be awarded to a poet. Prose writers may apply in...

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