Posts made in July, 2008

HUNGER MOUNTAIN CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE

www.tui.edu/hungermtn/nonfiction.asp One $1,000.00 prize winner receives publication in the Spring 2009 Issue; two honorable mentions receive $100.00 each. Judge: Nick Flynn Deadline: September 10, 2008 Guidelines: A $15 entry fee, payable to “Hunger Mountain,” includes a copy of the Spring 2009 Issue of Hunger Mountain Submit one work of creative nonfiction, not to exceed 10,000 words Name or address should not appear anywhere on...

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First Annual SCR Fiction Prize

Mandatory Entry Form First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $200 Third Prize: $100 Guidelines: Send one story of up to 8,000 words with a $10 reading fee payable to Southern California Review. Multiple entries are permitted, but a separate check should be included with each entry. All entrants will receive a complimentary copy of Southern California Review. All stories must be typed and previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are...

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2008 PEARL POETRY PRIZE

$1,000 & BOOK PUBLICATION Judge: Gerald Locklin www.pearlmag.com/contests.html GUIDELINES MANUSCRIPTS should include a title page with the author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address; an acknowledgment page listing previously published poems; a table of contents, 48–64 pages of original poetry; and an SASE for reply or return of manuscript. Manuscripts should be unbound, typed, pages numbered, and name should appear on...

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Black Warrior Review Poetry and Fiction Contests

The Fourth-Ever Black Warrior Review Contest has begun! Guest Judges this year are Tomaz Salamun (poetry) and Lydia Millet (fiction). Send your entry to: Fiction Contest OR Poetry Contest Black Warrior Review Box 862936 Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 The Reading Fee is $15 per short story (up to 7500 words) and $15 per group of up to 3 poems. Contestants will also receive a complimentary one-year subscription. All entries must be postmarked by October 1,...

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A Woman’s Write Novel Competition

We are more interested in a good story well told than in attempts to sound literary or poetic. Send us your best, simplest work. Make us love or hate your characters by what you let them do and say. Get us involved in the plot by moving us skillfully from point A to point B. This is a fiction contest. Memoirs, biographies, and other nonfiction are not eligible for this competition. AWW is a resource for creative women. We want to encourage work...

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