Posts made in August, 2008

The Yellowwood Prize for Poetry/The Barry Hannah Prize for Fiction

The Yellowwood Prize for Poetry Winner receives $500 and publication in the 2009 issue. Entries will be judged by Ann Fisher-Wirth. The Barry Hannah Prize for Fiction Winner receives $500 and publication in the 2009 issue. Entries will be judged by Padgett Powell. All submissions must be accompanied by a $10 reading fee (includes 2009 subscription), and a SASE. Submissions must be postmarked no later than October 15, 2008. Send all entries to:...

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2009 Georgetown Review Contest

$1,000 and publication to the winning short story, poem, or essay on any theme or subject. All genres welcome. http://georgetownreview.georgetowncollege.edu/grcontest.htm Submissions must be postmarked by on or before November 15, 2008. Entry fee is $10 for the first entry, $5 for each entry thereafter. One poem, story, or essay counts as one entry. Please make out checks or money orders to “Georgetown Review.” If you want your work...

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12TH ANNUAL ZOETROPE: ALL-STORY SHORT FICTION CONTEST

www.all-story.com/contests.cgi Judged by: Elizabeth McCracken First Prize: $1,000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $250 The winners and seven finalists will be considered for representation by the William Morris Agency, ICM, Regal Literary, the Elaine Markson Literary Agency, Inkwell Management, Sterling Lord Literistic, and the Georges Borchardt Literary Agency. The deadline is October 1, 2008. The winners and finalists will be announced at...

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Sweet: A Literary Confection Call for Submissions

New Online Literary Journal, Sweet: A Literary Confection. www.sweetlit.com Sweet seeks only poetry and creative nonfiction and anything in between. (Sorry fiction writers!) We read submissions all-year. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately if your work has been taken by another literary journal. (We would like to be the first to congratulate you!) Along with your attachment, please include a brief cover...

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The Private Press Call for Poems

‘I can’t figure out if you’re a detective or a pervert.’ Seeking poems that explore the twisted world of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet for The Private Press’s next chapbook anthology. Visit zoo.f2s.com/privatepress for more details and send your poems via the online contribution form. Deadline 31 December 2008.

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