Have you ever dreamed of being published? Do you have a story to tell? Well, you’re in luck! We are currently taking submissions for our back page nonfiction essay. Here is what we’re looking for: Submit a single work of creative nonfiction, with a maximum length of 600 words. The subject should be a story about love– the presence, absence, complications, hesitations, headlong rush into, etc. The best essays will focus on a specific event or...

“The Spirit of Nature” Awards: 1st place – 50 copies and $100.00 check Up-to five Honorable Mention  (each chapbook is priced at $13.00 total award $750.00) Final Judge: Michal Mahgerefteh http://www.michalmahgerefteh.com/ Official Rules:  – Submit 16-24 pages of poetry. – Submit manuscripts between January 1st – June 1st – No name should appear on poems. – Send two cover pages:        ~ One cover...

We invite you to check out The March issue of Gemini Magazine featuring the results of the Poetry Open competition.   The Grand Prize of $1,000 goes to David Mohan, of Dublin, Ireland, for “The Lazarus Dream.” Mohan describes this haunting poem as “an attempt at imaginative empathy” for those dealing with the aftereffects of war and other trauma.   Mab Jones, of Cardiff, Wales, wins second place for “The Three...

River Styx Founders Award High School Poetry Contest $150 First Prize No entry fee! Must be a high school student in the St. Louis bi-state metro area. Include student’s name, address, and name of school on cover letter only. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope—we will use it to notify you of results. Send up to five poems, each on a separate page. Winner invited to read at May River Styx Lit Feast. Entries must be postmarked by April...

$500 + 20 copies and publishing contract. Blind-judging. 21-30 pages, one poem per page. Name on cover page only with address & title. Send w/SASE and $20 fee: Spire Press, 217 Thompson St., Ste 298, NY, NY 10012. Deadline April 30, 2011 Visit the website: http://www.spirepress.org/contest.html