The Sixth-Ever Black Warrior Review Contest has begun! Send us your dearest-beloved (stories/poems/essays)! Guest Judges for the contest are Claudia Rankine (Poetry) Peter Markus (Fiction) and our FIRST EVER NONFICTION Contest Judge   Lia Purpura   Payment must be made online (the Submission Manager will direct you to do so). To Submit your Work or for more details and guidelines, please visit: http://www.bwr.ua.edu Winners in each genre will...

Cloudbank is now accepting poetry submissions for our next issue. A prize of $200 will be awarded for one poem or short prose piece. Address for submissions: Cloudbank PO Box 610 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-0610 The deadline for contest submissions is July 31, 2010. The scheduled date to announce the winner is October 31, 2010 . Guidelines: 1. The contest fee is $15.00 The check should be made out to Cloudbank. All poets who enter the contest will...

Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the 2010 Canadian Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Competition. To be considered, a story must have two things. First, it must contain an element of the Fantastic; second, it must be identifiably Canadian. An element of the Fantastic is self-explanatory, but what is ‘Identifiably Canadian’? If the story is written by a Canadian, or written about Canadians, or takes place in Canada, then it...

Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary is now accepting submissions for its 2010 annual writing competition. The e-journal is looking for unpublished submissions of short fiction, poetry, and essays on Jewish themes that touch the lives and experiences of Jewish women. www.womeninjudaism.org   PRIZES:   Short Fiction First Place: $250 Second Place: $100 Third Place: $50   Poetry First Place: $250 Second Place: $100 Third Place: $50   Essays...

What do the words summer nights conjure up for you? Besides the famous Grease musical, there’s so much more that summer nights are good for. Full of romance, adventure, freedom from school and running around with friends, summer nights are what we look back on fondly and look forward to with longing. Share your summer nights –whether real or not – with other members! For this writing contest, all genres are welcome! There are no page...

Mapping Me: A Landscape of Women’s Stories is an anthology of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, photography and artwork. Its objective is to explore the connections – the invisible threads – that exist between women across the globe. Our starting point is to place the most basic question of identity, “Who am I?” within the complexities of culture and ethnicity. How do women respond to motherhood, rage, loss, relationships and loneliness...