Ann Lauterbach will judge the 2009 Omnidawn Poetry Contest Submissions accepted by Omnidawn March 1 – June 30, 2009 www..omnidawn.com/contest/contest_guidelines.htm The 2009 Omnidawn Poetry Prize is Omnidawn Publishing’s second annual contest for a first or second full-length collection of poems by a poet writing in English. The contest will be judged by Ann Lauterbach, with a cash prize of $2,000 and Fall 2010 publication by Omnidawn...

$200 First Prize and Publication in the Fall 2009 In Our Own Words Writer’s Guidelines To reward a poet whose writing 1. Inspires others to value human life and the natural world instead of values based on short-term economic advantage 2. Speaks for community-centered values,democratic processes, especially those whose voices are seldom heard 3. Demonstrates poetic excellence 4. Educates readers of the relevance of the past to the present...

www.burnsidereview.org/contests.php Judge: Martha Ronk We are sponsoring our fifth annual poetry chapbook competition. Winner will receive twenty-five copies and a two hundred dollar cash prize. Competition runs March 15th to June 30th. Winner will be announced approximately September 1st, with publication date set for winter. The same dedication and care will go into the production of the chapbook as with our journal—quality cardstock cover...

rainmountainpress.com/contests.html $150.00 and 75 copies published by Rain Mountain Press Deadline July 1, 2009 Send $20.00 reading fee and up to 30 pages of poetry to: Rain Mountain Press 68 East Third Street, Suite 16 New York, NY 10003

www.juked.com/prize/ We are currently accepting entries for our 2009 JukedFiction and Poetry Prizes. Winners in each of the genres will receive $500 and publication in print issue #7. Our final judges this year are Dan Chaon (fiction) and Dora Malech (poetry). This year we will also accept electronic submissions to help everyone cut down on costs. Submission Guidelines: First prize for each genre: $500 and publication in our upcoming print...

www.mississippireview.com/mrpoetryseries.html 2010 JUDGE: DARA WIER A new poetry book contest in which three poetry collections will be selected and published in January 2010. Three prizes of $1000 will be awarded. The Mississippi Review Poetry Series is an annual contest awarding three publication prizes for book-length poetry manuscripts. It is open to all poets working in English except current or former students or employees of Southern...