“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...

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

One winning poem will be awarded $1000 and two runners-up will be awarded $100 each. Winning poem, runners-up, and honorable mentions will be published in the 2010 fall issue. This year’s judge will be announced after judging is completed. Guidelines: Submit two copies of three unpublished poems, maximum of ten pages total. Name, address, and phone number of poet should appear on each page of one copy only. Entries must be unpublished and...

Cash prize: $500 for the winner Two $100 prizes will be awarded to runners-up 10 additional finalists will be listed on our website All entries will be considered for publication  Featuring Guest Judge: Ray McManus http://www.raymcmanuspoetry.com/ Entering the contest You may submit groups of 3-5 poems along with a $10 entry fee per submission. Make sure to include your name, contact information, and title only on a separate cover letter....

The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves arranging words into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling everyone! And to all who have the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand...