Break free! It’s Thin Air Magazine’s 2010 “Best In Show” All-Genre Contest! Why talk about the important of blurred genre if it is not rewarded when people write it? Send us your best work that: blurs poetry and prose, fiction and nonfiction, and show us there are more than three ways to see the world. Submissions (non-contest or contest) accepted in traditional poetry/prose/nonfiction as well—the choice is yours! Prize-$500...

The 13th Annual National High School Poetry Contest is now accepting submissions. This year’s individual scholarship prizes range from $100 up to $500.   Up to 200 JUST POETRY!!! Winners and hundreds of Topical Winners. All winners will receive an offer of publication.  Visit the website for details: http://www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com/

Submissions are now being accepted for the October 2010 WordSprint. Please submit online at www.lagosliteraryjournal.com October 1 to October 31 – Submissions accepted November 1 to  November 30 – online voting December 1 – Announcement of winner. October  2010 prize – $100 NO ENTRY FEES What is Word Sprint? The objective of Word Sprint is for authors to have their work publicly evaluated and rewarded by peers and other...

We’re searching for the best unpublished poem on ANY subject or theme. Poems may be in any form but must not exceed 100 lines. Poems must be in English. Submission Period October. 1st – March 31st, 2011. This contest is not yet open, and the rules below may change. Please wait until November 15 or later to submit. Prizes First Prize: $25.00 Cash Prize and publication, Laureate Award Certificate (and logo), $100.00 worth of...

2010 Anderbo Poetry Prize   For up to six unpublished poems   Winner receives: $500 cash Publication on anderbo.com Judged by Linda Bierds 2010 Contest Assistant: Anderbo Poetry Editor Charity Burns Guidelines: –Poems should be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the poet’s   name and contact information on the upper right corner   of each poem –Entries must be postmarked by December 15, 2010 –Limit six poems per poet –Poet must not have been...

We are excited to announce our newest contest, the 2011 Gulf Stream Award. One winner in each genre will win $250 and publication in Gulf Stream Online #5, due out in April, 2011. The judges are: John Dufresne: Fiction Les Standiford: Nonfiction Denise Duhamel: Poetry Guidelines Entry fee is $10. Entries will be accepted from September 24th to December 1st, 2010. Prose submissions are limited to 7,500 words. Poetry submissions are limited to...