Prize fund accumulates @£2.00 per entry (up to £10,000 maximum – about $16,500) The entrants judge this online poetry contest themselves – a knockout system in three rounds. There is a new development for the poetry competition in 2010: participants may leave comments during the judging process. Any subject or style: poetry or prose poetry, maximum 42 lines, entry fee £6 – about $10. All profits from the contest will be donated to MAG...

Cloudbank is now accepting poetry submissions for our next issue. A prize of $200 will be awarded for one poem. Address for submissions: Cloudbank PO Box 610 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-0610 The deadline for contest submissions is December 15, 2009. The winner will be announced in February, 2010. Guidelines: 1. The contest fee is $15.00 The check should be made out to Cloudbank. All poets who enter the contest will receive a one-year (two-issue)...

The deadline for the 15th open, annual Soul-Making Literary Competition is November 30, 2009. We are accepting entries in twelve categories: Short Story; Poetry; Flash Fiction; Prose Poetry; Memoir; Novel Excerpt; Intercultural Essay; Humor; Literary Nonfiction; Environmental Futures Writing; Young Adult Poetry; Young Adult Prose. Cash prizes in all categories. Competition is an arts outreach of Pen Women, Nob Hill, San Francisco Branch. For...

The Columbia Journal is calling writers in fiction, nonfiction and poetry! Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art has launched its annual literary contest in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. First-place winners in each genre will win $500, plus publication in the print journal (Spring 2010). The top works in fiction will be judged by Joshua Ferris (Then We Came to the End), in nonfiction by Meghan Daum (My Misspent Youth) and in poetry by Dan...

The 2009-10 Write it Down Writing Contest is for high school students all over the world who want to compete along with their peers to win international fame! The Write it Down Writing Contest is run by the acclaimed Thassophobia Literary Club of Menomonee Falls High School, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Rules for the contest: * Poetry or prose. * Submissions must be sent by mail to: Write it Down Writing Contest c/o Brian Jaeger Menomonee Falls...

Highland Park Poetry is pleased to announce its first ever Poetry That Moves Contest. This is open only to people of all ages who live, work or study in Illinois. Judges are selecting up to 12 poems for a monthly display on north suburban PACE buses. Selected poets will receive a copy of the printed placard at a 2010 reception in Highland Park, IL (date to be determined). Selected poems will also appear on website –...