www.americanpoetryjournal.com The winner will receive $500 plus publication in The American Poetry Journal. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit up to three original and unpublished poems (10 pages maximum total), cover letter with bio and contact information including email address, & SASE for results with a $16.00 reading fee ($19 for outside the US) to: J. P. Dancing Bear, Editor The American Poetry Journal P. O. Box...

Awards: $300, $75. Both winners have option to publish (author retains all rights to work). Entry fee: $15. Deadline: November 30, 2009. Info: stormfieldpress.wordpress.com/contest-submission-guidelines

2010 CONTEST Submission Guidelines Contest Submission Period * July 1 through November 30, 2009 Prizes (Each Genre) * First Place–$300.00 * Second Place–$75.00 * Honorable Mention–Authors and Titles listed on our website. * First and Second Place winners will be given the option to publish (not required, no fees of any kind, and author retains all copyright for work). Notification * First, Second and Honorable Mention winners will be notified...

www.swgsite.org/contests.html JIM STONE MEMORIAL AWARD Each of the following three categories will have a $100 first place prize winner and two honorable mentions. All winners will receive a certificate. There is a $2 fee for each entry. See Guidelines Section for full details. Poetry can use any subject and any form limited to one single spaced page Fiction can use any subject limited to 1,500 words Non-Fiction can use any subject limited to...

Short Short Contest – $500 Prize – June 30th deadline Poetry Awards – $1000/$300/$200 Prizes – July 15th deadline Essay Awards – $1000/$300/$200 Prizes – Sept. 15th deadline See www.literal-latte.com/contests for details.

Guidelines at www.folioalley.com/winners We will have our first-ever writing contest during 2009. The subject of the contest is “Alley Cats and Alley Rats”. The contest will be judged by the entire membership of folioalley. Winner to be announced on December 15, 2009. You will find the rules for this contest listed below.