Mighty River Short Story Contest
Deadline: August 1, 2007.

$500 and publication in Big Muddy. Best short story relating to Mississippi River, River Valley, or sister River.$15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. MRSS Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Guidelines: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/mrss

The Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: August 1, 2007.

$200 and publication in Big Muddy. Best short-short story, 500 words or less (any theme). $15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Guidelines: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/hearne