www3.uakron.edu/uapress/poetryprize.html Information The Akron Series in Poetry has been founded to bring to the public writers who speak in original and compelling voices. Each year, The University of Akron Press will offer the Akron Poetry Prize, a competition open to all poets writing in English. The winning poet will receive $1,000 and publication of his or her book. The final selection will be made by a nationally prominent poet. The final...

The Philip Levine Prize in Poetry is an annual book contest sponsored jointly by the M.F.A. Program at California State University, Fresno and Anhinga Press. The final judge for the 2006 competition was Corrine Clegg Hales. The Judge for the 2007 competition will be Charles Hanzlicek. Submission Period: August and September 2007 Postmark Deadline: 9/30/07 Prize: $1500 and publication by Anhinga Press Entry fee $25: Checks should be made out to...

FAIRY TALE REVIEW is now accepting submissions, and we look forward to your work. We will be reading for our fourth issue, The White Issue, from April 15, 2007 to September 15, 2007 (postmark dates). Please note that if you submit to The White Issue, you will be notified about the status of your submission no later than November 15, 2007. As always, we only read manuscripts submitted via regular mail, along with a brief cover letter and SASE...

The Cupboard, an online and in-print literary pamphlet, is currently seeking submissions for our upcoming Love Letter volume. This special, double volume will consist entirely of literary missives, and we are seeking high-quality and creative interpretations of less than 400 words. We define ‘Love Letter’ broadly, and are open to reading real or fictional letters to a beloved person, thing, or idea. To see what The Cupboard is...

Dear Potential Contributors, I am editing a book anthology titled Best of the Midwest: Fresh Writing from Twelve States that will showcase the best previously unpublished prose and poetry from writers with strong connections to the Midwest. If you would like to submit work to this anthology, please see the attached (and pasted below) call for submissions. Contributors already include Dave Eggers, Stuart Dybek, Thomas Fox Averill, Bich Minh...