The 2007 Mid-American Review Fineline Competition for Prose Poems, Short Shorts, and Anything In Between

1st Prize: $1000 + Publication + Engraved Contest Commemorative Pen
Ten Finalists: Notation + Possible Publication

2007 Final Judge:
Ron Carlson
author of
A Kind of Flying,
At the Jim Bridger, The Hotel Eden,
Plan B for the Middle Class,
and News of the World

Guidelines:

Postmark deadline: May 1, 2007. Contest is for previously unpublished work only–if the work has appeared in print or online, in any form or part, or under any title, it is ineligible and will be disqualified. There is a 500-word limit for each poem or short. A $10 entry fee (check or money order, made out to Mid-American Review) is required for each set of three prose poems/short short stories. Entry fees are non-refundable. All participants will receive Mid-American Review v. XXVIII, no. 1, where the winners will be published. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for early results (~ September, 2007). Manuscripts need not be left anonymous. Contest is open to all writers, except those associated with the judge or Mid-American Review, past or present. Our judge’s decision is final.

Note: All pieces submitted in verse form–i.e., poetry with line breaks–will be automatically disqualified, as will previously published work or pieces over 500 words.

Send entries to

Mid-American Review
Attn.: 2007 Fineline Competition
Department of English, Box W
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403