Posts made in December, 2007

WALLACE W. WINCHELL POETRY CONTEST

Open to all poets. NEW GUIDELINES AND PRIZE AMOUNTS Submit poems: Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 (postmark) Prizes of $400, $200, and $100. Send up to 3 unpublished poems, any form, 80 line limit each. Include two copies of each poem: one with complete contact info and one with NO contact info. Both copies should be marked Wallace Winchell. Include SASE for results only (no poems will be returned). Winning poems must be submitted by disc or...

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Split This Rock Poetry Festival

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness Washington, DC March 20-23, 2008 www.splitthisrock.org info@splitthisrock.org Panel Proposals – Deadline Extended to January 1: Split this Rock invites proposals for panel discussions and workshops on a range of topics at the intersection of poetry and social change. Possibilities are endless. Challenge us. Let’s talk about craft, let’s talk about mentoring...

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Herbert Hoover National Historic Site Artist in Residence Program

home.nps.gov/heho/supportyourpark/artist-in-residence-program.htm Artists have long contributed our national parks. Painters such as Thomas Moran stimulated the establishment of national parks in the 19th century by documenting the unbelievable landscapes of the American West. Today’s writers, composers, and visual and performing artists are invited to interpret the history and beauty of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site through their...

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2007 SFWP Literary Awards

An award of $2,500 will be given to the winning fiction or non-fiction entry in our sixth annual prose writing contest. Runner-up will receive $1,500 and the second runner-up $1,000. All finalists will be considered for publication with SFWP Press (see www.sfwp.com for more press details). Contest deadline December 31, 2007. Robert Olen Butler will judge. Visit us on the web for complete contest guidelines (www.sfwpawards.com). Email:...

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The Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction 2008

The Ohio State University Press and the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at OSU invite submissions for the 2008 Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction. Each year, a readers’ committee of OSU fiction writers and a final judge select one manuscript for publication by The Ohio State University Press. The winning author receives publication under a standard book contract, which includes a cash prize of $1,500 as an advance against...

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