Harvard University. The Department of English at Harvard University invites applications for an appointment, to begin July 1, 2009, as Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on Fiction. The appointee to this five-year untenured position will have responsibility for teaching two undergraduate writing workshops per term. At least one book (or the equivalent) plus significant teaching experience is expected. Send a letter of application, resume, & writing...

University of North Carolina-Greensboro. Assistant Professor, Fiction. Tenure-track appointment in creative writing (fiction) effective August 1, 2009. Applicants must have published a minimum of one book & have appropriate teaching & professional credentials. MFA is the preferred degree. Candidates should possess the ability to teach creative writing & literature at both the undergraduate & graduate levels. Send letter of...

Montclair State University. Assistant Professor in Creative Writing. Full-time, tenure-track position in creative writing with primary expertise in the writing of poetry. The candidate should have significant publications, including a book of poems, as well as a record of successful teaching in a diverse, multi-ethnic environment. Candidates should be prepared to teach creative writing courses ranging from Intro to Creative Writing to Advanced...

Lynne Birdsall PO Box 1615 Concord, NH 03302-1615 Please note limit is forty lines. Name and address must appear in the upper right hand corner of the copy on which they appear. NO identification is to appear anywhere on the second copy. The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four National Contests open to all poets, members or not. Judges for the contests are not members of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Prizes are awarded to four...

www.theledgemagazine.com/Poetry%20Chapbook%20Contest.htm PRIZE: Winning poet will receive a $1,000 cash award and 25 copies of the published chapbook. SUBMIT: 16-28 pages of original poetry with title page, biographical note and acknowledgements, if any. Please include your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number (optional). Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted...