Posts made in January, 2009

Nerve Cowboy Chapbook Contest

www.jwhagins.com/ChapContest.html Deadline: January 31, 2009 Entry Fee: $10.00 (please make checks payable to Nerve Cowboy) Submit between 24-40 pages of poetry and/or short fiction and SASE with adequate postage for return. 1st Prize: $200 and 50 copies of published chapbook 2nd Prize: $100 and 30 copies of published chapbook All entrants receive a copy of the winning chapbook and a discounted price on the second prize chapbook. Send your...

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The 2009 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize

www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/writing_contest With guest judge Ann Patchett The winning submission selected by Ann Patchett will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 20, 2009. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000. Story requirements Submit a single short story that contains a surprise. Your story must have a title. Your...

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Julia Peterkin Award

www.converse.edu/Academics/majors/PeterkinJuliaAward.html Eligibility The 2009 Julia Peterkin Award is open to all writers of fiction writing original works in English. Previously published works are eligible for inclusion in the submission. Manuscript Format Guidelines Entries must be typed on quality paper, 8 1/2 by 11. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable. Each entry must include one short story or chapter from a...

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CALL FOR POETRY: And You Think That’s Funny??

February 8, 2009 / 2-4 p.m / Co-Curators: Nina Corwin and Pamela Miller Who says poetry has to be serious all the time–or even any of the time? Or that poetry can’t be serious and hilarious at the same time? Woman Made Gallery is looking for writing by women that explores the many ways humor can be used in poetry–e.g., humorous imagery, funny subject matter, political and social satire, parodies of well-known poems/poets, and...

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