Posts made in February, 2009

Split This Rock 2009 Adult Poetry Contest

Benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival – Washington, DC, March 10-13, 2010 $1,000 awarded for poems of provocation & witness Patricia Smith, Judge www.splitthisrock.org/contests.html Deadline: March 9, 2009 (postmark) Split This Rock is pleased to announce our second annual poetry contest, to be judged by poet and National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith. First place $500; 2nd and 3rd place, $250 each. Winning poems will be...

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Bomb Fiction Contest

www.bombsite.com/articles/3254 Deadline April 15. The winner of our 2009 contest will receive a $500 prize and publication in BOMBMagazine’s literary supplement First Proof. Founded in 1981, BOMB has championed and encouraged the literary efforts of both established and emerging writers for more than a quarter-century, with a contributing editorial board that boasts contemporary giants such as A.M. Homes, Patrick McCrath, and Amy Hempel, all...

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The Arts & Letters Prizes

The Arts & Letters Prizes competition offers publication and a $1000 (U.S.) Prize for winners in: Fiction (Short Story), Poetry, Drama (One-Act Play), and Creative Nonfiction (Essay). A $15 submission fee, payable in U.S. dollars, includes a two-issue subscription to Arts & Letters. Please make checks or money orders payable to “GCSU” (note “Arts & Letters” in the memo section). All submissions will be considered for publication....

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The 31st Nimrod Awards

The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction &The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/awards.html Founded by Ruth G. Hardman First Place: $2,000, publication, and a trip to Tulsa for the Awards Celebration FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and PUBLICATION SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and PUBLICATION Contest Rules Contest Begins: JANUARY 1, 2009 Postmark Deadline: APRIL 30, 2009 Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)....

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The Idaho Prize for Poetry 2009

www.losthorsepress.org/tip/2009.html ALL US POETS ELIGIBLE! Contest Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by 15 May 2009 Winners Announced: 15 August 2009 $1000 cash prize, plus publication by Lost Horse Press Entry fee: $25 check or money order only, please. 2009 FINAL JUDGE: To be annouced Send submissions to: The Idaho Prize | Lost Horse Press | 105 Lost Horse Lane | Sandpoint | Idaho | 83864 GUIDELINES Send manuscripts of 48 or more pages of...

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