Posts made in February, 2009

Diverse Voices Quarterly Call for Submissions

www.diversevoicesquarterly.com is a new online literary journal looking for submissions from all walks of life. Submission guidelines are: Poetry: 3-5 poems, 40 lines MAX. Please send in one file, separated by a page break between poems. Short stories: 3,000 words MAX. You may submit up to two short shorts that add up to 1,000 words. If sending two shorts, please send two separate files. Personal essays/creative nonfiction: 3,000 words MAX....

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Inertia Magazine Call for Submissions

www.inertiamagazine.com Inertia Magazine is now seeking submissions for our next issue (#7) to appear in September 2009. We are an electronic literary journal published in New York . Although our ultimate goal is to publish the best possible materials, we hope to seek out, discover and encourage new talent. To get a feel for us, please take a look at our issues, including our latest issue 6 (http://www.inertiamagazine.com/issues/006/index.php)...

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Tupelo Press Snowbound Series Chapbook Award

www.tupelopress.org/snow.shtml $1,000 cash prize and 50 copies This year’s judge is Aimee Nezhukumatathil Manuscripts are judged anonymously Tupelo Press will consider all finalists for publication GUIDELINES: This competition is open to any poet writing in English. Previously published poems with proper acknowledgment are acceptable. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible. Employees of, and authors previously...

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The Ledge 2009 Fiction Awards Competition

www.theledgemagazine.com/PF%20Fiction%20Competition.htm PRIZES: First prize: $1,000 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. Second prize: $250 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. Third prize: $100 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. ENTRY FEE: $10 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription (two issues) to The Ledge gains free entry for the first story. ALL STORIES must be previously unpublished and not exceed 7,500...

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Poetry Chapbook Contest: Gribble Press

www.greymaredit.com/2715/2736.html 1. Send your chapbook manuscript of 20-30 pages of poetry. 2. Paginate ms. and include table of contents. 3. Individual pieces may have been published in literary journals, but the ms.has not been previously published before as a book. Include acknowledgement page for previously published pieces. 4. Send two cover pages, one with your name and contact information, one with the name of manuscript only. 5....

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