www.gulfcoastmag.org/index.php?n=7 The 2009 Gulf Coast Contests, awarding publication and $1,000 each in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction, will open December 22. This year’s contests will be judged by Brigit Pegeen Kelly (poetry), Antonya Nelson (fiction), and Dinty W. Moore (nonfiction). Guidelines: Submit one previously unpublished story or essay (25 double-spaced pages max) or up to five previously unpublished poems (10 pages max)....

www.elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/pubs/heartland/poetcont.html Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later than February 16, 2009 Submission Guidelines Send up to three poems (typed, no longer than 30 lines) to: 2009 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize c/o Mick Kennedy Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 600 College Street Rd Elizabethtown KY 42701 Include a cover letter with your name, address and a short biography (30 words maximum). Names...

Each year Gertrude Press publishes two chapbooks; one fiction and one poetry. These attractive collections will include a unique cover in a limited press run. http://www.gertrudepress.org/guidelines/chapbook.html Writer Compensation: $50 cash award 50 complimentary copies of the chapbook Chapbooks will be distributed to subscribers, libraries, and bookstores carrying Gertrude, the Press’ annual literary journal. Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:...

Crooked House Quarterly is now seeking submissions of fiction and poetry for its first issue due out in April. Crooked House will be published online in pdf format. Please visit www.crookedhousequarterly.com for specific submission guidelines.

Guidelines for Submission 1. Manuscripts must be typed and consecutively numbered, for a total of at least 48 pages. Clear photocopies are acceptable. Do not send manuscripts bound or enclosed in covers. 2. Manuscripts must include a cover page (with author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and manuscript title), a title page (with no biographical information), and an acknowledgements page listing poems previously published...