Posts made in March, 2009

Bottle Tree Productions ONE ACT PLAY COMPETITION

First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $250 Third Prize $100 One Act Plays of any length may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions at 126 Wellington Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L-3C8 Phone 613-542-0070 or email info@bottletreeinc.com Please have your copy bound and if you wish it returned, please include a manuscript-sized SASE. or check out www.bottletreeinc.com for email submissions and Paypal options The entry fee for each submission is $25....

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The New Zealand Poetry Society’s 2009 International Poetry Competition

Entries must be received by 31st May 2009 The New Zealand Poetry Society’s annual International Poetry Competition, Verse and Haiku, is now under way, with Open and Junior Sections. The Junior Open and Junior Haiku sections are open to students who are 17 years of age or younger on 31st May 2009. Please visit our website at www.poetrysociety.org.nz for full competition details and to download the entry forms. Last year’s results, including...

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OPEN CALL FROM PUDDING HOUSE PRESS CALL FOR Love Poems and Other Messages for Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen’s passionate listeners have been grateful for his music that address their causes and struggles for years. From movie producers/directors who’ve asked for something special to fit the themes of their films to the lyrics that come from Bruce’s own conscious and the issues swelling from the times of our lives. Springsteen has created music and lyrics that help carry us through. Think of Philadelphia, The Wrestler, so...

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2009 Editor’s Prize Spoon River Poetry Review

One winning poem will be awarded $1000 and two runners-up will be awarded $100 each. Winning poem, runners-up, and honorable mentions will be published in the 2009 fall issue. This year’s judge will be announced after judging is completed. Guidelines: Submit two copies of three unpublished poems, maximum of ten pages total. Name, address, and phone number of poet should appear on each page of one copy only. Entries must be unpublished and...

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Lynchburg College, Thornton Writer Residency – Spring 2010

A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $12,000, is awarded annually to a poet or creative nonfiction writer for the spring term. The residency also includes housing, some meals, & roundtrip travel expenses. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop, visit classes, & give a public reading. Submit a copy of a previously published book of poetry or creative nonfiction, a c.v., a...

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