heartlodge.org/?p=66 post added October 4th, 2008 Muse with us about the why and how of what we collect. Proposed anthology looking for poems that draw us out of the expected and into the anthropology of collecting: Take us from the universe of small things to universal themes. Dazzle us! Think: bottle of dress buttons santos or bultos spongeware bowls basket of mushrooms heirloom seeds microscopes and maps dreams & stars pioneer diaries...

www.marickpress.com/index.php?/marick-press-poetry-prize The First Annual Marick Press Poetry Prize competition will open for submissions on March 1, 2009. The award consists of a $1,000 cash award and publication by Marick Press. Manuscripts must be between 48 and 80 pages in length. Poems must be original, but may have appeared in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks. Translations are not eligible for this competition. The competition is open...

Contest entries accepted October 1—March 31 of each year (postmark dates). www.csuohio.edu/class/english/whiskeyisland/consub.html $1000 in annual prizes $500 and publication for both first place prose and poetry winners $10 Reading Fee per entry Unpublished work only. One entry = Maximum 5,000 word prose piece or up to three poems. Judged blindly. Place contact information on cover sheet only. Current students, faculty and staff of CSU or...

A new print journal, Tammy, arising from the Midwest, has begun its second reading period and is currently taking open submissions up until until June 15th, 2009. A little about Tammy: Tammy is a print journal of poetry and prose published biannually. Tammy’s editors write and work out of Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Saint Louis. Stemming from the urgency to create a physical home, Tammy features writing from the esteemed...

Octopus Books will hold an open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts in April of 2009. Manuscripts must be submitted between April Fools day and April 30, 2009. We prefer you submit your manuscripts electronically. To submit, purchase the $10 reading fee through paypal from the button at www.octopusbooks.net/submit.html then attach your manuscript in an email to octopusbooks@gmail.com. In the subject line of the email write your...