www.thehoneylandreview.com/Submissions.html The Honey Land Review an online literary journal of poetry and photography, is extending its call for poetry submissions through the end of April for the upcoming spring issue. Please submit today to AnneHasenstab@thehoneylandreview.com www.thehoneylandreview.com

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 on the Octopus Books website on the “Submit” page, then attach your manuscript in an email to octopusbooks@gmail.com. In the subject line...

David St. John, Judge First Prize: $250 Winner and Finalists will be invited to participate in an awards ceremony, reading, and reception at the dA Center for the Arts. The prize does not include publication. Contest Rules Postmark deadline: April 30, 2009 Entry fee $15.00 for up to six pages of unpublished poetry (multiple entries are permitted.) Manuscripts must be typed. No more than one poem per page. Author’s name, address, and phone...

“LifeBytes…Real Stories of Online Dating” (US) seeks non-fiction stories for an anthology of true stories about the online search for Prince (or Princess) Charming. Invites submissions of “evocative stories that can be funny, poignant, provocative, scary, weird, edgy, sexy or happy” with a unique voice and point of view. Payment: US$50-100. Deadline: June 15 2009. See full submission guidelines at...

MATERNALSPARK.COM/WP/?PAGE_ID=336 MATERNAL SPARK IS NOW ACCEPTING FLASH FICTION SUBMISSIONS. PIECES SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN 500 WORDS AND MUST BE A COMPLETE STORY FROM BEGINNING TO END WITH CHARACTERS AND A PLOT. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE MATERNAL SPARK IS ALL ABOUT CREATIVE MOTHERHOOD – YOUR FLASH FICTION CAN BE ABOUT WHATEVER TOPIC YOU LIKE. IN FACT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO WRITE ABOUT SOMETHING OTHER THAN MOTHERHOOD. Please copy and paste your...