Posts made in April, 2009

Mississippi Review Poetry Series

www.mississippireview.com/mrpoetryseries.html 2010 JUDGE: DARA WIER A new poetry book contest in which three poetry collections will be selected and published in January 2010. Three prizes of $1000 will be awarded. The Mississippi Review Poetry Series is an annual contest awarding three publication prizes for book-length poetry manuscripts. It is open to all poets working in English except current or former students or employees of Southern...

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KEY WEST WRITERS GUILD ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST

keywestwritersguild.net/_wsn/page4.html (go to website to download entry form) 1. 3500 word limit. 2. Use double spacing throughout the entire story. 3. Put title of story and page number on every page. 4. Do not put author’s name on any page of the manuscript. 5. On a separate cover sheet put the title, author’s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address if you have one. 6. Also submit the entry form and a check for $15 (for each...

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Remarriage in Midlife Call for Submissions (Women Only)

Personal stories needed for self-help book: Remarriage in Midlife: 10 Things Women Over 50 Should Think About Before Saying I Do a Second—or Third—Time! Author (and FFWA member) Catherine Rain invites midlife women writers approaching and/or over the age of 50 who have contemplated a midlife remarriage, or made one, to send in first-person stories about their experiences. Stories needed in these areas: Reasons for marrying in midlife as well as...

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THE YOUNKIN-RIVERA PRIZES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

www.angelfire.com/il/yww/contest.html A nationwide competition for creative writers aged 15-18. Entries accepted during the month of April in the genres of poetry and prose. Prize in each category: $250 and a full tuition scholarship to the 2009 Young Writers Workshop at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. To enter in poetry: send no more than 2 poems (limit of 25 lines each) per entrant, along with an entry fee of $5. To enter in prose...

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Twelfth Annual BR Poetry Contest

bostonreview.net/about/contest/ Deadline: June 1, 2009 Judge: Rae Armantrout First Prize: $1,500 Complete guidelines: The winning poet will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in the November/December 2009 issue of Boston Review. Submit up to five unpublished poems, no more than 10 pages total. Any poet writing in English is eligible, unless he or she is a current student, former student, or close personal friend of the judge....

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