Posts made in May, 2009

The MacGuffin’s 14th National Poet Hunt Contest

www.schoolcraft.edu/pdfs/macguffin/Poet_Hunt_Contest.pdf Judged by Thomas Lynch First Place Prize $500 *Two Honorable Mentions* Contest Rules 1. Each entrant will receive one FREE issue of The MacGuffin that includes the 14th National Poet Hunt winners. 2. Staff members and their families are not eligible to participate. 3. An entry consists of five poems. 4. Poems must be typed on sheets of 8½ x 11” paper. Clean photocopies are acceptable. DO...

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2009 Juked Fiction and Poetry Prizes

www.juked.com/prize/ We are currently accepting entries for our 2009 JukedFiction and Poetry Prizes. Winners in each of the genres will receive $500 and publication in print issue #7. Our final judges this year are Dan Chaon (fiction) and Dora Malech (poetry). This year we will also accept electronic submissions to help everyone cut down on costs. Submission Guidelines: First prize for each genre: $500 and publication in our upcoming print...

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13th Annual Women Who Write Poetry and Short Prose Contest

www.womenwhowrite.com/id67.html Entry guidelines: Total submission — no more than 10 double-spaced pages. $10 entry fee for each poem or story submitted. Each poem or story needs a cover page with title of work, author, address and home phone. To identify each page of your work, use only the title. Postmark deadline: May 31, 2009 Members of Women Who Write are ineligible. Submissions will not be returned. Send entries and entry fee to:...

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diode poetry journal call for submissions

diodepoetry.com is now reading submissions for our 2nd anniversary issue (August, 2009). We welcome submissions of poetry, and we are now also considering poetry book reviews. Poetry submissions should include 3-6 poems, and reviews should be from 1,000-2,500 words. Please send submissions as an attachment to submit@diodepoetry.com.

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AIDS Anthology Call for Submissions

A multi-cultural, multi-national, and multi-community anthology of literary criticism, critical essays, poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, creative writings, and visual art on HIV and AIDS. Edited by Kelly Norman Ellis and M L Hunter A project of the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing at Chicago State University Published by Third World Press. Scheduled to be released World AIDS Day 2009. Deadline for...

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