Posts made in June, 2009

The First Annual Robert & Adele Schiff Prose and Poetry Prizes

www.cincinnatireview.com The Cincinnati Review will award a single poem and a prose piece (fiction or creative nonfiction) with publication and a prize of $300 each. Writers may submit up to 8 pages of poetry or 6,000 words of prose, per entry. Previously published manuscripts, including works that have appeared online (in any form), will not be considered. There are no restrictions as to form, style, or content; all entries will be Entry fee...

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Elixir Press Tenth Annual Poetry Contest

www.elixirpress.com/guidelines.html#poetrycontest Elixir Press is sponsoring a poetry contest open to all poets writing in English. There will be a Judge’s Prize of $2,000 and an Editors’ Prize of $1,000. Both winning manuscripts will be published by Elixir Press. All entries will be considered for publication. An outside judge, to be announced later, will make the final decision for the first prize. The editors will make the final decision for...

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Two Review 2009 POETRY CONTEST

tworeview.googlepages.com/TwoReviewPoetryContest2009Color.pdf JUDGE: SHOLEH WOLPÉ 1ST PRIZE: $100 2ND PRIZE: $50 3RD PRIZE: $25 Prizes include publication in the 2010 issue of Two Review. All submissions considered for publication. Sholeh Wolpé is a poet, visual artist and playwright. She is the author of Sin – Selected Poems of Forugh Farrokhzad (University of Arkansas Press), The Scar Saloon (Red Hen Press), Rooftops of Tehran (Red Hen...

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Writers Alliance of Gainesville Bacopa Annual Literary Journal Contest

www.bacopaonline.com Contest Submission Period: July 1 through October 31, 2009 Prizes (Each Genre) First Place–$350.00 Second Place–$75.00 Honorable Mention–Authors and Titles listed in Bacopa. First and Second Place winners and selected Honorable Mention winners will be published. All authors whose work is published in Bacopa will receive one free copy. Notification First, Second and Honorable Mention winners will be notified via email. All...

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Tamarack Award

www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/Join-In/Tamarack-Award-Submissions/ Minnesota Monthly is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Tamarack Award, the magazine’s annual fiction contest. Entries will be accepted through July 1, 2009. The winning story will appear in the November 2009 issue. ELIGIBILITY The competition is open to residents of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Proof of eligibility...

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