Posts made in July, 2009

2009 Thomas A. Wilhelmus Award

www.usi.edu/RopeWalk/WilhelmusAward.asp Guidelines RopeWalk Press will award a prize of $1000 and 20 complimentary copies for a poetry chapbook written in English submitted under the following guidelines. Each submission must: Be available for exclusive book-length publication by RopeWalk Press. Poems published individually in journals or magazines may be included. Previously self-published chapbooks and translations are not eligible....

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Call for Submissions: Rougarou

Rougarou is the online literary magazine edited by graduate students of the Department of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We seek submissions of fiction,poetry, nonfiction and book reviews. We are interested in original, resonant, well-crafted work. Check out our first two issues to get a sense of what we like. We accept submissions year-round. Simultaneous submissions are fine, assuming you will notify us immediately if...

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Tilt Press Chapbook Call for Submissions

Tilt Press is proud to announce its second open reading period for poetry chapbook manuscripts by emerging poets only – poets who have not yet published a chapbook or full length collection of work. If you are an emerging poet looking to publish your first chapbook manuscript, please read our guidelines. www.tiltpress.com Open Reading Period: July 13th, 2009—September 1st, 2009 Submission Guidelines: We only take electronic submissions....

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2009 Philip Levine Poetry Book Prize

$2000 prize and publication by Anhinga Press Final Judge: Garrett Hongo Postmark Deadline: 9/30/09 Previous Winners: Shane Seely, Neil Aitken, Lynn Chandhok, Roxane Beth Johnson, Steve Gehrke, Fleda Brown. 2009 Guidelines Manuscript should be original poetry, not previously published in book form, 48-80 pages, no more than one poem per page. Include two manuscript title pages: one with name and contact information and one with the name of the...

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Newport Review Flash Fiction Contest

NEWPORT REVIEW, established online journal of writing and photography, announces its 2009 Flash Fiction Contest, with prizes of $150, $100, $50 and publication. 2009 guest judge is fiction writer Hester Kaplan. Contest fee: $7 per story, 3/$20. Postmark deadline: September 1. Send stories of up to 1,000 words to: Newport Review Flash Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 65, Warren, RI 02885. For complete guidelines, 2008 winners, and updates,...

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