three candles press is pleased to announce the third Three Candles Press First Book Award for a best first book of poems. The contest will be judged by Alexander Long, whose books include Light Here, Light There, Vigil and A Condition of the Spirit. Award: Winner receives $500.00 and 25 copies of the winning book. Deadline Oct. 15th (post-mark date). The winner will be notified at the end of December. Runners up and two alternates will be...

Judged by Sholeh Wolpé tworeview.weebly.com/poetry-contest.html Learn more about Wolpé by visiting www.sholehwolpe.com. Prizes $100, $50, $25 plus publication. Submission Guidelines Send up to five (5) unpublished poems, bio-sketch, SASE, email address, and a $10.00 check made out to Cold Press Publishing to: Two Review Poetry Contest P.O. Box 200639 Anchorage, Alaska 99520 Deadline Extended to September 30, 2009...

Deadline: October 20, 2009 Awards: $400 (first), $200 (second), $100 (third) $50 (fourth) and $50 (fifth). This is our third contest, our third opportunity to receive inspiring short fiction. We are celebrating with two prizes for a total of five. An innovation is the posting, on our website, of our checkmark evaluation grid. Now entrants will see what the “grid” is all about. Theme is open–We welcome whimsy, allegory,...

A fantasy tale about a wedding cake in a baseball stadium? A suspense thriller about a lampshade on a cruise ship? The 2009 Screenwriting Championships (http://www.nycmidnight.com/2009/ScCH/ScreenwritingChampionships.htm), an online writing competition from NYC Midnight, will be awarding over $16,000 in cash and prizes to entrants who compose unconventional scripts like these. The contest contains 3 rounds, 4 writing challenges and runs from...

In honor of National Bad Poetry Day (August 18th), you could win up to $1000 toward your latest credit card bill. Send us a poem related to your credit or debt woes, and you could win $1,000 towards your biggest credit card bill! The “Rules” While writing poetry should be a largely unregulated creative pursuit (artistic license and all that), there are a few things you should keep in mind if you want a shot at the prize money: 1....