American Literary Review announces its 2007 contests: Short Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry. The winner in each category will receive $1000 and publication in our Fall 2008 issue.

Website: www.engl.unt.edu/alr/contest.htm

For all genres:

Include a cover page with author’s name, title(s), address, and phone number. Do no include any identifying information on subsequent pages except for the title of the work.

Enclose a $15.00 reading fee (includes subscription) and a SASE for a list of finalists. Multiple entries are acceptable, but each must be accompanied by a reading fee. (Note: Only the initial entry fee includes a subscription. Subsequent entry fees go to contest costs only and will not extend the subscription.)

Contest Entries must be postmarked between June 1, 2007 and September 1, 2007. Entries submitted outside of this timeframe will be returned unread.

Guidelines for each category are as follows:

Short Fiction: One work per entry fee ($15), limit 8,000 words per work. Creative Nonfiction: One work per entry fee ($15), limit 6,500 words per work.

Poetry: Entry fee covers up to three poems (i.e., one to three poems would require an entry fee of $15, four to six poems would be $30, and so on.)

Entries should be labeled according to contest genre and mailed to ALR’s regular submission address. For example:

American Literary Review Short Fiction Contest
PO Box 311307
University of North Texas
Denton, TX 76203-1307

Final judges for each category will be announced on the website.