$2,000 Prize and Publication Submissions are accepted between March 1 and May 15, 2009. Poetry manuscripts must be at least 48 pages, and those for short fiction at least 98 pages. Please include a $25 reading fee, payable to Eastern Washington University Press, and a SASE for notification of results. 2008 Spokane Prize Caitlin Horrocks, This is Not Your City Final judge Rick Bass 2008 Blue Lynx Prize Jorn Ake, Boys Whistling like Canaries...

Guest judge: literary agent Wendy Sherman of Wendy Sherman Associates. Open prompt. 750 words max. Entry fee: $10, or $20 with critique. 15 Winners total. Awards: $200, $150, $100 plus gift certificates and WOW! goodie bags. Deadline: May 31, 2009. Info: wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php

The SIWG Writing Contest is an annual and much anticipated event. Entries are open to all persons over 18 years, or enrolled in post-secondary education. Submissions for the 2009 contest can be sent in beginning immediately. The deadline is May 1. www.jalc.edu/activities/siwg/contest.html Prizes 1st Place $100; 2nd Place $50; 3rd Place $25, in each category. Honorable Mentions as determined by judges. Winners will be published in the Writers...

scribesvalley.com/guidelines.html Mail Entries to: Short Story Contest Scribes Valley Publishing 6824 Drybrook Lane Knoxville, TN 37921-7312 Current deadline: July 31, 2009 Short stories word limit: 5000 words. Cover page: author’s name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, approximate word count, and optional author bio. For electronic submissions, this information should be included at the top of your story in the uploaded...

Abbey Hill Literary invites entries for its 2nd Quarter 2009 Quick Lit Challenge. Visit www.ahliterary.com for details, review the writing challenges posted there, and write a story incorporating those challenges. Prize List ($US): 1st-$500, 2nd-$200, 3rd-$100, and Evolving Talent-$50. Entry fee: $12. Electronic entries preferred; current deadline May 31, 2009. Most genres accepted, international entries written in English accepted with entry...

narrativemagazine.com/node/7668 FINAL WEEK. ENTRY DEADLINE: MARCH 31. The contest is open to short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. $3,000 First Prize $1,500 Second Prize $750 Third Prize Ten finalists receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.