updated information–deadline extended to 3-31 Sponsored by Outrider Press in affiliation with TallGrass Writers Guild NEW INFORMATION-Deadline extended to 3-31-09; Email outriderpress@sbcglobal.net or tallgrassguild@sbcglobal.net. Planned publication date: late summer/early fall 2009. Working title: Fearsome Fascinations. We interpret broadly; can mean fascination with the paranormal as well as snakes and spiders, and dangerous/extreme...

CutBank is pleased to announce the second annual Montana Prize in Fiction, the Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction, and the Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry. www.cutbankonline.org (go to website for full submissions guidelines) We are honored to have three talented judges participating in the second year of these contests. The Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry will be judged by Noah Eli Gordon. Joy Williams will select the winner of the...

www.visitsunvalley.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=555 Non-refundable $15 entry fee must be sent with the entry. Checks should be made out to the Community Library. Cash prize of $500. First place winner will be published on this website. Entries must be previously unpublished, original work, typed double spaced, and no longer than 2600 words or 10 pages. One entry per person. Attach a separate cover sheet with title, author name, address,...

www.deepbowlpress.com Deadline: Postmarked by April 20, 2009 GUIDELINES Send one copy of the manuscript (136-152 pages) in a plain envelope and a $20 entry fee, made payable to Deep Bowl Press, to: Deep Bowl Press P.O. Box 602 O’Fallon, IL 62269 via USPS only. Do not send via any other mailing service and please do not send using expedited delivery or in any form that requires a signature. Only mailed submissions can be accepted. Provide an...

Sponsored by the Albert Anthony Foundation for Cultural Arts, Grants, & Scholarships Post Office Box 5464, Columbus, Mississippi 39704-5464 / 662.240.0232 poetsnewsletter@netzero.net AlbertAnthonyFoundation.googlepages.com DEADLINE: JUNE 30 Word & Sound Creative Writing Contests are open to writers across the globe and judged by prominent writers (TBA) in the area of expertise. Winners selected/notified: September 30. Winnings...

www.shortstorycompetition.com Entries are now being accepted for the 2009 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, created to recognize and encourage the efforts of writers who have not yet achieved major-market success. Writers will compete for a $1,000 first prize, $500 second prize, and $500 third prize in this internationally acclaimed competition. Several honorable mentions are also awarded each year. Stories in all genres of fiction are...