Next Postmark deadline: January 15, 2008 For the best book-length collections of poetry and of short fiction in English by a living author Prize: $1,000 and publication of winning book for each prize Submissions: Manuscripts must be typed on standard-sized paper, in English. Poetry manuscripts should be approximately 50 pages minimum, 110 pages maximum, single spaced. Short fiction collections should be approximately 150 pages minimum, 300...

Sponsored by Outrider Press in affiliation with TallGrass Writers Guild Deadline: 2-28-08 (may be extended to 3-31) Email tallgrassguild@sbcglobal.net or outriderpress@sbcglobal.net Planned publication date: late summer/early fall 2008. Working title: Wild Things: Domestic and Otherwise.. Broadly interpreted, this can be anything from unwanted bats in the attic to grandchildren running amok. Especially interested in poetry. All poetry, fiction...

An award of $2,500 will be given to the winning fiction or non-fiction entry in our sixth annual prose writing contest. Runner-up will receive $1,500 and the second runner-up $1,000. All finalists will be considered for publication with SFWP Press (see www.sfwp.com for more press details). Contest deadline December 31, 2007. Robert Olen Butler will judge. Visit us on the web for complete contest guidelines (www.sfwpawards.com). Email:...

The Ohio State University Press and the M.F.A. Program in Creative Writing at OSU invite submissions for the 2008 Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction. Each year, a readers’ committee of OSU fiction writers and a final judge select one manuscript for publication by The Ohio State University Press. The winning author receives publication under a standard book contract, which includes a cash prize of $1,500 as an advance against...

We’re looking for the “best lead” … the first 150 words or less of any fiction or nonfiction work, published or unpublished. It’s open to all writers and entrants can submit as many entries as they want. There will be 15 winners with a top prize of $500 for 1st Place. The entry fee is $10 per submission. The deadline is January 15, 2008. Details are on the Writing for Money site at...

The 2008 Contests in Poetry, Fiction, & Nonfiction We’ve just introduced an online-only policy for contest entrants. Submitting is an simple two-step process that guarantees we receive your entry immediately. $500 will be awarded to the best entry in each category. This year’s judges: Amy Hempel, fiction Jo Ann Beard, nonfiction Major Jackson, poetry Winning entries will be published in Columbia; runners-up will also be...