I am excited to announce the second annual Emerging Writers Network Short Fiction Contest. The winning story will be posted on this blog during the month of December 2007. I have not yet found a journal that will guarantee publishing the story as well, but that still remains a strong possibility. The author will also receive $1000, a doubling of prize money from last year. Update: The incredible literary journal, Storyglossia, has offered to...

www.faculty.fairfield.edu/dogwood/ Poetry Award: $1000 First Prize and Publication Fiction Award: $1000 First Prize and Publication Finalist Judge Poetry: Micheal O’Siadhail Finalist Judge Fiction: Abby Frucht Submission Guidelines: Submit fiction up to 7500 words or three poems (max ten pages). Include a $10 reading fee per story or group of three poems; make check payable to Fairfield University. Include an SASE for notification; mss....

www.NewMillenniumWritings.com $4,000 in Prizes, plus publication in NMW and on the Web at www.NewMillenniumWritings.com $1,000 for best Story; $1,000 for best Poem; $1,000 best Nonfiction (Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion,essay,interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.) Plus, $1,000 for best Short Short Fiction (1,000-word limit) Winners of NMW Awards are showcased along with interviews, profiles...

Alligator Juniper National Writing Contests in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction $10 Entry Fee $500 First Place Prize Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2007 Alligator Juniper, a publication of Prescott College in Arizona, awards $500 plus publication for the first place winners in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies (4). $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator...

www.sjsu.edu/reed/steinbeck.htm Sponsored by Reed Magazine, Center for Steinbeck Studies, San Jose State University and the National Steinbeck Center Reed Magazine announces The John Steinbeck Award for The Short Story. Writers are invited to submit original unpublished stories of up to 6,000 words. The first place winner will be selected by the 2008 final judge, [To Be Announced]. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize. The...

Open May 1, 2007- October 1, 2007 The THIRD time’s a charm and this year’s contest is no exception. The First Place Winner in each category will receive $1,000 and Publication in Spring 2007! Guest Judges this year are Dean Young (poetry) and Josh Russell (fiction). Send your entry to: Fiction Contest OR Poetry Contest Black Warrior Review Box 862936 Tuscaloosa, AL 35486 The Black Warrior Review will only consider previously...