NYC Midnight (www.nycmidnight.com), an LLC that has made waves with its’ short-term creative contests and competitions, is offering one final day, today, for the early registration rate in it’s third annual Short Story Challenge, a competition that adds a competitive edge to an unlikely sport: writing. On January 16th, 2009, registrants will sharpen their brains – and their pencils – after being revealed the mystery genres and...

THE OHIANA BOOK FESTIVAL seeks authors to participate in the 2009 festival, to be held May 9 in Columbus. Authors must have an Ohio connection and have published a book between January 2008 and March 2009. For entry information go to www.OhioanaBookFestival.org.

Summer Literary Seminars Kenya is now accepting applications for the 2008 program, December 13-28 in Nairobi and Lamu. SLS is the only writing seminar of its kind in the world, with programs in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Kenya. SLS produces a blended program of workshops, lectures and unique cultural experiences, and has hosted faculty such as Dave Eggers, George Saunders, Padgett Powell, Denis Johnson, Jayne Anne Phillips, and Binyavanga...

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness Washington, DC March 20-23, 2008 www.splitthisrock.org info@splitthisrock.org Panel Proposals – Deadline Extended to January 1: Split this Rock invites proposals for panel discussions and workshops on a range of topics at the intersection of poetry and social change. Possibilities are endless. Challenge us. Let’s talk about craft, let’s talk about mentoring...

The 2008 (14th Annual) Key West Robert Frost Poetry Festival & Contests will be held April 9 – 13th, 2008. The festival, set in the Heritage House Garden, Robert Frost Cottage, and other select venues in Key West, again will feature poetry and haiku workshops, poetry and haiku readings, impromptu jazz and open mike, an art & film event, poetry on the water, a poetry slam, visual poetry exhibit, and international and Florida Key’s...

Improve your Writing! Earn Summer Credits! Enjoy Beautiful Southern Indiana in the Early Summer! Come to the Indiana University Writers’ Conference! The Indiana University Writers’ Conference (IUWC), now in its 67th year, will welcome eight nationally known writers to the Bloomington campus of Indiana University from June 10-June 15, 2007 for a week-long festival of readings, classes and workshops. The IUWC is excited to welcome an...