The River City Writing Awards in FICTION and POETRY Sponsored by the Hohenberg Foundation Fiction: First Prize: $1,500 Second and Third Prizes: Publication and one year subscription CONTEST RULES 1. Any previously unpublished short story of up to 7,500 words is eligible. Simultaneous submissions are NOT permitted. 2. All manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and be accompanied by a cover letter. If applicable, please provide an email...

Event Creative Non-Fiction Contest $1,500 Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in Event 36/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Final Judge: TBA. Myrna Kostash, Andreas Schroeder, Sharon Butala, Tom Wayman, Di Brandt, Terry Glavin, Karen Connelly and Charles Montgomery are just some of our past judges. Writers are invited to submit manuscripts exploring the creative non-fiction form. Check your library for back...

New Letters Writing Awards Send writing to the 22nd-annual New Letters Awards in fiction, poetry, and essay. $4,500 in prizes–$1,500 and publication for winners in each category. For guidelines, visit www.newletters.org or send an S.A.S.E. to New Letters Awards for Writers, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 5101 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110. Deadline May 18.

The 2006-2007 Kaplan/Newsweek “My Turn” Essay Competition will award ten winners with college scholarships of up to $5,000. What do you need to do? Submit a 500- to 1,000-word personal essay on a topic of your choice. While your essay should reflect your personal experiences, please keep in mind that we may publish it if your essay is selected as a winner. First Place wins $5,000 Second Place wins $2,000 Eight more students win...

The First ANP (maybe any) Non-Fiction Chapbook Contest 1st Prize $1000 Deadline: May 1, 2007 Considerations: *Manuscripts should not exceed 50 pages, either as a group of essays or one long piece. *Please include two cover sheets, one with your contact information, one with just the title *Receipt will be acknowledged by email, so there’s no need to include a SASE *Winners will be announced via website and contacted by email *If your...

CONTEST GUIDELINES: Gulf Coast 2007 Poetry, Short Story, & Nonfiction Prizes Judges: Terrance Hayes – Poetry Sigrid Nunez – Fiction Eula Biss – Nonfiction Guidelines: Prize is $1,000 in each genre [Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction] and publication in Gulf Coast. Submit one previously unpublished story or essay (25 pp max) or up to five previously unpublished poems (10 pp max). Indicate genre on outer envelope. Name and...