The 2009 New Southerner Literary Contest seeks poetry, fiction and nonfiction appropriate for publication in the magazine, which promotes self-sufficient living, environmental stewardship and support for local economies. Awards: $200 in each category. Entry fee: $10 for prose, up to 5,000 words, or up to three poems, each no longer than 50 lines. Deadline: Oct. 1, 2009. Info: www.newsoutherner.com

www.alabamawritersconclave.com/contests.html Deadline: April 30, 2009 (postmark). P Prizes: 1st: $100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $50; 4th: $25 and up to 4 Honorable Mentions. WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED on the last day of the AWC Conference at the Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Park Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama on JULY 19, 2009. Contest Rules: Entries must be original, unpublished, and may not have won a money prize in any contest. (Sitting AWC voting Board...

www.angelfire.com/il/yww/contest.html A nationwide competition for creative writers aged 15-18. Entries accepted during the month of April in the genres of poetry and prose. Prize in each category: $250 and a full tuition scholarship to the 2009 Young Writers Workshop at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. To enter in poetry: send no more than 2 poems (limit of 25 lines each) per entrant, along with an entry fee of $5. To enter in prose...

The SIWG Writing Contest is an annual and much anticipated event. Entries are open to all persons over 18 years, or enrolled in post-secondary education. Submissions for the 2009 contest can be sent in beginning immediately. The deadline is May 1. www.jalc.edu/activities/siwg/contest.html Prizes 1st Place $100; 2nd Place $50; 3rd Place $25, in each category. Honorable Mentions as determined by judges. Winners will be published in the Writers...

www.givemethathouse.com Enter to win a house or cash prizes. Submit your short essay or video along with $75 contest entry fee, for the opportunity to win a beautiful family home. Also cash prizes to be awarded.

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