www.noemipress.org/contest.html The 2009 Noemi Press Fiction Chapbook Award will be judged by Rikki Ducornet, author of The Complete Butcher’s Tales, Gazelle, and Phosphor in Dreamland The 2009 Noemi Press Poetry Chapbook Award will be judged by Roberto Tejada author of Mirrors for Gold Winners will receive $150 and 25 author’s copies. All manuscripts will be considered for publication. Guidelines for Submissions Send 20-40 pp. of...

www.gulfcoastmag.org/index.php?n=7 The 2009 Gulf Coast Contests, awarding publication and $1,000 each in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction, will open December 22. This year’s contests will be judged by Brigit Pegeen Kelly (poetry), Antonya Nelson (fiction), and Dinty W. Moore (nonfiction). Guidelines: Submit one previously unpublished story or essay (25 double-spaced pages max) or up to five previously unpublished poems (10 pages max)....

www.elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/pubs/heartland/poetcont.html Deadline: Entries must be postmarked no later than February 16, 2009 Submission Guidelines Send up to three poems (typed, no longer than 30 lines) to: 2009 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize c/o Mick Kennedy Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 600 College Street Rd Elizabethtown KY 42701 Include a cover letter with your name, address and a short biography (30 words maximum). Names...

Each year Gertrude Press publishes two chapbooks; one fiction and one poetry. These attractive collections will include a unique cover in a limited press run. http://www.gertrudepress.org/guidelines/chapbook.html Writer Compensation: $50 cash award 50 complimentary copies of the chapbook Chapbooks will be distributed to subscribers, libraries, and bookstores carrying Gertrude, the Press’ annual literary journal. Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:...

Guidelines for Submission 1. Manuscripts must be typed and consecutively numbered, for a total of at least 48 pages. Clear photocopies are acceptable. Do not send manuscripts bound or enclosed in covers. 2. Manuscripts must include a cover page (with author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and manuscript title), a title page (with no biographical information), and an acknowledgements page listing poems previously published...

Five poetry and prose contests now open at WinningWriters.com will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Winning Writers has been named one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” by Writer’s...