www.siuc.edu/~grassroots/dkawards.html The Department of English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and GRASSROOTS, SIUC’s undergraduate literary magazine, are pleased to announce the 2009 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards. One book of poetry and one book of prose (novel, short fiction, or literary nonfiction) will be selected from submissions of titles published in 2008, and the winning authors will receive an honorarium of...

The Pinch and The University of Memphis present the 2009 Pinch Literary Awards deadline: March 15 prizes Fiction: $1500 and publication in The Pinch, judge, Brian Evenson Poetry: $1000 and publication in The Pinch, judge: Robin Becker Guidelines: Fiction Submit a story of no more than 5,000 words entry fee: $20.00 Poetry Submit up to three poems entry fee: $20.00 All entries include a one-year subscription to The Pinch, the biannual, nationally...

The annual Tor House Prize for Poetry is a living memorial to American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962). The prize is $1,000 for an original, unpublished poem not to exceed three pages in length, $200 for Honorable Mention. The final judge for 2009 is Diane Thiel. This contest is open to well-crafted poetry in all styles, ranging from experimental work to traditional forms, including short narrative poems. Each poem should be typed on 8...

www.alabamawritersconclave.com/contests.html Deadline: April 30, 2009 (postmark). 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 Contest Rules: Entries must be original, unpublished, and may not have won a money prize in any contest.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...

American Diversity Report is accepting poetry/essays/short stories for its online magazine which receives more than 20,000 unique visitors from 40 countries. Submissions should be inspiring for Black History Month (February) and/or Women’s History Month (March). Accepted works will appear under Inspirations at www.americandiversityreport.com. Accepted writers bios will appear in our ongoing list of contributors. General guidelines: *...

$3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press for one book of short fiction and one book of poetry. One runner-up in each category will receive a $1000 prize. Dates: Submissions will be accepted between January 15 and March 16, 2009 (postmark) What to send: Full manuscript (the author’s name should not appear on the manuscript) Two cover pages: one listing only the title of the manuscript, and the other listing the title,...