Lynne Birdsall PO Box 1615 Concord, NH 03302-1615 Please note limit is forty lines. Name and address must appear in the upper right hand corner of the copy on which they appear. NO identification is to appear anywhere on the second copy. The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four National Contests open to all poets, members or not. Judges for the contests are not members of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Prizes are awarded to four...

www.theledgemagazine.com/Poetry%20Chapbook%20Contest.htm PRIZE: Winning poet will receive a $1,000 cash award and 25 copies of the published chapbook. SUBMIT: 16-28 pages of original poetry with title page, biographical note and acknowledgements, if any. Please include your name, mailing address, email address, and phone number (optional). Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted...

Willow Books, an imprint of Aquarius Press, announces its first annual Willow Books Poetry Award. The contest is open to all African American poets or poets of African descent. The contest is open to published and unpublished poets. Willow Books is open to a variety of aesthetics and seek to publish excellent manuscripts. Runner-ups will also be considered for publication. Willow Books reserves the right not to pick a manuscript, in which case...

Nightboat Books invites submissions to the 2008 Nightboat Books Poetry Prize, judged by Franz Wright. The winning poet receives $1,000 and a standard royalty contract, including 10 complimentary copies of the book. Previous winners include Lytton Smith (author of The All-Purpose Magical Tent, chosen by Terrance Hayes; Jonathan Weinert (author of In the Mode of Disappearance, chosen by Brenda Hillman); Joshua Kryah (author of Glean, chosen by...

threecandlespress.com/OB2008.htm Three candles press is pleased to announce the second Three Candles Press Open Book Award for the best book of poems by a poet in any stage of his or her career. The contest will be judged by Deborah Keenan, whose most recent book is Willow Room, Green Door (New and Selected Poems), winner of the Minnesota Book Award. Award: Winner receives $500.00 and 25 copies of the winning book. Deadline Oct. 15th (post-mark...

The Atlantic Monthly invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays for its 2008 Student Writing Contest. www.theatlantic.com/a/contest.mhtml Categories Poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays. Prizes First $1,000 | Second: $500 | Third: $250 and one-year subscriptions to The Atlantic Monthly for seven runners-up in each category. ENTRANTS must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students currently...