www.siuc.edu/%7ecrborchd/firstpo1.html A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts POSTMARKED MAY 15, 2008 through JULY 1, 2008. (Since this is a postmark deadline, there is no need to send Express Mail, Fedex, or UPS. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred.) Manuscripts should be 50-75 pages of original poetry, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published,...

Pacific Cinémathèque and curator Heather Haley are seeking videopoem submissions from around the world for the annual Visible Verse screening and performance poetry celebration. Visible Verse is North America’s sustaining venue for the presentation of new and artistically significant videopoetry. Official guidelines: * Visible Verse seeks videopoems, with a 15 minutes maximum duration. * Either official language of Canada is acceptable,...

$200 prizes for poetry, fiction and nonfiction Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. * 5,000 word limit for prose * 50 line limit for poetry * Entry Fee: $10 per entry * Multiple entries accepted * Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008 Final judges will include: Nonfiction — Kathryn Eastburn (author of A Sacred Feast and Simon Says) Poetry — Erin Keane...

Guidelines & Information for 2008 The postmark deadline for entries to the 2008 Dream Horse Press National Poetry Chapbook Prize is May 31, 2008. To enter, submit 20-28 paginated pages of poetry, in a readable font, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, email for results (No SASE), and a $15.00 non-refundable fee for each manuscript entered. All manuscripts will be recycled. The winner will receive $500 and 25 copies of a handsomely...

Opium’s wacky contests have led to loads of sensational work, from the 500-Word Memoir contest judged by Daniel Handler (for Opium5) to the 250-Word Bookmark Contest judged by Aimee Bender that will debut along with Opium6. Now it’s time to reignite Opium4’s contest–The Shya Scanlon 7-Line Story Contest–this time judged by Brian Evenson. The rules? Easy. Write a story that is seven lines or less within margins that...

Submit 45-80 pages of poetry with a $25 reading fee (personal check only, please; no money orders), a cover letter with your bio and your manuscript’s acknowledgments, and your email address for results (no SASEs please; manuscripts will be recycled). IMPORTANT: Checks payable only to “CJ Sage” IMPORTANT: SPECIAL ENTRY ADDRESS FOR BOOK PRIZE ONLY: National Poetry Review/TNPR Book Prize PO Box 2080 Aptos, CA 95001-2080 Postmark...