http://www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter/contest1.html In each category, $1,000 and publication in the CSU Poetry Series is offered for the best full-length volume of original poetry submitted between November 1, 2007 and February 15, 2008 (postmark deadline). The 2008 First Book Competition will be judged by Robert Hill Long (please see Eligibility below). The 2008 Open Book Competition Winner will be selected by a committe, headed by Michael...

www.graysonbooks.com/flash.html Prize: $500, publication of chapbook, and 50 copies Deadline: January 16, 2008 Reading fee: $15 Submit: 16 to 24 pages of poetry, two cover sheets (one with contact information, one anonymous). SASE for results only. Judge: Norah Pollard, former editor of Connecticut River Review and author of the poetry collections Leaning In and Report from the Banana Hospital Submit your entry to: Grayson Books P.O. Box 270549...

First Place Poetry Prize: $1,000 & Publication First Place Nonfiction Prize: $500 & Publication Final Judges For poetry: James Tate For creative nonfiction: Patricia Hampl Send entries to: Third Coast 2008 Poetry or Creative Nonfiction Contest Department of English Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331 Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Postmark deadline: February 15th, 2008. Prize-winning...

The 2008 Editors’ Prizes are now open. We are accepting submissions in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $1000 prize and publication in the fall 2008 issue of The Florida Review. Send one story or essay, or up to five poems. The reading fee is $15.00 which includes a year’s subscription. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please notify immediately if work is accepted elsewhere. Include a SASE for...

www.springgardenpress.com/contests.html Spring Garden Press and The Greensboro Review invite submissions for the Robert Watson Poetry Award chapbook competition. Submission must be received between 1 October and 2 April. The winning manuscript will be announced in September 2008 and will be awarded with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, limited-edition chapbook. The edition is limited to 500 copies, fifty of which...

The Madison Review hosts the Phyllis Smart Young Prize in Poetry and the Chris O’Malley Prize in Fiction annually. The best unpublished short story and best group of three unpublished poems will each be awarded $1,000.00 and publication in the spring issue of The Madison Review. The Madison Review accepts short-fiction and poetry of all creative forms and content. * All submissions must be received by February 1st, 2008. To be considered,...