Open to all poets. NEW GUIDELINES AND PRIZE AMOUNTS Submit poems: Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 (postmark) Prizes of $400, $200, and $100. Send up to 3 unpublished poems, any form, 80 line limit each. Include two copies of each poem: one with complete contact info and one with NO contact info. Both copies should be marked Wallace Winchell. Include SASE for results only (no poems will be returned). Winning poems must be submitted by disc or...

Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness Washington, DC March 20-23, 2008 www.splitthisrock.org info@splitthisrock.org Panel Proposals – Deadline Extended to January 1: Split this Rock invites proposals for panel discussions and workshops on a range of topics at the intersection of poetry and social change. Possibilities are endless. Challenge us. Let’s talk about craft, let’s talk about mentoring...

The 2008 Contests in Poetry, Fiction, & Nonfiction We’ve just introduced an online-only policy for contest entrants. Submitting is an simple two-step process that guarantees we receive your entry immediately. $500 will be awarded to the best entry in each category. This year’s judges: Amy Hempel, fiction Jo Ann Beard, nonfiction Major Jackson, poetry Winning entries will be published in Columbia; runners-up will also be...

english.evansville.edu/Barnstone.htm $1000 for a Translated Poem Final Judge: Willis Barnstone This award is named in honor of the distinguished American poet and translator Willis Barnstone, and we are delighted that he has agreed to serve as the final judge for our sixth competition. Guidelines for Submissions: The competition welcomes submissions of unpublished translations of poems from any language and time period — ancient to...

The Word Works announces its 28th annual Washington Prize competition, offering $1,500 and publication for a volume of original poetry by a living American writer. Previous winners of the Washington Prize include Prartho Sereno (the 2007 winner for her book Call from Paris), John Surowiecki, Richard Lyons, Carrie Bennett, Ron Mohring, Fred Marchant, and Enid Shomer. Send manuscripts of 48 to 64 pages between Jan. 15 and March 1, 2008,...

The Atlantic Monthly invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays for its 2007 Student Writing Contest. Website: 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...