The deadline for the third annual Anthony Hecht Poetry prize from Waywiser Press is December 1st, 2007. The contest is for a first or second book of poems, and the winner will receive $3000 and publication in the US and the UK . The two previous winners have been Morri Creech for his second book, “Field Knowledge,” chosen by J.D. McClatchy, and Erica Dawson for her first book, “Big-Eyed Afraid,” chosen by Mary Jo Salter. The information on...

open to all poets Winner receives $500 and copies of the winning chapbook. Manuscripts will be read anonymously by staff of BATEAU. Please, no submissions from students or close friends of the editors. Age and previous book publication are not considerations for eligibility. Poems published in periodicals may be included in the manuscript, but 50% of the work and, of course, the manuscript itself must be unpublished. The $12 entry fee must...

www.whitepine.org/poetry_prize.php The Eleventh Annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize Competition The Eleventh Annual White Pine Press Poetry Prize competition will open for submissions on July 1. The award consists of a $1,000 cash award and publication by White Pine Press. Manuscripts must be between 60 and 80 pages in length. Poems must be original, but may have appeared in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks. Translations are not eligible....

www.alicejamesbooks.org//BH.html Alice James Books will be accepting submissions of poetry manuscripts for the Beatrice Hawley Award postmarked through December 1st, 2007. The Beatrice Hawley Award welcomes submissions from emerging as well as established poets. Entrants must reside in the United States. The winner receives $2000, book publication and has no cooperative membership commitment. In addition to the winning manuscript, one or more...

Midnight Nov. 17 (postmark OK) is the next deadline in our New Millennium Writings Contest. This deadline may be extended once only. Enter as often as you like at www.writingawards.com or by U.S. Mail or Other Carrier. * Books have been shipped. Judging continues in our Summer Contest. Winners announced in coming weeks. Winter Guidelines Follow. Awards & Contests $4,000 in Prizes, plus publication in NMW and on the Web at...

The staff and trustees of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod are pleased to announce our first annual National Regional Poetry Competitions www.cultural-center.org/poetry-competition.htm A National Prize of $1000.00 will be awarded for a single, unpublished poem. All U.S. poets are eligible. General Guidelines: – Submissions will be accepted beginning November 1, 2007. – Submit up to three poems of any style or subject totaling no more...