2007 Judge: Patty Seyburn 2007 Deadline: October 1 The Gatewood Prize is Switchback Books’ annual competition for a first full-length collection of poems by a woman writing in English between the ages of 18 and 39. It is named after Emma Gatewood, the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. Guidelines for the Gatewood Prize Switchback Books editors will select at least 10 finalists and a judge will select the prizewinner, who will...

Judge: Harryette Mullen A prize of $1,000 plus book publication by Kore Press will be given for a book-length poetry manuscript. www.korepress.org/firstbook/firstbook2007.htm Deadline: July 31st, 2007 Ethics Statement We endorse and agree to comply with the following statement released by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses: CLMP’s community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal:...

www.perseabooks.com/LexiRudnitskyPrize.html The Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Prize is a collaboration between Persea Books and The Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Project. It sponsors the annual publication of a poetry collection by an American woman poet who has yet to publish a book of poems. The winner receives $1000.00 and publication of her collection by Persea. Submitted manuscripts should include a title page, containing the author’s name, the...

www.loganhousepress.com/ Logan House announces the third annual Holland Prize for unpublished poetry manuscripts (48-80 pages). The winning manuscript will be published in 2008, and the winner will receive $500. Submit manuscript, $25 reading fee, and SASE to Logan House, Rte. 1, Box 154, Winside, NE 68790, before August 1. Everyone that submits to the Holland Prize will receive a copy of Disciples of an Uncertain Season by Larry Holland and...

Alligator Juniper National Writing Contests in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction $10 Entry Fee $500 First Place Prize Postmark Deadline: October 1, 2007 Alligator Juniper, a publication of Prescott College in Arizona, awards $500 plus publication for the first place winners in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies (4). $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator...

www.sjsu.edu/reed/markham.htm Sponsored by Reed Magazine and San Jose State University. Reed Magazine announces the Edwin Markham Prize for Poetry. Writers are invited to submit poetry manuscripts of 3-5 original unpublished poems. The first place winner will be selected by the 2008 final judge, [To Be Announced] . The first-place winner will receive a $500 cash prize. The winning manuscript will appear in the 2008 issue of Reed Magazine, and...