Poetry Contests

Florida Review Editors’ Awards

Florida Review Editors’ Awards We are now accepting submissions for the 2007 Editors’ Awards in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction. $1000 and publication in the Fall 2007 issue. Join our mailing list and we’ll keep you posted. The postmark deadline is February 15, 2007. Submit 3-5 poems, one story or essay with a $15 reading fee (which includes a year’s subscription). Your name should not appear on the manuscript....

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The Bellingham Review Literary Contests 2007

The Bellingham Review Literary Contests 2007 The 49th Parallel Poetry Award Final Judge: Carolyne Wright The Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction Final Judge: Phillip Lopate The Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction Final Judge: Peter Rock 1st Place: $1,000 in each Category First place winners will be published in the Bellingham Review. Runners-up and finalists may be considered for publication. Submission Guidelines 1.Entry Fees: $15 for the...

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The 2007 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards in Poetry and Prose

The 2007 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards in Poetry and Prose The Department of English at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and GRASSROOTS, SIUC’s undergraduate literary magazine, are pleased to announce the 2007 Devil’s Kitchen Reading Awards. One book of poetry and one book of prose (novel, short fiction, or literary nonfiction) will be selected from submissions of titles published in 2006, and the winning authors will...

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The 2007 Prize For Poetry

Announcing – The 2007 Prize For Poetry www.torhouse.org The annual Tor House Prize for Poetry is a living memorial to American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962). The winner will receive $1,000 for an original, unpublished poem not to exceed three pages in length. $200 will be awarded for Honorable Mention. Final Judge: Al Young Open to well-crafted poetry in all styles, ranging from experimental work to traditional forms, including short...

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Backwards City Review Literary Awards

Backwards City Review announces its third-annual literary awards, with top prizes of $500 and publication in Backwards City Review #6, due out this fall. The entry-fee is $15 and includes a year’s subscription to the journal. The deadline for entries is May 15, 2007. You can find full details on the web. All themes and genres are accepted, and all entries are considered for publication. Online submissions are, as always, highly...

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Grub Street Book Prize

Announcing the Grub Street Book Prize for a non-first book of poetry from a poet outside New England. One winner receives $500 plus all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for reading, book party and citywide promotion. An exciting opportunity to promote your book in Boston’s thriving literary community. Poetry deadline postmark March 15th, 2007. Reading fee/donation $10. Mail to Grub Street Writers, 160 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116. See...

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