Poetry Contests

New Gemini issue & poetry contest

Finally–the September issue of Gemini Magazine is here! I hope you’ll agree the wait was worth it. Even the titles are intriguing: – “Identity Theft” (poem by Diana Raab) – “Authority Figure” (flash fiction by Tony Wayne Brown) – “Nothin to Lose” (poem by Chinedu Jonathan) – “Discarded” (short story by Dina Greenberg) – “Before AIDS Was a Word”...

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TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST – LAST CALL!

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST – LAST CALL! Ninth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 35,000 subscribers. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning...

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Last Call! The Best Short Writing in the World Competition

Fleeting Magazine – The Best Short Writing in the World Fleeting has teamed up with Stack Magazines to find the best short stories and poetry in the world. We’re looking for short stories of up to 1500 words and poetry of up to 40 lines. As ever, we seek writing that is daring, witty, erudite, lucid and infectious. The winner will be treated to a year’s subscription to Stack Magazines, a personalised monthly selection of the best...

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Last Call! Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award

Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award Established in 2003, the Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award is for an unpublished poem. Awarded poem is selected through an annual submission process which is open to all poets. This year’s final judge is Elena Karina Byrne. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded poem in the Los Angeles Review, published by Red Hen Press. Entry fee $20 for up to 3 poems, maximum 120 lines each. Name on cover sheet only. Send...

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2012 Bat City Review Art & Writing Collaboration Prize

Introducing the 2012 Bat City Review Art & Writing Collaboration Prize Judge: Tomaz Salamun Award: $1000 for the winning entry and publication in the 2012 issue of Bat City Review. Deadline: November 1, 2011 Cost of Entry: An issue ($8) or subscription ($14) What We’re Looking For: A bold, intoxicating combination of written text with visual art that engages and expands each medium in concert with the other.  Collaborative submissions...

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Magma 50th Issue Poetry Competition

Magma 50th Issue Poetry Competition Deadline: 30 November 2011 We accept previously unpublished poems of up to 80 lines on any subject. Poetry judge is George Szirtes. First prize will be £500, second prize £200 and third prize £100. What’s more, poems of up to 10 lines will also be considered for the Magma Editors Prize: first prize £500, second prize £200 and 10 special mentions. Competition period 16 October to 30 November. Fee is £4...

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