We have no guidelines or restrictions on writing style or content—nada, zilch, keine. As Charlie “Bird” Parker pointed out, “There’s no boundary line to art.” We don’t want to set any boundaries so we use a clean, simple selection process: if it strikes a chord with us we print it. Payment: $10 per published piece TO SUBMIT BY EMAIL (except contest entries): Paste previously unpublished fiction, poetry,...

Sentinel Annual Poetry Competition 2014 Closing Date: 21 December 2014 The Sentinel Annual Poetry Competition 2014 is now accepting entries. Now in its 5th year, previous winners include Bridport Winner Terry Jones, Oz Hardwick, and Sharon Black. Marking Time author and former editor of Envoi, the multi-award-winning poet Roger Elkin returns to judge this competition for the 5th time. Details: This competition is for original, previously...

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Deadline: September 30, 2014 Our 12th annual open-theme poetry contest will award $3,000 in prizes. The Tom Howard Prize of $1,000 will go to the best poem in any style or genre. The Margaret Reid Prize of $1,000 will go to the best poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Ellaraine Lockie will judge. New this year, you may submit 1-2 poems of any length for a flat $16 fee. Published and unpublished...

Deadline: August 31, 2014 Gulf Coast is now accepting entries for the 2014 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose. The contest is open to pieces of prose poetry, flash fiction, and micro-essays of 500 words or fewer. Established in 2008, the contest awards its winner $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions will also appear in issue 27.2, due out in April 2015, and all entries will be considered for paid publication on our website...

The 2014 Grayson Books Poetry Prize, open to all poets writing in English, is accepting submissions! Deadline is Aug. 15th, 2014. Use below link to submission manager for electronic submission or visit our website: Submit or send with your fee of $25 to Grayson Books, PO 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127. If sending by mail, include two cover pages (one with complete contact info, one with no contact info) along with your 50-80 page manuscript,...

Vallum Award for Poetry 2014 DEADLINE JULY 15, 2014 (postmark) 1st Prize: $750 2nd Prize: $250 + publication in Vallum   Some of the best poets in the world have graced the pages of Vallum: Contemporary Poetry. Get your word on! Vallum is accepting original and previously unpublished poetry submissions for the Vallum Award for Poetry 2014. ENTRY FEE: $25 CDN for Canadian residents, $25 USD for international entrants, which includes a free...