www.diversevoicesquarterly.com is a new online literary journal looking for submissions from all walks of life. Deadline for consideration into the first issue is MAY 1, 2009. Submission guidelines are: Poetry: 3-5 poems, 40 lines MAX. Please send in one file, separated by a page break between poems. Short stories: 3,000 words MAX. You may submit up to two short shorts that add up to 1,000 words. If sending two shorts, please send two separate...

For complete guidelines and a required entry form, see www.prescottwriters.com/2009Contest.html Entries must be original writing that has never been published in any format. Sorry, no erotica or children’s stories. Fiction and *non-fiction entries are not to exceed 3,000 words. Works in excess of 3,000 words will be disqualified. Word count must appear on the first page of the manuscript. Poetry must not exceed 5 poems with a five page total....

www.smithwrite.net/files/GreatLakesNovelPrize.pdf Believing in the value of life and writing in the Great Lakes Region, Bottom Dog Press, Inc. and Drinian Press, LLC announce the Great Lakes Novel Prize. The winning entry in this contest receives a prize of $350 (USD), publication, and a royalty contract. Additionally, a second finalist may be named to receive publication and a royalty contract. The writer must live in the Great Lakes Region...

GUIDELINES: Limit 1 previously unpublished story of 700 words or less per entry. Seeking high quality short shorts. Competition is fierce. No restrictions on genre. If Entering online please type “FLASH FICTION” in email subject line to avoid deletion. Enter as often as you like by email or snail mail, 1 story per submission but you can make 1 total payment by paypal, US check or US money order. Email: LyricalHitmakers@aol.com...

why are we not in paradise? is a new, viral zine of art and letters. We seek submissions of all kind—fiction, nonfiction, poetry, music, visual art, film and other media—that answers, challenges or wrestles with the question our title poses. Our launch is slated for May 1st. As such, the deadline for submissions is April 28th. Please visit our website to become better acquainted with our submission guidelines and mission statement....

www.upress.pitt.edu/renderHtmlPage.aspx?srcHtml=htmlSourceFiles/drueheinz.htm The Drue Heinz Literature Prize recognizes and supports writers of short fiction and makes their work available to readers around the world. The award is open to writers who have published a book-length collection of fiction or at least three short stories or novellas in commercial magazines or literary journals. Manuscripts are judged anonymously by nationally known...

SAKURA REVIEW is reading poetry, fiction, and nonfiction submissions for its next issue. sakurareview.blogspot.com About Sakura Review: Situated in the District of Columbia and run by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of Maryland, Sakura Review publishes poetry and prose; we are particularly interested in – though not limited to – work that in some way satisfies or reflects our own preoccupation with a...