$200 First Prize and Publication in the Fall 2009 In Our Own Words Writer’s Guidelines To reward a poet whose writing 1. Inspires others to value human life and the natural world instead of values based on short-term economic advantage 2. Speaks for community-centered values,democratic processes, especially those whose voices are seldom heard 3. Demonstrates poetic excellence 4. Educates readers of the relevance of the past to the present...

www.burnsidereview.org/contests.php Judge: Martha Ronk We are sponsoring our fifth annual poetry chapbook competition. Winner will receive twenty-five copies and a two hundred dollar cash prize. Competition runs March 15th to June 30th. Winner will be announced approximately September 1st, with publication date set for winter. The same dedication and care will go into the production of the chapbook as with our journal—quality cardstock cover...

rainmountainpress.com/contests.html $150.00 and 75 copies published by Rain Mountain Press Deadline July 1, 2009 Send $20.00 reading fee and up to 30 pages of poetry to: Rain Mountain Press 68 East Third Street, Suite 16 New York, NY 10003

www.juked.com/prize/ We are currently accepting entries for our 2009 JukedFiction and Poetry Prizes. Winners in each of the genres will receive $500 and publication in print issue #7. Our final judges this year are Dan Chaon (fiction) and Dora Malech (poetry). This year we will also accept electronic submissions to help everyone cut down on costs. Submission Guidelines: First prize for each genre: $500 and publication in our upcoming print...

Eyebrow is a newly launched online journal of satire and humor with a decided pop culture/celeb obsession persuasion. Think Perez Hilton meets Jonathan Swift. We are currently accepting submissions for our first issue. All submissions should be sent to eyebroweditor@gmail.com and should be pasted into the body of the email. The subject of the email should indicate the genre of submission along with the author’s name and the word “Submission.”...

Fifth Wednesday Journal is accepting submissions for the Fall 2009 issue. Deadline for fiction and poetry is June 1, 2009 Deadline for photography and nonfiction is June 15, 2009. Submissions must come through our online submissions form. Please visit our website for guidelines and instructions, www.fifthwednesdayjournal.com. Guest Fiction Editor is Bret Anthony Johnston Guest Poetry Editor is Laurence...

The entry fee is only $12 for the first three pieces, and $2 for each additional piece. Those twelve bucks also get you a one year subscription to NANO Fiction. Don’t miss your chance to win $500 and Publication in our Fall Issue! RULES & GUIDELINES Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit. While there will be only one winner of the contest, all submitted pieces will be considered for publication. Electronic...