100 Words or Fewer Writing Contest accepts fiction of any kind except lewd. PRIZES are $500, $200, and $100. Each entrant receives a free checkmark evaluation. Entry fee is $15.00 and a written critique is an additional $16.00. Deadline is May 14, 2009. Final Judge is a published story writer of note. Emphasis for judging is power of the story, its twist, and beauty of language. See the website (www.100wordsorfewerwritingcontest.com), for...

Elixir Press is sponsoring a contest for a first or second book of poetry. The winner will receive a prize of $1,000. The winning manuscript will be published by Elixir Press. All entries will be considered for publication. www.elixirpress.com/guidelines.html Manuscripts should be typed on one side of the page only and on standard paper. No dot matrix unless letter quality. Send a business size SASE for reply only; manuscripts cannot be...

Introducing The Country Dog Review: a Journal of Poetry Now accepting submissions for our first issue. Please visit us at www.countrydogreview.org Submission Guidelines: Poetry: We accept submissions via email only. Please email your submission (3-5 poems) as one attachment in Microsoft Word format. The subject of your email needs to read as follows: last name, date, poetry. Make sure you include a bio with either in the file or in the body of...

$2,500 awarded annually by Shenandoah and Washington and Lee University The Prize includes publication of new work in Shenandoah. Eligibility for 2009 Prize: all writers of POETRY with only one published book in that genre. To apply, send first book,* five unpublished poems and biographical information along with an s.a.s.e. and a check for $25 (from either author or publisher), which brings a year’s subscription to Shenandoah, between...

Judged by Thomas Lynch www.schoolcraft.edu/pdfs/macguffin/Poet_Hunt_Contest.pdf First Place Prize $500 *Two Honorable Mentions* Contest Rules 1. Each entrant will receive one FREE issue of The MacGuffin that includes the 14th National Poet Hunt winners. 2. Staff members and their families are not eligible to participate. 3. An entry consists of five poems. 4. Poems must be typed on sheets of 81/2 x 11” paper. Clean photocopies are acceptable....

home.comcast.net/~sagecj/finchprize.html PRIZE AMOUNT INCREASED FOR 2009! All entries will be considered by the editor for publication. Submit up to three unpublished, uncommitted poems (10 pages maximum per group of three poems), cover letter with bio and contact information, including email address for results, with a $15.00 fee (personal check only, please; no money orders) to C. J. Sage, TNPR, Post Office Box 2080, Aptos, California...

Pacific Cinémathèque and curator Heather Haley are seeking videopoem submissions from around the world for the annual Visible Verse screening and performance poetry celebration. SEE THE VOICE: Visible Verse is North America’s sustaining venue for the presentation of new and artistically significant poetry video and film. Official guidelines: * Visible Verse seeks videopoems, with a 15 minutes maximum duration. * Either official language...