www.applevalleyreview.com www.leahbrowning.net/Apple/Submit.html a semiannual online literary journal, will be accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction, and essays for its Fall 2009 issue until August 14, 2009. Submissions are accepted year-round via e-mail. We prefer work that has both mainstream and literary appeal. All work must be original, previously unpublished, and in English. Please do not submit genre fiction, explicit work, or...

www.tigerseyejournal.com Our annual poetry contest deadline has been extended until March 31st, 2009. We look forward to reading your work. Prizes: $500, $150, $50 Send 3 poems, bio, SASE, and $10 to: Tiger’s Eye Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 2935, Eugene, OR 97402.

prairieschooner.unl.edu/prizes/index.html short fiction and poetry awards $3000 and publication (U of Nebraska Press). Runners-up receive $1000. New and established writers welcome. Mail manuscripts with $25 (Jan 15 to March 16): Prairie Schooner Prize Series (insert genre), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 201 Andrews Hall, PO Box 880334, Lincoln NE 68588-0334. www.prairieschooner.unl.edu

First Prize $1,000 Second Prize $250 Third Prize $100 One Act Plays of any length may be submitted to Bottle Tree Productions at 126 Wellington Street, Kingston, Ontario K7L-3C8 Phone 613-542-0070 or email info@bottletreeinc.com Please have your copy bound and if you wish it returned, please include a manuscript-sized SASE. or check out www.bottletreeinc.com for email submissions and Paypal options The entry fee for each submission is $25....

Entries must be received by 31st May 2009 The New Zealand Poetry Society’s annual International Poetry Competition, Verse and Haiku, is now under way, with Open and Junior Sections. The Junior Open and Junior Haiku sections are open to students who are 17 years of age or younger on 31st May 2009. Please visit our website at www.poetrysociety.org.nz for full competition details and to download the entry forms. Last year’s results, including...

Springsteen’s passionate listeners have been grateful for his music that address their causes and struggles for years. From movie producers/directors who’ve asked for something special to fit the themes of their films to the lyrics that come from Bruce’s own conscious and the issues swelling from the times of our lives. Springsteen has created music and lyrics that help carry us through. Think of Philadelphia, The Wrestler, so...

One winning poem will be awarded $1000 and two runners-up will be awarded $100 each. Winning poem, runners-up, and honorable mentions will be published in the 2009 fall issue. This year’s judge will be announced after judging is completed. Guidelines: Submit two copies of three unpublished poems, maximum of ten pages total. Name, address, and phone number of poet should appear on each page of one copy only. Entries must be unpublished and...