www.averyanthology.org/submissions_contests.php Avery’s inaugural Small Spaces Fiction Prize is now open for entries. The winning entry will be awarded $150 and published in Avery 5 (Spring 2009). Kevin Brockmeier will judge. Contest Guidelines: Unpublished stories of up to 5000 words are eligible. All manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced, and submitted online. Entry fee is $10, payable via the Avery website. Once fee is paid, send...

WHEN: Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Washington, DC’s Rock Creek Park, Picnic Area Number 6, during June and July. WHAT: Two poets are usually featured. The outdoor programs held next to poet Joaquin Miller’s Cabin are sponsored by The Word Works, and the National Park Service. WHO: Kathi Morrison-Taylor, Rosemary Winslow and Deborah Ager are the co-directors for 2009. IF SELECTED, you will read your work at the cabin and receive a small honorarium....

hollyhowitt.com/main/?page_id=127 I am co-editing a microfiction and prose poetry anthology with Jan Fortune-Wood, and we are calling for submissions on any subject, under 600 words per piece. It is free to submit your work, and you may submit as many pieces as you wish. The anthology is due to be published in 2010. See below for more details. Submission Call We are looking for pieces of microfiction, sometimes called short short fiction or...

FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and PUBLICATION SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and PUBLICATION Contest Rules Contest Begins: JANUARY 1, 2009 Postmark Deadline: APRIL 30, 2009 Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems). Fiction: 7,500 words maximum. No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles,...

Please submit only once per reading period. www.zolandpoetry.com/submission.htm Work may be submitted online: submission@zolandpoetry.com or via mail to: Zoland Poetry / 57 Lake View Ave / Cambridge, MA 02138 All submissions must include: Name, Address, Phone, & Email Fax submissions are not accepted. Submit no more than 10 pages of previously unpublished poetry per reading period. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, if noted in the...

www.saturnaliabooks.com/html/poetry_contest.html $1500 and publication by Saturnalia Books 2009 Judge = Carl Phillips Manuscript must be an original work of poetry written in English. Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material). Author’s name and contact information must not appear on manuscript. Manuscript must be single-sided, and securely bound with a binder clip only. Please include a separate cover...

www.alabamapoets.org/poetry_contests.php?contest_id=39 Paid members: $1 per entry Non-members: $3 per entry “Members” must be paid prior to CONTEST DEADLINE OF MARCH 21: see Rules 1. The Alabama State Poetry Society Spring Contest (sponsor ASPS) THIS CATEGORY IS OPEN TO PAID MEMBERS ONLY $100, $50, $25, $10, and 3 HM’s in order of merit any form, any subject, 60 line limit 2. Jonathan Smith Memorial Award (sponsors Joe &...