www.hippocketpress.com/canary.cfm Seeking poems, short fiction and essays (prose not to exceed 1500 words) on Nature and the current dangers to it. Please look at Canary before submitting: www.hippocketpress.com/canary.cfm to see what we use. Email submissions to gailentrekin@gmail.com.

With guest judge Ann Patchett The winning submission selected by Ann Patchett will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 20, 2009. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000. Story requirements ·Submit a single short story that contains a surprise. ·Your story must have a title. ·Your story must be no more than three...

The Litchfield Literary Review, a writer’s resource on line, seeks works in any genre. We have a preference for works written by New Englanders. We accept e-mailed submissions only. Writers are welcomed to submit up to three pieces at one time. We respect writers and will reply to all submissions in a timely manner. Honest. Authors are invited to include a bio and a photo, which will be published with their work, if they choose. Please send...

Three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry. Prizes: $100 – 1st, $50 – 2nd, $25 – 3rd, in each category. Entry fee: $5 Deadline: May 1, 2009 Complete info: www.jalc.edu/activities/siwg/contest.html Direct inquiries to Roger Poppen drrock2k@yahoo.com

www.barrowstreet.org/BARROW_STREET_BOOK_CONTEST_2009.pdf The Barrow Street Press Book Contest award will be given for the best previously unpublished manuscript of poetry in English. The winner will receive book publication by Barrow Street Press, and $1000.00. Judge: David Wojahn Deadline: June 30, 2009 Fee: $25.00 If entrants would like to receive a copy of the winning book, please include a book mailer with $2.59 postage. Thank you....

updated information–deadline extended to 3-31 Sponsored by Outrider Press in affiliation with TallGrass Writers Guild NEW INFORMATION-Deadline extended to 3-31-09; Email outriderpress@sbcglobal.net or tallgrassguild@sbcglobal.net. Planned publication date: late summer/early fall 2009. Working title: Fearsome Fascinations. We interpret broadly; can mean fascination with the paranormal as well as snakes and spiders, and dangerous/extreme...

www.ifpoetryjournal.blogspot.com If Poetry Journal is now seeking poetry for its third issue. The theme is tentatively “music,” though I’m interested in seeing a variety of poetry about any subject. If you would like to submit 1-5 poems, please e-mail them to me (Don Illich) at ifpoetryjournaleditor@gmail.com. No attachments, please put your poems in the body of your e-mail. Basic cover letter preferred. No previously...