www.romanceslamjam.org/conference/AAContest.htm Genre: Black Romance/Women’s Fiction Prizes: 1st Place: This winner’s manuscript will be reviewed by Editor Esi Sogah from AVON/HarperCollins for possible publication 2nd Place: This winner’s manuscript will be reviewed by Editor Selena James from Kensington Books for possible publication. 3rd Place: This winner’s manuscript will be reviewed by Editor Theresa Stevens from Red Sage publishing...

Can you sum up your love life in six words? Send us your submissions, and we’ll pass them on to six-word experts Larry Smith and Rachel Fershleiser, who are creating Six-Word Memoirs on Love & Heartbreak by Writers Famous & Obscure, who’ll select their three favorites, and award free copies of the book to those three. But wait! There’s more! They’ve also agreed to include their favorite in the next published...

Camber Press is pleased to announce our Fiction Chapbook Award. Our ethos is to publish contemporary fiction exhibiting lucid delivery while not sacrificing emotional depth, mastery of craft, or originality. First Prize: $1,000 and publication of chapbook Judge: Ron Carlson Deadline: April 30, 2009 Submission guidelines: The winning fiction writer will receive $1,000 and have his or her manuscript published by Camber Press, Inc. The winner will...

sacramentopoetrycenter.org/bookcontest.htm —Submit a manuscript of 48-70 numbered pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published previously in book form, although individual poems appearing in print or on the web are permitted. Simultaneous submissions OK, but please let us know ASAP if your manuscript has been placed with another publisher. —Entries will be judged blind. Submitted manuscript must...

The University at Buffalo invites current high school students to showcase their writing talents in a FREE poetry contest. All are invited to attend, particularly aspiring poetry students and their teachers. Winning poets will be invited to UB’s Center For The Arts for a celebration of their abilities at the Poetry Awards Ceremony and Poetry Workshop that will be held on Saturday, March 29, 2008, when winning poems will be read and prizes...

Final deadline in our Winter Contest is midnight Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 (postmark OK) or enter online (see below). $4,000 in Prizes, plus publication in NMW and on the Web at www.NewMillenniumWritings.com $1,000 for best Fiction; $1,000 for best Poem; $1,000 best Nonfiction; $1,000 best Short-short Story (Nonfiction includes humor, memoir, creative nonfiction, travel, opinion, essay, interview, features, investigative reporting, etc.) Winners...

UPDATE: The finalized dates for the 2009 residencies will be September 4-11 and October 2-9. Lodging and food are covered by the residency. Announcement A New Writers’ Residency Writers in The Heartland is now taking applications for its inaugural season. Writers in the Heartland is a writing colony for creative writers in all genres. The colony is located in Gilman, Illinois, approximately 2 hours south of Chicago. It is located on a beautiful...