– short story, personal essay, poetry. No geographic restrictions for entry. Awards: $100, $75, $50 in each categoy. Entry fee: $5-$10.Deadline: February 15, 2009. Info: www.seacoastwritersassociation.org (go to website to download entry forms) or send SASE to Pam Gjettum, 6 South St., Exeter NH 03833.

www.methodist.edu/longleaf/contest.htm The contest is open to residents of North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia, and Florida who have not yet published a full-length collection of poetry. Submit: 18-23 pages of poetry $15 entry fee SASE Cover sheet (with name, address, phone, e-mail) NO NAME OR OTHER INFORMATION ON ACTUAL MANUSCRIPT to: Robin Greene, Editor Longleaf Press Methodist University 5400 Ramsey Street...

www.gulfcoastmag.org/index.php?n=7 The 2009 Gulf Coast Contests, awarding publication and $1,000 each in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction, will open December 22. This year’s contests will be judged by Brigit Pegeen Kelly (poetry), Antonya Nelson (fiction), and Dinty W. Moore (nonfiction). Guidelines: Submit one previously unpublished story or essay (25 double-spaced pages max) or up to five previously unpublished poems (10 pages max)....

Anti- (anti-poetry.com) is seeking cover art and reviews of poetry books in addition to our usual poetry submissions. Please see anti-poetry.com/guidelines for details on how to submit work. For art, send 3-6 image files, preferably in JPG format. For reviews, please query about the book you want to review. We are also open to an eclectic array of poetry submissions, as always. Anti- wants to provide a single arena for a wide range of styles...

We are looking for previously unpublished, first person essays, memoirs, or creative non-fiction. Essays can be on any topic. Open to any writer, any age, anywhere. First Prize: $1000 Second Prize: $500 Third Prize: $250 Entry fee: $17 (save $2 by becoming a fan on Facebook – (look up Memoirs Ink) Max 1500 words. Deadline: Postmark by February 16, 2009. Late deadline February 28, 2008 (extra $5). Winners announced and published April 30, 2009...

kenyonreview.org/contests-sf.php The submission period for the 2009 Short Fiction Contest will be open from February 1st to February 28th, 2009. We are pleased and excited to announce the second annual Kenyon Review Short Fiction Contest, for writers under the age of thirty. Richard Ford will be the final judge. Submissions will be accepted February 1st-February 28th, with the winner announced in late spring. Submissions must be 1200 words or...

Presenting a new short fiction contest for unpublished writers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Deadline: 1/31/09 For its third edition of Spectra Pulse, Bantam Spectra is allowing unpublished writers to get their work featured alongside some of the most well-respected names in science fiction and fantasy. One lucky winner will receive $100 and have his/her story published in the Summer 2009 issue of Spectra Pulse, Bantam Spectra’s...