Junctures: The Journal for Thematic Dialogue is calling for submissions for its special issue on the theme of ” Island .” Junctures is a peer-reviewed, international journal which is indexed by Thomson Gale and EBSCO, and provides full, free direct access on line. Please take a look at our web site to see samples of previous issues. We are looking for creative work (visual and written, fiction, poetry, and nonfiction) and scholarly...

/Inscape/, the literary journal of Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, seeks strong fiction, nonfiction and poetry for its 2009 issue. Best-of-genre prizes will be awarded; consideration for publication or the contest is free. Submissions are due *October 22, 2008*. Formatting and submission guidelines are available at inscapewashburn.wordpress.com. For more information, call 785-670-1735.

www.associatedcontent.com As the political season continues to heat up, we are forced to take in more and more political advertising and media coverage. Here’s your chance for a creative release of pent up political tension. We’re looking for the best series of four haikus about Barack Obama/Joe Biden , John McCain/Sara Palin or a reflection therof. Three winners will receive $10, with one winner for each category: *Pro Obama/Biden,...

Willow Books, an imprint of Aquarius Press, announces its first annual Willow Books Poetry Award. The contest is open to all African American poets or poets of African descent. The contest is open to published and unpublished poets. Willow Books is open to a variety of aesthetics and seek to publish excellent manuscripts. Runner-ups will also be considered for publication. Willow Books reserves the right not to pick a manuscript, in which case...

$200 prizes for poetry, fiction and nonfiction Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded for works of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction. * 5,000 word limit for prose * 50 line limit for poetry * Entry Fee: $10 per entry; checks should be made payable to Swallowtail Press * Multiple entries accepted * Postmark deadline: October 1, 2008 Final judges: Nonfiction — Kathryn Eastburn (author of A Sacred Feast...

www.wingspress.com/chap.cfm This chapbook series is named in honor of Joanie Whitebird, a co-founder of Wings Press. As the Texas Observer described her, Joanie was “an old-fashioned fence hater, a wire-cutter, a woman in love with the open road, with open relationships, with open futures fraught with possibilities.” We honor her spirit by using this series to introduce new and innovative poetic voices. Contest Rules Between Sept. 1...

www.snakenationpress.org/guidelines.html 50-75 page manuscript $1,000 prize and publication An entry fee of $25 must accompany the manuscript Pay entry fee online only at www.snakenationpress.org/interpay1.html Previously published eligible Deadline: November 30, 2008