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THE BACKWATERS Press is seeking essays for Letters From Grass Country: Essays on the Contemporary Poets and Poetry of the Great Plains. Submission deadline: June 30, 2010. Visit www.thebackwaterspress.com for complete details, or e-mail to lettersfromgrasscountry@yahoo.com.

BONA FIDE BOOKS seeks submissions for Queer in the Last Frontier, a collection of essays about gay and lesbian life in Alaska. Deadline: February 5, 2010; maximum 5,000 words. For more information and guidelines, go to www.bonafidebooks.com.

MEN OF COLOR Erotica: Burrow Publishing is seeking submissions for an erotica anthology (gay and bisexual) to be released in 2010. Stories should prominently feature men of color, be fresh and unique, and have an engaging storyline and character development. The deadline for submissions is December 15. For additional information and requirements, please visit www.burrowpublishing.com.

PARENTHOOD?! City Works Press seeks poetry, fiction, prose, and art on motherhood and/or fatherhood for upcoming anthology. Give us your moments of sublime joy as well your dark nights of the soul. Talk about birth, nursing, childhood, relationships, adoption, same-sex parenting, high-tech conception, loss, being childless by choice, etc. Limit 2,500 words for fiction/prose or 4 poems. Attach short bio. Send e-mail or hard copy submissions by January 4, 2010, to: City Works Press, Attn.: Mamas and Papas, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101. E-mail: mammaspappas@gmail.com. Web site: www.cityworkspress.org.

SACRED FOOLS Press seeks poetry, essays, and b&w art for an anthology exploring the “sacred fool.” Think: Don Quixote, clowns, tricksters, village idiots, the Tarot fool, and others who teach us about ourselves through their odd behaviors. $5 reading fee. Pays in copies. Grand prize: $100. Complete guidelines at http://sacredfoolspress.wordpress.com.

SEEKING ORIGINAL, creative writing prompt and response piece of 3,500 words maximum, fiction, nonfiction for anthology. Submit: Prompts and Pieces, P.O Box 103, Maynard, MA 01754. Include bio, SASE, e-mail. Deadline: January 30, 2010. Free book upon publication—traditional publisher. Guidelines: mdellafera@charter.net.

SUBMISSIONS sought for Fearless Poetry Series second poetry anthology, Touching: Poems of Love, Longing, and Desire. Send 1–3 poems or prose poems about love, longing, eros, desire. Deadline: January 15, 2010. Submission guidelines and information about the biannual Fearless Poetry Series and our current publications are available at www.fearlessbooks.com/poetry.htm.

TAGLIT-BIRTHRIGHT Israel alumni: Birthright Israel NEXT and Nextbook seek submissions for literary anthology written by former Taglit-Birthright Israel participants. Essays, poetry, graphic art, photographs. We are looking for unexpected, funny, exciting, compelling material for inclusion in book due out in 2010. Deadline: December 15. For complete details, visit www.birthrightisrael.com/anthology.

CIDER PRESS Review Book Award. Prize: $1,000 and publication of full-length poetry collection. All entrants receive a copy of the winning book. Reading period: September 1–November 31. Reading fee: $25. Judge: David St. John. Send 48–80 page manuscript to Cider Press, 777 Braddock Ln., Halifax, PA 92168. Guidelines at www.ciderpressreview.com.

PLAIN VIEW PRESS, a 30-year-old independent publishing house accepting book manuscripts—high literary standards, collaborative process, activist orientation, poetry, fiction, nonfiction—on environmental protection; peace; and gender, racial, and economic justice. E-mail sb@plainviewpress.net—put “Query” in subject line. Guidelines at our Web site and e-bookstore: www.plainviewpress.net.

SWITCHGRASS Books, the fiction imprint of Northern Illinois University Press, seeks submissions of full-length literary novels set in or about the Midwest by authors with Midwestern ties. Mail manuscripts to Northern Illinois University Press, Switchgrass Books, 2280 Bethany Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115. For submission guidelines, please visit www.switchgrass.niu.edu.

WORDTECH Communications LLC is holding its annual open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts. Dates: November 1–December 31. We have published Nick Carbo, Philip Dacey, Rachel Hadas, Annie Finch, Allison Joseph, Raina Leon, Barry Spacks, Mary Swander, Thom Ward. Royalty contract/no reading fee. Publication in 2011. Guidelines: www.wordtechcommunications.com/deadline-list.htm.

ANNOUNCING the 17th annual Tennessee Chapbook Prize. 20–24 page manuscripts of poetry and/or short plays welcome. Winner published in Poems & Plays #17, March 2010. Author receives 50 copies. All participants receive copy of issue. Send entries (with SASE, acknowledgments, and $15), postmarked by November 30, to: Poems & Plays, Gaylord Brewer, Editor, English Dept., Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

BATEAU PRESS'S 4th annual BOOM Chapbook Contest. Open to all. Poetry or short-short fiction. Submit online or post. $12 entry—can be paid online or check. Letterpress, highest quality, eco-friendly chaps. Deadline: December 31. For full contest guidelines and to order previous winners: www.bateaupress.org.

CODHILL PRESS Chapbook Prize. $500 cash prize and 50 copies. Final judge: Pauline Uchmanowicz. Entry fee, $25. Deadline: November 30. Submit 20–30 pages, one poem per page, TOC, 2 cover pages (one with title only), SASE to: Codhill Press Chapbook Prize, P.O. Box 280 Bloomington, NY 12411-0280. For complete guidelines, see www.codhill.com.

GRAYSON BOOKS 2010 Chapbook Contest. $500 and 50 copies to winner. 16–24 pages poetry, $15 reading fee, 2 cover sheets (one with full contact info, one anonymous), SASE for results. Kate Rushin to judge. Submit by January 16, 2010. Submit to Grayson Books, P.O. Box 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127. Web site: www.graysonbooks.com.

PECAN GROVE Press is pleased to announce both its 2010 National Poetry Chapbook Competition and its 2009 winner: Francine Witte’s Last Rain. PGP chapbooks are professionally printed and perfect-bound. Deadline: February 1, 2010. Length: 32–40 pages. See guidelines on our Web site at http://library.stmarytx.edu/pgpress/contest or send SASE to request guidelines: Pecan Grove Press, Box AL, 1 Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228.

TOADLILY PRESS for 6th Volume of the Quartet Series, will publish 4 chapbooks in 1 perfect-bound book. Submit 16–18 pages of poetry (2 copies) in January, 2010 only. No submission fee. Selected poets receive $100, 25 copies of the book. For guidelines check Web site: www.toadlilypress.com.

ANDERBO.COM. “Best New Online Literary Journal,” features writers in fiction, “fact,” and poetry. Always looking for new voices. For submission information and guidelines, visit www.anderbo.com.

ARS MEDICA: A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities is an international literary magazine exploring illness, the body, healing, and the culture of medicine. Fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and artwork are preferred. For submission/subscription info, see www.ars-medica.ca.

BRYANT LITERARY Review, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its April 2010 issue. Work may be of any style or subject matter. See poetry samples at http://web.bryant.edu/~blr. Deadline: December 31. Send submission, with cover letter, brief bio, and SASE, to: Bryant Literary Review, Faculty Suite F, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917.

CHEST, the Journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, invites submissions of up to 3 previously unpublished, quality poems, maximum 40 lines, on subjects of some medical relevance. CHEST, with a subscriber base of 22,000 readers. E-mail submissions to poetrychest@aol.com.

THE COACHELLA Review at the University of California-Riverside, Palm Desert, is published online in the fall, winter, and spring. Fiction and nonfiction (6,000-word max), poetry (3–5 poems), and film shorts. Submit to thecoachellareview@gmail.com.

COLERE, a journal celebrating explorations of cultural experiences, welcomes thought-provoking fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork for its 10th anniversary issue. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Submissions (deadline: January 15, 2010) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

THE COUNTRY DOG Review: A Journal of Poetry is now accepting submissions for its winter issue. We accept submissions of poetry, interviews, and book reviews. Deadline: December 1. E-mail: countrydogreview@gmail.com. Visit us at: www.countrydogreview.org.

EARTH’S DAUGHTERS Issue #77 Flesh & the Spirit. Your interpretation of our theme—figurative or literal—from body and mind to meat and alcohol or anything in between. No more than 3 poems. Up to 1,500 words of prose. Include SASE. Submission dates: October 15 to December 15. Earth’s Daughters, P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station, Buffalo, NY 14215.

THE EVENING Street Review is centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal. Reads poetry/prose submissions year-round. Replies in 4–5 weeks. Sometimes includes comments. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces. 7652 Sawmill Rd., #352, Dublin, OH 43016. E-mail: editor@eveningstreetpress.com. For contests & guidelines: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

FEILE-FESTA, an online and print journal, needs poetry or microfiction, somehow evoking cultures of Mediterranean and Celtic societies, especially Irish and Italian/Sicilian, whether found in the native country of origin or the diasporas to America or Canada. We are also interested in writing about life in New York City. Deadline: January 1, 2010. Mail submissions to the Mediterranean Celtic Cultural Association, P.O. Box 436, New York, NY 10012 or preferably e-mail your work. For complete guidelines, visit www.medcelt.org/feile-festa/index.html (Submissions).

FRESHWATER SEEKS imaginative, original, well-crafted poetry for its 11th issue, to be published May 2010. Send up to 5 unpublished poems with bio, contact information, e-mail, and SASE for notification only. Deadline: December 15. Payment 2 copies. Sample copy $7. For complete submission guidelines visit www.acc.commnet.edu/freshwater.htm.

FUTURECYCLE Poetry and its press read submissions year-round: poems, chapbooks, and full-length collections. Individual poems are published online and in print; books are professionally designed and printed. We conduct an annual book competition with a $1,000 prize plus publication. Visit our Web site for complete guidelines: www.futurecycle.org/guidelines.aspx.

GETTING Something Read is a small publishing site dedicated to short works. We will publish short poems, short short stories, or short essays that explore the what, the how, or the why of reading or writing. We may also publish short plays or monologues. Web site: http://shortworks.org.

GOT POEM? Submit any subject, any style, any length, any number, any time by e-mail or by mail with SASE. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. The Great American Poetry Show, P.O. Box 69506, West Hollywood, CA 90069. E-mail: info@tgaps.net. Web site: www.tgaps.net.

HAWAI‘I PACIFIC Review seeks quality poetry, fiction (short stories), and short essays for its 2010 issue. Deadline: December 31. Payment: 2 copies. Send guideline requests and unpublished manuscripts with SASE to: Patrice Wilson, PhD, Editor, Hawai‘i Pacific Review, 1060 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI 96913.

HEAR US ROAR. New quarterly literary paper seeking 1st person voice-driven narratives about anything—a thought, a feeling, an experience, a story—to be featured in our first edition for Winter ’10. Any length is welcome. Photography also considered. We’re very easy. For submission information and guidelines, visit www.hearusroaronline.com.

IMITATION FRUIT, Online Literary Journal is looking for fun and upbeat short stories, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork. Send up to 5 poems or 15 pages of prose. We are a biannual online only publication. E-mail submissions to submissions@imitationfruit.com. For more information, please see our submissions page at www.imitationfruit.com.

J JOURNAL: New Writing on Justice seeks submissions for Spring 2010 issue. Work should examine justice directly or tangentially. Send fiction or personal narrative (6,000 words max) or poetry (3 poems max) by January 15, 2010 to Editors, J Journal, Dept. of English, John Jay College, 619 W. 54th St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10019. See www.jjournal.org.

LANGUAGEANDCULTURE.NET, an online publication, seeks poetry and prose submissions. We also accept translations. We publish biannually. Check submission guidelines and information online. Simultaneous submissions OK. Send 3–5 poems or 1–2 prose pieces, with bio to review@languageandculture.net.

THE LITERATURE series, Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode and Sierra, will be presenting a new, perfect-bound collection of poetry, prose, art, and photography for 2010, inviting unpublished submissions reflecting California foothill and mountain region sensibilities. Electronic submission only. Deadline: December 15. Follow guidelines at www.manzanitacalifornia.org. Contact: mrosemanza@jps.net.

THE MAD HATTER, an annual journal by pre-college students, publishes poetry, non-color art/photography, and translation, with a deadline postmarked in February, 2010 for the printing in April. Contributors receive as payment one copy. Send materials with SASE and school or home-school affiliation to the Mad Hatter at 320 South Seminary St., Madisonville, Kentucky 42431, or visit/submit online: www.hopkins.kyschools.us/madhatter.

MINNETONKA Review seeks fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Two $150 prizes awarded each issue. No entry fee. Visit www.minnetonkareview.com to submit online or mail to: P.O. Box 386, Spring Park, MN 55384.

THE MOCHILA Review seeks energetic fiction, imagistic poetry, and insightful creative nonfiction. Up to five poems; prose 5,000 words max. Reading September–November only. Response 4 months. Pays 2 copies. Please label genre and mail to the Mochila Review, Missouri Western State University, 4525 Downs Dr., St. Joseph, MO 64507. Web site: www.missouriwestern.edu/orgs/mochila.

NATURAL BRIDGE, a journal of contemporary literature, guest edited by Howard Schwartz, is accepting submissions for a themed issue (#24) on Franz Kafka from November 1–December 31. We are seeking poems and stories inspired by Kafka, personal essays about Kafka, dreams about Kafka, new translations of stories by Kafka, translations of writers inspired by Kafka, and any other relevant submissions. General submissions of unpublished poems, stories and personal essays are also welcome. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Send work along with an SASE to: Natural Bridge, Kafka Issue, Dept. of English, 1 University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121.

OFF THE COAST seeks poetry, any subject/style. Open submission deadlines: December 15, March 15, November 15. Special summer issue: “Water,” June 15, 2010. Pays contributor copy, half-off additional copies. Sample issue, $10; Subscriptions, $35. Send 1–3 poems, previously unpublished, e-mail preferred, to: poetrylane2@gmail.com. Postal submissions with SASE: Off the Coast, P.O. Box 14, Robbinston, ME 04671. Web site: www.off-the-coast.com.

PMS poemmemoirstory seeks submissions during our new reading period: January 1 through March 31. While PMS is a journal of exclusively women’s writing, the subject field is wide open. For guidelines, see: http://pms-journal.org/submission-guidelines. Send all submissions and correspondence to: PMS poemmemoirstory, HB 217 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1260.

PALABRA invites Chicano/Latino writers to submit fiction, flash fiction, poetry, novel excerpts, experimental/cross-genre work, and short plays that explore new directions in Chicano & Latino literary art. Some pay. Guidelines on Web site: www.palabralitmag.com. Queries: info@palabralitmag.com. Submit via USPS only to PALABRA, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146.

THE PEDESTAL Magazine is currently seeking submissions of poetry and fiction. Please visit the Web site for additional information and to read the work of our many contributors: www.thepedestalmagazine.com.

PERSIMMON TREE: An Online Literary Magazine by Women Over Sixty. An exciting new magazine that can be found at www.persimmontree.org. We are looking for quality short fiction and nonfiction submissions. Send to editor@persimmontree.org.

PHYSIOGNOMY in Letters is a) a poetry litmag, b) stellar, and c) asking for your submissions for both of next year’s issues. We accept e-mail, snail mail, simultaneous, and spectacular submissions. We can’t wait to read what you send us! Guidelines are super easy. Find them on our Web site, www.physiognomyinletters.com.

PICAYUNE Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for the 2010 issue in the following genres; fiction (short or flash), poetry, black and white photography, and original art. Submission period September 15 thru December 15. Send submissions as e-mail attachments to picayunemagazine@yahoo.com, attention of “Editors.”

POETRY NEEDED for Poppyseed Kolache Issue #2. Submissions also considered for Angel Face Issue #5 unless poet specifies otherwise. Prefers poems 60 lines or less. No rhyme. No e-mailed submissions. Send up to 5 poems, plus SASE, to MaryAnka Press, P.O. Box 102, Huffman, TX 77336. Web address: www.maryanka.com.

RATTLE seeks submissions of humorous poetry for the Summer 2010 issue. No rules, just make us laugh. Deadline: February 1, 2010. Send up to 5 poems or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail submissions accepted. E-mail: timgreen@rattle.com. Web site: www.rattle.com.

RAVING DOVE welcomes thought-provoking poetry and prose that champions human rights and social justice, and opposes physical and psychological violence in all its forms, including war, discrimination against sexual orientation, and every shade of bigotry. Raving Dove is a nonprofit literary journal founded in 2004. Visit and submit today: www.ravingdove.org.

ROCKHURST Review seeks lively material for 23rd edition, Spring 2010. Submissions accepted September 15, 2009–January 15, 2010. Typed. SASE for acceptance. Maximum lengths for submissions: fiction/essay—2,500 words; drama—10 pages; poetry—10 pages/5 poems; 5 b&w or color, glossy photographs. No return of materials. Send name, address, phone, e-mail, bio to Patricia Cleary Miller, Rockhurst Review, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.

SILK ROAD seeks submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for volume 4. We are interested in strong narratives, compelling voices, and a clear sense of place. We especially want to see work that reflects a global perspective. For specific guidelines and reading periods, see our Web site http://silkroad.pacificu.edu.

SLAB ISSUE #5 is open for business! We want your creative nonfiction, fiction (flash too), and poetry. Check out our archives to see what we’ve published (we’ll show you ours, if you show us yours). Reading period: August 1 to December 1. Online submissions and other details at http://slablitmag.org.

SLEET MAGAZINE, an online journal, hails the beautiful and the antibeautiful. Poetry, fiction, flash. Guidelines: www.sleet
magazine.com.

TATTOO HIGHWAY, a journal of prose, poetry, and art, seeks mss for TH/20, online March, 2010. Deadline: January 10, 2010. Our tastes are eclectic. We like fresh, vivid language, intelligence, originality, authenticity, and humor. Complete guidelines on Web site; please read some back issues before submitting. www.tattoohighway.org.

THE TEACHER'S Voice is still free online and currently seeking submissions for upcoming theme issues as well as the following: corporate/profit/non-profit privatization of public education in poor and working class communities; public schools turning into factory-modeled dumbed-down test-prep mills; parent, student, teacher disempowerment; apathy (especially of the secure and privileged). Please visit us at: www.the-teachers-voice.org.

TERRAIN.ORG: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments—an award-winning international online publication—seeks poetry, essays, fiction, articles, and reviews for upcoming theme-based issues: “Virtually There” and “The Signal in the Noise.” View issues and submission guidelines, and submit online, at www.terrain.org.

THIRD WEDNESDAY seeks poetry from experienced writers, fiction up to 1,500 words, and b&w artwork or photography. Send to submissions@thirdwednesday.org.

TWO HAWKS Quarterly is an online literary journal dedicated to exposing the world to the most challenging, edgy, and lyrical prose and poetry available. Well-written, compelling works are currently being accepted in the following genres: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and genre x. Submission guidelines can be viewed at http://twohawksquarterly.com/written-submission-guidelines.

UNTAMED INK, seeking submissions for 3rd issue! Lindenwood University’s literary journal, Untamed Ink, with a publication date of Fall 2010, seeks submissions of previously unpublished short stories and poems. Submission deadline for the second issue is December 31. See Web site at: www. lindenwood.edu/untamedink. Questions may be directed to untamedink@lindenwood.edu.

UPSTREET: award-winning literary annual’s sixth issue seeks quality submissions with edge—fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction. First 5 issues feature interviews with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb, Michael Martone, Robin Hemley. Distributed by Ingram, Source Interlink, Disticor (Canada). Payment in author copies. Deadline: March 1, 2010. For sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org.

VISIONS-International seeks impressive poetry and translations for beginning Fourth Decade. Discover why critics rave: “Visions is the best.” Sample: $4.95. 30th Anniversary Special: $6.50—featuring: Jack Gilbert, Linda Gregg, Eamon Grennan, Marge Piercy, etc. Then send 3–6 unpublished poems, with SASE, to Visions, 3503 Ferguson Ln., Austin, TX 78754.

WATER~STONE Review seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for its Fall 2010 issue. Open to all styles; quality counts. Deadline: December 1. Submit, with SASE, up to 3 poems, 20 pages total, or up to 8,000 words of prose. Manuscripts will not be returned (recycled). Water~Stone Review, Graduate School of Liberal Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Ave., Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284.

WHITE PELICAN Review, a biannual, seeks insightful, imaginative, and carefully crafted poetry for coming issues. Outstanding poem in each issue awarded $100. Submit 3–5 poems. sase and bio required. Name, address, phone, and e-mail on each page. Simultaneous submissions discarded. Subscription: $8 per year. White Pelican Review, P.O. Box 7833, Lakeland, FL 33813.

WITNESS SEEKS manuscripts for a special portfolio, “Blurring Borders,” to appear in our 2011 issue. In addition to general submissions, we invite work about border crossing (both literal and figurative), immigration, and diaspora communities. Reading September 1, 2009, to April 1, 2010. Submit online at http://witness.blackmountaininstitute.org.

THE WRITE ROOM is an online literary magazine publishing quality works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We are also interested in reviews, interviews, and articles of interest to writers. WR is currently seeking submissions in these categories. Submissions accepted via e-mail: thewriteroom@live.com, Attn: Editor. For complete submission guidelines visit: http://thewriteroom.wordpress.com/guidelines-and-submissions.

XANADU POETRY journal seeks quality, well-crafted unpublished poetry. Previous contributors include William Stafford, Jennie Hair, Vince Clemente, and David Ignatow. Simultaneous submissions to other journals are acceptable. Reading period November 1, 2009–May 31, 2010. Sample copies of Xanadu available for $5 plus $2 postage. Please send 3–5 poems only with name, bio, and contact information, plus SASE to Xanadu, P.O. Box 773, Huntington, NY 11743, or e-mail submissions to xanadu2010@optonline.net.

BLUE FLOWER Arts Winter Writers’ Conference in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction/memoir, January 10–16, 2010—join writers Nick Flynn, Gregory Orr, and Terese Svoboda for the 1st Annual BFA Winter Writer’s Conference @ Atlantic Center for the Arts in Florida. Enrollment is limited to 12 participants per author, and participants register on a first-come, first-served basis. Costs cover tuition, room and board. Limited off-site tuition is also available. For additional information including workshop costs, please visit www.bfawwc.com. Telephone: (800) 393-6975.

LAS VEGAS Writers Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino. April 15–17, 2010. Early bird cost $400. June 1, 2009–January 31, 2010. $425 after. 150 Attendee max. One-on-one pitch sessions with top agents/ publishers, 20 workshops and panels with Q&A, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, romance, mystery, children’s, YA, business and craft of writing, and other genre-specific tracks. Sponsored by Henderson Writers Group of Las Vegas: 614 Mosswood Ave., Henderson, NV 89002. Phone: (866) 869-7842. For more information: www.lasvegaswritersconference.com.

NOT YOUR TYPICAL writers’ conference. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty, including Mark Doty (National Book Award winner) and Stephen Dunn (Pulitzer Prize winner). Join us at the 17th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 15–18, 2010, on the oceanfront in Cape May, NJ. Register today: www.wintergetaway.com. Phone: (888) 887-2105.

SEVENTH GENEVA Writers’ Conference, February 5–7, 2010 at Webster University, Bellevue/Geneva, Switzerland, with Julia Bell, Thomas E. Kennedy, Annette Kobak, Geeta Kothari, Robert Root, Richard Scrimger, Susan Tiberghien, Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, John Hartley Williams, plus agents/editors/publishers (U.S./U.K./Paris), workshops, panels, readings, networking, 180 writers from around the world. For info, visit www.genevawritersgroup.org.

$250 JOSH PRIZES. Fiction & poetry. Josh judges: Poetry—Kryah (Glean). Fiction—Emmons (Prescription for a Superior Existence). By December 15, submit 1–3 poems or one story for $10 to Prism Review (Josh Prizes), Miller Hall, 1950 3rd St., University of La Verne, La Verne, CA 91750. Include contact info/SASE. Web site: www.laverne.edu/prism-review.

$1,000 PRIZE, publication in Mid-American Review for top story or poem. Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award and James Wright Poetry Award. Judges: Robert Olen Butler and Carl Dennis. $10 fee for 3 poems/story of up to 6,000 words. Postmark: October 31. Mail to: Contests, Mid-American Review, BGSU, Bowling Green, OH 43403. Details: www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview.

$1,500 HONORARIUM and book publication: Submit book-length collection of poems to the Colorado Prize for Poetry by January 14, 2010. Final judge is Donald Revell. $25 entry fee includes subscription to Colorado Review. Complete guidelines at http://coloradoprize.colostate.edu or Colorado Prize for Poetry, Center for Literary Publishing, 9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105.

$2,500 IN PRIZES for best “End of Life Stories.” Creative Nonfiction seeks essays exploring death, dying, and end of life care, especially as they relate to current flaws and advances in the health-care system. $20 reading fee; $25 includes subscription. Deadline for submissions is December 31; complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.

$4,000 PLUS publication in New Millennium Writings anthology and at www.newmillenniumwritings.com. $1,000 each for Best Poem, Nonfiction, Fiction or Short-short Fiction. All honorable mentions in our next Poetry Contest will be published, plus selected finalists in other categories. Writers retain copyright. Deadline November 17 for New Millennium Writing Awards (may be extended once only). You receive 2011 issue featuring winners. Guidelines: No restrictions on style or content. Enter between now and midnight of November 17 with a $17 check payable to NMW for each set of 3 poems (5 pages max) or each story or nonfiction (6,000 words max, except in the Short-short fiction category—1,000 words max.). Multiple & simultaneous submissions welcome, so enter often as you like. Include name, phone, address, e-mail and category entered on cover page only. To: ‘NMW,’ Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37901. Provide e-mail or SASE for results. Or, enter online at www.writingawards.com. We’re now on Facebook, so join our 1,700 fans.

4TH ANNUAL Smith College Poetry Prize expanded to New England high school girls in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500 + opportunity to read poem at Smith. Judge: Tracy K. Smith. No entry fee. Submissions: October 1–December 1. Sponsored by Poetry Center at Smith College. Guidelines, eligibility, required entry form: www.
smith.edu/poetrycenter/highschoolprize.html.

11TH ANNUAL Gival Press Poetry Award for best ms of original poetry in English, 45 pages or more in any style or form. Prize: $1,000 plus publication. Deadline: December 15; entry fee $20. E-mail for complete guidelines. Call (703) 351-0079, or SASE: Gival Press, Robert L. Giron, Editor, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203. Web site: www.givalpress.com

14TH ANNUAL Pavement Saw Chapbook Award. Winner receives $500 and 50 chapbooks. Deadline: December 31. All entrants are mailed 2 chapbooks or one full length book. Submit up to 32 pages of poetry and $15 to Pavement Saw Press, 321 Empire St., Montpelier, OH 43543. Guidelines and online submissions: www.pavementsaw.org. Questions: info@pavementsaw.org.

2010 BURNING BUSH Poetry Prize honors poetry that inspires us to work for social and economic justice. First prize: $200 and publication. Honorable mentions: published online. Send 3 poems, any style/length/form, $12 entry fee with SASE, name/address, titles on index card by June 1, 2010, to BB Publications, P.O. Box 4658, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. Web site: www.bbbooks.com.

AMERICAN SHORT Fiction announces its fourth annual Short Story Contest. Winner receives $1,000 and publication; second prize is $500. Judge: Rick Moody. Entries accepted from September 15 to December 8. For detailed guidelines and to submit online, visit http://americanshortfiction.org.

ANNUAL Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest (no fee). Postmark deadline: January 31, 2010. Oregon Quarterly invites entries to the 11th Annual 2010 Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest in both student and open categories. Entries should address ideas that affect the Northwest. The Oregon Quarterly staff will select finalists and the contest judge will choose the top 3 winners in each category. Past judges have been Kim Stafford, Barry Lopez, John Daniel, Karen Karbo, Brian Doyle, Lauren Kessler, and Craig Lesley. 2010’s judge will be Tom Hager, award-winning author. Prizes in the Open Category: $750, $300, $100. Prizes in the Student Category: $500, $200, $75. No entry fee required. First-place essays will appear in Oregon Quarterly. A selection of top essays will be featured in a springtime public reading on the UO campus. 15 finalists (10 in the open category and 5 students) will be announced in the Summer 2010 issue of Oregon Quarterly. All finalists will be invited to participate in a writing workshop with the contest judge on the day of the reading. Entries should be nonfiction, should not have been previously published, and should be no more than 1,500 words in the student category and 2,000 words in the open category. The student contest is open to any student currently enrolled and pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree at a college or university. One entry per person. Find the submission address and complete guidelines at www.oregonquarterly.com (click on “Essay Contest”).

BEN REITMAN 1st Book Award: Emerging writers of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, please submit 3–5 poems, a story or sample chapter of 20 pages or less, a check for $25 made out to “City Works Press,” and an SASE to: City Works Press, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA, 92101. Winner’s book published in 2010. Deadline: January 10, 2010. Web site: www.cityworkspress.org.
BRENDA UELAND Fiction Prize presented by Water~Stone Review. Winner receives $1,000 plus publication. $10 entry fee includes copy of Fall 2010 issue. Deadline: December 1. Original, unpublished work; maximum length, 8,000 words. Include name, address, phone number, and e-mail on cover sheet (only). Manuscripts will not be returned (recycled). Send SASE and 3 copies of submission to Fiction Prize, Water~Stone Review, Graduate School of Liberal Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Ave., St. Paul, MN 55104-1284.

CARPE ARTICULUM Literary Review. We want to read your work! Official call for submissions. Total awards: $10,000! Categories: Short fiction: 1st prize, $1,250; 2nd, $300. 3rd: $100; deadlines: September 30, March 30 (2010). Novellas: 1st prize, $1,000; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $100; deadline: January 7,2010. Poetry: 1st prize, $400; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100; deadlines: September 30, March 30 (2010). Photography: 1st prize, $400; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100; deadline: August 30 (annually). Essay/nonfiction: 1st, $700; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $100; deadlines: January 7, August 30 (annually). Winners to be published in the full-colour, quarterly Review, and receive 3 copies. Requirements: cover sheet with full contact information. Title only on actual piece. $25 review fee per entry. Multiple entries accepted. Blind judging. Send to: Carpe Articulum Literary Review–CLPW Dept., (state entry subject), 8630 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste. 177, Beaverton, OR 97008. We have gone green! Submit via Web site instantly and paperlessly! No shipping! View work’s status online in your own account! Reading/judging fees $20 for poetry & photography, $25 for short fiction & novellas, send via Paypal to account ezine@carpearticulum.com or check payable to “Carpe Articulum Literary Review.” A warm good luck to all! Complete details: www.carpearticulum.com. For questions or concerns, contact: editor-in-chief@carpearticulum.com.

CERVENA BARVA Press. Fiction Chapbook Prize. Accepting manuscripts from Novemever 1, 2009–January 31, 2010. Winner recieves 25 copies and $100. Send 24 pages, include title and blank title page. Entry fee: $12, check, money order, or international money order for outside the USA. Judge: Dorothy Freudenthal. Cervena Barva Press, P.O. Box 440357, West Somerville, MA 02144-3222. For complete guidelines, e-mail: submissions@cervenabarvapress.com. Web site: www.cervenabarvapress.com.

CERVENA BARVA Press. Poetry Chapbook Prize. Accepting manuscripts November 1, 2009–January 31, 2010. Winner receives 25 copies, $100. Entry fee: $11, Include check, money order, or international money order for outside of the USA. Send 3–24 poems, title page with contact information, and blank title page. Submit to: Cervena Barva Press, P.O. Box 440357, West Somerville, MA 02144-3222. For complete guidelines, e-mail submissions@cervenabarvapress.com. Web site: www.cervenabarvapress.com.

CITYLIT PROJECT announces the first Black Infinity Poetry Prize in honor of Adele V. Holden, born on Maryland’s segregated Eastern Shore, educated at Johns Hopkins under Elliott Coleman, devoted high school English teacher. Through her art, career, and life, Ms. Holden promoted equal rights while shaping the minds of young people. Prize recognizes African American poets under 40 not previously published in book-length form. Must be postmarked before February 1, 2010. Winner receives publication, small honorarium, 25 copies. Reginald Harris will judge. Send $15 entry fee, SASE for notification of winner, and a manuscript not more than 30 pages with cover sheet to Black Infinity, CityLit Project, 120 S. Curley St., Baltimore, MD 21224. Guidelines at www.citylitproject.org.

CONNECTICUT River Review Poetry Contest. Submit up to 3 unpublished poems, 80-line limit each, by February 28, 2010. Two copies each, one only with contact info. $15 check made out to CPS. Prizes of $400, $300, and $100 and publication in Connecticut River Review. CRR Contest, CPS, P.O. Box 270554, W. Hartford, CT 06127. Web site: www.ct-poetry-society.org.

CONVERSE COLLEGE announces the Julia Peterkin Award in Poetry. Prize of $1,000 plus expenses for a reading in Fall 2010. To enter, send maximum 10 pages of poetry (published or unpublished), cover letter, and $15 handling fee payable to “Converse College English Department.” Deadline: January 15, 2010. Send: Julia Peterkin Award, Creative Writing Program, Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 29302. Guidelines: www.converse.edu/academics/majors/peterkinjuliaaward.html. The Converse College creative writing program congratulates Laura van den Berg of Pennsylvania, winner of the 2009 Julia Peterkin Award.

CUTBANK is calling for submissions to the Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry, the Montana Prize in Fiction, and the Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction. Submissions are accepted December 1. Web site: www.cutbankonline.org.

DANAHY FICTION Prize/Tampa Review. $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review for a previously unpublished work of short fiction, 500–5,000 words. $15 entry fee includes one-year subscription. All entries considered for publication. Postmark by November 1. Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

FLUME PRESS fiction chapbook contest. Winner receives $500 + 25 copies. Send MS, 12,000 words max, not including title page, acknowledgments. Serious literary fiction only, well crafted, emotionally engaging. Reading fee: $20. Deadline: December 1. Send to Flume Press, CSU, Chico, 400 W. First St., Chico, CA 95929-0830. Web site: www.csuchico.edu/engl/flumepress.

FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction. 6th Annual Michael Steinberg Essay Prize. $1,000 prize awarded annually for winning essay or memoir; winning and runner-up entries published in Fourth Genre spring 2011. All entries considered for publication in Fourth Genre. Former Editor’s Prize renamed in honor of Michael Steinberg’s contribution as Founding Editor (2010 contest judge). 6,000-word limit; nonrefundable $15 entry fee. Submit January 15–February 28, 2010, only to: Fourth Genre Contest, Dept. of English, Michigan State University, 201 Morrill Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1036. E-mail: genre4@msu.edu. Contest guidelines unchanged—available at www.msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg.

INDIANA University South Bend’s Lester R. Wolfson Poetry Award will be awarded to an emerging or established poet for a book length manuscript. Winner receives $1,000 and 50 copies of their published book. Series Editor, David Dodd Lee, will judge. Deadline is March 1, 2010. For complete guidelines, go to www.wolfson.iusb.edu.

THE JOURNAL'S William Allen Creative Nonfiction Prize: $500 and publication to the winning essay. All styles, subject matter, and forms welcome. Must be postmarked by January 15, 2010. Send submissions with entry fee of $10 (check or money order made out to the Journal) to: Nonfiction Prize, the Journal, Dept. of English, The Ohio State University, 164 W. 17th Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. Full details at: http://english.osu.edu/research/journals/thejournal/williamallencontest.....

LILITH MAGAZINE—“independent, Jewish & frankly feminist”—is seeking stories with heart, soul, and chutzpah for the 7th Annual Fiction Contest. Prize: $250 + publication. Word limit: 3,000. Deadline: December 31. For more submission details, go to www.lilith.org.

LONG STORY Contest, International. Sixteenth annual competition to select a long story for chapbook publication. Manuscript length 8,000–14,000 words (30–50 pages). A. E. Coppard Prize: $1,000 plus 25 copies. Blind judging. Judge: TBA. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 15 postmark. SASE or Web site for complete information. White Eagle Coffee Store Press, Box 383, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. Last year’s winner: the Christmas Shopper by Tom Smith, $6.95. E-mail: wecspress@aol.com. Web site: http://whiteeaglecoffeestorepress.com.

MELUSINE, or Woman in the 21st Century, announces its first annual poetry contest. Submit up to 3 poems for a $10 reading fee. Submissions and payment accepted online only. Winner receives $500; finalists published in the Spring/Summer issue. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: February 15, 2010. More guidelines at http://melusine21cent.com/mag/submit.

MEMOIR (AND) Literary Journal contest: runs November 1, 2009, through February 15, 2010. Categories: nonfiction prose, poetry, experimental works, and graphic memoir. Four cash awards: grand prize ($500), 2nd prize ($250), 3rd prize ($100), and prize for graphic memoir ($100). All winners published in the Fall+Winter 2010 issue. All non-winning entries considered for publication. Submit online (preferable!) or post with SASE to: Memoir (and), P.O. Box 1398, Sausalito, CA 94966. Please read guidelines before submitting: we do “blind reading” of submissions. For details, visit www.memoirjournal.com or call (415) 339-3142.

MERIDIAN, the semiannual from the University of Virginia, is accepting online entries for its Editors’ Prize Contests in fiction and poetry. Deadline: midnight, December 15. Winners receive a $1,000 prize and publication; all U.S. entries receive a one-year subscription. Entry fee: $16. For full details, visit www.readmeridian.org.

OMNIDAWN will offer $1,000 for our new annual chapbook poetry contest. Elizabeth Robinson will judge. Accepting submissions January 1–February 28, 2010. Winner receives prize, publication, and 100 copies. Entry fee: $15. Entry entitles you to a copy of winning chapbook if you send SASE. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com.

OUTRIDER PRESS/TallGrass Writers awards $500 each: poetry (to 28 lines) and fiction/essays (to 2,500 words) for anthology. Theme: “Seasons of Change”; emphasis: nature/environment; also socioeconomic, geopolitical, and deep personal change. Previously published, simultaneous submissions OK. Copy to published contributors. Deadline: February 27, 2010. Entry: $12/TGW member, $16/nonmember. Complete guidelines: outriderpress@sbcglobal.net.

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POETRY CONTEST to honor Jean Schmidt. Reading period: November 1, 2009–May 31, 2010. Please send cover sheet with name, contact information, and bio on separate page. Please leave contact information off of the poems. Cash award plus publication in Xanadu poetry journal. Sample copies of Xanadu available for $5 plus $2 postage. Submit 3 poems with $10 reading fee to LIPC/Xanadu Contest, P.O. Box 773, Huntington, NY, 11743. Please enclose SASE.

RIVER STYX Schlafly Beer Micro-Fiction Contest. A prize of $1,500, two cases of Schlafly Beer, and publication in River Styx is given annually for the best micro-fiction story. The editors of River Styx will judge. 500 words maximum per story, up to 3 stories per entry. $20 entry fee, postmarked by December 31. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to River Styx. See Web site for complete guidelines. River Styx, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Phone: (314) 533-4541, Richard Newman, Editor.

SELECTED SHORTS contest: 2010 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize at Symphony Space. Winning story selected by Nathan Englander. $1,000 and read as part of the Selected Shorts performance on April 7, 2010. Theme: “Apartments and Neighbors,” no more than 2 pages, 750 words. Fee: $25. Deadline: January 22, 2010. Details: www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/writing_contest.

SLAB CURRY PRIZE in Poetry is accepting submissions. $500/$300/$150 for first, second, and third place. Judge: Kim Johnson, NEA Fellow and author of A Metaphorical God and Leviathan With a Hook. Reading period August 1–December 1, with $10 reading fee. All winners published in SLAB. More details at http://slablitmag.org.

SLIPSTREAM Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition offers $1,000 prize plus 50 copies for winner. Deadline: December 1. Entrants receive copy of winner and 1-issue subscription. Send up to 40 pages and $20 reading fee to Slipstream, Box 2071, Niagara Falls, NY 14301. For further details and new guidelines, visit: www.slipstreampress.org.

SONORA REVIEW Poetry Contest. The first annual Sonora Review poetry contest will be judged by Caroline Bergvall. The winner of the contest will receive $500 and publication in the Winter 57th issue of Sonora Review. All contest entrants will be sent a complimentary Winter issue. Entrants can submit 3 poems with a 10 page limit accompanied by a $12 reading fee. Submissions are also accepted at www.manuscripthub.com. Visit www.coh.arizona.edu/sonora for more information or reach us by mail at Sonora Review, Dept. of English, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721.

THE STARVING Writer quarterly contest. Adult fiction/ nonfiction, juvenile fiction. Maximum word count: 3,000. Postmark deadline: November 14. First prize $100, certificate, and publication in Starving Writer Review. Entry fee $20 includes subscription and critique. For complete guidelines, visit www.thestarvingwriter.com or SASE to 4230 SE King Rd. #99, Milwaukie, OR 97222.

THE STROKESTOWN International Poetry Prize—Ireland’s most prestigious poetry contest. Prizes of approximately $5,000, $2,000, $1,000 for unpublished poems of up to 70 lines. American poets shortlisted every year—be the one to win! $6 entry. Closes February 5, 2010. New online entry. Info, rules, entry forms from www.strokestownpoetry.org.

TAMPA REVIEW Prize for Poetry. Hardcover and paperback book publication, $2,000 (plus royalties), and portfolio in Tampa Review for unpublished manuscript by a new or established poet. $25 entry. Postmark by December 31. See guidelines online or send SASE. University of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

TENNESSEE Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Writing Contest. Judge: Jill McCorkle. Prize: $1,500, airfare, French Quarter accommodations, VIP Festival pass ($500 value), publication in New Orleans Review, public reading during 24th annual Festival (March 24–28, 2010). Deadline: November 16, 2009. $25 entry fee. 7,000-word limit. Fiction Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Guidelines: www.tennessewilliams.net/contest.

TENTH ANNUAL City Works National Writer’s Award. Winner is recognized in the journal and at a public reading. Prize: $250. Deadline: February 22, 2010. Send up to 5 poems or 3 short stories (no more than 3,500 words), SASE, e-mail address, and a check for $5 to City Works, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101-4787. Web site: www.cityworkspress.org.

THIRD COAST 2010 poetry & fiction contest. Prizes: $1,000 for best poem/$1,000 for best short story + publication. Poetry judge: David Wojahn, 2007 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Fiction judge: Ann Beattie, recipient of the 2000 PEN/Malamud Award for excellence in the short story. Deadline: December 1. For complete details, visit: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests.

THIRD WEDNESDAY contest. $10 entry for up to 3 poems. Pays $50 each for top 3 winners. Winning poems will be published in TW; other entries considered for publication. Deadline: January 15, 2010. Send 3 poems, up to 2 pages each, to Third Wednesday, 174 Greenside Up, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197.

THOMAS MERTON Prize for Poetry of the Sacred. First prize: $500. Deadline: December 31. Judge: to be announced. No reading or entry fees. Submit 1 unpublished poem. Send entries to the Merton Institute, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, KY 40206. For complete contest rules, visit www.mertoninstitute.org or call (502) 899-1991.

TOM HOWARD/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. 18th year. 10 cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: March 31, 2010. Judges: J. H. Reid, D. C. Konrad. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2009). Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory.

WERGLE FLOMP Humor Poetry Contest. Ninth annual free contest. 15 cash prizes totaling $3,600. Top prize $1,500. New simplified online entry process. Submit one humor poem by April 1, 2010, deadline. No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2009). Guidelines and online submission at www.winningwriters.com/wergle.

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IS YOUR POETRY manuscript ready for publication? Professional evaluation and comprehensive editing provided by acclaimed editor. Workshops, tutorials, publishing advice. Former executive director of Alice James Books, with 12+ years of publishing experience. Author of Anxious Music (Four Way Books, 2007). E-mail: aprilossmann@hotmail.com. For details, visit: www.aprilossman.com.

LESLÉA NEWMAN is once again accepting private students and will help you make your works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for adults and children the best they can be. Author of 55 books, recipient of NEA fellowship, and current poet laureate of Northampton, MA. Reasonable rates. Visit www.lesleannweman.com, e-mail leslea@lesleakids.com.

POEMS, LYRICS, and songs wanted. $100,000/recording contract possible! Free appraisal! Record company in business for 29 years is seeking poetry/song lyrics to be set to music for possible future national release. Send to Majestic Records, P.O. Box 1140 PW, Linden, TX 75563.

POETRY COACH manuscript editing:experienced poet, editor, and creative writing teacher, MFA in Creative Writing, NEA, among other awards. Full-length manuscripts or chapbooks. Please visit www.pambernard.com, then contact me at pam@pambernard.com.

POETRY MENTOR/manuscript editing: poet, creative writing teacher with 10+ years of experience. Full-length manuscripts or chapbooks. Craft-focused, straightforward critique, with thoughtful dialogue regarding process. Various services available. Please visit www.julietpatterson.com, then contact me at: julietpatterson@earthlink.net.

POETRY SUPPORT. Established poet (3-time NEA grant winner, 3-time NY State grant winner, Yale Younger Poet, and other awards) and experienced teacher will work with clients on manuscript guidance, individual poems, and so on. Either local NYC or remote. Please contact: hsswrite@nyct.net.

A PROFESSIONAL editor... can make all the difference. Inexpensive proofreading, editing, critiques, query letters, and manuscript formatting. Service available 24/7. Web site: www.scribendi.com/authors.

YOU DON'T KNOW where to send your creative writing? Submission leads/guidelines. Cover/query letter tips. Sign up today for free e-mail newsflash. 35,000 Subscribers. In our 15th year! Free brochure: Writer’s Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #26C, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (866) 405-3003. Web site: www.writersrelief.com.

6TH ANNUAL Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 18–23, 2010, Delray Beach, Florida. Six days of workshops, readings, and events featuring America’s finest poets. Workshops with Stephen Dobyns, Carolyn Forché, Mary Howe, Thomas Lux, David Wojahn, Kevin Young, Mary Cornish, and Ilya Kaminsky. Admission by application. For more information or to apply, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

12TH ANNUAL Great Lakes Writers Festival, November 5 and 6 at Lakeland College, near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Readings and workshops. Featured writers: David Lehman and Stacey Harwood. No fee. Details and registration form: www.greatlakeswritersfestival.org or Karl Elder at (920) 565-1276 or e-mail elderk@lakeland.edu. Coordinator’s site: www.karlelder.com.

CREATIVE WRITING workshop and one-on-one. O. Henry Prize–winning author Nancy Hallinan gives group and private sessions in her NYC home. Afternoons, evenings. Short story, novel, memoir. Emphasis on characterization, structure, and style. 2 hours minimum, weekly. Aim: Fulfillment and publication. Call (212) 222-6936 or (732) 280-8645.

ELIZABETH AYRES Center for Creative Writing offers an online workshop program proven to expand your imagination, dissolve blocks, enhance productivity, build confidence, and maximize skills. Exercises and techniques for all genres. 5-week sessions. Take separately or combine as an ongoing course. Call (800) 510-1049. E-mail: eayres@creativewritingcenter.com. Visit: www.creativewritingcenter.com.

GOTHAM WRITERS’ Workshop. Selected “Best of the Web” by Forbes. Professional writers teach 6- and 10-week workshops in more than a dozen forms of writing. Gotham classes are renowned for expert instruction, small class size, and individual attention to student’s work. Comprehensive classes offered online and in NYC. Learn more at www.writingclasses.com.

GREATER Philadelphia Wordshop Studio supports writers in the development of their individual voices and practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. Phone: (610) 853-0296. E-mail: ahicks@philawordshop.com. Web site: www.philawordshop.com.

MACONDO WRITERS’ Workshop. First-year applications open September 1 for the annual Macondo Writers’ Workshop. It is held the last week in July in San Antonio, Texas. Leslie Marmon Silko will be the guest instructor and Sandra Cisneros will also be teaching a workshop. For more information visit the Web site. Application deadline is January 29, 2010.E-mail: macondo@macondofoundation.org. Web: www.macondofoundation.org.

MEMOIR WRITING in Southern France! 7-day workshops for beginning and established writers at medieval farmhouse and vineyard in the Languedoc region. Faculty are published memoirists. $2,929 price includes lodging, all meals, tuition, and daily tours/activities. Accommodations at restored farmhouse or modern gites. For more info, contact Michael Belanger at mikeleb1959@gmail.com or visit www.experience-wine.com.

A PROGRAM developed by 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry, Philip Schultz, that has been helping fiction writers and poets reach their potential for over 20 years. Workshops in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, and online. Tutorials available. Alumni include recent National Book Award finalists Jennifer Egan and Martha McPhee. Phone: (212) 255-7075. Web site: www.writerstudio.com.

THE SACKETT Street Writers’ Workshop (NYC) offers advanced, intermediate, and beginning fiction, novel, nonfiction, flash-fiction, poetry, post-MFA writing, and MFA Application Preparation Workshops. Small classes are taught by graduates of top MFA programs and include individual conferences. Manuscript and MFA Application consultation available. Students have gone on to attend prestigious MFA programs and to publish. To apply, see www.sackettworkshop.com.

WINTER WHEAT: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, November 12–14 on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Writers of all levels may choose from over five dozen readings, workshops, and creativity sessions. Featured: Pamela Painter, Alan Michael Parker, Khaled Mattawa, Bruce Cohen. Free! Register at www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview. Questions to karenka@bgsu.edu.

THE WRITING Bridge is an award-winning online writing workshop going strong since 2003. Our members come from all over the world and help one another in a nurturing, professional atmosphere. Writing exercises, monthly challenges, critique forums with multiple genres, extensive resources, casual forums, more. Private/by application only. Visit today: www.thewritingbridge.org.