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THE ANIMAL Anthologies Project is now accepting quality nonfiction and fiction reflecting the connection between humans and animals. Writing should be original and between 300 and 3,500 words. This is your chance to get published. E-mail submissions to animalanthologies@yahoo.com or visit our Web site at http://theanimalanthologyproject.yolasite.com.

AUTHORMIKE INK, a new publishing company that focuses on short story collections, is looking for new story submissions! Looking for a vast number of genres for various collections. Fiction only at this time. Poetry and nonfiction submissions will open soon. For more information visit: www.authormikeink.com.

BEST INNOVATIVE College Writing Anthology: 2009-2010. The Platypus Prize recognizes U.S. college students, in any discipline, whose writing demonstrates excellence in creative intent, conception, and execution. We seek aspiring writers exploring creative possibilities far beyond the traditional literary process and product. Excerpts and multimedia accepted. Entry fee: $10. $100 prize for editor's choice. Guidelines: http://jadedibisproductions.com/platypus_prize.html.

CAVANKERRY press is seeking gifts of short poetry and prose for the Waiting Room Reader: Stories to Keep You Company, Volume II, a collection of narrative/lyrical pieces designed to help reduce the stress experienced by those waiting for medical care. Focus should be positive and center on life's gifts or humor and needn't be related to health or the medical experience. Submit up to 5 pieces, none longer than 1-2 pages (double spaced for prose). Refer to the current edition (www.cavankerrypress.org, click LaurelBooks, click WRR) for sample themes. Work should be unpublished or if already published, writers whose work is selected will be asked to secure permissions for its use. E-mail submissions only by October 15 to joan@cavankerrypress.org and include WRR in subject line.

NATURALIZED Citizenship: Wising Up Press/Universal Table invites submissions for 3 anthologies on the experiences of naturalized citizens and those who hope to become ones: Natural Woman, Naturalized Citizen (October 1), Chinese Daughters (November 1), and Except for the Paper, as American as You (December 1). Memoir, essay, fiction, and poetry. Guidelines: www.universaltable.org/wisingup.html.

POTLUCK POETRY is a cookbook of recipes and food-related poems by various poets. Please submit a poem, a recipe, a picture and a short bio. There is no submission fee.  Deadline is October 8. 25% of proceeds to Cave Canem's Summer Retreat. Send e-mail submissions to: poetea_publishing@yahoo.com.

ARKTOI BOOKS, an imprint of Red Hen Press specializing in the work of lesbian authors, is seeking creative nonfiction manuscripts between August 1 and November 30. For information, please visit www.arktoi.com, or contact Eloise Klein Healy at eloisekleinhealy@mac.com.

CIDER PRESS Review Book Award. Prize: $1,500 and publication of full-length poetry collection. All entrants receive a copy of the winning book. Reading Period: September 1-November 30. Reading fee: $25. Judge: Patricia Smith. Submit 48-80 page manuscript at www.ciderpressreview.com or mail to CPR, 777 Braddock Lane, Halifax, PA 17032. Guidelines: www.ciderpressreview.com/bookaward/.

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER open reading period for full-length poetry collections. At this time we are particularly interested in seeing collections that deal with sacred/spiritual subject matter. Mail to: Steel Toe Books, Tom C. Hunley, Director, English Dept., Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11086, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086. Guidelines at www.steeltoebooks.com/submit.html.

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. For submission guidelines, please visit www.switchgrass.niu.edu. Mail manuscripts to Northern Illinois University Press, Switchgrass Books, 2280 Bethany Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115.

2010 CONCRETE Wolf Poetry Chapbook Contest. Postmark deadline: November 30. Prize: 100 copies perfect-bound chapbook. Fee: $20, checks payable to "Concrete Wolf." Final judge: James Bertolino. http://jamesbertolino.com. Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, 2 cover sheets, one with author info (including e-mail and phone), one with title only. SASE for results only. Include 10x12 envelope stamped with $2.10 postage for winning chapbook. More info http://concretewolf.com. Mail: Concrete Wolf, P.O. Box 1808, Kingston, WA 98346.

CODHILL PRESS chapbook award: $1,000 plus fifty copies. Manuscripts read anonymously. Distribution by SUNY Press. Deadline: December 10. Submit 20 to 30 pages of poetry, acknowledgments, table of contents, and additional cover page (name, address, phone, e-mail) clip-bound plus SASE for contest results and $25 reading fee: Codhill Poetry Chapbook Award, P.O. Box 280, Bloomington, NY 12411-0280. For complete guidelines: www.codhill.com.

PHILBRICK POETRY Award accepting manuscripts of up to 25 pages, July 15 until October 15. Judge: Dana Gioia. Winner receives $500 and publication. Open to New England residents with no previously published books. Fee $10. Guidelines: www.providenceathenaeum.org or send SASE to Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit Street, Providence, RI 02903.

AJN, THE American Journal of Nursing (circ. 120,000), seeks poems and visual art related to health or health care for its Art of Nursing department. Authors need not be health--care professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred. $100 honorarium paid upon publication. Guidelines available at www.editorialmanager.com/ajn.

AMOSKEAG invites submissions of essays, short stories, poems, and b&w photography for its spring 2011 issue. Shorter prose preferred (1-10 pages), 2-4 poems, and artwork in JPEG format (at least 300 dpi, 6.25" x 9.25") on CD. Send submissions to: Michael J. Brien, Editor, Amoskeag, Robert Frost Hall, Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Rd., Manchester, NH 03106. Include e-mail address for acceptance/rejection notice only. SASE only for return of manuscript. Submission period runs August 1-November 1. Web site: www.amoskeagjournal.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 art-work are preferred. For submission/subscription info, see www.ars-medica.ca.

AUNT CHLOE: A Journal of Artful Candor seeks submissions for its Spring 2011 issue. AC follows 41 years of the publication of FOCUS magazine, founded and edited by the writing students at Spelman College.  Deadline: January 15, 2011. For guidelines and back issues, visit http://auntchloe.blogspot.com.

THE BROKEN PLATE wants submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Reading period is September 1-October 31. Accepted works will appear in our annual spring issue. Check out our Web site for guidelines: www.bsu.edu/brokenplate.

THE BROOME Review seeks poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction for its fourth print issue to be released spring 2011. Regular mail submissions will be accepted through the end of December 2010. No e-mail submissions accepted. For submission guidelines and samples of previous issues, please visit www.thebroomereview.com.

BRYANT LITERARY Review, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its May 2011 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.

CAVE WALL, a journal of poetry and art, reads unsolicited submissions postmarked in September. Recent contributors include Sandra Beasley, Robert Bly, Kelly Cherry, Carl Phillips, Natasha Trethewey, and Robert Wrigley. For guidelines, send SASE to Cave Wall Press LLC, P.O. Box 29546, Greensboro, NC 27429-9546. Or visit: www.cavewallpress.com.

CHESAPEAKE Reader is seeking essays, stories, and poems for our Spring 2011 issue. Please visit our Web site www.chesapeakereader.com.

THE COACHELLA Review accepts fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and short film submissions on a rolling basis with deadlines October 31, February 28 and May 15. Send as many stories or films as you like, but please, one submission per e-mail. Go to www.thecoachellareview.com and click Submit for specific details.

CRAFT AND originality are keys to publishing your poetry in Freshwater 2011. Deadline: December 15. Payment 2 copies. Sample copy $7. Send up to five unpublished poems with bio, name, address, phone, e-mail, plus SASE for notification only, to Freshwater, Asnuntuck Community College, 170 Elm Street, Enfield, CT 06082.

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 and guidelines: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

FILM, FICTION & POETRY. Submit short fiction no longer than 5,000 words or poetry that addresses the subject of movies. Deadline: Halloween, 2010. Payment in copy. To: Katherine Williams, NEBO, English Dept., Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR 72801.

FOR AN ISSUE ON "Deviate" (DV8), Fiction International will read fiction, nonfiction, and indeterminate prose between September 1 and December 15. Submit hardcopy texts or visuals (with SASE) to Harold Jaffe, Editor, Fiction International, Dept of English, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-6020. Queries: hjaffe@mail.sdsu.edu.

FRAGLIT Magazine, an online literary journal of fragmentary writing and various short forms, seeks submissions for two upcoming biannual issues on these themes: "Letters" and "On Writing." We also seek notes about fragments and cover artwork. For Submission Guidelines and to read all issues, visit www.fraglit.com.

FRONT RANGE Review seeks literary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its eleventh annual issue. Our reading period is August 15-December 1. Send all correspondence to: Blair Oliver, Faculty Advisor, Front Range Review, FRCC, 4616 S. Shields, FT. Collins, CO 80526. For guidelines, see www.frontrange.edu/frontrangereview.

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.

HAIKU PIX, International Poetry Journal, seeks poems employing word-pictures to evoke emotion. Pay: 2 copies. Subscriptions: $10. Submit 1-10 poems. Simultaneous submissions discarded. Bio required. Your name, address, and e-mail on each page. Deadline: October 31. Guidelines: www.haikupix.com. Submissions: Haiku Pix, 11F, No.489, Tian-fu Rd., Hsinchu 30058, Taiwan. E-mail: submissions@haikupix.com.

HALF OF WRITING is writing-the other half is getting something read. Getting Something Read is an online journal for short works. We publish poems of 12 lines or less, as well as short stories or essays of 750 words or less. For more information, go to: www.shortpoem.org or www.shortworks.org.

HAWAI'I PACIFIC Review seeks quality poetry, fiction (short stories), and short essays for its 2011 issue. Send between September 1-December 31. Payment: 2 copies. Send MS as attachments. Type Poetry, Fiction, or Essay in subject line. Five-line bio in e-mail. Send to/request guidelines at: hprsubmissions@hpu.edu.

THE HOT AIR Quarterly publishes eclectic short fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, and poetry. Payment in contributors' copies. Send a dispensable copy of your work to P.O. Box 675, Shasta, CA, 96087; include e-mail address for response. Free pdf copies of back issues on request; visit www.keswickhousepublishers.com.

IN POSSE REVIEW. The Bio Issue-Gradeable or Biodegradable: Poems and essays about your life-truths, half-truths, secrets, adventures, misadventures buried under the carpet. Special requirement: Writer bios must be sassy and original. Think short shorts. No publication lists allowed. Poems to Susan Terris: sdt11@aol.com. Essays to Tatyana Mishel: tmishel@seanet.com. Complete guidelines available at: www.inpossereview.com/submissions.htm.

IRON HORSE Literary Review: Accepts manuscripts August 15 through April 15. Submit electronically via our Web site. Upcoming special issues:  Fiction, February 2011; NaPoMo, April 2011; Father's Day, June 2011. Poems, stories, creative nonfiction. We pay our contributors. Check the Web site for more specific guidelines: www.ironhorsereview.com.

KARAMU IS accepting submissions for Spring 2012 issue September 1, 2010- February 15, 2011. Submit unpublished poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drawings. SASE for response or return of manuscript. No simultaneous submissions. Recent issues: $8, back: $4. Guidelines: send SASE to KARAMU, English Dept., Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, IL 61920.

LEVELER IS accepting poetry submissions. Each week the online journal publishes one poem along with a brief essay entitled "levelheaded" examining why and how that poem works. Send one poem as a Microsoft Word attachment to submissions@levelerpoetry.com. For complete guidelines, visit www.levelerpoetry.com.

MARCO POLO, a literary quarterly, wants you. Discover what we're about and send us your best writing. We seek international short stories, flash fiction, prose poems, poetry, and lyric essays. Francophiles and film lovers, please check out our Francois Truffaut feature. Also, enter our prize postcard story contest. www.marcopoloquarterly.com.

MUSE & STONE. Accepting submissions for Fall 2010 issue. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include cover letter and SASE for response only. Send up to 5 poems, or 6,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction to: Muse & Stone, Waynesburg University, 51 W. College St., Waynesburg, PA 15370.

ONCEWRITTEN.COM, a resource for new and emerging authors, is asking established, traditionally-published authors to tell us about their early publishing experiences. Responses will be promoted at www.oncewritten.com and included in our weekly newsletter. Free opportunities for self-published authors also exist. Web site: www.oncewritten.com/publishingmyfirstbook.php.

PALABRA invites Chicano/Latino writers to submit work that explores new directions in Chicano & Latino literary art. Some pay. Submission period: September 1 to May 31. 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.

PERIGEE wants to publish your best short fiction, novel excerpts, poems, memoirs, and essays (5,000 words for prose and up to 5 poems). Simultaneous submissions accepted. Perigee has five Pushcart nominations and was recently named one of the top 50 literary publications in the world. Read the current issue and submit through our Web site: www.perigee-art.com.

PICAYUNE Literary Magazine is accepting submissions in the following genres for a forthcoming issue: fiction (2,500 words. max.), poetry (5 pgs. max.), and black & white art (4x6 max.). Reading period is September 15, to December 15 each year. Send submissions, or questions, to picayunemagazine@yahoo.com, to the attention of "Editor."

PINYON INVITES high quality submissions of poetry and short fiction from emerging and established writers. Reading period is August 1 to December 1. Send short bio, including e-mail address, and SASE to PINYON, Dept. of Languages, Literature, and Communications, Mesa State College, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81502.

THE PROSE-POEM Project, a new online and print literary journal, invites submissions. Please visit www.prose-poems.com.

PURE FRANCIS is a Chicago-based online journal that publishes poetry, short prose, images, comics, and audio art. We love both traditional and experimental forms, strong imagery, snappy dialogue, being surprised, and long walks along the lakefront. New work is published every Sunday. For more info and to submit, visit: www.purefrancis.org.

RÍO GRANDE Review: UTEP's literary magazine since 1993, publishes biannually in print and online version. We accept works year-round in English and/or Spanish. Writing of all kinds and visual art. Prose: 5,000 words; Poetry: 10 pages. E-mailed submissions only: editors@riograndereview.com. More details: www.riograndereview.com.

ROCKHURST Review seeks lively material for Twenty-Fourth Edition, Spring 2011. Submissions accepted September 15-January 15. Typed. SASE for mid/late spring notification of 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. Include name, address, phone, e-mail address, brief bio. Electronic submissions preferred. Submissions may be sent (1) electronically to: rockhurstreview@hawks.rockhurst.edu in a Word document attachment, or in the body of the e-mail. Please format the subject line of the e-mail with your name and the word "submission" to help us track it, like this: "John Smith-Submission," or (2) by hard copy to: Patricia Cleary Miller, Rockhurst Review, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.   

THE SARANAC Review welcomes submissions for Issue #7 (2012). Reading September 1, 2010 to February 15, 2011, firm. Canadian submissions welcomed. Simultaneous submissions accepted if noted. Mail manuscript (maximum 3 poems, 1 piece of fiction or nonfiction), SASE, and cover letter to: Saranac Review, English Dept., CVH, SUNY, Plattsburgh, 101 Broad St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901.

SEEMS CONSIDERS unpublished poems (3-5), literary fiction, and creative nonfiction (1st page only of all prose [5K words max]). Submissions in body of e-mail and "P," "F," or "CNF" in subject line to seems@lakeland.edu or with SASE to Karl Elder, Editor; Lakeland College; P.O. Box 359; Sheboygan, WI 53082-0359. Web site: www.seems.lakeland.edu.

SHADOWBOX, a journal of literary nonfiction, seeks submissions for prose poems, flash essays, lyric essays, meditative essays, personal essays, and work defying category. Deadline: October 15. Please visit our Web site for details at www.shadowboxmagazine.org. E-mail your best work as an attachment to submit@shadowboxmagazine.org.

SLAB ISSUE #6 is accepting submissions of creative nonfiction, fiction (flash/traditional length), poetry, and text-based graphic art. Reading period: August-December. Online submissions and other details at www.slablitmag.org.

SLANT: A JOURNAL of Poetry is accepting submissions for its Summer 2011 issue. Send up to 5 poems: name, address, e-mail on each page. No haiku, translations, simultaneous or published submissions. Response within 4 months of deadline. Published poets receive 1 copy. Deadline: November 15. Mail submissions with SASE to James Fowler, Editor, Slant, University of Central Arkansas, P.O. Box 5063, Conway, AR 72035-5000.

SLEET MAGAZINE, an online literary journal, seeks poetry, fiction, irregulars. Please see Web site for guidelines, and read our new September edition. Web site: www.sleetmagazine.com.

SUFI JOURNAL seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction which in some way addresses themes related to Sufism, other established spiritual traditions and paths, or a personal spiritual quest, discovery or understanding. Contributors receive copies of magazine. Submissions accepted on an ongoing basis. Direct all inquiries and submissions to sufijournal@gmail.com.

TATTOO HIGHWAY, an online journal, seeks poetry, literary prose and original graphics for TH/21: Gambler's Choice. Reading period September through December. Please see our guidelines and read some past issues before submitting. Web site: www.tattoohighway.org.

THE TEACHER'S Voice is still free online and asking for submissions for upcoming theme issues and contests. Please visit www.the-teachers-voice.org to see what we are doing and for guidelines. Although not necessary, we highly recommend purchasing sample issues or chapbooks before submitting any work. The Teacher's Voice, P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

THIRD WEDNESDAY seeks poetry, short fiction, b&w artwork. Submit up to five unpublished, well-crafted poems, fiction up to 1,500 words, or b&w drawings/photos to submissions@thirdwednesday.org. We pay $5 for work accepted. Check Internet: http://thirdwednesday.org.

VISIONS-International seeks well-crafted poetry and modern translations for 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, David Young, etc. Then send 3-6 unpublished poems, with SASE, to Visions, 3503 Ferguson Ln., Austin, TX 78754.

WHITE PELICAN Review, a biannual, seeks insightful, imaginative, and carefully crafted poetry for coming issues. 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.

WRITE ROOM (www.thewritemag.com) 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. TWR is currently seeking submissions in these categories. Submissions accepted via e-mail: thewriteroom@live.com. Attn: Editor. For complete submission guidelines, visit: www.thewritemag.com/guidelines-and-submissions.

WWW.EPIPHMAG.COM Epiphany, new online magazine featuring poetry and prose. Call for submissions: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, reviews, art, and photos. Submit to: submissions@epiphmag.com or query to: contact@epiphmag.com. For guidelines, visit: www.epiphmag.com, then click on submission guidelines.

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 is acceptable. Reading period November 1, 2010-May 31, 2011. E-mail submissions preferred. Please send 3-5 poems only with name, bio, and contact information, in the body of the e-mail to xanadu2010@optonline.net. If you do not have access to e-mail you may submit to Xanadu, P.O. Box 773, Huntington, NY 11743. Please include a SASE. Sample copies of Xanadu available for $5 plus $2 postage.

13TH ANNUAL Great Lakes Writers Festival, November 4 and 5 at Lakeland College, near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Readings and workshops. Featured writers: Michael Kriesel and Shannon Kring. No fee. For details and registration forms, contact Karl Elder at (920) 565-1276 or elderk@lakeland.edu or go to www.greatlakeswritersfestival.org.

2011 BLUE FLOWER Arts Winter Writer's Conference, January 9-15, 2011. Join acclaimed writing faculty Nick Flynn (memoir), Mark Doty (poetry), and  Mary Gaitskill (fiction) for a one-week conference hosted by Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis, with housing and meals provided. For more details or information on how to register, telephone 386-427-6975 or visit www.bfawwc.com.

COPPER COLORED Mountain Arts, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Fall Poetry Conference. September 10-12. Free public readings. $75 to attend craft classes and workshops. Faculty: Christine Hume, Julie Carr, Joel Brouwer, Sabrina Orah Mark, and others. Emphasis on experiment and creating new work. Space limited. To register, e-mail sarah@ccmarts.org, or visit www.ccmarts.org.

CROSS THE BRIDGE from writer to author at these San Francisco conferences: 2010 Writing for Change, November 13-14 (Hilton Financial District) and 2011 San Francisco Writers Conference. February 18-20 (Mark Hopkins Hotel). Both offer extraordinary interaction with literary agents, editors, publishers and best-selling authors. Event details: www.sfwritingforchange.org and www.sfwriters.org.

LAS VEGAS WRITERS Conference. April 14-16, 2011. Sam's Town Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Audrey Balzart, Conference Coordinator or Jo Wilkins, President, Henderson Writers Group, http://hendersonwritersgroup.com. Registration, one-on-one pitch sessions with Agents and Publishers, workshops, meals all inclusive. Web site: http://lasvegaswritersconference.com or call 866-869-7842.

MAINE WRITERS & Publishers Alliance 2010 Fall Writing Retreat, October 1-3 at Linekin Bay Resort in Boothbay, Maine. Studio retreat plus seminars or workshop options available: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry. Faculty members: Monica Wood, Patrick Quinlan, Elizabeth Peavey, and Jeffrey Thomson. Tuition: $325-$425; room and board included. Web site: www.mainewriters.org.

NOT YOUR TYPICAL Writers' Conference. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Join us at the 18th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 14-17, 2011 on the oceanfront in Cape May, NJ. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty including Stephen Dunn, Dorianne Laux, and Patricia Smith. Choose from short story, novel, YA market, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, songwriting, and more. Register today: www.wintergetaway.com, 888-887-2105.

QUARTER AFTER Eight is pleased to sponsor Defining the New: Experiments and Innovations in English Studies, October 22-23 at Ohio University. Submit an abstract or sample of creative work by September 26 to: Defining the New,  Ohio University, 360 Ellis Hall, Athens, OH 45701. Complete guidelines at www.quarteraftereight.org.

SOLSTICE SEMINARS: Writing for Stage & Screen, October 29-30 at Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, MA. Workshops: Screenwriting with Lesley Tye, Playwriting with Anne-Marie Oomen. Special Guests: Richard Wesley and Bob Owczarek. Tuition: $425; includes continental breakfast, brunch, and wine reception. Web site: www.pmc.edu/mfa.

$1,000 PRIZE, book publication, and 25 copies: Submit poetry collection (40 pages minimum) to New American Press Poetry Contest, 1830 Orchard Place, Suite C, Urbana, IL 61801. Final judge: former Guggenheim Fellow T. R. Hummer. $20 entry fee. Postmark: Dec 15. More info: http://newamericanpress.com/contests/current.php.

12TH ANNUAL Gival Press Poetry Award for best original previously unpublished collection of poetry in English, in any style of at least 45 typed pages. Prize $1,000 and publication. Reading fee $20 per manuscript submitted. Deadline: December 15. E-mail givalpress@yahoo.com or visit Web site www.givalpress.com for complete details. Gival Press, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203.

2010 DUCKABUSH Prize for Poetry and Nisqually Prize for Fiction from A River & Sound Review: $500 first place prize, plus publication and a featured spot on our quarterly podcast. $15 for first entry; $5 for subsequent entries. Final judge: Rick Barot, poetry, and Pia Ehrhardt, fiction. For guidelines, visit www.riverandsoundreview.org.

2010 NATIONAL Poetry Review Book Prize: $1,000 plus publication: 45-80 pages of poetry, $25 fee to "TNPR,"  bio, contact info, and acknowledgments, to The National Poetry Review, P.O. Box 2080 Aptos, CA 95001-2080.  No SASE's please. Deadline: September 30. All entrants considered for publication. For complete guidelines, visit www.nationalpoetryreview.com.

2010 PRINCEMERE Poetry Contest. $300 for best unpublished poem in any style. Deadline: September 17. $5 (for 3 poems). No names on poems; please include cover with name, contact information, and poem titles.  Submissions (considered for publication, with author permission) to Princemere Poetry Journal, Gordon College, Wenham, MA 01984.

2011 MAIN STREET Rag Poetry Book Award. Deadline: January 31, 2011. Length: 48-84 pgs. Reading fee: $20/25. Prize: $1,000, publication (and more). Detailed guidelines are available on our Web site. Separate guidelines for e-mail entry. All entries considered for publication. Send manuscripts to: Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227-7001. Web site: www.mainstreetrag.com.

5TH ANNUAL SMITH College Poetry Prize for New England high school girls in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500 + opportunity to read poem at Smith. Judge: Maxine Kumin. 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.

7TH YEAR! The RRofihe Trophy for an unpublished short story! (Up to 5,000 words). Winner receives: $500, trophy, and publication in Open City magazine. Judge: Rick Rofihe. Fee: $10. Deadline: October 15. Mail entries to RRofihe, 270 Lafayette St., Ste. 1412, New York, NY 10012. For detailed guidelines, see www.opencity.org/rrofihe.html.

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

THE ART GALLERY at the University of Maryland presents Poetic. Aesthetic: Handmade Chapbook Juried Contest. Jurors: Steve Miller and Clarinda Harriss. $2,000 in prizes will be awarded. Grand prize winner will be published by BrickHouse Books of Baltimore, Maryland. Contest runs until December 3. Submit up to three handmade chapbooks. Submitted chapbooks must have been created within the last three years and not exceed thirty inches in any dimension. Entry fee is $25. Student entry fee is $15 with a copy of a valid student ID card. Send entries to: The Art Gallery, Poetic. Aesthetic: Handmade Chapbook Contest,1202 Art-Sociology Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. Please make check or money order payable to "The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park." For more info and guidelines: www.artgallery.umd.edu or e-mail theartgallery@umd.edu.

BACOPA Literary Review invites contest submissions September 1 through November 30. Open to all genres. We welcome national/international submissions and diversity of topics/styles for this beautiful annual print journal. Sponsored by Writer's Alliance of Gainesville. For prizes and submission guidelines: www.writersalliance.org/bacopacontest.html.

BEULLAH ROSE Poetry Prize for Women, from Smartish Pace. Three winners and all finalists published in Smartish Pace. First prize: $200. Fee: $5 for 3 poems/$1 each additional poem, payable to "Smartish Pace." Deadline: November 1. Submit online, www.smartishpace.com, or send (w/ SASE): Smartish Pace, P.O. Box 22161, Baltimore, MD 21203.

BEYOND BAROQUE Prize. First-ever contest for L.A.'s literary heart. California residents only. Awards of $500, $250, $100 plus October reading-reception for winners & 5 top finalists. Judge: Tony Barnstone. Deadline: September 1. Snail mail up to 3 unpublished poems (40-line limit) plus $15 entry fee, payable to "Beyond Baroque," to: Beyond Baroque Contest, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291. No SASE. No ID on poems. Poet's name, contact info, and poem titles on cover sheet. Web site: www.beyondbaroque.org.

BREAK FREE! It's Thin Air Magazine's 2010 "Best In Show" All-Genre Contest! Send us your best work that "blurs" standard genre and show us there are more than 3 ways to see the world. Submissions (non-contest or contest) accepted in traditional poetry/prose/nonfiction as well. Prize-$500. Web site: http://thinairmagazine.com.

THE BRIAR CLIFF Review Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Contest. $1,000 and publication for best unpublished poem, story, and creative nonfiction essay. Submit one story, one essay, or three poems with $20. All entrants receive magazine. No manuscripts returned. Deadline: November 1. Name/address on cover sheet only. Open to all writers. SASE required. Briar Cliff Review Contest, 3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City, IA 51104. Web site: www.briarcliff.edu/bcreview.

BRIGHT HILL Press 17th Annual Poetry Book Competition, judged by nationally-known poet. $1,000 and publication plus 30 copies for winner. Send 48-64 paginated pages (plus bio, contents, acknowledgments, 2 title pages, one with contact information, one with title only for anonymous judging, secured by spring clip). SASE for results only. Reading fee $25; $22 BHP members. Postmark deadline: November 30, to BHP Poetry, P.O. Box 193, Treadwell, NY 13846-0193. Complete guidelines: wordthur@stny.rr.com or on www.brighthillpress.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. Submit by November 1. Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

DYLAN THOMAS American Poet Prize: $1,000, publication in Rosebud, awarded to an American poet under 40. Deadline: December 31 postmark. Name and address on cover letter only. Lifetime-appointed judge: John Smelcer. Three poems max, $10 entry fee (payable to "Rosebud") to: John Smelcer, Dept. of English, Binghamton University, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000.

FLYING TROUT Press Poetry Chapbook Contest. $1,000 prize. Blind review, 3 independent judges. Final judge: Samuel Green, Inaugural Poet Laureate of Washington State. Deadline January 15, 2011. Submit 20-24 pages poetry. Nonprofit mission to publish new authors-contest only for authors without published book or chapbook. Fee: $25. Details: www.flyingtroutpress.org.

GARRISON KEILLOR will judge this year's May Swenson Poetry Award. Winning manuscript receives $1,000 plus publication by Utah State University Press. Full-length poetry collection in English; no restrictions on form or subject. Postmark deadline: September 30. Guidelines available at: www.usupress.org.

GRUB STREET'S 2011 National Book Prize in Fiction for authors outside New England. Winner receives $1,000 plus all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for annual literary conference. Fiction deadline October 15. $10 fee. 2010 winner: Vestal McIntyre. Mail to: 160 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116. See guidelines first: www.grubstreet.org.

I-70 REVIEW announces the annual Gary Gildner Poetry Award. $500 plus publication. $10 reading fee, checks payable to "I-70 Review." Submit up to three poems of no more than 40 lines each. Deadline October 31. Include name and address on cover letter only. Must include SASE for response. Send to Gary Gildner Poetry Award, I-70 Review, 913 Joseph Dr., Lawrence, KS 66044.

INDIANA REVIEW 2010 Fiction Prize. $1,000 Honorarium and publication. Final judge: Dan Chaon. Postmark deadline: October 15. Reading Fee: $15 (includes a one-year subscription). For more information, visit www.indianareview.org.

IRON HORSE Literary Review's 2011 annual single-author competition will be a chapbook of poetry. We will publish the winning chapbook in the summer of 2010, with full-color cover. Entry fee: $15. Author receives $1,000 and 20 copies. Judge: TBA. Deadline for manuscripts: February 15. E-mail for guidelines: ironhorselitrev@yahoo.com.

THE LEDGE PRESS Announces its 2010 and Seventeenth Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition. Winner receives $1,000 and 25 chapbook copies. Submit 16-28 pages of poetry and title page with contact information. The Ledge is open to all forms of poetry. Excellence is the only criterion. $18 entry fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook. Postmark deadline: November 1. Sample chapbook: $8. The Ledge 2010 Chapbook Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. Web site: www.theledgemagazine.com.

LONGWOOD University is pleased to announce its 4th Annual Longwood Ten-Minute Play Festival. Six winners will receive full production, and publication with One Act Play Depot. (Note: One Act Play Depot will hold non-exclusive rights to the work.) There is no fee to enter. For guidelines, visit www.brierycreekpress.org.

MANY MOUNTAINS Moving Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests. $500 prize plus publication (finalists also considered for publication). All entrants get free subscriptions. Postmark deadline: December 30. Anonymous judging. Include only in cover letter: name, address, e-mail, title(s) and genre. Entry fees: $15 for 5 poems or 10 pages, or $15 for 2 flash fictions (under 1,500 words) payable to: Many Mountains Moving. Send duplicate copies by mail to Jeffrey Lee, Ed., MMM, (genre) Contest, 1705 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA 19146. Or to editors@mmminc.org without identification in attached ms. Send cover letter and check as with a paper submission. Please see full guidelines at http://mmminc.org.

THE MFA PROGRAM at California State University, Fresno, announces the 2010 Philip Levine Prize in Poetry for a book-length manuscript. Deadline: September 30. Winner receives $2,000 prize and publication by Anhinga Press. Final judge for 2010 is Brian Turner. Entry fee: $25. For complete guidelines, go to www.csufresno.edu/english/philip_levine or e-mail connieh@csufresno.edu.

MFA STUDENT essay contest. For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction seeks new work by MFA students. Win publication and bragging rights for your program! Essays should be: 3,000 words or fewer, vivid, dramatic, and reach for some universal/deeper meaning in personal experiences. Postmark deadline: November 5. Complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.

NEIL POSTMAN Award for Metaphor: All submissions to RATTLE magazine are automatically considered for the award, which offers $500 for the best use of metaphor in RATTLE each year. Send up to 5 unpublished poems plus SASE to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail: submissions@rattle.com. Web site: www.rattle.com.

A NEW LOOK awaits at www.newmillenniumwritings.com. Visit our updated Web site for awards details, good reading, and to enter online. $4,000 plus publication in New Millenium Writings and online. $1,000 each for Best Poem, Nonfiction, Fiction, or Short-Short Fiction. Deadline is November 17. Twenty Poetry Honorable Mentions and selected Prose published. You receive 2011 issue featuring winners. Guidelines: no restrictions on style or content. Enter between now and midnight of November 17 (postmark OK) 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 and simultaneous submissions welcome. Enter as 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.

NEW YORK Writers Workshop Nonfiction Pitch Conference, October 8-10, Perfect Pitch Fiction Conference, November 12-14. Over 3 days, writers pitch their proposals or manuscripts to three editors from major New York publishing houses. Three days, three editors, three chances. Saturday morning Agents Panel. Details: www.newyorkwritersworkshop.com.

PATRICIA BIBBY First Book Award: $1,000 and book publication. Tebot Bach announces the Patricia Bibby First Book Award. Deadline: October 31 postmark. Send manuscript and reading fee of $25 to Tebot Bach, Bibby, Box 7887, Huntington Beach, CA  92615-7887. Complete guidelines: www.tebotbach.org.

THE POETRY ARK Competition has made an impression! Since January, the Ark's Web site has received 16,000 visits by 6,400 poets and readers of poetry who keep coming back for more. Among the reasons to submit your poems to the Poetry Ark before it sails: 1) confirmation if accepted within two weeks, 2) poems may be published, unpublished or self-published (the same high standards apply), 3) your votes determine who advances, 4) exposure in 70 different countries, 5) top 100 poems included in an anthology, 6) cash awards of over $2,000 to the top finalists, 7) absolutely no fee to participate. Take a long look at the Poetry Ark and visit us for details at www.poetryark.org.

A PRIZE OF $500 and publication by Wolf Ridge Press will be given for a collection of imaginative poems. A submission of 48-70 pages with a $25 entry fee must be postmarked by December 1. Wolf Ridge Press, 350 Parnassus Ave., #900, San Francisco, CA 94117. See our Web site for complete guidelines: www.wolfridgepress.com.

RED BERRY Editions announces Chapbook Contest, "Love Love Love." Submit up to 20 pages of poetry or prose about Love. Winner will receive 20 chapbooks beautifully produced and hand bound before Valentine's Day. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: December 15. For complete details and information about the winner of the Tails Chapbook Contest, see www.redberryeditions.com.

RHINO "Founders' Prize," a poetry contest open to all poets with a distinctive voice. Winning poem receives $300 and print publication in the 2011 issue. Two runners-up receive $50. Poems selected are also posted on our Web site. Entry fee $10. Send up to five unpublished poems, cover letter. Submission deadline: October 1. Also accepting poems, flash fiction, and translations through regular process. For details: www.rhinopoetry.org or P.O. Box 591, Evanston, IL 60204.

RIVER STYX Schlafly Beer Micro-Fiction Contest. A prize of $1,500, one case 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. River Styx, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Richard Newman, Editor: bigriver@riverstyx.org, or (314) 533-4541.

ROSE METAL Press, an independent publisher of hybrid genres, seeks submissions to its 5th Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest. Please e-mail your 25-40 page, double-spaced manuscript of shorts under 1,000 words from October 15 to December 1. Fee: $10. Judge: Kim Chinquee. More details at www.rosemetalpress.com or rosemetalpress@gmail.com.

RUMINATE Magazine: Faith in Literature and Art invites you to enter our annual Short Story Prize. Entry fee is $15 (includes free copy of Ruminate). The deadline is October 15. $800 and publication will be awarded to the winner. You may submit one story per entry. Enter online at www.ruminatemagazine.org.

SAINTS AND Sinners Literary Festival Short Fiction Contest. Judge: John Berendt. Unpublished stories 5,000-7,000 words with GLBT content on broad theme "saints and sinners." Grand Prize: $250, publication in QueerMojo anthology, reading at Festival (May 12-15, 2011). Two 2nd place prizes: $50 each, anthology publication, reading. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: November 1. Entry forms and guidelines: www.sasfest.com.

THE SCENT OF AN Ending. Second annual competition for the best bad ending to a novel-a real stinker. Title of imaginary novel and last 25-125 words. Reading fee: $6.37. Prize: $89.25 for winner, $67.32 for 2nd place, $31.18 for 3rd place, plus dubious fame and publication for winner and all finalists. Deadline: September 30 postmark. SASE or Web site for complete information. White Eagle Coffee Store Press, Box 383, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. E-mail: scentofanending@aol.com, Web site: http://whiteeaglecoffeestorepress.com, or http://thescentofanending.com.

SEEKING POEMS regarding wine (imbibing/production), vineyards, Napa Valley or any combination of. Selected poems will appear on the Judd's Hill Web site and winner will receive a very big bottle of wine if it is legal in your state. Final Judge will be Jane Hall. No fee for entry. Please submit a maximum of 3 poems and a brief cover letter with contact information by November 1 at www.juddshill.com to "Arts & Recipes" to "Poetry."

THE SEVEN FUND is seeking essays on enterprise solutions to poverty that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts. The competition
will award two prizes of $5,000. Submission deadline is October 15, 2010 at midnight EST. Winners will be announced on December 15, 2010. For more information: http://www.sevenfund.org/faith-and-development/

THE SLAB PRIZE in Poetry: $500/$300/ $150 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. First-place winner also receives a limited edition, hand-bound chapbook of their work. Judge: Kim Johnson-NEA Fellow, author of A Metaphorical God and Leviathan with a Hook. Reading period August-December; $10 reading fee. All winners published in SLAB. More details at www.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.

SOL BOOKS, an imprint of Skywater Publishing, sponsors an annual contest for book-length works of prose. Deadline: October 31. Entry fee: $15. Prize: winning selection receives publication plus a $500 advance on royalties. Finalists may also be rewarded a publishing contract. For complete guidelines, visit www.solbooks.com or e-mail fictioncontest@solbooks.com.

SOUL MAKING Literary Competition. Deadline: November 30. Cash prizes in 12 categories: Poetry, Prose Poem, Literary Nonfiction, Intercultural Essay, Short Story, Flash Fiction, Novel Excerpt, Humor, Memoir, Environmental, Young Adult Poetry & Prose. SASE to Nob Hill Pen Women, 1544 Sweetwood Drive, Broadmoor Vlg., CA 94015. E-mail: pennobhill@aol.com. Visit: www.soulmakingcontest.us.

SPLIT THIS ROCK Poetry Contest: Poems of provocation and witness. 2010 featured poet Jan Beatty judges. $25 entry fee for up to 3 poems; benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival, Washington, D.C., March 22-24, 2012. $1,000 total in prizes awarded, plus free festival registrations to top three. Winner reads at festival and poem published on Web site. Postmark deadline: November 1. Guidelines at www.splitthisrock.org.

THE STARVING Writer quarterly contest. Adult fiction/ nonfiction, juvenile fiction. Maximum 3,000 wc. Postmark deadline November 20. 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-approximately $5,000, $2,000, $1,000 for unpublished poems of up to 70 lines. An American poet won this year-you can do it too! $6 entry. Closes January 24, 2011. Online entry, info, rules, postal entry forms from www.strokestownpoetry.org.

SUFFOLK COUNTY Community College seeks submissions to their SCCC Creative Writing Contest, as well as proposals for workshops, presentations, and panel discussions on creative writing and teaching for their Fourth Annual Creative Writing Festival (held May 7, 2011). The audience will be a mix of our undergraduate students, faculty, and the public. For details, visit http://thecwfestivalatsccc.com.

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. Submit by December 31. See guidelines online or send SASE. University of Tampa Press, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

TENNESSEE Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Contest. Judge: Robert Olen Butler. Prize: $1,500, airfare, French Quarter accommodations, VIP Festival pass ($500 value), publication in Bayou, and reading at 25th anniversary Festival (March 23-27, 2011). Deadline: November 15.  Entry fee: $25. 7,000 word limit. Unlimited entries per person. Fiction Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Guidelines and online submissions: www.tennessewilliams.net/contests.

TENNESSEE Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival One-Act Play Contest. Unpublished, never produced one-act plays up to one hour long. $1,500, staged reading at 2011 Festival (March 23-27), full production at 2012 Festival (March 28-April 1), VIP Pass for both years ($1,000 value), publication in Bayou. Deadline: November 1. Entry fee: $25. Unlimited entries per person. One-Act Play Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Guidelines and online submissions: http://tennesseewilliams.net/contests.

THIRD COAST 2011 poetry and fiction contest. Prizes: $1,000 for best poem/ $1,000 for best short story and publication. Past judges include: David Wojahn, Ann Beattie, David Rivard, Stuart Dybek, James Tate, Pam Houston, and Mary Ruefle. Postmark deadline: December 1. For complete details, visit: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests.

THREE CANDLES Press Open Book Award. Contest judged by Paul Guest. Winner receives $500, 25 copies of winning book. Manuscripts 60-95 pages, cover with poet's name, address, phone, e-mail, and title; another with title only; one acknowledgements page. Entry fee: $22. Checks payable to "Three Candles Press." Postmarked by October 15. Three Candles Press, P.O. Box 1817, Burnsville MN 55337. Web site: http://threecandlespress.com.

TOM HOWARD/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Eighth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize: $3,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning entries published online. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to "Winning Writers." Postmark deadline: September 30. Judges: J. H. Reid, D. C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Web sites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2009). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

TWO REVIEW Poetry Contest. Judge: Nathalie Handal. $100 First, $50 Second, $25 Third. All submissions considered for publication in the 2011 issue. Submit up to 5 unpublished poems, bio-sketch, and $10 contest fee. Electronic submissions only. Deadline: October 29. Full guidelines available at www.tworeview.weebly.com.

WHITE EAGLE Coffee Store Press announces its 19th  Annual Fall Poetry Chapbook Contest, an established, significant poetry competition. Prize: $500 plus 25 copies. MS of 20-24 pages. No style or content restrictions. Judge: Bern Mulvey, The Window Tribe, $6.95. Reading Fee: $15. Deadline: October 31 postmark. WECS Press, Box 383, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. E-mail: wecspress@aol.com. Web site: http://whiteeaglecoffeestorepress.com.

WRITERS & BOOKS announces the fourth annual Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize competition. $1,000, publication with Big Pencil Press, and a week-long residency at the rural Gell Center of the Finger Lakes will be awarded each year to the author of an outstanding, unpublished, book-length manuscript of poems. William Heyen will be the finalist judge for the prize to be awarded in March, 2011. Reading fee is $25. MS must be postmarked between September 1 and November 30. For guidelines and entry form, go to www.wab.org and click on "Gell Poetry Prize."

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HOSPITAL DRIVE, an online journal launched in the fall of 2006, encourages original creative work that examines themes of health, illness, and healing. Submissions are open to anyone, preferably those involved with providing, teaching, studying, or researching patient care. All submissions are reviewed by the editorial board. Poems, short fiction, personal essays, reviews, photography, and visual art will be considered. See http://hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu.

NEW MILLENNIUM Writings. Learn more about our Teachers Guide to NMW.Read winners of our awards for poetry and prose and submission guidelines. Profiles, interviews and essays. Exciting cover art, writing tips, provocative commentary by Don Williams, and much more. Web site: www.newmillenniumwritings.com.

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ATLANTIC CENTER for the Arts 2011 Master Artist-in-Residence Program: February 21-March 13 with writer Victoria Redel (application deadline: October 15, 2010); May 16-June 5 with poet Thomas Sayers Ellis (application deadline: February 4, 2011); June 27-July 17 Playwrighting residency all artists TBA (application deadline: March 25, 2011); October 10-30, with writer Nick Flynn (application deadline: May 20, 2011). For more detailed information on the residency program, please call(386) 427-6975 / (800) 393-6975 or visit www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org or become a fan at www.facebook.com/atlanticcenterforthearts.

CARL SANDBURG Writer-In-Residence program invites a writer to live and work on the grounds of Sandburg's home, a National Park, in Flat Rock, NC for 3 weeks in March 2011. Program includes stipend, housing in historic cottage with studio. Application deadline: October 15. For information, visit www.nps.gov/carl.

THE JAMES MERRILLHouse Writer-in-Residence Program invites writers to work in James Merrill's Stonington, CT apartment. Adjacent living quarters are provided rent-free for 4.5-month or 9-month terms. A stipend will be offered. Application deadline for 2011-2012 is January 15, 2011. Visit Web site for more information: www.jamesmerrillhouse.org.

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AWARD-WINNING authors, editors, counselors. Therese and Lance have thirty-five years' experience writing, editing, teaching, publishing, and resolving writer's block-plus seven books and three CDs. Your manuscript receives the same patient, meticulous attention that distinguishes their books, including detailed critiquing, editing, publishing and marketing expertise. Call: 1-888-77RELAX. E-mail: ttappouni@aol.com or lanceware8@aol.com.

AWARD-WINNING fiction writer, graduate of Iowa Writers' Workshop, Creative Writing teacher for 35 years, provides personalized manuscript editing. I offer detailed editing, honest evaluation, and sensitive critique. I work with new and experienced writers, fiction and nonfiction. Contact Hugh Cook: E-mail: jhcook@quickclic.net. Web site: www.redeemer.ca/~hcook.

COACH/EDITOR, author of Bang the Keys: Four Steps to a Lifelong Writing Practice (Penguin 2009). Nurturing but whip-cracking, well-connected, well-published and energetic NYC coach/editor will help you unleash the true fabulosity in your projects and bring them to fruition in the real world before depression or drink destroy your nerve! E-mail: jill@jilldearman.com. Phone: (212) 841-0177. Web site: www.bangthekeys.com.

COMPLETE editorial services to new and experienced fiction and nonfiction writers. Professional editor and published author of literary criticism offers honest evaluation, sensitive critique, plot/character development, line-by-line editing, rewrites. Benefit from years of editorial experience at major publishing houses. Contact Helga Schier, PhD: (310) 828-8421. E-mail: withpenandpaper@verizon.net.

DON'T HAVE TIME to submit your creative writing? Sign up today for free e-mail newsflash for tips to show you how.
Submission leads and cover/query letter guidelines. Free brochure: Writer's Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #6C, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (866) 405-3003. Web site: www.writersrelief.com. In Our 16th Year!

EDITOR AND writing coach specializing in African American fiction, nonfiction, poetry and essays. Editorial services offered: manuscript evaluation, line and substantive editing, proofreading, plot and character development. Hourly rates based on level of work required. Contact Bluestocking Ink, (954) 761-7744, or e-mail: info@bluestockingink.net. Web site: www.bluestockingink.net.

EXPERIENCED editor (poetry, fiction, non-fiction, drama) available for editing manuscripts and one-on-one mentoring. I have an MFA (U. of Florida) and PhD (U. of Houston). My writing has won awards and been widely published. Reasonable prices for a variety of services. All genres tackled. Contact me at (347) 416-4904 or thedrellum@hotmail.com.

FRESH APPROACH. Poetry Book Design is a full-service studio with more than 25 years experience. Specializing in personal attention to single-title self-publishers and trade publishers, from manuscript to finished product (including print on demand). We do it all: editing, project management, design, typesetting, proofreading. Phone: (860) 491-9426. E-mail: info@poetrybookdesign.com. Web site: www.poetrybookdesign.com.

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). For details, visit: www.aprilossmann.com. E-mail: aprilossmann@hotmail.com.

PERSONAL WRITING in Manhattan. An intimate private workshop devoted to discovering and framing the stories of your life will be offered by Phyllis Raphael, prize-winning fiction writer, essayist, memoirist and longtime Professor of Creative Writing at Columbia University, starting mid-September, Monday evenings. See http://phyllisraphael.com or e-mail pr4@columbia.edu.

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.

POLISH TO PUBLISH:Developmental Editor, workshops. Find your voice. Satisfy readers: be honest, accurate, humble, courageous. Shape, focus, fine-tune narrative tone and trajectory. Ruthless, gentle critique: technical and popular science, nature writing, fiction, poetry, memoir. Published by Johns Hopkins, Milkweed. Awards. References. English professor. Susan Schmidt, PhD. Phone: (252) 269-0032. E-mail: susu@starfishnet.com. Web site: www.susanschmidt.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.

SPINNING your revision wheels? Getting bites but no offer? Call on ex-NYC editor to nail big-picture issues. Make working draft best it can be before line-editing. Better Business Bureau accredited. Dian Fossey, Dr. Weil, Gay Courter, Ina Friedman. Web site: www.anitamcclellan.com. E-mail: adm@amcclellan.com. Phone: (617) 575-9203.

WELL-REVIEWED novelist and former creative-writing professor whose work has been anthologized in Best American Short Stories and Pushcart available to edit/critique your novel or short story. Dozens of manuscripts I've worked with have advanced their authors' careers. Phone: (845) 526-9007.

WITH THREE novels, two nonfiction books, and thousands of articles between them, two critically acclaimed writers can guide you through every step of completing and publishing your work-whether you have an idea or completed manuscript. The New York Writers Alliance, because writing doesn't need to be lonely. Phone: 347-55-WRITE. E-mail: info@newyorkwritersalliance.com.

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 16th year! Writer's Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #26C, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (866) 405-3003. Web site: www.writersrelief.com.

23-YEAR-OLD program developed by Pulitzer Prize winner in poetry Philip Schultz, helps fiction writers and poets reach their potential. Workshops in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, and online. Tutorials available. Former students include National Book Award finalists Jennifer Egan and Martha McPhee. Phone: (212) 255-7075. Web site: www.writerstudio.com.

7TH ANNUAL PALM Beach Poetry Festival, January 17-22, 2011, Delray Beach, Florida. Six days of workshops, readings, and events featuring America's finest poets. Workshops with Stuart Dischell, Jane Hirshfield, Thomas Lux, Heather McHugh, Vijay Seshadri, Ellen Bryant Voigt, C.D. Wright, Dean Young. Robert Pinsky will be featured at Gala Reading and more. Admission by application. For more information or to apply, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

AWARD-WINNING fiction writer and NYU teacher offers small, intelligent workshops in literary and speculative fiction.
We critique 2-3 stories every other week for six meetings, examining what works and what doesn't and why.
Cost: $150. For more information, see www.karenheuler.com. Interested writers must submit a writing sample. Phone: (212) 989-7434.

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.

CREATIVE WRITING Workshops in Fiction and Memoir meeting in Cambridge, MA. Designed for both new and more experienced writers, these 10-week sessions offer community, inspiration, and guidance in developing your work. Focus is on craft, publication. New groups forming in September. For more information: (617) 864-1033. Web site: www.juliathacker.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.

GREEK ISLAND Poetry and Writing Courses. June and September. In a spectacular mountain and sea setting accessible only by sea, Loutro on Crete is an idyllic location for writers and poets to explore and be inspired. Excellence of writing combines with excellence of location. Please e-mail: worldspirit99@aol.com or visit www.worldspirit.org.uk.

MACONDO Writers' Workshop. First-year applications open September 1 for the annual Macondo Writers' Workshop, founded by Sandra Cisneros. It will be held the last week in July 2011 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information visit the Web site. E-mail: macondo@macondofoundation.org. Web site: www.macondofoundation.org.

NOVEMBER 10-15. Writing From the Harvest Table. In Tlaxcala, Mexico, at Casa Carmelita Inn. Memoir writers-would-be and experienced-are invited to write the stories of their lives through food. Bring favorite recipes, photos, memories of feasts, meals of loss and celebration, desserts, just and otherwise. See: www.ashlar.org/workshops, or www.mexicanhomecooking.com.

PUBLISHED writer, MFA, seeking 5 experienced writers of fiction and/or nonfiction for group forming in downtown Ipswich. Critique work in a positive, supportive environment. Meetings: Alternate Saturdays, 10 AM until noon. North of Boston. Six sessions: $150. Attach 5-page writing sample. E-mail: kipper199@aol.com.

THE SACKETT Street Writers' Workshop (NYC) offers 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.

SALON.COM columnist Cary Tennis leads inspiring, provocative and nourishing AWA-style writing workshops on beautiful Tomales Bay, one hour north of San Francisco. Join him in January 2011 for four days of writing, thinking, talking and exploring. Great food and lodging, stunning Northern California landscape.  Web site: www.carytennis.com/retreats.html. Phone: (800) 461-9130. E-mail: cary@carytennis.com.

WOMEN OF COLOR Writers' Workshop-Parkslope, Brooklyn. Want to write with a supportive writers group? Join the WOC Workshop-Over 11 years helping women increase their confidence, and find their writing voices. Next 5-week workshop begins: September. Cost: $150. Contact/info: 76-A Fifth Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217. Phone: (347) 210-8026. E-mail: nycwomenwriters@gmail.com. Web site: www.wocwriters.com.