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ANTHOLOGY: Literary stories or personal essays wanted for anthology about healing after the betrayal of an extramarital affair. Well-crafted, emotionally honest stories or excerpts where genuine healing has occurred, either within the marriage or separately. 1,000–6,000 words, previously published okay, deadline January 30. Send manuscript, brief bio, and SASE to: K. Sheahan, 12618 La Cresta Ct., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. For more info or to submit by Word attachment (also paste into the body of the e-mail), send to sheahan.k@gmail.com.

ANTHOLOGY. Try this on for size. Take these six words—Anteros, crippled, spindles, staircase, threshold, and whirligig—and incorporate them into a poem for possible inclusion in an exciting and daring anthology. Submit up to three poems by March 8. E-mail submissions and queries to: thelistanthology@gmail.com.

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. Visit www.thebackwaterspress.com for complete details, or e-mail to lettersfromgrasscountry@yahoo.com.

GREEN FUSE Poetic Arts is looking for Rubaiyat and ghazals for its 2010 issue of IMPROV, Anthology of Colorado Poets and open forms for Poetry Saves! e-zine. Deadline: March 15. E-mail 3–5 poems to greenfusepress@yahoo.com. Colorado poets only. Guidelines at www.greenfusepoeticarts.org.

MONADNOCK Writers’ Group celebrates our 25th year of supporting activities that promote and encourage creative writing in the tradition of the humanities by soliciting submissions to our 5th publication focused on the theme of Memory. We welcome prose, up to 2,500 words; poems, maximum 3; and photo-ready art. Submission deadline is March 15. Specific details are available at our Web site www.monadnockwriters.org or by writing us at P.O. Box 3071, Peterborough, NH 03458.

SEEKING POETRY and short personal essays (to 600 words) for anthology on grandparenthood. Interested in nuanced work that explores being/becoming a grandparent (or not) with insight and literary skill. Submit three to five poems, one to three essays by February 28 to: Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises, P.O. Box 341, Woodstock, NY, 12498.

THANKSGIVING TALES. Seeking personal, engaging, and creative nonfiction essays for anthology to capture different experiences and feelings related to any aspect of Thanksgiving. Submissions can be humorous, inspiring, thought-provoking, or about variations on holiday traditions. Deadline: January 30. Payment: 2 copies for accepted material. For information and guidelines, send e-mail to info@thanksgivingtales.com.

UPHOOK PRESS seeks well-crafted, energetic, and unexpected poetry for its 3rd anthology. We are especially interested in poets who enjoy performing their work. Submission dates December 14, 2009–February 28, 2010. For full guidelines, please visit www.uphookpress.com.

WHISPERING ANGEL Books is accepting short stories, personal essays, and poems for an inspirational anthology on the people who taught us powerful life lessons that changed us for the better. There is no fee or purchase necessary. For full guidelines, go to: www.whisperingangelbooks.com.

WISING UP Press invites submissions for two Wising Up anthologies: The Doctor or Nurse Who for Better (or Worse) I Can’t Forget (deadline: January 15. Send to: icantforget@universaltable.org) and Class Acts (deadline: March 1. Send to: classacts@universaltable.org). For complete guidelines: www.universaltable.org/wisingup.html. See our books and Web publications, collective guidelines, and workshops: www.universaltable.org.

BELLEVUE LITERARY Press, fiction and nonfiction book publisher, is seeking manuscripts and proposals. No poetry, please. No reading fee. Our books address relationships to the human body, illness, health, and healing and range the intersection of the arts and sciences. See our Web site for more info and guidelines: www.blpress.org.

E-BOOK PUBLISHER Stay Thirsty Press is actively seeking new works of nonfiction and fiction by both veteran and novice writers in all genres. Submit first 2 chapters and synopsis to jackie.bondanza@schillerandwells.com. Stay Thirsty Press has published award-winning and novice authors. Visit www.staythirstymedia.com/thirsty-press/PRESS.html.

OPEN READING Period for Full-Length Poetry Collections. No reading fee, but we ask everyone who submits to purchase one of our existing titles directly from us (order form available at www.steeltoebooks.com). Steel Toe Books, c/o Tom C. Hunley, Dept. of English, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd., #11086, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086.

PLAIN VIEW PRESS, a 35-year-old (national and international) independent literary publishing house is accepting book manuscripts—high literary standards, collaborative process, activist orientation, poetry, fiction, nonfiction (gender, racial, and economic justice, environment, peace). E-mail sb@plainviewpress.net—put “Query” in subject line. Guidelines: www.plainviewpress.net.

REPLACEMENT Press is currently accepting book-length submissions of culturally engaged fiction by new and emerging writers. Query with first chapter or one short story at editors@replacementpress.com. For a description of what we’re about and full submission guidelines, please see www.replacementpress.com.

ROOSTER HILL Poetry Series. Rooster Hill Press will publish one or two books of poetry each year. No entry fee, payment in 25 author copies. Postmark deadline: February 1. Manuscripts of approximately 60–80 pages, with cover letter including contact information, should be sent to Roger Sheffer, 230 Armstrong Hall, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN, 56003. Any questions should be e-mailed to roger.sheffer@mnsu.edu.

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.

THE BROOME Review seeks chapbook submissions for the Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry, 2010. Final judge: Sean Thomas Dougherty. Guidelines: 24–28 pages of poems. All styles and forms welcome. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: April 30. Winner receives publication and 25 copies of perfect bound chapbook. For details, visit www.thebroomereview.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. Submit to Grayson Books, P.O. Box 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127. Web site: www.graysonbooks.com.

OLD BRICK PRESS, publisher of Scarab (an iPhone literary magazine, Web site www.scarabmag.com), seeks manuscripts for poetry chapbooks (18–24 poems) and novellas (50–120 pages). Accepted manuscripts will be published as applications featuring both text and audio. Send your work as an e-mail attachment to submissions@oldbrickpress.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.

BAYOU MAGAZINE is currently reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our next issue. We accept up to 7,500 words of prose and up to 5 poems. Our Fall 2010 issue will feature winner of the James Knudsen Editor’s Prize in fiction and the Tennessee Williams One-Act Play winner. Send all submissions to: Bayou Magazine, c/o Genre Editor, Dept. of English, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, LA 70148. For more information, please visit our Web site: http://cola.uno.edu/cww/bayou.

CALL FOR POETRY, fiction, creative nonfiction, and research. Spring 2010 theme: “The Machine.” Convergence Review: An interdisciplinary journal where the world of knowledge converges with the language of the senses. Deadline: April 15. Send SASE: CR, 211 Hodgin Hall, NCATSU, 1601 East Market St., Greensboro, NC 27411.

CHESAPEAKE Reader, an online literary journal, invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for our Summer 2009 issue. We have a special interest in work that focuses on the Chesapeake region, but will read and consider quality work from anywhere. Please see our submission guidelines at www.chesapeakereader.com.

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.

CLARE Literary Magazine seeks unpublished short fiction (5,000-word limit) and poetry (3–5 poems). Simultaneous submissions okay—notify if accepted elsewhere. Include SASE. Reading period between January 1 and March 1. Send work to: Clare, Writing Program, Cardinal Stritch University, 6801 N Yates Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53217. Visit www.claremagazine.com.

THE COACHELLA Review at the University of California-Riverside, Palm Desert, is published online in the fall, winter, and spring with print issue in summer. Online spring deadline is February 28. Inaugural summer print issue deadline is April 1. Find submission guidelines and reserve your print issue at www.thecoachellareview.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) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

COMSTOCK REVIEW: open reading period January 1–March 15. No e-mail submissions; strongly prefer no simultaneous submissions. Send 4–5 poems, one page or less, complete contact information, short bio. Interested in metaphor, fresh imagery, ideas and sound that shed new light on the world. Replies: 6–8 weeks after end of reading period. Often comments. Check Web site for information, sample poems, book reviews, links to poets/poetry, Poet’s Handbook. Or send SASE for info. Comstock Review, 4956 St. John Dr., Syracuse, NY 13215. Web site: www.comstockreview.org.

DOS PASSOS Review accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry submissions February 1–July 31. Limit three to five poems, 3,000 words prose. Send to: Editor, the Dos Passos Review, Dept. of English, Longwood University, 201 High St., Farmville, VA 23909. SASE for reply only. See Web site for specific guidelines: www.brierycreekpress.org.

EARTHSPEAK Magazine, a new online literary venture, seeks poems, essays, and short stories that reflect on the artist’s interaction with the natural world, whether a commentary on the necessity of conservation, seasonal rhythms, or on the alienation of modern society from the world around it. For info/guidelines, visit: www.earthspeakmagazine.com.

ECLIPSE, a literary journal, seeks submissions of quality short fiction and poetry from both new and established writers. Past contributors include Wanda Coleman, Mary Crow, Dana Gioia, William Heyen, Allison Joseph, George Rabasa, James Ragan, Richard Schmitt, and Virgil Suárez. Send manuscript, SASE, and cover letter to Bart Edelman, Editor, Glendale College, 1500 North Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 91208.

EKPHRASIS, a biannual journal, seeking poems, each based on a single work of art. Free or formal verse considered. No simultaneous submissions. Previously published OK if credited. Send 3 to 5 original poems, bio, e-mail, SASE, to: Ekphrasis, Laverne & Carol Frith, P.O. Box 161236, Sacramento, CA 95816-1236. E-mail ekphrasis1@aol.com.

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.

FICTION, POETRY, creative nonfiction, essays, interviews, artwork, music wanted! Bosphorus Art Project (BAP) Quarterly is an online literary and art journal aimed at bringing international artists and writers together. Send only your best work. See past issues with Ron Currie, Jr., Chris Bachelder. Check Web site for current themes: www.bapq.net. E-mail: bapquarterly@yahoo.com.

FRIED FICTION is seeking serialized stories (short episodes, published at the author’s pace) for its new Web site. For guidelines, see www.friedfiction.com.

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.

GRIST: the Journal for Writers is accepting poetry and fiction for our journal and contest. We are also accepting one-act plays as part of our special-genre series. Send work to: Grist, English Dept., 301 McClung Tower, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0430. Specify Poetry, Fiction, or Special Genre on the envelope. For contest guidelines, check out our Web site: www.gristjournal.com.

THE KERF seeks poetry for its annual issue. The editors are especially interested in themes related to humanity and/or environmental consciousness but are open to diverse subjects. Submit typed manuscripts between January 15 and March 31 annually. Include Brief bio and SASE. The Kerf, College of the Redwoods, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Crescent City, CA 95531.

THE MAD HATTER, an annual journal by precollege students, publishes poetry, non-color art/photography, and translation, with a deadline postmarked in February 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, KY 42431, or visit/submit online: www.hopkins.kyschools.us/madhatter.

MIDWAY JOURNAL is accepting submissions now through the end of May. Please visit www.midwayjournal.com for complete submissions guidelines. Direct all inquiries to editors@midwayjournal.com.

MINNETONKA Review seeks fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Two $150 editor’s prizes awarded each issue. No entry fee. Submit online or: P.O. Box 386, Spring Park, MN 55384. For guidelines and to read samples of previously published work, visit www.minnetonkareview.com.

PADDLEFISH is interested in poetry (3–5 poems), short/short fiction (2,500 words or less), graphic fiction, nonfiction (10,000 words or less), illustrated essays, graphic memoir, and narrative documentary photography in all genres and styles. Submission dates: November 1, 2009–February 28, 2010. No previously published work. Our online extension is also accepting a variety of media arts, including: video, motion graphics, and animation (submitted via CD/DVD and limited to 10 minutes). Submissions should be sent to: Mount Marty College, c/o Paddlefish, 1105 W. 8th St., Yankton, SD 57078. Web site: www.mmcpaddlefish.com

PALARA 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. Submit via USPS only to PALABRA, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146. Guidelines on Web site: www.palabralitmag.com. Queries: info@palabralitmag.com.

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.

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.

PILGRIMAGE, a magazine emphasizing spirit, witness, and place, has a new editor. Maria Melendez invites submissions of poetry and essays for her first issue. Theme: “Body, My House” (closes February 15). Other submissions considered year-round. Guidelines & info: www.pilgrimagepress.org. Submit via usps only: Pilgrimage, P.O. Box 9110, Pueblo, CO 81008.

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. Send all submissions and correspondence to: PMS poemmemoirstory, HB 217 1530 3rd Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35294-1260. For guidelines, see: http://pms-journal.org/submission-guidelines.

RATTLE seeks submissions of humorous poetry for the Summer 2010 issue. No rules, just make us laugh. Deadline: February 1. 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.

SEVEN CIRCLEPRESS seeks to publish the best voices from the independent literary community. Accepted work is published online and/or in print in CircleShow: The Official Journal of SCP. Currently hosting first chapbook contest. Visit: www.sevencirclepress.com. Mail inquires to: editor-in-chief@sevencirclepress.com.

SLEET seeks poetry, fiction, irregulars for its 2010 summer edition. Please see submission guidelines at www.sleetmagazine.com.

STEAM TICKET, a Third Coast Review, welcomes poetry, fiction, flash-fiction, and creative nonfiction for the 2010 issue, December 1 to March 20. Online submissions encouraged; for guidelines: www.steamticket.org. Or send to: Steam Ticket, English Dept., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1725 State St., La Crosse, WI 54601.

SUFI JOURNAL seeks poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that 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.

THE TEACHER'S Voice is still free online and currently seeking submissions for upcoming theme issues as well as the following: corporate/profit/nonprofit 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.

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.

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. For sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org.

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.

2010 SAN FRANCISCO Writers Conference. February 12–14 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Enhance your writing and writing career! Limited to 300 attendees for extraordinary interaction with literary agents, editors, publishers, and bestselling authors, including Jacquelyn Mitchard, Steve Berry, and Tamim Ansary. Event and contest details available at www.sfwriters.org or (866) 862-7392.

HEAR BEST-SELLING thriller writer James Rollins at the Pennwriters 22nd Annual Conference May 14–16, at the Best Western Eden Resort in Lancaster, PA. Three-day conference offers agent/editor pitches, 30-plus workshops, and all-day intensive seminars. Find registration forms and information at www.pennwriters.org, or for more info, e-mail conferenceco1@pennwriters.org.

LAS VEGAS Writers Conference, Las Vegas, NV, Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino. April 15–17. 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.

MENDOCINO COAST Writers Conference, Fort Bragg, CA, July 29–August 1. Three-plus days of craft, community, and inspiration at the cool edge of the continent. Limited to 100 attendees for intensive workshops in fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and poetry with excellent writers who are also outstanding teachers. Faculty include: Lynne Barrett, Nancy Lord, Alison Luterman, Kat Meads, and Ellen Sussman. Details at www.mcwc.org.

NOT YOUR TYPICAL writers’ conference. Energize your writing with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material. Join us at the 17th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 15–18, on the oceanfront in Cape May, NJ. Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty, including Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winners. Choose from short story, novel, children’s market, creative nonfiction, memoir, poetry, songwriting & more. Register today: www.wintergetaway.com, phone: (888) 887-2105.

SPLIT THIS ROCK Poetry Festival: Poems of Provocation & Witness, March 10–13, Washington, D.C. Readings, workshops, panels, film, activism: four days of creative transformation. Featuring Chris Abani, Lillian Allen, Sinan Antoon, Francisco Aragón, Jan Beatty, Martha Collins, Cornelius Eady, Martín Espada, Allison Hedge Coke, Andrea Gibson, Natalie Illum, Fady Joudah, Toni Asante Lightfoot, Richard McCann, Jeffrey McDaniel, Lenelle Moïse, Nancy Morejón, Mark Nowak, Wang Ping, Patricia Smith, A. B. Spellman, Arthur Sze, Quincy Troupe, and Bruce Weigl. $75; students: $40. Web site: www.splitthisrock.org. E-mail: info@splitthisrock.org. Phone: (202) 787-5210.

TENNESSEE Mountain Writers 22nd Annual Conference. Mar 25–27 at DoubleTree Hotel, Oak Ridge, TN 37830. Workshops in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Writing for Young People; specialty sessions. Writing competition in 5 categories, entry deadline February 1. For conference/competition details and registration form, go to www.tmwi.org.

THE WRITE STUFF: March 26–27, Allentown, PA. 18 sessions: fiction, NF, journalism, YA; meet with agents. Friday evening critiques by publishing professionals; flash contest; book fair. March 25–26 workshop “How to Plot Like the Pros” with keynote James N. Frey (How to Write a Damn Good Novel). Web site: www.glvwg.org.

$500 WRITECORNER Press Poetry Prize. $100 Editors’ Choices. Send 2 copies of unpublished poems, 40 lines max, any style, theme. Name, address, phone, e-mail (optional) on top of one copy only. Send short bio. Deadline: March 31. Entry fee: $5 first poem, $3 each additional. Previous $500 winners—Alison Joseph, Fernand Michaud. (Writecorner also sponsors the annual E.M. Koeppel $1,100 Fiction Award). Mail: Writecorner Press, P.O. Box 140310, Gainesville, FL 32614. Editor: Mary Sue Koeppel. Guidelines: www.writecorner.com.

2010 AMERICAN Poetry Journal Book Prize. For a full-length collection, 50–65 pages. $1,000 plus publication; all entries considered for publication. Deadline: February 28. Reading fee: $25. APJ/DHP, P.O. Box 2080, Aptos, CA 95001. Include e-mail (no SASE) for results, bio, and acknowledgments. Complete guidelines: www.dreamhorsepress.com.

2010 MAIN STREET Rag Poetry Book Award. Deadline: January 31, January 15 for e-mailed entries. Length: 48–84 pgs. Reading fee: $20/25. Prize: $1,000, publication (and more). Detailed guidelines are available online or by sending an SASE. All entries considered for publication. Send manuscripts to: Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227-7001. Web site: www.mainstreetrag.com.

2010 SOUTHWEST Writers Contest. Entries judged by editors and agents! Cash prizes up to $1,000. Entry fee. Early deadline: May 1. Info: www.southwestwriters.org or (505) 265-9485.

2ND ANNUAL Monkey Puzzle Flash Fiction Contest! First Prize: $200 plus publication. 2nd and 3rd Prizes plus publication. Submit one story per entry,  1,000 words or less. $5 entry fee. Deadline: March 20 (postmarked). For detailed information, see submission guidelines at www.monkeypuzzleonline.com/magazine.

3RD ANNUAL James J. Nicholson Political Poetry Prize. Deadline: Monday, February 15. Open to adult residents of Westchester County. No fee. $500 prize. Judge: TBA. Winning poem published in Pelham Weekly, with reading/reception at Pelham Public Library. Submit one unpublished poem along with entry form to: Nicholson Political Poetry Prize, c/o Town of Pelham Public Library, 530 Colonial Ave., Pelham, NY 10803. Please see guidelines and download entry form at www.pelhamlibrary.org/poetry.html.

THE 6TH ANNUAL ACC Writers Studio Literary Contest. $250 first prizes in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for unpublished Work. Colorado residents only. Deadline: February 15. Winners honored at the Writers Studio Literary Festival April 2010. Submission guidelines at Writers Studio Web site: www.arapahoe.edu/deptprgrms/eng/writersindex.html. E-mail: Dr. Kathryn Winograd, writerstudio@arapahoe.edu. Phone: (303) 797-5815.

7TH ANNUAL Plan B Press poetry chapbook contest. Winner receives $250 plus 50 copies. Judge: Barbara Crooker. Guidelines and details at http://planbpress.com/contestnew.html, or for specific questions: (215) 732-2663.

ANIMALS CONTEST. For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction seeks new essays of no more than 5,000 words about the bonds—emotional, ethical, biological, physical, or otherwise—between humans and animals (wild and/or domestic). $20 reading fee; $25 includes subscription. Postmark deadline: April 2; $1,000 for best essay; complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.

APPRENTICE HOUSE Fourth annual contest for poets previously unpublished in book form. Winner receives $250 prize and 25 copies. $25 submission payable to AH. Deadline: March 15 postmark. Submit no more than 30 pages of typed poetry. Chapbook Contest, Apprentice House, Comm Dept., Loyola University, 4501 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210. For guidelines, visit www.apprenticehouse.com/resources or e-mail info@apprenticehouse.com.

THE BRIDGE 2nd annual poetry contest. Homelessness Hurts or Humanitarianism Contest information, www.mdhadallas.org. See “Poetic Friends” button. Deadline: May 1. 1–3 poems, $20 entry fee. Purse, 1st: $400, 2nd: $200, & 3rd: $100. Plus honorable mentions. Send check or money order to: The Bridge, % J. Kirkley, P.O. Box 700383, Dallas, TX 75370. Phone: (214) 634-3348.

CALLING ALL writers. Submit your writing to 12 categories for Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Literary Contest. Entries ($35/PNWA members, $50/nonmembers per category) must be received by February 19. Over $12,000 in total prize money. Phone: (425) 673-BOOK. Web site: www.pnwa.org.

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 (2009), 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 (2009), 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-color, 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.

CAVE CANEM poetry prize 2010: Awarded annually to an African American poet who has not yet published a book-length manuscript with a professional press. Final judge: Elizabeth Alexander. Winner receives $1,000, publication by University of Georgia Press, 15 copies of the book, and a feature reading. Deadline to submit: postmark date of April 30; receipt date of May 8. Entry fee: $15. For complete guidelines, visit www.cavecanempoets.org.

COMMON GROUND Review—Eleventh annual poetry contest: $500 first, $200 second, $100 third and publication in Common Ground Review. Honorable Mentions also published.  Judge—John Surowiecki. Send 1–3 unpublished poems, under 45 lines each, SASE for winners, and check for $15 made out to “Common Ground Review.” Mail by February 28 to Larry O’Brien, Editor, Common Ground Review, 40 Prospect St., Unit C 1, Westfield, MA 0l085.

THE COMMON REVIEW announces its 1st Annual Short Story Prize. 1st prize: $400 and publication; 2nd prize: $200; and 3rd prize: $150. All prizewinners and two honorable mentions receive a free one-year subscription. Judges: Achy Obejas, Joe Parisi, and Danny Postel. No reading fee. Postmark deadline: January 31. Mail entries to the Common Review Short Story Contest, the Great Books Foundation, 35 E. Wacker Dr., Ste. 400, Chicago IL 60601. More information at www.thecommonreview.org.

CONNECTICUT River Review Poetry Contest. Submit up to 3 unpublished poems, 80-line limit each, by February 28. 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.

THE COUNCIL for Wisconsin Writers invites submissions of work published in 2009 by Wisconsin residents in categories including short and book-length fiction and nonfiction, poems, book-length poetry, children’s literature, outdoor writing. Winners each receive $500 and a week’s residency at Edenfred. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: January 31. See: www.wisconsinwriters.org.

THE FLORIDA Review Awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. $1,000 and publication. Deadline: February 26 postmark. Reading fee: $15 (includes 1-year subscription). Submit one story or essay, or up to three poems. Name/address on cover sheet only. SASE required. Send to Florida Review Awards (specify genre), English Dept., UCF, P.O. Box 161346, Orlando, FL 32816-1346. For guidelines, visit www.flreview.com.

GRIBBLE PRESS Poetry Chapbook Contest. Winner receives $250 plus 25 copies of artist-designed book. Previous winner Arlene Naganawa of Seattle, WA. Send 20–30 pages plus $15 reading fee postmarked by April 30 to Iris Gribble-Neal, Gribble Press, P.O. Box 10307, Spokane, WA 99209-0307. For complete guidelines, see www.greymaredit.com.

GRUB STREET Book Prize for a non-first collection from an author outside New England. Award: $1,000 plus all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for reading and reception. Deadline: February 15. $10 fee. 2009 Winner: Rick Barot, Want. Mail to: Grub Street, 160 Boylston St. Boston, MA 02116. See guidelines first: www.grubstreet.org/bookprize.

THE HKU POETRY Prize is an inaugural award that welcomes submissions worldwide. The winner receives HK$2,500 and publication of a first collection with Hong Kong University Press. Submission deadline for the 2010 Prize is April 1. For more details and updates, please visit www.hku.hk/english/hkupoetryprize.

INDIANA REVIEW 2010 poetry prize. $1,000 honorarium and publication. Final Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Postmark deadline: April 16. Reading fee: $15 (includes a one-year subscription). For more information, visit www.indianareview.org.

JANE'S STORIES Press 2010 Poetry Award for best unpublished poems on theme, “Beyond Borders.” $200 in prizes. Entry fee $10 for 3 poems, $3 each additional, 5 maximum. Deadline: March 1. Complete guidelines: www.janesstories.org, or SASE to JSPF, 5500 N 50 W, Fremont, IN, 46737.

LEAPFROG 2010 Fiction Contest. Open January 15 to May 1. Entry fee $30 (adult literary fiction), $20 children’s fiction (middle-grade or YA). First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards, for one book in each category. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by two judges. Guidelines: www.leapfrogpress.com.

THE LEDGE Magazine announces its 2010 & Eighth Annual Fiction Awards Competition. First prize: $1,000 and publication in the Ledge. Second prize of $250 and third prize of $100 and publication also to be awarded. Word limit: 7,500. All stories must be unpublished. Simultaneous submissions OK. Entry fee: $10 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription to the Ledge gains free entry for the first story. Postmark deadline: March 1. The Ledge 2010 Fiction Awards Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. Web site: www.theledgemagazine.com. E-mail: tkmonaghan@aol.com.

LITTERAL LATTE Food Verse Contest. Looking for poems, all styles and subjects, with food as an ingredient. First prize: $500. All poems considered for publication. $10 entry fee for up to 6 poems. Send to: Litteral Latté FVC, 200 E. 10th St., Ste. 240, New York, NY 10003. E-mail: litlatte@aol.com. Web site: www.literal-latte.com.

LONGLEAF PRESS 2010 poetry chapbook contest—open to NC, SC, TN, VA, GA, AL, FL residents who haven’t published a full-length collection. Submit 18–23 pages, $15 entry fee, SASE, and cover sheet with name, phone, e-mail, address. Prize: $100, 50 chapbooks. Postmark deadline: February 27: Longleaf Press, Methodist University, 5400 Ramsey St., Fayetteville, NC 28311. E-mail: rgreene@methodist.edu.

MARGARET REID Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse. Seventh year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and free verse. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $7 for every 25 lines, payable to “Winning Writers.” Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: J. H. Reid, D. C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2009). More information: www.winningwriters.com/margaret.

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

MEMOIR INK'S Half-Yearly Personal Essay Contest. We’re looking for memoirs, personal essays, or creative nonfiction stories on any topic. Max 1,500 words. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250 + publication. Entry fee $17. Deadline: February 15 postmark. Late deadline: February 28, postmark (additional $5 fee). Full guidelines here: www.memoirsink.com.

MSLEXIA WOMEN'S Short Story Competition. Judge: Tracy Chevalier. 1st prize: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250; 3@£100. All winning stories will be published in Mslexia magazine. Send stories of up to 2,200 words on any theme, £8 per entry. Deadline: January 25. Further details: www.mslexia.co.uk.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL Normal Prize in Fiction and Nonfiction. One winner in each genre will receive $1,000 and publication. Judges: Margot Livesey and David Shields. Postmark deadline: February 12. Submit up to 10,087 words. $20 entry fee (includes complimentary issue). For full guidelines, please visit: www.thenormalschool.com. E-mail: normalprize@thenormalschool.com.

OMNIDAWN will offer $1,000 for our new annual chapbook poetry contest. Elizabeth Robinson will judge. Accepting submissions January 1–February 28. 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. Entry: $12/TGW member, $16/nonmember. Complete guidelines: outriderpress@sbcglobal.net.

OXEN MEDIAis accepting submissions for the 2010 Herdsfolk First Novel Competition. Award is a $500 prize and consideration for publication. U.S. authors only. There is a $25 reading fee. For details, please visit http://oxenmedia.com/submissions.php.

THE POETRY ARK is now accepting poems for an online competition. Your votes will help determine the winners of over $2,000 in monetary prizes. Your votes help select the 100 poems included in The Poetry Ark Anthology. Tell your peers, submit your poems, and start voting now at www.poetryark.org.

RIVER STYX 2010International Poetry Contest. A prize of $1,500 and publication in River Styx is given annually for the best poem. Maxine Kumin will judge. Three poems maximum, up to fourteen pages per entry. $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to River Styx. Richard Newman, Editor. Deadline is May 31. River Styx, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Phone: (314) 533-4541. For complete guidelines, see http://riverstyx.org

THE SACRAMENTO Poetry Center presents its second annual poetry book contest. Winner’s prize $1,000 (plus publication). Submit 48–70 pages of original poetry plus check for $20 (U.S.) per entry to SPC Poetry Book Contest, P.O. Box 160406, Sacramento, CA 95816. 2009 winner: Richard Spilman of Wichita, KS. 2009 judge: Dennis Schmitz. Entries accepted between January 1 and March 31. Web site: www.sacramentopoetry
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SAWTOOTH POETRY Prize, $1,500 plus publication. Judge: Terrance Hayes. Submit manuscripts of 48–100 pages between January 1 and March 1. Manuscripts not returned. Entry fee: $25. We subscribe to the CLMP Code of Ethics. Send entries to Ahsahta Press, 1910 University Dr., Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725. Please see full guidelines at http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/contest.htm.

SPLIT THIS ROCK Poetry Contest: Poems of provocation and witness. 2010 featured poet Chris Abani judges. $25 entry fee for up to three poems; benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival, Washington, D.C., March 10–13. $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: January 4. Guidelines at www.splitthisrock.org.

THE STARVING Writer quarterly contest. Adult fiction/ nonfiction, juvenile fiction. Maximum 3,000 wc. Postmark deadline: February 13. 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. New online entry. Info, rules, entry forms from www.strokestownpoetry.org.

TINY LIGHTS 16th Annual Essay Competition. 1st Prize: $350; 2nd Prize: $250; 3rd Prize: $150; 2 Honorable Mentions: $100; 3 Flashpoint prizes: $150 each. Winners published. Fee: $15 first essay; $10 each additional. Participants receive 2010 contest edition. Postmark: February 19. Tiny Lights, P.O. Box 928, Petaluma, CA 94953. Guidelines: www.tiny-lights.com.

TOM HOWARD/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. 18th year. Ten 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. Judges: J. H. Reid, D. C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2009). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory.

WAR POETRY Contest. Ninth year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,000. Top prize $2,000. Submit 1–3 unpublished poems on the theme of war, up to 500 lines in all. Winning entries published online. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2009). $15 entry fee, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: May 31. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Include cover sheet with contact information. No name on poems. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: War Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information: www.winningwriters.com/war.

WERGLE FLOMP Humor Poetry Contest. Ninth annual free contest. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,600. Top prize $1,500. New simplified online entry process. Submit one humor poem by April 1 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.

WGOT-NC poetry & short fiction contest. Prizes: $250, $150, $100. Unpublished 5 poem sets (100 lines/poem max) and/or 1 short story (4,000 word max), 2 copies each. $15 first entry, $5 each additional. Deadline: April 30. Please see complete guidelines, www.triadwriters.org, or e-mail questions to wgot2010@triad.rr.com.

WILLOW SPRINGS invites submissions for the Willow Springs Fiction Prize, $2,000 plus publication in WS. One story per submission. Deadline: March 1. Send submission with $15 entry fee to Willow Springs Fiction Prize, 501 N. Riverpoint Blvd., Ste. 425, Spokane, WA 99202. Visit our Web site for more info: http://willowprings.ewu.edu.

THE WRITERS PLACE Poetry competition is in full swing. Winners receive $250 in prizes, online publication, and subscription to Poets & Writers Magazine. $10 fee for up to 3 poems. Submissions accepted through February 15. Enter at www.thewritersplace.org.

WRITERADVICE, www.writeradvice.com, seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction that mesmerize the reader in 750 words or fewer. Deadline: April 15. Entry fee: $10 per submission. First prize: $150. Former prizewinners are the judges. Complete guidelines, mailing address, and prizes at www.writeradvice.com.

LOS ANGELES AREA professional writers group forming for creative writers interested in giving and receiving editorial feedback. Minimum 10 years’ experience. We are interested in work that engages the senses and stirs emotions. Must be committed to art, craft, and publication. Genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Info at www.bellamahayacarter.com/writersgroup.php.

UP-AND-COMING composer, with two operas just performed by a major regional opera company, seeks librettist for new works. Up-front pay plus share in royalties. For new writers especially: don’t care what you’ve done, only what you CAN do. Send sample of original play, plus rhyming poetry/lyrics to poetrydramapresentation@gmail.com. Please tell us something about yourself as well.

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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.

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ILE D'ORLEANS (Quebec): 2 BR home available. Recharge your spirit and soul. Historic island with great views of St. Lawrence Seaway and Quebec. 15 minutes to old city. Beautiful bridge approach. Home to artists, artisans, song, dance, poetry, theater. Activities year-round include bicycling, maple sugaring, leaf peeping, cross-country, snowshoeing, strawberry/apple picking, winemaking, organic products. Great hiking, moonrise/sunrise. E-mail: bindi2bindi@gmail.com.

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ATLANTIC CENTER for the Arts 2010 Master Artist-in-Residence Program: May 17–June 6 with author Richard McCann (application deadline: February 5); October 11–31 Graphic Novelist/Sequential Art Residency, with authors Paul Pope, Svetlana Chmakova, and Craig Thompson (application deadline: May 21). For more detailed information on the residency program, please call (386) 427-6975 or (800) 393-6975, or visit www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org.

BYRDCLIFFE ARTS Colony: One-month residencies for artists, writers, and composers. Beautiful, historic setting, secluded yet close to Village of Woodstock, NY. Private room and studio space in rustic turn-of-century inn. Access to galleries, performances, and hiking. Playwrights (U.S. citizens only) may apply for the Handel Fellowship. $300—Four 4-week sessions. June–September. Deadline: March 1. Fee: $35. The Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild, Artist-in-Residence Program, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY 12498, USA. For details and application: www.woodstockguild.org or (845) 679-2079.

THE JAMES MERRILL House Writer-in-Residence Program invites writers to live and work in James Merrill’s Stonington, Connecticut, apartment rent-free for 5-month or 11-month terms. A stipend will be offered. Application deadline for 2010–2011 is January 15, 2010. Visit Web site for more information: www.jamesmerrillhouse.org.

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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.

AUTHOR, Peggy Rambach, offers writing workshops, individual writing support/tutoring, manuscript consultation, and residencies in narrative medicine for medical schools, and in creative writing at health care, and correctional facilities. Go to: www.peggyrambach.com or call (978) 470-2619.

CREATIVE WRITING. Tinker Mountain Writers’ Workshops June 13–18, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA. Fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Writers of all levels. Faculty includes Fred Leebron (director), Jane Allison, Pinckney Benedict, Sally Keith, James McKean, Thorpe Moeckel, Daniel Mueller, Jon Pineda, and Laura van den Berg. Individual readings, group discussion, personal critique, craft seminars. See Web site for details. Phone: (540) 362-6229. E-mail: cpowell@hollins.edu. Web: www.hollins.edu/tmww.

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.

GREEK ISLAND Poetry & 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.

ITALY AND CRETE, Greece: Centro Pokkoli. Creative Writing Workshops: Multigenre Workshop taught by Linda Lappin (author of The Etruscan, Katherine’s Wish, The Genius Loci: A Writer’s Guide to Capturing the Soul of Place). Vitorchiano, Italy: May 30–June 5. $1,250 includes single room with private bath, all meals, workshop fees, excursions. Mochlos, Crete: August 16–21. $1,200 includes single room with private bath, 1 group dinner or lunch per day, workshop fees. Web site: www.pokkoli.org. E-mail: www.lindalappin.net or linda.lappin@gmail.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, TX. 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. E-mail: macondo@macondofoundation.org. Web site: www.macondofoundation.org.

MARGE PIERCY offers an intensive poetry workshop June 21–25, in Wellfleet, MA, Cape Cod. Juried submissions. Class limited to serious poets. Morning sessions in the village; one-on-one conferences on her land. Opportunity for participants to perform in a public reading. Complete information and submission guidelines: www.margepiercy.com.

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.

NONFICTION manuscript workshop. Join us in Prague, Czech Republic, July 2010, for Gribner, a one-of-a-kind creative writing workshop designed to critique and develop your memoir. Part of Western Michigan’s Prague Summer Program; fellowships and scholarships available. Hurry, space is limited! Visit: www.praguesummer.com or www.gribner.com for details. Or, e-mail Ron Grant and Sue Ribner at: info@gribner.com.

PARIS WRITERS Workshop in the heart of Paris, France: June 27–July 2. International conference. Featuring: Creative Nonfiction, Mimi Schwartz; Novel, Matt Thorne; Poetry, Alice Notley; Short Story, Sheila Kohler. Small classes, individual conferences, lectures, walking tours, evening events. Two half-tuition merit scholarships. Visit: www.pariswritersworkshop.org. E-mail: pariswritersworkshop@yahoo.com.

PROFESSIONAL writer and editor launching bimonthly writers’ group in Bergen County for fiction and creative nonfiction writers. $100/monthly fee for group. Additional fee for editing and private consultations. Call Arya, (201) 926-9831.

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, flashfiction, 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.