AGAINST Agamemnon: War Poetry Anthology. WaterWood Press, a publishing consortium with editorial offices worldwide, will accept war poetry beginning May 1. Editor: James Adams (2007 Pulitzer Prize nominee). Submission guidelines: Original poems/poetry translations on war in any style. No PPW. 1-3 poems per poet (3 copies per poem). No more than 30 lines per poem. Include SASE and cover letter. All entries postmarked by September 1. No fees. Mail (only) submissions to: WaterWood Press, 47 Waterwood, Huntsville, Texas 77320. Attn: 2008 War Poetry Editor.

ANTHOLOGY seeking submissions from well-published writers on the subject of depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, institutionalization or attempted suicide. Stories can be about self or loved ones. We want to hear your story with utter honesty. Maximum: 5,000 words. Deadline: July 1. E-mail submission and bio note to: brinkanthology@gmail.com.

ANTHOLOGY: Give your spiritual understanding and love for America. Searching for patriotic poetry or prose in spiritual/religious expressions. Non-doctrinal. For intro and topics of interest, log on to innerpatriot.com. Write: The InnerPatriot, P.O. Box 210652, Auburn Hills, MI 48321-0652. E-mail: innerpatriot@gmail.com.

AUTHORS WANTED for acclaimed anthologies. LaChance Publishing is seeking inspiring, true stories of literary merit for several upcoming volumes of our critically acclaimed"Voices Of" series of anthologies. Topics include "Voices From Iraq and Afghanistan"; "Voices of Depression"; the life-changing impact dogs have had on individuals and families; firsthand accounts by people who have experienced financial disaster but have battled back to economic stability. Sound intriguing? Our readers (and top reviewers) think so! Our books feature true stories by individuals personally touched by life-challenging situations-stories that inspire, inform, and foster a sense of community by showing how we find it in ourselves to face and conquer the toughest circumstances. If you or someone you know has been touched by a life-challenging situation, please visit www.lachancepublishing.com for deadlines and submission guidelines. We pay for accepted submissions.

CALL FOR psychiatric poems for a compendium of poems on perspectives of mental illness. Short works (under 2,000 words) from patient or treatment provider's view of psychiatric illness and extreme emotional states.Cash for selected submissions. Submissions sent with contact information to Richard M. Patel, MD, at richardmpatel@earthlink.net.

COLD SHOULDERS and Evil Eyes: Well-written stories, poems, memoirs that explore the causes and consequences of exclusion, ostracism, or stigma. Prose to 5,000 words. Poetry to 5 poems. Word or RTF. See www.universaltable.org/wisingup.html for complete guidelines. Payment in copies. Deadline: August 15. Submit to: coldshoulders@universaltable.org. Wising up press/universal table.

FAMILY HISTORY, folklore, regional history, traditions, poems, 30-line limit, fiction/nonfiction: 1,200 words. Deadline: March 31, 2009. SASE, 2 copies, one without ID. Send to: Pat Cosentino, Editor, Tapestries, Mount Wachusett Community College, 444 Green St., Gardner, MA 01440. Life Program. (978) 630-9176.

IMAGINATION & Place Press (www.imaginationandplace.org) seeks original prose, poetry, and images that imagine place in innovative ways for Imagination & Place: An Anthology. Deadline: August 1. Send prose (up to 7,000 words), 3-5 poems, or 5-10 JPG images to laciandppress@sunflower.com or I&P Press, LAC, 940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044.

JULY LITERARY Press: poetry, essays, stories about Christmas, winter season. Submission deadline: September 30. No previously published except by invitation. Read guidelines first: e-mail gayb@buffnet.net or tkovalesky@aol.com; or sase to JLP, 294 Hunters Ln., Williamsville, NY 14221. Electronic submissions will be deleted unread. Web site: www.julyliterarypress.com.

MAIN STREET RAG is seeking short fiction to fill two anthologies on the following themes: (1) unique small town characters and (2) eccentric women. No deadline—when we have enough to fill an anthology, we will close submissions. For details, send SASE to Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100,Charlotte, NC 28227-7001 or visit us online at www.mainstreetrag.com.

PESSOA Anthology: Seeking submissions for an anthology of North American poetic responses to Fernando Pessoa. Tentative title of book: In the Footsteps of a Shadow: North American Poetic Responses to Fernando Pessoa. All correspondence to Charles Cutler (Emeritus, Smith College), 22 Savoy Rd., W. Hawley, MA 01339. E-mail: ccutler@email.smith.edu.

SEAL PRESS. Submissions requested for an anthology of women writers exploring the relationship between women and horses to be published spring 2009. We are looking for strong, real-life stories about an extraordinary experience or deep connection with a horse. 2,000-4,000 words. Please contact Cornelia Durrant at WomenAndHorses@horizoncable.com.

THIRD WEDNESDAY, literary journal wants poetry, short fiction, b&w artwork. Quality work from experienced writers or skilled beginners. Check Web site: thirdwednesday.org. Token payment.

ARKTOI BOOKS, an imprint of Red Hen Press, seeks fiction manuscripts from lesbian authors. Fiction submissions (hardcopy) must be received between August 1 and December 1. For submission guidelines, please visit www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp or www.eloisekleinhealy.com and click on Arktoi Books.

BELLEVUE Literary Press, non-profit 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.

BENU PRESS is accepting completed manuscripts for the Social Justice and Equity Award inCreative Nonfiction. Winning entry will be published by Benu Press and the author will be awarded $1,000 in addition to royalties. The initial run will be 1,000 copies. More details and entry form at www.benupress.com.

NV PUBLISHING Company, LLC, seeks Northern California nonfiction manuscripts. Also accepting fiction manuscripts set in Northern California. For submission guidelines, e-mail nvpublishing@yahoo.com.

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

ARGESTES Literary Review is now reading manuscripts for its annual poetry chapbook competition. Send a manuscript of 50-75 pages to Argestes 2941 170th St., South Amana, IA 52334 with SASE and $25 reading fee. All entries receive 1 year subscription. Winner receives publication, 50 copies. Entry form, details at www.collentreepress.com.

CAKETRAIN Journal and Press 2008 Chapbook Competition. Genre: Fiction. Final Judge: Brian Evenson. Prize: $250 + 25 copies. Previous Winners: Elizabeth Skurnick, Tom Whalen, Claire Hero. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: October 1. Print and electronic submissions accepted. Guidelines at www.caketrain.org or send SASE to Caketrain, P.O. Box 82588, Pittsburgh, PA 15218.

EARTH'S Daughters anniversary chapbook competition. Winning chapbook will be distributed as 75th issue with 75 copies to writer. Submit 30-40 pages by September 15, a reading fee of $25 and SASE for information only. All entrants receive $19 subscription to Earth's Daughers. Earth's Daughters, P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station, Buffalo, NY, 14214.

NEW AMERICAN Press chapbook contest. Winner receives $250 and 25 copies. Final judge: Dan Beachy-Quick, poet and author of Spell. Deadline: September 1. Submit 20-30 pages (any genre) with $15 reading fee payable to New American Press to 560 Stinchcomb Dr., Suite #2, Columbus, OH 43202. Please include. More info: www.newamericanpress.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 a new literary magazine looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork dealing with illness, the body, healing, and the culture of medicine. For submission/subscription info, see www.ars-medica.ca.

ARGESTES LITERARY Review seeks submissions of poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays for our next issue. Nothing previously published. Simultaneous submission okay with notification. SASE for guidelines. Sample copy $7. Send 3-5 poems or prose up to 10 pages plus SASE to Argestes, 2941 170th St., South Amana, IA 52334.

CALL FOR submissions. Editorial Guidelines: published biannually, Global City Review includes stories, poems, memoirs, interviews, and essays organized around a broad theme. Upcoming themes are: "Beyond Good and Evil" Fall/Winter 2008, "Nothing Is Simple" Spring/Summer2009, "Second Chances" Fall/Winter 2009, "Unusual Weather" Spring/Summer 2010,"History Repeats Itself Again" Fall/Winter 2010. "Beyond Good and Evil" deadline is June 15. For other Fall/Winter issues March 1-May 1, and for Spring/Summer issues October 1-December 1. Submit work for any upcoming issue during the reading periods, but note which theme in your cover letter. Length: poetry 5 pages. Stories, memoirs, essays and interviews 15. No e-mail submissions. SASE for reply. All submissions, except poetry, must be double-spaced. We regret that manuscripts can't be returned. Payment in copies. Submissions should be sent to: Global City Review, Simon H. Rifkind Center for the Humanities, City College of New York, West 138th St. and Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031.

THE CHERRY Blossom Review, a print and online literary journal, seeks quality poetry. Interested in metaphor, imagery, and lyrical quality. Submit poetry to thecherryblossomreview@yahoo.com. For guidelines and reading periods, please visit: www.geocities.com/thecherryblossomreview.

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, is beginning this new poetry section in January 2008. E-mail submissions to poetrychest@aol.com.

COMMON GROUND Review seeks submissions for Fall/Winter 2008 issue. Submit 3 poems, 40 lines max. Standard-size envelope and SASE a must! Deadline: August 31. Guidelines available at: www.cgreview.org. Mail to Larry O'Brien, Editor, Common Ground Review, 40 Prospect St., Unit C 1, Westfield, MA 01085.

THE COE REVIEW invites submissions for a fall poetry issue (submit: May 1-September 15) and a spring fiction issue (submit: October 1-February 15, 2009). See Web site for guidelines: http://public.coe.edu/coereview/ (mirror site: http://japicx.com/coereview). Submit via e-mail: coereview@coe.edu, or mail with SASE: Coe Review, Coe College, 1220 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

THE ELOQUENT Atheist,an online magazine, seeks essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, artworks, and personal stories related to atheism, humanism, free thought, and journeys away from religion. We emphasize the positive, and enjoy naturalistic perspectives and humor. Editors work with authors, offer quick responses. Visit our Web site at: www.eloquentatheist.com.

THE EVENING Street Review, a biannual journal centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal, reads poetry and prose submissions year-round. Send 4-6 poems or 1-2 prose pieces to 7652 Sawmill Rd., #335, Dublin,OH 43016-9296. E-mail inquiries may be sent to editors@eveningstreetpress.com. Web site: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

FEED YER MIND/Cirque. A regional literary journal with a strong connection to the North Pacific Rim, Alaska, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Washington, and Oregon, invites submissions of short stories, poems, creative nonfiction, translations, plays, reviews of first books of poems, b&w photographs, drawings, etc., for its inaugural Fall Equinox issue. Feed Yer Mind is a contemporary e-zine. Flipped over, the journal becomes Cirque, a more traditional literary journal. Submission deadlines: June 21 for Fall Equinox 2008 Issue (published September 2008), December 21 for Spring Equinox 2009 Issue (published March 2009). By mail: Feed Yer Mind/Cirque, P.O. Box 873325, Wasilla, AL 99687. Electronically: submissions@feedyermind.com. Submission guidelines and inquiries to inquiries@feedyermind.com. Web site: http://feedyermind.com.

FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction is seeking submissions for the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 issues. Reading period: August 15-November 30. All manuscripts must be received by November 30. For complete guidelines, visit www.msupress.msu.edu/FourthGenre. Submit manuscripts to Marcia Aldrich and Michael Steinberg, Fourth Genre, Department of English, Michigan State University, 201 Morrill Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1036. Submissions not accepted at MSU Press. To subscribe, contact MSU Press, Journals Division, journals@msu.edu; phone (517)355-9543 ext. 130; fax (517) 432-7484.Subscriptions: $35/yr. (2 issues). Sample copy: $18.

GETTING READ is a noncommercial Web site that publishes short short work by writers of prose and verse. For details, go to http://shortpoem.org.

GLOBAL HUMAN is an Internet-based literary journal that publishes visual and literary art with an international perspective. Share the story of a cross-cultural experience and how it changed your understanding of the world. Rolling submissions accepted in four categories: Essay, Interpretation, Home,and Review. Visit http://globalhumanzine.org for more information.

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. Website: www.tgaps.net.

GREAT WESTERN Fiction is seeking submissions of western fiction set in the American Old West before1914. Short stories and novels in the classic style for a general readership. No language. No sex. Payment: $50 for a short story or $500 for a novel. Rights: First serial rights and first electronic rights. See submission guidelines on our Web site: www.greatwesternfiction.com.

GREEN MOUNTAINS Review seeks stories about shame and/or glory, for an all-fiction issue, "Shame and Glory," due in spring 2009. Submissions should be postmarked between April 1, 2008,and January 2, 2009, and sent to Leslie Daniels, Fiction Editor, Green Mountains Review, P.O. Box 4558, Ithaca, NY 14850.

THE KING'S English, three-time winner of the Million Writers Award for Best Publisher of Novella-Length Fiction, is an international online literary journal seeking long fiction and personal essays. Has published Pushcart nominees and work selected for Dzanc Books' Best of the Web 2007 anthology. Electronic submissions only. Full guidelines: www.thekingsenglish.org.

MAIN CHANNEL Voices: A Damn Fine Literary Magazine seeks eclectic, accessible poetry that triggers an "Aha!" response. See examples at www.mainchannelvoices.com. To submit, send a 2-3 sentence bio and 3-5 poems in the body of an e-mail to MCVsubmissions@mainchannelvoices.com. Deadlines are January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30.

MELUSINE, or Woman in the 21st Century, is a new online journal that explores the good, bad,and ugly of the contemporary female experience, especially that of the female artist/thinker, through art, poetry, short fiction, and essay. We want only ambitious, thought-provoking work that is carefully crafted and pushes boundaries. Artists, please query. Writers, feel free to query or send 1-4 poems, 1 piece of short fiction, or 1-2 essays and a short bio in the body of an e-mail to sub2melusine@gmail.com. If there are formatting concerns, especially with poems, please attach a Word document version as well. More details at http://melusineblog.blogspot.com.

NATURAL BRIDGES a journal of contemporary literature, is accepting submissions for a non-themed issue (#21) from July 1-August 31. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Submit unpublished poems, stories, personal essays, and translations, along with a SASE to: Natural Bridge, Dept. of English, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121. Visit www.umsl.edu/~natural for guidelines.

NEW JOURNAL Contribute critical prose, fiction, nonfiction, essays, interviews, video art, e-poetry,and photography to Cadillac Cicatrix, a new journal of innovative writing and art. Artists, advertisers, please query. Mail questions to Cadillac Cicatrix, 21800 Parrot Ranch Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924. Web site: www.cadillaccicatrix.org.

NEW MADRID announces its Winter 2009 theme issue, "Intelligent Design." We hope to reinvigorate the phrase "intelligent design" by approaching it from a multiplicity of angles in terms of both literary content and literary form; please see our Web site for further details. Submissions accepted August 15-November 1 at www.newmadridjournal.org.

OYEZ REVIEW, award-winning journal established in 1965, seeks poems, short fiction, creative nonfiction. Send best work only. Reading period: August 1-October 1. Sample copy: $5. Send submissions with SASE to Oyez Review, Dept. of Literature and Languages, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605-1394. Attention: Janet Wondra. www.roosevelt.edu/oyezreview.

OZONE PARK, a new, online literary journal from the MFA program in Creative Writing and Translation at Queens College (CUNY) is seeking submissions for its fall inaugural issue. Accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and translations for the first issue until September 30th. Visit http://ozoneparkjournal.org for submission guidelines.

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

PASSAGER publishes quality writing by people over 50. Submit 3-5 poems (35 lines max), and/or up to 4,000 words total of fiction and/or memoir, June 1-September 15. Include bio and SASE. Send to: Passager, University of Baltimore, 1420 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. More information: www.passagerpress.com.

PEEKS & VALLEYS. A Southern Journal is accepting short fiction and poetry submissions. Electronic submissions only. Please visit our Web site for writer's guidelines at www.peeksandvalleys.com.

PERIGEE is now accepting submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Submit instantly through our award-winning Web site, and get your work noticed! Perigee writers have received five Pushcart nominations in the last year alone. Recent contest judges include Thomas E Kennedy, Joseph Millar, and Marvin Bell. Submit and subscribe for free at www.perigee-art.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.

PINYON INVITES high-quality submissions of poetry and short fiction from emerging and established writers. Reading period is August 1-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.

POETRY, FICTION, scholarly articles, reviews. Convergence Quarterly: An interdisciplinary journal committed to creating a convergence between the languages of knowledge and the knowledge of the senses. Fall 2008 theme: "The Story of Science." Send submissions and SASE to: Attn: Eds. Armstrong/Rippin, Convergence Quarterly NCATSU, University Studies, Hines Hall,1601 East Market St., Greensboro,NC 27411.

THE RAMBLER wants your stories! Get inspired by the artwork we supply—nonfiction, fiction, and poetry welcome. Also seeking regular submissions for nonfiction, fiction,poetry, and photography. Paying market. For details, see www.ramblermagazine.com.

RATTLE SEEKS submissions of Cowboy/Western poetry for the Winter 2008 issue—humorous or serious work that addresses Western themes in traditional forms or free verse. Deadline: August 1. Send up to 5 poems or a relevant essay to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail submissions accepted. Web site: www.rattle.com.

THE REDWOOD Coast Review seeks personal and critical essays on all things cultural, literary, and experiential. We value economy (3,500-word max), originality, depth, wit, and style. For more info, visit www.stephenkessler.com/rcr.html. Send, with SASE, to Stephen Kessler, Editor, The Redwood Coast Review, 35850 Old Stage Rd., Gualala, CA 95445.

RIVER TEETH: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative will begin accepting submissions electronically August 1. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we will publish a double issue Winter 2008. Please visit www.ashland.edu/riverteeth for submission guidelines and more information about the journal.

R-KY-R-Y a Quarterly Literary Journal, is now accepting submissions for its Summer and Fall 2008 issues. We seek poetry, fiction, and literary or academic nonfiction on the theme of "Recovery" in its broadest sense, i.e., as the release from oppression of any kind, be it personal, political, or relational. See Web site for guidelines: www.ninetymeetingsinninetydays.com.

ROCKHURST Review seeks lively material for 22nd Edition, Spring 2009. Submissions accepted September 15-January 15, 2009. Typed. SASE for acceptance. Maximum lengths for submissions:fiction/essay: 2,500 words; drama:10 pages; poetry: 10 pages/5 poems; 5 b&w or color, glossy photographs. No return of materials. Send name, address, phone, e-mail, bio to Patricia Cleary Miller, Rockhurst Review, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.

THE SARANAC Review welcomes submissions for its Fall 2009 issue. Reading September 1-February 15, 2009 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.Web site: http://research.plattsburgh.edu/saranacreview.

THE TEACHER'S Voice has radically changed! We are now a free online magazine and teacher resource. We seek poems, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays about the promise and hard truths of teaching in our schools and colleges. Chapbook and poetry contests too. The Teacher's Voice, P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Query: editor@the-teachers-voice.org. Visit www.the-teachers-voice.org.

TERRAIN.ORG: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments—an award-winning international online publication—seeks poetry, essays, fiction, articles, and reviews for upcoming theme-based issues: "Understory/Overgrowth, Symbiosis" and "Borders &Bridges." View issues and submission guidelines at www.terrain.org.

THEPEDESTALmagazine.com is currently accepting submissions of poetry and fiction. Please visit the Web site for additional information and to view the work of our contributors, including Linda Pastan, Billy Collins, and Ai. Web site: www.thepedestalmagazine.com.

UNDER THE SUN is reading for its Summer 2009 issue, beginning August 15 through January 2, 2009. Essays (creative nonfiction) and single submissions only. SASE. Samples copies $2-7. Visit our Web site at www.tntech.edu/underthesun.

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.

THE ANNUAL North Coast Redwood Writers' Conference will be held at College of the Redwoods in Cresent City, CA, September 12-13. Send SASE to Writers' Conference, College of the Redwoods, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Cresent City, CA 95531 or visit www.ncrwr.org for details.

FIFTH ANNUAL Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 19-24, 2009, Delray Beach, Florida. Featuring: Denise Duhamel, Martín Espada, Kimiko Hahn, Laura Kasischke, Thomas Lux, Anne Marie Macari, Gregory Orr, Victoria Redel, and Gerald Stern. Workshops limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. One-on-one conference, readings, 5th Anniversary Gala. Visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org to apply, or call (561) 868-2063. Application Deadline: October 31.

THE GATHERING: a literature conference for writers, readers, and thinkers. Keystone College, La Plume, PA. August 7-10. Theme: Setting the Table: Imagination and the Metaphorical and Literal Properties of Food. Faculty includes Greg Pape (poetry), Elise Blackwell (fiction), Ibtisam Barakat (memoir), Gail Carson Levine (children's literature), Cathleen Medwick (nonfiction). Lectures, book discussions, workshops. Web site: www.gathering.keystone.edu.

'08 TNPR Prize. Deadline: September 31. Submit 45-80 pages of poetry with $25 fee, letter with bio, acknowledgments, and e-mail address for results (no SASE, please). Winner receives $1,000 plus publication and 15 author copies. All entrants considered for publication. TNPR, Box 2080, Aptos, CA, 95001-2080. Read complete information: www.nationalpoetryreview.com.

5TH GIVAL PRESS Short Story Award. Deadline: August 8 (postmarked); prize: $1,000 and publication on Web site for best original unpublished literary story in English of 5,000-15,000 words; reading fee $25 per entry (by check or credit card). Visit Web site: www.givalpress.com; e-mail: givalpress@yahoo.com; call (703) 351-0079 for complete guidelines.

5TH 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: September 15. Mail entries to RRofihe, 270 Lafayette St., Suite 1412, NewYork, NY 10012. For detailed guidelines, see www.opencity.org/rrofihe.html.

ALLIGATOR JUNIPER awards $500 to first-place winners in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Other finalists published and paid in copies. Entry fee: $10 for each story or essay (30-page limit), or up to five poems. Postmark deadline: October 1. All entrants receive 2009 issue. For complete guidelines, visit www.prescott.edu/highlights/alligator_juniper/index.html, e-mail aj@prescott.edu, or send SASE to Alligator Juniper, Prescott College, 220 Grove Ave., Prescott, AZ 86301.

ALWAYS HOT hotmetalpress.net sponsoring chapbook contest. Prize $300 and 30 free copies. Each contestant receives one copy. Reading fee $20. Deadline is October 1. Review all contest rules at www.hotmetalpress.net.

ANDERBO POETRY Prize! Third year! $500 plus publication on anderbo.com. "Best New Online Journal." Deadline for 2008: November 1. Fee: $10 for up to 6 poems. Judge: Kim Waller. For detailed guidelines, see www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderprize2008.html.

ANN ARBOR BOOK Festival. Short Story Contest. Cash prize ($250) and chance for publication for winner of this annual Ann Arbor Book Festival Contest. Original short stories may be submitted from May 1 until August 1. Winner announced by October 1. Entry fee: $10, checks payable to Ann Arbor Book Festival. Submit entries to: Ann Arbor Book Festival, 500 S. Main St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, c/o Short Story Contest. For guidelines, check www.aabookfestival.org.

ANNOUNCING the Stephen Dunn Prize in Poetry: $1,000 for best poem; honorable mentions offered publication. Sponsored by The Broome Review. Chris Forhan will judge. Entry fee: $15 for up to 5 poems (includes one-year subscription to TBR). Postmark submissions between July 1 and November 29. Complete guidelines at www.thebroomereview.com.

AURORA ARTISAN'S Well Wrought Essay Contest. Deadline: October 1, postmark. Submit essay from 500 to 2,700 words. Entries must be unpublished, uncommitted, submitted with submission form, bio, and a $10 reading fee (personal check or money order). Winner receives $150 plus publication, 2nd place prize is $75 plus publication. All entries considered for publication. Form and complete guidelines: www.wordworth.com/contest.htm.

BELLEVUE LITERARY Review's annual prizes recognize exceptional writing about health, healing, illness, the body, and the mind. Deadline: August 1. $1,000 Poetry Prize (judge: Naomi Shihab Nye), $1,000 Fiction Prize (judge: Rosellen Brown), $1,000 Nonfiction Prize (judge: Natalie Angier). Entry fee: $15 ($20 includes subscription). Submit online. Web site: www.blreview.org.

CALL FOR ENTRIES. Scratch: innovative monthly writing contest itching to discover new talent for growing journal and international anthology. Professional industry judges award $150 first place and publication. Top 3 monthly winners considered for anthology. Small fee to enter. Deadline: 22nd each month. For details, go to: www.scratchcontest.net

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 1 year subscription. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: November 1, postmark. Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

DEADLINE HAS been extended one time only to July 31 in our New Millennium Writing Awards summer contest: $4,000 plus publication in New Millennium Writings and at www.WritingAwards.com. Best Poem: $1,000; Fiction: $1,000; Nonfiction: $1,000; Short-Short Fiction: $1,000. You receive 2009 issue, featuring winners. Guidelines: No restrictions on content or style. Send between now and midnight of July 31 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. Include name, phone, address, e-mail, and category entered on cover page or letter 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.

ERSKINE J. POETRY Prize (8th Annual) 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: August 15. Submit on-line, www.smartishpace.org, or send (w/SASE) to: Smartish Pace, P.O. Box 22161, Baltimore, MD 21203. E-mail: smartishpace@gmail.com.

FIRST ANNUAL Littoral Press Poetry Prize! First place: 50 letterpress-printed broadsides of the winning poem. Three honorable mentions: earlier Littoral Press broadsides. Judge: Stephen Kessler. Entry fee $12 for 1-3 poems. Mail to P.O. Box 3226, Berkeley, CA 94703 by August 15. See www.littoralpress.com for complete guidelines and to view broadsides.

FOURTH ANNUAL Calvino Prize. Sponsored by the University of Louisville. 1st: $1,000 plus publication in the Salt Hill Journal. 2nd: $300. Short story, short story collection, novel, or novella in the fabulist, experimental vein of Italo Calvino. First-place winner invited, expenses paid, to read winning entry at the University of Louisville. Fee: $25. Deadline: October 15. Maximum 25 pages. Calvino Prize, English Dept., Rm. 315, Bingham Humanities Bldg., University of Louisville, Louiseville, KY 40292. Details: www.louisville.edu/english.

GRIBBLE PRESS Nonfiction Chapbook Contest. Winner receives $250 plus 25 copies of artist- designed, hand-stitched book. Send 20-30 pages plus $15 reading fee postmarked by October 31 to Iris Gribble-Neal, Gribble Press, P.O. Box 10307, Spokane, WA 99209-0307. See www.greymaredit.com for complete guidelines.

GRUB STREET National Book Prize in Nonfiction for authors outside New England. Winner receives $1,000 plus all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for reading and book party. Nonfiction deadline: July 15. Fee $10. Mail to: 160 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116. See guidelines first: www.grubstreet.org/bookprize. 2007 winner: Susan Richards Shreve.

THE HUNGER Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize, judged by Katherine Vaz, awards $1,000 and publication, plus two honorable mentions. A $15 entry fee includes the Fall issue. Deadline September 10. The Ruth Stone Prize in Poetry deadline is December 10, also awarding $1,000 and publication. Send SASE to 36 College St, Montpelier, VT 05602 or visit www.hungermtn.org.

INDIANA REVIEW 2008 Fiction Prize: $1,000 honorarium and publication. Final judge: Tayari Jones. Deadline: October 13 postmark. Reading fee: $15 (includes a one-year subscription). For more information, visit www.indianareview.org.

JUDGE FOR THIS year's May Swenson Poetry Award will be Billy Collins. Winning manuscript receives $1,000 plus publication by Utah State University Press. Full-length poetry collection in English; no restrictions on form or subject. Guidelines available at www.usu.edu/usupress. Deadline September 30.

JUST WRITE Exceptional Fiction Contest. We are looking for fiction that is bold, clever, and most of all entertaining to read. All fiction genres welcome. Entry fee: $15, 6,000-word limit or 3 chapters of a novel. Over $3,000 in prizes. Deadline: July 29. For full contest details: www.jwbookstore.com.

LIFE'S UNIQUE Journey 2008 Juried International Visual Art and Poetry Exhibition. November 18-December 30. Seeking unpublished poems that reflect the writer's impressions of life's unique journey. Fee: $15/2 poems. Cash awards and honorary ribbons. Deadline: September 30. #10 SASE for prospectus: NWCC Corporate Gallery, 500 North Hicks, Suite 120, Palatine, IL 60067. Or download from our Web site: www.northwestculturalcouncil.org. Info: (847)-991-7966. E-mail: nwcc@northwestculturalcouncil.org.

LOGAN HOUSE announces the 4th annual Holland Prize for the best unpublished book of poetry in American English. The winner will receive $500. Submit manuscript, $25 reading fee, and SASE to Logan House, Rte. 1, Box 154, Winside, NE 68790, before August 1. For complete guidelines, visit our Web site www.loganhousepress.com.

MANY MOUNTAINS Moving Press 2008 Poetry Book Contest. Winner receives $1,000 and publication. Extended postmark deadline: August 16. Entry fee $25, entitles entrants to 1 free back issue of the journal and great subscription and book discounts. Questions to: jeffreyethan@att.net. Get the full eligibility and submission guidelines, with the entrant's order form, at http://mmminc.org.

MEMOIR'S INK 5TH Annual Personal Essay Contest. We are looking for memoirs, personal essays, or creative nonfiction stories on any topic. Max: 2,500 words. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: August 1. Late deadline: August 15 (additional $5 fee). For full guidelines please visit www.memoirsink.com.

THE MFA PROGRAM at California State University, Fresno, announces the 2008 Philip Levine Prize in Poetry for a book-length manuscript. Deadline: September 30. Winner receives $1,500 prize and publication by Anhinga Press. Final judge for 2008 is Dorianne Laux. Entry fee: $25. For complete guidelines go to www.csufresno.edu/crwr or e-mail connieh@csufresno.edu.

MIGHTY RIVER Short Story Contest. Deadline: September 1. Prize: $500 and publication in Big Muddy for best short story. $15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. MRSS Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Web site: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/mrss.

NARRATIVE awards the $4,000 Narrative Prize annually for the best work of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry published in Narrative by a new or emerging writer. Each year, Narrative also sponsors StoryQuarterly writing contests with various prizes totaling more than $10,000. For a free subscription, go to http://narrativemagazine.com.

THE NEW CRITERION announces its Ninth Annual Poetry Prize for a book-length manuscript of poems that pay close attention to form. Judges: Roger Kimball, Hilton Kramer, Elizabeth Spires, Richard Wilbur and David Yezzi. The winner will receive $3,000, and the winning manuscript will be published by Ivan R. Dee, Chicago. Certified check or money order for $25 must accompany entry. (No personal checks will be accepted.) Manuscripts should not exceed sixty pages in length. Submissions must be postmarked no later than September 30. The winner will be announced in December 2008. Manuscripts will not be returned. Please address manuscripts to: The New Criterion Poetry Prize, 900 Broadway, Suite 602, New York, NY 10003.

NEWPORT REVIEW Fourth Annual Flash Fiction Contest. Awards $150, $100, $50 and publication in prestigious small journal. Deadline September 1. Stories up to 750 words; $7 per story, 3 for $20; send manuscripts w/check to: Newport Review, Flash Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 65, Warren, RI 02885. Complete guidelines: http://newportreview.org/contests.htm.

PATRICIA BIBBY First Book Award: $1,000. 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. For full guidelines, send sase to address above, or visit www.tebotbach.org.

POETS OF THE American West, an anthology of poets from CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY,MT now accepting submissions. $200. Many Voices Award to best poem from each state. Fee: $12 includes book. Complete submission details and mandatory form at: www.fvcc.edu/news-events/academic-news/many-voicespress. Or send SASE to: Many Voices Press, 777 Grandview Dr., Kalispell, MT 59901.

QUERCUS REVIEW Poetry Series Annual Book Award: Book publication and $1,000 is given annually for an unpublished collection of poetry. New, emerging, or established poets may submit. Winner also receives 50 author copies. Deadline: October 17. Send manuscripts with $20 reading fee to Quercus Review Press, MJC English Dept., 435 College Ave., Modesto, CA 95350. For complete guidelines, visit: www.quercusreview.com.

SHELTERING PINES Press 4th Annual chapbook contest. $100 award and 50 copies. Send 10-24 pages of poetry with acknowledgements, SASE, and $15, postmark deadline September 31. All entrants receive copy of winning chapbook. Check website or send SASE for complete guidelines: Sheltering Pines Press, P.O. Box 1344, Kennebunk, ME 04043. www.shelteringpinespress.com.

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.

TAMPA REVIEW Prize for Poetry. Award: $2,000 (plus royalties), simultaneous hardback/paperback publication, and selections in Tampa Review for unpublished book manuscript by a new or established poet. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: December 31 postmark. University of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

THIRTEENTH Annual Dana Awards. Our traditional $1,000 awards each in novel (first 50 pages only), short fiction, poetry. Postmark deadline October 31. No e-mail submissions. For crucial guidelines: www.danaawards.com or e-mail danaawards@pipeline.com or send SASE to 200 Fosseway Drive, Greensboro, NC 27455.

TOM HUBBARD/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Sixth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $6 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 Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005-2007). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

WASHINGTON Square Review's Annual Contest. Judges Matthew Rohrer (poetry) and Darin Strauss (fiction). First place: $500 and publication. Send up to 3 poems or 20 pages fiction and $12 reading fee to WSR Contest, 58 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10011. Deadline: October 15 postmarked. Please mark "Poetry" or "Fiction." Full guidelines at http://cwp.fas.nyu.edu/page/wsr.

WILDA HEARNE Flash Fiction Contest. Deadline: September 1. Award: $200 and publication in Big Muddy. Best short-short story, 500 words or less. Fee: $15, includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Web site: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/hearne.

WORD OF MOUTH Books (alias Seems). Query for our no-fee, any-genre, chapbook contest: elderk@lakeland.edu or (with SASE) Karl Elder, WMB, Lakeland College, P.O. Box 359, Sheboygan, WI 53082-0359. Seems Web site: www.seems.lakeland.edu. Editor: www.karlelder.com.

WORDSTOCK, Portland, Oregon's annual book festival, announces the 2nd Wordstock short fiction competition. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in Portland Monthly; ten finalists anthologized in the Wordstock Ten. No genre restrictions. Final judge: Ursula LeGuin. 4,000-word limit. Reading fee: $25. Deadline: July 31. For guidelines visit: http://wordstockfestival.com.

POET WITH 5 published books seeks ghost writer/editor to assist in re-writing 125 page prose memoir. Text concerns coming of age in the deep South in the 1940s-1960s. Bizarre ancestral memories, early age, and civil rights era lived through are prominent themes. Contact sybilestess@aol.com and state prices, experience with publishing books, and success. Telephones: (713) 748-0985. After Sept.1: (970) 627-8466.

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ASTONISHING Lake Atitlan. Join us for a week of creative writing and yoga in Guatemala with best-selling author Jacqueline Sheehan (Lost&Found) and Amherst Writers & Authors affiliate Celia Jeffries. Outstanding accommodations, morning yoga, daily writing sessions, limited enrollment. Feb. 7-14, 2009. Info: www.jacquelinesheehan.com or www.celiajeffries.com.

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THE JAMES MERRILL House Writer-in-Residence Program invites writers to live and work in James Merrill's Stonington, CT, apartment rent-free for 5-month or 11-month terms. A stipend will be offered beginning September 2008. Application deadline: January 15, 2009. Visit Web site for more information: www.jamesmerrillhouse.org.

JOSHUA TREE National Park Artist-In-Residence Deadline: July 15. Apply to the Riverside Art Museum Artist-In-Residence program located in Joshua Tree National Park for 2-6 week residencies in Fall '08 or Spring '09. Application available at www.riversideartmuseum.org or call (951) 684-7111.

MILLAY COLONY for the Arts: Application process, those accepted given room, studio, meals for month of uninterrupted bliss at no cost, except travel expenses. Located on pastoral estate of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Edna St. Vincent Millay, in upstate NY. Next deadline, October 1, 2009. (518) 392-3103. www.millaycolony.org, residency@millaycolony.org.

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BOSTON POETRY group seeking new members for monthly workshop. Come to read, listen, discuss, and take flight. For more information: versewriters@yahoo.com.

COME TO SAN Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with its four-century-old churches, clean-swept cobblestone streets and shady, peaceful jardin: 5-day workshops in memoir writing & fiction writing, distinguished instructors, 1-on-1 critiques, small classes, great food, inspiring setting, yoga classes, salsa dancing, and more! Next program: August 11-15. E-mail jody@sanmiguelworkshops.com. Visit: www.sanmiguelworkshops.com.

CREATIVE WRITING workshop and one-on-one. Having trouble going it alone? 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. Aim: fulfillment and publication. Call (212) 222-6936 or (732) 280-8645.

EASTHAM Writer's Workshop. 4-day worshops. July 14-17, July 28-31, August 11-14. 9:30-12 noon, Monday-Thursday. Led by Elaine Cory, certified AWA leader, at a cottage near the beaches of Eastham, MA. New and experienced writers welcome. E-mail elaine@easthamwritersworkshop.com or call (617)-519-7191.

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. Five-week sessions. Take separately or combine as an ongoing course. Call (800) 510-1049. E-mail: eayres@creativewritingcenter.com. Visit: www.creativewritingcenter.com.

GREATER Philadelphia Wordshop Studio supports writers in the development of their individual voices and the practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method pioneered by Pat Schneider. 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.

INTENSIVE Writing Workshop and weekend literary festival that celebrates and questions the work of Edward Abbey. October 14-19 in beautiful Moab, UT. Web site: www.moabconfluence.org.

NYC'S SACKETT Street Writers' Workshop offers advanced, intermediate and beginning fiction, novel, nonfiction, poetry, post-MFA writing workshops and an MFA application preparation workshop. Small classes are taught by graduates of top MFA programs and include individual conferences. Students have gone on to attend prestigious MFA programs and to publish. To apply, see www.sackettworkshop.com.