A prize of $1,000, publication by Arte Público Press, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the award ceremony in Irvine, California, is given annually on a rotating basis for a book-length poetry collection, a short story collection, and a novel written in Spanish or English. A second prize of $500 is also awarded. The 2008 prize will be given for a short story collection by a Chicano or Latino writer who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Submit three print copies and an electronic copy of a manuscript of at least 175 pages by June 1. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines.