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INSTRUCTIONAL DVDs for the classroom and writer’s studio featuring Janet Burroway, Robert Olen Butler, Michael Martone, Ron Carlson, Rosellen Brown, and others. DVDs include high-quality video and stories—PDF files—from participants. Plus, find DVDs on the submission process and agents. Preview clips, read descriptions, and more at www.erpmedia.net.

ANTHOLOGY, Lavandería: A Mixed Load of Women, Wash and Word, seeks submissions. Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and other dirty deeds signifying sorting, washing, ironing, folding laundry, and life. See www.cityworkspress.org for submission guidelines. Deadline: December 15. Maximum: 5,000 words or 5 poems. Include bio. E-mail Word DOC submission only to lavanderiazspot@gmail.com.

ANTHOLOGY: Original poems of literary or biographical criticism. Poems must name poet(s) or poem(s). Example: Richard Wilbur’s “Cottage Street,” Mary Oliver’s “Stanley Kunitz.” Up to 5 poems. SASE. Mail (only) to Timothy J. Burbery, Professor of English, 1 John Marshall Dr., Huntington, WV, 25701.

DOUBLE LIVES, Reinvention, and Those We Leave Behind: A Wising Up Press Anthology. Poems, stories, and memoirs about double lives or serial ones and their consequences for actors and reactors. Prose: up to 5,000 words. Poetry: up to 5 poems. See www.universaltable.org/wisingup.html for complete guidelines. Payment in copies. Deadline: January 10, 2009. E-mail: doublelives@universaltable.org.

FATHER WAS A priest. A priest for a parent, how it informed your life. Include bio and cover letter with SASE for guidelines. P.O. Box 40561. Drewsville, NH 03604. E-mail: bvaile@verizon.net.

IF YOU ARE dealing with cancer, I am collecting personal stories and poems of a humorous or spiritual nature that describe cancer’s impact on your life. Please e-mail Warren D. Jacobs, MD, mazik43@yahoo.com.

LACHANCE Publishing is seeking inspiring, true stories of literary merit for upcoming volumes of our critically acclaimed “Voices Of” series of anthologies. Topics include “Voices From Iraq and Afghanistan”; “Voices of Depression”; “Voices of Bipolar Disorder”; 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; women who have “reinvented” themselves and their lives. 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. We pay for accepted submissions. Proceeds from the sale of Voices Of books fund The Healing Project. www.thehealingproject.org. Please visit www.lachancepublishing.com for deadlines and submission guidelines.

PESSOA ANTHOLOGY. Seeking submissions for an anthology of North American poetic responses to Fernando Pessoa. Tentative title of book: Under Our Skin: 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.

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: fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, memoir, and cross-genre. Submission guidelines can be viewed at http://aulapress.com/submission-guidelines.

WHAT DO WE collect? Coeditors seeking well-crafted poetry about collecting for a proposed anthology. Theme open to various interpretations/styles. Dazzle us! Deadline: March 31, 2009. Send up to 3 poems, 64 lines or less per poem, with brief bio and SASE to: A. Watson, P.O. Box 370627, Denver, CO 80237.

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.

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

BATEAU PRESS 3rd Annual Boom Chapbook Contest— manuscripts between 19 and 26 pages. $12 reading/organization fee. Send in submissions/payment electronically or by manual mail system. Winner receives $500 and copies of winning chapbook. Winning chapbook is totally handmade, high quality, well designed, letterpress. See Web site for full guidelines: www.bateaupress.org.

GRAYSON BOOKS 2009 chapbook contest. $500 and 50 copies to winner. Submit by January 16, 2009. Reading fee: $15. 16–24 pages poetry, two cover sheets (one with contact info, one anonymous). SASE for results. Dick Allen to judge. Submit to Grayson Books, P.O. Box 270549, W. Hartford, CT 06127. Web site: www.graysonbooks.com.

NEW AMERICAN Press chapbook competition. Winner receives $250 and 25 copies. Final judge: Allison Joseph, editor of Crab Orchard Review. Please include $12 reading fee payable to New American Press. Deadline: January 1, 2009. Submit 20–30 pages (any genre) to 2707 Trenton Way, Fort Collins, CO 80526. More info: www.newamericanpress.com.

PECAN GROVE Press announces the resumption of its National Poetry Chapbook Competitions. Chapbooks are professionally printed and perfect-bound. Deadline: January 15, 2009. Length: 28–32 pages. See guidelines on our Web site: http://library.stmarytx.edu/pgpress/contest or send SASE to request guidelines: Pecan Grove Press, Box AL, 1 Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228.

TOADLILY PRESS, for 5th Volume of the Quartet Series, will publish 4 chapbooks in 1 perfect-bound book. Submit 16–18 pages of poetry in January only. No submission fee. Selected poets receive $100, 25 copies of the book. For guidelines check Web site: www.toadlilypress.com.

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

ARS MEDICA, A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities is 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.

BRYANT LIBRARY Review, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its May 2009 issue. Work may be of any style or subject matter. See poetry samples at http://web.bryant.edu/~blr. Deadline: December 31. Send submission with cover letter, brief bio, and SASE to: Bryant Literary Review, Faculty Ste. F, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917.

CALL FOR Submissions: the Alembic seeks poems, short fiction, and nonfiction for its 2009 issue. The Alembic is an international literary journal sponsored by Providence College. Please send submissions to: Editors, the Alembic, English Dept., Providence College, 549 River Ave., Providence, RI 02918.

COLERE, a journal celebrating cultural exploration, welcomes thought-provoking, poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Submissions (deadline: January 15, 2009) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

CQ (California Quarterly) published by the California State Poetry Society seeks submissions from poets in U.S./worldwide. Up to 120 lines; 6 poems max.; mini poems wanted. CQ is open to all styles, subjects. Must include name and address on all pages. No bios. Payment one contri-butor’s copy. Mail submission with SASE to Editors, CQ/CSPS, Box 7126, Orange, CA 92863. For questions: kateozbirn@yahoo.com. For CSPS info: www.myspace.com/csps1.

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 Suarez. Send manuscript, SASE, and cover letter to Bart Edelman, Editor, Glendale College, 1500 North Verdugo Rd., Glendale, CA 91208.

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.

FEILE-FESTA, an online and print journal, needs poetry or micro-fiction, somehow evoking cultures of Mediterranean and Celtic societies, especially Irish and Italian/Sicilian, whether found in the native country of origin or the diasporas to America or Canada. Deadline: January 1, 2009. Mail submissions plus SASE to Mediterranean Celtic Cultural Association, P.O. Box 436, New York, NY 10012 or preferably e-mail your work. Visit www.medcelt.org/feile-festa/index.html (Submissions) for complete guidelines.

FLYING ISLAND, published annually by the Writers’ Center of Indiana, showcases the best of Indiana and Midwest writing. For our Spring 2009 issue, submit up to 3 poems and/or 2 short stories of up to 2,500 words each by e-mail to flyingisland@indianawriters.org. Attachments in Word only. Deadline: November 30.

FUTURECYCLE Poetry seeks excellent poems to be published online and in print. Pays one contributor’s copy. Submit by e-mail to submissions@futurecycle.org or via our online form. We also need reviews of poetry to publish online only. Please read our guidelines posted on the Web site at www.futurecycle.org.

GENTLY READ Literature, www.gentlyread.wordpress.com, is looking for reviews, criticism, and essays on contemporary poetry and literary fiction. 500 words minimum (no max). E-mail submissions to danielsumrall@yahoo.com. Put “GRL submission” in the title of e-mail, submissions must be in the body of the e-mail or attached as a MS Word document. GRL publishes monthly, submissions received after the 15th of each month will be considered for the next issue.

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.

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.

GREAT WESTERN Fiction is seeking submissions of western fiction set in the American Old West before 1914. 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.

IN 2009, you can pitch your creative nonfiction and poetry submissions to Sport Literate online. You really should read a back issue, then e-mail us your best work, check the editorial status, and become part of the nation’s lone literary journal devoted to the creative nonfiction exploration of sports: www.sportliterate.org.

J JOURNAL: New Writing on Justice seeks submissions for its Spring 2009 issue. Your piece should examine justice, directly or tangentially. Send fiction and personal narrative (6,000 words max) and poetry (up to 3 poems) by March 1, 2009, to: Editors, J Journal, Dept. of English, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 619 W. 54th St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019. See www.jjournal.org for details.

LANGUAGEANDCULTURE.NET, an online publication, seeks poetry submissions and also accepts translations. We publish bianually. Check submissions guidelines and information online. Simultaneous submissions OK. Send 3–5 poems with bio to review@languageandculture.net.

LOVING CIRCLE, an online social network for white males and black women, invites submissions of fiction (for e.g. of suitable interest, see the novel Whiskey Road, by Karen Siplin) and nonfiction (for e.g. see Love in Black and White, by William Cohen). Interests include flash fiction, poetry, book excerpts, experimental/cross-genre work (no erotica), mainstream, thriller, mystery, sci-fi, horror; book/movie reviews, essays, “How To,” “Best Places,” advice, inspirational, memoir/excerpts about friendship, dating, relationships, marriage, and socializing between white males and black women. www.myspace.com/lovingcircle; lovingcircle.googlepages.com/home; lovingcircle.wordpress.com. E-mail: submissions@thelovingcircle.com.

THE MAD HATTER, America’s premier journal of creativity by pre-college students, seeks poetry and b&w photography and art for issue 12. Deadline: a February postmark. Send work, school affiliation, and a SASE to Mad Hatter, 320 South Seminary St., Madisonville, KY 42431. Visit the Web site for additional information: www.hopkins.k12.ky.us/gifted/mad_hatter.htm.

MAIN CHANNEL Voices: A Dam Fine Literary Magazine seeks eclectic, accessible poetry that triggers an “Ah ha!” response. See examples at www.mainchannelvoices.com. Deadlines are January 30, April 30, July 30, and October 30, 2009. To submit, send a 2–3 sentence bio and 3–5 poems in the body of an e-mail to MCVsubmissions@mainchannelvoices.com.

NATURAL BRIDGE, a journal of contemporary literature, guest edited by John Dalton, is accepting submissions for a non-themed issue (#22) from November 1–December 31. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Submit unpublished poems, stories, personal essays, and translations, along with an SASE to: Natural Bridge, Dept. of English, One University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121. Visit www.umsl.edu/~natural for guidelines.

NEW POETRY & literary journal quarterly launching in December 2008. Now accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction manuscripts for premier issue, 2,500-word limit. Deadline: December 1. Peer review feedback upon request. Annual subscription: $24. Guidelines: send SASE to LaVonne Taylor, 3040 Aspen Ln., Palmdale, CA 93550-7985 or request via e-mail at lavonne.taylor@sbcglobal.net, subject line: Lit Journal.

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.

NIMROD International Journal is seeking poetry, short stories, and personal essays, in English or translated into English, by those currently living in Mexico, by Mexican and Mexican-American residents of the United States, and by others writing about Mexico. Our interest is not limited to any subject or style. Deadline: December 1; publication spring 2009. For complete guidelines: www.utulsa.edu/nimrod or nimrod@utulsa.edu.

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, 2008–February 28, 2009. 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.

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.

PEEKS & VALLEYS: A Southern Journal is accepting short fiction and poetry submissions November 2008–February 2009. Mary Anne and Joe DeYoung, Editors. Accepting electronic submissions only at editor@peeksandvalleys.com. For writer’s guidelines, please visit 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.

POETRY, FICTION, and creative nonfiction submissions wanted! BAP Quarterly is an online literary and art journal aimed at bringing international artists and writers together. BAPQ discusses a wide range of topics including visual arts, literature, theater, cinema, aesthetics, and social and cultural studies. See submission guidelines for details: www.bapq.net.

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 from African-American poets for the Summer 2009 issue. Poems can be any length, style, or subject. Deadline: February 1, 2009. Send up to 5 poems or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail submissions accepted. Web site: www.rattle.com.

THE RED CLAY Review of Kennesaw State University seeks submissions exclusively from Master/ PhD students for our Spring 2009 issue, which aims to showcase the best graduate writing in the U.S. Submission deadline is January 15, 2009. For further submission guidelines in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and stage/screenplays, please visit http://rcr.kaitopia.com.

R-KV-R-Y, a Quarterly Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for its Winter 2009 issue. 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, 2008–January 15, 2009. Typed. SASE for acceptance. Maximum lengths for submissions: poetry: 10 pages/5 poems; fiction/essay: 2,500 words; drama: 10 pages; 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.

SANGAM, a new online literary magazine, invites submissions of short stories, essays, poems, book reviews, etc. for its first Spring 2009 issue. Emerging writers are especially encouraged to submit. For submission guidelines, visit www.sangammagazine.com.

SEA STORIES, an international online quarterly, seeks poetry, personal essays, artwork, and music about the sea, coast, and sea life. Our contributors—including Billy Collins, Kathleen Dean Moore, Alaskan fisherwomen, students from Seychelles— come from a range of backgrounds. Current and back issues, submission guidelines, and writing suggestions at www.seastories.org.

SHOOFLY: An Audiomagazine for Children is a unique semiannual publication on CD, dedicated to the celebration of contemporary children’s poetry and literature. Described by one critic as a moveable feast for the wee literati, this award-winning audio series features original and traditional stories, poems, and songs for children ages 3–7. The editors invite the submission of original poems, stories, and limericks suitable for preschoolers and early readers. Accepted works will be produced for audio presentation. Payment in copies and honorarium. Sample CD: $6.95. Submissions accepted by mail only. Guidelines: jack@shooflyaudio.com or send sase to Shoofly, P.O. Box 339, Carrboro, NC 27510.

SLAB LITERARY magazine wants it all! We’re seeking creative nonfiction, fiction, sudden fiction, and poetry for issue #4. Check out our current/back issues and submit online at http://slablitmag.org.

TATTOO HIGHWAY, an online journal of prose, poetry, and art, seeks submissions for TH/18: Diners & Dives. Reading period: September 2008–January 2009. See guidelines for exact dates and details. And please (please!) read a previous issue or 2 before submitting. Web site: www.tattoohighway.org.

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, fiction, essays, articles, and reviews for upcoming theme-based issues: “Symbiosis,” “Borders & Bridges,” and “Virtually There.” View issues and submission guidelines, and submit online, at www.terrain.org.

THIRD WEDNESDAY, literary arts magazine, calls for poetry (up to 3 pages), short fiction (1,500 words max), and b&w artwork/photography by experienced writers/artists. E-mail: submissions@thirdwednesday.org.

UNTAMED INK: seeking submissions for second issue! Lindenwood University’s literary journal, Untamed Ink, with a publication date of fall 2009, seeks submissions of previously unpublished short stories and poems. Although all submissions will be considered, preference will be given to authors with a connection to Lindenwood University, the greater St. Louis area, and the Midwest. Submission deadline for the second issue is December 31. See Web site at: www.lindenwood.edu/untamedink. Questions may be directed to mfetters@lindenwood.edu or abalogh@lindenwood.edu.

UPSTREET: literary annual’s fifth issue seeks quality submissions with edge—fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. First 4 issues feature interviews with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb, and Michael Martone. Distributed nationally by Source Interlink, Ubiquity, and Armadillo. Payment in author copies. Deadline: March 1, 2009. For sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org.

VISIONS-INTERNATIONAL seeks impressive unpublished poetry and translations for 30th anniversary special. Discover why critics rave: “Visions is the best.” Sample: $4.95. 25th anniversary special featuring Charles Wright, Cathy Song, Marge Piercy, and more: $6.59. Then send 3–6 poems and SASE to Visions-International, 3503 Ferguson Ln., Austin, TX 78754.

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.

11TH ANNUAL Great Lakes Writers Festival, November 6 and 7, at Lakeland College, near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Readings and workshops. Featured writers: poet and editor/publisher Linda Aschbrenner and novelist Tom Franklin. No fee. Details and registration form: www.greatlakeswritersfestival.org or Karl Elder at (920) 565-1276 or elderk@lakeland.edu. Coordinator’s site: www.karlelder.com.

16TH ANNUAL Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway on the Oceanfront in Historic Cape May, NJ, January 16–19, 2009, with Special Guest, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn. Challenging and supportive workshops in poetry, flash fiction, short story, writing for children, novel, memoir, creative nonfiction, songwriting, photography, painting and more. Crack that winter thaw! And ask about our retreat in Wales: “Myth, Mountain & Imagination,” August 22–28, 2009. Contact Peter Murphy: (888) 887-2105, www.wintergetaway.com.

2009 SAN FRANCISCO Writers Conference. February 13–15, 2009, Mark Hopkins Hotel. Launch your writing career. Meet best-selling authors (including Richard North Patterson, Lolly Winston, and Jane Smiley), literary agents, editors & publishers. 40+ poetry, fiction, and nonfiction sessions! SFWC’s Writing Contest and conference details are online at www.sfwriters.org or call (866) 862-7392.

ANNOUNCING Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, November 13–15, on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Workshops, discussions, readings, prompts, and more. Featured readers include Hadara Bar-Nadav, Mary Biddinger, Anna Leahy, Joe Mackall, and Joe Meno. For more information or to register, please visit our Web site: www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview.

THE FIELD'S END Conference, Writing in the Garden of the Gods, will be held on April 18, 2009, at Kiana Lodge on the shores of Agate Passage in Poulsbo, Washington. The conference includes workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as interactive sessions and a book signing. Participating writers include poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Featured speakers include novelist Jim Lynch and Grammar Girl creator Mignon Fogarty. The cost of the conference is $150 ($135 early registration). Registration opens February 1, 2009. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for more information. Field’s End Conference, 1270 Madison Ave. North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110. Phone: (206) 842-4162. Contact Tamara Sellman, Conference Chair: info@fieldsend.org. Web site: www.fieldsend.org.

$500/$350/$100 poetry prizes for the 4th annual Elizabeth Curry Prize published by SLAB literary magazine. Deadline: December 1. Submit up to 3 poems for each $10 reading fee (includes a 2-year subscription) to: SLAB, English Dept., 314 SWC, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. View guidelines and past winners at http://slablitmag.org.

$4,000 PLUS publication by New Millennium Writings (www.newmillenniumwritings.com). Best Poem: $1,000; Fiction: $1,000; Nonfiction: $1,000; Short-short Fiction: $1,000. Enter online at www.writingawards.com or follow these guidelines: No restrictions on content or style. Send between now and midnight November 17 (postmark OK). Include $17 check payable to NMW for each story or nonfiction piece (6,000 words max, except in the short-short fiction category—1,000 words max) or set of 3 poems (5 pages max). Multiple and simultaneous submissions welcome. Include name, phone, address, e-mail, and category entered on cover page or letter. Send to: NMW, Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37901. Provide e-mail address or SASE for results. Deadline may be extended one-time only.

3RD ANNUAL Burnside Review Fiction Chapbook Contest. Judge: Charles D’Ambrosio. Contest runs September 15–December 31. Submit up to 10,000 words. Winner receives $200 and 25 copies. Entry fee of $15. Complete details are available on our Web site, www.burnsidereview.org or by mail: P.O. Box 1782, Portland, OR 97207.

3RD ANNUAL Smith College Poetry Prize for Massachusetts High School Girls in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500 plus opportunity to read poem at Smith College. Judge: Paul Muldoon. No entry fee. Submissions: October 1–December 15. For complete guidelines, eligibility, required entry form: www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/highschoolprize.html. Sponsored by the Poetry Center at Smith College.

10TH ANNIVERSARY issue of Freshwater seeks imaginative, original, well-crafted poetry. Editors’ Prize: $200. Send up to five unpublished poems with bio, contact info, e-mail, and sase for notification only. Deadline: December 15. Payment: 2 copies. Sample copy: $7. For complete submission guidelines, visit www.acc.commnet.edu/freshwater.htm.

11TH GIVAL PRESS Poetry Award. Deadline: December 15 (postmarked); prize: $1,000 plus author’s copies for best original poetry manuscript in English of at least 45 pages; reading fee $20 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.

13TH ANNUAL Pavement Saw Chapbook Award. Winner receives $500 and 50 chapbooks. Deadline: December 31. All entrants are mailed two chapbooks or one full-length book. Submit up to 32 pages of poetry and $15 to Pavement Saw Press, 321 Empire St., Montpelier, OH 43543. Guidelines and online submissions: www.pavementsaw.org. Questions: info@pavementsaw.org.

2008 LAUREATE Prize for Poetry: Postmark deadline: December 31. 3 poems, address for results (no SASE, please), contact information, a brief bio, and $15 reading fee. Winner receives $300 plus publication in the National Poetry Review. C. J. Sage, TNPR, P.O. Box 2080, Aptos, California 95001-2080. See www.nationalpoetryreview.com for complete guidelines.

2008 ORPHIC PRIZE for Poetry, 48–80 pages and $25 reading fee. Winner gets $1,000, publication, 20 copies. All entries will be considered for publication. Send to: Dream Horse Press, P.O. Box 2080, Aptos, CA 95001. Always before sending, please read full guidelines at www.dreamhorsepress.com.

2009 BLODGETT Waxwing Prize in fiction at the King’s English, an award-winning online literary journal. Its authors have been selected for Best of the Web 2008 anthology and nominated for Pushcart Prize. First prize: $500; second: $100. Entry fee: $15/story. No word limit. Deadline: December 31. Guidelines at www.thekingsenglish.org.

2009 BURNING BUSH Poetry Prize honors poetry that inspires us to work for social and economic justice. First Prize: $200 and publication. Honorable mentions: published online. Submit 3 poems, any style/length/form. Send $10 contest fee, SASE, name/address, titles on index card by June 1, 2009, to BB Publications, P.O. Box 4658, Santa Rosa, CA 95402. Web site: www.bbbooks.com.

ANNOUNCING the 16th annual Tennessee Chapbook Prize. 20–24-page manuscripts of poetry and/or short plays welcome. Winner published in Poems & Plays #16, March 2009. Author receives 50 copies. All participants receive copy of issue. Send entries (with SASE, acknowledgments, and $15) by November 30. To: Poems & Plays, Gaylord Brewer, Editor, English Dept., Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132.

ANOTHER CHICAGO Magazine, Chicago Literary Awards: Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Another Chicago Magazine are given annually for a poem and short story. Submit up to 3 poems or 1 short story with a $12 entry fee, payable to Chicago Literary Awards, by December 31, 11:59 pm. Additional poems may be submitted for $5 each, short stories for $10. Matthew Zapruder will judge poetry, Michael Martone for fiction. Include a SASE for contest results. Chicago Literary Awards, Another Chicago Magazine, 3709 N. Kenmore, Chicago, IL 60613. Web site: www.anotherchicagomagazine.org.

THE BALTIMORE Review announces its 2008 Short Fiction Competition, deadline: December 1. Prizes: $500/$250/$100. Send 1 story and $20 entry fee or $25 for fee and subscription to TBR/2008 Short Fiction Competition, P.O. Box 36418, Towson, MD 21286. For details, see www.baltimorereview.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.

CALL FOR submissions: Lumina, Sarah Lawrence College’s graduate literary journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is accepting submissions for its 2009 issue and poetry contest, judged by Ilya Kaminsky. Deadline: November 15. For more information, visit www.slc.edu/lumina.

CERVENA BARVA Press Fiction Chapbook Contest. Winner receives $100 and 25 copies. Entry Fee: $12. Deadline: January 31, 2009. Check guidelines at: www.cervenabarvapress.com/submissions.htm or send SASE for guidelines to: Cervena Barva Press, P.O. Box 440357, West Somerville, MA 02144-3222. Web site: www.cervenabarvapress.com.

CERVENA BARVA Press Poetry Chapbook Contest. Winner receives $100 and 25 copies. Entry Fee: $11. Deadline: January 31, 2009. Check guidelines at: www.cervenabarvapress.com/submissions.htm or send SASE for guidelines to: Cervena Barva Press, P.O. Box 440357, West Somerville, MA 02144-3222. Web site: www.cervenabarvapress.com.

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

CODHILL PRESS Chapbook Prize. Prize: $500 and 50 copies. Final judge: Pauline Uchmanowicz. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: November 30. Submit 20–30 pages (1 poem per page), table of contents, 2 cover pages (1 with title only),and SASE to Codhill Press Chapbook Prize, P.O. Box 280, Bloomington, NY 12411-0280. For complete guidelines, see www.codhill.com.

CONNECTICUT River Review Poetry Contest. Submit up to 3 unpublished poems, 80-line limit each, by March 1, 2009. Two copies each, one only with contact info. $15, check made out to CPS. Prizes of $400, $200, and $100 and publication in Connecticut River Review. CT River Review Poetry Contest, CPS, P.O. Box 270554, W. Hartford, CT 06127. Web site: www.ct-poetry-society.org.

THE CONVERSE College creative writing program announces the Julia Peterkin Award in Fiction. Prize of $1,000 plus expenses for a reading in fall 2009. To enter, send up to 18 pages of fiction (one short story or novel chapter), cover letter with name and contact information, and $15 handling fee payable to Converse College English Department. Deadline: February 15, 2009. Send: Julia Peterkin Award, English Dept., Converse College, Spartanburg, SC 29302. Guidelines: www.converse.edu/Academics/majors/PeterkinJuliaAward.html. The Converse College creative writing program congratulates Suzanne Cleary, winner of the 2008 Julia Peterkin Award.

CUTBANK IS pleased to announce three awards: the Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry, the Montana Prize in Fiction, and the Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction. Submissions accepted December 1, 2008–February 28, 2009. Winners receive $500 and publication in Cutbank 71. $13 entry fee includes subscription. For full guidelines and announcement of judges, please visit www.cutbankonline.org.

DANAHY FICTION Prize/Tampa Review. $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review for a previously unpublished work of short fiction, 500–5,000 words. $15 entry fee includes 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.

THE EVERETT Southwest Literary Award is accepting poetry manuscripts of 50–100 pages between October 1 and December 1. The competition will be judged by Brian Turner. Winner receives $5,000. See Web site for full contest details and mailing address: www.libarts.ucok.edu/english/everett_about.htm.

FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction. 5th Annual Editors’ Prize. A prize of $1,000 is awarded annually for an essay or memoir; winning and runner-up entries will be published in Fourth Genre, spring 2010. The contest will be judged by Jocelyn Bartkevicius. 6,000-word limit; nonrefundable $15 entry fee; submissions accepted January 15–February 15, 2009. All entries will be considered for publication in Fourth Genre. Fourth Genre Editors’ Prize, Dept. of English, Michigan State University, 201 Morrill Hall Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1036. E-mail: genre4@msu.edu. For complete guidelines, visit our Web site: www.msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg.

HEART POETRY Award, $500. Winner, honorable mentions published spring 2009. Entry fee: $10, covers 3 unpublished poems, reserves issue. Each page include name, address, phone, e-mail. SASE or Web site announces winners, poems discarded. Deadline postmark December 31. Sample: $5. Nostalgia Press, 2003 Broughton St., Orangeburg, SC 29115. Web site: www.nostalgiapress.com; e-mail: heart@sc.rr.com.

JANE'S STORIES 2008 Short Story Award for unpublished stories by women on the theme “Bridges and Borders.” 6,000 words max. First prize: $200. Entry fee: $10 for each story. Submit by December 1 to JSPF, 5500 N. 50 W, Fremont, IN, 46737. See complete guidelines at www.janesstories.org.

JEWISH COMMUNITY Center of San Francisco. Anna David Rosenberg Awards for Poems on the Jewish Experience. $3,000 in prize money is given annually to a first-place, second-place, and an honorable mention. Submit in quadruplicate up to 3 poems of no more than 10 pages and one application cover sheet by December 1. There is no entry fee. Poems judged anonymously. Personal data should appear only on coversheet. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, Anna David Rosenberg Awards for Poems on the Jewish Experience, 3200 California St., San Francisco, CA 94118. Phone: (415) 292-1299 x1164. Stephanie Singer, Manager. E-mail: poetryaward@jccsf.org. Web site: www.jccsf.org/poetryaward.

LITERAL LATTÈ Food Verse Contest. Looking for poems, all styles and subjects, with food as an ingredient. First Prize: $500. All poems considered for publication. Entry fee: $10 for up to 6 poems. Send to: Literal Latte FVC, 200 E. 10th St., Ste. 240, NYC 10003. E-mail: Litlatte@aol.com. Web site: www.literal-latte.com.

LONG STORY contest, international. Annual competition to select a long story for chapbook publication. Manuscript length 8,000–14,000 words (30–50 pages). A. E. Coppard Prize: $1,000 plus 25 copies. Blind judging. Judge: Brent DeLanoy. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: December 15 postmark. SASE or Web site for complete information. White Eagle Coffee Store Press, Box 383, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. Last year’s winner “Benediction” by Brent DeLanoy, $6.95. E-mail: wecspress@aol.com. Web site: http://members.aol.com/wecspress.

LYRIC FAMILY Prize, deadline January 15, 2009. One prize package of $300, a signed broadside from our series, a lifetime subscription, and publication in Lyric will be given for a poem or group of poems. Submit up to 3 poems with a $10 fee to Lyric Prize, P.O. Box 2494, Bloomington, IN 47402. Web site: www.lyricreview.org/contest.

MANY MOVING Moving Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests. $200 prizes plus publication. Deadline: November 1. Anonymous judging. Include name, address(es), genre, title(s) in cover letter. Entry fees: $15 for 5 poems (10-page max), or $15 for two flash fictions (1,000-word max for each). Entrants get a free subscription ($12 value). Make checks to: Many Mountains Moving. Send to MMM (genre) Contest, 1705 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA 19146. Full guidelines at http://mmminc.org.

MEMOIR (AND) literary journal contest. Memoir: essay, poetry, graphic memoir, lies, and more. Prize: $500. Reading period November 1, 2008–February 15, 2009. Max 10,000 words. Entry fee $10. Entries without fee are still considered for publication. Mail to P.O. Box 1398, Sausalito, CA, 94966-1398. Detailed guidelines and online submissions at www.memoirjournal.com.

MERIDIAN, the semi-annual from the University of Virginia, is accepting online entries for its Editors’ Prize Contests in poetry and fiction. Deadline: midnight, January 7, 2009. Winners receive a $1,000 prize and publication; all U.S. entries receive a 1-year subscription. Entry fee: $16. For full details, visit www.readmeridian.org.

NINTH ANNUAL City Works National Writer’s Award. Winner is chosen by our editors, recognized in the journal and at a public reading. Deadline: February 23, 2009. Prize: $250. Send up to 5 poems or 3 short stories (no more than 3,500 words), SASE, e-mail address, and a check for $5 to City Works, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101-4787. Checks payable to: City Works. 2008 winner: Peter Nash.

NOEMI PRESS 2009 Chapbook Awards in Fiction and Poetry judged by Roberto Tejada (poetry) and Rikki Ducornet (fiction). Deadline: February 15, 2009. Entry fee: $10. Winner awarded $150 and 25 author’s copies. All manuscripts considered for publication. For contest guidelines, please visit our Web site: www.noemipress.org.

OUTRIDER PRESS/TallGrass Writers Guild Anthologies award $1,000–$500 each in poetry and fiction/essays (to 2,500 words) on “Fearsome Fascinations: Paranormal & Otherwise.” Broadly interpreted; can include reptiles, spiders, ghosts, seances, and irresistible bad boys. Deadline: February 27, 2009. Copy to published contributors. Entry: $12/$16, TallGrass members/nonmembers. Complete guidelines: outriderpress@sbcglobal.net.

PINYON PRESS invites submissions for a poetry book contest to emerging and established writers. Winner receives publication, cash, and copies. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages. A reading fee of $20 includes a subscription to Pinyon. Manuscripts must be postmarked by February 1, 2009. For a complete list of guidelines, send request to cchrist@mesastate.edu or Pinyon Press Contest, Languages, Literature and Mass Communications, Mesa State College, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501.

PRISM REVIEW Poetry Prize, $250, publication. Judge: Neil Aitken (The Lost Country of Sight, 2007 Philip Levine Prize). $10 fee includes subscription; all submissions considered for publication. Mail 3 poems by December 15 to Prism Review—Poetry Prize, Miller Hall, 1950 Third St., University of La Verne, La Verne, CA 91750. Web site: http://prismreview.blogspot.com.

PROSE POEM Postcard Contest sponsored by Meridian. Deadline: midnight, December 5. Entry fee: $3.50. Winner receives $100, 100 postcards, and 100 stamps. Meridian hands out the rest of the winning postcards at the 2009 AWP Conference in Chicago. All entries must be online. For full details, visit www.readmeridian.org.

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

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

THE STROKESTOWN International Poetry Prize—offers prizes of  approximately $4,000, $2,000, $1,000 for an unpublished poem up to 70 lines. $5 entry. Closes January 22, 2009. Info, rules, entry forms from Strokestown International Poetry Festival Office, Strokestown, County Roscommon, Ireland; or www.strokestownpoetry.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.

TENNESSEE Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Writing Contest. Judge: Richard Ford. First: $1,500, airfare, VIP festival passes, accommodations in historic French Quarter, publication in New Orleans Review. Second: $200. Third: $100. Deadline: November 15. $20 per entry. 7,000-word limit. Mail to: Fiction Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Full guidelines: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contest.

TENTH ANNUAL Northwest Perspectives Essay. Students and open category winners get cash prizes and publication in national publication. Oregon Quarterly, the magazine of the University of Oregon, invites submissions that address ideas affecting the Northwest. Entries should be nonfiction, should not have been previously published, and should be no more than 1,500 words in the student category and 2,000 words in the open category. Find complete guidelines at www.oregonquarterly.com (click on Essay Contest). Submission entry deadline: January 31, 2009.

THIRD COAST 2009 Fiction & Poetry Contest. Prize: $1,000 fiction/$1,000 poetry plus publication. Fiction judge: Stuart Dybek, 2007 recipient of MacArthur Genius Grant. Poetry judge: David Rivard, 1996 recipient of James Laughlin Prize. Deadline: December 1. For complete details, visit: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests.

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

TOM HOWARD/John H. Reid Short Story Contest. 17th year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top prize $2,000. 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, 2009. Judges: J H Reid, D C Konrad. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2008). Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory.

WERGLE FLOMP Humor Poetry Contest. Eighth annual free contest with a special twist. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,336.40. Top prize $1,359. Submit one poem by April 1, 2009, deadline. No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Judge: Jendi Reiter. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2008). Guidelines and online submission at www.winningwriters.com/wergle.

THE WRITERS' Circle, Inc., a charitable, nonprofit center for writers, announces its poetry competition. Deadline: December 29. Firstplace: $200. Secondplace: $100. Both winners published in anthology. Fee: $10 for up to 5 pages of poetry. Traditional forms and free verse welcome. For full contest guidelines: www.riwriterscircle.com. Questions: thewriterscircle@aol.com.

GRACE PALEY'S birthday December 11, is being celebrated with readings around the country. Please organize readings where you are: schools, bookstores, community centers. Let us know: gplegacy@sover.net.

NEW MILLENIUM Writings...Read winners of our awards for poetry fiction, short-short fiction, and nonfiction. Also, contest and submission guidelines, profiles of famous writers, exciting cover art from years past, provocative commentary by Don Williams, writing advice and more. See: www.newmillenniumwritings.com.

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ATLANTIC CENTER for the Arts 2009 Master Artists-in-Residence: Bob Holman (February 16–March 8), Denise Duhamel (April 13–May 3), Brenda Hillman (May 18–June 7), Antonya Nelson (October 12–November 1). Since 1982, Atlantic Center’s residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Telephone: (800) 393-6975. Web site: www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org.

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 beginning September 2008. Application deadline: January 15, 2009. Visit the Web site for more information: www.jamesmerrillhouse.org.

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. www.millaycolony.org. Call: (518) 392-3103. E-mail: residency@millaycolony.org.

SANTA FE ART Institute. Witter Bynner Poetry Translator Residencies. 2 one-month residencies, each including a stipend of $1,000, are awarded annually to poetry translators. Sponsored by the Witter Bynner Foundation, the residencies take place at the Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM, and also include up to $500 for round-trip transportation, and a public reading in downtown Santa Fe. Poets over 25 are eligible. To apply for a 2009 residency, submit up to 10 poems, a project proposal, a curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation by December 5. There is no entry fee. Send an SASE, call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for the required application and complete guidelines. Santa Fe Art Institute, Poetry Translator Residencies, P.O. Box 24044, Santa Fe, NM 87502. Call Gabe Gomez, Residency Director: (505) 424-5050. E-mail: ggomez@sfai.org. Web site: www.sfai.org.

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