The Washington State–based literary journal Bellingham Review [5] is offering an extension for submissions to its poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction contests [6].

Having received fewer submissions than they have in the past, the journal opted to accept entries until April 15.

Judging this year's entries will be poet Lia Purpura [7], author of King Baby (Alice James Books, 2009); fiction writer Adrianne Harun, author of the story collection The King of Limbo (Mariner Books, 2002); and creative nonfiction writer Ira Sukrungruang, author of Talk Thai: The Adventures of a Buddhist Boy (University of Missouri Press, 2010).

Last year's winners were Jennifer Perrine [8] for her poem "When the Dazzle Isn't Gradual," Jacob Appel [9] for his story "Bait and Switch," and Angela Tung for her essay "An Old Man on the Frontier Loses His Horse," selected by Allison Joseph [10], Jess Walter, and Rebecca McClanahan [11], respectively.

Complete guidelines for entry and samples of work published in the journal are available on the Bellingham Review Web site [12].