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The 2009 Third Coast Fiction and Drama Award

Details:http://www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests/

Fiction Prize: $1,000 & Publication
Poetry Prize : $1,000 & Publication

Final Judges

For fiction: Stuart Dybek

For poetry: David Rivard

Send entries to:
Third Coast 2009 Fiction or Poetry Contest
Department of English
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5331

Open to all writers unassociated with the judges or Third Coast. Postmark deadline: December 1st, 2008. Prize-winning issue: Fall 2009. Entry fee: $15 per manuscript. Please make checks or money orders payable to Third Coast. Each fee entitles entrant to a 1-year subscription to Third Coast, an extension of an existing subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete address for subscription. Please send each entry separately, and mark clearly whether it is a poetry or fiction entry. Any previously unpublished poem is eligible for the poetry contest. Please submit up to five poems, totaling no more than twelve pages. Any previously unpublished short story or excerpt of up to 9,000 words is eligible for the fiction contest. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; if accepted elsewhere, we ask that they be withdrawn from the contest immediately. No money will be refunded. Submissions will not be returned; send SASE for results only. All manuscripts should be typed (fiction entries should be double-spaced) and accompanied by a cover letter. The author’s name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript itself. If a poem or story is chosen as a finalist, Third Coast requires that it be withdrawn from any other publication considerations until the winner is selected. If the poem or story is scheduled to be published elsewhere before fall 2009, please do not submit it.
 

               Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Golf Book
 101 Great Stories from the Course and the Clubhouse
 

Golf is a sport of passion and obsession like none other. We are looking for true personal stories that reflect what the game means to you. Think of the best stories you've told at the 19th hole, and how you've told them, and share them with our readers. Stories should be written in the first person, should not be previously published, and should not exceed 1,200 words. Any stories are welcomed, including those on the following topics:

    Dealing with pressure or frustration
   
        Sneaking in Practice

    Teaching a child/grandchild/spouse to play

    The person who inspired you to play

    Your first set of clubs

    Your first tournament experience

    An interesting lifelong member or employee at a golf club

    Playing golf as a kid

    A golf shot or scene that startled or amazed you

    An unusual rules predicament

    Incidents of gamesmanship on the course

    The most romantic time you've ever had on a golf course

    An embarrassing faux pas at a private country club

    Experiences attending a professional tournament

    Working at a golf course; as a caddy, etc.

    The players in your regular foursome

    Experiences meeting or playing with famous people

If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book. You will also receive a check for $200 and ten free copies of the book, worth more than $100.  Your story will be copyrighted in your name and you will retain your rights to resell the story to another publication after it is published by Chicken Soup.
.  SUBMISSIONS GO TO http://chickensoupforthesoul.com/form.asp?cid=submit_story.

Submissions to our web site receive faster attention and are more likely to be published, but if you do not have Internet access, please submit your story by mail or by facsimile.
                     Chicken Soup for the Soul
                            P.O. Box 700
                      Cos Cob, CT 06807-0700
                          Fax 203-861-7194

DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Annual Editors' Prize in Fiction & Essay & Poetry and Audio & VIsual
 

Details: http://www.missourireview.com/contest/

$3,000 Fiction | $3,000 Poetry | $3,000 Essay

One winner and three finalists will be chosen in each category.
Winners will be published and finalists announced in the following spring's
issue of The Missouri Review. 

Entry fee: $20 for each entry (checks made payable to The Missouri Review).
Enclose a complete address for subscriptions.

Deadline: Sept 15th

 

Call for Submissions

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award

Sponsored by The Formalist
$1,000 PRIZE

Competition Rules for the annual Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award:

   Sonnets must be original and unpublished. No translations. Writers may
enter as many sonnets as they wish. Sonnet sequences are acceptable, but each
sonnet will be considered individually. Entry fee: $3 per sonnet. Author's
name, address, phone number, and e-mail address (if available) should be typed
on the back of each entry.
 

 Entries must be sent to the address below and postmarked no later than
November 15, 2008. Enclose an SASE if you would like to be notified of the
contest results. Entries cannot be returned. For another copy of these rules,
send an SASE to:

Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
The Formalist
320 Hunter Drive
Evansville, IN 47711

 Annual Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction Contest

Details: http://www.briarcliff.edu/campus_info/bcu_review/contest_info.asp
 
 

$1000 First Place for each category

Plus Publication in Spring 2009

Entries will be judged by the Editors of The Briar Cliff Review.

$20.00 entry fee per story/creative nonfiction piece or three poems.

Omit author’s name on manuscript.

       Guidelines:       

·         Short story/creative nonfiction word limit up to 6,000.

·         Short stories and creative nonfiction should be typed, double-spaced, 8 1/2 x 11.

·         Poetry should be single-spaced, 8 1/2 x 11.

·         No more than one poem per page.

·         Send cover sheet with title/s, author’s name, address and email. Title but no name on manuscript.

·         Winning pieces are accepted on the basis of first-time rights.

·         Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify us  immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

·         Previous year’s winner is ineligible.

·         All entrants receive a copy of the magazine with winning entries. The magazine costs $15.00 a copy.

Send entries to:

Tricia Currans-Sheehan, Editor
The Briar Cliff Review
Fiction, Poetry and Creative Nonfiction Contest
3303 Rebecca St.
Sioux City, IA  51104-2100
www.briarcliff.edu/bcreview

Deadline: November 1, 2008

The Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award in Poetry
The Charles B. Wheeler Prize 2009

 
The Ohio State University Press and The Journal, the literary magazine of The Ohio State University, invite submissions for the 2008 Ohio State University Press/The Journal Award. Each year, a readers' committee of OSU poets and a final judge select one full-length poetry manuscript for publication by The Ohio State University Press. The winner also receives The Charles B. Wheeler Prize , a $3,000 cash prize made possible by the generosity of the family of the late Professor Emeritus of the English Department.
 
Entries of at least 48 typed pages of original poetry must be postmarked during the month of September. Entries postmarked later than September 30 will not be accepted. Clear photocopies are acceptable. All identifying material is removed before manuscripts are passed to the Readers. Please supply two title pages: your name or other identification should only appear on one.
 
Manuscripts must be previously unpublished. Some or all of the poems in the collection may have appeared in periodicals, chapbooks, or anthologies, but these must be identified on an acknowledgements page.
 
Include a nonrefundable handling fee of $25.00 (U.S. dollars) with each manuscript (check or money order payable to The Ohio State University). If you wish, include a stamped, self-addressed postcard to confirm receipt of your manuscript, and a stamped, self-addressed business-sized envelope so we can notify you of the results. OSU Press assumes no responsibility for lost or damaged
manuscripts. Manuscripts will not be returned.
 
All entrants will receive a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Journal. The winning entry will be announced by January 15, 2008.  For further information about the Contest and rules for submission, please visit The Ohio State University Press website - www.ohiostatepress.org/
 
 
Mail to:
Poetry Editor
The Ohio State University Press
180 Pressey Hall
1070 Carmack Road
Columbus OH 43210-1002

Late Blooms -- A Poetry Postcard Series

Poem contest for Women over 40 who have 
not yet published a full-length poetry book.

Reading fee: $10 (US) for up to 3 poems of 24 lines or less
Deadline: 10-1-07 (postmark)

5 winning poems will be printed on full-color art 4x6 postcards.
Winners receive 20 sets of postcards.
 
All entrants receive one winning set of postcards. Additional postcards may
be purchased at a discount. Winners names posted online in December.
 
Multiple and simultaneous submissions accepted.
 
Poems can be any subject, any style.   Each poem should 24 lines or less
including byline, title, and spaces.  Tip--less is more.
 
Include contact info with email address on poem.  Include SASE for winners
list.

To Submit by Mail:
Send a check for $10 (US) payable to Lana Ayers
along with up to 3 poems of 24 lines or less. 
Include all your contact info, including email and mail to:

Lana Ayers
Late Blooms Postcard Series
PO Box 901
Kirkland, WA 98083

To Submit by E-Mail:
Go to http://lanaayers.com/LateBlooms.aspx
and follow instructions there.

For questions, send e-mail to LateBlooms@LanaAyers.com
Lana Ayers is Poetry Editor of Crab Creek Review
and publishes the Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Series.

See August Edition of Writers Wanted