The University of Mississippi's Department of English invites applications
for a one-year, renewable position (for up to three years) for a Visiting
Professor of English and Administrative Assistant for our MFA Program. This will
be
a 9-month, non-tenure-track appointment. The position carries a 3/2 teaching
load, plus administrative duties involved in running our small, prestigious
Creative Writing Program. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching both
graduate and undergraduate poetry workshops, as well as the occasional
introductory literature courses. A terminal degree (MFA or PhD in poetry writing
or
literature) is required; substantial publications, teaching experience, and
administrative experience are strongly desired. Salary will be $30-$34K per
annum.

The successful applicant will be expected to take up the position in August
2007. Along with an application on the UM Human Resources website
(http://jobs.olemiss.edu), applicants must submit a letter of application,
vitae, at least
two letters of recommendation, five-to-ten pages of poetry, and sample
syllabi. Phone interviews will be held for this position, and applications will
be
considered until the position is filled. For further information, contact
Patrick Quinn at pquinn(at)olemiss.edu (replace (at) with @). The University of
Mississippi is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA Employer.
Application Information

Apply for this Position through My HigherEdJobs
Postal Address:
Patrick Quinn
English
The University of Mississippi
128 Bondurant Hall
University, MS 38677
Phone:
662-915-7439

Online App. Form:
http://jobs.olemiss.edu


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Contests: New England Writers
www.newenglandwriters.org

Three writing contests are sponsored annually by New England Writers, an
organization that was founded by Frank Anthony in 1986. The Free Verse Contest
has
Robert Penn Warren Awards of $300, $200 and $100. The Short Fiction Contest
has a Marjory Bartlett Sanger Award of $300. The First Creative Nonfiction
(Essay) Contest has a Frank Anthony Award of $200. The award winners of poetry,
fiction and nonfiction, along with 35 judge-selected poems, will be published in
The Anthology of New England Writers 2008——its 20th annual issue.

By the postmark date of June 15, send three poems (10 to 30 lines) and/or one
fiction or nonfiction (1,000 words). The entry fee is only $5 for 3 poems or
1 fiction/nonfiction——multiple entries accepted. Three entries will include
the anthology. Send your writing, a 3x5 card with your name, address and
titles, and the entry fee to New England Writers Contests, Susan Anthony,
Director,
PO Box 5, Windsor, VT 05089.

The winners will be announced at the 19th annual New England Writers
Conference, Saturday, July 21, featuring a writer’’s panel with authors,
editors and
creative writing teachers. The “affordable” conference will be held from 1
to
5pm at Old South Church in Windsor, Vermont. For further information call,
visit the Web, or e-mail: 802-674-2315, www.newenglandwriters.org,
newvtpoet(at)aol.com (replace (at) with @).




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VIRGINIA BRENDEMUEHL POETRY CONTEST

http://www.rockandsling.org/contest.htm

GUIDELINES
�
First Place: $1,000 plus publication in Rock & Sling
Finalists: Publication in Fall 2007 Rock & Sling
�
Contest Deadline: July 31, 2007 postmark
�
Entry fee is $10.00 for three poems. You may enter as many groups of three as
you like. Payment (check or money order please) must accompany submission.
�
Name, address, and phone number must appear in the upper right hand corner of
each poem.
�
Poems will be judged based on literary quality and in consideration of our
vision statement. We encourage entrants to visit our website to gain a sense of
the kinds of poems we seek.
�
Poems that have been previously published or have received monetary awards
are not eligible. Though Rock & Sling generally accepts simultaneous submissions
with notification, we request no simultaneous submissions for the contest.
�
Manuscripts will not be returned.
�
Winners will be notified by September 1, 2007 and will be posted on our
website thereafter. For notification of receipt of your manuscript, include a
self-addressed, stamped postcard. Return envelopes will be discarded; all
manuscripts will be recycled, not returned.
�
Rock & Sling is not responsible for late, lost, or misdirected manuscripts.
Submit poetry and check or money order (U.S. funds) to:

The Virginia Brendemuehl Contest
Rock & Sling
P. O. Box 30865
Spokane, WA� 99223


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SIN FRONTERAS/WRITERS WITHOUT BORDERS is soliciting writing for its 
twelfth annual issue.  Send 4-6 poems or 1-2 short stories, essays, or 
works of creative non-fiction (no longer than 10 pages) to Sin 
Fronteras, P.O. Box 3416, Las Cruces, NM 88003. Manuscripts must be 
typed, with writer’s name and address at the top of each page.  
Although we publish primarily Southwestern writers, we do not 
necessarily prefer or require regional subject matter.  Include a cover 
letter with very brief (2-3 sentences) biographical and publication 
information, your email address and your phone number.  Payment is one 
copy of the annual journal, which is perfect bound.  Deadline is June 
30, 2007.  Manuscripts will be recycled, not returned.  A 
self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard must be included for 
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Oregon State Poetry Association 2007 Fall Contest:  www.oregonpoets.org

Postmark: August 31, 2007!
1)  Poet’s Choice, 80-line maximum. Any form, any subject: 1st, $100; 2nd,
$50; 3rd, $30;
4th, $20; HMs.
 
2 ) Free Verse/Theme—Falling, 40-line max., any free form: 1st, $50; 2nd,
$30;
3rd, $20; HMs.
 
3) Traditional Verse, 40-line max., any traditional form, any subject: 1st,
$50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs.
 
4) Dueling Judges (two judges, two sets of prizes), 25-line max., any form,
any subject:
1st, $50/50, 2nd, $30/30, and 3rd, $20/20, plus HMs. See Rule #4 ** Please
note new fee **
 
5) New Poets, 30-line max., any form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd,
$20; HMs.
See Rule #5
 
6 ) Members Only, 6-12 lines, any form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd,
$20; HMs.
See Rule #6
 
Please read the rules carefully. Special requirements for Dueling Judges, New
Poets and Members Only must be met or entries will not be considered. Dues
must be mailed separately.
 
Postmark: August 31, 2007
 
The Rules
 
1. Poems must be your original, unpublished work. None may be a prior cash
winner in any contest. 
2. You may enter one poem in each category, with no duplication; a different
poem in each.
3. Type or computer-generate poems on 20 weight, 8? x 11 white paper; 10 or
12 pitch, no fancy fonts, one side only. If a second page is required, staple
the pages together. Please do not use paperclips or other binding.
4. Copies:  Send two copies of each poem .  On the 1st, type category, name,
address, phone, and email in the upper right corner. On the 2nd, type category
only.  For Dueling Judges category: three copies, one with category and
identification, two with category only.

5. New Poets category: On the copy with your name, type and sign this
statement: "I have never won a cash prize for a poem." (This applies to all
contests,
not just those sponsored by OSPA.)
6. Members Only category: Free to members; check the date on the mailing
label to make certain your dues are current.
7. Members of OSPA pay $1 per poem, $2 for Dueling Judges and Members Only
free. 
8. Non-members pay $4 per poem, $8 for Dueling Judges. If you join at the
time you enter, you are eligible for Members rates (Dues must be mailed
separately; see below.)
9. Mail all entries in one envelope with proper postage. Please, no
registered or certified mail. Keep copies; entries will not be returned. Please
submit
in a #10 business size envelope, save a tree! If you’d like acknowledgment
that your entry arrived provide a note and an e-mail address or self-addressed
postcard with proper postage. If you screen your inbox add
fishtrappe(at)hughes.net (replace (at) with @).
10. To receive a list of winners, enclose a #10 self-addressed, stamped
envelope (SASE) or provide an e-mail address for notification; If you screen
your
inbox add fishtrappe(at)hughes.net (replace (at) with @)
11. Postmarked deadline: August 31, 2007
12. Winners will be notified prior to the Fall Conferences in October.  Those
unable to attend will receive prizes by mail.
OSPA reserves the first right to publish prize-winning poems in the
Verseweavers anthology. All other rights automatically revert to the poet.
MAIL ENTRIES, postmarked on or before 8/31/07 with appropriate fee (check or
money order, please do not send cash) to:  
 
M.E. Hope, OSPA Contest Chair
5183 Round Lake Road
Klamath Falls, OR 97601                       
questions, e-mail:
fishtrappe(at)hughes.net


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THE LEAGUE OF LABORING POETS
www.theleagueoflaboringpoets.com
(go to website to enter contest)

August contest is now open.� NO ENTRY fees.� Any forms of poetry.� 1st prize
= $50, 2nd prize = $25, 3rd prize = $10.� Special additional prize this time
of $25 for the best haiku.
www.theleagueoflaboringpoets.com


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The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~english/writingprogram/nemerovaward.php

Sponsored by Washington University in St. Louis.
This competition is open to juniors and seniors currently enrolled in high
school. Three prizes of $250 each will be awarded both in fiction and in poetry.
Students may send a single entry in each genre (one poem and/or one short
story or novel chapter). All entries must be typed, with the student's name,
home
address, telephone number, social security number, high school name and
address, and the genre (poetry or fiction) of the work on the first page.
Entries
must be postmarked by March 15, 2008. Awards will be announced May 15, 2008.
Please keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned.
This competition will be judged by faculty in the Writing Program at
Washington University, including fiction writers Kathryn Davis and Kellie Wells,
and
poets Mary Jo Bang and Carl Phillips.
Send entries to:
The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards
Washington University
Campus Box 1122
One Brookings Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
For further inquiries, contact David Schuman at (314) 935-7130.



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Finishing Line Press Open Chapbook Competition
http://finishinglinepress.com/submissionguidelines.htm

A prize of $1,000 and publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for
a chapbook-length poetry collection.� Open to all. All entries will be
considered for publication.� The top-ten finalists will be offered publication.�
Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover
letterwith a $15 entry fee by
Deadline: June 30, 2007 (POSTMARK).
Send to
Open Chapbook Competition
Finishing Line Press
P.O. Box 1626
Georgetown, KY 40324
Leah Maines will final judge.




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Online Journal Seeks Current Events Poetry
http://www.newversenews.com

THE NEW VERSE NEWS covers the news and public affairs with poems on
issues, large and small, international and local. It relies on the
submission of poems (especially those of a politically progressive bent) by
writers from all over the world.

The editors update the website every day or two with the best work
received.

See the website at� http://www.newversenews.com for guidelines and for
examples of the kinds of poems THE NEW VERSE NEWS publishes.
Then paste your submission and a brief bio in the text of an email (no
attachments, please) to
editor(at)newversenews.com (replace (at) with @).
Write "Verse News Submission" in the subject line of your email.



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Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award
http://measure.evansville.edu/SonnetContest.htm
$1,000 PRIZE

Final Judge: Frederick Turner


Deadline: November 15, 2007
Sponsored by The Formalist
Competition Rules for the 14th annual Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award:
���� 1.���� 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 made
payable to The Formalist. Author's name, address, phone number, and e-mail
address (if available) should be typed on the back of each entry.
���� 2.���� Final Judge for the 2007 competition will be Frederick Turner.
The winning poem and the poems of eleven finalists will be published in the 2008
issue of Measure.
���� 3.���� Entries must be sent to the address below and postmarked no later
than November 15, 2007. 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
Make all checks payable to The Formalist.


Please note: These are the complete guidelines. Thank you.




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Post-MFA/Pre-Book Poets Reading Series at Cornelia St. (NYC)

Call for Readers: Cornelia Street Caf� is looking for readers to take
part in a series for Post-MFA / Pre-Book Poets.

Three poets read for 15 minutes each. The poets then discuss the
trials and tribulations of writing after the MFA and before finding a
home for their manuscipt.

The next reading is Wednesday, August 22nd, at 6:00pm.

To be considered to read, please email 6 pages of poetry to:
ale_grace(at)hotmail.com (replace (at) with @)
NO ATTACHMENTS - PLEASE PUT THE POEMS IN THE
BODY OF THE EMAIL and PLEASE PUT "POETRY" IN THE SUBJECT OF YOUR EMAIL

Cornelia Street Caf�
29 Cornelia Street
New York, NY 10014


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IR's 2007 '1/2 K' Prize Guidelines
$1000 Honorarium and Publication
Final Judge: Stuart Dybek
http://www.indiana.edu/~inreview/general/prizes/microprizeguidelines07.html

POSTMARK DEADLINE: June 8, 2007
Reading Fee: $15
Includes a year’s subscription.
All entries considered for publication.
All entries considered anonymously.
Send no more than 3 pieces, 500 words maximum per piece. (That's 3
short-shorts or prose-poems max per entry fee.)
Each piece must be either a prose-poem or short-short. Prose-poems should not
have any deliberate line breaks (ie no lineated poems). You may send a
combination of short-shorts and prose poem pieces, as long as you have no
more than
3 pieces per submission.
No previously published works, or works forthcoming elsewhere.
Cover letter must include name, address,phone number, and titles.
Simultaneous submissions acceptable, but fee is non-refundable.Further, IR
cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with
Indiana
University. In addition, IR cannot consider work from anyone who is a current
or former student of the prize judge. We also will not consider work from
anyone who is a personal friend of the judge.

Entrant's name should appear ONLY in the cover letter.
Entries must be accompanied by SASE for notification.
Manuscripts will not be returned.
Make checks payable to Indiana Review.
Entry entitles entrant to one-year subscription,
an extension of a current subscription, or a gift subscription.
Please indicate your choice
and enclose complete address information for subscriptions.

Send entries to:
'1/2 K' Prize/Indiana Review
Ballantine Hall 465
1020 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47405-7103


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Adirondack Life Writing Contest
https://www.adirondacklife.com
 
There’s more to the Adirondack Park than its peaks and valleys, woods and
waterways—it’s the people here who shape this place’s culture and
character. That
’s why we’ve made profiles of people, past or present, within the Blue Line,
the focus of our first-ever writing contest.

    Writers are encouraged to tell the stories of forgotten Adirondackers,
living or dead, using oral histories, interviews and personal observations.
Material should be compelling, fresh—a perusal of Adirondack Life indexes in
local
libraries will indicate who has already been profiled in the magazine’s
pages—
and written with an eye for detail and honesty. These profiles should broaden
our knowledge of life in the Adirondacks through the region’s noteworthy
individuals.

    Entries must be unpublished, no more than 2,000 words and no fewer than
1,000, and postmarked by September 1, 2007. The winner, determined by
Adirondack Life’s editorial staff, will be published in the December 2007
issue of the
magazine and its writer will receive $500. Second- and third-place winners
will appear on www.adirondacklife.com. Submissions, one per person (previous
contributors to Adirondack Life are not eligible), must be sent, with a
self-addressed stamped envelope, to Adirondack Life Writing Contest, Box 410,
Jay, NY
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The International Reuben Rose Memorial Poetry Competition
http://www.poetry-voices.8m.com/competition.htm

This international competition is in memory of Reuben Rose (1921-1989),
former Editor and one of the founding members of Voices Israel. Reuben Rose
believed in encouraging new poets and helping as many people as possible to
enjoy the
language of poetry. Year 2007 marks the 18th Annual Competition in his honor;
judges are always known published poets.

About the judging, prizes and other info...
About the judging: Anonymously by our next judge for the 18th. Reuben Rose
Poetry Contest, who is Doug Holder,� a graduate of Harvard University,�and hails
from Boston, Mass,�
" Doug Holder is the publisher and founder of the IBBETSON STREET PRESS of
Somerville, Mass. His poetry and articles have been widely published in the
small press. The former president of Stone Soup Poets in Boston, Mass, Holder is
currently on the faculty of Newton Community Education. Since 1989 he has run
poetry groups for psychiatric patients at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. He
is currently the Arts/Editor for THE SOMERVILLE NEWS, the Boston editor for
Poesy magazine, and a regular contributor the SMALL PRESS REVIEW."�
(for more information, see his website,
www.http://www.authorsden.com/douglasholder)
Prizes: First Prize US$300; Second Prize US$150; Third Prize US$100; Fourth
Prize US$50; Honorable Mentions.
Notification: Personally, to winners only. The results will be announced by
end-November. Results are also published in the Voices Israel monthly
Newsletter. Winning poems are collated as a group and distributed with the
annual
Voices Israel anthology.
A public reading of the poems is held in Israel at a special evening devoted
to poetry.
The evening will be in Israel in December of the year of the competition. The
judge opens the evening with a short lecture and readings. This is followed
by the poets of the winning and commended poems reading their poems. However,
overseas poets are not re-imbursed for any costs involved if they themselves
wish to be present at such an evening.
WORKSHOP: The judge usually vists Israel around year's end, and leads a
workshop, held in the center of the country.�

Submission Rules
Poetry Format & Content:
The competition is general and not necessarily on Jewish or Israeli subjects.
Challenging, humorous and/or curious poetry is welcome.
Poems should be unpublished, no more than 40 lines, submitted in duplicate,
as follows:
One copy should have NO identifying information
One copy should have your name and address written on it
Enclose a cover letter providing the name(s) of the poem(s) submitted, with
your full name, address, and phone number.
Poems are judged anonymously; none will be returned. You may enter as many
poems as you wish (payment quoted is for each poem!).
Please note that poems arriving after the Closing Date are automatically
entered into the next year's contest. Poems are thus never 'lost'.� POEMS are
preferably submitted as a WORD document.�
Deadline:��� All poems must be received by 7th. October, 2007.
Cost:��� 15 NIS per poem; US$5.00 per poem; or 3 pounds UK (�)� per poem
������������ (these currencies only, payment by cash or check).
Receipt of your poems is acknowledged if accompanied by S.A.S.E. or three
stamped IRCs.

Submit your competition poetry to...
Voices Israel (Poetry Competition)
J. Dicks
POB 236
28101 Kiriat Ata
�Israel
(please make checks payable to Voices Israel).



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12th National Poet Hunt Contest
Judged by Thomas Lux
http://www.schoolcraft.edu/macguffin/poet.asp

First Place Prize: $500
*Two Honorable Mentions*
Contest Rules
      1.     Each entrant will receive one FREE issue of The MacGuffin
including the Contest winners.
      2.     Staff members and their families are not eligible.
      3.     An entry consists of five poems.
      4.     Poems must be typed on sheets of 8.5 by 11 inch paper. Clean
photocopies are acceptable DO NOT place name and address on submissions. Entries
can also be made electronically on a 3 inch floppy or on a CD in Microsoft Word
format. PC format recommended.
      5.     Each entrant must include a 3 inch by 5 inch index card with poem
titles and the contestant’s name, address, and daytime telephone number.
      6.     There is a $15.00 entry fee/submission. Please send check or
money order payable to Schoolcraft College. Please do not send cash.
      7.     Poems must not be previously published and must be the original
work of the contestant. Poems may be under consideration elsewhere. The
MacGuffin reserves the right to disqualify a work that is accepted elsewhere.
      8.     No entries will be returned.
      9.     Entrants wishing to receive a list of winners should send a
S.A.S.E.
      10.     Entries must be postmarked between April 3, 2007 and June 5,
2007.
Mail entries to:
The MacGuffin/Poet Hunt Contest
Schoolcraft College
18600 Haggerty Road
Livonia, MI 48152
Winners will be announced in September 2007. The First Place and the two
honorable mentions will be published in a future issue of The MacGuffin
*The MacGuffin reserves the right not to award any Honorable Mentions.



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Contest: Mad Poets Review

Deadline:� June 30, 2007�
Send entries to:
MAD POETS REVIEW CONTEST
c/o Eileen M. D'Angelo
P.O. Box 1248
Media, PA 19063-8248

Website: http://www.madpoetssociety.com

Contest Guidelines

Entry fee: $10.00 minimum fee for up to six poems. (Check payable to "Mad
Poets Society.")
All themes and styles of poetry are welcome, no line limit, but poems may not
exceed 1 page, no more than 60 characters on a line, including spaces (due to
magazine page size limitations).
Previously unpublished work only. All rights revert to author after
publication in Mad Poets Review.
No simultaneous submissions.
Submit 2 copies of each poem with poet's name, address, phone and� email
address (if available) on only one copy. Entries will be disqualified if they do
not contain all of the above info.
Poems will be judged anonymously, using the draft without contact info.
Each poem should be on a separate page, typed or printed neatly.
Award amounts will be determined by the number of entries received.

Grand Prize and finalists will be published in the Mad Poets Review.
Winners will read their winning poems at the Mad Poets Review book party,
scheduled for Oct. 27, 2007, at the Delaware County Institute of Science.
No corrections can be made after submission.
Entries will not be returned following the contest, they will be destroyed.
Send copies. No exceptions.
If you would like a winner's list, enclose an self addressed stamped
envelope.
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RESPONSE: The Seattle Pacific University Magazine
http://www.spu.edu/depts/uc/response/spring2k7/features/essay.asp

At Seattle Pacific University, we’re learning to engage the culture, with the
ultimate goal of bringing about positive change in the world through the
gospel of Jesus Christ. In the pages of Response, we offer glimpses of the many
and varied ways in which that mission is being fulfilled. But we know that there
is much more to discover, many stories that have yet to be told. You may have
observed some of them. You may have lived some of them.

Response invites you to submit an essay (750–1,000 words) that conveys in
some way — whether through a personal story, investigative reporting, or some
other form of creative nonfiction — the theme of “engaging the culture,
changing
the world.”

The winning entry will be featured in the Winter 2008 magazine, and the
writer will receive a $250 prize.
Deadline: August 1, 2007

Send your essay to
yourresponse(at)spu.edu (replace (at) with @)
or mail it to Response, Seattle Pacific University, 3307 Third Avenue West
Suite 116, Seattle, Washington 98119.
Please include your name, address, email, and daytime phone number when you
send your entry.

Competition Rules

Each entrant may submit one essay to the competition. All entries must be
accompanied by your name, address, email, and daytime phone number in your
email.
The competition is open to anyone, except Seattle Pacific University
employees and their immediate families (spouses or children).
Entrants will receive an email acknowledgement that their entry has been
received. The winner will be notified by December 1, 2007.





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PHILIP LEVINE POETRY BOOK COMPETITON
www.csufresno.edu/crwr

DEADLINE: September 30, 2007

The MFA Program in Creative Writing at California State University,
Fresno, announces the 2007 Philip Levine Prize in Poetry.� Winner
receives $1500 prize and publication by Anhinga Press.� Final judge this year
is
C.G.Hanzlicek.� $25.00 entry fee.�September 30, 2007
deadline.� Go online at www.csufresno.edu/crwr� or email
connieh(at)csufresno.edu (replace (at) with @)
for complete details.��


Manuscript should be original poetry, not previously published in book form,
48-80 pages.� Include two manuscript title pages: one with name and contact
information and one with the name of the manuscript ONLY.� Manuscripts will be
screened and judged anonymously.� The entry fee is $25.� Checks should be made
out to "CSU Fresno Levine Prize."�� Please bind your manuscript with a binder
clip only and mail by 9/30/07 (postmark deadline) to:
  �
Philip Levine Prize in Poetry
CSUF English Department
5425 N. Backer Ave. MS PB98
Fresno, CA 93740-8001



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Intergeneration Foundation Announces
2nd Storytelling Contest
http://www.intergenerationday.org/contest.html

The Intergeneration Foundation seeks to reinforce and recognize the power of
storytelling as a way to connect generations.  Storytelling is an ancient
tradition of every culture to inform, entertain, educate and bring people
together.  We invite people of all ages to tell us a story: a narrative of
their family
’s history or traditions or a story from their imagination.  Whether fiction
or non-fiction, the story should illustrate intergeneration needs, connections
and understanding, and feature characters from at least two generations.  One
illustration, such as an original photo, drawing, painting, or cartoon may be
included to enhance the story’s message.  
Ideas to inspire and motivate you might be…
--Favorite family stories handed down from generation to generation
--Stories you might tell your child or grandchild....stories a child might
share with his/her grandparent.
--Stories about intergeneration care giving and sharing
--Create a story from your imagination that lifts up generations  

Prizes 
1st - $500 – plus publication on our web site
2nd - $300- plus publication on our web site
3rd - $100- plus publication on our web site
honorable mention recognition plus possible publication

Eligibility - Open to any writer.  Include in the story submission the full
legal name of the writer, address, telephone, email, and whether the entry is
fiction or non-fiction. Special judging consideration and prizes will be
awarded to worthy submissions by young writers age 14 or younger.  Please
indicate
on stories submitted the age of the writer if she/he is 14 or younger,
otherwise the entry will be judged in the adult category. 

Rules:
Stories must be submitted via email <igstories(at)earthlink.net> (replace
(at) with @)
in Microsoft Word format or Adobe Reader (PDF) format. If these applications
are not available to you, paste the entire story and applicant information in
the email.
The submitted story is not to exceed 600 words and must be an original,
unpublished work.
Entries may include one illustration, such as an original photo, drawing,
painting, or cartoon. 
Fiction or non-fiction must be indicated, intergeneration theme, at least 2
characters of different generations  
Submission grants the Intergeneration Foundation non-exclusive legal rights
to publish entries.

Deadline - Entries must be received by August 15, 2007.  We will announce
winners on our website by Intergeneration Day, October 7, 2007 .
Judging will be done by the Intergeneration Foundation Board of Trustees and
their representatives.  


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Ann Arbor Book Festival
2007 SHORT STORY CONTEST
http://aabookfestival.org/HTML/shortstoryguidelines.htm

The winner of the annual Ann Arbor Book Festival Short Story Contest receives
a cash prize ($250) and the chance to be published in Barrelhouse,

Short Story Contest Guidelines:

--Length of story:� up to 7000 words, double-spaced pages
--Entry must be unpublished in any form.
--Entries may be submitted either in hard copy or electronically.� (See
below)
--Author's name must not appear on entry.�A cover page with complete
identifying information is required for all submissions.

--Electronic submissions should be sent in Microsoft Word file to
shortstories(at)aabookfestival.org
(replace (at) with @)

The $10 payment for electronic submissions should be made on the Festival
website (aabookfestival.org) on the
Gift Shop page.

--Hard copy submissions. Submit hard copy entries to:

2007 Short Story Contest
c/o Kathy Robenalt
Ann Arbor Book Festival
500 South Main Street
Ann Arbor MI��48104
Checks payable to: Ann Arbor Book Festival.

Absent an email contact address to notify entries of the results, a
self-addressed stamped business envelope is required for hard copies. Please
enclose
with submission(s).


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The 2nd Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Prize
http://www.quarteraftereight.org/contest/

Submit your prose-poem, short-short fiction, essay in-brief, etc. of 500
words or fewer. The only criterion (besides length) is that all submissions
present an innovative address to the prose form.

Include a title page with your name, address, phone number, and the title of
your submission(s). Your name must not appear on the manuscript(s). The
reading fee is $15 for three pieces and includes a copy of Vol. 14 (spring
2008).
Please make checks payable to Quarter After Eight.

Previously published material is not eligible. Manuscripts will not be
returned. The contest deadline is June 15, 2007. Include a SASE for notification
of
contest winners. Prize money will be awarded upon publication.

first prize:
$200 and publication in volume 14 of QAE

second and third prize:
$50 and possible publication in volume 14 of QAE

Send manuscripts to:
Prose Contest
Quarter After Eight
Ellis Hall
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701



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MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE – LAST
CALL!

Now in its 4th year. $4,500 in prizes, including a top prize
of $1,000. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as
sonnets and haiku. Both published and unpublished work
welcome. Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines, payable to
Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: John
Reid, Dee Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers,
Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB
222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the
"101 Best Web Sites for Writers" (Writer's Digest, 2005 &
2006). More information:
http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret


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A new "whirlwind" Community of Voices Writing Contest. DEADLINE June 9, 2007.
http://www.communityofvoices.com/writing_contest.html

THE PRIZE: A Day Student scholarship* to the 2007 Santa Barbara Writers
Conference, June 22-29. (This scholarship includes all of the official events of
the conference but does not include room or meals.)
THE RULES:
1. Send up to 1200 words of your best writing. Your entry my be an excerpt
from a larger work.
2. You may send fiction, creative nonfiction, personal essay, humor, poetry
or experimental.
3. Your topic or theme can be ANYTHING. If you prefer to have a theme to work
with, your theme is "MOTHER" or "FATHER."
4. Entry fee is $10.00. Make checks payable to GRACE RACHOW. Please put
COMMUNITY OF VOICES SCHOLARSHIP on the "for" line of your check. ALL the entry
fee
money will go directly to SBWC scholarships.
5. Multiple entries? Yes. You may enter as many times as you wish, but each
entry must include a $10.00 entry fee. Multiple entries may be sent in the same
envelope. Several poems may be grouped as a single entry.
6. How to enter? You may send your manuscript via MS Word attachment to
grachow(at)aol.com (replace (at) with @).
Your entry fee check must be sent by mail to:
� �Grace Rachow
� �Community of Voices
� �P.O. Box 30302
� �Santa Barbara, CA 93130
Make sure it's clear which contest entry goes with the check you send. Or you
may, if you prefer, send a paper manuscript to the above PO address with your
entry fee check.
Your manuscript (either paper or email attachment) and your check must be
received by me before judging time begins. You may send your check ahead, and
send your manuscript via email attachment, anytime before noon on June 9, 2007.
���� MAKE SURE YOUR MANUSCRIPT INCLUDES YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE, AND
E-MAIL.
���� Make sure you give a phone number where you can be reached the week
following June 9.
���� Cover letter optional.
7. Deadline: Judging will take place on June 9, 2007. (Yes I know this is
very soon. This is a whirlwind contest! Don't procrastinate.) So all entries
must
be in my hands by noon, June 9.
8. Winners (two or more) will be announced shortly after June 9, as soon as
they can be chosen and notified.
9. Winners will be selected on writing merit by a panel of judges.
10. The only eligibility requirement is that you follow all the rules and
want to (and be able to) attend the 2007 Santa Barbara Writers Conference. If
you
are chosen a winner, but are not able to attend, the scholarship will go to a
runner-up in this contest. You will still retain the honor of being a winner
of the CoV writing contest.
11. How many scholarships will be awarded? Two and maybe more. The more entry
fees and donations, the more scholarships. All contest fees and donation
money will go to scholarships. Please spread the word to any writers who might
like to attend the SBWC.
12. If you happen to love the idea of sending promising writers to attend
this conference, and you would like to contribute directly (in any amount) to
this contest scholarship fund, your help would be very much appreciated. Special
thanks to those who contributed last year. Three writers attended last year's
SBWC on CoV scholarships thanks to the generosity of the Santa Barbara writing
community.
*The prize scholarship includes registration for all of the regular workshops
and official events of the 2007 Santa Barbara Writers Conference, but does
NOT include master classes, appointments with agents, room or meals. All of
those additional items will be available to you for the regular fees paid by
regular enrollees.
Grace Rachow, editor
Community of Voices
phone: 805-682-6943
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Creative Minds Poetry Contest
http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/ContestGuidelines

First place winner will be published in Imagine Magazine.�Second and third
place winners may be considered for publication.�All winners also receive
Imagine gear and five copies of the issue in which their poems appear.
This contest will be judged by the editors of Imagine Magazine.
Winners will be announced in the Sept/Oct issue.
Submission Guidelines:
���� 1.���� Contest open to ages 18 and under.
���� 2.���� You may submit up to three poems.�Each poem should not exceed 30
lines.
���� 3.���� Submit entries online. Save each entry as a separate Word
document containing only the poem and the poem's title.� Do not include any
identifying information (i.e. name, address, email, etc.) in the attached
document.
Then, submit your work online
at
http://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/ContestSubmit
���� 4.���� Deadline: Poems must be submitted no later than 5:00pm EST on
July 1, 2007.
���� 5.���� All entries must be original work. Previously published poems are
not eligible.
���� 6.���� For questions, email
abalcita(at)jhu.edu (replace (at) with @)



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2007 SANTA BARBARA SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP
(SBSPW) POETRY CONTEST GUIDELINES
http://www.communityofvoices.com/calendar.html

THE WINNER receives a full scholarship to the SBSPW. A refund will be given
if the winner has paid for the workshop prior to winning.
FEE: $12 (checks made out to SBSPW) per 1-3 submitted poems. Enter as many
times as you wish.
LINE LIMIT: 45 lines per poem
SUBMISSIONS: Send 3 copies of each poem with your name removed. Include a
separate cover sheet listing titles or first lines of each submitted poem, your
name, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
SEND TO:
Grace Rachow
Community of Voices Poetry Contest
P.O. Box 30302
Santa Barbara, CA 93130
DEADLINE: Entries must be received by June 17, 2007.
INFORMATION: Carol (805-966-1423) decanio3(at)netzero.net
Perie (805-687-9535) perie(at)west.net
(replace (at) with @)
Read more about 2007 SANTA BARBARA SUMMER POETRY WORKSHOP
at
http://www.communityofvoices.com/calendar.html



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Mad Hatters' Review's current contest is ending soon!
   
The contest "Mad About You" calls for writing inspired by a painting by
Michael Haffka.  See the painting and rules here: 
http://www.madhattersreview.com/contest.shtml

Go to website to view painting:
http://www.madhattersreview.com/contest/shtml
   
Word Limit: 1,000 words. The entry can be a flash story, poem, or whatnot.

Entry fee: $6.00. Pay to Mad Hatters' Review by PayPal

Prize: The first place winner (in either poetry or prose) will receive $50
and publication in Issue Nine of Mad Hatters' Review. Second and Third place
winners' entries will also be published. Proceeds from contest entrance fees
will
go towards the cost of designing and maintaining our website. We also hope to
make enough money, someday, so we can pay contributors and produce an annual
print magazine.

Deadline: June 15, 2007, wherever in the world you happen to be – this world,
please.

Submission Requirements: Please copy and paste your submission into the body
of the email, and send it to madhattersreview(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with
@). In the Subject of email, include the word "CONTEST," your name, title of
the gem you are submitting, and word count. In the Body of email, include your
submission, your name, bio, email address, permission to publish email address
for contact by readers.

Multiple Submissions: are allowed. Please include $6.00 entry fee for each
submission.
http://www.madhattersreview.com/contest.shtml




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PSM INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST 2007
http://www.nfsps.com/mi/contests.html

The annual Poetry Society of Michigan International Poetry Contest is open to
poets across the globe. One neither has to reside in the state of Michigan
nor be or become a member of the organization to enter.
Entries must be accompanied with a check or money order payable to Poetry
Society of Michigan (or PSM) and mailed to:

PSM Contest Coordinator
c/o Liberty R. O. Daniels
Post Office Box 5464
Columbus, Mississippi 39704


***DEADLINE IS JULY� 1, 2007

Winners are selected/notified by July 31. Winning poems are published in
PENINSULA POETS.� Unless otherwise notified, prizes are $75, $50, and $25 for
first, second, and third place in Category 1-Premier, and $25, $20, and $15 for
first, second, and third place in all other categories.


PSM CONTEST CATEGORIES

Category 1-Premier PSM Open
Category 2-Humor
Category 3-Nature (wonders of)
Category 4-Religious (challenge or illuminate)
Category 5-Family, Friends, and Children (about)
Category 6-Love Songs, Blues, and Other Personal Lyrics
Category 7-Free Verse (any subject)
Category 8-Rhyming Verse (any subject)

PSM CONTEST FEES


There is a $4.00 entry donation per poem for members for Category 1-Premier�
and a $5.00 entry donation per poem for nonmembers.
The entry donation for Categories 2-8 is $2.00 per poem for members and $3
per poem for nonmembers.


PSM CONTEST JUDGES


These are to be announced at a later time.

PSM CONTEST RULES / REGULATION

���� 1.� Poems that have won a previous PSM contest may not be submitted
again.
���� 2.� Only one poem may be entered in each category.
���� 3.� The same poem may not be entered in more than one category.
���� 4.� Entries may be in any form, and both rhyme and meter are acceptable,
but should observe
���������� the 50-line limit.
���� 5.� Entries must be the entrant's own work and may not be previously
published, or entered in a contest elsewhere.
���� 6.� Entries are to be typed, single-spaced, preferably to fit the book
format (5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch) since that is the format in which�����
���������� they appear in the contest issue. Entrants should make their own
line breaks to fit onto a 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 inch page, not an
��������� 8-1/2 x 11.��� NOTE: Regardless of the book format, please submit
all entries in portrait (not landscape) position on 8-1/2 x 11
��������� inch paper.
���� 7.� Two (2) copies of each poem are to be entered:
���������� a. The first copy must contain the category number and category
name in the upper left
��������������� corner with the entrant's full name, complete mailing
address, area code and telephone
��������������� number, and email address (if available) in the upper right
corner, and the poem's title
��������������� and the poem below.

��������� b. The second copy must contain only the category number and
category name in the
�������������� upper left corner, and the poem's title and the poem below.
1.� No poems are returned.
2.� Awarding of prizes is at the discretion of the judges.
3.� Winning poems appear in the fall issue of Peninsula Poets.
4.� Deadline for submissions is July 1, 2007.

5.� Entrants may enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to receive
an advance list of winners.

For more information, contact PSM Contest Coordinator Liberty R. O. Daniels
at P. O. Box 5464,
Columbus, Mississippi 39704 or you may call 313-330-9274 or 662-240-0232.
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Rules for 2007 ISPS Poetry Contest
http://www.illinoispoets.org/contest.htm

Illinois State Poetry Society—14th Annual Contest Categories:
     1.     free verse
     2.     formal verse
     3.     spirituality


Prizes $50, $30, $10
3 Honorable Mentions
Maximum length: one poem page
Type size: 11 pt or higher; no columns
Poems in English only
Submit two copies of each poem, first copy with ID (name/address/e-mail) and
category in upper left hand corner; second copy without ID but with category
Entry fee: Non-members, $5.00 for up to 3 poems, $1.00 each additional poem.
Members of ISPS, $3.00 up to 5 poems, $1.00 each additional poem
Simultaneous submissions accepted but no previously published work
Poems not to be returned
One out-of-state judge per category
Submissions sent postal mail to:
Marvin Young
ISPS Poetry Contest Chair
2382 Kildeer Street
Woodridge, Illinois 60517
Winners' names to be posted on ISPS website, www.illinoispoets.org
Deadline: must be postmarked by August 30, 2007



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American Identity Literary Contest
http://www.oftwominds.com/american-identity.html

Contest Rules


Prizes: Prize is $500 in each of two genres—fiction (short story) and
non-fiction (essay)—and publication on www.american-identity.com.

Eligibility: There is no reading fee. Entrants must be 18 years of age or
older and actively attending an accredited four-year U.S. college or university.
Students are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-U.S.
citizens. Contestants must have a valid email address for notification purposes.

Purpose: The aim of the contest is to encourage emerging student writers to
explore the dynamic nature of American Identity as the nation continues its
transformation into a multi-ethnic and multi-heritage society. Specific subjects
of inquiry or fictional development include but are not limited to:

How have your own heritages shaped your understanding of American Identity?
How have mixed-ethnicity individuals (“Hapas”) changed your understanding of
American Identity?
How has exposure to other heritages transformed your understanding of
American Identity?
Any other theme relating to the adaptation of the American Identity,
collectively or individually, in a dynamic, mobile society of mixed heritages
and
mixed-ethnicity citizenry.

Sponsor: The contest is sponsored by writer Charles Hugh Smith, author of
I-State Lines. Smith's own family is a mix of Mexican-American, Asian-American,
African-American and Anglo heritages, and the contest reflects his interest in
the dynamic nature of identity in America.


How to Enter:

All entries require a signed entry form
(go to http://www.oftwominds.com/american-identity.html for entry form)
Submit via U.S. Postal Service no more than one original, previously
unpublished work between 1,000 and 2,500 words in length in each genre
(fiction/story
and non-fiction/essay); i.e. you may submit a single story or essay, or one of
each.
Entries will not be returned, so keep a copy for your records.
Emailed submissions will not be accepted.
Entries must be written in the English language and be printed or typed in
doubled-spaced or 1.5 spaced 12-point font.
Include the title and page number in the header of every page of each
manuscript being submitted.
Multiple submissions are allowed—i.e., you can enter stories or essays that
have been submitted to other contests or publishers.
Mail your completed and signed entry form and a copy of your original story
and/or essay, to: American Identity, P.O. Box 4727, Berkeley CA 94704.
Entries must be received by June 30, 2007.
The winners will be notified via email and their names posted on our website
no later than September 6, 2007.
All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void wherever
prohibited or restricted by law.
Reasonable care is taken, but we are not responsible for manuscripts lost in
the mail.
All taxes (federal, state, local, and any other) are winners’ sole
responsibility. Prizes are not transferable and cannot be assigned. No
substitutions
allowed. Prizes will be paid by check in U.S. currency.

Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure that all submissions are
judged fairly. American-Identity.com subscribes to the Council of Literary
Magazines and Presses (CLMP) Contest Code of Ethics.


Author Rights
American-Identity.com reserves the right to publish entries on the website
for the lifetime of American-Identity.com, and to submit the winning entries to
other print and online publications. You retain all other rights to your story
or essay.

Limitations
Partially completed entries, illegible entries, and submissions with
incomplete or unsigned entry forms will not be accepted. No liability is assumed
for
lost, late, mutilated, illegible, stolen entries, or for postage due or
misdirected mail. American-identity.com is not responsible for errors in
printing or
electronic presentation of the Contest. If for any reason the Contest is not
capable of running as planned, due to causes beyond our control which adversely
affect the secrecy, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the contest, we
reserve the right, at our discretion, to disqualify any individual who tampers
with the entry process and to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the
contest. In the event the contest must be terminated, a notice will be posted on
our
website.

Notification
Prize Winners will be notified by email and will be required to sign and
return an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability within 14 days of
notification. A noncompliance within that time period or the return of any
notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and, at our
discretion,
the selection of an alternate Winner. In the event of any other noncompliance
with rules and conditions, prize may be awarded to an alternate winner.

Limits of Liability
By participating, all entrants agree that American-Identity.com and Charles
Hugh Smith will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, or
damages of any kind, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from
the acceptance, possession, misuse, or use of the prize, or participation in
this contest. By entering the contest the Prize Winners consent to the use of
his
or her name and biographical data for publicity and promotional purposes on
behalf of future American Identity contests with no additional compensation or
further permission (except where prohibited by law). Other entry names will
not be used for subsequent mail solicitation.




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Call for Short Stories by Young Authors Ages 14-19 in New Mexico

The finalists will compete for the four cash prizes to be awarded: $500
to the winner, $250 for the runner up, and $125 for the two honorable
mentions. The four prize-winning stories will be read at the 2007 Santa
Fe Short Story Festival by professional actors. Finalists (the four
authors whose work is selected for a prize) may request a travel
allowance if they live 100 miles or more from Santa Fe. The contest is
open to all 14-19 year-olds residing in New Mexico.

Guidelines for Submissions:

Original short stories on any subject of up to 2000 words in length
will be considered. (Essays and works of creative non-fiction and
memoirs are not eligible.)

Submit four copies, double spaced, one side of the page only, starting
with the title half way down the first page.

Do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript. Instead, fill out
and return the contestant's statement/submission form with your entry.

One story per contestant.

Please do not send your only copies as they will not be returned.

Only entries postmarked by August 3, 2007 will be considered.
Postcards acknowledging receipt will be sent to all those whose stories
meet the guidelines.

The Festival retains non-exclusive rights to publish, in print or
electronic form, the four stories selected for the final competition.

The Festival offers young writers a unique opportunity for recognition
and exposure of their work in the Festival setting. Please make the most
of it!

For complete rules and entrance materials, see www.SantaFeShortStory.org



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