Split This Rock 2009 Adult Poetry Contest

Benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival – Washington, DC, March 10-13, 2010
$1,000 awarded for poems of provocation & witness

Patricia Smith, Judge

www.splitthisrock.org/contests.html

Deadline: March 9, 2009 (postmark)

Split This Rock is pleased to announce our second annual poetry contest, to be judged by poet and National Book Award finalist Patricia Smith. First place $500; 2nd and 3rd place, $250 each. Winning poems will be published on http://www.SplitThisRock.org, and the 1st-place winner will be invited to read winning poem at Split This Rock Poetry Festival, 2010.

DEADLINE: March 9, 2009 (postmark)

Reading Fee: $25, which supports Split This Rock Poetry Festival

First-place winner will receive $500, free registration, and an invitation to read the winning poem at Split This Rock Poetry Festival in March 2010. The winning poem will be published on our website.

Second-place and third-place winners receive $250 each. Poems will be published on our website, and winners will receive free registration at the March 2010 festival.

Details:

Submissions should be in the spirit of Split This Rock: socially engaged poems, poems that reach beyond the self to connect with the larger community or world; poems of provocation and witness. This theme can be interpreted broadly and may include but is not limited to work addressing politics, government, war, leadership; issues of identity (gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, disability, body image, immigration, cultural heritage,
etc.); community, civic engagement, education, activism; and poems about history, Americana, cultural icons. Read the winning poems from 2008 here.

Submission guidelines:

Send up to 3 unpublished poems, no more than 6 pages total, in any style, in the spirit of Split This Rock (see above).

Staple one cover page to your submissions containing your name, address, phone number, email, and the titles of your poems. This is the only part of the submission which should contain your name.

Enclose a check or money order for $25 (made out to “Split This Rock”) to:
Split This Rock Poetry Contest
c/o Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036

Simultaneous submissions OK, but please notify us immediately if the poem is accepted elsewhere.

Postmark deadline: March 9, 2009.

Judge’s bio: Patricia Smith, author, poet, teacher, performer, is the author of five books of poetry: Blood Dazzler (Coffee House Press, 2008), a book of poems chronicling the tragedies of Hurricane Katrina; Teahouse of the Almighty (Coffee House Press, 2006), a 2005 National Poetry Series selection, winner of the 2007 Paterson Poetry Prize, and finalist for the 2007 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award; Close to Death (1993); Big Towns, Big Talk (1992); and Life According to Motown (1991). In addition, she has authored the history “Africans In America” and the children’s book Janna and the Kings. Smith’s work has appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, TriQua
rterly, and many other journals. She is a National Book Award Finalist, Pushcart Prize winner, Cave Canem faculty member, and four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, the most successful poet in the competition’s history.

For more details, contact info@splitthisrock.org.

Bomb Fiction Contest

www.bombsite.com/articles/3254

Deadline April 15. The winner of our 2009 contest will receive a $500 prize and publication in BOMBMagazine’s literary supplement First Proof.

Founded in 1981, BOMB has championed and encouraged the literary efforts of both established and emerging writers for more than a quarter-century, with a contributing editorial board that boasts contemporary giants such as A.M. Homes, Patrick McCrath, and Amy Hempel, all whom have generously judged our last three fiction contests.

Fiction Contest Submission Guidelines

• Winner receives $500 and publication in BOMB Magazine
• Final Judge: Jonathan Lethem (author of Fortress of Solitude and The Disappointment Artist)
• Deadline: April 15, 2009
• Reading Fee: $20 — includes a free one-year subscription to BOMB (overseas addresses should add $20); make all checks and money orders payable to BOMBMagazine.

Mail entries to:
BOMB Magazine
2009 Poetry Contest
80 Hanson Place, #703
Brooklyn, NY 11217

• Manuscripts of one story maximum must be less than 20 pages.
• Include cover letter with name, address, phone number and title of story; do not write a name on the actual manuscript, as all entries will be considered anonymously.
• Include SASE for response; manuscript will not be returned.
• Simultaneous submissions OK, but reading fee is not refundable.
• Email generalinquiries@bombsite.com with any questions.

Jonathan Lethem, best-selling author of Motherless Brooklyn, Fortress of Solitude, and The Disappointment Artist, is a Contributing Editor to BOMBMagazine. His tales incorporate the elements of noir mysteries, westerns, science fiction, and comic books.

The Arts & Letters Prizes

The Arts & Letters Prizes competition offers publication and a $1000 (U.S.) Prize for winners in: Fiction (Short Story), Poetry, Drama (One-Act Play), and Creative Nonfiction (Essay). A $15 submission fee, payable in U.S. dollars, includes a two-issue subscription to Arts & Letters. Please make checks or money orders payable to “GCSU” (note “Arts & Letters” in the memo section). All submissions will be considered for publication. (International authors: Please see our website at for our new policy concerning international submissions.)

Submission Deadline: Submissions should be postmarked January 1 to March 16.

For all submissions: Submit only original, unpublished work in English. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if the editors are notified immediately that the work has been accepted elsewhere. Authors may submit more than one manuscript; however, each submission should include the required entry fee of $15, which provides for a one-year subscription (fall and spring issues). Include a cover sheet with your name, address (where you want your subscription/s to be sent), and phone/email contact information; also include the title of your work. For those submitting more than one manuscript, you may designate a gift subscription to be sent (please provide name & address where you want the subscription sent). Send a no. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope is you wish to receive an announcement of winners (usually in late June/early July). No manuscripts can be returned.

The author’s name should not appear anywhere in the manuscript, only in the cover letter (for creative nonfiction, if relevant to this policy, please avoid using your full name in the manuscript).

For fiction and creative nonfiction: Submit one story or essay, typed, double-spaced, no more than 25 pages long.

For poetry: Submit up to 8 PAGES of poetry, typed, single-spaced, one poem (or part of a poem) per page.

For one-act plays: Submit one work, typed in standard format.

For all submissions: Please mail your submission unfolded and unstapled in a large-size manila envelope and write “Fiction,” “Poetry,” “Nonfiction” or “Drama” on the outside.

For details on international submissions, visit the website:

al.gcsu.edu/prizes.htm

Send to:
Arts & Letters Prizes
Campus Box 89
Georgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GA 31061

The 31st Nimrod Awards

The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction &The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

www.utulsa.edu/nimrod/awards.html

Founded by Ruth G. Hardman

First Place: $2,000, publication, and a trip to Tulsa for the Awards Celebration

FIRST PLACE: $2,000 and PUBLICATION
SECOND PLACE: $1,000 and PUBLICATION

Contest Rules

Contest Begins: JANUARY 1, 2009
Postmark Deadline: APRIL 30, 2009

Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems).
Fiction: 7,500 words maximum.

No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing major title and subtitles, author’s name, full address, phone & email. “Contest Entry” should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts will not be returned. Nimrod retains the right to publish any submission. Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s Web site. Submitters must have a U.S. address by October of 2008 to enter the contest. Winners will also be brought to Tulsa for the Awards Ceremony in October.

Entry/Subscription Fee: $20 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee. Make checks payable to:

NIMROD
Literary Contest–Fiction or Poetry
The University of Tulsa,
800 S. Tucker Dr. Tulsa, OK 7410

The Idaho Prize for Poetry 2009

www.losthorsepress.org/tip/2009.html

ALL US POETS ELIGIBLE!

Contest Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by 15 May 2009

Winners Announced: 15 August 2009

$1000 cash prize, plus publication by Lost Horse Press

Entry fee: $25 check or money order only, please.

2009 FINAL JUDGE: To be annouced

Send submissions to:
The Idaho Prize | Lost Horse Press | 105 Lost Horse Lane | Sandpoint | Idaho | 83864

GUIDELINES

Send manuscripts of 48 or more pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page, no smaller than 12 point type in an easily readable font. Poems may have appeared in journals and chapbooks, but not in full-length, single-author collections.

Name, address, phone number, e-mail address, title of work, and title of poetry collection must appear on the cover letter. only The goal is “blind” judging. Author’s name should not appear anywhere in manuscript except the cover letter.

No restriction on content, style, or subject—we’re looking for the best manuscript.

All checks or money orders for entry fee—$25—should be made payable to Lost Horse Press. Submissions without a reading fee enclosed will not be considered. A $50 fee will be charged for returned checks.

Include SASE (number #10 business envelope) with sufficient postage for notification of finalists and winner. Manuscripts will be recycled. We are sorry but manu
scripts cannot be returned.

If manuscripts arrive postage due, they will be returned.

Use white, lightweight paper. Quality paper won’t impress readers the way a quality manuscript will.

Print on one side only. Type—no handwriting should appear anywhere on the manuscript.

Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize

CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women’s eighth annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. Publication plus $300. Postmark March 1-May 31, 2009. Fee: $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 pages total). Final Judge: Marilyn Chin.

CALYX, Lois Cranston Poetry Prize, PO Box B, Corvallis, OR 97339.

Guidelines: www.calyxpress.org

E.M. Koeppel $1,100 Short Fiction Award

www.writecorner.com/printable.asp
www.writecorner.com/award_guidelines.asp

Annual Awards for Unpublished Fiction in Any Style, Any Theme

Guidelines:

First Place Award: $1,100.
Editors’ Choices: $100 each.
Maximum Length: 3,000 WORDS. Stories must be unpublished.

Annual Submission Period: Between Oct. 1 and April 30. (Postmark Deadline, April 30)

Award winning fiction writers are the judges.

No limit on number of stories entered by any one writer.

The winning short story and editors’ choices will be published on http://www.writecorner.com and are eligible for inclusion in the permanent website writecorner.com anthology. (By submitting work to this contest, authors give permission to Writecorner Press to publish the award winning stories and editors’ choices on the writecorner.com website. Authors retain all other rights to their works.)

How to Submit:

Send one (1) typed copy of the story with two (2) typed title pages. Only the title may appear on the first title page. No other kinds of identification may appear on this title page or on the manuscript which will used in judging. (Keep a copy. No manuscripts will be returned.)

On the second title page, list:

Title of the Story

Author’s name, address, phone number

E-mail address optional

Short bio – about 4 lines

Entry Fee: $15 for a single story and $10 for each additional story.

No e-mail entries accepted.

Mail submission with check (no cash). If outside the USA, send a m
oney order in US funds (no cash or foreign funds) to:
Koeppel Contest
P.O. Box 140310
Gainesville, FL 32614

P.L. Titus Scholarship:

If the winning story is by anyone attending college, university, or school when the story is submitted, the winner will receive, in addition to the $1,100 award, the $500 P.L. Titus Scholarship. (Proof of attendance is required.)

Writecorner Press Annual Poetry Award

www.writecorner.com/poetry_guidelines.asp

First Place Award: $500 Editors’ Choices: $100 each

Annual Awards for Unpublished Poetry in Any Style, Any Theme

Guidelines:

Any number of unpublished poems may be entered by any writer.

Poems may be in any style, any subject.

Maximum length – 40 lines per poem.

Entry fee: $5 for first poem, $3 each additional poem.

No e-mail entries accepted.

Annual Submission Period: Oct. 1 – March 31

Deadline: Postmark March 31, 2009.
Judge: Award winning poet.

Winners will be announced in late spring, 2009.

The winning poem and editors’ choices will be published on www.writecorner.com and are eligible for inclusion in the permanent website writecorner.com anthology. (By submitting work to this contest, authors give permission to Writecorner Press to publish the award winning poetry and editors’ choices on the writecorner.com website. Authors retain all other rights to their works.)

How to Submit:
1. Send two typed copies of each unpublished poem. Place no author identification on one copy of each poem so the judging can be anonymous. On the second copy of each poem, on the top right, include the author’s name, address, phone number, and e-mail address if available. Keep a copy because manuscripts will
be recycled, not returned. Include a SASE for list of winners.
2. Send a short bio – about 4 lines
3. Mail submission with check to Writecorner Press (no cash), or if sent from outside the USA, a money order in US funds (no cash or foreign funds) to:

Writecorner Press
Koeppel Contest – Poetry
PO Box 140310
Gainesville, FL 32614

Fees received from contests go to payment of awards and upkeep of this site.

About this contest: Mary Sue Koeppel, Writecorner Press Co-editor, created and conducted the national Sue Saniel Elkind Poetry Contest sponsored by Kalliope until 2005 when she retired from the position of Kalliope editor. She and fellow editor, Robert B. Gentry, developed this contest in order to continue to reward the writers of fine poetry.

The Writecorner Press Poetry Contest follows the ethics guidelines recommended by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP). Judges review submissions with no author identification. (See contest guidelines.) The following are ineligible to receive monetary awards: poems already published elsewhere, poems by Writecorner editors or judges, relatives of judges or editors. A grand-prize winners is not eligible to win the grand prize again until the sixth year after winning the prize.

Chippens Call for Submissions

Chippens, a new online press/blog, wants your writing. We publish poetry chapbooks in pdf format and just about anything else in blog format: personal essays, creative nonfiction, book/movie/music reviews, fiction, poetry, sports, travel, politics, you name it. If it’s good, we’ll put it up. We hope to begin publishing once a week on Wednesdays. Please, send us your stuff. For more details, including submission guidelines, visit www.chippens.com.

POETRY SOCIETY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE National Contests

Lynne Birdsall
PO Box 1615
Concord, NH 03302-1615

Please note limit is forty lines. Name and address must appear in the upper right hand corner of the copy on which they appear. NO identification is to appear anywhere on the second copy.

The Poetry Society of New Hampshire sponsors four National Contests open to all poets, members or not. Judges for the contests are not members of the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. Prizes are awarded to four places, 1st place, $100, 2nd place, $50, 3rd and 4th places $25 each. Winning poems will be published in our quarterly magazine, The Poets Touchstone, and winning poets will receive one copy of the issue in which their poems appear. Rights revert to the author after publication.

Guidelines

Entries that do not meet the guidelines will not be considered or returned.

Poems must be postmarked by the deadline date.

Subject and form are open.

Length limited to 40 lines.

One poem per page.

Poems must be typed.

Two copies of each poem, one with NO identification (no name, no address), the other with the name and address in the upper right corner.

#10 SASE for winners list only. Poems will not be returned.

Entry fee is $3 for the first poem, and $2 each for others. Entries limited to 5 poems per poet per contest.

Poems must not be previously published, have won a prize, nor be currently entered in another contest.

Poems must be postmarked by the deadline date. Deadlines are: August 15th, November 15th and February 15th, May 15th.

Mail poems and check payable to the Poetry Society of New Hampshire to the address above.

Seacoast Writers’ Association 19th Writing Competition

Seacoast Writers’ Association 19th Writing Competition for short story, personal essay, poetry. No geographic restrictions for entry.

Awards: $100, $75, $50 in each category. Entry fee: $5-$10.

Deadline: February 15, 2009.

Info: www.seacoastwritersassociation.org (go to website to download entry forms)