March Poetry Contests

MARCH Poetry Contests

Arranged by deadline, then alphabetically; deadlines in red denote "received by" rather than "postmarked by." Not responsible for out-of-date or incorrect information; write, call, e-mail or check websites for current guidelines.

March 1 Deadlines

3/1/07	Collision Contest	Prizes: $150, $100, $50, and publication	Fee: none
e-mail only		collide@pitt.edu	Judge: editors
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Poems: Send us your best personal essays and narratives, travel pieces, profiles, and poems. Or, send us your favorite art and photography. All published writers will receive a copy of Collision's Spring issue and an invitation to read at our April release party. WRITERS MUST BE CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE STUDENTS. This is pretty much our only major stipulation. Students from outside of the U.S. are welcome to submit. Each piece should be under 3,000 words. Multiple submissions are encouraged. To submit, email your nonfiction to collide@pitt.edu. Please make sure to include your name, contact information, sources (if applicable), and a brief bio.
http://www.pitt.edu/~collide/submit.htm

3/1/08	Connecticut River Review Poetry Contest	Prizes: $400, $200, $100, and publication	Fee: $15 to Connecticut Poetry Society
CT River Review Poetry Contest CPS PO Box 270554 West Hartford, CT 06127-0554			Judge:
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Poems: Send up to 3 unpublished poems, any form, 80 line limit. Include two copies of each poem: one with complete contact information and one with NO contact information. Both copies must be marked: Wallace Winchell. Include SASE for results only (no poems will be returned). Winning poems must be submitted by disc or email following notification. Fee $15 for up to 3 poems. Please make out check to Connecticut Poetry Society. Prize poems will be published in Connecticut River Review.
http://ct-poetry-society.org/contests.htm

3/1/08	Dallas Poets Chapbook Contest	Prize: $200 and 30 copies	Fee: $15 to DPC
DPC Chapbook Contest PO Box 700865 Dallas, TX 75370		Info@DallasPoets.org	Judge: anonymous
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Poems:Winner receives $200 and 30 copies. Entry fee $15 payable to DPC. Submit 20-24 pages of poetry, contents page, table of contents, acknowledgements, 2 cover pages (1 with contact info). No manuscripts will be returned. No Electronic Submissions Accepted. Judged anonymously. The chapbook will be saddle-stitch bound on white paper with a glossy cover. Copies of last year's winning chapbook are sold out! Last year's winner was Sharon L. Charde for her chapbook Four Trees Down From Ponte Sisto.
http://www.dallaspoets.org/

*3/1/08*	Milton Kessler Poetry Book Award	Prizes: $1,000	Fee: none
Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Director Creative Writing Program Binghamton University Department of English, General Literature, and Rhetoric Library North Room 1149 Vestal Parkway East P.O.Box 6000 Binghamton, NY13902-6000			Judge:
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Published poetry book: $1,000 for a book of poems, 48 pages or more in length, selected by our judges as the strongest collection of poems by a poet over 40 published in the previous year. The poet will be asked to participate in an awards ceremony and to give a reading at the University. Contest Rules: Minimum press run: 500 copies. Each book submitted must be accompanied by an application form. Publisher may submit more than one book for prize consideration. Three copies of each book should be sent. Books entered in the competition will be donated to the contemporary literature collection at the Binghamton University Library and to the Broome County Library. Books must be received in the English Department by March 1 to be considered for the prize. Books cannot be returned. For a list of winners, include SASE labeled: “Binghamton University Poetry Book Award.” Winners will be announced in Poets & Writers.
http://english.binghamton.edu/cwpro/BookAwards/KesslerGuidelines.htm

3/1/08	Portlandia Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $200, 30 copies, and publication	Fee: $12 to The Portlandia Group
The Portlandia Group PMB 225 6663 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway Portland, OR 97225			Judge: panel
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Chapbook manuscript: Biennial; even years only. Poetry must be original and in English. You may have published a book or chapbook elsewhere and still enter this contest. The poet who is selected must be willing to work with the press in terms of proofreading the final typeset version and collaborating on cover design. Your book will have an ISBN number and will therefore be available through Books in Print. Ten review copies may also be sent to editors if you wish, and a flyer with order form will be sent to a mailing list of your choice. As the winner you will receive $200 and 30 free copies of your chapbook. You also may obtain additional chapbooks to sell at readings at 50% of retail price. Submit up to 24 pages of poetry along with a title page, acknowledgments (publication credits), table of contents, and a brief bio (one paragraph) on a separate page. Manuscript must be typed. Pages should be numbered. If you feel you need to furnish the press with some background notes concerning your poems, please feel free to do so but do not exceed 1 page. On your acknowledgments page, please list individual poem titles and where they have been published. It is unlikely that you will win this competition unless some of your poems have appeared in journals or magazines. Manuscripts will be judged anonymously. Therefore, provide two title pages. On the first title page, include the title of your manuscript, your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address (if you have one). On the second title page, state only the title of your manuscript. Your name should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript but on your first title page. The manuscript should be printed on a letter-quality or laser printer. Xeroxed copies are permissible. Include a $12 check made out to The Portlandia Group. This includes a copy of the winning chapbook. Also include SASE for contest results. (Note that postage rates have just changed.) Do not bind your manuscript and do not staple checks to anything. Just put everything in a manila envelope and mail it. A cover letter is not necessary and will not be considered in the judging. You are free to submit your chapbook manuscript to other competitions simultaneously but if you win, please let us know immediately. This has happened in the past and changed our results. No manuscripts will be returned. DO NOT INCLUDE RETURN POSTAGE.
http://www.karenbraucher.com/PortlandiaTop.htm

3/1/08	Sawtooth Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,500 and publication	Fee: $25 to Ahsahta Press
Ahsahta Press Sawtooth Poetry Prize Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725-1525		208-426-2195 ahsahta@boisestate.edu	Judge: C.D. Wright
			Notify: May
Book manuscript: The winning volume will be published by Ahsahta Press. E-mail or fax entries are not permitted. For notification of receipt of manuscript, please enclose a SASP. Manuscripts should be 48 to 100 pages of poetry, single-spaced, printed on one side of 8.5 x 11 or A4 paper only. Contain pages in a plain manila folder or binder clip. Please do not bind manuscript in a notebook. Include two title pages, one with and one without the author's name, address, phone, and, if available, e-mail address. The author's name should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript. Please number your pages consecutively. Include acknowledgments page and biographical note, which will be removed before judging. Handwritten manuscripts are not accepted. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include $25 reading fee per manuscript. Entrants will receive a copy of the winning book when it is printed if they include a 7 x 10 self-addressed mailer with $4.60 postage. A #10 SASE must be included for notification of winners. Please note: About 10% of entries come to us without SASEs for notification. Until recently we have attempted to notify these entrants by e-mail or other means, but the time involved has become too burdensome. If you wish notification of the winners of the contest, you must include a standard, business-sized SASE with your entry.
http://www.boisestate.edu/english/ahsahta/contest.htm

3/1/08	Southeast Review Poetry Contest	Prize: $500 and publication	Fee: $15 to The Southeast Review
The Southeast Review Department of English Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306			Judge: David Kirby
			Notify: late spring
Poems: Submit up to three poems, no more than 10 pages total with a $15 reading fee. Include no more than one poem per page. Include your name and contact information on a very brief cover letter. Your name should also appear on the first page of each poem submitted. One winner will be chosen and awarded $500. The winner and nine finalists will be published in early 2009. Label envelope: Poetry Contest. It is not necessary to send an SASE. Winners will be announced on the website in late spring. Please note the importance of including your contact information in a brief cover letter; all contestants will receive the issue in which the winning submissions appear.
http://southeastreview.org/contests.php

3/1/08	Washington Prize	Prizes: $1,500 and publication	Fee: $25 to The Word Works
Steven B. Rogers , Washington Prize Director WORD WORKS Washington Prize 3201 Taylor Street Mt. Rainier, MD 20712		Miles Moore, Prize Administrator editor@wordworksdc.com	Judges: Washington area poets
			Notify: July
Book manuscript: For a volume of original poetry in English from a living American or Canadian poet. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 64 pages. Include a title page with name, address, phone number, e-mail address and signature. Author's name should appear on the title page only. Repeat the title of the manuscript on the table of contents page. Include an acknowledgments page and brief bio. Use a binder clip to fasten the manuscript. No manuscripts will be returned. Enclose entry fee: $25 drawn on a US bank only, payable to The WORD WORKS. Enclose a #10 SASE for results. All entrants will receive the winning book early in the following year. Kindly indicate the information source where you learned about the Washington Prize.
wordworksdc.com/

3/1/08	Writers @ Work Fellowship Competition	Prizes: $1,500, publication, and more	Fee: $15 to Writers @ Work
Writers at Work Fellowship Competition c/o (specify fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) P.O. Box 540370 North Salt Lake, UT 84054-0370			Poetry judge: Kim Addonizio
			Notify: May 1
6 poems: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. First Prize in each category: $1,500, publication in Quarterly West (subject to editorial guidelines), a featured reading at the conference, tuition for a free afternoon session package at the conference (value can be applied towards the full conference tuition), a manuscript consultation during the conference with one of the visiting publishers or agents, and free housing. Honorable Mention in each category: tuition for free afternoon session package (value can be applied towards the full conference tuition), and a manuscript consultation during the conference with one of the visiting publishers or agents. Eligibility: Any writer who has not yet published a book-length volume of original work in the genre in which they submit a manuscript. Unpublished work only. Work will be considered published if it has appeared in any print journal or literary magazine or has appeared in an electronic magazine or journal. Posting work on personal websites is not considered publishing. Please do not submit work from chapbooks or work published by a vanity press. Self-published work (such as a collection of stories, poems, essays, or novel that you print for limited distribution) is acceptable. Previous winners are not eligible in the genre in which they have won. Manuscripts will not be returned. Poetry: Six poems / 10-page maximum / unpublished. $15 reading fee for each entry. Check payable to Writers @ Work. # 10 SASE with each entry. (Send 2 SASE's if you would like the competition results mailed to you). Completed cover page with title, genre, name, address, phone number, and email address. (You can type your own cover page if you are unable to download ours. The body of the manuscript should contain no names or other indications of author identity. Each entry must be mailed separately. Indicate genre on the outside of envelope. Letters and synopses will be discarded unread. Manuscripts will not be returned. Judging is done "blind." Names are removed from submissions before they are screened, so the screeners and judges have no idea of the author and judge on the quality of the manuscript alone.
http://www.writersatwork.org/

March 3 Deadlines

3/3/08	National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowships	Prizes: $25,000	Fee: none
Application Processing (Creative Writing Fellowships) National Endowment for the Arts Nancy Hanks Center 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20506-0001		202-682-5034 davisg@arts.gov
			Notify: late December
Published poems: This program operates on a two-year cycle with fellowships in prose available one year and fellowships in poetry available the next. Fellowships in prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) or poetry are available to published creative writers of exceptional talent. Fellowships enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States. An individual may submit only one application per year. Multiple applications will be rejected. You may not apply for a creative writing fellowship and a translation project in the same year. You are not eligible to apply if you have received two or more Creative Writing or Translation Fellowships (in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, belles-lettres, or for translation) from the National Endowment for the Arts. You must apply in a specific literary form (i.e., fiction, creative nonfiction, or poetry). You must establish your eligibility in the form in which you apply. No exceptions will be made to the eligibility requirements. The following may not be used to establish eligibility: * Self-publication including work that has appeared in a publication for which you are the editor, publisher, or staff. * Collaborative work. * Scholarly writing. * Instructional writing. * Journalism. * Book reviews. * Editorials/letters to the editor. * Interviews. * Student publications and publications which primarily print work by persons who are affiliated with a particular academic institution. * Vanity press publication. For the purposes of this category, a vanity press is defined as one that does any of the following: requires individual writers to pay for part or all of the publication costs; asks writers to buy or sell copies of the publication; publishes the work of anyone who subscribes to the publication or joins the organization through membership fees; publishes the work of anyone who buys an advertisement in the publication; or publishes work without competitive selection. Review Criteria: In reviewing applications for creative writing fellowships, advisory panelists consider solely the artistic excellence and artistic merit of the work that is submitted. The identity of the applicant is not known to the panelists.
http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/Lit/index.html

March 15 Deadlines

3/15/08	49th Parallel Award for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $18 to The Bellingham Review
49th Parallel Award for Poetry Bellingham Review Mail Stop 9053 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225		bhreview@cc.wwu.edu	Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
			Notify: July
3 poems: First place winners will be published in the Bellingham Review. Runners-up and finalists may be considered for publication. $18 for the first entry (up to three poems). Each additional entry is $10. Everyone entering the competition will receive a complimentary two-issue subscription to Bellingham Review. Submissions must be postmarked between Dec. 1 and March 15. For each entry, submit the following: 3" x 5" index card stating the title of the work, the category (poetry), the author's name, phone number, address and e-mail; a check payable to The Bellingham Review; an SASE for announcement of winners. The author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Maximum length for prose is 8,000 words. No previously published works, or works accepted for publication, are eligible. Work may be under consideration elsewhere, but must be withdrawn from the competition if accepted for publication. Manuscripts will not be returned.
www.ac.wwu.edu/~bhreview/49thparallel.htm

3/15/08	Bellday Poetry Prize	Prizes: $2,500, 25 copies, and publication	Fee: $25 to Bellday Books
Bellday Books, Inc. P.O. Box 3687 Pittsburgh, PA 15230		Questions may be directed to: office(at)belldaybooks.com	Judge: Allen Grossman
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Book manuscript: Submit a manuscript of 50-70 pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published in book or chapbook, but may contain poems that have appeared in print or on the Internet. Entries may consist of individual poems, a book-length poem or any combination of long or short poems. Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, paginated, and bound with a spring clip. Include a table of contents page, but do not send an acknowledgements page. Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. Manuscript cannot be returned. Include a check or money order for $25 reading fee, payable to BELLDAY BOOKS. Bellday Books reserves the right not to select an award winner, in which case all reading fees will be refunded.
http://belldaybooks.com/contest.html

3/15/08	Campbell Corner Poetry Prize	Prizes: $3,000, reading, and publication	Fee: $25 to Sarah Lawrence College
The Language Exchange Campbell Corner Poetry Contest Sarah Lawrence College 1 Mead Way Bronxville, NY, 10708-5999			Judges:
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Poems: One to three poems. Entries that treat larger themes with lyric intensity are especially welcomed. Winners are invited to give a public reading at POETS HOUSE in New York City. Audio and video tapes of the reading will become part of the Poets House Library's Multimedia Archive, and the poems will be published in the Poetry Contest Section of the Sarah Lawrence Language Exchange. Omit author's name on manuscript and include a cover sheet with name, address, phone, and e-mail. Maximum length for submissions is 20 pages. Entrants must submit their poems in three printed copies. The entry fee is $25; checks should be made payable to Sarah Lawrence College. Previously published work is accepted, but when and where published should be noted on the cover sheet.
http://pages.slc.edu/~eraymond/ccorner/pcontest/submit.html

3/15/08	DIAGRAM Big Sexy Innovative Fiction Contest	Prizes: $1,000, T-shirts, and publication	Fee: $5
DIAGRAM $5IFC 648 Crescent NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503		nmp (at symbol, you know, the "@") thediagram.com	Judge: Kelly Link
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Story: We don't make money on this contest (obviously). This contest also has no frills: we can't send out snail mail contest announcements or e-mail announcements of the finalists or winner (though if you submit electronically, you'll get a response). All submissions are read anonymously by an anonymous panel of judges and screeners (different group than last year). This is an ethical contest, so please, close friends or former students of the judge, you're not welcome to enter this time (sorry). All submissions are considered for publication by DIAGRAM. All stories submitted must be unpublished (personal website and blogs excepted). The entry fee per story is $5, paid via paypal or check or cash. This year we will accept submissions via two methods: snail mail (not preferred, but okay if you want to do it): mail the story (w/a removable cover sheet with your contact info & the story title) and a check or cash. Sorry, but we can't notify via SASE. If you want a notification, go for #2: the DIAGRAM submissions manager system: much preferred; this way you will definitely get a response—create an account and submit your story, and this is important, you must choose the genre as "$5 IFC" for your story to be considered; you must also pay the entry fee ($5) through PayPal or via post. Note that you will receive an automated submission acknowledgment via email (it's the boilerplate one we send for regular DIAGRAM submissions, so ignore that part of the e-mail).
http://thediagram.com/contest.html

3/15/08	Gulf Coast Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Gulf Coast
Gulf Coast Prize (genre) English Department University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-3013			Judge: Natasha Trethewey
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5 poems: Submit one short story or essay or up to five poems. Fiction should be no more than 7000 words. Reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast. All submissions considered for publication. Name should appear on cover letter only; list titles. Please note your genre on the outside of the envelope! Include SASE for contest results.
www.gulfcoastmag.org/GCContest/gccontest2007.html

3/15/08	Vachel Lindsay Poetry Prize	Prizes: $400 and publication	Fee: $15 to Willow Springs
The Vachel Lindsay Poetry Prize Willow Springs 501 N Riverpoint Blvd, Ste 425 Spokane, WA 99202			Judge:
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5 poems: to submit in fiction, please keep entries to 7,000 words or less. If you would like to submit in poetry, the limit is five poems. If you would like to submit for both prizes, please use two separate envelopes and two entry fees. Other guidelines: Include a $15.00 entry fee. Submissions without an entry fee will not be judged. Use a check or money order only; cash will not be accepted. Please make the checks and money orders payable to Willow Springs. Submissions should be typed. Handwritten submissions will not be judged and the entry fee will not be refunded. Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, as well as a short bio, should appear in a cover letter included with your submission. Do not include indentifying information anywhere else in your submission. Submit only original, unpublished work. Contest entries may neither be previously published nor simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Do not send an SASE. Don't send us your only copies—manuscripts will not be returned. If you would like confirmation that your work has been received, include a self-adressed, stamped postcard instead.
http://willowsprings.ewu.edu/contests.html

3/15/08	National Federation of State Poetry Societies Contests	Prizes: $1,500 and less	Fee: $1–5 each
Theda Bassett NFSPS Contest Chairman 30 W. Lester Avenue, #D-27 Salt Lake City, UT 84107			Judges: selected by NFSPS, Inc.
			Notify: August
Poems: There are many, many different awards, with varying prizes and criteria, including extremely picky and outré form/subject constraints; see the website for more info.
www.nfsps.com/poetry_contests.htm

3/15/08	The Howard Nemerov Creative Writing Awards	Prizes: (3)$250	Fee: none
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	Judges: Mary Jo Bang and Carl Phillips
			Notify: May 15
Poems: 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. Please keep a copy, as entries cannot be returned.
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~english/writingprogram/nemerovaward.php

3/15/08	Oberon Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000, reading, and publication	Fee: $15 to Oberon
Oberon Foundation Claire Nicolas White, Editor P.O. Box 2236 St. James, NY 11780		(631) 584.5736 oberonarts@optonline.net	Judge: Daniel Thomas Moran
			Notify: June
3 poems: A prize of $1,000 and publication in Oberon, a literary journal published by the Oberon Foundation, a nonprofit arts organization on Long Island, is given annually for an unpublished poem in any style. Submit up to three poems of no more than 40 lines each with a $15 entry fee. Honorable mention(s) awarded at the judge’s discretion. Include contact info, poem titles, and a two-to-three line brief bio on a cover sheet. Do not include your name on the poems. Please keep copies of your poem(s) as entries cannot be returned. Enclose a SASE with your poems for notification of the contest results. Notify us as soon as possible if your poem has been accepted by another publication. Poems cannot be removed from our publication after June 1. A reading and release of the publication is planned in October.

3/15/08	The Pinch Writing Awards	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to The Pinch
Poetry Contest The Pinch Department of English The University of Memphis Memphis, TN 38152			Judge: Sandra Meek
			Notify: June
3 poems: Only unpublished work will be considered. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but notify us immediately if work is accepted elsewhere. No refunds will be issued. $20 for the first entry; $10 for each subsequent entry. Fiction entries should not exceed 7,000 words. An “entry” in the poetry contest is three poems. Please include $10 for each group of three after the initial entry. Poems need not be related. Please make checks payable to The University of Memphis. No cash, please. The $20 entry fee also initiates a one-year subscription to The Pinch, except for international authors. A cover sheet that includes the author’s name, address, phone number, and email address. The author’s name should NOT appear on the manuscript itself. Personal information should NOT appear on the manuscript. Entries that do not adhere to this policy will be discarded unread. Please notify us if your address or email changes. An optional SASP for notification of receipt of entry and entry number, or an optional SASE for a list of winners. No translations will be considered. Current students and faculty of The University of Memphis, as well as volunteer staff members for The Pinch, are not eligible. Entries postmarked before January 15 and after March 15 will be discarded unread. Electronic submissions will not be considered. All entries are considered for publication. Due to the high volumes of submissions, any prize winners will be ineligible for contest participation for three years. Manuscripts will NOT be returned. Winners will be notified in June and announced in mid-September.
http://cas.memphis.edu/english/pinch/contest/contest.htm

3/15/08	Plan B Press Poetry Chapbook Contest	Prize: $175 and50 copies	Fee: $15 to Plan B Press
Plan B Press 3412 Terrace Dr Alexandria, VA 22302		teammay@att.net	Judge: Kimmika Williams
			Notify: May 15
Chapbook manuscript: Send in Manuscript of 24 poems (apprx. 40 pages [I have requested a translation; what they really mean is less than 50 pages]), Fee, Table of Contents, and list of previously published work, if any, and SASE (if you want a letter response, otherwise we will e-mail). Manuscripts will NOT be returned. Our judge does not read all submissions. We have a cache of readers who narrow down the field to a smaller group of semifinalists, which the judge reads. Our readers give comments/feedback. Please keep that in mind. Chapbook must be in English, although there may be passages or words in other languages. Winners of the contest will get a proof copy of the book before it gets printed. With the exception of punctuation and spelling, the manuscript version that the judge picks (fiction or poetry) is the version we are publishing. YOU MAY NOT RE-EDIT YOUR BOOK! We encourage the winner's feedback for the cover image. We will not buy rights for an artist's work. Though available, ISBNs are not included in the contest. You may submit more than one manuscript, but each must be accompanied by an additional reading fee Any manuscripts without fees will not be considered. We reserve the right not to reprint the book, but will consider a reprint if books sell out. A contract will be drawn up if author wishes to reprint. Book design is the copyright of Plan B Press. Book may not be printed without Plan B Press's consent. Any cover imagery created by Plan B Press is also the copyright of publisher and may not be reprinted without permission.
http://www.planbpress.com/contestnew.html

3/15/08	Prairie Schooner Prize Series	Prizes: $3,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Prairie Schooner
Prairie Schooner Prize Series Attn: Fiction or Poetry 201 Andrews Hall PO Box 880334 Lincoln NE 68588-0334		kgrey2@unlnotes.unl.edu	Judge: Hilda Raz, the Senior Editor
			Notify: July 1
Book manuscript: An annual book series competition publishing one book of short fiction and one book of poetry through the University of Nebraska Press. The Prairie Schooner Prize Series welcomes manuscripts from all writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Fiction manuscripts should be at least 150 pages long, and poetry manuscripts at least 50 pages long. Stories and poems previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion. Novels are not considered; one novella along with stories will be considered (no single novellas or a collection of novellas). Xeroxed copies are acceptable. Please do not bind manuscripts with anything other than a binder clip or rubber band. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. All entries will be read anonymously. Please send two cover pages: one listing only the title of the manuscript, and the other listing the author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address. An acknowledgements page may be included, if desired. No application forms are necessary. A $25 fee must accompany each submission, payable to Prairie Schooner. Please include an SASP for confirmation of manuscript receipt. Please use a standard postcard—small index cards will not be accepted by the post-office. A #10 SASE must accompany the submission for notification of results. No manuscripts will be returned. All non-winning manuscripts will be recycled. Manuscripts should be mailed with a postmark between January 15th and March 15th.
http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/prizes/index.html#Anchor-GUIDELINES-5055

3/15/08	Slope Editions Book Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $20 to Slope Publishing Inc.
Slope Editionsl Book Prize c/o Ethan Paquin, Editor Medaille College 18 Agassiz Circle Buffalo, NY 14214			Judge: Maxine Chernoff
			Notify: spring/summer
Book manuscript: Any American poet writing in English is eligible, unless that person has a close personal or professional relationship with the judge and/or Slope Editions staff. Manuscripts and entry fees will be returned in these cases. Any manuscript that a) has appeared or is forthcoming as a printed book or e-book, or b) comprises the majority of an existing or forthcoming chapbook, will NOT be considered. Manuscript Format: 40 to 90 pages, typed, and bound only by a clip. Include two title pages (one with book title, name, address, telephone and e-mail; one with book title only), table of contents, and acknowledgments page with manuscript. Entry fee: A $20 entry fee, in the form of a check or money order, must accompany all submissions. Your fee entitles you to one copy of any in-print SE book except The Other Side of Landscape; on the subject line of the check, write in the names of the 2 books you'd like and we'll mail your first choice (while supplies last). Please provide a book-sized SASE with appropriate postage so we may mail you your book. If you don't provide this, we can't mail the book. Save trees! We do NOT accept notification SASEs or postcards. Please check the Slope Editions website for announcement of contest winner. Notification SASEs or postcards will NOT be returned. The winning manuscript will be announced in late spring/early summer 2008.
http://www.slopeeditions.org/prize.html

3/15/08	Tusculum Review Poetry Contest	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to The Tusculum Review
Dr. Richard Greenfield, Editor The Tusculum Review Tusculum College Department of English P.O. Box 5103 Greeneville, TN 37743		rgreenfield@tusculum.edu	Judges: Mary Jo Bang
			Notify: April 22
Poems: Works may not have been previously published. (This includes Web publications.) Please send us a cover letter with your name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Please do NOT include your name on your actual submissions/manuscripts. You must include a SASE for notification. Prizes: $1000 for a group of 3-5 poems, no more than 10 pages. The winner and all finalists will be published. $15 Entry Fee for 3 poems. Check or money order payable to The Tusculum Review. Benefits from Fees: One-year subscription to The Tusculum Review (an annual publication) and consideration for publication. Please do NOT send postage paid envelopes for return of manuscripts. All unpublished manuscripts will be recycled. Previous students of the judge, or those with a reciprocal professional relationship with the judge, will not be allowed to win, and are discouraged from entering this contest. Submissions will be screened by the staff of The Tusculum Review, and finalists will be forwarded for judging. The Tusculum Review reserves to extend the call for manuscripts or to cancel the award.
http://www.tusculum.edu/tusculumreview/contest.html

March 17 Deadlines

3/17/08	Arts & Letters Prizes	Prizes: $1,000, and publication	Fee: $15 to “GCSU” (note “Arts & Letters” in the memo section)
Arts & Letters Prizes Campus Box 89 Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA 31061			Judge: TBA
			Notify: usually in July
Poems: 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. 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 for announcement of winners. No manuscripts can be returned. The author’s name should not appear anywhere 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. Please mail your submission unfolded and unstapled in a large-size manila envelope and write “Fiction,” “Poetry,” or “Drama” on the outside.
http://al.gcsu.edu/prizes.htm

3/17/08	Robinson Jeffers Tor House Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000; $200 Honorable Mention	Fee: $10 to Tor House Foundation
Poetry Prize Coordinator Tor House Foundation Box 223240 Carmel, CA 93922		thf@torhouse.org	Judge: Robert Pinsky
			Notify: May 15
3 poems: Open to well-crafted poetry in all styles, ranging from experimental work to traditional forms, including short narrative poems. Each poem should be typed on 8 1/2" by 11" paper, and no longer than three pages. On a cover sheet only, include: name, mailing address, telephone number and email; titles of poems; bio optional. Multiple and simultaneous submissions welcome. There is a reading fee of $10 for the first three poems; $15 for up to six poems; and $2.50 for each additional poem. Checks and money orders should be made out to Tor House Foundation.
http://www.torhouse.org/prize.htm

March 25 Deadlines

3/25/08	Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition	Prizes: $50 and publication	Fee: none
Tony Virgilio Nick Virgilio Haiku Association 1092 Niagara Road Camden, NJ 08104-2859			Judge:
			Notify:
≤3 poems: Deadline: In hand by March 25. Eligibility: Any student in grades 7 through 12 enrolled in school as of September 2007 may enter. Regulations: Submit up to three haiku per student. All haiku must be previously unpublished, original work, and not entered in any other contest or submitted elsewhere for publication. Please follow the guidelines carefully. Submissions: Each haiku must be typed in triplicate on 3" by 5" cards. The haiku must appear on the front of each card; your name, address, age, grade level, and school (please include the school address) must appear on the back of (only) one of the cards for each haiku. Do not use staples for any purpose. Judges named by the HSA. Awards: Six haiku will be selected and each awarded $50. The winning haiku and list of winners will be published in Frogpond and on the HSA Web site. The high school of each student winner will receive a one-year subscription to Frogpond. Rights: All rights revert to the authors after publication. Correspondence: Please keep a copy of your haiku; entries cannot be returned. Please do not send SASEs.
http://www.hsa-haiku.org/virgilioawards/virgilio.htm

March 30 Deadlines

3/30/08	Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry	Prizes: $1,000, 50 books, reading, and broadside publication	Fee: $20 to DPR/Briery Creek
Department of English Longwood University 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909			Judge: E. Ethelbert Miller
			Notify: June
Book manuscript: Send between 48 and 60 pages of poetry, no more than one poem per page, no smaller than 12 point font, Arial, Courier, or Times. Do not include Table of Contents in page count. Entries will be judged blind, so include cover letter with ms title, poet’s name, and all contact information. Cover sheet on ms should include TITLE ONLY. Do NOT include Dedication, Acknowledgments or Credits page. Poet’s name should NOT appear anywhere in the ms. Number all ms pages. Entries should include a #10 SASE for winner notification. Send disposable mss only; no manuscripts will be returned. No restriction on content or style; we’re simply looking for excellent poetry. Simultaneous submission okay for contest, although we ask that poets please contact us immediately if the ms is accepted elsewhere. Reading fees not returned upon such withdrawal. Current students and employees of Longwood University and authors published by The Dos Passos Review are not eligible for this competition. Make checks payable to DPR/BRIERY CREEK.
http://brierycreekpress.org/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=7

3/30/08	WC&C Scholarship Competition	Prizes: Two $500 scholarships	Fee: $10 to Associated Writing Programs
WC&C Scholarship Competition Association of Writers & Writing Programs MS1E3, George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030			Judge: Jennifer Atkinson
			Notify: May 15
10 pages: Submissions in fiction and poetry will be considered. Separate submissions in different genres are permitted. Writers’ names must not appear on submissions. A separate cover sheet must accompany submissions and include the following: Name, Address, phone number, email address, title, and genre. Previous recipients of WC&C Scholarships are not eligible to submit. All manuscripts must be typed. Prose must be double-spaced. A maximum of 25 pages of prose or 10 pages of poetry will be considered. A $10 reading fee, either a check or money order in US dollars made payable to the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, must accompany all submissions. Winners will be notified by May 15 th . All submissions should be accompanied by a SASE for notification. Two winners will receive $500 scholarships to attend a WC&C member program; funds are paid directly to the program selected. (Member conferences reserve the right to determine participants in their programs; winners select a first choice and two alternates.) Winners and finalists also receive a one-year individual membership in AWP.
www.awpwriter.org/contests/wccscholarship.htm

March 31 Deadlines

3/31/08	Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $1,000, publication, reading	Fee: $25 to the University of Utah Press
The University of Utah Press c/o The Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry 1795 East South Campus Drive, #101 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9402			Judge:
			Notify: September 1
Book manuscript: Manuscripts should be 48–64 typed pages. Attach a cover sheet including name, address, telephone, and e-mail address. No other identifying information should be included on the title page or on the manuscript itself. Submissions must be in English. Manuscripts must be postmarked during March. A check for the nonrefundable reading fee of $25 payable to the University of Utah Press must be included with the submission. Manuscripts will not be returned and will be discarded after the competition. Submitted poems may have appeared previously in journals, anthologies, or chapbooks. The competition is open to poets who have previously published book-length poetry collections, as well as unpublished poets. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; however, entrants must notify the Press immediately if the collection submitted is accepted for publication elsewhere during the competition. The winning manuscript will be chosen by a distinguished judge. The series editor will contact the winning poet. Please do not call the Press or the department of English to check on the status of your submission. The winning collection will be published by the University of Utah Press. The $1,000 cash prize will paid upon signing of the publication contract and includes honorarium for the Guest Writers Series reading following publication (travel and accommodations paid by the University of Utah).
http://www.uofupress.com/Agha-Shahid-Ali/

3/31/09	The Glasgow Prize	Prizes: $2,500 and publication	Fee: $22
R.T. Smith The Glasgow Prize Shenandoah Mattingly House Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450-0303		(540) 458-8908	Judge:
			Notify:
Published book: Triennial Poetry Prize includes publication in Shenandoah and a one-week residency at Washington and Lee University. Eligibility for 2007 Prize: all writers of poetry with only one published book in that genre. To apply, send first book, samples of new work (up to 5 unpublished poems), SASE, and vita between March 15 and March 31, 2007.
http://shenandoah.wlu.edu/glasgow.html

3/31/08	Hudson Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $25 to Black Lawrence Press
Black Lawrence Press Attn: Diane Goettel/Colleen Ryor 521 56th Street, 2F Brooklyn, NY 11220			Judge:
			Notify:
Book manuscript: for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, ten copies of the book, and an interview in The Adirondack Review. Prizes awarded on publication. PLEASE CLIP TOGETHER THE FOLLOWING: cover letter with brief bio and contact information including e-mail; acknowledgments page for publications in which the poems/stories first appeared (if applicable); a contest entry fee of $25. Checks should be made payable to Black Lawrence Press. Money orders are also acceptable. The previous year's contest finalists are exempt from paying the entry fee for the following year's contest. Include two cover pages, the first as described above, and the second with title of the manuscript only. All entries will be judged anonymously. No electronic submissions, please. No exceptions. Please include a table of contents page and make sure that each page of your manuscript is numbered. Make checks payable to Black Lawrence Press. Please do not include a manuscript-sized SASE; all manuscripts will be recycled. Include a valid e-mail address so that we may contact you with a decision, or send a business-sized SASE for decision only. Finalists will be notified and asked to submit another copy of the manuscript for final judging. A list of finalists will be posted on the Black Lawrence Press website as soon as it is available. Finalists and semi-finalists will receive a copy of the winning book. All finalists will be considered for standard publication. In addition to this year's winner, Black Lawrence Press may offer standard publication to one or more other finalists. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but you must notify Black Lawrence Press immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. (Black Lawrence Press is now offering all writers a 15-day grace period on contest deadlines.)
http://www.blacklawrencepress.com/

3/31/08	Indiana Review Poetry Prize	Prizes: $1,000 and publication	Fee: $15 to Indiana Review
Poetry Prize Indiana Review Ballantine Hall 465 1020 E. Kirkwood Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405-7103			Judge: Naomi Shihab Nye
			Notify:
3 poems: All entries considered for publication. Send no more than 3 poems per entry. All entries considered anonymously. Previously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered. Simultaneous submissions okay, but fee is non-refundable. Multiple entries okay, as long as a separate reading fee is included with each entry. Cover letter must include name, address, phone number, and titles. Entrant’s name should appear ONLY in the entry form (on site). If desired, include SASE for notification. Manuscripts will not be returned. Make checks payable to Indiana Review. Each fee entitles entrant to a one-year subscription.
http://indianareview.org/general/prizes/poetprizeguidelines08.htm

3/31/08	Intro Prize in Poetry	Prizes: $1,000, publication, and reading	Fee: $25 to Four Way Books
Four Way Books POB 535 Village Station New York NY 10014			Judge: Brigit Pegeen Kelly
			Notify: Labor Day
Book manuscript: Awarding publication of a book-length collection and $1000. Open to any poet writing in English who is a citizen of the United States and has not published a book-length collection of poetry. Finalists not chosen as the winner by the judge will be considered by the editors for publication outside of the contest. The press has a history of publishing finalists, but is under no obligation to do so. We will notify submitters by email ONLY. Do not include an SASE for notification. If you do not have email, refer to our website after Labor Day. By e-mail: FILL OUT OUR ONLINE ENTRY FORM, and follow the directions for online credit card payment on our secure site. The fee for entering the contest is $25. Your entry information will be sent to us, and you will be assigned an online entry number. You will receive an email with all of the following instructions for submitting you manuscript. Once your manuscript is received, you will receive another email. Give us time to respond, please. The logging-in process takes time. Email the manuscript as a single attached document. Send the document in either Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format Name the document your entry number (i.e. CN1032.doc or CN1032.rtf) Please title your email with the attachment: [YOUR ENTRY NUMBER] - INTRO PRIZE ENTRY By mail: Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript by regular mail (USPS only). Please include a completed Entry Form. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the Entry Form.) Your cover page must have the title of your work and all of your contact information, including your email address if you have one and telephone number(s). A second cover page should have just the title of your work, no other contact info. You may include the following: biographical data (limited to one page if included), and an acknowledgments page listing previous publications. Please note that the biographical info WILL be separated from the manuscript. It will NOT travel to the readers or to the judge. It is ok to submit your collection to us even if none of the poems have appeared in journals or magazines. No more than one poem per page, please. More than one section of a poem can appear on a page, of course. No page limit, but we recommend a length of between 45 and 80 pages of poetry. This page limit does not include your title page, notes, etc. Do not include art work. Please use a legible font of at least 11 point. Include an entry fee of $25 with each your submission, by check, made payable to Four Way Books. SASP may be included to confirm receipt of manuscript. Multiple submissions may be mailed together in the same envelope, or not. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Material in your manuscript may have been published previously in a chapbook, magazines, journals or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible.
http://www.fourwaybooks.com/contest.php

3/31/08	Carolyn Kizer Poetry Award	Prizes: $500 and publication	Fee: $15 to the Seattle Review
the Seattle Review Poetry Contest PO Box 85627 Seattle, WA 98145-1627			Judge: Phil Levine
			Notify: August
3 poems: Submissions must be postmarked between January 1, 2008 and March 31, 2008. For each entry, submit the following: The author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript. 3" x 5" index card stating the title of the work, the genre (poetry), the author's name, phone number, mailing address and email, as well as how the entrant heard of the contest. A check or money order made out to the Seattle Review. A self-addressed stamped envelope for response. No previously published works, or works accepted for publication. Manuscripts will not be returned.
http://depts.washington.edu/seaview/poetrycontest.html

3/31/08	OnceWritten.com Poetry Contest	Prizes: $500, $100 and publication	Fee: $15 to OnceWritten.com
OnceWritten.com 2008 Poetry Contest 1850 N. Whitley Ave. #404 Hollywood, California 90028		owcontests@oncewritten.com	Judge:
			Notify: May 1
Poems: We don't have limits on page or word count, just send us your very best. The reading fee includes a submission of up to three poems. Want to enter three more? You'll have to enter twice. Enter by mail or on site.
www.oncewritten.com/Contests/PoetryContest.htm

3/31/08	Midnight Sun Chapbook Contest	Prizes: $100, 30 copies, and publication	Fee: $10 to Permafrost
Permafrost—Chapbook Contest University of Alaska Fairbanks English Department PO Box 755720 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775			Judges:
			Notify: mailed May 10
Chapbook manuscript: Follow our general style guidelines. Submission for the poetry contest should consist of a chapbook-length manuscript of no more than 36 pages, a SASE, and $10. All entrants will receive a year's subscription to Permafrost. First place winner receives $100 and 30 copies of the chapbook. So there you go. If we haven't made it clear by now, all CONTEST entries must include a reading fee. Entries without the necessary reading fee will be considered general submissions. Make checks payable to Permafrost. All entries must be accompanied by a SASE for notification.
http://www.uaf.edu/english/permafrost/

3/31/09	The Cathy Washington Prize	Prizes: $1,000, and publication	Fee: $20 to The Sacramento Poetry Center
The Sacramento Poetry Center, Poetry Book Contest, P.O. Box 160406, Sacramento CA 95816			Judge: announced after contest
			Notify: July 1
Book manuscript: Submit a manuscript of 48-70 numbered pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published previously in book form, although individual poems appearing in print or on the web are permitted. Simultaneous submissions OK, but please let us know ASAP if your manuscript has been placed with another publisher. Entries will be judged blind. Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information (including email address, if possible) should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Manuscript should be typed, single-spaced, paginated, and bound with a clip. The Sacramento Poetry Center will also consider publishing additional manuscripts from this competition. Check for $20 US per entry (multiple entries OK) should be made out to The Sacramento Poetry Center. Paid-up members of the Sacramento Poetry Center may enter the contest for a reduced fee of $15. Please note that members of SPC will not receive preferential treatment in the judging process. Include a table of contents page and an acknowledgments page for magazine or anthology publications. The judge is a nationally-known poet; preliminary readers will be Executive Board Members of the Sacramento Poetry Center board, who are ineligible for the contest. Will read entries postmarked between January 1, 2009 and March 31, 2009. Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. Winning manuscript will be published by The Sacramento Poetry Center. Winner will receive a prize of $1000 and 50 free copies of the winning book. Staff, volunteers, or executive board members of the Sacramento Poetry Center (or their relations) may not submit manuscripts for consideration in this contest. Manuscripts cannot be returned. Entries should be mailed to . SPC supports the CLMP Code of Ethics and will adhere to its precepts regarding contests.
http://sacramentopoetrycenter.org/bookcontest.htm

3/31/08	Whiskey Island Poetry Contest	Prizes: $300, $200, $100, and publication	Fee: $10 to Whiskey Island Magazine
Marilyn Werner, Budget Officer Department of Student Life 2121 Euclid Ave. Cleveland, Oh 44115		whiskeyisland@csuohio.edu	Judge:
			Notify: June 1
Poems: $1200 in Annual Prizes; poetry/ fiction. $10 Reading fee per entry: one <5,000 word story or 3–5 poems. Judged blindly. Place personal info on cover sheet only, then follow our general submission guidelines. Send contest entries 10/1–3/31 of each year. Enclose SASE for results; no entries are returned. Label envelope: WI contest.
http://www.csuohio.edu/whiskey_island/submissions.html

3/31/07	Marjorie J. Wilson Award	Prizes: $2,500 and publication	Fee: $15 to MARGIE, Inc.
Margie PO Box 250 Chesterfield, MO, 63006-0250		314-863-1499 margiereview@aol.com	Judge: X.J. Kennedy
			Notify:
3 poems: Submit 3 unpublished poems & a $15 entry fee payable to MARGIE, INC. (60 line limit per poem). Additional poems may be submitted for $5 each additional poem. Enclose a single cover sheet with your name, address, phone & poem titles. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Only submit copies as poems will not be returned. All submissions will be considered for publication in MARGIE. Include an SASE for contest results.
http://www.margiereview.com/CONTESTS/marjwil08.html

3/31/08	Writecorner Press Annual Poetry Award	Prize: $500, $100, and publication	Fee: $5 to Writecorner Press
Writecorner Press Koeppel Contest—Poetry PO Box 140310 Gainesville, FL 32614			Judge: "award-winning poet"
			Notify: late spring
Poems: for Unpublished Poetry in Any Style, Any Theme. 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. Submission Period: Oct. 1–Feb. 28. Winning poem and editors' choices will be published on website and are eligible for inclusion in the permanent website anthology. (By submitting work to this contest, authors give permission to Writecorner Press to publish on writecorner.com. Authors retain all other rights.) Send two typed copies of each unpublished poem. Place no author identification on one copy of each poem. On the second copy of each poem, on the top right, include name, address, phone number, and e-mail address if available. Manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. Include a SASE for results. Send a short bio ~ 4 lines. Check to Writecorner Press (no cash).
http://www.writecorner.com/poetry_guidelines.asp

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