JaC: Poetry Contests

Knightville Poetry Contest & Machigonne Fiction Contest - Deadline: 2012/06/18

Sun, 17 Jun 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/06/19
Fee: $ 15
Prize: $ 1,000

Our 2012 contests are open! Entry period is March 1-June 18, 2012 (postmark). Entries are $15.

KNIGHTVILLE POETRY CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional work of narrative and/or experimental poetry. Three poems per entry. Up to 300 lines per poem. Judged by National Poetry Series winner JEANNE MARIE BEAUMONT.

MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional work of literary and/or experimental fiction. Submit up to 7,500 words: anything from flash to the long story. Novel excerpts are welcome if the manuscript functions as a stand-alone story. We do not publish illustrations. Judged by Novelist and Essayist RICK BASS.

KNIGHTVILLE POETRY CONTEST JUDGE

Jeanne Marie Beaumont is the author of three books of poetry, most recently, Burning of the Three Fires, which was a finalist for the 2011 Writers’ League of Texas Book Award, and Curious Conduct. Her first book, Placebo Effects, was selected as a winner in the National Poetry Series. She also won the Dana Award for Poetry and The Greensboro Review literary award for poetry. Her poems have been included in two dozen anthologies and textbooks, including Good Poems for Hard Times, The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror, The Norton Introduction to Literature, 9th ed., and Poetry Daily: 366 Poems from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website. She was co-editor of the literary magazine, American Letters & Commentary, from 1992-2000. With Claudia Carlson, she co-edited the anthology, The Poets' Grimm: Twentieth Century Poems from Grimm Fairy Tales.

"Afraid So," a poem from Curious Conduct, was made into a short film by the same name (narrated by Garrison Keillor) by award-winning filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt. The movie has been screened at numerous international film festivals, on the IFC, and at the Museum of Modern Art. She served as director of the annual Advanced Poetry Seminar from 2006-2010, and she currently teaches at both The Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan, and at the Stonecoast MFA Program in Maine.

MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST JUDGE

Rick Bass grew up in Houston, and started writing short stories on his lunch breaks while working as a petroleum geologist in Jackson, Mississippi.

Bass has published more than 20 books of essays and novels, and has worked passionately for environmental causes all over the world. His honors and awards include a PEN/Nelson Algren Award Special Citation for fiction, a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and the James Jones Literary Society First Novel Fellowship for Where the Sea Used to Be. He was a finalist for the Story Prize in 2006 for his short story collection The Lives of Rocks. He was a finalist of the National Book Critics Circle Award for his autobiography, Why I Came West. He was also awarded the General Electric Younger Writers Award.

Bass lives in the remote Yaak Valley of Montana, where he works to protect his adopted home from roads and logging. He serves on the board of both the Yaak Valley Forest Council and Round River Conservation Studies. His papers are held at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University and Texas State University–San Marcos.

THE NEW GUARD 2012 contest readers are looking forward to reading your work! You can submit online via our submissions manager or by postal mail with a check for the entry fee, which is $15 for either contest. Contest winners and all finalists get two free copies of TNG, and each submission will be carefully considered for publication. Final judging is blind.

We accept .doc or similar files–no PDFs, please. We do pay strict attention to word and line count. TNG accepts previously unpublished work only. Any size print run or online publication (including blogs and/or social networking) disqualify your entry. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, provided we're notified upon publication elsewhere. If we accept your story or poem for publication, we trust you will remove that story or poem from all other contests upon our acceptance of your work.

TNG retains standard first publication rights; all rights immediately revert to the writer upon publication. Please note that TNG cannot return manuscripts. We are not presently accepting submissions aside from our contests.

http://www.newguardreview.com/

Switchback Flash Contest - Deadline: 2012/03/31

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/04/01
Fee: Free
Prize: Publication (website)

Each month Switchback provides a prompt and we want you to send us your best work inspired by that prompt. The winning entry as decided by our editors will be featured on Switchback. Contest submissions can be poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or even art but must be 500 words or under. Please send us only one submission per prompt and only previously unpublished works. We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us immediately of acceptance elsewhere. Make sure your name DOES NOT appear on the submission itself. The deadline for submissions is 5:00 pm on the last day of the month.

The March prompt is: "Three men walk into a bar."

http://www.swback.com/
http://www.swback.com/call/

Kids Hummingbird Poetry Contest - Deadline: 2012/09/30

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/10/01
Fee: Free
Prize: Prize

Hey Kids!....We are excited to host our second kids hummingbird poetry contest to give you a chance to write a poem and maybe you'll win a prize!

When you submit a poem you will have your own web page!

Tip: You can visit some other pages on our site and learn more about hummingbirds to help write your poem.

Each of the Top 3 Favorites will win the prize!

The Winning Prize!

"Everything you need (except your recycled bottle) to make your own "Recycler" Hummingbird Feeder".

Turn a recycled soda bottle into a hummingbird feeder.

The Hummingbird Recycler Feeder Kit includes:

The Base

Separate feeding flower perches that snap into each of three holes on top of the base

A Net to secure the soda bottle

A three prong hanger that attaches to the net for secure handling

A funnel for easy filling.

Here are the contest rules:

Submit original work written by you.
Contest open to ages 6 to 12.
Fill out the "Your Name" box and be sure to include your age.
Winners will be selected based on visitor comments and our judge.
Submissions deadline is September 30, 2012.
Winners announced October 31, 2012.

Here is your chance to show off your work and invite all your friends and relatives to leave praises with their comments.

You will see a "Thank You" page after your submission, please leave your email address here so we can send a notification if you are the Winner.

http://www.hummingbird-guide.com/
http://www.hummingbird-guide.com/kids ... gbird-poetry-contest.html

Wag's Review Winter Writers Contest - Deadline: 2012/02/29

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/03/01
Fee: $ 20
Prize: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine)

Size limit: 10,000 words
Currently, Wag’s Revue is only accepting submissions for its Winter Writers Contest in fiction, poetry, and essays. First prize is $1,000 and publication in Issue 13; second prize is $500; and third prize is $100. All submissions are considered for publication. The contest is judged by the editors and closes February 29, 2012. Winners will be announced with the release of Issue 13 in August.

Please read all guidelines carefully before submitting. We also strongly encourage you to familiarize yourself with the magazine by reading our past issues, all of which are available for free at www.wagsrevue.com.

Each entry must be accompanied by a $20 reading fee, paid via PayPal, plus the $0.94 credit card fee and $1.15 Submishmash charges for its services. Check or cash not accepted. As our fiscal sponsor is the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), “NYFA EO Art” will appear on your statement. You are welcome to submit more than once to the contest, but note each entry must be paid for separately. Poetry submissions may include multiple poems but should not exceed ten pages. Fiction and Essays must be less than 10,000 words.

Wag’s Revue asks for first serial rights to all published work; all other rights revert to the author upon publication. All submissions must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but please promptly withdraw your entry if it is accepted elsewhere by notifying us at editors@wagsrevue.com.

Author biographies should be kept brief and are not required. As the contest is blind, please refrain from including any contact or biographical information on the submission itself. We look forward to reading your work.

http://www.wagsrevue.com/
http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit.php

Salem College Center for Women Writers International Literary Awards - Deadline: 2012/02/03

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/02/04
Fee: $ 15
Prize: $ 1,200

2012 Awards

Over $4,000 in prizes!

Reynolds Price Short Fiction Award for a single short story up to 5000 words

Judge: Kate Bernheimer

Rita Dove Poetry Award for a poem up to 100 lines (up to two poems per submission, any style)

Judge: Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Penelope Niven Creative Nonfiction Award for a single piece of creative nonfiction, including personal essay and memoir, up to 5000 words

Judge: Sigrid Nunez

The winner in each genre will receive $1,200. The two honorable mentions in each genre will receive $150.
Competition Rules and Requirements:

All entries should be mailed to Amy Knox Brown, Director of the Salem College Center for Women Writers, 601 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
Competitions are open to both women and men who write in English except Salem Academy and College employees and students.
All submissions must be unpublished. Postmark deadline: February 3, 2012. Winners will be announced by May 15, 2012.
The author’s name and address must not appear on the manuscript.
For each entry, you must include all of the following:
three clean typed copies of your manuscript (double space all prose entries)
one cover sheet per entry with your name, address, telephone number, email, the genre in which you’re submitting (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry), word count (for nonfiction and fiction)/ line count (for poetry), and the title of the work(s)
a check/money order for the $15 (in US dollars) reading fee per submission, made out to the Salem College International Literary Awards; and an optional SASE for notification of winners.
For further information, visit www.salem.edu/go/cww; or email cww@salem.edu; or contact Amy Knox Brown, Director of the Salem College Center for Women Writers, 601 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. No phone calls, please.

http://www.salem.edu/community/cww/
http://www.salem.edu/community/cww/in ... iterary-awards-guidelines

Sixteen Rivers Press Chapbook Contest for Poets Under Forty - Deadline: 2012/05/01

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/05/02
Fee: $ 15
Prize: $ 500 - Publication - 25 free copies

Sixteen Rivers Press is seeking submissions for a chapbook by a poet under forty years of age, to be published in Spring 2013. All styles and forms are welcome. The winner will receive $500 and 25 free copies of the chapbook. The winner will not be required to become a member of the collective, though he or she must commit to giving three or four readings in the Greater Bay Area to support the chapbook. The final judge for the manuscripts will be Camille Dungy.
GUIDELINES:

Send TWO copies of your manuscript.
The manuscript must be postmarked no later than May 1, 2012. Authors must be under the age of forty on that date.
Former and current students, as well as close personal or professional friends of the judge, are ineligible.
The manuscript must be between 26 to 30 pages in length, 1 1/2-spaced lines.
Manuscripts must be paginated (pages numbered in order).
Include two title pages, one with full contact information, and one with the title only.
Do not include your name anywhere in the manuscript, as it is important to us that these be blind submissions.
Include an acknowledgments page listing previous publications of the poems.
Include a table of contents page.
Clip your manuscript using a butterfly clip. Do not use folders or any type of binding.
Include a $15 reading fee, payable to Sixteen Rivers Press.
Include an SASE for contest results.
Send your manuscript to Sixteen Rivers Press, P.O. Box 640663, San Francisco, CA 94164-0663.
Manuscripts cannot be returned. If you would like verification of receipt, please clip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to one copy of the manuscript.

http://sixteenrivers.org/wordpress/
http://sixteenrivers.org/wordpress/index.php/submissions/

The Potomac Review Annual Contest - Deadline: 2012/02/01

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/02/02
Fee: $ 20
Prize: $ 1,000

The Potomac Review
a nnounces the return of the
Annual Contest
This Year - Poetry
Grand Prize: $1,0 00
Poetry Contest Entry Guidelines:
- Send up to 3 Poems with a maximum page limit per poem of 3 and $20 reading fee payable to Montgomery College/Potomac Review. All entrants will receive a one- year
(2 issues) subscription to Potomac Review.
- Include a cover letter with contact info (i.e. name, address, etc.) and names of poems. Put author's name and a ddress on the cover letter only. Entries will not be returned.
- All poems must be typed and previously unpublished; no name or address should appear on the poems.
- If submitting online, either send in the check or pay through Paypal to potomacreview@gmail.com .
- Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but please note this in your cover letter and notify us immediately of acceptance elsewhere.
- Contest entries will be accepted from October 1, 2011 to February 1, 201 2.
- Winners will be announced April 1 , 2012 on our website.
- The winning poem will appear in Potomac Review Issue 52.
- Semifinalists will be listed on the website and all entries will be considered for publication.
- Manuscripts that do not follow contest guidelines will be disqualified.
- Please direct all contest questions to the Editor-in -Chief:
zachary.benavidez@montgomerycollege.edu
Submit to:
Mail Submissions
Potomac Review Poetry Contest
Montgomery College
51 Mannakee Street , MT/212
Rockville, MD 20850

Online Submissions: http://www.potomacreview.org/prsp/
Submit under the genre "contest” and mail the fee to address above.

http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Alt.aspx?id=18937
http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/Work ... ifier=id&ItemID=33746

Poetry In Motion Sonnet Writing Contest - Deadline: 2012/02/29

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/03/01
Fee: $ 25
Prize: $ 1,000 - Publication (magazine) - Publication (website)

Thank you for your interest in entering our first Poetry-in-Motion Sonnet Writing Contest. Geoffrey Owens, of The Cosby Show, and RisingStar31 Productions teamed up to launch an initiative which showcases the literary works of talented writers. This first contest is organized to coincide with the holidays and explore the theme, “Holidays Past and Present.”

The writer should submit one sonnet (which commonly consists of 14 lines, each of which has ten syllables written in iambic pentameter). Writers, however, can submit a poem that is similar to a sonnet, even if it’s not entirely structured within a Shakespearean, or otherwise, classical form. A poem with a powerfully inspiring message will still be given consideration.

The winner is awarded a $1,000 Prize and publication in our future RisingStar31 e-Magazine and Web site.

Geoffrey, a Shakespearean actor and drama instructor, has created an exciting new selection of on-line greeting cards with classical sonnets, and brings a wealth of experience to the venture. He will be the judge who selects the winning writer from ten finalists.

Guidelines & Information

Eligibility: Poets writing in English, who either have or haven’t already published a poem. Simultaneous submissions are fine, however, please inform us if there’s a change in your poem’s status.

Opening Date: Thanksgiving Eve (November 23, 2011)

Deadline: New Year’s Eve (Entries must be postmarked by midnight, December 31, 2011)
The deadline was extended to February 29, 2012 (Special Leap Year Date)

Entry Fee: $25.00 (to cover reading fees)

Announcement: Winner will be notified by March 31, 2012.
Check the Web site for winner information, or send a SASE with the wording “Results.”

Submissions: Electronic submissions are encouraged, however, writers can mail poems, along with a check or money order to:

RisingStar31 Productions
P.O. Box 53371
Sarasota, FL 34232

Mailed entries must include a cover sheet with writer’s name, address, e-mail and phone number and be attached to the poem. Please do not place your name on the sheet with the poem. Poems should be printed, double-spaced, with 10-12 font size. Send only a copy; do not mail your only copy, as all materials will be recycled unless return is requested with SASE.

On-line submissions: You may submit your entry by Clicking Below:
Submit to RisingStar31 Productions

http://www.risingstar31.com/
http://www.risingstar31.com/contest.html

Polaris - Deadline: 2012/02/01

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/02/02
Fee: Free
Prize: $ 75

Submissions without cover sheets or from non-undergraduates WILL NOT be accepted.

The undergraduate journal of arts and literature of Ohio Northern
University is now accepting submissions for poetry, fiction,
visual art, and nonfiction.

Prizes to be awarded in each genre:
1st place - $75 2nd place - $25.
Contest judged by genre editors.

Deadline is February 1, 2012
Winners will be published in Polaris, and all contest entries will
be considered for publication.

Nonfiction: Up to 5,000 words, creative nonfiction, humor,
travel narrative, other things.

Fiction: Up to 5,000 words, open to anything with an interesting
voice including absurdist, experimental, prose poetry, etc.

Poetry: Submit 3-5 poems, avant-garde, free verse, traditional.

Visual Art: Art submissions should be sent as .TIFF or .JPEG files.
All media are acceptable. Maximum of 3 works per artist.
Artists should also include a Microsoft Word document containing
their name, the titles and media of works submitted, and a brief
artist’s statement.

Please include a cover sheet with brief author bio and contact information including:
Author’s name (should not appear anywhere else on the document)
Genre & Title of Work(s)
Mailing Address
E-mail Address
Phone Number
Affiliated Undergraduate Institution
How You Heard About Us

Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but the author must notify us immediately if
his/her work is accepted for publication elsewhere. Contributors will be notified by
February 29 via e-mail.

Send submissions to onupolaris@gmail.com

http://polarismag.org/
http://polarismag.org/submit.html

Columbia: a Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest - Deadline: 2012/02/01

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +0200

Deadline: 2012/02/02
Fee: $ 14
Prize: $ 500 - Publication (magazine)

$500 prizes in each genre: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

Plus publication in our landmark 50th issue.

[JUDGES]
Fiction:
Dinaw Mengestu
How to Read the Air
The New Yorker “20 Under 40” 2010

Nonfiction:
Anne Fadiman
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
National Book Critics Circle Award 1997

Poetry:
Eileen Myles
Inferno: a poet’s novel
Lambda Literary Award 2010

Runners-up will be considered for publication on our website.

Guidelines:
Poetry: up to five poems
Fiction and Nonfiction: up to 15 double-spaced pages
Simultaneous submissions are fine; please write us if your piece is accepted elsewhere.

Deadline: February 1, 2012.
Entry fee is $14 and includes a copy of Journal 50.
Submit your work via our submission manager.

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PAYMENT:
After your file is uploaded, you will be automatically directed to our payment portal, which will allow you to buy a virtual “ticket” to the contest ($13 plus 75¢ processing fee). This will look like a ticket to a literary event, but never fear, it is merely our way of processing contest fees.

Your submission will not be read by our judges if you do not pay the contest fee, so if you have any trouble, please contact us right away at Publisher.Columbia@gmail.com

http://columbiajournal.org/
http://columbiajournal.org/contests