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Contests, Awards and Competitions for November 2009

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2009 Anderbo Poetry Prize Website: http://www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderprize2009.html Deadline: November 1, 2009 Entry fee: $10. For up to six unpublished poems. Winner receives: $500 cash Publication on anderbo.com Guidelines: –Poems should be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper with the poet’s name and contact information on the upper right corner of each poem. –Limit six poems per poet –Entrant must not have been previously published on anderbo.com –Entrant must not be a current or former student of William Logan –Mail submissions to:   Anderbo Poetry Prize,   270 Lafayette Street,   Suite 1412,   New York, NY 10012 –Enclose self-addressed stamped business envelope to receive … Continue reading Contests, Awards and Competitions for November 2009

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Awards, Contests and Competitions for September 2009

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Bad Poetry Contest:  presented by Shakespeare’s Tavern Atlanta,  Georgia   Website: http://www.shakespearetavern.com/ Email: Jeanette@shakespearetavern.com Deadline: weekly until the end of run Fee: No entry fee We Need Your Bad Poems and You Need the Free Stuff We’re Going to Give You! We’re looking for some bad love poems. As you may or may not know, in As You Like It, the character Orlando writes a mixture of bad & good poems to his love, Rosalind, and nails them to trees in an expression of his love for her.  In honor of this, we’re running a Bad Love Poems contest starting today and … Continue reading Awards, Contests and Competitions for September 2009

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Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, and Residencies for September & October 2009

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Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship Website: http://www.amylowell.org Deadline: October 15 $50,000 to the winning poet to spend a continuous year outside the continent of North America in “whatever place the recipient deems best suited to advance the art of poetry.” Application, resume, & poetry samples must be received by October 15. For full information & an application, visit the website. Correspondence should be directed to: Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship, c/o F. Davis Dassori, Choate, Hall, & Stewart, Two International Place, Boston, MA 02110. Arizona Commission on the Arts Artist Project Grants Website: http://www.azarts.gov info@azarts.gov Deadline: September 3 Entry Fee: … Continue reading Grants, Fellowships, Scholarships, and Residencies for September & October 2009

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Awards, Contests and Competitions for October 2009

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American Poetry Review Honickman First Book Prize Web site: http://www.aprweb.org Deadline: October 31, 2009 Entry Fee: $25 A prize of $3,000 and publication by American Poetry Review is given annually for a first book of poetry. The winning book will be distributed by Copper Canyon Press through Consortium. Mark Doty will judge. Submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee by October 31. Send an SASE or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. American Poetry Review, Honickman First Book Prize, 1700 Sansom Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19103. (215) 496-0439. Elizabeth Scanlon, Editor. Amy … Continue reading Awards, Contests and Competitions for October 2009

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Contests and Awards June & July

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ABZ Press First Book Prize A prize of $1,000, publication by ABZ Press, and 50 author copies will be given annually for a first poetry collection. Mark Halliday will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by June 30. Call, e-mail, or visit the Web site for complete guidelines. ABZ Press, First Book Prize, P.O. Box 2746, Huntington, WV 25727-2746. (304) 733-5054. John McKernan, Editor. editorial@abzpress.com http://www.abzpress.com ===== Academy of American Poets Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize A prize of $25,000 is given annually for an outstanding book of poems written by a living … Continue reading Contests and Awards June & July

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Contests and Awards for May

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The Memoir (and) Prize for Memoir in Prose and Poetry The Memoir (and) Prize for Graphic Memoir http://www.memoirjournal.com Four prizes awarded up to $500.   Memoir (and) reading period for Spring +Summer 2010 (Issue 6): 5/1/09 – 8/15/09. Accepting traditional and experimental prose, poetry, graphic memoir, narrative photography, lies, and more. All submissions eligible for contest entry. Submit online or mail to: Memoir (and), P.O. Box 1398, Sausalito, CA 94966. Guidelines at http://www.memoirjournal.com.   ***   ADDITIONAL CONTEST INFO   The Memoir (and) Prizes for Memoir in Prose or Poetry are awarded to the most outstanding prose or poetry memoir-traditional, … Continue reading Contests and Awards for May

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Contest and Awards for March 2009

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Alabama Writers Conclave Contest http://www.alabamawritersconclave.org/contests.html ENTRY FEES $3 to $10 Deadline: April 30, 2009. 1st: $100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $50;  4th: $25 and up to 4 Honorable Mentions. Categories: Fiction – maximum 2,500 words. Short Fiction – maximum 1,000  words. Juvenile Fiction (stories for ages 4-12) – maximum 2,500 words. MUST LIST GENRE AND TARGETED AGE GROUP (i.e.  picture book, 3 & up). Nonfiction – maximum 2,500 words  (PLEASE SPECIFY IF WRITTEN FOR ADULT OR CHILDREN). Humor  (fiction, nonfiction, or poetry) – maximum 2,000 words or  50 lines (for poems). Traditional Poem (any “form” poem,  i.e. villanelle, sonnet, sestina) – … Continue reading Contest and Awards for March 2009

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Contests and Awards for February 2009

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Alabama Writers Conclave Annual Competition Deadline: April 30, 2009. Prizes: 1st: $100; 2nd: $75; 3rd: $50; 4th: $25 and up to 4 Honorable Mentions. For all categories (EXCEPT Poem and First Chapter Novel): $5 per entry if AWC member, $8 per entry if non-member. For First Chapter Novel: $10 if member, $12 if non-member. For Poem: $3 per poem if member, $5 if non-member. Categories: fiction, short fiction, juvenile fiction, nonfiction, humor, traditional poem, free verse poem, first chapter of a novel. http://www.alabamawritersconclave.com/contests.html ===== American Fiction American Fiction Prize A prize of $1,000 will be given annually for a short … Continue reading Contests and Awards for February 2009

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AWARDS, CONTESTS and COMPETITIONS 12/14/08

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 REDLANDS AROMATHERAPY FOUNDATION WRITING CONTEST http://rafgardens.org/naturewritingcontest.html — $15 ENTRY FEE Categories poetry, short fiction and personal recollection essays. Publication on the web site and in newsletter. Looking for original literary works based on the healing power of nature, including, but not limited to: gardens, nature, flowers, and aromatherapy. The contest is open to any genre and is open to any writer of any age, writing in English. Entries should be limited to less than 3,000 words. Deadline December 31, 2008. Winners will be contacted January 15-20, 2009. First Prize: $300 Second Prize: $150 Third Prize: $50 ===== PECAN GROVE PRESS … Continue reading AWARDS, CONTESTS and COMPETITIONS 12/14/08