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ANTHOLOGY, Lavandería: A Mixed Load of Women, Wash and Word, seeks submissions. Fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and other dirty deeds signifying sorting, washing, ironing, folding laundry, and life. See www.cityworkspress.org for submission guidelines. Deadline: December 15. Maximum: 5,000 words or 5 poems. Include bio. E-mail Word DOC submission only to lavanderiazspot@gmail.com.

CALL FOR psychiatric poems for a compendium of poems on perspectives of mental illness. Short works (under 2,000 words) from patient or treatment provider’s view of psychiatric illness and extreme emotional states. Cash for selected submissions. Submissions sent with contact information to Richard M. Patel, MD, at richardmpatel@earthlink.net.

KEARNEY STREET Books is accepting submissions for Tribute to Orpheus 2, an anthology of prose and poetry by or about music or musicians. 10,000 words or less. Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Previously published OK. Fee: $10. No electronic submissions. P.O. Box 2021, Bellingham, WA 98227. See Tribute to Orpheus at Amazon.

LACHANCE Publishing is seeking authors for our critically acclaimed “Voices of” series. Top literary journals have praised the “Voices of” series, and we invite you to join our family of authors. “Voices of” features true stories of literary merit and real emotional impact that inspire and inform by showing how individuals and families have been transformed by life-changing experiences. We’re currently seeking stories on a variety of topics. Please visit www.lachancepublishing.com for our needs and submission guidelines. Net profits from “Voices of” are donated to The Healing Project (www.thehealingproject.org/main.html), a non-profit organization. We pay for accepted submissions.

MAIN STREET RAG is seeking short fiction to fill two anthologies on the following themes: (1) unique small-town characters and (2) eccentric women. No deadline—when we have enough to fill an anthology, we will close submissions. For details, send SASE to Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227-7001 or visit us online at www.mainstreetrag.com.

PESSOA ANTHOLOGY. Seeking submissions for an anthology of North American poetic responses to Fernando Pessoa. Tentative title of book: Under Our Skin: North American Poetic Responses to Fernando Pessoa. All correspondence to Charles Cutler (Emeritus, Smith College), 22 Savoy Rd., W. Hawley, MA 01339. E-mail: ccutler@email.smith.edu.

POETS OF THE American West, an anthology of poets from CA, OR, WA, ID, NV, AZ, NM, UT, CO, WY, MT now accepting submissions. $200 Many Voices Award to best poem from each state. Fee: $12 includes book. Complete submission details and mandatory form at: www.fvcc.edu/news-events/academic-news/many-voices-press. Or send SASE to: Many Voices Press, 777 Grandview Dr., Kalispell, MT 59901.

10TH ANNUAL Gival Press Poetry Award for previously unpublished manuscript (45+ pages) of original poetry in English (may include previously published poems). Visit www.givalpress.com or e-mail givalpress@yahoo.com for complete guidelines. Deadline: December 15 postmark. Reading fee: $20. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Gival Press, LLC, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203.

ARKTOI BOOKS, an imprint of Red Hen Press, seeks fiction manuscripts from lesbian authors. Fiction submissions (hardcopy) must be received between August 1 and December 1. For submission guidelines, please visit www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp or www.eloisekleinhealy.com and click on Arktoi Books.

BLUE LIGHT Press Book Award— imagistic, inventive, emotionally honest poems that push the edge. Send 50–80 page manuscript, SASE, and $20 reading fee to Blue Light Press, 1862 45th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 by December 15. For guidelines, e-mail bluelightpress@aol.com or send SASE.

DIVERSION Press, a new small press, seeks book proposals for how-to, slice of life, academic, and other nonfiction works. We are also seeking children’s books, fiction and nonfiction short stories, and poetry. Please visit our Web site for submission guidelines and more information at www.diversionpress.com or e-mail questions to diversionpress@yahoo.com.

PLAIN VIEW PRESS, a 30-year-old independent publishing house accepting book manuscripts—high literary standards, collaborative process, activist orientation, poetry, fiction, non-fiction—on environmental protection, peace, and gender, racial, and economic justice. E-mail: sb@plainviewpress.net —put “Query” in subject line. Guidelines at our Web site and e-bookstore: www.plainviewpress.net.

BATEAU PRESS 3rd Annual Boom Chapbook Contest— manuscripts between 19 and 26 pages. $12 reading/organization fee. Send in submissions/payment electronically or by manual mail system. Winner receives $500 and copies of winning chapbook. Winning chapbook is totally handmade, high quality, well designed, letterpress. See Web site for full guidelines: www.bateaupress.org.

CONCRETE WOLF Poetry Chapbook Contest. Deadline: November 3. Prize: 100 copies. Reading fee: $20, checks payable to Concrete Wolf. Final judge: Elizabeth Austen. Guidelines: 16–26 pages of poems, 2 cover sheets, one with author info, one without, SASE. Include 6.5” x 9.5” envelope stamped with $2.21 postage for winning chapbook. Mail to: Concrete Wolf, P.O. Box 1808, Kingston, WA 98346-1808. Additional info: http://concretewolf.com.

FLUME PRESS announces its 2008 poetry chapbook contest. Winner receives $500 plus 25 copies. Send 20–30 pages, including title page, contents, acknowledgments. Reading fee: $20, includes copy of winning chapbook. Details: www.csuchico.edu/engl/flumepress. Deadline: December 1. Send to Flume Press, CSU, Chico, 400 W. First St., Chico, CA 95929-0830.

THE LEDGE PRESS proudly announces its 2008 and 15th Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition. Winner receives $1,000 and 25 chapbook copies. All styles and forms are welcome. Excellence is the only criterion. Entry fee: $18. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning chapbook upon its publication next fall. Submit 16–28 pages of poetry with contact information and SASE for results. Deadline: October 31 postmark. The Ledge 2008 Chapbook Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. Complete guidelines at: www.theledgemagazine.com. E-mail: tkmonaghan@aol.com.

ROSE METAL PRESS an independent publisher of hybrid genres, seeks submissions for its 3rd Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest. Please e-mail your 25–40 page manuscript of shorts under 1,000 words between October 15 and December 1. Reading fee: $10. Judge: Sherrie Flick. Visit www.rosemetalpress.com or e-mail rosemetalpress@gmail.com for more details.

WEST TOWN PRESS annual poetry chapbook award. Winner receives $250 and publication. Postmark deadline extended: October 15. Reading fee: $15, payable to West Town Press. Send 16–20 page manuscript, with SASE for results notification, or send SASE for guidelines: West Town Press, P.O. Box 181, Lebanon, IL 62254.

10TH ANNIVERSARY issue of Freshwater seeks imaginative, original, well-crafted poetry. Editors’ Prize: $200. Send up to five unpublished poems with bio, contact info, e-mail, and sase for notification only. Deadline: December 15. Payment: 2 copies. Sample copy: $7. For complete submission guidelines, visit www.acc.commnet.edu/freshwater.htm.

AMOSKEAG invites submissions of essays, short stories, poems, and b&w photography on the environment and climate change for its Spring 2009 issue. Shorter prose preferred (1–10 pages), 2–4 poems, and artwork in JPEG format (at least 300 dpi, 6.25 x 9.25) on CD. Send submissions with SASE to Allison Cummings, Editor, Amoskeag, Robert Frost Hall, Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 N. River Rd., Manchester, NH 03106. Reading period runs September 1–December 1. For details on this year’s theme, please see www.amoskeagjournal.com.

ANDERBO.COM “Best New Online Literary Journal,” features writers in fiction, “fact,” and poetry. Always looking for new voices. For submission information and guidelines, visit www.anderbo.com.

ARS MEDICA, A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities is a new literary magazine looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and artwork dealing with illness, the body, healing, and the culture of medicine. For submission/subscription info, see www.ars-medica.ca.

AUNT CHLOE: A Journal of Artful Candor seeks submissions for its inaugural issue to be released Spring 2009. Visit auntchloe.blogspot.com to find out more about Aunt Chloe and for submission guidelines. To contact us by mail, send a SASE to Aunt Chloe, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Lane, CB 323, Atlanta, GA, 30314, or e-mail us: auntchloe@gmail.com.

BAYOU MAGAZINE is currently reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our next issue. We accept up to 7,500 words of prose and up to 5 poems. Please check us out on the Web at www.cola.uno.edu/cww/bayou for all submission guidelines. Send all submissions to: Bayou Magazine, c/o Genre Editor, Dept. of English, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, LA 70148.

BLU TATTOO, an online journal, seeks imaginative and relevant submissions of prose, poetry, and book reviews. We like edgy, yet we love essays about cupcakes. Please review Web site and guidelines before submitting: www.blu-tattoo.com.

BLUELINE seeks poetry and fiction relating to the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, or focusing on the shaping influence of nature. Payment: copies. Reading period: September–November. Submissions with SASE to Blueline, 125 Morey Hall, Dept. of English and Communication, SUNY-Potsdam, Potsdam, NY 13676. Inquiries: blueline@potsdam.edu. Guidelines: www.potsdam.edu/ENGL/blueline/default.html.

THE BROKEN PLATE wants submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Reading period is September 1–October 31. Accepted works will appear in our annual spring issue. Place your submission in the body of an e-mail and send it to: brokenplate@bsu.edu. Check out our Web site for guidelines: www.bsu.edu/brokenplate.

THE BROOME Review seeks poems, fiction, creative nonfiction for Spring 2009 issue. Send up to 4 poems or 15 pages of prose. Details and $1,000 contest information at www.thebroomereview.com or e-mail info@thebroomereview.com. Submissions will be accepted through December 31. Cover letter, bio, and SASE to: the Broome Review, P.O. Box 900, Vestal, NY 13851.

BRYANT LITERARY Review, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its May 2009 issue. Work may be of any style or subject matter. See poetry samples at http://web.bryant.edu/~blr. Deadline: December 31. Send submission with cover letter, brief bio, and SASE to: Bryant Literary Review, Faculty Ste. F, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917.

CAESURA, the journal of Poetry Center San Jose, seeks poems with a focus on the cultural aspects of food, as well as book reviews (please query), b&w photography, and art. Submit between August 15–October 5. Send 1–3 poems, not to exceed 4 pages total, to caesura@pcsj.org. Full guidelines at www.pcsj.org/caesura.html.

CALL FOR POEMS of a decidedly liberal bent responding to the news, current events, and topical issues for the New Verse News, the online daily. (If the Guardian appeared in poetry, it might be the New Verse News.) See submission guidelines and timely poetry of enduring interest at www.newversenews.com.

CALL FOR submissions! Faultline, UC Irvine’s Journal of Art & Literature, is now accepting poems, stories, essays, and translations until February 15, 2009. Submit up to 5 pages of poetry or 20 of prose with SASE to Faultline, Dept. of English, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2650. Web site: www.humanities.uci.edu/faultline.

CALL FOR Submissions: the Alembic seeks poems, short fiction, and nonfiction for its 2009 issue. The Alembic is an international literary journal sponsored by Providence College. Please send submissions to: Editors, the Alembic, English Dept., Providence College, 549 River Ave., Providence, RI 02918.

CAVE WALL, a journal of poetry and art, reads unsolicited submissions August–September. Recent contributors include Julianna Baggott, Claudia Emerson, Jeffrey Harrison, A. Van Jordan, Carl Phillips, and Robert Wrigley. For guidelines, send SASE to Cave Wall Press LLC, P.O. Box 29546, Greensboro, NC 27429-9546. Or visit: www.cavewallpress.com.

CONTE, an independent online journal of narrative writing, announces an open call for poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for its 10th issue this December. We welcome submissions from emerging writers as well as established voices. Deadlines, submission guidelines, and past issues available at www.conteonline.net. Direct queries to poetry@conteonline.net.

EDGY CHRISTIAN journal seeks submissions in short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from authors who don’t pull their punches. Relief: A Quarterly Christian Expression accepts submissions year-round online at www.reliefjournal.com. Please see Web site for submission guidelines and to purchase a sample issue.

THE EVENING Street Review, a bi-annual journal centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal, reads poetry and prose submissions year-round. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces to 7652 Sawmill Rd., #335, Dublin, OH 43016-9296. E-mail inquiries may be sent to editors@eveningstreetpress.com. Web site: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

FICTION, CREATIVE nonfiction, science fiction, stories for young readers, poetry, lyrics, drama, art, and photography. Drama Prize offered in January 2009. Pays $10 flat rate/submission plus contributor copy. Prints contributor bio. Sample copy: $10 postpaid. Guidelines: abcworks@att.net or send SASE to Christine Walen, Editor, Atlantic Pacific Press, 279 Gulf Rd., South Dartmouth, MA 02748. Phone: (508) 994-7869, (774) 263-2839. Web site: http://atlanticpacificpress.com.

FOR AN ISSUE ON “The Artist in Wartime,” Fiction International will read fiction, nonfiction, and indeterminate prose between September 1 and December 15. Submit hardcopy texts or visuals (with SASE) to Harold Jaffe, Editor, Fiction International, Dept. of English, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-6020. Queries: hjaffe@mail.sdsu.edu.

FRAGLIT Magazine, an online journal of fragmentary writing (diaries and notebooks, aphorisms, vignettes, etc.), seeks submissions for two upcoming biannual issues on these themes: “Poem Fragments” and “Haunting Memories.” We also seek micro-essays and notes about fragments, as well as artwork related to an issue’s theme. For information, visit www.fraglit.com.

FRONT RANGE Review seeks literary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its 8th annual issue. Our reading period is August 15–December 1. Send all correspondence to: Blair Oliver, Faculty Adviser, Front Range Review, FRCC, 4616 S. Shields, Ft. Collins, CO 80526. See www.frontrange.edu/frontrangereview for guidelines.

GENTLY READ Literature, www.gentlyread.wordpress.com, is looking for reviews, criticism, and essays on contemporary poetry and literary fiction. 500 words min. (no max.) E-mail submissions to danielsumrall@yahoo.com. Put “GRL submission” in the title of e-mail, submissions must be in the body of the e-mail or attached as a MS Word document. GRL publishes monthly, submissions received after the 15th of each month will be considered for the next issue.

GETTING READ is a noncommercial Web site that publishes short short work by writers of prose and verse. For details, go to http://shortpoem.org.

GOT POEM? Submit any subject, any style, any length, any number, any time by e-mail or by mail with SASE. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. The Great American Poetry Show, P.O. Box 69506, West Hollywood, CA 90069. E-mail: info@tgaps.net. Web site: www.tgaps.net.

GREAT WESTERN Fiction is seeking submissions of western fiction set in the American Old West before 1914. Short stories and novels in the classic style for a general readership. No language. No sex. Payment: $50 for a short story or $500 for a novel. Rights: First serial rights and first electronic rights. See submission guidelines on our Web site: www.greatwesternfiction.com.

HARPUR PALATE, Binghamton University’s international literary journal, seeks submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for its next themed issue, “The Long and Short of It,” featuring short prose (1,000 words or less) and long poems (3 pages or longer). Scheduled for release in Summer 2009. Web site: http://harpurpalate.binghamton.edu.

HAWAI'I PACIFIC Review seeks quality poetry, fiction (short stories), and short essays for its 2009 issue. Deadline: December 31. Payment 2 copies. Send guideline requests and unpublished manuscripts with SASE to: Patrice Wilson, Editor, Hawi’i Pacific Review, 1060 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI 96813.

IRON HORSE Literary Review seeks fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for its upcoming issues. We’re currently seeking manuscripts for open issues as well as issues focusing upon Halloween, rock and roll, National Poetry Month, and our first novella issue, and our Discovered Voices Awards. For guidelines: ironhorselitrev@yahoo.com. We pay our contributors.

KARAMU is accepting submissions for Spring 2010 issue September 1–February 15, 2009. Submit poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, drawings. Send SASE for response or return of manuscript. No simultaneous submissions. Recent issues $8, back $3. Guidelines: send SASE to Karamu, English Dept., Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Ave., Charleston, IL 61920.

THE KING'S English, three-time winner of the Million Writers Award for Best Publisher of Novella-Length Fiction, is an international online literary journal seeking long fiction and personal essays. Has published Pushcart nominees and work selected for Dzanc Books’ Best of the Web 2008 anthology. Electronic submissions only. Full guidelines: www.thekingsenglish.org.

LADY JANE Miscellany, a print and online literary journal by San Francisco Bay Press, seeks quality poems, plays, stories, nonfiction (all lengths, forms). Prints original paintings, photos, etc. Reviews of published books sent to Editor, Lady Jane Miscellany 900 Timber Creek Pl., Virginia Beach, VA 23464. Submit literary and artwork by e-mail: sanfranciscobaypress@gmail.com. Visit: www.ladyjanemiscellany.com.

LARK(!) is a Chicago-based online poetry magazine that publishes new work every week. Our taste is broad, stretching from traditional lyric forms to flash fiction to experimental poetry to comics and audio art. We like the humorous, the risky, the odd. For more information and to submit, visit www.larkmag.com.

MELUSINE, or Woman in the 21st Century is a new online journal that explores all angles of the contemporary female experience, especially the perspective of the female artist/thinker, through art, poetry, short fiction, and essay. We want ambitious, thought-provoking work that’s carefully crafted and pushes boundaries. Artists, please query. Writers can query or just paste 1–4 poems, 1 piece of short fiction, or 1–2 essays and short bio into the body of an e-mail to sub2melusine@gmail.com. You can attach a Word document version as well. More details at melusineblog.blogspot.com.

THE MOCHILA Review seeks exciting new short fiction and nonfiction up to 5,000 words as well as poetry up to 5 poems. Please identify genre, 1 per envelope. Include cover letter with bio and SASE. Deadline: November 15 postmark. Response time: 3 months. Payment in copies (May 2009). For additional guidelines, visit www.missouriwestern.edu/EFLJ/mochila/index.htm.

MOM WRITERS Literary Magazine, a biannual online and print publication, is accepting creative nonfiction, poetry, guest profiles and reviews, artwork, and writing contest for upcoming issues. For submission guidelines, visit the magazine’s Web site at www.momwriterslitmag.com.

NEW JOURNAL. Contribute critical prose, fiction, nonfiction, essays, interviews, video art, e-poetry, and photography to Cadillac Cicatrix, a new journal of innovative writing and art. Artists, advertisers, please query. Reading period January–July. Mail/Questions to Cadillac Cicatrix, 21800 Parrot Ranch Rd., Carmel Valley, CA 93924. Web site: www.cadillaccicatrix.org.

PALABRA. Print litmag of Chicano/Latino writing invites submissions of fiction, flash fiction, poetry, novel excerpts, experimental/cross-genre work, and short plays that explore new directions in Chicano and Latino literary art. Some pay. Guidelines on Web site: www.palabralitmag.com. Queries: info@palabralitmag.com. Submit via USPS only to Palabra, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146.

PEEKS & VALLEYS: A Southern Journal is accepting short fiction and poetry submissions September–January 2009. Accepting electronic submissions only at editor@peeksandvalleys.com. Mary Anne and Joe DeYoung, Editors. For writer’s guidelines please visit www.peeksandvalleys.com.

PERSIMMON TREE: An Online Literary Magazine by Women over Sixty. An exciting new magazine that can be found at www.persimmontree.org. We are looking for quality short fiction and nonfiction submissions. Send to editor@persimmontree.org.

PHANTASMAGORIA invites submissions of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction that have not been previously published or accepted. Include SASE for return of ms and/or notification. Mail to Abigail Allen, Phantasmagoria, English Dept., Century College, 3300 Century Ave. N., White Bear Lake, MN 55110.

PMS Poemmemoirstory, the all‑women’s literary magazine, will accept open submissions again during our new reading period from January 1–March 31, 2009; send your poems (5 maximum, please), your short fiction and memoirs (up to 15 pages) again in January 2009. Check our Web site for more details and magazine updates at www.pms-journal.org.

POETRY, FICTION, and creative nonfiction invited for Feminist Studies. Not only a scholarly journal but also the publisher of writing by Meena Alexander, Nicole Brossard, Ana Castillo, Marilyn Chin, Jayne Cortez, Toi Derricotte, Diane Glancy, Marilyn Hacker, Lyn Hejinian, June Jordan, Audre Lorde, Pat Mora, Sharon Olds, Grace Paley, Ruth Stone, and Mitsuye Yamada. To submit your work, see guidelines at www.feministstudies.org or e-mail creative@feministstudies.org.

POTOMAC Review welcomes submissions for issue 45. Send poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, with SASE for reply only.Check out #44 to grasp our style and tone and head over to the Web site (www.montgomerycollege.edu/potomacreview) for updates on the Winter fiction contest, forthcoming submission options, book reviews, and examples of published works.

THE RAMBLER wants your stories! Get inspired by the artwork we supply—nonfiction, fiction, and poetry welcome. Also seeking regular submissions for nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and photography. Paying market. For details, see www.ramblermagazine.com.

RAVING DOVE is an online literary journal dedicated to sharing thought-provoking writing, photography, and art that opposes the use of violence as conflict resolution, and embraces the intrinsic themes of peace and human rights. Published three times per year, Raving Dove welcomes original poetry, nonfiction essays, fiction, photography, and art. Web site: www.ravingdove.org.

R-KV-R-Y, a Quarterly Literary Journal is now accepting submissions for its Winter 2009 issue. We seek poetry, fiction, and literary or academic nonfiction on the theme of recovery in its broadest sense, i.e., as the release from oppression of any kind, be it personal, political, or relational. See Web site for guidelines: www.ninetymeetingsinninetydays.com.

ROCKHURST Review seeks lively material for 22nd Edition, Spring 2009. Submissions accepted September 15–January 15, 2009. Typed. SASE for acceptance. Maximum lengths for submissions: fiction/essay: 2,500 words; drama:10 pages; poetry: 10 pages/5 poems; 5 b&w or color, glossy photographs. No return of materials. Send name, address, phone, e-mail, bio to Patricia Cleary Miller, Rockhurst Review, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.

SLAB LITERARY magazine wants it all! We’re seeking creative nonfiction, fiction, sudden fiction, and poetry for issue #4. Check out our current/back issues and submit online at http://slablitmag.org.

SLANT: A JOURNAL of Poetry is accepting submissions for its Summer 2009 issue. Send up to 5 poems: name, address, and e-mail, on each page. No haiku, translations, simultaneous, or published submissions. Response within 4 months of deadline. Published poets receive 1 copy. Deadline: November 15. Mail submissions with SASE to James Fowler, Editor, Slant, University of Central Arkansas, P.O. Box 5063, Conway, AR 72035-5000.

SOUK, A NEW quarterly online journal of fiction and poetry that examines the relationship between travel, place, and prose, invites submissions for inaugural edition. Submissions received before November 25 will be read for fall issue. For guidelines, check us out at www.soukreview.com.

SOUTHERN California Review, published biannually by USC’s Master of Professional Writing Program, invites submissions of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and one-act stageplays and screenplays from new, emerging, and established authors. The deadline for our annual fiction prize is August 31. Entry fee is $10. For guidelines and entry forms: www.usc.edu/scr.

SUBMISSIONS Wanted! Waynesburg University’s Muse & Stone. Send up to 5 poems, 6,000 words of fiction, 6,000 words of creative nonfiction. Deadline: November 15. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Send to: Muse & Stone, Buhl Hall, (genre), Waynesburg University, 51 W. College St., Waynesburg, PA 15370.

TATTOO HIGHWAY, an online journal of prose, poetry, and art, seeks submissions for TH/18: Diners & Dives. Reading period: September–January 2009. See guidelines for exact dates and details. And please (please!) read a previous issue or 2 before submitting. Web site: www.tattoohighway.org.

THE TEACHER'S Voice has radically changed! We are now a free online magazine and teacher resource. We seek poems, short stories, creative nonfiction, and essays about the promise and hard truths of teaching in our schools and colleges. Chapbook and poetry contests too. The Teacher’s Voice, P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Query: editor@the-teachers-voice.org. Visit www.the-teachers-voice.org.

THEPEDESTALMAGAZINE.COM is currently accepting submissions of poetry and fiction. Please visit the Web site for additional information and to view the work of our contributors, including Linda Pastan, Billy Collins, and Ai. Web site: www.thepedestalmagazine.com.

TWO REVIEW, an annual print journal of international poetry and creative nonfiction, is seeking new writing for its 2009 issue. Preference is given to writing about real people living in the modern world and the events that shape their lives. Full guidelines available at: http://tworeview.googlepages.com. Simultaneous submissions accepted. E-mail: tworeview@gmail.com.

UPSTREET: literary annual’s fifth issue seeks quality submissions with edge—fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. First four issues feature interviews with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb, and Michael Martone. Distributed nationally by Source Interlink, Ubiquity, and Armadillo. Payment in author copies. Deadline: March 1, 2009. For sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org.

VISIONS-International seeks impressive unpublished poetry and translations for 30th anniversary special. Discover why critics rave: “Visions is the best.” Sample: $4.95. 25th anniversary special featuring Charles Wright, Cathy Song, Marge Piercy, and more: $6.59. Then send 3–6 poems and SASE to Visions-International, 3503 Ferguson Ln., Austin, TX 78754.

WHITE PELICAN Review, a biannual, seeks insightful, imaginative, and carefully crafted poetry for coming issues. Outstanding poem in each issue awarded $100. Submit 3–5 poems. SASE and bio required. Name, address, phone, and e-mail on each page. Simultaneous submissions discarded. Subscription: $8 per year. White Pelican Review, P.O. Box 7833, Lakeland, FL 33813.

XANADU, an annual poetry journal under new editorship, seeks quality, well-crafted, unpublished poetry. Previous contributors include William Stafford, Lin Lifshin, David Ingatow. Simultaneous submissions accepted; notification, please, if accepted elsewhere. Editors reading from May to November. Send 3–5 poems, name/address on each page, along with SASE, to Xanadu, P.O. Box 773, Huntington, NY 11743.

16TH ANNUAL Winter Poetry and Prose Getaway on the oceanfront in historic Cape May, NJ, January 16–19, 2009, with special guest, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn. Challenging and supportive workshops in poetry, short story, novel, memoir, creative nonfiction, songwriting, photography, and painting. Crack that winter thaw! Contact Peter Murphy, (888) 887-2105. Web site: www.wintergetaway.com.

2009 SAN FRANCISCO Writer’s Conference. February 13–15, 2009, Mark Hopkins Hotel. Launch your writing career. Meet best-selling authors (including Richard North Patterson and Jane Smiley), literary agents, editors, and publishers at 40+ poetry, fiction, and nonfiction sessions. Enter SFWC’s Writing Contest and get conference details online at www.sfwriters.org or call (866) 862-7392.

ANNOUNCING Winter Wheat: The Mid-American Review Festival of Writing, November 13–15, on the campus of Bowling Green State University. Workshops, discussions, readings, prompts, and more. Featured readers include Hadara Bar-Nadav, Mary Biddinger, Anna Leahy, Joe Mackall, and Joe Meno. For more information or to register, please visit our Web site: www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview.

FIFTH ANNUAL Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 19–24, 2009, Delray Beach, Florida. Featuring: Denise Duhamel, MartÌn Espada, Kimiko Hahn, Laura Kasischke, Thomas Lux, Anne Marie Macari, Gregory Orr, Victoria Redel, and Gerald Stern. Workshops limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. One-on-one conference, readings, 5th Anniversary Gala. Application deadline: October 31.Visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org to apply, or call (561) 868-2063.

JOIN DENNIS Lehane (The Given Day), Tom Perrotta (The Abstinence Teacher), Ann Hood (Comfort), and others for the 5th Annual Writers in Paradise writers conference at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, January 17–25, 2009. Lectures on craft. Informal roundtables. Workshops. Scholarships are available. Space is limited. Web site: www.writersinparadise.com.

STIR: A FESTIVAL of Words. September 12–14, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Exciting, new three-day festival showcasing an unexpected range of poetry styles and events. Panels, workshops, small press book fair, and poetry performances from over 50 poets including: Joy Harjo, Arthur Sze, Dana Levin, and Valerie Martinez. Web site: www.harwoodartcenter.org.

WEST END Poetry Festival. Carrboro, North Carolina, Saturday, October 11. Come celebrate diversity in poetry! Interested in participating? Want to find out more? Contact Kim Andrews, (919) 918-7367, e-mail: kandrews@townofcarrboro.org or visit www.westendpoetsweekend.com.

WRITING THE Sacred. Women’s contemplative writing retreat, October 2–5, Benet Pines, beautiful, quiet Benedictine center in Colorado’s Black Forest, near Denver and Colorado Springs. Work in poetry or prose with writer Sandra Dorr and guest writer Marilyn Krysl. Optional Zen meditation, Anusara yoga. $475 (or reduced commuter fee). See www.sandradorr.com or call (970) 257-1498.

$500/$350/$100 poetry prizes for the 4th annual Elizabeth Curry Prize published by SLAB literary magazine. Deadline: December 1. Submit up to three poems for each $10 reading fee (includes a two-year subscription) to: SLAB, English Dept., 314 SWC, Slippery Rock, PA 16057. View guidelines and past winners at http://slablitmag.org.

$1,000 PRIZE: Mid-American Review presents the Sherwood Anderson Fiction, James Wright Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction Awards. Send one prose entry or two poems with $10 entry fee (includes issue). Judges: Kim Edwards, Larissa Szporluk, Debra Marquart. Guidelines: www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview. Deadline: October 1. Contests, MAR, English Dept., BGSU, Bowling Green, OH 43403.

3RD ANNUAL Smith College Poetry Prize for Massachusetts High School Girls in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500 + opportunity to read poem at Smith. Judge: Paul Muldoon. No entry fee. Submissions: October 1 to December 15. For complete guidelines, eligibility, required entry form: www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/highschoolprize.html. Sponsored by the Poetry Center at Smith College.

2008 PRINCEMERE Poetry Contest. $250 and publication for best poem in any style; all submissions considered for publication (author will be contacted for permission). Deadline: September 30 postmark. Additional details available at www.princemere.com. Send entry fee of $5 (for 3 poems) to Princemere, Gordon College, Wenham, MA 01984.

AMERICAN SHORT Fiction announces its third annual Short Story Contest. Winner receives $1,000 and publication. Entries accepted from September 15 to December 1. Send story and $20 entry fee to American Short Fiction, Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 301209, Austin, TX 78703. Full guidelines at www.americanshortfiction.org.

ANDERBO POETRY Prize! Third year! $500 plus publication on anderbo.com. “Best New Online Journal.” Deadline for 2008: November 1. Fee: $10 for up to 6 poems. Judge: Kim Waller.For detailed guidelines, see www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/anderprize2008.html.

ANNOUNCING C&R Press’s second annual poetry book contests. The DeNovo Prize for a first book and Fall Open Series, open to all. DeNovo: $25 reading fee (copy of winning book included for each contest). $500 prize plus book publication. Judge TBA. Deadline: September 30. Open Series: $20. Deadline: October 31. C&R Press, Box 4065, Chattanooga, TN 37405. E-mail: crpress_org@yahoo.com. For full guidelines and updates see www.crpress.org.

ATLANTIC PACIFIC Press Drama Prize. Deadline: January 30, 2009. Winning stageplay will be published in Summer and Fall 2009 issues. Sample copy $10 postpaid. $2.50 non-refundable entry fee. Guidelines: abcworks@att.net. Or send SASE to Atlantic Pacific Press Christine Walen, Editor, 279 Gulf Rd., South Dartmouth, MA 02748. Phone: (508) 994-7869, (774) 263-2839. Web site: http://atlanticpacificpress.com.

AURORA ARTISAN'S Well Wrought Essay Contest. Deadline: October 1 postmark. Submit essay from 500 to 2,700 words. Entries must be unpublished, uncommitted, submitted with submission form, bio, and a $10 reading fee (personal check or money order). Winner receives $150 plus publication, 2nd place prize is $75 plus publication. All entries considered for publication. Form and complete guidelines: www.wordworth.com/contest.htm.

BEULLAH ROSE Poetry Prize for Women from Smartish Pace. Three winners and all finalists published in Smartish Pace. First prize: $200. Fee: $5 for 3 poems/$1 each additional poem, payable to Smartish Pace. Deadline: November 1. Submit online at www.smartishpace.com, or send (w/SASE) to Smartish Pace, P.O. Box 22161, Baltimore, MD 21203.

BREAD & LIGHTNING collaborates with incredible photographers and artists to create compelling chapbooks. We offer feedback and suggestions to entrants. Winners’ chapbooks include ISBN numbers, making them easier to sell on Amazon, etc. Prizes: One winner: 50 chapbooks/$100. Two winners: each wins 30 chapbooks/$50. Runners-up receive $15. All entrants are eligible for publication on the broadside and Web site. Deadline: November 30. See guidelines and enter at www.breadandlightning.net. Or query with SASE: Bread & Lightning, 3117 Polk Ave., San Diego, CA 92104.

BRIGHT HILL Press 14th Annual Poetry Book Competition, judged by nationally known poet. Deadline: November 30 postmark. Reading fee $22; $17 for BHP members. Winner receives $1,000 and publication plus 25 copies. Send 48–64 paginated pages (plus bio, contents, acknowledgments, and title pages secured by spring clip). Anonymous judging: include 2 title pages, 1 with title only, 1 with contact information. SASE for results; ms not returned. BHP Poetry, P.O. Box 193, Treadwell, NY 13846-0193. For complete guidelines, e-mail wordthur@stny.rr.com or visit www.brighthillpress.org.

CIDER PRESS Review Book Award. Prize: $1,000 and publication of full-length poetry collection. All entrants receive a copy of the winning book. Reading period: September 1–November 31. Reading fee: $25. Judge: Lucille Clifton. Send 48–80 page manuscript to Cider Press, 777 Braddock Ln., Halifax, PA 92168. Guidelines at www.ciderpressreview.com.

CODHILL PRESS Chapbook Prize. Prize: $500 and 50 copies. Final judge: Pauline Uchmanowicz. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: November 30. Submit 20–30 pages (1 poem per page), table of contents, 2 cover pages (1 with title only), and SASE to Codhill Press Chapbook Prize, P.O. Box 280, Bloomington, NY 12411-0280. For complete guidelines, see www.codhill.com.

CRAB CREEK Review invites you to submit to our Second Annual Fiction Contest. Postmark deadline: November 30. Judge: TBA. Prize: $100 first place. Reading Fee: $10. For our guidelines please visit our Web site at www.crabcreekreview.org.

DANAHY FICTION Prize/Tampa Review. $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review for a previously unpublished work of short fiction, 500–5,000 words. $15 entry fee includes 1-year subscription. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: November 1 postmark. Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

DEADLINE IS November 17 in our New Millennium Writing Awards Fall/Winter contest. $4,000 plus publication in New Millennium Writings and at www.writingawards.com. Best Poem: $1,000; Fiction: $1,000; Nonfiction: $1,000; Short-Short Fiction: $1,000. You receive 2009 issue, featuring winners. Guidelines: No restrictions on content or style. Send between now and midnight of November 17 with a $17 check payable to NMW for each set of 3 poems (5 pages max) or each story or nonfiction (6,000 words max, except in the Short-Short Fiction category—1,000 words max). Multiple and simultaneous submissions welcome. Provide e-mail or SASE for results. Include name, phone, address, e-mail, and category entered on cover page or letter only, to: NMW, Room A, P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37901. Or, enter online at www.writingawards.com.

FIFTH ANNUAL Arthur Edlestein Prize for Short Fiction. In 2008, one prize of $1,000 will be awarded for a short story. Submissions accepted October 1–31. Winner announced March 31, 2009. $10 entry fee. Winning story will be featured on writingsite.com. See guidelines at www.writingsite.com.

THE GRUB STREET Book Prize is for an author writing beyond their first book and living outside New England. Winner receives $1,000 plus all-expenses-paid trip to Boston for reading and book party. Nonfiction deadline: July 1. Fiction deadline: October 15. Reading fee/donation: $10. Full guidelines at www.grubstreet.org.

INDIANA REVIEW 2008 Fiction Prize. $1,000 honorarium and publication. Final judge: Tayari Jones. Deadline: October 15 postmark. Reading fee: $15 (includes a one-year subscription). For more information, visit www.indianareview.org.

IRON HORSE Literary Review is hosting a novella competition, judged by Ron Carlson. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in 2009. Word count: 15,000 to 21,000. Deadline: November 15. Reading fee: $15, includes subscription to Iron Horse. Cover sheet with contact info; name nowhere on mss. For full guidelines: ironhorselitrev@yahoo.com.

THE JOIE DEVIVRE Book Award, sponsored by the Mad Poets Review. Grand-prize winner receives $100 and 50 copies of their book; five finalists receive Joie DeVivre Spirit Awards, cash prizes, and certificates. Deadline: December 1. Manuscripts of 44–52 pages of poetry, $15 fee. For complete guidelines, send SASE to: Joie DeVivre Book Award, Mad Poets Review, P.O. Box 1248, Media, PA 19063-8248; or check Web site for guidelines: www.madpoetssociety.com.

JUDGE FOR THIS year’s May Swenson Poetry Award will be Billy Collins. Winning manuscript receives $1,000 plus publication by Utah State University Press. Deadline: September 30 postmark. Full-length poetry collection in English; no restrictions on form or subject. Guidelines available at www.usu.edu/usupress.

LGBT FICTION Contest. Seeking original writing focusing on LGBT themes from LGBT writers and their allies. Cash prizes plus publication in NewTown Writer’s e-zine, Swell, and print publication, Off he Rocks. Submit May 15–September 30. 5,000 words max. $8 entry fee per story. Full guidelines, submissions at www.newtownwriters.org.

THE MAGIC CARPET Ride competitive annual mentorship for magical realist writers ($1,500 value) grants 40 hours of knowledgeable guidance to a deserving writer seeking to complete a book-length manuscript. Facilitated by professional editor Tamara Sellman, founder of Margin and director of MRCentral. Application deadline: October 31. Web site: www.mrcentral.net.

MANY MOUNTAINS Moving Poetry and Flash Fiction Contests. $200 prizes plus publication. Deadline: November 1. Anonymous judging. Include name, address(es), genre, title(s) in cover letter. Entry fees: $15 for 5 poems (10-page max), or $15 for two flash fictions (1,000-word max for each). Entrants get a free subscription ($12 value). Make checks to: Many Mountains Moving. Send to MMM (genre) Contest, 1705 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA 19146. Full guidelines at http://mmminc.org.

THE MFA PROGRAM at California State University, Fresno, announces the 2008 Philip Levine Prize in Poetry for a book-length manuscript. Deadline: September 30. Winner receives $1,500 prize and publication by Anhinga Press. Final judge for 2008 is Dorianne Laux. Entry fee: $25. For complete guidelines, go to www.csufresno.edu/crwr or e-mail connieh@csufresno.edu.

NARRATIVE awards the $4,000 Narrative Prize annually for the best work of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry published in Narrative by a new or emerging writer. Each year, Narrative also sponsors StoryQuarterly writing contests with various prizes totaling more than $10,000. For a free subscription, go to http://narrativemagazine.com.

NEIL POSTMAN Award for Metaphor: All submissions to RATTLE magazine are automatically considered for the award, which offers $100 for the best use of metaphor in RATTLE each year. Send up to 5 unpublished poems plus SASE to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail: timgreen@rattle.com; Web site: www.rattle.com.

NEW SOUTHERNER Literary Contest. Postmark deadline: October 1. Three prizes of $200 each and publication in New Southerner will be awarded in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Final judges will include Silas House, Cecilia Woloch, Erin Keane, and Kathryn Eastburn. Guidelines at http://newsoutherner.com.

PINYON PRESS invites submissions for a poetry book contest to emerging and established writers. Winner receives publication, cash, and copies. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages. A reading fee of $20 includes a subscription to Pinyon. Manuscripts must be postmarked by February 1, 2009. For a complete list of guidelines, send request to cchrist@mesastate.edu or Pinyon Press Contest, Languages, Literature and Mass Communications, Mesa State College, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501.

POETRY CONTEST. Wanted: previously unpublished poetry to be included in an anthology. $1,000 to first-place winner. For full details and reading fees, check out our Web site at www.thepoetsplace.org or e-mail us at thepoetsplace@hotmail.com. Can’t wait to read your work.

RIVER STYX Schlafly Beer Micro-Fiction Contest. A prize of $1,500, two cases of Schlafly beer, and publication in River Styx is given annually for the best micro-fiction story. The editors of River Styx will judge. 500 words maximum per story, up to three stories per entry. $20 entry fee. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to River Styx, postmarked by December 31. Send to: Richard Newman, Editor, River Styx, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. (314) 533-4541. See Web site for complete guidelines: www.riverstyx.org.

SHELTERING PINES Press 4th Annual chapbook contest. $100 award and 50 copies. Send 10–24 pages of poetry with acknowledgments, SASE, and $15. Deadline: September 31 postmark. All entrants receive copy of winning chapbook. Send SASE for complete guidelines: Sheltering Pines Press, P.O. Box 1344, Kennebunk, ME 04043. Check Web site at: www.shelteringpinespress.com.

SLIPSTREAM Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition offers $1,000 prize plus 50 copies for winner. Deadline: December 1. Entrants receive copy of winner and 1-issue subscription. Send up to 40 pages and $20 reading fee to Slipstream, Box 2071, Niagara Falls, NY 14301. For further details and new guidelines, visit www.slipstreampress.org.

SOL BOOKS, an imprint of Skywater Publishing, sponsors annual contests for book-length collections of prose and poetry. Entry fee: $15. Winners receive $500 plus publication and royalties. Deadline for our prose contest is October 31. For complete guidelines, visit http://solbooks.com/contests.html. We are also seeking articles on the craft of writing.

SOUL-MAKING Literary Competition. Cash Prizes: poetry; prose poems; creative nonfiction; multicultural essay; short story; flash fiction; novel excerpt; humor, memoir, young adult poetry and prose. Deadline: November 30. SASE: Pen Women, 1544 Sweetwood Dr., Broadmoor Village, CA 94015. E-mail: PenNobHill@aol.com. Rules: www.soulmakingcontest.us.

TAMPA REVIEW Prize for Poetry. Award: $2,000 (plus royalties), simultaneous hardback/paperback publication, and selections in Tampa Review for unpublished book manuscript by a new or established poet. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: December 31 postmark. University of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Web site: http://tampareview.ut.edu/tr_prize.html.

TENNESSEE Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Writing Contest. Judge: Richard Ford. First: $1,500, airfare, VIP festival passes, accommodations in historic French Quarter, publication in New Orleans Review. Second: $200. Third: $100. Deadline: November 15. $20 per entry. 7,000-word limit. Mail to: Fiction Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Full guidelines: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contest.

THIRD COAST 2009 Fiction & Poetry Contest. Prize: $1,000 fiction/$1,000 poetry plus publication. Fiction judge: Stuart Dybek, 2007 recipient of MacArthur Genius Grant. Poetry judge: David Rivard, 1996 recipient of James Laughlin Prize. Deadline: December 1. For complete details, visit: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com/contests.

THOMAS MERTON Prize for Poetry of the Sacred. First prize: $500. Deadline: December 31. Judge: to be announced. No reading or entry fees. Submit 1 unpublished poem. Send entries to The Merton Institute, 2117 Payne St., Louisville, KY 40206. For complete contest rules, call (502) 899-1991 or visit www.mertoninstitute.org.

THREE CANDLES Press Open Book Award. Contest judged by Deborah Keenan, author of Willow Room, Green Door (New and Selected Poems). Winner receives $500 and 25 copies of winning book. Manuscripts of 60–95 pages, one cover page with poet’s name, address, phone number, e-mail, and title of manuscript; another with title only. One acknowledgments page. Contest entry fee $22; checks payable to “three candles press.” Postmarked by October 15: three candles press, P.O. Box 1817, Burnsville, MN 55337. More info: http://threecandlespress.com.

TOM HOWARD/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Sixth year. Fourteen cash prizes totaling $5,250. Top prize $2,000. Submit poems in any style or genre. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $6 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: September 30. Judges: J. H. Reid, D. C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2007). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

VOICE ISRAEL English Poetry Association announces its 19th International Reuben Rose Poetry Contest. Sponsored by the British Council. Prizes: U.S. $500, U.S. $200, U.S. $100, 10 Honorable Mentions. Entries unlimited; challenging/curious poetry. Winners 2007: Zvi Sesling (USA), Celia Merlin, Reuven Goldfarb, Wendy Blumfeld (Israel). Our judge: Richard Berengarten, poet and translator (Cambridge University.) Web site: www.richardburns.eu/site/. Winning poems will be published in Voices Israel 2009. Winners to be notified in December. All contestants may submit 4 entries to be considered for publication. U.S. $5 per entry, checks: Voices Israel. Deadline: October 7. Send 2 copies, one with entrant’s name and address to Voices; P.O. Box 236, Kirta Ata, 28101, Israel. For details see Web site: www.poetry-voices.8m.com.

WHITE EAGLE Coffee Store Press announces its Annual Poetry Chapbook Contest. Prize: $500 plus 25 copies. MS of 20–24 pages. No style or content restrictions. Judge: Brian Brodeur. Reading fee: $15. Deadline: October 31 postmark. Last year’s winner Jacqueline Kolosov, “Quickening,” $6.95. WECSPress, Box 383, Fox River Grove, IL 60021. E-mail: wecspress@aol.com, Web site: http://members.aol.com/wecspress.

WRITERS & BOOKS announces the second annual Kenneth and Geraldine Gell Poetry Prize competition. $1,000, publication with Big Pencil Press, and a residency at the rural Gell Center of the Finger Lakes will be awarded to the author of an outstanding, unpublished, book-length manuscript of poems. Lola Haskins will be the finalist judge. Prize awarded in March 2009. Reading fee is $25. MS must be postmarked between September 1 and November 29. For guidelines and entry form, go to www.wab.org, link to Gell Poetry Prize.

LASTING HAPPINESS Micro essays wanted for Web site featuring Bhutan, the country that invented “Gross National Happiness.” Explore this: what has created lasting happiness in your life? Seeking inspiring essays 400–600 words. All topics welcome. Editors: Frances Todd Stewart and Cathy Capozzoli.Please visit www.BhutanToday.net for full submission guidelines.

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ASTONISHING Lake Atitlan. Join us for a week of creative writing and yoga in Guatemala with best-selling author Jacqueline Sheehan (Lost & Found) and Amherst Writers & Authors affiliate Celia Jeffries. Outstanding accommodations, morning yoga, daily writing sessions, limited enrollment. February. 7–14, 2009. Info: www.jacquelinesheehan.com or www.celiajeffries.com.

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ATLANTIC CENTER for the Arts 2009 Master Artists-in-Residence: Bob Holman (February 16–March 8), Denise Duhamel (April 13–May 3), Brenda Hillman (May 18–June 7), Antonya Nelson (October 12–November 1). Since 1982, Atlantic Center’s residency program has provided artists from all artistic disciplines with spaces to live, work, and collaborate during three-week residencies. Telephone (800) 393-6975. Web site: www.atlanticcenterforthearts.org.

THE JAMES MERRILL House Writer-in-Residence Program invites writers to live and work in James Merrill’s Stonington, CT, apartment rent-free for 5-month or 11-month terms. A stipend will be offered beginning September 2008. Application deadline: January 15, 2009. Visit Web site for more information: www.jamesmerrillhouse.org.

JENTEL ARTIST Residency Program. One-month residency in rural ranch setting for two writers and four artists. Includes private room, studio, stipend. Deadline: September 15, 2008 for January 15–May 13, 2009. Deadline: January 15, 2009, for May 15–December 13, 2009. To request information and application, contact jentel@jentelarts.org or visit www.jentelarts.org.

THE SANTA FE ART Institute is inviting writers of all disciplines to apply for our residency deadline of December 31, 2008. Successful applicants will be eligible for a residency of one to three months at the Santa Fe Art Institute, one of the Southwest’s preeminent contemporary residencies for emerging and mid-career writers. Visit the Web site for more informationa and application forms at www.sfai.org

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AWARD-WINNING fiction writer, graduate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, creative writing teacher for 35 years, provides personalized manuscript editing. I offer detailed editing, honest evaluation, and sensitive critique. I work with new and experienced writers, fiction and nonfiction. Contact Hugh Cook: Phone: (905) 388-1668. E-mail: jhcook@quickclic.net. Web site: www.redeemer.on.ca/~hcook.

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BLUE HERON Poetics: Let your poems speak for themselves in your voice, from your perspective, with connection, insight, and risk. Published poet with MFA can help release your poetry’s power through the containment of neoformalist structure or the symbolic specificity of free verse. Mentoring, nurturing critiques. E-mail Cynthia at blueheronpoet@yahoo.com.

BOOK EDITOR and agent searches. Need help polishing (or finishing) your book, or finding an agent? PhD book editor and award-winning writer/editor offers text upgrades in your own style and customized agent searches, pitch letters, and synopses to get your work in print. Competitive rates. Contact Michele Cooper at mapleaspen@aol.com. Web site: www.bookeditingsolutions.com.

BOOK PUBLICITY and promotion. Publicist specializing in marketing and public relations for authors will help you contact publishers, agents, distributors, bookstores, and media outlets; write and distribute press releases; set up book signing and reading events; garner TV, radio, print, and Web interviews; create promotional items; fine-tune your Web site; obtain book reviews; and set up speaking engagements. Experienced, professional, and enthusiastic; will produce results-oriented promotions to fit your individual budget and needs. Paula Margulies Communications: Phone: (858) 538-2047. E-mail: paulamar@san.rr.com. Web site: www.paulamargulies.com.

CAROL GIVNER Manuscript Editing and Consulting. Award-winning author, thirty years’ editing experience. Fiction, nonfiction, stage plays, screenplays. Showcased in Time Magazine, Wired Magazine, the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, Miami Herald, National Public Radio. Authors signed with major publishers. Phone: (310) 459-1526. E-mail: goldduets@aol.com. Web site: www.goldduets.com/carol_givner_editing.html.

COMPLETE editorial services to new and experienced fiction and nonfiction writers. Professional editor and published author of literary criticism offers honest evaluation, sensitive critique, plot/character-development, line-by-line editing, rewrites. Benefit from years of editorial experience at major publishing houses. Contact Helga Schier, PhD. Phone: (310) 828-8421. E-mail: withpenandpaper@verizon.net.

CORE WRITING Literary Services. Established editor, published writer, creative teacher, and mentor with Master of Arts provides detailed manuscript evaluation, substantive editing/revising, ghostwriting, and tutorials on fiction, essays, memoirs, screenplays. Literary fiction a specialty. Aspiring and published writers, works-in-progress, and completed manuscripts welcome. References. For comprehensive, personalized attention, call (914) 764-3165. E-mail: rorysblue@aol.com.

CREATIVE WRITING consultant, award-winning poet, nurturing teacher will provide in-depth critiques and meticulous copyediting of your poetry or prose. One page or entire manuscript. Supportive writing coaching by e-mail, snail mail, or phone. In-person consultations in Rockland County, NY, and Bergen County, NJ, also available. References. E-mail writingarts@aol.com or call Sally (845) 354-6082.

DON'T HAVE TIME to submit your work? In our 15th year, Writer’s Relief will do it for you. Use your valuable time to write. Stop researching and targeting markets, preparing cover letters, addressing envelopes, etc. Our highly recommended submission service will have your work circulating at all times. Monthly submissions, queries to agents or publishers, tracking, proofing, reports for taxes, etc. Personalized service. Our database is updated daily. Reasonable rates, references. Use your time to write. Free brochure: Writer’s Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #26D, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (201) 641-3003 or toll-free at (866) 405-3003. Or visit: www.writersrelief.com.

EMERGING WRITERS Studio. Private mentoring, editorial services, workshops, and online courses for writers of fiction and memoir. Break through creative barriers, receive in-depth critique, deepen awareness of craft, and bring your prose to its fullest realization. For a free initial consultation, contact Nanci Panuccio, MFA. Phone: (845) 688-7328.Web site: http://EmergingWriters.us.

EXPERIENCED editor and published writer, Charles Green of Textright Editing Services, is available for all your editing needs. Services include proofreading novels, short stories, memoirs, and general nonfiction. Offering prompt, reliable service, reasonable pricing, and quick turnaround. For more information, please visit www.textrightediting.com or e-mail cgreen@textrightediting.com.

FREELANCE EDITOR and writing coach specializing in African American fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and essays. Editorial services offered: evaluation, line, and substantive editing, proofreading, plot and character development. Rates based on the level of editing required. Contact Bluestocking Ink, (954) 761-7744. E-mail: info@bluestockingink.net. Web site: www.bluestockingink.net.

GET PUBLISHED! Three publishing packages. An easy, affordable, and professional way to get your book published. Take advantage of our experienced publishing teams to make your book a reality. For a Free Self-Publishing Guide, call (800) 547-5113 or visit us at www.laredopublishing.com.

IS YOUR MANUSCRIPT ready for publication? Detailed manuscript critique and editing by international best-selling author; mentoring and submission assistance available upon request. E-mail for a free initial evaluation! Web site: www.writersconsultant.com, e-mail: writersconsultant@gmail.com.

LARRY FAGIN, poet, editor, teacher, publisher, has worked with wide variety of prose writers and poets for more than 35 years. “Maybe the best editor we have.” —Allen Ginsberg. Fee negotiable. Call (212) 254-6621 or e-mail larryfagin@earthlink.net.

LESLÈA NEWMAN is once again accepting private students and will help you make your works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction for adults and children the best they can be. Author of 55 books, recipient of NEA fellowship, and current poet laureate of Northampton, MA. Reasonable rates. Visit www.lesleanewman.com. E-mail leslea@lesleakids.com.

NOT FEELING Write? Life coach/author provides results-driven support at every phase of the writing process, from inception to publication. Blocks, time management, accountability, limiting thinking, technique, etc. Individualized strategies. Professional, ethical. Unleash your writing power. Free, no-pressure sample sessions. Doug Kurtz, MA, Certified Coach. (303) 499-0519. Web site: www.writelifecoaching.com.

NURTURING BUT whip-cracking, well-connected, well-published, and energetic NYC writing coach/editor available to help you unleash the true fabulosity in your projects and bring them to fruition in the real world before depression or drink destroy your nerve! Sessions in person or by phone. Call (212) 841-0177. E-mail: jilldearman@gmail.com. Web site: www.jilldearman.com.

POEMS, LYRICS, and songs wanted. $100,000/recording contract possible! Free appraisal! Record company in business for 29 years is seeking poetry/song lyrics to be set to music for possible future national release. Send to Majestic Records, P.O. Box 1140 PW, Linden, TX 75563.

POETRY COACH manuscript editing:experienced poet, editor, and creative writing teacher, MFA in Creative Writing, NEA, among other awards. Full-length manuscripts or chapbooks. Please visit www.pambernard.com, then contact me at pam@pambernard.com.

A PROFESSIONAL editor…can make all the difference. Inexpensive proofreading, editing, critiques, query letters, and manuscript formatting. Service available 24/7. Web site: www.scribendi.com.

PSYCHOTHERAPY for writers. The Writing Practice. Transform self-doubt into confidence; turn writing blocks into creative flow. Change procrastination and perfectionism to resilience and perserverance. Increase self-esteem. Rediscover pleasure in your creative process. Individual and Group Therapy, short-term classes, Summer Writers’ Retreat by the ocean. Boston area. In-person or by phone and e-mail. Contact Marcia Weiss at (617) 868-0660. Web site: www.collaborativepsychotherapy.com.

RESEARCH EXPRESS. Spend your time creating, not searching. Experienced researcher can provide facts and details for your writing. References available on request. E-mail aingulli@att.net.

WEBFORAUTHORS creates dynamic and exciting Web sites for writers, authors, and speakers. Choose WebforAuthors Basic for an affordable do-it-yourself Web site or WebforAuthors CMS for an exciting, custom designed Web site. Call (678) 753-0043 or e-mail info@webforauthors.com. Visit our Web site at www.WebforAuthors.com.

WELL-REVIEWED novelist, author of 100+ published short stories, winner of Pushcart Prize, 3 fellowships, and numerous national fiction awards will help you succeed. My extraordinarily thorough focus on manuscripts has helped writers acquire agents, sell novels, and publish in venues such as the Kenyon Review, TriQuarterly, and Tin House. Phone: (845) 526-9007.

WRITE ON MAUI Publishing offers evaluation/critique and copywriting/editing services. Auto-biography, memoir, creative nonfiction, fiction, magazine articles. Free initial consultation. Affordable rates and efficient service. Work with professional staff with MA in English, BA in Journalism, published authors, college instructors. References available. E-mail for rates and information: mauiwriter@writeonmaui.com. Or visit Web site: www.writeonmaui.com.

WRITING COACH, manuscript critique, online workshops, and manuscript preparation. Poetry, prose, memoir with Jana Harris, e-mail jananharris@gmail.com or jnh@u.washington.edu or visit me at www.janaharris.net.

YOU DON'T KNOW where to send your work? In our 15th year, Writer’s Relief will do it for you—from A to Z. Stop researching and targeting markets, preparing cover letters, addressing envelopes, proofing, tracking submissions, etc. Our highly recommended submission service will have your work circulating at all times to all the right markets. Monthly submissions, queries to agents or publishers, manuscript preparation, tracking, proofing, reports for taxes, etc. Electronic submissions with personalized service. Reasonable rates, references, highly recommended. Use your time to write. Free brochure: Writer’s Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #26D, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (201) 641-3003 or toll-free (866) 405-3003, or visit Web site: www.writersrelief.com.

A 20-YEAR OLD program that helps fiction writers and poets reach their potential. Workshops in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, and online. Tutorials available. Alumni include recent National Book Award finalists Jennifer Egan and Martha McPhee. Philip Schultz, director. Phone: (212) 255-7075. Web site: www.writerstudio.com.

ATLANTIC WRITER'S Workshop—by writers, for writers. Energize your writing with on-going NYC weekly classes in fiction and memoir, monthly writer’s salons, retreats in New England and Mexico. Reasonable rates, award-winning teachers, lightning-round writing exercises, honest critique, and a healthy dose of laughter. Beginning and experienced students welcome. Web site: www.atlanticwritersworkshop.org. E-mail: sva@together.net.

AT SACRED SIGHTS around the world: creative writing, yoga, and meditation. MS critiques, guided writing sessions. Celebrate fall in the Berkshires, October 2–5. At gorgeous Lake Atitlan in Guatemala, February 14–21, 2009; coastal Wales, August 4–11, 2009. Contact Patricia Lee Lewis, Patchwork Farm Retreats. Phone: (413) 527-5819. E-mail: patricia@writingretreats.org, Web site: http://writingretreats.org.

BOSTON POETRY group seeking new members for monthly workshop. Come to read, listen, discuss, and take flight. For more information: versewriters@yahoo.com.

CREATIVE WRITING workshop and one-on-one. Having trouble going it alone? O. Henry Prize–winning author Nancy Hallinan gives group and private sessions in her NYC home. Afternoons, evenings. Short story, novel, memoir. Emphasis on characterization, structure, and style. Aim: fulfillment and publication. Call (212) 222-6936 or (732) 280-8645.

ELIZABETH AYRES Center for Creative Writing offers an online workshop program proven to expand your imagination, dissolve blocks, enhance productivity, build confidence, and maximize skills. Exercises and techniques for all genres. Five-week sessions. Take separately or combine as an ongoing course. Call (800) 510-1049. E-mail: eayres@creativewritingcenter.com. Visit: www.creativewritingcenter.com.

GREATER Philadelphia Word-shop Studio supports writers in the development of their individual voices and the practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method pioneered by Pat Schneider. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. Phone: (610) 853-0296. E-mail: ahicks@philawordshop.com. Web site: www.philawordshop.com.

INTENSIVE Writing Workshop and weekend literary festival that celebrates and questions the work of Edward Abbey. October 14–19 in beautiful Moab, UT. Web site: www.moabconfluence.org.

MID-AMERICAN Review’s Online Workshops: Get publishing advice from the editors of Mid-American Review. Workshops are offered in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Next eight-week session begins January 5, 2009, but spaces are filling quickly. The workshop fee is $395, and entry is by application. For complete information, see our Web site: www.bgsu.edu/midamericanreview.

NYC'S SACKETT Street Writers’ Workshop offers advanced, intermediate and beginning fiction, novel, nonfiction, poetry, post-MFA writing workshops and an MFA application preparation workshop. Small classes are taught by graduates of top MFA programs and include individual conferences. Students have gone on to attend prestigious MFA programs and to publish. To apply, see www.sackettworkshop.com.