Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Poets' Forum Magazine's annual Edgar Lee Masters Spoon River Award

Spoon River: monologue narrative from the grave (see Master's book, Spoon River Anthology)
Line Limit: 24
Awards: $30, $20
Entry: $2 per poem or 3/$5
Deadline: July 15
Check payable: Madelyn Eastlund (or disqualified). Must NOT have been published.
or be under consideration for publication. Two copies, only one with poet's
name and address. Name of contest in upper left corner on both copies. SASE for
report please! First place published in Poets' Forum Magazine (second may be
published.)

Send to:
Poets' Forum Magazine,
Box 640387,
Beverly Hills, FL 34464
Attention: Debby.

Very important: mark envelope: Spoon River.
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ReadingWriters HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU Contest
http://www.readingw riters.com/ contest.htm

Great storytellers are read, not seen. They let their characters do the talking and the listening and the getting in and out of trouble. Still, no law says they can't make a cameo appearance. Are you ready for your close-up? Give us a short story in which you, the author, are directly involved. You may be the main character or a minor character but—and here's the catch—you may not use First Person narrative. That means no "I" or "me." For this story, you are looking at yourself from the outside.

ENTRY FEE: None
PRIZE: $100, publication in The VERB, and a signed copy of
CHARACTERS AND VIEWPOINTS by Orson Scott Card
DEADLINE: September 15, 2007

Complete details at the website.
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Prairie Fire Press
Deadline: Nov 30 2007
Prairie Fire Press - McNally Robinson Booksellers (based in Winnipeg Manitoba)
Seeks: Poetry, Article & Short Fiction
$6,000 in cash prizes.
First prize; $1,250 Second $500 Third $250
Contest Rules on website
http://www.prairiefire.ca/contests.html