Tuesday, December 27, 2011

2012 Poetry Competitions


POETRY CONTESTS

  1. GULF COAST

WRITING CONTESTS:

      THREE PRIZES OF $1,500 EACH AND PUBLICATION IN GULF COAST ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY FOR A POEM, A SHORT STORY, AND AN ESSAY. SUBMIT UP TO FIVE POEMS TOTALLING NO MORE THAN TEN PAGES OR A SHORT STORY OR ESSAY OF UP TO 25 PAGES WITH A $23.00 ENTRY FEE, WHICH INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION TO GULF COAST, BY MARCH 15, 2012. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE GUIDELINES.

GULF COAST

WRITING CONTESTS,
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT,
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
HOUSTON, TX 77204-3013
(713) 743-3223
REBECCA WADLINGER, MANAGING EDITOR.




  1. LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

MADELEINE P. PLONSKER RESIDENCY

       A PRIZE OF $10,000 AND A TWO-MONTH-LONG RESIDENCY AT LAKE FOREST COLLEGE IS GIVEN ANNUALLY TO A POET OR A FICTION WRITER TO COMPLETE A WORK-IN-PROGRESS. THE WINNER ALSO RECEIVES PUBLICATION OF HIS OR HER MANUSCRIPT BY &NOW BOOKS, AN IMPRINT OF LAKE FOREST COLLEGE PRESS. WRITERS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 40 AND WHO HAVE NOT PUBLISHED A BOOK ARE ELIGIBLE. THIS YEAR’S CONTEST IS OPEN TO POETS. USING THE ONLINE SUBMISSION SYSTEM, SUBMIT UP TO 30 PAGES OF POETRY, A PROJECT STATEMENT, AND A CURRICULUM VITAE. THE DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2012, BUT ONLY THE FIRST 200 ENTRIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE GUIDELINES.

LAKE FOREST COLLEGE

MADELEINE P. PLONSKER RESIDENCY,
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT,
P.O. BOX A16
555 NORTH SHERIDAN ROAD
LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
(847) 735-5274
JOSHUA COREY, CONTACT.


  1. MADISON REVIEW


POETRY AND FICTION PRIZES


TWO PRIZES OF $1,000 EACH ARE GIVEN ANNUALLY FOR A GROUP OF POEMS AND A SHORT STORY. THE EDITORS OF MADISION REVIEW WILL JUDGE. FOR PHYLLIS SMART YOUNG PRIZE IN POETRY, SUBMIT THREE POEMS TOTALING NO MORE THAN 10 PAGES. FOR THE CHRIS O’MALLEY PRIZE IN FICTION, SUBMIT A STORY OF UP TO 35 PAGES. THE ENTRY FEE FOR EACH AWARD IS $10.00, AND THE DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1, 2012. SEND A SASE (SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE), E-MAIL, OR VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR COMPLETE GUIDELINES.

MADISON REVIEW

PRIZES, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
6193 HELEN C. WHITE HALL
600 NORTH PARK STREET,
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
MADISON, WI 53706
RON KUKA, FACULTY ADVISOR

madisonreview@yahoo.com


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