The Emerging Writers Network has announced their First Annual EWN Short Fiction Contest.

The first prize is $500 and the winning story will be published in the Frostproof Review's Spring 2007 issue and online at Emerging Writers Network Blog. The guest judge is Charles D’Ambrosio. There is a $10 Entry Fee and manuscripts must be postmarked by August 15, 2006. The winner to be announced during December 2006.

Full rules and details can be found at EWN Blog: http://emergingwriters.typepad.com/emerging_writers_network/2006/03/2006_emerging_w.html

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Editor Dennis Kaplan is seeking short stories for an anthology reflecting the contemporary workplace.

He says the editors are open to all viewpoints, "though our biases are skewed toward the dystopian, something like Dilbert meets Kafka meets Disgruntled.com. But other visions might just win us over. We also favor the personal over the polemic. Good writing is key."

Preferred length: 3000 - 10,000 words.

How to submit: Standard U.S. mail preferred: (include SASE)
4100-10 Redwood Rd. # 256
Oakland CA 94619-2363

You can also submit online at workanthology@yahoo.com.
PLEASE NO ATTACHMENTS.
Paste the story into the message window. (The editors say they understand this can mangle the formatting, so they'll be tolerant of imperfections.)

Payment: expect none; we have no contract yet and can make no promises. Acceptance does not guarantee publication. The editors' plan is to seek a publisher after they've selected the best 15-20 stories. If they are unable to find a print publisher, we will try to set up something on the Web.

Previously published OK, just let the editors know the source.

Simultaneous submission OK.

Deadline: 6/30/2006

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MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY
AND
THE JESSE STUART FOUNDATION, INC.
ANNOUNCE
THE SECOND ANNUAL MOREHEAD NEW WRITERS AWARD
In Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry

Morehead State University, in a publishing partnership with The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., announces its second annual First Book Award. The award for 2005 was for fiction manuscripts, including short story, novel or novella; the winning manuscript was Rock Big and Sing Loud by Tamara Baxter, publication forthcoming. The winner for 2006 will also be published by The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., under its standard contract.

THIS YEAR'S COMPETITION IS FOR BOOK-LENGTH COLLECTIONS OF POETRY.

Eligibility:

The competition is open to all authors from the southern Appalachian region who have not previously published a full-length book of poetry. On-line publication or publication with a run of fewer than 300 copies does not apply to this requirement; poets who have published chapbooks are eligible.

Current employees of Morehead State University or The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Inc., are disqualified from entering.

Submission Procedure

Submit a book-length manuscript (at least 80 pages) of original poetry on a diskette or CD. THE AUTHOR MUST NOT BE IDENTIFIED ON THE MANUSCRIPT. Also send a separate page with your name and contact information and the title of your manuscript.

Manuscripts and information sheets must be received by December 9, 2005.

Deadline extended to January 27, 2006

All submissions must be accompanied by a $20 non-refundable entry fee. Please make your check payable to MSU Foundation, Inc.

All authors in the Morehead New Writers Award competition will receive a copy of the published winning entry.

Please indicate whether you wish to be notified of contest results.

Please address entries to:

The Morehead New Writers Award
150 University Blvd.
UPO 630
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY 40351

Additional Information

The winning manuscript will be chosen by a panel of judges appointed by MSU/JSF

Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but MSU/JSF must be notified if a manuscript is accepted for publication.

Authors may submit one manuscript only. The winner will be announced in May of each year. No telephone inquiries, please.

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World's Best Short Short Story Contest & The Southeast Review Poetry Contest

   World's Best Short Short Story Contest

Send up to three short short stories per submission. Each short-short should be no more than 500 words. Include your name and contact information on a very brief cover letter. Include your name on each story. Robert Olen Butler will judge. One winner will be chosen and awarded $500. The winner and nine finalists will be published in spring/summer 2006. Label envelope: WBSSSC.

   The Southeast Review Poetry Contest

Send up to three poems, no more than 10 pages total. Include no more than one poem per page. Include your name and contact information on a very brief cover letter. Do not include personal identification information anywhere on the poems. Kim Addonizio will judge. One poem will be chosen as the winner and the author will be awarded $500. The winning poem and nine finalists will be published in spring/summer 2006. Label envelope: SER Poetry Contest.

General Contest Guidelines

All submissions must be typed. The fee for both contests is $10 (US) per submission. Make checks or money orders out to: The Southeast Review. Postmark deadline: February 15, 2006.

For both contests, friends and current or former students of the judge and those who have been affiliated with Florida State University within the last five years are ineligible.

It is not necessary to send an SASE. Winners will be announced on the website in late spring. All contestants will receive the issue in which the winning submissions appear.

Send all submissions to:

The Southeast Review
Department of English
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306

www.southeastreview.org

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