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ANIMAL RESCUE: Have you ever rescued an animal? Been rescued by an animal? Splattered Ink Press and Cats and Dogs Magazine invite writers to submit creative nonfiction stories and/or poetry exploring the theme of animal rescue. Cash prizes, 1,500 word maximum, $20 reading fee. Deadline November 15. Details at splatteredinkpress.com.

BRANDT STREET PRESS seeks true short stories that reveal a lesson you learned from love, for Dammit, I Love You collection. Stories can be about any kind of love: a romance, a family member, a friend, someone you loved from afar. For more information or to submit, please visit brandtstreetpress.com/submissions.html.

LGBT MILITARY, veterans, family and allies: What are your stories and experiences from repeal of DADT through its first year? All submissions considered for the anthology Repeal: When DADT Became History, edited by Vicki Hudson. http://vickihudson.com. Deadline is October 1, 2015. Submission guidelines at:https://vickihudsonwriting.submittable.com/submit/18532.

RESUMED PROJECT: Pessoa Anthology seeking submissions for an anthology of North American poets and writers’ 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@smith.edu.

SUBMISSION CALL for the anthology Dress Right Dress: The Uniform and Its Stories, edited by Vicki Hudson. Soldier, sailor, marine, airman, coastguardman —what is your story? What part of the uniform as symbol or character calls forth that story? Deadline March 30, 2016. Submission guidelines at: https://vickihudsonwriting.submittable.com/submit/19812.

THE TEACHER’S VOICE is still independent and free. Please see our Race in U.S. Education anthology in progress online (a hard-copy forthcoming). We need strong work from emerging poets and writers. Please do not send any work without truly knowing TTV. Deadline: November 1. Visit: www.the-teachers-voice.org. Mail: The Teacher’s Voice, P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

BLUE LIGHT PRESS Book Award—imagistic, inventive, emotionally honest poems that push the edge. Send 50–80 page manuscript, SASE, $20 reading fee to Blue Light Press, 1563-45th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 by January 15, 2015. For guidelines, e-mail bluelightpress@aol.com or send SASE. Website: www.bluelightpress.com.

BRIGHT HILL PRESS Poetry Book Competition. A prize of $1,000, publication, and distribution by Bright Hill Press, and 30 author copies awarded annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 48–64 pages with a $25 entry fee by November 30, electronically (see website for guidelines, www.brighthillpress.org) or via regular mail to BHP Poetry Book Competition, 94 Church St., Treadwell, NY 13846-4607. Phone: (607) 829-5055. Bertha Rogers, Editor. E-mail: wordthur@stny.rr.com. Website: www.brighthillpress.org.

CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS; advances paid: Riddle Brook Publishing, advocate for the new New England writer, seeks book-length manuscripts of narrative nonfiction from New England writers. We provide beginning writers a launching pad for their work. Advances and royalties paid. Please send query to query@riddlebrookpublishing.com, or visit www.riddlebrookpublishing.com for guidelines.

FIG TREE BOOKS is accepting literary and mainstream novels that speak specifically to the American Jewish experience. Agents, established authors, and emerging writers with no prior publishing credits welcome. All novels will be available in print and e-format, backed by a major distributor. For guidelines, visit our website: www.figtreebooks.net.

HUDSON WHITMAN/Excelsior College Press: We’re not your father’s college press! No tomes, no scholarship, only great nonfiction. Acquisitions: health/nursing, military, alt education, biz & tech. Electronic submissions via Submittable. Look us over! www.hudsonwhitman.com. Twitter: @ExcelsiorPress.

NEW RIVERS PRESS Many Voices Project Competition. Two prizes of $1,000 each for book-length manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging writers. Winning works are published by New Rivers Press and distributed nationally. Submit a poetry manuscript of 50-90 pages; a collection of short stories, novellas, or personal essays of 100-200 pages; or a novel or memoir of up to 400 pages; $25 entry fee. Submissions accepted September 15–November 1 online at https://newriverspress.submittable.com/submit or print entry form from www.newriverspress.com and mail to New Rivers Press, MVP Competition, 1104 Seventh Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56563.

OMONOMANY PUBLISHING. We publish poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Send SASE, sample chapter and outline to 5501 Murray Ave., Memphis, TN 38119.

STEEL TOE BOOKS, the hardest-working press in po-biz, is reading full-length poetry manuscripts in September and October. Guidelines at www.steeltoebooks.com/submit.  Send c/o Tom C. Hunley, Director, English Department, Western Kentucky University, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11086, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086.

WEB-E-BOOKS (www.web-e-books.com) publishes bold, contemporary and classic novels and creative nonfiction within the parameters of our slogan: “Where Reality and Fiction Collide.” We seek works offering compelling social messages, strong character development, and captivating narrative (w/illustration options); literature of excellence, originality, and authenticity. Ask about our Book Backer program. Submissions: info@tri-screenconnection.com.

2014 CONCRETE WOLF Poetry Chapbook Contest. Postmark deadline: November 30. Prize: 100 copies perfect-bound chapbook. Fee: $20, checks to Concrete Wolf. Judge: Nancy Pagh. http://nancypagh.com. Submit up to 28 pages of poetry, 2 cover sheets, one with name, e-mail and phone, one with title only. SASE results. Include 10 x 12 envelope stamped with $3.50 postage for winning chapbook. http://concretewolf.com. Mail: Concrete Wolf, P.O. Box 1808, Kingston, WA 98346.

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 or to submit electronically, visit: www.slipstreampress.org.

AJN, the American Journal of Nursing (circ. 120,000), seeks poems, “flash” fiction, and visual art related to health or health care for its Art of Nursing department. Authors need not be health care professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Query Art of Nursing coordinator before submitting (use “Art of Nursing” in subject line): sylvia.foley@wolterskluwer.com.

AJN, the American Journal of Nursing, seeks personal essays (850-word limit) describing experiences related to health and health care for its monthly Reflections department. Authors do not have to be health care professionals. We prefer clear writing with strong details and vivid characterization; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Go to this website for guidelines and examples: http://edmgr.ovid.com/ajn/accounts/authorguidelinesreflections.doc, or query the Reflections coordinator Madeleine Mysko: mmysko@comcast.net.

ANNOUNCING Freshwater’s 16th annual issue. We seek only original poetry. Poets may submit up to five unpublished poems by December 15; please note if sending simultaneous submissions. Payment: 2 copies. Please visit our website for full details: www.asnuntuck.edu/about/submit-freshwater, or contact us at freshwater@acc.commnet.edu.

BLUELINE SEEKS poems, stories, and essays about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. Creative nonfiction about the region’s literature or culture is welcome. Submission period July through November. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. No simultaneous submissions. Electronic submissions encouraged, as Word files, to blueline@potsdam.edu. Please identify the work’s genre in the subject line. Further information available at www.bluelinemagadk.com.

BROAD STREET, a magazine of true stories, seeks beautifully written, compelling narratives that have the benefit of being nonfiction. Broad Street presents the best of literary journalism, creative nonfiction, photography, and illustration. No academic papers or pomposity, please; 5 words to 5,000. “A consistently lively and intelligent literary journal.”—Phillip Lopate. Upcoming themes: “Maps & Legends,” “Small Things,” and “Cured.” For details on subscriptions and submissions, visit broadstreetonline.org.

THE BROKEN PLATE wants submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art. Reading period is September 1–October 31. Accepted works will appear in our annual spring issue. Check out our website for guidelines: http://thebrokenplate.org.

BRYANT LITERARY REVIEW, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its May 2015 issue. Work may be of any style or subject matter. See poetry samples at www.bryantliteraryreview.org. Deadline: December 1. Send submission with cover letter, brief bio, and SASE to: Bryant Literary Review, Faculty Suite F, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917.

CHANGES IN LIFE monthly online newsletter is seeking personal essays from women of all ages. New writers are encouraged to submit their work. For details and submission guidelines, see www.changesinlife.com.

CHAUTAUQUA reading for the 2015 issue, themed “Privacy and Secrets,” the ways that we cultivate and protect our private lives and innermost selves. February 15–April 15 and August 15–November 15. Seeking poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Online entries considered for Editor’s Prizes of $500, $250, and $100. Visit www.ciweb.org/literary-journal.

CLOCKHOUSE, published in partnership with Goddard College, seeks submissions from emerging and established writers for its 2015 issue. The 2014 issue includes works by Beth Kephart, David Greenspan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rinne Groff, Nancy Kricorian, among terrific new voices. Deadline: December 1. For submission guidelines and mission statement, visit www.clockhouse.net.

COLERE, an annual journal celebrating cultural exploration, welcomes thought-provoking fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork for its 14th issue. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Deadline: January 15, 2015. Mail to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

CREATIVE NONFICTION MAGAZINE is seeking new essays for an upcoming issue dedicated to “Waiting” patiently or not, on tables or for Godot. Send your best work, 4,000 words or fewer. Deadline: September 22. Cash prize for best essay. Guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.

DUENDE “climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet,” Lorca says. Duende is the online literary journal from the BFA in Writing Program at Goddard College. Our debut issue launches in October. Submissions reopen September 1 for prose, poetry, hybrid work, visual art, literary translation, and collaborations. www.duendeliterary.org.

EDGE LITERARY JOURNAL published annually by Tahoe Writers Works, seeks provocative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and art. Please send up to 6 poems or 5,000 words of prose during our reading period—September 1–November 15. Electronic submissions only. EDGE, Volume 8 guidelines at http://tahoewritersworks.com/EDGE-submissions.html.

EMRYS JOURNAL, published annually since 1984, accepts submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Submit at http://emrysjournal.submittable.com August 1–November 1; also, see www.emrys.org/blog/emrys-journal/submission-guidelines.

THE EVENING STREET REVIEW is centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal. Reads poetry/prose submissions year-round. Replies in 3 months or less, sometimes includes comments. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces. 7652 Sawmill Rd., #352, Dublin, OH 43016 or editor@eveningstreetpress.com. For contests and guidelines: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

FICTION INTERNATIONAL call for submissions: fluids. For an issue on “Fluids,” Fiction International will read fiction, nonfiction & indeterminate prose between October 1, 2014 and February 15, 2015. To submit online or hard copy texts or visuals, go to fictioninternational.sdsu.edu/submit. Queries: hjaffe@mail.sdsu.edu.

FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction is now accepting submissions for the open reading period. Submissions must be postmarked between August 15 and November 30. Send submissions to: Laura Julier, Editor, Fourth Genre, 434 Farm Ln., Rm. 234, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1033. Detailed submission guidelines available at www.msupress.org.

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

GOT POEM? The odds are 999 to 1 against you that you can write a poem worth reading and remembering. Prove the odds wrong. Submit your poems by e-mail to The Great American Poetry Show. Simultaneous submissions and previously published are welcome. E-mail: larry@tgaps.com, website: www.tgaps.net.

HAWAII PACIFIC REVIEW seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Based at Hawaii Pacific University, HPR often features work from Hawaii and the Pacific region, but is interested in great writing from any place and on any subject. Details and links to our online submissions manager at hawaiipacificreview.org.

HOSPITAL DRIVE (www.hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu), an online journal of literature and the arts at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, publishes original creative work that examines themes of health, illness, and healing. The journal welcomes new voices. Poems, short fiction, personal essays, reviews, and photography and visual art (painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media) will be considered. To submit:  http://hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu/submit.html.

ISTHMUS, an independent literary review based in Seattle, seeks submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from writers in the U.S. and abroad. We are a print journal published biannually. Translations welcome. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Visit our website for full guidelines and to submit online: www.isthmusreview.com.

KYSO FLASH (Knock-Your-Socks-Off Art and Literature), a tri-annual online journal, seeks to publish stunning artwork and memorable literature. Celebrates very short forms (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrids), up to 1,000 words each. Pays 10–14 cents per word upon acceptance. Reading period: November 1–December 31, 2014. Guidelines at www.kysoflash.com.

MIRAMAR. Poetry & commentary; old school truth and beauty. Issue No. 2: Stern, Wakoski, Jarman, Wrigley, Fleda Brown, Malena Morling, Greg Pape, David Young, Killarney Clary, Luis Omar Salinas, Juan Felipe Herrera, Suzanne Lummis, William Stafford. Submissions February–August: 342 Oliver Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Single copies, subscriptions: miramarmagazine.org.

MOUNT HOPE, a literary magazine publishing fiction, photography, nonfiction, graphic storytelling and poetry, welcomes submissions of original work for upcoming issues. We seek short stories or nonfiction up to 5,000 words, up to 4 poems per author, and graphic novel and photo portfolios of 5–12 images. We publish emerging authors side by side with such established writers as Margot Livesey, Steve Almond, Hester Kaplan, Howard Norman, Steven Church, and Moira Egan. See us online: www.mounthopemagazine.com.

MUD SEASON REVIEW is a community-led literary journal based in Vermont. We invite strong, deeply human work in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art for our inaugural issue and seek to celebrate the writers and artists behind the work. For guidelines, visit mudseasonreview.com.

ONLINE LIT MAG the prompt is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, CNF, and more. All writing must be based on prompts or exercises; submissions must include the prompt they are based on. Each issue also highlights a new Editor’s Challenge. Accepts submissions year-round. See guidelines at www.promptlitmag.org.

PENTIMENTO, a literary magazine for the disability community, is seeking submissions of essays, poetry, short stories, art, and photography for the June 2015 issue. Submissions must be by an individual with a disability or a member of the disability community. For more information and to request a free issue, please visit www.pentimentomag.org.

PICAYUNE Literary Magazine accepts submissions September 15–December 15, annually, in short fiction (1,250 words), flash fiction (250 words), nonfiction/creative nonfiction (1,250 words), poetry (3 per submission), and black & white line art. Submit writing as .doc and art as .pdf. Information at: www.nmhu.edu or picayunemagazine@yahoo.com.

RATTLE SEEKS submissions in Japanese forms for the Spring 2015 issue: haiku, tanka, renga, haibun, etc. Translations welcome. Deadline: October 15. Send up to 4 pages of poetry and/or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: Rattle, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. Online submissions accepted. E-mail: submissions@rattle.com. Website: www.rattle.com.

REFERENTIAL MAGAZINE is open for submissions of essays, fiction, and poetry. Referential Magazine is gorgeous, and was included in About.com’s list of “Eight Innovative Online Magazines.” Website: referentialmagazine.org.

RHINO. Eclectic annual journal of more than 38 years seeks poetry, flash fiction (750 words max), and poetry-in-translation that experiments, provokes and compels. More than 100 emerging and established writers showcased. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Founders’ Prize submissions September 1–October 31. For information, including submission guidelines, prize details, upcoming events, Editors’ Prize contest and Big Horn Blog, visit rhinopoetry.org.

RIVERRUN, Quincy University’s literary magazine published more or less annually since 1975, seeks eclectic submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Contributors will receive 2 complimentary copies of the issue. By January 15, 2015, please send submissions of no more than 2,500 words of prose or 3 poems to tressan@quincy.edu.

ROCKHURST REVIEW seeks lively material for 28th edition, Spring 2015. Submissions accepted September 15–January 15. 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, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst  Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110.  Or submit to rockhurstreview@hawks.rockhurst.edu in a Word document attachment or in e-mail body. In subject line put your name and the word Submission. eg., John Smith— “Submission.”

THE SARANAC REVIEW welcomes submissions from new and established writers for its Fall 2015 issue (#11). We are looking for fiction, including flash fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Our reading period begins August 1 and runs through May 15. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Please go to our website for complete, specific guidelines and to submit: www.saranacreview.com.

SEEMS considers unpublished poems (3–5), literary fiction, and creative nonfiction (5K words max of prose). Submissions in body of e-mail and “P,”“F”, or “CNF” in subject line to seems@lakeland.edu or, with SASE, to Karl Elder, Editor, Lakeland College, P.O. Box 359, Sheboygan, WI 53082. Website: www.seems.lakeland.edu.

SLAB wants your funkadelic writing: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and text/image pieces. We love flash too. Reading period: August–December 1. All submissions read and touched by the human hand, not a bot among us. Samples & more info at www.slablitmag.org.

SLANT POETRY JOURNAL accepting submissions for Summer 2015 issue. Send up to 5 poems; include name, address, e-mail. No haiku, translations, previously published submissions. Response within 4 months of deadline. Published poets receive 1 copy. Deadline: November 15. Mail with SASE to James Fowler, Editor, Slant, University of Central Arkansas, P.O. Box 5063, Conway AR 72035.

SPANK THE CARP call for submissions. We’re looking for flash fiction, short stories, and poetry, including shape poetry. If your work is thought-provoking, sophisticated, yet not pretentious or obscure, we’re interested. For submission guidelines and more information visit www.spankthecarp.com.

SUBMIT EXCITING flash fiction or exquisite poetry to NEBO, Editor, Department of English, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR 72801. Payment in copy. Deadline: October 30.

THIRD WEDNESDAY Literary Arts Journal, seeks unpublished poems no more than 2 pages each, fiction to 1,500 words, and b&w artwork from experienced writers and artists. See: thirdwednesday.org. Send up to 5 poems, any form, any subject. We pay $3 per poem, story, and artwork/photography. Details of our annual poetry contest, deadline January 31, are available by e-mailing us. E-mail submissions only (no snail mail, please) to: submissions@thirdwednesday.org.

TOAD is an online journal run by Virginia Tech MFA students and alums. We are currently seeking exciting works of art, poetry, and flash fiction. We publish quarterly and read year-round. See the full submissions guidelines here: http://toadthejournal.com/submit.

TRANSFERENCE invites submissions of poetry translated into English from Arabic, Chinese, French, Old French, German, Classical Greek, Latin, or Japanese. Along with your translations, please submit a commentary on the translation process, addressing particular challenges posed by the text or specific translation choices. Submission period: September 1–February 28. Read Transference and submit up to 4 poems at http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/transference/. For more information write to lang_trans@wmich.edu.

WANTED! ORIGINAL POETRY poetry, short fiction, and CNF for Spring 2015 issue of Riverside City College’s MUSE. Simultaneous submissions OK; hard copies only. Mail up to 3 poems or 1 prose piece (1,500 words max), along with SASE and cover letter. Include contact details and short bio: Attn. Jo Scott-Coe, Editorial Advisor, Riverside City College, Department of English, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506. Additional info: http://rccmuse.tumblr.com.

THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP REVIEW publishes the best in creative nonfiction, fiction, and interviews. Send us narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine, and writing with a strong narrative element. Submissions: kathleenglassburn@comcast.net. For more, contact nick@thewritersworkshop.net. Websites: www.thewritersworkshop.net, or www.thewritersworkshopreview.net.

6TH ANNUAL Blue Flower Arts Winter Writers’ Conference, January 4–10, 2015, hosted by Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL. Join master writers Benjamin Percy (fiction), Nick Flynn (memoir), and Carolyn Forche (poetry), for an intense week of writing that will push your creative borders. Class sizes are limited to just 13 participants with on-site housing available. Register before September 17 and receive $100 off the total conference fee. For more information visit www.blueflowerarts.com/wwc or telephone (800)-393-6975 x 16.

11TH ANNUAL Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, FL, January 19-24, 2015. Focus on your work with 8 of America’s most celebrated poets: Linda Gregerson, Thomas Lux, Chard deNiord, Maurice Manning, Molly Peacock, Brenda Shaughnessy, Patricia Smith and Robert Wrigley. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, manuscript conferences, panel discussions, social events and so much more. Special guest: Dana Gioia. Apply online to attend a workshop, or join our mailing list. Visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

22ND ANNUAL Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 16-19, 2015, Atlantic City area featuring Kim Addonizio and Stephen Dunn. Join us for small, intensive workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, screenwriting, and more. Enjoy challenging and supportive sessions, insightful feedback, and an encouraging community. Register by November 20 and save: www.wintergetaway.com.

THE 2015 LAS VEGAS Writers’ Conference, hosted by Henderson Writers’ Group, is scheduled for April 23–25, 2015 at Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. Join fellow writers, agents, publishers and marketing experts for a weekend of workshops on the publishing industry. Registration is limited to 150 attendees. Sign up now! www.lasvegaswritersconference.com.

2015 SAN FRANCISCO Writers Conference. February 12–16 at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Meet major presenters—literary agents, editors, publishers and bestselling authors—at this “Celebration of Craft, Commerce and Community.” SFWC Writing Contest and master workshops are open to nonattendees. Details, registration, and opt-in for SFWC newsletter at www.sfwriters.org.

2015 SAN MIGUEL Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival (February 11–15). Tenth anniversary keynote speakers: Alice Walker, Scott Turow, Gloria Steinem, Tracy Chevalier, Richard Blanco, Jane Urquhart, and Ángeles Mastretta. Choose from 56 workshops in all genres. Barbara Kingsolver: “San Miguel is full of unexpected riches...” Registration and writing contest open now! www.sanmiguelwritersconference.org.

NEW YORK WRITERS Workshop Pitch Conferences: Improve your pitch and present it to editors from three major New York publishing firms, plus attend Agents Panel. Non-Fiction October 10–12 and Fiction (Adults and Children’s/YA) November 7–9. Check the New York Writers Workshop website for information: http://newyorkwritersworkshop.com/conferences.

2ND ANNUAL JEFF MARKS Marks Memorial Poetry Prize. Final judge is National Book Award Winner Mary Szybist.  First place receives $1,500, honorable mention $500, publication for both in Spring 2015 issue. $20 entry fee includes copy of awards issue. Submit up to 3 poems between October 1–December 15. For contest guidelines, visit www.decembermag.org.

3RD ANNUAL Time & Place Prize is now accepting submissions. All genres welcome. The winning writer will receive an all-expenses paid month-long trip to France! The deadline for submissions is November 30. For details and more information please visit us at: www.timeandplaceprize.com.

THE 8TH ANNUAL Victoria A. Hudson Emerging Writer Prize accepts submissions September 8–December 1. One winner will receive registration to the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference, February 12–15, 2015, in San Francisco. Submission guidelines and to submit: http://vickihudsonwriting.submittable.com/submit/31357.

9TH ANNUAL SMITH COLLEGE Poetry Prize for New England high school girls in 10th and 11th grades. Award: $500 and opportunity to read poem at Smith. Judge: Natalie Diaz. No entry fee. Submissions: September 1–December 1. Sponsored by Poetry Center at Smith College. Guidelines, eligibility, required entry form: www.smith.edu/poetrycenter/highschoolprize.html.

16TH ANNUAL Gival Press Poetry Award for best MS of original poetry in English, 45 pages or more in any style or form. Prize: $1,000 plus publication. Deadline: December 15; entry fee $20. E-mail for complete guidelines: givalpress@yahoo.com. Website: www.givalpress.com. Call (703) 351-0079, or SASE. Gival Press, Robert L. Giron, Editor, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203.

2014 CHARITY-SUPPORTING poetry or flash fiction book prize:  The Rousseau Prize for Literature. Winner receives $1,000 plus publication. Profits from submission fees will be donated to an animal welfare charity. All entries considered for publication. We strongly prefer online submissions and payment. Deadline October 31. Please follow guidelines at http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/rousseauprize.html.

2014 ORPHIC PRIZE for Poetry, Deadline: October 31, 48-80 pages and $27 reading fee. Winner gets $1,000, publication, 20 copies. All entries will be considered for publication. Send to: Dream Horse Press, P.O. Box 2080, Aptos, CA 95001. Before sending, please read full guidelines at dreamhorsepress.com.

2015 GREAT LAKES POETRY PRIZE: $500, $250, and $100 awards along with publication in Great Lakes Review. Final judge: Robert Archambeau. Deadline: December 31. Reading fee: $10. All submissions are considered for publication. To submit, please visit: https://greatlakesculturalreview.submittable.com/submit.

2015 MAIN STREET RAG Poetry Book Award. Deadline: January 31, 2015. Length: 48-84 pages. Reading fee: $25. Prize: $1,200 and publication. All entries considered for publication; multiple manuscripts will be published. Send to: Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227-7001 or enter via e-mail. Detailed guidelines available on website: www.mainstreetrag.com.

2015 NEW AMERICAN POETRY PRIZE: $1,000 award and book publication. Final judge: Maggie Smith. Deadline: December 31. Manuscript: 48-100 pages. Reading fee: $22.50. Paper submissions no longer accepted. For convenient online submission, please visit: www.newamericanpress.com/contests/current.php.

ANIMAL RESCUE: Have you rescued an animal? Been rescued by an animal? Splattered Ink Press and Cats and Dogs Magazine invite writers to submit creative nonfiction stories and/or poetry exploring the theme of animal rescue. Cash prizes, anthology publication, 1,500 word maximum, $20 reading fee. Deadline November 15. Details at splatteredinkpress.com.

BRIAR CLIFF REVIEW Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Contest: $1,000 and publication for best unpublished poem, story, and creative nonfiction essay. Submit 1 story, 1 essay, or 3 poems with $20. All entrants receive magazine. No manuscripts returned. Contest reading time: Aug 1–November 1. Name/address on cover sheet only. Open to all writers. Submit online or via snail mail. SASE required. Briar Cliff Review Contest, 3303 Rebecca St., Sioux City, IA 51104. Website: www.bcreview.org.

CALVINO PRIZE: the 10th annual Calvino Prize. Sponsored by the University of Louisville. Final judge for 2014: Robert Coover, one of the world’s leading postmodern writers, Brown professor and Faulkner and Rhea award winner. First prize, $1,500 plus publication in the Salt Hill Journal. 2nd Prize, $300. For short story, short story collection, novel or novella in the fabulist, experimental vein of Italo Calvino. First place winner invited, expenses paid, to read winning entry at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture held in February at the University of Louisville. Fee: $25. Deadline: October 1. Submission details: louisville.edu/english.

CIDER PRESS REVIEW Book Award. Prize: $1,500 and publication of full-length poetry collection. All entrants will receive the winning book. Reading period: September 1–November 30. Reading fee: $25. Judge: Jeffrey Harrison. Submit 48-80 page manuscript to www.ciderpressreview.com or mail to CPR, P.O. Box 33384, San Diego, CA 92163. Guidelines: www.ciderpressreview.com/bookaward.

CODHILL POETRY AWARD: $1,000 plus 25 copies. Distribution by SUNY Press. Deadline: December 10. Submit book-length manuscript (48–72 pages), acknowledgments, table of contents, and cover page (name, address, phone, e-mail) clip-bound plus SASE for contest results and $30 reading fee: Codhill Poetry Award, P.O. Box 280, Bloomington, NY 12411. Electronic submissions: http://codhillpoetryaward.submittable.com/submit. For complete guidelines: www.codhill.com.

COMSTOCK REVIEW CHAPBOOK CONTEST. A prize of $1,000, publication sponsored by Comstock Writers Group, Inc., and 50 author copies will be given annually for a poetry chapbook. A selected editor of Comstock Review will judge in 2014. Submit a manuscript of 25–34 pages with a $30 entry fee, which includes a copy of the winning chapbook, by October 15. Comstock Review Chapbook Contest 2014, 4956 St. John Dr., Syracuse, NY 13215. Betsy Anderson and Michael A. Sickler, Managing Editors. Visit the website for complete guidelines: www.comstockreview.org. E-mail: poetry@comstockreview.org.

CONNECTICUT RIVER REVIEW Poetry Contest. Submit up to 3 unpublished poems, 80-line limit each, by September 30. Two copies each, one only with contact info; $15 reading fee to CPS. CRR Contest, CPS, P.O. Box 270554, W. Hartford, CT 06127. Prizes of $400, $100 and $50 and publication in Connecticut River Review. Charles Rafferty to judge. www.ct-poetry-society.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. $20 entry fee includes subscription. All entries considered for publication. Submit by November 1. Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL, 33606. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview.

ENTER TO WIN the 2015 Miami University Press Novella Prize! Winner receives $750, book publication and 10 copies. Final judge: Joseph Bates. Deadline: October 15. Manuscript length: 18,000–40,000 words. Reading fee: $25. Online submissions only. For more info and to submit work, please visit: miamioh.edu/mupress/novella. Questions? E-mail mupress@miamioh.edu.

ENTICE US. Submit the opening (up to 1,500 words) of your book (any genre) to Writer Advice’s Third Scintillating Starts Contest. I’ll respond like an agent/editor. You get perspective. All finalists are winners & can say that to prospective publishers. Publication & $350 divided among winners. Deadline: October 18. Cost: $20. Details at www.writeradvice.com.

THE FOUNTAIN invites all writers to its 2014 Essay Contest: You and Your 100-Year-Old Self. What would you say to yourself at that age? What would your 100-year-old self tell you back? Awards $2,750 in total. Deadline October 30. For more info: fountainmagazine.com/essaycontest.

FRIENDS OF AMERICAN WRITERS (FAW) is seeking submissions for its annual literary award. Publishers and authors are invited to submit books published in 2014 for consideration. Generous monetary prizes are awarded. General guidelines: authors must reside (or previously have resided) in the American Midwest. Books set in the region (even if the author is non-resident) also qualify. Fiction or non-fiction (not poetry). No self-published or e-books. Authors of more than three published books are ineligible. (If an author has more than one book published during that year, we will consider all of them.) Books nominated for the award must be submitted to the FAW Awards Committees by December 10. No application is necessary. Please send two copies of each book as early as possible to: April Nauman, Adult Literary Chairman, 1179 Wenonah Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304. E-mail: A-Nauman@neiu.edu.For info on previous awards, please visit http://www.fawchicago.org/awards.php.

GET BOYS READING! Nightlight Reading announces its first annual Short Story Contest rewarding writing geared to ten- to twelve-year-old at-risk boy readers. Subject: adventure. Up to 5,000 words. $1,000, $500, $300 prizes. No fee! Deadline: October 31. Enter and details at www.nightlightreading.org.

THE GREAT PLAINS Emerging Writer Prize recognizes regional writers who have not yet published a book. Winner will receive $1,000 and a featured reading at the Great Plains Writers’ Conference. Submission fee $15. All genres accepted. Deadline December 1. For details, visit http://greatplainswritersconference.wordpress.com/awards.

THE GRUBSTREET National Book Prize is awarded to a writer publishing a second book (or beyond...). Winner receives $5,000 and will read and teach at GrubStreet’s Boston headquarters. All travel paid by GrubStreet. Deadline for 2014 Fiction Prize: October 1. Website: www.grubstreet.org.

HOLY COW! PRESS is seeking poems about Lake Superior that are environmental, ecological, historical, spiritual, geographic, etc. New work, previously published poems welcome. Three poems limit; $10 reading fee requested. Deadline: October 1. Include an SASE (no electronic submissions), send to: The Editors, Lake Superior Anthology, Holy Cow! Press, P.O. Box 3170, Duluth, MN 55803.

INDIANA UNIVERSITY South Bend’s 42 Miles Press Poetry Award will be awarded to an emerging or established poet for a book-length manuscript of at least 48 pages. Winner receives $1,000, 50 copies, and will be invited to give a reading in South Bend. Deadline is March 1, 2015. David Dodd Lee, Series Editor, will judge. Entry fee: $25. For complete guidelines, visit www.42milespress.com.

LITERAL LATTE has been caffeinating words for 20 years. Send us yours. Literal Latte Essay Awards. Send personal essays, 10,000 words max, postmarked by September 30. First Prize: $1,000. Second Prize: $300. Third Prize: $200. Literal Latte, 200 E. 10th St., Suite 240, New York, NY 10003. Have a sip at www.literal-latte.com.

LOGAN HOUSE announces the 10th annual Holland Prize for the best unpublished book of poetry in American English. The winner will receive $500, and the winning manuscript will be published in 2015. For complete guidelines, visit www.loganhousepress.com.

MAY SWENSON POETRY AWARD. Winning manuscript receives $1,000 plus publication by Utah State University Press. Full-length poetry collection in English; no restrictions on form or subject. Judge will be Cynthia Hogue, author of Revenance and many other works. Postmark deadline: September 30. For guidelines, visit www.usupress.com.

MIGHTY RIVER Short Story Contest. Deadline: October 1. $1,000, publication in Big Muddy. Best short story, any theme. $15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. MRSS Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Website: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/mrss.htm.

THE MILLER WILLIAMS Poetry Prize, edited by Billy Collins, is now accepting manuscripts. The winner will receive $5,000 and publication. Up to 3 finalists will also receive publication. For more information: https://uark.submittable.com/submit/28003 or call the University of Arkansas Press at (800) 626-0090.

NEGATIVE CAPABILITY PRESS is accepting poetry manuscripts for their poetry book contest from August 15 through October 15. Poet Amy King will judge. A prize of $2,000 and manuscript publication will be awarded to a single winner. $25 to submit. For complete guidelines, visit negativecapabilitypress.org.

NILSEN PRIZE for a First Novel.  Winner receives $2,000, publication, distribution. Authors must not have previously published a full-length fiction book. Postmark by November 1; $25 fee. Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Full guidelines at www6.semo.edu/universitypress/nilsennovel.htm.

OMNIDAWN offers $1,000 prize for our third annual Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Contest. Kate Bernheimer will judge. Electronic and postal submissions August 1–October 22. Winner receives cash prize, publication, 100 copies. Entry fee: $18. Entrants who add $2 shipping receive Omnidawn fiction book of their choice. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com/contest/fiction.

OMNIDAWN offers $3,000 prize for our annual Open Book Poetry Contest. Mary Jo Bang will judge. Electronic and postal submissions November 1–December 31. Winner receives cash prize, publication, 100 copies. Entry fee: $27. Entrants who add $3 shipping receive Omnidawn book of their choice. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com/contest.

PERFUME RIVER POETRY REVIEW is accepting submissions for our third issue, which will be on the theme of “Night Terrors.” Send us poetry about your fears of the dark, what keeps you up at night, be it dreams or a living nightmare from which you cannot wake. This issue will feature our poetry contest. First Prize: $200. Deadline: December 31.  For complete guidelines for general submissions and contest entries, please visit our webpage: http://touranepoetrypress.wordpress.com/about-4/.

THE PERMAFROST BOOK PRIZE in Fiction offers publication of a novel or collection of short stories, $1,000, and distribution through University of Alaska Press. Final judge, Benjamin Percy. Deadline: December 1. Entry fee: $20. For complete guidelines, please visit: http://permafrostmag.com/contests/permafrostbook-prize-in-fiction/.

POET’S BILLOW is now accepting entries for the Atlantis Award. Best poem receives $100, publication, author interview, plus nominations for eligible prizes such as Pushcart Prize and Best NewPoets. Entry fee: $10 for 3 poems. Deadline: October 1. For details on contest, mentoring, and workshop services, see thepoetsbillow.org.

POETRY VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONTEST $2,000 in prize money.  Many categories. Submission deadline January 19, 2015. Member entries unlimited. Non-member entry fee $4/poem. www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org or SASE to 11594 Hume Rd., Hume, VA  22639 for guidelines/membership application.

PRESS 53 AWARD for Short Fiction awarded to an outstanding collection of short fiction: publication plus $1,000 cash advance, travel to Winston-Salem, NC for a book launch party weekend including the 2015 Press 53/Prime Number Magazine Gathering of Writers. Enter September 1–December 31. Complete details at www.press53.com.

PRINCEMERE Poetry Prize: $300 for best unpublished poem. No entry fee. Deadline: September 15. Submit up to 3 poems (princemerepoetryprize.submittable.com). Paper submissions (typed, single-spaced, no names; cover letter with contact info and titles) to Princemere Poetry Prize, Gordon College, Wenham, MA 01984. Previous winners at princemere.com.

A PRIZE OF $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a short story. This year’s judge is Roxane Gay. Submit a story of up to 8,000 words with a $20 entry fee between September 1 and October 31. All entrants will receive a subscription. Visit our website for guidelines: www.indianareview.org.

QUERCUS REVIEW PRESS Fall Poetry Book Award: $1,000 prize, book publication, generous royalties. Deadline: December 19. Submit online or send manuscript and $25 reading fee to Quercus Review Press, Dept. of English, Modesto Junior College, 425 College Ave., Modesto, CA 95350. New and emerging writers encouraged to submit. Info: quercusreviewpress.com.

REED MAGAZINE, the West’s oldest literary journal, offers $3,333 in prizes: the John Steinbeck Award for Fiction; Gabriele Rico Challenge for nonfiction; Edwin Markham Prize for poetry. Submit online June 1–November 1 using Submittable; $15 reading fee includes a free copy. Winners are published in our handsome print journal. www.reedmag.org.

RIVER STYX Schlafly Beer Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest. First place receives prize of $1,500 and 1 case of Schlafly beer. Winners published in River Styx; 500 words maximum per story, up to 3 stories per entry. Entry options: $10 includes a copy of the issue in which the winners appear, $20 includes a 1-year subscription to River Styx. Postmarked by December 31 or enter online via Submittable. www.riverstyx.org/contests. Mail to: River Styx Microfiction Contest, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Richard Newman, Editor: bigriver@riverstyx.org.

ROSE METAL PRESS, an independent publisher of hybrid genres, seeks submissions to its ninth Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest. Please submit your 25–40 page, double-spaced manuscript of flash fiction/nonfiction under 1,000 words from November 1 to December 1; $10 fee. Judge: Pamela Painter. More details at www.rosemetalpress.com.

SEEKING POEMS REGARDING WINE (appreciation/imbibing/production), Napa Valley, vineyards, you get the idea. Selected poems will appear on the Judd’s Hill website (www.juddshill.com, where previous years’ poems can be found), and winner will receive a very big bottle of wine if it is legal in your state.  Final judge is Jane Hall; no entry fee. Thank you! Please submit a maximum of 3 poems and a brief cover letter with contact information by November 1 to bunnie@juddshill.com.

SELECTED SHORTS’ Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. The winner receives $1,000 and 2 tickets to a performance of Selected Shorts featuring their winning story. Judge: Karen Russell. Max: 750 words. Fee: $25. Due: March 15, 2015. For complete guidelines, visit www.selectedshorts.org.

SHAPE & NATURE is accepting full-length fiction, poetry, and cross-genre submissions for its open reading period through December 31. Our mission is to publish the best contemporary literature we can find with emphasis on work that challenges readers. No submission fees. Option for editor feedback. Visit www.shapeandnature.com.

SLAB’S 2015 POETRY PRIZE. First place: $600 and a limited-edition, hand-bound chapbook. Runner-up: $400. Judge: Amy Catanzano, author of Multiversal  (PEN Award recipient) and Starlight in Two Million: a Neo-Scientific Novella. All winners published in SLAB; all entries considered for publication; $10 reading fee. More details at slablitmag.org.

SOUL-MAKING KEATS Literary Competition. Cash prizes. Thirteen categories: Poetry, Prose Poem, Literary Nonfiction, Intercultural Essay, Short Story, Flash Fiction, Novel Excerpt, Humor, Memoir, Sonnet, Religious Essay, Young Adult Poetry, Young Adult Prose. Deadline: November 30. Mail: SMK, 1544 Sweetwood Dr., Broadmoor Village, CA 94015. E-mail: soulkeats@mail.com. Visit: www.soulmakingcontest.us.

SPLIT THIS ROCK Poetry Contest: Poems of Provocation and Witness. Judge: Natalie Diaz; $20, up to 3 poems; benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival, Washington, DC. $1,000 in prizes; free festival registration to top 3. Winner reads at 2016 festival, poem published on website. Postmark deadline: November 1. Guidelines: www.splitthisrock.org.

TALKING WRITING Flash Nonfiction and Advice Writing Contests. Talking Writing Prizes are awarded annually. The 2014 categories are flash nonfiction on any theme and advice articles that offer creative, zesty tips. Winners receive $250 plus publication in Talking Writing. Judges: Dinty W. Moore (flash nonfiction), Emily Toth (advice writing). Entry fee: $15. Deadline: October 1. Website: http://talkingwriting.com/contests.

TAMPA REVIEW Prize for Poetry: $2,000 plus hardcover and paperback book publication, and portfolio in Tampa Review for unpublished manuscript by a new or established poet; $25 entry includes subscription. Deadline December 31. See guidelines online or send SASE. University of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview.

TEBOT BACH announces the 2015 Patricia Bibby First Book Award: $1,000 and book publication. Deadline: October 31 postmark. Winner announced April 2015. Send manuscript and reading fee of $30 for each manuscript submitted to Tebot Bach, Bibby, Box 7887, Huntington Beach, CA 92615. Complete guidelines: www.tebotbach.org.

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS/New Orleans Literary Festival—Poetry/Fiction/One Act Play Contests. Poetry: A single entry is 2–4 unpublished poems of any theme with combined length of up to 400 lines. Fiction: short story up to 7,000 words. One Act: no more than 1 hour in length. Prizes: $1,500, public reading, VIP Festival pass ($500 value) at 29th annual festival (March 25–29, 2015), and publication. Deadlines: Poetry, September 5; Fiction, November 16; One Act, November 1. $20-$25 entry fee. Writing Contest, 938 Lafayette St., Ste. 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Guidelines and online submission: http://con13.tennesseewilliams.net.

THIRD COAST congratulates Jeanann Verlee (poetry) and Leo Costigan (fiction), our 2014 contest winners. Our 2015 Poetry & Fiction Contests open October 15. Prizes: publication and $1,000 for best poem/$1,000 for best short story. Deadline: January 15, 2015. For complete details, visit: www.thirdcoastmagazine.com.

TOM HOWARD/MARGARET REID Poetry Contest. 12th year. Top prize for a poem in any style: $1,000. Top prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style: $1,000. Total prizes: $3,000. Winning entries published online. Fee: $16 for 1-2 poems (no length limit). Both published and unpublished work accepted. Submit by September 30. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2013). Guidelines and online submission at www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

TREASURE CHEST PRESS seeks fiction/nonfiction manuscripts that are unique, clever, idiosyncratic, stylish, dark, gritty as long as they are intriguing. Currently soliciting short erotic mysteries for upcoming anthology. We are anxious to help develop unique voices and/or points of view. For info and guidelines, visit www.treasurechestpress.com.

TWO PRIZES OF $1,000 and publication in the Chattahoochee Review are awarded to a winning story and essay in the Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction. Submit October 1–January 31. Early submissions are strongly encouraged. An entry fee of $15 includes a subscription. For complete guidelines, visit http://thechattahoocheereview.gpc.edu.

WILDA HEARNE Flash Fiction Contest. Deadline: October 1; $500, publication in Big Muddy. Best short-short story, 500 words or less, any theme. $10 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650 One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Website: www6.semo.edu/universitypress/hearne.

WOMEN’S NATIONAL BOOK ASSOCIATION announces its 2014–15 Writing Contest. Fiction, Poetry & Creative Non-Fiction/Memoir Award includes publication for top 4 submissions in a national literary journal. $250 paid for 1st prize winners. Judges TBA. Submission period August 15–January 15, 2015. All contest fees fund WNBA literacy programs. Contest guidelines, judge’s bios and submission link: www.wnba-books.org/contest.

CREATIVE WRITING (FICTION), starting date September 2015, university-year appointment. The Helen Zell Writers’ Program in the Department of English at the University of Michigan invites applications for a fiction writer to join the MFA faculty at the level of Open Rank. We are seeking a colleague of distinction, although not necessarily seniority. Candidates should have a strong record of publication (a minimum of 2 books published or in press) and a history of excellence in teaching. As a member of our department, the candidate will teach graduate and undergraduate fiction workshops and other courses that reflect his/her interests and/or respond to departmental needs. Members of the Writers’ Program share administrative duties on a rotational basis, so evidence of administrative talent and experience and a willingness to serve will bolster an otherwise strong application. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity affirmative-action employer and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. All applications will be acknowledged. Send letter of application, c.v., writing sample (no more than 50 pages; published material only), and evidence of teaching excellence to fictionsearch14@umich.edu by September 30.

FREE INTRODUCTION to the poetry of Robert Service (1874–1958). A 20-page chapbook available as a free .doc to your e-mail address.  Essay comments on his amateur collection Songs of a Sourdough by Jacques Fromagier. akapellaakademy@gmail.com.

THREE CHAPBOOKS by Laurence W. Thomas: The Bird in the Stone, imagist poetry; A Walk with Bukowski, poems in the style of Charles Bukowski; and Perchance to Dream, prose poems, or “poetic essays.” These poems give new meanings to established forms. From the imagist tradition comes expansion. The varied forms that Charles Bukowski employed take on new life. Prose poems morph into essays in poetic form. Together, the poems reach into unexplored territory, avant-garde yet comfortable. Available at $10 + $1 shipping & handling each, from: The Last Automat Press, P.O. Box 35, Patterson, NY 12563.

WRITINGCAREER.COM—free online resource to find paying markets for your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Updated daily, we report on editors, publishers, literary agents, and anthologists who are actively seeking submissions from poets, fiction writers, and freelance writers. Website: http://writingcareer.com.

THE WRITERS’ CIRCLE online magazine, www.riwriterscircle.com, is proud to present Peter Bourret’s war memoir. “An intense, gut-wrenching mixture of narrative and poetry. More disturbing than most people can handle,” says author Tony DiBella. Sometimes a story comes along that must be told. A riveting free read at www.riwriterscircle.com, a nonprofit center for emerging and professional writers, artists, and photographers since 1993. Submissions are open year-round. E-mail: thewriterscircle@aol.com.

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WRITING & GASTRONOMY: Morocco 2015. January 12–19. Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Autobiographical Fiction with Bushra Rehman. Visit Marrakech with us this winter and let your writer’s spirit feast on five writing workshops, sumptuous meals, and an ancient red city. All levels welcome. Phone: (508) 560-3719. E-mail: feastwithyourhands@gmail.com. Website: feastwithyourhands.com/writing.

CARL SANDBURG Writer-in-Residence Program invites a prose writer to live on the grounds of Sandburg’s home, a National Park, in Flat Rock, NC, for three weeks in March/April 2015. Program includes stipend, housing in historic cottage with studio. Application deadline October 15. For information, visit www.nps.gov/carl.

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JENTEL ARTIST RESIDENCY PROGRAM. One-month residency for writers and visual artists in rural ranch setting in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. Includes spacious residence, private room, separate studio, stipend. Annual deadlines: January 15 and September 15. Visit www.jentelarts.org for information and application or call (307) 737-2311.

MARTHA’S VINEYARD WRITER’S RESIDENCY. Two-week and monthlong residencies on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA. April 1–May 15 and September 15–October 31. To learn more or apply, visit www.writersresidency.com, or send manuscript, cover letter, bio, with $10 application fee to Justen Ahren, P.O. Box 1041, West Tisbury, MA 02575.

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EXPERIENCED EDITOR, prizewinning author of poetry and literary fiction, is looking to assist you with your next step. Respectful. Thorough. Could be the catalyst for your novel, poetry manuscript, novel-in-progress, or memoir. Free initial consultation. Send inquiry to Diana Gordon, dmgordon@comcast.net. Website: www.dmgordoneditorial.com.

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IS YOUR POETRY MANUSCRIPT ready for publication? Professional evaluation and comprehensive editing provided by acclaimed editor. Workshops, tutorials, publishing advice. Former executive director of Alice James Books, with 12+ years of publishing experience. Author of Anxious Music (Four Way Books, 2007). For details, visit: www.aprilossman.com. E-mail: aprilossman@hotmail.com.

IT’S YOUR BOOK. Take it seriously. GrubStreet, one of the nation’s leading non-profit creative writing centers, offers manuscript consultations and editorial services with experienced, highly qualified writers and editors. One-on-one consultations for all types of projects: intensive critiques on short or long works, career advice, coaching and more. To learn more, visit www.grubstreet.org or call (617) 695-0075.

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

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METICULOUS LINE AND COPYEDITING by experienced writer/editor. Contact Mark Steinwachs at mark.steinwachs@gmail.com.

POETRY MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATION to meet your needs. Personal, comprehensive editing by senior editor and co-publisher of Omnidawn Publishing (2001 to present) and winner of Laughlin Award, Colorado Prize, Ahsahta Prize, Dorset Prize, and four PSA awards. Experienced teacher of MFA workshops. Visit www.rustymorrison.com for more information. Phone: (510) 237-5472; e-mail rusty@omnidawn.com.

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PRIZE-WINNING FICTION WRITER, recipient of 2008 Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters, an O. Henry, a Pushcart, publications in the Best American Short Stories, offers writing coaching services. Teaching experience at Barnard College and the New School, 15 years working privately with clients. E-mail: maxine.swann@gmail.com.

UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL of your manuscript! Want to write a good book? I can help. My powerful and comprehensive editorial services will give your manuscript an edge. In-depth evaluation, plot/character development, line editing, rewrites. Benefit from years of editorial experience at major publishing houses. Helga Schier, Ph.D., www.withpenandpaper.com, phone: (310) 828-8421, e-mail: withpenandpaper@verizon.net.

WRITE-GOALS. Every writer needs a reader. I am a published writer and a very attentive reader who will honestly and thoroughly critique your novel, short story or memoir. Editing services, school application consulting, and creative coaching also available. Reasonable rates. Joann Smith, MFA, MA, MS. Website: http://write-goals.com. E-mail: joannsmith.writegoals@gmail.com.

WRITING COACH/EDITOR. Nurturing but whip-cracking, well-connected author of Bang the Keys (Penguin) will 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! Fiction, nonfiction, scripts, poetry, doctoral dissertations, and MFA theses. E-mail: jill@jilldearman.com. For more (including exercise app): www.bangthekeys.com.

27-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM developed by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Philip Schultz. Fiction and Poetry Workshops for writers at all levels in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, Amsterdam, and online. Tutorials available. “The most personal of the programs.”—The New York Times. Former students include Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, National Book Award finalists, Pushcart Prize winners and more. Phone: (212) 255-7075. Website: www.writerstudio.com.

2015 MEXICO MASTER CLASSES. Join accomplished peers from around the world for our 12th season. Small, selective workshops in legendary village near the great volcanoes. January 9-18, 2015. Optional residency extension. Faculty: Jennifer Clement, Magda Bogin, Jonathan Levi, Alison Wearing, Owen Sheers, Ben Clark. Financial aid available to qualified applicants. www.underthevolcano.org.

THE ACT OF WRITING. Workshop for Creativity and Movement: October 24, 25, 26. Balance Arts Center, NYC. The act of writing comes from your whole being. We’ll explore movement as a source of creativity, a way to move forward when you’re stuck, a means to a fresh perspective on how you move and write, and a way to inspire, sharpen and energize your writing experience. Sessions include movement-as-writing prompts, reading your work aloud, dancing the villanelle, and trying your hand at choreography. Fee: $350. www.balanceartscenter.com.

CREATIVE WRITING CENTER offers online writing classes for aspiring writers. Become the writer you dream you can be!  Inspiring exercises teach how-to while building confidence, eliminating blocks. Supportive community. All genres. 5-week sessions. Take separately or combine into an ongoing course. Waterfront writing retreats also. www.creativewritingcenter.com. Phone: (800) 510-1049. E-mail: eayres@creativewritingcenter.com.

GREATER PHILADELPHIA WORDSHOP STUDIO supports writers in the development of their individual voices and practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, PA, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. Phone: (610) 853-0296. E-mail: ahicks@philawordshop.com. Website: www.philawordshop.com.

ONLINE WRITING CLASSES from Creative Nonfiction magazine, the voice of the genre. Our 4-week summer classes in personal essay, magazine writing, and more provide professional guidance, motivating deadlines, and a supportive community of writers. Flexible schedule to suit your needs. Learn more at www.creativenonfiction.org/online-classes.

THE PERSONAL WRITING WORKSHOP. This marks the fifth year for this intimate, highly successful UWS workshop devoted to discovering and framing the stories of your life. Phyllis Raphael, prizewinning fiction writer, memoirist and long time teacher of creative writing at Columbia University leads the group. Starting September. E-mail: praphael4@gmail.com or see phyllisraphael.com.

THE RED SOFA Salon & Poetry Workshop takes place in the comfort of a West Philadelphia living room. It is a space to share our writing and grow as poets in a respectful and encouraging environment. Workshops include homemade vegetarian food and wine. All levels of experience are welcome. www.redsofasalon.com.

WRITING & YOGA RETREAT February 7–14, 2015. Experience the magic of Guatemala at Villa Sumaya along beautiful Lake Atitlán with Patricia Lee Lewis, Jacqueline Sheehan and yoga instructor Jane Mortifee. Daily workshops and MS critiques. www.writingretreats.org.

A WRITER’S RETREAT WEEKEND, oceanside, in Montauk, NY. Writing exercises stimulate fresh thinking in a supportive, friendly environment. Or bring a work-in-progress. All levels welcome. Attentive instructor with 12 years experience. $650 includes private oceanfront room. October 17–21. Other locations also available. Website: www.creativewritingcenter.com. Phone: (800) 510-1049. Or e-mail Paul Schulkind at writefreely@optonline.net.