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46er Prize (Adirondack Review/Black Lawrence Press)


DEADLINE: December 15
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $8.00 for one story, $15.00 for two stories, and $20.00 for three stories
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American Literary Review


DEADLINE: October 1
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Antigonish Review


DEADLINE: July 1
PRIZE: $800 and publication
READING FEE: $25
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Atlanta Review
DEADLINE: May 12
PRIZE: $2003 and publication
READING FEE: $5 for first poem, $2 for additional poems
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Bellingham Review
DEADLINE: variable
PRIZE: variable and publication
READING FEE: variable
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Bitter Oleander Press


DEADLINE: June 15
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $10 for first 5 poems, $2 for additional poems
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Blue Collar Review


DEADLINE: May 1
PRIZE: $100 and publication
READING FEE: $15 per poem
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Boston Review


DEADLINE: June 1  
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Briar Cliff Review


DEADLINE: November 1
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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ByLine Magazine


DEADLINE: numerous competitions, variable deadlines
PRIZE: numerous prizes variable up to $70 and publication
READING FEE: variable between $3 and $5
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Cadenza


DEADLINE:September 30
PRIZE: £200
READING FEE: £5.00 or equivalent
If you would like a full critique, please also include a critique fee of £12
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Calyx:  A Journal of Art and Literature by Women


DEADLINE:  March - May
PRIZE: $250 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Carve Magazine
DEADLINE:entries accepted between September 1 - February 1
PRIZE: $2000
READING FEE: 15 for 1 entry, 25 for 2, 30 for 3
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Clackamas Literary Review


DEADLINE:  June 1
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Comstock Review


DEADLINE: July 1
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE:  $3 per poem
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Crab Orchard Review


POETRY CONTEST
DEADLINE:  postmark date between October 1 - November 16
PRIZE: $3500 and publication - 1st prize; $1500 and publication - 2nd prize
READING FEE: $25
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FICTION CONTEST
DEADLINE: postmark date between February 1 - March 15
PRIZE: $1500 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Cream City Review


POETRY CONTEST
 
DEADLINE:  April 30
PRIZE: $100 and publication
READING FEE: $10 per 3-5 poems
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FICTION CONTEST

DEADLINE:  December 30
PRIZE: $100 and publication
READING FEE: $10 per story
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Fiddlehead (CANADA)


DEADLINE:  December 31
PRIZE: $1000 (Canadian)
READING FEE: $24 (Canadian)
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Filling Station (CANADA)


DEADLINE: April 30
PRIZE: $300 (Canadian) and publication
READING FEE: $25 (Canadian)
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Five Points


DEADLINE: November 30
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $15 (includes one-year subscription)
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Flyway


DEADLINE:  March 1
PRIZE: $150 and a book bag of Iowa sweet corn
READING FEE: $18 (includes one-year subscription)
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Glimmer Train Stories


DEADLINE:  numerous contests, variable deadlines
PRIZE: numerous and variable up to $2000 and publication
READING FEE: variable from $6 per poem in poetry competition and $15 per story for largest of 3 fiction competitions
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Grain Magazine (CANADA)


DEADLINE: January 31
PRIZE: $500 (Canadian)
READING FEE: unknown
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Hunger Mountain, The Vermont College Journal of Arts & Letters


DEADLINE:December 10
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $15
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Indiana Review


DEADLINE:numerous contests with variable deadlines
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: variable
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Iowa Review


DEADLINE: January
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $15 for first entry, $10 for second, $5 for third
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Kalliope


DEADLINE: November
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $4 per poem, or 3 for $10
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Lichen Literary Journal

DEADLINE: December 31
PRIZE: $500 (Canadian) and publication
READING FEE: $20 US for international entries; $20 CND for Canadian entries
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Literary Potpourri
DEADLINE:November 30
PRIZE: $750 (full length fiction) $250 (flash fiction)
READING FEE: $10 (full length fiction) $5 (flash fiction)
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Madison Review


DEADLINE: Submissions must be received during the month of September
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $5
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Malahat Review (CANADA)
DEADLINE:March 1
PRIZE: $400 (Canadian) and publication at $30 per page
READING FEE: $30 (Canadian) which includes a one-year subscription
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Maryland Poetry Review


DEADLINE:  July - October 28
PRIZE: $100 and publication
READING FEE: $3 per poem or $12 per 5 poems
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Meridian


DEADLINE: December 2
PRIZE: $750 and publication
READING FEE: $15 which includes a one-year subscription
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Mid-American Review


DEADLINE: October 1
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Mississippi Review


DEADLINE: October 1
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Missouri Review


DEADLINE: $15 October
PRIZE: $2000 and publication
READING FEE: $15 including one-year subscription
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Modern Haiku


DEADLINE: March 13
PRIZE: $100 plus a signed and previously-loved copy of Bob’s The Turtle’s Ears (1971, out of print)
READING FEE: none
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New Millennium Writings


DEADLINE: November 17
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $17
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New York Stories


DEADLINE: September 15
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Nimrod


DEADLINE:April 30 (submissions accepted beginning January 1 of each year)
PRIZE: $2000 and publication
READING FEE: $20 (includes one year subscription)
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North American Review


DEADLINE: variable
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $18
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Now & Then
DEADLINE:March 1
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $8 per story
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One Story


DEADLINE: May 1  
PRIZE: $300
READING FEE: unspecified
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Pagitica


DEADLINE: April 30
PRIZE: $500 (Canadian) and publication
READING FEE: $20 (Canadian) per entry
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Permafrost


DEADLINE: March 15
PRIZE: $100
READING FEE: $10
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Pittsburgh Quarterly


DEADLINE: July 1
PRIZE: $500
READING FEE: $10
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Potomac Review


DEADLINE: September 15
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $18
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PRISM International


DEADLINE: January 31
PRIZE: $2000 (Canadian) and publication
READING FEE: $22 per story
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Quarter After Eight


DEADLINE: between October 1 and April 1
PRIZE: $300 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Quarterly West


DEADLINE: between October 1 and January 31
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $20 includes a one-year subscription
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Rhino Poetry Magazine


DEADLINE: rolling
PRIZE: unspecified
READING FEE: none
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River Styx


DEADLINE: May 31
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $20 includes a one-year subscription
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Rosebud


DEADLINE: numerous contests, various deadlines
PRIZE: $1000 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Salt Hill
DEADLINE:January 15
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Smartish Pace


DEADLINE: July 31
PRIZE: $200 and publication
READING FEE: $5 for 3 poems
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Southeast Review


DEADLINE: February 16
PRIZE: $500, publication, an expense paid trip to Tallahassee for a reading the following April, national publicity and a bag of Florida oranges
READING FEE: $10 for up to 3 entries
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Southern Poetry Review


DEADLINE:  June 15
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $15
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Spoon River Poetry Review


DEADLINE: April 15
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $16 includes a one-year subscription
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Sub-Terrain


DEADLINE: May 15
PRIZE: $500 (Canadian) and publication
READING FEE: $20 (Canadian)
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Vincent Brothers Review


DEADLINE: April 30
PRIZE: $200 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Whiskey Island


DEADLINE: January 31
PRIZE: $300 and publication
READING FEE: $10
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Witness


DEADLINE: December 31
PRIZE: $500 and publication
READING FEE: $15
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Zoetrope: All Story


DEADLINE: October 1
PRIZE: $1000
READING FEE: $15
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