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Deadline: October 31, 2017
The 18th Annual James Hearst Poetry Prize is currently accepting entries. First Prize receives $1,000 plus publication in North American Review. Deadline: October 31, 2017. This year’s judge is Eduardo C. Corral. Enter online at northeramericanreview.org. For more information email: .

Deadline: October 31, 2017
The Vern Rutsala Book Prize—$1,000 plus publication—is an annual contest sponsored by Cloudbank Books. This year's judge is Gary Young. Past prize winners were Holly Karapetkova for Towline and Christopher Buckley for The Far Republics. The due date for manuscripts for the 2018 prize is October 31, 2017, $25 reading fee. Complete guidelines available at cloudbankbooks.com/contest-rules.  Cloudbank also awards a $200 prize for one poem or flash fiction piece published in each magazine. The due date for this contest is February 28, 2018, $15 reading fee. Again, guidelines at cloudbankbooks.com/contest-rules. Revive us with your fire.

Deadline: November 15, 2017
Philadelphia Stories hosts the annual Sandy Crimmins National Poetry Prize to celebrate poets of all backgrounds, experience, and styles. The prize includes a $1,000 cash award and invitation to the awards event in Philadelphia. This year's judge is Dilruba Ahmed whose debut book Dhaka Dust (Graywolf Press, 2011) won the Bakeless Prize. Deadline: November 15, 2017. Visit www.philadelphiastories.org for details.

Deadline: December 30, 2017
Our annual writing contest now has a new twist: we are accepting submissions of your unpublished short stories, stand-alone memoirs, and poetry for our anthology. First Serial Rights apply for contest and anthology submissions. See our guidelines. Wow us with your writing. Check out latest anthology to see the types of stories we're looking for. Jewels of San Fedele and past editions of East Meets West, American Writers Review can be found on Amazon.com and Barnes and Nobel. Check out our website for more details. No pornography, please. www.americanwritersreview.com

Deadline: September 30, 2017
Tyehimba Jess will guest judge the contest. Jess's beautiful collection, Olio, won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Frontier Poetry staff will select the top fifteen submissions, and the winning poem and honorable mentions will be selected by Jess, to be announced in the fall. The winning poet will be awarded $2000 and publication on Frontier Poetry. Guidelines can be found at www.frontierpoetry.com/poetry-award/.

Extended Deadline: September 30, 2017
The 2017 Mudfish Poetry Prize will be judged by Philip Schultz, Pulitzer Prize winner for his book of poems, Failure. First place receives $1200 and publication in Mudfish with two honorable mentions also receiving publication. Up to three poems can be submitted for $20 with each additional poem being $3. Mail submissions with a SASE to Mudfish Poetry Prize, 184 Franklin St., Ground Fl., New York, NY 10013. All entries considered for publication. See website for full guidelines: www.mudfish.org/13th-poetry-prize.

Deadline: September 30, 2017
15th year. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest). Top prize for a poem in any style: $1,500. Top prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style: $1,500. Total prizes: $4,000. Winning entries published online. Fee: $12 per poem. Length limit: 250 lines. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Enter online via Submittable at winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

Deadline: November 1, 2017
The 2017 Coal Hill Review Chapbook Contest is now open for submissions! Submit 12-20 pages of poetry through our submissions manager or to our PO Box. The final judge for the 2017 competition is Heather McNaugher. Winner receives publication and $1,000. For more information please view our submission guidelines: www.coalhillreview.com/submissions/. Coal Hill Review is an imprint of Autumn House Press.

Deadline: October 15, 2017
Contest for previously unpublished short fiction between 250 and 2,500 words in length in any genre except YA, children’s, or erotica. Final judge: Brenda Carre. Multiple entries welcome. Total entries limited to 200. Entry fee of $25 includes 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature. Earlybird entry fee: $20 until 15 September. Prize $300 plus publication in Pulp Literature. Professional editorial critique available for additional fee. Guidelines and entry form: pulpliterature.com/contests/the-raven-short-story-contest/.

Deadline: Rolling 
The University of Arkansas Press invites submissions for the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize. Submissions are accepted year-round, and the deadline for the following year’s prize is September 30. One winner will receive $5,000 and publication, and up to three finalists will receive publication. The series is edited by Billy Collins. The winner of the 2017 Prize is Stephen Gibson, for his book Self-Portrait in a Door-Length Mirror. The finalists for the prize were Jennifer Givhan, for Protection Spell; Laura McCullough, for The Wild Night Dress; and Frances Schenkkan, for Mr. Stevens’ Secretary. Visit uapress.com for more information.

Deadline: October 1, 2017
Open to women, genderqueer, and female identifying writers. Judge: Aracelis Girmay. Opens: September 1st, 2017. Fee: $25. The winner will receive $1,000, chapbook publication, 50 author copies, and 25 limited edition broadsides. We want poems that make us forget to take a breath while we read, that stick around in our skulls long after we’ve put the page down, poems that feel like touching a bruise. The poems as a collection should have an arc or unified theme, some vein that connects the poems, particularly one rooted in a larger conversation. See full guidelines at rabbitcatastrophepress.com/submit/#/girlslikeus/.

Deadline: December 31 (annual)
The thirteenth annual Tartt First Fiction Award is now open for submissions. Twenty-dollar entry fee, stories may have been previously published in magazines. Author not to have had a previous story collection published. Novels, nonfiction, or poetry collections do not disqualify. www.livingstonpress.uwa.edu

Deadline: September 30, 2017
The Philip Levine Prize for Poetry 2017 is currently accepting submissions of previously unpublished poetry book manuscripts, 48-80 pages. The contest is named for the late Philip Levine, one of the most highly honored and widely read American poets. The winner will receive a $2,000 award, publication by Anhinga Press, 25 author copies, and a public reading at California State University, Fresno. This year’s final judge is C. G. Hanzlicek. The entry fee is $25 by mail or $28 via Submittable. Visit www.fresnostate.edu/levineprize for full details and guidelines. For questions, email contest coordinator Corrinne Hales at or call 559.278.1569.

Deadline: October 1, 2017
The Atlantis Award is given annually for a single best poem. The winning poet receives $250, publication, and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow web site. Finalists may be published. We nominate for the Pushcart Prize, Best of the Web, and Best New Poets. Deadline October 1st. thepoetsbillow.org/poetry-awards/

Deadline: October 1, 2017
Announcing the American Literary Review’s Annual Writing Awards are open for submissions through October 1st. Send us your best work in creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. $1,000.00 will be awarded to writers in each genre. Last year's winners included: sam sax, Courtney Zoffness, and Lara Lillibridge. Complete guidelines are at americanliteraryreview.com/contest.

Deadline: October 2, 2017
The Missouri Review's 2017 Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize is now open for submissions. $5,000 and publication for the prize-winners in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Writers of the winning submissions will be invited to a reception in their honor. Learn more and enter here: www.missourireview.com.