WRITERS' Journal Poetry Contest ~

There's a small $3.00 entry fee for this one, but sometimes you have to "give a little to get a little," and who knows where this could lead for you, yes? The deadline for Writer's Journal Poetry Contest isn't until August 30, 2008, so you have plenty of time to fine-tune a poem of 25 lines or less. (Maybe bring one to your writer's group for them to critique!)

• 1st Prize: $50 plus publication in Writers' Journal
• 2nd Prize: $25 plus publication
• 3rd Prize: $15 plus publication
• Plus Honorable Mentions

Send your entries to "Poetry Contest," Val-Tech Media, P.O. Box 394, Perham, MN, 56573, with a check or money order payable to WRITERS' Journal. There's a few more guidelines, so please go to their website before you mail them your work.