Let Us Go Then, You and I

and send between 60 and 100 pages of original poetry written in English for a chance to win the Truman State University Press T.S. Eliot Prize of $2000 and publication. There is a $25 reading & processing fee, and entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2007.

Story Quarterly Contest Deadline Extended

The Story Quarterly Fiction Contest deadline has been extended to November 30th. Check the website for details and verification.

Got Dark Poems?

Chiroscuro Webzine is accepting submissions of dark poetry for their January - March issue on the theme of "treatments of light and shade in words." Genre (SF, fantasy, horror, magic realism, dark fantasy, etc) and non-genre are okay as long as they are on theme. They publish four poems per issue and THEY PAY! $10 for each published poem. So, tap into your dark side and make it pay off for you in cold hard cash!

Your Poems on Postcards

This poetry contest is for women over forty who have not yet published a full-length book. The submission for Late Blooms - A Poetry Postcard Series is October 1, 2007. There is a $10 reading fee for up to 3 poems of up to 24 lines. Winning poems will be printed on full-color art 4 x 6 postcards, and the winners will receive 20 sets of postcards. How fun would it be to be able to mail your poems to your friends and loved ones for the price of a 24-cent stamp?!

Open Call for Submissions from Antioch University

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About Two Hawks:

Two Hawks Quarterly is a literary publication brought to you by the Undergraduate Creative Writing program at Antioch University in Los Angeles, CA. We are dedicated to sparking debate and discussion through exposing the world to the most challenging, edgy and lyrical prose, poetry, memoir, and artwork available.

Submission Guidelines:

Currently we are accepting submissions for the Fall 2007 issue. We are looking for well written and compelling works in the following genres:

• Fiction
• Creative Non-Fiction
• Poetry
• Memoir
• Cross Genre

E-mail submissions as follows:

• Do not send file attachments. Instead, send your story in the body of your e-mail.
• Send all submissions to:
• submissionstwohawks@yahoo.com
• In the subject line of your e-mail, include the genre to which you are submitting.
• Example: Attention Editor: Fiction Submission

Chapbook Contest

It's time to gather between 10 to 24 pages of your poetry together and send them, with a $10 entry fee, to the Sheltering Pines Press Third Annual Chapbook Competition. First Prize is $100 and 50 copies of your chapbook. The deadline is October 15, 2007.

12 Writing Tips From George Orwell

Some of George Orwell's 12 writing tips may seem obvious, but all of them are based on sound writer's judgment and experience and well-worth checking out.