Do You Play Well With Others?

Snakeskin Poetry Webzine is accepting poems or very short prose by two or more writers working together for its February 2008 Collaboration Issue. Send up to 5 collaborations by December 1, 2007 to jessyrandall@yahoo.com. Get together with a writer buddy or two and you may surprise yourselves with what you create, and find yourselves published to boot!

Love-Ins, Sit-Ins, Be-Ins ~

Where were you during the Civil Rights Movement 40 years ago? What are your memories of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed? The Martin Luther King Commemorative Issue of Passager is looking for your memories of the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed, the civil rights movement, and especially the riots in Baltimore. The deadline is October 31, 2007 and results will be announced in February, 2008. They're accepting a wide range of submissions that includes poetry, fiction, memoirs, memories of family and friends, as well as group entries, so light some incense to get into that mood, and delve into the past.

Inspirational Good Deeds Contest

Point of Life is looking for the most superb Goody Two Shoe story of 2007. Have you (or anyone you know), done good deeds without any need for thanks? Well, your reward may be in the form of a $500 check and publication in the Point of Life Newsletter and on their website for one year. There's no fee for this contest, which doesn't end until December 31, 2007.

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?!