University of Iowa Press - Short Fiction
The Iowa Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award are open to any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction. Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Iowa Press under the Press's standard contract. The manuscript must be a collection of short stories (NOVELS ARE NOT CONSIDERED) of at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. Deadlines - Entries for the  competition for the annual Iowa Short Fiction Award and John Simmons Short Fiction Award should be submitted between August 1 and September 30. Click here for further details.

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Year 2001 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Contest
Fees: $5 for one poem; $10 for two or three poems. No fee for youth entries. Maximum of 40 lines per poem. Prizes - $ 1,000 Adult Contestants, $200 Youth (13 to 18), $200 Youth (12 and under), Honorable Mentions in each category. Deadline - Postmarked by July 1, 2001. All poems must be the original work of the poet, unpublished, and in English. Click here for submission guidelines.

Poetry.Com Poetry Contest
The International Library of Poetry will award 250 prizes totaling $58,000.00 to amateur poets in the coming months. Type your name, street address, and poem in their FREE on-line form and then click submit! Anyone can enter the competition simply by submitting ONLY ONE original poem, 20 lines or less, any subject, any style. All poets who enter will receive a response concerning their artistry within seven weeks. Click here for more details and entry form.

Graymalkin Literary Enterprises, Inc. - Monthly Poetry Contest
Deadline is the 21st of each month. Entry fee $3/each poem - up to 3 poems. The poem receiving the most votes will be awarded $100. Click here for submission guidelines.

MAIL CALL JOURNAL's History Poetry Competition
Annual Contest - Deadline August 15th each year. History themes may include - but are not limited to - recorded historic events, explanation of historic events, biography, narrative, comedic, historical concerns, or other themes. $5.00 fee per category entered, for up to 3 poems. 40% of all proceeds will be distributed to winners as follows: First Place Winners will receive 25% of proceeds, Second Place Winners will receive 15%. Third Place Winners receive a one-year subscription to MAIL CALL JOURNAL. In addition, all winning poems will be published on MAIL CALL JOURNAL's History Poetry Competition Web Site. Click here for submission guidelines and further details.

ByLine Magazine
July 2001 Deadlines
SHORT STORY- Deadline July 5, 2001. Fiction on any topic, up to 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. SUMMER POEM-Deadline July 10, 2001. Any style poem that captures the heat/essence of summertime. Entry fee $3. Prizes: $40, $25, $10. SHORT HUMOR - Deadline July 20, 2001. Nonfiction or fiction; original material only. Funny prose, anecdotes, daffynitions, satire--anything goes. Maximum 800 words. Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $25, $15.
August 2001 Deadlines
1st CHAPTER OF A NOVEL - Deadline August 4, 2001. Opening chapter of an unpublished novel. Mainstream or genre; adult or YA audience. Maximum 25 pages. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $70, $35, $20. NEW-TALENT POETRY-Deadline August 15, 2001. Any style or length. Open to any writer who's never won a cash prize in a ByLine poetry contest. Entry fee $3. Prizes: $40, $30, $20, $10. PET OR WILDLIFE ARTICLE-Deadline August 20, 2001. Nonfiction up to 1,500 words on any topic related to animals (humorous pet stories, an endangered species, butterfly farming, etc.). Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $20, $15. LIGHT VERSE-Deadline August 30, 2001. Greeting card verse, limericks, whimsical short poems, etc. Maximum 14 lines. Entry fee $3. Prizes: $40, $20, $10. 
September 2001 Deadlines
GENRE FICTION-Deadline September 5, 2001. Short story that fits a particular category: romance, sci-fi, confession, mystery, western, etc. No children's stories. Maximum 5,000 words. Entry fee $5. Prizes: $50, $30, $15. CHILDREN'S POEM-Deadline September 10, 2001. Poem for or about children. No line limit. Entry fee $3. Prizes: $40, $25, $10. NOSTALGIA-Deadline September 20, 2001. A fond remembrance of the way things were. Maximum 1,200 words. Entry fee $4. Prizes: $40, $25, $15. POEM IN FORMAL STRUCTURE -Deadline September 28, 2001. Try a sestina, sonnet, villanelle or any other form that requires a specific structure. List name of form on entry. Entry fee $3. Prizes: $40, $25, $15.
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Boston Review - Ninth Annual Short Story Contest
Deadline September 1, 2001 - The winning author will receive $1,000 and have his or her work published in the December/January 2001-02 issue of Boston Review. Stories should not exceed four thousand words and must be previously unpublished. A $15 processing fee, payable to Boston Review in the form of a check or money order, must accompany all entries. Click here for submission details and guidelines.

The Bellwether Prize for Non-Fiction
Applicants for the Bellwether Prize must be U.S. citizens who have some previous publication record, but who have not previously published a book that sold more than 10,000 copies. Fee: $25 processing fee. Deadline - Postmark entry between September 1 and October 1, 2001. Prize: Only one manuscript will receive the Bellwether Prize in a given year - author of the winning manuscript will receive $25,000, and will enter into a publishing contract with a publishing company in agreement with the Bellwether Board of Directors. Click here for submission details and guidelines.

HOLLYWOOD FILM CONFERENCETM - August 2-5, 2001
Now if you have an idea, a story, a manuscript, a book, a screenplay, or a film, you can gain direct access to industry buyers. Click here for details.

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