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  Date / Time: 7/13/2009 5:20 PM UTC

  Literary Diva Presents; Contest For Writer's And Poets! Enter! Enter! Enter!
  

  Here are some fabulous contest for writers and poets.  Also check out a fantastic literary festival and a writer's retreat.
  
  Iota International Poetry Competition 2009
  
  Open to all countries.
  End Date: 11/30/2009
  Entry Fee: 1 Poem: $4, 2 Poems: $7, 3 Poems: $9, 4 Poems: $10
  Prize: 1st: $2000, 2nd: $1000, 3rd: $500, 10 Supplementary Prizes: $50
  Email: www.iotamagazine.co.uk
  Email: info@iotamagazine.co.uk
  Email:competition@iotamagazine.co.uk
  Address: Iota Competition
  P.O Box 7721
  Matlock, DE4 9DD
  You may send your submission by mail or by electronically.
  Winners will be announced at the award event in March 2010
  
  
  Donald Justice Poetry Contest
  
  Open to all Americans regardless if published or not.
  Entry Fee: $25
  End Date: 11/1/2009
  Prize: $1000 (2 winners)
  Contact: Michael Peich
  Coordinator: Jamie Smith
  Email: poetry@wcupa.edu
  Tele: 610-436-3235/610-436-1000
  Address: Department Of English
  West Chester University
  West Chester PA 19383
  One winner will be designated for 2010 and one will be designated for 2011. Each will recieve their prize and give a public reading at the annual West Chester University Poetry Conference in early June 2010/2011.
  (mail in submissions)
  
  
  2009 Adult Poetry Contest
  Ilkley literature festival popular writing competition is open to everyone
  End Date: 9/1/2009
  Entry Fee: $4
  Prize: Poetry: $200, Short Story: $200
  Email: admin@ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
  www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk
  Address: ILF Manor House
  2 Castle Hill
  Ilkley LS29 9DT (United Kingdom)
  Short Stories: must be 3000 words
  Poems: up to 30 lines
  Mail in submissions
  
  
  Transcontinental Poetry Contest
  
  Open to anyone who has not previously published a volume of poetry or prose
  End Date: 8/15/2009 (make sure post marked by this date)
  Entry Fee: $20
  Prize: $1000 and five percent of the copy press run
  Email: info@pavementsaw.org
  Email: pavementsaw.org/pages/transaward/htm
  Address: Transcontinental Award Entry
  321 Empire St
  Montpelier OH 43543
  Mail in submissions or electronic accepted.
  Electronic submissons must be sent as pdf files or as word doc
  In addition to the grand prize winner, an anonymous manuscript is chosen known as the "editors choice" manuscript. It will be published under a standard royalty contract. The decision will be made in Nov 2009
  
  
  The 2010 Green Ros Prize In Poetry
  
  Poets writing in english who have published one or more full length collections of poetry are eligible. Will consider individual volumes and collections of new and selected  poems.
  End Date: 9/30/2009
  Entry Fee: $20
  Prize: $2000 plus publication
  Tele: 269-387-8185
  Email: new-issues@wmich.edu
  Email: www.wmich.edu/newissues/greenrose
  Address: The Green Rose Prize
  New Issue Poetry and Prose
  Western Michigan University
  1903 West Michigan Ave
  Kalamazoo MI 49008-5463
  The winner will be announced Jan or Feb 2010. Winning manuscript will be published spring 2011. They may also publish three additional manuscripts from this competition.
  (mail in submissions only)
  
  
  FESTIVAL
  
  Sixth Annual Vegas book Festival
  Nov 2-3 (Fri-Sat)
  Tele: 702-229-5431
  Down town Las Vegas
  
  
  WRITER'S RETREAT
  
  Writer's Retreat in Provence France
  Sep 27 Oct 3 2009
  Contact: Georgeanne Brennan 530-795-3043
  gbrennan@yolo.com
  Joanne Kauffman (0) 11-33-4-94-80-70-88 (international)
  joanne.kauffman@gmail.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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