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qarrtsiluni seeks submissions for its next issue. Theme: Economy. Submit up to 5 poems, or stories and essays 1,000 words max. Deadline: May 31, 2009. More details...

The Danforth Review (ON) is now accepting story submissions for its pre-hiatus June issue (TDR's final issue before an extended break). No min. or max. length. Payment: $100. Deadline: May 31, 2009. More details...

Poetry journal 2River (US) is reading submissions for the Summer issue. Submit up to 5 poems. Deadline: May 30, 2009. More details...

WOW! Women On Writing (US) invite entries for their Winter 2009 Flash Fiction Contest. Open prompt. 750 words max. Entry fee: US$10 or US$20 with critique. 15 winners total. Awards: US$200, US$150, US$100 plus gift certificates and WOW! goodie bags. Deadline: May 31, 2009. More details...

National biannual anthology Soliloquies Anthology (Montreal, QC) is currently accepting prose (3500 words max.), non-fiction (2000 words max.) poetry (8 pages) and drama (8 pages) for their next issue. Deadline May 30, 2009. More details...

Inscribed seeks poetry, fiction, and essays for the next issue. Deadline: May 25, 2009. More details...

Online erotic journal IN MY BED Magazine seeks submissions for their sixth issue on voyeurism. Submit poetry (up to 3); and short fiction, prose, or novel excerpts (1250 words max). Deadline: May 5, 2009. More details...

Writers 4 Peace, led by writers, artists, musicians, students and teachers, seeks poetry, art, music, essays and fiction based on social justice issues. Deadline: May 9, 2009. First issue launch May 28, 2009. More details...

Sage Hill Writing Experience (SK) offers ten-day intensive summer programs for beginner, intermediate and advanced writers in writing for young adults, fiction, and poetry. Faculty includes: Arthur Slade, Daphne Marlatt, Karen Solie, Catherine Bush, Terry Jordan, John Lent, Susan Stenson, and special guest Richard Ford. Application deadline: May 8, 2009. Scholarships available. More details...

Poetry and art zine Variations (Sarnia, ON) is currently looking for poetry and music on the theme "Rapidly advancing towards senility" for issue #10. Deadline: May 24, 2009. Send submissions to: [email protected]

Entries are invited for the Review Fuse Flash Fiction Contest. Prize: US$50 Cash. Length: 1000 words max. Theme: Open (must adhere to clean content policy). Entry Fee: $0 (must register for free Review Fuse account and complete peer reviews). Deadline: May 25, 2009. More details...

Summer Literary Seminars is now accepting applications for their new programs in Italy (May 15-30, 2009) and Lithuania (July 20 - August 4, 2009). Academic credit is available through Concordia University. SLS produces a blended program of workshops, lectures and unique cultural experiences. Deadline: April 15, 2009. More details...

Yesterday's Bouquet (Mexico) is a new online poetry journal seeking submissions for its first issue. Deadline: May 30 2009. More details...

Poetry journal 2River (US) is reading submissions for the Summer issue. Submit up to 5 poems. Deadline: May 30, 2009. More details...

Yesterday's Bouquet (Mexico) is a new online poetry journal seeking submissions for its first issue. Deadline: May 30 2009. More details...

WOW! Women On Writing (US) invite entries for their Winter 2009 Flash Fiction Contest. Open prompt. 750 words max. Entry fee: US$10 or US$20 with critique. 15 winners total. Awards: US$200, US$150, US$100 plus gift certificates and WOW! goodie bags. Deadline: May 31, 2009. More details...

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Hong Kong, China) seeks poetry, short stories, non-fiction, reviews, drama, photography, and art submissions for its seventh (May 2009) issue. Deadline: April 1, 2009. More details...

Entries are invited for the 2009 R.A.I.L. Awards (US). Prizes are US$25-$200 in fiction, playwriting and poetry. Deadline: May 31, 2009. Entry fee: US$10. More details...

The Antigonish Review (NS) invites entries for the 9th annual Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest and the 5th annual Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize. First prize in each contest: $600 plus publication. Entry fee: $25; enter both contests for an additional $10. Deadlines: May 31, 2009 (fiction) and June 30, 2009 (poetry). More details...

Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for their 6th annual writing competition. Prizes: $100, $75, $50 (Adults). Age categories: adult, teen (13-19), junior (12 and under). Submit: Short story/personal essay (2000 words), poetry (75 lines max), or one-act plays. Entry fee: $10. Open theme. Deadline: May 8, 2009. More details...