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Inscribed, an international literary magazine based in Canada, seeks traditional to experimental poetry, fiction, and essays for its next issue. Leniency toward the interesting and the bizarre. Deadline: July 25, 2008. More details...

The Other Journal (US) seeks poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for their Education issue. Seeks writing that "thoughtfully considers our contemporary education system or comments imaginatively on the ways in which we learn." No payment. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

Toronto Small Press Group seeks submissions for their Book Fair Anthology. Submit any genre of prose or poetry, or laundry list or manifesto. Approximately 50 entries will be used. Payment: free chapbook. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

ON SPEC Magazine seeks stories and poetry from young Canadian writers aged 15-23. Accepts speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Open to Canadian writers between the ages of 15-23 years of age. Payment: up to $180 plus contributor copies. Deadline: May 31, 2008 More details...

Skive Magazine (Australia) invites entries for the 4th annual Skive Short Story Prize. First prize: US$200. Submit stories 500-2000 words. Entries also considered for the June 2008 issue. New deadline: May 15, 2008. More details...

Room Magazine invites entries for their 2008 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription); non-Canadian entries: $39.Winners will be published in a 2009 issue. More details...

Pandora's Collective (BC) invites entries for their annual poetry contest. Submit poems 40 lines max. Prizes: First (adults) $100; first (teens) - $70; first (children) - $40. Entry fees: Adults - $5/poem; Teens (14 to 19) - $4/poem; Children (13 and under) - $3/poem. Deadline May 15, 2008. More details...

The Writers' Circle of Durham Region (WCDR) invites entries for their 2008 Poetry Chapbook Challenge. Prizes (3): $100. Enter one poetry chapbook (48 pages max.; min. run 20) published between January 1st, 2007 and May 30th 2008. Entry fee $10. Deadline: May 30, 2008. More details...

pax americana is currently accepting poetry (3-8 poems), prose (4000 words max), and art/photography submissions for their second print issue. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

Dark Scribe Press (US) seeks short story submissions for an anthology of queer horror tales: Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (publication: late 2008). Looking for edgy, provocative dark genre fiction – horror and dark psychological suspense only. No sci-fi/fantasy/mystery. Seeks stories about those terrors that populate the closets of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. Length: 1000-7500 words. Email queries only to: [email protected]. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Once query receives a green light, the submissions deadline is June 30, 2008. Payment: US$.05 per word upon acceptance. More details...

Inscribed, an international literary magazine based in Canada, seeks traditional to experimental poetry, fiction, and essays for its next issue. Leniency toward the interesting and the bizarre. Deadline: May 25, 2008. More details...

Fugue (US) invites entries for their 7th annual Fiction and Poetry contests. First prize in each category: US$1000 plus publication. Fiction: 10000 words max. Poetry: up to 3 poems or 5 pages. Entry fee: US$20 (includes copy of journal with contest winners). Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

Room Magazine invites entries for their 2008 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription); non-Canadian entries: $39.Winners will be published in a 2009 issue. More details...

Diaspora Dialogues invites submissions to its annual publishing/mentoring program. Open to emerging Toronto-area writers of short stories, creative nonfiction, plays, and poems. Settings of works must include the Greater Toronto Area. Approximately 15 writers will be chosen and each assigned (free of charge) to an established writer or dramaturge in a mentoring capacity. Selection of finished pieces will be published in the annual Diaspora Dialogues anthology, TOK: Writing the New Toronto. Deadline: May 9, 2008. More details...

University of Arizona publication, Sonora Review (US), invites submissions from new and established writers. Accepts poetry (up to 5 poems), and fiction and creative non-fiction (10000 words max.). Prefers work that is honest and innovative. Postal submissions only. Deadline: May 31, 2008 (does not read during summer). More details...

Seven Kitchens Press (US) invites entries from LGBT poets for the Robin Becker Chapbook Prize. Prize: US$100 plus 25 copies. Submit a 16-24 page unpublished poetry manuscript in English. Fee: US$12, includes copy of winning chapbook. Deadline: May 15, 2008. More details...

University publication Fugue (US) seeks fiction, poetry, non-fiction, creative literary criticism and experimental writing. Send 3-5 poems or prose up to 6000 words. Payment: prose - up to US$50; poetry - up to US$25. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $40 per printed page. Open to poets who have not published in book form. International writers also welcome. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $40 per published page. International writers also welcome. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

PLUMb: an arts journal seeks submissions of poetry, fiction (600 words max.), reviews, and essays for their summer issue. Theme: "Rest". Open to Canadian writers only. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for their 5th annual writing competition. Prizes: $100, $75, $50 (Adults) and $75, $50, $25 (Teen and Junior). Age categories:adult, teen (13-19), junior (12 and under). Submit: Short story/personal essay (2000 words) or poetry (75 lines max). Entry fee: $10. Theme: A Harvest of Words. Deadline: May 2, 2008. More details...

ON SPEC Magazine seeks stories and poetry from young Canadian writers aged 15-23. Accepts speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Open to Canadian writers between the ages of 15-23 years of age. Payment: up to $180 plus contributor copies. Deadline: May 31, 2008 More details...