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Blue Mountain Press is looking for inspirational stories and wisdom related to Ireland or Irish culture for an upcoming anthology. Accepting stories and essays (100-600 words) and poems (non-rhyming; no minimum word count). Stories should include "a pithy saying at the end, which sums up the inspirational message of your story. For example: 'Laughter is brightest where food is best.'" Payment: US$50 for anthology rights upon publication. Deadline: March 1, 2009. Send name/address and submission in the body of an email with “Irish” in the subject line to [email protected].

The Blue Metropolis Foundation is offering a master class for professional and emerging writers during the 11th annual Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival -- Fiction and Memoir: "Writing Ourselves" led by Donald Antrim. Application deadline: March 4, 2009. Dates: April 25-26. More details...

In recognition of Vancouver 2010 Canadian Literature is planning a special issue devoted to "Canadian Literature and Sport." Accepting poetry submissions that "that embrace the two elements of this topic. An Olympic or winter sport connection is not essential." Deadline: March 1, 2009.. More details...

Short form poetry journal Four and Twenty invites submissions of poems fewer than 4 lines and containing fewer than 20 words (hence, Four and Twenty) for the April issue. All submissions are judged on the ability to create a vivid picture, evoke an emotional response, and use creative wordplay. All poetic forms welcome. No set theme. Deadline: March 31, 2009. More details...

Newfoundland magazine Riddle Fence is accepting poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction for its fourth issue. Submit poems (3-4 poems) and prose (1 piece; 5000 words max.). Appreciates brilliance and innovation. Payment: $30 per page. Deadline: March 2, 2009. More details...

Entries are invited for the bpNichol Poetry Chapbook Award offered for the best poetry chapbook in English published in Canada in 2008. Prize: $2000. Chapbook length: 10-48 pages. The poet or publisher should submit 3 copies (not returnable) and a brief curriculum vitae. Deadline: March 31, 2009. More details...

Wordletting poetry journal is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. 50-line maximum per poem. Accepts previously published and simultaneous submissions. Deadline: March 31, 2009. More details...

Quarterly online poetry magazine Word Salad (US) seeks original poetry from around the world. Style and theme: open. Deadline: March 21, 2009. More details...

Cahoots invites entries for their second annual fiction contest. Theme and style: open. Grand prize: art, books, CDs, and products worth over $1000; also, winning piece of fiction will be published in the Summer 2009 issue of Cahoots Magazine. Length: 1500 words max. Entry fee: $15 (two stories). Deadline: March 15, 2009. More details...

NōD, University of Calgary's undergraduate-run magazine, seeks poetry, prose and visual art for Issue #10. Theme: thievery. Submit up to 6 poems or prose (2500 words max) to [email protected]. Deadline: March 15, 2009.

INHOUSEPRESS invites short story entries for the 2009 Human Potential Writing Competition. Length: 1000 words max. Winner (first prize) will be published online. No entry fee. Deadline: March 28, 2009. More details...

House of Blue Skies (AB) is seeking poems by Alberta writers that explore the "complex relationship with working on, living with, exploiting and protecting our land and our home" for a new anthology (publication Fall 2009). Theme: Home and Away. Submit 1-3 poems, 50 lines max. Deadline: March 31, 2009. More details...

UPSTREET (US) seeks submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry for their fifth issue. Distributed in U.S. and Canada. Payment: copies. Deadline: March 1, 2009. More details...

In outer space, no one can hear the corn scream!... Or for that matter, grow really big. I did this for the Department of Agriculture in DC some years ago. And I always thought they were stiff and very dry. They seemed to really like the humor.