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Dream Quest One (US) invites poetry and short story entries for their writing contest. First prizes: $500 (fiction) and $250 (poetry). Fiction: 5 pages max. Poetry: 30 lines max. Theme: open. Entry fees: US$10 per story or US$5 per poem. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details..

Ascent Aspirations (BC) seeks titillating poetry and flash fiction for the Fall print issue contest. First prize in each category: $100. Anthology published in Fall 2008. Theme: Erotica -- ardent, amorous, soft and sensual, full of longing and desire. Not interested in boring, mundane, graphic pornography -- only the "tastefully libidinous" that goes beyond the traditional poetry and story of sensual, sexual love. Entry fee: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 for each piece of flash fiction. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...

New deadline. Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine invite fiction and poetry entries for the Matrix Litpop Award. Categories: Fiction (5000 words max.) and Poetry (up to 5 poems). Prize: a round-trip ticket to Pop Montreal from October 1-5, 2008, a VIP pass, accommodation, publication in Matrix Magazine with full honorarium, and presentation at a special Matrix Litpop event. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: July 15, 2008. More details...

All Rights Reserved seeks poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, as well as literary stories told through visual art/photography from publishes works from emerging and established writers. Theme: Undone. Deadline: July 2008. Six poems one story (2500 words) per submission. Payment: free copy. More details...

Mere Literary Festival (UK) is accepting fiction entries for their 2008 Competition. First prize: £300. Submit stories 2500 words max. Junior competitions: 11 and under and 12-16. Entry fee: £5; £1.50 for Juniors. Deadline: July 7, 2008. More details...

Narrative Magazine (US) invites entries for their First-Person Contest. First prize: US$3,000. All entries considered for publication.Open to international writers. Seeks short stories, short short stories, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction written in the first-person point of view. Length: 8000 words max. Looking for works that engage with the world beyond the self. Strong narrative a must. Entry fee: US$20 (includes access to Narrative Backstage). Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...

Wordletting poetry journal (US) is currently accepting submissions for its next issue. Submit up to seven poems. Length: 50 lines max. No payment. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...

Online magazine Cha: An Asian Literary Journal is accepting submissions (poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography) for its fourth issue. Deadline: July 10, 2008. More details...

Ascent Aspirations (BC) seeks titillating poetry and flash fiction for the Fall print issue contest. First prize in each category: $100. Anthology published in Fall 2008. Theme: Erotica -- ardent, amorous, soft and sensual, full of longing and desire. Not interested in boring, mundane, graphic pornography -- only the "tastefully libidinous" that goes beyond the traditional poetry and story of sensual, sexual love. Entry fee: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 for each piece of flash fiction. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...

Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine invite fiction and poetry entries for the Matrix Litpop Award. Categories: Fiction (5000 words max.) and Poetry (up to 5 poems). Prize: a round-trip ticket to Pop Montreal from October 1-5, 2008, a VIP pass, accommodation, publication in Matrix Magazine with full honorarium, and presentation at a special Matrix Litpop event. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: July 1, 2008. More details...

Student actors and actresses, student directors, student set designers, student artists, student costumes--UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE is an entirely-student show. And it's fun!

Friday's audience was mostly students, too! The tightly-scripted show is guaranteed to get laughs, but also explore the difficulties of teaching and learning when life is happening all around.

Kudos to all who participated. And break a leg on the 1:30 PM and 6:30 PM Saturday shows.

More than 40 students from Saipan area middle schools and high schools are staging the classic school drama, UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. The play is set for 9/28 at 6:30 PM and Saturday 9/29 at 1:30 (matinee) and 6:30 PM at the Multi-Purpose Center. This is an entirely student run production-from directing to acting to costume and stage set design to tech crew. Our students learn a lot from this cooperative artistic endeavor and they do a great job with production values.

And you can't beat the prices. :-)

Hope to see you there.