From The Smoking Poet:
The Smoking Poet Second Annual Short Story Contest Deadline: May 31, 2009
About: The Smoking Poet is a literary ezine, established in 2006, and published online on a quarterly basis. TSP’s first annual short story contest is open to all writers, whether they have been past contributors to TSP or not, and in any genre.
Prizes: First prize, $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50.
Winners: All of the winners will be published in the summer issue of The Smoking Poet, online in mid June, 2009.
Entry fee: An entry fee of $10 per submission is required, payment to be made through PayPal. Once you have sent in your submission and we determine it meets our contest guidelines, we will send you the PayPal link for payment with an invoice for your records.
How to format entries: Entries must be submitted as a Word doc file, one per e-mail, in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. The author’s name, address, and telephone number must appear in the upper right hand corner. Word count must not exceed 5,000. Please include a bio statement, not to exceed 100 words, in the body of your e-mail.
Deadline: Submission deadline is May 31, 2009.
How to submit: Please send your submission with the subject line, CONTEST/Last Name, to thesmokingpoet@gmail.com. If the subject line does not state CONTEST, we will assume it is a general submission. We look forward to reading your best work!
Remember, this is from The Smoking Poet. Please do not contact Writers Remember for more details about this contest, as we are not affiliated with The Smoking Poet. Please follow all directions in order to have your entry included.
Hi Julia,
Personification of words and grammar. I love it!