Deadlines: June 08

Geist (BC) challenges entrants to write a short story that occurs in two Canadian time zones. Maximum length: 500 words, fiction or non-fiction. First prize: $250. Winning entries will be published in Geist and at geist.com; selected stories will be posted at thetyee.ca. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription), $5 for each additional entry. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...

Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites entries to its 13th Annual International Poem of the Year Contest. First prize: $1500, second prize: $1000; third prize: $750. Winning poems published in Arc's Winter 2008 issue. Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems. Entry fee: $23 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...

UBC print journal Lake (BC) invites submissions of personal essay, lyric essay, narrative essay, and memoir for their Creative Non-fiction Contest. Prize: $250 plus publication in Issue #3. Theme: Pines. Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...

Cahoots Magazine (SK) seeks submissions for upcoming themed issues: Spirit (June 1, 2008), Plugged in (September 1, 2008) and World (November 15, 2008). Accepts poetry, lifewriting, plays, fiction, nonfiction and queries for short and longer features. More details...

Entries of unpublished rhyming poems (30 lines max) are now being accepted for this Ontario Poetry Society contest. Open to Canadian poets. First prize: $100; additional prizes available. Entry fee: $5; additional poems $2 each. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...

The Bridport Prize (UK) is accepting poems and short stories for its annual contest. First prize in each category: £5000; additional prizes available. Open to international entrants. Poems: 42 lines max. Fiction: 5000 words max. Entry fee: US$12 or €10 per poem or story. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...

The Puritan: Ottawa's Literary Prose Journal is seeking submissions for Number 7: Summer 2008, due for release in late July. Accepts flash fiction, fiction, and creative non-fiction on any subject matter. Length: 300-7500 words. Deadline: June 17, 2008. More details...

Leaf Press (BC) seeks chapbook manuscripts. Accepts wide variety of forms from traditional to experimental. New and established writers welcome. Submit a collection or a sequence of poems (20 pages). Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

LITRO (UK), a free fortnightly publication (20,000 circ.) distributed at London underground stations and shops, seeks pieces that will "appeal to someone who is on their way to work." No set theme; stories do not need to be about the underground. Nothing too gratuitous, horrific, or abstract. Fiction: 2500 words max. No payment. More details...

Leaf Press seeks poems for their weekly feature: Monday's Poem. Four poems are featured on the site each month. Send bio and quirky photo. Payment: 10080 minutes of fame. More details...

Children's book publisher Lobster Press seeks Canadian-authored, literary fiction for young adults (15+) mystery and horror fiction for ages 9-12 and 13+ and nonfiction. More details...

The Antigonish Review is accepting poetry, fiction, article/essay, book review and translation submissions. Payment: Poetry - $30 per page; Fiction/articles/essays: $100 per page. Atlantic Canadians and Canadian writers especially encouraged to submit. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...