Deadlines: May 08

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...

The Invisible Majority is accepting submissions for works of fiction, non-fiction, humour, art, music and video for their inaugural issue. Theme: "Made In China". Upcoming themes: Elections, Poverty, Food & Drink, Water. Submissions:1500 words max. Deadline: May 30, 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...

Wednesday Press (Manitoba) currently welcomes artists and the aesthetically-inclined to submit frontispieces of unwritten or unwriteable books. The black and white renderings will be compiled and published as a small, 5" x 7" book. Deadline: May 22, 2008. Payment: two copies. More details...

The Southernmost Review is currently seeking short fiction, personal essays, book reviews, and poetry its upcoming Spring 2008 issue. Emerging and established writers are encouraged to submit. Deadline: May 31, 2008 (note: site indicates April 15, but post came from editor). 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: publisher@darkscribepress.com. 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...

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...

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...

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...

Ramble Underground (US) is accepting entries for their semi-annual short fiction contest. First prize:35% of entry fees (US$100 min.); second prize: 15% of entry fees (US$50 min.) Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: US$6. Deadlines: May 15, 2008 and November 15, 2008. More details...

The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association invites entries for "The Saving Bannister" 23rd Annual Poetry Anthology Contest. Ontario residents only. Prizes: $200, $100 and $50 to the top three finalists. Winners will have their poems appear in "The Saving Bannister" anthology along with the judge's additional selections. Entry fee: $15 for 3 poems; $4 each additional poem. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

CALYX (US), A Journal of Art and Literature by Women is accepting entries for the seventh annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. Prize: US$300 plus publication. Entry fee: US $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 pages total). Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

Arsenal Pulp Press (BC) seeks short stories for an upcoming collection: Queer Utopias: A Science Fiction Anthology (publication Spring 2009). Looking for stories from science fiction writers who want to explore the implications of sexuality or for stories rooted in a queer/feminist background that are imagining a desirable (or perhaps undesirable, to some or all) future. Actively interested in submissions from non-North American writers, but preference given to Canadian writers. Story length: 10000 words max. Submission instructions: Title the file with author's last name and story title in the file name: Surname-Title.doc; include name, mailing/email address, and bio within the .doc file with your piece (submissions will be separated from emails to be read); and submit as an attachment in .doc format, to queerutopias@gmail.com. Payment: honorarium and one copy of the book. Deadline: May 15, 2008.