LYRICAL PASSION POETRY E-ZINE http://lyricalpassionpoetry.page.tl

2009 “MICRO-FICTION Competition” - Open ! GUIDELINES: Only previously unpublished stories accepted. Seeking high quality micro-fiction of 300 words or less. No restriction on genre. Stories with the best chances of winning our first micro-fiction contest will contain characters, a setting, conflict and resolution. Make every word essential to the story with energy, spirit and wit. We’d like to have as much time as possible to judge each entry so enter today. We welcome published and unpublished writers. Send us your best work. Make us jump out of our seats! Please type “MICRO” in subject line to avoid deletion. Enter up to a maximum of 3 stories per entrant, by email in the body of your message (please no attachments) or send by snail mail. You can make 1 total payment by Paypal, US check or US money order. By snail mail, please send a cover letter with your name, brief bio, address, email, phone and title of your story along with a copy of your story as an (anonymous submission). Confirmation will be sent by email once payment has been received. International submissions welcome.

Email: LPEzineSubmissions@gmail.com

Winners and Honorable Mentions will be published on website. Decisions of the editors are final. Requires first rights and electronic rights. Open July 1, 2009 – November 1, 2009 _ Fee: $ 3.00/ story or set of 3 stories for $7.00 Awards: 1st Place Prize – $ 200.00 (US) & Certificate 2nd $ 40.00 3rd $ 10.00

2009 World TANKA Contest Open! GUIDELINES: Only previously unpublished tanka poems accepted. Seeking high quality tanka poetry. Please type “World TANKA” in subject line to avoid deletion. Enter as often as you like by email (no attachments please) or by snail mail. See website for full details and other contests. Entry Fee: $2.00/ tanka or 5 tanka for $7.00

Email: LPEzineSubmissions@gmail.com

Winners and Honorable Mentions will be posted on website. By snail mail, please send a cover letter with your name, brief bio, address, email, phone and title (first line of tanka) along with a copy of poems as (anonymous poetry submission) or send 2 copies-typed or neatly written tanka on 3×5 index cards. Include contact info on the back of one card. Confirmation will be sent by email once payment has been received. Requires first rights, electronic rights and possibly publication reprint rights (but you would be notified). Open June 10, 2009 – October 10, 2009 _ Awards: 1st Place Prize – $ 120.00 (US) & Certificate 2nd $ 50.00 3rd $ 20.00