Literary Anthology on Fat

What Are You Looking At?
Fat, as a matter of fact. The editors of the first fat fiction and poetry anthology seek previously unpublished personal essays and memoirs for their second anthology. We are looking for creative nonfiction that explores obesity and the fat experience from a unique perspective. Work should not exceed 8,000 words, and should be received by August 31, 2003. Send
manuscripts and SASEs to: Ira Sukrungruang, SUNY Oswego, English Dept., 207E
Swetman Hall, Oswego, NY 13126.

The editors of

TATTOO HIGHWAY

an online journal of prose, poetry and art,
seek quality short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry and graphics for Issue #7, Summer/Fall 2003.

Deadline: June 15.

The theme for this issue is "Mass Transit." As always, feel free to interpret literally or figuratively, as you wish.

Once again we're featuring our CONTEST: "A Picture Worth 500 Words." Details
on the main page: http://www.tattoohighway.org/

GENERAL GUIDELINES: We like fresh, vivid language, and we like stories and poems that are actually *about* something. If they have a bit of an edge, if they provoke us to think, so much the better. Submissions may be of any
length. However, we particularly welcome poetry and very short prose or cross-genre* pieces (1000 words or fewer), since they are "screen-reader friendly." We encourage hypertext and new media (Flash) submissions, also
photographs and original graphics in gif or jpg format.

Writers may submit up to 5 poems or 2 prose pieces. While we prefer to see work that has not been previously published, we do consider work that has appeared in small-circulation print journals.

HOW TO SUBMIT: Email submissions to smcaulay@csuhayward.edu, as a Rich Text
Format (RTF) attachment or as plain text in the body of your message, and with TH7 in the subject line. For hypertext and Flash submissions, provide us with an URL where we may view the work online. Gif and jpg files should be no more than 100 dpi, and we reserve the right to resize large images --
a courtesy to readers with dial-up internet connections.

Sara McAulay, Editor
Tattoo Highway: a Journal of Prose, Poetry and Art
http://www.tattoohighway.org

is seeking submissions of fine fiction

Mmaximum length, 5,000 words. No flash, no porn, no romance ala Harlequin,
no children's stories. We especially like stories set in exotic backgrounds and foreign locales. Offering $10 for each story published. Contests planned. StoryOne is published by b.j. lawry, who formerly published LoveWords, a monthly zine on the web for more than three years. She is a former editor and writer for magazines and newspapers across the United States. Send work in the body of an e-mail, marked StoryOne submission to

Rosebud

The Magazine For People Who Enjoy Good Writing is proud to sponsor

THE 3rd BIENNIAL
Ursula K. LeGuin
prize for
IMAGINATIVE FICTION

In the wake of 2001’s highly successful 2nd competition, ROSEBUD MAGAZINE has
the honor to present the 3rd Biennial Ursula K. Le Guin Imaginative Fiction Contest. Original unpublished fantasy, horror, mystery and science fiction submissions are welcome--but the editors wish are editorially open to stories
that reach beyond the boundaries of these genres, take a variety of creative  and literary risks, and tell a good story. The First Prize is $1000 and publication in ROSEBUD. It will be awarded to the best work of previously
unpublished short fiction (preferably 3500 words or less) submitted to the competition. Runner-ups may also be published. The contest begins on 4/1/03. All entries must be postmarked by the deadline: 10/1/03. There are no
additional guidelines. Once again, we have the honor to announce that Ursula  K. Le Guin herself will be the final judge.

To enter, send one copy of your typed short story, a required readers fee of
$10 (Payable to ROSEBUD/Le Guin Award), or $15 if you wish to be sent the
issue that publishes the winner and announces the winner and runnerups, and
an SASE to:

J. Roderick Clark

Ursula K. Le Guin Award

N3310 Asje Rd.

Cambridge, WI 53523

Questions (but not submissions) may be emailed to

For any contest updates or extensions,
check out our website at www.rsbd.net as the deadline approaches.

The Jack Dyer Fiction Prize and The John Guyon Literary Nonfiction Prize

$ 1500 prize - Fiction
$ 1500 prize - Literary Nonfiction

One winner and two finalists will be chosen in each category. Winners
will be published and finalists announced in the following Fall/Winter
issue of Crab Orchard Review.

Contest Guidelines

Entries must be previously unpublished, original work not under
consideration elsewhere and will not be returned. Name should appear
only on the first page of the manuscript. All entries must be
postmarked between February 1, 2003 and March 15, 2003. Late entries
will be returned. Enclose an SASE for notification of winners.

Page Restrictions: up to 6000 words for fiction, and up to 6500 words
for literary nonfiction (one story or essay per entry).

Entry fee: $15 for each entry. Please make checks payable to Crab
Orchard Review. Each fee entitles entrant to a one-year subscription to
Crab Orchard Review, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift
subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete
address for subscriptions.

Entries must be clearly addressed to: Crab Orchard Review Contest,
Department of English, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,
Illinois 62901-4503. Outside of the envelope must be marked "Fiction"
or "Literary Nonfiction."