contest

The 2008 Joy Harjo Poetry Award & the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award:

For more information call 1-970-903-7914

or email us @ cutthroatmag@gmail.com

Mail manuscripts to:

CUTTHROAT Literary Award (specify genre)

P.O. Box 2414

Durango, CO 81302

**First Prize in each genre: $1250 and publication in CUTTHROAT**

**Second Prize in each genre: $250 and publication in CUTTHROAT. **

All finalists will be acknowledged in CUTTHROAT and considered for publication. Winners are announced in POETS & WRITERS and the AWP Chronicle.

2008 JUDGES:

Poetry.............................Richard Jackson Short Story....................Linda Hogan

Submit up to three unpublished poems (100 line limit for each) or one unpublished short story (5000 word limit), any subject, any style, postmarked between June 15 and October 10, 2008. Winners announced in December
2008. Author name must not appear on any manuscript page. Include a

cover sheet with name, address, phone, email, genre and title(s)

submitted. Submissions must be accompanied by a SASE for
                   announcement of winners. Include a stamped postcard if you wish
                     to be notified of receipt of ms. All manuscripts must be in 12 point
                   font. Fiction submissions must be double-spaced. All manuscripts
                       are recycled. Writers may submit as often as they wish. We do
                        accept simultaneous submissions as long as the author informs us
                         immediately should a piece be accepted elsewhere. There is a
   $15.00 nonrefundable reading fee per submission. Make checks
               payable to Raven's Word Writers Center.   No relatives of or employees
           of CUTTHROAT are eligible for these prizes.