Announcing the 2008 Contest:

•Short Fiction

•Creative Nonfiction

•Poetry

The winner in each category will receive $ 1,000 and publication in our Fall 2009 issue

For all Genres:

•Include a cover page with author’s name, title(s), address, and phone number.  Do not include any identifying information on subsequent pages except for the title of the work.

•Enclose a $15.00 reading fee (includes subscription) and a SASE for contest results. Multiple entries are acceptable; however each entry must be accompanied by a reading fee. (Note: only the initial entry fee includes a subscription. Subsequent entry fees go to contest costs only and will not extend the subscription.)

•Short Fiction: One work of fiction per entry ($15), limit 8,000 words per work.

•Creative Nonfiction: One work per entry fee, limit 6, 500 words per work.

•Poetry: Entry fee covers up to three poems (i.e. one to three poems would require an entry fee of $15; four to six poems would $30, and so on.)

Contest entries must be post marked between June 1, 2008 and September 1, 2008

Entries submitted outside of this timeframe will be returned unread.

Label entries according to contest genre and mail to ALR’s regular submission address:

For example:  American Literary Review Short Fiction Contest

P.O. Box 311307

University of North Texas

Denton, TX 76203-1307

Final judges for each category will be announced on our web site.