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CV2 welcomes participants for for their annual 2-day Poem Contest. Participants are challenged to write an original poem in 48 hours that includes all 10 words provided. Contest runs April 14-15, 2012. Entry fee $26 (includes subscription) or $16 (contest only). $950 in prizes plus paid publication. Deadline for registration: April 8, 2012.

The Centennial Reader (Canada) seeks essays that tackle eco-consciousness issues straight on from a less-obvious perspective (affects relationships, the market place, your own life). Accepts research-based and personal essays. Deadline: April 30, 2012.

Cairn Press is currently seeking 'remarkable, completed, fine-tuned fiction manuscripts.' Prefers novels, but great short story collections are also welcome. Send a one-page query and the opening twenty pages. Deadline: April 30, 2012.

The Toronto Quarterly seeks poetry (4-6 poems), short stories (1-2 stories max, 500-3000 words per story), artwork, and photographs for their next issue. Deadline: April 30, 2012.

Entries are invited for the Dr. William Henry Drummond Poetry Contest 2012. First prize: $300. Entry fee: $10. Canadian residents only. Deadline: April 2, 2012.

JackPine Press (SK) is accepting proposals for collaborations of text and design to be launched as limited edition hand-bound chapbooks in Fall 2012 and beyond. Deadline: April 16, 2012.

New online journal Cactus Heart seeks original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, art, and photography for their premiere issue. Wants 'spiny, sharp writing & art that maintains a succulent vulnerability.' Deadline: April 15, 2012.

Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for their 9th annual writing competition. Prizes: $200, $100, $75 (4 age categories). Submit: Short story/personal essay (1500 words max.) and poetry (75 lines max). Deadline: April 27, 2012. Entry fee $15 (writers 20+ only).

EVENT magazine (BC) invites submissions for its annual Creative Non-Fiction contest. $1500 plus in prizes plus publication. Length: 5000 words max. Deadline: April 15, 2012. Entry fee: $34.95 (includes subscription).

great weather for media (US) is a new publisher looking for poetry, flash fiction, short stories, dramatic monologues, and creative nonfiction. Welcomes submissions for an upcoming print anthology. Focus on edgy and experimental themes and styles. Deadline: April 30, 2012.

re:moved (Canada) is an interactive visual narrative project seeking non-fiction, fiction, or poetry focusing on individual experiences of home and nostalgia. Examining unique perspectives on homes that have been 'lost' (whether through relocation, demolition, or (re)construction), this project aims to collect and display diverse stories. Deadline: April 1, 2012.

Tending Your Inner Garden (US), a women's personal growth program, is seeking women's essays, stories and poems for four seasonal books to be published in 2012. Payment in books. Maximum length: 600 words. Deadlines: January 15, February 15, March 15 and April 15, 2012.

Unleash Your Creativity (Canada) is looking for poetry and fiction submissions from Canadian teens for an online anthology. Fiction: 1500 words max. Poetry: 200 lines max. Deadline: April 2, 2012. No theme and no payment. Profits from sale of e-book given to Kids Help Phone.