Dear Writers,

In an effort to promote writers and fund the yearly print anthologies, The Medulla Review is offering a unique opportunity. During approximately the first three weeks of each month the editor-in-chief will review poetry, flash fiction, and fiction submissions for contests. First place winners will be chosen for publication out of each category, and depending on the number and quality of submissions, second and third place winners may also be chosen for publication. Works will be published on the first day of every month.

First place winners will receive publication and a link with their name on the homepage of The Medulla Review for one year. The winning writer's web-page containing their winning piece may also include artwork, lengthy bios, promotions of books, blogs, links to other sites, or a myriad of other things, depending on the specific wishes of the writer.

Second and third place winners will receive publication of their work and a short-bio for one year on a homepage link entitled “Oblongata Winners.”

First place winners may not submit again for one year. Second and third place winners may submit again.

The entry fee for each contest submission is $1o.00. Please send payment via PayPal to oblongatacontest (AT) gmail (DOT) com prior to sending the submission.

Submit one to five poems, one flash fiction piece (up to 1,000 words), or one fiction piece (up to 3,000 words) to oblongatacontest (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

Submissions for Oblongata Contest #5 will open on September 1, 2010 and close on September 26, 2010. Winners for the contest will be notified by September 30, 2010 and published around October 1,  2010.

The same editorial aesthetic applies to contest submissions. Writers previously published with The Medulla Review are encouraged to submit. I look forward to reading your work!

Sincerely,

Jennifer Hollie Bowles

Editor-in-chief

The Medulla Review