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click thru for details August 31, 2011 In This Issue 35 Writing Contests with Upcoming Deadlines The Top 50 MFA Programs Presenting Latin American Authors If You're Coming to New York City Poetry of Resilience Palm Beach Poetry Festival (Ad) Job Listings Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Quick Links About P&W Subscribe to Poets & Writers Magazine Writing Contest Deadlines Classifieds Donate 35 WRITING CONTESTS WITH UPCOMING DEADLINES   There are 35 contests with deadlines in September, including the Ames Essay Award offered by Literal Latté. Go to Writing Contest Deadlines MFA NATION Poets & Writers Magazine has just published its third annual ranking of MFA programs.The new issue also includes invaluable advice from MFA program directors and professors.   More on MFA Programs PRESENTING LATIN AMERICAN AUTHORS "We cannot ignore the globalized world where influences roam freely," says Rose Mary Salum, director of Literal, Latin American Voices. Read more about her work presenting Latin American writers in Houston on the Readings & Workshops blog. Go to the R&W Blog IF YOU'RE COMING TO NEW YORK CITY Credit: Nina Goffi  If you're planning a trip to the Big Apple and looking to take advantage of the city's many literary delights, check out our recently published City Guide, the fifth in a series of online literary tours of U.S. cities. Tour New York City POETRY OF RESILIENCE Poetry of Resilience is a film about six poets who individually survived Hiroshima, the Holocaust, China's Cultural Revolution, the Kurdish Genocide in Iraq, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Iranian Revolution. For all six, poetry was the gift that sustained them. Go to Clips PALM BEACH POETRY FESTIVAL (SPONSORED ARTICLE) 8th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 16-21, 2012, Delray Beach, Florida. Kim Addonizio, Cornelius Eady, Claudia Emerson, David Kirby, Thomas Lux, Gregory Orr, Chase Twichell, Eleanor Wilner. Special Guest, Charles Wright. Workshops for qualified writers are limited to 12 participants and 3 auditors. Readings, craft talks, annual gala, and more. Visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org to apply. Now accepting applications for workshops. Deadline to apply: November 6, 2011. JOB LISTINGS Search for jobs within our frequently updated job listings. Development & Marketing Manager, Poets & Writers, Inc. Richard L. Thomas Professor of Creative Writing, Kenyon College  See Complete Listing of Jobs and Internships   DISCOUNT OFFER FOR POETS & WRITERS MAGAZINE Don't miss out on the latest grants, awards, contests, and conferences. Join the community of writers! Subscribe Now and Save Up to 65% Off the Newsstand Price Poets & Writers is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers. Founded in 1970, it is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Learn more at pw.org.