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Prose and Poetry Contests and Submissions


Call for submissions! Deadline: February 15, 2010
Each year Gertrude Press publishes two chapbooks; one fiction and one poetry. These attractive collections will include a unique cover in a limited press run.
http://www.gertrudepress.org/contest-guidelines
Writer Compensation:
$50 cash award
50 complimentary copies of the chapbook
Chapbooks will be distributed to subscribers, libraries, and bookstores carrying Gertrude, the Press’ annual literary journal.
Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:

Submit 16-20 pages of poetry via surface mail only.
Indicate which poems have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished poems are welcome.
Poetry may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
Submission fee includes copy of the winning chapbook.
Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2009 until February 15, 2010 (postmark deadline).

Fiction Chapbook Guidelines:

Submit 16-20 pages of short fiction or a self-contained novel excerpt via surface mail only.
Indicate which selections have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished pieces are welcome.
Fiction may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
Submission fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook.
Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2009 until February 15, 2010 (postmark deadline).

Please send all submissions to:
Gertrude Press
PO Box 83948
Portland OR 97283
Winners will be announced by July 1, 2010.


The 5th Annual Warren Adler Short Story Contest will run from January 11, 2010 to April 11, 2010.

The rules are simple. The stories must be no longer than 2500 words. A $15 entry fee is charged to cover the prizes and various expenses associated with the contest.

Subject matter is completely open to the author. Judges will be announced shortly. The goal of the contest is to encourage and publicize the short story as a viable and quality literary form. In the past few decades the short story has lost the popularity it once enjoyed when magazines were plentiful and the short story was a feature of many of them. Indeed, many authors earned their living by writing short stories exclusively.

We are quite proud of the winners we have chosen in previous contests. Moreover the entries have been terrific and the quality of the writing quite wonderful, making it extremely difficult for the judges to make their ultimate choices. We are happy to report that our contest has gained a prestigious reputation for careful judgment and absolute fairness.

We highly recommend aspirants to read the winning stories chosen by our judges in previous contests.

For more information please visit
www.warrenadler.com




Floating Bridge Press is accepting poetry chapbook submissions from Washington State poets until February 15, 2010. All manuscripts will be considered for the annual Floating Bridge Chapbook Competition. The winner will receive publication, $500, 15 books, and a Seattle reading. In addition, all individual poems will be considered for inclusion in Floating Bridge Review No. 3.
Floating Bridge Review will be published in June 2010. The winning chapbook will be published in September 2010.
Previous winners include Katharine Whitcomb, Nancy Pagh, Holly, J. Hughes, Annette Spaulding-Convy, Timothy Kelly, Michael Bonacci, Kelli Russell Agodon, Joseph Green, Chris Forhan, Bart Baxter, Molly Tenenbaum, Donna Waidtlow, Nance Van Winckel, and Joannie Kervran Stangeland.
For more information about Floating Bridge Press, please see our website, http://www.scn.org/floatingbridge/main.html.
Submission Guidelines

Washington State (USA) residents only.
Simultaneous submission OK. Individual poems may be previously published.
Maximum 24 pages of poetry (does not include title page or table of contents).
Title page and paginated table of contents. Please include page number and title of manuscript on every page. Standard three-hole punch on left side.
Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a separate page containing title, author's name, address, telephone, email, and acknowledgements of previous publication, if any.
Manuscripts are judged anonymously and will not be returned. Winner receives $500, 15 copies, and a reading in the Seattle area.
For notification of manuscript receipt, include a SAS Postcard (optional).
For results notification, include a #10 SASE.
All entrants will receive a copy of the winning chapbook, and individual poems will be considered for inclusion in Floating Bridge Review, the annual Floating Bridge Press journal.
Reading Fee: $12.00 check or money order, payable to: Floating Bridge Press.
Deadline: Postmark between November 1, 2009 – February 15, 2010.
Winner to be announced in May 2010. Reading in September 2010.
Mail To: Floating Bridge Press, P.O. Box 18814 Seattle, WA 98118.
Questions? Send a SASE to the above address, or send email to <floatingbridgepress(at)yahoo.com> replace (at) with @).
No electronic submissions at this time, please.


The Other Journal seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction, and short creative nonfiction for our upcoming feature on Haiti. We are especially interested in work featuring writers of Haitian descent. We will also take an interest in creative work that represents either Haiti or scenes of natural disaster in a thoughtful way; we are not interested in pieces that simply consists of an emotional response to news coverage.

Deadline: February 1, 2010

All submissions should be sent via email to <submissions(at)theotherjournal.com> (replace (at) with @) with "TOJ Submission" written inthe subject line. Please indicate the genre of your submission in the subject line of your email and submit your work as Microsoft Word or rich text format documents. Submissions that are pasted directly into the text of an email rather than an attached document may not be considered.

Send up to six poems or one piece of prose at a time. Fiction submissions may include short stories or self-contained novel excerpts, andcreative nonfiction submissions may include personal essays or memoirs. Because we are an online journal, we take a special interest in short prose submissions, especially pieces that are less than 2,500 words. We will consider simultaneous submissions, but please indicate they have been simultaneously submitted elsewhere and let us know right away if you are withdrawing them from consideration.

For more info:
http://theotherjournal.com/info.php?page=submissions

Editorial statement:
The Other Journal welcomes the submission of critical essays, reviews, creative writing, and visual or performance art that encounter life through the lens of theology and culture; we seek pieces that consider the interaction of faith with contemporary life, art, politics, sexuality, technology, economics, and social justice. We are particularly interested in works which present creative, alternative views that may otherwise fall outside the margins of mainstream narratives. And although we primarily focus on perspectives within the Christian tradition, we invite dialogue with all who are interested in exploring the ongoing role of faith and spirituality in the world.

Submissions may also be considered for a print anthology from Wipf and Stock -
http://wipfandstock.com


$2,000 Awaits Winners of Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
Entries are now being accepted for the 2010 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, created to enthusiastically support the efforts and talent of emerging writers of short fiction whose voices have yet to be heard.

Writers will compete for a $1,000 first-place prize, $500 second-place prize, and $500 third-place prize in this internationally-acclaimed competition. Several honorable mentions are also awarded each year. As an added prize, beginning with our 2009 competition, The Saturday Evening Post will publish our first-place winner. Payment by The Saturday Evening Post for publication of the winning story will be in addition to our $1000 first-place prize.

Stories in all genres of fiction are welcome. Maximum length is 3,000 words, and writers retain all rights to their work. The final deadline is May 15, 2010; winners will be announced at the end of July.

For complete guidelines, please visit www.shortstorycompetition.com, contact us at shortstorykw@gmail.com, or send an SASE to the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, P.O. Box 993, Key West, FL 33041.


Online Journal Seeks Submissions for Issue 2: Super Arrow

Super Arrow, the online journal for experiments in writing and art, has re-opened submissions through 3.31.10 for Issue 2.
Visit the blog at superarrow.blogspot.com for guidelines and the new assignment: CROWDMAP.
Dig into Issue 1 at superarrow.org, and e-mail
<superarrowfliestrue(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @) with questions.


Sweet: A Literary Confection

Sweet seeks only poetry and creative nonfiction and anything in between. Sorry, fiction writers! We read submissions all-year. Simultaneous submissions are
accepted, but please notify us immediately if your work has been taken by another literary journal (we'd like to be the first to congratulate you). Our preferred submission size is three to five poems, several short nonfiction pieces, or one longer work.

Along with your attachment, please include a brief cover letter in your email with complete contact information. Also, after sending us a portfolio of work,
please wait to hear back before sending another.

Poetry
Please attach no more than 3 poems to <poetrysubmissions(at)sweetlit.com> in one Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx) document.

Creative Nonfiction
Please attach one piece of creative nonfiction to <cnf (at)sweetlit.com> in a Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx) document. Essays should not exceed 3,500 words.


Call for Submissions: Cottonwood  http://www2.ku.edu/~englishmfa/magazines.html

Cottonwood, the literary review of the University of Kansas, is seeking submissions in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its next issue. We especially welcome work from new emerging writers.
All styles welcome.

Cottonwood has been publishing high-quality literary writing since the 1960s. In the past it has featured such writers as Rita Dove, Robert Kelly, Wanda Coleman, Criz Mazza, and Connie May Fowler.
Recent issues have published writers like Jesse Lee Kercheval, Virgil Suarez, Kim Chinquee, and Carol Lee Lorenzo.

Please send prose submissions up to 8,000 words or 3-5 poems to appropriate editor c/o: Cottonwood, Room 400 Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045.

For further information, please contact Tom Lorenz, Editor, at<tlorenz(at)ku.edu> (replace (at) with @).


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS www.umbrellafactorymagazine.com

Umbrella Factory Magazine is seeking submissions in poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction.

Based in Denver, CO, Umbrella Factory is committed to providing a forum for the work of established and developing writers. We're always accepting submissions, but the deadline for the inaugural issue is February 25, 2010. For submission guidelines or further inquiries, please <contact mark(at)umbrellafactorymagazine.com> (replace (at) with @) or visit our website at www.umbrellafactorymagazine.com.


 

The Seventh Biennial Greensboro Awards for Poetry and Short Fiction

Guidelines

Categories: Poetry & Short Fiction
Prizes each category: 1st $250, 2nd $150, 3rd $100

Poetry: Typed, single-spaced. Each entry must contain 5 poems. Award is presented for best 5-poem set. Maximum of 100 lines per poem. Any form, style or theme. (No verse for children; no light verse.) Send two copies each poem.

Short Fiction: Typed, double-spaced. Maximum word length 4,000 words per story. Word count must appear at top of first page. Any theme or genre. (No fiction for children or young adults.) Send two copies each short story.

Entry Fee: $15 for one entry; $5 entry fee each additional submission. Entry fees for submissions sent from outside the US must be in US funds -- US money order, US bank draft or cashier’s check. Make payable to Writers’ Group of the Triad. No cash accepted.

Postmark Deadline: April 30, 2010; Winners announced: by October 1, 2010.

All work must be original and previously unpublished.
Send cover sheet with name, address, phone number (fax, e-mail if available), title of poems or story, and one paragraph bio. No names on poems or short stories.
Multiple submissions accepted (may submit both poetry & short fiction, or more than one group of 5 poems, or more than one short story). $15 entry fee each submission.
Simultaneous submission OK provided you notify us if work is accepted elsewhere.
Manuscripts will NOT be returned. They will be recycled.
Final Judges: Poetry – TBA
Short Fiction – TBA

Send Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope for list of winners or additional copies of guidelines. Email contact: WGOT2010@triad.rr.com; Website: www.triadwriters.org

Send entry to: The Writers’ Group of the Triad, P.O. Box 4134, Greensboro, NC 27404-4134


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS  PALABRA: A Magazine of Chicano & Latino Literary Art

invites Chicano & Latino writers to submit short stories, flash fiction, poetry, standalone novel excerpts and short plays that explore new avenues of Chicano & Latino writing. Innovative/cross-genre/hybrid work is welcome. Especially interested in work that is fresh and takes literary risks.

Fiction and novel excerpts to 4000 words, flash fiction 3 maximum of up to 750 words each, poems 5 maximum of any length and style, plays to 15 pp. Work can be in English, Spanish, Spanglish or any combination thereof. Simultaneous submissions are okay. There is some pay. Submissions are accepted from September 1 through May 31.

Detailed guidelines and information are available on the website: www.palabralitmag.com. Queries at <info(at)palabralitmag.com> (replace (at) with @).

Submit via USPS only to PALABRA, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146. Include SASE. Manuscripts will not be returned.

PALABRA A Magazine of Chicano & Latino Literary Art  www.palabralitmag.com <palabralit(at)earthlink.net> (replace (at) with @)


 

The 2010 Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest, Judged by Elizabeth Robinson, is Omnidawn Publishing's first annual chapbook contest open to all poets writing in English.

Prize includes $1,000, Fall 2010 publication by Omnidawn & 100 complimentary copies of the chapbook.
The entry fee of $15 entitles you to a copy of the winning chapbook if you send an SASE.
Submission period: 1/1/10 - 2/28/10.
Accepting both electronic and postal submissions.
For details visit www.omnidawn.com/contest


The fiction editor (Metta Sama) at ragazine invites you to submit short stories to ragazine for their upcoming issues. http://ragazine.cc/submissions/
The current reading period is 1 January – 28 February 2010, for work that will appear in the May/June or later issue.
Please read the Fiction Submission Guidelines prior to submitting work: http://ragazine.cc/submissions/
ragazine is an on-line journal of arts, information, and entertainment.


The new issue of Six Little Things is now online at Six Bricks Press --  http://www.sixbrickspress.com/

-- Issue #17 Winter 2010, is themed "Half In Jest" and features new, short work by Tasia M. Hane-Devore, Sarah Jawhari, Robert McDonald, Catherine Moore, Peter
Wortsman, and Changming Yuan, with photography by Samuel Grant Smith. This is the first issue of our FIFTH year of continuing existence so that is very exciting for all of us here at the headquarters of SLT Enterprises.

The next issue will be #18 Spring 2010, themed "Quarter of" --Deadline February 28, 2010. Please direct submissions or inquiries to Bard Cole at <editor(at)sixbrickspress.com> (replace (at) with @)


The Village Pariah, a bi-annual literary journal sponsored by the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum, is accepting submissions for its inaugural issue. We are interested in publishing poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction inspired by the writings and life of Mark Twain, his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, the Mississippi River, the Midwest, and small town or rural life in America.
Each issue will also include an introductory essay by an established author, poet, artist, songwriter, etc who speaks of Twain’s influence on his or her art or life.
Electronic submissions only. Entries should be emailed as an attachment to <thevillagepariah(at)yahoo.com> (replace (at) with @)
Please include name, contact information, and a short bio along with your submission. Our reading period is now open and entries will be accepted until March 15, 2010.
Visit our website (http://www.marktwainmuseum.org/) for more information.


Spring 2010 Writing Contest Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500 Prize!  http://www.centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm

The two winners of the Central Coast Writers Branch 2010 writing contest will each receive $500 and have their work published (print and online) in the Spring 2010 Homestead Review produced by Hartnell College.* Winning entries also will be published on this Web site. Finalist judges will be Maria Garcia Teutsch and Dr. Jessica Breheny (published authors in their respective genres of poetry and fiction).
Contest Rules
Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Our contest is open to all writers—you do not need to be a member of CCW to enter.

Entry Fee: Short stories: $15 per story. Poetry: $5 per poem.

Multiple Entries: Enter as many times as you wish, with separate fee for each entry.

Maximum Length: Short story: 4,000 words. Poetry: no restriction.

Submission Period: September 15, 2009 through January 15, 2010 (by postmark). Note: Entries postmarked before or after submission period will be returned.

Submit to: CCW Writing Contest, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: Entries will not be returned.

Format: Typed, white 8½ x 11 paper, single-sided, numbered pages, with title only (not your name) on upper left corner of all pages. Short stories must be double-spaced. Poetry should be formatted as you want it to appear. We prefer staples over paper clips for stories and for poems longer than a page. Include a separate, single cover sheet for short stories and a single cover sheet for poetry. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, email address, phone number, and word count for short stories. On your cover sheet, please let us know how you heard about our contest (website, magazine ad, newsletter, flyer, friend, etc.).

Notification: Winners will be notified by March 31, 2010 and announced in Scribbles, the Central Coast Writers’ newsletter.

* Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.
Questions:
E-mail ccw-contests(at)comcast.net (replace (at) with @)


The American Poetry Journal Book Prize Guidelines & Information for 2010  http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/dhpcontests.html

The postmark deadline for entries to the 2010 The American Poetry Journal Book Prize is February 28, 2010. To enter, submit 50-65 paginated pages of poetry, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, email address for results (No SASEs; manuscripts will be recycled), and a $25.00 non-refundable fee for each manuscript entered. The winner will receive $1000, publication, and 20 copies. All entries will be considered for publication. All styles are welcome. Multiple submissions are acceptable. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if your manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere you must notify The American Poetry Journal and/or Dream Horse Press immediately. Fees are non-refundable. Judging will be anonymous; writers' names should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please include your name and biographical information in a separate cover letter. Please be sure to include your email address. The winner is chosen by the editor of The American Poetry Journal, J.P. Dancing Bear. Close friends, students (former or present), and relatives of the the editor are NOT eligible for the contest; their entry fees will be refunded.

The American Poetry Journal Book Prize entries may be sent, following the guidelines above, to: The American Poetry Journal book prize, P. O. Box 2080, Aptos, California 95001-2080
Please make checks payable to: Dream Horse Press.

enter this contest via e-mail and pay entry fee online at:http://home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/dhpcontests.html


The Nature of Words, Central Oregon's premier literary organization, announces the launch of its sixth annual literary festival with the call for submissions to the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition for young writers. The competition, now in its fifth year, is awarded at the literary festival, scheduled for November 3-7, 2010 in Bend, Oregon. Prizes will be awarded in fiction, literary non-fiction, nature essay and poetry in two age categories, 15-18 and 19-25. Winning writers will receive a cash prize, inclusion of their winning entry in an anthology, recognition in an awards ceremony at the November festival, and a scholarship to one of The Nature of Words workshops in their winning genre.

Submission Guidelines

* The competition is open to writers in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
* Competition genres include poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction and literary non-fiction/nature essay.
* All entrants must be a member of one of the eligible age categories: ages 15-18 or ages 19-25.
* Submitting writers who have won in the past two years may not submit in their winning genre(s).
* Submitting writers may not have published a first book or chapbook, but may have had individual stories, essays or poems in print.
* Submit each entry, accompanied by a short biographical summary, via email to risingstar@thenatureofwords.org. Poets may submit two unpublished poems (4 single-spaced pages, total); prose writers may submit one unpublished double-spaced piece of no more than 3,000 words per genre. "Publication" includes appearance on any Internet source except a blog. Use one inch margins, Times Roman typeface and 12-point type. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word format. Entries will not be returned, so entrants should retain a copy of their submissions for their records.
* The author's name, mailing address, phone number, email address, genre of the submission (poetry, fiction, literary non-fiction, literary non-fiction/nature essay), age category, and word count must appear on a separate cover sheet with each entry. The author's name must not appear on the submitted entry.
* Entrants' short bio should include information about themselves and their interest in/experience in writing.
* Winners must submit a photo (head shot preferred) for use in publicity and the Event Guide.
* Entrants must mail a check in the amount of $5 per entry (submission fee), payable to The Nature of Words and addressed to P.O. Box 56, Bend, Oregon OR 97709 or pay via the PayPal link at www.thenatureofwords.org/Donate. PayPal payments must include 'Rising Star submission fee' in the payment description.
* Entries must be received in The Nature of Words email (risingstar@thenatureofwords.org) no later than 12 midnight on the submission deadline date of May 10, 2010. Entries dated after this date will not be read.

The Rising Star Creative Writing Competition is sponsored by Julia Kennedy Cochran.

For more information about the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition and The Nature of Words, visit www.thenatureofwords.org, email info@thenatureofwords.org or call 541.330.4381.


Oregon State Poetry Association: Spring 2010 Contest   http://www.oregonpoets.org/images/conferences/spring2010/ospaspring2010contestupdated.pdf

1. Poet's Choice, 80-line maximum. Any form, any subject: 1st, $100; 2nd, $50; 3rd, $30; 4th, $20; HMs.
2. Free Verse, 40-line max., any free form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs.
3. Traditional Verse, 40-line max., any traditional form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs.
4. New Poets, 30-line max., any form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs. See Rule #6
5. Members Only, 6-12 lines, any form, any subject: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs. See Rule #7
6. Themed: Frogs and/or Toads, 40 line max., any form: 1st, $50; 2nd, $30; 3rd, $20; HMs.

The Rules

1. Poems must be your original, unpublished work. None may be a prior cash winner in any contest.
2. You may enter one poem in each category, with no duplication; a different poem in each.
3. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable; please note that entry fees are non-refundable, and the OSPA is to be notified as soon as possible if your poem is accepted elsewhere. OSPA has first publication rights.
4. Type or computer-generate poems on copier weight, 8½ x 11 white paper; 10 or 12 font size, no fancy fonts, black ink only, single-sided only with no photos or decorations. If a second page is required, staple the pages together. Do not use paperclips or bindings.
5. Copies: Send two copies of each poem

a. On the 1st copy, in the upper right corner, type: category, line count, name, address, phone number, and email.
b. On the 2nd copy, in the upper right corner, type: category and line count only.
6. New Poets category send two copies
a. One copy with category, identification, line count and, i. type and sign this statement: "I have never won a cash prize for a poem." (This applies to all contests, not just those sponsored by OSPA.)
b. One copy with category and line count only.
7. Members Only category: Check the date on the mailing label to make certain your dues are current.
8. Members of OSPA pay a flat rate submission fee of $5 per contest.
9. Non-members pay $4 per poem.
a. If you join at the time you enter, you are eligible for Members rates, see #8. (Dues must be mailed separately; see below.)
10. Mail all entries in one envelope with proper postage. Please, no registered or certified mail. Keep copies; entries will not be returned.
a. If possible submit in a #10 business size envelope, save a tree!
b. If you'd like acknowledgment that your entry arrived provide a note and an e-mail address or self-addressed postcard with proper postage.
11. To receive a list of winners, enclose a #10 self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) or provide an e-mail address for notification.
12. Postmarked deadline: March 01, 2010.
13. Winners will be notified prior to the Spring Conference in April. Those unable to attend will receive prizes by mail. First, Second and Third Place Winning Poems may be
published in Verseweavers, the Oregon State Poetry Association's anthology. Honorable Mentions will be awarded by certificates as merited. All rights revert to author.

Please tell us how you heard about our contest.

Please read the rules carefully. There are special requirements for New Poets and Members Only categories. Failure to follow these rules may result in your entry being disqualified.
Dues must be mailed separately.

MAIL ENTRIES, postmarked on or before 03/01/10, with appropriate fee (check or
money order made payable to the OSPA, please do not send cash) to:

Karen Clausel, OSPA Contest Chair, 655 Goodpasture Island Rd. #167, Eugene, OR 97401

Questions? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) at www.oregonpoets.org; still got questions e-mail: karenclausel(at)gmail.com (replace (at) with @).

To renew or to join mail dues on or before 03/1/10: Membership: OSPA PO Box 14582 Portland, OR 97293


Northwest Poets’ Concord will be on May 7-9, 2010 at the Hallmark Inn and Resort in Newport, Oregon. This notice is a call for proposals for participation. In 2009 we had readings from new books by northwest poets; talks about various topics like revision and writing from history or writing from political experiences; interviews; demonstrations of simultaneous poems and complementary poems; and so on. The Concord will include a Book Fair and a contest for the best submitted poem. Once again we will conclude with Young Poets, and college students will be in attendance working on a specific poet. More open mic opportunities this year .

Please specify the kind of presentation you propose:

1. Individual reading
2. Collaborative presentation
3. Interview
4. Workshop
5. Panel
6. Critical commentary
And please specify the length of time needed: 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 50 minutes.

Let me know if you would moderate a session.

There will be reduced rates at the Hallmark (the same rate as last year, $89 per night) and I will send out options for less expensive accommodations as well. There will also be a registration fee yet to be determined, probably in the range of $50. This covers the cost of the meeting rooms and the keynote presentation as well as a steady stream of excellent food and drink.

Please submit your proposal by February 14, 2010 to ellstons@gmail.com. Note that all correspondence will be electronic. Look for Northwest Poets’ Concord on Facebook for updates and information.




Kay Snow Annual Writing Contest

The purpose of this annual writing contest, named in honor of Willamette Writer's founder, Kay Snow, is to help writers reach professional goals in writing in a broad array of categories.

This annual writing contest awards one first prize of $300, one second place prize of $150, and a third place prize of $50 per winning entry in each of the six categories; fiction, nonfiction, juvenile, poetry, student writer and screenwriting. Student writers are awarded $50 for first place in three grade divisions, $20 for second place, and $10 for third place.

Find out more by reading the
Kay Snow Contest Guidelines. A printer-friendly registration form link is available at the end of the guidelines. The deadline for the next contest is April 23rd, 2010.

Go to the printer-friendly Kay Snow Awards entry form.

Winners of the Kay Snow contest are invited to an awards banquet at the annual
Willamette Writers Conference held August 6- 8th, 2010. The Awards banquet is August 7th. The conference offers a variety of workshops, opportunities to meet agents, editors and film producers, and many resources for writers


Submit your poetry or fiction chapbook now to the 2010 Getrude Press Chapbook Competition. Winners receive a $50 cash award and 50 complimentary copies of their chapbook. Chapbooks are distributed to subscribers, libraries, and bookstores. Entry fee is $15 and includes a copy of the winning chapbook. Submission deadline: February 15, 2010.

Guidelines: http://www.gertrudepress.org/contest/guidelines Gertrude Press is a Portland-based, non-profit organization dedicated to showcasing and developing the creative talents of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer-identified, and allied individuals. Submissions for Gertrude, a literary journal of art, poetry and fiction, are accepted year-round.


Call for Submissions  New Madrid Summer 2010 Issue www.newmadridjournal.org

The editors of New Madrid, Journal of Contemporary Literature invite well-crafted, compelling submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for the Summer 2010 issue. Quality is the determining factor for acceptance in New Madrid. There is no special theme for the Summer issue—the subject matter is open. We will consider work submitted between January 15 and March 15, 2010. For detailed guidelines and to access our Submission Manager, visit www.newmadridjournal.org.


ROPES 2010 Call For Submissions

ROPES is the annual literary journal produced by the MA in Literature and Publishing at N.U.I. Galway. It features all forms of modern fiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, photography, and illustrations.
We are now accepting submissions for ROPES 2010.
While all themes and subjects are welcome, we are particularly interested in any ideas and responses relating to the first decade of the 21st century.
So be inspired and submit your work!
Submissions should not exceed 2,500 words, with a maximum of three works per author.
Send your material to: <ropesgalway(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @)
Deadline for submissions: 4 January 2010.


New Letters: A Magazine of Writing and Art Call for Writing http://www.newletters.org/PDFs/2010%20Contest%20Guidelines%20.pdf

$1,500: The New Letters Poetry Award, $1,500: The Dorothy Churchill Cappon Essay Award, $1,500: The Alexander Patterson Cappon Fiction Award
All entrants will be considered for publication and will receive a one-year subscription to New Letters.*
Deadline: postmark by May 18, 2010, or enter online at www.newletters.org.
1. Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please notify us if work is accepted elsewhere. Submit unpublished work only. No refunds will be issued.
2. Enclose with each entry:
a. $15 for first entry; $10 for each entry after. $15 entry includes cost of a one-year (four issues) New Letters subscription, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift
subscription. Make checks payable to New Letters Literary Awards. *Entries from outside the United States receive all contest privileges except the subscription.
b. Two cover sheets—the first with complete name, address, e-mail/phone number, category, and title(s); and the second with category and title(s) only. Personal
information should not appear anywhere else on the entry.
c. A stamped, self-addressed postcard (optional) for notification of receipt and entry number.
d. A stamped, self-addressed envelope (optional) for a list of the winners.
3. Manuscripts will not be returned. No refunds will be issued. No substitutions or revisions.
4. Entries in fiction and essay are not to exceed 8,000 words. Poetry entries may contain up to six poems. They need not be related.
5. Multiple entries are welcome with appropriate fees.
6. Current students and employees at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and current volunteer members of the New Letters and BkMk Press staffs, are not eligible.
• All entries are considered for publication • First runners-up will receive a copy of a recent book of poetry or fiction from our affiliate BkMk Press • One winner and one runner-up will be selected in each category • Winners will be announced mid-September 2010 • $1,500 prize money paid to each winner upon publication in our awards issue • Join our community of writers.
New Letters is an international magazine of writing and art. Previous final judges include Philip Levine, Maxine Kumin, Gerald Early, Joyce Carol Oates, Rishi Reddi, Mary Jo Salter, Floyd Skloot, Carole Maso, Cornelius Eady, and Margot Livesey.

THE 25TH-ANNUAL LITERARY AWARDS Submit electronically at www.newletters.org, or mail entries to:
NEW LETTERS LITERARY AWARDS, University House, 5101 Rockhill Road, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO 64110


Calling all writers: Columbia has launched its 2010 contest in fiction, nonfiction and poetry. We're awarding up to $1,500 in prizes, plus publication in the print journal. The top works in fiction will be judged by Joshua Ferris (Then We Came to the End). Meghan Daum (My Misspent Youth) will judge nonfiction, and Dan Beachy-Quick (Mulberry) will judge poetry.

Judges will select a first-place winner from among the ten finalists in each genre. The finalists are chosen by Columbia journal staff. Click the button below to submit.
First-place winners in each genre will receive a $500 prize, and their work will be published in Issue 48 of the journal (Spring 2010). Winners and runners-up may be considered for publication on the journal's website.
The deadline for entry is January 1, 2010. The entry fee is $12.  Enter online at http://www.columbiajournal.org/contests.htm

Contest submissions in fiction and nonfiction must be no longer than twenty double-spaced pages. Poets may send up to five individual poems for consideration, but they must be combined in a single document.

Please note: judges have full discretion and may choose not to award a first-place prize. Judges also may request edits of winning works. The contest is not open to current Columbia University students or those who have graduated within the last five years.


BELLDAY POETRY PRIZE  http://www.belldaybooks.com/contest.html Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010

$2,000 PRIZE TO WINNING POET     CONTEST FINAL JUDGE: Lucia Perillio
Lucia Perillo has published five books of poetry, including Dangerous Life (1989), The Body Mutinies (1996), The Oldest Map with the Name America(1999), Luck is Luck (2005) and Inseminating the Elephant (2009). She has also published one book of essays, I've Heard the Vultures Singing (2005). She has taught at four universities and was awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

Bellday Books will publish the winning book and award $2,000 and 25 copies of the book to the winning author.

Contest Rules:
• Submit a manuscript of 60-90 pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published in book or chapbook, but may contain poems that have appeared in print or on the Internet. Entries may consist of individual poems, a book-length poem or any combination of long or short poems.
• Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Include a table of contents page, but do not send an acknowledgements page.
• Manuscript must be typed single-spaced, paginated and bound with a spring clip.
• Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. Manuscript cannot be returned.
• Postmark deadline: March 15, 2010.
• Include a check or money order for $25 reading fee, payable to BELLDAY BOOKS.
• Bellday Books reserves the right not to select an award winner, in which case all reading fees will be refunded.
CONTEST MAILING ADDRESS: Bellday Books, Inc. P.O. Box 3687 Pittsburgh, PA 15230

Questions may be directed to: office(at)belldaybooks.com (replace (at) with @)


Editions Bibliotekos, a small book publisher, is now calling for short, creative work on the themes of Immigration or International Adoption to fill its anticipated second collection, COMMON BOUNDARY.  The first book on medical humanities, (PAIN AND MEMORY: Reflections on the Strength of the Human Spirit in Suffering) has been published and includes many accomplished authors.  The Deadline for submitting immigration or international adoption work to COMMON BOUDARY is 30 March 2010.  See www.ebibliotekos.blogspot.com for guidelines and details.   Queries - General Editor, Gregory F. Tague, EBibliotekos@gmail.com

 

THE 2010 IOWA REVIEW AWARDS http://www.uiowa.edu/~iareview/mainpages/iowaaward.html Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction
Brenda Hillman, Michael Cunningham, and Jo Ann Beard, judges
$1,000 to each winner, $500 to runners-up, plus publication in our December 2010 issue

Submit up to 20 pages of prose (double-spaced) or 10 pages of poetry (double or single; one poem or several). Work must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine assuming you inform us of acceptance elsewhere.
Manuscripts must include a cover page listing your name, address, e-mail address and/or telephone number, and the title of each work, but your name should not appear on the manuscript itself.
Enclose a $20 entry fee (checks payable to The Iowa Review). All entrants receive a yearlong subscription to the magazine.
Label your envelope as a contest entry, for example: "Contest: Fiction." One entry per envelope.
Postmark submissions between January 1 and January 31, 2010.
Enclose a #10 SASE for final word on your work. Enclose a SAS postcard if you wish confirmation of our receipt of your entry.
No electronic submissions.

The Iowa Review, 308 EPB, Iowa City, IA 52242


Neil and Zara McAlister solicit poetry of all genres for their fourth collection, "Science Poetry." Submissions close 30 June 2010.

Our requirements for this new book are quite specific. Detailed instructions for authors can be found through the link on our poetry web site 
www.durham.net/~neilmac/travelerstales.htm


Tattoo Highway, an online journal of prose, poetry and art, is now reading for TH/20: "Detours." Deadline, Jan. 10, 2010. http://www.tattoohighway.org

GENERAL GUIDELINES: Our tastes are eclectic. We like fresh, vivid language, and we like stories and poems that are actually about something -- that acknowledge a world beyond the writer's own psyche. If they have an edge, if they provoke us to think or make us laugh, so much the better. We strongly suggest reading a previous issue or two before submitting.

While we particularly welcome poetry and short "screen-reader-friendly" prose or cross-genre pieces (< 1000 words), we do on occasion publish longer work. We encourage hypertext and new media (Flash .swf) submissions, also photographs and original graphics. All readings are "blind" (authors' names and other identifiers are removed). Writers may submit up to 5 poems, prose poems or flash fictions (500 words
max), or 2 longer prose pieces. While we prefer to see work that has not been previously published, we do consider work that has appeared in small-circulation print journals. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but
please let us know promptly if you place a piece elsewhere.

As always, we're featuring our contest: "A Picture Worth 500 Words." Details on website.

HOW TO SUBMIT: Email submissions to submissions(at)tattoohighway.org, as Rich Text Format (RTF) attachments or as plain text in the body of your message, and with TH20 in the subject line. For hypertext and Flash submissions, provide us with an URL where we may view the work online. Send graphics in .jpg format.


/Switched-on Gutenberg/, one of the first on-line poetry journals, announces its 15th issue on the theme /Gains and Losses/. The issue is on-line at* http://www.switched-ongutenberg.org *

Poets in This Issue: Pat Briardy, Kathy Briccetti, Laura Cherry, Rosemarie Crisafi, Barbara Crooker, Barbara Daniels, Lucille Lang Day, Emari DiGiorgio, Mary Lynne Evans, Casey Fuller, Shanna Germain, Howard Good, Rasma Haidri, Lois Marie Harrod, Esther Altshul Helfgott, Kathleen Hellen, Jennifer Juneau, John Krumberger, Nick Lantz, Iain MacDonald, Amy MacLennan, George Moore, Sherry O’Keefe, Adrian S. Potter, Jessy Randall, Kristin Roedell, Rebecca Givens Rolland, Sankar Roy, John Sangster, Penelope Schott, Martha Silano, Laura Snyder, Jeanne Wagner, Andrena Zawinski, Mary Zeppa.

Art and Poetry for Issue 16 on the theme "Assemblage" :

--Will be taken from December 1, 2009 to March 1, 2010
.
--ONE TO THREE POEMS ONLY, not to exceed 48 lines.
--Must be original (previously published work is okay if credits are included).
--Simultaneous submissions are OK, if you notify us as soon as any work is accepted elsewhere.
--Poetry can be in Text only (TXT or RTF) or in Word (DOC or DOCX) format or included in the body of the e-mail.
--Artwork should be in JPG, GIF, or PNG format.
--Should be e-mailed to <editor(at)switched-ongutenberg.org> (replace (at) with @). Please include your name in the subject line.

All submissions should include:
--your name and e-mail address
--a short (three-line) biographical note.
--Address and phone number in case we need to contact you concerning a local reading.

We report on submissions 2 - 3 months after the close of the submission period. We plan to release Issue 16 in late-summer 2010.

For more information, check our web site: http://www.switched-ongutenberg.org <http://www.switched-ongutenberg.org>


Nominations are now being accepted for the fourth William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. This award, given by Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, recognizes newly published works of fiction and non-fiction with a $5,000 award for the winner in each category. The prize is designed to encourage new or emerging writers and honor the Saroyan literary legacy of originality, vitality and stylistic innovation.
http://library.stanford.edu/saroyan/    http://www.certain.com/system/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x67811115d9
What works are eligible for the Saroyan Prize?
Works of fiction (novels, short stories, or drama) or non-fiction (biography, history, or memoirs) first published during 2008-2009 are eligible for consideration. Poetry will not be considered in this cycle. All entries must be predominately in English, and available for individual purchase by the general public. Works by members of The Saroyan Writing Prize Committee, members or officers of the William Saroyan Foundation, or previous winners are not eligible. Eligibility rules may be modified over time.
While all works fitting the above description are eligible, and all entries are welcome, note that the judges will be looking for works with strong literary merit that honor the Saroyan legacy. In past prize cycles, works that fell into a specific publishing sub-genre – juvenile, science fiction, Western, mystery, romance, erotic, self-help, religion, etc. – were frequently found to be outside of that legacy.
The award honors the Saroyan literary legacy. What is the Saroyan legacy or style?
Saroyan’s literary style is characterized by originality, stylistic innovation and what is often described as an “exuberant humanism”. It is this exuberance and desire to move art in new directions, rather than relevance to the particulars of Saroyan’s common settings or themes, that Saroyan Prize judges will be seeking. Of course, any artist’s work is best understood through direct experience, and judges for the Saroyan prize will make their choices based on their personal experience with Saroyan’s writings.
What is the deadline for entry? Entries must be received at the Stanford University Libraries on or before January 31, 2010.
What materials must I submit to be considered for the prize?
A complete entry, consisting of the materials listed below, is required for consideration.

A completed entry form, available at http://www.certain.com/system/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x67811115d9

Five copies of the publication. A $50 non-refundable entry fee. Payment may be made using Visa, MasterCard or American Express at the above website, or by check. Checks should be made payable to Stanford University/Saroyan Writing Prize, and must indicate the title(s) of book(s) being submitted. Multiple entries may be paid with one check.

What is the address for submission of entries? Administrator of The Saroyan Prize Committee, Stanford University Libraries, 557 Escondido Mall, Stanford, CA 94305-6004
Must the publisher make the entry? No, anyone (including the author) may submit an eligible entry.
Are self-published books eligible?  Yes, self-published books are eligible as long as they are available for individual purchase by the general public.
Are electronic books eligible? Yes, books published electronically are eligible, assuming they are in a fixed state and readily available for purchase by the public.
May I get my entry or entry fee back after I submit it to the Prize competition? Entries are not returnable or refundable under any circumstance.
How can I support the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing? Individuals may encourage authors and publishers to submit excellent works for the competition. Individuals affiliated with Stanford University may also be eligible to help screen entries in early 2010. Please contact Sonia Lee at sonialee@stanford.edu for additional information about volunteering.
Administration of the prize also involves significant expense, and monetary support is always greatly appreciated. Tax-deductible cash gifts to the Stanford Libraries are, of course, always appreciated and can be directed specifically to the Saroyan Prize.
Who can I contact with further questions? Please direct questions to Sonia Lee, <sonialee(at)stanford.edu> (replace (at) with @)
sonialee@stanford.edu or 650-736-9538.


The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts in poetry and fiction from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else.
Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.

Manuscripts should be mailed with a postmark between January 15th and March 15th, 2010 to: Prairie Schooner Prize Series, Attn: Fiction or Poetry, 201 Andrews Hall, PO Box 880334, Lincoln NE 68588-0334
Any questions, please send an email to Managing Editor James Engelhardt at jengelhardt2@unl.edu or Prize Book Series Coordinator Cody Lumpkin at <psbookprize(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @)

For information and a complete set of guidelines, please see our website
http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/prizes/index.html.


SLS is pleased to announce its 2010 unified (SLS-Montreal, SLS-Lithuania, and SLS-Kenya) literary contest, held this year again in affiliation with Fence.

We are excited this year to have Mary Gaitskill judging the contest fiction, and Mary Jo Bang judging the poetry.

Contest winners in the categories of fiction and poetry will have their work published in Fence, as well as the participating iterary journals in Canada, Lithuania and Kenya. Additionally, they will have the choice of attending (airfare, tuition, and housing included) any of the SLS-2010 programs – in Montreal, Quebec (June 13 - 27); Vilnius, Lithuania (August 1 - 14); or Nairobi-Lamu, Kenya (December).

Second-place winners will receive a full tuition waiver for the program of their choice, and third-place winners will receive a 50% tuition discount.

A number of select contest participants, based on the overall strength of their work, will be offered tuition scholarships, as well, applicable to the SLS-2010 programs.

Contest Deadline: February 28, 2010.

Please visit the SLS website, at http://www.sumlitsem.org/slscontest.html, for detailed information on how to enter.



http://centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm

The two winners of the Central Coast Writers Branch 2010 writing contest will each receive $500 and have their work published (print and online) in the Spring 2010 Homestead Review produced by Hartnell College.* Winning entries also will be published on the Web site. Finalist judges will be Maria Garcia Teutsch and Dr. Jessica Breheny (published authors in their respective genres of poetry and fiction).
Contest Rules
Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Our contest is open to all writers—you do not need to be a member of CCW to enter.

Entry Fee: Short stories: $15 per story. Poetry: $5 per poem.
Multiple Entries: Enter as many times as you wish, with separate fee for each entry.
Maximum Length: Short story: 4,000 words. Poetry: no restriction.
Submission Period: September 15, 2009 through January 15, 2010 (by postmark). Note: Entries postmarked before or after submission period will be returned.
Submit to: CCW Writing Contest, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: Entries will not be returned.

Format: Typed, white 8½ x 11 paper, single-sided, numbered pages, with title only (not your name) on upper left corner of all pages. Short stories must be double-spaced. Poetry should be formatted as you want it to appear. We prefer staples over paper clips for stories and for poems longer than a page. Include a separate, single cover sheet for short stories and a single cover sheet for poetry. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, email address, phone number, and word count for short stories. On your cover sheet, please let us know how you heard about our contest (website, magazine ad, newsletter, flyer, friend, etc.).

Notification: Winners will be notified by March 31, 2010 and announced in Scribbles, the Central Coast Writers’ newsletter.

* Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.
Questions:
E-mail
ccw-contests@comcast.net


The New Plains Review, the recent literary home of such authors as Stephen Dunn, Billy Collins, Galway Kinnell, and Julianna Baggott, seeks quality fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.
http://www.libarts.uco.edu/english/newplains/

We are interested in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction that is thoughtful and compelling, but otherwise we do not have any specific guidelines for style or subject matter. We no longer arrange issues with thematic topics. On occasion, we do publish issues with special sections; always look at our Special Section announcements on our website before submitting.
We do accept simultaneous submissions. We do not accept previously published work. Your submission gives us permission to publish your work online. At this time, we do not pay upon publication. Each submission is, however, automatically eligible for the editors’ prize.*
Submit your poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by January 15th for our Spring Issue to<shayNewPlains(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @)>. Allow 6-8 weeks for response. Attach submissions in either Word (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Please include type of submission (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) in the subject line.
Back issues of New Plains Review are $10, when available. E-mail <newplainsreview(at)yahoo.com> (replace (at) with @) newplainsreview@yahoo.com or call our office at 405-974-5613 to place an order.
*On occasion, an editors' prize is awarded. Student writing prizes are also awarded periodically. These prizes will be announced on our homepage.


Silk Road Review, a Literary Crossroads, invites submissions of poetry, fiction and nonfiction for upcoming issues. The magazine will celebrate its fifth year of production and expand to two print issues per year in 2010. This is a great time to submit your work to the magazine. We are interested in publishing compelling and finely crafted writing from locations around the world. We are also producing a special issue on “secret places” and welcome writing that would fit the topic. Silk Road takes submissions through our online submissions system.
Visit Silk Road’s website for more information on the magazine and how to submit. http://silkroad.pacificu.edu


I’m writing on behalf of the Crime Writers’ Association. Our 2010 new crime writing competition - The Debut Dagger - will be running from 31st October 2009 to 6th February 2010.

Entrants are required to submit the first 3000 words of their crime-themed novel, plus a 500/1000 word synopsis of the rest of the book.

This competition is not only judged by leading editors and literary agents, but the short-listed entries are also made available to all the editors and agents who are members of the Association. Whilst winning doesn’t guarantee you’ll get a publishing deal, it’s an invaluable advantage for would-be authors who want to jump the slush pile and, since its inception in 1998, eighteen winning and short-listed authors have obtained publishing contracts. I was wondering if you would be kind enough to publicise this year’s competition to your members. You can find full details and an entry form on our website: www.thecwa.co.uk  (Debut Dagger pages)

Regards
Liz Evans


WISDOM OF WOMEN: THOUGHTS AND POEMS FOR EVERY STAGE OF YOUR LIFE (Previously titled Girls Night Out and A Woman's Book of Poetry for the Soul) Over the past decade I’ve received wonderful submissions from female writers that never quite fit the particular theme of my general "inspirational books." These are poems and prose about womanhood, stages of life, memories, and everything in between. I would love to add a few more high-quality selections--poetry or prose. Unlike most of my other anthologies, there are no prayers in the book, but there is a chapter on Spirituality. The content of WISDOM OF WOMEN is much "edgier" than my other books. Chapters include: 1) The Strength of Us; 2) Relationships; 3) Motherhood; 4) Ordinary Life; 5) Self-Image and Beauty; 6) Aging Gracefully; 7) Heartache and Healing; 8) Joy and Gratitude; 9) Friendships; 10) Shared Experiences; 11) Spirituality; 12) Reflections; and 13) Inspiration. I particularly need submissions for chapters printed in bold. The submissions should not have an "I am woman, hear me roar" tone, but more "this is my experience as a woman." The collection will be for women to turn to when they need encouragement, understanding, inspiration, and to reflect upon the great blessings of being a woman. This book easily spans two generations and is geared to women in their late 20s to early 60s and possibly beyond. Submission date closes March 31, 2010.

GOOD DOG! BAD DOG! FUNNY DOG! A compilation of "funny dog" stories. Two publishers have expressed interest in this project. The word limit ranges from 180 to 600 words. My goal is to create a book as humorous as Marley and Me by John Grogan. Please put "FUNNY DOG STORY" on the lower left-hand corner of your envelope. Submission date is open.

I have several publishers interested in the three projects. It’s enormously difficult and time-consuming to process email submissions, so unless you live outside the U.S, please send all submissions via USPS along with an SASE to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370

Please feel free to forward this call to other writer friends and groups. Also, please visit www.junecotner.com for additional calls for submissions.


Call for Submissions: anthology seeks essays by parents of ADD/ADHD children

Is your child easy to love, but hard to parent? DRT Press is seeking personal essays written by parents of children with ADD, ADHD and/or other mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders for a book about the experience of parenting children with such conditions, for publication (expected) in January 2011.

Compensation includes 10 copies of the completed book and unlimited discounted copies. Payment may be offered. The book will be co-edited by author/editor/publisher Adrienne Ehlert Bashista, Publisher, DRT Press and Kay Marner, a freelance writer who contributes regularly to ADDitude magazine, and blogs for ADDitudeMag..com. Soft deadline for submissions is March 1, 2010.
For more information visit http://www.drtpress.com/anthology.html.  Questions may be directed to <kay(at)kaymarner.com> (replace (at) with @).


Call For Submissions: Puerto del Sol Issue 45.1 (Summer 2010) and 45.2 (Winter 2010)

Puerto del Sol, now in its 45th year of publication, is a nationally distributed journal dedicated to providing a forum for innovative poetry, prose, drama, critical and theoretical work as well as artwork
from emerging and established writers and artists. Puerto del Sol is reading submissions through March 31, 2010.

In our latest issue, you’ll find work by Helen DeWitt, Jenny Boully, Blake Butler, and many others.

Puerto del Sol is especially interested in reading submissions of reviews and short plays or excerpts from longer plays for our upcoming Summer 2010 issue.

The Winter 2010 issue will be film and popular culture themed—if you wish to submit work that fits this theme, please mark your submission clearly in the notes field.

Writers can submit their work exclusively through our online submission manager. Submit one story, book review, play, essay, set of (or link to) artwork, set of 3-5 poems, or set of 2-4 short short
stories at a time, all in a single document, and please wait for our response before submitting again.

For more information about Puerto del Sol, visit: www.puertodelsol.org  To submit work, visit: www.puertodelsol.org/submissions

Best regards, The Editors, Puerto del Sol


The Meadowland Review, www.themeadowlandreview.com, is an online literary journal comprised of a small group of writers and editors who share a commitment to providing a public space for thoughtful and original material. We welcome and encourage both emerging and established writers and seek all genre of short fiction and all forms of poetry.
Submission Guidelines

We are currently accepting submissions for Spring 2010. Deadline for Spring 2010 issue is March 1.
The Meadowland Review does not accept material that has appeared in other online or print publications. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but you must notify The Meadowland Review if your work has been accepted by another publication.
We accept submissions of: poetry: up to five poems, 80 lines maximum per poem; short fiction: up to 7,000 words, photography: up to 3 photographs

Rights to all work in The Meadowland Review will revert to the author upon publication.
How to Submit

Email your submission to <submissions(at)themeadowlandreview.com> (replace (at) with @)
Please indicate either poetry, short fiction, or photography in the subject line
For poetry and fiction, please paste the text of your submission into the body of the email. Poetry or fiction submissions with attachments will not be considered.
For photography, please provide the title of the photo in your email and attach your image. We accept images only in the following formats: GIF, JPG, PNG or TIF.
Please include your full name, email address and 3-5 line bio with your submission

When the editorial staff has made its selections, you will receive an email notification about the status of your submission. As we are reading submissions for our Spring 2010 issue, please expect a response in 2-5 months.


CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:  PERMANENT VACATION: LIVING AND WORKING IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS

Bona Fide Books seeks literary essays about experiences living and working in any US National Park for a collection about life in our parks. Some go seeking commune with nature; others to escape. Diverse park experiences are desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and the societal, environmental, and existential implications of life in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? (Humor also welcome.) Writers will receive $100 for their essay and one copy of the collection.

Deadline: January 5, 2010. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, and 12 point Times New Roman or Courier font with standard formatting applied; word count is limited to 5,000. Send to submissions@bonafidebooks.com with “Permanent Vacation” and the title of work in the subject line.

For more information, please go to www.bonafidebooks.com.

Shelley Hocknell Zentner, Bona Fide Books, Creative Director, submissions@bonafidebooks.com October 02, 2009


CALL FOR POEMS
21st Century Howlers: A New Generation Jazz and Blues Anthology

In the past ten to twenty years, a new generation of poets has emerged that seeks to expand and deepen the call-and-response tradition of Jazz and Blues music into the 21st century. Many of these poets may have not experienced a time when Blues or Jazz were the country’s common vernacular or were played with any heavy rotation on their local radio stations.

As we quickly approach the centennial of Jazz and Blues, this anthology seeks to gather the voices of a new generation of Howlers: those poets whose work embodies or addresses the musical traditions of Jazz and Blues, and who began actively publishing no earlier than 1995. Editors are particularly interested in innovative approaches, reinterpretations, and engagements with the contemporary socio-historical moment and/or Jazz and Blues scene. Each poet featured in the anthology will provide a short commentary or anecdote on the ways Blues and/or Jazz have affected their
writing.

E-mails should contain a cover letter and submission as one attachment in Microsoft Word. Previously published work must be acknowledged in the cover letter. Submissions will be taken on an ongoing basis until March 15, 2010, e-mail <21stHowlers(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @). 

Co-editors of this anthology are Tyehimba Jess, Duriel E. Harris, and Patricia Smith.


The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts in poetry and fiction from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else.
Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press. One runner up in each category will receive a $1000 prize.
For information and a complete set of guidelines, please see our website http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/prizes/index.html.

Manuscripts should be mailed with a postmark between January 15th and March 15th, 2010 to:Prairie Schooner Prize Series,Attn: Fiction or Poetry, 201 Andrews Hall, PO Box 880334, Lincoln NE 68588-0334

Any questions, please send an email to Managing Editor James Engelhardt at <jengelhardt2(at)unl.edu> or Prize Book Series Coordinator Cody Lumpkin at <psbookprize(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @).

For information and a complete set of guidelines, please see our website
http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/prizes/index.html.


The 2010 Tusculum Review Poetry Prize offers a $1,000 (U. S.) purse and publication.  There is a $15 (U. S.) entry fee, which includes one copy of the vol. 6/2010 edition of the The Tusculum Review and consideration for publication.  We consider all works submitted for publication, but only works with entry fees are considered for the contest.  http://tiny.cc/MhPJj 

Submissions must be postmarked by March 15, 2010 for consideration.

Each submission is restricted to 1-5 poems, no more than 10 PAGES per submission.  All entries must be typed.  Poets may submit more than one submission, but each submission must include the required $15 (U. S.) entry fee.
Previously published poems, including web publications, are not allowed. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable if our editors are notified immediately that the work has been accepted elsewhere.

Please send a cover letter with your name, postal address, phone number, e-mail address, and the title(s) of your work. Please do NOT include your name on your actual submission.  For those entering more than one submission, you may designate a gift copy of The Tusculum Review vol. 6/2010.  Please provide the name(s) and address(es) for where you want the journal(s) mailed.

Manuscripts will be numbered and all names on the manuscripts will be removed before they are presented to the judges.  In the event that judges do not deem any submissions worthy of the prize, The Tusculum Review0reserves the right to extend the call for manuscripts or to cancel the award.

The final judge this year will be Allison Joseph.  Family, friends, and previous students of the judge, or those with a reciprocal professional relationship with the judge, will be disqualified from the contest.  Submissions will be screened by the staff of The Tusculum Review, and finalists will be forwarded for judging.

All contestants will receive a letter announcing the winner and finalists with their copy of The Tusculum Review vol. 6/2010.  The winner and finalists will be listed on The Tusculum Review website in April 2010.  The new issue will be mailed in May 2010.

Manuscripts will not be returned.
Mark all envelopes, “Poetry Contest.”
Send all work to: The Tusculum Review, 60 Shiloh Road, P.O. Box 5113, Greeneville, Tennessee 37743.
We accept checks and money orders payable to The Tusculum Review.
For more information, contact the editors at review@tusculum.edu


Submission Guidelines for the Julia Peterkin Award http://www.converse.edu/academics/majors/peterkinjuliaaward.html

Eligibility: The 2010 Julia Peterkin Award is open to all poets writing original works in English. Previously published works are eligible for inclusion in the submission. 

Manuscript Format Guidelines:  Entries must be typed on quality paper, 8 1/2 by 11. Photocopies or copies from letter-quality printers are acceptable. To enter send up to 10 pages of poetry. In addition, include a cover page with the writer's name, address, daytime phone number, and title of submission. Also include a one-page biography. Author's name should not appear on the manuscript.

Entry Requirements: An entry fee of $15 made payable to: Converse College English Department.   Deadline: Jan. 15, 2010.
Results will be posted on the award web page. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like direct notification of contest results. Results will be mailed in June of 2010. No manuscripts can be returned. 
Send one copy of the manuscript prepared according to format guidelines.

The winner will receive $1000 and travel expenses for a reading at Converse College. Winner must be willing to read in the Fall 2010 Visiting Writers Series.

Send entries to: The Julia Peterkin Award, Creative Writing Program, Converse College, 580 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302


Each year Gertrude Press publishes two chapbooks; one fiction and one poetry. These attractive collections will include a unique cover in a limited press run. You can purchase chapbooks online at
http://www.gertrudepress.org/

Writer Compensation: $50 cash award and 50 complimentary copies of the chapbook

Chapbooks will be distributed to subscribers, libraries, and bookstores carrying Gertrude, the Press’ annual literary journal.

Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:
Submit 16-20 pages of poetry via surface mail only.
Indicate which poems have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished poems are welcome.
Poetry may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
Submission fee includes copy of the winning chapbook.
Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2009 until February 15, 2010 (postmark deadline).

Fiction Chapbook Guidelines:

Submit 16-20 pages of short fiction or a self-contained novel excerpt via surface mail only.
Indicate which selections have been previously published and by whom. Unpublished pieces are welcome.
Fiction may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds are encouraged to submit.
Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript returns, please include exact postage.
Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.
Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.
Submission fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook.
Submissions accepted beginning August 1, 2009 until February 15, 2010 (postmark deadline).

Please send all submissions to: Gertrude Press, PO Box 83948, Portland OR 97283. Winners will be announced by July 1, 2010.


Poetry and Short Story Winners Published and $500 Prize!  http://centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm

The two winners of the Central Coast Writers Branch 2010 writing contest will each receive $500 and have their work published (print and online) in the Spring 2010 Homestead Review produced by Hartnell College.* Winning entries also will be published on this Web site. Finalist judges will be Maria Garcia Teutsch and Dr. Jessica Breheny (published authors in their respective genres of poetry and fiction).

Contest Rules
Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Our contest is open to all writers—you do not need to be a member of CCW to enter.
Entry Fee: Short stories: $15 per story. Poetry: $5 per poem.
Multiple Entries: Enter as many times as you wish, with separate fee for each entry.
Maximum Length: Short story: 4,000 words. Poetry: no restriction.
Submission Period:  through January 15, 2010 (by postmark). Note: Entries postmarked before or after submission period will be returned.
Submit to: CCW Writing Contest, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: Entries will not be returned.
Format: Typed, white 8½ x 11 paper, single-sided, numbered pages, with title only (not your name) on upper left corner of all pages. Short stories must be double-spaced. Poetry should be formatted as you want it to appear. We prefer staples over paper clips for stories and for poems longer than a page. Include a separate, single cover sheet for short stories and a single cover sheet for poetry. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, email address, phone number, and word count for short stories. On your cover sheet, please let us know how you heard about our contest (website, magazine ad, newsletter, flyer, friend, etc.).

Notification: Winners will be notified by March 31, 2010 and announced in Scribbles, the Central Coast Writers’ newsletter.

* Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.

Questions: E-mail ccw-contests@comcast.net


Call for Submissions: Ohio Childhood Poems


Children are shaped by the places they live and the events they experience. This collection will gather work that documents how poets were shaped or influenced by growing up in one particular Midwest state. On its north coast, Ohio is a Great Lakes state where it shares a border with Canada; on the east and south, it is Appalachian mountains and foothills, forests and rivers; to its west, it flattens into the beginning of the plains, squared with farms. Demographically, Ohio has its rich cosmopolitan centers, its suburbs surrounding its cities, its bounty of small towns, its agricultural diversity from truck farms to family farms. Yet it also has cultural diversity and rich heritages that decorate the quilt that is Ohio. Pomes of place and on characters might be especially welcomed for this collection. Name the people, places, brands, businesses, landmarks, institutions, locations that impacted your life as a child and your life as a poet. The collection will be edited by Robert Miltner of Kent State University and published by Pudding House Publications in Columbus, Ohio.

Guidelines:
Poets should have spent at least five years of their childhood in Ohio.
Beginning, emerging and established poets are equally invited.
Submit no more than four poems.
Include author contact information—name, address, phone number, email—on each submission.
Include a short contributor's note (under 150 words) about your Ohio connection; keep publication comments brief.
Sorry, no simultaneous submissions.
Previously published poems considered if poet holds copyright and publication information (journal, issue, year, page or website) is provided. No fees will be paid for reprinting.
Rights revert back to author upon publication.
Electronic submissions only.
Send submissions to <ohiochildhood(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @) Put your last name first in the subject line, followed by "submission." Attach your poem(s) in a word file AND paste the poem(s) in 12 point font in the body of the email.
Only submissions that follow the guidelines will be considered.
Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2010.
For questions, contact editor at <ohiochildhood(at)gmail.com> (replace (at) with @) Put "Question" in the subject line.
For further information, visit our blog: http://ohiochildhoodpoemsanthology.blogspot.com/
Only submissions that follow the guidelines will be considered.
Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2010.
For further information, visit our blog: http://ohiochildhoodpoemsanthology.blogspot.com/


UPSTREET: award-winning literary annual’s sixth issue seeks quality submissions with an edge—fiction, poetry, CNF. First five issues feature interviews with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb, Michael Martone, Robin Hemley. Distributed nationally by Ingram, Source Interlink, and by Disticor in Canada. Payment in author copies. Deadline: March 1, 2010. 

For sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org
Vivian Dorsel, Editor/Publisher, upstreet, P.O. Box 105, Richmond, MA 01254-0105, 413-441-9702 (cell)

http://www.upstreet-mag.org/  http://tinyurl.com/8h6oh8 (upstreet fan club)


Spring 2010 Writing Contest http://centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm

The two winners of the Central Coast Writers Branch 2010 writing contest will each receive $500 and have their work published (print and online) in the Spring 2010 Homestead Review produced by Hartnell College.* Winning entries also will be published on this Web site. Finalist judges will be Maria Garcia Teutsch and Dr. Jessica Breheny (published authors in their respective genres of poetry and fiction).

Contest Rules
Eligibility: Open to all work not previously published. Simultaneous submissions allowed, but you must notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Our contest is open to all writers—you do not need to be a member of CCW to enter.

Entry Fee: Short stories: $15 per story. Poetry: $5 per poem.
Multiple Entries: Enter as many times as you wish, with separate fee for each entry.
Maximum Length: Short story: 4,000 words. Poetry: no restriction.
Submission Period: September 15, 2009 through January 15, 2010 (by postmark). Note: Entries postmarked before or after submission period will be returned.
Submit to: CCW Writing Contest, P.O. Box 51805, Pacific Grove, CA 93950. Make your check payable to Central Coast Writers. Please note: Entries will not be returned.

Format: Typed, white 8½ x 11 paper, single-sided, numbered pages, with title only (not your name) on upper left corner of all pages. Short stories must be double-spaced. Poetry should be formatted a
s you want it to appear. We prefer staples over paper clips for stories and for poems longer than a page. Include a separate, single cover sheet for short stories and a single cover sheet for poetry. The cover sheet(s) must include the title(s) of your entry, your name, address, email address, phone number, and word count for short stories. On your cover sheet, please let us know how you heard about our contest (website, magazine ad, newsletter, flyer, friend, etc.).

Notification: Winners will be notified by March 31, 2010 and announced in Scribbles, the Central Coast Writers’ newsletter.  * Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.

Questions: E-mail ccw-contests@comcast.net


 

We are www.SpeakWithoutInterruption.com - a new blog, and we are contacting you to invite writers to participate in our new site as contributors.  The original concept for our blog came from the frustration we felt – while watching, or listening, to TV and radio shows where guests/hosts could not finish their conversations because others kept interrupting them.  We now have expanded our concept to include anyone who would like to "Speak Without Interruption". We have a tab on our site www.speakwithoutinterruption.com  entitled "The Writer's Corner" – our invitation is listed there along with our personal invitation today.  Our theory is to give both amateur, and professional, writers a forum to share their views and thoughts.  If anyone is interested they can e-mail SpeakWithoutInterruption@gmail.com  and provide us with an idea of the type of topics they would like to write about and post.  Once participation is approved then we will send a User Name and Password so the party can post articles as they desire. 

Bob Grant, President, SpeakWithoutInterruption.com.  www.speakwithoutinterruption.com speakwithoutinterruption@gmail.com


Residencies, teaching and instructor positions


Writing: Minnesota State University, Mankato is seeking applications for an Assistant Professor, probationary (tenure-track), in English/Creative Writing; Fiction. Start: August 16, 2009. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in creative writing. Required: Terminal degree in Creative Writing by start date; college-level teaching experience; book-length publication in fiction; ability to teach, advise and support a wide variety of student writers; potential for contributing to growth and stability of a lively and multi-faceted creative-writing program and demonstrated commitment to professional service. Application: See description and application procedure at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/mankato/default.cfm. Review of applications begins January 15, 2010. The department website is http://english.mnsu.edu. AA/EOE and a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and University System


English, Full-Time, One-Year Temporary, Non-Tenure-Track, Visiting Writer

Institution: University of Central Oklahoma
Location: Edmond, OK
Category:
Faculty - Liberal Arts - English and Literature
Posted: 12/16/2009
Application Due: 02/15/2010
Type: Full Time
Salary: $40,000 USD Per Year
Effective Date: 08-16-2010 Position Number: 999766 Requisition Number: A000551

Position Summary: Writer in residence, novelist and/or short story writer; play/screenwriting experience desirable. Teach two classes per semester, including advanced novel or short story writing and introductory creative writing classes; serve on M.F.A. and M.A. thesis committees in creative writing; participate in co-curricular activities in support of the creative writing program.

Minimum Qualifications: M.A. in English or creative writing required; M.F.A. or Ph.D. in creative writing preferred.

Preferred/Required Documents: On-Line Faculty Application with Cover Letter, Resume, List of Three Professional References and Degree Transcripts attached is required. A list of URL addresses to websites featuring applicant's creative writing OR an MSWord document of less than 2mb of actual writing excerpt must be attached as "Other Doc".
https://jobs.uco.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsptime=1261059020265

For Technical Assistance, Call: 405-974-2663.

The College of Liberal Arts currently has 110 full-time and 145 part-time faculty in 8 academic departments. The College serves the University's Core Curriculum programs and enrolls more than 2,500 undergraduate majors and more than 200 graduate students in 32 undergraduate and 12 graduate degree programs. For further information see our website at: http://www.libarts.uco.edu
Application Information
Contact: University of Central Oklahoma
Online App. Form:
https://jobs.uco.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=71970&jtsrc=www.higheredj obs.com&jtrfr=www.peopleadmin.com&adorig=PA


Philip Roth Residence: Application Guidelines  http://www.bucknell.edu/x3756.xml

Stadler Center for Poetry
To be eligible, an applicant must be more than 21 years of age, must reside in the United States, and must not be enrolled as a student in a college or university. (Persons enrolled in a college or university at the time of application are eligible). Some record of publication is desirable. Please note that the 2010-11 Roth Residence will be awarded to a poet. The term of the Residence is late August through mid-December 2009. Prose writers (fiction and/or creative nonfiction) may apply in spring 2011 for the 2011-12 Residence.
To apply, submit the following items by postal mail to the address shown below:
1. A letter of application.
2. A curriculum vitae.
3. Three letters of recommendation.
4. A writing sample of no more than 10 typed pages of poetry.
No materials will be returned; please do not send originals. We strongly recommend that you include letters of recommendation with your other application materials. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that letters of recommendation are sent by the postmark deadline.
Applications for the 2010-2011 Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing must be postmarked by Saturday, February 20, 2010. Notification will be in late spring 2010.

Send application materials to: Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing, The Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell Hall, Bucknell University, Lewisburg PA 17837

The Reginald S. Tickner Writing Fellowship is an annual writer-in-residence position named in honor of Reginald Tickner, whose 41-year career at Gilman impacted thousands of Gilman students.
http://www.gilman.edu/program/arts_mcreativew_ticknerwritingfell.asp
Each year, the Tickner Fellow:

Directs the Writers at Work Series, a yearly program of bringing writers to campus to give a reading and work with classes for a day.
Advises Paragon, the school’s award-winning literary magazine, published at least twice each year.
Teaches one section of Creative Writing to seniors every other day in addition to leading occasional creative writing projects in other English classes.
Consults one-to-one with students on their writing as part of the Tickner Writing Center and inindependent study.
Uses his/her non-teaching day for activity related to personal writing projects and shares the process with students and faculty.

The Reginald S. Tickner Writing Fellowship is a one-year, 32-hour per week position. The salary is approximately $30,000; full benefits package available.
Interested applicants should send resume, cover letter, threeconfidential letters of recommendation, and samples ofpublished writing to:
Patrick Hastings
Director of the Tickner Writing Center
Gilman School
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210

Materials must be RECEIVED by and NO LATER THAN January 8.


The Department of English and Creative Writing at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position.

Review Date: Review of applications will begin January 4, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled.
Salary: Commensurate with rank and experience
Date of Appointment: August 2010
Description of Responsibilities: Teach Creative Nonfiction to a diverse population of undergraduate students as part of a vibrant, multi-genre creative writing program. Maintain a significant publication record.
Required Qualifications: MFA in creative writing, with significant publication history and an interest in working with students from a variety of cultures.
Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience that promotes global perspectives and awareness at the undergraduate level.
To Apply: Submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a copy of transcripts, three current letters of reference, and 10 - 15 pages of published creative nonfiction electronically to: http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=15980
For additional information, contact Robert O'Connor at <robert.oconnor(at)oswego.edu> (replace (at) with @)
Official transcripts are required prior to hiring.

Description of Department: The Department English and Creative Writing brings together Creative Writers and Literary Scholars to offer students a variety of programs in Creative Writing, Literary Studies, and Composition. The Department of English and Creative Writing is also home to a new and expanding program in Cinema and Screen Studies. The successful candidate will join a core faculty of 5 creative writers in a program that is committed to having a diverse student population among its approximately 120 majors and minors.

Description of SUNY Oswego: Founded in 1861, SUNY Oswego is a public comprehensive college located in central New York on the beautiful shores of Lake Ontario, 45 minutes from Syracuse. Named one of "Top Up-and-Coming Schools" in U.S. News America's Best Colleges 2010 and a "Best Northeastern College" by Princeton Review, Oswego offers its 8300 undergraduate and graduate students outstanding educational experiences with attention to liberal arts and sciences foundations, practical applications, interdisciplinary approaches, independent scholarly and creative work, and skills for living in multicultural and global communities. SUNY Oswego is in a time of wonderful opportunities with extensive facilities construction and renovation, a forward-looking sesquicentennial strategic plan, and expanded outreach to regional, national, and international communities.

Additional information about SUNY Oswego can be found at www.oswego.edu.

SUNY Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from professionals of color, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. In accordance with INS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States, per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office, (315-312-2215).
Application Information

Contact: Robert O'Connor, Department of English & Creative Writing, State University of New York at Oswego, Online App. Form: http://oswego.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=15980
Email<robert.oconnor(at)oswego.edu> (replace (at) with @)


Gilman School, an independent boys’ school in Baltimore, announces its search to award the fifteenth Tickner Writing Fellowship to a writer in fiction, poetry, playwriting, or creative non-fiction. Responsibilities include teaching one senior elective in creative writing each semester, organizing a series of readings, advising the literary magazine, & working one-to-one with students in the Tickner Writing Center. Salary: $30,000, plus full benefits package. To apply: Send CV, cover letter, three confidential letters of recommendation, & a writing sample consisting of either 10 published poems or up to 30 pages of published prose to: Mr. Patrick Hastings, Director of the Tickner Writing Center, Gilman School, 5407 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. Firm deadline for receipt of all materials is January 8, 2010.


 

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