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Prose and Poetry Contests and Submissions
CALYX, A Journal of Art and Literature by Women Announces the Ninth Annual 2010 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize
Final Judge: Frances P. Adler
Submission dates: March 1, 2010, through May 31, 2010 (Postmarked dates)
Prize: Winner will receive $300 cash award and publication in CALYX Journal (Vol. 26:2, Winter 2011). The winner and all finalists will receive a one-volume subscription, and all their poems will be published on CALYX’s website (www.calyxpress.org).
Details: Each entry can include up to three (3) unpublished poems, no more than six (6) manuscript pages total. Do not put your name on the same page as a poem; all entries are read blind. Include a separate cover letter with name, address, phone, email, and titles of poem/s. No manuscripts will be returned. Please send unpublished work and please do not send simultaneous submissions. The Journal Editorial Collective reads manuscripts first, then selects 15-20 to send to the final judge. Judge’s decisions are final.
Reading fee: $15 per entry, all checks in U.S. currency on a U.S. bank, checks payable to CALYX.
Notification: Contest winner and finalists will be notified by October 30, 2010, and announced on CALYX’s website, www.calyxpress.org. All entrants will receive prize results, and U.S. entrants will receive an issue of CALYX Journal in October 2010.
Send submission to: CALYX, Inc., Lois Cranston Poetry Prize, PO Box B, Corvallis OR 97339
Frances P. Adler is the author of five books: two poetry collections, Making of a Matriot (Red Hen Press, 2003), and Raising The Tents (Calyx Books, 1993), and three collaborative poetry-photography books. She is also the co-editor of Fire and Ink: An Anthology of Social Action Writing (University of Arizona Press, Fall 2009). Adler's poems and prose are published in Poetry International, Calyx, Counterpunch, Bridges, Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, and The Congressional Record, among others. Her awards include a California State Senate Award for Artistic and Social Collaboration, an NEA Regional Award, and the Obama New Millennium Award. Adler is a professor of creative writing at California State University Monterey Bay, and founder of their Creative Writing and Social Action ProgramSpecial call for poetry submissions: Four and Twenty
April is National Poetry Month! To celebrate, Declaration Editing & Design will publish a double issue of Four and Twenty, our short form poetry journal. We will be accepting submissions for the April 2010 issue through the end of February.
The guidelines are simple. All poems must be four lines or fewer in length and contain no more than twenty words (hence, Four and Twenty). All submissions are judged on the ability to create a vivid picture, evoke an emotional response, and use creative wordplay. All poetic forms that fit the journal’s guidelines (such as haiku, senryu, sapphic, and tanaga) are welcome, but authors are not limited to these forms. There is no set theme for the journal. A new issue of the journal is released the third Tuesday of each month.
For a full description of our submission guidelines, including author rights and permissions, please visit www.4and20poetry.com.
VoiceCatcher’s Call for Submissions
VoiceCatcher--an annual
anthology featuring new and established women writers of diverse
perspectives, voices, ages, orientations, and experiences--offers a
panoramic view of literary life in the Portland/Vancouver area. We publish
both poetry and prose.
The submission window for VoiceCatcher 5 is open from February 1 to March
31, 2010. For guidelines, please check our website (www.voicecatcher.org).
We’d love to hear your voice. "The Master of Fine Arts
in Writing Program at Pacific University in Forest Grove is currently
accepting applications for the Fall 2010 semester which begins June 17.
Students of poetry, fiction and nonfiction are encouraged to apply before
the March 1 deadline.
Pacific's low-residency MFA program embraces students who have full-time
jobs and other obligations. Each semester begins with a ten-day residency
packed with workshops, lectures, discussions, classes and readings. Students
return home to a correspondence semester of individualized study with award
winning writers who support and inspire emerging craft and voice.
For more information, prospective students may visit the Pacific MFA Web
site at www.pacificu.edu/as/mfa/ or call 503-352-1533.
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.gertrude
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.
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 <floatingbridgepres
No electronic submissions at this time, please.
$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-
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@
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
Dig into Issue 1 at superarrow.org, and e-mail
<superarrowfliestru
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(
Creative Nonfiction
Please attach one piece of creative nonfiction to <cnf (at)sweetlit.
Call for Submissions: Cottonwood
http://www2.
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)
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)umbrellafac
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-
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)palabralit
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(
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.
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.
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.sixbrick
-- 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)sixbrick
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(
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.marktwai
Spring 2010 Writing Contest Poetry and Short Story Winners
Published and $500 Prize!
http://www.centralc
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(
The American Poetry Journal Book Prize Guidelines &
Information for 2010
http://home.
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.
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.oregonpo
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'
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(
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.
New Letters: A Magazine of Writing and
Art Call for Writing
http://www.newlette
$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
BELLDAY POETRY PRIZE
http://www.belldayb
$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)
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)belldaybo
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
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
/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
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
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
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@
For information and a complete set of guidelines, please see our website
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 itera
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.sumlitse
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--
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/
For more information visit
http://www.drtpress
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(
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 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(
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://prairieschoo
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(
For information and a complete set of guidelines, please see our website
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.
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. Simultaneou
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.
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.gertrude
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://centralcoast
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:
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:
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.
Notification:
* Note: All contest entries will be considered for publication.
Questions: E-mail ccw-contests
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
Spring 2010 Writing Contest
http://centralcoast
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:
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:
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.
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:
Questions: E-mail ccw-contests@
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
Philip Roth Residence:
Application Guidelines
http://www.bucknell
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
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