6-12 October 2013 Edition
Welcome to the PEIWG Weekly! Lots of new contests, some with close deadlines. You are welcome to send in notices or announcements about your writerly news and events. Just shoot me an email or send me a message on Facebook. I will be more than happy to help you get the word out about your publications, achievements, and whatever writerly thing you do that you want to publicize. If you want a link to your writerly website or blogsite on the blog, just send it to me and I’ll put it in.
PLEASE NOTE: All sections are arranged by date, with the most immediate deadlines or dates found at the top of each section, except for the submissions without deadlines and the final section (Resources), both of which I have tried to arrange alphabetically (the operative word being “tried”) ^.^
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PEI LOCAL/ATLANTIC
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PEI Writers’ Guild
Anyone interested in joining or renewing membership to the PEI Writers’ Guild can use this link: Membership Application. This is an online application form that also accepts online payments. For more information about the Guild, events and services, visit our official website here.
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Poet Laureate to host Open Mics at Haviland Club
“It’s a treat to be read to as adults,” says Dianne Hicks Morrow, PEI Poet Laureate. She invites the public to attend open mic readings at the Haviland Club, Charlottetown, the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., starting October 8.
Island writers and readers are invited to share their writing, whatever the genre: poetry, fiction, memoir, etc. In addition to inviting seasoned writers, Morrow encourages new writers to read.
“I still remember how nervous I was the first time I read at an open mic. Before long it’s fun, and the response of the audience really helps your writing. The Haviland Club is a cozy setting, with a friendly audience, the perfect place to get started.”
Each gathering will also feature a guest reader. Morrow encourages those who wish to be a featured reader to let her know at peipoetlaureate@gmail.com.
Poet Robbin Mayem will be guest reader on October 8. Robbin is originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, but his mother, an Islander, wanted to return to PEI after his father retired from the Navy. That’s how Robbin acquired the writing and acting bug while attending school at Queen Charlotte and Charlottetown Rural. On graduation, he won a PEI Centennial Arts Medallion for his first published poem, “Glass Cage” in Whistling Times, 1973. Living in Toronto, then Vancouver, he continued to write and to perform his work, as an actor in various stage productions and as a performance artist.
Returning to Charlottetown in 2008, to care for his father, he became a member of the TWiG writing group and has some of his work in their most recent anthology, A Gathering of TWiGS, 2013. He won third prize in the Milton Acorn Poetry awards in 2009. He continues to act in various independent films here, and performs with All the World’s a Stage theatre company.
Robbin plans to publish a collection of his work in the spring of 2014 to be called Small Truths. Robbin’s real name Robbin Ward. He has adopted the pen name Mayem to commemorate his two closest friends, one of whom was his partner of 10 years, both who died, a year apart, of cancer.
Admission is free (or by donation toward room rental cost). There will be a cash bar.
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Open Mic Night @ The Library
Want to read your poetry or prose in a public venue… Share your love of poetry by reading before a live audience Thursday, October 10, 7:00 p.m. at Confederation Centre Public Library. Poetry comes alive when it is spoken and when it is heard. Not interested in speaking? Feel free to come along and listen. Meet other writers in your area and find out about your local writing community. Please keep speaking time to five minutes.
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26th Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards
Riel Nason to give special guest reading
CHARLOTTETOWN – The P.E.I. Writers’ Guild will celebrate the best in Island writing with a new awards gala and celebration of student writing at the 26th annual Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards.
This year’s awards will take place Saturday, October 19, at The Guild in Charlottetown and will include a ceremony for the student categories at 2 p.m. and an adult awards gala at 7 p.m.
At the afternoon celebration of student writing, writer and educator Lee Ellen Pottie will emcee the presentation of the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty Creative Writing Awards for Young People. The afternoon will feature readings by first place winners, musical entertainment by children’s author Deirdre Kessler, and a juice and candy bar.
Riel Nason
Karen Mair from CBC’s Mainstreet will host the evening awards gala. The ceremony will feature a special guest reading by Riel Nason, the New Brunswick author who won the 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize for Canada and Europe, the 2012 Margaret and John Savage First Book Award and the 2013 Frye Academy Award for her first novel, The Town That Drowned. The gala will also feature a special reading by P.E.I.’s own poet laureate Dianne Hicks Morrow, readings by first place winners, musical entertainment by Justin Simard and Todd MacLean, and a cash bar.
The gala awards presentations include the L.M. Montgomery* P.E.I. Literature for Children Awards, Maritime Electric Short Story Awards, Clary Pottie Creative Non-Fiction Awards, Milton Acorn Poetry Awards, Joseph Sherman Award, and the Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Literary Arts on Prince Edward Island – along with several other special honours.
Each year, the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild hosts the awards to encourage P.E.I.’s up-and-coming writers. Cash prizes are generously donated by businesses and organizations in the community. We are pleased to have Cox & Palmer as our event sponsor, and we are also grateful for the support of The Heirs of L.M. Montgomery*, the Milton Acorn family, Maritime Electric, Clary Pottie family, the Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty, award sponsors and many other generous sponsors. Review our prize sponsors by visiting our sponsorship page.
For more information, e-mail peiwritersguild@gmail.com.
(*L.M. MONTGOMERY IS A TRADEMARK OF THE HEIRS OF L.M. MONTGOMERY INC.)
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Winter’s Tales Authors’ Reading Series
ERIKA RITTER: UPEI WRITER IN RESIDENCE
Erika Ritter, a celebrated playwright, humourist, essayist, fiction writer, and CBC Radio writer and host, will be the UPEI Writer in Residence from September 30 through October 11.
She will give a public reading on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:30 in the Confederation Centre Art Gallery. Her reading is co-sponsored by the UPEI English Department and the Gallery. Admission is free.
She will lead a writing workshop on Saturday, October 5, 10:00-3:00, at UPEI. The workshop is open to the public. The fee is $20, or $10 for students and PEI Writers’ Guild members. To register, phone the UPEI English Department: 566-0389. * (See following entry for workshop details). For inquiries and reservations: tjohnston@upei.ca.
Erika will also join Lesli Bisgould, lawyer, animal advocate, and author of Animals and the Law, on October 5, 7:00 p.m., at the Arts Guild in Charlottetown for an open discussion, hosted by Shawn Murphy, on animals and our relationships with them. The discussion will be followed by a vegan reception hosted by Animal Justice Canada. Admission is free.
Erika Ritter’s published works include: Automatic Pilot (play); the humorous essay collections Urban Scrawl and Ritter in Residence; The Hidden Life of Humans (novel); The Great Big Book of Guys: Alphabetical Encounters with Men; and, most recently, The Dog by the Cradle, The Serpent Beneath: Some Paradoxes of Human-Animal Relationships. The radio adaptation of Automatic Pilot won an ACTRA Award for Best Radio Drama.
She has been a humour columnist, social satirist, and travel writer for newspapers and magazines. With CBC Radio, she hosted a daily national two-hour interview program, for which she won an ACTRA Award as Best Host, a weekly author-interview program, and most recently “Ontario Morning.” Erika has been a guest host of numerous CBC Radio programs. She also has written a bi-monthly humour column “Unmuzzled” for Dogs in Canada, and is a frequent public speaker on such subjects as gender relationships, comedy, and the interior lives of animals.
Erika Ritter lives in Toronto, but contrives to be out of town, especially on PEI, whenever she can, and takes her writer’s block with her wherever she goes. Her Writer in Residency is sponsored by the UPEI English Department.
Contact person: Dr. Richard Lemm, UPEI Department of English / 566-0592 / rlemm@upei.ca
For photos: http://erikaritter.com/bio.htm & there are lots of Google images
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Heaven on Earth on PEI
Dear Friends,
I would like to humbly request your participation in a new book I am writing specific to those who love Prince Edward Island. It is based on the wonderful work being done by Mr. Martin Rutte and the working title is…”A Bold Tomorrow: Co-Creating Heaven on Earth on PEI.”
I am looking for your stories that answer these three questions:
1. Can you recall a time when you experienced “Heaven on Earth on PEI?”
2. What is “Heaven on Earth” on PEI for you?
3. What is one small, easy, concrete step you will (or did) take to create a little “Heaven on Earth on PEI?”
Your answer can be long or short but it will probably be edited a bit (please do review it for spelling, typos, etc before submitting). Please put it in a word document (not just email) along with your contact information and send it to heather@heatherwilsoninternational.com. There is no compensation for submitting your story whether it is chosen or not. Deadline for submissions is October 31, 2013.
For more info on Project Heaven on Earth you can go to: http://www.projectheavenonearth.com/ and please join our group on Facebook PEI Heaven on Earth. There have also been multiple articles in the Guardian in the past few weeks along this topic.
Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
Thank you so much and I look forward to helping to create a Heaven on Earth on PEI.
Namasté
Heather E. Wilson
PS. Please do share and forward this email to those you feel would be interested to participate. Thanks so much!
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THE ISLAND HOLIDAY READER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WRITING
PUBLISHER: THE ACORN PRESS
The Acorn Press invites submissions for an anthology of holiday writing with a focus on the Christmas season or comparable celebrations, e.g., Hannukah, Eid, Diwali, Chinese New Year, Kwanzaa. There is no requirement for “Island” content: stories may be set in any locale.
Writers may submit unpublished short stories, poems, and/or creative non-fiction for an anthology by PEI writers, to be published by The Acorn Press in fall 2015. Potential contributors must have a significant Prince Edward Island connection, for example: born or raised in P.E.I., lived in P.E.I. for six months of the past two years, or another strong connection, such as summer residence. Potential writers should indicate their connection with P.E.I. in a covering letter.
Submission guidelines:
Fiction and/or creative non-fiction: maximum 2 submissions; 3500 words maximum per story.
Poetry: maximum 5 poems, 10 pages total.
All submissions must be typed: prose double-spaced, poetry single-spaced.
Include a covering letter with: 1) Island connection; 2) e-mail address and phone number.
The deadline for submissions is January 2, 2014.
Send submissions to:
Island Christmas Reader
The Acorn Press
P.O. Box 22024
Charlottetown, PE C1A 9J2
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ARTS EAST
Interested writers are invited to write for ARTS EAST, an all-arts Atlantic Canadian e-magazine/website: www.artseast.ca
Assignments may include CD/book reviews, interviews or coverage of music, drama, visual art, mixed media, etc. events. We’re open to any ideas you have! Ideal for writers and aspiring journalists who are trying to gain experience and have a published on-line byline, media tickets and similar perks as compensation. Interested writers can e-mail artseastonline@gmail.com
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Coastal West Publishing
Coastal West Publishing is dedicated to publishing the best of true crime books and stories about the underdog. We are now accepting email queries from writers who can give us their best. Please submit an email inquiry before sending us a full manuscript. Please send submissions as attachments to info@coastalwest.ca
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Fierce Shorts
Fierce Ink Press is a new publishing label that publishes young adult books by Atlantic Canadian authors. Along with full-length books we will also be publishing Fierce Shorts, creative non-fiction pieces (5,000 to 10,00 words) about all things teen. Part of the proceeds from the sale of our Fierce Shorts will go to a local teen related charity of the author’s choice.
We are currently open to submissions for our Fierce Shorts. To get all the information you need check out our website, http://fierceinkpress.com/, where you will find our submission guide.
If you think you have a great idea for a Fierce Short, we’d love to hear from you!
About Fierce Ink Press:
Fierce Ink Press Co-op Ltd. is dedicated to producing high quality books of fiction and short non-fiction pieces by Atlantic Canadian authors who write for young adults.
Social Media Links:
Website: http://fierceinkpress.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FierceInkPress
Twitter: @FierceInkPress
Google +: http://gplus.to/FierceInkPress
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/FierceInkPress
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79201546@N03/
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CALLS FOR SUBMISSION
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BYWORDS.CA SUBMISSION CALL
DEADLINE: The 15th of every month
Bywords.ca considers previously unpublished poetry from emerging and established poets for our online monthly magazine. We consider work by current and former residents, students and workers of Ottawa. We also publish poems by contributors to our predecessor, the Bywords Monthly Magazine. FOR SUBMISSION INFORMATION VISIT www.bywords.ca and click on Guidelines. Amanda Earl, Managing Editor
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CAPILANO REVIEW
http://www.thecapilanoreview.ca/submissions/
The Capilano Review has a long history of publishing new and established Canadian writers and artists who are experimenting with or expanding the boundaries of conventional forms and contexts. International writers and artists appear in our pages too. Founded in North Vancouver in 1972 by Pierre Coupey, the magazine continues its original mandate to publish the literary and visual arts side by side while favouring the risky, the provocative, the innovative, and the dissident. Winter 2013 submission deadline: 30 November 2013. Pays up to $300 for fiction up to 3,000 words, poetry to four pages, and drama to 15 pages.
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ARTS AND CRAFTS HOMES
http://artsandcraftshomes.com/submit/
Our Mission is to offer expert advice and perspective for those building, renovating, or furnishing a home in the Arts and Crafts spirit. Query. Articles are 750 to 1,200 words. Columns are 800 to 1,500 words. Pays up to $200 per page.
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BLADE
http://www.blademag.com/writers-guidelines/
What we need are stories that are brand new in scope and content. Knives being used for unusual purposes, in adventure settings, etc., are always good. New, state-of-the-art knife designs, steels and other knife materials and how they are made are good. The knife collections of celebrities are good. Stories on how to collect knives, what to collect and why, etc., are good. Pays up to $300 for articles of 500 to 1,700 words.
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CANADIAN WILDLIFE
http://cwf-fcf.org/en/about-cwf/contact-us/
Canadian Wildlife celebrates the country’s unique wildlife and habitats, and explores the conservation issues affecting our natural world. Published 6 times per year. Pays up to 50 cents/word. Articles up to 2,500 words. Columns 750 to 1,400 words.
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Carpe Articulum Literary Review
Carpe Articulum is an international, cross-genre literary review that challenges the traditional format of black and white. CALR seeks to dissolve the interdisciplinary, divisive boundaries and to embrace a wider audience in love with the written word, beautiful photography and a desire to connect with a global community of like-minded people. Scientists, Writers, Journalists, Actors, Homemakers, Artists, Human Rights Activists, Photographers and others from all cultures and walks of life have a place to meet here at CALR. We make a special effort to promote the work of emergent artists in every issue. People who might never have met, find kinship and camaraderie in the unity of the pen. They can experience and touch one another’s lives so that oceans of divide are united by the single turn of a page. The egalitarian nature of the written word, photography, and an accessible literary program make all of this possible.
http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1109426934630&s=52498&e=001zwl2zttsiOAiYXxO9StV2uft4qeImFUShp3iOh3z5dJY2NxaDeBTVaPI5S1UmZK8P0OFOSh0zbfiuQwrNeaqRx_zGvw61mYmjjld_Q3NaW0djdQXhbp3JqyJ1k-nrlmz
WANT TO BE A PART? Send your ideas, editorials, and questions to Hadassah Broscova at Editor-in-Chief@CarpeArticulum.com and you can get published in this international review! The best commentaries, articles, and questions for the editor will be included. Please register at our website, then make your submission. NO SUBMISSIONS ARE COMPLETE WITHOUT REGISTRATION, THANK YOU!
SUBMIT to Carpe Articulum Literary Review using Submishmash (click here)
DEADLINES
These dates are ANNUAL, REVOLVING deadlines
SHORT FICTION……..MAR 30, SEPT 30
POETRY…………………MAR 30, SEPT 30
NOVELLA…………….. JAN 7
ESSAY/NON-FICT……JAN 7, AUG 30
PHOTOGRAPHY……. AUG 30
SCREENWRITING…….NOV 30
YOUNG WRITERS…….FEB 1
If deadlines are missed, the piece will automatically be entered into the next contest cycle for that particular genre.
http://www.carpearticulum.com/submissions/
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
HOME SWEET HOME
http://www.chickensoup.com/form.asp?cid=possible_books
Whether you rent or own, home is where your heart is. It is your safe place in the world. Your home can be a mansion, a cottage, an apartment, a condo, or a mobile home… it doesn’t matter. It is yours! It is where you live, where you relax, where you sit around the table with your family and friends, sharing a meal and your stories. We are looking for true stories about you and your home: getting your first home, returning to your childhood home, do-it-yourself repair disasters and successes, moving up or downsizing, moving day or any heartwarming or funny stories associated with home. Stories should be true and no longer than 1,200 words. Pays $200 and ten copies of the book.
Deadline November 30, 2013
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
RECOVERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES
101 Stories of Hope, Healing, and Hard Work
Have you or has someone you loved sustained a traumatic brain injury or TBI? Have you helped a friend through the recovery process? Are you a professional caregiver or health care provider whose life has been impacted by a TBI survivor’s story? With a traumatic brain injury occurring every 18.5 seconds in this country, chances are you have been touched in some way by traumatic brain injury. If so, we want to hear your story. If your story is chosen, you will be a published author and your bio will be printed in the book if you so choose. You will also receive a check for $200 and 10 free copies of your book, worth more than $100. You will retain the copyright for your story and you will retain the right to resell it. Deadline: November 30, 2013.
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
THE CAT DID WHAT?
http://www.chickensoup.com/form.asp?cid=possible_books
Our cats make us smile every day, but sometimes they really outdo themselves. Whether they came up with the idea themselves, or you put them in a situation that caused them to do something unusual, we want to hear about it! Tell us what your cat did that made people want to ask again and again, “The Cat Did What?” We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both. We can’t wait to read all the heartwarming, inspirational, and hysterical stories you have about your cats! Pays $200 and ten copies of the book.
Deadline January 5, 2014.
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CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL
THE DOG DID WHAT?
http://www.chickensoup.com/form.asp?cid=possible_books
Our dogs make us smile every day, but sometimes they really outdo themselves. Whether they came up with the idea themselves, or you put them in a situation that caused them to do something unusual, we want to hear about it! Tell us what your dog did that made people want to ask again and again, “The Dog Did What?” We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both. We can’t wait to read all the heartwarming, inspirational, and hysterical stories you have about your dogs! Pays $200 and ten copies of the book.
Deadline January 5, 2014.
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The French Literary Review
We are looking for lively, contemporary poems; short stories; extracts from novels which stand on their own; articles; paintings/drawings/photographs, all of which should have a French connection. · Stories (maximum 2) should be between 1000-3000 words. · Poems (up to 3) of less than 40 lines each. · Original paintings, drawings or photographs ( A4 size maximum) which either illustrate a poem / story submitted, or are related to France in some way. · Submissions must be typewritten on one side of the paper. Stories should be single-spaced and have good margins. Hand-written entries cannot be accepted. · Please ensure your name, address, telephone number and email address appear on your MSS. · Please provide a SAE (using British postage stamps if you live in the UK) or IRCs to the value of ₤1.20. · We regret we are not able to offer fees for published work. . We are a non-profit journal, which relies on subscriptions.
Copyright will remain with contributors. Submission deadlines: 30th July & 30th December. Please send submission to: B. DORDI, Chemin de Cambieure, 11240 Cailhau, Aude, France
http://www.poetrymagazines.org.uk/magazine/index.asp?id=103
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Adams Media Romance Guidelines
Our new direct-to-ebook romance imprint is launching soon! We’re open to romance submissions in five popular subgenres: romantic suspense, contemporary, paranormal, historical, and erotic romance.
Within those subgenres, we are flexible about what happens. It’s romance, so there must be a happily-ever-after, but we’re open to how your characters get there. You won’t come up against preconceived ideas about what can or can’t happen in romance or what kind of characters you can or can’t have. Our only rule is everyone has to be a consenting adult. Other than that, we’re looking for smart, savvy heroines, fresh voices, and new takes on old favorite themes.
We’re looking for full-length novels, and while we prefer to work on the shorter end of the spectrum (50,000 words, give or take), we’re not going to rule you out because you go shorter or longer.
If you have a finished novel you’d like for us to consider, please just drop editor Jennifer Lawler a line at editorcrimson@gmail.com with a brief description of your work-please, no attachments until I know you’re not a spambot. That’s it! I’ll get back to you as quickly as I can-within a few days for queries and within a few weeks if I request a full.
Thank you for your interest!
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The Antigonish Review
Quarterly publication.
Creative literary review featuring poetry, fiction, reviews, and critical articles using original graphics. Fiction 500-3,000 words; book reviews 1,000-2,500 words; poetry 5-6 pages maximum. Fiction submitted between Oct. 1 and May 31 will be considered; fiction submitted between June 1 and September 30 will not be read. Pays on publication plus 2 copies. See website for guidelines.
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Arc Poetry Magazine
Published 3 times a year.
Publishes poetry from Canada and abroad, as well as reviews, interviews, and articles on poetry and poetry-related subjects. Unsolicited submissions of 5 poems maximum per author per reading period (September to May) may be submitted through the electronic submission manager on the website. For reviews, interviews and other prose, please query first. See website for web-exclusive content and more information.
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At Home in Translation
Call for Submissions
Deadline: March 15, 2014
The Malahat Review invites the world’s writers to Canada through works in translation from a Canadian perspective.
In the fall of 2014, The Malahat Review will celebrate the writing from other countries and in other languages with the publication of an issue wholly devoted to contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction in English translation. Translations of writing from Africa, Asia, Europe, North and South America—and everywhere else in between—are welcome.
Recognizing that Canada is a multilingual society, we also invite submissions of translated works by Québécois and Québécoise writers and of writing from Acadie and elsewhere in French-speaking Canada. We are equally interested in translations of work by Canadian writers in languages other than English and French, including the works of First Nations writers.
We invite Canadian translators, authors, and passionate readers to submit. Excellence in a translation will not be determined by its translator’s professional credentials, but by the quality of the translation itself. A translation must also succeed in English as a work of the imagination.
We also invite thoughtful essays about the process of translation and the importance of translation today as well as reviews of works in translation published by Canadian translators and/or Canadian publishers.
The publication of At Home in Translation will be accompanied by the launch of a translation blog where readers, writers, and translators may discuss their favourite translated works of the past and present, praise their favourite translators, and explore the convergence and disjuncture between an original work and its translated facsimile. Proposals for blog content are welcome.
For queries, email: malahat@uvic.ca or
Send submissions & queries to:
At Home in Translation
The Malahat Review
University of Victoria
P.O. Box 1700
Stn CSC
Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
Canada
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AUDUBON
http://www.audubonmagazine.org/submission-guidelines
Readers are of course bird enthusiasts, but they also appreciate a good environmental focus on related topics. “As most of the magazine’s writers are based on the coasts, freelancers located in the Midwest or another untapped locale with access to great nature stories automatically have a leg up on the competition.” A good break-in section is the FOB news section, 200-400 words. Also consider “Lifestyle” and “News you can use.” These are 750 words. Web-only content should cover the same nature-friendly topics as the print mag, with an added focus on longer news stories averaging 800-900 words. Include photo suggestions. Email with links to a few clips and a paragraph or two about the idea, along with your biographical information and where you’ve written before. Pays $1.25/word.
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Black Heart Magazine
http://blackheartmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/
Send us your best work via our submissions manager. Options are available for each genre; please choose appropriately (i.e. make sure your “poetry” submission is actually a poem and not a short story, as they will be routed to different editors). Stories beyond the stated word limit will not be read.
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EDGE SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY PUBLISHING
We are currently seeking high-quality novel-length science fiction and fantasy submissions of all types. We are not interested in young adult, horror, erotica, religious fiction, short stories, dark/gruesome fantasy, or poetry. Guidelines are available at: http://www.edgewebsite.com/authors.html
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EVENT MAGAZINE
Want to submit to EVENT? We publish fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction. Non-fiction submissions are only accepted via our yearly Non-Fiction Contest. While most of our writers are Canadian, we accept English-language submissions from writers in other countries.
Please see our Fiction & Poetry or our Cover Art Submission Checklists for more information on how, where and what to submit.
http://eventmags.com/about-2/submission-guidelines/
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FIREHOUSE MAGAZINE
http://www.firehouse.com/contact_us
Magazine published for firefighters. Covers incidents, innovations, trends and adversity, changes and profiles. Loves photo stories. Submit using online form.
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GEIST EMERGING WRITER OF THE MONTH
An enlightened online space for new writers to test-drive their work.
How it works: Emerging writers are invited to submit short written works online. Geist chooses and publishes one piece each month on a dedicated web page. Geist readers and like-minded people are then invited to comment on the featured work.
Who is eligible?
- Canadian students enrolled in secondary or post-secondary courses and/or writing workshops are eligible.
- The writer should have no more than 2 short works published in established print or online magazines, books or websites. (Blogs, zines and in-house school publications are exempt.)
- For full details: http://www.geist.com/gewm
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IDEA PUBLICATIONS
http://www.ideafit.com/publications/author-guidelines
Are you overflowing with ideas on how to improve and streamline your fitness career? Are you an expert in a niche area of fitness and have you always wanted to publish your research? We want to hear from you! The editorial team is always looking for articles that serve the needs of fitness, wellness and health professionals. Magazines in this family include:
IDEA Fitness Journal
IDEA Trainer Success
IDEA Fitness Manager
IDEA Pilates Today
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International and National journals of English Language and Literature
Dear Authors,
We are happy to announce the Call for Research Papers for Refereed / Peer Reviewed International and National journals of English Language and Literature with ISSN. (Volume: 1st / Issues: 3rd and 4th)
Please find attached the e pamphlet for the same. If you find difficultly in opening the attached e pamphlet, please visit our site: www.journalsindia.com
If you have not got your user name and password in our research site www.journalsindia.com through free registration, please visit our site or you can directly go to the following link: (by logging in only you can read the full papers in our journals) http://journalsindia.com/register.php
This will take approximately 24 hours to activate your user name & password from the time of registration.
Click the following link to download the template required for preparing the research papers: http://journalsindia.com/admin/pagetemplate/Research%20Paper%20Templete_www.journalsindia.com.doc
Kindly forward this to your friends and invite them also.
Seeking your kind cooperation in this regard and we remain.
Best Regards,
Chairman,
Dr. JK Research Foundation, Chennai.
Mobile: 0091 9245777148 / 0091 9486068813
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The Island Review
The editors of The Island Review are seeking submissions of poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, photography and visual art from islanders everywhere, as well as from those whose work is influenced by islands or which explores ideas of islandness.
The Island Review is an online magazine dedicated to great writing and visual art that comes from, is inspired by, celebrates or seeks to understand the extraordinary appeal of islands, as places and as metaphors.
The Island Review will accept unsolicited submissions of poetry and prose between 30th August 2013 and 31st October 2013. Visual art and photography will be accepted at any time. Please use our Submittable manager to send your work: https://theislandreview.submittable.com/submit
We’re looking for work that stands out from the crowd: work that is original, daring, witty, wise, radical, intelligent, illuminating or just plain excellent. If you think you fit into any (or all) of those categories, we want to hear from you.
submissions@theislandreview.com
www.facebook.com/theislandreview
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The Journal
We are interested in quality fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and reviews of new books of poetry and prose. We impose no restrictions on category or type of submission for Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction. We are happy to consider long stories and self-contained excerpts of novels. Please double-space all prose submissions. Please limit poetry submission to 3-5 poems. Simultaneous submissions accepted, but we ask that you notify us of this at the time of submission. Please allow three to four months for a decision.
The Journal also accepts art submissions for both our print and online issues. We’re interested in visual art of all kinds and offer a monetary payment of $100 upon acceptance. Please include up to eight pages of art and a short bio and/or artist statement with your submission.
Every contributor will receive a one-year subscription to The Journal and two contributor’s copies. Unfortunately, at this time we are only able to offer monetary payment to our art contributors. Recent contributors, please wait at least one year from when your work appears in The Journal before submitting again.
The Journal no longer accepts submissions via US mail. Please submit through our online submission manager: Submittable Online Submission System.
Please withdraw submissions using the online submission system. For withdrawals of a single poem from a packet, there is no need to withdraw the entire submission; please email the Poetry Editor at poetry@thejournalmag.org.
Please address all concerns or queries to the appropriate editor:
Managing Editor, managingeditor@thejournalmag.org
Fiction Editor, fiction@thejournalmag.org
Nonfiction Editor, nonfiction@thejournalmag.org
Poetry Editor, poetry@thejournalmag.org
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LUMINA Journal
Submissions are open! Submit your work using our online Submission Manager.
Deadline for current issue is October 15.
http://luminajournal.com/submit/
We accept poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art submissions from everyone regardless of age, nationality, or school affiliation, with the exception of current LUMINA staff members.
LUMINA, the literary magazine of the graduate writing program of Sarah Lawrence College, was originally conceived in the fall semester of 2000 by a group of three poetry and fiction students. It was the first graduate magazine to be produced on the campus since 1991. After consulting with those who had worked on Sarah Lawrence’s previous literary magazines, and a year of working to secure the necessary funding, the magazine was officially launched as LUMINA in December of 2001. The students’ efforts are supported by faculty advisors and by the writing program’s administrative staff, all of whom assist in making the production of LUMINA possible.
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NANO Fiction
NANO Fiction is currently accepting previously unpublished works of fiction 300 words or fewer.
We are looking for: Pieces that experiment with form while still balancing narrative. Pieces that tell us a story we haven’t read before. Pieces that tell us stories we think we are tired of reading–but tell them in such in a new way that we gain fresh insights. Pieces that remain attentive to language and lyricism without abandoning story. Pieces that surprise us–but not by using a trick ending. Pieces that take unexpected perspectives on commonly-seen stories–for example, rather than showing us the accident or the hospital bed, show us the moment she realizes his wheelchair won’t fit through the door of their favorite restaurant.
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Plenitude Magazine
Call for Submissions
Submissions are ongoing.
About Plenitude Magazine
Plenitude Magazine aims to promote the growth and development of LGBTTQI literature through a biannual electronic (e-reader and tablet) publication of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative and short film by both emerging and established LGBTTQI writers.
We define queer literature and arts as works created by LGBTTQI people, rather than works which feature queer content alone. That said, we recognise that Plenitude readers are hungry for exceptional work that reflects queer histories, cultures, experiences, and sensibilities. We consider every submission with critical analyses, sometimes turning to an advisory editorial board of writers, academics, and community advocates.
What We Publish
Plenitude aims to complicate expressions of queerness through the publication of diverse, sophisticated literary writing, graphic narrative and short film, from the very subtle to the brash and unrelenting.
We are not interested in genre writing, political essays, or rants. We are only interested in literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative and short film at this time. If you are interested in writing political essays, or other critical analyses, please contact us about contributing to our blog – we would love to hear from you.
Fiction: Please send up to 2 stories per submission, double spaced, paginated, 12 point font, maximum 8,000 words per story.
Nonfiction: Please send up to 2 pieces per submission, double spaced, paginated, 12 point font, maximum 8,000 words per piece.
Poetry: Please send up to 10 pages of poetry, single spaced, paginated, 12 point font.
Graphic Narrative: Please send up to 10 pages of graphic narrative.
Film: We take a curatorial approach to film at this time; please send us links to your short film(s) (up to four) of no more than 10 minutes each.
How to Submit
Email submissions to editor@plenitudemagazine.ca. Please place cover letter with your name, contact information, name of piece(s), and brief bio in the body of the email. Please title the files with your name, followed by name of piece. For example “ROUTLEY, ANDREA – HABITAT”
Attach text submissions as docx or PDF file.
Attach graphic submissions as JPG or PNG files, bounding volume of 1600 x 1600, 96 ppi.
Send links to short film submissions.
All unsolicited submissions of fiction, nonfiction, poetry or graphic narrative should be unpublished, original works. There are no restrictions in this regard for film.
We accept simultaneous submissions; in the event that your submission is accepted elsewhere, please let us know right away.
As Plenitude is a new magazine, rates are modest at this time, ranging from $10-$25 per contributor. There is currently no compensation for website contributions.
Plenitude Magazine buys first serial rights; copyright remains with the author/creator.
Andrea Routley
Editor, Plenitude Magazine
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Salt Hill Journal
Salt Hill publishes poetry, prose, translations, reviews, essays, interviews, and artwork. We read submissions for the magazine between August 1 and April 1 of each year and for the Philip Booth Poetry Prize between May 15 and August 1.
For details, visit http://www.salthilljournal.net/submit/
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SHEKNOWS
http://www.sheknows.com/mediakit/articles/813564/writers-guidelines-1
We are currently looking for new additions to our team of fabulous freelance divas. We want gals who can parlay their interests into colorful, witty, engaging, inspiring and expertly researched articles for our website — all written in the true SheKnows style. No fluff. No flack. Just awesome ideas that become invaluable resources for our female audience. Article length is 450-600 words. Pays at least ten cents/word. Interested in original, unpublished content on the following topics:
Entertainment & celebs
Family, parenting & pregnancy
Food, cooking & recipes
Beauty, fashion & style
Home DIY, improvement & décor
Budgeting, savings & career
Relationships, marriage, dating & breakups
Crafts & activities
Local and/or regional features
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SKI MAGAZINE
http://www.skinet.com/ski/contact
Photography heavy publication. Covers all aspects of skiing from gear to destinations. Covers lifestyle and how-to. Addresses all levels of skiers. Pays from 30 cents to $1/word for articles of 1,000 to 2,000 words and columns of around 1,000 words.
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SMALL FARM CANADA
http://smallfarmcanada.ca/about-us/
The magazine’s editorial position is that the lives of small- scale farmers and their families are worthy, complex and rich in possibility, and that the communities serving small-scale farmers are unique and dynamic. Through attractive, well-written, independent-minded articles (free of orthodoxies) the magazine entertains, informs, inspires and challenges readers across Canada. Pays 30 cents/word for articles of 900 to 1,500 words. Columns are 550 words
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Sky Journal of Journal of Soil Sciences and Environmental Management
(SJSSEM) (ISSN: 2315-8794)
The Sky Journal of Journal of Soil Sciences and Environmental Management (SJSSEM) provides rapid publication (monthly) of articles in all areas of Soil Science and Environmental Management. The Journal welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence. Papers will be published approximately one month after acceptance. All articles are peer-reviewed. The following types of papers are considered for publication:
- Original articles in basic and applied research.
- Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.
Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue.
Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website www.skyjournals.org/SJSSEM. Prospective authors should send their manuscript(s) to
submit.sjssem@gmail.com or submit.sjssem@skyjournals.org
Open Access
One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. SJSSEM is fully committed Open Access Initiative by providing free access to all articles (both abstract and full PDF text) as soon as they are published. We ask you to support this initiative by publishing your papers in this journal.
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THAT’S LIFE
http://www.thatslife.com.au/FastFictionGuidelines
Looking for humorous, positive contemporary stories of 700 – 2,800 words with a strong plot. If the story has a twist it should arise from the story, rather than from a detail kept from the reader. To check your twist, imagine your story were being made into a film – would the surprise still work? If it’s First Australian rights and HASN’T been published anywhere else in the world, then you will receive $400 for one page, $600 for 2 pages, $700 for 3 pages, $800 for 4 pages. If it’s First Australian Rights and HAS been published once, somewhere else in the world, then you will receive: $300 for one page, $500 for 2 pages, $600 for 3 pages and $700 for 4 pages.
1 page – 900 words 1.5 pp – 1,200 words 2pp – 1,400 words 3pp – 2,100 words 4pp – 2,800 words
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The Travel Itch
The travel itch is an irresistible on-line read and the next best thing to experiencing Canada and the world firsthand. It offers fresh Canadian perspectives on travel that entertain and inform while agitating the itch to go. We are hunting for original travel articles from blossoming and bloomed Canadian writers about their travel experiences at home or abroad. We’re also seeking gripping travel images and film, book and restaurant reviews.
Submission guidelines are at
http://www.thetravelitch.com/pages/submissions.html
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WIRED
http://www.wired.com/about/feedback/
Combination of science and technology, business and industry, all leading to changing culture. Specify which section you’re pitching. No attachments. Responds quickly. Pays $1.50 per word. Make your pitch short. Please email Rachel_Millner@wired.com or Karen_Shosfy@wired.com for editorial calendars.
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WOMEN’S ADVENTURE MAGAZINE
http://www.womensadventuremagazine.com
Our mission? To inspire, inform, and compel women to live life to its fullest through outdoor adventure and travel. The best way to break in? Pitch us inspiration and information in the form of juicy, newsy, timely tidbits that you’re able to write about with evidence, authority, and style.
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NEW CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
As mentioned above, the 2014 Poet’s Marketis hot off the presses-which means it’s time for me to start gearing up for the 2015 Poet’s Market. And if you’re a poet or lover of poetry, I need your help!
This is my call for submissions to the 2015 Poet’s Market. I need articles that deal with the craft, business, and promotion of poetry. The 2014 Poet’s Marketis the best guide for what I need, but past articles have covered topics including how to revise poems, give great readings, host poetry workshops, and more. The full guidelines, including how to submit your pitches can be found on the WritersMarket.com blog.
But that’s not all I need-as you’ll see when you click on the link above-because I also need great previously unpublished poems as well. Whether you have found a lot of success or this would count as your first publication credit, I want to read the best of what you’ve written. Payment will be made for accepted poems. Click to continue.
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VAGABUNDO MAGAZINE
Vagabundo Magazine runs two types of content: magazine and blog. The magazines are published both in print and digitally every two months. About 50% of the content of the magazine is supplied by freelancers.
Cover Story: $200 – 2,000 words
Long features: $75-100 – 1,200 to 2,000 words
Short features: $40-80 – 1,000 to 1,200 words
Shutter Spot: $25 per image – one image with a 50-word caption
Photo Essay: $75 total – 5-7 photos
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YOUR WORKPLACE MAGAZINE
http://www.yourworkplace.ca/what-we-do/magazine/
Read original articles, interviews, and profiles relating to all aspects of progressive organizational wellness. Get real workplace stories, solutions and strategies that you will not find any place else! Your Workplace features original articles, in-depth interviews and profiles, and reaches HR and managers who are decision makers/influencers willing to support a better way of doing things to create an amazing workplace. Pays a minimum of 20 cents/word.
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More MAGAZINE SUBMISSION CALLS
Filling Station is accepting poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and non-fiction submissions for an upcoming themed issue: Experimental Writing by Women. Guidelines are available at: http://www.fillingstation.ca/submit.
Dragnet Magazine is accepting fiction submissions. Details can be found at: http://dragnetmag.net/?page_id=21
Event Poetry and Prose is accepting submissions. Guidelines are available at: http://eventmags.com/about-2/submission-guidelines/fiction-poetry/.
Grain Magazine is accepting submissions. For more details, visit: http://www.grainmagazine.ca/submissions.html
Lunch Ticket is accepting fiction, non-fiction, poetry and YA submissions. Guidelines are available at: http://lunchticket.org/about/submission-guidelines/.
Spark is a quarterly anthology accepting Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Stories, and Creative Non-Fiction. All great writing will be considered. Guidelines are available at: http://sparkanthology.org/submission-guidelines/.
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COMPETITIONS
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KAREN AND PHILIP CUSHMAN LATE BLOOMER AWARD
http://www.scbwi.org/Pages.aspx/Karen-and-Philip-Cushman-Late-Bloomer-Award
NO ENTRY FEE. *Must be a member of the SCBWI.
The Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award is for authors over the age of fifty who have not been traditionally published in the children’s literature field. The award is open to both unpublished children’s book authors or author/illustrators over the age of fifty, and one winner will be chosen from the pool of those who have submitted material for the SCBWI Work-In-Progress Grants. The winner will receive $500 in cash, and free tuition to any worldwide SCBWI conference. The first winner will be selected this year and announced along with the other Work-in-Progress Grant recipients. This award is opened for submissions only in the month of March.
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Wyn Lit 24 Hour Short Story Writing Contest
You do not have to use the title of the subjects as the title of your short story. You do not have to use the exact wording of the subjects within your story. In fact, we hope you don’t. You must use all the words from the word list exactly as shown. If you have it in you, you may submit more than one story within the 24 hours.
Deadline: September 14, October 5, November 23.
Entry fee: Free to members
Prize: Publication
Details: http://www.wynter.ca/wyn24.htm
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Call for Submissions to Oh, Baby!
(no fee)
Postmark Deadline: October 14, 2013
In Fact Books is seeking new essays about all things related to babies for an upcoming anthology tentatively entitled, Oh, Baby: True Stories About Tiny Humans. We want well-written, true narratives about the art and science/wonder and struggle of birth, babyhood, and childrearing. Whether it’s about adopting them or making them, raising them or ‘sitting them, loving them or fearing them, if you’ve got a story about tiny humans at the outset of life, we want to read it.
Essays must be vivid and dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative with an informative or reflective element, and reach beyond a strictly personal experience for some universal or deeper meaning. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice; all essays must tell true stories and be factually accurate.
Guidelines: Essays must be previously unpublished and no longer than 4,500 words. Multiple entries are welcome as are entries from outside the United States.
To submit by mail, please send manuscript accompanied by cover letter with complete contact information including the title of the essay and word count. There is no reading fee. Include a SASE or email for response to:
In Fact Books
c/o Creative Nonfiction Foundation
Attn: Babies
5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
To submit online, please click here. [Note: There is a $3 convenience fee to submit online.]
These guidelines are also available at creativenonfiction.org/submissions/oh-baby
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Miami University Press Novella Contest
Miami University Press invites submissions to the 2014 Novella Contest. This prize is awarded annually to a novella length manuscript of original fiction.
The winning manuscript will be awarded $750 against royalties, a standard contract, publication by Miami University Press and 10 copies of the book.
Judge: Joseph Bates
Submission rules and guidelines
**Please note: due to staffing limitations, entries received between June 1 and July 31 will not be processed until August 1, 2013.
Entries must be accompanied by:
(1) a completed Entry Form [.pdf]
(2) a title page with only the entry title and word count (do not include your name on the title page), and
(3) the required reading fee of $25 U.S. Dollars (check or money order made payable to Miami University Press). We are unable to accept credit cards or cash.
Winning entry receives book publication and a $750 advance against royalties.
Entries must be postmarked by October 14, 2013.
If you are entering more than one manuscript, you may mail all entries in the same package and include one check or money order for the total reading fee ($25 per manuscript); however, each manuscript must be accompanied by a separate entry form and title page.
The reading fee is non-refundable.
Our contest is open to residents of any country, but please note that the reading fee must be paid in U.S. dollars.
Manuscripts must be 18,000–40,000 words. Include the exact word count on the cover page.
Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, in a legible font on white 8½” x 11″ or A4 paper. Loose pages, held together with a binder clip or rubber band, are acceptable.
Previously published works are not eligible.
Students, former students, faculty, former faculty, or anyone connected to Miami University are not eligible.
Simultaneous submissions are welcomed; please notify us if your submission is accepted for publication elsewhere. We regret that we cannot refund the entry fee.
We cannot return submitted manuscripts.
To receive notification of receipt of your manuscript, send a self-addressed stamped postcard along with your entry.
All entrants receive a copy of the winning book.
Results will be announced on our website by early February 2014.
Mail to: MU Press Novella Prize English Department 356 Bachelor Hall Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056
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The Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel
Deadline: October 15
The first Unhanged Arthur was awarded by the Crime Writers of Canada in 2007 as part of the CWC mandate to recognize and promote the careers of promising new crime writers. The competition is open to (1) Canadian citizens, no matter where they are living, and to writers, regardless of nationality, who have Permanent Resident status in Canada, and (2) who have never had a novel of any kind published commercially. Contestants must have a completed novel manuscript (50,000-110,000 words) at the time of entry. Submit the opening chapter(s) – no more than 5000 words – plus a 500-word synopsis of the entire novel. Crime novels include capers, detective, espionage, mystery, police procedural, suspense, and thrillers. If you are not certain that your submission qualifies, please contact us at: arthur_ellis@crimewriterscanada.com
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Arthur Ellis Awards
Deadline: October 15
Established 1984 and named after the nom de travail of Canada’s official hangman. Prizes are awarded annually for works published for the first time in the preceding year to the following crime genre categories: best crime novel, best crime nonfiction, best first crime novel, best crime short story, best juvenile crime book, and best crime book in French. Cash prizes awarded. Open to Canadian writers, including Canadians living abroad. Setting and imprint immaterial. See website for rules and entry fees.
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First Annual Wild Light Contest
Red Hen Press and The Los Angeles Review are pleased to announce the first annual Wild Light contest. A prize of $1,000 and publication in The Los Angeles Review are given annually for an exceptional poem. Kate Gale, Editor of Red Hen Press and The Los Angeles Review, is the final judge.
Complete Guidelines:
• Submissions for the Wild Light Prize are accepted via US Mail only.
• Mail entries to The Los Angeles Review, Wild Light Poetry Contest, c/o Red Hen Press, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena CA 91114.
• The contest opens June 1, 2013, and closes October 15, 2013. Entries postmarked October 15 and earlier will be considered.
• Please submit up to three poems of up to 200 lines each. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately at lareview.wildlight.contest@gmail.com if a poem is accepted elsewhere.
Please visit http://redhen.org/losangelesreview/wild-light-contest/ for details.
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Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose Contest
Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose is now open for its 2014 contest and non-contest submissions! A prize of $1000 goes to one winning entry, and you have until October 15 to send us your brilliance.
Dogwood welcomes entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its annual contest with a $1000 grand prize for one winning entry. The grand prize winner will be chosen from winners in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. Winners in the other two genres will receive prizes of $250. Entry fee is $15; all submissions considered for publication in the lucky 13th annual edition of this print and e-pub journal. Non-contest entries will also be considered; please submit under the “Non-Contest” tab with the $3 processing fee. Results of the contest will be announced in Spring 2014 and published in the 2014 issue of Dogwood. All entrants receive an electronic PDF of the journal.
Submissions accepted online between August 1 and October 15, 2013. Please use our online submission manager for your submissions.
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The 2013 Joy Harjo Poetry Award & the Rick DeMarinis Short Story Award
**First Prize in each genre: $1250 and publication.
**Second Prize in each genre: $250 and publication.
**Honorable Mention: Publication.
Submit up to three unpublished poems (100 line limit each) or one unpublished short story (5000 word limit), any subject, any style, postmarked between July 15 and October 15, 2013.
MAIL: Author name must not appear on MS. Include a cover sheet with name, address, phone, email, genre and title(s). MUST include SASE for announcement of winners. A stamped postcard for receipt of ms. is optional. Manuscripts must be in 12-point font. All paper manuscripts are recycled. DO NOT STAPLE STORIES OR POEMS!
Submit as often as you wish (online and mail). Simultaneous submissions are accepted as long as writer informs us. $17 fee for all entries. Make checks payable to Raven’s Word Writers.
ONLINE ENTRIES: Do not include a cover sheet. AUTHOR NAME MUST NOT APPEAR ON MS! $17 entry fee. You will be instructed how to pay this by our submission service. Fiction must be double-spaced. 12 point font. No relatives of or employees of CUTTHROAT, no friends or students of judges are eligible for these prizes. No stories or poems that have been published or have won contests are eligible. All winners will be notified by December 31, 2013.
http://www.cutthroatmag.com/contest.html
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Nonfiction Contest
https://lumina.submittable.com/submit/22478
$12.00 USD
Lumina XIII is excited to announce Cheryl Strayed as the judge of our 2013 nonfiction writing contest!
All contest submissions will also be considered for publication.
Guidelines
Deadline: October 15, 2013
Please read the guidelines carefully. If you include your personal information on the document, or exceed the word limit, your submission will no be considered.
Submission Fee: $12
Include a 100 word bio (max) at the bottom of your cover letter.
Submit one piece up to 5,000 words.
Double space and number pages.
DO NOT INCLUDE your name or any personal information in the body of your submission.
Previously published works will not be considered.
We do accept simultaneous submissions. Please withdraw your submission immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
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2013 Northwind Story Contest
The Northwind Story Contest is back! The 2013 Story Contest is open for submissions. Send us your best fiction and narrative non-fiction by October 15, 2013 to be eligible for the $1,000 First Prize, $250 Second Prize and $100 Third Prize. http://www.northwindmagazine.com/contests/2013_story_contest.html
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2013 Rhino Poetry Founders’ Prize
OPEN TO ALL POETS WITH A DISTINCTIVE VOICE
Submissions must be postmarked or submitted online between September 1 – October 31 (mail and online submissions guidelines below)
All contest submissions will also be considered for regular publication in the 2014 edition of RHINO Poetry.
The winner will receive $300.00, publication in the next issue, and will be featured on our website, and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Two runners up will receive $50.00, publication in the next issue, and will be featured on our website. We occasionally nominate a runner-up for a Pushcart Prize.
For more details: http://rhinopoetry.org/contests/founders-prize/
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Children’s Writer® Seasonal Poetry Writing Contest at C$15.00*
https://www.writersbookstore.com/sc/wbs_order_items.htm
This contest is for Seasonal Poetry. Submit a single poem, verse story, or collection of up to five poems for children of any age, on the subject of any of the seasons, or holidays. The total word count of an entry may be no more than 300 words. Entries may be serious or funny, and take any poetic form. Winners will be selected based on quality of verse – including rhythm, meter, word choice, wordplay, imagery, and the use of other poetic devices (rhyme, alliteration, assonance, or others). Above all, winning entries must have appeal for young readers.
Entries must be received by October 31, 2013.
If you’re not currently a subscriber to Children’s Writer, the reading fee will also pay for an introductory eight-month subscription to Children’s Writer.
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The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
Benjamin Franklin is one of history’s great figures. While he made lasting contributions in many fields, his first passion was writing. He believed in the power of the written word as the bedrock of a democratic society, to inform, and stimulate debate .
Each year a question or quote exploring Franklin’s relevance in our time is open for interpretation in 1000-1500 words. The competition is exclusively for young writers, aged 18-25, with a first prize of £750, and a second prize of £500. Winning entries will be posted here and also published online by media partner, The Telegraph.
For details, visit http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/news/literary_prize.html
Deadline 31 October 2013 sent to info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
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Tupelo Press Sunken Garden Chapbook Poetry Prize
Postmark Deadline: October 31
The Sunken Garden Poetry Prize is a prestigious national poetry prize for adult writers. Established in 2002, the Prize has drawn submissions from around the country that have been judged by renowned poets such as Martha Collins, Patricia Smith and Tony Hoagland. The winner receives a cash prize, an introductory reading at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and publication of a chapbook. Beginning in 2013, Hill-Stead will partner with Tupelo Press for the publication of the chapbook.
The Tupelo Press Sunken Garden Poetry Prize includes a cash award of $1,000, publication by Tupelo Press, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion. The final judge for this year’s contest is Mark Doty. Results announced in winter 2014.
Submit a previously unpublished, chapbook-length poetry manuscript of between 20 and 36 pages (of poems). Include a table of contents and, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for poems previously published in periodicals. We encourage online submission via our Submittable system. You may also submit via postal mail:
Tupelo Press
Sunken Garden Chapbook Poetry Prize
P.O. Box 1767
North Adams, MA 01247
For mailed manuscripts, request notification of receipt by including a SASP. For notification of the winner, enclose a SASE. Manuscripts will not be returned.
A reading fee of $24 payable by check to Tupelo Press or via Submittable must accompany each submission. Multiple submissions are accepted, each accompanied by a $24 reading fee.
Read the complete guidelines before submitting your manuscript:
http://www.tupelopress.org/sunkengarden.php
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2013 DIAGRAM Essay Contest Guidelines
The Essay Contest deadline for 2013 is October 31, 2013. This is the deadline for receipt of submissions.
DIAGRAM’s yearly Essay Contest encourages submissions of essays—essays in an expansive sense, meaning essay as experiment, essay as heterogenous and sometimes strange or unruly beast.
We invite your submissions of unpublished (in a serial/book or on a non-personal website—blogs etc. are okay) essays. (“Unpublished” means you must be able to assign us first serial rights, if your work is selected.)
To enter: Get us your essay entry of up to 10,000 words with a $17 reading fee by Oct 31, 2013.
The prize is $1000 + publication. This contest is judged by Nicole Walker and Ander Monson. We’ll shoot for publishing several of our finalists with the winner in DIAGRAM, as we have the last few years.
For more details, visit http://www.thediagram.com/contest.html#2011essayguidelines
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Tebot Bach announces
The Patricia Bibby First Book Award
$1,000 and Book Publication
Patricia Bibby was a beginning poet whose poems expressed her love of life while living with cancer. Her kindness, humor, and optimism inspired the love of many new friends in the poetry community. She died in 2004, at 43, without having been published. In naming the First Book Award after Patricia Bibby, Tebot Bach honors the aspirations and spirit of all beginning poets. Dorothy Barresi serves as judge for this competition that looks for a fresh, new voice in poetry.
Competition Guidelines
Winner will receive $1,000 and book publication
Judge: Ralph Angel
The competition is open to all poets writing in English who have not committed to publishing collections of poetry of 36 poems or more in editions of over 400 copies. Entries of 50–84 pages of original poetry in English must be postmarked by October 31, 2013. Entries postmarked after October 31, 2013 will not be read. Manuscripts will not be returned.
For more details, visit http://www.tebotbach.org/tebot_ad.html
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The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry
The T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry is an annual award for the best unpublished book-length collection of poetry in English, in honor of native Missourian T. S. Eliot’s considerable intellectual and artistic legacy. The purpose of the T. S. Eliot Prize is to publish and promote contemporary English-language poetry, regardless of a poet’s nationality, reputation, stage in career, or publication history. Truman State University Press offers $2,000 and publication of the winning collection. All entrants will receive a complimentary electronic or print edition of the winning book.
Deadline is on October 31.
For details, visit http://tsup.truman.edu/TSEliotPrize/guidelines.asp
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ELDERBERRY ESSAY CONTEST
http://scribulo.us/rules.shtml#essay
$18 ENTRY FEE
Submissions should be no longer than 5,000 words, and while there is no lower limit to the acceptable word-count we are generally expecting work in the 3,000 to 5,000 word range.
In 2013, the Elderberry Essay Prize will be awarded in May, August and November, so submission deadlines for 2013 are April 30, July 31 and October 31. A cash prize of $500 is awarded to the winning submission in each Elderberry Essay contest.
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The Black River Chapbook Competition (Fall)
Awarded twice annually for a chapbook (16-36 pages) of poetry or short stories. Beginning with the Fall 2009 competition, winner receives $500 and 25 copies of chapbook. Entry Period: September 1 – October 31. Deadline: October 31, 2013. GUIDELINES http://www.blacklawrence.com/BRCCContestPage.html
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Brick Road Poetry Press $1,000 Poetry Book Prize
Postmark Deadline: November 1
Winner receives $1,000 and publication. Entry fee $25. See contest guidelines at www.brickroadpoetrypress.com
We accept 50-100 pages by an individual poet. We prefer poetry that is entertaining, amusing, edifying, and/or surprising. For examples, see Kim Addonizio, Billy Collins, Jane Hirshfield, Jane Kenyon, Ted Kooser, Thomas Lux, and Mark Strand.
Qualities we admire: coherent human voice, sense of humor, narrative, word play, surprise twists, personas, spiritual or philosophical made concrete, and dramatic scene, setting, or experience.
Dislikes: excessive rhyme, obscurity, riddles, highfalutin vocabulary, hymn-like religious, and abstractions.
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Coal Hill Review 2013 Chapbook Competition
Coal Hill Review is interested in a wide range of poetry. We ask that all submissions come through our annual contest. Please review our previous issues, our mission statement, and the guidelines carefully before submitting.
2013 Chapbook Competition Guidelines:
We ask that all poetry submissions to Coal Hill Review come through our annual contest.
Manuscripts, submitted through our email address reviewcoalhill(at)gmail.com, or through the U.S. Mail, will be accepted August 1 to November 1, and the competition is open to all poets writing in English.
The submission fee of $20 may be paid through our PayPal account or by check or money order made out to Autumn House Press. Submission should consist of 10-15 pages, either a long poem or a group of poems.
If poems have been previously published, acknowledgments should be included with the submission.
The winning chapbook will be published in an edition of 200 paper copies available through Autumn House Press, and selections from the winning manuscript, as well as from the finalist manuscripts, will be published online in our Spring edition. Also, the author of the winning chapbook will receive $1,000.
The final judge for the competition will be Michael Simms, founder and editor-in-chief of Autumn House Press.
Manuscripts may be submitted by attachment to our email address reviewcoalhill(at)gmail.com, or sent by U.S. mail to this address: Autumn House Press, P.O. 60100, Pittsburgh PA 15211.
More details at http://www.coalhillreview.com/?page_id=20973
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CBC Short Story Prize
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished stories stories between 1200 and 1500 words.
WHEN: Competition opens: September 1, 2013. Deadline to submit: November 1, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. ET
WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit.
HOW: While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the “submit” link below or, if you wish to submit by mail, you can download the offline submission form.
A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.
THE PRIZE: The First Prize winner will receive $6,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and will have his/her story published in Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and on the Canada Writes website. He or she will also be awarded a two-week residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony, and will be interviewed on CBC Radio.
The 4 runners-up will each receive $1,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and their stories will be published on the Canada Writes website.
http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/literaryprizes/shortstory/
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Mistakes
Deadline: November 1, 2013
https://www.creativenonfiction.org/submissions/mistakes
For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays about mistakes—major or minor, tragic or serendipitous, funny or painful. We’re looking for stories about poor decisions, missteps, or miscalculations; we want to read about embarrassing boo-boos, dangerous misjudgments, or fortuitous faux pas in well-crafted stories that explore the nature and outcomes of human fallibility.
Essays must be vivid and dramatic; they should combine a strong and compelling narrative with an informative or reflective element, and reach beyond a strictly personal experience for some universal or deeper meaning. We’re looking for well-written prose, rich with detail and a distinctive voice; all essays must tell true stories and be factually accurate.
Creative Nonfiction editors will award $1000 for Best Essay & $500 for runner-up.
Guidelines: Essays must be previously unpublished and no longer than 4,000 words. There is a $20 reading fee (or send a reading fee of $25 to include a 4-issue subscription to Creative Nonfiction—US submitters only); multiple entries are welcome ($20/essay) as are entries from outside the United States (though due to shipping costs we cannot offer the subscription deal). All essays will be considered for publication in a special “Mistakes” issue.
You may submit essays online or by regular mail:
By regular mail Postmark deadline November 1, 2013 Please send manuscript, accompanied by cover letter with complete contact information including the title of the essay and word count; SASE or email for response; and payment to:
Creative Nonfiction Attn: Mistakes 5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202 Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Online Deadline to upload files: 11:59 pm EST November 1, 2013
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Tennessee Williams New Orleans Festival 2013 One Act Play Contest
Our Annual One-Act Play Contest accepts submissions by mail and online from June 1st through November 1st each year. The winner will be announced by March 1, 2014. The contest is judged by University of New Orleans’ Creative Writing Workshop and the Department of Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts.
Grand Prize:
$1,500
Staged reading at the next Festival
Full production at the Festival the following year
VIP All-Access Festival pass for two years ($1,000 value)
Publication in Bayou
For details, visit http://con13.tennesseewilliams.net/play-contest/
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Malahat Review 2014 Open Season Awards
The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas authors for our annual Open Season Awards. An exciting spring showcase of literary excellence, Open Season bestows a prize of $1,000 in each of three marquee categories: poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction.
Entries may be sent by regular mail or email.
New this year: Pay only $15 for each additional entry after the first.
Deadline
The deadline for the 2014 Open Season Awards is November 1, 2013. This year’s judges will be: Jeffery Donaldson (poetry), Yasuko Thanh (fiction), and Mark Abley (creative nonfiction).
More details: http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/open_season/info.html
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Broad River Review Rash Awards
Contest deadline: November 15, 2013
Wiley Cash and Joseph Bathanti will serve as judges for the Rash Awards in Fiction and Poetry, respectively.
All contest submissions in fiction and poetry must be accompanied by an entry fee of $15 (U.S), payable by check or money order to the Broad River Review. Writers may submit multiple times in one or both genres, but each submission must include the required $15 entry fee. If no contest fee is included, the entry will be considered instead as a general submission and will not be eligible for cash prizes.
No previously published works or works accepted for publication are eligible, including previous online publication. Simultaneous submissions are eligible, although we must be notified immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Poetry entries are restricted to five poems, with no more ten pages total per submission. Fiction entries must be double spaced and no more than 5,000 words.
Please see the complete Contest Rules and Judges’ Biographies for more information. http://broadriverreview.org/official-contest-rules/
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2013 Women’s National Book Association Writing Contest
Online Submission Deadline: November 15
PRIZE
$250 cash prize and publication in the Bookwoman, the official publication of the Women’s National Book Association, with 10 chapters nationwide. Contest winners will be announced March 2014.
Online submissions only
Unpublished work only
Fiction: 2,500 word limit – short fiction only; no novel excerpts or memoirs
Poetry: 3-5 pages maximum
Questions? Email Contest Chairperson: joan@joangelfand.com
Your entry must be uploaded without your name, address, or contact information on the actual document. Your contact information will be collected on a separate form when you submit your entry. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older. You may submit more than one entry, however, each one must be separately submitted and paid. Acceptable formats are: Word Document 2007, Word Document 2003 or earlier version, RTF (Rich Text Format).
2013 JUDGES
Fiction: Meg Waite Clayton
Poetry: Molly Peacock
2013 ENTRY FEE
Women’s National Book Association Members: $15 per entry
Non-Members: $20 per entry
Click to submit your entry online
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Tennessee Williams New Orleans Festival 2013 Fiction Contest
Our Annual Fiction Contest accepts submissions by mail and online from June 1st through November 15th each year.
The winner will be announced by March 15th, 2014. The judges of the Sixth Annual Fiction Contest are Victor LaValle and Emily Raboteau.
Please review the Eligibility, Guidelines, and FAQ before entering the contest.
For details, visit http://con13.tennesseewilliams.net/fiction-contest/
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Writers’ Village International Short Fiction Competition 2013
Cash prizes totaling £1500 ($2400) can be won in the Writers’ Village International Short Fiction Competition 2013 for prose fiction in any genre up to 3000 words.
The first prize is £1000 ($1600), with a second prize of £250 ($400) and five runner-up prizes of £50 ($80).
A further five Highly Commended entrants will receive a free entry in the next round.
That’s 12 opportunities to win a prize!
Prizes will go to those writers whose short stories show the greatest originality, mastery of the craft skills of creative writing, and power to move the reader.
Every entrant wins because… everyone, winner or not, gets back detailed feedback on how their story was assessed. This helpful analysis is unique among low-fee writing contests. It’s worth the entry fee in itself.
The new 2013 contest follows the continuing success of the previous ten Writers’ Village short story competitions, entered by writers from all over the world.
Entries will be judged by Dr John Yeoman, MA Oxon, MA (Res), MPhil, PhD Creative Writing, a university tutor in creative writing, and for forty years a successful commercial writer and publisher.
The new contest deadline is midnight Saturday 30th November 2013. Early entry is advised.
Find further details of the contest here.
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2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
Commonwealth Writers has re-focused its prizes to concentrate on the Short Story. It will no longer offer the Commonwealth Book Prize.
Commonwealth Writers develops the craft of individual writers and builds communities of emerging voices which can influence the decision-making processes affecting their lives. The Short Story Prize aims to identify talented writers who will go on to inspire their local communities.
The 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize will be chaired by Ellah Allfrey, Deputy Chair of the Council of the Caine Prize and previously Deputy Editor of Granta and Senior Editor at Jonathan Cape, Random House.
The Short Story Prize enables writers to enter from countries where there is little or no publishing industry. Authors writing in languages other than English are also able to enter stories translated into English. The Prize unearths and promotes the best new writing from across the Commonwealth, developing literary connections worldwide.
The Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2000-5000 words). Regional winners will receive £2,500 and the Overall Winner will receive £5,000. Translators will receive additional prize money.
The 2014 Short Story Prize will is open for entry and will close on 30 November 2013. Entries can be made via the online application form.
Click here to download the eligibility and entry rules: 2014CSSP_EligibiltyEntryrules
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The 2013 New Issues Poetry Prize
$2,000 and publication for a first book of poems
Judge: Fanny Howe
http://www.wmich.edu/newissues/sub-guide.html
Guidelines:
Eligibility: Poets writing in English who have not previously published or self-published a full-length collection (48+ pages) of poems.
Please include a $20 reading fee. Checks should be made payable to New Issues Press.
Postmark Deadline: November 30, 2013. The winning manuscript will be named in April 2014 and published in the spring of 2015.
General Guidelines:
Submit a manuscript at least 48 pages in length, typed on one side, single-spaced preferred. Photocopies are acceptable. Please do not bind manuscript. Include a brief bio, relevant publication information, cover page with name, address, phone number, and title of the manuscript, and a page with only the title.
Enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard for notification that the manuscript has been received. For notification of title and author of the winning manuscript enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Manuscripts will be recycled.
A manuscript may be submitted that is being considered elsewhere but New Issues should be notified upon the manuscript’s acceptance elsewhere.
Send manuscripts and queries to:
The New Issues Poetry Prize (or)
The Green Rose Prize
New Issues Poetry & Prose
Western Michigan University
1903 West Michigan Ave.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5463
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Cinnamon Press Debut Poetry Collection Prize
This category keeps the closing date of November 30 2013
Prize of £500 + a publishing contract & up to 25 runners up published in a poetry anthology.
The fee is £12 fee and the competition will be judged by Helen Ivory & Martin Figura.
Open to those who have not had a full collection published.
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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ELDERBERRY SHORT FICTION CONTEST
http://scribulo.us/rules.shtml#fiction
$18 ENTRY FEE
Submissions should be no longer than 5,000 words, and while there is no lower limit to the acceptable word-count we are generally expecting work in the 3,000 to 5,000 word range.
In 2013, the Elderberry Prize for Short Fiction will be awarded in June, September and December, so submission deadline is November 30. A cash prize of $500 is awarded to the winning submission in each Elderberry Short Fiction contest.
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The Telegraph Harvill Secker Crime Writing Competition
The competition
The new Telegraph Harvill Secker crime writing competition, launched tomorrow, offers aspiring writers an unprecedented opportunity to be published at one of the country’s leading literary imprints, home to authors like Jo Nesbø, Fred Vargas, Stuart Neville and Henning Mankell, and receive a £5,000 advance for his or her novel.
Would-be crime writers must submit the first 5,000 words of their crime novel, along with a detailed, two-page double-spaced synopsis of how the rest of the book unfolds, including the ending. The book does not have to be finished for you to enter, but you must have a detailed plan.
In keeping with the international nature of Harvill Secker’s profile, the crime book must contain an international element of some sort. It’s up to writers how they interpret this: it could be just a weapon that’s come from abroad, a character with a connection to another country, or the whole book could be set outside the UK. A significant international component does not, however, mean that a book will have a greater chance of winning.
How to enter
Entry is easy and online only, via here. There is a small £5 admin charge, payable to the Telegraph, and taken when writers upload their 5,000 words, synopsis and contact details to the site. Payment can be made by all major credit and debit cards using WorldPay. The closing date for entries is November 30, 2013. Books do not have to be completed before entry. Entrants can be from anywhere in the world but must be over 18 and submit their book in the English language. The prize is only open to those who have not had a novel published before and are not already signed with a literary agent. See telegraph.co.uk/crimecomp for full terms and conditions.
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Prairie Fire’s Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award, Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests
Entry fee: $32. This entitles you to a one-year (4 issues) subscription to Prairie Fire magazine. Make cheque or money order payable to Prairie Fire and enclose with your entry. • One fiction entry consists of one story, maximum 10,000 words. • One poetry entry consists of 1, 2, or 3 poems, maximum 150 lines. • One creative non-fiction entry consists of one article, maximum 5,000 words.
Deadline is November 30, 2013 (postmarked).
For more details, visit: http://www.prairiefire.ca/contests.
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Bottle Tree Productions One Act Play Competition for Writers 2013
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30, 2013. Go online at http://www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html. First Prize $1,000, Second Prize $250, Third Prize $100. Top ten entries are posted on our site. The entry fee for each submission is $25. One Act Plays of from 10 minutes to 70 minutes may be submitted by mail or email. By mail to Bottle Tree Productions, 445 Southwood Drive, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7M-5P8. Please make cheque payable to Bottle Tree Productions. For environmental and storage reasons email submissions are preferred. By email to contest (at) bottletreeinc (dot) com. Go online at http://www.bottletreeinc.com/script_contest.html for Paypal options and further details and to see past winners and their contact info.
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82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition
Writer’s Digest has been shining a spotlight on up and coming writers in all genres through its Annual Writing Competition for more than 80 years. Enter our 82nd Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win and have your work be seen by editors and agents! The winning entries will also be on display in the 82nd Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection.
Wondering what’s in it for you?
A 30-minute Platform Strategy Consultation with Chuck Sambuchino*
A one year subscription to Writer’s Digest eBooks
A chance to win $3,000 in cash
Get national exposure for your work
One on one attention with four editors or agents
A paid trip to the ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference in New York City!
Deadlines in November 2013
Early Bird Entry fees are $27 for the first manuscript; $20 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction. Poems are $15 for the first entry; $10 for each additional poem submitted during the same transaction. Entries submitted after that May 6, 2013 Early Bird deadline are $32 for the first manuscript; $25 for each additional entry submitted during the same transaction. Poems are $20 for the first entry; $15 for each additional poem submitted during the same transaction.
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FIDDLEHEAD PRIZES
http://www.thefiddlehead.ca/FHcontest.html
$30 ENTRY FEE
The winning entries will be published in the spring 2014 issue of The Fiddlehead (no. 259) and on our web site. The winning authors will be paid for publication in addition to their prizes! Deadline: December 1, 2013.
$2,000 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem
$250 each for Two Honourable Mentions
One poetry submission is up to 3 poems; no more than 100 lines per poem.
$2,000 for Best Story $250 each for Two Honourable Mentions
One short-fiction submission is one story (6,000 words maximum).
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“The Corner of 13th and 13th” Flash Fiction
FREEFALL MAGAZINE Just for fun we’ve added a new contest: “The Corner of 13th and 13th” Flash Fiction. Write a story in 500 words or less about what happened on Friday September the 13th 2013 at one of the 13th Avenue and 13th Street intersections in the photos found at: http://www.freefallmagazine.ca/flash-fiction-contest.html.
Entry Fee: $13.00.
First Prize: $130.00.
Deadline to enter is: Friday, Dec 13th 2013
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CAA Lela Common Award for Canadian History
Deadline: December 15
A prize of $2,500 for the best work of historical non-fiction on a Canadian topic written in English by a Canadian author. Entry fee $35. Annual.
Website: www.canauthors.org/awards
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CAA Award for Fiction
Deadline: December 15
A prize of $2,500 and a sterling-silver medal is awarded in recognition of the year’s outstanding full-length novel by a Canadian writer. Entries should manifest “literary excellence without sacrifice of popular appeal.” Nominations from the author, publisher, an individual, or group are eligible. Entry fee $35. Annual.
website: www.canauthors.org/awards
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CAA Poetry Award
Deadline: December 15
A prize of $1,000 and a sterling-silver medal is awarded in recognition of the year’s outstanding book of poetry by a Canadian writer. Entry fee $35. Annual
website: www.canauthors.org/awards
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epode Poetry Prize
epode is an annual poetry competition focused around a particular theme and a singular form. The theme for 2013 is Victory and Defeat, and the form is Haiku. The entry fee is $5 and a single entry can contain up to three submissions for consideration. There are also discounts available for authors submitting larger numbers of entries. The submission deadline for the epode prize is December 15, 2013. For more details, visit: http://scribulo.us/rules.shtml#fiction
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The Little Red Tree International Poetry Prize
Postmark Deadline: December 31
The International Poetry Prize, sponsored by Little Red Tree Publishing, includes a first prize of $1,000. The runner-up will receive $250 and five finalists will receive $50 each. 2012 winner: Desmond Kon for “If Jeffrey Smart Painted James Joyce”. 2013 winner: Jendi Reiter for “After October Snow”.
This prize is offered in response to demand for an opportunity to be associated with Little Red Tree by poets who have yet to develop a full collection. It is also an opportunity for Little Red Tree to extend its search and engage with quality poets from around the world who wish to be published.
The prizewinner, runner-up and other honorees will feature prominently, with full biographies, in a special collection called The Little Red Tree International Poetry Prize 2014 Anthology. The book will also include a wide selection of poetry from those submitted that did not make the final selection but were considered worthy of publication. The anthology will be published in the summer of 2014 with a book launch in New London, CT. All winners and published poets will be invited to read their poems, and each poet published will receive a free copy of the book.
View our complete guidelines, then send your poem(s) with a reading fee of $5 each to: Little Red Tree Publishing, LLC, Attn: International Poetry Prize, 635 Ocean Avenue, New London, CT 06320. We also accept electronic submissions.
All subjects and styles are accepted and poems may be of any length. However, we are of the opinion that it is the exception not the rule that a poem sustains interest over two pages or more.
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The Vernice Quebodeaux “Pathways” International Poetry Prize for Women
Postmark Deadline: December 31
The Vernice Quebodeaux Prize, sponsored by Little Red Tree Publishing, includes a $1,000 cash award, publication of a full-length collection of poetry, and a generous royalty contract. All forms and styles are welcome. 2012 winner: Ann Lauinger for Against Butterflies. 2013 winner: Suzanne Ondrus for Passion Seeds.
The late Vernice Quebodeaux, born in Egan, LA (on the banks of the Bayou Plaquemine Brûlé), was a poet who spent a lifetime struggling with the demands of raising children, family feuds, bigotry, apathy, and indifference to her writing aspirations. On her death the beginnings of a book of poetry called Pathways was found by her daughter, Tamara Martin, and incorporated into a book, Sundays in the South. We are honoring her life and cherished goals by creating this competition to recognize the specific unique voices of women poets.
This year’s judge will be Richard Harteis. Since 2007, Mr. Harteis has served as president of the William Meredith Foundation, dedicated to preserving the legacy of the late US Poet Laureate and his partner of 36 years. Mr. Harteis is the author of ten books of poetry and prose, most recently a series of elegiac lyrics, The Revenant. In 2008 he produced a 90-minute 35mm adaptation of Marathon, which won Best Screenplay and Best Cinematography in the 2009 New York International Film Festival as well as the Bronze Palm at the 2010 Mexico International Film Festival.
All finalists will be considered for publication, with one selected as the prizewinner with a book published in 2014. View our complete guidelines, then send your manuscript with a $20 reading fee to: Little Red Tree Publishing, LLC, Attn: The Vernice Quebodeaux International Poetry Prize, 635 Ocean Avenue, New London, CT 06320. We also accept electronic submissions.
The full-length manuscript should contain 80-100 letter-size pages of poetry or more, with each poem starting on a separate page. The majority of the manuscript should be previously unpublished. However, 10-15 pages of poetry may have appeared in print or online, but the poet must hold the exclusive rights to publish. Please see the full guidelines for more formatting details.
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Tupelo Press Dorset Prize
Postmark Deadline: December 31
The Dorset Prize includes a cash award of $3,000, publication by Tupelo Press, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion. The final judge for this year’s contest is to be determined. All finalists will be considered for publication. Results announced in spring 2014.
The Dorset Prize is open to anyone writing in English, whether living in the United States or abroad. We welcome published or unpublished authors. Translations are not eligible. The contest is competitive. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers or contests are permitted; notify Tupelo Press promptly if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript of between 48 and 88 pages (of poems). Include a table of contents and, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for poems previously published in periodicals. We encourage online submission via our Submittable system. You may also submit via postal mail:
Tupelo Press Dorset Prize
P.O. Box 1767
North Adams, MA 01247
For mailed manuscripts, request notification of receipt by including a SASP. For notification of the winner, enclose a SASE. Manuscripts will not be returned.
A reading fee of $28 payable by check to Tupelo Press or via Submittable must accompany each submission. Multiple submissions are accepted, each accompanied by a $28 reading fee.
Read the complete guidelines before submitting your manuscript: http://www.tupelopress.org/dorset.ph
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Red Tuque Books 2013 Canadian Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Competition
Writers of short fiction are encouraged to enter the Red Tuque Books 2013 Short Story Competition. The total prize money to be awarded is $1,000.00. The first, second and third place stories will be selected by accomplished writers. The Finalist judges for this competition have yet to be announced.
Deadline is December 31, 2013
For more details, visit: http://www.redtuquebooks.ca/contest.htm.
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2013 annual FreeFall Prose and Poetry Contest
Now open! Contain your joy as we let you know that we’ve doubled the first place prize money from $300 to $600. Deadline to enter is December 31, 2013. For current contest info visit: http://www.freefallmagazine.ca/contest.html.
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BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition
The 2013 BBC World Service International Radio Playwriting Competition is open for entries.
In partnership with the British Council and Commonwealth Writers, the competition offers a unique opportunity for writers from all around the globe to use the immense power of radio drama to tell the stories that matter to a world audience. Now in its 24th year, it is expanding to include an additional prize, the Georgi Markov Prize in collaboration with The Open University, which will honour the script from the shortlist that shows most promise.
Prizes
The competition has two first prizes – one for writers with English as a first language, and one for writers with English as a second language. The winners of both awards will have their plays broadcast on BBC World Service. Their prize includes a trip to London to watch their plays being recorded, attendance at an award ceremony and £2,000. The winner of the new Georgi Markov prize will also come to London to be at this award ceremony and spend two weeks with BBC Radio Drama and BBC World Service.
The competition has helped launch the writing careers of many of its winners. Last year’s competition winner, Angella Emurwon, who won the English as a second language category, says: “Winning the 2012 competition was a much-needed boost to my confidence to continue to find and develop my voice as a writer and director.” Since winning in February, she has co-directed Macbeth at the Ugandan National Theatre, and has begun to develop a new play. The competition has also taken Janet Morrison, winner of the English as a first language prize, in a whole new direction. She has now written her first stage play, and is working on a screenplay of her winning script, The Fisherman, which will be broadcast again on 19 October on BBC World Service.
Eligibility
The playwriting competition welcomes scripts from anyone outside the UK, whether established or new writers. The dramas need to be 53 minutes long, but can be on any subject.
To submit a script is free.
The closing date for entries is midnight GMT 31 January 2014.
Further details on the competition, including how to enter, are online at bbcworldservice.com/radioplay.
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THE BLUE LIGHT BOOK AWARD
http://bluelightpress.com/contestsFull.php
Guidelines:
1. Blue Light Press is dedicated to the publication of poetry that is imagistic, inventive, emotionally honest, and pushes the language to a deeper level of insight.
2. To enter, send a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages of poetry, typed or printed with a laser or inkjet printer, to: Blue Light Press Book Award, 1563 – 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94122
3. Submit your manuscript between September 1 and January 30.
4. Include a reading fee of $20.00 – check payable to Blue Light Press.
5. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for results. We must have a SASE to correspond with you. No manuscript will be returned without a SASE.
6. The winner will be announced in May or June. The winning book will go into production in September or October, depending on our production schedule.
7. If you win the contest, you will need to give us your manuscript on disk. Acceptable formats: PC or Mac – using Word or RTF (Rich Text Format).
8. Winner will receive 10 copies of the book and a 30% royalty on book sales thereafter. The book will be distributed by Ingram, Amazon.com, any bookstore you suggest, and published in cooperation with our partner, 1st World Publishing.
9. Please do not send manuscripts by registered or certified mail, as this requires a trip to the post office. If you want confirmation of receipt, include a postcard with your manuscript. We are not strict about deadlines— if your manuscript comes a few days late, we will read it.
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IMAGINE LITTLE TOKYO SHORT STORY CONTEST
http://www.littletokyohs.org/short-story-contest.html
NO ENTRY FEE
First Place: $1,000 cash prize. Second Place: $500 cash prize. Selection will be judged on storytelling ability and best use of Little Tokyo as a cultural setting. The two winners will be invited and encouraged to attend an awards ceremony in Little Tokyo. Submitted manuscript should be 2,500 words or less and have a title. Deadline: January 31, 2014.
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Malahat lite
Guidelines for our 2014 Novella Prize:
http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/novella_contest/info.html
The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canada, the United States, and elsewhere for the Novella Prize. One prize of $1,500 CAD is awarded. Previous winning entries have also won or been nominated for National Magazine Awards for Fiction and the O. Henry Prize. The Novella Prize is offered every second year, alternating with The Malahat Review’s Long Poem Prize.
The deadline for the 2014 Novella Prize is February 1, 2014 (postmark date).
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CBC Creative Nonfiction Prize
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished work of creative nonfiction between 1200 and 1500 words.
WHEN: Competition opens: December 1, 2013. Deadline to submit: February 1, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET
WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit.
HOW: While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the “submit” link below or, if you wish to submit by mail, you can download the offline submission form.
A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.
THE PRIZE:
The First Prize winner will receive $6,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and will have his/her story published in Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and on the Canada Writes website. He or she will also be awarded a two-week residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony (details about the residency here), and will receive exposure on CBC Radio. The 4 runners-up will each receive $1,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and their stories will be published on the Canada Writes website.
http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/literaryprizes/nonfiction/
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Annual Robert Frost Foundation Poetry Award
Postmark/Email Submission Deadline: February 1, 2014
The Robert Frost Foundation welcomes poems in the spirit of Robert Frost for its Annual Award. The winner will receive $1,000 and the opportunity to read at a Frost Foundation event.
Please submit two copies of each poem, one copy with contact information (name, address, phone number, email address) and one copy free of all identifying information. Reading fees are $10 per poem (send fees via regular mail, please). Make your check payable to The Robert Frost Foundation. Mail your entry to: The Robert Frost Foundation, Attn: Poetry Award, Lawrence Public Library – 3rd Floor, 51 Lawrence Street, Lawrence, MA 01841. Email submissions are accepted at rffpoetrycontest@gmail.com if you send your entry fee by regular mail.
You may submit up to three poems of no more than three pages each. Both published and unpublished works are accepted. See the complete contest guidelines at www.frostfoundation.org and recent winning entries. Winners will be notified in late March 2014 of their position on the judge’s short-list. For a list of winners, please visit our website on the day after the 2014 Massachusetts Poetry Festival when the official announcement will be posted.
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AWP Award Series
AWP sponsors the Award Series, an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike. Entries for the 2014 competition will be accepted from January 1 to February 28, 2014. We no longer accept submissions by post.
For details, visit https://www.awpwriter.org/contests/awp_award_series_overview
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| WRITERS OF THE FUTURE
CONTEST RULES
“A culture is as rich and as capable of surviving as it has imaginative artists. The artist is looked upon to start things. The artist injects the spirit of life into a culture. And through his creative endeavors, the writer works continually to give tomorrow a new form.” —L. Ron Hubbard |
>> ENTRANTS RETAIN ALL PUBLICATION RIGHTS
>> NO ENTRY FEE IS REQUIRED
>> ALL AWARDS ARE ADJUDICATED BY PROFESSIONAL WRITERS ONLY >> PRIZES EVERY THREE MONTHS: $1,000, $750, $500
>> ANNUAL GRAND PRIZE: $5,000 ADDITIONAL!
>> OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW AND AMATEUR WRITERS OF NEW SHORT STORIES OR NOVELETTES OF SF OR FANTASY
Quarterly Deadlines end at midnight on the last day of each quarter starting October 1, January 1, April 1 and July 1. The year will end on September 30. (December 31, September 30, March 31, June 30.)
For more details, visit http://www.writersofthefuture.com/Contest-Rules-Writers
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Cinammon Press Poetry Pamphlet Prizes
We have a brand new annual for pamphlets, opening to all poets.
There will be 4 prizes of £150 each + publishing contracts for each of the four winners judged by Ian Gregson.
The fee is £10.
Open to all writers – published and beginners.
Closing on March 31 2014,
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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CBC Poetry Prize
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished, poem or poetry collection. The entry must be between 400 and 600 words.
WHEN: Competition opens: March 1, 2014. Deadline to submit: May 1, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. ET
WHO: All Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada can submit.
HOW: While the competition is active, submit online by clicking the “submit” link below or, if you wish to submit by mail, you can download the offline submission form.
A fee of $25.00 (taxes included) for administration purposes is required for each entry.
THE PRIZE: The First Prize winner will receive $6,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and will have his/her story published in Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and on the Canada Writes website. He or she will also be awarded a two-week residency at The Banff Centre’s Leighton Artists’ Colony, and will be interviewed on CBC Radio.
The 4 runners-up will each receive $1,000, courtesy of the Canada Council for the Arts, and their stories will be published on the Canada Writes website. http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadawrites/literaryprizes/nonfiction/
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Cinnamon Press Annual Short Story Prize
The date for the short story moves to May 31 2014.
New prizes of £700, £150 & £50 + publication of the winners and up to 10 runners’ up stories.
There is a £12 fee and the judge is Vanessa Gebbie.
Open to all writers – published and beginners.
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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Cinnamon Press Annual Debut Novel (or Novella) Prize
The final category in the year will be have a closing date of July 31 2014
£1000 first prize plus publishing contract.
The fee is £12 and the judge is Stephen May.
Open to those who have not had a previous novel published.
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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Darker Times Fiction
We currently run three monthly competitions for UK and international writers, all on the theme of “Darker Times.” You can take this as straight up horror, or you can interpret it in any creative way you wish. Entries for all competitions cost £5 / $8 US and can be paid via paypal. The winner of each competititon each month will receive a percentage of the money raised by the entry fees for their particular competition (a minimum of £15 / $24), plus publication on the website and in an upcoming Darker Times Anthology (available both as an ebook and as a paperback). Runners up and honourable mentions will receive no cash prize but will also be included on the site and in an upcoming publication. Each writer will have the opportunity to provide an author bio and a link to their website/blog; we want to promote new writers as much as we can! All of the information can be found on the website – www.darkertimes.co.uk . It’s open to UK and international writers and ends on the last day of each month.
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Neil Postman Award for Metaphor
Rolling Deadline
(no fee)
Although primarily known as an educationist and a media critic, Neil Postman was, at his core, a “noticer”—and he particularly noticed what we do with metaphor and how metaphor shapes and creates our cognitive world. Postman maintained that words (and words, in truth, are metaphors) are as much the driver of reality as they are the vehicle. Consequently, metaphor was not a subject to be relegated and limited to high school poetry units wherein a teacher drones on about the difference between “like” and “as” and considers the job finished. For Postman, the study of metaphor was unending and metaphors were as crucial as they were omnipresent; they served to give form to and dictate experience.
In honor and remembrance of Neil Postman, who died on October 5, 2003, we have established the Neil Postman Award for Metaphor. The motivation for the award is simple and two-fold: To reward a given writer for his or her use of metaphor, and to celebrate (and hopefully propagate) Postman’s work and the typographical mind.
Each spring the editors will choose one poem from all of the submissions received by Rattle during the previous year. The author of the chosen poem will receive $500. There are no entry fees or special submission guidelines. Send up to 5 unpublished poems plus a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to: Rattle, 12411 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604. To browse previous winners, and for information on how to submit electronically, visit our website: http://www.rattle.com/poetry/extras/postman/
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Nonfiction Book Awards
Welcome to the NEW Nonfiction Book Awards! As an extension of the Nonfiction Authors Association, we are committed to honoring excellence in nonfiction books and welcome submissions by self-published and traditionally published authors alike, in both print and ebook formats. Publishers are also welcome to submit books for award consideration.
About the Nonfiction Book Awards
Our program honors books year-round so you can submit your entry at any time. Books are not judged against competing titles, but are reviewed by our judges based on a scoring system that evaluates the quality of the writing and production of the book (editing, design and other details). A book can receive a bronze, silver or gold award provided the final evaluation score qualifies. As with other awards programs, not all books receive an award, but many do.
Winning a Nonfiction Book Award is like adding a seal of approval to your book. It tells readers and media professionals that you have a high quality book worth reading!
Award recipients receive the following:
Beautiful award certificate mailed directly to you (or sent via email if outside of the U.S.)
Review posted to your book sales page on Amazon
Digital award badge for display on your website
Featured listing for your book on our website
Award stickers for your books, available for purchase
Additional Benefits of Winning a Book Award
Aside from the items listed above, winning a book award brings tremendous personal gratification. You will instantly earn the title of “award-winning author!” This designation can be added to your marketing materials, website, author bio, and the cover of the book. When potential readers learn that a book has been honored with an award, it can help influence buying decisions.
We are proud to offer this program to nonfiction authors world-wide. We firmly believe that nonfiction books have the power to change the world and the Nonfiction Book Awards provides a powerful way to help elevate the status of your book.
– See more at: http://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/nonfiction-book-awards/#sthash.H0SVcAFl.dpuf
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EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
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Victoria Writers Festival 2013
WHEN: October 17-19, 2013
WHERE: Camosun College, Victoria, BC
Details: http://www.victoriawritersfestival.com/
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BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM AND BOOK FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 26 TO NOVEMBER 3, 2013
OCTOBER 26 – NOVEMBER 3, 2013
The schedule will be announced and tickets on sale mid-summer.
Nine days you won’t want to miss.
The world’s best mountain films, books, and speakers take the spotlight for nine days each fall in Banff. Experience the adventure of climbing, mountain expeditions, remote cultures, and the world’s last great wild places – all brought to life at The Banff Centre.
The Festival offers a diverse range of experiences for the thousands of people who visit Banff to attend this world-class event. From armchair adventurers to weekend warriors, to the international mountain community – our enthusiastic audience brings the energy to this event!
Theatres and venues are filled to the brim with locals (who eagerly anticipate these nine-days every year), with international visitors (who have dreamed about coming to the Festival in Banff for the first time), and of course with world-renowned authors, filmmakers, conservationists, adventurers, and explorers from around the world. Past Festival guests have included David Suzuki, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, Sir Edmund Hillary, Jon Krakauer, Aaron Ralston, David Breashears, Reinhold Messner, Alex Lowe, and Royal Robbins.
From feature films to featured speakers, there’s something for everyone. Sit back and devote a guilt-free day to watching inspiring films from around the globe – including World premieres. Spend a lunch-hour listening to a renowned author reading excerpts from her latest work – or attend a free noon-hour seminar profiling hot topics in adventure and travel. Pick up new releases to be signed in-person by authors at the Book Fair. Find some unique gifts – paintings, pottery, jewellery, and more – at the Mountain Art and Craft Sale. Peruse the latest gear at the Mountain Marketplace. Stroll by the winner’s display of the Banff Mountain Photography Competition exhibition. Stretch your muscles on the climbing wall. The choices are endless.
Be inspired. Be energized. Come together to celebrate the spirit of adventure at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival.
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30 Days To A Novel
with Stephanie Domet
November 1-3, 2013
Friday 7pm to Sunday 1pm
Join award-winning author Stephanie Domet for a 2-day workshop to kick start National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Stephanie took up the NaNoWriMo task of writing a novel in a month back in 2003, and now she’s sharing her tips and tricks on getting started with anyone who’s up for the challenge.
Come with your work-in-progress, or start from scratch! For more information check out: www.nanowrimo.org
Program Cost: $395 ($237.50 tuition + $157.50 meals/accommodations)
Please register at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place in this program.
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Banff Centre
In(ter)ventions: Literary Practice at the Edge
Program dates: February 10 – 22, 2014
Application deadline: November 15, 2013
Faculty: Steven Ross Smith (director), J.R. Carpenter, Carla Harryman, Roy Miki
Guests: Jacob Wren, cris cheek
A groundbreaking residency that enables experimentation and creation in innovative writing practices. In(ter)ventions welcomes interventions in writing as an art form, where the medium itself (language) is the site of investigation. The means of production that might frame such interventions (such as audio, electronic literature, interactivity, vizpo, video, performance, collaboration, and so on) are secondary to and/or juxtaposed with the compositional.
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Fourth Annual Nonfiction Writers Conference
Register for NFWC 2014 and Save!
The fourth annual Nonfiction Writers Conference takes place May 7-9, 2014. As with our previous events, this one is entirely virtual and conducted via teleseminar with 15 speakers over three days. Speakers will be announced in January, but you can take advantage of our Super Early Bird discount of 50% off now AND you’ll receive the complete PDF version of my new book: The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan: Online and Offline Promotion Strategies to Build Your Audience and Sell More Books. Get all the details about NFWC 2014 here!
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WRITING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Do you have a passion for creative writing? Perhaps you work in a field that requires strong writing skills? Whatever your reasons for wanting to be a better writer, University of Calgary Continuing Education can help.
Three writing certificate programs are offered, all of which are delivered completely online. When you enroll in a course, you will be required to work within scheduled start- and end-dates and will be expected to meet assignment timelines. During the duration of the course, you will work whenever-and from wherever-you choose, as long as you have a computer and a reliable internet connection. Each program requires 200 hours of instruction time, and in some cases, courses can be applied to more than one certificate. One or more of the following certificate programs may be exactly what you need:
Professional Writing specializing in Business and Technical Writing
Professional Writing specializing in Marketing and Public Relations
Creative Writing
For more information, go to http://conted.ucalgary.ca/writing/
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RESOURCES
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Access Copyright Foundation Research Grants Program
The Access Copyright Foundation promotes and supports Canadian culture by providing grants intended to encourage the development and dissemination of publishable Canadian works. The Foundation endeavours to make a modest but important contribution to the Canadian cultural community, while also broadening public awareness of the creative vitality of Canadian writers, visual artists and publishers.
The Access Copyright Foundation grants program is administered by the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
See the website for further details and eligibility criteria: http://acfoundation.ca/
Please contact Joanne Gerber at the Saskatchewan Arts Board with any questions about the program.
Joanne Gerber
Program Consultant
Saskatchewan Arts Board
(Toll free) 1 800 667 7526
1 306 964 1163
joanne@artsboard.sk.ca
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EST-NORD-EST RESIDENCY
http://www.transartists.org/article/est-nord-est-artists-curators-and-writers-residency-2014
Three residencies are offered per year, in the spring, summer and fall. Up to four artists and a curator or a writer may participate in each residence, eight weeks for the artists, four weeks for the curator or the writer. Curators and writers receive a $572 stipend and free lodging for the four-week period of the residence. A $260 writer’s fee will also be paid for texts on the residency produced for publication by Est-Nord-Est (250 words per artist). Curators and writers have access to an individual studio space, documentation on the artists, certain electronic equipment, logistical support… and a bicycle. Location Quebec.
NOTE: Check the website for upcoming deadlines for 2014-2015.
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BERTON HOUSE – CANADA
http://www.bertonhouse.ca/retreat.html
Open to professional Canadian writers who have one published book and are established in any creative literary discipline(s) — fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, journalism — are all encouraged to apply. The Writers’ Retreat Provides: The Writer’s Retreat offers writers time and a remote location to pursue their professional projects. The writer will be housed in the Berton House at no cost in rent or utilities. A monthly honorarium is provided to help cover food and other living expenses. The writer is responsible for their own telephone bill. Travel costs to and from Dawson will be covered. We are now accepting applications to be a writer-in-residence during the 2014-15 season. Deadline: October 4, 2013.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTS COUNCIL PROJECT ASSISTANCE
http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/artists/creativewriters/creativewriter.htm
This program assists professional writers with the writing of specific creative projects. Awards are available for projects in the genres of drama, fiction, juvenile, non-fiction and poetry.
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CAMAC RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS
http://www.camac.org/english/intro.htm
Brings together artists in all disciplines from all over the world. Does not cover travel, but all expenses are paid upon arrival. Two-month residencies. Location France. Offer each year a residency bursary to one visual artist, one writer and one musician or composer in order to create new career prospects for artists.
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FANSNEXTDOOR
http://www.fansnextdoor.com/en
Another crowdfunding site. FansNextdoor is a platform for all creative professionals to promote and fund their projects together with their fans. Create your project, its financing goal and deadline. If the financing goal is met or exceeded by deadline, all contributions are transferred to your PayPal account. If the financing goal is not met, all funds are returned.
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INDIEGOGO
IndieGoGo offers anyone with an idea — creative, cause-related, entrepreneurial — the tools to build a campaign and raise money. Project categories include gaming, film, design, education, mobile, and technology. Integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. Offers a widget to showcase your campaign on your website. Unlike many crowdfunding sites, you keep all the money you raise, even if you don’t meet your goal. Track contributions with the analytics tools and stay on top of fulfillment with the dashboard. There is a 4 percent fee on the money you raise when you meet your funding goal.
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Kickstarter has launched in Canada, and The Banff Centre is getting involved. Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform for creative projects ranging from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. If you’re currently seeking funding for a project you want to pursue at The Banff Centre, we want you to join us on Kickstarter. Contact us so we can support you by curating your project on our Kickstarter page (please include a link to the project). View some projects on Kickstarter that successfully reached their funding goals and made their way to The Banff Centre. As you send us your projects, we’ll continue to curate them on our Kickstarter page. If you’re an alumni or your project has already been successfully funded, we’d still love to showcase your work. Get in touch! Have questions? Find answers on Kickstarter’s FAQ pages.
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LILLY SCHOLARSHIPS IN RELIGION FOR JOURNALISTS
http://www.religionlink.com/training/contests-and-awards/#lilly
Deadline October 1, 2013.
Journalists will receive scholarships for up to $5,000 each to study religion at any accredited college, university or seminary. Scholarships cover expenses including tuition, registration fees and books. Scholarships are funded by a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to the Religion Newswriters Foundation, RNA’s charitable arm. Scholarships are available to full-time journalists in the U.S. and Canada.
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Online Writing Classes
FanStory.com is a writing site founded in 2000.
On this writing community all posts receive feedback from writers and readers. Feedback includes a detailed comment on the posted work and a rating. The site uses a six star ratings scale with “1” being the worst and “6” being the best.
Writers are ranked based on the feedback they receive. Separate rankings are available for Poets, Novelists, Short Works (short stories and essays) and Script Writers (television and other forms of screenplays). Trophies are rewarded to the top five writers in each of the individual rankings at the end of the year.
The site recognizes writing with “Recognized”, “All Time Best” and “Seal of Quality” levels. Each level is more difficult to receive with the final level determined by the Seal of Quality committee. The committee is made up of published authors and stand-out reviewers. They offer feedback to help writers get published.
The site features free writing contests with cash prizes. Site members also have the ability to create their own contests to challenge other writers to write about a specific topic or a specific form of writing (such as writing using specific poetry format).
The welcome page includes featured writing. It also includes writing that has been well received in the past 24 hours.
Each day over 200 stories and poems are posted. Over 7,000 comments are written on the writing posted daily. Writers keep full copyright to their posted work.
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PEERBACKERS
Peerbackers is for business owners to raise capital from their peers — in small increments — in exchange for tangible rewards. Create a personal and venture profile. Share your story through social media share buttons on your project page. Once your campaign is launched, send updates on your progress. If you reach at least 80 percent of your funding goal by deadline, your funding is released to you. Peerbackers charges a 5 percent fee, in addition to third party processing fees.
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PLACES FOR WRITERS
There are a number of interesting calls with deadlines coming up shortly. For more information visit: http://www.placesforwriters.com/calls/
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Public Engagement in the Arts
The Canada Council is launching a dialogue about how the arts bring value to the lives of Canadians and we invite you to join the conversation. Read the discussion paper, Public Engagement in the Arts, on current thinking and practices in public engagement or check out Simon Brault’s blog post on ways Canadians can have rich artistic experiences. Then share your thoughts on how to become actively engaged in the arts. Tell us what public engagement in the arts means to you by posting comments on the blog, on our Facebook page or on Twitter at hashtag #artsandpublic. In its 2011-16 Strategic Plan, the Council identified public engagement in the arts as a strategic theme that infuses all of its work. We hope to broaden and enhance the public conversation about this topic and use this discussion to inform the development of future Council activities.
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VCCA Residency Programs
VCCA is pleased to offer residencies at many locations around the world as well as residencies at our Mt. San Angelo facility in central Virgina. We are continually developing relationships with international residency programs to broaden the perspectives and opportunities for VCCA Fellows.
Writers, visual artists, and composers who have been in residence at VCCA may apply for an international residency. Fellows who have participated in a VCCA international residency program in the last 3 years (2010, 2011, 2012) are NOT eligible to apply, with the exception of those who have participated in the Moulin à Nef program in France.
You may apply for as many programs as you like. Each requires a separate application and fee. Please note that if you are selected for multiple programs, you will have to choose one program to attend.
When to Apply
Postmark deadline for applying is December 1.
Residency Fees
The suggested daily contribution for international residencies is $54. Reductions are granted when a true need is demonstrated.
How to Apply
Submit one copy of application, one copy of requested work samples, résumé, self-addressed stamped envelope for return of work sample, and $30 application fee for each residency requested. All information should be submitted in English.
Click on Specific Program for More Information
St. James Cavalier Centre for Creativity
Or contact our International Programs Coordinator
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Writers’ Coalition – Benefits You Can Afford
Join the Writers’ Coalition program today – as long as you’re a resident of Canada and under the age of 71, you are eligible to join.
There is no medical required to join so you will not be refused coverage for pre-existing conditions – it is guaranteed acceptance.
The program offers a pay direct drug/dental card that is accepted nationally at pharmacies and dental offices across the country which means direct settlement of prescription drug claims (you pay only your portion at the pharmacy) and no waiting for re-imbursement on dental claims (no submission of a paper claim and your re-imbursement cheque is usually in the mail within 4 or 5 working days).
The Writers’ Coalition
- Not-for-profit insurer
- Unbeatable service – we only service artists
- Affordable, comprehensive coverage
- Convenience of a drug/dental card
- Medical is not required to purchase coverage
- Access to other insurance offerings, including home/auto
http://www.writerscoalition.com
writerscoalition@actrafrat.com
1 800-387-8897 x238
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PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHING
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Authority Publishing for Non-fiction Authors
http://authoritypublishing.com/
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MADE IN BANFF
New newsletter weekly!
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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO EBOOKS
All you need to know about ebooks: how to read them, the different ebook formats, choosing an ebook reader, and where to find the best specials and free ebooks.
http://www.EbookIntroduction.com
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brokenpencil
The magazine of zine culture and independent arts
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Commonwealth Writers: A world of new fiction
http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/
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107 Countries, 193 Airlines, 212 Publications!
If You Would Like To Do Freelance Work For In-Flight Publications Then This Is A Great Resource For You. You’ll Save Weeks Of Time Tracking Down All This Information
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The Journaling Place
http://www.createwritenow.com/
Get started: write a journal!
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Summer issue of Malahat lite and Malahat Review now available!
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Shelf Unbound
New issue of Shelf Unbound!
Click on this link to start reading your new issue right now:
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Worldwide Freelance Writer
http://www.worldwidefreelance.com
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Writers Digest
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The Writing Pool 
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