The Writing Pool’s Weekly Writing PostTM
2015 February 15-21 Edition
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We’re celebrating Islander Day, a.k.a. Family Day in PEI on the 16th, which means a welcome break from an otherwise solid block of working and school days. Unfortunately, several islanders will be using that day shoveling snow because we are getting a major snow dump this Sunday, the 15th! Yes, that’s another 40-50 cm of snow and strong blowing winds. We should be allowed to take a snow day for the holiday! Meanwhile, I’m using the day to write a bit and do some craft prep for my LEAP Seniors classes.
February is the heart month, and although Valentine’s Day has passed, it’s not to late to try your hand at writing a bit of romantic verse or a romantic story. I know I am never going to see the movie released on Valentine’s Day spun out of the controversial 50-Shades book, which I will never read, because the mere thought makes me gag, and I hope none of you are planning to write something like it. I think the greatest challenge to writing a romantic story is to weave the romance ever so subtly into the story so that it isn’t the main thing. I still like the original idea of what a romance is—something that has to do with heroic romantic adventure, marvelous deeds, heroic, fantastic, or supernatural events, allegory—call me medieval minded, but the Arthurian legends remain unmatched where romantic tales arise; I do not strive for the unparalleled allegory of Dante’s The Divine Comedy—or at the very least, a touching, simply-told tale of idealized love such as those spun by Nicholas Sparks. All my opinion, of course. As writers, we strive just to write at the very start, but I do hope that we aim not to just write but to eventually write great literature that is worthy of earning the label “classic”. To be a great writer takes great skill, a great imagination, a great deal of practice and patience, and a dollop of talent.
Once again, reminding you all that the 2015 Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards is open to submissions, so be sure to check those guidelines and get some writing done. Who knows? You could be bringing home an ILA this year! Good Luck and Happy Writing! ~cpl.
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Galleon III Now Available at The Bookmark
Available now at The Bookmark, and online at http://galleonliteraryjournal.com/2014/12/08/and-were-out-of-dry-dock/ , is Galleon III, a slenderly built but packed-with-riches journal, edited by New Brunswicker novelist, short story writer and musician Lee Thompson. It contains poetry, prose and reviews by a variety of people, including PEI writers: Jeff Bursey, Beth Janzen, Steve Mayoff, Malcolm Murray and J.J. Steinfeld. Pick up a copy while supplies last, or order via the website. Visit the website for submission guidelines.
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Book Reading and Signing by New Glasgow Author!
Peggy Hogan, award winner in the 34th Atlantic Writing Competition, will be reading and signing copies of her book, For a Song, on Tuesday, February 17th (storm date is February 24th), 6:30 pm at the Hunter River Memorial Library, in Hunter River.
For a Song is about Blat – an unfortunate name for a singer – who stumbles upon an entire race of people that needs saving. He recruits a brilliant, manic-depressive scientist to help him. Their enemy is the sinister Brothers of the Watch whose leader wants what every evildoer wants: power over everyone and everything, and, through mind control, he has the wherewithal to accomplish this. Blat craves the love of a woman, who is a good friend and ignorant of his feelings. Whether he admits it or not, he will go to any length to impress her – even if he dies trying. To Blat’s great advantage, the leader of the Brothers knows nothing of this kind of power.
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Roger Gordon’s Library Tour*
Roger Gordon, Stratford resident and former Dean of Science at UPEI, will continue his PEI library tour for his new book Starting to Frame – A Memoir at the Montague Rotary Library, Wood Islands Road, Montague on Saturday, February 21 at 1 p.m (Storm date: Feb 28, same time)
Starting to Frame describes the author’s life growing up in a working class home in Sheffield, England, during the 1940s to 60s. Among the social stigmas of the era that he had to deal with were divorce, marital infidelity, and mental illness. It is a story of resiliency that carries an inspirational tone. Roger uses humor, nostalgia, and “coming of age” motifs to provide a light-hearted counterpoint to the more dramatic elements within his childhood and early adulthood.
The author’s library tour, which will culminate mid-April, will encompass six libraries – in addition to the above, Stratford, Charlottetown, Summerside, O’Leary, and Cornwall. At each location, Roger will discuss the book, read from it, and carry out book signings. For more information about the book and author, visit www.startingtoframe.com
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Deadline Extended
Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) announces:
Submissions now being accepted for the 2015 Playwrights’ Colony
Deadline : Friday, February 27th, 2015
Halifax, NS — Playwrights Atlantic Resource Centre (PARC) will be hosting the 2015 PARC Playwrights’ Colony from May 10th to 24th, 2015 in Sackville, New Brunswick on the Mount Allison University campus.
The annual Playwrights’ Colony is a two-week long playwrights’ retreat offering eight to ten playwrights from across the Atlantic region the opportunity to develop a new script. The Colony provides the most intensive writing opportunity for playwrights in this region.
The Colony is open to emerging and established playwrights in Atlantic Canada and offers them a two week residency, with the opportunity to work with a dramaturge and to draw on the expertise of a professional company of experienced workshop actors during the second week. Playwrights may submit an application for the Colony with either a completed draft of a script or with a partially completed work in progress.
The playwright must be a playwriting member of PARC, whose membership dues are up to date. (Membership for playwrights costs $35/year; membership runs from January to December annually) Submissions for the Colony must include a $25 submission fee. For more information on becoming a member of PARC and for detailed information on how to submit an application go to the website at: www.playwrightsatlantic.ca
Submissions must adhere to the guidelines outlined on the website. The Deadline for submissions has been extended to Friday, February 27th, 2015.
For more information, please contact:
Jenny Munday, Artistic Director at parcdramaturge@playwrightsatlantic.ca .
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Prince Edward Island Folk Songbook launch at Confederation Centre Public Library
Teresa Doyle and Wendy Jones will launch their Prince Edward Island Folk Songbook at 2 pm on March 1 at the Confederation Centre Public Library. The book is a follow-up to the website Jones and Doyle launched this summer. The folk songbook and peifolksongs.com website are anthologies celebrating 150 years of folk music in PEI.
Teresa and her son Patrick Bunsten will sing songs from the book at the launch, as will some members of the Children of Bedlamb Chorus who have trained and performed with Teresa.
“We’re proud to launch the printed copy of Prince Edward Island Folk songs,” says Jones. “Teresa has spent a lifetime collecting and performing traditional Scottish and Irish folk songs and making sure new generations can enjoy them through her Boys and Girls of Bedlamb Chorus, many of the songs in the book are from her collection. Getting permission to include songs by such esteemed folk artists as Lennie Gallant, Margie Carmichael, Catherine MacLellan, Ashley Condon, Meaghan Blanchard, and Eddy Quinn as well as many other well-known and respected Island singer/songwriters was great. It is a privilege to include works that will become traditional folk music for future generations.”
In addition to PEI 2014, the PEI Coop Council sponsored the project. They will be selling copies of the Folk Songbook through Island Credit Unions and donating profits to Camp Gencheff.
“The first song I ever learned was a little ditty to the tune of The Irish Washer Woman. “Have you ever been to an Irishman’s shanty where water is scare and whiskey is plenty? A two legged stool, a table to match, a string on the door instead of a latch,” Teresa says in the book’s Forward. “My Dad had his work cut out for him teaching a four year old that mouthful. Growing up in rural Prince Edward Island the fiddle was king. There really wasn’t a strong folksong tradition. Our house attracted a lot of fiddlers. My father sang or ‘jigged’ fiddle tunes and the Hughes, The Chaissons and other fiddlers would drop by to trade tunes with my Dad. Singers at local concerts mostly sang country music and some Irish pub songs.
Everyone is welcome to attend the launch of the Prince Edward Island Folk Songbook at the Confederation Centre library on Sunday, March 1 at 2 pm. For more information please call 902-962-4131 or the library at 902-368-4642.
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Spiritual Book Club at Now ‘n’ Zen
Topic: Co-creating at it’s best — A conversation between Master Teachers by Wayne Dyer and Esther Hicks is the book for discussion in March.
When: March 1, 2015, 2:15-3:45 p.m.
Where: Now ‘n’ Zen Yoga Studio, 17A Glen Stewart Drive, Stratford, PE
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Molly Miranda: Thief for Hire Book Launch
When: March 7, 2015, 2:00 p.m.
Where: Confederation Centre Public Library
PEI Author Jillianne Hamilton read from her new book at a book launch with a book signing and some snacks. Everyone is welcome!
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2015 Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards
The 2015 Cox & Palmer Island Literary Awards is now open to entries.
Deadline for submissions is April 15, 2015 at 4:00 p.m.
For details, please visit www.peiwritersguild.com
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The Stardust Gazette
Submit journalism, music, art, poetry, or prose to The Stardust Gazette, or join our staff (readers and managerial crew needed)! See the “Submit” and “Join Us” tabs. Questions? Email thestardustgazette@gmail.com.
http://www.thestardustgazette.com/
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Open Invitation
The poetry engine awaits you at www.poetrypei.com!
PEI poet laureate Dianne Hicks Morrow wants new poets to know they are always welcome to submit a poem to this site, especially if they have never have done so before. The submission form —with complete guidelines and formatting tips—is at www.poetrypei.com/submit.
Poets already on the site: remember that you are welcome to replace your existing poem with a new one at any time, provided at least three months have passed since your last update.
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Note: All Calls for Submission and publications that accept submissions are now accessible in The Writing Pool: Publication Pool. Check out the new Submission Calls. Both dated and open submissions are listed. Check regularly for new calls and listings. Check out calls for submission at: https://thewritingpool.com/
COMPETITIONS
Check out our great new listing of contests and awards with live links!
https://thewritingpool.com/contests-and-awards.php
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2015 CineStory Retreat
Top 25 writers are invited to the 2015 CineStory Retreat, a 4-day intensive program held in fall where writers work one-on-one with Hollywood producers, writers, agents, managers, and development executives.
Prizes are valued at over $20K with the Grand Prize including $10,000 cash and a 12-month fellowship.
DEADLINES
LATE – February 15, 2015 ($65 Entry Fee)
EXTENDED LATE – March 25th, 2015 ($70 Entry Fee)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TOP 50 Writers – MAY 8TH
25 Writers Invitations – JUNE 11TH
Finalists for the Fellowship – End of June
Fellowship Winner Announced – First week of July
For details, visit http://www.cinestory.org/contest/
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The Orison Poetry Prize
Each year from November 1 – February 15 we accept submissions of full-length (60-100 pp.) poetry manuscripts (original English work only; no translations) for consideration for The Orison Poetry Prize. All manuscripts will be read “blind” (all identifying information will be removed from the manuscripts). Finalists will be selected by the editorial staff at Orison Books, and the winner will be selected by a different prominent writer acting as contest judge each year. Current or former students of the judge, or anyone with a close personal relationship with the judge, are not eligible to submit. In the event that the judge does not select a winner from among the finalists, the Editor will select a winner. The editors also reserve the right to select no finalists, in which case all entry fees will be refunded to contest entrants. All finalist manuscripts will be considered for publication under a standard royalties contract.
Winner receives a $1,500 cash prize; publication in hardcover, paperback, and e-book formats; and a standard royalties contract.
Entry Fee: $25 (online payment for electronic submissions; checks made out to Orison Books for postal submissions)
2015 Judge: C. Dale Young
Entry Period: November 1, 2014 – February 15, 2015
Electronic submissions (strongly encouraged): follow the Submittable link below
Postal submissions: (include a check for the $25 entry fee, payable to Orison Books) The Orison Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 8385, Asheville, NC 28814
For details, visit http://orisonbooks.com/submission-guidelines/
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41st Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
2015 Poetry & Short Story Contest
Postmark Deadline February 16, 2015
Only previously unpublished poems and short stories will be considered. All work must be original, not having been entered in any previous Poetry & Short Story Contest sponsored by the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival. Short stories must be 4,000 words or less. There is no limit to length of poems. Each author may enter one story; each poet may enter two poems. All genres will be accepted.
Poetry entry fee is $10 for up to two (2) poems.
Short Story entry fee is $10 for one (1) short story.
Submit an entry in both categories for a $20 entry fee.
Entry fee is to be mailed along with entry form, poem or short story, and cover sheet to:
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival
Poetry & Short Story Contest
252 Twin Lakes Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
For more details, visit http://www.artsandheritage.com/TheArts/LiteraryArts.aspx
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bioStories Essay Contest: “Elders”
NEW CONTEST!
2015 Essay Contest Theme: “Elders”
bioStories Magazine is pleased to announce its second annual essay contest. The theme for 2015 is: “Elders”. We encourage writers to interpret the theme broadly and creatively.
Entries may be up to 3,000 words, must be nonfiction, and cannot be previously published. Entries should be submitted by pasting the essay directly in the body of an email addressed to: editor@biostories.com. The words “Elders Submission”, the title of your essay, and your last name must appear in the subject line. The body of the email must include the essay title at the top; no other identifying information should be included. All submissions will be evaluated in a blind review by our editorial board. The contest entry fee is $10, payable via the Paypal button below. Entries that fail to follow contest guidelines or that do not include fee will not be eligible. Multiple enties are accepted but each must be sent seperately and include an entry fee. Simultaneous submissions are fine but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Deadline for entry is February 16, 2015.
Winner receives $250 and publication.
For more details, visit http://www.biostories.com/Contest.php
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Utmost Christian Poetry Contest
Deadline: February 28. Christian writers are invited to compete for $3,000 in cash prizes, including a grand prize of $1,000 and a second prize of $500. Special awards for rhyming poems.
This contest has run annually for more than 10 years and is sponsored by the Utmost Christian Writers Foundation, a non-profit organization. See rules and entry form. Enjoy “New Day” by Chuck Collins, our 2014 winning poem.
Utmost Christian Writers Foundation exists to encourage and support poets of Christian faith by providing them with resources and awards, and to promote the creation of excellent poetry by Christians.
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Tethered by Letters’ Winter Literary Contests
We are currently accepting submissions for our short story contest (1,000 to 7,500 words, open genre), flash fiction contest (55, 250, or 500 words), and poetry contest (max of three pages per poem). TBL strives to publish writers with engaging stories, vivid characters, and fresh writing styles. All winners will be published in Tethered by Letters’ Fall 2015 Quarterly Journal. All finalists will receive free professional edits on their submission and be considered for later publication. The prizes are $500 (USDA) for the short story winner, $150 (USDA) for the flash fiction winner, and $150 (USDA) for the poetry winner. Winners will be announced publicly after April 1st. Multiple entries accepted. International submissions welcome. Good luck to all our authors!
Deadline: February 28, 2015
Prize: $500 for Short Story, $150 for Flash Fiction, $150 for Poetry
Entry Fee: $15 per Short Story; $7 per Flash Fiction OR $15 for three Flash Fictions; $7 per poem OR $15 for three poems
URL: http://tetheredbyletters.com/submissions/contest-submission
Contact Info: Joe Reinis, jreinis@tetheredbyletters.com
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Tethered by Letters’ Winter Short Story Contest
We are currently accepting short stories of any genre ranging from 1,000 to 7,500 words. The short story contest winner will be published as the featured short story in the Fall 2015 Quarterly Journal. Five finalists will be considered for subsequent quarterly journal publications or a TBL monthly feature. Each finalist will also receive free professional edits on their submission. International submissions welcome.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
Prize: $500 and publication in the quarterly journal
Entry Fee: $15 per entry
URL: http://tetheredbyletters.com/submissions/contest-submission
Contact Info: Joe Reinis, jreinis@tetheredbyletters.com
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Tethered by Letters’ Winter Flash Fiction Contest
We are currently accepting flash fiction submissions of 55, 250, or 500 words in length. The flash fiction contest winner will be published as the featured flash fiction in the Fall 2015 Quarterly Journal. Three finalists will be considered for subsequent quarterly journal publications or a TBL monthly feature. Each finalist will also receive free professional edits on their submission. International submissions welcome.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
Prize: $150 and publication in the quarterly journal
Entry Fee: $7 per entry OR $15 for three entries
URL: http://tetheredbyletters.com/submissions/contest-submission
Contact Info: Joe Reinis, jreinis@tetheredbyletters.com
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Tethered by Letters’ Winter Poetry Contest
We are currently accepting poetry submissions of all genres and styles—from traditional form to free verse. Length requirements are no more than three pages per poem, single-spaced with double spacing between stanzas. The poetry contest winner will be published as the featured poem in the Fall 2015 Quarterly Journal. Three finalists will be considered for subsequent quarterly journal publications or a TBL monthly poetry feature. Each finalist will also receive free professional edits on their submission. International submissions welcome.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
Prize: $150 and publication in the quarterly journal
Entry Fee: $7 per entry OR $15 for three entries
URL: http://tetheredbyletters.com/submissions/contest-submission
Contact Info: Joe Reinis, jreinis@tetheredbyletters.com
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The Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest: $1000 for one glorious poem
Sponsored by previous TNQ editor Kim Jernigan and family in celebration of the man who sparked their love of poetry, this contest is for poems written in response to an occasion, personal or public-poems of gratitude or grief, poems that celebrate or berate, poems that make an occasion of something or simply mark one. We are interested in light verse and in verse more sober, in the whole spectrum of tones and occasions. One of Nick’s own poems, which we think captures the broadness of his (and our) sense of ‘occasion’, is pictured at left. It originally appeared in Issue 100 of TNQ.
We will award a grand prize of $1,000 to the poem judged most worthy. Another $1,000 in prize money will be distributed as the judges fancy. However the prize money falls, the best of what we see will be published in The New Quarterly, at our usual rates, and posted on our website.
Entry fee: $40 for up to 2 unpublished poems, $5 each for additional poems. Submissions include a one-year Canadian subscription (or subscription extension) to The New Quarterly and may be accompanied by a brief paragraph describing the event that occasioned the poem.
Eligiblity: Entrants must be Canadian or currently residing in Canada. Entries may not be previously published, accepted, or submitted for publication elsewhere. There are no restrictions on length or number of entries, as long as the appropriate fees are paid. Entrants’ anonymity will be carefully preserved throughout the judging process; please ensure that your name does not appear on your document. The decisions will be made by August 31; winner(s) and finalists will receive notification by mail.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
See more at: http://tnq.ca/contests#sthash.z6iLC4PS.dpuf
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Kelpies Prize 2015
From Dumfries to Dundee, Glasgow to Aberdeen and everywhere in between, we are looking for Scottish children’s novels with a difference.
Fantastic fantasies, sensational sci-fi, awesome adventures and satisfying slices of life — the Kelpies range of Scottish children’s novels has them all. But we are still looking for more. Do you have a cracking story, with strong characters and believable dialogue which children won’t be able to put down? Then we want to read it!
This year, for the first time, we’re looking for entries to the Kelpies Prize in three categories to reflect our expanding audience:
- Young Kelpies (6-8 year olds)
- Kelpies (8-11 year olds)
- KelpiesTeen (11-14 year olds)
The Kelpies Prize was set up in 2004 to encourage and reward new Scottish writing for children. Winning authors receive a £2,000 cash prize and have their novel published in the Kelpies range.
The closing date for entries for the 2015 Prize is 28 February 2015. If you would like to submit a manuscript, please read the following Guidelines, and Terms & Conditions, carefully. When you submit your manuscript, you must also include an Application Form.
- Kelpies Prize 2015 Guidelines (PDF, 34KB)
- Kelpies Prize 2015 Terms & Conditions (PDF, 26KB)
- Kelpies Prize 2015 Application Form (PDF, 33KB)
Good luck! We look forward to receiving your manuscript in February 2015.
For more detail, please visit http://www.florisbooks.co.uk/kelpiesprize/enter.php
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The Park Bench Writing Competition
1st Prize: £195.00
2nd Prize: £150.00
3rd Prize: £100.00
Closing date: 28th February 2015
Entry fee: £3.00 or Free to Creative Competitor Premier1 Write, Learn and Publish members
Using the photo for inspiration, you have just 1000 words (including the title) to write a complete story that captures the imagination of the reader. To be in with a chance of winning this writing competition, you must include the park bench in your story.
Consider your starting point carefully to maximise the strength of your story. We want to be hooked by every word.
For more details, visit http://creativecompetitor.com/creative-writing-competitions/writing-competitions-2015/park-bench-writing-competition/
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2014-2015 Snowbound Chapbook Award Guidelines
December 1, 2014 — February 28, 2015
(postmark or online submission-date)
Final Judge: Lia Purpura
$1,000 Prize
The Snowbound Chapbook Award includes a cash award of $1,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, 25 copies of the winning title, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion. Manuscripts are judged anonymously and all finalists will be considered for publication. Please read the complete guidelines before submitting your manuscript.
For more details, visit http://www.tupelopress.org/snowbound.php
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WINTER 2015 FLASH FICTION CONTEST
WOW! hosts a (quarterly) writing contest every three months. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. The contest is open globally; age is of no matter; and entries must be in English. We are open to all styles of writing, although we do encourage you to take a close look at our guest judge for the season (upper right hand corner) if you are serious about winning. We love creativity, originality, and light-hearted reads. That’s not to say that our guest judge will feel the same… so go wild! Express yourself, and most of all, let’s have some fun!
WORD COUNT:
Maximum: 750
Minimum: 250
The title is not to be counted in your word count. We use MS Word’s word count to determine the submitted entry’s word count.
PROMPT:
OPEN PROMPT!
That’s right, this is your chance to shine, and get creative. You can write about anything, as long as it’s within the word count and fiction. So, dig out those stories you started way back when and tailor them to the word count.
We’re open to any style and genre. From horror to romance! So, get creative, and most of all, have fun.
Click to Download the WINTER 2015 FLASH FICTION Contest Terms & Conditions PDF
CONTEST DEADLINES:
FALL: September – November 30th 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) – CLOSED
WINTER: December – February 28th, 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) – NOW OPEN!
SPRING: March – May 31st, 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) – CLOSED
SUMMER: June – August 31st, 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) – CLOSED
ENTRY FEE: $10.00
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Wag’s Review Winter Contest
Deadline: February 28, 2015
We hold two contests annually, the Winter Contest from December 1 through the end of February and the Summer Contest, from June 1 to August 31. The contests are open to all three genres and are judged by the editors. For each, first prize is $1000 and guaranteed publication in the magazine, second prize is $500 and third $100. All pieces are considered for publication. There is a $20 reading fee per contest submission, plus Submittable’s fee. The 2015 Winter Contest is currently open.
http://www.wagsrevue.com/submit?awt_l=PFue4&awt_m=Iod1Qif96RYbK5
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Fabula Press Nivalis Short Story Contest 2015
Sponsor: Fabula Press (www.fabulapress.com)
Word Limit: Min 2500 words, maximum 6000 words
Theme: Nivalis, meaning winter.
Prizes:
Three Prizes –
- First prize: US$150, publication and 2 copies of the anthology
- Second Prize: US$100, publication and 2 copies of the anthology
- Third Prize: US$100, and publication
All published authors get a copy of the anthology.
Entry fee: US$10
Submission period: 01 Dec 2014 – 28 Feb 2015
Judges include Clare Wallace (literary agent with Darley Anderson), Joanna Ezekiel (Author), Brett Alan Sanders (Author), Anisha Bhaduri (Award winning Journalist and Author).
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The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition 2015
Most of the stories we publish at The Fiction Desk are more or less realistic, but we try to stray outside that from time to time: some genre fiction should be part of any balanced reading diet. One genre that we particularly like to feature is the ghost story.
This year, our ghost story competition has a first prize of £500, a second prize of £250, and a third prize of £100.
Entries should be between 1,000 and 5,000 words in length. The entry fee is £8 for each story submitted, and the closing date is Saturday, February 28th, 2015. Winners will be announced in April 2015.
The competition is judged by Rob Redman, editor of the anthology series and founder of The Fiction Desk.
To enter the competition, or view the full terms and conditions, please visit the online entry form or go to http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php
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The 2nd Annual Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award
CLICK HERE to see this year’s winner.
Submissions open: June 1, 2014 – February 28, 2015
Prize: $500 + Publication no later than early 2016 by Vine Leaves Press + 20 copies
Guest Judge: Sara Sargent
The Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award includes a cash prize of $500, publication by Vine Leaves Press (paperback and eBook), 20 copies of the paperback, worldwide distribution, and promotion through Vine Leaves Literary Journal and staff websites. Author will receive a 70% net royalty on all eBook and print sales. A copy of the publishing contract for your perusal can be downloaded HERE.
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Robert Frost Foundation Poetry Award
Award Guidelines
The 2014 Reading period opens from September, 2014 through February 1, 2015. The deadline has been extended to March 1, 2015 due to problems with the electronic submission process.
Prompt: Poems in the spirit of Robert Frost, however you define that
Number of Poems : up to 3
Length: each poem no more than 3 pages
Prior Submissions: OK
Reading Fee: $12/poem
Esubmissions:http://frostfoundation.submittable.com/submit
Snail mail: Robert Frost Foundation, Lawrence Library, 51 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA 01841
Queries: rffpoetrycontest@gmail.com
Postmark Deadline: Extended to March 1, 2015
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riverSedge
Deadline: March 1, 2015
riverSedge is a literary journal of culture and literature with an understanding of its place in the nation. Its name reflects our specific river edge with an openness to publish writers who use English, Tex-Mex, and Spanish and who discuss border life while not excluding voices from other areas. The “river’s edge” means many things: the edge of the Americas, divided by the Rio Grande, as well as the cutting edge of creativity in language and genre. riverSedge exists to provide an outlet for writers of excellence in the genres of creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, scriptwriting, visual art, and critical reviews.
For our upcoming issue, all submissions (except book reviews) will be eligible for contest prizes in three categories: poetry, prose, and art. See full guidelines at https://riversedge.submittable.com/submit :
- $5 submission fee in all genres (except book reviews)
- 3 prizes of $300 will be awarded in poetry, prose, and art. All entries are eligible for contest prizes. Dramatic scripts and graphic literature will be judged as prose.
For more information, visit https://riversedge.submittable.com/submit
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2015 Greg Grummer Poetry Contest–Judged by Brian Teare
$17.00 USD
Ends on 3/1/2015
We are now accepting submissions for our annual fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry contests. The winners will be published this spring/summer in Phoebe 44.2. We encourage you to take a look at our previous contest winners. Ramona Ausubel will be judging our fiction contest, Roxane Gay will judge the nonfiction submissions, and Brian Teare will judge poetry. Only contest winners will win prize money, but we hope to publish some outstanding honorable mentions alongside our prize winners in Phoebe 44.2. We look forward to reading your work. Submit online and send us the best you’ve got!
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42 Miles Press Poetry Award
Judge: David Dodd Lee, Series Editor
The 42 Miles Press Poetry Award is being created in an effort to bring fresh and original voices to the poetry reading public. The prize will be offered annually to any poet writing in English, including poets who have never published a full length book as well as poets who have published several. New and Selected collections of poems are also welcome. Manuscripts submitted for the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award should exhibit an awareness of the contemporary “voice” in American poetry, an awareness of our moment in time as poets. We are excited to receive poetry that is experimental as well as work of a more formalist bent, as long as it reflects a complexity and sophistication of thought and language. Urgency, yes; melodrama, not so much.
The winning poet will receive $1,000 and publication of his or her book including 50 author copies. The winner will also be invited to give a reading at Indiana University South Bend as part of the release of the book. The final selection will be made by the Series Editor. Current or former students or employees of Indiana University South Bend, as well as friends of the Series Editor, are not eligible for the prize.
Manuscripts will be accepted starting December 1st, 2014 and the ending deadline will be March 1st, 2015. Manuscripts received prior to December 1, or postmarked after March 1, will be recycled and the entry fee returned.
For more details, visit http://42milespress.com/contest/
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The 2015 CBC Creative Nonfiction Competition is now open!
WHAT: Submit your original, unpublished work of creative nonfiction between 1200 and 1500 words.
WHEN: Competition runs from January 1 to March 1.
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.
For more details, visit:
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22nd Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers
$2,500 Prize
The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until March 1, 2015 for the 22nd Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an author not yet published in book format.
Entry Fee: $29 per entry paid through Submittable.
Deadline: March 1, 2015
Jury: Writers Arno Kopecky, Donna Morrissey, and Uma Parameswaran will serve as the jury.
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GINOSKO FLASH FICTION CONTEST
$500 Award, $10 entry fee, deadline March 1, 2015.
Submit up to 2 pieces, 800 words maximum each piece.
Final Judges:
Maggie Heaps, Michael Hettich, Gary Lundy, E M Schorb, Larissa Shmailo, Andrena Zawinski, Andrei Guruianu, Robert Paul Cesaretti.
Awarded work will be published on Ginosko Literary Journal website.
Guidelines and Eligibility:
The Ginosko Flash Fiction Award is for an unpublished work of flash fiction. Awarded piece is selected through a submission process open to all writers with the following exception:
Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the submitted manuscript.
Procedures and Considerations:
Please submit work, along with a brief bio, and cover letter if desired, to GinoskoContest@gmail.com. Attachments must be in .wps, .doc, .rtf, or .pdf form, otherwise they will not be considered (please include last name on every page submitted).
Send print submissions to:
CONTEST
Ginosko Literary Journal
PO Box 246
Fairfax, CA 94978
Payment Procedures:
Online submissions will receive emailed invoices via PayPal, though you do not need a PayPal account. Print submissions may send $5 in cash or check (made payable to Ginosko Literary Journal) to the above address.
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Amy Levy Prize
Entrants, 30 years old, or under, can only submit one entry of 5000 words or less by Sunday 1 March 2015. This piece of work must be a previously unpublished piece of fiction, on a Jewish theme. This should be sent as an attachment to amylevyprize@jw3.org.uk
What’s the Prize?
- £1000
- A week-long writing retreat
- A mentor for one year
- A residency at JW3
The awards are designed to create a platform for writing by and/or about Jewish communities, life and culture. With a cut-off age of 30, it is the first international Jewish writing prize specifically aimed at making a difference in the early career of young writers. The distinguished panel of judges is headed by Naomi Alderman, award-winning novelist.
For details, visit: http://jewishquarterly.org/jq-wingate-prize/wingate-prize-2015/
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upstreet
Submitting to upstreet
We invite you to submit your poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for the tenth issue of upstreet.
- Please read these guidelines carefully. If they are not followed, your submission will not be considered.
- We take submissions only through the upstreet Submission Manager, an online system that will be found here.
- The submission period for upstreet number ten is from September 1, 2013, to March 1, 2014. The Submission Manager will take work only within that time period.
- Visit http://www.upstreet-mag.org/guideline_layers.html for details.
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7 Day Creative Writing Challenge
1st Prize: £400.00
2nd Prize: £300.00
3rd Prize: £250.00
4th Prize: £150.00
5th Prize: £100.00
6th Prize: £75.00
Start date: Saturday 7th March 2015
ENDS: 14 March 2015
Entry fee: £5.00 after February 1 (£4.00 until 31 January)
A professional evaluation of your submission is available at £5.00 if required. Premier1 Write, Learn and Publish members can enter for free by emailing their submission directly to us. If feedback is required, please pay £5.00 by clicking on the relevant PayPal button at the bottom of the page.
For details, visit http://creativecompetitor.com/creative-writing-competitions/writing-competitions-2015/7-day-creative-writing-challenge/
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The Fortune Teller Writing Competition
1st Prize: £395.00
2nd Prize: £250.00
3rd Prize: £150.00
Closing date: 10th March 2015
Entry fee: £5.00 or FREE to Write, Learn and Publish members
All you have to do to win this exciting new writing competition is to craft a story around a fortune teller in a maximum of 1000 words including the title.
Consider your starting point carefully to maximise the strength of your story. We want to be hooked by every word.
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2015 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction
General guidelines:
1. $2,000 will be awarded for the best short story, which will be published in the fall/winter 2015 issue of Colorado Review.
2. This year’s final judge is Lauren Groff; friends and students (current & former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni.
3. Entry fee to submit online is $17 per story (the extra $2 goes to the amazing people who run Submittable); there is no limit on the number of entries you may submit, though each story must be a separate entry.
4. Stories must be previously unpublished.
5. There are no theme restrictions, but stories must be under 50 pages.
Deadline: March 14, 2015
For more details, visit https://nelliganprize.submittable.com/Submit
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THE NANCY D. HARGROVE EDITORS’ PRIZE FOR FICTION AND POETRY
CONTEST OPENS January 15, 2015
DEADLINE: March 15, 2015
- One winner in fiction and one in poetry each receive $500 and publication in Jabberwock Review.
- All finalists are considered for publication.
- All entrants receive a one-year (two-issue) subscription beginning with the prize-winning issue.
- Each fiction entry should consist of a single short story of any length—though please keep in mind that our entire journal runs 90-100 pages. (Novel excerpts may be submitted if they are self-contained.)
- Each poetry entry should consist of 1-3 poems. The winning entry may be for a single poem or group of poems.
- Entry Fee: $15, which includes a one-year (two-issue) subscription to Jabberwock Review. (If you enter more than once, your subscription will be extended—or else note in the comments section where you would like your additional subscription sent as a gift.)
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The 2015 Prairie Schooner Book Prize Contest
Prizes
Winners will receive $3000 and publication through the University of Nebraska Press.
Eligibility
The Prairie Schooner Book Prize Series welcomes manuscripts from all living writers, including non-US citizens, writing in English. Both unpublished and published writers are welcome to submit manuscripts. However, we will not consider manuscripts that have previously been published, which includes self-publication. Writers may enter both contests. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask that you notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted for publication somewhere else. No past or present paid employee of Prairie Schooner or the University of Nebraska Press or current faculty or student at the University of Nebraska will be eligible for the prizes.
Manuscripts will be accepted between January 15 and March 15, 2015.
For more details, visit http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/book-prize
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The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
Selected Shorts is thrilled to announce that the 2015 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize, judged by Karen Russell, will partner with our friends Electric Literature.
The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize is awarded by Selected Shorts and 2015 judge Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove. The 2015 contest is presented with our partners Electric Literature and the Gotham Writers’ Workshop. The winning work will be performed and recorded live at the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, and published on electricliterature.com. The winning writer will receive $1000 and a free 10-week course with the Gotham Writers’ Workshop.
Deadline: March 15, 2015
For more details, visit: http://www.selectedshorts.org/extras/writing-contest-2/
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Gulf Coast Prize
Deadline: March 22nd, 2015
Awarding $6,000 in prizes to poets, essayists, and fiction writers, this year’s judges are Sarah Shun-lien Bynum (Fiction), Maggie Nelson (Nonfiction), and Carl Phillips (Poetry)!
The contest awards publication and $1,500 each to the best poem, essay, and short story, as well as $250 to two honorable mentions in each genre. The winners will appear in Gulf Coast 28.1, due out in Fall 2015, and all entries will be considered for paid publication on our website as Online Exclusives. The $23 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast.
We will accept submissions both via our online submissions manager and via postal mail.
For more details, visit http://gulfcoastmag.org/contests/gulf-coast-prize/
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The Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest: $1000 for one winning essay
Edna Staebler was a pioneer in the field of literary journalism. Her first article, “Duellists of the Deep”, a story about swordfishing with Neil’s Harbour fishermen, was published in MacLeans when she was in her mid-40s and won the Canadian Womens Press Club Memorial Award. From there, she went on to write many more articles for MacLeans, Chatelaine, Saturday Night, and others in the decades to come, as well as Cape Breton Harbour, a book about the time she spent there. And, of course, many readers know her best as the engaging voice of Food that Really Schmecks, a series of cookbooks so entertaining that people read them in bed.
Edna opened the door for generations of personal essayists, not just with her example but with her generosity, founding many awards, scholarships, and bursaries. In 1981, she helped to found The New Quarterly, and in 2005 we were one of many lucky organizations and individuals to receive a gift from her completely out of the blue, a cheque for $25K.
In the spirit of Edna’s contributions to the genre, we are interested in essays of any length, on any topic, in which the writer’s personal engagement with the topic provides the frame or through-line. There is no restriction on essay length or subject matter, but the author must be a Canadian citizen or resident.
We offer a $1,000 prize for the winning essay; all submissions will be considered for paid publication ($250) in the magazine.
Entry fee: $40 per submission. Each submission includes a one-year Canadian subscription (or subscription extension) to The New Quarterly
Eligiblity: Entrants must be Canadian or currently residing in Canada. Entries may not be previously published, accepted, or submitted for publication elsewhere. There are no restrictions on length or number of entries, so long as the appropriate fees are paid. Entrants’ anonymity will be carefully preserved throughout the judging process. If names used in your essay may reveal your identity, please use pseudonoms and make a note so we know to ask for the real names before publication. The decisions will by made by August 31; winner(s) and finalists will receive notification by email.
Deadline: March 28, 2015
See more at: http://tnq.ca/contests#sthash.z6iLC4PS.dpuf
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2015 Prime Number Magazine Awards
First Prize in each category: $1000 plus publication
Second Prize in each category: $250 plus publication
Third Prize in each category: Publication
Prime Number Magazine (a Press 53 publication) announces the 2015 Prime Number Magazine Awards with prizes and/or publication for our top three entries in Poetry, Short Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction. Before entering, please read the following guidelines carefully.
Submission period: Now until March 31, 2015 online only using Submittable, your online submissions manager. Multiple submissions are accepted; each entry requires a separate reading fee.
Winners Announced: No later than July 1, 2015
Reading Fee: $15 per entry
Deadline: March 31, 2015
For more details, visit http://www.primenumbermagazine.com/Awards_2015.html
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2015 Essay Collection Competition
Judge: Wayne Koestenbaum
January 1 – March 31
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center welcomes submissions to their Essay Collection Competition; the winner will receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalty contract. This year’s contest will be judged by Wayne Koestenbaum.
For details, visit http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/essay-prize/
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2015 First Book Poetry Competition
Judge: Eileen Myles
January 1 – March 31, 2015
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center welcomes submissions for our First Book Poetry Competition; the winner will receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalty contract. This year’s contest will be judged by Eileen Myles.
For details, visit http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/essay-prize-1/
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2015 Open Book Poetry Competition
Judges: Lesle Lewis, Shane McCrae, & Wendy Xu
January 1 – March 31
The Cleveland State University Poetry Center welcomes submissions for our Open Book Poetry Competition; the winner will receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalty contract. This year’s contest will be judged by a panel of previous CSU authors: Lesle Lewis, Shane McCrae, and Wendy Xu.
For details, visit http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/essay-prize-1-1/
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2015 NEW WOMEN’S VOICES SERIES CHAPBOOK COMPETITION (Now in its 17th year!)
A prize of $1,000 and publication for a chapbook-length poetry collection in print edition and eBook format.
Open to women who have never before published a full-length poetry collection. Previous chapbook publication does not disqualify.
International entries are welcome. Multiple submissions are accepted. Final judge: Leah Maines.
All entries will be considered for publication. The top-ten finalists will be offered publication in the New Women’s Voices Series.
Submit up to 26 pages of poetry, PLUS bio, acknowledgments, SASE and cover letter with a $15 entry fee.
To submit online click on
https://finishinglinepress.submittable.com/submit/37185
or mail $15.00 USD entry and fee to
NWV Chapbook Competition
Finishing Line Press
P O Box 1626
Georgetown, KY 40324
USA
Postmark Deadline: March 31, 2015
A self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with the correct postage must accompany all mailed manuscripts. A SASE is needed for any kind of response, even if the writer does not want the material returned.
A good photocopy of the manuscript or a computer printout, rather than the original, should be sent. Finishing Line Press is not responsible for lost manuscripts.
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The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction has today announced its 2015 judging panel.The panel will be chaired by Director of Liberty – and author of the bestselling On Liberty – Shami Chakrabarti. Her fellow judges are writer and founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, Laura Bates; the broadcaster, writer and columnist for ES Magazine, Grace Dent; the award-winning poet and novelist (and winner of the first ever Women’s Prize for Fiction in 1996) Helen Dunmore; and Channel 4 News presenter, Cathy Newman.
Shami Chakrabarti says of chairing this year’s panel: “Women writers continue to enthral, educate and entertain so to chair the judges of the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction is going to be great reading and great fun.”
Between them, the judges will be reading more than 150 books – outstanding novels written by women from all over the world – over the next six months as they choose their longlist of twenty titles, then shortlist of six, then the winner of the 2015 Baileys WPfF. Previous winners of the prize include Eimear McBride for A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (2014), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie for Half of a Yellow Sun (2007) and Zadie Smith for On Beauty (2006).
Any woman writing in English – whatever her nationality, country of residence, age or subject matter – is eligible for a full-length novel written in English between 1st April 2014 and 31st March 2015.
The winner will receive a cheque for £30,000 and a limited edition bronze figurine known as a ‘Bessie’, created and donated by the artist Grizel Niven. Both are anonymously endowed.
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015 will be awarded on June 3rd 2015 at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London.
For details, visit: http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/2014/the-baileys-womens-prize-for-fiction-announce-the-2015-judges
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2015 FOUR WAY BOOKS LEVIS PRIZE IN POETRY
Judge: Martha Collins
Awarding publication of a book-length collection, a Four Way Books sponsored reading in NYC, and $1000.
Submission Dates: January 1 – March 31, 2015 (postmark), or online, via our submission manager by April 1 at 3 AM EST, to accommodate our west coast friends.
Eligibility: Open to any poet writing in English regardless of publication history.
Submissions accepted on-line (preferred) and by mail.
For more details, please visit http://fourwaybooks.com/site/levis-prize/
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LUNAFEST
CALLING ALL WOMEN FILMMAKERS…
SEEKING FILMS BY, FOR AND ABOUT WOMEN
Whether you are a film student with a serious documentary, a rising indie star or an accomplished animator, LUNAFEST wants to see your work! We accept short film submissions from September 14th through April 1st each year, we seek unique stories created by, for and about women.
If your film is chosen by our LUNAFEST Board of Advisors, you get a $2,500 award. Even better, it will be screened by audiences at more than 190 venues throughout North America and serve as vehicle for raising awareness and funds for causes that women care about.
See more at: http://www.lunafest.org/submit-a-film
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Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)
Now in its 14th year, this contest seeks today’s best humor poems. No fee to enter. Submit published or unpublished work. $2,000 in prizes
Contest Opens: Aug 15, 2014
Deadline: Apr 01, 2015
Results Announced: Aug 15, 2015
Theme: Humor
Length Limit: Poem may be of any length
Entry Fee: No fee. Submit one poem only, please.
Prizes:
- First Prize: $1,000
- Honorable Mentions: 10 awards of $100 each
- Top 11 entries published online
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To the Lighthouse & Clarissa Dalloway Book Prize
AROHO’s To the Lighthouse Poetry and Clarissa Dalloway “everything but poetry” Book Prizes are awarded annually to one woman’s excellent unpublished collection of poetry (48 to 96 pages) and prose (50,000 to 150,000 words), respectively. We encourage and enjoy a diverse range of topics and styles for both competitions. For the Clarissa Dalloway Book Prize, accepted genres include but are not limited to memoir, biography, novel or novella, young adult literature, and graphic novels. Winners receive $1000 and publication of their submitted collection by Red Hen Press. In addition, AROHO will provide promotional efforts and coverage of some related travel expenses, constituting an additional $1000 in value.
Judged by esteemed writers and poets such as Alice Quinn, Tracy K. Smith, Eloise Klein Healy, C.D. Wright, and Kate Gale, whose reputations accompany the winning publication into the marketplace, these awards proliferate the number of prized women poets and writers seeing their words in print.
Next deadline: April 1, 2015
With Finalist Judges:
Alicia Stallings (To the Lighthouse)
Kate Gale (Clarissa Dalloway)
More details at http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/awards/to-the-lighthouse-clarissa-dalloway/
To Submit online: To The Lighthouse and Clarissa Dalloway Applications
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Zone 3 Press
Creative Nonfiction Book Award
Prize: $1,000 and Publication
Guidelines: • One copy of your manuscript of 150-300 pages. • An acknowledgments page may be included. • $25.00 reading fee made payable to Zone 3 Press. Reading fee includes a one-year subscription to ZONE 3. Deadline: April 1, 2015.
For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Ticket to Write 2015
The competition is for one-act stage plays about The Beatles. The plays should last about 40 – 45 minutes. We plan to stage the three plays selected in Liverpool later in the year over two nights as in 2014. The audience votes will still be included in the overall choice of the winner of the £150 prize
The plays can feature any aspect of The Beatles – their music, work or lives. They can even be inspired by a song or song-title.
The 40- 45 minute plays must be able to be performed with a maximum of four actors. A play can have more than four characters provided that multi-roling with the maximum of four is practical.
The closing date Tuesday April 7, 2015.
For more details, visit http://www.acedrama.co.uk/HowToEnter.html
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The Weather
Deadline: April 13, 2015
For an upcoming issue, Creative Nonfiction is seeking new essays about THE WEATHER. We’re not just making idle chit-chat; the weather affects us all, and talking about the weather is a fundamental human experience. Now, as we confront our changing climate, talking about the weather may be more important than ever.
Send us your true stories—personal, historical, reported—about fog, drought, flooding, tornado-chasing, blizzards, hurricanes, hail the size of golfballs, or whatever’s happening where you are. We’re looking for well-crafted essays that will change the way we see the world around us.
Creative Nonfiction editors will award $1,000 for Best Essay and $500 for runner-up. All essays will be considered for publication in a special “Weather” issue of the magazine.
Guidelines: Essays must be previously unpublished and no longer than 4,000 words. There is a $20 reading fee (or $25 to include a 4-issue subscription to Creative Nonfiction—US addresses 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).
You may submit essays online or by regular mail:
By regular mail
Postmark deadline April 13, 2015.
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: WEATHER
5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
Online
Deadline to upload files: 11:59 pm EST April 13, 2015
To submit, please click the appropriate link:
Reading fee + 4-issue subscription ($25; US submitters only)
Reading fee only ($20)
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America(s)
$10.00 USD
Ends on 4/15/2015
Submissions for the 2015 Publication Contest should be in conversation with the LHP 2015 theme: America(s).
The winner will receive: $250 and 2 contributor copies, along with print and online publication.
Reading fee is $10. All work will be considered for publication.
Reading period: October 15th, 2014 to April 15th, 2015
Please send up to 3 unpublished poems in a single file. If one or more of these poems is accepted for publication prior to hearing back from us, please notify us at lockedhornpress@gmail.com.
For details, visit https://lockedhornpress.submittable.com/submit
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2015 San Francisco Book Festival Call for Entries
SAN FRANCISCO _ The 2015 San Francisco Book Festival has issued a call for entries to its annual program celebrating the best books of the spring.
The San Francisco Book Festival will consider non-fiction, fiction, biography/autobiography, children’s books, compilations/anthologies, young adult, how-to, cookbooks, science fiction, business, history, wild card, gay, photography/art, poetry, unpublished, technology and spiritual/religious works. There is no date of publication restriction.
Our grand prize for the 2015 San Francisco Book Festival winner is $1500 cash appearance fee and a flight to San Francisco for our gala awards ceremony in May, 2015. Exact date TBD.
Submitted works will be judged by a panel of industry experts using the following criteria:
1) General excellence and the author’s passion for telling a good story.
2) The potential of the work to reach a wider audience.
Deadline submissions in each category must be received by the close of business on April 25, 2015. Winners in each category will be notified by e-mail and on the web site. Please note that judges read and consider submissions on an ongoing basis, comparing early entries with later submissions.
For more details, visit: http://sanfranciscobookfestival.com/
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ARTISTS EMBASSY INTERNATIONAL’S SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL
DANCING POETRY CONTEST
Deadline May 15, 2015
Over $1,000 in prize money to be awarded
All DPF prize winners will receive a prize certificate suitable for framing, a ticket to the Dancing Poetry Festival 2015, and be invited to read their prize winning poem at the 2015 Dancing Poetry Festival, time and location to be announced.
Three Grand Prizes will receive $100 each plus the poems will be danced, and videotaped for the poet.
Each Grand Prize Winner will be invited onstage for photo ops with the dancers and a bow in the lime light.
Six First Prizes will receive $50 each
Twelve Second Prizes will receive $25 each
Thirty Third Prizes will receive $10 each
For more details, visit http://www.dancingpoetry.com/dpfpoetrycontestrules.html
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The Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award
sponsored by the St. Jerome’s University English Department
Winning story: $1000
This contest, is named in honour of Peter Hinchcliffe, who was instrumental in the founding of the magazine and has made an impact in the lives of many students in his longstanding role as lecturer at St. Jerome’s University.
The $1000 top prize will be awarded for a work of short fiction by a Canadian (citizen or resident) writer who has not yet published a first novel or short story collection. Though there is only one top prize, all submissions will be considered for paid publication ($250) in the magazine. All submissions will be judged blind.
Entry fee: $40 per submission. Each submission includes a one-year Canadian subscription (or subscription extension) to The New Quarterly
Eligiblity: Submissions must be previously unpublished. Entrants must be Canadian or currently residing in Canada. Writers must be in the early stages. We define a writer in the early stages as someone who has not yet published a first story collection or novel.
There is no word limit. Entrants’ anonymity will be carefully preserved throughout the judging process; please ensure that your name does not appear on your document. Decisions will be made by August 31; finalists will be notified by email.
Deadline: May 28, 2015
See more at: http://tnq.ca/contests#sthash.z6iLC4PS.dpuf
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Frogmore Poetry Prize 2015
Sponsored by the Frogmore Press
www.frogmorepress.co.uk
Deadline: May 31, 2015
The winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2015 will win two hundred and fifty guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive seventy-five and fifty guineas respectively and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications. Previous winners of the Prize have been David Satherley, Caroline Price, Bill Headdon, John Latham, Diane Brown, Tobias Hill, Mario Petrucci, Gina Wilson, Ross Cogan, Joan Benner, Ann Alexander, Gerald Watts, Katy Darby, David Angel , Howard Wright, Julie-ann Rowell, Arlene Ang, Peter Marshall, Gill Andrews, A K S Shaw, Sharon Black, Emily Wills and Lesley Saunders
Adjudicator: John McCullough was born in Watford in 1978. His first collection of poems The Frost Fairs (Salt) won the Polari First Book Prize for 2012. It was a Book of the Year for both The Independent and The Poetry School, and a summer read for The Observer. He has written commissioned poems for the British Museum and the British Film Institute, and his work has appeared regularly in publications including Poetry Review, Poetry London and the Best British Poetry series.
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River Styx 2015 International Poetry Contest
$1500 First Prize 2015 Judge: TBA Submissions open January 1, 2015
- Send up to three poems, no more than 14 pages. Please include all poems in a single document.
- Entry fee: $10 or $20. $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription (3 issues). $10 entry fee includes a copy of the issue in which the winning poems will appear.
- Include name and address on the cover letter only.
- All poems will be considered for publication.
- Previously published poems, including those that have appeared on websites, blogs, and personal home pages, are not eligible.
- Though submissions are anonymous, judges will remove from consideration any entries they recognize as having been written by writers with whom they have worked or studied.
- 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners and honorable mentions will be published in the fall issue.
- Contest results will be announced in October
Enter by mail or online via Submittable. To enter by mail, include an S.A.S.E. for notification of contest results and a check payable to River Styx Magazine. Entries must be received by May 31, 2015. Mail entries to:
River Styx International Poetry Contest
3547 Olive Street, Suite 107
St. Louis MO 63103
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4th Women Inspirational Poetry Contest
This is a call to all poets who write about WOMEN. Write about someone who inspires you. You may use a character depiction, a triumphant situation; can surprise us with your talent. ALL writers welcome; written in english, original and unpublished entries. Winners will be notified in August 2015 by Oneal Walters; their names and the title of their winning poems will be published on http://www.wipconline.com. All poems remain the property of the poet.
1st Place $500 US, Interview
2nd Place $300 US
3rd Place $200 US
Since writing is your passion, this contest is your chance to create the masterpiece that will showcase your talent for all to read and appreciate.
Submission fees
$31.00 US 1-2 poem submission.
$51.00 US 4 poem submission.
$41.00 US 3 poem submission.
Don’t miss your chance to be named the 2015, 4th Women Inspirational Poetry Contest Winner! Submit online at contest@wipconline.com
Deadline of June 24, 2015, WINNERS ANNOUNCED ON WIPC!
There are two options for the submission fee; through mail by money order or certified cheque, or online through Paypal.
Printed mail entries and submission fees mailed to:
Women Inspirational Poetry Contest
2 Bloor Street West, Suite 700
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M4W 3R1
Make US money order or certified cheque payable to: Women Inspirational Poetry Contest.
Printed on a separate sheet of paper, please include your contact information (name, address, email and number)
Submission fees paid online to:
Email entries to: contest@wipconline.com
Online orders are secure through Paypal. American, British and Canadian orders are accepted through Paypal.
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2015 Banff Mountain Book Competition Categories
Prizes will be awarded in each of the following categories:
(Please note: books written primarily for children and young adults are not suitable for this competition.)
*NEW* Mountaineering Article Award – Articles or short form essays with mountaineering, climbing or mountain adventure themes under 7,000 words. Articles may be fiction, historical or non-fiction narratives and are invited to be submitted by publishers and editors of print publications, not by individual authors. Articles must have been printed within the last two years to qualify for submission. Scholastic, research or scientific articles will not be accepted. Please email us for more information on submission guidelines. View FAQ for more information (pdf)
Adventure Travel — non-fiction books with a theme of travel to, and exploration of, remote and/or rugged landscapes and their cultures. Eligible for the Adventure Travel Award (English editions only)
Mountain Fiction and Poetry — includes fiction and poetry books with a focus on mountain topics. Creative narratives about climbing and mountaineering, exploration and mountain culture are acceptable. Eligible for the Mountain Fiction & Poetry Award (English editions only)
Mountain Guidebooks — non-fiction books dealing with physical activities in mountain environments; including hiking, climbing, mountaineering and “how-to” books. Eligible for the Mountain Guidebook Award (English editions only)
Mountain Image — includes books with a primary focus on mountain images and with text in a subordinate role. Images may include photographs or reproductions of artwork. Eligible for the Mountain Image Award (Publications in all languages are acceptable)
Mountain and Wilderness Literature, Non-Fiction — includes non-fiction books, such as memoirs, biographies and narratives on mountaineering, climbing history, mountain exploration, mountain culture, and human experiences of any kind in the mountain wilderness. Eligible for the Mountain & Wilderness Literature, The Jon Whyte Award (English editions only)
A Grand Prize will be awarded to a book chosen from amongst the winners in the above categories.
Entry Deadline is June 30, 2015
- Read the regulations
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North Street Book Prize
Your self-published book can win up to $1,500 plus expert marketing services
Contest Opens: Jan 15, 2015
Deadline: Jun 30, 2015
Results Announced: Jan 15, 2016
Theme: All themes welcome except works portraying pedophilia, bestiality, necrophilia, and/or snuff as acceptable sexual practices
Categories:
- Mainstream/Literary Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Creative Nonfiction
Length Limit: 150,000 words (about 500 pages)
Entry Fee: $50 per entry. Please submit entries one at a time.
For more details and to enter, visit https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize?utm_expid=266712-2.w3ziOB3LQMOE7TWoS5R-WQ.0
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Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry
75-100 page manuscript
$1,000 prize and publication
An entry fee of $25 must accompany the manuscript
Previously published eligible
Deadline: August 31, 2015
http://www.snakenationpress.org/submission-guidelines/
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Serena McDonald Kennedy Award
No more than 50,000 word novella or 200 page manuscript of short stories will be accepted. Any well written manuscript on any topic will be considered. Previously published works may be entered.
An entry fee of $25 must accompany the submission.
$1,000 award and publication
Deadline: August 31, 2015
http://www.snakenationpress.org/submission-guidelines/
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AROHO’s 7th $50,000
Gift of Freedom Competition
December 1, 2014 to November 2, 2015
Awarding the $50,000 Gift of Freedom for an imagined yet unwritten poetry, fiction, or nonfiction project is AROHO’s most unique form of arts patronage. More than a mere grant of financial assistance or recognition of artistic merit, the Gift of Freedom is a beacon, a map, and a destination, a critical public expression of the immeasurable value of women’s achievements, their stories, and their art.
The Gift of Freedom application affords an extensive, disciplined process of introspection, evaluation, and planning all applicants can benefit from. It has proven to be a valuable resource and tool, and is always available as a template, even when the application cycle for the award is closed. After completing and sending in the application, many women report more full and fearless integration of their creative lives, setting aside their carpentry tools and odd jobs to take literary roles as teachers, mentors, and authors of stories that have changed lives with their telling.
For more details and to apply, visit: http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/awards/gift-of-freedom/
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FJORDS REVIEW ANNUAL CONTEST
Rolling deadlines
We read manuscripts throughout the year and publish our winner and shortlist on the same day.
Each manuscript should be between 45-300 pages and may be a collection of poetry, short stories or different kinds of literary pieces. Full-length visual art, illustrated and collaborative books are also considered.
To enter: send one word file or .pdf containing
- Cover page with author name, telephone number, email and postal address and manuscript name
- Page that includes only the title of the manuscript.
- Manuscript with numbered pages and table of contents.
Judging for the contest is blind. All work submitted is considered for book publication and for publication in an edition of Fjords
http://fjordsreview.com/contest/contest.html
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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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The Thistle Dew Theatre & KTDT Dramady seeks plays for Stage and Radio
http://thistledewtheatre.blogspot.com/
Call for play submissions: monologues, short plays, one act or full-length plays for stage and radio.
Monthly themed monologues and short plays needed. On-going, no submission fee, no deadline. This is a competition with one winner per production: $25.00.
Continuing call: No fees… no deadlines….
Tales/Lies for THE LIAR’S LAIR
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Zone 3 Nonfiction Award
Zone 3 is accepting submissions for its nonfiction contest. For online submissions, click here to complete the submission manager form, choose “Zone 3 Nonfiction Award” for your genre, and upload your essay. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. For paper submissions, submit one essay with SASE and $10 entry fee to: Zone 3, APSU, P.O. Box 4565, Clarksville, TN 37044. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Zone 3 Fiction Award
Zone 3 is now accepting submissions for its twelfth annual fiction award. For online submissions, click here to complete the submission manager form, choose “Zone 3 Fiction Award” for your genre, and upload your story. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. For paper submissions, submit one story with SASE and $10 entry fee to: Zone 3, APSU, P.O. Box 4565, Clarksville, TN 37044. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Zone 3. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Zone 3 Poetry Award
Zone 3 is now accepting submissions for its annual poetry award. Submit up to three poems via our online submissions manager. Click here to log in and upload your poems; choose “Zone 3 Poetry Award” for your genre. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Zone 3. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Wielding Power Essay Writing Contests
Prizes
Winner- The winner will have their answer published, receive ten free copies of the issue (pdfs), and $1000. There will be one winner.
Finalists- The finalists will be published and receive ten free copies of the issue (pdfs). There will be two finalists.
Who May Submit
Submissions are open to all US and Canada residents (except Quebec) above the age of 18. Submission is free. You may submit up to 10 entries per question. Submissions cannot be the work of multiple authors.
How and What to Submit
IMPORTANT: failure to adhere to the following may result in disqualification. See Official Rules for complete details.
- All entries should be between 500 and 2000 words.
- To ease reading and ensure uniformity of entries- please format your answer in 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced.
- Please send your entries as a Microsoft Word or Google Document attachment to submit@wieldingpowerpublishing.com
For more information, visit http://www.wieldingpowerpublishing.com/submit/
Ongoing deadlines.
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Readers’ Favorite 2014
International Book Award Contest
Become an award-winning author!
We accept manuscripts, published and unpublished books, ebooks, audio books, comic books, poetry books and short stories in 100 genres. No publication date requirement and no word count restriction. Entries accepted worldwide.
http://readersfavorite.com/annual-book-award-contest.htm
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Hillerman Prize
Sponsored by St. Martin’s Press and WORDHARVEST, the Tony Hillerman Prize is awarded annually for the best first mystery set in the Southwest. The winner receives a contract with St. Martin’s Press for publication of the novel and $10,000. Named after New Mexico’s best known mystery author, the Tony Hillerman Prize competition is open to any professional or non-professional writer who has never been the author of a published mystery, or under contract with a publisher for publication of a mystery. Murder or another serious crime or crimes must be at the heart of the story, with the emphasis on the solution rather than the details of the crime.
Only one manuscript entry is permitted per writer. All entries must be received or postmarked no later than June 1 of the given year. All manuscripts submitted: a) must be original works of book length (no less than 220 typewritten pages or approximately 60,000 words) written in the English language by the contestants; b) must not violate the rights of any third party, and c) must generally follow the guidelines.
For details, visit http://www.hillermanprize.com/
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Ekphrasis Prize for Poetry
Ekphrasis is a poetry journal looking for well-crafted poems, the main content of which addresses individual works from any artistic genre. Please identify the specific work that is the focus of your poem. Acceptable ekphrastic verse transcends mere description: it stands as transformative critical statement, an original gloss on the individual art piece it addresses.
All poems published in Ekphrasis within a given calendar year will be considered for the Ekphrasis Prize for Poetry.
The winning poem will be selected by the editors of Ekphrasis.
No entry fees are required and there is no self-nomination procedure for the prize.
For submission guidelines, visit http://www.ekphrasisjournal.com/home
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GLENNA LUSCHEI PRIZE FOR AFRICAN POETRY
Under the auspices of the African Poetry Book Fund and in partnership with the literary journal, Prairie Schooner, is an annual award of USD $5,000. Named for the literary philanthropist Glenna Luschei, this Pan African Poetry Prize is the only one of its kind in the world and was established to promote African poetry written in English or in translation and to recognize a significant book published each year by an African poet.
Each year, the prize will be judged by an internationally renowned poet. This judge for the inaugural prize is Nigerian poet and novelist Chris Abani.
Manuscripts are accepted annually between May 1st and July 1st.
For details, visit http://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/?page_id=21#glenna
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2014 Bellevue Literary Review Prizes
The annual Bellevue Literary Review Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. The contest is open each year from February 1 – July 1.
The winners of the 2014 prizes are Abby Horowitz for “Pediatricology” (fiction), Will McGrath for “Forty-One Months” (nonfiction), and Laurie Clements Lambeth for “Chronic Care: ‘Broken Leg’ by Keith Carter, Photograph” (poetry). Find out more.
See more at: http://blr.med.nyu.edu/submissions/BLRPrizes#sthash.UNzlpPcL.dpuf
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Diana Woods Memorial (DWM) Award
Creative nonfiction authors are invited to submit an essay of up to 5,000 words on the subject of their choice to be considered for the Diana Woods Memorial (DWM) Award in creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $250 and their work will be featured in the next issue of Lunch Ticket. Each award recipient must submit a 100-word biography, current photo, and send a brief note of thanks to the Woods’ family.
For more details and to submit, visit http://lunchticket.org/the-diana-woods-memorial-award/
The reading period for the award will be the month of February for the issue that publishes in June, and the month of August for the issue that publishes in December. Please note that previously published work will not be accepted.
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EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
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Celebrate Freedom to Read Week
February 22-28, 2015
Freedom to Read Week is an annual event that encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom, which is guaranteed them under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Read more at http://www.freedomtoread.ca/
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Banff Literary Arts Programs Upcoming Deadlines
Deadline: Mar 18, 2015
Program Dates: Jul 6, 2015
Aug 1, 2015
For more details, visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/writing/programs/
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Tennessee Williams New Orleans Literary Festival
The Festival features literary panel discussions, theatrical performances, master classes, and a variety of other events, including our Scholars’ Conference, “Drummer and Smoke” music program, Literary Late Night Series, as well as literary walking tours and food events.
We’re busy planning our 29th annual Festival (March 25-29, 2015). You’ll find a partial list of who’s coming and more here. See our 2014 Festival program below for a taster.
*Sign up for our enewsletter to receive program updates.
For more details, visit http://www.tennesseewilliams.net/
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2015 Frye Festival
WHEN: April 25 – May 3, 2015
WHERE: Greater Moncton, NB
The Frye Festival is Atlantic Canada’s largest literary happening. Each year in the month of April, English- and French- speaking authors from all regions of Canada—and from around the world—arrive in Greater Moncton, New Brunswick, to take part in the Frye Festival. They participate in readings, jams, panel discussions, school visits, workshops, book clubs, book launches and many other events.
For details, visit http://www.frye.ca/index.php/en/
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Travel and Words ’15
Date: April 26-27, 2015
Location: Bend, Oregon, USA
Deadline: Early Bird, January 31, 2015; Regular, April 25, 2015
Travel and Words is a NW-based travel writer’s conference, which provides a forum for freelance writers, staff writers, and journalists who want to explore and expand their markets in new ways in a changing world.
Details: http://www.travelwritersconference.com/register/
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The Muse and The Marketplace 2015: Write What You Love, Sell What You Write
GrubStreet’s 14th annual Muse & The Marketplace conference takes place May 1-3, 2015 at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The Muse 2015 features over 110 craft and publishing sessions with an amazing lineup of authors, including Lynne Barrett, Charles Baxter, Richard Blanco, Rafael Campo, Joy Castro, Robert Cohen, Benoit Denizet-Lewis, Rebecca Goldstein, Joe Henry, Alice Hoffman, Ann Hood, Maya Shanbhag Lang, Elinor Lipman, Sue Miller, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Celeste Ng, Qais Akbar Omar, Steven Pinker, Heidi Pitlor, Roxana Robinson, Anita Shreve, Brando Skyhorse, Justin Torres, and many more, including the GrubStreet National Book Prize winner in Fiction, to be announced in early March. These authors will join over thirty “A La Carte” presenters from around the country who proposed a wide range of “muse” and “marketplace” topics from writing the graphic novel to understanding book sales algorithms.
Our three-day literary conference gives aspiring writers a better understanding of the craft of fiction and non-fiction, prepares them for the changing world of publishing and promotion, and creates opportunities for meaningful networking. Established and emerging authors lead 110+ interactive Sessions on the craft of writing – the “muse” side of things – while editors, literary agents and other industry professionals tackle the business side – the “marketplace.” Though 800+ presenters and participants will attend, GrubStreet creates a wonderfully intimate atmosphere designed to give everyone access to the wealth of talent on both sides of the classroom.
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NFWC 2015 – Our Best Event Yet!
The 5th annual Nonfiction Writers Conference takes place May 6-8, 2015. As with our previous events, this is conducted via teleseminar (participate via phone or Skype) with 15 top speakers over three days (recordings and transcripts available).
Speakers for NFWC 2015 include:
- Julia Cameron – The Writer’s Way: Q&A With a Legendary Author
- Dan Poynter – From Author to Speaker: How to Sell More Books and Fill Your Speaking Calendar
- Mark Coker – Hot Promotion Strategy: Sell Ebook Preorders
- Michael Larsen – Special Event: Pitch the Agent!
- Cathey Armillas – How to Pitch, Prepare and Deliver a Killer TED Talk
- Bob Erdmann – Build Your Foreign Rights Revenue Stream
- John Lee Dumas – Podcasting for Promotion and Profit
- Pam Lontos – Publicity Strategies That Get Results
- Joanna Penn – How to Make a Living from Your Writing
- Joel Friedlander – Essentials for Author Websites, Blogs and Book Sales Pages
- Dana Lynn Smith – How to Launch and Market Your Book
- Amy Collins – Book Distribution 101: How to Get Into Bookstores and Beyond
- Maria Nemeth – From Author to Coach: Build a Thriving Coaching Practice Around Your Book
- Roger C. Parker – Write Three Books This Year! (Or, How to Write Faster)
- Stephanie Chandler – Social Media for Authors: Proven Tactics to Build Your Audience and Sell More Books
Pull up a seat on your couch and join us as 15 industry leaders cover how to publish, promote, and profit with nonfiction books!
Save 50% through Feb 13th with this code: NFWC2015
Details and registration:
http://NonfictionWritersConference.com.
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Write on the French Creative Writing Retreat
May 8 – 13, 2015
To refresh your keyboard-weary fingers, we invite you to attend the 4th annual Write on the French Creative Writing Retreat at the spectacular Lodge at Pine Cove.
For six days, hone your fiction and non-fiction skills with three of Canada’s craftiest writers: novelist and freelancer Don Gillmor; Toronto Star feature writer and novelist Oakland Ross; and The New Quarterly’s own non-fiction editor and memoirist Susan Scott. Writers of all skill levels welcome.
Delight in the Lodge’s riverside cottages. Find inspiration in the French River’s crystal waters. Discover The Lodge at Pine Cove, Ontario’s top-rated lodge.
For more information or to register, contact Nicola Ross at nicola@frenchriver.com.
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2015 Saskatchewan Festival of Words
WHEN: July 16-19, 2015
WHERE: Moose Jaw, SK
The Saskatchewan Festival of Words (established in 1996) is a registered charity and non-profit organization that holds an annual literary festival the third weekend in July with 60 events over 4 days in and around historic downtown Moose Jaw. The festival showcases literary talent from all over Canada including many award winners. Over the 4 days of the festival we have workshops for all ages, reading sessions, concerts, film, panel discussions, interviews, music, theatre, and even a slam poetry competition!
Our year round programming includes the monthly Performer’s Café open mic night, Cineview series (independent and foreign film), musical performances, as well as workshops and author readings.
Find out more at http://www.festivalofwords.com/
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4th Guernsey Literary Festival: 16-20 September, 2015
The 4th Guernsey Literary Festival will feature writers Will Self, Sophie Hannah, and A.L. Kennedy, as well as children’s book illustrator Korky Paul.
For more details, visit http://www.guernseyliteraryfestival.com/
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The Word on the Street
National Book & Magazine Festival
WHEN: September 2015
WHERE: Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, Halifax
The Word On The Street is a national celebration of literacy and the written word.
Each September, in communities coast to coast, the public is invited to participate in hundreds of author events, presentations and workshops and to browse a marketplace that boasts the best selection of Canadian books and magazines you’ll find anywhere.
There is always plenty to see and do at Canada’s largest book and magazine festival, and best of all, The Word On The Street and all of its events are FREE!
For details, visit http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/
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2015 Kingston WritersFest
WHEN: September 23-25, 2015-01-30
WHERE: Kingston, ON
Kingston WritersFest, a charitable cultural organization, brings the best of contemporary writers to Kingston to interact with audiences and other artists for mutual inspiration, education, and the exchange of ideas that literature provokes.
Through readings, performance, onstage discussion and master classes, Kingston WritersFest fosters intellectual and emotional growth on a personal and community level and raises the profile of reading and literary expression in our community.
Read more at https://www.kingstonwritersfest.ca/
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RESOURCES
Check out our new page containing live links to Grants, Fellowships, and Residencies
https://thewritingpool.com/grants-fellowships-and-residencies.php
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Serial Eyes
Date: September 2015 – January 2016
Location: Berlin, Germany
Deadline: Monday, March 16, 2015
An intensive 8-month full-time postgraduate course on TV writing and producing based in Berlin and taught in English. It is designed for young European TV writers and producers with previous experience. Serial Eyes is organized and run by the German Film and Television Academy Berlin (DFFB) and the London Film School.
Details: http://serial-eyes.de/
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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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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/
Plum Alley
Plum Alley is a site for women to raise money for ventures of all kinds– women entrepreneurs, women in the arts, women in academia and the media.
https://plumalley.co/en/projects
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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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unbound
Unbound is a new way to connect authors and readers. Authors present a pitch, you pledge, and when the goal is reached the book is written. It’s really that simple.
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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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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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PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHING
Authority Publishing for Non-fiction Authors
http://authoritypublishing.com/
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Authorspress
Publishers of Scholarly Books
New Delhi, India
Website: www.authorspressbooks.com
Blog: www.authorspressbooks.wordpress.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorspressindia?ref=hl
Email id: info@authorspressbooks.com
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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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Book Markets for Children’s Writers 2014
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brokenpencil
The magazine of zine culture and independent arts
Commonwealth Writers: A world of new fiction
http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/
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GOOSE LANE EDITIONS
http://gooselane.com/submissions.php
Goose Lane Editions specializes in Canadian literary fiction and poetry, and in creative non-fiction on subjects such as art, history, politics, biography, travel, nature, popular culture, and the big ideas of our time. We are principally interested in submissions from Canadian writers. We only consider submissions from outside of Canada if the author is Canadian and if the book has extraordinary interest to Canadian readers. We do not publish books for children or young adults, personal memoirs, how-to books, mystery novels, fictional crime stories or works of science fiction. We do publish books with a distinctive flair and a clear, resounding voice, and vision. We are interested in books that take the reader on an original journey that fascinates, resonates, and captivates.
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Guide to Canadian Copyright
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html
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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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INKSHARES
Inkshares is a crowd-driven publisher. Our goal is to connect writers with readers. We produce, market and distribute books people want to read. In doing so, we can bring quality literary work to life, paying authors more and costing readers less. We’re crowdfunding meets publishing.
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The Journaling Place
http://www.createwritenow.com/
Get started: write a journal!
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MADE IN BANFF
New newsletter weekly!
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Magazine Markets for Children’s Writers 2014
https://www.writersbookstore.com/sc/wbs_order_items.htm
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Summer issue of Malahat lite and Malahat Review now available!
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Mythic Dragon Publishing
~We are on the hunt for compelling stories with unique characters,
engaging settings, and intense conflict.~
If this fits your manuscript(s), we invite you to submit your story.
We publish almost all genres.
http://www.mythicdragonpublishing.com/welcome.html
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Neon
Neon is a British literary magazine published three times a year in print and online. Its tastes tend towards the dark and the surreal. It publishes literary and slipstream short-form writing: poetry, fiction and experimental forms. Submissions are accepted from writers anywhere in the world, and the magazine is available for free online. Neon also publishes chapbooks and pamphlets, as well as a free micro-anthology titled Battery Pack. See the website for more information: http://www.neonmagazine.co.uk/
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PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS
http://peachtree-online.com/index.php/resources/submission-guidelines/manuscript-guidelines.html
For children’s picture books, send full manuscript. For all others, send either full manuscript OR table of contents plus three sample chapters. Peachtree does not accept query letters where no manuscript is included. Peachtree currently publishes the following categories: Children’s fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, middle readers, young adult books, education, parenting, self-help, and health books of interest to the general trade. Peachtree does not publish historical novels (except children’s/young adult), science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, horror, poetry, short stories, plays, business, scientific or technical reference, or books intended specifically as textbooks.
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PEN Canada
envisions a world where
writers are free to write,
readers are free to read,
and freedom of expression prevails
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Scriggler
is a writing, blogging and debating platform.
A place for anyone who wants to write and read on any topic,
in any level of detail.
See more at: https://scriggler.com/
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Shelf Unbound
New issue of Shelf Unbound!
Click on this link to start reading your new issue right now:
http://www.pagegangster.com/p/QIEbm/
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VerbalArt
http://www.verbalart.in/submission.php
VerbalArt welcomes unsolicited submissions all about poet, poetry and poems. We also publish translation in English, book reviews, interviews, biographies, autobiography, memoirs, essays, travelogue and creative writings pertaining to poets and poetry. We will only consider work that has not been previously published, whether in print or on the web.
Poems submitted for the journal, VerbalArt can also be considered for its sister journal, Phenomenal Literature: A Journal Devoted to Language & Literature.
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WARREN PUBLISHING
http://www.warrenpublishing.net/overview.html
Currently searching for the following manuscripts:
Non-fiction (psychology, sociology, sustainable living and building topics)
Health and Wellness, including nutrition topics
Fiction (historical, suspense, general fiction)
Mind-Body-Spirit topics
Young Adult (pre-teen and young adult)
Children’s (for ages 2 up through 12)
Coffee Table Books (travel, photography, biography, cooking and lifestyle topics)
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Worldwide Freelance Writer
http://www.worldwidefreelance.com
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WOW! Women on Writing
An e-zine promoting the communication between women writers, Authors, Editors, Agents, Publishers, and Readers
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/
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Writers Digest
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