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May 21, 2012
Detour
New Resource - Poetry Book
By Nancy White. This poetry collection explores the breaking apart and remaking of a woman's identity in the middle of her life, through a son's birth and a painful divorce. Subject matter that in a lesser poet's hands would be merely confessional here takes on a haiku-like precision and open-endedness, intimate yet unbounded by the confines of one person's experience. This feat is accomplished through White's use of the second-person voice and the way she narrates major events obliquely, through peripheral details described with quiet beauty.
May 21, 2012
Call for Submissions: Black Lawrence Press "Feast" Anthology
Deadline June 30 (must be received by this date). Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for a book celebrating food and poetry. 'Feast: Poetry and Recipes for a Full Seating at Dinner' is an invitation to host a dinner party and share a meal, as well as a poetic toast or two, with family and friends. Submissions should be one poem, any length, accompanied by a recipe. The poem should evoke the spirit of a toast, which has been historically shared as an expression of celebration, goodwill or honor. "Poem toasts" should link to some of the following wider themes: the value of celebration, good company, the enjoyment of food, and commiseration. The recipe should be appropriate for 6-10 servings, and be tagged for one of the following sections: cocktails, appetizers, main courses, or desserts. Multiple submissions allowed. Enter through their online submission form.
May 19, 2012
Poets without Borders
New Resource - Writing Site
Poets without Borders is a nonprofit literary arts organization located in San Antonio, Texas. Their mission is to publish the best possible poetry and flash fiction, and to raise funds for their nonprofit partner Cielo Gardens, a refugee garden project that is a part of Catholic Charities in San Antonio. Visit their website to join their Open City 360 Poets and Writers group, and find out more about their spring literary festival.
May 19, 2012
Call for Submissions: Erotic Religious Poetry Anthology
Deadline July 1 (must be received by this date). Poet and theologian Bobbi Dykema seeks submissions for a forthcoming anthology of erotic religious poetry (working title: 'Divine Intimacy'). She is looking for embodied, incarnate, beautiful poems that speak somehow of the Divine, however perceived, from within or without any faith tradition, or none. Particularly interested in submissions from non-Christian writers, as well as from Christian writers from diverse perspectives, especially Orthodox, Mormon, etc. Please submit 1-5 original works of poetic writing that speaks to and of embodied, incarnate, robust and joyful spirit. Limit 75 lines per poem. Submissions and cover letter should be emailed as MS Word attachments to marymagpoet@gmail.com.
May 18, 2012
The deadline for our Sports Poetry & Prose Contest is May 31. Enter online now. $5,000 in prizes.
This new contest seeks today's best poetry and prose on sports-related themes. Final judge: Jendi Reiter.
May 17, 2012
No Sweeter Fat
New Resource - Poetry Book
By Nancy Pagh. The briny tastes and stormy weathers of the Pacific Northwest permeate this first poetry collection, voiced by a woman whose appetites for food and love are more than the world allows. These poems speak honestly of loneliness and pleasure. Winner of the 2006 Autumn House Press Poetry Contest.
May 16, 2012
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
Deadline Change - Recommended Contest
Deadline October 31 (must be received by this date), formerly October 15. Recommended free contest for writers aged 18-25 gives prizes up to 750 pounds for short fiction or essays of 1,000-1,500 words on a question exploring Franklin's relevance in our time. 2012 theme is the Benjamin Franklin quote: "If you would persuade you must appeal to interest rather than intellect." Entrants should interpret this quote for its significance today. Enter by email.
May 15, 2012
Bank of New Zealand Literary Awards
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline June 30 (must be received by this date), formerly May 31. Recommended free contest for short fiction offers top prize of NZ$10,000, plus prizes of NZ$1,500 each for writers aged 13-18 and entrants who have not previously had creative writing (including, but not limited to, a novel, short story, poetry or other work of fiction) published or broadcast for payment, plus NZ$500 for a Short Short story. Entrants must be New Zealanders by birth, naturalization, or residence in New Zealand for three years continuously immediately prior to the closing date. See website for rules and entry form. Enter by mail or online. No simultaneous submissions.
May 14, 2012
Stowe Prize
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 2, formerly June 1. Highly recommended free contest awards a $10,000 achievement award to the US author whose work "makes a tangible impact on a social justice issue critical to contemporary society." This prize was launched to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the antislavery classic 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Deadlines in even-numbered years only. Entrants may nominate themselves or be nominated by another. See website for entry form. Submit by mail or email.
May 14, 2012
DSC Prize for South Asian Literature
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Free Contest
Deadline June 15 (must be received by this date), formerly May 15. Highly recommended free contest awards $50,000 for a work of fiction of 25,000 words minimum published in the preceding calendar year which predominantly features themes based on South Asian culture, politics, history, or people. Seven copies and entry form must be submitted by publisher by courier to the Prize Secretariat in India.
May 10, 2012
What's Your History? Poetry Competition
New Contest - Neutral
Deadline December 31 (must be received by this date). Neutral free contest offers two prizes of 100 pounds and online publication for a poem up to 50 lines about personal history with a universal resonance. One prize will be for the best English-language poem, the other for the best Dutch-language poem, which will be translated for publication. Contest sponsor London-based Holland Park Press Ltd. publishes literary fiction and poetry and places special emphasis on bringing the work of Dutch authors to the English-language market. Enter by email only. Holland Park's contests are usually one-time events, replaced by a new themed contest next year. The 2012 contest is inspired by the release of 'Finding Soutbek', a first novel by Karen Jennings. Editors say, "It's about your personal history but at the same time we're looking for an individual history that has a universal resonance; in other words, a poem which uses the literary form to say something more, and which is not just about yourself...We're especially interested in the interaction between the personal and the universal, in something that happened to you, or a thing that you witnessed and which still colours your life and even that of others. "
May 9, 2012
The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 6: The Crime Stories
New Resource - Fiction Book
By Louis L'Amour. The famed writer of Westerns was also a master of the hard-boiled crime story. These action-packed noir tales are populated with treacherous dames, mobsters, prizefighters, coal miners, scam artists, and decent guys trying to survive against the odds.
May 9, 2012
Pretty Tilt
New Resource - Poetry Book
By Carrie Murphy. This debut poetry collection effervesces with teen-girl sexuality, its narrator unapologetic in her desire to inhabit this body, this stage of life, this cultural moment, without weighing it down with analysis. Feminism makes a token appearance as a source of self-criticism that she's thrown aside like a bikini top at the beach. Her self may be socially constructed out of crusty panties and My Little Pony hair, but unlike the Gurlesque poets to whom she's been compared, Murphy doesn't seem angry or anxious about the impossibility of some Modernist "authenticity"; for her characters, girlhood holds thrills but no serious dangers. Read it for her fantastic language and perceptiveness about the emotions of this time of life.
May 8, 2012
For the 8th year in a row, we are among the Writer's Digest "101 Best Websites for Writers"!
Find us in WD's May/June issue.
May 4, 2012
New Sins Poetry Book Contest
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline December 31, formerly June 1. Free neutral contest for poetry manuscripts offers publication by New Sins Press and 50 copies. Manuscripts should be 40-55 pages (including front matter), pages numbered, single-spaced, with author's name and contact information on the title page. As of 2012, enter by email only.
April 30, 2012
Fred Otto Prize for Oz Fiction
Free Contest Added - Neutral
Deadline June 30 (must be received by this date). Neutral free contest from Hungry Tiger Press, a San Diego publisher specializing in L. Frank Baum's 'Wizard of Oz' books and derivative works, gives prizes of $100 and $50 for unpublished short fiction about the Land of Oz. Maximum 10,000 words per story. Enter by email. Winners will be announced in July at the annual Winkie Convention of the International Wizard of Oz Club. Attendance is encouraged but not required.
April 28, 2012
Call for Submissions: Getting Along with Grief
Deadline May 25 for Mother's Day issue, June 18 for Father's Day issue, June 30 for Siblings issue (must be received by these dates). Getting Along with Grief, a blog about remembering lost loved ones through creative writing, seeks submissions of poems, photos, and essays on these upcoming themes. Essays should be 1,500 words maximum. Submit entries as email attachments and include brief bio.
May 1-25 Theme: "Life was good when..." Send poems, photos, or essays about good times with family members who have passed on. Special emphasis on good times with moms during May in honor of Mother's Day. Humor welcome.
June 1-18 Theme: "Life was good when..." Send poems photos or essays about good times with fathers or father figures who have passed on. Humor welcome.
June 19-30: "Our Siblings, Our Selves." Send poems, photos or essays about experiences of life, love, and loss with brothers, sisters, or brother-sister figures in your life. Reminiscences and tributes welcome.
April 22, 2012
Crab Orchard Series in Poetry - First Book Award
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Contest
Deadline July 7 (don't enter before May 15), formerly July 1. Prestigious journal from Southern Illinois University Carbondale awards publication and a prize of $3,500 for an unpublished poetry manuscript. Fee is $25. Send 50-75 pages, single-spaced. Postal entries only. Prize amount increased from $1000 to $2000 for 2012 (winner also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale).
April 21, 2012
Call for Submissions: Rattle SF Poetry Issue
Deadline August 1. The literary journal Rattle is seeking submissions of sci-fi poetry for the themed section of their next issue. (General submissions also welcome.) Submit up to 6 unpublished poems by mail or email. See guidelines on website for required formatting and editors' tastes. Editor Tim Green says, "SF poetry would be the verse equivalent of Speculative Fiction, so any subjects that fall into that category are fair game: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Alternate History, etc. Any poems that are set in a world that is not exactly the real world is an SF poem, as far as we're concerned."
April 18, 2012
Stone Canoe Annual Awards
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline July 15 (must be received by this date), formerly July 31. Neutral free contest gives prizes of $500 apiece for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in Stone Canoe, the Syracuse University literary journal. Entrants must have a first-person connection to upstate New York, but the subject matter of the submission does not need to involve the area. Typical personal connections can include growing up, attending college or an artist's residency, or being employed in the region. Award is for work already published in the journal. No separate application process; all submissions are automatically considered for the prize. Submit 3-5 poems, or one prose piece up to 10,000 words, through their online submission manager.
April 18, 2012
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April 17, 2012
The Nation Student Writing Contest
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline June 15 (must be received by this date), formerly June 30. Recommended free essay contest for US high school and college students awards two top prizes of $1,000 and publication in The Nation, a prominent left-wing political and cultural magazine. Send one essay, maximum 800 words, on the theme "What do you think should be the most important issue of Election 2012?" Enter by email only.
April 17, 2012
Harvill Secker Young Translators' Prize
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 27 (must be received by this date), formerly July 29. Recommended free contest awards 1,000 pounds for translators aged 18-34 with no more than one full-length published book of translation. The prize focuses on a different language each year. For 2012, they are looking for a translation of the story 'The Wig' by Han Dong from Chinese to English. See website for rules and entry form.
April 17, 2012
Litro & IGGY International Young Persons Short Story Award
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 24 (must be received by this date), formerly July 25. Recommended free contest awards 2,500 pounds for short stories, 3,000 words maximum, by authors aged 11-19. Enter online. Contest is cosponsored by the British literary journal Litro and the International Gateway for Gifted Youth (IGGY) at the University of Warwick.
April 17, 2012
Sycamore Review Audio Archives
New Resource - Writing Site
Author interviews and recordings of creative writing from Sycamore Review, the Purdue University literary journal that sponsors the prestigious Wabash Prizes for poetry and fiction.
April 17, 2012
Anna Davidson Rosenberg Awards for Poems on the Jewish Experience
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline April 30. Recommended free contest awards $3,000 in prizes, divided among 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mentions, for poems about the Jewish experience. You may enter 1-3 poems, maximum 10 pages total. Submit 4 copies of your entry. Co-sponsored by The Magnes Collection of Jewish Life and Art at UC Berkeley, and the Doe & Moffitt Libraries at UC Berkeley.
April 17, 2012
Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 23 (must be received by this date), formerly July 25. Highly recommended free contest offers 1,000 pounds, a week of paid writing time on the East Suffolk coast, and a fee-paying invitation to read at the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival in Suffolk for the best first full-length collection of poetry published in Great Britain or Ireland since August 1 of the preceding year. Either publisher or poet may submit 3 bound or proof copies of the book with a note indicating the date of publication. Include cover letter with contact information.
April 17, 2012
Landfall Essay Competition
Deadline Change – Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 31 (must be received by this date; don't enter before May 1), formerly July 29. Recommended free contest for New Zealand citizens offers NZ$3,000 for the best essay on any topic, maximum 6,000 words. Sponsored by the literary journal Landfall. The purpose of the competition is "to encourage New Zealand writers to think aloud about New Zealand culture, and to revive and sustain the tradition of vivid, contentious and creative essay writing in this country." One entry per person. Entries must be received by 5 PM local time on the deadline date.
April 17, 2012
FIL Literature Prize in Romance Languages
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Contest
Deadline July 31 (must be received by this date), formerly July 22. Highly recommended free contest offers $150,000 lifetime achievement award (by nomination only) for a writer whose work is in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Galician, Catalan, French, or Romanian. This is one of several awards sponsored by the Guadalajara International Book Fair. Prior to 2009, known as the Juan Rulfo Latin American and Caribbean Literary Award.
April 17, 2012
American Association of Community Theatre
New Resource - Writing Site
AACT's website includes drama contest listings, directories of theatre programs in various US regions, articles about theatre, and rights management resources.
April 16, 2012
Call for Submissions: Poetry Super Highway Holocaust Issue
Deadline April 20 (must be received by this date). Literary website Poetry Super Highway seeks submissions of poetry written in response to the Holocaust for their annual Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) issue. Yom Hashoah this year falls on April 19. Please send your work, along with a bio of any length which includes what city you live in, to POTW@PoetrySuperHighway.com. Entries may be previously published elsewhere, but not in past PSH Holocaust Remembrance issues. See website for formatting guidelines and past issues.
April 13, 2012
HW Fisher Best First Biography Prize
Deadline Change - Recommended Contest
Deadline July 1 (must be received by this date), formerly July 15. Recommended contest from British literary organization awards 5,000 pounds for a first biography, published between September 1 of the previous year and August 1 of the current deadline year. Publishers must submit three copies of the book to enter.
April 7, 2012
Wikipedia List of Literary Awards
New Resource - Writing Site
This page links to all of the literary awards that currently have Wikipedia page entries, sorted by geographic region, genre, and language. The individual award pages are a useful place to find past winners and contest history, though they may not indicate whether the contest is still active.
April 7, 2012
BookPrizeInfo
New Resource - Writing Site
BookPrizeInfo.com is a source of information on book prizes, literary awards and prizewinning books. You can look up a particular prize to find winners and shortlists, look up a particular book to see which prizes it has won, or look up an author to see what prizewinning books they have written. A brief description of each book is given, with links to reviews. This site focuses on the major literary awards for published books in the US and UK, some of which are by nomination only, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the Man Booker Prize.
April 5, 2012
Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest
Deadline Change - Recommended Contest
Deadline June 30 (must be received by this date), formerly June 1. Recommended free contest for high school, college, and graduate students awards prizes up to C$1,000 for short scholarly essays on an annual theme dealing with current events. 2012 topic is "Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?" Enter by mail or online. Entries must be received by 5 PM Pacific time on the deadline date. Entries may be written in English or French. The Fraser Institute is a Canadian free-market think tank.
April 5, 2012
Lewis Galantiere Award
Deadline Change - Recommended Contest
Deadline May 1, formerly May 7. Recommended free contest from the American Translators Association awards $1,000 for a distinguished book-length literary translation from any language, except German, into English. Entries must have been published in the US in the past two years, and authors should be US citizens or permanent residents. Publishers should send 3 copies of the book plus supporting materials and excerpts from the original language. See website for details. Contest runs in even-numbered years only, alternating with the Ungar German Translation Award.
April 4, 2012
Allison Moon's Self-Publishing Manifesto
New Resource - Writing Site
Fiction writer and sex educator Allison Moon explains how self-publishing can be a radical, democratic path to success for feminist writers and others who fall outside the commercial mainstream. Visit her website to read about her book 'Lunatic Fringe', the first in a planned trilogy of lesbian werewolf novels.
April 4, 2012
Enlarged Hearts
New Resource - Fiction Book
By Kathie Giorgio. This gorgeous collection of linked stories from Main Street Rag is comprised of variations on the theme of the Fat Girl. All the unnamed protagonists share this mythic epithet and all are employed at the Large & Luscious Large Women's Clothing Boutique in a prototypical shopping mall, but beyond that, they are individuals who gloriously resist social stereotyping and invisibility.
April 2, 2012
John Glassco Translation Prize
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline July 1, formerly June 30. Neutral free contest offers C$1,000 for an author's first book-length translation into French or English, published in Canada during the previous calendar year; work may be poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or children's book. Contest is open to Canadian Citizens or landed immigrants.
April 1, 2012
Call for Submissions: Cyclamens and Swords
Deadline July 15 (must be received by this date). Cyclamens and Swords, an online literary journal edited by Israeli poets Helen Bar-Lev and Johnmichael Simon, seeks poetry, stories and artwork for their August issue. Poems should be on the theme of "Unforgettable". Prose and art submissions for this issue can be on any theme. Send 1-4 poems, maximum 60 lines each, or 1-2 stories, maximum 5,000 words each. Enter online only.
April 1, 2012
Final day to submit to the 2012 Wergle Flomp
Humor Poetry Contest!
We seek today's best humor poems. Total cash
prizes of $3,600 will be awarded, with a top
prize of $1,500. This contest is free to enter.
Submit online.
March 31, 2012
Final day to submit to the 2012 Tom
Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest!
$3,000 top prize.
Any type of original short story, essay or other
work of prose is eligible. Prizes totaling $5,550
will be awarded. Submit online or by mail.
March 30, 2012
Peter Blazey Fellowship
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline July 2 (must be received by this date), formerly June 15. Recommended free contest sponsored by the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne gives Australian writers a A$15,000 fellowship to further a work in progress in the nonfiction fields of autobiography, biography, or life writing. Submit CV, 1-page synopsis, and 5,000-word writing sample.
March 30, 2012
JournalStone Publishing Contest for Horror Novels
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline April 1 (must be received by this date), formerly June 1. Neutral free contest sponsored by publishing company awards prizes up to $2,000 and publication for a horror novel, minimum 75,000 words. Submit by email only. Entries must be received by 11 pm PDT on the deadline date.
March 29, 2012
Ellen Levine Fund for Writers Award
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Free Contest
Deadline May 31 (must be received by this date), formerly May 2. Highly recommended free contest from Teachers & Writers Collaborative awards a stipend of $7,500 to an author working on a second or third book of fiction who does not have a publishing contract for the work. Send a manuscript sample of 75-80 double-spaced pages, an outline of the work, a brief bio, and a listing of previous qualifying publications (non self-published works of fiction). Entries must be received by email before 5 PM Eastern time on the deadline date.
March 25, 2012
Ten Thousand Stories
New Resource - Fiction Book
By Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr. The cut pages of this illustrated book can be recombined to create a multitude of delightfully absurd tales. This particular offering is most suitable for adults, but Swanson and Behr, the husband-and-wife team behind Idiots' Books, also publish equally zany materials for children.
March 25, 2012
Last call! Final week to enter our short story and
humor poetry contests.
Enter the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story
Contest by March 31. Enter the Wergle Flomp
Humor Poetry Contest by April 1.
March 24, 2012
Educe
New Resource - Journal
This quarterly online journal, launched in 2012 by editor Matthew Haynes, publishes literary fiction, essays, poetry, and artwork by queer-identified authors from around the world. Submit by email.
March 24, 2012
EPIC (Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition)
New Resource - Writing Site
EPIC's membership includes all facets of the e-book industry. Their mission is to provide a strong voice for electronic publishing. Their offerings include a free writing competition for middle school and high school students. Formerly known as the Electronically Published Internet Connection, a site for authors, EPIC changed its name when it expanded to include publishers and agents.
March 23, 2012
For Girls (& Others)
New Resource - Poetry Book
By Shanna Compton. Two centuries of advice for girls, from Victorian health texts to Internet chat rooms, get remixed and satirized in this playful poetry collection with an underlying serious question: how to secure a space of enjoyment and dignity when one's identity is continually subject to public judgment.
March 23, 2012
Award-Winning Tales
New Resource - Fiction Book
Edited by R.L. Coffield. This enjoyable collection of short fiction in the Western genre features the top stories from the Cowboy Up contest sponsored by Moonlight Mesa Associates. The book includes adventure tales, humor, and romance, in settings both modern and historical.
March 23, 2012
The 2River View
New Resource - Journal
This quarterly online journal features the work of 10 poets per issue. Published authors are invited to create an audio recording of their work to accompany the poem. Simultaneous submissions are discouraged.
March 22, 2012
Arts & Letters PRIME
New Resource - Journal
Arts & Letters is the literary journal of Georgia College & State University. Launched in 2011, Arts & Letters Prime is their online multimedia offshoot, customized for iPad/iPhone. PRIME publishes shorter literary works than the print edition, accompanied by graphics, audio, and video.
March 21, 2012
Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Free Contest
Deadline August 31 (must be received by this date; don't enter before August 1), formerly June 30. Highly recommended free contest from major literary publisher offers $12,000 for the best full-length manuscript of creative nonfiction by a US resident with at least one previously published book in any genre. Entries should be a minimum of 100 double-spaced pages. The 2012 prize is for a manuscript-in-progress. Online submissions only.
March 21, 2012
American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizes
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline June 4, formerly June 1. Recommended free contest awards $2,000 for unpublished English translations of modern poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose originally written after 1800 in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish. $1,000 Leif & Inger Sjoberg Prize will also be awarded to an individual whose translations have not previously been published. Submissions should not exceed 25 pages of poetry or 50 pages of prose (double-spaced).
March 17, 2012
Pansy Poetics
New Resource - Writing Site
Award-winning poet Steve Fellner's blog features book reviews and critical essays about contemporary LGBT poets.
March 15, 2012
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March 15, 2012
Call for Submissions: Cider Press Review Online
Deadline May 30 (must be received by this
date). Cider Press Review, an established
literary journal, is seeking poems and poetry
book reviews for its first-ever online issue.
Submit 1-5 unpublished poems through their
online submission manager. No simultaneous
submissions.
March 14, 2012
A Winner's Advice: Jennifer Perrine
New Resource - Writing Site
In this interview on G&A: The Contest Blog, a feature on the Poets & Writers website, award-winning poet Jennifer Perrine talks about how she prepares her work for publication, and what attracted her to particular contests at different stages of her career.
March 13, 2012
Submittable
New Resource - Writing Site
This online submissions manager is used by a growing number of contests and journals. You can also use it to manage resumes and job postings.
March 11, 2012
Writer's Relief: Literary Journals By And For Women Writers
New Resource - Writing Site
Compiled in March 2012, this list features 20 literary journals with a focus on women's writing. Writer's Relief is an authors' submission service.
March 9, 2012
Dream Deferred Essay Contest
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline May 27 (must be received by this date), formerly February 20. Recommended free contest offers prizes up to $2,000 for essays, 600-1,500 words, on the struggle for civil rights in Middle Eastern countries. Open to authors living in the US, Arab League member states, Iran or Afghanistan, aged 25 or under. Enter via online form. Sponsor HAMSA is an initiative of the American Islamic Congress.
March 9, 2012
IUPUI Poetry Contest
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline May 1 (must be received by this date), formerly May 31. Neutral free contest for high school students or home schooled students of high school age includes prizes up to $300. Submit one poem, no more than 50 lines in length. Enter online only. Poems must be received no later than 5 pm EST on the deadline date.
March 9, 2012
Call for Submissions: Artsmith/Dwell Press Broadside Contest
Deadline March 31 (must be received by this date). Artsmith and Dwell Press are sponsoring a Summer Solstice Broadside Contest for discerning Solstice poet-observers, to honor the instant in time north of the Tropic of Cancer and the Northern Hemisphere on June 20th at precisely 11:09 pm. The winning entry will be produced in a limited, numbered edition broadside of 75 prints, of which 50 go to the author and 25 to the press. The winning poem will be published and the broadside featured on the Artsmith website and Dwell Press Blog. $10 fee covers 1-2 poems, maximum 30 lines each. Previously published work accepted. Enter online.
March 6, 2012
Conversations Across Borders
New Resource - Journal
Proceeds from the sale of this literary journal support writing and literacy programs in the US and abroad. They accept online submissions of poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and book reviews, year-round. Editors say, "We believe that reading and writing lets us to see the world through the eyes of others and share our viewpoints with others. These conversations help us understand our shared relationship with one another. We develop the ability to make culturally, socially, and individually formed decisions toward a sustainable future."
March 6, 2012
The Healing Muse
New Resource - Journal
This annual literary journal is published by the Center for Bioethics and Humanities at Upstate Medical University, a branch of the SUNY system. They accept unpublished fiction, poetry, narratives, essays, memoirs and visual art, particularly but not exclusively focusing on themes of medicine, illness, disability and healing.
March 6, 2012
Parody Poetry Journal
New Resource - Journal
Launched in 2012, this twice-yearly print journal of light verse features authors such as David Alpaugh, Bruce Boston, Tracy Koretsky, and Hal Sirowitz.
March 4, 2012
Hayek Essay Contest
Deadline Change - Neutral Contest
Deadline May 15 (must be received by this date), formerly May 31. Neutral free contest gives prizes up to $2,500, plus travel grant to annual conference, for essays of 5,000 words maximum in the spirit of free-market economist F.A. Hayek. Entrants must be aged 35 or younger. Sponsored by the Mont Pelerin Society, a libertarian think tank in Virginia. This contest is held in even-numbered years only. Enter online.
February 29, 2012
Jane Martin Poetry Prize
Free Contest Added - Recommended
Deadline March 16 (must be received by this date). Recommended free contest awards 1,500 pounds for unpublished poems by UK residents aged 18+. Send 1-4 poems, maximum 4 single-spaced pages total. Entries must be received by noon UK time on the deadline date. Contest sponsor Girton College was founded in 1869 to educate women in Cambridge, England, and was incorporated into the University of Cambridge in 1948. Men have been admitted since 1977.
February 29, 2012
Knoxville Writers' Guild Young Writers' Poetry Prize
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline May 31, formerly April 30. Neutral free contest for students attending high school in the Greater Knoxville area of East Tennessee gives prizes up to $100. Submit 1-3 poems totaling 100 lines maximum, by mail or email.
February 28, 2012
Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize
Deadline Change - Recommended Contest
Deadline March 16, formerly March 18. Recommended contest gives a top prize of $10,000, plus $1,000 for shortlisted authors, for first novels by US authors published in the current year. Publishers to submit 8 copies of the finished book along with a $50 entry fee. Entry fee may be waived in the case of small presses. Formerly known as the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.
February 27, 2012
Capital Community College Guide to Grammar and Writing
New Resource - Writing Site
This comprehensive, searchable grammar guide from Capital Community College in Hartford includes lessons on word usage, sentence structure, rhetoric, and writing a research paper. There's even a PowerPoint presentation on "Solecisms of President George W. Bush".
February 27, 2012
Purdue University Online Writing Lab
New Resource - Writing Site
This resource portal from Purdue University in Indiana features basic exercises to learn grammar, punctuation, spelling, APA and MLA citation styles, and composing resumes and business letters.
February 27, 2012
Tucson Poetry Festival Statewide High School Poetry Contest
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline March 9, formerly March 7. Neutral free contest gives top prize of $100 cash for poems by Arizona high school students. Bilingual or multilingual poems accepted. Winners will be invited to read at the Tucson Poetry Festival in the Spring. One entry per person.
February 26, 2012
Don Schaeffer's Poems
New Resource - Writing Site
Poetry blog of writer and psychologist Don Schaeffer features concise and thought-provoking lyric meditations.
February 26, 2012
Aquillrelle Poetry Contest
Deadline Change - Neutral Free Contest
Deadline July 15 (must be received by this date). Neutral free contest sponsored by a poetry forum based in Belgium seeks unpublished poems by authors 18+. The top three authors will have a manuscript of poetry published in lieu of cash awards, and receive up to 5 free copies of their book (additional copies at cost). Submit 3 poems, 10-50 lines each. Enter online only.
February 24, 2012
Anna Davidson Rosenberg Awards for Poems on the Jewish Experience
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline April 16, formerly April 10. Recommended free contest gives prizes totaling $3,000 (distributed based on quality of submissions among 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mentions) for poems about the Jewish experience. You may enter 1-3 poems, maximum 10 pages total. Submit 4 copies of your entry. Sponsored by the Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life.
February 24, 2012
Call for Submissions: Kore Press Open Reading Period
Deadline March 5 (must be received by this date). Kore Press, a well-regarded literary press in Tucson, AZ, is seeking book-length manuscripts in poetry, memoir, short fiction, fiction and creative nonfiction, written by women, that reflect the highest standards of literary quality. They are also interested in work that is genre-bending and/or experimental. $35 fee. Entries should be submitted via their online form. Prose writers should submit only the first 50 pages (double-spaced), plus a synopsis if the book is a single work rather than a collection. For poetry, send a manuscript of 48-98 single-spaced pages. Although we don't always approve of reading fees without a cash prize, Kore Press has prestige and a good track record.
February 23, 2012
Call for Submissions: PEN American Center "Reckoning With Torture" Film Project
Deadline Fall 2012 (must be received by this date; no exact deadline specified). Filmmaker Doug Liman seeks video clips for his documentary "Reckoning With Torture". This project grew out of a series of readings that PEN and the ACLU have staged over the last three years showcasing declassified documents that detail America's post-9/11 torture program. To participate, submit a short video clip of yourself reading from one of the documents on their website. See instructions on the site for details. In fall 2012, Liman will select the best submissions and intercut them with footage from the staged performances to create a feature-length movie that stars Americans from all walks of life standing alongside prominent cultural figures to read the record of this country's torture program.
February 22, 2012
Madeline P. Plonsker Prize
Deadline Change - Recommended Free Contest
Deadline March 1, formerly April 1. Recommended free contest for emerging writers under 40 with no major book publication awards 2-month residency at Lake Forest College in Illinois, with $10,000 stipend, to complete a manuscript, followed by possible publication by Northwestern University Press. Upload a 30-page sample of your manuscript-in-progress, CV, and plans for completion of the project. Alternates between poetry (even-numbered deadline years) and prose (odd-numbered years).
February 22, 2012
Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
Deadline Change - Highly Recommended Contest
Deadline April 30, formerly April 29. Highly recommended free contest for published books of fiction by African-Americans awards $10,000 and all-expenses-paid trip to Baton Rouge, LA to read from winning book at ceremony in January. Send entry form and 10 copies of a book published in the previous calendar year. Certain self-published books may also be eligible if they have substantial sales, were reviewed in well-known journals, or were the choice of a major book club.
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