Enter Prairie Schooner’s Nonfiction Contest! On May 2, submissions will open for the annual Prairie Schooner Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest. This is their third year hosting the contest, and they’re excited to see what the essayists among you are thinking about. Judith Ortiz Cofer Submissions will remain open until August 1, 2014, and they will announce the winner…Continue reading Prairie Schooner Summer Creative Nonfiction Contest
Month: April 2014
The Black River Chapbook Competition
The Black River Chapbook Competition Deadline: May 31, 2014 About the Prize The Black River Chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize from Black Lawrence Press for a chapbook of short fiction or poems. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. Recent winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley,…Continue reading The Black River Chapbook Competition
Thrillist Seeking Travel Writers
The new Travel Editor over at Thrillist is looking to add more writers to their freelancer network. They’re focused on producing more content, and are looking for smart, funny people to get paid to be both, “smart and funny”. The editor would also like to assure readers that Thrillist pays, “real $$$” for the work…Continue reading Thrillist Seeking Travel Writers
McKinsey Publishing Seeking to Fill Two Positions
TITLE: Editorial Assistant, McKinsey Publishing Open-ended, full-time contract position (35 hrs/wk+) JOB SCOPE: For content published in the printed McKinsey Quarterly and/or on the Insights & Publications section of mckinsey.com, the following activities may apply: Fact-check and proofread articles, exhibits, multimedia products, videos, and social-media assets Manage critical, time-sensitive process of securing internal approval…Continue reading McKinsey Publishing Seeking to Fill Two Positions
Nominate a DePaul Professor for Recognition
ATTENTION All DePaul students: You are encouraged to nominate a DePaul professorwho has contributed in significant ways to your development as a socially responsible leader, through their teaching, their mentorship and support, or the ways they’ve challenged you to grow in thought and action. In other words, which professors have helped you to gain…Continue reading Nominate a DePaul Professor for Recognition
The Group Project is Seeking Creative Types
The Group Project is dedicated to giving amateur writers an audience and coordinating fabulous performances. Martin’s Corner Bar in Pilsen hosts 7 Stories the last Friday of every month, and it is far from a conventional reading series. During the weeks before the show, our experienced team works with authors to fine tune their stories and prepare…Continue reading The Group Project is Seeking Creative Types
University of Wisconsin-Madison to Put on Shakespeare Festival
The Department of English at UW-Madison is pleased to announce that online registration for the Mendota Seminar is now available! We invite alumni and friends to join us, on June 20-22, for a weekend celebrating Shakespeare’s 450th birthday. We will attend an American Players Theatre performance of Much Ado About Nothing, enjoy faculty lectures, explore…Continue reading University of Wisconsin-Madison to Put on Shakespeare Festival
Chicago Writers Conference Seeking Interns
The Chicago Writers Conference is devoted to helping writers at any stage of their careers get the information and skills they need to succeed. Every year we host a two-day conference with workshops and talks that range from interacting with agents to marketing self-published work. We also run quarterly workshops on specific aspects of writing…Continue reading Chicago Writers Conference Seeking Interns
Open Books Seeking Marketing Manager
Open Books is in search of an exceptional Marketing Manager to help them spread the word and advance the cause. Are you the one? – Lead / assist with all traditional marketing for Open Books, including: – Paid advertising placement – Grassroots campaign planning and execution – Online outreach – Event calendar listing placement –…Continue reading Open Books Seeking Marketing Manager
The Black River Chapbook Competition
The Black River Chapbook Competition Deadline: May 31, 2014 About the Prize The Black River Chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize from Black Lawrence Press for a chapbook of short fiction or poems. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. Recent winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley, Amelia…Continue reading The Black River Chapbook Competition
Black Warrior Review’s Now Open
The Journal Celebrates It’s Tenth Annual Contest Black Warrior Review’s tenth-annual contest is now open, and we’re honored to have Richard Siken (Poetry), Lily Hoang (Fiction/Prose), and Kiese Laymon (Nonfiction) as our guest judges. Winners in each genre receive a $1,000 prize and publication in BWR 41.2, our Spring/Summer 2015 issue. Three runners-up will be awarded…Continue reading Black Warrior Review’s Now Open
Glimmer Train Seeking Submissions
Glimmer Train is quickly scouring for submissions before April 30th. Do you have any work to submit? Very Short Fiction. 1st: $1,500, and publication in Issue 94. Deadline: 4/30. Winners and finalists will be announced in the July 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. Second- and 3rd-places win, respectively, $500 and $300, or,…Continue reading Glimmer Train Seeking Submissions