Join us for our early spring reading with five fantastic writers at the Celtic Crown! Sunday Salon Chicago March 25, 2018 7:00 P.M. Celtic Crown Public House 2356 W Cullom Ave Chicago, IL 60618 Google map Facebook event link
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Belmont Story Review invites submissions for its third issue. They are looking for submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction from emerging and established writers. Also, they open to submissions of narrative journalism in the areas of music, publishing, creativity and collaboration, as well as faith and culture. –Reading period for Issue 3 now through April 1 –Cash honorarium of $50 for prose and $25 for poetry/flash fiction awarded to authors who have accepted submissions Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Belmont University is renowned for its College of Entertainment and Music Business and Social Entrepreneurship programs grounded in faith… Read Article →
Founded in late 2017, Before After/Godwink is very young, and burgeoning. The journal accepts all literary genres, hybrid, experimental, and think pieces. They accept art and photography; film and other forms of multimedia are of interest as well. BA/G can be found at bagliterary.com and on most social media sites: @bagliterary
The 2018 Hudson Prize is now open for submissions! Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. The annual deadline is March 31. For more information and to submit, click here.
Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers Deadline: February 28, 2018 1st place wins $2,500 color, publication in Glimmer Train and 10 copies. 2nd place wins $500, or if chosen for publication, $700. 3rd place wins $300, or if chosen for publication, $700. (All submissions are considered for publication.) Open only to emerging writers who haven’t had fiction appear in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Previous online publication is fine.) Reading fee: $18. Most entries run from 1,000 to 4,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome For more… Read Article →
March 9 is the preferential due date to apply for the limited number of fee-remission assistantships at Taleamor Park artists’ residency. Taleamor Park offers two-week and longer residencies in an 1854 Italianate farmhouse on a scenic farm near Chicago and Lake Michigan. Residents live in a lovely 1854 Italianate farmhouse that has four private air-conditioned bedrooms, two bathrooms, two kitchens, a laundry room, two common rooms, a library, a writing nook, and a paper studio. Vintage outbuildings offer both private and spacious shared studio spaces. Verdant walking trails wind through fields of grain to woods and ponds and scenic vistas. We welcome artists in all media and generally have a mix of… Read Article →
MALS/IDS Communications Assistant (Student Assistant II), updated Feb. 2018 General Summary: Student Assistant II is responsible for assisting with projects, basic office duties (i.e. typing, filing, photocopying, answering phones, etc.), providing customer service, and assisting department staff. Major projects include assisting with production and publication of annual newsletter and program marketing pieces. Some attendance at occasional recruiting and program social events will be required. Excellent writing and communication skills required, and providing writing samples is strongly recommended. Familiarity with social media (WordPress), Digication, Adobe Creative Suite, and print production required. The supervisor for the MALS/IDS… Read Article →
Good news from Kathleen Rooney, who reports that: “Rose Metal Press’s latest book, MONSTER PORTRAITS, has just been reviewed in the NY Times Book Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/21/books/review/new-science-fiction-fantasy.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fbook-review&action=click&contentCollection=review®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront “We’ve been around since 2006, and we are regularly reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, etc but this is our first time–in 12 years!– in the NYTBR.” Congrats, Kathleen! The Department is proud of you!
The Oxford American Jeff Baskin Writers Fellowship To support a debut book of creative nonfiction. $10,000 stipend, housing, and an editorial fellowship with the Oxford American toward a nine-month residency in Central Arkansas. The OA, a quarterly magazine dedicated to documenting the complexity and vitality of the American South, has helped launch and sustain the careers of many significant writers of literary journalism, memoir, reportage, criticism, and the lyric essay. Along with its contributors, the OA has received numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award in General Excellence. Alex Mar, Zandria F. Robinson, and Timothy B…. Read Article →