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Ready your pens and keyboards—it’s submission season!   Subito Press, a small non-profit publishing company established by the University of Colorado Boulder’s creative writing department, is currently holding a contest for book-length works of poetry or prose and are in their last push for submissions. They hope to encourage MFA students to submit their work.   The contest is taking submissions until October 1st for a reading fee of $25 per submission.   Works can be submitted through this link: https://subitopress.submittable.com/submit   This year’s judges are two faculty members from the creative writing department at CU—Marcia… Read Article →

The 29th Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize competition is now open for submissions in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. First-place winners in each category receive $5000, feature publication in the spring issue, and are honored at a gala reading and reception in Columbia, Missouri. Contest finalists are often published in the magazine also, or, in the case of poetry, as part of Missouri Review‘s Poem of the Week online feature. All entrants are considered for publication.   This opportunity is open to writers at all levels. Missouri Review prides themselves on focusing on the quality of the… Read Article →

Glassworks is accepting submissions through December 15, 2019!   Glassworks, the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, and artwork both digitally and in print. They are currently reading for spring and fall 2020 print issues. They also publish flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays monthly in their online edition Flash Glass. Submissions for Flash Glass are accepted on a year-round, rolling basis.   More information about the magazine, sample issues, and the submission manager can be found at www.rowanglassworks.org.

Deadline: June 30, 2019 Entry Fee: $28 Cash Prize: $2,000 E-mail address: willowspringsbooks@gmail.com Website: http://www.willowspringsbooks.org/submit A prize of $2,000 and publication by Willow Springs Books is given annually for a short story collection. Submit a manuscript of three or more stories totaling at least 98 pages with a $27.50 entry fee by June 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Willow Springs Books, Spokane Prize for Short Fiction, c/o Inland Northwest Center for Writers, 668 North Riverpoint Boulevard, 2 RPT #259, Spokane, WA 99202.

Crook & Folly, DePaul University’s award-winning, all-student, journal of literature and art, seeks applications from graduate and undergraduate students for two challenging and exciting volunteer positions as 2019 Editors-in-Chief.    The new editors will begin work planning for the new year late this Spring 2018 and will hire their section editors during Fall quarter 2018. Editors-In-Chief must be available and preferably in residence during all regular quarters of the entire 2018-2019 academic year (and they must definitely be in Chicago for the Winter and Spring 2020 quarters).    Candidates for Editor-in-Chief should write a one-page (around 250 words)… Read Article →

Dear Graduate Students:  The English Department seeks nominations for the Bill and Irene Beck Award for Community Engagement. This award is named for a family whose support of our own Big Shoulders Books makes possible the publication of socially conscious literature by and about Chicagoans. In the spirit of this generosity, we would like to honor the great work our students do in their communities.   If you are someone who volunteers, interns, or otherwise devotes time to assisting with community organizations, partners, and/or individuals, please nominate yourself for this award. Or, if you know… Read Article →

The DePaul English Department invites you to participate in our tenth annual student-run conference. The Spring English Conference will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019, in Arts & Letters Hall. The Spring English Conference is an annual daylong event in which DePaul English undergraduate and graduate students present academic and creative work. The presentations may be in (but are not limited to) the following areas: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Dramatic Literature, Literary Analysis, Pedagogical and Literary Theory, Publishing, Professional, and Teaching Practices. This is an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their work in… Read Article →

Radish Fiction is a mobile app where readers purchase genre serial fiction in Romance, Young Adult, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, and other genres. Radish Fiction is looking for writers who have an:  Ability to write in a serialized style Ability to write fast-paced action and snappy dialogue Ability to write in a commercial and dramatic style Strong hooks and cliffhangers Interest in romantic fiction and other genres with romantic elements (Science Fiction, Fantasy, YA, Thriller, etc.)   Submit fiction prose samples of your work for consideration here. Please feel free to contact  jan@radishfiction.com with any questions.

The Southeast Review’s Annual World’s Best Short-Short Story Contest + Gearhart Poetry Contest are now open for submissions! The winner in each category receives $500 and publication in Issue 38.1! Finalists will be published as well in Issue 38.1, and all participants will receive a complimentary copy of the issue. This year’s judges are Robert Olen Butler, winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, and Nabila Lovelace, author of Son of Achilles (YesYes Books). The 2019 contest window is Jan 15th to March 15th. In addition, The Southeast Review is now open for Interviews… Read Article →

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