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Young Chicago Authors puts on the largest poetry slam festival in the world, Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) during the months of February and March. Based on the success of LTAB, they have extended the competition and community to young adults ages 18-25 and created Louder Than a Bomb University (LTABU). The competition runs March 8th and 9th 2019 at Chicago State University. You can find more information about requirements, registration dates, fees, and more if you visit Young Chicago Authors’ registration page. To register as an Indy Poet click HERE Early Registration 1/8-1/31($20) Regular Registration 2/1-2/15… Read Article →
Cagibi is a journal of poetry & prose that has garnered praise in its first year for its quarterly online issues, publishing emerging writers side by side with our literary heroes. Submissions are now being accepted for CAGIBI’s inaugural Macaron Prize. Winners of the 2019 Macaron Prize will receive $1,000 and publication in Cagibi’s inaugural print issue. Finalists will also be published in the print issue. Winners will be invited to read their work at a public Reading and Issue Launch Event in New York City in May. Cagibi’s 2019 Macaron Prize is now open for entries… Read Article →
The Writers’ League of Texas is holding a manuscript contest, with the winners in 10 categories receiving a registration to the 2019 Agents & Editors Conference ($400 value) and a one-on-one consultation with the agent who selected their manuscript as the winner. The conference is June 28-30 in Austin, TX, and brings 20-25 agents and editors to downtown Austin for three days of panels, presentations, and one-on-one consultations. Attendees and agents alike say the conference is one of their favorite events of the year. The deadline to submit is January 31. Anyone interested… Read Article →
SLAB is announcing a final call for fresh voices to publish in their literary magazine. SLAB is published annually by the English Department of Slippery Rock University, and they are currently seeking entrants for the Elizabeth R. Curry Poetry Contest. Kathy Fagan will be the judge for this year and the first-place winner will receive $600, publication in SLAB, and a limited edition, hand-bound chapbook of the winner’s poetry. There is a $10 reading fee and the deadline is December 1st. If you have any questions or would like a sample issue, please email <slabstaff@gmail.com>
Fall 2018 Travel Writing Contest Read the general guidelines here. Award-winning literary travel magazine Nowhere is accepting submissions for our Fall 2018 Travel Writing Contest. Nowhere is looking for young, old, novice and veteran writers to send us stories that possess a powerful sense of place. Stories can be fiction, nonfiction, poetry or essay, but please indicate which genre at the top of your manuscript. Entries should be between eight hundred and five thousand words, must be in English, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner in another contest. Previously published work is accepted, but again, please indicate… Read Article →
F(r)iction is now accepting submissions for their Winter Literary Contests! F(r)iction is accepting previously unpublished works of short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. They accept submissions from writers located anywhere in the world, as long as the work is in English. Their editorial staff favors stories that celebrate the weird, take risks, and are driven by a strong, unique voice. To best understand their style, they strongly recommend buying an issue of F(r)iction at the TBL Store. Please visit the formatting guidelines page to properly format your work for submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify TBL immediately if your work is selected for publication elsewhere. They encourage writers to… Read Article →
Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers Deadline: October 31, 2018 1st place wins $2,500, 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.) ►Please note: This is Glimmer Train’s last New Writer contest of the year. The next—and final one—will be held in March/April 2019. 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.)… Read Article →
$750 New Letters Publication Award in Fiction Deadline: October 28, 2018 (@ midnight PST) 2018 Story Topic: Children For more information and to submit, visit http://newletters.org/writers-wanted/october-fiction-award