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by Ex Libris on May 8, 2018

Black River Chapbook Competition Call for Submissions

Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. Entry deadline for the Spring Competition: May 31, 2018 Visit online for complete submission guidelines. Submissions are accepted via submittable now through May 31.    

by Ex Libris on May 1, 2018

Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award: Call for Submissions

CONTEST GUIDELINES  Emerging writers are welcome in ALL categories, but this category is exclusively open to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5000. (Entries must not have appeared in any print publication.) Most entries run from 800 – 4000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 words are welcome. PRIZES 1st place wins $2500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 10 copies. 2nd place wins $500, or, if chosen for publication, $700 and 10 copies. 3rd place wins $300, or, if chosen… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 30, 2018

Milton Writer’s Conference Call for Submissions

The deadline for submissions to the 2018 John R. Milton Writers’ Conference at the University of South Dakota has been extended to June 1, 2018.  Additional information about speakers and registration is available at: www.usd.edu/miltonconference.   This year’s conference theme is “This Lonely Frontier: Exploring Boundaries of Space, Identity, and Genre,” and confirmed keynote and featured speakers include Percival Everett, Ellen Forney, Karen Salyer McElmurray, and Erika Wurth.

by Ex Libris on April 26, 2018

2018 Gulf Coast Prizes Call for Submissions- Deadline May 1

Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts, is currently accepting submissions for the annual Gulf Coast Prize contests!  There are three all-star final judges, including Chen Chen (Poetry), Joshua Ferris (Fiction), and Lacy M. Johnson (Nonfiction). The contest awards publication and $1,500 each to the best poem, essay, and short story, as well as $250 to two honorable mentions in each genre. The winners will appear in the Fall/Winter issue. All contest submissions will also be considered for paid online exclusives on GC Online. The reading fee of $23 includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast and is used to support… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 26, 2018

The Coming Change Contest: Call For Submissions

Write a 2,000-word fictional short story using any nuance, definition, or understanding of the word “change.” Deadline: May 15th, 2018 Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine Word count: 2,000 words or less Other prizes: The second-place winner will receive $500 and publication on writermag.com; the third-place winner will receive $250 and publication on writermag.com as well.

by Ex Libris on April 16, 2018

UNAPOLOGETIC Magazine: Call for Submissions

UNAPOLOGETIC is a magazine made by and for the DePaul community and they want to publish your work! The magazine is focused around how creative outlets help to form identity and is meant to show the expansive amount of creativity within the DePaul community. Work can be published under your name, a pen name, or anonymous; it’s up to you! Submit art, photography, essays, short stories, poetry, and/or really anything creative to unapologeticdepaul@gmail.com by May 4th.

by Ex Libris on April 10, 2018

The Black River Chapbook Competition Call for Submissions

Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. Spring Entry Period: April 1 – May 31 Fall Entry Period: September 1 – October 31 Visit the chapbook competition website for more information.

by Ex Libris on April 4, 2018

New Directions in the Humanities Conference in Granada, Spain: Call for Proposals

New Directions in the Humanities is inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, virtual lightning talks, virtual posters, or colloquia addressing one of the following themes: Theme 1: Critical Cultural Studies Theme 2: Communications and Linguistics Studies Theme 3: Literary Humanities Theme 4: Civic, Political, and Community Studies Theme 5: Humanities Education The current proposal submission deadline is May 3, 2018. For more information and to submit a proposal visit their website here. 

by Ex Libris on April 4, 2018

The Writer Contest Call for Submissions

Write a 2,000-word fictional short story using any nuance, definition, or understanding of the word “change.” Deadline: May 15th, 2018 Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine Word count: 2,000 words or less Other prizes: Our second-place winner will receive $500 and publication on our website, writermag.com; our third-place winner will receive $250 and publication on writermag.com as well. For more information and to submit visit The Writer website here.

by Ex Libris on March 29, 2018

Call for Collaborators: “78” Anthology

This anthology seeks to bring together the magic of the Tarot, photography and poetry. They are looking for 78 poets to create original poems in response to a Tarot card they are assigned. If you decide to participate in the project, you will be assigned a Tarot card, and you will craft a poem in response to this card: however you’d like to interpret it, or your relationship with it. The only restriction on your poem is that it must be no longer than 20 lines. After all poems are submitted, our collaborating photographer, Katrin Albert … Read Article →

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