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The 2018 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries! The competition is open to all writers worldwide. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) May 1st 2018. The maximum word limit is 4,000, there is no minimum. Stories may be on any theme or subject and entry can be made online or by post. There is an £8.00 (about $11.50) entry fee for all stories submitted and entries must be previously unpublished. 20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 11. 1st prize is £1,000 (about $1,400),… Read Article →

Superstition Review is now accepting submissions! Superstition Review is the online literary magazine published by Arizona State University twice yearly in May and December.  They will accept art, fiction, nonfiction, poetry until March 15. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Upon submission to Superstition Review you agree that your work is original, unpublished, and that you are the author. If accepted, Superstition Review acquires First North American Serial Rights and First Electronic Rights. All rights revert to the writer after publication. Contributors agree to credit Superstition Review (with no “The” in the title) if the work is subsequently reproduced online or in… Read Article →

2018 Creative Writing Fellowship Ends on February 9, 2018 The Creative Writing Fellowship awards five $5,000 Luminarts Fellowships for excellence in creative writing in the categories of prose and poetry, both fiction and nonfiction. Eligibility and Guidelines Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: Be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old on the date of applying Be currently enrolled in, or have completed, a degree program, conservatory, or other professional artist development program Live within 150 miles of the Chicago Loop Submission Guidelines There are three components that must be attached to your application. These include: A written piece… Read Article →

Crossing Boundaries: Fifth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference  Monday, April 16, 2018 4:00 – 9:00 pm Lincoln Park Student Center, Third Floor 2250 N. Sheffield Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 ​ Submissions The Fifth Annual Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, presented by the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is a conference featuring the research and creative work of graduate students in disciplines from around the university.​ Students from ​all DePaul graduate programs are eligible to submit proposals for discussion panels, paper, poster, mixed media, and other presentation types. We encourage students at different stages in their work to participate. Proposals can be… Read Article →

The Southeast Review is currently open for general submissions! In particular, they are looking for book reviews of recent works. If you are interested, please directly email the Book Reviews Editor, Daniel Moysaenko at serbookreview@gmail.com for more information. The Southeast Review accepts regular submissions for publication consideration year-round through Submittable. Their reading fee of $3 helps meet the cost of this service, and all proceeds are directed to a contributor’s fund, which allows them to pay their contributors. Send your work here. For general guidelines, visit the Southeast Review website here.  

The Book Stall Announces The Kelly Barnhill Micro-Fiction Prize The Book Stall, an independent bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois, is pleased to announce their first-ever micro-fiction contest in conjunction with Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill’s reading on Tuesday, February 27th at 6:30 PM. Ms. Barnhill will be sharing work from her new book, Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories. The contest winner will get an opening spot on the program that evening, and receive 25 copies of a limited-edition broadside of their work, as well as a $100.00 gift card from the store Submit your 300 –… Read Article →

Conference activities will take place May 10-11, 2018  The deadline for submissions is January 25, 2018 Paper submissions at different stages of research are welcome. Additional information and instructions for submissions are available here.  Please feel free to contact acosta@u.northwestern.edu and salihnur@u.northwestern.edu with any questions

Paper proposal deadline: Jan 31 Date of Conference: March 24  Keynote speaker: Dr. Nathalie Debrauwere-Miller Opposing Narratives of Victimhood: Jewish and Arab Muslims in Contemporary France “La relation à autrui est asymétrique : je ne dois pas attendre de réciprocité.”  Emmanuel Levinas. An interest in the Other is omnipresent throughout French and Francophone literature and literary theory. From Montaigne’s Les Cannibales to Colette’s Le pur et l’impur, the literary world has long sought to encounter and unmask the Other. Indeed, the history of literature itself could be considered an encounter with the Other, be it… Read Article →

Call for Proposals and Participation Social Responsibility and Accountability Within Our Discipline(s) 54th Allerton English Articulation Conference April 18-19, 2018 Allerton Park and Retreat Center Monticello, Illinois Proposal Deadline: February 1, 2018 In cooperation with Northern Illinois University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming and the statewide Allerton Planning Committee, NIU’s Department of English is pleased to announce the 54th Allerton English Articulation Conference, to be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 18-19, 2018. The Allerton English Articulation Conference, now in its tenth year of NIU sponsorship, brings together faculty from two- and four-year… Read Article →

FEATURED! Winter Short Story Award for New Writers This one is our own contest, and it’s featured for so many good reasons! The Masters Review is looking for stories under 7000 words, written by emerging writers who have a way with words and a love for language! The winner receives $3000, publication, and agency review, and the runners-up also receive cash prizes, publication, and review. Don’t let this chance slip by! Details here. Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 15 Poetry and Fiction Prizes This is a compilation of Bayou Magazine’s two wonderful awards, the James… Read Article →

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