The Indiana Review is accepting submissions until April 1 for their 2017 Poetry Prize. The contest is open to new original work from both established and emerging writers, so long as the work is previously unpublished. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication. Find out more and submit online.
The Oxford American is now offering a literary fellowship designed to support the writing of a debut book of creative nonfiction. the fellowship offers the winner a $10,000 living stipend, housing, and an editorial apprenticeship with the Oxford American toward a nine-month residency in the thriving creative community of Central Arkansas in Little Rock. Complete applications will include 300-500 word book proposal, a 300-500 word statement of interest in magazine editorial work, a creative nonfiction writing sample of no more than 12,000 words excerpted from the proposed project, and a curriculum vitae. Applications are due March… Read Article →
The Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for their Hudson Prize for poetry and short story collections until March 31. The poetry prize accepts manuscripts of 45-95 pages, and the fiction prize accepts manuscripts of 120-280 pages. Winners will receive publication, 10 copies of the book, and $1,000 cash. Submit online here.
Fourth Genre, a dedicated creative nonfiction publisher, is currently accepting submissions to their Steinberg Essay Prize. The reading fee is $22 and the prize includes $1,000 and publication. Find out more on the submissions guidelines found here, and submit online.
Its the English Department’s favorite time of year! The official call-for-submissions for the 8th Annual Spring English Conference (SPEC) has been released! The Spring English Conference is a unique opportunity for DePaul English students from across the entire department – graduate, undergraduate, creative, literary studies, publishing, major, and minors – to come together and share their work in a friendly, comradely environment. The conference will take place on Friday, April 27, and the deadline to submit work is March 31. Full submission guidelines can be found online here. Any questions can be sent to the… Read Article →
The Southeast review is accepting submissions for their short-story, poetry, and nonfiction contests. Submissions are due March 15. More information here.
The British Modernities Group (BMG) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites graduate students to present papers at its twelfth annual interdisciplinary conference, “Changing the Subject: Subjectivity, Habitus, Behavior, and the End of the Subject.” The conference focuses on bring together work in ontology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and related fields to consider how scholars have responded to and interpreted questions of subjectivity and perception. The conference hopes to tackle a broad range of questions from the abstract and metaphysical to the political and material across a variety of disciplines. BMG will accept abstracts of no… Read Article →
The Prairie Schooner Book prize is open for submissions from January 15-March 15. The contest prize includes $3,000 and publication through the University of Nebraska press for one book of short fiction and one book of poetry. Find full details at the contest website. Submit online or to the address below. Prairie Schooner Prize Series Attn: Fiction or Poetry 110 Andrews Hall Lincoln, NE 68588-0334
The Colorado Review is currently running their 2017 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction. The contest accepts previously unpublished short stories under 50 pages with no limit on number of entries. The grand prize is $2,000 and publication in the fall 2017 issue of Colorado Review. The deadline for submissions is March 14. Visit their website or see the flyer above for more details. Submissions can be mailed to the address below. Nelligan Prize for Short Ficiton Colorado Review 9105 Campus Delivery Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105
Experimental indie-publisher OXBLOOD is currently open for submissions for non-traditional textual productions. See the flyer above for full details or visit their website.
The deadline for Glimmer Train‘s Short Story Award for New Writers is February 28. The contest is open to emerging writers and the 1st place prize includes publication in Glimmer Train, 10-copies of the issue, and $2,500. Submissions typically run between 1,000-5,000 words, though stories can be up to 12,000. Find more details, guidelines, and submit online.
The deadline for applications to Campus 1871 has been extended to this Friday, February 10. The weekend-long event takes place from March 31- April 2 and will be attended by universities across the Illinois and the Chicagoland area. At Campus 1871 you and a team will pitch and then develop a unique idea for a business startup that can solve one the many pressing questions of today. The weekend will include Startup 101 crash courses, keynote speakers, mentorship, pitches, and a grand prize for the winning team. Find out more on the video below, or apply online! Applicants should… Read Article →