The Gordian Review is an online literary journal operated by and for English and creative writing students at the graduate level. They are currently seeking submissions of fiction, and nonfiction from graduate level students. Find full details on the flyer below. Submissions are due by October 31.
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The Indiana Review is seeking submissions to their 2016 Fiction Prize. Story submissions up to 8,000 words in length are accepted from established and emerging writers. The contest winner will receive $1,000 and publication. Complete guidelines can be found here, and there is a $20 entry fee (which includes a year subscription to the journal). Submissions are due October 31.
The Newberry Center for Renaissance Studies is hosting its annual Multidisciplinary Graduate Student Conference on January 26-28. The conference is a unique and enriching opportunity for graduate students interested in Renaissance, medieval and early modern research to meet peers from across the nation, an globally, to share and collaborate on work. Due to its interdisciplinary nature and broad scope, this is an ideal option for students who have never presented a paper at an academic conference before. The 2017 conference schedule will include workshops and sessions with rare books in addition to traditional conference sessions. The… Read Article →
The Chicago Climate Festival, an initiative hosted by DePaul University’s Institute for Nature & Culture is an even dedicated to climate change activism and spoken word Raptivate!. The evening will include a presentation by Melissa Brice, founder of Chicago 350, a performance by Joey Fine Rhyme a climate-change educator, and an open mic session. The event takes place on October 5th from 6:30-8:30 pm in McGowan South Room 105. Currently the event is seeking open mic volunteer and interested students can RSVP at cskolnik@depaul.edu. See the attached flyer for more details.
C&R Press is currently accepting applications for two internship positions. The positions include a social media intern and editorial intern, click the hyperlinks to find out more. C&R is also currently open to full length manuscripts in multiple formats and has no formal reading period. Find more information here. More about CR Press: We love books. Literature matters in today’s world because it lets us explore and share the best of what we think, and who we can be. Good fiction, nonfiction and poetry grow understanding and imagination, take us into new lives and show… Read Article →
Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for the fall period of the Black River Chapbook Competition. 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. There is a $15 entry fee and submissions close October 31. Find submissions details, previous winners, and judges panel online.
Literary magazine Glimmer Train is now accepting short story submissions for their New Writer Award. Full details below, submissions close on October 31. Open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. he 1st-place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive 10 copies of that issue. Second-and 3rd-place win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. Winners and finalists will be announced in the January bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but stories as long as… Read Article →
The Writer is currently seeking submissions for two writing contests ideal for graduate students. The contest, “Our Darkest Hours” opens today September 15 and closes on November 15. Find full details below and find a full list of contests from The Writer on their website.
Sequestrum, a journal of literature and art, is currently seeking submissions for their 2016 New Writer Award for fiction, non-fiction, and prose. The top prize will be $500 and submissions are due on October 15. Find out more on the flyer below, or on their submission page. More about Sequestrum: A sequestrum is a necrotic bone fragment, identifiable by its separation from standard skeletal structures. Despite its autonomy, these slivers retain the phosphates and marrows of their source. A sequestrum is a remnant, independent yet interconnected to its origin. And so is the writing we publish. Sequestrum is a… Read Article →
The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, a New Orleans lit festival geared toward the LGBT community, is now accepting submissions for their 2017 fiction contest. The deadline to submit is October 8 and there is a $20 entry fee. Find full details below or on their website. Grand Prize: $500 Complementary registration to 2017 Saints and Sinners ($150 Value) Publication in anthology New Fiction from the Festival (Bold Strokes Books) Invitation to read at Book Launch Party on March 25, 2017. Two runners-up will each receive $100 Top Finalists’ stories will also be included in New Fiction from the Festival Submissions should be between 4,000-7,000 words. Story should… Read Article →
The Guild Literary Complex has extended its submission deadline for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award to September 15. From Guild Literary Complex: Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) founded the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award twenty-two years ago. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas and lived in Chicago for the rest of her life. She was the author of more than twenty volumes of poetry and numerous other books. Her many awards and honors include Poet Laureate of Illinois, Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, American Academy of Arts and Letters award,… Read Article →
As classes come to a close and summer break kicks-off, take a look at some of these summer chances to get published and literary events around the city. For creative writers, Prairie Schooner and Blue River are both accepting submissions this summer. Prairie Schooner’s annual summer nonfiction contest is open to all types of creative nonfiction essays up to 5,000 words. The entry fee is $20 and includes a copy of the Spring 2017 issue of Prairie Schooner, in which the winning essay will appear. Submission details here. Ran by Creighton University’s MFA program, Blue River is accepting summer submissions for… Read Article →