Mikaela Shea, the editor-in-chief of 3Elements Review, a themed literary journal, is looking for submissions. For each issue, they require that all three of the current elements be in the piece of writing. The current elements are carnival, residue, and maudlin, as stated on our website. Our submission guidelines can be viewed here: 3Element’s Guidelines. Their journal features award-winning fiction writers, poets, and artists, as well as emerging writers.
There are less than two weeks left to enter to win the annual Gulf Coast Prizes, judged by Andrea Barrett (Fiction), John D’Agata (Nonfiction), and Rachel Zucker (Poetry). Be sure to get your entries in before the March 15th deadline! 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 Gulf Coast 27.1, due out in Fall 2014, and all entries will be considered for paid publication on our website as Online Exclusives. To… Read Article →
POETRY OF THE SACRED CONTEST February – May, 2014 The Institute for Contemplative Practice is pleased to announce the 2014 Poetry of the Sacred Contest. Complete submissions must be received before midnight on May 1st to qualify. The winning poems will be published in Parabola magazine’s Winter 2014 issue. The first place winner will receive a monetary prize of $300, and the honorable mentions will each receive a monetary prize of $100. In addition, this year’s Final Judge, Hamza Yusuf, scholar, author, poet, and cofounder and current president of Zaytuna College, will read the winning… Read Article →
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Please join us next Tuesday, March 4 from 12 – 1 p.m. for a discussion of the little-known Victorian writer and activist Emma Frances Brooke. Barbara Tilley, Visiting Assistant Professor from the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse will present on Brooke’s life and work, with room for discussion. Tilley is working towards a book proposal, so feedback on her subject and on the process of preparing a book proposal are most welcome! Please take a look at the attached poster and the Facebook event page for more information and share widely with colleagues and… Read Article →
Collaborative Publishing Platform Seeking Writers Inkshares, an interesting alternative publishing venture in which they assist you in writing a proposal and develop a crowdsharing opportunity for an ebook. They are now looking for short stories and long form journalistic pieces. They will be at AWP promoting this new publishing venture, books to follow. Serious group responding to a serious interest in new formats in publishing. They’d contacted me to do some piece of long form journalism for them.
Attention 2014 Hudson Prize entrants: In lieu of paying the $25.00 contest entry fee, from Feb. 1 – Feb. 15, 2014, you may elect to have your fee waived by instead purchasing these two previous Hudson Prize winning books: The Last Game We Played (winner, 2006) and The Giving of Pears (winner, 2008) for $19.95, plus shipping. Purchase via the BUY button on this page, then enter your PayPal transaction ID in the corresponding box when you enter the Hudson Prize via the Early Bird Special Poetry or Fiction categories on Submittable. (The transaction ID code will appear at the top… Read Article →
Take this Opportunity for a Chance to be the Next Hay House Author! Learn the inside scoop from Doreen, author of over 50 books including her bestselling, Healing with the Angels. She’ll share secrets to her writing and publishing success with you! Joining Doreen for this two-day comprehensive workshop is President and CEO of Hay House, Reid Tracy, and Hay House Events Director and Certified Integrative Coach, Nancy Levin, both of whom will offer their expertise about writing and getting published in today’s market. Attend this conference for an EXCLUSIVE opportunity to enter a Hay… Read Article →
Call for Proposals and Participation Cultivating Our Discipline 50th Allerton English Articulation Conference April 16-17, 2014 Extended Proposal Deadline: February 17, 2014 http://www.niu.edu/Allerton In cooperation with Liberal Arts and Sciences External Programming and the statewide Allerton Planning Committee, NIU’s Department of English is pleased to announce the 50th Allerton English Articulation Conference, to be held Wednesday and Thursday, April 16-17, 2014. The Allerton English Articulation Conference, bringing together faculty from two- and four-year colleges and universities for discussions and presentations, takes place at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois. In… Read Article →
Forget Me Not Theatre Company seeks full length previously unproduced scripts for our Spring 2015 Workshop Production. Every year Forget Me Not Theatre Company produces one Mainstage production and one Workshop production. In our Workshop Series we work alongside a playwright in the final stages of script development to bring his or her words to life on stage. This process bridges the gap between a reading and a full production and provides a venue for the playwright’s vision while challenging his/her concept of what the piece can and should be. The Workshop Series consists of… Read Article →
2014 New South Writing Contest Now Open for Submissions The New South Writing Contest, awarding $1,000 to a winner in poetry and a winner in prose, and $250 to the runners up in each category, is now open. Contest guidelines are applicable from December to March ONLY. The deadline for contest submissions is March 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM. Submittable submissions will close automatically; mailed submissions will not be accepted. The 2014 New South Writing Contest will be be judged by Brian Oliu in the genre of poetry and Christopher Merkner in the genre of prose…. Read Article →
Deadline Approaching for Virginia Woolf Conference Time passes! The deadline for submitting proposals to the Annual International Conference on Virginia Woolf: Writing the World is approaching: 25 January 2014. Writing the World (Chicago 5-8 June 2014) promises to be lively. In addition to our keynote speakers, we plan the following special events—all-inclusive with your registration fee ($190 regular/$100 students, independent scholars, emeritus or part-time faculty): Poetry off the Shelf: A Woolf-Inspired Reading with Sina Queyras, June 4, 7 p.m. at The Poetry Foundation Newberry Library Bloomsbury Exhibit, June 4, 3-4:30 p.m.; June 5 10-11:30 a.m…. Read Article →