Black Lawrence Press will soon be closed for submissions to their Fall 2015 Black River Chapbook Competition. The deadline for the Fall 2015 Competition is October 31! The Black River chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize for a chapbook of short fiction or poems open to new, emerging, or established writers. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. The submission fee is $15. More information and submission guidelines can be found on the The Black River Chapbook submission page. Past winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley, Amelia Martens, Charlotte Pence, Russel… Read Article →
The independent publisher Rose Metal Press is hosting a reading and launch event for their new anthology Family Resemblance featuring DePaul professor Barrie Jean Borich, and DePaul graduate Tim Jones-Yelvington, as well as DePaul students Caro Macon and Jewells Santos with DePaul professor Kathleen Rooney as MC!
Narrative is now open for submissions to their 2015 30 Below Contest. The contest is open to all writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers between eighteen and thirty years old. They are looking for the traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary, and looking to encourage and promote the best young authors and artists working today. The contest is open until November 15, 2015. Submission guidelines are available here, and can be sent here. Awards include: First Prize $1,500, Second Prize $750, Third Prize $300, and ten finalists who receive $100 each. Likewise… Read Article →
Dappled Things literary magazine is now open for submissions to the 2016 J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction. The winner will receive $500 and a prize of $250 will go to the runner-up. There is no reading fee. The winning stories will be announced in February, 2016 and published in Dappled Things, along with up to eight honorable mentions. Find details and submit on the Dappled Things website, submissions close November 27, 2015. From Dappled Things: “‘One foot in this world and one in the next’: that’s how J.F. Powers described the Midwestern priests he wrote about in his fiction. Having one foot in… Read Article →
Chatterbox Audio Theater, a full-cast, dramatized podcast, is currently seeking scripts to produce in 2016. The submission deadline is November 15th. Full submission guidelines and FAQ’s can be found here, and sent to submissions@chatterboxtheater.org. Selected submissions will be recorded during their Fall 2016 season and made freely available for thousands of listeners worldwide. Chatterbox shows remain permanently available for free streaming or download. As a Chatterbox writer, you can claim a worldwide audience — and know that your work will remain easily accessible to new listeners. Guidlines: Any writer (or writing team) age 18 or older Top-notch… Read Article →
CRATE Literary Magazine now open for submissions to their next 2015 issue. They are looking for pieces of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, dramatic work, and visual art. The submission deadline is November 15, visit their website for guidelines and to submit. Their most recent issue, SPRING 2015, featured poetry by Kara Wang, Kenzie Allen, T. Zachary Cotler and Tim McLafftery, fiction by Matt Liebowtiz, Donna Miscolta, V.E. Gottlieb and Justin Muschong, non-fiction by Wendy Besel Hahn, Jac Manfield and Stephanie Bills, and artwork by Allen Forrest. CRATE is the official literary journal of University of California Riverside’s MFA program… Read Article →
Creative Nonfiction is now seeking multiple short and long-form stories. See their call for submissions below: Nov 16 Childhood (an issue of CNF) What’s on the line: $1,000 for best essay; $500 for runner-up; publication in CNF. What we’re looking for: True stories that explore the joys and struggles, the indignities and infinite possibilities of childhood. Maybe you lived Where the Wild Things Are or during the Wonder Years; maybe you’re a parent or a pediatrician; whatever your perspective, share your tale of kid-dom in all its messy, exhilarating, turbulent glory. View guidelines › Nov 16… Read Article →
Dr. Carolyn Goffman will be hosting an information session on DePaul’s Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges Certification on Monday October 22nd from 4:30-6:00 pm in A&L 210-11. The session will cover: How to apply for a job What to expect in an adjunct teaching position Benefits of teaching positions What college employers want to know about you Faculty from Olive Harvey College (part of Chicago City Colleges) will be on hand to describe teaching in city colleges, answer your questions, and give advice! Students interested in two-year college teaching internships or certification please contact Dr…. Read Article →
When did you first visit a public library? What role have public libraries played in your life? What roles will they play in our “digital age”? Join the DePaul University Library and the DePaul Humanities Center on November 2, 2015, for a panel discussion of the role of the public library in American society centered around the recently-published Part of our Lives: A People’s History of the American Public Library (2015). Wayne A. Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor Emeritus at the Florida State University School of Information, and author of Part of our Lives, will… Read Article →
The University of North Carolina Wilmington‘s (UNCW) interdisciplinary journal Palaver is seeking academic submissions. Palaver is an online journal housed in UNCW’s Graduate Liberal Studies Program and are looking for content that, “defy the confines of a single discipline.” Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and follow MLA guidelines. Due to the volume of submissions Palaver receives, they ask that academic pieces run no longer than twenty five pages. Palaver does not accept previously published work, be it print or online. For more guidelines and to submit, follow the link here. Further questions can be forwarded to admin@palaverjournal.com. From Palaver: Traditional sources offer many… Read Article →
The 2016 Saints and Sinners LGBT Literary Festival‘s Writing Contest’s Deadline has been extended to November 2, 2015. The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival was founded in 2003 as a new initiative designed as way to reach the community with information about HIV/AIDS, particularly disseminating prevention messages via the writers, thinkers and spokes-people of the LGBT community while celebrating the literary arts. The Festival has grown into an internationally-recognized event that brings together a who’s who of LGBT publishers, writers and readers from throughout the United States and beyond. The Festival, held over 4 days each Spring, features… Read Article →