DePaul literary magazine Crook & Folly is hosting an open mic reading on Thursday, April 16. The reading will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 115 of Richardson Library. Undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to attend and share their fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and micro prose pieces. Complimentary donuts and coffee will be up for grabs.
Glimmer Train‘s Very Short Fiction Award is now accepting submissions. This contest welcomes any story of up to 3,000 words that has not been accepted for print publication. The reading fee is $15 per story. The prizes are as follows: • First place: $1,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue • Second place: $500 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies) • Third place: $300 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies) The submission deadline is April 30, 2015.
The Writer’s “An Ocean of Possibility” short story contest is now accepting submissions of 1,000-word fiction stories. Writers have a choice of three ocean-themed quotes as inspiration for their stories: “Because there’s nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it’s sent away.” – Sarah Kay “Doesn’t it seem to you,” asked Madame Bovary, “that the mind moves more freely in the presence of that boundless expanse, that the sight of it elevates the soul and gives rise to thoughts of the infinite and the ideal?” – Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary … Read Article →
DePaul literary magazine Crook & Folly is hosting the first of three workshops this Thursday. Students can receive one-on-one feedback on their writing from the editorial staff. To nab an assigned time slot, students should email their pieces to crookandfolly@gmail.com by Tuesday, January 20, at 7 p.m. Walk-ins are also available on a first-come, first-served basis. The word limits are as follows. Fiction and creative nonfiction: 5,000 words Micro prose: 1,000 words Poetry: One to three poems, up to three pages Crook & Folly Workshop Thursday, January 22 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Student Resource Room, second floor of Arts & Letters Hall For more… Read Article →
DePaul literary magazine Crook & Folly is hosting a micro prose event tomorrow night. The magazine staff will lead attendees in a few writing exercises and share examples of compelling pieces in the genre. RSVP here. Attendees should bring two hard copies of a piece they’d like to rework as a micro prose piece. Both fiction and nonfiction pieces are welcome. Thursday, January 15 5:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Arts & Letters Hall, Room 303
Crook & Folly, DePaul’s literary magazine, seeks submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, micro prose, poetry, and dramatic literature. The submission deadline is February 23. Students can send their work to crookandfolly@gmail.com. Crook & Folly is holding a micro prose event this Thursday, January 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Arts & Letters Hall, Room 303. Attendees will learn about micro prose and create their own micro prose pieces. Before the February 23 submission deadline, the student literary journal is hosting three other workshops. Students are welcome to bring in work they want to submit and get feedback from one of the editors. Thursday, January 22, 5:30 p.m.–7:30… Read Article →