Call for Submissions: Storm Cellar

Call for Submissions: Storm Cellar

Deadline: Rolling

Storm Cellar, a journal of safety and danger, seeks amazing new writing and art. Rooted in the Midwest, we encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, poor, neuroatypical, border-straddling, and other under-represented voices. Share secrets, explosions, sonograms, and cryptograms: surprise us!

Now paying our contributors.

Full guidelines here. 

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: Bluestem

Bluestem, a national literary magazine published, since 1966, by the English Department at Eastern Illinois University, seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction for its January 2020 relaunch.

As part of Bluestem's paying market pilot program, writers published this school year will receive payment for their work.

Deadline: December 15, 2019

Find submission guidelines here.

Call for Submissions: Linden Avenue Literary Journal

Linden Avenue Literary Journal publishes poetry, short fiction, and creative non-fiction which highlights the intersection between art and everyday life.

We look for work that resonates on the tongue and on the page. We especially favor clear, concise, and character-driven narratives. We aim to highlight the best work submitted regardless of any affiliation or prior publication. We publish work that is as beautiful in construction as it is in content. Our goal has been to create a place where writers would feel comfortable in sharing their words and in turn themselves.

Fiction - Up to 2,500 words

Creative Non-Fiction - Up to 3,000 words

Flash Fiction - Up to 1,000 words

Visual Art - Up to 5 images

Poetry - 3 to 5 poems (up to 50 lines per piece)

Please be sure to include your social media information, website, and a brief biography with your submission.

Visit our website to learn more.

Go here to submit.

Call for Submissions: Flock

Flock
The link to our submission manager.

 

Flock is seeking submissions for a non-themed print issue through November 30. We are eager to receive poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and genre-bending work. 

 

Our mission is to open space for boundary-pushing literature by publishing emotionally resonant work that is strange yet familiar; surprising but grounded; and softly experimental in form, language, or content. Flock was established in 2002 and is the recipient of a 2018 CLMP Firecracker Award.
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The Editors at Flock

Call for Chapbook Submissions

ABOUT PALOOKA PRESS

We take great pride in reading every word and giving each chapbook its due attention.

We consider manuscripts of all styles and genres and aren't looking for a particular aesthetic. We're willing to give anything a fair chance. Please send your best fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic narrative, or hybrid work. Manuscripts should be 25-100 pages, roughly. Each submission comes with a gift: a digital chapbook or digital copy of Palooka.

Submission Fee: $8.00

IF CHOSEN FOR PUBLICATION:

*A perfect-bound book with a glossy or matte color cover

*Considered for the Palooka Press Chapbook Award ($200 bonus honorarium)

*An honorarium

*20 free copies of your book

*Your own bio/photo page featured on our website

GUIDELINES

*Page count: 25-100 pages (flexible)

*Bio: Identify the manuscript as fiction, poetry, nonfiction, drama, graphic, or hybrid.

*Amount/Simultaneous: Send all you like. Please withdraw if accepted elsewhere.

*It's okay if some of the work has been previously published; citations will be made.


MORE INFO / SUBMIT

Poetry Scholarship: July Poetry Symposium

Poetry Scholarship Announcement

 

Kahini and Tebot Bach are pleased to present a full tuition and housing scholarship to the July Poetry Symposium with Kim Addonizio on the island of Kaua'i.

 

The scholarship does not include flight, but does include meals.

 

The July Poetry Symposium is limited to twelve poets only, and is all about a week of craft instruction, a community of fellow poets, and the inspiration of time and space to work on your writing: all set amidst the beauty and tranquility of Kaua'i's south shore.

 

Apply by contacting:

 

writingATkahiniDOTorg (Change AT to @ and DOT to .)

 

for the scholarship application.

 

Deadline to apply is January 15, 2020; scholarship recipient will be notified by February 15.

Call for Submissions: Arts & Letters

Arts & Letters
Regular Submission Period Open Now!
Fiction Editor- Jason Allen
Poetry Editor- Molly Brodak
Creative Non-Fiction Editor- Kerry Neville

Accepted works awarded $10 per page, $50 minimum
Payment Upon Publication plus free One-Year Subscription

The Arts & Letters Regular Submission period is open until January 31st.

Send in your work via Submittable.

We accept submissions for works of Fiction, Poetry, Creative Non-Fiction, and Flash Fiction.

Works of up to 5000 words considered.

The submission fee is $3. Only send us work that has not been previously published elsewhere. For more information, visit our website.

 William Warren
Asst. Managing Editor

Writing Competition: 2020 Colorado Prize for Poetry

2020 Colorado Prize for Poetry: $2,000 Honorarium & Book Publication

Deadline: January 14, 2020

Book-length poetry manuscripts accepted now through the postmark deadline of January 14, 2020. The final judge is Kiki Petrosino. Friends & students (current & former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni. The winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for Literary Publishing in the fall of 2020.

The $25 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review (print sub to US addresses only; digital sub for non-US addresses). Manuscripts may consist of poems that have been previously published, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no longer than 100 pages. The winner will be announced by May 2020. The Colorado Prize for Poetry adheres to the Contest Code of Ethics, as adopted by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

To submit online: Please note that there is an additional $3 charge to submit online. Of this, $1.11 is a credit card fee, and the remaining $1.89 goes to the tireless good people at Submittable. The manuscript title, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be in your cover letter, separate from your manuscript. Be sure your name is not anywhere in the manuscript itself or part of the file name. Please do not include publication acknowledgments.

Submit here.

To submit by mail: Include two title pages: first with manuscript title, your name, address, phone number, & e-mail address; second with manuscript title only. Your name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Please do not include publication acknowledgments; they will not be forwarded to judges. Do not send originals: manuscripts will not be returned. Please enclose an SASE for contest results & a self-addressed stamped postcard for notification of the manuscript's safe arrival. Please make checks payable to Colorado Review.

Mail manuscripts to:

Colorado Prize for Poetry, 
Center for Literary Publishing, 
9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, 
Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105.

Questions? Please call 970.491.5449, visit our website, or send an e-mail to:

creviewATcolostateDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to .)

Internship: Oyster River Pages

Now in its third year, the Oyster River Pages (ORP) Internship is designed for individuals wanting to explore independent publishing, and who align themselves with the values and creative expressions that the journal embodies. ORP seeks to promote underrepresented voices in publication, believing that fostering diversity is the key to a more productive and compassionate society. Interested applicants should be well-versed in one of ORP's genres (poetry, creative non-fiction, fiction, visual art) and should be able to devote approximately ten hours per month to ORP work from January–December 2020. In exchange, interns will receive ten hours of editorial guidance and mentoring over the course of those months.. The internship will culminate in an intern-produced issue to coincide with the Winter 2020 holidays.

 

ORP publishes voices that speak to what it means to be alive in this world. We look for language and stories and images that move us out of ourselves and into other spaces. We embrace the reality that the personal has become the political. We seek to publish those who bring balance and diversity to historical institutions of power. We are committed to disseminating the voices of those who need to and must be heard—decentered and marginalized voices—whose words and images transcend ignorance and prejudice to reveal the nuanced, resilient, connective power of humanity.

 

For more information about ORP or the 2019 interns, or to apply, please visit our website.

 

Applications are due by October 15, 2019.

Call for Submissions: Southern Humanities Review

The quarterly literary magazine Southern Humanities Review is currently open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, online fiction features, and book review pitches. SHR, located at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, seeks submissions from writers in all stages of their careers, especially work from historically underrepresented voices.

Fiction and nonfiction manuscripts should be no longer than 8,000 words, double-spaced. Only one piece should be submitted by the same author in a given submission period. Online fiction feature submissions should be no longer than 4,000 words. Book Review pitches should be no more than 300 words. Poets may send up to three poems per submission.

SHR accepts submissions via Submittable. In order to maintain our online submission manager, SHR charges a small $3 submission fee for print submissions, which writers may use as a discount for our current issue or a year-long subscription.

Book Review pitch submissions and online fiction feature submissions are free.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2019

Complete submission guidelines can be found here.

Call for Microfiction: The Centifictionist

The Centifictionist is a biannual online literary magazine publishing microfiction 100 words or less. Submissions are open year-round. Authors published in The Centifictionist get a linkable publication credit, a short linkable interview, and we nominate selected pieces for Vestal Review's VERA Award, offering $$ to winners.

For more information and full submission guidelines, check our website.

Or go directly to our Submittable page to send us your microfiction.

Follow us on Twitter for updates, announcements, and other tidbits and information.

Thank you very much. We look forward to reading your microfiction!

-The Centifictionist

Call for Submissions: Red Earth Review

Red Earth Review, a literary magazine published by the Red Earth MFA program at Oklahoma City University, will be accepting submissions for our eighth edition beginning October 1, 2019. Our Submittable page will open shortly after midnight on October 1, 2019.

 

Much like the program that shares its name, Red Earth Review seeks writers who are genuine, grounded, and fearless. We crave poetry or prose firm in the foundation of its craft and steadfast in its soul. Our submission guidelines are below. We look forward to reading your work.

 

Red Earth Review accepts fiction – both literary and genre – creative nonfiction, and poetry, and encourages new and emerging writers to submit. The deadline for submissions is November 1, 2019, or 300 submissions, whichever comes first.

 

Poets submit:
· Up to 5 unpublished poems. You must submit one poem at a time, in one submission at a time, for a total of up to five submissions. Submissions that contain more than one poem will not be read.
o 1 poem per submission
o Make a new submission for each poem!
o Please attach poems in a Word file (.doc or .docx).
o Please include a bio (100 words or less) in the bio section of the submission form.

 

Fiction and creative nonfiction writers submit:
· 1 unpublished piece, no more than 7,500 words.
o Please attach submission in a Word file (.doc or .docx).
o Please include a bio (100 words or less) in the bio section of the submission form..
OR
· No more than 5 unpublished flash pieces, fewer than 500 words each, separately.
o 1 flash piece per file/submission
o Please attach each submission in a Word file (.doc or .docx).
o Please include a bio (100 words or less) in the bio section of the submission form..

• Please maintain standard formatting for your non-poetry submissions: double spaced and set in 12 pt. Times New Roman, with 1" margins.

• Poetry should be single spaced and set in 12 pt. Times New Roman. Do not use tabs; instead, use the space bar for indents and other nonstandard lines.

• Submissions that do not follow guidelines on the Submittable page will not be read.

• Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but if your submitted work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission using your Submittable account as soon as possible.

Red Earth Review holds First North American Serial Rights on submissions we publish; all other rights revert to the author after publication.

 

We reserve the right to determine whether material submitted should be published or not.

 

For more information and to read free PDFs of Issues 1 through 7, check out our page.

Call for Readers: Poets in Pajamas

Poets in Pajamas 2020 Call for Readers

Poets in Pajamas, a Sundress Publications reading series is putting together the slate of readers for 2020 and invites applications.

Poets in Pajamas is a live-feed online reading series, hosted by Sundress Publications, which prides itself on producing high-quality poetry readings for an online audience. Readers read from their own work for fifteen minutes and then field questions for an additional ten or fifteen.

Deadline: Nov. 1, 2019

Writing Competition: Craft's First Flash Fiction Contest

Welcome to CRAFT’s first flash fiction contest for unpublished stories up to 1,000 words! Guest judge Benjamin Percy will select three winning stories and each receive:

• $1,000 award & a bundle of the Rose Metal Press Field Guides

• Publication in CRAFT, with an introduction by Benjamin Percy, and an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the story

• A micro-interview with our flash fiction section editor, Tommy Dean

• Plus an editors' choice round—we'll be awarding $150 and publication to four stories we just can’t let go. 

Deadline: Oct. 31, 2019

 

Entry fee: $20.00

 

Submit here.

Writing Competition: Soul-Making Keats Literary Competittion

Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition, (founded 1992) an open, annual, contest is currently accepting entries for all thirteen categories: Short Story; Poetry; Flash Fiction; Prose Poetry; Memoir Vignette; Novel Excerpt; Intercultural Essay; Shakespearean/Petrachan Sonnet; Humor; Religious Essay; Literary Nonfiction; Young Adult Poetry; Young Adult Prose.

Ongoing annual deadline (postmarked) November 30th.

Cash prizes in all categories.

$5 (American) entry fee. Most categories accept previously published work.

For detailed guidelines go to website.

Call for Poetry Submissions: Iron Horse Literary Review

Iron Horse Literary Review is accepting submissions for the annual IHLR issue dedicated to National Poetry Month! Submit up to five poems of all types between September 11th and October 7th, 2019, for our 2020 National Poetry Month Issue (Volume 22, No. 2). This is one of our most popular issues, and we always combine new voices with more established ones, so send us your best! Help us celebrate the power of poems and 11 years of IHLR NaPoMo!

Submit here.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Outliers": Conclave

Conclave has decided to expand the size of the next issue, "Outliers" so we're able to accept even more submissions than in the past. Here's a description of what we want:

 

The world is changing at a speed unprecedented in human history. Inevitably, some people find themselves outside the mainstream, living on the fringes, isolated by one factor or another. A world of complexity and change highlights the need to understand and write about the outliers, embracing rather than deploring the differences between us.

 

In this issue, we hope to publish a wide range of outliers, genre-bending work that challenges expectations, focused on originality and emphasizing the need for universal respect. The common thread should be compassion, tolerance, and empathy for the full spectrum of human experience. Whatever your sex, race, orientation, religion, country of origin—send us your work. We want to read it. Help us see what has not been seen before.

 

Send your submissions here. 

 

Format and Length. Poetry: Submit 1-3 original, unpublished poems, in a single document, each poem on a separate page, no longer than 10 pages total. Short Fiction: Submit 1 story, no longer than 5000 words. Creative Nonfiction: Submit one work, no longer than 5000 words. Unclassifiable: No longer than 2000 words

 

Deadline: Nov. 16, 2019

Call for Submissions: Dove Tales, An Interantional Journal of the Arts

DoveTales, An International Journal of the Arts
2019 Guidelines



Winter 2020 Issue


The Winter Issue of DoveTales, An International Online Journal of the Arts will be published on February 1st, 2020. Our guest editor is Writing for Peace Adviser Robert Kostuck. His theme is “Gardens in the Desert: Cultivating Awareness.” Reading period will open on August 1st, 2019, and close on November 1st, 2019.

In a world where mass shootings have become commonplace, where politicians and their supporters revel in violent and divisive rhetoric, where television sets and the internet spew hate-filled propaganda, awareness can seem like an oasis in the desert. How will we cultivate gardens of empathy, compassion, and common sense in these barren deserts?

Our DoveTales journal is a manifestation of the Writing for Peace mission to promote writing that explores the many aspects of peace. One of our goals is to expose young writers to a diverse collection of thoughtful works by both established and emerging writers, as well as our Writing for Peace advisers.

Writing for Peace has published six beautiful print journals. Beginning 2019, DoveTales is going online. We will publish two issues per year, February 1st and August 1st.

General Guidelines

• We prefer previously unpublished work, but if you feel your published piece is especially relevant to our theme, and you own the rights to it, please give us all the particulars of its publishing history so we can be sure to properly credit the previous publisher.

• Work must be submitted electronically through Submittable. Please include a 50-word third-person biography, and make sure your contact information and mailing address are current.

• We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions, but please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

• Contributors maintain all rights to their work, but grant Writing for Peace the right to publish work in our online journal and a print anthology that may be published at a later date. For work that is particularly relevant that we aren’t able to publish in the smaller online journal, we may ask permission to publish the piece on our blog. Should the piece be re-published in another journal, we would be grateful for a mention.

Fiction and Nonfiction:

We consider short fiction and personal essays with a unique voice. We do not accept genre fiction. We welcome flash fiction, nonfiction, and lyric essays, as well as translations, with the author’s permission (if applicable). Though the guidelines can be flexible for extraordinary work, published short stories and essays should not exceed 20 manuscript pages. Please submit one story or essay at a time.

Poetry:

We consider poetry of any style. Please limit poetry submissions to no more than three poems per issue.

Interviews:

We welcome theme-appropriate interviews with activists and writers who add a unique approach or voice to the conversation. Please send queries to editor@writingforpeace.org with “DoveTales Query” in the subject heading.

Art and Photography:

We welcome your art and photography submissions. Please submit them in jpeg format through the link below, and include a short cover letter describing why you feel your images are suitable for the DoveTales theme.

Submission link.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Sleep Over": VitaminZZZ

SleepyHead CENTRAL (SHC) seeks submissions on the topic, "SLEEP OVER," for its upcoming late fall issue of the literary quarterly, VitaminZZZ.

Work submitted for "SLEEP OVER" could range from kids slumber parties to sleeping in other people's beds to sleeping while traveling or, really, any extension of the theme where one finds themselves in circumstances in which they are sleeping elsewhere or with others (perhaps unexpectedly).

All perspectives welcomed: humorous, clinical, personal, spiritual, political, fantastic, familial, experimental, confessional. The voices of healthcare workers and patients are especially desired.

Writing should explore SLEEP, i.e.:
► personal experiences with diagnosed sleep disorders
(sleepwalking, sleep apnea, circadian rhythm problems, daytime sleepiness, shift work disorder, jet lag, insomnia, etc.)
► people suffering from unexplained or undiagnosed sleep problems or sleep deprivation or trouble sleeping or daytime sleepiness
► caregivers concerned about the sleep health of their patients or loved ones

HINT! We can always use more prose poems, flash fiction, personal essays, and creative nonfiction.

Topics we especially like: sleep problems related to a comorbid condition (Alzheimer’s, diabetes, mental health concerns, chronic pain, obesity, etc.) or to other obligations that force one to choose between sleep and other activities (such as school, job, athletics, parenting, etc.).

SHC is looking for flash fiction or prose (under 1000 words), poetry (free verse, formal, prose poems), personal essays or creative nonfiction (under 2000 words) on sleep health, sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, sleep habits, dreams… anything directly correlated with the biological process of sleep.

Deadline October 18, 2019—publication will take place in November 2019.

Only the highest quality literary writing should be submitted. This work is part of SHC’s provocative literary series devoted to a mainstream readership of people interested in sleep health, including people seeking sleep health information, people suffering from sleep problems, and caregivers concerned about the sleep problems of their charges.

If accepted, your work will appear in SHC's Issuu platform digital literary quarterly. Issuu publications are shareable, searchable, downloadable, and readable from most digital access platforms (laptops, e-readers, tablets, smartphones). They can also be printed individually on demand.

HOW TO SUBMIT: See complete writers guidelines here. You can find VitaminZZZ in Duotrope.

These are complete guidelines. If you have other questions, please send them to:

sleepyheadcentralATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

with “VITAMINZZZ” in the Subject line.

Writing Competition: Young Writers Writing for Peace Competition

Young Writers Contest Opens for Submissions

September 1, 2019 @ 12:00 am - June 1, 2020 @ 11:59 pm

Writing for Peace challenges young writers (ages 13-19) to expand their empathy skills by researching an unfamiliar culture and writing from the point-of-view of a character within that new world, while exploring social, political, and environmental pressures, and universal themes.

The deadline for entrance is June 1st, 2020.

There is no fee for participation. 

Writers, ages 13-19, may submit in one of three categories – poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Ages are counted from the entry date, and entrants are required to show proof of age (those images are never shared publicly).

Winners and published finalists will be asked to submit an author’s photograph and biography. We encourage you to explore the past winners’ pages on our website to see the types of information and pictures authors share.

The contest is open internationally, but all submissions must be written in English and submitted with the completed form. Both American and British English are accepted.
Awards:

• First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories. Announcements will be made on June 1st on the Writing for Peace Blog. Be sure to subscribe to our blog to receive email posts and updates.

• First, second, and third place winners will receive a certificate, publication, and an invitation to participate in our 2020 Youth Summit. One Grand Prize Winner will receive $200.

• Winners’ work, photo, bio, and a follow-up interview will be published in our August 1st, 2020, online journal, DoveTales, An International Journal of the Arts.

• Finalists may be eligible for online publication in our Writing for Peace blog, and a chance to work with Writing for Peace editors, as well as opportunities to participate in other Writing for Peace Events, such as our Annual Youth Summit, readings, and possible mentoring opportunities.

The author will retain copyright of the literary work with the understanding that Writing for Peace may publish in DoveTales, online, and/or republish at a later date in a printed anthology.

Read complete guidelines here.

Writing Retreat: Maine Coastal Schooner Writing Retreat

Join us next summer for a 4-day Schooner writing retreat for poets and prose writers! We are restricting the guests to age 18 and up.

DATES

Our embarkation date will be August 1, 2020. Everyone must be onboard by 4 pm. We will have dinner and have an orientation onboard that night. We will also sleep aboard the schooner that night.

On August 2, we will sail away after breakfast. There will be writing lessons, handouts, and prompts on this day.

August 3, will include breakfast, lessons, handouts, prompts and writing.

August 4, breakfast, lessons, handouts, prompts and writing.

August 5, we will disembark the Schooner at approximately 11 am. That is the day we will return home.

Each afternoon there will be time for writing, enjoying the scenery, sailing, sharing and conversation after dinner. There will be a lobster cookout but we are not sure which day this will take place yet. In the evening there will be stargazing.

ABOUT THE SCHOONER

The schooner is US Coast Guard inspected. There are radar, Marine Radio, and GPS onboard. The captain, Doug, and his wife, Linda, are renowned maritime historians.

There are electric lights in every cabin with reading lights over the pillows. Receptacles for charging cameras, phones, laptops, etc., are available in each room. Meals will be home cooked on a wood burning stove by the cook. There are 3 modern toilets located conveniently on the deck. There is hot, fresh water for showering. There are stairs instead of ladders. There are 3 rowboats for exploring harbors, one has a sail. 

The Heritage's cabins (14 doubles, 6 with double bunks, 2 with private heads (toilets), and 2 singles) not only have standing headroom and electric lights, but sinks with hot and cold running water. Sheets and blankets are provided and passengers may refresh themselves with a hot shower in the forward deck house. Heads (toilets) are conveniently located on deck. 

Here is the internet link for the schooner so you can get information about it, see pictures, and view an overhead of the sleeping quarters to decide where you want to sleep. Here is the internet link for the schooner so you can get information about it, see pictures, and view an overhead of the sleeping quarters to decide where you want to sleep.
 

COSTS

It is possible the cost of the Schooner will go up to $900 from $800 due to a rise in schooner costs. But this is not yet certain. Our workshop fees will stay the same: $150 for all 4 days.
Each person is responsible for getting to Rockland, Maine. If coming by plane or bus combo, there is a bus from Portland or Boston. Carol will do pickups at the bus only.

There are small additional cabin costs in the cases of a single cabin and a double cabin with a private toilet. 

A deposit of $350 is due at the time of booking (all monies will be handled through Carol). Book no later than February 1, 2020. Contact Carol when you are ready to book.
The balance is due June 20.

CANCELLATION POLICY

Until 6 weeks from sail away all money except $50 can be refunded. After that date, there will be no refund from the schooner company. BUT, if another person can take your spot the replacement person can pay Carol and she will refund your money. 

All arrangements and money transactions will take place through Carol Bachofner, who is organizing the trip and who will pay the schooner. She will also be teaching the poetry leg of the event. Carol holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is the poet Laureate Emerita of Rockland, Maine. Contact Carol at:

mainepoetATmeDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Visit her website.

Carolyn Walker will be teaching the prose section. She holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is a Krege Fellow in the Literary Arts.

TO BRING

One duffle bag, shorts, jeans, capris, tee shirts, sweatshirt or light jacket, rainwear, bathing suit, two pairs of tennis shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, soap, shampoo, etc., camera or phone, binoculars.

Note: You can bring wine, beer, snacks as there is a cooler on deck.

[bed linens, blankets, towels are provided]

So! We hope you will join us on what is certain to be a wonderful adventure of travel, writing, and friend-making. If you have questions, please let either Carol Bachofner at: 

mainepoetATmeDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

or Carolyn Walker at:

crlynwalkerATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Please share this information with any writers you know. Writers of all levels are welcome.

Fellowship: Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship

Are you an American-born poet who would like to spend a year travelling abroad? If so, then the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship might just be your perfect opportunity.

 

The Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship awards approximately US$60,000 annually to a poet to spend one year outside North America, in whatever place the recipient feels will most advance his or her work.

 

The scholarship is open to all American-born poets, whether their work has been published or not (though recent recipients have been published poets). There are no age restrictions and poets do not need to be enrolled at university or college.

 

The amount of prize money is adjusted each year for inflation. In the case of there being two winners, each will receive the full amount. The award is paid in quarterly instalments, beginning before departure to allow the winner to make travel arrangements.

 

Applicants must complete an application form (PDF) and there is also the option of providing a brief CV. Unpublished poets should provide a sample of their work of up to 40 typed pages. Published poets can supply one printed volume plus 20 typed pages of their most recent work. Applications must be submitted via mail (email and fax are not accepted).

 

There is no entry fee.

 

The scholarship is administered by the trustees of the will of Amy Lowell at the law firm of Choate, Hall and Stewart in Boston. Enquiries should be directed to the Trust Administrator Gina Coletti via:

 

amylowellATchoateDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

 

or phone 617 248 4729.

 

The 2019/20 scholarship attracted 295 applications and the winner was Anne Pierson Wiese. Pierson Wiese is the author of Floating City, which won the 2006 Walt Whitman Award. Wiese’s is graduate of the New York University Graduate Writing Workshop and her work has been widely published including in Prairie Schooner, Atlanta Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Rattapallax and Hawai’i Pacific Review.

 

Applications for the 2020/2021 Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship close on Tuesday 15 October 2019 and hard copy applications must be received by the administering law firm by this date. The successful recipient will be announced in March 2020. For full entry details visit the Amy Lowell Poetry Travelling Scholarship website.

Call for Submissions and Writing Competition: Raleigh Review

The inaugural Raleigh Review Flash Fiction Prize is open for submissions until October 31.

PRIZES: First Prize includes $500 USD and publication in the Spring 2020 issue. Finalists will receive our standard $15 payment along with publication and a 2-year subscription to Raleigh Review.

ENTRY FEE: $15 USD, which includes a copy of the Spring 2020 issue. The Raleigh Review Fiction Team will serve as judges.

To see full guidelines and to enter, go here.

To submit general poetry and flash fiction, visit our submission page.

Call for Submissions on Theme of the Eye: ArabLit Quarterly

ArabLit Quarterly is a literary journal -- print and e-pub -- with a focus on edge-breaking Arabic literature & art in translation. For our next issue, we are looking for eye-themed writing, which means: the eye, the evil eye, the gaze, عين, surveillance, attention, and more. Regular ALQ features include: #TranslateThis, Open Letter to a Late Author, Literary Playlist, Judge a Book By Its Cover, & Literary Maps. We are also interested in: Translated short stories between 100 and 10000 words; translated poetry; translated playtexts; translated comix; creative work that shifts between states. We are not able to accept: Fiction and poetry written originally in English.

We prefer pitches to completed works; pitches should be in by October 15, with drafts submitted by November 1, and authors available to work on edits in the month of November.

Review the guidelines here.

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: Sinking City

Sinking City, a literary magazine produced by the University of Miami's MFA program, seeks high-quality poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art for its 7th issue.

Submissions which concern our at-risk and changing environment, identity, and/or multilingualism are especially encouraged.

Accepted submissions will be published in late December 2019. To submit, go here.

The deadline to submit is October 25th, 2019.

Call for Submissions: Spittoon Monthly

Spittoon Monthly is looking for poets and fiction writers

Spittoon Monthly publishes one exceptional short story or set of poems each month.

We consider all varieties of English-language fiction and poetry, and we particularly encourage diverse writing from around the world.

The next poetry deadline approaches fast on September 16. Please submit 3-5 poems of no more than 10 pages.

Our next fiction deadline is October 14. Fiction submissions should be less than 4000 words.

For complete submission details and to read previous featured writers, please visit our website.

Writing Competition: Dzanc Books Novel Prize

Deadline: September 30, 2019

Entry Fee: $25

Cash Prize: $5,000

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A prize of $5,000 and publication by Dzanc Books is given annually for a novel. John Englehardt, Lee Martin, and Elle Nash will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 40,000 words and a brief synopsis with a $25 entry fee by September 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Dzanc Books, Prize for Fiction
5220 Dexter Ann Arbor Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103

Call for Submissions: Booth

Call for Submissions: Booth (Poetry, Fiction, CNF, lists and comics)

Booth, the literary magazine of the Butler MFA program, has opened for submissions.

We accept fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, lists and comics. There is no fee to submit.

You can find our full submission guidelines online.

Call for Submissions: Heron Clan Poetry Anthology

The editors of the Heron Clan poetry anthology are seeking poetry submissions for their 7th edition, to be published in 2020. This series, begun in 1999, features poets from all over North Carolina, as well as the United States and abroad. We welcome new, emerging and experienced writers. There is no restriction on theme or style.

Submission Guidelines:

• Submit 1-3 poems as an email attachment. Include all poems in one document, separated with a page break. Please use a standard 12-point font.

• Title the document with your name but do not include any biographical information in the document itself.

• Include poem titles and 100-word bio in email cover letter.

• There is no fee to submit.

• Poems must be in English.

• Contributors receive one copy of the anthology, and the opportunity to buy additional copies at cost.

• Please indicate in the cover letter which poems have been previously published, along with the appropriate acknowledgment (publication name and date). By submitting previously published work, you assert that you have the necessary rights and permissions for the work to be republished.

• Submission deadline is November 30, 2019.

Email submission to Doug Stuber, editor:

katherinejamesbooksATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to .)

Writing Competition: 2019 Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize for Women Over Age 50

2019 Wilder Series Poetry Book Prize:
A Poetry Contest for Women Over Age 50

Deadline: December 31, 2019 

Judges: The editors of Two Sylvias Press--
Kelli Russell Agodon and Annette Spaulding-Convy

Prize: $1000 and publication by Two Sylvias Press (print book and a vintage art nouveau pendant). 

The Wilder Series Book Prize is open to women over 50 years of age (established or emerging poets) and includes a $1000 prize, publication by Two Sylvias Press, 20 copies of the winning book, and a vintage, art nouveau pendant. Women submitting manuscripts may be poets with one or more previously published chapbooks/books or poets without any prior chapbook/book publications. (We use an inclusive definition of “woman” and “female” and we welcome trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are significantly female-identified.)

All manuscripts will be considered for publication.  

Please read the complete guidelines below before submitting your manuscript.

Submission Requirements:

• Please submit an original, unpublished full-length manuscript of poetry (no translations or previously self-published books). Individual poems may have been previously published in journals, magazines, anthologies, and chapbooks, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. 

• Open to: Women over the age of 50 (born on or before December 31, 1969) 

• Length: 48-80 pages of poems

• (One poem per page. Note: poems can be longer than one page, we just want to make sure each poem begins on its own page and that two poems are never included on the same page.)

• Manuscript should include a table of contents and an acknowledgments page for previously published poems.

• Poet’s name should not appear in the manuscript.

A poet may submit more than one manuscript for consideration. Submit additional manuscript(s) in a separate email(s) and include submission fee(s).

Simultaneous submissions allowed. Please notify Two Sylvias Press immediately if manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

NOTE: Our mission at Two Sylvias Press is to support poets. Your manuscript will NOT be disqualified if it was submitted incorrectly. We will not penalize you for trying and making a mistake. If we have a question or concern about your manuscript format, we will contact you and allow you to resubmit. Please know that we are on your side. Thank you for trusting us with your work.

HOW TO SUBMIT:

Electronic submissions only, emailed to:

twosylviaswilderseriesATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Note: If you do not receive an email confirmation of your submission within 24 hours, resubmit your manuscript. The confirmation email may be in your spam folder. Please do not email Two Sylvias Press to receive an individual confirmation of receipt of your manuscript or to confirm your payment.

In the body of email, please include a short bio, manuscript title, page length, poet’s name, and all contact info (email, mailing address, and phone number).

Email subject line should include: last name, manuscript title, and the year (2018).

Attach your manuscript as an MS Word Doc and email to:

twosylviaswilderseriesATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Submission/Reading Fee is $20 per manuscript OR $35, which includes copy of the winning book.

Address any questions to:

twosylviaspressATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Full guidelines can be found here.