Sunday, January 26, 2020
Shorter List This Week
I am finishing up a writer's conference this week in Cozumel, so the announcements are slightly abbreviated. Back to full swing next week. Thanks for your patience!
Writing Competition: 2020 Waterson Desert Writing Prize
2020 WATERSTON DESERT WRITING PRIZE will accept submissions January 1 through April 1, 2020. The prize honors nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place, and desert literacy, with the desert as subject and setting. It recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative. Emerging, mid-career, or established nonfiction writers are welcome to apply.
The prize will recognize 1 writer with a $2,500 award, a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, OR, and a residency in Central OR.
Submission guidelines.
The prize will recognize 1 writer with a $2,500 award, a reading and reception at the High Desert Museum in Bend, OR, and a residency in Central OR.
Submission guidelines.
Call for Submissions: Tahoma Literary Review
TAHOMA LITERARY REVIEW is open January 1 through March 31 for submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
We pay $55 for poetry & flash prose, $135 for longer work.
Everything we accept comes from the open submission queue. Work from TLR has appeared in major anthologies.
Guidelines here.
We pay $55 for poetry & flash prose, $135 for longer work.
Everything we accept comes from the open submission queue. Work from TLR has appeared in major anthologies.
Guidelines here.
Call for Submissions: The Medical Literary Messenger
THE MEDICAL LITERARY MESSENGER seeks thought-provoking poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art related to medicine, illness, and the body.
Online submissions are free and accepted on a rolling basis.
Visit us our website for more information. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @medlitmessenger.
Online submissions are free and accepted on a rolling basis.
Visit us our website for more information. You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @medlitmessenger.
Call for Submissions on Theme of Reset: Earth's Daughters
EARTH’S DAUGHTERS accepting submissions February 1 to March 31, 2020. Theme: “Reset” (do or live it over, begin again, repeat, or alter).
Submit maximum 3 poems or 500 words prose to:
Earth’s Daughters,
P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station,
Buffalo, NY 14215
or Word (.doc, .docx) to:
earthsdaughtersATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Guidelines here.
Submit maximum 3 poems or 500 words prose to:
Earth’s Daughters,
P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station,
Buffalo, NY 14215
or Word (.doc, .docx) to:
earthsdaughtersATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Guidelines here.
Call for Chapbook Submissions: Green Linden Press
GREEN LINDEN PRESS—named by Entropy as one of the best small presses—invites you to submit poetry chapbook manuscripts during our open reading period, now until March 20. One or more manuscripts will be selected for publication in late 2020; authors will receive 20 copies and publicity.
For details, please see our website.
Submission Fee: $12-$30.
For details, please see our website.
Submission Fee: $12-$30.
Writers' Conference: Lit Camp Writers Conference
LIT CAMP WRITERS CONFERENCE. Held at Esalen in Big Sur, CA. Limited to 40 participants. This year’s faculty includes Rebecca Makkai and Dana Spiotta, plus NY agent Brettne Bloom and Graywolf editor Ethan Nosowsky. Yoga. Meditation. Hot springs.
Sunday, May 10 through Friday, May 15, 2020.
Accepting submissions October 1–January 31.
Website
Sunday, May 10 through Friday, May 15, 2020.
Accepting submissions October 1–January 31.
Website
Monday, January 20, 2020
Call for Historical Fiction: Timeworn Literary Journal
TIMEWORN LITERARY JOURNAL is a bi-annual publication seeking short historical fiction (2–5K words) highlighting unrepresented corners of history. Speculative elements strongly encouraged!
No submission fee.
Contributors are paid $25 + contributor copy.
Submissions open January 1–31 for April 2020 release. Find guidelines and Issue 1 here.
E-mail queries to:
timewornlitATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ DOT to . )
Fellowship: 2020 Antioch-Frontier Fellowship in Poetry
The 2020 Antioch-Frontier Fellowship $1000 & Los Angeles Fellowship
Deadline: February 15, 2020
Antioch University’s MFA in Creative Writing Program has partnered with us to offer a Fellowship opportunity to experience one of their amazing residencies. The Fellow will experience 10 days of intense learning and immersion that occur during a residency, and receive mentorship and community opportunities. The winner will receive the opportunity to attend EITHER Antioch’s Summer 2020 residency (6/18 to 6/27), or Winter 2021 residency (12/10 to 12/19).
The trip will be made at virtually no cost to the winner—the fellowship will cover travel expenses and lodging, plus a $1000 cash prize to help with any other costs.
Call for Submissions: High Desert Journal
High Desert Journal Now Accepting Submissions
Deadline: March 15, 2020
High Desert Journal is now accepting submissions of essays, stories, poems, and artwork for its Spring 2020 issue. Deadline to submit is March 15. We’re especially interested in work that expands and challenges the usual notions of the interior West. Since 2004, HDJ has uniquely combined the elements of the West: elegance and grit, urban and rural, arid and wet. HDJ is a publication that elicits a sense of place, honors the myths and evokes the emergent West, and portrays the joys and challenges of life in the high desert. Please submit using our submission manager.
Deadline: March 15, 2020
High Desert Journal is now accepting submissions of essays, stories, poems, and artwork for its Spring 2020 issue. Deadline to submit is March 15. We’re especially interested in work that expands and challenges the usual notions of the interior West. Since 2004, HDJ has uniquely combined the elements of the West: elegance and grit, urban and rural, arid and wet. HDJ is a publication that elicits a sense of place, honors the myths and evokes the emergent West, and portrays the joys and challenges of life in the high desert. Please submit using our submission manager.
Call for Submissions on Theme of Revitalizing the Small Town: Jenny Magazine
Theme: Revitalizing the Small Town!
Deadline: March 1, 2020
Jenny Magazine is a literary journal founded and run by students from Youngstown State University. We've decided Issue 18 will have a theme: revitalizing the small town. We are looking for pieces from those who grew up in the decaying Rust Belt to bring new life to our stories. We may be living in ghost towns, but we are still the faces of hope.
Deadline: March 1, 2020
Jenny Magazine is a literary journal founded and run by students from Youngstown State University. We've decided Issue 18 will have a theme: revitalizing the small town. We are looking for pieces from those who grew up in the decaying Rust Belt to bring new life to our stories. We may be living in ghost towns, but we are still the faces of hope.
Writing Competition: Cloudbank Poetry and Flash Fiction Contest
Cloudbank Poetry/Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: February 29, 2020
Cloudbank is now accepting poetry submissions for Cloudbank 14, which will be published in July, 2020.
A prize of $200 will be awarded for one poem or short prose piece.
Entry fee is $15 and includes a two-issue subscription.
Submissions accepted via Submittable or by mail. Complete contest guidelines can be found here. Recent issues have featured poems by Gary Young, Robert Morgan, Richard Jones, Jane Craven (last year's winner), and Maya Ribault.
For information about past issues, including winning poems, visit our website and click Cloudbank. Revive us with your fire.
Deadline: February 29, 2020
Cloudbank is now accepting poetry submissions for Cloudbank 14, which will be published in July, 2020.
A prize of $200 will be awarded for one poem or short prose piece.
Entry fee is $15 and includes a two-issue subscription.
Submissions accepted via Submittable or by mail. Complete contest guidelines can be found here. Recent issues have featured poems by Gary Young, Robert Morgan, Richard Jones, Jane Craven (last year's winner), and Maya Ribault.
For information about past issues, including winning poems, visit our website and click Cloudbank. Revive us with your fire.
Call for Submissions: Club Plum Literary Journa
Club Plum Literary Journal Seeks Flash Fiction, Prose Poems, & Art
Deadline: Rolling
Submissions open for flash fiction of no more than 800 words and prose poems. Send lyrical prose and fierce prose. Club Plum also seeks art: Please send one image only of pen-and-ink line art, pencil drawings, watercolor, experimental, impressionistic or abstract pieces, black-and-white or color. The editor will pass on photography.
See our website for details.
Deadline: Rolling
Submissions open for flash fiction of no more than 800 words and prose poems. Send lyrical prose and fierce prose. Club Plum also seeks art: Please send one image only of pen-and-ink line art, pencil drawings, watercolor, experimental, impressionistic or abstract pieces, black-and-white or color. The editor will pass on photography.
See our website for details.
Writing Competition: Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction
Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Chattahoochee Review are given annually for a short story and an essay.
An entry fee of $18 includes a subscription.
Entries of up to 6,000 words are accepted from November 1 to January 31. Anthony Varallo will judge in fiction and Alice Bolin will judge in nonfiction.
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Chattahoochee Review are given annually for a short story and an essay.
An entry fee of $18 includes a subscription.
Entries of up to 6,000 words are accepted from November 1 to January 31. Anthony Varallo will judge in fiction and Alice Bolin will judge in nonfiction.
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Monday, January 13, 2020
Writing Competition: First Pages Prize for Fiction and Creative Nonfiction
First Pages Prize for Fiction or Creative Nonfiction
Deadline: February 16, 2020
$2,250 in cash awards, partial developmental editing, plus travel and accommodation to be in Paris, France for presentation events June 9–10, 2020.
Submit the first 5 pages of your fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript.
Enter January 1 – February 2, 2020 (Extended deadline to February 16, 2020.) Open to un-agented writers worldwide. Judge is Sebastian Faulks.
Entry Fee: $25.00 (to February 2, 2020); $35.00 (to February 16, 2020)
Enter (using Submittable)
Deadline: February 16, 2020
$2,250 in cash awards, partial developmental editing, plus travel and accommodation to be in Paris, France for presentation events June 9–10, 2020.
Submit the first 5 pages of your fiction or creative nonfiction manuscript.
Enter January 1 – February 2, 2020 (Extended deadline to February 16, 2020.) Open to un-agented writers worldwide. Judge is Sebastian Faulks.
Entry Fee: $25.00 (to February 2, 2020); $35.00 (to February 16, 2020)
Enter (using Submittable)
Call for Submissions: The MacGuffin
The MacGuffin Seeks Formal Poetry!
Deadline: April 1, 2020
The MacGuffin is featuring formal poetical works in Volume 36, No. 3! We’ll take a look at any poem in an established metrical form, but save any free or blank verse for a different issue. Send up to five poems, listing their titles and forms in an email cover letter, using “Form Issue” in the subject line. Submissions also considered via post and Submittable.
Please send all work by April 1, 2020. Prose is still being considered for general publication in this issue.
For more information, please see our website, or send us an email at:
macguffinATschoolcraftDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Deadline: April 1, 2020
The MacGuffin is featuring formal poetical works in Volume 36, No. 3! We’ll take a look at any poem in an established metrical form, but save any free or blank verse for a different issue. Send up to five poems, listing their titles and forms in an email cover letter, using “Form Issue” in the subject line. Submissions also considered via post and Submittable.
Please send all work by April 1, 2020. Prose is still being considered for general publication in this issue.
For more information, please see our website, or send us an email at:
macguffinATschoolcraftDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Writing Competition: Chestnut Review 2020 Poetry Chapbook Contest
CHESTNUT REVIEW is thrilled to announce our 2020 poetry chapbook contest!
Manuscripts will pass through a multi-stage reading process and authors may receive responses to their submission at any time between February and July, 2020. All manuscripts will be read by the editors of CHESTNUT REVIEW, who will select one winner.
Timeline
Submissions open from 1 December 2019 until 31 January 2020 via our regular Submittable page.
A winner will be announced, along with finalists, in July 2020.
The winning chapbook will be published in fall 2020.
Guidelines
Submission fee is $15.
Awards
The winner will receive $500 USD and 20 copies of their chapbook.
The winning chapbook will be advertised in the CHESTNUT REVIEW and featured for sale on our website.
The winning author will be interviewed in a feature in the October 2020 issue of CHESTNUT REVIEW.
We reserve the right to offer to publish additional authors who submit manuscripts without awarding a prize.
Manuscripts will pass through a multi-stage reading process and authors may receive responses to their submission at any time between February and July, 2020. All manuscripts will be read by the editors of CHESTNUT REVIEW, who will select one winner.
Timeline
Submissions open from 1 December 2019 until 31 January 2020 via our regular Submittable page.
A winner will be announced, along with finalists, in July 2020.
The winning chapbook will be published in fall 2020.
Guidelines
- Poetry only (no images or other media)
- Length: 25-30 pages of poetry
- Times New Roman, 12-point font is preferred.
- Poems may have been published individually, but never as a collection. At least 50% of the poems must be unpublished at time of manuscript submission.
- Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know immediately if the collection has been accepted elsewhere via Submittable.
- Submit works written in English only. Translations are not accepted.
- Please submit your manuscript in a .doc, .docx, or PDF format.
- Submissions are blind, so do not include any identifying information in the manuscript.
- Include a title page with the manuscript title only and a table of contents. No acknowledgments pages, please.
Submission fee is $15.
Awards
The winner will receive $500 USD and 20 copies of their chapbook.
The winning chapbook will be advertised in the CHESTNUT REVIEW and featured for sale on our website.
The winning author will be interviewed in a feature in the October 2020 issue of CHESTNUT REVIEW.
We reserve the right to offer to publish additional authors who submit manuscripts without awarding a prize.
Call for Submissions: Everyday Fiction
Writing Guidelines
Every Day Fiction is looking for very short (flash) fiction, of up to 1000 words. There’s no such thing as too short — if you can do the job in 50 words, have at it! — but our readers prefer pieces that tell or at least hint at a complete story (some sort of action or tension rising to a moment of climax, and at least a clue toward a resolution, though it doesn’t have to be all spelled out).
All fiction genres are acceptable, and stories that don’t fit neatly into any genre are welcome too. While personal experiences and other non-fiction can be great sources of inspiration, please turn them into fiction for us, or send them elsewhere.
Our readership is adult, so children’s stories are unlikely to be accepted unless they are relevant to adults as well. On the other hand, we are not impressed by gratuitous sex and violence, or pointlessly foul language; edgy content should be necessary and appropriate to the plot and characters.
It ought to go without saying that any story submitted to Every Day Fiction must be your own unpublished original creation. If you publish a story on a blog, even your own personal blog, or any website accessible to the general public (i.e., if the story can be found and read online without a password or friend status or other limitation), it is considered published and therefore inappropriate for our market.
Compensation
We believe in the importance of being paid for your writing, even if it’s only a token amount. At this time, we are able to offer three dollars (US$3) for each published story, to be paid via PayPal, with the option to donate it back to Every Day Fiction if you are so inclined.
Publication also includes an opportunity to promote your writing beyond Every Day Fiction. We will gladly provide a link to your blog or website or your preferred social media platform, and if you have books available for sale, we can link to those as well.
Submit your work here. We accept regular submissions and themed submissions, which have specific deadlines.
Every Day Fiction is looking for very short (flash) fiction, of up to 1000 words. There’s no such thing as too short — if you can do the job in 50 words, have at it! — but our readers prefer pieces that tell or at least hint at a complete story (some sort of action or tension rising to a moment of climax, and at least a clue toward a resolution, though it doesn’t have to be all spelled out).
All fiction genres are acceptable, and stories that don’t fit neatly into any genre are welcome too. While personal experiences and other non-fiction can be great sources of inspiration, please turn them into fiction for us, or send them elsewhere.
Our readership is adult, so children’s stories are unlikely to be accepted unless they are relevant to adults as well. On the other hand, we are not impressed by gratuitous sex and violence, or pointlessly foul language; edgy content should be necessary and appropriate to the plot and characters.
It ought to go without saying that any story submitted to Every Day Fiction must be your own unpublished original creation. If you publish a story on a blog, even your own personal blog, or any website accessible to the general public (i.e., if the story can be found and read online without a password or friend status or other limitation), it is considered published and therefore inappropriate for our market.
Compensation
We believe in the importance of being paid for your writing, even if it’s only a token amount. At this time, we are able to offer three dollars (US$3) for each published story, to be paid via PayPal, with the option to donate it back to Every Day Fiction if you are so inclined.
Publication also includes an opportunity to promote your writing beyond Every Day Fiction. We will gladly provide a link to your blog or website or your preferred social media platform, and if you have books available for sale, we can link to those as well.
Submit your work here. We accept regular submissions and themed submissions, which have specific deadlines.
Writing Competition: Cagibi's 2020 Macaron Prizes
Cagibi’s annual Macaron Prize in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—and this year introducing a cartoon category. Featuring 2020 guest judges (in typical Cagibi style alpha order) Andre Dubus III in Fiction, Emily Flake in Cartoon, Jill Bialosky in Nonfiction, and Nick Flynn in Poetry.
Prize winners receive $1000, plus publication. Winners and finalists will be published in a Macaron Prize 2020 Cagibi print issue, with the launch of this issue celebrated at an event in New York City.
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: Jan. 20, 2020
To enter the contest or submit to our magazine, read our submission guidelines here.
Cagibi is also open for standard submissions until Jan. 21, 2020.
Prize winners receive $1000, plus publication. Winners and finalists will be published in a Macaron Prize 2020 Cagibi print issue, with the launch of this issue celebrated at an event in New York City.
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: Jan. 20, 2020
To enter the contest or submit to our magazine, read our submission guidelines here.
Cagibi is also open for standard submissions until Jan. 21, 2020.
Call for Submissions: Dash Literary Journal
DASH LITERARY JOURNAL is looking for previously unpublished short, emphatic poems (less than 30 lines), stories, hybrids, essays (up to 2,000 words), and artwork.
The reading period opens in mid-October and closes March 1 with all decisions made by April 2020.
Submissions accepted through Submittable.
The reading period opens in mid-October and closes March 1 with all decisions made by April 2020.
Submissions accepted through Submittable.
Call for Submissions to Anthology: Relational Aggression in Females
ANTHOLOGY: RELATIONAL AGGRESSION IN FEMALES. Seeking essays from women of all ages, races, and sexual orientations who have experienced bullying during their developmental years from other girls or who have been victims in their adulthood of aggressive, demeaning, or disempowering behavior from other women. The ideal essay will include observations about the emotional impact such experiences have had.
Word limit: 1,000.
Visit our website to submit your essay. Click on the Submit link in the right-hand column. Type “Anthology” on the title line and include the title of the essay in the body of your submission.
Deadline: June 1, 2020.
Word limit: 1,000.
Visit our website to submit your essay. Click on the Submit link in the right-hand column. Type “Anthology” on the title line and include the title of the essay in the body of your submission.
Deadline: June 1, 2020.
Saturday, January 11, 2020
Call for Submissions to Anthology: Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1
Long Shot Books Presents: Atomic Flyswatter Vol. 1
Long Shot Books is accepting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our Atomic Flyswatter print anthology. There is no theme—we are open to works of any genre. Submit up to two poems or stories. Story word count is 200-30,000 words.
Email entries to:
longshotbooksllcATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
with "Print Version" in the subject line.
Deadline April 1.
Long Shot Books is accepting poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our Atomic Flyswatter print anthology. There is no theme—we are open to works of any genre. Submit up to two poems or stories. Story word count is 200-30,000 words.
Email entries to:
longshotbooksllcATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
with "Print Version" in the subject line.
Deadline April 1.
Writing Retreat: Willow Writers' Retreat: Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction
Willow Writers' Retreat: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Event Dates: Friday, March 27–Monday, March 30, 2020
Event Location: Americus, GA
Early Bird Deadline: January 31, 2020; February 10, 2020
Final Deadline: February 24, 2020
A rejuvenating writing retreat at a gorgeous B&B with sumptuous breakfasts in Southwest Georgia. The retreat is facilitated by Susan Isaak Lolis, a published and award-winning writer. You may be working on a new book or revising a short story. You may be new to writing and would enjoy sharing ideas with a supportive group along the way, or you simply need quiet time away to immerse yourself in the writing process, nurturing your soul. No matter where you are in the process, you are welcome. There will be one-on-one manuscript consultations as well as group writes and creative prompts. Also, there will be time to write!
Event Dates: Friday, March 27–Monday, March 30, 2020
Event Location: Americus, GA
Early Bird Deadline: January 31, 2020; February 10, 2020
Final Deadline: February 24, 2020
A rejuvenating writing retreat at a gorgeous B&B with sumptuous breakfasts in Southwest Georgia. The retreat is facilitated by Susan Isaak Lolis, a published and award-winning writer. You may be working on a new book or revising a short story. You may be new to writing and would enjoy sharing ideas with a supportive group along the way, or you simply need quiet time away to immerse yourself in the writing process, nurturing your soul. No matter where you are in the process, you are welcome. There will be one-on-one manuscript consultations as well as group writes and creative prompts. Also, there will be time to write!
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Call for Submissions on Theme of Setting the Record Straight: Global City Review
Global City Review Call for Submissions: Setting the Record Straight
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Global City Review is a biannual online and print publication. Edited and produced by writers, it celebrates the possibilities of the “global city” and other constructions of community while honoring the originality of ordinary lives. The designated theme for our next issue is: Setting The Record Straight.
The open submission period is January 1 – January 31, 2020.
We publish: short fiction, memoirs, poetry, interviews, essays, and artwork in various mediums. Visit our website for more information.
Deadline: January 31, 2020
Global City Review is a biannual online and print publication. Edited and produced by writers, it celebrates the possibilities of the “global city” and other constructions of community while honoring the originality of ordinary lives. The designated theme for our next issue is: Setting The Record Straight.
The open submission period is January 1 – January 31, 2020.
We publish: short fiction, memoirs, poetry, interviews, essays, and artwork in various mediums. Visit our website for more information.
Call for Submissions: Zizzle Literary
Do You Write Stories for Teens? Zizzle Literary Calls for Submissions
Extended Deadline: January 31, 2020
PAY: $100/flash fiction; $250/short story. Fee: $3.
Zizzle’s 2020 special edition will feature literary fiction that both teens and adults will enjoy. Some of the accepted pieces will be illustrated.
Length: flash 500 – 1,200 words; short story 2,000 – 4,500 words. Submission Guidelines here.
Extended Deadline: January 31, 2020
PAY: $100/flash fiction; $250/short story. Fee: $3.
Zizzle’s 2020 special edition will feature literary fiction that both teens and adults will enjoy. Some of the accepted pieces will be illustrated.
Length: flash 500 – 1,200 words; short story 2,000 – 4,500 words. Submission Guidelines here.
Writing Competition: Force Majeure
FORCE MAJEURE Flash Contest
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Force Majeure: a great and unexpected power.
We're looking for the best small things, any form, any content, any fine and wonderful creation!
$500 in prizes (300/100/100) for single flashes. All entries considered for publication, all entrants receive prizewinner issue.
Flash is: fewer than 1000 words; shorter than 5 pages; contains nonfiction, fiction, marks, or images in any combination. Send shorts, vignettes, hybrids, experiments, wild things!
Enter any number of times, one for $5 or three for $12; no-fee option available.
We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women and gender nonconforming, poor, neurodivergent, disabled, border-straddling, and other under-represented authors to enter.
Guidelines here.
Deadline: April 30, 2020
Force Majeure: a great and unexpected power.
We're looking for the best small things, any form, any content, any fine and wonderful creation!
$500 in prizes (300/100/100) for single flashes. All entries considered for publication, all entrants receive prizewinner issue.
Flash is: fewer than 1000 words; shorter than 5 pages; contains nonfiction, fiction, marks, or images in any combination. Send shorts, vignettes, hybrids, experiments, wild things!
Enter any number of times, one for $5 or three for $12; no-fee option available.
We encourage BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, women and gender nonconforming, poor, neurodivergent, disabled, border-straddling, and other under-represented authors to enter.
Guidelines here.
Writing Competition: 2020 Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Prize by Kallisto Gaia Press
2020 Contemporary Poetry Contest Prize
Deadline: January 20, 2020
2020 Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Prize Winner receives $800 + $300 travel stipend to Austin, Texas + publication by Kallisto Gaia Press + 20 author copies. 20 copies sent to reviewers and award sponsors of winner's choice. International distribution by Ingram. 28-48 pages of Contemporary Poetry.
$20 entry fee.
Deadline extended through January 20, 2020. All who enter receive a copy of the winning Chapbook. 2018 Texas Poet Laureate, Carol Coffee Reposa will Judge.
Questions to:
tonyATkallistogaiapressDOTorg (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Deadline: January 20, 2020
2020 Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Prize Winner receives $800 + $300 travel stipend to Austin, Texas + publication by Kallisto Gaia Press + 20 author copies. 20 copies sent to reviewers and award sponsors of winner's choice. International distribution by Ingram. 28-48 pages of Contemporary Poetry.
$20 entry fee.
Deadline extended through January 20, 2020. All who enter receive a copy of the winning Chapbook. 2018 Texas Poet Laureate, Carol Coffee Reposa will Judge.
Questions to:
tonyATkallistogaiapressDOTorg (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Call for Submissions from Connecticut Writers: Connecticut Literary Anthology
Calling Connecticut Writers
The Connecticut Literary Festival is seeking fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for the first annual Connecticut Literary Anthology. The book will be published in conjunction with the Literary Festival in Fall 2020.
Submissions open January 4 - March 31, 2020.
No submission fees.
CT residents only.
Published authors receive a complimentary copy. Publishing partner: Central Connecticut State University English Department. Visit our website for submission details and the link to the submission portal.
The Connecticut Literary Festival is seeking fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for the first annual Connecticut Literary Anthology. The book will be published in conjunction with the Literary Festival in Fall 2020.
Submissions open January 4 - March 31, 2020.
No submission fees.
CT residents only.
Published authors receive a complimentary copy. Publishing partner: Central Connecticut State University English Department. Visit our website for submission details and the link to the submission portal.
Writing Workshop: Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Writers
Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Writers
Application Deadline: April 1, 2020
Event Dates: June 1-July 10, 2020 in Manchester, NH
Write fantasy, science fiction, or horror? Odyssey is one of the most highly regarded workshops in the world for writers of the fantastic. Guest lecturers include top writers, editors, and agents. Fifty-nine percent of graduates are professionally published, and among graduates are New York Times bestsellers, Amazon bestsellers, and award winners. Director Jeanne Cavelos is a bestselling author, former senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, and winner of the World Fantasy Award. Held in New Hampshire each summer, Odyssey combines advanced lectures, in-depth feedback, and individual guidance.
Application deadline 4/1
Application Deadline: April 1, 2020
Event Dates: June 1-July 10, 2020 in Manchester, NH
Write fantasy, science fiction, or horror? Odyssey is one of the most highly regarded workshops in the world for writers of the fantastic. Guest lecturers include top writers, editors, and agents. Fifty-nine percent of graduates are professionally published, and among graduates are New York Times bestsellers, Amazon bestsellers, and award winners. Director Jeanne Cavelos is a bestselling author, former senior editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell, and winner of the World Fantasy Award. Held in New Hampshire each summer, Odyssey combines advanced lectures, in-depth feedback, and individual guidance.
Application deadline 4/1
Writing Retreat: Rekindle in Juneau, Alaska
Sponsored by Lighthouse Writers
Join us for the inauguration of Lighthouse’s new traveling retreat, Rekindle. Our kickoff program will be in Juneau, Alaska from May 15 to May 22, eight days and seven nights. This generative retreat will feature a blend of ample writing time, local exploration, manuscript feedback from seasoned writers and teachers, and connection with other adventurous writers.
Participation in the retreat is by application only. Early-bird applications are accepted on a rolling basis and close at midnight on January 20.
Tuition includes: hotel lodging in a private room with a private bathroom, group welcome breakfast, daily in-room continental breakfasts, daily optional activities including transit and faculty instruction, an optional review of a 3,000-to-5,000 word manuscript and 30-minute one-on-one consultation with an instructor, farewell dinner, limited shuttle service to and from the airport, time and space to write, and the welcoming and inclusive Lighthouse community. (Note: A mistaken prior iteration of this section was inadvertently copied from the "double room" option. Doubles are available, but tuition covers just one person and their manuscript.)
This year's instructors are Rachel Weaver and Erika Krouse. You have the opportunity to apply for early bird pricing of $2,950 through January 20, space available. After January 20, you are invited to apply for the retreat at the full cost of $3,250. Payment plans available at (303) 297-1185. A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your space.
Apply here.
Join us for the inauguration of Lighthouse’s new traveling retreat, Rekindle. Our kickoff program will be in Juneau, Alaska from May 15 to May 22, eight days and seven nights. This generative retreat will feature a blend of ample writing time, local exploration, manuscript feedback from seasoned writers and teachers, and connection with other adventurous writers.
Participation in the retreat is by application only. Early-bird applications are accepted on a rolling basis and close at midnight on January 20.
Tuition includes: hotel lodging in a private room with a private bathroom, group welcome breakfast, daily in-room continental breakfasts, daily optional activities including transit and faculty instruction, an optional review of a 3,000-to-5,000 word manuscript and 30-minute one-on-one consultation with an instructor, farewell dinner, limited shuttle service to and from the airport, time and space to write, and the welcoming and inclusive Lighthouse community. (Note: A mistaken prior iteration of this section was inadvertently copied from the "double room" option. Doubles are available, but tuition covers just one person and their manuscript.)
This year's instructors are Rachel Weaver and Erika Krouse. You have the opportunity to apply for early bird pricing of $2,950 through January 20, space available. After January 20, you are invited to apply for the retreat at the full cost of $3,250. Payment plans available at (303) 297-1185. A $500 nonrefundable deposit is required to hold your space.
Apply here.
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