Torrey House Press (THP) seeks literary nonfiction from writers with a passion for the environment, issues, people, history, and cultures of the Colorado Plateau and the West.
Fall 2011: Creative Nonfiction Competition (2000-10,000 words)
First Prize: $1000
Deadline: September 30, 2011 (extended)
Contest submissions must be original and not previously published. Please, no stories written for children for contest entries. Double-space your submissions and use a 12-point font, with numbered pages that include the title of the piece as a header. Do not put your name and contact information in the document containing your entry. There will be a place to enter your name and contact information separately.
The entry fee is $25 per submission and is non-refundable. You are welcome to enter more than one piece; each will be considered a separate submission and must be accompanied by the $25 fee.
Please use the Submission Manager on our webpage to pay and submit.
Contact us at mail(at)torreyhouse.com if you have problems submitting. (Replace (at) with @.)
Friday, June 10, 2011
Call for Submissions: Mixed Fruit
Mixed Fruit magazine is now accepting submissions for its next issue. We're looking for fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, literary translations, and visual art.
Please see our website for submission guidelines, and check out our latest issue to see what kind of work we're looking for.
Please see our website for submission guidelines, and check out our latest issue to see what kind of work we're looking for.
Call for novel submissions: Ochre Press
Ochre Press is currently accepting query submissions for novel-length literary fiction manuscripts.
We are seeking fresh new writers of literary fiction whose writing speaks to the human experience (We welcome many interpretations here).We look for well crafted, practiced writing that is artful and precise which shows a studied intent.
Please visit our website for submission details.
Thank you for submitting and we look forward to reading your work.
We are seeking fresh new writers of literary fiction whose writing speaks to the human experience (We welcome many interpretations here).We look for well crafted, practiced writing that is artful and precise which shows a studied intent.
Please visit our website for submission details.
Thank you for submitting and we look forward to reading your work.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Fiction Contest: Story Quarterly
Fiction Contest: Story Quarterly
Open to short stories, flash fiction, and novel excerpts of 8,000 words or less.
Grand Prize of $1000 and publication in StoryQuarterly 45
First Runner-up $300 and publication in SQ Online
Second Runner-up $200 and publication in SQ Online
Submission period:
June 1 to September 1, 2011
$15 contest fee includes subscription to StoryQuarterly 45, to be published in the Fall, 2011.
For contest details & online submission visit our website.
Open to short stories, flash fiction, and novel excerpts of 8,000 words or less.
Grand Prize of $1000 and publication in StoryQuarterly 45
First Runner-up $300 and publication in SQ Online
Second Runner-up $200 and publication in SQ Online
Submission period:
June 1 to September 1, 2011
$15 contest fee includes subscription to StoryQuarterly 45, to be published in the Fall, 2011.
For contest details & online submission visit our website.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
High School Poetry Scholarship Award: Inkwell Journal
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE LAUNCHES FIRST INKWELL JOURNAL HS POETRY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Open to all current HS seniors in NY, NJ and CT
1st Place Award $1000! Also 2nd and 3rd Place awards and publication in Inkwell
This year, Inkwell, Manhattanville College's award winning literary journal celebrates its 15th Anniversary. In celebration, Manhattanville is launching its first Inkwell Journal High School Poetry Scholarship, open to HS seniors throughout the tri-state area.
Applicants for the poetry scholarship must be current seniors in high schools in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
Award categories include
1st ($1,000)
2nd ($500)
3rd ($350)
and publication in the Inkwell Journal.
Inkwell editors will select the winning poems.
The HS Poetry Scholarship reading period is May 9th through June 30, 2011.
For more information, call (914) 323-7239.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Current HS Seniors from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut may submit one compelling poem on any topic. Please send ONLY ONE poem.
The poem must be:
--previously unpublished
--typed
--70 lines or less.
Please mark High School Poetry Scholarship on the outside of the envelope.
All submissions must include a cover letter with: • name,
--address,
--e-mail,
--phone number,
--title of piece,
--line count
--and a No. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification only.
Do not include personal information anywhere on the manuscript. Inkwell can assume no liability for entries lost in the mail or damaged. No manuscripts will be returned. Submissions not adhering to the above guidelines will not be considered.
Mail all submissions to:
Inkwell - Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street, Box 1379
Purchase, NY 10577
Open to all current HS seniors in NY, NJ and CT
1st Place Award $1000! Also 2nd and 3rd Place awards and publication in Inkwell
This year, Inkwell, Manhattanville College's award winning literary journal celebrates its 15th Anniversary. In celebration, Manhattanville is launching its first Inkwell Journal High School Poetry Scholarship, open to HS seniors throughout the tri-state area.
Applicants for the poetry scholarship must be current seniors in high schools in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
Award categories include
1st ($1,000)
2nd ($500)
3rd ($350)
and publication in the Inkwell Journal.
Inkwell editors will select the winning poems.
The HS Poetry Scholarship reading period is May 9th through June 30, 2011.
For more information, call (914) 323-7239.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Current HS Seniors from New York, New Jersey or Connecticut may submit one compelling poem on any topic. Please send ONLY ONE poem.
The poem must be:
--previously unpublished
--typed
--70 lines or less.
Please mark High School Poetry Scholarship on the outside of the envelope.
All submissions must include a cover letter with: • name,
--address,
--e-mail,
--phone number,
--title of piece,
--line count
--and a No. 10 self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification only.
Do not include personal information anywhere on the manuscript. Inkwell can assume no liability for entries lost in the mail or damaged. No manuscripts will be returned. Submissions not adhering to the above guidelines will not be considered.
Mail all submissions to:
Inkwell - Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street, Box 1379
Purchase, NY 10577
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Poetry Book Contest for age 60+: Off the Grid Press
Off the Grid Press announces its first annual manuscript contest for poets over sixty -- final judge, Carl Dennis. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication. Here are the guidelines:
1. Submissions deadline: Aug. 31, 2011. The competition is open only to poets over 60 years of age.
2. Manuscript must be typed, paginated, and 50-70 pages in length (single spaced). We accept do not accept double sided manuscripts.
3. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 25 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and self-published books are not eligible. No multi-authored collections, please.
4. Manuscripts must have a table of contents and include a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published. Your name, address, phone number, and email should appear on the title page of your manuscript. MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED. Please do not send us your only copy.
5. No illustrations, photographs or images should be included.
6. Send one copy of your manuscript submission with two copies of the title page. On the second title page print only the book's title, no name or contact information. Use only binder clips. No staples, folders, or printer-bound copies.
7. For notification of winner, include a business-sized SASE. If you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your manuscript, include a stamped addressed postcard. Winners will be announced in August 2011.
8. Entry fee for the Off The Grid Press Competition is $25. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Off The Grid Press.
9. Manuscripts should be submitted by mail. Mail entries to:
Off The Grid Press
24 Quincy St.
Somerville, MA 02143
10. If, in our judgment, no submission is worthy of publication, the press reserves the right to publish no book and return the entry fees.
1. Submissions deadline: Aug. 31, 2011. The competition is open only to poets over 60 years of age.
2. Manuscript must be typed, paginated, and 50-70 pages in length (single spaced). We accept do not accept double sided manuscripts.
3. Individual poems from the manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks of less than 25 pages, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished. Translations and self-published books are not eligible. No multi-authored collections, please.
4. Manuscripts must have a table of contents and include a list of acknowledgments for poems previously published. Your name, address, phone number, and email should appear on the title page of your manuscript. MANUSCRIPTS CANNOT BE RETURNED. Please do not send us your only copy.
5. No illustrations, photographs or images should be included.
6. Send one copy of your manuscript submission with two copies of the title page. On the second title page print only the book's title, no name or contact information. Use only binder clips. No staples, folders, or printer-bound copies.
7. For notification of winner, include a business-sized SASE. If you wish acknowledgment of the receipt of your manuscript, include a stamped addressed postcard. Winners will be announced in August 2011.
8. Entry fee for the Off The Grid Press Competition is $25. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Off The Grid Press.
9. Manuscripts should be submitted by mail. Mail entries to:
Off The Grid Press
24 Quincy St.
Somerville, MA 02143
10. If, in our judgment, no submission is worthy of publication, the press reserves the right to publish no book and return the entry fees.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Call for Submissions: Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders #16
SIN FRONTERAS Submission Deadline is June 30, 2011.
Submit 4-5 poems or 1-2 short stories, essays, works of creative non-fiction (no longer than 10 pages), or a very short play to:
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders #16
c/o DAAC
P.O. Box 1721
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Manuscripts must be typed, with writer's name and address on each work submitted. Although we publish primarily Southwestern writers, we do not necessarily prefer or require regional subject matter. Include a cover letter with very brief (2-3 sentences) biographical and publication information, your email address, and your phone number. Payment is one copy of the annual journal, which is perfect bound. Manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. A self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard must be included for notification. If you work is accepted, you will be asked to submit your final version electronically via email attachment.
Submit 4-5 poems or 1-2 short stories, essays, works of creative non-fiction (no longer than 10 pages), or a very short play to:
Sin Fronteras/Writers Without Borders #16
c/o DAAC
P.O. Box 1721
Las Cruces, NM 88004
Manuscripts must be typed, with writer's name and address on each work submitted. Although we publish primarily Southwestern writers, we do not necessarily prefer or require regional subject matter. Include a cover letter with very brief (2-3 sentences) biographical and publication information, your email address, and your phone number. Payment is one copy of the annual journal, which is perfect bound. Manuscripts will be recycled, not returned. A self-addressed, stamped envelope or postcard must be included for notification. If you work is accepted, you will be asked to submit your final version electronically via email attachment.
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