I’m pleased to announce the 3rd Annual SPANK the CARP Poetry contest.
Previous years were somewhat restrictive so this year any type of poetry will be accepted with a theme of “Up Jumped Spring”. There is no entry fee.
For full details visit the Contest Page.
Deadline: May 1, 2017
Ken, Editor
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Call for Submissions: Italian Americana Magazine
Call for submissions—Italian Americana magazine
We are now reading poetry, creative non-fiction, memoir and short stories for our Summer 2017 issue. Deadline: April 1.
For detailed information, please visit our website.
Italian Americana, a twice-yearly print journal founded over 35 years ago to promote Italian American scholarship and literature, is calling for work for its next issue under new editor Carla A. Simonini and poetry editor Maria Terrone. The most recent issues have included work by Anne Marie Macari, Gerry La Femina, and Peter Covino. We are looking for fresh poetry on any topic by writers of Italian heritage on one or both sides of their family. Please mention the connection in your cover letter or bio. We have no special preference for poems on Italian-related subjects. Excellence of the work is the only criterion.
Please send up to five unpublished poems in a single Word file, Times New Roman, 11 point font. One-page poems are preferable, although two-page poems will be considered. Your name, address, email address and phone number should appear on every page of the file. Begin the document with a short cover letter, including a bio of no more than 65 words.
Please email the Word doc to the editor at:
italianamericanaATysuDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
“Poetry/Your Last Name” should appear in the subject line.
Creative non-fiction, memoir and short stories up to 4,000 words are also welcome and should be emailed to the editor with bio, cover letter, etc. Please consult the website for details.
We are now reading poetry, creative non-fiction, memoir and short stories for our Summer 2017 issue. Deadline: April 1.
For detailed information, please visit our website.
Italian Americana, a twice-yearly print journal founded over 35 years ago to promote Italian American scholarship and literature, is calling for work for its next issue under new editor Carla A. Simonini and poetry editor Maria Terrone. The most recent issues have included work by Anne Marie Macari, Gerry La Femina, and Peter Covino. We are looking for fresh poetry on any topic by writers of Italian heritage on one or both sides of their family. Please mention the connection in your cover letter or bio. We have no special preference for poems on Italian-related subjects. Excellence of the work is the only criterion.
Please send up to five unpublished poems in a single Word file, Times New Roman, 11 point font. One-page poems are preferable, although two-page poems will be considered. Your name, address, email address and phone number should appear on every page of the file. Begin the document with a short cover letter, including a bio of no more than 65 words.
Please email the Word doc to the editor at:
italianamericanaATysuDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
“Poetry/Your Last Name” should appear in the subject line.
Creative non-fiction, memoir and short stories up to 4,000 words are also welcome and should be emailed to the editor with bio, cover letter, etc. Please consult the website for details.
Poetry Competition: The Cowles Open Poetry Book Prize
Southeast Missouri State University Press is accepting submissions for The Cowles Open Poetry Book Prize.
Deadline: April 1.
A prize of $2,000 & 30 copies, publication, and distribution by Southeast Missouri State University Press is given annually for a full-length poetry manuscript.
Submit a hardcopy manuscript of 48 – 100 pages, any style or theme, with a $25 entry fee by April 1.
Send to:
Cowles Prize
Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Call for Submissions to Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing: Black Lawrence Press
Submissions link.
Deadline: March 31, 2017
Black Lawrence Press Introduces
A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing
Editors: Simone Muench + Dean Rader
Assistant Editors: Sally Ashton + Jackie K. White
Forthcoming in Summer 2018!
This innovative and inclusive anthology of recent collaborative writing will include poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms that push the boundaries of concepts like "genre" and "author.” We are looking for collaborative writing that involves more than one living writer as the primary authors. We invite works that feature identifiable alternating perspectives as well as pieces that are co-authored or group authored, making it impossible to tell which of the named authors actually "wrote" or "created" the text. Although we see the potential for future anthologies that would be “collaborations” between the person writing the story or poem and a writer or artist no longer living, like an ekphrastic poem, a cento, an erasure, or an invented interview (a la Borges), this particular anthology will focus on collaborations between living writers only.
General Guidelines for Submissions
We ask that you include the names and contact information for all of the authors who collaborated on the work you are submitting.
Poems: Please submit 3 to 6 poems that are less than 100 lines each.
Fiction: Please submit a single fiction piece of up to 3000 words.
Creative nonfiction: Please submit a single creative nonfiction piece of up to 3000 words.
Hybrids: Please submit a single hybrid piece of up to 3000 words.
We accept simultaneous submissions, but request that we are immediately notified of publication elsewhere. We will only accept multiple submissions by an author if they are submitting with a different collaborator.
Collaborative work may have been previously published in literary magazines, anthologies, and/or book collections. We ask for world serial rights for any work selected, but not first serial rights.
For this particular anthology, we aren’t currently considering translations.
You can expect to hear by late Summer 2017 (though it could be much sooner than that).
Deadline: March 31, 2017
Black Lawrence Press Introduces
A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing
Editors: Simone Muench + Dean Rader
Assistant Editors: Sally Ashton + Jackie K. White
Forthcoming in Summer 2018!
This innovative and inclusive anthology of recent collaborative writing will include poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as hybridized forms that push the boundaries of concepts like "genre" and "author.” We are looking for collaborative writing that involves more than one living writer as the primary authors. We invite works that feature identifiable alternating perspectives as well as pieces that are co-authored or group authored, making it impossible to tell which of the named authors actually "wrote" or "created" the text. Although we see the potential for future anthologies that would be “collaborations” between the person writing the story or poem and a writer or artist no longer living, like an ekphrastic poem, a cento, an erasure, or an invented interview (a la Borges), this particular anthology will focus on collaborations between living writers only.
General Guidelines for Submissions
We ask that you include the names and contact information for all of the authors who collaborated on the work you are submitting.
Poems: Please submit 3 to 6 poems that are less than 100 lines each.
Fiction: Please submit a single fiction piece of up to 3000 words.
Creative nonfiction: Please submit a single creative nonfiction piece of up to 3000 words.
Hybrids: Please submit a single hybrid piece of up to 3000 words.
We accept simultaneous submissions, but request that we are immediately notified of publication elsewhere. We will only accept multiple submissions by an author if they are submitting with a different collaborator.
Collaborative work may have been previously published in literary magazines, anthologies, and/or book collections. We ask for world serial rights for any work selected, but not first serial rights.
For this particular anthology, we aren’t currently considering translations.
You can expect to hear by late Summer 2017 (though it could be much sooner than that).
Chapbook Competition: Sundress Publications
Sundress Publications is pleased to announce its fourth annual chapbook contest. Authors of all genres are invited to submit qualifying manuscripts during our reading period of February 1st to April 15th, 2017.
We are looking for poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or any combination thereof. Manuscripts must be between twelve to twenty-six (12-26) pages in length, with a page break between individual pieces. Individual pieces may have been previously published in anthologies, print journals, online journals, etc., but cannot have appeared in any full-length collection, including self-published collections. Both single-author and collaborative dual-author manuscripts will be considered. A unifying element is encouraged but not required. Manuscripts must be primarily in English; translations are not eligible.
The entry fee is $10 per manuscript, though the fee will be waived for entrants who purchase or pre-order any Sundress title from our store.
The winner will receive a $200 prize, plus publication as a beautiful full-color PDF available exclusively online for free. Runners-up will also be considered for publication.
This year’s judge will be Darren C. Demaree. Darren C. Demaree lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife and children. He is the author of six poetry collections and the recipient of nine Pushcart Prize nominations. Currently, he is the Managing Editor of the Best of the Net Anthology and Ovenbird Poetry.
All manuscripts should include a cover page (with only the title of the manuscript), table of contents, dedication (if applicable), and acknowledgments for previous publications. These pages will not be included in the total page count. Identifying information should not appear in any part of the manuscript. Authors with a significant relationship to the judge (friends, relatives, colleagues, past or present students, etc.) are discouraged from entering. We are dedicated to a fair judging process that emphasizes the quality of the writing, not the résumé of author.
Simultaneous submission to other presses is acceptable, but please notify Sundress immediately if the manuscript has been accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions are allowed, but a separate entry fee must accompany each entry. No revisions will be allowed during the contest judging period. Winners will be announced in Summer 2017.
Send your manuscripts as a DOC or PDF to:
contestATsundresspublicationsDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
along with a receipt number or screenshot for your payment.
More information a our website.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Call for Poetry Submissions: Gyroscope Review
Gyroscope Review, a quarterly digital contemporary poetry journal founded in 2014 by editors Constance Brewer and Kathleen Cassen Mickelson, has two open calls for submissions, both for the April 2017 second anniversary issue.
We are accepting submissions to our regular category here.
We are also accepting themed submissions ("Planting Ourselves") here.
Both categories will be open until March 15, 2017. Full guidelines are available at both links. There is no fee for submission.
Poets are encouraged to visit the Gyroscope Review website for further information.
We are accepting submissions to our regular category here.
We are also accepting themed submissions ("Planting Ourselves") here.
Both categories will be open until March 15, 2017. Full guidelines are available at both links. There is no fee for submission.
Poets are encouraged to visit the Gyroscope Review website for further information.
Poetry and Nonfiction Book Competitions: Cleveland State University Poetry Center
CSU Poetry Center 2017 Poetry & Nonfiction Book Competitions
From January 1st - March 31st the Cleveland State University Poetry Center will accept submissions for our First Book Poetry Competition (Judge: Suzanne Buffam), our Open Book Poetry Competition (Judges: Rebecca Gayle Howell, Lo Kwa Mei-en, & Lee Upton), and our Essay Collection Competition (Judge: Renee Gladman).
Winners receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalties contract.
Go here for guidelines and more information.
From January 1st - March 31st the Cleveland State University Poetry Center will accept submissions for our First Book Poetry Competition (Judge: Suzanne Buffam), our Open Book Poetry Competition (Judges: Rebecca Gayle Howell, Lo Kwa Mei-en, & Lee Upton), and our Essay Collection Competition (Judge: Renee Gladman).
Winners receive $1,000, publication, and a standard royalties contract.
Go here for guidelines and more information.
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