Call for Proposals – Split This Rock Poetry Festival: Poems of
Provocation & Witness 2014
Split This Rock invites proposals for
panel and roundtable discussions, workshops, and themed group readings
for our fourth national poetry festival, scheduled for March 27-30,
2014, in Washington, DC.
Adrienne Rich, who died just a few days after
the last Split This Rock Poetry Festival, wrote: When poetry lays its
hand on our shoulder… we are to an almost physical degree, touched and
moved. The imagination’s roads open before us, giving the lie to that
slammed and bolted door, that razor-wired fence, that brute dictum
“There is no alternative.” With our world crying out for alternatives,
and in honor of Adrienne Rich, we welcome proposals that help us travel
the imagination’s roads.
Details and guidelines.
DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2013
Friday, May 31, 2013
Poetry Competition: Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
Poetry Contest
Poets, get ready! We accept submissions each year for our Annual Poetry Contest from April 15th through August 15th. The winner will be announced by January 15th, 2014. The judge of the 4th Annual Poetry Contest is Robert Pinsky, the only poet to have been named three times The United States Poet Laureate.
Please review the eligibility requirements, FAQ and guidelines before entering the contest.
Grand Prize:
$1,000
VIP All Access Pass ($500 value) for the next Festival
Publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine
Public reading at the next Festival
Deadline: August 15, 2013 (postmark).
The top ten finalists will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the next Festival, and their names will be published on this site. The winner will be announced by January 15th, 2014.
Eligibility:
Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of poetry. Authors who have self-published or have published chapbooks are eligible provided that their poetry collection does not have an ISBN number. Authors who have published in other genres are eligible. Only previously unpublished poems accepted.
Entry Fee: $20
To enter online: The online submission process will open April 15. Online submissions are preferred and must be in .doc,.docx, .rtf, or PDF formats. We accept entry fees via Discover, MasterCard, and Visa only.
To enter by mail: Send your manuscript and check or money order for $20 (made out to the: Tennessee Williams Literary Festival) to:
Poetry Contest Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514
New Orleans, LA 70113
Do not send submissions by certified mail or signature required delivery
Poets, get ready! We accept submissions each year for our Annual Poetry Contest from April 15th through August 15th. The winner will be announced by January 15th, 2014. The judge of the 4th Annual Poetry Contest is Robert Pinsky, the only poet to have been named three times The United States Poet Laureate.
Please review the eligibility requirements, FAQ and guidelines before entering the contest.
Grand Prize:
$1,000
VIP All Access Pass ($500 value) for the next Festival
Publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas magazine
Public reading at the next Festival
Deadline: August 15, 2013 (postmark).
The top ten finalists will receive a panel pass ($75 value) to attend the next Festival, and their names will be published on this site. The winner will be announced by January 15th, 2014.
Eligibility:
Only open to writers who have not yet published a book of poetry. Authors who have self-published or have published chapbooks are eligible provided that their poetry collection does not have an ISBN number. Authors who have published in other genres are eligible. Only previously unpublished poems accepted.
Entry Fee: $20
To enter online: The online submission process will open April 15. Online submissions are preferred and must be in .doc,.docx, .rtf, or PDF formats. We accept entry fees via Discover, MasterCard, and Visa only.
To enter by mail: Send your manuscript and check or money order for $20 (made out to the: Tennessee Williams Literary Festival) to:
Poetry Contest Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514
New Orleans, LA 70113
Do not send submissions by certified mail or signature required delivery
Call for Submissions: LMLMB
LMLMB seeks new work on body image & body positivity from new and established writers.
LMLMB considers a variety of works ranging from photographs to SF in which size or body image is a central theme. We're looking for work that ultimately comes to a positive message or close, work that revolves around self acceptance, or work that seeks to accept imperfection as beautiful.
Make a note of your genre in the cover letter, please.
Prose:
Works should range from 500 to 5,000 words for creative nonfiction & experimental formats. All kinds of work will be considered from micro-fiction to lyric essays. If you have something longer than 5k, and you think it's just perfect for the zine, send it over.
Poetry:
We will read up to 5 poems at a time. Each poem should be 65 lines or fewer, or as close as you can get. Longer poems will be considered, but are less likely to be accepted.
Art:
Given the output format, we prefer high contrast black and white work. All media will be considered. Please include a list of titles, media, and sizes with up to 5 pieces of work. Initial submission should be .jpgs in email, 300ppi, up to 7 inches on the longest side. Vertical images are preferred.
Please see full guidelines here.
LMLMB considers a variety of works ranging from photographs to SF in which size or body image is a central theme. We're looking for work that ultimately comes to a positive message or close, work that revolves around self acceptance, or work that seeks to accept imperfection as beautiful.
Make a note of your genre in the cover letter, please.
Prose:
Works should range from 500 to 5,000 words for creative nonfiction & experimental formats. All kinds of work will be considered from micro-fiction to lyric essays. If you have something longer than 5k, and you think it's just perfect for the zine, send it over.
Poetry:
We will read up to 5 poems at a time. Each poem should be 65 lines or fewer, or as close as you can get. Longer poems will be considered, but are less likely to be accepted.
Art:
Given the output format, we prefer high contrast black and white work. All media will be considered. Please include a list of titles, media, and sizes with up to 5 pieces of work. Initial submission should be .jpgs in email, 300ppi, up to 7 inches on the longest side. Vertical images are preferred.
Please see full guidelines here.
Call for Submissions: Sugared Water
Sugared Water is seeking submissions for our inaugural issue. We read
poetry, creative nonfiction, short, flash, and micro fiction, and also
consider art, comics, and sequential art. We are open to some genre
work, such as stories with elements of speculative fiction. We will
consider:
up to 5 poems (max. 6 pages, all pages in one document)
7,500 words of prose (standard manuscript format)
up to 5 pieces of art (submitted individually)
Please see our website for more information about us and our full guidelines.
Sugared Water is a print publication.
up to 5 poems (max. 6 pages, all pages in one document)
7,500 words of prose (standard manuscript format)
up to 5 pieces of art (submitted individually)
Please see our website for more information about us and our full guidelines.
Sugared Water is a print publication.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Poetry Competition: Crab Orchard 2013 First Book Award
Crab Orchard Series in Poetry
2013 First Book Award ~ $3500 and publication
final judge: Amy Fleury
Below are the guidelines for the 2013 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award, which will be open for entries on May 10, 2013 and close on July 8, 2013 (postmark and online submission deadline):
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 48 pages or more in length in an edition of over 500 copies* (individual poems may have been previously published; for the purposes of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry, a manuscript which was in whole or in part submitted as a thesis or dissertation as a requirement for the completion of a degree is considered unpublished and is eligible). Current or former students, colleagues, and close friends of the final judge, and current and former students and employees of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and authors published by Southern Illinois University Press are not eligible. For questions about judging, please visit our website.
The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $2000 prize. The winner will also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University.
SUBMISSION PERIOD / DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked or submitted online between May 10, 2013 and the end of July 8, 2013 (online entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 PM (CDT) on July 8, 2013). (For postal submissions since this is a postmark deadline, there is no need to send Express Mail, Fedex, or UPS. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred.) Please do not send revisions of either postal or online submissions; the winner will be given an opportunity to work with the series editor before the manuscript is delivered to SIU Press.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 per entry for postal submissions; $28.00 per entry for online submissions through Submittable ($25.00 plus $3.00 online processing fee). Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author. All entrants will receive a year's subscription to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, beginning with the 2014 Winter/Spring CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
PAGE LENGTH: Manuscripts are recommended to be a minimum of 50 pages to a recommended maximum of 75 pages of original poetry.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL SUBMISSIONS: Manuscripts should be typewritten, single-spaced. Include a Table of Contents. No more than one poem should appear on a page. Submit two title pages for the collection. The author's name, address, and daytime phone number should appear on the first title page only. The author's name should appear nowhere else in the manuscript. An acknowledgments page listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies should be placed after the second title page. A clean photocopy is recommended, bound with a spring clip or placed in a plain file folder (no paper clips or staples please). Please do not send your only copy of the manuscript since manuscripts will not be returned, and please do not include illustrations. CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW and Southern Illinois University Press assume no responsibility for damaged or lost manuscripts.
All postal submissions must be accompanied by a $25 entry fee (check or money order). Please make your check out to "Crab Orchard Series in Poetry."
Please address postal submissions to:
Jon Tribble, Series Editor, First Book Award
Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 Faner Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest results. If you would like confirmation that the manuscript has been received, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard as well.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Online entries should be sent through Submittable (there is an additional $3.00 processing fee for online entries, making the entry fee for each online entry $28.00). Payment for online submissions must be made online.
Please submit your file in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt, .pdf, .odt, or .wpf. 12-point font, Times New Roman or Times preferred. Manuscripts should be single-spaced. Include a Table of Contents. No more than one poem should appear on a page.
Submit a single title page with only the manuscript title in your file. The author's name should appear nowhere in your file or in the file name.
In the place of the cover letter or biographical note in the submission process, an acknowledgments page listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies can be included, but this SHOULD NOT be included in the manuscript file.
Please name your file "COSPFirstBook" or your manuscript title. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN YOUR FILE NAME OR ANYWHERE IN THE MANUSCRIPT.
All entrants submitting online through Submittable will be notified of the results via e-mail by October 1, 2013.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSION: Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but the series editor must be informed immediately if a collection is accepted for publication. Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author.
Entrants are not to contact the final judge under any circumstances; all questions should be directed to Jon Tribble, Series Editor of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry.
2013 First Book Award ~ $3500 and publication
final judge: Amy Fleury
Below are the guidelines for the 2013 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award, which will be open for entries on May 10, 2013 and close on July 8, 2013 (postmark and online submission deadline):
A first book of poems will be selected for publication from an open competition of manuscripts, in English, by a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who has neither published, nor committed to publish, a volume of poetry 48 pages or more in length in an edition of over 500 copies* (individual poems may have been previously published; for the purposes of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry, a manuscript which was in whole or in part submitted as a thesis or dissertation as a requirement for the completion of a degree is considered unpublished and is eligible). Current or former students, colleagues, and close friends of the final judge, and current and former students and employees of Southern Illinois University Carbondale and authors published by Southern Illinois University Press are not eligible. For questions about judging, please visit our website.
The winner will receive a publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press, and will be awarded a $2000 prize. The winner will also receive $1500 as an honorarium for a reading in Carbondale at Southern Illinois University.
SUBMISSION PERIOD / DEADLINE: All entries must be postmarked or submitted online between May 10, 2013 and the end of July 8, 2013 (online entries will be accepted until 11:59:59 PM (CDT) on July 8, 2013). (For postal submissions since this is a postmark deadline, there is no need to send Express Mail, Fedex, or UPS. First Class or Priority Mail are preferred.) Please do not send revisions of either postal or online submissions; the winner will be given an opportunity to work with the series editor before the manuscript is delivered to SIU Press.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 per entry for postal submissions; $28.00 per entry for online submissions through Submittable ($25.00 plus $3.00 online processing fee). Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author. All entrants will receive a year's subscription to CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW, beginning with the 2014 Winter/Spring CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW.
PAGE LENGTH: Manuscripts are recommended to be a minimum of 50 pages to a recommended maximum of 75 pages of original poetry.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR POSTAL SUBMISSIONS: Manuscripts should be typewritten, single-spaced. Include a Table of Contents. No more than one poem should appear on a page. Submit two title pages for the collection. The author's name, address, and daytime phone number should appear on the first title page only. The author's name should appear nowhere else in the manuscript. An acknowledgments page listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies should be placed after the second title page. A clean photocopy is recommended, bound with a spring clip or placed in a plain file folder (no paper clips or staples please). Please do not send your only copy of the manuscript since manuscripts will not be returned, and please do not include illustrations. CRAB ORCHARD REVIEW and Southern Illinois University Press assume no responsibility for damaged or lost manuscripts.
All postal submissions must be accompanied by a $25 entry fee (check or money order). Please make your check out to "Crab Orchard Series in Poetry."
Please address postal submissions to:
Jon Tribble, Series Editor, First Book Award
Dept. of English, Mail Code 4503
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
1000 Faner Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest results. If you would like confirmation that the manuscript has been received, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard as well.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS: Online entries should be sent through Submittable (there is an additional $3.00 processing fee for online entries, making the entry fee for each online entry $28.00). Payment for online submissions must be made online.
Please submit your file in .doc, .docx, .rtf, .txt, .pdf, .odt, or .wpf. 12-point font, Times New Roman or Times preferred. Manuscripts should be single-spaced. Include a Table of Contents. No more than one poem should appear on a page.
Submit a single title page with only the manuscript title in your file. The author's name should appear nowhere in your file or in the file name.
In the place of the cover letter or biographical note in the submission process, an acknowledgments page listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies can be included, but this SHOULD NOT be included in the manuscript file.
Please name your file "COSPFirstBook" or your manuscript title. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR NAME IN YOUR FILE NAME OR ANYWHERE IN THE MANUSCRIPT.
All entrants submitting online through Submittable will be notified of the results via e-mail by October 1, 2013.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSION: Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but the series editor must be informed immediately if a collection is accepted for publication. Entry fees will not be refunded for manuscripts withdrawn by the author.
Entrants are not to contact the final judge under any circumstances; all questions should be directed to Jon Tribble, Series Editor of the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry.
Poetry Competition: 2013 Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
2013 Benjamin Saltman Poetry Award
Book Award
$3000 Award
Deadline: August 31, 2013
Final Judge: Mark Doty
The winner of the 2013 Benjamin Saltman Award will be announced in 2014.
Established in 1998, in honor of the poet Benjamin Saltman (1927-1999), this award is for a previously unpublished original collection of poetry. Awarded collection is selected through an annual competition which is open to all poets. This year's final judge will be Mark Doty.
Award is $3000 and publication of the awarded collection by Red Hen Press. Entry fee is $25.00. Name on cover sheet only, 48 page minimum. Send SASE for notification. Entries must be postmarked by August 31.
Guidelines
Eligibility: The award is open to all writers with the following exceptions:
A) Authors who have had a full length work published by Red Hen Press, or a full length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press;
B) Employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press;
C) Relatives of employees or members of the executive board of directors;
D) Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the manuscript, or where, for whatever reason, selecting a particular manuscript might have the appearance of impropriety.
Procedures and Ethical Considerations
To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts shall be submitted to the judges without any identifying material.
Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material shall be removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.
Red Hen Press shall not use students or interns as readers at any stage of its competitions.
Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of recusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the managing editor of the press will be substituted.
Please submit materials to:
Attn: Benjamin Saltman Award
Red Hen Press
P.O. Box 40820
Pasadena, CA 91114
Red Hen Press will only accept submissions that have been mailed to the above address; please no email attachments or faxes.
Book Award
$3000 Award
Deadline: August 31, 2013
Final Judge: Mark Doty
The winner of the 2013 Benjamin Saltman Award will be announced in 2014.
Established in 1998, in honor of the poet Benjamin Saltman (1927-1999), this award is for a previously unpublished original collection of poetry. Awarded collection is selected through an annual competition which is open to all poets. This year's final judge will be Mark Doty.
Award is $3000 and publication of the awarded collection by Red Hen Press. Entry fee is $25.00. Name on cover sheet only, 48 page minimum. Send SASE for notification. Entries must be postmarked by August 31.
Guidelines
Eligibility: The award is open to all writers with the following exceptions:
A) Authors who have had a full length work published by Red Hen Press, or a full length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press;
B) Employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press;
C) Relatives of employees or members of the executive board of directors;
D) Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the manuscript, or where, for whatever reason, selecting a particular manuscript might have the appearance of impropriety.
Procedures and Ethical Considerations
To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts shall be submitted to the judges without any identifying material.
Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material shall be removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.
Red Hen Press shall not use students or interns as readers at any stage of its competitions.
Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of recusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the managing editor of the press will be substituted.
Please submit materials to:
Attn: Benjamin Saltman Award
Red Hen Press
P.O. Box 40820
Pasadena, CA 91114
Red Hen Press will only accept submissions that have been mailed to the above address; please no email attachments or faxes.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Call for Submissions by Women of Color: Kalyani Magazine
Kalyani Magazine: "How I Got Over…" submissions by women of color
Online submission deadline: July 31, 2013
We are looking for writing of all types, and black and white art, by women of color.
The theme of the Fall issue is “How I Got Over…” which you can interpret in any way that you would like.
Writing should be up to 1500 words and already published work is accepted.
For more info, visit our website.
Online submission deadline: July 31, 2013
We are looking for writing of all types, and black and white art, by women of color.
The theme of the Fall issue is “How I Got Over…” which you can interpret in any way that you would like.
Writing should be up to 1500 words and already published work is accepted.
For more info, visit our website.
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