The 2015 Steel Pen Writers’ Conference, hosted by the Indiana Writers’ Consortium (IWC), and slated for October 10th at the Radission Hotel at Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana, will include a full-day of breakout sessions; a bookfair; a dinner with keynote speaker, Brian Furuness; an open mic; and off-site events scheduled throughout the weekend.
IWC seeks proposals from individuals and groups who are at different stages in their writing careers and will represent a broad range of perspectives and experiences. Presentations may include such topics as:
· Writing and craft
· Business of writing
· Creative writing pedagogy
· Academic and community program development/issues/innovations/changes
· Genre trends
· Agent and/or publisher panels
· Individual artist and/or arts organization funding
· Readings
Interactive individual presentations, four-to-five person panels, creative writing workshops, round table discussions, and group readings are welcome.
Submission Instructions:
Deadline: May 1, 2015
Submit: A 250-word abstract that includes the session title, description, format, and presenter names. Each presenter should include a 50-word bio and .jpg photo.
Submit to:
indianawritersconsortiumATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Please indicate “2015 Steel Pen Conference Proposal” in the subject line.
Please note: Travel and accommodations are the financial responsibility of presenters. Presenters will receive a 50 percent discount on conference registration, which includes dinner.
Questions may be directed to: Janine Harrison at:
indianawritersconsortiumATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Indiana Writers' Consortium inspires and builds a community of creative writers. We are a nonprofit organization incorporated in Indiana in 2008 and a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Call for Dystopian Fiction by Writers of Color: Mills College
Achy Obejas and Jasmine Evans of Mills College invite you to submit your best work for an upcoming anthology of dystopian fiction by writers of color.
Submissions should be in 12pt font, Times New Roman or Arial, and double-spaced. Include your name, address, email address, and word count on the first page. We are currently only considering unpublished work and work that is out of print, for which we reserve the right to edit.
To submit, please email your work and a short biography to:
pocdystopianATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
by February 28, 2015.
Submissions should be in 12pt font, Times New Roman or Arial, and double-spaced. Include your name, address, email address, and word count on the first page. We are currently only considering unpublished work and work that is out of print, for which we reserve the right to edit.
To submit, please email your work and a short biography to:
pocdystopianATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
by February 28, 2015.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Call for Submissions Inspired by Lincoln: Quiddity International Literary Journal
Quiddity international literary journal and public-radio program are pleased to announce a call for submissions for inclusion in the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the funeral and entombment of Abraham Lincoln. Quiddity is seeking submissions of original creative work (painting, sculpture, multimedia work) inspired by the life, work, and works of Lincoln.
As a part of our “Lincoln through the Arts” Program, Quiddity will display the best creative work inspired by the quiddity of Lincoln as president, statesman, politician, and poet; by the essence of Lincoln’s life; and by his essence as crafter of language.
Quiddity is looking for creative work that stirs the marrow in our bone-centers and is devoted also to the eloquent writing and exquisite essence of a man rough-hewn.
Like Shakespeare, whom the sixteenth president greatly admired, Lincoln shaped language to fit his thought as opposed to forcing his thought to fit language’s conventional mold. The term quiddity, by definition, means “the real nature or essence of a thing; that which makes a thing what it is.”
Individuals whose work is selected will have their creative work exhibited at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield, IL, as part of our “Lincoln through the Arts” event on Friday, May 1, 2015.
Submission Deadline: February 15
Submission Guidelines
Artwork--Up to five images and include the following info:
Complete contact information in the cover letter; bios are appreciated.
An artist statement.
A description of each piece: Title, Medium, Dimensions, and (for multimedia pieces) Duration
We look forward to receiving your work!
Link for submissions.
As a part of our “Lincoln through the Arts” Program, Quiddity will display the best creative work inspired by the quiddity of Lincoln as president, statesman, politician, and poet; by the essence of Lincoln’s life; and by his essence as crafter of language.
Quiddity is looking for creative work that stirs the marrow in our bone-centers and is devoted also to the eloquent writing and exquisite essence of a man rough-hewn.
Like Shakespeare, whom the sixteenth president greatly admired, Lincoln shaped language to fit his thought as opposed to forcing his thought to fit language’s conventional mold. The term quiddity, by definition, means “the real nature or essence of a thing; that which makes a thing what it is.”
Individuals whose work is selected will have their creative work exhibited at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield, IL, as part of our “Lincoln through the Arts” event on Friday, May 1, 2015.
Submission Deadline: February 15
Submission Guidelines
Artwork--Up to five images and include the following info:
Complete contact information in the cover letter; bios are appreciated.
An artist statement.
A description of each piece: Title, Medium, Dimensions, and (for multimedia pieces) Duration
We look forward to receiving your work!
Link for submissions.
Writer's Scholarship: Artsmith's Spring 2015 Writer Island Workshop on Orcas Island
Scholarship: Artsmith's Spring 2015 Writer Island Workshop on Orcas Island
Rejuvenate yourself and your writing with a weekend immersed in nature on beautiful Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands. The weekend retreat is designed to give you and your writing a fresh perspective in stimulating surroundings but without the distractions of home.
Artsmith's Spring 2015 Writer Island takes place the weekend of February 27 to March 1, 2015, with writer Ira Sukrungruang. Spend three days at the cusp of spring, and enjoy an infusion of new craft techniques, island charms, and the stimulating conversation of other serious writers. The workshop is open to all genres and takes place at the historic Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast.
The Doug & Ann Johnson Scholarship for Spring 2015 Writer Island with Ira Sukrungruang covers the workshop fee and two nights' lodging at an island B&B. To apply, submit a $25 application fee along with a one-page writing sample and up to 100 words on why the workshop will benefit your writing practice. Total value of the scholarship, including the workshop, lodging, evening desserts and full breakfasts, is $447.
To apply for the scholarship, go here.
The application fee can be applied to your registration, as long as there are still spots available when the results are announced. If you wish to register now and secure your spot, you can still apply for the scholarship as part of your registration.
Ira Sukrungruang is a Chicago born Thai-American. He is the author of the memoir Talk Thai: The Adventures of Buddhist Boy and the poetry collection In Thailand It Is Night. He co-edited What Are You Looking At: The First Fat Fiction Anthology and Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology, both published by Harcourt Brace. What Are You Looking At? is the first book that looks at the fat experience through the lens of literature, and has received positive reviews in the Library Journal, Boston Globe, Book Magazine and other periodicals. The book was reprinted in the UK in 2005. Scoot Over, Skinny includes essays by Lori Gottlieb, Stephen Kuusisto, Pam Houston, David Sedaris, and many others. The anthology opens up the discussion about the “fat experience.” These essays represent an amalgam of voices in our country.
Workshop schedule:
· Friday night writing exercise and dessert
· Saturday writing retreat, including snacks
· Saturday night fireside gathering with dessert
· Sunday morning optional gathering and writing exercise
· Final exchange and fond farewells
The workshop is limited to 12 participants.
Rejuvenate yourself and your writing with a weekend immersed in nature on beautiful Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands. The weekend retreat is designed to give you and your writing a fresh perspective in stimulating surroundings but without the distractions of home.
Artsmith's Spring 2015 Writer Island takes place the weekend of February 27 to March 1, 2015, with writer Ira Sukrungruang. Spend three days at the cusp of spring, and enjoy an infusion of new craft techniques, island charms, and the stimulating conversation of other serious writers. The workshop is open to all genres and takes place at the historic Kangaroo House Bed & Breakfast.
The Doug & Ann Johnson Scholarship for Spring 2015 Writer Island with Ira Sukrungruang covers the workshop fee and two nights' lodging at an island B&B. To apply, submit a $25 application fee along with a one-page writing sample and up to 100 words on why the workshop will benefit your writing practice. Total value of the scholarship, including the workshop, lodging, evening desserts and full breakfasts, is $447.
To apply for the scholarship, go here.
The application fee can be applied to your registration, as long as there are still spots available when the results are announced. If you wish to register now and secure your spot, you can still apply for the scholarship as part of your registration.
Ira Sukrungruang is a Chicago born Thai-American. He is the author of the memoir Talk Thai: The Adventures of Buddhist Boy and the poetry collection In Thailand It Is Night. He co-edited What Are You Looking At: The First Fat Fiction Anthology and Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology, both published by Harcourt Brace. What Are You Looking At? is the first book that looks at the fat experience through the lens of literature, and has received positive reviews in the Library Journal, Boston Globe, Book Magazine and other periodicals. The book was reprinted in the UK in 2005. Scoot Over, Skinny includes essays by Lori Gottlieb, Stephen Kuusisto, Pam Houston, David Sedaris, and many others. The anthology opens up the discussion about the “fat experience.” These essays represent an amalgam of voices in our country.
Workshop schedule:
· Friday night writing exercise and dessert
· Saturday writing retreat, including snacks
· Saturday night fireside gathering with dessert
· Sunday morning optional gathering and writing exercise
· Final exchange and fond farewells
The workshop is limited to 12 participants.
Call for Poetry Submissions: Hartskill Review
Hartskill Review is looking for poetry submissions for its Spring 2015 issue due out in April. While not a themed issue, the spring issue would benefit from poetry about emergence or the passage between cognitive states. Open to long poems if not dragged down by unwarranted wordiness.
General Guidelines
Submissions should meet the following criteria:
Submit 1-3 poems at a time.
Gather your submission into one file.
Poems should be single spaced on the page.
Submit rich, complex, and ambitious poems that reward repeated readings.
Submit poems that mean something to you and stand a chance of meaning something to others.
Simultaneous submissions are okay (but please send notice if accepted elsewhere).
Please include a short biographical note about yourself and your work.
Write “comments welcome” if you wouldn’t be averse to receiving comments from the editor.
Hartskill Review is a print journal.
No submission fee; pays one contributor copy.
Responds in 1-4 weeks.
More details are at the website, including sample poems.
Submission website.
General Guidelines
Submissions should meet the following criteria:
Submit 1-3 poems at a time.
Gather your submission into one file.
Poems should be single spaced on the page.
Submit rich, complex, and ambitious poems that reward repeated readings.
Submit poems that mean something to you and stand a chance of meaning something to others.
Simultaneous submissions are okay (but please send notice if accepted elsewhere).
Please include a short biographical note about yourself and your work.
Write “comments welcome” if you wouldn’t be averse to receiving comments from the editor.
Hartskill Review is a print journal.
No submission fee; pays one contributor copy.
Responds in 1-4 weeks.
More details are at the website, including sample poems.
Submission website.
Call for Submissions: NonBinary Review
Each issue of NonBinary Review is focused on a single theme:
Issue #5 (reading period closes April 1, publication June 2015): Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow
Issue #6 (reading period closes June 1; publication August 2015): 1001 Arabian Nights
We are a paying market--1 cent per word for prose/hybrid work, $10 flat fee per poem, and $25 flat fee for art.
Please note that at present, the Zoetic app is accessible through iPad & iPhone only, with future updates to include Android versions. When submitting your work, please note that if selected for publication, your work will appear in electronic form only. Please download our free app to familiarize yourself with our content and unique publishing model!
For more detailed guidelines, please expand the guidelines box of the genre you’re submitting to on our Submittable page.
Issue #5 (reading period closes April 1, publication June 2015): Robert W. Chambers’ The King in Yellow
Issue #6 (reading period closes June 1; publication August 2015): 1001 Arabian Nights
We are a paying market--1 cent per word for prose/hybrid work, $10 flat fee per poem, and $25 flat fee for art.
Please note that at present, the Zoetic app is accessible through iPad & iPhone only, with future updates to include Android versions. When submitting your work, please note that if selected for publication, your work will appear in electronic form only. Please download our free app to familiarize yourself with our content and unique publishing model!
For more detailed guidelines, please expand the guidelines box of the genre you’re submitting to on our Submittable page.
Prose (Novels) and Poetry Competitions: Fence Modern Prizes
Now through 11:59 p.m. EST on February 28th, Fence is accepting submissions for both the Fence Modern Prize in Prose, and the Fence Modern Poets Series.
You can submit your work here, or you can read on for details about each prize. Full guidelines are available at our website.
Fence Modern Prize in Prose (Novels)
+ Electronic submissions only, please.
+ Submit a novel written in English.
+ Entry fee of $28, which includes a subscription to FENCE.
The winner of the Fence Modern Prize in Prose will receive $1,500 and publication by Fence Books. In 2014, Ottessa Moshfegh was awarded the prize for her novel McGlue. The 2015 FMPP, judged by Lynne Tillman, will be announced this month. More information is available here.
Fence Modern Poets Series
+ Electronic submissions only, please.
+ Open to poets of any gender and at any stage in their publishing career.
+ Submissions must be 48-80 pages, and written in English.
+ Entry fee of $28, which includes a subscription to FENCE.
The winner of the Fence Modern Poets series will receive $1,000 and publication by Fence Books. Past winners include Kevin Holden, Jennifer MacKenzie, Lee Ann Brown, James Shea, Prageeta Sharma, Joyelle McSweeney, and Paul Legault. More information available here.
You can submit your work here, or you can read on for details about each prize. Full guidelines are available at our website.
Fence Modern Prize in Prose (Novels)
+ Electronic submissions only, please.
+ Submit a novel written in English.
+ Entry fee of $28, which includes a subscription to FENCE.
The winner of the Fence Modern Prize in Prose will receive $1,500 and publication by Fence Books. In 2014, Ottessa Moshfegh was awarded the prize for her novel McGlue. The 2015 FMPP, judged by Lynne Tillman, will be announced this month. More information is available here.
Fence Modern Poets Series
+ Electronic submissions only, please.
+ Open to poets of any gender and at any stage in their publishing career.
+ Submissions must be 48-80 pages, and written in English.
+ Entry fee of $28, which includes a subscription to FENCE.
The winner of the Fence Modern Poets series will receive $1,000 and publication by Fence Books. Past winners include Kevin Holden, Jennifer MacKenzie, Lee Ann Brown, James Shea, Prageeta Sharma, Joyelle McSweeney, and Paul Legault. More information available here.
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