SMALL, INDEPENDENT PRESS

Seeks  poems that celebrate growing up in, living in, leaving, or otherwise responding to the trailer park for an as-yet-untitled anthology. For submissions and full guidelines, e-mail parkanthology@gmail.com.

 

DOS PASSOS REVIEW

Details: http://www.brierycreekpress.org/mod/resource/view.php?id=2

Now accepting fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry submissions February 1–July 31. Limit 3–5 poems, 3,000 words prose.

Send to: Editor, The Dos Passos Review

 Dept. of English, Longwood University

 201 High St.

 Farmville, VA 23909.

SASE for reply only.

Gertrude, the biannual literary and arts publication of Gertrude Press seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction for its upcoming issue

Gertrude accepts manuscripts from new and established writers and artists. Subject matter need not be LGBTQA-specific and we welcome writers and artists from all backgrounds. We accept simultaneous submissions with notification. We do not accept previously published work. Please note that we do not  publish novels. We read chapbook manuscripts ONLY through our annual competition
(currently open). Gertrude accepts surface mail submissions and electronic submissions submitted through our online submission form only. For surface mail include a cover letter and a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) for reply. Do not place your name
directly on manuscripts. Submissions that do not include an SASE will be discarded. We shred and recycle all unused manuscripts.
For electronic submissions, please use our online submission form only:
http://www.gertrudepress.org/submit/
Poetry:Submit up to six poems of any subject matter. There is no line limit;however, poems less than 60 lines are preferable.
Fiction/Novel Excerpts*/Creative Nonfiction:Submit one to two pieces,double-spaced, up to 3000 words, of any subject matter. Include a word count for each piece in your cover letter. Interviews:Please query the editor by email with your proposal. Art:Gertrude showcases one visual artist per issue, including full-color cover and six to eight black and white images inside the journal. To submit artwork for future issues, please send slides, prints (do not send originals), or a website URL to the attention of the art editor.
Send all manuscripts and artwork to:
Gertrude Press
PO Box 83948
Portland OR 97283
 

Carteret Writers Annual Writing Contest

Poemcrazy is the poetic analog to Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird or Natalie Goldberg's Writing Down the Bones, two classic works on how to forget that you "can't write" and just start the pen moving. Susan Wooldridge is a swimming instructor in the wide ocean of language, encouraging us to move ever farther from the shore, dive deep, and dance on the waves.

A Poetry Handbook This slender guide by Mary Oliver deserves a place on the shelves of any budding poet. In clear, accessible prose, Oliver (winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for poetry) arms the reader with an understanding of the technical aspects of poetry writing. Her lessons on sound, line (length, meter, breaks), poetic forms, tone, imagery, and revision are illustrated by a handful of wonderful poems. What could have been a dry account is infused throughout with Oliver's passion for her subject, which she describes as "a kind of possible love affair between something like the heart (that courageous but also shy factory of emotion) and the learned skills of the conscious mind." One comes away from this volume feeling both empowered and daunted. Writing poetry is good, hard work.

Details: www.carteretwriters.org

2009 contest open to submissions January 1, 2009 in the following
categories:

    Fiction (novel/short story)
    Nonfiction
    Poetry
    Children's
    Flash Fiction

Entries must be received by March 10, 2010.  Cash prizes awarded in each
category: 1st place $100, 2nd $50, 3rd $25.  Winning entries will be
published in our annual literary journal, "Shoal."  For non-members,
entry fee is $10 per entry or two poems for $10.  For Carteret Writers
members, fee is $5 per entry or two poems for $5.

For complete contest guidelines, send an e-mail to
literary1@mindspring.com or send a SASE to

Carteret Writers

 PO Box 2284

 Morehead City, NC 28557

 

 

ANNUAL FLASH PROSE CONTEST

Details: www.writeradvice.com

WriterAdvice, www.writeradvice.com, is searching for flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction that grabs, surprises, and mesmerizes readers in fewer than 750 words. If you have a story or memoir with a strong theme, sharp images, a solid structure, and an unexpected discovery, please submit it to the WriterAdvice Flash Prose Contest.

DEADLINE: April 15, 2011

The New South Writing Contest Guidelines
 

Details: http://www.review.gsu.edu/page/contest.html

Poetry Prize, judged by Robert Wrigley
First Place: $1000
Second Place: $250

Prose Prize, judged by Kim Barnes
First Place: $1000
Second Place: $250

Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by March 4, 2011

Reading Fee: $15.00 per entry

Each entry must include the following:

A check or money order (NO CASH) made payable to GSU (or Georgia State University) for fifteen dollars ($15). Entry fee includes a copy of the Spring / Summer 2009 issue, which will contain the winning entries.

A cover letter with a 3- to 4-line bio, title(s) of the work submitted, and your name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.

POETRY
 Address poetry submissions to James Thomas Miller, Poetry Editor.
 Poems must be typed.
 Submit up to three (3) poems per $15 Reading Fee.
 All poems must have name, address, phone, and e-mail appearing on each page.

PROSE
 Address fiction and non-fiction submissions to Peter Fontaine, Prose Editor.
 Manuscripts must be typed.
 Include name, address, phone, email, & word count on the first page of the manuscript only.
 Short-short stories are welcome.
 Submit one (1) story or essay per $15 Reading Fee.

While we take the greatest care in handling your entries, we assume no responsibility for lost or damaged manuscripts. Only unpublished work considered. Simultaneous submissions considered with notification. All rights revert to author after publication. Current students, staff, and faculty at Georgia State University are not eligible.

New South publishes quality literary art promoting the work of emerging and established writers. New South holds no subject biases. The staff will select the best work regardless of style or genre.

Send all work to the appropriate editor:

New South/Writing Contest
Campus Box 1894
Georgia State University
MSC 8R0322 Unit 8
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3083

Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction

Details:http://www.wwu.edu/bhreview/contests.shtml

First place winners will be published in Bellingham Review. Second and third place winners and finalists may be considered for publication. 1st Prize $1,000

Brick Magazine is seeking non-fiction (no poetry or fiction) from new and established writers.

 

Details: http://www.brickmag.com/submissions

 

Circ. 2500. 2 issues/year. Pays flat fee on publication, depending on length, from $100-$500 CDN. Pays between $100-$250 CDN for reprints. No email submissions.

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