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Creative nonfiction, literature, football

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Football and literature do mix. Creative nonfiction entries sought.

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Deadline:  Sports Literate staff are hoping the football issue will coincide with the kickoff of the 2008 season. Please have all entries postmarked by May 1,

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True stories wanted with a specifically Christian or Jewish theme for a new edition of The Simple Touch of Fate. Stories should tell in 2,000 words or less about how being at the right place at the right time, or not being at the wrong place at the wrong time, deeply affected or changed one's life.  Send auslander@theramp.net.

fiction anthology/contest: 94 Creations

TallGrass Writers Guild Literary Anthology/Contest Guidelines Sponsored by Outrider Press in affiliation with TallGrass Writers Guild

Planned publication date: late summer/early fall 2008. Working title: Wild Things: Domestic and Otherwise.. Broadly interpreted, this can be anything from unwanted bats in the attic to grandchildren running amok.

Previously published and simultaneously submitted mss. OK.Especially interested in poetry.

All poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction submissions are read and evaluated by in-house editorial staff; submission does not guarantee acceptance; those entries that make the final cut are forwarded to independent judges for
possible award of $1000 in cash prizes for First ($500 each for poetry and prose) as determined by the judges. Also: 2nd and 3rd places, and Hon. Mention. All winners receive Featured Reader status at the Kick-Off Reading at Chicago Tribune Printers Row Book Fair (DEFINITELY SCHEDULED as a Book Fair Featured Event on June 8), the nation´s third largest book fair of its kind. Each published contributor receives a free copy of the anthology.

Entry fees for each category are $16, reduced to $12 each for TWG members

Poetry: Single-page poems to 28 lines - single spacing OK. Prose poems may be treated as prose at judge´s discretion. Reading fee for 1-4 poems: $16US/$12US-TWG member. For 5-8 poems: $32US/$24US-TWG member. 9-12 poems: $48US/$36US, etc.

Prose: 2500 word limit per entry; sections from longer works accepted.
Reading fee for each entry: $16 US/$12US-TWG member. For 2 prose entries per person:
$32US/$24US-TWG member; for 3: $48/$36, etc. No limit on number of submissions in either category. Previously published and simultaneous submissions OK.

Judge:  Award-winning poet, essayist and novelist Judith Kitchen, Pushcart Prize recipient and judge.

Writers should send two copies of each manuscript (ms.) Plus disk as follows: HARD COPY - Double-spaced manuscript on one side, on 8.5"x11" unlined white paper. Single-spacing okay for poetry. Plus: ELECTRONIC - Provide ms. and 4-sentence bio (separate files, please) on 3.5" IBM disk or CD, or small capacity flash (pin) drive - our preference -- using Windows Rich-Text-Format (RTF - our preference), or Microsoft Word (not Works).  NO ASCII; no centering, bold, italics codes; only Tabs for paragraph indents. Specify word processing program on label + author´s name, phone # and e-mail address. No MAC. If sending a 3.5" floppy, be sure to package securely in bubble wrap or padded envelope to guard against damage in transit.  INCLUDE name, address, phone/FAX numbers
(w/area code) and e-mail addresses on first sheet of fiction; each sheet of poetry. Your phone number and e-mail address are required on every item.  INCLUDE a stamped, self-addressed #10 (business size) envelope (SASE) for response. Mss. shredded/recycled.

For REQUIRED ENTRY FORM + COMPLETE GUIDELINES: email outriderpress@sbcglobal.net

Mail submissions to: TallGrass Writers c/o Outrider Press, 2036 North Winds
Drive, Dyer, IN 46311.  Info: tallgrassguild@sbcglobal.net or
outriderpress@sbcglobal.net
 

Deadline: 2-28-08.

Essay Contest: Paul Gruchow
 

 Details: http://www.writersrisingup.org/submissions.html

Paul Gruchow is the author of seven volumes of essays, including the
Necessity of Empty Places; Grass Roots: The Universe of Home; and Boundary Waters:
Grace of the Wild all published by Milkweed Editions. Paul's work has appeared in
many anthologies including: The Best American Essays. Paul has won numerous
awards, including two Minnesota Book Awards, the Flannagan Prize and the
Critics Choice Award of the San Francisco Review of Books. He has taught at St Olaf
College and Concordia College and has occupied the Gamaliel Chair of Peace and
Justice at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. He was the
Keller-Edlestein Minnesota Writer of Distinction at the University of Minnesota.

2008 Submission Information:
4th Annual Paul Gruchow Essay Contest -To Love the World: Writing about
World, Community & Environment
Submission Fee $5.00 Submission Deadline- April 8, 2008
Paul Gruchow Essay Contest Reception and Reading
With Joe and Nancy Paddock
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Fireplace Room or old Tea Room (both rooms booked)
2 to 5pm
Cosponsored by the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and Writers Rising Up
Admission- $5.00 plus $7.00 gate fee for non-Arboretum members

Deadline April 8, 2008

2008 Essay Guidelines:
3,000 words or less
One essay only per person
8 1/2 x 11 white paper, typed, paginated
Name and contact information on separate piece of paper
Previous Winners Not Eligible
$400 Cash Prize, first publication on web site, author owns all rights.

Send to: Writers Rising Up
16526 W. 78th St #163, Eden Prairie, MN 55346
Submissions must be accompanied by right to publish authorization form:
http://writersrisingup.org/Permission to Publish.pdf

Send in signed form along with essay submission.
Send in original work that has never been published.
For more information contact: writersrisingup@comcast.net

 

The William Saroyan Centennial Prizes
for Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Drama

Details:www.williamsaroyansociety.org
The William Saroyan Society and The San Joaquin Valley Writing Project announce the first William Saroyan Centennial Prizes for original short fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama for adults, in commemoration of
the 100th anniversary of Saroyan´s birth. Undergraduate students are not eligible. Winning writers will receive a $500 prize, publication in the journal In the Grove, and inclusion in the Saroyan Archive at the Fresno
County Library. Judging will be blind. The fiction contest´s finalists will be judged by Steve Yarbrough, author of Visible Spirits, The Oxygen Man, The End of California and other novels and short story collections.
The creative nonfiction and drama contests´ judges will be announced later.
 

 Mail paginated wordprocessed manuscript with 2title pages--one with title and genre only, and the other with title,
genre, and contact information (author´s name, email address, phone and address). No name or other information that would identify the writer may appear on any page of the manuscript. Include a $15.00 reading fee
by check or money order, payable to The Saroyan Society. Mail to Megan Bohigian, The Saroyan Centennial Prize, 742 E. Home Ave., Fresno, CA 93728-1811. Indicate which contest the entry is for on the outside of
the envelope. Writers may submit more than one story, essay, or play, but each must be mailed separately with its own reading fee. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include a SASE for list of winners and finalists.
Failure to meet the requirements of the guidelines will result in disqualification.

Guidelines:
Fiction: Original, previously unpublished literary short story in English, 5-10 pages, double spaced and wordprocessed. There is not a theme, but stories should aspire to high literary standards. No genre
pieces, pornography, or collaborations. The winner will receive a prize of $500, be published in the journal In the Grove, and be included in the Saroyan Archive at the Fresno County Public Library. A public reading will be scheduled as part of the Saroyan Society´s celebration of Saroyan´s birthday in August, 2008. Send paginated wordprocessed manuscript with 2 title pages--one with the title only, and one with contact information (author´s name, email address, phone and address). No name or other information that would identify the writer may appear
on any page of the manuscript. Write "fiction contest" on the envelope. Include a $15.00 reading fee by check or money order, payable to The Saroyan Society. Mail to Megan Bohigian, The Saroyan Centennial Prize,
742 E. Home Av e., Fresno, CA 93728-1811. Writers may submit more than one story, essay, or play, but each entry must be mailed separately with a separate reading fee. Manuscripts will not be returned. Include a SASE for list of winners and finalists.

Creative Nonfiction: Original, previously unpublished literary essay in

English, 5-10 pages, double spaced and wordprocessed. There is no
specific theme, work should aspire to a high literary standard in
subject matter and language. No collaborations. The winner will receive
a prize of $500, be published in the journal In the Grove, and be
included in the Saroyan Archive at the Fresno County Public Library. A
public reading will be scheduled as part of the Saroyan Society´s
celebration of Saroyan´s birthday in August, 2008. Mail paginated
wordprocessed manuscript with 2 title pages--one with the title and
genre only, and one with title, genre, and contact information (author´s
name, email address, phone and address). No name or other information
that would identify the writer may appear on any page of the manuscript.
Write "nonfiction contest" on the envelope. Include a $15.00 reading fee
by check or money order, payable to The Saroyan  Society. Mail to Megan
Bohigian, The S
aroyan Centennial Prize, 742 E. Home Ave., Fresno, CA 93728-1811.
Writers may submit in more than one category, or more than one story,
essay, or play, but each entry must be mailed separately with a separate
reading fee. Do not send original copies of manuscripts; they will not
be returned. Include a SASE for list of winners and finalists.

Drama: This prize is for a short one-act play in English, 10-20 pages in
length. The winner will receive a prize of $500, publication in the
journal In the Grove, and inclusion in the Saroyan Archive at the Fresno
County Public Library. A public reading will be scheduled as part of the
Saroyan Society´s celebration of Saroyan´s birthday in August, 2008.
Mail paginated wordprocessed manuscript with 2 title pages--one with the
title and genre only, and one with title, genre and contact information
(author´s name, email address, phone and address). No name or other
information that would identify the writer may appear on any page of the
manuscript. Write "one-act drama contest" on the envelope. Include a
$15.00 reading fee by check or money order, payable to The Saroyan
Society. Mail to Megan Bohigian, The Saroyan Centennial Prize, 742 E.
Home Ave., Fresno, CA 93728-1811. Writers may submit in more than one
category, or more than one story, essay, or play, but each entry must b
e mailed separately with a separate reading fee. Do not send original
copies of manuscripts; they will not be returned. Include a SASE for
list of winners and finalists.

Deadline: March 15, 2008

Iowa Review Award

 Details:http://www.uiowa.edu/~iareview/mainpages/iowaaward.html

POETRY, FICTION, & NONFICTION
$1,000 to each winner / $500 to runners-up
Plus publication in our December 2008 issue
Submit during January 2008
Heather McHugh, Ethan Canin, and Abigail Thomas, judges

Submit up to 20 pages of prose (double-spaced) or 10 pages of poetry (double
or single; one poem or several). Work must be previously unpublished.
Simultaneous submissions are fine assuming you inform us of acceptance elsewhere. All
submissions will also be considered for the Tim McGinnis Award, given for the
most surprising and unusual work of the year.

Manuscripts must include a cover page listing your name, address, e-mail
address and/or telephone number, and the title of each work, but your name should
not appear on the manuscript itself.

Enclose a $15 entry fee (checks payable to The Iowa Review). Add $10 (for a
total of $25) to receive a yearlong subscription to the magazine.

Label your envelope as a contest entry. For example: "Contest: Fiction."

Postmark submissions between January 1 and January 31, 2008.

Enclose a #10 SASE for final word on your work. Enclose a SAS postcard if you
wish confirmation of our receipt of your entry.

No electronic submissions.

The Iowa Review
308 EPB
Iowa City, IA 52242

CALL FOR POETRY: Her Mark 2008

Details and entry form:
http://www.womanmade.org/entryform.html
 

Woman Made Gallery invites women to submit poetry for Woman Made Gallery's annual datebook. All styles, themes and media considered. Jurors: Mars Gamba-Adisa Caulton, Ellen Kort and Simone Muench.

Calendar:

March 7, 2007 - Final Entry Due Date
March 28, 2007 - Notifications Sent
August 2007 - Datebooks Available
Sunday, August 5, 2007 - Release Party & Reading 2-4pm
Entry fee: $10 for up to three poems

Poetry Anthology—Call for Submissions

Details:www.crpress.org

C&R Press is now accepting submissions for Breathe:101 Contemporary Odes (scheduled for Fall 2008
publication).  Our intention is to bring together contemporary American poems that meditate, celebrate,
and take stock of our world.  We envision this anthology as a roadmap of (1) where we’ve been (our
sense of history), (2) who we are (identity and character), and (3) where we’re headed (a
re-envisioning of community, self, and the idea of America).

Feel free to challenge the thematic and stylistic limits of these guidelines (and of the ode form
itself), and in doing so, help us best represent the range, depth, and veracity of America’s plural
voice(s).  Though this anthology will contain mostly new, original work by contemporary writers, we might
also include select classic odes to show the richness of the tradition in giving poetic utterance to the
hopes, dreams, and concerns of the American spirit in an accessible, classroom-friendly gathering.

Send all work for our consideration (along with a 3 –5 line bio) to The Editors at the address below.
Please include an SASE or email address so we can promptly respond to your work.  We will request
electronic versions of accepted work and are quite happy to consider work sent via email to
crpress_org@yahoo.com with poems in .rtf or .doc
attachments.

Inquiries:
www.crpress.org
crpress_org@yahoo.com


Send hard copy manuscripts to:
C&R Press
PO Box 4065
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Attn: Poetry Anthology   

Chicago Overcoat: A Print Anthology

Details: http://www.susurruspress.com/COgls.htm


 Fill in the Blank:
    "Hard-boiled detective" meets ________.
    Now write it. But remember: You're not selling ideas, you're selling

stories. So no matter how good of an idea "hard-boiled detective" meets "vegan
zombie lesbians from Mars" may be, if you don't flesh out a great story, we'll
pass.
    We like slipstream, cross-genre, surreal, humor, SF/Fantasy, and
experimental. Elements of horror are fine, but we like "odd" a lot more than we like
"shocking."

    More than anything, however, your story should focus on noir. Since the
term Chicago Overcoat is taken straight from The Big Sleep, the stories of this
anthology will be as new and adventurous as its inspiration material was back
in the day. Also, we don't only want stories with surprise, twist, or
fabricated/contrived/intricately labored endings. (In fact, we'll probably only take
one or two of these, and we'll take them early.) Just make sure the feel is
right. That's the most important thing.
    Honestly, this will be a difficult anthology to get into. So two tips:
   1. It really helps your chances if you know both genres that you're
writing in. We can tell if you're just dabbling. It's good to branch out, but
you've gotta put in the time before it pays off. You have to hit every genre cliché
before you know to look out for it next time.
  2.   Make your characters real people. Real people have dentist
appointments next month, talk on the phone, have pets, and they go out for lunch with
friends. They have bad habits; they burn popcorn. And there's an entire range of
emotions for them to experience. When they die, they leave all sorts of loose
ends untied. But most importantly: They all have motivations for everything
they do.

    Fiction from 100 to 6,000 words, and we may publish one novella of 10,000
to 15,000 words.
    No reprints.
    Simultaneous subs okay.
   Because you may not get a response until after the deadline, we accept
multiple subs, up to four stories or 6,000 words, whichever comes first, OR, one
novella length submission. Anything above this will be deleted unread. You
should receive an automatic response letting you know that we received your
e-mail, if you don't get this, please query.
   Submissions go to James Maddox and Brian Worley, editors. Subject line
like this (or our spam filters may eat it): COsub/Title/name (or COquery for
questions).
   Submit work in the body of the email, or attached as a rtf or doc to:
susurrusantho(at)yahoo.com
(replace (at) with @)

        If your work is selected, we will purchase FNASR at the following
rates:
$5 for flash (>1000 words)
$10 for short stories (1000 + words), 
and $25 for a novella of <10,000.

Recommended Reading:
Raymond Chandler
Dashiell Hammett 
Haruki Murakami
Steve Niles's Cal McDonald Mysteries
Paul Auster's New York Trilogy
Richard Stark
James M. Cain
Slylock Fox*
Frank Miller
Many Stephen King novellas (Shawshank, The Colorado Kid, ect.)
Nicholas Blincoe
Batman, man. Batman.
And many other Lone Wolf types.
*I was totally kidding about Slylock Fox** 
**unless you can make it work.
 
Terms and dates subject to change.
Submission Deadline: August 1, 2008

Jacaranda, a Literary Journal

dedicated to voices from afar, is now accepting submissions.

short stories, essays, travel essays
 

We will consider short fiction (not exceeding 6,000 words), essays and photography. We are particularly interested in writing material depicting the foreign experience, i.e. the Haiti of Danticat, the Calcutta of Lahiri, the China of Ha Jin ... All
submissions must include a short biography and be forwarded by regular mail. No e-mails please. Material must be typed and accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Send submissions to:

  Jacaranda
  4329 California St
  San Francisco CA 94118

  Jacaranda pays $10, 2 contributor's copies and a 1 year subscription
for all published work. All rights revert to author after publication.

Length: all submissions not to exceed 6000 words

Email: mcolonna@mac.com

Farming Poetry Anthology

Details:www.puddinghouse.com
Pudding House editors seek poems about farming then and now. The glories and the struggles. SASE. Include e-mail address. Fold all poems together – not individually. No staples or paperclips. Submit 1 to 4 pages of poetry with full name, address, phone, e-mail on each page to:

 Farming Poetry Anthology

 81 Shadymere Ln.

 Columbus, OH 43213.
 

 
The First Line

Details; www.thefirstline.com

Start writing for : a magazine full of stories that all begin with the same first line! The line cannot be altered in any way, unless otherwise noted by the editors. Seeking fiction 300 to 3,000 words, pays $20 on publication. Also looking for 500- to 800- word critical essays about your favorite first line from a literary work, pays $10. Spring issue deadline: Feb. 1, 2007: In Pigwell, time is not measured by days or weeks but by the number of eighteen wheelers that drive past my house. Summer issue deadline: May 1, 2007: My first impression of Phillip was that he was blessed with ignorance. Fall issue deadline: Aug. 1, 2007: Calvin once complained that there were not enough _______ in the world. [Fill in the blank.] Winter issue deadline: Nov. 1, 2007: After nine years of marriage, Mary knew that the holidays were not a good time to ask her husband for a favor. Include two- to three-sentence bio. SASE if snail. Prefers attachments in MS Word or Word Perfect with full contact information on manuscript to submission@thefirstline.com or snail to The First Line, PO Box 250382, Plano, Texas 75025-0382.

ANGELS ON EARTH

A typical Angels on Earth story is a first-person narrative written in dramatic style, with a spiritual point that the reader can "take away" and apply to his or her own life. It may be your own or someone else's story. PAYS up to $400 per Article.

Publishes true stories about God's messengers at work in today's world. The editors are interested in stories of heavenly angels and stories involving humans who have played angelic roles in daily life. The best stories are those where the narrator has been positively affected in some distinct way.

http://www.angelsmagazine.com

Do not send essays, sermons or fiction or poetry. Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced, and accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. Send submissions to Colleen Hughes, editor-in-chief, Angels on Earth, 16 E. 34th Street, New York, NY 10016. Allow three months for reply. For any questions, contact angelsedtr@guideposts.org

New Publisher with Multiple Calls for Manuscripts

Details: http://www.thedrillpress.coml

The Drill Press LLC is a new, independent publisher. We currently have a call for submissions for stories and memoirs by women about loveless sex. We are looking for work outside the mainstream, not erotica and not for titillation, but honest and direct, from inside.

We also have three online magazines and are seeking books, fiction, essays, memoirs. We are adamant about the quality of prose we publish.

 Anthologies seeking submissions in Historical Romance

Details: http://highlandpress.org/Upcoming07.html

See all planned anthologies for 2007-8.  This eclectic call ranges from themes of "Love on a Harley" to  War themes to "April in the Park."

Deadlines  vary due to multiple calls.

Nurses on the Run:  Why They Come, Why They Stay

anthology call for submissions

Your story is needed for an upcoming anthology—Nurses on the Run:  Why They Come, Why They Stay.  What brought you to nursing?  More importantly, what keeps you there?  Do you have a story about one or more patients, or about family members, that highlights the essence of what nursing means to you?  We need to attract others to our profession, and to inspire practicing nurses to continue their important work.  Only this way will we, and our loved ones, have competent, caring professionals to answer call lights in our time of need.

Word Count:  2000 word maximum.

E-mail submissions are preferred (kmb@karenbuley.com).

Please include your name, address, phone number, e-mail (if applicable), story title and word count.

Also include a brief author’s biography at the end of your story.

Electronic submissions:  send a Word attachment, or copy and paste the story into the body of the e-mail. 

Typed submissions may be sent by mail.

Karen Buley, RN

107 Bannack Place

Missoula, MT   59803

Manuscripts will not be returned.

Submission deadline:  April 4, 2008.

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