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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.
94: Anthology of Short Prose is the first publication brought to you by 94
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array of well-
crafted, previously unpublished fiction and creative non-fiction narratives by
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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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
9th Annual
Tupelo Press First Book of Poetry Contest Now Open
Submissions should be postmarked between January 1 and April
15, 2008
Judge's Prize: $3,000
For poets who have not yet published a full-length collection of poetry.
Judged together by Jeffrey Levine, Editor-in-Chief of Tupelo
Press, Carol Ann Davis, and Garrett Doherty, Editors of the esteemed literary
journal Crazyhorse.
All who enter will receive a copy of the winning book at no charge.
All previously unpublished poems in each submitted
manuscript will be considered individually for inclusion in a future edition
of Crazyhorse, which will set aside a significant number of pages for
that purpose.
The Tupelo Press Snowbound Series Chapbook competition awards
the author of the winning manuscript $1,000 and 50 copies of the winning
chapbook upon publication by Tupelo
The judge is Dana Levin
This competition is open to any poet writing in English. Previously published
poems with proper acknowledgment are acceptable. Translations and previously
self-published books are not eligible. Employees of, and authors previously
published by Tupelo Press, Inc. are not eligible.
Submissions should be postmarked between
December 1, 2007 and February 15, 2008
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.
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
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
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.