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March Writing Contests

Contests are a great way to light the writing fire and put your work out in the world. Here are two with deadlines in March:

Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Poetry and Short Story Contest closes March 15. Poetry entry fee is $10 for up to 2 poems. Short Story entry fee is $10 for one story 4,000 words or less. Awards are $200.

Story Quarterly's Love Story Contest closes March 31. Entries can be short stories, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs and book-length nonfiction excerpts, no longer than 8,000 words. There is a $20 fee First Prize is $2,500. "The subject is love in any and all of its varieties and incarnations — familial, filial, romantic, platonic, the love of place, nature, animals, possessions, beauty, or truth, love that is intellectual, erotic, patriotic, real or imagined, fulfilled or denied, tragic or comedic. Tell us the truth about love!"

Good luck!

Posted by Julie on February 18, 2008
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Erma Bombeck Writing Competition

There's still time to enter the Erma Bombeck Writing Competition. Deadline for entries is February 17. Your personal essay must be 450 words or less in one of two categories: humor or human interest. For complete competition guidelines and online entry form visit the website.

Posted by Julie on February 12, 2008
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Pittsburgh in Words

Creative Nonfiction is heading up a great new project to celebrate Pittsburgh's 250th anniversary. Pittsburgh in Words will feature 25 creative nonfiction stories about the city and its people. The project is supported by a generous grant from The Heinz Endowments, and will be published online and in print fall 2008.

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Posted by Julie on February 12, 2008
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Short Story Award for New Writers

August 1 - September 30, Glimmer Train Press is accepting short stories by new writers for it's biannual award. The Writing Guidelines include that the story not exceed 12,000 words. The contest is open only to writers whose fictoin has not appeared in any publication with a circulation over 5,000.

Posted by Julie on August 04, 2007
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Call for submissions about death

Robert Purvis is putting together a zine about death -- written and visual pieces will be considered. He's also looking for suggestions for a name.

Find out more at this link.

Please mail submissions with a return address to:

Dead Zine
c/o Bob Purvis
2741 S. Howell Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53207

Posted by Cindy on July 29, 2007
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Call for submissions: Gay City: Volume One

From the mailbag:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS- GAY CITY: VOLUME ONE Editor: Vincent Kovar Publisher: Gay City Health Project Disciplines: Comic Art, Fiction, Poetry, & Photography Submission Deadline: Postmarked Sept. 29th, 2007

The queer anthology GAY CITY: VOLUME ONE is seeking submissions of comic art, fiction, poetry, and photography that serve to promote the Gay City mission of preventing HIV transmission through building community, fostering communications and nurturing self-esteem among gay men. While the content of submissions should be focused on gay men, contributing artists may be of any orientation and gender.

We are looking for fresh takes on the gay aesthetic beyond the usual clichés. Is there such a thing as a gay landscape or homo-surrealism or queer futurism? Do you have an entirely unique take on the homoerotic (note: we are not seeking erotica) or the closet or coming out that we haven’t seen before? We’re creating a cross between the New Yorker and Christopher Street that pushes “gay” upward into a new territory beyond the confines of mere sexual behavior.

1. Hardcopy, disposable submissions are requested, sent to the address below. If accepted, an electronic copy will be requested.
2. Send two (2) copies of all work.
3. Include one $5 submission fee per 3,000 words of fiction, or up to four poems, or up to six photographs, or up to eight pages of comic art (formatted for a 6x9 book).
4. Your name and contact information should not appear on the work itself, only on your coversheet, along with the title of your work. The title should appear on each page of the work.
5. All submissions should be in black and white and professionally presented.
6. Include a brief cover letter with a short bio of up to 150 words.
7. Include an SASE (self-addressed stamped envelope) for reply.
8. Please do not call to request the status of your submission.

We pay if and when funds are available, at $10/page, with a maximum payment of $50; contributing artist/authors receive a complimentary copy. One piece from each discipline will receive the “Editor’s Choice Award” of an additional $50.

Entries must be postmarked by September 29th.

GAY CITY: VOLUME ONE
[CATEGORY: fiction, poetry, etc]
511 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122

For more about Gay City, visit www.GayCity.Org

Posted by Cindy on June 18, 2007
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Glimmer Train's Summer Contests

Glimmer Train Press is now accepting submissions for their summer Fiction Open and Very Short Fiction competitions. Deadlines are July 15 and July 31, respectively. They welcome the work of established and upcoming writers and you can easily submit online. The reading fee is$20 per story, but the prizes are great.

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Posted by Julie on May 14, 2007
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Glimmer Train Winter Fiction Open

Glimmer Train is now accepting submissions for its winter Fiction Open competition:

First-place winner receives $2,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of the issue in which it is published. Second- and third-place winners receive $1,000/$600, respectively, and acknowledgement in that issue.

Here's a shortcut to the website: www.glimmertrain.org. Click on the guidelines tab for details or just hit the submissions tab. Please make your entry by January 15th. Results will be posted at the site on April 10th.


Posted by Cindy on December 04, 2006
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Sister-Brother Story Callout

The publishers of Chicken Soup for the Sisters' & Brothers' Soul have moved the deadline up by a year, so they need stories now. Deadline: January 15, 2007.

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Posted by Julie on November 19, 2006
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Apple Valley Review accepting submissions for Spring 2007

The Apple Valley Review: A Journal of Contemporary Literature will continue to accept submissions of poetry, short fiction, and essays for the Spring 2007 issue until February 16, 2007. The Apple Valley Review is a semiannual online literary journal. Additional information, including previously published work and complete submission guidelines, are available at www.applevalleyreview.com.

Posted by Cindy on October 24, 2006
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