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SUMMARY:Submit Your Writing to Salvation South
DESCRIPTION:Salvation South is the new online magazine founded by former Bitter Southerner editor-in-chief Chuck Reece. We’re looking for narrative journalism\, personal essays\, fiction and poetry.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/submit-your-writing-to-salvation-south/
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SUMMARY:ILS / Fence 2023 Fiction and Poetry Contest Now Live!
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to submit your writing for a chance to be published in Fence\, one of North America’s most prestigious literary magazines\, and be awarded a full scholarship to attend the December 2023 International Literary Seminars program in Kenya. The ILS program is a unique and intensive series of literary workshops\, career consultations\, and cultural offerings in Nairobi and Lamu\, Kenya. All entries will be considered for publication in Fence or Fence Digital\, and a chance to receive editorial feedback. \nThe first-prize winner will have their winning work published in Fence and will be awarded a full scholarship\, including tuition\, accommodations\, and an airfare stipend\, to attend the December 2023 International Literary Seminars program in Kenya. \nThe second-prize winner will have their work published in Fence\, and be offered a full tuition fee waiver to attend the December 2023 International Literary Seminars program in Kenya. \nThe third-prize winner will be offered 50% off the tuition fee. Runners-up will be awarded partial fellowships to attend the program. \nSubmit previously unpublished fiction manuscripts of 6\,000 words or less\, or up to three poems\, per entry. Multiple entries may be submitted. Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, but please notify us immediately if your work gets accepted elsewhere. The contest will run until August 25\, 2023 (11:59 p.m EST). The winners will be announced in September 2023.\nSince entries are read blind\, please leave off identifying information in your submission and file name. Submissions capped at 1\,000. \nOur low entry fee of $19 USD helps cover costs for running ILS\, a not-for-profit organization.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/ils-fence-2023-fiction-and-poetry-contest-now-live/
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: The 2023 George Garrett Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:2023 Judge: Manuel Muñoz \nEstablished in 1998\, The George Garrett Fiction Prize highlights one book a year for excellence in a short story collection or novel. The Prize comes with a $1\,000 advance\, publication by TRP\, and 10 copies of the published book. \nSubmissions open each year on July 1 and close on September 30. All submissions through Submittable.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-submissions-the-2023-george-garrett-fiction-prize/
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: The 2023 X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:2023 Judge: Richard Blanco \nEstablished in 1998\, The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize highlights one full-length collection of poetry per year. The Prize comes with a $10\,000 advance\, publication by TRP\, and 10 copies of the published book. \nSubmissions open each year on July 1 and close on September 30. All submissions through Submittable.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-submissions-the-2023-x-j-kennedy-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:TRP: The University Press of SHSU\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open calls for writers and artists
DESCRIPTION:Sunspot Lit welcomes art and fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, scripts\, and graphic novels from 4 words to 49\,000 words (open calls for longer categories close early). Accepting genre\, commercial\, mainstream and literary pieces. Pays editor’s prizes and cover art. Submit at https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit today!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/open-calls-for-writers-and-artists/
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SUMMARY:Southern Humanities Review Call for Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Southern Humanities Review is seeking poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction for our next quarterly issue. Submissions will be open until November 1st. Poetry is capped at 250 submissions. There are 100 free submissions available for BIPOC writers. Contributors receive a small honorarium.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/southern-humanities-call-for-submissions/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Humanities Review":MAILTO:shr@auburn.edu
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