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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: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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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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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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SUMMARY:Goldilocks Zone: $500 for Authors/Artists
DESCRIPTION:Sunspot Lit seeks a story\, essay\, excerpt from longer prose pieces\, artwork\, graphic novel\, or poem that combines excellence in craft with reader or audience appeal. Feedback for fiction and nonfiction submissions available for additional fee. Prize: $500 cash and publication for the winner; publication for runners-up and finalists. Closes September 30\, 2023. Enter through Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit/269320/goldilocks-zone-2023-500-for-fiction-cnf-poetry-art-graphic-novel or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/form.aspx?id=LEAD98D-LIXJW-LeLV84G.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/goldilocks-zone-500-for-authors-artists/
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SUMMARY:CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Literature Today - October 2023 Issue:
DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Literature Today – October 2023 Issue: \nLiterature Today- an International Literary Journal is inviting submissions for October 2023 issue of ‘Literature Today’. The theme of our October 2023 issue is ‘ Man and Nature’. You can send us poems\, short stories\, memoirs and one minute plays on : \nWebsite: https://literaturetodayjournal.blogspot.com/ \n1. Beauty of nature. \n2. Destruction of nature by Man. \n3. Natural hazards and Man. \n4. Conflicts between Man and Nature. \n5. Joys of Nature \n6. Nature as guide of man \n7. Nature as philosopher \n8. Any other themes related to ‘Nature’. \nSubmission Deadline: October 15\, 2023 \nsend all submissions to : editorliteraturetoday@gmail.com \nPLEASE SHARE THIS EMAIL ON YOUR BIOG/PAGE/WEBSITE \nPS. You may also check videos of authors reading their work on our new YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2pArEG14AU&t=1s \nSubmission Guidelines:\n1. Send not more than 4 poems (preferably short poems up to 1 page for each poem).\n2. Send not more than 2 short stories (word limit of 500 words for each story)/2 one minute plays (2 pages for each play)/ 2 memoirs (1000 words for each memoire).\n3. Work submitted for publication must be original.\n4. Simultaneous submissions are also welcome.\n5. Send all submissions to editorliteraturetoday@gmail.com\n6. Please send a cover letter and short Bio-data\, (Maximum 50 words) in third person narrative\, with your submission. Please attach a high-resolution photo of yours\, too. \n#callforsubmissions #poetry #poetrycommunity #authorcommunity #literature #literarymagazine #booklover #drama #OneMinutePlay #DramaAlert #shortstory #callforpoems #callforstory #callfordrama
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-submissions-literature-today-october-2023-issue/
ORGANIZER;CN="Literature Today-An International Journal of Contemporary Literature":MAILTO:editorliteraturetoday@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:The Fitzgerald Museum's sixth annual Literary Contest: Submissions Period
DESCRIPTION:F. Scott and Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald were daring and revolutionary in their lives and in their art and writing. More than one hundred years after they met in Montgomery\, Alabama\, the Fitzgeralds’ literary and artistic works from the 1920s and 1930s are still regarded as groundbreaking\, and The Fitzgerald Museum is seeking to identify and honor the daring and revolutionary young writers and artists of this generation. \nCategories: Grades 9–10\, Grades 11–12\, Undergraduate \nGeneral Guidelines for 2023 – 2024: \nThe Fitzgerald Museum’s sixth annual Literary Contest is accepting submissions of short fiction\, poetry\, ten-minute plays\, film scripts\, and multi-genre works that exhibit the theme “The Best Postman in the World\,” which comes from lines in Act III of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1923 stage play The Vegetable. This theme implies works about ambition\, the pursuit of a goal\, or excellence in one’s work. Works with traditional forms and styles will be accepted for judging\, yet writers are encouraged to send works that utilize innovative forms and techniques. Literary works may include artwork\, illustrations\, font variations\, and other graphic elements\, with the caveat that these elements should enhance the work\, not simply decorate the page. \nThe submissions period is open from September 1 until December 31\, 2023. Works will be judged within three separate age categories\, not by genre\, so please be clear about the age category. Submissions should not exceed ten pages (with font sizes no smaller than 11 point). Each student may only enter once. Awards will be announced by March 15\, 2024. Each age/grade category will have a single winner and possibly an honorable mention. \nWorks should be submitted through the web form available on the Fitzgerald Museum’s website. Due to issues of compatibility\, works should be submitted as PDF to ensure that they appear as the author intends. Files should be named with the author’s first initial [dot] last name [underscore] title. For example\, J.Smith_InnovativeStory.pdf. Questions about the contest or the entry process may be sent to contest coordinator Foster Dickson at fitzgeraldliterarycontest@gmail.com\, with “Literary Contest Question” in the subject line. \nThis year’s judges are Zestlan Simmons for the undergraduate category and Jim Hilgartner for the high school categories. Zestlan Simmons is an alumni of the Carver Creative and Performing Arts Center’s creative writing component and has been a high school English teacher for more than twenty years. She was the 2018 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Jim Hilgartner is a fiction writer and teacher who has published work in ACM: Another Chicago Magazine\, Greensboro Review\, Mid-American Review\, New Orleans Review\, Vermont Literary Review\, Xavier Review\, and elsewhere. He has also served as fiction editor at Black Warrior Review\, THAT Literary Review\, and (currently) Thirteen Bridges Review. Hilgartner retired as Professor of English at Huntingdon College in 2023. \nThe Literary Contest’s annual themes honor and reflect upon the Fitzgeralds’ literary legacy. The inaugural contest had as its theme “What’s Old is New\,” which encouraged students to look to tradition for inspiration. For the second year\, the theme “Love + Marriage” celebrated the centennial of the couple’s courtship and marriage. In year three\, “The Education of a Personage” centered on themes of growth and maturing aligned with the centennial of Scott’s debut novel This Side of Paradise. Year four harkened back to 1921’s The Beautiful and the Damned with the theme “The Radiant Hour.” Last year’s theme\, “Unclassified Masterpieces\,” honored the anniversary of the 1922 story collection Tales from the Jazz Age. While these themes do parallel the Fitzgerald’s literary and personal history\, they are intended to guide students to consider and examine the present and the future as Scott and Zelda did in their day.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-fitzgerald-museums-sixth-annual-literary-contest-submissions-period/
LOCATION:The Fitzgerald Museum\, 919 Felder Avenue\, Montgomery\, AL\, 36106\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Foster Dickson":MAILTO:fitzgeraldliterarycontest@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Young Writers Award: Submissions Period
DESCRIPTION:Montgomery\, Alabama native Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was daring and revolutionary in her life\, art\, and writing\, and The Fitzgerald Museum’s Young Writers Award that bears her name seeks to identify and honor Alabama’s high school students who share her talent and spirit. Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald was inducted into the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame in spring 2020. This award\, which was first given the following year\, celebrates her life and legacy by recognizing the talents and abilities of young Alabama writers. \nGeneral Guidelines: \nThe Fitzgerald Museum’s fourth annual Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald Young Writers Award is accepting submissions of portfolios from young writers who are currently attending high school (grades 9 – 12) in Alabama. Portfolios should contain literary works (stories\, poems\, plays or film scripts\, multi-genre works) totaling 5 to 15 pages with font sizes no smaller than 11 point. Writers are encouraged to include works that are innovative in style\, content\, form\, and/or technique. Literary works may include artwork\, illustrations\, font variations\, and other graphic elements\, but these elements should enhance the work\, not simply decorate the page. \nThe submissions period is open from September 1 until December 31\, 2023. Each student may only enter once. \nPortfolios will be judged holistically\, and only one award will be given each year. The recipient will be announced by March 15\, 2024. \nPortfolios should be submitted through the web form on the Fitzgerald Museum’s website. Due to issues of compatibility\, works should be collected into one PDF named with the author’s first initial [dot] last name [underscore] ZeldaPortfolio (for example\, J.Smith_ZeldaPortfolio.pdf). Questions about the award or the entry process may be sent to contest coordinator Foster Dickson at fitzgeraldliterarycontest@gmail.com\, with “Zelda Fitzgerald Award Question” in the subject line. \nThis year’s judge for the award is Lenore Vickrey. Since 2012\, Vickrey has been the editor of Alabama Living magazine\, which is the largest circulation magazine in the state. She has been a journalist since high school and has more than forty-five years of experience as a newspaper reporter\, editor\, and corporate communicator.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/zelda-sayre-fitzgerald-young-writers-award-submissions-period/
LOCATION:Fitzgerald Museum\, 919 Felder Avenue\, Montgomery\, AL\, 36106\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thin Air Magazine Call for Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Thin Air Magazine is accepting submissions for our 30th issue until October 15th\, 2023! This year’s theme is Uprooted! We invite work that reflects on how personal and/ or collective uprooting transforms us. Consider: personal identity\, physical locales\, relationships\, language\, life circumstances\, and all else. However\, all art uproots us so you are welcome to submit your work regardless of how directly it speaks to this year’s theme. We accept fiction and nonfiction up to 3\,000 words\, or up to three poems. We are also seeking visual art submissions that might serve as the cover for Issue 30. View submission guidelines and submit via the Thin Air Magazine Submittable. \nWe charge a $3.00 submission fee for our print issue as well as Thin Air Online. This fee will be waived from October 9th to October 11th in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day in an effort to minimize barriers and encourage work from marginalized writers. \nWe are also accepting submissions for the fourth annual Bird In Your Hands Prize. This contest celebrates and centers BIPOC writers. We accept submissions of under 500 words in fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry. The winner will receive $500\, be published in Issue 30 of Thin Air\, and interviewed for Thin Air Online. The winner and runners-up will also be invited to read their work at the Northern Arizona Book Festival held in April 2024. First and second runners-up will be awarded an honorarium. Entries are limited to BIPOC writers\, and will be accepted from September 15th to November 5th on Submittable. This year’s judge is National Poetry Series winner Kinsale Drake.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thin-air-magazine-call-for-submissions/
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