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SUMMARY:The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture (LCLC) - Call for Papers
DESCRIPTION:2025 CALL FOR PAPERS \n52nd Annual Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture\nFEB 17-18 – Virtual\nFEB 20-22 – In-Person\nFeaturing Keynote Speakers\nRACHEL KUSHNER\, BEN LERNER\, JAHAN RAMAZANI\,\nand GEORGIE MEDINA MARCANO! \nThe Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture welcomes critical papers and full panel discussions about literature from the 20th and 21st centuries and its connections to other art forms and academic fields. The conference also welcomes creative submissions\, such as literary compositions\, videos\, or hybrid genres. Additionally\, critical-creative submissions exploring poetics\, crafts\, or writing practices are welcomed. \nConfirmed LCLC52 events include The Hero Project of the Century: Tyrone Williams As iZ (Aldon Nielsen\, organizer) and The Function of Music in Poetry (Adeena Karasick and Mark Scroggins\, organizers). And so much more to come! \nVENDORS and EXHIBITORS are welcome. Contact Emily Ravenscraft\, Conference Coordinator at lclc@louisville.edu to learn how you can be a part of LCLC52. \nSubmissions are accepted in English\, Spanish\, Portuguese\, French\, German\, Hebrew\, and Italian. Panels involving global literature and culture in other languages are encouraged. We also encourage proposals that bring together people from different universities or organizations\, with varying levels of experience in academia\, and from various fields of study. Recent society participants include the African American Literature & Culture Society\, Charles Olson Society\, E.E. Cummings Society\, International Harold Pinter Society\, International Lawrence Durrell Society\, International Virginia Woolf Society\, Iris Murdoch Society\, T.S. Eliot Society\, among others. \nConference registrants may participate in up to two of the following activities: (1) a critical\, critical-creative\, or group/society panel; (2) a creative session; (3) or as the leader of a seminar. Additionally\, registrants may also chair one or more panels\, as well as participate in seminars. Submissions are limited to one entry per category. \nDeadline for submissions is 11:59 P.M. EST on September 15\, 2024. \nSUBMISSION PROCESS\nEmail submissions to lclc@louisville.edu\nPlease use the Subject line exactly: LCLC52 Submission\, [Type of submission]\nExample: LCLC52 Submission\, Roundtable Session \nSubmission Components: \nIndividual Critical / Critical-Creative Submissions\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover sheet: Name as it is to appear in program with any institutional affiliation\, Paper Title\, and a biographical statement (250 words).\n2) Abstract: be sure to omit all references to the author and the author’s name (250-300 words). \nIndividual Creative Submissions\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover Sheet: Name as it is to appear in program with any institutional affiliation\, Title of Work Submitted\, and a biographical statement (250 words).\n2) Writing Sample: suitable for a 15-20 minute presentation. \nFull Panels\, Roundtables and Societies Sessions (single panels or streams) Submissions:\nSessions are to be designed for a 90-minute time slot. The organizer should submit the following documents:\nPlease send as 2 separate attachments\n1) Cover Sheet: Names and Institutional Affiliations\, Titles of Work Submitted\, biographical statements.\n2) Dependent on the subject of the submission please submit either:\na) Abstract: be sure to omit all references to the author and the author’s name (250-300 words).\nb) Writing Sample: suitable for a 15-20 minute presentation \nSEMINARS. These 120 minutes sessions typically feature informal conversation moderated by the seminar leader(s) on the topic and or activity. If you wish to propose a seminar for LCLC52\, contact LCLC Coordinator Emily Ravenscraft and we will evaluate it in advance of our second CFP which will be circulated in August 2024. See below for the current line-up of for this the current LCLC52 seminars. Each seminar has it’s own process for submission\, so please read the descriptions carefully. \nSEMINAR I\nTranslation Chapbook Workshop and Reading\nDr. Mark Mattes & Dr. Clare Sullivan\nParticipants will take part in a bookbinding workshop led by Dr. Mattes of Louisville-based Hot Brown Press and create chapbooks of their translations. All tools and materials will be provided. Then\, in a subsequent panel\, chapbook contributors will share their work and participate in a group discussion led by LCLC committee member Dr. Clare Sullivan. Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Sample of original\, unpublished translations into English from any language. Limit your selection to 150 words – excerpts are fine. Include the source text with your submission and a brief citation. \nSEMINAR II\nPoetry\, Games\, and Magic\nDr. Brandon Harwood & Dr. Robert Eric Shoemaker\nThis seminar explores the interplay between poetry\, magic\, and games. What similarities\, practical and theoretical\, may be drawn from these fields? How can the poetics of play\, or the magic circle of the video game\, inform our understanding and practice of each? What do today’s multimedia games and poetries say about or to ancient rituals\, sociocultural stratification\, or morality and purity rules? What openings do we see in language and culture to bend rules in order to break open systems? Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Abstract touching two of these fields: game studies\, poetry/poetics\, and the magical/occult. \nSEMINAR III\nPandemic Studies\nMartha Greenwald\, Seminar Leader\nParticipants will pursue the imaginative structures\, disputed narratives\, cross-pollinating conspiracies\, and contested discourses used to make sense of COVID-19 as well as other past\, contemporaneous\, or future pandemics. As we accept that life now is increasingly lived with the COVID-19 virus as a normalized and never-ending event\, Narrative frameworks and genres of the pandemic experience have shifted and need now additional study. We seek surprising\, ambitious\, theoretically-rich\, and provocative response. Participants should submit 1) Cover sheet and 2) Abstract. Contributions that introduce fiction or generic hybridity are welcome.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/the-louisville-conference-on-literature-and-culture-lclc-call-for-papers/
LOCATION:University of Louisville\, 2301 South 3rd Street\, Louisville\, KY\, 40292\, United States
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SUMMARY:Southern Humanities Review Open for Submissions
DESCRIPTION:Southern Humanities Review is seeking poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction for our next quarterly issue. Submissions will be open until October 15. Fiction is capped at 250 submissions\, and we are currently only open to historically underrepresented writers in poetry. There are 100 free submissions available for historically underrepresented writers in each genre. Contributors receive a small honorarium.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/southern-humanities-review-open-for-submissions/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Southern Humanities Review":MAILTO:shr@auburn.edu
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SUMMARY:Thirteen Bridges Review Poetry Submissions Open Sept. 13- Dec 1\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:At Thirteen Bridges Review\, we are currently featuring new poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction as a monthly feature on our website\, and we’d love the chance to consider your work. \nPlease send us your best poetry\, up to three poems. We are open to all forms and styles. \nWe are happy to accept simultaneous submissions. Just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. \nPlease do not submit previously published work. \nPlease submit as Microsoft Word documents. \nWe look forward to reading your work. \nAll accepted submissions will be published on our website and will be considered for publication in our first print issue this spring. \nThirteen Bridges Review Submission Manager – Call for Poetry – Thirteen Bridges Online (submittable.com)
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thirteen-bridges-review-poetry-submissions-open-sept-13-dec-1-2024/
LOCATION:AUM\, 7400 East Drive\, Montgomery\, AL\, United States
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SUMMARY:Thirteen Bridges Review Short Fiction Submissions Open Sept. 13-Dec. 1\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:At Thirteen Bridges Review we are looking for beautifully written\, character-driven fiction pieces for our online monthly story feature and are open to all forms and styles. \nStories should be readable in one sitting\, so we’ll consider anything from flash/micro up to about eight pages double spaced. \nWe are happy to accept simultaneous submissions. Just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. \nPlease do not submit previously published work. \nPlease submit only one short story or up to three flash/micro pieces. \nPlease submit as Microsoft Word document only. \nWe look forward to reading your work. \nAccepted submissions will be published on our website as a monthly story feature and will also be considered for publication in our print journal this spring. \nThirteen Bridges Review Submission Manager – Call for Short Fiction – Thirteen Bridges Online (submittable.com)
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/thirteen-bridges-review-short-fiction-submissions-open-sept-13-dec-1-2024/
LOCATION:AUM\, 7400 East Drive\, Montgomery\, AL\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thirteen Bridges Review":MAILTO:kquaney@aum.edu
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SUMMARY:Alabama State Poetry Society Fall Submission Open Now Until October 11\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:ALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY \nFALL 2024 CONTEST \n  \n\nALABAMA STATE POETRY SOCIETY FALL CONTEST (Sponsored by ASPS)\n\nOpen to ASPS Members Only \n$75\, $50\, $25\, $10 and 3 Honorable Mentions in order of merit \nAny form\, any subject\, no line limit. \n  \n\nOTIS DEES POETRY AWARD (in honor of Otis Dees\, Mvskoke\, father of sponsor Dr. Deidra Dees)\n\n$400 – Humken (first); $300 – Hokkolen (second); $200 Tucenen (third); $100 Osten (fourth) \nSubject: Native Americans; Form: any \nIndigenous Poets and Poets of Color are especially encouraged to enter\, but all are welcome. \n  \n\nBROOD XIX CONTEST: The Natural History Award (sponsored by Susan Luther)\n\n3 Equal Awards of $50\, HM at Judge’s Discretion \nSubject: Write a poem about\, or that makes significant reference to\, or that is in the voice of an unusual or striking natural phenomenon (such as\, for example\, the 13-year cicadas whose collective voice enveloped Alabama neighborhoods this past spring; the Northern Lights; a sun dog. \nNOTE: Must be a member of ASPS to enter. All Winning Poems must be read aloud at the Fall Awards Ceremony\, by proxy if necessary. \nForm: Any. \n  \n\nWISH CONTEST (Sponsored by Jeanette Willert)\n$200; $100; $75; $25\, HM at Judge’s Discretion\n\nSubject: “A Wish” \nForm: Any. No Line Limit \n  \n\nBEACH BARDS PUBLISHING CONTEST (Sponsored by Beach Bards Publishing\, LLC)\n\n$40\, $25\, $15 \nSubject: Love of Libraries \nForm: Any rhyming poem \nLine Limit: 40 \n  \n\nPOEMS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (sponsor/judge: Mike Turner)\n\n$50\, $30\, $20\, 2 HMs \nSubject: Choice. Form: Any. \nLine Limit: 30 \n  \n\nBUDDY ROBERTS MEMORIAL AWARD (Sponsored by Harry and Rita Moritz)\n\n$50\, $25\, $15\, $10\, Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion \nForm: Poet’s Choice (If you use a form\, name it.) \nTopic: Making a Difference \n40 line limit \n  \n\nPRECIOUS PRODIGAL CONTEST (Sponsored by Harry and Rita Moritz)\n\n$60\, $25\, $15 \nForm: Any Standard Form (Entry must state the form\, and comply with its requirements) \nTopic: Any \nLine Limit: As dictated by form \n  \n\nI’LL TAKE THE FRENCH FORM\, S’IL VOUS PLAIT (sponsored by Writer’s Anonymous)\n\n$75\, 50\, 25 (Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion) \nForm: Any French form (such as Villanelle\, Rondel\, Cinquain\, Rondeau\, etc.) \nTopic: Open (no politics)\, Line Limit: As dictated by form \n  \n\nBKC Award in Honor of Bettye Kramer Cannizzo (sponsored by Jessica Temple)\n\n$60\, $30\, $10 (Honorable Mentions at judge’s discretion) \nSubject: Alabama the Beautiful; Form: Any \nLine Limit – 60 Lines \n  \nRULES! (We gotta have rules\, otherwise there is chaos.) \n\nDeadline for entry is October 11\, 2024. Entries must be either postmarked or received online by that date.\nEntry Fees:\n\nASPS Members: $1 per poem. \nNon-Members: $5 per poem. \nNo limit on number of poems whether member or non-member! \n\nMore than one poem can be submitted in any category\, but only one poem per poet may win in a category.\nThe same poem may not be entered into more than one category.\nPoems cannot have won a monetary award in a previous ASPS contest.\nPoems cannot have been previously published\, including online.\nThe line limit for each category is as stated in the contest. If no limit is stated\, there is none.\n\n  \nSubmission Guidelines: \n  \nBy Mail: \n\nSubmit 2 copies of each poem on 8 ½ by 11 paper\, using plain type and fonts only.\nOn each copy\, put category name and number in the upper left hand corner.\nOn one copy only\, put your name\, address\, e-mail\, and “member” or “non-member” in the upper right hand corner. (Address labels are acceptable.)\nSubmissions should be mailed to:\n\nDargan M. Ware\, Contest Chair \n2154 Highland Avenue S. \nBirmingham\, AL 35205 \n  \nOnline: \n\nEntries can be submitted at alpoets.org until midnight on October 18\nCreate the documents as you would to mail\, with two copies of each poem\nSubmit your entries as a single .pdf file.\n\n  \nIf you would like a copy of the winners list\, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to the contest chair. \n  \nQuestions? Complaints? Brilliant poetry-related thoughts? Email the contest chair at dware@davisnorris.com \n  \n 
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/alabama-state-poetry-society-fall-submission-open-now-until-october-11-2024/
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SUMMARY:Sunspot Lit Calling for Novella-length Fiction and Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:For a limited time\, Sunspot Lit is calling for single works of novella-length fiction or nonfiction in any category\, including memoir\, literary\, genre\, and historical. Open October 1 through October 31. Guidelines and submission forms at Submittable: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit or Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/sunspot-literary-journal-LIXJW.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/sunspot-lit-calling-for-novella-length-fiction-and-nonfiction/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Sunspot Literary Journal":MAILTO:SunspotLit@gmail.com
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