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SUMMARY:CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is the largest International awards program for indie authors and independent publishers. \nSubmissions accepted: Entries from independent publishers and authors worldwide who have a published book\, unpublished manuscript\, galley copy or Advanced Reader Copy written in English with a copyright/release date of 2025\, 2026\, or 2027.\nCategories: 80+\nEntry Fee: $80 for the first category entered and $65 for every additional category entered for the same title\nDeadline: Friday\, February 12\, 2027.\nWinners’ Prizes: Winners in each category are given $100 cash prizes\, gold medals\, complimentary stickers\, social media coverage\, website exposure\, possible representation by a leading literary agent\, and recognition as one of the top independently published books of the year. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries received and will be awarded cash prizes of $1500\, $750 and $500 based on their order of win. All Winners are invited to attend the Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nFinalists’ Benefits: Winners in each category are given silver medals\, complimentary stickers\, social media coverage and website exposure. All Finalists are invited to attend the Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nEnter at: www.indiebookawards.com
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-entries-next-generation-indie-book-awards/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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SUMMARY:CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Short Story Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. \nSubmissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5\,000 words or less)\nCategories: 30+\nDeadline: February 25\, 2027\nEntry Fees: $25 for the first category entered and $20 for every additional category entered for the same story\nWinners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes\, gold medals\, digital promotional stickers\, social media coverage\, literary exposure\, story publication in an Anthology of Winners\, and a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries and awarded $500 for 1st Prize\, $300 for 2nd Prize and $200 for 3rd Prize and will be invited to attend the Next Generation Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.\nFinalists’ Benefits: Finalists in each category are awarded digital promotional stickers\, literary exposure\, social media coverage and have their name and title of story mentioned in the Anthology of Winners. A copy of the Anthology of Winners is available to purchase at half price and silver medals are available to order.\nEnter at: www.shortstoryawards.com
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/call-for-entries-next-generation-short-story-awards/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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ORGANIZER;CN="Next Generation Short Story Awards":MAILTO:info@shortstoryawards.com
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SUMMARY:Open Call: 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 31. See guidelines and submission form\, along with the journal’s other open calls (including art)\, here: https://sunspotlit.submittable.com/submit.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/open-call-novella-length-fiction-and-nonfiction-2/
LOCATION:Online\, NC
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Jocelyn Cullity's The Nurse at Baker Hospital
DESCRIPTION:Join University of South Alabama Department of English  for a reading and reception with author Jocelyn Cullity\, Director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing and member of the Board of Directors for the Alabama Writers Forum for the launch of The Nurse at Baker Hospital\, based on the true story of Norman Baker and his infamous cancer hospital in the 1930s.\nThursday\, October 15th\, 2026\, 4pm\, Student Center Terrace Room.\n\nAbout the Book: After her father’s death\, nurse Della King is on the brink of homelessness—until she lands a \njob at the prestigious Baker Hospital in Eureka Springs\, Arkansas. What promises safety and \npurpose—for both Della and the terminally ill patients who come from across the country— \nhides a far darker reality. When her beloved patients begin to die\, Della must confront her \ndeepest fears and navigate a web of secrets that tests her loyalty\, courage\, and sense of self. \nTorn between survival and doing what is right\, she risks everything to uncover the truth. The \nNurse at Baker Hospital is a gripping tale of mystery\, hidden histories\, and self-discovery\, \nexploring what it takes to find one’s place in a dangerous\, unpredictable world. \n  \nJocelyn Cullity’s historical novel\, Amah & the Silk-Winged Pigeons (Winner\, \nBest Book Awards\, 2018)\, was published in English by Inanna Publications \n(Canada) and Rupa (India)\, and translated into French and Tamil. The Envy \nof Paradise (Finalist for Multicultural Fiction\, International Book Awards\, \n2020)\, was also published by Inanna Publications. Cullity is the Director of \nthe Stokes Center for Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/book-launch-for-jocelyn-cullitys-the-nurse-at-baker-hospital/
LOCATION:University of South Alabama Student Center\, 350 Student Center Circle\, Mobile\, AL\, 36688\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Stokes Center for Creative Writing":MAILTO:aprince@southalabama.edu
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SUMMARY:A Celebration of Art & Creative Writing with A. Van Jordan
DESCRIPTION:Featuring readings by and conversation with poet-in-residence A. Van Jordan and recipients of The Jule Museum Award for Creative Writing and the Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Honoring Jake Adam York\n\nCelebrate Arts & Humanities Month through an evening of poetry\, storytelling and creative discovery. A. Van Jordan\, The Jule’s poet-in-residence\, will read alongside the recipient of the Auburn Witness Poetry Prize honoring Jake Adam York and the inaugural recipient of The Jule Museum Award for Creative Writing. This new student award recognizes an undergraduate whose original work responds to an object in the museum’s collection.\n\nJordan is the author of five acclaimed poetry collections and the recipient of numerous honors\, including a Guggenheim Fellowship\, a Whiting Writers’ Award\, a Pushcart Prize\, an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award\, and the 2024 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award in Poetry. His work explores history\, memory\, race\, film\, music and popular culture\, demonstrating poetry’s unique ability to connect personal stories with larger cultural conversations. He currently serves as a professor of English at Stanford University.\n\nBringing together these voices in conversation highlights how poetry and visual art inspire new ways of seeing and understanding the world. Join The Jule to experience how the arts and humanities foster curiosity\, empathy and meaningful dialogue across generations and disciplines.\n\nSupport for The Jule Museum Award for Creative Writing is provided by Michael and Pat Williams and John and Michelle Mason.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/a-celebration-of-art-creative-writing-with-a-van-jordan/
LOCATION:Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University\, 901 S. College St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
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SUMMARY:Matt Kessler visits for a talk about The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South
DESCRIPTION:Matt Kessler\, a journalist with The Guardian\, is our bookstore guest on Thursday\, October 15 at 5:30pm with his new book\, The Wiregrass. Set in 1999 Ozark\, Alabama\, the work tracks the true-crime murder of two teens\, uncovering a forgotten corner of the Deep South and the chilling web of police corruption\, violence\, and miscarried justice beneath its surface. The book is captivating and richly reported. Kiese Laymon calls it “a revelation\,” saying\, “Kessler has set a new standard of storytelling with this one.” Kessler will be in conversation with author Foster Dickson. Join us!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/matt-kessler-visits-for-a-talk-about-the-wiregrass-a-tale-of-murder-and-retribution-in-the-deep-south/
LOCATION:The NewSouth Bookstore\, 105 S. Court St\, Montgomery\, 36104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Honoring Jake Adam York featuring A. Van Jordan
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Arts and Humanities Month with an evening of poetry and creative writing at The Jule Museum on Thursday\, Oct. 15. A. Van Jordan\, The Jule Museum’s poet-in-residence\, will read alongside the recipient of the Auburn Witness Poetry Prize\, honoring Jake Adam York\, and the inaugural recipient of The Jule Museum Award for Creative Writing. \nThe new student award recognizes an Auburn undergraduate whose writing responds to an object in the museum’s collection. \nJordan is the author of five poetry collections and a professor of English at Stanford University whose work explores history\, memory\, race\, film\, music and popular culture. \nThe evening brings together poetry\, creative writing and visual art to explore the ways each can inspire new perspectives and conversations. \n  \nThe Third Thursday Literary Series is sponsored by the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts and Humanities\, Department of English\, and Southern Humanities Review in the College of Liberal Arts at Auburn University; the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Auburn University; and the Alabama State Council on the Arts.
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/auburn-witness-poetry-prize-honoring-jake-adam-york-featuring-a-van-jordan/
LOCATION:Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University\, 901 S. College St.\, Auburn\, AL\, 36849\, United States
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SUMMARY:Clue
DESCRIPTION:Colonel Mustard\, Mrs. Peacock\, Professor Plum\, and all your favorite board game murder suspects take to the stage in this hilarious and chilling whodunit based on both the Hasbro classic and the motion picture. At an unusual dinner party\, a sordid assortment of deadly weapons find their way into the hands of our motley crew. When the host turns up dead\, the guests use every campy clue at their disposal to riddle their way to the truth!
URL:https://writersforum.org/event/clue/2026-10-15/
LOCATION:Bean- Brown Theatre\, 600 Greensboro Ave\, Tuscaloosa\, AL\, 35405\, United States
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