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Writing Thursdays
@ Murphy’s Community Centre
Drop by whenever you feel like it or come in regularly to Art ‘n’ Words Writing Thursdays beginning the first Thursday in July 2014. You’ll get 2 hours a week of writing, coaching, grammar and writing lessons, and a chance to explore and learn different forms of writing. Visit www.artnwords.ca to register. Check out the other summer programs as well.
Meanwhile, take advantage of writing tips, prompts, exercises, grammar and communication tips at www.thewritingpool.wordpress.com
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ART ‘N’ WORDS
2014 CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS
at the Murphy community centre
Poetry Passion
Explore and express yourself through different kinds of poetry,
from free verse to structured forms.
July 21 – July 25
Simply Short Stories
Everything you need to know about short stories and writing them.
July 28 – August 1
Biography Blast
What goes into a biography? Write about a real person.
August 4 – August 8
All workshops will run twice a day (8:30 to 12:00 OR 1:30 to 4:00) from Monday to Friday for one week. Morning sessions are recommended for younger participants (under 15). More mature participants will benefit best from afternoon sessions or Writing Thursdays, to be held Thursday evenings (5:30-8:00). Register early to avail of great discounts. For more details and other workshops, visit www.artnwords.ca.
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PEI Writers’ Guild
Anyone interested in joining or renewing membership to the PEI Writers’ Guild can use this link: Membership Application. This is an online application form that also accepts online payments. For more information about the Guild, events and services, visit the official website here.
Open invitation: the poetry engine awaits you at www.poetrypei.com!
PEI poet laureate Dianne Hicks Morrow wants new poets to know they are always welcome to submit a poem to this site, especially if they have never have done so before. The submission form —with complete guidelines and formatting tips—is at www.poetrypei.com/submit.
Poets already on the site: remember that you are welcome to replace your existing poem with a new one at any time, provided at least three months have passed since your last update.
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Haviland Club Open Mic features Deirdre Kessler and John Flood, May 13
Poet Laureate Dianne Hicks Morrow invites readers and listeners to the May 13th Open Mic event, on Tuesday, May 13, from 7-9 p.m. in the Haviland Club’s Great Room.
For the first time there will be two featured readers: Deirdre Kessler, well-known author and award-winning educator; and John Flood, poet and publisher.
Everyone is welcome. Readers can sign up at 7 p.m. to read their own poetry or prose, anywhere from three to five minutes.
Admission is free or by donation. Please contact Dianne at peipoetlaureate@gmail.com with any questions.
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2014 Atlantic Book Awards
The 2014 Atlantic Book Awards and Festival runs May 14-21 with free literary events. Winners of the 2014 Atlantic Book Awards will be announced at a special awards show on the last night of the week-long festival, Wednesday, May 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Delta Prince Edward/PEI Convention Centre in Charlottetown, PEI as part of the planned PEI 2014 celebrations.
2014 Atlantic Book Festival Events
The festival runs May 14 – 21 throughout the Atlantic region and the gala is May 21 at the Delta Prince Edward / PEI Convention Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
New Brunswick
Wednesday, May 14
7:00 PM: Director/CEO and Chief Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Terry Graff, presents his book Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery at the Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John
Wednesday, May 21
12:00 PM: “Lunch and Learn”: David Bell presents Loyalist Rebellion in New Brunswick: A defining conflict for Canada’s political culture at the Moncton Public Library, Moncton
Nova Scotia
Wednesday, May 14
2:00 PM: Rosalie Osmond reads from her novel Waldenstein at the Thomas H. Raddall Library, Liverpool
6:00 PM: Jan L. Coates reads from her book The Power of Harmony at the Wolfville Memorial Library
6:00 PM: Gerald Hallowell presents his book The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic, 1926 and 1927 at McKay Memorial Library, Shelburne
6:30 PM: “Meet the Artist” event with Leonard Paul, illustrator of Pisim Finds Her Miskanow at the Glooscap Heritage Centre, Truro
Thursday, May 15
10:15 AM: Jan L. Coates presents her book The Power of Harmony to local students at the Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library, Halifax
1:30 PM: Meghan Marentette shares her book The Stowaways with local students at the Captain William Spry Public Library, Halifax
6:00 PM: Charlotte R. Mendel reads from her debut novel Turn Us Again at the Lunenburg Library
7:00 PM: Local publisher Robbie MacGregor moderates a discussion with the finalists for the Jim Connors Dartmouth Book Award (Fiction), Anne Emery (Blood on a Saint), Stephanie Domet (Fallsy Downsies) and Rosalie Osmond (Waldenstein), Alderney Gate Public Library, Dartmouth
7:00 PM: Janet E. Cameron reads from her debut novel Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World at the Rosa M. Harvey Middleton & Area Library, Middleton
Friday, May 16
12:00 PM: Local author and journalist Jon Tattrie brings together Gerald Hallowell (The August Gales: The Tragic Loss of Fishing Schooners in the North Atlantic, 1926 and 1927), Brian Douglas Tennyson, editor (Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Batallion (Nova Scotia Regiment)), Ruth Holmes Whitehead (Black Loyalists: Southern Settlers of Nova Scotia’s First Free Black Communities) and Joel Zemel (Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion) for a discussion on local history at Uncommon Grounds, Public Gardens, Halifax
2:30 PM: Brian Douglas Tennyson, editor of Captain Robert N. Clements MC’s Merry Hell: The Story of the 25th Batallion (Nova Scotia Regiment), presents the book to residents of Camp Hill Veteran’s Memorial Building, Halifax
Saturday, May 17
10:00 AM: Jacqueline Halsey will sign copies of her children’s book Bluenose Adventure at Chapters, Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth
12:00 PM: Joel Zemel will sign copies of Scapegoat: the extraordinary legal proceedings following the 1917 Halifax Explosion at Carrefour Atlantic and The Puffin Gallery, Privateers Wharf Historic Properties, Halifax
12:00 PM: Book signing with Stephanie Domet (Fallsy Downsies) and Anne Emery (Blood on a Saint) at Chapters, Bayers Lake, Halifax
12:30 PM: A meet and greet with Debra Komar, author of The Ballad of Jacob Peck, at Bainton’s Tannery Outlet (Mad Hatter Bookstore), Annapolis Royal
Monday, May 19
2:00 PM: Jonathan Fowler presents Diaries of the Acadian Deportations, No. 1: Jeremiah Bancroft at Fort Beauséjour and Grand-Pré in the Interpretation Centre followed by a short walking tour of Grand-Pré National Historical Site of Canada
Tuesday, May 20
10:00 AM: Susan Tooke explains the artistic process behind her illustrations for George Elliott Clarke’s Lasso the Wind: Aurelia’s Verses and Other Poems to young readers at the Cole Harbour Public Library
6:30 PM: Debra Komar presents “Getting Away with Murder: Rewriting Canada’s bloodiest history, one crime at a time” in support of her book The Ballad of Jacob Peck at the Westville Public Library, Westville
7:00 PM: Janet E. Cameron (Cinnamon Toast and the End of the World), Stephen Law (Tailings of Warren Peace) and Charlotte R. Mendel (Turn Us Again) read and discuss their experiences as debut novelists at the Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library, Halifax
Prince Edward Island
Wednesday, May 14
7:00 PM: Special guest Paul Bowdring reads from his new novel The Strangers’ Gallery at Mavor’s, Charlottetown.
Thursday, May 15
7:00 PM: PEI Book Award (Fiction) finalists Keir Lowther (Dirty Bird), Patti Larsen (Ghost Boy of MacKenzie House), Richard Lemm (RipTides: New Island Fiction) come together for a discussion at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown
Saturday, May 17
1:00 PM: Book signing with PEI Book Award (Fiction) finalists Patti Larsen (Ghost Boy of MacKenzie House), Richard Lemm (RipTides: New Island Fiction) and Keir Lowther (Dirty Bird) at Indigo, Charlottetown.
Tuesday, May 20
7:00 PM: Join non-fiction writers John Flood – editor (The Master’s Wife: The Book and the Place), Earle Lockerby (Diaries of the Acadian Deportations, No. 1: Jeremiah Bancroft at Fort Beauséjour and Grand-Pré) and Pan Wendt (Lionel F. Stevenson: Fifty Years of Photographs/ Cinquante ans de photographie (1962-2012)) for a panel discussion in the Faculty Lounge, Main Building, UPEI, Charlottetown.
Wednesday, May 21
12:00 PM: Director/CEO and Chief Curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Terry Graff, presents his book Masterworks from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Charlottetown.
2:00 PM: Jesse Francis and A.J.B. Johnston present their book Ni’n na L’nu: The Mi’kmaq of Prince Edward Island at the Confederation Centre Public Library, Charlottetown.
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27th Annual Island Literary Awards
The 27th Annual Island Literary Awards gala ceremony will take place in the fall of 2014. Prizes will be given out in six categories, and special awards may also be awarded. Visit http://www.peiwritersguild.com/2014/27th-annual-ila-call-for-submissions/ to learn more about the categories and awards.
Entries must be postmarked or submitted by hand by 4 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2014. Those postmarked or delivered later will not be eligible. There are absolutely NO exceptions.
Please hand-deliver your entries to any public library branch, addressed to Trina O’Brien Leggott, c/o the Confederation Centre Public Library, or mail to the following address:
Island Literary Awards c/o PEI Writers’ Guild,
81 Prince Street, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4R3
Cheques and/or money orders should be included with your entry (NO CASH, PLEASE), and made out to the P.E.I. Writers’ Guild.
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The Antigonish Review Announces Two Writing Contests!
GREAT BLUE HERON POETRY CONTEST
&
SHELDON CURRIE FICTION PRIZE
$2,400 in Prizes!
Deadlines:
Fictionentries must be postmarked by May 30, 2014
Poetrymust be postmarked by June 30, 2014
Guidelines:
Previously published works, works accepted for publication or simultaneous submissions are ineligible. No electronic submissions, please. Fiction entries must be typed, double-spaced, one side of page only – poetry must be single-spaced. Please include a separate cover sheet containing your identifying information as well as the titles of all entries. Past winners may not enter.
Your name must appear ONLY on the cover page.
Sheldon Currie Fiction Prize:
Stories on any subject. Total entry not to exceed 20 pages.
First prize: $600 & publication;
Second prize: $400 & publication;
Third prize: $200 & publication;
Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest:
Poems on any subject. Total entry not to exceed 4 pages. Maximum 150 lines. Entries might be one longer poem, or several shorter poems.
First prize: $600 & publication;
Second prize: $400 & publication;
Third prize: $200 & publication;
This year’s Judges are: Poetry – Patricia Young and Peter Sanger; Fiction – Joan Baril, Reynold Stone, Gwen Davies, Heather Debling, and our final judge will be Sheree Fitch.
Entry Fee: Canada $25.00; the United States $30.00 (US funds); All others $40.00 (US funds) for either contest.
Bonus: You may enter both contests for an additional $10.00. You may enter as often as you like; only your first entry in each category will be eligible for a subscription which will begin with the autumn issue, 2014. Make cheques or money orders payable to The Antigonish Review.
Mail submissions to:
The Antigonish Review Contest,
Box 5000, St. Francis Xavier University,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia,
Canada, B2G 2W5.
Entries will not be returned.
Only winners will be notified by September 1, 2014. A list of winners will be available at http://www.antigonishreview.com/
For further information, Phone 902-867-3962 or email tar@stfx.ca.
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CALLS FOR SUBMISSION
Note: All Calls for Submission and publications that accept submissions are now accessible in The Writing Pool: Publication Pool: Publications and Publishers. Both dated and open submissions are listed. Check regularly for new calls and listings.
COMPETITIONS
Wielding Power Essay Writing Contests
Prizes
Winner- The winner will have their answer published, receive ten free copies of the issue (pdfs), and $1000. There will be one winner.
Finalists- The finalists will be published and receive ten free copies of the issue (pdfs). There will be two finalists.
Who May Submit
Submissions are open to all US and Canada residents (except Quebec) above the age of 18. Submission is free. You may submit up to 10 entries per question. Submissions cannot be the work of multiple authors.
How and What to Submit
IMPORTANT: failure to adhere to the following may result in disqualification. See Official Rules for complete details.
• All entries should be between 500 and 2000 words.
• To ease reading and ensure uniformity of entries- please format your answer in 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced.
• Please send your entries as a Microsoft Word or Google Document attachment to submit@wieldingpowerpublishing.com
For more information, visit http://www.wieldingpowerpublishing.com/submit/
Ongoing deadlines.
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Readers’ Favorite 2014
International Book Award Contest
Become an award-winning author!
We accept manuscripts, published and unpublished books, ebooks, audio books, comic books, poetry books and short stories in 100 genres. No publication date requirement and no word count restriction. Entries accepted worldwide.
http://readersfavorite.com/annual-book-award-contest.htm
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2014 Annual Blue Lynx Prize
Announcing the 2014 annual Blue Lynx Prize: $2000 plus publication for a full-length poetry collection.
The Prize is awarded for an unpublished volume of poems by a U.S. author, which includes foreign nationals living and writing in the U.S. and U.S. citizens living abroad. Poems included may not have appeared in full-length, single-author collections. Acknowledgments pages and author names may be included, but will be removed prior to final judging.
Entries must be at least 48 pages in length. There is a $28 reading fee. Please submit by one of the following methods:
1. Submit online through Submittable.com.
2. Send to
Lynx House Press P.O. Box 940 Spokane, WA 99210
with $28 check payable to Lynx House Press and a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification.
Deadline (postmark deadline for hard copy submissions): May 15, 2014
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Ploughshares 2014 Emerging Writer’s Contest
The 2014 Emerging Writer’s Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish a book. The winner in each genre will receive $1,000 and publication in the magazine.
Entries will be accepted via our online Submission Manager ONLY between Saturday, March 1 and Thursday, May 15th. The Submission Manager will open to entries at noon EST on March 1 and will close to entries at noon EST on May 15th.
For details, visit:https://www2.pshares.org/submit/
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MASON’S ROAD LITERARY PRIZE
http://www.masonsroad.com/about-2/submission-guidelines/
$15 ENTRY FEE.
Submissions for Issue 9 are open until May 15, and we are looking for creative and unique interpretations of our theme: TRUTH.
Please submit only one document in a genre for each issue, and limit prose and screenplay/drama to 5,000 words (double-spaced), poetry to 3 poems (up to 3 poems in a single document).
Our submissions period runs for three months: February 15 – May 15, 2014. There are two ways to submit to Mason’s Road. You can submit for free any time during our submissions period, and your work will be given thorough consideration for publication. Or, you can submit with a $10 fee, and your work will also be considered for our Mason’s Road Literary Prize, which includes publication and a $500 prize to the best entry we receive.
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Les poésies francophones du Canada: A Translation Prize8
Deadline: May 15, 2014 (postmarked or emailed)
Prize: $1000 CAD to one winner
Entry fee: $15 CAD for each translated poem
The Malahat Review invites entries from Canadian translators, poets, and passionate readers to submit to a one-time translation contest of les poésies francophones du Canada.
The prizewill be awarded to the best translation of a poem in French, from Quebec or elsewhere in Canada, into English. The winning entry will be announced in late summer 2014, and will be published inAt Home in Translation.
Translations must be of published French-language poems that do not exceed 60 lines including stanza breaks. The winning translation must also succeed in English as a work of the imagination.
Read full contest guidelines on the Malahat website.
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2014 Idaho Prize for Poetry
The Idaho Prize is an annual, national competition offering $1,000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press for a book-length poetry manuscript. Manuscripts are accepted for review before May 15 of each year, and on 15 August, a winner is announced. In addition to announcements in national publications, the winning book and author will be featured on the Lost Horse Press website, along with a list of the finalists, as well as in the catalog of our distributor, the University of Washington Press.
The final judge for the 2014 Idaho Prize for Poetry is Dorianne Laux.
For more details, visithttp://www.losthorsepress.org/the-idaho-prize/
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Dancing Poetry Festival Contest
Deadline: May 15, 2014
Sponsored by Artists Embassy International
Three Grand Prize Winning Poems to be Danced and Filmed
3 Grand Prizes will receive $100 each plus their poems will be danced and filmed. Each Grand Prize winner will be invited onstage for photo ops with the dancers and a bow in the limelight.
Six First Prizes will receive $50 each
Twelve Second Prizes will receive $25 each
Thirty Third Prizes will receive $10 each
All winners will be invited to read at our 21st Festival at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, September 20, 2014
All prize winners will receive a prize certificate suitable for framing and a ticket to the Dancing Poetry Festival 2014. The top three poems chosen as Grand Prizes will be choreographed, costumed and recorded live in an on-stage performance at the Festival. See pictures from our 2013 Festival, and check the other tabs on our website to read winning poems and view photos of the winning poets.
Last year’s Grand Prize winners included Andrea Bates, Joanne M. Clarkson, and Jan K. Dederick. Recent topics of winning poems have touched on the travels of Matisse, a Picasso painting, falling leaves, love, Iraq, China, history, dance, current events, reverie, socially significant situations and even some humor sprinkled here and there. Please don’t feel constrained to write a poem about dancing.
The entry fee is $5 per poem or $10 for 3 poems, payable to Artists Embassy International. (Poets outside the USA, please send an international postal money order in US dollars or US currency.) Each poem may be up to 40 lines long. Send two copies of each poem. One copy should be anonymous (just title and poem), the other should have your name, address, phone, email address and where you heard about this contest (e.g. Winning Writers Newsletter). There is no limit on the number of entries. Entries should be typed.
http://www.dancingpoetry.com/dpfpoetrycontestrules.html
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REMIXING THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS
http://robertleebrewer.blogspot.com/2013/09/remixing-worlds-problems-challenge-for.html
NO ENTRY FEE.
I want poets (and non-poets) to try their hands at remixing the poems in my Solving the World’s Problems collection. The inspiration comes from pop and dance music, which routinely offers remixed versions of the original songs. Some sound similar to the original; others are grand departures. For me, this challenge is a great opportunity to collaborate. I hope that’s an intrinsic benefit for you as well, but one lucky person will receive the extrinsic benefit of $500. Deadline May 15, 2014. Enter as often as you wish.
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Fraser Institute Student Essay Contest
Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition.
New prize amounts for 2014: $9,000 in cash prizes awarded this year.
Special category for high school students only.
Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 30, 2014
For details, visit
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/education-programs/students/essay-contest.aspx
STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST 2014
Categories and Prizes:
High School 1st Prize: $1,500 2nd Prize: $1,000 3rd Prize: $500
Undergraduate 1st Prize: $1,500 2nd Prize: $1,000 3rd Prize: $500
Graduate 1st Prize: $1,500 2nd Prize: $1,000 3rd Prize: $500
Topic: The rise of crony capitalism: how government and business gain at the taxpayers’ expense
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The Fiction Desk Ghost Story Competition
The 2014 edition of our ghost story competition is now open!
Most of the stories we publish at The Fiction Desk are more or less realistic, but we try to stray outside that from time to time: some genre fiction should be part of any balanced reading diet. One genre that we particularly like to feature is the ghost story.
This year, our ghost story competition has a first prize of £500, and at least five finalists will each receive £100; the winner and finalists will also be published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology.
Entries should be between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length. The entry fee is £7 for each story submitted, and the closing date is Friday, May 30th, 2014. Winners will be announced in late July. For more details, visit http://www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-competition.php
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The Elixir Press 2014 Fiction Award
Elixir Press is sponsoring a fiction contest open to all writers writing in English. Both short story collections and novels are eligible. The prize will be $2500, publication by Elixir Press, and 25 copies of the book.
Guidelines: http://elixirpress.com/fiction-guidelines/
The fee is $40
The postmark deadline for the contest is May 31, 2014.
Submit to: Elixir Press Fiction Award
P.O. Box 27029
Denver, CO 80227
e-mail info@elixirpress.com
For electronic submissions, please see ourSubmittable page.
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Birmingham Poetry Prize
Entry fees
£2 per poem
£1 for each subsequent poem
- All poems must have a title and must not exceed 40 lines (not including title or blank lines).
- Poems must be in English and can be on any subject and in any form or style.
- Poems may be typed or handwritten (which must be legible).
- Poems must be the original work of the entrant.
- The name of the writer or any other identifying marks must not appear on the submitted entry.
- Poems should not be obscene, offensive, defamatory or libellous.
- Closing date of the competition is midnight on May 31 2014.
- The Competition is international and open to anyone aged 16 or over.
- Copyright of each poem remains with the poet but by entering the competition you give The Magpie’s Nest the right to publish the winning poems both online and in printed media.
- The judges’ decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
- The name, address, contact number and e-mail of the entrant must be submitted on a separate piece of paper together with the title/s of poem/s.
- Cheques, credit/debit cards and postal orders are accepted.
- Cheques should be made payable to The Magpie’s Nest.
- The list of prizewinners will be published on The Magpie’s Nest website
on 30 June 2014.
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Jerry Jazz Musician Fiction Contest
Three times a year, Jerry Jazz Musician awards a writer who submits, in our opinion, the best original, previously unpublished work of approximately one – five thousand words. The winner will be announced via a special mailing of our Jerry Jazz Musician newsletter. Publishers, artists, musicians and interested readers are among those who subscribe to the newsletter. Additionally, the work will be published on the home page of Jerry Jazz Musician and featured there for at least four weeks.
The Jerry Jazz Musician reader has interests in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theatre, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America. While your writing should appeal to a reader with these characteristics, all story themes are considered.
Contest details
A prize of $100 will be awarded for the winning story. In addition to the story being published on Jerry Jazz Musician, the author’s acceptance of the prize money gives Jerry Jazz Musician the right to include the story in an anthology that could appear in book or magazine form. No entry fee is required. One story entry only.
Submission deadline for the next contest — our 36th — is May 31, 2014. Publishing date will be on or about July 10, 2014. Ideally, stories will not exceed 3,000 words but stories of up to 5,000 words are considered. There are no age limitations.
Please submit your story by May 31, 2014 via Word or Adobe attachment to jm@jerryjazz.com, and be sure to include your name, address and phone number with your submission. Please include “Short Fiction Contest Submission” in the subject heading of the email.
Rolling deadlines: January 31, May 31, September 30
Details: http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/2013/02/short-fiction-contest-details/
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The Wolfe Pack Black Orchid Award Celebrating the Novella Format
An important part of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe’s opus are novellas. To celebrate this format, the Wolfe Pack and Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine have partnered to sponsor the Black Orchid Novella Award.
Want to submit an entry for the this year’s contest? It’s important that you read the rules and follow the procedures carefully. Click here to read this year’s contest flyer.
Deadline: May 31, 2014
For more details, visit http://www.nerowolfe.org/htm/literary_awards/black_orchid_award/Black_Orchid_award_intro.htm
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Roundel Poetry Competition 2014
First prize £100 Second prize £50 Third prize £25
Closing date: 31 May 2014
Entry fee: £3 per poem.
No entry form needed. Competition open to entrants aged 18 and over. Poems are welcome on any subject.
There is no limit to the number of entries per person. Each poem should be typed on a single A4 sheet.
Your name must not appear on the poem. Please enclose a separate A4 sheet with your name, contact details,
email address and title(s) of your poem(s).
For details:http://www.roundelpoetrytonbridge.com/competition.html
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THE FROGMORE POETRY PRIZE 2014
Sponsored by the Frogmore Press
Deadline: May 31, 2014
The winner of the Frogmore Poetry Prize for 2014 will win 250 guineas and a two-year subscription to The Frogmore Papers. The first and second runners-up will receive 75 and 50 guineas respectively and a year’s subscription to The Frogmore Papers. Shortlisted poets will receive copies of selected Frogmore Press publications.
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The Backwaters Prize
The submission period for the 2014 Backwaters Prize is April 1 through May 31. Our prize judge for 2014 will be Patricia Smith. We adhere to the CLMP code of ethics for administering a literary contest.
For more information about the prize and for a list of past winners, please visit the Backwaters Prize page.
What you win
The prize is a $1,000.00 cash prize plus publication of your manuscript.
This contest is open to anyone writing in English, whether the poet has previous book publications or not.
For details, visithttp://www.thebackwaterspress.org/submissions/
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The Chatelaine Awards – Romance Fiction Writing Contests 2014
Currently accepting entries. Deadline: May 31st, 2014
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For details, visit: http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521080
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David Burland Poetry Prize
Closing Date: 31 May 2014
Entry Fee: £8 – (first poem), £4 – each additional poem
Prizes: £500 – first prize, recording with text, CD
£100 – second prize + CD
£30 – third prize + CD
First Prize will be awarded for each Language Category.
Entries accepted from writers of any nationality writing in either French or English
All writers 18 years of age and over
Entries should be your own work and not a translation of another poet’s work
Each poem will be judged separately
Submissions should not have been published prior to the competition and results
each poem to be clearly presented on separate pages with its title BUT not name of Author
Entries to be sent by post to Anna Burland Services UK
Entries by email will not be accepted
enquiries by email may be made to annaburland@btconnect.com
Payment can be made on line via Pay Pal. Please remember to quote your Pay Pal Reference on your entry form
Cheque payments to be in Pounds Sterling and payable to Anna Burland Services
If your entry wins first prize, you give Anna Burland Service license to publish and record Your work online and in future Anthologies. As copyright holder of the winning work you are free to publish your work AFTER the David Burland Poetry Prize has been announced and placed on our site.
Announcement of the winners will be 01 August 2014.
For more details, visit http://www.davidburlandpoetryprize.com/index.html
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Cinnamon Press Annual Short Story Prize
The date for the short story moves to May 31 2014.
New prizes of £700, £150 & £50 + publication of the winners and up to 10 runners’ up stories.
There is a £12 fee and the judge is Vanessa Gebbie.
Open to all writers – published and beginners.
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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Arizona Mystery Writers Jim Martin Memorial Story Contest
The annual story contest for 2014 is now open! Anyone can enter. All you have to do is write a short story in mystery, suspense, or thriller style. Up to 2500 words, which is about 10 double-spaced pages. It’s loads of fun and a good exercise of your writing skills.
Deadline: June 1, 2014. That date will creep up on you, so start sketching your ideas!
Fabulous Prizes: $200 for First, $100 for Second, and $75 for Third. And you get a certificate of acknowledgement from the club, admiring applause at the awards luncheon, your win announced in the newspaper, your winning story posted on the AMW website, and of course, everlasting glory.
For details, visit http://www.arizonamysterywriters.com/?page_id=1449
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The Taming of Chance Short Story Competition
Prizes
Spring Youth Prize: $500 (Submissions due by June 1, 2014)
Summer Youth Prize: $500 (Submissions due by October 1, 2014)
Winter Youth Prize: $500 (Submissions due by December 1, 2014)
Grand Prize: $2000 (Submissions due by December 15, 2014)
This story competition asks you to tell a story that happens in this alternative reality, where the Normal Curve had not been discovered. What if the Normal Curve was a secret? Would those who held it use it for good or evil? Let your imagination run wild in a world where chance was yet to be tamed! (see The Taming of Chance, by Ian Hacking for more information, and to get a glimpse into the inspiration for this competition)
Open to All Types of Storytellers
Whether you are the next George Lucas, James Cameron, or more prone to prose, we know that you might have a story worth sharing. Enter into the category which best suits your work.
Team submissions are allowed (and encouraged)!
For more details, visit http://tamingofchance.vretta.com/
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2014 TIFERET Writing Contest
We are accepting submissions for the 2014 TIFERET Writing Contest from January 1, 2014 – June 1, 2014. You can submit your entries here.
$1,200 will be awarded in prizes
$400 for the best poetry submission
$400 for the best short story (fiction)
$400 for the best essay or interview (non-fiction)
One prize winner and two honorable mentions will be awarded in each category.
Please read our normal submission guidelines for help in determining what kind of writing we seek.
A $15 fee is required for each entry. Entries are defined as follows:
Poetry: You may submit up to six poems. (Poems should be submitted in one document with each poem on a separate page and each page/poem titled.)
Fiction: You may submit a story up to 20 pages.
Essay/Interview: You may submit an essay or an interview up to 20 pages.
All submissions must be made electronically.
Specify the genre and pay your appropriate entry fee for each entry. Winners will be announced in the fall of 2014.
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Spring 2014 Travel Writing Contest, $1,000 prize!
$15.00 USD
Award-winning literary travel magazine, Nowhere, is teaming up with Outside Magazine Executive Editor Sam Moulton for the first Nowhere Spring Travel Writing Contest. We are looking for young, old, novice and veteran voices with a powerful sense of place in their writing. Stories can be fiction or nonfiction, but please indicate which at the top of each manuscript. Entries should be be between 800-5,000 words and must not have been previously chosen as a winner in another contest. Previously published work is accepted, but again, please indicate this. Every submission will be read blind, so anyone can win…
The winner will be awarded $1,000 and published in an upcoming issue of Nowhere. The top 10 stories will be announced on the website and published on nowheremag.com.
Brush off your manuscripts or write something new and send it to the only literary travel magazine going… We look forward to reading your work.
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Script to Screen Opens June 11!
Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central and the National Screen Institute – Canada (NSI) announce the launch of the third year of the writer-oriented, feature script development program,Script to Screen.
A development fund partnership with Corus’ Western Canada pay TV service, Movie Central and the Winnipeg-based NSI, the third year of Script to Screen was announced at theToronto Screenwriting Conferencethis past weekend. Submissions will open during this year’s Banff Media Festivalin June.
“We are proud to have created a Canadian fund that identifies and develops new talent,” said Maria Hale, VP, head of content distribution and pay TV at Corus Entertainment. “As Script to Screen moves into its third year we look forward to our continued partnership with NSI and a new round of entries.”
“We are so excited to see Script to Screen move forward into its third year,” said Melissa Kajpust, director of programming at the National Screen Institute. “This program really serves as a dream come true for the selected writers, and seeing it continue to flourish and develop over three years is very rewarding.”
Movie Central Script to Screen’s mandate is to provide Canadian screenwriters with robust funding, creative support and industry guidance to fully develop feature film concepts. Through the partnership with NSI, selected candidates will also benefit from the learning and development expertise provided by this renowned Canadian film, television and digital media training school.
http://www.nsi-canada.ca/courses/script-to-screen/
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LAUNCESTON, TASMANIA LITERARY AWARD,2014
Here’s a great opportunity for you, the writer, to take time and sharpen up the word-tools in the imagination box to create something unique and wonderful as an entry in this inaugural writing competition.
The Society of Women Writers, Tasmania, Inc. is calling on anyone interested in writing short stories to consider an entry in the Launceston, Tasmania Literary Award, 2014. With a great prize pool, the Award is open to all—worldwide!
First Prize:AUD$2,500.00
Second Prize:AUD$750.00
Third Prize:AUD$500.00
Highly Commended & Commended certificates
Closing date: Midnight, Australian Eastern Standard Time, Friday, June 13, 2014. No email entries received past this time will be accepted.
For more details, visit http://www.swwtas.org/249437475
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Dave Greber Freelance Writers Book and Magazine Awards for Social Justice Writing
The book award is set at five thousand dollars and the magazine award is set at two thousand dollars. Both awards are made available to freelance writers of non-fiction for social justice writing that is exceptionally written, well researched and demonstrates excellence of storytelling. The Book and Magazine awards are unique in that they are generally awarded before the writer completes a book or magazine project for publication.
Deadline: June 13, 2014
For more details, visit http://www.greberwritingaward.com/award.htm
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MSLEXIA WOMEN’S POETRY COMPETITION 2014
We welcome poems of any length, on all subjects – as long as they’re written by women.
1st prize: £2,000
(plus two optional extras*: a week’s writing retreat at Cove Park and a mentoring session with the Editor of premier magazine Poetry Review.
2nd prize: £400 3rd prize £200
17 other finalists will each win £25
SPECIAL NEW PRIZE: £1,000
for the best poem by a previously unpublished woman poet.
All winning poems will be published in Mslexia.
Judge: Wendy Cope
Award-winning poet Wendy Cope, OBE is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She has four collections of poetry published, including 2011’s Family Values. She judged the Man Booker Prize in 2007, and has kindly agreed to return to us to judge our 2014 competition.
Closing date: 16 June 2014
For more details, visit https://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/pcomp_active.php
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MSLEXIA 2014 WOMEN’S PAMPHLET COMPETITION
This competition is for short collections of 20-24 pages of 18-20 poems. To enter, you need to be a women poet who does not have full-length collection published.
1st prize: Publication by Seren Books in 2015
Plus £250, 25 complimentary copies of the pamphlet and a 10 per cent royalty on sales. One or more poems from the pamphlet will be published in Mslexia magazine.
Judge: Amy Wack, poetry editor at Seren Books
Florida-born Amy Wack has been Poetry Editor at Seren since 1992. Amy is a poet herself, and her bincluding the title Women’s Works.
Closing date: 16 June 2014
For more details, visit https://www.mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/pamcomp_active.php
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Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize
Winner receives:
His or her chapbook published as both print and eBook
20 copies of the print version for the winner
$250 prize
An amethyst depression-glass trophy cup (circa 1930’s)
· Entry Dates: March 1, 2014 – June 16, 2014.
· Winner will be announced by September 2014.
· Questions? Email Two Sylvias Press: twosylviaspress@gmail.com
· Reading Fee: $15.00.
– See more at: http://twosylviaspress.com/chapbook-prize.html#sthash.YkvKZDP0.dpuf
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Writers’ Village International Short Fiction Competition
Win a £3000 ($4800) prize for your short story
Cash prizes totaling £4500 ($7200) can be won in the Writers’ Village International Short Fiction Competition summer 2014 for prose fiction in any genre up to 3000 words.
The first prize is £3000 ($4800), with a second prize of £500 ($800), third prize of £250 ($400) and 15 runner up prizes of £50 ($80).
The top 50 contestants, whether they win a cash prize or not, will also gain a brief personal critique of their stories.
That’s 50 opportunities to win a valuable prize!
The Writers’ Village award is one of the world’s largest short story competitions that specifically welcomes new writers from anywhere in the English-speaking world.
Prizes will go to those writers whose short stories show the greatest originality, mastery of the craft skills of creative writing, and power to move the reader.
The new contest deadline is midnight GMT Monday 30th June 2014.
Early entry is advised.
Find further details of the short story contest here.
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Earlyworks Press with Circaidy Gregory
Poetry Collection Competition 2014
1st prize £100 advance and royalty contract for a collection published by Circaidy Gregory Press
Closing June 30th 2014
The winner’scollection will be edited byMandy Pannett, poetry editor for Sentinel Literary Quarterly and published by Circaidy Gregory Press. Circaidy poetry books are high-quality, perfect bound paperbacks, usually with original artwork and dedicated editors. They are actively promoted to online and high street bookstores, with review-copies available for journalists and stock made available for festivals and author-events.
Runners up will be offered an opportunity to submit a 10-12 page collection to anEarlyworks Press winners’ anthology
For details:http://www.earlyworkspress.co.uk/competitions_poetry_collection.htm
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Northern Colorado Writers 2014 Writing Contests
Contest Categories
Personal Essay/Creative Nonfiction
SUBMISSION PERIOD: April 1-June 30, 2014
The personal essay can be in any form or style, and should be evocative, thought-provoking, and sincere–and if it’s humorous too, even better. See below for word count and style guidelines. Nonfiction writer and novelist Laura Pritchett is our final judge in this category.
Poetry
SUBMISSION PERIOD: July 1-September 30, 2014
Poems can be in any style, up to 250 lines. Submit up to three poems per entry fee in this category (see submission formatting instructions below). The final judge for poetry is Lisa Zimmerman.
Submission Guidelines
Open Submissions You do not need to be a member of NCW or in Colorado to enter the contests.
For more details, visithttp://northerncoloradowriters.com/upcoming-events-mainmenu-133/writing-contests
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VANCOUVER 2014 SHORT STORY CONTEST
Open to all Canadian writers
Prizes:
First: $300
Second: $200
Third: $100
Winning entries will be published in the National Voices 2014 Anthology
RULES Length: Between 1,000 to 2,000 words, unpublished complete short stories, any genre, in English Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font, double spaced, aligned left, indent each paragraph 5 spaces, on 8 1/2 by 11 paper No biographical notes are required. No submission entries will be returned
How to Submit: Submissions may be sent via regular mail or submitted online Your name or other identifiers must not appear anywhere on the story to ensure the judging is blind Writers may submit multiple entries, but each must be accompanied by an entry fee and separate cover sheet
Fee per entry: $15 for national Canadian Authors Association members, $20 for non-members
Deadline: All submissions and payments must be made or postmarked on or before 11:59 PM (PDT) Monday, June 30, 2014
Queries: For further information please email Jean Kay VANcontests@canadianauthors.org and mark SHORT STORY CONTEST in the subject line
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Linda Hodge Bromberg Award for Prose Poetry Contest
(Subscription Included)
$15.00 USD
First Prize: 500 USD and publication in Quiddity as well as public-radio broadcast (offered via NPR member and PRI affiliate, Illinois Public Radio hub-station WUIS)
Honorable mentions may also be offered publication and broadcast.
All entrants will receive a one year subscription to Quiddity.
Contest deadline: June 30, 2014
For more details, visithttps://quiddity.submittable.com/submit/28398
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The 2014 Autumn House Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction Contests
Guidelines for the 2014 Autumn House Poetry Contest
Since 2003, the annual Autumn House Poetry Contest has awarded publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500 to the winner. For the 2014 contest, the preliminary judge is Michael Simms, and the final judge is Alicia Ostriker. The postmark deadline for entries is June 30, 2014. For further questions, feel free to email us, message us on Twitter, or ask us through our Facebook Fan Page.
The winner will receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote his or her book.
The deadline is June 30, 2014.
For more details, visit http://www.autumnhouse.org/contest-submissions/
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2014 Banff Mountain Film & Book Festival’s International Book Competition
The 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival’s international book competition is now underway. Writers and publishers of new books with mountain and/or adventure-travel themes are invited to enter the 21st annual competition — and we hope you have a book (or books!) to enter this year. View 2014 Competition entry details.
Entry deadline: June 30, 2014
Entry forms: For all entries – completed forms must be received by June 30. (Online, or via mail or fax to the Festival office)
Books: For titles published before June 30, finished copies must be received at the Festival office before the deadline. For titles published after June 30, finished copies must be received by August 1. See the competition regulations for details.
Early submission of books is encouraged and appreciated.
Pleasecontact us at banffmountainbooks@banffcentre.ca if you have any difficulties downloading the entry form.
For more details, visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/competitions/book/?utm_source=The+Banff+Centre&utm_campaign=ce112f408a-2013+BMFBF+On+Sale&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ad4acfe1fe-ce112f408a-297730561
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7th Annual Junior Authors Short Story Writing Contest
FREE INTERNATIONAL WRITING CONTEST
Ages 9 to 21 | All Countries
Opens February 1, 2014
Note to Past Participants: We have two important changes to the rules this year: 1) stories over 1,000 words will not be judged; 2) stories that do not have contact information at the top of the first page will not be judged. Also new, all finalists will be receiving a Certificate of Achievement this year, not just the winners. ~ Laura
Deadline June 30, 2014 Finalists Announced September 20, 2014 Winners Announced Live October 18, 2014 at the Junior Authors Writers Conference in Vancouver, Canada.
For more details, visit: http://laurathomascommunications.com/juniorauthorscontest/
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The Chaucer Awards – Historical Fiction Contest 2014
Currently accepting entries. Deadline: June 30th, 2014
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For more details, visit: http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521105
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2014 Bellevue Literary Review Prizes
The annual Bellevue Literary Review Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. The contest is open each year from February 1 – July 1.
The winners of the 2014 prizes are Abby Horowitz for “Pediatricology” (fiction), Will McGrath for “Forty-One Months” (nonfiction), and Laurie Clements Lambeth for “Chronic Care: ‘Broken Leg’ by Keith Carter, Photograph” (poetry). Find out more.
We will begin accepting submissions for the 2015 prizes on February 1, 2014.
See more at: http://blr.med.nyu.edu/submissions/BLRPrizes#sthash.UNzlpPcL.dpuf
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The Saturday Evening Post 2015 Great American Fiction Contest is underway!
In its nearly three centuries of existence, The Saturday Evening Post has published short fiction by a who’s who of American authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald; William Faulkner; Anne Tyler; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Ray Bradbury; Louis L’Amour; Sinclair Lewis; Jack London; and Edgar Allan Poe. You have the opportunity to join our illustrious line-up by entering The Saturday Evening Post’s Third Annual Great American Fiction Contest.
The winning story will be published in the Jan/Feb 2015 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, and the author will receive a $500 payment. Five runners-up will each receive a $100 cash payment and will also have their stories published online.
Submission Guidelines
Stories must be between 1,500 and 5,000 words in length
All stories must be submitted by the author, and previously unpublished (excluding personal websites and blogs)
No extreme profanity or graphic sex scenes
All stories must be submitted online in Microsoft Word format with the author’s name, address, telephone number, and email address on the first page.
Entries should be character or plot-driven pieces in any genre of fiction.
Think local. The Post has historically played a role in defining what it means to be an American. Your story should in some way touch upon the publication’s mission: Celebrating America, past, present, and future.
There is a $10 entry fee, which helps defray a portion of the cost of operating the contest.
All entries must be received electronically or postmarked by July 1, 2014.
See more at:http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/fiction-contest#sthash.aS1mlAlp.dpuf
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The NEW GUARD Contests in Fiction & Poetry
THE NEW GUARD VOLUME IV contest submission period runs from February 10 to July 14, 2014. The entry fee is $15. Guidelines are below. Click the link below to submit via Submittable’s online submission manager. We are looking forward to reading your work!
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT TO THE NEW GUARD CONTESTS IN FICTION & POETRY
MACHIGONNE FICTION CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional fiction in any genre. Submit up to 5,000 words: anything from flash to the long story. Novel excerpts are welcome if the excerpt functions as a stand-alone story. We do not publish illustrations.
Judged by Letters to Wendy’s author Joe Wenderoth.
KNIGHTVILLE POETRY CONTEST: $1,000 for an exceptional poem in any form. Three poems per entry. Up to 150 lines per poem.
Judged by National Book Award Finalist and author of Fast Animal,Tim Seibles.
We accept .doc or similar files–no PDFs, please. We do pay strict attention to word and line count. We accept previously unpublished work only. Any size print run or online publication (including blogs and/or social networking) disqualify an entry. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, provided we’re notified upon publication elsewhere. If we accept your story or poem for publication, we trust you will remove that story or poem from all other contests upon our acceptance of your work.
Contest winners and all finalists get one free copy of The New Guard, and each submission will be carefully considered for publication. Final judging is blind.
TNG retains standard first publication rights; all rights immediately revert to the writer upon publication. We are presently accepting contest submissions only. Please note that we no longer accept submissions via postal mail.
Please direct all submission questions to info@newguardreview.com.
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New Writers Award
The New Writers Award is sponsored by the thirteen members of the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) to recognize newly published writers and introduce the best among them to students and faculty on GLCA campuses. Judges are professors of literature and writers in residence at GLCA colleges.
Since 1970, an award is made each year for a first published volume of poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction. Each award winner has the opportunity to tour the thirteen colleges giving readings, meeting students and faculty, and leading discussions or classes.
Nominations should come from the publisher and should emphasize literary excellence. Publishers interested in finding out more about this award can contact Gregory Wegner, Director of the New Writers Award, via email or at 734.661.2350.
Note that the award is for a first published volume in its genre by the writer, that each publisher may enter only one work in each genre, and that four copies of each entry must be submitted. (Sorry, books cannot be returned.) Entries will be accepted beginning February 1, 2014. To be considered for this year’s award, all entries must be postmarked no later thanJuly 25, 2014.
For more information, visit http://glca.org/programs/new-writers-award
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Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
Winner: $60,000; Finalists: $5,000
Prize Guidelines
A prize of $60,000 will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book published between October 1, 2013 and September 17, 2014 that, in the opinion of the jurors, is the year’s best book of nonfiction. Literary nonfiction includes, among other forms, works of personal or journalistic essays, memoirs, commentary, criticism both social and political, history, and biography. Finalist works will demonstrate a distinctive voice, as well as a persuasive and compelling command of tone, narrative, style, and technique. The overall effect of such writing should provide the general reader with an informed, unique perspective on the issue at hand. The jurors will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists.
Eligibility Criteria
Titles must be published in Canada between October 1, 2013 and September 17, 2014. Books that are not yet in final published form by the final deadline of July 30, 2014 may be submitted as bound galleys.
Books must be English-language, first-edition trade books published by a Canadian press, written by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Previous publication in another country does not disqualify a book.
http://www.writerstrust.com/Awards/Hilary-Weston-Writers-Trust-Prize/Prize-Guidelines.aspx
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THE LOVE ON THE ROAD 2014 WRITING CONTEST
We are pleased to announce our second annual international Love on the Road Writing Contest, which will lead to the second annual edition of our Love on the Road anthology. We hope this year’s contest and anthology will be as successful as last year’s. Here’s how it will work.
We’ll accept submissions from May 1, 2014 to July 31, 2014. We at Malinki Press will choose our favorite 12 submissions and send those to our independent panel of judges. The judges will choose first-, second-, and third-prize winners. We’ll announce the winners in September and award them prizes of $200, $100, and $50, respectively, paid that month.
We will work with Dublin-based Liberties Press to publish Love on the Road 2015: Another Twelve Tales of Love and Travel as a trade paperback in the spring of 2015. We will also make the paperback available via Amazon and Flipkart, and publish it as an ebook.
Guidelines: http://malinkipress.com/lotr2014/
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Launch Your Screenwriting Career with Big Break Contest
Enter your screenplay or teleplay in the Big Break Contest by July 31, 2014 and launch your writing career
Eleven winners will share cash, prizes, and an NYFA Writing Fellowship with a total value over $80,000
Join past winners who scored representation with A-list executives and have seen their scripts optioned, sold, and produced.
Enter your feature screenplay in one of seven genre categories including Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Period, Sci-Fi, and Horror
Enter your TV script in one of four categories in half-hour and hour formats for specs and pilots
Two Grand Prize Winners will be selected from the feature genre and television format winners
http://store.finaldraft.com/big-break-contest.html
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The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest
The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is international, open to anyone who enjoys expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful literary art of poetry and/or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! Welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1,275.00. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com
Guidelines:
Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject, style, or form, typed or neatly hand printed.
And/or write a short story, five pages maximum length, on any subject or theme, creative writing fiction or non-fiction (including essay compositions, diary, journal entries and screenwriting). All entries must be neatly typed or legibly hand printed.
Multiple and simultaneous poetry and short story entries are accepted.
Postmark deadline: July 31, 2014
All contest winners will be announced on September 20, 2014
Prizes:
Writing First Prize is $500. Second: $250. Third: $100.
Poetry First Prize is $250. Second: $125. Third: $50.
Entry fees:
$10 per short story.
$5 per poem.
To send entries: Include title(s) with your story(ies) or poem(s), along with your name, address, phone#, email, brief biographical info (Tell us a little about yourself), on the coversheet. Add a self-addressed stamped envelope for entry confirmation. Fees payable to: “DREAMQUESTONE.COM”
Mail to:
Dream Quest One
Poetry & Writing Contest
P.O. Box 3141
Chicago, IL 60654
Visit http://www.dreamquestone.com for details on how to enter!
No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. “And remember, in whatever you do, it’s okay to dream, for dreams do come true.” –Dream Quest One
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The Laramie Awards – Western, Pioneer, Civil War Historical Fiction, Pre-1900s for 2014
Currently accepting entries. Deadline: July 31st, 2014
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For more details, visit: http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521125
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Cinnamon Press Annual Debut Novel (or Novella) Prize
The final category in the year will be have a closing date of July 31 2014
£1000 first prize plus publishing contract.
The fee is £12 and the judge is Stephen May.
Open to those who have not had a previous novel published.
http://www.cinnamonpress.com/competitions/
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ALICE MUNRO WRITERS AND READERS FESTIVAL’S
2014 SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Submissions for 2014 Alice Munro Writers & Readers Festival
Writers invited to submit their short stories for Competition
Deadline Aug. 1, 2014
Writers of short fiction are invited to enter the Alice Munro Writers and Readers Festival’s 2014 Short Story Competition. This annual short story competition is designed to provide an opportunity for writers to develop their craft and connect with like-minded associates. The Festival’s Steering Committee is dedicated to supporting the efforts and talent of unpublished and emerging writers of short fiction. The Festival activities include opportunities for writers to read their works as well as a gala awards event and a walking tour of Wingham with a focus on the life of Alice Munro as she grew up in the area. Guest speakers and workshop opportunities are being confirmed and complete information will be available on the website, outlining the weekend events starting Friday, September 26 until Sunday, September 28, 2014.
Writers are encouraged to submit their work and fulfill the criteria: entries must be typed using standard fonts such as Times Roman, Helvetica or Arial, size 11 or 12, double spaced on plain white paper. The entrants name must appear only on the cover page and all pages must be numbered clearly. Entries cannot exceed 5000 words. Stories must be written in English. Copyright remains property of the author. All contestants must have Canadian connections to be eligible for the 2014 Alice Munro Writers & Readers Short Story Completion.
Monetary prizes will be awarded for first-, second- and third-place winners in both adult and teen (age 13-19 as of August 1) categories. Selected authors will be invited to read from their entries at a Gala Event during the 2014 Festival Weekend, September 26-28, 2014. Winners will be celebrated at the Gala event on Saturday, September 27 in Wingham, Ontario, home of the first Festival and short story competition created by the volunteers of the local Horticultural Society.
Contest entries must be postmarked on or before August 1, 2014. Entries must be submitted in hard copy to Box 90, Wingham, Ontario with a digital copy forwarded to kstewart@ezlink.ca. Adult entries must be accompanied by a $25 entry fee per story and Teen category submissions must be accompanied by $10 entry fee, both payable online by Paypal. No more than three entries will be accepted from any one writer in the 2014 competition. Complete contest rules and entry forms are available at http://alicemunrofestival.ca/. For more information, email kstewart@ezlink.ca or call 519-523-4328/519-441-7629
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The Mind Magazine First Annual Insight Poetry Competition
General information: Deadline August 15, 2014
Mind Magazine’s First Annual Insight Poetry Competition is now accepting entries. Poems must be submitted electronically, or by mail in #12 Times or Times New Roman font, in stanzas, single-spaced. Each individual poem should not exceed three pages in length. Entries received after August 15th 2014 will be disqualified. Winners will be announced in the month of September, in the year of 2014. The winners will receive prize money as indicated below, and publication on the “Mind Magazine Top Talent” page, created to showcase the work of the finalists. Poetry entries should contain text only. Illustrative work will be disregarded. All rights remain those of the author, and, no poem may be entered to which the rights to that work are not fully and entirely those of the author.
More details: http://www.mindmagazine.net/#!contests-and-submissions/c1j72
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Ordinary Guru Contest
Have you ever met an everyday, ordinary guru who helped you break a myth that held you back, sparked insight, or helped you see the world a little differently? If so, tell us your story by entering the Ordinary Guru Contest. You can submit a short story, essay, memoir, photo essay, cartoon, graphic novel or poem.
First Prize: $5,000
Second Prize: $2,500
Third Prize: $1,500
We look forward to reading your entry!
NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PURCHASE OR PAYMENT DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. Open only to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec), who are 18 years and older.Contest ends August 31, 2014. Subject to complete Official Rules | Privacy Policy
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6th Annual NANO Prize
http://nanofiction.org/weekly-feature/news/2014/04/2014-nano-prize-now-open
The sixth-annual NANO Prize, awarding publication and $500 to a previously unpublished work of fiction 300 words or fewer, is now open! All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to NANO Fiction and winners will be announced in September.
This year’s contest will be judged by Kim Chinquee.
The entry fee is $15 for up to three shorts. Please visit our submission manager to enter.
Rules and Guidelines: All entries must be unpublished and 300 words or fewer. While there will be only one winner of the contest, all submitted pieces will be considered for publication.
The entry fee is $15 for up to three shorts. Please paste all three works into the submission manager as one submission. You may enter as many times as you like. Each separate entry requires its own entry fee of $15. Entry fees are nonrefundable. Please withdraw your submission immediately if taken elsewhere.
The entrant’s name should not appear anywhere in the body of the submission.
Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit.
Deadline: September 1, 2014.
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2014 WOMEN’S MEMOIR COMPETITION
We’re looking for memoirs written by previously unpublished women memoirists. Submissions must be in prose, and narrate actual events in your life.
1st Prize: £5,000
Five other finalists will be offered free professional feedback by The Literary Consultancy
Judging Panel:
Julie Myerson (memoirist, novelist)
Jenny Brown (literary agent
Jane Martinson (Women’s Editor, Guardian)
The six shortlisted authors will be invited to meet literary agents and editors at a special networking event in London.
Closing date: 22 September 2014
Please note: To constitute a full-length memoir, it must total at least 50,000 words.
Please make sure you read the competition rules before entering.
For more details, visithttps://mslexia.co.uk/whatson/msbusiness/ncomp_active.php
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Palettes & Quills
4th Biennial Poetry Chapbook Competition
with Judge Kelly Cherry
Open to All Writers
http://www.palettesnquills.com
Prize: A $200 cash award plus 50 copies of the published book. Additional copies will be available at an author’s discount. All finalists will receive one free copy of the published book. All contest entrants will be offered a special discount on the purchase price of the published book.
Deadline: September 30th, 2014.Manuscripts postmarked after September 30th will not be read.
For contest details, visit: http://www.palettesnquills.com/palettes__quills_2nd_biennial_p.htm
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Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Writing Contest 2014 – The Clue Awards
Currently accepting entries. Deadline: September 30th, 2014.
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For more details, visit: http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521209
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Persimmon Tree Poetry Contests
Upcoming Poetry Contests:
CENTRAL NORTH STATES (ID, MT, WY, NV, UT, CO, ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, MO, KS, IL, IN, OH, MI, WI)
Submissions accepted: Aug. 15 – Oct. 15, 2014
Appears: Winter 2014-15 Judge TBA
See more at: http://www.persimmontree.org/v2/submissions/#sthash.YiVtCoOc.dpuf
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Elixir Press 14th Annual Poetry Awards
Elixir Press is sponsoring a poetry contest open to all poets writing in English. There will be a Judge’s Prize of $2,500 and an Editors’ Prize of $1,500. Both winning manuscripts will be published by Elixir Press. All entries will be considered for publication. An outside judge, to be announced later, will make the final decision for the first prize. The editors will make the final decision for the second prize.
Guidelines: http://elixirpress.com/annual-poetry-contest/
The entry fee is $30.
Manuscripts will be accepted from August 1 to October 31, 2013.
Submit to:
Elixir Press
P. O. Box 27029
Denver, CO 80227
If you have questions, please contact us at info@elixirpress.com.
For electronic submissions, please use this link:Submit to Elixir Press
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Contemporary & Mainstream Novel Writing Contest 2014 – The Somerset Awards
1st Place Category Award Winners for the Somerset Awards will compete for the 2014 Grand Blue Ribbon Prize.
Deadline: November 30th, 2014.
Two Divisions: Published (Legacy, Indie, Self-Pub, Small Press, E-pub) and Manuscripts
For more details, visit: http://chantireviews.com/store/#!/~/product/category=5193080&id=21521214
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Zone 3 Press
Creative Nonfiction Book Award
Prize: $1,000 and Publication
Guidelines: • One copy of your manuscript of 150-300 pages. • An acknowledgments page may be included. • $25.00 reading fee made payable to Zone 3 Press. Reading fee includes a one-year subscription to ZONE 3. Deadline: April 1, 2015.
For details, visithttp://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Darker Times Fiction
We currently run three monthly competitions for UK and international writers, all on the theme of “Darker Times.” You can take this as straight up horror, or you can interpret it in any creative way you wish. Entries for all competitions cost £5 / $8 US and can be paid via paypal. The winner of each competititon each month will receive a percentage of the money raised by the entry fees for their particular competition (a minimum of £15 / $24), plus publication on the website and in an upcoming Darker Times Anthology (available both as an ebook and as a paperback). Runners up and honourable mentions will receive no cash prize but will also be included on the site and in an upcoming publication. Each writer will have the opportunity to provide an author bio and a link to their website/blog; we want to promote new writers as much as we can! All of the information can be found on the website –www.darkertimes.co.uk. It’s open to UK and international writers and ends on the last day of each month.
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FJORDS REVIEW ANNUAL CONTEST
Rolling deadlines
Fjords will announce the 2013-14 contest winner(s) on August 15, 2014. Publication will follow in Fall 2015. We read manuscripts throughout the year and publish our winner and shortlist on the same day. Notification to the winner is sent on July 15, 2014.
Each manuscript should be between 45-300 pages and may be a collection of poetry, short stories or different kinds of literary pieces. Full-length visual art, illustrated and collaborative books are also considered.
To enter: send one word file or .pdf containing
Cover page with author name, telephone number, email and postal address and manuscript name
Page that includes only the title of the manuscript.
Manuscript with numbered pages and table of contents.
Judging for the contest is blind. All work submitted is considered for book publication and for publication in an edition of Fjords
http://fjordsreview.com/contest/contest.html
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Neil Postman Award for Metaphor
Rolling Deadline
(no fee)
Although primarily known as an educationist and a media critic, Neil Postman was, at his core, a “noticer”—and he particularly noticed what we do with metaphor and how metaphor shapes and creates our cognitive world. Postman maintained that words (and words, in truth, are metaphors) are as much the driver of reality as they are the vehicle. Consequently, metaphor was not a subject to be relegated and limited to high school poetry units wherein a teacher drones on about the difference between “like” and “as” and considers the job finished. For Postman, the study of metaphor was unending and metaphors were as crucial as they were omnipresent; they served to give form to and dictate experience.
In honor and remembrance of Neil Postman, who died on October 5, 2003, we have established the Neil Postman Award for Metaphor. The motivation for the award is simple and two-fold: To reward a given writer for his or her use of metaphor, and to celebrate (and hopefully propagate) Postman’s work and the typographical mind.
Each spring the editors will choose one poem from all of the submissions received by Rattle during the previous year. The author of the chosen poem will receive $500. There are no entry fees or special submission guidelines. Send up to 5 unpublished poems plus a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to: Rattle, 12411 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA 91604. To browse previous winners, and for information on how to submit electronically, visit our website: http://www.rattle.com/poetry/extras/postman/
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Nonfiction Book Awards
Welcome to the NEW Nonfiction Book Awards! As an extension of the Nonfiction Authors Association, we are committed to honoring excellence in nonfiction books and welcome submissions by self-published and traditionally published authors alike, in both print and ebook formats. Publishers are also welcome to submit books for award consideration.
About the Nonfiction Book Awards
Our program honors books year-round so you can submit your entry at any time. Books are not judged against competing titles, but are reviewed by our judges based on a scoring system that evaluates the quality of the writing and production of the book (editing, design and other details). A book can receive a bronze, silver or gold award provided the final evaluation score qualifies. As with other awards programs, not all books receive an award, but many do.
Winning a Nonfiction Book Award is like adding a seal of approval to your book. It tells readers and media professionals that you have a high quality book worth reading!
Award recipients receive the following:
Beautiful award certificate mailed directly to you (or sent via email if outside of the U.S.)
Review posted to your book sales page on Amazon
Digital award badge for display on your website
Featured listing for your book on our website
Award stickers for your books, available for purchase
Additional Benefits of Winning a Book Award
Aside from the items listed above, winning a book award brings tremendous personal gratification. You will instantly earn the title of “award-winning author!” This designation can be added to your marketing materials, website, author bio, and the cover of the book. When potential readers learn that a book has been honored with an award, it can help influence buying decisions.
We are proud to offer this program to nonfiction authors world-wide. We firmly believe that nonfiction books have the power to change the world and the Nonfiction Book Awards provides a powerful way to help elevate the status of your book.
– See more at: http://nonfictionauthorsassociation.com/nonfiction-book-awards/#sthash.H0SVcAFl.dpuf
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Zone 3 Nonfiction Award
Zone 3 is accepting submissions for its nonfiction contest. For online submissions, click here to complete the submission manager form, choose “Zone 3 Nonfiction Award” for your genre, and upload your essay. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. For paper submissions, submit one essay with SASE and $10 entry fee to: Zone 3, APSU, P.O. Box 4565, Clarksville, TN 37044. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Zone 3 Fiction Award
Zone 3 is now accepting submissions for its twelfth annual fiction award. For online submissions, click here to complete the submission manager form, choose “Zone 3 Fiction Award” for your genre, and upload your story. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. For paper submissions, submit one story with SASE and $10 entry fee to: Zone 3, APSU, P.O. Box 4565, Clarksville, TN 37044. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Zone 3. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visit http://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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Zone 3 Poetry Award
Zone 3 is now accepting submissions for its annual poetry award. Submit up to three poems via our online submissions manager. Click here to log in and upload your poems; choose “Zone 3 Poetry Award” for your genre. You will be directed to another webpage for secure payment. No deadline. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Zone 3. The winner will be announced on our website. Prize: $250 and publication. For details, visithttp://www.apsu.edu/zone3/contests
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EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Nano Fictions Celebrates National Short Story Month
The editors of NANO Fiction spend a lot of time thinking about the flash form. We believe it’s not only our business to publish a semi-annual journal, but to engage with the contemporary field of flash fiction as well. So when a special occasion like National Short Story Month comes around, we can’t think of a better way to engage our readers, and the genre, than to get everyone writing flash!
Celebrate National Short Story Month in a big way this year by stopping by the website each day for a new writing prompt—yep, that’s right: we’ll be posting 31 writing prompts and many will be linked to some of our favorite stories published in NANO Fiction.
Then, to cap off the month, we will be re-releasing the prompts along with their linked stories with a dozen never-before-scene new prompts in an anthology. The anthology will be free to educators with an .edu email address and only ten bucks to our beautiful regular readers.
Pre-order your anthology here and check out the first prompt and story here!
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Free Online Course
Greetings from the University of Texas at Austin! I am writing to you because of your interest in the Knight Center for Journalism’s massive open online courses (MOOCs). We are launching a new MOOC, so we want to check if you are interested in enrolling in it and if you could give us a hand by spreading the word to people you know who could benefit from our newest journalism training initiative, which is free and available to anyone with internet access.
Registration is now open for the MOOC “Investigative Journalism for the Digital Age,” which will last five weeks, starting on May 12 and ending on June 15, 2014. Please read our story about this MOOC and click here to register.
The MOOC “Investigative Journalism for the Digital Age” will be taught by four of the best investigative reporters in the United States: Brant Houston, former, long time executive director of IRE (Investigative Reporters and editors), currently a professor and Knight Chair in Investigative Journalism at the University of Illinois; Steve Doig, a veteran investigative journalism and data journalism pioneer, currently a professor and Knight Chair at Arizona State University; Lise Olsen, a veteran journalism trainer, currently investigative reporter at Houston Chronicle; and Michael Berens, an investigative reporter for The Seattle Times.
Please, help us to spread the word about this course among your social media contacts. Journalists, journalism professors and journalism students can benefit from this free training initiative, and it is also open to the general public.
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CANADIAN CREATIVE WRITERS AND WRITING PROGRAMS 2014 CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE!
May 15-18, 2014, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Calling all writers and teachers of creative writing! The 2014 CCWWP draft conference schedule and registration form is now live. The CCWWP planning committee and executive board have worked hard on affordability this year, and rates have been significantly reduced from the Toronto conference in 2012, with further discounts for early registration. CCWWP is excited to host three exciting keynote events, with three marvellous writers: Joseph Boyden, Amy Bloom and Lisa Moore. A stimulating mix of panel discussions and readings from the community of writers across Canada and internationally will be offered.
For conference schedule (to date) and to register, please visit: http://www.ccwwp.ca/conference-registration/?#id=3&wid=1201&cid=736.
The Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs was formed in 2010 to create a national network, forum, lobby group, resource, and conference for creative writers and those teaching creative writing.
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Samantha Warwick
Southern Alberta Program Coordinator
Writers Guild of Alberta
Phone: (403) 265 – 2226
“The Writers Guild of Alberta is a community of writers that exists to support, encourage and promote writers and writing; to safeguard the freedom to write and to read; and to advocate for the well-being of writers.”
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Young Writers 2014
May 16 – May 19, 2014Fri 6:30 PM – Mon 1:00 PM
$660.00
“Come to this program…you will be inspired and will inspire. You will grow and sow the seeds for others to grow. You will have a blast” – Young Writer, 2009 You are a creative Writer between the ages of 13 – 18. You would like to write, play and create with other inspiring Writers…..If this in some small way describes you, then spend a long weekend with us! You’ll get to work with experienced writers, explore a variety of forms of writing – spoken word, poetry, short stories – create pieces of your own, and collaborate to complete a ‘zine. Writers at all levels will be challenged and supported in a friendly, creative atmosphere. Everyone will be encouraged to offer respectful feedback, celebrate differences and to write, write, write!
Click here for the Health Form which your parents or guardian needs to fill out and sign!
Program Cost: $660 ($425 tuition+$235 meals/accommodations) Bursaries available!
Local Price: $519 (program cost without overnight, without breakfast)
Please register at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place in this program.
https://www.tatacentre.ca/index.php/programs/details/2022
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Now accepting applications: Interdisciplinary Arts Residency
Application deadline: June 2, 2014
This latest residency is designed to support artists, collectives, and companies in the creation, investigation, and production of new work that crosses disciplines and genres. Utilizing the various artistic facilities on campus, artists will be able to explore projects that blur boundaries. Artists at various stages of artistic practice are encouraged to apply, whether they are at the conceptual stage, ready for development and production, or preparing for presentation. Adjudication is based on artistic merit and the ability of The Banff Centre to help realize the project.
For more information, visit http://www.banffcentre.ca/programs/program.aspx?id=1474&utm_source=The+Banff+Centre&utm_campaign=3cdefd01a3-Arts_Interdisciplinary_Convergence2_27_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ad4acfe1fe-3cdefd01a3-297730561
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Writing Your Life Story 2014
https://www.tatacentre.ca/index.php/programs/details/2023
Jun 6 – Jun 8, 2014 Fri 7:00 PM – Sun 1:00 PM
$380.00
Join us for a weekend of writing and reflecting, considering your life’s journey, and creating a visual memoir to keep or share with loved ones.
Using art, meditation, and reflection, facilitators will guide you through exercises to help you capture your own personal history and life lessons, and compile a mini-memoir book using words and pictures.
No experience required! Come with your memories, old postcards, photographs, or just a desire to reflect on your life’s path and ponder what you’ve learned along the way.
Program Cost: $380 ($225 tuition+$155 meals/accommodations)
Local Price: $286 (program cost without overnight, without breakfast)
Please register at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place in this program
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Self-publishing Summit 2014
June 7 & 8 presented by Howard VanEs and Brooke Warner of She Writes Press. There is also an extremely generous early registration offer which you can see below. http://Letswritebooks.us6.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=ac190f547ea09d518767b636f&id=5706a04392&e=a20c1e9576
This year our focus will be on marketing your books and the reason is both obvious and extremely important. Ask any bestselling author the difference between books that are bestseller and the ones that fade away, and they will tell you that marketing is the difference.
Will your book become a bestseller or will it languish, make a few sales and then never to be heard of again? The difference between good books that sell well and those that don’t is MARKETING.
Highlights of the Summit include:
• The 7 keys for book marketing success: Learn how the big players do it and watch book sales soar!
• Make marketing easy with expanded distribution: More channels of distribution = more sales.
• Social media secrets: The 3 big mistakes most writers make using social media and how to use it effectively without it becoming a major time suck!
• Turn your book into a sales magnet: Generate tons of additional sales, email addresses and fans for your book!
• How to craft a powerful and effective Elevator Pitch
• P.R. made easy and effective!
• Website magic: Discover the secrets of a successful author web site and how to have an effective site made easily and quickly, even if you are a non-techie!
• Turn your book into cash machines: Discover a variety of ways to turn your existing book content into products and services that generate cash in as little as 24 hrs.
• And much more!
Perhaps most importantly, you will be guided through creating your own marketing plan. Leave the weekend with a clear plan of action knowing exactly what to do and when to do it.
Click here to learn more or register: http://Letswritebooks.us6.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=ac190f547ea09d518767b636f&id=96acc36395&e=a20c1e9576
Kick your career and books sales into high gear! Join us for Self-publishing Summit 2014.
Keep writing!
Howard VanEs
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Women Reading Aloud
GREECE WRITER’S RETREAT
JUNE 16 – 25, 2014
REGISTER NOW – SPACES AVAILABLE
We’re looking forward to June, 2014
ALONNISOS is a jewel of an island situated in the northwest of the Aegean Sea. It belongs to the Northern Sporadic group of islands. The harbor spills into a small bay with clear turquoise waters, surrounded by steep, ochre-yellow cliffs. Alonnisos has been designated as one of the top eco-islands of Europe. Swim in its crystal clear waters or hike old donkey paths kept open for nature lovers. Explore the natural beaches and travel into the hilly countryside where gentle, green hills converge with deep ravines. View the island as one large botanical garden. Surround yourself with dramatic views from the top of Chora – Old Town – and other highpoints on the island. Return to your private terrace and breathe in the calm of the environment.
You will arrive by Flying Dolphin hydrofoil or ferry to the lively port and main village of Patitiri. Most of the islands’ 2,900 permanent inhabitants live in this area. Patitiri is full of cafes and tavernas where you can sit with your writing journal and enjoy the port atmosphere with the many colorful fishing and sailing boats. Walk up the hill to Nina’s Pansion where you will be staying and feast your eyes on the magenta bourganvilla. Read. Take a nap. Swim. Hike. Take time. Write.
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CanWrite! 2014 Conference
CanWrite! 2014 will be held June 19-22 in Orillia, Ontario
EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
Early-bird registration ends January 27, 2014
Registration period ends May 24, 2014
LITERARY MASTERS + WRITERS’ RETREAT + CONFERENCE!
The Canadian Authors Association’s annual CanWrite! conference is for aspiring, emerging and accomplished writers. We are once again incorporating a retreat element into our conference, but with a bit of a twist. Regular workshops and master classes are offered in the afternoons, and you have a selection of options for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday mornings — an à la carte menu to make sure this writers’ conference meets your current needs.
WHAT’S UP THIS YEAR?
Moderated expressive writing circles
Guided forest hikes to spark your creativity
Yoga sessions
Special interest sessions
Pitch sessions with publishing professionals
WHAT’S ON THE PROGRAM?
Master classes for published and mid-career authors (held June 18)
Optional retreat mornings – personal writing, social or ‘me’ time
Selection of half-day afternoon workshops on the craft and business of writing
Book fair and author signings
Panel discussions on timely issues in the publishing industry
Exhibits by professionals offering specialized services to writers
Open mike readings
2014 CanAuthors Literary Awards
Canadian Authors Annual General Meeting
Location: Lakehead University, Orillia Campus
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Gladstone Library Writer in Residence Programme for 2015: OPEN NOW!
Submissions open: 5 February 2014
Deadline: Monday 30 June 2014
Gladstone’s Library’s immensely successful Writer in Residence programme is now seeking submissions for residencies to take place in 2015. There will be four residencies offered in 2015. Each of the winning writers will be awarded a full month’s residency in the wonderfully creative atmosphere of Gladstone’s Library. During that month, each writer will publish two blogs about their stay, run a one-day workshop on the craft of creative writing, and host an evening event where they talk about any aspect of their writing life. Each residency comes with full board and lodging, travel expenses within the UK and a stipend of £100 per week. Previous judges of the prize include Damian Barr, Stella Duffy, and Jessica Fellowes. The 2015 judges are Vanessa Gebbie, Charles Gladstone, Katrina Naomi and Sarah Waters.
Now in its fourth year, the prize was established by Gladstone’s Library in association with Damian Barr (saloniere and author of Maggie and Me) to explore and define liberal values in the twenty-first century. As the Library’s Warden, Peter Francis, points out, ‘we are committed to maintaining Gladstone’s legacy of engagement with social, moral, and spiritual questions, by helping people reflect more deeply on the questions that concern them: this scheme is an extension of that mission’.
For more details, visithttp://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/writers/
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Camp NaNoWriMo
You’re invited to Camp NaNoWriMo, running this July!
We first imagined Camp simply as an off-season alternative to National Novel Writing Month, but it’s evolved into much more than that: writers choose their own projects—from novel sequels to scripts to pop-up books—and find cabin communities (and often new friends) to support them.
We call it a retreat because you can write anything, plus see what you’re capable of when you have the time and space to create.
Last year, we introduced flexible word-count goals (10,000 to 999,999) and the ability to add your own project genre. Our 2014 features are designed to make Camp even more open:
Supersized, ultra-hyphy cabins. Chat with a mondo crew of fellow writers on @reply-enabled message boards.
Full project-defining power. Claim a genre and category on your profile. “Adventure Short Stories”? “Historical Poetry”? Anything goes.
A big world of inspiration.Our blog, Facebook, and Twitter will be in full Camp spirit throughout the spring and summer.
Brand-new (and restocked) Camp merchandise and donation levels. Because you need a “CandleLit” T-shirt and twig pen in your life.
Make Camp NaNoWriMo your creative retreat. Sign in today (with your existing NaNoWriMo or Camp login).
Chris Angotti
Director of Programs
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Independent Writing Retreat 2014
Aug 17 – Aug 22, 2014Sun 7:00 PM – Fri 3:00 PM
$595.00
“The retreat was like a gift, and I thank the Centre for allowing creative thought to run rampant through your lovely facility.” – Independent Writing Retreat past participant
This is an invitation to writers who want to work independently on a manuscript, in a community designed to support writers.
Unique to this retreat, you also have the option of getting feedback on your writing in the evenings with author and teacher Gwen Davies and another author and facilitator TBA . The facilitators will also be available to answer questions and offer support.
Click here to see information about a Young Adult Writing Scholarship.
Program Cost: $595 ($200 tuition+$395 meals/accommodations) Local Price: $360 (program cost without overnight, without breakfast)
Please register at least 2 weeks in advance to secure your place in this program.
https://www.tatacentre.ca/index.php/programs/details/2029
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WRITING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Do you have a passion for creative writing? Perhaps you work in a field that requires strong writing skills? Whatever your reasons for wanting to be a better writer, University of Calgary Continuing Education can help.
Three writing certificate programs are offered, all of which are delivered completely online. When youenroll in a course, you will be required to work within scheduled start- and end-dates and will be expected to meet assignment timelines. During the duration of the course, you will work whenever-and from wherever-you choose, as long as you have a computer and a reliable internet connection. Each program requires 200 hours of instruction time, and in some cases, courses can be applied to more than one certificate. One or more of the following certificate programs may be exactly what you need:
Professional Writing specializing in Business and Technical Writing
Professional Writing specializing in Marketing and Public Relations
Creative Writing
For more information, go to http://conted.ucalgary.ca/writing/
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RESOURCES
Access Copyright Foundation Research Grants Program
The Access Copyright Foundation promotes and supports Canadian culture by providing grants intended to encourage the development and dissemination of publishable Canadian works. The Foundation endeavours to make a modest but important contribution to the Canadian cultural community, while also broadening public awareness of the creative vitality of Canadian writers, visual artists and publishers.
The Access Copyright Foundation grants program is administered by the Saskatchewan Arts Board.
See the website for further details and eligibility criteria: http://acfoundation.ca/
Please contact Joanne Gerber at the Saskatchewan Arts Board with any questions about the program.
Joanne Gerber
Program Consultant
Saskatchewan Arts Board
(Toll free) 1 800 667 7526
1 306 964 1163
joanne@artsboard.sk.ca
Artist Residency
A different kind of Artists’ Colony in Costa Rica
http://www.odysseyscostarica.org/Home.html
Open Call to writers and artists of all disciplines worldwide, emerging or established. Currently accepting applications for spring and summer of 2014. If making plans on shorter notice space may or may not be available, so please inquire first: OdysseysCostaRica@gmail.com.
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Write In Hemingway’s House: Apply Now To Be Our 2014 Writer In Residence
The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park seeks a 2014 Writer in Residence.
The Oak Park-based Foundation, which owns the home where Hemingway was born, is soliciting applicants for a year-long program designed to give writers what they most need in order to create great work: space and inspiration.
The attic of the Hemingway Birthplace Home has been transformed from a dusty storage space to the place where a great novel, epic poem, evocative short story or groundbreaking journalism project will be created. The writer chosen by the Foundation will work in a newly redesigned office, outfitted as a safari writing retreat by Thomasville of Oakbrook and featuring their Hemingway Collection of furniture and décor.
The writer will be given use of the workspace for one year at no cost (see application for details), and will be asked to provide cultural programming – lectures, workshops, presentations, or other programs – to the general public.
Interested writers may apply by downloading and filling out the following application:
Download EHFOP.WriterInResidenceApplication
Applications will be accepted through June 1, with the selection announced at the Hemingway Birthday Celebration July 21 in Oak Park. Start date will be determined by the writer and Foundation.
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EST-NORD-EST RESIDENCY
http://www.transartists.org/article/est-nord-est-artists-curators-and-writers-residency-2014
Three residencies are offered per year, in the spring, summer and fall. Up to four artists and a curator or a writer may participate in each residence, eight weeks for the artists, four weeks for the curator or the writer. Curators and writers receive a $572 stipend and free lodging for the four-week period of the residence. A $260 writer’s fee will also be paid for texts on the residency produced for publication by Est-Nord-Est (250 words per artist). Curators and writers have access to an individual studio space, documentation on the artists, certain electronic equipment, logistical support… and a bicycle. Location Quebec.
NOTE: Check the website for upcoming deadlines for 2014-2015.
ISLAND Hill House Artist Residency Program
Hill House Residency supports talented emerging songwriters, writers at all stages of their career and non-studio artists (see a more complete definition below) with a two, three or four week stay in a semi-secluded log cabin near East Jordan, Michigan. It includes a well-stocked kitchen, a selection of instruments and some basic recording gear, as well as opportunities for community exchange through performance, readings and workshops (only at your request, of course). The emerging musician residency also offers a small stipend to aid in your professional development.
Artists age 21 and older from anywhere in the world may apply. Solo artists as well as collaborating teams of up to four people may apply.
The residency lasts a minimum of two weeks and a maximum of four weeks.
There is a $25 application fee. This fee is per application period. Applying for an entire year will cost $50. While there is no additional cost to you, you will still need money for incidentals, materials and transportation to and from the residency. Also consider indirect costs: time away from your job and paying bills at home while you are in residence.
For more details, visithttp://www.artmeetsearth.org/artistresidency.html
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Osage Arts Community Residency
Osage Arts Community is a place that provides temporary time, space, and support for the creation of new work in a retreat format. These creative residencies are generally anywhere from one week to one year but average around six months. OAC serves creative people of all kinds – visual artists, composers, poets, fiction and nonfiction writers.
OAC is located on a 152-acre farm in an isolated rural mountainside setting in Central Missouri bordered by ¾ of a mile of the Gasconade River. We provide a solitary retreat to those working alone, as well as welcoming collaborative teams, offering a living space and a country environment in addition to workspace to emerging and mid-career artists.
We are committed to a unified belief in the creative process, and we support this by offering dedicated time and space for the creation of new work.
Visit us at Facebook, see our page at Alliance of Artist Communitiesor see current artist blog at OAC_Blogs.
For more details, visit http://www.artistcommunities.org/residencies/osage-arts-community
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Red Gate Residency
Red Gate Residency was founded in 2001, by the leading art gallery in China and has since been committed to the promotion of multicultural art dialogue within an immersion setting. Each year, they host over 70 artists from all over the world in the residency. In order to provide artists-in-residence with abundant opportunities to explore the local art scene, they also cooperate with art spaces and projects in Beijing and coordinate exhibitions and activities.
Eligible Applicants
There is no limitation by medium nor by nationality. We are open to multicultural and cross-disiplinary exchange. We work with artists who can organize their own funds and or have received grants to cover their residency.
Application Process
We ask that all applicants apply using our online application form. Portfolio and brief bigography are required. Applicants also need to outline their residency objectives. The length of residencies range from 1 month to 6 months (we prefer to take bookings by the month). Applications are received on a rolling basis. Although at times we may have last minute space available, our facilities commonly fill six months in advance so we encourage an early application.
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Women Reading Aloud Writer’s Retreat
WOMEN READING ALOUD hosts its 4th international Writer’s Retreat from June 16th – 25th on the magical island of Alonnisos, in beautiful Greece.
Situated in the northwest of the Aegean Sea, Alonnisos has been designated as one of the top eco-islands of Europe. View the island as one large botanical garden. Enjoy your private room with bath and private balcony overlooking the turquoise waters of the sea. Morning Writing Workshops, Nite Writes, Sunset Dinner Cruise, Yoga (optional), Welcome Dinner, Closing Reception and much more. Led by Julie Maloney, Founder/Director of Women Reading Aloud. Open to writers of all genres. All levels. Workshops follow the Amherst Writers and Artists Method.
Discover new material, hone your craft and explore the writer’s life. For testimonials and further details, visit:www.womenreadingaloud.org
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The Banff Centre Literary Arts Programs
Call for applications:Summer/fall 2014 programs
Narrative & Poetry
Writing With Style
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2014
Program dates: Sep 6, 2014 - Sep 13, 2014
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2014
Program dates: Oct 6, 2014 - Oct 18, 2014
Mountain and Wilderness Writing
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2014
Program dates: Oct 31, 2014 - Nov 21, 2014
Non-Fiction
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2014
Program dates: Sep 6, 2014 - Sep 13, 2014
Mountain and Wilderness Writing
Application deadline: Jun 15, 2014
Program dates: Oct 31, 2014 - Nov 21, 2014
For details, visit : http://www.banffcentre.ca/writing/programs/
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BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTS COUNCIL PROJECT ASSISTANCE
http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/guidelines/artists/creativewriters/creativewriter.htm
This program assists professional writers with the writing of specific creative projects. Awards are available for projects in the genres of drama, fiction, juvenile, non-fiction and poetry.
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CAMAC RESIDENCY FOR ARTISTS
http://www.camac.org/english/intro.htm
Brings together artists in all disciplines from all over the world. Does not cover travel, but all expenses are paid upon arrival. Two-month residencies. Location France. Offer each year a residency bursary to one visual artist, one writer and one musician or composer in order to create new career prospects for artists.
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Capacity Building Initiative: Travel Grants from Canada Council for the Arts
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from diverse Aboriginal, cultural and regional communities, including people with disabilities.
Please refer to the complete Program Guidelines[PDF, 307.7 KB].
Applicants who cannot view the documents in PDF format can contact the Equity Office to receive documents in alternative formats.
Program Description
Signed, audio and captioned videos summarizing this program are available.
These grants contribute to travel costs associated with participation in professional and career development activities in order for applicants to network, share knowledge, gain skills in specific arts practices and engage in dialogue about equity in the arts. No deadline. You may apply for one of the following fixed amounts to help cover your travel costs, based on excursion fares: $500, $750, $1,000, $1,500, $2,000 or $2,500. However, the two highest amounts ($2,000 and $2,500) are available only if you are traveling to or from northern Canada or to international destinations other than the United States and Europe. These grants cannot be used for travel that occurs before the date that the application is submitted. You might not be awarded the full amount requested.
For more information, visit:http://canadacouncil.ca/en/council/grants/find-a-grant/grants/capacity-building-initiative-travel-grants
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FANSNEXTDOOR
http://www.fansnextdoor.com/en
Another crowdfunding site. FansNextdoor is a platform for all creative professionals to promote and fund their projects together with their fans. Create your project, its financing goal and deadline. If the financing goal is met or exceeded by deadline, all contributions are transferred to your PayPal account. If the financing goal is not met, all funds are returned.
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INDIEGOGO
IndieGoGo offers anyone with an idea — creative, cause-related, entrepreneurial — the tools to build a campaign and raise money. Project categories include gaming, film, design, education, mobile, and technology. Integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms. Offers a widget to showcase your campaign on your website. Unlike many crowdfunding sites, you keep all the money you raise, even if you don’t meet your goal. Track contributions with the analytics tools and stay on top of fulfillment with the dashboard. There is a 4 percent fee on the money you raise when you meet your funding goal.
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Kickstarter has launched in Canada, and The Banff Centre is getting involved. Kickstarter is an online crowdfunding platform for creative projects ranging from films, games, and music to art, design, and technology. If you’re currently seeking funding for a project you want to pursue at The Banff Centre, we want you to join us on Kickstarter. Contact us so we can support you by curating your project on our Kickstarter page (please include a link to the project). View some projects on Kickstarter that successfully reached their funding goals and made their way to The Banff Centre. As you send us your projects, we’ll continue to curate them on our Kickstarter page. If you’re an alumni or your project has already been successfully funded, we’d still love to showcase your work. Get in touch! Have questions? Find answers on Kickstarter’s FAQ pages.
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Online Writing Classes
FanStory.com is a writing site founded in 2000.
On this writing community all posts receive feedback from writers and readers. Feedback includes a detailed comment on the posted work and a rating. The site uses a six star ratings scale with “1” being the worst and “6” being the best.
Writers are ranked based on the feedback they receive. Separate rankings are available for Poets, Novelists, Short Works (short stories and essays) and Script Writers (television and other forms of screenplays). Trophies are rewarded to the top five writers in each of the individual rankings at the end of the year.
The site recognizes writing with “Recognized”, “All Time Best” and “Seal of Quality” levels. Each level is more difficult to receive with the final level determined by the Seal of Quality committee. The committee is made up of published authors and stand-out reviewers. They offer feedback to help writers get published.
The site features free writing contests with cash prizes. Site members also have the ability to create their own contests to challenge other writers to write about a specific topic or a specific form of writing (such as writing using specific poetry format).
The welcome page includes featured writing. It also includes writing that has been well received in the past 24 hours.
Each day over 200 stories and poems are posted. Over 7,000 comments are written on the writing posted daily. Writers keep full copyright to their posted work.
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PEERBACKERS
Peerbackers is for business owners to raise capital from their peers — in small increments — in exchange for tangible rewards. Create a personal and venture profile. Share your story through social media share buttons on your project page. Once your campaign is launched, send updates on your progress. If you reach at least 80 percent of your funding goal by deadline, your funding is released to you. Peerbackers charges a 5 percent fee, in addition to third party processing fees.
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PLACES FOR WRITERS
There are a number of interesting calls with deadlines coming up shortly. For more information visit:http://www.placesforwriters.com/calls/
Public Engagement in the Arts
The Canada Council is launching a dialogue about how the arts bring value to the lives of Canadians and we invite you to join the conversation. Read the discussion paper, Public Engagement in the Arts, on current thinking and practices in public engagement or check out Simon Brault’s blog post on ways Canadians can have rich artistic experiences. Then share your thoughts on how to become actively engaged in the arts. Tell us what public engagement in the arts means to you by posting comments on the blog, on our Facebook page or on Twitter at hashtag #artsandpublic. In its 2011-16 Strategic Plan, the Council identified public engagement in the arts as a strategic theme that infuses all of its work. We hope to broaden and enhance the public conversation about this topic and use this discussion to inform the development of future Council activities.
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unbound
Unbound is a new way to connect authors and readers. Authors present a pitch, you pledge, and when the goal is reached the book is written. It’s really that simple.
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Writers’ Coalition – Benefits You Can Afford
Join the Writers’ Coalition program today – as long as you’re a resident of Canada and under the age of 71, you are eligible to join.
There is no medical required to join so you will not be refused coverage for pre-existing conditions – it is guaranteed acceptance.
The program offers a pay direct drug/dental card that is accepted nationally at pharmacies and dental offices across the country which means direct settlement of prescription drug claims (you pay only your portion at the pharmacy) and no waiting for re-imbursement on dental claims (no submission of a paper claim and your re-imbursement cheque is usually in the mail within 4 or 5 working days).
The Writers’ Coalition
- Not-for-profit insurer
- Unbeatable service – we only service artists
- Affordable, comprehensive coverage
- Convenience of a drug/dental card
- Medical is not required to purchase coverage
- Access to other insurance offerings, including home/auto
http://www.writerscoalition.com
writerscoalition@actrafrat.com
1 800-387-8897 x238
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PUBLICATIONS & PUBLISHING
Authority Publishing for Non-fiction Authors
http://authoritypublishing.com/
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Authorspress
Publishers of Scholarly Books
New Delhi, India
Website:www.authorspressbooks.com
Blog:www.authorspressbooks.wordpress.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/authorspressindia?ref=hl
Email id: info@authorspressbooks.com
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THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO EBOOKS
All you need to know about ebooks: how to read them, the different ebook formats, choosing an ebook reader, and where to find the best specials and free ebooks.
http://www.EbookIntroduction.com
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Book Markets for Children’s Writers 2014
brokenpencil
The magazine of zine culture and independent arts
Commonwealth Writers: A world of new fiction
http://www.commonwealthwriters.org/
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GOOSE LANE EDITIONS
http://gooselane.com/submissions.php
Goose Lane Editions specializes in Canadian literary fiction and poetry, and in creative non-fiction on subjects such as art, history, politics, biography, travel, nature, popular culture, and the big ideas of our time. We are principally interested in submissions from Canadian writers. We only consider submissions from outside of Canada if the author is Canadian and if the book has extraordinary interest to Canadian readers. We do not publish books for children or young adults, personal memoirs, how-to books, mystery novels, fictional crime stories or works of science fiction. We do publish books with a distinctive flair and a clear, resounding voice, and vision. We are interested in books that take the reader on an original journey that fascinates, resonates, and captivates.
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Guide to Canadian Copyright
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr02281.html
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107 Countries, 193 Airlines, 212 Publications!
If You Would Like To Do Freelance Work For In-Flight Publications Then This Is A Great Resource For You. You’ll Save Weeks Of Time Tracking Down All This Information
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The Journaling Place
http://www.createwritenow.com/
Get started: write a journal!
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MADE IN BANFF
New newsletter weekly!
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Magazine Markets for Children’s Writers 2014
https://www.writersbookstore.com/sc/wbs_order_items.htm
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Summer issue of Malahat lite and Malahat Review now available!
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Mythic Dragon Publishing
~We are on the hunt for compelling stories with unique characters,
engaging settings, and intense conflict.~
If this fits your manuscript(s), we invite you to submit your story.
We publish almost all genres.
http://www.mythicdragonpublishing.com/welcome.html
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PEACHTREE PUBLISHERS
http://peachtree-online.com/index.php/resources/submission-guidelines/manuscript-guidelines.html
For children’s picture books, send full manuscript. For all others, send either full manuscript OR table of contents plus three sample chapters. Peachtree does not accept query letters where no manuscript is included. Peachtree currently publishes the following categories: Children’s fiction and nonfiction picture books, chapter books, middle readers, young adult books, education, parenting, self-help, and health books of interest to the general trade. Peachtree does not publish historical novels (except children’s/young adult), science fiction, fantasy, romance, westerns, horror, poetry, short stories, plays, business, scientific or technical reference, or books intended specifically as textbooks.
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Shelf Unbound
New issue of Shelf Unbound!
Click on this link to start reading your new issue right now:
http://www.pagegangster.com/p/QIEbm/
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WARREN PUBLISHING
http://www.warrenpublishing.net/overview.html
Currently searching for the following manuscripts:
Non-fiction (psychology, sociology, sustainable living and building topics)
Health and Wellness, including nutrition topics
Fiction (historical, suspense, general fiction)
Mind-Body-Spirit topics
Young Adult (pre-teen and young adult)
Children’s (for ages 2 up through 12)
Coffee Table Books (travel, photography, biography, cooking and lifestyle topics)
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Worldwide Freelance Writer
http://www.worldwidefreelance.com
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WOW! Women on Writing
An e-zine promoting the communication between women writers, Authors, Editors, Agents, Publishers, and Readers
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/
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Writers Digest
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