Wednesday Writers Round-Up

December deadlines that keep you from Christmas shopping! (No need to thank us....)

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Call for Ten-Minute Plays, Fiction, and Poetry
Deadline: December 15th, 2009

Grist: The Journal for Writers is accepting unpublished ten-minute plays (8-12 pages) for their third issue. Note that this is an opportunity for publication only, not production. Grist is also accepting poetry and fiction for the third issue. All submissions are due by December 15th to be considered for the third issue. Please send submissions to the appropriate editor: George Pate, Drama Editor; Joshua Robbins, Poetry Editor; Adam Prince, Fiction Editor at Grist: The Journal for Writers, University of Tennessee, 301 McClung Tower, Knoxville, TN 37996.

For more information, go to the web site:
http://www.gristjournal.com

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A Little Girl Called Pauline, a print journal excited about the possibility of an experimental and diverse poetic landscape, is seeking submissions for its first issue. Poetry is our activism.

Our deadline for submissions for the first issue is December 15, but poems received after that date will be considered for later issues. Please visit our abysmal website if you are so inclined (http://alittlegirlcalledpauline.webs.com/) to witness our slow fertilization process.

Submissions of 3-5 poems (preferably as an attachment) should be sent to
alittlegirlcalledpauline@gmail.com

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The Mom Egg, an annual journal, seeks flash fiction, prose, poetry and art for its Spring 2010 issue, which will be a print issue on the theme of "Lessons". The Mom Egg publishes work by mothers about everything, and by everyone about mothers and motherhood. Details on the site ("Submit"); you can also download a special online issue free ("Current Issue") and see samples from back issues. Deadline Dec. 31, 2009. http://themomegg.com

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Fifth Wednesday Journal is accepting submissions for the Spring 2010 issue. Submissions for this issue will close on December 31, 2009. We publish poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and black and white photography.

All work must be submitted with our online submissions manager. Please visit the website for complete guidelines and instructions. www.fifthwednesdayjournal.org

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Bayonet, a print DIY art and literature magazine, is looking for submissions for its first issue. Poetry, flash fiction, and short non-fiction attached in .doc format will be considered, as well as any type of visual art in a jpg or pdf format.

Please e-mail the co-editor, Charlotte at charlotte845@gmail.com

Include a short cover letter and contact information (e-mail and mailing address). please put in the subject line "bayonet submission". Deadline for submissions is January 1, 2010. Thank you!

Paper Darts Magazine Call for Submissions

Fiction, Poetry, Plays & More

Website: http://www.paperdarts.org

Editor/Contact Name : Jamie Millard

Contact E-Mail : jamie[at]paperdarts.org

Deadline Date (if any) : n/a

Publication Type : Literary Arts Magazine

Website URL : Paper Darts Magazine

Genre(s) : Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Music, Video, Comics, Playwriting, Art.

What they're looking for in their own words:

Paper Darts is a Minneapolis based literary arts magazine looking to publish all types of genres from all types of people. We like unique, creative, sometimes disturbing types of work.

BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition

BBC World Service
International Radio Playwriting Competition
Deadline: March 31st

From their site:

The biennial International Radio Playwriting Competition is run by the BBC World Service and the British Council and is now in its eleventh year.

It is a competition for anyone resident outside Britain, to write a 60 minute radio drama for up to six characters.

There are two categories: one for writers with English as their first language and one for writers with English as their second language. The two winners will come to London and see their play made into a full radio production, which will then be broadcast on the BBC World Service. They will also each receive a $2,500 prize and there are also prizes for the runners up.

The play must be in English, unpublished and must not have been previously produced in any medium. Whether you're experienced, new, or somewhere in between, we want to hear from you.

Just check the Rules and How to Enter sections to find out more about sending us your play.

Pillars Playwriting Prize

This just in from Georgia College and State University: Pillars Playwriting Prize

Email: kbermanth@aol.com
What: Pillars Playwriting Prize

Presenter: Georgia College and State University Theatre Department in collaboration with the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English, Speech, and Journalism.

Deadline: December 1, 2008

We are now accepting full-length scripts for a playwriting festival prize for 2009-2010. The competition is open to all playwrights. All scripts entered in the contest must remain unpublished and unproduced. Produced is defined as any production to which tickets are sold. Translations, adaptations and musical texts are not eligible. Scripts submitted will not be returned.

The winning script will be produced as a part of the Georgia College and State University, Department of Music and Theatre, mainstage season. An honorarium of $2000.00 will be awarded for a short residency and presentations of workshops early in the rehearsal process. Submitting playwrights should be open to some minor revisions and to working in an educational setting during the 2009-2010 school year. Playwrights will return to the campus for the opening. Travel expenses will be included. A $20.00 reading fee is charged in order to pay the reading teams a stipend for their work. Checks should be made payable to the GCSU Pillars Playwriting Prize.

Please submit the complete script in the standard format along with a cover letter and brief biography, resume or CV of no more than two pages by the deadline of December 1, 2008 to the following address: Georgia College and State University Department of Music and Theatre Pillars Playwriting Prize Karen Berman, Theatre Chair Porter Hall CBX 066 Milledgeville, GA 31061 or call (478) 445-1980 for rules and more information.

Up for Writing Yourself into a Frenzy?

Our friends over at Script Frenzy, a nonprofit who also runs the popular NaNoWriMo site have issued the following stage play writing challenge:

Script Frenzy is the 100-page challenge designed to inspire everyone who's ever aspired to write a stage play.

The curtain opens and the show begins April 1. Take on the challenge! Write the story you've been threatening to write and have a blast doing it. Thousands of writers will be right there beside you, both online in the forums and at write-ins around the globe.

Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate; no valuable prizes are awarded or best scripts singled out. In order to "win" at Script Frenzy, you need only sign up and complete the goal of writing 100 pages in 30 days. In return for your valiant efforts, Script Frenzy winners are granted a Script Frenzy Winner's Certificate, web icon, and eternal bragging rights.

This is the time to get your brilliant idea written in a whirlwind adventure with an unflinching deadline.

Sign up at www.scriptfrenzy.org and get writing.