Hunger Mountain: "The Hunger Mountain manuscript critique auction begins May 1, 2007, on www.Ebay.com. Join us for our second annual fundraising auction, exclusively featuring manuscript critiques with notable authors. One-on-one critiques in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and writing for children will be conducted by phone, e-mail, and mail. This is a great way to study with a writer you admire and support non-profit literary publishing! Click here to learn more about the auction and to view a list of participating authors"
They also have writing contests.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Family Matters
Family Matters: "We are interested in reading your original, unpublished short stories about family! (We don’t publish stories for children, I’m sorry.) Multiple submissions are fine. (You can send more than one submission per competition, if you like, or submit the same story for different categories, if it qualifies). No simultaneous submissions, please. When we accept a story for publication, we are purchasing first-publication rights. (Once we’ve published your story, you are free to, for instance, include it in your own collection.)
Note: In an effort to save our backs from heavy mail buckets, we ask that you send your work via our new online submission procedure. It’s easy, and will save you postage and paper. Just click the yellow “SUBMISSIONS” button above to get started!
Dates:
# April 1 – April 30. A link to results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org on September 1.
# October 1 – October 31. A link to results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org on March 1.
Reading fee: $15 per story.
Prizes: 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd/ 3rd-place: $500/$300, respectively."
Note: In an effort to save our backs from heavy mail buckets, we ask that you send your work via our new online submission procedure. It’s easy, and will save you postage and paper. Just click the yellow “SUBMISSIONS” button above to get started!
Dates:
# April 1 – April 30. A link to results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org on September 1.
# October 1 – October 31. A link to results will be posted at www.glimmertrain.org on March 1.
Reading fee: $15 per story.
Prizes: 1st place wins $1,200, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue. 2nd/ 3rd-place: $500/$300, respectively."
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Lorelei Signal - Fantasy Fiction
Lorelei Signal - Guidelines: "The Lorelei Signal will be a quarterly Fantasy electronic magazine - one that will feature strong female characters. This does not mean your female character has to be the main hero or villain in the story. Reading Period: April 15th - May 15th (Oct - Dec Issue)"
Saturday, March 31, 2007
CALL FOR STORIES - Christmas Memories
From Adams Media/F + M Publications, Inc., home of the bestselling CUP OF COMFORT series, and the bestselling 2006 holiday anthology, CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, True Stories of Holiday Cheer and Goodwill, comes CHRISTMAS MEMORIES, an anthology of True Stories that Touch the Heart and Renew the Spirit.
Christmas is a time for making memories...and for sharing them. In keeping with that sentiment, we would be honored if you shared your favorite Christmas memories with us.
We’re seeking true inspiration stories that have dramatic flair, pack a punch, and bring all of the senses into play. The best stories will invoke tears or laughter and leave the reader with a satisfied smile. Word count should be between 800 and 1,200. (We are not looking for poetry or fiction.)
EMAIL STORIES TO: hkpolaski@yahoo.com
Submissions should be sent in the body of an email. Include: name, address, phone number, email address, and a 50-word bio. Authors of work selected to be in the book will be contacted prior to publication.
DEADLINE: May 30, 2007
COMPENSATION: $50 and a free book will be given to the author of each story that is published in the book.
Helen Kay Polaski
Book Editor: A Cup of Comfort for Weddings and Classic Christmas
http://www.gardenandhearth.com/Gift-Baskets.htm
Christmas is a time for making memories...and for sharing them. In keeping with that sentiment, we would be honored if you shared your favorite Christmas memories with us.
We’re seeking true inspiration stories that have dramatic flair, pack a punch, and bring all of the senses into play. The best stories will invoke tears or laughter and leave the reader with a satisfied smile. Word count should be between 800 and 1,200. (We are not looking for poetry or fiction.)
EMAIL STORIES TO: hkpolaski@yahoo.com
Submissions should be sent in the body of an email. Include: name, address, phone number, email address, and a 50-word bio. Authors of work selected to be in the book will be contacted prior to publication.
DEADLINE: May 30, 2007
COMPENSATION: $50 and a free book will be given to the author of each story that is published in the book.
Helen Kay Polaski
Book Editor: A Cup of Comfort for Weddings and Classic Christmas
http://www.gardenandhearth.com/Gift-Baskets.htm
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Symphony Space Selected Shorts Writing Contest
Symphony Space: "SELECTED SHORTS WRITING CONTEST!
ENTER TO WIN THE STELLA KUPFERBERG MEMORIAL SHORT STORY PRIZE
An exciting new contest for writers. The winning entry will be read in the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space and the winner will receive $1000.
Story requirements:
--Story length: 1-4 double-spaced typed pages
--Required Opening line: I’m not sure I knew I was setting out on an important journey…
--Required Final line: I understood I had finally come home.
Where to submit your story:
Email all submissions to shorts@symphonyspace.org (with “CONTEST” in subject line),
or send to:
CONTEST, Selected Shorts, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, NY, NY 10025
Deadline: All submissions must be received by March 31, 2007
The Prize: $1000 and two tickets to the May 30 closing night of the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space, when the prizewinning story will be read."
ENTER TO WIN THE STELLA KUPFERBERG MEMORIAL SHORT STORY PRIZE
An exciting new contest for writers. The winning entry will be read in the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space and the winner will receive $1000.
Story requirements:
--Story length: 1-4 double-spaced typed pages
--Required Opening line: I’m not sure I knew I was setting out on an important journey…
--Required Final line: I understood I had finally come home.
Where to submit your story:
Email all submissions to shorts@symphonyspace.org (with “CONTEST” in subject line),
or send to:
CONTEST, Selected Shorts, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway, NY, NY 10025
Deadline: All submissions must be received by March 31, 2007
The Prize: $1000 and two tickets to the May 30 closing night of the Selected Shorts series at Symphony Space, when the prizewinning story will be read."
Bent Pin Quarterly
BENT PIN, a new journal online, is accepting poetry, essays, and flash fiction for its first issue, Spring 2007.
Poetry & the Foley Poetry Contest at America Magazine
Poetry & the Foley Poetry Contest at America Magazine: "Each entrant is asked to submit only one poem of 30 lines or fewer for consideration. No poems will be returned. Only typed, unpublished poems not under consideration elsewhere will be considered. The winning poem will be announced on this Web page in early June and published in America. The cash prize will be $1,000. Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked between January 1 and March 31, 2007. "
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