What's the Story? @ Cafe Metropol Tuesday, September 25

This just in from Look LA:

What's the Story? @ Cafe Metropol Tuesday, September 25
Come hear the bold, brave and often hilarious voices of the writer-performers of
What's the Story? Workshop. Originally founded as a solo performance workshop,
What's the Story? has expanded to include people writing for the stage, for the
screen, and for the page. You never know what you'll hear, but we promise a
fascinating mix, fabulous food and drink, and interesting folks.
The monthly Tuesday evenings at Metropol are our opportunity to see how our work
lands with you, our friendly invited audience. Without you, we have no idea what we
are writing. So we invite you to join us every month, and watch our work grow, find
out what happens next.
SEPTEMBER READERS
Jake Arnette • Melissa Bales • Trey Burnette · Marc Goldstein
Stephen Grynberg · Stephanie Stephenson • Karen Taback
Amber Willat • & friends
WHAT'S THE STORY? @ CAFE METROPOL
923 East Third Street LA 90013
Reservations: 213-613-1537
Information: 310-450-1312
whatsthestoryLA.com
Enjoy dinner and drinks and Tuesday half-price appetizers at 7pm.
The show starts promptly at 8pm.
Save the dates this fall @ Metropol
Tuesdays · September 25 · October 23 • November 27

Ladies and Gentlemen: Place Your Bets!!

Laurie Champion, an English professor at San Diego State University, is currently seeking short stories on the subject of gambling. Your stories can deal with any aspect of gambling as long as gambling is the primary aspect. Stories must be between 5 and 30 pages, and fully developed as far as plot, character, theme, conflict, etc. Ms. Champion will be seeking a publisher once she has a collection to submit. Since she's taught creative writing and American literature, as well as editing and co-editing seven anthologies, and has had twelve short stories published to her credit, why not take a gamble and see how far this throw of the dice can take you? Compensation will be negotiated as soon as a publisher has been determined.

A Plethora of Poetry Contests

The Poetry Society of America will be accepting submissions from October 1 to December 21, 2007 in a variety of categories, with a wide range of monetary prizes. PSA sponsors twelve annual awards contests with the winners being honored at their Annual Awards Ceremony, held in New York City in the spring of each year. The reading fee is $15, unless you're a high school student ($5), or a high school teacher/administer submitting an unlimited number of your students poems ($5).

A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words ...

or, in this case, up to 500 words of prose, or 15 lines of poetry. Tattoo Highway is now accepting submissions for their 16th issue, "Sidekicks and Fellow Travelers." First prize in either category is a $30 bookstore gift certificate, and the deadline is January 15, 2008.

Fifth Wednesday Online Journal

Fifth Wednesday Journal is accepting submissions now for their Spring/Summer issue, which will appear in April/May 2008. The deadline for this is February 1, 2008. Fiction, poetry and black-and-white photographs accepted for publication will also be eligible for $35 prizes.

WOW! Women On Writing Contest

This just in from Wow! Women on Writing:

WOW! Women On Writing has finally found a skirt! that fits!

Fall 2007 Essay Writing Contest
The Globe Pequot Press' skirt! books is partnering with WOW! Women On Writing for a whole new sizzling new contest!

• Deadline: November 30, 2007 Midnight (Pacific Time)
• Word Count: 800 - 1200 Words
• Prompt: Can you write a story about luck (good or bad), serendipity, a missed opportunity, or karma?
• Over $2,000 in cash & prizes!
• Entry Fee: $5
• Guest Judge: C. Hope Clark of Funds for Writers and WOW! Columnist
• Judge for skirt! Mag: Publisher, Nikki Harden
• Open Globally; entries must be in English.

The Beauty of the Grotesque

Are you up to creating something of beauty out of something decidedly not? Hayden's Ferry Review is looking for prose, poetry, and visual art that explores the humanity, beauty, and reality of the literary grotesque - the monstrous, the unusual, the abnormal. They will pay $25 per page (up to $100), two copies of the magazine, and a 1-year gift subscription to HFR. They accept submissions year round, and there is no reading fee.