Community Written Screenplay

Cowritescript.com is holding a contest where writers submit the next 10 pages of an ongoing script to create a "community-sourced screenplay." It costs $10 to submit, but what fun! From their site:

Cowrite is developing a community-created movie script. Every other week the best ten-page script entry selected by the Cowrite judges will be added to the developing story until the screenplay is completed and ready to be sold! Learn more

THE THIRD 10 PAGES ARE NOW POSTED ON THE STORY PAGE (Congrats to Tony Martin)

DEADLINE FOR NEXT 10 PAGES: 11:59 PM EST, MARCH 1ST 2009--$10
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 11:59 PM EST, MARCH 4TH 2009--$14

(Packages: $40 for 5 submissions, $75 for 11 submissions. Includes extended deadline entries and can be used for any of the 11 biweekly entry periods)

WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR WEEK 4

NEXT 10 PAGES POSTED: MARCH 9TH 2009

*Entry fees must be made with a credit card online

Call for Submissions: Assisi online journal: DL Apr 18

Call for Submissions

Assisi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters

St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York is pleased to announce that Assisi: An Online Journal of Arts & Letters is now accepting submissions for its inaugural issue.

Assisi will offer an eclectic mix of essays (both academic and personal), short fiction and poetry in an online journal which is published twice-yearly. We will also publish photographs, drawings
and other art works.

Submissions will be accepted by e-mail only. You may submit through April 18, 2009 for the inaugural Spring 2009 issue.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Your text submission must be in Word or Rich Text Format, and must be sent as an attachment to your e-mail. At this time, we can only accept photos and art work submitted as .JPEG files. Include your name, address, daytime telephone number and title(s) of submission(s) in the body of your e-mail. NO IDENTIFICATION SHOULD APPEAR ON THE MANUSCRIPT OR ART WORK ITSELF.

There is a limit of one submission in each category per person per submission period. You may send all your submissions together attached to one e-mail, or send them in separately.

Essays: Up to 20 pages total, double-spaced.

Short Fiction: Up to 20 pages total, double-spaced. Novel excerpts will be considered if they are self-contained.

Poetry:
Up to 5 poems per submission, single or double-spaced. Please, no
more than one poem per page.

Photography and Art: Up to 3 works per submission.

We do not reprint previously published work. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as they are indicated as such and Assisi is notified immediately if the work is accepted elsewhere.

Send all submissions to: assisi(at)stfranciscollege.edu (replace (at) with @)

Assisi holds first rights for publication; we also reserve the right to use your name and the title of your work in press releases and on sections of our website other than the pages of Assisi. Beyond this use, and following publication in Assisi, rights revert to the author/artist providing Assisi is acknowledged in any subsequent publication of the work.

If you have questions, or need further information, please contact Dr. Wendy Galgan, Editor, at wgalgan(at)stfranciscollege.edu (replace (at) with @)

Call for submissions: damselfly press: DL Mar 15

damselfly press, an online literary journal for women is pleased to
announce the publication of our sixth issue and call for submissions
for the seventh issue. We are seeking electronic submissions of
original fiction, poetry, and non fiction by female writers slated for
online publication in April 2009.

The deadline to submit for the seventh issue is March 15th, 2009.

Visit the damselfly press website:

http://damselflypress.net to read the sixth issue and learn more about
the journal.

Fairy Tale Review - Call for Submissions

Fairy Tale Review, a co-publication of The university of Alabama Press, is looking for poetry and prose on the theme of "Little Red Riding Hood."

From their site:

Ah, that famous quote by Charles Dickens! So wrong, and yet so right. The Red Issue will be Fairy Tale Review’s sixth annual issue and, as the color suggests, will be as as devoted to Little Red Riding Hood as was dear Mr. Dickens. This is will be the journal’s first truly themed issue and we welcome your newest and brightest writing to it. As usual we do not offer further guidelines for your submissions or word count limits. The best way to get a sense of what is possible is to look at a back issue. We are open to all forms, all styles, all manner of thinking.

Reading Period: February 15, 2009 – June 15, 2009
Notification by: August 15, 2009

Apr 15: 42 Magazine: Call for Submissions

42 Magazine
Celebrating Life with Meaning

From their site:

Call for Submissions, updated January 22, 2009 Summer 2009 issue deadline is April 15, 2009 42 is a new quarterly print magazine seeking submissions for Summer 2009 and subsequent editions. The editors invite submissions of articles, poems, and stories that illuminate the themes of a meaningful life, whatever that means to you. Our thematic focus is on: Peace :: Justice :: Ecology :: Economy :: Self-reliance :: Simplicity :: Reason :: Joy :: Love :: Art

Yes, this is a paying market. Yes, we plan to be picky. Yes, we also plan to encourage new and emerging writers and artists.

We're all about the Yes around here. We pay on publication. We don't pay a ton, but we pay.

What we're looking for in general are articles, poems, stories, and art that express how you are increasing the level of meaning and meaningful interaction in your life, and in the lives of others. There's a LOT of wiggle-room there, and if it's well written, there's almost nothing we won't consider. That said, here are some decent guidelines for the kinds of things we're hoping to see.

Visit their submissions page for further details.

Feb 15: Gertrude fiction and poetry chapbook contest

Each year Gertrude Press publishes two chapbooks; one fiction and one poetry. These attractive collections will include a unique cover in a limited press run.

http://www.gertrudepress.org/guidelines/chapbook.html

Writer Compensation:
$50 cash award
50 complimentary copies of the chapbook

Chapbooks will be distributed to subscribers, libraries, and
bookstores carrying Gertrude, the Press' annual literary journal.

Poetry Chapbook Guidelines:

Submit 16-20 pages of poetry via surface mail only.

Indicate which poems have been previously published and by whom.
Unpublished poems are welcome.

Poetry may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds
are encouraged to submit.

Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript
returns, please include exact postage.

Indicate how you learned of the contest in your cover letter.

Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.

Submission fee includes copy of the winning chapbook.

Submissions accepted beginning September 1, 2008 until February 15,
2009 (postmark deadline).

Fiction Chapbook Guidelines:

Submit 16-20 pages of short fiction or a self-contained novel excerpt
via surface mail only.

Indicate which selections have been previously published and by whom.
Unpublished pieces are welcome.

Fiction may be of any subject matter and writers from all backgrounds
are encouraged to submit.

Include a cover letter and SASE for notification. For manuscript
returns, please include exact postage.

Indicate how you learned of the contest in y
our cover letter.

Include a $15 submission fee payable to Gertrude Press.

Submission fee includes a copy of the winning chapbook.

Submissions accepted beginning September 1, 2008 until February 15,
2009 (postmark deadline).

Please send all submissions to:
Gertrude Press
PO Box 83948
Portland OR 97283

Winners will be announced by May 1, 2009.

Call for Scripts, Screenplays: Horror, Comedy, Drama

Horror, Drama, Comedy Screenplays sought

Company:New Muse Entertainment, Shani Haller

Call for: MTV award winning director looking for scripts

Description:MTV award winning music video director Nathan Cox (http://www.mergefilms.com/cox) is looking for scripts in the horror, drama, and comedy genres.

Contact info: Please e-mail Shani Haller at seekingscripts[at]ymail.com