Browsing Archive: March, 2013
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, March 30, 2013,
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Texas Review Press Literary Journal
http://www.shsu.edu/~www_trp/journal/submissions.html
Submission Guidelines
We do not accept or read submissions during May, June, July or August.
All submissions should be typed in 12-point font (preferably Times New Roman).
All mailed submissions should be on white paper.
Do not bind or staple manuscripts.
Cover letters are helpful.
Include the author's name and address on the top of the first page of each submission.
Pages must be numbered.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 29, 2013,
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The Write Helper - Novel Beginnings 1st Chapter Contest
http://thewritehelper.com/id74.html
The Great American Novel beckons! (Or any other country for that matter!) You accept the challenge. But first things first, you must write the opening chapter. Your objective: to write the best attention-grabbing, heart-stopping, thought-provoking chapter imaginable. So get started, your adoring public awaits!
Free critique available upon request! To request your free critique, write... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, March 28, 2013,
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Knoxville Writers Guild 2013 Contests
http://www.knoxvillewritersguild.org/contests.htm
Deadline: April 30, 2013
Categories include: Fiction up to 3000 words
Short Fiction – Crime/Mystery/Thriller up to 3000 words
Short Fiction – SciFi/Fantasy up to 3000 words
Poetry up to 3 typed poems
Creative Nonfiction up to 3000 words
Novel Excerpts up to 10,000 words
One Act Play 15-50 minutes in length
Screenwriting one-hour or less script
Entry fee: $20 per entry for nonmember, exce... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, March 28, 2013,
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TOASTS: The Essential Collection of More Than 500 Toasts, Graces, and Blessings
http://junecotner.com/jccallsub.html
The main purpose of TOASTS is to offer inspiration and confidence to those who will be giving toasts. Readers should be able to find toasts that will be appropriate and enjoyable for every occasion. While the book will include several tried and true toasts, the desire is to find new and creative toasts that will appeal to a broad range of readers, including those ... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 26, 2013,
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How I Survived:
Personal Stories Wanted for Gloria Gaynor's New Book
Have you survived an illness,
personal tragedy, abusive relationship, financial ruin, or other life experience
that brought you to your knees? Did the disco-era song “I Will Survive,” by
Grammy Award-winning songstress Gloria Gaynor, inspire you to rise and thrive?
If so, we’d love to share your story in a new book of personal narrative essays
that tell the story of how you survived the experience and how th...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, March 25, 2013,
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Willamette Writers 2013 Kay Snow Writing Contest
http://www.willamettewriters.com/1/guidelines.php
Postmark Deadline: April 19th, 2013.
Categories:
Adult Fiction - maximum 2500 words.
Adult Non-Fiction - maximum 2500 words.
Poetry - Two complete poems may be submitted as one entry, any subject or form.
Juvenile Short Story, Novel excerpt or Article - Fiction or Non-Fiction - Maximum length 1500 words, written by adults for juvenile readers.
Screenwriting - Maximu... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, March 24, 2013,
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Alabama Writers’ Conclave Writing Contest
http://www.alabamawritersconclave.com/pdf/AWC_Guidelines_2013.pdf
Deadline: April 19, 2013
Prizes: $100, $75, $50, $25 and up to 4 honorable mentions
Entry Fees: For all categories (EXCEPT Poem and First Chapter Novel) $8:00 per entry if a non-member.
For First Chapter Novel: $12.00 if non-member
For All Poems: $5.00 per poem if non-member
Categories: Fiction up to 2500 words, Short Fiction up to 1000 words, Juvenile Fi... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, March 23, 2013,
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Fredericksburg Texas Art School Offers Memoir Writing Workshop
http://www.fbgartschool.com/2013_classes.htm
The Fredericksburg, Texas, Art School will host instructors Gerry and Lorry Hausman and Alice Winston Carney of Green River Writers Workshops April 15 through April 19, as they present “Turning Memory Into Story: A Memoir Writing Workshop” in the Texas Hill Country.
The week-long workshop for writers of all experience levels will focus on the process of... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 22, 2013,
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Passager: A Press for Writers Over 50
http://www.passagerbooks.com/submit/
Annual Poetry Contest
January 1, 2013- April 15, 2013
Passager only accepts mailed entries. Please send:
-Up to five poems (40-line maximum each)
-A Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) for notification.
-A $20 Reading Fee is required, and includes a one-year subscription to Passager
-Introduce yourself in a cover letter and brief bio
All entries may be mailed to:
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 22, 2013,
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Kansas Authors Club, District 2, 2013 Writing Contest
All Categories except Book & Poetry, 2000 word limit, double space, 12-point font.
Prose
Short fiction
Memoir: Feature article
Inspirational
Book: submit five pages plus a one page synopsis; needs to be 12-point font and double spaced.
Poetry: One page, 40 line limit - title and spaces between stanzas count: Rhymed verse; Free verse; Japanese forms; Narrative; Song lyrics
Entries: There ... | | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, March 20, 2013,
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Texas Writers Conference
to be held in Kerrville, Texas at Schreiner University
April 1-3, 2013
Lectures, Coffeehouse, Workshops
http://www.schreiner.edu/academics/academic-support/cil/texas-writers/index.aspx
All events & workshops are free and open to the community.
April 1, 2013
Workshops
1-2:15 pm – Open Mike sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta. Open to faculty, students, community
2:25 – 3:40 pm – Workshop with Juan Perez “Creativity and our Voices”
6:00 – 8:30 pm – CREAT... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 19, 2013,
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Massachusetts State Poetry Society Contest
http://mastatepoetrysociety.tripod.com/id14.html
AMBASSADOR OF POETRY AWARD
Deadline: April 15
Subject and Form: Poet's Choice
Line Limit: 40 Lines
Prizes: $50 $30 $20
Poems must NOT have been previously published or won ANY prize.
Contests are open to all poets.
Poets may enter as many poems as they wish but only one prize may be won by any poet.
Entry Fee is $3.00 per poem.
Send two copies of each poem - one with name an... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, March 18, 2013,
Cobblestone
http://writergazette.com/content/cobblestone
PAY: $.20 - $.25/word
COBBLESTONE ® is interested in articles of historical accuracy and lively, original approaches to the subject at hand. Do not forget that our magazine is aimed at youths from ages 9 to 14. Authors are urged to use primary resources and up-to-date scholarly resources in their bibliography.
from: www.writergazette.com
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, March 17, 2013,
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The Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize
http://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2013/01/16/zocalo-public-square-poetry-prize/inquiries/prizes
Zocalo Public Square Poetry Prize is awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. “Place” may be interpreted by the poet as a place of historical, cultural, political, or personal importance; it may be a literal, imaginary, or metaphorical landscape. We are looking for one poem that offers our readers a fres... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, March 16, 2013,
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Gulf Coast Writers Association “Let’s Write” Literary Contest 2013
http://gcwriters.org/contest.html
Contest opens -- January 15, 2013
Entries must be postmarked no later than -- April 15, 2013
Contest chair: Grace B. Lebo: backporchmag@bellsouth.net
All categories--Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction--are open to all writers, published or unpublished. We will accept most genres, except pornography, erotica, graphic violence/horror, or anything racial or biased toward... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 15, 2013,
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Forrest Fest Poetry Contest
http://www.forrestfest.org/about2.html
The Forrest Fest poetry contest is held each year in honor of our friend, Peggy Lynch, who inspired and supported the efforts to create an agenda in the form of a poetry festival for this rural community, Lamesa, Texas
Guidelines
1. Poems should be under 32 lines
2. Poems may be any genre, form is open
3. If you e-mail it must go to forrestpoetry@live.com , if you snail mail, it goes to Forrest Fest Inc.,... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, March 14, 2013,
Arkansas Writers Conference Contest
http://arkansaswritersconference.org/2.html
Postmark deadline: April 25, 2013
Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, memoir
19 categories open to all writers, including Christian Poetry Award, Little Rock American Christian Writers Nonfiction Award, and Christian Storytellers Award (children’s short story)
Fee is $15 to enter any and all contests
Prizes range from $10 to $50 for each category
You must submit a contest registration form (available on the web s...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, March 13, 2013,
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Writer Advice 8th Flash Prose Contest
http://www.writeradvice.com
$13 ENTRY FEE
Writer Advice seeks flash fiction, memoir, and creative non-fiction running 750 words or less. Enlighten, dazzle, and delight us. Finalists receive responses from all judges. Deadline April 18, 2013. First Place earns $200; Second Place earns $100; Third Place earns $50; Honorable Mentions will also be published.
from: www.fundsforwriters.com
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 12, 2013,
Tin House Literary Journal
http://www.tinhouse.com/magazine/submission-guidelines.html
We are now reading for the our Fall 2013 issue, which has a theme of WILD. We are looking for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and Lost & Founds about the Wild--untamed places, people, things, events, happenings, and experiences. Unmediated, unfiltered, from the past, present, or future. Or, conversely, simulated and mediated wildness or wilderness. Surprise us, please. The deadline to submit to thi...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 12, 2013,
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Matterpress
https://matter.submittable.com/submit
Beginning January 15, 2013, we will again be open for compressed poetry, compressed prose fiction (including prose poetry), and compressed creative nonfiction. We will close submissions on April 15, 2013. Pays $50 for these short pieces. Read the guidelines carefully since they ask for additional information.
from: www.fundsforwriters.com
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, March 11, 2013,
Journeyforth Press
http://www.bjupress.com/books/journeyforth
JourneyForth produces excellent, trustworthy novels, Christian biographies, informational books, and ancillary materials for readers preschool through high school; it also produces adult titles on Christian living, Bible studies, and resources for pastors and educators.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, March 10, 2013,
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Harpur Palate Literary Journal: Country Living
http://harpurpalate.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html
Deadline: April 15, 2013
Get our your cowboy/girl boots and iron your flannel shirts because Harpur Palate 13.1 is preparing for a hoedown! Get out your autoharps and join us in some backwoods mountain music with a twist!
We are looking for essays, stories, and poems that take us on a journey away from city skyscrapers and bring us to the interior of the eclectic A... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 8, 2013,
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BACK TO JOY: Little Reminders to Help Us Through Tough Times
http://junecotner.com/jccallsub.html
This gift book, compiled by June Cotner, will be published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. The purpose of BACK TO JOY is to provide positive reminders for people who tend to be happy, but have just lost their way due to challenging circumstances. We all have people in our lives who need these gentle reminders--and we ourselves do, too, from time to time. When someone is goin... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, March 7, 2013,
This opportunity is for a Christian screenplay writer to help write the dialogue for a video series.
This video series will show, in a dramatic format, the true life stories of men who have overcome their same-sex attractions, including the producer’s own story. The Church is largely ignorant of the reality of how to effectively handle men with these issues, and they tend to either believe that someone cannot become 'straight' or that it is accomplished by "praying away th... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, March 6, 2013,
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Mississippi Valley Poetry Contests (two categories)
http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org/RedesignedSite/Events/MVPC.htm
$7-$13 ENTRY FEE
Deadline April 1, 2013. Poems should be in some way about topics/themes relevant to Upper Mississippi River Valley states (including, but not limited to history, landscape, cities, residents, etc.). Open to poets of any age from anywhere in the US or Canada. First $250, second $175, third $100. The regional category of the contest is only open... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 5, 2013,
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Saturday Writers Short Story Contest - Color Prompt: Green/Blue
http://www.saturdaywriters.org/sw-contests.html
Deadline - March 30, 2013
Short Story - Color Prompt: Green/Blue
Max words: 2,013 - Genre: Any
Entry fee - $7 (nonmembers) Prize - $25 + publication
Our contest is to write a short fiction story featuring a creative yet noticeable use of the color blue and/or green.
To help spark an idea:
Blue overalls, denim.
Someone is green with envy.
Green grass.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, March 5, 2013,
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Hallmark Cards: Celebrate Her
http://www.hallmarkcontests.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/CelebrateHer/
The ladies in our lives are remarkable, funny, and downright dazzling. Using your photo or illustration and original writing, create a birthday card, that could be sent to a woman. Entries can be sweet, silly, or funny.
You can enter up to three times.
Visit our tips page and for more inspiration.
SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED: March 4-24
WINNERS CONTACTED: March
WINNERS ANNOUNCED & BU... |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, March 3, 2013,
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Group
http://writergazette.com/content/group-magazine
PAY: $50 - $350
Group needs articles on successful youth ministry strategies, including youth-led ministry ideas, understanding kids and youth culture, recruiting/training/keeping adult leaders, family ministry, staff issues, serving and training parents, professionalism, and self-nurture. How-to articles on personal spiritual growth, time management, issues vital to working with young people, leadership skills... | |
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, March 2, 2013,
West Virginia Writers Annual Writing Contest
http://www.wvwriters.org/
$10 ENTRY FEE
First place $250. Second place $125. Third place $75. Deadline March 15, 2013. For childrens books, YA & Middle Grade, Poetry, Nonfiction, Screenplays, and Fiction. Prizes in each category. Do not have to be a resident of West Virginia, but there is an extra charge.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, March 2, 2013,
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, March 1, 2013,
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Pockets: Connecting Kids and God the Other Six Days
http://pockets.upperroom.org/write-for-us/writers-guidelines
Designed for 8-to-12-year-olds, Pockets magazine offers wholesome devotional readings that teach about God’s love and presence in life. The content includes fiction, scripture stories, puzzles and games, poems, recipes, colorful pictures, activities, and scripture readings. Freelance submissions of stories, poems, recipes, puzzles and games, and activities... | |
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Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.