Monday Morning Market Listings

Good morning, all. And good luck with this batch of opportunities.

"Mastheads.org seeks 750 to 3,000-word humorous and reflective essays on the changing landscape of magazine writing and the print publishing world, by new and seasoned magazine writers and editors. Selected essays will appear in a book anthology for Spring 2008 release. Word limit: 2,500 words. Typical pay: $100-$200, plus 3 books. Please e-mail for full guidelines: submissions[at]mastheads.org." Click here for the craigslist announcement.

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If you're a college student with some experience in film criticism, you may want to look into the Frank Capra Award, an essay competition offered by Film International. "This contest is open to any undergraduate student, currently enrolled at an institution of higher learning (or set to graduate in spring 2007) and working towards a bachelor's degree in any field." Invites submissions of "any original piece of written scholarship, previously unpublished and authored solely by the applicant, involving film criticism, history, or theory." The winner receives $500, a year's subscription to Film International, and publication of the winning submission. Deadline: June 1, 2007 (received). There's no entry fee. Be sure to read the full guidelines and download the required form here.

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The MetLife Foundation Nuestras Voces National Playwriting Competition is open to submissions until Friday, June 1, 2007. "Through this competition, Repertorio Español would like to bring awareness to subjects and issues of vital importance to the Hispanic community, celebrate Hispanic culture in the United States by promoting and developing these works, and most importantly to highlight and encourage playwrights to continue writing these plays by providing a forum for these works." Plays "must deal with subjects and characters that resonate with Hispanics living in the United States." Scripts may be written in Spanish and/or English (winning play will be translated into Spanish). Prizes include awards ($500-$3,000) and a full production for the grand prize-winning play. New and un-produced plays are "preferred." No entry fee indicated. As always, check the full guidelines for eligibility and submission instructions at the Web site.

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The Emily Dickinson First Book Award "recognizes an American poet who is 50 years of age or over and has yet to publish a first book of poetry." In addition to publication and manuscript promotion, the winner receives a $10,000 prize. There is no entry fee. See the contest page at the Poetry Foundation for more information (submission period is May 15-June 15, postmarked).

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Embassy, a Canadian publication covering international issues, politics, and policy, is looking for a Toronto-based weekly contributor. "The position entails writing one news article every week, covering a beat that includes the international consulates in Toronto, international business, and trade forums. The successful applicant must be able to develop leads, sources and story ideas and work independently from their own home or office." Pays: $150/week (presumably in Canadian dollars). For more information, see the announcement at Jeff Gaulin's Journalism Job Board.

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The New Quarterly, featuring "Canadian writers and writing," is looking for poems, stories, and essays for its upcoming "real estate issue." Submissions should be received, by mail, by the end of June 2007 (send work to the attention of Kim Jernigan). Montreal writers are also invited to submit prose, poetry, visual work, translations, and more "in short...n'importe quoi" for a "Montreal issue" (see the guidelines for a special submission address). Pays $200 for a short story or novel excerpt, $200 for an essay, $30 per poem or "postscript" story. Check the guidelines and note that the editors are NOT looking for any material other than work for the special issues until September 2007. (via Duotrope.com)

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Metropolitan State University (Minnesota) seeks a half-time, tenure-track assistant professor in creative writing. See the announcement at HigherEdJobs.com

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Speculations is an online resource "for writers who wish to break into or increase their presence within the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and 'other' speculative fiction subgenres." Check out its Market Chat section in particular.