Monday Morning Market/Job Listings

I'm so sorry I didn't find this announcement from Poetry magazine earlier, but you still have some time to follow up: "In June, July, and August 2007, Poetry will only consider work from poets who have not previously appeared in the magazine." This could be a terrific opportunity for our practicing poets! Read the guidelines here.

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Interesting (no-cost) contest: The Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize is for aspiring graphic novelists with "an imaginative and original story to tell." It's open to anyone aged 16 or over who is a resident of the UK or the Republic of Ireland (employees of companies connected with the competition excluded). One entry per participant. The winning entrant receives 1,000 pounds Sterling; the runner-up receives 250 pounds Sterling. Prizes will be awarded at the Comica Festival in London on October 20, 2007; the winner's graphic short story will be printed across a full page of The Observer. Submissions due by September 3, 2007. Details here.

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New "Everyday Hero" anthology series for Adams Media will feature "uplifting true stories about the experiences and relationships that inspired and enriched our lives, namely those with our mothers, our fathers, and our teachers (also mother figures, father figures, and mentors)." Each volume "will be divided to highlight the variety of ways real life mothers, teachers, and fathers go beyond the call of duty to heroism." The deadline for "My Teacher is My Hero" is coming up very fast (September 1, 2007), but if you want to submit something on "My Mom is My Hero" you have until November 30; the deadline for "My Dad is My Hero" is February 28, 2008. Pays: $100 for each published story, plus one copy. "Prizes will be awarded to the top three stories in each volume: $250 for First Prize, $150 for Second Prize, and $100 for Third Prize." Submission details and guidelines here.

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National University is looking for "a fulltime, Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at our Los Angeles campus." Requirements include M.F.A. or Ph.D. by date of hire and publications in fiction or literary nonfiction. Details at HigherEdJobs.com.

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Tenure-track job opening for an Assistant/Associate Professor at Missouri Western State University, "to join a team of writing faculty that shares responsibility for a variety of courses and programs. Candidates should have competencies in two or more writing areas, including composition theory, advanced composition, composition pedagogy, creative writing, media writing, digital media, web design, and/or technical writing." Details at the Chronicle Careers site.

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The Pet Gazette, a regional monthly publication in Massachusetts, is "looking for one or two freelancer writers to contribute feature-length articles for the Pet Gazette on an occasional basis. Topics could range from the how-to to current events such as dog-fighting scandal [sic]. They should also be localized to our area." Pays: "Our normal rate $150 for a fully-developed feature (1200-1800 words). I might consider more if for [sic] a seasoned writer with a really compelling idea, but we are not a large outfit and thus can't afford anything much more than that." See the posting on the AbsoluteWrite.com forum board for more information.

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Last week I updated From (A)lgren to (Y)eats, a guide to eponymous literary contests that is a special resource reserved for our Practicing Writer newsletter subscribers. So I learned what's going on these days with a bunch of competitions. For instance, information is now available for those interested in the next Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. Co-sponsored by the Institute for Latino Studies and the Creative Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame, this biennial competition is open to any Latino/a poet who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States and has yet to publish a full-length book of poems. Awards a $1,000 prize and publication by University of Notre Dame Press, plus an invitation to read from the winning work, along with the judge, at the Institute for Latino Studies (all expenses paid). The final judge in 2008 will be Martín Espada. No entry fee. Deadline: January 18, 2008. Check the site for more information.