Monday, July 20, 2009

Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities

G&A: The Contest Blog, reminds us that seven state-specific award opportunities are approaching. Writers who are residents of Arizona, California, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania should take note!
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Inaugural Best of the Best Ebook Contest is open "to all self-published or independent e-press published novels. Your novel must be available to the public for purchase before you enter." Winner receives $250 USD; each of 30 semi-fianlists will have their novels showcased for a day on the Editor Jennifer Web site. No entry fee. Deadline: August 31, 2009. (via PayingWriterJobs)
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The summer issue of Contrary, a "journal of unpopular discontent," has just been published, so it may be a good time to remind you that the next submission deadline is September 1. Pays: $20/byline, $60 for featured work. Check for specific guidelines for fiction, poetry, commentary, and reviews.
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Jacquie Flynn is a new agent at Joelle Delbourgo Associates. She specializes in nonfiction: business and career, technology, science, psychology, self-help, and parenting.
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Kaplan University is looking for online composition faculty.
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San Jose State University (Calif.) seeks a Director of Communications; Indiana University is looking for an Editorial Consultant; and the Association of Writers and Writing Programs, based at George Mason University in northern Virginia, welcomes applications for a Conference Assistant.

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