From Robert Brewer/the WritersMarket.com newsletter: "CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! You know those great informational articles in the front of Writer's Market and Poet's Market? Well, I'm currently accepting pitches for the 2011 editions until September 1, 2009. If you've got a great article idea (or ideas), send your pitch to [robert(dot)brewer(at)fwmedia(dot)com] with the subject line "2011 Writer's Market Query" for Writer's Market or "2011 Poet's Market Query" for Poet's Market. I do NOT want fiction or poetry. I want article ideas that will help writers get their fiction, poetry, and nonfiction published, sold, promoted, marketed, etc. If you're unsure, pick up a copy of Poet's Market or Writer's Market to read what gets published in the front of the book." (Note from Erika: In the past, I have understood these articles to be paying assignments, so I am assuming that while there is no specific mention of payment here, writers will indeed be compensated.)
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Attention, Canadian fiction writers! Biblioasis welcomes submissions for the fifth annual Metcalf-Rooke Award, which recognizes an unpublished manuscript of book-length short or novel-length fiction. There is no entry fee, and the prize includes a publishing contract, $1,500 (presumably in Canadian funds), and lots of publicity. Deadline: September 30, 2009. (via placesforwriters.com)
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Opportunity for those in the greater Boston metro area: "The Artist-in-Residence Program (AIR) at Fruitlands [Harvard, Mass.] seeks contemporary artists whose work compliments the collections and landscape. The resident artist participates in a season long study of the museum as reflected in their artwork. Any artist may apply, including those who work includes poetry, painting, fabric, pottery, sculpture, music & sound, new media and site specific installations. During the selection process, the artist's vision and its relationship to the institutional mission and the goals of this program are more important than the specific artistic medium." Pays: honorarium. Lots more info at the Web site. No application fee indicated. Deadline: November 15, 2009. (via Mira's List)
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Over on the Guide to Literary Agents blog, you can meet agent Elisabeth Weed, who tells Chuck Sambuchino that she "would love to do more literary fiction" (she'd also "love to find a great new voice in women's self-help").
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The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), based in Urbana, Ill., is accepting applications for a ReadWriteThink Online Publications/Content Specialist and for a Senior Director, Marketing and Membership Development.
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George Mason University (Va.) is looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and Poetry.
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The University of Iowa seeks an Editor; St. John's University is looking for a Writer; and the University of Michigan is hiring a Student Affairs Program Manager (whose duties include managing the Visiting Writers Series and assisting the MFA director).
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Finally, if you missed the August issue of The Practicing Writer, an opportunity-filled resource for fictionists, poets, and writers of creative nonfiction, you'll find the issue reprinted at freelancewriting.com. If you're not yet a subscriber, be sure to sign up so you get the September issue as soon as it's available!
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