Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities

From Amy Paturel, who teaches The Renegade Writer's e-class on "Essay Writing: How to Find the Story in You--And Sell It: "[I]n the spirit of gratitude and creating abundance, I'm calling on YOU...to share what Thanksgiving means to you. The person who tugs at my heart strings the most will get a free essay writing class (Premium version) when the new session starts up on January 11." You must submit your entry by Thanksgiving. No entry fee.
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Sampad's international writing competition "for aspiring writers from or connected to the South Asian diaspora around the world" administers two categories: one for writers between the ages of 8 and 15, and the other for writers aged 16 or over. "Entries can be poetry, short stories, [or] reportage, and writers can submit as many pieces of work as they choose, maximum length 250 words, using the theme of Journeys as a starting point." Prizes include cash awards to the "best writer": £200 for the 8 to 15 group and £300 for the over 16 group, plus publication. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2010.
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Attention, writers in the metropolitan Detroit area: "Kresge Arts in Detroit provides significant financial support for 18 Kresge Artist Fellowships annually, each consisting of a $25,000 award and customized professional development opportunities for emerging and established metropolitan Detroit artists in the Literary, Performing and Visual Arts." Literary Arts include "art criticism in all disciplines (including literary, performing and visual arts), creative non-fiction, fiction, poetry, playwriting and interdisciplinary work within the above arts disciplines." No application fee indicated. Deadline: February 26, 2010.
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From Chuck Sambuchino, editor of Guide to Literary Agents: "You want to write for me and be in the next edition of Guide to Literary Agents? Well here's your chance. For the rest of November, I will be accepting queries for articles for the 2011 edition." Check the link for lots more information/guidelines. Pays: "Payment varies."
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"errant parent seeks well-written, original, parenting-oriented humor. The magazine is partial to anything offbeat, gritty, sardonic, and clever -- more so than the cutesy and anecdotal. Above all else, it must tickle the funny bone." Pays: $50 ("typically"). Note: Look for details on the 2009 Holiday Contest on the site, too. (via Duotrope.com)
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From the University of Northern Colorado: Looking for "tenure-track assistant professor of English, Creative Writing- Fiction. Teaching experience and a record of publication in fiction required. 3/3 teaching load. Position will offer the opportunity to teach a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses in literature and writing. Standard workload also includes advising, committee work, and the supervision of MA theses. We are especially interested in hiring someone with secondary expertise in one or more of the following areas: African-American literature, contemporary literature, editing, new media, rhetoric and composition."
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West Chester University is seeking applicants for Director, Poetry Center and Creative Writing Faculty: Poetry. "This tenure-track position, which may be filled at Assistant or Associate rank, will be split between six credits of administrative duties as director of the WCU Poetry Center and Poetry Conference, and six credits of teaching (two courses) per semester, with the courses including poetry workshops, poetry seminars, poetic forms, introductory creative writing, and general education. The candidate will also supervise M.A. theses, and serve (as needed) as advisor to Daedalus, WCU's literary magazine. We are searching for a colleague with established arts management and fund-raising experience, a strong commitment to teaching, and an ability to mentor the developing writer inside and outside the university community."
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The State University of New York-Oswego is looking for an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing (creative nonfiction specialist).
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"Creative Writing (Poetry) Instructor--The English Department at Missouri State University in Springfield, MO anticipates an August 16, 2010 opening for a 9-month, non-tenure-track Instructor. For a full description of the position see http://www.missouristate.edu/academicopenings."
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Villanova University (Penn.) is looking for a Staff Writer, Boston College (Mass.) seeks a Writer/Editor, and Pratt Institute (New York) invites applications for an Editorial Manager.