"To mark European Week Against Racism the Social Inclusion Unit, South Dublin County Council, will hold a competition which aims to combat racism and to celebrate culture diversity of people living in Ireland today. Everybody can participate...by conveying your personal message against racism through a submission of writing (poetry/prose) maximum 500 words." Cash prizes for three winners and six runners-up. No entry fee. Deadline: March 19, 2010.
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The OpEd Project runs a "Write to Change the World" seminar (the focus of which is on women). "We are committed to making The OpEd Project programs affordable for any woman who is committed to changing the world with her voice. To that end, we provide full and partial scholarships for up to 40% of participants in any seminar." Does not appear to require an application fee. Seminars are currently scheduled for Boston, Los Angeles, San Fancisco, and New York City.
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And still more scholarship news, from The Glen Workshop (affiliated with Image, a journal focused on "art-faith-mystery"): "a limited number of partial scholarships will be available, to be awarded based on both need and quality of work. You may apply to any class, even if it's closed for registration (see the course descriptions page). However, if you wish to guarantee a spot in a workshop, even if you do not win a scholarship, you must register for an available workshop and pay the $100 deposit." Application deadline is March 15, 2010.
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"The Consortium for Science Policy & Outcomes (CSPO) at Arizona State University is presenting an intensive two-day workshop, followed by participation in CSPO's conference 'The Rightful Place of Science?', for the 'next genreation' of writers with an interest in science and technology. Selected participants will learn creative nonfiction techniques, consult with editors of major magazines and pair with a 'next generation' science and technology policy scholar. The goal of the workshop is to provide an opportunity for the scholars and writers to work together to publish their work in a mainstream magazine or to develop a book or film proposal." The workshop and conference are scheduled for May 2010. "Those selected will receive an honorarium and travel expenses to attend the two-day workshop and three-day conference...." There is no application fee indicated. Deadline: March 15, 2010. (via the Creative Nonfiction newsletter)
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The Wordsworth Trust (U.K.) "is seeking a new Poet in Residence, to run for 9 months from July 2010 to end March 2011....This Residency offers an invaluable opportunity for a published poet, from any cultural background and writing within any literary tradition, to spend time in Grasmere, Cumbria, in the heart of the Lake District, an area of outstanding natural beauty that so much inspired William Wordsworth. The poet will be given space to develop their own work and will also take part in the Wordsworth Trust Literature Programme and the wider cultural life of Cumbria. The Poet in Residence will be paid a monthly stipend of £1000.00 and provided with a cottage for which they will be charged a subsidised rent." Application deadline is March 5. No application fee is mentioned.
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The University of Delaware seeks a Senior News Editor, the University of Texas-Arlington is looking for a Media Relations Officer, and the University of Chicago welcomes applications for a Writer/Project Manager.
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Our March Practicing Writer newsletter will go out to subscribers next weekend. Don't miss it!
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Monday, February 22, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
"Tin House is seeking to invest in fiction, essays, and poetry that address the often taboo subject of CLASS IN AMERICA. We are looking for all perspectives: from or about the rich to the middle class to the poor and those who have moved up or down. We want to know more about those who identify with a non-traditional class, or consider themselves classless, along with those who have immigrated from class-bound or class-less countries or societies. What are the new class indicators in our increasingly digitized, global, and green world? The issue will be out September 1, on stands through November. To be considered for this theme issue, unsolicited submissions should be in by May 1."
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The Common Review, the magazine of the Great Books Foundation, has launched an annual short story prize. Manuscripts should run 500-5,000 words. Prizes will be $400/$200/$150 for top three winners. "All prize winners, plus two Honorable Mentions, will receive a free copy of The Great Books Foundation Short Story Omnibus and a one-year subscription to The Common Review. The first prize winner will be published in the magazine during 2010." There is no entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2010. (via the Winning Writers newsletter)
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"The Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program is accepting submissions from emerging Canadian writers for a ten-month residency at the University of Calgary from August 15, 2011 to June 15, 2012. Housed in the Faculty of Humanities, the residency provides a unique opportunity for Canadian writers to devote their time to writing and to advancing their writing careers....Candidates should have between one and four published books, and preferably, but not necessarily, hold a university degree. The residency involves time for writing, manuscript consultations, public presentations, assistance with hosting visiting writers, and related duties. While the Canadian Writer-in-Residence may be invited to visit university classes, this is not a teaching position. The Markin-Flanagan program offers writers one of the highest-paid residencies in North America. Residents are also provided with an office and administrative support." There is no application fee. Deadline: February 1, 2010.
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The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman is a $5,000 prize "awarded annually to a woman who is a USA citizen, and who has written the best book-length work of prose fiction, whether novel, short stories, or experimental writing. Works written primarily for children and publications from private and vanity presses cannot be considered. We are particularly interested in calling attention to the work of a promising but less established writer." There is no fee. "All entries must be submitted by publishers who wish to have the work of their authors that were published in the year 2009 considered." Deadline: February 1, 2010
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Page Forty-Seven is an online anthology of literary short fiction that invites original work from new and established writers and pays $25-$75 (CAD) per story. Visit the website for guidelines, submission form and sample stories.
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"The Saint Paul Almanac [Minn.] is always looking for unique Saint Paul stories. Whether you're a professional writer or writing for the first time, you've got something to say, and we're interested in reading and publishing it." NB: "Essays aren't the only things we publish—we're happy to look at other formats, including graphic fiction." Deadline for the 2011 Almanac is March 31, 2010. "We pay small stipends on publication."
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Monmouth University (N.J.) seeks an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (fiction) and Literature.
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"The Stanford University School of Medicine's Office of Communication & Public Affairs is seeking an experienced, accomplished science writer to cover the pediatrics beat for a six-month period. We do not expect this fixed-term position will extend beyond six months. The successful applicant will research and write news releases for distribution to local, regional and national media, and will also write news and feature stories for a variety of publications. The writer must be able to translate technical, complex information into interesting and easily read prose, and must recognize the news value of research findings. In addition, the writer will be responsible for generating clinically oriented stories highlighting people, programs and services available at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital."
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Normally, I don't publicize competitions/opportunities that require fees, but routinely I make an exception to let you kow about residencies offered by the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Neb., where I was a resident in 2003. The KHN Center offers 2- to 8-week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists, and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 50 residencies are awarded per year. Two deadlines each year: postmarked March 1 for the following July through December 15; postmarked September 1 for the following January through June 15. $25 application fee. See www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org for complete information, guidelines and application.
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The Common Review, the magazine of the Great Books Foundation, has launched an annual short story prize. Manuscripts should run 500-5,000 words. Prizes will be $400/$200/$150 for top three winners. "All prize winners, plus two Honorable Mentions, will receive a free copy of The Great Books Foundation Short Story Omnibus and a one-year subscription to The Common Review. The first prize winner will be published in the magazine during 2010." There is no entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2010. (via the Winning Writers newsletter)
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"The Markin-Flanagan Distinguished Writers Program is accepting submissions from emerging Canadian writers for a ten-month residency at the University of Calgary from August 15, 2011 to June 15, 2012. Housed in the Faculty of Humanities, the residency provides a unique opportunity for Canadian writers to devote their time to writing and to advancing their writing careers....Candidates should have between one and four published books, and preferably, but not necessarily, hold a university degree. The residency involves time for writing, manuscript consultations, public presentations, assistance with hosting visiting writers, and related duties. While the Canadian Writer-in-Residence may be invited to visit university classes, this is not a teaching position. The Markin-Flanagan program offers writers one of the highest-paid residencies in North America. Residents are also provided with an office and administrative support." There is no application fee. Deadline: February 1, 2010.
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The Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for Fiction by an American Woman is a $5,000 prize "awarded annually to a woman who is a USA citizen, and who has written the best book-length work of prose fiction, whether novel, short stories, or experimental writing. Works written primarily for children and publications from private and vanity presses cannot be considered. We are particularly interested in calling attention to the work of a promising but less established writer." There is no fee. "All entries must be submitted by publishers who wish to have the work of their authors that were published in the year 2009 considered." Deadline: February 1, 2010
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Page Forty-Seven is an online anthology of literary short fiction that invites original work from new and established writers and pays $25-$75 (CAD) per story. Visit the website for guidelines, submission form and sample stories.
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"The Saint Paul Almanac [Minn.] is always looking for unique Saint Paul stories. Whether you're a professional writer or writing for the first time, you've got something to say, and we're interested in reading and publishing it." NB: "Essays aren't the only things we publish—we're happy to look at other formats, including graphic fiction." Deadline for the 2011 Almanac is March 31, 2010. "We pay small stipends on publication."
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Monmouth University (N.J.) seeks an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (fiction) and Literature.
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"The Stanford University School of Medicine's Office of Communication & Public Affairs is seeking an experienced, accomplished science writer to cover the pediatrics beat for a six-month period. We do not expect this fixed-term position will extend beyond six months. The successful applicant will research and write news releases for distribution to local, regional and national media, and will also write news and feature stories for a variety of publications. The writer must be able to translate technical, complex information into interesting and easily read prose, and must recognize the news value of research findings. In addition, the writer will be responsible for generating clinically oriented stories highlighting people, programs and services available at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital."
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Normally, I don't publicize competitions/opportunities that require fees, but routinely I make an exception to let you kow about residencies offered by the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, Neb., where I was a resident in 2003. The KHN Center offers 2- to 8-week residencies year-round for writers, visual artists, and music composers. Housing, studio space, $100/week stipend are provided. Approximately 50 residencies are awarded per year. Two deadlines each year: postmarked March 1 for the following July through December 15; postmarked September 1 for the following January through June 15. $25 application fee. See www.KHNCenterfortheArts.org for complete information, guidelines and application.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The University of Mississippi Summer Poetry Residency "supports a poet who desires a quiet, beautiful location in which to further his or her work, and it lasts four weeks, from June 15 to July 15." It "is designed for poets who have at least one book (either published or under contract) and no more than two books" and includes some special lodging (read announcement for details), a travel reimbursement, and a $1,500 honorarium. There is no application fee. Deadline: January 15, 2010.
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"World Hum updates daily and is dedicated to publishing travel stories, videos and slideshows of the highest quality. Since World Hum's inception in 2001, stories from the site have appeared in "The Best American Travel Writing" anthologies and Travelers' Tales anthologies, and they have won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers." Posts "several types of features," including travel stories, "speaker's corner" essays, book reviews "and other travel book-related pieces," and more. "Payment varies."
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From JournalismJobs.com: "The Forward, a prestigious national Jewish newspaper founded in 1897, is developing a network of freelance reporters available to cover stories in major urban centers, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Boston for our English language edition. We are also interested in writers based abroad. We are looking for journalists able to pitch ideas and accept short-notice assignments on issues of interest to our readers who can tell the story in generally 800-1,200 words. These include stories dealing with Judaism, religion and spirituality, labor, civil rights, interethnic and interfaith relations, U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East-related activism, Jewish culture and arts, and personality profiles. A willingness to work with editors to hone stories to a fine point of clarity is a must."
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Posted on Chronicle.com: "The Department of English and the BFA program at Stephen F. Austin State University [Texas] seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, with a specialization in fiction and a strong secondary strength in creative nonfiction or poetry."
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Georgia College & State University is looking for a Writer/Editor, Clark University (Mass.) seeks an Online Community Director, and Emporia State University (Kan.) invites applications for a Director of Advancement Communications.
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"World Hum updates daily and is dedicated to publishing travel stories, videos and slideshows of the highest quality. Since World Hum's inception in 2001, stories from the site have appeared in "The Best American Travel Writing" anthologies and Travelers' Tales anthologies, and they have won Lowell Thomas Awards from the Society of American Travel Writers." Posts "several types of features," including travel stories, "speaker's corner" essays, book reviews "and other travel book-related pieces," and more. "Payment varies."
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From JournalismJobs.com: "The Forward, a prestigious national Jewish newspaper founded in 1897, is developing a network of freelance reporters available to cover stories in major urban centers, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and Boston for our English language edition. We are also interested in writers based abroad. We are looking for journalists able to pitch ideas and accept short-notice assignments on issues of interest to our readers who can tell the story in generally 800-1,200 words. These include stories dealing with Judaism, religion and spirituality, labor, civil rights, interethnic and interfaith relations, U.S.-Israel relations and Middle East-related activism, Jewish culture and arts, and personality profiles. A willingness to work with editors to hone stories to a fine point of clarity is a must."
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Posted on Chronicle.com: "The Department of English and the BFA program at Stephen F. Austin State University [Texas] seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, with a specialization in fiction and a strong secondary strength in creative nonfiction or poetry."
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Georgia College & State University is looking for a Writer/Editor, Clark University (Mass.) seeks an Online Community Director, and Emporia State University (Kan.) invites applications for a Director of Advancement Communications.
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
First things first: Find out who won our market e-book giveaways here!
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Sage Cohen has announced a scholarship (worth $250) for one of her Poetry for the People online classes. The courses (Level 1 and Level 2) begin in mid-January, and scholarship applications will be welcomed through Monday, December 28. There's no application fee. (By the way, Sage has recently signed her second book deal with Writer's Digest Books: We can look forward to The Productive Writer: Success Strategies for Writing More and Selling More, to be released in 2010. Congratulations, Sage! I, for one, am already looking forward to that book!)
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Attention, Canadian poets! The Arc Poetry Magazine Poet in Residence opportunity is open to Canadian citizens "with a strong background in the practice of contemporary poetry." This "virtual residency" will run from October 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The Poet in Residence provides mentoring and feedback to "poets whose work shows promise." The selected poet will also produce a commissioned work for publication in Arc and will travel to help promote the launch of the issue containing his/her work. Pays: "The contract fee for the poet in residence will be $9,000 [Canadian dollars], which will be paid on a monthly basis. Standard writer's fee rates will apply" for the work that appears in the magazine. Deadline: January 31, 2010 (received). There is no application fee.
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From the Poets & Writers contest blog: "The M Restaurant Group, China-based sponsor of the Shanghai International Literary Festival, is offering two three-month residencies in China and India to writers of any nationality working in English. One residency, in the bustling city of Shanghai, will take place before March 2011, and the India residency—located, by contrast, in a somewhat isolated area near the southern town of Pondicherry—will occur between November 2010 and February 2011. Each residents will receive one thousand dollars in addition to airfare, lodging, and meals (or, in the case of the Shanghai resident, a stipend to cover meals). Poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers are all eligible." Deadline: January 15, 2010 (received). No application fee indicated.
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For those practicing writers residing in my former state of Massachusetts: 2010 Artist Fellowships in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction will be awarded in sums of $7,500/fellowship and $500/finalist. Applications will be accepted through January 25, 2010. There is no application fee indicated.
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From MomBloggersClub.com: "If you would like to share blogging tips or your perspective on mom blogging, here's your chance to do it. We're looking for blogging how-to articles, opinion pieces, and essays about mom blogging to be featured in the weekly member newsletter and published here on the Mom Bloggers Club. Word count: 400-800 words." Pays: "$25 per article that will be paid via PayPal one month after publication." Will consider "exceptional" reprints.
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From the University of Central Oklahoma: Seeking "Writer in residence, novelist and/or short story writer; play/screenwriting experience desirable. Teach two classes per semester, including advanced novel or short story writing and introductory creative writing classes; serve on M.F.A. and M.A. thesis committees in creative writing; participate in co-curricular activities in support of the creative writing program."
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Bowling Green State University (Ohio) seeks a Writer/Communication Specialist, the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) seeks a Senior Staff Assistant with significant writing responsibilities, and Hendrix College (Ark.) is looking for an Associate Director of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language.
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Sage Cohen has announced a scholarship (worth $250) for one of her Poetry for the People online classes. The courses (Level 1 and Level 2) begin in mid-January, and scholarship applications will be welcomed through Monday, December 28. There's no application fee. (By the way, Sage has recently signed her second book deal with Writer's Digest Books: We can look forward to The Productive Writer: Success Strategies for Writing More and Selling More, to be released in 2010. Congratulations, Sage! I, for one, am already looking forward to that book!)
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Attention, Canadian poets! The Arc Poetry Magazine Poet in Residence opportunity is open to Canadian citizens "with a strong background in the practice of contemporary poetry." This "virtual residency" will run from October 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. The Poet in Residence provides mentoring and feedback to "poets whose work shows promise." The selected poet will also produce a commissioned work for publication in Arc and will travel to help promote the launch of the issue containing his/her work. Pays: "The contract fee for the poet in residence will be $9,000 [Canadian dollars], which will be paid on a monthly basis. Standard writer's fee rates will apply" for the work that appears in the magazine. Deadline: January 31, 2010 (received). There is no application fee.
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From the Poets & Writers contest blog: "The M Restaurant Group, China-based sponsor of the Shanghai International Literary Festival, is offering two three-month residencies in China and India to writers of any nationality working in English. One residency, in the bustling city of Shanghai, will take place before March 2011, and the India residency—located, by contrast, in a somewhat isolated area near the southern town of Pondicherry—will occur between November 2010 and February 2011. Each residents will receive one thousand dollars in addition to airfare, lodging, and meals (or, in the case of the Shanghai resident, a stipend to cover meals). Poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers are all eligible." Deadline: January 15, 2010 (received). No application fee indicated.
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For those practicing writers residing in my former state of Massachusetts: 2010 Artist Fellowships in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction will be awarded in sums of $7,500/fellowship and $500/finalist. Applications will be accepted through January 25, 2010. There is no application fee indicated.
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From MomBloggersClub.com: "If you would like to share blogging tips or your perspective on mom blogging, here's your chance to do it. We're looking for blogging how-to articles, opinion pieces, and essays about mom blogging to be featured in the weekly member newsletter and published here on the Mom Bloggers Club. Word count: 400-800 words." Pays: "$25 per article that will be paid via PayPal one month after publication." Will consider "exceptional" reprints.
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From the University of Central Oklahoma: Seeking "Writer in residence, novelist and/or short story writer; play/screenwriting experience desirable. Teach two classes per semester, including advanced novel or short story writing and introductory creative writing classes; serve on M.F.A. and M.A. thesis committees in creative writing; participate in co-curricular activities in support of the creative writing program."
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Bowling Green State University (Ohio) seeks a Writer/Communication Specialist, the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) seeks a Senior Staff Assistant with significant writing responsibilities, and Hendrix College (Ark.) is looking for an Associate Director of the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation Programs in Literature and Language.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Arts Residency Cairo (ARC) "is open to visual artists, writers, artists working in mixed media, sculptors, dancers and performance artists. We are an international arts residency where artists may stay from 2 nights to one month (an extension of one month can be possible)." Offers "two full stipends per year. Due to the high number of applicants for these two places the deadline for proposals is brought forward to December 1st. These two artists will receive free accommodation & food for the duration of their stay (up to one month). Travel and other expenses are not covered." No application fee indicated.
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Attention, Maine fiction writers: This is your year to apply for the Dibner Fellowship (poets, you'll have your chance next year). "The Martin Dibner Fellowship is given to promising Maine writers who have not published a full-length book. Fellowships are meant to help further writing skills and experience. Attendance at writing workshops is the primary purpose for support; assistance with living expenses while finishing a writing project will also be considered." Grant size ranges from $500 to $1,000. No application fee. Deadline: January 15, 2010.
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"The PEN Translation Fund provides grants to support the translation of book-length works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an egregiously flawed translation. There are no restrictions on the nationality or citizenship of the translator, but the works must be translated into English." Past grants have run $2,000-$3,000, and there is no application fee. Deadline: January 14, 2010. NB: "The PEN Translation Fund is very pleased to announce that candidates who submit eligible poetry translation projects to the PEN Translation Fund may now also be considered for the National Poetry Series' new Robert Fagles Translation Prize for the translator of a book of contemporary poetry written by a living poet. The Fagles Prize is awarded every other year, and will next be awarded in 2010. The winner of the Fagles Prize receives a $2,000 cash award and publication of the project by an esteemed literary publisher. The translated poet receives a $500 honorarium."
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"Phillips Academy [Mass.] seeks a writer-in-residence to fill the Roger F. Murray Chair in Creative Writing beginning in the academic year 2010-11. The term of appointment is two years with a possible renewal. The writer-in-residence is expected to teach two seminar classes (maximum 15 students per class) in creative writing per term. Minimum requirements include at least one published book and experience in the teaching of creative writing at the university or secondary level."
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"The Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell seeks an energetic and collaborative colleague for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Creative Writing-Poetry."
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"The University of Michigan-Flint invites applications for a tenure-track position in Creative Writing at the Assistant Professor level beginning in Fall 2010. The appointment carries a 3-3 teaching load divided between undergraduate and M.A. courses in Creative Writing and introductory and/or advanced courses in a second field. Expertise in fiction or narrative forms preferred. Desirable secondary areas include a literary area (including American literature before 1900, British before 1800, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, or Genre Studies, esp. in drama), pedagogy in English Studies, Digital Humanities (esp. in conjunction with a literary or writing area), or Composition/Rhetoric (esp. in postcolonial rhetoric or the rhetoric of gender, race, and class)."
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Eastern Kentucky University's graduate programs have announced part-time faculty positions in poetry writing and literature and fiction writing and literature.
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Temple University (Penn.) is looking for a Public Affairs Communications Manager, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) seeks a Writer/Editor, and San Jacinto College (Texas) is looking for a Social Media Coordinator/Web Writer.
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Attention, Maine fiction writers: This is your year to apply for the Dibner Fellowship (poets, you'll have your chance next year). "The Martin Dibner Fellowship is given to promising Maine writers who have not published a full-length book. Fellowships are meant to help further writing skills and experience. Attendance at writing workshops is the primary purpose for support; assistance with living expenses while finishing a writing project will also be considered." Grant size ranges from $500 to $1,000. No application fee. Deadline: January 15, 2010.
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"The PEN Translation Fund provides grants to support the translation of book-length works of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an egregiously flawed translation. There are no restrictions on the nationality or citizenship of the translator, but the works must be translated into English." Past grants have run $2,000-$3,000, and there is no application fee. Deadline: January 14, 2010. NB: "The PEN Translation Fund is very pleased to announce that candidates who submit eligible poetry translation projects to the PEN Translation Fund may now also be considered for the National Poetry Series' new Robert Fagles Translation Prize for the translator of a book of contemporary poetry written by a living poet. The Fagles Prize is awarded every other year, and will next be awarded in 2010. The winner of the Fagles Prize receives a $2,000 cash award and publication of the project by an esteemed literary publisher. The translated poet receives a $500 honorarium."
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"Phillips Academy [Mass.] seeks a writer-in-residence to fill the Roger F. Murray Chair in Creative Writing beginning in the academic year 2010-11. The term of appointment is two years with a possible renewal. The writer-in-residence is expected to teach two seminar classes (maximum 15 students per class) in creative writing per term. Minimum requirements include at least one published book and experience in the teaching of creative writing at the university or secondary level."
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"The Department of English at the University of Massachusetts Lowell seeks an energetic and collaborative colleague for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Creative Writing-Poetry."
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"The University of Michigan-Flint invites applications for a tenure-track position in Creative Writing at the Assistant Professor level beginning in Fall 2010. The appointment carries a 3-3 teaching load divided between undergraduate and M.A. courses in Creative Writing and introductory and/or advanced courses in a second field. Expertise in fiction or narrative forms preferred. Desirable secondary areas include a literary area (including American literature before 1900, British before 1800, Queer Theory, Feminist Theory, or Genre Studies, esp. in drama), pedagogy in English Studies, Digital Humanities (esp. in conjunction with a literary or writing area), or Composition/Rhetoric (esp. in postcolonial rhetoric or the rhetoric of gender, race, and class)."
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Eastern Kentucky University's graduate programs have announced part-time faculty positions in poetry writing and literature and fiction writing and literature.
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Temple University (Penn.) is looking for a Public Affairs Communications Manager, Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) seeks a Writer/Editor, and San Jacinto College (Texas) is looking for a Social Media Coordinator/Web Writer.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities (One Day Late)
Here's the usual round-up, delayed one day while I was observing Yom Kippur.
October 15 is the application deadline for the Lynchburg (Va.) College Thornton Writer Residency: "A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $12,000, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term. The residency also includes housing, some meals, and roundtrip travel expenses. Writers who have published at least one book of fiction are eligible. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop, visit classes, and give a public reading. Submit one copy of a book of fiction, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience, and contact information for three references....There is no entry fee."
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"The Department of English at Ohio University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Creative Writing: Non-Fiction. We seek candidates of established achievement who have published at least one book. The successful candidate is expected to teach; publish and direct creative work; and participate in departmental/university governance. Expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels. We are seeking a candidate with a commitment in working effectively with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. Position available September 2010."
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"The Department of English [at Texas Christian University] invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor in creative writing with a specialization in poetry, contemporary literature, and creative nonfiction."
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"The University of Connecticut English Department seeks a poet to serve as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor In Residence to begin fall 2010. The selected candidate will teach one semester per year, give a public reading, and participate in the department community during that semester. Minimum Qualifications: an MFA or Ph.D; at least one published book of poetry; and a history of successful teaching in undergraduate and graduate workshops and literature courses. Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience in a second genre, and the ability to teach prosody. Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications. This is a nine month, non-tenure track appointment. Depending on the availability of funding, the position may be renewed twice for a total of three years.
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"Nature Medicine, the prestigious monthly journal covering biomedical science and translational research, is currently accepting applications for its science writing internship. The intern will be closely involved in the editorial process and write news articles and briefs, as well as blog entries. This is not a paper-pushing internship! The person selected for the position will be reporting stories and working on editorial content full-time." Pays: $1,000/month to successful candidate (internship begins in December and will be based in New York City).
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Rachel Dacus has compiled this list of small presses that publish poetry books outside of contests. Note that some presses may charge reading fees.
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Three job opportunities in Massachusetts: Boston University seeks a Senior Editor/Writer;Lasell College is looking for an Assistant Director of Communications; and Tufts University invites applications for Assistant Director, Writing Resources, for its Academic Resource Center.
October 15 is the application deadline for the Lynchburg (Va.) College Thornton Writer Residency: "A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend of $12,000, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term. The residency also includes housing, some meals, and roundtrip travel expenses. Writers who have published at least one book of fiction are eligible. The writer-in-residence will teach a weekly creative writing workshop, visit classes, and give a public reading. Submit one copy of a book of fiction, a curriculum vitae, a cover letter outlining evidence of successful teaching experience, and contact information for three references....There is no entry fee."
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"The Department of English at Ohio University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Creative Writing: Non-Fiction. We seek candidates of established achievement who have published at least one book. The successful candidate is expected to teach; publish and direct creative work; and participate in departmental/university governance. Expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels. We are seeking a candidate with a commitment in working effectively with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. Position available September 2010."
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"The Department of English [at Texas Christian University] invites applications for a tenure-track, assistant professor in creative writing with a specialization in poetry, contemporary literature, and creative nonfiction."
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"The University of Connecticut English Department seeks a poet to serve as Assistant/Associate/Full Professor In Residence to begin fall 2010. The selected candidate will teach one semester per year, give a public reading, and participate in the department community during that semester. Minimum Qualifications: an MFA or Ph.D; at least one published book of poetry; and a history of successful teaching in undergraduate and graduate workshops and literature courses. Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience in a second genre, and the ability to teach prosody. Salary and rank commensurate with qualifications. This is a nine month, non-tenure track appointment. Depending on the availability of funding, the position may be renewed twice for a total of three years.
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"Nature Medicine, the prestigious monthly journal covering biomedical science and translational research, is currently accepting applications for its science writing internship. The intern will be closely involved in the editorial process and write news articles and briefs, as well as blog entries. This is not a paper-pushing internship! The person selected for the position will be reporting stories and working on editorial content full-time." Pays: $1,000/month to successful candidate (internship begins in December and will be based in New York City).
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Rachel Dacus has compiled this list of small presses that publish poetry books outside of contests. Note that some presses may charge reading fees.
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Three job opportunities in Massachusetts: Boston University seeks a Senior Editor/Writer;Lasell College is looking for an Assistant Director of Communications; and Tufts University invites applications for Assistant Director, Writing Resources, for its Academic Resource Center.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
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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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!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Friday Find: Post-MFA Fellowships
Here's a goodie from our archive: a compilation of fellowship and writer-in-residence positions of particular interest to new/recent MFA grads. Enjoy, and have a great weekend!
Monday, July 06, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Hint Fiction: "Tentatively scheduled for the fall of 2010, W.W. Norton will publish an anthology of Hint Fiction. What is Hint Fiction? It’s a story of 25 words or less that suggests a larger, more complex story. The thesis of the anthology is to prove that a story 25 words or less can have as much impact as a story 2,500 words or longer. The anthology will include between 100 and 150 stories. We want your best work." Submissions: August 1-31, 2009. Pays: $25/story for World and Audio rights. (via Duotrope.com)
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"The USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program is a three week, mid-career education Fellowship for six arts, culture and entertainment editors, producers and writers from online, print, radio and television. Typically one to two of the Fellows come from outside the United States. Journalists who cover the visual and performing arts, architecture, literature and pop culture – and who own these beats either as generalists or specialists – are welcome to apply. Staff, freelancers and self-employed Web journalists are also encouraged." Deadline: July 14, 2009
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Princeton University "is seeking a distinguished poetry writer to join its permanent faculty. Administrative abilities desirable as they may direct the Creative Writing program during the academic year."
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is looking for a tenure-track assistant professor in Creative Writing, Fiction, full-time appointment beginning August 2010. MFA or PhD from an accredited institution required by time of appointment. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education, a strong record of publications in fiction, and evidence of academic service.
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"The Creative Writing & Arts Programme, University of Exeter, is looking for two freelance Writers-in-Residence to act as providers, ambassadors and mentors for our Creative Writing activities across the region. The assignments will be for two years, 30 days per year, beginning October 1st 2009. Payment is on a daily rate of £200 + £500 annual travel allowance." Deadline: July 24, 2009.
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The College of New Jersey is looking for a Director of Athletic Communications; Ohio University seeks a Writer/Editor; and Elmhurst College (Ill.) invites applications for Editorial Director, Electronic and Print Media.
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The Milwaukee Irish Fest Poetry Contest 2009 will award the Donn Goodwin Prize ($100) and the Joseph Gahagan Prize ($100) for entries "best reflecting Irish or Irish-American poetry traditions. While the poems do not necessarily need to have direct Irish or Irish-American themes, the winning entries should have a cultural/literary relation to either Ireland or Irish-America." The Goodwin prize is open to all; the Gahagan prize is open only to current Wisconsin residents. No entry fee. Deadline: August 1, 2009. (via CRWROPPS)
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"The USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program is a three week, mid-career education Fellowship for six arts, culture and entertainment editors, producers and writers from online, print, radio and television. Typically one to two of the Fellows come from outside the United States. Journalists who cover the visual and performing arts, architecture, literature and pop culture – and who own these beats either as generalists or specialists – are welcome to apply. Staff, freelancers and self-employed Web journalists are also encouraged." Deadline: July 14, 2009
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Princeton University "is seeking a distinguished poetry writer to join its permanent faculty. Administrative abilities desirable as they may direct the Creative Writing program during the academic year."
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Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania is looking for a tenure-track assistant professor in Creative Writing, Fiction, full-time appointment beginning August 2010. MFA or PhD from an accredited institution required by time of appointment. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education, a strong record of publications in fiction, and evidence of academic service.
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"The Creative Writing & Arts Programme, University of Exeter, is looking for two freelance Writers-in-Residence to act as providers, ambassadors and mentors for our Creative Writing activities across the region. The assignments will be for two years, 30 days per year, beginning October 1st 2009. Payment is on a daily rate of £200 + £500 annual travel allowance." Deadline: July 24, 2009.
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The College of New Jersey is looking for a Director of Athletic Communications; Ohio University seeks a Writer/Editor; and Elmhurst College (Ill.) invites applications for Editorial Director, Electronic and Print Media.
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The Milwaukee Irish Fest Poetry Contest 2009 will award the Donn Goodwin Prize ($100) and the Joseph Gahagan Prize ($100) for entries "best reflecting Irish or Irish-American poetry traditions. While the poems do not necessarily need to have direct Irish or Irish-American themes, the winning entries should have a cultural/literary relation to either Ireland or Irish-America." The Goodwin prize is open to all; the Gahagan prize is open only to current Wisconsin residents. No entry fee. Deadline: August 1, 2009. (via CRWROPPS)
Monday, June 15, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
"Seton Hill University seeks published novelist of popular fiction (preferably mystery/suspense), to teach and to mentor novel-length theses in the graduate low-residency Writing Popular Fiction program (half-load), and to teach undergraduate courses in creative writing and first-year composition. This position will start January 2010. Background in journalism, publishing, and/or editing a plus. Teaching experience at graduate level desirable. MFA required (Ph.D preferred). 4/4 course load."
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"The University of Minnesota Duluth seeks applicants for two part-time, temporary term positions to teach literature and creative writing courses for the 2009-2010 academic year (beginning August 31, 2009)."
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Teaching jobs in the UK (via B.J. Epstein) include: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, University of Plymouth; Lecturer in Creative Writing, Brunel University; Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, Nottingham Trent University.
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Attention, Seattle-area writers: Writers in the Schools (WITS) "is looking for creative writers who are passionate about teaching the power and pleasure of writing to young people and who are excited to collaborate with public school teachers. Employment is part-time. Writers-in-residence typically teach one day a week from September through June for a total of 84 direct teaching hours. A yearlong commitment is required." Deadline: July 20, 2009.
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Some nonteaching jobs for writers: staff writer, Franklin and Marshall College (Pennsylvania); public relations specialist, Murray State University (Kentucky); director of development communications, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts).
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Update from HOBART: "OK, we are at least semi-caught up, so we are again open to submissions. Send away! (Though keep in mind that we are still only reading our next theme issue: The Great Outdoors!)" Pays: $50-$150/story.
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Bitch magazine plans a winter 2010 theme on "Old," and supplies the following keywords: "aging, history, marginalization, nostalgia, witches." Pitch deadline is July 1."Payment is $100 for features, $50 for front-of-book pieces and back-page pieces, and $10-$20 for Love/Shoves."
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"World Hum updates daily and is dedicated to publishing travel stories, videos and slideshows of the highest quality." Check the site for descriptions of the different feature types (interviews, reviews, first-person narratives, etc.)."Payment varies."
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"The University of Minnesota Duluth seeks applicants for two part-time, temporary term positions to teach literature and creative writing courses for the 2009-2010 academic year (beginning August 31, 2009)."
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Teaching jobs in the UK (via B.J. Epstein) include: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, University of Plymouth; Lecturer in Creative Writing, Brunel University; Lecturer in English and Creative Writing, Nottingham Trent University.
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Attention, Seattle-area writers: Writers in the Schools (WITS) "is looking for creative writers who are passionate about teaching the power and pleasure of writing to young people and who are excited to collaborate with public school teachers. Employment is part-time. Writers-in-residence typically teach one day a week from September through June for a total of 84 direct teaching hours. A yearlong commitment is required." Deadline: July 20, 2009.
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Some nonteaching jobs for writers: staff writer, Franklin and Marshall College (Pennsylvania); public relations specialist, Murray State University (Kentucky); director of development communications, Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts).
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Update from HOBART: "OK, we are at least semi-caught up, so we are again open to submissions. Send away! (Though keep in mind that we are still only reading our next theme issue: The Great Outdoors!)" Pays: $50-$150/story.
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Bitch magazine plans a winter 2010 theme on "Old," and supplies the following keywords: "aging, history, marginalization, nostalgia, witches." Pitch deadline is July 1."Payment is $100 for features, $50 for front-of-book pieces and back-page pieces, and $10-$20 for Love/Shoves."
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"World Hum updates daily and is dedicated to publishing travel stories, videos and slideshows of the highest quality." Check the site for descriptions of the different feature types (interviews, reviews, first-person narratives, etc.)."Payment varies."
Monday, June 08, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The editors of On the Clock (to be published by Bottom Dog Press) "want to anthologize some outstanding fiction about working in a post-industrial world or making the transition from manual labor to intellectual labor, or the conflict of living in both spheres. In short, we want modern stories about people and their work." Deadline is October 1, 2009; reading will begin July 1, 2009. Pays: $50 plus two copies. Will consider reprints. (via the NewPages blog)
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Just received a reminder e-mail from the Cup of Comfort folks: Submissions for A Cup of Comfort for Mothers are due June 15, 2009. And July 1, 2009 is the deadline for A Cup of Comfort for a Better World: Stories that Celebrate Generosity, Compassion, and Volunteerism. Visit the call for submissions page for details on these paying opportunities.
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Comment, a Canadian magazine "equipping and connecting the next generation of Christian leaders," invites poets "to submit contributions in the form of a rondeau suitable for publication in our September print issue. This will be our fourth annual 'Making the Most of College' issue, and the submitted poems should in some way be connected with that theme, or with the beginning of the school year." Winner will receive $50 (presumably in Canadian funds) and publication; two other winners will also receive publication. Deadline: June 15, 2009. No entry fee. (via ImageUpdate)
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The UCL Environment Institute (University College London) seeks a writer-in-residence for the 2009-2010 academic year. "The writer will be required to conduct a programme of work for academic staff and researchers linking creative writing with environmental issues centred on climate change and also pursue their own work on the subject. The specific content and structure of this programme will be your proposal and will form the basis of selection at the interview stage. We anticipate that it might include a combination of such activities as workshops, public readings and seminars." Deadline for application is June 19, 2009.
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces us to Jennifer Weltz of Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency. "Jennifer accepts some juvenile work, thrillers, historical fiction, women's fiction and more."
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"Lebanon Valley College [Pennsylvania] invites applications for a one-year, full-time position as a visiting assistant professor of English beginning fall 2009. The successful candidate must have a firm commitment to undergraduate teaching and will teach freshman writing, literature, communications, and creative writing courses."
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Just received a reminder e-mail from the Cup of Comfort folks: Submissions for A Cup of Comfort for Mothers are due June 15, 2009. And July 1, 2009 is the deadline for A Cup of Comfort for a Better World: Stories that Celebrate Generosity, Compassion, and Volunteerism. Visit the call for submissions page for details on these paying opportunities.
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Comment, a Canadian magazine "equipping and connecting the next generation of Christian leaders," invites poets "to submit contributions in the form of a rondeau suitable for publication in our September print issue. This will be our fourth annual 'Making the Most of College' issue, and the submitted poems should in some way be connected with that theme, or with the beginning of the school year." Winner will receive $50 (presumably in Canadian funds) and publication; two other winners will also receive publication. Deadline: June 15, 2009. No entry fee. (via ImageUpdate)
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The UCL Environment Institute (University College London) seeks a writer-in-residence for the 2009-2010 academic year. "The writer will be required to conduct a programme of work for academic staff and researchers linking creative writing with environmental issues centred on climate change and also pursue their own work on the subject. The specific content and structure of this programme will be your proposal and will form the basis of selection at the interview stage. We anticipate that it might include a combination of such activities as workshops, public readings and seminars." Deadline for application is June 19, 2009.
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces us to Jennifer Weltz of Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency. "Jennifer accepts some juvenile work, thrillers, historical fiction, women's fiction and more."
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"Lebanon Valley College [Pennsylvania] invites applications for a one-year, full-time position as a visiting assistant professor of English beginning fall 2009. The successful candidate must have a firm commitment to undergraduate teaching and will teach freshman writing, literature, communications, and creative writing courses."
Monday, April 20, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Attention, Kentucky women writers: You've still got a few days to apply for a Hopscotch House Summer Residency (and for the stipends that complement them). I see no application fees. The deadline is April 24, 2009, so hurry! All info here.
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Penn State-Altoona seeks a Resident Writer specializing in creative nonfiction for the fall 2009 semester. No application fee. There is no application fee; application review will be begin May 18, 2009. "The residence, designed to offer an emerging writer substantial time to write, offers a $5,000 stipend and an additional $5,000 allowance to cover room and board in return for teaching one sophomore-level creative non-fiction writing workshop during the Fall 2009 semester (August 24-December 17). The resident writer will also give two readings and work informally with our English majors. Benefits are not included." For more information, please consult the Web listing.
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May 1 is the deadline for several scholarships providing support (tuition remission and/or paid lodging) to attend the Taos Summer Writers Conference (which will take place July 12-19): the Native Writer Award in Poetry or Fiction, the Hispanic Writer Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Poetry, and the Taos Resident Award in Poetry or Fiction. Unlike some other Conference scholarships, these do not require paying an initial conference registration fee. You'll find all the information you need here.
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The May/June issue of Poets & Writers magazine is out, which means that a new batch of Classifieds have been posted online. Now, on this blog, I post only opportunities that a) pay writers cash and b) don't charge no entry/application/reading fees. The Classifieds have no such rules/guarantees. So check them out knowing that. But do check them out.
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And, as always, here are some jobs for you to peruse:
Anticipated Adjunct Position in Creative Writing, Hofstra University (New York)
Director of Communications and Marketing, Bronx Community College-The City University of New York
Staff Writer, University at Buffalo (New York)
Senior Writer/Editor, Suffolk University (Massachusetts)
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Penn State-Altoona seeks a Resident Writer specializing in creative nonfiction for the fall 2009 semester. No application fee. There is no application fee; application review will be begin May 18, 2009. "The residence, designed to offer an emerging writer substantial time to write, offers a $5,000 stipend and an additional $5,000 allowance to cover room and board in return for teaching one sophomore-level creative non-fiction writing workshop during the Fall 2009 semester (August 24-December 17). The resident writer will also give two readings and work informally with our English majors. Benefits are not included." For more information, please consult the Web listing.
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May 1 is the deadline for several scholarships providing support (tuition remission and/or paid lodging) to attend the Taos Summer Writers Conference (which will take place July 12-19): the Native Writer Award in Poetry or Fiction, the Hispanic Writer Award in Fiction, Nonfiction, or Poetry, and the Taos Resident Award in Poetry or Fiction. Unlike some other Conference scholarships, these do not require paying an initial conference registration fee. You'll find all the information you need here.
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The May/June issue of Poets & Writers magazine is out, which means that a new batch of Classifieds have been posted online. Now, on this blog, I post only opportunities that a) pay writers cash and b) don't charge no entry/application/reading fees. The Classifieds have no such rules/guarantees. So check them out knowing that. But do check them out.
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And, as always, here are some jobs for you to peruse:
Anticipated Adjunct Position in Creative Writing, Hofstra University (New York)
Director of Communications and Marketing, Bronx Community College-The City University of New York
Staff Writer, University at Buffalo (New York)
Senior Writer/Editor, Suffolk University (Massachusetts)
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Interested in The Cincinnati Review? Check out this interview with the journal's poetry editor, Don Bogen, over on Luna Park (which promises that this piece "is the first of our ongoing series of writers interviewing literary magazine editors"). Remember that The Cincinnati Review reads submissions between September 1 and May 31 and pays $30/page for poetry ($25/page for prose).
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Here's what looks to be a lucrative and impressive opportunity for college students. The Norman Mailer College Writing Award will provide a cash award of $10,000, travel and lodging for the winner to attend the Norman Mailer Writers Colony National Awards Ceremony, and a full scholarship to the 2010 Norman Mailer Writers Colony. This year's category is creative nonfiction. "Students may submit work in any of the many subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on." The competition is open to students who will be college seniors, juniors, or sophomores in fall 2009. There is no entry fee. For more information/guidelines, please visit the Web site. (NB: Complementary award for high school students, too.)
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces two new literary agents at Firebrand Literary: Stacia Decker and Danielle Chiotti. Learn more about them (and what they specialize in) here.
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But wait, there's more! The GLA blog also introduces agent Willy Blackmore, who has joined BLISS Literary Agency. Check out his fiction and nonfiction interests here.
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And yes, I have managed to find some jobs to share with you this week, too!
Professor of Latino Studies/Writer-in-Residence, University of Houston-Victoria (Texas)
Part-time Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing (preference for specialty in short fiction and/or interest in new media), Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (Georgia)
Associate Director of Public Relations, Mercy College (New York)
Director of Communications, Villanova University (Pennsylvania)
Director of Communications, San Jose State University (California)
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Here's what looks to be a lucrative and impressive opportunity for college students. The Norman Mailer College Writing Award will provide a cash award of $10,000, travel and lodging for the winner to attend the Norman Mailer Writers Colony National Awards Ceremony, and a full scholarship to the 2010 Norman Mailer Writers Colony. This year's category is creative nonfiction. "Students may submit work in any of the many subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on." The competition is open to students who will be college seniors, juniors, or sophomores in fall 2009. There is no entry fee. For more information/guidelines, please visit the Web site. (NB: Complementary award for high school students, too.)
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces two new literary agents at Firebrand Literary: Stacia Decker and Danielle Chiotti. Learn more about them (and what they specialize in) here.
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But wait, there's more! The GLA blog also introduces agent Willy Blackmore, who has joined BLISS Literary Agency. Check out his fiction and nonfiction interests here.
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And yes, I have managed to find some jobs to share with you this week, too!
Professor of Latino Studies/Writer-in-Residence, University of Houston-Victoria (Texas)
Part-time Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing (preference for specialty in short fiction and/or interest in new media), Savannah College of Art and Design-Atlanta (Georgia)
Associate Director of Public Relations, Mercy College (New York)
Director of Communications, Villanova University (Pennsylvania)
Director of Communications, San Jose State University (California)
Monday, March 02, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
If you've seen the latest Poets & Writers magazine, you may have noticed a column describing New Ohio Review (NOR). That's where I learned that NOR is becoming a paying journal. From the NOR Web site: "Beginning with its fifth issue, New Ohio Review's contributors will receive honoraria of $10/page for prose and $15/page for poetry, $30 minimum, in addition to two copies of the issue and a one-year subscription."
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And if you're a student enrolled in a New England college, you might want to consider competing for the John Holmes Award. Conferred by the New England Poetry Club, this is a $100 prize for a poem. No fee. Details here.
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Meet literary agent Alanna Ramirez, who represents "literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture and lifestyle books."
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"Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas, a highly selective four-year liberal arts college, seeks a distinguished writer of fiction for its 4th biennial Visiting Fellowship in Creative Writing, a semester-long residency scheduled during the autumn 2009 semester. While the fellowship is considered mainly an opportunity for the writer to spend time on his or her own work, he or she will also give a public reading and teach a beginning fiction-writing workshop (3 hours per week). An honorarium of $5,000 plus campus housing and meals are provided, as well as a travel stipend of up to $350 for round-trip transportation to and from Batesville." There is no application fee. Deadline: April 1, 2009. Check here for more information.
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And what kind of Monday morning post would this be without some jobs to round out the picture?
Communications Administrator, Smith College (Massachusetts)
Web Writer/Editor, Quinnipiac University (Connecticut)
Writer, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY (New York)
Public Relations Specialist, Marymount Manhattan College (New York)
Public Relations Specialist, Georgia State University
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And if you're a student enrolled in a New England college, you might want to consider competing for the John Holmes Award. Conferred by the New England Poetry Club, this is a $100 prize for a poem. No fee. Details here.
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Meet literary agent Alanna Ramirez, who represents "literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, memoir, pop culture and lifestyle books."
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"Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas, a highly selective four-year liberal arts college, seeks a distinguished writer of fiction for its 4th biennial Visiting Fellowship in Creative Writing, a semester-long residency scheduled during the autumn 2009 semester. While the fellowship is considered mainly an opportunity for the writer to spend time on his or her own work, he or she will also give a public reading and teach a beginning fiction-writing workshop (3 hours per week). An honorarium of $5,000 plus campus housing and meals are provided, as well as a travel stipend of up to $350 for round-trip transportation to and from Batesville." There is no application fee. Deadline: April 1, 2009. Check here for more information.
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And what kind of Monday morning post would this be without some jobs to round out the picture?
Communications Administrator, Smith College (Massachusetts)
Web Writer/Editor, Quinnipiac University (Connecticut)
Writer, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY (New York)
Public Relations Specialist, Marymount Manhattan College (New York)
Public Relations Specialist, Georgia State University
Monday, February 16, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The deadline is coming up soon (February 21) for the next Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing at Bucknell University. This opportunity "offers an emerging writer four months of unfettered writing time during Bucknell's fall semester, without formal academic obligations. The Residence is designed to grant the writer time to complete a first or second book. The resident presents a public reading of his or her work and otherwise constitutes a literary presence on campus during the fall. Providing lodging on campus, an office in the Stadler Center for Poetry, and a stipend of $4,000, the Residence is awarded to writers of prose (fiction or creative nonfiction) and poets on an alternating basis." Currently open to prose writers. No application fee. Click here for more information.
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Kaleidoscope, a journal that explores the experience of disability through literature and the fine arts, plans an issue themed on "Giving and Receiving Care: A Delicate Balance": "There are many variations of caregiving relationships. We are looking for personal essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry which provide insights into this delicate subject from the perspective of caregivers and people who receive care. How does one honor and meet the needs of both individuals?" Submission deadline is March 1, 2009. Pays: $10-$125, plus two copies. Click here for more information. (Thanks to Duotrope.com for reminding me to check in on this publication.)
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Meet new agent Sara Megibow. She's looking to represent science fiction and fantasy, romance, young adult and middle grade, and commercial fiction.
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And--somehow--I've found a few jobs!
Lecturers in Creative Writing (fiction, poetry, translation, autobiography/biography), Princeton University (New Jersey)
Director of Communications and Marketing, Macaulay Honors College-CUNY (New York)
Director of Alumnae/i Communications and Editor, Vassar College (New York)
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Kaleidoscope, a journal that explores the experience of disability through literature and the fine arts, plans an issue themed on "Giving and Receiving Care: A Delicate Balance": "There are many variations of caregiving relationships. We are looking for personal essays, creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry which provide insights into this delicate subject from the perspective of caregivers and people who receive care. How does one honor and meet the needs of both individuals?" Submission deadline is March 1, 2009. Pays: $10-$125, plus two copies. Click here for more information. (Thanks to Duotrope.com for reminding me to check in on this publication.)
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Meet new agent Sara Megibow. She's looking to represent science fiction and fantasy, romance, young adult and middle grade, and commercial fiction.
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And--somehow--I've found a few jobs!
Lecturers in Creative Writing (fiction, poetry, translation, autobiography/biography), Princeton University (New Jersey)
Director of Communications and Marketing, Macaulay Honors College-CUNY (New York)
Director of Alumnae/i Communications and Editor, Vassar College (New York)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Meet literary agent Ellen Pepus via Chuck's interview here. "[Pepus] represents narrative nonfiction, including history, true crime, science, adventure, and memoir, as wehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifll as self-help, health and diet, food and cooking, travel, entertainment, popular culture, how-to and humor. She also represents a wide range of fiction, including literary, historical, mystery, women's fiction and romance, erotica, thrillers, fantasy and general commercial fiction. She does not handle science fiction, young adult, children's, short stories, poetry or screenplays." (You can also count on Chuck to report on agent Stephen Barbara's newsworthy move to Foundry Literary + Media.)
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Litmus Press is currently accepting new manuscripts for its poetry series. "We are interested in unpublished book-length manuscripts...of innovative poetry or cross-genre works written in English." Deadline: February 15, 2009. Details here. Note that for its translations series, queries are welcome throughout the year. (via NewPages.com)
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The Wordsworth Trust (UK) is looking for a Poet in Residence, whose term will run from May 2009 to April 2010. There is no application fee. Eligibility/details/guidelines available here. Hurry: Deadline is January 23, 2009.
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Whortleberry Press invites submissions for a "Mystery/Detective" story anthology. Pays: $10/story. Deadline: March 15, 2009. More information at the press Web site (click "writer's guidelines" toward the bottom of the screen). (via Duotrope.com)
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Again, there aren't a whole lot of jobs out there right now--many of the academic (teaching) jobs have already begun or are about to begin interviewing. But I'll keep looking for those teaching--and nonteaching university--jobs!
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (fiction and creative nonfiction), Point Park University (Pennsylvania)
Publications Manager, Lehman College/CUNY (New York)
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Litmus Press is currently accepting new manuscripts for its poetry series. "We are interested in unpublished book-length manuscripts...of innovative poetry or cross-genre works written in English." Deadline: February 15, 2009. Details here. Note that for its translations series, queries are welcome throughout the year. (via NewPages.com)
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The Wordsworth Trust (UK) is looking for a Poet in Residence, whose term will run from May 2009 to April 2010. There is no application fee. Eligibility/details/guidelines available here. Hurry: Deadline is January 23, 2009.
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Whortleberry Press invites submissions for a "Mystery/Detective" story anthology. Pays: $10/story. Deadline: March 15, 2009. More information at the press Web site (click "writer's guidelines" toward the bottom of the screen). (via Duotrope.com)
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Again, there aren't a whole lot of jobs out there right now--many of the academic (teaching) jobs have already begun or are about to begin interviewing. But I'll keep looking for those teaching--and nonteaching university--jobs!
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (fiction and creative nonfiction), Point Park University (Pennsylvania)
Publications Manager, Lehman College/CUNY (New York)
Monday, January 05, 2009
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The Kenyon Review has announced its aecond annual Short Fiction Contest for writers under the age of thirty. "Richard Ford will be the final judge. Submissions will be accepted February 1st-February 28th, with the winner announced in late spring. Submissions must be 1200 words or less. There is no entry fee." Prize includes publication in the Winter 2010 issue and a scholarship to attend the 2009 Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. Full guidelines here.
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For updates on how the economic downturn is affecting inflight magazines, click here.
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Five fellowships from New York University's Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity are open to graduate students in the final year of dissertation-writing; postdoctoral students who have completed dissertations within the past three years; and "professionals transitioning to academic careers (for those in fields for which the doctorate is not the terminal degree)." Deadline: January 15, 2009. No application fee. Details here.
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"Kaplan Publishing, the publisher of a broad range of educational and consumer books by and for nurses, physicians, paramedics, and other healthcare workers, is now accepting stories for a new and exciting anthology, To The Rescue: Stories from Healthcare Workers at the Scene of Disaster." Pays: $100, plus two copies. Deadline: February 21, 2009. See the announcement posted on the AbsoluteWrite.com forums.
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Applications for the Summer Poet in Residence Program at the University of Mississippi (deep in the heart of Faulkner country) are due by January 15, 2009. There is no application fee for this residency, which is designed "for poets who have at least one book (either published or under contract) and no more than two books. Details about the residency program (which offers a travel reimbursement and a $1,500 honorarium) and application instructions, are available here.
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"ReadMe Publishing is offering a FREE writing contest for all poets where winning poems will receive cash prizes and the top entries will be published in a print collection." Seeks poems "covering life in a daily setting." Prizes range between $10-$50. See the announcement here.
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Not too many university-based jobs to report this week, but I still managed to find a few:
Staff Writer, Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
Media Specialist in the Office of Public Relations, Langston University (Oklahoma)
Editor, University Magazine, University of Michigan
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For updates on how the economic downturn is affecting inflight magazines, click here.
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Five fellowships from New York University's Postdoctoral and Transition Program for Academic Diversity are open to graduate students in the final year of dissertation-writing; postdoctoral students who have completed dissertations within the past three years; and "professionals transitioning to academic careers (for those in fields for which the doctorate is not the terminal degree)." Deadline: January 15, 2009. No application fee. Details here.
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"Kaplan Publishing, the publisher of a broad range of educational and consumer books by and for nurses, physicians, paramedics, and other healthcare workers, is now accepting stories for a new and exciting anthology, To The Rescue: Stories from Healthcare Workers at the Scene of Disaster." Pays: $100, plus two copies. Deadline: February 21, 2009. See the announcement posted on the AbsoluteWrite.com forums.
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Applications for the Summer Poet in Residence Program at the University of Mississippi (deep in the heart of Faulkner country) are due by January 15, 2009. There is no application fee for this residency, which is designed "for poets who have at least one book (either published or under contract) and no more than two books. Details about the residency program (which offers a travel reimbursement and a $1,500 honorarium) and application instructions, are available here.
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"ReadMe Publishing is offering a FREE writing contest for all poets where winning poems will receive cash prizes and the top entries will be published in a print collection." Seeks poems "covering life in a daily setting." Prizes range between $10-$50. See the announcement here.
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Not too many university-based jobs to report this week, but I still managed to find a few:
Staff Writer, Northeastern University (Massachusetts)
Media Specialist in the Office of Public Relations, Langston University (Oklahoma)
Editor, University Magazine, University of Michigan
Monday, December 22, 2008
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
You will learn a lot from and about the four agents profiled in this excellent article in the new Poets & Writers. One of the agents you'll meet there is one of my favorite people in this business, and although she ultimately decided not to represent me and my collection, she did both of us so much good with her thorough, thoughtful, and multiple readings that I can't help remaining a huge fan. Even if the collection never gets published, I will always be grateful to that agent and to one or two of her industry colleagues who were especially generous with their time and knowledge, encouraging and honest about my writing, helpful with their editorial suggestions, and simply a pleasure to deal with.
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Speaking of Poets & Writers, it seems that P&W is launching a new blog focusing on grants, awards and contests. From the first post: "G&A is the place to visit for weekly posts about the awards we include in our magazine and database. Here we’ll announce new awards that didn’t make it into our pages, changes to upcoming deadlines, news of awards that have been suspended, interviews with frequent winners, plus many more behind-the-scenes glimpses into how the writing contest process works—and, sometimes, doesn’t work—all in an effort to help you discern which awards have the most value to you and your writing." Sounds interesting!
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Here's a new opportunity that sounds especially appropriate for writers finishing an MFA: the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Residence Program at the Seven Hills School in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. This fellowship "provides a writing and teaching residency for a writer whose work has shown promise and who may wish to engage in a transitional opportunity both to teach and to write before moving on to a professional career." The recipient will teach one creative writing elective each semester (for high school juniors and seniors); direct or participate in events at the School that are "designed to heighten involvement in and awareness of creative writing; and pursue personal writing projects. The fellowship includes a stipend ($12,000), plus housing, health benefits, and breakfast and lunch when school is in session. Plus a laptop and software for the year. Click here for more information and application instructions (if the link doesn't seem to work, try www.7hills.org, then click "welcome" and "employment"). There's no application fee indicated, and the deadline is February 6, 2009.
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News from the Virginia Quarterly Review: "Because of a backlog in accepted work in poetry and nonfiction, VQR will be closing submissions temporarily, beginning on January 2, 2009....We'll begin accepting poetry and nonfiction again when our regular reading period begins again on September 1, 2009." Fiction is "unaffected," and "stories can still be submitted through May 29, 2009.
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And a few jobs to round out today's post:
Assistant Professor of English (creative writing/fiction), Oakland University (Michigan)
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing/Composition, University of Alaska-Southeast
Mary Field Distinguished Visiting Writer (poetry), DePauw University (Indiana)
Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing, Normandale Community College (Minnesota) (via the NewPages blog)
Associate Director of Communications for Publications, Brooklyn College-CUNY (New York)
Editor, Boston University (Massachusetts)
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Speaking of Poets & Writers, it seems that P&W is launching a new blog focusing on grants, awards and contests. From the first post: "G&A is the place to visit for weekly posts about the awards we include in our magazine and database. Here we’ll announce new awards that didn’t make it into our pages, changes to upcoming deadlines, news of awards that have been suspended, interviews with frequent winners, plus many more behind-the-scenes glimpses into how the writing contest process works—and, sometimes, doesn’t work—all in an effort to help you discern which awards have the most value to you and your writing." Sounds interesting!
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Here's a new opportunity that sounds especially appropriate for writers finishing an MFA: the Eva Jane Romaine Coombe Writer-in-Residence Program at the Seven Hills School in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio. This fellowship "provides a writing and teaching residency for a writer whose work has shown promise and who may wish to engage in a transitional opportunity both to teach and to write before moving on to a professional career." The recipient will teach one creative writing elective each semester (for high school juniors and seniors); direct or participate in events at the School that are "designed to heighten involvement in and awareness of creative writing; and pursue personal writing projects. The fellowship includes a stipend ($12,000), plus housing, health benefits, and breakfast and lunch when school is in session. Plus a laptop and software for the year. Click here for more information and application instructions (if the link doesn't seem to work, try www.7hills.org, then click "welcome" and "employment"). There's no application fee indicated, and the deadline is February 6, 2009.
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News from the Virginia Quarterly Review: "Because of a backlog in accepted work in poetry and nonfiction, VQR will be closing submissions temporarily, beginning on January 2, 2009....We'll begin accepting poetry and nonfiction again when our regular reading period begins again on September 1, 2009." Fiction is "unaffected," and "stories can still be submitted through May 29, 2009.
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And a few jobs to round out today's post:
Assistant Professor of English (creative writing/fiction), Oakland University (Michigan)
Assistant Professor of Creative Writing/Composition, University of Alaska-Southeast
Mary Field Distinguished Visiting Writer (poetry), DePauw University (Indiana)
Visiting Scholar in Creative Writing, Normandale Community College (Minnesota) (via the NewPages blog)
Associate Director of Communications for Publications, Brooklyn College-CUNY (New York)
Editor, Boston University (Massachusetts)
Monday, December 08, 2008
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Prefatory note: As a blog that focuses on writing and publishing, Practicing Writing might, you think, wish to track the depressing events in the literary business world. But for several reasons--among them, the fact that other sites are doing that quite well in essentially real time and my preference, as the weekly title of "Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities" may suggest, to focus on what can expand our writing practices rather than on the closing doors--we haven't been the best resource for that particular news. But you can be sure that this practicing writer is following the developments elsewhere--and you should, too. This post from Tayari Jones can get you started with links to some of last week's bad news. And for some not-so-good news regarding the academic job market for creative writers, see this article from the AWP Job List.
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"Blue Sky Project invites professional artists from around the world and Dayton-area teens to create new works of contemporary art. This eight-week Artist-in-Residence Program hosts artists who have a demonstrated commitment to innovation and exploration and are interested in collaborating with fellow artists and young people as a means of creating new works. In support of artistic experimentation and collaboration, we organize small groups of local teens eager to work with a professional artist, provide fees and materials to artists, and employ our facilities and staff to address the creative needs of our Blue Sky Project teams." Pays: $7,000 stipend and housing. No application fee indicated. Deadline: January 31, 2009. For details and application/proposal instructions, click here. (via The Fund for Women Artists' latest Theatre Funding News, [which is not for women only!])
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Applications for the 2009-2010 Gettysburg College Emerging Writer Lectureship should be postmarked by January 30, 2009. This is a one-year appointment "for a creative writer who plans a career that involves college-level teaching, to teach three courses per semester, including Introduction to Creative Writing and an advanced course in the writer's genre, as well as to assist with departmental writing activities. Mentorship for teaching and assistance in professional development provided. M.A., with a concentration in creative writing, M.F.A., or Ph.D. with creative dissertation, required. Teaching experience and literary magazine publications are essential. Competitive salary." See the announcement here.
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Gulf Coast, "a journal of literature and fine arts" published at the University of Houston, has redesigned its Web site, which provides a moment to remind everyone about this impressive (and paying) journal. Visit it here.
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And another Texas-based opportunity: The Texas Institute of Letters invites entries in twelve categories for the best works published in 2008. This year's awards will total $21,450. There is no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked by January 9, 2009. "Each entry should be accompanied by a statement of eligibility: birth in Texas or two years consecutive residence in the state at some time. A work whose subject matter substantially concerns Texas is also eligible." For much more information, click here.
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And of course, a weekly round-up of jobs for writers (thankfully, there still are some):
Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing, Minnesota State University-Mankato
Assistant Professor of English (two-year replacement position, fiction), Grinnell College (Iowa)
Director of Communications, Clark University (Massachusetts)
Senior Editorial Communications Specialist, Kent State University (Ohio)
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"Blue Sky Project invites professional artists from around the world and Dayton-area teens to create new works of contemporary art. This eight-week Artist-in-Residence Program hosts artists who have a demonstrated commitment to innovation and exploration and are interested in collaborating with fellow artists and young people as a means of creating new works. In support of artistic experimentation and collaboration, we organize small groups of local teens eager to work with a professional artist, provide fees and materials to artists, and employ our facilities and staff to address the creative needs of our Blue Sky Project teams." Pays: $7,000 stipend and housing. No application fee indicated. Deadline: January 31, 2009. For details and application/proposal instructions, click here. (via The Fund for Women Artists' latest Theatre Funding News, [which is not for women only!])
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Applications for the 2009-2010 Gettysburg College Emerging Writer Lectureship should be postmarked by January 30, 2009. This is a one-year appointment "for a creative writer who plans a career that involves college-level teaching, to teach three courses per semester, including Introduction to Creative Writing and an advanced course in the writer's genre, as well as to assist with departmental writing activities. Mentorship for teaching and assistance in professional development provided. M.A., with a concentration in creative writing, M.F.A., or Ph.D. with creative dissertation, required. Teaching experience and literary magazine publications are essential. Competitive salary." See the announcement here.
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Gulf Coast, "a journal of literature and fine arts" published at the University of Houston, has redesigned its Web site, which provides a moment to remind everyone about this impressive (and paying) journal. Visit it here.
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And another Texas-based opportunity: The Texas Institute of Letters invites entries in twelve categories for the best works published in 2008. This year's awards will total $21,450. There is no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked by January 9, 2009. "Each entry should be accompanied by a statement of eligibility: birth in Texas or two years consecutive residence in the state at some time. A work whose subject matter substantially concerns Texas is also eligible." For much more information, click here.
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And of course, a weekly round-up of jobs for writers (thankfully, there still are some):
Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing, Minnesota State University-Mankato
Assistant Professor of English (two-year replacement position, fiction), Grinnell College (Iowa)
Director of Communications, Clark University (Massachusetts)
Senior Editorial Communications Specialist, Kent State University (Ohio)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Writing Fellowship: "The School of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia and the New Writing Partnership with support from Arts Council England, East, are offering one fellowship to be held by a practicing writer in the Spring Semester 2009 (12 January 2009 to 12 June 2009). The Fellowship is open to writers of all genres, but the Fellows are expected to be able to teach in the area of fiction and/or poetry. The fee will be £8,000 for each post. Accommodation will be provided as required." No application fee. Deadline: November 20, 2008 (noon). Details here. (Thanks to BJ Epstein for this find!)
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Bathsheba Monk has announced her second annual short story contest, which confers a $500 prize and publication on Monk's Web site. There's no entry fee. Deadline is December 31, 2008. Check here for more information.
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The American Heroes Writing Contest seeks (presumably true) stories about law enforcement, fire, military and other emergency services personnel. The competition will result in an anthology, but only the grand prize winner and one runner-up may receive cash prizes (or credit toward a publishing package with American Heroes Press), so be SURE to read the fine print: by entering, you grant first publishing rights to your work. All entrants will receive an electronic copy of the final anthology. All participants will receive an electronic copy of the anthology. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2009. Details here.
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Chuck Sambuchino introduces us to literary agent Amberly Finarelli and tells us what kinds of fiction and nonfiction she is looking for.
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And a few teaching and non-teaching jobs to round things out:
Faculty position (fiction and/or creative nonfiction), California Institute of the Arts
Assistant Professor of English (creative writing-fiction), Concordia College at Moorhead (Minnesota)
Communications Senior Coordinator, Fontbonne University (Missouri)
Director of Advancement Communications and Executive Editor of the Alumni & Friends Magazine, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Senior Editor, The Penn Stater Magazine, Pennsylvania State University
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Bathsheba Monk has announced her second annual short story contest, which confers a $500 prize and publication on Monk's Web site. There's no entry fee. Deadline is December 31, 2008. Check here for more information.
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The American Heroes Writing Contest seeks (presumably true) stories about law enforcement, fire, military and other emergency services personnel. The competition will result in an anthology, but only the grand prize winner and one runner-up may receive cash prizes (or credit toward a publishing package with American Heroes Press), so be SURE to read the fine print: by entering, you grant first publishing rights to your work. All entrants will receive an electronic copy of the final anthology. All participants will receive an electronic copy of the anthology. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2009. Details here.
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Chuck Sambuchino introduces us to literary agent Amberly Finarelli and tells us what kinds of fiction and nonfiction she is looking for.
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And a few teaching and non-teaching jobs to round things out:
Faculty position (fiction and/or creative nonfiction), California Institute of the Arts
Assistant Professor of English (creative writing-fiction), Concordia College at Moorhead (Minnesota)
Communications Senior Coordinator, Fontbonne University (Missouri)
Director of Advancement Communications and Executive Editor of the Alumni & Friends Magazine, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Senior Editor, The Penn Stater Magazine, Pennsylvania State University
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