Gotham Writers' Workshop is running a "Hint Fiction Contest": "For this contest, Gotham welcomes the expertise of Robert Swartwood, editor of Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories of 25 Words or Fewer (to be published in November by W.W. Norton). Mr. Swartwood will select the winner from the finalists in this competition." There's no entry fee, and your submission should run no longer than 25 words. Prizes: a 10-week writing workshop, $100, a one-year subscription to The Writer, publication on Gotham's 2011 course catalog, and, of course, "bragging rights." Deadline: October 11, 2010.
From the Matador Network ("both an online travel magazine and a thriving social network. Or, more simply put, it’s a community"): a Transparent Narrative Writing Contest. "Over the last few weeks we’ve been seeing some really interesting new travel narratives, and we decided to to run a contest. The winner gets $300 plus free enrollment to the travel writing program at MatadorU [worth $350]. The winning story, along with honorable mentions will be published here at the Traveler’s Notebook. Even if you’re a professional writer who doesn’t necessarily need classes, consider this about the U: you get lifetime access to our forums and Market Blog, with leads and writing opportunities researched and curated by Matador editors, along with all future Pro Modules we publish on new media strategies, branding, SEO, and other areas of continuing education." Note that "part of the focus of this contest is to encourage “transparent” writing. This is a prose style where the narrator narrates events / scenes as he or she perceived them at ground-level." For examples and additional information, visit the site. There's no entry fee, and you have until 5 p.m. (EST) on September 10, 2010, to submit.
Crab Orchard Review has announced its next special issue theme: "Crab Orchard Review is seeking work for our Summer/Fall 2011 issue focusing on writing exploring the people, places, history, and new directions that have shaped and are reshaping the American South. All submissions should be original, unpublished poetry, fiction, or literary nonfiction in English or unpublished translations in English (we do run bilingual, facing-page translations whenever possible). Please query before submitting any interview. The submission period for this issue is August 10 through November 1, 2010. We will be reading submissions throughout this period and hope to complete the editorial work on the issue by the end of March 2011. Writers whose work is selected will receive $25 (US) per magazine page ($50 minimum for poetry; $100 minimum for prose) and two copies of the issue."
Franklin & Marshall College (Penn.) is looking for an Assistant Director for its Philadelphia Alumni Writers House: "Full-time, year-round position responsible for providing all programmatic, curricular, and some administrative coordination for all aspects of this literary performance space and writing collective at Franklin & Marshall College. The Assistant Director works in collaboration with the Director of the Writers House to identify, produce, and support all Writers House programs, co-sponsorships, and curricular, public relations, administrative, and advancement initiatives."
"Penn State Shenango invites applications for a faculty position in English, Assistant Professor, (tenure-track, 36 weeks) to begin August 2011, or as negotiated. Responsibilities: Teach three courses (9 credits) each semester using traditional and hybrid delivery modes. Teaching assignments will be based on the successful candidate's areas of expertise, but will include some combination of English composition, literature, creative writing, or poetry, and may require teaching day, evening and/or Saturday classes as needed. Publish in refereed journals. Participate in course, curriculum, and program development. Advise students and provide career guidance. Participate in campus, university, and community service activities and in professional organizations."
Goucher College (Md.) seeks an Assistant Editor, Northeastern University (Mass.) is looking for a Senior Writer/Communications Coordinator, and California State University-Stanislaus seeks a Public Affairs/Communications Specialist (Writer).
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Showing posts with label Literary Journals. Show all posts
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, August 09, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Montreal-based Matrix is looking for "Zen-inspired poems in forms that are related or have been shaped by it such as haiku, tanka, haibun, and the collaborative renku." (One of the issue editors confirmed via e-mail that contributors will be paid.) Deadline: October 31, 2010.
"Call for Submissions! AWP [JobList] is looking for articles on professional advancement for writers & teachers, as well as articles about academia & job opportunities for MFA graduates. Approx. 2,000-3,000 wds. Payment rates are the same as those of the Writer’s Chronicle. For questions, or to submit an article, please e-mail joblist(at)awpwriter(dot)org."
Another announcement from Robert Lee Brewer: "I'm putting out the official call for submissions on the 2012 Poet's Market. I'm interested in many different poetic topics, but especially those that will help poets find success in publishing and marketing their poetry. Take a look at the most recent editions of Poet's Market to find a topic that hasn't been covered or that could be covered in a new way. Since I conduct interviews on the Poetic Asides blog, I'm not as interested in those, but if you have access to a super big name or a great slant, I'm always willing to consider your pitch." Pitch deadline is September 7, 2010.
Kansas poets and fiction writers, it's your turn to apply for the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Awards from Poets & Writers. The winning writers will be brought to New York City for an all-expenses-paid visit in October 2011, during which they'll meet with editors/agents/publishers (they'll also each receive a $500 honorarium and an optional one-month residency at Jentel [Wyo.]). There is no application fee. Deadline: December 1, 2010.
Lifting Voices (D.C.) seeks a writing workshop leader to "teach small groups in under-served neighborhoods that the written word is fun and meaningful. Typical workshop activities include writing letters, reading and performing raps, and making movies. The students are generally in the third to sixth grade range, although some students are younger or older." This is a part-time job, and pays $1,440/month from September 1 to June 30. Apply by August 15, 2010.
Stanford University (Calif.) seeks a Senior Development Writer, Stonehill College (Mass.) is looking for a Senior Copywriter, and Saint Xavier University (Ill.) seeks a University Relations Senior Editor.
"Call for Submissions! AWP [JobList] is looking for articles on professional advancement for writers & teachers, as well as articles about academia & job opportunities for MFA graduates. Approx. 2,000-3,000 wds. Payment rates are the same as those of the Writer’s Chronicle. For questions, or to submit an article, please e-mail joblist(at)awpwriter(dot)org."
Another announcement from Robert Lee Brewer: "I'm putting out the official call for submissions on the 2012 Poet's Market. I'm interested in many different poetic topics, but especially those that will help poets find success in publishing and marketing their poetry. Take a look at the most recent editions of Poet's Market to find a topic that hasn't been covered or that could be covered in a new way. Since I conduct interviews on the Poetic Asides blog, I'm not as interested in those, but if you have access to a super big name or a great slant, I'm always willing to consider your pitch." Pitch deadline is September 7, 2010.
Kansas poets and fiction writers, it's your turn to apply for the Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Awards from Poets & Writers. The winning writers will be brought to New York City for an all-expenses-paid visit in October 2011, during which they'll meet with editors/agents/publishers (they'll also each receive a $500 honorarium and an optional one-month residency at Jentel [Wyo.]). There is no application fee. Deadline: December 1, 2010.
Lifting Voices (D.C.) seeks a writing workshop leader to "teach small groups in under-served neighborhoods that the written word is fun and meaningful. Typical workshop activities include writing letters, reading and performing raps, and making movies. The students are generally in the third to sixth grade range, although some students are younger or older." This is a part-time job, and pays $1,440/month from September 1 to June 30. Apply by August 15, 2010.
Stanford University (Calif.) seeks a Senior Development Writer, Stonehill College (Mass.) is looking for a Senior Copywriter, and Saint Xavier University (Ill.) seeks a University Relations Senior Editor.
Monday, August 02, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
From Robert Lee Brewer: "The 2011 Writer's Market is now in bookstores, which means it is time for me to focus on the 2012 Writer's Market. We're always updating and adding new listings, but I need pitches for articles on the business of writing. If you have access to a truly great writer interview, then yes, pitch me on that, but mostly I'm looking for articles on the nuts and bolts of freelancing. For instance, I'm interested in negotiating contracts, handling taxes, and making pitches that never (or almost never) fail." Pitch by August 31, 2010.
"New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing or inclination. All forms of writing are invited: autobiography and memoirs; creative responses to events and experiences; drama; graphic artwork (monochrome only); poetry; political and cultural commentary and satire; short fiction; travel writing or any other creative prose may be submitted, but not full-length plays or novels, though self-contained extracts are acceptable. The work must be neither previously published nor accepted for publication and may be in any of the languages of Scotland." Pays: £20/published page. Deadline: September 30, 2010.
Here's something I mentioned on my other blog at the end of last week: Samuel G. Freedman will once again lead a "Writers' Seminar on the Jewish People" for "writers between the ages of 22-35 interested in developing their skills in writing about the Jewish people in the United States and abroad." This year-long seminar meets multiple times in New York City. The seminar is free, and there is no application fee. Submit your application by September 5. (I wish I were still young enough to apply! Thanks again to the Jewish Book Council for this update.)
Poets & Writers, Inc., is looking for a Development and Marketing Associate.
Prince George's Community College (Md.) seeks a Writer/Editor, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP; based at George Mason University in Va.) is looking for a Publications Assistant, and Penn State seeks a Health Sciences and Medicine Writer.
"New Writing Scotland publishes works by writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing or inclination. All forms of writing are invited: autobiography and memoirs; creative responses to events and experiences; drama; graphic artwork (monochrome only); poetry; political and cultural commentary and satire; short fiction; travel writing or any other creative prose may be submitted, but not full-length plays or novels, though self-contained extracts are acceptable. The work must be neither previously published nor accepted for publication and may be in any of the languages of Scotland." Pays: £20/published page. Deadline: September 30, 2010.
Here's something I mentioned on my other blog at the end of last week: Samuel G. Freedman will once again lead a "Writers' Seminar on the Jewish People" for "writers between the ages of 22-35 interested in developing their skills in writing about the Jewish people in the United States and abroad." This year-long seminar meets multiple times in New York City. The seminar is free, and there is no application fee. Submit your application by September 5. (I wish I were still young enough to apply! Thanks again to the Jewish Book Council for this update.)
Poets & Writers, Inc., is looking for a Development and Marketing Associate.
Prince George's Community College (Md.) seeks a Writer/Editor, the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP; based at George Mason University in Va.) is looking for a Publications Assistant, and Penn State seeks a Health Sciences and Medicine Writer.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Grant opportunity for New Hampshire writers: Artist Entrepreneurial Grants. "Recognizing that artist entrepreneurs contribute significantly to New Hampshire’s economy, this grant category supports opportunities that will increase the capacity of professional artists, including the development of business skills needed to support their art making, participation in programs intended to raise the level and quality of their art making, and participation in programs that will bring their art to the widest possible markets." Check the website for details on eligible projects/expenses. Requests may be made for grants from $250 to $1,000. Deadlines: August 6, 2010 (for projects between October 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011) and January 14, 2011 (for projects between March 1, 2011 - September 30, 2011). No application fee.
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Attention, Australian writers! SmallRoom seeks your words (and will pay $100 AU for selected work). Submissions should run no longer than 1500 words. "Remember, it can be anything: microfiction, poetry, feature article, angry letter, you name it. We only ask that you inspire us. Is that too much to ask?" (NB: According to Duotrope.com, where I discovered this publication, writers "must be Australian to submit.)
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Tablet Magazine is looking for interns: "If you have experience in journalism and are familiar with the landscape of American Jewish life, we’d love to hear from you. We are hiring interns to work two or three days a week at our office in New York City. Interns will assist the editorial staff with research and administrative tasks, as well as contributing blog posts and full features, and will receive paid stipends." Apply by August 2 (fall term internships begin August 16).
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Job announcement from Texas State University-San Marcos: "Assistant professor of English, specialty in fiction writing, with secondary specialization in non-fiction writing. The successful applicant is expected to maintain an active record of publication in fiction and/or creative non-fiction and to teach primarily in the graduate fiction program and to direct MFA theses, with some teaching of undergraduate creative writing. Teaching assignment may include other undergraduate literature or composition courses. Course load is 2/2 plus direction of at least four thesis students each year. Reading of admission portfolios required every January."
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AboveTheLaw.com seeks a "Morning Docket" blogger. Pays: "modest monthly stipend."
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The Chronicle of Higher Education is looking for a European correspondent. "We are looking for someone who has lived in Europe for several years, speaks a second language, and has a minimum of five years' reporting experience. Our correspondents also must have the curiosity and experience needed to develop a wide network of sources and look beyond daily news headlines for story ideas. A background in science and technology reporting is a plus. The Chronicle is an independently owned newspaper based in Washington, D.C. It is widely read by college and university administrators, faculty members, graduate students, policymakers, and journalists. The new Global Edition is part of a broad effort to deepen our readership outside of the United States. Our international correspondents receive a monthly retainer and payment by the word."
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Georgetown University (D.C.) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor, the University of Nevada-Reno is looking for an Assistant Writer/Writer, and Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) seeks a Staff Writer.
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I'm busy putting the finishing touches on the August Practicing Writer newsletter, which will go out to subscribers at the end of this week. If you're not yet a subscriber, please join us (it's free, and your e-mail address will be kept private). Also, don't forget that our free paying-market e-books for essayists and book reviewers will be retired on August 1--you still have the week to download your copies.
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Attention, Australian writers! SmallRoom seeks your words (and will pay $100 AU for selected work). Submissions should run no longer than 1500 words. "Remember, it can be anything: microfiction, poetry, feature article, angry letter, you name it. We only ask that you inspire us. Is that too much to ask?" (NB: According to Duotrope.com, where I discovered this publication, writers "must be Australian to submit.)
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Tablet Magazine is looking for interns: "If you have experience in journalism and are familiar with the landscape of American Jewish life, we’d love to hear from you. We are hiring interns to work two or three days a week at our office in New York City. Interns will assist the editorial staff with research and administrative tasks, as well as contributing blog posts and full features, and will receive paid stipends." Apply by August 2 (fall term internships begin August 16).
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Job announcement from Texas State University-San Marcos: "Assistant professor of English, specialty in fiction writing, with secondary specialization in non-fiction writing. The successful applicant is expected to maintain an active record of publication in fiction and/or creative non-fiction and to teach primarily in the graduate fiction program and to direct MFA theses, with some teaching of undergraduate creative writing. Teaching assignment may include other undergraduate literature or composition courses. Course load is 2/2 plus direction of at least four thesis students each year. Reading of admission portfolios required every January."
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AboveTheLaw.com seeks a "Morning Docket" blogger. Pays: "modest monthly stipend."
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The Chronicle of Higher Education is looking for a European correspondent. "We are looking for someone who has lived in Europe for several years, speaks a second language, and has a minimum of five years' reporting experience. Our correspondents also must have the curiosity and experience needed to develop a wide network of sources and look beyond daily news headlines for story ideas. A background in science and technology reporting is a plus. The Chronicle is an independently owned newspaper based in Washington, D.C. It is widely read by college and university administrators, faculty members, graduate students, policymakers, and journalists. The new Global Edition is part of a broad effort to deepen our readership outside of the United States. Our international correspondents receive a monthly retainer and payment by the word."
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Georgetown University (D.C.) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor, the University of Nevada-Reno is looking for an Assistant Writer/Writer, and Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) seeks a Staff Writer.
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I'm busy putting the finishing touches on the August Practicing Writer newsletter, which will go out to subscribers at the end of this week. If you're not yet a subscriber, please join us (it's free, and your e-mail address will be kept private). Also, don't forget that our free paying-market e-books for essayists and book reviewers will be retired on August 1--you still have the week to download your copies.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Wednesday Web Browser
Back when I was helping newbie book reviewers build up a reviewing practice, we'd spend a chunk of time discussing how to obtain review copies. A recent "tweet" from Algonquin Books makes the process simple: "Book bloggers: If you ever want to request an Algonquin review copy, email me: michael(at)algonquin(dot)com. Easy peasy." Meantime, Harper Perennial is inviting book bloggers to join its email list for reviewers.
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This week on the Dollars and Deadlines blog: veteran freelancer Kelly James-Enger critiques queries. Really interesting and useful.
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It hasn't been a terribly uplifting time in the litmag world lately: Mississippi Review's future is unclear. Brevity considers charging a submission fee. And The Paris Review has begun "unaccepting" some poems.
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My friend Deonne Kahler (a.k.a. "DK") just spent a week at the Taos Summer Writers Conference (an event I've also been lucky enough to attend). DK got to work with Sarah Manguso in a memoir master class. And she was generous enough to tell the rest of us about it here and here.
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I love this guest post by Diane Lockward (on Meg Waite Clayton's 1st Books blog) about her (Diane's) evolution toward published-poethood.
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This week on the Dollars and Deadlines blog: veteran freelancer Kelly James-Enger critiques queries. Really interesting and useful.
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It hasn't been a terribly uplifting time in the litmag world lately: Mississippi Review's future is unclear. Brevity considers charging a submission fee. And The Paris Review has begun "unaccepting" some poems.
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My friend Deonne Kahler (a.k.a. "DK") just spent a week at the Taos Summer Writers Conference (an event I've also been lucky enough to attend). DK got to work with Sarah Manguso in a memoir master class. And she was generous enough to tell the rest of us about it here and here.
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I love this guest post by Diane Lockward (on Meg Waite Clayton's 1st Books blog) about her (Diane's) evolution toward published-poethood.
Monday, July 05, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The Birdsong Micropress Winter 2010 Poetry & Prose Contest will award prizes (one in each category) of $50, publication in Birdsong #14, 10 complimentary copies of the zine, and a featured spot in the organization's Brooklyn reading series in mid-December. Submit by October 10, 2010. No entry fee. (via Poets & Writers)
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New policies for unsolicited submissions to Tin House Books and Tin House magazine have been announced. I've posted the text of the press release here.
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NoTreeBooks invites submissions of dialogue-driven short stories for three themed e-anthologies: (1) vampires, ghosts, zombies, and other "creature stories"; (2) contemporary cowboy romance stories; and (3) "sleeping with exes," stories "about couples who break up but still have a relationship." There are lots of details available at the website. Submissions are open until all anthologies are filled. Pays: $50-$100 to each anthology contributor-author, on publication, plus possible royalties.
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Graphic fiction competition for those living in the U.K./Republic of Ireland: The Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize will award a first prize of £1,000 and publication in The Observer Review. The runner-up will receive £250, with publication on www.guardian.co.uk and the Vintage website. There is no entry fee. Deadline: October 6, 2010.
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Pilot Books Micro-Residencies (Summer 2010): "Introducing an experimental micro-residency program for writers who want to work and write chez Pilot Books. Each receives a stipend, access to brainfulls of reading material, and hours of writing time punctuated by light literary conversation and the occasional sales transaction. Pilot Books will then publish the author-resident’s new poetry, prose, fiction, or comics in a limited edition chapbook series, 'FINANCIALS.' One-day ($80) and two-day ($160) residencies are available: July 2, July 4, July 10-11, July 18, July 24-25, August 7-8, August 21-22, August 28, September 4-5." For more details/application info, visit HTMLGIANT. No application fee. Apply fast!
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Saint Louis University (Mo.) seeks a Writer, Columbia Business School (N.Y.) is looking for a Writer, and the Stanford School of Education seeks a Writer/PR Director (see job #38382).
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New policies for unsolicited submissions to Tin House Books and Tin House magazine have been announced. I've posted the text of the press release here.
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NoTreeBooks invites submissions of dialogue-driven short stories for three themed e-anthologies: (1) vampires, ghosts, zombies, and other "creature stories"; (2) contemporary cowboy romance stories; and (3) "sleeping with exes," stories "about couples who break up but still have a relationship." There are lots of details available at the website. Submissions are open until all anthologies are filled. Pays: $50-$100 to each anthology contributor-author, on publication, plus possible royalties.
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Graphic fiction competition for those living in the U.K./Republic of Ireland: The Observer/Jonathan Cape/Comica Graphic Short Story Prize will award a first prize of £1,000 and publication in The Observer Review. The runner-up will receive £250, with publication on www.guardian.co.uk and the Vintage website. There is no entry fee. Deadline: October 6, 2010.
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Pilot Books Micro-Residencies (Summer 2010): "Introducing an experimental micro-residency program for writers who want to work and write chez Pilot Books. Each receives a stipend, access to brainfulls of reading material, and hours of writing time punctuated by light literary conversation and the occasional sales transaction. Pilot Books will then publish the author-resident’s new poetry, prose, fiction, or comics in a limited edition chapbook series, 'FINANCIALS.' One-day ($80) and two-day ($160) residencies are available: July 2, July 4, July 10-11, July 18, July 24-25, August 7-8, August 21-22, August 28, September 4-5." For more details/application info, visit HTMLGIANT. No application fee. Apply fast!
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Saint Louis University (Mo.) seeks a Writer, Columbia Business School (N.Y.) is looking for a Writer, and the Stanford School of Education seeks a Writer/PR Director (see job #38382).
Thursday, July 01, 2010
This Just In: Tin House Launches Buy A Book, Save A Bookstore
Just received this press release from Tin House Books (keep reading--there's relevance for the magazine, too).
PORTLAND, OREGON (JUNE 30, 2010) ⎯ In the spirit of discovering new talent as well as supporting established authors and the bookstores who support them, Tin House Books will accept unsolicited manuscripts dated between August 1 and November 30, 2010, as long as each submission is accompanied by a receipt for a book from a bookstore. Tin House magazine will require the same for unsolicited submissions sent between September 1 and December 30, 2010.
Writers who cannot afford to buy a book or cannot get to an actual bookstore are encouraged to explain why in haiku or one sentence (100 words or fewer). Tin House Books and Tin House magazine will consider the purchase of e-books as a substitute only if the writer explains: why he or she cannot go to his or her neighborhood bookstore, why he or she prefers digital reads, what device, and why.
Writers are invited to videotape, film, paint, photograph, animate, twitter, or memorialize in any way (that is logical and/or decipherable) the process of stepping into a bookstore and buying a book to send along for our possible amusement and/or use on our Web site.
Tin House Books will not accept electronic submissions. Tin House magazine will accept manuscripts by mail or digitally. The magazine will accept scans of bookstore receipts.
ALL MANUSCRIPTS WITHOUT RECEIPT OR EXPLANATION
WILL BE RETURNED UNREAD IN SASE.
Please send manuscripts to
Save a Book
Tin House Books
2617 NW Thurman St.
Portland OR 97210
Save a Book
Tin House Magazine
P.O. Box 10500
Portland, OR 97210
PORTLAND, OREGON (JUNE 30, 2010) ⎯ In the spirit of discovering new talent as well as supporting established authors and the bookstores who support them, Tin House Books will accept unsolicited manuscripts dated between August 1 and November 30, 2010, as long as each submission is accompanied by a receipt for a book from a bookstore. Tin House magazine will require the same for unsolicited submissions sent between September 1 and December 30, 2010.
Writers who cannot afford to buy a book or cannot get to an actual bookstore are encouraged to explain why in haiku or one sentence (100 words or fewer). Tin House Books and Tin House magazine will consider the purchase of e-books as a substitute only if the writer explains: why he or she cannot go to his or her neighborhood bookstore, why he or she prefers digital reads, what device, and why.
Writers are invited to videotape, film, paint, photograph, animate, twitter, or memorialize in any way (that is logical and/or decipherable) the process of stepping into a bookstore and buying a book to send along for our possible amusement and/or use on our Web site.
Tin House Books will not accept electronic submissions. Tin House magazine will accept manuscripts by mail or digitally. The magazine will accept scans of bookstore receipts.
ALL MANUSCRIPTS WITHOUT RECEIPT OR EXPLANATION
WILL BE RETURNED UNREAD IN SASE.
Please send manuscripts to
Save a Book
Tin House Books
2617 NW Thurman St.
Portland OR 97210
Save a Book
Tin House Magazine
P.O. Box 10500
Portland, OR 97210
Monday, June 28, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Our July newsletter is just about ready to go. As usual, it's packed with info on no-fee competitions and submission alerts. Plus, this month we feature an interview with poet and professor Kimiko Hahn, who has a new book, Toxic Flora, out from Norton. Not yet a subscriber? It's never too late to join us! (The newsletter is free, and we do not share our subscribers' e-mail addresses.)
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In case you missed the announcement last week, you can now download (for free) our guides to paying markets for essayists and book reviewers. Enjoy!
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The SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition asks writers "to submit a first-person narrative describing enterprise solutions to poverty that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts. Illustrations may come from any domain, including healthcare, education, consumer products, human rights, and others; examples must represent innovative private solutions to public problems." The competition will award two prizes of US $5,000 each." No entry fee indicated. Deadline: October 15, 2010.
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From Bucknell University (Pa.): Tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing), entry-level (no more than four years of full-time post-doctoral teaching experience at the time of appointment), beginning August 2011. Minimum Requirements: MFA or Ph.D. and teaching experience required. Preferred Qualifications: Record of publication in fiction strongly preferred.
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From the University of North Carolina-Pembroke: Assistant Professor of English/Interim Editor of Pembroke Magazine, a "full-time two-year interim position, beginning August 2010. Teach classes in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and other creative writing courses--3/2 teaching load--and also edit a well-established magazine with a distinguished history whose previous editors have been award-winning authors. Applicant should have an MFA or equivalent from a recognized program, teaching experience, publication in reputable literary magazines, and, preferably, experience editing a creative writing magazine. Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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College of the Canyons (Calif.) seeks a Public Information Writer/Photographer, DePaul University (Ill.) is looking for a Senior Writer, and St. John's University (N.Y.) seeks a Writer.
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In case you missed the announcement last week, you can now download (for free) our guides to paying markets for essayists and book reviewers. Enjoy!
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The SEVEN-CIFA Essay Competition asks writers "to submit a first-person narrative describing enterprise solutions to poverty that are faith-based, faith-inspired, or interfaith efforts. Illustrations may come from any domain, including healthcare, education, consumer products, human rights, and others; examples must represent innovative private solutions to public problems." The competition will award two prizes of US $5,000 each." No entry fee indicated. Deadline: October 15, 2010.
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From Bucknell University (Pa.): Tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of English (Creative Writing), entry-level (no more than four years of full-time post-doctoral teaching experience at the time of appointment), beginning August 2011. Minimum Requirements: MFA or Ph.D. and teaching experience required. Preferred Qualifications: Record of publication in fiction strongly preferred.
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From the University of North Carolina-Pembroke: Assistant Professor of English/Interim Editor of Pembroke Magazine, a "full-time two-year interim position, beginning August 2010. Teach classes in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and other creative writing courses--3/2 teaching load--and also edit a well-established magazine with a distinguished history whose previous editors have been award-winning authors. Applicant should have an MFA or equivalent from a recognized program, teaching experience, publication in reputable literary magazines, and, preferably, experience editing a creative writing magazine. Rank and salary commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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College of the Canyons (Calif.) seeks a Public Information Writer/Photographer, DePaul University (Ill.) is looking for a Senior Writer, and St. John's University (N.Y.) seeks a Writer.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Friday Find: Free Guides to Paying Markets
As some of you may remember, in my former (freelancing) life, I offered a slew of writing-related e-books for sale. As the years passed--and as I transitioned into a full-time staff job--I didn't have sufficient time to update each e-book as frequently as I wanted. Other reasons prompted me to bid farewell to those guides: The guides to paying fiction and poetry markets, for instance, seemed less relevant once Duotrope became such an established and vital (and free) site. So, over time, I retired several of the guides, making each of them available at no charge for a period of time before sending them to the great virtual beyond.Ultimately, I was maintaining (and updating, twice each year) two guides. One provides a directory of paying markets for book reviewers, and the other one lists dozens of paying markets for essayists. The most recent updates for both guides were completed last December.
The time is coming to say good-bye to updating--and selling--these two guides, too. But before they disappear from view (which will happen on August 1, 2010), I want to give you all the opportunity to access them (free of charge). They're still available on the site that has handled the sales from the start: I warn you that you may need to jump through some hoops to access them (you may need a free account on that site, for instance). If you have any trouble, please contact the help staff at the site. I simply have no ability to fix any technical problems you may encounter there.
But let's be optimistic! Let's hope that you can access whichever book you want (or both, if that's the case), and that the markets I've researched and updated over the years bring you--and your writing practice--much success!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Quotation of the Week: Rick Moody
"I'm against schedules. Write when you feel excited by the prospect. Otherwise, don't bother."Source: The Paris Review
--Rick Moody
What do you think of this one, practicing writers? Kind of goes against a lot of what we've been taught, doesn't it? On the other hand, it does sound wonderfully liberating!
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
The Writer's Center of Bethesda, Md., has announced its Undiscovered Voices Fellowship: "The Writer’s Center seeks promising writers earning less than $25,000 annually to apply for our Undiscovered Voices Fellowship. This fellowship program will provide complimentary writing workshops to the selected applicant for a period of one year, but not to exceed 8 workshops in that year. We expect the selected fellow will use the year to make progress toward a completed manuscript of publishable work....In addition, the fellow will give a reading from his or her work at the close of the fellowship period (June 2011) and will be invited to speak with local high school students on the craft of writing." There is no application fee. Deadline: July 1, 2010.
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Writers in Washington State, take note: "The Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. GAPs are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 for projects." No application fee. Deadline: June 25, 2010.
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"Oklahoma City University seeks applications for part-time faculty to teach in a new low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program, scheduled to begin in Summer 2011. We seek faculty committed to creative and professional writing, writing pedagogy, and teaching online as well as in workshop formats during twice-a-year residencies. Genres of interest include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, although writers who cross genres, or write in a secondary, specialized genre, are also welcome to apply."
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The University of Michigan is looking for a Senior Writer, Harvard University (Mass.) seeks a Senior Writer/Project Manager, and Temple University (Penn.) is looking for a Director of Communications and Marketing.
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Finally, all of our newsletter subscribers had time this weekend to peruse and get a head start on taking advantage of the (no-fee) opportunities presented within. Examples: the Bard Fiction Prize, the Poole Literary Festival New Media Prize, and the Quiddity Book Trailer Contest for Writers and Small Presses. Plus: calls for submissions/notice of submission deadlines from paying publications including The Pedestal Magazine, Orion, and West Coast Line. Sorry you missed out? Subscribe! It's free, and we do not sell/rent/share subscriber e-mail addresses.
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Writers in Washington State, take note: "The Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) Program provides support for artist-generated projects, which can include (but are not limited to) the development, completion or presentation of new work. GAPs are open to artists of all disciplines and offer a maximum of $1,500 for projects." No application fee. Deadline: June 25, 2010.
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"Oklahoma City University seeks applications for part-time faculty to teach in a new low-residency MFA in Creative Writing program, scheduled to begin in Summer 2011. We seek faculty committed to creative and professional writing, writing pedagogy, and teaching online as well as in workshop formats during twice-a-year residencies. Genres of interest include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and screenwriting, although writers who cross genres, or write in a secondary, specialized genre, are also welcome to apply."
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The University of Michigan is looking for a Senior Writer, Harvard University (Mass.) seeks a Senior Writer/Project Manager, and Temple University (Penn.) is looking for a Director of Communications and Marketing.
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Finally, all of our newsletter subscribers had time this weekend to peruse and get a head start on taking advantage of the (no-fee) opportunities presented within. Examples: the Bard Fiction Prize, the Poole Literary Festival New Media Prize, and the Quiddity Book Trailer Contest for Writers and Small Presses. Plus: calls for submissions/notice of submission deadlines from paying publications including The Pedestal Magazine, Orion, and West Coast Line. Sorry you missed out? Subscribe! It's free, and we do not sell/rent/share subscriber e-mail addresses.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
This Monday's post will be relatively brief, since I'm busy polishing the June Practicing Writer newsletter, which will go out on Friday, before Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. If you're not yet a subscriber, join us! It's free, and we do not share/sell/distribute your e-mail address.
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Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf opportunity for Wisconsin poets: "Woodrow Hall Editions is accepting proposals from Wisconsin poets for a project that presents poetry to the public in an unexpected or unconventional manner. An award of $500.00 will be given to help him or her implement the project. In addition, an award of $250.00 will be given to a runner-up for the same purpose. A panel of judges will make the selections. See past Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf projects for examples of the kinds of ideas the panel will be looking for. The winners must initiate their projects in summer or fall 2010. No entry fee. Multiple entries from same poet welcome." Deadline: June 1, 2010.
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Next submission deadline for Nashville Review is June 1. Check the site for guidelines and pay rates.
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From Creative Nonfiction: "For an upcoming issue, we are currently seeking experimental nonfiction for our 'Pushing the Boundaries' section ('experimental,' 'boundaries,' yes, these can be loaded terms). We want writing that blows our minds with its ingenuity, essays that not only push the boundaries of the form, but tear down the borders. Be ambitious and send us work like we've never seen before." Send by June 4. "We typically pay $10 per printed page."
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces us to Sarah LaPolla, a new who works at Curtis Brown and is seeking "literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, science fiction, literary horror, and young adult fiction. She loves complex characters, coming-of-age stories, and strong narrators."
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Stanford University's Graduate School of Business is looking for Bay Area residents to work as writing coaches.
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Stanford University (Calif.) is looking for a Copy Editor (appears to be a half-time position), Northern Kentucky University seeks a Director of Alumni Publications & Special Projects, and the New Hampshire Writers' Project is looking for an Executive Director.
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Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf opportunity for Wisconsin poets: "Woodrow Hall Editions is accepting proposals from Wisconsin poets for a project that presents poetry to the public in an unexpected or unconventional manner. An award of $500.00 will be given to help him or her implement the project. In addition, an award of $250.00 will be given to a runner-up for the same purpose. A panel of judges will make the selections. See past Poetry Jumps Off the Shelf projects for examples of the kinds of ideas the panel will be looking for. The winners must initiate their projects in summer or fall 2010. No entry fee. Multiple entries from same poet welcome." Deadline: June 1, 2010.
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Next submission deadline for Nashville Review is June 1. Check the site for guidelines and pay rates.
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From Creative Nonfiction: "For an upcoming issue, we are currently seeking experimental nonfiction for our 'Pushing the Boundaries' section ('experimental,' 'boundaries,' yes, these can be loaded terms). We want writing that blows our minds with its ingenuity, essays that not only push the boundaries of the form, but tear down the borders. Be ambitious and send us work like we've never seen before." Send by June 4. "We typically pay $10 per printed page."
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The Guide to Literary Agents blog introduces us to Sarah LaPolla, a new who works at Curtis Brown and is seeking "literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, science fiction, literary horror, and young adult fiction. She loves complex characters, coming-of-age stories, and strong narrators."
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Stanford University's Graduate School of Business is looking for Bay Area residents to work as writing coaches.
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Stanford University (Calif.) is looking for a Copy Editor (appears to be a half-time position), Northern Kentucky University seeks a Director of Alumni Publications & Special Projects, and the New Hampshire Writers' Project is looking for an Executive Director.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Quotation of the Week: Cate Marvin
"[S]ome of your best poems may never appear in a journal, and you have to trust your own knowledge that the poem is good despite the fact no one has 'picked it up' (a phrase I hate)."Source: Cate Marvin, interviewed by Brian Brodeur for How a Poem Happens (via The Writer's Center)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The Wednesday Web Browser
Recommended reading: Allegra Goodman's excellent short story in this week's New Yorker and the accompanying Book Bench Q&A. (I'm wondering if other readers will find the story as sad as I do. I know that part of my emotional reaction is some kind of nostalgia wave for Cambridge, Mass., where the story is set, but still....)
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Scott McLemee interviews Weber Studies editor Michael Wutz on how the journal is "doing more with less."
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What are your favorite "sexy" literary selections? Gina Barreca wants to know.
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21 Things for Authors to Tweet About On Twitter (speaking of, you can find me at @erikadreifus).
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I hated rankings back when I was in high school and our GPAs seemed to determine our futures, and rankings of any kind still make me squeamish. But you should probably take a look at this "tiered" list of literary journals. Just be sure to pay attention to all of the qualifying comments/caveats.
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Don't forget! You have until 12:01 a.m. (U.S. Eastern) on Sunday, May 2, to sign up for our poetry book giveaway.
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Scott McLemee interviews Weber Studies editor Michael Wutz on how the journal is "doing more with less."
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What are your favorite "sexy" literary selections? Gina Barreca wants to know.
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21 Things for Authors to Tweet About On Twitter (speaking of, you can find me at @erikadreifus).
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I hated rankings back when I was in high school and our GPAs seemed to determine our futures, and rankings of any kind still make me squeamish. But you should probably take a look at this "tiered" list of literary journals. Just be sure to pay attention to all of the qualifying comments/caveats.
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Don't forget! You have until 12:01 a.m. (U.S. Eastern) on Sunday, May 2, to sign up for our poetry book giveaway.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Quotation of the Week: Various Journal/Magazine Editors
"I'm sorry."Such was the response of pretty much every editor who addressed an audience member's question/complaint about slow submission response times during the panel on "The State of the Essay in the Publishing Marketplace" at Welcome Table Press' inaugural symposium, "In Praise of the Essay: Practice & Form," which took place here in NYC last Saturday. (Whew! That is one long sentence I just wrote!)
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Tin House has announced the theme for its Spring 2011 issue: The Mysterious. (What's a bit mysterious to me is the fact that a deadline of September 30 is listed; since Tin House is not open to unsolicited submissions between May 31 and September 1, I'm inferring that you can submit work for this issue EITHER before May 31 OR during September.) "We realize that it is spookily far in advance, but we wanted to get a jump on reading stories, poems, and essays about the unknown and the unknowable, from quantum physics to what lies in the depths of the soul, from unexplainable phenomenon to interpersonal mysteries." Note also that "our summer and winter issues are not themed, and Tin House considers submissions for all upcoming issues regardless of theme." See the guidelines for more info.
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New Young Translators' Prize: "In honour of Harvill Secker’s centenary in 2010, celebrating 100 years of publishing quality international writing, Harvill Secker and Waterstone’s have teamed up to recognise the achievements of young translators at the start of their careers. This is an annual prize, which will focus on a different language each year. To tie in with Argentina’s role as guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the inaugural prize will centre on Argentinian writer Matías Néspolo’s short story ‘El hachazo’." The prize is open to translators between the ages of 16 and 34. There will be a £1,000 prize, and there is no entry fee. Deadline: July 31, 2010. (via Publishers Weekly)
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Anthology to be titled Appalachian Folklore: Dark Tales of Superstition and Old Wives' Tales seeks stories up to 2,500 words. Deadline: September 1, 2010. Pays: $.03/word plus one copy. Check the guidelines to learn more (via Duotrope)
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A few paid internship listings: Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), the Chronicle of Higher Education (D.C.), and the Center for Ecoliteracy (telecommuting and Berkeley, Calif.).
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Oklahoma State University is looking for a Visiting Professor in Poetry. "One year appointment or two one-semester appointments, rank open, beginning August 2010. MFA or Ph.D. in Creative Writing with significant poetry publications and teaching experience required. Teaching 2 workshops per semester. Salary competitive."
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F+W Media seeks a "results-driven manager to serve as Managing Editor for F+W Media's Writer's Digest brand, responsible for managing the editorial staff, allocating resources across projects as needed, and ensuring all book-related products (whether print or online based) get done on time at an acceptable quality level. Work with designers, production dept., and marketing staff as quality control from contract signing to the printer. Make sure that the finished products are what the company intended."
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Duke University Libraries (N.C.) is looking for a Director of Communications, Suffolk University (Mass.) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor, and the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) is looking for both a Senior Writer/Editor and a Web Content Editor.
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Coming soon! The next issue of our monthly newsletter, The Practicing Writer. Should go out by week's end. Don't miss it!
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New Young Translators' Prize: "In honour of Harvill Secker’s centenary in 2010, celebrating 100 years of publishing quality international writing, Harvill Secker and Waterstone’s have teamed up to recognise the achievements of young translators at the start of their careers. This is an annual prize, which will focus on a different language each year. To tie in with Argentina’s role as guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair, the inaugural prize will centre on Argentinian writer Matías Néspolo’s short story ‘El hachazo’." The prize is open to translators between the ages of 16 and 34. There will be a £1,000 prize, and there is no entry fee. Deadline: July 31, 2010. (via Publishers Weekly)
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Anthology to be titled Appalachian Folklore: Dark Tales of Superstition and Old Wives' Tales seeks stories up to 2,500 words. Deadline: September 1, 2010. Pays: $.03/word plus one copy. Check the guidelines to learn more (via Duotrope)
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A few paid internship listings: Yakima Herald-Republic (Wash.), the Chronicle of Higher Education (D.C.), and the Center for Ecoliteracy (telecommuting and Berkeley, Calif.).
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Oklahoma State University is looking for a Visiting Professor in Poetry. "One year appointment or two one-semester appointments, rank open, beginning August 2010. MFA or Ph.D. in Creative Writing with significant poetry publications and teaching experience required. Teaching 2 workshops per semester. Salary competitive."
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F+W Media seeks a "results-driven manager to serve as Managing Editor for F+W Media's Writer's Digest brand, responsible for managing the editorial staff, allocating resources across projects as needed, and ensuring all book-related products (whether print or online based) get done on time at an acceptable quality level. Work with designers, production dept., and marketing staff as quality control from contract signing to the printer. Make sure that the finished products are what the company intended."
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Duke University Libraries (N.C.) is looking for a Director of Communications, Suffolk University (Mass.) seeks a Senior Writer/Editor, and the University of Notre Dame (Ind.) is looking for both a Senior Writer/Editor and a Web Content Editor.
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Coming soon! The next issue of our monthly newsletter, The Practicing Writer. Should go out by week's end. Don't miss it!
Monday, April 19, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Creative Nonfiction is seeking essay submissions for a new book project, Immortality, to be published by Southern Methodist University Press. They're looking for new essays "from a variety of perspectives on recent scientific developments and the likelihood, merits and ramifications of biological immortality. We're looking for essays by writers, physicians, scientists, philosophers, clergy - anyone with an imagination, a vision of the future, and a dream (or fear) of living forever." Submissions must be postmarked by August 6, 2010. The journal "typically" pays $10/printed page.
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Fiction or literary nonfiction writers from North or South Carolina: The Novello Literary Award "gives Carolina writers an opportunity to have their work published and distributed nationally. The winning author receives a book contract with [Novello Festival Press], which includes publication of the work and a $1,000 advance against royalties. The winner will be announced in Fall 2010, and the work chosen will be published in Fall 2011. The award is underwritten by the Cold Mountain Foundation, which was founded by award-winning and best-selling author Charles Frazier and his wife, Katherine." Deadline is May 1. There is no entry fee.
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"Creative writers whose work in any genre reflects a keen awareness of the natural world and an appreciation for both scientific and literary ways of knowing are invited to apply for a weeklong writing residency at Mount St. Helens. The Mount St. Helens Field Residencies will take place July 18-24, 2010, with a base camp near Randle, WA, and will be held in conjunction with the 2010 Mount St. Helens Science Pulse, a gathering of ecologists and research scientists who are engaged in field work on Mount St. Helens. Residency writers will be able to join ecologists on field trips to various locations on Mount St. Helens, interact informally with scientists, and to focus on writing projects that embody creative responses to the volcano and its varied landscapes and the role of volcanic landscapes in the imagination and culture of the Northwest." Deadline: May 1, 2010 (received). There is no application fee; there IS a $1,000 honorarium.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a Teacher and Program Coordinator, Continuing Education in Writing. A master's degree and relevant experience required. "Candidates should have published and taught genre fiction and show evidence of competencies in most of the following: teaching writing skills, coaching and critiquing writers, program planning and evaluation, staff and ad hoc teaching supervision, excellent interpersonal skills, conference speaking, classroom management, teaching via distance as well as face-to-face, grant writing, personal computer and educational technology skills, budget management, and experience with non-traditional delivery systems."
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The Macondo Foundation (San Antonio, Texas), founded by Sandra Cisneros, is looking for an Executive Administrator: "The Macondo Foundation is conducting a national search for an Executive Administrator. Responsibilities include: fundraising, organizational business administration, event planning and public communications."
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Grinnell College (Iowa) is looking for an Editorial Director, Smith College (Mass.) seeks a Director of Campaign Communications, and Claremont Graduate University (Calif.) invites applications for an Assistant Director of Media and Online Relations.
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Fiction or literary nonfiction writers from North or South Carolina: The Novello Literary Award "gives Carolina writers an opportunity to have their work published and distributed nationally. The winning author receives a book contract with [Novello Festival Press], which includes publication of the work and a $1,000 advance against royalties. The winner will be announced in Fall 2010, and the work chosen will be published in Fall 2011. The award is underwritten by the Cold Mountain Foundation, which was founded by award-winning and best-selling author Charles Frazier and his wife, Katherine." Deadline is May 1. There is no entry fee.
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"Creative writers whose work in any genre reflects a keen awareness of the natural world and an appreciation for both scientific and literary ways of knowing are invited to apply for a weeklong writing residency at Mount St. Helens. The Mount St. Helens Field Residencies will take place July 18-24, 2010, with a base camp near Randle, WA, and will be held in conjunction with the 2010 Mount St. Helens Science Pulse, a gathering of ecologists and research scientists who are engaged in field work on Mount St. Helens. Residency writers will be able to join ecologists on field trips to various locations on Mount St. Helens, interact informally with scientists, and to focus on writing projects that embody creative responses to the volcano and its varied landscapes and the role of volcanic landscapes in the imagination and culture of the Northwest." Deadline: May 1, 2010 (received). There is no application fee; there IS a $1,000 honorarium.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks a Teacher and Program Coordinator, Continuing Education in Writing. A master's degree and relevant experience required. "Candidates should have published and taught genre fiction and show evidence of competencies in most of the following: teaching writing skills, coaching and critiquing writers, program planning and evaluation, staff and ad hoc teaching supervision, excellent interpersonal skills, conference speaking, classroom management, teaching via distance as well as face-to-face, grant writing, personal computer and educational technology skills, budget management, and experience with non-traditional delivery systems."
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The Macondo Foundation (San Antonio, Texas), founded by Sandra Cisneros, is looking for an Executive Administrator: "The Macondo Foundation is conducting a national search for an Executive Administrator. Responsibilities include: fundraising, organizational business administration, event planning and public communications."
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Grinnell College (Iowa) is looking for an Editorial Director, Smith College (Mass.) seeks a Director of Campaign Communications, and Claremont Graduate University (Calif.) invites applications for an Assistant Director of Media and Online Relations.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Quotation(s) of the Week: Courtesy of Crazyhorse
Received via e-mail yesterday from Crazyhorse journal. Check out the quotations mentioned within, and consider others to send to Crazyhorse!
Crazyhorse Quick-Quote Contest
Do you have a favorite quote about writing, the creative process, or the writing life? E-mail it to Crazyhorse to enter it into the Crazyhorse Quick-Quote Contest.
20 winners receive a free subscription to Crazyhorse.
Winning quotes will featured within the perpetual quote-display box at www.crazyhorsejournal.org and e-mailed to all.
E-mail in quotes by writers, for writers – anything to do with writing. For example:
"That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones."
--Raymond Carver
"The blood jet is poetry and there is no stopping it."
--Sylvia Plath
"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached."
--Franz Kafka
"Why do writers write? Because it isn't there."
--Thomas Berger
"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat."
--Edgar Allan Poe
E-mail your entry to crazyhorse(at)cofc(dot)edu
subject line: Quote
Enter by midnight, April 17, 2010.
Quotes should be no more than 190 characters (30 words or less).
20 winners receive a free subscription to Crazyhorse.
Winning quotes featured within the perpetual quote-display box at www.crazyhorsejournal.org and e-mailed to all.
One quote per contestant.
Quotes judged by the Crazyhorse Editorial Intern team: we’ll also compile as many entries as we can and e-mail them back for everyone to read.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Poetry Book Giveaway for National Poetry Month 2010
UPDATE, MAY 2: Congratulations to #14 and #25 (Kelly Luce and newzoopoet), who won the Random.org lottery! Please e-mail me with your mailing addresses and your title preference--whoever writes to me first will get "dibs." Congrats to the giveaway winners, and thank you all for playing along!MANY thanks to Practicing Writer "Jublke" whose comment on a previous post prompted me to mosey on over to Kelli Russell Agodon's blog, where I learned more about a Poetry Book Giveaway project for National Poetry Month 2010.
Briefly, Kelli is encouraging the reading and sharing of poetry by building a community of bloggers willing to give away two books of poetry to readers who comment on their blogs. One book can be the blogger's own, and one must be by another poet. (Thankfully, I'm writing this post just in time: Kelli is only taking new blogger names and posts until midnight tonight [April 10], so if you're interested in participating as a blogger-who-will-give-books-away, hurry on over to Kelli's blog for instructions.)
Now, let's get down to business: I don't have a book of poetry to my credit (yet!), so the two books I'll be giving away are:
Here, Bullet, the important, multiple award-winning book by Brian Turner which I finally had the opportunity to read earlier this year. To learn more about this collection, described by its publisher as "a harrowing, beautiful first-person account of the Iraq War by a soldier-poet," click here.and then, there's
Poetry magazine's April 2010 issue. Now, I know that this isn't technically a book of poetry, but it is a sort of mini-anthology (in this particular case, complete with Q&As with the published poets), and anthologies are allowed. I just subscribed to Poetry for the first time this year, and I'm hoping that sharing this issue will encourage others to subscribe as well (if not to Poetry, then to another journal that publishes poems).And, honestly, it may be only because Here, Bullet is my latest purchase that I'm able to give that one away. I'm simply too attached to all the other poetry books--it may be significant that I own considerably fewer books of poetry than of prose, and many the poetry books I received as gifts or bought at readings--to give any of them away.
So, if you're interested in receiving either Here, Bullet or the April issue of Poetry, please simply leave a comment here. I'll be selecting the winners (with the help of the ever-handy random number generator) on May 2, so leave a comment by 12:01 a.m. (U.S. Eastern) that day. Books will be mailed (anywhere in the world!), at my expense, after that.
One final note: Do check Kelli's blog for a list of other participating bloggers--you may want to make some other blog visits and comment elsewhere, too.
Good luck to all!
P.S. Please remember to check back to see if you've won. Any prizes that aren't claimed by Wednesday, May 5, will be forfeited. (I'll be traveling the weekend of April 30-May 2, so if I don't get to post until the end of the day on May 2, don't worry! I will post!)
Monday, April 05, 2010
Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities
Among the many tidbits tucked into the April issue of The Practicing Writer (which went out to subscribers last week): the Stowe Prize, a new $10,000 award to "recognize a United States author whose written work makes a tangible impact on a social justice issue critical to contemporary society"; the Writers' Dojo Residencies at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology; submission alerts for a slew of publications, including Glimmer Train, Subtropics, and a new "novella digest"; and so much more.
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From Sage Cohen: "Would you love to take the Poetry for the People Level 1 or Level 2class starting in early May but can’t afford it? Then you qualify for The Poetry for the People Scholarship. And the time to apply is now!" Application deadline: April 15. No application fee. There will be one scholarship awarded per online class, and I can tell you from my own student experience that Sage is an excellent teacher.
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"Barrelhouse board member and all-around DC art scene hero Philippa Hughes is looking for writers to write short blog posts about the DC art scene for The Pink Line Project website, specifically the Art Chat section. The purpose of Art Chat is to provide the emerging collector and art enthusiasts with information about the DC art scene, to inspire them to participate in the community of people who are culturally curious, to provide accessibility to an otherwise intimidating and seemingly unwelcoming world." Pays: $50 for minimum 300 words. Check link above for details.
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"A Cup of Comfort® is a bestselling book series featuring uplifting true stories about the experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. These personal essays are written by people from all walks of life and provide unique personal insights into powerful universal truths. Now, Cup of Comfort has once again joined hands with REDBOOK magazine to sponsor a true story contest! Enter the Cup of Comfort/REDBOOK Your Love Story Contest for a chance to win $1,000, have your story excerpted in REDBOOK magazine, and publish your story in A Cup of Comfort for Couples!" No entry fee. Deadline: April 20, 2010.
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From MediaBistro.com's job announcements (free access, but you need to register to see the full posting): "mb LEARN is looking for a dynamic, spirited instructor to teach our Novel Writing class in New York starting in mid-April. This class meets for 12 weeks and will take students through the process of writing a novel, focusing on the market and publishing process as well as the craft of writing. Throughout the class, students will turn in pages for critique by the teacher and fellow students, producing up to 100 pages of a draft by the end of the class. Ideal candidate will be a recently published novelist or editor who works with novels. Classes run several times throughout the year, so there is an opportunity for continuous teaching."
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"The Penn State Altoona English Program is taking applications for a one-semester teaching residency in fiction writing. 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 fiction writing workshop during the Fall 2010 semester (August 23-December 16). The resident writer will also give two readings and work informally with our English majors. Benefits are not included. We are looking for a writer with publications in literary magazines. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of the work submitted. A Master's degree in Creative Writing or English is required. Teaching experience is preferred. The application should consist of a writing sample (one short story or ten pages from a novel); a CV, including publishing history; and one or more letters of recommendation. Send to: Emerging Writer Residency, Dr. Thomas Liszka, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, Job # 31665, Penn State Altoona, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601-3760. Review of applications will begin May 17, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. For additional information about Penn State Altoona, please visit our web page at http://www.aa.psu.edu."
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Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) is looking for an Editor (Web Content), the University of South Florida seeks a Webmaster, and the New York Public Library is looking for a Deputy Director for its Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.
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From Sage Cohen: "Would you love to take the Poetry for the People Level 1 or Level 2class starting in early May but can’t afford it? Then you qualify for The Poetry for the People Scholarship. And the time to apply is now!" Application deadline: April 15. No application fee. There will be one scholarship awarded per online class, and I can tell you from my own student experience that Sage is an excellent teacher.
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"Barrelhouse board member and all-around DC art scene hero Philippa Hughes is looking for writers to write short blog posts about the DC art scene for The Pink Line Project website, specifically the Art Chat section. The purpose of Art Chat is to provide the emerging collector and art enthusiasts with information about the DC art scene, to inspire them to participate in the community of people who are culturally curious, to provide accessibility to an otherwise intimidating and seemingly unwelcoming world." Pays: $50 for minimum 300 words. Check link above for details.
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"A Cup of Comfort® is a bestselling book series featuring uplifting true stories about the experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. These personal essays are written by people from all walks of life and provide unique personal insights into powerful universal truths. Now, Cup of Comfort has once again joined hands with REDBOOK magazine to sponsor a true story contest! Enter the Cup of Comfort/REDBOOK Your Love Story Contest for a chance to win $1,000, have your story excerpted in REDBOOK magazine, and publish your story in A Cup of Comfort for Couples!" No entry fee. Deadline: April 20, 2010.
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From MediaBistro.com's job announcements (free access, but you need to register to see the full posting): "mb LEARN is looking for a dynamic, spirited instructor to teach our Novel Writing class in New York starting in mid-April. This class meets for 12 weeks and will take students through the process of writing a novel, focusing on the market and publishing process as well as the craft of writing. Throughout the class, students will turn in pages for critique by the teacher and fellow students, producing up to 100 pages of a draft by the end of the class. Ideal candidate will be a recently published novelist or editor who works with novels. Classes run several times throughout the year, so there is an opportunity for continuous teaching."
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"The Penn State Altoona English Program is taking applications for a one-semester teaching residency in fiction writing. 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 fiction writing workshop during the Fall 2010 semester (August 23-December 16). The resident writer will also give two readings and work informally with our English majors. Benefits are not included. We are looking for a writer with publications in literary magazines. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of the work submitted. A Master's degree in Creative Writing or English is required. Teaching experience is preferred. The application should consist of a writing sample (one short story or ten pages from a novel); a CV, including publishing history; and one or more letters of recommendation. Send to: Emerging Writer Residency, Dr. Thomas Liszka, Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts, Job # 31665, Penn State Altoona, 3000 Ivyside Park, Altoona, PA 16601-3760. Review of applications will begin May 17, 2010, and continue until the position is filled. For additional information about Penn State Altoona, please visit our web page at http://www.aa.psu.edu."
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Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) is looking for an Editor (Web Content), the University of South Florida seeks a Webmaster, and the New York Public Library is looking for a Deputy Director for its Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers.
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