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September 2021 eLitPak

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Last Call! Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Deadline: September 30. Submit published or unpublished poems to the Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers and co-sponsored by Duotrope. We will award $3,000 for the best poem in any style and $3,000 for the best poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. The top 12 poems will be published online. Final judge: S. Mei Sheng Frazier. Fee: $15 for 1-2 poems.

 

Alegría - Magical Realism from Madville Publishing

A narcoleptic child in a fantastical world where dead grandmothers come to visit and witch doctors prescribe waking concoctions. Sibling rivalry and secrets propel this story in which the fate of the family rests on the shoulders of a child, Alegría.

 

NEXT: Visions Towards a Less Divided America

Submit your best essays taking on the problems of today, and the potential of tomorrow. Whether hopeful or despairing, the strongest essays will find their way into publication, and the contest winner earns both Pangyrus publication and a prize of $1,000.⁠ OUR JUDGE is Jabari Asim, an accomplished poet, playwright, and writer.⁠

 

MFA in Creative Writing at UNCG: Find Your Story Here

UNC Greensboro’s MFA is a two-year residency program offering fully funded assistantships with stipends. Students work closely with faculty in one-on-one tutorials and develop their craft in a lifelong community of writers. UNCG offers courses in poetry, fiction, publishing, and creative nonfiction, plus opportunities in college teaching and editorial work for The Greensboro Review. More at our website. Application deadline: January 1.

 

The Caribbean Writer is Open for Artwork and Creative Submissions

TCW is especially inviting artwork to grace the next cover and interior sections of Volume 36 under the 2021 theme: “Disruption, Disguise and Illuminations.” Increasingly, as history meets day to day experiences, epiphanies unfold. And as we self-interrogate the disruption motifs in many of these illuminations, the roots of prevailing disruptions emerge, complicated by disguise. We’re exploring the widest permutations.

 

Tartt First Fiction Award

This year’s co-winners were Judy Juanita of Oakland, CA. and Schuyler Dickson of Houlka, MS. Their respective books will come out in June. The deadline for the new contest is December 31. Please see our website for details. And see our forthcoming books, also. Credit cards accepted.

 

The Gival Press Poetry Award - 2021 Deadline is December 15

The 20th Gival Press Poetry Award, with a prize of $1K plus book publication in 2022, deadline is December 15, 2021. Original, unpublished mss of 45+ pages in any style are acceptable. Visit Submittable for complete details, to pay $20 reading fee, and to upload ms.

 

20% off Your First Class at Caesura Poetry Workshop

Caesura Poetry Workshop aims to inspire, educate, and energize poets of all backgrounds through affordable Zoom workshops hosted by award-winning poet John Sibley Williams. Workshops include poem analysis, group discussion, writing prompts, poem critiques, and writing time. Come join our growing community! 1-1 personalized workshops, coaching, and manuscript critiques to keep you writing and inspired also available. More information here.

 

Come to the 22nd Annual Taos Storytelling Festival

Our 22nd Annual Taos Storytelling Festival features a two hour workshop by Cisco Guevara on "The Art of Storytelling," a free community story swap, and an evening of ten featured tellers competing for cash prizes on the theme of "Transformations." Judges are Cisco Guevara, Sarah Malone, & David McDonnell. For registration and schedule view our website, call 575-758-0081, or send us an email.

 

Watershed Review and Flume Press Contest Now Open for Submissions!

CSU, Chico's literary publications—Watershed Review and Flume Press—are now open for submissions. After a decade-long hiatus, we're excited to bring back the annual Flume Press Chapbook Contest, accepting work in poetry, prose, and hybrid forms.

 

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