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News from Poor Yorick

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skull on black and pink backgroundPoor Yorick is continuing the journal’s monthly reading series. Join them at the end of the month (Thursday, January 28 at 7PM) for a virtual open mic and fireside chat. Cozy up on Microsoft Teams and share your poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction and join in on an open discussion between readers and writers after the reading. This month’s theme: a fresh start and a blank page. Contact Brianna Paris for an invitation.

The journal is also accepting submissions until January 31. Submissions should relate to the concept of masks and masking. Submissions are free. Find full author guidelines at Poor Yorick‘s website.

January 2021 eLitPak :: CARVE Magazine: Get 30% off a One-year Subscription

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Exclusive for NewPages fans: Get 30% off a one-year print or digital subscription to CARVE. That's four issues featuring new HONEST FICTION, poetry, essays, interviews, illustrations, and more. Discover a new borderless and diverse community within … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: CARVE Magazine: Get 30% off a One-year Subscription

January 2021 eLitPak :: Explore Your Wild at the Elk River Writers Workshop

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The Elk River Writers Workshop takes place at Chico Hot Springs, Montana, bringing together some of the country’s most celebrated nature writers with students who are serious about fostering a connection with the environment in their writing. This … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: Explore Your Wild at the Elk River Writers Workshop

January 2021 eLitPak :: $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize

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Submit to the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize, selected by Patricia Smith! Submission deadline: September 30, 2021. View the full January 2021 eLitPak Newsletter. Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss out on our weekly newsletter and … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize

January 2021 eLitPak :: Spalding University’s School of Creative and Professional Writing: Low-residency Graduate Programs

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Early Placement Application Deadline: February 1 for May entry. Spalding’s nationally distinguished low-residency MFA is the most affordable of the top-tier programs. In the MFA and its sister programs, study one-on-one with outstanding faculty, gain … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: Spalding University’s School of Creative and Professional Writing: Low-residency Graduate Programs

January 2021 eLitPak :: Ezra: An Online Journal of Translation

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Ezra invites submissions in all genres—from any era, style, or language. 1,000-word excerpts for prose. Special features in the Archives. Books are reviewed at Ezra as well. Residencies: Competitive (solitary) residencies are offered in the summer. A … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: Ezra: An Online Journal of Translation

January 2021 eLitPak :: Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Writers

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Odyssey is one of the most highly regarded workshops in the world for writers of the fantastic. Graduates include New York Times bestsellers, Amazon bestsellers, and award winners. Director Jeanne Cavelos is a bestselling author and former senior … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Writers

Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 15, 2021

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How is January already half over with? Hopefully you are already keeping up with your New Year writing resolutions. I stopped making my own New Year's writing goals already because I was never able to see them through. Check out all these submission … [Continue reading] about Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 15, 2021

January 2021 eLitPak :: Tartt First Fiction Award

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Winning short story collection will be published by Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama, in simultaneous hardcover and trade paper editions, also in e-book and Kindle formats. Winner will receive $1000, plus our standard royalty … [Continue reading] about January 2021 eLitPak :: Tartt First Fiction Award

Call :: The Experiment Will Not Be Bound: Experimental Anthology, Peter Campion, ed.

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Deadline: March 14, 2021 This project reflects current times: it is a political act, and bold voices in new forms will ignite it. We are most interested in: What does America mean now — and what forms can our voices take today? Show us experimental … [Continue reading] about Call :: The Experiment Will Not Be Bound: Experimental Anthology, Peter Campion, ed.

Our Darkest Hour: Churchill’s Greatest Speeches Offer Hope And Insight To A Beleaguered World

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Guest Post by M.G. Noles. Never Give In!: The Best of Winston Churchill's Speeches is a book that lends itself to this hour in history when nothing seems certain. This collection, assembled by his grandson, Winston S. Churchill, includes his many … [Continue reading] about Our Darkest Hour: Churchill’s Greatest Speeches Offer Hope And Insight To A Beleaguered World