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Caitlin O’Neil Wins Danahy Fiction Prize

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Caitlin O'Neil [cropped headshot]The editors of Tampa Review are pleased to announce that Caitlin O’Neil, of Milton, Massachusetts, has won the thirteenth annual Danahy Fiction Prize for her short story entitled “Mark.”  She will receive an award of $1,000, and the story will be published in the forthcoming Spring/Summer issue of Tampa Review.

O’Neil is a graduate of the MFA program at Columbia University and currently teaches in the English Department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. She says that her winning story came directly from her life experiences as a college professor and as a human being living in America today.

“I watched multiple school shootings unfold on television with sadness and fear,” O’Neil says. “Given the gridlock around gun control, I began to think about what a world that had adjusted to guns and gun violence might look like.”

O’Neil’s story is set in a near-future in which guns become an even more pervasive part of the culture.

Learn more about the winning story and the runners up here: tiny.cc/danahyprize13.

NewPages January 2020 Digital eLitPak

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NewPages has sent out our monthly digital eLitPak to current newsletter subscribers this afternoon. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up here: npofficespace.com/newpages-newsletter/.

Besides our monthly eLitPak featuring fliers from literary magazines, independent presses, and creative writing programs and events, we have a weekly newsletter filled with submission opportunities, literary magazines, new titles, reviews, and more.

Check out the current eLitPak below. You can view the original newsletter email here. [Read more…] about NewPages January 2020 Digital eLitPak

Frontier Poetry Partners with Antioch University LA for New Fellowship

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Frontier Poetry Antioch MFA Fellowship PrizeOnline literary magazine Frontier Poetry announces a new fellowship in partnership with the creative writing program at Antioch University Los Angeles.

The Antioch-Frontier Fellowship allows the winner to experience one of Antioch University LA’s MFA residencies first-hand. This includes 10 days of intense learning and immersion with mentorship and community opportunities. The fellow can choose between the Summer 2020 residency or the Winter 2021 residency.

The fellowship will cover travel expenses and lodging. Also, it awards a $1,000 cash prize to cover any additional expenses. The Winner will also be published on the Frontier Poetry website. February 15 application deadline. The Editors of Frontier Poetry and staff of Antioch University will select the winner. Learn more about the fellowship at Frontier Poetry‘s website.

The Massachusetts Review Seeks Native-Authored Work for Special Issue

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The Massachusetts Review Issue 60 cover Literary magazine The Massachusetts Review is kicking off the new decade with a special issue, the first of its kind for them. They seek new Native-authored fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for their first-ever issue with a Native focus.

Scheduled for publication in December 2020 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the Plymouth Landing, guest editors include Tacey Atsitty (Amenorrhea), Laura Furlan (Indigenous Cities: Urban Indian Fiction and the Histories of Relocation), and Toni Jensen (From the Hilltop). Send queries and submissions for this special issue to MRPlymouth400@gmail.com.

MR, celebrating 60 years of publication, is a journal committed to social justice and equality and regularly publishes poetry, fiction, artwork, and essays. Check out their current call for submissions as well as their website to learn more about them.

Writing Program & Event Roundup :: January 10, 2020

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Finding the right graduate creative writing program can be difficult. So can finding an event near you that sounds promising. Check out these programs and upcoming events.

Creative Writing Programs

Florida Atlantic University offers an MFA program with concentrations in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. All accepted students are a offered a complete funding package and also have a chance to work on literary magazine Swamp Ape Review. Core faculty include: Ayşe Papatya Bucak, Andrew Furman, Becka Mara McKay, Susan Mitchell, Kate Schmitt, and Jason Schwartz. [Read more…] about Writing Program & Event Roundup :: January 10, 2020

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 10, 2020

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It is the end of the first full week of January in 2020, writers. How are your submission goals coming? Want to start filling your calendar with upcoming deadlines? These magazines, presses, events, and more are all currently accepting work!

January Submission Deadlines

There is now only 5 days left to submit poetry, flash fiction, short stories, dramatic monologues, and creative nonfiction to publisher great weather for MEDIA for their annual anthology. Deadline is January 15 and they do not charge a fee. If you’d like to support their endeavors, they do offer a tip jar submission option.

Barrow Street. 4×2 Project. Poetry. $3 Fee. Deadline: January 31. Restrictions: Cannot have published a full-length book or chapbook.

Timeworn Literary Journal. Historical Fiction. No Fee. Deadline: January 31.

If you are a younger female-identifying writer between the ages of 14 and 21, don’t forget annual literary magazine Girls Right the World is open to submissions through January 31. They are on the lookout for poetry, prose, short stories, lyric essays, and visual art. There is no fee to to submit. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 10, 2020

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 3, 2020

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It is hard to believe that 2019 is now behind us and we are currently at the start of a brand new year. How did your submissions goals go for 2019? Looking to improve upon them in 2020? Check out these current submission opportunities for literary magazines, presses, events, and more.

great weather for MEDIA is currently accepting submissions for its annual anthology. They focus on the fearless, the unpredictable, and the experimental. Deadline is January 15. There is no fee, but you can show your support with a tip jar option.

Girls Right the World is a literary magazine which accepts writing and art from female-identifying writers ages 14 through 21. They have extended the submission deadline for Issue 4 to January 31. There is no fee.
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Kallisto Gaia Press Extends Deadline of Inaugural Chapbook Prize

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Kallisto Gaia Press logoGreat news if you are a writer of poetry! Kallisto Gaia Press, publisher of literary magazine The Ocotillo Review and the annual Texas Poetry Calendar, has extended the deadline of its inaugural Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Prize to January 20. The winner receives an $800 cash prize, up to a $300 travel stipend, publication, and 20 author copies. The judge is 2018 Texas Poet Laureate Carol Coffee Reposa. Learn more about the contest at their website.