Deadline: February 14, 2021
Event Dates: February 15 – March 19, 2021 Event Location: Virtual
Both of our beloved seminars have returned! Whether you’re a fiction writer looking to improve your craft or a poet looking to build a chapbook, we have a seminar ready for you. Both seminars will run concurrently, from Feb 15th to Mar 19th. Check out the testimonial below, and make sure to join your course before the seats fill! “[Instructor James’] sincerity and love for the “craft” (and for literature itself) came through loud and clear in this seminar. It is clearly a daily labor of love to maintain an exemplary literary journal like Driftwood…. You have given us a candid glimpse behind the curtain.”—Richard Ellett Mullin, on the Editors & Writers Seminar. “The Driftwood Press Chapbook seminar is an insightful look into an often-overlooked way to collect work. Led by a strong coach, the five-week course was insightful and engaging even for experienced writers.”—Anonymous, on the Chapbook Seminar
2021 Events
January 2021 eLitPak :: Explore Your Wild at the Elk River Writers Workshop
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 year, we are thrilled to welcome faculty members Rick Bass, Linda Hogan, J. Drew Lanham, William Pitt Root, and Pamela Uschuk.
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January 2021 eLitPak :: Ezra: An Online Journal of Translation
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 quiet cottage in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Apply by May 31—visit our website for complete details.
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January 2021 eLitPak :: Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Horror Writers
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 editor at Bantam Doubleday Dell. Held in New Hampshire, Odyssey combines advanced lectures, in-depth feedback, and individual guidance. Application deadline April 1.
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Event :: Affordable, Virtual Monthly Poetry & Publishing Workshops, & Literary Coaching
Deadline: Year-round
Caesura Poetry Workshop aims to support, inspire, educate, and energize poets of all backgrounds through affordable monthly Zoom workshops hosted by award-winning poet, editor, and writing coach John Sibley Williams. Workshops include poem analysis, active group discussion, writing prompts, and plenty of writing time. Upcoming classes include Writing Evocative Love Poems ($40; January 29, 1:30-4pm PT), Marketing Your Small Press Book ($45; February 10, 1-4pm PT), and Mastering Blackout, Erasure, & Redacted Poetry ($40; February 24, 1:30-4pm PT). 1-1 personalized workshops, coaching, and manuscript critiques to keep you writing and inspired also available. More information: www.johnsibleywilliams.com/upcoming-classes. To register, email jswilliams1307@gmail.com.
Event :: The Virtual 2021 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Takes Place Next Month
Event Dates: January 18-23, 2021 Location: Virtual
17th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 18-23, 2021. Focus on your work with America’s most engaging and award-winning poets. Workshops with David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussion, social events, and so much more. One-on-one conference Faculty: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, and Angela Narciso-Torres. Special Guest: Gregory Orr and the Parkington Sisters. Poet At Large: Brian Turner. To find out more, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org. Apply to attend a workshop!
Event :: Shooter Literary Magazine 2021 Short Story Courses Open for Enrollment
Event Dates: January 8-February 26, March 5-April 23, April 30-June 18
Event Location: Virtual
Registration Deadline: Year-round
Shooter’s editor, Melanie White, leads eight-week short story courses throughout the academic year. They are designed to help writers develop their craft and complete a polished short story. The courses are best suited to aspiring fiction writers keen to hone their skills and publish their work. Courses comprise a weekly class via email, including readings and exercises; a private Facebook group where participants can discuss class topics and work; one-to-one guidance with the course leader via email; optional feedback on completed stories; and consideration for inclusion in Shooter. Further information at our website.
Event :: Virtual Master Class in Hybrid Writing
Event Dates: January 17-30, 2021
Event Location: Virtual
Deadline: December 30, 2020
Summer Literary International Retreats and St. Petersburg Review are once again collaborating to bring you an unique online experience in writing: a two-week, ten-person Master’s Class in Hybrid Writing (fiction and/or nonfiction and/or memoir), January 17-30, working with notables Laurie Stone, Dawn Raffel, Meg Storey, Alex Halberstadt, Masha Gessen, and Polina Barskova among others. Submission deadline 12/30/20. Comments from participants in the November Virtual Master’s Class in Fiction: “Best experience I’ve ever had online EVAH!!!!” S.A., Givatayim, Israel; “The talented cohort and distinguished professionals I had the honor to work with were worldclass.” S.C., Baltimore, Maryland. stpetersburgreview.com/master-class
Join Radar Poetry’s 2-day Virtual January Cleanse Workshop
Online literary magazine Radar Poetry will be hosting a two-day virtual intensive workshop, January Cleanse. This will take place via Zoom on January 17 and January 24, 2021 from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
Seasoned poetry editors Dara-Lyn Shrager and Rachel Marie Patterson will be leading this interactive and dynamic workshop dedicated to guiding writers through a fresh start on their poems. Registration officially opened on November 30. Cost for the workshop is $250—space is limited.
Event :: Poetry Brings Us Together – 2021 Palm Beach Poetry Festival
Event Dates: January 18-23, 2021 Location: Virtual
Extended Application Deadline: December 1, 2020
The 17th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 18-23, 2021 will be virtual. Focus on your work with America’s most engaging and award-winning poets. Workshops with David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussion, social events, and so much more. One-on-one conference Faculty: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, and Angela Narciso-Torres. Special Guest: Gregory Orr and the Parkington Sisters. Poet At Large: Brian Turner. To find out more, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org. Only days left to apply to attend a workshop!
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: November 13, 2020
How is November nearly half over with already? Today is Friday the 13th. Time to stay home and work hard on your submission goals. Check out these submission opportunities featured on and posted to NewPages.
Calls for Submissions
View all calls for submissions in our online Classifieds. Have a young writer? Check out our Young Writers Guide to Publications to help them find a market for their work, too.
November Submission Deadlines
Deadline: November 15, 2020. The Pinch Literary Journal seeks poetry written in or regarding Variety Englishes for a featured highlight in its Spring 2021 Issue (41.1). Poems in Singlish, Konglish, Spanglish, AAVE, and other English-derived emerging linguistic forms will be considered for publication. No submission fee, accepted pieces will be awarded $150 for publication. For inquiries, visit www.pinchjournal.com/glish or contact editor@pinchjournal.com.
Deadline: November 15, 2020. Sou’wester is now reading fiction and creative nonfiction for our annual print issue, forthcoming in spring 2021. We are committed to investing in and encouraging the words/stories/voices of all writers, prioritizing those belonging to marginalized communities. We want to read stories from writers belonging to the black diaspora, indigenous communities, Asian communities, Latin(x) communities, neurodivergent communities, those with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+. We seek fiction that allows us to transcend the everyday, haunts our dreams, and feels fresh. We’re looking for work that will move, stun, and awe our readers. Submission is free through Submittable.
Deadline: November 30, 2020 (midnight CET). Tint Journal, the online literary magazine for English as a second language or non-native language writers, is open for submissions for their fifth issue, Tint Spring ’21, appearing on March 10, 2021. Tint Journal publishes poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction written by authors whose first language is something other than English. Emerging and well-established authors are welcome to submit. We also accept art submissions (paintings, photographs, collages, and more) to accompany our stories. The deadline to be considered for our Spring ’21 issue is Monday, November 30, 2020 (midnight CET). Writers and artists are asked to consider our submission guidelines at www.tintjournal.com/submit. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: November 13, 2020