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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: February 21, 2020

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Even though February is a short month, it just doesn’t seem like it should be over with next week already. Time to build up your submission calendars! These are opportunities with deadlines in March through October of this year.

Calls for Submissions

February Submission Deadlines

Don’t forget Wordrunner eChapbooks is open to submissions for its 10th anniversary issue until the end of the month. They charge a $3 fee. They want your best works of fiction, personal narratives, novel excerpts, memoirs, and poetry. They are a paying market. Deadline: February 29.

March Submission Deadlines

Hole In The Head Review. May 2020 Issue. Poetry, Art, Photography. $4 fee. Deadline: March 15.

Green Linden Press is currently open to poetry chapbook manuscripts for publication in Fall 2020. The $12 reading fee helps support their green mission of reforestation efforts. Deadline to submit is March 20. They recommend checking out the most recent issues of online literary magazine Under A Warm Green Linden for a taste of what they like.

Liminal Publishing is a new press who is seeking submissions for its first publication: I Don’t Cry Anymore. This will be a poetry anthology featuring work from poets who are past sexual-trauma survivors. There is no fee to submit. Deadline is March 31.

Massachusetts Review wants native-authored work in response to the 400th anniversary of the Plymouth Landing. Fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork welcome. Deadline to submit is March 31. There is no submission fee.

Rockvale Review. Issue 6. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: March 31.

Independent, international, free-access literary magazine Sky Island Journal is accepting submissions of poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction for its Spring 2020 issue. Deadline to submit is Midnight (CST) on March 31. They do charge a $3.99 fee.
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Event :: Elk River Writers Workshop 2020

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2020 Elk River Writers Workshop FlierElk River Arts and Lectures is accepting applications for their 2020 Elk River Writers Workshop. Final deadline is July 1. The event takes place August 16-21 in Paradise Valley, Montana. Faculty includes Rick Bass, Linda Hogan, J. Drew Lanham, William Pitt Root, and Pamela Uschuk. Learn more…

NewPages Winter 2020 LitPak

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The NewPages Winter 2020 LitPak was mailed to colleges and universities with graduate and undergraduate writing programs and classes last week!

Featured in this LitPak are fliers from

  • Diode Editions
  • Elk River Writers Workshop
  • UNCG MFA in Creative Writing
  • Jackson Center for Creative Writing
  • The MFA at FAU/Swamp Ape Review
  • Killer Nashville
  • Summer Writers Institute at Washing University in St. Louis
  • Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop
  • Rattle
  • december
  • Nimrod
  • The Fiddlehead
  • Fourth Genre
  • Jacar Press
  • Gival Press
  • EVENT
  • Colorado Review
  • University of Utah Press
  • The Main Street Rag
  • St. Petersburg Review/Springhouse Journal

You can view the majority of the fliers included in this LitPak on our website. Feel free to download, print, and share. If you are interested in getting the next LitPak delivered straight to your doorstep, you can purchase a subscription here: npofficespace.com/litpak/subscription/.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: February 14, 2020

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While the weather may not be able to make up its mind on weather it should be snowing or raining or being spring-like or winter-like, hopefully you have made up your mind to keep your submission goals going strong for 2020. Check out the opportunities available to you.

Calls for Submissions

February Submission Deadlines

Closes February 15! There’s still time to submit poetry, creative nonfiction, art, and hybrid forms focusing on the theme of “Practices of Hope” to literary magazine About Place Journal. There is no fee!

Just a reminder that Wordrunner eChapbooks is open to submissions for its 10th anniversary issue until the end of the month. They charge a $3 fee. They want your best works of fiction, personal narratives, novels, memoirs, and poetry. They are a paying market. Deadline: February 29. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: February 14, 2020

NewPages February 2020 Digital eLitPak

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NewPages has sent out our monthly digital eLitPak to current newsletter subscribers yesterday 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 here: https://bit.ly/newpages2002elitpak.

Discover Inspiring Memoirs from The Regina Collection

The Regina Collection offers a series of beautiful books, written by authors who have been caught in social and political circumstances beyond their control. Explore inspiring stories from boundary-defying writers in this special collection of memoirs. Visit www.nyupress.org/the-regina-collection to browse the series.

Martha's Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing January 2020 eLitPak Flier

Queer Writer & Voices of Color Fellowships & Annual Writing Contest: February & March Deadlines

The MVICW Voices of Color Fellowships, Queer Writers Fellowships for LGBTQ+ writers, and Annual Contest are now open! Winners receive full registration/lodging at The MVICW Summer Writers’ Conference on the island of Martha’s Vineyard! Application Deadline: Febraury 14, 2020 (Voices of Color), February 28, 2020 (Queer-Writer Fellowships); March 20, 2020 (Annual Contest). www.mvicw.com

Chesapeake Writers’ Conference: Words. Water. Woods: Write on the River.

Spend the first week of summer on the St. Mary’s River! The 9th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference offers an immersive experience featuring daily workshops with accomplished faculty in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and songwriting; a diverse schedule of craft talks, lectures, panels, and readings; a youth workshop for high school students; and a Teachers’ Seminar for educators. All levels welcome. www.smcm.edu/events/chesapeake-writers-conference/

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upstreet seeks fiction & creative nonfiction

Submissions open September 1 – March 1 annually. We invite you to submit your fiction and creative nonfiction to upstreet, an award-winning literary journal based in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We do not consider unsolicited poetry submissions at this time. Fiction and nonfiction pieces must be 5,000 words or less. Payment upon publication. Decision notifications will be made via email by mid-May. www.upstreet-mag.org

Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror Writers

Write fantasy, science fiction, or horror? Odyssey is one of the most highly regarded workshops in the world for writers of the fantastic. Guest lecturers include top writers, editors, and agents. Fifty-nine percent of graduates are professionally published, and among graduates are New York Times bestsellers, Amazon bestsellers, and award winners. Application deadline is April 1 for the 2020 workshop taking place June 1 to July 10 in Manchester, New Hampshire. odysseyworkshop.org

Event :: Willow Writers’ Retreat 2020

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The retreat will take place March 27-30 in Americus, Georgia. The award-winning Susan Isaak Lolis will facilitate. Final registration deadline is February 24. Guest speaker will be Margaret Harrington. Learn more…

Call & Event :: Columbus State University Creative Writers Conference 2020

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Columbus State University is accepting panel and workshop proposals for its 2020 Creative Writers Conference through February 15. Consider attending the event taking place October 24 in Columbus, GA. Learn more…

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: February 7, 2020

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The first full week of February is officially over. Time sure flies…along with the snow. Spend some time this weekend going over your deadline calendars and get a little writing in to keep your 2020 submission goals going strong.

Calls for Submissions

February Submission Deadlines

There’s still time to submit work focusing on the theme of “Practices of Hope” to literary magazine About Place Journal. Deadline to submit is February 15. There is no fee!

Just a reminder that Wordrunner eChapbooks is open to submissions for its 10th anniversary issue until the end of the month. They charge a $3 fee. They want your best works of fiction, personal narratives, novels, memoirs, and poetry. Deadline: February 29. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: February 7, 2020

Event :: Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop 2020

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Los Angeles Review of Books 2020 Publishing WorkshopApplications are now open for the 2020 Publishing Workshop form the Los Angeles Review of Books. Scholarship deadline: March 16. Final application Deadline: March 30. Event takes place July 5 through 24 at Emerson College’s LA campus. Learn more…

Call :: Connecticut Literary Anthology 2020

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The Connecticut Literary Festival is joining forces with the Central Connecticut State University English Department to publish an anthology. This anthology is open to Connecticut residents only. There is no fee. Deadline is March 31. Learn more…

Event :: Odyssey Writing Workshop 2020

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The Odyssey Workshop for fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers is accepting applications. Deadline to apply for the 2020 workshop is April 1. The event will run June 1 to July 10 in Manchester, NH. Learn more…