December 2007 Archives
Hamline University (US) publication Water~Stone Review invites entries of fiction and creative nonfiction for the 2008 Brenda Ueland Prose Prize. Maximum length: 5,000 words. Entry fee: US$10 (includes a one-year subscription). Deadline: January 5, 2008. More details...
Columbia (US) invites submissions for their annual 2008 Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction contest. First prize in each category: US$500. Fiction and nonfiction: up to 20 double-spaced pages. Poetry: up to five poems.Entry fee: US$12. Deadline: January 15, 2007. More details...
The Invisible Majority is now accepting submissions for works of fiction, non-fiction, humour, art, music and video for their inaugural issue (publication online in Spring '08). Theme: "Made In China". Upcoming themes: Poverty, Food & Drink, Elections, Water. Submissions:1500 words max. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
True stories are being accepted for a proposed anthology on the "peak experience". The life-changing moment can be as a result of meditation, near-death experiences, mind-altering substances, sexual awakenings, spontaneous bursts of consciousness, etc. Submissions: First person, 2,500 words max. Stories should focus on the experience itself instead of reflection. Deadline, publication date, and remuneration not indicated. Submissions and queries can be sent to j ocean dennie at poetguy1974@hotmail.com.
BuschekBooks (ON) seeks poetry, fiction and translation manuscripts from emerging and established authors. Also considers non-fiction. Query first. More details...
Paper Cuts Magazine seeks all forms of creative writing for their next issue. Theme: taboo; topic: lies. Email submissions (n Word 97 – 2003, .pdf or .rtf) or questions to submissions@macewanpress.ca. (via Saskatchewan Writers Guild newsletter)
Dream Quest One invites poetry and short story entries for their writing contest. First prizes: $500 (fiction) and $250 (poetry). Fiction: 5 pages max. Poetry: 30 lines max. Theme: open. Entry fees: US$10 per story or US$5 per poem. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
Crannog Magazine (Ireland) seeks sharp contemporary fiction and poetry for their Spring issue. Deadline: January 1, 2008. More details...
The Mom Egg (US) seeks work for a lively, eclectic collection by creative
artists who are also mothers. Publication date: May 2008. Submit up to 5 poems for fiction/creative prose up to 500 words. Any any topics welcome. Payment: One copy. Deadline: December 31, 2007. Submit pieces and 3-5 line bio to: themomegg@gmail.com.
Grey Borders wants authors that are willing to read in front of a crowd that may be more concerned about the hockey game than the reading. Location: micro-brew pub the Merchant Ale House in Hamilton, ON. A successful reading is transforming the unknowing public into interested readers. More details...
PRISM international, the journal of contemporary literature from Canada and around the world (BC) invites entries to its short fiction contest. Grand prize: $2000; 3 runner-up prizes of $200. Entry fee: $28 (includes 1-year subscription); $7 per additional story. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...
Utmost Christian Writers (AB) invite entries for their 8th annual Christian Poetry Contest. First prize: $US1000. Open to Christian writers only. Entry fee: $15 per poem. Deadline: February 28, 2008. More details...
Craigleigh Press (ON) invites entries for its 2008 Poetry Contest. First prize: $100; additional prizes available. Submit poems 40 lines max. Entry fee: $5 per poem or $10 for three. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...
Inscribed, an international literary magazine based in Canada, seeks traditional to experimental poetry, fiction, essays and artwork submissions. Leniency toward the interesting and the bizarre. Deadline: January 25, 2008. More details...
The Chocolate River Poetry Association invites entries for the FlatSigned annual poetry competition. First, second, and third prize amounts dependent upon quantity of submissions. Winners posted online and potentially in a paperback anthology in 2008. Entry fee: $25 for one to five poems. Deadline: January 30, 2008. More details...
Gay, Lesbian, Bi and Transgendered...The Search for Spirituality (US) will be a collection of stories from people from different faiths and cultures who have been successful in finding a connection with spirituality. Seeks uplifting, inspiring, healing and comforting stories 1500-2000 words. Open to international writers. Payment for selected pieces:1% of royalties to a max. of US$300. Deadline: January 31, 2008. Send submission with complete contact information and author bio (two or three sentences) to glbtspiritquest@gmail.com.
Thereby Hangs a Tale (US) invites stories for their upcoming issue on "taste": the way things taste, getting a taste of something, wanting something so bad you can taste it, having good or bad taste, etc. Submit stories 2000 words max. Welcomes writers from Canada. Also accepting personal essays, tall tales, and how-tos. Deadline: February 15, 2008. More details... (A special thank you to CW for helping us relocate this call!)
York University publication Existere invites entries for their current writing contest. First prize: $150 each in the categories of Poetry, Fiction, and Non-Fiction. Entry fee: $10 or $25 (includes subscription). Any style is fine, but quality is key. Be sure to proofread your entry! Deadline: December 31, 2007. Regular, non-contest submissions also welcome. More details...
Re:verse (youngpoets.ca seeks poems written in an automatic style:
a random association of thoughts and a lack of rigid structural expectations. Open to writers 19 years old and younger. Deadline: December 30, 2007. More details...
Entries are invited for the 2008 Petra Kenney Poetry Competition. First prize: £1000 plus publication in Writers Magazine. Open to international entrants. Submit poems 80 lines max. Special Young Writers (14-18) category; first prize: £250. Entry fee: $7. Deadline: Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
The League of Canadian Poets youngpoets.ca invites entries from Canadian youth to participate in its 2008 Poetic Licence Contest. Two age categories: junior (grades 7-9) and senior (grades 10-12). First prize in each category: $200; additional prizes available. All winning poems will be published in the League of Canadian Poets’ e-zine. No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...
The National Magazine Awards Best Student Writer is awarded each year to a full-time student whose non-fiction or journalistic work in a Canadian consumer magazine or university/college magazine shows the highest degree of craft and promise. First prize: $1000 and tickets to the Toronto awards gala. Open to full-time post-secondary students. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: January 11, 2008. More details...
The Writers' Union of Canada invites entries for the Postcard Story Competition. The challenge is to create a dramatic, short, snappy piece in only 250 words using humour, poetry, dialogue, etc. First prize: $500. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: February 14, 2008. More details...
The Writers' Union of Canada invites entries for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award 2007, awarded for the best first collection of published short fiction in the English language by a Canadian writer. First prize: $10,000. Deadline: January 31, 2008. More details...
Theatre in the Raw invites entries of original one-act plays (comedy, tragedy, drama or radio-play; unpublished and unproduced) for their 2007 contest. Length: 30 minutes. 6 characters max. First prize: $150 cash prize and at least one dramatic reading or staging of the play. Entry fee: $25; $40 fr two plays. Deadline: December 31, 2007. More details...
Cahoots Magazine (SK) invites entries for its new short fiction contest. Enter up to 2 stories, 3000 words max. each. Prize: 4 winners will receive a $100 plus publication in an upcoming issue. Entry fee: $26 (includes a subscription). Deadline: December 15, 2007. More details... (scroll down page)
Palabras Press invites entries for their 4th annual poetry contest. First prize: $100 plus 10 copies of anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2007. Entry fee: $10. More details...
