March 2009 Archives
Room Magazine (BC) seeks submissions for a themed issue to be published in December 2010 (coinciding with the Winter Olympics). Invites submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. Theme: Competition. Deadline: June 1, 2009. More details...
Arc: Canada's National Poetry Magazine invites entries to its 14th Annual International Poem of the Year Contest. First prize: $1500, second prize: $1000; third prize: $750. Winning poems published in Arc's Winter 2008 issue. Entrants may submit up to two unpublished poems. Entry fee: $23 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 30, 2009. More details...
Cerise Press (US and France), an international online (with forthcoming print) journal of literature, seeks submissions for their premiere issue. Accepts poetry, poetry in translation, interviews, reviews, and essays. Deadline: not indicated. More details...
The Writers' Collective is seeking submissions for their annual Marie Barton Postcard Fiction contest. Submit a postcard with a story of up to 500 words that relates to the image on the card. First prize: $100 plus publication; other prizes available. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: April 7, 2009. More details...
nthWORD is an online magazine for people who are passionate about ideas, words, and images. Seeks works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual art with a punchy, acerbic tone. Deadline: ongoing. More details...
To celebrate Asian Heritage Month in May, QueerHistoryProject.com will be posting related stories during April. Currently seeking submissions on the theme Queer Asian Heritage in Vancouver; these can include anecdotes, first person accounts, and interviews. Especially appreciates non-fiction. Deadline: April 25, 2009. More details...
The Writers' Collective/Winnipeg Free Press are seeking submissions for their annual Short Fiction Contest. Categories: junior student (grades 7 & 8), senior student (grades 9-12), and adult (18+). Prizes: Over $1000 in total. Winners will be published in The Collective Consciousness, the Collective’s quarterly journal. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: April 7, 2009. More details...
Shadowpath Theatre (Toronto, ON) seeks scripts about the Holocaust for Holocaust Education week (Fall 2009). Contract for the playwright. Submit script sample, resume, production history and synopsis to alex@shadowpaththeatre.ca
“Rooms Without A View” seeks short stories, poetry, and creative essay for an anthology that documents and describes the current social and historical moment of the Corporate Academy. Short stories and creative essays: 3000-5000 words. Poems: 1-2 poems, any length. Format: word file with the genre in the subject line. Deadline: June 1, 2009. Submit to Rita Gagliano and Lisa Fiorindi at r_gagliano@earthlink.net and lisa_fiorindi@yahoo.ca.
Maternal Spark is looking for flash fiction pieces no more than 500 words in length. Writers must be moms but submissions need not be about motherhood. More details...
Bottle Tree Productions invites entries for their One Act Play Competition for Writers. First prize is $1000. Any length. Entry fee: $25. Plays can have been previously produced. Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...
Kraze magazine (USA) is looking for freelance contributors. The new quarterly publication targets African American/Multicultural women and contains various types of articles. Payment: US18 cents per word. For guidelines contact Candra Jolly at editorial@krazemag.com.
Room Magazine invites entries for their 2009 Annual Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Non-fiction Contest. First prize in each category: $500. Deadline: June 15, 2009. Poetry: max. 3 poems or 150 lines. Fiction: 4000 words max. Entry Fee: $27 (includes subscription). Winners will be published in a 2010 issue. More details...
Quarterly music magazine Stuff My Ear seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, essays, reviews, and opinions that are themed around music and dance. Focuses primarily on independent music around the world Deadline: ongoing. More details...
Longtime literary magazine Wascana Review (SK) seeks poetry and short fiction "with a slice of attitude." Also accepts essays on the pedagogy of creative writing and interviews with writers on the creative life or the creative process. More details...
Hit and Run Magazine (US) seeks the raw materials of writers' work, from scribblings on napkins to index cards, charts, maps, etc. Submit one jpg or gif image up to 1000 pixels wide as an attachment, along with a short bio (maximum of one link) in the body of the message, and "Submission" in the subject line to hitandrunmag@aol.com.
The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $20 per printed page. Open to poets who have not published in book form. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2010. More details...
