October 2009 Archives

Deadline extended. Geist (Vancouver, BC) invites entries for their 6th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest. First prize: $250. Submit a postcard along with a story that relates to the image. 500 words max. Entry Fee: $20 (includes subscription), $5 for each additional entry. Deadline: January 15, 2010. More details...

Atlantic Canada's online journal of metrical verse, Rhythm Poetry Magazine (NS), seeks submissions of unpublished poetry for their next issue (published biannually). Submit 4 to 6 poems and a 3 line bio. More details...

The Fiddlehead, Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal (NB), invites entries to its 19th annual contest in short fiction and poetry. Prizes: Winners $1000; two $500 honourable mentions in each category. Entry fee: $30; check site for international fees (includes subscription). Deadline: December 1, 2009. More details...

why are we not in paradise? (US) seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and other media for upcoming issues. Open year-round. More details...

Writers’ Circle of Durham Region invites entries for the Wicked Words Prose Contest. First prize: $500 plus publication in the Wicked Words anthology and Surfacing arts magazine. Theme: Wicked. Length: 1500 words max. Entry fee: $20. Every entry receives written feedback. Deadline: October 31, 2009. More details...

QuarterlypPoetry journal 2River View (US) is reading submissions for the Winter issue. Submit up to 5 poems. Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...

The Toronto Quarterly is accepting poems, short stories, and reviews for Issue 5. Deadline: February 10, 2009. More details...

The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick invites entries for the Alfred G. Bailey Poetry Prize. First prize: $500. Submit a poetry manuscript in book/chapbook form. Length: 48 pages min. Cdn entrants only. Entry fee: $35. Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...

The Writers' Federation of New Brunswick invites entries for the Richards Manuscript Prize. First prize: $500. Submit a collection of short stories, a short novel, or a substantial portion of a longer novel. Length: 30000 words max. Entry fee: $35. Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...

Ontario Writers' Conference invites personal essay entries for the OWC Kick-Start Writing Prize. First prize: Full Scholarship to attend conference. No entry fee. Length: 500 words max. Open to Ontario post-secondary students between 18-26 years of age. Deadline: November 1, 2009. More details...

U.S. anthology seeks poetry and prose poems about the loss of a mother -- from raw grief to the uplifting. Poetry: 100 lines max. Short prose: 750 words max. Send up to 5 submissions and brief bio in a 12-point, double spaced Word doc. to motherlosspoetry@gmail.com. Payment: Copy. Deadline: December 1, 2009. Mail: Mother Loss/Details, 8663 River Crossing Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46240.

The Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) invites entries for the 2010 Short Story Writing Contest. First prize: $500. Length: 2500 words max. Submissions accepted in English, French, and Italian. Entry fee: $20. Deadline: February 1, 2010. More details...

The Ontario Poetry Society is accepting entries for the "Emerging From the Shadows Poetry Contest". Open to Canadians who have never won First Prize in a Poetry Contest. Prizes for top three poems. Entry fee: 3 poems for $5. Deadline is April 15, 2010. More details...

The Writers' Union of Canada invites entries for its Short Prose for Developing Writers contest. Prize: $2500. Any theme. Length: 2500 words max. Open to Canadians not published in book format. Deadline: November 3, 2009. Entry fee: $25 submission. More details...

Narwhal magazine is a new arts magazine that has a strong bias for fiction (mainly short stories under 1500 words). More details...

FENCE (NY) is accepting stories and poems for its next issue. Deadline: October 30, 2009. More details...

UPSTREET (US) seeks fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction for its sixth issue. Payment: Copies. Deadline: March 1, 2010. More details...

LAKE: A Journal of Arts and Environment invites entries for the Creative Non-Fiction Contest. Prize: $250 and publication. Theme: "Migrations". Length: 2500 words max. Deadline: January 1, 2010. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). More details...

Unbrel;a, a monthly independent web zine for new artists, seeks high quality poetry, prose and literary non-fiction as well as interviews, visual art, music and videos. Deadline: October 26, 2009. More details...

FreeFall Magazine (AB) invites entries for its 2009 Annual Prose & Poetry Contest. $1000 in prizes. Poems: up to 5; fiction: 3000 words max. No theme. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: December 31, 2009. More details...

Alien Sloth Sex (BC) invites entries for its first ever poetry contest! Prize: $50. Poems can be about any subject, but must be 30 lines or under. Entry fee: $5 (includes PDF subscription). Deadline: November 1, 2009. More details...

Canada's Largest Zine Fair and Festival of Alternative Culture, Canzine, takes place Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the The Gladstone Hotel. Theme: Olympics. $5 admission (free copy of Broken Pencil Magazine). More details...

Gallery 1313 and IN MY BED Magazine invite writers and performance artists to submit poems, short prose, and performance art proposals to be a part of a sexy and supernatural evening. Performance pieces: 15 minutes max. Theme: Sex and the paranormal or supernatural. Live performance of the magazine takes place on November 13, 2009. Deadline: October 21, 2009.

Print journal Versal (Netherlands) seeks poetry, prose, and art for the eighth issue (published May 2010). More details...

New quarterly magazine Message in a Bottle (UK) seeks poetry submissions that are well crafted and deal with the overlooked and unusual. Send 3 poems max. in the body of an email with the subject line 'Poetry submissions' to: fsmessageinabottle3@googlemail.com. Deadline: October 31, 2009.

The Writer's Block is currently seeking submissions with the loose theme of "People." Looking for writing that explores and presents character in fully realized and innovative ways. Deadline: October 31, 2009. More details...

And Then It Shifted seeks submissions of literary non-fiction essays (2000-4000 words) by women who have left relationships with men to enter into relationships with women. Deadline: December 1, 2009. Payment varies (US$50 and up). More details...

Canadian horse racing publication, Trot Magazine, is seeking creative non-fiction feature writers. No horse experience necessary. Local travel may be required. Rates $300+. Submit a 500 word sample to kfisher@standardbredcanada.ca.

Anthology How To Expect What You're Not Expecting seeks narrative non-fiction, lyric essays and experiments that reflect on experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, or anything else unexpected. Deadline: May 31, 2010. Submissions and queries: howtoexpect@gmail.com

The InspiraTO Festival seeks ten-minute plays. Prize: $500 plus full production of the play. No submission fees. Deadline: January 2, 2010. More details...

The Blue Pencil Online seeks to publish the best literary work in English by young writers (ages 12-18) around the world. Submit queries to Allan Reeder: areeder@walnuthillarts.org.

Branta is looking for reviews, recommendations, warnings, anecdotes, and lies. More details...