November 2009 Archives
Online journal Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Hong Kong) seeks submissions (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, photography & art, reviews) for its tenth issue, due out in February 2010. Deadline: January 10, 2010. More details...
Fix magazine in cahoots with variations zine is looking for poetry submissions about the winter months for an arts and culture magazine devoted to the Sarnia Lambton area. No deadline provided.
Bi-monthly journal Litterbox Magazine (US) seeks fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art and recipes (prefers nonfiction). Payment: "joy of seeing your work looking pretty on our website." More details...
Descant seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, essays and artwork for a themed issue: Sicily. Writers are asked to explore what Sicily means to them: "Romantic idyll or land of feuding rivalries? The mafia? An island apart from mainstream Italian culture?" Deadline: June 1, 2010.. Payment: $100 honourarium. More details...
The Ontario Poetry Society is accepting entries for The Arborealis Prize for Poetry. First prize: $200 + 2 anthology copies. Winners and selected entries to be published in perfect bound anthology. Open theme. Length: 36 lines max. Entry fee: $15 (3 poems). Open to all Cdn. poets. Deadline: June 30, 2010. More details...
Two-week South American guided writing retreat aims to give writers a stronger sense of the vitality and depth of their poetry and prose. Theme: Trickster Meets the Muse (with Canadian writer Lorri Neilsen Glenn). Dates: January 17-30, 2010. Contact Susan Siddeley at motocad@rogers.com for more information.
Entries are invited for the Review Fuse (US) Book First Chapter Contest. Prize: US$50 Cash. Entry Fee: must register for free peer review account. Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...
Scribophile invites submissions of the first chapter of your NaNoWriMo novel for their NaNoWriMo '09 contest. First prize: $50 gift card. Entry fee: "karma points." Deadline: November 30, 2009. More details...
Fractured West (UK) seeks stories of honesty, fury, humiliation, and unusual beauty for first print issue. Length: 500 words max. New and emerging writers particularly encouraged. Payment: one copy of the print magazine. Submissions: ongoing. More details...
INHOUSEPRESS invites essay entries for the 2010 Human Potential Writing Competition. Length: 1000 words max. Winner (first prize) will be published online. No entry fee. Deadline: November 28, 2009. More details...
The Weekly Poet (US) seeks "well-rounded" poetry that demonstrates both depth and formal competence. Aims to publish weekly. Accepted writers are featured on the front page for a week with an extended bio and an interview. More details...
