April 2011 Archives
Rabid Marmot Productions (Edmonton, AB) seeks monologues and one-act works (drama or comedy) for the Fall. Theme: mental illness/mental health. Pieces must be as performance-ready as possible, previously unpublished and under twenty-minutes in length. Deadline: April 30, 2011. More
Global Graffiti, an online journal dedicated to world literature, arts, and culture, seeks creative work, critical essays, literary translations, and artwork. Theme: Cities. Deadline: May 15, 2011. More
Touch Poetry (US) is a new publication currently seeking submissions for poetry, artwork, photography, and song lyrics. More
The Poetry Institute of Canada is accepting entries for their Open Ages Poetry contest (all ages) and Adult Short Story contest. Deadline: July 29, 2011. More
The Okanagan Memories Short Story competition is open to international writers of all ages. Stories must be non-fiction, previously unpublished, 1000-3000 words. First prize (Adult): $100; First prize (Youth): $80. Entry fees: $20 (Adult) and $15 (5-17). Deadline: September 4, 2011. More
The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association invites entries for "The Saving Bannister" 26th Annual Poetry Anthology Contest. Ontario residents only. Prizes: $200, $100 and $50. Winning and selected entries published in an anthology. Entry fee: $15 for 3 poems; $4 each additional poem. Deadline: May 31, 2011. More details...
NAP Literary Magazine (US) seeks poetry and fiction. Deadline: June 15, 2011. More
The Oral Tradition seeks poetry and short fiction for its Spring/Summer issue. Deadline: April 15, 2011. More
Curbside Quotidian (US) seeks innovative and thoughtful outlooks on quotidian people, places, and things.
StepAway Magazine (UK) is a quarterly collection of urban prose and poetry, with an emphasis on the walking narrative. Seeks writing that evokes the sensory experience of walking in specific neighborhoods, districts or zones within a city. More
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. Prize: $25. Entry fee: $5. Deadline: April 15, 2011. More
Quattro Books invites entries for the 2012 Ken Klonksy Novella Contest. Quattro Books will publish the two best novella manuscripts by a Canadian author as part of their 2012 Publishing list. The novella manuscript should be typed and 15000-42000 words. Literary fiction only; no genre fiction. Deadline: July 1, 2011. Entry fee: $15. Send to: Quattro Books Inc, CSI second floor, 720 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 2R4.
Quarterly literary journal Off the Coast (Maine, US) seeks poetry, any subject/style and art/photography. More
Black Heart Magazine seeks submissions for their upcoming NOIR issue. Currently accepting flash fiction (800 words max), poetry, and noir-themed artworks. Deadline: April 30, 2011. More
Deadline extended. The New Quarterly invites submissions to the Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest. $1000 for the winning essay, all entries considered for paid publication ($250). Interested in essays of any length, on any topic, in which the writer's personal engagement with the topic provides the frame or through-line. Entry fee: $40 (includes subscription). Deadline: April 4, 2011. More
Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows are compiling an anthology called SHY. Looking for personal essays (5000 words max., double-spaced Word doc.), poems, and visual artworks that bring an honest, fresh and non-preachy approach to the experience of being shy. Actively seeking a publisher. Submissions/inquiries: shynessbook@gmail.com. Deadline: September 15, 2011.
The Muse - An International Journal of Poetry (India) is calling for submission of poems/research papers on poetry for the June 2011 issue. Deadline: May 10, 2011. More
