tag:,2007-12-09:/12 2012-05-07T01:20:12Z Resources for writers, updated daily with contests, calls for submission, and other literary tidbits. Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10304 2012-05-07T01:14:37Z 2012-05-07T01:20:12Z

Antioch University Los Angeles Creative Writing MFA program publication Lunch Ticket is accepting submissions for its debut issue: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, YA fiction and art. Theme: Occupy. Non-themed work also welcome....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Lunch Ticket is accepting submissions for its debut issue: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, YA fiction and art. Theme: Occupy. Non-themed work also welcome.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10303 2012-05-07T01:08:25Z 2012-05-07T01:12:21Z

The Los Angeles River Review is seeking 'forward-thinking and refined poetry' for their premiere issue (print). No light verse, slam poetry, rhyming poetry or sonnets. Payment: contributors copies. Deadline: October 15, 2012....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Los Angeles River Review is seeking 'forward-thinking and refined poetry' for their premiere issue (print). No light verse, slam poetry, rhyming poetry or sonnets. Payment: contributors copies. Deadline: October 15, 2012.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10301 2012-05-06T23:54:57Z 2012-05-07T01:00:59Z

FreeFall Magazine (Canada) seeks poetry, fiction, non-Fiction, creative non-fiction, and flash fiction for the Winter issue. Deadline: August 31, 2012. Payment: up to $100....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com FreeFall Magazine (Canada) seeks poetry, fiction, non-Fiction, creative non-fiction, and flash fiction for the Winter issue. Deadline: August 31, 2012. Payment: up to $100. ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10300 2012-05-05T14:22:42Z 2012-05-05T14:26:32Z

Leaf Press (BC) is gathering poems for an anthology about the 'newly born, the almost born, the journey in-between.' Previously published poems accepted. Deadline: January 30, 2013. Selected poets paid $50, plus copy....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Leaf Press (BC) is gathering poems for an anthology about the 'newly born, the almost born, the journey in-between.' Previously published poems accepted. Deadline: January 30, 2013. Selected poets paid $50, plus copy.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10299 2012-05-05T14:05:55Z 2012-05-05T14:09:51Z

Switchback is accepting submissions for Issue 16 (pub. November). Theme: Current. Open to previously unpublished fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art. Deadline: August 31, 2012....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Switchback is accepting submissions for Issue 16 (pub. November). Theme: Current. Open to previously unpublished fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art. Deadline: August 31, 2012.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10297 2012-05-05T13:59:32Z 2012-05-05T14:01:54Z

Seeking true stories, 500 to 2500 words for a new anthology series, Not Your Mother's Book (US). Pays in books or royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2012 (Themes: On Being a Woman and On Dogs) and August 1, 2012 (Theme: On...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Not Your Mother's Book (US). Pays in books or royalties. Deadline: June 1, 2012 (Themes: On Being a Woman and On Dogs) and August 1, 2012 (Theme: On Travel). ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10296 2012-04-30T22:47:52Z 2012-05-05T14:04:35Z

Poetry magazine Turbulence (UK) is reading for issue #10. Send up to 6 poems (30 lines max.) and a brief, third person biographical note (less than 50 words) to turbulencemagazine@gmail.com. Open to international writers....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Turbulence (UK) is reading for issue #10. Send up to 6 poems (30 lines max.) and a brief, third person biographical note (less than 50 words) to turbulencemagazine@gmail.com. Open to international writers. ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10295 2012-04-30T22:43:35Z 2012-04-30T22:45:15Z

Quarterly journal Steel Bananas seeks submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, film, and visual art. Theme: Touching/exposure, specifically the biopolitical reality of touching as it manifests in political performance, demonstration, and compassion. Deadline: June 1, 2012....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Steel Bananas seeks submissions of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, film, and visual art. Theme: Touching/exposure, specifically the biopolitical reality of touching as it manifests in political performance, demonstration, and compassion. Deadline: June 1, 2012.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10294 2012-04-30T22:41:18Z 2012-04-30T22:43:11Z

The Ontario Poetry Society is accepting entries for The Ultra Short Poem Competition. Maximum 8 lines with a maximum of 8 words per line. First prize: $100. Selected poems published in a chapbook. Deadline: October 30, 2012....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com The Ultra Short Poem Competition. Maximum 8 lines with a maximum of 8 words per line. First prize: $100. Selected poems published in a chapbook. Deadline: October 30, 2012. ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10293 2012-04-30T22:38:41Z 2012-04-30T22:40:40Z

The Ontario Poetry Society is accepting entries from Canadian poets for The Arborealis Prize for Poetry 2012. First prize: $250. Selected poems to be published in perfect bound anthology. Entries should be in the people poet's tradition. Deadline: July 31,...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com The Arborealis Prize for Poetry 2012. First prize: $250. Selected poems to be published in perfect bound anthology. Entries should be in the people poet's tradition. Deadline: July 31, 2012. Entry fee: $15 for 3 poems. ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10292 2012-04-30T22:32:06Z 2012-04-30T22:35:32Z

Entries are open for the The New Quarterly's Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award. Open to Canadian writers who have not yet published a novel or story collection. First prize: $1000; all entries will be considered for paid publication ($250). Deadline: May...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Peter Hinchcliffe Fiction Award. Open to Canadian writers who have not yet published a novel or story collection. First prize: $1000; all entries will be considered for paid publication ($250). Deadline: May 28, 2012. Entry fee: $40 (includes subscription). ]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2011://12.10170 2012-04-30T22:07:07Z 2012-04-30T22:47:10Z

Emmerson Street Press (Canada) seeks manuscripts from writers 'who are proud to be a part of the centuries old literary tradition.' Also seeking academics interested in writing an introduction (up to 1000 words) to a reprint classic. Deadline: May 31,...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Emmerson Street Press (Canada) seeks manuscripts from writers 'who are proud to be a part of the centuries old literary tradition.' Also seeking academics interested in writing an introduction (up to 1000 words) to a reprint classic. Deadline: May 31, 2012.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2011://12.10115 2012-04-29T22:02:41Z 2012-04-29T22:32:30Z

Geist (BC) invites entries for their Erasure Poetry Contest. Details: Copy the passage an excerpt from 'How Should a Person Be?' a creative non-fiction novel by Sheila Heti and erase words to create a poem. Deadline: August 1, 2012. First...

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Geist (BC) invites entries for their Erasure Poetry Contest. Details: Copy the passage an excerpt from 'How Should a Person Be?' a creative non-fiction novel by Sheila Heti and erase words to create a poem. Deadline: August 1, 2012. First prize: $600. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription).]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10290 2012-04-29T21:57:37Z 2012-04-29T21:58:53Z

Sterling Magazine (Canada) is accepting submissions of fiction, poetry and comics of all genres. Max length for fiction: 3000 words; poetry: 3-5 pieces. Payment for accepted material is $25 (CAD). Deadline: June 1, 2012....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Sterling Magazine (Canada) is accepting submissions of fiction, poetry and comics of all genres. Max length for fiction: 3000 words; poetry: 3-5 pieces. Payment for accepted material is $25 (CAD). Deadline: June 1, 2012.]]> tag:www.placesforwriters.com,2012://12.10289 2012-04-29T21:54:50Z 2012-04-29T21:56:25Z

Essays for Hope (Canada) is seeking essays on a variety of topics for upcoming anthologies (print and ebook). No payment. Bio and backlinks can be included with submission. Profits donated to charity....

bfletcher http://www.placesforwriters.com Essays for Hope (Canada) is seeking essays on a variety of topics for upcoming anthologies (print and ebook). No payment. Bio and backlinks can be included with submission. Profits donated to charity.]]>