Deadlines: February 09: October 2008 Archives

Submissions of prose and poetry are being accepted for an anthology Untying the Apron: Daughters Rediscover and Remember Mothers of the 50s (NS). Submit prose (2000 words max) or poetry (1000 words max) with a focus on mothers of the 1950s. "Given the social and cultural climate in which these mothers lived, worked, and raised children, how do we read now the various ways they adapted (or didn't), accepted, rebelled against, repressed or expressed who they were or wanted to be?" Deadline: February 20, 2009. For submission guidelines or more information contact Lorri at lorrineilsenglenn@gmail.com.

Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences for its Half-Yearly Personal Essay Contest. Narrative must be in first person. Open to any writer, any age, writing in English. Length: 1500 words max. Entry fee: US$15. First prize: US$1000; more prizes available. Deadline: February 15, 2009. More details...