Writers' Morning Out - July 18, 2020

“Imitate other writers while you’re learning, deconstruct their books and learn from them. Then break out and be you.” – Christopher Isherwood.

BULLETIN: The Fall 2020 NCWN Conference has been canceled. Instead, the Writingest State Online Conference, a virtual alternative will be offered 11/10-14. Registration starts in early September. See www.ncwriters.org for more details.

WMO Survey Results:  Thanks to everyone who participated in our survey. It is gratifying that y'all seem to like what we are doing and most like the day and time.  A number of people expressed interest in having more open discussions about writing and we will be announcing details of Writers Discuss Away next month.  We appreciate your comments and suggestions, and invite you to contact me (Carol Phillips) if you would like to talk more about our future plans. 

The 2020 WMO theme is “Inspiration.” Together we’ll inspire each other to writing greatness (or, at least, mediocrity). The current pandemic could inspire great literature as we react to the events surrounding it and the unexpected consequences good, bad, and ugly. Life goes on; writing goes on.

WMO MEETINGS will ZOOM on the third Saturdays at 1:00 pm, through the end of the year, at which time we will re-evaluate. Zoom invitations will be sent the morning of each meeting. The NCWN sponsors WMO. Carol Phillips heads WMO. WMO’s blog.

Note: We plan to continue to open our meetings with short check-ins about what you are working on or what solutions you have found to difficulties you were having.  In order to keep have time for planned presentations, we ask you keep your responses to 25 words.  Think of it as practice for creating your elevator speeches. 

July 18th is “Flash Fiction.” Zoom instructions will be sent on Saturday morning, 07/18. Come join award-winning author Ashley Memory as she emphasizes the ins and outs of flash fiction writing. This topic coincides with this year’s Ultimate Flash Fiction (UFF) contest. See below for details.

August 15th is “Writing Appetizers” with Jody Savage. Zoom instructions will be sent on Saturday morning, 08/15 for this memoir writing workshop., Jody will offer two short exercises, or “appetizers,” to be completed during the meeting.  Please have your laptop or pen and paper ready to write.  The exercises come from books on memoirs Jody particularly likes, and additional exercises will be included in a handout to be sent after the meeting, to help us decide which book will be most useful to our writing style.

September 19^th is “Negotiating”. Negotiating with a Midsize Press without an Agent with Jody Savage. More details coming later, but it sounds interesting.

WRITING-RELATED TIMELY EVENTS. Have one? Let Rick Bylina know.

*The Eleventh Annual Ultra Flash Fiction Contest will consist of two contests.  Guidelines are below and on the WMO blog

Classes, Critique Groups, and Workshops 

*07/09. 7-8:30 p.m. Pre-register at Poetry & Prose: A Virtual Gathering on Zoom. Orange Cty Pub Lib.

*07/13-16. Limited to 10 writers. Summer 2020 Creative Writing Online Workshop with Miranda Lutyens.

*Free online, self-paced course from Jody Savage (Stella Fosse) for midlife women interested in writing memoir through the lens of the erotic life.

*Writing Prompts available. Rick likes: writers write and Reedsy prompts.

Submission Opportunties

For new and on-going calls for submission from journals, contests, agents, and editors check out Poets and Writers and click "Publish Your Writing."

Submittable lists submission opportunities and you can sign-up for Duotrope's free monthly newsletter listing various opportunities. 

*07/15. Deadline extended for submissions for Red Clay Review. See article on WMO Blog for details.

*07/15. Deadline. Light and Dark Magazine. Fiction under 3K words.

*07/15. Deadline. storysouth. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.

*07/15. Deadline. $$. PRISM’s Nonfiction Contest.

*07/21. Deadline. $$. The Faulkner-Wisdom Competition. Nine categories for unpub/self-pub works.

*07/30. 7 p.m. Register in advance. NCWN community conversation “Black Voices, Vibrant Southern Cities.”

*07/31. Deadline. $. Press 53 Award for Poetry. Award to unpublished collection of poems.

*07/31. Deadline. $. Crazy horse Short-short Writing Contest.

*07/31 WMO’s Ultra Flash Fiction Contest. See rules below or on WMO Blog.

*08/01. Deadline. Main Street Rag. Anthology of Mental Health Recovery. Uplifting stories.

*08/01. Deadline. $. South 85 Journal—poetry and flash fiction.

*08/15. Deadline. County Lines: A Literary Journal. See WMO Blog for guidelines.

*08/15. Deadline. The Crossroads Project (playwriting, no musicals).

*08/31. Deadline. $. U of New Orleans Press is looking for fiction manuscripts. $10K advance/pub contract.

*09/01. Deadline. $$. Steel Toe Books 2020 Prize in Prose.

*09/02. Deadline. The Insecure Writer’s Support Group Anthology. Dark material. Sci-fi. 4,500-6K words.

*Open-ended. Cold Mountain Review seeks works engaging eco- and social-justice issues and experiences.

*Open-ended. $. Blue Mountain Review. Poetry and fiction.

*Open-ended. Trampset, an online literary journal of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction seeks your stuff.

*Deadline. 21^st of each month. 53-word story contest. Sponsored by Press 53. ‘Natch.

*Dates vary. Redbud Writing Project. Writing courses for an adult education writing school in Chapel Hill.
*NCWN maintains a comprehensive list of opportunities for its members. See Members Only on the NCWN website

WRITING-RELATED ONGOING EVENTS (monthly unless otherwise). Have one? Let Rick Bylina know. If you go, how was it?

Most seem to be canceled. We’ll keep checking.

EXTRA! EXTRA! 

Remember:  Don’t forget. The NCWN offers critiquing and editing services. See their website.

Legit or Forget it: Want to know if publisher or contest is legit?  Writers' Beware may be able to help.

New Local Group: Raleigh Book Self-Publishing.

Links: Don’t rely solely on WMO for your reading events. Link to local bookstores Event’s Calendar.

July #1 Indie Pick: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

How to Write Flash Fiction Course (free): Flash Fiction Magazine.

Ten Ways to Support Your Favorite Author: (1) Buy their books, (2) Write reviews, (3) Give their books as gifts, (4) Tell ten people about the author or book, (5) Read for a book club, (6) Recommend on Goodreads, (7) Request at your library, (8) Promote on social media, (9) Post pictures holding their book, (10) Send the author a fan letter.

Ultra Flash Fiction Guidelines

1. Ultra Flash Fiction Monosyllabic submission guidelines:

1.      Submission Period:  July 1 through July 31, 2020

2.      Any fiction genre

3.      Open to NCWN members

4.      Manuscripts must be no longer than 300 words, including the title, as calculated by Microsoft Word.

5.      Words can be only one syllable long, as defined by the How Many Syllables website:

6.      Manuscripts must be double space in 12pt Times New Roman

7.      Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover page listing name, ms title, word count, and email address.

8.      Manuscripts must not have name or contact info.

9.      Manuscripts and cover sheet must be emailed to Carol Phillips as .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachments

10.   Include in subject line of email: UFF  1-Syllable: [Title of work]

2. Ultra Flash Fiction (UFF) Submission guidelines:

1.      Submission Period:  July 1 through July 31, 2020

2.      Any fiction genre

3.      Open to WMO members.

4.      Manuscripts must be no longer than 300 words, including the title, as calculated by Microsoft Word.

5.      Manuscripts must be double space in 12pt Times New Roman

6.      Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover page listing name, ms title, word count, and email address.

7.      Manuscripts must not have name or contact info.

8.      Manuscripts and cover sheet must be emailed to Carol Phillips as .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachments

9.      Include in subject line of email: UFF: [Title of work]

By submitting an entry, you are assumed to be granting us one-time reprint rights. If you do not wish a winning entry to be so posted, let us know.

[END] Shouldn’t you be writing?

Call for Submission: Ultra Flash Fiction Guidelines--July 31, 2020

1. Ultra Flash Fiction Monosyllabic submission guidelines:

1.      Submission Period:  July 1 through July 31, 2020.

2.      Any fiction genre.

3.      Open to NCWN members.

4.      Manuscripts must be no longer than 300 words, including the title, as calculated by Microsoft Word.

5.      Words can be only one syllable long, as defined by the How Many Syllables website.

6.      Manuscripts must be double space using 12pt Times New Roman font.

7.      Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover page listing name, ms title, word count, and email address.

8.      Manuscripts must not have name or contact info.

9.      Manuscripts and cover sheet must be emailed to Carol Phillips as .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachments.

10.   Include in subject line of email: UFF  1-Syllable: [Title of work].

2. Ultra Flash Fiction (UFF) Submission guidelines:

1.      Submission Period:  July 1 through July 31, 2020.

2.      Any fiction genre.

3.      Open to WMO members.

4.      Manuscripts must be no longer than 300 words, including the title, as calculated by Microsoft Word.

5.      Manuscripts must be double space using 12pt Times New Roman.

6.      Manuscripts must be accompanied by a cover page listing name, ms title, word count, and email address.

7.      Manuscripts must not have name or contact info.

8.      Manuscripts and cover sheet must be emailed to Carol Phillips as .doc, .docx, or .rtf attachments,

9.      Include in subject line of email: UFF: [Title of work],

By submitting an entry, you are assumed to be granting us one-time reprint rights. If you do not wish a winning entry to be so posted, let us know. 

Call for Submission: County Lines: A Literary Journal -- August 15, 2020

Call to Writers and Artists for 8th Edition of County Lines: A Literary Journal.

County Lines Literary Journal is an annual literary anthology compiled by the Franklin County Arts Council Writers’ Guild. They are calling for entries of prose, poetry, and art for their eighth edition to be published for 2021. There are no restrictions on age or residence of persons submitting. In the past, there have been writers and artists from all over North Carolina and the Southeastern states.

County Lines Literary Journal is accepting poetry, short or flash fiction, essays, and creative non-fiction. They will not accept work containing erotica, violence, hate, political editorial, or excessive profanity.

Type your name, address, phone number, word count (line count for poems), and email address in the upper left-hand corner of the cover page of your manuscripts, and your name and title of submission in the header of each manuscript page.

Poetry – no more than 30 lines per poem, single-spaced. You may submit up to five poems.
Prose – no more than1500 words or five double-spaced pages per entry. Limited to three entries per author.

Art – Send copies of art as a jpeg attachment in high resolution. Paintings, drawings, and photographs are acceptable. The person whose art is chosen for the cover will be awarded $25.
There is a 5 entry limit per artist. Cover art should reflect the title, County Lines. All journal submissions should be sent to CountyLinesLiteraryJournal@gmail.com.

In addition, The FCAC Writers’ Guild is sponsoring its 8th annual FCAC Writers’ Guild Carolina Prize for Writing. The contest is open to writers of any age and location for previously unpublished (this includes online publication) poetry, short stories, essays, or creative non-fiction. This year two prizes will be awarded, one for prose and the other for poetry. Each prize will be $100.00 plus two copies of the journal and publication in the 2021 issue of County Lines: A Literary Journal. Up to five honorable mentions may also be named. Honorable mentions will receive publication in County Lines and one free copy.

Contest entries must have a cover page with title, author’s name, and contact information. Name and contact info must not be on the body of the work. Be sure your title is on the first page of your manuscript. All submissions must be in Word Documents, prose double spaced, poetry single-spaced, and be emailed as attachments to fcaccarolinawritingprize@gmail.com.
Include a short writer’s bio on the cover page. Only email submissions will be accepted.

Contributors chosen for publication will receive one comp copy of the journal.
Write checks to the Franklin County Arts Council with “Contest entry” in the memo. Entry fees are $10. There will be no refunds. Mail checks to PO Box 758, Louisburg, NC 27549. You may also pay using the Paypal button at FCACARTS.ORG.

If you want your piece also considered for publication in County Lines: A Literary Journal, you must submit it separately to CountyLinesLiteraryJournal@gmail.com. There is no additional fee to submit to County Lines.

Please adhere to these guidelines for your submission. Entries not adhering to these guidelines will not be considered. The deadline for submissions to County Lines and for the contest is August 15, 2020.

Call for Submission: Red Clay Review--July 15, 2020

Red Clay Review, a literary magazine for the CCCC community and its members, past, present, and future, is accepting submissions for its next issue, for which the theme is ACCESS. Contributors can submit prose up to 1500 words, up to three poems of up to 80 lines each, and/or up to three original images. 

• Poetry and prose submissions must be sent electronically as .doc, .docx, or .rtf file attachments. 
• Each document must be submitted in its own file. 
• Images must be submitted as high-resolution files. 
• Submissions should be sent to rcr@cccc.edu. Submission emails should include the writer's name, mailing address, and phone number. 
• Please submit entries by July 15, 2020. 
• Questions may be sent to the same address.

If you have questions, please let me know. We look forward to seeing your work and appreciate your continued support and interest.

Take care, 

Summerlin Page Webb
Lead Instructor, Humanities

Ultra Flash Fiction Guideline

Ultra Flash Fiction (UFF) Contest Rules: Open to NCWN members or WMO members living in Chatham/Lee County.


Submission guidelines: 

• Any subject. 
• Limit to 300 words, including the title. 
• Only one syllable words allowed. 
• Contractions pronounced as one syllable are okay. E.g., I’m, I’d, I’ve, can’t, won’t, don’t, 
• Possessives pronounced as one syllable: Joe’s, Ann’s, Kate’s etc.). 

Blind judging: 

• Your name shouldn’t appear on the story page. 
• Include a cover page with name, title, word count and email address. 
• Send MS and cover page as .doc or .txt attachmentsto Chatham-Lee County Regional Rep by July 31st. 

By submitting an entry, you are assumed to be granting us one-time reprint rights. If you do not wish a winning entry to be so posted, just let us know.

Poem For The Day Guidelines

Poem For the Day Guidelines

April is National Poetry Month. During April we want to display the talents of our authors in Chatham and Lee Counties. Writers’ Morning Out will publish, on this blog, a Poem for the Day to share with all the members.

If you have written a poem(s) you would like to share, please email an attachment (doc, docx, or pdf) to Carol Phillips. 

Poems may be of any style, and on any subject. We do ask to please hold them to one page. They will be published in the order received. Should we get more poems than we have days in April, we will continue into the next month.

Note: If you submit a poem for the blog, you are granting WMO one time reprint rights only. You retain all other rights. It may be considered published by other publications.

NCWN Writing Contests Open for Submission Soon

North Carolina Writers' Network contests.

Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition
November 15 to January 17

Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize
December 1 to January 30

Doris Betts Fiction Prize
January 1 to February 15

Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
January 15 to March 1

See the NCWN site at www.ncwriters.org for more information.

Dr. Lynn Veach Sadler has a forthcoming chapbook When A Poet Plays from Finishing Line Press. Shipping date is January 24.

Writers’ Morning Out Poetry Contest Rules

Writers’ Morning Out Poetry Contest Rules

Open to NCWN members or WMO members living in Chatham/Lee County.

Submission guidelines: 

• Any genre, any style. Check current WMO Meeting Announcement for theme, if any.
• Length not to exceed 40 lines, single-spaced, in 12 point type.
• Submit as an attachment (.doc   .docx   .rtf )
• Include name and contact information in the message.  
• Name must not appear on the poem.

Blind judging: 

• Your name must not appear on page. 
• Include name, title, word count and email address in body of email. 
• Check current WMO Meeting Announcement

Submit to: Chatham-Lee County Regional Rep: Carol Phillips

By submitting an entry, you are assumed to be granting us one-time reprint rights. Poem will be considered published by many editors.  If you do not wish a winning entry to be so posted, just let us know.

Burlington Writers Club 2012 Contest

Burlington Writers Club 20120 Contest

Open to adult writers living in Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph and Rockingham counties.

There are six categories for original, unpublished work, not pending publication. Non-member entry fee is $8.00 per entry for poetry and $10.00 per entry for prose.

Deadline for entries is March 14, 2020.

For additional information call 336-229-7104. Detailed contest rules are available on their website.

Poetry Contests

NORTH CAROLINA POETRY SOCIETY

POETRY CONTESTS

DEADLINE: February 1, 2012

The North Carolina Poetry Society invites submissions to its nine 2012

adult poetrycontests, open to NCPS members and non-members

and (except for the Poet Laureate contest) to both NC residents and

non-residents:

THOMAS H. McDILL AWARD: any form, any style; maximum 70 lines.

CALDWELL NIXON JR. AWARD: written for children ages 2-12, any

form, any style; maximum 36 lines.

JOANNA CATHERINE SCOTT AWARD: traditional forms (except sestinas);

maximum 36 lines.

MARY RUFFIN POOLE AMERICAN HERITAGE AWARD: any form, any style

on theme of American heritage, brotherhood/sisterhood, nature;

maximum of 36 lines.

KATHERINE KENNEDY McINTYRE LIGHT VERSE AWARD: any form, any

style; maximum 36 lines.

GRIFFIN-FARLOW AWARD: Haiku.

POETRY OF COURAGE AWARD: any form, any style on theme of courage or crisis;

maximum 36 lines.

POETRY OF LOVE AWARD: any form, any style; maximum 36 lines.*

POET LAUREATE AWARD: a serious poem, any subject, any style, maximum of

110 lines. Open to poets currently residing in NC. The winning poem will be selected by

the North Carolina Poet Laureate.

FOR RULES AND GUIDELINES:

www.ncPoetrySociety.org

PAD Chapbook Challenge

ATTENTION ALL POETS!

There is a new PAD (poem a day) contest starting tomorrow.

Go to writersdigest.com Click on Editor Blogs , then select

Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer.

No registration required; no fees; just fun leading to a possible chapbook.

Submission possibilities.

SUBMIT IT!
More information about contests and submission possibilities is available to

current members. Log in to the NCWN website at www.ncwriters.org,

Go to the "Resources for Writers" tab, and select "Submit It! (Members only)."

NEW! 2011 BLUE LIGHT POETRY PRIZE AND CHAPBOOK CONTEST
Deadline: June 30 Reading Fee: $10
Manuscripts should be 10 to 24 pages, typed or printed with a laser or inkjet
printer. The winner will be published by Blue Light Press, receive a $100
honorarium, and 50 copies of his or her book.

ON THE SAME PAGE LITERARY FESTIVAL WRITING COMPETITION
Deadline: July 8 Reading Fee: $10
First, second, and third place awards will be given in fiction, nonfiction, and
poetry.

FIRST ANNUAL WEAVE POETRY AND FLASH-FICTION CONTEST
Deadline: July 31 Entry Fee: $6
First Place $100 for Poetry Prize and Flash Fiction

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE POETRY PUBLICATION PRIZE
Reading Fee: $20 Deadline: August 31
To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the best,
unpublished poetry collection by a woman.

CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL SERIES LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: Various Tell an exciting, sad, or funny story about something that has

happened to you or someone you know.

AUTUMN HOUSE PRESS SEEKING POETRY
Deadline: June 30
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by Autumn House Press are given
annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction.

BARBARA DEMING MEMORIAL FUND
Deadline: June 30 Entry Fee: $20
Grants of $500 to $1,500 each are given twice yearly to feminist writers. Women
poets and creative nonfiction writers who are citizens of the United States or
Canada are eligible.

FINISHING LINE PRESS
Deadline: June 30 Entry Fee: $15
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually for
a poetry chapbook.

HARD TIMES WRITING CONTEST
Deadline: June 30 Entry Fee: $25
Write about a difficult experience in your life, how you overcame this
obstacle, and how you were changed by it.

LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS FROM JEWISH POETS
Deadline: June 30
The New Promised Land: 120 Contemporary Jewish American Poets, a new anthology
forthcoming from an as-of-yet undetermined publisher, is looking for
submissions from Jewish poets who are born in the U.S. after 1945.

OMNIDAWN FULL BOOK POETRY CONTEST
Deadline: June 30 Prize: $3,000
The 2011 Omnidawn Book Poetry Prize is open to any poet writing in English who
has not published a second book of poetry, not counting chapbooks.

SNAIL MAIL REVIEW SEEKING SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: June 30

THE STOREFRONT THEATRE SEEKING SCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: June 30
The Storefront Theatre, a reader's theatre in Waxhaw, NC, is now seeking script
submissions for its 2011-2012 season and beyond.

THE WIDOW'S HANDBOOK CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: June 30
Seeking women's poems and personal essays about experiences of widowhood for an
anthology.

ELIZABETH GEORGE FOUNDATION FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Deadline: July 1 Entry Fee: $25
Foundation offers financial support to unpublished and emerging writers for a
period not to exceed one year

LOGAN HOUSE SEEKS POETRY BOOK
Deadline: July 4 Prize: $500 Reading Fee: $25
Logan House announces the seventh annual Holland Prize for the best unpublished
book of poetry in American English.

THE McLAUGHLIN-ESSTMAN-STEARNS FIRST NOVEL PRIZE
Deadline: July 15
The Writer's Center is pleased to announce that it will award $500 annually to
the author of the best first novel published during a given calendar year.

THE PORTER FLEMING LITERARY COMPETITION
Deadline: July 15
Eligible for writers age 18 and older who are residents of Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, South Carolina, or North Carolina.

MILITARY WRITERS SOCIETY OF AMERICA KOREAN WAR BOOK CONTEST
Deadline: July 15

The contest, which includes a First Prize Cash Award of $150, is open to all
authors who have written a book about the Korean War, whether fiction or
nonfiction.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR THE BLACK FANTASTIC SPECULATIVE

FICTION ANTHOLOGY
Deadline: July 30
Looking for stories for speculative fiction (includes science fiction, fantasy,
and horror) from, about, and pertaining to members of the African diaspora.

DOS PASSOS REVIEW SEEKS SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: July 31
Dos Passos Review is seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry
submissions.

LINDA FLOWERS AWARD
Deadline: August 15
The NC Humanities Council invites original entries of fiction, nonfiction, or
poetry for the Linda Flowers Literary Award.

THE 4TH ANNUAL STARS AND FLAGS BOOK AWARD CONTEST
Deadline: August 31
This program celebrates books written in the last five years about
military-related topics.

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE POETRY PUBLICATION PRIZE
Deadline: August 31 Reading Fee: $20

AROHO's To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize will be awarded for the
best, unpublished poetry collection by a woman.

BEER ANTHOLOGY, YEAST OF EDEN, LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS
Deadline: September 1
Accepting 1,000-7,000 words: fiction, nonfiction, or even a drinking song by
September 1, 2011. Beer should be your inspiration, your fuel, or just because
you had a cold one sitting next to your computer as you wrote this story.

WEST COAST EISTEDDFOD SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Deadline: September 15
You may submit your entry in either Welsh or English. Stories should be
1,000-3,000 words in length. First prize is $150 and the runner-up is $100.

ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR NEW JOURNAL, 234
The literary journal, 234, was recently founded by Scott Owens and Tim Peeler.
Journal will feature nonfiction pieces of less than 2,500 lines published
"blog-style." Essays of all sorts and on all topics are welcome: personal,
political, informative, argumentative, reflexive, humorous, etc.

OCHRE PRESS
Ochre Press is currently accepting query submissions for novel-length literary
fiction manuscripts. Seeking fresh new writers of literary fiction whose
writing speaks to the human experience (many interpretations are welcome).

PEDESTAL MAGAZINE SEEKING SUBMISSIONS
Looking for a wide variety of poetry, ranging from the highly experimental to
the traditionally formal.

RATTLE #6 LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS ABOUT BUDDHIST POETRY
Online poetry magazine looking for poems about Buddhism or the way the practice
of Buddhism informs the practice of poetry.

SOUTHERN LIVING MAGAZINE "LIVINGS" SECTION
Southern Living magazine is seeking submissions for the "Livings" section, an
insider's guide for specific southern states.

SUN MAGAZINE SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR "READERS WRITE" SECTION
Deadline(s): Various
Submissions should address subjects on which they're the only authorities.
Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression.

(UN) REMARKABLE MAGAZINE LOOKING FOR SUBMISSIONS
(un)remarkable magazine is currently seeking unpublished creative writing for
the Fall 2011 issue.

Poetry at the Library

Big Doings at the Chatham Community Library

HAIKU CONTEST

Haiku is a Japanese poetic form consisting to 3 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the middle line. Since this is National Library Week, and also National Poetry Month, tell why you love libraries in Haiku form.

Here is one example:

Library dating

Is sexier than beer halls

You have to whisper.

Multiple submissions are encouraged. Drop them off at the library or submit online at www.chathamlibraries.org Please include name, age (if under 16) and phone number.

Entry deadline is Wednesday, April 27. The winner will be announced April 29.

Be creative, have fun, and tell why you love libraries.

POETRY SLAM

Come join for a night of performance poetry. Participants may perform their own or a favorite from another poet. Two rounds, with each contestant limited to 1 poem and 3 minutes per round. Judges will be selected from the audience.

Friday, April 29, 7-8 PM

Please RSVP your attendance, even if you don’t plan to perform. Call Molly at 545-8084

Or email mluby@chathamlibraries.org

TWO POETRY BOOK CONTESTS

Jacar Press will be reading poetry manuscripts for two contests from August 30 through November 30, 2010.
For full information visit www.jacarpress.com
email jacarpress@gmail.com

Full Length Poetry Book Contest

The entry fee is $15. We will publish 1 winner for every 50 submissions. Finalists will also be considered for publication.
Full length manuscripts must be 48 - 80 pages of poems, not including table of contents, acknowledgment page, or biography.

Winning manuscripts will receive royalties escalating quickly from 10% of all sales, to 33% of all sales, and finally 50% of all sales.

Poetry Chapbook Competition

Entry fee is $10. We will publish 1 winner for every 50 submissions. Finalists will be considered for publication.

Chapbook manuscripts must be between 32 - 40 pages long, including table of contents, an acknowledgment page, and a page for your biography.

Winning Chapbooks will receive royalties that pays them 30% of all sales after the costs of publication are covered.

Jacar Press is a Community Active Press. Part of the publisher's proceeds from the sales of these books will be donated to causes chosen by the winning writers.

Prime Number Magazine

Press 53 of Winston-Salem announces Prime Number, a new on-line literary magazine. They are soliciting submissions. To see the first issue, and the submission guidelines, go to www.press53.com

Opportunity for young, foreign-born writers

2011 Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Literature. The Foundation will award
a $25,000 unrestricted cash prize to a young (not over 38 years of age),
foreign-born writer who has made notable contributions to the field at an
early stage in his/her career. In addition, four finalists will each be
awarded $5,000. Short fiction writers, short creative nonfiction writers,
poets, and novelists are all eligible to apply. No application fee or prior
publishing record is required.

The Vilcek Foundation was established in 2000 to honor the contributions of
foreign-born scientists and artists living and working in the United States.
The Foundation's Creative Promise awards program, inaugurated in 2009,
expands on that mission by focusing attention on the extraordinary drive,
talent and ingenuity new generations of immigrants bring to our culture,
arts, and sciences.

More information is available from the Vilcek Foundation website at www.vilcek.org.

NC Literary MAgazines Part 3

Southern Cultures
John Shelton Reed, Editor
UNC-Chapel Hill, 411 Hamilton Hall, CB #9127
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
www.unc.edu/depts/csas/southern_cultures
A nonprofit print quarterly published by UNC Press.
Includes a lively blend of Southern high culture, dolf culture and pop culture.

Southern Exposure
Chris Kromm, Editor
PO Box 531, Durham, NC 27702
www.southernstudies.org
Media culture from a Southern point of view.

The SUN Magazine
Sy Safransky, Editor
107 N. Roberson Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
www.thesunmagazine.org
Established in 1974 to celebrate the good writing and shared intimacies in essays, interviews, fiction poetry & photogaphs.

Tar River Poetry
Luke Whisnant, Editor
East Carolina University, Dept of English
Greenville, NC 27858
TarRiverPoetry@gmail.com
Produces a biannual collection of poetry by emerging and established writers.

Third Lung Review
Tim Peeler, Editor
1665 Crafton Road, Hickory, NC 28602
tpeeler@cvcc.edu
Publishes poetry.

NC Literary Magazines Part 1

Asheville Poetry Review
Keith Flynn, Editor
PO Box 7086, Asheville, NC 28802
www.ashevillepoetryreview.com/submissions
Deadlines: January 15 and July 15
Submit 3-6 poems of any style, with SASE and bio information.

Blindside Publishing
Jon Hodges, Editor
jon@blindside.net
161 Linbrook Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27106
www.blindside.net/about.html
Publishes 4 issues per year

Carolina Quarterly
Tessa Joseph, Editor
cquarter@unc.edu
UNC-Chapel Hill, Greenlaw Hall, CB#3520
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
www.unc.edu/depts/cqonline
Poetry, fiction & photography. 3 issues a year

Cold Mountain Review
Betty Miller Conway, Editor
coldmountain@appstate.edu
English Dept., Box 32052, Boone, NC 28608
www.coldmountain.appstate.edu
Publishes creative work and interviews with poets
from across the nation and overseas.

Crucible
Terrence L. Grimes, Editor
tgrimes@barton.edu
Barton College, Wilson, NC 27893
www.barton.edu/SchoolofArts&Sciences/English/Crucible.htm
Published since 1964 to further literary and artistic creative expression.
Conducts annual poetry and fiction contests.

The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
Valerie MacEwan, Editor
deadmule.poetry@gmail.com
Online literary magazine is only accepting poetry.
Submissions to: www.deadmule.com

The Greensboro Review
Jim Clark, Editor
UNC-Greensboro, English Dept, MFA Writing Program
Greensboro, NC 27412
www.greensbororeview.org
Established in 1966 to publish a biannual collection of poetry and
fiction by writers nationwide.

Fresh Literary Magazine
J. C. Walkup, Editor
jcwalkup@bellsouth.net
PO Box 107, Canton, NC 28716
Fresh publishes fiction, poetry and nonfiction.