A Few of My Favorite ThingsA Working Writer's Daily Planner 2010 -- a cool-looking planner with writing prompts, contest deadlines, recommended lit mags, and more from Small Beer Press, a small press so very worthy of your support. Quoterly.net -- quotes to write by. Check it out. It's a favorite because it's mine. Featherproof Mini-Books -- free little books you can download, fold up, and staple before you read! And they're good. Contests and MoreFirst book awards
Additional awards for new and emerging writers
Notable contests for all writersAWP Award Series: For the publication of new book-length works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Winners in the Award Series receive a cash honorarium plus publication of their book by University of Pittsburgh Press, University of Massachusetts Press, or University of Georgia Press. Deadline: February 28. Diagram Innovative Fiction Contest: For an unpublished story of fewer than 10,000 (ten thousand) words. The winner will receive $1000 and publication. The finalists (typically anywhere from 5-15) will be published along with the winner in the summer fiction issue. Deadline: March 8. The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction: Includes a $2,000 cash award, publication of a collection of short stories, novellas, or a short novel, and a standard royalty contract. Deadline: February 15. Call for submissionsThe Oleander Review is the premiere undergraduate-run literary journal at the University of Michigan. We are now accepting Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Art, and Cover Designs. The deadline is April 15! See the website for submission guidelines. Please email any submissions or questions to the.oleander.review@gmail.com. Please send calls for submissions and awards notices to info[at]writehabit[dot]org. |
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