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R. Awwal, Creative Nonfiction '18 |
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 Jennifer Burnside, Creative Nonfiction '17 |
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 Tamara Miller, Fiction '17 |
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 Elizabeth Montoya, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction '17 |
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 Christa Morgan, Fiction '17 |
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 David Rich, Creative Nonfiction '17 |
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 Christa Rohrbach Fiction & Poetry '19 |
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 Siavash Saadlou, Creative Nonfiction '17 |
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 Arielle Schussler, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction '17 |
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 Kayla Scullion, Poetry '17 |
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Second-year MFA candidates read before they graduate.
Fall Readings
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Ross Belot (poetry), Emily Koch (fiction), Andrea Murphy (poetry), and John Ellis (creative nonfiction)
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Antoinette Broussard-Farmer (creative nonfiction), Melissa Healey (creative nonfiction), and Christa Morgan (fiction)
Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Sara Burant (poetry), Connor Fitzpatrick (creative nonfiction), Veronica Glover (fiction), and Cynthia Leonard (creative nonfiction)
Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Jennifer Burnside (creative nonfiction), Christine Forbes (fiction), Tamara Miller (poetry), and Siavash Saadlou (creative nonfiction)
Spring Readings
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Maureen Esty (fiction), David Rich (creative nonfiction), Cameron Stuart (poetry), and Katie Walker (poetry)
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Dan Alter (poetry), Ryan Buell (fiction), Harkamal Gill (creative nonfiction), Kayla Scullion (poetry), and Paola Vergara (fiction)
*Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 7:45pm-9:00pm
Hagerty Lounge
Elizabeth Montoya (creative nonfiction), Arielle Schussler (creative nonfiction), and Jonathan Steinberg (fiction)
*End of the Year Potluck to immediately follow
Special thanks to Ryan Buell, our Graduate Student Reading Series host for the 2016-2017 year and the Host Committee.
MFA Thesis
What follows is information about the master’s thesis and candidacy for the Master of Fine Arts degree. In their second year of study, students perform the revision necessary to turn two years' of writing into a coherent, complete, and polished thesis: a collection of essays, poems, or short stories; a novel, a memoir, or other work of creative nonfiction. In the fall semester, the thesis director may be considered an informal advisor, providing students with general guidance and helping them to create deadlines and a plan for revision. In addition to the thesis, students must complete the requisite coursework to be advanced to candidacy for the M.F.A. degree, they must meet all deadlines, and submit their final thesis to ProQuest to participate in commencement ceremonies.
You must include preface materials (a cover and copyright page) in the final version of your ProQuest thesis submission. For your reference, please download sample preface materials below.
Parameters
The overall scope of the thesis will be arranged between the student and the thesis director, but minimum page limits have been set at 36 pages for poetry (80 maximum) and 70 pages for fiction and creative nonfiction (100 maximum).
Director and Second Reader
The Second Reader will give one serious reading of the manuscript prior to the final oral exam, either through one meeting with the student or by marking the text and giving it to the student before the orals. The Second Reader will also be present for and participate (either in person, via Skype or conference call) in the oral exam along with the Thesis Advisor. The Second Reader can be any faculty member in the MFA Program in Creative Writing, the English Department or any visiting writer with whom a student has taken a course.
English 400
During the spring semester of the second year, each MFA candidate is required to pursue a tutorial course of study under the direction of an assigned faculty writer in the student’s genre. Students meet with their advising professor several times during the semester to confer on the following aspects of the thesis: final revision and editing of individual pieces to be included in the manuscript, selection and arrangement of material, and coherence of the work as a whole. English 400 is a non-unit bearing course. Through this tutorial, the student performs the revision necessary to turn two years' worth of writing into a coherent, complete, and polished book-length thesis.
Petition for Candidacy
In order for the M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing to be granted, students are required to fill out a Petition for Candidacy form and submit their thesis to ProQuest. The Petition for Candidacy Form must be turned in to the Coordinator no later than Monday, May 2, 2016. The coordinator will submit the completed candidacy form and a copy of the academic evaluation to the registrar once as student has satisfactorily uploaded their thesis to ProQuest.
*Note: diplomas are sent to the permanent address on record with the Office of the Registrar. Please be sure this is accurate with their office.
Please see below to download Petition for Candidacy Form.
Oral Defense
Your oral defense must be scheduled with your thesis director and second reader no later than the last week of February 2016. Please reach out to both your thesis director and your second reader to schedule your oral defense in May 2016. Send the finalized date to the coordinator.
The thesis defense explicitly ties the coursework required for the M.F.A. degree to the work of the thesis. It is designed to
1) assess your knowledge of contemporary literature and your particular genre as you have been studying those disciplines at Saint Mary’s
2) allow you to articulate relationships between your own work and its literary contexts
It is the student's responsibility to provide their thesis director and second reader with a final version of their thesis at least one week prior to their scheduled oral defense.
Please see below for sample oral defense questions.
Signature Page
The program requires one (1) hard copy signature page for our records. Student is responsible to create and format the signature page (sample attached below) and must procure original signatures from their Thesis Director and Second Reader at the scheduled oral defense. Immediately following their oral defense the student should drop off the signed signature page to the Coordinator who will obtain the remaining signatures.
Please see below for sample preface materials, including signature page.
Degree Processing Fee
This $120 fee covers your degree processing and regalia and is due no later than Friday, April 15, 2016. All students, regardless of whether or not they plan to participate in commencement ceremonies, must pay this fee to have their degree processed. Please make checks or money orders payable to "Saint Mary's College of CA" and delivered to the Business office in Filippi Hall (across from the Registrar's Office).
Call for Submissions: Runestone Journal
Runestone Journal is a national online undergraduate literary magazine. This fall they're putting together they're third issue and accepting submissions. They believe in visual beauty, meeting and exceeding the standards of print, and growing the next generation of writers and editors
More information and submission: www.runestonejournal.com
Deadline: October 1st, 2016
Call for Submissions: Best American Experimental Writing
The anthology will be published by Wesleyan University Press next winter, and fully 20% of the 2018 edition (as is the case every year) will be comprised of unsolicited works, selected blindly by the series co-editors, Jesse Damiani and Seth Abramson, and this year's guest editor, the poet Myung Mi Kim.
More information and submission: https://wesleyanuniversitypress.submittable.com/submit.
Deadline: November 1st, 2016
Call for Submissions: Glassworks Magazine
Glassworks, the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, invites students and colleagues to submit work to be considered for publication. Glassworks publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, craft essays, new media, and art both digitally and in print.
More information: www.rowanglassworks.org
Deadline: December 15th, 2016
Call for Submissions: GRIST Journal
Grist: A Journal of the Literary Arts, published by the University of Tennessee, seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and craft essays for its upcoming 10th anniversary issue. Now paying contributors.
We want to see your best work, regardless of form, style, or subject matter. Submissions are considered for publication in either the print issue or Grist Online; submission fee waived for current and new subscribers.
To submit, go to: http://gristjournal.submittable.com/submit
Deadline: Sept. 15, 11:59 p.m.
Call for Submissions: Tammy Journal
Tammy is reading (all lengths, all forms, all genres) for its seventh issue. Founded in 2009, Tammy is a print journal and chapbook press publishing work from the esteemed fringes and unguarded egresses of American letters. JoAnna Novak, Tyler Flynn Dorholt, and Thomas Cook are the Editors and Publishers. In recent issues, we've included writers such as Lydia Davis, Kate Greenstreet, Ottessa Moshfegh, Matt Bell, Sarah Gerard, Diane Williams, and Natalie Eilbert.
Submit through Submittable, at: https://tammy.submittable.
Deadline: December 1st 2016
Fellowship Opportunity: Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers
Bitch Media, an independent, nonprofit feminist media organization now in its 20th year, is pleased to announce the Bitch Media Fellowships for Writers, a series of three-month intensive writing fellowships whose goal is to develop, support, and amplify emerging, diverse voices in feminist, activist, and pop-culture media. The program will be directed by Bitch cofounder Andi Zeisler.
Bitch Media’s mission is to provide and encourage an engaged, thoughtful response to mainstream media and pop culture. We strive to be a fresh, revitalizing voice in contemporary feminism, one that welcomes complex arguments and refuses to ignore the contradictory and often uncomfortable realities of life in an unequivocally gendered world. We publish the award-winning magazine Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture, daily online articles and opinions, weekly podcasts, and offer lectures and workshops around the world through Bitch on Campus.
We are pleased to kick off the second year of our fellowship program. We seek fellows who are passionate, engaged, and interested in developing their unique voices for these four fellowships, each of which pay a stipend of $2,000 for the three-month period.
For more information click here.
Employment Opportunity: Amnesty International
We are currently looking to hire full-time or part time for field based positions within the organization. Students or recent graduates with an interest in social justice, human rights, or communication skills would be ideal candidates. The paying rate is $15/hr.
Interested students should submit a short introduction and resume to [email protected] for San Jose - OR - [email protected] for Oakland depending on which is more convenient for them.
For further questions/information contact: [email protected]
Call for Submissions: The Missouri Review
The Missouri Review is now taking submissions for their 26th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize. Winners recieve publication, invitation to a reception and reading in their honor. Winners will also a recieve a cash prize of $5,000 for fiction, non fiction, or poetry.
More Information: http://www.missourireview.com/tmrsubmissions/editors-prize-contest/
Deadline: October 1, 2016
Employment Opportunity: East Bay
Teaching opportunities in the east bay. Locations are: Thornhill (Montclair), Black Pine Circle (Berkeley), Prospect Sierra (El Cerrito) and Lum (Alameda). The class session will begin in mid and late September. If any graduate students are interested, email Sondra Hall or Emily Philips.
Contact information: [email protected]
Deadline: Early September
Call for Submissions: Anhinga Press
Anhinga Press is holding their annual Philip Levine Poetry Book Prize for 2016. Submissions should be 48-80 pages with no more than 1 poem per page. Winner gets $2000 prize and book publication.
Entry fee: $25 by mail or $28 online through Submittable.
More information: www.fresnostate.edu/levineprize
Call for Submissions: The American Soldier, a Photographic Tribute
The American Soldier, A Photographic Tribute will open this fall at the Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art.This dramatic exhibition of photographs captures the essence of American soldiering spanning 150 years. This exhibition displays the poignant experiences of soldiers from the advent of photography in the American Civil War, to our modern day conflicts.
Are you or someone you know an active military or Veteran? Send us a digital photograph and a short description or story. The selection committee will review submissions with the hopes of including your story in our exhibition of The American Soldier and Saint Mary’s College. The digital exhibition will stream on our website as well as on our social media pages and will be on display in the library.
Send submissions to Kyla Tynes at [email protected].
Send images in jpeg format, 300 dpi.
Send text in a Word document as an attachment (no more than 250 words).
Submission Deadline: August 29
Exhibition dates: September 18 – December 18
Summer 2016 Opportunity: PEN Center USA Emerging Voices Fellowship
PEN Center USA has put forward its Emerging Voices Fellowship Program for international writers. It is a literary mentorship that aims to provide new writers, who are isolated from the literary establishment, with the tools, skills, and knowledge they need to launch a professional writing career. Emerging Voices as a literary mentorship program designed to launch potential professional writers from minority, immigrant, and other underrepresented communities. The fellowship includes a $1,000 stipend, given in $500 increments and much more.
For more information click here.
Deadline: August 1st, 2016
Call for Submissions: Owl of Minerva Women Writers Scholarship
The Owl of Minerva Award is a $500 scholarship established by Minerva Rising to provide one woman writer with financial support to further her writing endeavors.
Our mission at Minerva Rising is to celebrate the wisdom and creativity in every woman, and to that end, we invite all wise and creative women writers to apply. We are interested in you, your story, your writing life, and how winning The Owl of Minerva Award would benefit all of the above.
In the past, we were drawn to women writers who wanted to host writing retreats. However, this year we are particularly interested in writing projects that require in-depth research and/or travel.
For application guidelines and submission: Click Here.
Deadline: June 30th 2016
Employment Opportunity: University of San Francisco
The Department of Rhetoric and Language at the University of San Francisco seeks a one-year non-renewable full-time term position for the 2016-2017 academic year at the instructor or term assistant professor rank, depending on qualifications. Pending budgetary approval, there may be more than one position available. Qualifications include at least three years of university teaching experience in public speaking or academic writing, evidence of a strong commitment to teaching, willingness to work in a culturally diverse environment, and an understanding of and commitment to support the mission of the University. Master’s degree in relevant field required;PhD or terminal degree in relevant field preferred.
Submit Application: https://gnosis.usfca.edu/search/
Deadline: July 5, 2016
Call for Submissions: Baltic Writing Residency
The Blackacre Writing Residency is located in a beautiful, 300 acre forest and nature preserve located near Louisville, KY. The writer receives a $200 honorarium, and resides, for 1 - 2 weeks, in a furnished house, on the grounds, offering all of the modern domestic necessities. We are looking for Poets and Fiction Writers to submit 10-20pages of work. Application fee is $22.
More Information: https://balticwritingresidency.submittable.com/submit/11494
Open Deadline
Call for Submissions: Offbeat Journal
The Offbeat is a literary journal that is now publishing out of the Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures at Michigan State University. We are seeking the zany, the thought-provoking, the humorous, and the quirky. Winning submissions with author interview will be featured on our website/social media, published in Offbeat volume 17, and will win a cash prize!
More information: http://offbeat.msu.edu
Deadline: August 15, 2016
Call for Submissions: NewBbay Science Fiction Contest
NewBbay's science fiction contest is open to all eligible writers submitting original works of up to 1,000 words or greater. Suggested range is 1,000-30,000 words total. Each writer may submit up to two pieces. International submissions are accepted, but must be written in English. For more information visit: NewBbay.com
Deadline: August 15th 2016
Call for Submissions: ENTROPY June + July
ENTROPY is listing all the different publishing contests and opportunities available to writers in June and July. For more information visit: http://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-june-july-2/
Call for Submissions: Santa Fe Writer's Project
The Santa Fe Writers Project's online journal, The Quarterly, seeks submissions of short fiction and creative nonfiction for its upcoming summer and fall issues! Submit Approx. 3,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction particularly focused on innovative creative nonfiction.
Submissions to The Quarterly are free. For more information visit: https://santafewritersproject.submittable.com/submit
Deadline: Rolling
Residency Program Opportunity: Elevate
Small Press Traffic's experimental residency program, ELEVATE asks experimental writers to question what constitutes creative space, and creative community. Successful candidates will be offered one of three two-month residencies in this initial pilot of the program in 2016. All genres are welcome and Residency candidates local to the Bay Area in California will receive a $250 stipend for the duration of the residency; out-of-town candidates will receive a $500 stipend.
Application Fee: $12
More Information: http://smallpresstraffic.org
Deadlines:
For July-August Residency: Application deadline June 15th
For Sept -October Residency: Application deadline Aug 1
For November-December Residency: Application deadline Oct 1
Fellowship Opportunity: Disney ABC Writing Program
The Disney ABC Writing Program application is now open. Disney | ABC Television Group (DATG) has put forward 2017 DISNEY│ABC Writing Program that begins in February and ends in February of the following year. In a town of closed doors, the program presents one of the scarce keys to breaking into the business. The primary goal for Program Writers is to staff on a DATG series as a staff writer during the one-year program. The program also provides access to executives, producers and literary representatives through various meetings and events designed to facilitate relationships that can prove invaluable in developing a television writing career.
For more information or to apply visit: http://usascholarships.com/2017-disney%E2%94%82abc-writing-program-application/
Scholarship Deadline: June 1st 2016
Call for Submissions: Grist's 2nd Annual ProForma Contest
Grist's 2nd annual ProForma contest is open for submissions. Grist, the literary journal published by the University of Tennessee, welcomes the submission of unpublished creative work in any genre -- including fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, or hybrid -- that explores the relationship between content and form. First Prize is $750 plus publication in the print journal and a feature on our website. Entry fee: $15 or $22 (includes a subscription to Grist or a Grist t-shirt). For more on the contest, visit http://gristjournal.com/pro-forma-contest/.
Deadline: Tuesday May 31st
Conference Opportunity: Leviosa
Leviosa (http://leviosa.org/) is a non-profit, all volunteer run Harry Potter, Young Adult Lit & Writing conference happening this summer, July 7-10, 2016, at the Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa & Casino, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway, Henderson, NV.
Details:http://leviosa.org/schedule/
Registration Deadline: May 31, 2016
Call for Submissions: CICADA Magazine
Cricket Media seeks fiction, non-fiction, and poetry submissions for its literary magazine for teens, Cicada (ages 14 and up). Please visit https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/17820 for general guidelines and to submit. Especially welcome: works by LGBTQIA+ writers/artists, writers/artists with disabilities, and writers/artists of color.
Subject/Topic: Duality and Doppelgangers
Deadline: June 20, 2016
Call for Submissions: New Book Bay (NewBbay)
The third annual Science Fiction writers contest is here! NewBbay’s Science Fiction Contest is open to all eligible writers submitting original works of 1,000 wordsor greater. Each writer is eligable to submit up to two pieces of work. The judges will choose 5 cash prize winners. Make sure to tag your work on your New Book Bay page #SciFiContest.
Additional Inforamtion: http://www.newbbay.com//forums/showthread.php?tid=1226
Deadline: August 15, 2016
Call for Submissions: The Masters Review
Our Short Story Award gives us the opportunity to showcase the best fiction by emerging writers. $2000, publication, and agency review from The Williams Agency, GELFMAN SCHNEIDER / ICM PARTNERS, and Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency,goes to the winner. Second and third runners up will earn $200 and $100 receptively, agency review, and publication on the site. Submit your best story under 6,000 words.
Deadline: July 15, 2016
Call for Submissions: Munster Literature Centre
The Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition is now open for entries from writers around the world.This is a competition for an original, unpublished short story in English 3000 words or under. First Prize: €2,000 (approx $2308/£1583 in May 2016), publication in the literary journal Southword, AND a week-long residency at Anam Cara Writer's and Artist's Retreat. Second Prize: €500 and publication in Southword. Four more shortlisted entries will be selected for publication in Southword and receive a publication fee of €120. All prizemoney will be converted to the winner’s currency.
Additional information:http://www.munsterlit.ie/SOF%20Page.html
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Call for Submissions: Runestone
Runestone, the national undergraduate online literary journal at Hamline University, is moving to fall. We are looking for undergraduate writers to submit their work to be part of our next publication. Submitting is free at www.runestonejournal.com.
Deadline: October 1, 2016
Employment Opportunity:
GRE and SAT test preparation Instructors needed. Current graduate or professional students with teaching experience and strong qauntitative and verbal skills, who have Sunday availability are encouraged to apply. These are part-time positions in San Jose, San Francisco, and Berkeley with pay of up to $40 per hour. If interested, please send your 1) Cover Letter, 2) Resume, and 3) Test Scores to: [email protected] Interviews and hiring are to commence immediately.
Conference Opportunity: Disjunction 2016 "Crude Matter"
The University of California, Riverside’s annual Disjunctions graduate conference on October 28-29, 2016 at UC Riverside welcomes contributions in the form of papers, panels, and performances that push the boundaries of how we define academic work. This year’s critical focus, “Crude Matter,” is geared specifically toward innovative and interdisciplinary approaches that question materiality, physicality, consumption, embodiment, the senses, affect, and all of the myriad ways this theme may be interpreted.
UCR Welcomes papers engaging with the conference theme covering Queer Studies, Ethnic Studies, Material Cultures, Digital Humanities, Philosophy, Education, Psychology, Creative Writing, Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science, History, Composition Studies, Women's Studies, English, Music, Religion Studies, Dance, Theatre, Media Studies, Art and Art History, Economics, the Natural and Physical Sciences, SF and Technoculture Studies, Global Studies, and many more.
Participants may submit a full panel proposal or respond to the individual call for papers. We welcome proposals for formal papers as well as creative writing, dance pieces, and installation artwork. Abstracts (250-300 words) for 15-minute presentations may be emailed to [email protected].
Abstracts Due Date: July 31, 2016
Call for Submissions: Tinderbox Poetry Contest
Tinderbox Poetry Journal is holding its second annual poetry contest. This year's judge is Eduardo Corral with $500 for first place and $250 for a runner-up. Cost is $12 to enter. Contest is open for entries June 21-August 21. More information can be found at www.tinderboxpoetry.com We are always open for general submissions!
Deadline: August 21st, 2016
Call for Submissions: EFNIKS
A brand new online media operation dedicated to LGBTQ+ People of Color is looking for writers, creators, and contributors on a broad range of subject matter.
Currently in the pre-launch phase, EFNIKS.com wants to overcome the challenges articulated so well by the #GayMediaSoWhite social media movement. To that end, we are looking for people with expertise, keen interest, and particular knowledge in any of the following areas:
Politics and Campaigns Nerd Culture
Trans Rights and Acceptance Technology
Representation in Media Social Media
Music, Film, and Television Education Policy
Health and Fitness Access to Higher Ed
Immigration Policy Personal Stories & Narratives
Healthcare Policy Ableism and Disabilities
Literature and the Arts Race and Ethnicity
LGBTQ+ Cultural Events Economy and Finance
Gender and the Binary And everything between and beyond
In some ways, this might be your place to present a more journalistic presentation of facts and context, of news and events. In other ways, it could be an opportunity for essayists and opinion writers and columnists. It might also be a place to feature your finds, your craft, your own art. It might be what is important to our communities, it might be how our communities are impacted, and it might be a view of the world through the lens of who we are. It can be so much more.
The most important thing is that this is a space created and curated by LGBTQ+ People of Color.
If you are interested, send me a note with your interests and expertise, some background on yourself, and any written work to help me understand your style.
Call for Submissions: UNO Press
The University of New Orleans Press Publishing Lab is looking for full-length, nonfiction manuscripts for their annual prize. The winner will receive a $1000 advance on royalties and their book will be the subject of a publishing class directed by our publisher wherein students and UNO Press staff will work to bring attention to an emerging voice.
Click here for more information.
Deadline: August 15, 2016
Call for Submissions: Brevity's Non-Fiction Blog
Brevity's Non-Fiction Blog is excited to announce a contest for writing students in tandem with our special issue focused on experiences of race, racialization, and racism. We are looking for flash essays (750 words or fewer) that explore the lived experience of race, racialization, and racism, show the reader a new way to look at the familiar, or give voice to under-represented experiences.
Please visit the link for guidelines and submission details.
Deadline: May 15, 2016
Call for Submissions: Minerva Rising Literary Journal
Minerva Rising Literary Journal is seeking work by women. We review short stories, essays, poetry, creative non-fiction, flash fiction, original prints, graphic arts and photographs for our upcoming issue. Minerva Rising Literary Journal pays writers $50 for fiction or nonfiction prose and $35 for poetry that we select for publication.
Please visit our website for submission guidelines: http://minervarising.com/submissions/.
The open Reading Period is 4/1/16-6/1/16
Employment Opportunity: Poet-Mentor Fellow for Youth Speaks
Based in San Francisco, Youth Speaks leads a movement that defines and develops literacy, working at the intersections of youth development and arts education.
Youth Speaks is hiring one Poet-Mentor Fellow for a two-year teaching artist position in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Youth Speaks Poet-Mentor Fellowship will provide a talented individual the chance to work closely with a strong diverse staff in the fields of arts education, youth development, civic engagement and artistic presentation.
For more information about this position and how to apply, click here.
Deadline: April 29, 2016
Call for Submissions: The Haberdashers: Peddlers of Literary Art
The Haberdashers: Peddlers of Literary Art Journal seeks work by new, emerging and established writers and artists. Submissions are open to the public and require a $2 submission fee per entry. Submissions are blind, which means the judges will see no identifying information about the author or artist.
For more information visit: https://lehab.submittable.com/submit
Deadline: April 25th, 2016
Call for Submissions: White Stag Journal
White Stag is a biannual journal containing unparalleled poetry & prose from well-known & new writers. White Stag strives to publish only the deepest emotion, the rawest of images, & the most unique language & syntax.
White Stag is currently accepting submissions for Vol. 3 Issue 2. White Stag wants work from Self-identified women. We want to highlight work by women; poetry, prose, & creative non-fiction that provides a lens into the various dimensions of women in the current world, from the micro to the macro level (whatever that may be for you, as a woman). There is no specific theme in terms of content, but we want strong voices, voices that will tattoo their words onto our readers' skulls, memories that will both haunt & elevate our being. Send us work with powerful, transformative language that will enlighten & heighten the "average woman" as nothing less than extraordinary.
For submission guidlines visit: http://www.whitestagpublishing.com/submit.html
DEADLINE: June 5, 2016