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CALLS FOR SUBMISSION

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POETRY FOUNDATION accepts submissions year round for its Poetry Magazine. Details HERE.

PARIS REVIEW accepts submissions – including unsolicited submissions – year round.  Details HERE.

THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, an anthology of Wishing Up Press, invites submissions of poetry, fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction exploring – you got it! – “the kindness of strangers.” The submission deadline is September 1, 2016. Details HERE.

POLYCHROME INK celebrates diversity in literature and is interested in submissions from underrepresented voices writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Deadline for the next issue is July 1, 2016, however, the publication does have a “rolling submission policy” … in other words, you may submit year-round. Details are HERE.

MOREL SOUTH&WEST is a regional publication of Ontario currently accepting poetry, fiction, essays and articles on Southwestern Ontario. Poetry submissions are welcome through June 19 for publication in July 2016. Details HERE.

FISSURE is open year-round and offers opportunities to young LGBTQ+ and allies. Submission guidelines are HERE.

JSTOR (pronounced Jay-stor) has been around a long time.  JSTOR Daily – “where news meets scholarly match” is relatively new. It is a paying venue, “an online magazine that offers a fresh way for people to understand and contextualize their world. It features topical essays that draw connections between current affairs, historical scholarship, and other content that’s housed on JSTOR, a digital library of scholarly journals, books, and primary sources. In addition to weekly feature articles, the magazine publishes daily blog posts that provide the backstory to complex issues of the day in a variety of subject areas, interviews with and profiles of scholars and their work, and much more. The magazine makes the content on JSTOR, which most people access via university libraries or other institutions, freely available to the general reader by highlighting timely or otherwise compelling content, and providing free links to that content.” Further details and submission guidelines are HERE.

MSLEXIA (Newcastle) sponsors annual contests and the Children’s Novel Competition is open for submissions though September 19, 2016. Details HERE.

JOURNAL OF NEW JERSEY POETS is accepting poetry submissions from New Jersey poets through October 1, 2016. Details HERE.

THE BeZINE theme for July 2016 is “Faith: In Things Seen and Unseen.” Poems, essays, short-stories (up to 1,200 words), flash fiction, feature articles (up t0 1,200 words), photography, art or video – as long as it can be loaded into a post – are acceptable for consideration. Deadline is July 10.  Details HERE.

SEVEN BY TWENTY,  a journal of twitter literature, reports that its submission que is empty and invites submissions. Details HERE.

CONTESTS/COMPETITIONS

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BATTERED MOONS POETRY COMPETITON is open to U.K. residents and is part of the Poetry Swindon Festival. Deadline is 30 June 2016. Details HERE.

BLACK BOX POETRY PRIZE for poetry collections is accepting submission through the 30th of this month. It is sponsored by Rescue Press. Details HERE.

BARROW STREET PRESS book contest deadline for a previously unpublished book of poetry in English is June 30. Details HERE.

EVENTS/FESTIVALS

Tuesday, September 15, 7:00 PM
U.S. POET LAUREATE INAUGURAL READING, Washington, D.C. 21st Poet Laureate Consultant Juan Felipe Herrera will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with his inaugural reading. This event is free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by the Library of Congress Hispanic Division.Location: Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building (ground floor) Contact: (202) 707-5394

Monday, June 13, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
FROM THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TO CAVE CANEM, Washington, D.C. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Black Arts Movement and the 20th anniversary of Cave Canem, a day-long symposium featuring two panels and a Master Class in children’s literature. This event is co-sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library’s O.B. Hardison Poetry Series, PEN/Faulkner Foundation,
Contact: (202) 707-5394

GRASSINGTON FESTIVAL, 15 Days of Music and Arts in the Yorkshire Dales (looks like there are about three or four poetry events) from 17th June – 2nd July. Details HERE.

100,000 POETS FOR CHANGE events will take place around the world on Saturday, September 24, 2016. To find an event in your area or to sign-up to organize an event in your area visit 100tpc. On this global day of unity and consciousness raising, literary and other artists and friends around the world will come together in cities, hometowns and even private homes to encourage peace, sustainability and social justice.

The BeZine will host a virtual 100TPC event that day offering you the opportunity to participate electronically no matter where in the world you live and even if you are homebound. Our Contributing Editor, American-Isreali poet Michael Dickel (Fragments of Michael Dickel), is master of ceremonies.

TIDBITS

INDIE AUTHOR NEWS – a go-to place for those of you who self-publish.

THE LAST GOOD COUNTRY  “tells the ambiguous origins of Ernest Hemingway and his transformation into one of the greatest writers/icons the world has ever known. After returning from WWI in Milan, shaken by injury, and shut out by the woman he loved, Hemingway travels to the Upper Peninsula to discover what kind of man he is meant to be. These events would eventually become the inspiration for his Nick Adams tales.”

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EVENTS

ERIK LARSON, known for his nonfiction narrative works such as The Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts, will speak at the University of Wyoming on April 20 at 1:30 p.m. His talk is free and open to the public. College of Education auditorium, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, Phone: 307-766-3279

SAN FRANCISCO WRITE OF WAY FESTIVAL “brings together over thirty independent Bay Area literary organizations and reading series, as well as creative writing courses and communities at SFAI. The eight-hour, day-long event includes readings, performances, panel presentations, a bazaar, and creative writing workshops. Write of Way is committed to featuring emerging voices, writing on the margins, and celebrating the Bay Area’s richly diverse literary community. The event is spearheaded by SFAI English Department faculty and staff, paying homage to SFAI’s rich legacy of collaboration between artists and writers. This event is free and open to the public.” DATE Saturday, April 23 from 2 p.m. – 10 p.m.

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TUPELO PRESS WRITING CONFERENCE, Truchas, New Mexico.  Promoted as “a no-nonsense, intensive workshop conceived and presented by three of the most experienced poets and editors in the nation: Jeffrey Levine , poet, Editor-in-Chief and founding Publisher of Tupelo Press, Mark Doty, prize-winning poet, and Veronica Golos , award-winning curator, teacher, and poet.” DETAILS HERE

SAVANNAH BOOK FESTIVAL February 16-19, 2017, keep watching their site for details.  Here’s a video of the 2015 event, which gives you some idea of the goings on.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

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QUALL BELL MAGAZINE “is a place for real and unreal stories. We accept submissions in art, writing, and multimedia, including creative, journalistic, and (semi-)scholarly work.” The magazine also publishes poetry and submissions are open at this writing. DETAILS HERE

YUAN YANG Journal of Hong Kong and International Writing “is a literary journal hosted by the School of English at The University of Hong Kong. Each year it offers a collection of stories, poems, creative nonfiction, or plays by writers in Hong Kong and throughout the world. The journal has a special focus on the work of young and emerging writings in Hong Kong.” DETAILS HERE

GALAXY: International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, DEADLINE for the May issue is April 30 DETAILS HERE

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THE BeZINE (HERE) theme for the May issue is Books that Changed Our Lives. Submit one paragraph on a book that changed your life and why to bardogroup@gmail.com DEADLINE May 10, 2015.

THE BALTIMORE REVIEW, which showcases Baltimore as a literary hub of diverse writers and promotes the work of both emerging and established writers is currently accepting submissions of poetry through May 31.  The next reading period will be August 1 through November 30.  DETAILS HERE

YES! POETRY publishes quartertly and features three poets in each issue. Submissions are open at this writing. DETAILS HERE

TRANSLATION

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poesimaskinefritSCRIPT “is on the lookout for someone interested in translating the work of poet/artist Robert Corydon from Danish to English. If you or someone you know is interested, please post a message below or email script@studiohyperset.com. SCRIPT Facebook Page appears to serve as it’s website.

PUBLICATION

THE CREATIVE NEXUS™ weekend edition is out for your reading pleasure HERE. A community paper for progressive Artists, Artisans, Musicians and Writers to interact, share and promote each other’s laudable work, for the betterment of all. Roger Allen Baut (Chasing Tao) is publisher

THE BeZINE April issue was published on the 15th and celebrates interNational Poetry Month.  Good reading HERE. Featured poets include (in no special order): Michael Castro, Michael Rothenburg, Michael Dickel, Myra Schneider, Silva Merjanian, Imen Benyoub, Terri Muuss, Liliana Negoi, Sharon Frye, Carolyn O’Connell, Aprilia Zank, gary lundy, Sandra Tyler, Rueben Woolley, Donna Kuhn, Ilya Sumanto and Jamie Dedes.

COMPETITION

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SECOND LIGHT OPEN POETRY COMPETITION for Long and Short Poems for Women! “Second Light is a very generous and encouraging organisation. Here’s a chance for longer poems, with magazine publication and a London reading as well as the prizes! Entry by post or email – and I [Alison Blackenbury] will read all entries.” Closing date 31 August. DETAILS HERE

THE POET BY DAY SUNDAY POESY

Submit your event, book launch and other announcements at least fourteen days in advance to thepoetbyday@gmail.com. Publication is subject to editorial discretion.