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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

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THE BeZINE submissions for the May 2017 issues (theme: Honesty and Transparency, the Post-truth Era) should be in by May 10th latest.  Publication date is May 15th. Poetry, essays,fiction and creative nonfiction, art and photography, music (videos), and whatever lends itself to online presentation is welcome for consideration. Please check out a few issues first and the Intro./Mission Statement and Submission Guidelines. Email submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com

GUERNICA, a magazine of global arts and politics welcomes submissions from writers and visual artists, emerging and established, including submissions of short-and-long form fiction, poetry, photography and video.  Details HERE.

HANGING LOOSE PRESS has published some 220 books and 107 issues of its magazine (“10,000 pages of poetry, prose, and art”) since the press was founded in 1966. Details including special submission guidelines for high school students HERE.

TEARS IN THE FENCE, an independent international literary magazine is a triannual British literary journal edited by David Caddy. It is often characterized as “a forward-looking magazine that is not afraid to take risks…. [and that] represents the cutting edge of modern poetry.” Submissions for Tears in the Fence Issue 66 are now being accepted for publication in summer 2017. The editors invite submissions of poetry, prose poems, flash fiction, creative non-fiction, essays, translations, interviews and reviews and seek the unusual, perceptive, risk-taking as well as the imagistic, lived and visionary. Details HERE.

THE NEW VERSE NEWS presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues. “Submission Guidelines: Send unpublished poems in the body of an email (NO ATTACHMENTS) to nvneditor[at]gmail.com. No simultaneous submissions. Use “Verse News Submission” as the subject line. Send a brief bio. No payment. Authors retain all rights after 1st-time appearance here. Scroll down the right sidebar for the fine print.” As always before submission, I suggest you review The New Verse News before submitting.

NIMROD, International Journal of Prose and Poetry is a publication of the University of Tulsa and welcomes submissions of “high-quality” poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction. Submission guidelines HERE.

PROLE PAMPHLET COMPETITION is look for collections of no more than 35 pages of poetry. The entry fee is £12 payable by PayPal or cheque. The winner will receive £50 and 15 copies of the pamphlet. Details HERE.

CONTESTS

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TEARS IN THE FENCE, an independent international literary magazine announced the opening of its second flash fiction competition. Submissions welcome through 27th May 2017. First Prize of £200, Second Prize of £150 and Third Prize of £100. “The winners and other highly commended entries will be published in issue 66.”  Submission fees are: £5 for a single submission, £7.50 for two and £10 for three. Details HERE.

THE NIMROD 39TH LITERARY AWARDS (1) The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and (2) The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry are still open but you have to hop to it. The deadline is April 30.  The prizes are $2,000 and publication for fiction and $1,000 and publication for poetry. The entry fee is $20. Details HERE.

ASPEN WORDS LITERARY PRIZE for Fiction with IMPACT is open for submissions through December 31, 2017. a $35,000 annual award for an influential work of fiction that illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative power of literature on thought and culture.  The submission guidelines are quite detailed.

KUDOS

  • P.C. VANDALL for the publication of Romeo, Romeo, WTF? in the spring issue of The Mayaard
  • SHARON GARIEPY FRYE for being selected as the new writer in residence at the Writers Colony in Eureka Spings. Sharon’s most recent collection, Blue Lamentation, was just published and is available for purchase HERE. Sharon was featured on this site as American She-Poet #12. You can read her interview and sample her poems HERE.
  • REUBEN WOOLLEY for being invited to and attending the Marrakech 4th International Poetry Festival. You can sample Reuben’s collections and sample his poetry HERE.

EVENT

ASPEN SUMMER WORDS LITERARY FESTIVAL & WRITING RETREAT is “a program of the Harman-Eisner Program in the Arts, presents the Aspen Summer Words Writing Retreat and Literary Festival, a five-day celebration of words and ideas, now in its 34th year. This year’s festival flies under the banner “Crossroads: A Literary Intersection of the American South” … Details HERE.

NEWS AND INFORMATION

  • The ASSOCIATION OF LITERARY SCHOLARS, CRITICS AND WRITERS (ALSCW) announced today that the co-winners of the 2016 Meringoff Prize for Poetry: Gregory Fraser for Nothing But a Few Bare Trees and Matthew Buckley Smith for Object Permanence. The winning poems will be published in an upcoming issue of either Literary Matters or Literary Imagination. The winners will each also receive $1,000 and a commemorative plaque.
  • Robert M. Pirsig, Author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintance died yesterday at 88 years. You can read his New York Times obit HERE.
  • USING HAIKU, more than 200 poets pay tribute to Obama, DeNeen L. Brown, The Washington Post

BONUS

The recommended read: On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder. Left, right or center – American or not – it’s a must read.

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SEQUESTRUM is accepting submissions for poetry for its Annual Editor’s Reprint Awards.  Entry fee is $15. Deadline is April 30, 2017. Details HERE.

SEQUESTRUM is accepting submissions of Fiction and Nonfiction for its Editor’s Reprint Award.  Entry fee is $25.  Deadline is April 30, 2017.  Details HERE.

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THE BeZINE, Be inspired … Be creative … Be peace … Be Michael Dickel and I are reviewing submissions for the April’s special poetry edition. Traditionally at the Zine we celebrate April as interNational Poetry Month. Deadline is April 10 and pub date is April 15, so you still have time to submit poetry on any subject and in any form. International submissions are encurage but poems must be in English. You may also include your poem in your first or other language to go with the English translation. Also of interest: features on poets and poetry, the art and craft of poetry, why and how poetry matters, history and development and so forth. Welcome also are reviews of books and collections as well as literary criticism. Submissions to bardogroup@gmail.com.  Please check out the Zine first so that you understand our mission. Intro and Mission Statement HERE.  Submission guidelines are HERE. Thank you!  

GRANTA in publication since 1889, is a prestigious lit mag that says of itself: “From Nobel laureates to debut novelists, international translations to investigative journalism, each themed issue of Granta turns the attention of the world’s best writers on to one aspect of the way we live now. Granta does not have a political or literary manifesto, but it does have a belief in the power and urgency of the story and its supreme ability to describe, illuminate and make real.”  Granta accepts submissions in different categories during the following periods: Poetry 3 October – 3 November; Fiction 16 January – 16 February; Non-fiction 24 April – 24 May. Details HERE.

THE SOUTHERN REVIEW, another venerable old lit mag,  accepts unsolicited work during the following periods: fiction and nonfiction from September 1 through December 1;  poetry from September 1 through March 1.  Details HERE.

AMERICAN SHORT FICTION publishes the work of emerging and established writers three times a year and often these works are included in anthologies. In publication from 1991 – 1998 and then resumed in 2006, it has an excellent reputation for delivering quality literature. Details HERE.

ZYZZYVA, A San Francisco Journal of Arts and Letters founded in 2011 offers readers a curated view of contempoary fiction, nonfiction and poetry “with a distinctly San Francisco perpsective.” Submission guidelines HERE.

THE BLACK WARRIOR REVIEW  (BRW) “is named for the river that borders the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. Established in 1974 by graduate students in the MFA Program in Creative Writing, BWR is the oldest continuously published literary journal produced by graduate students in the United States.” This biannual publication includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic writing, comics, and art and is published twice yearly. Black Warrior Review reads submissions from December 1 – March 1 and June 1 – September 1. Submission guidelines are HERE. This publications sponsors a contest each year but hasn’t posted for 2017.  Watch the site. It should come up in April.

NARRATIVE seeks “to advance literary art in the digital age” and “to connect writers and readers around the globe.” It is free to readers but writers are paid. It accepts submissions of fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Details HERE.

CONTESTS

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THE $4,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE of Narrative magazine (featured above) is an annual event with the deadline of June 15 every year. The price is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative. Details HERE.

WRITER’S DIGEST‘s annual Writing Competition is in its 86th year and the Digest announced that almost 500 winners will be chosen. Prizes inlcude a cash awards ($5,000 for the grand prize) among other things.  Deadline May 5, 2017. There is a submission fee. Details HERE. Writer’s Digest also sponsors poetry, fiction and self-published book competitions but these are closed for the year.  Put it on your watch list for 2018.

The Seventh 2017 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry offers a $1,000 award, publication in Evansville Review and an invitation, with honorarium, to read in June 2017 as part of The Hyla Brook Reading Series at the Robert Frost Farm. “The reading opens the Frost Farm Poetry Conference, which is devoted to metrical poetry. The winner also receives a scholarship to attend the conference.” International submissions (in English) are welcome. Heads-up: Deadline is March 30, 2017. You can submit electronically, so you have time to make the deadline if you have something prepared.  Details HERE.

EVENTS

  • 03/28/2017, 6 p.m. Chrystal Williams & Amelia Blanquera, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction Reading and Discussion at  NYU Bookstore, 726 Broadway, New York City, NY 10003 Details HERE.
  • On March 31: Starting From San Francisco. A Life of Writing by Armienian-American author, David Kherdian.  You can pre-order this memoir for $7.99. Thanks to Silva Merjanian (Rumor) for the heads-up announcement.
  • April is National Poetry Month in the U.S. and interNational Poetry Month at The BeZine. Check out our special poetry issue online on April 15.
  • Singing American Sunrise by Joy Haro is feature by Poetry Foundation. Each line ends with a word from Gwendolyn Brook’s We Real Cool.  It’s pretty fabulous. Link HERE to listen and get the back story.

Saturday, April 8 at 7:15 PM – 9:30 PM EDT at Cyrus: Chai & Coffee Company, 1 Railroad Plz, Bay Shore, New York 11706.

***SHAKESPEARE IN DOWNTOWN BAY SHORE!*** Join hosts Matt Pasca and Terri Muuss every second Saturday at Cyrus’ for the kind of poetry, coffee, treats and open mic experience you’ve been looking for!!! Our features will move and inspire you with their honesty and scintillating presence. Open mic follows features, so bring your ukulele, cello, double bass, guitar, sonnets, spoken word, villanelles and more!

KNIGHTHORSE THEATRE COMPANY:
Amy & Ty Lemerande have been touring the country and beyond, bringing their electric performances to audiences of all kinds, since 2003!! Their mission is simple: make Shakespeare cool again. Amy & Ty move Shakespeare off the page and onto the stage, where he belongs. But not just any stage — a Knighthorse stage is unlike anything you have ever seen. It has no dimensions, no boundaries, no limits. It is not constrained by the “fourth wall” because for Amy & Ty it doesn’t even exist. Actor and audience occupy the same space. They believe in theatre that is a communal experience filled with cheers, jeers, fears and tears.

**Be prepared to enjoy theatre and Shakespeare in a way you never thought you could! We guarantee it!** Don’t miss this opportunity!!!

For more information:  www.knighthorse.org

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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

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GOLD MAN LITERARY REVIEW is published once a year on November first and seeks submissions of original and unpublished fiction, nonfiction and poetry from writers and
and artists living in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Deadline is May 1. Details HERE.

AGNI ONLINE, a publication of Boston College and an extension of its print publication, reads unsolicited poetry, fiction and nonfiction manuscripts from September 1 through May 31. All submissions are considered for the print publication as well. Details HERE.

CARVE MAGAZINE reads submission of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, author interviews, and hand-drawn illustrations. year round for its quarterly publication. Details HERE.

SATURDAY EVENING POST accepts submission of Non-Fiction, Fiction, “Lighter Side,” Cartoons, and Post-It Jokes. It is published six times a year. Details HERE.

BELLEVUE LITERARY REVIEW, A journal of humanity and human experience accepts submissions of original unpublished fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry related to the themes of health, healing, illness, the mind,  Details HERE.

ROOM. Literature, art, and feminism since 1973 publishes fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, interviews and reviews.  Details on various calls for submission are HERE.

CONTESTS/COMPETITIONS

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THE EXILE WRITERS’ “Carter V. Cooper $15,000 Short Fiction Competition (Canadian writers only) is open – Deadline for submissions (extended) is Monday May 22, 2017. $10,000 awarded for Best Story by an Emerging Writer, $5,000 for Best Story by a Writer at any career point. Literary and Speculative fiction / all styles considered. (Speculative Fiction includes all forms of literature of the Fantastic, such as. Fantasy, Magic Realism, Science Fiction, Science Fantasy, Horror, Alternative History, etc.).”

THE 2018 SATURDAY EVENING POST GREAT AMERICAN FICTION CONTEST is the sixth to be sponsored by this organization.  The deadline is July 1, 2017. There is a $10 entry fee. Details HERE.

THE BELLEVUE LITERARY REVIEW, a journal of humanity and the human experience 2018 Bellevue Literary Review Prizes are now open. Deadline: July 1, 2017. The categories are nonfiction, fiction and poetry.  There is an entry fee. Details HERE. Themes should relate health, healing, illness, the mind.

ROOM, Literature, Art, and Feminism since 1975 next contest for fiction and poetry opens on April 15. Details HERE.

THE POETRY SOCIETY OF ENGLAND, funded by the National Arts Council, sponsors a number of competitions each year. Details HERE.

EVENTS

BLACKWATER INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVAL, 2017 Friday, August 4th – Monday, August 7th, County Cork Ireland. Workshops. Readings. (Members of the Blackwater Group are eligible to submit their work for the contest held in conjunction with the festival.) Facebook Page HERE. 

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In honor of Derek Walcott who died a few days ago, the recommended read for this week is The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013.  Walcott first poem was published when he was fourteen and this book was published in his 84th year. Never more than now has the world needed the grace, wisdom and universality of his poetry. This is a must add to your poetry book collection.  It doesn’t include the epic Omeros, also recommended, but it does include some of his earlier work that I have not seen included elsewhere.

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