 | ||||||||||||
|
about the project | |
features | |
women in publishing | |
profiles | |
the reading room | |
home | |
| ||||||||||||
Home  Editor's blog |
 print this page |
..........
July 24, 2010
Call for submissions!
Damselfly press, an online literary journal for women is pleased to announce the publication of our twelfth issue and call for submissions for the thirteenth issue. We are seeking electronic submissions of original fiction, poetry, and nonfiction by female writers only slated for online publication in October 2010.
As always, we welcome a myriad of women's voices from new and experienced writers.
The deadline to submit for the thirteenth issue is September 15th.
These are the e-mails per genre editor:
Fiction: jennifer(at)damselflypress.net (replace (at) with @)
Poetry: lesley(at)damselflypress.net (replace (at) with @)
Nonfiction: nonfiction(at)damselflypress.net (replace (at) with @)
Visit the damselfly press website: http://damselflypress.net to read the latest issue and learn more about the journal.
0 Comments
..........
July 13, 2010
ROAD JUNKY TRAVEL WRITING CONTEST
We're looking for offbeat, witty and original entries from travelers
who write from the heart of the gonzo experience. Know a country well?
Read our guidelines carefully and send us your intro. Submissions
close on August 31, 2010 when we will select 21 candidates to
complete the 6,000-word guides. Twenty will receive $100 and get
published and the winning entry as voted by our readers will win
$1,000. Deadline August 31, 2010. Winner and finalists give us
exclusive online rights to the work though you can do anything
you want with the piece in print. Countries available are:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia,
Cuba, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France,
Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy,
Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Mali, Madagascar, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Papau New Guinea,
Poland, Portugal, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa,
Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen and maybe we'd
consider other ones if they were particularly biting. NO ENTRY FEE. Visit http://www.roadjunky.com/article/2413/win-1000-in-our-travel-writing-contest-write-a-road-junky-country-guide for more information.
0 Comments
..........
June 8, 2010
V. S. PRITCHETT MEMORIAL SHORT STORY PRIZE
There is a prize of Ł1,000, and the winning entry will be
published in Prospect magazine and the RSL Review. In addition
there will be an opportunity to appear at an RSL event with
established short story writers in autumn 2010. Entrants must
be citizens of the UK or the Republic of Ireland, or have
been resident for the past three years. Stories entered for
the competition must not have been published previously, or
broadcast in any other medium. Any story submitted should be
between 2,000 and 5,000 words in length. Entries should be
in English. There is no restriction on submitting the same
entry to other prizes. Deadline June 30, 2010. ENTRY FEE Ł5. Visit
http://www.rslit.org/docs/content/vsp_2010_entry_form-2.pdf for more information.
0 Comments
..........
May 18, 2010
MONEY FOR WOMEN GRANTS
Offers grants of up to $1,500 to poets, fiction and nonfiction
writers, visual artists, and for a mixed-genre category
(illustration and text) to feminist women in the arts. Two
deadlines each year: December 31 (art and fiction) and June 30
(nonfiction and poetry). Fund does not maintain an email, phone,
or website. To request application materials, write to the postal
address and be sure to include a SASE.
Susan Pliner, Executive Director
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc.
P.O. Box 309
Wilton, NH 03086
0 Comments
..........
May 4, 2010
PERFECTLY FORMED SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Perfectly Formed is our first short story competition, in
association with Pan Macmillan and the Arvon Foundation.
We're looking for the best short story of 2,000 words or less.
All our readers are eligible, as long as you're over 16 and haven't
had fiction professionally published before. Your short story can
be about any subject and in any fiction genre, be it drama, comedy,
crime, historical or modern - just make it punchy, original and
imaginative. Limit 2,000 words. Deadline July 1, 2010.
The winner will see their work published in the October issue of
Books Quarterly to our readership of more than a quarter of a
million, and online at www.macmillannewwriting.com,
www.arvonfoundation.org, Wbqonline.com and Waterstones.com. But
that's just the start. The winner will be invited to attend an
exclusive publisher's lunch with Will Atkins, Editorial Director
at Pan Macmillan, and author James McCreet to gain feedback and
ideas on where to take their writing career in the future. And
just to top things off, they will receive Ł200-worth of quality
reading from Pan Macmillan of their choice. To develop skills, the
winner will also receive a place on a week-long Arvon Foundation
creative writing course of their choice.
The prize includes all tuition, food and accommodation. During the
week, the winner will have plenty of opportunity to spend time
working on their own writing, as well as taking part in workshops,
readings, and a one-to-one session with a course tutor. The three
best runners-up will receive concise written feedback on their
entries, which will be published online, as well as winning Ł50-
worth of Pan Macmillan books.
No entry fee.
Visit
http://www.wbqonline.com/feature.do?featureid=505 for more information.
0 Comments
..........
April 9, 2010
IDAHO PRIZE FOR POETRY
The Idaho Prize is an annual, national competition offering
$1,000 plus publication by Lost Horse Press for a book-length
poetry manuscript. Manuscripts are accepted for review before
May 15 of each year, and on 15 August, a winner is announced.
In addition to announcements in national publications, the
winning book and author will be featured on the Lost Horse
Press website, along with a list of the finalists. $25 ENTRY FEE
Visit http://www.losthorsepress.org/idahoprize.html for more information
0 Comments
..........
March 21, 2010
2010 HOPSCOTCH HOUSE SUMMER RESIDENCY PROGRAM
The Hopscotch House Summer Residency Program provides feminist
social change artists with opportunities to advance their artistic
development in a supportive creative community. The program
welcomes artists at all stages of development and does not
require a work sample. Artists may apply for a one-week residency
during either of the following weeks:
June 21 - June 27, 2010
June 28 - July 4, 2010
Artists may apply for a two-week residency during the following weeks:
June 21 - July 4, 2010
Applicants must be able to commit to completing a residency of at
least one week. Five private bedrooms and three studio spaces are
available, along with modest stipends of up to $400. The natural
setting, physical space and shared commitment to feminist art and
social change at Hopscotch House can inspire, nurture, rejuvenate,
and enhance the creative time of artists selected to participate. Application deadline: April 2, 2010. Notification: May 6, 2010.
For more information, visit
http://www.kfw.org/hophouse.html
0 Comments
..........
March 4, 2010
PLAYWRIGHTS' RETREAT - NEW ZEALAND
Applications are now open. Deadline May 14, 2010. Ten lucky
punters will be chosen to visit the beautiful Strathean in Otaki
for 8 days between 19th - 26th July 2010. They expect to offer
this opportunity free, and will explore the possibility of helping
more far flung writers with travel costs. All food will be
provided, you will all have your own room. You won't need to cook,
clean, email, or organize. We aim to provide a quiet, distraction-
free atmosphere so you can concentrate on your work. Any queries,
please contact Jean:- scripts@playmarket.org.nz . Location
Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand. Visit http://www.playmarket.org.nz/opportunities/playwrights%27_retreat for more information.
0 Comments
..........
February 16, 2010
The Speculative Ramayana Anthology: Call For Submissions
Requirements: Stories should be between 2,000 and 7,000 words and in English. No reprints or material posted online. No multiple or simultaneous submissions. Stories should be submitted in standard manuscript format as an attached RTF file.
Where to submit: Stories should be emailed to zubaan.antho@gmail.com. Hardcopy submissions will be ignored. Include the story-title and author name(s) in the email’s subject line. For example: Submission: “Name of Story.” by A. N. Author
--
Reading period: February 14, 2010 - June 01, 2010.
Publication date: February, 2011
Payment: Rs. 1000 (~$25) plus a contributor copy.
What we are looking for:
Stories that use the Ramayana in an essential and innovative way. As the anthology title suggests, the stories need to have an speculative element. We take speculative fiction to include sub-genres like magic realism, science-fiction, fantasy, new weird, slipstream, interstitial, etc.
We’ve mentioned that the Ramayana should be used in an “essential and innovative way”. By “essential,” we mean that the stories should be about the Ramayana, and not say, about the Iraq war. That being said, the Iraq war is a perfectly acceptable setting for a story about the Ramayana. Perhaps one useful test of “essential” is this: if the Ramayana had never been written, would your story lose its point? “Innovative” means that your story manages to surprise us. Be bold. Courageous. We've read a lot of tame retellings. There are a great many versions of the Ramayana-- over three hundred according to one authoritative count-- and people have been telling and retelling this story for millennia, so surprise is a scarce resource. On the other hand, this is a constraint uniquely suited to the speculative imagination.
We are especially interested in stories with strong female characters and feminist perspectives. The Ramayana has generally emphasized male voices, it would be interesting to hear from other perspectives.
Finally, it is worth emphasizing that we care deeply about how a story is told. We’re looking for literary stories. Given a choice between an idea-rich but poorly-told story and a well-told but not-so-brilliant story, we’ll pick the well-told one. Of course, we are looking for stories with both virtues: brilliant words and brilliant ideas.
The Ramayana deserves nothing less.
Rights: Worldwide rights. Worldwide anthology rights. Worldwide electronic rights.
About the Editors:
Anil Menon
Anil Menon’s short fiction has appeared in magazines such as Albedo One, Apex Digest, Chiaroscuro, Interzone, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, New Genre, Strange Horizons and anthologies such as TEL: Stories and Apex World SF. His debut novel, “The Beast With Nine Billion Feet” (Zubaan) was released in November 2009. Email: iam@anilmenon.com.
Vandana Singh
Vandana Singh grew up in New Delhi, listening to tales of the Ramayana from her mother and grandmother. She now lives near Boston, where she teaches college physics and writes speculative fiction. Her short fiction has been published in numerous anthologies and magazines, and shortlisted for the Carl Brandon and BSFA awards. Some of her stories are collected in The Woman Who Thought She Was a Planet and Other Stories, and she is the author of the Younguncle books for children (all published by Zubaan/Penguin India).
About Zubaan Books:
Zubaan Books, based in Delhi, India, is a highly respected independent publishing house with a strong tradition in feminist literature. It grew out of India's first Feminist publishing house, Kali For Women. Founded by Urvashi Butalia, Zubaan was set up to specifically continue Kali’s work. Over the years, Zubaan has helped developed a tradition of Indian speculative fiction by publishing the works of authors such as Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Payal Dhar, Anil Menon, Manjula Padmanabhan, and Vandana Singh.
0 Comments
..........
February 10, 2010
OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
The Caravan, an India-based journal of politics and culture that was relaunched this January, publishes quality fiction and poetry every month. To submit, please send word documents to Rajni George, Fiction and Poetry Editor at caravanfictionandpoetry@gmail.com. Also, please mark your submission with either 'poetry' or 'fiction' in your email's subject line. They accept submissions of every shape and size but encourage one submission at a time. They aim to respond to submissions in 2 to 12 weeks.
To get an idea of the eclectic nature of what Caravan publishes, visit their website, www.caravanmagazine.in.
0 Comments
[Top]
2010
July
Call for submissions!
ROAD JUNKY TRAVEL WRITING CONTEST
June
May
April
March
February
January
2009
2008
2007
Advanced Search
 |
 |
 |
 |
