Creative Writers Opportunities

From: Sundress Publications  Subject: Call for Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts   [EXTERNAL EMAIL ALERT]: Verify sender before opening links or attachments. Sundress Publications Now Open for Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts. All authors are welcome to submit qualifying manuscripts during our reading period of June 1st to August 31st, 2020.  We're looking for manuscripts of forty-eight to eighty (48-80) single-spaced pages; front matter is excluded from page count. Individual pieces or selections may have been previously published in anthologies, chapbooks, print journals, online journals, etc., but cannot have appeared in any full-length collection, including self-published collections. Single-author and collaborative author manuscripts will be considered. Manuscripts translated from another language will not be accepted. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but...

From: Festival of Faiths <programs@interfaithrelations.ccsend.com>  Subject: Poetry of the Sacred  The 2020 Poetry of the Sacred Contest opens Monday, July 13. Submissions will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday August 17. Click Here to Submit Starting July 13! The Center for Interfaith Relations is proud to sponsor the  Thomas Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred , inspired by the legacy of Thomas Merton—monk, poet, hermit, activist, artist and interfaith pioneer—whose life continues to inspire.   For over 10 years, the  Poetry of the Sacred  contest has received thousands of submissions touching eve...

From: C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference <cdwrightconference@gmail.com> Subject: 2020 Nan Snow Emerging Writer Award is Open for Submissions through 8/15   [EXTERNAL EMAIL ALERT]: Verify sender before opening links or attachments. View this email in your browser Nan Snow Emerging Writer Award Now Open for Submissions through 8/15   As part of its mission to promote the work and careers of women writers, the C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference is excited to sponsor the Nan Snow Emerging Writer Award, which celebrates emerging female-identifying writers whose writing shows considerable promise. First, second, and third place winners will receive a monetary prize ($500, $250, and $100 respectively) and will be invited to share a video or audio-only recording of their work, which will be posted on this webs...