Creative Writers Opportunities

ITALIAN AMERICANA journal is now open for poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction submissions for the Winter 2021 issue. Deadline: November 1. The journal has published poets Anne Marie Macari, Peter Covino, Paul Mariani, Maria Mazziotti Gillan and many others, both renowned and upcoming. Subject matter is open; what counts is the quality of the work. Writers must be of Italian/Italian American heritage on at least one side in keeping with the journal's mission. We're still receiving poems without names and contact information on every page, and submissions without cover letters and bios. It's very important to follow the guidelines carefully: http://blogs.luc.edu/italianamericana/authors-guidelines-italian-americana/ Looking forward to seeing your work.

Two Chicagoland poetry contests now open to all!! Poets & Patrons, a historic Chicago poetry organization, is again sponsoring its traditional contest with 14 themed categories, plus a free sonnet contest with 2 categories (traditional and modern). Cash prizes. Top prize: $300 for the theme of "Single Parents." Other categories are free verse, formal verse, humorous, social conscience, miniature poem, nature, healthcare workers, telephones, historical events, aches, pets, and ekphrastic poetry. Both the sonnet contest and the regular contest are open to anyone living anywhere, except for the category of "Chicago Area Nature Trails," which is open only to members of Poets & Patrons, or those living within 100 miles of Chicago. Deadline: Sept. 1, 2020. We are encouraging e-mail submissions this year. Go to  www.poetsandpatrons.net  for details and guidelines.

Subject: Call for work: beestung   [EXTERNAL EMAIL ALERT]: Verify sender before opening links or attachments. beestung is open for new work by two-spirit writers and writers under the non-binary umbrella! Honorarium will be $20 and there's no fee. Details:  http:// beestungmag.com/about

Subject: Re: CavanKerry Press  CavanKerry Press is requesting submissions of poetry, memoir, and non fiction essays in the month of August. If your work explores the emotional and psychological landscapes of everyday life, we want to see it. CavanKerry Press is also interested in receiving more work from queer, trans, and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) voices. With our LaurelBooks imprint, CavanKerry is additionally engaged with work from people living with physical and/or mental illness and disability. Find out more on Submittable: https://cavankerrypress.submittable.com/submit -- Dimitri Reyes, M.F.A Marketing & Communications Director   5 Horizon Road #2403 Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024 862-320-5978 cavankerrypress.org facebook.com/cavankerrypress instagram.com/cavankerrypress/ twitter.com/CavanKerryPress

Subject: Sappho's Prize in Poetry   Sappho's Prize in Poetry is awarded annually for one full-length poetry collection by a lesbian. The winning manuscript will be  published by Headmistress Press. The Submittable portal will be open only during the month of October, and the entry fee is $15. More info here: https://headmistresspress.blogspot.com/2017/07/sapphos-prize-in-poetry.html   Thanks <3 Mary -- Mary Meriam -- headmistresspress@gmail.com Risa Denenberg  -- headmistressRisa@gmail.com Rita Mae Reese -- ritamae.reese@gmail.com Headmistress Press 60 Shipview Lane Sequim, WA 98382 Twitter Facebook

Subject: Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts  2020 JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE BARRY LOPEZ CREATIVE NONFICTION PRIZE RICK DEMARINIS SHORT STORY PRIZE $1200 1 st PRIZE, $250 2 nd PRIZE, Honorable Mention FINAL JUDGES Kimberley Blaeser, Poetry Amina Gautier, Short Story Fenton Johnson, Nonfiction GUIDELINES: Go to www.cutthroatmag.com and submit poems and stories through our online submission manager.  Submit up to 3 poems (100 line limit/one poem per page) or one short story or creative nonfiction piece (5000 word limit/double s spaced) in 12 point font. NO AUTHOR NAME ALLOWED ON ANY MS.  There is a $23 nonrefundable entry fee per submission. READING PERIOD: August 1, 2020- November 15, 2020. UNPUBLISHED WORK ONLY! No work that has already won a prize is eligible. No former CUTTHROAT prize-winning author may enter the contest he/or she has previously won. Enter as often as you wish in any genre. Mult...

Journal of Creative Writing Studies Reviewer Pool: Call for Applications Journal of Creative Writing Studies is open for applications to its reviewer pool in all sections.   Our deadline for applications is August 31st, 2020.  Please send all application materials to James Ryan at williamj35@gmail.com. We seek diverse candidates with an interest in helping us grow, broaden, and deepen the scholarly study of creative writing, especially in terms of how creative writing intersects with other research areas. Reviewers will provide feedback on anonymized submissions to the journal in their section and will take part in developing the reach of their assigned section. Applicants should send a current CV along with a cover letter describing their interest, their commitment to diversity, their membership status in professional organizations (including their status in the Creative Writing Studies Organization), and the section or sections for which the...

Subject: Call for Submissions: Anomaly  Anomaly ( http://anmly.org ) is an international journal of arts & literature seeking translations, creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, & comics. Fee waivers are available. No theme required. Fees waived for Black writers. We'd love to read more work from writers outside of the US, more underrepresented writers, and more feminist work. Deadline: September 1, 2020.  http://anmly.submittable.com

Terrapin Books will be open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts for the month of August. Deadline is August 31. Poems from our books have  been featured on  The Slowdown, Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, Missouri Review,  American Life in Poetry ,  and  The Writer's Almanac . Please read our guidelines and FAQs: http://www.terrapinbooks.com/guidelines.html http://www.terrapinbooks.com/faqs.html Visit  Terrapin Books , a small press for poetry

Subject: K'in Seeking Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction   K'in, a literary journal celebrating the range and diversity of voices under our one sun, now seeking poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for our November issue.  We also accept submissions for our Young Writers Section, seeking work from writers ages 12-17.  Read K'in here:  https://kinliteraryjournal.com/ Complete submission details here:  https://kinliteraryjournal.com/submit-1 Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us. Show us a new way to tell one of the millions of stories under that glorious sun.