Creative Writers Opportunities

Hello, I am the Executive Director for the Writers' League of Texas, and, once again, we're holding a  manuscript   contest , with the winners in 10 categories receiving a registration to the 2021 Agents & Editors Conference  ($500 value) and a one-on-one consultation with the agent who selected their  manuscript  as the winner. The conference will be in-person (hoorah!) September 17-19 in Austin, TX, and brings around 20 agents and editors to downtown Austin for three days of panels, presentations, and one-on-one consultations. Attendees and agents alike say the conference is one of their favorite events of the year.  The deadline to submit is this Friday, April 30. Our past experience with this  contest  has shown that MFA students tend to be very competitive and that the conference itself is an invaluable experience for emerging writers.   One previous atte...

The Oversound Chapbook Prize closes this Friday, 4/30!  Judge: Timothy Donnelly $1000 and 25 copies to winner. $18 to enter. Domestic subscription to  Oversound  included. March 1-April 30, 2021 Manuscript length: 15-30 pages. For a manuscript outside this range, please contact us prior to sending. Submit Here Judge's Bio: Timothy Donnelly's most recent book of poems is  The Problem of the Many , winner of the inaugural Big Other Poetry Prize. He is also the author of  Twenty-seven Props for a Production of Eine Lebenszeit  and  The Cloud Corporation , winner of the 2012 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. His poems have been widely translated and anthologized, and have appeared in such periodicals as  American Poetry Review ,  Lana Turner,...

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Yá'át'ééh!   As Colorado College's Literary Publishing Practicum is finalizing our next issue of Hairstreak Butterfly Review , we want to ensure we've created a space for marginalized writers and voices. In particular, we want to support emerging writers as they navigate a biased and challenging industry.   https://hairstreakbutterflyreview.submittable.com/submit/193253/prose-bipoc-writers   Hairstreak Butterfly Review is looking for fiction and non-fiction works by BIPOC writers for our Spring/Summer 2021 Issue. We are offering a $100 stipend for publication. Send one prose piece (up to 3,500 words) or up to three flash cnf/fiction pieces (under 1,000 words each).        

Backwaters Prize in Poetry The winner will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the honorable mention will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the University of Nebraska Press under its imprint, The Backwaters Press. The judge for the 2021 contest is Huascar Medina, Poet Laureate of Kansas.  Please see our website for more information. All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via  Submittable . Deadline is May 1.  University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0630, USA

Visiting Faculty, Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction Institution: Warren Wilson College Location: Asheville, NC Category: Faculty - Liberal Arts - English and Literature Posted: 04/17/2021 Type: Full-Time The creative writing department of Warren Wilson College seeks a one-year visiting faculty member in creative nonfiction, with a start date of August 2021. The ideal candidate will have a second specialization in poetry, as well as experience with literary magazines. This is a full-time, ten month visiting position from August 2021 through May 2022 with a 3-3 load. Faculty in this position will teach introductory and advanced courses in creative nonfiction (and possibly poetry) that seek to expose students to the breadth of the genre, to a diverse group of writers and styles of texts, and to key issues and critiques in the field. Minimum Qualifications M.F.A. in English/Creative Writing ...

Temporary, 12 month Position, April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022, Full Time, Benefit Eligible Goddard College is seeking a Program Chair to lead and manage the bi-coastal MFAW program in Plainfield, Vermont, and Port Townsend, Washington, within the context of the College as a whole. Each student's program of study is self-directed, and the faculty member's role includes mentoring/teaching in a one-on-one, directed, independent-study relationship. We seek a leader who can help the MFAW program through a time of transition at Goddard.  General Responsibilities: Responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of two sets of faculty and students on two residency and semester schedules; administrative and operational functions of the program; helping this program to participate in the development of the new digital learning environment (including the use of the new Student Information System and the new Learning Management System); and help prepare for the...

Lecturer & Associate Director of the Creative Writing Program Institution: Binghamton University Location: Binghamton, NY Category: Faculty - Liberal Arts - English and Literature Posted: 04/14/2021 Application Due: 05/12/2021 Type: Full-Time About Binghamton University: Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success. Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their...

The Creative & Professional Writing Program at The University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg is seeking a full-time Visiting Teaching Writer-in-Residence to begin in the fall term 2021. The ideal candidate will have published 1-2 books of fiction with a national press; have significant, cross-genre national publications or awards; and must hold a MFA degree or terminal degree in the field. Expertise and publications in multiple genres, especially poetry, would be ideal, as would the ability and expertise to contribute to a developing Writing and Healing Arts course sequence. The candidate is required to have documented evidence of previous successful teaching experience with undergraduate students. The teaching expectation for the Visiting Teaching Writer-in-Residence is four (4) courses per semester which includes the ability to deliver an occasional undergraduate English Literature course that studies a genre in which they work, such as Reading Poetry, when needed. A...

The submission deadline for the Waterston Desert Writing Prize is around the corner TWO WEEKS LEFT TO SUBMIT! It's two weeks and counting until submissions close for the 2021 Waterston Desert Writing Prize ! Emerging, mid-career and established nonfiction writers are invited to apply. The Prize honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence and sensitivity to place and desert literacy with the desert as both subject and setting. The High Desert Museum is honored to have adopted the Prize last year. Located in Bend, Oregon, the High Desert Museum brings together wildlife, cultures, art, history and the natural world to convey the wonder of North America's High Desert. Learn more ...