Creative Writers Opportunities

Subject:  Chap & Poetry Contests; Mary Jo Bang & Kaveh Akbar   This may be of interest to students, alum, faculty or colleagues. Please feel free to share. Thank you!  The Baltic is holding a chapbook contest judged by  Kaveh  Akbar . The deadline is  October 15 , and the prize is  $750  and 25 author copies.  We are also holding a poetry contest judged by Mary Jo Bang. The deadline is September 15 , and the prize is $1,000 . Details are here:  https://balticwritingresidency.submittable.com/submit

You are invited to submit unpublished poetry, fiction, non-fiction, artwork and photographs for each issue of The New Croton Review , published by the Croton Council on the Arts (CCoA) The first issue (Summer 2022) of The New Croton Review was  published June 15, 2022:  $10 in print @ Amazon; free in electronic form from Amazon, Apple, and Google), It was made possible by an overwhelming response to prior calls for submissions.   We are renewing the call for subsequent issues .   Guidelines for submission are at Review.CrotonArts.org  and also an explanation of how you can get a copy of the published issue and subscribe to new issue email alerts. There are no geographical or age limitations on submissions. This is a call for submissions, not simply for the next issue, but for all future issues.   So it's an ongoing call.  The guidelines as to length and size apply to your submiss...

Call for Proposals The National Association for Poetry Therapy is pleased to announce that we are now accepting proposals for our upcoming 2023 Conference "Coming Together and Promoting Empowerment: Building Community Through Challenge and Change." The conference will be held in Denver, Colorado on March 29-April 2, 2023. The deadline for submitting a proposal is   September 15, 2022. You can find the directions for submitting a proposal and   submit online   here -->  https://poetrytherapy.org/Call-for-Proposals

Learn how to apply for our fall events!  Sundress Reading Series Seeks Readers for Fall 2022 From August to November of 2022, the Sundress Reading Series will move back in person at our new venue at Pretentious Beer Co. in the Knoxville Old City.    The Sundress Reading Series is an award-winning literary reading series previously hosted on-ground in Knoxville, TN, just miles from the Great Smoky Mountains. An extension of Sundress Publications and the Sundress Academy for the Arts, the Sundress Reading Series features nationally-recognized writers in all genres from around the US while also supporting local and regional nonprofits.    Our readings take place the last Sunday of every month from 2-4PM EST.  The fall series will take place on September 25, October 30, and November 27.   Readers will receive publicity across Sundress Publications' social media channels in the lead up to their eve...