Literary Publications in Region
Looking for Your New Work
Part 2 of 2: N to Z
response to September 11. Selected poems will be published in Memorial Sept. 11th.
DEADLINE: Memorial Day. With work, include Author's name, contact information.
Submit poem(s) for consideration to: MAIL: In Love United, c/o Recovering Hearts
Bookstore, 4 Standish St., Provincetown, MA 02657. Email: inloveunited@hotmail.com
NIDUS, The University of Pittsburgh's first online literary journal, seeks submissions
for its second issue. Nidus publishes high quality poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction
in a distinct online format. Email submissions to nidus@pitt.edu Include genre of submission
in subject line. Web: http://www.pitt.edu/~nidus for complete submission guidelines.
NOW & THEN: The Appalachian Magazine offers Fiction Competition.
Cash awards: a First Prize of $500, The
University of Virginia's College at Wise Second Prize of $250, and East Tennesse St.
English Dept. Third Prize of $100. Winning entries published in the summer 2002 First
Person Appalachia issue of Now & Then. Honorable mentions published at editors'
discretion. Entry fee $5 per poem (payable to ETSU/CASS); $4 for Center for
Appalachian Studies and Services members. DEADLINE: March 1 (postmark).
Poetry Competition, PO Box 70556; ETSU, Johnson City TN 37614-1707.
For other submissions, CONTACT: Jane Harris Woodside, Editor, Woodsidj@etsu.edu or
Nancy Fischman, Mng. Ed. CASS/ETSU, P.O. Box 70556, Johnson City, TN 37614-1707.
Tel.: 423-439-5348. Fax: 423-439-6340. Web: http://cass.etsu.edu/n&t/index.htm
PHOEBE: A Journal of Literary Arts, seeks poetry and fiction, in particular experimental
writing year round (except June, July, August). Contributors receive 2 copies. Send SASE
to: Poetry or Fiction Editor, Phoebe, George Mason University, MSN 2D6, 4400 University
Dr., Fairfax, VA 22030-4444. Guidelines http://www.gmu.edu/pubs/phoebe/main.html
Tel.: 703 993-2915. Email: phoebe@gmu.edu
Annual Competition. Reading fee, 2 bucks per entry. DEADLINE: January 19 (postmark)
Edgar Allan Poe's birthday. Send entries (two copies of each poem) to: PSV Contest, Adult
Categories c/o Lori C. Fraind, Contest Chair: PSVA Contest, P.O. Box 650962, Potomac
Falls, VA 20165. Eighteen (18) different categories for the contest and seven (7) categories
for youth, from Grades 1 through 12, on up to college undergraduates. For guidelines and
categories, go to: http://www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org/sys-tmpl/2002poetrycontest/
Prizes range from $10 up to $100 for winners.
POTOMAC REVIEW 7th Annual Poetry and Fiction Competition offers $300 and
publication for each winner. Enter one work only. Runners up also published. Poetry: Up
to 3 poems (total 5 pages). Fiction: 3,000 word limit. DEADLINE: Jan. 15 to April 15.
Author's name on cover sheet only. Entry fee of $18 includes one year's subscription
(two issues, $6 each). Include brief bio w/ submission. Mail to: Potomac Review, P.O.
Box 1147, Washington, D.C., 20008. QUES?: Send email to Eli Flam, elilu@juno.com
Plays will be staged in March. Forward 2 copies of work to: Attn: Chain Links, Potomac
Theatre Co., 10113 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854. Web: http://www.srbnet.com/ptc/
Now accepting resumes for theater positions (some paid positions). Tel.: 301-299-8571.
RIVERWIND, a well-established annual journal, seeks poetry, short fiction, and prose,
especially work of regional interest. B&W photography or prints/drawings considered
for cover or interior. Back issues $2.50. 25th Anniversary Invitational issue available
for $10. Guidelines, submissions, send to: Riverwind, 312 Oakley, Hocking College,
Nelsonville, OH 45764.
books of poetry, short fiction, and essays since 1994, invites submissions for anthology,
on Airfare, and on all aspects of flying and flight: planes, pilots, airports, hot air
balloons, parasailing, space exploration or whatever means we have of taking
to the skies. Submit published and unpublished poems and short fiction (max.20 pages).
DEADLINE: February 28. MAIL: w/ SASE c/o Judith Taylor, Poetry; Nickole Brown,
Fiction; 1839 Sherwood Ave., Louisville, KY 40205. Also, sponsors annual Kathryn A.
Morton Prize in Poetry and Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction (collection, novella)
w/ $2,000 prize each. DEADLINE: January 1 and February (postmark). Web:
http://www.poets.org/npm/sponsors/sponsordetail.cfm?prmID=92
TIN HOUSE - Win Trip to Russia and publication in TIN HOUSE! Summer Literary
Seminars in St.Petersburg, Russia, Fiction and Poetry Contest. First prize is plane fare,
accommodations, tuition to SLS and publication. Web: http://www.sumlitsem.com
DEADLINE: March 15. Send entry w/ $10 fee to: Fiction/Poetry Contest, Summer
Literary Seminars, P.O. Box 1358, Schenectady, NY 12301.
WV Residents only. DEADLINE: January 2 through March 15. Cash prizes $4,500 in
12 categories including 2 categories for Emerging Writers who have NEVER won cash award
in Annual Spring Competition and 3 categories for WV high school students in Grades 7
through 12. Young Writers Competition co-sponsored by WVW, Inc. with the Charleston
Gazette Newspapers http://wvgazette.com/news/News/ ENTRY FORMS
WIND MAGAZINE COMPETITION $500 and publication in Wind Magazine granted to best unpublished poem in our Joy Bale Boone Poetry Award. Submit
any number of poems 100 lines or less. $3/poem. DEADLINE: March 1 (postmark).
For guidelines, send SASE or go to Web: http://www.wind.org/contests MAIL: Wind
Magazine, P.O. Box 24548, Lexington, KY 40524.
WORDWRIGHTS!, magazine for people who love the written word, invites submissions
of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Send SASE for guidelines to: WordWrights!,
Argonne House Press, P.O. Box 21069, Washington, D.C., 20009-0569. Manuscript
submissions by email: prose under 5,000 words and/or up to ten poems. Authors paid
for publication minimum $25.00, up to $200.00. Web: http://www.angelfire.com/art/ww/
Library Journal exclaims calls Visions, Highly recommended." Sample: $4.95; 20th
Anniversary Collection, featuring Ai, Ferlinghetti, Sharon Olds, Eamon Grennan, $7.
No email submissions. Send 3-6 unpublished poems, with SASE to: Black Buzzard
Press, 1007 Ficklen Rd., Fredericksburg, VA 22405. Ed. Email: bstrahan@earthlink.net
Review Ed., crkedcrow@aol.com Web: http://members.tripod.com/visionsinternational/
And something extra:
Short Story, Novel excerpts, Poetry. Category I: Short Stories: 1st Place & 2nd Place
win a Ray Bradbury Short Story Fellowship to the Zoetrope Short Story Writers'
Workshop in Belize, Central America, first week of July. Fellowship covers roundtrip
airline (flights originating in U.S. or Canada only), tuition, housing, meals, and stipend;
3rd Place: $500 cash; 4th-10th Places: $100 cash. Editors of Zoetrope: All Story make
the final selection. Winners announced May. DEADLINE: January 31 (postmark).
Category II: Novel Excerpts: 1st Place $2,000 cash; 2nd Place $1,000 cash; 3rd Place
$500 cash. DEADLINE: March 30 (postmark). Category III: Poetry: 1st Place $250
cash; 2nd Place $100 cash; 3rd Place $50 cash; 4th-10th Places $10 cash. DEADLINE:
May 31 (postmark). TOP 10 winners in short story, poetry will be published in the
NCWA 10 over 10 paperback original anthology. For required Application Form &
Release Agreement go to: http://www.zoetrope-stories.com Zoetrope: All Story and
Blancaneaux Lodge Web site. QUES? or Trouble printing forms? Call 1-203-469-8824
or Email newcenturywriter@yahoo.com
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