Legend: (IDLM&SP)
Int’l Directory of Little Magazines & Small Presses;
(WEB) Internet;
(P&W)
Poets & Writers
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Main Street
Rag, PO Box 690100,
Charlotte, NC 28227-7001.
Web site:
www.mainstreetrag.com.
E-mail: editor@mainstreetrag.com.
Sample copy: $8.
Seeking stories for a short fiction
anthology, starting May 1.
Themes: “Altered States,” and “The Book of Villains.”
Details for the above anthologies
and other opportunities can be found on the web site. (Editor’s note: The
guidelines found on the web site are extensive and informative,
and too complex to be summarized here.)
Uses First North American Serial
rights, and replies in 3-6 weeks. (P&W
and WEB)
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Prehistoric Times,
145 Bayline Circle, Folsom, CA 95630.
Web site:
www.prehistorictimes.com.
Editor and Publisher Mike
Fredericks is looking for artwork for quarterly issues. See the
website or write for information regarding how to submit.
Also may accept articles on anything from interviews with
paleontologists, to information on new discoveries in the field,
reviews of books and the latest dinosaur toys and books.
Pays in contributor copies.
No info on rights or response time. (WEB)
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LaChance Publishing (www.lachancepublishing.com)
Seeking inspiring, true, preferably
first-person stories of literary merit for their “Voices of”
series.
Currently needs true stories of
dogs that have transformed people’s lives, for the follow-up to
their hit publication,
Good Dogs Doing Good.
A paying publication. (P&W
and WEB)
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Next Step Magazine, 2 W. Main St., Victor, NY 14564.
Phone: 1-800-771-3117.
Email:
info@nextstepmag.com.
Web site: www.nextstepmag.com.
Write or go on web site for guidelines.
Next Step covers college, careers,
and life skills, targeting high school students, adult learners,
teachers, counselors and parents.
Query first.
Looking for career-oriented articles, developing life
skills, articles on minority teens preparing for college, etc.
Pays $50-$150, depending on length
and subject matter.
No info as to rights and response time. (WEB).
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Big Lucks (www.biglucks.com)
A fledgling, not-for-profit
literary journal, seeks fiction and poetry for its second issue.
Publishes quarterly, reads work
year-round. (P&W)
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Minnetonka
Review, PO Box 386,
Spring Park, MN 55384.
(www.minnetonkareview.com)
For guidelines and to read samples of previously
published work, go to web site.
Seeks fiction,
creative nonfiction, and poetry.
Submit online or to above address.
No reading fees.
Two $150 editor’s prizes are awarded each issue. (WEB)
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The Friend,
50 East North
Temple, Room 2430,
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3220.
An official publication of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Phone: 801/240-2210; 1-800-453-3860, ext
2221. Email:
friend@ldschurch.org. Web
site:
www.friend.lds.org.
Sample copy: $1.50, with 9x12 addressed envelope and 4
first-class stamps.
Primary focus is to convey Gospel
teaching to readers up to 12 years old.
See The Friend
on-line to get an idea of the editorial focus.
Prefer stories less than 900 words
(up to 250 for younger children and preschoolers). Stories
should be about real children, discovering or applying gospel
truths to their lives.
Also needs photo stories for
short features (200-300 words), about children who have done
interesting or noteworthy things.
These short pieces may be written by an adult or a child.
(Special requirements for submissions by children.)
Send 6-10 usable photos with story.
Poetry: Looking for easy to
illustrate poems with catchy cadences.
Convey a sense of joy and reflect gospel teachings.
Activities: Family and
gospel-oriented puzzles, games and cartoons.
Also welcomes simple recipes and handicraft projects that
appeal to children.
Music:
Occasionally publishes short songs or hymns.
All music contributions should be submitted to the Church
Music Committee.
Use standard manuscript format,
including name, address and phone number.
Send to above mail address (include SASE for return of
ms.) or via email to:
friend@ldschurch.org.
Multiple submissions discouraged.
Pay depends on type of work
submitted; includes two contributor copies upon publication.
Contract will be provided upon acceptance.
Up to one year (or longer) before publication.
No info on response time.
(WEB)
Copyright ©2010 Calliope, All rights reserved.
Calliope
5975 W. Western Way
PMB 116Y
Tucson, AZ 85713
CONTESTS
Cloudbank Contest,
PO Box 610,
Corvallis, OR 97339-0610.
Full guidelines at:
http://cloudbankbooks.com.
Poetry and short prose pieces.
Prizes: $200 plus publication.
Deadline: May 31, 2010.
Entry fee: $15, for up to five poems or
short prose pieces.
Includes two-issue subscription.
Make check payable to: Cloudbank. (P&W)
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Omnidawn (www.omnidawn.com),
Annual First/Second Book poetry contest.
Judge: Rae Armantrout.
Accepting electronic and postal
submissions from March 1-June 30.
Prize: $3,000, Fall 2011 publication,
and 100 copies.
Entry fee: $25.
Entrants who send SASE receive copy of
choice of any Omnidawn book.
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Failbetter Novella Contest,
2022 Grove Avenue,
Richmond, VA 23220.
Thom Didato, Editor.
Web site:
failbetter.com/newsandnotes/wordpress/? p=1.
E-mail:
novella@failbetter.com.
See web site for complete guidelines.
Submit the first 5,000 words of a
manuscript by May 15.
NO entry fee.
Prize: $500 and publication in
Failbetter.
(P&W)
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Lorian Hemingway Short Story
Competition;
PO Box 993, Key West, FL 33041.
Contact: Joanne Denning. Web site:
www.shortstorycompetition.
com.
Email:
shortstorykw@gmail.com.
Email or visit web site for complete guidelines.
A prize of $1,000 and publication in
Saturday Evening Post, is
given annually for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not
appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation
over 5,000.
Short stories to 3,000 words.
Entry fee: $17.
Deadline:
May 15, 2010.
Note:
This contest is directed by the granddaughter or Ernest Hemingway
and draws 800-1,100 entries annually.
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Spire Press 7th Annual
Poetry Chapbook Contest; 217 Thompson St., Ste. 298,
New York, NY 10012.
Web site:
www.spirepress.org.
Blind judging.
Prize: $500, 20 copies and a publishing
contract.
Send 21-30 pages, one poem per page.
Name on cover page only, with address and title.
Fee: $20.
Include SASE for results.
Deadline:
May 31, 2010. (P&W)
CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS
The University of Iowa Summer Writing
Festival: a non-credit
writing program for adults.
June 13-July 30, 2010.
Week-long workshops: $560.
Weekend: $280.
Housing available in local hotels and B&B’s.
For a complete catalog, contact: The
University of Iowa, C215 Seashore Hall,
Iowa City, IA
52242-1402. Phone: (319) 335-4743.
Email:
iswfestival@uiowa.edu.
Or visit web page:
www.uiowa.edu/~iswfest.
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Fine
Arts Work Center
Summer Workshop Program; 24 Pearl Street,
Provincetown, MA 02657.
Phone: (508) 487-9960, ext. 103. Dorothy Antczak, Program Director.
Email:
workshops@fawc.org.
Web site:
www.fawc.org.
Held from June 12-August 20 in
Provincetown. Weeklong and weekend workshops offered in poetry,
fiction and nonfiction.
Tuition ranges from $600-$725.
Housing is available nearby.
A limited number of scholarships are available.
A deposit of $150 per class is required
and non-refundable after May 3.
Call, e-mail, or visit the web site for additional
information.
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21st
Annual Mendocino Coast
Writers Conference;
PO Box 2087,
Fort Bragg, CA 95437.
Phone: (707) 937-9983. Barbara Lee, Registrar. Email:
info@mcwc.org. Web
site:
www.mcwc.org.
Held from July 29-July 31, 2010 at the
College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, CA. Features workshops in
poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and
discussion forums on publishing and marketing.
Registration fee is $495 before June
15, $545 thereafter.
Scholarships and fellowships are available.
Conference limited to 100 participants, and registration is
first-come, first-served.
Send SASE, email or visit Web site for more info.
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