Posts made in November, 2007

Bathsheba Monk Short Story Contest

http://www.bathshebamonk.com/contest.html First prize story will be posted on the Bathsheba Monk website and the author of the winning story will receive $500. Other stories of note will be posted with their author’s permission. First prize story author and other authors of note who agree to have their stories published on the Bathsheba Monk website will be asked to resubmit their stories on electronic media. However, we will not open any...

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Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize

The deadline for the third annual Anthony Hecht Poetry prize from Waywiser Press is December 1st, 2007. The contest is for a first or second book of poems, and the winner will receive $3000 and publication in the US and the UK . The two previous winners have been Morri Creech for his second book, “Field Knowledge,” chosen by J.D. McClatchy, and Erica Dawson for her first book, “Big-Eyed Afraid,” chosen by Mary Jo Salter. The information on...

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2nd Annual Bateau Press BOOM Chapbook Contest

open to all poets Winner receives $500 and copies of the winning chapbook. Manuscripts will be read anonymously by staff of BATEAU. Please, no submissions from students or close friends of the editors. Age and previous book publication are not considerations for eligibility. Poems published in periodicals may be included in the manuscript, but 50% of the work and, of course, the manuscript itself must be unpublished. The $12 entry fee must...

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2nd Annual Burnside Review Fiction Chapbook Competition

Judge: Aimee Bender We are sponsoring our second annual fiction chapbook competition. Winner will receive twenty-five copies and a two hundred dollar cash prize. Competition runs September 15th to December 31st. Winner will be announced approximately March 1st, with publication date set for summer. The same dedication and care will go into the production of the chapbook as with our journal ­quality card stock cover with photography, linen...

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Gettysburg College 1 year Lecturship Position for Emerging Writer

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH — EMERGING WRITER LECTURER One-year appointment, beginning August 2008, for a creative writer who plans a career that involves college-level teaching, to teach three courses per semester, including Introduction to Creative Writing and an advanced course in the writer’s genre, as well as assist with departmental writing activities. Mentorship for teaching and assistance in professional development provided....

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