Posts made in August, 2013

300 Days of Sun Open to Submissions

300 Days of Sun is a student-run literary journal sponsored by the Nevada State College Humanities Department. It is a print journal featuring poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art. It is open to original, unpublished work in English, from authors and artists living in the Southwest (Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah). They are open to submissions of poetry, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and hybrid forms....

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Now Open: Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee)

Online Submission Deadline: April 1, 2014 Winning Writers invites you to enter the 13th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. We’ll award $2,000, including a top prize of $1,000. Submit one humor poem online. No length limit. Both published and unpublished poems are welcome. No fee to enter. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. See the complete guidelines and past winners. Visit the website:...

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Closing Next Month: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Postmark Deadline: September 30, 2013 Now in its 11th year. Over $5,000 in prizes will be awarded, including $2,000 for a poem in any style and $2,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. You may submit work that has been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the online publication rights. The entry fee is $8 for every 25 lines you submit. Submit online or by mail. Early submission encouraged. New judge: Ellaraine...

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Call for 10-Minute Play Submissions!

The University of Houston School of Theatre & Dance is excited to announce a new 10-Minute  Play Festival for spring of 2014. We will begin accepting submissions for this festival on August 1,  2013; the submission period closes on October 15, 2013. 12-14 selected 10-minute plays will  receive productions as part of a multi-evening festival, produced in the newly upgraded José  Quintero Theatre on the University of Houston campus. This...

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