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The Wellesley College English Department, in connection with the Newhouse Humanities Center, invites applications for the position of Newhouse Professor/Writer-in-Residence, a non-renewable position in creative writing extending from one to three years depending on the interest & availability of the candidate. Normal teaching program is two courses per semester, plus direction of student independent work. Candidates may work primarily in...

MFA in Creative Writing for an appointment beginning January 2008 & renewable through May 2009. Primary interest in either fiction or poetry writing with a secondary interest in nonfiction & literary nonfiction. Candidate will teach three courses per semester; will work collaboratively with the department in helping to develop the college’s new Creative Writing Minor; will advise & mentor students & foster the...

home.comcast.net/~jpdancingbear/dhpcontests.html Guidelines & Information for 2007 The postmark deadline for entries to the 2007 Orphic Prize for Poetry is extended to December 1, 2007. To enter, submit 48-80 paginated pages of poetry, table of contents, acknowledgments, bio, email address for results (No SASE; manuscripts will be recycled), and a $25.00 non-refundable fee for each manuscript entered. The winner is awarded $1000 and...

The Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers $2,500 The Prize includes publication of new work in Shenandoah. Eligibility for 2008 Prize: all writers of SHORT FICTION with only one published book in that genre. To apply, send first book,* one unpublished story, #10 s.a.s.e. and biographical information along with a check for $25 (from either author or publisher), which brings a year’s subscription to Shenandoah, between March 15 and March 31,...