Posts made in November, 2007

St. Lawrence University 1yr Job

The St. Lawrence University English department invites applications for a one year leave replacement position in poetry writing, with primary or secondary interests in poetics and/or literary theory. Three course load per semester: two sections of our introductory craft course, Techniques of Poetry, two sections of the department’s Methods of Critical Analysis course, an overview of research and theoretical methods for prospective English...

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College of Wooster Job

Visiting Assistant Professor of English, beginning fall 2008. Three-year position. Background in teaching all forms and levels of writing, especially fiction and/or creative nonfiction; secondary expertise in U.S. ethnic literatures or Anglophone literatures desirable. The successful candidate will also teach the department’s introductory course in textual and cultural interpretation. Ph.D. or M.F.A. expected; significant publication...

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Meridian’s 2007 Editors’ Prize Contest

Meridian’s 2007 Editors’ Prize Contest is open! Each year, we award a $1000 prize in both Fiction and Poetry. The winning entries in each category will be featured in the Spring/Summer 2007 Issue of Meridian. The entry fee is only $16 and includes a one-year (2-issue) subscription to Meridian for US-based subscribers (international subscribers will receive only the prize issue due to increased mailing costs). This is a great way to...

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Emmanuel College CW and Rhetoric Job

The English Department at Emmanuel College invites applications for a full-time tenure track assistant professor in rhetoric and creative writing to teach three courses each semester, beginning in Sept. 2008. Ph.D required at the time of appointment. The successful candidate must be able to teach both first-year composition courses (ENGL 1101, 1102) and genre-specific writing courses such as the following, as needed: ENGL 2504 Prose Writing...

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The Seventh Annual A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize

www.boaeditions.org/submissions/A_Poulin_Prize.html (go to site for entry form) The A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize is awarded to honor a poet’s first book, while also honoring the late founder of BOA Editions, Ltd., a not-for-profit publishing house of poetry and poetry in translation. FINAL JUDGE: JEAN VALENTINE (winner of the 2004 National Book Award for Poetry and author of eight other distinguished poetry collections) WINNER RECEIVES: A...

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