Posts made in January, 2011

Kenneth Patchen Award

The Kenneth Patchen Award is back!   Geneva, IL—January 1, 2011—The Kenneth Patchen Award is back!  After a hiatus, the Kenneth Patchen Award for writing is being revived.  In the 1990s, The Kenneth Patchen Prize for Literature was a much-coveted prize administered by Pig Iron Press of Youngstown, Ohio, in honor of famous experimental fiction author, proletarian poet, and Ohio native Kenneth Patchen.  Beginning in 2011, the Award will be...

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“Promote the Good” Writing Contest

Increasing happiness by helping you be good, do good, and promote good, through social connections.  Have you ever wanted to make a difference in someone’s life?  Or maybe, you have had enough of all the negative news and are looking for something that shows good people are still out there doing good things? Our site is passionate about collecting, supporting, and promoting the good that is out in the world and bringing it to you.  Our aim is...

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The 5th annual NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge

The 5th annual NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge is now open for registration! This fun writing challenge is open to writers around the world. Here are the details:   ● There are two rounds of competition. ● 1st Round (February 4-12, 2011):  Writers are placed randomly in heats.  Each heat is assigned a genre and a subject.  Some examples of past genre and subject combinations are: Comedy / Hunting, Fantasy / Steps, Horror / A family reunion,...

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New Call for Works (Writing and Art) from Status Hat! Deadline 2/17/2011

Call for writing and art for Status Hat’s monthly artszine ( http://www.statushat.org)! We are seeking works for these themes, for publication in April, May and June of 2011:  TOOLS; NATURE; and MUSEUMS. Writers, we accept:  Poetry (up to 3 poems), Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction & Articles (1000 words max). Artists – send us a link to where we can view your work online first. Deadline for all submissions:  Feb. 17, 2011. Complete...

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