The Round Up Writer’s Zine is a fresh space devoted to trangressive pieces, dark humor and works laced in sarcasm. In fact we are partisan to works that are edgy and/or possibly offensive. We are currently looking for submissions for our next full fledged issue to come out in January 2014. Submissions include short stories, poetry and essays or musings. To be considered for our next issue of the Round Up you must submit by December 20,...

Sanguine Theatre Company announces our 4th annual playwriting competition. Project Playwright is a result of Sanguine’s love for playwrights and new works. Once all submissions have been read a panel will select a number of scripts from which Sanguine Theatre Company will produce a staged reading in New York City of excerpts from the plays that will be determined by Sanguine Theatre Company in collaboration with the playwrights. From there, a...

We are invite you to enter the 2013 William Van Dyke Short Story Prize, and we are pleased to announce that the finalist judge is Melissa Pritchard. As with all our submissions, we highly recommend reading a copy of the magazine to better understand what we are looking for. The 2013 Short Story Prize winning story “Saturdays He Drove the Ford Pickup” by David Brendan Hopes appears in Issue 27: Glimpses. The 2012 Short Story Prize winning story...

The Inkslingers Interactive Poetry Workshop Lead by Poet Cathryn Andresen to Take Over VCWC November Meeting Wrights write right now — go home with a poem! (Ventura, CA – October 10, 2013) In preparation for its upcoming Poetry Contest, which opens in January 2014, the Ventura County Writers Club will host the “Inkslingers Interactive Poetry Workshop” led by area poet and club member Cathryn Andresen. The evening will engage attendees to write...

QUERCUS REVIEW PRESS ANNUAL BOOK AWARD SUBMISSION GUIDELINES MANUSCRIPTS should include a brief cover letter that includes author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, book title, and brief biography; an acknowledgment’s page listing previously published poems; table of contents; 48–112 pages of original poetry; and an SASE for reply or return of manuscript (as requested). *Manuscripts should be unbound, typed, & page numbered, and...

Stories and poems of up to 200 words on the theme of feminism. Judges: Authors Kirsty Logan and Kaite Welsh, and For Books’ Sake Founder Jane Bradley: Prizes: £50, £25, £25 and a one year digital subscription to BUST Magazine 10 finalists will be chosen for online publication with a link to their blog or website. Free entry. Global entries welcome. Closing date: 26 October 2013 URL for entries:...