The University of Iowa Department of English invites applications for a Director of Undergraduate Creative Writing within the English major to be appointed as tenured or tenure-track Associate Professor of English. We are looking for a distinguished writer, outstanding teacher, and imaginative administrator to initiate and lead a new undergraduate writing track in poetry fiction, and nonfiction in the Department of English. Candidate must have...

Nightboat Books invites submissions to the 2007 Nightboat Books Poetry Prize, judged by Terrance Hayes. The winning poet receives $1,000 and a standard royalty contract, including 10 complimentary copies of the book. Previous winners include Jonathan Weinert (author of In the Mode of Disappearance, chosen by Brenda Hillman), Joshua Kryah (author of Glean, chosen by Donald Revell), and Juliet Patterson (author of The Truant Lover, chosen by Jean...

The English Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Nonfiction to join the MFA faculty, appointment to begin in the fall 2008 semester. We seek a colleague with an active publication record in nonfiction, to offer graduate & undergraduate courses in nonfiction literature, & workshops in nonfiction writing at the undergraduate & graduate level. We hope for a colleague whose publications might focus...

The Department of English invites applications for a tenure- track position in creative writing & literature at the rank of Assistant professor to begin August 2008. We seek a poet interested in working in an active undergraduate literature & writing program, & in a graduate program leading to an MA & a doctorate that can include creative writing. The candidate is also expected to make substantial contributions to the creation...

Assistant Professor of English. Stetson University seeks a Fiction Writer for a full-time, tenure-track position in English. The English Department houses a lively undergraduate creative writing program & a minor, both supported by the Sullivan Endowment for Creative Writing. MFA or PhD in genre required, as well as a book in field. A secondary area of expertise which complements existing faculty strengths is welcome; a strong commitment to...

Visiting Writer/Instructor of English in Creative Writing for Spring 2008. NAU invites applications for a one-semester, nonrenewable instructorship for a visiting writer in creative nonfiction & poetry for spring 2008. We seek an individual with a distinguished record of publications in both genres. Responsibilities include teaching one graduate-level workshop in creative nonfiction, one graduate-level workshop in poetry, presenting a...

reading period begins Sept. 15, 2007 OPEN TO ALL POETS Winner receives $500 and copies of the winning chapbook. Manuscripts will be read anonymously by staff of BATEAU. Please, no submissions from students or close friends of the editors. Age and previous book publication are not considerations for eligibility. Poems published in periodicals may be included in the manuscript, but 50% of the work and, of course, the manuscript itself must be...