NOVEL GENERATOR
GrubStreet
DEADLINE: December 4, 2023 at 11:59pm EST
INFO: The Novel Generator is a nine-month program designed to help 14 students write the first drafts of their novels. The course is divided into three phases, each with its own structure and goals. Phase I, which lasts for six weeks, focuses on craft, through a combination of lectures, exercises, and discussion of a common text. Sometime during this phase, students will have an initial one-on-one meeting with the instructor to discuss their project.
In Phase II, the class meets for fourteen weeks of workshopping using the Novel in Progress method—scenes read aloud in class for on-the-spot feedback. Towards the end of Phase II, students will be divided into small groups for weekly accountability for the remainder of the course. At the end of Phase II, students will submit 20 pages of revised or new work to the instructor, and will each have a one-on-one meeting with the instructor to discuss those pages, the novel’s structure, and the student’s vision for the book as a whole. Phase III includes three class meetings, with students writing independently as they finish their novel drafts.
Students have entered this program with as few as 10 pages written and as many as 150. No matter how far along, all writers will be asked (through exercises and class discussion) to re-examine their initial concept and, if necessary, to make changes to shore up their plots. Writers who have already written a substantial number of pages will get the most out of this program if they feel open to all possibilities for their novels.
The Novel Generator can work as a companion to the Novel Incubator, but it is not an alternative to it. The Incubator is for students who have completed a strong first draft of a novel; the Generator is designed to push students toward that strong draft, whether or not they ultimately enroll in the Incubator or pursue other revision strategies.
Please note that the upcoming round of the Novel Generator, which begins in January 2024, will take place at our Center for Creative Writing in Boston. Hybrid participation is not available, however, if you are interested in an online round of the Generator, our Fall 2024 round will be held on Zoom. Applications for the Fall 2024 round of the Novel Generator will open in June 2024.
IMPORTANT DATES:
The application deadline is Monday, December 4th, at 11:59 PM (EST).
All applicants can expect to hear back early in 2024.
All applicants will be notified in early 2024
Program starts on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2023
grubstreet.org/programs/intensives/generators/novel-generator
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: FICTION, CREATIVE NONFICTION, POETRY, AND VISUAL WORKS
Entre Magazine
DEADLINE: December 4, 2023
INFO: Entre is, primarily, a creative platform for queer Latina/o/x artists, but we are open to publishing works from all artists, regardless of background.
They currently seek submissions for its premiere issue, to tentatively debut in Spring 2024, including previously-unpublished creative fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual works that focus on the queer Latinx experience or any experiences that deal with hybridity, fluidity, and inbetweenness (be it race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, etc.)
Submissions should be previously unpublished; please do not submit any works that have been previously published on personal blogs, social media, or in other magazines, anthologies, or chapbooks.
We will gladly accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere and it will be withdrawn from the consideration process.
GUIDELINES: All submissions should include (aside from the work) an artist's bio (50-100 words) and a brief statement describing the artist's motivation behind the work--what is the intention of the work? What does the work represent?
Artists are free to submit multiple works in multiple categories, but please be advised that only one work in one genre will most likely be selected to encourage a diverse representation of artists.
FORMATTING: Written works must be submitted in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format. Fiction submissions should not exceed a maximum of 5,000 words. Poetry submissions should not exceed a maximum of 3 poems. Fiction submissions should be double-spaced, utilize a standard typeface and font size (12 pt), and have numbered pages. Poetry submissions can be single-spaced, but should still utilize a standard typeface and font size. If submitting more than one poem, please start each new poem on its own page.
Visual works must be submitted either as JPEGs (JPGs), PNGs, or any widely-accepted image format (up to 100 MB).
PUBLISHING:
All submissions are subjected to an editing process. If selected for publication, artists will always have the final say as to how their submissions will appear in Entre.
By submitting to Entre, artists agree to be published digitally (online) in Entre Magazine. Artists also agree to be potentially promoted on Entre's social media platforms (as they are launched). Social media handles may be included (if provided during the submission process).
After first publication in Entre Magazine, artists will retain all rights to their work.
Entre does not provide monetary compensation for publications at this time.
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About Me, About You: A Writing Workshop By and For Women of Color
Collegeville Institute
DEADLINE: December 7, 2023
INFO: This generative writing workshop will bring together women of color from diverse backgrounds to write creative prose (fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid forms) rooted in personal experience. Participants will generate new work based on the group’s discussions and reflections on lineage, tradition, and faith. In doing so, the workshop seeks to expand limiting narratives about women of color both within their faith traditions and in American culture broadly. We will gather every day to discuss craft and the creative path, write together based on guided exercises and respond to one another’s work. Part of each day will be set aside for participants to write on their own and some evenings will feature community-building activities.
This workshop will be held from April 22-April 28, 2024 at General Theological Seminary in New York City.
FACILITATOR BIO: Roohi Choudhry was born in Pakistan and grew up in southern Africa and the Middle East. She worked for a decade as a researcher in criminal justice reform, public policy, and community health, and has taught creative writing in drug treatment settings and public libraries as well as to cancer survivors, community activists, and cultural organizers. Awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in 2015, her writing has appeared in Ploughshares, Callaloo, Longreads and the Kenyon Review, among others. An alum of the Collegeville Institute resident scholar program, she holds an MFA in fiction from the University of Michigan and now teaches fiction and memoir in New York City as well as online. Her debut novel, Outside Women, is forthcoming from the University Press of Kentucky. Find out more at brooklynstani.com.
PLAN FOR THE WEEK:
Day 1 – Travel Day. Introductions.
Day 2 – Interrogating place and community.
Day 3 – Stories of my faith, stories of me.
Day 4 – Guest artist presentation.
Day 5 – Individual vs. collective storytelling.
Day 6 – Writing from the margins.
Day 7 – Travel Day.
WHO MAY APPLY: Self-identifying women of color, creative writers (primarily prose) of all levels.
This workshop is limited to 10 participants.
collegevilleinstitute.org/events/event/about-me-about-you-2/
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Black Girl Writers Mentoring PROGRAM
DEADLINE: December 11, 2023
INFO: Black Girl Writers is a free mentoring program for Black women who write. We pair Black women with the best in the industry, from bestselling authors to internationally renowned literary agents, and host online workshops throughout the year.
We are aware that there is a racial disparity in the publishing industry, which is not helped by a lack of knowledge on how to get published. Mentoring is a great way to get your work to its highest standard, which then increases your chances of getting an agent or book deal.
So if you have a completed manuscript, a work in progress, a short story collection, a poetry cycle, a non-fiction proposal—anything—and you would like to be mentored by the very people who sign the deals, please get in touch!
How does it work?
The aim of Black Girl Writers is to connect professional mentors with aspiring writers who identify as Black women for free. Black in this sense includes women of African, Caribbean, Afro-Latin, African-American, and Bi-racial heritage. Women includes cis, trans, and non-binary. We are based in the UK, but accept applications internationally.
These mentors are a mixture of editors, writers, and literary agents.
We will forward your details to your chosen mentor (subject to availability). After an introductory email, you and your mentor will then organise weekly, fortnightly, or monthly sessions together. Monthly mentorships should last between 2-4 months unless your mentor decides to keep you on for longer.
We are currently running on a first come, first served basis, which means mentor spaces get filled very quickly. If your chosen mentor is no longer available, we will work with you to arrange a session with our 1:1 standalone mentors as an alternative.
On rare occasions, we will be unable to find a suitable mentor for your application, but in such cases, we aim to organise a private, tailor-made group session to give unmatched mentees the opportunity to speak to an industry professional in a safe and confidential environment.
Due to increasing demand, we will periodically close our applications. Application windows will generally run from late January - May, and then August - October but we may have to close early if too many mentors are full.
We also organise free writing events with publishing professionals throughout the year. These are a great opportunity to network and ask your burning questions to literary agents, editors, authors, and directors. We always announce our events on the news page.
Future plans of Black Girl Writers include regular meetups to discuss our WIPs, offer support, and collaborate on anthology projects. All of these things will be achieved by potential lottery funding. Please watch this space for future announcements!
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2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
DEADLINE: December 13, 2023 at 5:00pm EST.
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: Applications for 2024 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships in Fiction, Folk/Traditional Arts, Interdisciplinary Work, Painting, and Video/Film are now open.
This $8,000 unrestricted cash grant is available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein. Please visit our website for full eligibility requirements. The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is designed to give artists at all career stages the time, space, and resources they need to create. This is not a project grant, so applicants are encouraged to apply with work they have already completed that best represents their vision and voice.
NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships are offered in 15 different disciplines over a three-year cycle.
2024 DISCIPLINES:
Fiction
Folk/Traditional Arts
Interdisciplinary Work
Painting
Video/Film
ELIGIBILITY: Artists who have received a NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship in any discipline in the last five consecutive years are ineligible to apply. Applicants who were named as NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Finalists are eligible to apply. Check NYFA's website for full eligibility requirements.
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2024-2025 WRITING FELLOWSHIP
The Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
DEADLINE: Extended to December 15, 2023
INFO: Since its creation 50 years ago, the Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship has become one of the leading residency programs in the world.
Each year, the Work Center offers 20 seven-month residencies to a juried group of emerging visual artists, fiction writers, and poets. Each Fellow receives an apartment, a studio (for visual artists), and a monthly stipend of $1,250 plus an exit stipend of $1,000. Residencies run from October 1 through April 30. During this time, Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their work independently in a diverse and supportive community of peers.
The Fine Arts Work Center has hosted more than 1,000 Fellows since 1968, nurturing an accomplished and far-reaching alumni network. The impact of the experience is best illustrated by the extensive list of awards Fellows have gone on to win, including the Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellowship, Prix de Rome, Pulitzer Prize, and the Nobel Prize in Literature.
THE RESIDENCY: During the course of the Fellowship, each Writing Fellow is invited to give a public reading and each Visual Art Fellow is given a solo exhibition opportunity. Readings and openings are attended by current and past Fellows, local residents, visitors to Provincetown, leadership of the town’s numerous cultural institutions, and the many illustrious artists and writers who make their homes in Provincetown. Events take place in the beautifully renovated public spaces of the Work Center: the Stanley Kunitz Common Room and Hudson D. Walker Gallery.
VISITING ARTISTS + WRITERS: While in residence, Fellows also help select a series of visiting artists and writers. These visiting artists and writers meet with the Fellows for studio visits and manuscript reviews and give public readings and artist talks that draw thousands from Provincetown and beyond. Visiting guests have included presidential inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander; Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel; winner of the National Book Award for Poetry Mark Doty; Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress Robert Pinsky; artist and MacArthur Fellowship recipient Judy Pfaff; and Katherine Porter, whose work is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
The Work Center’s founders believed that seven months was the minimum amount of time needed for artists and writers in the crucial early stages of their careers to learn to structure their lives around their creative practice. Each generation of Fellows ideally moves on from the Work Center with a firm belief in their ability to pursue a life as a practicing artist or writer.
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Call for Submissions: Mizna 25.1
Mizna
DEADLINE: December 15, 2023
INFO: As Mizna’s twenty-fifth anniversary approaches, we are opening submissions for our Summer 2024 Issue, Mizna 25.1. Although this issue will be unthemed, the editorial team wishes to center and uplift our community in a time of rage and mourning, especially those Palestinian, Armenian, Afghan, Sudanese, Moroccan, and Libyan folks who are living through various forms of colonial, imperial, genocidal, and ecological catastrophe.
We highly encourage submissions from those most affected by these disastrous situations. Furthermore, in a moment where solidarity with Palestine has been met with censorship, doxxing, cancellation of awards and events, and firing from professional positions, we continue to welcome writing from our anti-Zionist comrades as well as those who have been victims of aforementioned silencing. While we welcome submissions from former contributors seeking a space for their work in this urgent moment, we also especially encourage submissions from writers who have never been published by us before.
Mizna has long been a home for literature with innovative, experimental forms, as well as visual art that is published with high quality print production practices. As such, we especially encourage ongoing submissions from artists doing visual poetry work, or hybrid works that cross the arbitrary boundaries of genre. In general, literary works of poetry, visual poetry, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, creative nonfiction, comics, collage, invented forms, and any forms of mixed print or hybrid work will all be considered.
Submitters do not need to be SWANA or Arab identified, but work submitted should be considerate of Mizna’s aesthetic and the social realities of our audiences, as well as be a contribution to ongoing conversations in and beyond our communities. We encourage submitters to read back issues of Mizna before submitting work for consideration.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, though we ask to be notified as soon as possible if the submission is accepted elsewhere. There are no submission fees. Selected contributors receive a $200 honorarium, a 1-year subscription to Mizna, and 5 copies of the issue.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Please include a short cover letter (200 words or less) as the first page of your submission, with a brief overview of the work you’re submitting and why you are submitting to Mizna.
Poets should list out the poems they are submitting, and let us know if there are simultaneous submissions elsewhere.
Prose submissions should include a brief 1-2 sentence overview of the submission (e.g. a synopsis if it is a story or narrative essay, or an overview of the argument for more expository essays; keep in mind that we are a literary magazine).
Include a brief (50 words or less) author bio.
Add a maximum of one sentence for any additional information you would like the editorial team to know about the work.
Please submit as .doc or .docx files preferably, or pdfs for pieces with complex layouts. We do not accept other file formats (e.g. pages). Prose submissions should be double spaced and limited to 5000 words. Please do not send us your term papers or thesis manuscripts for consideration. Poetry submissions should be limited to four poems of any length, verses exceeding our page width will be treated with a runover indent.
Please only submit once per submission period. We are open to submissions from November 15 through December 15. All submissions that do not adhere to our guidelines will be discarded unread.
mizna.org/journal/submissions/
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call for submissions
Honey Literary
DEADLINE: December 15, 2023 by 11:59 pm PST.
INFO: Honey Literary is a BIPOC-focused literary journal / 501(c)(3) literary arts organization. They publish two issues each year, one in winter, and one in summer.
To share your work, please upload your .docx or image files to the appropriate category:
Animals
Poetry
Sex+ OR Food and Beverage
Valentines OR Hybrid
Essays OR Rants and Raves
Interviews OR Sticky Fingers
honeyliterary.submittable.com/submit
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Artists in Residence fellowships
Newberry Library
DEADLINE: December 15, 2023
INFO: Newberry Library is offering three fellowships for writers, artists, and other humanists.
FELLOWSHIPS:
The Jan and Frank Cicero Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
Offering one month of support for a person working in the visual and performing arts who wishes to advance their artistic practice through the use of the Newberry collection.
Stipend: $3,000
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Artists and performers including (but not limited to) painters, sculptors, choreographers, dramaturgs, creative writers, composers, and others in artistic fields.
The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Artist-in-Residence Fellowship for Independent Researchers
This fellowship is for writers, journalists, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists who wish to use the Newberry’s collection to further their creative work. Preference is given to individuals working on projects that focus on social justice or reform.
Stipend: $3,000/month
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Applicants must be working outside of traditional academic settings.
The Historical Fiction Writing Artist-in-Residence Fellowship
Offering one month of support for a person working in the area of historical fiction. We encourage applications relating to a wide range of historical fiction including novels, short stories, plays and theatrical works, or poetry.
Stipend: $3,000
Length: 1 month
Who can apply: Writers of historical fiction.
newberry.org/research/artists-in-residence
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call for submissions: the fire inside Volume 3
Zora’s Den
DEADLINE: December 18, 2023 by 11:59pm
INFO: Zora's Den is dedicated to empowering Black women writers, by offering a platform for their authentic stories and unique voices.
We are currently accepting fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry written by Black women for our third anthology, The Fire Inside, Volume III.
GUEST EDITOR: Bernice McFadden, award-winning author of Sugar, Praise Song for the Butterflies, and more.
GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Submit up to three (3) poems with a combined length of no more than five (5) pages.
Fiction: maximum length of 3000 words.
Non-Fiction: maximum length of 2500 words.
All submissions should be double-spaced (except poetry, which can be single-spaced). 12 point font. Pages must be numbered.
No experimental forms in any genre.
No names or identifying information on any pages.
Upload submission as a Word document (either DOC or DOCX format) or pdf.
We welcome simultaneous submissions but request immediate notification, if your work is accepted by another publisher.
Submissions should be original; we will not accept content generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Work should not have been previously published in print or online. (including author’s website or blog)
Accompany your submission with a brief bio.
All rights remain with the author.
Each author will receive a contributor copy of the anthology, as compensation.
zorasden.submittable.com/submit
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call for submissions: Spring/Summer 2024 print issue
Epiphany Magazine
DEADLINE: December 18, 2023
SUBMISSION FEE: $5
INFO: How quickly the seasons change: We are now open for submissions for our Spring/Summer 2024 print issue in the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art.
Send us work that blooms and withers and speaks through a larger netowrk of root; send us your most honest and original work. We are especially eager to read more nonfiction and works in translation.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Prose: submit one piece at a time, double-spaced / Poetry: submit up to five poems
Please format submissions in 12-pt font
We accept simultaneous submissions but please withdraw promptly through Submittable should your work be accepted elsewhere.
We only consider previously unpublished work.
All work will be considered for online publication
Please include your name, title, and word count on the first page of the submitted file.
Translations are welcome with rights permission from the original writer. Novel chapters / excerpts are also welcome.
Please include a short bio with your cover letter.
epiphanyzine.com/features/open-spring-summer-2024
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JANUARY 2024 Anderson Center Winter Retreat
The Anderson Center
DEADLINE: December 22, 2023
INFO: The Anderson Center’s Winter Retreat program is a short-term residency during the organization’s off-season for artists and writers seeking concentrated creative time for reflection and the advancement of their personal artistic goals. A Winter Retreat at the Anderson Center is a fee-based opportunity for up to four artists at a time to live in community and fellowship while working on their own projects in the inspiring setting of the historic Tower View Estate.
The Anderson Center is currently accepting applications for sessions of 1 to 4 weeks in duration from Monday, January 8 to Sunday, February 4, 2023. Arrival takes place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. each Monday and includes a short orientation. Check out is by 10 a.m. on Sundays. Spaces are rented on a first come, first serve basis and acceptance is made at the discretion of staff. There is no fee to apply. Application or participation in a Winter Retreat in no way affects eligibility or selection for other Anderson Center Residency Programs.
Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are encouraged to apply. A self-paced Winter Retreat may be a good fit for artists & writers who need time away from daily responsibilities and distractions to focus on a creative project, visual artists needing access to the Anderson Center’s specific studio facilities, or educators seeking focused creative time during a winter break or sabbatical. A Winter Retreat is also an ideal opportunity for collaborating artists to advance a project or work alongside one another at Tower View.
If you have any questions about Winter Retreats, please contact Program Director Adam M. Wiltgen at 651-388-2009 x4.
RATES, ACCOMMODATIONS, & AMENITIES
The weekly rate for a Winter Retreat at the Anderson Center is $600. A 10% discount is offered to local artists living with in Goodhue County, Minnesota. A 50% deposit is due upon acceptance with the balance due at arrival. There is no fee to apply. Notification of acceptance and confirmation of dates will be emailed within a week of receiving application.
A Winter Retreat in the Historic Tower View Residence includes a private bedroom and a private bathroom, along with access to a fully equipped kitchen, laundry room, living room, dining room, and several common spaces. Bedrooms are equipped with either a king bed, full bed, or twin beds; a desk, a dresser, a large closet, and a comfortable chair.
Linens and towels are provided. The house is cleaned weekly. Couples are welcome and may share bedroom/studio if desired (weekly rate applies to each person). Children and pets (except for certified service animals) are unable to be accommodated during Winter Retreats.
The Granary Printmaking Studio (with a Vandercook 219 letterpress and Charles Brand-like etching press) is available for Winter Retreats for $150/week. The fee for a 15' x 26' visual art studio in the North Studios complex (with a sink, heater, easels, and tables) is $100/week.
The Anderson Center does not supply paper or any visual art supplies. Residents are generally expected to bring supplies and tools with them, or have supplies sent to the Center prior to arrival. All Winter Retreat participants should be able and willing to work independently.
Dancers and choreographers interested in using the Tower View Barn for movement work are encouraged to inquire with staff regarding availability and rates. Musicians and composers interested in utilizing the Tower View Barn (and its Grand Royale piano) are likewise encouraged to make a special request about rates and availability.
The Anderson Center does not hire a chef for Winter Retreats and no meals or groceries are provided. Participating writers and artists are expected to do their own grocery shopping and their own cooking in the fully equipped kitchen. There are numerous grocery stores, gourmet shops and restaurants nearby.
Artists are responsible for their own transportation. Given the time of year, Tower View’s location, and that no food is provided, participating artists and writers staying longer than one week are required to have their own car with them.
CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY
Before December 1, cancellations will be offered a refund of their deposit. Beginning December 1, deposits are non-refundable. Cancellations will not be offered a refund of their deposit on or after December 1.
VACCINATION POLICY
Prior to arrival, all artists are sent a Retreat Handbook outlining many items related to daily life, including the most current safety policies and protocols. The organization's goal is to balance standard pandemic policies and clear expectations while also highlighting areas where communication or flexibility within each cohort might be beneficial or needed.
The Anderson Center Residency Program trusts that artists know what they need most to advance their individual practices and how best to use their time to benefit their own work and reach their own goals. Likewise, artists are empowered to collectively make changes where appropriate and ultimately build the artist community they'd like to see.
At the same time, and as is outlined in the Retreat Handbook, the Anderson Center is committed to supporting artists by creating a safe space for their residency experience. As such, the organization requires all participating Winter Retreat artists to provide proof COVID-19 vaccination (and a booster within the last 12 months) prior to arrival.
Of course even with all of these precautions, by simply participating in an the retreat program with other artists, there is an inherent risk of exposure, even for vaccinated persons, that is beyond the ability of the Anderson Center to control entirely. By applying to this program you are communicating that you are comfortable with that risk and that you are also up-to-date on your COVID vaccinations (or will be prior to arrival). A COVID-19 risk acknowledgement and liability waiver is included in the retreat agreement.
ABOUT THE ANDERSON CENTER
The Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, founded in 1995 on the Tower View estate in rural Red Wing, Minn., has renovated and restored historic buildings to support working artists and the creative process, including developing twenty-two active studio spaces and three galleries. A renovated barn serves as a performance and event venue, the historic main residence houses artists-in-residence, and fifteen acres support a sculpture garden.
The Anderson Center's flagship artist residency program runs May through October each year and enables artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment to create, advance, or complete work. In addition to community engagement activities through the artist residency program, the organization has a strong history of helping integrate the arts into community life through local partnerships, hosting annual arts events and participating in other community-based initiatives.
LOCATION
The Anderson Center campus is located on the 350-acre historic Tower View Estate, built by scientist & farmer Dr. Alexander Pierce Anderson between 1915 and 1921, on the western edge of Red Wing, Minnesota, and its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Center features a large sculpture garden, and is adjacent to the Cannon Valley Trail, a 20-mile biking and walking trail that runs from Cannon Falls to Red Wing.
The Center is approximately 45 minutes southeast of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Transportation is provided between the Center and the Twin Cities airport on the first and last day of residencies only. Artist Residents that choose to drive will have access to private parking on the property.
The community of Red Wing, Minn., (pop. 16,000) is nestled amidst the scenic bluffs of the upper Mississippi River.
The town is settled on the ancestral homelands of the Mdewakanton & Wahpakute bands of the Dakota people. The City of Red Wing is named after Tatanka Mani (Walking Buffalo), a leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota in the upper Mississippi Valley who wore a ceremonial swan’s wing dyed in brilliant red. In 1815, Tatanka Mani and his people moved their village south to a place they called Khemnichan (Hill, Wood, & Water) in present-day downtown Red Wing. Euro-American immigrants who met him as they advanced into the region in the early nineteenth century came to know him and his village as “Red Wing.”
Since its settlement and eventual incorporation in 1857, Red Wing established itself as a center for agriculture, industry, tourism, medical care, technology, and the arts. The Red Wing Shoe Company and its iconic brands, in particular, continue to have a significant impact on the community’s economic, business, and community development climates. Natural resources abound with Red Wing's riverfront, winding paths through the majestic bluffs, bike trails, and 35 city parks. The Prairie Island Indian Community is located northwest of the city. Frontenac State Park is to the southeast on Lake Pepin. Minnesota State College Southeast Technical’s Red Wing campus is known for its string and brass instrument repair programs. The MN Dept. of Corrections also operates a large juvenile residential facility in Red Wing.
Other amenities include a destination bakery, a chocolate shop, coffee shops, restaurants, the flagship Red Wing Shoe Company store, Goodhue County Historical Society Museum, the Red Wing Stoneware & Pottery store, the Pottery Museum of Red Wing, a Duluth Trading store, the Red Wing Marine Museum, a Target, several pharmacies, a plant nursery & garden center, a Mayo Health System Hospital, a small independent bookstore, and a public library.
theandersoncenter.submittable.com/submit/261191/january-2024-andeson-center-winter-retreat
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2024 Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize
Michigan Quarterly Review
DEADLINE: December 31, 2023 by 11:59pm EST
SUBMISSION FEE: $25
INFO: The Jesmyn Ward Prize will be awarded annually by the Michigan Quarterly Review to one short story submitted for consideration. The Michigan Quarterly Review has established this prize in honor of Helen Zell Writers’ Program Alumna Jesmyn Ward and her significant contributions to the literary arts.
PRIZE: The prize will be in the amount of $2,000 and publication. All submissions will be considered for publication in MQR.
GUIDELINES:
Please submit one unpublished short story of 1,500-7,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please withdraw your submission as soon as it is accepted elsewhere.
We ask entrants not to include their names or contact information within the document they upload to Submittable, its title, or its file name.
First readers for the prize will be the Helen Zell Writers’ Program students who currently review submissions on behalf of the journal.
Submissions will go through two rounds of consideration by graduate students before 10 finalists are passed on to the judge.
Current faculty and students and recent graduates (in the past 3 years) of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program will be barred from submitting. Close friends, relatives, and current and former students (in the past 3 years) of the Judge will be barred from submitting. MQR’s staff and editorial board, as well as their immediate family members, are also excluded from the contest.
JUDGE: The 2024 Judge will be David Lynn. The winning story will be published in the Summer 2024 issue of MQR.
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Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant
History Through Fiction Press
DEADLINE: December 31, 2023
INFO: Are you an Indigenous writer? Are you an enrolled member of a tribal community within Minnesota? Then you're eligible for the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant.
In conjunction with his forthcoming novel, Reclaiming Mni Sota, author Colin Mustful, and his press, History Through Fiction, will award one Indigenous writer a $10,000 grant to pursue the advancement of their creative writing projects, education, and career. To be considered for the grant, eligible applicants must submit proof of membership to federally recognized Minnesota Indian community, a personal essay, and a writing sample.
PERSONAL ESSAY - The personal essay should be an expression of the writer's journey that clearly demonstrates the writer's intentions to use creative writing to share stories about the past. It should convey the importance of historical storytelling and the value of advancing diverse narratives in historical fiction. It should be between 750 and 1,500 words long.
WRITING SAMPLE - The writing sample should be a sample of the writer's creative writing. It can be any form of fiction or poetry and can be a complete short-form narrative or an excerpt from a longer piece. It can be the writer's published or unpublished work. It should be between 1,000 and 2,000 words long.
TO APPLY - To apply for the Reclaiming Mni Sota Indigenous Writers Grant, please submit all materials through our Duosuma Submission Manager. Please attach the personal essay and writing sample as a PDF, .doc, or .docx file. Your cover letter should include your full name, tribal membership, email, phone number, and mailing address. Your writing sample should not include any identifying information. The application period begins June 15, 2023 and ends December 31, 2023.
SELECTION + AWARDING - The awardee will be chosen through a reviewal process by Colin Mustful, History Through Fiction, and judges Erica T. Wurth, Linda G. Johnston, and CMarie Fuhrman. The awardee will be selected and notified no later than January 31, 2024. The grant will be awarded by check at a public event or banquet on a date to be determined, but shall be no later than May 1, 2024.
DETAILS + DISCLAIMERS:
This grant is an effort of Colin Mustful and History Through Fiction and is supported by its contributors and advocates. It is not directly affiliated with any other person or organization.
The full award will amount to the total earned through the GoFundMe campaign less fees and taxes. Therefore, the final total may not be equal to $10,000.
The fundraising period for this grant begins June 15, 2023 and ends December 31, 2023. There will be no further contributions made after December 31, 2023.
The application period begins June 15, 2023 and ends December 31, 2023. The awardee will be chosen through a reviewal process by Colin Mustful, History Through Fiction, and judges Erica T. Wurth, Linda G. Johnston, and CMarie Fuhrman. The awardee will be selected and notified no later than January 31, 2024. The grant will be awarded by check at a public event or banquet on a date to be determined, but shall be no later than May 1, 2024.
The awardee must be an enrolled member of one of the eleven federally recognized Indian Tribes in Minnesota.
The awardee agrees to provide the History Through Fiction and Colin Mustful bi-yearly updates on how the grant funding is being utilized. Colin Mustful will publish the updates on his blogs and newsletters. The awardee shall provide four total updates.
duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/form.aspx?id=R1oLKW7-d53F2-R0di9Mz
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Short Nonfiction Contest
Kenyon Review
DEADLINE: December 31, 2023
SUBMISSION FEE: $24
INFO: The Kenyon Review publishes the winning essay in print, and the author is awarded a full scholarship to attend the Kenyon Review Writers Workshops.
GUIDELINES:
Writers must not have published a book of creative nonfiction at the time of submission. (We define a “published book of creative nonfiction” as a memoir, book of essays, or other creative nonfiction collection written by you and published by someone other than you in print, on the web, or in ebook format.)
Submissions must be no more than 3,000 words in length.
Please submit no more than once per year.
Please do not simultaneously submit your contest entry to another magazine or contest.
Please do not submit work that has been previously published.
Before you submit, please remove your name and any other identifying information from your manuscript.
The Submittable portal will remain active between December 1 and 31, 2023.
The entry fee for the Short Nonfiction Contest is just $24, collected at the time of submission. All entrants are invited to claim a complimentary half-year Print plus Digital subscription to The Kenyon Review (for domestic addresses) or a half-year Digital-only subscription (for international addresses) through January 15, 2024. Your new half-year subscription to The Kenyon Review will include the Spring 2024 and Summer 2024 issues. Current subscribers will receive a two-issue extension on their current subscription. As always, we will open in the fall for regular submissions, which we read at no cost to writers.
Winners will be announced in the late spring. You will receive an email notifying you of any decisions regarding your work.
kenyonreview.org/submit/short-nonfiction-contest/
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call for submissions
eMerge Magazine
DEADLINE: January 1, 2024
INFO: Become an Emerge Author! Writers and artists work in the loneliest of all professions, inside our heads. Those writers who are daring enough to create and reveal a small part of their souls, are to be lauded. The staff of eMerge, and the thousands of eMerge readers, salute your courage and thank you for your submissions.
Submissions will be considered for inclusion in next year's issues of eMerge and submitters will be notified prior to publication.
eMerge Magazine supports writers of all backgrounds and genres through publishing original, creative work.
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Jacobs/Jones African American Literary Prize
North Carolina Writers’ Network
DEADLINE: January 2, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE:
Member: $10
Non-Member: $20
INFO: The Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize honors Harriet Jacobs and Thomas Jones, two pioneering African-American writers from North Carolina, and seeks to convey the rich and varied existence of African-American/Black North Carolinians. The contest, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, is administered by the Creative Writing Program at UNC-Chapel Hill. The winner receives $1,000 and possible publication of the winning entry in The Carolina Quarterly.
ELIGIBILITY + GUIDELINES:
The competition is open to any African-American/Black writer whose primary residence is in North Carolina.
Entries may be fiction or creative nonfiction, but must be unpublished*, no more than 3,000 words, and concerned with the lives and experiences of African-American/Black North Carolinians. Entries may be excerpts from longer works, but must be self-contained. Entries will be judged on literary merit.
An entry fee must accompany each submission: $10 for NCWN members, $20 for nonmembers. You may submit multiple entries, but the correct fee must accompany each one.
You may pay the members’ entry fee if you join the NCWN when you submit.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
If submitting by mail, submit two copies of an unpublished manuscript, not to exceed 3,000 words, on single-sided pages, double-spaced, in black 12-point Times New Roman font, with 1-inch margins.
The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. Instead, include a separate cover sheet with name, address, phone number, e-mail address, word count, and manuscript title.
To submit by USPS:
Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize
c/o NCWN
P. O. Box 21591
Winston-Salem, NC 27120When you submit online, Submittable will collect your entry fee via credit card ($10 NCWN members / $20 non-members). (If submitting online, do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect and record your name and contact information. For more information about Submittable, click here.)
Entries will not be returned.
The winner will be announced in February.
For questions, please contact mail@ncwriters.org.
ncwriters.org/programs/competitions/jacobs-jones-african-american-literary-prize/
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Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts
DEADLINE: January 7, 2024. by 11:59pm
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: The Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts is thrilled to announce our Call for Entries for the 2024 Residency season! Residencies will begin May 30 and run through October 31.
We welcome submissions from artists and writers living in New York State and Indian Nations therein working in the following disciplines:
Poetry
Fiction & Creative Nonfiction
Photography & Filmmaking
Painting | Sculpture | Visual Arts
Accessible to all artists and writers
Saltonstall has re-centered our mission to make the residency experience accessible to all artists and writers in New York State.
In 2017, we waived application fees to remove an economic bar to access.
In 2019, we piloted a one-week residency specifically for artists and writers with at least one dependent child at home.
And in 2021, we offered a newly-constructed accessible space, so that all artists and writers in New York State could be part of our residency program
There is no cost associated with the residency and no cost to apply.
Artists and writers who are awarded a residency are provided the following:
$100 per-week stipend + additional stipend support based on financial need. This was a new initiative in 2023. We expect the upper threshold to be approximately $1,000 with priority given to those living below the median household income for their NYS County.
Artist/writer parents who attend the 7-night residency for parents will receive a $500 stipend.
writers: a spacious private apartment with ample desk space
visual artists: a private apartment with adjoining studio space on the same level
photographers or filmmakers: a private apartment with ample desk space and a fully functional wet darkroom
all apartments have private baths and a patio or balcony
hearty chef-prepared vegetarian dinners (we always accommodate for allergies but cannot always accommodate very specific dietary sensitivities.)
groceries and a 24-hour accessible kitchen
washer and dryer in each building
saltonstall.org/residencies/application-guidelines/
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“Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers
Trillium Arts
DEADLINE: January 9, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: The “Miss Sarah” Fellowship for Black Women Writers aims to provide Black women writers a restful environment conducive to reflection and writing. It also offers uninterrupted, independent time to plant the seed of an idea for a new writing project or to develop or complete a project underway.
For 2024 the Fellowship will focus on the genre of Fiction.
WHAT THE FELLOWSHIP ENTAILS:
The selected writer will receive a ten-day solo residency in July 2024 and can choose whether to stay at Trillium Arts’ rural “Firefly Creek” apartment in Mars Hills, NC or at E. Patrick Johnson and Stephen Lewis’ “Montford Manor” residence near downtown Asheville, NC. Participants will receive a $1,000 stipend and transportation to and from Asheville, NC. Additional benefits will be custom tailored to the needs of the awardee.
DATES: The preferred dates for a “Miss Sarah” Fellowship in 2024 are July 10-20. However, the panel will consider other dates.
ELIGIBILITY: Black women writers at any stage of their careers are invited to apply. For applicants outside of the United States, please note that travel expenses will only be covered within the United States. International airfare will be at the expense of the applicant.
TIMELINE: The Deadline to apply is Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. The deadline is firm and the submission portal will be closed at the deadline. Applications will be reviewed by a panel and applicants will be notified by late April 1, 2024.
REQUIREMENTS:
Please upload and submit all of the following documents, either as PDF or Word documents. Files should not exceed 10 MB each.
CV or resume (not to exceed 5 pages)
A one-page statement of purpose outlining the proposed project.
A one-page statement that addresses the question of, “Why Trillium Arts?” Be specific in how a Fellowship at Trillium Arts will benefit your creative work.
One letter of recommendation. The letter should be submitted separately by an outside recommender. The letter should specifically refer to your writing project. Be sure to choose someone who can speak specifically about your project, and we suggest you share your work sample with your recommender so they can be informed about your writing.
In your letter, we will request that the recommender address the following three questions:
What makes the applicant's project significant?
Who do you imagine would be most served by this project?
What do you find inspiring about the applicant's project?
Provide an email address for your recommender in the online Submittable application form and your recommender will receive an automatic link to use to submit their letter on your behalf. Please remind the recommender that they need to reply to the automatic email and submit their letter by no later than Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 11:59pm EST, which is a two day grace period for the recommenders, following your application completion deadline of Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Please plan accordingly to ensure that your recommender has enough time to submit.
A writing sample of your proposed project. Work-in-progress is highly recommended. Writing samples should be in English. The genre for 2024 is Fiction.
MA and MFA theses, PhD dissertations, and edited collections are not eligible and will be disqualified. Your work sample must be original.
·Your name and the title of your written piece should appear on the top of each uploaded file.
Please submit your writing sample in ONE PDF document. The sample should be a minimum of 10 pages not exceed 15 pages. All submitted documents should be double-spaced, with one-inch margins, and in an easily readable 12-point font.
trilliumartsnc.org/writing-fellowships-guidelines
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2024 Artist Residency Programs
Anderson Center at Tower View
DEADLINE: January 9, 2024 at noon CST
INFO: Applications for our 2024 Artist Residency Programs in Red Wing, Minnesota are open. Advance your practice with dedicated time & space in a community of artists!
Jury review will take place in late January and February. Selected artist residents, wait-list and runners-up will be notified by March 5, 2024.
Anderson Center at Tower View offers various residency programs of two to four weeks’ duration from May through October each year to enable artists, writers, musicians, and performers of exceptional promise and demonstrated accomplishment to create, advance, or complete work. There are typically 5 residents at the Anderson Center at a time, and the organization hosts approximately 35-40 residents each year.