fall 2024 submissions
One Story
SUBMISSION OPEN: November 1, 2024 (and close when they reach their submissions cap)
INFO: One Story is seeking literary fiction. Because of our format, we can only accept stories between 3,000 and 8,000 words. They can be any style and on any subject as long as they are good. We are looking for stories that leave readers feeling satisfied and are strong enough to stand alone.
FAQs:
Does One Story pay?
Yes. One Story pays $500 and 25 contributors copies for First Serial North American rights. All rights will revert to the author following publication.
Does One Story accept previously published material?
No. One Story is looking for previously unpublished material. However, if a story has been published in printoutside of North America, it will be considered. Stories previously published online—on blogs, personal websites, online literary magazines, or other forums—will not be considered.
Does One Story accept simultaneous submissions?
Yes, but please withdraw your submission immediately if your submission is accepted for publication elsewhere.
What file types can I submit?
We accept PDF, RTF, DOC, and DOCX files. Please include the story title and all writer contact info on the first page of the submitted file.
Will you send me comments on my story?
No. One Story receives over 5000 submissions a year. Unfortunately, we do not have time to comment on individual stories.
Can I change the story I submitted with an updated draft?
We strongly prefer that you only send us final drafts, but if you must upload a new version, please withdraw your submission through Submittable and resubmit.
Can I send a revision of a story that was previously rejected?
No. Please send us new work. Revisions of previously rejected stories will not be considered and will be automatically declined.
Do you consider translations?
Yes. Please include the name of the original author and language, as well as the name of the translator on the first page of your submission.
How soon can I expect to hear about my submission?
We do our very best to respond to submissions within 3 months after they are received. If you don’t hear back from us within that time, please be patient! It is our goal to make sure that each submission gets a good read.
Can I submit the same story to One Story and One Teen Story?
No. One Story and One Teen Story are looking for different kinds of stories. For more information on submitting to One Teen Story, go here.
one-story.submittable.com/submit
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CALLS FOR SUBMISSION: DEBUT FICTION
Aster(ix)
DEADLINE: November 6, 2024 at 11:59pm PST
INFO: At Aster(ix), we are proud to be a writers’ first publication, especially for those from marginalized identities whose work may have not found a home by mainstream outlets. Our upcoming issue will focus on debut fiction.
We’re honored and excited that Cleyvis Natera, best-selling author of Neruda on The Park (Ballantine Books, 2023), will be the guest editor for our SPRING 2025 ISSUE: DEBUT FICTION. Cleyvis is wonderful writer, editor, and teacher. She also deeply understands the journey of the debut author — Aster(ix) actually published a a chapter excerpt from Neruda on the Park in 2019! This is your opportunity to return to your stories and novels and consider sharing your work with us!
What we’re looking for in THE DEBUT FICTION ISSUE:
1) short stories by writers who have not yet published any fiction in a literary journal.
2) self-contained novel chapters of an unpublished debut novel (excerpts of forthcoming debut novels under contract will be considered). Writers who have published short stories but have not yet published a novel excerpt are also eligible to submit.
For both categories, we favor submissions under 6000 words.
Please send only one submission per author for this call (i.e. a short story or a standalone novel chapter). If multiple submissions are sent, none will be reviewed. Focus on one piece and send us your best draft!
Please note that Aster(ix) is a transnational feminist literary arts journal committed to social justice and translation, placing people of color at the center of the conversation. We’re looking for the intimate, the honest, and the beautiful. Explore previously published fiction here.
For this special issue, we are pleased to share that we can pay $100-250 per piece based on length. We only accept submissions via Submittable.
asterixjournal.com/fall2024call/
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call for submissions: Recommended Reading
Electric Lit
DEADLINE: November 10, 2024 at 11:59pm PST
INFO: Recommended Reading publishes fiction between 2,000 and 10,000 words. (For fiction shorter than 2,000 words, check for open submission periods to The Commuter.)
Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately if a piece is accepted elsewhere. Work previously published in any form cannot be considered.
Response time is six to eight months.
Upon acceptance, we can offer authors $300 for publishing rights.
During the general submissions periods, writers may submit one piece per period. (This does not apply to year-round submitting members. For more information on member submissions, please refer to the welcome email you received when you signed up as a member or reach out to wynter@electricliterature.com.)
Writers with a submission pending with The Commuter can still submit to Recommended Reading.
Please do not submit a story already previously rejected by Electric Literature, even if the story has been revised (unless you've been invited to do so by an EL editor).
For candid advice from our editors on how to polish your first pages and revise your work, check out our "Submission Roulette II" event and our video "How to Get Published in Recommended Reading."
electricliterature.submittable.com/submit
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MONTHLY MENTORSHIP: RIGHT TO WRITE AWARDS
Writability
DEADLINE: November 12, 2024
INFO: Each year, two Right to Write Awards are given to outstanding applicants who have already been accepted into the Monthly Mentorship program. The award supports BIPOC and Veteran writers by waiving their tuition. Applicants must apply and be accepted to Monthly Mentorship before or in tandem with applying to the Right to Write Award.
Monthly Mentorship program dues are $4150. Recipients of a Right to Write Award will receive $3650 and are asked to pay the balance of $500, which covers fees Maximum Impact incurs for software, streaming, and tech features that help bring the program content to you in accessible ways. Application details are below.
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RISING WRITER PRIZE
Autumn House Press
DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
READING FEE: $30
INFO: The 2025 Rising Writer Prize is for a first full-length book of fiction. The Autumn House staff and select outsider readers will serve as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is K-Ming Chang.
PRIZE: The winner receives publication of their full-length manuscript and $2,000. We will announce the contest’s finalists and the winner by March 15, 2025.
GUIDELINES:
Must be the author’s first full-length fiction book (previous publications of chapbooks and full-length books in other genres are fine)
The winners will receive book publication, a $1,000 honorarium, and a $1,000 travel/publicity grant to promote their book
All finalists will be considered for publication
Submissions should be approximately 100 – 200 pages
The reading fee is $30 (We will waive the submission fee for those undergoing financial hardship or living with limited means. Before you reach out to request a waived fee, please read our full statement and instructions here. If the guidelines are not followed, we will not be able to offer a waived fee.)
All fiction sub-genres (short stories, short-shorts, novellas, or novels) or any combination of sub-genres are eligible
The book should be previously unpublished
We only accept original manuscripts; AI-generated or AI-supported works are not accepted
Do not include your name anywhere on the actual manuscript; if your name appears within the body of the text, please omit it or black it out
You may include a brief bio in the “cover letter” section of Submittable
Do not include an acknowledgments page in the manuscript
Feel free to include a table of contents
Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please let us know immediately if your book was accepted elsewhere
Friends, family members, and former students of judges or Autumn House editors may not submit to the contest. Students do not include interactions at short-term residencies or fellowships
Former employees of Autumn House, including interns, may not submit to the contest
ABOUT THE JUDGE: K-Ming Chang is a Kundiman fellow, a Lambda Literary Award winner, a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree, and an O. Henry Prize Winner. She is the author of the New York Times Book Review Editors’ choice novel BESTIARY (One World/Random House, 2020), which was longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and the Otherwise Award. In 2021, her chapbook BONE HOUSE was published by Bull City Press. Her story collection GODS OF WANT (One World/Random House) won a Lambda Literary Award and was a NYT Editors’ Choice. Her latest novel is ORGAN MEATS (One World, 2023), a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and CECILIA, a novella (Coffee House Press, 2024).
autumnhouse.org/submissions/rising-writers-prize/
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Call for Pitches: Nearest & Dearest: An Anthology of Dyke Domesticity
Combos Press
PITCH DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
INFO: Combos Press is now accepting pitches for our first print issue of Nearest and Dearest: An anthology of dyke domesticity.
Nearest and Dearest is a physical anthology of art and writing celebrating and archiving the experiences of domesticity amongst lesbians. We want to know: how does domesticity take shape in your life? What are historical examples of dyke domesticity that can help connect us to our present experiences as lesbians? What are perspectives about homemaking and community care that are only made possible when we consider the experiences of dyke domesticity?
We are hoping to elevate stories connected (but not limited) to homemaking, kitchen/home gardening, child-rearing, homeschooling, marriage, partnership, separation, kinship, communal living, future-planning/longing, demonstrating commitment, and/or birthwork, etc.* Ever wanted to interview your gay aunts? Break down what it was like having kids? Draw a chosen family tree? Nearest and Dearest is the place for all of that and more.
*We acknowledge that this is not necessarily a comprehensive list of all the ways people experience domesticity. Feel free to interpret domesticity in whatever way is relevant to your experience.
WHO CAN PITCH: We are hoping to feature work from multiple generations of lesbianism and encourage pitches from within our elder community, our trans community, our BIPOC community as well as pitches from first-time and unpublished contributors. Nearest and Dearest is not geographically limited, so feel free to pitch no matter where in the world you live.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Essays - either personal, or researched/academic/reported (final pieces no more than 2000 words)
How-to guides
Interviews/profiles - proposed interviews should be edited for brevity and clarity (final pieces no more than 3000 words). If you are open to being interviewed/conducting an interview, please submit a bio/explanation of what you’d like the interview to be.
From the archive: are you affiliated with a queer focused archive? We would love to feature examples of dyke domesticities from your collections and elevate your work!
Visual pitches - photo series, paintings, illustrations, prints, etc.
CONTRIBUTOR PAYOUT
We are a small self-funded press. Every contributor will be paid the same flat-rate amount of $75. You will be paid via Venmo, Paypal, or check after Nearest and Dearest is printed. Every contributor also receives 1 free copy.
HOW TO PITCH
Fill out this Google form by the deadline
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS?
Email clare@combospress.com to chat or set up a phone call.
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Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship
Fine Arts Work Center
DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
APPLICATION FEE: $40
INFO: 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 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 pitches
Chutney Magazine
DEADLINE: November 15, 2024
INFO: Chutney is looking for a handful of stories to accompany commissioned pieces for Issue 04, launching Spring 2025. As always, the focus is on everyday stories of culture & identity from voices of the Global Majority and its diasporas. Previous issues have explored (home)land, colonial history, craft, family, food, language... There’s no specific theme (more info about our editorial structure on the website), but as we collectively bear witness to multiple gen*cides, we’ve also been reflecting on: relations with Land & More-Than-Human Beings, Resistance, technology, aesthetics, surreality.
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We accept essays (personal or investigative), photo series, criticism and fiction. We're not accepting poetry at the moment. Please refer to the stories on the Chutney website to get a sense of the magazine’s tone.
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WRITERS + PHOTOGRAPHERS: Please send a 200-300 word pitch to hello@chutneymag.com, with the subject ‘ISSUE 04, PITCH’. Outline a specific topic you’d like to explore, your connection to the topic, as well as the format (essay, photo series etc), as well as a couple of lines about yourself + interests! Links to previously published work are also welcome, but not necessary.
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PHOTOGRAPHERS: please also include any relevant image samples alongside your written pitch.
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ILLUSTRATORS: we occasionally commission illustrations, so if you’d like to be considered in the future, please get in touch with some work samples. See our website gallery + posts for a sense of our graphic style.
Spaces and budget are unfortunately always tight, so we can only accept a limited number of pitches—this is not necessarily a reflection of the quality/importance of your story, but influenced by factors such as topics, geographies, and voices already included the issue.
Wherever you are in the world —we’ll aim to notify everyone within a week’s time. Any questions, please reach out via DM or email. Selected contributors will be paid a small fee (£50 min, tbc) and receive a free copy of the new issue.
TIMELINE:
Contributors Notified: November 22, 2024
First Draft Due: December 20, 2024
Final Draft Due: January 31, 2025
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2024 KWELI EMERGING WRITER FELLOWSHIP
Kweli Journal
DEADLINE: November 19, 2024
INFO: Kweli has been mentoring underrepresented writers since December 2009. Designed to help emerging Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) writers hone their craft, this fellowship provides 11 months of editorial support from Kweli editors along with the following benefits:
a $2,000 stipend,
free enrollment in our annual International Literary Festival and Color of Children’s Literature Conference,
publication in Kweli Journal,
all-expense paid writing retreat,
admission-free enrollment in three professionally led writing workshops on literary fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry, and
participation in four public readings
ELIGIBILITY: Eligible candidates are early career vocational writers living in New York City, who are not enrolled in degree-granting programs and self-identify as Black, Native/First Nations, POC, and/or Arab American.
Writers who have not yet contracted to publish a book are invited to apply.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Please submit the following:
A cover letter containing a one-paragraph biographical statement; one paragraph that is a favorite of yours from a book you've read recently; and a brief statement telling us why this particular passage is meaningful to you. Please also note in your cover letter if you are a resident of one of New York City's five boroughs.
A CV or résumé
A brief statement of your career goals and what you expect to accomplish as a Kweli Fellow.
A 10 page writing sample. There is no word-count requirement. Eligible genres are fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and cross-genre writing, whether written for adults, young adults, or children.
kwelijournal.submittable.com/submit
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2025 McKnight Fellowships for Writers
The Loft
DEADLINE: November 19, 2024 at 11:59pm
INFO: The intent of the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearers Fellowships program is to recognize and support artists and culture bearers who are beyond emerging and have sustained experience in their area of practice. Fellows demonstrate achievement, commitment, and high level proficiency in artistic and/or culture bearer practice that contributes to their field and impacts and benefits people in Minnesota.
The McKnight Fellowships for Writers provide Minnesota writers who are beyond emerging with an opportunity to work on their craft for a concentrated period of time.
One $25,000 fellowship is awarded each year in children’s literature, including poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction. This year’s award is offered to a writer for children 8 years old and older.
Four $25,000 fellowships are offered in alternating years to writers of creative prose and poetry/spoken word. The 2025 year cycle is in creative prose.
The Loft administers the McKnight Fellowships for Writers. Five $25,000 awards are presented annually to accomplished Minnesota writers and spoken word artists. Four awards alternate annually between creative prose (fiction and creative nonfiction) and poetry/spoken word. The fifth award is presented in children’s literature and alternates annually between writing for ages under eight years old and writing for children eight years and older.
ELIGIBILITY:
General Requirements
Applicants must have been legal residents of Minnesota for at least 12 months prior to the application deadline (since November 19, 2023) and must reside in Minnesota for the duration of the fellowship.
Full-time students in a degree granting program (if you're a student at the time of application and/or if you will be starting your program during the fellowship year, which begins in 2025 and goes till April 2026) are not eligible to apply.
Applicants may apply for only one McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship per year. You may not apply for the Award in Creative Prose and also apply for any other McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowships, including the Award in Children’s Literature or a McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship in an alternate discipline, such as ceramics or music.
Recipients of the McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship in any discipline in the last five years are not eligible to apply, so recipients of a 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, or 2024 McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship in any discipline are not eligible to apply. Honorable mentions are eligible.
Recipients of a McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship prior to 2020 must demonstrate a new body of work since their last McKnight Artist and Culture Bearer Fellowship.
Loft and McKnight Foundation staff and board members are not eligible. Immediate family members of staff or board members of the Loft or McKnight Foundation are also not eligible.
If you have questions about your eligibility for the McKnight Fellowships for Writers, please email Marion Gómez, program manager of awards, at mgomez@loft.org by November 13, 2024.
Additional Requirements for the Loft Awards in Creative Prose
In addition to the general eligibility requirements, applicants must have:
Published a book (e.g., novel, memoir, collection of short stories or personal essays) OR
Published at least five pieces of original creative prose (fiction, creative nonfiction, or a combination of the two) in no fewer than three literary journals or magazines that regularly feature creative prose as part of their format. Work published in an online journal that has an editorial process is eligible. Work published in an anthology is eligible. The same piece printed in a journal and in an anthology may only be counted once; applicants may not use multiple publications of the same work to meet the five required pieces.
Authors counting a self-published book for eligibility must include a brief letter from the publisher confirming that the manuscript underwent an editorial process. Please upload this in the eligibility requirements.
Work that is pending publication and will be published before April 1, 2025, is eligible. When asked for proof of eligibility, please upload a letter from the editor or publisher stating the date of publication with proof of publication.
Additional Requirements for the Loft Award in Children’s Literature
In addition to the general eligibility requirements, applicants must have
Published a book for children eight years of age or older, in any genre other than educational textbook material, OR
Published at least three pieces of original work in one or more publications that regularly feature creative work for children eight years of age or older as part of their format. Work published in an online journal that has an editorial process is eligible. Work published in an anthology is eligible. The same piece printed in a journal and in an anthology may only be counted once; applicants may not use multiple publications of the same work to meet the three required pieces.
Work that is pending publication and will be published before April 1, 2025, is eligible. Please provide a letter from the editor or publisher stating the date of publication with proof of publication.
Ineligible Work in Both Awards:
Student-only publications
Self-published books that did not go through an editorial process
Work published on personal home pages or online sites that do not have an editorial process.
Work in a genre outside the category in which you are applying (e.g., published poetry may not be used to meet the publication requirements for the Award in Creative Prose and writing for children younger than eight years of age may not be used to meet the publication requirements for the Award in Children's Literature/Older Children).
Work that has previously won a McKnight Artist Fellowships for Writers. If you are a previous winner, you must submit a manuscript different from the one for which you received the earlier award.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
You must apply through Submittable, and you will need to create a Submittable account if you do not already have one. If you have technical submission questions, please contact Submittable technical support at help.submittable.com.
In addition to the form in Submittable, you will need to prepare three files to upload with your submission (see descriptions further down the page for details):
a work sample
proof of Minnesota residency
proof of publication
if self published, or have work pending publication, a letter from the editor
WORK SAMPLE
Please prepare your writing sample. Work samples may be published writing. All work samples must be anonymous. If your name appears as part of the manuscript text, omit it, use a pseudonym, or redact it out so it is illegible. Do not include your name as part of the writing sample file name. Identifying information should only be included in the Submittable application form--these parts of the form are not accessible to the judge. Identifying information anywhere in the submitted work sample file will disqualify your submission.
Loft Awards in Creative Prose: Applicants should submit at least 20 but no more than 25 pages of a typed (12-point font), double-spaced manuscript. Pages must be consecutively numbered.
Loft Award in Children’s Literature: Applicants should submit a manuscript that is at least five but no more than 20 pages in length and that is written for ages eight and older. Manuscripts may be in prose or poetry or a combination of the two. All manuscripts must be typed in a 12-point font. Prose manuscripts should be double-spaced. Poetry may be single- or double-spaced. All pages must be consecutively numbered.
Work samples may be submitted as PDF, DOC, DOCX, RTF, MP3, WAV, MP4, or MOV files.
PROOF OF RESIDENCY
The Loft requires finalists to provide proof of Minnesota residency. This may be a scan or digital photo of a valid Minnesota driver’s license, ID, or utilities bill with name and address and date. Name, address, and date should be clearly legible.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
Applicants must submit proof of each publication necessary to meet eligibility. For books, we will need a photocopy or scanned image of the title and copyright pages. For journals, we will need photocopies or scanned documents of either the cover or title page of the journal as well as the table of contents page and the pages on which your work appears. For self-published books, please provide a brief letter from the publisher confirming an editorial process.
Applicants should include a brief biographical statement—you will see a field for this in Submittable. Do not attach the biographical statement to your manuscript. The biographical statement is used for publicity purposes only when the winners are announced. Biographical statements are not seen by the judges.
Please contact program manager of awards, Marion Gómez at mgomez@loft.org with any questions.
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WRITING CIRCLE
One Story
DEADLINE: November 19, 2024
INFO: The One Story Writing Circle is a year-long education program and accountability group, hosted and moderated by One Story.
When you join the One Story Writing Circle, you join a small cohort of fiction writers looking to devote a year to improving their craft and process. Writing Circle members will be granted access to an online portal, facilitated by One Story staff, where they will set personal writing objectives, both creative and professional.
Each month will feature motivational essays, writing prompts, and resources aimed at helping writers achieve their targets. One Story will track individual and group goals so we can celebrate our progress together each month, and will host Zoom meetups with Circle members throughout the year for writers who want to connect and share their progress.
Circle members will also receive access and discounts to select One Story classes for 2025. To get an idea of the kinds of courses we offer, visit our classes page.
As with One Story’s other online course offerings, the Writing Circle is geared toward fiction writers.
While there will be space for writers to share questions and ideas with each other, there will be no individual evaluations or reviews. The One Story Writing Circle is not a place for criticism or critique. It is a supportive space to help you reach your writing goals.
The Writing Circle will launch in mid-January and will be limited to 30 students. Writers can be at any level, but to ensure a consistent and committed community, all applications must be received by November 19, 2024 and writers must commit to the full year.
We are seeking writers:
with a clear project in mind
with a need for community
who are excited to be a part of a group environment and ready to get to work
who are able to commit to and participate in monthly check-ins
who are eager to take part in our online classes
who are comfortable connecting with other writers in an online setting
The One Story Writing Circle costs $595 for One Story patrons and $625 for non-patrons. There is a $10 application fee.
What you get:
Free access to all of One Story’s 2025 asynchronous open-enrollment classes and self-guided courses
Access to our 2025 Lecture Series
50% off Craft Courses and Reading Groups
Exclusive access to the One Story Writing Circle portal, featuring goal setting, essays on writing, accountability check-ins, readings, and a discussion board to share your progress with fellow members
A small writing community built solely for support and encouragement
Extended access to One Story online class material: all Writing Circle members will have unlimited access to 2025 asynchronous classes for one year after the course start date (regular students only receive access for 5 weeks after the class’s start date)
HOW TO APPLY:
Please visit Submittable for complete application instructions. Applications will consist of a statement of intent so that we can learn about you and your project and a few other questions to gauge your experience in online group settings and where you are in your writing career. Applicants will be chosen based on their interest in and commitment to the class as demonstrated in their application. There is no writing sample required for this class. The deadline to apply is 11:59pm ET on November 19, 2024. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by early January.
FAQ:
Will the One Story Writing Circle provide critiques or feedback on my writing?
No. The Writing Circle provides educational programming and a cheering squad to help you reach your writing goals, but will not be providing critiques or individual feedback on your writing.
When can I apply for the One Story Writing Circle?
The application period is open through November 19, 2024.
What are the application requirements?
We are seeking writers at all stages in their careers who are ready to commit to their writing goals and who are willing participate in a year-long online community.
How does the portal work?
Once a month, Writing Circle members will log in to our portal on Thinkific to track their progress toward their goals and share any updates on the discussion board.
This is also where we’ll also share craft essays, resources for writers, and the occasional writing or discussion prompt. We will also meet for live Zoom sessions throughout the year that will include readings by Writing Circle members and chances to share resources and connect with one another.
How many members are in the Writing Circle?
The Writing Circle will be capped at 30 members.
Is participation on the Writing Circle discussion board required?
Yes. In addition to helping writers create a sustainable writing practice, we hope to build a community of writers who can support you and your work long after the class is over. It is for this reason that we are seeking applicants who can commit to participating in class discussions.
Is there homework?
Yes. Circle members will be expected to track their goal progress and share updates on that progress with the group. Moderators will review methods for tracking goal progress at the beginning of class.
How much time will the Writing Circle take?
Plan to spend at least an hour per month reviewing the monthly lessons and resources, plus however much time you’d like on the discussion board.
Can I take it on my phone?
Yes, though we recommend using a tablet or a computer for easier access to class materials.
Can I participate in the monthly meetings if I’m not a member of the Writing Circle?
No. These monthly meetings are only offered to Writing Circle members. You are still welcome to register for our other online course offerings.
What classes will the Writing Circle give me access to?
Writing Circle members will receive access to all open-enrollment asynchronous classes and all of our self-guided classes. They will receive 50% off our craft courses and reading groups if they choose to enroll. They will not receive access to online workshops or our Writers’ Conference, though they are welcome to apply.
Do you offer scholarships or financial assistance for the Writing Circle?
There are no scholarships or financial assistance available for the Writing Circle.
DISCOUNT + POLICIES:
Our online classes are designed to be safe spaces for all who participate. One Story will not tolerate hate speech, bullying, or harassment directed toward instructors or fellow students, and reserves the right to remove participants who engage in such behavior from our classes.
Patron Discount: In order to qualify for our member discount, you must either be an active Patron or register for a Patron membership by the application deadline for this opportunity. Please note that the discount is for our Patrons only. Patrons commit to annual donations and receive benefits that allow them to participate in the organization in more meaningful ways. Not all One Story subscribers are Patrons. If you’d like to find out more about becoming a Patron, you can do so here.
Refund Policy: One Story classes are nonrefundable after the class start date. A full refund policy will be made available upon acceptance. For questions about the refund policy, or if you are unable to take the class after you have registered, please contact maribeth@one-story.com.
If you have any questions, please contact edu.support@one-story.com.
one-story.com/learn/writing-circle/
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Call for Submissions: To the End: Divorce narratives from queer, trans, non binary, gay, bisexual, lesbian, two-spirit, gender-expansive, and intersex writers
Morty Diamond, LCSW
DEADLINE: Extended to November 20, 2024
INFO: This anthology aims to explore the full depth and breadth of divorce narratives from queer, trans, non-binary, two-spirit, genderfluid, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and intersex writers. Divorce can be painful, clarifying, freeing, extremely messy, and/or full of renewed life. What story are you called to share about your divorce and how it relates to your LGBTQQI experience?
I am interested in all of the narratives on divorce. Looking at divorce through a wide lens, the book will include stories of hurt, frustration, anger, compassion, transcendence and acceptance.
Essay prompts that might be useful (you do not need to write about these topics):
What lessons about identity did you discover through your divorce?
What did you gain and/or lose during your divorce?
Are you disillusioned with marriage now that you have gone through divorce? Why or why not?
Some of us looked to marriage as a way to legitimize and/or normalize our lives. Did marriage accomplish this? Did divorce change this?
If you are trans: How did your trans identity complicate divorce? For example: were you in a marriage that ended when you came to terms with your trans identity or transitioned?
Were there unique stressors related to your gender and/or sexuality found in your marriage that led to divorce?
How did the narrative of gay marriage fit into your understanding of what being married meant and how did it ultimately affect your divorce?
TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK:
Please email your non-fiction personal essay of no more than 6000 words to: mortydiamond@gmail.com.
Formats preferred: MS Word or link to a Google Document.
Contributors will be paid for their work and will receive copies of the book.
ABOUT THE EDITOR: Morty Diamond is a trans/queer therapist, social worker, artist, and writer living in California. Morty experienced his own divorce in 2020 and has since been interested in bringing more clarity and insight into the social and emotional aspects of divorce for LGBTQQI people. His last two anthologies, Trans/Love and From the Inside Out FTM and Beyond, are both published by Manic D Press. He is a lecturer at San Francisco State University in the School of Social Work.
mortydiamondlcsw.com/totheendbook
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Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship Program (AUSTRALIA)
Writing NSW
DEADLINE: November 25, 2024
INFO: The annual Boundless Indigenous Writer’s Mentorship is now open.
Presented by Writing NSW and Text Publishing, with support from the First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN), the mentorship is awarded annually to an unpublished Indigenous writer who has made substantial progress on a work of fiction or non-fiction. The intention of the program is to support the writer to develop their manuscript and to facilitate a pathway to publication.
The program pairs an emerging Indigenous writer from anywhere in Australia with an established Indigenous writer for a structured year-long mentorship. The writer receives 20 hours of mentorship over the following year, including feedback on their work in progress and general advice on writing and developing a publishing career. If possible, an opportunity to meet with the mentor face to face is provided. The writer also receives editorial feedback and manuscript development from Text Publishing and access to Writing NSW professional development services.
At the conclusion of the mentorship, Text Publishing have the exclusive first right to consider the winning manuscript for publication, under terms to be negotiated with the writer. Since the establishment of the mentorship in 2019 three of the mentored writers, John Morrissey, Lenora Thaker, and Allanah Hunt, have been offered publishing deals by Text Publishing.
HOW TO APPLY: Writers do not need to have a full manuscript at the time of submission, though they must have made substantial progress on a manuscript, which they intend to complete (refer to submission requirements). Applicants must not previously have had a full-length work of fiction or non-fiction professionally published.
Submissions must be either a work of fiction (including short-story collections) or narrative non-fiction for adult, kids (middle grade) or young adults. Please note that poetry, plays, picture books and practical non-fiction are ineligible.
writingnsw.org.au/getsupport/prizes-opportunities/boundless-mentorship-2025/
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Fall 2024 Story Contest
Narrative
DEADLINE: November 26, 2024, at 11:59 pm PST
SUBMISSION FEE: There is a $27 fee for each entry. With your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
INFO: Our fall contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.
Narrative winners and finalists have gone on to win Whiting Awards,the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Atlantic prize, and have appeared in collections such as Best American Short Stories,Best American Nonrequired Reading, and many others. View the recent awards won by Narrative authors.
As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.
We welcome and look forward to reading your pages.
AWARDS:
First Prize is $2,500
Second Prize is $1,000
Third Prize is $500
Up to ten finalists will receive $100 each
All entries will be considered for publication
All contest entries are eligible for the $5,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.
JUDGING: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 31, 2024. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.
GUIDELINES: Please read our Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information.
narrativemagazine.com/fall-2024-story-contest
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Logic(s)’ Palestinian Journalist Fellowship in Collaboration with Arab Reform Initiative
Logic(s)
DEADLINE: November 27, 2024
INFO: Every Palestinian is a living archive of collective memory and freedom dreaming. Palestinian journalists provide a crucial mechanism through which these collective stories are deepened and circulated globally. With extensive military aid from the US government, Israeli Occupation Forces subject these journalists and their families to forced disappearances, imprisonment, and execution. More than ever, it is critical that journalists be anchored in the communities they report on and with, and that we act quickly to move resources to Palestinians while they are still alive. These dual commitments are what instigated Logic(s)’ development of this one-year fellowship for Palestinian journalists, co-administered with the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI).
The purpose of this program is to support community-led storytelling on Palestine and its relationship to technology, to strengthen the magazine’s contributions to Palestine reporting, and to redistribute resources to Palestinian journalists. Logic(s) will provide training, workshops, and informal mentoring to fellows on domain-specific topics like secure communication, algorithmic models, and techno-culture. ARI provides bilingual (English/Arabic) programming including a workgroup on tech in the Middle East North Africa region. Fellows have the option to participate in their workgroups and publications if they are interested.
Each of the four Palestinian journalists selected will receive a stipend of 20,000 USD over the course of their fellowship year. They will participate in the Logic(s) magazine editorial board and have the option to participate in programming on critical technology studies alongside members of the ARI. Fellows are required to contribute at least one article to the magazine over the fellowship year but have the option to commission and publish up to two pieces per issue. We are a technology magazine that thinks about technology very broadly, publishing in a range of genres, including nonfiction essays, photography, graphic stories, poetry, and speculative fiction. Given that we publish only twice a year, we look for stories that take a step back to provide analysis on the larger historical, political, and technical context, rather than just-the-facts reporting better suited for daily news.
The fellowship is open to any Palestinian journalist and/or storyteller, anywhere in the world. Special priority is given to early career applicants who are either currently located in Palestine or in refugee camps, and/or have been recently displaced.
This fellowship was made possible through the generous support of Distributed AI Research, Migration and Technology Monitor, Pillars Fund as well as individual Logic(s) readers and supporters who gave between $5 and $45,000 each.
For those who are ready to hit the ground running right now, they can submit within six weeks for an expedited consideration. For those who need more time, you can submit by November 27. At least two slots will be reserved for those who apply by the second date.
PITCH GUIDELINES:
In terms of length, our pitches are usually around two short paragraphs. In terms of content, we’re generally looking for the following:
Specificity: The more details, the better. How does the thing or process you’re describing work, at the most intimate level? The kind of detail can vary widely: it might involve technical detail if you’re describing a technology, or reported detail if it’s a reported piece. But specificity is critical to any good piece. It not only helps make for an interesting piece of writing; it also establishes your credibility as the one writing it. The details you foreground illustrate why you should be the one writing this piece.
Stakes: Why does this piece matter? Why should the reader read past the first few paragraphs? A successful piece should answer the “so what?” question early and often. It’s possible that a few readers will come to your piece already interested in the particular subject you’re discussing—but the vast majority won’t. How will you make the case to your readers that they should keep reading?
What makes you uniquely positioned to write this? Who are you? Where do you come from? This can be an opportunity to focus on either your personal or professional background, depending which feels most relevant to the pitched story.
We define technology very capaciously. To get a sense of the range we publish, please check out Beacons, supa dupa skies: move slow and heal things, policy: seductions and silences, and our most recent issue, Medicine and the Body. Reading through these issues will also give you a sense of how writers have approached the above considerations
FAQs:
What are the education requirements?
None.
What topics does Logic(s) cover?
We prioritize stories that are outside of the US and think critically about race, gender, sexuality, and disability but, we are open to pitches on any topic that has a connection to technology. The most important part is that we don’t publish “just-the-facts reporting”; we are interested in pieces that have a unique and in-depth analysis.
Can I publish in Arabic or another language?
Our editorial board only has capacity to conduct developmental editing in English, but we will provide additional funding to translate pieces into Arabic or any other relevant language.
Who will be deciding which applicants are selected?
We have four Palestinian advisors who will be leading the selection process. Logic(s) editorial leadership will be involved as well, but the advisors have the majority vote.
If you have any additional questions that are not listed here, please reach out to editors@logicmag.io and we will do our best to respond quickly.
logicmag.io/palestinian-journalist-fellowship/
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CALL FOR PITCHES: issue 8: Dreaming
sweet-thang
Deadline: November 29, 2024, 23:59 GMT
INFO: Welcome! Thank you for your interest in contributing to sweet-thang Issue 8.
Please fill out all sections marked with an asterisk (*). If you have any questions or if anything is unclear, feel free to email us at sweetthanginfo@gmail.com.
Remember, this is just a pitch. We’re not looking for finished work (though if your piece is already complete, that’s cool too). The pitching process helps us understand your idea, your creative vision, and whether it’s the right fit for the issue.
UNDERSTANDING THE FORM:
"Title of Your Pitch" = A working title of what you want to submit. This can be the actual artistic title or a literal description, for example: "A short story discussing freedom and hope."
"Short Description of Your Pitch" = A short explanation of what the piece of work is, for example: "Speculative fiction about a character unpacking what it means to find hope in the face of life's challenges. The story follows x y z and touches on themes of x y z. This relates to the theme of dreaming because..."
Please note: the work must be original and not published elsewhere within the past three years.
We’re looking for:
Photography
Collages
Poetry
Illustrations
Journal scans
Long + short-form creative writing
Speculative fiction
Personal essays
& more - as long as it can be expressed in print form.
ACCESSIBILITY:
You can also submit your pitch in video format by recording your responses to each section and emailing it to sweetthanginfo@gmail.com with the subject line: “Video Submission: Issue 8 Pitch - [Your Name].”
If you have any questions about accessibility or require this form in another format, please send us an email.
As we only have space to accept 20 pitches, please don’t be disheartened if your pitch isn’t selected. We will get back to everyone regardless of the outcome and will do our best to provide feedback.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwmRk9xCUpavqJRVRPi3wq_SQF3rymxn-1uTMYu6AKsS16Wg/viewform
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Long Form Mentorship
Diaspora Dialogues
DEADLINE: November 29, 2024 by 11:59pm
INFO: Diaspora Dialogues invites submissions from emerging writers in both the GTA and across Canada who currently have a full or near-full draft of a manuscript. We accept novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction/memoir, works intended for young adults and poetry. Complete or near complete means that the writer has up to 85,000 words or 300 double-spaced pages of prose; or up to 25 poems (50 pages maximum). Submissions will consist only of excerpts from these works (see guidelines below).
Diaspora Dialogues is committed to supporting a literature that is as diverse as Canada itself. Writers are encouraged to keep this mandate in mind, but addressing this theme directly is not essential in the submission.
Notifications will be made at the end of December. The mentorships will begin in early 2025 and run for six months. Assigned mentors are at the discretion of Diaspora Dialogues.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Work from which the excerpt is submitted must be in a full draft or near-full draft stage.
Excerpts submitted can be one chapter or one short story from the collection up to but not exceeding 5,000 words; poetry can include up to 10 poems but not exceed 15 pages.
Submissions must include a one-page description of the project.
Submissions must include a short biography in paragraph form (no more than 250 words.)
The work must be original and not previously published.
Submissions must be in English.
Each writer may submit only one manuscript.
A completed submission form must be included.
Submissions will be accepted by electronically.
Commentary/feedback is not available on submissions.
Applicants who live in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area must submit to the GTA Long Form Program.
FORMATTING YOUR SUBMISSION:
All prose submissions should be double-spaced, Times New Roman font size 12.
Please do not adjust the margins.
ELIGIBILITY:
Writers must not have a previously published full-length manuscript (although appearances in magazines and/or anthologies are acceptable).
Any writer of any age can apply.
Writers must be citizens or permanent residents
diasporadialogues.com/mentorship/
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DREAMing Out Loud
PEN America
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024
INFO: DREAMing Out Loud is a paid, tuition-free creative writing workshop series for migrant writers, primarily those who are undocumented, DACA recipients, and/or DREAMers who came to the United States when they were children. By providing community and professional support to the next generation of immigrant writers, the program seeks to counter anti-immigrant sentiment in the U.S. and to amplify the voices of many living in this country who are marginalized because of their immigration status.
In 2025, three workshops will be in-person and two workshops will be virtual. Instructors Álvaro Enrigue's and Claudia Rueda's in person workshops will be held at the PEN America office (120 Broadway 26N Floor, New York, NY 10271). The in person playwriting workshop will be held at The Drama Book Shop (266 W 39th St, New York, NY 10018). Instructors Charlie Vázquez and Cherry Lou Sy's workshop will be virtual. If selected, attendance and commitment to the program, whether in-person or virtual, is expected and required.
BENEFITS:
In workshops led by established writers from migrant backgrounds or connections to the migrant community, 40 participants are provided a modest stipend to develop original fiction, poetry, nonfiction, plays, and picture book writing.Participants are invited to perform or have their work performed at a public reading and invited to voluntarily publish in various print and digital formats, including an annual anthology. The program provides access and connections to professionals in the publishing and theater industries and empowers DREAMers to develop their own unique artistic voice and craft to ensure that any future literary canon will include their stories, perspectives, and lived experiences. Participants receive access to resources tailored for migrant artists, including at least one author-led talkback about writing and publishing each year.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must identify as an immigrant, reside and/or go to college in New York City, and be 18 years or older to apply. Limited space will be reserved for and DREAMing Out Loud alumni. College graduates are welcome to apply.
The official deadline (Saturday, November 30, 2024 by 11:59 pm) is rolling and may close if all slots are filled. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance via email.
ARTIST RIGHTS AGREEMENT pertaining to The DREAMing Out Loud Anthology:
Ownership: The artist retains full ownership and copyright of all original works submitted for publication or exhibited in any public events and in the DREAMing Out Loud anthology.
Right to Remove: The artist reserves the right to request the removal of their submitted work at any time. Upon such request, the work will be removed in a timely manner.
Attribution: The artist will be properly credited for their work in all instances of publication and exhibition.
Usage Rights: PEN America may use the submitted work for promotional purposes of the program and PEN America, provided the artist is notified and credited accordingly.
Modifications: The artist retains the right to modify their work prior to the final deadline provided. This agreement aims to protect the artist's rights while allowing for collaborative opportunities.
ROYALTIES AND PROFITS pertaining to The DREAMing Out Loud Anthology:
This anthology is published by PEN America, a nonprofit organization, and as such, no profits or royalties will be generated from this publication. Any and all proceeds from the sale of the DREAMing Out Loud anthology will be reinvested into the organization’s mission and activities supporting the program. Please note that this work is printed on demand, ensuring that each copy is produced specifically to meet reader requests without excess inventory. Thank you for your support and understanding.
QUESTIONS?
Contact the Program Coordinator (TC. Mann, tcmann@pen.org).
pen.org/program/dreaming-out-loud/
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call for Essay Collection/Memoir/Nonfiction-Hybrid Manuscripts
Split Lip Press
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024
INFO: We are currently looking for previously unpublished essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction-hybrid full-length book manuscripts. Individually published pieces within the manuscript are absolutely fine (and expected!) but the book should not have been published as a BOOK before. We won't define "full-length" for you (you're the author, after all) but books over 100 and under 300 pages tend to hit our sweet spot. If your book is shorter, keep us in mind for our chapbook reading period!
We're looking for manuscripts that question boundaries (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional—you get the gist). Dazzle us with your version(s) of truth! When it comes to genre-based boundary bending, we love to see imaginative essays, autofictions, fictionalized memoirs, lyric essaying, formal and layout-based experimentation, etc. Please note: while we are big fans of poetry, we aim to publish prose and mostly-prose/prose-esque manuscripts. If your project includes more than a handful of poems, it may not be the best fit for this submission call.
To get an idea of what we love, please check out our current full-length NF/hybrid offerings. We'd love it if you'd add a copy of any (/all) of our books to your submission, and we'll happily throw in free shipping as a thanks!
jade vine's forthcoming essay collection Hold Me
Sean Enfield's essay collection Holy American Burnout!
Sarah Fawn Montgomery's essay collection Halfway from Home
Esteban Rodriguez's essay collection Before the Earth Devours Us
Jeannine Ouellette's memoir-in-essays The Part That Burns
Athena Dixon's essay collection The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Melissa Matthewson's memoir-in-essays Tracing the Desire Line
Melissa Wiley's essay collection Antlers in Space and Other Common Phenomena.
Historically under-represented perspectives are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED and HIGHLY SOUGHT—we want to help bring your voice to the world!
OUR PRESS MISSION: We publish boundary-breaking fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid books, lifting the transition boards that prevent fluidity and smashing those we cannot pry up. We love work that questions the concept of truth, and work that reinterprets what we think we know. We prize experimentation (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional); we welcome the unanswerable. We want to see the dark and the light side of the moon—or we want to see it obliterated. If your book is a wedge in a crack, Split/Lip Press is the hammer helping you split the wall apart.
All books published at Split/Lip Press have been discovered during our open reading periods—we do not solicit manuscripts and do not accept manuscripts sent outside of our reading periods. Every author has the same opportunity to join us! However, Split/Lip Press does not tolerate manuscripts celebrating racist, homophobic, or misogynistic perspectives, and will discard such manuscripts unread. We believe in breaking boundaries at Split/Lip, but we will not assist agendas of hate.
BASIC FORMATTING DETAILS: TNR 12 (or similar), double-spaced (unless you are specifically using special formatting—which we'd love to see), and PLEASE remove your name from the manuscript and file name—our readers want to review your manuscripts without names attached. There is a box on the submission form where, if you choose, you may indicate any information about positionality which may be helpful for the readers to know.
Please note that while we love and welcome work which includes images/diagrams/etc, we are unable to reproduce color images and they would need to appear as black-and-white images within a 6" x 9" printed book, so please keep that in mind when submitting.
HUGS + THANKS: We work closely with our authors on all elements of their book, from design to promotion. We are engaged in the literary community, and as writers ourselves, we know how important it is to have a book that you love that is supported by a press that loves you. We'd love for you to be part of the Split/Lip Press family.
Simultaneous submissions are obviously welcome. Our reading process is a process and we move quickly and efficiently, but we also don't interrupt it prematurely. So if another publisher snags you first, we just ask that you withdraw your submission (and congrats to you!).
We intend to reply to all submissions by February 15, 2025, so please do not query about the status of your manuscript before that date. If you haven't seen anything from us by 2/15/25, check your status in Submittable and double-check your email spam filter because Submittable's messages sometimes get stuck there—we will definitely respond!
Thank you for considering Split/Lip Press as the home for your book.
P.S.: The reading fee helps cover our costs as a press, and our nonfiction/hybrid reading team will be splitting 25% of the submission fees collected during this reading period as compensation for all of their hard work. But we don't want a fee to keep us from finding the best work out there. If you can't afford the fee, please send an email to splitlipthepress@gmail.com before submitting to receive a manuscript fee waiver, no questions asked.
splitlippress.submittable.com/submit/121154/essay-collection-memoir-nonfiction-hybrid-manuscripts
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QUILL PROSE AWARD
Red Hen Press
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $10
INFO: Queer literature is often found in the side stacks, in the back of the bookstore, under “Gay and Lesbian.” These authors are put into a genre that barely fits them, excluded from mainstream funding, and alienated by submission questionnaires and prying questions about identity and the underlying, “What are you?” The contradiction is that though labels can be alienating, they can also be empowering and community building. Red Hen Press seeks to work against the negative politics of labeling while honoring and empowering authors who identify as queer.
AWARD DETAILS:
$1000
Book publication by Red Hen Press
Final Judge: Raymond Luczak
Note: Name on cover sheet only; 25,000-word minimum (approximately 150 pages, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12pt font); prose (fiction or nonfiction) by a queer writer only.
Submissions are currently open for this award.
GUIDELINES:
The award is open to all writers with the following exceptions:
Authors who have had a full-length work published by Red Hen Press, or a full-length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press
Employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press
Relatives of employees or members of the executive board of directors
Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the manuscript, or where, for whatever reason, selecting a particular manuscript might have the appearance of impropriety
PROCEDURES + ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS:
To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts shall be submitted to the judges without any identifying material.
Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material shall be removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.
Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of refusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the managing editor of the press will be substituted.
redhen.org/awards/quill-prose-award/
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Emerging Writer Award
The Bridge Awards
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024 at 23:59pm
INFO: The Emerging Writer Award is open to unpublished prose writers (fiction) living in the UK with a collection of short stories or novel in development. Writers can be writing for any age group (including children and young adults) and may have had excerpts or articles published in the past, but have not yet published any major body of work. We would particularly encourage applications from those who experience barriers to the writing process.
Poetry, playwriting, screenwriting and works of non-fiction are all ineligible. Writers who have had a major body of work published in a form other than fiction are also ineligible (e.g. a poetry collection, or a non-fiction book-length work).
Writers who are agented and otherwise meet all the eligibility criteria are eligible. Writers who have only self-published their works are eligible.
APPLICATION:
Please apply by sending one document, preferably in Microsoft Word format, which includes:
A cover letter outlining your work in progress and how this award will benefit your work (up to one A4 page)
A 2000-word sample of work.
This does not need to be directly related to work in progress, but please make clear if that is not the case.
We will allow up to 10% over the 2000-word limit if the piece requires it
Judging takes place anonymously. Please include your name in the document title only. The document will be renamed before being sent to the judging panel. Do not include your name within the document. You can include any non-identifying information on your writing and/or career in your cover letter if relevant.
AND
In a separate document please send a copy of your CV. This is for administration purposes and will not be seen by the judging panel, therefore this can contain your name and identifying information.
For advice on what to put in a writing CV, click here to read this blog post with advice from 2016 Award Winner, Heather Parry.
We would also appreciate if you were able to complete our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Monitoring Form, link to online form here. The information in this form is gathered anonymously.
moniackmhor.org.uk/writers/awards-residencies/the-bridge-awards/
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call for submissions: essays
Cutleaf
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE: $0
INFO: Cutleaf is now open to nonfiction submissions, and we can't wait to read your work!⠀
We are interested in essays in both standard and hybrid forms. We welcome new approaches such as speculative nonfiction, essays based in metaphor, essays in verse, and other re-imaginings of the format. We welcome work about literature, travel, music, visual art, and film in multiple formats. We are less interested in journalistic approaches than in work that shows the larger and smaller truths about being human. We are generally interested in essays of less than 6,000 words. Longer work must be exceptionally compelling, and we may publish longer works in installments.
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Cutleaf is a journal run by writers. We try to treat writers as we want to be treated:
We pay from $100 to $300 per published nonfiction piece.
We reply to submissions in a timely manner, usually not later than three months and generally much sooner.⠀
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Open call for 2024 fiction submissions
The Hudson Review
DEADLINE: November 30, 2024 at 11:59pm
SUBMISSION FEE: $0
INFO: The Hudson Review is open to fiction submissions. Online submissions close at 11:59 p.m. on November 30; mailed submissions must be postmarked by November 30.
GUIDELINES:
10,000 word limit.
No simultaneous submissions.
No previously published work (if your story has appeared in any form, including online—in a blog, social media posts, etc.—we consider it to be previously published work).
Submit online or by mail (enclose SASE) to 33 W. 67th St., New York, NY 10023.
Reading is not blind; feel free to include contact info in your manuscript. (We’re not picky about formatting.)
Questions? Email us at info@hudsonreview.com
hudsonreview.com/news-events/open-call-for-2024-fiction-submissions/
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Scholars-in-Residence Program Fellowship 2025-26
The Schomburg Center
DEADLINE: December 1, 2024
INFO: The Scholars-in-Residence Program offers both long-term and short-term fellowships designed to support and encourage top-quality research and writing on the history, politics, literature, and culture of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, as well as to promote and facilitate interdisciplinary exchange among scholars and writers in residence at the Schomburg Center.
LONG-TERM FELLOWSHIPS provide a $35,000 stipend to support postdoctoral scholars and independent researchers who work in residence at the Center for a continuous period of six months. The Scholars-in-Residence Program provides funding for six fellows each year, three of whom are supported by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Selected fellows can choose to begin their term either in September or in January. Fellows are provided with individual office space and a computer, research assistance, and full access to the unparalleled resources of the Schomburg Center. In addition to pursuing their own research projects, fellows also engage in an ongoing interdisciplinary exchange of ideas, sharing their research with one another in a weekly work-in-progress seminar. While in residence, they are also exposed to the vibrant intellectual life of the Schomburg through its public exhibitions, panels, screenings, and events.
SHORT-TERM FELLOWSHIPS are open to postdoctoral scholars, independent researchers, and creative writers (novelists, playwrights, poets) who work in residence at the Center for a continuous period of one to three months. Short-term fellows receive a stipend of $3000 per month. (These short-term fellowships are a recent addition to the Scholars-in-Residence Program, having been offered for the first time in the 2017-18 application cycle; they are funded by an endowment provided by the Ford Foundation and the Newhouse Foundation.)
Both long-term and short-term fellowships are awarded for continuous periods in residence at the Schomburg Center. Fellows are expected to devote their full time to their research and writing. They are expected to work regularly at the Schomburg Center and to participate in the intellectual life of the Scholars-in-Residence Program. Fellows may not be employed during the period in residence, except on sabbaticals from their home institutions. Those selected as Scholars-in-Residence are encouraged to supplement their stipends with funding support from their home institutions or other non-residential fellowships or grants if the requisite approval is received from the Schomburg Center.
ELIGIBILITY:
The Scholars-in-Residence Program is intended for scholars and writers requiring extensive, on-site research with collections at the Schomburg Center, the pre-eminent repository for documentation on the history and cultures of peoples of African descent around the globe. Fellows are expected to be in full-time residency at the Center during the award period and to participate in scheduled seminars and colloquia. The Program is intended to support research in African diasporic studies undertaken from a humanistic perspective; projects in the social sciences, science and technology, psychology, education, and religion are eligible if they utilize a humanistic approach and contribute to humanistic knowledge.
Candidates who need to work primarily in the New York Public Library's other research libraries – the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, the Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, and the Science, Industry and Business Library – are not eligible for this fellowship, nor are people seeking funding for research leading directly to a degree. (Applications are accepted from current doctoral students, as long as they will defend their dissertation and graduate before starting the fellowship tenure.) Only U.S. citizens, permanent residents and foreign nationals who have been resident in the United States for the three years immediately preceding the application deadline may apply.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
A complete application must include:
The Schomburg Center Scholars-in-Residence Application.
A 1500-word description of the proposed study.
Curriculum vitae (limit to 3 pages).
Names of references (long-term fellows must submit three recommendation letters; short-term fellows must submit a minimum of two letters). References will receive an e-mail instructing them how to upload their recommendations.
In no more than 1500 words the applicant should provide a detailed description of the proposed study, including but by no means restricted to the following elements:
A statement of the topic under consideration with specific reference to the major questions, problems, and theses being investigated.
An outline of the plan for carrying out the study or project.
Discussion of the sources in the Schomburg Center and other research units of The New York Public Library that the applicant plans to use for the study and plans for examining them.
Description of research methods.
Applicant's competence in the use of any foreign languages needed to complete the study.
The place of the study in the applicant's overall research and writing program.
The significance of the study for the applicant's field and for the humanities in general.
The final objective and expected outcomes of the project. Plans for publications, lectures, exhibitions, teaching, and other vehicles of dissemination should be detailed. Fellows will be expected to share and discuss their research and writing with other scholars-in-residence in the weekly work-in-progress seminar during their residency.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Applications for the Scholars-in-Residence Program will be reviewed by a Selection Committee consisting of five external reviewers, a rotating panel of accomplished scholars and writers with expertise across the fields of study covered by the fellowship. The Selection Committee is convened and chaired by the Director of the Scholars-in-Residence Program.
Fellows will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:
Relationship of the project to the resources of the Schomburg Center.
Qualifications of the applicant.
Quality and feasibility of the project plan.
Importance of the proposed project to the applicant's field and to the humanities.
Relationship of the project to the humanities.
Likelihood that the project will be completed successfully.
The provisions for making the results of the project available to scholars and to the public at large.
Applicants selected for the Program will be notified in late March.
If there are any questions, please email sir@nypl.org.
nypl.org/about/fellowships-institutes/schomburg-center-scholars-in-residency/application
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CALL FOR PAPERS: A FURIOUS FLOWER BLOOMS–HONORING THE INTELLECTUAL AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF DR. JOANNE V. GABBIN
Furious Flower
DEADLINE: December 1, 2024
INFO: This is an announcement to share a call for papers celebrating and honoring the intellectual and political contributions of Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin, founder of the Furious Flower Poetry Center, the nation's first academic center for Black poetry. The papers will be a part of an anthology on the contributions of Dr. Gabbin, which will be edited by Jaimee A. Swift, executive director and founder of Black Women Radicals and Assistant Professor of Black Politics in the Department of Political Science at James Madison University.
Dr. Joanne Veal Gabbin has given so much to our world. An activist, educator, poet, scholar, and community organizer, Dr. Gabbin’s work spans the intellectual, political, and cultural gamut. A pioneering visionary, her leadership has and continues to inspire generations of poets, educators, activists, and more in the United States and beyond.
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Dr. Gabbin earned her B.A. degree in English from Morgan State College in 1967 and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English and Literature from the University of Chicago in 1970 and 1980, respectively. Gabbin began her career as an instructor of English at Roosevelt University in Chicago in 1971, and later was hired as an Assistant Professor of English at Chicago State University in 1972. From 1973 to 1975, she was the program director and instructor of Catalyst for Youth, Inc., in Chicago, a non-profit organization created to help young people to become emotionally stable, socially responsible, and physically healthy contributing members of society.
In 1977, Gabbin became an Assistant Professor of English at Lincoln University and was later promoted to Associate Professor of English in 1982. After serving in this position until 1985, she was hired as an Associate Professor of English at James Madison University (JMU). Despite her contending with the ills of racism, discrimination, and sexism in the Department of English at JMU, she refused to allow the ignorance of some to deter her from her mission of excelling as a professor, educator, and scholar. In the spirit of fortitude and resilience, Gabbin persevered and later became Director of the Honors College, a position she held until 2005. In 1987, she founded the Wintergreen Women Writers’ Collective, an intergenerational gathering, communion, and literary sisterhood of Black women writers.
In 1994, Gabbin organized the first academic conference on Black poetry, titled, “Furious Flower: A Revolution in African American Poetry” at James Madison University. Named in honor of renowned Pulitzer-Prize winning poet and former U.S Poet Laureate, Gwendolyn Brooks, and an ode to her 1968 poem, “The Second Sermon on the Warpland”, the conference brought together over 400 attendees and featured prominent Black poets including Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni, and Sonia Sanchez. The conference was hailed by The Washington Post as a “historic gathering.” After the successes of the first and second Furious Flower Poetry Conferences, Gabbin established the Furious Flower Poetry Center at JMU, the first academic center dedicated to Black poetry in the United States.
Gabbin is also the author and editor of several works including Sterling A. Brown: Building the Black Aesthetic Tradition; Furious Flower: African American Poetry From the Black Arts Movement to the Present; and The Furious Flowering of African American Poetry. She is the executive producer of the Furious Flower video and DVD series. After 37 years at JMU, she retired in 2022 and JMU’s Gabbin Hall is named in her honor.
We invite submissions of academic articles, reflective pieces, poetry, and review essays on Dr. Joanne Gabbin’s substantial and wide-ranging scholarship and community work.
Themes and topics include (but are not limited to):
Impact of the Furious Flower Poetry Center and Furious Flower Poetry Conferences
The Future of the Furious Flower Poetry Center
Wintergreen Women’s Writers’ Collective
Joanne Gabbin and Black Poetry
Joanne Gabbin and Black Women’s Poetics
Joanne Gabbin and the Black Arts Movement
Joanne Gabbin and Community Organizing
The World of Black Poetry
Black Feminist Thought and Politics
The Power of Black Women Writers
Public scholarship and community-based organizing and interventions
Black Poetics in the African Diaspora
The Futurity of Black Poetry and Prose
Black Women’s Sisterhood, Intimacies, and Solidarity
Reflections of African American Women Writers
Impact on Gwendolyn Brooks and Margaret Walker on Joanne Gabbin’s Leadership
Black Women and Community Building
Black Poetry, Archives, and Memory Work
Misogynoir and Black Women in Academia
Revolutionary Black Literature
Paper Submission
Authors are invited to submit papers for this anthology to gabbinanthology@gmail.com.
When submitting, in the subject line, please put LAST NAME, FIRST NAME - GABBIN ANTHOLOGY.
Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this anthology.
Important Dates
Submission Deadline : December 1, 2024.
Notification of Acceptance : January 10, 2024
Final Edited Manuscript Due: March 15, 2024
Publication Date: Determined by the Editor.
Manuscript Requirements
The final revised manuscript – in a Word document – should be double-spaced, in a 12-point font, must have a title, and must have a complete bibliography of all sources cited. Ensure the word count is between 2,500 - 3,000.
For poetry, please keep the word count between 1,000 - 2,000 words.
Subheadings should be in bold typeface. Refer to the Chicago Manual of Style (latest edition) for grammatical guidance. Avoid page layout formatting. Please insert page numbers.
Please make sure to add an author’s short bio at the end of the Word document.
Please direct any inquiries about the anthology to Jaimee Swift: (swiftja@jmu.edu).
blackwomenradicals.com/blog-feed/call-for-papers-dr-joanne-gabbin
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Storyteller Initiative
Voice of Witness
DEADLINE: December 1, 2024
INFO: The Storyteller Initiative is a new fellowship program from Voice of Witness that supports artists, oral historians, storytellers and story gatherers, documentarians, and multidisciplinary changemakers from historically marginalized communities. VOW will assist participants to plan, develop, and activate a project of their choosing. While the projects do not need to be presented in oral history form, the work should be rooted in oral history methods and ethical storytelling.
This initiative will provide institutional support and mentorship to a cohort of BIPOC, LGBTQ+, or otherwise underrepresented narrative changemakers working to uplift stories from their own communities. Grassroots storytellers have deep insight into the issues facing their communities—and yet, they often struggle to carry out projects due to lack of funding and resources. This program aims to provide this support; expand and democratize the kinds of stories that get told; and contribute to narrative change efforts.
The Storyteller Initiative will provide funding for up to two years, depending on the project, with a $10,000 stipend per year. In addition, fellows will receive oral history training (so don’t let an unfamiliarity with oral history methodology discourage you from applying!), editorial guidance, and networking opportunities. VOW will draw from our 15+ years of experience conducting ethics-driven oral history, documentary, and human rights storytelling work to offer guidance and amplify the fellows’ work. Staff will share insights on project planning and development, relationship building, holistic and trauma-informed interviewing, narrative editing, and more.
PURPOSE: Narrative change is the strategy of shifting the patterns, ideas, and themes embedded within the stories we tell. The Storyteller Initiative aims to transform the harmful patterns in dominant narratives shared about marginalized communities by recentering storytelling from within those communities themselves. The fellows in this program will illuminate critical issues through dynamic, impactful storytelling. We hope the projects generated will deepen our collective understanding of the issues they explore, build community, advance public knowledge, and drive social equity.
TIMELINE: The fellowship will begin on March 3, 2025. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on social media (Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X) to stay updated on dates and details.
FELLOWSHIP SCOPE: The VOW Storyteller Initiative will provide comprehensive support to each fellow and their project, including regular 1:1 coaching, group training, and skill-building workshops. Fellows selected for the program will also benefit from co-working sessions, guest speakers, and revision guidance. In addition, the program will tap into VOW’s expertise in publishing to offer various resources and access to peer and mentor support. The program concludes with an online public showcase, where fellows have the opportunity to present their work to oral history professionals, multidisciplinary artists, editors, and the general public. This multi-faceted approach is designed to develop your skills and project, connect you with others exploring similar work and questions, and provide opportunities to share your stories with a wider audience.
MORE INFO + FAQs
For details about the program, read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
An informational session will take place on Zoom on November 7th, 2024 at 11am PT / 2pm ET where the program coordinators can answer any additional questions. Attendance is not required to apply but is recommended. Register to join here.
voiceofwitness.org/oral-history-projects/storyteller-initiative/
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Micro Prize
Fractured Lit
DEADLINE: December 1, 2024
READING FEE: $20
INFO: Fractured Lit has always been a place that celebrates the use of writing craft to tell small stories with big impacts. In the return of our Micro Prize, we want to honor stories of 400 words or fewer that tell a complete story and have us marveling at the depth of character and language.
As an added opportunity, writers can also register for a generative workshop with Editor-in-Chief Tommy Dean called “Writing Micros with Urgency and Immediacy” from October 01 to October 31. The class will be held on November 7.
We're thrilled to partner with Guest Judge Deb Olin Unferth, who will choose three prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the first-place winner of this prize $2,500 and publication, while the second- and third-place place winners will receive publication and $600 and $400, respectively. All entries will be considered for publication.
Deb Olin Unferth is the author of six books, including the novels Barn 8 and Vacation, the memoir Revolution, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, two story collections, and the graphic novel I, Parrot. Her fiction and essays have appeared in over fifty magazines and journals, including Harper’s Magazine, The New York Times, The Paris Review,Granta, and McSweeney’s. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, three Pushcart Prizes, a Creative Capital Fellowship for Innovative Literature, and fellowships from the MacDowell, Yaddo, and Ucross residencies. She’s a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, where she teaches for the Michener Center and the New Writers Project, and she also directs the Pen City Writers, the prison creative writing program at a south Texas penitentiary. Originally from Chicago, she lives in Austin with the philosophy professor Matt Evans.
GUIDELINES:
Your $20 reading fee allows up to three stories of 400 words or fewer each per entry—if submitting more than one microfiction, please put them all in a SINGLE document.
We allow multiple submissions—each set of three microfictions requires a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee.
Writers from historically marginalized groups will be able to submit for free until we reach our cap of 25 free submissions. No additional fee waivers will be granted.
Please send microfiction only—400 word count maximum per story.
We only consider unpublished work for contests—we do not review reprints, including self-published work (even on blogs and social media). Reprints will be automatically disqualified.
Simultaneous submissions are okay—please notify us and withdraw your entry if you find another home for your writing.
All entries will also be considered for publication in Fractured Lit.
Double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 (or larger if needed).
Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable). In the cover letter, please include content warnings as well, to safeguard our reading staff.
We only read work in English, though some code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.
We do not read anonymous submissions. However, shortlisted stories are sent anonymously to the judge.
Unless specifically requested, we do not accept AI-generated work. For this contest, AI-generated work will be automatically disqualified.
We will announce the shortlist within 12-14 weeks of the contest's close. All writers will be notified when the results are final.
SOME SUBMITTABLE HOT TIPS:
Please be sure to whitelist/add this address to your contacts, so notifications do not get filtered as spam/junk: notifications@email.submittable.com.
If you realize you sent the wrong version of your piece: It happens. Please DO NOT withdraw the piece and resubmit. Submittable collects a nonrefundable fee each time. Please DO message us from within the submission to request that we open the entry for editing, which will allow you to fix everything from typos in your cover letter to uploading a new draft. The only time we will not allow a change is if the piece is already under review by a reader.
OPTIONAL EDITORIAL FEEDBACK:
You may choose to receive editorial feedback on your piece. We will provide a two-page global letter discussing the strengths of the writing and the recommended focus for revision. Our aim is to make our comments actionable and encouraging. These letters are written by editors and staff readers of Fractured Lit. Should your story win, no feedback will be offered, and your fee will be refunded.
fracturedlit.com/fractured-lit-2024-micro-prize/
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Fall 2024 Black Fox Prize
Black Fox
DEADLINE: December 1, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $12
INFO: Black Fox is accepting submissions for its Fall 2024 Black Fox Prize. The theme for this round is “Fragments of Time.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre, as always.
When we think of time, we often think of a ticking clock. But time is more than merely seconds, minutes, hours, or measurements. Time also has the power to shape our lives. It can be a fleeting moment, a seemingly endless stretch, or a loop. Time can be a guardian of memories, the signal for change, and the constant that connects us to the world around us.
For this contest, we’re looking for writers to explore the intricacies of time: How does it mold us, ruin us, or set us free? Is time a friend or an enemy? Does time heal or wound? Whether it’s traveling through centuries, racing against the clock, or pausing in a single, spectacular moment, we want work that investigates the mysteries, difficulties, joy, or wonder of time.
Please submit your strongest fiction, nonfiction, or poetry, and we will choose one winner that we feel interprets the theme best. The prize is $325 and publication in the Winter 2025 issue. All submissions are considered for publication in the Winter 2025 issue. The contest entry fee is $12, and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on December 1, 2024.
Please make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be no more than 5,000 words. For poetry, send up to three poems in the same document. For flash fiction, send up to two stories in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager, found here.
Please DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it.
We will select a winner by the end of January 2025, and each entrant will receive a response to their submission.
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One Teen Story Contest
One Story
DEADLINE: December 2, 2024
INFO: One Teen Story publishes 3 stories a year and accepts submissions from teen writers ages 13-19. For a list of writers we have published in the past and short samples of their stories, please visit our past issues page.
For our One Teen Story contest, we ask writers ages 13-19 to enter their original, unpublished fiction. We are interested in great short stories of any genre about the teen experience—literary, fantasy, sci-fi, love stories, horror, etc. What’s in a great short story? Interesting teen characters, strong writing, and a beginning, middle, and end.
PRIZE: The winning stories will be published on our website. The contest winners will receive $500 upon publication. The contest winners will also have the opportunity to work with a One Teen Story editor prior to publication. Honorable mentions will be chosen in three age categories: 13-15, 16-17, and 18-19, and each will be announced on our website, by email announcement, and on social media.
GUIDELINES:
To enter, you must be between the ages of 13-19 as of December 2, 2024.
Short stories should be between 2,000 to 4,500 words and be the writer’s own original, previously unpublished work.
Previously published stories and stories forthcoming at other publications cannot be considered. This includes stories that have been self-published online on personal websites or other publishing platforms, including blogs and school publications.
By submitting your work, you are acknowledging that it is your own creation, that it has not been borrowed from any other person’s work (including film, video, and online content), that it has not been created with any assistance from AI tools or software, and that the characters and situations are of your own invention.
Stories should have teens as their main characters and be about the teen experience.
No entry fee is required.
Only one submission per person.
One Teen Story reserves the right to approve all final, edited content.
A parent or legal guardian must sign a consent form for One Teen Story to publish the names of winners who are under the age of 18 on our website and social media platforms.
A parent must sign a consent form for One Teen Story to publish the names of the winners and honorable mentions on our website.
You must submit through Submittable.
Proof of age must be provided by all winners and finalists.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
When you are ready to submit, please go here and select One Teen Story Contest followed by your age group (13-15, 16-17, 18-19). You will receive a confirmation email upon submitting. This is also where you can view the status of your submission or withdraw a submission.
IMPORTANT: Please note that we only accept work by writers ages 13-19. If your story is being considered for publication, we will ask that you provide us with proof of your age.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS:
Teachers: if you would like to use this contest for a class project, please email us at otscontest@one-story.com and we’ll send you a PDF of one of our previous winners to share with your classroom.
one-story.com/write/one-teen-story-contest/
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literary arts grants
South Arts
DEADLINE: December 4, 2024
INFO: As part of its Literary Arts Initiative, South Arts is excited to announce grants for literary arts projects for writers and publishers. These grants deepen our commitment to amplifying literary traditions and practices of the American South through directly funding the initiation, development, and completion of literary arts projects in poetry, fiction, creative or literary nonfiction, young readers’ literature, and drama (playwriting and screenwriting).
Literary Arts Grants will be made to writers, independent literary publishers, and small presses:
LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR WRITERS: South Arts will award literary grants up to $5,000. Applicants (writers or organizations) must apply through Salesforce and include writing samples and other required attachments specified in these Guidelines.
LITERARY ARTS GRANTS FOR PUBLISHERS: South Arts will award literary arts grants up to $5,000 to support Southern independent publishers and small presses. Applicants must apply through Salesforce and include the publisher’s representative work samples and other required attachments as specified in these Guidelines.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Deadline to Apply: 12/4/2024
Awards Announced: February 2025
Funding Cycle: March 1, 2025 – August 30, 2026 (18 months)
The award announcement may be earlier or later than the date listed above, depending on the number of applications and judging process.
Applicants who are not selected for an award will receive notification via the email on their application form before the award announcement.
South Arts reserves the right to not consider incomplete or improperly submitted applications without informing the applicant.
Judges do not communicate any information or details of their review. Given the volume of applications received, South Arts cannot provide individual feedback on the application and from the panel.
Applicants who move from the South Arts Region after they submit their application are encouraged to notify South Arts and will not be eligible to receive a grant award.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
ELIGIBLE ENTITIES
All applicants are eligible to receive only one grant award.
Current, full-time resident or Headquartered in the South Arts Region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and at receipt of the award.
For Writers
One application per artist or arts organization per funding cycle will be accepted.
Applicant artists must be 18 years of age or older.
Applicant artists must not be enrolled in a literary arts/writing academic program at time of application and at receipt of award.
Current, full-time residents for at least the prior 12 months s of the South Arts region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application during the project period.
Works authored by more than one person are ineligible.
For Literary Arts Organizations
For Publishers: Independent nonprofit publishers and small presses including journals.
Based in the South Arts Region for at least the prior 12 months (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, The Carolinas, Tennessee) both at the time of application and during the project period.
Other non-profit organizations with a literary arts mission.
INELIGIBLE ENTITIES
Units of government
Colleges/Universities are ineligible to apply for this grant.
UNALLOWABLE ACTIVITIES
General operating support.
Support for a full season of programming.
Courses or coursework in degree-granting or continuing education institutions.
Literary publishing that does not focus on contemporary literature and/or writers.
Publication of books, exhibition of works, or other projects by the applicant organization's board members, faculty, or trustees.
Projects for which no curatorial, juried, or editorial judgment has been applied to the selection of artists or art works.
Social activities such as receptions, parties, galas, community dinners, picnics, and potlucks.
Costs of entertainment, including amusement, diversion, and social activities and any associated costs are unallowable; generally, this includes activities at venues such as bars, wineries, and breweries where the consumption of alcohol/social activity is the primary purpose of the venue.
Awards to individuals or organizations to honor or recognize achievement.
Commercial (for-profit) enterprises or activities, including arts markets, concessions, food, t-shirts, artwork, or other items for resale. This includes online or virtual sales/shops.
Construction, purchase, or renovation of facilities.
Sub-granting or regranting.
UNALLOWABLE COSTS
Cash reserves and endowments.
Startup costs or other costs associated with establishing new organizations.
Alcoholic beverages or other hospitality costs.
Purchase and/or use of gift cards and gift certificates to support project costs.
Gifts and prizes, including cash prizes as well as other items with monetary value (e.g., electronic devices, gift certificates).
Contributions and donations to other entities, including donation drives.
General miscellaneous or contingency costs.
Fines and penalties, bad debt costs, deficit reduction.
Marketing expenses that are not directly related to the project.
Audit costs.
Rental costs for home office workspace owned by individuals or entities affiliated with the applicant.
The purchase of vehicles.
Costs incurred before the beginning or after the completion of the official project period.
MATCHING REQUIREMENTS
All grants require a 2:1 cost share. South Arts matches $2 for every $1 the applicant contributes towards project costs.
Grants will pay up to 2/3 of the total cost of the opportunity, with a maximum award of $5,000. The applicant must cover remaining expenses, and South Arts requires a 2:1 match (2 South Arts: 1 grantee). Artists may include their own cash in the match. Examples:
Total Project Cost- $6,000, the applicant can request up to $4,000 and contribute the remaining $2,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.
Total Project Costs are $15,000: The applicant can request up to $5,000 and contribute the remaining $10,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.
Toal Project Costs are $3,000: The applicant can request up to $2,000 and contribute the remaining $1,000 of funds through a combination of their own cash and other contributions.
Budget details should identify the source of funds (including self-funding, private contributions, institutional stipends, or additional grant funding) not requested from South Arts.
Total projected expenses must meet or exceed the request by 50%.
Funds can be used for these eligible expenses directly related to participation in proposed activities:
For Organizations: Itemize project personnel costs
Travel (itemize air, ground, lodging, per diem, visa services)
Equipment rental (itemize all equipment rental expenses)
Office expenses (itemize supplies, and shipping/postage)
Services/professional fees (itemize editorial, graphic design, photography/videography, financial, publishing, production, and distribution services, etc.)
Marketing
Facility expenses (itemize rent, space rental, utilities)
Insurance
Childcare or elder caregiver service costs that arise as a result of applicant planning and executing the proposed project
southarts.org/grants-opportunities/literary-arts-grant
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Investigative reporting fellowship
Ida B. Wells Society
DEADLINE: December 6, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST
INFO: The Ida B. Wells Society is thrilled to launch its investigative reporting fellowship for 2025! This no-cost, intensive program will bring professional journalists to Atlanta to sharpen their investigative reporting skills under the guidance of some of the most accomplished reporters and editors in the industry. The fellowship is intended for journalists not presently assigned to investigative teams. Up to 12 fellowships will be awarded.
During training, participants will work on projects they have proposed for publication in their respective newsrooms. Freelance journalists also are invited to apply.
The selected journalists will join the Society in Atlanta for up to a week, once a month from February through July to delve into topics related to investigative reporting including:
The Investigative Reporting Mindset
Data Journalism
Process and Development
Interviewing and Writing for Investigations
Interested applicants must work with their newsroom leadership to ensure their availability to attend. Proposed projects should also be cleared by leadership to ensure their publication upon completion.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must have at least three years of professional news reporting experience.
The program is open to U.S.-based print, broadcast, online and multimedia journalists.
Applicants must provide a resume, examples of previous written work, a project pitch, and be available for phone interviews if requested.
Applicants must be able to participate in four weeklong training sessions in Atlanta, (approx. 16 days of instruction; 24 days including travel, which will call for arriving in Atlanta on Sundays and departing on Fridays or Saturdays). Training weeks will be scattered throughout the year.
Applicants must submit letters from their employers indicating that they will be allowed to participate in the fellowship program and that their investigative work produced during the program will be published (more details of employer requirements below).
Freelancers must have a news organization willing to write a supportive statement and agreement to publish their work.
REQUIREMENT OF APPLICANT’S EMPLOYER:
Allow participants to continue to earn their salaries while taking part in training in Atlanta without using any accrued vacation time. There will be four weeklong training courses scattered throughout the year.
Provide support and guidance to the participants as they take part in the program and work to develop a proposed project.
Publish the project.
idabwellssociety.org/news/2025-investigative-reporting-fellowship/
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Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices
Lambda Literary
DEADLINE: December 8, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
APPLICATION FEE: $30
INFO: The Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices is the nation’s premier LGBTQ writing residency. It is the only multi-genre writing residency devoted exclusively to emerging LGBTQ+ writers. The Retreat is an unparalleled opportunity to develop one’s craft and find community.
Since 2007, the Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices has offered sophisticated instruction in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, young adult fiction, playwriting led by the most talented writers working today. In 2022, the Writers Retreat expanded to include instruction in screenwriting and speculative fiction, and in 2025, we will introduce the newest cohort serving writers working in both and between playwriting and screenwriting.
In 2025, as we did in 2024, we are holding our Writers Retreat online. This format allows for us as an organization to continue building our resources while offering the same high-quality programming that remains accessible to folks who may not otherwise be able to attend in-person programs.
We are excited to announce that this year, we will be lengthening the typically week-long program to a 10-day virtual retreat, from Thursday, July 31-Saturday, August 9. In this new model, we will use the first two evenings on Thursday and Friday to build community and hold additional programming. We hope that this new model will build relationships and community, offer more learning opportunities, but we also aim to allow those attending the retreat from home to continue to sustain the elements of their livelihood outside of the Retreat program.
Additionally, we will be adding a brand new cohort to our Writers Retreat: the screen/play/writing cohort. This cross-genre cohort is meant for performance writers who work outside of the stage/screen binary, those who waft between genres, and those who are working in adaptations. We invite all screenwriters and playwrights in this cohort to consider how their work can move between genres, between stage and screen, while centering writing for performance. Coming back for another year after an astounding stint as Playwriting Faculty in 2024, we welcome back Roger Q. Mason to lead this inaugural cohort!
SCHEDULE:
We’ve extended the typical length of the retreat from 7 days to 10:
We will have a mix of synchronous programming and asynchronous programming, and on days when we offer all day programming, fellows can expect to have ample breaks and rest from screens.
Thursday, July 31-Friday, August 1: Programming begins at ~7:00 pm EST/ 4:00 pm PST
Saturday, August 2-Friday, August 8: All day programming
Saturday, August 9: Programming ends at ~6:00 pm EST/3:00 pm PST
APPLICATION DETAILS:
Applications to attend the 2025 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ* Voices open on November 1, 2024 and close at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time on December 8, 2024. You may apply to more than one workshop, however, each application must be submitted separately and requires an additional fee.
We are offering a number of application fee waivers for the QTBIPOC** (Queer and Trans folks who are or identify as Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color) folks who would be attending the Retreat for the first time. Please email retreat@lambdaliterary.org to request an application fee waiver.
To Apply, Please Prepare
1. An artistic/biographical statement (max 500 words).
2. a writing sample matching the genre of the workshop you’re applying for:
.DOC, .DOCX, or .PDF format.
For prose, double spaced, 12 point font.
For Fiction, Nonfiction, Speculative Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction: 15 pages maximum. This maximum applies to cross-genre samples as well as samples in verse.
For Playwriting/Screenwriting and Play/Screen/Writing: 15 pages maximum from a full-length work, short play/script, or piece of theatre/film.
For Poetry: 8 pages maximum.
The sample you apply with does not have to be the same sample you plan to workshop at the Retreat.
3. Optional, not required for acceptance:
Any publications of your work during the past two years, including anthologies, literary journals, magazines, websites, and books.
Any other writing conferences, retreats, and workshops have you attended.
If you're applying to scholarships, a scholarship statement (max 500 words).
TUITION + SCHOLARSHIPS:
Writers Retreat tuition is currently set at $1,625. However, we are working on raising funds to lower this price for fellows. This means there is a possibility that the price of tuition will go down, but it will not go any higher than $1,625. All accepted/waitlisted applicants will be notified of the final price of tuition before accepting their fellowship.
Lambda Literary has a host of full and partial scholarships that are available for accepted applicants.
Ability to pay is in no way part of the decision-making process. We have a robust and ever-growing host of scholarships available thanks to our intensive fundraising efforts and generous donors. Lambda also supports fellows in their own fundraising efforts using our fundraising platform. Many fellows who used our peer-to-peer fundraising platform in 2024 raised their entire tuition fee.
The $30.00 application fee is processed through Submittable's online portal. If you wish to pay by cash or check please contact retreat@lambdaliterary.org.
APPLICATION STATUS NOTIFICATIONS:
Writers Retreat Faculty make the final determinations regarding accepted and waitlisted applicants. All applicants will be notified of their application status in April 2025.
lambdaliterary.org/emerging-writers-retreat/
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Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction
LitMag
DEADLINE: Extended to December 8, 2024
CONTEST FEE: $16
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Entries must be short stories between 500 and 1,500 words. Please use 12pt type, preferably Times New Roman, and submit your short story as either a Word doc or a PDF. Only previously unpublished short stories are eligible. Writers may submit multiple stories, each of which requires a separate submission. Submissions through Submittable only. Notification: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. The winning short stories and finalists will be announced publicly on our Web site and social media as well as by email to all contestants in May 2023.
FIRST PRIZE: $1,250 + publication in LitMag + agency review by Sarah Fuentes of UTA, Molly Glick of CAA, Erin Harris and Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management, Jenny Bent of The Bent Agency, David Forrer of Inkwell Management, Monika Woods of Triangle House, Emily Forland of Brandt & Hochman, and Nat Sobel of Sobel Weber Associates
FINALISTS: Three finalists will receive $100 each. All finalists will be considered for possible agency review and publication.
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She Who Has No Master(s) Mentorship Program
She Who Has No Master(s)
DEADLINE: December 15, 2024 at 11:59pm PT
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: She Who Has No Master(s) offers creative writing mentorships uniquely designed for and led by women and nonbinary writers of the Vietnamese and SE Asian diaspora. The centering of this perspective is important because in most educational settings the focus on subject matter and perspectives of women/nonbinary SE Asian diasporic women is marginalized, if not totally unaddressed.
In offering one-on-one mentorships guided by established writers and artists in our collective, we create a uniquely nourishing experience where aspiring writers can explore, embrace their particularities, and create more expansively. Our mentorships are conducted remotely. The next mentorships cycle will take place in 2025.
FAQs:
Who are you, and what is this?
She Who Has No Master(s), or SWHNM, is a collective of womxn and nonbinary writers of the Vietnamese diaspora who engage in collaborative, polyvocal, and hybrid-poetic works to enact a politics of connection across diasporic boundaries. Through a collaborative writing and art process, SWHNM explores multi-voiced collectivity, encounters, in-between spaces and (dis)places of the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian diaspora. SWHNM has a fluid and evolving membership.
She Who Has No Master(s) initiated a creative writing mentorship program in 2022 led by and designed for Vietnamese and SE Asian diasporic women and nonbinary writers through the Diasporic Vietnamese Artist Network (DVAN). SWHNM is now an independent collective and our own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and this mentorship program has no affiliation with DVAN.
The centering of Vietnamese and SE Asian perspectives is important because in most educational settings the focus on subject matter and perspectives of women/nonbinary SE Asian diasporic women is marginal, if not totally unaddressed. In creating educational spaces that center those viewpoints, we create a nourishing space in which aspiring writers can see themselves, explore, and embrace their own particularities, and create more expansively. These mentorships will address both creative and professional aspects involved in the writing life. These offerings fulfill a dire contemporary need in our nation’s current environment for creative writing education.
Who are the mentors, and what do they do?
The SWHNM mentors range depending on the cycle. During the inaugural mentorship program in 2022, there were 4 mentors (all members of the SWHNM collective) partnered with 4 writers and literary artists based out of the United States, Vietnam, and Switzerland.
The mentors are writers who have benefited from belonging to supportive and inclusive writing and artist communities who wish to mentor promising writers of Vietnamese and/or SE Asian descent–folx who are at earlier stages in their writing careers than we are.
Our mentors compose poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, criticism, as well as hybrid and multimedia forms (including graphic forms, among others), and are looking to pair with mentees working in these forms.
Our mentors are published authors and/or established artists who are members of or connected to SWHNM and thus experienced with the collaborative and creative ethos of our collective that also informs the spirit of our mentorships.
Past mentors include: Diana Khoi Nguyen, Hoa Nguyen, Lily Hoang, and Vi Khi Nao.
For our 2025 cycle, mentors will be: Cathy Linh Che, MyLoan Dinh, Abbigail Rosewood, Sophia Terazawa, Nhã Thuyên.
The SWHNM mentorship program in 2025 expands its concept and its community by reaching out to the writers who live inside Vietnam with writing practices in Vietnamese, with the hope to create a more open space for a plurality of Vietnamese literature.
How does the mentorship work?
The first year of mentorship took place in 2022. This year (2025) will be our second. Each mentor takes on one mentee. Mentors and mentees (fellows) will meet virtually for at least 30 minutes every month to discuss topics pertinent to each pair. These topics may range from: prompts for writing, feedback fellows’ writing, and craft elements to professional details such as submitting to publications, finding an agent, writing a book proposal, sending a manuscript out to contests/open reading periods, applying to graduate school, to name a few. Some of us, though not all, are willing to read and give feedback on fellows’ work—within certain limits, which mentors can specify. On your application you may specify what types of mentorship you are looking for. If you are selected for a mentorship, we will use the information in your application to make the best mentor match for your needs.
In addition, mentors may periodically arrange panels and events for the mentorship collective; we hope to host panels on topics helpful for fellows as a group, and will collaborate with fellows to determine these topics. We may also offer some events and panels that are open to the general public.
SWHNM is a collective and makes decisions as a group, as well as shares the labor of running both the collective and this mentorship. That said, the particulars of individual mentors’ engagement with fellows depends on their particular circumstances and on the nature of each pairing’s relationship. The only requirement of the mentorship is the monthly meetings.
Who are the Fellows, and what do they do?
Mentees should be passionate and committed to exploring creative writing, ready to generate new creative work, engage in revision processes, and be capable of working both independently as well as from writing prompts given by mentors. Mentors will work with mentees to tailor creative writing guidance that meets the mentees’ specific interests and needs.
Past fellows have been promising writers and artists who are serious and dedicated to their journey as a writer/literary artist. Just like with the mentors, the depth of individual fellows’ involvement depends on their particular circumstances. The only requirement for fellows is the monthly meeting with mentors.
There may be opportunities for further engagement with the mentorship program and SWHNM collective such as planning panels and events, as well as participating in collective readings, performances, and exhibitions. We are interested in hearing what fellows think would be useful and beneficial for the program and collective.
What are you looking for in fellows?
We’re so glad you’re reading this. We’re looking for fellows who identify as a woman or nonbinary person of Vietnamese and/or SE Asian descent, who live outside and/or inside Vietnam. There is no nationality requirement, and fellows must be at least 18 years of age. Fellows’ writing should show promise, and are relatively early in their (writing) careers.
In particular, we would especially like to award mentorships to those with limited past access to writing communities or writing guidance. We strive to equalize access so that writers can achieve their goals regardless of their background and affiliations.
Most of our mentors write predominantly in English. However, some of us are also fluent in Vietnamese and may also be willing to work across language barriers. Please indicate in your application what language (or languages) you write in and/or are interested in working in.
If you are currently enrolled in a graduate program in creative writing, you are not eligible for mentorship. You are also not eligible if you have published a book (or have one under contract) with a major U.S. press in a genre in which we mentor.
The SWHNM mentorship program is competitive; in our inaugural 2022 year, we received over 80 applications for only 4 mentorship spots.
Our number of available mentorship spots will differ each year depending on the mentors. In 2025 we will offer 5 mentorship spots.
How can I apply? Is there an application fee?
Please find detailed guidelines on our “How To Apply” page.
When you are ready to apply, submit your materials via our Application Form (this link will take you to a Google form for uploading + submitting your application materials).
If you need the Application Form in Vietnamese, click here. Nếu bạn cần nộp đơn đăng ký bằng tiếng Việt, vui lòng nhấn vào đây.
There is an application fee of $25, which helps us to cover administrative costs. You may request a fee waiver. Applicants residing in Vietnam may also receive a fee waiver.
If you have questions or issues regarding how to send us your application materials, or if you are in need of an application fee waiver, please DM us (with “Fee Waiver Request 2025” in the subject field) at: she.who.has.no.masters@gmail.com.
Is any of the work paid? Is there a financial cost for anyone involved?
Mentors are paid a modest stipend for their time, while members of the SWHNM collective organize and facilitate the mentorship program on an unpaid basis since we are a collective of writers who want to, and are able to, participate in this vibrant community.
We are committed to the idea of supporting Vietnamese and SE Asian diasporic women and nonbinary writers. This mentorship program is one that exists outside of any institutions. Some of the mentors may be affiliated with institutions such as universities but we don’t have outside funding or other institutional support for this project. It’s just us–a labor of care and love.
Who assesses applications, and how are they assessed?
The mentors for each cycle, along with volunteer members of the collective, read and assess the applications based on promise and need. From there, a smaller committee determines which few candidates might benefit the most from a SWHNM mentorship based on their current access to writing resources and commitment to craft and career, their financial need, and other factors.
There are a few writers with whom I’d especially love to be matched. Can I specify that?
No, though we welcome for you to share what you’re looking for in a mentor.
How far along should a writing sample be?
You should submit your best work, whether it’s published or not. A sampling of different pieces—representing various genres or not—is fine.
I have a question that isn’t addressed here, or something else I want to get in touch about.
You can email us at she.who.has.no.masters@gmail.com.
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ROLLING SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: TRANSLATION COLUMN
The Margins / AAWW
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: The Margins seeks work from writers for an ongoing monthly column on language, culture, and translation from Asia. We consider Asia as an umbrella term that encompasses all of its regions (South, Southeast, East, Central, and North Asia, and SWANA) and the many diaspora communities of Asians all over the world.
We welcome essays, hybrid works, translations, and translator’s notes that engage with Asia’s literature, cultures, subcultures, languages, and diasporas. We are also interested in works that grapple with the concept of the Transpacific, colonialism, history, and empire, especially as they relate to language and translation.
We pay all writers and translators. Please refer to our rate sheet for more details.
Examples of work we’re interested in:
Translator’s notes: Essays on the philosophy, craft, and art of translation
Translator’s diaries: Writings about the experience and choices for a particular book in translation
Essays and translations of essays on languages and multilingualism
Essays on power and empire as they relate to translation
New translations/re-translations of essays by important Asian scholars, thinkers, philosophers, and revolutionaries
Reportage on the writing, reading, publishing, and translation culture of a particular place
Photo essays about bookstores and literary salons in Asia or that feature Asian literature
Interviews with independent publishers, writers, artists, and thinkers in Asia or the Asian diaspora
Some examples of what we’re looking for:
Send pitches of up to 500 words or finished pieces from 1,000-2,500 words to Soleil David, senior editor, at translation@aaww.org. For translations into English, translator must have already obtained permission from the copyright owner.
We read submissions year round and in all languages spoken and read in Asia. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know via email if your pitch/essay has been accepted elsewhere. Writers can expect a reply within three to four months.
aaww.org/submissions-translation-column/
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CALL FOR AUTHORS
Vanderbilt University Press
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Vanderbilt University Press acquires books in the areas of Latin American and Hispanic studies; global and public health; human rights and civil rights; anthropology; history and postwar studies; and studies of race, class, gender, and sexuality. We also publish books with a regional focus on Tennessee and the South, including, for example, books on Nashville and country music.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Initial inquiries about potential book projects should be queried to the acquisitions department via email. We do not accept full manuscripts until requested. First, ensure that VUP publishes in the disciplinary area that your project represents.
If that is the case, please send a cover letter and book proposal that includes the following:
A short book abstract
A brief but detailed statement outlining the manuscript’s arguments, themes, and significance to the field
A table of contents that clearly summarizes the content and structure of each chapter
Assessment of the work’s fit with existing literature, comparison with published books on the topic, and discussion of the intended audiences and market for the book
Statement of the anticipated word count of the manuscript; plans for tables, figures, or other illustrations; and schedule for completion
Sample chapter (optional)
Curriculum vitae
If your manuscript is based on a dissertation, please discuss how the material and research has been developed, reframed, or otherwise revised. VUP does not publish unrevised dissertations.
If your manuscript is an edited collection, please include information about each of the contributors and note if any of the chapters are previously published.
If your manuscript is a translation, please describe why the author’s work warrants translation into English, as well as any and all information on rights to the work and the book’s history in its native language.
Keep a file or a copy of your proposal materials. We do not return proposals. Please do not call the Press to inquire about the status of your proposal or manuscript. We review all material received, and you will be contacted when a decision has been made. We aim to communicate whether a proposed project is being pursued further no more than eight weeks after the receipt of the proposal.
For more information about specific series initiatives, visit our Series page.
vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/resources/submission-guidelines-for-prospective-authors/