Loghaven Artist Residency
DEADLINE: July 15, 2022
INFO: Loghaven Artist Residency’s mission is to serve artists by providing them with a transformative residency experience and continued post-residency support. The residency is located on ninety acres of woodland in Knoxville, Tennessee. Artists live in five historic log cabins that have been both rehabilitated and modernized to create an ideal setting for reflection and work, and they have access to new, purpose-built studio space. All Loghaven Fellows are awarded stipends to support the creation of new work during the residency.
ELIGIBILITY: Practicing artists of all backgrounds and at any stage of their career are eligible to apply for a Loghaven residency. International artists and artists currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program are not eligible. Artists must be at least twenty-one years old and live more than 120 miles away from Knoxville. This distance requirement is designed to ensure that artists are able to be fully immersed in their residency experience and can take advantage of the retreat-style environment. Please note that all eligibility requirements must be met at the time of application.
We invite applicants in the creation stage of their specified project or work cycle to apply in the following disciplines:
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, screenwriting, and journalism)
Visual Arts
Dance
Theater
Music Composition
Architecture
Interdisciplinary Work
DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Loghaven actively seeks to assemble diverse cohorts. Loghaven does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, veteran status, medical conditions including HIV, or sensory, physical, or mental disability.
RESIDENCY SESSIONS:
February 6 – March 3, 2023 (4 weeks)
April 10 – May 5, 2023 (4 weeks)
May 22 – June 16, 2023 (4 weeks)
July 17 – 31, 2023 (2 weeks for teaching artists and faculty artists at the university level)
September 25 – November 3, 2023 (6 weeks)
January 8 – 22, 2024 (2 weeks, preference given to alumni/ae)
APPLICATION TIMELINE & QUALIFICATIONS:
Applications will be accepted starting Wednesday, June 1, 2022, until Friday, July 15, 2022, at midnight Eastern Time. Late applications will not be accepted. The application panel will meet in September, and applicants will be contacted by November 1, 2022.
A national selection committee composed of artist peers and other arts professionals selects artists. Applicants are judged by the same criteria across disciplines. Panelists are looking for artistic excellence, defined by a depth of conceptual content, sustained impact, and boldness of vision. The panel seeks those with sophisticated technical knowledge, whether the applicant displays a high level of traditional skill or, conversely, subverts that knowledge in new or challenging ways. The panel values potential in emerging artists and evidence of commitment and evolution in more established or mid-career applicants.
REFERENCES:
All applicants are required to submit two professional references. Please provide the name, contact information, and a very brief description of the nature of your professional relationship for each reference. Loghaven contacts references only if the application advances. References would be contacted in the fall by either email or phone and would not submit a formal letter.
WORK SAMPLES:
Determine which discipline best fits your work and follow the instructions below to upload the required work samples.
Name all of your submissions using the following naming structure: last name, first name # (Smith, Jane 1).
If the attached work sample is longer than the limits laid out for your discipline, please indicate the section of video or audio you would like the panel to review. If you do not indicate a section, the panelist will review from the start until the time limit is reached.
Note if any submitted work sample is more than four years old.
Provide all submissions in English or accompanied by a translation.
VISUAL ART - Submit eight JPEG images that best represent your work. They can be no more than three MB per image. Each image should contain only one artwork. Two additional optional submissions: Installation documentation (either images or video) or detail shots. If your work is based in video, please submit up to two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Video can be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
MUSIC COMPOSITION - Submit two or three audio samples of representative work. Each should be no more than 30MB each and should be in MP3 format or in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The work samples should total no more than fifteen minutes of video or audio. If available, please include a score submitted as a PDF.
DANCE - Submit two or three works totaling no more than fifteen minutes of video. Each work sample should be submitted in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link.
THEATER - Submit either two or three videos or PDFs. If you submit via video, they should total no more than fifteen minutes together in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. If you submit via PDF, they should total no more than 250MB or two or three PDFs of scripts or librettos, totaling no more than twenty pages.
POETRY - Submit eight to ten short poems or excerpts of poems. The total should not exceed 15 pages and should be in PDF format.
FICTION, NONFICTION, & SCREENWRITING - Submit two to three work samples in the genre that you wish to work in during your residency. The total should not exceed 20 pages, be double-spaced, and be in PDF format.
ARCHITECTURE - Submit two to three examples of previous design-based architecture projects in the form of PDFs, video, or a combination of the two. The applicant may submit work samples including but not limited to models, drawings, and images of completed work. The applicant may submit multiple pages for each project, but the total number of pages submitted should not exceed ten and should be in PDF format. If submitting video, work samples can be in MP4 or MOV format or by Vimeo or YouTube link. The total length should not exceed ten minutes. The applicant should include a brief, 250-word description of each project with the other submitted materials. In this description, please include whether this project was ever constructed. Please review the FAQs before applying in the discipline of Architecture for additional application guidelines.
INTERDISCIPLINARY WORK - Submit three to five work samples. The work samples can be in one type of media or a mixture of media including images (jpegs should be no more than three MB each), PDFs, video (MP4/MOV should be no more than 250 MB), Vimeo link, YouTube link, or audio (MP3 should be no more 30MB each).
loghaven.org/residencies/apply/
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Hayden’s Ferry Review
DEADLINE: July 15, 2022
INFO: Hayden’s Ferry Review is a semi-annual, international literary journal edited by the MFA students at Arizona State University. It is open for translation and art year-round. General submissions in all other genres are currently open from June 15-July 15, 2022.
we are waiving our submission fee for black and indigenous writers: Art submissions are always free, but during months when we are open for any other genre submissions, we will have additional Submittable forms where Black and Indigenous writers and artists can submit for free.
poetry guidelines:
Submit up to 6 poems. Please include your entire submission in one file and be sure your name and contact information are included on the first page of the file. All work should be uploaded through our submissions manager. Acceptable file formats include .doc, .docx, and .pdf. Please send one submission at a time and wait for a response before you submit additional work. We do not consider book-length works. Submitters are strongly encouraged to read the journal before submitting. Sample work from current and past issues is available on our website.
prose guidelines:
We accept both fiction and non-fiction. Prose should be double-spaced. We do not have a strict word count, though we favor pieces under 17 pages, and rarely accept work that is over 20. Please include your entire submission in one file and be sure your name and contact information are included on the first page of the file. We accept one story, essay, novel excerpt, or memoir excerpt per author at any given time. All work should be uploaded through our submissions manager.
translation guidelines:
Translations submissions should be works translated into English from any other non-English language, and must include the original text along with the translated text. Translators should secure rights to translate the work they are submitting. Submit up to 6 poems/micro-fictions, or one essay/story. Upon acceptance, we will request a translator's note on your translation process (similar to an artist statement).
art guidelines:
We are looking for visual art in all categories. Please submit 5-8 pieces at a time. We may ask for additional art based on this submission. We do not accept work that has been previously published elsewhere.
Upon acceptance, we will request high res files, an author's bio, and an artist's statement. We publish art in full color, often selecting between 2 and 4 artists for each issue. One of these will receive cover credit and bookmark credit.
general notes on submission:
Please send one submission per genre at a time, and wait for a response before you submit additional work.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please notify the editors immediately by adding a message to your submission in Submittable.
Withdraw your submission using Submittable. If you are only withdrawing a section of your work (for example: 2/5 poems), add a message to your submission.
Contributors receive one copy of the issue in which they appear. Additional copies may be purchased for $6 each up to 5 copies.
We do not accept previously published material.
We do not consider book-length works.
Submitters are strongly encouraged to read the journal before submitting: to subscribe, visit http://haydensferryreview.com/store.
a note on accessibility:
It has come to our attention that Submittable may not be accessible to visually impaired writers. HFR is committed to accessibility and wants to receive submissions from all writers equally. If you are a visually impaired writer who is currently unable to submit via Submittable due to accessibility issues, you may email your submission as an attachment in .pdf format to haydensferryreview AT gmail.com. Note that submissions received via email which are outside the current submission period, or do not suit the current call(s) or guidelines, will not receive a response. If you have questions concerning this policy, please email us at the above address.
book reviews & interviews:
We accept books for review submission during the months of September to April. If you would like us to consider your book or collection for a featured book review or interview on our blog, especially if you are a former contributor, please email (haydensferryreview @ gmail dot com) with the subject line “Book for Review/Interview Consideration.” In the email, include the title of your work, a brief summary, and anything else you’d like us to know. If you have a digital copy of your work, feel free to include this. If we are interested in reviewing your work, we will send you our mailing address where you can send a physical review copy. We receive many wonderful works but, unfortunately, are unable to review all of them. If you haven’t received a response from us within two months, we are currently at capacity and won't be able to take on your book. This doesn't mean we aren't thrilled to see your work out in the world! But because we operate with a mostly volunteer staff, our bandwidth is limited.
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Crosstown Arts RESIDENCIES
DEADLINE: July 15, 2022
INFO: Crosstown Arts offers multidisciplinary residencies in Memphis, TN, to visiting and Memphis-based artists and curators working in any creative discipline including visual and performing arts, music, film, and writing in all genres.
All residencies include a private studio workspace. Studios have varying configurations and amenities. In addition to a private practice space, musician residencies include other amenities through Crosstown Arts Musician & Artist Services department.
Crosstown Arts provides food for residents five days per week.
Live/work residencies also include a private bedroom/bathroom next to a common living area and kitchen. A family housing option is available as well as accessible housing for differently abled residents. All residencies are offered at no cost to participants, who are responsible for covering their own studio materials and travel expenses to and from Memphis.
All residents are asked to participate in a limited number of public engagement activities (such as informal artist talks and open studio events) while in residence.
Three-month residency sessions are offered each year in the spring (February 1-April 30) and in the fall (September 15-December 15). Three-week sessions are available in the summer (June 3-24 and July 8-29) and can be attended consecutively. One visual arts, studio-only, 10-month residency is available per year and prioritized for locals. Crosstown Arts offers select specialized residencies each year as part of the application process.
Specialized residencies include dedicated equipment and software that is particular to certain disciplines. Applicants are encouraged to read about specialized residencies in detail during each application period, as these residencies may vary.
Anyone who will be 21 years of age or older at the time of their residency is welcome to apply. There are no specific project requirements for accepted residents who are encouraged to experiment and explore new ideas or further develop current work already in process.
Residents are given a membership, for the duration of their residency, to Crosstown Arts’ on-site shared art-making workspace. This facility includes a range of analog and digital fabrication and production resources, including a wood shop, multiple CNC/laser cutters, a Mac-based computer lab, a large-format digital printing service, a silkscreen/print shop, a small recording studio, and individual editing bays for video/audio production.
Founded in 2010, Crosstown Arts (501c3) completed the renovation of Crosstown Concourse in 2017, a one-million-square-foot former Sears & Roebuck distribution warehouse. The Concourse building is now home to Crosstown Arts’ contemporary art center, which includes the artist residency program, multiple galleries, large-scale exhibition/installation spaces, screening rooms, and a space dedicated to live music performance. Crosstown Arts also operates a 419-seat black box performing arts theater and a craft cocktail bar.
Crosstown Concourse is also home to a major health and wellness initiative, including a walk-in clinic for the uninsured and a fitness facility, both available to participants in Crosstown Arts’ residency program. A variety of restaurants are located in the Concourse building, as well as a small grocery store, coffee shop, juice bar, pharmacy, and other commercial, retail, and residential tenants.
crosstownarts.org/residency/about/
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Fractured Lit Reprint Prize
Fractured Lit
DEADLINE: July 17, 2022
READING FEE: $20
INFO: Fractured Lit invites writers to submit to the Fractured Lit Reprint Prize. We want to celebrate the micro and flash that may have gotten lost in the shuffle, or stuck in the limbo of shuttered literary magazines! We know that excellent and exciting flash and micro fiction is published every day, but no one can keep up with all of these stories. This contest is a platform for these stories to reach new readers, and to live on in excellence on our website. We want to bring light to those lost pieces of flash and micro fiction—the stories that you love but feel are no longer receiving the attention or recognition they deserve.
PRIZES: We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3000 and publication, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively. All entries will be considered for publication.
GUEST JUDGE: Meg Pokrass will choose three prize winners from a shortlist.
Meg Pokrass is the author of 8 flash fiction collections and 2 flash novellas, including The House of Grana Padano(co-written with Jeff Friedman, Pelekinesis 2022), Spinning to Mars (Blue Light Book Award, 2021) and The Dog Looks Happy Upside Down (Etruscan Press, 2016). Her work has appeared in over 1,000 literary journals including Electric Literature, American Journal of Poetry, Washington Square Review, McSweeney’s, Laurel Review, Waxwing, Craft, Smokelong, Split Lip, Plume, Five Points, and has been anthologized in 3 Norton anthologies of the flash fiction form: Flash Fiction International (W.W. Norton, 2015), New Micro: Exceptionally Short Fiction (W.W. Norton, 2018), and the forthcoming Flash Fiction America (W. W. Norton & Co., 2023). Meg’s flash fiction has been widely internationally anthologized, appearing in The Best Small Fictions 2018, 2019, and 2022, Wigleaf Top 50, and the forthcoming Alcatraz: An International Anthology of the Short Form (Gazebo Books). Meg is the Managing Co-Editor and Founding Editor of Best Microfiction, Founding Editor of New Flash Fiction Review, and Co-Founder of the Flash Fiction Collective Reading Series (San Francisco). She lives in Inverness Scotland with her dog and cat, and wears too many hats. Find out more here: http://www.megpokrass.com
GUIDELINES:
Your $20 reading fee allows up to two stories of 1,000 words or fewer each per entry—if submitting two stories, please put them both in a SINGLE document
We allow multiple submissions—each set of two flash stories should have a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee
Flash/Micro Fiction only—1,000 word count maximum
The stories must have been previously published online or in print to be eligible
The stories must not have won any previous awards of $500 or more
DO NOT INCLUDE the publication history of the individual stories in the document. Include this information in your cover letter only
DO NOT INCLUDE your name or identifying information in the document
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 pt font
Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable)
We only read work in English
We do not read blind. Shortlisted flash will be given to the judge anonymously
The deadline for entry is July 17, 2022. We will announce the shortlist within 10-12 weeks of the contest's close. All writers will be notified when results are in.
Some Submittable hot tips: - Please be sure to whitelist/add to 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 non-refundable 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.
fracturedlit.submittable.com/submit
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2022 Literary Awards
Santa Fe Writers Project (SFWP)
DEADLINE: July 18, 2022
ENTRY FEE: $30
INFO: This year's judge is Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.
We are looking for fiction and creative nonfiction of any genre. Past winners have included upmarket novels, collections of short stories, flash fiction, memoir, essays, magical realism, and even a graphic novel. SFWP is a traditional publisher with global distribution. We aggressively pursue subrights and have successfully sold translation and audio for many titles in our catalog. Authors selected by our publishing wing will be offered a competitive contract with marketing support. SFWP has extensive relationships with trade publications, sales reps, subrights agents, and bookbuyers worldwide.
Contracted authors enjoy a full developmental edit, an in house copyeditor, and will work closely with our in-house layout and design team. SFWP provides full support throughout the duration of your contract, and our authors consistently earn out.
You do not need to be from or associated with New Mexico or Santa Fe. We publish a wide range of books from authors who live all around the world, and are globally distributed by the Independent Publishers Group.
ELIGIBILITY: All unpublished work is eligible. Previously published material is also eligible as long as it has not been published by a major press. So you can submit if you have published in zines, lit journals, and with micro presses. Self-published books are eligible, as are books published via Amazon’s CreateSpace, KDP, etc. If you have published with a small press and have not received any marketing support, then your book is eligible. We will accept excerpts and Works-In-Progress. If you have questions about eligibility, please contact us.
The grand prize is $1,500, and two runner-ups will receive $500 each
Authors retain all rights to their work
Winners will be offered a competitive book contract for full-market, frontlist release. There’s no obligation to sign this contract. The prize money is awarded either way.
There is a pay-it-forward option, 100% of which will be used to cover the entry fee for authors who are not able to afford the fee. We will also be offing coupons, discounts, and raffles via our social media channels. If you are unable to pay the entry fee, please contact us.
There is no minimum or maximum page limit.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If your work is published during the contest, you will not be disqualified, and you do not need to withdraw your entry. We are not able to refund the reading fee. Please contact us if you need to withdraw.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE #3
Liminal Review
DEADLINE: July 20, 2022
INFO: Thank you for considering The Liminal Review as a potential home for your work.
Please only submit to one category (Poetry or Fiction or Nonfiction) per submission period to liminal review [at] gmail. com
The Liminal Review is currently run without any outside funding so we can only offer a small fee towards accepted pieces. Featured writers will also receive a contributor copy.
Please read the following submission guidelines carefully. Submissions that fail to adhere to the guidelines will not be considered for publication.
If you have any further questions please feel free to reach out via the contact form, email or our social media channels.
The Liminal Review’s stated goal is to give special consideration to emerging authors/artists regardless of their previous publishing history. POC and LGBTQIA+ artists and writers, as well as those living with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to submit.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Please send 1-5 poems.
Fiction: Please send one piece of a maximum of 5 000 words.
Nonfiction: Please send one piece of a maximum of 5 000 words.
Art: Please send us samples of your work. (Illustration, photography, marginalia, etc.)
For Fiction & Nonfiction, please include the word count of your piece in the body of your submission email.
Please include a short (max. 50 words) third-person bio in the body of your email with every submission.
FORMATTING:
12 pt, classic serif font (Times, Garamond, etc.), double spaced for fiction and nonfiction.
Please send your poetry, fiction or nonfiction submission as one .doc or .docx attachment.
All work should be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing, personal blogs, social media, etc.)
We ask you to include content warnings where relevant. Content warnings will not impact our consideration for your piece, they just allow us to anticipate what to expect when engaging with your work.
We do accept simultaneous submissions but would ask you to let us know immediately if your piece is accepted elsewhere. Please let us know if your submission is under consideration somewhere else in your submission email.
We are committed to a fair editorial process which includes a reasonable response time to your submission. Please be aware that as a very small team, we are unable to offer any critical feedback towards unsuccessful submissions.
Make sure to use the following subject line format when emailing us your submission:
“[Category] Title of your Work/Medium”
Example:
[Fiction] Dance in America
[Art] Illustration
[Poetry] Three Poems
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WTAW Press Summer Open Reading Period
WTAW Press
DEADLINE: July 27, 2022
INFO: WTAW Press will read manuscripts of full-length books of prose (novels, memoirs, creative nonfiction, collections of stories and essays, hybrids etc.) during its summer open submission period from June 15—July 27, 2022.
We welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds and encourage submissions by women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, and all traditionally underrepresented groups. We are particularly interested in centering the voices and experiences of BIPOC writers, and are pleased to be able to waive the reading fee for BIPOC this open submission period.
GENERAL GUIDELINES:
Manuscripts must be submitted without any identifying information on the file, including in the file's name. For example, a file named "The Bluest Eye-Morrison" would be disqualified. Manuscripts containing identifying information in any way will be automatically disqualified and any submission fee forfeited.
While we are not strictly bound to conventions, we strongly prefer manuscripts with a word count in the 80,000 to 100,000 range. A manuscript in its entirety must be previously unpublished, however, it may contain previously published portions. Previously published material must be identified with the proper credits in the accompanying cover letter. In the case of collections containing previously published stories or essays, manuscripts should include a portion of unpublished work.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but authors must notify us immediately if their work is accepted elsewhere. Writers may submit more than one manuscript, but a separate reading fee must accompany each manuscript.
Submit your manuscript as a .doc or. docx file in standard manuscript format (12-point standard font, double spaced, at least 1 inch margins) with numbered pages.
Include a cover letter in the submission manager with the following information:
Your contact information (address, phone, email)
The work’s title, genre, and word count
List of credits for any previously published portions
A brief synopsis of the work
A brief biography, including your website address and social media handles
Indication if the manuscript is submitted simultaneously and pledge to withdraw it if accepted elsewhere
Where you heard about the call for submissions
How you see your book in terms of expanding our catalog
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Workshop Fellowship Awards
Key West Literary Seminar
DEADLINE: July 30, 2022
INFO: Workshop Fellowship Awards provide financial assistance to writers who wish to participate in our Writers’ Workshop Program. We aim to support the development of diverse new voices in American literature and provide opportunities to those who may not otherwise be able to attend. We encourage you to apply!
Fellows receive full fee waivers ($675) to attend a workshop, as well as financial assistance to offset lodging costs, as needed. Award recipients are responsible for their travel costs and most meals. Priority will be given to those who have not previously received KWLS support.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
The Writers' Workshop Program begins Tuesday, January 10, 2023, with an orientation dinner for students and faculty at the Harry S. Truman Little White House. Classes start the following day and meet for three hours a day (generally 10 am – 1 pm) until Saturday, January 14.
For the daily workshop sessions, you will be in a classroom with your instructor and eleven fellow students. On Friday night we will host a farewell cocktail party for students and faculty (your final class takes place the next day). Because of partial overlap in programming, students will have the opportunity to attend some of the Seminar, Singing America: A Celebration of Black Literature, at a discounted rate.
We accept applications on a rolling basis until the class is full. To increase your chances of acceptance, you may apply for two workshops simultaneously. Separate applications are required for each workshop, and you will be asked to indicate a first and second choice. Early applicants will generally receive an answer within four to six weeks. A waitlist will be established for each workshop once it is full. Most workshops will require some advance reading and/or a manuscript submission.
All workshops are priced at $675. Upon being accepted into a workshop, you will be asked to pay a deposit of $300 within seven days in order to secure your spot. The remaining $375 is due on September 1st. At that time we will also offer you the option of attending some of the Seminar for an additional $300 (bringing the combined, discounted rate to $975).
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2023 Winter Writers’ Retreat
Roots. Wounds. Words.
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: The Roots. Wounds. Words. Annual Writers’ Retreat for Storytellers of Color is a sacred space wherein BIPOC stories are celebrated, and BIPOC storytellers immersed in liberation. At the Writers’ Retreat, Storytellers receive literary arts instruction offered by award-winning BIPOC writers in the fields of nonfiction, fiction, poetry, speculative fiction, and young adult fiction.
In January 2023, Roots. Wounds. Words. Fellows will journey to a virtual sacred space where they will workshop their literary art, perform their work, participate in BIPOC-centered healing and liberation modalities, as well as receive literary arts pedagogy from renowned BIPOC storytellers.
To attend this offering, submit an application through our online system. Prior writing experience is insignificant. Whether you’ve attended a writing workshop before or not holds no weight. All applicants are judged on the merits of their full application, which includes an artistic statement, bio and writing sample.
The Roots. Wounds. Words. Writers’ Retreat is for Us.
Our annual Retreat provides BIPOC storytellers with a transformative opportunity to push your pen, strengthen your craft, access literary art professionals, rest and restore, and build the tribe you need to support your writing goals.
RETREAT DATES:
January 8 - January 14, 2023
RETREAT LOCATION:
Virtual
ELIGIBILITY:
The Retreat is open to storytellers of color.
Storytellers of all levels are welcome to apply.
Storytellers must be at least 21 years old.
Storytellers currently enrolled in graduate or undergraduate programs are also welcome to apply.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applicants are required to select a category into which your submission fits. The categories are:
(1) Fiction
(2) Nonfiction
(3) Poetry
(4) Speculative Fiction
(5) Young Adult Fiction
Your writing sample must match the category you apply for. For example, if you are applying for the fiction workshop, you must submit a fiction writing sample. You are allowed only one submission per category. You may apply to more than one category. However, each submission is separate. You must complete separate applications and pay the submission fee for each category you submit to.
MANUSCRIPT WORK SAMPLE:
We require a standard format for all fiction, nonfiction, speculative fiction, and young adult fiction submissions. The format is:
The manuscript may not exceed 10 pages.
1-inch page margins.
Double spaced.
Text must be in a 12-point serif font (preferably Times New Roman).
Electronic file names must consist of the writer’s last name followed by the manuscript title. For example, Smith__A Day in the Park. Poets and those with a longer manuscript title can simply use something like Smith__manuscript for RootsWoundsWords
The manuscript must be submitted as a Word document or PDF
The applicant’s name and page number must appear on each sheet of the manuscript; for example, Smith, p.1
If you are submitting prose, you must include a brief note regarding whether the piece stands on its own as a short story or essay, or is an excerpt from a longer project.
Manuscripts excerpted from a longer project should include a one-page synopsis of the larger project placed at the back of the work sample (the synopsis can be single-spaced and does not count toward the 10-page limit).
We require a standard format for all poetry submissions. The format is:
The manuscript may not exceed 10 pages.
May include one or more poems as long as the total number of pages is within the 10-page limit.
Electronic file names must consist of the writer’s last name followed by the manuscript title. For example, Smith__A Day in the Park. Poets and those with a longer manuscript title can simply use something like Smith__manuscript for RootsWoundsWords
The manuscript must be submitted as a Word document or PDF
The applicant’s name and page number must appear on each sheet of the manuscript; for example, Smith, p.1
BRIEF BIO:
Each applicant must submit a bio of no more than 250 words.
ARTIST STATEMENT:
Each applicant must submit a statement describing their literary art and how it pushes liberation for BIPOC forward. Resources: How to Write a Poetry Cover Letter from The Watering Hole, “Ready, Set, Residency” by Brevity Nonfiction Blog, and Artist Statement Guidelines by Getting Your Sh*t Together Ink.
WHY RWW:
Each applicant must describe what they intend to gain from and contribute while at the Writers’ Retreat.
ACCEPTANCES:
RWW will work with our Faculty to notify all accepted Storytellers of their acceptance to the Writers’ Retreat by Aug 28, 2022.
TUITION:
The Writers' Retreat is virtual and tuition will be $875.
When the Writers’ Retreat is in-person, the tuition is $1,875.
Payment plans as well as limited partial and full scholarships will be available.
DEPOSIT:
The Writers’ Retreat is virtual and, as a result, a $300 deposit will be due no later than September 23, 2022.
When the Retreat is In-Person, a $500 deposit is due.
Receipt of deposit confirms your attendance.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
Full deposit refunds will be issued for Storytellers who cancel their participation in the Writers' Retreat no later than October 14, 2022.
Refunds will not be issued to Storytellers who seek to cancel participation in the Writers' Retreat after October 14, 2022.
PRIVACY:
All application materials and work samples are confidential and retained for use of the RWW Writers’ Retreat programming only.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Issue 10: "Sonder"
Lucky Jefferson
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
INFO: Curious about other people's loves, losses, or even grocery lists? Into Humans of New York, we're not really strangers, or Stories from a stranger? For Issue 10, Sonder, we invite you to share glimpses of others' lives — glimpses reminding us that everyone is the main character of their own story — and reminding us how important it is to recognize these hidden moments.
In the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, the word sonder means acknowledging that other people are "living a life as vivid and complex as your own." Poems, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, hybrid forms, and visual art that explore these themes are all welcome.
Examples of what we're looking for: Three Addresses by Terence Winch / Retired Ballerinas, Central Park West by Lawrence Ferlinghetti / Venice, Unaccompanied by Monica Youn
When submitting:
- Send no more than 3 poems in a submission. Separate poems by page break.
- No more than 1000 words for flash fiction.
- Keep it short and sweet. Share your name, email address, mailing address, and bio (third-person, 50 words max).
- No work that has been previously published in print or online.
*We will not tolerate any work that promotes harmful stereotypes and perspectives including: racism, bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, xenophobia, antisemitism, ableism.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ISSUE 003: GROWTH
Soul In Space
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022 - BIPOCs (all) and Allies)
INFO: Soul In Space Mag is seeking submissions in the topic of “Growth.”
You can submit, creative non-fiction, essays, poetry, fiction, etc… There is also the option for other forms of art like music, videography, digital art, and other methods of visual art.
Send your submissions to submission@soulin.space
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Ann Petry Award
Red Hen Press
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
SUBMISSION FEE: $0
INFO: Founded in 2020 in partnership with Red Hen Press and the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, the Ann Petry Award seeks to publish prose literature by Black authors. The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages, by a Black writer. The awarded manuscript is selected through an annual submission process, with primary review by the Peauxdunque Writers Alliance, who will winnow the submissions to a list of finalists for the final judge.
AWARD DETAILS:
$3000
Book publication by Red Hen Press
The opening chapter or story of the awarded manuscript will be published in the Peauxdunque Review
Four-week residency at The Community Library’s Ernest and Mary Hemingway House in Ketchum, Idaho
Final Judge: Deesha Philyaw
Note: The Ann Petry Award is for a work of previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a 25,000-word minimum (approximately 150 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman 12pt font) by a Black writer. Entries will be accepted via Submittable only.
GUIDELINES:
The award is open to all Black 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
Submissions are currently open for this award.
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.
Please remove all names, bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material from the submitted manuscript, and include only your name, contact information, and a short biographical statement in the cover letter field of Submittable.
The Ann Petry Award of Red Hen Press and Peauxdunque Writers Alliance 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.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Fall/Winter 2022 issue
Marías at Sampaguitas
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
INFO: Marías at Sampaguitas, a lit mag for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and marginalized artists with Pilipino/a/x/Filipinxao community roots, is open for submissions for its issue under the theme “RITUALS”; inspired by the Kruger quote, "You construct intricate rituals which allow you to touch the skin of other men."
Send us poetry, prose, essays, photography, and art exploring your intricate rituals: we want to see your duplexes & prose that circles back into itself; ghost stories; illustrations that blend this realm & the next; essays on why vibes are real; after pieces that answer a question the original piece asked…
More vibes & ideas:
- emphasis on the senses
- what does moonlight feel like?
- poems “after” a deceased poet
- what does a ghost’s touch feel like?
- positive hauntings
- how do the departed reach you?
- the little things you do for people
- what tethers you, is tied to you?
- missed connections
- what ties knots in your stomach?
- tugging at the fabric of reality
- what happens when you drink moonwater?
Send your submissions to: MariasAtSampaguitas@gmail.com
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The Acentos Book Prize
Nomadic Press
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
INFO: We publish chapbook-length and full length manuscripts between 35 and 80 pages. We are genre-inclusive, interested in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and especially welcome experimental, hybrid, and even collaborative works. We ask that the artist center community in some aspect of their work and/or consider how they might connect their work with the Latinx/e community.
We welcome work in English, Spanish, and Spanglish. Unless needed for your particular aesthetic, we ask that you not italicize words in Spanish. We trust our readers to do the work of understanding the multiplicities of language present within the work. Should another language than those listed be important to your work for which we as editors do not have access, we would ask that you direct us to a language resource by which we can access the meanings you have encoded on the page. We will do the work to read your manuscript with attention. Translation to English is not needed; that said, you are also welcome to submit a fully bilingual, side-by-side manuscript for consideration.
INVITATION GUIDELINES:
Send us your work between July 1–July 31
Page count: 35–80 pages
One book selected per year
Reading fee: $10 fee (if this is unfeasible for you, please reach out to us to let us know at info@nomadicpress.org, subject line: Acentos Book Prize)
Please leave any identifying information off of the entire manuscript (name, email address, website, etc.)
If you have a previous relationship with any of the judges please let us know (workshops, classes, friends, etc.). If so, we will ensure that a judge you do not know is assigned your work
Announcement of winner will go out to author by September and to the public by October. Book will be published in 2023.
2022 JUDGES:
Peggy Robles-Alvarado is a Dominican and Puerto Rican Jerome Hill Foundation Fellow in Literature, a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee, and a 2020 Atticus Review Poetry Contest winner. She is also a BRIO award winner with fellowships from CantoMundo, Desert Nights Rising Stars, The Frost Place, Nalac Leadership Institute, Communitas America, and VONA. With advanced degrees in education and an MFA in Performance Studies, this initiated priestess in Lukumi and Palo celebrates womanhood and honors cultural rituals. She’s a three-time International Latino Book Award winner who authored Conversations With My Skin (2011), and Homage To The Warrior Women (2012). Through Robleswrites Productions, she created Lalibreta.online (2021), The Abuela Stories Project (2016), and Mujeres, The Magic, The Movement, and The Muse (2017). Her work has been featured on HBO Habla Women, Lincoln Center, Smithsonian Institute- Museum of the American Indian, Pen America World Voices Festival, Pregones Theater, and her poetry appears online in Poets.org, Tribes.org, The Quarry at Split This Rock, The Common, 92Y.org, Centro Voices Letras Literary Journal, and NACLA.org. Peggy’s poetry has also been published in several anthologies including The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext (2020), and What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump (2019). For more, please visit Robleswrites.com.
Alan Pelaez Lopez is a poet, installation, and adornment artist from Oaxaca, México, whose work centers on migration, Black aliveness, and the radical trans*imagination. Alan is the author of Intergalactic Travels: poems from a fugitive alien (The Operating System, 2020), a finalist for the International Latino Book Award, and to love and mourn in the age of displacement (Nomadic Press, 2020). They earned a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and is an incoming assistant professor of trans* ethnic studies and race and resistance studies at San Francisco State University.
Raquel Salas Rivera (Mayagüez, 1985) Poeta, traductor, y editor. Sus reconocimientos incluyen el nombramiento como Poeta Laureado de la ciudad de Filadelfia, el Premio Nuevas Voces, el Premio Literario Lambda, el inaugural Premio Ambroggio, la beca de Poeta Laureado y una beca del National Endowment for the Arts para la traducción de la poesía de su abuelo, Sotero Rivera Avilés. Es el autor de seis poemarios que han sido semifinalistas y finalistas para el National Book Award, el Pen America Open Book Award y el CLMP Firecracker Award. Fue el coeditor de dos antologías de poesía puertorriqueña, Puerto Rico en mi corazón (Anomalous Press, 2019) y La piel del arrecife (La Impresora, 2022), múltiples folios y la revista literaria The Wanderer. En 2016, junto a varixs integrantes fundó el Yerbamala Collective, un grupo dedicado a la creación de hechizos poéticos antifascistas. En el 2022, participará en el Whitney Museum of American Art en no existe mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria, la primera exposición académica enfocada en el arte puertorriqueño organizada por un museo grande de los Estados Unidos en casi medio siglo, cuyo título proviene de un verso del poemario while they sleep (under the bed is another country) (Birds, LLC, 2019). Obtuvo un Doctorado en Literatura Comparada y Teoría Literaria de la Universidad de Pensilvania y vive, enseña y escribe en Puerto Rico. Con una beca de tres años de la Fundación Mellon, trabaja como investigador y supervisor del equipo de traducción para El proyecto de la literatura puertorriqueña/ The Puerto Rican Literature Project (PRLP), un portal digital bilingüe y de libre acceso que usuarios pueden utilizar para conocer y enseñar la poesía puertorriqueña.
nomadicpress.org/acentosbookprize
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Spring 2022 Story Contest
Narrative Magazine
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022, at midnight PT
SUBMISSION FEE: $27 fee for each entry. And with your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
INFO: Narrative’s Spring 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.
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, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.
All contest entries are eligible for the $4,000 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 August 31, 2022. 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.
Submission Guidelines: Please read our Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information.
Other Submission Categories: In addition to our contest, please review our other Submission Categories for areas that may interest you.
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SEA ISLAND WRITERS RETREAT
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
INFO: Join a small group of committed “writers” for four full days of uninterrupted “writer’s heaven” discussing, editing, revamping, and workshopping your work-in-progress with some of the most notable and brilliant “writers” of our time.
Each workshop leader teaches her particular genre/writing, talks craft, and joins in camaraderie in the idyllic setting on one of the historic Georgia Sea Islands. This writing community is curated for established and emerging women of color. The retreat provides participants with an opportunity to meet other writers, workshop their writing among peers, and engage with published writers about concerns and issues related to the industry. Participants will study with professionals in the genres of playwriting, historical fiction, poetry, YA, editing, and memoir.
Accommodations and workshops will be held in a luscious spot in a sprawling island house with six bedrooms, four bathrooms, several porches, and common areas for lectures and writing. Enjoy casual breakfast and chef-prepared meals each day, along with complimentary beverages and snacks throughout the day.
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Granum Foundation Prizes
Granum Foundation
DEADLINE: August 2, 2022 at 11:59 pm Pacific Time
INFO: The Granum Foundation Prize will be awarded annually to help U.S.-based writers complete substantive literary works—such as poetry books, essay or short story collections, novels, and memoirs—or to help launch these works.
Additionally, the Granum Foundation Translation Prize will be awarded to support the completion of a work translated by a U.S.-based writer.
Funding from both prizes can be used to provide a writer with the tools, time, and freedom to help ensure their success. For example, resources may be used to cover fees for a writing residency, mentorship, or editing services. They also may be used for necessities such as books or writing equipment.
Competitive applicants will be able to present a compelling project with a reasonable timeline for completion. They also should be able to demonstrate a record of commitment to the literary arts.
The Granum Foundation is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
PRIZES:
Granum Foundation Prize: One winner will be awarded $5,000. Up to three finalists will be awarded $500 or more.
Granum Foundation Translation Prize: One winner will receive $500 or more.
ELIGIBILITY: Winners and finalists who received cash prizes from the 2021 competition are not eligible.
granumfoundation.org/granum-prize
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ROLLING SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BLACK + BROWN ARTISTS
Emergent Literary
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Emergent Literary is a new journal that welcomes the work of Black and brown makers in all genres, as well as work that reaches across multiple genres or obscures the boundaries between them.
The work must be previously unpublished in print or online.
Before submitting, we ask that you take a look at our mission statement in order to get a sense of the journal.
Please send all submissions to editors@emergentliterary.com with the genre in all caps as the subject line, i.e. POETRY. If your work is multimedia or doesn’t exactly fit into one category, list MULTI as your genre. Feel free to include a short note in the body of the email, and your work as an attachment.
We’re cool with simultaneous submissions, just let us know by email if one or all of your pieces are accepted elsewhere!
We will try our best to get back to you within 6 months. We’re a small team! If you have not received a response by then, you can send us an email, but please wait until then to do so.
Poetry: Please submit three to five poems in a standard font. Please include page breaks between poems and clearly delineated titles.
Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and other narrative work (including reviews) Please submit up to 1500 words, double-spaced in a standard font.
Photography and Visual Art: Please submit up to four images as an attachment to your email with the title(s) of the work(s) as the file names.
Audio and Video: Please submit up to 7 minutes of video or audio, with audio files attached as .mp3 or mp4.
Recipes: Yes, please! If you have accompanying photographs, please attach them to the email.
We warmly welcome mixed/multimedia work!
We look forward to engaging with your work.
emergentliterary.com/submission-guidelines
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ESSAYS ON RADICAL HEALING
That’s No Longer My Ministry
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Hi! We’re journalists, editors and content creators Foram Mehta and Nadia Imafidon. And we’re teaming up to publish a first-of-its-kind anthology that aims to tell a different story about healing. As an extension to the evocative podcast series of the same name, the collection will tell the stories of marginalized folk in their own words about how they’re actively purging years of conditioning and the consequences of never being centered.
These stories acknowledge and move through trauma; they hold space for radical self-liberation and using “No.” as a complete sentence. They remind us: We don't have to hold onto the things that no longer serve us because that's no longer our ministry.
Publication Details
Accepted essays will be edited by us (Foram & Nadia) and curated together for a book that will be available for purchase as an e-book or as a paperback. Print copies of the book and one-hundred percent of proceeds from subsequent sales will be donated to Aakoma Project, an organization that aims to
Compensation
Writers whose essays are accepted for final publication will be credited with a byline in the book and a complimentary paperback copy of the completed anthology.
A note about writing for free: As writers ourselves, we know writers are highly underpaid and undervalued, but we also know the joy of contributing to a collaborative body of work for the sake of storytelling, for the sake of healing together. Everyone on this project (including us) is a non-paid contributor donating their time and work for the benefit of Aakoma Project.
We say this while also acknowledging that we live in a world that operates on money, and spending time to write for free is not a privilege afforded to everyone. That’s also why we’re asking for non-exclusive rights only to contributors’ essays (more details to be provided in the contributor’s agreement).
build the consciousness of youth of color and their
caregivers on the recognition and importance of mental health. They do this by offering free
therapy and workshops to youth and their families, helping to influence systems and services to
receive and address the needs of youth of color and their families.
Pitching Guidelines
We are seeking pitches for non-fiction first-person essays from people of color who hold identities that are marginalized. This includes but is not limited to:
LGBTQIA+
Immigrant/First-generation
Refugee
Indigenous
People with disabilities
When submitting your pitch, please include a brief bio and a link to your portfolio and/or first-person writing samples. We understand that not everyone will have a portfolio, so please send us something to give us an idea of your writing style.
Your pitch should include:
Working title
A summary of your story. (Tell us why you’re the person who needs to tell this story.)
We aim to get back to everyone who submits a pitch, but please allow us some time to respond, as we anticipate a full inbox! We will send contributor agreements to writers whose pitches we accept. Please, do not submit fully written essays.
Submit pitches to nolongermyministry@gmail.com. Editorial Guidelines
After we accept your essay pitch, writers should use the following writing guidelines: ● First-person reflections
○ Use this creative, non-fiction writing guide for reference
● Non-fiction
● English (with creative use of language)
● 8th grade reading level (When in doubt, keep it simple!)
● 1,500-3,00 words recommended
● AP Style (reference guide)
We’re interested in your story, but we acknowledge that your story will likely include other people in it. For that reason, we ask that if you’re mentioning someone by their name that you get their permission to do so or change the name.
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TORCH FRIDAY FEATURE
Torch Literary Arts
DEADLINE: Rolling
ENTRY FEE: $0
INFO: Torch Literary Arts welcomes submissions of original creative work by Black women writers. We are interested in work that challenges and disrupts preconceived notions of what contemporary writing by Black women should be. Your stories and poems are valuable and necessary. Write freely and submit what you are excited to share with the world.
Reading Period
Submissions are accepted for Friday Features only. We accept submissions on a rolling basis.
Simultaneous Submissions
Simultaneous submissions to other journals are welcome as long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Include a one (1) page cover letter noting the title(s) of the work(s) submitted.
Upload your text submission as a Word (DOC, DOCX) or portable document format/PDF (PDF).
Typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced) pages.
Numbered pages.
Margins should be set at no less than 1” and no greater than 1.5”.
Poetry: submit up to five (5) poems totaling no more than eight (8) pages.
Fiction, Hybrid genre: 12-point font. No more than ten (10) pages or 2500 words (whichever is achieved first). Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained.
Drama/Screenwriting: submit one act or a collection of short scenes no longer than ten (10) pages. Excerpts of longer works are welcome if self-contained. Indicate if a performance video or dramatic audio reading will be available with the text submission if selected.
Restrictions
We do not reprint previously published work for TORCH Friday Features.
Submitting Online
We accept submissions via our online submission management system only. Submissions via postal mail or email will be discarded without response.
Notifications and Queries
Please allow up to three months for a decision. Using our online submissions system, you will be able to track the status of your submission.
Publication & Compensation
Publication is online at TorchLiteraryArts.org, unless expressly stated for special publications.
Authors whose work is selected for a Friday Feature will receive a $50 (US) payment for publication.
All rights revert back to the author after publication.
Awards
All work accepted for publication will be considered for nomination for internal and external awards such as The Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, etc.
torchliteraryarts.submittable.com/submit
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OPEN CALL: EYEBEAM CENTER FOR THE FUTURE OF JOURNALISM
Eyebeam Center
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: The Eyebeam Center for the Future of Journalism (ECFJ) is a grant-making program that supports artists producing innovative and revelatory journalistic work for major media outlets.
The funds distributed to artists will assist with research, travel, and other expenses many media outlets struggle to cover, allowing stories that are often out of reach in today’s climate to be produced. And, in an effort to be responsive to an ever-fluctuating news cycle, artists will be able to apply to ECFJ for support of their work on a rolling basis. Artists with longer-term, research-intensive projects are also encouraged to apply. Grant support will range from $500 to $5,000.
All applicants must read the ECFJ Open Call page before applying: https://eyebeam.org/ecfj
Eligibility:
Individuals and collectives can apply. Collectives must have work samples that reflect a history of working together.
International applicants are welcome.
Applicants must have an existing commission letter from an editor.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
At this stage of the program, all applications must be in English.
Criteria
ECFJ is a grant-making program that financially supports artists producing innovative journalistic work for major media outlets. Artists applying must have demonstrated track record of working with major media outlets.
Artists creating work with a focus on the following issues are encouraged to apply:
Data privacy
2018/2020 elections
Role of technology in society
Political influence campaigns
Interrogating harmful technologies
Countering disinformation
Artificial Intelligence
Each applicant must provide:
300-word project description
Assignment letter from editor
A reference contact or letter of support
Two samples of past work
Detailed budget of expenses (travel costs, per diem and research costs are acceptable)
At this time, final pieces must be in English.
All applications should be in alignment with Eyebeam’s core values of:
Openness: All the work here is driven by an open-source ethos.
Invention: We build on old ideas to generate new possibilities.
Justice: Technology by artists is a move towards equity and democracy.
Equity and Inclusion: Eyebeam aims to create a hub for conversation and practice-sharing that is aware and responsive to systemic inequities in technology and invests in the meaningful inclusion of historically marginalized groups and voices. Eyebeam is committed to and values diversity in its organization and programs as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, disability-status, age, sexual orientation, immigrant status, and socioeconomic status. With a history rooted in innovation and collaboration Eyebeam’s programs are grounded in artist-community dialogue. Eyebeam supports the meaningful access to technology for everyone.
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CALL FOR IMMIGRANT WRITERS
ẹwà
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: ẹwà is an independent journal that publishes original work exclusively by immigrant writers — foreign-born and first-generation — living in the United States. We are interested in poetry, fiction, memoir, personal essay, lyric, hybrid forms as well as non-academic cultural criticism.
A few things:
Submissions are accepted year-round, on a rolling basis.
We do not accept previously published material (in print or online).
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us right away if your work is accepted anywhere else.
We accept multiple submissions in all genres of writing. We also accept co-/multiple-authored works, but please make sure that appropriate permissions have been granted.
To submit, please send your work in a single document containing no more than six pages of writing to submit@ewajournal.com.
TERMS: ẹwà requests first rights, worldwide, and the right to include the work on the ẹwà website indefinitely. After publication, all rights revert to the author. Copyright always remains with the author. Should your work be republished elsewhere in the future, please credit ẹwà with its first publication. Our terms will be updated as necessary.
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CALL FOR MENTORS
Latinx in Publishing
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: The Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that offers the opportunity for unpublished and/or unagented writers who identify as Latinx (mentees) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their professional connections through work with experienced published authors (mentors).
QUALIFICATIONS TO BE A MENTOR
Must identify as Latinx (does not include individuals of Spanish origin)
Must have published at least one book prior to February 2020
Must be located in the U.S. during the course of the program
Must be available to dedicate at least one hour per month for a minimum of ten months
ABOUT THE WRITING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
The next cycle of the program runs from February 2022 through October 2022.
Applications for 2022 mentees will open in September, 2021. Applications for mentors are open on a rolling basis.
Mentees must complete a sign-up survey and submit 5-10 pages of sample writing.
Mentors must complete a sign-up survey and review mentor guidelines.
We match individuals based on category and time- commitment preferences. The sign-up survey will help us make the best matches between mentor and mentee.
Please be aware that not everyone who applies will be matched.
Participants will be notified of their mentor-mentee match and provided with contact information by January 2022.
Mentors and mentees will connect for one hour per month over a minimum of ten months.
The program will close in October 2022, but if the mentor and mentee would like to continue their mentor relationship, it is entirely at their discretion.
Please be aware that the Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative. Latinx in Publishing will not be held responsible for mediating any relations between mentors and mentees once the program ends.
https://latinxinpublishing.com/mentorship
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Unmute Magazine
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Unmute Magazine, is a digital mag that aims to lift the voices of BIPOC creatives who’ve been historically marginalized.
They are accepting the following submissions (must be arts-related):
Album/EP or concert review (600-800 words).
A review of your own music or art including a discussion of the inspiration behind it (600-800 words).
Art-related how-to article (600-800 words).
Interviews (an introductory paragraph and five written questions).
Reflections / Essays (up to 1,500 words).
Song or poem including a discussion of the inspiration behind it (may submit up to four for review).
Photograph(s), illustrations, art (JPEG or PNG format).
Have your own idea? Please pitch it to us!
Please submit the following with your piece:
A third-person bio of up to 100 words.
(Optional) Photo as JPEG or PNG format for your bio.
(Optional) Up to 3 links to social media (i.e. Spotify, Soundcloud, website, Instagram, etc).
Submission Rules:
Written works and bio must be submitted in Word or Pages format
By submitting you agree to be considered for publication in Unmute Magazine.
Work must be original.
Unmute Magazine retains standard first publication rights for submissions. All rights immediately revert to the creator upon publication.
It may take several weeks for a response, but your submission will be read. If accepted, you will be notified.
By submitting to Unmute Magazine, you agree to be added to our mailing list. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Please email your submission to Submissions (at) unmutemagazine (dot) com