POETRY - MARCH 2017

NAOMI LONG MADGETT POETRY AWARD

Broadside Lotus Press

INFO: This competition is open to African American poets only. Serious African American poets, whether previously published or not, may submit a book-length manuscript for consideration. Do not include essays, short fiction, or other material that is not poetry. 

AWARD: $500 in cash and publication by Broadside Lotus Press within the first three months of 2018 as well as free copies and discounts.

DEADLINE: March 1, 2017

broadsidelotuspress.org/2016/01/3490.html

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The Shanghai Literary Review

INFO: The Shanghai Literary Review features quality creative work from or about Asia and introduces new voices to the critical conversation on world literature.

They are interested in art and criticism about urbanism, globalism, identity, and transnationalism, though by no means should submissions be limited to those topics. Selected works will be published online and/or in print and be automatically entered into their annual end-of-year contest where cash prizes will be awarded in each genre.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

  • Fiction - less than 5,000 words
  • Poetry - 2 poems submission limit per person
  • Non-Fiction & Essay - less than 5,000 words
  • Flash Fiction or Non-Fiction - less than 500 words
  • Visual Art - photography, video, photo essay, collage, painting, sketch, etc.
  • Translation - translation into English of any poetry, essay or short fiction from Asia, or vice versa, along with the original text
  • Book Review - pitch book review ideas to us, on fiction or non-fiction from or about Asia

SUBMISSION FEE: $0

DEADLINE: March 11, 2017

shanghailiterary.com/submissions/

 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SUMMER WORKSHOPS

VONA / Voices

INFO: Applications for the summer workshop are currently being accepted. VONA/Voices is open to all adult writers-of-color at any level of experience. There are no degree, publication or documentation requirements to apply.

The application has a series of questions about your commitment to your writing and your enthusiasm for a community of writers-of-color. These responses are weighed heavily in your application.

The application asks you to choose one workshop. They encourage you to have a second choice.

Please know that they keep the workshops to ten participants; therefore, providing a second choice of workshop increases your possibilities of attendance.

WRITING SAMPLES:

  • Poetry submissions: 5 - 10 poems (not to exceed 20 pages)
  • Prose Submissions: sample of one piece or combination of pieces to equal no more than 4000 words in genre
  • Playwriting: up to 20 pages of script written for stage performance
  • Residency: up to 4000 words in a non-fiction, novel or short fiction or 5-10 poems (not to exceed 20 pages)

FEES:

  • Application: $25
  • Tuition: $900
  • Room & Board: (optional, but recommended) $750
  • Limited number of partial tuition scholarships available

DEADLINE: March 15, 2017

vonacommunity.org/community/index.php/apply.html

 

THE KUNDIMAN POETRY PRIZE

Tupelo Press

INFO: Tupelo Press, an independent, literary press devoted to discovering and publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers, is seeking submissions for The Kundiman Poetry Prize, which is dedicated to publishing exceptional work by Asian American poets at any stage of their career.

SUBMISSION FEE: $28

AWARD: $1,000 and book publication in Tupelo Press.

DEADLINE: March 15, 2017

kundiman.org/prize/

 

 SPECIAL FEATURE ON LITERATURE FROM BANNED COUNTRIES

Asymptote
INFO: Asymptote seeks unpublished literary fiction, literary nonfiction and poetry from the seven countries on Trump's banned list (i.e. from authors who identify as being from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen) that have been created in response to Trump's travel ban, or can be interpreted as such.

If selected for publication, the work will run either in their Translation Tuesday showcase at The Guardian or in their April 2017 quarterly edition (or both). Submissions of original English-language work will only be considered for publication in their April 2017 edition. For works in English translation, the decision as to where the work will be placed rests entirely at the discretion of our editor-in-chief, who curates Translation Tuesdays at The Guardian and who will be assembling this Special Feature. 

COMPENSATION: $200 per article.

DEADLINE: March 15, 2017

asymptotejournal.com/submit/

 

CAVE CANEM POETRY PRIZE

Cave Canem

INFO: The first-book award is dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by black poets of African descent. 

AWARD: $1,000, publication by University of Pittsburgh Press in fall 2018, 15 copies of the book and a feature reading.

ENTRY FEE: $20.

DEADLINE: Friday, March 17, 2017 at 11:59pm EST

cavecanempoets.org/prizes/cave-canem-poetry-prize/

 

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:  LINEAGE OF MIRRORS

Winter Tangerine

INFO: Lineage of Mirrors seeks to profile poets of color and their influences. Twice a month, they will publish a suite of poems from a writer of color, alongside a statement from the writer on a poem by a poet of color that has influenced their craft. They strive to create a space for poets of color to discuss, analyze, and celebrate the work that changed everything for them. They’re invested in documenting the lines of influence that run through poetry from writers of color. This column will serve as an online archive of contemporary poetry that centers discussions of lineage, craft and the necessary resilience of POC poetic traditions.

AWARD: There is an honorarium for each profiled poet.

DEADLINE: Submissions will be open throughout the year.

wintertangerine.com/lineage-of-mirrors