POETRY COALITION FELLOWSHIP
Lambda Literary
DEADLINE: July 6, 2021
INFO: Lambda Literary is accepting applications for a paid Poetry Coalition Fellowship position.
This position is 20 hours per week from September 13, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The stipend is $18,720 plus $1,000 toward health care. While the majority of work is conducted virtually, fellows must be located in or near New York City for select, site-specific tasks.
The Poetry Coalition Fellowship Program is a three-year pilot program. The goals of this are to help:
Diversify the leadership of the nonprofit literary field by encouraging more inclusion of individuals from under-represented communities
Develop future literary leaders regardless of educational background;
Introduce the individuals who are interested to nonprofit literary arts management, fundraising, programming, and editorial work, providing experiences that will be useful as they seek jobs and inspiring them to consider working in the literary field; and
Increase the capacity of our individual organizations by having additional assistance.
https://www.lambdaliterary.org/2021/04/were-hiring-poetry-coalition-fellow/
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The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers
The University of Tulsa
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
ENTRY FEE : Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 fee, which includes both the reading fee and a copy of the spring issue of Nimrod. Make checks payable to Nimrod. Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $12 fee.
INFO: The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honor the work of writers at the beginning of their careers.
PRIZES $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.
ELIGIBILITY: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. (Self-published works, works with a distribution of less than 100 copies, and journalistic articles are not considered toward the count of 2 publications.)
GUIDELINES:
Poetry: Up to 5 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)
Fiction: 5,000 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)
All work submitted must be unpublished.
Work submitted may be on any theme, any subject.
The contest is open internationally.
Include a cover sheet containing title(s), author’s name, full address, phone, and email.
Omit author’s name on manuscript.
Online Submissions : Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system:https://nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit .
Postal Submissions: Clearly indicate “Ringold Contest Entry” on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Staple manuscript if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Include SASE for results only; manuscripts will not be returned. The results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.
Mail to:
Nimrod International Journal
Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104
https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/francine-ringold-awards/
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DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING FELLOWSHIP FOR EMERGING WRITERS
Kenyon Review
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $12
INFO: The Kenyon Review Developmental Editing Fellowship for Emerging Writers is designed to nurture and develop new voices in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. It is designed to provide support for emerging writers who demonstrate exceptional talent, promise, and commitment to their chosen craft.
Participation in the program involves one-on-one mentorship by an experienced editor over a period of four months. Writers can expect to have monthly hour-long conversations with an Editor who will provide feedback and suggestions on the draft.
Thanks to those of you who have reached out with questions, we’ve clarified the eligibility criteria below and added some frequently asked questions at the bottom of the page.
ELIGIBILITY:
Emerging writers must:
Writers must be 21 years of age or older
UPDATE: This fellowship opportunity is open to any writer who is not currently enrolled in a degree-granting creative writing program
Writers should not have published a full-length literary book with a major publisher, university press, or other established press, or be under contract for a book. Published work in literary magazines or journals is acceptable
APPLICATION:
Submit a narrative of a project in process (500 word maximum). Please note any challenges or particular areas of concern within the work.
Submit a poetry or prose writing sample of the project between June 1–July 15, 2021. The writing sample should be 10–15 pages (double spaced for fiction and nonfiction).
A recent copy of your CV
The application fee is $12, which includes a half-year subscription to the Kenyon Review. If this fee poses a hardship, please contact us at kenyonreview@kenyon.edu and we will work with you.
PROCESS:
Our Developmental Editors will review and select the writers they will work with. They will reach out to the writer and arrange for an initial conversation by phone or Zoom. Writers and Editors will collaborate on a work plan, establish goals and determine deadlines and a schedule for monthly hour-long conversations. Over the course of four months they will meet by phone or Zoom to discuss the progress of the writing project.
Winners will be announced by September 1st
Writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing industry are especially encouraged to apply.
https://kenyonreview.org/programs/developmental-editing-fellowship/
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ANNE LABASTILLE MEMORIAL WRITERS RESIDENCY
Adirondack Center for Writing
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $30
INFO: The Adirondack Center for Writing offers a two-week residency annually in October to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers at a lodge on Twitchell Lake in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Now is the time to prepare your application!
Six writers are selected to take part in this intimate community of writers, half of the spaces are reserved for regional authors, and the other spaces are open to writers from all over the world. Quality of written submissions is the primary consideration when accepting applications. We’re more interested in your writing than your MFA or publications.
Includes indoor and outdoor writing spaces, family-style meals, and fireside discussions at a lakeside lodge in the Adirondacks.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Decision announcement: August 23, 2021
Residency dates: October 3-Sunday, October 17, 2021
Note: Proof of vaccination is required for selected residents. Selected residents who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons will be required to provide proof of negative test upon arrival to the lodge and will contact ACW to ensure proper protocols are maintained and residents can enjoy the residency safely!
https://adirondackcenterforwriting.submittable.com/submit
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POETRY RESIDENCY
Mineral School
DEADLINE: July 15, 2021
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: Mineral School is an artists residency located in a former 1947 elementary school near Mt. Rainier, in Mineral, Washington. During 2021, we're hosting accepted 2020 writing and visual artist residents who could not attend in 2020 due to our closure during the pandemic, as well as up to 8 additional writing residents. We have openings for poetry and prose writers during three two-week residency sessions, providing accepted applicants with space and time to create new work without the interruptions of normal life and with the bonus of healthy meals prepared by culinary volunteers using locally-grown organic produce and eggs where possible.
Each resident will live in an 800-square foot former classroom that offers peekaboo views of Mineral Lake and Mt. Rainier, and that will double as their writing studio, with desk and chair, lighting, bookcase, and lots of chalkboards. The school building has shared bathrooms with showers. Residents are served all meals daily (plus 24/7 access to a snack fridge and coffee/tea station), and will have the opportunity to share work with the public. Mineral features a fishing lake, boat rentals (or our two free kayaks), some in-town hiking trails, a bar, a B&B, a general store, churches, a post office, and many deer. It's a 25-minute drive to the Ashford/Nisqually entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park.
Visiting authors and artists: During each two-week residency, special guests will visit and present work. Typically, alumni presenters visit and in some cases bring with them a special guest artist they've chosen to introduce to Mineral. Due to continued precautions related to COVID-19. we may host these activities online; this will be decided on a session-by-session basis with residents.
Resident presentations: If they wish, residents can share with one another and the public at each session's "show and tell" held during residency. These presentations are typically held after dinner in our library/multi-purpose room and are casual dessert potlucks. Due to continued precautions related to COVID-19. we may host these activities online; this will be decided on a session-by-session basis with residents.
We are accepting applications from June 1, 2021, through July 15, 2021 (Midnight, PST) for 2021 residencies. Notification will be given at least two months before the residency period for which you've applied.
2021 RESIDENCY DATES
Residency sessions with openings will be held during the following two-week time periods:
September 26, 2021 - October 10, 2021
October 17, 2021 - October 31, 2021
November 7, 2021 - November 21, 2021
PAID RESIDENCY OPTIONS
We're pleased to offer up to eight nominally-priced residencies in 2021.
Two-week residencies for poets and writers cost $425 and include room, board, presentations by guest writer and artists, opportunities for public presentation, and lots of love. Travel is not included; travel from points (bust stations, Amtrak, airports, in-town) between Portland, OR, and Seattle, WA, to Mineral may be arranged for $20-$30/each way.
GUIDELINES:
Who should apply? If you write poetry (prose poetry, poetry in stanzas, free verse, limericks, Haikus, etc.), or any other form of poetry, this is where you should apply. Writers at all career stages are encouraged.
Selection: Your work will be evaluated by a panel of established poetry and prose writers. Your work is presented anonymously to the readers and they will make choices based on the merit of your artist statement and work sample. Please do NOT include your name on your artist statement or work sample. Your application will be assigned a number once it is completed.
What you will need to prepare before beginning the application process:
Short bio: In one paragraph, how would you describe your education, publication or public readings experience, and any paid or service work that helps further your artistic vision?
Artist Statement: In a one-page (maximum) statement, please discuss how a residency would help you advance your creative work. Also share a short statement about your writing process and/or what life experiences and literary influences have shaped your art and its themes and how you have grown or are growing as a writer. Be yourself! The reviewers want to get a sense of you as an artist and your creative process. For the artist statement you do not include information regarding awards, published work, or identifying or biographical information (you can put that in your bio). This assures admissions are blind.
Work Sample: Create a work sample of up to 20 pages of poetry in 12-point font, in a Word Doc, Docx, or PDF format. Work samples can be work-in-progress or already published work -- whatever you feel will make the strongest application. You are welcome to include an introductory note (a paragraph or two) explaining the sample (i.e. -- this is a selection of a cycle of sonnets etc..). Do not include biographical or identifying information in your work sample. Make sure your name is not on any of the work sample pages. Please do not use your name in the title of the file you upload. (If your name is Jane Doe, don't upload janedoe.doc!)
Preferred Residency Dates: Our application lets you choose your preferred residency period. If you can only attend during your preferred residency period, do not designate 2nd or 3rd choice residency periods. If you have a preferred residency period but are willing to attend other sessions in the event your first choice isn't possible, mark 2nd and/or 3rd choices. If all dates are equally fine, tick that box.
https://mineralschool.submittable.com/submit
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Thirteenth Annual Poetry Contest
Narrative
DEADLINE: July 16, 2021
ENTRY FEE: $25 for each entry. With your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
INFO: NARRATIVE’S THIRTEENTH Annual Poetry Contest runs until July 16. In a continuing effort to encourage and support talented poets, we’re offering prizes and widespread publicity to all winners and finalists. Narrative is always looking for new voices, so all entries will be considered for publication in the magazine.
The contest is open to all poets. Entries must be unpublished and must not have been previously chosen as winners, finalists, or honorable mentions in other contests. Each entry may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. You may enter as many times as you wish, but we encourage you to be selective and to send your best work.
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 The Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, and many others. View the recent awards won by Narrative authors.
AWARDS:
First Prize is $1,500
Second Prize is $750
Third Prize is $300
Up to ten finalists will receive $75 each
All entries will be considered for publication.
All contest entries are eligible for the $4,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Poem 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 September 30, 2021. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions. 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: Submissions may contain up to five poems. Your submission should give a strong sense of your style and range. We accept submissions of all poetic forms and genres but do not accept translations. Please read our Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information.
https://www.narrativemagazine.com/thirteenth-annual-poetry-contest?uid=103566&m=86af698c065b4e4ca2f8ac23e3b0ad98&d=1621359305
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Call for Writing on Climate Change
Singapore Unbound
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: To draw attention to climate change and its catastrophic consequences, Singapore Unbound's SP Blog is devoting the month of October 2021 to the publication of literary works that speak powerfully to the theme.
We seek poetry, fiction, and essays that imaginatively explore the global crisis in local terms. We are especially interested in less well-known stories located in Asia. In accordance with our mission, we welcome submissions by authors of Asian heritage residing anywhere around the world.
All submissions must abide by a maximum word count of 5000 words. They are to be typed in MSWord and attached in an email to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org with a short cover letter in the body of the email. The cover letter should include a biographical note of 50-100 words.
We pay USD50 for a short story or essay and USD25 for a poem.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opportunities
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CALL FOR WORK: A Return to Where We Have Never Been Before
Taint Taint Taint Magazine
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: Taint Taint Taint is a bi-annual online magazine.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected the world in unimaginable ways. While this crisis may be new, our challenges are not. What art, stories, poems, and essays have you created to reflect works of recovery, repair and change? Many people do not want to return to living the same old way. Inequities are rife worldwide. Where are we going as society? Send us your work that reflects this season of change in the world.
GUIDELINES:
Fiction, Nonfiction and Essays (5,000 words max.) Poetry, three poems (all within the same document).
All work must be in a doc or docx format, Times Roman, 12pt, paginated with author’s full name on every page.
Multimedia, art and photography must be done professionally.
COMPENSATION: At the moment, we do not pay contributors. However, we are fundraising to pay contributors in future issues through our non-profit the Chapungu Arts Initiative, send us an email using this link.
https://www.tainttainttaintmagazine.com/submissions-1
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OPEN CALL for BIPOC Disabled Creatives for a Digital Zine Anthology
Self_Saboteur
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Do you want to discuss topics of race and disability? Then this is the project for you!
Artist and writer @Self_Saboteur is seeking creative submissions from BIPOC folks with disabilities ONLY for a digital zine anthology. Money will be awarded to those selected.
We are accepting visual arts, poems, essays, diary entries, voice recording and music in the following formats:
VISUAL ARTS: All images must be jpeg with less then 10 MB
WRITTEN WORKS: Must be less than 1000 words, we accept all kinds of works no matter the grammar error. Send in .doc or .docx format
VIDEO/AUDIO WORKS: Must be in .mp3/.mp4 format and within 10 mins length.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: MAGMA 82, OBSIDIAN
Magma Poetry
DEADLINE: July 31, 2021
INFO: The 82nd issue of Magma Poetry, edited by Nick Makoha and Gboyega Odubanjo, is in partnership with the Obsidian Foundation and will focus on Black poets. The submissions window for M82: Obsidian is open from 1st July - 31st July 2021. We welcome poems from writers of Black African, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, and African-American heritage, including those of mixed-Black heritage. These poems must not have been previously published, either in print or online.
Up to 4 poems may be sent via Submittable, or by post if you live in the UK. Postal submissions are not acknowledged until a decision is made.
In 2020, Nick Makoha founded the Obsidian Foundation, a one-week retreat for Black poets of African descent who want to advance their writing practice led by five acclaimed Black tutors. The aim of the Obsidian Foundation is to create a community of Black poets and provide a place for them to express themselves with freedom.
When announcing the Foundation, Makoha said: “Our mission is to create a safe space for Black poets in the UK and beyond to write with complete freedom but without the burden of identity. Through this exceptional opportunity, we provide Black poets with lifelong networks, development, and a space to excel. Statistical data has revealed that there is an extreme deficit in diverse voices within the UK poetry scene. Our intention is to radically challenge this by giving poets a leg up and opening doors that have been closed for too long.”
I will no longer lightly walk behind
a one of you who fear me:
Be afraid.
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This issue of Magma aims to highlight and celebrate the best of Black poetry in the UK and beyond. By creating a space solely for Black poets we want to demolish any imagined boxes that Black writers might feel they must exist within. We welcome poems on any theme or topic. Too often representations of Blackness are made synonymous with oppression or trauma, and whilst these may inform our lives they do not encapsulate them. That is not to say that you should not submit poems that relate to the lived experiences of Black people, but that we hope you feel free to write about whatever you want to. Every day we are reminded of the precarities and challenges that come with being Black; for this issue we welcome you into a space where you can express yourself freely without fear of your language being censored or othered. We believe in Black poetry in all of its variances and welcome those variances.
I live like a lover
who drops her dime into the phone
just as the subway shakes into the station
What we are asking for is relatively simple: we want your best poems. In submissions we are looking for quality and originality. The ‘Obsidian’ issue aims to be an example of excellence within literature. We welcome submissions from new Black voices and those who have not been regularly published. We welcome poems that re-imagine and challenge our realities. We welcome bilingual poems that use English and any other language. Blackness is not a monolith and this issue could never be large enough to hold its multitudes, but what it can do is expand our current literary canon and reaffirm what is possible and valuable in poetry.
I must become the action of my fate.
June Jordan, ‘I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies’
Nick Makoha and Gboyega Odubanjo. Editors, Magma 82.
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Wanting to submit to Magma 82?
Submissions are open to people of Black African, Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, and African-American heritage, including those of mixed-Black heritage.
You may submit up to 4 previously unpublished poems in a single Word document.
We are now accepting simultaneous submissions – but please withdraw your submission or contact us if it is accepted for publication somewhere else first. The editors’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
https://magmapoetry.submittable.com/submit
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GRANUM FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PRIZE
Granum Foundation
DEADLINE: August 3, 2021 at 11:59 pm PT
INFO: The Granum Foundation Fellowship 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, memoirs, and translations—or to help launch these works.
Funding 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, editing services, or a book tour. They also may be used for necessities such as rent 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.
Prize: $5,000 awarded annually.
Up to three finalists may be awarded $500.
A winner and finalists will be announced on November 9, 2021.
At this time, only U.S. residents 18+ are eligible for funding.
https://www.granumfoundation.org/granum-fellows
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Arthropod Anthology: Poetry
Perennial Press
DEADLINE: August 7, 2021
INFO: Do you have a story or poem featuring insects, crustaceans, arachnids, or myriapods? We want to publish it!
We are looking for speculative poetry with monstrous, mythical, or mechanical arthropods for our upcoming Arthropoda anthology!
The call is open to original poetry and reprints up to 45 lines and 7,500 words respectively.
Please submit no more than six poems. Simultaneous submissions permitted.
Arthropoda will be edited by JW Stebner (of Hexagon Magazine) and published by Perennial Press in mid-to-late 2022!
PAYMENT: All selected poets will be paid a $20 flat rate.
We will not accept submissions that contain any excessive profanity or explicit content. We will not tolerate submissions that support or suggest any form of racism, sexism, or any other kind of discrimination.
About Perennial: Perennial Press archives truths through fiction and poetry. We are committed to highlighting and uplifting voices & perspectives that have traditionally been underrepresented in literature.
About Hexagon: Hexagon is an online magazine created to take our readers to fantastic worlds and to meet incredible characters. We specialize in the weird, the wondrous, and the whimsical!