2022–2023 POETRY COALITION FELLOWSHIPS
Academy of American Poets
DEADLINE: July 3, 2022
INFO: 2022–2023 Poetry Coalition Fellowships, which are paid fellowship positions for five individuals who will each assist a different Poetry Coalition organization for twenty hours per week over the course of a forty-week period. The fellows will also receive professional development opportunities.
The five organizations hosting Poetry Coalition Fellows this year are Letras Latinas (Notre Dame, IN), Mass Poetry (Boston, MA), Urban Word (New York, NY), Woodland Pattern (Milwaukee, WI), and Youth Speaks (San Francisco, CA).
Applications for the 2022 Poetry Coalition Fellowship program are being accepted from May 3, 2022 through July 3, 2022. The positions will begin on September 5, 2022 and end on June 30, 2023. Interested individuals that are 21 or older are encouraged to apply, including those who are enrolled in or have recently graduated from an MFA program in creative writing.
To learn more or to apply for a Poetry Coalition Fellowship at any of the 2022 host organizations, visit their websites at the links below:
Letras Latinas: http://letraslatinasblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/poetry-coalition-pilot-fellowship.html
Mass Poetry: https://masspoetry.org/get-involved/
Urban Word: https://www.urbanword.org/become-a-mentor/
Woodland Pattern: https://woodlandpattern.org/opportunities
Youth Speaks: https://youthspeaks.org/careers/
poets.org/poetry-coalition-2022-fell-hosts
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The Adrift Chapbook Contest
Driftwood
DEADLINE: July 15, 2022
SUBMISSION FEE: $12
INFO: We are excited to announce our fifth annual Adrift Chapbook Contest. We are consistently in awe of the fabulous manuscripts submitted to this contest, and we are looking forward to receiving your amazing poems!
We are also ecstatic to share that this year's guest judge is one of America's most prolific and beloved poets, Carl Phillips! His work is an inspiration to so many readers and writers, and we could not be more honored to have him as this year's judge.
TIMELINE:
Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in October 2022.
The winning chapbook(s) will be published in 2023.
GUIDELINES:
Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome.
15-40 pages of poetry (this does not include title, section break, or acknowledgement pages). We won't turn you away if you are a few pages over or under, but please stay close to that limit.
A standard, 12-point font is preferred.
Poems may have been published individually, but not as a collection.
Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know immediately if the collection has been accepted elsewhere.
Submit works written in English only, no translations.
Please submit your manuscript in a .doc, .docx, or PDF format.
We read submissions blindly, so please do not include your name, email, or any identifying characteristics on the manuscript itself.
Base submission cost is $12. Additionally, we are offering a $20 dollar submission option that will include a print copy of the winning chapbook (US shipping only). We will ship once the winning submission is published.
AWARDS:
The winner will receive $1000 dollars and 20 copies of their chapbook.
A print run of the winning chapbook will be sold on our website, through affiliate bookstores, and will be nationally and internationally distributed by IngramSpark.
The winner will also have the opportunity to be interviewed about their work; the interview will be published in the chapbook following the poems.
The managing poetry editor may offer a runner-up full publication. If a runner-up is chosen, they will be awarded $400, 20 contributor copies, and the same level of marketing and distribution.
GUEST JUDGE: Carl Phillips is the author of 16 books of poetry, most recently Then the War: And Selected Poems 2007-2020 (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2022). His honors include the 2021 Jackson Prize, the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry, the Kingsley Tufts Award, a Lambda Literary Award, the PEN/USA Award for Poetry, and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Library of Congress, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Academy of American Poets. Phillips has also written three prose books, most recently My Trade Is Mystery: Seven Meditations from a Life in Writing (Yale University Press, 2022); and he has translated the Philoctetes of Sophocles (Oxford University Press, 2004). He teaches at Washington University in St. Louis.
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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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Fourteenth Annual Poetry Contest
Narrative Magazine
DEADLINE: July 15, 2022 at midnight PT
SUBMISSION FEE: $25 fee for each entry. With your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
INFO: NARRATIVE’S FOURTEENTH Annual Poetry Contest runs from May 9 until July 15. 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.
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, 2022. 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.
Submission 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.
Other Submission Categories: In addition to our poetry contest, please review other Submission Categories that may interest you.
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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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KWLS POETRY WORKSHOPS / FELLOWSHIP AWARDS
Key West Literary Seminar
DEADLINE: July 30, 2022
INFO: We are now accepting applications for our poetry workshops, which run January 10-14, 2023 and will be taught by Cave Canem Cofounder Cornelius Eady and Pulitzer Prize winner Tyehimba Jess. You may also apply for one of our Workshop Fellowship Awards.
For the first time, the Writers' Workshop Program and Key West Literary Seminar will partially overlap. Once you are accepted into a workshop, you will have the option of attending some of the Seminar at a reduced rate.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW:
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.
TUITION: 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).
WORKSHOP FELLOWSHIP AWARDS:
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.
We are now accepting award applications. Priority deadline is July 30, 2022 (applying before the deadline increases your chances significantly).
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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 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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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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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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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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Poet Laureate of Jamaica Prizes for Poetry 2022
The National Library of Jamaica
DEADLINE: July 31, 2022
INFO: The National Library of Jamaica is proud to announce the 2022 cycle of the Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry. Inspired by the slogan “I See my Land…”, the prize specifically focuses on the use of eco-poetics or writing poetry about the environment.
The winner of the prize will receive $1,000 US dollars, as well as an invitation to participate in an award ceremony to be held in Kingston in March 2023. The Poet Laureate of Jamaica Young Writer’s Prize for Poetry affords shortlisted applicants the opportunity to have their work critically reviewed by Ms. Olive Senior, Poet Laureate of Jamaica
The Poet Laureate of Jamaica program is administered by the National Library of Jamaica.
ELIGIBILITY:
The prize is open to Jamaican nationals between the ages of 17-25.
The submitted poems must be the original work of the applicant.
Poems should possess a thematic focus on any aspect of the Jamaican or Caribbean natural environment.
Poems submitted for this prize should not have been previously published.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Each applicant is required to submit:
a portfolio of three (3) to six (6) original poems (poems should be typed on plain paper and pages should be numbered)
a completed application form
a signed legal release form
a copy of a government-issued photo identification indicating AGE and ADDRESS (eg. Passport, driver’s license)
JUDGING & SELECTION:
Judging will be conducted by a panel at the National Library of Jamaica.
Shortlisted submissions will be critically reviewed and annotated by Ms. Olive Senior, Poet Laureate of Jamaica.
Review notes will be submitted to a final judging panel for scoring.
The decision of the judges is final and unanimous
The winners will be announced in late October 2022
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “1619 SPEAKS” ANTHOLOGY
Sims Library of Poetry
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
INFO: The Sims Library of Poetry has an open submission call for its "1619 Speaks" anthology.
GUIDELINES:
Your work must be an homage to an African-American poet of the past
You must identify as African-American
works accepted (1-3 pieces per category):
- poetry
- prose (750 max words),
- visual artformat of submission: .docx (poetry + prose) or .png (visual art)
Please submit to 1619speaks@gmail.com
COMPENSATION: $50 honorarium for all accepted artists
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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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TWH Winter Retreat 2022 Writing Workshop Fellowship
The Watering Hole
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
SUBMISSION FEE: $25
INFO: The Watering Hole Retreat (December 26-30, 2022) features living room style daily classes/workshops, daily craft talks, two readings, one performance workshop, a keynote speech, group writing challenges, and a genuine community. Our mission is to build Tribe through genuine relationships and help poets reach their best work. (This is not the application for the Manuscript Coaching Fellowship.)
Location: Hickory Knob State Park, McCormick, S.C.
Writing Facilitators: TBA
Writing & Performance Facilitator: TBA
Keynote: TBA
What's the Application Process?
A Cover Letter (with aesthetics statement) and
A writing sample of 3 poems
ELIGIBILITY: You must be 21 years of age by December 25th.
Additional Help:
The poems may be written or audio. We accept a variety of file types. The poems must have been written within the last two years). Do not include your name on these materials. Judging will be blind.
The cover letter must be written (not audio). If you need help with the basic cover letter format, check out our blog post of Cover Letter Advice.
The type of aesthetics statement that we ask for is a paragraph or two that details...
who influences your writing,
what challenges have you faced on your creative journey,
what you seek to accomplish in your poems,
and what The Watering Hole means to you as a writer of color.
This will contextualize the poems in your submission and help us get to know you as an artist. You may also optionally include how your writing or aesthetic informs what you do, where you work, or any work you do in the arts community or vice versa.
Make certain your submission is your final version. Corrections and new versions will not be accepted.
Notes:
***We ask for a sample of your recent poetry, because we don't want to see "hits from the '80s." We want to get to know you through your current artistic voice.
***We ask for an aesthetics statement, because once you have one written, you can use it to apply for lots of writing opportunities across the industry. Not just for TWH. It just a great tool to have in your toolbox.
What's the Review Process?
New applications are reviewed and accepted by The Watering Hole graduate fellows. They have a vested interest in continuing to build TWH Tribe with a wide variety of talents, backgrounds, and aesthetics.
While under review, preference is given to...
those who follow our social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
and members of The Watering Hole Facebook Group
What if my Application is Accepted?
You can find some basic information at twhpoetry.org, but we are in the process of updating our website. When the time comes, The Watering Hole will send out information about online payment options and the welcome packet upon acceptance.
Additional Information
The Watering Hole sponsors between 50% and 75% (depending on the year) of every fellow's fees. Your portion of this year's registration price comes to $699.
Acceptance letters will be e-mailed by September 1. Deposits of 50% must be made by November 30 and the registration fee must be paid in full by November 15.
The first 10 fellows to pay for the retreat in full will receive a one-on-one meeting with the facilitator of their choice.
December 26-30: Fellows meet for the Retreat.
twhpoetry.submittable.com/submit
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TWH Winter Retreat 2022 Manuscript Coaching Fellowship
The Watering Hole
DEADLINE: August 1, 2022
SUBMISSION FEE: $40
INFO: The purpose of The Watering Hole Manuscript Coaching Fellowship (December 26-30, 2022) is to give up to six unpublished poets of color guidance with their manuscript-in-progress. The poets will spend time in community with each other and under the guidance of one of our former TWH Retreat facilitators. (This is not the application for the Writing Workshop track.)
Location: Hickory Knob State Park, McCormick, S.C.
Manuscript Coach: TBA
This program includes
Daily virtual classes focused on advanced aspects of manuscript preparation.
Peer Review feedback on a full-length manuscript
An individual coaching session with the Manuscript Coach
Access to all Winter Retreat events (including craft talks, readings, keynote, etc.). Fellows may also opt to spend this time revising their manuscript.
If you apply for this fellowship and do not get in, you will automatically be considered for The Watering Hole Writing Workshop.
What's the Applications Process? Submission Components:
A Query Letter and
A Manuscript of 10 pages of poetry here on Submittable.
If you need help with the basic query letter format, click here for sample outline. Do not include your name on this document. Judging will be blind. A Manuscript consists of Title Page + Table of Contents + Acknowledgement Page (for previously published poems) + Sample Manuscript (10 pages). A poem may be multiple pages, but no more than one poem per page is permitted.
Notes:
***We ask for a query letter, because once you have one written, you can use it to apply for lots of manuscript publishing opportunities across the industry. Not just for TWH. It just a great tool to have in your toolbox.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be 21 years of age by December 25th.
Applicants cannot have a full-length collection either published or under contract for publication.
Poetry must be original, not translations.
What's the Review Process? Applications are reviewed and accepted by The Watering Hole graduate fellows who have published at least one book. They have a vested interest in continuing to build TWH Tribe with a wide variety of talents, backgrounds, and aesthetics.
While under review, preference is given to...
those who follow our social media pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter
and members of The Watering Hole Facebook Group
What if my Application is Accepted?
Acceptance letters will be e-mailed by September 1.
Turn in your full manuscript of 35 to 45 pages by October 1, along with a deposits of 50%.
The registration fee must be paid in full by November 15.
Each fellow reviews five of their peer's manuscripts from October 1 to December 1.
December 26-30: Fellows meet for the Retreat and turn in their peer reviews.
You can find some basic information at twhpoetry.org, but we are in the process of updating our website for 2020 and 2021 . When the time comes, The Watering Hole will send out information about online payment options and the welcome packet upon acceptance.
Additional Information
The Watering Hole sponsors between 50% and 75% (depending on the year) of every fellow's fees. Your portion of this year's registration price comes to $699, unless you upgrade to a private room or double.
twhpoetry.submittable.com/submit
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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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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: POETRY CHAPBOOKS
Yellow Arrow Publishing
DEADLINE: August 4, 2022
INFO: Yellow Arrow Publishing is currently accepting submissions of poetry chapbooks by authors that identify as women from around the world. We only accept digital submissions. At this time, we prefer working with authors without agents.
Please note that as a small press we produce a limited number of publications each year. We pour our hearts and souls into each submission and each Yellow Arrow publication and thank everyone for their interest and inquiries.
SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES:
Chapbooks should be between 20 and 50 poems (no more than 50 pages total) with a clear, overarching theme and headers added (as needed).
Submissions must be (predominantly) in English and must be complete (do not send partials or summaries).
When ready, send your chapbook as an attachment (as a .doc/.docx, .rtf, or .pdf) to submissions@yellowarrowpublishing.com—submit your text 12 pt font with 1-inch margins and consecutively numbered pages. Poetry should be single-spaced unless spacing is part of the original formatting. Include a table of contents but do not include any identifiers on any page.
Use as the subject of your email: Yellow Arrow Publishing, chapbook submission.
Include in the body of the email a brief (150 words or less) synopsis of your work, estimated word and page counts, and a bio or short introduction to yourself.
We will consider previously published poems as long as the author currently holds all rights—if previously published, please list where and when as an acknowledgments page within your chapbook.
At this time, we do not require exclusive submission but let us know if you will be submitting to more than one publisher and contact us as soon as possible if you choose to go with someone else before a publishing agreement is signed.
We only want one chapbook submission per author at this time.
By sending your submission you agree to the following statements:
You are a writer that identifies as a woman
You have read and submitted within the guidelines
Note that the guidelines can change at any time—check this page before submitting. We are unable to respond to those who do not submit within the guidelines. Ready to submit or have any questions? Send them to submissions@yellowarrowpublishing.com.