2024 GAUDY BOY POETRY BOOK PRIZE
Singapore Unbound / Gaudy Boy
DEADLINE: Extended to June 3, 2024
ENTRY FEE: USD $10
INFO: The Gaudy Boy Poetry Book Prize is awarded annually to an unpublished manuscript of original Anglophone poetry by an author of Asian heritage residing anywhere in the world. The winner receives book publication and USD1,500.00.
Past winners were The Experiment of The Tropics by Lawrence Lacambra Ypil and Autobiography of Horse by Jenifer Sang Eun Park, selected by Wong May; Play for Time by Paula Mendoza, selected by Vijay Seshadri; Object Permanence by Nica Bengzon, selected by Cyril Wong; Time Regime by Jhani Randhawa, selected by Dorothy Wang; Waking Up to the Pattern Left by a Snail Overnight by Jim Pascual Agustin, selected by Yeow Kai Chai; and Interrogation Records, by Jeddie Sophronius, selected by Divya Victor.
This year we’re honored to have Hamid Roslan to be our judge. Hamid Roslan is the co-editor of The Second Link: An Anthology of Malaysian and Singaporean Writing (Marshall Cavendish Editions, 2023), and author of in all the places I could not find you (self-published, 2022) and parsetreeforestfire (Ethos Books, 2019), a finalist for the Singapore Literature Prize 2020. His poetry has appeared in New Singapore Poetries (Gaudy Boy Press, 2022), the Asian American Writers’ Workshop’s Transpacific Literary Project, minarets, The Volta, Of Zoos, and the Quarterly Literary Review Singapore, among others. He has also contributed essays to Violent Phenomena: 21 Essays in Translation (Tilted Axis Press, 2022) and Practice, Research & Tangential Activities (PR&TA). He graduated with an MFA in Writing from Pratt
Five finalists will be announced in August 2024, and they will be invited to read their work at a finalists’ reading in September 2024, at which the prizewinner will be announced. The winning manuscript will be published in Spring 2025 by Gaudy Boy, an imprint of the NYC-based literary nonprofit Singapore Unbound.
Established in 2017, Gaudy Boy publishes poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction of extraordinary merit by Asian voices. Our name is taken from the poem “Gaudy Turnout” by Singaporean poet Arthur Yap about his time abroad in 1970s Leeds, UK. From the Latin “gaudium,” meaning joy, Gaudy Boy seeks to delight our readers with the various powers of art.
GUIDELINES:
The contest is open to emerging and established poets.
No proof of Asian heritage is required. As writers ourselves, we go by honor between writers.
Submit a 70–120-page unpublished manuscript of original poetry in English. Please number the pages of your manuscript. Include a title page, table of contents, and an acknowledgments page for any previously published poems.
Email Jee Leong Koh at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org with a brief cover letter in the body of your email and the poetry manuscript attached in PDF or MSWord format.
Your name, mailing address, and email address should not appear anywhere in the manuscript. Instead, they should be given in your cover letter in the body of your email.
Submit your entry fee USD10.00 at PayPal to Jee Leong Koh (jkoh@singaporeunbound.org). We cannot consider your manuscript until we receive your entry fee. Your entry fee helps us defray some, but not all, of the editorial costs. We have set the entry fee low so that it will not be too much of a barrier for most people. If the fee is a barrier, please write to Jee at jkoh@singaporeunbound.org for a waiver. Entry fees are nonrefundable.
You may submit more than one manuscript, but a separate entry fee must accompany each manuscript.
You may submit the manuscript elsewhere simultaneously, but you must notify Gaudy Boy immediately if your manuscript is accepted by another publisher.
singaporeunbound.org/opp/2024-gaudy-boy-poetry-book-prize
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Guest Editor’s Call For Submissions
Poet Lore
DEADLINE: June 5, 2024
INFO: For our Summer/Fall 2024 issue, Guest Editor jason b. crawford will curate a folio of ekphrastic poems.
With ekphrastic poems, we encourage you to go beyond simple description within your work. Your approach to ekphrasis can work in many different ways to illuminate aspects of the artwork itself, respond to the artist, and create new meaning.
We are particularly interested in poems responding to works in movement, including media, movies, music videos, etc. but also encourage poems grounded in “traditional” forms of ekphrasis such as visual art, photography, and sculpture.
Please be sure to note, either in an epigraph or footnote, the work you are responding to in each poem.
COMPENSATION: Poet Lore pays contributors $50 per published poem. Contributors also receive one copy of their issue, plus a copy of the following printed issue of Poet Lore.
GUIDELINES:
You may submit up to 3 poems (maximum of 8 pages). If you currently have an open submission in our general submission queue, you are welcome to submit a separate submission to this themed call.
Submissions should be typed in a serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, etc.), 12pt font, and include a cover page with the poet’s name, contact information, and title of the poem.
Include all poems in 1 single document and please only submit once per submission call.
Include the titles of all poems in your cover letter (bullet points or numbers are easiest).
If a poem is more than one page, please indicate if the second page begins with a new stanza (occasionally, Submittable shifts page formatting so this helps us ensure we are seeing the poem as you intend).
We accept simultaneous submissions, however, let us know in your cover letter if poems are simultaneously submitted, and please inform us immediately if a poem is accepted elsewhere.
We do not accept work that has been previously published. This includes on personal blogs and social media.
Upon acceptance, we ask for first serial rights, with rights reverting back to the author upon publication.
We are committed to diversity and inclusivity and highly encourage submissions from marginalized voices. We do not tolerate racism, bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, ableism, or any work that promotes harmful stereotypes and viewpoints.
ABOUT THE GUEST EDITOR:
jason b. crawford (They/He/She) is a writer born in Washington DC, raised in Lansing, MI. Their debut Full-Length Year of the Unicorn Kidz is out from Sundress Publications. crawford holds a Bachelor of Science in Creative Writing from Eastern Michigan University. Their work can be found or is forthcoming in Metro Weekly, AGNI Magazine, Foglifter Magazine, Four Way Review, Cincinnati Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, among others. They hold an MFA in poetry from The New School. Their second collection YEET! was the winner of the 2023 Omnidawn 1st/2nd Book Prize and will be published in Fall 2025.
poetlore.com/guest-editors-call-for-submissions/
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Artist in Residence Program
Headlands Center for the Arts
DEADLINE: June 10, 2024
APPLICATION FEE: $35
INFO: The Artist in Residence (AIR) program awards fully sponsored residencies to approximately 50 local, national, and international artists each year. Residencies of four to ten weeks include studio space, chef-prepared meals, housing, travel and living expenses. AIRs become part of a dynamic community of artists participating in Headlands’ other programs, allowing for exchange and collaborative relationships to develop within the artist community on campus. Artists selected for this program are at all career stages and work in all media, including drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, new media, installation, fiction and nonfiction writing, poetry, dance, music, interdisciplinary, social practice, arts professions, and architecture.
All Artist in Residence applicants are also considered for the following awards:
McLaughlin Foundation Award
McLaughlin Children’s Trust Award
Henderson Award
Project Space
PROGRAM GOALS:
To invest in individuals at the cutting edge of artistic fields and whose work has potential to have significant cultural and social impact.
To support artists to explore and experiment in order to take their work to the next level.
To build a nurturing and dynamic community of local, national, and international artists and thinkers.
To encourage artists to develop ideas and work within the context of the Marin Headlands, a part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
To bring national and international artists to the Bay Area to engage and have cross-cultural exchange with local artists and audiences.
PROGRAM DETAILS:
Fully sponsored 4- to 10-week residencies
Paid roundtrip airfare, and up to $1,000 a month of either a stipend or reimbursed expenses
100- to 2000-sq.-foot studios
Private bedroom in shared house
A maximum two week stay for families in the Family House (by request only and subject to availability)
Five chef-prepared meals per week
Access to vehicles on-site
Facilities access: Basic woodshop; audio/video equipment; artists’ library with computer, scanner, and printer • Wi-Fi in designated spaces
Up to 15 Artists in Residence living on-site
Participation in monthly “Show & Tell” nights
Participation in seasonal Open House
Access to Headlands Public Events
Field trips to Bay Area museums, galleries, and cultural venues
Become part of Headlands Alumni Network
ELIGIBILITY:
Artists not currently enrolled in an academic program at the time requested residency would take place. Eligibility of artists enrolled in PhD programs will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Former Headlands’ Artists in Residence (AIR), and any recipients of Alumni New Works, Chamberlain, Chiaro, or Tournesol Awards may not apply within five years of previous Residency.
All other Alumni of Headlands’ Programs are eligible to apply for the AIR Program at any point.
Must be able to speak basic English.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
Merit of past work.
Readiness to engage with and benefit from the residency experience at Headlands (see program goals). • Potential to develop creative practice and impact the community at Headlands and beyond.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Headlands’ staff reviews applications to ensure completion and eligibility
Submissions are reviewed by a jury of knowledgeable and esteemed artists and arts professionals
The jury evaluates each artist’s materials and selects finalists
Finalists are invited to talk about their work and ideas a 20-minute Zoom interview to determine the final award selection
WHAT YOU NEED TO APPLY:
A full application includes the following:
Please note that all applications and work samples must be submitted in or translated to English.
Resume or curriculum vitae
Letter of interest, outlining your specific interest in working at Headlands and how program participation will affect your practice
The names and email addresses of three personal or professional references; please note, we do not want letters of reference.
Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline) • Please note: we’ll start accepting applications for 2025 residencies on April 1, 2024.
Documentation of recent work (see specifications below for guidelines according to discipline)
**Artist collaboratives should apply together by submitting ONE application per group, specifying the number of individuals on the application form. For live-in Artists in Residence, Headlands can accommodate no more than three total artists in a collaborative group.
DOCUMENTATION:
Please select from the following list materials appropriate to your practice. The category headings are guidelines; please submit whatever type of materials best represent your work.
Visual (painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation, conceptual)
Applicants may submit up to 12 work samples, which can be a combination of images, video, or audio files (maximum of 30 minutes of video and audio).
Submission of an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent, is optional.
Writing (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, screenwriting, graphic narrative)
Submission of an image list with title, date, size, media, and, where applicable, conceptual intent, is optional.
Submit up to 20 pages of poetry, 30 pages of prose or one to two full-length plays/scripts.
Performance / Dance **
Submit 30 minutes of video, along with any other material that adequately describes your work.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Film / Video / New Media**
Submit up to 30 minutes of video.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Music / Sound**
Submit up to 30 minutes of audio and/or video.
Please note: the first 10 minutes will be used for primary review unless the artist directs otherwise.
Arts Professionals (art writers, administrators, and curators)
Submit sufficient material to evidence the breadth of your work and interests, including reviews, essays, and catalogs.
Architecture / Environment
Review documentation requirements for Visual Artists.
Interdisciplinary Arts**
Review other categories to determine what materials you should submit.
headlands.org/event/artist-in-residence/
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2024 DVAN-MILLAY NEW AUTHOR RESIDENCY
Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024 at 11:59pm PDT
INFO: The DVAN-Millay New Author Residency is a special partnership with Millay Arts to celebrate and lift up one author who recently published their first book. For this residency, a new author will be selected through a juried process by 2023 DVAN-Millay New Author Fellow and author of The Cocounut Children, Vivian Pham, for a residency from October 2 – 29, 2024.
The residency includes a private bedroom and studio, shared living spaces, a laundry room, a workstation, and the use of the Alumni and Nancy Graves Memorial Libraries. Bedding and linens are provided. Groceries are included along with communal dinners prepared by the in-house chef. Located in the Hudson Valley, nestled against the Berkshire foothills of Austerlitz, New York, Millay Arts’ seven acres border the beautiful Harvey Mountain State Forest and the home and gardens of the famed early 20th-century poet, activist, and Pulitzer Prize winner Edna St. Vincent Millay.
ELIGIBILITY:
Self-identify as diasporic Vietnamese or Southeast Asian.
Have published one book in the last five (5) years, excluding self-published or vanity presses
International applicants are encouraged to apply, but submissions must be in English.
Please be advised that DVAN cannot assist in paying for international travel.
Only one submission per person is allowed.
All attendees must have Proof of Vaccination and a minimum of one booster.
Applicants must be available for the full duration of the residency.
Applicants must use a Google or Gmail account to access the application.
The contest runs from May 15 to June 15. The application deadline is June 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time.
EXPECTATIONS:
We kindly request that the winning resident agree to 1) serve on the jury the following year for a month-long reading submission period in late spring or early summer to select the next nominee, and 2) highlight this opportunity and the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network in their social media and future publishing acknowledgments.
MANUSCRIPT REQUIREMENTS:
We accept submissions of unpublished creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry.
Submissions must be:
10 – 20 pages of unpublished stories, excerpts, essays, or poems.
Use standard formatting: Times New Roman font, 12-point size, regular 1-inch margins, and page numbers. Double-spaced, please!
Include a title at the top of the submission.
Word documents only.
All submissions exceeding twenty (20) pages will be disqualified.
Submissions must also include:
a one-page cover letter (300 words or less) describing your next project or where you are in your writing process.
a CV outlining your publications, readings, work, accolades, etc., of three (3) pages or less.
Please do not…
include your name anywhere on the manuscript. Submissions are reviewed anonymously.
include a cover page.
submit newspaper journalism, co-authored work, screenplays, or self-help literature.
The application deadline is June 15, 2024, at 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard Time. Submissions received after the deadline will not be read.
There is a $35 application fee. This helps offset DVAN’s operational costs.
DVAN reserves the right to reject entries that do not follow these rules.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING:
Using a Google Form for the DVAN-Millay New Author Residency, submit a 10-20 page Writing Sample of your unpublished work following the Manuscript Guidelines and Rules above.
PLEASE NOTE: Since we use Google Forms for the application, you will be asked to sign in with a Google or Gmail account.
dvan.org/2024-dvan-millay-new-author-residency/
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Winter Retreat Writing Fellowship
The Watering Hole
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE: $25
INFO: The retreat 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: Santee State Park, Santee, S.C.
WRITING FACILITATORS: TBD
Follow @twhpoetry on Instagram for announcements
WHAT’S THE APPLICATION PROCESS:
A Cover Letter (with aesthetics statement)
A writing sample of 3 poems
ELIGIBILITY: You must be 21 years of age by December 25th.
APPLICATION 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.
EXPLAINING WHY:
***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 other writing opportunities across the industry. Not just for TWH. It just a great tool to have in your toolbox.
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 Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
and members of The Watering Hole Facebook Group
WHAT IF MY APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED?
Acceptance letters will be e-mailed by July 15.
Deposits of 50% must be made by September 1 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.
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 INFO:
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 approximately $699.
Because of the location change this year, there is no option to upgrade to a private cabin, there will be limited private room options, and there will be no onsite restaurant. However, you will still have access to your own kitchen and nearby fast food and grocery options.
twhpoetry.submittable.com/submit
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FALL 2024 & WINTER 2025 RESidency
Vermont Studio Center
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024
APPLICATION FEE: $25
INFO: Applications are now being accepted for fall 2024 through April 2025 residency at Vermont Studio Center. Nestled in the Green Mountains, VSC hosts an inclusive, global community of artists and writers. Enjoy private studios and lodging, fresh - local meals, and a vibrant Visiting Artists & Writers Program.
VSC’s residency program welcomes artists and writers working across all mediums and genres for two, three, and four week sessions.
Residents enjoy well-lit, private studios within a short walk to residency housing, dining hall, and local amenities. Studio spaces range from 170 - 300 square feet. Accommodations include a private room and shared common areas. The campus features include a print shop, digital lab, and metal, wood, ceramic facility. Studios are open 24 hours a day.
A VSC residency provides artists and writers the time and space to focus on their creative practice in an inclusive, international community within a small Vermont village. Residents can explore swimming holes, hiking and biking trails, as well as the rural charm of neighboring towns, while expanding their creative potential and building a solid network of friends and mentors.
PROGRAMMING
During each session, Visiting Artists and Visiting Writers are invited to join us for presentations, craft talks, one-on-one manuscript consultations, and individual studio visits. Residents can also enjoy open studio nights, resident presentations, and exhibition openings. All scheduled activities are optional. Residents are encouraged to unplug, completely immerse themselves in their work, and work at their own pace.
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION
VSC is committed to community building both locally and on campus. Every resident has the opportunity to participate in our Community Contribution Program for 3 hours per week, by assisting in one of these areas: Kitchen, School Arts Program, Visual Arts, and the Writing Program. No prior experience is necessary.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
A Velvet Giant
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024 by 11:59pm EST.
INFO: A Velvet Giant is an online, genreless literary journal. We love ambiguity: flash pieces, found pieces, cross-genre experiments, the "poem" that thinks it might be a story, the "story" that thinks it might be a poem. Retellings and reimaginings. Work that chips away at institutional structures. Work that breaks everything down so that it can build.
A Velvet Giant is a collective space for work that exists outside the boundaries of genre. We recognize that it can feel impossible to talk about writing without categorizing it. When we say genreless, we don’t mean apolitical. Writing that resists binary categories such as fiction/nonfiction or poetry/prose is inherently queer and inherently political. We want writing that exists in the world, that resists tradition and expectations to build towards new ways of creating, feeling, and being.
Please read our previous issues to learn more about what we are interested in reading and publishing.
GUIDELINES: Please send your submission as an attachment consisting of no more than 3 pieces, 10 pages total maximum (writing double-spaced), attached to one email as a single file. We are open to work that takes the shape of basically any format: words, recordings, visual art, hybrid forms, etc. We are open to translated original work (unpublished). If you submit a “found” or “after” piece of writing, please credit the text you are sourcing from and include the source text with your submission for reference.
We do not categorize work by genre, so please do not tell us what genre you're sending us (if you know). If you include a cover letter (welcome, but not required), you might say something along the lines of “included are three pieces of writing” rather than “three poems.” We strongly encourage you to read our journal prior to submitting.
All submissions should be sent to the editors at avelvetgiant@gmail.com with the subject line “SUBMISSION” along with the number of pieces you are (e.g. “SUBMISSION — 3 PIECES”).
In the body of your email, please include a short, third-person bio, to be featured alongside any piece or pieces accepted for publication. You may include links to social media profiles and/or a description or explanation of your work, although this is not required.
Please only send previously unpublished work. However, we are open to reprints if the work you are submitting was previously published in a defunct journal.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Let us know if your submission is accepted for publication elsewhere before we're able to get back to you.
We ask that past contributors wait at least 6 months following their publication to submit future work for consideration. Please wait 1 month to resubmit if you have received a rejection.
COMPENSATION: We pay our contributors $20 per author upon publication.
WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR? Please read our about page and archive of previous issues to learn & become familiar with what kind of work we are interested in reading and publishing.
We are especially interested in work by genderqueer & LGBTQ+ people, women, people of color, global writers, people living with disability and/or chronic pain/illness, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Please do NOT send us work that is misogynistic, racist, homophobic, transphobic, antisemitic, or otherwise oppressive or exploitative in nature. If you’re not sure, don’t send it.
AFTER YOU SUBMIT: You can expect to hear back no more than six months from when you submitted.
We ask for first serial rights, and we ask that any future publications of accepted work will acknowledge A Velvet Giant.
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Narrative Prize
Narrative
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024
INFO: The $5,000 NARRATIVE PRIZE is awarded annually for the best short story, novel excerpt, poem, one-act play, graphic story, or work of literary nonfiction published by a new or emerging writer in Narrative.
The prize is announced in October and is given to the best work published each year in Narrative by a new or emerging writer, as judged by the magazine’s editors. In some years, the prize may be divided between winners, when more than one work merits the award. Entries selected for publication are eligible for the Narrative Prize, which is not a contest but an award.
WORD COUNT GUIDELINES:
SHORT SHORT STORY manuscripts must be at least 500 and no more than 2,000 words in length.
MANUSCRIPTS OF 2,000 to 15,000 WORDS can include short stories, essays, one-act plays, and other complete short works of nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of fiction and nonfiction.
NOVELLAS and other long works that are less than book length may run between 15,000 and 40,000 words. For works of this length, please submit the first 15,000 words with a synposis. (Based on our reading of the first 15,000 words, we will ask to see the complete manuscript if we think the work is suitable for Narrative.)
SERIALIZATION OF BOOK-LENGTH WORKS. For consideration for serialization, please send the first chapter and a one-page synopsis of the book. (Based on our reading of the first chapter and synopsis, we will ask to see the complete book manuscript if we think the book is suitable for serialization in Narrative. For further information on our program of serializations, please click here.)
POETRY submissions may contain up to five poems. The poems should be contained in a single file. 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.
ONE-ACT PLAYS: We are particularly interested in finding dramas whose impact can be experienced as much on the page as in production. We are open to plays that have been previously published but are out of print, to plays that have been produced, and to ones that have never been produced or published. Length can run up to 15,000 words.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD AUDIO PROSE submissions may be fiction or nonfiction but should take a storytelling form. Audio prose submissions must be in MP3 format and may be up to ten minutes long. Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD AUDIO POETRY submissions must be in MP3 format and may be up to ten minutes long. Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
NARRATIVE OUTLOUD VIDEO submissions may be short films and documentaries of up to 15 minutes. Submissions must be in .mp4 or .mov format. Files must be no bigger than 50mb.
READERS’ NARRATIVES may run up to 1,500 words.
narrativemagazine.com/great-stories/narrative-prize
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call for submissions: Spring/Summer Issue
Same Face Collective
DEADLINE: June 15, 2024
INFO: All are welcome to submit, but we especially seek experimental forms and work from marginalized voices.
HOW TO SUBMIT: Name ALL FILES: Title of Piece, Name as you would like it published. Please send work as a doc or docx attachment; do not paste it to the body of the email.
We accept:
Fiction
Poetry
Creative Nonfiction
Craft Essays
Literary Criticism
Experimental/Hybrid Prose
Flash Fiction
Note: We rarely accept genre fiction, but will still consider!
All visual work must be accompanied by a brief description of at least 50 words.
Photography
Visual Art
Film and Animation - Under 5 minutes
Performance - Music, Dance, Theatre under 5 minutes
Please only submit ONE story or essay per reading period.
You may submit up to THREE poems per reading period. If you submit multiple poems at once that are NOT a cohesive collection, attach them as separate files.
Maximum word count for fiction and nonfiction is 8000 words.
Send your work to samefacescollective@gmail.com
GUIDELINES:
Make the subject line: (Genre) Submission - Your Name (ie. Poetry Submission - Alice Brown), If you would like to remain anonymous, just let us know.
Cover letter not necessary, but welcome. Include a short, third-person bio (under 300 words). If you have Instagram, include your handle so we can tag you.
Attach Your Work as a doc or docx. If you are submitting a photo series, compile them into a folder.
DUE TO THE VOLUME OF SUBMISSIONS AND SMALL TEAM, ONLY SUBMISSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE GUIDELINES WILL BE CONSIDERED.
We accept simultaneous submissions, just let us know if your work has been accepted elsewhere.
You retain the rights to your own work upon publication.
samefacescollective.com/how-to-submit
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The Hold Space Grant for Artists of Color
Ox-Bow
DEADLINE: June 16, 2024 at 12:00 am EST
INFO: Ox-Bow School of Art and Artists’ Residency is excited to launch a new opportunity for BIPOC artists and creatives to utilize our campus and facilities via the Hold Space Grant for Artists of Color.
Participants who qualify can enjoy communal living, making, and opportunities to organize on Ox-Bow’s campus in Saugatuck, Michigan. Lodging, three meals per day, and access to Ox-Bow studios and spaces are provided.
People of color across the creative spectrum including artists of any discipline, writers, curators, teachers, and Ox-Bow Alumni are encouraged to apply. The grant supports individuals or groups of up to twenty for any length from one to seven nights. The dates available for the Hold Space Grant in 2024 are September 4-11, 2024.
Ox-Bow encourages applicants to consider how they would like to use its facilities and resources to best suit their interests and goals. Some proposal examples are listed below, but are not limited to;
An individual artist utilizing the metals, ceramics, printmaking, fiber, painting, or writing studio, with guidance from Ox-Bow’s on-campus studio managers. You can see more about our studios and equipment here.
A self-organized group retreat with collaborative creative projects and BIPOC speakers. Assistance from the Ox-Bow programming team is available.
Other nonprofits in need of time and space to plan and organize, with comfortable lodging, and space to talk and make. Assistance from the Ox-Bow programming team is available.
BIPOC curators may utilize the campus gallery spaces for exhibitions, with assistance from the campus team.
A set of existing collaboratives coming together to design a suite of dinner parties and conversation with assistance from Ox-Bow’s hospitality team.
Proposals are reviewed by a panel of BIPOC curators and artists who are familiar with the Ox-Bow experience. The Hold Space Grant, includes lodging, meals, and access to Ox-Bow resources. Hold Space Grant recipients should be 21 years or older at the start of their residency and have the option of bringing their children to campus. Children must be accompanied by a legal guardian while on campus. Ox-Bow does not provide childcare or additional care support at this time. This experience is valued at $300 per person, per day, and does not currently include a cash grant.
Inspired by BIPOC participant feedback, the Hold Space Grant for Artists of Color, is the product of many months of thoughtful planning and research by Ox-Bow's Senior Leadership Team.
Project research was initiated in 2020 with former Ox-Bow staff member and current program ambassador, independent curator and founder of AMFM, Ciera McKissick, and a group of 9 Thought Partners who had experience in the Ox-Bow community. The research process resulted in the design of a program that held intentional and exclusive space for BIPOC artists at Ox-Bow. Ox-Bow extends their gratitude to the Thought Partners for their foundational work, invaluable guidance and consultation on this initiative: Cecilia Beaven, Jen de los Reyes, Kyrae Dewan, Jessica Gatlin, Rami George, Salvador Jimenez Flores, Arnold J. Kemp, Abigail Lucien, and “Q” Patrick Quilao.
Ox-Bow’s DEIA Statement:
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency fosters an environment that rejects injustice, oppression, and racism through radical hospitality and care. We are committed to continued listening, learning, and direct action that will result in sustainable change within our organization to ensure that Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latine artists, trans and queer artists, and artists with disabilities are seen, heard, and supported at Ox-Bow.
Our leadership team is working toward being an anti-racist organization. Recent tangible actions include a year-long educational relationship with Enrich Chicago, expanding funding opportunities in support of BIPOC participation in Ox-Bow programs, the Peter Williams Award for teaching and mentorship by a BIPOC alum, revised hiring practices that support equity, the adoption of ethical storytelling in our communications and the development of the Hold Space Grant for Artists of Color.
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2024 Sappho Prize for Women Poets
Palette Poetry
DEADLINE: June 16, 2024
READING FEE: $20
INFO: Palette Poetry is seeking new work from cis and trans women poets to celebrate the spirit of Sappho. Palette is committed to creating an inclusive and uplifting journal that amplifies women’s voices and experiences.
Our guest judge this year is Megan Fernandes. Here is what she’s looking for:
“Instead of poems of longing, distance, and grief, I’m interested in the scenes of real and imagined reunion. In a dream, a diner, an afterlife. What comes after loss? What do we wish we could have said? Send me your dialogues from Hades, your breakup litter returned to its owner years later, your imagined walks, talking to your dead. I want to know what can be said after parting and long intervals and how time might condense and loop in the process.”
Megan Fernandes is a writer living in New York City. Fernandes has published in The New Yorker, POETRY, The Kenyon Review, The American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, among others. Her third book of poetry, I Do Everything I’m Told, published by Tin House, received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly and was named a Best or Most-Anticipated Book of 2023 by The New Yorker, Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, Vogue, Electric Lit, The Rumpus, Vulture, Autostraddle, LitHub, among others. Fernandes is an Associate Professor of English and the Writer-in-Residence at Lafayette College where she teaches courses on poetry, environmental writing, and critical theory. She has received scholarships and fellowships from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, the Yaddo Foundation, the Hawthornden Foundation, etc. She holds a PhD in English from the University of California, and an MFA in poetry from Boston University.
During the opening week of the contest, we offer a free submission window to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) women poets from historically marginalized groups, which will close after the first fifty entries.
PRIZE: The winning poet will be awarded $3,000 and publication in Palette Poetry. Second and third place will receive $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication. The top ten finalists will be selected by Palette editors, and Guest Judge Megan Fernandes will then select the three winners from among the ten finalists.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
For this prize, we are only accepting unpublished work from women (cis and trans) poets.
Submissions are open internationally, to any woman poet writing in English—inclusion of other languages is welcome, as long as the poem is largely written in English. Code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.
Do not include your name or identifying information in the document itself.
We are only accepting unpublished work. If your poem has been published in a journal, on a blog or social media, or in any other medium, it is not eligible.
We accept simultaneous submissions, but please send us a message via Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere.
There is no page requirement, but your submission must be no more than three poems. Please submit all your poems in ONE document. Please begin each poem on a new page and include each poem’s individual title.
We do accept multiple submissions, but each submission requires its own $20 reading fee.
Please include a brief cover letter in the cover letter box with your name, bio, and publication history, if any. If you select the editorial feedback option, please use this space to designate which poem you'd prefer to receive feedback on.
Review our FAQ page for frequently asked questions.
NOTE: If after submitting you notice an error in your submission, please message usrather than withdrawing and resubmitting your submission. We can open it for editing once, if the submission is not already under review, so you can correct the error.
Palette Poetry does not accept AI produced work.
palettepoetry.com/current-contest/
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BLACK BRITISH LITERATURES & CREATIVE COMMUNITIES
Callolloo
DEADLINE: June 28, 2024 at 11:59pm
INFO: Callaloo seeks new writing (essays, fiction, poetry, memoir), scholarly articles, and visual art for a special issue entitled "New Dimensions: Black British Literatures and Creative Communities", guest-edited by Karen McCarthy Woolf and Jason Allen-Paisant. Critical and creative writing that focuses on the following areas of Black British life is particularly welcomed:
Art: historical perspectives as well as new approaches in Black British artistic expression
Activism
Music
New perspectives in Black British writing
The rural experience of Black Britons
Queer perspectives and aesthetics
Book reviews: You may propose a review for books with a publication date between October 2024 and February 2025.
Prose pieces should be no more than 6000 words long, unpublished, and not currently under consideration elsewhere. Scholarly articles should follow the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (3rd edition) and include a works cited and endnotes, not footnotes.
callaloo.submittable.com/submit
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Autumn House Poetry Prize
Autumn House
DEADLINE: June 30, 2024
READING FEE: $35
INFO: The final judge for Autumn House’s Poetry Prize is Kazim Ali.
PRIZE: The winner will receive book publication, a $1,000 honorarium, and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote their book.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
All finalists will be considered for publication
Poetry submissions should be approximately 50-80 pages
Each new poem should start on a new page
Illustrations are strongly discouraged and should not comprise more than a quarter of the book
The book should be previously unpublished
We only accept original manuscripts; AI-generated or AI-supported works are not accepted
Do not include your name anywhere on the actual manuscript; if your name appears within the body of the text, please omit it or black it out (first name is fine, but last name must be omitted)
You may include a brief bio in the “cover letter” section of Submittable
Do not include a bio or an acknowledgments page in the manuscript
Feel free to include a table of contents (This does not count as part of your final page count)
Simultaneous submissions permitted
Friends, family members, and former students of judges or Autumn House editors may not submit to the contest. Students do not include interactions at short-term residencies or fellowships.
Former employees of Autumn House, including interns, may not submit to the contest.
ABOUT THE FINAL JUDGE: Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France, and the Middle East. His books encompass multiple genres, including the volumes of poetry Inquisition, Sky Ward, winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; The Far Mosque, winner of Alice James Books’ New England/New York Award; The Fortieth Day; All One’s Blue; and the cross-genre texts Bright Felon and Wind Instrument. He is also an accomplished translator (of Marguerite Duras, Sohrab Sepehri, Ananda Devi, Mahmoud Chokrollahi and others) and an editor of several anthologies and books of criticism. After a career in public policy and organizing, Ali taught at various colleges and universities, including Oberlin College, Davidson College, St. Mary’s College of California, and Naropa University. He is currently a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. His newest books are a volume of three long poems entitled The Voice of Sheila Chandra and a memoir of his Canadian childhood, Northern Light.
autumnhouse.org/submissions/poetry/
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: “WHY I STAYED” ANTHOLOGY
Taevo Publishing
DEADLINE: June 30, 2024
INFO: Taevo Publishing wants to elevate your voice and publish your story. One that explores the truths behind intimate partner violence from actual survivors. Raising awareness regarding domestic violence is very important to us at Taevo.
Why I Stayed will be an anthology of 40,000 – 50,000 words, edited by Tamara Mayo and a to-be-appointed editor, featuring stories from survivors of intimate partner violence.
This anthology will be part one of a two-part book series – the goal being to bring a deeper understanding and empathy to domestic violence victims, and to hopefully shift the narrative away from blaming the victim and using verbiage such as, “She’s choosing to stay in that relationship, so clearly she just wants it to happen…”
We welcome well-told stories that explore the truths about how domestic partner violence doesn’t start on a physical level – these stories should explore how the victim was first exposed to mental and emotional abuse that wore them down internally before any actual physical abuse began,
Note: Book Two is entitled, “Why I Left”, and is a celebration of how survivors overcame and found the strength to leave their abusive situations. Authors who are accepted for the first anthology will need to submit a separate piece when submissions open for that book.
Own voices and diversity
At Taevo Publishing, we want people of all backgrounds to be heard – this includes men who may have found themselves in a domestic violence situation yet are ashamed to admit it for fear of being labeled “weak”.
We understand the sensitive nature of this topic and the need for some writers to use a pen name or pseudonym for privacy or safety purposes. Usage of a pseudonym is permitted.
No AI-generated pieces
While we champion innovation and the advantages that AI offers, we will not accept AI-generated or AI-edited pieces.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
What you can submit:
Memoir excerpts up to 2,500 words
Short stories up to 3,000 words – we understand that some writers do not want to reveal their names or may need to change the names of those involved in order to avoid retaliation. This is not only permitted but encouraged.
Black-and-white art illustrations
Poetry – Up to 50 lines
No simultaneous submissions
Reprints are OK
Multiple submissions from one author are OK
If you feel you have a story or illustration that fits this anthology but doesn’t fit the guidelines perfectly, please do not self-reject your piece. We highly recommend that you submit it and give us the opportunity to see it first.
COMPENSATION:
We are paying a flat rate per submission.
$100 per memoir excerpt
$100 per short story
$50 per poem
$50-$100 per illustration (it depends on the size and complexity of the image)
HOW TO SUBMIT:
To ensure that your manuscript is not auto-rejected, please follow these guidelines:
Write a brief cover letter describing yourself and your story.
If your submission does not meet the exact guidelines above, please explain how
For memoirs, short stories, or poems:
Format your story according to SMF (standard manuscript format). Need an example? Here’s a link to a comprehensive sample of how to format your manuscript.
Save your document in Word, Open Office, or as a plain text document
Name the document file as: “Author Name – Title of Story or Poem”
For art:
Save your work in .PNG, Photoshop, or Illustrator format
Name the document file as: “Artist Name – Title of Piece”
Email submissions@taevopublishing.com with the following:
Subject: Why I Stayed Anthology Submission: “Title of the Piece”
Body: Put your cover letter here
Attachment: The piece you’re submitting
Note: If you need special accommodation for your submission, or if certain aspects of the guidelines cannot be fulfilled due to accessibility needs, please email us. Taevo Publishing wants our anthology submission call to be open to everyone. We are always happy to assist.
taevopublishing.com/why-i-stayed-anthology-submission/
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KSPS Grand Prix Poetry Contest
Kentucky State Poetry Society
DEADLINE: June 30, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
SUBMISSION FEE: $10 for each entry (1-3 poems)
INFO: The KSPS Grand Prix Poetry Contest is open to any US poet writing in English, age 18+
GUIDELINES:
Poems may be any topic, any form
Each poem must be 30 lines or fewer, including titles, spaces, and stanza breaks
1-3 poems per submission. Poems must be in one document; only one poem per page
KSPS members may submit to both the Grand Prix and the Chaffin/Kash contests (separate entry fees)
Poems must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant; no AI submissions
Poems must be titled or numbered
Do not include your name or any identifying information on the poem(s)
Please withdraw poems via Submittable if they are published elsewhere before the contest deadline. Use the “Withdraw” function or the “Message” function to withdraw single poems from a submission packet.
Winners are announced in September and are invited to read at the KSPS annual conference October 25-27, 2024 (virtual)
Winners are published in the KSPS literary journal Pegasus
PRIZES:
1st prize: $100
2nd prize: $50
3rd prize: $25
kystatepoetrysociety.org/adult-contest/adult-contest-guidelines/
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Open Reading Period for full-length manuscripts
Wendy’s Subway
DEADLINE: July 1, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $20
Wendy’s Subway is pleased to announce our fifth reading period for full-length manuscripts. Titles selected through the Open Reading Period are published as part of the Passage Series, which features books by emerging writers and artists whose work manifests in innovative, hybrid, and cross-genre forms that imagine new possibilities and expressions of the poetic, the political, and the social.
PRIZE: The author will publish a book with Wendy’s Subway, receive an honorarium of $1,250, and 25 author copies.
The winning book will be announced in Fall 2024 and published in Fall 2025.
JUDGE: Bhanu Kapil is the author of six books of poetry and hybrid work, including two new editions of Incubation: a space for monsters, published by Prototype (UK) and Kelsey Street Press in 2023. Currently, she is based in Cambridge, England, where she is an Extraordinary Fellow of Churchill College. The winner of the TS Eliot prize, a Windham Campbell prize, and a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors, Kapil has written two new books, as yet in manuscript form: The Secret Garden, a novel of the forest, and Promiscuity, an unpublishable work of creative nonfiction.
ELIGIBILITY: The call is open to writers at any stage of their career. Wendy’s Subway is committed to a publishing practice that amplifies marginalized and underrepresented writers.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but should the manuscript be accepted for publication elsewhere, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible and withdraw your Submittable application.
FORMAT + GUIDELINES:
Please submit a manuscript of 40 pages or more of original work. While excerpts from the manuscript may have been previously published (as chapbooks, online, or in journals and anthologies, for instance), the manuscript as a whole should reflect a new and unpublished work. Your manuscript may include visual art and illustrations. Collaborations are accepted. While experimental approaches to translation will be considered, one-to-one translations of another author’s writing are not eligible.
Our submission review process is not anonymous. Your manuscript should include: page numbers, a title page, a table of contents, and acknowledgements of previous publication, if applicable. Please also include a one-paragraph biographical statement in the submission form. You may only submit one manuscript for consideration. You will not have the opportunity to make any edits or revisions to your manuscript in Submittable once it has been submitted. The winning author will have time to revise the manuscript once it has been accepted.
We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our publishing initiative and public programs to learn more about the mission and activities of Wendy’s Subway.
wendyssubway.com/publishing/submit
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Carolyn Bush Award
Wendy’s Subway
DEADLINE: July 1, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $15
INFO: The Carolyn Bush Award aims to support innovative, hybrid, and cross-genre work that contributes to expanding the discourses and practices of poetry. Titles selected for this award are published as part of the Passage Series, which assembles books by emerging writers and artists that imagine new possibilities and expressions of the poetic, the political, and the social.
This award honors the life and work of Wendy’s Subway co-founder Carolyn Bush and seeks to provide in-depth editorial and professional support to an emerging writer in her name.
PRIZE: The author will publish a book with Wendy’s Subway, receive an honorarium of $1,250 and 25 author copies. Crucial to the award is the editorial support provided to complete the manuscript for publication, which includes close collaboration with Wendy’s Subway’s editorial team to build a process for the manuscript’s development and completion. At key stages in the manuscript’s progress, editors will work with authors to schedule two consultations with established writers who will offer rigorous feedback and suggestions for revisions or further development.
The author also benefits from professional development opportunities tailored to their specific needs and interests, including but not limited to building strategies for residency and fellowship applications, crafting personal statements, submitting to journals and magazines, and undertaking successful marketing and publicity campaigns. Additionally, free enrollment in two workshops at Wendy’s Subway and a one year key-holding “Contributor” membership to the Wendy’s Subway reading room in Brooklyn, which includes a library collection of over 3,000 titles, will be made available to the author.
Wendy’s Subway is committed to a publishing practice that amplifies marginalized and underrepresented writers. The Carolyn Bush Award aims to encourage an emerging writer to follow and develop their work and envision a future in the field with confidence and an abundance of support.
The winning book will be announced in Fall 2024 and published in Spring 2026.
ABOUT THIS AWARD: This award has been established in honor of founding member of Wendy’s Subway, Carolyn Bush (1990–2016). In honoring Carolyn and continuing her legacy, we seek to acknowledge her fiercely particular approach to learning, writing, and collaborating. Carolyn chose her own path and followed her own schedule. She was wary of formal education but sought out workshops, reading groups, and informal collectives where learning is enacted relationally, as a form of exchange and intimacy. She engaged mentors but was skeptical of received wisdom of any kind. Her library included poetry and fiction, mystical and religious texts, feminist theory and biography, and idiosyncratic curricula including a collection of texts on the limits of language itself. The poetry and essays she left us are densely allusive, hybrid in forms, galvanized by her concern with social and political justice, and alive with the curiosity and irreverence for which she was famous and beloved. She loved truth-tellers, and was one.
JUDGES: The Wendy’s Subway Carolyn Bush Award Editorial Committee, composed of Wendy’s Subway staff and community members: Harris Bauer, Corinne Butta, Sanjana Iyer, Juwon Jun, Gabriel Kruis, Matt Longabucco, and Rachel Valinsky.
ELIGIBILITY: This award is intended for emerging writers residing in New York City. We welcome submissions from female-identifying, genderqueer, non-conforming, non-binary, and trans writers.
SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but should the manuscript be accepted for publication elsewhere, we ask that you notify us as soon as possible and withdraw your Submittable application.
FORMAT + GUIDELINES: We seek early-stage manuscripts of 20 pages in length to be considered for the Carolyn Bush Award. Your manuscript may include visual art and illustrations. It may not be a translation of another author’s writing and should reflect your original work.
Applications also consist of a 500-word written reflection about your work, how you see it developing, and how you think you will benefit from this opportunity with Wendy’s Subway to do so. The manuscript need not be complete at the time of application. While excerpts from the manuscript may have been previously published (as chapbooks, in journals), the manuscript as a whole should reflect a new and unpublished work. Please include page numbers, a title page, a table of contents, and acknowledgments listing previous publications (if applicable). You may only submit one manuscript for consideration. You will not have the opportunity to make any edits or revisions to your manuscript in Submittable once it has been submitted.
We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our publishing initiative and public programs to learn more about the mission and activities of Wendy’s Subway.