CREATIVE NONFICTION ESSAY CONTEST
Prairie Schooner
DEADLINE: August 2, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $20, which includes a copy of the Spring 2025 issue of the Schooner, in which the winning essay will appear.
INFO: Our annual summer nonfiction contest seeks all types of creative nonfiction essays up to 5,000 words.
PRIZE: The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in our Spring 2024 issue.
JUDGE: Safiya Sinclair was born and raised in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She is the author of the memoir How to Say Babylon, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, finalist for the Women’s Prize in Non-Fiction and the Kirkus Prize, and longlisted for the OCM Bocas Prize. How to Say Babylon was one of the New York Times’ 100 Notable Books of the year, a Washington Post Top 10 Book of 2023, a TIME Magazine Top 10 Nonfiction Book of 2023, one of The Atlantic’s 10 Best Books of 2023, a Read with Jenna/TODAY Show Book Club pick, and one of President Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2023.
GUIDELINES:
Entries will consist of three parts: a cover letter, the essay manuscript, and the entry fee.
Cover Letter: In the cover letter, include the submission's title and your contact information, including e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address. Your name and contact info must not appear anywhere within the manuscript itself (double-check headers and footers!).
Essay Manuscript: The contest is open to all types of creative nonfiction essays up to 5,000 words. We're interested in reading imaginative essays of general interest. (Scholarly articles requiring footnote references should be submitted to journals of literary scholarship.) Manuscripts should be double-spaced and use a standard font, and, again, the submitter's name and contact info should not appear within the manuscript itself.
Multiple submissions are welcome and encouraged, but a separate entry fee must accompany each submission.
This contest is administered anonymously. Editorial Assistants, Assistant Nonfiction Editors, the Guest Judge, and the Editor in Chief of the Schooner are not privy to submitters' identifying information.
If you have a problem with your submission, please write to Managing Editor Siwar Masannat at prairieschooner@unl.edu.
prairieschooner.submittable.com/submit
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2024-2025 ARTS WRITING INCUBATOR
The Black Embodiments Studio
DEADLINE: August 2, 2024
INFO: Participants in the Arts Writing Incubator meet to discuss contemporary black art, sharpen our understanding of the practice of arts writing, and to develop our own publishable arts writing.
This year will feature a single cohort of 5 people who convene October 2024 - May 2025. The cohort will convene virtually every month to discuss assigned arts writing and to workshop writing-in-progress. They are tasked with seeing black art in their own locales on their own time, maintaining a writing practice that engages this art, and will be expected to pitch and ideally publish at least once during their session. Their writing will also be collected in the annual BES journal, A Year in Black Art.
The cohort will also gather for an in-person convening—details TBD—where they will participate in closed-door sessions with invited artists, arts writers, and arts workers.
Cohort members will receive a humble $1,000 for their participation.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
The application consists of a 2-page letter of interest describing your critical practice, how using writing to think through contemporary black art will be generative to your practice, and what you hope to gain through engaging with The Black Embodiments Studio.
We welcome applicants coming to BES with a variety of interests and experiences in arts writing. This year, however, we are emphasizing the formal and conceptual strategies necessary for two often distinct poles of arts writing: short-form arts journalism, where the arts writer often has to churn out short reviews with high frequency, and longer-form catalogue essays, where writers are often given months if not a year plus to write. This emphasis reflects the national and global conversation about the “death'“ of arts journalism (moving apace with fears about the broader death of traditional journalism, particularly print journalism) as well as the distinct forms, stakes, and ethics that comprise fine art publication practices.
Application materials should be sent in PDF format to blackembodiments@gmail.com by August 2, 2024. 5 people will be notified of their acceptance by September 6, 2024 and publicly announced shortly thereafter. Our organizational capacity unfortunately makes it impossible to respond with individual feedback on applications.
BEST PRACTICES:
You do not have to have any experience in the arts or in arts writing to apply! But you should be experienced in self-directed thinking, invested in contributing to conversation, and able to dedicate time for reading arts writing and for seeing art on your own time. You should also have proficiency in reading, thinking about, and discussing race, and doing so from an anti-racist perspective.
Things to think about when writing your application: be specific!
Nearly every applicant will discuss their commitment to black art(s) and their need or desire to be amongst other critical black arts thinkers. The routes to these commitments, desires, and needs can be very different, however. Your application should show us how specific people, conversations, ideas, works, and/or artists, etc. have helped shape how you have arrived at this opportunity—and what you might make of it.
You don’t have to have any arts writing experience to participate in the AWI but writing is the tool through which BES operates. It is important to discuss the stakes of (arts) writing for you, your practice, and the contributions you want to make in the (arts) world(s) you are a part of.
There may be plenty you don’t know and want to learn through participating in the AWI—you might not even know what you don’t know! When describing your goals, needs, and/or desires to use BES and the AWI as a learning space, be clear on any specific tools, methods, strategies, frameworks, etc. that you hope to develop and why.
The AWI requires participants set their own schedules for experiencing, reflecting on, and writing about black art. Your letter should discuss how you are currently or will be intentionally engaged in cultural practices in your region, and ways that you are or will be intentionally engaged in some sort of reflection on those practices.
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Editor-Writer Mentorship
The Word
DEADLINE: August 4, 2024 at 11:59pm MT
INFO: The Editor-Writer Mentorship pairs upcoming writers from underrepresented groups with experienced book publishing editors!
Our Editor Mentors provide substantive feedback to help raise a strong manuscript to its best position for submission to potential agents and editors. This is an opportunity to learn from the knowledge of experienced acquiring editors. This program is free of cost to ensure wide accessibility, which is made possible due to the generosity of our volunteer editors.
ELIGIBILITY:
Aspiring or upcoming writers from underrepresented groups (see explanation below) with a completed, unpublished manuscript in the above outlined categories may apply. Applicants may apply in only one category.
HOW TO APPLY:
Step 1: Download the full application instructions.
Remember to follow all formatting requirements when you apply!
Step 2: Take a look at this example submission attachment to double check yourself.
Step 3: Submit your application via this form.
MORE ABOUT UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES:
How do we focus our search for underrepresented voices? We promote the inclusive representation of experiences in literature, including a diversity of experiences based on: racial, cultural, ethnic, or religious identity; gender identity; sexual orientation; physical, cognitive, or emotional disability; socioeconomic adversity; and personal experiences of adversity or injustice.
*We recognize that personal experiences of adversity occur in many forms and we believe that the impact of each must be respected. To guide the use of our resources, we focus on experiences that lack representation in literature, based on our best knowledge and research.
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFO:
Mentors and mentees will determine their contact schedules and frequency based on the needs of both parties. All mentors and mentees will be provided guidelines and resources to help promote productive working relationships. The mentorship relationship does not guarantee publication of any completed work and mentors are not expected to provide any referrals to acquiring agents, editors or others. The program’s goal is to support the development of the mentee writer’s work.
Mentors and mentees will have a minimum of two meetings over a 6-9 month mentorship relationship. Feedback may be written or oral, as is determined by each volunteer editor. Additional meetings and feedback will be determined by each mentor/mentee pair, based on the volunteer editor's availability and the needs of the mentee.
OUR 2024 EDITOR MENTORS
NAOMI GIBBS
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Pantheon Books
2024 Adult Fiction Mentor
Naomi Gibbs is an Executive Editor at Pantheon Books. Previously, she worked in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trade division. She acquires literary and upmarket fiction, both American and international, as well as some select memoir, essays, and narrative nonfiction. Some of her recent and forthcoming titles include the National Book Award finalist Chain-Gang All-Stars and Friday Black by New York Times-bestselling author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree; Mina’s Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa, finalist for the National Book Award; How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by nationally bestselling author Alexander Chee, winner of the Publishing Triangle Award and Lambda Literary honoree; Thin Skin by Jenn Shapland, finalist for the National Book Award; No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin, winner of the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay; Land of Big Numbers by Te-Ping Chen, one of President Barack Obama’s favorite books of the year; and The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami, finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
CHARLOTTE PETERS
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Dutton
2024 Adult Romance Mentor
Charlotte Peters joined Dutton in May 2022. In fiction, she is interested in commercial, genre, and literary fiction, especially anything in unique, atmospheric settings that involve gothic, fantastical, or magical elements, escapist romance imbued with magic (in the literal and figurative sense!), and immersive, character-driven fantasy and romantasy with a feminist bend and clever takes on unique perspectives and experiences. In nonfiction, Charlotte gravitates towards relatable pop culture-focused works that appeal to enthusiastic fanbases, publicity-driven memoirs, and fun, quirky history. Upcoming titles include Cats of the World by Hannah Shaw and Andrew Marttila and The Knox by Karen Winn.
RACHEL DIEBEL
EDITOR
Feiwel & Friends (an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group)
2024 Young Adult Fiction Mentor
Rachel is an editor at Feiwel & Friends (an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group), acquiring middle grade, young adult, and graphic novels. Throughout her career, she has worked on multiple New York Times bestsellers, as well as celebrity projects including books by Lili Reinhart, Jimmy Fallon, and Jake Gyllenhaal. She lives in the Seattle area with her partner and one very silly tuxedo cat.
LEYLA ERKAN
ASSISTANT EDITOR
HBG/Little, Brown/Christy Ottaviano Books
2024 Middle Grade Mentor
Leyla Erkan is an Assistant Editor at Christy Ottaviano Books. Prior to joining the team full-time at LBYR, Leyla interned with Christy for two seasons while at Macmillan. She has also worked with NYU Press and The Bronx is Reading as a freelance designer, supported COB author Jennifer Bertman with her Book Scavenger website, and interned at Nike in their Global Internal Communications department. Leyla played Division I tennis at Florida State University, where she earned bachelor’s degrees in Creative Writing and Communications/Media Studies.
TJ OHLER
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Zando
2024 Picture Book Mentor
TJ Ohler is an Assistant Editor at Zando, acquiring across age categories for young readers with a focus on YA and YA crossover as well as adult romance, select adult genre fiction, and IP. Prior to joining Zando, they were a literary assistant at Andrea Brown Literary Agency and a bookseller and assistant store manager at the beloved NYC-based children’s bookstore, Books of Wonder.
FAQs
Is this opportunity open to writers whose subject-matter may not directly reflect their personal identity?
We recognize that the perspectives of individuals from marginalized backgrounds will influence their works in a variety of ways. We further recognize that identity is a complex question. We, therefore, do not have any subject-matter limitations for this opportunity.
I’ve read the explanation of “underrepresented voices” but I’m still not sure if my background fits within the underrepresented category. Should I submit?
Our mentorship is focused on providing support for individuals whose background has proved a challenge to their writing path and entry into the publishing space, as well as focused on stories that are underrepresented among published books. We ask that you consider whether your identity and background have offered challenges on your writing path, and whether you think that your work will contribute to our mission to achieve greater inclusivity among those groups that have been regularly marginalized. If based on those considerations you believe that your work is the right fit for this program, we welcome your submission.
Is this opportunity open to agented writers or writers who have been previously published?
We don’t require that a writer be unpublished or unagented. Given the high volume of interest and need, we do ask all writers to consider whether you are truly in need of this opportunity.
The manuscript for which you are seeking feedback must be unpublished.
What can I expect from my mentor-editor if selected for the program?
This mentorship pairing is for the purpose of providing our Mentee Writers with editorial feedback on one full-length manuscript. Mentees will have at least two touch points for feedback during the mentorship program (approximately 6-9 months in length), and each pair will determine the method of feedback that will be provided (e.g.,: editorial letter, oral feedback, or feedback in multiple rounds).
Can I submit to more than one category?
Applicants may only submit one manuscript for consideration per application year. Applicants should not submit multiple manuscripts, even if in different categories, or this will result in disqualification.
What category should I apply for?
Editor Jessica Anderson generously demystifies the KidLit genres for us. Learn about the differences between Chapter Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult books. Here is the link to the video and skip to the 24-minute mark: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-_120Rj4k4
Does my manuscript have to be complete for me to apply?
Yes, your manuscript must be complete. If you are chosen as a finalist, you will be required to submit your complete manuscript for the Editor-Mentors to evaluate and chose their mentee. This mentorship program is meant for authors who are looking to prepare a manuscript for agent or editor submissions, which requires a completed piece of work.
Are you accepting graphic novel submissions?
At this time, we are NOT accepting graphic novel submissions.
For picture books: What if my manuscript is less than 10 pages?
You should submit your entire manuscript in your initial application materials if it is less than 10 pages.
For picture books: Should my manuscript include directions on page breaks and art direction or art notes?
As long as your manuscript does not exceed 10 pages, and meets all other formatting requirements listed in the application instructions, it can be formatted in whatever way you feel best communicates your vision.
For my pitch, should I include comp titles?
Write your pitch in whatever way you think will best represent your manuscript. What you choose to include is up to you as long as it does not exceed the word limit set in the application instructions.
Can non-US citizens or non-US residents (international applicants) apply?
You are welcome to apply for our mentorship program regardless of your location. Keep in mind that all of our editors are located in the US, and so if you are chosen as a mentee, when it comes to scheduling times to chat, meet, and do critiques, you'll have to be a lot more flexible with their schedules. But if that's not a problem, then please apply!
Can co-authors submit?
We unfortunately can only accept submissions for one writer mentee.
thewordfordiversity.org/editor-writer-mentorship
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"MY TIME" FELLOWSHIP
Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow
DEADLINE: August 5, 2024 by midnight CST
APPLICATION FEE: $35
INFO: The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is pleased to announce the 2024 "My Time" fellowship funded by James Dean. Writers who are parents of dependent children under the age of 18 are invited to apply. Work may be any literary genre: poetry, fiction, plays, memoirs, screenplays, or nonfiction. The successful application will demonstrate literary merit and the likelihood of publication. Prior publication is not a requirement.
PRIZE: Four fellowship winners will receive a one-week residency to allow the recipient to focus completely on their work. A $500 stipend will be provided to cover childcare and/or travel costs to each recipient.
Each writer’s suite has a bedroom, private bathroom, separate writing space, and wireless internet. We provide uninterrupted writing time, a European-style gourmet dinner prepared five nights a week, and served in our community dining room, the camaraderie of other professional writers when you want it, and a community kitchen stocked with the basics for other meals.
Fellowship applications must be accompanied by a writing sample and a non-refundable $35 application fee. There is a limit of one submission per application. The winner will be announced no later than September 9, 2024.
Residencies may be completed anytime before December 2025.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: VOL. 7 (SUMMER/FALL 2024) - THE DRAG ISSUE
Just Femme and Dandy
DEADLINE: August 5, 2024
INFO: We are currently taking submissions for our 7th issue! The theme is DRAG. Our definition of drag is expansive, and we invite you to consider how drag as the performance of gender shows up in your lives. We want to hear about how/when/where gender is performed, the day to day lives behind the makeup, the politics of gender and normativity, different forms of drag, how this all coincides with fashion and dress. While we would love to hear from up and coming drag artists and independent fashion designers, this theme is for everyone, not just drag artists and enthusiasts. If you have something to say about gendered performance, we want to hear it! You are welcome to send us submissions outside of the theme, but submissions that relate to the theme are highly encouraged. We accept anything that can be displayed on a website: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, tutorial, illustration, comix, photography, painting, video, drag, costume/fashion designs, hot takes, interviews, and so on!
COMPENSATION: We pay 50 USD per text-based submission and up to 150 USD (note, this is a change from previous issues) per multimedia submission (video, photography, image + text, fashion spread + interview, etc.), determined by the editor who accepts the piece for publication. We pay using Venmo or PayPal and we are unable to work with any other payment services.
GUIDELINES:
Please only submit ONE submission. Pitches that don’t fall under any specific category (or multiple categories) can be sent to info@justfemmeanddandy.com, but please do take some time to consider which section it most applies.
Some of our sections have changed! Read below.
We take submissions for consideration in features, manivestoes (queer futures & radical identities), sew what (DIY/shift/makeshift), genderfuckery (isn’t it obvious?), fat + furious (fatshion), life is but a drag (BRAND NEW!), and cancel & gretel (ethics & inclusion). We also take submissions for not what it seams, a column housed within sew what that focuses on costuming.
Please send your submissions to the following emails for each section:
genderfuckery: genderfuckery@justfemmeanddandy.com
sew what / not what it seams: sewwhat@justfemmeanddandy.com
manivestoes: manivestoes@justfemmeanddandy.com
fat + furious: fatfurious@justfemmeanddandy.com
cancel & gretel: cancelgretel@justfemmeanddandy.com
life is but a drag: lifeisbutadrag@justfemmeanddandy.com
We take interviews, artist profiles, complete submissions in any genre that can be housed on a website, as well as pitches and inquiries. Email the specific section you believe your submission fits.
Please include with your submission a short bio of no more than 150 words, your headshot (including image description), any images, video, and/or audio (including alt-text - descriptions of images and video, transcriptions for audio, etc), along with a note of how your submission fits our mission and the particular category you are submitting to for consideration. We have no word count limitations, but we ask you be thoughtful about length as it relates to screen fatigue.
Headshots are not mandatory, so feel free to not include them if you would not like them included, just let us know in your submission.
We do expect you to consider yourself part of the LGBTQIA+ community, but we won’t be policing/asking directly.
We love all your many names and monikers, but please make it explicitly clear which name you would like to be published under.
We do expect all submissions to directly relate to LGBTQIA+ fashion/aesthetics, but our framework for that is flexible. We do not expect nor do we require anyone to be an “expert” on fashion. We see every human as a unique vessel, and we’ve long observed that fashion, aesthetics, and style to be a powerful language and reclamation for the LGBTQIA+ community. One of the reasons we do what we do is to intervene in the elitist, inaccessible, ableist, white supremacist, gatekeeping frameworks that have surrounded mainstream fashion.
ACCESS/DESIGN NOTE: Your submission MUST include descriptions for all visuals, including images, headshots, and audio descriptions/transcripts for video. Please send images separately instead of embedding them in the document, and make clear which description describes which image (by labeling it the same name as the file, etc.). If you’d like images to be placed in a specific location within the text, please make that clear as well. Please do not include more than 10 images for editing concerns and capacity.
Please ask if you need help/support for resources on how to write alt text, and we’re happy to direct you to resources.
NOTE: Your submission will be considered incomplete until you have submitted all of these materials.
AI NOTE: We will not accept ANY SUBMISSION that uses AI. If your submission is accepted and we discover that it has been created using AI, we will pull your publication/submission and ask for you to repay your honorarium. We have no interest in participating in or contributing to a system that steals from artists.
justfemmeanddandy.com/call-for-submissions
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Walter Grant
We Need Diverse Books
DEADLINE: Extended to August 14, 2024 at 11:59pm EST
INFO: The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, we have awarded over 55 grants, and our grant recipients have now published over 50 books.
For this cycle, they are offering up to 15 Walter Grants.
They accept submissions from diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished, and encourage Black, Native, and Palestinian creators to apply.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must identify as diverse, as per WNDB’s definition of diversity.
Applicants must be unpublished as illustrators and/or authors. This includes both trade publishingand self-publishing. If the applicant has a book deal for an as yet unpublished book, the applicant is considered published for purposes of this grant. Applicants may have published shorter pieces, such as essays, short stories, and articles.
Applicants who have books on submission to publishing houses are not eligible for the Walter Grant. Books on submission to procure an agent, however, will be considered.
Applicant must be working toward a career as a children’s author and/or illustrator. This includes but is not limited to: Picture Books, Early Reader Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult, Graphic Novels, Non-Fiction, Poetry.
Applicant cannot be applying for funding to self-publish their project.
Applicant must be a U.S. resident or a refugee living in the States. (Note for refugee applicants: receiving a grant might affect your income limitations and any government assistance you may receive. You may want to reach out to appropriate officials, like an immigration attorney, for advice.)
Applicant must be at least 18 years in age.
diversebooks.org/programs/walter-grant/
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The Nightboat Editorial Fellowship
Nightboat Books
DEADLINE: August 15, 2024
INFO: Nightboat staff designed the Editorial Fellowship to explore a new editorial model that incorporates community input and expands access to editorial decision-making to those of diverse circumstances and identities.
Seeking to support the labor of editors of color, we are delighted to open applications for our second Editorial Fellowship. We are looking for an aspiring BIPOC editor to work alongside Nightboat staff to develop a book project of their choosing over the course of two (2) years. Black and Indigenous editors are strongly encouraged to apply. Projects should not be comprised of the applicant’s original work.
We hope to work collaboratively with this Editorial Fellow to foreground undervalued or little-known forms of experimental writing across a range of communities. As such, we’ll be providing the selected Fellow with the resources and mentorship necessary to acquire, edit, and guide to publication a project specific to their interests.
WHAT YOU’LL GET OUT OF THE FELLOWSHIP:
Familiarity with the full life-cycle of a book and the guidance of Nightboat staff and other project mentors through the 2-year process.
Experience working collaboratively with an editorial team to research and pursue potential projects and clarify editorial perspectives.
Experience with developmental and conceptual editing, line editing, copy editing, permissions, design, cataloging, production, publicity, and marketing.
A personalized program of meetings with Nightboat staff, external editorial mentors, and workshops based on your needs and interests.
An in-depth understanding of the publication process that can be applied to future jobs and projects.
$10,000 (paid in installments—$5,000 per year of the fellowship or according to the fellow’s individual needs) for their work and participation in the program.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:
Someone who is interested in the editorial and book-making process and can commit to a two-year project that will result in a finished book.
Experience in editorial work is preferred but not required. Our goal is to increase access to editorial work. Therefore we do not require that you have any formal institutional and/or academic experience. We welcome a variety of editorial experiences and visions.
Applicants do not need to have a pre-existing editorial project in order to apply, so long as they can demonstrate an editorial perspective and intent. Projects should not be comprised of the applicant’s original work.
We are open to poetry, prose, nonfiction, archival projects, and what coalesces in the gaps between. We are, as always, excited by the provocative, the strange, the queer, what activates genre, and what’s been elided or excised from the archive.
The Fellow must feel confident working independently. Since this is not an hourly position, attention will be paid to setting up an individualized meeting/workshop schedule and supportive project management structure that functions with the Fellow’s unique employment situation in mind.
The fellowship involves some administrative work i.e.: sending and responding to emails from collaborators and Nightboat staff, scheduling meetings, updating collaborators on the status of your work, staying organized, and working within deadlines. You will need access to a computer and the internet. Nightboat will share our project management resources, offer examples and templates whenever possible, and work with you to set and manage deadlines.
Applicants do not have to be based in NYC but must live in the United States and be able to attend scheduled Zoom meetings and workshops.
We approximate that this fellowship will require a commitment of 400 hours at $25/ hour in total, approximately 15 hours/month over the course of 2 years.
Finalists will be chosen through an open application process by a committee of current and former Nightboat editors before meeting with Nightboat staff members for a final interview process this fall. Selections will be made based on the applicant’s ability to provide a unique perspective on experimental literature; to reimagine, expand, or illuminate archival projects; to explore the complex relationships that arise between social, political, and aesthetic concerns; to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of Nightboat’s mission and an interest in expanding it productively.
The selected Fellow will start work at Nightboat in January 2025. Dates TBA & schedule subject to change.
TO APPLY:
Please provide the following using our online Submittable application.
A statement summarizing your editorial interests and previous literary experience (500 words)—what are you reading/listening to/watching right now? What writing, performance, events, and community organizing have you participated in?
An example of a project(s) you’d be interested in bringing to Nightboat. This can be purely speculative (200 words)—is there a writer whose work you think deserves collecting? What kinds of aesthetic forms are you invested in? Are there communities outside of experimental writing you’d like to collaborate with and engage? Please note, if you are awarded the Editorial Fellowship, you will not be required to pursue this particular project.
A current CV.
ELIGIBILITY - APPLICANTS MUST:
Identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or a Person of Color. We will not make judgments in relation to the boundaries of that category; we trust that those who apply will do so in good faith.
Be able to commit to the two-year fellowship position.
The applicant must live in the United States and be authorized to work within the U.S. This includes: U.S. Permanent Residents, DACA recipients, and U.S. Citizens.
nightboat.org/editorial-fellowship/
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2024 1/2K Prize
Indiana Review
DEADLINE: August 15, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE: $20
INFO: Send us one to three pieces of 500 words (or fewer!) each, for a chance at $1000 + publication. Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are all welcome, as long as each individual piece is 500 words or fewer. Each paid submission also gets you a year-long subscription to Indiana Review. Please note the following:
Previously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered.
Multiple and simultaneous submissions are permitted; however, each submission requires a separate reading fee. Please withdraw your piece immediately if it is accepted elsewhere. If you need to withdraw one piece from a packet with multiple, please leave a note on your submission.
Do not include your name on or in your submission file.
IR cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with Indiana University or the prize judge(s). This includes people who have studied or taught at Indiana University in the past four years.
All entries will be considered for regular publication in Indiana Review.
This year's prize will be judged by K. Iver, author of Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco.
indianareview.submittable.com/submit
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call for submissions: fiction
khōréō
DEADLINE: August 15, 2024
INFO: khōréō is dedicated to diversity and amplifying the voices of immigrant and diaspora authors and artists. We welcome, but do not require, a brief description of the author’s identity in their cover letter.
We invite you to submit if you identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, transnational/transracial adoptees, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere’. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.
When reading submissions, we take in good faith that you identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora as described above. If you still aren’t sure if you should submit, please email contact@khoreomag.com.
We kindly request individuals who do not identify as such to support the magazine by reading our stories, subscribing, and helping spread the word instead.
WHAT WE WANT:
We are looking for short speculative fiction under 5,000 words. Because we are a young journal, we have a stricter budget and therefore prefer stories under 3,500 words.
As a new magazine, we’re still finding our identity: therefore, please don’t self-reject because you’re not sure if your work is a good fit. We won’t know until we see it, so please give us a chance to look!
Please submit stories through our Moksha system. Please submit based on length — stories ≤1,500 words should go into our flash queue, while stories 1,501-5,000 words should go into the short story queue. Writers may submit one story each to the Flash and Short Story queues every submission period.
Please format your story using the Shunn modern manuscript format (details at this link: https://www.shunn.net/format/story/). Writers may omit their mailing address for submission, but accepted stories will require a mailing address for our contracts.
WHAT WE OFFER: Payment at SFWA pro rates ($0.10/word).
WHAT WE DON’T WANT: Please do not send us stories with gratuitous gore or violence; fridging (where a character dies or undergoes pain in service of the protagonist’s story or to serve as character development); overwhelming racist, sexist, ableist, homophobic, xenophobic, etc. elements that are not subverted or challenged; clichés; “it was all a dream” endings; stories where a person from a non-marginalized group experiences life as someone from a marginalized background.
We are currently not accepting novelettes or novellas, but hope to expand in the future. We may also consider serialized stories one day.
We do not accept multiple submissions within one category, unsolicited resubmissions, reprints, or AI-generated submissions.
Please do not withdraw and resubmit the same story in one submission window; stories that are caught doing this will be rejected.
Stories over 5,000 words will be rejected without being read. Please don’t try to “trick” us.
ADDITIONAL INFO: The remainder of the information may be helpful for those who want more details on our submission process, how to write a cover letter, and more information on content warnings.
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
1. First round of reading
A First Reader will read the piece in its entirety, then provide a rating out of 10 and an initial recommendation of the story’s potential to the editors.
2. Second round of reading
An editor will review each story, taking into account the reader’s feedback, before finalizing their decision (reject or hold for discussion). The writer will receive a notification at this point once the editor’s decision is made.
This will usually be one of the following:
Rejection
Rejection with an expression of interest in the work/request to submit again in the future
Notice that we’re holding the submission for further consideration
Notice that there’s a technical problem with the submission
Query about you and/or the submission because we need additional context
We endeavor to respond to all submissions within two weeks of each submission period closing.
3. Third round of reading
Stories that are held for further discussion will be shared with the entire editorial team. All editors will read and review the stories in this longlist, and then discuss and make a decision on each piece.
The writer will then receive a notification from us, usually one of the following:
Rejection with an expression of interest in the work/request to submit again in the future
Request to revise & resubmit (usually with substantial feedback offered in the letter or in conversation)
Provisional acceptance requesting specific edits and/or additions
Acceptance, possibly with some suggestions for edits
4. Final decisions and publication process
Once the writer has formally accepted our offer of publication, we provide a contract and an overview of the publication process.
This will include:
A short editorial process to clarify any outstanding issues
Author approval of copy edits
Author communications with the audio department on casting and audio preferences
Author communications with the editor and art director on spot art
All stories go through these steps and no changes are made without the author’s input and approval.
5. Notes
We usually receive ~400 stories per submission period, and about ~80 stories make it to the longlist. As we only publish ~5 stories per issue, there are often many stories we love that we have to pass on, but we will always want to see more work from you in the future!
If you made a truly horrific mistake (like, you submitted the wrong file), reach out to eic@khoreomag.com when you make the discovery and we’ll figure out if there’s a way to make things right.
A typo does not count as a horrific mistake; we haven’t rejected a single story because of a typo. Realizing you could have rewritten a few sentences or added/killed a paragraph does not count as a horrific mistake either, and stories that are accepted go through a revision process; however, please make sure your story is ready and final before submitting it.
khoreomag.com/submissions-fiction/
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Call for Manuscript Submissions
Ricochet Editions
DEADLINE: August 15, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE: $15 (Free submissions are available for self-identifying POC and Indigenous writers and writers facing financial hardship)
INFO: Ricochet Editions invites manuscript submissions that are unpredictable. We are looking for purposeful experimentation with language and form that challenges or plays with convention—whether textual or visual, contemporary or historical, personal or cultural. Send us your texts that merge genres and languages, that draw on found forms, that are collaboratively or collectively authored, that collage, fragment, and blend mediums to expand the limits of the book form.
Ricochet Editions is committed to publishing and promoting innovative, risk-taking work. Since 2012, we have published genre-blurring, hybrid, and unconventional manuscripts, ranging from chapbooks to full-lengths. We publish writers at any stage of their career—established and emerging authors alike. We welcome work from underrepresented voices, including BIPOC writers, LGBTQIA+ writers, writers from non-academic backgrounds, and writers with disabilities.
Writers are encouraged to read our previously published books to get a sense of Ricochet’s aesthetics: Sympathetic Little Monster by Cameron Awkward-Rich, The Hatchet and the Hammer by Caitlin Scarano, People I’ve Met From the Internet by Stephen van Dyck, of being neighbors by Daniel Biegelson, As I Said: A Dissent by Abby Minor, ryman by Christian Schlegel, and Temporal Anomalies by Matt Broaddus. All titles are available for purchase at the Ricochet Catalog page.
GUIDELINES: Your manuscript should be between 40 and 200 pages, although we’re open to exceptional work outside these limits.
If your manuscript is selected for publication, you will receive $1,000 and 50 copies of the perfect-bound book with ISBN. The staff will also send out copies to venues for reviews and (if applicable) awards.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Multiple submissions are acceptable, as long as they are submitted separately with separate entry fees.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please be sure to withdraw your submission via Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Please update any changes in contact information via your profile on Submittable.
No revisions to submitted manuscripts will be considered. Authors whose manuscripts are accepted will have the opportunity to make revisions prior to publication.
Current students of English or Creative Writing at the University of Southern California and recent alumni (graduating years 2018 to present) are not eligible to submit. Please direct any further questions to editors(at)ricocheteditions(dot)com.
goldlinepress.submittable.com/submit
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FALL ‘24 GUEST RESIDENCY
Woodward Residency
DEADLINE: August 16, 2024
INFO: Applications are now open for the Fall '24 Guest Residency in Ridgewood, Queens. This year we're offering two longer residencies (instead of our usual 3).
Established/emerging creatives in the fields of literary arts, design, film, and multi-disciplinary arts are all encouraged to apply. We also have two pianos in the space for musicians and composers.
FALL DATES: Sept 16, 2024 — Jan 31, 2025
ELIGIBILITY: Established/emerging artists and creative professionals in the fields of literary arts, design, music, and multi-disciplinary arts are encouraged to apply.
Please note that art forms that generate fumes (such as oil painting) cannot be accommodated. Also, with the exception of our piano residents who can use headphones, our space is best suited to less cacophonous artistic pursuits.
AWARD BENEFITS:
Access to the building from 9AM-5 PM, Monday through Friday for the duration of your Guest Residency.
Guest Residents will work in the communal Great Room, with library etiquette.
Open invite to weekly tea and cake gatherings, and occasional work shares and evening parties.
A supportive and engaged community of working creatives.
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Individual Artist Residencies: November & December 2024
Trillium Arts
DEADLINE: August 16, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST
APPLICATION FEE: $0
INFO: Trillium Arts residencies offer secluded space for rejuvenation and creating in a beautiful, remote setting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our location is ideal for an individual artist to complete an existing work, or develop and incubate new material. Our current facilities are best suited to the disciplines of literary arts, photography, visual arts and arts administration.
Individual artists who do not require a rehearsal studio (such as writers and photographers) are encouraged to apply for a one week residency. Performing artists (such as choreographers and theater artists) are also welcome to apply, with the understanding that studio space is not available during the colder months.
There is ample land and outdoor space available for ideation and research. We are currently unable to accommodate groups or collaboratives on the Trillium property. Individual artist residencies are on a solo adventure during their time here and your residency will not overlap with other awarded artists. If an artist would like to bring collaborators, there are a variety of AirBnB’s available for rent in the immediate area. A list of recommended AirBnB’s is available upon request.
DATES: Applications are currently being accepted for residencies one week in length during November & December 2024. Specific date ranges are listed in the application form.
2024 RESDENCIES INCLUDE:
Private accommodations in a freshly renovated one-bedroom, ground floor suite. (Phil and Heather live upstairs but resident artists have a private entrance).
Welcome dinner
Shared use of the grounds, including firepit, hot tub, walking paths and waterfall area
Use of onsite creative spaces that include a contemplation gazebo and a 380 square foot open air, covered workspace. Learn more about creative spaces HERE
Basic kitchen supplies and all household goods (towels, linens, paper products, etc.)
Access to high speed fiber optic internet
Laundry facilities
Mentorship services (optional for an additional fee)
All 2024 residencies are modestly priced and one week in length.
Artist arrival is on Saturdays with a check-in at 3:00pm or after. Welcome dinners are hosted on Sunday evening. The residency week ends with an optional Friday evening work-share. Check out is on Saturday mornings by 10am.
RATES FOR RESIDENCIES:
Independent Artist: $600 for the week
Mentorship: $750 for the week
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Upon acceptance of a 2024 Residency, a 50% deposit will be due. This deposit is non-refundable, with the exception of unforeseeable circumstances due to the COVID-19 virus. Full payment of the Balance is due upon arrival. Additional payment instructions will be included along with Residency acceptance materials.
FINANCIAL AID: Trillium Arts offers a limited number of work scholarships. The scholarship is an exchange of eight hours of work during the residency week for a 50% discount off the residency fee. The work is directly related to the success of the Trillium Arts, such as community engagement, office work, facilities maintenance and improvement, gardening, internet communication. More info available in the application.
trilliumartsnc.org/artist-residencies
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Small Press Incubator Program
Center for Book Arts
DEADLINE: August 18, 2024
INFO: We are thrilled to announce the open call for our Small Press Incubator Program, an opportunity for BIPOC writers and poets to explore book-making and publishing. This 8-week program, running from October 21, 2024, to December 12, 2024, offers studio access, a $2,000 stipend, a $1,000 materials budget, and 30 hours of workshops on Design, Riso Printing, and Bookbinding. Participants will also receive personalized mentorship from industry professionals and have the chance to present their publishing projects at a final public program.
Designed specifically for BIPOC writers, artists, and poets, this program fosters a supportive and inclusive environment. We aim to empower participants to turn their publishing ideas into reality, providing the skills, context, and community needed to start a small press.
The application period is open from June 26, 2024, to August 18, 2024, with an information session on August 2, 2024, from 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM ET. Notifications of acceptance will be sent by September 20, 2024. Apply now via centerforbookarts.org!
WHO IS THIS PROGRAM FOR?
This program is meant for BIPOC writers/poets interested in learning what it takes to create a long-term small publishing press.
This program is for those who have a project connected to their community.
This program is not meant for established publishing presses and is instead geared to those in the beginning stages of their small press activity.
This program is meant for individuals only. Any collectives/groups would need to have a single representative for the program.
This program is meant for anyone who is 18 and older.
This program is for those who would be able to attend the Small Press Incubator program full-time in-person for eight weeks at Center for Book Arts. Please see dates below.
TIMELINE:
Open Call: 06/24/2024 - 08/18/2024
Information session: August 2nd, 2024, from 12:30PM to 1:00PM ET
Notified of acceptance: 9/20/2024
Start date of the Program: 10/21/2024
Final Presentation: 12/13/2024
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for the Small Press Incubator Program, please submit the following materials:
A brief statement of interest outlining why you are interested in participating in the program and what you hope to gain from it.
Do you identify as a (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) BIPOC person? A participant’s self-declared identity at registration will be accepted at face value and there shall be no basis for, or tolerance of, a challenge to a participant’s self-declared identity.
A brief bio or resume highlighting your background and connection to publishing
Describe the small press that you would like to create. Please bear in mind the following; the feasibility of the project, the audience for this project, and the impact it would have in your community.
What do you hope the life-span of this publishing project would be?
Submit three publication ideas that you would potentially publish with your small press.
Name three publishers that you admire and explain why.
Would you be available to participate full-time in this eight-week in-person Small Press Incubator program from 10/21/24 - 12/13/24 at Center for Book Arts in New York?
centerforbookarts.submittable.com/submit/299342/small-press-incubator
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Afro-Latin@* Reader: Vol 2
Editors: Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vásquez, Paul Joseph López Oro, and Omaris Z. Zamora
DEADLINE: August 18, 2024
INFO: In July 2010, the watershed publication of The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States edited by the late Miriam Jiménez Román and Juan Flores blazed a trail for the emerging field of Afro-Latinx* Studies. The reader continues to be a foundational and transformative text and in honor of the scholarly activist legacy of Miriam and Juan, we are announcing the development of The Afro-Latin@* Reader: Volume 2. We are using Afro-Latin@* with an asterisk as a way to respect the original title while making space for multiple identity pathways within Black Latinidad and to disrupt the normative gender politics embedded in the Spanish language. The asterisk, a mathematical symbol, represents multiplication, and underscores for the editors, a multiplicity of ways to engage, identify, or disidentify with the markers of Afro-Latinidad.
In this second volume, we envision expanding the discourses and provocations posed by the first volume and seek to cultivate and unearth new terrains of knowledge production by and for Black Latinx peoples in the United States, whose histories, politics, and cultures remain understudied and undertheorized. This volume highlights the directions in which Afro-Latinx Studies as a field has developed and made major contributions to Black and Latinx Studies, among other fields. This volume focuses on contemporary concerns and developments in Afro-Latinx* Studies that center Blackness and Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, queerness, history, community, spirituality, cultural productions, and politics through transdisciplinary dialogues.
This volume centers the embodied knowledges, cultural productions, and epistemologies rooted in the memories and racialized gendered experiences of Afro-Latinx*s in the US. We seek to engage the politics and genre of testimonios, considering what Nancy Lopez calls “street race,” while expanding Flores’ notion of triple consciousness and Afro-Latinx identity. We open the volume with a meditation on the geographies and cartographies of Afro-Latinidad from slavery and cimarronaje to transnational migration and diasporas. We emphasize hemispheric approaches to Blackness and the role of the U.S. Census in shaping the language of identity formation. In this intellectual and communal gathering of scholars, activists, educators, and artists, the volume crafts directions, pathways, and futurities of Afro-Latinx studies, culture, and life. The collective exercise of this project is rooted in responsive community care, faithful witnessing, and fluidity that continues to center the African Diaspora in the Americas and Black life.
Volume two will be edited by Yomaira C. Figueroa-Vasquez, Paul Joseph López Oro, and Omaris Z. Zamora, and is envisioned as also having a wide array of voices, a chorus, that represent disciplinary, creative, and activist scholars. Through this choral approach, we have invited a team of collaborating section editors, themselves leaders in the fields of thought and practice, to help curate each section of the volume. Section editors include: Zaire Dinzey-Flores, Jessica Marie Johnson, Kaysha Corinealdi, Janel Martinez, Mary Peña, Alan Pelaez López, Petra R. Rivera-Rideau, Ashley Coleman Taylor, Guesnerth Josue Perea, and The Afro-Latin@ Forum.
We invite researchers, educators, artists, activists, writers, and independent scholars, among others, to submit:
A 300-500 word abstract of a proposed critical, research, or personal essay (if critical or research please include a short bibliography of 5-10 selected sources)
OR
A compilation of 1-3 creative works (poetry, short story, visual works; accompanied by a short contextual introduction), for consideration for publication in this volume.
The proposed work should fall within one of the following featured sections of the book, but may certainly go beyond these bounds:
Early Black Américas: Slavery, Cimarronaje, Collective Beginnings
Hemispheric Blackness: Contemporary Entangled Geographies
Self-Making Politics: Race, Ethnicity, and the U.S. Census
Embodied Archives: Storytelling, Memoirs, Testimonios
Poetics & Literary Landscapes
Spiritualities, Syncretisms, and Ritual Practice
Arts, Culture, Performance & Curation
Music & Sonic Technologies
Feminisms, Gender & Queerness
Digital Worlds of Afro-Latinidades
GUIDELINES:
Please submit your abstract (including short bibliography for essays or contextual introduction for creative work) accompanied by your CV to the link below.
Final contributions should be 3-5k words for critical/research essays; 2-3k words for creative works; up to two poems; OR up to 2-3 visual works.
Initial decisions will be announced by September 15, 2024. Submission of the first draft of contributions will be November 15, 2024.
Questions can be directed to editorial manager Francheska Pierce: AfroLatinxReader[at]gmail.com Please allow up to two working days for response.
yomairafigueroa.com/afrolatinx-reader-vol-2
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call for manuscripts
Feminist Press
DEADLINE: August 20, 2024
INFO: Feminist Press is now accepting full-length book manuscripts, including literary fiction, activist nonfiction, hybrid memoirs, and anthologies.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Your submission must be one PDF that includes:
A synopsis of your work, including a brief explanation of why it is a good fit for Feminist Press
A short author bio, including anything you’ve published before and where we might find you on social media (if applicable)
A brief marketing plan that outlines the following: your network, your promotional experience and capacity, and your ideas for positioning your work
At least three sample chapters (or 50 pages) of your work
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Call for submissions: ‘Al Ritmo del Dominicano: Una Antología de Ficción’ ANTHOLOGY
The Dominican Writers Association / La Editorial Nacional
DEADLINE: August 24, 2024
INFO: The Dominican Writers Association (DWA) and La Editorial Nacional are thrilled to announce our upcoming anthology titled "Al Ritmo del Dominicano: Una Antología de Ficción," which will be published for sale and distribution during the Feria Internacional del Libro, taking place this year in Santo Domingo.
La Editorial Nacional, renowned for its commitment to promoting Dominican literature, will publish this anthology, which aims to capture the vibrant and diverse experiences of the Dominican community in the United States through a collection of fictional narratives. We are particularly interested in showcasing previously published works that reflect the life, dreams, and challenges of Dominicans in the U.S.
We would be honored if you would consider submitting one of your previously published fiction works for inclusion in this anthology. This project holds significant importance as it will highlight the creative talents of our community and amplify Dominican voices during one of the most prestigious book fairs. Additionally, it reinforces our collaboration with La Editorial Nacional, ensuring broader recognition and distribution of our work.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
Theme: Fictional stories that explore the Dominican experience in the United States.
Topics of Interest:
Mystery and Suspense
Romance and Relationships
Adventure and Discovery
Magic and Magical Realism
Historical Fiction
Futurism and Science Fiction
Language: Submissions in English are welcome and will be translated into Spanish. Spanish fictional works that have only been published in the U.S. will also be accepted. Works already published in the Dominican Republic will not be accepted.
Length: Between 2,000 and 5,000 words.
Rights: Authors must hold the reprint rights to their work.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Format: Please submit your manuscript in Word format (.doc or .docx), using Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced.
Author Information: Include a brief biography (maximum 150 words) and your contact details (full name, email address, and phone number).
SPECIAL EDITION DETAILS: Selected works will be published under the seal of La Editorial Nacional. Authors will be required to sign a release form granting us the right to publish and distribute their work. This anthology will be a special and limited edition, available exclusively in the Dominican Republic. Selected authors will receive 1-2 copies of the published anthology. We are requesting previously published works to mitigate the editorial and correction process, given that the anthology needs to be ready for printing in September.
Please send your submissions to info@dominicanwriters.com. Selected authors will be notified via email and will receive a copy of the published anthology.
We are excited about the possibility of including your work in this important project and look forward to your submission. This anthology will showcase our community's literary talent and provide an opportunity for your work to be highlighted during the Feria Internacional del Libro in Santo Domingo.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9Ov8SdP-hbeImnGGgJoATU_5mkYDcHfV0OJRCszj8YI_jIg/viewform
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call for submissions: British Latinx special issue
Wasafiri
DEADLINE: August 25, 2024 by 11.59pm
INFO: Wasafari is seeking submissions for a British Latinx special issue of Wasafiri, to be guest co-edited by Leonardo Boix and Karina Lickorish Quinn, and published in winter 2025.
We are looking for:
Unpublished short fiction or life writing (3,000-5,000 words)
Poetry (up to 2 poems per submission)
We especially welcome submissions from unpublished writers, UK-based BIPOC and LGBTQ+ writers with heritage from Abya Yala, or the region known as Latin America, and writers who identify as Latinx in the UK.
We are especially interested in writing that embraces and incorporates the Indigenous languages of Abya Yala.
Submissions of poems may be written in any of the languages of Latin America/Abya Yala. Poems not written in English or Spanish need to be accompanied by a translation into English.
Send your submissions along with a 100 word bio to britishlatinxsubs@gmail.com
instagram.com/p/C9KJv3JojFe/?igsh=Z2V2anF0bWQ2M3Iw
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2024 – 2025 Jennifer Weiner Fellowship
Blue Stoop
DEADLINE: August 26, 2024
INFO: Introducing the 2024 – 2025 Jennifer Weiner Fellowship, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to nurturing and empowering woman-identified emerging prose writers in the United States. Established through the generous support of acclaimed author Jennifer Weiner, in partnership with Blue Stoop, this fellowship aims to elevate voices that often go unheard in the literary world.
THE FELLOWSHIP:
The fellowship will take place from early November to mid-December, 2024. During this period, fellows will receive:
An unrestricted $5000 stipend, paid in 2 installments over the course of the fellowship. These funds can be used to cover living expenses, child care, travel, educational or professional opportunities, or anything that supports writing, ideation, or creative exploration.
One-on-one mentorship from Jennifer Weiner.
Access to a catalog of Blue Stoop resources, including classes and workshops.
The support of a writing cohort, the Blue Stoop community, and our partners.
Career-building and publication opportunities.
After the fellowship concludes, fellows are encouraged to continue engaging with the Blue Stoop community through resources, classes, and events. We look forward to supporting your future writing endeavors!
ELIGIBILITY:
Selected fellows will be:
Woman-identified.*
18 years of age or older.
Currently living in the United States.**
Passionate about writing prose (fiction and/or nonfiction).
Emerging writers.***
Willing to participate in the Blue Stoop community as a member of a supportive cohort, as a mentee of Jennifer Weiner, and as a student continually working to develop craft and professional skills.
*For the purposes of this fellowship, the term “woman” explicitly includes transgender women, cisgender women, and nonbinary people who feel connected to the identity of “woman.”
**Fellows are not required to live in or travel to Philadelphia. All fellowship activities will be accessible remotely, with optional in-person opportunities.
***We define emerging writers as those without a Master’s or Doctoral Degree in creative writing, and have not published (or signed a contract to publish) a full length book of prose with a major publisher, university press, or other established press. Please read the application for additional clarification.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply, fill out the online application form. Applications will not be accepted via email.
You will need the following materials to apply. Please read the full application for details on word count, etc:
A short author bio.
An artist’s statement.
A reflection on how your gender identity has shaped your writing style/career/practice.
A statement on how the fellowship would impact you.
A writing sample (3-5 pages of prose).
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of Blue Stoop staff and board members, with final selections made by Jennifer Weiner.
Finalists and winners will be notified by October 21, 2024.
bluestoop.org/jennifer-weiner-fellowship
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call for submissions
PREE
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
INFO: PREE, an online magazine for new contemporary writing from and about the Caribbean, is accepting submissions for its next issue; PREE 13.
There’s no theme for this issue so show the best of the places your writing will take you. Send your best Essays, Memoir, Criticism, Fiction, Poetry, and Art.
Email your submissions to preelieditors@gmail.com
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Willapa Bay AiR residency
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
APPLICATION FEE: $30
INFO: Willapa Bay AiR, situated on 20 acres in coastal southwest Washington state, launched its residency program in March 2014. The Residency has been specifically designed, from the site selection to the architecturally specific building concepts, layouts, and materials, to combine the opportunity for solitude with the opportunity for daily community that fosters creative endeavor.
We offer month-long, self-directed residencies to emerging and established artists, filmmakers, writers, playwrights, scholars, singer/songwriters, and musical composers. The Residency provides lodging, meals, and work space, at no cost, to six residents each month from April 1 through October 28 of the year. Applications are evaluated by selection committees comprised of working artists and professionals in the applicants' respective fields of discipline.
SELECTION PROCESS: Applications are evaluated by selection committees comprised of working artists and professionals in the applicants' respective fields of discipline. Invitation to a Willapa Bay AiR residency is based on the merit of past work and the potential for creative evolution through the exploration and experimentation offered in the residency environment.
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call for creative nonfiction, poetry + cover art
Yellow Arrow Journal
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
INFO: Yellow Arrow Publishing is excited to announce that submissions for our next issue of Yellow Arrow Journal, Vol. IX, No. 2 (fall 2024) is open August 1-31, exploring the concept griefulness, an intertwining of grief and gratitude. Guest editor, Tramaine Suubi contemplated about the term and how “it feels deeply resonant for our current times. My life, my very body, feels full of grief. As I tried to find home on 15 wildly different streets, in five cities, across four nations, on three continents, my body certainly kept the score. . . . In my present season of life, I am reclaiming darkness and blackness as spaces of goodness—as spaces of rest, reflection, and revival. . . . Grief and gratitude are often intertwined in my findings.”
This issue’s theme is kitalo
: an empathetic Luganda term of solidarity offered when someone experiences a spectrum of loss
: directly translates to “this/that is tragic” but is far richer than that
Our hope is that this issue gives women-identifying creatives a place where they can meditate on communal grief and communal gratitude. Here are some guiding questions about the theme:
1) In the midst of grief, how have others cared for you, how do you care for others, and how do you care for yourself? What are the most striking or profound examples you have experienced or witnessed?
2) If your grief were to take the form of an animal (remember, humans are animals, too), which animal (fictional, nonfictional, or extinct) would it be and how would this animal behave? Be as specific as possible. Feel free to defy logic and science; grief often can.
3) Have you ever immigrated to or emigrated from a different nation than your current nation of residence? What potential life paths and livelihoods did you leave behind as a result? Which ones do you still yearn for and why, if any?
4) Have you ever experienced a platonic break-up (real or imaginary friend)? If so, how do you specifically navigate or ignore the gaps left by lost friendship?
5) Who (fictional or nonfictional) is no longer present in your life, whom you would like to offer your deepest gratitude to?
Yellow Arrow Journal is looking for creative nonfiction, poetry, and cover art submissions by writers/artists who identify as women, on the theme of kitalo. Submissions can be in any language as long as an English translation accompanies it. For more information regarding journal submission guidelines, please visit yellowarrowpublishing.com/submissions. Please read our guidelines carefully before submitting. To learn more about our editorial views and how important your voice is in your story, read about the journal. This issue will be released in November 2024.
Kitalo’s guest editor, Tramaine Suubi (she/they) is a multilingual writer who was born in Kampala. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Their forthcoming debut is a full-length poetry collection titled phases, which will be published in January 2025. Their forthcoming second book is also a full-length poetry collection titled stages, which will be published in January 2026. Both books will be published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins. Tramaine was one of our 2023 writers in residence and their poem "begin again" was included in Yellow Arrow Journal ELEVATE (IX/01). We appreciate all that she has done for Yellow Arrow and are excited to welcome Tramaine on this new venture.
yellowarrowpublishing.com/news/yaj-ix-02-submissions-open-kitalo
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THE PUBLISHING LABORATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS
University of New Orleans Press
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
SUBMISSION FEE: $28
INFO: We are looking for the best unpublished novel or short story collection. The Publishing Laboratory at the University of New Orleans seeks to bring innovative publicity and broad distribution to authors. We collect submissions from March 1 to August 31, deciding on 15-20 finalists. The finalists are read by students from The Publishing Laboratory in the fall, and one is chosen for publication.
The selected author will receive a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) advance on royalties and a contract to publish with the University of New Orleans Press. The work does not have to be regionally focused. There is no word limit. There is no restriction on subjects covered. The contest is open to all authors from around the world, regardless of publishing history. Works of fiction (novels and short story collections) only.
The University of New Orleans Press is based at the University of New Orleans and distributed by Hopkins Fulfillment Services. Abram Shalom Himelstein is the editor-in-chief.
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2024 Gulf Coast Prize in Translation
Gulf Coast
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $20 (includes a yearlong subscription to Gulf Coast (2 issues)
INFO: A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast will be given annually for a work of translation into English. Honorable mentions will each receive $250. All entries will be considered for publication in print or online. This year's final judge is Kristin Dykstra.
GUIDELINES:
Submit up to 10 pages of poetry translated into English and a copy of the original text. Excerpts from longer works are welcome.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered. The contest will be judged blindly so your personal information should not appear in the uploaded document. *In your submission, please provide one of the following:
A note (from the translator) in the Comments section of our Online Submission Manager stating that permissions are granted.
From the copyright holder (in the event the piece makes it to the final judging round): Written permission granting you right to translate the work in your contest submission. Permission should name the work being translated, date consent was given, and identify the copyright holder.
gulfcoastajournalofliteratureandfinearts.submittable.com/
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2024 Barthelme Prize in Short Prose
Gulf Coast
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $20 (includes a yearlong subscription to Gulf Coast)
INFO: A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf Coast is given annually for a piece of short prose or prose poetry. Two honorable mentions will each receive $250. All entries will be considered for publication. This year's final judge is Lucy Ives.
GUIDELINES:
Submit a prose poem, a piece of flash fiction, or a micro-essay of up to 500 words. Each entry can include up to three pieces. The fee for each entry is $20, which includes a yearlong subscription to Gulf Coast.
Only previously unpublished work will be considered. The contest will be judged blindly, so please do not include your cover letter, your name, or any contact information in the uploaded document.
gulfcoastajournalofliteratureandfinearts.submittable.com/
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STORYKNIFE WRITERS RETREAT
Storyknife
DEADLINE: August 31, 2024 by midnight
APPLICATION FEE: $40.00
INFO: Women’s stories are vital and important. Currently, those stories whether expressed in poems, plays, novels, essays, or memoirs are not published, reviewed, or promoted as often as the work of men. Storyknife provides women with the time and space to explore their craft without distraction. Every aspect of a residency at Storyknife is steeped in a profound generosity of spirit so that each writer knows she and her work are valuable. Storyknife residents carry away both this affirmation and a living community of women writers to assist their valuable work wherever they go.
Residencies at Storyknife in Homer, Alaska, are either for two or four weeks. Resident’s food and lodging is covered during the period of their residency, but travel to and from Homer, Alaska, is the responsibility of the resident. Residents stay in individual cabins & dine at the main house. An on-staff chef is responsible for food preparation.
Four week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 28th. Two week residencies begin on the 1st of each month and end on the 14th OR begin on the 15th and end on the 28th. Residencies are available April through October.
Applications for 2025 season is currently open and will close on August 31, 2024 at midnight. Please make sure that you subscribe to our newsletter below or follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must:
Be woman-identified
Be 21 years of age or older
Apply as an individual artist, not a collaborative group or team
Writers who have been in residency for a minimum of two-weeks at Storyknife must wait five years before they can re-apply for another residency.
Please note that for the 2025 residency season, the Board of Directors of Storyknife strongly requests that all residents must be vaccinated and appropriately boosted against COVID-19.
You will provide a work sample and answer four questions (each answer 300 words or fewer).
How have you sought to educate yourself as a writer? (Formal education not a prerequisite, but evidence of curiosity and learning in your applicable genre is.)
What is your experience with publishing your work? (Publishing is not a prerequisite but is considered a goal for writers who attend Storyknife.)
What project will you pursue while in residency? (Please note that you will be free to work on whatever writing you wish during residency. We simply are interested in what you think you’ll be pursuing.)
Why would a writing residency benefit you at this time especially?
WRITING SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS:
Writing samples should reflect work completed within the last two years. All writing samples must be uploaded through Submittable. Written work samples will be uploaded directly within the application.
Applicants can submit published or unpublished writing samples.
All writing samples must be combined into one PDF file.
A writing sample not to exceed 10 pages (prose: double-spaced 12 point font, poetry: single-spaced 12 point font acceptable). Prose includes screenplays and stage plays which also must conform to the 10 page limit.
This is an anonymous jurying process. Any writing samples with identifying material will be disqualified (including in the file name). Do not include your full name, last name, address, or publication credits in your writing sample (including the file name). This only refers to the writing sample, not the answers to the questions.
DIVERSITY: Storyknife is committed to diversity and elevating voices of historically excluded communities. We value all aspects of diversity and seek to make each resident’s time at Storyknife as productive and pleasant as possible.
Please contact executive director, Erin Hollowell, at ehollowell@storyknife.org to ask about accommodation or to speak further about your needs. Storyknife is welcoming to all and will work with you to meet your needs.
TRAVEL FUNDS: In 2025, there will be multiple opportunities for travel cost stipends. Those that want to be considered for travel funds will indicate so on their applications.
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Call for novel & novella manuscripts
Split/Lip Press
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
ENTRY FEE: $15
INFO: We are currently looking for previously unpublished novel or novella manuscripts. We're looking, in particular, for books that question boundaries (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional—you get the gist). Dazzle us with your version(s) of truth!
To get an idea of what we love, please check out our four novel/novellas currently at Split/Lip Press: Colleen Burner's novella Sister Golden Calf, Anurag Andra's novella Submarine, Emily Thomas Mani's novella The Church of Wrestling and Mila Jaroniec's novel Plastic Vodka Bottle Sleepover. We'd love it if you'd add a copy to your submission, and we'll happily throw in free shipping as a thanks!
Historically under-represented perspectives are WELCOME and ENCOURAGED and HIGHLY SOUGHT—we want to help bring your voice to the world!
OUR PRESS MISSION: We publish boundary-breaking fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid books, lifting the transition boards that prevent fluidity and smashing those we cannot pry up. We love work that questions the concept of truth, and work that reinterprets what we think we know. We prize experimentation (physical, emotional, metaphysical, meta-emotional); we welcome the unanswerable. We want to see the dark and the light side of the moon—or we want to see it obliterated. If your book is a wedge in a crack, Split/Lip Press is the hammer helping you split the wall apart.
SUBMISSION PERIOD INFO: The submission reading fee helps cover our costs as a press, and our novel/novella reading team will be splitting 25% of the submission fees collected during this reading period as compensation for their hard work. But we don't want a fee to keep us from finding the best work out there. If you can't afford the reading fee, please send an email to splitlipthepress@gmail.com before submitting to receive a manuscript fee waiver, no questions asked.
We hope to find the next novel or novella addition to our press catalog during this reading period! That said, our press mission is paramount, and if we are unable to acquire a book from this period that fits, the remainder of the proceeds from this period's reading fees (after paying the readers) will be applied toward submission fee waivers for the next novel/novella reading period.
All books published at Split/Lip Press have been discovered during our open reading periods—we do not solicit manuscripts and do not accept manuscripts sent outside of our reading periods. Every author has the same opportunity to join us! However, Split/Lip Press does not tolerate manuscripts celebrating racist, homophobic, or misogynistic perspectives, and will discard such manuscripts unread. We believe in breaking boundaries at Split/Lip, but we will not assist agendas of hate.
BASIC FORMATTING DETAILS:
TNR 12 (or similar), double-spaced (unless you are specifically using special formatting—which we'd love to see), and PLEASE remove your name from the manuscript and file name—our readers want to review your manuscripts without names attached. There is a box on the submission form where, if you choose, you may indicate any information about positionality which may be helpful for the readers to know.
Please note that while we love and welcome work which includes images/diagrams/etc, we are unable to reproduce color images and all images would need to appear in black-and-white within a 6" x 9" printed book, so please keep that in mind when submitting.
HUGS & THANKS:
We work closely with our authors on all elements of their book, from design to promotion. We are engaged in the literary community, and as writers ourselves, we know how important it is to have a book that you love that is supported by a press that loves you. We'd love for you to be part of the Split/Lip Press family.
Simultaneous submissions are obviously welcome. Our reading process is a process and we move quickly and efficiently, but we also don't interrupt it prematurely. So if another publisher snags you first, we just ask that you withdraw your submission (and congrats to you!).
We intend to reply to all submissions by November 15, 2024, so please do not query about the status of your manuscript before that date. If you haven't seen anything from us by 11/15/24, check your status in Submittable and double-check your email spam filter because Submittable's messages sometimes get stuck there—we will definitely respond!
splitlippress.submittable.com/submit
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2024 Writing for Change Essay Contest
Mochi Magazine
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
INFO: The Black Allyship @ Mochi (BA@M) column is an ongoing project that urges an awareness of racial injustice in the United States, particularly the oppression of Black people in America. The articles, resources, and opinions we share are a call to action, an open discussion, and a place to take a stance against anti-Black racism.
“You cannot change any society unless you take responsibility for it, unless you see yourself as belonging to it and responsible for changing it.” — Grace Lee Boggs
In memory of Grace Lee Boggs’ work with Black communities, we are seeking essays from BIPOC writers that answer the question:
In consideration of complex histories and current movements, what can Asian Americans do to be better allies and co-conspirators in the fight for racial justice?
The kinds of writing we want to see are previously unpublished pieces that blend personal experience with data or interviews from changemakers in a way that educates an Asian American audience of all ages. For example:
Fight Anti-Blackness with our Asian Parents – Mochi Magazine
Mom and Dad, This is What I Want to Tell You About the Riots – Mochi Magazine
We Cannot Trust White Society With Asian Justice – Mochi Magazine
I want justice for anti-Asian violence — but not at the expense of Black people
All submissions will be reviewed by Mochi Magazine’s editor-in-chief and our guest judges Rohan Zhou-Lee, a Mochi contributor and the founder of the Blasian March, and Yasna Vismale, TikTok creator, author, and film composer, along the following criteria:
Engagement with the prompt in actionable for Mochi’s audience
Exploration of a topic or perspective not yet present in the BA@M column
Originality of ideas or a unique perspective
Submissions must be 1,800 words or less.
The grand prize is $500 and publication in Mochi Magazine’s BA@M column. One to two finalists may also be selected and awarded $100 and publication. Current Mochi staff and previous contest winners are not eligible to submit. Pieces should have a word limit of 1,800 words. Writers must be willing to work with our editors to ready their pieces for publication according to Mochi Magazine’s publishing calendar.
Feel free to email Giannina Ong (gianninaong@mochimag.com) with questions or comments. Submit your piece to BlackAllyship@MochiMag.com by September 1, 2024.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Fairytale & Folklore
Raising Mothers
DEADLINE: September 1, 2024
INFO: The fairy tales and folklore we hear as children often shape our paradigms about the family unit. We seek flash fiction and flash nonfiction inspired by these narratives, which merge the real with the surreal, the domestic with the fantastical. How can we reimagine tropes and archetypes like the dutiful daughter, the crone, or the absent mother? What do these experiences mean under the lens of BIPOC parenting/childhood and the experience of difference?
According to Editor Monique Quintana: “I am intrigued by work that takes tropes and archetypes and subverts expectations. Whether the narratives are curious, bittersweet, humorous, or haunting, I want to understand more about the intimate and political ramifications of the familiar bond.”
ACCEPTED GENRES: micro & flash fiction & nonfiction
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeem_98SBMj-lRN6dDTG8eBgEM2jaCAKJGBnRS_CORT-h3rsA/viewform
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CHANGEMAKER AUTHORS COHORT
Narrative Initiative / Unicorn Authors Club
DEADLINE: Extended to September 3, 2024
INFO: The Changemaker Authors Cohort is a yearlong intensive coaching program supporting full-time movement organizers and social justice practitioners to complete books that create deep, durable narrative change to restructure the way people feel, think, and respond to the world.
To help create new networks of opportunity, Narrative Initiative partnered with the Unicorn Authors Club to offer this unique writing cohort for Changemaker Authors. Our first Changemaker Authors Cohort launched in early-2022; the 2023-2024 Cohort began on November 2023. Applications are opening June 1st for the 2025 Cohort.
The Changemaker Authors Cohort supports those working towards racial, economic, and social justice to write and publish books that create durable narrative change. This can include books that are about communities establishing and using their power through organizing and activism, as well as those contributing to the plurality of voices in the broader artistic and cultural discourse. Visit the cohort pages for 2022 and 2024 to get a sense of some of the projects supported within this program.
This 12-month virtual program begins on March 1, 2025 and supports cohort members to make significant progress with their project at the end of each 4-month term. This can include manuscript completion or having a submittable manuscript or proposal ready for an agent or publisher, through coaching, regular writing cafés, craft talks, and resources about crafting stories and the publishing industry.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the upcoming Cohort year can be found here.
Please email (changemakerauthor@narrativeinitiative.org) for any additional questions about the Changemaker Authors Cohort application or the program.
narrativeinitiative.org/changemaker-authors-program/
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MacDowell Fellowship
MacDowell
DEADLINE: September 10, 2024
INFO: About 300 artists in seven disciplines are awarded Fellowships each year and the sole criterion for acceptance is artistic excellence. There are no residency fees, and need-based stipends and travel reimbursement grants are available to open the residency to the broadest possible community of artists.
MacDowell encourages applications from artists of all backgrounds and all countries in the following disciplines: architecture, film/video arts, interdisciplinary arts, literature, music composition, theatre, and visual arts. Any applicant whose proposed project does not fall clearly within one of these artistic disciplines should contact the admissions department for guidance. We aim to be inclusive, not exclusive in our admissions process.
macdowell.org/apply/apply-for-fellowship
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Princeton Arts Fellowships
Lewis Center for the Arts
DEADLINE: September 10, 2024 at 11:59pm ET
INFO: Princeton Arts Fellowships, funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, David E. Kelley Society of Fellows in the Arts, and the Maurice R. Greenberg Scholarship Fund, will be awarded to artists whose achievements have been recognized as demonstrating extraordinary promise in any area of artistic practice and teaching. Applicants should be early career visual artists, filmmakers, poets, novelists, playwrights, designers, directors and performance artists—this list is not meant to be exhaustive—who would find it beneficial to spend two years teaching and working in an artistically vibrant university community.
Princeton Arts Fellows spend two consecutive academic years (September 1-July 1) at Princeton University and formal teaching is expected. The normal work assignment will be to teach one course each semester subject to approval by the Dean of the Faculty, but fellows may be asked to take on an artistic assignment in lieu of a class, such as directing a play or creating a dance with students. Although the teaching load is light, our expectation is that Fellows will be full and active members of our community, committed to frequent and engaged interactions with students during the academic year.
A $92,000 a year stipend is provided. Fellowships are not intended to fund work leading to an advanced degree. One need not be a U.S. citizen to apply. Holders of Ph.D. degrees from Princeton are not eligible to apply.
Past recipients of the Hodder Fellowship and individuals who have had a sustained and continuous relationship with Princeton University are not eligible to apply. Those who have had an occasional and sporadic relationship with Princeton may apply.
To apply, please submit a curriculum vitae, contact information for three references (should the search committee choose to contact references, please do not request letters or have letters sent in advance of a request from the search committee), and work samples (i.e., a writing sample, images of your work, video links to performances, etc.). Please also submit a 750-word proposal that includes how you would hope to use the two years of the fellowship to develop your work, how you would contribute to Princeton’s arts community through teaching and/or production, and how you have encouraged diversity and inclusion and furthered accessibility in your artistic practice, teaching, and/or research.
Applicants can only apply for the Princeton Arts Fellowship twice in a lifetime.
arts.princeton.edu/fellowships/princeton-arts-fellowship/
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ROLLING SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: TRANSLATION COLUMN
The Margins / AAWW
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: The Margins seeks work from writers for an ongoing monthly column on language, culture, and translation from Asia. We consider Asia as an umbrella term that encompasses all of its regions (South, Southeast, East, Central, and North Asia, and SWANA) and the many diaspora communities of Asians all over the world.
We welcome essays, hybrid works, translations, and translator’s notes that engage with Asia’s literature, cultures, subcultures, languages, and diasporas. We are also interested in works that grapple with the concept of the Transpacific, colonialism, history, and empire, especially as they relate to language and translation.
We pay all writers and translators. Please refer to our rate sheet for more details.
Examples of work we’re interested in:
Translator’s notes: Essays on the philosophy, craft, and art of translation
Translator’s diaries: Writings about the experience and choices for a particular book in translation
Essays and translations of essays on languages and multilingualism
Essays on power and empire as they relate to translation
New translations/re-translations of essays by important Asian scholars, thinkers, philosophers, and revolutionaries
Reportage on the writing, reading, publishing, and translation culture of a particular place
Photo essays about bookstores and literary salons in Asia or that feature Asian literature
Interviews with independent publishers, writers, artists, and thinkers in Asia or the Asian diaspora
Some examples of what we’re looking for:
Send pitches of up to 500 words or finished pieces from 1,000-2,500 words to Soleil David, senior editor, at translation@aaww.org. For translations into English, translator must have already obtained permission from the copyright owner.
We read submissions year round and in all languages spoken and read in Asia. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please let us know via email if your pitch/essay has been accepted elsewhere. Writers can expect a reply within three to four months.
aaww.org/submissions-translation-column/
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CALL FOR AUTHORS
Vanderbilt University Press
DEADLINE: Rolling
INFO: Vanderbilt University Press acquires books in the areas of Latin American and Hispanic studies; global and public health; human rights and civil rights; anthropology; history and postwar studies; and studies of race, class, gender, and sexuality. We also publish books with a regional focus on Tennessee and the South, including, for example, books on Nashville and country music.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Initial inquiries about potential book projects should be queried to the acquisitions department via email. We do not accept full manuscripts until requested. First, ensure that VUP publishes in the disciplinary area that your project represents.
If that is the case, please send a cover letter and book proposal that includes the following:
A short book abstract
A brief but detailed statement outlining the manuscript’s arguments, themes, and significance to the field
A table of contents that clearly summarizes the content and structure of each chapter
Assessment of the work’s fit with existing literature, comparison with published books on the topic, and discussion of the intended audiences and market for the book
Statement of the anticipated word count of the manuscript; plans for tables, figures, or other illustrations; and schedule for completion
Sample chapter (optional)
Curriculum vitae
If your manuscript is based on a dissertation, please discuss how the material and research has been developed, reframed, or otherwise revised. VUP does not publish unrevised dissertations.
If your manuscript is an edited collection, please include information about each of the contributors and note if any of the chapters are previously published.
If your manuscript is a translation, please describe why the author’s work warrants translation into English, as well as any and all information on rights to the work and the book’s history in its native language.
Keep a file or a copy of your proposal materials. We do not return proposals. Please do not call the Press to inquire about the status of your proposal or manuscript. We review all material received, and you will be contacted when a decision has been made. We aim to communicate whether a proposed project is being pursued further no more than eight weeks after the receipt of the proposal.
For more information about specific series initiatives, visit our Series page.
vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/resources/submission-guidelines-for-prospective-authors/