Poets & Writers brings us an online-only interview with poet Philip Levine.
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Over on the Poetic Asides blog, Robert Lee Brewer highlights a helpful sample cover letter from the editors of Pebble Lake Review.
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And speaking of Brewer’s blog–if you’re a poet or publisher who’d like to be interviewed over there, Brewer suggests that you check these guidelines.
We’re now one week into March, which means we are one week into Small Press Month. My apologies for not bringing this list of suggested Small Press Month activities to your attention sooner. Hopefully, though, you’ll still be able to make use of it. Or at least, you’ll be able to start planning for next March.
If you’re a fiction writer under the age of 30 you’ll want to pay attention (and do it fast, because the submission deadline is February 15) to this contest from The Kenyon Review. Alice Hoffman will be the final judge; stories must be 1200 words or shorter. “The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story, and the author will be awarded a scholarship to attend the 2008 Writers Workshop, June 14th to the 21st, in beautiful Gambier, Ohio.” No entry fee.
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If you didn’t catch this news already at my super-special AWP blog, here it is once again. “The State-to-State Poets Exchange offers emerging poets from New York City and Minnesota the opportunity to expand the reach of their work by connecting to an active literary community outside their home state. For the first event, an emerging New York City-based poet will travel to Minnesota, meet with seasoned editors and literary presenters, and give a public reading and on-stage interview focused on his or her current work in progress.” The selected poet will also receive an honorarium of $500; the on-stage interview will be transcribed and published in Rain Taxi Review of Books. The second event will bring a Minnesota poet to New York. No application fees. More information/details on eligibility here. There’s no time to waste here, either: New York poets must apply by February 15.
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Seattle’s Hugo House is now seeking writers for its Belltown Residency program, which provides two writers with subsidized housing as well as the opportunity to teach in the Hugo House’s writing classes. Application deadline: April 11, 2008. No application fee. More information here.
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“Send us your stories! For the 2009 Albuquerque Almanac, an annual calendar, guide and selection of articles about Albuquerque, featuring writing by local writers on local subjects. We welcome essays, poems, short stories and other as-of-yet undiscovered kinds of writing of any length (though we reserve the right to edit and shorten). Writers will receive $30 for each accepted submission. Deadline is July 30, 2008. To submit or request guidelines, email mandy(at)streetsweeperpress(dot)com or snail mail ABQ Almanac, PO Box 153, Cedar Crest, NM 87008.” (via New Mexico CultureNet newsletter).
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Wolsak & Wynn, an Ontario-based publisher, accepts poetry samples and manuscripts between January 1 and March 31 each year. Check the guidelines here. (via placesforwriters)
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Finally, here are some job listings for good measure:
Visiting Assistant Professor (“Duties: Teach fiction, poetry, screenplay, documentary, playwriting, nonfiction, new media writing, journalism or related topics.”), University of California at Riverside
Endowed Chair in Creative Writing (fiction), Meredith College (North Carolina)
Media Relations Coordinator, Mars Hill College (North Carolina)
Writer, Stony Brook University (New York)
I’m still recovering from AWP 2008 in New York City. And my final AWP blog post for The Writer magazine should be posted today (you’ll find the complete conference blog here). That final post includes information on my Bookfair gleanings, including contests, literary journals, and publishers’ catalogs, so be sure to take a look over there for your weekly dose of markets and opportunities (but be forewarned–not all the journals whose complimentary copies I took home with me pay their writers in cash as well as copies).
As for the weekly batch of job announcements: I’ll try to write up that list and post it tomorrow, along with a few other opportunities you should know about. Thanks for your patience!
The Washington City Paper profiles three poetry publishers. (via the Ploughshares blog)
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The first time I found myself having to defend the teaching of Shakespeare (to a poet, no less!) I was so stunned I was almost speechless. Thanks to Philip Martin for taking on the challenge himself. (via Critical Mass)
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This piece on “broadening your expertise” beyond journalism classes resonates as well for the merits of interdisciplinary, independent, and other undertakings that may not seem directly “related” to your MFA poetry or fiction or nonfiction submissions–but will enrich your work in nonetheless.