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Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities

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  • From WritersWeekly.com: “Eight Paying Health Markets.”
  • From Robert Lee Brewer: “I will consider poetry submissions for the 2013 Poet’s Market. 20 previously unpublished poems will be selected for publication in the book, and the poets will receive a paycheck for their poems.”  Deadline is August 15. Pays: “publication, $50 payment, and a contributor copy of the 2013 Poet’s Market.” For more information/detailed guidelines, see http://bit.ly/lpLaGQ.
  • The Brooklyner, to be published quarterly, is “currently reading for our inaugural issue, which will largely include fiction and nonfiction. We will also consider poetry, commentary on relevant pop culture, and reviews of the following: books, food, cruises, amusement parks, concerts, field trips, underwear, holidays. Also translations. We are not seeking novellas or novel excerpts.” Pays: $25-$75 for prose (depending on length); $25/poem.
  • Attention, writers in southwest England: “A new short story competition invites writers resident in the South West of England to submit stories of between 1,000 and 3,000 set in a sustainable future at any time between five and five million years from now. Will we have succumbed to the floodwaters, or will geo-engineering save the day? Did we cure our addiction to fossil fuels, or did it turn out not to be necessary? Will your story be narrated by one of your descendants, or a computer, or a jellyfish? Or does God have something to say about it all?” Deadline is 30 June 2011, and there is no entry fee. Cash prizes: First prize (£250), Second prize (£75), and Third prize (£50). “All prizewinners will be included in the ‘Imagine There’s a Future’ Anthology to be published September 2011. Highly commended entries will be included in the anthology with the authors’ permission.”
  • Poets & Writers, Inc., is looking for an Assistant Online Editor.
  • Syracuse University (N.Y.) seeks part-time faculty to teach reading and writing fiction and introductory fiction.
  • Emerson College (Mass.) is looking for a Program Coordinator for its Department of Writing, Literature, and Publishing; the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene seeks a Multimedia Assistant; and SEIU Local 49 (Portland, Ore.) invites applications for a New Media Organizer.

    • Friday Find: Home-Grown Resources

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    I’m going to take the “easy” way out today, and remind you of all of the resources you can find right here on this very site.

    By hovering over the “Resources” tab on the ErikaDreifus.com homepage you’ll find a drop-down menu (if you go ahead and click “Resources,” you’ll get a page providing the corresponding tabs to menu items).

    And these are the subjects you’ll discover:

    • MFA Programs
    • Conferences & Centers
    • Where to Publish Your Work
    • Grants, Fellowships, and Awards
    • Jobs for Writers
    • Interviews with Practicing Writers
    • Jewish Writing

    Lots of information in every area. Plenty to keep you occupied, inspired, and informed over the weekend and beyond.

    Enjoy, and see you back here next week.

    Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities

    by Erika Dreifus on
    Disabled
  • From Creative Nonfiction: “We are currently seeking experimental nonfiction for our ‘Pushing the Boundaries’ section (‘experimental,’ ‘boundaries,’ yes, these can be loaded terms). We want writing that blows our minds with its ingenuity, essays that not only push the boundaries of the genre, but tear down the borders. Be ambitious and send us work like we’ve never seen before. As always, there’s only on stipulation–the pieces must be true.” Deadline is June 13, 2011. Pays: “We typically pay $10 per printed page.”
  • Although the submission season at Colorado Review has closed for fiction and poetry, the journal is now considering nonfiction year-round. “It’s not that we don’t love fiction and poetry—we do!—but we just don’t get enough nonfiction. Between August 2010 and today, 54.74% of the online submissions have been fiction, 33.06% poetry, and just 12.20% nonfiction.” You can also choose to submit via an electronic submissions manager, but that will cost you $3. (You can continue to submit via postal mail, too, without a fee.) Pays: “Colorado Review pays $25 or $5 per printed page (whichever is greater). Authors also receive two copies of the issue in which they are published and a one-year subscription to CR.” (Hat tip to CRWROPPS-B for the news about the nonfiction change.)
  • And still more nonfiction news: Last week, the Internet was abuzz with news of the Hilary Weston Prize, what is now Canada’s largest award for nonfiction. “A prize of $60,000 will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book that in the opinion of the judges is the year’s best book of nonfiction. The judges will shortlist between three and five titles. Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists.” There appears to be no application fee, and the deadlines vary depending on a book’s publication date.
  • Assistant Professor in Creative Writing/Fiction position available at American University (Washington): “One-year temporary position 2011-2012. Specialization: Fiction (at least one book) with some publications in Creative Nonfiction (Memoir, Literary Journalism).”
  • “The English Department at Rhodes College [Tenn.] seeks a Poet for a visiting position starting August 2011. Successful candidates should have an M.F.A. as well as a clear record of teaching excellence. Initial appointment will be for one year, with the possibility of renewal for a second. Secondary expertise in teaching fiction writing, screenwriting, or dramatic writing is desirable.”
  • Grub Street, Inc. (Boston) has two job positions to fill: Administrative Coordinator (responsibilities include workshop management) and Volunteer Manager/Outreach Coordinator.
  • Arizona State University seeks a Communications Specialist, the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is looking for a Managing Editor, and Stand for Children (Indianapolis, Ind.) invites applications for a Communications Director.

    • Friday Find: May Issue of The Practicing Writer

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    In case you haven’t yet seen it (or if you haven’t yet subscribed–egads!), the May issue of The Practicing Writer is now online. The issue went out to subscribers late last week, so plenty of poets, fictionists, and writers of creative nonfiction have already had several days to pursue the no-cost contests and paying submission calls included within. But it’s never too late to join us. (The newsletter is free, and we won’t share your email address.)

    Enjoy the weekend, and see you back here on Monday!