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Some helpful hints on breaking into Writer’s Digest magazine.
Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T&W) has once again been invited to nominate a fiction book for the Ellen Levine Fund for Writers award, which is administered by the New York Community Trust. The annual award established by Ellen Levine is given to an author who has previously published (not self-published) a print edition of one or two books of fiction, and who doesn’t currently have a publishing contract for a second or third book of fiction. The winner of the Ellen Levine Fund for Writers award receives $7,500. In 2008, the first year of the award, one of T&W’s nominees, Gabriel Brownstein, won the award for his novel I Was Here, But I Disappeared. In 2009, Kathleen Lee received the award for her novel Taxi to Elsewhere. The 2010 Ellen Levine Fund for Writers award went to Travis Holland for a novel in progress, Windsor Park. Submissions to be considered for nomination by T&W should include contact information for the author (mailing address, e-mail address, and phone number(s)), a brief bio of the author listing the one or two works of fiction already published, an outline of the book, and 75-80 pages of the manuscript. Submissions should be mailed or hand-delivered to: Amy Swauger, Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 520 Eighth Ave., Ste. 2020, New York, NY 10018. Submissions will not be accepted via e-mail or fax. Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed. The deadline for submitting work to T&W is 5:00 PM (Eastern), Monday, May 2, 2011. T&W will review submissions and select one to nominate for the award. The winner of the 2011 award will be notified by the New York Community Trust in late summer/early fall. Please send questions regarding the 2011 Ellen Levine Fund for Writers award to aswauger@twc.org, or call 212-691-6590.” (NB: Teachers & Writers does not currently maintain a website listing for this opportunity, which is reprinted here with permission.)
“Jabberwocky is seeking poetry of any length and prose of up to 5K words (this is firm). Payment is $.01 per word for fiction and $10.00 per poem. Payment is upon publication. For examples of the kind of work we like, please see our archives.” (found via Duotrope)
“Signal Fire provides residencies in the Mt. Hood National Forest to selected artists from a range of practices. Each summer we bring the artists out to the forest and provide them with food, maps, a bicycle, battery power and shelter for work and sleep space.” There are two week-long residencies for eight artists. In 2011, these residencies will take place July 9-15 and July 17-22. “The artists stay in large 12×12 wall tents. They are supplied with kitchen utensils and food for self-served breakfast and lunch. Each tent is set apart from the others, but within a short walk to a base camp. Signal Fire organizers are stationed at the base camp, available for emergency and unforeseen needs. Additionally, the group gathers for dinner each evening, served at the base camp.” NB: “At this time, we do not offer travel stipends, but are able to offer places to stay in Portland for people arriving from away.” No application fee. Deadline: April 1, 2011.
Pacific Lutheran University (Wash.) seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of English (Fiction Writing).
Luther College (Iowa) is looking for “a Visiting Instructor or Assistant Professor of English, a one-year leave replacement position beginning Fall 2011; potential for renewal.” Details: “Full time teaching load (three courses fall, one course January Term, three courses spring). English is a collegial, thirteen-member department with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary learning. Teaching responsibility will likely include Paideia I, Creative Writing: Poetry and Fiction, The Writer’s Voice, Rhetoric, and American Novel. Paideia I is an interdisciplinary reading/writing/research course required of all first-year students with a common syllabus across 36 sections. For a full program description, see http://www.luther.edu/paideia/.”
Columbia College-Chicago is advertising for an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing-Poetry.
Dartmouth College (N.H.) seeks a Senior Writer, the American Museum of Natural History (N.Y.) is looking for a Development Coordinator/Writer, and Village Voice Media (Houston) is taking applications for a position as Arts & Culture Editor/Writer.
Having championed the work of Henry James in the past (including among some unreceptive MFA classmates), I was intrigued by Jay Parini’s take on James’s “afterlife.”
From The Missouri Review‘s Evelyn Somers Rogers: some thoughts on why some manuscripts get rejected.
Diane Lockward presents poet Jehanne Dubrow’s collection, Stateside, which I’ve been meaning to read for quite awhile. Must. Get. To. It.
The ever-reliable Midge Raymond offers up another provocative writing prompt.
To celebrate the success of her Dollars & Deadlines blog, freelancing expert Kelly James-Enger is offering a special giveaway.
And speaking of freelancing, over on Beyond the Margins Necee Regis shares tips to help freelancers stay sane.
Thanks to the team at Fiction Writers Review for the update on the Dzanc Prize’s extended deadline (which is now March 1). Per the Dzanc site, the prize “provides monetary aid in the sum of $5,000, to a writer of literary fiction. All writers applying for the Dzanc Prize must have a work-in-progress they can submit for review, and present the judges with a Community Service Program they can facilitate somewhere in the United States.” No application fee.
Attention, citizens of Commonwealth countries! The deadline to submit an entry for the next Commonwealth Short Story Competition is March 1. “Established in 1996, the competition aims to increase understanding and appreciation of Commonwealth cultures and promote rising literary talents. The competition calls for entries that are original, unpublished, in English, no more than 600 words in length and on any subject. The winner receives a prize of £2000 and there are four regional prizes of £500. In 2011 there will also be two special prizes of £500 each; one for the best short story for children and the other for the best short story about this year’s Commonwealth theme, ‘Women as Agents of Change’.” No entry fee.
Freelance opportunity: “The Center for Digital Ethics and Policy at Loyola University Chicago is looking for pieces on digital ethics. The length of the piece should be 1,000-2,000 words. The material must be original, not published in other forms or in other forums. We will pay $250 for a completed piece. Pieces will be published on the center’s web site, digitalethics.org.”
Interested in leading a workshop at The Writer’s Center (Bethesda, Md.)? The deadline to apply to lead a fall workshop is March 15. Note: “We are especially interested in expanding our online workshop offerings at this time. Online workshop leaders should have a strong online presence (blog, website, Facebook, Twitter) and meet our standard workshop leader qualifications as noted.”
February is going by in a flash, and by next Monday, subscribers will have received their copies of the March Practicing Writer newsletter, packed (as usual) with more no-cost competition listings and paying submission calls. If you’re not yet a subscriber, join us! It’s free, and we’ll keep your email address to ourselves.
Harvard University (Mass.) seeks a Speech Writer, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE, D.C.) is looking for a Magazine Editor, and Fashion Institute of Technology (N.Y.) has announced an open position for a Staff Writer.
Some fun offerings for you this midweek morning, my friends:
Are you ready to freelance? Take this quiz to find out.
Nina Badzin offers some excellent tips for new (and not-so-new) Twitter-users.
Meet the slate of 2011 Best American series guest editors.
Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus is home to a new M.F.A. program in Writing and Producing for Television.
I found this interview with translator Krishna Winston particularly interesting because one of the epigraphs at the start of my story collection is a two-line snippet from Gunter Grass’s Crabwalk (trans. Winston). (via ALTA_USA)
And speaking of my story collection…As my virtual book tour starts to wind down, I’ve been interviewed (and Quiet Americans has been reviewed) on the First Line blog, and I’ve guest-posted with thoughts on what makes Jewish literature Jewish on Swimming in the Trees.
There’s not much time left to take advantage of this (deadline is tomorrow, February 15): The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Educational Foundation is delighted to offer professional nonfiction writers the opportunity to apply for scholarships that will enable them to attend ASJA2011,” a conference in New York City scheduled for the end of April/beginning of May. Scholarships will be awarded to writers in three categories: blogging, nonfiction article, and nonfiction book. No application fees indicated.
“The Charles Johnson Student Fiction Award from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is an annual award competition intended to encourage increased artistic and intellectual growth among students, as well as reward excellence and diversity in creative writing. Each year, $1000 and a signed copy of a Charles Johnson book will be awarded to the winner.” Winning entry will also be published in Crab Orchard Review. “The award competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents currently enrolled full- or part-time in a U.S. college or university.” Submissions must be postmarked during February. There is no entry fee.
Another student contest: The New York Times has just announced its latest Modern Love College Essay Contest. “If you have a personal story that illustrates the current state of love and relationships, e-mail it to us….The winning author will receive $1,000 and his or her essay will be published in a special ‘Modern Love’ column on May 1, 2011, and on nytimes.com.” No entry fee. Deadline: March 31, 2011.
Interested in applying for a residency at the Anderson Center (Minn.)? The deadline for May-July residencies has passed, but if you’re interested in a spot for August-October, you have until March 1 to complete your application. Keep in mind that August residencies (sponsored by the Jerome Foundation) are limited to applicants who are emerging writers/artists from Minnesota and New York City. Check all the details at the website. No application fee indicated.
Last week I mailed signed copies of Quiet Americans to the winners of three separate giveaways. Meantime, at this very moment there are three more ways that you might receive your very own signed copy, too (at least, if you live in the U.S. or Canada). You can enter this Goodreads giveaway through Friday. You can “like” our Facebook page and thereby become eligible for two copies to be awarded next weekend, too. And you can check out The Quivering Pen, where Quiet Americans was named last Friday’s “Friday Freebie.” (But if all of this is just too much work and/or waiting, please feel free to go ahead and buy a copy!)
“Lake Superior State University [Mich.] seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in the Department of English to start August, 2011. Primary responsibilities include teaching sections of composition I and/or II each semester, with occasional teaching of a Creative Writing course consisting of fiction, creative non-fiction, and/or playwriting.”
Whitman College (Wash.) invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of English/Creative Writing (fiction).
New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies is looking for part-time adjunct faculty “in Fiction Writing and Creative Nonfiction, Screenwriting and Writing for Television, Journalism and New Media, Business and Professional Writing, Basic Writing Skills, and Speech.”
Columbia College Chicago’s Department of English has extended the deadline for applications for the position of the Elma Stuckey Liberal Arts and Sciences Emerging Poet-in-Residence. This two-year position starts August 2011. “Poets from underrepresented communities and/or those who bring diverse cultural, ethnic, and national perspectives to their writing and teaching are particularly encouraged to apply. Successful candidate will teach, give a public reading, advise a student-curated reading series, and possibly supervise a small number of graduate theses.” Extended application deadline is March 1, 2011. (via CRWROPPS)
Tennessee Tech University seeks a Writer, the University of California (Office of the President) is looking for a Writer/Executive Communications Specialist, and the National Geographic Society (D.C.) invites applications for an Associate Editor position.