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Nonfiction Contest: New Writing on the Old World

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As you may know, on my other blog, I limit contest announcements to competitions that do not charge entry fees. For contests interested in specifically Jewish content, however, there’s a more limited pool of information to share, so I (reluctantly) expand listings to fee-charging programs.

Here’s a new one to share with you:

The Summer Literary Seminars SLS Jewish Lithuania/Litvak Experiences Program is pleased to announce a new non-fiction contest: East-European Roots: New Writing on the Old World, held this year in affiliation with Tablet Magazine, an online magazine providing a “new take on Jewish life”, and judged by Philip Lopate.

The theme for the contest is Eastern European Histories: people’s roots and ancestral heritage.

The contest winner will have their work prominently featured online in Tablet Magazine. Additionally, they will receive free airfare, tuition, and housing to our 2011 SLS Jewish Lithuania/Litvak Experiences Program.

Second-place winners will receive a full tuition waiver for the 2011 SLS Jewish Lithuania/Litvak Experiences Program, and third-place winners will receive a 50% tuition discount.

A number of select contest participants, based on the overall strength of their work, will be offered tuition scholarships, as well, applicable to the 2011 SLS Jewish Lithuania/Litvak Experiences Program. Read the full guidelines.

Note that there is a $15 application fee, and the application deadline is March 15, 2011.

Good luck to anyone who enters this competition!

Notes from Around the Web

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  • While I was in Jerusalem earlier this month, I issued an Internet call for help. Basically, I wanted info on area bookstores.  Thanks to some generous advisors, I ended up at the very same bookstore profiled in Jonathan Kirsch’s terrific blog post:  Steimatzky’s at the Mamilla Mall.
  • The Jewish Book Council wants to hear from you! And you may even win free books for your time/words.
  • A new Shalom Sesame is on sale (just in time for Chanukah orders, too).
  • Book event alert! Quiet Americans and I will be appearing at the National Museum of American Jewish Military History in February!
  • Very useful post on The Whole Megillah, re: book publicity (esp. for children’s book writers, but every writer will find some advice nuggets there).
  • Mat Zucker’s “Spare Me Your Shekels” essay is a thought-provoking, if disturbing, contribution on The Nervous Breakdown.
  • Racelle Rosett’s short story, “Shomer,” made me cry. Consider yourself warned.

    • Shabbat shalom!

    Writing Contest to Award Round-trip Flight to Israel

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    Received an email from StandWithUs yesterday about a new writing contest that will award the winner a round-trip flight to Israel. The contest is being held to help launch the organization’s Divest from Terror campaign. Entrants are asked to read an article, review the accompanying photos, and submit a piece (300 words or less) that describes “how you would launch a high-impact, global campaign demanding reforms in countries that violate human rights, promote terrorism, and threaten world peace.” There is no entry fee. Deadline: December 31, 2010.

    Call for Essays from “Generation H”

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    “‘Generation H’ is seeing submissions for an anthology of writing from 2nd and 3rd Generation Holocaust Survivors. If you grew up in a home where your parents or grandparents were Holocaust survivors, we want to hear from you. Even if you don’t consider yourself Jewish.

    Seeking humorous, quirky, emotional, unusual, dramatic, creative, unique stories about how survival has affected your life, your decisions, and your relationships as a child or as an adult in a significant way.

    All essays should be nonfiction narratives, written in the first-person. Whether narratives delight or disgust the reader, they should have a strong story line. Focus on one or a few selected events; do not send rants or political speeches. Stories should be titled and include your name and be between 1000 – 3000 words, double-spaced, paginated and word-processed in 12 point font. No funky fonts, please. No more than 1 entry per person. Please include a brief bio (1-3 sentences) at the end of your submission.

    Deadline: March 20, 2011.

    Please send your submissions to: projects(at)slashcoleman(dot)com. Write ‘Generation H’ in the subject bar. Writers chosen for the book will be contacted by May 2011. Pay to be determined.”

    (via H-Net.org)

    Jewish Women’s Theatre Culture Klatch Seeks Submissions

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    This announcement comes from the latest Women Arts Theatre Funding News:

    **Jewish Women’s Theatre Culture Klatch** (2011 Season, Los Angeles, CA) – Gathers women in homes to listen to new stories and share thoughts, while enjoying coffee and dessert! Seeking submissions of plays, monologues, poems, essays, stories, songs, etc. that have an element of Jewish resonance and feature women or a woman’s point of view. Works may be of any length, but short one-acts and monologues are preferred. Plays should be topical for the 21st century and have small casts. Previously produced or published work is welcome (include production and/or publication history). Submissions should address the season’s themes: February 6-8 – “Jewish Women Do Men” – what Jewish women have to say about the men they love and the men they love to hate; April 4-6 – “World Premiere: Eden According to Eve” – reinterpreted and reimagined classical Jewish folk or bible stories from a feminine perspective with a female main character set in today’s world; one-acts no longer than 10 minutes; monologues or poems no longer than 5 minutes. Submissions should be in Word, PDF, or Final Draft format; include cover letter with brief bio and history of the material (if applicable). NO FEE. Jewish Women’s Theatre, 521 Latimer Rd., Santa Monica, CA 90402, info(at)jewishwomenstheatre(dot)org, www.jewishwomenstheatre.org. Deadline: October 30, 2010