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Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities for Writers

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  • You’ll have to hurry to apply for a residency (including accommodation, travel bursary, and stipend) at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris. “Applicants must be either: 1. Irish citizens or normally resident in Ireland, with full-time professional involvement in creative practice. 2. French professional artists whose work demonstrates an Irish dimension, who are resident in Ireland or have another clear link. 3. Artists with a body of work with a distinct Irish element, and who would benefit from a connection with France and Paris.” There’s no application fee, but the deadline is the end of the day (5 p.m. or 17h) on Friday, January 28.
  • “Spirit First is pleased to announce its second annual meditation poetry contest. Poetry submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of meditation, mindfulness, stillness, or silence. Poems may reflect any discipline, any faith, or none. Poems must be previously unpublished.” No entry fee. Cash prizes ($175/$125/$75), plus $75 for a Spoken Poem Prize. Deadline: “Submissions must be received no later than January 31, 2011.” (via Beltway Poetry Quarterly/Poetry News)
  • Attention, Alaska writers! “Today [January 7, 2011] Rasmuson Foundation announced that Alaska artists are invited to apply for Individual Artist Awards to support the activities and experiences necessary to nurture and foster their creative work. Artists who are currently producing or performing work, are at least 18, and who have lived in Alaska for at least two years are eligible to apply.” The Foundation offers three grant programs. No application fees indicated.
  • Our February Practicing Writer newsletter will go out to subscribers next weekend. Just so you know to expect it (or sign up to receive it).
  • “Outdoorzy.com seeks bloggers personally involved in outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking, trail running, climbing, or playing in dirt or snow. To write for Outdoorzy.com, you should be able write about these topics with the tone of someone who loves doing what you do. A broad range of skill levels in each of subject categories are accepted, so applicants don’t need to be ‘experts.’ All topics are ‘outdoorzy.’ New bloggers receive $20 per article to start, with the opportunity for pay advancement in the future. Email information about yourself, topic(s) to cover, and three published writing samples (preferably covering the same topics or topics you are applying for), and put “OUTDOORZY BLOGGING APPLICATION” in the subject line. Email to Jason Heflin, jason(dot)heflin(at)gmail(dot)com. For more information, visit www.outdoorzy.com.” (via NH Writers’ Project)
  • An assistant professorship is available at the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown: “Responsibilities include: teaching four courses per semester, including composition, introductory professional writing, and intermediate/advanced coursework in creative nonfiction, literary journalism and new media.”
  • Philadelphia University seeks a Public Relations Associate/Writer, the Center for Media and Democracy (Wisc.) is looking for a part-time Writer/Reporter, and ASPCA (N.Y.) is advertising for a Senior Director, Executive Communications.

    • Friday Find: How to Plan Your Virtual Book Tour

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    So, as I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been hard at work preparing for the blog tour for my short-story collection, Quiet Americans. And it so happens that I’ve been receiving a number of questions about planning such tours.

    True to form, I’ve been pointing my questioners to various links and websites to help them become more familiar with the idea and practice. Now, I have a new resource to share: Sandra Beckwith’s guest post for The Savvy Book Marketer.

    It’s a post filled with good tips, and it’s exactly the sort of thing I would have appreciated back at the start of my own planning process.

    On that note, here’s wishing you all a good weekend. See you back here on Monday for the start of an especially exciting week!

    Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities for Writers

    by Erika Dreifus on
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    It’s Monday, practicing writers. You know what that means: time for (paying) calls for submission, no-fee contests, jobs, and whatever other treasures I may have found for you:

  • Tin House has a new website, and its revamped submissions guidelines page currently features calls for three theme issues: “The Ecstatic” (for fall 2011; deadline, April 1); “Beauty” (for winter 2011; deadline, April 1); and “Weird Science” (for spring 2012; deadline, November 1). Oh, and submissions can be made online now, too.
  • Great resource to help you place your flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poems: Pamelyn Casto’s (free) FlashFictionFlash newsletter.
  • From the American Kennel Club: “We are now accepting entries for our 25th Annual Fiction Contest. The winners will receive $500 for first place, $250 for second place, and $100 for third place. The winning stories will be published in the AKC GAZETTE and AKC FAMILY DOG as space allows.” Stories “may feature either a purebred or mixed breed dog.” No entry fee. Deadline: January 31, 2011.
  • Applications for summer/fall 2011 paid internships with High Country News (Colo.) are due February 25. “Our interns are a key part of the HCN team; aside from a few minor tasks such as sorting the mail and answering phones, interns spend most of their time researching, interviewing, writing, and developing content — both written and multimedia. We pride ourselves on fairness, accuracy and good writing, and we expect no less of our interns. For all of our internship positions, some prior journalism experience and/or education is preferred. We also prefer applicants who are familiar with High Country News and who have lived in the West and are familiar with its environmental and community issues. We strongly encourage Native American, Hispanic, and applicants from other under-represented backgrounds. For each six-month session, we hire at least one intern who has both photographic and journalism background, and familiarity with audio and visual programs such as Final Cut Pro and Flash. Radio and video experience is a plus for this intern. All interns work with the staff Editors to write news stories for the website and for the newsmagazine, ranging in length from 250 to 900 words. Depending on their experience and ability, editorial interns may also get the opportunity to write a 4,000 word cover story.”
  • “mediabistro is looking for a dynamic, spirited instructor to teach our Fashion Writing class in New York starting in early 2011. This class meets for 8 weeks and will take students through the process of using trend reports, reviews, and looking at both the craft and business of fashion, with students turning in articles and pitches for instructor critique. Ideal candidate will be a full time or freelance fashion writer or editor with extensive experinece and a passion for teaching others. No previous teaching experience required. Classes run several times throughout the year, so there is an opportunity for continuous teaching.” (free registration is required to view site listings)
  • Youngstown State University (Ohio) seeks an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing (Fiction), tenure-track. “Candidate should have experience teaching fiction writing at both the undergraduate and graduate level and some experience in teaching literature courses. Candidate can expect to teach courses as a faculty member for the Northeast Ohio MFA (NEOMFA), and consortial program. Candidate should also demonstrate an ability to teach a diverse student publication with diverse writing interests.”
  • St. John’s University (N.Y.) seeks a Writer, the University of Michigan is looking for a Content Creator (Job #54428 ), and the Philadelphia Education Fund welcomes applications for a Director of Communications.

    • Friday Find: Templates for Freelancers

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    Kelly James-Enger, the expert behind the Dollars & Deadlines blog, has a wonderful New Year’s gift for freelancers. As she recently explained:

    Regular readers of my blog know I’m all about working as efficiently as possible…as least most of the time. When I set my business goals for 2011, I included an overall financial goal, a daily financial goal (a/k/a the “daily nut”), and an hourly-rate goal. The latter two goals–making a minimum amount each day, and averaging a certain per-hour rate–are what help me meet my “big” goal, my annual income.

    To hit my daily nut and my hourly rate, I need to work fast whenever I can. One way I do so is by using templates. I don’t want to have to recreate the wheel every time I write a query, send a follow-up email, pitch a new client, or write up an invoice for a reprint sale. So I have a stash of templates I use, which save me time both marketing and running my business.

    So, January will be a month of templates as well as resolutions. Tune in for samples you can use and adapt for your own freelance business in the weeks to come.

    I’m certainly tuning in, and if you’re interested in freelancing, you should, too.

    Meantime, here’s wishing you a great weekend. See you back here on Monday.

    The Wednesday Web Browser for Writers

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    Lots of excellent finds for you this week, my practicing writer friends!

  • I’m not one for making too many New Year’s resolutions myself, but I sure do enjoy reading other people’s lists of intentions. And I really liked reading poet Diane Lockward’s recent review of how she fared with the resolutions she made for 2010.
  • Good news for those of us who love good fiction: Andrew’s Book Club is back.
  • I thought Daniel Handler’s essay on reading poetry, in the January 2011 issue of Poetry magazine, was terrific when I read it in print, and I’m so glad that it’s now online.
  • I know: You don’t expect to hear about my book, Quiet Americans, before Thursday, but I can’t help pointing you to these reflections, which were inspired by mention of another author’s new book on the Tablet magazine site a few days ago.
  • Looking for some writerly inspiration in the new year? Check out Lisa Romeo’s Winter Writing Prompts Project. And Midge Raymond’s weekly writing exercises.
  • Speaking of inspiration, I am loving Sage Cohen’s new Path of Possibility site. It’s tough to single out favorite posts, but here’s one, about conquering fear, and here’s another, in which Sage shares some of her own beautiful poetry.
  • Also empowering: Carol Tice’s freelance writer’s manifesto.
  • And let’s take one last glance back at 2010, through the eyes (and words) of writers from around the world (with a little help from translators, as needed).