Erika Dreifus

Maisonneuve Magazine has posted details on its latest literary contest: “April is Not the Cruelest Month.” From the website: “February is all soggy boots and self-bought carnations left over from Valentine’s Day. We want to know how you survive the winters. Wail on, but do promise to make us laugh.”

You can send one prose OR two poetry entries–there’s NO FEE. Entries should run “8-800 words” and “given the format of the magazine, first-person narratives are preferable.”

First prize includes $100 and publication in Maisonneuve No. 19. Second and third prizes include publication on Maisonneuve.org and a year’s subscription to the magazine. Note that “All other entries may be published online.”

Deadline: November 1, 2005.

For more information, including submission instructions, click here (scroll down the page).

Here’s an announcement from Hemispheres magazine: “After six years of supporting the Faux Faulkner and Imitation Hemingway Contests, Hemispheres is ending its sponsorship. The contests have run their course at a variety of publications over the years, and we wish them both success in finding new sponsors and publication venues. Hemispheres is proud to have brought them to you. We encourage entrants to continue to submit their creations.” For more information, click here.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is looking for interns for Winter-Spring 2006 (beginning in January). Full-time internships take place in the publication’s Washington, DC, office and last until May or June. “In addition to a stipend, academic credit can often be arranged.”

For more information on interns’ primary responsibilities and application instructions (applications must be received by October 21, 2005), click here.

“Tau Publishing is looking for greeting card verses to be used on a new line of e-cards that will be added to our web site later this month. We pay $25.00 for exclusive rights to use your verses on our e-cards and related items.” For more information, click here.

If you’ve taken a look at the new Writer magazine (the October 2005 issue) you may have seen my article, “How to submit your short story,” which appears on page 13.

And if you’re looking for even more guidance on the nuts and bolts of short story submissions, be sure to check out our current course offerings.