Call for Submissions, various & sundry

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE CENTER FOR BOOK ARTS’ 2010 CHAPBOOK COMPETITION
Deadline: December 1, 2009
The winning manuscript will be chosen in April 2010 and will be awarded with the publication of a beautifully designed, letterpress-printed, limited-edition chapbook printed and bound by artists at the Center for Book Arts. The winning poet will also receive a cash award of $500, and a $500 honorarium for a reading, to be held at the Center in the fall of 2010. This year’s judges will be Terrance Hayes & Sharon Dolin.
Please submit a collection or sequence of original poems or a single long poem not to exceed five- hundred lines or twenty-four pages (no translations). The cover page should contain the manuscript title, author’s name, address, phone number, and email. The author’s name should not appear anywhere else. A second title page should be provided without the author’s name or other identification. Please provide a table of contents and a separate acknowledgements page containing prior magazine or anthology publication of individual poems. Manuscripts should be bound with a simple spring clip.
NOTE: Poems may have appeared in journals or anthologies but not as part of a book-length collection. Reading Fee: Please send a $25 check payable to The Center for Book Arts. Please Include: A #10 self-addressed stamped envelope for notification of the winner. Manuscripts will not be returned.
Send Entries to:
2010 CHAPBOOK COMPETITION The Center for Book Arts 28 West 27th St., 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001(212) 481-0295 or visit www.centerforbookarts.org. Sharon Dolin
sdolin@earthlink.net www.sharondolin.com
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: THE ELLEN LaFORGE POETRY PRIZE
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Winner to receive $1000 and two copies of the Poetry Prize Annual
Open to all poets who have not yet published a book of poetry, including small press, chapbook or trade book. For more information please visit us online, or contact Kevin Bowen (joinercenter@umb.edu) at The William Joiner Center for the Study of War and Social Consequences.
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RED THREAD GOLD THREAD: THE POET’S VOICE
EDITED BY ALAN COHEN
Red Thread is a collection by 54 modern American poets sharing what hooked them on poetry and made them fall in love with the music of words. It is a heartfelt, sometimes funny, sometimes profound look into the poetic mind. Laced with poems and photographs, this book engages the reader on many levels. Be prepared to think, laugh, cry and be amazed.
To order, please go to: http://www.redthreadgoldthread.com/orders.htm
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: GRIST, THE JOURNAL FOR WRITERS, SEEKS TEN-MINUTE PLAYS FOR THEIR THIRD ISSUE
Deadline: December 15, 2009
Grist is a new national literary annual arising from support from the University of Tennessee. We feature world class fiction poetry and creative non-fiction along with interviews with renowned writers, and essays about craft.
Grist: The Journal for Writers
English Department
301 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996
http://www.charlottepence.blogspot.com/
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WILD APPLES’ THEMED JOURNAL
Animals, Creatures, Wild Beasts and Dwellings.
Wild Apples seeks submissions of visual arts, poetry, essays and creative nonfiction. We have a special interest in work that engages themes of nature, sustainability, spirituality, global interdependence, compassionate engagement, or sense of place.
Prose - Send us a letter with a brief description of your proposal. Articles run 600 - 2000 words. Prose queries may be submitted by email.
Poetry - Submit up to 5 poems by mail with a SASE with sufficient return postage. Include your name on each page. No email submissions.
Visual Art and Photographs - Submit on CD/DVD or email Low Resolution jpeg files no more than 72 dpi. Please send up to 8 images.
Please include a brief bio/artist statement with your name, email, and address.
Send email queries and art submissions to submissions@wildapples.org.
Email any questions to editors@wildapples.org. Wild Apples Editors
P.O. Box 171 Harvard, MA 01451

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ALIMENTUM announces its first Poetry Contest!
DEADLINE: December 1, 2009.
First prize: $500 and publication for a single poem. Two second prizes of publication.Final judge: Internationally renowned poet Dorianne Laux.
Submit up to 3 unpublished poems related to the subject of food or drink.
Entry fee: $15, includes a one-year subscription.
No simultaneous submissions.
No SASE.
Winners will be contacted and announced on our website March 1, 2010.
Snail mail only: Alimentum Poetry Contest, P.O. Box 210028, Nashville, TN 37221
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ELLEN MELOY FUND DESERT WRITERS AWARD
Deadline: December 31, 2009
A prize of $2,000 is given annually to enable a creative nonfiction writer to spend creative time in a desert environment. Submit up to 10 pages of creative nonfiction, a project description, and a biography via e-mail by December 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the Web site for complete guidelines.
www.ellenmeloy.com
fund@ellenmeloy.com
Ellen Meloy Fund, Desert Writers Award, P.O. Box 484, Bluff, UT 84512.
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MONEY FOR WOMEN/ BARBARA DEMING MEMORIAL FUND
Individual Artist Grants for Women
Deadline: December 31, 2009
Grants of up to $1,500 are given twice yearly to feminist writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to fiction writers. Submit three copies of a short story or novel excerpt of up to 25 pages, a project description, a budget, and a resumé with a $20 entry fee during the month of December. Send an SASE for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Individual Artist Grants for Women, P.O. Box 309, Wilton, NH 03086. Susan Pliner, Executive Director.
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A big thank-you to poet Elaine Schwartz for compiling and forwarding this list!!