#MeToo: Stories of Survival Deadline October 30th, 2018 The London Reader is issuing an open call for short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry, art, true stories, and all other creative writing from those who want to stand up and speak out against sexual harassment, assault, intimate partner violence, or any other unwanted sexual conduct. The #MeToo movement has…Continue reading Call for Submissions: The London Reader
Author: Ex Libris
Blacklist Journal is currently seeking submissions from talented student writers and artists across the country. Are you an avid reader, writer, or artist? Do you enjoy crafting prose or poetry? Would you like to see these works published in a journal? If so, Blacklist Journal, Brandeis University’s first national undergraduate journal of literature and art, is…Continue reading
Call for Submissions: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2018
The fourteenth Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize is open for submissions. Anyone over the age of 18 who has not already published more than one full-length poetry collection may submit. The winner will receive a purse of $3000, and his or her collection will be published by Waywiser in the USA and the UK in the…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize 2018
Script Writing Job Opportunity
A note from Jessica Best, creator of a sci-fi podcast: “I have a paid opportunity for your students, if they are interested in sci-fi and script-writing. My award-winning audio fiction podcast, The Strange Case of Starship Iris, is heading towards its second season, and I’m looking to hire staff writers for the writers’ room. The…Continue reading Script Writing Job Opportunity
1960’s Black Theater & Performative Readings with DePaul Theater Students
The Center for Black Diaspora along with Dexter Zollicoffer and students from the DePaul Theater School will hosted an hour-long performance from three African-American Playwrights of the 1960’s onMonday, October 8, 2018 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Please register via the Eventbrite link provided here:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1960s-black-theater-performative-readings-with-depaul-theater-students-tickets-48379398082 These performances include the following playwrights and works: Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress Funnyhouse of a Negro by Adrienne…Continue reading 1960’s Black Theater & Performative Readings with DePaul Theater Students
C&R Call for Submissions + Editorial Positions
C&R Press is looking for submissions for their Tide Pool Series! Submit your best short collection of Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Hybrid, Essay, and or Memoir by October 8th! Please send your edgy and risk-taking, dynamic work! They also have available positions in the roles of Reader, Editorial Intern, and Assistant Editor. See details below.…Continue reading C&R Call for Submissions + Editorial Positions
The 2018 Leon Forrest Prose Awards Call for Submissions
Submissions for the Leon Forrest Prose Awards OPEN Monday, September 24th, and CLOSE on Monday, October 14th. The finalists in the Forrest contest will be invited to read their work and the winning piece will be selected by the audience. The winner receives a $500 check. For more information and to access the online submission form,…Continue reading The 2018 Leon Forrest Prose Awards Call for Submissions
Free Tickets to the Laugh Factory
FREE TICKETS to all English students for the show Verified Laughs every Wednesday at 8pm from now until the end of October. Verified Laughs is a social media based stand up comedy show where the audience votes on the winner through Instagram and Facebook after watching a series of five minute sets from some of…Continue reading Free Tickets to the Laugh Factory
Alumni Spotlight!
June 2018 MAWP grad Cynthia Nwakudu is a finalist for the 2018 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award! The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards (GBOMA) is an annual poetry competition founded by Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000). The competition culminates in a live semi-finals event at which the top contestants selected by guest judges perform…Continue reading Alumni Spotlight!
