Good afternoon, everyone—and Happy Friday! We hope that Week 1 has gone smoothly for all of you as we begin the new quarter. Below are some important deadline reminders for this evening: The submission window for Poetry Wales will close tonight at 6:00 PM CST. (Click here for details.) The deadline for Spring Quarter course…Continue reading Important April 4 Deadline Reminders
Category: Contests
Submission Reminder: Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize
Good afternoon, everyone. Happy April 1! One thing today that isn’t a joke: this is your final reminder that the submission window for North American Review‘s Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize will close at midnight, Pacific Standard Time (2:00 AM CST). (Click here for details.)
Welcome Back! / SQ2025 Week 1 Reminders + LAS Grad Symposium Call for Submissions
Welcome back, everyone! We hope you all had a safe and relaxing break. We have a few reminders for deadlines today and this week, as well as a call for submissions for the LAS Grad Student Symposium (abstracts due this Friday). This is your (final) reminder that no less than fourteen submission opportunities will be…Continue reading Welcome Back! / SQ2025 Week 1 Reminders + LAS Grad Symposium Call for Submissions
Which Upcoming Submission Opportunity Is Right for You?
Happy Monday, everyone—and Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 
We hope that finals week is off to a good start for you. Last week, we posted a list of deadlines between March 10 and April 6. This list features some LAS deadlines, some miscellaneous deadlines, and several deadlines for creative writing publications and contests/competitions. There are…Continue reading Which Upcoming Submission Opportunity Is Right for You?
Looking Ahead: Reminders for WQ Week 10, Finals Week, Spring Break, and SQ Week 1
Good afternoon, everyone! 
With everyone finishing their final classes this week and moving on to getting final papers and projects wrapped up for next week, it can be easy to lose track of all the submission deadlines we’ve been posting lately on Ex Libris. You’ll still be hearing from us next week (and when…Continue reading Looking Ahead: Reminders for WQ Week 10, Finals Week, Spring Break, and SQ Week 1
LAST CALL for Research Fellowship Applications and Short Story Prize Submissions!
Happy Friday, everyone! Here’s one brief reminder that tonight, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will…Continue reading LAST CALL for Research Fellowship Applications and Short Story Prize Submissions!
(Scholarship) Funding for Emerging Writers + Internships List for SQ2025 + Call for Submissions: Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize
This is your reminder that tomorrow, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for more details on the two-week summer research fellowship for grad students, and click here for more details on the contest (whose winning work will be performed…Continue reading (Scholarship) Funding for Emerging Writers + Internships List for SQ2025 + Call for Submissions: Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize
Final Research Workshop TODAY + 12 New Calls for (March) Submissions!
We have lots of new submission opportunities to share this morning! This is also your reminder that the last research workshop, Research Workshop #4: “Making the Best of a Conference,” will be held TODAY, March 4 (11:30 AM – 1:00 PM) in JTR 103 of the Richardson Library. (Click here for details.) If you’ve been thinking about submitting…Continue reading Final Research Workshop TODAY + 12 New Calls for (March) Submissions!
Week 9 Reminders + New Calls for Submissions: Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize & Ninth Letter Literary Awards
Happy Monday, everyone! The countdown begins: only 23 days until the official end of the quarter. This Friday, March 7, two calls for submissions will be closing: applications to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History’s 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship and submissions to the 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize. Click here for…Continue reading Week 9 Reminders + New Calls for Submissions: Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize & Ninth Letter Literary Awards
Poetry Reading Reminder + Career Talk Event + 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize + Paid Internship Opportunity: Electric Literature
Good morning, everyone! We have one event reminder for today, as well as another upcoming event announcement, a newly-listed call for submissions, and a newly-added part-time, remote internship opportunity (which offers a stipend of $300 per month). Scroll down for more info on each of these! Event Reminder: Poetry Reading at Northwestern As mentioned on the…Continue reading Poetry Reading Reminder + Career Talk Event + 2025 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize + Paid Internship Opportunity: Electric Literature
Week 8 Reminders
Happy Monday of Week 8! This week’s reminders—three upcoming events and three journal submission deadlines—will cover the weekend and next Tuesday, which includes the first days of March. Spring is almost here! Week 8 Wednesday, February 26: Thursday, February 27: Due Friday, February 28: Due Sunday, March 2: Week 9 Tuesday, March 4: In case…Continue reading Week 8 Reminders
LAS Teaching Awards Due Tonight (& other reminders) + More Calls for Submissions
Welcome to Week 7! We have a few reminders for upcoming deadlines this week, along with some new calls for submissions from various journals. First off, applications for the LAS Excellence in Teaching Award are due tonight. (Click here for details on how to submit your nomination.) Research Workshop #3: “Cite, Cite, Cite!” will be held TOMORROW (February 18, 11:30 AM…Continue reading LAS Teaching Awards Due Tonight (& other reminders) + More Calls for Submissions