The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is accepting applications for the 2025 Eudora Welty Research Fellowship. Offered in partnership with the Eudora Welty Foundation, this annual fellowship awards a $5,000 stipend to one graduate student to conduct research using the Eudora Welty Collection at MDAH for two weeks during the summer. Click here to…Continue reading Fellowship Opportunity: Eudora Welty Fellowship
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Fellowship and Workshop Opportunity for Emerging Writers (SmokeLong Quarterly)
SmokeLong Quarterly Emerging Writer Fellowship 2025 [The information below has been copied from the SmokeLong submissions portal.] Deadline: December 15, 10:59 PM CST About: Submission Page: https://smokelong.submittable.com/Submit
Upcoming Prizes and Contests for Writers!
From literary magazines to opportunities for publishing and industry recognition, check out these upcoming contests for writers! (Entries closest to the top of the list are the most time-sensitive.) Information below is copied from each competition’s webpage. 2. Cinematic Prose Writing Competition 3. Narrative Magazine Fall 2024 Story Contest 4. Black Fox Literary Magazine 5.…Continue reading Upcoming Prizes and Contests for Writers!
Partial Tuition Scholarship:
TO: All Students in the MAE/MALP, MAWP, and MFA Programs FROM: Miles Harvey, Department Chair DATE: April 8, 2024 RE: 2024 Spring Quarter Partial Tuition Scholarship Awards The M.A. in English, M.A. in Literature and Publishing, M.A. in Writing and Publishing, and M.F.A. in Writing and Publishing programs are offering Partial Tuition Scholarships (PTS) to…Continue reading Partial Tuition Scholarship:
Tin House Fall Residency Program (Portland, Oregon – Deadline March 29)
Tin House Fall Residency Program (Portland, Oregon – Deadline March 29) The Tin House Resident will be housed in a 900 square ft. studio apartment next to the Tin House Workshop office in Northwest Portland. The apartment includes a full kitchen, bathroom, and a small living room/office with WiFi. There are several coffee shops, restaurants, and…Continue reading Tin House Fall Residency Program (Portland, Oregon – Deadline March 29)
The Cut Call for Pitches
The Cut Call for Pitches The Cut (of the New Yorker) publishes stories that address our readers’ lives head-on, with generous wit, honesty, and power. We are in a dynamic conversation with women about the issues that matter to them most—politics, feminism, work, money, relationships, mental health, fashion, and issues relating to equality—and we’re always looking for ideas…Continue reading The Cut Call for Pitches
33 ⅓ Series Call for Proposals (Deadline March 29)
33 ⅓ Series Call for Proposals (Deadline March 29) Widely acclaimed by fans, musicians and scholars alike, the 33 ⅓ series dives deep into your favorite artists, albums and genres. In October 2003 we published our first ever batch of 33 ⅓ books, each one focusing on a popular LP. Since then we’ve covered many artists…Continue reading 33 ⅓ Series Call for Proposals (Deadline March 29)
Short Story, Long Call for Submissions (Deadline March 31)
Short Story, Long Call for Submissions (Deadline March 31) Short stories, 2k-8k words long (with the 3,000-5,500 range being our real sweet spot). What are we looking for? Honestly, best indicator is to read a story or two we’ve already published. Second best indicator is to generally be familiar with Aaron’s taste and what he’s published on HAD,…Continue reading Short Story, Long Call for Submissions (Deadline March 31)
december Call for Submissions & 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards(Deadline May 1)
december Call for Submissions & 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards(Deadline May 1) “december invites submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis), and visual art (print or digital). december magazine was founded in Iowa City in 1958 by a group of poets, writers, and artists who declared, “We are humanists…far more concerned with…Continue reading december Call for Submissions & 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards(Deadline May 1)
Berkley | Penguin Random House Open Submission Program Call for Novels
Berkley | Penguin Random House Open Submission Program Call for Novels “Berkley launched its Open Submission Program in 2021 with the goal of creating a direct submission channel to editors in hopes of reaching more potential authors and sharing their works with the world. At Berkley, we strive to publish commercial fiction that reflects the world we…Continue reading Berkley | Penguin Random House Open Submission Program Call for Novels
Apply for the MilkWeed Fellowship Publishing Program
“ The Milkweed Fellowship is grounded in our belief that books have the potential to change the way we see the world, and that equity is essential to a vibrant, diverse, and empowered literary ecosystem. This paid, one- to two-year immersion program is designed to offer the tools, experience, and exposure necessary to pursue a career in…Continue reading Apply for the MilkWeed Fellowship Publishing Program
Career Opportunities at the Oxford American
The Oxford American is hiring Associate Editors and Editorial Interns. Follow the LINK for more info! “The Oxford American is a nonprofit quarterly published by The Oxford American Literary Project, Inc., in alliance with the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). “