24PearlStreet
Building on the Work Center’s tradition of creative excellence and community, 24PearlStreet offers an engaging online learning experience led by nationally recognized poets and writers. … Read More “24PearlStreet”
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3 Seas Literary Agency
3 Seas is a full-service literary agency, and we’re all about building our authors’ careers! We represent more than 50 authors who write romance, women’s … Read More “3 Seas Literary Agency”
Elephant Rock Summer Solstice Retreat for Writing and Yoga
Breathe ~ Create ~ Transform Elephant Rock Summer Solstice Retreat for Writing and Yoga June 16 – June 21, 2013 Beautiful and Secluded Stout’s Island … Read More “Elephant Rock Summer Solstice Retreat for Writing and Yoga”
Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp, sponsored by the Wisconsin Writers Association
A 6-day, all-included workshop for writers in all genres working on a novel or creative nonfiction book. Instructional classes, one-on-one consultations, group critique sessions, guest … Read More “Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp, sponsored by the Wisconsin Writers Association”
Eric Hoffer Award for Short Prose
Offers prize and anthology publication for unpublished short fiction or creative nonfiction up to 10,000 words. Online submissions only. No simultaneous submissions. Writers can submit … Read More “Eric Hoffer Award for Short Prose”
Prairie Fire Contests
Accepting entries for the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award and Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests. Fiction entries should be one story of up … Read More “Prairie Fire Contests”
The Lincoln Prize
Awarded to the best scholarly book in English about Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier or a subject related to that era. Submit books … Read More “The Lincoln Prize”
American Literary Review Literary Awards
Offers three prizes for short fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Submit via online submission manager only.
Terrain.org Annual Contest for Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry
Submit original fiction or nonfiction of up to 6,000 words, or submit 3-5 poems or one long poem of at least five pages. The theme … Read More “Terrain.org Annual Contest for Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry”
Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize
The Malahat Review invites you to enter a piece of creative nonfiction between 2000 and 3000 words in length. Entries can be sent via email … Read More “Constance Rooke Creative Nonfiction Prize”
Featured Posts
Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions
February 2023 Calls for Submissions These are the writing opportunities and contests that caught our eye and are published in the February issue of The … Read More “Opportunities for Writers: February 2023 Calls for Submissions”
Consistency across your YA series
The key to writing a great YA series (or MG series) is knowing your characters and plotlines inside and out – while giving yourself the flexibility to modify things when needed. Here are four things to live by when writing a series, based on tips from middle grade and young adult authors who have been there. Read More “Consistency across your YA series”
25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description
By most accounts, there are more than five senses. Some experts say there are seven, some as many as 20. But narrowing in on at least the five classical senses can lend a much-needed “sense” of detail to your writing. Here are five prompts for each of those five classic senses. Read More “25 Sensory Writing Prompts to Improve Detail & Description”