The Little Journal of Northeast India is inviting submissions of poetry, personal essays, travel essays, photo essays, art, illustrations, and more for its Spring 2020 … Read More “The Little Journal of Northeast India – Spring 2020 Issue – Inviting Submissions”
Flash Fiction is now for non-fiction. We are looking for a non-fiction “Flash Fiction” story. That’s a true story that has to be told with … Read More “True Story Flash”
The year 2020 reminds us of the phrase: Hindsight is 20/20. So we invite you to look back on your life and tell us about … Read More “Mistakes Were Made”
The Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition, sponsored by the North Carolina Writers’ Network, encourages the creation of lasting nonfiction that is outside the realm of … Read More “Rose Post Creative Nonfiction Competition”
Submissions are now being accepted for the 9th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Given by Stanford Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, … Read More “William Saroyan International Prize for Writing”
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Nowhere Magazine is given twice yearly for a travel-specific short story, long-form creative nonfiction piece, poem or essay … Read More “Nowhere Magazine Fall 2019 Travel Writing Contest”
There is a choice of four prompts for your entry. See the website: http://www.wildwords.org/competition The piece can be oral or written, fiction or non-fiction, prose … Read More “Wild Words Winter Solstice Competition”
Porter House Review seeks submissions for its second annual Editor’s Prize contest through December 1st. This year’s judges are Carmen Maria Machado (fiction), Leslie Jamison … Read More “Porter House Review Editor’s Prize Contest”
Win a full-tuition scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy! 1) The contest is open to students who are in grades 8–11 during the 2019-20 school year. … Read More “Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Competition”
The Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference was created in 2006 by author/filmmaker Clay Stafford in an effort to bring together forensic experts, writers, and fans … Read More “Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference”
Here are the five components that should be in any truthteller’s toolkit. Read More “5 things a personal essay needs to succeed (and sell)”
As an older adult, you have a wealth of wisdom and memories to share with the world – but sometimes fear can get in the way of putting yourself on the page. These tried-and-true tips will help you get started. Read More “Top tips for older writers who want to write a memoir”
The COVID-19 outbreak has impacted how writers write, what editors want to publish, and how books are sold. Read More “How COVID-19 will affect the publishing industry”
