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Opportunities: Contests and Jobs
May 13, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Last Call for Poetry Contest
Breakwater Review, an online literary journal run by University of Massachusetts Boston MFA students, is seeking submissions to the Fall 2017 Peseroff Prize Poetry Contest. Both current students and alumni may enter. Up to three poems are permitted. The winning poem will recieve a $1,000 prize and publication in our journal.
Entry fee is $10. Read the contest guidelines and enter using the Submittable page.
Deadline is May 15.
Literary Awards seeks submissions
New Letters Literary Awards is now accepting original fiction, essay, and poetry. Winners each receive a $1,500 cash prize and publication in New Letters. All entries are consider for publication in the magazine.
Entry fee is $20.
Deadline is May 18. To submit, visit New Letters submission page.
The Feminist Press is currently seeking manuscripts from debut authors
Feminist Press is accepting submissions for the Louise Meriwether First Book Prize.
The prize was founded in 2016 to honor the legacy of author Louise Meriwether by publishing a debut work by a woman or nonbinary author of color. The prize is granted to a manuscript that follows in the tradition of Meriwether’s Daddy Was a Number Runner, one of the first contemporary American novels featuring a young black girl as the protagonist. The prize continues this legacy of telling much-needed stories that shift culture and inspire new writers.
Students and recent grads may submit complete manuscripts to our panel of judges. One winner will be awarded a $5,000 advance and a contract to publish their book with the Feminist Press in spring 2019.
For complete details, visit the Feminist Press website. Manuscripts should be sent to to [email protected].
Deadline is July 31.
Uno Press Publishing Lab Prize accepting manuscripts
The University of New Orleans Press is hosting the third annual UNO Press Publishing Lab Prize. Students are encouraged to submit full-length fiction manuscripts, either novels or short story collections. The selected author will receive $1,000 advance on royalties and a contract to publish with UNO Press. The work does not have to be regionally focused and there is no limit on word count or subject.
Complete details are on the prize’s website. To enter, visit the Submittable page. Entry fee is $18.
Deadline is Aug. 15.
John D’Agata will judge The Deborah Tall Lyric Essay Book Prize
Students should submit a lyric essay that encompasses cross-genre work and hybrid forms. The work should range from 48 to 120 pages in length. The winner will receive $2,000, a book publication, and guest read at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
More details are available on the Seneca Review website.
Deadline Aug. 15.
5280 Magazine seeks an editorial assistant
The ideal candidate should be a creative, sophisticated, collaborative, and organized editor, who has a passion for magazine making and a broad editorial skill set.
The editorial assistant will be responsible for editing and managing 5280’s Calendar section, managing the magazine’s editorial internship program, overseeing the magazine’s research/fact checking department, fact checking, assisting editors with research and of course, writing for all sections of the magazine.
Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in journalism is a plus. Previous magazine experience preferred. Previous magazine internships required.
To apply, submit a cover letter, resumé, three published work samples (in PDF format), and five to seven fully fleshed-out story idea pitches. Full details and application are available on the website.