Classifieds

ARE YOU A GRASS ROOTS POET? We define a grass roots poet as: one who is not necessarily educated or defined as a poet by traditional poetry societies. Diversity! Submit work to Green Fuse Poetic Arts Association’s anthology, chapbook, e-zine publications, contests, as well as the new “Grandmother Editions.” www.greenfusepoeticarts.org.

CALL FOR POEMS for “Overplay/Understate,” an anthology of poetry in the third dimension. We seek poems conceived/constructed in tiers/layers, designed for printing on multiple overlaid transparent, semi-transparent, and/or opaque sheets. Text only; no color, images, paper cutting. Postmark deadline January 9. For details, see medusaslaugh.com/ou.htm.

THE CANCER POETRY PROJECT has extended its deadline to April 2012. Seeking cancer-related poems by patients/survivors, spouses/partners, family members, friends, and health advisors. Roughly 150 poems will be selected for second anthology. A dozen poets and their favorite cancer organizations will receive cash awards. To submit, visit www.cancerpoetryproject.com. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @cancerpoetry.

eCHOOK DIGITAL PUBLISHING publishes fiction, memoir, and essays on all platforms. Be read by thousands of readers in 95 countries, featured (with links) on Facebook, Twitter, and at echook.com. Learn techniques of classic authors: free writing tips from Tessa Smith McGovern, teacher at Sarah Lawrence College. Submissions open now. echook.com.

FACEBOOK COMMUNITY dedicated to Emily Dickinson in the 21st Century publishing a chapbook series, collections of poems on or about Emily Dickinson. Ongoing submissions. Poets chosen receive free contributor copy. Write: Emily Dickinson, 355 Southend Ave. 6L, New York, NY 10280 or JCPress@writemail.com. Sorry, we cannot acknowledge each poem. Visit www.facebook.com/SecretLifeofEmilyDickinson.

OUTRIDER PRESS/TallGrass Writers Guild anthology: Deep Waters: Rivers, Lakes, and Seas. Broadly interpreted—emotional “deep waters”; ecology; marine life; cruises; naval warfare; undersea exploration. $500 for poetry; $500 for fiction/essays (to 2,500 words). Deadline: February 27. Copy to published contributors. Entry: $12/$16 TallGrass members/non-members. Complete guidelines: outriderpress@sbcglobal.net.

THE POVERTY INITIATIVE of Union Theological Seminary in New York is seeking poems for an anthology entitled Out of the Depths, poems about experiences with poverty and emerging from poverty. Please send submissions of up to 5 poems, no more than 60 lines each, by March 31 to poverty.anthology@gmail.com.

SHORT HORROR STORIES NEEDED. 1,000 words or less, for soon-to-be-published anthology. More info: www.apocryphile.org/short.html.

TOGETHER BUT APART ANTHOLOGY. Call for submissions about lifestyle choice. If you are or have been involved in a monogamous, committed relationship in which you have lived long-term in separate domiciles, the editors seek narrative nonfiction accounts of that experience. Submit by e-mail to Linda Breault and Dianne Gillespie: breault.gillespieTBA@gmail.com.

UPHOOK PRESS seeks well-crafted, energetic, and unexpected poetry for its latest anthology. We are especially interested in poets who enjoy performing their work. Submission dates December 12, 2011–February 29, 2012. For full guidelines, please visit www.uphookpress.com.

WHISPERING ANGEL BOOKS is accepting inspirational and uplifting short stories and poems about the children that touch our lives for our latest anthology. 1,500 words max. Submission fee is $5 per story or up to 5 poems. Deadline: April 30. To submit and review full guidelines: www.whisperingangelbooks.com.

WHO ARE YOUR CHICA PEEPS? Chica Peeps: a group of women who anchor, guide, and nurture each other, often through humor; a sisterhood of strength and support. Seeking true stories, written from the heart, about 3 or more female friends. 2,000 words max. No fee to submit/appear. For details: www.chicapeeps.com.

WRITE WING PUBLISHING calls for poems about living on/by/with islands, physical or metaphorical. Working title: Surrounded: Living With Islands. $50 prize for best poem; one free book to each poet chosen for publication; $5 reading fee. Prize-winning MFA poet/editor lives on an island. Submit 1–3 original unpublished poems. Guidelines: http://scatchetpoet.blogspot.com.

ARKTOI BOOKS is seeking fiction manuscripts by lesbian authors from January 1–March 30. This is not a contest and there is no fee. For full details, please visit www.arktoi
.com.

BLUE MOUNTAIN PRESS, the book division of Blue Mountain Arts, welcomes manuscripts from new and established writers. We publish gift books with a positive message in the areas of personal growth, motivation, family, relationships, and pursuing dreams, as well as books for teens/tweens. Mail manuscripts to P.O. Box 4219, Boulder, CO, 80306. E-mail queries to BMPbooks@sps.com.

CAVANKERRY PRESS seeks submissions for its LAURELBOOKS imprint only. Open submission January 1–31. LAURELBOOKS are collections of poetry or prose memoirs that explore in-depth poignant and critical issues associated with personally confronting serious and life-threatening physical or psychological illness. CavanKerry seeks work written from a personal perspective by the individual who has experienced the illness or by the individual personally and deeply involved with the person who suffered from the illness. CKP will only accept manuscripts accompanied by a $20 handling fee. Check should be made out to CavanKerry Press and included with submission. Mail submissions to Florenz Eisman, Managing Editor, CavanKerry Press, 99 Boulevard, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. For Submission Guidelines, see cavankerrypress.org.

FOLDED WORD seeks novel writers interested in exploring new ways for narrative and e-readers to interact. Familiarity with e-books preferred. A cover letter and 10 sample pages from a novel in progress should be submitted electronically through Submishmash. Full details at www.folded
word.com/submit.html. Questions? E-mail J.S. Graustein at editors@foldedword.com.

PLICATA PRESS, a new Pacific Northwest cooperative publisher in Gig Harbor, Washington, welcomes submissions from authors in or with connections to our region. We like novels where setting is a strong character, memoir that inspires, and humor with universal appeal. Contact Jan Walker, Editorial Director at info@plicatapress.com. More information at www.plicatapress.com.

SIXTEEN RIVERS PRESS, a shared-work publishing collective, seeks poetry manuscripts from Greater Bay Area poets. No reading fee. All styles and forms welcome. Authors must become active members of the press for a 3-year period. Deadline: February 1. For guidelines, see www.sixteen
rivers.org.

SWITCHGRASS BOOKS, the fiction imprint of Northern Illinois University Press, seeks submissions of full-length literary novels set in or about the Midwest by authors with Midwestern ties. For submission guidelines, please visit www
.switchgrass.niu.edu.
 Mail manuscripts to Northern Illinois University Press, Switchgrass Books, 2280 Bethany Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115.

WILL HALL BOOKS plans to publish a book-length nonfiction title on the subject of gardens/houses. Our background is literary so we expect quality writing of interest to architects, teachers, artists, scientists, clergymen, librarians. $20 reading fee. By September 1, please send MS to Will Hall Books, c/o Rebecca Harrison, 611 Oliver Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701. See willhallbooks
.com.

GRAYSON BOOKS 2012 Chapbook Contest. $500 and 50 copies to winner. Submit by January 31
to Grayson Books, 
P.O. Box 270549, West 
Hartford, CT 06127: 16–24 pages poetry, $18 reading fee, 2 cover sheets (one with full contact info, one anonymous), SASE for results. Patricia Fargnoli to judge. www
.graysonbooks.com.

WORDRUNNER e-CHAPBOOKS publishes 4 online collections annually of fiction, poetry, or memoir, each featuring one author, and the occasional anthology. Submit to the March 2012 fiction e-chapbook January 1–February 21. Up to 16,000 words. No fee. Payment: $65. Guidelines and 2012 submission and publication schedule at www
.echapbook.com.

ADVENTUM, a biannual literary magazine of outdoor adventure writing, photography, and haiku, publishes creative nonfiction, essays, and memoir pieces that explore some aspect of personal experience in the outdoors. Issue II is available January 1. Reading period for Issue III is February 1 to May 15. For details, see www.adventum?magazine.com.

AJN, the American Journal of Nursing (circ. 120,000), seeks poems, “flash” fiction, and visual art related to health or health care for its Art of Nursing department. Authors need not be health care professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred. $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Query Art of Nursing coordinator before submitting (use “Art of Nursing” in subject line): " href="mailto:sylvia.foley@wolterskluwer.com">sylvia.foley@wolterskluwer.com.

ANDERBO.COM, “Best New Online Literary Journal,” features writers in ?fiction, “fact,” and poetry. Always looking for new voices. For submission information and guidelines, visit www.anderbo.com.

ARROYO LITERARY REVIEW is an award-winning national magazine with a West Coast orientation. We are seeking fiction, flash fiction, poetry, essays, and translation for our fourth issue. Open reading period from December 2011 to May 31, 2012. No e-mail submissions. Please see our website for submission guidelines: www.arroyoliteraryreview.com.

ARS MEDICA: A Journal of Medicine, the Arts and Humanities is an international literary magazine exploring illness, the?body, healing, and the culture of medicine. Fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir, and artwork are preferred. For submission/?subscription info, see www.ars-medica.ca.

BORDERSENSES (Fall 2000), a bilingual journal from El Paso, TX, has published 17 issues. We seek writers (English/Spanish)/?artists/photographers from the Americas. Submission cycle: November 15, 2011–March 15, 2012. Publication: June 2012. Contributors get a complimentary copy. For guidelines/sample work/back copies/subscriptions, please visit www.bordersenses.com.

THE CARIBBEAN WRITER is currently accepting submissions for its 26th Volume with a Nature/Ecology theme. Submit poems, short stories, and personal essays. Women writers will also be celebrated and interviews, essays, and personal narratives on leading Caribbean women writers will be considered. All submissions are eligible for prizes. Visit: www.thecaribbeanwriter.org.

CHANGES IN LIFE monthly online newsletter is seeking personal essays from women of all ages. New writers are encouraged to submit their work. For details and submission guidelines, see www.changesinlife.com.

THE COE REVIEW invites submissions each year for a spring fiction issue (submit October 1–February 15) and a fall poetry issue (submit May 1–September 15). See website for guidelines: http://japicx.com/coereview. Submit via e-mail: " href="mailto:coereview@coe.edu">coereview@coe?.edu, or mail with SASE: Coe Review, Coe College, 1220 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

COLERE, a journal celebrating explorations of cultural experiences, welcomes thought-provoking fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork for its 12th annual issue. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Submissions (deadline: January 15) or subscriptions ($5 annually) to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.

CREATIVE NONFICTION seeks true?stories set in or about?Australia for an up-?coming issue. Submissions should be: 4,000 words max, written in a narrative form with vivid scenes, compelling characters, and a dis-?tinctive voice. Reading fee applies; winners receive publication and cash prize. Deadline January 31; guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.

EARTH'S DAUGHTERS will accept submissions February 1–March 31. Theme is “Both Sides Now.” You interpret it. Submit no more than 3 poems, and/or up to 500 words of prose to Earth’s Daughters, P.O. Box 41, Central Park Station, Buffalo, NY 14215. For guidelines, see www.earthsdaughters.org.

EKPHRASIS, a biannual journal, seeking poems, each based on a single work of art. No simultaneous submissions. Previously published poems OK ?if credited. 3–5 original poems, bio, e-mail, SASE, to: Ekphrasis, Laverne & Carol Frith, P.O. Box 161236, ?Sacramento, CA 95816-1236. Website: www.ekphrasisjournal.com.

EPIPHMAG.COM—Epiphany, online magazine featuring prose and poetry. Tired of plain formatting found in ?so many online maga-?zines? Visit epiphmag?.com—Epiphany and get a taste of our dynamically formatted pages. Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photo submissions welcome. Visit the website and click on submission guidelines for more info: www.epiphmag.com.

THE EVENING STREET REVIEW is centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal. Reads poetry/prose submissions year-round. Replies in 2–3 months. Sometimes includes comments. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces. 7652 Sawmill Rd., #352, Dublin, OH 43016. E-mail: editor@eveningstreetpress.com. For contests and guidelines: www.eveningstreetpress.com.

"GOT POEM?" Submit any subject, any style, any length, any number, any time by e-mail or by mail with sase. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. The Great American Poetry Show, P.O. Box 69506, West Holly-wood, CA 90069. E-mail: info@tgaps.net. Website: www.tgaps.net.

HOSPITAL DRIVE, an online journal at the University of Virginia, publishes original creative work that examines themes of health, illness, and healing. Submissions are open to anyone, preferably those involved with providing, teaching, studying, or researching patient care. All submissions are reviewed by outside reviewers and the editors. Poems, short fiction, personal essays, reviews, photography, and visual art will be considered. See http://hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu.

INTRODUCING REDUX, an online literary journal featuring work previously published in print lit journals. Work Worth a Second Run. Open submission period starts January 15. Free subscription! Edited by Leslie Pietrzyk. Editorial Board: Sandra Beasley, Anna Leahy, Rachel Hall, Susan Tekulve, Steve Ello. Read and learn more, including submission guidelines: www.reduxlitjournal.blogspot.com.

KANSAS CITY VOICES, annual literary and visual arts magazine, seeks quality poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art for 10th anniversary 2012 issue. Work does not have to relate to Kansas City. All submissions blind. Deadline March 15. Electronic submissions only. For guidelines and submissions, visit www.kansascityvoices.com.

THE KERF seeks poetry for its annual issue. The editors are especially interested in themes related to humanity and/or environmental consciousness but are open to diverse subjects. Submit typed manuscripts between January 15 and March 31 annually. Include brief bio and SASE. The Kerf, College of the Redwoods, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Crescent City, CA 95531.

THE MAD HATTER is accepting work by pre-college students for issue #15, due in April 2012. Payment is one copy. Send poetry, b&w art/photography by February 28 along with school/home-school affiliation, and SASE to Mad Hatter, 320 S. Seminary St., Madisonville, KY 42431 or by e-mail (faster response) to " href="mailto:ron.watson@hopkins.kyschools.us">ron.watson@hopkins?.kyschools.us.

MARCO POLO, an online literary/arts magazine, seeks original fiction, nonfiction, and more from stateside and international writers and artists. In addition to a traditional literary format, we explore the visual arts. We publish every week and read all year. For information, visit our About and Submissions pages at www.marcopoloartsmag.com.

MIDWAY JOURNAL is accepting submissions now through the end of May. For complete submissions guide-?lines, please visit www?.midwayjournal.com. Direct all inquiries to editors@midwayjournal?.com.

MOUNT HOPE, a new literary magazine of fiction, photography, nonfiction, and poetry, welcomes submissions of original work for upcoming issues. Give us a spark of life that surprises, delights, and uplifts, with short stories or nonfiction up to 5,000 words and up to 4 poems per author. Submit to mount.hope.magazine@gmail.com.

MUSE & STONE. Accepting submissions for Summer 2012 issue. Our reading period runs from August 1, 2011–April 1, 2012. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Include cover letter and SASE for response only. Send up to 5 poems, 6,000 words of fiction or creative nonfiction to: Muse & Stone, Waynesburg University, 51 W. College St., Waynesburg, PA 15370.

THE NORTH CENTRAL REVIEW welcomes submissions of all genres from undergraduate students. Published twice yearly. Deadlines: October 15, February 15. Hard copies, proof of undergraduate status (.edu e-mail address) to NCR, North Central College, CM #235, 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville, IL 60565. For details, see orgs?.noctrl.edu/review. E-mail submissions also accepted: nccreview@noctrl.edu.

OWL EYE REVIEW seeks submissions of poetry and nonfiction essays for our upcoming issue. You can also read our current issue and learn more about us online. We look forward to reading your work. Please see our website for specific guidelines: www.owleye?review.com.

PALABRA invites Chicano & Latino writers to submit fresh, engaged work that stretches the boundaries of conventional literary form, content, and context. Small honorarium. Submission period: September 1 to April 30. Guidelines at: www.palabralitmag.com. Queries: info@palabra?litmag.com. Submit via USPS only to PALABRA, P.O. Box 86146, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0146.

THE PEDESTAL MAGAZINE is currently seeking submissions of poetry and fiction. Please visit the website for additional information and to read the work of our many contributors: www.the?pedestalmagazine.com.

PMS poemmemoirstory seeks submissions during our new reading period: January 1–March 31. While PMS is a journal of exclusively women’s writing, the subject field is wide open. For guidelines, see: http://pms-journal.org/submission-guidelines. Send all submissions and correspondence to: PMS poemmemoirstory, HB 213 1530 3rd Ave. S., Birmingham, AL 35294-1260.

RATTLE seeks submissions from poets working in Law Enforcement for the Summer 2012 issue. Poems maybe be any style, length, or subject. Deadline: February 1. Send up to 5 poems or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. E-mail submissions accepted. E-mail: submissions@rattle.com. Website: www.rattle.com.

RIVERWIND, a literary journal, seeks fiction, poetry, essay, and memoir. We also accept b&w photography/prints/drawings for cover/insert art. Special consideration to regional work. This?issue’s focus is the body?(real or as metaphor).?Guidelines or back?issues ($3) at proudfoot_b@hocking.edu ?or mail 312 Oakley, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH 45764.

SHENANDOAH is now online and seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. See our submission guidelines for dates, contests, and other relevant information. Also, see our blog, reviews, and current features. Although our format has changed, ?our mission has not: passionate understand-ing, formal accomplish-ment, and serious mischief. shenandoahliterary.org.

SOLSTICE: A Magazine of Diverse Voices welcomes quality submissions. Established writers and new voices. Work that challenges culture, explores character, or experiments. Poetry, fiction (also novel excerpts), and nonfiction (essay or memoir). We accept about 5% of submissions. Check out this upcoming online journal with a mission at www.solsticelitmag.org.

SPILLWAY wants poems, February and March only, for a themed issue: “Games People Play.” Are we talking literal games? Only partly. What happens when you don’t like the person your offspring is seeing? What about in-laws? Boss? Neighbors? Do you play games, protect secrets? Editor: Susan Terris. Tebot Bach Publisher: Mifanwy Kaiser. 3–5 poems. http://tebotbach.org. E-mail submission only: spillway2@tebotbach?.org.

STEAMTICKET, a Third Coast Review, invites poetry, fiction, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions for the 2011 issue, Vol. 14. Online submissions preferred. Deadline March 15. For guidelines, please go to www.steamticket.org. Or mail to: SteamTicket, English Dept., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1725 State St., La Crosse, WI 54601.

THE TEACHER'S VOICE, free online, continues. Join us. Read our December issue, “Race in American Education.” Submit work for “If I had my way” and our 2012 chapbook contest. Visit www.the-teachers-voice?.org. Mail: The Teacher’s Voice, P.O. Box 150384, Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

THEODATE, the new online poetry journal of Hill-Stead Museum (home of the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize and Festival), is receiving submissions—online only—year round for both its “New Works” and “Daily Ekphrasis” sections. Selecting the best of what we receive from young, emerging, and established poets: www.theodate.org.

THIRD WEDNESDAY seeks unpublished poetry, fiction to 1,500 words, and b&w artwork from experienced writers and artists. No snail mail. We pay token stipend. Submit to: submissions?@thirdwednesday.org. Check our website: thirdwednesday.org.

TRAVELLING POETS SOCIETY needs quality poems and prose about love, relationships, vows, oaths, weddings, and all members of weddings, to be placed on new website. If your work is used, you will be compensated. Send to: travellingpoetssociety@gmail.com.

TWO HAWKS QUARTERLY is an online literary journal dedicated to exposing the world to prose and poetry that is challenging, edgy, or lyrical. Well-written, compelling works are currently being accepted in the following genres: fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, memoir, and cross-genre. Submission guidelines can be viewed at external link: http://aulapress.com/?submission-guidelines.

UPSTREET: award-winning annual’s eighth issue seeks quality submissions with edge—fiction, poetry, CNF. First 7 issues feature interviews with Jim Shepard, Lydia Davis, Wally Lamb, Michael Martone, Robin Hemley, Sue William Silverman, Dani Shapiro. Distribution: Ingram, Source Interlink, Disticor (Canada). Payment: author copy. Deadline: March 1. Sample content and to submit: www.upstreet-mag.org.

VISIONS-INTERNATIONAL seeks impressive poetry & translations. Send 3–5 unpublished poems. Read sample first! $5.50. Important: New addresses for submission. E-mail preferred: vias.poetry@gmail.com. Or send with SASE to: Visions-International, P.O. Box 142545, Austin, TX 78714-2545.

THE WHIRLWIND REVIEW is a new online literary journal focusing on the connections between writing and spirituality. We are now inviting submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Works by new writers are welcome. www.writingthewhirlwind.net.

"CREATIVE CROSSROADS OF THE AMERICAS," San Miguel Conference brings together writers and readers from Canada, U.S., Mexico. Keynoters: Margaret Atwood, Joy Harjo, Naomi Wolf. Pitch sessions with agents. Workshops galore. Optional Intensives. Manuscript contest. Legendary Mexican Fiesta! Totally safe magical World Heritage Site town. February 16–19. 
www.sanmiguelwriters
conference.org.

LAS VEGAS WRITERS CONFERENCE. April 19–21. Sam’s Town Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Lauren Tallman, Conference Coordinator or Jo Wilkins, President Henderson Writers Group, http://
hendersonwritersgroup
.com. Registration, one-on-one pitch sessions with agents and publishers, workshops, meals all inclusive. Website: http://las
vegaswritersconference
.com or call (866) 869-
7842.

MARTHA'S VINEYARD INSTITUTE OF CREATIVE WRITING: MVICW offers a comprehensive week-long summer writing seminar in the idyllic setting of Martha’s Vineyard. Established authors, poets, editors, and university faculty lead workshops, evening readings, and one-on-one manuscript consultations. MVICW also offers a High School Writers’ Camp.  Complete registration and scholarship information at mvicw.com.

MEDOCINO WRITERS CONFERENCE, July 26–28, Fort Bragg, CA. Encouragement, expertise, and inspiration at the cool edge of the continent. Faculty: Kim Addonizio, Steve Almond, Elizabeth Rosner, David Corbett, Robin Hemley, Victoria Zackheim. Intensive workshops, panels, craft talks, readings, open mic, manuscript consultations with agents, editors, and publishers. Details: www.mcwc.org.

NOT YOUR TYPICAL WRITERS' CONFERENCE. Intensive 3-day workshops will energize and advance your writing. Join us at the 19th Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, January 13–16, at the Jersey Shore. Choose from Beginning Your Novel, Children’s Market, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, Advanced Poetry with Stephen Dunn, and more. Register today: www.WinterGetaway
.com.

RIVER TEETH CONFERENCE will be held May 18–21, in Ashland, Ohio. Conference offers nonfiction manuscript consultations as well as seminars, readings, open mics, and book signings. Featuring Robert Atwan, Bob Cowser Jr., Hope Edelman, Daniel W. Lehman, Joe Mackall, and Ana Maria Spagna. For complete guidelines, visit www
.ashland.edu/riverteeth.

SPLIT THIS ROCK POETRY FESTIVAL: Poems of Provocation & Witness March 22–25, Washington, D.C. Honoring June Jordan, 1936–2002. Panels, workshops, youth programs, and featured readings by Alice Walker, Sherwin Bitsui, Sonia Sanchez, Homero Aridjis, Naomi Shihab Nye, Douglas Kearney, Rachel McKibbens, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Venus Thrash, Jose Padua, Minnie Bruce Pratt, Kathy Engel, Khaled Mattawa, Kim Roberts, Marilyn Nelson, and more! www.SplitThisRock.org.

THE WRITE STUFF: March 15–17, Allentown, PA. Fiction
and nonfiction. 
March 15–16: Pre-conference workshop with James Scott Bell (Keynote). March 
16: Pre-conference workshop with Gayle Roper. March 16–17: Welcome Reception; first-page critique by publishing professionals; 19 sessions; flash contest; meet with agents. E-mail: writestuffchair@glvwg.org. Website: www.glvwg
.org/writestuff.htm.

2ND ANNUAL STRING POET PRIZE sponsored by The Long Island Violin Shop. Theme: Remembrance. Up to 40 lines; form or free verse; none previously published. First Prize $200. Winning poem set to original music by professional composer. Winner and runners-up published in String Poet. All submissions considered for publication. Fee: $10 for 1–3 poems, $15 for 4–5. Check payable to “L.I.V.S.” Final Judge: Kim Bridgford. Deadline: February 25. Submit: www.stringpoet.com or mail String Poet Prize, Long Island Violin Shop, 8 Elm St., Huntington, NY 11743.

5TH ANNUAL JAMES NICHOLSON Political Poetry Prize. Deadline: Monday, February 20. Open to Westchester County, NY residents. No fee. $500 prize. Winning poem published in Pelham Weekly, with reading/reception at Pelham Public Library. Please see guidelines and download entry form at www.pelhamlibrary.org. Submit 1 unpublished poem along with entry form to: Nicholson Political Poetry Prize, c/o Town of Pelham Public Library, 530 Colonial Ave., Pelham, NY 10803.

9TH ANNUAL PLAN B PRESS Poetry Chapbook Contest. Judge: Robert Fitter-man. Prize: $235 plus 50 copies. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: March 1. Details and prospectus at http://planbpress.com/contest or call (215) 732-2663.

12TH ANNUAL SPOKANE PRIZE for Short Fiction: $2,000 plus publication. All U.S. authors eligible. The 2010 winner was K. L. Cook for Love Songs of the Quarantined. Previous winners include Edith Pearlman, Jonathan Penner, Ann Joslin Williams. Previous judges: Rick Bass, Jess Walter, John Keeble, and Bill Kittredge. Postmark deadline: April 16. Send manuscript (98 page, 3 story minimum), $25 entry fee (check or money order to “Willow Springs Editions”), and SASE (for notification only) to: Spokane Prize, Inland NW Center for Writers, EWU, 501 Riverpoint Dr., Suite 425, Spokane, WA 99202.

$500 WRITECORNER PRESS POETRY PRIZE. $100 Editors’ Choices. Send 2 copies of unpublished poems, 40 lines max, any style, theme. Author’s name, address, phone, e-mail on one copy only. Send short bio. Entry fee: $5 first poem, $3 each additional. Previous $500 winners: Alison Joseph, Catherine Moran. (Writecorner sponsors the annual E.M. Koeppel $1,100 Fiction Award.) Editor: Mary Sue Koeppel. Guidelines: www.writecorner.com. Mail: Writecorner Press, P.O. Box 140310, Gainesville, FL 32614.

$1,250 TOTAL CASH PRIZES. Press 53 Open Awards: 5 categories, 3 winners in each, 5 amazing judges, 5 etched-glass awards and cash prizes. Top 3 Poetry, Flash, Short Story, CNF, and first prize Novella published in Press 53 Open Awards Anthology. Fee: $15 ($25 Novella). Deadline: March 31. Details at www.press53.com.

2012 AMERICAN POETRY JOURNAL Book Prize for a full-length collection, 50–65 pages. $1,000 plus publication; all entries considered for publication. Deadline: February 29. Reading fee: $25. APJ/DHP. P.O. Box 2080, Aptos, CA 95001. Include e-mail (no SASE) for results, bio, and acknowledgments. Complete guidelines: www.dreamhorsepress.com.

2012 PATRICIA DOBLER POETRY AWARD. For women writers over 40 who have not published a full-length book of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction (chapbooks excluded). Primary judge: Jan Beatty. Final judge: Toi Derricotte. One prize of round-trip travel and lodging as a participant in Carlow University’s MFA residency in Pittsburgh, PA, January 3–13, 2013; publication in Voices from the Attic; a reading at Carlow with Toi Derricotte. Postmark deadline April 2. $20 fee per 2-poem entry. For complete guidelines, phone (412) 578-6346 or e-mail sewilliams412@carlow.edu. Website: www.carlow.edu.

2012 SOUTHWEST WRITERS CONTEST. Entries judged by editors and agents. Cash prizes up to $1,000. Entry fee. Early deadline: May 1. Info: www.southwestwriters.com or call (505) 265-9485.

2012 STELLA KUPFERBERG MEMORIAL Short Story Prize. Winning story selected by Maile Meloy, $1,000 prize, and read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space in NYC, on June 6, 2012. Theme: Objects of Desire—if an object could talk, what story would it tell? No more than 2 double-spaced typed pages in length. Fee: $25. Deadline: March 2. Details: www.selectedshorts.org.

ANNOUNCING THE 2012 WESTMORELAND Arts & Heritage Festival Poetry & Short Story Contest. $10 entry fee for 2 poems or 1 short story. $1,000 total awards. Deadline March 15. App., fee, and typed entry sent together for consideration. Send SASE to WAHF, 252 Twin Lakes Rd., Latrobe, PA 15650. Phone: (724) 834-7474. Website: www.ArtsAndHeritage.com.

ANNOUNCING THE ENGINE BOOKS Novel Prize, judged by Will Allison. One novel will win a $1,000 advance and publication in 2013 by Engine Books. Entry Fee: $25. Deadline March 12. Information and full guidelines at http://enginebooks.org/prize.html.

ATLANTA REVIEW International Poetry Competition. Grand Prize $1,000. Twenty contestants will be published in Atlanta Review. More than 50 prizes in all. Entry fee is $10. Deadline: March 1. Easy online entry at www.atlantareview.com.

BELLINGHAM REVIEW 2012 CONTESTS: December 1, 2011–March 15, 2012. Three $1,000 prizes and publication in the Bellingham Review awarded annually for unpublished works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. The year’s judges are Sheila Bender, Linda Bierds, and Robin Hemley. For contest guidelines, visit our website: www.bhreview.org. Or send a SASE to: Bellingham Review, Mail Stop 9053, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225.

CALLING ALL WRITERS: Submit to any of 12 categories for PNWA’s Literary Contest. Finalists are judged by an agent/editor to determine the top 2 in each category. $700 First Place; $300 Second Place. Entries ($35/PNWA members, $50/nonmembers per category) must be received by February 17. Website: www.pnwa.org. Phone: (425) 673-BOOK.

COMMON GROUND REVIEW Thirteenth annual poetry contest! $500 first, $200 second, $100 third prize and publication. Honorable Mentions also published. Send 1-3 poems under 45 lines, SASE, and $15 check to CGR. No fee: short story submissions and non-contest poems. See website for details: cgreview.org. Mail submissions by March 1 to Janet Bowdan, Editor, Common Ground Review, E-5309, Western New England University, 1215 Wilbraham Rd., Springfield, MA 01119.

CUTBANK LITERARY MAGAZINE is calling for submissions to the Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry, the Montana Prize in Fiction, and the Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction. Submissions are accepted through February 28. There is a $17 entry fee and winners receive $500 and publication in CutBank 76. www.cutbankonline.org.

DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED to January 31 for New Millennium Writings awards. $1,000 each plus publication in NMW and at www.newmillenniumwritings.com for best Poem, Nonfiction, Fiction and Short-Short Fiction. All 20 Poetry HMs published. Judges include writer and founding editor Don Williams. $17 entry fee reserves your 2012–13 issue. Enter at www.writingawards.com or send SASE to P.O. Box 2463, Knoxville, TN, 37876 for guidelines. January deadline is final. www.newmillenniumwritings.com.

FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction. 8th Annual Michael Steinberg Prize for Nonfiction. $1,000 prize awarded annually for winning essay or memoir; winning and runner-up entries published in Fourth Genre spring 2013. All entries considered for publication in Fourth Genre. Marica Aldrich is 2012 contest judge. 6,000 word limit; 
non-refundable $20 entry fee. Contest guidelines available at www.msupress.msu.edu/journals/fg. Submit January 1–February 28 only to: Fourth Genre Contest; Writing, Rhetoric & American Cultures; Michigan State University; 235 Bessey Hall; East Lansing, MI 48824-1033. E-mail: genre4@msu.edu. Submissions not accepted at MSU Press.

GEMINI MAGAZINE SHORT STORY CONTEST. First place: $1,000. Absolutely no restrictions on content, style, genre, or length. Second place: $100. Three honorable mentions. All finalists published online in June 2012. Deadline: March 31. Entry fee: $4 payable to Gemini Magazine, P.O. Box 1485, Onset, MA 02558. Website: www.gemini-magazine.com.

IN CELEBRATION OF ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY, Pecan Grove Press has established an annual prize of $1,000, 25 copies, and publication for a first book of short stories.  Ito Romo, who will judge, named the award after H. Palmer Hall, celebrating his 20th year as director of the press. Submit between 125-150 manuscript pages, double-spaced, size 12 font with a $15 entry fee by May 30.  Manuscripts must be submitted through PGP's online submission manager. When submitting, please indicate: "FICTION CONTEST: Title of your collection of short stories". Please submit your non-refundable entry fee via PayPal or mail to Pecan Grove Press, St. Mary's University, Box AL, 1 Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78228. All entries will receive a copy of the winning entry. For complete guidelines and PayPal link, visit Pecan Grove Press at http://library.stmarytx.edu/pgpress.

INDIANA REVIEW 2012 POETRY PRIZE. $1,000 Honorarium and publication. Final judge: Dean Young. Postmark deadline: March 31. Reading fee: $20 (includes a one-year subscription). For more information, visit www.indianareview.org.

INTERNATIONAL WRITING COMPETITION - 29th Year - Fiction (Short Story, Novel Chapter), Poetry, Children's Literature, Nonfiction (Previously Published, Unpublished). Self-published material eligible. Cash awards, certificates. Deadline: March 15. Guidelines, entry form, contest tips: www.writers-editors.com or http://tinyurl.com/365l. Or send SASE to Contest Guidelines, Box A, North Stratford NH 03590. 

LEAPFROG 2012 FICTION CONTEST. Open January 15–May 1. Entry fee: $30. Adult: literary and science fiction novels, novellas, story collections; children’s: middle-grade and YA novels. First prize: Publication contract with advance, plus finalist awards: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist judges. Judges: Lev Raphael and Leapfrog editors. Details at www.leapfrogpress.com. E-mail: fictioncontest@leapfrogpress.com.

THE LEDGE ANNOUNCES its 2012 Fiction Awards Competition. First prize: $1,000 and publication in The Ledge Magazine. Second prize of $250 and third prize of $100 also to be awarded. Entry fee: $12 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription gains free entry for the first story. All stories may be considered for publication in The Ledge Magazine. Postmark deadline: February 28. The Ledge 2012 Fiction Awards Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. Website: www.theledgemagazine.com.

LITERAL LATTE FOOD VERSE CONTEST. Looking for poems, all styles and subjects, with food as an ingredient. First prize: $500. All poems considered for publication. $10 entry fee for up to 6 poems. Send to: Literal Latte FVC, 200 E. 10th St., Ste. 240, New York, NY 10003. E-mail: litlatte@aol.com. Website: www.literal-latte.com.

MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST for Traditional Verse. Ninth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Submit poems in traditional verse forms, such as sonnets and free verse. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Entry fee is $8 for every 25 lines, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: June 30. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Margaret Reid Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2011). More information: www.winningwriters.com/margaret.

MEMOIRS INK'S HALF-YEARLY PERSONAL ESSAY CONTEST. We’re looking for memoirs, personal essays, or creative nonfiction stories on any topic. Max 1,500 words. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250 plus publication. Entry fee $15. Deadline: February 14 postmark. Late deadline: February 28 postmark (additional $5 fee). Full guidelines here: www.memoirsink.com/contest. E-mail questions to jill@memoirsink.com.

THE NORMAL SCHOOL NORMAL PRIZE in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Judges: Amy Hempel, Tom Bissell, and Dorianne Laux. One winner in each genre will receive $1,000 and publication.  Postmark deadline: February 12. Submit up to 10,087 words. $20 entry fee (includes complimentary issue). For full guidelines, please visit: www.thenormalschool.com or http://normalschool.submishmash.com/submit. E-mail: normalprize@thenormalschool.com.

OMNIDAWN OFFERS $1,000 PRIZE for our annual chapbook poetry contest. Joseph Lease will judge. Accepting electronic and postal submissions January 1–February 29. Winner receives prize, publication, and 100 copies. Entry fee: $15. Entrants who add $2 shipping receive chapbook of their choice from our catalog. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com/contest.

THE PARIS LITERARY PRIZE announces its second international contest for an unpublished novella on any topic. Winner receives 10,000 euros (approximately $13,500), a weekend in Paris, and a reading at the Shakespeare and Company Bookshop. Submission deadline September 1. Fee to submit. Sponsored by Shakespeare and Company and the de Groot Foundation. Full updates, guidelines, and submission instructions at www.parisliteraryprize.com.

POETRY CHAPBOOK COMPETITION—Slapering Hol Press. Reading period: February 15–May 15. Submissions accepted from authors who have not previously published a poetry book or chapbook. $1,000 first prize. Submissions must be postmarked within the reading period and include a $15 reading fee. For complete, official guidelines visit www.writerscenter.org/shpcompetition.html.

POLARIS SEEKS UNDERGRADUATE SUBMISSIONS for the 2011–2012 school year in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art. Deadline is February 1. A first place prize of $75 and second place prize of $25 awarded in each genre and determined by editors. For complete submission guidelines, visit www.polarismag.org.

RED MOUNTAIN PRESS POETRY PRIZE is publication of a full-length book with standard contract and 1-to-2 week residency in Santa Fe. Poetry will manifest beautiful, strong, evocative language. Electronic submission: December 15, 2011-March 1, 2012. Application fee $26. Submit ten poems, up to 40 lines each, from your manuscript. Full details: www.redmountainpress.us.

RIVER STYX 2012 INTERNATIONAL POETRY CONTEST. A prize of $1,500 and publication in River  Styx is given annually for the best poem. A. E. Stallings will judge. Three poems max, up to 14 pages per entry. $20 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to River Styx. May 31 postmark deadline. Richard Newman, Editor. See riverstyx.org for complete guidelines. River Styx, 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Phone: (314) 533-4541.

RIVER STYX SCHLAFLY BEER MICRO-FICTION CONTEST. A prize of $1,500, one case of Schlafly Beer, and publication in River Styx is given annually for the best micro-fiction story. The editors of River Styx will judge. 500 words max per story, up to 3 stories per entry. $20 entry fee, postmarked by December 31. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to River Styx. River Styx, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Richard Newman, Editor: bigriver@riverstyx.org, or (314) 533-4541.

RUMINATE MAGAZINE invites you to enter our second annual VanderMey Nonfiction Prize. First place wins $1,000 and publication in the Summer 2012 Issue of Ruminate. The entry deadline is January 15; entry fee is $15, which includes a copy of Ruminate’s Spring 2012 issue. To enter, visit www.ruminatemagazine.org.

SAWTOOTH POETRY PRIZE, $1,500 plus publication. Judge: Heather McHugh. Submit 48–100 pages between January 1 and March 1 electronically or by mail. Entry fee: $25. We subscribe to the CLMP Code of Ethics. Ahsahta Press, 1910 University Dr., Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725. Full guidelines at http://ahsahtapress.boisestate.edu/contest.htm.

SOUTHERN WRITERS SYMPOSIUM—Emerging Writers Contest. Entries now being accepted for the 2012 Emerging Writers Contest. Categories: fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction (particularly military life issues). Each category’s first- and second-place writers will read from their winning work at the symposium and receive cash awards of $300 and $200, respectively. Deadline: January 2. Fee: $15 per entry. Complete guidelines: www.methodist.edu/sws/index.htm.

SPORTS POETRY & PROSE CONTEST – New! Top prize for poetry: $1,500. Top prize for prose (fiction and nonfiction): $1,500. $5,000 in total prizes. Submit an entry of 1–2 poems or one work of prose on a sports-related theme, up to 6,000 words in all. Winning entries published online. Fee is $15 per entry. Submit online by May 31. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2011). Final judge: Jendi Reiter. More information: www.winningwriters.com/sports.

STAGEOFLIFE.COM: Do you have a unique perspective on life? Submit your essays to our free, national writing competitions. New essay contests about students, singles, weddings, marriage, homeownership, having a baby, raising a family, grandparenting, empty nest, and retirement are released each month. To enter your essays, visit www.stageoflife.com/pw.aspx.

TEBOT BACH ANNOUNCES the 2012 Clockwise Chapbook competition. Deadline: April 15, 2012 postmark. Gail Wronsky, Judge. Winner announced in September, 2012. Publication in April 2013. Send manuscript and reading fee of $15 to Tebot Bach, Clockwise, Box 7887, Huntington Beach, CA 92615-7887. SASE to address above. Full guidelines: www.tebotbach.org.

TINY LIGHTS 18TH ANNUAL Narrative Essay Competition. 1st Prize: $350; 2nd Prize: $250; 3rd Prize: $150; 2 Honorable Mentions: $100; 3 Flashpoints prizes: $100 each. Winners published. Fee: $15 first essay; $10 each additional. Participants receive 2012 contest edition. Postmark: February 17. Tiny Lights, P.O. Box 928, Petaluma, CA 94953. Guidelines: www.tiny-lights.com.

TOM HOWARD/JOHN H. REID Short Story Contest. Twentieth year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays, and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15, payable to Winning Writers. Postmark deadline: March 31. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad. Submit online or mail to Winning Writers, Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant St., PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060. Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2011). More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory.

TWELFTH ANNUAL CITY WORKS National Writer’s Award. Winner is recognized in the journal and at a public reading. Prize: $100. Deadline: postmarked February 21. Send up to 5 poems or 3 short stories (no more than 3,500 words), e-mail address for notification, SASE (optional), and a check for $5 to City Works, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101-4787. Website: www.cityworkspress.org.

WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISHING HOUSE. Prize winners in poetry and fiction each receive $500 and book publication. Limited to writers within 60 miles of D.C. (includes Baltimore). Submit fiction or poetry manuscripts by January 31, for a chance to join a cooperative press publishing for over 35 years. For guidelines, visit www.washingtonwriters.org.

WERGLE FLOMP HUMOR POETRY CONTEST. 11th annual free contest. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $3,600. Top prize $1,500. Submit one humor poem by April 1 deadline. Both published and unpublished work accepted. No entry fee. Winning entries published online. Final judge: Jendi Reiter. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005–2011). Guidelines and online submission at www.winningwriters.com/wergle.

WRITER ADVICE – 7th Annual Flash Prose Contest. Short fiction/memoir, 750 words max. First Prize: $150, Deadline: April 15. Fee: $10 per entry. Guidelines: www.writeradvice.com. Questions: Lgood67334@comcast.net.

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LARRY FAGIN, POET, EDITOR, TEACHER, PUBLISHER, has worked with wide variety of prose writers and poets for more than 35 years. “Maybe the best editor we have.”—Allen Ginsberg. Fee negotiable. E-mail: larryfagin@earthlink.net, or call (212) 254-6621. More at: http://larryfagin.com.

MAPS FOR MANUSCRIPTS, QUERIES, AND BOOKS. Historical, fictional, and current maps made to your specifications. For writers, agents, editors, and publishers. Orthophoto, physical, political, relief, road, and topographic maps. If you can write it, I can map it. E-mail for details and samples: jay@coloradobikemaps.com. Website: www.coloradobikemaps.com.

O. HENRY PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR NANCY HALLINAN gives group and private creative writing sessions in her NYC home. Afternoons, evenings. Short story, novel, memoir. Emphasis on characterization, structure, and style. Aim: fulfillment and publication. Call (212) 222-6936 or (732) 280-8645.

POETRY COACH MANUSCRIPT EDITING: Experienced poet, editor, creative writing teacher, MFA in Creative Writing,  NEA among other awards. Manuscript editing, individualized tutorials. Please visit www.pambernard.com, then contact me at pam@pambernard.com.

POETRY EDITING BY POET AND EDITOR WYN COOPER, author of 4 books of poems. My clients have had books published by Salmon Press, Slope Editions, and others. I will help you revise and organize your manuscript, and offer publishing advice. $40–$60/hour, sliding scale. Free consultation. Website: www.wyncooper.com. E-mail: wyncooper@gmail.com.

POLISH TO PUBLISH DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR. Structural critique: shape, focus, fine-tune narrative voice, tone, and trajectory. Grammar/style copyeditor; proofreader. Target publishing market: all genres popular and scholarly. Workshop leader. Beaufort, NC, room rental. Published by Johns Hopkins, UNC, Milkweed. Awards. References. English Professor. Susan Schmidt, PhD. (252) 269-0032. E-mail:  susu@starfishnet.com. Website: www.susanschmidt.net.

WRITING COACH/EDITOR. Nurturing but whip-cracking, well-connected, energetic author of Bang the Keys (Penguin) will help you unleash the true fabulosity in your projects and bring them to fruition in the real world before depression or drink destroy your nerve! E-mail: jill@jilldearman.com. Phone: (212) 841-0177. Feeling too skittish to contact? Download my writing exercise app: www.bangthekeys.com.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TO SEND YOUR CREATIVE WRITING? Submission leads/guidelines. Cover/query letter tips. Join 30,000+ writers who subscribe to Submit Write Now! In our 18th year! Writer’s Relief, Inc., 409 S. River St., #26C, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Phone: (866) 405-3003. Website: www.writersrelief.com.

24-YEAR-OLD PROGRAM developed by Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Philip Schultz helps fiction writers and poets reach their potential. Workshops in NYC, Tucson, San Francisco, Amsterdam, and online. Tutorials available. Former students include National Book Award finalists Jennifer Egan and Martha McPhee. Phone: (212) 255-7075. Website: www.writerstudio.com.

CARY TENNIS OF SALON.COM and Michael Neff of Algonkian Conferences offer inspiring AWA workshops plus practical publication and marketing advice, January 13–16, Marconi Center on Tomales Bay 90 minutes north of San Francisco. Great food and lodging, stunning landscape. Website: www.carytennis.com. Phone: (415) 308-5685. E-mail: cary@carytennis.com.

CREATIVE WRITING IN ROME (June 27–July 8). A University of Dallas graduate course for credit or non-credit. Faculty: Andrew Osborn, poetry; Gregory Roper, travel writing. Located on the University of Dallas’ beautiful campus in the Castelli Romani southeast of Rome. Info at www.udallas.edu/travel. For details, e-mail udsummer@udallas.edu or phone (972) 721-5181. For specific information about course content, you may also e-mail the instructors directly at roper@udallas.edu or aosborn@udallas.edu.

CREATIVE WRITING TINKER MOUNTAIN WRITERS' WORKSHOPS, June 10–15, Hollins University, Roanoke, Virginia. Fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Writers of all levels. Faculty includes Fred Leebron (director), Pinckney Benedict, Keetje Kuipers, Nicolas Lantz, James McKean, Thorpe Moeckel, Daniel Mueller, and Laura van den Berg. Individual readings, group discussion, personal critique, craft seminars. See website for details. Phone: (540) 362-6229. E-mail: cpowell@hollins.edu. Website: www.hollins.edu/tmww.elizabeth ayres

CENTER FOR CREATIVE WRITING offers an online workshop program proven to expand your imagination, dissolve blocks, enhance productivity, build confidence, maximize skills. Exercises and techniques for all genres. Five-week sessions. Take separately or combine as an ongoing course. Visit www.creativewritingcenter.com. Call (800) 510-1049. E-mail: eayres@creativewritingcenter.com.

GET INSPIRED IN SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND! Scenic pondside locale, walk to ocean, Sakonnet area. Experienced, certified Amherst Writers & Artists™ method leader with Emerson College MFA facilitates nurturing workshops with guided writing sessions and encouraging feedback. Summer weekend retreats forming for June–August. Send queries to Elisabeth: studiowriting@gmail.com.

GREATER PHILADELPHIA WORDSHOP STUDIO supports writers in the development of their individual voices and practice of their craft. Workshops in Center City and Delaware County, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. Phone: (610) 853-0296. E-mail: ahicks@philawordshop.com. Website: www.philawordshop.com.

MARGE PIERCY offers an intensive poetry workshop June 18–22, in Wellfleet, MA, Cape Cod. Juried submissions. Morning sessions in the village; one-on-one conferences on her land. Opportunity to perform in a public reading. Complete information and submission guidelines: www.margepiercy.com.

NEW DIRECTIONS: At the intersection of psychoanalytic thinking and creative writing, this three-year program takes place over 3 long weekends a year in the Washington, D.C. area. Writing workshops, themed lectures, and discussion groups are led by analysts from the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis and elsewhere, alongside published writers and teachers. Participants including experienced clinicians, academicians, and writers work on professional and/or personal writing, ranging from essays and academic papers to book-length projects. Upcoming weekend themes: “The Bereft Therapist, The  Grieving Writer”; “On Writer’s Block”; “The Mind of the Child in the Adult”; and “Home.” For more information and to enroll: www.new-directions-in-writing.com or www.wcpweb.org/programs/directions. Or call Kerry Malawista at (301) 466-8181.

ONLINE CLASSES FROM CREATIVE NONFICTION: Get guidance, deadlines, and personal feedback from professional writers. Ten-week classes with flexible schedules in Memoir, Immersion Journalism, Medical Narrative, and more; introductory and advanced. Classes start January 16; discounts for early registration. For more info, visit www.creativenonfiction.org or e-mail the class coordinator, Anjali Sachdeva, at sachdeva@creativenonfiction.org.

PHILADELPHIA AREA: Hoping to find a writing community or a mentor? The Word Studio is a place for writers in Chestnut Hill, www.thewordstudio.us. Small and inspiring workshops, events, private mentoring, and technical guidance. Janet Benton, editor writer/teacher with nearly 3 decades’ experience, will help you strengthen your craft and get that book written. Fiction, nonfiction. Contact janet.thewordstudio@gmail.com.

WOMEN OF COLOR WRITERS' WORKSHOP: An exceptional creative writing experience. Write, read, comment, review manuscripts, publish. An AWA Certified Affiliate Workshop. Accepts writers at all levels, all genres. Celebrating 12 years helping 
women unearth their writing voices. Small classes, 6-week cycles, $150 partial scholarships available. Park Slope, Brooklyn. 
www.wocwriters.com. Phone: (347) 210-8026. E-mail: NYCWomen
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WRITE IN WALES: Myth, Mountain & Imagination, August 18–24. Join us for a unique writing retreat in North Wales. Make progress on your book or poetry while immersed in the breathtaking landscape which inspired the legend of King Arthur. Take advantage of daily writing time, workshops, organic meals, and relaxing by the lake. All genres. Early registration discount: www.writeinwales.com.housekeeperís(all amenities) East Hampton home (woodsy location) available for single/duo monthly ($650 monthly October–May). Few minutes drive to bay beaches, harbor restaurants/ bars, galleries, General Store. Short hops to ocean, Village, Sag Harbor, Bridgehampton, Amagansett, Montauk. E-mail: Toumarkino@aol.com. Phone: (212) 206-0559.