2012 Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition
$3500 and publication — two winners
Final Judge: Cynthia Huntington

All unpublished, original collections of poems written in English by United
States citizens and permanent residents are eligible* (individual poems may have
been previously published). (*Current or former students, colleagues, and close
friends of the final judge, Cynthia Huntington, and current and former students
and employees of Southern Illinois University and authors published by Southern
Illinois University Press are not eligible for the Open Competition.) Two
volumes of poems will be selected from an open competition of manuscripts
postmarked October 1 through November 16, 2011. The winners will each receive a
publication contract with Southern Illinois University Press. In addition, both
winners will be awarded a $2000 prize and $1500 as an honorarium for a reading
at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Both readings will follow the
publication of the poets' collections by Southern Illinois University Press.

Manuscripts should be typewritten and single-spaced (recommended length: 50
pages minimum to 100 pages maximum). No more than one poem should appear on a
page. A clean photocopy is recommended. Please do not send your only copy of the
manuscript since manuscripts will not be returned, and please do not include
illustrations. Crab Orchard Review and Southern Illinois University Press assume
no responsibility for damaged or lost manuscripts. All submissions must be
accompanied by a $25 entry fee. Please make your check out to "Crab Orchard
Series in Poetry." All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Crab
Orchard Review.

Submit two title pages for the collection. The author's name, address, and
daytime phone number should appear on the first title page only. The author's
name should appear nowhere else in the manuscript. An acknowledgments page
listing poems previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies should
be placed after the second title page. All identifying materials will be removed
before screening and the final judge sees only the first title page, table of
contents, and text.

Please address entries to:

             Jon Tribble, Series Editor
             Crab Orchard Series in Poetry
             Faner Hall 2380 – Mail Code 4503
             Southern Illinois University Carbondale
             1000 Faner Drive
             Carbondale, IL  62901

Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest results.
If you would like confirmation that the manuscript has been received, please
include a self-addressed, stamped postcard as well.

Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but the series editor must be
informed immediately if a collection is accepted for publication.

Entrants are not to contact the final judge under any circumstances; all
questions should be directed to the series editor at his e-mail address,
jtribble(at)siu.edu

For more information on the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition:
http://craborchardreview.siuc.edu/conpo.html

For answers to questions about judging for the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry:
http://craborchardreview.siuc.edu/conpo3.html

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View the titles in the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry published by Southern
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The Department of English at the University of Southern Indiana invites
applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in creative writing to teach
courses in her or his specialty; the position begins August, 2012. MFA or PhD in
English must be completed by August, 2012. Significant publications in the
field; book publication preferred. Expectations include undergraduate teaching,
publication, and department service. Teaching duties (4/4) include
upper-division creative writing, composition, and core curriculum courses.

To apply, please follow the directions on our

www.usi.edu/hr/employment

page to log in or set up an account. When you select the Apply to this Job link
near the top of this page, you will be prompted to complete the appropriate
Faculty/Administration application. When completing the application, you will be
given the opportunity to attach the additional documents required for this
position which include (1) letter of application; (2) current curriculum vitae;
(3) sample syllabi and assignments in specialty; (4) sample of creative; and (5)
contact information including e-mail addresses for three professional
references. Materials should be provided electronically within this web-based
applicant system and to the attention of Dr. Stephen Spencer, Search Committee
Chair, Candidates selected for interview will also be required to provide
unofficial transcripts, with official transcripts required at a later stage.

Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is
filled.

Position Title  Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and English Teaching
Position Summary  The English Department at Utah State University invites
applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Creative Writing and
English Teaching. We seek an assistant professor who can teach in both these
areas. Areas of specialization can include poetry, creative nonfiction, or
fiction as well as training secondary English teaching majors. The position is
available August 2012 at a competitive salary.
Responsibilities  The position will contribute to the department's English
Teaching and Creative Writing emphases. The teaching load is supportive of
research and creative work. Courses taught could include introductory, advanced,
and graduate creative writing courses; teaching writing in the secondary
schools; other English education courses; and environmental writing.

Utah State University is a Carnegie Research University (High Research Activity)
of 26,000 students, located in the breathtaking Rocky Mountains of northern
Utah. Visit www.usu.edu/greats/ for details. Women, minority, veteran, and
disabled candidates are encouraged to apply. Utah State University is an
affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Minimum Qualifications  1. A terminal degree in an appropriate field is
required.
2. Effective interpersonal communication skills.
3. Must satisfactorily complete a background check.

It is recommended that you have all required documents ready to attach before
you click on the "apply for" link.
Preferred Qualifications  PhD and/or MFA. Demonstrated teaching ability,
publications in creative writing, experience in secondary English teaching, and
an interest in environmental writing.
Special Instructions to Applicants  Along with the online application, please
attach:
1. A letter of application
2. A current vita

Applicants must apply electronically, but the search committee would also like
the candidate to submit separately a placement center dossier containing letters
of reference to Dr. Jeannie B. Thomas, Utah State University, Department of
English, 3200 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-3200.

Application review begins November 15, 2011
Required Applicant Documents Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Optional Applicant Documents  Optional document 1
Optional document 2
Review Date  11-15-2011
Position Close Date  Open Until Filled
Salary  Competitive, plus a generous benefit package
Percent of Time or Hours per Week  100
Quicklink  jobs.usu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56654

Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Liberal Arts
BRIEF POSTING DESCRIPTION: Professor of Creative Writing with specialization in
fiction & expertise in the practice of Electronic Literature/Digital Arts

Job Title / Rank: Instructional Faculty / Assistant Professor of English
PC#2511 IRC52157
Department: English
Job Category: Faculty, Tenure Track
Starting Date: Late August, 2012

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:
Situated within a vibrant technological university, the English Department seeks
a teacher, writer, and scholar for a tenure-track position in Creative Writing,
with a specialization in fiction and expertise in the practice of Electronic
Literature/Digital Arts. Required qualifications: Ph.D. in English or MFA in
Creative Writing in hand, evidence of outstanding college teaching, a strong
research agenda, and publication. We seek candidates who approach their subject
matter with fresh critical and theoretical perspectives. Applicants with
significant experience in a wide range of E-literatures are especially welcome.
Interdisciplinary approaches and global perspectives are highly desired.

The successful candidate will teach both introductory and advanced fiction
workshops and will develop courses in the theory and practice of electronic
literature/digital arts. Teaching assignments include introductory and advanced
creative writing courses, as well as general education offerings such as
first-year writing. The teaching load for new faculty is two courses per quarter
and includes the possibility of developing with students the Web version of the
undergraduate publication, Signatures.

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to
a community committed to Student Centeredness; Professional Development and
Scholarship; Integrity and Ethics; Respect, Diversity and Pluralism; Innovation
and Flexibility; and Teamwork and Collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's
core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.

COLLEGE/ DEPARTMENT:
The College of Liberal Arts is one of nine colleges within Rochester Institute
of Technology. The College has over 150 faculty in 12 departments in the social
sciences, humanities, and the arts. The College currently offers twelve
undergraduate degree programs and five Master degrees, serving over 800
students. Undergraduate degrees include Advertising and Public Relations;
Criminal Justice; Economics; International Studies; Journalism; Museum Studies,
Professional and Technical Communication; Philosophy, Political Science,
Psychology, Public Policy; and Urban and Community Studies. The graduate degrees
are in Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology; Communication and Media
Technologies; School Psychology; Criminal Justice; and Science, Technology, and
Public Policy.

RIT is a national leader in professional and career-oriented education.
Talented, ambitious, and creative students of all cultures and backgrounds-and
from 50 states and more than 95 countries-have chosen to attend RIT. Founded in
1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational
university with nine colleges and institutes emphasizing career education and
experiential learning. With approximately 15,000 undergraduates and 3,000
graduate students, RIT is one of the largest private universities in the nation.
RIT offers a rich array of degree programs in engineering, science, business,
and the arts, and is home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. RIT
has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education's in their "Great
Colleges to Work For" list for three consecutive years.

Rochester, located on Lake Ontario, is the 79th largest city in the United
States and the third largest city in New York State. The Greater Rochester
region, which is home to nearly one million people, is rich in cultural and
ethnic diversity, with a population comprised of 22% African and Latino
Americans and another 7% of international origin. It is also home to the largest
deaf community per capita in the U.S. Rochester ranks 3rd best metropolitan
regions for Raising a Family" by Forbes Magazine; 6th among 379 metropolitan
areas as "Best Places to Live in America" by Places Rated Almanac; 1st in
Expansion Management Magazine's ranking of metropolitan areas having the best
"Quality of Life in the Nation"; and is among Essence Magazine's "Top 10 Cities
for Black Families.

QUALIFICATIONS:
REQUIRED: Ph.D. in English or MFA in Creative Writing in hand
Evidence of outstanding college teaching
A strong research agenda
Publication record

PREFERRED: Approaches subject matter with fresh critical and theoretical
perspectives
Significant experience in a wide range of E-literatures
Interdisciplinary approaches and global perspectives
Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college's continuing commitment
to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

HOW TO APPLY:

Apply online at http://careers.rit.edu . Faculty Search: IRC52157.
Please submit a letter of application addressing the listed qualifications, the
names of three references with contact information, a CV, and a statement of
teaching philosophy.

You can contact the search committee with questions on the position at: Dr.
Sandra Saari, Search Chair, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts,
Rochester Institute of Technology, 92 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY
14623-5604. <engchair(at)rit.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending email)

Application deadline is November 7, 2011.

The Rochester Institute of Technology is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.

John Brown University, independent, evangelical and Christian, seeks a faculty
member to begin August 1, 2012, and teach undergraduate courses in creative
writing with emphasis in fiction and/or poetry and core curriculum courses of
English I and English II. Other responsibilities may include but are not limited
to administering a yearly writing festival, teaching upper-division literature
courses, advising, and committee work.

The Department of English is housed within the Division of Humanities and Social
Sciences, which comprises the departments of English, history, language studies,
political science, psychology, and social studies. The Department of English
offers a B.S.E. in English Education and a B.A. in English with emphasis in
literature or writing. Over the past decade, English majors have increasingly
chosen the writing emphasis, and the department now offers Introduction to
Creative Writing or a selected genre creative writing workshop every semester.

	 Requirements
An M.F.A. or Ph.D in creative writing is preferred. Effective teaching
experience in higher education, evidence of scholarly potential, and a
commitment to Christian higher education are essential.
Position begins August 1, 2012. Screening process begins October 15, 2011, and
continues until the position is filled.
Submit electronically a letter of interest and vita to
<academicaffairs(at)jbu.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail)
  Attn: Dr. Ed Ericson III, Vice President, Academic Affairs, John Brown
University, Siloam Springs, AR 72761. Phone: 479.524.7129. Women and minorities
ar

Distinguished Professor in Creative Writing HOLLINS UNIVERSITY The Jackson
Center for Creative Writing at Hollins University invites applications for an
endowed distinguished professorship in creative writing to begin July 2012. This
is a one-year, visiting, full-time, renewable position. The distinguished
professor will teach a 2-2 load, including mixed-genre advanced seminars in
creative writing, focused graduate tutorials, and graduate and undergraduate
thesis direction. Additional responsibilities include full participation in the
co-curricular and admission activities in support of Hollins' MFA creative
writing program. Qualified candidates should be accomplished fiction writers
with several published books. Preference will be given to candidates who also
have multi-genre publications or teaching experience, some graduate level
teaching, and a terminal degree in the field. Qualified candidates should apply
electronically by forwarding an application letter, curriculum vitae, evidence
of teaching effectiveness, and letters from three recent references to
<creative.writing(at)hollins.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail).
Screening of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the
position is filled. Hollins University is an equal opportunity employer
committed to advancing women and supporting a diverse community.

Rougarou is the online literary magazine edited by graduate students of the
Department of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We seek
submissions of fiction, poetry, nonfiction and book reviews. We are interested
in original, resonant, well-crafted work. We accept submissions year-round.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, assuming you will notify us immediately if
your work is accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published work. For
our full guidelines, please visit our website at: www.louisiana.edu/Rougarou


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The Reprint (http://zine-scene.com/?q=thereprint) is now accepting
poetry! We are open for submissions for our very first poetry issue in
March 2012. Please see the enclosed guidelines and submit your best
work!

The Reprint only accepts poetry previously published in print media.
Work must not be available online.
-You must currently own the rights to the work. You must include the
name of the magazine where the work previously appeared and the date
of publication (mm/yy) in your cover letter.
-Size limit: Up to five (5) poems per submission; one poem per page.
Any work submitted outside of the acceptable submission channels will
be rejected. Please do not submit via e-mail unless specifically
requested by the editor.
-All forms are accepted. We are particularly interested in lyric and
narrative poetry that breaks the boundaries of the traditional. Send
us your off kilter, strange, and thoughtful. We'd love to read works
with sonic foundations that highlight the beauty of language.
-All serial poetry will be considered, but may not be accepted in
whole. When submitting serial poetry please ensure each section can
stand on its own.
-Submissions should be submitted in 12 pt Times New Roman font, single-spaced.
-Formatting (line breaks, stanza breaks, punctuation, and alignment)
must be present at time of submission. Please carefully proofread all
work prior to submission.
-Only one submission until you have been notified of acceptance or
rejection. If accepted please allow at least one issue of The Reprint
to be published before submitting again. Prior acceptance is no
guarantee of subsequent publication.

http://thereprint.submishmash.com/submit


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Muzzle aims to bring together the voices of poets from a diverse array of
backgrounds, paying special homage to those from communities that are
historically underrepresented in literary magazines.

Muzzle has the distinct honor of being the only online literary magazine named
as one of the ten best new magazines of 2010 by Library Journal in "LJ Best New
Magazines of 2010: Ten new periodicals rise to the top."

Muzzle publishes poetry, visual art, poetry book reviews, poetry performance
reviews, and interviews. Muzzle is currently taking submissions for the Winter
2012 issue. Submissions close for the Winter 2012 issue on December 15, 2011.


Muzzle is also currently taking submissions for a special Spring 2012 issue
centered around the theme of "Drink." Submissions will close for the Spring 2012
issue on March 15, 2012.


For complete information on how to submit to Muzzle, please go to:
http://www.muzzlemagazine.com/submissions.html










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CALL FOR CREATIVE SUBMISSIONS: LOUISVILLE CONFERENCE ON LITERATURE & CULTURE
SINCE 1900

The 40th annual Louisville Conference on Literature & Culture since 1900 will be
held at the University of Louisville, February 23-25, 2012. The conference
committee invites submissions by creative writers of fiction, nonfiction, and/or
poetry. Submissions should be suitable for a 20-minute reading. For full
consideration, submissions must be received by 11:59 PM EST on October 17, 2011.

GUIDELINES

Send an email to submissions(at)thelouisvilleconference(dot)com with two
attachments in pdf, rtf, or word format. The first attachment is to contain
poetry or short fiction/nonfiction selections suitable for 20-minute reading.
The second attachment should contain a cover page. Submitter's name to appear on
the cover page only. Creative submissions may be published or unpublished works.
Manuscripts cannot be returned. Full guidelines are at:
http://www.thelouisvilleconference.com/call_for_papers.php




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Rock & Sling, a journal of witness, is considering submissions in poetry,
fiction, art, and creative nonfiction for its upcoming issue.


The word “Witness” means to testify: to tell the truth. The demands of the
word are bracing in its charge to the writer to understand that his and her work
matters not just as expressions of experiences and responses but as an active
language engaged morally as well as aesthetically. To tell the truth is an act
of responsibility as well as an expression of hope. To testify is an act of
responsibility as well as an expression of faith.


Recent contributors include Ray Amorosi, Barbara Crooker, Christopher Howell,
Kent Leathem, Nancy Mairs, Shann Ray, Jonathan Weinert, and Kelley White.


Visit our website www.rockandsling.com for more details.



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Visiting Position in Creative Writing


The Department of English is seeking a one-year visiting position in Creative
Writing (Poetry, with interest in other genres encouraged), with the possibility
of renewal, to teach five undergraduate writing workshops/courses per year at a
highly selective liberal arts college with an emphasis on excellence in
teaching. Beginning fall (August) 2012.  Rank open.  The job also includes
advising two to four senior theses a year and helping to manage a visiting
writers’ reading series.  Reed has only two positions in Creative Writing;
with this in mind, the successful candidate will be asked to help oversee a
program for students that is integrated with the English Department and to work
with colleagues to design other ways of giving creative writing a presence on
campus.  We are especially looking for someone whose teaching portfolio reflects
a deep, broad, and sustained understanding of diverse voices in contemporary
American poetry, including Hispanic American, African American, Native American,
and/or Asian American poetic traditions.  We will be seeking someone with proven
teaching ability, persistent engagement in writing and publication of national
stature.  M.F.A. or the equivalent required.  Letters of application, including
a CV, short writing sample, and dossier or three letters of recommendation (at
least one of which expressly addresses teaching) should be submitted by November
1. Electronic applications are required and must be sent as PDF (preferred) or
Word attachments to
<crwr1-visitor.search(at)reed.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail). If
letters of reference must be sent in hard copy, please submit to Pancho Savery,
Chair, Creative Writing Search, c/o Karin Purdy, Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock
Blvd., Portland, OR 97202.  Reed is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is
committed to a diverse faculty; minority candidates are strongly encouraged to
apply.


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to apply for this position, visit:
https://isujobs.net/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp


Posting Number: 2011181
Position Classification Title Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
Job/Position Title Assistant Professor, Creative Writing
Department: 3108-English and Philosophy
Primary Purpose: To teach, do research, and do service as a tenure-track faculty
member in the Department of English and Philosophy. Primary teaching is in the
area of creative writing at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Key Responsibilities: Teach courses and do other instructional supervision at
the undergraduate and graduate levels; perform research/creative activity;
perform service.
Minimum Qualifications: M.F.A or Ph.D. in hand by August 2012; must have
specialty in Creative Writing and the ability to teach in multiple genres;
effective record of creative publications.
Preferred Qualifications:
Posting Date: 10-07-2011
Closing Date: 11-11-2011
EEO: ISU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We have an
institution-wide commitment to inclusion and diversity and encourage all
qualified individuals to apply. Veterans' preference.
Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be
provided to individuals with disabilities.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please submit a cover letter, cv, creative
writing sample (approx. 20 pages) and 3 letters of recommendation.
Location: Pocatello
Anticipated Start Date:
Salary/Pay Information $43,000; competitive benefits package.
Term of Employment: 9 Month
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time

Poetry: The Iowa Writers' Workshop seeks a poet of national prominence for a
position on its permanent faculty in poetry, at the rank of Associate or Full
Professor. Candidates should have a distinguished record of book publication and
substantial experience teaching poetry, preferably at the graduate level.
Genuine interest in the work of student writers is essential. We will consider
splitting the position: two individuals each at half-time. Start date is Fall,
2012. Qualified candidates should apply online at http://jobs.uiowa.edu
(Requisition #59973) with a curriculum vitae, a letter of application, a brief
writing sample, and the names and contact information of three references. The
application deadline is November 15, 2011. The Iowa Writers' Workshop and the
University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed
to gender and ethnic diversity. The University of Iowa is an Equal Employment
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to
apply.

Assistant Professor, Creative Writing Butler University

The English Department of Butler University in Indianapolis seeks to fill a
full-time, tenure-track position in Creative Writing at the rank of Assistant
Professor, beginning in Fall 2012. Primary qualifications in prose (fiction
and/or nonfiction), with secondary qualifications desirable in one or more of
the following: screenwriting, genre fiction, game design and narrative, digital
literature and/or publishing, science/health/environmental writing for the
public, graphic novel. Experience with a variety of teaching methods, and
working with diverse communities, are also desirable qualities of the successful
candidate.

Requirements: at least one book with a nationally recognized press, and/or
equivalent publications in literary journals, as well as evidence of excellence
in university teaching. MFA or Ph.D. in field also required.

Teaching responsibilities include 3-3 course load, with courses divided among
the MFA program, undergraduate creative writing, and the university's Core
Curriculum. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2011, and continue
until position is filled. Interviews at MLA. Please send cover letter and vita
to Andrew Levy, Search Chair, Department of English, Butler University, 4600
Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208.

Butler University is a comprehensive, liberal arts-based institution with
roughly 4400 students, located in a residential area of Indianapolis. Butler is
committed to enhancing the diversity of the student body and our faculty and
staff. In addition, hiring and other employment-related decisions are made on
the basis of an individual's qualifications, past experience, overall
performance and other employment-related criteria. It is the policy of the
university to provide equal opportunities for employment and advancement for all
individuals regardless of age, gender, race, religion, color, disability,
veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin or any other legally
protected category.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Washington College
(Chestertown, MD). Three-semester appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor of
English, with specialization in creative writing. A Ph.D. or M.F.A. in English
or Creative Writing is required; evidence of teaching excellence on the college
level and significant publication are expected. For complete position
description and to apply, visit:
https://highereddecisions.com/wcm/current_vacancies.asp

Washington College is an equal opportunity employer.

The Department of English at Sam Houston State University invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the rank of associate or assistant professor with
a primary emphasis in creative writing/poetry. A secondary emphasis in creative
nonfiction is preferred. An MFA is required.

Sam Houston State University will begin its new 48-credit-hour MFA program in
creative writing, literary publishing, and editing in the fall of 2012, and the
new hire will play a significant role in the development of the program. The
successful candidate will have significant publications and at least one book in
print with a reputable press as well as a strong commitment to teaching at both
the undergraduate and graduate level. The appointment will be made at a salary
commensurate with the individual's record and includes a 3-3 teaching load with
expectations in scholarship, advising, and both departmental and university
service. SHSU, located an hour north of Houston and in the beautiful Piney
Woods, is home to Texas Review Press and Texas Review.

For full consideration, please send a cover letter, c.v., and three letters of
reference to Dr. Helena Halmari, Chair, Department of English, Sam Houston State
University, Box 2146, Huntsville, TX 77341. Applicants being considered will be
asked to provide additional information and materials. Review of applications
will begin November 15, 2011, and continue until the position is filled.
Preliminary interviews will be conducted at MLA.

Several scholarships are being offered for first-time participants of the 19th
Annual WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY, January 13-16, 2012, at the Jersey Shore.

  + The Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Getaway faculty and
staff, is for a poet or writer age 31 or over. Deadline: Nov. 7, 2011.

  + The Jan-ai Scholarship will sponsor two poets, writers or song writers
between the ages of 18 - 30 who are residents of NJ, NY or PA. Deadline:
December 1, 2011.

Winners may choose from workshops in poetry, including a special advanced
section with Stephen Dunn, Beginning Your Novel, Children's Market, Writing and
Publishing Your Fiction, Memoir, Creative Nonfiction and more.

The conference also includes talks, receptions, open mics, optional tutorials, a
bookstore café, sunrise yoga and dancing at the Getaway Disco.

Learn more about the Getaway at www.wintergetaway.com

Questions? Email Peter Murphy at <peter(at)murphywriting.com> (replace (at) with
@)

ABOUT THE WINTER POETRY & PROSE GETAWAY
Not your typical writers’ conference. Join us at the 19th Annual Winter Poetry
& Prose Getaway, January 13-16, 2012 at the Jersey Shore. Energize your writing
with challenging and supportive workshops that focus on starting new material.
Advance your craft with feedback from our award-winning faculty.


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The Nassau Review, Nassau Community College's international literary journal, is
now accepting submissions.
http://www.ncc.edu/programsandcourses/academic_departments/english/nassau_review\
/

Deadline: January 31, 2012.

Please visit
http://www.ncc.edu/programsandcourses/academic_departments/english/nassau_review\
/submission_guidelines.shtml for information about the journal, specific
guidelines for submitting, and the link to our submission system.

The Nassau Review offers one contributor's copy as payment for publication.

Email <nassaureview(at)ncc.edu> (replace (at) with @)


nassaureview@... with any questions about submitting that the site does not
answer.




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The Ledge 2011 Poetry Chapbook Competition
http://www.theledgemagazine.com/Annual%20Contests.html ;
PRIZE: Winning poet will receive a $1,000 cash award and 25 copies of the
published chapbook.
SUBMIT: 16-28 pages of original poetry with title page, biographical note and
acknowledgements, if any. Please include your name, mailing address, email
address, and phone number (optional). Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but
we ask that you notify us if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. Poets may
enter more than one manuscript.
ENTRY FEE: $18. All entrants will receive a copy of the winning chapbook upon
its publication in the fall of 2012.
NO RESTRICTIONS on form or content. The Ledge Press is open to all styles and
forms of poetry. Excellence is the only criterion.
PLEASE include a SASE for the competition results or manuscript return.
POSTMARK DEADLINE: October 31, 2011.
SEND ENTRIES TO:
The Ledge 2011 Poetry Chapbook Competition,
40 Maple Ave.,
Bellport, NY 11713


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cream city review, a non-profit literary magazine devoted to publishing
memorable and energetic fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and comics that
push and undermine the boundaries of stable definitions of literature, announces
its annual contests in Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction.

Past judges include Gordon Weaver, Susan Firer, Beth Ann Fennelly, Ron Rindo,
Caroline Knox, Allison Joseph, A. Manette Ansay, Josh Bell, Michael Martone, and
David Treuer.

Deadline for current year’s contest: December 31.

Fee: $15/story (no longer than 30 pages) or 3-5 poems, payable to cream city
review. The entrant’s fee includes the issue in which prize winners are
announced.

Prize: $1,000.00 plus publication.

Address your submission to one of the following:

The A. David Schwartz Fiction Prize
The Beau Boudreaux Poetry Prize
or The David B. Saunders Award for Creative Nonfiction

and send your entry to:
cream city review
Department of English
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
PO Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Prize submissions must be typed, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced),
and include the author’s name and address. There is no need to include an
SASE,
as winners will be announced on this site before publication of the Spring
issue. All entrants receive a copy of the issue containing the winners.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as cream city review is notified
in the event the manuscript is accepted elsewhere. The reading fee, however, is
non-refundable. See creamcityreview.org for details.





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The second annual print publication of ROAR Magazine, a literary journal
focused on supporting fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art by women,
is seeking submissions.
For Issue #2, we’re looking for:

fiction (short stories, flash fiction)
nonfiction (personal essays, memoir excerpts and profiles)
poetry (traditional, experimental)
digital visual art
For information about how to submit your work, please visit us
at www.roarmagazine.org. We accept submissions on a rolling basis, but
priority for the issue will be given to those received by Nov.15, 2011.




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Call for Submissions: Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments
(www.terrain.org):
Issue No. 29 : Theme: Migration




Migration is all the rage these days — immigration, emigration, annual and
seasonal migration — but that's been human and animal nature since the
beginning. So why are people up in arms? On a more basic scale, what does
migration tell us about species adaptability, ours and others? How does
migration impact place and how does place impact migration? This issue of
Terrain.org presents columns, poetry, essays, fiction, articles, reviews, an
interview, the ARTerrain gallery, the UnSprawl case study, "To Know a Place,"
and more to travel the paths, roadways, flyways, streams, jetstreams, channels,
currents, and tunnels of those going there and back to fulfill the deep and holy
need that is migration.
We are also considering submissions for our forthcoming "Ruin and Renewal" and
"Craft" issues.
Submissions due by February 1, 2012. Issue launches on April 1, 2012. View full
submission guidelines and submit online at http://www.terrain.org



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Magnapoets is an 8.5" x 11" biannual print journal, published approximately in
January and July of each year. Submissions are now open til October 31, 2011 for
our January 2012 issue.

Full guidelines found here:

http://www.magnapoets.com/magnapoets/submissions-guidelines.html

We are also reading for a special feature called Self Portrait. Full guidelines
found here:

http://www.magnapoets.com/magnapoets/special-features.html

Be sure to follow our guidelines. Please, no attachments.






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Sweet publishes emerging and established writers three times a year--September,
January, and May. Past contributors include: Lee Martin, Tim Seibles, Lee Ann
Roripaugh, Ann Panning, Aimee Nezhukamatathil, Nin Andrews, Dinty W. Moore.

Sweet seeks only poetry and creative nonfiction, graphic nonfiction and anything
in between. Sorry, fiction writers! We read submissions all year. Simultaneous
submissions  are accepted, but please notify us immediately if your work has
been taken by another literary journal (we'd like to be the first to
congratulate you).  Our preferred submission size is 3-5 poems. For creative
non-fiction, we prefer 2-3 short-short creative nonfiction pieces or one longer
one.  Essays should not exceed 1,500 words total.


For Graphic Nonfiction: Sweet  welcomes submissions of previously unpublished
nonfiction cartoons,  graphic narratives and photo essays that demonstrate both
artistic and  literary merit. We are interested in traditional forms and new
innovative techniques. Submissions can be in color or black and white.  Please
format submission in a single .doc, as a .pdf or a .jpg series.



We accept submissions through our online submission manager.  Please include a
brief cover letter and bio with your submission. Also, after sending us a
portfolio of work, please wait to hear back before sending another.

http://sweetlit.submishmash.com/submit

If you have any questions, email: <editors(at)sweetlit.com> (replace (at) with @
in sending e-mail)


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Split This Rock Poetry Contest: Poems of Provocation and Witness. 2012 Featured
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye judges. Recession rate: $20, up to three poems; benefits
Split
This Rock Poetry Festival, Washington, DC, March 22-25, 2012. $1,000 in prizes;
free festival registration to top three. Winner reads at festival and poem
published on
website. Postmark deadline: November 1. Guidelines:


http://www.splitthisrock.org/contests.html



Detailed Version:

Split This Rock Announces its Fifth Annual Adult Poetry Contest
Benefits Split This Rock Poetry Festival
March 22-25, 2012 - Washington, DC
$1,000 Awarded for Poems of Provocation & Witness
Naomi Shihab Nye, Judge


Naomi Shihab Nye will be featured at the 2012 Split This Rock Poetry Festival.
She is the author and/or editor of more than 30 volumes. Her books of poetry
include 19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East, A Maze Me: Poems for
Girls, Red Suitcase, Words Under the Words, Fuel, and You & Yours (a
best-selling poetry book of 2006). She has been a Lannan Fellow, a Guggenheim
Fellow, and a Witter Bynner Fellow. She has received a Lavan Award from the
Academy of American Poets, the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award, the Paterson
Poetry Prize, four Pushcart Prizes, and numerous honors for her children’s
literature, including two Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards. In 2010 she was
elected to the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.
Prizes:
·       First place receives $500; second and third place receive $250 each.
·       Winners receive free 2012 festival registration.
·       The 1st-place winner will be invited to read the winning poem at Split
This Rock Poetry Festival, 2012.
·       Winning poems will be published here, at SplitThisRock.org
Details:
·       Deadline: November 1, 2011 (postmark)
·       Reading Fee: $20 – Reduced Recession Rate!
Submissions should be in the spirit of Split This Rock: socially engaged poems,
poems that reach beyond the self to connect with the larger community or world;
poems of provocation and witness. This theme can be interpreted broadly and may
include but is not limited to work addressing politics, economics, government,
war, leadership; issues of identity (gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity,
disability, body image, immigration, heritage, etc.); community, civic
engagement, education, activism; and poems about history, Americana, cultural
icons.

Submission Guidelines (http://www.splitthisrock.org/contests.html):
·       Send up to 3 unpublished poems, no more than 6 pages total, in any
style, in the spirit of Split This Rock (see above).
·       Postmark deadline: November 1, 2011
·       Include one cover page containing your name, address, phone number,
email, and titles of your poems. This is the only part of the submission which
should contain your name.
·       Enclose a check or money order for $20 (made out to “Split This
Rock”) to:
Split This Rock Poetry Contest
1112 16th Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036


Split This Rock
c/o Institute For Policy Studies
1112 16th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036




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2012 Colorado Prize for Poetry : $2,000 Honorarium & Book Publication


Manuscripts accepted now through the postmark deadline of January 14, 2012.

The final judge is Elizabeth Willis. Friends & students (current & former) of
the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University
employees, students, or alumni.

The winning book-length collection of poems will be published by the Center for
Literary Publishing in the fall of 2012.

The $25 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Colorado Review (to US
addresses only).

Manuscripts may consist of poems that have been previously published, but the
collection as a whole must be unpublished.

Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages but no longer than 100 pages.

The winner will be announced by May 2012.

The Colorado Prize for Poetry adheres to the Contest Code of Ethics, as adopted
by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

To submit by mail:
1.       Include two title pages: first with manuscript title, your name,
address, phone number, & e-mail address; second with manuscript title only. Your
name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript.
2.       Do not send originals: manuscripts will not be returned.
3.       Please enclose an SASE for contest results & a self-addressed stamped
postcard for notification of the manuscript’s safe arrival.
4.       Please make checks payable to Colorado Review.

To submit online:
1.       Please note that there is an additional $3 charge to submit online. Of
this, $1.11 is a credit card fee, and $1.89 goes to the tireless, good people at
Submishmash who designed the program, gave it to us for free, and provide
support for it seemingly 24/7.
2.       The manuscript title, your name, address, phone number, and e-mail
address should be in your cover letter, separate from your manuscript. Be sure
your name is not anywhere in the manuscript itself.
3.       Submit at
  http://coloradoprize.submishmash.com

Questions? Please call 970.491.5449, visit http://coloradoprize.colostate.edu,
or send an e-mail to
<creview(at)colostate.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail)
  creview@....




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Last Call for Submissions

The Stillwater Review
Submission Guidelines

Following is a list of general guidelines for submitting poem manuscripts to The
Stillwater Review. Follow these guidelines carefully to ensure your poems
receive full consideration.  The deadline is November 15th, 2011.


1. Include no more than 1-3 poems per submission.


Because of the large volume of submissions to SR, and our desire to give every
poet a fair reading, we are asking that you keep to our submission guidelines.  
Electronic submissions only:
<poetrycenter(at)sussex.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail)




2. Please indicate if your poems are being submitted elsewhere.


We generally only pull poems from consideration if there is a conflict with
another journal at the time of acceptance, but it is still nice to know.


3. Please Do Not Send Previously Published Work.


Previously published work is any work that has been through an editorial process
and has appeared or has been accepted to appear either in print or online.


5. Please Do Not Send Unfinished Work.


Please only submit work that is ready for publication. If a poem is accepted it
will be published as is. Any revisions to an accepted work will subject it to
editorial scrutiny and could possibly result in its exclusion from publication.


6. Include contact information on each poem.


This goes for either mail or online submissions. Please place your name,
address, phone and email address on each poem submitted. Poems continuing onto a
second page should be indicated as follows:
Name
poem title, page 2
no stanza break ( if you intend none).


7. You can expect to hear from us by the end of January, 2012.




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The Malahat Review welcomes entries to our:

2012 Open Season Awards

Deadline: November 1, 2011
Prize: $1000 in each of three categories (poetry, fiction, and creative
nonfiction)
Entry fee:
$35 CAD for Canadian entries
$40 USD for entries from the USA
$45 USD for entries from elsewhere
(entry fee includes a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review)
One entry consists of either:

up to three poems (100 lines max. each)

one short story (2500 words max.)

one piece of creative nonfiction (2500 words max.)

This year's judges are Sharon McCartney (poetry), Padma Viswanathan (fiction),
and Joel Yanofsky (creative nonfiction)

Full guidelines: http://www.malahatreview.ca/contests/open_season/info.html


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Just a friendly reminder that Eleven Eleven, the fabulous journal published by
the MFA Writing Program at California College of the Arts, is currently looking
for submissions for issue 12, our winter online issue, to go live in January
2012.


Send poems, plays, fiction, essays, translations to:


Eleven Eleven
California College of the Arts
1111 Eighth St.
San Francisco, CA 94107


If you work outside the US, or have any questions, drop us a line at
<eleveneleven(at)cca.edu> (replace (at) with @ in sending e-mail)




(Oh, and for visual art, which we adore, send jpgs to
elevenelevenjournal@...).


Our deadline for the online edition is November 1.  Work received after that
will be considered for our summer print issue.


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