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ALLPOETRY.COM— Join the largest poetry community, more than 500,000 poets strong. From beginners to experts, get friendly encouragement and detailed critiques when you’re ready. No-fee contests, $50 cash prizes, active discussion forums, and join our annual anthology. Totally free with optional monthly memberships. http://allpoetry.com/pw.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Essays by the Disabled on Rites of Passage. When I lost my sight in my late twenties, I thought the rest of my life would be dull and boring. Boy was I wrong. Still, my initial misconception stemmed from 2 thoughts: First, I had never seen a blind person be mischievous, sexy, or fun in any form of media. Secondly, the lack of representation of people with disabilities at large in popular culture gave me the false impression that the disabled community didn’t have much to share. It’s been 9 years since I lost my sight and now I know, firsthand, that people with disabilities come with all sorts of personalities and cool stories. Now, I’m hoping to share a collection of essays by people with disabilities that show the general public that the disabled are not as different as they may perceive–we just happen to negotiate life differently. I’m looking to put together a collection of essays by the disabled that focus on rites of passage: first kiss, first day of school, getting married, and parenting come to mind; however, the land of firsts is vast and I’m open to whatever first experience someone is willing to share. With this collection, I am hoping to show the masses that the disabled are neither dull nor boring. I am in communication with an acquisition editor at a very reputable press that is quite interested in the project. So now, it is all about gathering the storytellers. Guidelines: 1. Essays must be a minimum of 5k words, but should not exceed 7k words; 2. Essays need to be submitted as a doc, docx, PDF, or RTF; 3. Authors may only submit 1 essay for consideration; 4. Essays need to be written in a conversational style and focus on 1 event. What I’m not looking for: 1. Essays about a person overcoming a disease, 2. Essays that put down any group of people, 3. Essays with a lot of violence, 4. Photographic essays. The submission period begins May 1 and ends September 1. You can submit your entry to the following e-mail: landoffirsts@gmail.com. For more about me, please visit: www.belocipriani.com.

JUST PRESS PLAY: Writings for a Sex Positive World. What does a “sex positive world” look like? Shame-free? Is sex work legal? How do you express sexual/gender identities? Seeking personal essays & fiction for a kink-friendly sex-forward anthology. Erotica okay if it furthers the point. For complete guidelines, contact anthologyspw@gmail.com.

MAIN STREET RAG Publishing Company will consider poetry, short fiction, non-fiction, and photography for two upcoming themed anthologies. Theme 1: Fast Food. Theme 2: Bar Life. Submission period: May 1 through September 15. No reading fee. Submissions are e-mail only. Detailed guidelines: www.mainstreetrag.com or e-mail: editor@mainstreetrag.com.

POETRYSOUP.COM is the #1 poetry website in the world with the most features. Run your own poetry contests, create blogs and online classifieds to advertise your books or website. Joining the community and posting poems is free. Connect with poets from around the world. Comprehensive poetry resources. Visit poetrysoup.com today. www.poetrysoup.com.

THE SHELL GAME, an anthology of essays that borrow readymade forms, is open for submissions. True hybrids, “hermit crab essays,” take their structures from ordinary, extra-literary sources (recipes, police reports, obituaries...). Editor: Kim Adrian. Publisher: University of Nebraska Press. Deadline extension: August 1. More info: http://theshellgameanthology.blogspot.com.

CREATIVE NONFICTION/In Fact Books is seeking proposals for single-author book-length works of narrative nonfiction with a significant connection to contemporary Pittsburgh for the Writing Pittsburgh series. Deadline: October 15. Guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.

FAW (FRIENDS OF AMERICAN WRITERS) seeks book submissions for its annual literary award. Publishers and authors are invited to submit books published in 2016. Generous monetary prizes awarded. Guidelines: authors must reside (or have resided) in the American Midwest. Books set in the region (even if the author is non-resident) also qualify. Fiction or creative nonfiction. No self-published or e-books, poetry, genres, or series books. Authors of more than 3 published books are ineligible. (If an author has multiple books published in 2016, all are eligible.) Books nominated for the award must be submitted to the FAW Awards Committees by December 10, but we appreciate entries ASAP. No application forms! Please send 2 copies of each book and author info as early as possible to: Tammie Bob, Literature Awards Chairman, 474 Stagecoach Run, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. E-mail: bobtam410@gmail.com. For info on previous awards, please visit www.fawchicago.org/awards.php.

HUDSON WHITMAN Excelsior College Press: We’re not your father’s college press! Only great nonfiction. Acquisitions: health/nursing, military, alt education, cyber. Electronic submissions via Submittable + editorial support for first-time authors. Look us over! Website: www.hudsonwhitman.com. Twitter: @ExcelsiorPress.

OMONOMANY PUBLISHING. We publish poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Send SASE, sample chapter, and outline to 2095 Exeter Rd., Ste. 80-263, Germantown, TN 38138.

POET KIKI PETROSINO and Brain Mill Press announce open submissions for a full collection of poetry on the theme Love & Mercy. Kiki Petrosino will choose a collection/collections for publication. Collection(s) will be published in print/e-book, nationally distributed, and have royalties contract. Closes June 30. Details at brainmillpress.com/submit.

TINDERBOX EDITIONS will hold an open reading period for prose, proselike, and hybrid manuscripts this July and August. We are looking for literary manuscripts that are difficult to place. Upcoming books including collections of personal essays, a lyric essay anthology, and a poet’s novel. For more information: www.tinderboxeditions.org.

WEB-E-BOOKS (www.web-e-books.com) publishes bold, contemporary, and classic novels within the parameters of our slogan: Where Reality and Fiction Collide. We seek works offering compelling social messages, strong character development, and captivating narrative (w/illustration options)...literature of excellence and originality. Ask about our digital Book Backer program and print option. Submissions: info@tri-screenconnection.com.

WORDTECH Communications LLC is holding a reading period for chapbook-length poetry manuscripts. No reading fee. Deadline: August 31 (postmark). We have published Arlene Biala, Allison Joseph, and others. Publication in 2017. Must read guidelines at www.wordtechcommunications.com/deadline-list.htm.

BASEBALL BARD. Online literary magazine with annual printed book seeks poems up to 32 lines on subject of baseball. All properly submitted poems are published. Poets new to Baseball Bard are invited to submit on a free trial basis. For guidelines, see “Poem Submit” at baseballbard.com. E-mail: baseballbard@yahoo.com.

BLUELINE: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks seeks poems, stories, and essays about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. We also welcome nonfiction about the region’s literature or culture. Submission period July 1 through November 30. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. Simultaneous submissions accepted if identified as such. Please notify immediately if your submission is placed elsewhere. Electronic submissions encouraged, as Word files, to blueline@potsdam.edu. Please identify the genre in the subject line. Further information at www.bluelinemagadk.com.

BLUESTEM is accepting submissions for Spring 2017 print issue and for our online quarterly issues. Submit unpublished poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art online at our website through Submittable. See website for guidelines: www.bluestemmagazine.com.

BROAD STREET, a print magazine of wide-ranging nonfiction forms, dares you to push in new directions. For loosely themed issues, we want reflective essays, experimental truth-telling, reportage, poetry, photo-essays, and original artwork. Memoirs should be about more than “me”—offer insight into the culture, etc. We crave reportage and researched essays, but no academic bluster, please. Contributors include Paisley Rekdal, Yehuda Amichai, Susann Cokal, Thomas E. Kennedy, Maggie Messitt, Joshua Poteat, Chad Hunt (photojournalism), Jeanette Winterson (interview). We read all year; start your trip at broadstreetonline.org.

CALAMARO, a print poetry magazine, seeks submissions of formal as well as free verse poems of 2–30 lines. Submissions accepted year-round. See website for guidelines: www.calamaromagazine.com.

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS—new comedy site looking for cartoons, humorous flash, character sketches, limericks, and more. Absurdity welcomed! Visit our website at www.decasp.com.

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.

CHEST, THE JOURNAL of the American College of Chest Physicians, invites submissions of up to 2 previously unpublished, quality poems, maximum 350 words on subjects of some medical relevance. See instructions at http://journal.publications.chestnet.org/ss/forauthors.aspx#poetrypectoriloquy. E-mail submissions to poetrychest@aol.com.

COMMON GROUND REVIEW seeks engaging, well-crafted poems that surprise and illuminate, amuse and inform. Two publications a year (Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter), no reading fees. We accept year-round submissions at our website; see submission guidelines, use the Submittable link, or send snail mail. Excite us! http://cgreview.org.   

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

FOR A NEW monthly magazine entitled True Story, Creative Nonfiction seeks unpublished works of narrative nonfiction between 3,500 and 7,000 words long, on any subject and in any style. No deadline. Complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.

A FORUM OF fiction and poetry for over fifty years, descant seeks high-quality work in both innovative and traditional forms. Former and recent contributors include Ada Limón, Nancy Reddy, Clyde Edgerton, and Joyce Carol Oates. descant specifies no particular subject matter or style. We welcome online submissions (up to 5 poems, or a single story of up to 5,000 words) at descant.submittable.com from September 1–April 1. Deadline: April 1, 2017. Website: descant.tcu.edu.

FREE GALILEO!  Free State Review is published twice yearly by Galileo Books. All literary genres and hybrids. Favors “totally limited omniscience.” Tell us about your skateboard. Tell us about the Khersonsky poem you translated during your father’s funeral. Payment is 2 copies, and sometimes persimmon jam. www.freestatereview.com.

FRONT RANGE REVIEW seeks literary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its 17th annual issue. Our reading period is August 15–December 1. Send all correspondence to: Blair Oliver, Faculty Advisor, Front Range Review, FRCC, 4616 S. Shields, Ft. Collins, CO 80526. For guidelines, see www.frontrange.edu/frontrangereview.   

FUSION MAGAZINE: Global Art, Words, and Music, Berklee College of Music’s online magazine, seeks well-crafted creative nonfiction that is vital, engaging, and pushes against boundaries. We publish work by our community and award-winning (including Guggenheim) guest artists.  CNF must be based in fact; 3,000 words max. Reading period June–August. fusionmagazine.org/submissions.   

HAWAII PACIFIC REVIEW seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Based at Hawaii Pacific University, HPR often features work from Hawaii and the Pacific region, but is interested in great writing from any place and on any subject. Details and links to our online submissions manager at hawaiipacificreview.org.

ISTHMUS SEEKS poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction submissions for 2016 special issue on politics. Pieces should exhibit a political awareness or preoccupation within genre; do not send op-eds. Deadline August 1. Full guidelines at www.isthmusreview.com/submit.

LAVENDER REVIEW (a publication of Headmistress Press) seeks poetry submissions by, about, and for lesbians, including whatever LGBTQ might appeal to a lesbian readership. This international, biannual e-zine is free, and open to everyone. PRIDE named Lavender one of the 10 Awesome LGBT Literary Magazines. https://headmistresspress.submittable.com/submit.

THE MOCKINGBIRD, a new quarterly of culture, faith, and wit, wants poems that respond to upcoming themes. Winter 2016 theme: Church (submit by November 15); Spring 2016: Food and Drink (February 15); Summer 2016: America (May 15); Fall 2016: The Bible (August 15). Diverse voices welcome. One submission (1–5 poems) per theme. E-mail submissions only: submissions@mbird.com.

MOUNT HOPE, a literary magazine publishing fiction, photography, nonfiction, graphic storytelling, and poetry, welcomes submissions of original work for upcoming issues. We seek short stories or nonfiction up to 5,000 words, up to 4 poems per author, and graphic novel and photo portfolios of 5–12 images. We publish emerging authors side by side with such established writers as Margot Livesey, Steve Almond, Hester Kaplan, Howard Norman, Steven Church, and Moira Egan. See us online: www.mounthopemagazine.com.   

OFF THE COAST—now in its 20th year! Seeks poetry, any subject/style & photography/artwork. Deadlines: March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. Send 1–3 poems, previously unpublished, via Submittable: https://offthecoast.submittable.com/submit. Pays contributor copy, half off additional copies. Subscriptions $35. For guidelines and examples from the magazine, visit our website: www.off-the-coast.com.

OYEZ REVIEW, an award-winning journal established in 1965, seeks poems, fiction, and especially creative nonfiction. Send best work only. Reading period: August 1–October 1. Sample copy: $5. We prefer online submissions: oyezreview.submittable.com/submit.  Hard-copy submissions with SASE: Oyez Review, Dept. of Literature & Languages, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60605. Attention: Janet Wondra. Website: www.roosevelt.edu/oyezreview.

PINYON INVITES high-quality submissions of poetry and short fiction from emerging and established writers. Reading period is August 1 to December 1. Send short bio, including e-mail address, and SASE to Pinyon, Dept. of Languages, Literature, and Mass Communication, Colorado Mesa University, 1100 North Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501-3122 or, to use Submittable, check out our website at thepinyon.wordpress.com.

PUERTO DEL SOL: The Publication Issue. Send us your stories, poems, essays, and everything in between. We want words that interrupt / intersect / interrogate, words that self-reflect and re-direct, words to curate, to cultivate, into this, our 2016 print issue: a messy symphony of the literary. We’re looking for innovative pieces that enter into, interpret, and are by no means limited by this proposed conversation: What is worth publishing? What does it mean to publish, to be published, to write to a world or read in a world where publishing happens as it happens now? Our goal is a self-reflexive celebration of the complications and contradictions of the contemporary publishing world—a revival of the rich history of literary journals as sites of intellectual, aesthetic discourse, as spaces for the interdisciplinary to emerge and thrive. And, as always, we want to print the works that haunt and delight, that challenge us to reimagine the possibilities of what writing can do. Free to submit. www.puertodelsol.org.

PRINT-ORIENTED BASTARDS is a quarterly online literary magazine that features emerging writers and artists. All genres are welcome, including literary comics, interviews, reviews, and cross-genre work. Simultaneous submissions accepted year-round. Response time is typically 1 month. For guidelines and the latest issue, visit www.printorientedbastards.com.

THE RAVENSPERCH Literary Magazine seeks submissions of well-groomed poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. For information on the submission guidelines, please visit us at www.theravensperch.com.

RHINO, AN AWARD-WINNING annual print journal, accepts submissions of poetry, flash fiction (500 words max), and translations, April 1–August 31 with no reading fee, for consideration for publication, and submissions September 1–October 31, for publication and the Founders’ Prize ($10 reading fee for up to 5 poems). Submissions during both periods are considered for our Editors’ Prize. We invite traditional or experimental work reflecting passion, originality, artistic conviction, and a love affair with language. Named “one of the best annual collections of poetry you can find” (New Pages), for 40 years Rhino has featured stunning, eclectic work, perfectly bound and visually splendid. All poems receive online publication and invitation for audio component. For guidelines, to purchase a sample copy, and to read and hear poems, visit rhinopoetry.org.

SONIC BOOM is a tri-annual literary & arts journal that primarily publishes experimental poetry, Japanese short-forms (haiku, senryu, tanka), flash fiction/haibun, and visual art across a plethora of media. We welcome original and previously unpublished work in any/all of the above categories for issue six, due out in August 2016. Website: http://sonicboomjournal.wix.com/sonicboom.

SUBMIT WHATEVER poems whenever. Please e-mail your poems in just 1 attachment or in the body of the e-mail. Simultaneous submissions and previously published poems are welcome. The Great American Poetry Show. E-mail: larry@tgaps.com; website: www.tgaps.net.

TAHOMA LITERARY REVIEW now paying $50 for poetry, and minimum $100 for fiction. We are an award-winning journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We believe in diversity, transparency, and supporting writers with professional compensation and exposure. For guidelines and editorial philosophy please visit us at tahomaliteraryreview.com.

TERRAIN.ORG: A Journal of the Built + Natural Environments seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, video, and hybrid submissions on place from established and emerging writers and artists. Terrain.org is a free, award-winning international online magazine publishing since 1998. View submission guidelines and submit at www.terrain.org/submit.   

THIRD WEDNESDAY literary arts journal accepts unpublished poetry, short fiction (up to 1,500 words), and b/w art or photography. E-mail only to tw@leadfootpress.com. For details, go to our website: thirdwednesday.org.   

TWO HAWKS QUARTERLY is an online journal affiliated with Antioch University Los Angeles’s BA program in creative writing and is setting the bar for contemporary literature with bold and illuminating poetry, fiction, CNF, and experimental work. Read us. Write for us. Submissions accepted year-round. For guidelines see www.twohawksquarterly.com.

TXTOBJX (txtobjx.com) is an experimental site that publishes text objects—brief, emergent writing somewhere between prose and poetry. A text object can be a microfable, a prose sketch, episodic surrealism, or artful misremembrance. Above all, its controlled spontaneity distinguishes it from the resolute craft of its cousin forms. Submissions: txtobjx@gmail.com.

THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP REVIEW publishes the best in creative nonfiction, fiction, and interviews. Send us narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine, and writing with a strong narrative element. Submissions: kathleenglassburn@comcast.net. For more, contact nick@thewritersworkshop.net. Websites: www.thewritersworkshop.net, or www.thewritersworkshopreview.net.

2017 SAN MIGUEL Writers’ Conference & Literary Festival February 15–19 (Mexico): Largest, most prestigious bilingual literary gathering in the Americas. Attracts 600+ established and emerging writers and industry experts from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Readers and writers fill 10,000 seats over 5 days. It’s an inspiring week of intellectual exchange, community connection, cultural celebration. San Miguel de Allende: #1 City in the World, CNTraveler. Website: sanmiguelwritersconference.org.

13TH ANNUAL Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, FL, January 16–21, 2017. Focus on your work with America’s most celebrated poets: David Baker, Tina Chang, Lynn Emanuel, Daisy Fried, Terrance Hayes, Dorianne Laux, Thomas Lux, Carl Phillips, and Martha Rhodes. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussions, manuscript conferences: Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nicole Brown, and Ginger Murchison; social events, and so much more. Special guest: Charles Simic. To find out more, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org.

BLUE FLOWER Arts Writers’ Conference, November 9–13. Featuring master writers Andre Dubus III (fiction), Nick Flynn (poetry), and Dani Shapiro (memoir). Class size is limited to 13 participants for each master writer, making the conference intimate and engaging. For more information, please visit www.blueflowerarts.com/wwc or telephone (386) 427-6975 x 16.

JOIN OTHER FICTION WRITERS at the Mid-Atlantic Fiction Writers Institute (MAFWI), August 12–13, at Hagerstown Community College in MD. The annual MAFWI summer conference offers workshops and breakout sessions by best-selling authors, college faculty, and experienced public relations professionals. The 2016 keynote speaker is best-selling author Brad Parks. From story fundamentals like plot and point of view to seasoned advice on how to market your work, there is something for writers of every genre at MAFWI. MAFWI also features the Hub City Teen Writers Institute. Register or learn more at www.mafwi.org.

THE NORTH COAST Redwoods Writers’ Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, September 23–24, in Crescent City, CA. For more information visit ncrwc.org or send an SASE to Ken Letko, North Coast Redwoods Writers’ Conference, College of the Redwoods, 883 W. Washington Blvd., Crescent City, CA 95531.

2017 PRESS 53 Award for Poetry. Will be awarded to an unpublished poetry collection, $1,000 advance plus a quarter-page color ad in Poets & Writers. Reading fee $30. Judged by Tom Lombardo, Press 53 Poetry Series Editor. Open: April 1–July 31. Winner and finalists announced by November 1. Complete details: www.press53.com.

8 BEST REASONS to enter New Millennium Awards’ contest by July 31: Best poetry $1,000; fiction $1,000; nonfiction $1,000; short-short fiction $1,000. All submitters receive our anthology. NMW is celebrating its 20th anniversary! All winners are published in our anthology and online. “Highly recommended. NMW is one of our favorite journals.”—Winning Writers. We have launched careers! Visit www.newmillenniumwritings.com.

13TH ANNUAL Gival Press Short Story Award for best original previously unpublished literary story (not a chapter from a novel) in English, approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words. Prize $1,000 and publication on website. Reading fee $25 per story submitted. Deadline August 8. E-mail givalpress@yahoo.com or visit website: www.givalpress.com. Address: Gival Press, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203.

THE 22ND ANNUAL Literal Latte Poetry Awards. First prize: $1,000 and publication. Second prize: $300 and publication. Third prize: $200 and publication. Entry fee: $10 for up to 6 poems. Submit poems of all flavors. See www.literal-latte.com to taste and submit. E-mail litlatte@aol.com with questions.

ANNOUNCING A contest on the theme of “Decisions.” Hospital Drive, the literature, arts, and humanities magazine of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, is awarding prizes of $500 each in the categories of poetry, prose, and visual art. Submissions should relate in some way to the theme of “Decisions” in the context of health care (wellness, illness, caregiving, etc.). We welcome submissions nationwide from the public as well as health care professionals and educators. Deadline is August 15. Winning entries and selected finalists will be published in the Spring 2017 online edition of Hospital Drive. For guidelines and to submit, please visit our website, https://news.med.virginia.edu/hospitaldrive.

THE ANNUAL Rattle Chapbook Prize offers $2,000 for a chapbook (up to 36 pages), plus 500 author copies, and distribution to Rattle’s 5,000+ subscribers. Entry fee of $20 includes a 1-year subscription to the magazine. Deadline January 15. For guidelines, visit our website: www.rattle.com/poetry/chapbooks.

THE ANNUAL Rattle Poetry Prize offers $10,000 for a single poem, plus a $2,500 Readers’ Choice Award. Entry fee of $20 includes a 1-year subscription to the magazine. Deadline: July 15. Submit up to 4 unpublished poems per entry. For guidelines and to read past winners, visit our website: www.rattle.com/poetry/prize.

ARTS & LETTERS’ second annual Unclassifiables Contest, judged by Michael Martone, will be open until July 31. This contest is for unclassifiable works: works that blur, bend, blend, erase, or obliterate genre and other labels. Winners receive $500 and publication in the Spring 2017 issue of Arts & Letters. Complete guidelines appear on our website: http://artsandletters.gcsu.edu/unclassifiables-contest.

BAUHAN PUBLISHING is now accepting submissions (U.S. mail and Submittable.com) for the May Sarton NH Poetry Prize: $1,000 and book publication (April 2017) for a full-length poetry collection. Open to all. Entry fee $25. Postmark/submission deadline: June 30. Former Maine Poet Laureate Betsy Sholl will judge. Guidelines: www.bauhanpublishing.com/contests.

BRIGHT HILL PRESS 23rd Annual Poetry Chapbook Competition,$350 and publication plus 30 copies for winner. Entry fee $17. Ms., 16–24 paginated pp. (plus separate bio and acknowledgments) may be submitted electronically or via USPS. Results via e-mail. Complete guidelines: wordthur@stny.rr.com or www.brighthillpress.org. Deadline for ms. receipt at BHP: July 31. BHP Poetry Chapbook, 94 Church St., Treadwell, NY 13846-4607.

CALVINO PRIZE: 12th Annual Calvino Prize. Sponsored by the University of Louisville. For a short story or novel in the fabulist, experimental vein of Italo Calvino. Final judge for 2016: Jonathan Lethem, award-winning acclaimed novelist. First prize, $1,500 plus publication in the Salt Hill Journal. 2nd Prize, $300. First place winner invited, expenses paid, to read winning entry at the Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture held in  February at the University of Louisville. Fee: $25. Deadline: October, 15. Details: louisville.edu/english.

CHILDREN’S BOOK Writing Contest. The First Edition Children’s Book Writing Contest began May 10. The author of the winning manuscript will have their book professionally edited, illustrated and promoted and will receive a $1,000 advance and royalties of 8%. For more information and to submit your manuscript go to: www.firsteditionproject.com.

COMSTOCK REVIEW Poetry Chapbook Contest. Top prize: $1,000 and 50 author’s copies. Michael A. Sickler will judge. Contest sponsored by Comstock Writers Group, Inc. Submit

manuscript of 25–34 pages between August 1 and October 31. Entry fee of $30 includes copy of winning chapbook. Visit the website for complete guidelines, which must be followed. CR Chapbook Contest 2016, 4956 St. John Drive, Syracuse, NY 13215. Website: www.comstockreview.org;  www.facebook.com/pages/comstock-review/186488898068352?ref=ts-219-.

CONIUM PRESS 2016 Book & Chapbook Contest. Judged by Matt Bell, author of 4 books of fiction, most recently the novel Scrapper. Winner receives $1,000, publication of the winning title, 10 author copies, and a copy of the judge’s latest book. Submission deadline: September 1. Entry fee: $25. More details: http://coniumreview.com/contests.

THE CRAZYSHORTS! CONTEST: From July 1 to July 31, Crazyhorse will accept entries for our annual short-short fiction contest. Submit 3 short-shorts of up to 500 words each through our website: crazyhorse.cofc.edu. First place wins $1,000 and publication; 3 runners-up will be announced. All entries will be considered for publication; the $15 entry fee includes a subscription to Crazyhorse. http://crazyhorse.cofc.edu/crazyshorts.

CREATIVE NONFICTION magazine is seeking new work for an upcoming issue dedicated to “Teachers & Teaching.” Send your best work; 4,000 words or fewer. Deadline: August 29; $1,000 for best essay; $500 for runner-up. Guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.

DANA AWARDS, 21st year. Novel award doubled to $2,000, plus publishing option! Plus our traditional awards in short fiction and poetry. (More changes in the works.) Deadline October 31. Guidelines: www.danaawards.com, or e-mail danaawards@gmail.com, or send SASE to 200 Fosseway Dr., Greensboro, NC 27455.

DANAHY FICTION PRIZE/Tampa Review. $1,000 and publication in Tampa Review for a previously unpublished work of short fiction, 500–5,000 words. A $20 entry fee includes subscription. All entries considered for publication. Submit by December 31. Address: Danahy Fiction Prize, Tampa Review, 401 West Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview.

ESME (Empowering Solo Moms Everywhere) announces its second annual writing contest, which is open to all Solo Moms—women who parent on their own due to choice or circumstance. Prizes of $500, $350, and $150 will be given to the first, second, and third place winners in 3 categories: poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction essay. There is no entry fee, and the deadline is March 15, 2017. All submissions will also be considered for publication on the ESME website. For complete guidelines, please visit our website: www.esme.com.

ESSAY CONTEST. First prize is a publishing contract (poetry/fiction/nonfiction). Artificial intelligence theme. Essayists are to define and explore the future impact of artificial intelligence. The essay can be humorous, scientific, satirical, op-ed, or autobiographical. Free to enter; deadline is August 14. For additional information, visit www.chatterhousepress.com and click on Contest.

EVENING STREET PRESS announces its 2016 contests: Helen Kay Chapbook Poetry Prize, $250 plus 25 copies, possible publication of runners-up; $15 reading fee, ongoing. eveningstreetpress.com/helen-kay.html. Grassic Short Novel: $500 plus 25 copies, possible publication of runners-up; $25 reading fee, May 1 to December 1. eveningstreetpress.com/grassic.html.

THE GRAYSON BOOKS Poetry Prize, open to all poets writing in English, is accepting submissions. Submit by August 15. Electronic submissions preferred: https://graysonbooks.submittable.com/submit. No contact info on manuscript if submitting electronically. Or mail with your fee of $25 to Grayson Books, P.O. 270549, West Hartford, CT 06127. If mailing, include 2 cover pages (one with complete contact info, one with no contact info) along with your 50–80 page manuscript, and SASE. Winner will be awarded $1,000, publication, and 10 copies. Simultaneous submissions acceptable. Ben Grossberg to judge. www.graysonbooks.com.   

IN 2016, Writer Advice, www.writeradvice.com,  is offering 4 contests, 1 per issue (flash memoir; flash fiction; openings of middle grade, young adult, or new adult; and openings of other prose genres). Lower fees. New due dates. New word limits. Same detailed responses. Submission information and fees for all contests are at our website: www.writeradvice.com/guidelines.

INJUSTICE PRIZE in Fiction/Poetry: A $1,000 award and publication by Knut House Press for unpublished short story (less than 8,000 words) or poetry selection (less than 15 pages) that explores social injustice, whether through racism, homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, etc. Deadline: Submit $15 entry fee by August 31 via http://knuthousepress.com/injusticeprize.html.

LAST CALL for poetry submissions! LMP’s 2016 contest is closing soon. Send us your most daring, cutting-edge, or even shockingly normal poems! Entry fee $15 for up to 3 poems. Submit online or to LMP, 303 E. Gurley St. #449, Prescott, AZ 86301. Details at www.loosemoosepublishing.com.

LUMINA NONFICTION CONTEST, deadline September 1, judged by Leslie Jamison, author of The Empathy Exams. We seek bold, beautiful interpretations of the theme Borders and Boundaries: travel, gender, sexuality, love, citizenship, race, body, language, death, atmospheric layers, psychological barriers, prisons, fences, challenging genres, and anything else. First Place: $750 + publication in LUMINA, Vol. XVI. For details: luminajournal.com/contest.

MIGHTY RIVER Short Story Contest. Deadline: October 1. Prize: $1,000, publication in Big Muddy. Best short story, any theme; $20 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. MRSS Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650, One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Website: www.semopress.com/events/mighty-river-contest.

NILSEN PRIZE for a First Novel. Winner receives $2,000, publication, distribution. Authors must not have previously published a full-length fiction book. Postmark by November 1; $25 fee. Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650, One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Full guidelines at www.semopress.com/events/nilsen-prize.

NINTH ANNUAL Littoral Press Poetry Prize! First place: 50 letterpress-printed broadsides of the winning poem. Three honorable mentions receive earlier broadsides. Judge: Troy Jollimore. Fee: $10 first poem; $5 each additional. Mail to 622 26th St., Richmond, CA 94804, by August 12. View complete guidelines and broadside examples at www.littoralpress.com.

OMNIDAWN OFFERS $1,000 prize for our annual Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Prize. Bradford Morrow will judge. Electronic and postal submissions August 1–October 17. Winner receives cash prize, publication, 100 copies. Entry fee: $18. Entrants who add $2 shipping receive Omnidawn fiction book of their choice. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com/contest/fiction.

OMNIDAWN OFFERS $3,000 prize for our annual First/Second Book Prize. Cathy Park Hong will judge. Electronic and postal submissions by July 15. Winner receives cash prize, publication, 100 copies. Entry fee: $27. Entrants who add $3 shipping receive Omnidawn book of their choice. For guidelines, see www.omnidawn.com/contest.

THE ORIZON ANTHOLOGY AWARDS in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry: $500 and publication by Orison Books in The Orison Anthology for a single work in each genre. Judges: Ravi Howard (fiction), Catherine Reid (nonfiction), and Philip Metres (poetry). Entry fee: $15. Deadline: August 1. Complete details at www.orisonbooks.com/submission-guidelines.  

PATRICIA DOBLER Poetry Award 2016: Open to women writers over the age of 40 living in the US who haven’t published a full-length book of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction (chapbooks excluded). Winner receives $1,000, publication in Voices from the Attic, round-trip travel, lodging and reading at Carlow University in Pittsburgh with final judge. Poems must be unpublished, up to 75 lines; up to 2 poems, any style, per submission ($20 fee). Postmarked by October 1. For complete rules: (412) 578-6346, e-mail: sewilliams412@carlow.edu, or website: www.carlow.edu.

THE PROFANE NONFICTION PRIZE ($1,000), judged by author and Brevity editor Dinty W. Moore, is open for submissions through August 1. There is no theme. Send us your best flash, essays, journalism, or narratives that will spoon out some space in our guts and take up residence there. www.profanejournal.com.

THE PUBLISHER’S LONG STORY PRIZE from Twelve Winters Press. Awarded twice annually. E-book publication, cash prize & Friend of the Press status. Range 8,000 to 22,000 words. Website: https://twelvewinters.com/the-publishers-long-story-prize.   

QUERCUS REVIEW PRESS. Fall Poetry Book Award: $1,000 prize, book publication, generous royalties. Deadline: December 16. Submit online or send manuscript and $25 reading fee to Quercus Review Press, Dept. of English, Modesto Junior College, 425 College Ave., Modesto, CA 95350. New and emerging writers encouraged to submit. Info: quercusreviewpress.com.    

REED MAGAZINE, the West’s oldest literary journal, was established in San José in 1867. We offer $3,833 in prizes: the John Steinbeck Award for fiction; Gabriele Rico Challenge for nonfiction; Edwin Markham Prize for poetry; Mary Blair Award for art. Submit online June 1–November 1 using Submittable; $15 reading fee includes a free copy. Winners are published in our handsome print journal. www.reedmag.org.

RIVER STYX Schlafly Beer Micro-Brew Micro-Fiction Contest. First place receives prize of $1,500 and 1 case of Schlafly beer. Winners published in River Styx; 500 words maximum per story, up to 3 stories per entry. Entry options: $10 includes a copy of the issue in which the winners appear, $20 includes a 1-year subscription to River Styx. Postmarked by December 31 or enter online via Submittable. www.riverstyx.org/contests. Mail to: River Styx Microfiction Contest, 3547 Olive St., Ste. 107, St. Louis, MO 63103. Richard Newman, Editor: bigriver@riverstyx.org.

SUBMISSIONS FOR Indiana Review’s 2016 1/2K Prize are open from July 1 to August 15. This year’s prize judge is Aimee Nezhukumatathil. The winner receives $1,000 and publication. Entry fee: $20. All entries are considered for publication. For complete guidelines, visit www.indianareview.org.

TAMPA REVIEW Prize for Poetry. $2,000 plus hardcover and paperback book publication, and portfolio in Tampa Review for previously unpublished manuscript by a new or established poet. $25 entry includes subscription. Submit by December 31. Tampa Review Prize, University of Tampa Press, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606. Website: www.ut.edu/tampareview.

TEBOT BACH announces the 2017 Patricia Bibby First Book Award: $500 and book publication. Deadline: October 31 postmark. Winner announced April 2017. Send manuscript and reading fee of $20 for each manuscript submitted to Tebot Bach, Bibby, Box 7887, Huntington Beach, CA 92615. Complete guidelines: www.tebotbach.org.

THE TENNESSEE WILLIAMS New Orleans Literary Festival announces 3 writing contests, all opening June 1. Festival packages, publication, and public readings accompany cash prizes. One-Act Play, deadline: November 1; Prize: $1,500. Poetry, deadline: November 15;  Prize: $1,000. Fiction, deadline: November 30; Prize: $1,500. For more information, visit www.tennesseewilliams.net.

THREE MILE HARBOR PRESS is accepting submissions for full-length poetry manuscripts with particular interest in LGBT, feminist, and environmentally aware voices. Deadline: September 15. Reading fee: $25. Winner receives $500 and 25 copies. For complete guidelines see www.3mileharborpress.com.

TINDERBOX POETRY JOURNAL is holding its second annual poetry contest, which runs June 21–August 21. Entry fee is $12 for up to 3 poems (no more than 5 pages) with a $500 prize and $250 for the runner-up. Our judge this year is Eduardo Corral. More information at www.tinderboxpoetry.com.

TOM HOWARD/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. 14th year. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest). Top prize for a poem in any style: $1,500. Top prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style: $1,500. Total prizes: $4,000. Winning entries published online. Fee: $10 per poem. Length limit: 250 lines. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Submit by September 30. Final judge: Soma Mei Sheng Frazier. Enter at winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

THE TRUMAN STATE University Press T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. Prize: $2,000 and publication. Description: Awarded for book-length collection of poems originally written in English. Manuscripts should be 60–100 pages in length. Simultaneous submissions allowed. Mail submissions. Entry fee: $25 per submission. Deadline: October 31. Website: http://tsup.truman.edu/tseliotprize/guidelines.asp.

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PRESS is accepting submissions for the Miller Williams Poetry Prize, judged by Billy Collins. The winner receives $5,000 in cash in addition to publication. Applications are accepted year-round. The deadline for the following year’s prize is September 30. Website: www.uapress.com.   

UTICA COLLEGE Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize. A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection by a resident of upstate New York. The winner must also give a reading and teach a master class at Utica College. Submit 2 copies of a book of at least 48 pages, published between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2016, and a curriculum vitae by August 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines. Utica College, Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize, School of Arts and Sciences, 1600 Burrstone Rd., Utica, NY 13502. Gary Leising, contest coordinator. gleising@utica.edu. Website: utica.edu/nassarprize.

VERN RUTSALA Poetry Prize, $1,000 plus publication, for full-length manuscript, at least 60 pages. Send $25 reading fee, plus SASE, to Cloudbank, P.O. Box 610, Corvallis, OR 97339; or electronically https://cloudbankbooks.submittable.com/submit. Postmark deadline: September 30. The 2016 winner is Holly Karapetkova for Towline, selected by Dennis Schmitz. Details at www.cloudbankbooks.com.

WILDA HEARNE Flash Fiction Contest. Deadline: October 1. $500, publication in Big Muddy. Best short-short story, 500 words or less, any theme. A $15 fee includes copy of Big Muddy with winning story. Wilda Hearne Flash Fiction Contest, Southeast Missouri State University Press, MS 2650, One University Plaza, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Website: www.semopress.com/events/wilda-hearne-contest.

WONDER INSTITUTE awards $1,000 first prize and online publication for a personal essay on "What Is Your Life’s Purpose?" 1,500 word maximum. Deadline November 1. Final Judge: Linda Durham. Fee: $20. Full guidelines: www.wonderessaycontest.com.

FREE: 5-STAR Literary E-Novel War in a Beautiful Country by Patricia Ryan. “Because death is unknown, life becomes the puzzle.” See enthusiastic reviews on Nook, Amazon, Smashwords, and others. Available on all e-readers and electronic devices or direct at http://novelwarinabeautifulcountry.blogspot.com.

PARLIAMENT OF POETS: An Epic Poem. By Frederick Glaysher. Apollo calls all the poets of the nations to assemble on the moon to consult on the meaning of modernity. “A remarkable poem by a uniquely inspired poet, taking us out of time into a new and unspoken consciousness.”—Kevin McGrath, Lowell House, South Asian Studies, Harvard University. Amazon, B&N, Kobo, global affiliates, and earthrisepress.net.

WRITINGCAREER.COM—free online resource to find paying markets for your poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Updated daily, we report on editors, publishers, literary agents, and anthologists who are actively seeking submissions from poets, fiction writers, and freelance writers. Website: http://writingcareer.com.

BRITTANY WRITER’S House: 19th-century stone house on a river/canal; 5 fireplaces, tile and wood floors, beamed ceilings; modern heat, electricity, plumbing, and conveniences; small village, next to a large town, near a city, 15 miles from ocean beaches; 5 hours from Paris. For details and photos please contact: Phone: (510) 866-5496. E-mail: mgdonna@aol.com or dmu4mg@aol.com.

FRANCE WRITING and yoga retreat. Surrounded by breathtaking views of the Pyrenees. Beautiful private accommodations with Ayurvedic meals. Hike along the pilgrimage walk to Compostela. Daily writing workshops follow the Amherst Writers and Artists Method. Yoga and meditation. Transfers from Toulouse. Excursions. All inclusive. Led by Julie Maloney, director of Women Reading Aloud. International yoga teacher, Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones. September 18–25. Visit: www.womenreadingaloud.org. Contact: julie@womenreadingaloud.org.

WELLSPRING HOUSE Retreat Center for writers and artists in the MA hills, 35 minutes from Northampton/Amherst. Sheltered by towering spruce, secluded but in town. Private rooms, communal kitchen. Four hours from New York City. Unspoiled village where writers write, painters paint: $260/week, single; $280/week, double. Special winter rates November 15–April 1. Résumé to P.O. Box 2006, Ashfield, MA 01330. Phone: (413) 628-3276. E-mail: browning@wellspringhouse.net. Website: wellspringhouse.net.

360 XOCHI QUETZAL is a free 1-month writer’s residency in picturesque Lake Chapala, Mexico, December 14, 2016–January 13, 2017. International poets, writers, playwrights, screenwriters, critics, and translators are welcome to apply through CAFÉ by August 7. Website: www.callforentry.org. Early bird discount and more info: www.deborahkruger.com/1/art-residency.html.

THE ARGS RESIDENCY, offered in partnership with Petersburg (VA) Public Library, is accepting applications for 1- or 2-week residencies for spring 2017. In exchange for lodging in our refurbished, historic Alumni House, writers agree to teach a workshop to our literary arts students. See website for more details. Deadline: November 1, 2016.  Website: argsresidency.com.   

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2016. Camac is now accepting applications for its residency program 2016 for poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. In the village of Marnay-sur-Seine within the scenic Champagne-Ardenne region of France, on the banks of the river Seine, only 1 hour from Paris. No application fee. Rolling admission. Call, e-mail, or visit the website for an application and complete guidelines. CAMAC, 1 Grande Rue, 10400 Marnay-sur-Seine. Phone: 00 33 3 25 39 20 61. Jean-Yves Coffre, Director. E-mail: jycoffre@camac.org. Website: www.camac.org.

DORLAND MOUNTAIN Arts Colony located in beautiful hills overlooking wine country of Temecula Valley in Southern CA. Private cottages with bath, bedroom, kitchen, work space, porch, piano. Fee: $300/week, $1,000/4 weeks. Peaceful, serene, inspiring. Apply for openings Fall 2016 & onward. Filling quickly. info@dorlandartscolony.org; website: www.dorlandartscolony.org; telephone: (951) 302-3837.

NOEPE MARTHA’S VINEYARD for Literary Arts Residency (formerly Martha’s Vineyard Writer’s Residency) offers 2–6 weeklong residencies surrounded by the inspiring beauty of the island of Martha’s Vineyard, MA. April 2–May 27 and September 15–October 31. To learn more or to apply, visit our website at noepecenter.org.

TALEAMOR PARK welcomes applications from writers and other artists for 2- and 4-week residencies in tranquil countryside. Elegant 1854 Italianate house on scenic working farm with paths, ponds, and woods. Near Chicago and Lake Michigan. No application fee, sliding-scale prices. Assistantships available. Visit www.taleamorpark.org, write info@taleamorpark.org,  or call (765) 586-2686.

WRITE—EAT—Walk—(Repeat)—Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center in Litchfield, CT,  offers writers’ residency opportunities year- round for a weekend or longer. Visit www.wisdomhouse.org and click: “Attend a Program.” Download an application form. Applicants also can call (860) 567-3163 or contact us by e-mail: programs@wisdomhouse.org.

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YOU DON’T KNOW  where to send your creative writing? Submission leads/guidelines. Cover/query letter tips. Join 50,000+ writers who subscribe to Submit Write Now! In our 23rd year! Writer’s Relief, Inc., 207 Hackensack St., Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075. Phone: (866) 405-3003. Website: www.writersrelief.com.

4REVISIONS. Your book: As good as you can make it? Before submitting to an agent or publishing as an e-book, make sure you’ve put your best work, your best words forward. A second pair of eyes is always helpful. No flattery, but constructive criticism, useful suggestions, editing, and proofing. www.4revisions.com.

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ACCLAIMED AUTHOR helping writers for more than 20 years: I have published 5 highly acclaimed books and offer services in developmental, content, and copyediting of fiction and nonfiction (including academic, legal, and medical texts). I can also provide contacts to agents, publishers, and publishing consultants. For more information, visit bernardeditorial.com. Contact christopherwb@msn.com.

ACCLAIMED POETRY EDITOR, former Executive Director of Alice James Books, 20 years of editing experience. Provides professional manuscript evaluation, comprehensive editing. Edits to suit various budgets. Workshops, tutorials, publishing, publicity advice. Author of Event Boundaries and Anxious Music (Four Way Books). CW MFA faculty editor at SNC. Details: www.aprilossmann.com. E-mail: aprilossmann@hotmail.com.

ACCOMPLISHED EDITOR Wyn Cooper seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and memoir. I help writers revise and perfect their manuscripts, and offer publishing advice. Thirty books I edited have been published in the last 3 years; 7 have won awards. Free consultation. Sliding scale fees. See website for testimonials: www.wyncooper.com. E-mail: wyncooper@gmail.com.   

ADEPT EDITOR, experienced in multiple genres, prizewinning author of poetry and literary fiction, is looking to assist you. Respectful. Thorough. Together, we can raise your novel, poetry manuscript, short story, memoir, query, or application letter to the next level. Free initial consultation. E-mail: dmgordon@comcast.net. Website: www.dmgordoneditorial.com.

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AFFORDABLE, POWERFUL, and comprehensive editorial services give your manuscript an edge. Unlock the potential of your manuscript with in-depth evaluation, plot/character development, line editing, revisions. Benefit from years of editorial experience at Big 5 publishers. Want to write a good book? Let me help! Helga Schier, PhD, helga@withpenandpaper.com. Website: www.withpenandpaper.com, telephone: (310) 828-8421.

AUTHOR, AUTHOR! Professional editor, literary midwife, award-winning author (Bantam, Avon, Scholastic, Berkley/Ace, others) offers extensive critiques, tutorials, revisions, support. Upgrade your writing skills; solve problems with plot, character development, pacing. Specialties include literary and mainstream fiction, mystery/thriller, juvenile/YA, general nonfiction, psychology, spirituality. Carol Gaskin. Phone: (941) 377-7640. E-mail: carol@editorialalchemy.com. Website: www.editorialalchemy.com.

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AWARD-WINNING fiction writer, graduate of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, creative writing teacher of 35 years, provides personalized manuscript editing. I offer detailed editing, honest evaluation, and sensitive critique. I work with new and experienced writers, fiction and nonfiction. Contact Hugh Cook. E-mail: jhcook@quickclic.net. Website: hugh-cook.ca.

BOOK DOCTOR. Garrett Fiction Prize winner Jack Smith, author of 3 published novels, a craft book by Writer’s Digest, and 25 years as fiction editor for GHLL, will provide detailed feedback on your novel or nonfiction book. For more information, e-mail jacks4527@gmail.com.   Website: jacksmithwriter.com. BOOK EDITOR  Former publishing house senior editor. Award-winning/ agented clients. Story solutions to elevate your novel. Critiques, coaching, editing, queries. Specializing in YA, thriller, Christian, historical and literary fiction, women's lit. Jessi Rita Hoffman. Website: www.jessiritahoffman.com, phone: (360) 264-5460, e-mail: jessihoffman8@gmail.com.

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CONSULT AN EXPERT! Beaufort Writing Group Developmental Editor. Prizewinning novelist/ poet/essayist, retired English professor/journalist/policy analyst, small-press publisher edits all genres: academic, science, novels, memoirs. I critique clarity, flow, structure, grammar, voice. Same mindfulness pruning apple trees. See directory: www.the-efa.org. Susan Schmidt, PhD, (252) 269-0032. E-mail: susu@susanschmidt.net; susankiwi15@gmail.com.  Website: www.susanschmidt.net.

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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, PA, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method. Writers of all ages, levels of experience, and genres welcome. (610) 853-0296. E-mail: ahicks@philawordshop.com. Website: www.philawordshop.com.   

THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD, WINE & TRAVEL ASSOCIATION announces the Emerging Writer Program for writers wanting to become travel, food, or wine writers by working directly with member mentors. The goal is to qualify as a full-fledged member. Cost: $150. For more information go to www.ifwtwa.org or e-mail suemont@aol.com.  

LIVE FREE AND WRITE. August 14–19, writing getaway in Sunapee, NH. Spend a week working on your memoir or poetry chapbook. Enjoy the refreshing New England summer with plentiful writing time, encouraging workshops, homemade meals, and time to relax. Scholarships available. Register by July 1 and save: www.stockton.edu/murphywriting.

ONE-ON-ONE NOVEL WORKSHOP. Three days of intense analysis and brainstorming. Virginia Pye’s River of Dreams came out of this workshop. Choose among Geeta Kothari, Man Martin, Greg Michalson, or Nancy Zafris. Idyllic setting at The Porches near Charlottesville, VA. Contact Trudy Hale at www.porcheswritingretreat.com.

ONLINE WRITING CLASSES from Creative Nonfiction magazine, the voice of the genre. Our 10- and 5-week classes in memoir, personal essay, magazine writing, online workshops, and more provide professional guidance, motivating deadlines, and a supportive community of writers. Flexible schedule to suit your needs. Learn more at www.creativenonfiction.org/online-classes.

WRITING WORKSHOPS at Maine Media College in Rockport, ME, this year include: Personal Storytelling with Joyce Maynard, Poetry with Richard Blanco, the Psychology of Strong Characters with Jacqueline Sheehan, and more. Come for a week of intense learning with a creative community of storytellers in ME. Check out www.mainemedia.edu/workshops/writing.