Outside Events
by Jack McLaughlin - email - jackmcla@aol.com
outsideeventspswg@gmail.com
EVENTS/CONFERENCES
North Coast Redwoods Writers’ Conference
Crescent City, California
September 21-22, 2012
Location – Campus of the College of the Redwoods in Crescent City, California
Workshops in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction; a panel, a lecture, an open mike, and a book fair
Conference fee - $95 which includes some meals
www.ncrwc.org
E-mail address: dan-hernandez@redwoods.edu
Registration is first come, first served. Visit the website for more information.
North Coast Redwoods Writers’ Conference, College of the Redwoods, Del Norte Education, 883 West Washington Boulevard, Crescent City, CA 95531. (707) 465-2300. Dan Hernandez, Contact.
Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference
Cedarville, California
September 13-16, 2012
Location – In the high desert of Cedarville, California
Conference features workshops in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction; readings and lectures.
Submit three to five poems or a work of prose of up to 5,000 words.
Tuition - $429 – Lodging is available at area hotels and inn.
Deadline – June 30, 2012
Visit the website for an application and complete details.
www.poeticspiritsurprisevalley.blogspot.com
E-mail address: ramarch@frontiernet.net
Surprise Valley Writers’ Conference, Modoc Forum, P.O. Box 126, Cedarville, CA 96104. (530) 279-2099. Ray March, Program Chair.
Summer Writing Program at Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado
June 11, 2012 though July 11, 2012
38th Annual Summer Writing Program at Naropa University, School of Disembodied Poetics
Program features workshops in poetry, fiction, and translation
Tuition is $475/week
Lodging rates range from $224 to $448/week.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
Visit the website for more information
www.naropa.edu/swp
E-mail – swpr@naropa.edu
Naropa University Summer Writing Program, 2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302. (303) 245-4600. Julie Kazimer, Finance and Registration Manager
Healing Art of Writing Conference
San Rafael, California
July 8, 2012
Location – Dominican University of California in San Rafael
The conference offers workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction, as well as readings and lectures on writing and healing.
Tuition - $800 - Lodging & Meals - $450-$570
Submit – Submit five pages of poetry or prose.
Application fee with submission - $25
Deadline – May 15, 2012
Visit the website for more information.
www.dominican.edu/events/healingart
Mendocino Coast Wrtiers Conference
Fort Bragg, California
July 26 - 28, 2012
Location - College of the Redwoods in Fort Bragg, California.
The conference features: Workshops in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; readings; panels/ workshops with editors, publishers, and agents; craft lectures; and discussion forums on publishing and marketing.
Registration fee - $525 including meals.
Deadline – June 15, 2012; registration fee increases to $575 after June 15.
Visit the website for more information.
www.mcwc.org
E-mail: info@mcwc.org
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference
St. Helena, California
July 22-27, 2012
Location - Napa Valley College, St. Helena, California
The conference features:
Workshops in poetry and fiction, manuscript consultations, and readings at Napa Valley vineyards
Tuition cost - $900. Includes daily breakfast & lunch plus two dinners & wine tasteing.
Submit – Five poems or 10-15 pages of prose and a brief personal statement.
Application fee: $15
Tuition deposit- $100
Deadline – April 2
Visit the website for more information.
www.napawritersconf.org
E-mail: writecon@napavalley.edu
Santa Barbara Writers Conference
Santa Barbara, California
June 9-14, 2012
Location: Hyatt Hotel Santa Barbara, California.
The Conference features: Workshops in poetry and fiction, lectures and panel discussions.
Conference cost - $550 before March 17 and $625 thereafter.
Visit the website for more information.
Visit the website for more information.
www.sbwriters.com
E-mail: info@sbwriters.com
EVENTS/WRITING CONTESTS
Creative Nonfiction
Southern Sin Essay Contest
$1,000 Prize plus publication in Creative Nonfiction work.
Submit an essay manuscript of up to 4,000 words with a theme of “Southern Sin.”
Entry Fee - $20
Deadline – May 28, 2912
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
www.creativenonfiction.org
Creative Nonfiction, Southern Sin Essay Contest, 5501 Walnut Street, Suite 202, Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (412) 688-0304
Gival Press
Novel Award
$3,000 Prize given annually plus publication by Gival Press for a novel. Winner is also given 20 author copies of the novel.
Submit a manuscript of 30,000 to 100,000 words
Entry fee - $50
Deadline – May 30, 2012
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
www.givalpress.com
Gival Press, Novel Award, P.O. Box 3812, Arlington, VA 22203 (703) 351-0079. Robert Giron, Editor
Elixir Press
Fiction Award
$2,000 Prize given biennially for a short story collection or a novel
Winner’s entry is also published in Elixir Press and is awarded 25 author copies.
Submit a 120 to 500 page manuscript
Entry fee - $40
Deadline – May 31,2012
Visit the website for complete guidelines
www.elixirpress.com
E-mail address: info@elixirpress.com
Elixir Press, Fiction Award, P.O. Box 27029, Denver, CO 80227
New England Poetry Club
Daniel Varoujan Award
$1,000 Prize given annually for a poem to honor Daniel Varoujan
Mr. Varoujan was an American poet killed in the genocide in Turkey in 1915.
Submit a poem. Complete guidelines are given in the Club’s website.
Entry fee - $10
Deadline – May 31, 2012
www.nepoetryclub.org/contests.htm
New England Poetry Club, Daniel Varoujan Award, c/o Contest Coordinator, 654 Green Street, #2, Cambridge, MA 02139
Oberlin College Press
Field Poetry Prize
$1,000 Prize given annually for a poetry collection
Winner’s work is also published by Oberlin College.
Submit a 50-80 page manuscript – online.
Entry fee - $28 which includes a subscription to FIELD: Contemporary Poetry and Poetics, during May.
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the website for complete guidelines
www.oberlin.edu/ocpress
E-mail address: oc.press@oberlin.edu
Oberlin College Press, FIELD Poetry Prize, 50 North Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 44074 (440) 775-8408 David Walker and David Young, Coeditors
River Styx
International Poetry Contest
$1,500 Prize is given annually for a poem. Winner’s work will also be published in River Styx.
Submit up to three poems totaling no more than 14 pages. All entries are considered for publication.
Entry fee - $20 also includes a subscription to River Styx.
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the Website for complete guidelines.
www.riverstyx.org
River Styx, International Poetry Contest, 3547 Olive Street, Suite 107, St. Louis, MO 63103 (314) 533-4541. Richard Newman, Editor
Glimmer Train Press
Short Story Award for New Writers
$1,500 Prize is given quarterly for a short story
Winner’s story will be published in Glimmer Train Stories.
Writer’s fiction story must not have been published in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation over 5,000.
Submit a story of up to 12,000 wordds.
Entry fee - $15
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
www.glimmertrain.org
Glimmer Train Press, 4763 SW Maplewood Road, P.O. Box 80430, Portland, OR 97280. (503) 221-0836. Susan Burmeister-Brown and Linda Swanson-Davies, Coeditors
University of Georgia Press
Flannery O’Connor Short Fiction Awards
Two $1,000 prizes given annually of collections of short fiction
Winner’s works are also published in the University of Georgia press.
Submit a manuscript of 45,000 to 75,000 words.
Entry fee - $25
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the website for complete guidelines
www.ugapress.org
E-mail address: press@ugapres.ugs.edu
University of Georgia Press, Flannery O’Connor Short Fiction Awards, 330 Research Drive, Athens GA, 30602-4901
Midway Journal
Literary Contest
$1,000 Prize given for a poem or a group of poems, a short story, or an essay.
Winner’s work will also be published in Midway Journal.
Submit up to five poems totaling no more than 20 pages or up to 6,000 words of prose.
Entry fee - $15
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the website for complete details.
www.midwayjournal.com
Midway Journal, Literary Contest, P.O. Box 14499 St Paul, MN 55114
Winning Writers
Sports Poetry Contest
Two $1,500 prizes given for a poem and a story or an essay on the theme of sports
Winners’ works will also be published on the Winning Writers website.
Submit up to two poems or up to 6,000 words of prose.
Entry fee - $15
Deadline – May 31, 2012
Visit the website for complete details.
www.winningwriters.com
E-mail address: adam@winningwriters.com
Winning Wr iters, Sports Poetry Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3961. (866) 946-9748. Adam Cohen, President
WORDS OF WISDOM
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectively quoted by other learned authors.
Benjamin Franklin
Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.
Benjamin Franklin
A writer must write what he has to say, not speak it.
Ernest Hermingway
IMPORTANT DEFINITION
Writer’s Block: When your imaginary friends won’t talk to you.
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