Monday 24 February 2014

Southward Journal seeking submissions short story, poem,reviews

SOUTHWORD JOURNAL

Southword is a literary journal featuring poems, fiction and reviews and published biannually by the Munster Literature Centre. Current issues are available free to read online, beginning with Issue 16. Back issues in print are available from the online bookstore for purchase. To keep up to date with the publication year-round, join our Southword Facebook Group:


Payment & Reviews Policy
Because Southword writers are paid, the amount of articles, poems etc. published is limited by budget. The managing editor has a large panel of reviewers to draw on and cannot consider unsolicited reviews. Publishers should take note that Southword’s limited review space is almost exclusively reserved for books by Munster-born and resident authors and books by other authors cannot be considered. We also regret we cannot guarantee to publish reviews of all Munster-interest books submitted. Munster authors who would like to be reviewed in Southword can email a query letter to reviews editor Patrick Cotter at munsterlit(at)eircom(dot)net. Please do not send in your book until asked to by the editor.
Southword pays contributors €30 per poem and €120 per short story. Payment to writers within the Republic of Ireland is made by cheque. Writers abroad must accept payment through Paypal.

How to Submit to Southword Journal

Now accepting submissions of poetry and short stories
in English and Gaeilge until March 18, 2014.

Submitting via Submittable (formerly Submishmash) is quick, easy and free! The only details you are required to provide is your name and email address. The advantage to using this site is that submitters will now be able to check the status of their submission, seeing easily for themselves whether their work has been accepted or declined. To send poetry or short stories to Southword Journal Online:

           1. Click here to go to Southword's Submittable page.
           2. Click on Poetry, Fiction or Litríocht as Gaeilge taking note of the                submission guidelines (which also appear below). IT IS IMPORTANT                THAT YOU CHOOSE THE CORRECT CATEGORY, otherwise your                submission may not be delived to the correct editor.
           3. Create your profile. (Click 'Create account and continue'.)
           4. Follow the form instructions on attaching your work and creating                your bio / cover letter.

Submission Guidelines
Southword has published the likes of Haruki Murakami, James Lasdun, and Colm Toibín if you would like to join their esteemed company carefully read the directions which follow.
1. All manuscripts must be sent via Submittable in the appropriate categories, during open reading times only. Submissions are no longer accepted by post, as Southword is now an online journal. The previous email addresses for poetry/fiction editors should be removed from your contacts as they are no longer the location to send submissions.

2. Work should be submitted in one of the following file formats: .doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf. If sending multiple poems, please submit each poem in separate documents. (This allows you & the judge to withdraw, reject or accept pieces individually). There is a strict submission limit of six poems or two short fiction pieces of 3000 words each. Authors are paid €30 per poem and/or €120 per story published in Southword Journal. If the writer lives outside of Ireland, they will be paid by Paypal. (Information on how to set up a Paypal account: http://www.paypal.com ).

3. If submitting poems and prose simultaneously they will be considered by different editors at different times, so to be sure of a response please submit separately, via the appropriate Submittable category. Please note the Southword Journal is not currently considering unsolicited submissions of non-fiction or memoir.

4. The first page of the submission document should include an up-to-date biographical note. Nb: Works of translation where the original author is still in copyright will require the bios of both the original author and the translator. On the Southword Journal contents page, the poem will be listed under the name of the original author, and the translator will be credited on the poem/story's page itself.

5. Poems and prose (in English and Irish) are considered between January and March 15th each year for our summer issue. Everything except for Fiction in English is considered between July and September 15th for our winter issue; fiction writers have an opportunity to submit their work to the Seán Ó Faoláin competition earlier in the year for this issue. PLEASE NOTE after the close of the submission date the editors will make a selection. Authors will be able to check the status of their submission via their profile on Submittable. Please note that due to the large volume of submissions received, the editor may take up to 8 weeks after the submission deadline to make their decision.

Frank O Connor Short Story Award

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR FRANK O’CONNOR AWARD
Deadline for receipt of entries and eligible publication dates
Titles eligible to be entered for the 2014 award need to have been published between July 1st 2013 and June 30th 2014. Proofs and bound typescripts are acceptable for titles scheduled to be published after the closing date for entries which for this year is March 18th 2014. Interested publishers are encouraged to submit immediately and not wait until the last moment.
Publicity requirements for publishers
The Frank O’Connor Short Story Award is remuneratively larger than any American book award for fiction The organisers of the award will not charge publishers of winning or shortlisted titles thousands of pounds as in the case of the Costa and Booker awards but in order to fulfil the award’s purpose in raising the marketing profile of the winning title in particular and the short story in general the following conditions will be enforced:
It is a condition of entry that the winning author attend the Cork International Short Story Festival in September and read from the winning book. The award organisers will pay for economy flights and choose hotel.
It is also a condition that all copies in print of the winning book and any subsequent English-language editions (up to five years after the award is made) carry a badge at the publisher’s expense (either as a sticker or part of the original printing) on the front cover declaring “Winner of the 2014 Frank O’Connor Short Story Award”.
What is the Cork City – Frank O’Connor Short Story Award?
The Cork City – Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award is an annual award of €25,000 and is currently the world’s richest prize for a short story collection. The award is in memory of the late Frank O’Connor, one of the world’s most renowned short story writers. The award, organised by the Munster Literature Centre and funded by Cork City Council, is presented in O’Connor’s hometown of Cork, Ireland, at the end of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Festival. The prize is awarded to the author of the book judged to be the best collection of stories published in English for the first time anywhere in the world in the twelve months between a first publication date of between July 1st of the prior year and June 30th of the current year. If a translated book wins, the purse is shared equally between the author and translator. Volumes consisting wholly or mostly of flash fiction will not be considered.
How can books be entered for the award?
Publishers, authors and agents may enter eligible works of short fiction. Unfortunately self-publications and entries from vanity presses will not be considered. Books must be submitted by 12th March in six bound copies to the Munster Literature Centre, Frank O’Connor House, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland. There is no entry form, but a cover letter with contact information is required. Books considered in a particular year will have a first publication date of between July 1st of the prior year and June 30th of the current year. (For example, books considered in 2014 will have first publication dates of between July 1st, 2013 and June 30th, 2014.) Books due for publication before the closing date may be submitted in bound proof form.
What sort of books are entered in error?
Vanity press publications, subsidy publications and self-published work, books first published outside the year of consideration, books which collect or select stories published from the author’s previous short story collections and collections of novellas, flash fiction, titles which have previously been submitted for the award, and books by authors who are deceased.
How is the winner decided?
All eligible titles constitute the long-list, which is read by the jury. A short-list of four or six is chosen. The winner is selected after further deliberations from the short-list. If eligible titles entered exceeds 50 in number the Munster Literature Centre reserves the right to exclude certain entries from the longlist.
Who will serve as judges?
The judges are selected by the director of the Munster Literature Centre from published short-story writers and industry professionals with a track-record of involvement with the short story. From time to time, any other special category person may also be on the panel.
When will the shortlist be announced?
The short-list will be publicly announced early June.
How will the winner be announced?
The winner will be announced in early July. The winning author must agree to come and read at the Cork in September and read at the closing event of International Short Story Festival and speak at University College Cork on the following day. Payment of the award will not be made unless these conditions are met.

Listowel Writers Week closing date for short stories, poetry,novels

We announce details of our new National Poetry Prize!

We are really pleased to announce  the creation of the Pigott Poetry Prize for books of poetry written by Irish writers.
The Prize is for a book of poetry by an Irish Poet published between 1st January 2013 and 28th February 2014. There will be an  award prize of €5,000 for the winner which will be presented at our Opening Ceremony on the 28th May 2014.
Our Festival Chairman Sean Lyons said “This prize is a wonderful recognition of Ireland’s unique literary heritage. We thank Mark Pigott KBE and the Pigott family for their creative vision and generosity. Ireland has centuries of outstanding tradition of world class poets, who have captured their love of this country in their poems. Listowel Writers Week is a leading forum which is proud to keep the artistic flame burning bright. We appreciate the many authors and poets who have contributed to our Festival through the years and we are honoured to be a partner in this exciting development in Irish poetry.”
The Pigott Poetry Prize is generously supported by industrialist and philanthropist Mr. Mark Pigott KBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR Inc (www.paccar.com). Mr Pigott shared, “It is a blessing to be able to support this wonderful literary award and recognize the leading poets of Ireland. My family originated from Listowel and emigrated to the US in the late 1890’s. We are very pleased to support the arts and sciences in Ireland and look forward to many years of recognizing these very talented Irish poets.”
All books of poetry must be submitted to Listowel Writers’ Week before the 1st April 2014 and will be adjudicated by journalist and reviewer John Boland and renowned Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. John Boland said, “It is an honour to be associated with this exciting and innovative award.”  For full details of this New Poetry Prize – Click Here… Pigott Poetry Prize
Competitions

Don't forget there are only two weeks left to enter the rest of our competitions, closing date is 1st March 2014.

Below is the list of competitions we have and just click on the link and that will give you full details.
The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award
The Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award
Duais Foras Na Gaeilge
The Nilsson Local Heritage Writing Award
The Single Poem Award
The Poetry Collection Award
Listowel Writers' Week Originals Award
Con Houlihan Young Sports Journalist Award
Kerry County Council Creative Writing for Youth
Creative Writing for Special Educational Needs
The Irish Post New Writing Competition
Writing In Prisons Competitions

We announce details of our new National Poetry Prize!

We are really pleased to announce  the creation of the Pigott Poetry Prize for books of poetry written by Irish writers.
The Prize is for a book of poetry by an Irish Poet published between 1st January 2013 and 28th February 2014. There will be an  award prize of €5,000 for the winner which will be presented at our Opening Ceremony on the 28th May 2014.
Our Festival Chairman Sean Lyons said “This prize is a wonderful recognition of Ireland’s unique literary heritage. We thank Mark Pigott KBE and the Pigott family for their creative vision and generosity. Ireland has centuries of outstanding tradition of world class poets, who have captured their love of this country in their poems. Listowel Writers Week is a leading forum which is proud to keep the artistic flame burning bright. We appreciate the many authors and poets who have contributed to our Festival through the years and we are honoured to be a partner in this exciting development in Irish poetry.”
The Pigott Poetry Prize is generously supported by industrialist and philanthropist Mr. Mark Pigott KBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR Inc (www.paccar.com). Mr Pigott shared, “It is a blessing to be able to support this wonderful literary award and recognize the leading poets of Ireland. My family originated from Listowel and emigrated to the US in the late 1890’s. We are very pleased to support the arts and sciences in Ireland and look forward to many years of recognizing these very talented Irish poets.”
All books of poetry must be submitted to Listowel Writers’ Week before the 1st April 2014 and will be adjudicated by journalist and reviewer John Boland and renowned Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. John Boland said, “It is an honour to be associated with this exciting and innovative award.”  For full details of this New Poetry Prize – Click Here… Pigott Poetry Prize
Competitions

Don't forget there are only two weeks left to enter the rest of our competitions, closing date is 1st March 2014.

Below is the list of competitions we have and just click on the link and that will give you full details.
The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award
The Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award
Duais Foras Na Gaeilge
The Nilsson Local Heritage Writing Award
The Single Poem Award
The Poetry Collection Award
Listowel Writers' Week Originals Award
Con Houlihan Young Sports Journalist Award
Kerry County Council Creative Writing for Youth
Creative Writing for Special Educational Needs
The Irish Post New Writing Competition
Writing In Prisons Competitions

We announce details of our new National Poetry Prize!

We are really pleased to announce  the creation of the Pigott Poetry Prize for books of poetry written by Irish writers.
The Prize is for a book of poetry by an Irish Poet published between 1st January 2013 and 28th February 2014. There will be an  award prize of €5,000 for the winner which will be presented at our Opening Ceremony on the 28th May 2014.
Our Festival Chairman Sean Lyons said “This prize is a wonderful recognition of Ireland’s unique literary heritage. We thank Mark Pigott KBE and the Pigott family for their creative vision and generosity. Ireland has centuries of outstanding tradition of world class poets, who have captured their love of this country in their poems. Listowel Writers Week is a leading forum which is proud to keep the artistic flame burning bright. We appreciate the many authors and poets who have contributed to our Festival through the years and we are honoured to be a partner in this exciting development in Irish poetry.”
The Pigott Poetry Prize is generously supported by industrialist and philanthropist Mr. Mark Pigott KBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR Inc (www.paccar.com). Mr Pigott shared, “It is a blessing to be able to support this wonderful literary award and recognize the leading poets of Ireland. My family originated from Listowel and emigrated to the US in the late 1890’s. We are very pleased to support the arts and sciences in Ireland and look forward to many years of recognizing these very talented Irish poets.”
All books of poetry must be submitted to Listowel Writers’ Week before the 1st April 2014 and will be adjudicated by journalist and reviewer John Boland and renowned Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. John Boland said, “It is an honour to be associated with this exciting and innovative award.”  For full details of this New Poetry Prize – Click Here… Pigott Poetry Prize
Competitions

Don't forget there are only two weeks left to enter the rest of our competitions, closing date is 1st March 2014.

Below is the list of competitions we have and just click on the link and that will give you full details.
The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award
The Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award
Duais Foras Na Gaeilge
The Nilsson Local Heritage Writing Award
The Single Poem Award
The Poetry Collection Award
Listowel Writers' Week Originals Award
Con Houlihan Young Sports Journalist Award
Kerry County Council Creative Writing for Youth
Creative Writing for Special Educational Needs
The Irish Post New Writing Competition
Writing In Prisons Competitions

We announce details of our new National Poetry Prize!

We are really pleased to announce  the creation of the Pigott Poetry Prize for books of poetry written by Irish writers.
The Prize is for a book of poetry by an Irish Poet published between 1st January 2013 and 28th February 2014. There will be an  award prize of €5,000 for the winner which will be presented at our Opening Ceremony on the 28th May 2014.
Our Festival Chairman Sean Lyons said “This prize is a wonderful recognition of Ireland’s unique literary heritage. We thank Mark Pigott KBE and the Pigott family for their creative vision and generosity. Ireland has centuries of outstanding tradition of world class poets, who have captured their love of this country in their poems. Listowel Writers Week is a leading forum which is proud to keep the artistic flame burning bright. We appreciate the many authors and poets who have contributed to our Festival through the years and we are honoured to be a partner in this exciting development in Irish poetry.”
The Pigott Poetry Prize is generously supported by industrialist and philanthropist Mr. Mark Pigott KBE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR Inc (www.paccar.com). Mr Pigott shared, “It is a blessing to be able to support this wonderful literary award and recognize the leading poets of Ireland. My family originated from Listowel and emigrated to the US in the late 1890’s. We are very pleased to support the arts and sciences in Ireland and look forward to many years of recognizing these very talented Irish poets.”
All books of poetry must be submitted to Listowel Writers’ Week before the 1st April 2014 and will be adjudicated by journalist and reviewer John Boland and renowned Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. John Boland said, “It is an honour to be associated with this exciting and innovative award.”  For full details of this New Poetry Prize – Click Here… Pigott Poetry Prize
Competitions

Don't forget there are only two weeks left to enter the rest of our competitions, closing date is 1st March 2014.

Below is the list of competitions we have and just click on the link and that will give you full details.
The Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award
The Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award
Eamon Keane Full Length Play Award
Duais Foras Na Gaeilge
The Nilsson Local Heritage Writing Award
The Single Poem Award
The Poetry Collection Award
Listowel Writers' Week Originals Award
Con Houlihan Young Sports Journalist Award
Kerry County Council Creative Writing for Youth
Creative Writing for Special Educational Needs
The Irish Post New Writing Competition
Writing In Prisons Competitions

Fish Flash Fiction open for entries

Fish Flash Fiction
THE TEN BEST SUBMISSIONS AS SELECTED BY GLENN PATTERSON WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE 2014 FISH ANTHOLOGY

Closing Date: 28 Feb
Results: 10 April
Anthology Published: July 2014
Max. Length: 300 Words

Glimmer Train Short Story Competition

Glimmer Train's
Short Story Award for New Writers
Deadline: February 28, 2014
Prizes:
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1st place wins $1,500 and, of course, publication in Glimmer Train Stories.
2nd place wins $500, or, if published, $700.
3rd place wins $300 or, if published, $700.
Make a Submission
I begin with an image. Or a voice. Characters come alive. A world comes alive. I never have my themes preplanned when I first set out.—Benjamin Percy
 
Other considerations:
Open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Writing Guidelines)
Reading fee is $15 per story. Please, no more than 3 submissions per category.
Winners and finalists will be officially announced in the May 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please notify immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere.
We look forward to reading your work!
Glimmer Train has been discovering, publishing, and paying emerging writers since 1990.
One of the most respected short-story journals in print, Glimmer Train is represented in recent editions of the Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, New Stories from the Midwest, The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, New Stories from the South, Best of the West, and Best American Short Stories
Every story published in Glimmer Train is unsolicited.
And every year, we pay out over $50,000 to fiction writers.

Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust Announces Poetry Competition

GALWAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS ARTS TRUST ANNOUNCES POETRY COMPETITION

Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust is seeking entries again for its exciting annual poetry competition.

CRITERIA: poems entered in the competition should be no more than 30 lines long. They must be the original work of the entrant. Poems previously published in magazines or poetry collections are eligible. Multiple entries are accepted; poets can enter as many poems as they wish.

PRIZE
*the winner will have her or his poem published and displayed on the Arts Corridor of University Hospital Galway as part of the 2014 Poems For Patience. Poems For Patience is a long running series which over the past decade has featured poems by leading Irish and international poets such as Seamus Heaney, Philip Schultz, Michael Longley, Vona Groarke, Jane Hirschfield, Tess Gallagher and many more.The poems after exhibition on the Arts Corridor are then displayed in waiting areas throughout Galway University Hospitals.
*the winner will be invited to read her of his winning poem at the launch of the 2014 Poems For Patience at the Cúirt International Festival of Literature in April 2014.
*the winner will be provided with accommodation in Galway for one night during the 2014 Cúirt International Festival of Literature
*the winner will be given a copy of their poem printed as a Poems for Patience poster
*the winner will be asked to submit six poems for consideration for a Featured Reader at the Over The Edge: Open Reading series in Galway City Library.


ENTRY FEE: to enter one poem the fee is €10. If you enter two or more poems the entry fee is €7.50 per poem i.e. to enter two poems it costs €15, to enter three €22.50 and so on.

Payment should be made by cheque or postal order payable to Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust.
Entries should be sent by post to Margaret Flannery, Arts Director, Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust, Galway University Hospitals, University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Galway. Do not put your name on the poems; please include your contact details on a separate sheet.
THE CLOSING DATE is Friday, March 7th 2014.
THE JUDGE: The competition judge is Kevin Higgins. Kevin Higgins is Writer-in-Residence with Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust. He facilitates poetry workshops at Galway Arts Centre; teaches creative writing at Galway Technical Institute and on the Brothers of Charity Away With Words programme. He is the poetry critic of the Galway Advertiser. Kevin is co-organiser of Over The Edge literary events. His first collection of poems The Boy With No Face was published by Salmon in February 2005 and was short-listed for the 2006 Strong Award. His second collection, Time Gentlemen, Please,was published in March 2008 by Salmon. His work also features in the anthology Identity Parade – New British and Irish Poets (Ed Roddy Lumsden, Bloodaxe, 2010). Frightening New Furniture is his third collection of poems and was published in 2010 by Salmon Poetry. Mentioning The War, a collection of his essays and reviews was published by Salmon this April. Kevin has read his work at most of the major literary festivals in Ireland and at Arts Council and Culture Ireland supported poetry events in Kansas City, USA (2006), Los Angeles, USA (2007), London, UK (2007), New York, USA (2008), Athens, Greece (2008); St. Louis, USA (2008), Chicago, USA (2009), Denver, USA (2010), Washington D.C (2011), Huntington, West Virginia, USA (2011), Geelong, Australia (2011), Canberra, Australia (2011), St. Louis, Missouri (2013), Boston, Massachusetts (2013) & Amherst, Massachusetts (2013). His poetry has been translated into Greek, Spanish, Italian, Japanese & Portuguese. Kevin’s fourth collection of poetry, The Ghost In The Lobby, will be published by Salmon Poetry in 2014.

For further details: Tel: +353 (0)91 544979 Email: Margaret.Flannery@hse.ie  

Sunday 9 February 2014

Glimmer Train Short Story Competition

    Upcoming deadline:
  • Short Story Award for New Writers.
    1st Place: $1,500 and publication in Issue 93. Deadline: February 28.
  • Open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000.
  • Most submissions run 1,500 to 6,000 words, but can be up to 12,000 words. Writing Guidelines.
  • Winners and finalists will be announced in the May bulletin, and contacted directly by April 27th. 2nd/3rd place winners will receive $500/$300, respectively, or, if chosen for publication, $700.
  • We've all been there: a moment when something of such import happens that the space life allows for it seems too small.—Josh Weil

Mslexia Short Story Competition 2014

As someone who is writing short stories and has submitted work to us in the past, I’m thrilled to let you know our sixth annual short story competition for women writers is now open for entries.

The first prize is a whopping £2,000 – one of the biggest prizes available in the genre –and includes two optional extras: a week’s retreat at the home of early women’s writing, Chawton House Library, and a day with a Virago editor. Five other finalists will receive a share of the remaining £1,050 prize pot, and all of the winning stories will be published in the June 2014 issue of Mslexia.

We’re delighted to announce that the award-winning novelist, short story author and scriptwriter Jane Rogers will be judging the entries this year. The closing date for the competition is 17 March 2014, so there’s plenty of time to get your entry ready.

Full details of how to enter can be found on our website at www.mslexia.co.uk/shortstory where we’ll also be posting new and inspiring writing workshops by award-winning short story writer and novelist Louise Doughty, especially created to help you generate new work. Check out the first workshop using the button below. And while you’re at it, why not take a look at our subscribe page? Signing up is easy and guarantees you’ll have all the writerly support, advice and inspiration you need all-year-round.