2011 Asian American Short Story Contest

Hyphen Magazine: Announcing the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest!
via Philippine American Writers and Artists, Inc.

Hyphen and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop proudly present the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest.
Contest begins: March 1, 2011
Contest deadline: May 16, 2011

Hyphen and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop proudly present the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest. We’re teaming up again to put on this national, pan-Asian American writing competition — the only one of its kind.

Grand Prize: $1,000, publication in Hyphen magazine and the honor of short story of the year.
Now in its fourth year, the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest will name eight finalists, one runner up and one grand prize winner (cash prizes: $350 and $1,000, respectively). The winner will have his or her story published in an upcoming issue of Hyphen.

Judges for the 2011 contests include prominent writers:

* Yiyun Li, a 2010 MacArthur Genius Award winner; author of A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, and, The Vagrants, winner of the gold medal of California Book Award for fiction.
* Porochista Khakpour, author of Sons and Other Flammable Objects, a New York Times “Editor’s Choice,” Chicago Tribune “Fall’s Best,” and a 2007 California Book Award winner.

Our first contest winner, Preeta Samarasan, was discovered based on her contest-winning story. She went on to write the acclaimed novel Evening is the Whole Day (Houghton Mifflin), which was long-listed for the Orange Prize.

What will your story do for you?
Prizes
One (1) GRAND PRIZE WINNER

* $1,000 cash prize
* Publication in Hyphen to 10,000 eager readers
* Four-issue subscription to Hyphen magazine
* One-year membership to AAWW, the premiere literary arts nonprofit in the country dedicated to Asian American literature.

One (1) Second Place Winner

* $350 cash prize
* Web exclusive publication on hyphenmagazine.com
* Four-issue subscription to Hyphen magazine
* One-year membership to AAWW, the premiere literary arts nonprofit in the country dedicated to Asian American literature.

Eight (8) FINALISTS

* Four-issue subscription to Hyphen magazine
* One-year membership to AAWW, the premiere literary arts nonprofit in the country dedicated to Asian American literature.

Qualifications and Guidelines

* Open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States and Canada. Previous employees, consultants, or volunteers of Hyphen or AAWW are not eligible.
* Limited to short works of previously unpublished fiction, including short stories, novellas and excerpts from novels; the latter must stand alone as a separate work. No required theme.
* Up to 6,000 words in length.

Instructions

* Contest begins March 1, 2011
* The submission process has two easy steps, both of which must be completed by May 16, 2011 and accompanied by a $20 entry fee (May 16 postmark deadline).
* First, register here and pay the $20 entry fee by buying one ticket. You will receive a registration email with a Transaction ID, so please double check that you are typing your email correctly.
* Next, mail us TWO COPIES of your short story with the title, page numbers, and Transaction ID on the top right of every page. The story should not feature any other identifying information, such as your name, phone number, or email address. Submissions should be double-spaced and mailed to:

Asian American Short Story Contest
Hyphen6023 Chabolyn Terrace
Oakland, CA 94618

Note: Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but please notify us immediately if your story is accepted for publication. Hyphen retains first publication rights and the right to publish a portion of the story on its website. All rights revert to the author upon publication.
Entrants will be notified by or on November 1, 2011. Winner will receive award and payment when story is published in Fall 2011 issue of Hyphen, to be published in November 2011.
For more details, including information on the judges of the competition, please contact Caroline Kim-Brown at caroline.kimbrown[at]hyphenmagazine.com or Dian Pan atdian.pan[at]hyphenmagazine.com

Boundaries & Borders, Women of Color Anthology

Deadline Extended: Women of Color’s Anthology “Boundaries & Borders”
Deadline: 1 September 2011 (from 1 March 2011)

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS “Boundaries & Borders”

The WOC Writers’ Community’s Editorial Committee invites you to submit your best Writing or Artwork for possible inclusion in the Women of Color’s Anthology – Boundaries & Borders! We’re Seeking a Diversity of Voices, in all Genre, from ALL WOC Writers and Artists which broadly interpret the experiences of living within or overcoming the confines of culture, status condition or other in our lives, and those things we choose to write about – all work will be considered. Our aim is to present new, underrepresented and captivating literary works to the world

SUBMISSION DETAILS

• Types of Work Accepted:

* Flash Fiction (100 to 500 words)
* Poetry (5 poems max., max. of 7 pages total)
* Short Stories (limited to 2,500 words)
* Essays (limited to 2,500 words)
* Nonfiction (limited to 2,500 words)
* One Act Play (between 7 to 10 pages)
* Original freestanding artwork (unpublished artwork must be your own – No Fee required)

Limit on Submissions: We accept up to 5 submissions per author. Please note Editors reserve the right to limit number of works published

1. Reading Fee: $10 per submission. (5 poems = 1 submission, other Genre please see above guidelines
2. Fees are nonrefundable even if work is rejected
3. Payment Method: Via PayPal or Credit Card at http://www.wocwriters.com
4. Deadline: Open Submissions – All WOC Writers – September 1, 2011

FORMATTING

Written documents must be formatted in Word and have the “.doc” extension.

Format Word documents as follows: 1” inch margins – Double-spaced – 12 point font – Times New Roman or Arial – Number pages

All artwork must be in “.jpeg” or “tiff” format. Please note; all images will be published in black & white.

SUBMITTING YOUR WORK

E-mail (only) submissions to: wocsubmissions@gmail.com. All work should be e-mailed as attachments.

Each submission must be e-mailed separately (up to 5 poems constitute one submission)

Before you submit, make sure to pay the reading fee for each submission via PayPal at http://www.wocwriters.com. Please copy your confirmation code and include it in the body of your email – with your submission (Your work cannot be accepted without this code)

Email Subject Line: Subject line should only include: Genre of Work/First and Last Name (e.g. Poetry/Jane Doe)

Body of E-mail: In the body of your e-mail, include:

* Your Full Name (Remember not to put your name on your submission)
* Title and Genre of the Work
* Telephone Number(s)
* E-mail Address
* A short paragraph description of how your submission meets the theme of Boundaries & Borders (optional)
* Your Ethnic background (e.g. City, State, Country of origin, ethnic self identity as a women of color)
* Year you attended the WOC Workshop in Brooklyn (Limited time
* Payment Confirmation Code – online Credit Card or we will accept Money Orders – call 347 210 8026 for info.

Submissions will be reviewed Anonymously. PLEASE DO NOT write your name on your submission pages. The Anthology Editorial Committee has the right to withdraw this offer at any time if sufficient submissions have been received. Please follow the submission guidelines. Submissions that do not meet the guidelines will be rejected.

DECISION OF THE EDITORS WILL BE FINAL.

We maintain the right to edit submissions, but work will not be published without your review and permission. If your work is accepted, you will be required to sign a release form and submit a photo and short biography. You may be asked to further edit. Simultaneous submissions will be accepted, but please kindly notify us if your work has been or will be published elsewhere

CHECKLIST – Please check that you’ve followed the Guidelines – for convenience please check off the following list:

▢ Submission Guidelines were followed when preparing the entry

▢ My work fits the Anthology theme: Boundaries & Borders

▢ Punctuation and grammar have been checked and doubled checked

▢ Payment of nonrefundable $10 fee for each submission & payment Confirmation Code included in the E-mail

▢ Submitted selected work to WOCSubmissions@gmail.com ONLY

▢ E-Mail Subject line shows only: Genre of Work/First and Last Name

▢ The body of the email includes payment Confirmation Code and all required elements

▢ Deadlines: Priority Submissions – WOC Brooklyn Workshop Writers Only – Oct. 10, 2010 to Dec. 15, 2010/ Open Submissions – All Women of Color Writers – Dec. 16, 2010 to March 1, 2011

▢ Submission is an attachment, pages are numbered and the author’s Name DOES NOT appear in the work

More information

8th Annual Marshhawk Press Poetry Contest

Information for the 8th Annual Marshhawk Press Poetry contest/prize
Deadline is April, 30 2011.

Judge this year is Alicia Ostriker. For those located outside the U.S., do note that this contest is open to electronic submissions.

The judge has published 12 volumes of poetry, most recently The Book of Seventy, for which she received the Jewish National Book Award for 2009. Her most recent book of criticism is Dancing at the Devil’s Party: Essays on Poetry, Politics, and the Erotic. She has received awards and fellowships from the NEA, the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, the Poetry Society of America, and the San Francisco State Poetry Center, among others. Ostriker lives in Princeton, NJ, is Professor Emerita of English at Rutgers University, and teaches in the low-residency Poetry MFA program of Drew University.

Platypus Prize In Inovative Writing, Deadline May 2011

THE PLATYPUS PRIZE recognizes U.S. college students whose innovative writing demonstrates excellence in creative intent, conception and execution. Our goal is to recognize aspiring writers who explore creative possibilities far beyond the traditional literary process and product. We welcome submissions from students outside of creative writing programs.

WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE writing, in any genre, that investigates the visual aspects of text and incorporates mixed media and/or multimedia in order to comment on contemporary expressions of narrative as they relate to the way we live now — or may live later. CDs, DVDs, URLs and use of color are also encouraged.

WINNERS will be published in the anthology and interviewed regarding their work and educational experiences. Each will receive a copy of the full-color book published by Jaded Ibis Press and distributed through Amazon.com, Jaded Ibis Productions, and other literary distribution channels. One Editor’s Choice Award receives $100. Press releases listing each winner’s name, academic major and school will be sent to print and digital U.S. newspapers, magazines and other media outlets.

2010 GUEST EDITOR: Doug Rice is the author of Dream Memoirs of a Fabulist, Skin Prayer: Fragments of Abject Memory; Blood of Mugwump: A Tiresian Tale of Incest; and A Good Cu/tboy is Hard to Find. He teaches literary theory, film theory and creative writing at Sacramento State University.

SERIES EDITOR: Debra Di Blasi is Publisher-in-Chief at Jaded Ibis Press and president of Jaded Ibis Productions. She is an award-winning fiction writer and screenwriter who frequently lectures on 21st Century narrative forms.

Check out the website for further guidelines and information.