Subscribe to the WinningWriters.com RSS feed. Get frequent updates on literary contest news, useful resources and interesting publishers. http://www.winningwriters.com By Minnie Bruce Pratt. Politically urgent but never one-dimensional, in language that's always clear but never pedestrian, this groundbreaking book recounts how the author lost custody of her sons when she came out as a lesbian, then forged a beautifully honest relationship with them later in life. Connecting her loss to other forms of oppression and violence against women, she dares to dream of a world that "will not divide self from self, self from life." This collection was originally published in 1989 by Firebrand Press and won the 1989 Lamont Poetry Prize, a second-book award from the Academy of American Poets. A Midsummer Night's Press, in conjunction with the lesbian literary journal Sinister Wisdom, reissued it in 2013 in an expanded edition with historical notes and an author essay. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6396 Persimmon Tree is an online magazine of literature and art by women over 60. The magazine is published quarterly, in association with Mills College. See their submission guidelines page for themed issues and regional contests. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6395 Deadline July 10 (must be received by this date). Green Mountains Review, in collaboration with the Brattleboro Literary Festival, seeks submissions of unpublished flash fiction up to 1,000 words. The entries will be judged by the editorial staff of Green Mountains Review. The winner will be published in GMR's fall 2013 issue and will have the opportunity to read at the Brattleboro Literary Festival on October 5, 2013, in Brattleboro, Vermont. All submissions will be considered for publication. Submit through their online form. Maximum 3 entries per person. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6394 HEArt is an online journal that promotes the role of artists as human rights activists. They publish contemporary poetry, fiction, essays, music, videos, and artwork that challenge discrimination and promote social justice. Their print edition, published 1997-2002, featured writers such as Martin Espada, Nikki Giovanni, Sonia Sanchez, Sekou Sundiata, and Stacey Waite. HEArt re-launched in online form in 2013. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6392 A&U is a national HIV/AIDS magazine with a focus on advocacy, prevention and care, and literature and the arts. Their annual Summer Reading Issues have featured cover story interviews with Tony Kushner, Gore Vidal, E. Lynn Harris, and others. Each month, they publish work by established and emerging writers including Emanuel Xavier, Patrick Donnelly, and Julie E. Bloemeke. See website for their Christopher Hewitt Literary Award, a free contest with small prizes for fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6391 Comic mystery writer Anne R. Allen publishes weekly posts about publishing and marketing your books in the digital age. Guest columnist Ruth Harris is a New York Times bestselling author and former Big Six editor who contributes a post each month. Popular posts include "Top Ten Questions from New Writers", "Top 10 Self-Sabotaging Mistakes of Author-Bloggers", and "12 Signs Your Novel Isn't Ready to Publish". http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6390 Critique Circle is a free online forum for writers of literary fiction, genre fiction, essays, and articles. Members can give feedback on each other's work, either on the public site or in a private group. The site includes tools for plot outlining, storyboarding, keeping track of submissions, and writing prompts. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6389 Deadline June 17 (must be received by this date), formerly May 31. Highly recommended free contest from Teachers & Writers Collaborative awards a stipend of $7,500 to an author who has previously published (not self-published) a print edition of one or two books of fiction, and who doesn’t currently have a publishing contract for a second or third book of fiction. Send a manuscript sample of 75-80 double-spaced pages, an outline of the work, a brief bio, and a listing of previous qualifying publications (non self-published works of fiction). Entries must be received by email before 5 PM Eastern time on the deadline date. Online submissions only. 2013 guidelines confirmed by email. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6388 This webzine publishes poetry, fiction, essays, and artwork by people living, working, studying, or traveling in the New York metropolitan area (including New York City and surrounding states). The work can be either related to New York or not, and new as well as established writers are welcome.The site also features announcements of NYC readings and events, lifestyle and dining, and news stories. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6380 Curated by DIAGRAM editor Ander Monson, Essay Daily is a space for ongoing conversation about essays and essayists of note, contemporary and otherwise. They mostly publish critical/creative engagements with interesting essays (text and other), Q&As with essays or essayists, and reviews of essays, essay collections or book length essays, or literary journals that publish essays. Query before submitting. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sat, 04 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6376 Deadline June 28 (must be received by this date), formerly June 29. Recommended free contest for Utah residents awards prizes up to $1,000 for prizes for book-length novels, autobiography/biography, story collections, and juvenile literature, plus smaller awards for individual poems, stories, and essays. Manuscript prizes are for authors with no published books in the genre they are entering; other prizes are open to all. Entries must be received by 5 pm local time. Enter online only. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 EST 6370 This article by Lynne Barrett in The Review Review gives comprehensive, essential advice about researching your markets, crafting the best possible submission, and responding to editors' comments. Favorite tip: share a few journal subscriptions with your writer friends and discuss the work published there, as an enhancement of your usual workshopping. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST 6368 Deadline June 7 (must be received by this date), formerly June 4. Recommended free contest awards $2,000 for unpublished English translations of modern poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose originally written after 1800 in Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish. $1,000 Leif & Inger Sjoberg Prize will also be awarded to an individual whose translations have not previously been published. Submissions should not exceed 25 pages of poetry or 50 pages of prose (double-spaced). Online entries only. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST 6365 Deadline May 31 (must be received by this date), formerly June 30. Recommended free contest for high school, college, and graduate students awards prizes up to C$1,000 for short scholarly essays on an annual theme dealing with current events. 2013 topic is "Is the 'War on Drugs' working?" Enter by mail or online. Entries must be received by 5 PM Pacific time on the deadline date. Entries may be written in English or French. The Fraser Institute is a Canadian free-market think tank. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST 6364 Deadline June 3, formerly June 1. Highly recommended free contest awards a $50,000 fellowship to a US citizen or permanent resident who has not yet reached his or her full potential, but whose work in the humanities shows extraordinary promise and has a significant public or applied component related to cultural concerns. Candidates must be within the early stages of a career track in which the primary work is in a field centered in or directly related to one or more of the humanities. Open to creative writers as well as scholars. Entrants must be nominated by an individual already established in the humanities. http://www.winningwriters.com/new/wn_new.php Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST 6363