.Poetry Foundation Launches Bridge Fund to Support Small Presses After Closure of Small Press Distribution
Grants range up to $7,500 per press to cover unanticipated expenses, such as inventory relocation and new distributor setup costs
poetryfoundation.org/foundation/pre… HT Becky Tuch

Randy Cousteau was a winner in our 2009 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest with his poem “The Felching of the Oct’pus”. The piece was awarded $1,359.

You can enter your work in our current contest by visiting winningwriters.com/wergle or clicking the link in our bio.

Some 💕 from our longtime North Street Book Prize co-sponsor Carolyn Howard-Johnson
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The Practicing Writer 2.0: May 2024
Featuring 50 fee-free opportunities that pay for winning/published work
erikadreifus.substack.com/p/the-practici… via Erika Dreifus HT Becky Tuch

retirement party
sharing fruit punch
spiked with lies

-Kathryn J. Stevens via tinywords
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Solo Mailings at Winning Writers: Affordable, Effective
Compare to similar lists that charge several times more. And we make it easy - no charge for help with design. Ask [email protected] how we can promote your contest or service for writers.
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Deadline May 15: Ploughshares Emerging Writer's Contest; submit unpublished fiction and nonfiction under 6,000 words or 3-5 pages of poetry to win $2,000, publication, and review from Aevitas Creative; fee: $30 (free for subscribers)
pshares.org/submit/emergin… Ploughshares HT Bombeck Workshop

The Poets & Writers Small Presses database currently includes 360+ listings, including each publisher's interests, submission guidelines, and contact information. Newest additions include Black Mountain Press, DarkWinter Press and Baxter House Editions.
pw.org/small_presses

[...] - a poem by Fady Joudah
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via Poetry Daily and Milkweed Editions

A screenplay is a written blueprint for a film or television show, detailing the dialogue, actions, and scenes. Screenplays combine creativity with structure, guiding the production process in the world of filmmaking.
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34 Publishers that Accept Direct Submissions of Speculative Fiction, curated by Authors Publish
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.Chill Subs offers an online database of 3,000+ #litmags . Track your submissions and enjoy other tools for writers.
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Pay what you can afford for a Premium Membership, or fill out this brief application to request a scholarship: form.jotform.com/231195208380049

'Margaret Corinne, Dunseith, North Dakota, 1932', a poem by Laura Read
poems.com/poem/margaret-… Laura Read via Poetry Daily and UMass Press

Deadline Jun 2: The The Masters Review Anthology XIII; emerging writers may submit unpublished fiction or creative nonfiction under 7,000 words to win $700 and anthology publication; fee: $20; guest judge: Gina Chung
themastersreview.submittable.com/submit/291852/… with Submittable

'Need', a poem by Peter Cook and Kenny Lerner, translated from the American Sign Language by John Lee Clark
poems.com/poem/need/ via Poetry Daily and W. W. Norton & Company

'A Dog Barking into the Night', a poem by Kevin Prufer
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Kevin Prufer via Poetry Daily and Copper Canyon Press

Deadline Jun 27: Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award; poets 18+ may submit unpublished poems which relate LGBTQ+ life; win $500 and online publication; fee: $20 for 1-3 poems
givalpress.submittable.com/submit/287252/… with Submittable HT Poets & Writers

Publishing is Designed to Make Most Authors Feel Like Losers Even While the Industry Makes Money
> Michael Nye says, 'This is the best, most thoughtful response I’ve seen about the latest kerfluffle over traditional publishing vs. self-publishing.'
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'An Ode to Buns' by Callaghan Howard, winner of our 2003 humor poetry contest
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Ms. Howard reports: Poetry.com [a past vanity contest] has slated Ms. Howard's work for its Eternal Portraits Series, available for $49.95 plus $8.00 shipping...

Deadline: Oct 1: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Submit a poem up to 250 lines to win $3,500. More details on the website. Fee: $22 | winningwriters.com

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