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POETS & WRITERS
is the theme of this
year’s Public Poetry
contest. Top 45 poems
also included in print
and e-book anthology.
Poems that produce a
smile, tickle the funny
bone, provoke laughter.
Amusing nonsense; wry
humor. Guidelines &
details: http://www.public
poetry.net/contests.
$1,500 PRIZE!
River Styx Microfic-
tion Contest. 500
words maximum per
story, up to 3 stories
per entry. $20 entry
fee includes 1-year
subscription, or $15
fee for 1 issue with the
winning stories. Mail
or submit via Submit-
table by December 31.
River Styx, 3139A South
Grand, Suite 203, St.
Louis, MO 63118. To
submit: http://www.riverstyx
.org/submit/microfiction
-contest.
Merrill Joan Gerber.
Newsletter: zizzlelit
.com/sign-up. Guide-
lines: zizzlelit.com.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
Websites
BLUE MARBLE
Review is an online
literary journal show-
casing the creative work
of young writers ages
13–21. We are looking
for poetry, fiction,
creative nonfiction, and
personal essays, as well
as art and photography.
The goal of our journal
is to assemble in each
issue a broad range of
voices, perspectives,
and life experiences.
Website: http://www.blue
marblereview.com.
Conferences
2020 SAN FRANCISCO
Writers Conference:
February 13–16 at the
Hyatt Regency SF.
Orange, Valeria
Luiselli, Juan Felipe
Herrera, Madeleine
Thien, Rosa Beltran,
and more! The most
prestigious bilingual
literary gathering in
the Americas attracts
600+ established and
emerging writers and
industry experts from
U.S., Canada, and
Mexico. Readers and
writers fill 10,000 main
stage seats over 5 days.
It’s an inspiring week
of intellectual exchange
and cultural connection.
San Miguel de Allende:
#1 City in the World,
CNTraveler. Registra-
tion begins August 1 at
sanmiguelwriters
conference.org.
Contests
$1,000 +
publication + invitation
to read in Houston,
TX. “Wicked Wit”
insightful feedback,
and an encouraging
community. Scholar-
ships available. Register
early and save: www
.stockton.edu/winter
getaway.
GREAT LAKES
Writers Festival,
November 7 & 8 at
Lakeland University,
near Sheboygan, WI.
Featured writers: Kath-
leen M. Heideman and
Paul Hostovsky. Read-
ings and workshops.
No fee. For details and
registration form, go to
http://www.greatlakeswriters
festival.org or contact
Karl Elder, elderk@
lakeland.edu or (920)
565-1000 x2295.
SAN MIGUEL
Writers’ Confer-
ence & Literary
Festival: February
12–16 (Mexico). 2020
keynoters: Tommy
Maggie Smith. Six days
of workshops, readings,
craft talks, panel discus-
sion, social events,
and so much more.
Other faculty: Lorna
Blake, Sally Bliumis-
Dunn, Angela Narciso
Torres. Poet At Large
is Patricia Smith and
Special Guest is Joy
Harjo. Visit http://www.palm
beachpoetryfestival.org.
Apply to attend a work-
shop!
26 TH ANNUAL
Winter Poetry &
Prose Getaway,
January 17–20, 2020,
Atlantic City, NJ area.
Featuring: Pulitzer
Prize winner Yusef
Komunyakaa and
Denise Duhamel. Join
us for small, intensive
workshops in poetry,
fiction, nonfiction,
memoir, and more.
Enjoy challenging and
supportive sessions,
Meet keynoters Walter
Mosley, Jonathan
Maberry, and Brooke
Warner. Network with
the faculty of agents,
editors, publishers,
poets, and bestselling
authors. On September
14, the 2019 San
Francisco Writing
for Change features
activist/author Brooke
Axtell. Details: www
.sfwriters.org & www
.sfwritingforchange.org.
16 TH ANNUAL PALM
Beach Poetry Festival
in Delray Beach, FL,
January 20–25, 2020.
Focus on your work
with America’s most
engaging and award-
winning poets. Work-
shops with Laure-Anne
Bosselaar, Nickole
Brown & Jessica Jacobs,
Reginald Gibbons,
Major Jackson, Ilya
Kaminsky, Dana Levin,
Adrian Matejka, and
Concentrations in Poetry & Fiction
Small Classes & Intimate Workshops
One-On-One Mentoring
Fully Funded Teaching Assistantships
Summer Funding Opportunities
Positions with Hayden’s Ferry Review
Virginia G. Piper Center Research Fellowships
english.asu.edu/creativewriting
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