more on Elephant Mountain rant opportunity

Sorry, the address I gave was misspelled. It works if you insert the missing
"e" in the link, i.e. http://elephantmountain.org/

"eco-writing" opportunity: Two Ravens Press

Newish British publisher Two Ravens Press accepts submissions of eco-books,
i.e. books exploring relationships between human beings and the natural
environment. They also have a new magazine, Earthlines, which has a similar
mandate. Here's the link:
http://www.tworavenspress.com/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

literary rant competition: Elephant Mountain Review

Call for Submissions: Elephant Mountain Review's First Annual Literary Rant
Competition-Deadline January 31

Posted: 26 Nov 2011 11:03 PM PST

ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN REVIEW'S (formerly Horsefly Magazine) FIRST ANNUAL
LITERARY RANT COMPETITION

Submit by January 31, 2012.
For detailed contest rules please check our website.
http://elphantmountain.org

Something got your shorts in a knot? Something REALLY bugging you? Or
something have you so fired up with enthusiasm you just have to let it out?
Think Rick Mercer. Think outside the box. Think Slam Poetry frozen on the
page. Any and all subjects welcome. Give us your PASSION!

500 words or less.

Magazine publication and prize money for the best work:

$200 for the best rant.
$100 for 2nd place.
$50 for 3rd.

Please submit work and contact information by email to bdeon@netidea.com and
list the subject as "Rant". (All submissions considered, but preference will
be given to Kootenay-based writers.)

Include your rant in the body of the email or as an rtf or Word attachment.

All submissions must be accompanied by a $5 reading fee which may be
hand-delivered or sent to the address below:

Elephant Mountain Review
1019 Park St.
Nelson, BC.
V1L 2H4
Please make out cheques to Horsefly Magazine Society.

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

PRISM contest: nonfiction, short fiction, poetry

PRISM's 2011/2012 CONTEST DEADLINES ARE APPROACHING
.
The Nonfiction Contest is first up, with a postmark deadline of November 30,
2011. The grand prize is $1500, and this contest is being judged by Amber
Dawn, a writer, filmmaker and performance artist based in Vancouver. She is
the author of the novel Sub Rosa(Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010), and editor of
the Lambda Award-nominated Fist of the Spider Woman (Arsenal Pulp Press,
2008).
The Short Fiction Contest has a deadline of January 27, 2012. The winning
story will receive $2000, as well as publication payment for our poetry and
fiction contest issue. Three runner-up prizes of $200 dollars are also
conferred. This year's judge is Jessica Grant, an award-winning fiction
writer, a member of Newfoundland's Burning Rock Collective (members include
Michael Winter and Lisa Moore), and the author of Making Light of Tragedy
and Come, Thou Tortoise.
The Poetry Contest also has a January 27, 2012 deadline. Each entry can be
up to three poems. A $1000 grand prize is awarded for the best poem and the
winner receives publication and payment in our poetry and fiction contest
issue. $300 and $200 are awarded to runners-up. This year's poetry judge is
Jen Currin, author of three books of poetry: The Sleep of Four Cites (Anvil
Press, 2005);Hagiography (Coach House, 2008); and The Inquisition Yours
(Coach House, 2010), which is shortlisted for the 2011 Dorothy Livesay
Poetry Prize, the Lambda Literary Award in Poetry, and the Audre Lorde
Poetry Award.

Entry fees for all contests are $28, and additional entries can be added for
$7 each. Every participant receives a one-year subscription to PRISM
international. Works of translation are eligible.
Contest entries must be sent to PRISM through snail mail, accompanied by an
entry form and cheque or receipt of credit card payment. For entry forms and
the option to pay fees by credit card, please visit PRISM's contest page.

Entries can be sent to:

PRISM international
Creative Writing Program
The University of British Columbia
BUCH E462-1866 Main Mall
Vancouver, BC
V6T 1Z1
CANADA
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

prize for poets in some midwestern states: Milkweed

Milkweed Announces $10,000 Poetry Prize: Literary nonprofit press Milkweed
Editions is partnering with a local law firm to launch the annual Lindquist
& Vennum Prize for poetry. The $10,000 prize is open to writers living in
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin.

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

word-slinger tools from Poets & Writers

The organization called Poets & Writers provides many useful tools for word-slingers at this site: http://www.pw.org/toolsforwriters.

 

freelance scams: Scambusters

There are lots of scammers out there. Scambusters can help you avoid being
taken in. Current info on their site is about scams relating to translation
and other bogus freelance work:
http://www.scambusters.org/translationscams.html

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

Writers Collective of Manitoba/ Winnipeg Free Press opportunity

The Writers Collective of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Free Press are running a
contest for writers. Looks interesting. Details here:
http://thewriterscollective.org/
Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

Qarrtsiluni Online Literary Magazine open for submissions

Call for Submissions: Qarrtsiluni Online Literary Magazine Open for
Submissions-Deadline November 30

Posted: 12 Nov 2011 11:01 PM PST

Qarrtsiluni Online Literary Magazine is Calling for Submissions for their
Upcoming Issue

Theme: Imitation.
Deadline: November 30

Submissions are now open for the Imitation issue. The deadline is November
30, and we expect the issue to begin serializing here sometime in January,
after the conclusion of the current Worship issue.

Theme description
Imitation - that sincerest form! - is in art all too often maligned. "Better
to fail in originality than succeed in imitation," no less a writer than
Melville once sneered. For Emerson, imitation was "suicide." Especially
since the Romantic revolt, writers and artists in the West have taken for
granted that originality is the soul of creation.

Originality, though, is crippled without discipline, and imitation is an
uncompromising practice. The Great Masters of the past knew this well, and
would apprentice for years to gain fluency of form; the literature of
earlier eras, too, was woven with both homage and parody. Poetry in
particular has lent itself to the game: both John Keats and William Blake
published An Imitation of Spenser, while Spenser, in turn, openly mimicked a
more antique verse. Robert Lowell's Imitations is humbling in its breadth,
and how many countless poets have affixed an italicized "after xx" beneath a
title?

We believe there's plenty to be gained from reviving the imitative
tradition - be it in jest, out of reverence, or somewhere in between - and
so, for the next issue of qarrtsiluni, we're asking you for your greatest
imitations. Whether you've always dreamed of being Faulkner (or Milosz or O'Keefe
or Banksy or Bresson), or just want to try your hand at highbrow fanfic,
here's your opportunity.

Submissions will be evaluated not only on their own merits but by how well
they evoke the style or approach of another. Though it's up to you whether
or how to acknowledge the model in the submission itself, we do ask that you
spell it out in your cover letter. (Where appropriate, you might include a
copy of the work being emulated - or spoofed.)

Submission details
Our limits this time are three poems, five images or videos, and/or 1000
words of prose per submission. All submissions must go through the
submissions manager (which also includes our general guidelines). If you've
submitted to other publications that use this system, Submishmash, you'll
need to log in with the same username and password. Otherwise, you'll create
a new account as part of the submission process.

As always, we consider contributions of nonfiction, poetry, short fiction,
photographs, digitized artwork, short films, original musical compositions,
spoken word recordings, translations and collaborative works.

The editors
Siona van Dijk is an entrepreneur, writer, and graduate student in Depth
Psychology. Prior toqarrtsiluni, Siona has served on the editorial staff of
The Amherst Review, Circus, and A Further Room. Her favorite mimic is the
lyre bird.

Dave Bonta handles most of the day-to-day operations at qarrtsiluni, but
once a year he likes to don the hat of an issue editor, too. Some of his
other online projects include the videopoetry collection Moving Poems and a
daily microblog of observations from his front porch. His most recent print
publication is in The Book of Ystwyth: Six poets on the art of Clive
Hicks-Jenkins.

If the links do not work please go to:

http://qarrtsiluni.com/2011/11/01/call-for-submissions-imitation/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

poetry, art, etc. opportunity: Hot Metal Press

Hot Metal Press looks like an interesting place to send poetry, art, etc.
for possible publication. There's no payment but money isn't everything,
right? The guidelines are here:
http://hotmetalpress.net/guidelines_and_contact_info

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

FIT FOR FAITH by Kimberley Payne

From my front door here in Kamloops, British Columbia, I can walk 164 steps and reach the foot of a mountain slope, which I try to climb regularly. As I climb and as I descend the slope, I pray. Kimberley Payne's book FIT FOR FAITH: 7 WEEKS TO IMPROVE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH operates on a similar principle, though it's much more comprehensive. The book, which marries fitness and faith, is full of valuable and inspiring ideas for improving both.  

 

Payne's chapters are short, which helps maintain reader interest and motivation. She backs up her recommendations with many inspiring Scriptural references. She also provides references to other useful sources; for example, cookbooks featuring healthful recipes.

 

I enjoy Payne's imaginative and specific style of writing. For example, she says we can pray about anything including "finding your keys in a marsh." She advises us to "use peace as your yardstick" when deciding which foods to eat. If you don't feel peace about it, i.e. if you suspect it's not good for you, quit eating it.

 

FIT FOR FAITH includes several useful appendices. Among them are "Home Fitness Test," "Strength Training Exercises" and "Stretching Exercises." OK now, I need to get busy. First I'll test how much my mountain-slope climbing and other exercises have done for my fitness. Then I'll get going on Payne's suggestions for improving it and my spiritual health.

 

If you'd like a copy of the book, you can buy it at one of the following sites:

 

Amazon.com    http://tinyurl.com/3ff7mr6

 

Smashwords    http://tinyurl.com/3pfkcw8

 

Amazon.uk    http://tinyurl.com/3spw9xu

 

Goodreads    http://tinyurl.com/3st9pvm

 

short story opportunities: Kindling & Danforth Review

Kindling is an innovative periodical publishing stories of 1200 characters
or less [that's 220-250 words]. Their submission guidelines are here:
http://www.gatherkindling.com/create-kindling/submission-guidelines

The Danforth Review is a Canadian periodical that publishes short stories.
Their submissions guidelines are here:
http://thedanforthreview.blogspot.com/2011/09/submissions-now-open.html

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

free help on getting published

The following site promises free help on writing book proposals, finding a
publisher, and following submissions guidelines. There are also higher-level
features that can be purchased. I don't know anything about it, just saying.
http://www.bpwiz.biz/

Elma Schemenauer, author of 75 books published in Canada and the USA, editor
of many others. Blog www.elmasalmanac.blogspot.com Website www.elma03.com

poetry prize Dorset/ Tupelo Press

2011 DORSET PRIZE FOR POETRY 

September 1 – December 31, 2011
(postmark or online submission-date)
Final Judge: Tom Sleigh
$3,000 Prize

The Dorset Prize includes a cash award of $3,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion. Manuscripts are judged anonymously. All finalists will also be considered for publication. This competition is open to any poet writing in English. Previously published poems with proper acknowledgment are acceptable. Translations are not eligible, nor are previously self-published books. Employees of Tupelo Press and authors previously published by Tupelo Press are not eligible.

Manuscript Requirements:

Submit a previously unpublished, full-length poetry manuscript of between 48 and 88 pages (of poems). Include two cover pages: one with the title of the manuscript only, the other with title of manuscript, name, address, telephone number, and email address. Include a table of contents and, if applicable, an acknowledgments page for prior publications in periodicals. Cover letters or biography notes are optional; if included, these will not be read until the conclusion of the contest.

• The Dorset Prize is open to anyone writing in the English language, whether living in the United States or abroad. Translations are not eligible for this prize.
• Poets submitting work for consideration may be published authors or writers without prior book publications. While the first three winners of the annual Dorset Prize were first books (the anonymous process seems to work), we receive many submissions from poets with significant publishing histories, including previous books, so the competition is intense. Please take this into consideration when deciding whether to enter a manuscript for the Dorset Prize.
• Individual poems in a contest manuscript may have been previously published in magazines, journals, or anthologies, but the work as a whole must be unpublished. Reminder: Translations and previously self-published books are not eligible.
• Simultaneous submissions to other publishers or contests are permitted, as long as you notify Tupelo Press promptly if a manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
• All finalists will also be considered for publication.
• Tupelo Press endorses and abides by the Ethical Guidelines of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).
• Before you submit a manuscript to a Tupelo Press competition, please consider exploring the work of the poets we have published. We’re drawn to technical virtuosity combined with abundant imagination; memorable, vivid imagery and strikingly musical approaches to language; willingness to take risks; and an ability to convey penetrating insights into human experience. Here's the link for more info: http://www.tupelopress.org/dorset.php