Her short essay “Swerve” appears in the Fall issue of Brevity accessible online at no cost,

and her discussion about how she wrote it appears on the Brevity Blog.

They are both fabulous!

Center: A Journal of the Literary Arts invites submissions for a symposium on the importance of place in creative nonfiction, to appear in its next issue (spring 2010).

What is the role  of place in the essay? in memoir? in literary journalism? How do concerns about conveying a sense of place affect your own work? In what ways do you see issues of place animating the work of others?  How is place specific or general? Must place be physical or is it temporal as well? What role does craft play in the development of place? Submissions should be  750 to 1000 words.  Email your submission, with a short bio, in a .doc format with “symposium” in the header line, to cla@missouri.edu. IDeadline: January 15, 2010. Inquiries to <barberse@missouri.edu>

Center is also currently reading for its 2010 issue. Submissions of 3-6 poems, short stories (10,000 words max), and creative non-fiction essays (10,000 words max) are welcomed. The reading period extends until Dec. 1. Please mail your submissions, including a brief cover sheet and an SASE, to Center (Genre), 202 Tate Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211-1500. No email submissions for this one.

The DSU Division of Languages and Literature  announces call for poetry submissions to TAPESTRY, the literary arts journal at Delta State University. Currently accepting submissions from poets living or working in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee or Arkansas (slight preference  for faculty working at smaller regional state universities and community colleges, those poets who have worked at such institutions in the past, or those who hold degrees from such institutions). Please include those affiliations in the submission e-mail. Submit up to five poems
by email to editor D. Allan Mitchell at amitchell@deltastate.edu  by Monday,
October 19th. http://www.deltastate.edu/pages/3032.asp.

http://www.alaskageographic.org/static/167/artist-in-residence–program-application

Applications for the 2010 Denali National Park Artist-in-Residence Program accepted until 10/31/09. The Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park began in 2001, and offers artists the opportunity to pursue their work amidst the natural splendors of Denali Park. The park currently provides the use of the historic East Fork Cabin for ten-day periods from June through August.

Soundings Review reading for its third issue, due out in March,  includes contests: FIRST PUBLICATION and FOUNDERS CIRCLE AWARD and READERS CHOICE AWARD. Guidelines at www.writeonwhidbey.org under “Publications” .

FOURTH RIVER, Chatham University’s literary journal, seeks poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, children’s and young adult writing that captures the places—natural, built and imagined, urban rural or wild—where humans and nature converge and collide. Reading period August 1, 2009–February 15, 2010.  http://fourthriver.chatham.edu.

From NightWriters (www.slonightwriters.org) in San Luis Obispo County, CA: 20th annual 500-word short story and 1 page poetry contest. $100, $75 and $50 ?dollar prizes in both categories. Theme is “The Dream”, and may be interpreted in any way the writer desires. Other details on our website. Entry fee is $10 for the first story or poem and $5 for each additional story or poem.  Chris Over overcj@hotmail.com.

From Frederick Bridger, Editor: The Front Range Review is accepting submissions of high quality short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction as well as artwork for its spring 2010 issue. Reading window is 1 Aug-7 Nov 2009. Please check submission guidelines at http://www.frontrangereview.org. Submit to either this email address or to frontrangereview@hotmail.com.

From Robert Paul Cesaretti, Editor Ginosko Literary Journal from Fairfax, CA: Accepting short fiction & poetry, audio recordings, creative non-fiction, interviews, social justice concerns for the 9th issue of the literary journal Ginosko, the summer issue. Editorial lead time 1-2 months; accept simultaneous submissions and reprints; length flexible, accept excerpts. Receives postal submissions & email—prefer email submissions as attachments in Microsoft Works Word Processor or Rich Text Format. Check downloadable issues on website for style & tone: http://www.ginoskoliteraryjournal.com/. Use latest version of Adobe Reader.

Raven Chronicles Submission Deadlines for 2010: Volume 15, No 2: Theme: The Family Corvidae: Crows, Ravens, Rooks, Jackdaws, Jays, Magpies, and other Corvids. Send us your photos, drawings, stories, myths, fables, or encounters with this cosmopolitan family of birds. Deadline for submissions: January 1 through March 1, 2010. Do not send submissions before January 1, 2010. http://www.ravenchronicles.org/raven/rvsubm.html

Volume 16, No 1: Theme: Matters of the spirit: religious belief, faith, the nature and meaning of life. Deadline for submissions: May 1 through July 1, 2010. Do not send submissions before May 1, 2010.

TERRAIN.ORG: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments seeks poetry, essays, fiction, articles, and reviews for upcoming theme-based issues: “Virtually There” and “The Signal in the Noise.” Issues and submission guidelines, and submit online, at www.terrain.org.

MAIN STREET RAG is seeking short fiction to fill 3 anthologies on the following themes: (1) coming home, (2) food, (3) the commute. Deadline: October 1 (or as soon as we have enough stories to fill an anthology). 10K-word limit. Details online at www.mainstreetrag.com. Mail to: Main Street Rag, P.O. Box 690100, Charlotte, NC 28227-7001.

AMOSKEAG invites submissions of essays, short stories, poems, and b&w photography for its spring 2010 issue. Shorter prose preferred (1–10 pages), 2–4 poems, and artwork in JPEG format (at least 300 dpi, 6.25” x 9.25”) on CD. Include SASE, or e-mail address for acceptance/rejection notice only. Reading period runs September 1–December 1. Send submissions to Michael J. Brien, Editor, Amoskeag, Robert Frost Hall, Southern New Hampshire University, 2500 North River Rd., Manchester, NH 03106. Web site: www.amoskeagjournal.com.

BAYOU MAGAZINE is currently reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our next issue. We accept up to 7,500 words of prose and up to 5 poems. Additionally, from October 1 to December 31, we are accepting submissions for our 2009 Fiction Contest.  www.cola.uno.edu/cww/bayou. Send all submissions to: Bayou Magazine, c/o Genre Editor, Dept. of English, University of New Orleans, 2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Orleans, LA 70148.

BREAKWATER Review is a new online literary magazine managed by the MFA students at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. We are currently seeking fiction (up to 5,000 words) and poetry (3–5 poems) for our upcoming issue. For submission guidelines, please visit: www.breakwaterreview.com.

Narrative Magazine’s  FALL CONTEST is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to as human beings, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world. $3,250 First Prize $1,500 Second Prize $750 Third Prize Ten finalists receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication. http://www.narrativemagazine.com/node/67099

From the Voices Education Project: The Connecticut Review is inviting submissions of poetry, essays, fiction, creative non-fiction, and art work from all veterans for a special issue, Veterans of War, to appear in Fall 2010. Submission deadline January 1, 2010. Poetry: no more then 5 poems, any style. Essays, Fiction, Non-fiction: no more than 3,000 words. Include word count on first page of manuscript. Photography and artwork submitted as slides, transparencies, or on CD.

Each submission must be accompanied by a brief autobiographical statement. First page of each submission must include the name, address, phone number, and e-mail in upper left corner. Typed manuscripts must be on 8.5 x 11 paper.

Send SASE for reply only. Send all submissions, CLEARLY labeled Veterans of War to: Lisa Siedlarz, Guest Editor; Connecticut Review Connecticut State University System39 Woodland Street Hartford, CT 06105-2337

CARPE ARTICULUM Literary Review. We want to read your work! Now accepting submissions. Total awards: $10,000! Categories: Short fiction: 1st prize, $1,250; 2nd, $300. 3rd: $100; deadlines: March 30, September 30. Novellas: 1st prize, $1,000; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $100; deadline: January 7, August 30. Poetry: 1st prize, $400; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100; deadlines: March 30, September 30. Photography: 1st prize, $400; 2nd, $200; 3rd, $100; deadline: August 30. Essay/nonfiction: 1st, $700; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $100; deadlines: January 7, August 30. Winners to be published in the full-colour, quarterly Review, and receive 5 copies. Requirements: Cover sheet with full contact information. Title only on actual piece. $25 review fee per entry. Multiple entries accepted. Blind judging. Send to: Carpe Articulum Literary Review–CLPW Dept., (state entry subject), 8630 SW Scholls Ferry Rd., Ste. 177, Beaverton, OR 97008. We have gone green! Submit via Web site instantly and paperlessly! No shipping! View work’s status online in your own account! Entry fee via Paypal to account ezine@carpearticulum.com or check payable to “Carpe Articulum Literary Review.”  www.carpearticulum.com. For questions or concerns, contact: editor-in-chief@carpearticulum.com.

POETICA Publishing chapbook competition on the theme of “The Spirit of Nature.” Final judge: Michal Mahgerefteh. Deadline: January 1, 2010. Submit 20–30 pages of poetry/prose to Poetica Publishing, P.O. Box 11014, Norfolk, VA 23517. For the complete guidelines please visit www.poeticapublishing.com or contact poeticapub@aol.com.

Perigee accepting submissions to its 27th issue, due out January 15, 2010. This issue will include our popular 2010 Fiction Contest (finalist judge to be announced). We invite you to submit your writing for a chance to be included in what is sure to be a popular issue. No Reading Fee www.perigee-art.com

This week we post a double issue for 9/17 and 9/24/09. The writings are by Eileen Apperson–a description of writing a book about the geography of home and an excerpt from that book.

If you have responses for Eileen or thoughts, ideas, and questions about this sort of writing, please let us know by making comments here.

Scribblers on the Roof: Writing with Jewish themes has launched:  www.jscribes.comKelly Hartog, Founder/Editor

Excellent writing as well as three good publishing opportunities listed.

Barbara writes: Here’s a link to a (rather tongue-in-cheek) story I wrote that went up on the Huffington Post today in honor of Grandparent’s Day.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-graham/let-grandparents-have-the_b_282107.html

And here’s a link to the commentary I wrote for “All Things Considered”, on the occasion of Grandparent’s Day, the holiday no one has ever heard of: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112525308

Thank you and Happy Grandparent’s Day!
Barbara
http://www.barbaragrahamonline.com

An unusually truthful account of writing fiction and taking the writing life seriously.

Hi Sheila,

As always your website is so helpful, informative and inspirational.

I wanted to share my good news.  In July while I was in Spain painting and journaling, my essay about growing up on Third Avenue in New York City around the corner from the 1950s famous nightclub, The El Morocco was published in the Christian Science Monitor. www.csmonitor.com Home Forum section archive from July 09, “A Line Between Rich and Poor.”