Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Jenna cleans Literary Laundry


MFA Student Jenna Tackett recently joined the editorial board of Literary Laundry. Tackett will be their Assistant Editor of Prose and Poetry. The magazine publishes work online twice a year, as well as quarterly reviews of new poetry and prose collections. They also put together one print edition a year, called The Laundry, which features the best of their published pieces throughout the course of that year. Jenna wanted to remind us that Literary Laundry also awards cash prizes to the best from the three genres (poetry, prose, and drama). Sounds like an opportunity for more Roosevelt students to look in to! Well done, Jenna! We look forward to reading Literary Laundry!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Shoot for Winter Writing Contests!


Hooray! You're finished with finals. No more assignments due for a blissful month. Whatever will you do with your time? Stretch those fingers, folks because now is the perfect time to get your writing out there. Submit! Not to a teacher, not to the man, but to literary publications and contests everywhere!

Our friend and fellow MFA student, Ryan Norris, clued us into this website. This writing contest blog is devoted to information about writing contests, special submission themes, writing residents, and other great opportunities. Many Roosevelt MFAers have had success getting published, winning all sorts of contest, and getting recognized for the great work they do during the year. Shouldn't you be one of them?

My dad's advice for hockey tryouts was always "the way to get a goal, is to shoot!" Ready, writers? Aim...fire!

photo by JSmith Photo

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

The Writing Center's
Second Annual Halloween
Flash Fiction Contest
is now accepting submissions!


The Rules:

Tell us a story about fear.

Each entry must not exceed 750 words. Only current Roosevelt students and RU Community members may submit their work.

How to Submit:
Bring in a copy of your story to AUD 650 or email it as a “.doc” file to writingcenter@roosevelt.edu. The subject line should read: Flash-Fiction Submission.

Prizes:
The winning story will receive a grand prize and be published, along with the second and third place winners, on the Writing Center official website and Blog. The final three winners will also present their stories at a Reading Event sponsored by the Writing Center.

Deadline:
Friday, October 22, 2010

Winner Announced:
Thursday, October 28, 2010