Here we go again. For the would-be short story writer and poet life is just a succession of deadlines.
Here are some forthcoming submission calls for story and/or poetry publications / competitions:
Stony Thursday Book – annual poetry anthology from Limerick, edited this year by Paddy Bushe. Submissions accepted until 16/8/13. I really like these anthologies!
Aesthetica New Writing Competition – Poetry and Stories – deadline 31/8/13.
Dromineer Literary Festival – poetry and flash fiction. Poetry is judged by Jean O’Brien and fiction by John MacKenna – deadline 30/8/13. I’ve heard great things about this festival.
Red Line Book Festival Poetry Competition – Run by South Dublin Libraries, this one is FREE to enter which is rare these days, and even better it’s judged by Alan Jude Moore. Deadline 30/8/13.
Southword – Open submission for poetry until 15/9/13. Continues to publish quality poetry.
Magma 58 – Submission call for issue 58 until 31/10/13. If you’re a half-way serious poet you want to be in this.
WOW Awards – Poetry and stories – deadline 1/11/13. I was in the last anthology the year before last.
Labello Press Short Story Competition – deadline 31/1/14. A great recent venture headed by Deborah McMenamy!
Willesden Herald Short Story Competition – deadline 20/12/13. You have to be very good to get a mention here!
And if you don’t write shorts stories or poetry and you prefer the longer form, don’t forget the Irish Writers’ Centre Novel Fair 2014 – entries close on 16/10/13!
That should keep you going for a while…
Slave driver!
That’s me.
The sight of that list makes me weak!
ps I wanted to blog interview you re time&writing but I cant access FB properly at the moment to get your contact email from my messages there, so if your still interested could you drop me an email?
Yea, Niamh it makes me want to lie down in a dark room with a cold compress on my forehead…
I’ll email you later re the blog interview! B