5.05.2010

Oh, and: MFA READINGS!

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As you may or may not know, every year GLO and the English department get together to celebrate the writing students who are graduating. Thi...
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This just in from Ooligan!

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Hey all! I just got this info from Chloe over at Ooligan: Ooligan is having a flash fiction contest! Winners will receive various passes to ...
4.20.2010

Rigoberto Gonzalez Reading

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I've been told that people actually read this blog, so I figured I should start updating again. And what better way to start posting aga...
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11.16.2009

MFA Q and A

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I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty well flummoxed by this whole thesis thing. I know I have to write something, and that I ...
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11.02.2009

Support Your Local Authors!

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This Wednesday night, Loggernaut will be presenting three authors, two of which teach here at our very own Portland State! Here are the det...
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10.12.2009

Poetry Reading

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If you are looking for something to do this Friday evening, here is another item to add to the menu! Joel Bettridge, one of our assistant pr...
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Return of the Blog!

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Well, English department, here we are! The school year is upon us. Here at GLO HQ we've had a changing of the guards. Your new Graduate ...
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7.13.2009

Congratulations to Dee Anne Finken!

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With newly acquired MFA from PSU proudly tucked under her arm, Dee Anne recently accepted a full-time temporary assignment at Clark College ...
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6.18.2009

John R. Milton Writers' Conference: Writing about the American West--deadline Aug 15

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Please join us for the biennial John R. Milton Writers' Conference, held October 29-31, 2009, at The University of South Dakota in Vermi...
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MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE--deadline June 30

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MARGARET REID POETRY CONTEST FOR TRADITIONAL VERSE www.winningwriters.com/margaret 6th year. Fifteen cash prizes totaling $5,350. Top prize ...

Poetry Prize--deadline Sept 1

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RHINO: THE POETRY FORUM FOUNDERS’ PRIZE A POETRY CONTEST OPEN TO ALL POETS WITH A DISTINCTIVE VOICE One winning poem will receive $300 and...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ORIGINAL POETRY--deadline Aug 1

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF ORIGINAL POETRY CHOPIN IN POETRY Anthology of Contemporary Poetry Edited by Maja Trochimczyk Forthcoming in March ...
6.17.2009

Writers Contests - Houston Writers Guild--Deadline July 30

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Writers Contests - Houston Writers Guild http://www.houstonwritersguild.org/Contests.htm (visit website to get entry blank)   FALL 2009 WRIT...

2009 Robert Frost Award --deadline Sept 15

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13th Annual Robert Frost Foundation Annual Poetry Award Guidelines for the 2009 Robert Frost Award  http://frostfoundation.home.comcast.net/...

Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest 2009--deadline Sept 1

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Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest 2009 http://www.nfsps.com/mo/summer.htm Deadline: Postmarked September 1, 2009 Format: Submit t...

The Warren Adler Short Story Contest--deadline July 13

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The Warren Adler Short Story Contest 2009 Contest Theme: Short Fiction in Varied Genres to submit story and pay entry fee, visit http://www....

2009 Inspirit Poetry Contest--deadline Sept 15

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2009 Inspirit Poetry Contest http://www.gbgm-umc.org/baughmanumc/ THE FOURTH Annual National Inspirit Poetry Prize. $500 prize and publicati...

Green River Writers Annual Contest--deadline July 31

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Green River Writers Annual Contest Multiple fiction and poetry categories Deadline: July 31, 2009 Visit links below for contest guidelines a...

The Dogs and the Women Who Love Them True Story Contest--deadline Sept 30

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The Dogs and the Women Who Love Them True Story Contest Official Entry Form can be found at http://www.angelanimals.net/contestrules.html   ...

NAUGATUCK RIVER REVIEW FIRST ANNUAL NARRATIVE POETRY CONTEST--deadline Sept 1

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NAUGATUCK RIVER REVIEW FIRST ANNUAL NARRATIVE POETRY CONTEST! Contest Submission Period: July 1st through September 1st Judge for 2009 Conte...

SHAKESPEAREAN/PETRARCHAN SONNET CONTEST -- deadline Sept 1

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HELEN SCHAIBLE INTERNATIONAL  SHAKESPEAREAN/PETRARCHAN  SONNET CONTEST  http://www.illinoispoets.org/pdf/2009schaibleannounce.pdf Sponsored ...

Poetry contest: IL State Poetry Society--deadline Oct 30

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Illinois State Poetry Society 16th Annual Contest Categories; 1) free verse, 2) formal verse, 3) a poem related to Abraham Lincoln and/or Ch...

Job Opportunity: Seton Hill University

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Seton Hill University seeks published novelist of popular fiction (preferably mystery/suspense), to teach and to mentor novel-length theses ...

The Calvino Prize--Prose--deadline Oct 15

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The Calvino Prize Submission Guidelines  http://louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/contests/calvino-guidelines.html Submit up to 25 ind...

The Patricia Bibby First Book Award 2010--deadline Oct 31

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Tebot Bach announces The Patricia Bibby First Book Award 2010 $1,000 and Book Publication http://www.tebotbach.org/tebot_ad.html Patricia Bi...

Job Opportunity: Loyola

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Affiliate Instructor, Writing Full-time Affiliate Instructor in Writing to teach first-year core writing course and upper-level course(s) in...
6.11.2009

Oregon Writers Colony Annual Contests--deadline July 15

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Oregon Writers Colony Annual Contests are now open.  Go to oregonwriterscolony.org for full details.  Deadline for submissions for both cont...

Call for submissions about ART: Modernist Press -- deadline July 31

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Art from Art Anthology deadline 7/31/09 http://www.modernistpress.com/ This collection of short fiction by literary writers aims to feature ...

"The Malahat Review" Open Season Awards--deadline Nov 1

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2010 Open Season Awards The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites entries from Canadian, American, and overseas author...

fiction chapbook contest: Flume Press--deadline Dec 1

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Fiction Chapbook Competition — Guidelines http://www.csuchico.edu/engl/flumepress/ Eligibility You may submit stories that have been publish...
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Minnesota Magazine 11th Annual Fiction Contest--deadline Feb 8

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Minnesota Magazine Fiction Contest http://www.alumni.umn.edu/fiction.html Our 11th-annual fiction contest is now accepting submissions.Charl...

fiction contest: Delfino Prize for Queer Genre Fiction--deadline Oct 15

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http://collectivefallout.com/contests/ Delfino Prize for Queer Genre Fiction Winner receives $50 and publication in the January issue Collec...

Alehouse Press Poetry Contest

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Alehouse Press  www.alehousepress.com presents the 2009 Happy Hour Poetry Awards.  $1000 Best Poem. Four $100 Honorable Mentions. Any topic....

Call for Submissions: Chickenpinata--deadline June 26

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Call for Submissions for Issue 3:  Chickenpinata, a journal of poetry www.chickenpinata.com   Inspired by a recent trip across the Mississip...

Robert & Adele Schiff Prose and Poetry Prizes--deadline July 31

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The First Annual Robert & Adele Schiff Prose and Poetry Prizes http://www.cincinnatireview.com/ The Cincinnati Review will award a singl...

Wilhelmus Award: Poetry chapbook contest--deadline July 15

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2009 Thomas A. Wilhelmus Award http://www.usi.edu/RopeWalk/Wilhelmus%20Award.asp Guidelines RopeWalk Press will award a prize of $1000 for a...

2009 Flatmancrooked Prize for Excellent Writing Done During a Period of Great Fiscal Renewal--deadline Aug 15

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We are pleased to announce the 2009 Flatmancrooked Prize for Excellent Writing Done During a Period of Great Fiscal Renewalaimeebender Aimee...

"Two Review" Poetry Contest--deadline July 31

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2009 POETRY CONTEST http://tworeview.googlepages.com/TwoReviewPoetryContest2009Color.pdf  JUDGE: SHOLEH WOLPÉ  1ST PRIZE: $100  2ND PRIZE: $...

"Elixir" Poetry Contest--deadline Oct 31

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Tenth Annual Poetry Contest http://www.elixirpress.com/guidelines.html#poetrycontest Elixir Press is sponsoring a poetry contest open to all...

Tamarack Award--deadline July 1

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Tamarack Award Submissions Official Rules and Entry Guidelines http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/Join-In/Tamarack-Awar...

Ronald Sukenick/American Book Review Innovative Fiction Prize--deadline Nov 1

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Ronald Sukenick/American Book Review Innovative Fiction Prize Sponsored by Fiction Collective Two (FC2) and American Book Review http://amer...

"Umbrella" Call for Submissions--deadline Aug 10

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Call for Submissions: Umbrella   Umbrella, the "supremely rereadable electronic journal," is now reading for our fall issue, onlin...

Writers Alliance of Gainesville 2010 Contest--deadline Oct 31

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Contest Submission Guidelines Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) Bacopa Annual Literary Journal 2010 CONTEST Submission Guidelines http:/...
6.09.2009

Think and Drink with "Oregon Humanities" June 17

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Think & Drink with Ursula K. Le Guin and Lani Roberts Join OCH for a discussion on morality and self-deception. We hope you'll join ...

Declaration Editing Flash Fiction Challenge July 1 -31

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What happens when you cross flash fiction with serialized fiction? To find out, par...