Pottersfield
Press offers an annual prize for creative
nonfiction. Writers are invited to submit a manuscript of 30,000 to 150,000
words in any of the following categories: history, memoir, autobiography,
biography, literary journalism, political or social commentary, travel writing
or virtually any existing or new category that uses the nonfiction medium to
tell a story or put forward an idea.
The First Prize winner will receive a contract for
the publication of their book along with a $1,000 advance on 10% royalty for
all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of their book
and a $800 advance on 10% royalties.
Entry fee is $25
Many readers of Quick Brown Fox will be familiar with
Jennifer M. Smith’s Green Ghost, Blue Ocean, (see here)
which won the prize back in 2019 – either from hearing Jennifer as a guest
speaker at one of our Personal Stories classes or, before that, from being in a
class with her.
Deadline is April 30, 2024. Full submission guidelines here.
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Note: We still have room in our upcoming online
Personal Stories and Other Nonfiction course starting April 15 (see here)
and in our Welcome to Creative Writing course
starting April 15 online and in-person in Burlington on April 18 (see here).
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The Last Girl’s Club is a quarterly feminist
horror magazine tat publishes international short stories and poems from the
female gaze. Accepts fiction (maximum 2,500 words); flash fiction (less than
1,000 words); and poetry – no more than three at a time (maximum 200 words).
Pays 15 cents US per
word for fiction; $10 US for poems.
Also publishes nonfiction
pieces, but you need to pitch your idea to the editor first at: lastgirlsclub@gmail.com
The theme for the summer
issue is Fire Season. “The world is on
fire, environmentally and politically. On the US West coast we have rains of
ash in the fall from all the forest fires. The Canadian border was plagued with
smoke pollution from raging fires. It’s a thing now. Your characters can be
fleeing a fire, starting one, or surviving one. Take it where you want.”
Submission period for
summer issue: April 1 – May 1
Further submission
periods: 1 – Aug 1; Oct 1 – Nov 1; Jan 1 – Feb 1.
Full submission
guidelines here.
Nonfiction animal story: My dogs, PawPaw, Marcus & their mom Gemma ~Brian
The Preservation Foundation is “dedicated to preserving extraordinary
stories of ‘ordinary’ people.” They accept short stories at any time
(guidelines here) and also
run regular themed contests with cash prizes – and
no submission fee.
Current contest:
Non-fictional Animal Stories
This is an international
contest for “unpublished writers” (meaning writers who have never earned more
than $250 US from their writing in a calendar year
“Stories should be
factual and true accounts of an encounter or encounters by the author with a
wild animal or animals. These include, but are not limited to, birds, fish,
butterflies, snails, lions, bears, turtles, wombats, etc., as long as it is not
a pet.”
Entries should be 1,000–5,000
words. They want all entries, regardless of whether or not they win, to be on
their website as long as the Foundation exists.
First prize: $200 US;
Second prize: $100 US
Deadline: 30 April 2024. Contest details here.
The Foundation is also
running three other nonfiction contests, all currently open for submissions and all with
the same general rules:
General nonfiction –
deadline June 30, 2024
Biographical Nonfiction
Contest – deadline August 31, 2024
Travel Nonfiction
Contest – deadline October 30, 2024
Details for all contests
here.
The Broken City is published semi-annually
out of Toronto. It features poetry, fiction, essays, comics, illustrations, photography,
and music and book reviews. It’s primarily a venue for new writers and doesn’t
pay. Maximum length for prose pieces: 3,000 words.
The Broken City is currently accepting
submissions for its summer 2024 edition: DIY.
“That's right, readers, it's a Do It
Yourself issue. No, you don't need to make the magazine for us – we want to
hear about crafts, construction, repairs, destruction, recipes, art and
inventions (time machines included, working or not).”
Send your poetry, fiction, essays,
illustrations and photography to: thebrokencitymag@yahoo.com
Deadline: June 1, 2024. Full submission guidelines here.
Quick
Brown Fox welcomes your
short stories, poems, and essays about reading, writing, favourite books, and
libraries. Read a few pieces on the blog to get a taste of what other writers
have done. See here and
scroll down.
Include a short bio at the end of your piece and attach a photo of yourself.
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weekend retreats here.
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Also, you can get an email about twice a month about
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your name and email in the Sign-Up box at the top of the righthand
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