Hi, I hope you’re having a swell week. (Isn’t it time “swell” returns to cultural prominence?) Along with tips and advice, there are a lot of contests and submissions below. My goal is to help you prosper as a writer. If you think there’s something I can do to make this email better, please let me know.
This Week I...
Loved this Elizabeth Wurtzel piece a friend sent me the day after Wurtzel died.
Sent this Zoe Fishman interview to Bidwell Hollow readers.
Dreamed of a reading retreat.
Discovered a new storytelling art form.
Tweet of the Week
Advice for All Writers
Now Freelancers
You, Too, Authors
And Bloggers
Also, Poets
Writer’s Toolbox
Calls and Contests
2020 Leah Ryan’s FEWW Prize for women, trans-women, and non-binary playwrights who consider themselves emerging (Deadline: Jan. 13)
Public Poetry’s Malcolm McDonald Prize (Deadline: Jan. 15)
The Henry Morgenthau Poetry Prize for U.S.-based living poets over 70 (Deadline: Jan. 15)
Red Coyote journal (Deadline: Jan. 15)
Rattle Chapbook Prize (Deadline: Jan. 15)
Mental Health Awareness Writing Contest (Deadline: Jan. 16)
Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay Contest for residents of Washington, D.C., and select Maryland, Virginia counties (Deadline: Jan. 17)
Human/Kind Journal (Deadline for March issue: Jan. 21)
Belmont Story Review, Volume 5 (Deadline: Feb. 1)
The Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest for Michigan high school students (Deadline: Feb. 1)
2020 Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices (Deadline: Feb. 2)