Pictured: Poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917 – 2000)
Call for Submissions: HARDCOPY Book and Zine Fair (Edmonton, AB)
This is an inaugural book and zine fair happening in Edmonton on June 8 and 9, 2013. Open to all artists, designers, writers and other creative types. The term book is used loosely – be creative and DIY. They can be any size or shape. They can have text or illustrations or both. You can sell multiple copies or single editions, it is up to you. We want to see things like flip books, pop-up books, comics, magazines, pamphlets, fold-outs, booklets. These can be funny, serious, irreverent, political, erotic, introspective, conceptual, personal…the only stipulations are that it must have more than one page and must have been produced by the artist or independent publisher. For more info go to the website. Deadline: April 8, 2013.
Call for Submissions: Salty at Heart Zine
This wonderful zine project aims to unite women in a positive manner on the following themes: art, sustainability, surfing, travel, empowerment, nutrition, ocean ecology, humor, and inspiration, “but in the larger context of living freely, simply, healthfully, happily, and in union with the earth.” Submissions for the upcoming issue are being accepted until the end of March. Learn more here.
Call for Submissions: Changó Literary Magazine
This mag is looking for submissions from unpublished black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern, American Indian, Aboriginal or Pacific Islander writers. Plays, flash fiction, interviews, stories and more are welcome, but the main character has to be black, Hispanic, Asian, Middle Eastern American Indian, Aboriginal or from the Pacific Islands. Learn more here.
This competition for the Kore Press Short Fiction Award is open to any female-identified individual writing in English, regardless of nationality. Deadline extended to March 31, 2013. A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press is given annually. For more information, click here.