Here’s another round-up of calls for submissions and other contests that we like. Email [email protected] if you have any to share.
Papirmasse Call for Submissions
http://papirmasse.com/art/submissions
Papirmasse is an affordable art subscription that sends a monthly print with art on one side and writing on the other to people around the world for the incredible price of $5 a month. If you are an artist or a writer, now is your chance to have your work sent around the world! Selected Contributors receive a stipend and three free copies of their issue. Before submitting, please review our past issues here. Learn more about us here. Deadline is October 15, 2012.
Wanted: Writing About Toronto Food
http://www.stainedpagespress.com/books/toronto-food-anthology/
Stained Pages Press seeks submissions for an anthology of food writing about Toronto. Accepting poetry, essays and short fiction. Length: 3000 words max. Deadline: November 30, 2012. Payment: One copy.
Vallum Magazine Seeks Poetry on Magic
http://www.vallummag.com/submission.html
Vallum Magazine (Canada) seeks poetry for issue 10:1. Theme: Magic – What is magic? Does it exist in today’s technological world Poems accepted by regular mail only. Deadline: October 15, 2012.
Call for Vendors: City of Craft (Toronto)
http://www.cityofcraft.com/2012/cityofcraft/apply.html
Even though it is the middle of summer, applications are now open for one of Toronto’s coolest winter craft fairs, City of Craft (taking place December 8 and 9, 2012.) This much-anticipated show draws crowds upwards of 5000 people to its tightly curated Queen West West event annually. The competition to get in is historically tough but is worth the annual gamble to catch a ride on what feels like Toronto’s most dazzling annual indie craft carnival. Deadline for applications is August 31, 2012.
Descant Magazine: Winston Collins/Descant Prize for Best Canadian Poem
http://www.descant.ca/winstoncollins
Maximum entry length is 100 lines, typed, double-spaced. Previously published material will not be considered. Winner will receive CAN $1000, plus payment for publication in Descant. $30 entry fee (includes GST and a one-year subscription). Deadline for entries: October 12, 2012. Prize Announcement: Spring 2013. For a complete list of rules, please click here.
Ghost Story Writing Contest (Texas)
http://clarklibraryfriends.com/
Friends of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library (Texas) invite entries for the Scare The Dickens Out of Us ghost story writing contest. First prize: US$1000. Length: 5000 words max. Open to all. Contest is privately funded. Entry fee: US$20. All entry fees support the library. Deadline: October 1, 2012
Fading Light Juried Writing Competition (St. Paul, MN, USA)
http://www.open2interpretation.com/
Open To Interpretation is a new collaborative book project that begins as a two-part process. The photography call for entry comes first. The judge’s results will be posted on-line. Writers and poets will then be invited to view the images and submit stories or poems that are inspired by the posted images. For more information, please click here.
Theme: Fading Light
Judge: Jacqueline Kolosov
Submission Fee: $20 for 3 poems or prose, $10 each additional
Deadline for Submission: November 13, 2012
Awards: $500 Judge’s Selection Award