volunteer opportunity

from the review review:
"Talking Writing wants volunteers. The magazine is looking for a treasurer, a reading series editor, a cartoon editor and interns. Say the editors, "Working for Talking Writing is a great way to make a difference."

editorial manager for Griffith Review \ staff readers for Pithead Chapel

More job listings from The Review Review:


Griffith Review is seeking an editorial manager. "The Editorial Manager provides oversight of editing and production activities related to Griffith REVIEW including the print journal, e-book and website."

 Pithead Chapel is seeking staff readers. 

Cobalt Review in search of poetry editor (paying gig!)

from the Review Review:

 Cobalt Review is currently looking for a new poetry editor. Says editor Andrew Keating, "We plan to select one by April 30, so if anyone you know is interested, have them shoot me an email (cobalt@cobaltreview.com). If it matters (which it does), there will be a small amount of financial compensation available for the new editor."

internship opportunity

A Public Space is now accepting applicants for their 2014 internship.

grubstreet creative writing center is hiring!

"GrubStreet seeks an experienced leader to oversee and grow our programs at an exciting time in our history.  Reporting to the Executive Director, the Program Director will be a key part of the senior management team at GrubStreet. In this newly expanded role, the Program Director will oversee the programming team and will be responsible for the operational success of our programs that serve 2,500 students annually."

click HERE for more info

guest bloggers needed for Streetlight Magazine

From the Review Review: 


Streetlight Magazine is "looking for guest bloggers who would like to weigh in on topics in literature, poetry, art. For more information contact theeditors@streetlightmag.com." 

prose editor needed for Storyscape

From the Review Review:

Storyscape is seeking a prose editor. From the editors: "As a prose editor, you will be reading and helping to select both fiction and non-fiction and submissions. You are responsible for reading a minimum of 10 submissions per week (or more when you can). You will have the opportunity to shape the journal and we encourage all editors to take part in making the journal their own, by coming up with ideas for events, social media, art, etc.Previous experience working with a literary journal preferred. Please send a short email with the headline "Storyscape Prose Editor" to Editor in Chief Hila Ratzabi at hila.ratzabi@gmail.com describing your interest in Storyscape, your experience, and some examples of writing you admire."

assistant editor position available at bartleby snopes lit mag!

https://bartlebysnopes.submittable.com/submit/28350


Bartleby Snopes Literary Magazine is looking for 1-2 new Assistant Editors. As an Assistant Editor, your primarily responsibilities will be:

• Read, vote, and comment on submissions in the queue
• Proof stories prior to publication

We expect our Assistant Editors to devote approximately 5 hours per week to reading and voting on submissions.

The Ideal Candidate Will:

• Possess a passion for fiction
• Have a familiarity with the submission process
• Have read at least one full monthly issue of Bartleby Snopes
  

Application Process

• Download this file containing 6 stories and unzip the stories.
• Read each story
• In a separate document, write a short (1-3 sentence) explanation why you would accept or decline each particular story
• Submit your explanations using this form
• Include a cover letter that highlights your writing/editing experience

We will be accepting applications for 3 weeks. We will notify all applicants by April 5th. We look forward to hearing from you.

lit magazine job opportunities (from the Review Review)

 Milkweed Editions, "one of the nation’s leading independent book publishers," is seeking a marketing associate.

 The Riveter, "a magazine that celebrates narratives and longform journalism by women," is now seeking to hire "eight enthusiastic staff members."

 A Clean, Well-Lighted Place, "an online and print journal dedicated to featuring new, emerging, and established writers," is seeking a fiction editor. "The primary responsibility of this position will be to read fiction submissions." Interested candidates can apply through the journal's site. 

assistant editor position with literary magazine Vine Leaves

from The Review Review:

"Want to edit a literary magazine? Vine Leaves is "looking for a dedicated and vignette-loving Assistant Editor to help us navigate our impressive submissions, starting April, 2014." Say the editors, "We need someone that is as passionate about this journal as we are, and that wants to help us succeed in our mission: to give the vignette, a hopelessly forgotten literary form, the exposure and credit it deserves. Do you want to make history with us? We plan to be around for a very long time."

free workshop opportunity in Chattanooga!

check out the Meacham Writer's Workshops:
http://www.meachamwriters.org/schedule.htm

Deadline to submit for this year's workshop is March 1st.

fiction editor position available

"Pithead Chapel, "an online journal of gutsy narratives" is seeking a fiction editor. "Interested candidates should send a paragraph or two explaining why he or she’d be an excellent fit with the journal (touching on personal work ethic, the journal’s aesthetic, and previous editorial experience, if any), along with a list (or website) showcasing his or her previous publications to pitheadchapel@yahoo.com."

Vine Leaves Literary Magazine mentorship program

from the website:

The Vine Leaves Mentorship Program

 

Not to beat you over the head with our mandate, but Vine Leaves has always been about supporting our fellow writers—giving voice to a writing style that is often ignored in traditional publishing circles. This year, we're taking that support one step further.

We receive thousands of submissions annually—good, great, AMAZING work from talented writers across the globe. While each submission is carefully considered by our editorial team, some are a little harder to reject than others. These submissions straddle the line between "not quite right" and "almost,"they contain a certain spark, or the writer has demonstrated an impressive work ethic. Those submissions give us an extra little ache when we hit the "decline" button.

But this year, we've decided to select one of those vignettes per submission period and mentor the writer, work with him or her until the piece goes from "not quite right" to "this is perfect for us." We're excited to continue our support of YOU—and continue to thank you for your support of us.

Submissions are currently open.


The next issue of Vine Leaves Literary Journal goes to press April 18, 2014 - lots of time for you to get your vignettes in. The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2014.

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to learn more, please visit: http://www.vineleavesliteraryjournal.com/1/post/2014/01/thevine-leavesmentorship-program.html

paid book reviewing!

http://thewritersbloc.net/topic/writers-bloc-lit-mag-reviews/

this website pays $15 per book/lit magazine review. Might be a good way to pick up some extra cash.

Loose Change Magazine Writing Contest

Loose Change magazine invites emerging and established writers from Atlanta and beyond to submit their work to our first writing contest series, sponsored by Power2Give and The City of Atlanta. Please read below for contest details before submitting.

- All submissions will be judged by two guest editors per genre, as well as Loose Change staff.
- Poetry contest entries must be submitted by August 15 (which is also the Fall issue submission deadline).
- Prose contest entries must be submitted by November 15 (Winter issue deadline).
- All entries must be submitted online via our website submission form.
- All applicable works submitted during the contest period will be considered contest entries. Loose Change magazine will continue its rolling submissions policy during this time (for instance, any poetry submitted during the prose contest cycle will be considered for a subsequent issue of the magazine).
- All submission guidelines apply.
- No previously published or simultaneous submissions will be eligible to win.
- Contest winners will be notified by email prior to the publication of the contest issues.
- All prize money will be awarded by check by December 31, 2013.

Awards
- Three prizes (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will be awarded across each of the genres of Poetry, Fiction and Non-Fiction.
- Contest winners will be awarded cash prizes of $125 (1st Place), $75 (2nd Place), and $50 (3rd Place).
- All winners will be featured in Loose Change magazine’s Best Of anthology, to be printed in Spring 2014.
- The winners of the Poetry contest will be published and featured in Loose Change magazine’s Fall 2013 Poetry Issue.
- Fiction and Non-Fiction contest winners will be published and featured in the Winter Prose Issue (publishing mid-December 2013).
Please contact our managing editor at molly@loosechangemagazine.org with any contest-related questions.

Free Poetry Contest!

5th Annual Spirit First Poetry Contest

Deadline to Enter: January 31, 2014
First Prize: $175
Second Prize: $125
Third Prize: $75
Complete guidelines:
Spirit First is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Meditation Poetry Contest. Poetry submissions may be of any length and any style but must have a theme of Meditation, Mindfulness, Silence, Stillness, or Solitude (but only peaceful solitude, not loneliness). Poems may reflect any discipline, any faith, or none. Poems must be previously unpublished.
Please do not enter more than three submissions. Sending more than three poems will lead to those poems being disqualified.
Please submit your poems by email unless you do not have access to the Internet. Poems will be accepted by U.S. Postal Service for those who do not have Internet access. All others are requested to be emailed. Poems sent by U.S. Postal Service will not be returned. Submissions must be received no later than January 31, 2014.
Please submit your poems all in one file or inside the body of an email (rather than three poems in three separate files). Please be sure to include the author's name, address, telephone number, and email address. There is no cost to enter this contest.
Winners will be announced no later than April 30, 2014, on the Spirit First website: www.spiritfirst.org. Winning poems will be published on the Spirit First website and the Spirit First blog, and in the Spirit First newsletter (authors retain full rights to their poems).
How to submit:
By email: Meditate@SpiritFirst.org
By U.S. Postal Service (for those without Internet access):
Spirit First Poetry Contest
PO Box 8076
Langley Park, MD 20787
We look forward to reading your poems!

FREE online course on Modern Poetry

from newpages:

ModPo Free Online Class

The Kelly Writers House is hosting a free, open, non-credit online course (via Coursera) Modern & Contemporary American Poetry taught by Al Filreis, University of Pennsylvania. "ModPo is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary U.S. poetry, from Dickinson and Whitman to the present. Participants (who need no prior experience with poetry) will learn how to read poems that are supposedly 'difficult.'" It begins on September 7, 2013.

FREE one day poem workshop at Sundress Academy of the Arts

a great opportunity for those who are in the Knoxville, TN, area. here are details from the website:

"Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
11AM - 4PM

This free workshop is an opportunity for new writers in the Knoxville area to come out to the Sundress Academy for the Arts for a FREE trial workshop!

Participants should be sure to bring adequate copies (15 or so) of your poem for a roundtable workshop with other local writers and workshop leader Erin Elizabeth Smith. Lunch and drinks will be provided for free courtesy of SAFTA and Firefly Farms.

Come see this new artists' colony here in Knoxville for free and get in on the ground floor with what we are all about!

Tours of the property will run from 11AM to noon, and workshop will start promptly at 1PM.

Please bring writing utensils and camp chairs if you have them.



Registration is unnecessary, but you can help us determine how many writers to anticipate by RSVPing through our Facebook event."

The Big Poetry Giveaway { free books! }

To celebrate national poetry month, Susan Rich is hosting The Big Poetry Giveaway on her blog The Alchemist's Kitchen.

On the left hand side of the blog, you can find links to other bloggers who will be giving away two (or more) books of poetry  - completely for free! - on their blogs in April.

All that you have to do to be entered into these drawings is leave a comment on these blogs.

Read more about The Big Poetry Giveaway . here .

Internship Opportunity (unpaid)

The Review Review is looking for interns!

from their website:

Interns Needed!

Looking for a career in the fast-paced industry of literary magazines? Come intern with us!
We need interns to handle all sorts of fun projects.

WHAT YOU WILL GET:
* A wealth of knowledge pertaining to the lit mag world
* Literary contacts that will help you on your creative journeys
* Insight into how to maintain and sustain an online literary magazine
* Experience with marketing and networking
* References, letters of recommendation, writing advice, career counseling, undying gratitude

WHO YOU ARE:
* In college, in an MFA program, not in college, not in an MFA program
* Young, old, somewhere in between
* Responsible, reliable, diligent, self-motivated, resourceful, courteous
* Eager to get involved in literary stuff

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:
* Email telling us: 1) your background, 2) your interests, 3) why you want this position.
* Three references, along with the references' relationship to you (teacher, colleague, etc.) and references' contact information

Contact Becky at 99review@gmail.com.