Master's in Creative Writing

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  • The Mays Anthology: call for submissions (closing 2nd Mar 2013)

    The Mays Anthology publishes new student writing and art from Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Submissions for publication in the 2013 edition are open. Special consideration will be given to works that adhere clearly to the theme of PLAY.

    *SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES*

    INDIVIDUAL: No more than three individual submissions in any mode (poetry, fiction, drama, screenplay, graphic novel, the essay, visual arts, or any other genre), up to a total of four A4 pages. Each piece of work should start on a new page.

    COLLABORATIVE: The Mays #21 will emphasise creative collaboration. Each person may submit up to two collaborative works in addition to individual submissions. Collaborative works should be submitted by ONE collaborator, not multiple times by all those involved; nobody may participate in more than two submissions. They can be in any mode or
    modes(interdisciplinary if desired) and each collaborative submission must be no more than three A4 pages.

    FORMATTING GUIDELINES: Literary submissions should be saved as .docx
    or .doc and formatted in Times New Roman font, size 12. Please state
    in your accompanying email which, if any, of your submissions are
    excerpts from longer works.

    HOW TO SUBMIT:
    Email your submissions to mays21submissions@gmail.com before 02/03/2013. Submissions must not have been previously published.

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  • Wenlock Poetry Competition: closing date 6th Feb 2013

    The 2013 Wenlock Poetry Competition is now open for entries to anyone age 17 and over. Up to 5 original poems, maximum 40 lines, on any subject, can be submitted. Entry fee is £5.00 per poem.

    · 1st prize  £500
    · 2nd prize £200
    · 3rd prize £100

    Shortlisted entries will be judged by Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate. Winners will be invited to read at an awards ceremony on Saturday 6th April in Much Wenlock as part of Wenlock Poetry Festival 2013.

    More information and details on how to enter can be found on the Wenlock Poetry Festival website.

    Closing Date: Wed 6 Feb 2013
    Entry fee: £5.00 per poem

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  • Jane Martin Poetry Prize (Girton College, Cambridge): closing date

    Girton College’s (University of Cambridge) 2013 national Jane Martin Poetry Prize is now open for submissions. The competition will be judged by an eminent panel including Gillian Beer and Caroline Bergvall. The winner will receive £1000 and the opportunity to read at a high profile poetry event.

    For more information see http://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/jane-martin-poetry-prize

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  • Pembroke College: Fantasy Literature Lecture series: 18 Jan 2013

    Pembroke college have invited author Kij Johnson to deliver the inaugural Pembroke Lecture on Fantasy Literature in honour of JRR Tolkien.

    The first annual lecture in the series designed to explore the history and current state of fantasy literature will take place on January 18th at 6 pm.

    Professor Johnson will also offer a fiction masterclass at Pembroke on January 19th from 10 am until noon.

    Both the lecture and the fiction masterclass are free and open to the public, but online registration is required to reserve a place on the fiction course.

    Please go to pembrokemcr.com/Tolkien for more information.

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