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03/11/2024

The DMQ Virtual Salon reading of "Hortensia, in winter," by Megan Merchant is up! Check it out here:

Begun during the pandemic shut-downs, our monthly reading series continues to support recent poetry book releases. We’re proud to present the 2024 DMQ Virtual Salon.Enjoy these readings, then go buy some books! —scroll down for Previous readings—

03/11/2024

The "history is personal."

New review from Megan Merchant's newest book, "Hortensia, in winter" about the focus of real people in her poems!

Read the full review here:

In "Hortensia, in winter," Megan Merchant addresses her poems to an ancestor, fusing her own life with that of her pioneer relative.

17/10/2024

Listen to our Poetry Prize winner Megan Merchant read from HORTENSIA, IN WINTER for the first time! Hosted by A Hundred Pitchers of Honey and reading with KB Brookins, Megan (starting at 35:31) also talks about her inspiration for the book.

Purchase here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/hortensia-in-winter-megan-merchant/21866714?ean=9781941561331

October Reading with KB Brookins and Megan Merchant!

08/10/2024

Happy Pub Day to Megan Merchant! Help our author celebrate by purchasing a copy of HORTENSIA, IN WINTER

Hortensia, in winter transports readers on a powerful journey through the lives of women bound by blood, history, and the weight of silence. Megan Merchant's titular Hortensia, an ancestor from a Mormon lineage, becomes both a ghostly presence and a focal point for poems that ache with longing, reve...

27/09/2024

Great conversation with Megan Merchant on Table for Deuce. Listen for a sneak peek of some poems from her forthcoming poetry collection HORTENSIA, IN WINTER. Less than a week until Pub Day (10/1)!!

Season 3 kicks off with special guest, Megan Merchant! Kate, Michael and Megan discuss poetry, authenticity, and Merchant's new collection, Hortensia, In Win...

15/09/2024

Great interview with New American Poetry Prize winner Megan Merchant in Blue Mountain Review, p. 37. Be sure to check out her poetry collection HORTENSIA, IN WINTER, which will be published on Oct. 1!

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24/07/2024

Lots of talented writers read from their work during last week's Night Light poetry reading series, including our very own New American Poetry Prize winner Megan Merchant, who read from her forthcoming poetry collection, HORTENSIA, IN WINTER. Check it out!

02:37 Sara Matson12:04 Adrian Dallas Frandle20:59 Megan Merchant30:54 James Morehead42:08 Kellie Scott-Reed

27/06/2024

New American Fiction Prize EXTENDED DEADLINE: July 1, 2024. Winner receives $1,500, publication, 25 copies, and promotional support. All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections of stories, flash fiction, short-shorts, and linked collections. Final judge is Kalani Pickhart, whose novel I Will Die in a Foreign Land received the 2022 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and was long listed for the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award. Please submit using our online submission manager.

2024 New American Fiction Prize: EXTENDED DEADLINE JULY 1 April 1, 2024 Submissions for the 2024 New American Fiction Prize are now open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1500, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. EXTENDED DEADLINE: JULY 1, 2024. All full-length ficti...

20/06/2024

Take a look at the latest publishing opportunities currently available to writers from the many literary magazines and presses that are members of CLMP. Before submitting your work, be sure to check the publisher’s website for any updates.

20/06/2024

New American Press has announced a deadline extension for the 2024 New American Fiction Prize. Stop by NewPages to learn more.

11/06/2024

New American Fiction Prize EXTENDED DEADLINE: July 1, 2024. Winner receives $1,500, publication, 25 copies, and promotional support. All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections of stories, flash fiction, short-shorts, and linked collections. Final judge is Kalani Pickhart, whose novel I Will Die in a Foreign Land received the 2022 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and was long listed for the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award. Please submit using our online submission manager.

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25/05/2024

Submissions for the 2024 New American Fiction Prize are now open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1500, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support.

DEADLINE: June 15, 2024.

All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections of stories and/or novellas, novels in verse, linked collections, as well as full-length collections of flash fiction and short-shorts. Full-length fiction manuscripts tend to be at least 100 pages. There is no maximum length.

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Final judge this year is KALANI PICKHART, whose novel I Will Die in a Foreign Land received the 2022 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and was long-listed for the Virginia Commonwealth University Cabell First Novelist Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Virginia Quarterly Review, TriQuarterly Review, and elsewhere.

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2024 New American Fiction Prize Now Open April 1, 2024 Submissions for the 2024 New American Fiction Prize are now open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1500, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. DEADLINE: June 15, 2024. All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcom...

14/03/2024

Congratulations to the winner of our 2023 New American Poetry Prize, MEGAN MERCHANT! Thank you for sharing your work! Learn more below:

Winner of the 2023 New American Poetry Prize, Megan Merchant's new collection Hortensia, in winter will launch on October 1, 2024, and will be available for pre-order at Bookshop.org this summer. Every purchase at Bookshop.org financially supports independent bookstores.

14/02/2024

Just 3 more days to submit to the 2024 New American Poetry Prize! EXTENDED DEADLINE FEB 16. Winner receives $1,500, a publication contract, and promotional support. All full-length poetry manuscripts are welcome, including collections and hybrid forms. Nikki Wallschlaeger, author of Waterbaby (Copper Canyon, 2021), Crawlspace (Bloof Books, 2017), and Houses (Horse Less Press, 2015), will serve as final judge. For more info: https://newamericanpress.com/2024-new-american-poetry-prize-final-judge-nikki-wallschlaeger/

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14/01/2024

2024 New American Poetry Prize EXTENDED DEADLINE FEB 16. Winner receives $1,500, a publication contract, and promotional support. All full-length poetry manuscripts are welcome, including collections and hybrid forms. Nikki Wallschlaeger, author of Waterbaby (Copper Canyon, 2021), Crawlspace (Bloof Books, 2017). and Houses (Horse Less Press, 2015), will serve as final judge. For more info:

EXTENDED DEADLINE for the 2024 New American Poetry Prize: FEBRUARY 16. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1500, promotional support, and 25 author copies. Manuscripts should be at least 48 pages, but there is no maximum length. All forms and styles of poetry are we...

21/06/2023

Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books forthcoming in June 2023 from CLMP members.     Meta-Verse!: It’s going to be interesting to see how yesterday goes by Joann Renee Boswell Fernwood Press | June 1, 2023 Illustrated by Joey Har...

21/06/2023

Our Fiction Prize, judged by Gabriel Bump, has been extended through the end of the month. $1500 prize and 25 author copies

The NEW AMERICAN FICTION PRIZE is awarded each year to a full-length fiction manuscript, such as a story collection, novel, novella(s), or something that blends forms, like a novel in verse. The winner receives $1,500 and a book contract, as well as 25 author's copies and promotional support. The su...

15/05/2023

Our 2023 Fiction Prize is open!!! Details on the page below. Thank you for sending us your work.

Submissions for the 2023 New American Fiction Prize are now open. Winner will receive a contract including a $1,500 advance, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. Deadline is June 15, 2023. All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections o...

05/02/2023

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27/12/2022

A few short weeks left to send us your work. Final Judge Jamaica Baldwin https://newamericanpress.com/2023-new-american-poetry-prize-final-judge-jamaica-baldwin/

Submissions for the 2023 New American Poetry Prize will open September 1, 2022. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1500, promotional support, and 25 author copies. Manuscripts should be at least 48 pages, but there is no maximum length. All forms and styles of poet...

16/06/2022

Fiction Prize Extended until July 1, 2022. $1500 Prize + 25 Author Copies https://newamericanpress.com/2022-new-american-fiction-prize/

16/06/2022

A review of Erica Plouffe Lazure’s raw and authentic short story collection, “Proof of Me.”

19/02/2022

A new essay by Erica Plouffe Lazure, "Concerning Craft: On Keeping a Broom," at the Little Patuxent Review! Erica's debut story collection, PROOF OF ME, will launch March 24. https://littlepatuxentreview.org/2022/02/17/concerning-craft-on-keeping-a-broom/

This month our guest essay is by former LPR contributor Erica Plouffe Lazure whose debut collection of stories, Proof of Me, goes on sale next month. Preorder her book here. *Woman Sweeping, Edouar…

03/02/2022

Erica Plouffe Lazure's debut story collection, PROOF OF ME, will release March 24. In the meantime, check out this fun interview at Make Your Own Fun where Eric and Erica talk about text message machines, the liberation of distant coffee shops, journalism, the badass Loretta Lynn, and how music clears the creative palette. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kebx9RnURGk

Our guest today is fiction writer, artist, musician, and educator Eric Ploufee Lazure. We discuss using Zoom as a matter of daily life, how playing music hel...

30/06/2021

FINAL DAY to submit to the 2021 New American Fiction Contest! Winner receives a contract including a $1,500 advance, publication, twenty-five copies, and promotional support. Submissions close June 30, 2021

Submissions for the 2021 New American Fiction Prize are open. DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2021 Winner will receive a contract including a $1,500 advance, publication, and twenty-five copies. Final judge is Kristen Arnett.