The Ivy Film Festival

In seven short years, the Ivy Film Festival has set itself apart from its peers by providing a unique forum for student filmmakers to exhibit their creative efforts. Completely student-run since its inception, the Ivy Film Festival was created by students for students, exhibiting the works of young filmmakers from around the globe as well as guest speakers, panels, and workshops by industry professionals. Past guests include Oliver Stone, Tim Robbins, Adrian Brody, Wes Craven, and Martin Scorsese. Attracting crowds of thousands to Brown University's campus, the Festival has emerged as the largest student-run film festival in the country.

We would like to invite your students to submit to our screenplay competition. While films are the focus of the Ivy Film Festival, we recognize screenwriting as an integral part of the filmmaking process. We have a myriad of events for screenwriters this year that will hopefully encourage many young writers, even those who have never submitted their work to a judged competition, to participate.

Students can electronically submit their screenplays for consideration in the 2009 screenplay competition until our extended final deadline of February 21st, 2009, through Withoutabox.com.  A link to our Withoutabox.com account can be found on the Ivy Film Festival website www.ivyfilmfestival.com. The screenplay competition is currently accepting both short-form (under 30 pages) and feature-length screenplays from undergraduate and graduate students. Submissions may be in any genre, and the winners will receive a large cash prize. Additionally, outstanding work in Comedy, Drama, and other genres will be recognized.

During the festival (April 20th-26th) there will be a reading of the winning screenplays and we will be hosting forums with screenwriters currently working in the industry. All finalists will be notified and invited as VIP guests to the festival. We will provide them with housing, meals, tickets to film screenings, and passes to special networking events, panels and parties. We hope that screenwriting students will be able to attend the festival, and that these events will help make screenwriting one of the more visible and exciting aspects of the Ivy Film Festival this year and in the years to come.

Please do not hesitate to contact: IFFScreenplay@gmail.com.

posted 11/18/08

The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism

*SUBMIT YOUR PAPER TO THE CJLC*
 

Want to see your academic work published?  The Columbia Journal of Literary Criticism is currently looking for papers in the humanities that exhibit strong theses, internal coherence, and   engagement with academic scholarship. Contributing authors will work with a team of editorial board members over the course of the year to expand, revise, and prepare the paper for publication in April. Participation in the journal is an excellent way to spend time elaborating ideas and refining prose beyond the levels that course deadlines typically allow for, and many past authors have gone on to use their papers as writing samples when applying for fellowships or to graduate programs.

The deadline to submit is Friday, October 24.  For more information, visit the CJLC website (www.columbia.edu/cu/english/cjlc), or send questions to cjlc@columbia.edu.

posted 10/15/08

Washington Square

Washington Square is an innovative, nationally-distributed literary journal publishing fiction and poetry by emerging and established writers. Edited and produced biannually by the students of the NYU Graduate Creative Writing Program, Washington Square also sponsors an annual literary contest judged by eminent poets and writers (poet Eamonn Grennan and novelist Jayne Anne Phillips were the 2008 judges), and hosts an annual benefit reading in NYC.

Washington Square is now accepting submissions for its Winter/Spring 2008 and Summer Fall 2009 issues.  Our reading period is AUGUST 1ST through MARCH 15TH.  We are looking for previously unpublished poems, short stories, and translations of serious literary intent.

Manuscripts must be accompanied by a SASE for reply and a cover letter with the following information: author’s name, address, phone number, email address and title(s) of submission(s). Poetry submissions should not exceed 10 pages/5 poems. Fiction submissions should not be in excess of 20 pages.

Upon publication, authors will receive two complimentary copies (additional copies may be purchased at a reduced rate) and a one year subscription to Washington Square.

Send submissions to:

Washington Square*
Creative Writing Program
New York University
58 West 10th St.
New York, NY 10011

*please address to either Fiction Editor, Poetry Editor, or International Editor

http://www.cwp.fas.nyu.edu/object/cwp.wsr

posted 10/9/08

30th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum

2009 Call for Papers and Sessions

“Dreams, Imagination, Fantasy”

30th Annual Medieval and Renaissance Forum

Friday and Saturday 24-25 April 2009

What was the role of the imagination in medieval and Early Modern culture? Was “fantasy” distinguishable from “reality”? How did people talk about and experience dreams?

Papers need not be confined to the theme, but may cover many aspects of Medieval and Renaissance life, literature, languages, art, philosophy, theology, history and music.

Please email abstracts directly to Dr. Karolyn Kinane at kkinane@plymouth.edu or via USPS:

Dr. Karolyn Kinane, Director Medieval Studies
Dept. of English MSC 40
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, NH 03263

If you wish, you may submit your abstract using the online response form.

Abstract deadline: 15 January 2009
Presenters and early registration: 15 March 2009

website: www.plymouth.edu/medieval

posted 9/30/08

The Albion Review

SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER 10^th!

$200 prizes in poetry, prose, and art!*

The Albion Review is an annual undergraduate literary magazine based out of Albion College that has been published nationally since 2004.  The Albion Review publishes works of poetry, prose, and art by emerging undergraduate talents.  Contributors must currently be enrolled as an undergraduate at any college or university and must not have obtained an undergraduate degree.

GUIDELINES

-Poetry: Up to 5 poems, Time New Roman 12 point font.  (Please include page numbers if the poem exceeds one page.)

-Fiction & Creative Non-Fiction: Not to exceed 15 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font.  (Please include page numbers.)

-All literary work must be submitted in typed hard copy.  Email entries and simultaneous submissions not accepted.

-All submissions must be original and unpublished.

-Submissions must be accompanied by the cover letter found on our website www.albion.edu/review.

-Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) for correspondence.  All submissions unaccompanied by a SASE will be recycled.

SEND SUBMISSIONS TO:

The Albion Review

4942 Kellogg Center

Albion College

Albion, MI 49224

Questions?

review@albion.edu

More information:

www.albion.edu/review

* Contest subject to cancellation depending on quality of entries.  We reserve the right to decline any submission if it does not follow the submission guidelines.

posted 9/22/08, updated 10/30/08

Barnard's Literary Magazine, "Echoes"

Barnard's Literary Magazine, "Echoes," was founded in the fall of 2006 in order to foster the free expression by any Barnard student in all visual and literary arts... and is looking for submissions for its fourth issue! We accept poetry, short prose, photography, and artwork.

Submissions should be sent by Thursday, November 6th at midnight to barnardechoes@gmail.com. Submissions are also accepted through Echoes' website: www.barnard.edu/club/echoes.  Hardcopy submissions can be made to the editor-in-chief, Alexandra Loizzo, Box 5604 Altschul, though e-mailed submissions, if possible, are preferred. Submitters should include a phone number so that they can be contacted if questions arise.

posted 9/12/08

Cargoes National Undergraduate Competition in Fiction and Poetry

This competition is open to any undergraduate student in the country. There is a $10 entry fee and a $200 prize for the winning entry in both the poetry and fiction portions, as well as a copy of the 2008-2009 issue of Cargoes. Entrants may submit one short story to the fiction category, and up to three poems to the poetry category. The winning story and poem will be published in the 08/09 issue of Cargoes. Entry fee checks should be made out to Cargoes. Entries submitted without providing the entry fee will not be considered.

Tony D'Souza is the fiction judge, and has won the Sue Kaufman Prize. The poetry judge is Claudia Emerson, 2006 winner of the Pulitzer prize and current poet laureate of Virginia.

Please mail your submissions, along with a SASE envelope and contact information, to the following address:
Cargoes
C/O K. Transue
Hollins University
P.O. Box 10209
Roanoke, VA 24020

Questions? E-mail: hollinscargoes@gmail.com.

Deadline is December 20, 2008.

posted 11/5/08

Japan Center at Stony Brook University-Canon Essay Competition (2008-2009)

AIM: The aim of the Japan Center - Canon Essay Competition is to promote awareness and understanding of Japan in the United States, and to help young Americans broaden their international horizons.

AWARDS:
Best Essay Award*: three awards in the High School Division (1st Place: $2,000; 2nd Place: $1,000; 3rd Place: $500) and one award in the College Division ($2,000)
Special Award: up to three awards in the High School Division and two awards in the College Division
Honorable Mention: maximum of ten in the High School and College Divisions combined ($100 each)

*Complementary awards (Canon cameras) will be associated.

Essay Theme: The Essay Competition theme is "Japan". Entries must be based on the author's personal views concerning Japan. What is it about Japan that inspires the author and why? Possible topics might be Japan's arts, pop culture, traditions, values, philosophy, history, society, politics, business or technology. Contestants do not need to have any experience in visiting Japan or studying Japanese, but insight gained from personal experience would be suitable for inclusion in the essay. The previous award winning essays can be viewed at the Japan Center's website: http://www.stonybrook.edu/japancenter. (Click "JCSB-Canon Essay Competition").

Entry Qualifications: The Japan Center - Canon Essay Competition is open to students who satisfy all of the following conditions.
1. They attend high school or college (private, public, or religious) in the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk and the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, Staten Island, Queens and Brooklyn.
2. They are enrolled in 10th, 11th, or 12th grade or in undergraduate programs during the 2008-2009 school year.
3. They are US citizens or legal permanent residents of the US.

Conditions and Procedure:
Length: Maximum 750 words excluding title, footnotes, and bibliography for the High School Division. 1,000~1,500 words, excluding title, footnotes, and bibliography for the College Division.
Language: English
Format: Paper size: letter size (8.5” x 11”) Line spacing: 1.5
Font size: 12 pts. Margin: 1” (top, bottom, left, right)
Use of External Information and Sources: All use of external information or sources must be properly cited in the essay and the sources must be listed in a bibliography. Use of any external materials without proper citation will be considered plagiarism and grounds for disqualification.
Submission: Send your essay in MS Word or RTF format by e-mail attachment to: Japan_Center_Essay_Contest@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
(Alternatively, save it in a CD and mail it to: The Japan Center at Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-5343, along with a hardcopy of the essay and a self-addressed and stamped envelope.)
Submission Deadline: December 31, 2008 (Acknowledgement of receipt will be sent by January 9, 2009)

The organization of your electronic file to be submitted should be as below:

The first page:
a. Author’s full name
b. Essay title
c. Affiliated school and current grade level / academic standing
d. E-mail address
e. Mailing address
f. Telephone number
g. Legal status (a citizen or a permanent resident of the US)
h. The name, title, specialty, and contact information of the teacher/faculty member who advised the author, if any
i. Name, mailing address, and e-mail address of the author’s guardian(s), if the author is a minor
j. Others (academic major, if any; any experience in studying Japanese or living in Japan)

The second page and after:
a. Author's initial
b. Essay title
c. Division (High School Division or College Division)
d. Exact word count of the essay
e. Essay text (no image should be included)
f. Bibliography, if any

 

Copyright: Note that submissions cannot be returned, and the JCSB owns the copyright of the award-winning essays.

Judging: Entries in the Japan Center - Canon Essay Competition will be evaluated by the following panel of judges on the basis of their insight, creativity, and originality of expression.
Honorary Judges: Shirley Strum Kenny, President of Stony Brook University, Joe Adachi, President & C.E.O. of Canon U.S.A, Inc.
Judges: Sachiko Murata (Chief Judge, Dept. of Asian and Asian American Studies), Clifford Huffman (English Dept.), Janis Mimura (Dept. of History), Gregory Ruf (Dept. of Anthropology/Asian and Asian American Studies), and Sheldon Reaven (Dept. of Technology and Society)

Recognition of Award Recipients: The award recipients and their essays will be posted on the web site of the JCSB (http://www.stonybrook.edu/japancenter) on April 1, 2009. The award recipients in the Japan Center - Canon Essay Competition will be formally recognized at the 2009 JCSB Annual Meeting, to be held at the Charles B. Wang Center at Stony Brook University on Saturday, April 18, 2009.

Organizing Committee: Eriko Sato (Chair), Mary Diaz, Marlene Dubois, Tatsushi Hirono, Patricia Marinaccio, Joan Miyazaki, Eva Nagase, Chikako Nakamura, Gerard Senese, and Megs Shea
JCSB Board of Director in Charge: Yoko Ojima
Canon U.S.A. Representatives in Charge: Emily Reynolds, Richard Booth and Dawn Shields

posted 9/11/08

The Poetry Center

At Passaic County Community College

 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards 2009

Honoring

Allen Ginsberg’s Contribution to American Literature

Sponsored by

The Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College

First Prize: $1,000

Second Prize: $200

Third Prize: $100

Winners will be asked to participate in a reading to take place in the Paterson Historic District.

Please note:

The entry fee of $18.00 for the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards covers the cost of a subscription to The Paterson Literary Review.  The winning poems and all Honorable Mention winners as well as Editor’s Choice poems, will be published in The Paterson Literary Review.

Contest Rules:

1.  Up to five poems per person will be accepted for consideration.  Four copies of each poem should be submitted for distribution to the judges.  No poem should be more than two manuscript pages.  Since the poems will be judged anonymously, sheets which contain the poems should not have the poet’s name on them; instead a separate sheet should list the poet’s name, address, phone number, and the titles of the poems.  Poems cannot be returned.  Please do not submit poems that imitate Allen Ginsberg’s work.

2.  A check for $18.00 payable to PCCC must accompany submission (in the memo section of the check write “Poetry Contest”).  Please note there is a $45.00 “bounced check” fee for checks that are returned for insufficient funds.

3.  Only unpublished poems may be submitted to the Contest.

4.  Deadline: April 1, 2009 (postmark)

5.  Winners will be announced upon receiving the judges’ results, in Summer 2009.

6.  Contest entrants are asked not to call the College in reference to the Contest.  Winners will be notified by mail.  Winners’ names will also appear in newspaper announcements and on our website, www.pccc.edu/poetry.  Please include SASE for list of winners.

Send poems to:

Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Executive Director, Poetry Center

Passaic County Community College

One College Boulevard

Paterson, NJ 07505-1179

For further information, call the Poetry Center at 973.684.6555 or visit www.pccc.edu/poetry.

posted 9/11/08