ATTENTION WOMEN WRITERS
Don’t miss A Room of Her Own’s upcoming prize deadlines:
6th Gift of Freedom Award
http://aroomofherownfoundation.org/giftfreedom_application.php
The 6th $50,000 Gift of Freedom competition will determine finalists from each genre—creative nonfiction, fiction, playwrighting, & poetry. One genre finalist will be awarded the $50,000 Gift of Freedom grant. Along with a $5,000 cash prize, the three remaining finalists for the Gift of Freedom Award receive a professional mentoring session, eligibility to attend a future AROHO Retreat for Women Writers, and the honored distinction of being the finalist in their genre.
Guidelines and application available at www.aroho.org
Open to any female resident of the U.S.
Postmark Deadline: November 1, 2012
Application Fee: $35.
Orlando Prizes
http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/orlando.php
Award: $1000 and publication for the best unpublished work by a woman in each of four genres—Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry. Winning entries will receive print publication in the Los Angeles Review and AROHO’s website.
Online Application Deadline: 7/31/2012 for all genres.
Fee: $15 per entry (payable via Paypal)
To the Lighthouse Poetry Publication Prize
http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/To_the_Lighthouse.php
Award: $1000 for best unpublished poetry collection by a woman, and publication by Red Hen Press.
Postmark Deadline: August 31, 2012
Page limit: 48 to 96 pages
Fee: $20 per entry
Please visit our website at www.aroho.org for Prize instructions and details.
Hi, everyone!
I'm looking for a couple online fiction instructors for my studio, AllWriters' Workplace & Workshop. The studio has grown and become so busy that I am having problems keeping up with my own schedule. These are two classes that I regularly teach, but it's time to find someone else to do it for me.
The first is the Monday Night Online Book-Writing Workshop. Students in this class are working on either the novel or the book-length memoir. Class size is limited to six, due to the number of pages handed in. Each week, students can hand in up to 3750 words. The instructor provides a line by line edit and an overall thematic critique. The students critique their peers' work as well. Then on Monday nights, from 8 - 10 central time, the instructor meets with the students in an online chatroom. We've always used Aol, but I am open to other chatrooms as long as they are easily accessible to students. The chatroom format provides students with the closest to a face to face workshop that they can get on the internet. Each student's work is discussed for fifteen minutes, and then they have five minutes to respond.
The instructor for this course must be someone who has published either a novel or a book-length memoir (no self-published please). The course lasts twelve weeks each session, and runs year-round. Students pay $150 and the instructor receives half of each student's tuition.
The second class is the Thursday Night Online Fiction Writing Workshop. Students here are working on fiction, either the novel or the short story. Each week, two students hand in up to 3000 words each. The instructor provides a line by line edit and an overall thematic critique. The students critique their peers' work as well. On Thursday nights, the instructor meets with all of the students in an online chatroom (same as above) from 7 - 8 central time. Each students work is discussed for 25 minutes, and then there is a 5 minute response time.
The instructor for this course must be currently publishing fiction, either the short story, the novel or both. The course typically lasts ten weeks, but might go longer if enough students are enrolled, to ensure that each student has three times within the session to be critiqued. Students pay $150 and the instructor receives half of each student's tuition.
Kathie Giorgio, MFA-W '04
Production Editor - Journals
Take responsibility for the production and ongoing development of a list of journals/articles from receipt of manuscripts to final print and online publication.
Monitor quality of copyediting, typesetting, page proofs, printing, and online publication of content.
High levels of communication (both internally and externally), organization, and teamwork.
Coordinate workflow among freelancers, authors, editors, and vendors.
Create production schedules and ensure adherence to them.
Present reports to clients.
Monitor copyediting and typesetting quality for adherence to style and standards.
Ensure accuracy throughout the production process.
Some travel required.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree or equivalent, previous publishing or production editor experience, be proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel and E-mail, demonstrate organizational and project management skills including the ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple projects simultaneously, strong attention to detail and the ability to work accurately and quickly He/she will be a good team player with demonstrable problem solving and decision-making skills, time-management, project-management, critical-thinking, and communication skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Previous publishing experience is required. Familiarity with style guides such as the Chicago Manual of Style and the AMA Manual of Style a plus. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently are essential; providing customer service to clients using high levels of diplomacy and influence occurs daily.
Submissions for advertised and posted positions should be sent to the address below. Electronic mail responses to positions are also accepted.
Human Resources Manager
Oxford University Press
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513
Fax: 919-677-1177
Email: humanres@oup.com
When applying for any position, please state the position you are interested in, salary requirements and the source of the advertisement.
Please, no phone inquiries.
Oxford University Press is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Vermont College of Fine Arts alumna Micaela Myers (class of '03) works as the group editor at Firebrand Media, which produces Montage Magazine (for Montage Hotels & Resorts) and Bespoke Magazine (for St. Regis Hotels & Resorts), among other publications. These oversized, full-color luxury lifestyle magazines are always seeking new writers. Pay is between $300 - $500 per article. If you are interested, please send your resume and two writing samples to Micaela@FirebrandMediaInc.com (nonfiction examples that are not first person preferred).
Excelsior College Launches Its Own Press and Calls for Submissions
Excelsior College was founded on the principle that what people have learned in life is worth celebrating, and its primary mission honors the idea that what you know is more important than where or how you learned it. Begun in 1971 as Regents College, Excelsior has become one of the nation’s leading nonprofit, accredited, distance learning institutions. Now Excelsior is marking its 40th anniversary by creating a publishing arm –
Hudson Whitman, the Excelsior College Press – and it is calling for submissions. Hudson Whitman/Excelsior College Press will publish and promote high-quality nonfiction books and multi-media projects in areas that include health care, education, business & technology, military issues, and American culture & society. Hudson Whitman’s tag line is “Books that make a difference,” and the press looks to publish 5 to 10 books a year for its first three years. Susan Petrie, director of the press, will manage the day-to-day operations, and William Patrick, award-winning novelist and author of Saving Troy, will be the editor in charge of acquisitions.
“Hudson Whitman is a very natural extension of our focus on lifelong learning and expanding access to higher education,” said Dr. John F. Ebersole, president of Excelsior College. “We will use a variety of new and emerging technologies to publish works in print and as e-books. In this manner, we will offer an efficient and affordable environment for our faculty, students, alumni and others to publish serious projects that will be engaging and appealing to both the Excelsior community and to the interested general reader.”
Among its current titles is Courageous Learning: Finding a New Path through Higher Education, written by Ebersole and Patrick. The book assesses the current state of education in America, profiles a number of adult-serving institutions, and offers practical information for adults who want to earn higher education degrees. It also includes autobiographical self-portraits of adult learners who have not only shown uncommon persistence in attaining their degrees but who have also overcome considerable challenges on the road to personal and professional success.
Finally, Courageous Learning features interviews with a number of higher education experts, including Martha Kanter, current U.S. Under Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, former Secretary of Education under George W. Bush, and Arthur Levine, president of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. In line with Excelsior College’s mission, Courageous Learning underscores the urgent need for American adults to embrace a culture of lifelong learning as a way to help solve America’s education and employment crises.
To submit a manuscript for consideration, or to purchase one of our titles, please visit our website: www.hudsonwhitman.com.
For further information, please contact:
Susan Petrie
Hudson Whitman/Excelsior College Press
5 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203
(o) 518.608.8156
spetrie@excelsior.edu
Are you a writer seeking quiet, peaceful retreat in a landscape that inspired Norman Mailer for over 30 years, and hundreds of other artists since 1899? This year, The Norman Mailer Writers Retreat in Provincetown, Massachusetts offers residencies (between two weeks and two months in duration) to three writers at a time throughout the fall, winter and spring seasons. Writers who are accepted will reside with private bed and bath in Norman Mailer's home, with full access to the living and dining areas, extensive libraries, deck overlooking the Cape Cod Bay and in close proximity to the historic town of Provincetown and the beautiful beaches, trails and dune that are its natural surroundings. You may find all details, including costs, on our Writers Retreat web page and in the Norman Mailer Writers Retreat application. Applications are selected on a rolling basis beginning October 23, 2011. Please share this with your friends who may also be interested, and we hope to see you in Provincetown in the peace of the "off-season" which brought so many of Mailer's works to fruition.