The latest writing opportunities for August 2024.
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The Four Faced Liar
Deadline: 14th August
The Four Faced Liar is a Cork-inspired and based, Irish-flavoured, internationally-facing journal publishing an eclectic mix of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, work in translation and visual art. This journal pays €200 for short stories or creative nonfiction pieces, €100 per poem, €100 for flash fiction, and €100 per visual art piece published. Each contributor also receives a free copy of the magazine.
Afghanistan Cultural Fund
Deadline: 15th August
The ACF invites Afghan artists and cultural practitioners to submit grant applications. The current call for proposals has begun, focusing on the two main themes of music and storytelling. This aims to celebrate the richness of the Afghan music landscape and unique narrative styles, from traditional songs to contemporary compositions, from poetry to photographic essays reflecting personal experiences in exile.
Starved
Deadline: 31st August
A new Journal! Starved aims to create a space for women to scream into; a home for hysterics; a place where the innards of woman can be splayed across pages without fear. At Starved, anyone who identifies with womanhood is welcome, including non-binary and gender fluid individuals, from any race or background. Starved takes its name from how we feel when we search the shelves for authentic perspectives on womanhood. Starved is a reclamation of our hunger.
Starved welcomes submissions from writers resident on the island of Ireland, including new and emerging writers. Send your short stories/end your unpublished short stories, poetry, essays, and reviews. Word count guidelines for prose and essays is up to 5000 words; for poetry no more than 40 lines; and reviews up to 1000 words.
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter 2024 Flash Fiction Competition
Deadline: 1st September
Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival is delighted to announce that its 2024 flash fiction competition is open for entries. Five shortlisted writers will be invited to read their entries at the Letterkenny Cathedral Quarter Literary Festival 17-20 October 2024, and the winners will be announced at the event. The competition will be judged by Averil Meehan.
Caledonia Novel Award 2025
Deadline: 15th October
The Caledonia Novel Award 2025 is an Edinburgh-based international writing competition for unpublished and self-published novelists, 18 years and over, writing in all genres for adults and YA. Entrants are asked to send their first 20 pages plus a 200-word synopsis. The entry fee is £28. We offer 1,500 top prize; £500 for Highly Commended novel; free place on a writing course at Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre for the writer of the best novel from the UK and Ireland. This year’s judge is Alice Lutyens, literary agent at Curtis Brown. Entries close at midnight GMT 15 October, 2024.
The Dublin Review
Deadline: Ongoing.
The Dublin Review welcomes submissions of fiction and non-fiction previously unpublished in the English language. We do not accept poetry submissions. We especially encourage submissions from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in literary magazines and other cultural forums.
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