Science-Fiction Writers for Semaphore Magazine

If your favourite genre is science fiction writing then you could get published in Semaphore, a New Zealand e-zine which publishes original creative writing and artwork with a science fiction theme.

Semaphore produces 4 issues a year of short fiction, poetry and creative essays in March, June, September and December. The e-zine also puts out an anthology every December of the best work published in the previous four issues as voted by readers.

Semaphore magazine offers a small payment to writers for successful submissions: short story NZ$10, poetry NZ$3, creative essay NZ$5, no payment for artwork. Individual royalties are paid to writers for writing chosen for the anthology.


Submission Guidelines

• Submissions must be in a Word-compatible document along with a cover letter
  
• Simultaneous submissions are not accepted
  
• Short story word limit is 1000-7000 words

Send entries to: semaphoremagazine@gmail.com Marie Hodgkinson at Semaphore

Semaphore Submission Guidelines

JAAM Calling for Writing About Dance

JAAM is calling for submissions from writers for Issue 28 of its literary magazine. JAAM is an independent literary journal published by a collective based in Wellington which focuses on showcasing the work of young and emerging writers while still promoting established New Zealand authors and overseas writers. JAAM prints fiction, poetry, essays and artwork (usually black and white). Submissions need to be received by no later than 31 March 2010 for publication in September 2010.

The 28th issue of JAAM (Just Another Art Movement) will be the DanceDanceDance issue and is to be edited by Clare Needham and Helen Rickerby. Any writing submitted must be on a dance theme. Short fiction, poetry and creative non fiction is being sought.


Closing date for submissions: 31 March 2010

Submissions can be emailed to jaammagazine@yahoo.co.nz
or posted to:

PO Box 25239
Panama Street
Wellington 6146
New Zealand

Elsie Locke Writing Competition 2010

The Elsie Locke Writing Competition is again rewarding young writers for writing excellence. The writing competition which is in its second year is open to year 7 and year 8 school children. The award carries a prize of $400 in cash plus $100 in book tokens. The winning entry will also be published in a Part 4 School Journal. Find out more about Elsie Locke

Theme
For the 2010 competition, students need to:

Describe an incident or tell a story set in the 1930’s Depression. Events described may be real or fictitious.

Submission Guidelines

• The competition is open to all students in years 7 and 8.
  
• Entries may be of any length up to a maximum of 500–600 words
  
• Entries may be handwritten
  
• Entries must be the writer’s own work

Closing Date: Friday, 16 April 2010

Submit entries to:
Susan Paris
Editor, School Journal
Learning Media
Box 3293
Wellington 6140
Submission Guidelines

New Zealand Writing Competition $10000 Prize

Entries for the Ashton Wylie Charitable Trust Literature Awards in conjunction with the New Zealand Society of Authors are now being sought for 2010. The award which aims to recognize excellence in writing in the mind, body spirit (new age) genre offers New Zealand writers the chance to win two major prizes of $10,000 each - one for an unpublished manuscript and the other for a published work of fiction. The competition is open to all New Zealand citizens resident in New Zealand.

Submission Guidelines

• The deadline for unpublished manuscripts is 31 March 2010.
  
• Unpublished manuscripts must be between 20,000 and 100,000 words in length
  
• Published manuscripts can be up to 48 pages longer
  
• Published manuscripts must be submitted by 31 May 2010 and published between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010.

Submission forms and entry details are available from:

The New Zealand Society of Authors
PO Box 7701, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141. phone: 09 379 4801
or by emailing: office@nzauthors.org.nz
Detailed Submission Guidlelines

Submissions for Going Down Swinging 30th Issue

Going Down Swinging is calling for new, unpublished works of poetry, haiku, short fiction and non fiction, flash, comic art and spoken word recordings for its 30th year issue. Going Down Swinging is an Australian literary anthology of short fiction, poetry, comic art and spoken word, published in a book/CD package. The magazine has no set theme and accepts work from international writers and artists. The annual magazine will be a bumper issue in celebration of its 30th anniversary and is due for release in August 2010.

Fees for all published work in Going Down Swinging Issue 30 are as follows:

• $75 per short poem/comic or graphic art
  
• $100 per poem, short story or comic over 4 pages
  
• $100 per spoken word track
  
• $10 per haiku

Deadline: 31 March 2010 (AEST)

Submission Guidelines
A maximum of 3 pieces per contributor is permitted
Full submission details

Send submissions to:
Going Down Swinging
PO Box 24
Clifton Hill 3068 Victoria
AUSTRALIA

or email to: submissions@goingdownswinging.org.au

NZ Post Writers and Readers Week 2010

The New Zealand Post Writers and Readers Week will take place in Wellington over 6 days from 9 March to 13 March 2010. The writing festival features a smorgsbord of international and New Zealand writing. Three times Man Booker Prize nominee Sarah Waters and author of The Time Traveler's Wife Audrey Niffenegger are some of the big names likely to attract large crowds. The local talent line-up includes Bill Manhire, Briar Grace-Smith and Emily Perkins among others. Be it fiction, poetry, biography, memoir, drama you will find the best of contempory writing at this year's festival.

In all some 30 local and international writers will share their ideas, debate contemporary issues and read from their work during festival week. Guest writers include: Neil Gaiman, Sarah Waters, Simon Schama, Richard Dawkins, Geoff Dyer, Geoff Cochrane, Kevin Connolly, Charlotte Grimshaw , Ilija Trojanow, Kate Camp, Glyn Maxwell, Judith Binney, Gil Adamson, Susanna Moore, Briar Grace-Smith, Joan London, Emily Perkins, Charlotte Grimshaw, Neil Cross, Audrey Niffenegger, Peter Singer, Daniel Kehlmann, Kamila Shamsie, Chloe Hooper, Bill Manhire, Lisa Moore, James Belich, Margo Lanagan, Philip Hoare, Rod Oram, Derek Johns, Ian Wedde, Sam Elworthy, Laurie Chittenden, Michael Heyward, Fariba Hachtroudi, Anna Taylor.

When: 9-14 March 9.30am-7pm
Where: Embassy Theatre & Wellington Town Hall
Concession Tickets Available: Book at Ticketek

New Zealand Romance Writing Competition 2010

Romance Writers of New Zealand Inc is calling for submissions of complete romance novel manuscripts to the 2010 Clendon Award, an annual writing contest for unpublished romance writers. The submitted manuscripts will be judged by between three and eight romance readers. Finalist manuscripts are judged by an editor at Harlequin Books in New York, the world’s largest publisher of romance and women’s fiction.

Prizes for the 2010 Clendon Award include a First Prize of a perpetual Trophy (with miniature) and $300.00 cash. Certificates and Book Tokens for the Second and Third placed manuscripts are also to be awarded.

The 2010 Clendon Award closes 26 February 2010. Manuscripts must be between 40,000 and 110,000 words. Full details, including the entry form, can be found on the Romance Writers of New Zealand website www.romancewriters.co.nz.