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SLO Writing Contest
Short Story/Memoir – 750 word max. Poetry – 40 line max. Deadline: March 31, 2013.
Call for Submissions for Beatles-Themed Play
After the sell-out success of the 2012 ‘Ticket to Write’ Beatles-themed final on new writing, the organizers are preparing a second exciting festival for 2013. At least one non-UK entry will be among the eight chosen for staging.
Michigan Arbor Day Alliance Writing Contest
The Michigan Arbor Day Alliance’s Go Green Youth Challenge engages Michigan youth in environmental stewardship, community development and service-learning through a statewide effort to plant trees in Michigan.
The ISLAND Hill House Residency Program
Dedicated time and space to create new work: The ISLAND Hill House Residency Program. Application deadline is April 1, 2013 for residencies that run from June through November, 2013.
Reading and Mini-Workshop with Ashley Siebels
Join us for a reading with ISLAND writer in residence Ashley Siebels, followed by a mini-workshop.
Stephen Dunn Reading, March 14
Pulitzer Prize-winning visiting poet Stephen Dunn will read at the Interlochen Writing House on Thursday, March 14th at 7:30 pm.
“Talk About Art” with Aaron Stander on March 7
Aaron Stander, retired educator and now author of six crime novels, reflects on his new calling in the world of letters at the March 7 “Talk About Art” interview, 7:30 p.m., Glen Arbor Art Association
Community Reading of Walt Whitman at the State Theater
Michigan Writers is seeking readers in the Grand Traverse region for the reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself.”
Chapbook Contest Deadline Extended to January 5, 2013
We’d like to give more writers the opportunity to submit this year, so we are extending the chapbook contest deadline to January 5th.