SF Writing Careers Examiner

A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:23:58 -0700

BOA Editions A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize Deadline: November 30, 2009 Entry Fee: $25 Web site: www.boaeditions.org A prize of $1,500 and publication by BOA Editions is given annually for a first book of poetry. U.S. poe...

Douglas Copeland at Books Inc. 11/13

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:49:37 -0700

Acclaimed author DOUGLAS COUPLAND discusses his latest book: Generation A.
Friday November 13th, at 7:30pm
Location:
Books Inc. in the Marina
2251 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, California 94123-2607

Five Prizes with an 11/15 Deadline

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:41:35 -0700

photo credit: torisian3500 on flickr Walt Whitman AwardDeadline:November 15, 2009Entry Fee: $25Web site:www.poets.org/whitmanA prize of $5,000, publication by Louisiana State University Press, and a one-month residency at ...

Roanoke Review Fiction Contest

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:15:10 -0700

Roanoke Review Fiction Contest Deadline: November 8, 2009 Entry Fee: $15 Web site: http://www.roanoke.edu/roanokereview E-mail address: http://review@roanoke.edu A prize of $1,000 and publication in Roanoke Re...

Fast Food Nation Author Eric Schlosser at Herbst Theater 11/03

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:14:10 -0700

Eric Schlosser In conversation with Roy Eisenhardt Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | Herbst Theatre, 8pmEric Schlosser is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. I...

AN EVENING WITH DAVID SEDARIS

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:02:41 -0700

For One Night Only, the acclaimed Author of the Best Sellers, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames", "Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim", and "Me Talk Pretty One Day", visits the San Jose Center for the Performin...

A Conversation with Jonathan Lethem

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:05:37 -0700

Wednesday October 28th, 2009 at 8pm, Herbst Theater. Jonathan Lethem in conversation with Paul Lancour. Jonathan Lethem's razor-sharp prose is marked by an unaffected elegance. Lethem's 1999 novel, Motherless Brooklyn, is at ...

Top 50 MFA programs in the USA

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:05:25 -0700

Poets and Writers Magazine published their 2010 list of the Top 50 MFA programs in the country. Below is the full list (including three 50's). To see the original version, click here. 1 University of Iowa in Iowa City&nbs...

Margaret Atwood at Herbst Theater

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:42:34 -0700

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Sins Invalid's Fiction Performance

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:26:51 -0700

Photo of Rodney Bell/Sins Invalid: Richard DowningSins Invalid is a performance event celebrating the power of embodiment and the tenderness of struggle, stripping taboos off of sexuality and disability and offering a vision of beauty that includes ...

Carmel Authors & Ideas Festival

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:38:41 -0700

Photo Credit: rfin The third annual Carmel Authors and Ideas Festival will bring to Carmel-by-the-Sea more than 35 award winning authors, including authors of New York Times best-sellers, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, and winners of virtuall...

Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:33:10 -0700

Photo by Chris GreeneComstock Review Comstock Review --> Jessie Bryce Niles Chapbook Contest Deadline:September 30, 2009Entry Fee:$25Web site:www.comstockreview.org ...

13 Writing Tips from Fight Club Author Chuck Palahniuk

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:56:52 -0700

Photo: Getty ImagesChuck Palahniuk's website has great resources for writers. Aptly named, "The Cult" (anyone who is a fan of Palaniuk will love that), it isn't the customary writer website filled with events, links, and biography (although...

EAT, TALK, DRINK (AND SWAP) BOOKS: An Evening at The Booksmith

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:35:40 -0700

Photo Credit: TheeErinEAT, TALK, DRINK (AND SWAP) BOOKS: An Evening at The Booksmith (with special guest Michelle Richmond) The Booksmith is launching a series! Date: September 18, 2009 6:30 PMWhere: The Booksmith 1644 Haight Street San Franc...

Author Lorrie Moore to Speak at Jewish Community Center SF

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:36:49 -0700

Author Lorrie Moore Monday, Spetember 14, 20098:00pm Author Lorrie Moore in Conversation with Daniel Handler The wickedly humorous Lorrie Moore, often known as "the writers’ writer," is an author with a deep sensitivity to the ...

Three Day Novel Writing Contest

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:50:02 -0700

Photo: Matt McGeeGear up for November's NaNoWriMo with this 3 Day Novel Writing Contest--there are three great prizes up for grabs:1st Prize: The Aveda Stimulus Package, which includes a free Aroma Sensory Journey, a free cup of tee, a free stress...

Sex and Memory Workshop

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:54:30 -0700

Photo Credit: Center for Sex and CultureSex & Memory: Writing from Your Own Experience ...

California Writers Exchange Contest: Deadline 8/31

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:35:46 -0700

Photo by John Morgan Deadline:August 31, 2009Web site:www.pw.orgE-mail address:cklein@pw.org Two prizes of $500 each are awarded every three years to a poet and a fiction writer living in California. Each winner also receives an all-expenses-p...

Margie is looking for Poems

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:56:31 -0700

Photo Credit: DyannaMargie Editor’s prize A prize of $1,000 and publication in Margie: The American Journal of Poetry is given annually for a single poem. Robert Nazarene will judge. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit...

Two Glimmer Train Contests

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:38:15 -0700

Photo credit: Mark Nickerson Family Matters A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story about family. Online submissions are encouraged. Submit a story of 500 to 12,000 words with a $15 entry f...