Summer Fishtrap 2013 is Open for Registration!
Are you a writer seeking a community of creative thinkers? Do you feel most inspired surrounded by natural beauty? Come explore your craft, meet with other writers, participate in writing workshops and relax in the beautiful Pacific Northwest at Summer Fishtrap 2013. Summer Fishtrap is a week-long gathering of writers held at Wallowa Lake, Oregon [...]
Apply to Marylhurst University’s show:tell Workshop for Teen Writers!
Show:tell the Workshop for Teen Writers is a nine day writing seminar for student writers between the ages of 14 and 18 hosted by the Department of English and Literature at Marylhurst University. Within a diverse community of learners, students receive college level instruction in creative writing and contemporary arts, as well as developing skills [...]
A Writing Experience for Teens at University of Iowa
Every summer, the International Writing Program at University of Iowa hosts Between the Lines (BTL), a program that brings together American and foreign high school writers to study creative writing and cultural interaction. This is a call for young writers to apply to attend the BTL Arabic World, from June 22-July 6, or BTL Russia, [...]
The William Stafford Writing Contest – Call for Submissions
Attention student writers! We are pleased to announce another exciting publishing opportunity, courtesy of Ooligan Press: William Stafford (1914–1993) was one of the most important American poets of the last half of the twentieth century. Among his many credentials, Stafford received the National Book Award for his poetry collection Traveling through the Dark (1963), and [...]
2013 Write to Publish High School Scholarship
Our friends at Ooligan Press are offering a scholarship for a high school student to attend their 2013 Write to Publish Conference. Here’s their info: Are you a high school student? Do you love to write, and wish you knew how to get your work published? Come check out Write to Publish (W2P), a one-day [...]
Rising Star Creative Writing Contest Open for Submissions
At WITS, we are always looking to inform young writers about publishing opportunities. One such opportunity is the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition sponsored by The Nature of Words, a literature based non-profit serving central Oregon. The Nature of Words states as its mission: “to strengthen and support the literary arts and humanities in Oregon [...]
Honoring Our Rivers Calls for Submissions for 2013 Edition
Honoring Our Rivers is currently accepting submissions for their 2013 edition of their student anthology. A project of The Willamette Partnership, Honoring Our Rivers aims to engage the creative and reflective intellectual capacities of Oregon residents, particularly its youth, to promote and nurture respect for the Watersheds of Oregon. To do this, HOR publishes an [...]
DiGiWriMo
Attention all writers! Here’s a great opportunity for the month of November from Marylhurst University: Digi…what? DigiWriMo! The English and Digital Humanities degree program at Marylhurst University is offering up a (somewhat) insane month-long writing challenge, and we’re calling it Digital Writing Month. DigiWriMo is a wild ride through the world of digital writing, wherein [...]
Call for Submissions to “Between Two Rivers”
There is a new, youth-led publishing center at Roosevelt High School, and they are looking for submissions to their literary anthology, Between Two Rivers. This will be a collection of pieces about unique and cultural places and people in Portland. The book’s audience is anyone who is seeking out places that make Portland special, whether they are [...]
The 8th Annual Ancer L. Haggerty Civil Rights Essay Contest
The Honorable Ancer L. Haggerty has served as a judge in Oregon since 1989, first on the state bench, and since 1994 as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He is the first and only African-American to serve as a federal judge in Oregon. He also served for [...]
