Liam Rector Poetry Prize: Deadlines have been extended

NOTICE:

We are extending the reading period for Liam Rector Poetry Prize until April 30th.

Congratulations to the 0-60 Ten-Minute Play Festival Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of 0-60 Ten Minute Play Festival:

The Wolf Manhood by David L. Williams
Doodle Doo’s by Sharon Goldner
And What a Damn Fine Morning It Is by Trace Crawford
The Bowl of Soup by Terry Roueche
Bath Time is Fun Time by Arthur M. Jolly
The Chemistry Set by Conor Kyle

The production dates are set for April 25th-28th, with the first two days at 7:00PM and the last two on matinee time at 3:00PM. More information on location and ticket information will be presented in the coming weeks.

Natalie Giarratano Wins 2013 Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry

 We’re pleased to announce the 2013 winner of The Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry:

Leaving Clean

by Natalie Giarratano, Portage MI

The winner will receive an honorarium of $1000, and publication by Briery Creek Press, to be released May 1, 2013

All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book after its release.

Reading for the Liam Rector Prize for 2014 begins February 15, 2013. Judge TBA

Dos Passos Review 9.2 Reading Period Open

The reading period for The Dos Passos Review 9.2 begins February 1st and goes through March 30th. The contributors will have their submissions published on the new online journal dospassosreview.com.

We accept Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry. For further information on our guidelines click here.

Deadline Extended

We are extending the deadline for the Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry  until the first of May.

0-60 Play Festival

Longwood Theatre will present Zero to Sixty, the university’s fifth annual 10-minute playwriting competition, on March 29-31 at 7 p.m. and April 1 at 3 p.m. in the Lab Theatre in the Center for Communication Studies and Theatre. Longwood theatre students direct, design and perform the productions. The six plays to be presented are selected by students in the Creative Writing program in a national search. All tickets are $5. There is no late admission. For more information, call 434-395-2474 or email boxoffice@longwood.edu.

Dos Passos Review 9.1 Reading Period Opens

The reading period for The Dos Passos Review 9.1 begins February 1st and goes through March 30th.

We accept Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry. For further information on our guidelines click here.

5th Annual 0-60 Ten Minute Play Contest Winners

Winners

The Sum of Your Experience by Trace Crawford

Three Women Laugh (With Salads) by Laura Nessler

Japanese Schoolgirl Night by James McLindon

A Simile by Robert B. Boulrice

A Few Good PB&Js by Jeremy Kehoe

47 Minutes by Joshua Michael French

 

Honorable Mention

The Answer by Cary Pepper

 

Congratulations to our winners, we look forward to seeing your plays performed.

Greg McBride Wins 2012 Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry

JUDGE ADRIAN C. LOUIS SELECTS 2012 WINNER OF THE LIAM RECTOR FIRST BOOK PRIZE FOR POETRY

First, thanks to all for their patience in the delay of this announcement. We had a death in the prize family, and as such, we appreciate your kindness in waiting.

We’re pleased to announce the 2012 winner of The Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry:

Porthole by Greg McBride
of Silver Spring, MD

The winner will receive an honorarium of $1000, and publication by Briery Creek Press, to be released in Spring 2012.

Of Mr. McBride’s winning collection, our final judge, Adrian Louis writes:

“McBride’s is a mature voice, historical, compassionate, tender and visionary…”

All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book after its release in Spring 2012. Reading for the Liam Rector Prize for 2013 begins February 1, 2012.

Contributors

Contributor copies of Dos Passos Review 8.1 have been sent out. Thanks for your contributions.