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.

Liam Rector Prize & Dos Passos Review 8.1

Prize notification for the Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry has been moved a little into July. We have sent off the poetry manuscripts to our judge. We’ll notify the winner as soon as we get word from our illustrious final judge, as well as announcing it here and on our Facebook page.

Dos Passos Review 8.1 goes to the printers tomorrow, and the contributor’s copies will be sent out shortly after Independence Day.

Dos Passos Review 8.1

We are currently galley reading the newest Dos Passos Review. We had a death in the Briery Creek family, so it’s taking us a little longer than usual. It should be printed with contributor’s copies sent out in the next few weeks.

Thank you for your patience.

Reading Period for Liam Rector First Book Prize Extended

We have extended the deadline for the Sixth Annual Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry manuscripts to May 31st, 2011.

Guidelines Here

Reading Period for Liam Rector First Book Prize Extended

We have extended the deadline for the Sixth Annual Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry manuscripts to April 30th, 2011.

Guidelines Here

2011 Robert and Susan H. May Conference

The Robert and Susan H. May Conference is this Saturday, March 26th in the Ruffner building at Longwood University. Registration is free and starts at 8am.

A full program can be found here: May Conference Schedule