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Publishing & Creative News   The Chef and Things That Fall, past AT&T Film Awards winners, are shortlisted for Oscars (Submittable). How a book club has helped inmates cope with life in prison (The Texas Observer). “Imagine that one of the pixels on your monitor could jump right off of the screen, and float in front of your face” (Core77). The year in poetry: best poetry books of 2019 (ENTROPY). Interview with Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties (The Matriarchitects). Female artists who found their place in the art world late in life (artnet News). The Brill Building: production hub of 50s and 60s pop music (Slate). An interactive deep-sea dive (The Deep Sea). “Colored micrographs of the intricate patterns within pollen and seed grains, plant cells, and leaf structures” (Colossal). A guide to pre-writing research (Submittable). Some Opportunities For its XI issue, Musea Journal seeks poetry and lyrical essays. Bending Genres is looking for thrilling, fanciful, oddball, unusual, stunning fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction pieces. For the Siskiyou Prize, Ashland Creek Press is seeking published books and unpublished full-length prose manuscripts with environmental themes. Typehouse Magazine invites underrepresented voices to send poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual art. Sky Island Journal seeks original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction for its Winter 2020 issue. Artists and poets are encouraged to enter Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge. Prometheus Dreaming is seeking poetry for its Prometheus Unbound Competition. The Blue Mountain Review is accepting poetry, fiction, and visual art for Issue 17. For its #CloudInnovateHer Pitch Challenge, Women in Cloud seeks pitches to present at its Women in Cloud Summit 2020. Los Galesburg is looking for novellas to publish. For its Malcolm Lowry Literary Novel Prize, J. New Books is seeking novels of literary fiction. Vestal Review invites writers who are immigrants to send in their short fiction for Short, Vigorous Roots: An Anthology of Immigrant Fiction in the Age of Dissent. Female artists from around the world are encouraged to enter their art in Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery’s 9th Annual All Women Online Art Competition. Sequestrum seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art for Issue 23. For its Prize in Short Fiction, the Lascaux Review is accepting previously published or unpublished short fiction. The Climate Museum invites New York City high school students to register for Climate Speaks, a youth creative writing and performance program about the climate crisis. New Rivers Press is looking for poetry and prose manuscripts by new and emerging writers for its Many Voices Project. For the Timberline Review, Willamette Writers seeks clear writing, well-crafted words, and original voices. The University of Georgia Press welcomes unpublished, original collections of poems written in English by residents of North America for its Georgia Poetry Prize. TriQuarterly is calling for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, short drama, video essays, and hybrid work from established and emerging writers. Submittable is hiring. Check out our open positions at our office in Missoula, Montana. What We're Listening To We update the Submishmash Weekly Playlist every week. In this edition: hardened clay formed to your boots water stains on the brim of your hat tumbleweed fragments in the pocket of your shirt all dressed up, with nowhere to go Follow Submittable on Spotify for all the jams and an extra special ongoing 2019 collection. What We're Reading Asta So, Submittable's Head of People, read Faithful Place by Tana French. A mystery novel set in Dublin, Faithful Place is the third book in French's "Dublin Murder Squad" series (but you don't need to have read the other books first). This one centers around a middle-aged undercover detective named Frank Mackey. When Frank was nineteen, his first love Rosie was supposed to meet him so they could run away to London together, but she never showed up, and he always thought she had left for London by herself. But decades later, her suitcase shows up behind the fireplace of an abandoned house in their old neighborhood. Frank goes back to Faithful Place to figure out what happened--and, in the process, has to reunite with his family, whom he's been estranged from for years. This sounds heavy, but it was actually a fun, well-written read; I rarely read mysteries but I enjoyed trying to figure out the culprit (and I guessed correctly!). French also did a great job of describing the rivalries and tensions that come up between siblings, and how they can extend into adulthood. It was a very thoughtfully written novel. Submishmash Weekly is a weekly human-curated newsletter bringing news and opportunities in publishing and other creative industries to artists, filmmakers, and writers. Does your organization want to be promoted in our newsletter and on social media? Let us know! Got high-quality writing related to publishing or digital media? Consider submitting it here. New readers can subscribe here. For more specific creative calls, subscribe to our creative opportunities emails. Thanks! Twitter Facebook Discover Copyright © 2019 Submittable, All rights reserved. . Our mailing address is: Submittable PO Box 8255 Missoula, MT 59807

Publishing & Creative News “You can get anything you want, at Alice’s restaurant;” even an illustrated version of Arlo Guthrie’s Thanksgiving classic (Open Culture). A generous artist shares their list of art residency programs (Artnet News). Founder of Burton Snowboards and “father of snowboarding,” Jake Burton Carpenter, has passed away (REI). “Cat ladders as a sociological, architectural and urban phenomenon” (99% Invisible). Interview with artist Ellie Ga on beachcombing, chance encounters, and poetry (BOMB Magazine). Anatomically surreal tattoos (Colossal). Filmmaker Michael Apted’s monumental documentary series is back (The New York Times Magazine). The unexpected comeback of the liberal arts major (Inc.) How the undersea fiber optic cables could help predict earthquakes (TechCrunch). A guide to photographing Aurora Borealis (Submittable). Some Opportunities FYI Network’s short film contest, Great Stories from the Great Outdoors, is giving growing filmmakers the chance to see their films air on national television. The 2019 BarTur Photo Award is rewarding established and emerging photographers with invitations to exhibit internationally when they enter photos that speak to the themes of Climate Change and Diversity. The Syndrome Mag publishes artwork, memes, and writing that cover a broad list of topics from a woman’s perspective. National Geographic seeks short films touching on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day for its Wild to Inspire Short Film Competition. For its FRESH 2020 Exhibition, Summit Artspace seeks artwork of all mediums that is innovative and challenges viewers. jubilat is accepting poetry, prose, essays, and other writing. The Los Angeles Center for Photography seeks street photography for its Sixth Annual Street Shooting Around the World Exhibition. The Visiting Artist Residency (VAR) at Trestle Gallery allows artists to explore and deepen their practice while sharing their artistic experience and creative process with the public and the Trestle Art Space community. Split Lip Magazine is a voice-driven literary journal with a pop-culture twist that accepts fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. New York Foundation for the Arts’s Immigrant Artist Mentoring Program pairs immigrant artists working in all disciplines with artist mentors who provide support for their artistic practice. Black poets are invited to apply to Cave Canem’s week-long poetry retreat, held annually at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Pennsylvania. For its weekly publication, the Commuter, Electric Literature is looking for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narratives. The Huntington Arts Council invites artists to submit media that meets at the intersection of visual art and music. For its second issue, Alien Magazine is seeking fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art that is out of this world and goes where no one has gone before. North American Review is interested in high-quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on any subject, especially those that address contemporary North American concerns and issues. For HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers, Hippocampus Magazine seeks breakout or flash session proposals. Typishly publishes short fiction and poetry from established and emerging writers. For its Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Samuel French offers publication and licensing for six short plays. Poetry Magazine is looking for translations, prose, poetry, and visual poetry. For its 2019 Writing Contest, Lazuli Literary Group is accepting writing that is linguistically, intellectually, and emotionally demanding of the reader. Join our growing team in Missoula, MT. Submittable is hiring for positions in childcare, engineering, sales, and more.  What We're Listening To On the latest Submishmash Weekly Playlist: Some subway shuffling In transit, rusted metal Slow-motion plié This playlist features approachable house music and nu-disco electronic grooves to support your creative pursuits. What We're Reading Genevieve Crow from Engineering has been reading The Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferante. This four-part series, beginning with My Brilliant Friend, traces the lives of two precocious girls from childhood to old age from the vantage point of one of them, Elena, who we eventually learn becomes an acclaimed writer. They share a similar upbringing in a poor Naples neighborhood and a lifelong friendship marked by a magnetism that seems to both attract and repel them from each other. For the first time since reading Harry Potter as a kid, I’ve found fiction I can’t put down. But—unlike Harry Potter—the Neapolitan novels build a world I recognize as my own, one of women living ordinary lives. It’s a world of the mundane highly scrutinized, violence and art, and the multifaceted meaning of a simple gesture. I've been recommending these novels to everyone.  Submishmash Weekly is a weekly human-curated newsletter bringing news and opportunities in publishing and other creative industries to artists, filmmakers, and writers. Does your organization want to be promoted in our newsletter and on social media? Let us know! Got high-quality writing related to publishing or digital media? Consider submitting it here. New readers can subscribe here. For more specific creative calls, subscribe to our creative opportunities emails. Thanks! Twitter Facebook Discover Copyright © 2019 Submittable, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Submittable PO Box 8255 Missoula, MT 59807

● FYI Network ● Sun Valley Film Festival ● West Trade Review ● FYI Network is looking for captivating and authentic films about real people with a real passion for the outdoors. Share your storytelling skills for a chance to see your film on national television, win a trip for 2 to Denver, Colorado, and receive $1,000 in cash.  Submission Deadline: December 15 There is no fee to submit. Click to Submit Sun Valley Film Festival's 1 Potato Initiative wants to see your script and help you take your idea from page to screen. The winning script will receive $5,000 in funds towards shooting the film on location in Idaho, as well as having SVFF support from development to finished product. SVFF will also arrange special networking opportunities with Industry experts and help build a presence for the film as it begins its festival journey.   Submission Deadline: January 10, 2020 $10 fee to submit. Click to Submit West Trade Review is accepting previously unpublished works of photography and artwork from both new and established artists for its annual spring issue. They strive to reflect diversity in style, content and perspective in the work they publish.   Submission Deadline: January 1 There is no fee to submit. Click to Submit Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 Submittable, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Submittable PO Box 8255 Missoula, MT 59807-8255 ●  BatCat Press  ●  Miracle Monocle  ●  Tiferet  ● BatCat Press's continuous goal is to provide students the opportunity to work in a professional press environment while upholding high literary standards, publishing work that is both innovative and accessible. They accept manuscripts, poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, short pieces, and other forms. Submission Deadline: January 1 There is no submission fee. Click to Submit Miracle Monocle is now accepting submissions for its Spring 2020 issue. They seek work that enlivens readers and reminds them why they love to read. Send work that offers the news of the world, work that challenges people to reassess their expectations. Submit your fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and experimental works.    Submission Deadline: January 1 There is a no submission fee. Click to Submit Tiferet publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and art. They look for high-quality creative work that expresses spiritual experiences and promotes tolerance. Their mission is to help raise individual and global consciousness through literature. They are currently accepting fiction, nonfiction, and virtual media. Submission Deadline: December 23 $3 submission fee. Click to Submit Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2019 Submittable, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Submittable PO Box 8255 Missoula, MT 59807-8255 Publishing & Creative News “To hold up a mirror to oneself is to become both the looking-glass and the eye doing the looking” (Brain Pickings). The major comeback of small bookstores (CBS). Being officially underrated can actually bring success (The Guardian). The right way to depict indigenous cultures in entertainment (Now Toronto). Amazing taxi ceilings in Mumbai (Colossal). “The cardiovascular system of the blue whale, while impressive, is probably the limit of what is biologically possible” (Gizmodo). The father of all cooking shows returns (The New Yorker). A message from the long-haired, flowy-shirt wearing men of the nation (The Onion). Bulk up on your crock-pot history before Thanksgiving (The Smithsonian). Meet the winner of the 2019 Nat Geo Short Film Contest and learn about ways emerging filmmakers can expand their craft (Submittable). Some Opportunities Essay Press is excited to read manuscripts that extend or challenge the formal possibilities of prose. Love is Viral seeks articles and audio pieces that speak to the following themes: relationships, self, communication, and career. Poets are invited to enter Equinox Journal’s 2019 Poetry Prize. The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA)​ seeks proposals from Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic theater practitioners for inclusion in the 2020 National Asian American Theater Festival & Conference. SooVAC is looking for art of all mediums from artists at any stage in their career for its 16th annual juried show. For its first issue, which will be published in April 2020, ¡Pa'lante! seeks poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction from those who have lived or currently live in California. The Poetry Box is accepting poetry that explores the theme of “Pop Culture” for the 10th issue of Poeming Pigeon. The Art League is seeking art in all genres for its January 2020 Open Exhibit. Stone Soup is accepting personal essays from writers who are 13 years old and younger. For its 2019 Winter Contest, Columbia Journal seeks poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Yemassee is accepting fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Versal Journal is looking for chapbook-length to full book manuscripts in any genre. Female founders of B2B companies are encouraged to enter the M12 Female Founders Competition. Rockvale Writers’ Colony seeks stories that showcase how words make a difference. Writers are encouraged to send their art/cover art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to Stonecrop Magazine. F(r)iction invites writers to enter its Winter Contests in short stories, flash fiction, and poetry. Visual Studies Workshop accepts applications to its MFA program year round for fall admission. Exposition Review is looking for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, stage & screen, experimental narratives, art & photography, and comics for its fifth volume. Submittable is hiring for a 2020 Summer Technical Internship, as well as positions in sales, engineering, and childcare.  What We're Listening To On the latest Submishmash Weekly Playlist: Sugary iridescent vulnerability from Mint Julep, the brash audacity of Jonathan Fire Eater, the drunken ice bath of Primal, and more. Follow Submittable on Spotify for all the jams and an extra special ongoing 2019 collection. Recommended Reading 8 Ways Publications Can Use Submittable to Improve Their VIDA Count, by Sarah Aswell Since 2010, Women in Literary Arts (VIDA) has worked tirelessly to draw attention to the gender imbalance in literary publications through painstaking research—and through sharing that research, known as the VIDA count, to change the landscape of the literary world into a better, more diverse, and more equitable place. More recently, VIDA has broadened their mission to include amplifying other historically-marginalized voices in publishing, including people of color, people with disabilities, and queer and trans writers. Read more... Submishmash Weekly is a weekly human-curated newsletter bringing news and opportunities in publishing and other creative industries to artists, filmmakers, and writers. Does your organization want to be promoted in our newsletter and on social media? Let us know! Got high-quality writing related to publishing or digital media? Consider submitting it here. New readers can subscribe here. For more specific creative calls, subscribe to our creative opportunities emails. Thanks! Twitter Facebook Discover Copyright © 2019 Submittable, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Submittable PO Box 8255 Missoula, MT 59807