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UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS AT HUB CITY WRITERS PROJECT
Hey writers! We have got a ton of stuff going on this spring - so here’s a reminder of what’s coming up. Lots of deadlines for
submissions are approaching, and we’ve got three great workshops lined up for spring and summer. Scroll for details!
ONE WEEK REMAINING
APPLICATIONS CLOSE APRIL 16:
SOUTHERN STUDIES FELLOWSHIP OF ARTS AND LETTERS
A first-of-its-kind immersive fellowship focused on the culture of the American South, based in growing Spartanburg, SC A
traditional residencywith a twist. For Southemers or those Looking to learn more about Southem culture, this fellowship will
provide opportunities to collaborate with other artists and tour a few of the Souths many culture epicenters Who is this
fellowship for? Early-career artsts and writers with a minimum BA degree in their field and an interest in exploring the culture
of the South, collsborating with other residents, and the community at large. How long is this fellowship? This fellowship is a
nine-month residency in Spartanburg, SC. VLS L AR LR TERE * Samples of their work x portfolio of visual work, or 10-20 pages of
poetry or prose Arcsume or CV A description of the project they will work on during the IS
LEARN MORE
ONE WEEK REMAINING
APPLICATIONS CLOSE APRIL 17:
NEW SOUTHERN VOICES POETRY BOOK PRIZE
The New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize is open to all Southern poets with no more than one previously published full-length
collection. Submittors must currently reside in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or West Virginia, and must have resided there for a minimum of 24 consecutive
months. The New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize is open to all Southern poets with no more than one previously published
full-length collection. The winner will receive $1000 and publication by Hub City Press, and our judge this year is Molly McCully
Brown.
Read our guidelines and submit
NONFICTION QUERY PERIOD CLOSES APRIL 30
Send us your nonfiction manuscript for consideration during our spring unagented query period this April!
Submit today
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Writing Workshop with Alex Gonzalez: Horror 101
Thursdays, May 4, 11, 18, 25 | 7 PM - 9 PM EDT | Virtual | Cost: $250
WRITING WORKSHOP: HORROR 101 with Alex Gonzalez A 4-week online intensive May 4, 11, 18, 25 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET
You want to get into horror but you don’t know where to start. This is your sign. This is an intensive, boot campy, crash course 4
week program that will throw you head first into reading, writing, talking, screaming, digesting, sweating, and bleeding horror
content. It’s going to be a blast!
We will meet on the following Thursdays: May 4, 11, 18, 25 from 7-9PM EDT. Over those 4 weeks, participants will read a number of
stories from various subgenres with the intent to identify tools and techniques used by the author. Implementing lessons and notes
from class, students will workshop one story they’re passionate about over the duration of the course. At the end you’re going to
have a story you’re proud of, but also you will have had a little tapas of what horror can be. Welcome to the fold!!
Alex Gonzalez is a WGA screenwriter, author, and instructor. He teaches fiction writing at various platforms and teaches MFA level
screenwriting at Long Island University. He is one of the creators of PoC satire site Flexx Magazine, horror-zine youarenotalone,
and has been published in various magazines and anthologies, with his novel Land Shark debuting in 2020. He has been a consultant
on novels, treatments, and screenplays. His feature script Negative Space is currently in development with Extra A Productions
(The Giant, Little Woods) and his second novel is on submission through FinePrint Lit.
Register now
Crash Course: Navigating Book Contracts
Thursday, May 25 | 5 PM - 6:30 PM | Virtual | Cost: $25
CRA COU A VIRTUAL WORKSHOP SERIES FROM HUB CITY WRITERS PROJECT
Are you moving toward finally signing a contract with a publisher? Are you out on submission and not even thinking about what a
contract might be like? Either way, we're here to put you at ease: contracts aren't as scary as you think! Join Meg and Kate of
Hub City Press for a surface level run through of what to expect in an author contract, red flags and warning signs, what you
should and shouldn't see, and resources for making sure you're advocating for yourself and your book.
Register now
Writing Workshop with Jessica Handler: Writing History,
Yours and Others'
Thursday, June 15 and 22 | 7 PM - 9 PM | Virtual | Cost: $150
WRITING WORKSHOP: WRITING HISTORY, YOURS AND OTHERS' with Jessica Handler A two-part online course RV R 2p 7:00 - 9:00 PM ET
How do writers of fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid prose present vibrant history on the page? How does a writer capture the telling
characteristics of a place and time, making the details of characters’ lives resonate with contemporary readers? What’s true of
“then” that creates a narrative conflict—and connection—with “now?”
Through generative writing exercises, discussion, and analysis of excerpted work by authors including John Sayles, Sarah Broom,
and others, plus your own work—we'll examine the author's craft of bringing history to life. Each student will workshop their
writing during the second class session, receiving verbal feedback from their peers and the instructor.
This course is suitable for writers of historical fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction, and is open to writers with all
levels of experience.
Jessica Handler is the author of The Magnetic Girl, winner of the 2020 Southern Book Prize, an Indie Next selection, Wall Street
Journal Spring '19 pick, Bitter Southerner Summer '19 pick and SIBA Okra pick. She is the author of the nonfiction books Braving
the Fire: A Guide to Writing About Grief and Invisible Sisters: A Memoir, which was named one of the “Books All Georgians Should
Read” and Atlanta Magazine’s “Best Memoir of 2009.” Jessica's essays and nonfiction features have appeared on NPR, in Tin House,
Drunken Boat, Full Grown People, Brevity, The Bitter Southerner, Electric Literature, Oldster, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and
More Magazine. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, novelist Mickey Dubrow.
Register now
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