call for entries – PLAZM

Doug Fir Fiction Award Deadline 9/8

rachelr — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:51:00 +0000

Every Story Begins Somewhere

At The Bear Deluxe Magazine, the Pacific Northwest environmental arts publication, many short fiction stories and their authors find first recognition through the Doug Fir Fiction Award. Now in its third year, this annual contest celebrates writing related to the natural world, sense of place or environmental issues.

Postmark deadline: September 8, 2009

Prize: $1,000 and national publication

This year’s judge is Plazm editor, author of The Half Life and Livability, Jon Raymond

Word limit: 5,000

$15 reading fee

Mail formatted submissions and entry fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars) to

Orlo/The Bear Deluxe Magazine,

P.O. Box 10342, Portland, Oregon 97296 USA

Complete submission guidelines: www.orlo.org

Font-of-the-Day

Joshua Berger — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:16:00 +0000

A day-by-day calendar conceived of by Lars Harmsen and Raban Ruddigkeit at Slanted. You can buy a physical desktop calendar or download a desktop / iphone widget for free. They have opened up the floor for submissions to the 2010 edition. Check it here.

ACLU Cleaning Up After Bush

Joshua Berger — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 03:37:00 +0000

Sure W is gone, but he left behind quite a mess and there is some major cleaning up to do. The ACLU has extended the deadline for submissions to their “Actions For Restoring America” poster call for entries until Sunday March 1, 2009.