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Call for Writers - Keep It Short and Simple 12-word Writing Contest

It is said that sometimes words get in the way of a good story.

If that is the case, let’s write a story with as few words as possible. In fact, tell us a story in 12 words exactly.

The ABC’s of our Keep It Short and Simple 12-word contest can be explained in, well, 12-words: 

Articulate a story or concept with
Brevity in an interesting
Creative way.

Even small words count (we believe in the power of the little guys) and contractions count as one word (because working together makes us better).

This is a chance to challenge yourself to try something a little different and have some fun doing it!

Submitted on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 20:27

Call for Writers - Dialogue Only Contest (up to 250 words)

Who here has ever skimmed over rich detailed paragraphs of description scrambling to find the next section of dialogue?

Yup! Guilty.

Well written dialogue can move your story forward more effectively than pages of narrative.

The Dialogue Only Contest is an opportunity to create a clear and compelling story using nothing but dialogue.

Your entry can be up to 250 words. Even the smallest words add to the word-count (we believe in the power of the little guys) and contrractions count as one word (because working together makes us better!)

You may have as many characters as you choose, but the dialogue must stand on its own without any description, gestures, narration, or dialogue tags (i.e. he/she/they said).

Submitted on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 20:10

Seeking Prose, Poetry and Artwork on the Theme of Hospitals

The A3 Review is looking for poems, short stories, mini-essays, comics, illustrations, etc inspired by Hospitals.

Deadline is 25th of April, 2020.

We welcome short stories, flash fiction, poetry, comics, graphic stories, a snippet of memoir, photographs, illustrations, and any combination of the above. The only restriction is a word-limit of 150 and images should fit well into an A6 postcard-sized panel.

Submitted on Mon, 04/13/2020 - 13:21

Mudhouse Residency is Accepting Applications for 2020 Summer Programs

The Mudhouse Residency is currently accepting applications for the 2020 Residency season!

There will be three residency sessions in the summer of 2020; June 8 - 22, June 29 - July 13, July 20 - August 3. The next deadline to apply is March 15, 2020. We will review the next round of applications and notify all applicants of their status April 1, 2020. We are accepting 15 artists for each session. 

Submitted on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 17:26

The A3 Review Monthly Contests

The A3 Review is open to submissions inspired by their monthly contest themes.

Visit their Submittable page here for all the details. Traffic, Trees, and Tablets are some of their forthcoming themes.

Each month's two winning entries will appear in The A3 Review, a fold-out literary and art magazine published every six months. The two winning entries from each month, September 2019 - February 2020,  will make up the list of contributors to Issue 12. From this list, three overall winning entries will be chosen in March 2020. These three ultimate winners will receive cash prizes: 1st = £250, 2nd = £150, 3rd = £75 (approx $325, $195, $95). Issue 11 will appear in April 2020.

Submitted on Sat, 09/21/2019 - 12:56

Last Call for Manuscripts (Prose, Poetry, Art)

Last call for mansucripts from The A3 Press. Deadline is Tuesday, November 20th.

Do you have a series of poems or short stories, or maybe a long story that can be spread out over several pages? Maybe a short play in 12 parts or scenes, or even 12 very short plays? Do you have a combination of drawings and short stories? Or poems and photographs? Or maybe 12 drawings or photographs without text that would fit into our A3 map-fold format?

Submitted on Mon, 11/12/2018 - 15:08

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