TEXTJournal’s Vol 20 No 1, including the Special Issue ‘Writing and Illustrating Interdisciplinary Research’ edited by Simon Dwyer, Rachel Franks, Monica Galassi and Kirsten Thorpe, is live on the TEXT website! The journal is open access and is available here.

This issue features several exciting papers from both AAWP members and academics in the community. Jessica Gildersleeve’s review of Quinn Eades’, all the beginnings: a queer autobiography of the body, which was launched at last year’s conference, is also included in this month’s issue.

TEXT is currently open to submissions for the October issue. For more information, visit the journal’s submission guidelines.

AAWP is proud to launch the latest issue of Meniscus! Volume 4, Issue 1 contains not only the general issue, but also the latest Special Issue: Beyond the Divide edited by Dallas John Baker, which focuses on writing from the other side (geographical, political, linguistic or cultural).

Submissions to the next issue of Meniscus are now invited. Creative writing of any genre—poetry, micro fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays—is welcome. See the website for more information.

This call for papers for an edited edition urges scholars from around the globe to find and describe the practice of writing and reading memoir within their own borders as a cultural phenomenon. How does it differ from country to country? How has it evolved? What are the ethical constraints of different countries? Who are each nation’s unique memoirists?

200-word chapter abstracts should be sent to Sue Joseph at sue.joseph@uts.edu.au by July 30, 2016. Selected contributions (5-6,000 words) will be confirmed by September 30, 2016.

For potential topics and how to submit, see the Call for Papers.

Asia Pacific Writers & Translators (APWT) is calling for papers or presentations for ‘Ideas and Realities – Creative Writing in Asia Today’, the association’s 2016 conference at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 24-27 November. Follow-on events readings and panels are also planned for Hong Kong and Macau.

Both an academic and non-academic stream are offered this year. Academic papers will be considered for a special post-conference issue of AAWP’s peer-reviewed journal TEXT.

AAWP members are warmly invited. Here is the link to the Call for Papers.

See also the overview conference page.

You are invited to join and support APWT at this link

The $4000 Guy Morrison Prize for Literary Journalism recognises excellence in Literary Journalism by an undergraduate and postgraduate Writing or Journalism student.

The prize honours Sydney journalist and playwright Guy Morrison, former Production Editor of The Australian and Features Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, author of the memoir We Shared an Island, and plays Jara, Those Old Picasso Blues, Dancing the Tango in Sensible Shoes, Victor, and Eat Cake.

Conditions of the Prize

The Prize is for the best piece of Literary Journalism by an undergraduate or postgraduate student enrolled in a Writing or Journalism program in an Australian university. In the context of this Prize, Literary Journalism is defined as: “a factually accurate, well-researched story that demonstrates the use of fiction techniques in a work of non-fiction; a work that is written with style, flair, detailed description and narrative flow; a work that demonstrates a journalistic and critical understanding of some of the finest reportage in the English language”. The work submitted for the Prize must demonstrate these qualities.

There will be only one award presented each year and this will be at the discretion of the judges. The prize may not be given if there is not deemed to be a suitable candidate. The amount of the Prize is $4000. There is a travel allowance of up to $500 if the winner lives outside Sydney.

To qualify for consideration for the Prize, the applicant must:

1. Have been enrolled in a Writing or Journalism Program as a part-time or full-time undergraduate or postgraduate in an Australian university.
2. Have submitted a story of not less than 2,000 words and not more than 10,000 words that exemplifies the qualities of Literary Journalism as stated here.
3. Have produced the work in the 2015 academic year

Applications

Applicants must submit three (3) copies of the story, A-4 and double-spaced, with full details of name, institution, course, contact details and have it authenticated by a supervising academic.

Applications must be received by Trusteess, Dr Sandra Symons, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway, NSW 2007 and marked “Guy Morrison Prize” by Friday the 29th of April.

The winning entry will be decided by a specially convened selection committee and the nominated judge, the decision of which shall be final. The winner will be announced at the launch of the UTS Writers’ Anthology during the 2016 Sydney Writers’ Festival, May 16-22.

Editors of the TEXT Journal’s special issue on the Essay have extended their deadline for abstracts to the 31st of March. This issue of TEXT is an invitation for writers, scholars, and creative practitioners to think through the implications of the essay as an evolving contemporary genre in Australasia.

For more information and how to submit, see their updated call for papers.

ARTErra is a private initiative which has been active in the Tondela district for quite a few years, with the community welcoming ongoing projects and the artists they host. 

The ARTErra residency aims is to be a place where artists can work and develop their projects, and where cultural and ideas exchange can take place. During their stay at ARTErra artists will be hosted in the main house with a fully equipped kitchen at their disposal and rooms of different size (they can accommodate up to 4 people) for individuals or groups, and studios and recording rooms are available. ARTErra accepts applications from artists who work in all disciplines and at any stage of their career.

 Their “Call for Artists – Spring 2016” will be open until the 30^th of April 2016. For more information, visit their website.

The Australian Catholic University is once again holding its annual national Prize for Poetry. The theme for this year’s Prize is “Loving Kindness”, and entries close on 6th June 2016. You can find the entry form here, and for more information see their website.

Abstract proposals are sought for a Special Issue of TEXT Journal which will explore contemporary creative writing in relation to Romanticism’s legacy, its influences, inspirations, tyrannies and resistances. In the context of creative writing’s establishment as an academic discipline, the rise of environmental Humanities and opportunities offered by the digital turn as a platform for new writing, this collection offers an opportunity from which to consider Romanticism’s legacies and possibilities for new, post-Romanticist discourses to emerge.  Papers should clearly relate to contemporary creative writing.

See the complete Call for Papers for details about potential topics and how to submit.

Deadline: 15 August, 2016

The 11th issue of Axon focuses on creative work and will be published in late 2016.

The topic of creative work is a major theme of Modern Art. From Balzac’s 1843 novel Lost Illusions, to Ac-DC’s chart buster ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock’n’Roll)’, from Shelley’s Defence of Poetry, to Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge, the conditions and status of cultural work have provided artists with a major source of subject matter, inspiration, and grievance.

While the idea of a creative economy has been on high rotation in recent years, this issue seeks to explore the work of creativity. What are the hazards and returns, the fringe benefits and shadow prices, the imaginings and assumptions, of the life of art? Are creatives just funemployed, or are they gainfully artful? What are the relations between creativity and work in this mixed-up sector?

This issue invites literary and photographic essays, short stories, scholarly articles, interviews, memoirs, and reviews that delve into this underexplored phenomenon.

Deadline for submissions: Friday 1 April 2016. For more information, see the website