Calling all Photoshoppers and MS Painters!
(by Judson Frondorf)
Our cover remix contest is under way! Join us for a chance to win a copy of Paris, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down.
Attention fiction writers! Our own Amelia Gray, author of THREATS, is judging the Paper Darts Short Fiction Award.
“Ms. Hassman is such a poised storyteller that her prose practically struts. Her words are as elegant as they are fierce. A voice as fresh as hers is so rare that at times I caught myself cheering.”
That’s from a thrilling review of Tupelo Hassman’s Girlchild in today’s New York Times. As you can imagine, it put us in a very good mood here at the FSG offices. So we thought we’d celebrate by giving away a few sets of custom “Troop of One” Girl Scout badges. Why? Tupelo Hassman can explain.
I have five sets to send out. Follow us and send us a message with your address; I’ll pick the winners at random on Monday March 5th.
(Oh, and if you want to read Girlchild, here’s a couple chapters.)
The piece, based on ”What, of this goldfish, would you wish?”, is a collaborative effort between illustrator Jeff Grader and photographer Thom Barbour. Only three more days to submit your piece!
Another great submission. Have you entered a Keret-inspired piece of art yet?
Something out of Something: Only One Week Left Until Contest Deadline
If you’re creative. And you like winning.
Four months ago, BOMB magazine and FSG Originals announced the Something out of Something art and design contest. And now we’re down to the final seven days. We’re looking for the best in any kind of visual art inspired by or incorporating the work of Etgar Keret. At stake?
- $500
- A chance to have your work appear in an Etgar Keret film or story.
- Notoriety! Fame! Fortune! Groupies!
- Finalists’ submissions will be sold at silent auction to benefit PEN American.
- The contest’s media sponsor, Tumblr, will also be reviewing submissions with an eye for pieces that they might want to feature on the site’s Radar.
So get cracking! Check out the rules and shoot us an email if you have any questions.
Another submission: This is “What Animal” by Sarah Diehl, Seattle, WA, and draws inspiration from “What Animal Are You?”. Just two weeks to go before the deadline everybody!
A little art for your Thursday.
Hey y’all—just to let you know, you have a little less than a month to read Keret, make art, and win cash by making Something Out of Something in the Etgar Keret Design Contest!
This winter, FSG Originals and BOMB Magazine team up to invite readers, artists, and designers to submit a work of art inspired by the writing of by Israeli short story writer, filmmaker, and graphic novelist, Etgar Keret. The Something out of Something Contest, which takes its name from a passage found in Keret’s forthcoming story collection, Suddenly, a Knock on the Door (April 2012), will be run on a Tumblr site of the same name, where submissions can be viewed and commented on by other entrants, readers, and Keret fans. Make this opportunity your chance to make Something out of Something, and get noticed!
We’re looking for visual art submissions that incorporate themes or are somehow connected to Keret’s works, whether it’s fiction, films, or comics. Submissions can take the form of anything really—paper sculpture, action figures, painting, diorama, animated video—you name it, we’ll consider it.
The lucky winner will receive a $500 cash prize along with a signed and personalized copy of Suddenly, a Knock on the Door. In addition, the winning work of art will be featured in an upcoming Keret story or film. The contest’s media sponsor, Tumblr, will also be reviewing submissions with an eye for pieces that they might want to feature on the site’s Radar.
Twenty-five finalists will be selected and featured in a silent auction event planned for late April to coincide with the author’s visit to the U.S. for the PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature.
Submissions will be judged by editors from BOMB and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, and by the author himself. For official rules and prize descriptions, please visit the Tumblr site, or contact EtgarKeret.DesignContest@FSGbooks.com.
The deadline for submissions is 12pm EST, March 2, 2012.
Media Sponsor
Probably the coolest thing we’re doing all spring:
“In celebration of Etgar Keret’s latest story collection, FSG Originals and BOMB Magazine are partnering to bring you the Something out of Something Design Contest, inviting artists to submit works inspired by Keret’s stories, films and comics. Win $500 and have your work featured in an upcoming story or film.”
The 2012 Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art Writing Contest is now open! Deadline: February 1!
Hey! Submit to our contest, and please pass this on to any writers you know who might be interested.
(In case the name of the journal is confusing— this is a magazine published at Columbia, not one meant for publishing Columbia students’ work. Past issues have included work by Matthew Derby, Eula Biss, and other such stars of my personal pantheon.)
To be repetitive and blunt: please enter, and please reblog the heck outta this.
$500 prizes in each genre: fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
Plus publication in our landmark 50th issue.
Judges:
Nonfiction:
Anne Fadiman
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
National Book Critics Circle Award 1997Fiction:
Dinaw Mengestu
How to Read the Air
The New Yorker “20 Under 40” 2010Poetry:
Eileen Myles
Inferno: a poet’s novel
Lambda Literary Award 2010Runners-up will be considered for publication on our website.
Entry fee is $14 and includes a copy of Journal 50.
Deadline: February 1, 2012.Submit your work via our submission manager: https://columbiajournal.org/submissions/
Please note: after your file is uploaded, you will be automatically directed to our payment portal, which will allow you to buy a virtual “ticket” to the contest ($13 plus 75₵ processing fee).
Literary fame and cash can be yours!
Holy THESE JUDGES Batman! Please submit your work or tell your friends!
I’m very excited our own Anne Fadiman is judging this one. Fun fact: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down will be released in an updated edition this spring.
