Brown University’s Ivy Film Festival is calling for student screenplays for its latest competition. The Festival was created by students for students, exhibiting the works of young filmmakers from around the globe as well as guest speakers, panels, and workshops by industry professionals. Past guests include Oliver Stone, Tim Robbins, Adrian Brody, Martin Scorsese, and Jack Nicholson. Attracting crowds of thousands to Brown University’s campus, the Festival has emerged as the largest student-run film festival in the country.
IWU students are invited to enter the screenplay competition. While films are the focus of the Ivy Film Festival, they recognize screenwriting as an integral part of the filmmaking process. They have a myriad of events for screenwriters this year that will hopefully encourage many young writers, even those who have never submitted their work to a judged competition, to participate.
Students can electronically submit their screenplays for consideration in the 2010 screenplay competition until the final deadline of February 22, 2010, through Withoutabox.com. A link to our Withoutabox.com account can be found on the Ivy Film Festival website. The screenplay competition is currently accepting both short-form (under 30 pages) and feature-length screenplays from undergraduate and graduate students. Submissions may be in any genre, and the winners will receive a cash prize. Additionally, outstanding work in Comedy, Drama, and other genres will be recognized.
During the festival (April 13-18) there will be a reading of the winning screenplays and we will be hosting forums with screenwriters currently working in the industry. All finalists will be notified and invited as VIP guests to the festival. They will provide housing, meals, tickets to film screenings, and passes to special networking events, panels and parties.
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They may be CCIW rivals, but when it comes to writing they’re just another opportunity . . . and the editors of the North Central Review have written to say that they welcome submissions from undergraduate writers everywhere. The Review only publishes undergraduate writers, and students must include proof of undergraduate status (photocopy of student ID without the number). With every submission of fiction, poetry, drama, creative non-fiction, or mixed-genre pieces, students should also include their name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. Submissions should include no more than five poems and two prose pieces; prose submissions should not exceed 5000 words each. For more details, see their Web site. Deadline for the fall issue is OCTOBER 15, while the deadline for spring is FEBRUARY 15. Send submissions via mail (North Central Review, CM#235, North Central College, 30 N. Brainard St., Naperville, IL 60540) or email (nccreview {at} noctrl(.)edu).
The 19th Annual University of St. Francis Undergraduate Conference on English Language and Literature will be held on March 19-20, 2010 at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, and organizers are looking for students to present papers.
Submit complete papers (preferably) or abstracts on any topic in English studies, including writing, linguistics, film, theory, British/American/Commonwealth literatures, and literature in translation. Papers are limited to a 20-minute presentation (8-12 pages). Authors of the papers are obliged to present in person. The deadline is December 15, 2009, and there are two ways to submit: By mail, send proposals to: Dr. Marcia Smith Marzec, ELL Conference, Dept. of English, Univ. of St. Francis, 500 Wilcox St., Joliet, IL 60435. By email, send papers or abstracts as an attachment to mmarzec {at} stfrancis(.)edu.
The deadline is fast approaching for the Fall for the Book Poetry Contest, which offers a first prize of a $50 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble and second and third prize memberships/subscriptions to The Writer’s Center and Poet Lore Magazine, co-sponsors of the contest along with Fall for the Book.
The deadline is September 30, and the guidelines are simple: write a poem of 60 lines or less in which you incorporate a quote from one Fall for the Book 2009 author into the poem. Email your poem as an MS Word attachment (.rtf or .doc) to fftbcontest {at} gmail(.)com and include your name, contact information, and source of the quote in the body of the email, but leave your name and contact information off the actual poem. Submissions will be read anonymously.
Streamlines: An Undergraduate Conference Celebrating Language, Literature, and Writing, is calling for conference paper proposals. Hosted by Clarke College, Loras College and the University of Dubuque, the conference provides students with another opportunity to present their work at a gathering of their peers. The conference will be held Saturday, November 14, 2009, and a $20 registration fee includes lunch.
To submit a proposal, use the online submission form to send a 300-word abstract by Friday, October 14, 2009. You’ll be asked to send the complete paper to Breyen Strickler, Assistant Professor of English at Loras College (breyen.strickler {at} loras(.)edu). Panel submissions are also encouraged. Participants will be notified of selection by Friday, October 23. Suggested panel/presentation topics in English, French, or Spanish are: American literature, British literature, global/world literature, modern languages, linguistics, creative writing, rhetoric, women’s studies, literary studies, women’s literature, literary theory, and teaching language/literature/writing. For more information see the Streamlines Web site.
Lyrical Graffiti, an IWU student group, has announced that its weekly open mic series, “Words that go BOOM!,” will resume this Saturday, September 12 in the Turfler Room of Memorial Center. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with open mic starting at 8:00. It’s free, though a $2 donation is suggested. According to Corey McCord, Lyrical Graffiti president, “Poets, singers, banjo(ers), guitarists (or any one who plays an instrument), rappers, monologue readers, and listeners are welcome.”
McCord said that Lyrical Graffiti is also looking for volunteers to conduct poetry workshops at Unity Community Center, 632 Orlando Avenue, Normal. The Center serves inner city youth who may lack the skill sets necessary to excel in their respective grade levels. The children, who range from 5-14 years old, need help spelling words, understanding poetic concepts, and crafting poems. Volunteers must go through a brief training (upcoming sessions are Sept. 11, 14, 15, and 16 at 6:00 p.m., and volunteers would serve on Mondays. If interested, email cmccord {at} iwu(.)edu.
The High School Baseball Report is looking for qualified students to fill unpaid internships in Website/Content Administration. The High School Baseball Report is the online leader for in-depth information, analysis, and “scoops” in high school baseball. The Report provides exclusive team-specific coverage, as well as the ultimate fan experience and community interaction from its team of experts, writers and reporters.
Position Description: The Web/Date Administrator plays a key leadership role in our overall digital content strategy. The intern in this position will work with Web site execution and e-newsletter platforms.
Qualifications: Ideal candidates should demonstrate knowledge with the latest methods of communicating and building community interaction to increase digital traffic and user loyalty. Must also be proficient in social media and understand technology and content needs of the future. Candidates should demonstrate content strategy leadership along with some knowledge of Web publishing and Web metrics. A minimum of 1 year of online experience is required; however, candidates with print and broadcast media backgrounds will also be considered.
Fall or Spring Semester internships are available. Five to 10 hours per week, work remotely, unpaid. Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to: suport {at} highschoolbaseballreport(.)com.
GuideGecko Travel Guides has announced an international writing contest for travel, lifestyle, and entertainment guides. All bloggers, budding writers, and established authors with a passion for travel, lifestyle, or entertainment writing are invited to enter. The winners get their titles published and showcased at the world’s largest book fair in Frankfurt, Germany in October 2009, and the first prize winner also wins a trip to the Frankfurt Book Fair, which draws 300,000 visitors and 10,000 journalists. The contest is open to all travel, lifestyle, and entertainment guides. There is no page limit, and authors are welcome to submit new and existing works. Authors keep all copyrights and participation is free. Three winning titles will be showcased, and the grand prize gets the free trip. It sounds like the perfect contest for students studying abroad or alums working abroad. For more information, check out the GuideGecko Website.
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