I received the following list of deadlines from a teacher of mine, Sandi Wisenberg, who noted that she received it from author Ellen Bass. Almost all writers can find something in here, but be sure to forward this to any poets, nature lovers or queer femmes who might be interested.

Tin House is looking for submissions on the theme of "evil" for Spring 2007. Along with fiction they are looking for essays on the nature, origin, and various interpretations of evil along with brief essays on overlooked or out of print evil books as well as ideas
for interviews and art. Deadline December 15. Contact michelle@tinhouse.com with
questions, submissions, etc.

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WATER-STONE REVIEW SEEKING SUBMISSIONS

Poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction for Fall 2007. Open to all styles. Deadline December 29. Submit with SASE up to 5 poems, 20 pages total, or up to 5,000 words prose. Mss will not be returned but recycled. Water-Stone Review, Graduate School of
Liberal Studies, MS-A1730, Hamline University, 1536 Hewitt Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284.

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VISIBLE: A FEMMETHOLOGY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE
March 15, 2007

A new anthology of writing on queer femme identity
Editor: Maria Angeline
Publisher: Merge Press Anticipated Publication Date: Spring 2008
Femmes are still invisible. Society can't see past our heels to hear our stories, so we must continue to build platforms for our voices. Visible: A Femmethology, is about the power and complications in presenting femme as a gender and breaking the traditional meaning of feminine, It aims to showcase blunt, personal essays exploring what "femme" means to those who claim it as an identity. Give me your experiences, your inner dialogues, your theories and practices. Please do not send fiction, poetry, erotica, or any material
to which you do not fully own the rights. I am seeking prose that is thoughtful, analytical, raw, challenging, exploratory, and uniquely you.

Submissions must be sent as Word files with text in 12 point Times New Roman font.

Essays must be previously unpublished, 1500-6000 words in length, and typed double-spaced. You may submit more than one essay. Author maintains and controls the copyright of their essay and licenses their First North American Rights to Merge Press for publication purposes. Author retains the right to reprint the material in any publication.

Send SUBMISSIONS ONLY to Maria Angeline at femmethology at mergepressdot com. Include your legal name, pseudonym (if any) you wish to use, address, phone number, email, and the bio you would like to appear in the book if your selection is chosen for publication. Put the title of your essay in the subject line of the email.
Each essay must be emailed separately. Send questions to Maria Angeline at
maria.angeline at mergepress dot com. It is not possible to respond to all email inquires.
Once selections have been made, every person who has submitted work will be sent an announcement. Send a MySpace friend request to Visible: A Femmethology
HERE. Visit Femmethology.com for project updates.

Bread and Bread: http://breadandbread.blogspot.com

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WOMEN AND WAR DEADLINE APRIL1,
2007
Kalliope Fall 2007:

We invite submissions of poetry and short fiction for this special issue that relates to the theme of women involved in or responding to war in its broadest or most specific context. We are pleased to announce that for this issue we will consider all
submissions, regardless of the gender of the writer, provided the submission is
grounded in the theme of women and war. All submissions should comply with Kalliope's general submission guidelines and be sent to:

Dr. Margaret L. Clark, Editor-in-Chief

Women and War Issue

Kalliope

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

11901 Beach Blvd.

Jacksonville, FL 32256

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A WEEKLONG WRITING RESIDENCY AT THE H.J.ANDREWS EXPERIMENTAL FOREST

Application deadline for the Spring 2007 Writers Residency is December
31, 2006

Creative writers whose work reflects a keen awareness of the natural world are invited to apply for The Andrews Forest Writers Residency which offers writers an opportunity to explore the forest, interact with working scientists, and write poetry or prose
that reflects on the forest and their experiences. Residency dates are negotiable for a
weeklong retreat in March, April or May

The Andrews Forest Residencies are sponsored by the Spring Creek Project in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service as part of the Long-Term Ecological Reflections program, designed to bring together writers, humanists and scientists to create a living, growing record of how we understand the forest and the relation of
people to the forest, as that understanding and that forest both change over time.

For the Andrews Forest Residencies, writers are provided:
--a comfortable, three room apartment at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

--access to a majestic ancient forest and world-renowned research site

--opportunities to interact with research scientists as they go about their work

--opportunities to have writings included in The
Forest Log http://www.fsl.orst.edu/lter/research/related/writers/template.cfm?next=wir&topnav=169

--an honorarium of $250.

For more information and application forms, visit the Spring Creek website: http://springcreek.oregonstate.edu or call or email Charles Goodrich at 541-737-6198, or

spring.creek@oregonstate.edu

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS The 23rd Annual National Writers
Union Poetry Competition

Adrienne Rich Judge for 2006

Entries must be postmarked no later than November 30,
2006.

PRIZES:
First: $1,000

Second, third, and honorable mentions
will also be chosen

GUIDELINES:

Submit any number of poems (single copies) on any subject matter. Ineligible submission categories include translations, published poems (including self-published or published electronically) and unpublished award winners. Note that the NWU celebrates
multi-cultural creativity. For information on the competition, check: http://nwu7.org

Please follow these steps (any step not followed may disqualify your submission).

1. Type poems double-spaced on 8.5 x 11" white paper, no more than three pages per poem. Please put title and page number on each page. Please do NOT put your name on the poetry pages and do NOT staple pages together.

2. Put your name, address (plus phone and e-mail if you wish) on a separate cover sheet. Type the title(s) of the poems you submit. This page is kept by the Logger for later identification.

3. Enclose a check for $5.00 for EACH poem, payable to the National Writers Union.

4. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE), if you wish to be
notified of winners and finalists.

5. Mail entries to:

Poetry Competition

NWU-Chapter 7

P.O. Box 2409

Aptos, CA 95001-2409