Art(e)fact is an online magazine dedicated to up and coming artists and writers. There is a focus on contemporary art – photography, design, film, and painting all feature in the Winter 2009 edition. So, if you’re into writing about art or writing as art, you should check out this site.
The theme for their next issue is Ordinary to Extraordinary, with some sub-themes of Treasure or Trash, Word Art, and Still Life. Submissions for this one close on Friday 30 September 2009 (just a few days away), but don’t worry if you don’t manage to write something by then. Any submissions received after this date will be considered for future publication.
Contact editor@artefactmagazine.net for more information or visit the website.
Another local mag accepting submissions is The Lifted Brow. This one is a printed magazine and is also sent with CDs featuring new music. The website describes The Lifted Brow as a biannual ‘attack journal’. I can’t tell you what that means as the website says very little else! They do mention, though, that they will consider most types of writing, art and music, but they do lean more towards underground or experimental work.
They’re currently accepting submissions for their next edition and you have until Tuesday 1 December 2009. Check their website carefully and, if you’re interested, get hold of one their previous editions for an idea of what sort of work they’d like to see.
Some other competitions that are closing soon:
The Noosa Arts Theatre One-Act Playwriting Competition – Entries close Sunday 15 November 2009 with plays being presented in mid-June 2010.
The Overland Judith Wright Poetry Prize – Entries close Monday 7 December 2009. First prize is $3,000 and there are also two minor prizes of $500 each.
Aeon Award for Speculative Fiction – Entries close Monday 30 November 2009. First prize is 1,000 Euro for a story of no more than 8,000 words.
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