COCA-Notes

Call to Writers: Seven Hills Contest Sponsored by the Tallahassee Writers Association (Postmark Deadline: September 30, 2008)

The Tallahassee Writers Association is now accepting submissions for their annual Seven Hills Contest. First place winners will receive $100; second $75, and third, $50. Creative nonfiction, short stories, and children’s literature entries must be no more than 2,500 words. Please see the TWA website at www.tallahasseewriters.net for complete contest rules and entry fees.

Call to Playwrights: From Page to Stage (Deadline: November 1, 2007)

Actors’ Playhouse is pleased to launch a new program serving as a channel for new works to be developed as potential productions in Actors’ Playhouse’s future “Second Stage.” The goal of the program is to support the creation of new theatre works and provide collaborative opportunities for emerging playwrights residing in Florida. Winners will be selected by a panel of selected industry professionals from the Florida theatre community under the leadership of Artistic Director David Arisco. Selected plays will be presented in a staged reading during the playreading festival currently scheduled for the weekend of June 1, 2008. For complete rules and an application, go to http://www.actorsplayhouse.org/playreading.htm#playreading.

Call for Writers: Seven Hills Writing Contest Sponsored by the Tallahassee Writers Association (Deadline: Postmark Sept. 30, 2007)

Win cash for your writing and get published! The Tallahassee Writers Association is seeking submissions for the Seven Hills Writing Contest in the following categories: Short Story 2,500 word maximum (any genre); Memoirs 2,500 maximum (notable experiences you’ve observed); Essay/Op-Ed 1,000 words (any subject); Children’s Literature 2,500 words maximum for readers from kindergarten through 12 years (Specify target range. No illustrations can be accepted. Submit complete story or chapters of a book). Visit website for details on submissions and contest rules: www.tallahasseewriters.net.

Call to Writers: 20th Annual Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest Presented by the Tallahassee Writers' Association (Deadline: June 30, 2007)

All skill levels welcome. Cash prizes plus winning works appear in Penumbra contest magazine. Submit only original, unpublished poems up to 50 lines and/or 3-line haiku. Mail entries and fee of $5/poem and $3/haiku to TWA Penumbra, PO Box 15995, Tallahassee, Florida, 32317-5995. Complete guidelines and information on membership in Tallahassee Writers available at www.tallahasseewriters.net.

Call to Writers: 20th Annual Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest Presented by the Tallahassee Writers' Association (Deadline: June 30, 2007)

All skill levels welcome. Cash prizes plus winning works appear in Penumbra contest magazine. Submit only original, unpublished poems up to 50 lines and/or 3-line haiku. Mail entries and fee of $5/poem and $3/haiku to TWA Penumbra, PO Box 15995, Tallahassee, Florida, 32317-5995. Complete guidelines and information on membership in Tallahassee Writers available at www.tallahasseewriters.net.

Call to Writers: 20th Annual Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contest Sponsored by the

All skill levels welcome. Cash prizes plus winning works appear in Penumbra contest magazine. Submit only original, unpublished poems up to 50 lines and/or 3-line haiku. Mail entries and fee of $5/poem and $3/haiku to TWA Penumbra, PO Box 15995, Tallahassee, Florida, 32317-5995. Complete guidelines and information on membership in Tallahassee Writers available at www.tallahasseewriters.net.

Call to Writers: Poetry Workshop (Sunday April 29, 2007)

W“Opening Lines: Poetry Workshop for National Poetry Month” sponsored by Tallahassee Writers' Association and Writers of Wakulla presents author Donna Decker who will offer a hands-on poetry writing workshop on Sunday April 29 from 1:30-3:30 pm in Program Room A of the Leon County Public Main Library, 200 West Park Avenue. Writers of Wakulla poet Johnson Wood will read and sign his new book "Still Here." The event is free, open to the public.

Call to Writers: Love Stories for the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra (Deadline: February 5, 2007)

The Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra is searching for love stories to share with the audience in its “News of Notes” distributed at the Classic Romance concert on Saturday, February 10, 2007. Do you have a classic romance story to tell? Did you and your spouse meet on a hiking trip in the Rockies? Did you have a memorable week-long fling with an Italian in Palermo in 1971? Simply send us a letter about your romance and why it is classic, and if selected, you will receive two complimentary tickets to the concert – and a bouquet of romantic long-stemmed roses as well. You may e-mail your classic romance story to [email protected]; or fax it to (850) 222-9092. Please limit your love story to 200 words or less.

Call to Writers: COCA's Capital Culture Magazine

Capital Culture Magazine, published by COCA, is expanding and actively seeking immediate contributors for feature stories, reviews, interviews, and more. Download complete writers' guidelines at http://www.cocanet.org/assistance/images/writers_guidelines.pdf.

Call for Writers: Capital Culture Magazine

Capital Culture Magazine, published by COCA, is expanding and actively seeking immediate contributors for feature stories, reviews, interviews, and more. Download complete writers' guidelines at http://www.cocanet.org/assistance/images/writers_guidelines.pdf.