CfDL Best of the Net and Pushcart Nominations

Citizens for Decent Literature is pleased to announce their nominations for the 2013 Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize. Thanks goes out to all of our contributors and congratulations to the nominees.

BEST OF THE NET

Issue #1
Under Douche Bag by Shali Nicholas
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/08/nicholas/

Issue #2
These Little Rituals by Anneliese Mackintosh
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/09/mackintosh/

Unshaved by Josh Olsen
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/09/olsen-3/

Issue #3
Yep, Another Library Pome by Tim Murray
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/10/timmurray/

Issue #5
Neo-Zine by Bud Smith
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/02/smith-5/

Issue #6
The Backseats of My Early Twenties by Sarah E. Alderman
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/alderman/

Note to My Younger Self on the Beauty of Birds by Larry Duncan
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/duncan-2/

My Friend with Cerebral Palsy by Newamba Flamingo
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/flamingo/

Reckless by Erin Reardon
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/reardon/

Stupid Poem about Stupid Airports by William Taylor Jr.
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/taylor-2/

PUSHCART PRIZE

How to Cook in a Coffee Pot by Heather Dorn
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/03/dorn-3/

This is the Damn Poem by Brian W. Fugett
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/07/fugett/

Akirema by Frank Walsh
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2013/02/walsh-2/

Up the Whiskey Tree by April Michelle Bratten
http://issuu.com/literaryunderground/docs/cfdl3

Charger by Tom Pescatore
(Little Book)

Part 1 by Tim Murray
(Dinosaur Ditch)


Citizens for Decent Literature Press was founded in 2011 as a project of The Literary Underground. Established first as a print zine and APA (Amateur Press Association), our formats now include Little Books, Roll Your Own Stories and the Manuscript Series – all available for FREE. Our Chapbook Series is available at or below cost. Now Playing @ Citizens for Decent Literature began publishing poetry, short stories, essays and rants on January 1, 2012 every third day. In August 2012 the publishing schedule was moved to monthly with the first issue on August 15th and is now currently published on the most random schedule possible.

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the correct url for CfDL submissions is https://theliteraryunderground.submittable.com/submit

CfDL Nominations for the 2013 storySouth Million Writers Award

Citizens for Decent Literature is pleased to announce their nominations for the 2013 storySouth Million Writers Award. Thanks goes out to all of our contributors and congratulations to the nominees.

"At the Supper Club" by Bud Smith (May 2012)
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/05/smith/

"Rick and the Chick" by Luis Rivas (Issue #1)
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/08/rivas-2/

"The Success of Trey" by Luis Rivas (Issue #2)
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/09/rivas-3/


Citizens for Decent Literature Press was founded in 2011 as a project of The Literary Underground. Established first as a print zine and APA (Amateur Press Association), our formats now include Little Books, Roll Your Own Stories and the Manuscript Series - all available for FREE. Our Chapbook Series is available at or below cost. Now Playing @ Citizens for Decent Literature began publishing poetry, short stories, essays and rants on January 1, 2012 every third day. In August 2012 the publishing schedule was moved to monthly with the first issue on August 15th and is now currently published on the most random schedule possible.

CFDL Micro Award Nominations

Citizens For Decent Literature is proud to announce its nominations for the Micro Award. The Micro Award is a literary prize presented annually for fiction not exceeding 1000 words. The winner and finalists will be announced on the Micro Award website (http://www.microaward.org/) on Mar. 17, 2013. The author of the winning story shall receive $500 US.

"The Trapdoor Spider In The Alley" by Luis Rivas
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/09/rivas-4/

"Unshaved" by Josh Olsen
http://nowplaying.citizensfordecentliterature.com/2012/09/olsen-3/

Citizens for Decent Literature Press was founded in 2011 as a project of The Literary Underground. Published online monthly and in print quarterly, CFDL seeks to give voice to the voiceless and shit like that. http://citizensfordecentliterature.com

The Micro Award is open for submissions

http://www.microaward.org/home

The Micro Award is a literary prize presented annually for fiction not exceeding 1000 words. The 6th Annual Micro Award is officially open for submissions until December 31st. Check out the official rules and submit your story today.

Not only are we looking for great stories, but we're also looking for a talented graphic designer to help spruce up our website. Prior experience creating online images is required. Interested candidates should email their resume to admin@microaward.org.

Best of Net Submissions Sought

NewPages Blog: Best of Net Submissions Sought.

From Sundress Publications: "Since 2006 theBest of the Net Anthology has sought to represent the best of the online literary world in poetry, fiction, and in 2010 non-fiction. Sundress Publications is seeking submissions to the sixth volume of Best of the Net. This project aims to represent the expanding, although often disregarded, online venue and bring more prestige to the innovative and continually growing medium. This collection intends to bring greater respect to the voices of those writers who choose to publish their work online. Our last issue included work by poetry by B.H. Fairchild, Karin Gottshall, Maxine Lopez-Keough, fiction by, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Max Everhart, Dominic Preziosi and non-fiction by Amy Clark, Mark Dowie, and Emma Trelles. Submissions from editors will be open from July 1 to September 30th. Winners will be announced in February, 2012." Full details available here.

 

Word Riot Inc. | Paula Anderson Book Award – Kicking small press into high gear

Word Riot Inc. | Paula Anderson Book Award – Kicking small press into high gear.

The Paula Anderson Book Award will be granted to the author of a work of literary fiction, either a novel or short story collection, that was published by a small or independent press in 2011. The award will honor a writer whose work embodies the bold spirit of Paula Anderson, the late co-founder of Word Riot Press. The title should have increased awareness of or otherwise drawn attention to the small press community because of the merit of the work.

An author, editor or publisher may nominate a title. Nominations will be accepted through our Submishmash submissions manager account. A PDF of the title must be accompanied by a $25 processing fee.

Self-published works will not be considered. Word Riot Press titles are ineligible for the Paula Anderson Book Award.

The book must have been published between Jan. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2011

Nominations will be accepted from Aug. 1, 2011 to June 1, 2012. The results of the 2012 Paula Anderson Book Award will be announced Aug. 1, 2012 and the winning author will receive $1,000.