Do you have a story to tell? The Renville County Story Show is coming to Bird Island Saturday, January 12, 2019! Submit a short story of three thousand words maximum in person or via email at birdislandculture@gmail.com. All writers are welcome – everyone has a story to tell. If you need help, The...
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Category Archives: Literary Interests
MALF offers free workshops
Posted by SMACMALF Announces FREE Summer Workshop Series: “Strengthening Your Organization: Creating ‘Tables’ That Fuel Relevancy and Impact” Although these workshops are library based, many arts organizations might also benefit from these topics. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (click on link for pdf and more info) June 28, 2018 MALF Announces FREE Summer Workshop...
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SMAC Artist Gathering!
Posted by SMACSW MN Artist Gathering! Join fellow artists for a FREE afternoon of learning & networking! TUESDAY, June 12 4:00 – 7:30 pm Marshall-Lyon County Library, 201 C Street, Marshall * This FREE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY is open to artists in the 18-county region of the SW MN Arts Council. * Register...
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SW MN Arts Council Arts Organization Summit
Posted by SMACJoin arts organizations of all types — theater, music, visual, arts councils and more — for an afternoon of learning & networking. On the agenda are three important topics: 1) Finding & Keeping Volunteers 2) Public Art in Rural MN and 3) Networking with other arts organizations in the region....
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Find your artistic inspiration this spring at SMAC’s 2018 Artist Retreat
Posted by SMACFind your artistic inspiration this spring at SMAC’s 2018 Artist Retreat REGISTER HERE Click here to see detailed schedule of workshops Click here to see the mailed brochure (can also be printed out and mailed in) Join artists from across Southwest Minnesota on May 4 & 5 for SMAC’s annual...
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Writers Retreat in Bird Island
Posted by SMACBird Island Cultural Centre, 640 Dogwood Ave, Bird Island. Friday, April 6th, 2018 at 7 pm: Poetry Reading by Athena Kidegaard and Jim Togeas (2017 Prairie Poetry Pound Down Winner.) Submit your work for the poetry slam at $5 per poem. Visit https://birdislandculture.com/ to submit. Athena Kidegaard will be the...
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Hutchinson seeks Crow River Area Artists
Posted by SMACCalling ALL Crow River area artists, makers, crafters, and creatives! You are invited to share your work and connect with other makers at Hutchinson Center for the Arts first community showcase exhibition and celebration. Do you knit, paint, build birdhouses, quilt, weld, draw, bead, cartoon, sew, sculpt, build, write, sing, tell jokes?...
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Opportunity for Poets: Rattle publishes
Posted by SMACResource for Poets: Rattle publishes Rattle publishes unsolicited poetry, translations, and (rarely) essays in print and online. General submissions are open year-round and free. Rattle does not accept previously published work (print, online, blogs, message boards, Facebook if viewable publicly without login). Simultaneous submissions are encouraged. Contributors to the print...
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Poetry Foundation Seeks Features Editor
Posted by SMACPart-Time Features Editor poetryfoundation.org The goal of poetryfoundation.org is twofold: To reach and engage a broad audience for poetry, and to support the Foundation’s initiatives and programs. The Features Editor helps achieve these goals by providing the editorial expertise necessary to publish smart, lively, and relevant journalism about poetry, and...
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Creative Writing Contest, Grades 3-12
Posted by SMACCreative Writing Contest, Grades 3-12 14th Annual Creative Writing Contest. Submission deadline: January 19, 2018. Awards ceremony: April 22, 2018 at Southwest Minnesota State University. The Creative Writing Contest gives students a chance to express themselves by writing fiction or non-fiction stories or poetry. There is amazing young talent here...
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