Links to places to find calls for writing and art submissions…I looked through the websites to find ones which were updated regularly and which seemed relevant to more than just a small group of people.

Listen and Be Heard – International site listing in a blog-format various exhibition and show announcements and calls for written and visual art submissions. More of a Western world-focus, although anyone may join the network and submit events. Not so commercial, more of a nonprofit cultural site…you may search specifically for certain kinds of calls for submissions by using keywords. http://listenandbeheard.net/artsnews/

NewPages…a sort of ‘highbrow’ academic site with updated lists of calls for writing and visual art. More writing than art, some places call for combinations of the two. Lots of university presses and cultural places to get published. http://www.newpages.com/literary/submissions.htm

Art Deadlines List – more ‘dressed-down’ site, no need to pay, just scroll down to see the list of places looking for art. This site is pretty much for visual art…international, some smaller but many large galleries. Also art school application deadlines and scholarships. http://www.artdeadlineslist.com/

Independent Art and Media – ‘because democracy requires independent artists’ – currently focused on promoting a large exposition event Saturday, September 26th in Golden Gate Park (San Francisco) but periodically does post art/writing calls for submissions. San Francisco based site but open to everyone, run as a producers’ co-op … very readable and professional, most info related to the SF Bay Area but interesting style and ethos which could be copied elsewhere. http://artsandmedia.net/

Something clever…suspense author Brandilyn Collins blogs on readers’ and authors’ pet peeves about each other. For example, authors who write long, tedious suspense, making people wait and wait and fall asleep till something happens…or commenters who write in to complain about some author’s work without actually reading the book.

Readers’ Rants about Authors: http://forensicsandfaith.blogspot.com/2009/06/readers-rants.html

Authors’ Rants about Readers and Commenters and Reviewers (good information on how to write effective reviews, too): http://forensicsandfaith.blogspot.com/2009/06/writers-rants.html

Everyone’s invited to post their own ‘rants’ – let’s get a discussion going!