Online workshop! “Prosody & Revision” led by David Koehn!
             “Art is not escape, but a way of finding order in chaos, a way of confronting life.”
              Robert Hayden

Are you interested in a course that will give you tools to enact for yourself new ways to enliven your writing? Tools that will continue to evolve with you, as you continue to follow your own trajectory?

             In this course you’ll discover compelling strategies for inspired revision, augmented by ideas for how to break formal traditions in new ways that reflect and extend your creative repertoire.
            You'll also discover unique strategies for inspired revision, augmented by ideas for how to break formal traditions in new ways that reflect and extend your individual trajectory.
             Each week, we will feature a short talk by a guest poet, followed by a Q&A; each poet will share with candor the creative directions, the risks, the challenges, they each face in their own work. Here is the list:
 

week one, 10/26 

Lisa Rosenberg – sonnet

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week two, 11/2 

Maria Nazos – sestina

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week three, 11/9 

Maw Shein Win – thought logs

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week four, 11/16 

Randall Mann – pantoum

 

The meeting times are every Sunday.

Everyone is together for the first hour from 10am to 11am, Pacific.

Section one from11am to12pm Pacific Time

(one hour for lunch)

Section two from1pm to 2pm Pacific Time

for 4 weeks,

from October 26 to November 16, 2024

             Writers taking this online course will benefit from having a poem of theirs (of their choice) discussed (workshopped) each week by David Koehn and Rusty Morrison.


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Everyone who has submitted to an Omnidawn Contest is eligible for 20 percent off the class fees.

Space is limited; enrollment decisions will be made on a first come, first served basis. Last day to apply:
Saturday, October 25, 2025, unless the class fills before the deadline.


To apply for this class:
             Please send us 5 page sample of finished poems. These poems will give us an evaluative appreciation of your work & a sense of your approach to writing. These are not poems that you would then need to bring to the weekly workshop (unless that is what you'd want to do; it's always up to you to decide what poem to bring to workshop).

Tuition: Sliding Scale: $550 - $650
             (90% of which is tax-deductible, donated to Omnidawn Publishing, a fiscally sponsored 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization)

             SOME PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: write to Rusty Morrison (rusty@omnidawn.com) for scholarship information, and to let us know why you need one.

             More information on our website here:
             https://www.omnidawn.com/breaking-the-bowl-a-new-organic-forms-class-led-by-david-koehn/

Judge: Arria Deepwater

Prize: $1,000 prize, publication & 20 free copies

Fee: $30

Dates: October 1-November 16, 2025

Basic guidelines: Submit one or more stories with non-realistic/speculative elements totaling 7,500 to 17,500 words.

The winner of the annual Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook / Novelette Contest wins a $1,000 prize, publication of the perfect bound pocket series chapbook / novelette with a full color cover by Omnidawn, 20 free copies of the winning chapbook / novelette, and extensive publicity through social media, our subscriber lists and more. 

Detailed guidelines

(also found on our website, with previous contest winners: https://www.omnidawn.com/fiction-contest/)

Contest entry fee: 

1. For this contest, Fabulist Fiction includes magical realism, fantasy, science fiction, horror, fable, and myth. Stories can be primarily realistic, with elements of non-realism, or primarily or entirely non-realistic.
2. Open to all writers worldwide. There are no citizenship or residency requirements or limitations.
3. Postal submissions are NOT accepted.
4. Please do not include images of any kind in your submission. Your submission will be ineligible if you do, and we will be unable to refund your money or provide individual notification.
5. Manuscripts must be in English, although it is perfectly acceptable to include some text in other languages.
6. This contest is identity-hidden (formerly referred to as a "blind contest"), so you must remove identifying information from your manuscript before submitting.
7. Manuscript submissions for all contests must be original. Entries using characters or other elements of existing works are eligible ONLY IF those existing works are in the public domain.
8. Translations and collaborations by more than one author are not eligible.
9. Stories are NOT eligible for inclusion within a submission if they have been previously published online, or in print or Ebook editions.
10. We recommend that you keep the total length of your manuscript between 7,500 and 17,500 words, consisting of either one story or multiple stories.
11. Simultaneous submissions to other contests or presses are perfectly acceptable. Please let us know if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
12. Revisions are not allowed to a manuscript after it has been submitted to the contest. However, the winning author may choose to make minor edits to the manuscript before publication, with approval of the judge.
13. Multiple submissions to this contest are acceptable, but each manuscript must be submitted separately, with a separate entry fee.
14. Entries must be received during the period the contest is open.
15. Past or present students, colleagues, or close friends of the judge are NOT ELIGIBLE. For the purpose of this contest the following definitions apply:  A “student” is defined as someone who has taken one or more semesters or quarter courses from the judge, but we do not consider someone who has taken only a weekend or week long workshop to be a “student” of the judge.  "Colleagues” includes anyone who has worked with the judge, usually in the same department at a university or college (someone who has worked in a different, unrelated department at the same university or college, and who has had very little contact with the judge is not considered a “colleague.”) A “close friend” is defined as someone who has met with the judge socially, for instance for a private dinner. Someone who knows the judge, but only meets and greets the judge at readings and other events is not considered a “close friend.” Once you have had a “student,” “colleague,” or “close friend” relationship with the judge, even if it was many years ago, you are ineligible for this contest. Please feel free to ask us if you're not sure. 
16. ALSO NOT ELIGIBLE: past and present staff and volunteers/interns for Omnidawn, authors of books Omnidawn has published, and winners of previous Omnidawn BOOK and CHAPBOOK contests. Winners of Omnidawn's Broadside Contest are still eligible to enter and win Omnidawn BOOK and CHAPBOOK contests.
17. A few small errors in your manuscript, including spelling, punctuation, formatting, or typographic errors, will not reduce your chances of winning. (We fully understand that such errors sometimes occur for everyone, and that these can be easily corrected later.)

The fabulist fiction contest winner will be announced to our email list and on our website page. We will send you an email notification of the contest winner and finalists.