Category: Hippocampus News

An archive of posts relating to Hippocampus news and happenings, including special calls for submissions, contest alerts, award nominations, staff updates, book news, and general announcements.

HippoCamp: A Conference for Creative Nonfiction Writers Voted Best Writing Conference in Pennsylvania by readers of The Writer

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Each year, The Writer polls its readers about writing conferences. Specifically, they’re looking for writers to share their pick for the best writing conference in their state. We’re absolutely stunned and speechless (unless this blog post counts as talking!) that we were voted the best writing conference in Pennsylvania for 2020.     This honor…

Finalists Announced: 2019 Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction

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This year’s Remember in November Contest for Creative Nonfiction drew about 200 submissions from around the United States and beyond. Our volunteer reading panel and managing editor narrowed down these entries to five finalists. A big Hippocampus congratulations to: Simchi Cohen (“The Wanderer”) Lisa Ellison (“The Death of Sonny”) Jennifer Minarik (“Cold Fusion and the…