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Zone 3: Sowing the Lit Field

Zone 3 is a nationally distributed literary journal published by the Center for the Creative Arts at Austin Peay State University. We welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from both emerging and established writers.

TOMORROW!! Zone 3 Press and the Creative Writing Program at Austin Peay State University are pleased to host the second ...
04/18/2026

TOMORROW!! Zone 3 Press and the Creative Writing Program at Austin Peay State University are pleased to host the second annual Tennessee's Emerging Creative Writers Contest. This contest is designed to encourage high school creative writers from across the state and foster their growing literary voices.

Recognition of skill and talent is given at every grade level (9th - 12th). For each 9th, 10th, and 11th grade levels, three Winners across poetry, fiction, and personal essay were selected. For those in 12th grade, five Finalists will be recognized with two Winners each receiving a $1,500 APSU scholarship!

All Finalists and Winners will have their works published in Red Mud Review—an anthology of student creative work.

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature

Your literary journey doesn't end after the festival, so don't leave empty handed.The Zone 3 Writers Festival will host ...
04/15/2026

Your literary journey doesn't end after the festival, so don't leave empty handed.

The Zone 3 Writers Festival will host a book fair on Friday, April 17th from 9:00AM - 3:30PM! Customs House Museum, Reading Rock Books, CECA, Zone 3, Birmingham Poetry Review, and the APSU Languages & Literature department are just a few of the exciting guests that will be attending!

Stop by between panels and workshops and pick up some memories to bring home with you.

For more information about the Zone 3 Writers' Festival please check out this link: https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/partnerships/creative-writing/writers-festival.php

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature
Reading Rock Books
Birmingham Poetry Review
APSU Paws to Care
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center

Zone 3 has partnered with Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai for our 2nd annual Zone 3 Writers' Festival kickoff eve...
04/15/2026

Zone 3 has partnered with Pulitzer Prize finalist Rebecca Makkai for our 2nd annual Zone 3 Writers' Festival kickoff event.

She is joined by three amazing authors: Kim Brooks, Jessie van Eerden, and Su Cho.

As part of the Roy Acuff Chair of Excellence and CECA's 40th Anniversary celebration, we are thrilled to work with such an accomplished author on this event!

Join us on Thursday, April 16th at 6pm in the Mabry Concert Hall.

For more information about the Zone 3 Writers' Festival please follow this link: https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/partnerships/creative-writing/writers-festival.php

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU

APSU Department of Languages and Literature

Rebecca Makkai - Author

Please welcome Community Liaison and Social Media Content Creator, Levi Southerland, to the Zone 3 Festival Staff Spotli...
04/11/2026

Please welcome Community Liaison and Social Media Content Creator, Levi Southerland, to the Zone 3 Festival Staff Spotlight! At Zone 3, we proudly celebrate our staff and appreciate all they do for the writers' festival. Check out his bio and community statement!

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Today, we are celebrating author, poet, and past Zone 3 contributor L.S. McKee! McKee will read from her poetry collecti...
04/03/2026

Today, we are celebrating author, poet, and past Zone 3 contributor L.S. McKee! McKee will read from her poetry collection "Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine" at the Writers Here & Now: Alumni Book Launch at the University of Maryland on April 8th. Further information on the event can be accessed here: https://english.umd.edu/events/writers-here-now-alumni-book-launch-0

McKee's "Creature, Wing, Heart, Machine" won our 2022 First Book Award in Poetry, and we had the distinct honor of publishing these wonderful poems in the Fall of 2023. We are so incredibly honored that McKee has trusted us with her exemplary talent.

More of McKee's work can be read in Zone 3 volumes 35.1 and 37.1, or on our website, zone3press.com.

It's almost time! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers' Festival takes place April 16th-18th.Three days of literary celebrat...
04/03/2026

It's almost time! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers' Festival takes place April 16th-18th.

Three days of literary celebration will start with a reading event hosted by Rebecca Makkai on the 16th, at 6:00pm.

April 17th will be a full day of panels, readings, craft talks, and workshops. There will also be a book fair with titles from our keynote speakers! Additionally, lunch will be provided for FREE for all attendees.

Finally, on April 18th, we will celebrate the accomplishments of high school writers from across the state of Tennessee. Join us in celebrating these talented young writers!

Stay tuned for panel and award ceremony times.

Come out and support the hard work from the undergraduate students and graduate stewards at Zone 3. See you there!

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature

Please welcome Assistant Marketing Coordinator, Allison Harris, to the Zone 3 Festival Staff Spotlight! At Zone 3, we p...
04/01/2026

Please welcome Assistant Marketing Coordinator, Allison Harris, to the Zone 3 Festival Staff Spotlight! At Zone 3, we proudly celebrate our staff and appreciate all they do for the writers' festival. Check out her bio and community statement!

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Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.Three days of litera...
03/30/2026

Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.

Three days of literary celebration will start with a reading event hosted by Rebecca Makkai on the 16th, at 6:00pm.

April 17th will be a full day of panels, readings, craft talks, and workshops. There will also be a book fair with titles from our keynote speakers! Additionally, lunch will be provided for FREE for all attendees.

Finally, on April 18th, we will celebrate the accomplishments of high school writers from across the state of Tennessee. Join us in celebrating these talented young writers!

Stay tuned for exact panel times.

Come out and support the hard work from the undergraduate students and graduate stewards at Zone 3. See you there!

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature

Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.Three days of litera...
03/30/2026

Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.

Three days of literary celebration will start with a reading event hosted by Rebecca Makkai on the 16th, at 6:00pm.

April 17th will be a full day of panels, readings, craft talks, and workshops. There will also be a book fair with titles from our keynote speakers! Additionally, lunch will be provided for FREE for all attendees.

Finally, on April 18th, we will celebrate the accomplishments of high school writers from across the state of Tennessee. Join us in celebrating these talented young writers!

Stay tuned for exact panel times.

Come out and support the hard work from the undergraduate students and graduate stewards at Zone 3. See you there!

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature

Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.Three days of litera...
03/30/2026

Mark your calendars! The SECOND annual Zone 3 Writers Festival will be taking place April 16th-18th.
Three days of literary celebration will start with a reading event hosted by Rebecca Makkai on the 16th, at 6:00pm.

April 17th will be a full day of panels, readings, craft talks, and workshops. There will also be a book fair with titles from our keynote speakers! Additionally, lunch will be provided for FREE for all attendees.

Finally, on April 18th, we will celebrate the accomplishments of high school writers from across the state of Tennessee. Join us in celebrating these talented young writers!

Stay tuned for exact panel times.

Come out and support the hard work from the undergraduate students and graduate stewards at Zone 3. See you there!

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Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts at APSU
Austin Peay State University
APSU Department of Languages and Literature

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