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Cleis Press says
Cleis Press is looking for short stories to be included in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 11. Writers who have been previously published are preferred, but it is not a requirement. The theme for this volume is “the future of sex.” Technological advancements in the world of sex and intimacy are on the rise, from sex tech to AI to relationships that take place in digital worlds, so let your imagination wander to the next level. Please refrain from using COVID19/ quarantine as a plot setting; be creative. We like stories that are inclusive and diverse, so characters on the LGBTQ+ spectrum, those that have disabilities, or represent a minority are always appreciated. We are seeking original ideas, and stories that have not been previously published via print and/or online.
Cleis Press will not accept nor publish stories that contain the following themes/ tropes:
—Nonconsensual sex or activities (including dub-con of any degree)
—Stories involving underage characters or minors, grooming, or anything of the like (including age play)
—Incest (including pseudoincest), bestiality, necrophilia, racism
—Characters that resemble real public figures/ celebrities (including political figures)
—Substance/alcohol/drug abuse that affect the character’s willingness/ability to consent or make sane judgements and decisions
—Infidelity or cheating tropes (polyamory and non traditional relationships are welcome so long as all parties are consenting).
How to submit:
Deadline: June 1, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. EST (Unless otherwise noted, or an extension is granted, stories submitted after this time frame will not be considered.) Not every submission is guaranteed publication. We will try to respond no later than June 30, 2024, with decisions.
Format:
—Word Doc (.doc or .docx) 1.5 – 2 double spaced (Do not paste in the body of the email)
—First page to include: your legal name (and pseudonym, if applicable), email address, and a biography (maximum of 50 words), written in the third person.
—Times New Roman, 12-point, black font pages numbered
—Header with story title (aligned left) and last name or pseudonym (aligned right)
—Stories should be 2,500 – 5,000 words in length
Submissions can be sent to acquisitions@cleispress.com /Attn: Ashley
The subject line should read as follows: BWE 11 Short Story Submission
The book will be published in December of 2025. Writers will receive a copy of the book, and a one-time compensation of $100 USD.
Robin Goodfellow says
The Rosette Maleficarum prides itself on literary works that promote the darker aspects of life. From a dilapidated doll that watched her owner abandon her, to the ghost of a soldier who wanders the battlefield, the journal records to struggles of humanity. Even so, I’m open to little innocent lights, ones that bring back the nostalgia of our youth. But who knows? Just send a piece in, and perhaps it could be published here.
General Submissions
The Rosette will accept short stories of 1,000 to 8,000 words, poetry of up to about 40 lines, and prose between 200 to 5,000 words. Send your works in PDF, doc, or Epub format to Robin_Goodfellow12@hotmail.com. Place on the subjects line “Submissions”. You can send up to five pieces, but please, submit only once per month, as to give others a chance to submit.
General submissions are open year round. Simultaneous submissions are fine, as long as you credit the Rosette Maleficarum as first publisher.
Nicole Pyles says
WOW’s contests are open!
Details:
WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2024 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: February 28, 2024
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Hannah Andrade with Bradford Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, great writing, and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published are okay; simultaneous submissions are okay; multiple submissions are okay. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
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WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: January 31, 2024
Seeking creative nonfiction on any topic (1000 words or less) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hermit crab, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published are okay; simultaneous submissions are okay; multiple submissions are okay. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Moonday Mag says
Moonday Mag is your digital dream journal!
We are a new online art + literary magazine for all things strange and unexplainable, the fever dreams and delightful terrors, the place that rests between here and the uncanny valley. Moonday Mag is a home for art that is perhaps a bit difficult to describe, for the pieces that cross genres but absolutely live in the realm of… otherworldly. From sci-fi to fantasy to magical realism to the witching hour caught on camera in 35mm – we want it all.
We’re now open for submissions for our inaugural issue! Submissions are completely free and will be considered for future issues as well.
Full submission guidelines can be found here: https://moondaymag.com/submissions
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moondaymag
F(r)iction Fall Contest 2023 says
F(r)iction is running its Fall Writing Contest, featuring awesome judges and prizes!
In our writing contests, we seek writing that reflects a similar mission to our journal, F(r)iction: work that actively pushes the boundaries of traditional publishing, that has complex characters and a strong narrative arc, and makes us feel something as we read it. We want stories we haven’t seen before, whether it twists or plays with genre, setting, language, voice, you name it.
Our contests also feature a panel of three guest judges to help us decide the winners for each category. For Fall 2023, we have Cathy Ulrich judging Short Story, Warsan Shire judging Poetry, and Sejal Shah judging Flash Fiction. Winners in each category will receive a cash prize, as well as an opportunity to work with one of our Senior Editors to see their work published either online or in our print journal!
Contest Information:
Organization: Brink Literacy Project; F(r)iction magazine
Deadline: November 3, 2023
Category/genre: Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Poetry
Submission length: Short Story: 1,001 – 7,500 words; Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece; Poetry: up to three pages per poem
Entry Fee: $10 –15
Cash Prize: $300 (poetry, flash fiction) to $1,000 (short story) and the opportunity
Link to more info and guidelines: https://frictionlit.org/contests/
Woman Scream Call For Poets and Visual Artists says
The Woman Scream (Grito de Mujer) cause opens call for participation. Poets and Visual Artists from anywhere in the world, are invited to send a proposal to raise awareness about women violence as part of our social mission.
The work submitted might become part of our next international anthology in tribute to women and their rights to a life free from violence.
Check the menu “join the cause” of our page http://www.womanscreamfestival.com for further details and submission’s form.
Mel Beasley says
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS NEEDED
Writer’s Hive is always scoping out new writing talent to add to our list of contributors. If you love writing, books, publishing, and marketing as it relates to the writing industry, then we want to hear from you. We’re looking for qualified and skilled writers who can knowledgeably speak on books, writing, and publishing in the space of about 750 to 1,800 words (depending on the topic).
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to building an inclusive team of talent and strongly encourage applications from women and other marginalized genders, individuals with disabilities, Indigenous people, and people of color.
While all topics related to the writing, publishing, and book industry will be considered, we’re in great need of content in the following areas:
Publishing
Writing craft
Book reviews
FOR FULL DETAILS VISIT: https://writershivemedia.com/submissions/
Feminist Spaces Journal 2023 Call for Works says
Feminist Spaces is an international journal of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies that invites students, faculty, artists, activists, and independent scholars from institutions worldwide to submit formal essays, creative writing, and multimodal artistic pieces per our annual Call for Works. The online journal is published by the Department of English at the University of West Florida and designed by the Department of Art and Design at the University of West Florida.
Feminist Spaces is embodying a theme this year: her body. Her body takes up space. Her body is objectified. Her body has experienced assault. Her body is motherhood. Her body is medically undervalued. Her body has lost its autonomy. Her body has a voice. We are looking for submissions that affirm, challenge, question, and manifest the idea of her body in an original and provoking manner. Follow the theme to your creative ability. Or don’t.
Feminist Spaces welcomes work across genres and disciplines and invites students, faculty, and independent scholars to submit academic papers, creative writing, and artistic pieces that address topics in feminist, gender, sexuality, or women’s studies. Articles may originate or enter into dialogue with current feminist discourse or present historical research.
Please ensure that all written submissions adhere to the guidelines and conventions set forth by the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). Standard essays must be emailed in .doc or .docx form and should be single-spaced at a 12 pt. font. All artistic submissions must be submitted electronically in universally compatible formats and should include a written statement to contextualize the work.
The deadline for submission is Sunday, May 21, 2023, with a tentative release date scheduled for the end of July or beginning of August. All submissions must be forwarded to feministspacesjournal@gmail.com. Be sure to include your full name and email address on the first page of text, label the file using your last name and first name (e.g. “Doe, Jane”), and write “submission” in the email subject line.
F(r)iction Spring 2023 Contest says
F(r)iction is back with its annual Spring Contest, great judges and great prizes!
In our writing contests, we seek writing that reflects a similar mission to our journal, F(r)iction: work that actively pushes the boundaries of traditional publishing, that has complex characters and a strong narrative arc, and makes us feel something as we read it.
Our contests also feature a panel of four guest judges to help us decide the winners for each category. For our Spring 2023 Contests, we have Jennifer Wortman judging Short Stories, Exodus Oktavia Brownlow judging Flash Fiction, Charlie Claire Burgess judging Creative Nonfiction and Kyle Carrero Lopez judging Poetry. Winners in each category will receive a cash prize, as well as work with one of our Senior Editors to see their work published either online or in our print journal!
Contest Information:
Organization: Brink Literacy Project; F(r)iction Magazine
Deadline: April 27, 2023
Category/genre: Short Story (Fiction, Creative Nonfiction), Flash Fiction, Poetry
Submission length: Short Story: 1,001 – 7,500 words; Flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece; Poetry; up to three pages per poem
Entry fee: $10 – $15
Prize/payment: $300, $500, $1,000 depending on the category
Link to guidelines: https://frictioncontests.submittable.com/submit
Alejandro Helfritz says
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Kierstan McBride says
The Freak
What We’re Looking For
Our publishers are open to all genres of writing, as long as the story holds a deep human aspect. Despite the theme our name might support, we’re looking for stories that, no matter the setting or placement, explore what it means to be a human being. Whether that’s a scientist aching for home on a distant planet, a wizard slaying a dragon for a princess he barely knows, or a man exploring the future of his Office Max job, all of these experiences can expose the depth of a person’s emotions and mind. In writing, we’re able to see the insides and complexities of those feelings.
We take both poetry and prose pieces. Poetry is preferred to be free-verse, no longer than four pages, and focus on an internal monologue type of theme. Prose pieces can vary between page amount, the word limit being a soft cap of around 10,000 words. Prose pieces should dig deep into the minds of your characters and their experiences you’re writing about. Plenty of dialogue between the characters is appreciated and admired.
Submission Guidelines
– Poetry submissions should be free-verse style and no longer than four. Pages all should be single-spaced. You can submit up to two poems. Any genre is acceptable as long as it follows the themes presented above.
– Prose pieces should be between 5,000 to 10,000 words and double-spaced. You can submit one prose piece. Any genre is acceptable as long as it follows the themes presented above.
We’re pretty open to any plots that your stories might take but would prefer to stray from certain cliches that the human experience can take in writing. This includes but is not limited to: a romance where one or both die at the end (or one IS dying), coming-of-age stories, or enemies to lovers. If you absolutely have to write about any of these things, do your best to stray from the trope as much as possible.
– A short bio should be submitted with your pieces, around 50 to 100 words. This should be submitted along with a reachable address. No cover letter is required, but you may submit one if you choose to.
Simultaneous submissions are acceptable but will need to be retracted from other contests if your piece is chosen by (name of press). We do not accept previously published submissions.
Pieces must be submitted by March 25th to thefreakblogg@gmail.com. We will return with the selected pieces no later than April 19th and the winners will receive a contributor copy for their submission selection.
At Name of Press, we ask for first-time rights over any selected pieces. After our publication, the rights return to you. If you have any questions please email thefreakblogg@gmail.com.
Nicole says
Calling for any and all writers interested in the dark, gothic, and macbre. We’re looking for literature and visual pieces that have an eerie and dark air to them. These submissions can be anything from ghost stories to horror legends, so long as they are grim or frightening. Stories should focus mainly on plot, though some lurid description is heavily encouraged. Author’s and creator’s styles you can use as a guideline include The Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen King and Tim Burton. Please do NOT send in horror tropes such as: creepy children, clowns, and possessed dolls.
What we are accepting:
Poetry –
Up to 3 submissions per person
Max 3 pages per poem
Fiction –
Up to 1 submission per person
Max 10 pages
Double spaced with max word count of 5,000 words
Flash Fiction –
Up to 1 submission per person
Max 3 pages
Double space with max word count of 1,000 words
Guidelines
Accepting multiple submissions, however, don’t blend genres. Pick only one genre to submit from.
Please submit your literature piece(s) as either a PDF or Google Doc if possible.
Please submit your visual art pieces as either a PNG or JPEG.
Please submit by email to macbresubmissions@gmail.com and submit by no later than March 31st, 2023, at 11:59 p.m.
No cover letter is needed, however, if you would like to submit a biography of yourself in the 3rd person, we will include your biography in the final draft of the anthology.
Response
You will hear back from us within 2 weeks of submitting your piece, by April 14th at the latest.
Rights and Payment
You will receive one-time rights to any piece used in the final draft.
Your payment will be 1 contributor copy of the final draft.
Other Requests
Please send submissions in Book Antiqua font, size 12, double spaced.
Chrysalis - Writing Contest says
Chrysalis – Writing Contest
Who:
Female writers and artists aged 7-14
Prize:
Inclusion in the published anthology and one free copy
About:
Women’s voices are among the most insightful and profound. In their younger years, though, girls’ self-confidence has been shown to take a nose dive much more dramatic than their male peers’.
As an aspiring female author who has found profound meaning in the pursuit of writing, one reason I turned to this path was the knowledge that I had been published before—as a child. My poetry had been selected for publication in anthologies, and my short story work earned me inclusion in a children’s writing workshop at a local university.
It is my belief that, during the formative young to early teenage years, selection for publication may help cement a certain confidence in young women with a gift for words. I hope that, as the challenges of life assail them, they remember they have the ability to craft literary beauty. I hope this will serve as a silk thread forming their chrysalis that enables and empowers them to emerge and take flight as only they can.
To empower the next generation of female creatives, Chrysalis is seeking fiction, essays, poetry, and cover art submissions for publication in our anthology. We are seeking well-crafted plots, descriptive and figurative language, and original ideas. Artwork should be an original take on a butterfly or chrysalis theme. Submitters should avoid flat language and derivative/repeated (cheesy) stories or themes.
Submission Guidelines:
– Include the author’s name, title, and category on the first page of each written submission, or in the body of the email for artwork submissions.
– Fiction and essays should be 3,000 words or less, double-spaced, in 12-pt Times New Roman font.
– Poetry should be no more than 2 pages per poem, single-spaced, in 12-pt Times New Roman font. Preference will be given to poems that do not use an AABB rhyme scheme.
– Please keep in mind that artwork will be on a vertical cover with dimensions of 5” by 7”.
– Please include mailing address and a short third-person bio with name, age, grade, and an interesting personal detail or two in the body of the email.
– One email per submitter. Each submitter may enter up to 3 pieces in any combination of categories, attached as Word documents or as .jpg, .png, or .tiff (for artwork).
– No simultaneous submissions (do not send the same work to other publishers at the same time).
– Chrysalis requests first print rights (do not submit previously published work).
– Email all submissions to: chrysalis_anthology@yahoo.com by March 31, 2023.
– Those selected will be notified by April 19, 2023.
Judy DuBois says
See Me
We are looking for poetry, flash fiction, and short stories focusing on a main character with any physical disability (whether visible or invisible). Our hope is to create an anthology featuring a variety of disabilities. We hope when people read it, they learn something new, and they better understand their peers, friends, or family members with a disability. We are looking for free verse poetry, flash fiction, and short stories that are fiction, fantasy, or creative nonfiction. Your work can be either character-focused or plot-focused as long as there’s still a focus on the disability. Please do not submit sexually explicit content (think rated PG).
Submissions are accepted through MARCH 31st, 2023.
Expect a response by APRIL 30th, 2023.
Estimated projected release date: TBD
Form/Content Limit
Poetry: no more than two pages
Flash fiction: 1,000 words or under (double-spaced)
Short Story: 3,000 words or under (double-spaced)
Genre
fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, adventure, drama, romance, and creative nonfiction
Avoid submitting: science fiction, horror, western
Simultaneous submissions—yes.
Multiple submissions—yes; poems- max 4, flash fiction- max 3, short stories- max 2.
Previously published—yes.
Rights- Requesting one-time rights
Pay- One contributor copy
Additional Requests:
Language- English
Please include a short biography about yourself written in third person POV. Have fun with it. Share about yourself, and share anything you want about your work.
Include the word count, and include a mailing address (in case your work is selected).
seeme00005@gmail.com
Nicole M. Pyles says
WOW! Women on Writing Winter 2023 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: February 28, 2023
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Emily Forney with BookEnds Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, great writing, and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
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WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: January 31, 2023
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
A Murder of Crows Speculative Fiction Journal says
Call for submissions of short speculative fiction. The deadline is November 15th for the Spring 2023 Issue.
No submission fees.
Email submissions to: amurderofcrowslit@gmail.com
Subject “Submissions Fall 22”
Attach manuscripts of speculative fiction 500-5000 words. Word Doc, 12 pt Times New Roman font, with page numbers.
Concurrent submissions are welcome, please notify A Murder of Crows Lit immediately if the submission is accepted elsewhere.
Multiple submissions are accepted.
A Murder of Crows Literary Journal will retain first publication rights, after which the rights revert to the author.
Please only include author name information in the email body. Authors whose manuscript is chosen will receive a request for an author bio before publication.
Mary McBeth says
The Black Memoirs Matter Anthology is accepting submissions of narrative essays & creative nonfiction by writers of African descent! Submission Deadline is 8/31.
Find out more at MemoirMag.com
Enter via Submittable
Seeking Writer to Help us Understand the Promise of Bioscience says
Our Content Development team is looking for futurist writer/s to think boldly about the themes our experts see emerging, to tell the stories of the radical potential these healthcare harbingers portend. Specifically, we’re looking to partner with the right writers to develop short, poignant vignettes inviting readers to imagine a future that taps into the joy and yet unrealized advancements of life sciences.
Assignment scope
– TIMING: Applications being accepted until August 1, 2022
– WORK PRODUCT DEADLINE: September 15, 2022
– PRICE: $15,000 for 10 x >1,000 word short stories*
*May consider more than one writer
What we’re looking for in story submissions
– Futurist Mindset: You see the potential impact of even the smallest molecule, device, change in behavior or software impact – and its promise for mankind in pragmatic application.
– Short-form Shark: You are succinct, encapsulating a vision in a series of stories (>1,000 words) prompted by trends identified in our annual report. Think “salient story sidebars.”
– Healthcare/SciFi Chops: You come with big ideas outside of the usual things we hear in healthcare, spotting accelerants that will manifest transformative change.
– Speed: The entire assignment will be completed by mid-September and include 7-10 short pieces prompted by Trends provided upon hiring.
– Inspired by our core trends: personalized chemotherapy treatments, accelerated research and discovery and AI-guided immunotherapies. These are just some of the trends we’re seeing take hold by the
Nicole Pyles says
Booksie’s contest:
The Booksie 2022 Short Story Contest
Deadline: September 24, 2022
We’re looking for the most interesting, original stories that will make us laugh, cry and see the world in a slightly different way. The winner will receive the Booksie Short Story Award, which comes with a hefty cash prize, a gold trophy badge, and one week of free Boosts. We also have awards for the runner-ups. Maximum length of 5,000 words.
Submissions via the Booksie website; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay. Open internationally per the contest rules.
Prizes:
Grand prize winner
– $500 cash award
– Gold winner badge
– A free week of Promote for any published content of the winner’s choice (Promote features the content in front of Booksie’s millions of monthly readers).
– A Pro Review of the winning entry by Sol Nasisi, the publisher of WorldMaker Media.
Two runners-up
– $100 cash
– Silver winner badge
– One free week of Promotes for any published content of the winner’s choosing (Promote features the content in front of Booksie’s millions of monthly readers).
Entry: $5.99 entry fee; $3.00 for Premium members of Booksie.
https://www.booksie.com/contest/the-booksie-2022-short-story-competition-28
Driftwood Press says
Driftwood Press’ Adrift Chapbook Contest and Adrift Short Story Contest return this year, featuring poetry guest judge Carl Phillips and fiction guest judge Allegra Hyde. Winners receive $1,000 and $500, and runner-ups receive $200-400 depending on the genre. The deadline is July 15th! Check out past winners for sale on our website.
Tom Block says
Creators of Justice Literary Awards
Submissions now open!
To enter, please send poetry, essay or short story (2500 words or less) on any human rights theme, and highlighting the IHRAF values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability and celebrating diversity to hello@ihraf.org. Please include a short biography of the writer, including country of residence/birth.
There will be First ($100), Second ($75) and Third ($50) place awards, as well as three honorable mentions, in three categories: Poetry, Short Story and Essay. There will be certificates (but no monetary prizes) for these awards in the Youth (18 and under) category.
Submission window closes September 30, 2022. Award announcement by November 15, 2022.
Tom Block says
Art of Unity Creative Award
We accept literary (poetry; essays and short stories under 2500 words); video; music; dance; performance or visual work around the theme: “Never again: Remembering to heal and overcome.” All pieces must be previously unpublished.
The most important hallmark of Holocaust remembrance and education is the phrase ‘never again.’ Unfortunately, tribal divisions, ethnic cleansing and genocides continue in the 21st Century.
We are looking for submissions in any creative media (which can be exhibited online), and which highlight aspects of human unity, and positive cross-pollination between groups, ethnicities, religions and/or nations.
Send submissions to: hello@ihraf.org, with the subject line: Art of Unity Creative Award. Please include a short biography of the writer, including country of residence/birth.
There will be First ($100), Second ($75) and Third ($50) place awards, as well as three honorable mentions, in four categories: Poetry, Short Story, Essay. and Youth (18 and under) category.
Submission window closes September 30, 2022. Award announcement by November 15, 2022.
Texas Woman's University says
Calling all authors!
Texas Woman’s University’s interdisciplinary book series works with authors focusing upon women’s trailblazing leadership, the untold stories of courageous women, and matters affecting the lives of women. We’re actively seeking:
? Biographies
? Contemporary Analyses
? Edited Collections
? Historical Studies
? Illustrated Volumes of Visual Art or Photography
? Memories
? Monographs
? Theoretical Analyses
For more information or to submit a proposal, visit twu.edu/twu-book-series
Texas Woman's University says
Calling all authors!
Texas Woman’s University’s interdisciplinary book series works with authors focusing upon women’s trailblazing leadership, the untold stories of courageous women, and matters affecting the lives of women. We’re actively seeking:
? Biographies
? Contemporary Analyses
? Edited Collections
? Historical Studies
? Illustrated Volumes of Visual Art or Photography
? Memories
? Monographs
? Theoretical Analyses
For more information or to submit a proposal, visit twu.edu/twu-book-series
Spoonie Press says
SPOONIE PRESS INAUGURAL ISSUE
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (OPENS MAY 1)
Spoonie Press champions work for and by chronically ill, mentally ill, neurodivergent, and disabled individuals (affectionately called #spoonies).
We support these communities by publishing honest and gripping poetry, CNF, fiction, and art created by and for spoonies in our free digital literary magazine. These individuals face unique challenges that are not adequately represented in the publishing industry, so we have created a space specifically for them.
Please visit our website and see our Submission Guidelines for further details: https://www.spooniepress.com/
@spooniepress
LITERATURE TODAY says
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS (June 2022 ISSUE)
We are inviting submissions for June 2022 issue of ‘Literature Today’. The theme of our June 2022 issue is ‘Good vs Evil’. You can send us poems, short stories, memoirs and one act plays on :
1. Good vs evil.
2. Glorification of evil in present times through social media, movies, books etc.
3. Social evils.
4. Good and humanity.
5. Evil and relationships.
6. Good and relationships.
7. Good as expression of non violence.
8. Evil as expression of violence.
9. Evil as synonym of power, influence, money and success.
10. Good is not always victorious.
11. Need of good to sustain human society.
12. Good vs evil in individual.
13. Good vs evil in human society.
14. Any other relevant topic which explores the theme of ‘Good vs evil’.
Submission Deadline: June 20, 2022.
Submission Guidelines:
1. Send not more than 4 poems.
2. Send not more than 2 short stories/2 one act plays/ 2 memoirs.
3. Work submitted for publication must be original.
4. Simultaneous submissions are also welcome.
5.Send all submissions to editorliteraturetoday@gmail.com
6. Please send a cover letter and short Bio-data, (Maximum 100 words) in third person narrative, with your submission.
Submission Deadline: June 20, 2022.
Starlets Africa says
Starlets Africa, an online magazine that gives voice to young creatives aged 5-12 by publishing their literary pieces of work is currently open for submissions for its inaugural issue on the theme ‘BLOOM’.
Visit http://bit.ly/SAsubmissionsguidelines
to read our submissions guidelines.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Cheers!
Driftwood Press says
Driftwood Press is a paying small press specializing in fiction, poetry, visual arts, and comics. Whether you have short stories, novellas, single poems, poetry chapbooks, poetry full-lengths, or comic collections, we can’t wait to take a look. We also offer our poetry submitters a premium option to receive an acceptance or rejection letter within one week of submission. We use submission fees to pay our writers, offering $400 for novellas and $500 for poetry collections; we offer year-round contests with medium to large awards, and our fiction contests have shorter response times than most press’ contests. Please see our site for more details: www.driftwoodpress.net!
I Become The Beast says
I Become The Beast is open for submissions. We want poetry that is genre heavy and imaginative. Anything within the realms of science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror considered.
Issue #1 will be released in August with submissions closing 30th June. We are really looking forward to showcasing captivating modern speculative fiction poetry.
Send an email with the subject line submission to the below email. Please include a short bio and attach poems as individual files.
Editor@ibecomethebeast.com
Third Iris says
Third Iris, a zine based out of Davis, CA, seeks fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts on the theme of “non romantic love” for our fourth issue! We want to hear the ways you show love to your family, community, friends, pets, yourself, or even the “less sexy” ways you show love for a romantic partner.
Submission deadline for this issue is June 11, 2022. No submission fees! Visit us at https://www.thirdiriszine.com/submit for more information and submissions guidelines. You can also follow us on Instagram @thirdiriszine.
Cendrine Marrouat says
Submit to the PoArtMo Anthology: Volume 3!
The PoArtMo Anthology is a yearly publication that gives a voice to people whose stories and/or art seek to nurture hope and optimism.
Submission deadline: December 31, 2022.
Ages: 17 and over.
Language: English only.
Topic / Theme: Positivity / Upliftment.
Who can submit: Entrepreneurs, business owners, writers, artists, activists, philanthropists, and anyone else in between.
What we accept: Short stories, flash fiction, essays, drawings, paintings, photography, and digital art. No poetry, please.
Fee: $12 for up to three (3) pieces.
NB: We are especially interested in reading submissions from people who work on positive projects and concepts.
Read our complete submission guidelines at https://abpositiveart.com/poartmo-anthology.
Mary A Carroll-Hackett says
K’in: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Range and Diversity of Voices Under Our One Sun
We’re still reading for our May issue! We’d love to read your work! Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and Young Writers! Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us. Show us a new way to tell one of the millions of stories under that glorious sun.
Feminist Spaces Call for Work says
This call will close on May 6, 2022. Familiarize yourself with our journal here:
Browse Issues
Feminist Spaces Summer 2022
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Feminist Spaces has a new editorial team! We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting general submissions for our next issue.
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Feminist Spaces welcomes work across genres and disciplines and invites students, faculty, and independent scholars to submit academic papers, creative writing, and artistic pieces that address topics in feminist, gender, sexuality, or women’s studies. Articles may originate or enter into dialogue with current feminist discourse or present historical research. Topics may include but are not limited to the following:
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Feminism in politics and/or political discourse
Feminist theory, practice, and politics
History and analysis of feminist movements
Historiographies of individual women
Intersectionality and politics of diversity in feminism
Women’s and feminist contributions to/effects on industrial or labor fields
Feminist ethics/philosophies
LGBTQ+ topics
Please ensure that all written submissions adhere to the guidelines and conventions set forth by the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition). Standard essays must be emailed in .rtf, .doc, or .docx form and should be single-spaced at a 12 pt. font. All artistic submissions must be submitted electronically in universally compatible formats and should include a written statement to contextualize the work.
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The deadline for submission is Friday, May 6, 2022 with a tentative release date scheduled for the end of July. All submissions must be forwarded to feministspacesjournal@gmail.com. Be sure to include your full name and email address on the first page of text, label the file using your last name and first name (e.g. “Doe, Jane”), and write “submission” in the email subject line.
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Leah Block says
The International Human Rights Art Festival’s publishing initiative accepts rolling submissions of Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, or experimental literature up to 2500 words. To submit, please email your work to submit@ihraf.org, along with a 2-5 sentence biography including your country of residence (and place of birth, if desired).
We publish an ever-expanding collection of original works from lesser known and up-and-coming writers who seek to bring attention to urgent social justice issues around the world. We base our work on the values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability, engagement and celebration of diversity. IHRAF Publishes has presented work from 50 countries and 30 US States.
Randy Gross says
WANTED: SHORT STORIES
Harrisburg Magazine Wants Your Original Fiction!
FICTION SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
*Original, unpublished short stories, 500 to 1500 words (occasionally up to 2,000 words).
*Open to Pennsylvania residents, or those with a connection to the area.
*No erotica, horror, or gore.
*Extra consideration given to works set in Central Pennsylvania and to seasonal stories that are best suited for a particular month (e.g., ghost stories for October; holiday stories for December).
*Submissions accepted on a rolling basis and may be retained for future consideration.
*We are happy to accept simultaneous submissions, but please let us know if a story you’ve submitted to us has been accepted elsewhere.
*Harrisburg Magazine asks for first serial rights; copyright always remains with the author.
*Unfortunately, at this time, no payment is offered for published stories.
The Editor reserves the right to reject any submissions that do not satisfy the above guidelines.
Please submit your story in .docx or .doc format to Rgross@harrisburgmagazine.com.
Austin Buhl says
February Writing Challenge Writing Contest
Dates:
– Writing Period is Feb 1-Feb 28.
– Submissions are due March 15, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST.
– Winners will be announced on May 1, 2022 at 12PM EST.
Rules:
– In good faith, write a short story each week based on the prompt provided.
– At the end of the month, submit your favorite writing of the four prompts below.
– Eighteen authors will be selected based on the prompt they choose to submit:
Week One Prompt: Write a 1,000-3,500 word Science Fiction/Fantasy short story.
There will be eight (8) winners selected from those who submit with this prompt.
Week Two Prompt: Write a 5,000-10,000 word short story based on the following: Your characters fall through a crack caused by an earthquake and find themselves in a highly civilized underworld.
There will only be one (1) winner selected from those that submit with this prompt.
Week Three Prompt: Write a 5,000-10,000 word short story based on the following: An alien ship releases a deadly virus on the earth, and scientists work around the clock to find a cure before the aliens invade the planet.
There will only be one (1) winner selected from those that submit with this prompt.
Week Four Prompt: Write a 1,000-3,500 word Mystery short story.
There will be eight (8) winners selected from those who submit with this prompt.
– Winners will receive a publishing contract by JAB Publishing, LLC and their submission will be published in a fiction anthology, Just Fiction Volume 1.
Submit Link: https://forms.gle/PiT8Q9YsX6zD5BA7A
Kaitlyn Kinnard says
Three Rooms Press publishes an annual, internationally-renowned journal of contemporary DADA writing and art, MAINTENTANT. The submission period for our next issue, MAINTENANT 16, runs from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2022.
MAINTENANT 16: A Journal of Contemporary DADA Writing and Art, will include DADA work inspired by the theme NYET ZERO. We accept DADA paintings, collages, word art, and poetry up to 25 lines in length. International artists and writers are particularly encouraged to submit your work. Past issues have included work from 6 continents and more than 35 countries. We aim to be even more inclusive with this issue.
About NYET ZERO
These days you hear a lot about NET ZERO, in reference to steps being taken to combat climate change. NET ZERO refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. At this time, NET ZERO is an ambition lacking absolute definition as corporate energy titans pledge distant adherence without clear or immediate commitments to act. In fact, these so-called “innovative” scions of wealth seem to not even be able to remove the layer of hot air greenhouse gases spewing from the mouths of the pundits and politicos pushing the affirmation of their endlessly pernicious promises.
Enter NYET ZERO.
With NYET ZERO, MAINTENANT 16 makes an artistic power grab using DADA—in the form of original art, poetry, and writing aimed at exposing the hypocrisy of the engine-idle rich on recycled paper. We can change the now with art and thought. Otherwise, the future has NOTENTIAL.
When the corporate powers that be control all of the energy resources, Art Becomes A Necessity!!! Or as Tristen Tzara put it in his Dada Manifesto, “Dada Dada Dada, a roaring of tense colors, and interlacing of opposites and of all contradictions, grotesques, inconsistencies: LIFE!”
http://threeroomspress.com/2021/12/maintenant-16-submissions-open-january-1st-march-1st/
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Winter 2022 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Hannah Andrade with Bradford Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
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WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: January 31, 2022
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints/previously published okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Mary says
The second annual Memoir Prize awards Memoir and Creative Nonfiction book-length works of exceptional merit in the categories of traditional, self-published, and previously unpublished prose.
Categories: traditionally published, self-published works, and unpublished manuscripts
On any subject matter
Deadline: November 30, 2021 – *Deadline Extended to December 31, 2021!
Winners announced in April, 2022
Total prizes: $5,000
Enter via Submittable
Submit your full-length memoir for the Memoir Prize and a chance to win cash, a feature in Memoir Magazine, and a year’s worth of free advertising. The only contest of its kind dedicated exclusively to the Memoir genre. This is a real opportunity for outstanding independent and self-published memoir authors to get the recognition they deserve. Unpublished manuscripts will have the remarkable chance to present a prize-winning manuscript for consideration by agents and publishers.
You may submit a full-length book of memoir or creative nonfiction, a collection of essays, or graphic narrative as a single entry. There is no restriction on length, age of the author, type of publisher, or on the year of publication. Enter at https://memoirmag.com
Science Rag Articles, $20 Each says
Science Rag seeks out talented writers who are able to connect contemporary science news stories with well-formed prosaic comedy concepts. Rates start at $20 per article, with bonuses for consecutive successful submissions.
Topics Science Rag is seeking coverage for include biology, chemistry, earth science, math, physics, space, and technology. The demand for each topic depends solely on which has the fewest currently published stories. See table at https://sciencerag.com/submissions for reference.
Stories not related to contemporary news are acceptable, but the bulk of Science Rag stories will have a foundation in current events in the realm of scientific news, research, and experimentation. Science Rag is meant to be a child-friendly and safe for work publication, so we will reject stories with explicit references to violence and sex in either the headline or body.
Email submissions@sciencerag.com with submissions and submission-related questions. For the subject, put Submission: My Title Here. The body should consist of the story content and a link to the relevant and credible science story, if applicable. (See this University of Georgia webpage (https://guides.libs.uga.edu/reliability) for guidance on determining if information is credible.) The relevant story should be from within the last month, but the more recent, the better. Stories on the site range from a few sentences to several paragraphs but are generally not particularly long, and your submission is expected to fit that profile.
Sam Clingenpeel says
Open calls for authors!!
The Storyville Chronicles
All stories written must contain a storyline set within the thirty-eight blocks of Storyville. They can be about the brothel and the women therein, a specific woman and her client, a madam, a musician, a bar or club, a cop working the area. You get my drift.
Length: 25,000-80,000 words.
Heat Level: Any
Any couplings or pairings welcome.
All stories must be fully resolved by the ending. No cliffhangers.
Stories should be Times New Roman, Size 12, Paragraph Indent of .25
Editing can be done through Fiery Vision for a minimal cost. Fiery Vision Publishing will provide formatting.
Cover art will be done at the author’s cost. Fiery Vision Publishing will provide a Storyville Chronicles logo for the cover.
These are not an anthology, but single releases on the 15th of the scheduled month following editing/formatting.
Asmaani Kumar says
Call for Submissions: F(r)iction Fall 2021 Writing Contest
Calling all writers! F(r)iction is now open for submissions for its Fall 2021 writing contest! We seek work that pushes boundaries, features complex characters and strong narratives, and plays with genre, setting, and voice. Winners in each category will receive a cash prize, as well as work with one of our Senior Editors to see their work published either online or in our print journal! This year, we have Patrick Rothfuss judging Short Stories, K-Ming Chang judging Flash Fiction, and Laura Da’ judging Poetry. Here’s some key info:
Organization: F(r)iction
Deadline: October 29, 2021
Category/genre: Poetry, short stories & flash fiction
Submission length: Short stories: 1,001 – 7,500 words, flash fiction: up to 1,000 words per piece and poetry: up the three pages per poem
Entry fee: $10-$15
Prize/payment: Win $1600 in prizes!
Link to official guidelines/rules/entry form: https://frictionlit.org/contests/
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Fall 2021 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Erin Clyburn with Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
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WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: October 31, 2021
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift code good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
K-Loca says
Toho Journal is accepting submissions for our Fall/Winter 2021 issue.
The theme is Dreams & Nightmares. What do you dream of? What terrifies you? How do dreams sometimes become nightmares? Use the theme as a starting point (stay close to the theme or wander off).
We’re looking for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art and photography, and video submissions. Details and requirements for each are below.
Simultaneous submissions are OK, please notify us if accepted elsewhere.
Deadline EXTENDED to September 30, 2021
Submission guidelines:
Fiction & Nonfiction: 750 words max.
Poetry: 1–3 poems. 500 words in total (preference for shorter poems).
Art & Photography: 1–3 pieces, .jpg or .tiff (.tiff preferable). Submit each piece as its own file. Min resolution: 300 dpi; max file size: 45 MB.
Video: Up to 2 minutes in length. MP4 or Mov file.
Finally, we welcome all writers and particularly seek to be a welcoming space to BIPOC writers, LGBTQ+ writers, and writers of all marginalized identities.
For the full submission guidelines and FAQ, go here.
https://www.tohopub.com/submission-guidelines-and-faq
Hindsight says
Hindsight is the only book about 2020 written by people just like you. We’re seeking personal essays that get up close with the desperation, division, and devotion of 2020. Not the headlines in the papers, but the headlines of our lives. Add your chapter to the story of last year—whether that means navigating emergencies as a first responder, marching for justice, or tying the knot over Zoom. Stories selected for publication will be compiled into a print anthology.
Guidelines:
Length: Maximum 2,000 words.
Submission Fee: None
Deadline: September 30, 2021
Compensation: Contributors whose work is selected for the print anthology will receive a complimentary hard copy of the book, as well as a digital file.
Previously unpublished work only
Nicole Pyles says
Two writing contests with WOW! Women on Writing:
WOW! Women On Writing Summer 2021 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: August 31, 2021
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Amy Giuffrida with Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
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WOW! Women On Writing Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: October 31, 2021
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints/previously published are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Pure in Heart Stories says
Open for submissions for Issue #2!
Pure in Heart Stories is open for submissions for Issue #2! And this time we’re accepting work from kids!
For those of you who don’t know us… Hi! We are a new literary magazine for kids with Christian themes. Our first issue was awesome, written by adults for kids ages 6-12, but this time we want to mix it up and receive creative work from both adults and kids ages 14 and under.
So tell your creative kids and grandkids, spread the word to your writer friends, and send us your best Christian-themed work!
We accept:
Art & photography
Poetry
Short stories (under 2,000 words)
For more details in submitting, please read our submission guidelines: https://pureinheartstories.com/submissions/
No reading fees.
No payment.
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal says
Call for submissions for Issue Six!
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal is looking for Art, Photography, Poetry, Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, and Creative Nonfiction with Christian themes.
We like hopeful. We also like bleak. We like desperation and grit. But only if there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We want to see that golden pinprick of light guiding us out of the darkness.
GUIDELINES
Short Stories (Fiction and Nonfiction) – 1 piece at a time; 4,000 words max.
Flash Fiction – up to 3 pieces at a time; 700 words max, per piece.
Poetry – up to 3 poems at a time; no length limits.
Art & Photography – up to 3 pieces at a time.
No reading fees.
No payment.
Deadline: September 30th.
To submit, please read our submission guidelines: https://heartoffleshlit.com/submission-guidelines/
Sequestrum Theme Call says
Theme: Visual Narrative
Deadline: 8/15
Accepting: Fiction. Nonfiction. Poetry.
Graphic novels. Erasures. Photographic essays. Comics. Visual poetry. Cross-genre. We’re after literary-quality writing with a visual component.
https://www.sequestrum.org/themed-submissions-visual-narrative
Sequestrum Theme Call says
Theme: Long-form
Deadline: 8/15
Accepting: Fiction. Nonfiction. Poetry.
Long short stories. Epic poetry. Deep-dive essays. Novelettes. Novellas. If other publishers think it’s too long, we want to read it. Send your best today.
https://www.sequestrum.org/themed-submissions-long-form
Natasha Elizabeth Scrivener says
TIPPING THE SCALES LITERARY AND ARTS JOURNAL
Open for submissions!
We are seeking poetry, fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction, artwork and photography by lesbians, for lesbians.
For more information, please see our submission guidelines here: https://www.tippingthescalesjournal.co.uk/submission-guidelines
Thoughts Of You zine says
Thoughts Of You is looking for submissions for its second issue.
Looking for poetry, fiction, non-fiction (essays, creative-nonfiction, reviews….) art and photographs
inspired by The Beach Boys, especially Dennis Wilson. jenna@thoughtsofdennis.co.uk
Thoughts Of You zine says
Thoughts Of You is looking for submissions for its second issue.
Looking for poetry, fiction, non-fiction (essays, creative-nonfiction, reviews….) art and poetry,
inspired by The Beach Boys, especially Dennis Wilson. jenna@thoughtsofdennis.co.uk
Jade says
Writing Bad has an open call for kids age 16 and under! This is for a charity anthology called, Animal Adventures. All proceeds of this anthology will be donated to the San Diego Humane Society to help homeless animals. We are looking for stories and illustrations on the theme of (you guessed it!) animals on an adventure. For more information, please visit us our website WritingBad.org.
Jade says
Writing Bad has an open call for kids age 16 and under! This is for a charity anthology called, Animal Adventures. All proceeds of this anthology will be donated to the San Diego Humane Society to help homeless animals. We are looking for stories and illustrations on the theme of (you guessed it!) animals on an adventure. For more information, please visit us our website.
Jade says
We are celebrating the grand opening of Madhouse Books Publishing with our first, paid open call! This is an open call for a fantasy anthology called, Enchanted Entrapments. We are looking for a mix of dark fantasy and fantasy short stories with a word count between 2,500 to 5,000 words. The theme is magical worlds, hidden realms, and forgotten lands whose magical beauty is as dangerous as enchanting. All authors are eligible to submit their story. For more details, please visit our website.
Jade Cinders says
We are celebrating the grand opening of Madhouse Books Publishing with our first, paid open call! This is an open call for a fantasy anthology called, Enchanted Entrapments. We are looking for a mix of dark fantasy and fantasy short stories with a word count between 2,500 to 5,000 words. The theme is magical worlds, hidden realms, and forgotten lands whose magical beauty is as dangerous as enchanting. All authors are eligible to submit their story. For more details, please visit our website.
Jade Cinders says
We are celebrating the grand opening of Madhouse Books Publishing with our first, paid open call! This is an open call for a fantasy anthology called, Enchanted Entrapments. We are looking for a mix of dark fantasy and fantasy short stories with a word count between 2,500 to 5,000 words. The theme is magical worlds, hidden realms, and forgotten lands whose magical beauty is as dangerous as enchanting. All authors are eligible to submit their story. For more details, please visit MadhouseBooks.com.
Mary A Carroll-Hackett says
K’in! A literary journal dedicated to celebrating diverse voices! We’re reading for our fall issue now. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, young writers! We’d love to read your beautiful work!
Submit here!
https://kinliteraryjournal.com/
Simily says
Simily is a new platform to self-publish short stories. We believe in the power of a good story and our goal is to help writers reach new readers, hone their craft, and get paid in the process. We are not genre-specific and welcome submissions from both published and unpublished authors. We have no set deadlines; authors retain all rights to their stories and can remove or publish their work however they see fit. Authors are paid $0.02 per unique monthly view, with a portion of monthly subscriptions from paying readers scheduled for the future. To find out more, visit us at https://simily.co/ or drop us a line at hello@simily.co
Simily says
We recently launched Simily.co and are seeking story submissions!
Simily is a new platform to self-publish short stories. We believe in the power of a good story and our goal is to help writers reach new readers, hone their craft, and get paid.
The details:
Our platform is new and the first authors published on the site will be paid $0.02 for every unique story view, including views from free accounts. Once we are up and running, writers will receive a portion of the subscription of paying readers (similar to Medium).
Authors retain all copyright to their work and are able to remove their work from Simily.co at any time.
We do not require exclusivity. You are free to publish your work wherever you see fit. By submitting to Simily.co, you acknowledge that the work is your own and you have the right to publish it. See our Terms of Service for more information.
All stories must have proper English grammar. You will be notified within 2-3 weeks if your story has been selected for publishing.
You can find out more at Simily.co and https://simily.co/how-it-works/
Angel Rust says
Angel Rust is a new queer-edited magazine seeking submissions for its debut issue in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, Angel Rust is looking for experimental, underground, and exciting work. We do not seek any specification in content for poetry and non-fiction, but we are looking for transgressive, dark, or challenging literary fiction. Angel Rust is a place for under-represented voices to be messy, to speak their truth no matter how shocking, and to die on a hill no one else care’s about.
And Magazine says
And magazine is an international referred magazine that is published quarterly, dedicated to literature and social sciences. submit your best work with a short bionote to the given email address. Submission is always welcome. Any submission after the deadline of the current issue will be rolled for the next. As we are a non profiting journal we accept a small amount of publishing fees. And is published with ISBN and circulated worldwilde, both in paperback and ebook format and available in major distribuing houses like Amazon. Fell free to contact at our given email id.
editorandmag@gmail.com
Call for Submissions on www.suranadkunjanpillai.org says
http://www.suranadkunjanpillai.org is a website dedicated to Dr. Suranad P.N. Kunjan Pillai, a well-known Malayalam writer, scholar, and lexicographer from Kerala. We invite submissions from artists, writers, and photographers on a global level, to be published on this website. Please send your short stories, poems, articles, book reviews, photographs, and images of artwork to info@suranadkunjanpillai.org.
We accept submissions in English, Malayalam, and Hindi. If you write in another language, please send a translation of your work in one of these languages.
Guidelines:
• Short stories (up to 3000 words)
• Poems (3 – 5 poems)
• Articles (up to 4000 words)
• Images of artwork and Photography (up to 5 in JPEG format)
Please send your submissions in .doc, .docx, PDF or .rtf formats.
Also, include a short bio note of yourself along with your submission. Though we are not a paying market, we focus on giving maximum exposure to our contributors’ work.
Mary A Carroll-Hackett says
K’in Seeking Submissions for our Fall 2021 Issue!
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Young Writers!
We’re particularly interested in receiving more fiction and nonfiction.
Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us.
Follow us on Twitter— @k_literary
Follow us on Instagram— @kinliteraryjournal
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Mary Carroll-Hackett says
K’in Seeking Submissions for our Fall 2021 Issue!
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, Young Writers!
We’re particularly interested in receiving more fiction and nonfiction.
Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us.
Follow us on Twitter— @k_literary
Follow us on Instagram— @kinliteraryjournal
Please share!
Mary Carroll-Hackett says
K’in Seeking Submissions for our Fall 2021 Issue!
Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, Young Writers!
We’re particularly interested in receiving more fiction and nonfiction.
Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us.
Follow us on Twitter— @k_literary
Follow us on Instagram— @kinliteraryjournal
Please share!
Classified ad says
Fictive Dream is open to submissions all year round. We’re particularly interested in stories that give an insight into the human condition – the problems, the complexities, and the positive experiences that all people face at one time or another. Stories may be challenging, uplifting, dramatic, playful, exhilarating or cryptic. We have a preference for a contemporary voice and naturally, we’re always attracted by originality. However, our essential criterion is that a story be compelling and well-crafted.
Ann Wycoff says
Redwood Press is accepting short story submissions for its upcoming horror anthology, The Lost Librarian’s Grave.
Gothic, supernatural, dark mysteries, evil science, bad romance, disturbing reality and so on. The universe of horror is your oyster. We are also interested in mixed-genre short stories so long as the horror is there. We are particularly looking for stories involving magic, gargoyles and the theme of premature burial or involuntary confinement.
Check out our writer’s guidelines at redwood-press.com/submissions
Submissions call ends when anthology is full.
Second Skin Mag says
Second Skin Mag is currently accepting submissions for our second Issue. We are looking for speculative fiction, Fantasy, and Sci-Fi works inspired by the theme “Octavia’s Ark: The Grotesque, The Benign, and The Otherworldly”
For this issue, we want you to get weird, in any way you want. Give us your ghost stories, your bleak sci-fi hellscapes, your utopias, your dystopias, your Ganja and Hess-type vampire stories, the witchcraft, the occult, the whimsical, the terrifying, and the unnerving.
You can choose to transport us to places that will shock and astound, introduce us to characters who will unsettle and inspire, or simply pull back the curtain to reveal those quiet spaces where the mundane meet the divine. Push your imagination as far as it can go, and give us the result.
We accept Poetry, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Essays, Art, Photography, and Reviews.(Book reviews, Film reviews, or Album reviews).
To submit, Visit: https://secondskinmag.com/2021/05/01/call-for-submissions-octavias-ark-the-grotesque-the-benign-and-the-otherworldly/
OPEN TO BLACK AND POC WRITERS ONLY
Adrienne Rozells says
Catchwater Magazine is open for submissions! We are a literary & arts magazine interested in utilizing our online space to the fullest extent. We want your fiction, poetry, artwork, but also things that may not be considered “traditional” lit mag content. (Songs? Video clips? Dance? 4D experiences? We wanna see it!) Although we are not a paying market, we are committed to publicizing our artists work as much as possible, and hosting a live reading event after publication. We also offer free editorial workshops to interested contributors.
The theme of this issue is Junk. Artists are welcome to interpret that freely! It is FREE to submit, and we will be open to submissions through early May.
The link to submit is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdBSgtYKSjLg9U72kqyJSATeLvsiohl02vHgIwKG7golPBrLw/viewform
Cendrine Marrouat says
PoArtMo Anthology (Volume 2) – Submit your positive / inspirational / family-friendly poetry, poetry-graphy, six word stories, essays, flash fiction, short stories, photography, paintings, and drawings created between 2019-2021. Ages 17 and over. Submission fee: $6 per piece or $15 for 3 pieces. Payment: ongoing royalties + complimentary PDF copy of anthology + interview. Deadline: December 31, 2021. Link: https://abpoetryjournal.com/submit.
Written in a Flash Anthology – Submit your positive / inspirational / family-friendly flash fiction and short stories created between 2019-2021. Genres accepted: thriller, mystery, fantasy, science-fiction, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, young adult, humor, and nonfiction. Ages 17 and over. Submission fee: $6 per piece or $15 for 3 pieces. Payment: ongoing royalties + complimentary PDF copy of anthology + interview. Deadline: December 31, 2021. Link: https://abpoetryjournal.com/submit.
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Riverbed Magazine's First Issue: Pilot says
Submit writing or art to Riverbed’s first issue! We accept submissions of all kinds, including poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, traditional art, digital art, photography, and more! Submissions close 6/22/21. To submit or to view full submission guidelines, visit riverbedmag.com
Riverbed Magazine's First Issue: "Pilot" says
Submit writing or art to Riverbed’s first issue! We accept submissions of all kinds, including poetry, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, traditional art, digital art, photography, and more! Submissions close 6/22/21. To submit or to view full submission guidelines, visit riverbedmag.com
Riverbed Magazine's First Issue: "Pilot" says
Submit writing or art to Riverbed’s first issue! We accept submissions from all creators of all mediums. Submissions close 6/22/21. To submit or to view full submission guidelines, visit riverbedmag.com
Curlew Quarterly says
Curlew Quarterly, New York’s literary and photo journal seeks submissions for Issue No. 9 – Summer 2021. We publish poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction, which includes nearly all forms of reporting and journalism.
While most of the work that we publish either is about New York, or takes place in New York, all submissions will be read and considered.
For a selection of work that we’ve published in the past, please check out our Curlew Daily – http://www.CurlewQuarterly.com/daily.
Yours sincerely,
The editors,
Curlew Quarterly
Call for Submissions: Third Iris Zine says
Third Iris Zine seeks fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts on the theme of LIMINALITY for our second issue. We want to hear your experiences of being in limbo, transition, or “in between.” This feeling might be due to life changes, or it may be because your identity falls outside of clear-cut societal categories.
Submission deadline for this issue is May 20, 2021. No submission fees! Visit us at https://www.thirdiriszine.com/submit for more information and submissions guidelines. You can also follow us on Instagram @thirdiriszine.
Call for Writers for Arts and Entertainment Industry Publication says
Call for Guest Blog Submissions for GigsList.info
TOPIC
Working In Arts Media and Entertainment
What do you do and a problem at work and how did you solved that problem?
Open to people working in:
Arts, media, entertainment, music, theatre, games, youtube, circus, events, cabaret, film, video, content creators, etc.
GigsList.info audience are all arts, media, fashion, music and entertainment industry workers and businesses. Each of GigsList’s viewers have their own mailing lists and social media followings.
Guidelines and Submission Form
https://www.gigslist.info/submissions
Look forward to reading about what you do…
Please share to gather like minds!
GigsList.info
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GRANFALLOON: Speculative Fiction Zine says
GRANFALLOON.org is seeking submissions in the genres of science fiction, speculative fiction, cyberpunk, fantasy, dystopian/utopian fiction, speculative poetry, fantasy art, photography, illustration, and even webcomics! We are a new online, primarily sci-fi & speculative fiction zine. We’re committed to diversity, empowering female authors (who have been very underrepresented in sci-fi), and we encourage submissions from from writers of all backgrounds. We welcome submissions from new and emerging writers. And of course, Kurt Vonnegut fans, please send us your work!! 🙂 SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN! Please e-mail your submissions to granfalloon.magazine@gmail.com (check out our site for detailed submission guidelines). Our editors (with years of magazine, small press, and publishing experience between them) are: Albert (Al) Mamet and Fiona Chew-Mcleod. Looking forward to reading your work!
F(r)iction 2021 Spring Writing Contest! says
Calling all writers! Interested in submitting your work in the upcoming months? It’s time for F(r)iction’s Spring 2021 Writing Contests! There are four categories: 1) short stories, 2) flash fiction, 3) poetry, and 4) creative non-fiction. Winners will receive up to $1600 in cash prizes, professional edits with a member of our senior editorial team, their work published either online or in print, and custom artwork to accompany their published piece! We seek work that pushes boundaries, features complex characters and strong narratives, and plays with genre, setting, and voice. Celebrity judges this cycle include Stephen Graham Jones, Damhnait Monaghan, and Emma Bolden.
Visit the link for more info. The deadline is April 29, 2021.
F(r)iction 2021 Spring Writing Contest! says
Calling all writers! Interested in submitting your work in the upcoming months? It’s time for F(r)iction’s Spring 2021 Writing Contests! There are four categories: 1) short stories, 2) flash fiction, 3) poetry, and 4) creative non-fiction. Winners will receive up to $1600 in cash prizes, professional edits with a member of our senior editorial team, their work published either online or in print, and custom artwork to accompany their published piece! We seek work that pushes boundaries, features complex characters and strong narratives, and plays with genre, setting, and voice. Celebrity judges this cycle include Stephen Graham Jones, Damhnait Monaghan, and Emma Bolden.
Visit https://frictionlit.org/contests/ for more info. The deadline is April 29, 2021.
'Tudor Secrets' Romance Anthology says
Travel back to the Tudor period, one of the most romantic periods in the histories of England and Wales, with this exciting upcoming anthology. DCL Publications is looking for well-written, period specific stories of romance and intrigue for an anthology titled ‘Tudor Secrets.’ The Tudor period of history occurred between 1485 and 1603 and coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor, whose first monarch was Henry VII. Authors are encouraged to take a true-life person from the period and incorporate that individual into a fictitious romance, without infringing on any well-known romances or marriages of that person. It is a heavy task that the most genuinely talented authors shall be able to conquer. The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 3, 2021, by 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Full details: http://thedarkcastlelords.net/book-submissions/
'Tudor Secrets' Romance Anthology Currently Reviewing Submissions - Full Details on Website says
Travel back to the Tudor period, one of the most romantic periods in the histories of England and Wales, with this exciting upcoming anthology. DCL Publications is looking for well-written, period specific stories of romance and intrigue for an anthology titled ‘Tudor Secrets.’ The Tudor period of history occurred between 1485 and 1603 and coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor, whose first monarch was Henry VII. Authors are encouraged to take a true-life person from the period and incorporate that individual into a fictitious romance, without infringing on any well-known romances or marriages of that person. It is a heavy task that the most genuinely talented authors shall be able to conquer. The deadline for submissions is Monday, May 3, 2021, by 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Full details: http://thedarkcastlelords.net/book-submissions/
Sara Altman says
WhimsicalPoet seeks well-crafted poetry that surprises, challenges, chills. endears, and otherwise evokes a strong emotional response from readers. We love word mavericks, independent thinkers, and creators who strive toward mastery and truth to expose threads of the human experience. Looking for fresh voices and also established poets. Open to all genres.
Sara Altman says
WhimsicalPoet seeks poetry that surprises, challenges, chills. endears, and otherwise evokes a strong emotional response from readers. We love word mavericks, independent thinkers, and creators who strive toward mastery and truth to expose threads of the human experience. Looking for fresh voices and also established poets. Open to all genres. Full details: https://whimsicalpoet.com/submission-guidelines/
WhimsicalPoet.Com is Seeking Poetry and Visual Art! says
WhimsicalPoet is seeking Poetry and Visual Art. Read submission guidelines on our site.
WhimsicalPoet.Com is Seeking Poetry and Visual Art! says
WhimsicalPoet.Com is looking for poetry that surprises, challenges, chills. endears, and otherwise evokes a strong emotional response from readers. We love word mavericks, independent thinkers, and creators who strive toward mastery and truth to expose threads of the human experience. Looking for fresh voices and also established poets. Open to all genres. Includes an online, digital, and print version.
Visual Poetry, Visual Art, Audio Art and Experimental/Ambient Music is also considered.
WhimsicalPoet.Com is Seeking Poetry and Visual Art! says
WhimsicalPoet.Com is looking for poetry that surprises, challenges, chills. endears, and otherwise evokes a strong emotional response from readers. We love word mavericks, independent thinkers, and creators who strive toward mastery and truth to expose threads of the human experience. Looking for fresh voices and also established poets. Open to all genres. Includes an online, digital, and print version.
Visual Poetry, Visual Art, Audio Art and Experimental/Ambient Music is also considered.
Read more: https://whimsicalpoet.com/submission-guidelines/
Superpresent says
Superpresent is seeking submissions for its Spring Issue. Our theme for this issue is the New Reality. We are seeking submissions of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Please refer to out call page for details. Submission due date is March 1st.
Superpresent says
Superpresent is seeking submissions for its Spring Issue. Due date is March 1st. Our theme for this issue is What is the New Reality? We publish poetry, fiction, non-fiction, short stories, essays, art, video, and audio from writers and artists around the world.
Superpresent says
Superpresent is seeking submissions for its Spring Issue. Due date is March 1st.
Our theme for this issue is What is the New Reality?
Superpresent is a quarterly literary and arts magazine publishing poetry, fiction, non-fiction, short stories, essays, art, video, and audio from writers and artists around the world. The magazine was launched in December 2020 as both an online and print magazine. We already have a readership in over 30 countries. Check our call page at https://superpresent.org/call
The Centifictionist says
The Centifictionist (http://thecentifictionist.home.blog/) seeks microfiction stories of 100 words or less for consideration for possible publication in upcoming issues.
The Centifictionist is always open for submissions. We are a biannual online literary magazine publishing international microfiction 100 words or less. We welcome submissions from all writers worldwide. Send us some tiny stories at our Submittable page! We look forward to reading your writing!
https://thecentifictionist.submittable.com/submit
Dr. Jayasree Ramakrishnan Nair says
Call for Submissions
We invite poems, articles, short stories , and research studies for The Creative Space (https://suranadkunjanpillai.org/creativelist) on the website http://suranadkunjanpillai.org. We are looking for good quality writing that is original. We accept submissions in English, Malayalam, and Hindi. If you write in a different language, you can also send translations of your work in any of these languages.
This website is dedicated to Dr. Suranad Kunjan Pillai, a well-known writer and lexicographer hailing from Kerala, India. He has received many honors from India and abroad, and is well-known internationally as a scholar and litterateur. If your submission is accepted, you will be notified via your email. Please send your contributions to info@suranadkunjanpillai.org.
Pam Drapala says
“2020, International Women Artists and Writers Create Anthology”
This post is a call to Women Artists/Writers World Wide;
Artists, Drawers, Mixed Media Creators, Painters, Photographers, Poets, Sculptors, Welders, Writers, etc.
As you know, 2020 is a thought-provoking time for all humanity. Thus, I will be working with fellow artists/writers from many parts of the world to create the second women’s anthology book.
The “2020, International Women Artists’ and Writers Create Anthology” book shall convey humanity’s strength through art images/writing. It will also mark the time in history when women world-wide came together to express their feelings/opinions in the year 2020.
The upcoming book is an opportunity for women artists to submit their work to express themselves through their art/writing, focusing on the 2020 year, a most unusual year for humanity.
Another purpose of this work is to allow women, artists/writers to have the opportunity to be published without being charged money to do so.
Your submitted work(s) will communicate the strength of humanity during this time. It could be about you or someone your know who works/worked in technology, science, the medical profession, education, teacher, housewife, food services, beautician, etc., during 2020.
Please note; I do not need original artworks/writings.
You may submit as many images/writings as you would like.
If selected to be in the book, I will need a signed statement to print your submitted image/writing.
If I receive many submissions, I will have fellow women artists/writers select the final works.
If sending images, please send high resolutions, at least 600 dpi image(s) to pdrapala@juno.com.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the book after the book is published, you may do so at a wholesale price. In other words, you would pay the same amount for the book as I will be paying. Your postage costs may vary, especially if you live in another country.
“2020, International Women Artists’ Create!”; art/writing submissions end January 31, 2021. Please send submissions to my email, pdrapala@juno.com.
Please note, all images are requested to be in high resolution so that the Anthology book has crisp and clear images.
If you have questions, please contact me at pdrapala@juno.com. You may also message me on Facebook.
Good luck to all, and stay healthy, Ladies!
Sincerely,
Pamela Carvajal Drapala
USA
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Talk Vomit is seeking personal essay, short story and poetry submissions says
Talk Vomit is a passion project turned lit mag created by Monica Busch and Mary Stathos last year as an attempt to tap back into the days when the internet was still fun. We are looking for contributors with strong voices to submit personal essays, short stories, cultural criticisms, or poetry. We firmly believe that everyone’s voice matters and that today, there are many communities that are simply not given equal opportunities to share their experiences. We are working hard to create a platform where the only barrier to entry is producing sincere, quality work.
Capturing honest experiences is our number one goal. Sometimes that translates into meandering personal essays about growing older, mixed-medium collages, or simply extolling the virtues of the latest TikTok trend.
To give you a quick snapshot of what’s up on the site right now, our writers are currently talking about:
Relationships
Mental health
Self-improvement
Book, TV, and Movie Discussions
Short fiction
Cultural criticism
Currently, we are able to pay writers $25 for personal essays and $5 for poetry and art, thanks to the support of our Patreon. If you are interested in taking a closer look at the site or submitting your work, we can be found at talkvomit.com or on Twitter and Instagram @talkvomit
Jennifer Walsh says
Lessons from Parents
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a short story submission 1-4 pages maximum from parents, step-parents or grandparents, on the lessons our children/grandchildren or step-children have taught us, it’s a broad subject area so it can be lessons on love, on hope, loss,challenging and tough times, long lost children, the list goes on.
The submission is for a book on lessons from parents, all stories that are chosen for the book will remain anonymous and any names in the story changed. Only true and authentic stories will be accepted. Stories that have been published elsewhere will not be accepted.
Closing date is March 1st 2021
Revue Pojar says
Revue Pojar a French literary magazine has an English section and is calling for submissions by poets and artists
Black Circus Books says
Black Circus is currently open to submissions.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Black Circus Books is currently considering flash fiction works between 500-1,000 words, short stories of between 5,000 and 10,000 words, poetry(no more than 5 per submission), and original artwork dealing in the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. Submissions are currently running from Nov. 1, 2020 through Jan. 1, 2021.
As part of our mission, we are actively requesting submissions from writers from underrepresented populations. This includes, but is not limited to, writers of any race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, class and physical or mental ability. We believe that good science fiction, horror, and fantasy reflects the incredible diversity the writing community.
WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR:
Black Circus does not accept works that have been previously published elsewhere, in any venue. This includes all forms of digital self-publishing.
We do not accept works that are not identifiable as fantasy or science fiction, or do not fit the genre we are currently soliciting. This includes, but is not limited to, non-science-fictional thrillers, and all kinds of non-fiction and memoirs.
Black Circus Books says
Black Circus is currently open to submissions.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
Black Circus Books is currently considering flash fiction works between 500-1,000 words, short stories of between 5,000 and 10,000 words, poetry(no more than 5 per submission), and original artwork dealing in the science fiction, horror, and fantasy genres. Submissions are currently running from Nov. 1, 2020 through Jan. 1, 2021.
As part of our mission, we are actively requesting submissions from writers from underrepresented populations. This includes, but is not limited to, writers of any race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, class and physical or mental ability. We believe that good science fiction, horror, and fantasy reflects the incredible diversity the writing community.
WHAT WE’RE NOT LOOKING FOR:
Black Circus does not accept works that have been previously published elsewhere, in any venue. This includes all forms of digital self-publishing.
We do not accept works that are not identifiable as fantasy or science fiction, or do not fit the genre we are currently soliciting. This includes, but is not limited to, non-science-fictional thrillers, and all kinds of non-fiction and memoirs.
COST TO SUBMIT:
The cost to submit to Black Circus varies depending on the size of the work. Payment for submissions will be due upon request after the initial submission. Currently, submissions are priced as follows:
Flash Fiction- $15 per submitted work
Short Stories- $20 per submitted work
Poetry- $5 per submitted poem (no more than 5 poems per submission)
NOTE: if your work is selected, the amount we will pay you to use your work in our publications will be doubled the amount you have paid. Additionally, upon any subsequent publications, you will be paid a portion of your publication payment.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Please submit your works by emailing your completed manuscripts and a cover letter to blackcircusbooks@gmail.com. Please title your email as one of the following: Short Story Submission, Flash Fiction Submission, Poetry Submission, or Artwork Submission.
Armie Reads says
Romance Novel Contest with Cash Prize and Publishing Contract!
City Limits Publishing is hosting a Romance Novel Contest featuring multiple cash prizes and publishing contracts! We’re looking for people with already completed works to join our authors.
Prizes:
1st Place – $500 Cash Prize, Publishing Contract, 100 Author Copies
2nd Place – $250 Cash Prize, Publishing Contract, 50 Author Copies
3rd Place – $100 Cash Prize, Publishing Contract, 20 Author Copies
All submissions must be received by March 1, 2021. Winners will be announced by April 15, 2020. Submissions will receive feedback from our judges after our winners have been announced.
Submit your entries and be the newest author to join our team!
Check out the FULL submission guidelines and process HERE: https://citylimitspublishing.com/contests/romance-novel-contest-with-cash-prize-and-publishing-contract/
Submission fee: $20
Armie Reads says
Short Story Contest: Stories of Inspiration
City Limits Publishing is publishing a short story collection titled Stories of Inspiration and we’re looking for new authors to join the mix! Do you have a short story to add? Check out the submission guidelines, and submit your story.
Has your main character overcome a great loss? A great trial? Is there inspiration to be found in their journey? We’re going through difficult times as a society right now. We’re looking to publish a collection of short stories focused on inspiration and overcoming adversity.
Prizes:
1st Place – $200 Cash Prize
2nd Place – $100 Cash Prize
3rd Place – $50 Cash Prize
All entrants whose work is published in the collection will receive a free copy of the finalized product! Last day of submission is on December 30, 2020 to submit your entries. Winners will be announced by February 1, 2021.
Check out the FULL submission guidelines and process HERE: https://citylimitspublishing.com/contests/short-story-contest-stories-of-inspiration/
Submission fee: $10
Bry White says
Rudderless Mariner is accepting poetry submissions. We have two goals. We would like to post well-crafted and thoughtful poems on a weekly basis to our website and publish a chapbook in the Spring of 2021. Sorry no payment. For submission guidelines please visit our site. Please follow guidelines carefully. Cheers!
Please visit https://www.rudderlessmarinerpoetry.com/contact
Inovace Publishing says
Inovace Publishing is now accepting unsolicited manuscript submissions!
We are a hybrid publishing company that is accepting submissions for both completed and non-completed manuscripts of all genres. We do not require a reading fee. You can submit your manuscript at inovacepublishing.com under the submissions tab, or send your manuscript submission to support@inovacepublishing.com
OyeDrum Magazin says
OyeDrum Magazine publishes explorative, creative, and intellectual work, exclusively by women, for all audiences. We feature performing and visual art, creative writing, media, music, and we love publishing hybrid or experimental work.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS OCT. 9TH!
Our theme for this issue is SEX!
Women’s ability to talk about sex and our own sexual desires are still largely influenced by our patriarchal-based society. We want to emphasize that we are accepting all types of work connected to the subject, and want to know how the writer/artist individually interprets sex. We’re not only looking for MeToo or Inner Goddess pieces.
We are seeking visual art, performance art, short films, spoken-audio pieces, creative fiction and nonfiction, poetry, hybrid work, photo essays, graphic novels, and more by women and witches of ALL ages and ALL walks of life. OyeDrum is committed to presenting diverse and inclusive work from those just getting started in their careers, as well as those who are more established.
Please see our Submit page for guidleines: submit@oyedrum.com
Nicole says
WOW! Women On Writing Q1 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: October 31, 2020
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 – 1000 words) and in any style–from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Nicole says
WOW! Women On Writing Fall 2020 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: November 30, 2020
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Kristina Pérez with Zeno Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
https://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Nika Rose says
***FREE SUBMISSION OPPORTUNITY***
Do you have a poem, short story, essay, or short play you haven’t found a home for? Are you seeking a place to experiment with form and content? The Red Penguin Review is a new literary magazine dedicated to the author! We want to provide you with a place to expand your reach and play without limitations! Submit up to 5 pieces under 1500 words for review. DM with any questions!
You can find the submission link here: https://redpenguinbooks.com/red-penguin-review/
The Bombay Review says
Call for submissions for East Coast Writers issue.
We are looking for writers and poets living in and around the EC states of United States.
Last date: 15th October, 2020
Email ID: submissions@thebombayreview.com
Subject line: East Coast – Poetry/Fiction/Other – Your Name
We accept original and previously unpublished work only.
Kindly send a one-paragraph bio, preferably interlinked with past publications & a (square) picture of yourself (optional) along with the submission. Submit your work now!
Admin says
Stinger Stories focuses on small, promising bits of prose. Most of our published work is in the science fiction or fantasy genres. We will consider any work that is well written and unusual/experimental in nature.
Link: https://stingerstories.com/submit.html
Brickplight says
Brickplight exists to promote the exploration of unique identities through daring poetry. We seek poets who revel in undermining conventional thinking by giving voice to what conformity would have us bury and forget—the fact that we are diverse, feeling, and thoughtful beings, completely singular in character, circumstance, and in our possible modes of expression, and so invaluable to each other as gateways to creative discovery.
The reading period for Volume 2 Issue 1 will begin on August 1st and continue through September 25th. The issue is scheduled to be published at the beginning of October 2020.
https://www.brickplight.org/submit
Jason Barber says
Buddhist Poetry Review is a quarterly online journal dedicated to publishing fresh and insightful Buddhist poetry. Our vision encompasses the full spectrum of Buddhism, and we welcome submissions from authors who write from any perspective.
The reading period for Vol. Three Issue Three will begin on August 1st and continue through September 25th. The issue is scheduled to be published at the beginning of October 2020.
https://www.buddhistpoetryreview.org/submit
Dave Kavanagh says
Issue 43 of The Blue Nib is out on the 15th of September, our editors are currently reading submissions of exceptional poetry, fiction and essay. All contributions are considered for both the print and digital platforms. We are not yet a paying market. Submissions for print close Monday 3rd August. Full submission guidelines are here: https://thebluenib.com/submit-to-the-blue-nib-2/
For the purposes of verification and distribution of contributor accounts, we do ask all potential contributors to register, this is completely free.
Auroras & Blossoms says
Auroras & Blossoms is looking for submissions for its PoArtMo Anthology.
PoArtMo, which stands for Positive Art Moves, is an invitation to artists around the world to create and celebrate positive art all year long. It can be absolutely anything: photography, poetry, short stories, sculptures, drawings, theatre, etc.
Our PoArtMo Anthology will feature the most positive and inspirational submissions created in 2020.
Our basic rules:
– Deadline for submissions: August 23, 2020
– Free for one piece.
– Topics / Themes: Anything that is positive, uplifting and inspirational in nature, with the exception of erotica and politics.
– Coronavirus-related pieces that do not contain strongly positive / uplifting / inspirational elements will be automatically rejected.
– Clean art only. No dirty or swear words allowed! We are a family-friendly platform and people of all age groups read us.
All our submission guidelines are here: https://abpoetryjournal.com/poartmo-anthology/. Please read them carefully before submitting.
We look forward to reading you!
Plantin Magazine says
PLANTIN is a new online illustrated magazine dedicated to becoming an un-gated online platform for writers belonging to the Black immigrant experience. No entry fee and no cost to read.
We currently have an open call for BLACK IMMIGRANT WRITERS ONLY. If you are a 1st or 2nd generation Black Immigrant and you have a short story (1000-3000 words), flash fiction (250-500 words), a creative memoir/hybrid piece (3000 words max), or short poetry (20 lines or less) please share with us. Afro-Latinx & LGBTQIA friendly. Hablamos español. Non-english or bilingual entries welcome.
We are especially looking for fresh, unpublished authors. Young or old. Self-taught or degree-holding. We don’t care about a cover letter or whether or not you have a list of credentials.
Go to http://www.plantinmag.com/calls-for-work to submit your work. Current deadline: Aug 15, 2020. Contributors get paid minimum $12 per accepted piece.
Devoniant says
Hi aspiring poets!
An exciting new project for lockdown entitled the Lockdown Poetry Project
We are looking for poetry submissions for an exciting new project about the Coronavirus crisis. All you have to do is send us your poem and we will pick the most suitable for publication in a brand new book
Simply go to the website and submit your work
https://devoniant.com/publishing/submissions/
Travis says
MidWorld Press is taking short story submissions: https://midworldpress.com/submissions
The Bombay Review says
Call for submissions for our 4th International print anthology!
Accepting short fiction on ‘Race, identity and gender’.
Word count: 1,500 to 4,500 words
Last date: 15th June, 2020
Email ID: tbranthology2020@gmail.com
Subject line: ‘Your name’ – ‘Piece name’
Only one submission per person will be considered.
Please adhere to our theme and guidelines.
We accept original and previously unpublished work only.
Kindly send a one-paragraph bio & a (square) picture of yourself along with the submission.
Jennifer A. Minotti says
Journal of Expressive Writing
The Journal of Expressive Writing will be the first online literary journal to publish expressive writing, free writing, non-fiction, personal essay, memoir, reflective essay, poetry, prose, contemplative discourse, and creative non-fiction—all that originate from a writing prompt—by both established and emerging writers.
Why a Journal for Expressive Writing?
Expressing our emotions through writing can help us make sense of our lives. It can help us manage our emotions, and make room for empathy, gratitude, forgiveness, and joy. Shifting and opening ourselves up to new perspectives and narratives, expressive writing helps support our healing process and illuminates un-awakened parts of us. It can shift our mindset and help us feel more connected to others. Sharing our writing with others can also bridge political, class, and racial divides. To share our stories with one another may be one of the most valuable gifts we give—to ourselves and others— now and in the future.
What is Expressive Writing?
Expressive writing—also called emotional writing—is the process of writing about personal and emotional events without regard to form, structure, spelling, grammar, or punctuation. Essentially, it is free-writing, often from a prompt, poem or piece of literature. As Natalie Goldberg describes in Writing Down the Bones, it is the act of keeping the pen moving without judgment or editing, writing until we get to the subconscious parts of ourselves. In addition, for the past 30 years, Research Psychologist James W. Pennebaker has been at the forefront of expressive writing. He and others have conducted hundreds of studies illustrating the positive health benefits on physical and mental well being.
Today, more than 300 studies by Pennebaker and others demonstrate the positive health benefits expressive writing has on everything from enhanced immune system, better sleep habits, increased work efficiency, and less trips to the doctor, to better memory, more meaningful connections, and improved symptoms of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and more. In fact, reviews of the research suggest that expressive writing is a “major medical advance,” improving the state of mind of people with cancer, Parkinson’s disease, childhood sexual abuse, postpartum depression, PTSD among war veterans, and more.
Often writing for 20 minutes per day for four consecutive days, the magnificence of expressive writing is that it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere, at any time and its many personal and collective benefits are profound.
Submit your writing in response to one or more of the following prompts:
Who am I today?
I am grateful for…
During the COVID-19 global pandemic…
Submission Guidelines
Please email your submissions to: jen@journalofexpressivewriting.com
The subject of the message should be: “Submission — Your Name”
Include your work in the body of the message. No emails with attachments will be accepted.
?Include your name, the prompt, City, State, Country where you live, and a short bio.
?Word count is flexible, but the length should be no more than what can be generated in a 20-minute free-write.
We accept only previously unpublished work.
Authors retain all ownership rights to your work.
We do not accept previously published work.
Your work may be very lightly copy-edited only for read-ability.
You may re-publish work that appears in The Journal of Expressive Writing as long as you credit us for publishing it first.
Simultaneous submissions are fine, however, please let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
We accept submissions throughout the year and publish new content weekly.??
Published pieces will appear once the site goes live at: journalofexpressivewriting.com
About the Founder
Jennifer A. Minotti is an Artist-in-Residence at the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University in Boston, MA and a PhD student at Lesley University. Jen is the Founder of the Women’s Writing Circle, the Co-Creator of The World’s Very First Gratitude Parade and helped establish Gratitude Day in the City of Cambridge, MA. For 17 years, Jen worked at Education Development Center (EDC)—a global non-profit working to improve education, health, and economic opportunities worldwide—in a variety of technology, research and leadership roles. Jen is a graduate of Boston University (B.S.) and Columbia University (M.A., M.Ed) and is passionate about expressive writing and spreading gratitude through her Gratitude Jar project. Jen’s writing has appeared in numerous refereed journals and literary publications.
Jen is excited to receive your submissions for the journal’s inaugural issue! Questions? Contact Jen at: jen@journalofexpressivewriting.com
Geoffrey Miller says
NUNUM needs your wildest experimental flash fiction for the Summer 2020 issue so we can blend it up like we do https://nunum.ca – we pay contributors & charge a mild reading fee – full details – @https://www.nunum.ca/submissions
Black Centipede Press says
To submit your work to our Editors at Black Centipede Press, please purchase a book (We know there’s only one right now), give us a snapshot of the invoice and follow our guidelines:
Send all documents as a PDF to blackcentipedepress@gmail.com. On the Subject Line Please write in this format: Last Name, First Name, (Novel, Short Story Collection, Poetry, etc.) Submission .
If there are previous published poems or short stories please say where they were previously published. We do not republish whole works.
Please send a Writer’s Bio, no longer than 100 words.
Short Stories and Novels must be double-spaced. Poetry has to be single-spaced. Plays must be in play format. Translations have to have English translation along with your text.
Font must 12 point Times New Roman.
Poetry manuscripts have to be at least 48 pages.
Short Story collection have to be at least 90 pages.
Novels have to be at least 200 pages.
Plays have to be at least 20 pages.
We do not except Creative nonfiction. We also do not except paper manuscripts either through the mail or in person. Any manuscript given to us this way will be thrown away. Send everything to blackcentipedepress@gmail.com
RoseyRavelston says
Submissions open for Issue #2 of “dyst” Literary Journal.
“dyst” is a quarterly literary journal highlighting the best of dystopian & political fiction from around the world. Combining short stories, poetry and artwork with book reviews and author spotlights, “dyst” presents new & existing writers with the chance to publish their work in style.
No cost for submissions.
Any profit from each issue will be distributed equally to successful contributors.
Submissions for Issue #2 close 31 May 2020.
Visit https://roseyravelston.com/dyst for details.
Arie Lombardozzi says
Death Dealer Productions is looking for short horror-story submissions for their new podcast, Hell Stroll, airing this Fall.
Deadline is May 31. When read aloud the stories should be between 5 to 15 minutes long, totally original, and, of course, scary as hell! Please send all entries to letstakeahellstroll@gmail.com. Please include where more of your work may be found so that we can share it with our audience if your story is selected.
Additional questions may be directed to deathdealerproductions@gmail.com or hauntinglybeautifulpodcast.com.
You can read the podcast’s highlight/call for submissions at https://dailydead.com/horror-highlights-pixel-elixirs-super-horror-bros-2-enamel-pins-behind-you-hell-stroll-in-the-trap/?fbclid=IwAR1yOZnVAsMIbxLTFFOFcYFopWceiXnYid32cGLSL32r13lJrEBq9jEW0Cc
Tom Block says
IHRAF Publishes
announces
Creators of Justice Literary Award
THERE IS NO ENTRY FEE FOR PARTICIPATION.
Deadline: June 1, 2020
Please send submissions to: ihrafpublishes@gmail.com with the subject line: “Creators of Justice Literary Award”
The International Human Rights Art Festival announces the creation of this new literary award, celebrating poetry, short stories and essays which use the written word to celebrate justice.
This ideal may be imagined in any manner in which the writer sees fit, however, it must be based in our signature values of beauty, sincerity, vulnerability and engagement. We do not publish work or engage with artists whose work is based in anger, or stems from an “us v. them” mentality. We feel strongly that all human conflict is representative of human spiritual immaturity — and no group of people, ethnicity or religion are immune from human spiritual immaturity.
There are three monetary prizes in each category: Poetry, Short Story and Essay. Each writer may make one submission in each category (total of 3 submission per writer). Awards are as follows:
First Prize: $150
Second Prize: $100
Third Prize: $50
Honorable Mention: 5 writers will have their work published on IHRAF Publishes during the 2020 year.
All winners and honorable mention writers will be considered for our IHRAF Publishes Anthology 2019-2020, which will be collected and published in summer 2021.
Joel Allegretti says
Sensations Magazine, now in its fourth decade of publication, is sponsoring a Best Newcomer contest for its next issue, which will carry the theme “Global Warming.” The entry fee is $10 for up to three poems. The deadline is June 29. The contest is open solely to poets who haven’t appeared in Sensations Magazine. For details, visit http://www.sensationsmag.com and click on “Contest.”
Sen Sherman says
Hi!
I’m Sen Sherman, the Associate Managing Editor of Social Media, and Outreach for Antioch University’s literary journal, Lunch Ticket. I just wanted to send over the information in regard to our open submissions
Lunch Ticket’s submission window is OPEN for Issue 17 Summer/Fall 2020! Genres: Fiction, Flash Prose, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, YA (13+), and Visual Art. Lunch Ticket balances literary and visual art with conversations about social justice and community activism. We publish work by new, emerging, and established writers and artists, including those who have been underrepresented, or historically misrepresented. Submissions are always free. Visit http://www.lunchticket.org for submission guidelines. Deadline: March 31st
R.E. Sargent says
*CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS*
Sinister Smile Press is looking for submissions for our third volume in the IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE – BETTER OFF DEAD SERIES of anthologies. Volume three is themed around deadly women and retribution.
There are no fees to enter and authors of selected stories will receive payment plus a free paperback copy of the anthology, as well as the opportunity to buy author copies at cost plus shipping.
For more details or to submit, visit us here. https://www.sinistersmilepress.com/submissions-v3
To review the entire series, click here. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0848WNRDY
Drew says
Inkitt Horror Contest 2020
Inkitt’s brand new horror writing contest is an opportunity to share your terrifying stories with our 2 million readers and writers around the world. Whether it’s psychological thriller, a ghoulish tale or terrifying gorey details – your captivatingly scary books will be most welcome here.
No Entry Fee?
$1,000 top cash prize, one-on-one professional coaching, social media features, and Inkitt badges, are just some of the prizes we are offering ?
Horror, thriller, mystery, or anything that is “scary” is accepted ?
Both ongoing and completed books are accepted, but we have a 20,000 word minimum ?
March 31st is our deadline for submissions ??
LisaMarie says
NYC AND WRITERS FROM THE SURROUNDING AREA:
Call for Entries:
We are hosting a sexy reading event at BGSQD in Manhattan and would love to feature your real and fictional stories about hot sex, erotic dreams, and sensual encounters. Authors must be available to read at the event and a few days prior to rehearse.
Math Magazine Submissions:
Here is an opportunity to be a featured author at our upcoming reading event at BGSQD on March 29. If selected, you’ll be highlighted on our Youtube channel and social media feeds. And one author will be chosen to have their piece published in the next issue of Math Magazine!
To submit your work, please send us your 1500-2000 word pieces to privatebox@math-mag.com with the subject line “Reading Event Submission,” by March 15, 2020. If your work is selected, we’ll ask that you send a recording of you reading the piece, feel free to use your phone to do this. It should be no more than 15 minutes long.
Performances will be recorded and shared on our YouTube channel and on our social media feeds. One-piece will be featured in the Art Issue of Math Magazine, due out in the Fall.
Queen of Myshuno says
Simlish Magazine is now accepting submissions for its inaugural edition. All forms of fiction welcome: stories, poems, lyrics, comic strips, scripts, etc., as well as memoirs. Submissions open through April 20, 2020. Word count from 10 to 1,600 words. All subjects welcome. Previously published work accepted. Submissions must be illustrated with at least 1 screenshot from the video game The Sims 4.
Holly Van Hare says
Hello,
This is an open call for submissions for Caustic Frolic, a peer-edited arts journal published through XE, the department of Experimental Humanities & Social Engagement at New York University.
The theme for our upcoming issue is “Boundaries,” and we are seeking fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, and digital content related to the topic. From international borders to city limits to interpersonal lines, all explorations of the topic are welcome. Political or personal, physical or ideological — what do boundaries accomplish? To what extent are they protective and necessary? When do they become cruel and withholding?
We would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this call for submissions to those who may want to contribute. Submission guidelines and other necessary information is provided below and on our website at http://causticfrolic.org/.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you,
Holly Van Hare & Sarah Jane Weill
Co-Editors-in-Chief, Caustic Frolic
Erika McCarthy says
Last Week to Apply – Byrdcliffe Residency for Writers
Byrdcliffe offers uninterrupted time and space for creatives in all disciplines. Just 2.5 hours north of NYC in Woodstock NY with residencies open to individuals, teams, and couples at all stages of their career. Artists are invited to participate in optional programming or are free to work in solitude during their entire stay. Residency sessions run from the end of May- end of September. Apply by Feb 15 for 1 Month Residencies, Visit https://woodstockbyrdcliffeguild.submittable.com/submit to apply
Adrien Kade Sdao says
Feb. 1, 2020: Lunch Ticket is open for The Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction. The award was established in Diana’s memory by her family, friends, and the Antioch University MFA community. Submit essays on any subject up to 5,000 words. Guest judge: Angela Morales. The winner receives $250 and publication alongside two finalists in the Winter/Spring 2020 issue of Lunch Ticket. NO FEES. For more details and all submission requirements: lunchticket.org. Deadline: Feb. 29, 2020.
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal says
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal is looking for submissions for its third issue! We are accepting poetry, flash fiction (up to 700 words), short fiction (up to 4,000 words), narrative nonfiction, art, and photography from both Christians and non-Christians as long as it includes a Christian theme.
We like hopeful. We also like bleak. We like desperation and grit. But only if there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We want to see that golden pinprick of light guiding us out of the darkness.
To submit, please read our guidelines: https://heartoffleshlit.com/submission-guidelines/
No fees. No payment at this time.
Deadline: March 31st.
Jason Barber says
Buddhist Poetry Review is a quarterly online journal dedicated to publishing fresh and insightful Buddhist poetry. Our vision encompasses the full spectrum of Buddhism, and we welcome submissions from authors who write from any perspective.
The reading period for Volume Three, Issue One will begin on February 1st and continue through March 25th. The issue is scheduled to be published at the beginning of April 2020. Visit our Submission page for more information:
https://sites.google.com/site/buddhistpoetryreview/submit
Deeka says
Poetry Submissions Needed
Poets looking for exposure and wanting to contribute to a worthy purpose… I’m looking for original poetry to include in an upcoming blog website (that will be called Poetic SALVEation) which will feature poetry for therapeutic relief of depression, anxiety, etc.
I will be choosing which poems to feature on the site. A positive review will be posted as well as the selected featured poetry. If you provide background info about yourself, that may be published on the site as well. Everyone who submits a poem for consideration will receive a link to the site after each updated publication. There is no payment. Submissions are free.
Criteria
Poems should relate to or be based upon ideas about depression, stress, anxiety, sadness, hope, emotional struggle, suffering, mental hardships, dejection, and the like.
The aim is to relate to those going through emotional distress, to provide valuable insights, comforting words, or just a glimpse into what it is like to be in the head of someone having a hard time.
Material should be clean with no profanity.
Please e-mail submissions to poetic.salveation@yahoo.com
Include:
Your full name
Your age
Your Location
Your e-mail address
Your background info
Title of poem
A copy of your poem
Thanks! I look forward to reading your work!
Sen Sherman says
Lunch Ticket’s “Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight” is open from 1/1/2020 for literary submissions and visual art for our 2020 content.
The journal of the Antioch University MFA program, Lunch Ticket strives to balance literary and visual art with conversations about social justice and community activism. “Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight” showcases one writer every other week and welcomes submissions in CNF, Fiction, Flash Prose, Poetry, Literary Translation, and YA (13+).
Submissions always free. Deadline: 1/31/2020.
Guidelines: http://www.lunchticket.org
Sen Sherman says
Lunch Ticket’s project “Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight” is open from 1/1/2020 for literary submissions and visual art for our 2020 content.
The journal of the Antioch University MFA program, Lunch Ticket strives to balance literary and visual art with conversations about social justice and community activism. “Amuse-Bouche: Spotlight” showcases one writer every other week and welcomes submissions in CNF, Fiction, Flash Prose, Poetry, Literary Translation, and YA (13+).
Submissions always free. Deadline: 1/31/2020.
Guidelines: http://www.lunchticket.org
East by Northeast Literary Magazine says
East by Northeast Literary Magazine is a biannual literary arts magazine that publishes short and flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. Our mission is to provide a publishing platform for new and emerging writers and artists in the United States and Canada.
We are accepting submissions for our first issue to be released in September 2020. Please submit your innovative flash and short fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art. All submissions accepted via Submittable.
Scuppernong Editions says
“2020 is Not Our Final Year”
Submission Window: October 1 – December 31, 2019
Political discourse is disappointing. Everyone knows this.
You start a conversation wanting to talk about the needs of your community, your community’s aspirations, the things that can be done to support its mutual flourishing–but somehow it all ends up being about some candidate or another every damn time. The real, concrete thing from your lived life that focuses your political concern gets lost in partisanship, in talk about elect-ability, in anxiety about victory and loss. You get the sense that Election Day is your one chance to make a difference, and you also get the sense that all of this is very wrong.
It’s wrong because things are not all right in America, and they won’t be made right by an election, and the most oppressed have known this for a long time. After the election’s over, we’ll still have each other and the work ahead of us.
If an election is some form of distraction, then what is it a distraction from? What are we actually trying to talk about when we talk about the election? Scuppernong Editions is seeking written work that explores the personal and political subjects that election talk doesn’t abide. We want to hear about the struggles, goals, and aspirations that don’t usually make it into political discourse, but which will nonetheless define American life for the foreseeable future. We are accepting submissions of written work across genres–fiction, poetry, essays, creative non-fiction–to be compiled in a brief anthology published in May 2020, under the title “2020 Is Not Our Final Year.”
Please see our site for general and submission information. https://scuppernongeditions.com/call-for-submissions/
NUNUM says
Thank you to everyone who contributed to NUNUM in 2018. Together we created an innovative space and began our exploration of blending flash fiction and art. Help us continue this story by becoming a part of NUNUM. We are currently reading for NUNUM’s Winter 2019 Issue.
Best way to know what we’re looking for is of course to read an issue or two (promise it won’t scar you permanently). Submission deadline is Dec 22nd. Three dollars per submission for either three flash pieces or three pieces of visual art.
Multi/simultaneous subs are fine. Contributors are paid $20 upon acceptance.
The Kleksograph says
I’ve set up a new free online magazine, The Klecksograph, dedicated to exploring the relationship between the subconscious and art. The submission period for the first issue (to be released in January 2020) ends on November 30, 2019.
Information on http://www.kleksograph.be, submissions (poetry, prose, & artwork) can be emailed to kleksograph@gmail.com, either as attachments or in the body of the e-mail.
https://www.r7review.com/ says
Route 7 Review is now accepting submissions for our Fall 2019 issue. Route 7 Review is an annually published literary e-journal produced by the student editors and faculty of Dixie State University. We are currently seeking submissions of artwork, audio, fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry. This year’s theme is “Going Back to Your Roots” with the sub-themes of cityscape, conservation, and climate change. This is your opportunity to get your work published for free, to bring awareness to the need for conservation, and to share your culture with others.
Submit to https://www.r7review.com/submit today.
Red Planet Magazine says
Submissions are now open for Red Planet Magazine. Red Planet is a new literary magazine of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art that will be published monthly. Submit by September 30th to be considered for our first issue launching in October 2019!
Speculative works are encouraged, all genres are welcome. Contributors will receive a print copy of the issue in which their work has been featured.
Please visit http://www.redplanetmagazine.com/submissions for more details!
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal says
Call for submissions for our Winter Issue!
Heart of Flesh Literary Journal is accepting submissions of poetry, flash fiction, short stories, narrative nonfiction, art, and photography.
We’re looking for literary work with Christian themes.
We like hopeful. We also like bleak. We like desperation and grit. But only if there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We want to see that golden pinprick of light guiding us out of the darkness.
GUIDELINES
Short Stories (Fiction and Nonfiction) – 1 piece at a time (4,000 words max)
Flash Fiction – up to 3 pieces at a time (700 words per piece, max).
Poetry – up to 3 poems at a time (no length limits).
Art & Photography – up to 3 pieces at a time.
No reading fees.
No payment at this time.
To submit, please read our full submission guidelines: https://heartoffleshlit.com/submission-guidelines/
Steve Che says
Starlight Book Services is looking for short, informative book reviews for its website.
All writers are welcome to submit reviews of their favorite books. Books reviewed are not limited to specific genres although sci-fi, mystery, romance, and YA will receive priority from our editors. Five chosen book reviews will receive a $50 cash award. Length should not be shorter than four hundred words.
Criteria for selection:
Quality of writing
Relevance to current events
Marketability of book reviewed
Interested writers should submit their work to Stephen_che@hotmail.com
For details, visit starlightbookservices.com
Steve Che says
Starlight Book Services is a editorial and publishing guidance company that provides professional editing and consultation for aspiring authors and writers who are seeking to have their book published in print and in the digital marketplace.
Invitation to submit book reviews
All writers are welcome to submit book reviews of their favorite books. The books that you review are not limited to specific genres, although mystery, thriller, sci-fi, romance, and YA will recieve priority by our editors. Five chosen book reviews will receive a $50 cash award. The reviews will be posted on the Starlight Book Services website. Length should not be shorter than four hundred words.
Criteria for selection
Quality of writing
Relevance to current events
Marketability of book reviewed
Interested writers should send their work to Stephen_che@hotmail.com
For details, visit starlightbookservices.com
Happy Writing
Your Life Record says
Call for Submissions
“Life… is a lot like jazz.
It’s best when you improvise.”
(Gershwin)
I’m the “Team Member” of the Facebook page “Starset Astrology.” I created a public group on the page titled, “Your Life Record.” The record, in astrology, is connected to planet Saturn.
Saturn, as account keeper, weighs your willed experiences here on earth. Notice how his rings bind matter as you are bound to the effect you initiate. It’s your order. What record will you make and leave?
Share your “Life Record” on the “Your Life Record” group page. Your “life record” is your life story. The hardships of are not of importance. What do you embrace and what wisdom have you learned?
Title it as you would a popular record. Some examples include, “Body and Soul,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and “Stormy Weather.”
There is is no submission deadline or fee. Payment is credit to you as author and opportunity to connect with other writers. There are no guidelines as to the format, only that it must be about your life story.
New Writer Awards - Sequestrum says
Sequestrum is pleased to announce our New Writer Awards, in which over $1000 will be awarded to up-and-coming writers and poets. Fiction/Nonfiction: up to 12,000 words. Poetry: Up to to three poems per submission, under 40 lines per poem. See our contests page for full guidelines: http://www.sequestrum.org/contests
Happy submitting and best of luck!
Hou Chien Cheng says
Dear fellow writers,
we are first page (a Berlin-based, free-to-take, English-language literary magazine that publishes only the opening paragraphs of fiction works). From 12th August to 2nd September first page is accepting submissions for its second issue in September!
Send us your best first page via our online submission form (https://www.firstpageliterature.com/index.php/submission/). Our debut was a success and well received by readers and great bookstores in Berlin and New York City. Submit or share this call with others. We look forward to reading and publishing your breathtaking first page!
Sincerely
first page team
Terry Schoenacker says
Resonant Alliance is compiling our first anthology! Field of View is a publication that dives into comparing two distinct ideas, each volume will ask the writer to choose one of two and write up to 1500 words. Our goal is to bring together a collection of works that give the reader a deeper insight into the differences and similarities of the two ideas in question.
Our first volume of Field of View will focus on “Grace” and “Dissent”. We intend to have a new volume ready for submissions every month with a different word pair. Authors that have their works included in the publication will be paid $20 and promoted on our site and other marketing material. Each submission regardless of inclusion will receive a free copy of the finished publication as well as opportunities for guest posts on our blog!
Visit resonantalliance.com and go to the “collaborate” page to download the submission guidelines. We will be accepting submissions until 08/31/2019, at which point we will switch focus to volume 2.
Send me a message at any time. We’re always looking for writers to collaborate with.
Terry Schoenacker
Lonely Cryptid Media says
Lonely Cryptid Media is now accepting submissions for our new anthology: Fireweed: Stories from the Revolution. We are seeking submissions of poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art. We are interested in highlighting and elevating underrepresented voices of all kinds and we strongly desire work from artists and writers from marginalized groups including those from non-privileged racial, sexual, gender, national, religious, and ability backgrounds.
Theme
Art is one of our primary means of interacting with, and changing, the world. Since the 2016 election racism, fascism, sexism, and nationalism have taken on new prominence in the United States. These dangerous views are becoming more acceptable to express. Fireweed aims to combat these views by instead celebrating the work of marginalized artists and authors writing during this time of social change.
We accept all works related to the current political moment, whether explicitly or implicitly. Of particular interest are works which celebrate resistance, provide catharsis, imagine positive (and even utopic) futures, provide inspiration for activists and revolutionaries, and otherwise uplift us during a time of deep sadness. Works do not need to be specific to the context of the United States. Non-English works may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. We accept all genres, with a particular fondness for Speculative/Science Fiction, fantasy, mystery, and romance.
Submissions are open July 15th-August 15th
Multiple submissions: Up to three works per creator may be submitted, however it is unlikely that we will purchase more than one from you.
Simultaneous submissions: You may simultaneously submit your work elsewhere. Please let us know ASAP if your work is otherwise accepted for publication.
Prose Submissions:
Prose submissions should be less than 4,000 words. There is no minimum number of words. Works may be fictional or creative non-fiction.
Poetry Submissions:
All forms of poetry are encouraged. Poems should be no more than 250 lines.
Visual Art Submissions:
All art suitable for 2D representation is welcome. Your work should be suitable for representation in black and white.
Note: We will be commissioning the cover art in a separate call. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for the cover art and include a link to your portfolio (either a personal website or a representative sample of your work on an image sharing site such as imgur).
Payment
Each work will receive a flat payment of $25 upon acceptance, plus 1% of sales in the first month. We are buying exclusive first publication rights*, first electronic rights, and archival rights. Your work will be compiled into a pdf available for purchase in our store.
Scribe Base says
Scribe Base is seeking submissions for its Autumn 2019 issue. We accept poetry, artwork, non-fiction, fiction, etc. We are not limiting this issue to a particular genre or theme (we do sometimes have special topic issues, however).
We have also been interested in other pieces, such as op-eds, book reviews, and the like.2
We do not offer monetary compensation for accepted submissions, but authors and artists do retain full copyrights of their submission(s). We just ask for one-time rights for the piece to appear on our site.
Scribe Base has been around since late 2014. We took a short hiatus, but we are back now and look forward to having a look at your submissions. More details and past issues can be viewed on our site: https://scribebase.wordpress.com/
Jared White says
Rune Bear is a digital literary magazine devoted to the Strange, Surreal, Supernatural, and Speculative. We are interested in flash fiction under 300 words. This includes all horror, science-fiction, slipstream, all-the-punks, fantasy, myth, and strange thoughts, as long as the content is under 300 words and forms some kind of narrative. We want amazing stories in concentrate, although with a little pulp, too. We publish every Thursday on our website and social media pages. For more information visit us at http://runebear.com.
Mountain Gap Books says
Mountain Gap Books is seeking submissions for their Haints and Hollers: Modern Ghost Tales from Appalachia anthology. Submissions should be original works of fiction or recounts of paranormal experiences set in Appalachia and written by Appalachian residents.
This is a paying/no fee anthology.
We are not seeking retellings of traditional Appalachian ghost stories or folktales.
Our general submission guidelines apply. No gratuitous violence or graphic sexual content will be considered.
This anthology will be edited by award-winning Science Fiction and Fantasy author and Appalachian native Jeanne G’Fellers.
New and unpublished authors are encouraged to submit.
Deadline for submissions is June 9, 2019.
See our website for further details
Kingdoms in the Wild Press says
KINGDOMS IN THE WILD IS CURRENTLY OPEN FOR SHORT FICTION & POETRY SUBMISSIONS
DEADLINE: None
ESTIMATED RESPONSE TIME: 4 – 12 Weeks
POETRY:
We are looking for original previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. However, if your work is accepted elsewhere please immediately withdraw it from KITW submission. OPEN TO ALL. Writers from under represented backgrounds are especially encouraged to send in their work
SHORT FICTION:
We are currently looking for sci-fi / fantasy and speculative fiction between 1000 and 6000 words long. We are also looking for works that are inspired by non-western mythology canon and/or works that features diverse protagonists. OPEN TO ALL. Writers from under represented backgrounds are especially encouraged to send in their work.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Visit https://kingdomsinthewild.com/submit for guidelines on how to submit your work.
Democracy Cafe says
Are you a writer of essays, poetry, or fiction? Do you create short videos, or artwork? Submit your original creation to the Democracy Cafe’s 2nd Annual Arête Award! Multilingual submissions welcome (with translation).
PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE FOR DETAILED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: https://medium.com/@indubitablyodin/areteaward2019-8d637c44f78f
The Annual Alexander Phillips Arête Award
Presented by Democracy Cafe and Dr. Christopher Phillips
Welcome to the Democracy Cafe’s second annual Alexander Phillips Arête Award. This yearly event, launched on the first day of spring, the birthday of Alexander Phillips, who would have been 85 today, gives participants the opportunity to explore philosophical themes through essays, poetry, original artwork, and creative videos. Each year we ask participants to submit a piece based on a specific theme.
This year’s overarching theme is innocence, and the question to be explored is:
“How we do we cultivate our innocence?”
Submissions are currently open until June 21st 2019, the first day of summer.
PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE FOR DETAILED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: https://medium.com/@indubitablyodin/areteaward2019-8d637c44f78f
Veliz Books says
Veliz Books is an independent literary press dedicated to discovering, publishing, and promoting work from emerging and established authors. We seek quality and original literature written in English or Spanish.
* We are now accepting submissions for poetry, nonfiction, and translations until May 5th.
* Veliz Books is also committed to publishing translations into English from Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, or Portuñol.
* We publish fiction in even-number years and creative nonfiction in odd-number years.
Read our submission guidelines: https://velizbooks.submittable.com/submit
Sky Island Journal says
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; we are dedicated to discovering the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 40,000 readers in 137 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Enjoy our previous issues, and submit for our stunning Issue 9 before May 31st at http://www.skyislandjournal.com
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women on Writing has two contests coming up this spring –
WOW! Women On Writing Q3 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Deadline: April 30, 2019
Word count: 200 – 1000 words
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store
Details: Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail.
Open internationally.
Entry: $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
Limit: 300 entries
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
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WOW! Women On Writing Spring 2019 Flash Fiction Contest
Deadline: May 31, 2019
Guest Judge: Literary Agent Savannah Brooks of the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Prizes (20 winners!):
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate
7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview
10 Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Details: Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail.
Open internationally.
Entry: $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10
Limit: 300 entries
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Southern Humanities Review says
Southern Humanities Review seeks fiction and nonfiction of 8,000 words or less from March 18 – May 1. SHR takes submissions through Submittable, and complete submission guidelines can be found at http://www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/submit.html.
SHR charges a small submission fee of $3 in order to maintain our online submission site, and all submitters can use this fee as a discount toward a year-long subscription or the latest issue of the magazine.
Our editors look forward to reading your work!
Emma says
I’m putting together a zine/journal about living with depression/anxiety. Currently seeking prose, poetry, and all visual art. See the image attached and visit emma-e-webster.com/okntb for more information, and send all applications to okntbsubmissions@gmail.com
DEADLINE APRIL 30TH
Thank you!
Satya Pate says
Ferlinghetti Tribute Anthology
Call for Submissions
Jambu Press / Studio Saraswati seeks poems for a tribute anthology to poet, publisher, artist, and insurgent extraordinaire Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Commemorating his 100th birthday, with blessings from Ferlinghetti himself (whose work has appeared in two previous Jambu Press anthologies), we invite poems inspired by the legacy of this iconic man. Poems need not be written in the style of Ferlinghetti, but must embody the impact of Ferlinghetti in some way. Submissions will be enthusiastically read by the Jambu editorial team including managing editor Bobby Coleman and guest editor Virginia Barrett. Jambu Press titles are artfully designed softcover editions broadly distributed by Small Press Distribution.
Submissions Guidelines:
1. Please submit up to three poems totaling no more than ten pages.
2. Unpublished poems preferred, previously published considered with acknowledgement.
3. Attach poems as one .pdf file with your name included.
4. On the subject line write: Ferlinghetti Tribute.
5. In the body of your email include the title of your poem(s), your full name and contact info,
and a brief statement describing how Ferlinghetti has influenced you and/or the work submitted (100 words maximum).
6. Email submissions by May 1, 2019 to: saraswati.sf@gmail.com.
Projected publication date: August, 2019. Poets whose work is accepted will be asked to provide a .doc of their poem(s) and a one-line bio. All languages are welcome if submitted with English translation. Poets selected will receive one contributor’s copy (domestic U.S. shipping only) and a significant author discount on additional copies. Proceeds from the book will benefit a cause of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s choice.
Best Indian Poetry says
Poetry magazine editors from around the world, nominate poetry published in 2018 by an Indian poet or of Indian diaspora for inclusion in the #BestIndianPoetry2019
Follow bit.ly/BIP2019Guidelines
International Preview: bit.ly/PreviewBIP2018
India Preview: bit.ly/BuyBIP2018
Query at @RLPoetryIndia
Vallum Magazine says
Call for Submissions — Vallum: Contemporary Poetry, Issue 16:2 “Fear”
It has been said by writers like William Golding that fear is the most destructive of human emotions. It may be a fear of the known or of the unknown, a fear that seems overwhelming and unbeatable. Franklin D. Roosevelt said “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” How is fear represented in poetry, specifically in your poetry? What are we afraid of?
Send us your best poems! Submissions must be sent via mail. For more information visit: http://www.vallummag.com/upcoming_issues.html
DEADLINE: May 15, 2019
Andrea Auten says
Lunch Ticket is accepting Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Flash Prose, Poetry, Translation, Visual Art, and Young Adult (13+). submissions for Issue 15: Summer/Fall 2019. The journal of Antioch University MFA program, Lunch Ticket balances literary and visual art with conversations about social justice and community activism. We publish work by new, emerging, and established writers and artists, including those who have been underrepresented, or historically misrepresented. Submissions are always free. Visit lunchticket.org for submission guidelines. April: October 30.
Craig Volney says
http://Www.boxedshortplays.com
Hello writers! We’re looking for short plays/skits/screenplays for our new play publishing website. Please check the faq section for more details. It’s free to submit and you are paid when your work sells: $3 downloads. $15 when licensed for production. $100 when the media rights are bought. Submissions are free and open.
Sky Island Journal says
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; we are dedicated to discovering the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 35,000 readers in 137 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Enjoy our previous issues, and submit for Issue 8 before March 31st at http://www.skyislandjournal.com
Pinnacle Anthology says
Open call for submissions for Pinnacle: A Poetry Anthology! For my college Capstone project, I am creating this anthology and seeing it through from soliciting submissions to designing the book to printing.
Due to the time constraint and scope of my project, I do not have a theme and am taking poems about anything and everything! 70 lines max, simultaneous subs and previously published works are okay. You also keep the rights to your work! If you are interested in submitting, please send up to 3 poems to pinnacleanthology@gmail.com by March 3, 2019.
Because I am in fact a college student, I cannot pay for work published. However, I am working on acquiring funding so I can print the anthology and send out contributor copies!
David Rowney says
The Time Traveling Investor Vol. 1
We are currently reading short story submissions for our anthology, The Time Traveling Investor Vol. 1. As the title indicates, we are looking for stories about time travel. And we are especially interested in stories where either the protagonist or antagonist travels through time as a means of cheating (or playing) the stock market, especially if things don’t go as intended. But if your time travel story is especially well written, we will consider it for inclusion even if it doesn’t pertain directly to the stock market. All content should be PG-13 or below. We are looking for sophisticated plot-driven stories with interesting characters and interesting situations.
Full guideline are available on our site: https://thetimetravelinginvestor.com/submission-guidelines/
Nicole says
Winter 2019 Flash Fiction Contest
WOW! Women On Writing invites entries to its Winter 2019 Flash Fiction Contest. The honorable guest judge this season is Literary Agent Kari Sutherland with Bradford Literary Agency. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview; and 10 Honorable mentions. Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries. $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10 Deadline: February 28, 2019
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Q2 2019 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Seeking creative nonfiction essays between 200 – 1000 words on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow’s Store.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries. $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13.
Deadline: January 31, 2019
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Sequestrum says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
We’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work. Reprints welcome to our Editor’s Reprint Award.
About Sequestrum:
We average 2,500+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
Levee Magazine says
Levee Magazine is a new print literary magazine aiming to physically publish quality fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry from both emerging and established authors. We have just printed our inaugural issue in November, and we are currently seeking new, previously unpublished works for our upcoming issue. Our submission period is open January 1st – February 28th, and our print date for the new issue is April 30th.
For more information about the magazine and our submission guidelines, please visit https://www.leveemag.com
Rule of Three Review says
Rule of Three Review Call for Submissions
New online literary journal Rule of Three Review is looking for fresh, genre-transcending short stories for our debut issue. We are open to stories from both emerging and established writers, and will accept fiction pieces under 5000 words (or flash fiction pieces up to 1000 words). See our website for more information: http://www.ruleofthreereview.com.
Deadline for Issue 1 submissions is February 28th. .
GRAP. Zine says
GRAP is a zine that looks for what’s between the gap of visual art and poetry.
That is, we look for work not entirely poetry or entirely visual art.
We want your work that combines visual media & written word in some capacity.
If YOUR work combines images and words we are probably interested in it.
We have a rolling deadline for submissions. You can find our guidelines at grap.website
At this time we do not pay for work published, but it is also free to submit.
L. M. Schukraft says
AUTHOR ROLL CALL SIGN UP FOR THE LUCKY IN LOVE CHARMS ANTHOLOGY!!!
You love them. Your fans can’t get enough of them. They make you laugh. They make your books that much more special in your reader’s hearts. Why not give your sidekick a starring role in a short story anthology this St. Patrick’s day??
Join the fun and sign up today!!
Please share with any authors you think might want to be part of this anthology or you might like to see their sidekick in love 🙂
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfH2PH3xTk0cTThvZG_CRB06IquLpvTJaRuAzt9W5aB3Ltbrg/viewform
Sharon Berg, founder (2006) & editor says
Check out the Magazine Contest at Big Pond Rumours International Literary E-Zine. There are independent judges for both poetry and prose. For a $10 CDN submission fee you can submit up to 80 lines of poetry or a short fiction piece up to 3,500 words. 1st prize is $100 CDN and publication. 2nd prize id $50 CDN and publication. 3rd prize is publication and these three poems and three stories will be published in a special Contest section of the E-Zine. Deadline is December 15, 2018. Check out the website and the current issue of the magazine or look at the archives. http://www.big-pond-rumours.com
Adrianne Headen says
The FLT Publishing Company is seeking new or established writers for publications. We are a privately owned company that believes in promotion, writer’s events, book expos, editors, cover designs and so much more. We consider our writers family and believe in treating them as such. We are currently seeking writers in Fiction, Non-Fiction and Short Stories. If interested please send a completed copy written manuscript to thefltpublishingcomllc@gmail.com for consideration. In the subject line please write the title of your book.
Faralee Pozo says
The Weird and Whatnot is now open for submissions! The Weird and Whatnot is a website and e-zine for speculative short stories, poetry, and artwork. We accept submissions year-round and are looking forward to reading all the weird stuff people will be sending in. The magazine is in e-book, audio book, and online formats, and the site includes podcasts and other free content.
Submit at http://theweirdandwhatnot.com/#submissions
H Norman says
Cirrus Poetry is looking for submissions of poetry to be featured online weekly. No fees. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay all weekly poems, however, one poem per month will be selected for a small honorarium.
Go to https://cirruspoetry.wordpress.com/ for more information, or email your submission directly to hnormanpoetry@gmailcom
Sky Island Journal says
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; we are dedicated to discovering the finest original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide our 25,000 readers in 127 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Peruse our previous issues, and submit your best writing for Issue 7 on or before December 31st 2018 at http://www.skyislandjournal.com .
Shannon Huffman says
We want stories.
Flash Fiction Magazine accepts submissions all year around. Their word limit is 300-1000 words. Any genre.
There is no payment for stories published on the website but they pay $40 per story accepted for their anthologies.
For guidelines and to submit your story please use the link: https://flashfictionmagazine.com/subs
projectID says
Looking for stories from first-gen immigrants to the U.S.!
About: ProjectID is an online blog dedicated to collecting and leveraging the personal stories of those across the United States, shedding light on the complex and multilayered concept of identity.
Pay: Selected submissions paid $50
Submissions: First-generation immigrants over the age of 13 are encouraged to explore how being an immigrant has or has not influenced how they define themselves and their existence in America. Only prose (<4K) will be considered.
Link: https://www.projectid.space/callforstories/ @writeforprojectID
Submission deadline: November 5, 2018
Thank you (in advance) for sharing your story!
H Norman says
Cirrus Poetry is looking for submissions of poetry to be featured online weekly. No fees. Unfortunately, we are unable to pay all weekly poems, however, one poem per month will be selected for a small honorarium.
Go to https://cirruspoetry.wordpress.com/ for more information, or email your submission directly to hnormanpoetry@gmailcom
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Fall 2018 Flash Fiction Contest
WOW! Women on Writing invites entries to its Fall 2018 Flash Fiction Contest. The honorable guest judge this season is Literary Agent Heather Flaherty with The Bent Agency. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries.
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate. Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
$10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10. Deadline: November 30, 2018
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Q1 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Seeking creative nonfiction essays between 200 – 1000 words on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives. Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries.
1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow.
$12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13. Deadline: October 31, 2018
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
Christine Waloszczyk says
@Lunch Ticket, AULA’s Literary Journal, is seeking your submissions in all genres, including art, until October 31st. Please see submission guidelines here: http://lunchticket.org/about/submission-guidelines/
Eldritch Space Monster says
Eldritch Space Monster is an online journal. We focus on fantasy, science fiction, weird fiction and horror, with particular emphasis on the blurry lines between those genres. We want stories that don’t quite fit anywhere else.
We are accepting submissions for our first issue until November 8, 2018. Publication will be end of November. The theme for our first issue is RITUAL.
There is a small submission fee for each entry, but we also pay writers 2cents/word up to a maximum of $50.
Check out our website submission criteria for more information.
Shashi Kadapa says
We are Pune, India based, no-fee journal of literature, poetry, and art. After the success of our crowd sourced Water Anthology, we are placing a call for submissions on the Fire theme. For details, please visit: http://www.activemuse.org/submit.html
Deadline, 30 September 2018.
Hiya Mukherjee says
Agony Opera is a bilingual bengali/english bimonthly blogzine from India. Submit your poetry or prose. No deadlines. This is an indie venture, so no payment is possible. Submit if you want your work to reach a complete different set of readers, Submissions can be emailed to agonyoprea@gmail,com. Preferably a word file or pasted into the mail body.
Vallum Magazine says
Vallum: Contemporary Poetry is now seeking submissions for our upcoming issue: “Connections.”
“Poetry is the shortest distance between two humans,” Lawrence Ferlinghetti aphorized, in 2012. Of what nature is that connection? What, in a poem, makes us feel close to another human, especially one we’ve never met? How do we connect?
The editors at Vallum are committed to enriching and continuing the tradition of poetry in the present day. We welcome submissions that deepen our understanding of what poetry is and can be. We encourage Indigenous writers, writers of colour, gender non-conforming writers, differently abled writers, LGBTQ writers, writers with mental or physical illnesses, and writers who are otherwise affected by structural inequality to submit their work for consideration.
Send us your best poems! For more information visit: http://www.vallummag.com/upcoming_issues.html
DEADLINE: November 15, 2018
Mail submissions to:
Vallum Magazine
5038 Sherbrooke West
PO BOX 23077 CP Vendome
Montreal, QC H4A 1T0
Xiomara Castro says
Zine Call for Entry: Ancestors, Place, & Memory
Pochino Press is seeking short stories, essays, and poems, as well as illustration, photography, and visual art for a small zine publication to be released in early November 2018, in print and electronic versions. We welcome submissions of finished, unpublished works with the themes of Ancestors, Place, and Memory as related and connected to Land. The deadline for submissions is October 15, 2018. Early Bird entry fee is $5 until October 5th, $10 after that. Complete information and guidelines available online: http://pochinopress.com/ancestors-place–memory.html
Anticapitalust says
The hidden depths of Engels’s passion for Marx. The orgasmic thrill of the revolution. Occupy Wall Street’s bed sheets. Two comrades alone, throbbing in solidarity.
We are putting together an anthology of anti-capitalist erotica. Submit your short stories! Those accepted will be published together in a volume sold on a ‘pay what you want’ basis. All profits will be shared equally among authors.
Submissions
Email your story, along with a mini bio of yourself, to comrades@anticapitalust.com.
The deadline for submissions is Sunday, 20th of January 2019 (Rosa Luxemburg’s 100th yahrzeit).
We hope to include stories of a variety of lengths, from 100 words to a soft maximum of 10,000 words.
There should be some element of erotica and anti-capitalism in your submission, but these can be as subtle or as explicit as you like.
These stories should be fun to read, not distressing.
We will not accept submissions with non-consensual sexual violence.
Are you an illustrator? Get in touch! There may be a place for your gorgeous artwork in the anthology.
Any questions?
Email us! comrades@anticapitalust.com
Or join our mailing list at anticapitalust.com
Sky Island Journal says
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; we are dedicated to discovering the finest original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide our 20,000 readers in 113 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Peruse our previous issues, and submit your best writing for Issue 6 on or before September 30th 2018 at http://www.skyislandjournal.com .
Christine Waloszczyk says
OPEN CALL to #writers and #artists for #submissions to Lunch Ticket’s Amuse Bouche feature.
See our guidelines here!
http://lunchticket.org/about/submission-guidelines/
Nicole Pyles says
WOW! Women On Writing Summer 2018 Flash Fiction Contest
About the Contest: WOW! Women on Writing invites entries to its Summer 2018 Flash Fiction Contest. The honorable guest judge this season is Literary Agent Jennifer Thompson with Nordlyset Literary Agency. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Prizes: 1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate. Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin.
Entry Info: Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries. $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10. Deadline: August 31, 2018
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
Sequestrum says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
We’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 2,500+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
WOW! WomenOnWriting (@womenonwriting) says
WOW! Women On Writing Q4 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
WOW! Women on Writing is seeking creative nonfiction essays between 200 – 1000 words on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Prizes: 1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow.
Entry Info: Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries. $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13. Deadline: July 31, 2018
Mastodon Publishing says
Dear Writers,
Mastodon Publishing has recently published 3 new titles and we are looking to promote our open submissions period. We are looking for work of a wide variety, from literary to commercial, upmarket and genre, memoir to nonfiction. Below we have included the text for the post.
All the best,
Mastodon Editors
Mastodon Publishing is a new endeavor interested in books, from instructionals teaching a hobby, fiction or poetry, history or memoir, to comics, cookbooks, and art books. We love ideas and imaginative minds, creative minds, and technical minds: anyone with good thoughts and good writing. We want to bring as diverse and uncensored a catalog to life as we can, through print and digital, from short books to large books, technical to creative. Mastodon is Thoughts Made Real.
Find us online at: mastodonpublishing.com
Submissions page can be found at: https://www.mastodonpublishing.com/submissions/
Sky Island Journal says
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal; we are dedicated to discovering the finest original poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide our 20,000 readers in 113 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Peruse our previous issues, and submit your best writing for Issue 6 on or before September 30th 2018 at http://www.skyislandjournal.com .
Memoir Magazine says
Deadline: June 30, 2018. Now accepting nonfiction submissions of 3,000 words or less on the theme of Recovery.
All kinds of addiction and trauma require recovery. For example, one might seek assistance to recover from alcohol, sex addiction or PTSD.
Tell us your healing story.
$250 1st prize, $150 2nd Prize $100 3rd Prize and all submissions considered for publication. $12 reading fee. Open to all writers. Emerging writers and underrepresented voices are encouraged to submit!
COMPLETE GUIDELINES:
Submissions are now open until midnight on June 30, 2018
100 word min. 3000 word max
NonFiction only.
Open to all writers. Emerging writers and underrepresented voices are encouraged to submit!
$12 to enter
Previously published work is welcome!
One story per submission
Multiple and simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your story is accepted elsewhere
International submissions welcome
All contest entries are automatically submitted for standard nonfiction publication with editors of Memoir Magazine
Murr-ma Magazine Call for Submissions says
Murr-ma is a new interdisciplinary arts journal. We’re in need of submissions for the premiere issue. We’re looking for Nonfiction, Fiction Poetry, Visual Arts, Flash Fiction, Visual and Audiovisual entries.
Deadline: June 22, 2018
The theme is “Echoes,” show us whatever reverberates around your brain.
Find out more at: https://www.murrmamag.com/submit
Mary Carroll-Hackett says
K’in has reopened for submissions! Reading now for our November issue!
We’re particularly interested in voices from marginalized and underrepresented communities.
We also are introducing our brand new Young Writers Section, for submissions from writers aged 12-17.
Experimental, traditional, playful, prayerful, celebratory, challenging: human—try us. Show us a new way to tell one of the millions of stories under that glorious sun.
Submission details here: https://kinliteraryjournal.com/
Call For Submissions 2,000 words or less says
The Response to Intervention Magazine (RIM) is an online, international arts and literature magazine. The goal of the magazine is to provide a space through which artists and writers can build off of each other’s creations for as many issues as there are to come.
The theme of The RIM Issue No. 2 is color. Every submission that is chosen to be published will be published alongside a piece of art or literature that the staff will make in response, and according to the theme.
The listed URL has more information on how to go about submitting: http://peripherada.tumblr.com/post/173323097625/rim2
***Submissions officially close May 31, 2018.***However, due to a low volume of submissions in the literature category we will accept literary submissions until mid-June. If it is at all possible to ignore this buffer, we suggest you do submit by May 31, as an unknown number of others are submitting with that deadline in mind.
Submissions should be 2,000 words or less, and emailed to submit2rim@gmail.com. They should be submitted as an attached document in the email. All submissions will be considered, but priority will be given to submissions that follow the guidelines and have to do with the theme, even if at a bare minimum. Extreme priority will be given to Response Submissions (see the above URL for more on the difference between Standalone and Response Submissions).
Light of Dawn Anthology says
Call for Submissions:
Light of Dawn: Life Beyond the Haze is an in-progress anthology of creative nonfiction works focusing on the experience of recovery from depression. Its purpose is two-fold: to help others feel less alien in their experiences and to shed light on the complexity of recovery in its many forms, raising awareness and fighting the stigma associated with depression and mental illness more broadly. It seeks to give a voice to those who are courageously undertaking the journey, and to help them find greater meaning in their experiences.
Ideal submissions will communicate the challenges, surprises, and beauty of emerging from depression and seeking to reintegrate into a world no longer defined by it. Most importantly, pieces should explore the contributor’s internal experience, thoughts, and feelings in a raw and authentic manner. Submissions should be between 2,000 and 7,000 words and written in first person. Contributors will be paid $20 on acceptance and will receive a copy of the anthology once it is published. A portion of the proceeds from the anthology will go to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. All submissions should be previously unpublished, however simultaneous submissions are accepted. Multiple submissions are welcome.
Please email all submissions to lightofdawnanthology@gmail.com.
Deadline: June 30, 2018
Tango Cat says
Tango Cat is a brand new literary magazine committed to radical creativity. We’re delighted by art from diverse and unique perspectives, art that pushes boundaries, art that confronts us unapologetically with innovative and controversial ideas.
We’re currently seeking submissions for our first issue. We accept POETRY of up to 5 poems, FLASH FICTION of up to 2000 words, and ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
Send your submissions with a short bio to tangocatmag@gmail.com. Visit tangocatmag.wordpress.com for more information.
Jason Brick says
Call for Submissions: Little Bitty Writing Space Fiction Anthology
Little Bitty Writing Space is an anthology of flash fiction (stories <1,000 words). It is open to all genres and all topics, and writers at any level of experience. As long as your tale is well-told, we want to read it.
The anthology is the third in a series of flash fiction books published by Browncoat Publishing, a local press based in Portland, Oregon run by husband-and-wife team Jason Brick and Rachel Letofsky.
This is a crowdfunded project, and will go live on Kickstarter in early June.
Accepted authors are paid $10 and receive an electronic copy of the anthology once the project funds. Authors receive a print copy free if the project reaches its stretch goal.
If you have a piece that you think could call Little Bitty Writing Space home, please follow the link below and fill out our submissions form.
https://goo.gl/G1CmQG
Thank you and good luck!
Infinite Rust says
INFINITE RUST is Texas Southern University’s quarterly online literary arts journal showcasing creative work. We publish short fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and essays, as well as art and photography. The goal of our publication is to assemble a broad range of voices, perspectives, and life experiences.
The theme of our Fall 2018 issue is “Home.” We are interested in your perspective relating to ideas such as the meaning of home, immigration, marginalization, nationalism, ownership, comfort, security, displacement, boundaries, and identity.
Submission deadline for Fall 2018 issue is September 30, 2018. We do not charge a submission fee. For additional guidelines and to submit, please visit http://www.infiniterust.com
WOW! Women On Writing 2018 Flash Fiction Contest says
WOW Women on Writing invites entries to its Spring 2018 Flash Fiction Contest. The honorable guest judge this season is Literary Agent Sharon Pelletier with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret Literary Agency (DG&B). Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 – 750 words.
1st Place: $400, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication and interview; and 10 Honorable mentions. Top 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog, The Muffin. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants.
Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally. Limit: 300 entries. $10 entry fee; critique option for an additional $10 Deadline: May 31, 2018
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php
WOW! Women On Writing Q3 2018 Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest says
Seeking creative nonfiction essays between 200 – 1000 words on any topic and in any style–from personal essay to lyric essay to hybrid and more!
Prizes 1st Place: $500, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 2nd Place: $300, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 3rd Place: $200, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; 7 Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards, publication, interview, and gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow; and 10 Honorable mentions receive a gift card good for one item from CreateWriteNow.
The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives. Electronic submissions via e-mail only; reprints are okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individual e-mail. Open internationally.
Limit: 300 entries. $12 entry fee; critique option for an additional $13
Deadline: April 30, 2018
http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/contest.php#EssayContest
armarolla says
armarolla is currently reading for its summer issue.
Deadline for the summer 2018 issue is May 10th.
We welcome poetry, prose – fiction or non – and visual work, as well as hybrid pieces that challenge the boundaries of format and genre. We seek work that is curious, whimsical, and stormy: work that subverts expectations and might not fit in with the literary mainstream. We appreciate translingualism and experimentalism. Spark our curiosity.
To get a better idea of what we’re looking for see our full guidelines and read our spring issue on our website http://armarolla.com.
armarolla is published online, in print, and electronically.
armarolla, a cabinet of literary curiosities.
CORRUPTER Journal says
CORRUPTER is a bimonthly creative journal of the literary and visual arts. The goal of CORRUPTER is to assemble a broad range of voices, perspectives, and life experiences.
We publish short fiction, poetry, essays, creative non-fiction, visual art and photography.
For more information and to submit, please visit
http://www.corrupter.org
The Weird says
The Weird is now open for submissions. When submitting, think about Flannery O’Connor’s famous quote: “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.”
We want the odd pieces, the truth in all its forms.
We publish poetry and short fiction <2000 words. Please submit to theweirdlitmag@gmail.com, or go to theweirdlitmag.com to find out more. We look forward to reading your work.
Call for Submissions: Thriller Magazine says
We are currently open for submission for our inaugural issue! Our publication centers around thrillers (whether it be action thrillers, horror thrillers, crime thrillers, etc). As long as your work somehow connects to the thriller genre, feel free to submit it. We accept short stories (up to 10,000 words), flash fiction, art work, and book reviews!
Being a new journal, we cannot provide monetary compensation at this time. However, we do accept previously published work as long as it’s not under contract with a different publications.
One note regarding tips is that fully edited work has a much higher chance of acceptance. We aim to respond to submission as soon as we can. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. We look forward to reading your work!
Please email your submissions to magazinethriller@gmail.com. Be sure to include a brief bio in your submission that is no more than 75 words.
MemoirMag.com says
Memoir Magazine Contest: #Guns And People
Deadline: April 30th, 2018
Theme: Guns
Now accepting submissions of 3,000 words or less. Have you experienced first hand the effects of guns? Were you shot or have you witness a shooting? Has a gun saved your life? Whether you or someone you know has had a positive or negative experience with guns, we want to hear your story about how a gun (or guns) impacted your life. $350 in prizes and all submissions considered for publication. $12 reading fee. Open to all writers. Emerging writers and underrepresented voices are encouraged to submit! Complete guidelines at http://www.MemoirMag.com/guns-people-essay-contest/
Gigi Moss says
TRAILERS AND TRAILER PARKS!
Seeking essays, poems, stories, even just comments and anecdotes about trailers and trailer parks. I am putting together a book on a subject I have always been fascinated with. What is it about rows of pastel trailers that intrigues me so? What does a trailer park make YOU think and feel? Curiosity? Dislike? Nostalgia?
No pay, just the fun of having your words in print.By submitting your material you’re giving me the full rights to publish it. Specify how you want your name to appear, or not- anonymous is ok too. Real life stories and memories if you’ve lived in a trailer or trailer park, comments, opinions, prose…WELCOME! Get it published in Trailer Park Thoughts! Hoping to hear from you gigimossbooks@gmail.com
Silver Needle Press: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS says
Silver Needle Press is a new literary and artistic collective that strives to foster creative community through editorial accessibility and artist involvement. We pride ourselves on the commitment to generate opportunities for exposure for both emerging and established authors. We are currently accepting submissions for our Fall 2018 journal issue. Send us your previously unpublished poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and anything in between. We love pieces that reinvent traditional notions of genre. We are especially interested in works that showcases a degree of artistic precision that challenges our perception of the human experience.
Silver Needle Press provides the option for personalized feedback on all submissions, including detailed suggestions for revision. All contributors will be invited to participate in an interview series regarding creative process.
Above all, we are infinitely approachable. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Open Mouth Poetry Retreat says
The Open Mouth Poetry Retreat will begin June 1st at 6 pm and end June 4th at 12 pm. Tuition is $350, and covers room and board (at the Mt. Sequoyah Conference Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas) for the entire retreat. A small number of scholarships will be awarded to those who qualify for financial assistance. Additionally, there will be one full scholarship awarded to a woman-identifying or non-binary poet of color, selected by Eloisa Amezcua. Applications taken here until April 15, 2018: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevIGSOD_z3EeoVk-QI9AcPXAMJa2BDDnhh4Y-XCHR0VsyALw/viewform
R. S. Pyne says
WWI SHORT STORIES: The idea of this anthology is simple – each writer dedicates their work to a relative killed in WW1 or one of the millions of other soldiers who died in the conflict. Your story should be set in 1918 and feature a returning serviceman. Please note that he does not have to be the protagonist or British. Many non-Europeans fought in WWI and I would like the anthology to reflect this.
LENGTH: 2,000 – 3,500 words
DEADLINE: 1st June 2018.
RESPONSE: By 1st July 2018.
HOW TO SUBMIT:
Subject Line should be formatted as follows – WWI Submission: Title of Story/word count e.g. WWI Submission: Poppies/2,700.
Please paste your story (in the body of an email) to rspyne[AT]btinternet[DOT]com
If you would like to commemorate a fallen relative or relatives in the anthology, please include names and any other detail (dates, regiment etc) in your brief cover letter (optional).
PAYMENT: Accepted stories will generate royalties for a period of two years from date of publication.
The Hickory Stump says
Publish with the Hickory Stump
Our new fiction webzine needs short fiction, any genre, for its first issue.
There is no length limit, but $10 is the maximum payment.
Stories may be sad, funny, thought-provoking, or any other tone. Any genre is accepted, as long as the emphasis is on character, although horror is discouraged. Insights into foreign lands and subcultures, alternative voices welcome.
Please check your story for correct grammar, punctuation and spelling. When characters speak, they of course may use bad grammar if that is the sort of people they are (naturally first person narrator may also speak in whatever voice suits them. Do not espouse hatred of any portion of society. A character may hold incorrect views, buy the author must not endorse them. No cussing.
We are a free online magazine, without an endowment, financed only by the creators personally. At the current time we can offer ten dollars for stories 4000 words and over, prorated per word for stories under that length.
Deadline: March 31.
Please click to submit:
http://goldenkeyscribes.com/index.php/publish-with-the-hickory-stump/
The Pale Leaves Call for Submissions says
Whether they be found on a forest path, a beach, a field, a desert, or in an old house or an abandoned church, the tales we are looking for all tell the story of a strange occurrence or encounter in the form of letters, diary entries, newspaper clippings, documents, transmissions, pages torn from field guides, etc.
We are looking for weird fiction and gothic horror, 1,000 to 2,000 words in length. We pay $30, and submissions are open every Monday through Wednesday.
For more information on guidelines, visit us at https://www.thepaleleaves.com/submissions/.
Mass Poetry Call for Submissions says
Mass Poetry has two open calls for poetry submissions.
Mass Poetry seeks poets under 35 to read at the U35 Reading Series. Held every other month in Boston, U35 is an event where young poets can showcase their work and engage with other young poets in the area. Readers must have a Massachusetts connection (lived here, work here, went to school here, etc.) Submissions are open and rolling.
Learn more: masspoetry.org/u35
Each week Mass Poetry features a new Poem of the Moment on our webpage, in our newsletter, and on Facebook. Poets must have a Massachusetts connection (lived here, work here, went to school here, etc.) Submissions are open and rolling.
Learn more: masspoetry.org
TANGIBLEMODE says
Approaching the third decade of the XXI century, words such as “writing” or “publishing” should suggest a wider range of meanings.
By melting obsolete dichotomies between written-word vs spoken-word (turning them into a sort of continuum, a fluent craft), we contribute new possibilities beyond the traditional ‘circles of prestige’ in publishing.
tangiblemode (Barcelona) invites emerging, early career and established authors to submit works for consideration towards international 3D-AUDIOBOOK publication. We are especially looking for works that imply or would benefit from a non-linear listening experience.
“Much of the 3D architecture and semantic-playlist features emerge from extensive text-mining and linguistic analysis carried out on the author’s work. Every book suggests its own unique architecture, its own non-linear pathways, its own semantic labyrinths.”
Languages: English, Spanish, Catalan, French, Portuguese.
Fields: Poetry, Experimental Prose, Fiction, Travel, Essay, Philosophy, Academic Paper.
Deadline: 28/02/2018
Full details: http://tangiblemode.com/opencall
NUNUM says
Nunum is currently reading for its 2018 issues.
Good thing – we pay – $20 per story or image.
Nunum is looking for flash fiction below 500 words and visual art of any kind.
Check us out and see if what we are up to matches with what you are doing.
MemoirMag says
The #MeToo Trigger Warning Nonfiction Essay Contest. Now open for submissions! Theme: Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse. As in, have you or someone you know survived sexual harassment, assault, rape or abuse? Perhaps you are married or related to a survivor and you’ve witnessed the emotional journey that is so rarely spoken of. If so how did it change you? How does it affect your daily life? You were strong enough to get through that, and your story matters. Why? Because Memoir is a movement. Our jam. Our way of cultivating global consciousness. And few issues today require more enlightenment than the way the pain of abuse can affect us as a person, a family, a society. Sexual violence is a public health, human rights and social justice issue. So, here’s your chance to use your voice to Change the Culture. You are not alone. Memoir Magazine stands with you! Together we can shatter the silence and end sexual violence. Your essay may be humorous, sad, upsetting. It can be one paragraph or several pages long. it’s all up to you, but most of all it should be your untold truth expressed in your unique voice.
The winning story receives $500 + publication in Memoir Magazine, and a note from our judge on why the story was chosen. Submit at https://memoirmag.com/contests-and-prizes/the-metoo-nonfiction-contest-500-publication-judged-by-chelsey-clammer/
GUIDELINES:
* Pseudonyms are allowed.
* Submissions are now open until February 18, 2018
* 100 word min. 7000 word max
* NonFiction only
* Open to all writers. Emerging writers and underrepresented voices voices are encouraged to submit!
* $12 to enter
* Previously published work is welcome!
* Multiple and simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your story is accepted elsewhere
* All contest entries are automatically submitted for standard nonfiction publication with editors of Memoir Magazine
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” -Helen Keller
Jessica Ricks says
Academy of the Heart and Mind is an online Literary Magazine dedicated to helping emerging writers get published and gain experience honing their craft. We accept submissions all year long in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art as well as hold contests several times a year. Anyone can submit and send as many submissions as they want. Send all submissions to academyoftheheartandmind@gmail.com and we look forward to reading your work.
Raymond Prucher says
whimperbang is an online journal of artistic commentary, published three times a year.
Accepting visual and literary submissions; all literary and visual genres will be considered.
See our “Submission Guidelines” at http://whimperbang.com/submissions/
White Liquor says
Call For Submissions: White Liquor
We are interested in publishing flash (2000 words or less), poetry, prose poetry, haibun, found poetry/prose, and experimental work (including cross genre).
Please visit our site whiteliquor.tk for submissions guidelines.
Ian Chung says
Eunoia Review is currently accepting submissions of original, previously unpublished poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction on a rolling basis. We also accept reprints, but you must retain or have regained the rights to your work. We aim to respond to all submissions within 24 hours. In order to help us to do this, please adhere to the following guidelines:
• Poetry: submit up to 10 poems in a single attachment.
• Fiction: submit up to 15 000 words in total (single or multiple pieces).
• Creative non-fiction: submit up to 15 000 words in total (single or multiple pieces).
• Send in the body of an e-mail as plain text or attached as a Word document to eunoiareview[at]gmail[dot]com.
• Include a short third-person biographical note.
• Subject line of the e-mail should read Submission: [Genre] – [Writer’s Name].
• We do not accept simultaneous submissions.
• In the case of reprints, you must retain or have regained the rights to your work. Please indicate which pieces in your submission are reprints, as well as stating their publication history.
Fairytalez.com says
Fairytalez.com, the internet’s largest library of fairy tales, folktales and fables will soon launch a user tales section, where you can submit your original stories.
Once launched, the User Tales section will let you share your original fairy tales and folktales with the world, and receive feedback on them. You’ll also be able to save your favorites, and save your favorite classic stories (Grimm, Perrault, Andersen and all our other 2k stories) to your profile. We have a variety of categories. We’re also looking for feedback from our testers to see if we need to add more categories.
Our current categories:
Action/Adventure
Animals
Fable
Humor
Kids – stories by and for kids
Magic
Religious
Retold Fairy Tales
Supernatural
If interested in participating in an beta test, please email bri at fairytalez dot com.
Amy Lou Jenkins says
The XYZ’s Anthologies
Two Current Calls for Submissions
ONE Seeking personal essays on the theme of transitions. The theme of transitions can be broadly interpreted.
What do we mean by transitions? Perhaps your politics have changed. Perhaps you bought a new dog leash, graduated, got fired, moved, retired, got old, received a terminal diagnosis, became a parent, lost a loved one, had a sex change, or something entirely different.
Your essay will induce the reader to develop new insights about an aspect related to transitions. Readers don’t want words: readers want emotional and cognitive experiences. They want to laugh, cry, remember, think, cheer, gulp, smile through tears, clutch their chest and feel alive.
Be honest. Layer meaning, and don’t bore the reader. You will manipulate your reader to have an experience.
Essays will be 500 to 3000 words. Attach in WORD. Title your submission EXACTLY as follows. Transitions, Last Name: Title of your work. So if the essay title is ‘Morning Cup’ and my last name is Fitzgerald, the submission would list this as the title: Transitions, Fitzgerald, Morning Cup.
TWO Seeking artful first-person essays up to 4000 words for an anthology that explores the quest for inclusiveness and the effects of the creation of “the other.” How can we counter hate and bigotry? How can we deal with our own prejudices? Can individuals who come together with shared histories and culture celebrate that richness without fostering alienation? What happens to the other? How do we move away from racism, classism, and otherness? If God is love, why does religion often construct an other? How does society foster separation? How do we reach across the divide and what can happen when we do?
To be published as print and ebook by Jack Walker Press (the XYZs anthology series). Reprints considered.
Profits to be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center:
It’s difficult to explore issues of gender, sexuality, age, race, political party, disability, and more without offending—so we often stay silent. Let’s try to understand otherness and tell our stories. We may risk offending, yet seek to expand love and tolerance. We seek stories of personal experience and inner explorations: hopefully essays will have at least two threads (what happened/first-person exploration for meaning). Any quotations or academic inclusions (not necessary) should include endnotes for fact checking. Anger is okay: Hate not okay. Make us laugh, cry, and think. Help us to love rather than judge. It’s okay if you don’t have all the answers. Small insights that honor the complexity of truth are preferred to sermons with all the answers.
Submissions accepted thought December 31, 2017. Working Title ‘Exclusion and the Other.’
Essays will be 500 to 3000 words. Attach in WORD. Title your submission EXACTLY as follows, Exclusion, Last Name: Title of your work. So if the essay title is ‘Morning Cup’ and my last name is Fitzgerald, the submission would list this as the title: Exclusion, Fitzgerald, Morning Cup
Apprehension Magazine says
https://www.apprehensionmag.com/
Apprehension Magazine is open for submissions for issue 2!
We are looking for submissions of Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Essays.
Submission Guidelines:
Fiction/Non-Fiction-
? No longer than 15 pages double spaced
? No racism/discrimination against a specific group.
? Has not been published anywhere else.
? Font: Times New Roman or Courier New
? Font Size: 12
? Font Color: Black
Poetry-
? No longer than 4 pages single spaced
? No racism/discrimination against a specific group.
? Has not been published anywhere else.
? Font: Times New Roman or Courier New
? Font Size: 12
? Font Color: Black
Essays-
? No longer than 18 pages single spaced
? No racism/discrimination against a specific group.
? Has not been published anywhere else.
? Font: Times New Roman or Courier New
? Font Size: 12
? Font Color: Black
All Genres: Things to do/remember
? When submitting please attach your work as a .docx or a .rtf
? In the body of your email please have your cover letter and biography.
? Read through your piece and look for spelling and grammatical errors.
? Make sure you are sending your submission to the correct email.
Obra/Artifact says
Call for Submissions!
Theme: Technology
Deadline: February 28th, 2017
The theme for the upcoming issue is “Technology.” Interpret this as you wish; technology is a word that has come to encompass a vast amount of human culture and history. Writing itself could be viewed as a form of technology, but we want to get more specific than that. We want to know how technology affects writers, readers, and the world at large: how it transforms, entrances, and empowers its users, as well as how it can be used to discriminate, erase, and oppress some of the most valuable parts of our collective humanity. As always, the more experimental the work, the better it may fit with Obra / Artifact’s editorial ethos. The deadline for this issue is February 28th, 2017, with a tentative release date set for March 31st, 2017. Check out our updated submission guidelines if you have questions about what we’re looking for (and how it should be formatted), and don’t hesitate to contact us via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram if your curiosities are still unsatisfied.
Ocotillo Review - Submissions open says
Kallisto Gaia Press announces the opening of submissions for the debut edition of The Ocotillo Review. We are accepting Poetry, Short fiction, Flash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction.
WE PAY CONTRIBUTORS UPON PUBLICATION!!!
Visit our website http://www.kallistogaiapress.org for details
or submit at https://kallistogaiapress.submittable.com/submit
We look forward to reading your work
Accepting Fiction and Poetry: Sequestrum says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
For our Spring ’17 issue, we’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 2,500+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
Minor Arcana Press says
Minor Arcana Press is currently accepting submissions for single-author poetry and short fiction manuscripts, as well as multi-author anthology proposals, during the months of January and February.
Submit here: https://minorarcanapress.submittable.com/submit
Submission Guidelines:
For all submissions: Please submit .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf files with 12-point fonts using the Submittable link below. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please inform us if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please do NOT send multiple submissions.
Poetry and Short Fiction: We are accepting manuscripts for both chapbooks and full-size collections of poetry and short fiction by individual authors. For chapbooks, please submit 20-30 pages. For collections, please submit a manuscript that is 100 pages MINIMUM. Please include word counts for short fiction submissions and line counts for poetry submissions.
Anthologies: We are also reviewing proposals for anthologies of poetry, fiction, or both. Minor Arcana’s preferred anthology projects have a pop culture theme (please take a look at our back catalogue to see what we have published in the past). If you are an editor compiling an anthology – or planning one – and a looking for a publisher, send us a short description of the anthology’s theme and contents to date (if any).
Janine Pickett says
Spirit Fire Review-A Magazine of Celebration- is seeking poetry, nonfiction, visual art, and essays. We publish monthly. Please see our guidelines page and submit your best work. http://www.spiritfirereview.com
Brush Talks says
Brush Talks is a newly established journal of creative nonfiction, photography, and occasional poetry related to China. We are currently seeking submissions for our next issue, to be published in the spring of 2017. This can take many forms: general essays, travel essays, profiles, memoir, and narrative nonfiction. We seek submissions about places, people, history, culture, the arts, science and technology — anything related to China that is well written, creative, and true (we do not publish fiction). No submission fee.
Please visit our website for more information and read the submission guidelines before submitting: http://www.brushtalks.com
Eve says
POLITICAL POEMS WANTED!
In light of the election of Donald Trump, I have decided Poetic Medicine will be another vehicle for the resistance. Over the course of 2017, I plan to publish new work on certain themes – issues or marginalized groups that are at risk in a Trump presidency:
– On Jan 20th, 2017 I hope to publish the best new poem that is explicitly anti-Trump
– Theme #1: “Black Lives Matter”
– Theme #2: Queer Lives, Queer Rights
– Theme #3: Science is Real
– Theme #4: Feminism: The Personal is Political
Send your work to dubrows (at) gmail (dot) com.PLEASE PUT IN THE SUBJECT LINE “THEME: XXX” and feel free to submit to any of the themes that move you.
Please review your work before submitting it for basic spelling and typos. I prefer submissions in the body of the email, but attachments are OK if they are in Microsoft Word form. Previously published poems are also OK, with an eye for poems that have been previously published in now-defunct journals.
All rights revert back to you but please attribute this blog as the first publication if you re-publish it somewhere else. Simultaneous submissions are OK.
http://poetrypill.blogspot.com/p/submission-policy.html
Ponder Review says
Start your New Year by being the first to submit to our new journal.
You’re creative. You ponder. Well, so do we!
This is our first issue and we’ve been pondering all of the “FIRSTS” people encounter in their lives…first job, first child, first kiss, etc. We’d like to read about your “FIRSTS.”
Our submission period for the Spring issue — FIRSTS — is December 12, 2016- March 6, 2017.
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Ponder Review welcomes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short plays, flash-fiction, new media, and visual art. More details on Submittable
Christine Gray says
STOP BABYING THAT MANUSCRIPT!
OPEN SUBMISSIONS…After Hours Publications is on the hunt for talented writers that specializes in PARANORMAL ROMANCE, EROTICA, and BWWM Romance to join our ranks of phenomenal writers.
Standard Contract. NO FEES, or COSTS to the authors! All editing, cover designs, test reading, promotions are done by US. All you have to do is WRITE a book that will knock our readers socks off! Only accept 30k – 65k words.
If you would like to submit a manuscript to After Hours,please send the first 4 chapters to afterhourspublications@outlook.com Also view our website.. http://afterhourspublicat.wixsite.com/ahps
Jennifer Porter says
The Tishman Review is reading for our Spring 2017 issue. We’re looking for smart, engaging and well-crafted poetry, fiction, essays, visual art, and craft talk articles. Craft Talk has moved from our website to inside our journal and will feature interviews, reviews, and craft essays. We pay our contributors. We charge submission fees but host fee free days every reading period. Our editors remain committed to being open to what our contributors wish to express, rather than imposing an agenda or theme, making each issue a surprise and delight to not only ourselves but our readers and contributors. Follow us @tishmanreview.
Please see our guidelines: http://www.thetishmanreview.com
The A3 Review says
Call For Submissions: A3 Review December Contest
The Theme: Orange Things
The Deadline: 24th December 2016
Prizes: The two winning entries from each month’s contest will be published in Issue #6 of The A3 Review (the unique arts magazine that folds like a map). Winners will also receive contributor copies and Writing Maps goodies. Three overall winners of the September till February contests will receive cash prizes of £150 for 1st; £75 for 2nd; and £50 for 3rd.
Entry fee is $5 (approx £3) per submission. Multiple submissions welcome. All genres welcome. All writers and artists welcome. Entry only accepted via our Submittable page: https://writingmaps.submittable.com/submit/62655/contest-34-dec-2016-orange-things
The Contest:
At first glance orange seems straightforward: the fruit or the colour. But it’s far more resonant. The word was first recorded in the 13th Century and derived from ancient languages. It’s one of the few words which has no direct rhyme in English, only half-rhymes. Think about this diversity when creating your pieces. As the Hemingway quote goes on to say: “write one true sentence, and then go on from there.”
Write about an orange, the heft of it, the act of peeling, the smell of the zest and taste of the fruit, the sticky juice on fingers and chins. Who is eating the orange, why and where? Write about the colour orange and its associations with places – an orange beach under an orange sun with cool orange lollies! Write or draw the moods and situations associated with orange – warmth, fire, energy, danger. Dramatic situations with orange – warning signs and hi-visibility clothes. Explore the association of orange and religion – the Irish Protestant links with Orange in France, the symbolic nature of the colour for Hindus and Buddhists. The Dutch House of Orange. Prison uniforms in the US. Include some of nature’s orange food – sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, turmeric and saffron, mangoes, apricots and satsumas at Christmas. For a different kind of inspiration, look at the use of orange by the Pre-Raphaelites or the Impressionist painters of 19th Century France.
We welcome short stories, flash fiction, poetry, comics, graphic stories, a snippet of memoir, photographs, illustrations, and any combination of the above. The only restriction is a word-limit of 150 and images should fit well into an A6 panel.
Good luck and we look forward to seeing your work!
Evy Couling says
Call For Submissions!
The Lunar Circle is accepting poetry submissions, through February 1st.
We encourage writers to submit at least (3) poems.
Poems should integrate, and revel in, scientific concepts or elements of the natural world.
The Lunar Circle exists to raise awareness around MPS III and other rare childhood conditions. Your participation helps kids and families in need.
Ready to submit?
Visit our website at http://www.lunarcircle.wordpress.com
Neon Books says
In 2017 Neon Books will publish another chapbook-length individual work. We’re currently looking for the right manuscript to develop and publish.
We want something odd, adventurous, and with a hint of the uncanny. We’re looking for a project that is about something specific rather than for general poetry or fiction collections. We’d love to see something that manages to be both bizarre and relevant to the current state of the world.
We’d like to see poetry, short stories, novellas, graphic short stories or any other form that you think might be appropriate. You can check out our current catalogue on our website, but please also feel free to try and surprise us.
If you have a project in mind that you think might fit, you can send it along using the form at http://www.neonbooks.org.uk/guidelines/.
The Breeding Ground says
The Breeding Ground is seeking true and personal experiences, thoughts, and opinions related to: maternity leave, paternity leave, flexible workplace policies, early childhood education, after-school care, wage gap, equality, working parents, sharing care, supporting both moms and dads, enjoying life/parenting, and LGBT families for our blog.
We publish blogs that create conversations and collaboration. Our blog exists to support parents and encourage action. If you’re a parent (mom or dad, straight or LGBTQ), we want to hear from you.
The Breeding Ground is a collaborative hub where parents from across the U.S. come together to deliver positive, family-friendly change.
Please follow this link to our Blogging Guidelines page to learn more and submit a blog for publication:
http://www.thebreedingground.org/blogging-guidelines/
Cities and wonders: call for stories and illustrations says
Cities and wonders: call for stories and illustrations
What happens when wonder invites itself in the modern city? Do fairies and gods settle well in the 21st century? And don’t dragons risk colliding with planes?
For its second issue, Fantasy Art and Studies invites you to submit your best Urban Fantasy short stories, whether they are funny, weird or intriguing. Make us (re)discover our modern cities in a new light, infused by myth and magic. Show us what hides in our cities’ unsuspected corners: places still bearing the mark of Faërie, ancient gods walking among humankind, fairy tales coming to life,…
Your stories (6 to 7 pages maximum), in English or French, are to be sent in .doc format, Times New Roman 12 points, single line spacing, before December 20th 2016 to fantasyartandstudies@outlook.com
We are also looking for illustrations. If you have the soul of a graphic artist, send us your work in JPEG format before January 10th 2017.
Melyssa A. Harmon says
National Poetry Contest, Nautical Life Press. Open to all living with or within the shadow of mental illness. Cash prize winners and complimentary chapbooks to all authors included in publication.Email NauticalLifePress@gmail.com for submission guidelines.
ArtAscent says
“Portraits” International Call For Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline December 31, 2016
| Theme:
Portraits display the likeness, personality and mood of the person or creature being presented. Portraits can be expressed in symbolic, literal, modern, traditional, abstract, and completely unique ways. Share your interpretation of PORTRAITS.
| Eligible Submissions:
Entries may include fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 900 words). Previously published or unpublished are eligible. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Open to international writers. Apply using the online form.
| Highlights:
The Gold writer will be featured in the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal complete with an artist profile review written by our art writer. Up to ten writers in total will be published in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal; showcased, along with website links, in an online juried exhibition on the ArtAscent website for at least two years.
| About ArtAscent:
The mission of ArtAscent is to promote artists of images and words, and connect them with art lovers. This is accomplished by calls for artists and writers, artist profiling, art magazine publication, and artist and writer online showcasing. Each call is theme based, with the intent to showcase diverse creative explorations of that theme via various media. This marketing tool is created by artists and writers, for artists and writers.
| Call application:
https://ArtAscent.com/the-call-for-artists-and-writers/
Rebecca Renner says
Obra/Artifact is the graduate literary journal for Stetson University’s MFA of the Americas. Obra/Artifact seeks work that focuses on language, culture, art, and travel.
SUBMISSIONS
Prose
Prose includes fiction, nonfiction, and all the gray areas in between. Prose pieces up to 750 words will be considered for print as Artifact postcards. Prose between 750 and 4, 000 words will be considered for publication in Obra only.
Formatting: Please follow these guidelines to format your manuscript. Only Times New Roman (12 pt) and Courier New (11 pt) black fonts will be read. Remember to double space your work.
NOTE: We will not publish reprints.
Files: Name your submission file with your surname and the piece’s title, like this: Surname_Submission Title.docx. Only docx and rtf files are accepted.
Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you withdraw your submission promptly if it is chosen for publication elsewhere.
Poetry in the Expanded Field
Poetry in the expanded field encompasses many types of poetry and art that incorporates words. Submissions in this category can range from standard, written word poetry to visual poetry to multimedia, including gifs, slide shows, and audio-visual works.
For multimedia: If you would like your work to be featured on an Artifact postcard, please be prepared to create a still image. Minimum size for postcard images is 1200 x 1800 pixels.
Please send no more than five works at a time.
NOTE: We will not publish reprints.
Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you withdraw your submission promptly if it is chosen for publication elsewhere.
Visual Art
As with poetry, the sky’s the limit. This includes comics, audiovisual works, and traditional media.
If you would like your work to be featured on an Artifact postcard, please be prepared to create a still in large postcard size, 6 in. X 9 in. Minimum size for postcard images is 1200 x 1800 pixels.
Please send no more than five works at a time.
O/A Blog
Blog posts for the Obra/Artifact site should be fewer than 1,000 words in length and related to arts, literature, and culture in the Americas. Preference is given to Stetson MFA students. However, outside contributors may also submit posts for consideration.
NOTE: We will not publish reprints.
Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you withdraw your submission promptly if it is chosen for publication elsewhere.
For all submissions, rights revert back to the author after publication. While we cannot offer payment for work at this time, we will provide two contributor copies. In addition, the first edition of Artifact postcards will be distributed and discussed at AWP, offering a unique opportunity to showcase your work.
Susannah Carlson says
Descansos, or roadside memorials, mark an interrupted journey; the spot where a drunk driver struck a beloved son, or where a fatigued mother fell asleep at the wheel and veered herself and her family into eternity.
While the word “descanso” means simply, rest, in Spanish, it has come to represent all kinds of memorials that mark the place where an intended path came to an unintended end. Descansos take many forms: from crosses festooned with ribbons and pinwheels, to a shattered motorcycle helmet nailed to a tree; from a collection of teddy bears affixed to a roadside fence, to a stone alter filled with photographs, candles, and milagros; to a stark white bicycle anchored in concrete.
Consider the descansos of the heart, the smell, or song, or thought that brings us back for a moment to a time or a person now lost.
While born of grief and loss, descansos memorialize love, and as such, represent the terrible beauty we all contend with as creatures who, by living, are condemned to die.
Darkhouse Books is looking for flash fiction, traditional short stories, poetry, and essays that embrace the spirit of the descanso. There are no restrictions on genre. We just want your best work.
Please limit your submission to 3000 words or less, and format appropriately (1-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font). Submissions that do not follow these guidelines or match the theme will not be read. Previously published work will be considered, provided the publication date is prior to March of 2016, and the other publisher does not still have an exclusive for it.
Authors will share equally in fifty percent of the royalties. The submission deadline is midnight (PST), December 31st, 2016.
Please send submissions to submissions@darkhousebooks.com.
More details at: http://darkhousebooks.com/submissions/
Eleisha Lauria says
Friends for Good is an Australian not-for-profit organisation aimed at tackling the growing epidemic of loneliness through volunteer driven initiatives to make real positive change.
We are inviting submissions for photography and short stories on the theme of friendship and making connections with people in the community.
The moderator of the Friends for Good blog and social media will review submissions and select chosen pieces to be featured in our newsletter, blog, social media and promotions. Anything published will include the authors name and will not be edited.
Guidelines: short stories of fiction or non fiction up to 500 words and photos of any kind will be accepted for review.
The submission of the work will include an express permission for Friends for Good to use it across all media and promotions.
In taking part in this project you will be helping FriendsforGood fight loneliness, it is through your creativity and involvement that we may begin to spread the word about this project and make positive change in our communities.
All submissions and queries can be emailed to eleishalauria01@gmail.com
We look forward to reviewing your work and featuring your wonderful talents!!
http://friendsforgood.org.au/
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsforGood01/
Henderson Elizabeth says
James and I were together for 3 years and lived together for two until he was moved to another state for job in March of last year.Sept was the last time we spent time together.We went for a vacation and had a fabulous time,not knowing it would be the last time I would see him.He stopped calling Nov,and just sent me a text saying he did not want to talk.I did not pursue it because I thought he just needed some space.March came rolling in,and I found out he got married.How could it be?I found out,shortly before we started dating,he was communicating with a girl from another country and made a trip there once and proposed to her.He made another trip in 2015.She finally came to the country Jan of this year and I figured the reason he dumped me was when he found out she was approved to come to the US.I made the huge mistake of going to the social media and found the woman’s posts of their wedding and trips,etc.That hurt me more than I could imagine.It has been 8 months since I’ve seen him but just can’t get him out of my head.Honestly,I feel very jealous of his now.I wake up in the morning feeling nonexistent,empty and wishing I don’t wake up so I don’t have to feel the same pain I could never get accustomed to.The deceit and the fact that I was used and hurt so bad that I don’t think I could move past it.I decide to seek the help of a psychologist because I knew I was losing it. As I searched the internet, I found cases similar to mine and some,even worse.But all of them sang praises of a man whom helped them restoring their broken relationships,marriages and family…Dr Kene Dilli. I was supprised and decided to give it a try as I contacted his email I found in those testimonies; kenedillitemples AT yahoo DOT com. Behold,after doing all he instructed,he sent me a parcel plus the steps needed as reguarding the parcel.Now,I have got back my lover…James,and he has filed for a divorce with the other lady he married. #HappyToBeBackWithJames.
Monica Louzon says
The Museum of Science Fiction is pleased to announce an open call for submissions for short science fiction stories to be included in Catalysts, Explorers, and Secret Keepers, an anthology of science fiction showcasing how women have been an integral part of science fiction as authors, as readers, and as characters for more than a century.
Our team at the Museum of Science Fiction believes an anthology of science fiction is the perfect take-home exhibit. Many museums publish books to provide context and background to highlight their special, temporary exhibits. We’ve decided to build on this principle and create a curated science fiction anthology as an exhibit meant to be taken home, experienced at your own pace, and shared.
Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers will feature cover art by Julie Dillon and a mix of original and reprinted works by Eleanor Arnason, Catherine Asaro, Monica Byrne, N.K. Jemisin, Nancy Kress, Naomi Kritzer, Karen Lord, Seanan McGuire, Sarah Pinsker, Kiini Ibura Salaam, Carrie Vaughn, Jane Yolen, and Sarah Zettel. To help round out the take-home exhibit, we will also publish several short stories collected through this call for submissions.
Submissions will be accepted until December 1, 2016 at 11:59PM EST.
This call for submissions for Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers is made possible by funds raised through our Kickstarter campaign (active until November 1, 2016 at 11:59PM EST).
We are looking for short science fiction pieces 2,000 – 5,000 words in length that celebrate women with agency in science fiction. We want to see stories about women who take initiative, who take matters into their own hands, who can make changes. Women with agency includes catalysts who spark changes and challenge societal norms, explorers hunting for something different, and secret keepers operating behind the scenes. To be clear, we’re not just looking for stories about women who kick butt or standard trope reversals, and we are still interested in stories that pay homage to classic works.
Anyone may submit work to this call for submissions. Our list of solicited contributors is entirely made up of women, but we’ll gladly publish work written by non-females so long as it fits our theme.
Authors of original fiction published in Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers will receive at least the SFWA-standard pro-rate of US$0.06 per word. The pay rate will be higher if the Kickstarter campaign funding Catalysts, Explorers & Secret Keepers reaches its first stretch goal.
All authors published in this take-home exhibit will be invited to discuss their work as presenters and panelists in late summer 2017 at Escape Velocity, the Museum of Science Fiction’s annual celebration of all things science fiction.
Please format your manuscript according to the Shunn manuscript format for short stories (found here: http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html). Please use italics rather than underlining when you intend for something to be italics—underlining is a holdover from outdated printing traditions. Please submit your work in .DOC or .DOCX format.
Latanya Gordon says
Submissions are now open for Operate in Your Faith, to be featured in November. This includes a month’s feature on the website and the social media accounts. Mainly interested in Christian poetry 500 words maximum. Manuscripts may be mailed or submitted online: http://www.operateinyourfaith.com/featured-writers. Email operateinyourfaith@gmail.com
Ivan Rodden says
Ella @ 100 Anthology
April 2017 is the 100th Birthday of the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald.
Miss Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia.
As a celebration of her life, art, and contribution to the world, we are compiling a collection of texts inspired by her, edited and compiled here in the city of her birth.
We are looking for texts that reflect the life, times, and music of Ella, not particularly texts in which she is a character or presence, although these are welcome.
We are not associated with the Elle Fitzgerald Estate or her beneficiaries.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Ella @ 100 anthology project seeks poems, stories, essay, scripts and graphic essays or stories inspired by the life and work of the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald.
GUIDELINES
Submit up to fifteen total pages of any combination by PDF attachment to: ella100projectATgmailDOTcom
Please include in the email: your name; contact information; name of submissions. You must hold publication rights for pieces you are submitting. Previously published work is fine so long as poet/artist possesses publication rights. Note place of previous publication.
Please note that clearance of song lyrics is the responsibility of the author. The publisher will not pay for the use of song lyrics in this anthology. Please review fair use policies and consider them in your submission.
Early submission deadline is January 15, 2017. Pieces will be accepted on a rolling basis. Pieces will be accepted between January 16 and February 28 as space allows.
Contributors receive $10 and one contributor’s copy. Additional copies will be available at a discounted price.
The book will be offered for sale as a print on demand as well as electronic versions in venues as available.
MILK JOURNAL says
Milk Journal is currently reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, and accepting submissions of visual artwork, for our January 2017 issue!
Guidelines:
Fiction – Please submit one piece of 5000 words max.
Nonfiction – Please submit one piece of 5000 words max.
Poetry – Please submit 3-5 poems, single spaced, in one Word document.
All submissions must be in .doc or .docx format. Please leave identifying information out of the document itself, as we like to read blind.
Please send all submissions to milkjournalofficial@gmail.com.
To familiarize yourself with our style, please check out our previous issues, available on our website:
http://www.milkjournal.net
Accepting Fiction & Poetry: Sequestrum says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
For our Summer ’16 issue, we’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 2,000+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
Jennifer says
We are Ampersand Literary, an online review for the amateur artist. You can check out our website for more information at ampersandlit.com, but essentially we want to provide a platform for aspiring writers and artists to publish their work.
We are looking for writers and artists to submit short stories, poems, articles, reviews, photography, traditional and digital art, and anything that trades in a storytelling medium.
If you have any questions, you can check out our website, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, or Instagram.
Check out the submissions page on our website to see how to submit your material.
Robyn Turk says
I am creating a lifestyle and fashion publication inspired by ideology found in American literature. Specifically, the publication’s largest sources of inspiration are the Beat Generation of the 1940s-50s and Transcendentalism of the mid-19th century.
I am looking for poetry and fiction submissions to include in the publication’s Creative Writing section.
I would like new and original works of writing, but with themes and/or styles similar to those of the Beats and Transcendentalists.
Poetry: 10-100 lines
Fiction: 250-600 words
Deadline: October 30
Please send all submissions to robynmturk@gmail.com with “Creative Writing Submission” in the subject line.
Please include a title, writer’s name, and word count in the body of the email.
The Critical Pass Review says
Calling all poets, writers, photographers, and visual artists!
The Critical Pass Review is now accepting submissions for its Fall 2016 Issue.
To submit poetry, fiction, photographs, or other visual art through our easy-to-use (and free) online submission system, please feel free to visit us at http://www.criticalpassreview.com.
While you’re at it, feel free to check out our Spring 2016 Issue.
Both new and experienced contributors are welcome to submit. Each work submitted is assessed on its own merit. We look forward to considering you work.
Best regards,
The Editors
The Critical Pass Review
Email: editors@criticalpassreview.com
Website: http://www.criticalpassreview.com
Peacock Journal says
Peacock Journal a daily online literary & arts magazine highlighting beauty in all its forms, seeks original submissions of Fiction, Art, Photography, Translations, Non-Fiction and Poetry from emerging and established writers and artists. We want to see your most beautiful work, however you define the term. Submissions are read year round. Please see the website for guideline details. Submit work using the online submission form at: peacockjournal.com.
Fire Poetry says
Fire Poetry (www.firepoetry.com) is looking for your best poems. Check out the full guidelines at our website. Thanks for your time and consideration.
Che L says
“Spooky” International Call For Writers by ArtAscent – Deadline October 31, 2016
| Theme:
Eerie, haunting, sinister, ghostly, uneasy, frightening, uncanny, dark, hidden, unearthy, mysterious or weird. Spookiness can be expressed in symbolic, literal, modern, traditional, abstract, and completely unique ways. Share your interpretation of SPOOKY.
| Eligible Submissions:
Entries may include fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 900 words). Previously published or unpublished are eligible. Submissions must be the original work of the applicant(s). Open to international writers. Apply using the online form.
| Highlights:
The Gold writer will be featured in the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal complete with an artist profile review written by our art writer. Up to ten writers in total will be published in ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal; showcased, along with website links, in an online juried exhibition on the ArtAscent website for at least two years.
| About ArtAscent:
The mission of ArtAscent is to promote artists of images and words, and connect them with art lovers. This is accomplished by calls for artists and writers, artist profiling, art magazine publication, and artist and writer online showcasing. Each call is theme based, with the intent to showcase diverse creative explorations of that theme via various media. This marketing tool is created by artists and writers, for artists and writers.
| Call application:
https://ArtAscent.com/the-call-for-artists-and-writers/
The Graveyard Cowboy says
The Graveyard Cowboy is an online gallery of Surrealism. Features poetry, art, and videos from emerging and established artists. We are now open to submissions.
Melody A. Martin says
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
THE SYNCHRONICITY PROJECT
This is an open call for submissions regarding the topic of Synchronicity. Please review all submission guidelines before submitting. This open call will end on December 31, 2016.
If accepted, compensation is as follows:
$10 for Interpretations/Perceived Definitions, $20 for Micro Stories, $50 for Short Stories
All monies due are to be paid upon acceptance through PayPal, with a decision no later than June 1, 2017. Please, no inquiries as to submission status until after such date as prescribed above.
If accepted, you, the “Writer”, grant all publishing rights, print, audio, and digital, to Melody A. Martin, the “Author”, for the purpose of the project “Synchronicity” in all its forms, present and future. By submitting to this open call, you are agreeing to these terms. You may only decline these terms after submitting by withdrawing your submission prior to its acceptance. (See how to submit and withdraw below.)
Guidelines:
Option 1:
Your interpretation of what Synchronicity is to you, your perceived definition. Up to 100 words.
Option 2:
Micro Stories: Less than 200 words. Describe a brief moment of synchronicity. Example: “I was standing in line at the grocery store when I overheard a woman behind me say [something significant not currently discussed casually] that I had just discussed with my husband before I left the house…”
Option 3:
Short stories: 500 – 1500 words. Describe a set of synchronicities. Please have a beginning, middle, and an end. Examples: “When I left my house that morning [this happened, then this happened, then this] …” or “When I was a child, I always noticed [something], and as I began to grown up [it showed up in these ways]. To this day I still experience [said synchronicity] …”
Disclaimer: All stories must be 100% true and factual statements of events and your experience of those events to the best of your knowledge. No fictionalized stories, please.
How to Submit, Withdraw, or Inquire: Please Read Closely:
All works for this open call should be sent to SynchronicitySubmissions@Gmail.com with the subject line reading “Submission”. Please attach all files as .DOC or.DOCX, and please send separate emails for multiple submissions. No more than 5 submissions per person, please. The body of the email should be considered your Cover Letter, and should include: Your first and last name, type of submission, and word count. If your work is not selected for this round of the open call, all rights revert back to you after June 1, 2017 and your submission will be destroyed. If you would like your work to be considered for future Synchronicity Projects beyond this open call, please indicate this in your cover letter. The same pay rate will apply should your work be accepted for any future use in any Synchronicity Project.
You are free to submit your work elsewhere (simultaneous submissions), but please kindly advise us if your work is accepted elsewhere by sending an email to the above address with the subject line reading “Withdrawal”. Should you withdraw a piece, you may submit a new and unique one before the open call closes on December 31, 2016, granted you do not surpass a total of 5 open submissions.
All acceptance letters for this open call will be emailed no later than June 1, 2017. Should you not receive notice of the status of your submission by June 1, 2017, you may send a query to the above email address with the subject line reading “Status Inquiry”. Please, no inquiries before such date as prescribed above. If accepted, you will be notified by email with instructions on receiving payment through PayPal. Once accepted, you may not withdraw your story from the project “Synchronicity”, and you must withdraw it from any other source to which you have submitted it. Please add the email address above to your contacts after submitting to prevent acceptance letters from being filtered into spam.
All questions related to these terms may be directed to the email provided above with the subject line reading “Terms Inquiry”. Any emails received without one of the outlined subjects as above will be discarded without review. Please adhere to all guidelines.
The A3 Review Literary Magazine says
Final Call for submission for the A3 Review literary magazine Issue #5.
This month’s writing contest for publication in Issue #5 in September has the theme of TRACKS. We want stories (and poems) based around or inspired by music tracks, train tracks, tracks through forests or hills, animal tracks, race tracks, the inside track, being on track, getting back on track or getting lost off-track.
Word-limit is 150. Entry fee is $5 (or £3) and the deadline is 27th August 2016. Entry via: http://www.writingmaps.com/collections/the-a3-review
Guest editor and award-winning author KM Elkes will choose two winners from the contest to go into Issue #5, which will be published in September 2016.
Ron Hervey says
Copper Pen Press call for Submissions.
Copper Pen Press is currently seeking submissions of high-quality short fiction for a forthcoming anthology set within the world of a traveling circus, carnival or freak show – Freakshow: Freakishly Fascinating Tales of Mystery and Suspense.
Go to copperpenpress.com/freakshow for submission guidelines.
Juliann Allison says
Submission windows for Lunch Ticket’s Winter/Spring 2017 issue are now open. We are now reviewing work in Fiction, Flash, Poetry, YA 13+, and Visual Art, as well as work in Translation for our Gabo Prize and Creative Nonfiction for our Diana Woods Award. Guidelines at http://www.lunchticket.org.
Lunch Ticket publishes Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Prose (any genre), Young Adult (13+), Literary Translation & Multi-Lingual Texts, and Visual Art (painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, sculpture, installation, performance, and video). We are also proud to host two prizes, the Diana Woods Memorial Prize in Creative Nonfiction and The Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation & Multi-Lingual Texts. Both prizes are open for submissions in February and August.
James says
Newslogue is an online startup publishing company based in Melbourne’s CBD. We are selecting 20 pieces of writing for our JOctober/September publication and successful candidates will see themselves set up with their own profile and an account in which they can post as our feature writers. This is an opportunity for writers who wish to brand themselves.
Our angle is that each piece of writing must come with an unbiased question regarding its contents. This question is to engage readers to form their own opinions and to debate with each other regarding your submission. Any topic is fine, as long as it’s quality content.
Please attach your article and debate question along with a short bio and profile picture for publication. Applications close July 10th. Send all applications to james.rw@newslogue.com
Into The Void Magazine says
Into The Void Magazine is a print and digital magazine based in Ireland seeking fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art for Issue Two. There is no theme. We want work that screams out from inside you and grabs hold of us. We want to hear what you have no choice but to tell. Unpublished and less established writers have as good a chance as any—it’s all about the writing. The deadline is September 25th. https://intothevoidmagazine.com/submissions/
CultureCult Magazine says
The beautifully illustrated and acclaimed magazine of the Arts, Literature and Culture, CultureCult Magazine welcomes submissions for its sixth issue (The Monsoon Issue) coming in August.
We are accepting both fiction (short stories, drama, translations) and creative non-fiction (essay, criticism, memoir) related to culture and its allied arts for our Monsoon issue. Submission closes August 1st.
Be a part of CultureCult. We are eagerly awaiting your best foot forward.
For submission instructions and guidelines, please visit: http://www.culturecult.in/submissions
David Todd McCarty says
ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
We’re currently accepting submissions for Short Humor and Personal Essays. This is the Angry Dave Trading Post, not the Mommy Blog, so a sarcastic, sardonic tone works best. We like to look at the world through a cynical, yet funny, lens.
HUMOR
We’re looking for pieces that cover current events, pop culture, entertainment, relationships, religion, politics and lifestyle, in a satirical or humorous way.
There is really no set rule on length, but generally between 750-1500 words. If it’s funny and captivating, but doesn’t quite fit that mold, that’s fine too. It’s also not Buzzfeed, or the Huffington Post. Not only do we not have anywhere near their audience, we don’t give a shit what Kanye thinks about Clinton’s email server.
The style tends to be satirical, snarky or otherwise irritated, but the humor still has to be there. Nothing sexist or racist. Political humor is fine as long as it’s not mean-spirited.
ESSAYS
Essays can be really any length as long as they’re interesting but generally no more than 2,500 words. Just remember, this isn’t The Atlantic. We’re not doing long-form journalism here. These are short essays that have a strong personal opinion. They can be on any subject as long as you’re passionate about it and the reader is entertained.
InTandem Publications says
InTandem is a quarterly publication both online and in print, that fuses social and environmental issues with the arts. It aims to make these issues more accessible and relevant to new audiences through the arts.
InTandem is part of the Tandem Collective. The Collective facilitates collaborative projects grown out of local communities that celebrate culture, foster cooperation and inspire change. We are currently working on InTandem, Ethno England and Tandem Festival. Tandem Collective is registered as a Community Interest Company in the UK.
Volume Four of InTandem will be published in October 2016 and will have the theme:
Coming Up for Air: Ongoing Issues of Air Pollution in the 21st Century.
Submissions will close on Friday 30th September 2016. Please email all questions and submissions to n.brown@tandemfestival.com
Conium Press says
Conium Press seeks fiction focused on the theme “Fragmented.” Guest edited by Melissa Reddish, author of My Father is an Angry Storm Cloud (Tailwinds Press, 2015), The Distance Between Us (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2013), and the forthcoming novella Girl & Flame (Conium Press, 2016). If your piece is selected by the guest editor, it will be published as a limited-run micro-chapbook for distribution alongside Girl & Flame. The published author will also receive a complimentary copy of Girl & Flame.
You may interpret the theme loosely, but your story should involve some form of fragmentation.
2,000 words or fewer. No reading fee. All submissions must be received between July 1st and July 15th, 2016. Visit our website for complete guidelines.
LeeAnn Adams says
Tethered by Letters (TBL), an international nonprofit for writers, began the next Dually Noted cycle, Monday, June 27.
Dually Noted is TBL’s online group writing project. New and established writers from around the world come together to create one ongoing story through weekly installments. The writing prompt for this round is “Hold this—it’s supposed to relieve stress.”
Those interested in adding the next section of the story should submit their 500-word addition before the next Friday night deadline. Our editor will publish the best submission at the beginning of each week.
Submissions should be correctly formatted. For more information, reference group writing on the TBL website.
About Tethered by Letters
Tethered by Letters is a nonprofit that teaches the craft and business of writing. The company provides the tools to help writers master their craft, combining extensive educational resources, a lively international community, and an in-house publisher. By fostering a love of literature, TBL strives to discover, nurture, and publish the next generation of great storytellers.
The SixFinger Foundation says
The SixFinger Foundation has been honored to be partnered with Topic of Cancer UK. We have learned a lot and have been privileged to not only fundraise for cancer research but also disperse therapeutic aids to individuals we call palliative swag. Through our journeys we have met so many individuals and learned a great deal.
We are at a point looking again to grow the impact of our continued efforts and to further expand our reach. Our current goal is to create an additional volume of Candles of Hope to be added to our Palliative Swag offerings.
We are seeking submissions of pieces up to 300 words in length (we will also consider artistic submissions) addressing the subject of cancer. By submitting the author acknowledges pro-bono publication.
Rolling submissions accepted via website and email: TheSixFingerFoundation@gmail.com
Olivia (Vallum Intern) says
Vallum is accepting original and previously unpublished poetry submissions for the Vallum Award for Poetry 2016. This year’s contest judge is award-winning poet, Jeramy Dodds!
ENTRY FEE:
$25 CDN for Canadian residents, $25 USD for US and international entrants, which includes a free one-year subscription* to Vallum. Payment can be made by cheque (payable to “Vallum”) or through our online store hosted by PayPal.
*Please note that international entrants will receive a one-year digital subscription only.
*All entrants will be signed up to receive Vallum E-News! You may unsubscribe at any time.
CONTEST RULES:
Submit up to 1-3 poems of maximum 60 lines each. Do not label your poems with your name or address; instead include a cover letter with all pertinent information. Please also specify how you heard about the contest.
Poems may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published.
1st prize is $750, 2nd $250. Both 1st and 2nd prize-winning poems will be published in Vallum Magazine and on Vallum’s website. Honourable Mentions may be selected and published but are not eligible for cash prizes.
http://www.vallummag.com/contestrules.html
Please write your name, contact information, each poem’s title, and how you heard about the contest in the body of the email. Include your poems in an attachment, without any identification. The contest is judged blind. Also write “VALLUM AWARD” in subject line of your email. Your contact information and poem titles must be clearly delineated.
If mailing your entry, please send it to:
Vallum Contest
5038 Sherbrooke West
PO BOX 23077 CP Vendome
Montreal, QC H4A 1T0
CANADA
Richard Heagy says
SATIREandMORE call for Submissions:
We are a new blog trying to do our part to alleviate the serious shortage of humour and satire in today’s world. Our goal is to provide entertainment and information, primarily in the form of satire and humour, for the benefit of readers and authors.
We are seeking writers of quality material to contribute blogs in the form of articles, sketches, critiques, short stories, plays, screenplays and other approved formats. Although we welcome writers from all over the world, material must be in the English language. We are looking for originality from writers who know how to spell correctly and proofread their work carefully.
Registration is required for individuals who wish to become blog contributors, but not for those who merely want to submit comments. You must be at least 18 years of age in order to register and to submit blogs. Please review our website to have an idea of what type of material we are seeking, particularly the following pages: WELCOME PAGE, ABOUT US, and SUBMISSION GUIDELINES.
We believe in freedom of expression and the exchange of ideas and different opinions, and offer writers the opportunity to express their creativity, but do not compensate blog contributors as we provide all content on our website free of charge.
We look forward to seeing your work, and encourage university creative writing students and others as well as established writers.
ENDPAIN says
Why are some able to push through excruciating agony while others are not? How is it possible that a monk can calmly sit in a cross-legged position while his skin burns off the bone? Can our stories of pain and healing help each other? And if so, can sharing these stories help challenge miscast narratives surrounding a sensation so integral to life?
ENDPAIN seeks your help in answering these questions. We’re looking for high quality non-fiction narratives from writers, photographers, and artists of every stripe. Stories can be funny, horribly dark, or anything in between. But all should be intimate, emotionally honest, and moving. And all should help us to further understand something universally experienced and uniformly under discussed—pain.
Submit your work at endpain.com/tell-us-your-story and sign up for our newsletter to learn more about what we’ll be rolling out over the coming months.
Dying Dahlia Review says
Dying Dahlia Review is seeking poetry, flash fiction and cover art by women writers and artists for our first ever eBook issue. The issue will be released at the end of the year. For an idea of what we are looking for, visit our site and check out the archives. Please send up to 5 poems (each no longer than a page), 3 flash fiction pieces (no longer than a 1000 words each) or 3 images (no bigger than 5 MB each). Submissions for the eBook issue must be received by September 1st. For complete guidelines, please visit DyingDahliaReview.com.
North South Publishing says
North South Publishing is now accepting submissions for fiction novels. Please go to http://www.northsouthpublishing.com and check out our submission guidelines to find out how to submit your work. We NEVER charge our writers to publish their work.
Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards says
Claremont Graduate University is pleased to announce a call for the 2017 Tufts Poetry Awards. The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award offers $100,000 for a book of poetry published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. The Kate Tufts Discovery Award offers $10,000 for a first book of poetry published between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. Entries must be postmarked on or before July 1, 2016, and may be submitted by poets, publishers, agents, or friends. There is no entry fee. For complete eligibility and submission requirements, please visit http://www.cgu.edu/tufts.
Call for Submissions: The Conium Review's "Dis/appearances" the says
The Conium Review Online Compendium seeks fiction focused on the theme “Dis/appearances.” Guest edited by Matt Tompkins, author of Souvenirs and Other Stories (Conium Press, 2016) and Studies in Hybrid Morphology (tNY Press, 2016). If your piece is selected by the guest editor, it will be published on The Conium Review‘s website, and you’ll receive a complimentary copy of Souvenirs and Other Stories.
You may interpret the theme loosely, but your story should involve some variety of unexpected arrival or departure.
1,000 words or fewer. No reading fee. All submissions must be received between June 1st and June 15th, 2016. Visit our website for complete guidelines.
Sequestrum Opens for Submissions says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
For our Summer ’16 issue, we’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 1,500+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
Angelica Fuse - Blood Root Poetry Blog says
Express yourself. Send 1-3 short poems to unquietvoice@gmail.com. Paste submissions in the body of the email. No bio required, reprints and first time submissions welcome. All types of poems are welcome, but overly violent poems are not likely to win you any friends. Visit at bloodrootpoetryblog.blogspot.com.
KiCam Projects says
KiCam Projects is accepting submissions for nonfiction books that tell stories of survival and recovery from illness, addiction, tragedy or other challenges that will inspire and empower audiences. KiCam’s mission is to change the world one great story at a time. In additional to a traditional compensation model, KiCam invites its authors and collaborators to select a nonprofit organization that will benefit from a portion of the proceeds of our books and projects.
Submissions should include a cover letter, one-paragraph summary, author/artist biography, synopsis and table of contents. Please send to submissions@kicamprojects.com. Deadline: July 29, 2016, for fall 2017 release.
Into The Void Magazine says
Into The Void Magazine is accepting all genres and styles for Issue One. We’re looking for stories, essays and poems that grab and enthral and refuse to let go. We prize heartfelt and genuine writing above perfect grammar and technique. Above all, we’re looking for writing that screams to be read.
Previously unpublished writers stand as good a chance of being accepted for publication as others—it’s all about the writing. Some work that doesn’t make it into the magazine will be accepted for publication on our website.
We’re also looking for cover art submissions.
Visit https://intothevoidmagazine.com/.
Jen says
The Chaos is a new journal of personal narrative. We’re seeking creative nonfiction essays from emerging and established writers for our inaugural issue. We love stories that we can feel and see; writing that takes us into the mind of the writer and the scene of the story. We want to see unique perspectives on universal themes. Tell the stories you are afraid to tell. Take risks, with form and emotion. We’re excited to read your submissions.
See our website, http://www.thechaos.life, for more information.
Hibernian Publishing says
Hibernian Publishing, a boutique publishing house, is currently accepting submissions in all categories and genres EXCEPT POETRY. When submitting manuscripts, please make sure they are as clean as possible (free from errors). We would love to see some graphic novels. We look forward to reviewing your submissions.
Honeydew Erotic Review says
Honeydew Erotic Review is accepting erotic short stories through May 15, 2016 for the Late June and Early July 2016 issues.
Late June 2016 issue: Spank. Here are some ideas to get you started, please use your creativity! Is it a reluctant surprise or desperately begged for? What is it like to go to a spanking club weekend? What does it feel like to get spanked the first time? When spanked, does it hurt too much or just enough? Was it because you were bad or because your dom just felt like it?
Early July 2016 issue: Bondage. What is the shibari artist thinking as he (or she) ties up their sub? A little bit against her will, or totally submissive? On a stage or in a dark room? Leather-clad or nude?
DEADLINE:
May 15, 2016
COMPENSATION:
$5 and contributor copy
New and experienced writers most welcome!
Patrick Chambers says
Profane Call For Submissions
Profane is an annual print and audio journal featuring poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction. We record every poem and piece of prose we publish in the author’s own voice. Our reading period runs from April 1st until August 1st. We publish in the winter.
There are no strict guidelines with respect to form or content. As our name suggests, we’re open to those pieces that transgress the boundaries of what some may consider “decent.” At the same time, we encourage you to interpret “profane” as broadly as you like, and we do consider work of all kinds, profane or not.
Essentially, we’re open to the “profane” (however you want to define it), but we don’t require it.
In addition to general submissions, we’re thrilled to announce The Profane Nonfiction Prize, judged by Brevity editor and author Dinty W. Moore. The winner will receive $1,000 and a blurb from the contest judge, and finalists will be announced and considered for publication.
Profane is also accepting submissions for reviews, interviews, and cover and interior art.
For more about us, check out our website at profanejournal.com. Past issues of Profane are archived on our site and freely available for reading and listening.
We look forward to seeing your work.
MidAmerican Fiction and Photography says
MidAmerican Fiction and Photography seeking submissions of short fiction and photography. See complete guidelines on the website. http://midamericanfiction.com/
Blue Spider Press says
Blue Spider Press is a small press dedicated to giving a fair shot at publication to everyone. Don’t know us personally? No problem! Don’t have a graduate degree? That’s fine. If you take a chance on us, we’ll take a chance on you.
But in all seriousness, we seek to take back publishing from an establishment dominated by both big businesses and out-of-touch academics. Write what you want! Are you constantly frustrated with thoughts of how you could outdo a lot of what is widely circulated by big book companies and Ivory Tower journals? Here’s your chance to prove your worth.
We accept all pieces of writing you have–short stories, flash fiction, novellas, novels, poems, essays, reviews, you name it. We also encourage submissions of original artwork for our interiors and covers. See our submission guidelines page for more details. – See more at: http://www.bluespiderpress.com/about.html#sthash.AZ5FeeuW.dpuf
NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR OUR SECOND ISSUE! This issue’s theme will be noir–noir fiction, noir poetry, articles about noir topics, you name it–and don’t forget that noir is more than detective stories. Show us your dark, your discouraged, your hopeless, but also your light at the end of the tunnel.
The Papermachine says
The Papermachine is now accepting submissions for its inaugural issue! We are an online multi-genre publication committed to inspiring conversation about the human experience as explored through the creation of thoughtful artwork, writing, and music. We’re dedicated to the idea that this art should be shared, discussed, and written about, and that arts journalism itself should be as compelling as the subject matter it explores.
We’re seeking to publish between 3 and 5 works of literary short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry or essays for the first issue. We’re particularly interested in writing that examines the experience of a character’s or writer’s relation to a particular place.
Send submissions for consideration to: submissions@thepapermachine.com.
Please provide a brief bio (~< 100 words) with your submission. The deadline for submissions for the first issue is April 16th. We look forward to hearing from you!
Tanka Journal says
Submission are open! Send us a tanka to consider for publication.
Tanka Journal is a Prolific Press publication dedicated to showcasing and celebrating tanka poets and poetry. We invite you to read through our website to learn more about the history of tanka, as well as how to compose tanka poems. We have many examples available and suggestions for additional reading.
Part of our mission is to make the arts available to everyone, regardless of income, and for this reason, Tanka Journal publishes free online issues for everyone to enjoy. If you want to support Tanka Journal, consider buying our paperback issues as they become available, or ask us how you can help.
April Zipser says
Call for haiku:
The art of Haiku spans centuries and extends itself to all countries, originally revered by Japanese poets and now enjoyed by the whole world. Haiku themes are traditionally based in nature, but today all themes are practiced and accepted.
Although it is common to find constrained forms of Haiku, counting morae and marking the kigo etc., 50 Haikus looks only to the content of the poem. We want short lines with meaning. Poems should say a great deal in what amounts to a handful of words.
50 Haikus is a literary journal featuring only Haiku poetry in open form. Each issue contains exactly 50 Haiku poems by established and emerging poets.
It is interesting to note that the word Haiku is both singular and plural. We selected the “50 Haikus” name because our editor’s son always called his first poetry book, his “Haikus Book” (Hi-Kuz) and that was adorable enough to remember.
Second Star Magazine says
Second Star Magazine deadline: March 31, 2016
Second Star Magazine says
Second Star Magazine is a new online literary and arts magazine geared towards young fiction writers and lovers of young adult fiction. We are seeking submissions for our inaugural issue, and we accept submissions from participants under the age of 25.
What: We accept fiction, either categorized as flash fiction (<950 words) or short fiction/excerpt (950-3500 words – or longer if you can trick us into it). This can include novel excerpts from currently unpublished novels. We are open to all genres. We are mostly looking for stories with strong characters, strong emotional core, and lots of creativity. Share with us YOUR voice, YOUR ideas, and YOUR passion as a young writer. In our Play-writing/Drama category, we accept plays of up to one act in length, or short screenplays.
*Please no graphic language or content. Keep everything appropriate.
We are also looking for short book reviews of great young adult novels. These can be written by anyone of any age. Write a short but detailed 1-2 paragraph review of a recent YA novel you’ve read that our readers should know about.
?How: All submissions should be sent by email to secondstarmag@gmail.com during the current submission period. Include in the subject line of the email which category you are submitting to (i.e. flash fiction, screenplay, book review, etc). Written work should be attached as an MS Word or Word Perfect format (PDFs and links to Google docs will be deleted without being read). In the body of the email or attached as a cover letter should be the author/artist’s name and contact information, Age/DOB, School (if applicable), and a short biography that will appear in the magazine should your work be accepted.
Splash Magazine says
What is the best magazine for a fiction writer?
Gaslight Books says
Gaslight Books is not accepting submissions for fiction novels and short story collections. We offer both eBook and paperback options. Want to self publish? Let our staff of trained editors help you prepare your work. To submit a query go to http://www.gaslightbooks.org and click on services.
Charles de Montebello says
Call for Submissions!
We are accepting submissions for our inaugural contest through March 28th, 2016. Theme: HUNGER, Word Count: 2000-4000, Genre: FICTION, Fee $10
The winning story will be performed by a celebrity (such as Lena Dunham, Isabella Rossellini, Kathleen Turner, Campbell Scott and many more….) and recorded as an audio piece. The value of the recording is approx. $5500 and there will be a cash prize of $250, or 75% of the submissions fees (whichever is greater) awarded to the winner. The audio piece will be posted to our website as a free download, and we are featuring three charitable organizations doing great work that we encourage listeners to donate to. For this contest, they are: Innocence Project, Welcoming America, and Steve’s Camp at Horizon Farms. Follow us on Twitter @PortableStory, Facebook.com/portablestoryseries and sign up for our newsletter at http://www.portablestoryseries.com
Ani King says
Syntax and Salt publishes 13 magical realism pieces a season. We are accepting submissions for our first issue until March 18, 2016. The issue will be published April 1, 2016.
Syntax and Salt pays $10USD by PayPal for each story, regardless of length, with the exception of one Editor’s Choice story per issue, which will garner a $25USD payment via PayPal. Payment is guaranteed within 10 business days of the current issue going live. http://syntaxandsalt.com/submit
Here is how you win our hearts and minds:
*Magical Realism
*Stories that take up 3500 words or less
*Proofread, polished manuscripts
*Old stories told in a new way
*New stories told in an old way
*Sad endings that don’t rely on gimmicks or shock value
*Happy endings that hurt a little bit
*Beautiful prose and well developed plot
Thank you, but no thank you to:
*Violence for the sake of violence
*We’re good with profanity, but it needs to fit the story
*Poetry – the thing is, we love it, but we’re not there yet
*Rape stories are vital stories. 1 in 4 women report being raped, and men are often silent victims of assault. However, many of the rape stories we’ve read in our careers as writers and slushers and editors do not explore the nuances of character available, and use the act of rape for shock value or to create a victimized character who can be saved.
Deadline: March 18, 2016
Honeydew Erotic Review says
Honeydew Erotic Review is accepting erotic short stories through April 15, 2016. The theme is fantasy. What is that story that you tell yourself over and over? What is a recurring theme in your dreams? What do you wish for? Billionaires and vampires have been done… can you dig deeper? Find the whys, and build a world around them. We DO love a good trope, so do billionaires or vampires if you must… just make us believe as you believe.
DEADLINE:
April 15, 2016
COMPENSATION:
$5 and contributor copy
New and experienced writers most welcome!
CultureCult Magazine says
The beautifully illustrated and acclaimed magazine of the Arts, Literature and Culture, CultureCult Magazine welcomes submissions for its fourth issue (The Spring Issue) coming in March/April.
We have already selected the poems to be published for our next two issues. Thus, we only request you to submit pieces of short or long fiction & Creative NonFiction regarding culture, literature or any of the allied arts such as cinema or theatre.
Be a part of CultureCult. We are eagerly awaiting your best foot forward.
For submission instructions and guidelines, please visit: http://www.culturecult.in/submissions
Dying Dahlia Review says
Online literary journal, Dying Dahlia Review, is seeking previously unpublished poetry and flash fiction by women writers.
Make us cry, gasp, shout or even laugh. Just make us feel something profound.
All women writers, published and unpublished, are welcome to submit.
Visit our website for submission guidelines.
We look forward to reading your work!
https://dyingdahliareview.wordpress.com
Stepping Stones Magazine says
Stepping Stones Magazine is a web-based journal showcasing poetry, short fiction, visual and audio art by artists of all skill levels. Whether you’re an author, who publishes regularly, or new to the craft, this is the place for you.
We are seeking submissions in the following categories: short fiction, poetry, spoken word, visual art, articles about writing, and personal essays.
Please see our guidelines and familiarize yourself with our online journal before submitting.Good luck in your creative endeavors!
Dylan Kinnett says
Infinity’s Kitchen is an experimental literary journal. It is designed to explore a place for literature in a post-digital setting. We seek work that results from new recipes, or from existing recipes that have been compellingly redefined. We seek to experiment with the ways that literary work is presented to its audience. Like DaDa Magazine, the Futurist manifestos and the early issues of Poetry magazine from a century ago, Infinity’s Kitchen is a venue for a new literary generation. Today’s literary generation enjoys, or could enjoy, an unprecedented ability to manipulate and disseminate language: digitally, quickly, globally and in several forms.
Submissions are currently open for Multimedia, Essay and Commentary and Visual Art.
http://infinityskitchen.com/submissions/
Jennifer Scroggins says
KiCam Projects is accepting submissions for nonfiction books that tell stories of recovery, whether from illness, addiction, abuse or other major obstacles. KiCam’s mission is to change the world one great story at a time. The company donates proceeds from its books and films to the nonprofit organizations chosen by its authors and collaborators.
Please send a 1- to 2-page summary and sample chapter to submissions@kicamprojects.com.
KiCam Projects accepts manuscripts, films and music from artists of all backgrounds, including those who are new to the publishing and production process. Please note, we do not accept manuscripts that already have been published, including self-published works.
Deadline: March 31, 2016
WNMU Twisted Vine Literary Journal says
Twisted Vine is the literary journal for Western New Mexico University’s Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program. We are open for submissions for our spring issue. Our staff is looking for original and previously unpublished fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and art. We have a special affinity for those works that succeed in crossing, overlapping and transcending traditional genres. Twisted Vine strongly encourages submissions that are interdisciplinary in nature. Submission fee: None More Info: http://show.wnmu.edu/twistedvine/submissions/
First Annual Twisted Vine Writing Contest. Fee: $8.00 USD. More info: http://show.wnmu.edu/twistedvine/category/fall-2015/
This Bridge Called Language Anthology says
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: This Bridge Called Language (Anthology)
This Bridge Called Language is an upcoming anthology of real-life stories, each inspired by an “untranslatable” word from around the world. We are seeking true-to-life, personal stories, inspired by untranslatable words that capture the essence and experience of the word more than any attempt at a direct translation could. We seek true tales that convey both the unique and the universal in the magic of real life.
This anthology will allow the power of language, storytelling and personal lived experience to be the bridge between the imagined “us” and “them,” in a world that is increasingly filled instead with pieces of us all.
For more information on the project, what we’re looking for, and how to send us your best work, check out our website: bridgecalledlanguage.wordpress.com
The deadline for submissions is March 31st, 2016.
Contact: bridgecalledlanguage(at)gmail(dot)com
Vallum Chapbook Award 2016 says
Vallum is now accepting original and previously unpublished chapbook submissions for the Vallum Chapbook Award 2016.
DEADLINE:
March 31st, 2016
ENTRY FEE:
$25 Payment can be made by cheque (payable to “Vallum”) or through our online store hosted by PayPal.
CONTEST RULES:
1. The $25 entry fee covers 1 chapbook submission of 12-20 pages. Do not label your chapbook with your name or address; instead include a cover letter with all pertinent information. Please also specify how you heard about the Vallum Chapbook Award.
2. Chapbooks may be on any theme or subject, but must be original and not previously published.
3. The winning chapbook will receive publication as part of the Vallum Chapbook Series and a $125 prize, plus promotion via social media and website. Selections from the chapbook will also be published in our print and digital magazine.
If mailing your entry, please send it to:
Vallum Chapbook Award
5038 Sherbrooke West
PO BOX 23077 CP Vendome
Montreal, QC H4A 1T0
CANADA
YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO SEND CONTEST SUBMISSIONS FOR THE VALLUM CHAPBOOK AWARD ELECTRONICALLY, FOLLOWING PAYMENT OF ENTRY FEE.
Please write your name, contact information, the chapbook title, and how you heard about the contest in the body of the email. Include your chapbook as a single attachment, without any identification. The contest is judged blind. Also write “VALLUM CHAPBOOK AWARD” in subject line of your email.
SEND TO: vallumchapbookcontest@gmail.com
Sequestrum Submissions Open says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
For our Spring ’16 issue, we’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 10,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 1,500+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
Krishan Coupland says
Neon is a UK-based literary magazine that publishes poetry and prose from anywhere in the world. At the moment we’re looking for submissions to be published in our next and future issues. We’re particularly interested in seeing more submissions from writers based in the UK.
If you’re a writer of poetry or prose, please have a look at the magazine to see if your work might be at home there. If you think it would be, then consult the guidelines and send something along!
Published writers receive a copy of the magazine and a small royalty. Neon accepts reprints and simultaneous submissions, and we’ll try and provide feedback to anyone who supports the magazine.
Full details can be found on the guidelines page on the website.
Five on the Fifth says
Five on the Fifth, an online literary magazine, is seeking submissions for its upcoming issues. Five on the Fifth publishes one story in each of five categories on the fifth of every month. The categories are horror, general fiction, flash fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. Go to http://www.fiveonthefifth.com for submission guidelines.
Mari Christmas says
We want your fiction, poetry, art, criticism—you name it—that pushes against complacent
taxonomies and finds itself well off the beaten path. We define ourselves as an “isthmus,” a
space of crossings and connectivity, between histories, articulations, media—making of these
frontiers a site of play and revitalization.
Our past issues have featured the works of Nathaniel Mackey, Bernadette Meyer, Vernon
Frazer, Edwin Torres, Jena Osman, and Lydia Davis.
Please send all submissions as an email attachment to barzakhmagazine@gmail.com. The
deadline for submission is 3/7/16.
Random Sample Review: Call for Submissions says
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Random Sample Review accepts Fiction, Nonfiction, Flash, Poetry, Hybrids, Art, Photography, and everything in between. We read submissions on a rolling basis.
What are we looking for? Well, in the end, we’ll be choosing work that impresses us, moves us, makes us feel something, grabs onto us and won’t let go. But it is also true that we are more interested in literary than genre, and we love being surprised by new forms. We want pieces that are honest about the human condition, that comment on social realities, that serve a purpose (whether art for art’s sake or to spark a movement). Be emotional. Be unique. Introduce us to new sounds, structures, and shapes. Wow us with your literary genius.
Find our submission guidelines here: https://randomsamplereview.wordpress.com/submit/
Bang It Outwrite says
Call for submissions for our first issue for 2016! Looking for fiction, nonfiction, picture essays, artwork, comics, and anything interesting and different.
Visit our site to submit today!
Patrick Esposito says
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Drive In Tales Magazine Needs Short Stories! says
Drive In Tales, an online fiction publication, is looking for stories for its Winter 2016 issue! We need your best short fiction! Drive In Tales is in search of action, adventure, crime, horror, and science fiction stories that take the reader captive and don’t let go! Visit the website at http://www.driveintalesmag.com for information!
theLITadvisor says
theLITadvisor is a new site where Writers Help Writers by submitting short reviews of Literary Publications, MFA Programs, and Writing Workshops.
CALL for SUBMISSIONS is for the Share You Story section featuring longer in depth essays on your positive experiences at any of these.
See home page for more information.
PLAN B ZINE says
We hope to initiate conversations about female bodied people’s experiences with emergency contraception (“plan B”, “take action”, “the morning after pill”) and questions embedded in those experiences. These include but are not limited to: consent, ambiguity, entitlement, identity, sexuality, patriarchy, coercion, classism, politics, power. How are these issues embodied by women or enacted in sexual exchanges? How is entitlement to female sexuality claimed? This zine attempts to explore these questions, among others, while providing a venue and space for the feelings that accompany or arise from our experiences and these issues.
Submit creative writing, essays, and/or visual art by Dec 31 to plan.b.zine@gmail.com
John in the John (Christian devotional anthology) says
Looking for Christian devotional creative nonfiction pieces.
Each entry must include a scripture from the Gospel of John as it’s anchor text. Stories must be appropriate for an age 12+ audience.
Contributions should be between 500 and 1000 words.
Each story should include a couple sentence bio of the author and may point back to the contributor’s ministry, website link, etc.
Multiple stories are acceptable.
please review our website for complete submissions guide
http://johninthejohn.my-free.website/
The Critical Pass Review says
Calling all poets, writers, and visual artists!
The Critical Pass Review is now accepting submissions for its Winter 2015-2016 Issue.
To submit poetry, fiction, photographs, or other visual art through our easy, free online submission system, please visit us at http://www.criticalpassreview.com.
While you’re at it, feel free to check out our free online Summer 2015 Issue.
Both new and experienced contributors are welcome to submit. Each work submitted is assessed on its own merit. We look forward to considering you work!
About The Critical Pass Review: The Critical Pass Review is a biannual literary review that was founded with the purpose of bringing exemplary works of poetry, fiction, visual artwork, and literary-related journalism to a broader national and international readership. Utilizing a high-grade interactive eBook publishing format, we provide our readers with the exhilaration of reading writing of the first intensity in new and exciting digital contexts. We pride ourselves on bringing exceptional ideas, styles, and artistry to the forefront to create publications that engage both writers and a wider cross section of the reading public.
Candice says
FLYTRAP UPRISING, the journal of Blue Spider Press, is currently accepting submissions for their inaugural online issue, slated for publication in mid-February, 2015.
Short stories up to 3750 words, poetry, book reviews, flash fiction, geekery and shenanigans, art, and other creative and expressive media are all welcome. Find more details here: http://www.bluespiderpress.com/submissions
Amy Sterne says
DUENDE literary journal seeks your literary and visual art for its 2016 issue. Our mission is to publish work from writers and artists who are queer, of color, differently abled, immigrant, working class, youth, elder, and / or otherwise from communities underrepresented in U.S. literary magazines and journals. Read our 2015 issue and full guidelines at duendeliterary.org. Open for submissions until January 8, 2016.
Samantha Kolesnik says
Five on the Fifth, an online literary magazine, is now accepting submissions for its November and December issues. Five on the Fifth publishes one short story in each of five categories each month: horror, science fiction, fantasy, flash fiction, and general fiction. Please visit the website for full submission guidelines: http://www.fiveonthefifth.com
Nice Cage says
Nice Cage is a new, collaborative literary project seeking experimenters and risk-takers for our debut publication: Predator / Prey.
Deadline is Feburary 21, 2016.
For poetry: Send 1-5 poems as one file. Include the phrase “POETRY SUBMISSION” in your subject line. For prose: Send one story (5000 words maximum). Include the phrase “PROSE SUBMISSION” in your subject line.
Send all submissions to: nicecage.editor@gmail.com. See our guidelines for more details.
http://spinrockreader.blogspot.com/ says
SpinRock Reader Lit Forum is one of many literary blogs I am putting together. If you are interested in submitting, I am looking for short poetry that can appeal to a general audience. Unfortunately, I cannot offer payment but would like to help authors promote their writing.
Submissions can be emailed to editoreditor10@gmail.com, pasted in the body of the message. Just make sure to specify the blog you want your work to appear on.
http://silverspinelit.blogspot.com/ says
SilverSpine Poetry Forum is one of many literary blogs I am putting together. If you are interested in submitting, I am looking for short poetry that can appeal to a general audience. Unfortunately, I cannot offer payment but would like to help authors promote their writing.
Submissions can be emailed to editoreditor10@gmail.com, pasted in the body of the message. Just make sure to specify the blog you want your work to appear on.
The Indianola Review is open for Submissions! says
The Indianola Review is a new print journal from the Midwest. We’re dedicated to paying our writers, maintaining fast response times, and championing the literary arts in all their forms. We don’t believe that genre fiction is a lower life form. If it’s awesome, we’ll call it “literary,” snobs be damned! We’re currently reading for our debut issue.
Submit your best Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction today! We also have a nifty little Miscellaneous category for whatever else you can dream up. We can’t wait to read your work!
Mothers Always Write says
Mothers Always Write is open to submissions of poetry and essays about motherhood. Send us your poetry (up to 3 poems) and essays (up to 2,000 words) about the motherhood experience. Our fall theme is Listening– Listening to our hearts, our gut, our inner voice, our higher power, our children, our own mothers, our inner critic, expert advice, nay-sayers, gossip, silence, etc. You get the picture. We are open to general submissions as well. Find our submissions guidelines here: http://mothersalwayswrite.com/writers-guidelines/
Pluck'd says
Pluck’d! is an upcoming email subscription publication with about five short form pieces delivered straight to your inbox biweekly. I believe in shortform prose and poetry and I think it’s amazing and I don’t think there are enough publications celebrating brevity.
Here’s what you can give me here:
– name and email
-A 50 word bio
– Why you care about this piece (think of this as your cover letter)
-Under 200 words pasted directly to this form, I don’t want to deal with attachments
– payment: I didn’t want to be this guy, but I’m charging a $2 reading fee per piece. This also gets you subscribed to my list, if you want to.
and bam! I’ll get back to you and hopefully as soon as I can.
Alex Soderstrom says
Magazine Looking for Horror Submissions!
Drive In Tales Magazine is looking for fiction submissions for its Fall 2015 issue! This fall, Drive In Tales is asking for your best “late night” submissions. We want monsters, psychopaths, dark comedy, Halloween night murders, and anything in between.
Please visit the website at http://www.driveintales.com for submission guidelines. Questions and submissions should be directed via email to alex@driveintales.com
Sequestrum Open Reading says
Sequestrum is reading fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. To browse our archives, subscribe, and find our complete guidelines, visit http://www.sequestrum.org/submissions.
Guidelines:
For our fall issue, we’re interested in poetry (under 35 lines) and fiction and nonfiction (under 8,000 words). Topic and theme are open, our only requirement is to send your best work.
About Sequestrum:
We average 1,000+ readers a month, are a paying market, and pair all our publications with stunning visual arts created by outside artists or our staff. Our contributors range from award-winning novelists and poets (with other works featured in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The American Scholar, The Kenyon Review, many other university periodicals, and Best American Anthologies) to emerging voices and first-time writers.
We’re proud of our little plot on the literary landscape and the writers and artists we share it with. Come see why.
http://rustedroselit.blogspot.com/ says
Rusted Rose Poetry Forum is one of many literary blogs I am putting together. If you are interested in submitting, I am looking for short poetry that can appeal to a general audience. Unfortunately, I cannot offer payment but would like to help authors promote their writing.
Submissions can be emailed to editoreditor10@gmail.com, pasted in the body of the message. Just make sure to specify the blog you want your work to appear on.