Call for Submissions: F(r)iction Series

Submission Guidelines

F(r)iction Series

For our print magazine, we accept short fiction, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry—regardless of genre, style, or origin. To get an idea of the kind of work we look for and the ethos behind what we do, please check out this page from our editors detailing what we look for in our submissions and this CLMP Member Spotlight article. And please note that we strongly encourage you to check out a past issue of F(r)iction, available in our shop.

Please also be sure to also check out our formatting guidelines.

GuidelinesCategories accepted:
● Short fiction: 1,001 – 7,500 words
● Creative nonfiction: up to 6,500 words
● Flash fiction: 1,000 words or less
● Poetry: three pages or less per poem, up to five poems per submission

Other notes:
● All genres are welcome, but especially those that celebrate the weird, take risks with form and content, and are driven by a strong, unique voice.
● All work must be previously unpublished. This means if your work has appeared in any print or online source (this includes personal blogs, websites, and social media pages), we cannot accept it.
● Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us immediately by choosing “withdraw” in Submittable if your work is selected for publication elsewhere.
● Submit as many pieces as you’d like.
● Poetry Submissions: Please note that our poetry submissions are currently closed to give us a chance to catch up on submissions. We will be reopening this category as soon as possible.

Reading Period: Submissions are accepted year-round.

Price$2.50 per submission

Payment$10 per final printed page and two free contributor’s copies

Please note, this submission portal is exclusively for journal submissions. Pieces submitted here will only be considered for inclusion in F(r)iction and not for our seasonal contests. Refunds cannot be given for incorrect submissions. Information about how to submit to our contests can be found here, and also below. Thanks for your interest!

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: carte blanche

SUBMITTING TO CARTE BLANCHE: SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN FOR ISSUE 45 (Open Theme)

At carte blanche we believe there is more than one way to tell a story. Our mandate is to provide a venue for narrative of all forms from fiction and nonfiction, to poetry and photo essays. carte blanche is published three times a year: in the winter, spring/summer, and fall.

Submissions for issue 45 will be accepted from January 10th to March 10th 2023. All successful submissions will receive an honorarium of 75 CAD along with publication in the magazine.

We accept original, previously unpublished submissions through our online submission form ONLY. If you have problems using our submission form, please send us an e-mail at:

editors@carte-blanche.org

Visit our past issues to get a sense of the work we publish.

Simultaneous submissions: We accept simultaneous submissions. Please indicate in your cover letter if you are sending your piece elsewhere and withdraw your submission via Submittable if it is accepted somewhere else.

Unpublished submissions: We do not accept submissions that have been previously published, including on personal websites and social media.

Rights: We ask for first world serial rights and the right to archive your work on the website. Copyright reverts to the author upon publication. In the case of translated pieces, you must already have received permissions from the original publisher to translate the piece prior to submitting your translation to us.

Payment: carte blanche pays a modest honorarium per submission.
We hope to increase the amount in the future. 

What to send

Comics - We’re looking for comics that have a story to tell, that explore the boundaries of narrative within the comics form. We’re open to all styles, subjects, shapes, and sizes, but keep in mind that your comic will be displayed on the web using our image gallery.Please submit your files at web resolution (72dpi) in one file (PDF or ZIP) with an artist’s biography of 75 words or less, and any relevant links.All files should be named with their proper titles as you would like them to be displayed on the site. Note: If your piece is selected, you may be asked to submit print-ready files for a print-on-demand copy of your issue.

Fiction - We welcome fiction in any form. Word limit: 3500 words.

Photography - Tell a story in 12 photos or fewer. Together, your photos should create a narrative – whether abstract or concrete.Send a ZIP or PDF file with your work pasted in and include a statement, captions, and any other relevant text.If your work is selected for publication, we will contact you for a high-res version of the photo essay. A low-res version is adequate for submitting.

Poetry - As of 2021, we have instated a submission cap. Please submit early — we will not accept late submissions by email.We welcome poems in any form. Limit: Maximum 3 poems per person per submission round.

Translations - We accept English translations of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction written originally in French. If possible, please include the original work on which the translation is based. If we like your piece and choose to publish it, you will be required to provide proof of permission from the copyright holder of the original work to translate and publish the translation. Obtaining permission can take time, so please do so before you submit!

Creative Nonfiction - We consider nonfiction narratives including memoir, personal essay, and literary journalism. Creative nonfiction submissions should be factual. Any changes to names to protect privacy should be indicated in an author’s note. Maximum 3500 words.

We are currently closed for blog submissions.

More information and submission portal on our website.  

Call for Submissions: The Ex-Puritan

The Ex-Puritan seeks submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world.

Our current publication rates (as of Fall 2022) stand as:

• $100 PER INTERVIEW

• $200 PER ESSAY

• $100 PER REVIEW

• $150 PER WORK OF FICTION

• $35 PER POEM (OR PAGE, CAPPED AT $120 FOR POEMS RUNNING FOUR PAGES OR MORE)

• $50+ PER EXPERIMENTAL OR HYBRID WORK, AT AN INCREASING SCALE DEPENDING ON THE NATURE OF THE PIECE

Check back with the magazine regularly; The Ex-Puritan is working ever assiduously to increase these figures.

Please note that we can ONLY issue payments using etransfer, PayPal or a cheque in the mail. We also pay in CAD. If you cannot accept payment via etransfer, PayPal or cheque from a Canadian bank, we cannot accept your submission.

Regular submissions to the magazine are free of charge and should fall under one of six categories: fiction, essays, poetry, interviews, reviews, and experimental/hybrid work.

To submit to the experimental/hybrid section of the magazine, please email our section editors at:

 hybrid.experimental@ex-puritan.ca 

All other submissions must go through our Submittable. Unless we are soliciting your work, all submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing, publishing on blogs, and in chapbook format). 

All submissions received by March 25 will be considered for the spring issue, published in May. Those received by June 25 are considered for the summer issue in August. Those received by September 25 are considered for the fall issue, published in November. Those received by December 25 are considered for the winter issue, out in February. All submissions will receive a decision within four months of the submission date.

If you haven’t heard back from us in four months or for any other query not answered here, get in touch with us at:

editors@ex-puritan.ca 

Please note that we CANNOT accept email submissions. They will be discarded.We are open to simultaneous submissions for all regular submission categories, but no simultaneous submissions are permitted for the Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence.

If your work is accepted elsewhere, please contact us immediately at:

editors@ex-puritan.ca 

to withdraw the piece.

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition for Iowa Writers: Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award

ELIGIBLE WRITERS

Poets and fiction writers who are residents of Iowa are eligible to apply if they:Have never published a book, or;
Have published no more than one full-length book in the genre in which they are applying, and;
Reside in Iowa presently and for at least two years prior to the date they submit their manuscripts.

Writers may apply in poetry and/or fiction (only one manuscript per category).

Writers may not be previous winners of contests sponsored by Poets & Writers, Inc.

Finalists will be asked to submit verification of publications and residency.

Employees of Poets & Writers, Inc. are not eligible.

AWARDS

One poet and one fiction writer from Iowa will be selected as winners. Winners will be announced on our website in Summer 2023. Each will receive:A $500 honorarium;

An all-expenses-paid trip to New York City in Fall 2023 to meet with editors, agents, publishers, and other writers. Winners will give a public reading, hosted by Poets & Writers.

One-month residency at the Jentel Artist Residency Program in Wyoming.

Note: While we hope to offer an in-person experience in 2023, we will only do so if it is deemed safe to travel and meet in person.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Poetry manuscripts should not exceed ten pages, single or double-spaced (minimum of 7 pages).

Fiction manuscripts should not exceed 25 pages and must be double-spaced. Fiction manuscripts may include stories and/or excerpts from novels.

Published work may be included; however, no reprints from books or magazines are acceptable. Published work must be retyped to conform with the rest of manuscript and should not be identified as published work.

All work must be original and written in English; translations are not eligible. There are no restrictions on style or subject matter.

Full guidelines and submission portal here.

Call for Writers' Conference Proposals: Write on the Sound Writers' Conference

 

Write on the Sound Writers' Conference is currently accepting proposals for the 2023 conference, scheduled for Oct 6-7-8 in Edmonds, WA, with a special live online presentation of a select group of sessions on Sat Sept. 30 or Fri Oct 6 (online day to be determined in the spring 2023).

The City of Edmonds Arts Commission endeavors to create an inclusive conference program that represents a broad range of genres and publishing options. Please feel free to share this opportunity with others in your network.

Proposals are accepted through March 15, 2023. If you have questions, we are happy to help. Please call our office (425-771-0228), or email Laurie Rose, conference coordinator, at:

laurie.rose@edmondswa.gov.

About the WOTS ConferenceEstablished in 1985 by the City of Edmonds Arts Commission, Write on the Sound is a small, high quality, affordable three-day conference focused on the craft of writing. In 2023, the conference will offer both online and in-person presentations. 

• The conference offers in-depth workshops and a variety of sessions and panel discussions for all writing levels and interests. Workshops are 3-hours and regular sessions are 75- or 90-min. Online presentations are 60-min.

• In-person conference registration is limited to approximately 250 attendees.

• Session capacity ranges from 20 to 80 attendees for both in-person and online presentations.

• Special conference features include manuscript critique appointments, a writing contest for registrants, a pop-up bookshop hosted by Edmonds Bookshop (featuring presenters' publications, exclusively), a keynote address, Saturday book-signing reception, community sponsored Open Mic event, and the opportunity to network with attendees and other presenters.

• WOTS does not feature a trade show hall, or appointment/pitch opportunity with agents or publishers.

HonorariumThe 90-minute session presenter honorarium is $195. The 75-min sessions are $162. Three-hour workshop honorarium start at $400. All inclusive.
Travel stipend for an in-person presentation is available for those coming from more than 50 miles from Edmonds (rate calculated on actual distance), and for those arriving by WA State Ferry. Discounted hotel rooms (based on availability).

The Need-to-Know before submitting your proposal(s):

The goal of the selection committee is to create a well-rounded conference program that offers a variety of sessions for all experience levels on the craft of writing fiction, nonfiction and poetry, as well as information on specialty topics, genres, publishing industry, the business of writing, writer's life, and current trends.

The WOTS attendee is an enthusiastic student who wants to learn the craft of writing, obtain tips, and gain insight from writing/publishing industry professionals to help further develop their writing skills and publishing industry knowledge.

Eligible applicants must have proven practical knowledge and experience in their proposed topic(s). 

Primary consideration is given to those with proven in-person conference session instruction, classroom or workshop teaching experience, and online conference or distance learning instruction.
Proposals with a focus on writing exercises will not be given primary consideration.

Contract Terms

If booked as an online presentation, presenters are required to have dedicated access to a computer, microphone, audio speaker, webcam, high-speed internet and the Zoom platform application. 

Additionally, presenters are expected to be reasonably familiar with the function of an online format, with proven ability to manage their own presentation. WOTS will provide a volunteer for each session to assist with management of attendees and other functions. Training is not provided. 

In-person event: 

Travel stipend is available for those coming from over 50 miles from Edmonds WA. Washington State Ferry stipend is also available for residents of the Kitsap Peninsula and San Juan Islands. Discount hotel room at the Edmonds Harbor Inn available on a first come/first served basis (presenters make their own reservations). Transportation to/from the conference location is not available.

All contracted presenters are invited as our guest to attend any of the Saturday or Sunday sessions (online and in-person), including the Keynote address.

Only presenters’ and speakers’ publications are sold at the pop-up/online bookshop.

Application instructions:

• Please review all information above before submitting your proposal.

•  Complete the form.

•  No more than 3 proposals, please. You may provide a list of additional session topics.

Your session proposal(s) must include the following:

• A 50-word summary of your presentation that clearly states the skill level of the attendee (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced) and the value of the content of your session.

• Three key “take away” points specifically stating how attendees can apply session information to their writing projects.

• Session format (panel discussion; lecture; interactive; media presentation, such as a PowerPoint; writing exercise, etc.)

• A detailed description of your proposed session(s). Maximum one page per description.

• Your resume, including previous teaching experience and/or conference presentations (Limit to 2-3 pages. Please, do not submit a complete CV).

• A 100-word biography with a list of your publication credentials.

• If you are new to WOTS: Three professional teaching, conference and/or publication references. Contact information only. Do not submit letters of recommendation.

To apply, fill out the form here.
 

Call for Submissions to Anthology on Long-haul COVID: Long Hauler Publishing

Submissions Open: January 31, 2023 - March 31, 2023

Long Hauler Publishing is pleased to announce an open call for short stories, commentary, letters, essays or poetry addressing the lived experience of COVID long-haulers. The goal of the Long COVID anthology is to harness support for American COVID long-haulers while furthering a wider understanding of Long COVID’s ongoing effects. This opportunity is NOT restricted to professional or published writers! The anthology is by and for long-haulers and serves as a historical document. We are a small press that welcomes marginalized and underrepresented voices.

The editing team is especially interested in the following themes:

• Daily Reality

• Community & Family

• Employment/Unemployment

• Support

• Emotions

• Isolation

• Routine

• Symptoms

• Mental Health

Submission Guidelines: Short stories, commentary, letters, and essays should be 800 – 1500 words and poems up to two pages. One submission per person. Work should use a 12-point font, be original and unpublished and written in English. Contributors must be 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States.

Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023

Selected works will be published in the 2023 anthology.

Include a brief bio of up to fifty words describing who you are, if/when you were diagnosed with COVID, and a link to any previously published writing. Note: You do not have to be a published writer as this book will reflect the real and true lived experiences of COVID long-haulers. If your piece is accepted, you will be notified by email. All contributors will receive an honorarium and an electronic copy of the published book. There will be a fabulous online book launch party open to all. 

 

More information and submission link here.

Call for Chapbook Submissions: Green Linden Press

Green Linden Press is delighted to welcome submissions of poetry chapbook manuscripts to be considered for publication in its Chapbook Series. Our mission is simple: to foster excellent poetry. Poets are encouraged to read our online journal, Under a Warm Green Linden, and the titles in our catalog to become familiar with work that excites us.

• Send an unpublished manuscript from 12–40 pages (either pdf, doc, docx, odt, rtf, or txt).

• Include a brief biographical statement.

• Include an acknowledgments page indicating poems that have been previously published.

• Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

• Multiple submissions are permissible.

• Co-authored manuscripts are welcome.

• Manuscripts in translation are welcome.

• There are two reading fee options: $15 to have your manuscript considered; $23 to have your manuscript considered and to have a chapbook or broadside of your choosing mailed to you (not available to international submitters; and some broadsides are excluded).

• Notification will be made on or before summer solstice. Chapbook publication will be in the fall or winter.

• Should your manuscript be selected, you will receive 25 copies, and your book will be promoted online and at book festivals.

• This is not a contest. Manuscripts will not be read blind. Publication decisions will be made by Christopher Nelson, the editor of Green Linden Press.

• Green Linden Press intends to publish one or more manuscripts from this reading period; however, we reserve the right to publish no manuscripts if we feel that none fit with our aesthetic.

• A portion of the proceeds from this open-reading period will support reforestation efforts.

• Submitters to Green Linden Press agree to receive updates about future publications and submission opportunities. You can unsubscribe at any time.

• Questions or comments: contact Christopher Nelson: greenlindenpress at gmail dot com

• Deadline: March 20, 2023. Notification of our selection(s) will be made on or before June 21, 2023.

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: Rockvale Review

Submissions OPEN for Issue TEN on January 1, 2023!

The reading period runs from January 1 to March 31, 2023.

Issue Ten will be published in May 2023.

We publish poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction. Please read the following guidelines carefully and in their entirety. Disregarding our guidelines may result in the disqualification of your submission.

The reading period for Issue Ten is January 1 to March 31, 2023. Work submitted outside this window will not be read. We invite you to submit your best work that is both bold and vulnerable. This issue is unthemed.

Guidelines applicable to all genres: 

• We read blind, so don’t put your name anywhere on your work or in the title of the file you attach. If we see a name, the submission will be disqualified and we won’t read it. You can add a cover letter and a 100-word, 3rd-person bio in the appropriate section on the form if you wish, but we are more interested in the quality of the work you send now than in your past achievements. If your work is accepted, we will contact you for your author’s bio.

• Please use 12-point, Times New Roman font. We only accept .doc, .docx or PDF files.

• We may ask for an edit in a piece of writing we really believe in.

• While we’d love to compensate you for your beautiful words, we can’t do that yet.

• We only accept work via Submittable.

• Simultaneous submissions are perfectly OK, but please let us know if your work is accepted somewhere else by making a note in Submittable. Previously published work is not accepted.

• We acquire first North American serial rights for work we publish. All rights revert to the author upon publication. Should your work be subsequently published in a chapbook, full collection, another journal, or anthology, please mention that it appeared first in Rockvale Review.

• Submission Fee: We charge a $2.50 submission fee for all submissions.

Specific guidelines for each writing genre.

Poetry: 

• Send 1-3 poems. Start each poem on a new page. Please don’t send poems longer than 50 lines. Poems may be single-spaced.

• Please don’t send song lyrics or greeting card verse, poems with explicit language, or poems that are overtly political, sexual, or discriminatory.

• It is unlikely that we will publish rhyming verse. It is unlikely that we will publish translations.

• While we will consider all types and forms of poetry, we lean toward image-driven work that is clearly grounded in craft. We pay attention to line breaks, enjambment, use of punctuation, musicality, rhythm of language, etc.

Short Fiction: 

• Send 1 piece of writing, double-spaced, with a word limit of 2500.

• In the header of each page, please include the story title. Please include page numbers.

• Story must be a complete work on its own and not an excerpt of a greater work. There must be a clear narrative arc that peaks with crisis/action. We are looking for stories that move us.

• Please carefully check your work for misspellings, punctuation, language issues, etc.

Creative Nonfiction: 

• Send 1 piece of writing, double-spaced, no longer than 2500 words.

• In the header of each page, please include the CNF title. Please include page numbers.

• We consider CNF to include memoir, essay, and reported material written in a narrative style using storytelling techniques.

• Please carefully check your work for misspellings, punctuation, language issues, etc.

Thank you for sending us your work. We appreciate the chance to read it. We generally respond within 12 weeks.

Surprise us, amaze us, make us gasp. We want to feel the power of your words.

Submission link and more information here.

Call for Submissions to Anthology: The Dog Who Wooed at the World

We are currently accepting submissions around the theme of courageous animals for our first anthology, debuting in December 2023, The Dog Who Wooed at the World. Stories should explain how an animal’s bravery inspired and moved you.

STORY GUIDELINES: 

• Stories must be true (non-fiction). They must relate to non-human animals (of any species) and can be about your personal experiences/growth because of an animal, an issue threatening animals today, or other aspects of the human/non-human animal relationship. For the upcoming anthology, please weave the theme of courage/bravery into your story. We are particularly interested in spotlighting species less familiar to people, like insects, marine animals, and reptiles. Even if the act of bravery doesn’t seem earth-shattering, we’d love to include you: everyday acts of courage, like a mother cichlid fish forgoing food to protect her clutch of eggs in her mouth or a parrot who learns to love again after losing a lifelong bond with a guardian who passed away, showcase the remarkable spirits of animals in their own right.

• One winning author will receive a $300 prize, and the second place author will receive $200. All other authors with stories chosen for the book will receive a $50 award, along with a free copy of the book upon its publication in 2023 a week before its release to the general public. Stories not chosen for the book will have the opportunity to be featured online on the blog, with a $20 award. These awards are being made possible by the late activist and my second mom, Sherrie Carter, who left her estate to advance work for animals, and will be issued after submissions close.

• Authors do not have to be vegan/vegetarian, but stories may not promote/encourage the use of animals for food, fashion, entertainment, breeding, etc. Please take a few minutes to read about our history and mission before submitting to ensure we are a good match for your writing.

• Authors should include a short bio (up to 100 words) highlighting their relevant life/work details, including up to one link they’d like to promote.

• Please provide links or citations to any sources you use for data or other factual information.

• No plagiarism. All words must be original writing.

• Please keep your submission roughly between 500 and 3,000 words.

• Stories must not have been previously published (but you may repost them after we have published).

• If possible, please also provide one or more high-resolution photos to accompany your story (either owned by you or with permission to use. Please provide photographer credit).

• Include your name, location, phone number, and email address in the document you submit.

Call for submissions opened on September 22, 2022, and is projected to close on March 31, 2023. The tentative publication of the book is December 2023.

Please note that we are particularly interested in showcasing stories and experiences written by Black, indigenous, and other people of color, as well as folks from the LGBTQ+ community.

Thank you!

More information and submission link here.

Call for Submissions: Vast Chasm Magazine

The Basics

Vast Chasm Magazine publishes bold work that explores the expansive human experience, including flash and short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and other nonconforming work.

• We read year round, on a rolling basis, for our quarterly online issues.

• Submissions are reviewed only through Submittable. Please refer to specific guidelines provided for each genre.

• Submit one piece to a single submission category. Please wait to hear back before trying us again.

• We do not charge a submission fee.

• We happily consider simultaneous submissions. Life is short. Just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere, so we can update our queue and celebrate your success.

• Send us your previously unpublished work as a .doc, .docx, or .rtf in an easily readable format. For a nontraditional piece, you may opt to submit a .pdf.

• Please include a 3rd-person bio of no more than 100 words.

• We will thoughtfully consider your work and typically respond within 3 months.

• If we’ve already read and declined a piece, please do not submit revisions unless specifically requested.

Vast Chasm is a paying market. Currently, we are able to offer $50 per published piece.

Additional Details

• We care about content, not formatting, but if you’re wondering what we consider readable, 12-point Times New Roman works well.

• We strive to cultivate a safe and inclusive literary community. You can read our statement on the topic on our website.

• Please email us if you run into any issues while submitting or accessing our content. We believe art should be accessible.

• If you haven’t heard from us within our usual response time of 3 months, feel free to check with us by emailing:

 editors@vastliterarypress.org

For Vast Chasm Magazine, Vast Literary Press acquires First North American Serial Rights and Archival Rights. Following publication, copyright reverts to the author. If your piece is published elsewhere in the future, we appreciate crediting it as first published in Vast Chasm Magazine. We require non-exclusive print rights for potential annual anthologies and promotional materials. All other rights remain yours.

Writing Competition and Residency: Another Chicago Magazine

In 2023, Another Chicago Magazine will award a free multi-week residency in Belfast, Maine, which is on the coast, about two hours north of Portland and one hour southeast of Bangor. S.L. Wisenberg, ACM editor and author of the forthcoming Juniper prizewinner, The Wandering Womb, is the final judge.

The recipient will be a nonfiction writer whose work brings uncommon insight, incisive language, and strong storytelling to the subject at hand, which could be anything that blends the political and personal, or summons justice, or dives deep into individual experience, but always with larger contexts in mind. As for tone, ACM continues to encourage play and rage and courage. ACM will consider all submissions for publication.

The Shannaghe Residency in Belfast is a solo experience in a fully renovated stable, with a full kitchen and open living room, large lofted bedroom, laundry facilities, newly installed AC/heater, internet access. The stable sits on land that extends to the Penobscot River, and is within walking distance of three bookstores, two farmer’s markets, and the bay, via a rail trail. The resident can choose a two- or three-week stay, and is responsible for travel to Bangor. The kitchen is stocked with cooking basics. Shannaghe will provide a few meals.

Eligibility

• Working in English or translating to English
• Capable of working/living solo

Apply between January 15 and March 17; the portal closes at 120 applicants.

 

The application fee is $20, waived for BIPOC writers.

 

Applicants will submit an unpublished writing sample and a statement about the scope of the project. The residency is available June – July, October 15 – December 31.

 

Apply here.

Writing Competition: The Chautauqua Janus Prize

We are now accepting submissions for the 2023 prize. Deadline for submissions is February 28, 2023.

The Chautauqua Janus Prize will be awarded for the sixth time this summer, celebrating an emerging writer’s single work of short fiction or nonfiction for daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations. In addition to receiving a $5,000 award and a travel stipend, the winner gives a lecture on the grounds during the summer season and appears in a forthcoming issue of the literary journal Chautauqua.

Janus Prize nominees selected by their programs or magazines should contact Michael I. Rudell Director of Literary Arts Sony Ton-Aime at:

stonaime@chq.org for submission instructions.

Eligible entries: May be up to 15,000 words in length but no more than 100 pages.

The Chautauqua Janus Prize encourages writing that challenges conventional presentation and publication of fiction/nonfiction in the English language.

Must be either unpublished or published no earlier than April of 2022.

Must be authored by emerging writers of fiction/nonfiction. Emerging writers are defined as writers who have yet to publish their first book (exceeding 15,000 words and/or 100 pages) in any prose genre. (Poets: This prize was created to support emerging writers. Reconsider your eligibility if you have published one or more poetry collections, even if our word count parameters technically qualify you.) There is no age or citizenship status restriction for eligibility.

May be nominated by the authors themselves or on an author’s behalf by editors or creative writing program directors. Self-nominating authors may submit no more than two entries per submission period. Editors and program directors must have the consent of authors to nominate their work and may nominate no more than three entries per submission period. Nomination by an editor program or press/magazine does not preclude an author from submitting additional self-nominated entries.

SUBMISSIONS Complete the Submittable form, including fee payment*, by the advertised deadline EST. Please use PDF format. Contact Emily Carpenter at:

ecarpenter@chq.org

if PDF format is not ideal for your submission.

Meet formatting specifications where possible. If your submission’s prior publication or experimental form simply aren’t conducive to Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and double-spacing, know that we will give full consideration to all legible PDF submissions.

The deadline for submissions is February 28, 2023. 

Entry Fee: $20.00

*The fee is waived for submissions nominated by editors or program directors. We invite authors to encourage their editors and/or program directors to reach out to Emily Carpenter at ecarpenter@chq.org to learn more!

Writing Grants: New Mexico Writers' Foundation

Don’t Delay! Time is Running Out to Apply for 2023 NM Writers Grants!

If you need financial assistance for a current project, New Mexico Writers may be able to help. Our annual grant program supports New Mexico authors in a variety of literary endeavors. The grants fund new works or works in progress by New Mexico writers and members of the greater Navajo Nation in the following genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, playwriting, and screenwriting. Grants are awarded at the New Mexico Writers annual dinner, where grantees are honored as special guests.

Writers can apply for a grant for ONE genre in ONE of these categories:

New Mexico Writers Annual Grant: New Mexico Writers signature grant supports writing, publishing, and other activities related to the creation of new works or works in progress. Grants typically range from $500 to $2,000.

Douglas Preston Travel Grant: This special annual $1,000 grant, funded by best-selling author and Santa Fe resident Douglas Preston, specifically supports an author’s travel needs in the service of a writing project.

Applicants for either grant may request funding to support their work as needed, including attendance at a writing-related workshop, conference, or mentorship program; research-related travel costs; or enabling time away from employment to work on a project. Award recipients are required to submit a report to New Mexico Writers detailing how the grant was used and how their work benefited from the funding.

Grant applications are due via online submission only at nmwriters.org no later than February 28, 2023.

Awardees will be notified by March 15, 2023.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Speculation & Spectacle": Superpresent

 

Superpresent is a quarterly magazine of the arts. Superpresent is available free online and a limited run of print copies for each issue. Superpresent publishes poems, short stories, essays, visual art pieces, experimental art, video art, and sound art.

We accept submissions from anywhere in the world.

No fees for submission.

The theme for the Spring 2023 issue is Speculation and Spectacle.

We are are seeking poetry, short stories, essays, experimental art, video, sound art, all forms of visual art as well as asemic writing and textual arts of all kinds.

Submissions Due March 1st

Visual Art Guidelines: We will accept art in JPEG format.
Artwork must be 300 dpi or higher.
All artwork must be at least 8.5’’ x 11’’ to fit in the magazine.
Up to three images may be submitted

Written Guidelines : We accept submissions in DOC, DOCX, and RTF formats.
For poetry, up to three poems, one per page
Essays and short stories should be 500-2000 words.

Video and Sound Guidelines: Send a link to the video or sound file posting (Youtube, etc)
Provide a short description of the piece (up to 100 words)
For videos provide up to three still images

Include a 50-100 word bio written in the third person with your submission.

Please send your submissions to:

editor@superpresent.org

Copyright and publication specifications: First Serial Rights

Call for Submissions: The Santa Clara Review

The Santa Clara Review accepts submissions from September-October for our first annual issue and from January-February for our second annual issue.

Submissions will open on January 11th and will remain open until February 26th at 11:59 pm. We accept prose, poetry, and art via Submittable.

Please submit works of fiction or nonfiction prose under 6,000 words. Please submit no more than five poems or pieces of artwork at a time. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, as long as we are notified immediately if the piece is accepted for publication elsewhere.

Call for Submissions: Club Plum

Deadline: March 31, 2023

Club Plum happily publishes the following:

Lyric Essays / Creative Nonfiction: Send one nonfiction work only of up to 3,000 words to:

editor@clubplumliteraryjournal.com

Include a short bio, and do not send previously published work. Send in docx or doc format, or in the body of the email. Send flash, segmented, braided, hermit crab, hybrid and beautiful essays. Send micro-nonfiction. Send hard-to-classify short pieces.

Flash Fiction: Please send one piece of flash fiction of no more than 800 words to:

editor@clubplumliteraryjournal.com

Include a short bio, and do not send previously published work. Do send lyrical prose, wondrous prose, fierce prose. Do send words that successfully skate on the edge of realities. Arresting prose lodged in one reality is also well received.

Prose Poetry: Do not send poetry broken into lines; you will not get a response. We love lined poetry and may accept lined poetry in the future, but we do not currently publish it, no matter how wonderful. We are not fond of straightforward paragraphs masquerading as prose poetry. We like music and surprise and momentum in our prose poetry. We like strangeness, too. We like poems that unravel, ending with a lump in the editor’s throat. Please send up to three prose poems to:

editor@clubplumliteraryjournal.com

Include a short bio, and do not send previously published work.

Hybrid Works: Send genre-bending and language-bending works. We like strange things. Please send up to three pieces of hybrid works to:

 editor@clubplumliteraryjournal.com

Art: Please send one JPG image to:

editor@clubplumliteraryjournal.com

The editor appreciates acrylics, pen-and-ink line art, pencil drawings, collage, watercolor, experimental, impressionistic and abstract pieces, both black-and-white and color. The editor will pass on photography. Please send a brief description of the medium of the piece. Artists are encouraged to send a website link where more works are showcased.

Rights: We ask for first North American Serial Rights.

Responses to writers will be quick because the editor is busy and utilizes every minute of her day. Note: Respect will be given when respect is received; submissions shot to the editor without an accompanying few words will not be read. Multiple submissions will not be read.

Only send your best work. Proofread. Work with sloppy errors makes the editor think you don’t care or don’t know any better.

Send your work in docx, doc or in the body of the email.

Issues are available online only, four times a year.

We accept simultaneous submissions.

Call for Submissions: The Nelligan Review

Deadline: March 15, 2023

The Nelligan Review accepts unsolicited submissions of fiction, essays, reviews, poetry, art, and photography. We accept both English and French submissions.

All submissions of translated work should be accompanied by a copy of the original text.

Simultaneous submissions are acceptable as long as we are notified immediately if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere.

We accept previously published work and unpublished work, we just ask that it be your best work. If submitting previously published work, please let us know where it has been published prior to submitting it here, and that you hold the rights to it.

We suggest to all who submit that they read the most recent issues of The Nelligan Review to acquaint themselves with the material we publish.

The Nelligan Review is an inclusive literary and cultural review journal that is striving to help increase the diversity, equality, resilience, sustainability, and discoverability of the arts sector. We accept work from all those that are eighteen years of age or older. Upon acceptance of your work, we ask only that you hold the rights to the work that permits us to publish it here, in a non-exclusive manner.

Due to the volume of submissions, please note that editorial responses are taking up to 90 days.

Poems: Five per submission.

Fiction: 7,500 word limit.

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Autumn House Nonfiction Contest

Nonfiction Contest

Guidelines for the Autumn House Nonfiction Contest

For the 2023 contest, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Jenny Boully.

The winner receives publication of a full-length manuscript and $2,500.

The submission period opens January 1, 2023, and closes May 31, 2023 (Eastern Time). We will announce the finalists and the winner of the contest by October 15, 2023.

The winner will receive book publication, a $1,000 honorarium, and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote their book.

• All finalists will be considered for publication

• Nonfiction submissions should be approximately 150-300 double-spaced pages (37,500-75,000 words)

• The reading fee is $30 (We will waive the submission fee for those undergoing financial hardship or living with limited means. Before you reach out to request a waived fee, please read our full statement and instructions here. If the guidelines are not followed, we will not be able to offer a waived fee.)

• Personal essays and memoirs are eligible

• The book should be previously unpublished

• Do not include your name anywhere on the actual manuscript; if your name appears within the body of the text, please omit it or black it out (first name is fine, but last name must be omitted)

• You may include a brief bio in the “cover letter” section of Submittable

• Do not include a bio or an acknowledgments page in the manuscript

• Feel free to include a table of contents (This does not count a part of your final page count)

• Simultaneous submissions permitted

Friends, family members, and former students of judges or Autumn House editors may not submit to the contest. Students do not include interactions at short-term residencies or fellowships.
Former employees of Autumn House, including interns, may not submit to the contest.

If you have any questions, please check our FAQ page.

Submission link here.

Call for Submisions: Goatshed Press

Want to write for us? Submissions will always be free, and writers will always be paid. However, anyone keen to support Goatshed Press can buy a book (or a considerably cheaper EBOOK). This money will be put towards funding print runs and paying artists for subsequent publications.

Goatshed Press is taking submissions for Goatshed Two. We are looking for short stories, flash fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction. We pay £60 for stories and essays (over 1000 words) and £25 for poems and flash fiction. Submit your work as an attachment, in a PDF or Word Doc.

We are also looking to publish longer form work in 2023, including novels, novellas, graphic novels, non fiction books and short story collections. We are happy to consider any genre except children’s fiction, and our only requirement is to be stunned! Send us the first five thousand words alongside a summary/synopsis.

Email your submissions to:

goatshedpress@gmail.com

Are you a visual artist? Do you want your painting, drawing, sculpture or photography featured in Goatshed Press? Email high-quality images of your work to goatshedartclub@gmail.com — if selected, we will showcase your work, provide artist bios, and signpost our readership towards ways to purchase your artwork. 

Visit our website for more information.

Writing Competition: 2023 Colorado Prize for Poetry

$2,500 honorarium and book publication: Submit book-length collection of poems to the Colorado Prize for Poetry by January 14, 2023 (we will observe a 5-day grace period).

$25 reading fee (add $3 to submit online) includes subscription to Colorado Review.

Final judge is Felicia Zamora; friends and students (current or former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni.

Complete guidelines at coloradoprize.colostate.edu or:

Colorado Prize for Poetry, Center for Literary Publishing

9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105

Writing Competition: Gemini Magazine Short Story Prize

Gemini Magazine Short Story Prize

FIRST PRIZE: $1,000
Second Prize: $100
Three Honorable Mentions: $25

 

Entry Fee: $8

 

Deadline: March 31, 2023

All Five Finalists Will Be Published Online in the June 2023 Issue of Gemini

• Any Subject, Style or Length

• Entries Must Be Unpublished

• Multiple Entries Are Allowed

• Stories from Blogs Allowed

• All Entries Are Read Blind 

More information and submission portal here.

Writing Competition: The Florida Review

The Florida Review Annual Editor’s Prizes

Each year between January 1 and April 15, we accept submissions to our three Editor’s Prizes, contests in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry.

• Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 (upon publication). We also frequently recognize and publish one or more finalists in each genre. For prose, submit up to 25 pages (6,500 words) (double-spaced Word doc preferred, but will also accept pdf).

• For poetry, submit up to 5 poems (single-spaced Word doc preferred, but will also accept pdf).

• This is a blind-read contest. The manuscript should have only the title(s) – not the writer’s name or other identifying information on any page. Submit a cover letter (in Submittable) or a cover sheet (if mailed) that includes the manuscript title(s) and the writer’s name, email address, phone number, and mailing address.

• Entry fee of $25 includes a one-year subscription to The Florida Review.

• All submissions will be considered for publication.

• Simultaneous submissions are fine if withdrawn immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

• Make sure to select the correct contest category in Submittable.

More information and submission link here.

Poetry Reading: Otero Arts Reading Series

Poetry Reading at the Otero Artspace in Alamogordo, New Mexico, Jan. 20 at 6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.