Call for Submissions: Ponder Review

 

Submission Guidelines

Ponder Review welcomes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short plays, flash-fiction, new media, and visual art.

Fiction: One story of up to 3,000 words (1,500 – 3,000 words preferred).

Flash-Fiction: One submission of up to three stories that combine to total no more than 1,000 words. No story may exceed 750 words.

Nonfiction: One nonfiction piece of up to 3,000 words (1,500 – 3,000 words preferred). 

Poetry: One submission of up to five poems that combine to total no more than nine pages.

Short Plays: One script excerpt or one act play of 10-15 pages. Please see plays published in our most recent issue for guidance on formatting.

Please note: These are the guidelines for a regular publication. Please check the contest page for the guidelines to our 10:4 TENN 10-Minute Play Contest.

Art: Photography, photo essay, graphic literature, painting, collage. Photography, paintings, and collages: one submission of up to five images. Please submit a high resolution image.

Photo essay: one submission of up to 3,000 words and with up to five images.

Graphic literature: one submission of up to eight pages.

New Media:

Podcast, spoken word, interview, short film, animation, and hypertext or kinetic literature are considered for our website Podcast, spoken word, and interview
Short film and animation
Hypertext literature
Kinetic poetry or prose
Other: surprise us

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Chapters": Wizards in Space

Wizards in Space believes that all writers and artists deserve compensation for their work. In line with this belief, all creators with pieces accepted will be paid and retain rights to their work.

 

Submissions are opening June 19th, 2023, for Issue 09: Chapters.

All chapters must have an end. A final sentence, a closing line. And so does Wizards in Space.

For our ninth and final issue, we’re ready to hear about the chapters of your own journeys. Which pages have you turned, and which are you now opening? We want your cliffhangers, we want your tidy knots, we want your open endings. Fresh starts and sweet farewells.

Send us stories that tell half-truths, that contain muddled middles, or cold opens. Pieces that reflect on an adventure — whether you’re still riding it out or looking back with nostalgia. Share with us the chapters of your life that most want to be shared, the ones that spill over their lines and beg you to keep reading. We invite pieces that say hello, how have you been, or until we meet again. We want this issue to be a reflection of everything that Wizards in Space has been over the years: a beginning, a middle, and now — an end.

You write the chapters, we’ll put it in the book. And then we’ll start looking for the sequel. After all, the end of one chapter means the start of another, and whatever is next for us and for you, these issues will always be here — on a long flight, a bedside table, or simply on your shelves. Nine reminders that magic is real and maybe, just maybe, wizards do travel in space.

As always, we want to see your political and your personal, your faith, identity, truths and dreams. Even if you are not sure your work fits, we want to hear from you.

 

At Wizards in Space, we believe all creators should be paid for their work. For Issue 08, our pay rates are as follows:

• $40 per original poem or per page of original art.
• $20 per reprinted poem or per page of reprinted art.
• $0.04 per word for original prose, based on final published word count.
• $0.02 per word for reprinted prose, based on final published word count.

 Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Pathogen Threat Essays: CAPTRS

Universe of Threats – Pathogen Threat Contest

The COVID-19 pandemic killed millions of people and wreaked social and economic havoc worldwide. The last three years revealed catastrophic deficiencies in our surveillance systems, pandemic playbooks, and ability to anticipate political, social and economic interdependencies that amplified the threat.

CAPTRS is tackling the failure of imagination that plagued our response to COVID-19. We are building a catalog of pathogen threat scenarios that will be used to hone pandemic preparedness strategies and train future decision makers. The catalog will include a wide range of plausible threats, including hypothetical pathogens and cascading global events, far beyond those we have experienced in the past. This is the first of three essay contests we will run in 2023. We will launch a contest this summer on the topic of critical infrastructure and supplies, and another contest in the fall on the topic of natural disasters, including wildfires and floods.

This is where you come in! This contest is your opportunity to help the world prepare for future pandemic threats and to win a generous cash prize. We invite you to submit an original essay, describing a pathogen threat scenario. Scenarios must include both a plausible pathogen emergence story and interdependent social, economic, political, environmental or technological forces that shape the unfolding threat. We hope to see variety in submissions and welcome essays focused on different points in the timeline of the threat emergence and spread. We also encourage you to use your own voice and style.

 

Along with the essay, you must submit a one-page ground truth document which specifies that underlying characteristics of the pathogen, the human populations in which it is spreading, and the unfolding response that may not be explicitly stated in the essay.

We encourage you to look to science and social science in developing your narrative, while boldly thinking outside the box! You may optionally submit one of the following documents to support the plausibility of the scenario: a one-page description of background research, a one-page list of references, or a one-page letter of support from an expert in the field.

CAPTRS will award $25,000 in prizes!

First place – $10,000
Second place – $5,000 (up to 2 winners)
Third place – $1,000 (up to 5 winners)
**All winning submissions will be published on the CAPTRS website.

Submission Timeline: Applications open May 1, 2023 at 12 a.m. and close July 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. You must create an account in Apply to submit your essay.

Criteria: 

• You must be 18 years of age or older to participate in this contest. You may submit as an individual or a team. Teams can include up to 6 members and must identify a team lead. All team members must be at least 18 years of age or older. If a team is selected as a winner, the prize money will be awarded to the team lead to split amongst the group.

• CAPTRS employees, contractors, founders or advisory board members and their immediate families are not eligible to participate.

• The essays are limited to a maximum of 2,500 words, and must be written in English.

• The ground truth information will be entered into a separate section on the application. The ground truth is limited to a maximum of 1,000 words

• The optional supporting documentation is limited to one page. This may be a list of references, description of background research, or a letter of support from an expert in a related field.

• Submissions generated in whole or in part by artificial intelligence will be automatically disqualified from the contest.

• You may submit your entry for publication in another forum, but you must inform us immediately if your submitted work is accepted for publication. If you submission is published elsewhere, you will not be disqualified. 

More information and application form on the website.

Call for Submissions: 805

 

We're looking for writing and art that is unexpected, striking, and moving. We are open to submissions year-round with occasional temporary closures.

We accept work for multiple categories including:

• Art​
• Poetry 
• Flash Fiction 
• Short Fiction 
• Creative Nonfiction
  

A few notes:

​Submissions are fee-free and accepted through Submittable.

Please submit works not previously published elsewhere (your personal website/blog/social media do NOT count).

We accept and encourage simultaneous submissions, but if your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission via Submittable.

We currently do NOT accept regular submissions from creators under 18.

Submitting does not guaranty publication.

We welcome solicited and unsolicited submissions for fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art. Please read and follow our submission guidelines carefully. Incorrectly submitted material may not be read or replied to.

We are especially in need of science and non-fiction articles for our Science Corner. Articles can be on any subject in any style, but must be accessible to a non-academic audience.

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Dryden-Vreeland Prize for K-12 Educators

Poets working full- or part-time for any K-12 school, public or private, are encouraged to submit a full-length manuscript for the Dryden-Vreeland Book Prize. Your poems need not focus on schools or teaching, and all school employees are eligible.

Submissions are accepted between May 1 and August 30.

The prize includes $500 and publication by Gunpowder Press with 20 author copies. 

Entry Fee: $20.00

Final judge for the inaugural Dryden-Vreeland Book Prize is Nan Cohen.

Submit here.

Call for Submissions: Fictive Dream

We publish stories of between 500 and 2,500 words that have not previously appeared elsewhere, either in print or online (including your own blog and social media).

Submit your story as a Word attachment to:

fictivedream@gmail.com

No PDFs and please do not paste your story in the body of your email. We’ll get back to you within three weeks of submission.

Present your submission in a simple typeface with double spacing, numbered pages, the title of your story and your name.

Please add a brief biography of no more than 75 words written in the third person with links that you would like to be included.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please let us know straightaway if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Send one story at a time, and please wait for our response before sending another. If a submission is declined, please wait two months before submitting again.

Regrettably, we can’t offer payment for the stories we publish. We do, however, nominate the best stories for national and international awards.

We reserve the right to remove stories from the website without notice.

By submitting to Fictive Dream you agree to grant First Serial Rights and non exclusive Electronic Archival Rights to show your work indefinitely on our site. Copyright reverts to the author on publication. 

We ask that your work does not appear in another publication for three months from the date of publication in Fictive Dream. If, after this time, your work is published in subsequent publications, print or online, we ask that Fictive Dream be acknowledged as the first publisher.

Photographers and artists who would like to collaborate with us should send samples of their work to fictivedream@gmail.com

Visit our website here.

Call for Submissions: BarBar

We are a genre fluid platform.

We publish everything from the standards to the experimental, and every genre bending type in between. Just write it, tag it, and submit it. The only thing important to us is your voice. We want the ideas from left-field, the flash of inspiration at 3am, the flicker of inspiration on the highway you had to pull over onto the shoulder to scribble down, a slice-of-life, the story you’ve passed around to friends, neighbors, and strangers you’ve passed on the street (regardless of if they liked the story or not), and those chapter excerpts from that epic fantasy masterpiece you’ve been working on for years.

We accept many types of submissions, including: poetry, fiction, flash fiction, plays, musicals, lyrics, essays, nonfiction, novel excerpts, photography, and art.

Our goal is to offer as many avenues as possible for you to have your voice heard. 

More detailed guidelines and submission link here.

Call for Submissions on Oceanic Themes: Kelp Journal and The Wave

Kelp Journal is an online literary magazine with oceanic, conservationist, and surf forward themes. We publish writers, travelers, artists, and photographers from all over the world in all types of genres. Kelp Journal values diversity and seeks to promote the work of writers of all ethnicities, orientations, and backgrounds, both domestic and abroad. We accept fiction, essays, poetry, and travel memoirs so long as the writing is in the English language or translated into English. We have no genre restrictions.

For The Wave, Kelp Journal is actively seeking previously unpublished micro, flash, and short fiction in any genre; short essays on any topic; book reviews; poetry, and photography and art. As always, coastal, travel, and adventure themes are preferred; however, all will be considered.

When submitting, please name your submission file with your last name, title of work, and section.

Ex: Olsen_Crush_Fiction

Ex: Santana_Gone Fishing_Non-fiction

Ex: Larks_Snowfall_Poetry

Please note that submissions that do not follow Kelp Journal guidelines will receive an automatic decline.

 

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: Posit

 

Posit publishes three online issues per year of carefully curated, finely crafted contemporary literary and visual art.

We are looking for innovation, aesthetic vision, and accomplished craftsmanship. Our tastes are non-sectarian, with a particular interest in the experimental. We’re committed to supporting the work of writers and artists of all nationalities, ages, races, gender identifications, and sexual orientations.

Posit considers submissions via Submittable only. No email submissions, please. Please check our Submittable page for open reading periods.

We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Also, we will consider only one submission from any author or artist at a time. Additional submissions by the same author will be returned unread.

Posit considers only unpublished poetry and prose, and acquires first-time North American rights upon publication. Thereafter, all rights revert to the author, and the work may be reprinted as long as appropriate acknowledgement to Posit is made. No such restrictions apply to visual art submissions. 

• Poetry: 5-6 poems, no line limits, but no epics, please.

• Fiction and hybrids: 1-3 pieces, 1000 words or less.

• Visual Art: Please submit 12-18 jpeg images, an inventory list, an artist’s statement and a one-paragraph bio, formatted as specified on our Submittable page.

• Film and animation: no longer than 3 minutes, please.

Writing Competition: 2023 Swamp Pink Prizes for Indigenous Writers

From July 1st to July 15th, submit fiction and nonfiction of up to 25 pages or a set of 1-3 poems. Winners in each genre will receive $500 and publication.

Guidelines: There is no entry fee. Submissions are open to Indigenous writers in the U.S. Before submitting, please remove your name and any other identifying information from your manuscript. Writers may submit work to multiple categories, but please limit submissions to 1 per genre. We accept simultaneous submissions. Please contact us promptly should the work be accepted elsewhere.

swamp pink Prizes for Indigenous Writers Selection Process

1st Round of Judging: Blind read by genre editors. Finalists (approximately 10 poems, 10 pieces of fiction/prose, and 10 pieces of nonfiction) will then be forwarded to the contest judges for the 2nd round of judging.

2nd Round of Judging: Blind read by contest judges. Judges change on an annual basis.

Winners and runners-up will be announced by November 1st.

Submit your entry here.

Call for Submissions: The Lake

SUBMISSIONS

Submit up to five poems within the body of an email or attach one Word document with POETRY SUBMISSION in the Subject line. Please also include a short third person biography (50 words max.). If you have a publication or personal web site then you can also include a link to the site. I will respond to all submissions within two to three weeks. If after that time you haven't heard from me let me know via email.

Previously published poems will be considered providing you retain copyright and that they were published at least one year prior to submitting. Please also provide the place and date of publication. I'm also happy to receive simultaneous submissions but please let me know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please allow at least two months before resubmitting. Those strictures aside, The Lake will consider all forms of poetry.

Before submitting your poems please read the current issue to get some idea of what the editor is looking for.

For further information on submissions please click here

Follow this link to read advice on what you need to know about publishing in online lit mags: here 

Authors retain full copyright.

The Lake is run on a super-low budget out of my bank account so cannot pay for publication of your work. If I'm feeling particularly generous I might send someone a box of chocolates now and then. If. Or I might provide a link to one of those cute kitten videos that are so popular on Facebook these days. On second thoughts...

Submit here: poetry@thelakepoetry.co.uk

Call for Submissions: THEMA

Submissions

Upcoming premises (target themes) and deadlines for submission [postmarked]:

The Magic of Light and Shadow (July 1, 2023)

The Missing Piece of the Puzzle (November 1, 2023) 

Bookmarks (March 1, 2024)

To download a PDF file of the guidelines, click here .

ALL SHORT STORIES, ESSAYS, POEMS, PHOTOGRAPHS and ART MUST RELATE TO ONE OF THE PREMISES SPECIFIED ABOVE.

NOTE: Previously published pieces are welcome, provided that the submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright.

The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental. NOTE: Stories longer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages will not be considered. Indicate premise (target theme) on title page. Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. Include self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise deadline. NO READER'S FEE.

Mail to: 

THEMA

Box 8747

Metairie, LA 70011-8747

Outside the US:

email thema@cox.net

On acceptance for publication, we will pay the following amount: short story, $25; short-short piece (up to 1000 words), $10; poem, $10; artwork, $25 for cover, $10 for interior page display.

Copyright reverts to author after publication.

THEMA isn't for everyone. To find out why, click here.

New to submitting manuscripts to journals?
Click here to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines.

Unlike many publishers, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves, without the involvement of an agent.

Be sure to indicate premise and include SASE for each submission. BE SURE to include a separate SASE for each premise.

No handwritten manuscripts will be considered.

NOTE:

We do not accept e-mailed submissions EXCEPT from authors who live outside the U.S.

For those living outside the U.S., submit manuscript as an email attachment (readable by MSWord ― either as a DOC file or an RTF file), and include the following information on the title page: target theme, title of work, name of author, email address and physical address.

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Call for Submissions: The Capilano Review

The Capilano Review is pleased to invite submissions of new and previously unpublished work for consideration in its forthcoming 2023–2024 publication year.

We welcome submissions of boundary-pushing, innovative writing across a variety of genres and forms, including but not limited to: poetry, experimental fiction, personal/poetic essay, creative nonfiction, and hybrid forms.

Writers are also welcome to pitch ideas for long-form critical essays (1500-2500 words) on contemporary art or artists, ideas for our online see to see section—reviews of recent or forthcoming literary/art books (500 words)—and ideas for feature interviews with Canadian authors and artists that may be of interest to our readership.

TCR seeks to redress historical inequity in the literary and visual art publishing spheres by prioritizing creative work from individuals from historically marginalized communities, including Black, Indigenous, and people of colour; queer and trans people; working-class and underemployed people; women, femme, and non-binary people; disabled people; and emerging artists. Writers are encouraged to self-identify in the body of their email to be prioritized in our editorial process.

Submission Guidelines: Submission period: June 1–30, 2023.

Please take time to familiarize yourself with the magazine and the kind of work we publish before submitting.

For writing submissions: Please submit a maximum of 6 pages in a Word doc file. If you have a specific vision in terms of layout, please include a PDF as a layout guide. For pitches: Please describe your proposed interview/review/critical text in a single paragraph within the body of your email, with links to any contextual images/information as necessary. Please also include 1-2 writing samples of relevant work.

All submissions: Include a one-paragraph description of your project and a 50-word biography copied directly into the body of your email. Optional: Writers from historically marginalized groups may choose to self-identify in their email.

Questions? Contact us at:

contact@thecapilanoreview.com 

in advance of the submission deadline.

Submission to our open reading period is free, but please consider supporting TCR by reading and sharing the journal with your networks, purchasing a subscription for yourself or a friend, or making a one-time or monthly donation to allow us to continue to publish innovative work such as yours.

Accepted submissions of poetry and prose will be compensated at a rate of $50 CAD per page upon publication. Flat rate fees for commissioned interviews and critical texts range from $200–$500 CAD depending on length and scope and will be discussed upon acceptance of a pitch.

Submit your work to:

submissions@thecapilanoreview.com

Call for Submissions from Teen Writers: The Empty Inkwell

Categories

Writers aged 13-18 only.

Poetry: 1-4 poems, all forms allowed (prose-poetry, free-verse, erasure, etc) Submit poetry here.

Prose: 1-3 pieces, 2000 or words or less each. Creative non-fiction, short story, flash fiction, etc. Submit prose here.

Other Types of Writing: Email us at:

theemptyinkwellreview@gmail.com!

Art and Photography: 1-3 pieces of art and 5-10 photos to be considered for the cover or website. Submit art and photos here.

Blog articles, interviews, literary criticism, and other forms of academic essay writing can be submitted to our blog.

Submission Guidelines

• All submissions are free and should be submitted via the linked Google Forms.

• Include a short bio about yourself as prompted. Include where you’re located, previous publications, and fun facts.

• Submissions in different languages are accepted and encouraged, but should include an English translation as well.
  

• Try your best to be free of mechanical errors in your writing.

• Give credit where credit is due—The Empty Inkwell does not accept plagiarized work.

• Any work with clear discriminatory intent (ie. racism, sexism, homophobia, etc) will not be accepted. Unnecessary graphic depictions will also not be accepted.

• The turnaround period is about 1-2 weeks, though it may vary based on circumstance. Contact us after 2 weeks if needed.

• Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but we ask for you to contact us immediately if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere.

• All work (accepted or denied) will receive free feedback from the editors.

• The Empty Inkwell will hold first North American serial and electronic rights (if not previously published) for any accepted works. These rights will return to the author after publication.

Writing Competition: The Masters Review Reprint Prize

The Reprint Prize

For the first time ever, The Masters Review is looking for previously published work! For ten days in June, our first Reprint Prize will be open for submissions of fiction and creative nonfiction under 6,000 words published prior to June 1, 2022. Got a story or essay close to your heart that you want to revive interest in? This is the prize for you. Or maybe the journal is no longer online, or no longer in print—The Masters Review is offering your work a new home. As always, there are no limitations on style or topic, but our primary interest is in literary prose. 

This prize will be judged by our editorial staff, who will select one winner to receive a $500 prize and publication on our site.

The Reprint Prize will be open from June 15 to June 25, 2023.

• Submission Guidelines:Winner receives $500 and online publication.

• Submissions must be under 6,000 words.

• Submitted work must be previously published. Unpublished work will be disqualified. In your cover letter, please indicate when and where your submission has been published.

• Work must be published prior to June 1, 2022.

• Work published in a single-author collection is not eligible for this prize, but work collected in a multiauthor anthology may be submitted. (Note: If the work is included in a collection under contract for 2024 or beyond, it is eligible, provided it meets our other requirements.)

• Simultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed, though each submission requires a $10 entry fee.

• This contest is for emerging writers only. Writers with single-author book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. We are interested in providing a platform to new writers; authors with books published by indie presses are welcome to submit previously published work, as are self-published authors.

• Former TMR contributors are welcome to submit work published elsewhere. Work previously published by TMR, including New Voices, the Anthology, or one of our contests, is not eligible for this prize.

• International submissions are allowed, provided the work is written primarily in English.

• All submissions must be double-spaced with one-inch page margins and use Times New Roman or Garamond.

• The contest deadline is 11:59pm PT on June 25, 2023.

• We do not require blind submissions for this contest. The winner will be selected by The Masters Review’s editorial staff.

• All submissions will receive a response by the end of September, and the winner will be announced by the end of October. If we are unable to meet this timeline, we will notify all submitters of the extension.

• Friends, family, and associates of The Masters Review’s editorial staff are not eligible to submit.

• A significant portion of the editorial letter fee goes to your feedback editor.

Enter here.

Call for Submissions: Gambling the Aisle

• Submissions will be considered on a rolling basis.

• We will publish one piece every month, featured on our website.

• We accept submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry.

• Submissions must be limited to 3000 words of less.

• You may submit an excerpt from a longer work, but the piece should stand on its own and feel like a complete piece of work.

• You may submit up to three separate pieces at a time. Please send separate pieces in their own file, in separate submissions.

• Simultaneous submissions are okay, but you must inform us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere or use Submittable's "withdraw" function.

• We only accept previously unpublished work.

The Bob Loblaw Law Talk:If your work is accepted you agree to give Gambling the Aisle first time serial rights and electronic archival rights.
Your work may be subject to minor editing
By submitting to Gambling the Aisle, you are agreeing to be placed on our mailing list (we will only email you to announce the publication of a new issue and will not give your email out).

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Blurred Genre": Redivider

Redivider seeks previously unpublished works from emerging or established authors and artists. We are excited to publish underrepresented voices as well as “offbeat” texts, art, and hybrid works that may not be welcomed at other journals.

We will not consider submissions that endorse prejudice, racism, xenophobia, classism, sexism, ableism, fat-shaming, homophobia, or gratuitous violence. We reserve the right to reject such submissions outright and reject further submissions from the author. We also reserve the right to remove content from our journal if an author is known to be harassing or abusive.

Please submit your work through our Submittable page only. Redivider will not accept work through email or USPS. Please wait for a response before submitting again. We welcome simultaneous submissions.

Blurred Genre: Summer ’23 Special edition

Redivider’s Summer ’23 Blurred Genre special edition explores the fluid boundaries between genres. We welcome all hybrid, genre-blurring and experimental work. Submit your flash nonfiction, visual sci-fi poetry, memoir comics, mixed-media fiction collage with a dash of cultural critique, digital or drawn media—all fall in the broad spectrum of possibilities! All contributors will be paid $30 for accepted work.

Please send us one piece per submission of 3,000 words or less (ten pages or less of graphic media). All submissions must be the author’s original, unpublished work.

In your cover letter, please specify in a sentence how your submitted piece blurs the line between textual genre.

Submissions will be open until July 15. The issue will be released in late summer.

Call for Submissions: The Boiler

The Boiler publishes new and emerging writers biannually. Submissions sent will be considered for the Winter and Summer issues. Please allow 6-8 months for consideration.

Submission window: May 15 – July 15.

We’re hungry for your best stuff.

The Boiler was founded in 2011 and has published diverse voices since its inception. We are dedicated to normalizing the elevation and amplification of underrepresented voices and are always seeking to do better under pressure. We actively welcome submissions that dismantle the power structures of white supremacy.

How It Works

Place all work in one document. DO NOT place your cover letter or any biographical information on your file. Instead use the cover letter form on submittable. Read our past issues to get an idea of what we publish. Submit no more than once per submission period.

NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS. PLEASE USE OUR ONLINE SUBMISSION MANAGER. Submit your work here.

At this time, we’re not able to compensate our writers, our work here is a labor of love for your words. Our tip jars submissions help support the cost of maintaining our website.

Simultaneous submissions are permitted. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, promptly withdraw it and inform us immediately. Email: 

editors@theboilerjournal.com

Call for Submissions: the McNeese Review

Our submission period for The McNeese Review 2024 issue will run from June 1-August 31, 2023. For the 2024 issue, as part of our new craft and pedagogy section, we will include one scholarly work focused on creative writing craft or teaching some aspect of craft (more information on this will be posted early in the submission period).

Boudin, our online home, is currently not accepting submissions and we will have a June ’23 edition for poetry, fiction and CNF of poetry coming soon! Submissions will open again this fall.

Please use our Submittable page and follow the instructions for the appropriate genre of your work. Please note that we do not accept multiple submissions from the same writer within a reading period. Multiple submissions will be rejected immediately unless our editors have specifically requested that the writer submit again.

No material published in The McNeese Review or in Boudin may be reprinted or reproduced, in whole or in part, without the permission of the authors. We ask for ourselves only that The McNeese Review be credited with first publication. 

All print contributors receive one contributor copy. We are pleased to also offer a $50 honorarium to print contributors within the U.S. Contributors outside of the U.S. will receive two additional author copies in lieu of the honorarium. Contributors to Boudin will receive our thanks and the promise that we’ll promote your work.

We encourage you to simultaneously submit your work while it’s under consideration at The McNeese Review. If your submission is accepted by another publication, please withdraw it from Submittable. If you would like to withdraw a single poem or piece of flash fiction but keep the others under consideration, please message us on Submittable.

Please only submit original work. If your work borrows from or quotes another writer, please make explicit mention of this with your submission, giving full attribution to any material you’re using from another source.

We look forward to seeing your work!

Call for Submissions from Asian Writers: Suspect by Singapore Unbound

Payment: USD100.00 

 

No submission fee

SUSPECT, as in "we suspect this work has qualities of greatness." As in looking from the ground up, and not top down. As in "incredulity towards metanarratives" (Lyotard) in favor of microhistories, subversive perspectives, and marginalized identities. We SUSPECT that a SUSPECT like you has something SUSPECT to say. Say it.

We seek poetry, literary fiction, essays, and any kind of writings that do not fall into these categories, written or translated into English by authors who identify as Asian. We also publish reviews of books by Asian authors and interviews with Asian writers and artists.

Submit a story or essay (maximum 6,500 words), or 3-5 poems (maximum 10 pages), with a brief cover letter, in MSWord format to Jee at:

 

jkoh@singaporeunbound.org 

 

We aim to reply within a month. Simultaneous submissions are fine with us, but please inform us if your work is accepted elsewhere. Please submit only once every six months; more frequent submissions will not be read.

We pay USD100.00 for an accepted contribution. We ask for the non-exclusive right to publish your work (1) on the website of SUSPECT accessible globally, and (2) in subsequent print anthologies.

SUSPECT grew out of SP Blog, the blog of the NYC-based literary non-profit Singapore Unbound. Started in 2016, Singapore Unbound champions freedom of expression and equal rights for all through our publications, events, and actions.

We can’t wait to read your SUSPECT writing!

Call for Poetry Submissions: Red Tree Review

  

Red Tree Review considers submissions on a rolling basis. Send poems that surprise, harrow, and awe.

Yes: charged, inventive, sound-driven, surreal, image-rich, dark, humorous, playful, biting, devastating, bigger on the inside, defiant towards conventions and status quo

No: predictable, nationalistic, hateful, offensive in treatment of race/gender/sexual orientation/class/age/ability

Writers belonging to historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged to submit.

Please submit only once every six months. Previously published work will not be considered. Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please send an email immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

By submitting, you are consenting for your work to appear (if selected) in a future issue in the exact version submitted, barring minor copy edits.

Submissions that do not follow these guidelines closely will not be read. (This is a logistical and time management-related policy, not a punitive one. No harshness intended!)

At this time, Red Tree Review cannot offer monetary compensation. Upon publication, all rights revert back to the author. Authors are asked to acknowledge Red Tree Review in any future publications in which the work appears.

How to Submit

To submit poems for consideration, include the following in a single email with the subject line SUBMISSION:

-A brief cover letter in the email body (no attachments), including a third-person author bio as you would like it to appear in publication
-3-5 poems in the email body (no attachments)

Send to:

contact[at]redtreereview[dot]com. (Click here to view an example submission.)

Response time varies, but you should generally receive an email response within 6 months.

Call for Submissions: New Orleans Review

Submission Guidelines

We accept submissions in fiction, nonfiction and poetry year round from writers around the world.

Our staff represents a wide range of diverse identities. We value the voices and stories of all marginalized writers, and offer free submission opportunities throughout the year (see below). We want to emphasize that we are not here to box anyone in, so submissions in prose and poetry can but do not have to engage with the following identities.

In celebration of Black History Month, there are no submission fees for Black writers for the month of February.

In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, there are no submission fees for writers living with both visible and invisible disabilities for the month of March.

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month, there are no submission fees for all API writers for the month of May, not limited to those living in/born in the US.

In celebration of Pride, there are no submission fees for LGBTQIA2+ writers in June. We are especially interested in trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming voices.

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, there are no submission fees for Latinx writers from September 15th to October 15th.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, there are no submission fees during the month of November for all Indigenous writers, not limited to those living in/born the US.

We also want to be clear that writers with the identities above are encouraged to submit year-round. See our submission manager for more details and to submit. All other guidelines are below. We can’t wait to read your brilliant words!

Fiction

Submit fiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash fiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $300, regardless of length.

Nonfiction

Submit nonfiction pieces up to 5,000 words. Flash nonfiction welcome, but only one piece at a time. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $300, regardless of length.

Poetry

Submit up to five pages of poems. No previously published work (online or in print). Simultaneous submissions are okay. Honorarium is $100, regardless of length.

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Drue Heinz Literature Prize

Drue Heinz Literature Prize Submission Guidelines

Winners receive a cash prize of $15,000, publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press, and support in the nation-wide promotion of their book.

No entry fee.

Eligibility

• The award is open to writers who have published a novel or a book-length collection of fiction with a reputable book publisher, or a minimum of three short stories or novellas in magazines or journals of national distribution. Digital-only publication and self-publication do not count toward this requirement.

• The award is open to writers in English, whether or not they are citizens of the United States.Current University of Pittsburgh employees and students, and former employees and students affiliated with the University within the last three years, are not eligible for the award.

• Translations are not eligible if the translation was not done by the author.

• Eligible submissions include an unpublished manuscript of short stories; two or more novellas (a novella may comprise a maximum of 130 double-spaced typed pages); or a combination of one or more novellas and short stories. Novellas are only accepted as part of a larger collection. Manuscripts may be no fewer than 150 and no more than 300 pages. Prior publication of your manuscript as a whole in any format (including electronic) makes it ineligible.

• Stories or novellas previously published in magazines or journals or in book form as part of an anthology are eligible.

• Manuscripts may also be under consideration by other publishers, but if a manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere and you wish to accept this offer, please notify the Press immediately. Manuscripts under contract elsewhere are no longer eligible for the Prize.

• Authors may submit more than one manuscript to the competition as long as one manuscript or a portion thereof does not duplicate material submitted in another manuscript.

Dates for Submission

 

Manuscripts must be received during May and June. That is, they must be submitted on or after May 1 and on or before June 30. 

 

Format for Electronic Submissions

• Submittable contest site: http://upress.submittable.com/submit

• During the submission period (May 1 – June 30) simply click the link above. You’ll be taken to our secure submittable.com web page where you’ll find easy-to-follow instructions:

• Manuscripts must be double-spaced and pages must be numbered consecutively.

• Each submission must include a list of all of the writer’s published short fiction work, with full citations. You will be given an opportunity to enter this information into a field in Submittable.

Manuscripts will be judged anonymously. Therefore, the author’s name, other identifying information, and publication information must not appear within the manuscript. Only your uploaded manuscript is visible to the judges.

If you have any questions about these guidelines, please email:

 

eomalley@upress.pitt.edu.

Call for Submissions and Writing Competitions: The Los Angeles Review

Submission Information

Reading Period Status: With the new online format, the Los Angeles Review will be open for submissions year-round! General submissions for LAROnline are OPEN.

Submissions for the Los Angeles Review Awards are OPEN through June 30. 

 

Entry Fee for the Awards: $20.00

Prize: $1000+ publication in LAR

Submission Methods:

We only accept unsolicited submissions online via Submittable. Online submissions are subject to a $3.00 reading fee.

Current subscribers and former contributors may submit online free of charge by emailing their pieces directly to the appropriate editor. However, it is ultimately up to the genre editor’s discretion whether to accept submissions through email.

 

Submit Online: Submittable Simultaneous submissions are accepted if noted in the cover letter. Please do not send multiple submissions unless an editor has invited you to do so. Response time is two to four months.

Compensation: Writers published in the print edition of the Los Angeles Review will receive one contributor copy in exchange for first North American rights. No reprints, please.

Subscription: We encourage submitters to read our journal, and if you order a copy of LAR, your submission is free. You can find ordering information here. Contact the Managing Editor for international shipping rates, information about classroom subscriptions, course adoption, and bulk discounts.

Online: Accepted submissions are eligible to be published in the new online format and will be considered for the yearly best-of print edition.

Submission Guidelines

**Please note that all submissions under all submission categories must be previously unpublished. Any already published work will not be considered for publication with the Los Angeles Review.

Fiction: We’re looking for hard-to-put-down sequences of shorts or stand-alone lengthier stories in the 1,000 – 4,000 words range. Regardless of length, we always hope to see lively, vivid, excellent literary fiction.

Flash Fiction: We’re looking for shorts under 1,000 words that we want to read again and again. We’re looking for work that is lively, vivid, and leaves us wanting more. Additionally, please note our one-story limit per submission. While authors are more than welcome to submit multiple stories to LAR, we ask that they please submit them individually.

 

Nonfiction: Please submit an essay, memoir, or commentary told as compelling, focused, sustained narrative in a distinctive voice, rich with detail. Send 1,000-4,000 words or delight us with flash nonfiction that cat-burgles our expectations.

Poetry: Please submit 3-5 poems that will surprise us, wow us, and make us wish we’d written them ourselves. We are open to form, free verse, prose poems, and experimental styles. Our only criterion is quality.

Translation: Please submit no more than 5 poems (single-spaced) or 5 pages of prose (double-spaced). Include biographical notes for both the author and the translator. Your submission must be accompanied by 1) the original text and 2) a letter from the rights holder stating that you have permission to translate and publish the work in the United States. If you cannot provide #2, we will not be able to print your work. We look forward to reading your submission.

Book Reviews: We welcome reviews of new and recent books of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work, particularly those titles that have not received the critical attention they deserve. Please send completed drafts, no more than 1,200 words, to:

  

review@losangelesreview.org.

Call for Submissions: The Plentitudes

We are currently open for submissions for our Fall 2023 issue.

During our open submissions period, we accept submissions through Submittable and Duotrope. Please note that we do charge a small reading fee to cover maintenance costs and operating expenses.

Submission Guidelines:​

• Poets should submit no more than five poems, and no more than ten pages, per submission, and should place all poems in a single document.
  

• Prose authors may submit one short story or one personal essay between 1,500 - 5,000 words. 
  

• Please limit formats to .doc, .docx, and PDF.

• We suggest 12-point Times New Roman font, and double-spacing all prose submissions.

• We do not publish previously published work.

• We allow multiple submissions by the same writer--each entry should be separately submitted and accompanied by a reading fee.

• Simultaneous submission are permitted; please notify us if your piece has been accepted elsewhere.

• Upon publication, we retain the right to be the sole publisher of the works for the first year from the initial date of publication. Thereafter, contributors may republish their works, with The Plentitudes Journal credited as the initial publisher. We retain the right to re-publish works designated for print publication in an anthology and on our social media platforms.

• Marginalized voices, including BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Disabilities writers, are particularly encouraged to submit.

• We pay an honoraria of $50 for published work.

Submissions windows typically open three months prior to the publication of each quarterly issue, according to the following schedule (subject to change):

​​Summer issue submissions are accepted in the months of February and March.

 

Fall issue submissions are accepted in the months of May and June.

 

Winter issue submissions are accepted in the months of August and September.

 

Starting in 2023, our Spring issues will be devoted to showcasing the winning pieces of our annual Plentitudes Prizes (open in the months of November and December).

Call for Submissions: Geist

Geist is a magazine of ideas and culture with a strong literary focus and a sense of humour. The Geist tone is intelligent, plain-talking, inclusive and offbeat. Each issue represents a convergence of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, comics, reviews, little-known facts of interest, cartography and the legendary Geist crossword puzzle.

Our mandate is to publish emerging and established writers and artists from across Canada, bringing them to a wide audience.

We encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Geist offers no-fee general submissions for Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of colour. Please submit through the “General Submissions for BIPOC writers” form.

We also offer a limited number of no-fee general submissions to low-income writers per submission period. Please contact:

editor@geist.com

to access these spots, which are allocated on a first-come basis.

Click here to submit your work through Submittable.

We do not accept submissions by email. Thank you.

Print submissions can be sent by mail to:

Editorial Board, Geist
#210 - 111 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, B.C.
Canada V6B 1H4

For responses, please include your email address or a SASE with Canadian postage or IRC. We accept simultaneous submissions, but please note it in your cover letter and let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere. We buy first North American serial rights for most original work, and second or third serial rights for previously published work (including work published on the internet).

Wait six months before emailing to check the status of your submission. And please, no phone calls.

Call for Submissions from Immigrants: Immigration Diaries

Immigration Diaries will platform and empower the words of those who are immigrants or have experienced the effects of immigration in their lives.

Through this, we hope to connect people through similar and shared experiences.

We are excited to create a community of storytellers with both shared and unique experiences as immigrants. Submissions will be reviewed by our team, and selected stories will be published on the site.

Non-fiction, fiction, graphic, and poetry are all excellent ways to share stories with our community. Thank you for your submissions!

We accept submissions through our online form, or at our email:

submissions@immigrationdiaries.org

Writing Competition on Climate Change: Grist

Grist is excited to announce our third-annual climate fiction short story contest, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.

Submissions for our 2023/2024 contest are now open. We’re looking for stories of 3,000 to 5,000 words that envision the next 180 years of climate progress — roughly seven generations – imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope.

A great Imagine story showcases creative climate solutions, particularly through narratives that center the communities most impacted by the climate crisis, and that envision what a truly green, equitable, and decolonized society could look like. We celebrate fiction rooted in hope, justice, and cultural authenticity, and aim to amplify voices that have been, and continue to be, affected by systems of oppression.

There is no cost to enter.

Submissions close June 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.

The winning writer will be awarded $3,000, with the second- and third-place winners receiving $2,000 and $1,000, respectively. An additional nine finalists will each receive $300. All winners and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website.

Stories will be judged by a panel of literary experts, including acclaimed authors Paolo Bacigalupi, Nalo Hopkinson, and Sam J. Miller.

* * *

Imagine 2200 was inspired and informed by literary movements like Afrofuturism and Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, disabled, queer, and feminist futurisms, along with hopepunk and solarpunk. We hope writers of all genres look to these movements for inspiration, and we urge writers within these communities to submit stories.

We also invite you to bring climate fiction and the principles of Imagine 2200 into other genres. Write a climate mystery or comedy. If you love steamy romance, thread a climate story through that titillating enemies-to-lovers arc. Climate connects to every part of life — all sorts of stories can be climate stories.

So dream big — envision a world where we prioritize our well-being, work to mend our communities, and lead lives that celebrate our humanity. We can’t wait to read what you come up with.

Submit your entry here.

Chapbook Competition: Swan Scythe Press

Swan Scythe Press announces the submission requirements for its 2023 Chapbook Contest. Any poet writing in English is eligible to submit. We are accepting manuscripts between March 1, 2023 and June 15, 2023.

The winning manuscript will be published in a 6" x 9" format, with full color cover. The contest winner will receive 25 copies of her/his book, a prize of $200, and the opportunity to buy copies of their book at 50% of retail price. Previous winners have then sold copies of their books at prices that assure profits for themselves, at readings and other public appearances. Swan Scythe Press will also provide free copies to book reviewers.

 CONTEST RULES: We require submissions in the following format:

*Title page with author’s name, address, phone number, and email address

*Another title page without any identifying information; book title only

*Table of contents

*Acknowledgments page (optional)

*20 to 32 pages of poems

*All pages must be numbered

*Submit ms. bound only by a binder clip.

*Manuscripts must be postmarked prior to, or on, June 15, 2023.

*DO NOT INCLUDE COVER ART OR ART WORK OF ANY KIND!

Please include with your manuscript:

*Reading fee check for $18 made out to Swan Scythe Press

*Stamped SASE for announcement of winner

*No SASE for mss., which will be recycled.

Send your manuscript to: 

Robert Pesich, Editor

Swan Scythe Press 

1468 Mallard Way

Sunnyvale, CA 94087

Or you can can now submit using submittable.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Secrets": Blink-Ink #53: Secrets

State secrets, family secrets, trade secrets, secret sins and secret loves, entrusted secrets, cosmic secrets, childhood secrets, dark secrets taken to the grave—any sort of secret at all. Can’t keep a secret? Closely guarded treasure, or a bargaining chip. We are more interested in tales of mystery than everyday gossip. Send us your best unpublished stories of approximately 50 words about a Secret, or Secrets. 

Submissions are open June 1, 2023 through July 15, 2023. 

No attachments, poetry, bios, or AI generated content please. Send submissions in the body of an email to:

blinkinkinfo@gmail.com

Call for Submissions: Fleas on the Dog

 Fleas on the Dog

We are a collective of writers/editors who publish a non profit online magazine for those who are on the avant garde and outside the box.

WHAT WE LIKE

Fiction: We take pretty much everything. Mainstream, traditional, literary, barbaric yawps, flash, metafiction, experimental, sci/fi, speculative, fantasy, mystery, micro, nano, grunge, bad (but it better be good!), modernist, post-modernist, spamlit, kitschlit, retro, metro, outsider, novel excerpts, graphic stories, even comics. Our only criterion is quality. 

Poetry: Up to FIVE poems any style. Poems beyond that number will not be read.

Plays: Any style up to five acts. Screenplays: any subject, any length.

Politically incorrect is welcome as long as it doesn’t devolve into invective!!

Submissions are now open for Issue 14, (June 1-30 2023). There is no submission fee. There is no remuneration for work we publish, either, but what the heck, you're going to be famous! Owing to the volume of submissions we receive we will only contact those authors we have selected for publication. If you do not hear from us at the time the new issue is featured consider your submission declined. We'll get back to you in about 30 days, usually sooner. (Why should it take months?)

Fiction: Up to 5000 words! Length is less important than quality. For works longer than 5000 words query the editors about possible serialization.

Submissions should be on a Microsoft Word doc or docx file. Use a sensible font. Double space format. Stuff like grammar and sentence structure is important unless your work deliberately exploits bad grammar and lack of structure. (We can tell the difference.) Include a brief bio with your submission and publishing credits, if any. Send your submission as an e-mail attachment to:

editors@fleasonthedog.com 

(or type in the link in the email address).

Include the genre (fiction, poetry, or play) and title of your work in the subject bar. Simultaneous submissions are okay, just let us know when your work is accepted elsewhere. Multiple submissions are not okay unless solicited. Submit to only one category per issue. We retain the first rights of your work for a period of three months. After this time rights revert back to the author. If you should republish the story/article please acknowledge that it was first published by www.fleasonthedog.com

Call for Submissions: Ranger Magazine

Submit

• We accept everything. Text-based. Visual. Text-visual. Experimental film. Experimental music. Anything really, really out there.

• See our deceased mag to get an idea.

• Stuff you think no one else will publish, we will. So-called “market forces” do not matter here.

• #Ranger publishes 2-3 issues a year. There will be an annual anthology of the best works at the very least (possibly more).

• Include a bio, if you like. If not, that’s okay, too.

• Here’s the link to submit. Deadline for the Issue #2 is July 1, 2023.

• Copyright remains with the creator. Online content may appear in print form at the discretion of the editor.

• Also, nothing larger than 2meg for images. Jpeg, png and gif are all good formats.