Flash Fiction Publication

 I'm very pleased to share that my flash fiction, "Josephine's Puzzle," has been published in The Raven Review. You can read it here: https://www.theravenreview.org/josephines-puzzle-gassman.html

Call for Submissions from Medical Professionals and Patients: Grey Matter

Grey Matter (GM), the medical poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, believes that poetry is a portal for introspection and reflection, one that connects us more deeply and empathetically to the human experience. In other words, GM is an exemplary application of the Medical Humanities, a discipline that resides at the crossroads of healthcare and human care.

Every issue of GM strives to represent voices across the healthcare spectrum, from providers to patients, with a focus on equity, inclusion, and the celebration of our unique medical narratives.

Submissions

Submissions are welcome from all members of the healthcare community, including patients. Because we’re a medical poetry journal, we have a particular interest in poetry that explores the human condition through a medical lens

reflects on the emotional effects of our medical/health experiences
anticipates what the future holds for humanity and medicine

How to Submit

• Submit no more than 3 poems or one piece of flash prose (500 words maximum).

• Please include a brief, third-person bio (150 words or fewer) with your submission.

• If your work is published, GM receives first North American rights; all rights revert to the author upon publication.

• Please submit to our Fall 2025 issue before November 15, 2024 at

 uagreymatter@gmail.com

Writing Competition: New Millennium Writings

POETRY • FICTION • FLASH FICTION • NONFICTION

$4,000 IN AWARDS + PUBLICATION (in print and online)

Deadline: November 30, 2024

PRIZES

First Place in each category receives a $1000 cash prize, a certificate to document the success, publication online and in print, in New Millennium Writings, and two complimentary copies.
Select Finalists, and all Poetry Finalists, will be published in New Millennium Writings (online and in print) and receive two complimentary copies.

 

GUIDELINES

• No restrictions on style or subject matter.

• Entrant retains copyright ownership of work.

• Multiple and simultaneous submissions welcome.

• Previously published works accepted if: Print circulation was under 5,000, or the work was published online only.

• Fiction (all types welcome) - 7,499 words or less

• Nonfiction (all types welcome) - 7,499 words or less

• Flash Fiction (aka: Short-Short Fiction) - 1,000 words or less

• Poetry - each entry may include three poems, up to five pages total.

• Anonymous Judging: Submission file should contain only the title and text of the story, essay, or poem(s). Cover letters are optional and may be uploaded separately.

• For mail/postal submissions click here for instructions.

• Submit your work (or postmark) by November 30, 2024.

ENTRY FEES AND MULTIPLE ENTRY SUPPORT

For any category or combination of categories: 

1 Entry - $20
2 Entries - $35 (reg $40)
3 Entries - $45 (reg $60)
4 Entries - $60 (reg $80)
5 Entries - $80 (reg $100)

Note: Poetry may include up to three poems per Entry.

Call for Submissions: LitMag

What LitMag Looks For 

Work that moves and amazes us.
We are drawn to big minds, large hearts, sharp pens

Word Count Limits
Print: 15,000 words
Online: 4,000 words

What to Send
One story or essay at a time, up to three poems.
Please wait until you have heard back from us before submitting again.

Previously Unpublished
We do not consider work that has previously been published either in print or online including personal blogs etc.

(If a piece was published in a known journal that has since closed and the piece is currently unavailable, we will consider a reprint, though acceptance would be rare, and only after a full disclosure of previous publication circumstances.)

What We Pay*
LitMag Print: Upon acceptance, we pay $300 for full-length fiction or nonfiction (5,000+ words); $150 for fiction or nonfiction (2,500-4,999 words); $100 for a short short (flash); $100 for a poem or group of short poems.

LitMag Online: Upon acceptance, we pay $125.

What We Acquire
LitMag acquires First English-language print and electronic rights.
Copyright reverts to the author upon publication.

When to Submit
Regular submissions:

Fiction is open: Oct 1 to Dec 15; Feb 1 to May 31*
Poetry is open: Oct 1 to Dec 15; Feb 1 to May 31*
Nonfiction is open: Oct 1 to Dec 15; Feb 1 to May 31*
LitMag Online is open: Oct 1 to Dec 15; Feb 1 to May 31

*See our blog post of 8/18/23 about Regular Submissions.

Contest Deadlines:

LitMag‘s Virginia Woolf Award for Short Fiction. The contest is open.

LitMag‘s Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction. The contest is open.

LitMag‘s Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry is open.

See previous contest results.

How to Submit
Online. We use Submittable. (Saves trees, prevents paper cuts.) We do not consider emails with attachments or snail mail.

Multiple Submissions
Please submit only once in each category and wait until you receive our response before submitting again. (A contest is its own category.)

Simultaneous Submissions
Yes, of course. But please withdraw your submission immediately via Submittable if another publication beats us to your work.

Response time
We try to respond to submissions as quickly as possible and strive to send a decision within nine months, but please understand that the volume of submissions may require us to take longer, especially for work under serious consideration.

Call for Book-Length Submisions from Historically Marginalized Groups Residing in the Pacific Northwest: Blue Cactus Press

Submissions

Blue Cactus Press accepts rolling submissions from people from historically marginalized groups residing in the Pacific Northwest. We seek writing that is fundamentally anti-racist, two-spirit and LGBTQ+ affirming, and which sparks dialogue about what it means to get free.

We seek writing that is rooted in biracial or multicultural experiences; counter-cultural perspectives; bilingual or multilingual narratives; and Black, brown, or indigenous perspectives.

For those interested in submitting fiction, we seek fantasy, general fiction, horror, magical realism, romance, and sci-fi works.

For those submitting non-fiction, we seek works that address climate justice, community building, literary craft, nature writing, parenting, sociology, or political science.

We are also interested in works that showcase poetry and/or art, such as, but not limited to, graphic novels, paintings, photography, or printmaking.

Please read the following guidelines, notes, and process notes thoroughly before submitting your work to Blue Cactus Press.
Submission Guidelines

• COVER LETTER: All submissions must include a cover letter. Cover letters should be no longer than one page and include the following:Name, bio, contact information, and confirmation that you identify as a person from a historically marginalized group residing in the Pacific Northwest.

• A single-paragraph description of the work you are submitting, as well as what genre/form it most closely aligns with.

• A statement of how your work addresses liberation. How does this work help us get free?

• A short statement explaining how your work fits into, expands, and/or is in conversation with other works in the Blue Cactus Press catalog.

WRITING SAMPLE: All submissions should include a 10-20 page writing sample of the manuscript you intend to submit.

Submissions should be emailed to:

 BlueCactusPress@gmail.com 

and addressed to Chris Vega, Publisher.

Important Notes

• Submit your cover letter and writing sample in one document (.pdf, .docx or .doc format) in 12 point, times new roman font.

• Simultaneous submissions are permitted, so long as you let us know where your work is already being considered.

• If you are not from a historically marginalized group, we will not read or respond to your submission.

• If you do not follow the submission guidelines, we will not read or respond to your submission.

• If you are a service provider seeking assistance with writing, publishing services, or hybrid publishing through Vega Books, please follow the guidelines above and put “ATTN VEGA BOOKS” in your cover letter and/or email subject line.

• By submitting your work to Blue Cactus Press, you are guaranteeing its content is your own, original work and is not plagiarized, borrowed or reproduced from other sources.

THE SUBMISSION PROCESS

Step 1: Submit your cover letter and writing sample.

Step 2: If your work is a good fit for Blue Cactus Press, we will email you requesting a full manuscript.

Step 3: If we read your manuscript and would like to move forward, we will invite you to submit an author questionnaire.

Step 4: Once you submit your questionnaire, we will review it and use the information you provided to decide whether we have shared goals and expectations for book publication. We will make a final decision within one month of receiving your questionnaire.

Step 5: If you accept our offer for publication, we will draft a publishing contract that outlines compensation, publication date/timelines, your creative team, and other important publishing considerations.

Step 6: Once we come to an agreement on the contract terms for book publication, we’ll sign the contract! Congratulations! You’ll officially be a Blue Cactus Press author. After signing the contract, we’ll onboard you to our systems, processes, and work spaces.

Call for Submissions: Dreams & Nightmares

Submission Guidelines
I print primarily poetry, but also publish a small amount of short short fiction. The genres of fantasy and SF are preferred. I am interested in experimental formats and content, and prefer fantastic horror a la Lovecraft or Blackwood to the blood and gore type. Any SF or fantasy is appropriate if it isn't sappy or trite. If your poem rhymes, be sure that the rhymes are not forced, and that the meter is consistent.
The magazine consists of 24 digest-sized pages with card-stock cover. Publication is thrice yearly, issues are numbered sequentially. Issue #1 was published in January of 1986. Print run 160. Most-recent issue is #127. DN is distributed free to interested libraries.

Poetry & Fiction
Maximum length for poetry or fiction is 2 single-spaced typed pages, but I prefer less than one page. I prefer e-submissions in the body of the message. Send up to five poems. Cover letter not required. PLEASE put your name and address on each poem you submit! 

I print 15-30 poems per issue. Buying 1st N.Am. serial rights unless state otherwise.

Payment is $15 on acceptance + 1 contributor's copy [$30+1 copy for color covers]. Contributors outside North America can instead receive a 3-issue subscription [6 for color cover artists] plus 1 copy. DN is a tough market because of the high volume of poetry submissions I receive. Fewer than 5% of submissions are accepted. Response time is commonly 1-3 weeks. Sample print copy for $5; pdf for $1 [paypal to jopnquog@gmail.com].

Artwork
Artwork should be line drawings; no half-tones. Good photocopies OK, but I prefer to receive JPEG's as e-mail attachments. Art should be no larger than 4 1/2 by 7 1/2 inches, but I can reduce it.

Payment $15 on acceptance plus 1 copy; $30 plus 1 copy for covers. I always need covers, and small filler illustrations. Filler illos that are the right size and shape to fill up the bottom of a page are particularly useful.

Send submissions to:

dckmdnmag@gmail.com 

If you must send snail-mail submissions: 

Dreams & Nightmares

10055 Goodwood Blvd.

Baton Rouge LA 70815

Please address all other correspondence to the e-mail address given above. I will respond promptly to e-mail messages.
David C. Kopaska-Merkel

Call for Submissions: Marrow Magazine

We accept submissions year-round. Please allow up to four months for us to respond, as currently we are a four-woman team. If you haven’t heard back from us within five months, send a follow-up email to:

 readmarrow@gmail.com 

Important: All submissions, upon successful entry, receive an automated confirmation email. Please remember to add us to your trusted contacts and check your spam folders for this confirmation email from us, along with other communications. Sometimes we get lost. 🙁

We publish digital and (forthcoming) print issues quarterly, with new pieces releasing each week. Our official issues include all pieces published that quarter. If you’d like to submit in a genre, we accept fiction and nonfiction of up to 7,500 words or 3 poems at a time. If you prefer to submit genreless or hybrid work, you can let us know in your email; we can publish with or without classification.

To submit, please use our submission form. Use whatever font you like as long as it’s legible, and please keep any personal details off of the submission so we can read it anonymously. If your piece has identifying information (including anywhere in the upload file name or submission title), we will ask you to resubmit. Let us know if you’d like us to consider your submission with or without genre.

Please wait until you hear from us to submit again. If we publish your piece, please wait one (1) year from the date of publication of the piece before submitting again. For example, if you are published on May 1, 2023, please do not submit again until May 1, 2024.

We do not consider previously published work, but simultaneous submissions are entirely welcome. Please let us know if your submission is simultaneous and let us know as soon as you can if it’s accepted elsewhere. If we do accept your work, we humbly ask that you withdraw it from consideration elsewhere. All rights revert back to the writer upon publication.

Currently, we are not a paying market, though we hope to be in the future. The editors of this magazine also do not make any money from its operation – it’s our passion project. We do not charge submission fees or earn ad revenue, and all expenses are paid out of our own pockets. We volunteer our time because we love this work and we’re proud of our publication.

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: North American Review

Fiction

Submit one short story up to 10,000 words or two short-short stories (flash), up to 1,500 words each

General Fiction open: November 2-May 1

General Fiction closed: May 2-November 1

Nonfiction

Submit one essay, up to 10,000 words or two flash essays, up to 1,500 words each

Terry Tempest Williams Creative Nonfiction Prize is open January 1-April 1

General Nonfiction open: April 2-November 30

General Nonfiction closed: December 1-April 1

Poetry

Submit up to five poems per submission

General Poetry open: November 2-May 1 

General Poetry closed: May 2-November 1

Visual Art

We accept visual art submissions year-round 

Please do not submit more than once, and wait to resubmit until your first submission has been responded to
We reserve the right to automatically decline multiple submissions
We allow only one attachment, so submit several pieces for review in one submission
Place all images into a single PDF file

Book Reviews

We accept book reviews year-round 

Submit one review per entry, up to 1,200 words
We will prioritize material from NAR contributors and marginalized voices
Please include link to press for item reviewed in cover letter. 

About Submitting

The North American Review is the oldest literary magazine in America (founded in 1815) and one of the most respected. We are interested in high-quality poetry, fiction, and nonfiction on any subject; however, we are especially interested in work that addresses contemporary North American concerns and issues, particularly with the environment, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and class.

We like stories that start quickly and have a strong narrative arc. Poems that are passionate about subject, language, and image are welcome, whether they are traditional or experimental, whether in formal or free verse (closed or open form). We publish all forms of creative nonfiction, from personal narrative to lyric essay to immersive journalism; we appreciate when an essay moves beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world.

Please submit no more than five poems, one short story (up to 10,000 words), two short-short stories (up to 1,500 words each), one essay (up to 10,000 words), or two flash essays, (up to 1,500 words each). We do allow simultaneous submissions, but please access your submission and withdraw it if it is accepted elsewhere.

We do not consider previously published material or work currently in press elsewhere. Please do not submit entire novels, collections of poems or stories, or nonfiction books. Current University of Northern Iowa students are not eligible to submit. We do not accept submissions via email. Please contact us first if you need to submit a hard copy by mail. Submission fees still apply. Any manuscripts received in the mail without a submission fee will be discarded. The NAR does not accept submissions of Artificial Intelligence-generated writing or visual art. We affirm the principles articulated by the Human Artistry Campaign.

Currently, the NAR offers to our contributing writers a copy of the print issue their work appears in, along with a contributor's discount for additional copies.

The status of your submission can be checked by logging back into the submission system. We try to report on submissions within five months, but we have a very small staff to read more than ten thousand pieces each year. We do not allow for edits after submitting, instead, please withdraw and resubmit the piece. If your piece is accepted, you will have the opportunity to submit a revised final version at that time. Multiple submissions for contests are allowed, but please wait for a response on general genre submissions before submitting additional work. All submissions are considered for publication for the print magazine or for our online venue Open Space. Should your piece be accepted, the acceptance message will have a link to the appropriate publication contract.

We read during the University of Northern Iowa's academic year, and we close during most university breaks. Should your work be accepted for a print issue or online, we ask for first North American serial rights only. Additional copyright information is below. Contact us at:

nar@uni.edu 

with questions.

Rights & Permissions

The author grants First North American Serial Rights and all electronic rights pertaining to works submitted to the North American Review (NAR). After the work is published, copyright automatically reverts to the author.

If the work appears in an anthology by another publisher or a collection of the writer’s own work, the author will use a credit line indicating—by title—that the work “first appeared in the North American Review.”

If the work was published in the United States prior to 1928, it is in the public domain.

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions: CONFINGO MAGAZINE

 CŌNFINGŌ MAGAZINE

Twice a year we publish a collection of new short fiction, poetry and art from around the world in a beautifully produced, print-only magazine.

We welcome the submission of original, unpublished work. Stories may be in any style or genre but should not exceed 5,000 words in length. Poems (maximum of three) should be no longer than 50 lines. Artwork must be available in high-res suitable for printing to A5.

If we intend to use a piece of submitted work, we will respond within three months of receiving it. If you would like us to acknowledge receipt of your work, please request this on submitting. 

Authors whose work is accepted for publication receive a payment of £30. We may feature excerpts from accepted work on our website and/or social media channels with full credit + links to artist/author website.

Please email your submission as an attachment to:

Fiction/Poetry

tim@confingopublishing.uk
 

Photography/Artwork

zoe@confingopublishing.uk

Call for Submissions to Anthology: The Heart of Us

Submissions are Open for The Heart of Us Anthology

To love is to experience the most human connection. It’s vulnerable. It’s messy. It’s perfectly imperfect. Love sustains us and teaches us lessons. And while the act of loving shouldn’t break our hearts, the absence of it does. It’s the easiest and the hardest thing we will ever do.

In The Heart of Us, we want to tell stories centering around relationships where love is at the root—all kinds of love. Romantic. Platonic. Parental. Spiritual. Tell us about a time when love conquered all… or when love wasn’t enough.

Submissions Open: August 31, 2024

Submission Close: November 30, 2024

What we want: 

• Creative non-fiction stories (not to exceed 5,000 words)

• Poetry

• Essays

• Original artwork (black and white is best for printing)

• A wide range of emotions. This is not just an anthology of sweet and uplifting. We want the hard parts, too.

• Representation of all types of love, relationships, and gender identities

• We do accept reprints.

What we don’t want:

• Fiction

• Erotica. We recognize that sex can be an expression of love, but we wish to keep this anthology free of explicit sex, particularly since the people depicted are real. If it’s absolutely essential to the narrative, please keep it poetic.

Copyrights and Payment

You, as the author, retain all rights to your work. All artists retain the rights to any published artwork.

As with our other Of Us Anthologies, chosen submissions will be unpaid. All proceeds from book sales will go to the American Heart Association. You can read about their mission at https://www.heart.org

 How to Submit

Please fill out a Google form submission HERE. We do take multiple submissions, but we kindly ask you to create a separate document for each piece and submit a form for each one. You may submit up to three (3) separate submissions.

Make sure the share settings on your Google Doc are not restricted. Due to the expected volume of submissions, we can only request access to view your document once. How to change share settings in Google Docs: In the top right corner of your document, click the blue “Share” button. In the pop-up window, click the drop-down menu under “General Access.” (It automatically defaults to “Restricted.”) Change from “Restricted” to “Anyone with the Link,” then hit “Done” so our readers can view your piece. Thanks!

We understand that Google isn’t everyone’s preferred submission method, but we cannot take submissions in any other form at this time. Please reach out if you need assistance.

Call for Submissions: dishsoap quarterly

Submission guidelines

• we publish one piece per week, on tuesdays. our submissions will remain perpetually open, so feel free to send us work whenever you’d like.

• poetry. max 3 poems per submission & no word limit.

• prose. max 2 pieces per submission & no piece should exceed 1200 words

• simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please notify us promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere.

• although we would love for dishsoap to be the first place that your work has appeared in, we will accept pieces that have appeared elsewhere previously as long as you indicate that to us in your submission.

• we encourage and enjoy work that tackles tough topics, but we will reserve the right to ignore a submission if it includes anything nsfw, racist, homophobic, ableist, transphobic, sexist, or anything generally involving discrimination or hate speech.

• if your work is accepted, we request that you credit us when sending it to other places in the future.

• if your work is rejected, we ask that you wait 2 months before submitting again. if your work is accepted, we ask that you wait 6 months before submitting again.

• we will generally aim to respond within one week. If you haven’t heard from us after two weeks, feel free to email:

 dishsoap.mag@gmail.com

with as much horrific language as you deign necessary.

• to withdraw your work, please email the titles of the pieces you would like to withdraw to:

dishsoap.mag@gmail.com

• we are currently not a paying market-- though we hope one day to be :)

• send your work to us through our submissions form!

Writing Job: Narrative Magazine: Content Manager

Narrative Seeks a Content Manager

Do you want to spend your time engaged in meaningful work with a team of smart, passionate people who are dedicated to excellence? Would you like to help bring literature and free educational resources to a new generation of readers and writers?

Narrative, the leading nonprofit digital publisher of fiction, poetry, essays, and art, is looking for a Content Manager to join our team.

About Narrative:

Founded in 2003 in San Francisco, Narrative is dedicated to advancing the literary arts in the digital age by supporting the finest writing talent and encouraging readership across generations, in schools, and around the globe.

As the premier digital publisher of first-rank fiction, poetry, essays, and art, each year Narrative publishes hundreds of well-known and emerging writers. The Narrative Prize, awarded annually, has helped launch the careers of authors Min Jin Lee, Maud Newton, Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Anthony Marra, Morgan Talty, Javier Zamora, and Saidiya Hartman, among others. The Narrative for Schools program provides teachers and students in forty-one countries and throughout the US with a free library of literature, video writing tutorials, and other resources. The program inspires a new generation of readers and writers with our annual Narrative High School Writing Contest.

Narrative was founded on the conviction that there should be no socioeconomic barriers to accessing great literature. Our ever-expanding, modern library of thousands of stories, poems, and essays is always open and always free.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Building on twenty-one years of continuous growth and impact that has garnered an audience of more than 330,000 readers, Narrative seeks a motivated, team-oriented applicant with a background in publishing and/or web management for the position of Content Manager. The Content Manager, as a key member, will work directly with cofounders and editors Tom Jenks and Carol Edgarian, Creative Director John Miller, and Managing Editor Mimi Kusch in planning and executing Narrative’s weekly presentation online and via email. The Content Manager will be responsible for creating and programming all email communications, and will serve as a key point of contact for Narrative authors and the agents/publishing houses that represent them. The role requires excellent, nimble organizational and written communication skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Managing all aspects of website formatting, including home page, banners, ads, story pages, and special-purpose pages, using Narrative’s Content Management System (CMS)

• Creating email communications in HTML regarding weekly website updates, advertising, special events, and fund-raising drives

• Developing a strategic plan for acquiring advertisements for online and email, and strengthening relationships with existing and potential advertisers

• Overseeing contracts between Narrative and authors/publishers

• Planning and designing promotional images for the website and for emails

• Responding to queries from readers and providing technical support

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven proficiency and experience in digital publication, including Content Management Systems such as Drupal, production software such as Adobe CS, and server technologies

• 3+ years relevant experience in the realm of publishing, arts, and/or education

• Thoughtful, nimble, compelling, and highly effective communicator, both verbally and in writing, demonstrated in various formats

• Passion for the literary world and the vital role of storytelling in our culture

• Creativity, a strong work ethic, a drive toward excellence, collaborative thinking, leadership ability, and a spark of humor

• Some marketing and advertising experience a plus

ATTRIBUTES:

We seek a highly effective, detail-oriented communicator, a creative self-starter with superior organization, prioritization, and time-management skills to inspire a diverse audience and to achieve and exceed agreed-on goals. Narrative’s Content Manager will be a doer with a high degree of integrity who can actualize a robust publishing schedule, from planning through completion. If you are collaborative and confident, with a deeply instilled sense of excellence, commitment to inclusivity, and a roll-up-your-sleeves energy to get work done, and if you love working with folks who share these same values, we look forward to talking with you.

Narrative staff and consultants work remotely but connect constantly through digital communications.

Narrative is an equal-opportunity employer. We especially encourage applications from LGBTQ+, disabled, and BIPOC candidates.

This is a full-time or possible part-time contractor position. Compensation will vary, depending on experience, plus benefits.

To apply: Please email a detailed cover letter and résumé with the subject heading “Narrative Content Manager Position” to us here, and please let us know how you heard about this position.

Call for Submissions: riverSedge

Since 1977, riverSedge has published the very best art and literature from the South Texas region and beyond. Past artists and authors include Barry Deutsch, Eleanor L. Bennett, Larry McMurtry, Rolando Hinojosa, Angela de Hoyos, Alurista, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Sandra Cisneros.

riverSedge is published annually and is now an online-only format, beginning with the 2020 issue . Electronic submissions only. If your work appears in our latest issue, please wait a year before submitting again.

 

riverSedge General Submission Guidelines:

• Submissions are open from October 1st to March 1st.

• $3 submission fee for all genres.

• 2 prizes of $350 will be awarded in poetry and prose. All entries, excluding reviews, interviews, and graphic literature, are eligible for contest prizes.

• Multiple submissions welcome in all genres. However, each submission should be uploaded as a separate entry. In other words, one story/essay/comic/script per $3 entry fee. For poetry, up to five poems per entry.
  

• Previously unpublished work only. Self-published written work (in print and/or on the web) is not eligible.

• Simultaneous submissions are welcome. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please withdraw your submission as soon as possible in its entirety or send us a message if it's only a specific poem.

• Submissions welcome in English, Spanish and anything in between.

• Our terms: we require First North American Serial Rights for all accepted work and non-exclusive print rights indefinitely for potential anthologies and promotional materials. Additionally, we require non-exclusive electronic rights indefinitely so we may include accepted works in potential online archives.

Current staff, faculty, and students of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley or South Texas College cannot submit original work to riverSedge.

 

More information and submission links here.

Call for Submissions: F(r)iction

Thank you for your interest in submitting to F(r)iction!

Categories Accepted

• Short stories: 1,001 – 7,500 words

• Creative nonfiction: up to 6,500 words

• Flash fiction: (up to three pieces in the same document) up to 1,000 words per piece

• Poetry: (up to five poems in the same document) up the three pages per poem

Please visit our guidelines page to properly format your work for submission.

What We Look For in Submissions

Our editors have drafted up this fantastic page on our website to share what we look for in our submissions. We strongly recommend you read this and check out the examples before submitting to get an idea of our general publishing aesthetic.

We also highly recommend checking out a past issue of F(r)iction. We have several pieces available online, but there’s nothing like holding a glossy, full-color issue in your hands. You can check out all of our issues in our shop.

Our Submission Guidelines

We accept work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature.

We read all submissions anonymously. Please include your name and contact information in your cover letter only and remove any identifying information from both the submitted manuscript and the file name as well.

We accept, and encourage, simultaneous submissions and only ask that you withdraw your piece(s) using Submittable upon acceptance elsewhere.

There is a small reading fee for general F(r)iction submissions ($2.50), but authors accepted will be awarded payment for their work. Our staff is almost entirely comprised of volunteers, so this fee goes toward paying all the contributors who are printed in our beautiful pages. 

F(r)iction pays contributors $10 per final printed page, plus two contributor copies.

We edit every piece accepted for publication; for this collaborative process we will pair you with one of our Senior Editors. All our editors have been trained to help guide the development of each piece to reach its fullest potential in keeping with the author’s vision. This does not mean we will take on a wild jumble of words and half-formed musings. But it does mean that we value your work and want to help each piece to be as unforgettable as possible.

We respond to every submission as quickly as possible, usually within one or two months. 

Deadline: Aug. 30, 2025

For more information and submission links, go here.

Call for Submissions: Banshee

 

• Banshee welcomes submissions from both Irish and international writers of any background, including first-time writers. We welcome work from members of groups or communities typically under-represented within literature, whether or not the work addresses this.

• All submissions should be previously unpublished.

• Our guideline word count for stories and essays is max 5000 words. Flash fiction should be under 1000 words, poems no more than 40 lines.

• We are happy to read: one story or one essay or two flashes or up to four poems. Please only submit in one category per submissions period. 

• Submissions should be in one .doc or .docx attachment. Prose submissions should be double-spaced.

• Please include a third-person bio (max 50 words) in the body of your email. If you are sending a prose submission, please note the word count of the piece in the body of the email.

• Email to:

  subs dot bansheelit at gmail dot com (Change dot to . and at to @ )

  indicating the category of your submission in the subject line (e.g. Flash/Story/Essay/Poetry).

• We are happy to consider simultaneous submissions, but ask that you notify us as soon as your work is accepted elsewhere.

• Please note that we cannot offer feedback on unsuccessful submissions. 

  We believe in paying writers. We can offer contributors a small fee as well as a copy of the journal. 

  Deadline: October 31, 2024

  Submit your work here.  

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Trauma and the Body": Tendrils Journal

Tendrils (a new art and literature journal focused on trauma) is seeking submissions of visual art and short-form literature for its premiere issue.

The first edition of Tendrils will explore the profound theme of trauma and the body—how it’s held, manifested, and transmitted in physical form. We invite creators to interpret this theme in their unique way, whether conceptually in abstraction, or more realistically.

We aim to create a space where art and literature can intersect, offering a platform for voices that explore the nuanced and often difficult conversation around trauma.

We value and respect artists and their work and believe artists should be paid.

Each selected artist and writer will be paid a predetermined flat fee. We are currently researching what amount would be equitable with the help of resources such as W.A.G.E. Each selected artist will also receive at least one copy of the issue free of charge.

Deadline: Nov. 18, 2024

• Address the theme of trauma and the body

• Submitter must be 18 years old or older, and live in the US and/or its territories

• Artworks can be of any medium or size (if video or performance, please submit a still image)

• Artist Statement about how the work addresses the theme (between 100 and approximately 300 words)

• For art submissions: upload jpg (jpeg) files. The longest side should be no greater than 2000 pixels. Each file must be saved as “FirstnameLastname_Title”

• For literature submissions: upload pdf files. Each file must be saved as “FirstnameLastname_Title”

• Literature must be short-form (poetry, essay, short story, etc.), OR an excerpt from a long-form text. (max. 1000 words)

• Max 4 submissions will be reviewed. 

Submit your work here.

Writing Fellowship: Epiphany Magazine: The Fresh Voices Fellowship

The Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one or more emerging Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other writer of color who does not have an MFA and is not currently enrolled in a degree-granting creative writing program.

One or More Writers, in Prose or Poetry, Will Receive:

* A $2000 stipend
* Publication in a print issue of Epiphany
* A one-year subscription to Epiphany
* A close relationship with the editorial team and participate in the editorial and publication process of a small non-profit literary magazine
* The opportunity to contribute an online essay series during their fellowship 

Submission information here.

Writing Fellowship: Black Mountain Institute Shearing Fellowship

Shearing Fellowship
Applications will open September 15, 2024 and close at 11:59pm PT on November 1, 2024.

APPLY NOW 

For emerging and distinguished writers who have published at least one book with a trade or literary press, this fellowship includes:

• compensation of $46,500 paid over a nine-month period;

• a nine-month-long letter of appointment;

• eligibility for optional health coverage;

• office space in the BMI offices on the campus of UNLV;

• housing (fellows cover some utilities) in a unique and vibrant arts complex in the bustling district of downtown Las Vegas—home to The Writer’s Block, our city’s beloved independent bookstore; and

• recognition at BMI as a “Shearing Fellow.”

While there are no formal teaching requirements, this is a “working fellowship” located in Las Vegas. BMI’s visiting fellows will maintain office hours (10 per week), and will offer regular service to the community. In addition to the primary goal of furthering one’s own writing during their term in Las Vegas, visiting fellows are expected to engage in a substantial way with BMI’s community, in ways that connect to their interests and skills. Upon acceptance into the program, each fellow will craft a plan in partnership with BMI. This is equally weighted against the writing sample and proposed literary project for the residency. Here are some examples of activities a visiting fellow might pursue:

• Offer readings, craft talks, and other public presentations to the readers and writers of UNLV and Southern Nevada.

• Offer workshops or seminars.

• Curate events or programs.

• Provide support to one of BMI’s publications (e.g. judge contests or consult on editorial processes).

Please feel free to move beyond these examples in your application – BMI wants to find new ways to serve the Las Vegas community, especially beyond the UNLV campus.

Application details

Please submit: 

• A one- to three-page personal statement,* which includes 1) your interest in being part of the Las Vegas literary community, 2) a practical description of how you envision fulfilling your service hours and engaging the Las Vegas community, and 3) the writing project(s) you will work on while in residency.

• A writing sample (10 pages maximum,* double-spaced, 12 pt. font).

• A résumé or CV.

*Please respect the committee’s time by observing these guidelines and page limits.

Finalists will be asked to send copies of their books. (Applicants must have at least one book published by a trade or literary press.) Candidates are selected by a committee of staff and community members at BMI.

Writing Residency: Mesa Refuge

Mesa Refuge welcomes a diverse community of writers—both emerging and established—who define and/or offer solutions to the pressing issues of our time. Particularly, it is our priority to support writers, activists and artists whose ideas are “on the edge,” taking on the pressing issues of our time including (but not limited to): nature, environment and climate crisis; economic, racial and gender equity; social justice and restorative justice; immigration; health care access; housing; and more.

We especially want writers of nonfiction books, long-form journalism, audio and documentary film. Occasionally we accept poetry, fiction (Young Adult/Adult Literary), screenwriting and playwriting, photojournalism, personal memoirs (as a vehicle to tell a larger story) and graphic narrative. We tend not to accept academic writing. The potential impact and distribution of your project is also important.

We aim to support a diverse community of writers and welcome applicants that represent a broad spectrum of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, immigration status, religion or ability. Please see our DEI statement for more information about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

We have one application deadline during the year. The application is available on June 1, 2024 and the deadline is November 1, 2024 for residencies throughout 2025.

As a small nonprofit, our application fee of $50 helps underwrite the cost of application review. However, we do not want the application fee to be a barrier to apply. To request a fee waiver, please email us directly here.

The questions on our application are mostly short answer. We require one writing sample (max 2,000 words or 10 pages), a current resume, headshot photo and two references (we do not require letters of recommendation). Applicants will be contacted approximately 10 weeks after the application deadline.

Our residencies are two weeks long and there is no residency fee. Additional residency expenses like travel, transportation and food are your responsibility. Our facility accommodates three residents at a time.

Although we do not publicize summer residency dates, we often have 1-2 sessions available in the summer. Please note your interest in a summer residency in your application.

For more information, read our Frequently Asked Questions page, or contact us at:

info@mesarefuge.org

To apply, go here.

Call for Submissions from Working Class Writers: Blue Collar Review

 

Blue Collar Review

It helps to understand the general characteristics of working-class writing

Working-Class Writing is grounded in lived experience showing characters as human persons in a lived space, depicting our daily life including actual physical work and how it shapes our lives. It is written by, not about working people.

Working-Class Writing creates space for people to speak and represent ourselves, it includes speech idioms and dialects, curses and blessings.

Working-Class Writing is communal in nature. The individual "I" is speaking for the collective "We."

Readers can recognize themselves in the writing; it gives validation to their own stories and culture.

Working-Class Writing gives language to human suffering and grief. Economics forces are recognized thus giving validation to deep feelings often ignored by mainstream art.

Working-Class Writing has agency in the world, it tells or teaches us something and is useful.

Working-Class Writing includes forces of social and political history and their impact on human relationship.

Working-Class Writing challenges dominant assumptions about aesthetics. It breaks rules or conventions of form in favor of verity of experience.

Working-Class Writing builds a consciousness of shared class oppression, denial of rights, the exploitative nature of capitalism, and cultivates an ethic of militant class solidarity.

Working-Class Writing takes sides -- "Which Side Are You On?" it asks and then declares.

Poetry Submissions
Send no more than 5 poems.
Your name and address should appear on every page. Cover letter is helpful though not required. Self-addressed, stamped, size 10 envelope is required for response.

Prose Submissions
Short stories, essays and reviews are welcome. Due to space limitations,they should be 1,000 words or less in length. Writing should reflect a progressive working class perspective. Name and address should appear on every page. SASE required for response.

Send to:

Blue Collar Review

P.O. Box 11417

Norfolk, VA 23517

 

Though it is not required, it helps to see a sample issue in advance to get a better idea of what we are looking for. We do not accept simultaneous submissions.

 

Work not meeting guidelines may be returned or discarded.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Animalia: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human": Bellevue Literary Review

Bellevue Literary Review seeks high-caliber, unpublished work, broadly and creatively related to our themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. We encourage you to read BLR before you submit.

Submission are OPEN for our upcoming theme issue on “Animalia: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human” until December 31, 2024. We will also be accepting general submissions at this time. We can’t wait to read your work!

Animalia: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being Human

BLR is seeking creative writing about the ways in which animals figure into our lives and the way they live theirs. Whether companion or wild, predator or prey, animals’ experiences of health can shine a light on our own. BLR invites submissions that explore how health and healing both transcend and interconnect species, and what this can teach us about being human.

Fiction/nonfiction word max is 5,000 words (though most of our published prose is in the range of 2,000-4,000 words).

Fiction: We seek character-driven fiction with original voices and strong settings. We do not publish genre fiction (romance, sci-fi, horror). We have only occasionally published flash fiction. While we are always interested in creative explorations in style, we do lean toward classic short stories.

Nonfiction: We are looking for essays that reach beyond the standard ‘illness narrative’ to develop a topic in an engaging and original manner. Incorporate engaging and creative analysis that allows anecdotes to serve a larger purpose. (Please, no academic discourses or works with footnotes. )

Poetry: We encourage poems that are accessible to a wide audience. Characteristics we look for are vivid writing, strong narrative, and rendering the familiar new. We encourage you to peruse back issues in our archive to get a sense of our ethos. Please submit no more than three poems. Each poem should be on a separate page within a single document.

We happily consider simultaneous submissions, but please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.

Manuscripts can only be accepted electronically via Submittable.

Fiction and nonfiction should not exceed 5,000 words (double-spaced, please). Most of our published prose is in the range of 2,500-4,000 words, which allows us to publish more authors.

You may submit up to three poems as one submission. Each poem should be on a separate page within a single document. Poems can be of any length, though shorter poems allow us to include more poets in our pages.

There is a $5 fee per general submission but it’s waived for current subscribers. (If you are not a current subscriber, you can subscribe when you submit your work and take advantage of free submission.) These fees help BLR fund publication of the journal, but if it’s a hardship for you, please contact us.

We strive to provide several reviewers for each manuscript and kindly ask your patience in this necessarily slow process. But if you have not heard from us within five months, feel free to inquire about your manuscript.

BLR pays $75 for poetry and $150 for prose. Published authors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears, plus an additional 1-year subscription to BLR. There is an author discount for purchasing extra copies.

All submissions must be of previously unpublished work.* BLR acquires First North American rights, and the right to reprint in anthologies and online. After publication, all other rights revert to the author and the work may be reprinted as long as appropriate acknowledgement to BLR is made. 

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Kindness": WayWords Literary Journal

Issue 17: Kindness

Editors' tip: kindness comes in all shapes and sizes; show what happens when characters express kindness.

Submissions

Submissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below).

Limits:

up to 5,000 words of fiction

two poems up to 15 lines each

Formatting:

Keep formatting professional, please: readable font, empty lines for scene breaks, empty margins, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page.

Title Information

Please add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin):

Name or Pseudonym, email

Piece Title

WayWords

Word or Line Count

If your submission was previously published, please credit your publisher below your word/line count.

Accepted file types: .doc, .docx, .odt

Submissions accepted via email:

(submissions [at] writersworkout.net) (Change [at] to @ )

OR Dropbox OR Duosuma.

Live, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email.

We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
Rights

​The Writer's Workout requests one-time, non-exclusive serial rights with worldwide distribution.

We accept simultaneous submissions, previously published works, and you retain the right to submit your work elsewhere after we publish it.

If you need to withdraw, please let us know.

This literary journal is published in digital and print. Contributors receive a digital contributor copy. The Writer's Workout is a registered nonprofit organization run by volunteers.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "The Unsaid": Belletrist Magazine

Now accepting submissions for Belletrist 7:

Sometimes the whole world feels made out of words. We hear them shouted across crowded rooms and whispered sweetly in the night. We pore over them on perfect-bound pages and peck them into glowing screens. And yet so often the true story gets told by the one thing left out. By the pregnant pause, full of knowing. Or the long email, erased and rewritten and rewritten again, but never sent. An ambiguous smile. Bad reception. Some confessions get caught in our throat.

Belletrist 7 is seeking these stories of the unsaid. We want fictions, poems, essays, and miscellany that make room for silence. Send us work that orbits the unwritten. We will quietly contain them in a compact hardcover edition.

PROSE: submit short fiction and nonfiction between 1000 and 6000 words. For Flash, submit up to three stories under 1000 words in one file.

POETRY: submit up to five poems in one file.

MISCELLANY: to be published anonymously, send us unsent emails, text messages, eavesdroppings, confessions, secrets, apologies, found objects like lost notes, crumpled up post-its, shredded docs, dedications inside used paperbacks, unnoticed notes in the corner of a textbook, or any old fragmented example of the unspoken, the unwritten, the unheard. Send as many as you like in one file. Author may chose for bio to appear in contributor’s notes.

GRAPHIC NARRATIVES, COMICS, IDEA DRAWINGS: submit works up to 30 pages to be printed in black-and-white.

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Narrative Fall 2024 Story Contest

Our fall contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.

Narrative winners and finalists have gone on to win Whiting Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Atlantic prize, and have appeared in collections such as Best American Short Stories, Best American Nonrequired Reading, and many others. View the recent awards won by Narrative authors.

As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.

We welcome and look forward to reading your pages.

Click here to submit your work. 

Awards: First Prize is $2,500, Second Prize is $1,000, Third Prize is $500, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.

Submission Fee: There is a $27 fee for each entry. With your entry, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.

All contest entries are eligible for the $5,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.

Timing: The contest deadline is November 26, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

Judging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 31, 2024. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.

Submission Guidelines: Please read our Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information.

Other Submission Categories: In addition to our contest, please review our other Submission Categories for areas that may interest you.

Please note: We do not accept work that includes machine-generated text.

Call for Submissions: Thirteen Bridges Review

We want captivating writing. Show us your rhythmic sentences, vivid scenes, and nuanced characters. Give us poems that make us think, stories that make us feel.

There are no limits to creativity. We only ask for your best.

Our response time is anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. If you haven't heard from us after three months, feel free to query our managing editor at:

 

kquaney@aum.edu

Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction

We’re looking for well-crafted fiction and creative non-fiction. Please limit your submission to 2,000 words or ten pages, whichever is shorter. We'll consider longer stories on a case-by-case basis.

Poetry

Send us your best work. Please limit your submission to three poems and submit them as one document.

General Guidelines

- Please submit as Microsoft Word document only.

- We only accept work that has not been published previously.

- Submit one short story, three flash/micro pieces, or three poems at a time. If you already have material under consideration with Thirteen Bridges, please do not submit additional work until you have heard back from us.

- Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please notify us if your work has been accepted elsewhere.

- All accepted submissions will be considered for our debut print journal in spring 2025. Authors published in our print journal will receive a physical copy of that issue, postage paid.

- Authors published online will remain searchable in our archive after the initial run of their submission.

- Thirteen Bridges Review acquires first serial rights, including both print and electronic rights. Copyright remains with the author.

 

Submit your work here.

Call for Submissions on Theme of "Soups & Stews": Deep Overstock

Deep Overstock was started in 2018 by booksellers who realized our coworkers were paid to shelve books, but were working on their own writing and had dreams of shelving their own books.

We created a journal that supported booksellers in that dream by opening a space to publish their writing and challenged them to write in genres they might not have tried before.

Each theme of our quarterly journal is based on a category that you can find in a bookstore. Writers and artists can interpret the theme as they see fit. Some interpretations might fit “on the shelf” as you would expect, some may not.

Though we have a strong commitment and focus on those in the book industry, we do accept work from writers and artists who work in any field.

As we continue to grow, we are now publishing full-length novels and longer works by booksellers and book industry workers.

The name Deep Overstock refers to books that are tucked away from where customers are able to get to. It is our goal to publish these “overstocked” ideas.

Current Theme Guidelines

Submissions for Issue 26: Soups & Stews are now open.
Submit your piece(s) by October 31st, 2024. The color of the cover will be Orange.

General Guidelines

We publish fiction, poetry, comics, art, images, medical reports, plays, essays, philosophies, sculptures, sounds, mushroom dataset analyses, magic spells, fairy tales, folklore, riddles, jokes, horoscopes, death-predictions, and more. Surprise us!

 We’re looking for pieces that fit the theme and also those that take a unique spin on it. We want to give “overstocked” ideas an audience.

We have open submissions on a rolling basis.
Winter Issue: Open July 1st through October 31st. Release: January.
Spring Issue: Open November 1st through February 28th. Release: May.
Fall Issue: Open March 1st through June 30th. Release: September.

Simultaneous submissions are fine, but let us know if the piece gets accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published works.

Include a short bio about you, your work, and your role as a bookseller, librarian, or book collection steward in the body of your email. If you have been published by Deep Overstock previously we will use your previously submitted bio unless you provide an updated one.

Submissions over 3000 words might not be considered.

Any work that uses artificial intelligence will not be considered.

Email:

submissions@deepoverstock.com

with your work attached and your bio in the body of the email.

More information on formatting and rights here.

Writing Competition: CRAFT Flash Prose Prize 2024

Flash prose, in all its invigorating variety, demonstrates an uncanny ability to speak to the core of the matter. Whether flash fiction or flash creative nonfiction, the heart and heat of the work must make themselves undeniably known. For the CRAFT 2024 Flash Prose Prize, Guest Judge Meg Pokrass offers flash writers some lively advice:

The key to making a reader care is in allowing the work to reflect our own human experience. A flash prose piece must contain dramatic urgency with which we, the reader, can connect with on a deep level. We care about characters who love messily, dream uneasily, and refuse to see their lives as hopeless. I will stand and cheer when a writer’s obsessions, worries, and dreams poke through every word. A piece may be technically brilliant—but what matters more is that it moves me. The successful flash prose writer must offer a personal vision, yet in doing so, illuminate the world we all share.

Submissions are open September 1 to October 27, 2024. 

Entries cost $20. 

Three winners will receive $1,000 each. Three additional editors’ choice selections will receive $200 each. Please carefully review our guidelines below—then send us your best flash prose!

GUIDELINES: 

• Submissions are open to all writers, emerging and experienced. CRAFT is a market for adult literary fiction.

• International submissions are allowed.

• Please submit prose work primarily written in English, but some code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.

• Please submit flash prose ONLY! We’ll review both fiction and creative nonfiction for this prize.

• Please adhere to the 1,000 word count maximum per piece (you may send up to two flash prose pieces per submission).

• We review literary work but are open to a variety of genres and styles. Our only requirement is that you show excellence in your craft.

• Please send previously unpublished work only—we do NOT review reprints, or even partial reprints, for contests (including any form of self-publishing, blogs, personal websites, social media, et cetera). Reprints will be automatically disqualified.

• We allow simultaneous submissions—writers, please notify us immediately and withdraw your entry if your work is accepted to be published elsewhere.

• The $20 reading fee per entry allows up to two 1,000-word flash prose pieces—if submitting two works, please send them in a SINGLE document.

• We allow multiple submissions—please submit each flash piece (or set of two pieces) as a separate submission accompanied by a separate entry fee.

• All entries will be considered for general publication in CRAFT.

• Please double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12.

• Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history and any content warnings, if applicable.

• We do not require anonymous submissions, but the guest judge will review the fifteen shortlisted pieces anonymously.

• Writers from historically marginalized groups will be able to submit for free until we reach fifty free submissions. This free category will close when we reach capacity. No additional fee waivers will be granted—please submit early if you qualify. (This free category is now closed.)

• We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, disability, family status, gender identity or expression, national origin, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation, or for any other reason.

• Additionally, we do not tolerate discrimination in the writing we consider for publication: work we find discriminatory on any of the bases stated here will be declined without complete review.

• AI-generated submissions will be automatically disqualified.

• Unless you’ve already secured the necessary permissions, please do not include quoted song lyrics in your submitted work. Paraphrased lyrics are allowed, however, as are older lyrics that have already passed into the public domain.

• Any work that does not adhere to these guidelines will be automatically disqualified.

We are always happy to help if you have questions. Email us: 

contact@craftliterary.com

AWARDS:

The writers of the three winning pieces will receive: $1,000 each;
a bundle of the Rose Metal Press Field Guides;
and publication in CRAFT, with an introduction by the guest judge as well as an author’s note (short craft essay) to accompany the piece.

The writers of the three editors’ choice selections will receive: $200 each;
and publication in CRAFT, with an introduction by our editorial team as well as an author’s note (short craft essay) to accompany the piece. 

 FINE PRINT: 

• Friends, family, and close associates of the guest judge are not eligible for consideration for the award.

• Our collaboration with editorial professionals in the judging and awarding of our contests does not imply an endorsement or recognition from their agencies, houses, presses, universities, et cetera.

• As we only consider unpublished writing for contests, and will publish the winning pieces in April 2025, anything under contract to publish prior to July 2025 should not be entered.

Submit your entry here.

Fellowship: The Kenyon Review

The Kenyon Review invites applications for a two-year residential post-graduate fellowship in creative writing beginning in August 2025. During these two years, fellows will undertake a significant writing project and teach one course per semester in the Kenyon College English Department, contingent upon departmental needs. 

Fellows will also assist with creative and editorial projects for The Kenyon Review. Fellows are required to live in the local community and are expected to participate in the cultural life of Kenyon College. Fellows to hold no other teaching, graduate study or fellowship obligations. 

Qualifications include an MFA in creative writing, or a PhD in creative writing, English literature, or comparative literature. The degree must be completed between January 1, 2019 and September 15, 2024. Qualified candidates will also have teaching experience in creative writing and/or literature at the undergraduate level. A history of publication in literary journals is expected. 

The Kenyon Review will provide an annual $42,000 stipend, plus health benefits. 

To apply, candidates should visit the online application site found at http://careers.kenyon.edu. A complete application will be composed of 

1) a one-page cover letter; 

2) an 8-10 page writing sample; 

3) a one-page course proposal for an undergraduate introductory-level multi-genre creative writing class; 

4) a Curriculum Vitae; 

5) an unofficial transcript; and 

6) two (2) letters of recommendation, one of which must directly address the applicant's teaching ability. All application materials must be submitted electronically through Kenyon's employment website. 

Review of applications will begin on September 23, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Completed applications must be received by October 18, 2024 to guarantee full consideration.

Call for Poetry Submissions: The Shore

The Shore is an online poetry publication seeking cutting, strange, and daring work from new and established poets alike. We want poems that explore the worlds of things and ideas, that recognize the liminality, the shifting of everything around us and our ability to name a thing whole. We want poems that press and push and ache and recede. Send us your best. We publish 4 times a year, once each season.

Our reading period is currently: OPEN

Submissions for ISSUE TWENTY-FOUR: WINTER 2024 are open until December 1.

Submission Guidelines:

To submit, email 3-5 poems in a single document in .doc or .docx format to:

theshorepoetry@gmail.com

with the subject line: “Last Name_First Name THE SHORE submission” with a cover letter and third-person bio included in the body of the email. Any submissions that do not follow these guidelines will be discarded.

We accept simultaneous submissions as long as you notify us if the piece is accepted elsewhere, but we do not accept reprints. Upon acceptance, please withdraw your poems from other consideration. We ask that you please only submit once per reading period. We also ask that former contributors please wait a year from their date of publication to submit again.

We have weekly editorial meetings, so our usual response time is 1-10 days. Since we do not hold submissions between reading periods, no submission reply should take more than about 60 days.

Call for Submissions: New England Review

Thinking of submitting to New England Review?
We are open for submissions in all genres from March 1 through May 1 and September 1 through November 1. We may close before the end of the period if we receive more than our allotted number of submissions, so it’s best to submit early.

UPDATE for September 2024: When we open on September 1, we will begin taking submissions for our November 2025 “emerging writers and translators” feature. We will dedicate half of a special double issue (Vol. 46.3-4) to those who have not yet published a book or have a book under contract. Eligible writers and translators can indicate their interest in being considered for that feature when they submit.

What we’re looking for.
We welcome submissions in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, dramatic writing, and translation in all genres.

For translations, please confirm that translation rights are available and submit under the genre that best represents the work.

We only accept writing that has not been published previously, whether in print or on the web.

Please send only one submission at a time, across all genres, including translations. Do not resubmit work, even if it has been revised, unless it has been requested by the editors. Simultaneous submissions are accepted in all genres, but please be sure to withdraw your submission immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. We attempt to respond to submissions within twelve weeks, but it can take longer.

We welcome and encourage submissions from writers of every nationality, race, religion, and gender, including writers who have never been affiliated with an MFA program and whose perspectives are often underrepresented in the literary world.

We suggest that NER authors wait about a year after their most recent publication until they submit again (e.g., If you were published in spring 2024, please wait until spring 2025 to submit new work).

What you get.
Payment for work published in the journal is $20 per page ($50 minimum), plus two copies of the issue in which the work appears and a one-year subscription to the print or e-book edition.

For online publication in NER Digital, payment is $50 and a one-year subscription to the magazine.

Your cover letter—just the facts.
Your cover letter should provide contact information and state the genre, title, and word count (for prose) of the submission, as well as any salient information about you—e.g., previous publications, never before published—or about your piece.

Online submissions.
Please submit your work through Submittable, our online submissions portal. The small fee we charge for online submissions helps to support New England Review in its mission to publish writers at all stages of their careers. You can submit for free if you purchase a subscription or renewal at the time of submission. If the submission fee presents a financial hardship, please email us.

You can check on the status of an existing submission on Submittable. If it says “new” or “in progress,” that means we have not yet made a decision about the piece. If you have other submission queries, send us an e-mail and we will respond as soon as possible.

Paper submissions.
We allow paper submissions for writers who for any reason are unable to use Submittable. Please do not send your only copy, as we cannot be responsible for lost or damaged manuscripts, and include a letter-size self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for our reply only. There is no fee. Please do not send paper submissions outside of our open submissions periods or they will be returned unread. Our mailing address is:

New England Review

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT 05753

 

More information here.

Call for Submissions: The Massachusetts Review

What kinds of writing are you looking for?

We seek a balance between established writers and promising new ones. We're interested in material of variety and vitality relevant to the intellectual and aesthetic questions of our time. We aspire to have a broad appeal; our commitment, in part regional, is not provincial. "Inspired pages are not written to fill space, but for inevitable utterance; and to such our Journal is freely and solicitously open." —Ralph Waldo Emerson

N.B. Submissions from authors who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color will be accepted year-round; however, outside our regular reading period, when the online submission manager is shut down, all submissions from BIPOC writers should be sent by regular mail or emailed to:

massrev@external.umass.edu

Nonfiction: Articles and essays of breadth and depth are considered. Since its inception, in 1959, the Massachusetts Review has provided a literary space that engaged and challenged society, provoked political and social change, and published under-represented voices. We also publish discussions of leading writers, of art, music, dance, and drama, and analyses of trends in literature, science, philosophy, and public affairs. One essay per submission, with a maximum of 20 pages or 7500 words. Please include your name and contact information on the first page. We encourage page numbers.

Fiction: We are interested in all styles and subjects, from flash fiction and experimental writing to historical and realist fiction; we do typically favor work that focuses more on the world than the self. We consider one short story per submission, a maximum of 20 pages or 7500 words. Please include your name and contact information on the first page, and we encourage page numbers.

Performance: Most work on performance is featured online, to take advantage of the multimedial potential of digital publication. We also occasionally publish short-form performance scripts as well as excerpts from longer works in the print magazine, up to 30 pages per issue.

Poetry: A poetry submission may consist of up to 6 poems. There are no restrictions for length, but generally our poems are less than 100 lines. Please include your name and contact on every page.

Hybrid: A hybrid submission may cross genres with fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or art. We consider one such text per submission, with a maximum of 30 pages or 7500 words. Please include your contact information on the first page; we encourage page numbers.

Translation: Fiction, poems, or essays are accepted. The above guidelines for essays, fiction, and poetry should be followed, and a copy of the translated text should be submitted along with the translation. Before submission, the translator should have researched who holds the rights and, ideally, have secured permission to publish. N. B. Translations will be accepted year-round; however, outside our regular reading period, when the online submission manager is shut down, submissions should be sent by regular mail or emailed to massrev@external.umass.edu.

Art: We publish one visual artist per issue, and most visual art is solicited. We are happy to consider submissions & will try to respond promptly. One portfolio per submission, a maximum of 8 pages We do not hire illustrators to illustrate our fiction or prose pieces, they run without illustration. Please include your name and contact information on the first page, and we encourage page numbers.

Also please note: Essays, fiction, hybrid, poetry, and translation manuscripts should be submitted separately. No mixed submissions please.

Are there any genres or topics that you do not consider?

We publish book reviews online, but not in the print magazine.

When is your reading period?

Submissions are NOT accepted from May 1 to September 30. Mailed submissions received during this time will be held for the next reading period. The electronic submission database will reset once all manuscript decisions have been made, and any work submitted within the subsequent reading period will require an account reactivation.

Due to extenuating circumstances, we are currently experiencing a heavy backlog in submissions. Please allow our readers six months to respond to your submission. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience!

Do you accept simultaneous submissions?

Reluctantly. It is the author's responsibility to notify editors immediately once a manuscript is accepted elsewhere.

Do you accept multiple submissions?

No.

Prose manuscripts are limited to one submission at a time. Poetry submissions cannot exceed six poems per submission. Authors must await decision notification before submitting again in the same reading period.

Do you pay for contributions?

At the time of publication, we pay a $100 honorarium for work published in a single issue. Authors also receive two complimentary contributor's copies.

I'm mailing my submission, how should I submit work?

There is no charge for mailed submissions. All prose manuscripts should be typed and double spaced.

Fiction and Non-fiction submissions should include name and address on the first page of the manuscript with page numbers. Poetry should include name and contact information before each title of a poem. The Massachusetts Review is a non-profit journal, and it is impossible for us to acknowledge receipt of manuscripts unless a self-addressed stamped postcard is enclosed with your submission. The Massachusetts Review is not responsible for lost manuscripts. No manuscript can be returned or query answered unless accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Please read a copy of MR before submitting work. We cannot offer free sample copies, but you may order current or back issues here. We do not accept manuscripts via fax.

I'm submitting electronically, how should I submit work?

Read this first!

All submissions should include name and contact information on every page of the manuscript. A suggestion is to include this information in the header or footer. All prose manuscripts should be typed and double-spaced. We strongly encourage Fiction and Non-fiction to include page numbers.

All poems, a maximum of six per submission, should start on a new page and be included in one document. Multiple submissions will not be accepted.

Please read a copy of MR before submitting work. We cannot offer free sample copies, but you may order current or back issues online. Click here to purchase a copy.

Please note that there is a $3.00 fee to submit electronically per reading period. In addition to maintaining the database, the fee was designed with the intention of diminishing your submission costs. The process will require a one time account set-up per reading period. We accept Visa, Master Card, or Discover; payment is made via Commerce Manager.

The electronic submission provides continuous access to check on the status of your submission. To withdraw specific poems or prose from consideration, please email the managing editor at:

massrev@external.umass.edu 

Should you choose to withdraw your submission for any reason, no refund will be provided.

You will receive a one time account set-up confirmation e-mail, a submission receipt confirmation e-mail every time you submit, and, once our editors read your submission, a notification of decision e-mail.

Click here to begin the electronic submission process.

Address for mailing submissions:

The Massachusetts Review
400 Venture Way
Hadley, MA 01035

Call for Submissions: HOOT: a postcard review of mini prose and poetry

We accept fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, and book reviews year-round. Graphic fiction/non-fiction is also welcome, but it must fit on a postcard. We publish only one (1!) piece in print form each month– we publish 1-4 pieces in our online issue.

We accept work three times a year: from January 1st to March 1st, June 1st to August 1st, and October 1st to November 27th –you can expect to hear from us within a month to six months if we’re on schedule, which we are about 50% of the time. Even though it may take us a spell to get back to you, we offer personal feedback – especially upon request. Please email us directly with questions or concerns 

ALL PROSE: <150 words. We’re not going to count them, but…we mean it.
ALL POETRY: <10 lines (if it’s more, be open to “creative reformatting”), but still <150 words. Remember, it has to fit on a postcard!
BOOK REVIEWS: These will be published online, or on the back of a postcard when possible. Still <150 words. Must be of a recently published book (within the last year). The book must be published by an independent or small press. You are welcome to query before submitting if you would like our feedback on the book you are reviewing. If you would like your book reviewed by us, please send a query letter to:

info@hootreview.com.

Only two pieces per submission, please. If your work is accepted, please wait a year until you re-submit. If your work is rejected, please wait six months to re-submit (only because we publish so few pieces). We accept reprints, but please state that the piece has been previously published in your submission. Simultaneous submissions are, of course, allowed–but please let us know if your work is placed elsewhere.

We will read all types of work. However, we especially like work that is audacious, surprising, and energetic. Furthermore, we want this postcard to be shareable. As you’re submitting, remember the Refrigerator Rule. Ask yourself: “Would someone want this hanging on their fridge?” Work that’s about the depressingness of gloomy alcohol clinking on the bottom of a shadowy glass in the gloaming after a father’s death wouldn’t work as well hanging from a fridge or tucked playfully in someone’s lunchbag.

That said, if you’ve got some melancholy work that is surprising and zesty and GOOD then we would be very excited to check it out.

See our “ISSUES” page to read samples of the work we have published in the past.

Note: We do not solicit work. Every submission we receive is given the same consideration, and is read by at least two, but up to four people, and often out loud (while we consume delicious items, like raspberry tart and/or dumplings.)

Other Stuff

You have to be okay with having your work ‘creatively’ formatted—so that it will both look cool and fit on a postcard. Which means—we might paint the words on some wood and photograph them, or photo-edit the words onto an interesting-yet-appropriate thing, like a medicine bottle label, or a paper napkin, etc. If you are submitting a poem, this sometimes means we have to change line breaks…though we try not to do this, and we always do it tastefully (at least, we think so.) Do not submit your work if you are not okay with this.

Because of how few pieces we publish, it might take a considerable amount of time (like…a long long time) to get the piece live. If you do not hear from us about an acceptance for too long a time please email us and don’t message through Submittable. Email us at: 

info@hootreview.com

We are often asked about what informs our decision regarding publishing a piece on a postcard versus publishing it in our online issue. Choosing pieces for postcards vs. online is not a matter of “which ones we like best.” We love all of the pieces we publish. Factors include- what pieces we have for other months (we try to balance poems and prose, as well as keep style and content varied from postcard to postcard), appropriateness for sharing (see the Refrigerator Rule above), and illustration potential (both imagery and length of the piece factor here, as longer pieces are much harder to work with.)

In general, if you do not hear from us for a long time please email us and (again) don’t message through Submittable. Email: 

info@hootreview.com

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Submit your work here.