Call for Submissions on Theme of "Jack of All Trades": Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

We will be open for submissions from November 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023, with works accepted to run in our Summer 2023 issue.

The theme is: Jack of All Trades: Everyman’s Tales

Our rates for published stories:

• $50 for published featured-author stories
• $20 for stories published on our &More page
• $10 for poems we publish

• We only accept work from authors 18 years of age or older.
• We only accept work that has not been previously published. This requirement excludes from eligibility any work that has appeared anywhere in print, electronic formats, or online, including on personal or crowd editing blogs or websites.
• We accept work in most genres of fiction, as well as memoir and poetry. 
• We are a secular literary journal and seek non-sectarian work.
• We do not accept essays or other nonfiction genres. 
• We do not accept horror or erotica. This means no graphic violence, no overt sexuality, and no hard expletives. We are looking for G, PG, or PG-13 rated material according to the MPAA.
• We welcome excellent writing from diverse voices and experiences regardless of race, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnicity, religion, disability, or age (except that authors must be 18 years of age or older).
• We only accept work written in the English language.
• Please submit only one story or one poem for consideration at a time. Do not submit more than one story or poem until after you receive a final
• response to any prior submission. Once you receive either an acceptance or rejection, you are  welcome to submit a different work to us.
• Your manuscript length must be 2,000 words or fewer (not including the title, author name, or contact information).
• Submissions must be sent using the form provided on this page.
• Please include your full name and email address, preferred pronouns, title, and word count in the appropriate boxes.
• You must check the box at the bottom of the Submission/Contact form indicating that you have read and accept our conditions for publication (see below) before your submission will be reviewed by our editors.
• No fee is required to submit your work to Bethlehem Writers Roundtable.

More information here.