2021 WaterSedge Poetry Chapbook Contest
Award: $500; publication of poetry chapbook in print and e-book formats; Amazon distribution; 25 free print copies.
Page count: 24 – 48 pages. Judge: Maryfrances Wagner, Missouri's Poet Laureate, co-editor of I-70 Review, and 2020 Missouri Individual Artist of the Year, serving on The Writers Place Board of Directors.
Contest ends: 12/31/2021
Entry fee: $20
Sponsored by Writer’s Relief, Inc.
2022 Colorado Prize for Poetry
Deadline: January 14, 2022
Entry Fee: $28.00 (online); $25.00 (mail)
$2,500 honorarium and book publication: Submit book-length collection of poems to the Colorado Prize for Poetry by January 14, 2022 (we will observe a 5-day grace period). $25 reading fee (add $3 to submit online) includes subscription to Colorado Review. Final judge is Gillian Conoley; friends and students (current or former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni.
Complete guidelines here.
Sky Island Journal: Issue 19 (Winter 2022) Call for Submissions
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal dedicated to publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 90,000 readers in 145 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful response detailing what we appreciated.
Enjoy our previous issues, and submit to our stunning Issue 19 before midnight on December 31st here.
Jelly Bucket seeks Indigenous Voices
Deadline: December 1, 2021
For issue 12's special section, we're looking for poetry, prose, and art from and about Native American cultures and communities, past and present. Jelly Bucket is the print annual of Bluegrass Writer Studio, the low-res MFA program at Eastern Kentucky University. Work from Jelly Bucket has been shortlisted in the Best American anthology series, and we nominate for The Pushcart Prize and PEN America Literary Awards. First-time and emerging authors have appeared alongside Eileen Casey, Ted Cooser, Stuart Dybek, Rigoberto Gonzalez, Sonja Livingston, Frank X. Walker, and Kevin Wilson.
Submit via Submittable by December 1st.
Baltimore Review Winter Contest - Theme: "Reasons"
Deadline: November 30, 2021
Baltimore Review Winter Contest – Theme: “Reasons.” We want to understand why. We want reasons. We may not always like the reasons. We may not always understand the reasons. But we still want reasons. Interpret this any way you’d like. We do want to see the word reason or reasons (or explanation or rationale or justification—or some similar word) somewhere in the title or the work. All entries considered for publication.
$300 prize for each category (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction)
Entry Fee: $8.00
Final judge: Tara Lynn Masih
Deadline: November 30
For more details, go here.
WhimsicalPoet Seeks Poetry/Art/Flash Fiction for the Website and Winter Issue
Deadline: Rolling
WhimsicalPoet seeks all forms of poetry, art, and flash fiction that surprise, challenge, chill, endear, and evoke a strong emotional response from readers. We love word mavericks, independent thinkers, and creators who strive toward mastery and truth to expose threads of the human experience. Send up to 5 pieces in a Word or Google Doc to:
or submit through Google Forms via the link on our submission page.
Art will be considered for the cover of our print journal and our website.
Published poetry and fiction will appear in our journal, and a smaller selection will also appear on our website. Please include a short bio.
Full details here.
Walloon Writers Review Call For Submissions for Upcoming Edition 7
Deadline: December 15, 2021
Walloon Writers Review announces a call for submissions for the upcoming 7th Edition. This regional literary magazine accepts short stories, poetry, essays, and other creative writing as well as nature photography that is inspired by or about northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
Submissions accepted now through December 15th, 2021 with expected print publication of Spring 2022.
Guidelines, suggested theme, and more information is available at our website. Copies of our current Edition 6 are available at independent bookstores in Michigan, bookshop.org, BarnesandNoble.com, or as a special digital release.
