Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Artwork, Photography
Palooka is an international literary magazine. For a decade we've featured up-and-coming, established, and brand-new writers, artists, and photographers from all around the world. We're open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, graphic narratives, and comic strips.
Give us your best shot!
Submissions open year-round.
Bellevue Literary Review Seeks Submissions About Recovery
Deadline: December 31, 2021
Bellevue Literary Review is seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for a special issue devoted to Recovery, which has become more dimensional than ever as we grapple with the fallout from medical disasters, environmental catastrophe, economic devastation, and political upheaval. Are we capable of bouncing back from our isolation? Can we recuperate from our depression and disunity? How will our children grow up in the wake of such upheaval? Is true “recovery” even achievable? We all need to read these writings. Especially now.
The 20th Gival Press Poetry Award-2021
Deadline: December 15, 2021 (postmarked). This award is now given in odd years with publication in even years.
Our dates never change, if the date falls on a Sunday, then Monday becomes the default postmarked date, if you mail the entry. Please note that the judging begins after Dec. 15, 2021, with the announcement of the winner within 3-4 months. The winner will be published in 2022.
Prize:
The winner will receive $1,000.00 (USD) and his/her/their book of poetry will be published by Gival Press. The winning poet will receive 20 copies of the publication under a standard contract, with royalties to be paid.
Guidelines:
Self-published works or works that have appeared as a complete book online are not qualified for this award. The manuscript as a whole shall not have been published before. However, include an acknowledgment sheet to indicate any previously published poems in the collection (poem/journal/date). It is the responsibility of the poet to secure the right to publish previously published poems should the submitted manuscript win the award. If the manuscript wins, the poet must make the manuscript available to Gival Press on a USB in Rich Text Format (RTF)—this refers to how one saves the document on one's computer.
Theme:
Completely open.
Eligible Poets:
Open to all, national and international poets.
Language:
English.
Forms or Style of Poetry:
Original work, not a translation of someone else's poetry. Open to any form or style; simply good poetry.
More information and submission link here.
Length of Manuscript:
At least 45+ typed pages of poetry, on one side only.
Submission:
Include a separate cover sheet with name, title of manuscript, address (street, city, state, electronic mail), and phone number. The poet's name should not appear on the pages of the ms. Include a short bio.
Please include which pronouns you use to refer to yourself.
Always keep a copy of your manuscript; materials will not be returned and will be recycled if mailed to Gival Press after the judging.
Reading Fee: $20.00 (USD) by personal check or USA money order payable to. Please note that Gival Press can also accept the entry free by major credit card; however, we only take credit card information by phone (703.351.0079). Gival Press, LLC. International entrants must send a check drawn on a USA bank routed through a USA address, such as Bank of America; no international money orders are acceptable.
Or you can pay via https://givalpress.submittable.com
Regular Mail to:
Please be sure that your package is securely sealed if you regular mail the manuscript.
Notification of the Winner:
Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) for notification of the winner or visit our website where the winner and finalists will be announced. We try our best to announce the winner by mid spring. Unfortunately, it takes time to read and judge the entries and to contact the individuals involved.
Judging:
The manuscripts are judged anonymously. The winner for the previous award will be the judge for the following year. The decision of the judge will be final.
The Caribbean Writer is Open for Artwork and Creative Submissions
TCW is especially inviting artwork to grace the next cover and interior sections of Volume 36 under the 2021 theme: “Disruption, Disguise and Illuminations.” Increasingly, as history meets day to day experiences, epiphanies unfold. And as we self-interrogate the disruption motifs in many of these illuminations, the roots of prevailing disruptions emerge, complicated by disguise. We’re exploring the widest permutations.
Contributors may submit works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays or one act plays which explore the ideas resonating within the region and its diaspora. The Caribbean should be central to the work, or the work should reflect a Caribbean heritage, experience or perspective. Prospective authors should submit all creative works: drama, fiction and poetry manuscripts, through the online portal ONLY at:
www.thecaribbeanwriter.org/online-submission
Submit Word files only (no PDFs) . Note that TCW no longer accepts hardcopy submissions.
Submit by December 31.
Deadline: Dec. 1, 2021
Articles and Translations
Parabola welcomes original essays and translations. We look for lively, penetrating material unencumbered by jargon or academic argument. We prefer well-researched, objective, and unsentimental pieces that are grounded in one or more religious or cultural tradition; articles that focus on dreams, visions, or other very personal experiences are unlikely to be accepted.
Send your submission to:
editorialATparabolaDOTorg (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
the email or physical address listed below, along with a brief autobiography (2-3 sentences). Emails should include the article attached as a .doc, .txt, or .rtf file.
All articles must be directly related to the theme of an upcoming issue.
Entries that do not follow submission guidelines cannot be considered.
Poetry
Poetry must be submitted as email attachments in the following file formats:
.doc (MS word),
.txt (standard text file) or
.rtf (formatted text file).
Submissions in other formats will not be considered.
Submissions are limited to a maximum of five (5) poems per author.
The file must be transmitted under the author’s last name, with all poems in a single file, separated by page breaks. Each page must have the author’s name on it.
Submissions should be sent by email to:
poetryATparabolaDOTorg (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )
Note: Parabola rarely accepts original fiction.
Tangents
Parabola occasionally publishes extended reviews of books, movies, videos, performances, art exhibitions, and other current programs or events in a section called “Tangents.” These reviews are intended as a bridge between the theme-related front half of the magazine and the reviews in the back. Tangents should bear some connection to the theme of the issue, although it does not have to be as direct as an article.
Black Coffee & Vinyl Presents (www.blackcoffeevinyl.com) is
a multimedia art project that incorporates literature, visual art, and
music around a theme. The first theme explored glaciers, ice, and the
cultures connected to the world's ice. For the second of four
installments of this project, we will explore the theme of "The City."
We are seeking art, words, and sounds that explore, critique, celebrate
and interrogate the urban landscape, culture and environment. The city, a
place, should play a central role in the work and should be a central
character or focus. We are seeking a diverse range of city
representation from large cities to small, from real to imagined.
We will be selecting an equal representation among literature, art, and
sound for publication, which will be released online at
www.blackcoffeevinyl.com. Contributors each receive $50 for publication,
made payable by PayPal.
Please note that submissions should be provided in English. Please also
note that contributors should submit in one category or genre only for
consideration.
Nonfiction -- Not to exceed 2,000 words
Poetry -- Not to exceed three poems
Fiction -- Not to exceed 2,000 words
Visual Art -- Up to 3 works (note: 1 or more works may be selected for publication)
Music & Soundscapes -- Up to 3 songs (note: 1 or more works may be selected for publication)
Previously published works must be available for publication in Black Coffee & Vinyl, and any necessary publication permissions must be arranged on the part of the artist.
Submissions close on November 30, 2021.
Submit your work here.
Smoking Pen Press is pleased to announce a new Call for Submissions for another Read on the Run anthology. The theme is Another Dimension. We’re looking for stories about time travel, multiverse/parallel universes, or both.
Multiple submissions accepted. Simultaneous submissions permitted, but let us know immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere. Reprints are accepted as long as all rights have reverted back to you; identify your submission as a reprint when you send it in, let us know where/when it was published, and when rights reverted back to you.
Note: all selected stories (including reprints) will be edited before publication.
The Call for Submissions will be open from October 15-November 30, 2021. Stories must be between 1,200 and 7,000 words. Submissions should be polished, (ie, not first draft) in Word (.doc or .docx) format, and written in English. Send to:
sppATsmokingpenpressDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . ) as an attachment.
Stories submitted before October 15 or after November 30 will not be considered. All stories submitted during the open Call will be acknowledged within three days of receipt, and we expect to notify authors of our decision by the end of February, 2022.
As with all previous Read on the Run titles, this title will be published in both digital and paperback form. US and Canada authors of stories that are selected will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $20 USD, or 2 copies of the paperback; non-US/Canada authors will receive their choice of a one-time payment of $20 USD, or one copy of the paperback.
