Call for Submissions: Abbey Review

Our mission statement is simple: get writers paid.

We believe that there is a gap between what a writer is worth and what they are getting, and we aim to fill that gap the best we can.

Never has there been a time with this much creative force, and this much ability to reward and champion it.

We strongly encourage new writers to submit here –– we are very, very happy to look at your work and potentially publish it. 

We publish short stories, screenplays, and poetry –– every three months. Our submissions for a particular issue are open for two months prior to publication date.

Our first publication date is January 2022. Submissions for the first issue will run from July 1st to December 1st.

The genre doesn't matter, only the quality of the piece. We pay $30 per short story, poem, and screenplay, and the best piece of writing gets paid an additional $70, for a total of $100!

GUIDELINES

Short Stories (300 word minimum, 30 page maximum)

Screenplays (15 page maximum)

Poetry (1 minimum, 10 maximum) 

 

Submit your work here.

Writing Competition: Stockholm Writers Festival First 5 Pages Prize 2022

 

Deadline: Jan. 31, 2022

 

Entry Fee: $20.00

Competition Rules: SWF First 5 Pages Prize 2022

 

The name of the author and any other identifying information about the author must not appear on the story pages i.e. not on the word or pdf submission.

Entries must be in English, typed and must be your original work.

No corrections, or refunds, can be made upon payment and receipt of your entry. All entries will be considered for the Grand Prize.

If you wish to also be in the running for a genre prize, choose a genre for your submission. You can choose not to assign a genre in which case you will be eligible to win the Grand Prize but not to win a genre category. You can enter as many times as you like.

Eligibility

The SWF First 5 Pages Prize is open to anyone over 16 years of age.

Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self published, published online or broadcast.

You can enter as many times as you like.

You cannot enter if you are a writer with agented representation. Writers who are not currently agented may enter (even if previously represented by an agent).

You cannot enter if you are related to - or in a personal relationship with - a member of the SWF board or any of the judges.

Formatting

Entries must be the first 5 pages of your book, novel or novella.

Entries should be doubled-spaced, in Baskerville or Times New Roman, 12 pt font, with numbered pages. Entries should be 5 pages. We will not accept entries over 1700 words.

The title of your book should appear as a header or footer on each page of your entry. No name, address or identifying information should appear on the word/pdf submission – this includes the way you name the document, e.g. TheGrapesofWrathJSteinbeck.doc or HarryPotterRowling.pdf will be automatically disqualified.

Documents must be in word or pdf format.

Prizes

All entries will be considered for the Grand Prize. The Grand Prize Winner will get:
 

A cash prize of USD $1000,
A SWF ticket to the 2022 festival*,
A meeting with an agent to pitch their book (that will be conducted over Zoom),
A room at a boutique hotel in the heart of Stockholm for two nights to attend SWF 2022*, and
A full developmental edit of their book donated by Reedsy.

There will be one winner for each of four genre groups:
Fantasy & Sci Fi
Crime & Thriller
Romance
Historical Fiction

If your book does not fall under any of the above genres it will still be considered for the Grand Prize.

Genre Prize Winners will get:
 

A meeting with an agent over zoom to pitch their book, and
A ticket to the SWF 2022 festival*.
$100 in Reedsy credits

All entries will be considered for the Grand Prize. If you wish to also be in the running for a genre prize, choose a genre for your submission.

You can choose not to assign a genre in which case you will be eligible to win the Grand Prize but not to win a genre category.

If a genre winner is chosen as the winner of the Grand Prize, the second place in that genre will win that genre prize.

Prizes are not transferable or redeemable.

*Travel cost to the festival is not included.

Judging

First round judging will be done by Stockholm Writers Festival staff. Winners and final judging will be done by faculty from the Stockholm Writers Festival 2022 program. Their decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.

Prize Winner Notification

Longlist and Shortlist entries will be notified and announced on the SWF website no later than the end of May, 2022.

Prize winners will be notified and announced no later than the end of June, 2022.

Entry implies acceptance of all the rules. Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in disqualification.

Copyright

Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but the Stockholm Writers Festival will have the unrestricted right to publish the winning entries on their website and use extracts in any relevant promotional material.

 

Enter here.

 

Good Luck!

Writing Competition: inaugural Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize

Submit to the Inaugural Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize

Deadline: January 15, 2022

Background: The contest is in honor of Emma Howell who was born in Portland, Oregon, and died in 2001, at the age of twenty. She left behind a single volume of poetry: Slim Night of Recognition. This prize is an effort to promote the publication of young poets, to honor Emma’s memory, as well as honor the time and effort her father, Christopher Howell, former Director of Willow Springs Books, has put into our press.

Prize: $2000 + manuscript publication.

Entry Fee: $25.00

Eligibility: Poets 35 years old and younger who have not yet published a book-length poetry manuscript.

Submit here.

Writing Competition: 2022 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction

2022 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction

Deadline: December 31, 2021

Press 53 Award for Short Fiction: First Prize $1,000, publication, and 50 copies (ten hardcover and 40 softcover) awarded to an unpublished collection of short stories. Press 53 Short Fiction Editor, Claire V. Foxx, will judge. Enter online through Submittable.

Deadline: midnight, December 31, Eastern Time. Winner and finalists announced before May 1, 2022.

Reading fee: $30.

Complete information, plus a list of past winners here.

Questions should be directed to Kevin Morgan Watson, Publisher and Editor in Chief:

kevinATpress53DOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

or 336-770-5353.

Call for Submissions: MUSE

MUSE is especially looking to publish work from under- or misrepresented groups, such as people of color, disabled people, LGBTQ+, present/formerly incarcerated people, and others from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.

 

Through Dec. 15: submit one short story or CNF 1500 words max; up to three poems.

 

Mail to:

 

RCC MUSE, Riverside City College

4800 Magnolia Avenue

Riverside, CA 92506

 

Or Email:

 

museATrccDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

 

If email, send as attachment with “Last Name – Genre – Title of Submission” in the subject line (e.g., Smith – Prose – “In Summer”). Please include contact information.

 

See full submission guidelines at our site.

 

Deadline: December 15, 2021.

Call for Submissions on Theme of History: Clerestory Magazine

Clerestory Magazine provides space for writers, artists, and activists to explore subjects at the intersection of action and contemplation through storytelling. Our contributors, through their deep reflection, evoke the most essential parts of the human experience, while engaging larger questions on social healing, human flourishing, and justice. This work serves the greater good because the stories we tell and hold together shape who we become together. Each season, Clerestory contributors respond to a seasonal theme, intentionally broad to leave room for expression.

Most accepted pieces fall between 1,000 and 3,000 words, but this is simply a guide, not a requirement. We have a strong preference for previously unpublished work. We pay $50 per accepted submission. Since we are a small literary magazine, this is the most we're able to offer, and all writers are paid equally for their work.

We ask our writers to grant Clerestory exclusive rights to their published piece for four months following the date of publication. Should the work eventually be re-published, we expect writers to include a note that the work first appeared in Clerestory and a link to the original piece.

To submit your work, please send your submission or pitch pasted in the body of an email. Due to high volume, we will only respond if your work is a good fit for the series.
Issue No. 5: History

These two questions are linked: Where do we come from? And where are we going? Understanding history is vital to understanding ourselves, our relationships, the texture of our social fabric, and the urgency of justice and to imagining new possibilities for our collective life.

Relevant topics include:

Personal experiences with anything from heartbreak to joy to embodiment which has shaped who you are today

Ancestral or family history

Relationship history

Land history or the history of place

Profiles of dynamic but lesser-known figures in history

Art history

Archival history

History of medicine

Cultural history of the body

Social or political history, particularly interested in subjects related to Black history, indigenous history, and women’s history

The intersection of history and religion

The intersection of history and education

Critical essays or photo stories on vital social movements

Interviews with historians, activists, or authors

Oral history

Essays will run from early January through the end of March, released two per week for the duration of the issue. The deadline to submit pitches is November 30th. As space on the editorial calendar is limited, we encourage you to get in touch with our editors as soon as possible.

Again, to submit, please paste your pitch or full draft in the body of an email and send to:

submissions@clerestorymag.com 

Due to high volume, we will not have the capacity to respond to everyone. If your idea is a good fit, we will be in touch.

Call for Submissions on Theme of Nature: BLUELINE

BLUELINE Seeks Exceptional Nature Writing

Deadline: November 30, 2021

BLUELINE: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks seeks poems, stories, and essays about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence.

Submissions window open until November 30. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. Simultaneous submissions accepted if identified as such. Please notify if your submission is placed elsewhere.

Electronic submissions encouraged, as Word files, to:

bluelineATpotsdamDOTedu (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

Please identify the genre in the subject line.

Further information on our website.