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May Deadline

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Ahsahta Press. Poetry. 4/1 - 5/1/13 [chap]

 

Backbone Press. Poetry. 5/1/13

 

C&R Press. Poetry. 3/1/12 - 5/1/13 [book]

 

Crucible. Poetry, Fiction. No Fee. 5/1 (annual)

 

Fugue. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 1/1 - 5/1 (annual)

 

The Journal. poetry, fiction, nonfiction. 5/1 (annual)

 

Leapfrog Press. Fiction. 1/15 - 5/1 (annual) [book]

 

Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Fiction. 5/1 (annual)

 

The Malahat Review. Fiction. 5/1/13

 

The Malahat Review. Poetry. 5/1/14

 

North Carolina Literary Review. Poetry. 3/15 - 5/1 (annual postmark)

 

Sonora Review. Short Fiction, Nonfiction. 5/1 (annual)

 

The Southwest Review. Fiction. 5/1 (annual postmark)

 

Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Poetry. 3/1 - 5/1 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

Wick Poetry Center. Poetry. 2/1 - 5/1 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Willow Springs Editions. Short Fiction. 5/1/13 (extended deadline) [book]

 

Zone 3 Press. Poetry. 5/1/14 [book]

 

Tupelo Press. Poetry. 1/1 - 5/5/13 (extended postmark) [book]

 

The Cupboard. Prose. 5/7/13 (extended deadline)

 

Sacramento Poetry Center. Poetry. 1/1 - 5/10/13 [book]

 

Anhinga Press. Poetry. 2/15 - 5/15 (annual) [book]

 

Blue Collar Review. Poetry. 5/15 (annual)

 

Crab Creek Review. Poetry. 2/15 - 5/15/13

 

Dancing Poetry Contest. Poetry. 5/15 (annual postmark)

 

Emergency Press. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 5/15 (annual) [book]

 

Engine Books. Novel. 5/15/13 [book] (extended deadline)

 

Gertrude Press. Poetry, Fiction. 8/1 - 5/15 (annual) [chap]

 

Lost Horse Press. Poetry. 5/15 (annual) [book]

 

Lynx House Press. Poetry. 1/15 - 5/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Midwest Writing Center. Poetry. 1/15 - 5/15/13 (extended deadline)

 

Slapering Hol Press. Poetry. 2/15 - 5/15 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

subTerrain. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 5/15 (annual)

 

Writecorner Press. Fiction. 10/1 - 5/15/13 (extended postmark)

 

New Letters. Poetry, Fiction, Essay. 5/18 (annual postmark)

 

Whidbey Writers MFA Alumni Association. Novel. 5/24/13 [book]

 

Green Mountains Review. Poetry, Fiction. 5/25/13 (extended)

 

The New Quarterly. Fiction. 5/28 (annual postmark)

 

Doire Press. Poetry. 5/29/13 [chap]

 

Gival Press. Fiction. 5/30 (annual) [book]

 

Prick of the Spindle. Fiction. 5/30/13

 

All Nation Press. Poetry. 5/31 (annual) [chap]

 

American Poetry Review. Poetry. 5/31/13

 

Antigonish Review. Fiction. 5/31/13

 

The Backwaters Press. Poetry. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual) [book]

 

Baltimore Review. Three-themed Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 4/1 - 5/31/13

 

Baltimore Review Summer Contest: Threes

Online submission deadline: May 31, 2013

Three winners will be selected from among all entries. $300, $200, and $100 prizes awarded. First-place prize has been increased to $500. All contest entries considered for publication. The theme is Threes. Three—what? Tercets. Three characters. Three rooms. Three wishes. Three sisters. Three cities. A triangle. Third time's the charm. You decide. Limit is 3,000 words for fiction and creative nonfiction submissions. Poets may submit one to three poems. (Regular, non-theme submissions may also be submitted during reading period.) Visit website for more information and to submit through Contest category: baltimorereview.org.

 

Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Fiction. 5/31 (annual) [chap]

 

Booth. Short Story. 5/31/13

 

Calyx. Poetry. 3/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark)

 

CALYX Press. Flash Fiction. 5/31/13

2013 Flash Fiction Online Contest

Online submission deadline: May 31, 2013

CALYX Press is accepting short-short fiction (or poetry!) submissions for the 2013 Online Competition from strong women writers. This year’s theme is "A new creation story." Make it the title of your work, a jumping-off point, or a general suggestion that gets you moving in a totally new direction. We accept fiction, poetry, or reeeeeaaalllly short, one-act plays. All we want is innovative, beautiful, edgy, brilliant writing… in 250 words or less. The top five submissions will be published on our website, CalyxPress.wordpress.com.

 

Cloudbank. Poetry, Prose. 5/31/13

 

Creative Nonfiction. Sustainability Essays. 5/31/13

Creative Nonfiction Sustainability Essay Contest

For a special “The Human Face of Sustainability” issue, Creative Nonfiction and ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability are looking for nonfiction that illuminate environmental, economic, ethical and/or social challenges related to the state of the planet and our future. Deadline May 31, 2013; $10,000 for Best Essay. Guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.

 

Field Magazine. Poetry. 5/1 - 5/31 (annual) [book]

 

Five [Quarterly]. Poetry, Fiction. 5/31/13 [e-chap]

 

Glimmer Train. Fiction. 5/1 - 5/31 (annual)

 

New England Poetry Club. Poetry. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual)

 

Pearl. Short Story. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Redivider. Poetry, Fiction. 2/15 - 5/31/13 (extended deadline)

 

River Styx. Poetry. 5/31 (annual postmark)

 

University of Georgia Press. Short Fiction. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Vocabula Review. Prose. No Fee. 6/1 - 5/31 (annual)

 

WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. 5/31 (annual)

 

June Deadline

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Boulevard. Poetry. 6/1 (annual)

 

Burning Bush Publications. Poetry. 6/1 (annual)

 

Grazing Grain Press/Fall for the Book. Feminist Poetry. 3/15 - 6/1/13 [chap]

 

Killer Nashville. Mystery, Thriller. 6/1 (annual) [book]

 

The Laurel Review. Fiction. 3/1 - 6/1 (annual)

 

Mid-American Review. Prose Poetry, Short Shorts. 6/1 (annual)

 

Pressgang. Fiction, Nonfiction. 6/1/13 [book]

 

 

Swan Scythe Press. Poetry. 6/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Switchback Books. Poetry. 3/1 - 6/1/13 [book]

 

Tiferet. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 6/1 (annual)

2013 Tiferet Journal Writing Contest!

Online submission deadline: June 1, 2013

2013 TIFERET Writing Contest - $1200 in prizes! New lower entry fee.
Judges are Caroline Leavitt, Dawn Raffel, J.P. Dancing Bear. Poems, stories, and essays accepted. For more information and to submit, go to tiferetjournal.com/2012/12/20/2013-writing-contest/.

 

Tony Hillerman Writers Conference/St. Martin's Press. Fiction. No Fee. 6/1 (annual) [book]

 

Boston Review. Poetry. 6/3/13 (postmark)

 

The MacGuffin. Poetry. 6/3/13

 

Press Americana/Review Americana. Prose. 6/5 (annual) [book]

 

The Bitter Oleander. Poetry. 5/1 - 6/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Blue Light Press. Poetry. 2/1 - 6/15 (annual) [chap]

 

Cobalt. Baseball-themed Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 6/15/13

 

Otis Nebula. Poetry. 6/15/13 [book]

First Annual Otis Nebula Poetry Prize

Online submission deadline: June 15, 2013

Announcing the first annual Otis Nebula Poetry Prize for a book-length volume of poetry. Donald Revell will select the winning entry, along with one runner up. Winner receives book and ebook publication and $250; runner up ebook publication and $50. Manuscripts should be between 40 and 100 pages and accompany a $15 reading fee. Manuscripts may consist of individual poems that have been published, however the manuscript as a whole must be unpublished. Translations not accepted. Winners will be announced on the website on October 1, 2013. Visit www.otisnebula.com for guidelines.

 

RopeWalk Press. Fiction. 6/15/13 (postmark) [chap]

 

Salamander. Fiction. 5/15 - 6/15 (annual)

Salamander 2013 Fiction Prize: Judged by Edith Pearlman

Online/Postmark submission deadline: June 15, 2013

Salamander magazine will award a cash prize of $1,500 plus publication for the best fiction story. All entries will be considered for publication. Send no more than one story per entry. Each story must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in 12 point font. Multiple entries are acceptable, provided that a separate $15 reading fee is included with each entry. Contest reading fee includes a one-year subscription. Full guidelines: salamandermag.org/contests/. Judge: Edith Pearlman. Submit Entries Online or by Mail to: 2013 Fiction Prize, Salamander/Suffolk University English Dept., 41 Temple Street, Boston, MA 02114.

 

Southern Poetry Review. Poetry. 3/1 - 6/15 (annual postmark)

 

Texas Review Press. Poetry. 6/15 (annual) [chap]

 

University of Akron Press. Poetry. 5/1-6/15 (annual) [book]

 

New Millennium Writings. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 6/17/13

 

Ragazine.CC. Speculative Fiction. 3/20 - 6/20/13 [*for people of color only*]

 

Skipping Stones. Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Interviews, Drama. 6/25/13 (postmark) [*for writers ages 7-17*]

 

Toasted Cheese. Nonfiction. No Fee. 6/21+/- (annual)

 

Squalorly. Flash Fiction. 6/23/13

 

Gival Press. Poetry. 6/27 (annual postmark)

 

ABZ. Poetry. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual) [book]

 

Anabiosis Press. Poetry. 6/30 (annual) [chap]

 

Antigonish Review. Poetry. 6/30/13

 

Autumn House Press. Poetry, Fiction. 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]

Autumn House Press Annual Prizes in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction

Online/Postmark deadline: June 30, 2013

Winners receive book publication, $1,000 advance against royalties, and a $1,500 travel/promotion grant. We ask that all submissions from authors new to Autumn House come through one of our annual contests. All finalists will be considered for publication. Final judges have included Naomi Shihab Nye, Mark Doty, Stewart O’Nan, Philip Lopate, Jean Valentine, and Alicia Ostriker. Electronic or US mail submission. For guidelines please see our website: www.autumnhouse.org/contest-submissions/.

 

Barrow Street Press. Poetry. 6/30 (annual) [book]

 

Bauhan Publishing. Poetry. 6/30/13 [book]

May Sarton Poetry Prize

Online/Postmark deadline: June 30, 2013

Bauhan Publishing is pleased to announce the 2013 May Sarton Poetry Prize. This new contest, created for the 100th birthday of May Sarton, is in its third year featuring new judge Jeff Friedman. The winning poet is awarded with $1,000, the publication of their manuscript, and 100 copies of their newly-published book. We are now accepting online submissions through our website. All manuscripts must be postmarked or submitted by June 30th, 2013. Visit www.bauhanpublishing.com/poetry-contest-guidelines/ for complete guidelines and more information.

 

Bone Bouquet. Experimental Prose. 6/30/13 [*For women-identified writers only*]

Announcing The First Annual Bone Bouquet Experimental Prose Award

Online submission deadline: June 30, 2013

Final Judge: Barbara Henning
Bone Bouquet is now open to submissions for our first annual contest for experimental prose by women-identified writers, which includes transgender and genderqueer writers who identify as female. The winning writer is awarded with $50 and publication in issue 5.1 of Bone Bouquet. Previous issues have featured work by Rachel Levitsky, Carmen Giménez Smith, Becca Klaver, Khadijah Queen and more. Submit your work(s) of experimental prose, up to 5,000 words per entry. Multiple submissions are allowed along with multiple entry fees. Contest deadline: June 30, 2013. Online submissions via Submittable only. Contest fee: $5.00 per entry or $14.00 per entry with a 1-year subscription.

 

Burnside Review. Poetry. 3/15 - 6/30 (annual) [chap]

 

Dream Horse Press. Poetry. 6/30 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

Glimmer Train. Fiction. 6/1 - 6/30 (annual)

 

Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters. Short Story. 5/1 - 6/30/13

Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters Inaugural Short Story Contest

Online submission deadline: June 30, 2013

Great Lakes Commonwealth of Letters (GLCL) is thrilled to announce our inaugural Short Story Contest with final judge Caitlin Horrocks. The winning story, in addition to being celebrated at a special reading hosted by GLCL in October, will be published in Passages North in January of 2014. The entry fee per submission is $10.00. In addition to granting entry into the writing contest, your fee also helps GLCL host more author events, writing workshops, and book launches. Submit your story at glcl.submittable.com/submit. For more information, please visit www.ReadWriteLive.org.

 

High Desert Journal. Fiction. 6/30/13

 

Hunger Mountain. Short Fiction. 6/30 (annual postmark)

 

Hunger Mountain. YA/Children's Literature. 6/30 (annual postmark)

 

Literal Latte. Short Short. 6/30 (annual)

 

Matrix Magazine/POP Montreal. Poetry, Fiction. 6/30/13

 

Mixer Publishing. Literary Science Fiction. 6/26 - 6/30/13

$1,200 Sci-Fi/Speculative Fiction Contest with Paul Tremblay & mixer

Online/Email submission deadline: June 30, 2013

mixer publishing, with guest editor Paul Tremblay (author of Swallowing A Donkey's Eye), is offering a $1,200 honorarium for the best speculative/sci-fi story, graphic narrative (comic), or poem. Straight sci-fi or mixed genre (sci/horror; speculative/noir; poetry/comic) are both accepted. Submission deadline: June 30th 2013. For more info: blog.mixerpublishing.com/?p=2126.

 

Omnidawn. Poetry. 5/1 - 6/30/13 [book]

 

Parlor Press/Free Verse Editions. Poetry. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual) [book]

 

Pearl. Poetry. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Red Hen Press. Short Fiction. 6/30 (annual)

 

Review of English Studies. Essays. 4/1 - 6/30/13

 

Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Essay. 6/30 (annual)

 

University of North Texas Press. Fiction. 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]

 

University of Pittsburgh Press. Short Fiction. No Fee. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]

 

July Deadline

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Amherst Writers & Artists/Peregrine. Poetry. 7/1 (annual postmark)

 

Comstock Review. Poetry. 7/1/13 (postmark)

 

Bellevue Literary Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 2/1 - 7/1 (annual)

 

Kentucky Women Writers Conference. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/1 (annual)

 

Stone Canoe. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Art. 3/1 - 7/1/13

 

Digital Americana. Fiction. 7/4/13 [book]

 

Crab Orchard Review/SIU Press. Poetry. 5/10 - 7/6/13 [book]

 

Bard College. Fiction. No Fee. 7/15 (annual)

 

The Cincinnati Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 6/1 - 7/15/13

 

Cobalt. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/15/13

 

Literal Latte. Poetry. 7/15 (annual)

 

Mudfish. Poetry. 7/15/13

 

RATTLE. Poetry. 7/15/13 (postmark)

 

Room. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/15/13

 

Ruminate. Visual Art. 7/15/13

 

Santa Fe Writers Project. Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/15/13

 

Texas Review Press. Poetry. 7/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Vallum. Poetry. 7/15 (annual postmark)

 

Wasafiri. Poetry, Fiction, Life Writing. 7/26/13

 

The Adirondack Review. Fiction. 7/31 (annual)

 

Bright Hill Press. Poetry. 7/31 (annual) [chap]

 

Glimmer Train. Very Short Fiction. 7/1 - 7/31 (annual)

 

Munster Literature Center. Short Stories. 7/31 (annual)

 

Northwind. Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/31/13

Northwind 2013 Story Contest

Online submission deadline: July 31, 2013

Northwind is now accepting original and unpublished short fiction and narrative nonfiction for its 2013 Story Contest. Submissions may be any length from 1,500 to 8,000 words. First prize is $1,000, Second Prize is $250, and Third Prize is $100. Winners will be published in the Fall 2013 issue. All submissions will also be considered for publication in a future issue of the magazine. Deadline: July 31. Entry fee: $15. Multiple submissions allowed. Online submissions only. For more information and complete contest guidelines, visit us at www.northwindmagazine.com.

 

A Room of Her Own. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 7/31 (annual)

 

SFA Press. Poetry, Fiction. 7/31 (annual)

 

Subito Press. Poetry, Fiction. 7/1 - 7/31/13 [book]

 

August Deadline

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Fiction Fix. Cover Letter, Biography. No Fee. 8/1 (annual deadline)

 

The Malahat Review. Nonfiction. 8/1 (annual postmark)

 

Terrain.org. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Theme: Elemental. 9/1/13

 

Gival Press. Short Story. 8/8 (annual postmark)

 

Arcadia. Poetry. 5/1 - 8/15/13 [chap]

Ruby Irene Poetry Chapbook Prize

Online submission deadline: August 15, 2013

Arcadia seeks any and all sorts of poetry. If you've got a chapbook ready and it's between 15 and 30 pages, send it our way. The contest will be open between May 1 and August 15th. Submit as often as you like, but make each submission separate. Submissions are read blind, so please make sure the manuscript does not have your name or contact information on it. The entry fee is $20.00. The winner receives $1,000, publication, and 25 author copies. All entries will be considered for publication in Arcadia. www.arcadiamagazine.org/contests

 

The Aurorean. Undergraduate/Graduate Haiku. No Fee. 8/15 (annual)

 

Heavy Feather Review. Fiction. 8/15/13 [chap]

 

Pavement Saw Press. Poetry. 6/1 - 8/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Poetry. 8/15/13

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Poetry Contest

Online/Postmark submission deadline: August 15, 2013

AA single entry is 2-4 unpublished poems of any theme with combined length of up to 400 lines. Prize: $1,000, public reading, VIP Festival pass ($500 value) at 28th annual Festival (March 19-23, 2014), and publication. Judge: Robert Pinsky. Deadline: August 15. $20 entry fee. Poetry Contest, 938 Lafayette Street, Suite 514, New Orleans, LA 70113. Guidelines and online submission: www.tennesseewilliams.net/contests.

 

Memoir. Poetry, Prose, Graphic Memoir, Photography. No Fee. 6/15 - 8/16/13

 

Goldline Press. Poetry, Fiction. 7/15 - 8/30/13 [chap]

 

Manchester Writing School. Poetry, Fiction. 8/30/13

 

Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Fiction. 7/1 - 8/31 (annual) [book]

 

Blue Mesa Review. Poetry, Fiction. 6/1 - 8/31/13

 

Bona Fide Books. Poetry. 6/1 - 8/31 (annual) [book]

 

Dream Horse Press. Poetry. 8/31 (annual) [book]

 

Gemini Magazine. Flash Fiction. 8/31 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Short Story. 8/1 - 8/31 (annual)

 

Gulf Coast. Short Prose. 8/31/13

Gulf Coast's Barthelme Prize for Short Prose Now Accepting Entries

Online/Postmark submission deadline: August 31, 2013

Gulf Coast is now accepting entries for the 2013 Barthelme Prize for Short Prose, judged by Robert Coover. The contest is open to pieces of prose poetry, flash fiction, and micro-essays of 500 words or fewer. Established in 2008, the contest awards its winner $1,000 and publication in the journal. Two honorable mentions will also appear in issue 26.2, due out in April 2014, and all entries will be considered for paid publication. All entrants will receive a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast with their contest fee. Entries accepted both online and via postal mail. Visit gulfcoastmag.org/contests for more information.

 

Midwest Writing Center. Poetry. 5/1 - 8/31/13 [chap]

 

Off the Grid Press. Poetry. 8/31 (annual) [book] [*for poets over 60*]

 

Quiddity. Prose. 8/31/13

 

Red Hen Press. Poetry. 8/31 (annual postmark)

 

A Room of Her Own. Poetry. 8/31 (annual)

 

Snake Nation Press. Poetry, Novella, Short Stories. 8/31 (annual)

 

WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. 8/31 (annual)

 

September Deadline

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Black Warrior Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 9/1 (annual)

 

Encircle Publications. Poetry. 9/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Naugatuck River Review. Narrative Poetry. 9/1 (annual)

 

Smartish Pace. Poetry. 9/1 (annual)

 

University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program. Fiction. 5/1 - 9/1/14 [book]

 

International 3-Day Novel Contest. Fiction. 8/31 - 9/2/13 [book]

 

Bloodroot. Poetry. 9/15 (annual postmark)

 

Farmingdale State College. Poetry. 9/15 (annual postmark)

 

The Greensboro Review. Poetry, Fiction. 9/15 (annual postmark)

 

Literal Latte. Essay. 9/15 (annual)

 

Texas Review Press. Fiction. 9/15 (annual) [book]

 

Toasted Cheese. Fiction. No Fee. 9/20 - 9/22/13

 

California State University Fresno. Poetry. 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

The Chariton Review. Short Fiction. 9/30 (annual)

 

The Comstock Review. Poetry. 8/1/13 - 9/30/13 (postmark) [chap]

 

Glimmer Train. Fiction. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual)

 

Lee & Low Books. Children's Picture Book. No Fee. 5/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

Lunch Ticket. Creative Nonfiction. No Fee. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual)

 

The New Criterion. Poetry. 9/30 (annual postmark)

 

New Issues Poetry & Prose. Poetry. 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

Ohio State University Press/The Journal. Poetry. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Prole. Prose. 4/1 - 9/30/13

 

The Puritan. Poetry, Fiction. 9/30/13

The Second Annual Thomas Morton
Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence

Online submission deadline: September 30, 2013

The Puritan is proud to announce the return of the Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence! Two winners in the fields of poetry and fiction will receive a generous prize package, including cash ($900/fiction and $600/poetry) and a collection of books (approx. $600 for each winner) from Canada’s most celebrated publishers (including Coach House Books, House of Anansi, ECW Press, and many more). The winning entries will also appear in The Puritan Issue XXIII: Fall 2013 and be honoured at a launch party. See our website, www.puritan-magazine.com for submission details! Deadline: Sept. 30, 2013. Brave the frontier today!

 

Red Hen Press/Los Angeles Review. Poetry. 9/30 (annual)

 

The Southwest Review. Poetry. 9/30 (annual postmark)

 

University of Iowa Press. Short Fiction. No Fee. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

University of Massachusetts Press. Poetry, Fiction. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

University of Wisconsin Press. Poetry. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]

 

October Deadline

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Alice James Books. Poetry. 10/1 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Alligator Juniper. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 8/15 - 10/1 (annual postmark)

 

American Literary Review. Poetry, Fiction, Essay. 6/1 - 10/1 (annual)

 

Boston Review. Short Story. 10/1 (annual postmark)

 

Caketrain. Poetry [odd years], Fiction [even years]. 10/1 (annual) [chap]

 

CityLit. Poetry. 10/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Journal of Renga & Renku. Renku. No Fee. 10/1 (annual)

 

The Missouri Review. Poetry, Fiction, Essay. 10/1 (annual)

 

RHINO. Poetry. 7/1 - 10/1 (annual postmark)

 

Smartih Pace. Poetry. 10/1 (annual)

 

SEMO State University Press. Poetry. 10/1 (annual) [chap]

 

SEMO State University Press. Short Story, Flash Fiction. 10/1 (annual)

 

Southern Indiana Review. Fiction. 10/1 (annual)

 

Descant. Poetry. 10/12 (annual) [*for Canadian writers only*]

 

Cutthroat. Poetry, Short Story. 7/15 - 10/15 (annual postmark)

 

Georgetown Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 10/15 (annual postmark)

 

Nightboat Books. Poetry. 9/1 - 10/15 (annual) [book]

 

Ruminate. Short Fiction. 10/15/13

 

Silverfish Review Press. Poetry. 10/15 (annual) [book]

 

So to Speak. Poetry, Nonfiction. 10/15 (annual)

 

Texas Review Press. Novella. 10/15 (annual) [book]

 

The American Poetry Review. Poetry. 8/1 - 10/31 (annual) [book]

 

Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Short Stories. 10/31 (annual) [chap]

 

Diagram. Hybrid Essay. 10/31 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Family Stories. 10/1 - 10/31 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Short Stories. No Fee. 10/1 - 10/31 (annual)

 

The Ledge. Poetry. 10/31 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

North American Review. Poetry. 10/31 (annual postmark)

 

Persea Books. Poetry. 9/1 - 10/31 (annual postmark)

 

Tebot Bach. Poetry. 10/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Truman State University Press. Poetry. 10/31 (annual) [book]

 

Wick Poetry Center. Poetry. 8/31 - 10/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
[*Ohio poets only*]

 

November Deadline

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The Briar Cliff Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 11/1 (annual)

 

Brick Road Poetry Press. Poetry. 8/1 - 11/1 (annual) [book]

 

Coal Hill Review. Poetry Chapbook. 8/1 - 11/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Emrys Journal. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. No Fee. 8/1 - 11/1 (annual)

 

The Malahat Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 11/1 (annual postmark)

 

New Rivers Press. Poetry, Prose. 9/15 - 11/1 (annual) [book]

 

Reed Magazine. Poetry, Short Stories. 11/1 (annual)

 

Southeast Missouri State University Press. Novel. 11/1 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Poetry. 9/1 - 11/1 (annual postmark)

 

Split This Rock Poetry Festival. Poetry of Provocation & Witness. 11/1 (annual postmark)

 

The Tampa Review. Fiction. 11/1 (annual)

 

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Lit Fest. One-Act Play. 6/1 - 11/1 (annual)

 

WCU Poetry Center. Poetry. 8/1 - 11/1/13 [book]

 

Poets Out Loud. Poetry. 11/8/13 [book]

 

Fiction Collective 2. Innovative Fiction. 8/15 - 11/10/13 [book]

 

Chautauqua. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 8/15 - 11/15 (annual)

 

Harpur Palate. Poetry, Nonfiction. 9/1 - 11/15 (annual)

 

Perugia Press. Poetry. 8/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Poetica Magazine. Poetry. No Fee. 11/15/13

Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Prize 2013

Postmark deadline: November 15, 2013

Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Prize 2013 on the Jewish experience. Please submit 1-2 one-page poems, single space, submit in quadruplicate hard copy, cover page with contact information and list of poems. No email submissions. Deadline: November 15, 2013. NO FEE. For more information, visit www.poeticamagazine.com.

 

Slope Editions. Poetry. 11/15 (annual) [chap]

 

Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. Fiction. 11/15/13

 

University of North Texas Press. Poetry. 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Willow Springs. Fiction. 11/15 (annual)

 

Yale University Press. Poetry. 10/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Bacopa. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual)

 

Bear Star Press. Poetry. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]

 

BOA Editions. Poetry. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]

 

Bright Hill Press. Poetry. 11/30/13 [book]

 

Cider Press Review. Poetry. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]

 

Concrete Wolf. Poetry. 11/30 (annual) [chap]

 

Fish Publishing. Short Story. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Short Story. 11/1 - 11/30 (annual)

 

The Kenyon Review. High School Poetry. No Fee. 11/1 - 11/30 (annual)

 

New Issues Poetry & Prose. Poetry. 11/30 (annual) [book]

 

Plough Arts Center. Poetry. 11/30/13

 

Poems & Plays. Poetry, Drama. 10/1 - 11/30 (annual) [chap]

 

Prairie Fire. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 11/30 (annual postmark)

 

A River & Sound Review. Poetry, Fiction. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual)

 

SLAB. Poetry. 11/30 (annual)

 

White Pine Press. Poetry. 7/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]

 

WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. 11/30 (annual)

 

 

December Deadline

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Alice James Books. Poetry. 12/1 (annual) [book]

 

The Fiddlehead. Poetry, Fiction. 12/1 (annual postmark)

 

Five Points. Poetry. 9/1 - 12/1 (annual)

 

The Florida Review. Fiction, Graphic Narrative. 12/1 (annual) [chap]

 

The Lyric. Undergraduate Poetry. No Fee. 12/1 (annual)

 

Mississippi Review. Poetry, Fiction. 8/1 - 12/1 (annual)

 

Rose Metal Press. Flash Fiction, Nonfiction. 11/1 - 12/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Sarabande Books. Undergraduate Poetry. No Fee. 10/1 - 12/1 (annual)

 

Slipstream. Poetry. 12/1 (annual) [chap]

 

Waywiser Press. Poetry. 12/1 (annual) [book]

 

Codhill Press. Poetry. 12/10 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

Hunger Mountain. Poetry. 12/10 (annual postmark)

 

Anderbo. Poetry. 12/15 (annual)

 

Gival Press. Poetry. 12/15 (annual) [book]

 

The Nassau Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Theme: The Art of Science. No Fee. 9/1 - 12/20/13

 

Toasted Cheese Fiction. No Fee. 12/20/13

 

Poetry Society of America. Poetry. 10/1 - 12/22 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

Bayou. Poetry, Fiction. 10/1 - 12/31 (annual postmark)

 

Boulevard. Fiction. 12/31 (annual postmark)

 

Cream City Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 12/31 (annual)

 

The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review. Fiction. 12/31/13

 

Dzanc Books. Short Story Collection. 12/31 (annual) [book]

 

Freefall. Poetry. Fiction. 12/31 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Fiction. 12/1 - 12/31 (annual)

 

Livingston Press. Fiction. 12/31 (annual postmark)

 

Moment. Short Fiction. 12/31 (annual postmark)

 

Omnidawn. Poetry. 11/1 - 12/31/13 [book]

 

Pavement Saw Press. Poetry. 12/31 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

River Styx. Micro-fiction. 12/31 (annual)

 

Ruth Hindman Foundation/UAH English Department. Short Fiction. 12/31 (annual)

 

Suspense Magazine. Fiction. No Fee. 3/1 - 12/31 (annual)

 

The Tampa Review. Poetry. 12/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Tupelo Press. Poetry. 9/1 - 12/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

January Deadline

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Press Americana/Review Americana. Poetry. 1/5 (annual) [book]

 

Transitions Abroad. Travel Narrative. No Fee. 1/5 (annual)

 

Anderbo. Short Story. No Fee. 1/7/14

Open City Magazine RRofihe Trophy Short Story Contest @anderbo

Online submission deadline: January 7, 2014

No fee to enter the 2013 RRofihe Trophy Short Story Contest, which was started in 2004 at Open City Magazine (Editors: Thomas Beller and Joanna Yas). For short stories between 3500 and 5000 words in length. Author of winning story receives $500; a trophy; and publication on Anderbo.com. Complete guidelines at www.anderbo.com/anderbo1/no-fee-rrofihe-trophy2013.html.

 

Doire Press. Short Story. 1/9 (annual) [chap]

 

Colorado Review. Poetry. 1/14 (annual) [book]

 

Asheville Poetry Review. Poetry. 1/15 (annual postmark)

 

BkMK Press. Poetry, Fiction. 1/15 (annual) [book]

 

Literal Latte. Fiction. 1/15 (annual)

 

Third Coast. Poetry, Fiction. 1/15 (annual postmark)

 

The Connecticut Poetry Society. Poetry. 12/1 - 1/30 (annual postmark)

 

Black Lawrence Press. Fiction. 1/31 (annual) [book]

 

The Chattahoochee Review. Fiction, Nonfiction. 10/1 - 1/31 (annual postmark)

 

DISQUIET. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 1/31 (annual)

 

Glimmer Train. Very Short Fiction. 1/1 - 1/31 (annual)

 

The Iowa Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 1/1 - 1/31 (annual postmark)

 

Main Street Rag. Poetry. 1/31 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Ohio State University Press. Short Fiction. 1/1 - 1/31 (annual) [book]

 

A Room of Her Own. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 1/31 (annual)

 

Saranac Review. Poetry, Fiction. 1/31/13

 

University of New Orleans. Poetry, Prose. 1/31 (annual)

 

 

February Deadline

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Columbia. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 2/1 (annual)

 

The Madison Review. Poetry, Fiction. 12/1 - 2/1 (annual)

 

Malahat Review. Novella. 2/1/14

 

Malahat Review. Long Poem. 2/1/15

 

Able Muse. Poetry, Flash Fiction. 2/15 (annual)

 

The Aurorean. Undergraduate/Graduate Haiku. No Fee. 2/15 (annual)

 

Converse College Creative Writing Program. Poetry. 2/15 (annual)

 

National Poetry Series. Poetry. 1/1 - 2/15 (annual) [book]

 

Georgetown Review. Poetry. 2/15 (annual postmark) [book]

 

Sarabande Books. Poetry, Short Fiction. 1/1 - 2/15 (annual) [book]

 

Starcherone Books. Fiction. 2/15/14 [book]

 

American Poetry Journal/Dream Horse Press. Poetry. 2/28 (annual) [book]

 

AWP. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. 2/28 (annual) [book]

 

Fence Books. Poetry. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual) [book]

 

Glimmer Train. Short Story. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual)

 

The Kenyon Review. Short Fiction. No Fee. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual)

 

The Ledge. Fiction. 2/28 (annual)

 

The New Quarterly. Poetry. 3/28 (annual postmark)

 

Tupelo Press. Poetry. 12/1 - 2/28 (annual postmark) [chap]

 

WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. 2/28 (annual)