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2026 HEART Poetry Award — $500 Prize

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Nostalgia Press is accepting submissions for the 2026 HEART Poetry Award, offering a $500 prize and publication in HEART #21. A $10 reading fee covers …
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Mountain Jay Books: Call for Submissions for Online Journal

Deadline: Year-round

Steller’s Weekly, the online journal of Mountain Jay Books, is open year‑round to emerging fiction writers. Send your unpublished short stories under 5,000 words for publication consideration and a chance to appear in the annual Stories with Altitude anthology.
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Magazine Stand :: Chestnut Review – Spring 2026

Chestnut Review – “For Stubborn Artists” – celebrates seven years of publishing writers and artists.
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Where to Submit Roundup: June 26, 2026

Happy Friday!Can you believe this is our final submissions roundup for June? How is 2026 already halfway over? Someone once said time flies when you’re having fun—but they clearly weren’t an adult, where time seems to fly no matter what. That’s life, isn’t it? In any case, enjoy this last …
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