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Superpresent Fall 2025 Issue – TRUTH

Deadline: September 1, 2025

Superpresent is seeking submissions on the theme TRUTH for our Fall 2025 issue.  We are seeking all forms of writing, visual arts, as well as …
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Expose The Splinters We Carry with Thorn & Bloom

Deadline: August 15, 2025

Thorn & Bloom Magazine is a quarterly publication dedicated to unveiling how self-care becomes radical liberation. For Issue 03: The Splinters We Carry, we’re seeking …

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Magazine Stand :: Kaleidoscope – Summer/Fall 2025

Exploring the experience of disability, this issue features Cassandra Brandt’s “Iron Girl” essay, recounting her perspective post car accident.
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Writing Through the Chaos: A Prompt Inspired by A Series of Unfortunate Events

Monday was wild—but aren’t they always?Issue 189 of our weekly newsletter is packed with literary goodness:📚 New books📰 Fresh lit mag issues🏪 Indie bookstores to support📝 Book reviews📣 49 Submission opportunities…and of course, a brand-new inspiration prompt to get your creative gears turning. This week’s chaos got us reminiscing about the delightfully disastrous Series …

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