Where to Submit Roundup: February 9, 2024
48 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.
If you are out at AWP, we hope you are having a fun and informative time and getting lots of swag. If you weren’t able to attend, we have plenty of submission opportunities to keep you busy in our second weekly roundup for February 2024. Let’s all try to keep our submission goals going strong this year.
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Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget to check out our Guide to Submission Opportunities where you can get more information about these calls for submissions. And if you have young writers from elementary to high school age, don’t forget to check out the Young Writers Guide.
Santa Clara Review. Spring 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, translations, art, photography. $2 fee (no fee options available). Deadline: February 15, 2024.
Qua Magazine. Winter 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: February 19, 2024. *Michigan-based writers only*
RABBLE REVIEW. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: February 23, 2024.
ISSUED: stories of service. Issue 2. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, screenplays, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: February 29, 2024. *Active-duty military, veterans, and family members*
Third Street Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. $3 fee. Paying market. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Wordrunner eChapbooks. Spring 2024 anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $3 fee. Paying market. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Cool Beans Lit. Spring 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, interviews, reviews, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: March 1, 2024.
Superpresent. Survival-themed Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: March 1, 2024.
Feels Blind Literary. Special 10th Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, art, photography. $3 fee (no-fee Mondays). Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Kings River Review. Spring 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, art, translations. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024. *2-year community college students only*
Steam Ticket Literary Journal. Volume 27. Short stories, poetry, nonfiction, black and white artwork. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Wising Up Press. Out of Line—Who Defines? Halfs, Steps, In-Laws & Belonging anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Mistake House Magazine. Fiction, poetry, cross-genre, photography. $5 fee. Deadline: March 20, 2024. *Must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program to submit.*
Auroras & Blossoms. Theme: Auroras and/or Blossoms. Haiku, Senryu. No Fee (donations optional). Deadline: March 31, 2024.
DuFrank Lit. Issue 1. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Rockvale Review. Issue Twelve. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. $3 fee. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology. Volume Two. Cozy mysteries. $5 fee. Payment: PDF copy + royalties. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Consequence. Spring 2024 Reading Period. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, graphic narratives, interviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Paying market. Deadline: April 15, 2024.
Heron Tree. Volume 11. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: May 1, 2024.
Oyster River Pages. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: May 31, 2024.
UReCA. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. No fee. Deadline: June 1, 2024. *Undergraduate students only*
Gold Man Review. Issue 14. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: June 23, 2024.
*Open to writers residing in OR, AK, HI, CA, WA.*
Able Muse. Winter 2024/2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: July 15, 2024.
#Ranger Magazine. Experimental fiction, poetry, cross-genre, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
Adanna Literary Journal. Women in the News/Women on the News Feature. Nonfiction, comics, interviews, reviews. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Awakenings Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Must have personal connection to mental illness*
Barrow Street Press. Poetry. $3 fee ($10 includes 1-year subscription). Deadline not specified.
Blue Mountain Review. Prose, poetry, music, visual art. $5 fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Driftwood Press. Fiction, novellas, poetry collections, comics, graphic novels, art, photography, short comics, poetry. Fees vary. Paying market. Deadline: Year-round.
New Verse News. Current events poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Palooka. Chapbook manuscripts, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, photography, graphic narratives, comic strips. $3 fee (magazine submissions); $8 fee (chapbook submissions). Payment: Copies. Deadline: Year-round.
Plant-Human Quarterly. Poetry, essays. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Writing Contests
If you’d like a little more information on several of the contests below, don’t forget to follow our Guide to Submission Opportunities throughout the week. Find even more contests in our vetted Big List of Writing Contests. NewPages also vets and curates a list of contests for elementary through high school aged writers in our Young Writers Guide.
After Happy Hour Review. After Happy Hour Contest Themed Animals. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre. $10 fee. Prize: Percentage of entry fees and publication. Deadline: February 15, 2024.
Roanoke College. High School Fiction and Poetry Contest. Fiction, poetry. No fee. First Prize: $100 and publication in Roanoke Review. Extended Deadline: February 15, 2024.
New American Press. 2024 New American Poetry Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,500 honorarium and book publication. Final Judge: Nikki Wallschlaeger. Deadline: February 16, 2024.
Etchings Press. Novella Contest, Chapbook Contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, translations. $7 fee (Chapbook), $12 fee (Novella). Chapbook Prize: $150 honorarium, publication, 15 author copies. Novella Prize: $300 honorarium, publication, and 15 author copies. Extended Deadline: February 17, 2024.
I-70 Review. Bill Hickok Humor Award. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: January 1 – February 28, 2024.
Blue Mesa Review. Writing Contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500/genre and publication. Judges: Sarah Gerard, Jennifer Givhan, Shayla Lawson. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Cloudbank. Issue 18 Writing Contest. Flash fiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize/genre: $200 and publication. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Tennessee Williams Museum in Key West. 2024 Tennessee Williams Contests. Poetry, short stories. $10 fee. First Place: $300. Deadline: March 10, 2024.
Able Muse. Write Prize. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500/genre and publication. Final Judges: Hailey Leithauser, Nina Schuyler. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Backbone Press. 6th Annual Chapbook Contest. Poetry. $20 fee. Prize: $250, publication, 20 author copies, and $250 travel stipend. Final Judge: Allison Joseph. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Missouri Review. Perkoff Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $15 fee ($30 all access). Prize: $1,000/genre and publication. Deadline: March 15, 2024. *For works engaging in health and medicine*
Fall for the Book/Institute for Immigration Research. New American Voices Award for Immigrant Writers. Fiction, nonfiction. $20 fee. Grand Prize: $5,000. Deadline: March 29, 2024.
Able Muse. Book Award. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000 and book publication. Final Judge: Timothy Steele. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Prime Number Magazine. 2024 Prime Number Magazine Awards. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. First Prize: $1,000 and publication per genre. Judges: Maya J. Sorini, Dennis McFadden. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Switchback Books. 2024 Gatewood Prize. Full-length Poetry Collection. $20 fee ($25 includes a book from their catalog). Prize: Publication, marketing, promotion, 30 author copies. Judge: Emilia Phillips. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Orison Books. Orison Prizes. Fiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize/genre: $1,500 and book publication. Judges: Ellen Bass, Kaveh Akbar. Deadline: April 4, 2024.