Speckled Trout Review has chosen For the Ages as its theme for Fall 2023 (5.2) print issue. We’ve all heard the phrase, “that’s one for the ages,” which suggests a strange, extraordinary, fantastical, or confounding event, situation, or tale that…
Palooka is an international literary magazine. For over a decade we’ve featured new, up-and-coming, and established writers, artists, and photographers from around the world. We’re open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction,…
Writers, submit to Grailing, an online literary magazine for short fiction, poetry, flash, cnf, and criticism. Submit at www.grailingpress.com
The spring 2024 issue of Valley Voices will run a special issue on The Southern Crossroads. The crossroads in the South can be real, metaphorical or cultural, leading one to find peace or tranquility, witness social or political conflicts, explore…
The Kings River Review publishes artwork, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry of current 2-year community college students. Submission Deadlines: March 15 for the spring issue and October 15 for the fall issue. Submission requirements: up to 5 pieces of…
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 is open until November 30. Decisions mid-February.…
Leaders Igniting Generational Healing and Transformation (LIGHT) is calling for submissions for the third issue of the LIGHT Magazine, an annual literary magazine in public health that connects, creates, and curates content for the public by the public. We are…
IvyZen offers a college admissions consulting scholarship every year to high-achieving, creative writing students who are financially disadvantaged and cannot afford private college admissions consulting. The free services are worth over $20,000 and we have an excellent track record of…
Plant-Human Quarterly reads year-round. We seek unpublished or published poetry and essays that explore the myriad ways writers manifest their relationship to the botanical world—whether through heavily researched pieces, keen observation, or more intuitive ways of knowing—that attempt to communicate…
Interim will choose two winning books for the series—one title publicized as the winner of The Test Site Poetry Series and the other as the Betsy Joiner Flanagan Award in Poetry. Both winners will receive a $1,000 award and their…
The Sucarnochee Review at the University of West Alabama is open for submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. NO fee to submit and we are open to any style. Send no more than 5 poems or 25 pages of prose…
Grand prize for published books: Five-day holiday in Athens plus a special handmade ceramic designed especially for Eyelands Book Awards. Grand prize for unpublished books: Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books. Ten more prizes, one for each…
The Prologue is a journal dedicated to expressing students’ views regarding a few of the United Nations’ 17 Goals for Sustainable Development—specifically, those related to public health and the environmental crisis. We would be excited to receive work of any…
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…
The Awakenings Review is an award-winning literary magazine committed to publishing poetry, short stories, nonfiction, and photography by writers, poets, and artists who write from experience with mental illness: either in themselves, family members, or friends. Located in the Chicago…
Magazine1 wants to showcase work that challenges our ingrained understanding of what writing is as well as who it is that is writing. While we are not an explicitly experimental journal and are happy to receive submissions that practice traditional…
A prize of $1,000 is awarded, plus publication of the manuscript and 50 free books. Submit 60 to 90 pages of poetry and/or flash fiction, including Table of Contents and Acknowledgments pages. Reading fee is $25. Electronic and postal submissions…
Dark Onus Lit is an experimental micro-zine, seeking submissions year round. We publish micro-issues of poetry, flash fiction, short stories, artwork, and audio. We are seeking challenging and engaging work from around the world. www.darkonuslit.com/submit
Emerald City seeks fiction for our upcoming issues. We are a quarterly online fiction magazine that publishes traditional short stories, flash fiction, and hybrid works. We believe fiction is a necessary part of life; captivating storytelling transports us to other…
Girls Right the World is a literary journal inviting girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14–21, to submit work for consideration for the eighth annual issue. We believe girls’ voices transform the world for the better. We accept…
The Blue Mountain Review launched from Athens, Georgia in 2015 with the mantra, “We’re all south of somewhere.” As a journal of culture, the BMR strives to represent all life through its stories. Stories are vital to our survival. What…
The Santa Clara Review publishes a wide variety of work from all over the world. Our magazine is open to all and is especially interested in writing and art from Black writers, Indigenous writers, LGBT+ writers, and writers of color.…
little somethings press publishes short writings in handmade books. In issue six, we will explore perceptions that shape our desert climate. Definitions of ‘desert’ include arid land, lifeless water, wild lands, or home for most of us in the Southwest.…
The Garfield Lake Review is a literary magazine based out of The University of Olivet that accepts work from around the world. Submissions open Sept. 6-Oct. 6 for 2023. The 2023 theme for the journal is “Humanity.” We accept a…
Family farm * Family tree *Family jewels * Family finances * Family fortune* Family feud * Family plot * Family dinner * Family resemblance * Family vacation * Family reunion * Family photos * Family traditions * Family heirlooms *…
Since 2005, The New Verse News has covered the news of the day with poems on issues, large and small, international and local. It relies on the submission of poems (especially those of a politically progressive bent) by writers from…
Clinch — A Martial Arts Literary Magazine, is now OPEN for Issue IV submissions through October 1st! We are a paying publication that seeks to showcase surprising works, and submissions do not have to mention the martial arts—though we prefer…
Call for submissions for Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War, an anthology edited by Anne Coray, J. C. Todd, and Teresa Mei Chuc, forthcoming from Scarlet Tanager Books in 2025. We welcome poems of stark witness, but we also…
Qua Literary and Fine Arts Magazine is a student-run publication of the University of Michigan-Flint. Founded over 50 years ago, we invite submissions of Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Arts, Photography, etc. from anyone living in the state of Michigan.…
Does It Have Pockets presents the 1st Annual One Hand in My Pocket Flash Fiction Contest. Grand prize: $500, Slightly less grand prize: $100, Honorable Mentions (5): $25. Recognized pieces will be featured in the online magazine in November 2023.…
You had me at room service! What writer wouldn’t want to attend the wildly popular Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop and spend two additional all-expenses-paid weeks at a hotel to write? Free room service. A housekeeping staff. An omelette bar. A…
This year New Letters’ editors are looking to read your best short narratives, whether they are stories, essays, poems, or hybrid forms. The only requirement is that each entry must be brief—1,000 words or fewer. Submit your work via Submittable…
Sunspot Lit seeks a short story, essay, novel or novella excerpt, artwork, graphic novel, or poem that combines excellence in craft with reader or audience appeal. Literary and genre works accepted; all nonfiction categories (travel, memoir, lyric essay, etc.) accepted.…
21st year, sponsored by Winning Writers. Win $3,000 for a poem in any style and $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Total prizes: $9,000. The top two winners will also receive two-year gift certificates from…
Cherry Tree is open to submissions for Issue 10 from August 1 to October 1! We welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and literary shade. Please send no more than 5 poems, 5 flash prose pieces, or 20 total…
Ours is a time of atomization and peripheral living. Societal pillars like education, marriage, parenthood, the nuclear family, organized religion, media and political affiliation do not mean what they did even a decade ago. Interim seeks creative nonfiction that measures…
The online journal, Rockvale Review, seeks poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction for Issue Eleven which will be published in November 2023. Send us your best writing that contains both boldness and vulnerability. Please pay attention to guidelines. This issue…
CAPTRS is building a catalog of threats, called the “Universe of Threats,” which will be used to prepare decision makers for future threats. Our second essay contest to add to the Universe of Threats will focus on critical infrastructure threats.…
The Missouri Review invites your entries for the 33rd Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Winners receive $5000, publication, and promotion. Regular entry fee: $25. All-Access entry fee: $30. Each entrant receives a one-year digital subscription to the Missouri Review (normal price…