Driftwood Press is happy to share a plethora of submission opportunities for writers and artists! Our Adrift Short Fiction & Poetry Chapbook Contests, in which every work submitted is considered for publication as winner or runner-up, is open! Our guest judges this year…
Gold Man Review, a West Coast Journal, is currently looking for submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for Issue 16. We are open to all topics and themes and love writing that pushes boundaries. If your work is on the…
Write where Jack Kerouac wrote The Dharma Bums. The Kerouac Project residency of Orlando, FL offers the house to yourself, $600 grocery stipend, utilities paid. Finish your project in seven weeks. Six time slots available per year. We accept: Fiction,…
Kitchen Table Quarterly is a history-focused journal passionate about changing old narratives. We are looking for work that spills secrets and wipes the dust off of old memories. We want honesty. We want an education. Submit up to five poems,…
The Headlight Review’s Annual Poetry Chapbook Prize of 2026 is accepting submissions through March 31st, 2026. Our first-round finalists will be judged by Alafia Nichole Sessions and will have their poems featured in an upcoming issue. The winner of The…
The 2026 Orison Prizes in Poetry & Fiction offer $1,500 and publication by Orison Books for a full-length manuscript in each genre. Judges: Leila Chatti (poetry) and Margot Livesey (fiction). Entry fee: $25. Entry period: December 1, 2025–April 1, 2026.…
Glenville State University is calling for submissions for its annual chapbook contest. We are accepting 15-25 pages of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid works that explore Appalachian culture in any of its diverse forms. The winning entry will receive a…
The 2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards (NIEA) are open to all English language printed books currently for sale including self-published authors, small to midsize independent publishers, and university presses. Now in our twentieth year, NIEA is a proud champion of…
Submit one humor poem up to 250 lines to win $2,000 with Winning Writer’s 2026 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Second prize: $500. Third prize: $250. 10 Honorable Mentions: $100 each. Top 13 poems published online. 25th annual contest sponsored…
Red Shoe Press submissions open March 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026 for the 2027 Oregon Poetry Calendar. Glossy wall calendar pairs poems with compelling photographs. This year’s theme is “Oregon wildlife.” Work accepted only from poets currently living in…
Oyster River Pages is open for submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art, January 27-May 15, 2026. We look for language and stories and images that move us out of ourselves and into other spaces, and are…
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…
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…
ALOCASIA is an online literary journal of queer creative writing about plants, nature, and horticulture. Based in the United States, we publish writing from both established and emerging writers around the world in all genres. We publish traditional work, as…
SPANK the CARP. Funny name, serious literature. We’re looking for flash fiction, short stories, CNF, and poetry, including shape poetry. If your work is thought-provoking, sophisticated, yet not pretentious or obscure, we’re interested. We’re also accepting images and photos that…
A prize of $500 will be awarded for one poem or flash fiction (up to 1000 words) appearing in Cloudbank 20. All contest submissions will be considered for publication. The $15 entry fee includes a two-issue subscription to the journal.…
Able Muse’s writing contests are now open! WRITE PRIZE (poetry & fiction): $500 each + publication. Final Judges: Catherine Tufariello (poetry), Tobias Carroll (fiction); $15 entry; deadline: March 15, 2026.BOOK AWARD (poetry): $1000 + book publication. Final Judge: Annie Finch;…
Grey Matter, the medical poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, welcomes submissions from voices across the healthcare spectrum—from providers to patients—with a focus on equity, inclusion, and the celebration of our…
Each issue of About Place Journal, the arts publication of the Black Earth Institute, focuses on a specific theme. From January 1st to March 10th, we’ll be accepting submissions for our Spring 2026 issue The Ground Beneath Us: Place, Power,…
The Missouri Review is pleased to announce that the 6th annual Perkoff Prize is now open. Winners in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction receive $1,000 and publication in the Winter 2026 issue, plus social media promotion. All entries are considered for…
Palooka is a global literary magazine of daring prose, art, photography, comics, and chapbooks drawn exclusively from unsolicited submissions. We champion underdog voices, read anonymously, and only publish what we love. Bold voices. Brave stories. palookamag.com
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…
During the month of April, Decolonial Passage will be open to all genres as we invite submissions on the theme of ecology. Send us your poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction in which we see human beings interacting with their…
Speckled Trout Review is open for poetry submissions for its Winter 2026 issue: The theme of which is change. Before submitting, poets are encouraged to read the submission guidelines at www.speckledtroutreview.com.Peace&Hope,The Editors
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Prime Number Magazine are given annually for a poem and a short story. Two runners-up in each category receive $250 each and publication. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem…
JackLeg Press seeks bold, vibrant, authentic writers. Is that you? We’d love to find out. We focus on poetry, short fiction collections, select novels & creative nonfiction. Query us today! jacklegpress.submittable.com/submit
Sand Hills Literary Magazine, established in 1973, is a national literary magazine based in Augusta, Georgia. We are now accepting submissions for our annual prose and poetry contest judged by the Sand Hills editorial team. Entries are $12, which goes…
Ready to be discovered? Submit your fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to the Emerging Writers’ Contest between February 1 and March 31 for the chance to see your work in print. Winners receive $2,000, publication in Ploughshares, and a conversation with…
One week responses are finally here! For the months of February & August, we accept one week response submissions for fiction. For our yearly print anthology, we are looking for poems, short stories, comics, and visual art that will wow our readers, accepted…
Sand Hills Literary Magazine, in print since 1973, is now open for its 50th anniversary issue! We are a national publication based in Augusta, Georgia, accepting prose, poetry, and art from emerging and established writers and artists in the United States. …
I-70 Review announces the Bill Hickok Humor Award for a poem. The winner receives $1,000,and the poem will appear in I-70 Review 2026. Submit one to three poems with a $15 entry fee to [email protected]. Reading period: Jan 1 to Feb…
The National Baseball Poetry Festival invites submissions of poems that deal with any aspect of the gamesmanship, nature, and atmosphere of Baseball and/or Softball, for example: opening day, ballpark food, childhood memories, first pitch, athletic heroes, uniforms, ball parks, Little…
Green Linden Press is delighted to welcome submissions of poetry chapbook manuscripts to be considered for publication. Poets are encouraged to read from our online journal, Under a Warm Green Linden, to become familiar with work that excites us. Our…
For our spring 2026 anthology, we welcome fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, poetry or prose-poems on the theme of “Endings.” Submit your best work—a short story, personal narrative, novel or memoir excerpt (up to 5,000 words), three flash fictions (500-1000 words…
Driftwood Press announces deadline extension for its annual In-House Short Fiction and Poetry contests!
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.…