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…
The deadline for the Missouri Review‘s Perkoff Prize has been extended to April 15, midnight PST. The Perkoff awards $1000 and publication to writers of the best story, set of poems, or essay that engages in evocative ways with health,…
The Kerouac Project of Orlando is looking for six writers to each spend two months living and working in the same house where Beat writer Jack Kerouac lived in 1957–58 when he wrote The Dharma Bums. The Project is accepting…
The Beautiful Pause Prize is a yearly prize of $1,000 and the print publication of a full-length manuscript awarded to a writer of exceptional talent and heart. One runner-up will receive $500 and publication of a series of poems in…
Leaders Igniting Generational Healing and Transformation (LIGHT) is calling for submissions for Issue 5 of LIGHT Magazine. Building healthier communities, working for a better tomorrow, and ensuring the well-being for all begins with trust. What builds and restores trust? Is…
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions is currently seeking poetry from Black, Indigenous, and other Poets of Color for AMPLIFY, a print anthology curated by Toledo, Ohio, poet Sandra Rivers-Gill. This anthology will exhibit powerful, provocative, poetry that amplifies and speaks to the personal…
Have a book of poetry forthcoming or published in the past 12 months? Philly Poetry Chapbook Review is open year-round to submissions of both chapbooks and full-length poetry collections for feature consideration. Chapbooks are eligible for reviews, interviews, or featured…
The 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 nineteenth year, NIEA is a proud champion of self…
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 reading period is open for Issue Fourteen! We seek writing that is both bold and vulnerable, the rock and the vale of the human experience. The issue is unthemed. Submit writing only through Submittable ($3 fee). Please read the…
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…
The Emerging Writer’s Contest is now open! Awarded in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry categories each year, Ploughshares’ Emerging Writer’s Contest recognizes works by writers who have yet to publish a book. Winners in each genre receive $2,000, a conversation with…
Prizes: 12-16 winners are announced who share in the $4000 USD total prize pool and are published by The Letter Review. Up to 80 writers shortlisted. All entries considered for publication and submission to further anthologies such as The Pushcart…
Until 15 May 2025, Heron Tree is accepting found poems composed from sources published in or before 1929. We are interested in any and all approaches to found poetry construction and erased or remixed texts. Accepted poems will be published…
The Emma Howell Rising Poet Prize winner receives $2,000 and publication by Willow Springs Books. Anyone’s first book by a poet under 35 is eligible. Manuscripts should be a minimum of 48 pages with a $25 entry fee. The deadline…
The 2025 Orison Prizes in Poetry & Fiction offer $1,500 and publication by Orison Books for a full-length manuscript in each genre. Judges: Phillip B. Williams (poetry) & Tessa Fontaine (fiction). Entry fee: $25. Entry period: December 1, 2024–April 1, 2025.…
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. Accomplished, well-established authors appear side-by-side with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 150,000 readers in 150 countries with a powerful, focused,…
The 2025 Prime Number Magazine Awards for Poetry and Short Fiction offer $1,000 first prize in each category plus publication. Two runners-up in each category receive $250 plus publication. Poetry judged by Molly Rice. Short Fiction judged by Dennis McFadden. Reading fee…
Authors and artists eligible for Sunspot Lit’s Inception contest. No restrictions on theme, category, or the length of the piece or collection from which the opening excerpt comes. Literary and genre works accepted. Word limit is 250 for prose, 25…
Driftwood Press’s 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 are Matthew Olzmann (poetry) & Kelly Link (fiction)! For our yearly…
Submit one humor poem up to 250 lines to the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest to win $2,000. Second prize: $500. Third prize: $250. 10 Honorable Mentions: $100 each. Top 13 poems published online. 24th annual contest sponsored by Winning…
Red Shoe Press submissions open March 1, 2025 through May 31, 2025 for the 2026 Oregon Poetry Calendar. Glossy wall calendar pairs poems with compelling photographs. This year’s theme is “the water around us.” Work accepted only from poets currently…
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…
ORP seeks fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts for its eighth annual issue (due August 2025). We are especially eager to publish the work of marginalized and decentered people—Black and Brown creators, LGBTQ+ creators, and creators of all levels…
Mistake House Magazine, the online literary magazine edited by undergraduates at Principia College, seeks fiction, poetry, and photography by students in graduate or undergraduate programs worldwide. We are looking for work that playfully defies easy categorization and pushes the boundaries…
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,…
Gold Man Review, a West Coast Journal, is currently looking for submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for Issue 15. We are open to all topics and themes and love writing that pushes boundaries. If your work is on the…
Magazine1 is open for submissions for its fourth issue! We want the strange and unexpected. If you have a piece that you’re having trouble placing somewhere else, or one that doesn’t feel like the rest of what you make, send…
Decolonial Passage encourages emerging and established writers to submit to the magazine. We accept writing from writers of all backgrounds engaged in the decolonial project regardless of race, origin, gender, disability, or geographical location. Simultaneously Decolonial Passage centers African, African-American,…
Glenville State University is calling for submissions for its chapbook contest. We are accepting 15-25 pages of poetry or prose that explores Appalachian culture in any of its diverse forms. We welcome poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid works. The winning entry…
Since 2012, Trio House Press has sponsored the Trio Award for a First or Second Book, and the Louise Bogan Award for Excellence in Poetry. Winners receive $1,000 and publication of their manuscript. This year’s judges are Sierra DeMulder (Trio…
Sand Hills Literary Magazine, in print since 1973, is now open for Issue 49. We are a national publication out of Augusta, Georgia accepting works from the United States. Both emerging and established writers and artists are encouraged to submit.…
South 85 lit journal is eager to read your fiction, flash, CNF, and poetry through March 10 for our spring/summer issue. We’re based in the Converse University low-res MFA program, under faculty editorship. Theme: Borders | Boundaries | Lines. One…
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…