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IvyZen University Admissions Scholarship Program

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…

Screenshot of the flyer for the 2023 Eyelands Book Awards

Eyelands Book Awards 2023

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 Grand prize for unpublished books: Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books.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…

cover of Constellation by H. L. Hix, winner of the 2023 Vern Rutsala Book Prize

Vern Rutsala Book Contest 2024

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…

cover of Santa Clara Review Volume 110 Issue 1 for Fall 2023 issue call for submissions

Submit to the Santa Clara Review

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.…

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The Garfield Lake Review: Open for Submissions

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…

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Blink-Ink Call for Submissions: Issue #54 Family

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 *…

A Hotel Room of Their Own Erma Bombeck Anna Lefler Humorist-in-Residence Program

Writers to Compete for A Hotel Room of Their Own

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…

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Submit to Clinch — A Martial Arts Literary Magazine!

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…

Does It Have Pockets logo for call for submissions and writing contest

(One Hand in My) Pocket Flash Fiction Contest

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.…

Flyer for 2023 New Letters Editor's Choice Award

New Letters Editor’s Choice Award: $1,000 + Publication

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…

poster Cherry Tree Issue 10 call for submissions

Cherry Tree Submissions Are Open!

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…