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Contests :: 2022 Nelligan Prize from Colorado Review

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Deadline: March 14, 2022
(+5-day grace period)
$2,500 honorarium and publication in the Fall/Winter issue of Colorado Review: Submit an unpublished story between 2,500 and 12,500 words by March 14, 2022 (we will observe a 5-day grace period). $15 reading fee (add $2 to submit online). Final judge is Ramona Ausubel; friends and students (current or former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni. Complete guidelines at nelliganprize.colostate.edu or Nelligan Prize, Colorado Review, 9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105.

Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 28, 2022

How is this our final round-up in January? And how is it February starting next Tuesday? From deep freezes to nor’easters there’s never been a better time to stay inside, wrapped in your blanket and wearing your comfy sweats with a hot drink and just concentrating on your writing and submitting goals, is there? Check out the submission opportunities featured on NewPages this past week. And don’t forget you can get a first peek before items are live by subscribing to our weekly newsletter!

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Call :: Storm Cellar Seeks Underrepresented Voices

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Deadline: Rolling
Storm Cellar seeks new and amazing writing and art for its spring issue! We are a journal of safety and danger, in many senses, in print and e-book formats since 2011. Send secrets, codes, adventures, mad experiments, and wild things. Black, Indigenous, POC, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, fat, border-straddling, poor, and other marginalized authors encouraged, bonus points for a Midwest connection. Now paying; limited no-fee submissions available each month. Full guidelines and F.A.Q. at stormcellar.org/submit.

True Story is Coming Back!

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Creative Nonfiction has announced its journal for long-form nonfiction, True Story, is officially making its comeback this year. In fact, they are currently seeking submissions of essays between 5,000 and 10,000 words through April 30, 2022.

Each issue will feature one exceptional work of creative nonfiction and will be distributed in print and digitally. Writers whose essays are selected for publication will receive $750 and 10 free copies of “their” issue.

There is a $3 reading fee which is waived for current True Story and/or Creative Nonfiction subscribers.

Browse through past issues of True Story for an idea of what they are looking for.

January 2022 eLitPak :: SIR Press

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2022 Michael Waters Poetry Prize

Deadline: February 1, 2022
A prize of $5,000 and publication by SIR Press is awarded annually for a collection of poetry written in English. All entries are considered for publication. Michael Waters is the final judge. Entrants receive a one-year subscription to Southern Indiana Review. Visit website.

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January 2022 eLitPak :: Kaleidoscope

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Issue 84 of Kaleidoscope Published this Month! Accepting Submissions Year-Round

Resilience is the common thread running through the work selected for this issue, which includes writing by authors in India, Bahrain, Australia and across the United States. A pioneer in its field, Kaleidoscope magazine publishes literature and artwork that creatively explores the experience of disability. Submit your best work to us today! Visit our website for more information.

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January 2022 eLitPak :: National Indie Excellence Awards

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Now Open for Entries

Deadline: March 31, 2022
The 16th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards (NIEA) are open to all English language printed books available for sale, including small presses, mid-size independent publishers, university presses, and self-published authors. NIEA is proud to be a champion of self-publishing and small independent presses going the extra mile to produce books of excellence in every aspect. Visit website.

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January 2022 eLitPak :: Consequence

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The Reading Period for Consequence is Now Open

Deadline: April 15, 2022
The reading period for Consequence Volume 14.2 is now open. We are after any and all literary work or visual art that deals with the human consequences and realities of war and/or geopolitical violence, but we are especially after translations, fiction, and nonfiction pieces. BIPOC and people from other underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to submit. Visit website.

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January 2022 eLitPak :: About Place Journal

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Call for Submissions: Navigations – A Place for Peace

Deadline: March 10, 2022
Each issue of About Place Journal, the arts publication of the Black Earth Institute, focuses on a specific theme. From January 1 to March 10, we’ll be accepting submissions for our Spring 2022 issue Navigations: A Place for Peace. Our mission: to have art address the causes of spirit, earth, and society; to protect the earth; and to build a more just and interconnected world. We publish prose, poetry, visual art, photography, video, and music which fit the current theme. Visit website.

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January 2022 eLitPak :: The Caribbean Writer

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The Caribbean Writer (TCW)—Where the Caribbean Imagination Embraces the World—is an international, refereed, literary journal with a Caribbean focus, founded in 1986 and published annually by the University of the Virgin Islands. TCW features new and exciting voices from the region, and beyond, that explores the diverse and multi-ethnic culture in poetry, short fiction, personal essays, creative nonfiction, and short plays. Submissions open annually January 10 through December 31. Visit website.

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Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 21, 2022

It’s getting colder outside. Time to grab your favorite warm beverage and keep your submissions goals going strong in 2022. Check out the submission opportunities featured on NewPages this week. Don’t forget you can subscribe to our newsletter for a first peek every Monday and also get our monthly eLitPak. In fact, our January eLitPak newsletter was mailed to current subscribers this past Wednesday. Sign up today so you don’t miss out!

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NewPages January 2022 eLitPak

The NewPages January 2022 eLitPak newsletter was officially emailed to our newsletter subscribers Wednesday afternoon. If you’re not a subscriber, sign up today! You’ll not only get our monthly eLitPak, but our weekly newsletter with submission opportunities, upcoming events, and more.

This month’s eLitPak features fliers from The Caribbean Writer, Caesura Poetry Workshop, About Place, Your Personal Odyssey Writing Workshop, Consequence, National Indie Excellence® Awards, Kaleidoscope, Elk River Writers Workshop, Blue Mountain Review, SIR Press, and CARVE Magazine. Find calls for submissions, writing and book contests, new issues announcements, and upcoming events.

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Contest :: Driftwood Press Extends Deadline of In-House Contests

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Extended Deadline: January 31, 2022
Submit soon to our In-House Short Fiction & Single Poem Contests! On the short fiction side, we’re proud to announce that we’ve upped the award to $500 for the winning story and $150 for all runners-up! Winners and runners-up also receive publication, an interview, and an illustration that will appear alongside their story. All stories submitted are considered for publication by not one—but two editors, and response times are faster than usual. On the poetry side, all works are also considered for publication, with the runners-up awarded an interview, publication, and $50 per poem. The winner of the In-House Poetry Contest will receive $400, publication, a featured interview, and a commissioned illustration to appear alongside their work.

Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 14, 2022

January will be half over with in a day. Didn’t the new year just start? How are your submission goals coming in 2022? Let NewPages help out with the round-up of the submission opportunities featured this week. Don’t forget you can get a first peek if you’re a newsletter subscriber. Subscribe today and besides getting our weekly newsletter next Monday, you’ll also receive our monthly eLitPak Newsletter coming out next Wednesday.

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Call :: Still Time to Submit Manuscripts in All Genres to Atmosphere Press

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Deadline: Rolling
Atmosphere Press currently seeks book manuscripts from diverse voices. There’s no submission fee, and if your manuscript is selected, we’ll be the publisher you’ve always wanted: attentive, organized, on schedule, and professional. We use a model in which the author funds the publication of the book, but retains 100% rights, royalties, and artistic autonomy. This year Atmosphere authors have received featured reviews with Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Booklist, and have even appeared on a giant billboard in Times Square. Submit your book manuscript at atmospherepress.com.

Contests for Young Writers

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NewPages maintains two guides where young readers and writers can find print and online literary magazines to read, places to publish their own works, and legitimate contests: Publications for Young Writers and Writing Contests for Young Writers. Both of these are ad-free resources regularly updated with carefully vetted content.

The Lions Club International Peace Essay Contest is one of those listed, and the 2020-2021 winning essay “Peace Through Service” by 13-year-old Australian Joshua Wood is a beautiful example of the kinds of writing these contests can inspire. He can be seen/heard reading his essay on the site here, and his essay is available to read online or download to print.

If you know young readers and writers in your life, or if you yourself enjoy writing for young readers, check out these guides today!

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Contest :: Brilliant Flash Fiction’s Welcome 2022 Writing Contest with Pamela Painter

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Deadline: April 15, 2022
No prompt or theme. No Entry Fee. Word limit: 500 words, excluding title. Submit entries via email. Prizes: $200 first prize, $100 second prize, $50 third prize. Shortlisted stories receive $20 and publication. Judge: Pamela Painter. Contest Rules: One entry per author. Send your entry pasted into the body of an email and also as a Word attachment with the story title in the subject line. Double-spaced, 12 pt. Times New Roman. No name on entries. Submit an author bio in a separate attachment. Results announced June 30, 2022. View full guidelines here.

Contest :: 2022 New American Poetry Prize Extended Deadline February 14

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Extended Deadline: February 14, 2022
Submissions are now open for the 2022 New American Poetry Prize. Extended deadline: February 14, 2022. The winning author will receive a publication contract including $1,500, 25 copies, and promotional support. All forms and styles of poetry are welcome. Final judge this year is Eduardo C. Corral, author of Slow Lightning (2012), winner of the Yale Younger Poets Prize, and Guillotine (2020). Please use Submittable to send your work.

Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: January 7, 2022

Happy New Year! Here’s hoping that 2022 is filled with great news on the writing and craft advancement front for you all. To help you start out the new year and keep your submissions goals strong, here are submission opportunities featured on NewPages this past week.

Don’t forget that newsletter subscribers get a first peek before everyone else. Subscribe today! Besides our weekly newsletter, subscribers also receive our monthly eLitPak. Our next eLitPak is slated for January 19, so stay tuned!

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