Calls for Submissions
Oyster River Pages, Special Issue 7.2 — "Aperture" submitted by Oyster River Pages
Oyster River Pages will accept fiction and creative nonfiction submissions for publication in our seventh annual special issue from October 11th, 2024 to November 25th, 2024. For this special issue, we’re…
Winnow Literary opens for poetry submissions to Issue One September 2024 submitted by Winnow Literary
Winnow Literary is a new digital journal of poetry & occupation housed in the occupational therapy program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (School of Education). We will open for poetry submissions…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS 2024 POETRY PRIZE In honor of Visionary Theatre Artist REZA ABDOH OPEN NOW submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
“Reza Abdoh (1963-1995) was an Iranian-born American theatre director and playwright known for his groundbreaking, experimental productions. Abdoh died of AIDS in 1995 at the age of 32, having created…
Nonfiction submissions for 2025 Cutleaf Journal submitted by EastOver Press
Cutleaf, an online literary journal with an annual print anthology, is currently open to submissions in nonfiction. We welcome writers at all levels of experience to submit original literary nonfiction…
her house. Accepting Submissions for the Inaugural Issue! submitted by her house publishing
her house. is a new literary journal, preparing to publish our first issue. this first issue is a summer issue, and we want to explore the feelings that come with…
Parley Lit is Open for Submissions! submitted by Parley Lit
Parley Lit seeks to create an accessible and multimedia space for literature. We believe that all storytelling is a performance, and our literary magazine publishes work on YouTube and podcast…
Open call for fiction submissions submitted by The Hudson Review
The Hudson Review is open to fiction submissions from September 1 to November 30. Online submissions close at 11:59 p.m. on November 30; mailed submissions must be postmarked by November 30. Guidelines…
Latin and Native American Heritage Contest (for students aged 14-18) submitted by Polyphony Lit
Polyphony Lit (https://www.polyphonylit.org/) is looking for submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from young writers aged 14-18 who identify as Latinx and/or Indigenous for the Polyphony Lit’s Latin &…
Submissions are open for eMerge Online Literary Magazine submitted by eMerge
Submissions are now open for eMerge Magazine 2025 editions! We invite poets, prose writers, photographers, playwrights, recipe creators with stories, and essayists to share their work with us. Whether you’re…
Dulcet Literary Magazine: Issue #2 Call for Submissions submitted by Dulcet Literary Magazine
Dulcet Literary Magazine is excited to announce its next call for submissions, November 1 – 30th. We will be curating works of fiction, poetry and visual art for our second…
Dulcet Literary Magazine now accepting submissions for Issue #2 submitted by Dulcet Literary Magazine
Dulcet Literary Magazine is excited to announce its next call for submissions, November 1 – 30th. We will be curating works of fiction, poetry and visual art for our second…
Black Lawrence Press Open Reading Period submitted by Black Lawrence Press
During our June and November Open Reading Periods, we accept submissions in the following categories: novel, novella, short story collection (full-length and chapbook), poetry (full-length and chapbook), biography & cultural…
Poetry / Prose / Art - Cool Beans Lit subs open now until Nov. 30! submitted by Cool Beans Lit
Send us your favorite short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art and photography for our next issue via our Submittable page. We seek fresh content that stokes the senses and…
Cider Press Review Book Award submitted by Cider Press Review
The annual Cider Press Review Book Award offers a $1,500 prize, publication, and 25 author’s copies of a book length collection of poetry. Author receives a standard publishing contract. Initial…
Wallstrait, A Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction submitted by Wallstrait
Wallstrait is open for submissions and pays $25 per story. Like the name of our journal, what we publish is hard to define. We don’t have any demands on style…
KayTell Ink: "An Ongoing Overture" [Issue 4, Compensated Writing] submitted by KayTell Publishing
KayTell Ink Publishing is actively seeking diverse and compelling submissions for both our monthly and yearly issues. We welcome all genres of writing and visual art, providing a platform for…
Eleventh Hour Literary Inaugeral Issue Prose Contest FREE submission submitted by Eleventh Hour Literary
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES OUR AESTHETIC: Eleventh Hour Literary has no restrictions on subject matter, but we prefer literary prose (fiction, creative nonfiction, or essays) rather than poetry. We also accept ephemeral works, including…
2025 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration submitted by L'Esprit Literary Review
L’Esprit seeks short fiction exhibiting exceptional ingenuity and vision in narration: $500 and publication in the journal awarded to the winner. We have two entry options. A $10 fee includes…
Serving House Books Essay Collections submitted by Lawrence Landing Company [Serving House Books & Broken Tribe Press imprints]
Call for Essay Collections – Free Open Reading Sept. 2 – Dec. 2 Serving House Books is seeking nonfiction essay collections. International writers of English welcome. Translations also welcome. Manuscripts…
Essays / Creative Non-Fiction Stories about HOLIDAYS submitted by Chicago Story Press
True Holiday Stories & Essays Chicago Story Press is seeking true, compelling essays and personal stories that delve into the heart of the holiday season. We are looking for thought-provoking,…
Rejected Lit Mag issue 11 submitted by Rejected Literature Magazine
We are looking for visceral, moving poems for this issue. Please send us between 3-5 poems to rejectedlitmag.com by December 5th, along with a cover letter.
Volume 07: A Holiday Issue, Creation Magazine submitted by Creation Magazine
The holiday season envelops us in a mix of warmth and reflection, a time when both joy and complexity come to the forefront of our minds. Amidst the flickering lights and gatherings, we…
Fahmidan Journal Submissions Open from Sept 15th submitted by Fahmidan Journal/ Publishing & Co.
Fahmidan comes out four times a year online. Send us your thought-provoking existentialism, your phobias, your darkest moments. Entrance us with your whimsical fantasy. Move us to tears with your…
The 55+ Novel Award by Serving House Books submitted by Lawrence Landing Company [Serving House Books & Broken Tribe Press imprints]
Exciting new novel contest from Serving House Books! Open to writers aged 55 and older for an original, previously unpublished novel of literary fiction written in English. 65,000- 100,000 words.…
