Calls for Submissions
Chapbook Open-reading Period submitted by Green Linden Press
Green Linden Press is delighted to welcome submissions of poetry chapbook manuscripts to be considered for publication in its Chapbook Series. Our mission is simple: to foster excellent poetry. Poets…
Under a Warm Green Linden, Issue 19 submitted by Green Linden Press
Under a Warm Green Linden is accepting poetry and poetry translation submissions for Issue 19, scheduled for publication in June 2025.
issue 6 submissions open / new words: a trans and gender-expansive poetry press submitted by new words press
nw{p} is a trans* and gender-expansive poetry and hybrid journal, but that doesn’t mean work must be related to those topics. We publish three issues per year (Spring, Summer, &…
Issue 3: “The Sensualist...” in Wellspringwords® Literary Anthology for women of color writers and artists submitted by Wellspringwords®
Literary Anthology Issue 3: “The Sensualist…” The 2025 theme for the Wellspringwords® platform is “Living our freedom…”. Using our Literary Anthology, we will explore, as a collective, some of the more nuanced and…
A Call for Poems: Amplifying Disabled Voices submitted by Day Eight
Day Eight is pleased to invite poets to submit their work for a special section of the Mid-Atlantic Review celebrating the diverse experiences and perspectives of disabled individuals. The editors…
Call for nonfiction submissions
Submit your essays to The Hudson Review! Our reading period is open from January 1 to March 31. NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS! Please mail your manuscript to us at 33 W. 67th…
In Short: A Journal of Flash Nonfiction is OPEN for subs! submitted by In Short: A Journal of Flash Nonfiction
In Short is an online, independent literary magazine for flash nonfiction, and we’re looking for submissions! Send us your flash nonfiction of 1,000 words or fewer, micros of 400 words…
Fuente Fountain Books: Query letter for book-length feminist progressive manuscripts submitted by Fuente Fountain Books
We’re a new small independent press based in Portland, Oregon. We are thrilled that our first title was a finalist for the prestigious 2023 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation,…
Trio Award for a First or Second Book of Poetry submitted by Trio House Press
The 2025 Trio Award for a First or Second Book of Poetry is open for submissions from November 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025. Since 2012, Trio House Press has…
Free Submissions for Native American & Canadian Indigenous Poets (Sho No. 7) submitted by Shō Poetry Journal
As an Arizona-based journal, Shō Poetry Journal offers free submissions to community-recognized members of tribal nations within the U.S. and its trust territories and to Indigenous Canadians (including First Nations,…
Poetry Submissions (Shō No. 7) submitted by Shō Poetry Journal
Shō Poetry Journal is an Arizona-based journal coming out of a 20-year hibernation. We publish an eclectic array of poetry twice a year and release online audio features on a…
The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize submitted by TRP: The University Press of SHSU
$1,000 + Publication 2025 Judge: Fatimah Asghar Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2024, the Prize…
The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize submitted by TRP: The University Press of SHSU
$1,000 + Publication 2025 Judge: KB Brookins Established in 2001, The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the chapbook format. Since 2024, the…
The Comstock Review Open Reading submitted by Comstock Review, Inc.
The Comstock Review is proud of its long-established reputation of publishing the finest known and unknown poets anywhere. We choose our poems solely on the basis of what we consider…
Submissions Now Open at Raleigh Review! submitted by Raleigh Review
Submission pathways are now open at Raleigh Review for all genres. As we approach our fifteenth year, we look forward to reading your work! Geri Digiorno Multi-Genre Prize – Poetry…
Switchback Books: Gatewood Prize Call for Submissions submitted by Switchback Books
Gatewood Prize Judge: Ae Hee Lee Dates: January 1, 2025 – March 31, 2025 Contest Fee: $25 (or $30 with a book from the Switchback Catalog) Switchback Books is now…
The Hudson Prize submitted by Black Lawrence Press
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner…
The Core Review Issue 2 submitted by Fork Apple Press
At Fork Apple Press, we look for work that expands beyond a core, essentialized “truth” to challenge a monolithic point of view. We encourage our submitters to bite into themes…
Airlie Prize Submissions Open Jan. 1 - March 31 submitted by Airlie Press
Submissions for the Airlie Prize 2025 are open January 1 through March 31, for full-length poetry manuscripts. Contest is open to all poets writing in English, regardless of place of…
Thimble Literary Magazine Now Open submitted by Thimble Literary Magazine
Thimble Literary Magazine is primarily a poetry journal, but we happily publish plenty of short prose and art. We are not looking for anything in particular in terms of form or…
Milk & Cake Press Chapbooks submitted by Milk and Cake
Milk and Cake Press publishes full-length and chapbook collections of poetry. For 2025, we are only reading chapbook submissions. We are especially interested in manuscripts with attention to the sound…
Chestnut Review Reading for Summer Issue! (deadline March 31st) submitted by Chestnut Review
Chestnut Review welcomes submissions for our Summer 2025 issue! We publish poetry, flash, short fiction (up to 5k words), and art. We pay $120 per piece All our past issues…
The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Poetry, Books, and Nonfiction submitted by The Letter Review
The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction, Poetry, Books, and Nonfiction Open to anyone in the world. There are no genre, theme, or style restrictions. Judged blind. 2-4 winners are…
litl - 02. short story contest submitted by litl
It is with utmost delight that we launch the 02. short story contest, our inaugural literary competition for litl – an insta-native literary journal. We are looking for fiction designed…
