Calls for Submissions
The Test Site Poetry Series 2024 submitted by Interim
As our series title suggests, we’re looking for manuscripts that engage the perilous conditions of life in the 21st century, as they pertain to issues of social justice and the…
Harvard Review Chapbook Prize 2025 submitted by Harvard Review
Announcing the 2025 Harvard Review Chapbook Prize for a work of nonfiction of 15,000 to 30,000 words The judge for this year’s prize is Jerald Walker, author of How To…
18th Mudfish Poetry Prize submitted by Box Turtle Press/Mudfish/Mudfish Individual Poet Series
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Mudfish is given annually for a single poem. The winning poem and two honorable mentions will be published in Mudfish 25. Vijay Seshadri,…
Another Chicago Magazine Poetry submitted by Another Chicago Magazine
Another Chicago Magazine is currently open for poetry, with no submission fee for BIPOC and underrepresented groups. We read all styles of poetry, however we tend to publish work that is…
Refuge: A Themed Issue of Multiplicity Magazine submitted by Multiplicity: a nonfiction literary magazine
Multiplicity Magazine invites submissions on the theme of: Refuge We leave behind our problems, our jobs, our families, our relationships, our homes, and even our countries, in search of promise,…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS 2025 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…
Shape Literature and Art in Illinois submitted by Lucky Jefferson
With support from Illinois Humanities, Lucky Jefferson is surveying Black, African, and African-American-identifying writers and artists residing in Chicago’s North Side, West Side, and South Side neighborhoods to better evaluate the needs…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS POETRY CHAPBOOK PRIZE: 2025-2026 submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
We are excited to announce we are running the Tofu Ink Arts Press Chapbook Competition 2023-2024 for an unpublished chapbook of 20 pages of poems. The contest is open to…
Anacapa Review submitted by Gunpowder Press
ROLLING SUBMISSION PERIOD: Launched in 2023 by the co-editors of Gunpowder Press, David Starkey and Chryss Yost, Anacapa Review is a bi-monthly online journal. Anacapa Review considers poems in any style.…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS 2025 VOLUME 7; OPEN NOW submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
Submission Guidelines: All 2023 submissions must be made via our Submittable page. We are seeking 1-3 polished poems and/or art of any style of less than 5 pages (12 font…
Written Works (Prose and Poetry) - The Upper New Review submitted by The Upper New Review
We accept submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Currently, due to staff limitations, submissions must be written in English. These are open themed submissions, so please consider anything as a…
Palestinian Voices : Another Chicago Magazine submitted by Another Chicago Magazine
Another Chicago Magazine seeks creative work by Palestinian writers and artists, including people who are part of the Palestinian diaspora. We seek the immediate and the personal, the concrete and…
FICTION now open for submissions through January 31st! submitted by Fiction, Inc.
FICTION seeks the best new writing available, leaning toward the unconventional. It prides itself on publishing established writers along with new, emerging voices. If you’re interested in familiarizing yourself with…
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.…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS ART PRIZE SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW FOR 2025-26! submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS Art Competition Criteria Agreement to Official Rules SUBMIT ONLY ONE PIECE Participation in the Art Competition constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of…
Love and Loss submitted by The Passionfruit Review
For this poetry contest, we are calling for poems that engage with experiences of love and loss. 1st prize £400 2nd prize £75 3rd prize £25 Our judge, Sheila E. Murphy,…
The Awakening – Behemoth Magazine, Issue 1.0 submitted by Behemoth Biennial
Behemoth Magazine is awakening, rising from the depths to ignite a new era of creativity and imagination. In celebration of the launch of Issue 01, we’re offering free submissions…
Wandering Aengus & Trail to Table Book Awards submitted by Wandering Aengus Press
To make things easier for submitting authors, the editors at Wandering Aengus Press and its imprint, Trail to Table Press, have decided to combine submissions. We will publish up to…
The Big Moose Prize submitted by Black Lawrence Press
Each year Black Lawrence Press awards The Big Moose Prize for an unpublished novel. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will…
WhirligigLit: Take a Stand
Epistemic Literary believes children should never be left out of the conversation, so we’re launching a new publication for a young audience, WhirligigLit (by EpistemicLit). Theme: Take a Stand Adults…
Brink Literary Journal: Renewal submitted by Nina Lohman
Brink is open for hybrid and cross-genre submissions of any length and style engaging the theme of renewal. On the surface, renewal suggests restoration. It is the act of returning…
Brink Literary Journal: Renewal submitted by Nina Lohman
Brink is open for hybrid and cross-genre submissions of any length and style engaging the theme of renewal. On the surface, renewal suggests restoration. It is the act of returning an object…
Brink Literary Journal: Renewal submitted by Nina Lohman
Brink is open for hybrid and cross-genre submissions of any length and style engaging the theme of renewal. On the surface, renewal suggests restoration. It is the act of returning an object…
Brink Literary Journal: Renewal submitted by Nina Lohman
Brink is open for hybrid and cross-genre submissions of any length and style engaging the theme of renewal. On the surface, renewal suggests restoration. It is the act of returning an object…