Calls for Submissions

Take a look at the latest publishing opportunities currently available to writers from the many literary magazines and presses that are members of CLMP. Before submitting your work, be sure to check the publisher’s website for any updates.

 
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…

Expires:January 15, 2025
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…

Expires:January 15, 2025
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,…

Expires:January 15, 2025
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…

Expires:January 18, 2025
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,…

Expires:January 20, 2025
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…

Expires:January 30, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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.…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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.…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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,…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025
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…

Expires:January 31, 2025