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Join us for a virtual reading TONIGHT, Thursday, March 21st.

HWA Colorado presents “Frightening Femmes” a WHIM reading with myself as one of the guest readers.

I plan to read from my short story “Carnival Ride” recently published in the Dismember the Coop anthology.



Carnival Ride” by L. V. Gaudet, has made its worldwide debut in the anthology Dismember the Coop, edited by Bert Edens.

Dismember the Coop is a charity horror anthology based on the music of Alice Cooper, the king of shock rock and pioneer of gothic-drenched heavy metal. It contains horror short stories from authors based in four countries and two continents. All proceeds from the sales of this anthology go to support Alice and Sheryl Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers in the Phoenix, Arizona, area.

Dismember the Coop is available for sale here.

Carnival Ride” is inspired by Welcome to My Nightmare and other albums, and is based on Steven’s saga.

For kicks, you can listen to this Spotify playlist created just for the story “Carnival Ride“, to be played while reading it.

Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash

My first, and possibly most important, tip for new writers is: All that sage writing advice out there is not one size fits all. Neither is mine.

The simple reality is that nobody knows everything, and everything they know does not fit every writer. The writing and publishing world is also an ever-evolving beast. There is a wide range of advice out there from poor to superb, and dated to current, that you have to pick through and judge which fits you. I have seen some quite passionate about their advice, and the necessity that every writer follow it without question, while silently agreeing to disagree. Other times, I nod and am grateful I learned something new.

Here are a few of my tips for new writers:

  1. Think big but start small. You are set on starting out with a full-length manuscript, or even bigger than that – a trilogy or series. There is nothing wrong with that desire, but it is a lot of hard work and can become quickly overwhelming. Break it down into smaller bites. Write one scene at a time, focusing only on that scene. A narrower focus also improves your concentration on the scene.
  2. For tighter, cleaner, prose, go smaller. Whether you want to write an epic piece or something very short, practice writing short pieces to make your prose better.
  3. You can fix it later. Don’t edit as you write, just let yourself write. Stopping to edit takes you out of the flow of the piece you are writing. You can edit it all later.
  4. Go even smaller. After you write it, cut the word count. Find the extraneous words that you really don’t need and delete them. Delete repetitive sentences. If you said it once, you don’t need to say it again. Rewrite sentences to shorten them up and make them less clunky. Rewrite sentences to make them cleaner.
  5. Plot is important, and I mean that in both ways. Without a plot, your prose or poem falls flat. Everything has a start, middle, and end – a series of events unfolding start to finish. Plotting is as important as having a plot.
  6. Plotting – to plan or design, usually by premeditation (aka being a ‘plotter’), your story events out. I happen to be a ‘pantser’. Writing ‘by the seat of my pants’, I have no idea what is going to happen until it happens. That makes me a plot-as-you-go plotter, and it’s just as important to note those events down as you write them as it is for those who carefully plot their prose ahead. I also note ideas that pop in for things to come. That plot list is a valuable resource to keep events and characters from becoming muddied or confused as you fall deeper into the world of your prose. It will also help you write a synopsis later.
  7. Write for you and for no one else. Writing is a solitary enjoyment. Nobody else has to approve. The worst thing I’ve heard is someone being told they are wasting their time because they are writing, because the other person doesn’t understand what they are getting out of it. Do you hate writing? Then maybe you are wasting your time and should find something more pleasurable or fun to do. Do you enjoy it? Then what is it to someone else if you are writing, reading, watching T.V., playing a video game, knitting, or anything else you enjoy?
  8. Choose your critics wisely. Just because you know someone, they are friend or family, does not make them the best choice to critique your work. Will they give an honest opinion? Will it be constructive or destructive criticism? How much do they know about writing and the genre?
  9. Read! To be a better writer, read. Read good writing and pay attention to why you liked it. Read poor writing and pay attention to what makes you cringe.
  10. If you get stuck, move on. The more frequently you write, the easier it is to write, and the better you get. When I am stuck, it always turns out to be something I’m missing in the story and don’t know what yet. It will come to me eventually if I don’t stop myself there to fixate on it. Move on to write another scene, take a break from writing to edit, work on your plotting, or switch gears and write some other piece.

Here’s a bonus piece of advice: Nobody starts out being great at anything. Like anything else, writing is a learned skill. It’s okay if you are not good when you start out, because through learning and practice, you will get better.

Keep writing, my friends.

Grins and giggles. Here are a few markets sneaking up on us.

Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash

Loose the fuzzy creatures, these submission deadlines are ready to play – children’s markets:


 

The Paul Cave Prize for Children’s Literature

Deadline: February 28, 2024; opens November 30, 2023

(checked Dec  2/23)

There are three categories: Poems, flash fiction, short stories. Prizes: Short Story – £75, Poem – £20, Flash Fiction – £10.

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Cast of Wonders

                                Deadline: March 31, 2024; opens March 16,2024

(checked Jan 3/24)

Banned Books Week. Cast of Wonders is a young adult short fiction market, open to stories up to 6,000 words in length: 3,000-4,500 preferred. Flash fiction up to 1,000 words. “We aim for a 12-17 age range: that means sophisticated, non-condescending stories with wide appeal, and without gratuitous or explicit sex, violence or pervasive obscene language. Think Harry Potter or The Hunger Games.” Payment: $0.08/word for first rights, reprints at $100 flat for short fiction and $20 flat for flash fiction.

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Annick Press

Deadline: ongoing.

(checked Sep 28/23)

Currently accepting submissions of picture books, middle grade fiction, YA fiction, and non-fiction for kids of all ages. Our stories feature contemporary themes (even if the setting is historical) and aim to instill kids with the joy of reading.

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Clubhouse: Focus on the Family

Deadline: ongoing.

(checked May 2/24)

Focus on the Family Clubhouse is a 32-page magazine designed to inspire, entertain and teach Christian values to children ages 8-12. The magazine, which has a circulation of over 90,000, reaches young readers and their parents all over the world. Payment: generally pays between 15 and 25 cents per word, depending on the amount of editing required.

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Fun For Kids

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 2/24)

Publishes six issues a year. We are looking for lively writing that involves an activity that is both wholesome and exceptional. The ideal length of a FUN FOR KIDZ nonfiction piece is up to 300-325 words for a one-page magazine article or up to 600-650 words for a two-page magazine article. Articles that are accompanied by strong high-resolution photos are far more likely to be accepted than those requiring illustration.

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Kids Can Press

Deadline: Rolling

(checked Sep 28/23)

Non-rhyming picture books for ages 3–5 / 3–7 / 4–8. Nonfiction for ages 5–8 / 7–10 / 8–12 / 10–14. Fiction for ages 6–9 / 7–10 / 8–12 /10–14. Graphic novels (fiction and nonfiction) for all age categories.

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Lorimer Press

Deadline: Rolling

(checked Sep 28/23)

James Lorimer & Company is seeking manuscripts for its children’s and teens’ imprint. We are looking for fiction, non-fiction and graphic novel manuscripts by Canadian creators. The goal of our publishing program is to provide engaging, accessible books for young people that address social-justice and human-rights issues as they uniquely affect Canadian society or individual Canadians. We aim to reflect a diverse range of cultural, regional and socio-economic experiences and issues in the books we publish.

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Smarty Pants Kids

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 2/24)

Stories (under 800 words) should be kid-friendly, free of violence, and “questionable” content. Fun, humorous, and clever work is always appreciated. Payment: nonpaying.

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Spaceports & Spidersilk (Hiraeth Publishing)

Deadline: Rolling

(checked Sep 28/23)

Stories about kids for kids 8-14 years old. “Short stories, poems, and art, as well as brief essays on science and the environment, interviews, quizzes, contests, [and, quite frankly, anything else that is genre-oriented and will help encourage the younger generation to read…and to dream, especially about going to the stars]. We at Spaceports & Spidersilk hope that younger writers and artists, as well as adults, will submit their work. NOTE: We prefer to see stories that have young protagonists—someone the younger readers can connect with.”

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The School Magazine

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 2/24)

Short stories, articles, plays, poems and activities that have literary and academic merit. Our readers are primary school children who respond well to texts that delight, intrigue, challenge and inspire them—texts written especially for them. Remember that our readers live in a multicultural, diverse society and that our magazines reflect this. Most readers are Australian children between the ages of 8 and 12. Remember that The School Magazine aims to reflect the diversity and inclusivity of Australian society. Payment: $0.50c per word for fiction, articles and plays; poetry: 1-12 lines is $55; 13-24 lines is $105; 25-40 lines is $170, and over 40 lines is $230.

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US Kids: Humpty Dumpty

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 2/24)

Humpty Dumpty is an award-winning magazine for children ages 2-6. It promotes the healthy physical, educational, and creative growth of young children through interactive activities and stories. The colorful pages are designed to engage and educate early learners to read, see, and do. Inside you will find: easy-to-read stories and poems; fun games, puzzles, and learning activities; and positive learning, social, and health messages. Payment: $30 and up.

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US Kids: Jack and Jill

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 2/24)

Jack and Jill is an award-winning magazine for children ages 6-12. It promotes the healthy educational and creative growth of children through interactive activities and articles. The pages are designed to spark a child’s curiosity in a wide range of topics through articles, games, and activities. Inside you will find: current real-world topics in articles in stories; challenging puzzles and games; and interactive entertainment through experimental crafts and recipes. Payment: $25 and up.

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Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

Photo by BSD on Unsplash

Darkness is Closing In. These Crime & Horror Submission Deadlines Are Imminent:

Crime, Mystery, etc. jump to:


 

Stone’s Throw

Deadline: April 7, 2024, opens April 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Deadly Yellowstone: A Collection of Mystery Shorts (Thalia Press)

Deadline: April 30, 2024. 

(checked Mar 1/24)

Mystery short stories set in Yellowstone National Park. Up to 10,000 words. 3,000 to 7,000 words preferred. Payment: $25. 

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Wolfsbane—Best New England Crime Stories

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens January 1, 2024.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Restrictions: Open to all writers who currently live in one of the six New England states. Crime stories: mystery, thriller, suspense, caper, historical, and horror. Length: 1,000 and 5,000 words. Payment: $25 per story.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: May 7, 2024, opens May 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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A Killing at the Copa Anthology

Deadline: May 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Crime fiction 3000-5000 words inspired by the songs of Barry Manilow. “Barry Manilow created a crime story of his own in his hit song Copacabana, and now we look to provide the same treatment to his many other hits.” Payment: $25. 

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Black Orchid Novella Award Contest

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (annual/date varies).

(checked Jan 3/24)

AHMM and The Wolfe Pack, the official Nero Wolfe appreciation society, team up each year to sponsor an annual writing contest that seeks to honor an unpublished work of fiction written in the tradition of the Nero Wolfe mystery stories by Rex Stout. Entries must be 15,000 to 20,000 words in length.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: June 7, 2024, opens June 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Dragon Soul Press: Malice (R)

Deadline: June 30, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All crime (mystery, noir, suspense) stories are welcome. All genres are accepted. 3,000-20,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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The Third Black Beacon Book of Mystery (Black Beacon Books)

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Short stories 3000-9000 words with an unforgettable protagonist and a clever puzzle to solve. Standard anthology conditions apply as per the Submissions Page. Payment: $25 USD for original stories and $10 USD for reprints regardless of length, plus one print copy. Accepts reprints.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: July 7, 2024, opens July 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: August 7, 2024, opens August 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Close My Eyes Forever

Deadline: August 31, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Crime fiction 3000-5000 words inspired by Heavy Metal Hits. Payment: $25. 

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: September 7, 2024, opens September 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Crimeucopia 

Deadline: September 30, 2024, opens September 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 15/24)

Crime Fiction up to 10,000 words. Payment: £2.00/1,000 words for new work, maximum  £7.00 for reprints.

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Santa Rage: 12 Tales of Murder and Mayhem

Deadline: September 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Crime fiction 3000-5000 words. “This anthology is based on the idea that one night, while out making deliveries, Santa snaps thanks to the holiday stress and goes on a killing spree. Bonus points awarded for story elements involving meth or drug dealing, strippers, and the best dose of karma Santa ever dealt that did not involve coal.” Payment: $25. 

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: October 7, 2024, opens October 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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The Raven Short Story Contest

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Jan 3/24)

We Pulp Literature editors collect stories like ravens in the woods, swooping down on what catches our eye and bringing the treasures — sometimes sparkling, sometimes grisly, but always fascinating — home to our nests.  Show us your most scintillating treasures in the form of short fiction 250 to 2500 words in length and you could be the one bringing home $300 to line your nest!

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Steampunk Sleuths (Black Beacon Books)

Deadline: October 31, 2024.

(checked Jan 3/24)

“The genre of mystery is designed to get the cogs cranking, but let’s not forget that steampunk is all about cogs too! Why not bring them together? Steampunk Sleuths will be an anthology of four or five novellas (20 – 25,000 words) featuring detectives in a steampunk setting solving peculiar crimes. The only requirements for submission will be that the means of committing the crime (murder, theft, kidnapping…) must be clearly steampunk and the reader must be given the tools to crack the case before the solution is revealed. Think Agatha Christie and Jules Verne getting kinky together… um, actually, please don’t. ;)” Payment: $50 USD.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: November 7, 2024, opens November 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: December 7, 2024, opens December 1, 2024 (1st week monthly).

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Stone’s Throw

Deadline: 1st week monthly.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ezine. Dark fiction, crime, and noir stories 1,000 and 2,000 words. See monthly themes. Payment: $25.

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Black Beacon Books

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Full length manuscripts (50K-90K words is standard). “Fair-play Mystery featuring a private investigator or other non-police protagonist. We love traditional mystery puzzles, which means you need to make the reader play along. There will be an original protagonist, a gripping mystery, a limited range of suspects, clues and red herrings and foreshadowing, and we won’t know who the culprit is until the final chapter/s.” Payment: Royalties

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Close to the Bone

Deadline: Rolling/Closed to short submissions.

(checked Jan 3/24)

“…gritty and interesting short fiction across multiple genres from a range of talented writers. We are looking for bank robberies gone bad, double-crossing bastards going at it, serial killers with a heart (maybe literally), redemption and revenge. We like it thoughtful and well written. We publish work that is gritty, graphic and disturbing and stress readers err on the side of caution when reading certain themes.” 500 to 5,000 words.

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Cozy Cat Press – Cozy Mysteries

Deadline: Rolling – currently not accepting new submissions until some time in 2024.

(checked Jan 3/24)

We only publish cozy mysteries–that is, light, gentle mysteries, with little or no blood, violence, or sex. The main character should be an amateur sleuth, not a professional. We like manuscripts of about 50,000 to 70,000 words, and are looking primarily for books that are in or will be part of a series.

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Ellery Queen

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine welcomes submissions from both new and established writers. We publish every kind of mystery short story: the psychological suspense tale, the deductive puzzle, the private eye case—the gamut of crime and detection from the realistic (including the policeman’s lot and stories of police procedure) to the more imaginative (including “locked rooms” and “impossible crimes”). We need hard-boiled stories as well as “cozies,” but we are not interested in explicit sex or violence. We do not want true detective or crime stories.

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Guilty Crime Mag

Deadline: Ongoing.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Flash Crime fiction 500-1,000 words (cozies, police procedurals; private eye stories only when asked for, no serial killers). Payment: none. Query only for nonfiction.

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Mystery Magazine

Deadline: rolling

(checked Jan 3/24)

“If your story is accepted, a digital agreement must be signed and payment will be sent by PayPal to the email address you specify below. Your story may appear in our monthly print and digital magazine, on our website, in audio format, in our App, as social media excerpts, and possibly in printed collections of our monthly issues. We require first-publication and archival rights with an exclusivity period of 2 years.”

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Mystery Tribune

Deadline: rolling

(checked Apr 4/24)

Fiction, non-fiction, art and photography, as well as Flash Fiction. Accepts translations. 3000-6000 words preferred for prose, less than 1000 words for flash fiction.

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Noir Nation

Deadline: No set reading periods. Sign up to newsletter to find when they are.

(checked Jan 3/24)

We have no regular reading periods. Much depends on available editorial resources. But if you want updates on the reading period and what we may be needing for a particular issue, please subscribe to our newsletter. The newsletter provides subscribers advance notice of open calls and pay and official announcements of Golden Fedora winners and publication releases. Additionally, editors rely on subscribers for ideas and referrals when working on special by-invite-only issues.

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Red Dog Press Crime Fiction

Deadline:  CLOSED/DEFUNCT.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Crime fiction within all sub-genres of crime fiction 70,000+ words.

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Suspense Magazine

Deadline: Rolling – appears to be defunct.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Suspense Publishing only accepts manuscripts in the suspense, thriller, mystery, and horror genres. Up to 5,000 words.

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The Dark City

Deadline: rolling. *CLOSED/DEFUNCT

(checked Sep 27/23)

The Dark City is dedicated to the love of story, and in particular, the rough and tumble of the world of crime and violence. We are fans of story that has roots in reality but we do consider humorous situations and characters to be part of reality. We hope to acquire stories that leave readers thinking about the characters and their dilemma. 1,000 to 7,500 words. Pays: $25.

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Unnerving Books

Deadline: All submissions CLOSED. No return date listed.

(checked Jan 3/24)

Horror, crime, mystery, & dark general fiction novel & novella submissions. See themes on site. Stories written using AI tech will not be considered. Query finished project first. See preferred query letter format. 20,000 to 110,000 words.

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HORROR MARKETS:


 

Kangas Kahn – Fear of Clowns

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 28/24)

Horror short stories 1000-4000 words on theme of Clowns Payment: 8 cents/word. 

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Vault of Shadows

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

*New magazine. Short horror, weird, dark fiction 3000-7500 words (not really a firm limit – the final product will be the comics script, not the short story), that can be adapted into a comic book script of 12 pages or less. Payment: $35 per page of the adapted script, up to 12 pages, paid via PayPal, and a print copy of the issue. 

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Flash Fiction Online

Deadline: April 21, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Weird Horror flash fiction 500-1000 words. Payment: $100. 

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Book Slayer Press: Hentai Ectoplasm

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 4/24)

Adult horror 3,000-6,000 words, including genre-chimeras. Payment: $100 USD.

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Book Worms: Rock n Roll

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Horror: fiction and essays up to 1,500 words. See theme. Payment: 8 cents/word. 

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Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook and Food Horror Anthology

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 15, 2024. 

(checked Apr 2/24)

Horror on theme: Food. Submission limits depend on category. Payment: 5 cents per word for original fiction works and 1 cent per word for reprints. Accepted recipe submissions will receive $5.  Reprints accepted.

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Dark Moments Monthly Challenge (Black Hare Press)

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Drabble (exactly 100 words). Theme: You Pick Your Family. Payment: 4 cents/word. 

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Don’t Ask, Ghosts Tell

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

LGBTQ+ horror anthology loosely related to military life/service. 2000-5000 words. Payment: $0.03/word (USD) for short stories with potential for increase based on Kickstarter success. 

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Vault of Shadows

Deadline: May 1, 2024; opens April 16, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

*New magazine. Restrictions: exclusively for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, neurodivergent, and other marginalized writers. Short horror, weird, dark fiction 3000-7500 words (not really a firm limit – the final product will be the comics script, not the short story), that can be adapted into a comic book script of 12 pages or less. Payment: $35 per page of the adapted script, up to 12 pages, paid via PayPal, and a print copy of the issue. 

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Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook and Food Horror Anthology

Deadline: May 10, 2024; opens May 1, 2024. 

(checked Apr 2/24)

Restrictions: Extended submission window exclusively for writers of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and other underrepresented groups. Horror on theme: Food. Submission limits depend on category. Payment: 5 cents per word for original fiction works and 1 cent per word for reprints. Accepted recipe submissions will receive $5.  Reprints accepted.

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Little Guts: Little Ghosts Press

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens April 1, 2024. 

(checked May 2/24)

Horror. They will be taking PITCHES, and if accepted, your story should be 2-5k words. Payment: 12 cents/word. 

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Skin (Bag of Bones Press)

Deadline: May 31, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Speculative stories 2-5k words on the theme of skin. “We tend to prefer speculative, surreal, supernatural, dark fiction with creeping, poetic, dread-inducing prose, and endings we can’t predict, but we’re open to all subgenres of dark fiction.” No violent, bloody, etc. Payment: £0.005 per word. 

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Touchpoint Press: Nightmares of Strangers Anthology

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (annual). – CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS EXCEPT TPP AUTHORS AND ANTHOLOGY SUBMISSIONS

(checked Mar 1/24)

Horror 3000-7000 words. “We’re looking for stories that send a chill down your spine and send your imagination into overdrive, that keep you up at night and leave you shaking.” Payment: $50 on publication ($25 for reprints). Reprints accepted.

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Hellbound Books Anthology of Horror

Deadline: June 1, 2024.

(checked May 2/24)

Horror 2.5K-8K. No set theme. Payment: $5. 

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Shivering Timbers!

Deadline: June 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Pirate themed horror fiction 2k-7k words. “Avast ye, scurvy seadogs! Within these pages there be swashbuckling zombies, petrifying privateers and bloodthirsty buccaneers hunting for cursed treasure in darkened coves. Come aboard and join our crew as we set sail on a chilling voyage across the kraken infested seven seas.” Payment: £20. 

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Unleashed (Skywatcher Press)

Deadline: June 5, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Horror up to 10,000 words themed around slasher horror stories. “Our goal is to terrify readers, make their skin crawl, and keep them on the edge of their seats.” Payment: $25 per piece. 

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It Came from the Trailer Park

Deadline: July 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Horror-comedy 5,000-10,000 words with the same feel as The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Shaun of the Dead, or Tucker and Dale vs. Evil. Payment: Royalties. 

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Three Ravens Press: It Came from the Trailer Park

Deadline: July 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Creature Feature Horror Comedy. Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. Payment: Royalties.

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Cosmic Horror Monthly

Deadline: July 7, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Sep 27/23)

Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Weird stories, fiction and nonfiction, art. 1,000 to 6,000 words (3,000-5,000 preferred). Payment: 3 cents/word. $20 for artwork chosen as interior content. $100 for cover art.

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Dragon Soul Press: Beautiful Darkness 3 (BD3) (R)

Deadline: July 31, 2024

(checked Sep 27/23)

Theme: In a world where so many dark things go bump in the night, terror awaits around every corner as these authors take horror stories to the next level. This series replaces All Dark Places. 3,000-15,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Spooky

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens May 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 4/24)

Horror up to 5000 words. “Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror?” Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Last Girls Club

Deadline: August 1, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Sep 28/23)

Feminist horror: short stories and poems – see themes. Payment: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction-less than a 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems-less than 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine.

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Creature Features: Hellbound Books

Deadline: August 30, 2024.

(checked May 2/24)

Horror 4K-10K words. Our challenge is for you to create something wholly unique using creatures that have been featured before, those who have not recieved a mention thus far (killer koalas, anyone?), or some hideous, creature of your won design – which ever way you choose, make it blood-curdling, terrifying, and as scary as Hell! Payment: $5.

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Hellbound Books: Flash Fiction Anthology

Deadline: August 30, 2024.

(checked May 2/24)

Horror flash fiction up to approximately 1500 words. Payment: $5. 

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Satan Rides Out Again: Hellbound Books

Deadline: August 30, 2024.

(checked May 2/24)

Horror 4K-10K words. Following on from the resounding success of HellBound’s satanic anthology “Satan Rides Your Daughter,” our loving homage to the late, great British author Dennis Wheatley, we decided another outing for stories concerning Beelzebub and his denizens of Hell was in order! We want your very best devilish and demonic tales – horrify us with your depictions of the darest, deepest pits of Hades or Hell on Earth… Payment: $5. 

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Weird Horror Magazine

Deadline: September 15, 2024; opens September 2, 2024 (biannually).

(checked May 2/24)

Restrictions: no stories written, co-written, created, or assisted by AI. Horror and weird fiction 500 to 6,000 words. No extreme horror. Payment: 1.5 cents/word.

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Hellbound Books’ Anthology of Suburban Nightmares

Deadline: September 30, 2024.

(checked May 2/24)

Horror 4K-10K words. HellBound Books wants your most horrific stories of HOAs from Hell, horrific neighbors, terrifying properties, and everything else that goes along with the wonderfully human experience of owning your own home. Payment: $5. 

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Last Girls Club

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Sep 28/23)

Feminist horror: short stories and poems – see themes. Payment: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction-less than a 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems-less than 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine.

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Spooky

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 4/24)

Horror up to 5000 words. “Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror?” Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Cosmic Horror Monthly

Deadline: January 7, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Sep 27/23)

Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Weird stories, fiction and nonfiction, art. 1,000 to 6,000 words (3,000-5,000 preferred). Payment: 3 cents/word. $20 for artwork chosen as interior content. $100 for cover art.

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Black Hare Press: Dark Moments Monthly Challenge

Deadline: 1st to last day monthly.

(checked May 21/23)

Drabble (exactly 100 words). See themes. Payment: 4 cents USD/word.

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Black Hare Press: Patreon Monthly Challenge

Deadline: 1st to last day monthly.

(checked May 21/23)

Dark stories 100 to 2000 words. Payment: 4 cents USD/word for first 100 words, 1 cent USD per word thereafter, or a paperback copy of the annual publication and print discounts.

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Dark Moments Monthly Challenge (Black Hare Press)

Deadline: 1st to last day of month (monthly).

(checked Mar 15/24)

Drabble (exactly 100 words). Monthly theme announced each month. Payment: 4 cents/word. 

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Snake Bite Books Monthly Drabble Competition

Deadline: 1st to last day monthly.

(checked Mar 10/24)

100 word horror. On the first of every month, we send out our email newsletter. The newsletter contains a short spooky prompt for all of our amazing subscribers who wish to enter. 

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The Other Stories (Audio/Podcast)

Deadline: monthly deadline date varies (monthly).

(checked Sep 28/23)

Horror 2,000 words (10% tolerance +/-) on theme of The End. Payment: 15 GBT. See monthly themes.

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The Theatre Phantasmagoria (Night Terror Novels Publishing)

Deadline: 1-last day each month (monthly). 

(checked Sep 27/23)

Horror flash fiction up to 2,000 words. This is a monthly call. See themes. Payment: £10.

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Dark Recesses Press

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens February 1, 2024 (quarterly). *CLOSED/ALL PENDING SUBMISSIONS RELEASED

(checked Sep 27/23)

Quarterly print magazine. Winter issue. Horror/dark fiction pieces between 500-5000 words. Payment: 5 cents/word.

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Dose of Dread

Deadline: 1st-15th Ja, Apr, Jul & Oct (quarterly) – CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

(checked Aug 3/23)

Horror flash fiction 500 – 1,000 words. Payment: 2c/word.

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Otoroshi Journal

Deadline: January 31, 2024; opens January 1, 2024 (quarterly). – CLOSED/DEFUNCT

(checked Sep 28/23)

Horrorku, horror tanka, and horror haibun, art. Payment: Poetry, $1. Art, $10.

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Last Girls Club

Deadline: Jan 1-Feb 1, Apr 1-May 1, Jul 1-Aug1, Oct 1-Nov 1 (quarterly).

(checked Sep 28/23)

Feminist horror: short stories and poems – see themes. Payment: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction-less than a 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems-less than 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine.

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Nightlight (Podcast)

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (bi-monthly) – OCT CLOSED / NO LONGER BI-MONTHLY.

(checked Aug 3/23)

Restrictions: At least one of your birth parents must be Black. Horror. Flash fiction (3,000-6,000 words) Payment: 5 cents per word.  Reprints accepted.

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Archive of the Odd

Deadline: December 15, 2023; opens September 15, 2023 (biannual).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Speculative fiction, horror preferred. “Archive of the Odd is a biannual magazine of found fiction—stories told in the style of found footage, also known epistolary, neo-epistolary, found file, or found document fiction. Essentially, stories told in the form of other documents.” Submissions do not have to be entirely in text. Payment: $15-25 for fiction of 500-5,000+ words. 

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Cosmic Horror Monthly

Deadline: January 1-7 & July 1-7 (biannually).

(checked Sep 27/23)

Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Weird stories, fiction and nonfiction, art. 1,000 to 6,000 words (3,000-5,000 preferred). Payment: 3 cents/word. $20 for artwork chosen as interior content. $100 for cover art.

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Ghoulish Tales

Deadline: August 31, 2023 (bi-annually)

(checked Aug 2/23)

Horror fiction up to 5,000 words; non-fiction up to 3,000 words. “Fun horror that aims to celebrate all things spooky.” Payment: 10 cents/word. 

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Spooky

Deadline: December 31, 2023 (biannual).

(checked Oct 23/23)

Horror up to 5000 words. “Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror?” “All stories must be written by a human being. if we suspect a story or any part of a story was written using artificial intelligence, it will be automatically rejected.” Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Weird Horror Magazine

Deadline: Mar 2-15 & Sep 2-15 (biannually).

(checked Sep 28/23)

Restrictions: no stories written, co-written, created, or assisted by AI. Horror and weird fiction 500 to 6,000 words. No extreme horror. Payment: 1.5 cents/word.

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Black Beacon Books

Deadline: Rolling/no date.

(checked Sep 27/23)

Full length manuscripts (50K-90K words is standard). Post-apocalyptic thrillers and ghost stories / Folk Horror. Payment: Royalties

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Black Hare Press: Novellas

Deadline: rolling. *Temporarily closed “to catch up”.

(checked Sep 27/23)

Dark stories 5000+ words. Payment: 5,000-1,000 words $20 USD, 10,000-17,000 words $30 USD, plus digital copy.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Speculative/Horror short stories and Book Reviews focused on works by Black women authors are accepted year-round. Payment: $200 for published in annual Speculative issue, $100 for published online on mignightandindigo.com.

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Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Snap your friends, these submission deadlines are coming – markets for young writers only:


 

#USvsHate

Deadline: April 5, 2024

(Checked Sep 2/23)

All-Media Public Anti-Hate Message Contest. Grade Categories: K12; 7-12 Grade; Higher Education. Individual and Class Group Submissions.

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Polyphony Lit Volume

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (quarterly)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

Open to High School Students Globally. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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Light Contest

Deadline: May 1, 2024

(Checked Apr 20/24)

Leaders Igniting Generational Healing & Transformation: Under 18 category. Art, letters, poetry, stories. Prizes: $500 1st, $375 2nd, $125 3rd.

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New Voices One-Act Competition for Young Playwrights

Deadline: May 1, 2024

(Checked Apr 20/24)

YouthPLAYS: Non-musical, one-act play suitable for HS audience written by playwrights 19 years and under.

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Skipping Stones Asian Celebration Haiku Contest

Deadline: May 5, 2024

(Checked Apr 20/24)

Restrictions: Only K-12 students (ages up to 18) are eligible to enter the Contest. Selected entries will be displayed at the 2024 Asian Celebration in Eugene. All entries will also be considered for publication in the Autumn 2024 issue of Skipping Stones Magazine as well as our website. Download the 2024 Haiku/Tanka Contest flyer here.

Skipping Stones Youth Honors Award

Deadline: May 5, 2024

(Checked Apr 20/24)

Original writing (essays, interviews, poems, plays, short stories, etc.) and/or art (photos, paintings, cartoons, etc.) from youth (ages 7 to 18). Youth Honor Awards recognize creative and artistic works by young people that promote multicultural and nature awareness. Download the 2024 Youth Awards flyer. Original Writing and Art Ages 7-17. Prize: Winners will receive an Honor Certificate, a subscription to Skipping Stones magazine, and five multicultural and nature books.

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Holocaust Center for Humanity: 2024 Art of Remembering

Deadline: May 17, 2024

(Checked May 2/24)

Restrictions: Open to students in grades 5-12 from Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. Student Art Contest Honoring Holocaust Survivors. Category 1 – grades 5-8, category 2 – grades 9-12. Prizes: $200 1st, $100 2nd, $50 3rd.

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Last House Writing Contest for Emerging Writers

Deadline: May 17, 2024; opens March 13, 2024

(Checked May 2/24)

The Fifth Annual Last House Writing Contest accepts entries from children, youth, and adults who do not currently write professionally. Sponsored by Audubon Canyon Ranch. Essay or short story 300-500 words. Age Categories 8-12 years old, 13-17 years old and 18+. Prize: $500 grand prize.

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Humane Education Network: A Voice for Animals contest

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (annual).

(Checked May 2/24)

Participants must currently be enrolled in middle or high school, or be home-schooled, and less than 19 years of age on February 1, 2024. Essay Contest for 14-15 and 16-18-year-olds. Video Action Project for 16-18-year-olds. Essay with Photos for 16-18-year-olds. Prizes: $200-$500.

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Polyphony Asian and Pacific Heritage Month Contest

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 1, 2024.

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Open to High School Students Globally. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction.
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Polyphony Pride Month Contest

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 1, 2024.

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Open to High School Students Globally. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction.
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Polyphony Summer Contest

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 1, 2024.

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Open to High School Students Globally. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction.
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“I Matter” Poetry Contest: National Youth Foundation

Deadline: July 23, 2024

(Checked May 2/24)

Open to grades: K-12. Poetry on topic “Why Black Lives Matter”.

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Taradiddle Youth Writing Contests

Deadline: September 23, 2024; opens September 19, 2024 (biannually/biannual dates vary year to year)

(Checked May 2/24)

Age Categories: Elementary under 13; High School 14-18. Animal-themed prompt-based fiction. Sign up to get hints on the writing prompt. Prizes: $150/1st place. $100/2nd place, $50/3rd place.

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Bennington College

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (annual)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

Young Writers Competition. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Grades 9-12. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250.



 

National Youth Foundation Amazing Women Writing Contest

Deadline: January 9, 2025 (biannually/every two years?)

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Restrictions: US residents. Grades K-8. Theme: Local Heroines.



Stone Soup

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Restrictions: 14 years old or under. Monthly Flash Fiction Contest Deadline: First week every month. Flash fiction following the prompt given. Check after it opens monthly for that month’s prompt. Length varies with the theme. No entry fee.



Polyphony Lit Volume

Deadline: Jul 1-Sep 30/23, Nov 1-Jan 31/24, Mar 1-Apr/24 (quarterly)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

Open to High School Students Globally. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction.



Adroit Prizes for Poetry & Prose

Deadline: May 1, 2023(annually).

(checked Sep 25/23)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Awarded annually to two students of secondary or undergraduate status. Prizes: $200 plus publication in Adroit Journal.

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Creators of Justice Literary Awards

Deadline: September 30, 2023; opens June 1, 2023 (annually)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

International Human Rights Art Festival. Poetry, Short Story, Essay 2500 words or less on Human Rights theme. Youth Age Category 18 and under. Prizes: $150, $100, & $50.

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Bennington College

Deadline: November 1, 2023; opens September 1, 2023 (annual)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

Young Writers Competition. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Grades 9-12. Prizes: $1,000, $500, $250.

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Rachel Carson Sense of the Wild Contest

Deadline: November 16, 2023 (annually)

(Checked Sep 2/23)

Poetry and Prose (essay) w/ or w/o Photograph. See themes and categories. Intergenerational Team of two or more only. “Winners will receive a certificate from RCLA. Their first names and ages (optional) along with the title of their winning entry will be posted on the RCLA website. A portion or all of the winning entry may be posted on the RCLA website.”

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Radiant Peace Education Awards

Deadline: March 23, 2023.

(checked Sep 26/23)

Essay, Art. All students in grades 1-12 — from public and private schools, home schools, youth and after-school groups, and abroad

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Stone Soup Annual Book Contest

Deadline: August 15, 2023 (annually)

(checked Sep 25/23)

Restrictions: age 14 or under. Fiction (novel, novella, short story collection) or Poetry. $18 entry fee. Prize: publication in Stone Soup.

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Saint Mary’s College River of Words Poetry and Art Contest

Deadline: January 31, 2024; opens early October 2023 (annually)

(Checked Sep 26/23)

International youth poetry and art contest. Students in grades K-12 (Ages 5-19)



Kings River Review Call for 2-Year College Student Submissions

Deadline: Rolling; March 15 spring issue & October 15 fall issue (rolling).

(Checked Dec 24/23)

Artwork, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry of current 2-year community college students. Submissions accepted year-round. Payment: Copies.

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Poet2Poet

Deadline: rolling.

(Checked Sep 26/23)

Poetry. “You can submit your own poem and have it published on our website as well as have other passionate youth read to learn from your writing. We are a youth-oriented organization and our mission is to focus on the process of writing in order to help others understand your thought-process and gain valuable knowledge on poetry. To submit a poem, click the button below for a form and fill out all the details. Once you have submitted, we will send you a confirmation email within 1-2 days to inform you that your poem was posted. There is no word limit and you can submit poems on any topic!”


Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash

Time to wax poetic. These poetry submission deadlines are coming upon us:


Propel

Deadline: April 3, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions; Open to poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. Poetry up to 6 poems. Payment: £20. 

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Only Poems

Deadline: April 7, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (monthly free reading period, always open to submissions).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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berlin lit

Deadline: April 10, 2024; opens March 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 5/24)

Poetry up to 5 poems. Payment: 20 euros per poem. 

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Rattle: Tribute to Musicians

Deadline: April 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry. “We want to explore how music in the air in forms poems on the page. The poems may be any style or subject, but must be written who have been professional musicians at some point in their lives.” Payment: $100. 

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Island Online

Deadline: April 18, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Restrictions: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. Poetry up to five poems. Payment: $175 per poe. 

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CV2 2-Day Poem Contest

Deadline for entries: April 21, 2024. Contest starts: April 19, 2024 (annual).

(checked Mar 29/24)

The Contemporary Verse 2 annual contest challenges you to write an original poem in 48 hours — with only one catch. The final poem must include ten words that we provide. These words are released at midnight CDT on Friday, April 21st, 2023 (when Friday becomes Saturday), leaving you 48 hours to use each of them at least once in an original poetry composition. Prizes include cash, publication, and a copy of the issue containing the winners, not to mention a whole weekend of wordy entertainment. Prizes: $150-$500 plus one year subscription, or subscription only.

Book Slayer Press: Hemorrhaging Flowers: a Collection of 100% Femme Rage

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 4/24)

Restrictions: OPEN to any and everyone that identifies (now or in the past) as femme in the most inclusive of definitions. Adult speculative poetry under 50 lines. Payment: $10 USD.

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Dragon Soul Press: Soul Ink: Volume 2

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 22/23)

Poetry. 1,000 word count minimum (not line count). All poetry pieces are welcome. There is no theme Payment: Royalties.

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Harbor Review

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens February 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, art on theme of “Wondrous & Miraculous.” Payment: $10. 

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Only Poems Prize

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 15/24)

As we do with our Poet of the Week series, we will publish 3-10 poems of all 3 winners alongside an extensive interview. The winners will also be published in our first end of year print anthology. Prize: $3000 1st place, $300 for two runner-ups. 

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Shenandoah

Deadline: When capacity reached (500 submissions); opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Nov 23/23)

Poetry up to 5 pieces, 10 pages total. Payment: $100. 

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Small Harbor Publishing

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, art. Multiple themes. Payment: Honorarium. 

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Soul Ink: Volume 2 (Dragon Soul Press)

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry. 1,000 word count minimum (not line count). All poetry pieces are welcome. There is no theme Payment: Royalties.

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the other side of hope

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens February 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry by refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants only. They accept submissions in English for this reading period. Payment: £50. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: April 30, 2024; Opens April 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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Verve Poetry Press

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Pamphlets, chapbooks and full-length poetry manuscripts. Payment: Royalties. 

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The Backwaters Prize in Poetry (U of Nebraska Press)

Deadline: May 1, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

The winner will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the honorable mention will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the University of Nebraska Press under its imprint, The Backwaters Press.  *2024 contest judge not announced yet.

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Vilas Avenue

Deadline: May 1, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Issue Six. Poetry on theme of “Impermanence.” “Vilas Avenue wishes impermanence to inspire a variety of interpretations of the theme, challenging the writer to attain a deeper understanding of the state of change— crafting work that lives, dies, lives again, & vanishes into momentariness.” Payment: $25. 

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Only Poems

Deadline: May 7, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (monthly free reading period, always open to submissions).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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2River View

Deadline: April 14, 2024; opens February 12, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Cordite

Deadline: May 12, 2024. 

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry. Also accepts poetry in translation. Payment is available for Australian contributors only. 

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Fourteen Poems

Deadline: May 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poems. “We want to represent all that’s thrilling about the new wave of LGBT+ poets. If you’re a poet, even if you’ve never been published before, we want to read your work. Every issue we publish 14 of the best queer poems we’ve found, and we want to include you! We publish 4 times a year, but take submissions all year round. To be considered, email up to 5 poems, preferably in a pdf format, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com.” Payment: £25 per poem. 

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Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry and art on theme of form poetry. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art.  See themes.

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The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize: Georgia Review

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens February 7, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Each year one winner gets $1,500, publication, and an expenses-paid trip to read in Athens, Georgia, with the judge. We also publish three finalists, each of whom receives $200. All entries will be considered for publication.

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Shooter: 2024 Poetry Contest

Deadline: May 26, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Poetry any style up to 100 lines. Payment: £150 per poem.

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Abyss and Apex.

Deadline: May 30, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative poetry. No horror. Payment: $5.50 per poem. 

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Plenitude Magazine

Deadline: May 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Restrictions: Canadian writers. “Plenitude Magazine aims to promote the growth and development of LGBTTQI literature through an online publication of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, book reviews and short film by both emerging and established LGBTTQI writers. We define queer literature and arts as works created by LGBTTQI people, rather than works which feature queer content alone.” Poetry. Payment: $50 per poem.

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Poet Lore

Deadline: May 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Up to 5 poems (max. 10 pages). Payment: $50.

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  May 31, 2024, opens April 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry collections (40+ pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens February 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Oct 23/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Variant Lit

Deadline: May 31, 2024, opens May 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Poetry, art. Payment: $10. 

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Meanjin

Deadline: June 3, 2024.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Restrictions: Open to Australians. Poetry. Payment: $250 per poem. 

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Only Poems

Deadline: June 7, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (monthly free reading period, always open to submissions).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box

Deadline: June 25, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Submit 1-3 poems up to 15 lines (including blank lines) of any style and theme by the 25th of each month. Poems received after the 25th will be considered in the next batch. Payment $30 CAD. 

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Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award

Deadline: June 27, 2024 (annually, on the Mon if date falls on Sun).

(checked Mar 29/24)

“…given to the best previously unpublished (self-publications and publications online are considered “published work”) original poem written in English (of any length, in any style, typed, single spaced but with breaks for stanzas on one side only), which best relates  LGBTQ life by a poet who is 18 or older.” Prize: $500 USD, reading fee: $20 USD.

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The Hudson Review

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Poetry only this period. Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. Payment: Not specified. 

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Only Poems

Deadline: July 7, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (free reading period).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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Only Poems

Deadline: August 7, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (free reading period).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.

Deadline: August 15, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry and art on theme of form poetry. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art.  See themes.

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2River View

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens April 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Variant Lit

Deadline: August 31, 2024, opens August 1, 2024 ).

(checked Mar 2924)

Poetry, art. Payment: $10. 

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Kissing Dynamite

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry microchap manuscripts. “We’re happy to consider a diverse range of poetic styles and themes, so send us work that represents you!” Payment: $50. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.

Deadline: November 15, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry and art on theme of form poetry. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art.  See themes.

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2River View

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Abyss and Apex.

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative poetry. No horror. Payment: $5.50 per poem. 

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  November 30, 2024, opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Oct 23/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Poet Lore

Deadline: November 30; opens October 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Up to 5 poems (max. 10 pages). Payment: $50.

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Only Poems

Deadline: December 7, 2024; opens December 1, 2024 (free reading period).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” *Tip jar submissions always open. Payment: $55. 

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Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box

Deadline: December 25, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Dec 1/23)

Submit 1-3 poems up to 15 lines (including blank lines) of any style and theme by the 25th of each month. Poems received after the 25th will be considered in the next batch. Payment $30 CAD. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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2River View

Deadline: February 11, 2025; opens December 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Variant Lit

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens February 1, 2025.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, art. Payment: $10. 

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Carcanet Press

Deadline: March 14, 2025; opens March 1, 2025. 

(checked Feb 3/24)

New Collections. Full-length poetry manuscripts in English or translation.  Payment: Royalties. 

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2River View

Deadline: April 14, 2025; opens February 12, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Soul Chaser (Dragon Soul Press)

Deadline: April 30, 2025.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry. Minimum of five poems. All poetry pieces are welcome. There is no theme Payment: Royalties.

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The Paris Review

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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The Backwaters Prize in Poetry (U of Nebraska Press)

Deadline: May 1, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

The winner will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the honorable mention will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the University of Nebraska Press under its imprint, The Backwaters Press.  *2025 contest judge not announced yet.

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The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize: Georgia Review

Deadline: May 15, 2025; opens February 7, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Each year one winner gets $1,500, publication, and an expenses-paid trip to read in Athens, Georgia, with the judge. We also publish three finalists, each of whom receives $200. All entries will be considered for publication.

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  May 31, 2025, opens April 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry collections (40+ pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award

Deadline: June 27, 2025 (annually, on the Mon if date falls on Sun).

(checked Mar 29/24)

“…given to the best previously unpublished (self-publications and publications online are considered “published work”) original poem written in English (of any length, in any style, typed, single spaced but with breaks for stanzas on one side only), which best relates  LGBTQ life by a poet who is 18 or older.” Prize: $500 USD, reading fee: $20 USD.

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The Hudson Review

Deadline: June 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Poetry only this period. Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. Payment: Not specified. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: July 31, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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2River View

Deadline: August 31, 2025; opens April 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Variant Lit

Deadline: August 31, 2025; opens August 1, 2025.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, art. Payment: $10. 

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Kissing Dynamite

Deadline: October 31, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry microchap manuscripts. “We’re happy to consider a diverse range of poetic styles and themes, so send us work that represents you!” Payment: $50. 

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The Paris Review

Deadline: October 31, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry. Closes when they reach capacity. Translations are welcome and should be accompanied by a copy of the original. Payment: Not specified.

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2River View

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period. Payment: none.

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  November 30, 2025, opens October 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box

Deadline: monthly by the 25th.

(checked Aug 27/23)

Submit 1-3 poems up to 15 lines (including blank lines) of any style and theme by the 25th of each month. Poems received after the 25th will be considered in the next batch. Payment $30 CAD. 

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Only Poems

Deadline: 1st to 7th (monthly free reading period, always open to submissions).

(checked Feb 15/24)

Poetry up 10 pages. “We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” Payment: $55 per contribution. 

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2 River View

Deadline: June 1-Aug 31, Sep 1-Nov 30, Dec 1-Feb 28, Mar 1-May 8 (quarterly).

(checked Sep 23/23)

Poetry, no more than five poems, once per reading period.

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Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.

Deadline: November 15, 2023; opens November 1, 2023 (quarterly).

(checked Aug 3/23) *check for 2024 dates.

Poetry and art on theme of form poetry. Payment: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art.  See themes.

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The Paris Review

Deadline: January, April, July, and October (quarterly).

(checked Aug 27/23)

Poetry, poetry translations. Closes when capacity reached. 

Payment: Not specified. 

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Variant Lit

Deadline: Feb, May, Aug, Nov (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Poetry, art. Payment: $10. 

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Malahat Review

Deadline: Tri annually Jan 1-Feb 29, May 1-Jul 31, Nov 1-Nov 30.

(checked May 23/23)

Poetry. Payment: CAD $70/page. Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year.

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Poetry Ireland Review

Deadline: November 30, 2023; opens July 1, 2023 (tri-annually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Poetry. Payment: €50 for poetry, €100 for articles. 



Abyss and Apex

Deadline: May & Nov (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Speculative poetry. No horror. Payment: $5.50 per poem. 

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Arc Poetry Magazine

Deadline: Apr 1-Jul 31 & Sep 1-Dec 31 (biannually).

(checked Jun 25/23)

Poetry up to 3 poems / 360 lines. Payment: $50 per page. *ALSO CHECK FOR CONTESTS.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: Feb 1-May 31 & Sep 1 to Nov 30 (biannually).

(checked Aug 4/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Gival Press Poetry Award

Deadline: December 15, 2025 (biennial, odd years).

(checked Mar 21/23)

“Original work, not a translation of someone else’s poetry. Open to any form or style; simply good poetry.” Prize: $1,000 USD, reading fee: $20 USD.

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Poet Lore

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens January 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Up to 5 English translations of poems. Payment: $50.

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Poet Lore

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Up to 5 poems (max. 10 pages). Payment: $50.



Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  May 31, 2024, opens April 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Poetry collections (40+ pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  November 30, 2024, opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award

Deadline: June 27, 2024 (annually, on the Mon if date falls on Sun).

(checked Mar 21/23)

“…given to the best previously unpublished (self-publications and publications online are considered “published work”) original poem written in English (of any length, in any style, typed, single spaced but with breaks for stanzas on one side only), which best relates  LGBTQ life by a poet who is 18 or older.” Prize: $500 USD, reading fee: $20 USD.

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Kissing Dynamite

Deadline: Oct 1-31 (annually).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Poetry microchap manuscripts. “We’re happy to consider a diverse range of poetic styles and themes, so send us work that represents you!” Payment: $50. 

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The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence – Poetry 2023

Deadline: November 1, 2023 (annually)

(checked Sep 23/23)

We want to encourage our readers and writers to think through what it means to rebuke the Canadian cultural establishment. We want our writers to continue Clarke’s legacy by reimagining the boundaries of Canadian literature. Equally important to this, however, is a focus on style. We actively encourage submissions that are experimental with form and unrelentingly demand an attention to their style. We believe that Austin Clarke would’ve wanted nothing less. Prizes: $1,000 first $200 runner up.

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The Hudson Review

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (annually, poetry  only).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. Payment: Not specified.

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The Loraine Williams Poetry Prize: Georgia Review

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Sep 2/23)

Each year one winner gets $1,500, publication, and an expenses-paid trip to read in Athens, Georgia, with the judge. We also publish three finalists, each of whom receives $200. All entries will be considered for publication.

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Tinderbox Poetry Journal annual contest

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Sep 23/23)

Poetry.  Two prizes of: $500. 



32 Poems

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 23/23)

As a rule, we publish shorter poems that fit on a single page, but we sometimes make exceptions to accommodate remarkable work that runs a little longer. Payment: $25.

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Poet Lore

Deadline: open year-round except months of July and December.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Poetry translations. Payment: $50.

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Poetry Substack

Deadline: Rolling. *DEFUNCT

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poem. Must have a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme. No blank verse or free verse. Payment: Base Pay of $10 for the chosen poem + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Accepts one poem every month.  Reprints accepted.


Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

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Dust the writing cogs, these submission deadlines are coming up – nonfiction markets:


 

Griffith Review

Deadline: April 14, 2024; opens March 4, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Non-fiction up to 4,000 words on theme. Full submission only, no pitches. Payment: Negotiated. 

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Island Nonfiction Prize 2024.

Deadline: April 22, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Restrictions: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. Nonfiction up to 4000 words. Prize: $3000 plus publication.

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Brick

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 22/23)

Essays, reviews, interviews, belle lettres, memoir, translations, and all manner of incidental literary ephemera. 1000-5000 words preferred. Payment: $55–660, depending on the length of accepted work, plus two copies of the issue the work appears in and a one-year subscription to the magazine.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, New Year’s

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Jan 3/24)

True stories and poems. “How do you celebrate the holidays? Are your celebrations very traditional or are they very spontaneous and never the same? We want to hear how you celebrate your holidays. How do you gather with family and friends to share the special spirit of the season? How do you brighten those long winter days?” Payment: $250.

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Engen Books

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens February 28, 2024.

(checked Oct 22/23)

Restrictions: “As part of its mandate, Engen Non-fiction is committed to sharing diverse narratives as well as shining a light on unique and unexplored stories from the people of Newfoundland and Labrador.” When submitting a non-fiction work for consideration, it is not essential that the work be completed. Instead, we will consider a non-fiction work based on a book proposal. 

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Seventh Annual Pottersfield Prize for Creative Nonfiction

Deadline: April 30, 2024 (annually).

(checked Feb 13/23)

For the seventh annual prize, Pottersfield Press is again looking for submissions from writers who can provide a manuscript of 30,000 to 150,000 words in any of the following categories: history, memoir, autobiography, biography, literary journalism, political or social commentary, travel writing or virtually any existing or new category that uses the nonfiction medium to tell a story or put forward an idea. The First Prize winner will receive a contract for the publication of the winning book along with a $1000 advance on 10% royalty for all sales. The Second Prize winner will also see the publication of the book and a $800 advance on 10% royalties.

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Bright Wall/Dark Room

Deadline: May 1, 2024. 

(checked Mar 25/24)

Essay 2,000-4,000 words on theme: Spike Lee. “For our month of Lee, we’re seeking essays and voices tackling any and all of his films, his performances, his writings, his impact on cinema and culture.” Payment: $100. 

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Pride Magazine: Infinite Horizons

Deadline: May 4, 2024.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Restrictions: Open to 2SLGBTQAI+ writers from across Canada. Short articles 300-600 words and features 900-1,300 words. See theme. Payment: CAD 0.60/word.  Pitches only.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (every two months). 

(checked Mar 25/24)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Root Quarterly

Deadline: May 15, 2024. 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: RQ is a quarterly print-only journal of art and ideas from Philadelphia. Nonfiction, art. See theme. Payment: $25 – $100 depending on the piece and its length.  Pitches only. 

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Room Magazine: Creative Non-Fiction Contest

Deadline: June 1, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Creative non-fiction up to 3500 words. Prizes: $1000 1st, $250 2nd, $100 honourable mention.

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Fulcrum Publishing

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Nonfiction works that explore conservation and stewardship, American culture, civics, and the American West. Pieces from the manuscript may have been published previously, but collection as a whole must be unpublished. Query only. Payment: Royalties.  

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Shenandoah

Deadline: When capacity reached (300 submissions); opens July 1, 2024.

(checked Nov 23/23)

Creative nonfiction up to 8000 words. Payment: $80/100 words, up to $400. 

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: July 15, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Root Quarterly

Deadline: August 15, 2024. 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: RQ is a quarterly print-only journal of art and ideas from Philadelphia. Nonfiction, art. See theme. Payment: $25 – $100 depending on the piece and its length.  Pitches only. 

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  August 31, 2024, opens July 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Nonfiction prose pamphlets (up to 70 pages). Payment: Royalties.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: September 15, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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The Writer’s Chronicle

Deadline: September 30, 2024, opens February 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Nonfiction articles on writing: Essays on the craft of writing, interviews with well-known and up-and-coming authors, profiles and appreciations of contemporary writers. Payment: $18 per 100 words for accepted manuscripts.

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How2Conquer

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Mar 15/24)

Nonfiction books 40,000-70,000 words. Payment: Royalties. 

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Hub City Press

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 16, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.) Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.  Nonfiction only.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Nonfiction. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: November 15, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: January 15, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: March 15, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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How2Conquer

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Mar 15/24)

Nonfiction books 40,000-70,000 words. Payment: Royalties. 

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Hub City Press

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens March 16, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.) Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.  Nonfiction only.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: May 15, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Fulcrum Publishing

Deadline: June 30, 2025; opens June 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Nonfiction works that explore conservation and stewardship, American culture, civics, and the American West. Pieces from the manuscript may have been published previously, but collection as a whole must be unpublished. Query only. Payment: Royalties.  

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: July 15, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: September 15, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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How2Conquer

Deadline: October 31, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Mar 15/24)

Nonfiction books 40,000-70,000 words. Payment: Royalties. 

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Hub City Press

Deadline: October 31, 2025; opens October 16, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: Writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.) Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.  Nonfiction only.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: November 1, 2025; opens August 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Nonfiction. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: November 15, 2025; opens November 1, 2025 (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Black Ink Books

Deadline: Open to submissions the first week of every month.

(checked Oct 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to Australian writers. Genre: Full-length general, literary and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, memoir and biography. Full manuscripts. Queries only. Payment: Royalties. 

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Philly Poetry Chapbook Review

Deadline: 1st-15th Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, 7 Nov (every two months). 

(checked Dec 23/23)

Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Payment: $10. 

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Fulcrum Publishing

Deadline: June 30; opens June 1 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Nonfiction works that explore conservation and stewardship, American culture, civics, and the American West. Pieces from the manuscript may have been published previously, but collection as a whole must be unpublished. Query only. Payment: Royalties.  

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Room Magazine: Creative Non-Fiction Contest

Deadline: July 1; opens May 1 (annually).

(checked Sep 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Creative non-fiction up to 3500 words. Prizes: $1000 1st, $250 2nd, $100 honourable mention.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: November 1; opens August 1 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Nonfiction. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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Alien Magazine

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Oct 30/23)

All types of nonfiction and visual art. Payment: $20. 

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Malahat Review

Deadline: rolling.

(checked May 22/23)

Creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words or three up to 1,000 words each.

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Write or Die

Deadline: always open.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Nonfiction up to 3000 words and pitches for interviews with  authors with forthcoming or recently published books. “We are interested in essays that focus on the writing life and especially love work where the personal intersects with the critical. We love essays that examine how publishing, reading, teaching, spirituality, sexuality, identity, obsession, labor, and family shape writing.” Payment: $50 USD for nonfiction, $25 USD for interviews. 

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Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

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Here are a few fast approaching submission deadlines for you – general fiction:


Cafe Irreal

Deadline: April 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Nov 19/23)

Magical realism up to 2,000 words. Translations are welcome. Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Creature Feature Classics #1: Lycanthropy (Snake Bite Books)

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Stories 3,000-8,000 words on theme: Werewolves. “We’re looking for a variety of stories so feel free to go in any direction your brain might wander – tales set in the medieval ages, tales set in a dystopian nuclear fall-out, tales set in a robot-dominated 2050 where werewolves live underground in the sewers and hunt survivors of the robot revolution, almost any sub-genre and time goes.” Payment: £20 and 3 author copies. 

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The Beast Hunt

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Sep 2/23)

Three Ravens Publishing. Speculative Fiction 5,000-10,000 words. Theme: Monsters have feelings too, even if it’s used to rage against the machine. Payment: “a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors.” 

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Three Ravens Publishing: Aspects of the Tarot

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Sep 24/23)

Speculative Fiction 5,000–10,000 words. “Have you ever wondered what fuels the magic of the cards? This is your chance dive into the aspects behind the cards and to tell us their meaning.” Payment: Royalties.

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Totally Entwined: Family Business

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 28/24)

These heroes are mafia who’ll do anything to protect those they love. Novellas, 30,000 – 50,000 words. Theme: Mafia romance. Payment: Royalties. 

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Write or Die

Deadline: April 1, 2024; opens February 1, 2024 (bi-annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Short fiction up to 4000 words. Payment: $200. 

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Zero Street (U of Nebraska Press)

Deadline: April 1, 2024; opens November 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Restrictions: Open to LGBTQ+ writers. Genre: Full-length literary fiction. “The series seeks LGBTQ+ literary fiction of all kinds, from stories of modern life to innovations on traditions of genre and are particularly interested in BIPOC authors, trans authors, and queer authors over 50.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Havok

Deadline: April 5, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Flame Tree: Sun Rising Short Stories

Deadline: April 7, 2024. 

(checked Mar 15/24)

Speculative fiction 2000-4000 words on them: The Sun. “This will be a feast of modern fiction, folklore and mythology, and ancient tales of the looming, life-giving, eye-burning solar entity that dominates our sky.” Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints.  Accepts reprints. 

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Flame Tree: Moon Falling Short Stories

Deadline: April 7, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Speculative fiction 2000-4000 words on theme: The Moon. “This collection will bring a potent mix of superstition and belief that reaches back to the gods of Babylon, Ancient Egypt and Greece. Khonsu, Innana, Artemis and Thoth are just a few of the deities who brought a mix of love, sensuality and war to the ancient perceptions of the world.” Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints.  Accepts reprints. 

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Laughs in Space

Deadline: April 7, 2024. 

(checked Mar 15/24)

Humorous science fiction 2000 – 9000 words. Payment: £10 per 500 words, up to £55. 

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Bikes in Space

Deadline: April 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Queer Halloween short fiction 500-6000 words (in written or comics form) about bicycling from a feminist perspective. Payment: $50 minimum. 

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Bourbon Penn

(checked Mar 29/24)

Deadline: April 15, 2024.

Fiction 2000-7500 words. “We are looking for highly imaginative stories with a healthy dose of the odd. Odd characters, odd experiences, odd realities. We’re looking for genre / speculative stories and are quite partial to slipstream, cross-genre, magic realism, absurdist, and the surreal.” Payment: 4 cents/word. 

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Electric Spec

Deadline: April 15, 2024 (quarterly reading periods).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Speculative fiction 250-7000 words. Submissions never close, but has reading period Deadlines per issue. “We do not consider stories or art created, or partially created, by A.I.” Payment: $20 per piece.

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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Room Magazine: Fiction Contest

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens February 15, 2024 (annually).

(checked Sep 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Fiction up to 3500 words. Prizes: $1000 1st, $250 2nd, $100 honourable mention.

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The Great Void

Deadline: April 15, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens March 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Speculative fiction up to 5,000 words. Payment: $0.03 per word with a minimum of $20.  (Note: first week of submissions is reserved for writers of color.)

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Super Canucks: An anthology of small-town Canadian superheroes

Deadline: April 21, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Superhero stories 500-3500 words. “We want stories set in and around the nation’s more often overlooked locales—isolated small towns, remote reservations, bedroom communities, and other underrepresented areas of Canada.” Payment: $200. 

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Dragon Soul Press: Fairy Tales (R)

Deadline: April 30, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All Fae stories are welcome. All genres are accepted. 3,000-20,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Engen Books

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens February 28, 2024.

(checked Oct 22/23)

Novel and novellas. “For the submission of novels, please supply the first three chapters of your work, including a brief synopsis, the genre you feel it would fall under, the total length of the work in word count, and a brief biography on the author. For fiction novels, please only submit completed works.”

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Mythaxis

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 23, 2024. Quarterly.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Speculative fiction 1,000-7,500 words. Under 5,000 preferred. Payment: $20.

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Psychopomp

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens January 1, 2024.

(checked Oct 23/23)

Speculative fiction or literary novellas 20k to 40k words, that fall under the umbrella of goth, death, funerary, grief, loss, alternative, otherworldly themes. See lists of what they do and do not want. Payment: $750 advance and 25% of net receipts.

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Red Deer Press

Deadline: April 30, 2024

(checked Feb 17/24)

Fiction under 4,000 words created for contemporary teen readers, on theme of “identity” in any genre. Payment $250 CAD

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Everyday Heroes

Deadline: May 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Contemporary Fiction 5,000-10,000 words. . “In Honor of Mark Christopher Wagner the 2nd, we are looking for compelling and heartfelt stories centered around those who serve their communities. Stories of Firefighters, First responders, Law Enforcement, etc. Those Everyday Heroes who make a difference in the lives of their communities.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Grumpy Old Gods Anthology: Grumpy Old Sherwood (Stormdance Publications)

Deadline: May 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction 3,000-4,000 words. Theme: Robin Hood. “It’s open season on storytelling.  It means you can take whatever bits you like best of thousands of available tales, and twist and turn them however you like.” Payment: A percentage of the profits. 

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Havok

Deadline: May 3, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Eggplant Emoji 

Deadline: May 6, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 29/24)

Annual comedy literary journal. “Eggplant Emoji Volume 3 will be a print and eBook collection of hilarious short stories that are character-driven and culturally striking.”  1,000 – 7,000 words. Payment: $25. 

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Abyss and Apex

Deadline: May 7, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (1st week of May).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words. No horror. Payment: USD $.08/word (eight cents a word) up to 1,000 words, and a flat payment of $80.00 for longer stories. 

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100-Foot Crow

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens April 15, 2024.

(checked Apr 28/24)

Speculative science fiction or fantasy drabbles 100 words exactly. Payment: 8 cents/word. 

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Brilliant Flash Fiction

Deadline: May 15, 2024. 

(checked Mar 1/24)

Flash fiction stories up to 300 words on the subject of Tenacity. Payment: $20. 

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Eat the Rich Anthology

Deadline: May 15, 2024.

(checked Apr 28/24)

Restrictions: Extended deadline for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, chronically-ill/disabled, and writers from other historically marginalized groups. Speculative fiction 2k-6k words about billionaires being eaten. Payment: $.05 per word and a paperback. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens March 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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The Great Void

Deadline: May 15, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.

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Gival Press Novel Award

Deadline: May 30, 2024 (biennial, even years).

(checked Mar 21/23)

Details not listed yet.

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Dragon Soul Press: Apocalypse (R)

Deadline: May 31, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All apocalyptic stories are welcome. All genres are accepted. 3,000-20,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Escape Pod

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Science fiction (Audio and written format). Payment: $0.08 USD per word for original fiction. $100 USD per story for reprint fiction.  Reprints accepted. (Please visit PseudoPod for horror, Cast of Wonders for young adult, and PodCastle for fantasy fiction.)

Fanatical

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 22/23)

Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. Also “Tales from the Tabletop” stories inspired by/based on tabletop games (roleplaying games, board games, miniature wargames). Payment: £20.

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Havok

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Long Division: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse, and Bad Manners

Deadline: closes when cap is reached; opens on May 1, 2024

(checked Mar 1/24)

Stories up to 5000 words (firm) of transgression, of the mechanisms behind what’s fraying the bonds that bind us. Payment: 10c/word for original short fiction.

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Strange Aeon

Deadline: May 31, 2024, or until filled.

(checked Apr 28/24)

Speculative fiction. 5,000-10,000 words preferred. See theme. Payment: $20. 

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Touchpoint Press: Christmas Anthology

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (annual)

(checked Mar 1/24)

Wholesome stories 3000 to 7000 words that inspire, instill kindness and hope, and contain a sense of togetherness and community. Deep conflict (and multiple conflicts) is good, but your story must be HEA or HFN. Payment: $50 on publication ($25 for reprints). Reprints accepted.

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Touchpoint Press: Haunting Tales of Romance Anthology

Deadline: May 31, 2024 (annual)

(checked Mar 1/24)

Stories (3-7k) must have a romantic element mixed with some type of paranormal, supernatural, fantasy, SciFi or otherwise “hard-to explain” element. Payment: $50 on publication ($25 for reprints). Reprints accepted.

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Eternal Haunted Summer

Deadline: June 1, 2024; opens May 1, 2024.

(checked Aug 3/23)

Poetry, short fiction. Theme: Gardens. “Send us your best poems, short stories, and essays about gardens from a Pagan/polytheist, witchy, and mythological point of view.” Payment: $5. 

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Three Ravens Publishing: Darkest Shadow, Brightest Light

Deadline: June 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Dark Fantasy 5,000–10,000 words. “Do you love dark and gritty fantasy settings? What about situations of overwhelming odds? Then you may want to submit to Darkest Shadow, Brightest Light. A Dark Fantasy anthology where the situation can be as grim as you want it to be, even ending in personal tragedy (Death of the heroes), but they need to succeed in the end.” Payment: Royalties.

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Three Ravens Publishing: The Fires of Retribution Anthology

Deadline: June 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative Fiction 5,000-10,000 words. Theme: A collection of stories dealing with DRAGONS! Payment: Royalties. 

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Totally Entwined: Love at Second Sight

Deadline: June 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 28/24)

Novellas, 30,000 – 50,000 words. Theme: Second chance romance. Payment: Royalties. 

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The Great Void

Deadline: June 15, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.

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Flame Tree Press: Myths, Gods & Immortals

Deadline: June 23, 2024.

(checked Apr 28/24)

Speculative fiction 3,000-4,000 words on theme: Circe. Payment: 8 cents/word. 

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Havok

Deadline: June 28, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Allegory

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (triannual)

(checked Sep 24/23)

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Payment: $15.

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Dancing Star Press

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Speculative fiction novellas. Payment: Royalties. 

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Far Futures 3 – An Anthology of Deep Space: Blue Planet Press 

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction 6,000-10,000 words. Submissions will involve space travel in some form to deep space. Stories may start or end planet-side, but the bulk of the tale must be in space. Military sci-fi is welcome. Payment: ½ cent per word to a maximum of $50. 

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Freeze Frame Fiction

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens February 1, 2024 (semi-annually).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Flash fiction up to 1,000 words. Payment: $10.

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Gods & Services (Critical Blast Publishing)

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens May 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Stories 2,000 – 10,000 words on theme. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met.  Payment: $25. 

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Cafe Irreal

Deadline: July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Nov 19/23)

Magical realism up to 2,000 words. Translations are welcome. Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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A Coup of Owls

Deadline: July 7, 2024; July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. Fiction 100 – 8000 words (hard limits), all genres. Payment: £5 – 15.

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Empyreal Tree Magazine

Deadline: July 12, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (triannual). Magazine closed.

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fantasy, science fiction, horror fiction 1000-15000 words. Payment $25.  See themes.

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Electric Spec

Deadline: July 15, 2024 (quarterly reading periods).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Speculative fiction 250-7000 words. Submissions never close, but has reading period Deadlines per issue. “We do not consider stories or art created, or partially created, by A.I.” Payment: $20 per piece.

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: July 15, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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The Great Void

Deadline: July 15, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.

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Mythaxis

Deadline: July 30, 2024; opens July 23, 2024. Quarterly.

(checked Jan 19/23)

Speculative fiction 1,000-7,500 words. Under 5,000 preferred. Payment: $20.

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Cowboy Up (Wolfsinger Publications)

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

“We are looking for stories up to 7500 words in length that feature the sport of Rodeo. They can be in any genre as long as the sport of Rodeo is a key part of the story.” Payment: $20.

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Fanatical

Deadline: July 31, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 22/23)

Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. Also “Tales from the Tabletop” stories inspired by/based on tabletop games (roleplaying games, board games, miniature wargames). Payment: £20.

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Flash Point Science Fiction

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens May 15, 2024 (triannual).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Speculative fiction stories 100 to 1,000 words in length. “Send us your science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between, so long as it’s short.” Payment: 2 cents/word. 

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Broken Highways Anthology: Three Ravens Publishing

Deadline: August 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Car Wars GameLit Fiction 5,000-10,000 words. Theme: Have you ever looked at someone, and just know that they have one hell of a tale to tell? First-hand accounts from the road, told by the bounty hunters, highwaymen, and Federal Marshals out there in the mix. Payment: Royalties. 

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Face the Storm Anthology: Three Ravens Publishing

Deadline: August 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction: Space Coast Guard stories 5,000-10,000 words. 

Theme: A collection of stories dealing with Space Coasties! Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. Payment: Royalties. Deadline: August 1, 2024.

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Havok

Deadline: August 2, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Abyss and Apex

Deadline: August 7, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (1st week of Aug).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words. No horror. Payment: USD $.08/word (eight cents a word) up to 1,000 words, and a flat payment of $80.00 for longer stories. 

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Gival Press Short Story Award

Deadline: August 8, 2024 (annually, on the Mon if date falls on Sun).

(checked Mar 21/23)

“previously unpublished original (not a translation) stand-alone short story in English must be approximately 5,000 to 15,000 words of high literary quality.” Prize: $1,000 USD, reading fee: $25 USD.

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Grumpy Old Gods Flash Fiction: Pesky Pestilence (Stormdance Publications)

Deadline: August 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative flash fiction 500-1500  words. “Short twisty tales with plenty of hijinks where the consequences are real but FUNNY.  Bonus points for stories stop a plague before it begins or the ‘sickness’ cartoonishly ridiculous.” Payment: A percentage of the profits. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: August 15, 2024; opens June 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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The Great Void

Deadline: August 15, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.

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Havok

Deadline: August 30, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Dragon Soul Press: Magick & Malice (R)

Deadline: August 31, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All witch stories for all genres. 3,000-20,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Made in L.A.

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens April 20, 2024. 

(checked Apr 28/24)

Restrictions: Preference for writers who currently live in and around Los Angeles. Fiction. 2,000-10,000 words preferred. Payment: 1 cent/word.  Accepts reprints.

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More Monsters Next Door (Critical Blast Publishing)

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Stories 2,000 – 10,000 on theme. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met.  Payment: $25. 

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Seems a Little Crazy!: Three Ravens Publishing

Deadline: September 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction 5,000 – 10,000 words. Packed full of Aliens, Deep State government, Reptilian Overlords, and more! Show us your freakiest Conspiracy Theory! Payment: Royalties. 

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A Coup of Owls

Deadline: September 7, 2024; September 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. Fiction 100 – 8000 words (hard limits), all genres. Payment: £5 – 15.

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Shooter: Short Story Competition

Deadline: September 24, 2024; opens later in summer.

(checked Apr 2/24) *check dates closer to deadline.

Fiction up to 5000 words. Payment: £400 1st place, £100 runner-up. 

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Havok

Deadline: September 27, 2024 (monthly, date varies).

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens September 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Dragon Soul Press: A Winter Kiss (R)

Deadline: September 30, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All Christmas stories. As long as Christmas is involved, the story qualifies. All genres. Happily Ever After not required. 3,000-20,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Fanatical

Deadline: September 30, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 22/23)

Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. Also “Tales from the Tabletop” stories inspired by/based on tabletop games (roleplaying games, board games, miniature wargames). Payment: £20.

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Hearth Stories

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024.

(checked Sep 2/23)

Speculative fiction. Flash to novella length, 1,500-5,000 preferred. “We publish fiction and poetry that explore connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. The stories often fall into a fantasy, science-fiction, or magical realism sort of “slice of life.” Payment: 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length. 

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Small Harbor Publishing

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Chapbooks 20-40 pages of poetry or 20-50 pages of prose. Payment: Royalties.  All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers.

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Cafe Irreal

Deadline: October 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Nov 19/23)

Magical realism up to 2,000 words. Translations are welcome. Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Cogs and Cutlasses: Three Ravens Publishing

Deadline: October 1, 2024. 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Steampunk adventure fiction 5,000 – 10,000 words. Theme: A collection of piracy themed stories, set in a steampunk environment. Payment: Royalties. 

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Science Fiction Is a Drag!

Deadline: October 1, 2024. 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Science fiction stories up to 10,000 words that are, first and foremost, drag. Payment: $50. 

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Electric Spec

Deadline: October 15, 2024 (quarterly reading periods).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Speculative fiction 250-7000 words. Submissions never close, but has reading period Deadlines per issue. “We do not consider stories or art created, or partially created, by A.I.” Payment: $20 per piece.

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Hub City Press

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (biannually). 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia). Fiction only deadline. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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Translunar Travelers Lounge

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens September 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Speculative fiction up to 5,000 words. Payment: $0.03 per word with a minimum of $20.  (Note: first week of submissions is reserved for writers of color.)

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Havok

Deadline: October ??, 2024 (monthly, date varies). TBA

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. Monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Mythaxis

Deadline: October 30, 2024; opens October 23, 2024. Quarterly.

(checked Jan 19/23)

Speculative fiction 1,000-7,500 words. Under 5,000 preferred. Payment: $20.

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Diet Milk Minis

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction up to 1000 words, $20 for prose. See theme.

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Dragon Soul Press: Dragon Legends (R)

Deadline: October 31, 2024

(checked Mar 22/23)

Theme: All dragon stories. All genres accepted. 3,000-15,000 words. Payment:  Royalties.

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Empyreal Tree Magazine

Deadline: November 12, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (triannual). Magazine closed.

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fantasy, science fiction, horror fiction 1000-15000 words. Payment $25.  See themes.

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Parallel Universe Publications: Swords & Sorceries

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024. 

(checked Mar 29/23)

Heroic fantasy. Payment: £25; and an additional £25 if a hardcover version is issued. `

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Time in a Bottle (Critical Blast Publishing)

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Stories 2,000 – 10,000 words on theme. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met.  Payment: $25. 

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WolfSinger Publications: Midnight Menagerie

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens June 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Speculative fiction 1,000-7,500 words that feature the strange and bizarre from around the cosmos and other dimensions. Payment: $15 + royalties. 

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Wyld Magick: Three Ravens Publishing 

Deadline: November 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Fantasy 5,000–10,000 words on theme: Forest Fae.  Payment: Royalties. 

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Grumpy Old Gods Anthology: Grumpy Old Dragons (Stormdance Publications)

Deadline: November 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction 3,000-4,000 words. “We’re looking for stories where the dragon takes center stage (or at least steals the show).” Payment: A percentage of the profits. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: November 15, 2024; opens September 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Terrain.org: 3rd Annual Sowell Emerging Writers Prize

Deadline: November 15, 2024; opens September 15, 2024. 

(checked Apr 29/24)

Submissions for the 3rd Annual Sowell Emerging Writers Prize (a full manuscript in fiction whether novel or short stories or other, published by Texas Tech University Press, with a prize of $1,000).

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Flash Point Science Fiction

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 15, 2024 (triannual).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Speculative fiction stories 100 to 1,000 words in length. “Send us your science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between, so long as it’s short.” Payment: 2 cents/word. 

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Galactic Mindsea Empire Anthology

Deadline: November 30, 2024; January 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/23)

Stories up to 10,000 words set in the Galactic Mindsea Empire on theme Bioids. “The Empire has already suffered one war over the status of bioids, but will the matter ever truly be settled? Bioids mimic living beings so perfectly that, if their warning marks are removed, no one except a mindsea can spot one without sophisticated scientific testing. Bioids are designed to be without self-will, but a mutation or a shifty bioid-maker could change that…” Payment: 4 cents/word. 

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Mirror World

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Queries: Full-length speculative fiction. Adult, New Adult, Young Adult, Middle Grade, or Children’s (please specify your target market in your query letter).  Novels (125,000 words maximum), novellas (25,000 words minimum), graphic novels, children’s books, or illustrated mixed media (art included). Payment: Royalties. 

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The Hudson Review

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (annually, Fiction only).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. Payment: Not specified.

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Eternal Haunted Summer

Deadline: December 1, 2024; opens November 1, 2024.

(checked Aug 3/23)

Poetry, short fiction. Theme: Fortune and Luck. “Send us your best poems, short stories, and essays about fortune and luck — good and bad — from a Pagan/polytheist, witchy, or mythological point of view.” Payment: $5. 

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Tales From the Nightside Anthology: Three Ravens Publishing

Deadline: December 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Car Wars GameLit Fiction 5,000-10,000 words. Theme: Ride along with illegal street teams and see the criminal underbelly of the Autoduelling world. Payment: Royalties. 

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Write or Die

Deadline: December 1, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (bi-annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Short fiction up to 4000 words. Payment: $200. 

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A Coup of Owls

Deadline: December 7, 2024; December 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Restrictions: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. Fiction 100 – 8000 words (hard limits), all genres. Payment: £5 – 15.

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: December 31, 2024; opens December 7, 2024 (monthly 7th to last day of month).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Freeze Frame Fiction

Deadline: December 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (semi-annually).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Flash fiction up to 1,000 words. Payment: $10.



 

What If… Skunk Wurks Edition: Three Ravens Publishing 

Deadline: January 1, 2025.

(checked Mar 29/24)

Speculative fiction 5,000-10,000 words. “Who doesn’t know the black projects that rolled out of the Skunk Works like the famous SR-71, U-2, or F-117 stealth fighter? What do you think they aren’t telling us about? This anthology dives into the concept of other black projects, their uses, and outcomes. Maybe the crazies are right. What If… the UFO’s are actually ours… Anything from discovery and design to use in application of the Aircraft, Heavy Weapons, Power Armor, Sea Vessels, and more are welcome.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Electric Spec

Deadline: January 15, 2025 (quarterly reading periods).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Speculative fiction 250-7000 words. Submissions never close, but has reading period Deadlines per issue. “We do not consider stories or art created, or partially created, by A.I.” Payment: $20 per piece.

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: January 15, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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The Aliens Next Door (Critical Blast Publishing)

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens December 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Stories 2,000 – 10,000 words on theme. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met.  Payment: $25. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: February 15, 2025; opens December 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Fission

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens February 13, 2025 (annual).

(checked Feb 22/23) *NEED TO CHECK DATES CLOSER TO SUBMISSION WINDOW

British Science Fiction Association’s annual anthology of SFF fiction. You don’t need to be a BSFA member to submit. Science fiction up to 5,000 words. Payment: 2 pence per word.

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Hub City Press

Deadline: March 15, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (biannually). 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia). Fiction only deadline. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Fanatical

Deadline: March 31, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 22/23)

Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. Also “Tales from the Tabletop” stories inspired by/based on tabletop games (roleplaying games, board games, miniature wargames). Payment: £20.

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Hearth Stories

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (bi-annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Speculative fiction. Flash to novella length, 1,500-5,000 preferred. “We publish fiction and poetry that explore connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. The stories often fall into a fantasy, science-fiction, or magical realism sort of “slice of life.” Payment: 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length. 

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WolfSinger Publications: Spirit of the Wolf

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens November 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 10/24)

Speculative fiction 2,500-7,500 words where wolves play a major role. The only thing we do not want to see is Wolves as evil. Payment: $20. 

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Write or Die

Deadline: April 1, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (bi-annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Short fiction up to 4000 words. Payment: $200. 

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: April 15, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: May 15, 2025; opens March 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Escape Pod

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Science fiction (Audio and written format). Payment: $0.08 USD per word for original fiction. $100 USD per story for reprint fiction.  Reprints accepted. (Please visit PseudoPod for horror, Cast of Wonders for young adult, and PodCastle for fantasy fiction.)

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Eternal Haunted Summer

Deadline: June 1, 2025; opens May 1, 2025.

(checked Aug 3/23)

Poetry, short fiction. Theme: Music. “Send us your best poems, short stories, and essays about music — in all its forms — from a Pagan/polytheist, witchy, and mythological point of view.” Payment: $5. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: August 15, 2025; opens June 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Small Harbor Publishing

Deadline: September 30, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Chapbooks 20-40 pages of poetry or 20-50 pages of prose. Payment: Royalties.  All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers.

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Hub City Press

Deadline: October 15, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (biannually). 

(checked Mar 29/24)

Restrictions: writers living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia). Fiction only deadline. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: October 15, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: November 15, 2025; opens September 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Write or Die

Deadline: December 1, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (bi-annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Short fiction up to 4000 words. Payment: $200. 

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Apex Magazine

Deadline: monthly 7th to last day of month.

(checked Mar 29/23)

Flash fiction up to 1000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word up to $10.

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Apparition Lit

Deadline: Monthly 1-15, 2024 (monthly). 

(checked Feb 3/24)

Monthly flash fiction contest. Flash fiction up to 1,000 words inspired or based on theme. Payment: $0.05/word.

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Black Hare Press: Dark Moments Monthly Challenge

Deadline: 1st to last day monthly.

(checked May 21/23)

Drabble (exactly 100 words). See themes. Payment: 4 cents USD/word.

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Dark Moments Monthly Challenge (Black Hare Press)

Deadline: September 30, 2023, opens September 1, 2023 (monthly). 

(checked Sep 24/23)

Drabble (100 words) See Themes. Payment: $1.  Reprints accepted.

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Flash Fiction Online

Deadline: 1st to 21st monthly, except Dec, unless cap reached.

(checked Mar 20/23)

Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction 500-1000 words. Payment: $80.

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Havok

Deadline: Month / day varies, 2024 (monthly). TBA

(checked Feb 1/24)

Flash fiction 300-1,000 words. “Remember when” monthly theme. Payment: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. 

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Short Story Substack 

Deadline: End of month (monthly). 

(checked Feb 2/24)

Accepts one short story every month. All genres short stories 6,000 – 10,000 words. Payment: Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check.  Reprints accepted.

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The Forge Literary Magazine

Deadline: Monthly. They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Under 3,000 words preferred, will consider up to 5000 words. Payment: $75. 

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The Great Void

Deadline: 15th monthly.

(checked Apr 21/23)

Speculative fiction: Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery, Suspense, and Thriller. 4,000–15,000 words for website and anthologies; 500–2000 for flash fiction anthologies. Payment: Revenue sharing. Pays for anthologies only.



 

A Coup of Owls

Deadline: 1st to 7th of March, July, September, December (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Restrictions: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. Fiction 100 – 8000 words (hard limits), all genres. Payment: £5 – 15.

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Cafe Irreal

Deadline: Jan 1, Apr 1, Jul 1, Oct 1 (quarterly).

(checked Nov 19/23)

Magical realism up to 2,000 words. Translations are welcome. Payment: 1 cent/word. 

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Cast of Wonders

Deadline: Jun 1-14/23, Aug 14-Sep 7/23, Feb 1-14/24 (quarterly).

(checked Oct 31/23)

YA Speculative fiction: likes all forms of fantasy and sci-fi, horror (psychological, comedic, or spiritual – not visceral). Podcast. See theme. Payment: $.08/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words. For reprints, a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. 

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Midnight Meadow Publishing (formerly Hansen House)

Deadline: Jan 1-15, Apr 1-15, Jul 1-15, Oct 1-15 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 1/24)

“As a general rule, Midnight Meadow Publishing is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope.” See list of genres/categories on their wish list. Payment: Royalties. 

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Luna Station Quarterly.

Deadline: Dec 15-Feb 15, Mar 15-May 15, June 15-Aug 15, Sep 15-Nov 15 every year (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to women writers only. Genre: Speculative fiction 500-7,000 words. Payment: $5.  Some reprints accepted.

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Malahat Review

Deadline: 1st to last day March, April, Sept, & Oct (quarterly).

(checked Aug 28/23)

Fiction up to 8,000 words or three stories up to 750 words each. Payment: CAD $70/page. Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year.

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The First Line

Deadline: Feb 1, 2023, May 1, 2023, Aug 1, 2023, Nov 1, 2023 (quarterly).

(checked Sep 24/22)

Fiction that starts with the first line provided. Payment: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (U.S. dollars).  Reduced rates for international writers.



 

Allegory

Deadline: May 1-jun 30/23, Nov 1-Dec 31/23, May 1-Jun 30/24 (triannual)

(checked Sep 24/23)

Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. Payment: $15.

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Empyreal Tree Magazine

Deadline: Jan 1-Mar 12, May 1-Jul 12, Sep 1-Nov 12 (triannual). Magazine closed. Says they hope to reopen one day.

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fantasy, science fiction, horror fiction 1000-15000 words. Payment $25.  See themes.

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Flash Point Science Fiction

Deadline: Jan 15-Mar 31, May 15-Jul 31, Sep 15-Nov 30 (triannual).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Speculative fiction stories 100 to 1,000 words in length. “Send us your science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between, so long as it’s short.” Payment: 2 cents/word. 



Dancing Star Press

Deadline: April 1 to June 30, Oct to Dec 31 (biannually).

(checked May 31/23)

Speculative fiction novellas 17,500 to 40,000 words. Payment: Royalties.

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Translunar Travelers Lounge

Deadline: Mar 15-Apr 15 & Sep 15-Oct 15 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Speculative fiction up to 5,000 words. Payment: $0.03 per word with a minimum of $20.  (Note: first week of submissions is reserved for writers of color.)



 

Mirror World

Deadline: October 1-November 30 (annually).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Queries: Full-length speculative fiction. Adult, New Adult, Young Adult, Middle Grade, or Children’s (please specify your target market in your query letter).  Novels (125,000 words maximum), novellas (25,000 words minimum), graphic novels, children’s books, or illustrated mixed media (art included). Payment: Royalties. 

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Room Magazine: Fiction Contest

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens February 15, 2024 (annually).

(checked Sep 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Fiction up to 3500 words. Prizes: $1000 1st, $250 2nd, $100 honourable mention.

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Small Harbor Publishing

Deadline: July 1 to September 30 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Chapbooks 20-40 pages of poetry or 20-50 pages of prose. Payment: Royalties.  All fees are waived for BIPOC identifying writers.

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The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence – Fiction 2023

Deadline: November 1, 2023 (annually)

(checked Sep 23/23)

The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence serves to honour the memory of Austin Clarke (1934-2016). We want our writers to continue Clarke’s legacy by reimagining the boundaries of Canadian literature. We actively encourage submissions that are experimental with form and unrelentingly demand an attention to their style. We believe that Austin Clarke would’ve wanted nothing less. Prizes: $1,000 first $200 runner up.

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Zero Street (U of Nebraska Press)

Deadline: Nov 1-Apr 1 (annually).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Restrictions: Open to LGBTQ+ writers. Genre: Full-length literary fiction. “The series seeks LGBTQ+ literary fiction of all kinds, from stories of modern life to innovations on traditions of genre and are particularly interested in BIPOC authors, trans authors, and queer authors over 50.” Payment: Royalties. 



Apex Magazine

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Aug 31/23)

Publishes 1st Tuesday every other month. Short fiction up to 7,500 words flash fiction up to 1,000 words. Apex Magazine focuses on dark and spectacular science fiction, fantasy and horror. Payment: 8 cents/word short fiction, minimum of $50, plus $0.01/word if story is podcast; 8 cents/word flash fiction.

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Lethe Press

Deadline: Rolling, except closed for July & August.

(checked Aug 31/23)

Speculative fiction, especially queer speculative fiction, historical fiction. Full-length manuscripts. Payment: Royalties. Query first.

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Patreon Monthly Challenge (Black Hare Press)

Deadline: Rolling (monthly). 

(checked Sep 24/23)

100-2000 words. Publication : In Patreon, and in a single anthology in print and digital formats at a later date (but within one year of initial publication) Author compensation : Payment will be EITHER (author’s choice); ~A monetary award: 0.04 USD per word for the first 100 words, 0.01 USD per word thereafter. To be paid via PayPal in the month after publication on Patreon. ~Or a paperback copy of the annual publication.

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The Fabulist

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 24/23)

Fantastical and speculative fiction up to 3,000 words. Restrictions: No AI/LLM generated. Payment: $25.

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Tule Publishing

Opens: February 1, 2024.

(checked Oct 21/23)

Romance and mystery ebooks. We are currently not accepting un-agented manuscript submissions. We will reopen un-agented submissions February 1, 2024. We are still accepting agented submissions during this time. Payment: Royalties. 

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Sharpen your writing pencils. Here are a few markets whose deadlines are looming over us.

Photo by Debby Hudson on Unsplash

Warm up the keyboard, these submission deadlines are closing fast – mixed/multi genre markets:


Gordon Square Review

Deadline: April 1, 2024; opens February 1, 2024.

(checked Feb 28/24)

Poetry, short stories, personal essays, and hybrid prose works.  Payment: $25 per prose piece and $10 per poem. 

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Salamander

Deadline: April 1, 2024; opens October 1, 2023.

(checked Feb 28/24)

Poetry, flash and short fiction and nonfiction. Payment: Not disclosed prior to acceptance. 

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD). 

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: April 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Toronto Journal

Deadline: April 1, 2024. 

(checked Feb 28/24)

Short stories from anywhere in the world and non-fiction pieces that are either set locally or explore some local history (Toronto, GTA, and surrounding) up to 7500 words. Payment: $50 CAD per piece. All published writers will also receive two printed copies of the issue in which they appear. 

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West Branch

Deadline: April 1, 2024; opens August 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation. Payment: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100. 

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Island Online

Deadline: April 3, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Restrictions: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. Fiction, Nonfiction. Payment: $500. 

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Daikaijuzine

Deadline: April 7, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Speculative fiction up to 6000 words, poetry no longer than one page, art. Payment: $10.00 for each short story, and $5.00 for each poem and flash fiction piece. 

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Griffith Review: Emerging Voices

Deadline: April 8, 2024; opens January 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Fiction and creative nonfiction 3500-5000 words on any theme. Payment: shared prize pool of $20,000. 

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Mslexia

Deadline: April 8, 2024. 

(checked Feb 15/24)

Restrictions: Open to women. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction. Payment: £25.  See themes.

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Terrain.org: Climate Stories in Action

Deadline: April 8, 2024. 

(checked Mar 15/24)

“The Climate Stories in Action series will expand our vision of climate activism and help people imagine meaningful ways to be involved. We are inviting storytellers to submit poetry, nonfiction, fiction, art and multimedia pieces that showcase climate activism in professional, civic and community life. We are interested in stories that help shift our cultural mindset from despair to creative possibility and from isolation to collective purpose.” Payment: $200. 

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Griffith Review: Status Anxiety

Deadline: April 14, 2024; opens March 4, 2024.

(checked Mar 15/24)

Fiction and creative nonfiction up to 4000 words on theme of “Status Anxiety”. Payment: AUD$0.75 per word. 

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: April 14, 2024; opens April 8, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 25/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. All content should reflect the three criteria that define seaside gothic literature (see link on website). Payment: £0.01 per word. 

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Solarpunk Magazine

Deadline: April 14, 2024; opens April 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. “Solarpunk Magazine publishes hopeful short stories and poetry that strive for a utopian ideal, that are set in futures where communities are optimistically struggling to solve or adapt to climate change, to create or maintain a world in which humanity, technology, and nature coexist in harmony rather than in conflict.” Payment: $0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay.  

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2024 Honeybee Prize (The Good Life Review)

Deadline: April 15, 2024.

(checked Dec 22/23)

Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Prose op to 5000 words, or 5 poems/10 pages. Prizes in each category: $500 1st, $75 runner up. 

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Bull City Press: Inch

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens March 15, 20024 (annually).

(checked Mar 25/24)

Small collections—a minimum of three stories or essays, or a constellation of poems, between 10-16 pages in length. Up to 75% of your collection can be previously published. Payment: Royalties. 

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Consequence Magazine: The Culture of War

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens January 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Feb 26/23)

Short fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and visual art mainly focused on the culture of war. “All submissions need to address in some manner the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.” Payment: $20 – $60 for prose and poetry, $150 for art.

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Epoch

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens August 15, 2023 (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Mail submissions only. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.  No fee for snail mail submissions.

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Mythulu Magazine: A.I. Special Issue

Deadline: April 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 25/24)

AI-assisted short stories, art, nonfiction. See prompts. Payment: $0.08/word. Comics pay $45/page. A.I. Art pays $10/page. 

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Radon

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens December 16, 2023 (tri-annually).

(checked Dec 1/23)

Short stories up to 3k words and poetry containing elements of anarchism, transhumanism, dystopia, and/or science fiction. Art. Payment: 2¢ per word for original work and 1¢ for reprints for fiction, $20/poem for original work and $10/poem for reprints, $20-$100 for art. 

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The Threepenny Review

Deadline: April 30 15, 2024; opens January 1, 2024 (annually). *Closing early.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece.  (Nonreading period: May 1 through December 31.)

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: April 16, 2024; opens April 10, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Astrolabe

Deadline: April 20, 2024; opens March 20, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography & art. Up to 3000 words for prose. Payment: $50. 

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Mudroom

Deadline: April 25, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Poetry, fiction, essays, and essays in translation. Payment: $15. 

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After Happy Hour

Deadline: April 30, 2024, opens March 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Mar 28/24)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, comics. Free general submissions cap at 300 per month. Payment: $10. 

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Agbowo

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 31, 2024 (biannually). *”Submissions closed at the moment.”

(checked Mar 28/24)

Restrictions: Open to African origin writers only. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, book reviews and art/photography. Payment: Single Poems – $25; Suites of poems (2-4) – $50; One act plays -$50; Essays/Nonfiction – $60; Fiction – $60; Visual Art – $35. 

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Chapbooks 15-25 poetry or 15-35 prose. Prose, poetry or hybrid. Payment: $120 plus royalties.

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FIYAH

Deadline: April 30, 2024, opens March 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Restrictions: Submissions are restricted to people of the African Diaspora. Speculative fiction, art, and poetry about African Diaspora. Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words, and novelettes up to 15,000 words. Theme of Disabilities. Payment: $150 per story. $50 per poem. $300 per novelette. 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Hub City Press.

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually). 

(checked Aug 3/23)

Query only. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.

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khōréō

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens April 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/23)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Lanternfish

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Restrictions: Open to writers identifying as Black, Indigenous, and people of color during April. March is open to all authors. Fiction and memoir, full-length (60 to 100,000 words) and novella-length (20 to 40,000 words). Payment: Royalties. 

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Lilac Arch Press: Celebrating This Chapter

Deadline: April 30, 2024

(checked Feb 13/23)

An anthology for women by women as we navigate our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. We want to hear your bold, fearless, authentic accounts. We’re looking for essays, short stories, poems, art and photography that look at the older female experience.

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Many Worlds

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Oct 22/23)

Genre: Everything. “We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex. This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing.”  Payment: $10. 

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Massachusetts Review

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens October 1, 2023.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Fiction, poetry, hybrid, translations. Payment: $100.  Fee for online submissions. No fee for USPS.

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Plenitude Magazine

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Restrictions: US and International writers. “Plenitude Magazine aims to promote the growth and development of LGBTTQI literature through an online publication of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, book reviews and short film by both emerging and established LGBTTQI writers. We define queer literature and arts as works created by LGBTTQI people, rather than works which feature queer content alone.” Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry. Payment: $50 – $100. 

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Reservoir Road Literary Review.

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024. Note: Submit early in the month. (quarterly)

(checked Aug 3/23)

Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.

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Silver Blade

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Oct 22/23)

Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry. Payment: $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works.  Reprints accepted.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Texas Review Press: The Sabine Series in Literature

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (annually). 

(checked Mar 28/24)

Restrictions: The Sabine Series in Literature highlights work by authors born in or working in Eastern Texas and/or Louisiana. There are no thematic restrictions. Poetry and fiction. Payment: Royalties.  Submissions are capped at 300.

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The Rabbit Hole

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Weird stories and poems. Theme: “Not From Here”. Payment: Royalties. 

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The Temz Review

Deadline: April 30, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) up to 10,000 words. Payment: $20. 

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Boulevard

Deadline: May 1, 2024, opens November 1, 2023. 

(checked Mar 28/24)

Poems up to 200 lines, prose (fiction, nonfiction) up to 8000 words. Payment: $50-$250 for poetry, and $100-300 for prose.  No submission fee for mailed submissions.

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Thisteldown Press (CANADA)

Deadline: April 30, 2024, opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian authors, with a preference for Western Canadian voices. Full-length literary work, including novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction, and collections of poetry. They will consider YA novels and—occasionally—books for younger children. Query first. Payment: Royalties. 

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Utopia Science Fiction

Deadline: April 30, 2024.

(checked Feb 1/24)

Fiction 100-5,00 words, poetry, non-fiction up to 6,000 words, and art. See theme. Payment: $0.04/word for fiction, $30 for nonfiction, $25 for poetry. 

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Boulevard

Deadline: May 1, 2024, opens November 1, 2023. 

(checked Mar 28/24)

Poems up to 200 lines, prose (fiction, nonfiction) up to 8000 words. Payment: $50-$250 for poetry, and $100-300 for prose.  No submission fee for mailed submissions.

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Foglifter

Deadline: May 1, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Compendium of  queer and trans writing. “Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you’re working on now that’s keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it.” Payment: $50.

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Nonbinary Review

Deadline: May 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Speculative fiction, poetry, art on theme of ‘Heredity’. Up to 3,000 words for prose; up to 3 pages for poetry. Payment: $0.01/word for prose, $10 for poetry. $25 flat fee for visual art, or $50 for pieces chosen as cover art. 

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Seven Story Hotel

Deadline: May 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Interviews, essays, stories, poems, and artwork. Up to 5000 words, 1350-2700 words preferred. 7SH explores the weird, esoteric, and outsider fringes of contemporary culture, art, and technology. Closes when full, by. Payment: $35.  or until filled. 

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Spellbinder

Deadline: May 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 18/24)

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, art. Payment: £3. 

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Sundog

Deadline: May 1, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually, plus collaboration contest). 

(checked Sep 2/23)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. Payment: $25. 

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The First Line

Deadline: May 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) Payment: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. 

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: May 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Geist

Deadline: May 6, 2024. 

(checked Apr 20/24)

Restrictions: Canadian connection required. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, art, hybrid. Payment: $100 – $1000.  Geist offers no-fee general submissions for Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of color.

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Hexagon

Deadline: May 7, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Shooter

Deadline: May 12, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Fiction, poetry, CNF, art on theme of Nightlife. 2000-6000 words prose, up to three poems. Payment: £25 per story and £5 per poem. 

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Going Down Swinging

Deadline: May 13, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Restrictions: Open to writers in Oceania. Long short stories, mini-manifesto, chapbook collections, essays 6,000 – 10,000 words (or equivalent). Payment: $600. 

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Georgia Review

Deadline: May 14, 2024; opens August 16, 2023 annually).

(checked Sep 2/23)

Fiction, poetry, non-fiction. Payment: $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry. Essay-reviews and standard reviews earn honoraria of $50/printed page. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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A Velvet Giant

Deadline: May 15, 2024. 

(checked Apr 2/24)

Genreless literary journal. “We are open to work that takes the shape of basically any format: words, recordings, visual art, hybrid forms, etc. We are open to translated original work.” Payment: $20. 

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Diet Milk Minis

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Prose (3 of less than 999 words or one up to 2,000 words), poetry up to 3 pieces. Payment: $10 for poetry, $20 for prose. See theme.

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Honeyguide Magazine 

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens March 15, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Bi-annual magazine that features fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, and blog posts that “examine the connection between animals and humans, and the ways we and our lives are more similar than people assume.” Payment: $25 for the story, $50 for art. Only pays for featured articles.  See themes.

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khōréō

Deadline: May 15, 2024; opens April 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Southern Indiana Review

Deadline: May 15, 2024, opens February 15, 2024 (biannually)

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, CNF, poetry. Payment: $50-$100 per piece.

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Subterrain

Deadline: May 15, 2024 (tri-annual publication). 

(checked Mar 1/24)

Creative nonfiction, commentary, fiction and poetry. See theme. Payment: Poetry: $50 CAD per poem; Prose: $.10 CAD per word (to a maximum of $500 CAD).  No fee if submitted by mail.

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Talk Vomit

Deadline: May 15, 2024.

(checked Apr 25/24)

Non-fiction under 4,000 words, fiction under 2,000, and poetry just generally kept to a minimum. Payment: Fiction and nonfiction run in the $10-30 range; poetry in the $5-15 range. 

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: May 15, 2024, opens April 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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The Stinging Fly

Deadline: May 29, 2024; opens May 15, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. “We have a particular interest in promoting new writers, and in promoting the short story form.” Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. 

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Kweli Journal

Deadline: May 30, 2024, opens September 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

“Kweli is the first online journal of its kind to celebrate community and cultural kinships. In this shared space, you will hear the lived experience of people of color. Our many stories. Our shared histories. Our creative play with language. Here our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean.” Self-contained novel excerpt, short story, or creative non-fiction piece, poetry. Length: No more than 7,000 words.

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The Wire’s Dream Magazine.

Deadline: May 30, 2024; opens March 2, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5.

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AGNI

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for accepted prose, and $20 per page for accepted poetry, up to a maximum of $150.  Fee to submit online. No fee to submit by USPS.

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Apparition Lit

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 15, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction and poetry on theme. See theme. Payment: $0.05/word min $50 for short stores, $50 flat/poem.  Submission periods are extended by a week for BIPOC creators only.

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Baltimore Review

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens February 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, videos (including poetry), and cross-genre work. Payment: $400 to contest winners, $50 for all others. 

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, New Year’s Stories

Deadline: May 31, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

True stories and poems up to 1200 words. “Everyone loves the holidays and making cherished memories. Our holiday titles make wonderful gifts and are so popular that we create a new edition each year. We are now collecting stories for our 2024 HOLIDAY edition that will be published later this year.” Payment: $200. 

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: May 31, 2024, opens May 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens February 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 4/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Crannóg

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Jan 29/23)

Poetry (up to 3 poems under 50 lines each), short stories up to 2,000 words. Payment: €120 per poem and €200 per story, €200 per author interview and €200 per cover image.

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filling station

Deadline: May 31, 2024. 

(checked Apr 29/24)

Stories, poems, CNF, nonfiction, and art on theme of Language. Payment: $50. 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Skull and Laurel

Deadline: May 31, 2024.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Weird Horror, Dark Fantasy, Dark Science Fiction. Short Fiction, Narrative Poetry 100 to 7,499 words. “We also encourage trying us with things like comic strips, mixed media, found footage, puzzles, games, experiments, and other weird forms, as long as they tell a story.” Payment: 3 cents/word; $25 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Bombay Literary Magazine

Deadline: Not listed; opens on May 1, 2024 (publishes triannually).

(checked Apr 2/24)

Fiction, poetry, translated fiction/poetry and graphic fiction. Payment: Indian rupees 5,000 (approx. $61) per contribution. 

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The Gettysburg Review

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked May 24/23)

Published triannually. Poetry, fiction, essays. Payment: $2.50 per line for poetry, with a maximum of $300.00 for an individual poem, and $25.00 per printed page for prose.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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University Press of Kentucky

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Books of poetry or fiction (novels, short story collections, etc.). Payment: Royalties.

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Air/Light

Deadline: June 1, 2024; opens March 1, 2024.

(checked Oct 22/23)

New and innovative works of literary arts across all mediums and genres including cross genre work. Prose up to 4,000 words, poetry up to 10 pages. Payment: Poetry: $50; responses and department pieces: $100; fiction and essays/nonfiction: $200; visual art, music, and multimedia: $200. 

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Contrary

Deadline: June 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, CNF. Payment: $20.

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Olit

Deadline: June 1, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked May 22/23)

Restrictions: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. “We aim to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices.” Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. “Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird.” Payment: $10.

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Parabola

Deadline: June 1, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Feb 15/24)

Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. See themes. 

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: June 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Samjoko Magazine 

Deadline: June 10, 2024; opens April 10, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Publishes, “…exemplary work from content creators around the world. Focusing mainly upon the written word, we hope to create an immersive digital and print platform that stands out for its honesty and desire to take risks for the sake of artistic expression. We have no set aesthetic, though different themes will be focused upon periodically.” Payment: $20. 

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Bull City Press: Chapbook Open Reading Period

Deadline: June 15, 2024; opens May 15, 2024 (annually).

(checked Mar 25/24)

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction Chapbooks. Payment: Advance against royalties.

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Grain Magazine

Deadline: June 15, 2024; opens September 15, 2023 (annually).

(checked Apr 29/23)

Published quarterly. Submissions close monthly when submittable cap reached, reopens the next month. Fiction and literary nonfiction up to 3500 words, and poetry up to 6 pages. Payment: $50 CAD/page up to $250 CAD for writing, up to $500 CAD for art.

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The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts

Deadline: June 15, 2024; opens March 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Oct 30/23)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poetry, mixed media, visual arts, “and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” Payment: $50. 

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Transit Books

Deadline: June 15, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Translations and undelivered lectures proposals. International and American literature, with a focus on literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls somewhere in between. Payment: Royalties.

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Carcanet Press

Deadline: June 21, 2024; opens June 1, 2024. 

(checked Feb 3/24)

Lives & Letters. “Carcanet has a rich list of prose titles entailing critical volumes, essays, biographies and eccentric texts of various kinds. A close familiarity with the list will help in determining whether a proposal is likely to prosper in this highly selective area of Carcanet’s activity. A 5000 word extract and a publishing rationale are welcome.” Payment: Royalties. 

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The Fairy Tale Magazine

Deadline: June 24, 2024; opens June 17, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 2/24)

Fairy-tale inspired stories/poems on theme of Classic Fairy Tales. Payment: $25. 

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: June 25, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD).

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105 Meadowlark Reader

Deadline: June 30, 2024, opens May 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 29/24)

Restrictions: You must be a Kansas resident or have lived in Kansas at some point in your life. True stories about Kansas written by Kansans. Payment: $10. 

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Bamboo Ridge

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Open to all works for, by, and about the people and places of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. Payment: $50. 

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens April 1, 2024. (quarterly).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Restrictions: minimum age to submit is 18. Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Funny Stories

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

True stories and poems up to 1200 words. “We are looking for stories about something that happened to you in your life – in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home that made you and the people around you laugh out loud.” Payment: $200. 

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

True stories and prose poems that tell a story up to 1200 words. “We are looking for heartwarming, insightful, and humorous stories celebrating grandmothers.” Payment: $200. 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: June 30, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/24)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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Nothing Exists Alone

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

Full-length fiction manuscripts on climate change. Payment: Royalties. 

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Ofic

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Short fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction up to 12,000 words, art. “We want anything and everything. As long as you identify as a fan, we want to read your work.” Payment: Small honorarium. 

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Plenitude Magazine

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Mar 28/24)

Restrictions: Canadian writers. “Plenitude Magazine aims to promote the growth and development of LGBTTQI literature through an online publication of literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, book reviews and short film by both emerging and established LGBTTQI writers. We define queer literature and arts as works created by LGBTTQI people, rather than works which feature queer content alone.” Fiction, creative nonfiction. Payment: $50 – $100. 

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Maine Review

Deadline: June 30, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (tri-annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Short fiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem.

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Utopia Science Fiction

Deadline: June 30, 2024.

(checked Feb 1/24)

Fiction 100-5,00 words, poetry, non-fiction up to 6,000 words, and art. See theme. Payment: $0.04/word for fiction, $30 for nonfiction, $25 for poetry. 

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Thema

Deadline: July 1, 2024

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: A New Routine. “The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental.” Payment:  $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. Accepts reprints.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: July 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Hexagon

Deadline: July 7, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Diet Milk Minis

Deadline: July 8, 2024; opens June 1, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Prose (up to 5000 words), poetry up to 3 pieces, art. Payment: $10 for poetry, $20 for prose. See theme.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: July 14, 2024; opens July 8, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 25/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. All content should meet the criteria of seaside gothic literature (see link on website). Payment: £0.01 per word. 

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Nimrod: The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers

Deadline: July 15, 2024; opens May 1, 2024 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction and poetry. Eligibility: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. Prizes: $500 in fiction and poetry categories.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: July 16, 2024; opens July 10, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Astrolabe

Deadline: July 20, 2024; opens June 20, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography & art. Up to 3000 words for prose. Payment: $50. 

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Roses and Wildflowers

Deadline: July 30, 2024; opens February 5, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Mythopoeic fiction 1000-7500 words, poetry & art on theme of “Walking Away”. Payment: $5/poem, $20/short fiction.

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Arc Poetry Magazine

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Poems, prose (essays, interviews, and articles on poetry), art. Payment: $50 per printed page. “Poets who are living with a disability and/or poets for whom English is not their first language are welcome to reach out to seek assistance with the submission process if necessary.”

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Brink

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Kaleidotrope

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (biannually).

(Apr 2/24)

Speculative fiction and poetry—science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. 250-10,000 words preferred for prose. Payment: For fiction, $0.01/word (1 cent a word) USD. For poetry, a flat rate of $5 USD per accepted piece. Flat rate of $60 for cover art. 

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Many Worlds

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens June 1, 2024.

(checked Oct 22/23)

Genre: Everything. “We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex. This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing.”  Payment: $10. 

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New Myths

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Speculative fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Payment: 3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $30 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; $50 for book reviews; $80 for art.

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parABnormal

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. “For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores.” Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews.

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Reservoir Road Literary Review.

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024. Note: Submit early in the month. (quarterly)

(checked Aug 3/23)

Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.

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Silver Blade

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens June 1, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Oct 22/23)

Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry. Payment: $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works.  Reprints accepted.

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Spoon Knife Anthology

Deadline: July 31, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Genre- bending short fiction, short literary memoir, and poetry on the theme “Numbers”. Payment: $20 plus 1 cent per word. 

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Variant Lit

Deadline: July 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $10. 

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The First Line

Deadline: August 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) Payment: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. 

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: August 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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khōréō

Deadline: August 15, 2024; opens July 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: August 15, 2024, opens July 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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After Happy Hour

Deadline: August 31, 2024, opens July 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Mar 28/24)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, comics. Free general submissions cap at 300 per month. Payment: $10. 

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Apparition Lit

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 15, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction and poetry on theme. See theme. Payment: $0.05/word min $50 for short stores, $50 flat/poem.  Submission periods are extended by a week for BIPOC creators only.

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Epoch

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 for electronic submissions (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Electronic submissions. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.

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Fifth Wheel Press: light em up

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Poetry, prose poetry, short prose, and other experimental writing by queer, trans, and gender variant writers. Up to 1500 words for prose or 3 pages for poetry. Visual components and hybrid formats are welcome. Payment: $5. 

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Gwyllion

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens July 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words, poetry up to 30 lines, and book reviews up to 200 words. Payment: £10 per accepted story or poem.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Nashville Review

Deadline:  August 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. No fee to submit. Payment: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Sundog

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens July 15, 2024 (biannually, plus collaboration contest).

(checked Sep 2/23)

Collaboration Contest. Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. Payment: $25. 

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The New Quarterly

Deadline: August 31, 2024; opens March 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $275 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $50 per poem or postscript story.

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Wandering Aengus Press Book Award

Deadline: August 31, 2024, opens July 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Feb 23/23)

Each year, our editors select up to three winning manuscripts in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. The winners are published as perfect-bound books. Authors receive 50 copies of their book and 10% royalties on net sales.

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Air/Light

Deadline: closes after 200 submissions; opens September 1, 2024

(checked Apr 2/24)

New and innovative works of literary arts across all mediums and genres including cross genre work. Prose up to 4,000 words, poetry up to 10 pages. Payment: Poetry: $50; responses and department pieces: $100; fiction and essays/nonfiction: $200; visual art, music, and multimedia: $200. 

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Contrary

Deadline: September 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, CNF. Payment: $20.

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Parabola

Deadline: September 1, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Feb 15/24)

Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. See themes.

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Teach. Write

Deadline: September 1, 2024; opens April 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Feb 4/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. “I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning.” Payment: $15 for short stories, creative non-fiction, and essays; $10 for all other categories.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: September 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Honeyguide Magazine: Black Cats Are Good Luck Story Contest 

Deadline: September 2, 2024; opens August 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Fiction and nonfiction up to 2000 words. “Like with general submissions, we are not looking for stories simply about beloved black cats, but stories of reflection,  changed lives or mindsets, and the cats who brought blessings into human lives.” Payment: $150.

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Hexagon

Deadline: September 7, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Orion’s Beau

Deadline: September 10, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

Fiction, poetry, art. “Before submitting to us please keep in mind that we are devoted to LGBTQ+ fantasy and sci-fi. Your work should strongly reflect that. We are interested in work that elevates dreams and fairy tales in the gay community and its supporters.” Payment: $3. See themes. 

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Samjoko Magazine 

Deadline: September 10, 2024; opens July 10, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Publishes, “…exemplary work from content creators around the world. Focusing mainly upon the written word, we hope to create an immersive digital and print platform that stands out for its honesty and desire to take risks for the sake of artistic expression. We have no set aesthetic, though different themes will be focused upon periodically.” Payment: $20. 

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Penumbric

Deadline:  September 15, 2024, opens Jun 15, 2024 (bi-annually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Speculative fiction and poetry up to 10,000 words, art, animation, and music. Payment: $10.

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Pyre

Deadline: September 18, 2024; opens August 17, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Horror, sci-fi, the weird, the macabre, fantasy, and magical realism: Flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, videos. Payment: $10.

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: September 25, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD).

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Story Unlikely

Deadline: September 29, 2024. 

(checked Apr 2/24)

Fiction and nonfiction up to 10,000 words. Payment: 8 cents a word for stories up to 2,500 words. Stories longer than this are capped at $200 payment. $75 max for reprints.  Accepts reprints.

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens July 1, 2024. (quarterly).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Restrictions: minimum age to submit is 18. Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cat Stories

Deadline: September 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

True stories and poems up to 1200 words. “We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words that highlight the unique personalities that dogs have. Celebrate your dog, or a dog you know, with a wonderful story about what he or she does. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both.” Payment: $200. 

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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dog Stories

Deadline: September 30, 2024.

(checked Apr 30/24)

True stories and poems up to 1200 words. “We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words that highlight the unique personalities that cats have. Celebrate your cat, or a cat you know, with a wonderful story about what he or she does. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both.” Payment: $200. 

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: September 30, 2024, opens September 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Event

Deadline: September 30, 2024, opens August 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Dec 27/22)

Fiction, poetry, non-fiction and book reviews. Payment: $40/page for poetry and $35/page for prose, up to a maximum of $500.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Hub City Press

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024.

(checked Apr 2/24)

Restrictions: BIPOC writers only, living in or from the South (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia.). Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. Payment: Royalties.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: September 30, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: September 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Nimrod: General Submissions

Deadline: October 1, 2024; opens January 1, 2024 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Poetry up to 7 pages, short fiction and creative nonfiction up to 7500 words. “We will not consider any submissions written, developed, or assisted by (AI Writing) tools. Attempting to submit these works may result in being banned from submitting works in the future.” Payment: $10 per page, with a $200 maximum.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: October 1, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction, poetry. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $1.50 per line for poetry ($100 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: October 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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VA Press

Deadline: October 1, 2024; opens June 1, 2023 (biannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Nonprofit “committed to the idea that books have the power to change lives. We print works by authors often overlooked by traditional outlets, authors whose words we believe will inspire and benefit those who read them. We invite you to read the future.” Poetry (24 pages min), prose (10,000 words min), art. Payment: Royalties.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: October 13, 2024; opens October 7, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 25/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. All content should meet the criteria of seaside gothic literature (see link on website). Payment: £0.01 per word. 

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Consequence Magazine: The Culture of War

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens July 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Short fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and visual art mainly focused on the culture of war. “All submissions need to address in some manner the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.” Payment: $20 – $60 for prose and poetry, $150 for art.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: October 15, 2024; opens October 9, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Astrolabe

Deadline: October 22, 2024; opens September 22, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography & art. Up to 3000 words for prose. Payment: $50. 

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Riddlebird

Deadline: October 26, 2024.

(checked Dec 24/23) *check again later. Sub date not on website.

Literary fiction, personal essays 650-5000 words. Payment: $100. 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 24/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Hub City Press.

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually). 

(checked Aug 3/23)

Query only. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.

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In the Bleak Midwinter

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked April 29/23)

Micro/flash fiction up to 3 pieces 350 words or less for an eerie advent calendar posted to dedicated blog on website. Payment: $3 per micro piece, $5 per flash fiction piece. See theme.

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Kaleidotrope

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (biannually).

(Apr 2/24)

Speculative fiction and poetry—science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. 250-10,000 words preferred for prose. Payment: For fiction, $0.01/word (1 cent a word) USD. For poetry, a flat rate of $5 USD per accepted piece. Flat rate of $60 for cover art. 

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Nonbinary Review

Deadline: October 31, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Aug 3/23)

Zoetic Press. Poetry, fiction, essays, and art on theme: Lies for Children. Payment: 1 cent per word for prose, and a flat fee of $10 for poetry.  Closes when cap is reached, so submit early.

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Reservoir Road Literary Review

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024. Note: Submit early in the month. (quarterly)

(checked Aug 3/23)

Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.

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Silver Blade

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (quarterly). 

(checked Oct 22/23)

Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry. Payment: $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works.  Reprints accepted.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Variant Lit

Deadline: October 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $10. 

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Foglifter

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Compendium of  queer and trans writing. “Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you’re working on now that’s keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it.” Payment: $50.

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Olit

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens August 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked May 22/23)

Restrictions: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. “We aim to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices.” Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. “Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird.” Payment: $10.

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The First Line

Deadline: November 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) Payment: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. 

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The Woodward Review

Deadline: November 1, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Dec 1/23)

Poetry, prose, art, and digital media from anyone, anywhere. Payment: $50. 

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Thema

Deadline: November 1, 2024

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Maybe next time. “The premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental.” Payment:  $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. Accepts reprints.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: November 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Hexagon

Deadline: November 7, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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khōréō

Deadline: November 15, 2024; opens October 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Feb 18/24)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: November 15, 2024, opens October 15, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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The Stinging Fly

Deadline: November 27, 2024; opens November 13, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. “We have a particular interest in promoting new writers, and in promoting the short story form.” Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. 

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Chapbooks 15-25 poetry or 15-35 prose. Prose, poetry or hybrid. Payment: $120 plus royalties.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Aug 4/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Crannóg

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Jan 29/23)

Poetry (up to 3 poems under 50 lines each), short stories up to 2,000 words. Payment: €120 per poem and €200 per story, €200 per author interview and €200 per cover image.

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Fahmidan Publishing

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (annually). – CLOSED UNTIL 2025

(checked Nov 23/23)

Restrictions: only open to POC & Women identifying writers. Print chapbook submissions. Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. 

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Lammergeier

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (trianually).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. “Have a piece you think doesn’t quite fit into the previous three categories (or is a combination of said genres)? Feel free to send it in as hybrid. Submit either one piece of up to 5,000 words or less or up to three flash pieces of 1,000 words or less or equivalent audio/visual material. (Hybrids will be considered with nonfiction submissions for featured writer submissions until further notice).” Payment: $25. 

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parABnormal

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. “For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores.” Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2024 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Maine Review

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (tri-annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Short fiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem.

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The Fiddlehead

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: $65 CAD per published page. 

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The Wire’s Dream Magazine.

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens September 2, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5.

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Contrary

Deadline: December 1, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, CNF. Payment: $20.

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Room Magazine: Short Forms Contest

Deadline: December 1, 2024; opens October 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Sep 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Prose poems, flash fiction, flash creative non-fiction up to 500 words. Prizes: $500 1st, $350 2nd, $150 honourable mention.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: December 1, 2024

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Revolute

Deadline: December 8, 2024, opens September 15, 2024 (annually).

(checked Nov 23/22)

Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Payment: $25.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: December 14, 2024; opens December 1, 2024 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Copper Nickel

Deadline: December 15, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Nov 28/22)

Poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios. Payment: $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears + a one-year subscription.  Submit early in the month to avoid submission fees.

http://copper-nickel.org/submit/

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Southern Indiana Review

Deadline: December 15, 2024, opens Setpember 15, 2024 (biannually)

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, CNF, poetry. Payment: $50-$100 per piece.

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The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts

Deadline: December 15, 2024; opens September 15, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Oct 30/23)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poetry, mixed media, visual arts, “and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” Payment: $50. 

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: December 25, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD).

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Arc Poetry Magazine

Deadline: December 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Poems, prose (essays, interviews, and articles on poetry), art. Payment: $50 per printed page. “Poets who are living with a disability and/or poets for whom English is not their first language are welcome to reach out to seek assistance with the submission process if necessary.”

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: December 31, 2024; opens October 1, 2024. (quarterly).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Restrictions: minimum age to submit is 18. Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: December 31, 2024, opens December 1, 2024 (triannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: December 31, 2024; opens December 1, 2024 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: December 31, 2024 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.



 

Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: January 1, 2025

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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Hexagon

Deadline: January 7, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: January 15, 2025; opens January 9, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Astrolabe

Deadline: January 21, 2025; opens December 21, 2024.

(checked Mar 1/24)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography & art. Up to 3000 words for prose. Payment: $50. 

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Brink

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). 

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Epoch

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 for electronic submissions (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Electronic submissions. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.

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Event

Deadline: January 31, 2025, opens December 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Sep 23/23)

Fiction, poetry, non-fiction and book reviews. Payment: $40/page for poetry and $35/page for prose, up to a maximum of $500.

https://eventmagazine.submittable.com/submit

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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khōréō

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Nashville Review

Deadline:  January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. No fee to submit. Payment: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: January 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Tim Saunders Publications

Deadline: February 1, 2025

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems (up to 30 lines) or short story up to 1,000. See themes.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: February 15, 2025, opens January 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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Broken Sleep Books

Deadline:  February 28, 2025, opens January 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Apr 23/23)

Wildcard books (books that don’t fit with our other submission windows). Payment: Royalties.

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Fahmidan Publishing

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (annually

Restrictions: only open to POC & Women identifying writers. Digital chapbook submissions. Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. 

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Gwyllion

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words, poetry up to 30 lines, and book reviews up to 200 words. Payment: £10 per accepted story or poem.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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New Myths

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Speculative fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Payment: 3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $30 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; $50 for book reviews; $80 for art.

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Ninth Letter

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens Aug 15, 2025 (annually). 

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction. Payment: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose.  Dec. only is fee-free until they hit 300 submissions, so submit early in Dec.

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Pyre

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens January 17, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Horror, sci-fi, the weird, the macabre, fantasy, and magical realism: Flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, videos. Payment: $10.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The New Quarterly

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens September 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $275 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $50 per poem or postscript story.

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Block Party Press: Chapbook

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction chapbooks 15-24 pages not including title page and acknowledgements. Payment: Royalties. 

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Contrary

Deadline: March 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, CNF. Payment: $20.

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Copper Nickel

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens January 15, 2025 (annually).

(checked Nov 28/22)

Poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios. Payment: $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears + a one-year subscription.  Submit early in the month to avoid submission fees.

http://copper-nickel.org/submit/

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Teach. Write

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens October 1, 2024 (bi-annally).

(checked Feb 4/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. “I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning.” Payment: $15 for short stories, creative non-fiction, and essays; $10 for all other categories.

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The Woodward Review

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Dec 1/23)

Poetry, prose, art, and digital media from anyone, anywhere. Payment: $50. 

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VA Press

Deadline: March 1, 2025; opens December 1, 2024 (biannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Nonprofit “committed to the idea that books have the power to change lives. We print works by authors often overlooked by traditional outlets, authors whose words we believe will inspire and benefit those who read them. We invite you to read the future.” Poetry (24 pages min), prose (10,000 words min), art. Payment: Royalties.

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Hexagon

Deadline: March 7, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Penumbric

Deadline:  March 15, 2025, opens December 15, 2025 (bi-annually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Speculative fiction and poetry up to 10,000 words, art, animation, and music. Payment: $10.

https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: March 25, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD).

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Arkana

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens August 1, 2024 (annual active reading period).

(checked Feb 26/23)

Poetry up to 10 lines, flash fiction, short CNF up to 500 words, illustrated narrative up to four panels. “We want work that celebrates its smallness, amplifies the tiniest voices with the most to say, and challenges society’s perceptions of the marginal, modest, and miniscule.” Payment: All entries will be considered for an editor’s choice payment of $50.

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025. (quarterly).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Restrictions: minimum age to submit is 18. Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: March 31, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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parABnormal

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. “For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores.” Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Fiddlehead

Deadline: March 31, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Restrictions: Canadians only. Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: $65 CAD per published page. 

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West Branch

Deadline: April 1, 2025; opens August 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation. Payment: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100. 

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Consequence Magazine: The Culture of War

Deadline: April 15, 2025; opens January 15, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Aug 36/23)

Short fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and visual art mainly focused on the culture of war. “All submissions need to address in some manner the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.” Payment: $20 – $60 for prose and poetry, $150 for art.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: April 16, 2025; opens April 10, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Chapbooks 15-25 poetry or 15-35 prose. Prose, poetry or hybrid. Payment: $120 plus royalties.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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khōréō

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Threepenny Review

Deadline: April 30, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Jan 20/23)

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece.  (Nonreading period: May 1 through December 31.)

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Foglifter

Deadline: May 1, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Aug 32/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Compendium of  queer and trans writing. “Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you’re working on now that’s keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it.” Payment: $50.

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Hexagon

Deadline: May 7, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Diet Milk Minis

Deadline: May 15, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked April 29/23)

Prose (3 of less than 999 words or one up to 2,000 words), poetry up to 3 pieces. Payment: $10 for poetry, $20 for prose. See theme.

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Southern Indiana Review

Deadline: May 15, 2025, opens February 15, 2025 (biannually)

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, CNF, poetry. Payment: $50-$100 per piece.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: May 15, 2025, opens April 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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Kweli Journal

Deadline: May 30, 2025, opens September 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

“Kweli is the first online journal of its kind to celebrate community and cultural kinships. In this shared space, you will hear the lived experience of people of color. Our many stories. Our shared histories. Our creative play with language. Here our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean.” Self-contained novel excerpt, short story, or creative non-fiction piece, poetry. Length: No more than 7,000 words.

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The Wire’s Dream Magazine.

Deadline: May 30, 2025; opens March 2, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5.

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AGNI

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for accepted prose, and $20 per page for accepted poetry, up to a maximum of $150.  Fee to submit online. No fee to submit by USPS.

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: May 31, 2025, opens May 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Crannóg

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Jan 29/23)

Poetry (up to 3 poems under 50 lines each), short stories up to 2,000 words. Payment: €120 per poem and €200 per story, €200 per author interview and €200 per cover image.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

Restrictions: “…explicitly reserved for submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups.” Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (free submission month).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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The Gettysburg Review

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens September 1, 2024 (annually).

(checked May 24/23)

Published triannually. Poetry, fiction, essays. Payment: $2.50 per line for poetry, with a maximum of $300.00 for an individual poem, and $25.00 per printed page for prose.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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University Press of Kentucky

Deadline: May 31, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Books of poetry or fiction (novels, short story collections, etc.). Payment: Royalties.

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Contrary

Deadline: June 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, CNF. Payment: $20.

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Olit

Deadline: June 1, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked May 22/23)

Restrictions: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. “We aim to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices.” Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. “Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird.” Payment: $10.

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Grain Magazine

Deadline: June 15, 2025; opens September 15, 2024 (annually).

(checked Apr 29/23)

Published quarterly. Submissions close monthly when submittable cap reached, reopens the next month. Fiction and literary nonfiction up to 3500 words, and poetry up to 6 pages. Payment: $50 CAD/page up to $250 CAD for writing, up to $500 CAD for art.

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Transit Books

Deadline: June 15, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Translations and undelivered lectures proposals. International and American literature, with a focus on literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls somewhere in between. Payment: Royalties.

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The Ex-Puritan

Deadline: June 25, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Jan 30/23)

Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. “The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing.” Payment: $100 – $200 (CAD).

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: June 30, 2025; opens April 1, 2025. (quarterly).

(checked Nov 29/22)

Restrictions: minimum age to submit is 18. Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). Payment: $120. Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: June 30, 2025; opens June 1, 2025 (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: June 30, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: June 30, 2025; opens June 1, 2025 (tip jar submissions).

(checked Jan 19/23)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Hexagon

Deadline: July 7, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Nimrod: The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers

Deadline: July 15, 2025; opens May 1, 2025 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction and poetry. Eligibility: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. Prizes: $500 in fiction and poetry categories.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: July 16, 2025; opens July 10, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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khōréō

Deadline: July 30, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Arc Poetry Magazine

Deadline: July 31, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Poems, prose (essays, interviews, and articles on poetry), art. Payment: $50 per printed page. “Poets who are living with a disability and/or poets for whom English is not their first language are welcome to reach out to seek assistance with the submission process if necessary.”

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Brink

Deadline: July 31, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). 

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parABnormal

Deadline: July 31, 2025; opens June 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. “For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores.” Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: August 15, 2025, opens July 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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Epoch

Deadline: August 31, 2025; opens August 1, 2025 for electronic submissions (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Electronic submissions. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.

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Gwyllion

Deadline: August 31, 2025; opens July 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words, poetry up to 30 lines, and book reviews up to 200 words. Payment: £10 per accepted story or poem.

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Nashville Review

Deadline:  August 31, 2025; opens August 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 29/24)

Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. No fee to submit. Payment: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections.

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The New Quarterly

Deadline: August 31, 2025; opens March 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $275 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $50 per poem or postscript story.

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Wandering Aengus Press Book Award

Deadline: August 31, 2025, opens July 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Feb 23/23)

Each year, our editors select up to three winning manuscripts in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. The winners are published as perfect-bound books. Authors receive 50 copies of their book and 10% royalties on net sales.

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Teach. Write

Deadline: September 1, 2025; opens April 1, 2025 (bi-annally).

(checked Feb 4/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. “I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning.” Payment: $15 for short stories, creative non-fiction, and essays; $10 for all other categories.

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Hexagon

Deadline: September 7, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: September 30, 2025, opens September 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: September 30, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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Nimrod: General Submissions

Deadline: October 1, 2025; opens January 1, 2025 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Poetry up to 7 pages, short fiction and creative nonfiction up to 7500 words. “We will not consider any submissions written, developed, or assisted by (AI Writing) tools. Attempting to submit these works may result in being banned from submitting works in the future.” Payment: $10 per page, with a $200 maximum.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: October 1, 2025; opens August 1, 2025 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction, poetry. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $1.50 per line for poetry ($100 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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VA Press

Deadline: October 1, 2025; opens June 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Nonprofit “committed to the idea that books have the power to change lives. We print works by authors often overlooked by traditional outlets, authors whose words we believe will inspire and benefit those who read them. We invite you to read the future.” Poetry (24 pages min), prose (10,000 words min), art. Payment: Royalties.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: October 15, 2025; opens October 9, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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khōréō

Deadline: October 31, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Mar 29/23)

Restrictions: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.” Fiction, voice actors, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. Closed to non-fiction until further notice.

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Foglifter

Deadline: November 1, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Compendium of  queer and trans writing. “Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you’re working on now that’s keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it.” Payment: $50.

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Hexagon

Deadline: November 7, 2025; opens November 1, 2025 (open 1st 7 days every 2nd month)

(checked Feb 3/24)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words and comics 1-5 pages. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ CAD/word for all short stories, $100 CAD/page for comics.

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The Lorelei Signal

Deadline: November 15, 2025, opens October 15, 2025 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Quarterly magazine. Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. Payment: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. Accepts reprints.

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Chestnut Review

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Chapbooks 15-25 poetry or 15-35 prose. Prose, poetry or hybrid. Payment: $120 plus royalties.

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Crannóg

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens November 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Jan 29/23)

Poetry (up to 3 poems under 50 lines each), short stories up to 2,000 words. Payment: €120 per poem and €200 per story, €200 per author interview and €200 per cover image.

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Fahmidan Publishing

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens November 1, 2025 (annually

Restrictions: only open to POC & Women identifying writers. Print chapbook submissions. Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. 

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parABnormal

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens October 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Feb 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. “For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores.” Payment: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews.

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The Fiddlehead

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens September 15, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: $65 CAD per published page. 

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The Wire’s Dream Magazine.

Deadline: November 30, 2025; opens September 2, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. Payment: $5.

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Southern Indiana Review

Deadline: December 15, 2025, opens September 15, 2025 (biannually)

(checked Apr 24/23)

Fiction, CNF, poetry. Payment: $50-$100 per piece.

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: December 30, 2025, opens December 1, 2025 (triannually).

(checked Sep 25/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Arc Poetry Magazine

Deadline: December 31, 2025; opens September 1, 2025 (biannually).

(checked Jan 31/23)

Poems, prose (essays, interviews, and articles on poetry), art. Payment: $50 per printed page. “Poets who are living with a disability and/or poets for whom English is not their first language are welcome to reach out to seek assistance with the submission process if necessary.”



Affirm Press

Deadline: Monthly: on 1st Monday of the month only. 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Restrictions: Accepts submissions from Australians or authors based in Australia only. Full manuscripts: pitches only. Literary and genre fiction, entertaining nonfiction. Payment: Royalties.  Accepts submissions the first Monday of the month.

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Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores

Deadline: 1st to 2nd monthly.

(checked Apr 24/23)

Speculative stories, poetry up to 40 lines, nonfiction. Payment: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. $1 a line for poetry. 2 – 8 cents/word for nonfiction. Accepts reprints.

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evOke

Deadline: 1st to 15th monthly.

(checked Sep 24/23)

All things Pagan, polytheist, and witchy. See themes. Artwork, poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, lifestyle articles, reviews, video and audio submissions. Payment: $5.

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Haven Speculative

Deadline: Alternates months: odd months limited demographic/even months general submissions (monthly).

(checked Feb 28/24)

General submissions. Speculative fiction up to 6,000 words, poetry any length, nonfiction up to $3,000 words, translations, and art. Payment: 1 cent/word for fiction, nonfiction, and translations; $5 – $10 for poetry.

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Rough Cut Press

Deadline: Approx 27th (monthly).

(checked Nov 19/23)

Restrictions: Open to the LGBTQIA community. Experimental fiction, nonfiction, and poetry on monthly theme. “We seek personal, lyrical, critical, and experimental work in under 650 words.” Payment: $25. 

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Split Lip Magazine

Deadline: Jan, Mar, May, Aug, Sep, Nov (free submission month); Feb, Apr, Oct, 1st half Dec (Tip Jar Submissions).

(checked Feb 3/24)

Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. Payment: $50 – $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription.  Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees.

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Tim Saunders Publications: Four Words

Deadline: Monthly

(checked Dec 2/23)

Story or poem. Four words writing challenge: Every month we select four words, which are written below. Writers and poets are then invited to write a 50 word story or poem that incorporates these four words. Send your submissions to tsaunderspubs@gmail.com and they will be published on this page. In time they will feature in their own book. Good luck!

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Tim Saunders Publications: Idea

Deadline: Monthly

(checked Dec 2/23)

Story or poem. Idea writing challenge: Every month an idea is suggested, written below. Writers and poets are then invited to write up to a 150 word story or 15 line poem on it. The deadline is four weeks from the published date, so the deadline for the May 18 idea will be June 18 and so on. ​The submissions are initially published on this website and then in a book. Send your submissions to tsaunderspubs@gmail.com and include Idea in the subject bar. They will be published on this page. In time they will feature in their own book. Good luck!

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Tim Saunders Publications: Title

Deadline: Monthly

(checked Dec 2/23)

Story or poem. Title writing challenge: Every month a title is suggested, written below. Writers and poets are then invited to write up to a 500 word story or 30 line poem on this subject. The deadline is four weeks from the published date, so the deadline for the May 18 title will be June 18 and so on. The submissions are initially published on this website and then in a book. Send your submissions to tsaunderspubs@gmail.com and include Title in the subject bar and they will be published on this page. In time they will feature in their own book. Good luck!

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Tim Saunders Publications: Writing Prompt

Deadline: Monthly

(checked Dec 2/23)

Story or poem. Writing prompt challenge: Every month a painting is selected from a professional artist belonging to www.creativecoverage.co.uk. Contributors are invited to submit a poem up to 30 lines or a story up to 500 words (as a Word .doc file) about the painting. The deadline is four weeks from the published date, so the deadline for the May 5 prompt will be June 5 and so on. The submissions are initially published on this website and then in a book. Please email submissions (with the date of the prompt in the subject bar) to tsaunderspubs@gmail.com

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Typehouse

Deadline: Check back for 2024 deadlines.

(checked Oct 21/23)

Restrictions: See monthly restrictions. Prose 500-5000 words, poetry, art. Payment: $25. 

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Hexagon

Deadline: open 1st 7 days every 2nd month (Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov)

(checked Jul 27/23)

Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French. Payment: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ per word for all short stories up to 7,500 words, $40/page for comics and $150 for cover art pieces. (Payment in CAD).



FIYAH

Deadline: Sep 1-Oct 31/23, Dec 1-Jan 31/24 Mar 1-Apr 30/24 (quarterly). *check for later dates.

(checked Oct 22/23)

Restrictions: Submissions are restricted to people of the African Diaspora. Speculative fiction, art, and poetry about African Diaspora. Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words, and novelettes up to 15,000 words.  Payment: $150 per story. $50 per poem. $300 per novelette. 

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Many Worlds

Deadline: Dec-Jan, Mar-Apr, June-Jul, Sep-Oct (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Genre: Everything. “We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex. This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing.”  Payment: $10. 

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Midnight & Indigo

Deadline: March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31 (quarterly).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to black women. Short fiction and personal essays. Payment: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction.

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Nonbinary Review

Deadline: Jan 31, Oct 31, ? (quarterly). 

(checked Aug 3/23)

Zoetic Press. Poetry, fiction, essays, and art on themes. Payment: 1 cent per word for prose, and a flat fee of $10 for poetry.  Closes when cap is reached, so submit early.

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Reservoir Road Literary Review.

Deadline: Jan, Apr, July Oct. (quarterly)

(checked Aug 3/23)

Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. Payment: $5. Submission window closes when their cap is reached.

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Seaside Gothic

Deadline: Jan 9-15, Apr 10-16, July 10-16, Oct 9-15 (quarterly).

(checked May 22/23)

Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. Up to 1,000 words Payment: £0.01 per word.

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Silver Blade

Deadline: Dec-Jan, Mar-Apr, Jun-Jul, Sep-Oct (quarterly). 

(checked Oct 22/23)

Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry. Payment: $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works.  Reprints accepted.

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The New Quarterly

Deadline: March 1 to August 31; September 1 to February 28 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian writers. Genre: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $275 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $50 per poem or postscript story.

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Variant Lit

Deadline: Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct (quarterly).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Fiction, nonfiction. Payment: $10. 

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Cincinnati Review

Deadline: Sept, Dec, and May (triannually).

(checked Sep 25/23)

Prose, poetry, art. Payment: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. Submit early in the month. Submissions close when cap is reached.

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Lammergeier

Deadline: Jan-Mar, May-Jul, Sep-Nov (trianually).

(checked Oct 22/23)

Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. “Have a piece you think doesn’t quite fit into the previous three categories (or is a combination of said genres)? Feel free to send it in as hybrid. Submit either one piece of up to 5,000 words or less or up to three flash pieces of 1,000 words or less or equivalent audio/visual material. (Hybrids will be considered with nonfiction submissions for featured writer submissions until further notice).” Payment: $25. 

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Sundog

Deadline: Mar 1-May 1, Oct 1-Dec 1, Jul 15-Aug 31* Collaboration contest. Submit early to avoid submission fee (Tri-annually).

(checked Jul 25/23)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. We want writing that attempts to salvage something pure from the collision of warmth and cold, that says what it can about the world it finds itself in. Payment: $25.

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The Bombay Literary Magazine

Deadline: September 30, 2023; opens September 30, 2023, for Dec (Tri-annually).

(checked Sep 1/23)

Publishes Apr, Aug, Dec. Fiction, poetry, translated fiction/poetry and graphic fiction. Payment: Indian rupees 5,000 (approx. $61) per contribution.

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The Good Life Review

Deadline: Feb 1-Jul 31 (Fall issue), Aug 1-Jan 31 (Spring issue), Nov 15-Apr 15 (Honeybee Prize).

(checked Dec 22/23)

Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Prose op to 5000 words, or 5 poems/10 pages. Payment: $75 per published piece ($100 for two); Honeybee Prizes in each category: $500 1st, $75 runner up. 

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The Maine Review

Deadline: Jan 1-Mar 31, May 1-Jun 30, Sep 1-Nov 30 (tri-annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Short fiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem.

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Alien Magazine

Deadline: May 22-Aug 5/23, Nov 20-Feb 29/24 (biannually).

(checked Oct 30/23)

All types of fiction and poetry. Payment: $20. 

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Black Fox Literary Magazine

Deadline: Mar 1-May 31,23, Aug 1-Nov 30/23 (biannually).

(checked Sep 2/23)

Blog posts, fiction, poetry, CNF, and art. Payment: $20. 

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Brink

Deadline: Jan & Jul (biannually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. Payment: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words).

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Consequence Magazine: The Culture of War

Deadline: January 15 to April 15; July 15 to October 15 (biannually).

(checked Feb 26/23)

Short fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and visual art mainly focused on the culture of war. “All submissions need to address in some manner the human consequences and realities of war or geopolitical violence.” Payment: $20 – $60 for prose and poetry, $150 for art.

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Contemporary Verse 2

Deadline: Feb 1-May 31 & Sep 1 to Nov 30 (biannually).

(checked Aug 4/23)

Poetry and critical writing about poetry, including interviews, articles, essays, and reviews. Payment: $30 – $150. 

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Foglifter

Deadline: Mar-May & Sep1-Nov 1 (biannually).

(checked Aug 3/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Compendium of  queer and trans writing. “Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you’re working on now that’s keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it.” Payment: $50.

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Gwyllion

Deadline: January 1 to February 28; July 1 to August 31 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Speculative fiction up to 10,000 words, poetry up to 30 lines, and book reviews up to 200 words. Payment: £10 per accepted story or poem.

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Honeyguide Magazine

Deadline: September 2, 2023; opens July 22, 2023 (bi-annually).

(checked Jul 27/23)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, and blog posts about animals and their human neighbors. See themes. Payment: $25 for the story, $50 for art. Only pays for featured articles.

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Hub City Press.

Deadline: Mar-Apr & Sep-Oct (biannually). 

(checked Aug 3/23)

Query only. Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. “We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South.” Payment: Royalties.

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Olit

Deadline: Mar 1-June 1, Aug 1-Nov 1 (biannually).

(checked May 22/23)

Restrictions: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. “We aim to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices.” Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. “Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird.” Payment: $10.

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Penumbric

Deadline:  Jun 15-Sep 15 & Dec 15 to Mar 15 (bi-annually).

(checked Nov 23/23)

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag. Fiction and poetry up to 10,000 words, illustration, graphic narrative, animation, music, or combinations of these (e.g., a spoken-word version of a poem). Payment: $10.

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Pyre

Deadline: Jan 17-Feb 28; Aug 17-Sept 18 (biannually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Horror, sci-fi, the weird, the macabre, fantasy, and magical realism: Flash fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, videos. Payment: $10.

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Sundog

Deadline: Mar 1-May 1, Oct 1-Dec 1, Jul 15-Aug 31* Collaboration contest. (biannually, plus collaboration contest). 

(checked Sep 2/23)

Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. Payment: $25. 

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Teach. Write

Deadline: Oct 1-Mar 1, Apr 1-Sep 1 (bi-annally).

(checked Feb 4/23)

Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. “I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning.” Payment: $15 for short stories, creative non-fiction, and essays; $10 for all other categories.

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The Fiddlehead

Deadline: January 1 to March 31 (Canadian only); September 15 to November 30 (biannually).

(checked Feb 4/24)

Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, poetry, art. Payment: $65 CAD per published page. 

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The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts

Deadline: Mar 15-Jun 15, Sep 15-Dec 15 (biannually).

(checked Oct 30/23)

Fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poetry, mixed media, visual arts, “and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” Payment: $50. 

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The Stinging Fly Magazine

Deadline: November 30, 2023; opens November 1, 2023 (biannually).

(checked Sep 2/23)

Irish and international writers. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. 



2024 Next Generation Indie Book Award

Deadline: February 14, 2024 – SEP 30, 2023 EARLY BIRD SPECIAL

(checked Sep 12/23)

Sep 30 early bird special: enter and pay online by Sep 30 and your second category selection is free. 80+ categories in fiction and non-fiction. The 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards is open to all indie book authors and publishers including independent publishers (small, medium or otherwise), university presses, self-published authors, e-book authors, seasoned authors and even first time authors in the U.S., Canada or internationally who have a book, a manuscript, or a galley proof written in English and published in 2022, 2023 or 2024 or with a 2022, 2023 or 2024 copyright date. Prizes: $50 to $1500.

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AGNI

Deadline: May 31, 2023; opens September 1, 2022 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Poetry and prose. Payment: $10 per printed (or printed-out) page for accepted prose, and $20 per page for accepted poetry, up to a maximum of $150.  Fee to submit online. No fee to submit by USPS.

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Block Party Press: Chapbook

Deadline: March 1; opens January 1 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction chapbooks 15-24 pages not including title page and acknowledgements. Payment: Royalties. 

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Bull City Press

Deadline: Mar 15 to Apr 15 (annually).

(checked May 30/23)

Short collections of poems, short fiction, and short memoir for Inch.

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Bull City Press

Deadline: May 15 to Jun 15 (annually).

(checked May 30/23)

Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction Chapbooks.

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Diet Milk Minis

Deadline: May 15, 2023; opens May 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked April 29/23)

Prose (3 of less than 999 words or one up to 2,000 words), poetry up to 3 pieces. Payment: $10 for poetry, $20 for prose. See theme.

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Dorothy 

Deadline: Sept 1-14 (annually).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Full-length works of feminist fiction or near fiction or about fiction. “Each fall, we publish two new books simultaneously. We work to pair books that draw upon different aesthetic traditions, because a large part of our interest in literature lies in its possibilities, its endless stylistic and formal variety.” Payment: Royalties. 

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Epoch

Deadline: January & August for electronic submissions (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Electronic submissions. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.

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Epoch

Deadline: April 15, 2024; opens August 15, 2023 for mailed submissions (annually).

(checked Mar 1/24)

Poetry, prose, art and comics. Mail submissions only. Payment: $100 – $500 for poetry, prose, and comics, depending on length, and $350 for cover art.  No fee for snail mail submissions.

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Fahmidan Publishing

Deadline: February 28, 2025; opens February 1, 2025 (annually). – CLOSED UNTIL 2025

Restrictions: only open to POC & Women identifying writers. Digital chapbook submissions. Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. 

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Fahmidan Publishing

Deadline: November 30, 2024; opens November 1, 2025 (annually). – CLOSED UNTIL 2025

Restrictions: only open to POC & Women identifying writers. Print chapbook submissions. Poetry or fiction chapbook. Payment: Royalties. 

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Freefall

Deadline: September 30, 2023; June 1, 2023 (annual?).

(checked Sep 24/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadians. Genre: Fiction, poetry, prose, art. Payment: $10/page prose up to $100 and $25 per poem plus a copy of the issue the work is published in. 

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Georgia Review

Deadline: May 14, 2024, opens August 16, 2023.

(checked Sep 2/23)

Fiction, poetry, non-fiction. Payment: $50 per printed page for prose and $4 per line for poetry. Essay-reviews and standard reviews earn honoraria of $50/printed page. Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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The Georgia Review Prose Prize

Deadline: Nov 1 to January 15 (annually).

(checked Sep 2/23)

The best short story and essay will both be published in The Georgia Review. This year the overall winner, will also receive $1,500 and an expenses-paid trip to read at the Smithsonian’s 2023 Asian American Literature Festival in Washington, D.C. The runner-up will receive $600.

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Grain Magazine

Deadline: June 15, 2023; opens September 15, 2022 (annually).

(checked Apr 29/23)

Published quarterly. Submissions close monthly when submittable cap reached, reopens the next month. Fiction and literary nonfiction up to 3500 words, and poetry up to 6 pages. Payment: $50 CAD/page up to $250 CAD for writing, up to $500 CAD for art.

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In the Bleak Midwinter

Deadline: October 31, 2023; opens October 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked April 29/23)

Micro/flash fiction up to 3 pieces 350 words or less for an eerie advent calendar posted to dedicated blog on website. Payment: $3 per micro piece, $5 per flash fiction piece. See theme.

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Kweli Journal

Deadline: May 30, 2023, opens September 1, 2022 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

“Kweli is the first online journal of its kind to celebrate community and cultural kinships. In this shared space, you will hear the lived experience of people of color. Our many stories. Our shared histories. Our creative play with language. Here our memories are wrapped inside the music of the Muscogee, the blues songs of the South, the clipped patois of the Caribbean.” Self-contained novel excerpt, short story, or creative non-fiction piece, poetry. Length: No more than 7,000 words.

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Newfound

Deadline: May 14, 2023; opens August 16, 2022 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/2)

Reviews, Poetry, and Visual Arts. Payment: $25.

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Nimrod: General Submissions

Deadline: October 1, 2024; opens January 1, 2024 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Poetry up to 7 pages, short fiction and creative nonfiction up to 7500 words. “We will not consider any submissions written, developed, or assisted by (AI Writing) tools. Attempting to submit these works may result in being banned from submitting works in the future.” Payment: $10 per page, with a $200 maximum.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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Nimrod: The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers

Deadline: July 15; opens May 1 (annually). 

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction and poetry. Eligibility: Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. Prizes: $500 in fiction and poetry categories.

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Ninth Letter

Deadline: Aug 15-Feb 28 (annually). 

(checked Feb 4/24)

Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction. Payment: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose.  Dec. only is fee-free until they hit 300 submissions, so submit early in Dec.

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Ninth Letter

Deadline: Dec 1-31 special window -SUMISSION FEES WAVED! (annually). 

(checked Sep 2/23)

Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction. Payment: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose.  Dec is fee-free until they hit 300 submissions, so submit early in the month. Accepts submissions Aug 15-Feb 28 annually.

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Room Magazine: Short Forms Contest

Deadline: December 1, 2023; opens October 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Sep 21/23)

Restrictions: Open to artists of marginalized genders. Prose poems, flash fiction, flash creative non-fiction up to 500 words. Prizes: $500 1st, $350 2nd, $150 honourable mention.

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The Gettysburg Review

Deadline: May 31, 2024; opens September 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked May 24/23)

Published triannually. Poetry, fiction, essays. Payment: $2.50 per line for poetry, with a maximum of $300.00 for an individual poem, and $25.00 per printed page for prose.  Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.

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The Iowa Review

Deadline: October 1; opens August 1 (annually).

(checked Oct 21/23)

Fiction, poetry. Translations per original work’s genre. Payment: $1.50 per line for poetry ($100 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum).  No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.

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Thisteldown Press (CANADA)

Deadline: September 1 – May 1 (annually).

(checked Sep 25/23)

Restrictions: Open to Canadian authors, with a preference for Western Canadian voices. Full-length literary work, including novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction, and collections of poetry. They will consider YA novels and—occasionally—books for younger children. Query first. Payment: Royalties. 

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University Press of Kentucky

Deadline: May 31, 2023; opens May 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Apr 24/23)

Books of poetry or fiction (novels, short story collections, etc.). Payment: Royalties.

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Transit Books

Deadline: June 15, 2023; opens May 1, 2023 (annually).

(checked Apr 30/23)

Translations and undelivered lectures proposals. International and American literature, with a focus on literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, essay, and prose that falls somewhere in between. Payment: Royalties.

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West Branch

Deadline: April 1; opens August 1 (annually).

(checked Dec 24/23)

Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation. Payment: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100. 

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Dark Onus Lit

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 23/23)

Fiction, poetry. Dark Onus Lit is focused on “dark-themed” work, as in writing and artwork that is in some way thematically or visually dark in its telling or presentation. The editors are keen on serious, challenging, experimental works. Payment: none.

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Driftwood Press Comics / Graphic Novel & Shorts Collection

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Dec 26/23)

Submit samples, full & partial manuscripts Payment: depends on page count; royalties 15% on first 1,000 copies sold, and 20% on copies sold after that.

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Electric Literature: The Commuter

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Aug 28/23)

The Commuter is our home for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narratives. It publishes weekly on Monday morning. Payment: $100.

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Otherwise Magazine

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 23/23)

Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction. We invite authors to be reflexively aware of their positionality, respectful of manifold forms of diversity, and radical in their imaginations of the possible. Ultimately, we want stories to remind us that society could be otherwise.

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Prairie Fire (general submissions)

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Nov 19/23)

For general submissions: Prairie Fire accepts ONE submission per category (Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-Fiction) every twelve months. Once you have submitted, please wait twelve months before submitting again. Submissions via snail mail only. Payment: Poetry, $40/poem, prose $0.10/word to maximums listed on their rates of payments page.

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PRISM international (Magazine)

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 2/23)

Poetry, prose, and black & white illustrations. PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Payment: 40/printed page for prose, $45/printed page for poetry.

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Terrain.org: Letter to America

Deadline: Rolling. 

(checked Apr 30/24)

Prose, poetry, visual art-based, video, or other Letter to America (generally up to 1,500 words). Payment: $50 per contribution.

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The Stinging Fly Press

Deadline: Rolling.

(checked Sep 2/23)

Irish and international writers. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Payment: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. 

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Trail Creek Publishing

Deadline: Rolling

(checked May 31/23)

Serves primarily authors in Central and Western Canada. In our current call we are welcoming unsolicited manuscripts and proposals in fiction, creative non-fiction including essays, and poetry.


It’s only two more sleeps until Halloween! That means it’s only three more sleeps to THE BIG MONTH OF AUTHOR MAYHAM, MASSES WRITING EN MASSE, STRIVING FOR 50K WORDS IN ONLY 30 DAYS!

If you are a NaNo-ite, then you know what I’m talking about. Starting out as “National Novel Writing Month“, the inspiring movement has grown to be dubbed other names. Because it’s not just the fiction writers who need some authoring love, NaNoFiWRiMo (National NonFiction Writing Month) has also grown into a popular alternate nom de plume for the fav.’d “(Inter)National Month of Writing Mayhem,” as I like to call it. Because, really, this month is for all writers no matter the genre: fiction, nonfiction, poets, screenwriters, and so on.

While you crack your knuckles, do finger stretches, and warm up the keyboard, there are other absolute preparation essentials – as essential as that coffee, wine, or other beverage, visual and auditory stimulations, time, and the writing headspace.

Namely…


Nothing is more traumatizing to the writer than suddenly losing ALL YOUR WORK. Hours on hours of work – gone, just like that. Hours, months, or years.

* Did you know there is a World Backup Day? Apparently it’s March 31st.

The best file backups are up-to-date and in multiples. Save to your computer, an external drive, and the cloud. Keep a backup of your backup.

Cloud storage (online) options – back-up as you go
These require internet or Wi-Fi access, but you cannot lose all your work when your computer spontaneously combusts, or turns into a lifeless paperweight, if it’s backed up online. Best of all, are options that save automatically as you go, in case your forgot to save. If you are working offline, these should sync when you are online. Use caution when deleting files. Deleted files may not be saved in your computer’s “Recycle Bin” / deleted files folder.

Microsoft OneDrive
5GB free storage. (This was more than sufficient for my ‘current’ WIPs). Syncs Microsoft 365 documents and allows coauthoring. I.e. you can edit the same document on your desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone as long as they are connected to the same OneDrive account. Microsoft 365 subscriptions come with 1TB of OneDrive storage. Saves as you go. *Deleted files are removed from all devices, and are not saved to your computer’s “Recycle Bin” / deleted files folder. Copy/paste is safer when moving files than cut/paste.

IDrive
10GB free storage. 5 TB storage with the base plan. Can back up files locally to an external or network drive. Saves as you go.

Google Drive
15GB free storage. Comes with your Google account. Google Workspace documents (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.) automatically save to Google Drive. Can also be run on your devices for file-syncing and storage. 100GB comes with the basic plan. Saves as you go.

Dropbox
2GB free storage. To get the free version, you need to go to Dropbox.com/basic and sign up there. 

Apple iCloud
5GB free storage. Already built into Apple devices. Can only share files with other Apple devices.

Physical Backups
These require either to be your file saving location, or to be backed up to regularly.

USB (thumb) drives: easily portable. Note of caution – always copy and paste, not cut and paste. Deleted files are not saved to your computer’s “Recycle Bin” / deleted files folder.

HHD (hard disc drives): cheaper, but have moving parts. More prone to damage if dropped or bumped too hard.

SSD (solid state drives): more expensive, but have no moving parts. Faster and more durable than HHD.

Email: Emailing your files to yourself will work, but now you have all those files attached to emails to keep track of. And, if you lose access to your email – i.e. cancel your email provider – you need to back up all those files you emailed to yourself.

Just me writing…