Calls for Submissions

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

 
Fiction Potluck submitted by WayWords

The January Fiction Potluck Challenge is: Twist Endings Send your best story in under 5,000 words. This is a fiction-only challenge. A tip from our guest judge, David Klotzkin: Remember “I see…

Expires:February 15, 2026
2026 Furious Flower Poetry Prize submitted by Furious Flower Poetry Center/ The Fight & The Fiddle

Furious Flower invites submissions from emerging writers for its annual poetry prize. Poets with no more than one published book are invited to submit up to three poems (no more than…

Expires:February 15, 2026
Plentitudes Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Flash

Submissions are now open for the fourth annual Plentitudes Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry & Flash. Twelve prizes totaling $6,500 and publication in The Plentitudes will be awarded for the…

Expires:February 15, 2026
Open call for short fiction and poetry submissions! submitted by Paper Brigade

Jew­ish Book Coun­cil is delighted to announce this year’s open call for sub­mis­sions for fic­tion and poet­ry. The sub­mis­sion peri­od opens on Jan­u­ary 16, 2026 and clos­es at mid­night ET on Feb­ru­ary 16, 2026. Please sub­mit through Sub­mit­table here.…

Expires:February 16, 2026
The Rebis: The Moon anthology - Call for submissions submitted by The Rebis

The fifth anthology of The Rebis will focus on The Moon (XVIII) tarot archetype, and we are open for submissions from January 18-February 17 at 12pm PT. As with previous…

Expires:February 17, 2026
WayWords Literary Journal submitted by WayWords

Issue 22 invites writers to explore themes of “habits” in fiction and poetry. Editors’ advice: habits are things you do the same way every time, usually with the hope of…

Expires:February 20, 2026
Auto Draft submitted by Dark Matter: Women Witnessing

Call for Submissions: Intimacy, Part 2

Expires:February 27, 2026
2026 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize submitted by Autumn House Press

For the 2026 prize, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers, serve as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Amber Sparks. The winner receives publication of their…

Expires:February 28, 2026
The Louisville Review Number 99 - Cornerstone Section - Poetry by Students in Grades K-12 submitted by The Louisville Review Corporation

The submission window for The Louisville Review, Number 99 for Cornerstone, our section for young writers in grades K-12, is open January 24 – February 28, 2026. The Louisville Review…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Ninth Letter Print Wants to Read Your Work submitted by Ninth Letter

Ninth Letter is published semi-annually in print at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter, as well…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Sundress Publications Open for Prose Manuscripts submitted by Sundress Publications

Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length prose manuscripts in all genres. All authors are welcome to submit manuscripts during our reading period, which runs from December 1, 2025…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Short Story Submission-Spring Issue submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press

Submit one short story up to 8500 words.   Submission Link:https://violetwindingstars.submittable.com/submit/347186/short-story

Expires:February 28, 2026
Manuscript Submission submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press

Here is a list of manuscript genres we are interested in:   Poetry   Literary fiction: For this genre, we are interested in a diverse variety of stories, especially those…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Auto Draft submitted by Pinch

The Pinch Literary Award in Fiction recognizes the best short stories. All forms and types of fiction are eligible for this prize, so long as they are fewer than 4,000…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Hayden's Ferry Review 2026 Fiction & Poetry Contest submitted by Hayden's Ferry Review

The Hayden’s Ferry Review Fiction & Poetry Contest will accept fiction and poetry submissions between February 1-28, 2026. There will be two prizes of $1000 each and publication in HFR (online…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Auto Draft submitted by Zoetic Press

NonBinary Review Issue #44: Saying Goodbye to Yesterday is looking for poetry, prose, and art related to saying goodbye. This isn’t just nostalgia, and it’s not “I’ve made peace with…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Fiction Manuscript Submission submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press

Here is a list of manuscript genres we are interested in:   Poetry   Literary fiction: For this genre, we are interested in a diverse variety of stories, especially those…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Poetry Manuscript Submission submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press

Here is a list of manuscript genres we are interested in:   Poetry   Literary fiction: For this genre, we are interested in a diverse variety of stories, especially those…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Novella Submission submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press

Here is a list of manuscript genres we are interested in:   Poetry   Literary fiction: For this genre, we are interested in a diverse variety of stories, especially those…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Auto Draft submitted by Indelible / London Arts-Based Research Centre

Call for Submissions: Indelible Issue 10 Theme: Fermentation   ‘By my very presence I crystallise; I am a ferment,’ Carl Jung For our next issue, Indelible invites writers, artists, and…

Expires:February 28, 2026
History Through Fiction will pay to publish your short story! submitted by History Through Fiction

History Through Fiction accepts historical fiction short story and novel excerpt submissions that, if accepted, will be published in the member-only content area of our website. Stories and excerpts must be previously unpublished…

Expires:March 1, 2026
Rawhead: Issues Two & Three submitted by Rawhead

Rawhead is currently accepting Poetry, Visual Art, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, & Hybrid submissions for Issue Two and Issue Three. Please read our submission guidelines for more information

Expires:March 1, 2026
Auto Draft submitted by aesterion

aesterion is currently seeking the following for our Spring 2026 edition: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and art. we will consider all submissions after march 1st for our summer edition.

Expires:March 1, 2026
Written Tales Open Call — Chapbook Series Vol. XVI submitted by Written Tales

Written Tales is accepting submissions for an upcoming chapbook. Genres:Poetry, Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction We favor concise, literary work focused on a single moment or idea. Submission Period:…

Expires:March 1, 2026