Calls for Submissions
Little Fruits Fall Harvest submitted by Little Fruits Magazine
Submissions are OPEN. Little Fruits wants to harvest your spookiest stories. Send us tales of the spectacular, the sepulchral, the spine-chilling. We accept flash fiction, short fiction, and creative nonfiction.…
shoegaze literary issue two: act of attrition submitted by shoegaze literary
shoegaze literary is back for a second themed issue, subtitled “act of attrition”. our editors invite you to submit poetry and fiction. what is attrition? ㋛ the loss of an…
Autumn Enigma: A Thrilling, Fall-Themed Mystery! submitted by Page Turner Magazine
Contest: “Autumn Enigma” Objective: Write a thrilling, fall-themed mystery! Genre: Thriller AND Mystery Word Count: 1,500 Submission Link: Click here! Start Date: Monday, September 29 Deadline: Wednesday, October 10 by 11:59pm Other Info: Emerson College students…
Cover Art, Shō Poetry Journal No. 8 (Winter 2025/26) submitted by Shō Poetry Journal
Shō Poetry Journal, an Arizona-based nonprofit print journal, seeks striking cover art for Shō No. 8 (for release in January 2026). The selected artwork will be featured on the cover…
Submissions sought until 14th October for Panorama’s ENCOUNTERS edition submitted by Panorama Journal
Submissions sought until 14th October for Panorama’s ENCOUNTERS edition. Poetry, Fiction (Travel and Flash Fiction), Nonfiction (General and Speculative, Travel Flash works, Memoir, New Nature Writing, Decolonising Travel, Eaten/Gastronomy, Streetview),…
Submissions are OPEN: The Lemonwood Quarterly wants to read your short stories and plays! submitted by The Lemonwood Quarterly
Submissions call for The Lemonwood Quarterly! Submissions for our Fall 2025 issue are due October 14. We accept short stories and theatrical pieces between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are paid a flat…
Consequence Reading Period submitted by Consequence
The reading period for our Spring ’26 issue, Volume 18.1, is open from July 15 through Oct. 15. As always, we’re after the strongest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art…
Winnow Literary open for poetry submissions to Issue #2 between Aug. 15th - Oct. 15th, 2025 submitted by Winnow Literary
Winnow Literary, a digital journal of poetry & occupation housed in the occupational therapy program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (School of Education) will be open for poetry submissions to…
2025 NEW WOMEN’S VOICES CHAPBOOK COMPETITION submitted by Finishing Line Press
A prize of $1,500, royalty contract, and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually to the winner for a poetry chapbook by a writer who identifies as a woman…
2025 NEW WOMEN’S VOICES CHAPBOOK COMPETITION submitted by Finishing Line Press
A prize of $1,500, royalty contract, and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually to the winner for a poetry chapbook by a writer who identifies as a woman…
The Santa Clara Review: The California Edition submitted by Santa Clara Review
The Santa Clara Review is thrilled to announce that Volume 113.1 will feature writing and art focused on California. As one of the oldest literary magazines in California, we invite…
Rooted Literary Magazine is Now Open for Submissions for our Halloween Digital Anthology: Rite submitted by Rooted Literary Magazine
Rooted Literary Magazine is now accepting submissions for a Halloween anthology. Submissions open on September 15th and close on October 17th. We invite writers and artists of all genres (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art,…
Etched Onyx Magazine and the Story Discovery Podcast submitted by Onyx Publications
Onyx Publications is currently accepting submissions for the 2025 Editions of our on-line magazine, Etched Onyx. Our Fall/Winter (19th edition) deadline is October 19, 2025. Beyond being published in the…
Purple Ink’s Cat’s Eye Fiction Chapbook Contest submitted by Purple Ink Press
Purple Inl’s Cat’s Eye Fiction Chapbook Contest: This is a fiction Chapbook Contest open to everyone. We are accepting works between 16 and 35 pages. You can submit several shorter…
Call For Poetry Submissions: Print Anthology submitted by South Broadway Press
South Broadway Press is seeking submissions for our upcoming print anthology. GENERAL INFORMATION There is no theme for this call – we want to showcase the best of South Broadway Press. Please…
Purple Ink’s Multi-Genre Chapbook Contest for BIPOC Women and Nonbinary Folks submitted by Purple Ink Press
Purple Ink’s Beloved Multi-Genre Chapbook Contest for BIPOC Women and Nonbinary Folks This is a multi-genre Chapbook Contest for BIPOC women and nonbinary folks. What do we mean by multi-genre? You can…
Submissions Open for Blood Tree Literature Issue 16 submitted by Blood Tree Literature
Blood Tree Literature online literary arts magazine is open for submissions to Issue 16 from October 1-30! This unthemed issue seeks hybrid writing, short fiction, poetry, and short creative nonfiction.…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS ART PRIZE SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW FOR 2025-26! submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS Art Competition Criteria Agreement to Official Rules SUBMIT ONLY ONE PIECE Participation in the Art Competition constitutes entrants full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of…
Raleigh Review Submissions for Poetry & Flash are Open through Halloween! submitted by Raleigh Review
Pssst. . . The Flash Fiction Contest at Raleigh Review is open to Fee Free / Tip Jar optional submissions up to Halloween. We offer months of free submission opportunities…
Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest submitted by Wordcrafters Press
Contest overview The Cai Emmons Short Fiction Contest offers opportunities to celebrate diverse voices from Oregon and Washington, nurture emerging talent, and promote storytelling aligned with Cai’s values and literary…
Fuente Fountain Books: Query letter for book-length feminist progressive fiction manuscripts submitted by Fuente Fountain Books
We’re a new small independent press based in Portland, Oregon. We are thrilled that our first title was a finalist for the prestigious 2023 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation,…
The Dolomite Review Debut Issue submitted by The Dolomite Review
Submissions are now open for the inaugural issue of The Dolomite Review. The theme is new beginnings and firsts—first steps, first frost, first love, first loss. The first time you…
Chthonic Lit Volume 1 Issue 2: Call for speculative ficiton and genre fiction submitted by Chthonic Lit
chthon·ic /ˈ(k)θɒnɪk/ adjective adjective: chthonic; adjective: chthonian of or belonging to the earth. dwelling beneath, relating to or inhabiting the underworld. In myth: the earthly, the underworld, the unseen. In…
Longest Novel in the World submitted by Lawrence Landing Company [Serving House Books & Broken Tribe Press imprints]
Broken Tribe Press is looking for really long, quality novels. Most presses these days are shutting out novels over 100,000 words. We want to honor those long-distance runners one final…
