Calls for Submissions
Fiction Potluck submitted by WayWords
The April Fiction Potluck Challenge is: Body Snatchers Send your best story in under 5,000 words. This is a fiction-only challenge. A tip from our guest judge, Elmira Olson: Remember This theme…
Unwoven Literary and Arts Magazine Volume #3 submitted by Unwoven Literary & Arts Magazine
Guidelines Unwoven Literary & Arts Magazine is committed to publishing original work that represents a wide aesthetic range, from the traditional to the experimental. We’re looking for authors with an awareness…
Oyster River Pages opens for General Submissions submitted by Oyster River Pages
Oyster River Pages is open for submissions of short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art. We look for language and stories and images that move us out of ourselves…
Inaugural Issue of Unbound Ink submitted by Unbound Ink
General Submission Guidelines: We welcome submissions for the inaugural issue of Unbound Ink (coming this May 2026!). Please click on the link for submission guidelines. SUBMISSIONS
Call for Submissions: In Every Generation, An Anthology submitted by Unsolicited Press
“Evil has a blockbuster audience. Goodness lurks backstage. Goodness is really and truly hard. You can’t seduce it. Writing and trying to find language for it is probably all I…
Lost Kite Editions Chapbook Prize submitted by Lost Kite Editions
LOST KITE CHAPBOOK PRIZE The Lost Kite Editions Chapbook Prize is awarded annually to a chapbook of any genre (fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, etc.). Collaborative, hybrid, and multi-genre submissions are also…
Auto Draft submitted by Santa Clara Review
Flash Takes Flight second annual flash fiction and flash creative nonfiction contest. Send us your best fiction and creative nonfiction under 1000 words! All styles/genres welcome: realism, fantasy, SF, speculative,…
Auto Draft submitted by delicate emissions
We accept submissions through our Google form of poems of fifteen or fewer lines. We aim to publish works that are powerful in their brevity. Poets should note that because…
Overheard Press: Open Reading Period for Full Manuscripts - Deadline May 15 2026 submitted by Overheard
Book Submissions Overheard is seeking full-length manuscript submissions from Feb 15, 2026 to May 15, 2026. We are interested in fiction, short story & essay collections, poetry collections, creative nonfiction,…
Silly Goose Press PRIDE: Out Loud! submitted by Silly Goose Press
This year’s theme is Pride Out Loud! Send us your queer joy and gay wonders — we’re looking for craft-forward whimsy (as usual) and this time, we’re also looking for…
WayWords Literary Journal submitted by WayWords
Issue 23 invites writers to explore themes of “time” in fiction and poetry. Editors’ advice: Time influences setting and character; it could be a force of nature, an impending deadline,…
DILIM Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora: Anthology Vol. 1, Galleon Dreaming submitted by DILIM Press
Thank you for your interest in submitting to DILIM: Anthology of Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora. We would love to offer you a home for your work and we are…
CantoMundo Chapbook Prize submitted by Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe (BP | EB)
The ASU Bilingual Press | Editorial Bilingüe is pleased to announce a new partnership with CantoMundo to present the CantoMundo Chapbook Prize. Poets are invited to submit 15–25 pages of…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS VOLUME 8; OPEN NOW! submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
Submission Guidelines: All submissions must be made via our Submittable page. We are seeking 1-3 polished poems and/or art of any style of less than 5 pages (12 font Times…
THE NOMAD's next theme is "MUSIC" submitted by THE NOMAD Literary Magazine
THE NOMAD publishes fiction, nonfiction, essays, memoir, literary book reviews, and poetry on an annual theme–online twice a year at the-nomad.org, and annually in a printed volume. We are seeking…
Call for Submissions: Essays and Illustrations about Night submitted by Wild Lot Press
Wild Lot Press, with the assistance of the Pennsylvania Creative Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (CEAP), is publishing an illustrated creative nonfiction anthology book about night, with the working title Nightness: Ruminations…
submission window Fourth issue now open! submitted by Double Dutch magazine
Just to let you know we at Double Dutch magazine have started taking submissions for our Fourth regular issue! Due to go live in July 2026. We want your poetry/music/art!…
Poetry Chapbook Submission submitted by Violet Winding Stars Press
We are currently accepting chapbook submissions. Manuscript word count: Please keep in mind that your manuscript should be at least 20 pages and no more than 35 pages. Unfortunately, we…
Auto Draft submitted by Red Shoe Press
2027 Oregon Poetry Calendar Submission Window Opens on March 1st, Closes May 31st Red Shoe Press accepts submissions March 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026 for the 2027 Oregon Poetry…
Mini Moon Contest by Tadpole Press submitted by Tadpole Press
10 words or less including the title. $50 USD to the winner. No theme. Same judging criteria as the Tadpole Press 100-Word Writing Contest. Monthly deadlines on every full moon.…
PRUDENCE DISPATCH ISSUE NO. 3 - SUBMISSIONS OPEN 4/1 TO 5/31 submitted by Prudence Dispatch
PRUDENCE DISPATCH is open for poetry submissions for ISSUE NO. 3 (Summer 2026) from April 1, 2026 through May 31, 2026. Decisions by July, publication expected in August or early…
Passionfruit Chapbook Submissions submitted by The Passionfruit Review
Guidelines Length: 25-40 pages (slightly longer or shorter will be considered) Reading fee: £5 What to submit: a 10-page sample (.doc or .docx preferred) and a cover letter including a…
The Spring 2026 Black River Chapbook Competition submitted by Black Lawrence Press
Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or prose between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open…
JUNGLE: Volume VIII of Quibble Lit submitted by Quibble Lit
Quibble Lit is a modern literary collective that makes writing more meaningful by connecting an everyday readership with writers who take risks. We believe we live to bicker and beg the…
