Calls for Submissions

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

 
The Veena, Issue Three: Abundant Harvest submitted by Jambu Press

A new creative offering from Jambu Press and Studio Saraswati, The Veena is a seasonal e-journal of poetry and art featuring a selection of work with a unifying theme. The…

Expires:September 10, 2026
Mnemosyne's Playlist is open for submissions through September 14 submitted by Mnemosyne's Playlist

Mnemosyne’s Playlist is open for submissions through September 14. Mnemosyne accepts poetry, songs and spoken word, musings, wisdom, short stories, and visual art centered around divinity, sovereignty, and healing. Don’t…

Expires:September 14, 2026
Submissions for Fahmidan's 28th issue end on September 14th. SUBMIT NOW submitted by Fahmidan Journal

Fahmidan is over six years old, and with a global team, we believe in true diversity of thought, perspective, and indeed, literature! We’re reading for Issue 28 for 1 more…

Expires:September 14, 2026
Tales from the Archives submitted by WayWords

For this year’s Tales anthology, we’re looking for themes of “the archives“. We review and contact on a rolling basis. If your work is declined, you’re welcome to submit something…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Nimblewitlit Issue 3: Choices submitted by Epistemic Literary

Theme: Choices Every single day we make choices. From the moment we wake up—do you jump out of bed or hit the snooze button three times?—until we fall asleep at…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Call for Original Poetry & Fiction submitted by Philly Chapbook Review

Philly Chapbook Review is open to original poetry submissions of three to five poems and either one piece of short fiction or up to three pieces of flash fiction for…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Vol 1 Iss 4: Resistance and Rebellion submitted by Encyclopedia Prismatica

To create is to resist; to remember is to rebel. Issue 4 of Encyclopedia Prismatica takes as its first principle the inseparability of art and refusal. From Fanon to Beauvoir,…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Fall Reading Period at Carnegie Mellon University Press submitted by Carnegie Mellon University Press

Carnegie Mellon University Press is currently accepting new manuscripts in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Our reading period runs August 15, 2026 to September 15, 2026. For more information about…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Luz-Silva Literary Prize submitted by DILIM Press

The Luz-Silva Literary Fiction Prize opens September 1 through September 15 in odd-numbered years. The contest is open to anyone with a tie to the Philippines who is writing in…

Expires:September 15, 2026
Ex Ophidia Press 2026 Richard-Gabriel Rummunds Poetry Contest submitted by Ex Ophidia Press

The Richard-Gabriel Rummonds Poetry Prize awards $2,000 and publication by Ex Ophidia Press to the author of a collection of poems (50-100 pages). The winning poet will receive ten copies of…

Expires:September 16, 2026
replanted fairytales submitted by Little Fruits Magazine

We crave an old fairytale replanted in fresh soil. In 500 words or less, we want to you to defamiliarize the stories we’ve heard thousands of times with new contexts,…

Expires:September 22, 2026
call to writers and artists: kreatif magazine fall issue: unsilenced submitted by Kreatif Magazine

Kreatif Magazine is seeking original submissions of writing and visual art for our Fall issue. Built on principles of openness and inclusion, and deeply rooted in the immigrant experience, Kreatif…

Expires:September 25, 2026
Compass Press at CCBC: Call for Submissions submitted by Compass Press at the Community College of Baltimore County

How to Send Us Your Work: Compass Press accepts submissions of previously unpublished, full-length novels, creative nonfiction, poetry collections, and short story collections from emerging or established authors. Submissions through…

Expires:September 26, 2026
TRP | VersoFrontera submitted by TRP: The University Press of SHSU

VersoFrontera About Series Editor: Octavio Quintanilla In collaboration with the VersoFrontera Literature and Arts Festival, TRP’s VersoFrontera series seeks to publish one debut full-length collection per year by an emerging poet.…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Submit Your Forbidden Love Stories and Poems submitted by Our Bold Voices

Our Bold Voices celebrates the many different ways people experience life. We love to publish exciting and thoughtful fictionnonfiction. We especially want to hear from new writers. Synopsis: Forbidden Love…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Call for Literary Fiction Manuscripts: Novels, Novellas, and Short Story Collections submitted by Ares Press LLC

Ares Press, a new publisher of literary fiction, seeks writers who wish to break free of the orthodox strictures of the contemporary publishing scene. Ares Press hearkens to an older…

Expires:September 30, 2026
DILIM Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora: Anthology Vol. 2, Sirena's Song 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’re seeking…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Submissions of Collaborative Fiction & Poetry for Monthly Theme: “Rug” (Sep 2026) 🧶 submitted by Switch-Lit

  Switch-Lit is a literary platform-publisher of collaborative fiction, poetry, and prose that enables two writers — already familiar or total strangers — to take alternating turns and craft the…

Expires:September 30, 2026
TRP | The 2026 X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize submitted by TRP: The University Press of SHSU

The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize About $10,000 + Publication + Residency at Vermont Studio Center 2026 Judge: Phillip B. Williams Established in 1998, The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize highlights…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Superpresent is seeking submission on the theme Not Knowing submitted by Superpresent

Superpresent is seeking submissions on the theme NOT KNOWING. We are looking for poetry, short stories, essays, all forms of visual art as well as video and sound art. Submissions…

Expires:September 30, 2026
ART SICK Issue 2: Call for Poetry Submissions submitted by Art Sick Magazine

ART SICK is an online poetry publication from The Poetry Lab, made for voices that refuse to go silent. We are living in a time that resists clarity, where the…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Submissions for our 6th regular issue are now open! submitted by Double Dutch magazine

Just to let you know we at Double Dutch magazine have started taking submissions for our 6th regular issue! Due to go live in November 2026. We want your poetry/music/art!…

Expires:September 30, 2026
The first Double Dutch Biannual Poetry Prize! submitted by Double Dutch magazine

The Double Dutch Biannual Poetry Prize! First winners in 2026, autumn edition. Next ones lauded in the spring of 2027, etc, etc. Rules: 1 poem per person. No length requirements.…

Expires:September 30, 2026
Passionfruit Poetry Prize 2026 submitted by The Passionfruit Review

Our annual poetry contest is now open for submissions! The theme is love – and it’s yours to interpret as broadly, as interestingly, and as tenuously as you wish. Judge:…

Expires:September 30, 2026