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.

 
Spiritual magazine seeking submissions of fiction and creative non-fiction submitted by Sufi: Journal of Mystical Philosophy and Practice

SUFI journal is launching a spiritual writing initiative. Writers will be awarded $500 for each submission of previously unpublished fiction or creative non-fiction accepted for publication. Submissions should address themes…

Expires:March 21, 2023
Superpresent Spring Issue submitted by Superpresent

The theme for the Spring 2023 issue is Speculation and Spectacle. We are are seeking poetry, short stories, essays, experimental art, video, sound art, all forms of visual art as well…

Expires:March 25, 2023
The Khasi Hills Creative Prize submitted by Half and One

Submission Guidelines:   Fiction We welcome submissions of previously unpublished fiction. Fiction submissions are divided into flash fiction and short stories. Submissions between 500 and 1500 words are considered to…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Submitters to Raleigh Review receive Free e-Issue | 2023 & Onward submitted by Raleigh Review

Raleigh Review is a resourceful nonprofit magazine. We accomplish way more with less because Raleigh Review is a true nonprofit. Our focus is purely on promoting provocative works of experience that convey empathy…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Unleash Lit is Looking for Poetry, Fiction and Creative Nonfiction submitted by Unleash Press

Call: We are looking for all genres of writing under 2,000 words (or a maximum of 5 poems) per submission. We are always on the lookout for work that is…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Chestnut Review Summer Issue Submissions submitted by Chestnut Review

For complete information, see: https://chestnutreview.com/submissions/ Poetry: Submit up to six poems (three for free submissions). Length and format are open. Poems should be single-spaced. Begin each poem on a new page, and…

Expires:March 31, 2023
The Hudson Review is open for nonfiction submissions! submitted by The Hudson Review

The Hudson Review is currently reviewing nonfiction submissions. Manuscripts should be under 10,000 words. We do not publish work that has already been printed elsewhere or that is due to…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Tahoma Literary Review submitted by Tahoma Literary Review

Tahoma Literary Review pays writers! $55 for poetry & flash prose, $135 for longer pieces. Everything we accept comes from the open submission queue. We are reading poetry, fiction, and…

Expires:March 31, 2023
The Hopper seeks submissions from BIPOC writers and artists submitted by The Hopper

The Hopper is an environmental literary magazine. We are open for submissions for a special summer issue featuring only BIPOC writers and artists. We recognize that BIPOC writers and artists…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Starlite Pulp Spring '23 Submissions submitted by Starlite Pulp

Hey folks! Starlite Pulp is now open for submissions! First, pulp (crime/noir/westerns/Sci Fi/adventure/horror) short stories for Starlite Pulp Review #2, which will be out in the summer. Also, we are…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Thimble Lit Mag Open for Submissions! submitted by Thimble Literary Magazine

Subs are now open! Poetry, short prose (around 1,200 words), art. No fees, no pay. Quarterly. Online & limited print. Steep discount for the print for contributors.

Expires:March 31, 2023
Call for Poetry Manuscripts: The Gatewood Prize, Switchback Books submitted by Switchback Books

Switchback Books seeks submissions to the 2023 Gatewood Prize! Judge: Cynthia Arrieu-King Dates: January 1, 2023-March 31, 2023 “Pay What You Can” Contest Fee: minimum $10, suggested $15-20 The Gatewood…

Expires:March 31, 2023
The Lakeshore Review, Issue No. 4 submitted by Lakeshore Literary, Inc.

The Lakeshore Review publishes three times annually in print. We are especially interested in the literary voice of the Upper Midwest — the folks adjacent to the Great Lakes. We…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Split Rock Review Seeks Submissions for Issue 20! submitted by Split Rock Review

Split Rock Review is an online journal run by volunteers that love literature, art, and the wilderness. We feature poetry, short creative nonfiction and fiction, comics, hybrids, interviews, book reviews,…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Marginalia Series at Harbor Editions submitted by Small Harbor Publishing

The entry period runs from January 1st to March 31st. Chapbooks should be between 20-40 pages. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. This reading period is open only to traditionally marginalized writers.…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Call for Submissions: Short stories by Black women writers submitted by midnight & indigo

midnight & indigo is a literary organization founded in 2018 to provide a space for Black women writers to share their work with the world. With an emphasis on celebrating…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Call for Submissions: Essays by Black women writers submitted by midnight & indigo

midnight & indigo is a literary organization founded in 2018 to provide a space for Black women writers to share their work with the world. With an emphasis on celebrating…

Expires:March 31, 2023
Full Bleed + The Phillips Collection: Pour, Tear, Carve submitted by Full Bleed

Full Bleed invites writers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., to participate in an exciting new collaboration with The Phillips Collection, America’s first museum of modern art. A journal devoted…

Expires:April 7, 2023
Short Fantastical & Speculative Fiction Submissions, Fall ’22-Spring ’23 submitted by The Fabulist Words & Art

From October 2022 through April 2023, The Fabulist will be opening a new series of one-week submissions windows each month, reading for short, fantastical fiction of all sorts. See below…

Expires:April 9, 2023
io Literary Journal accepting eBook submissions submitted by iō Literary Journal

Theme: It’s 2023, and we’ve seen a gradual return to “normal life” and all the hardships that accompany it. Some challenges seem familiar to the way they were pre-COVID while…

Expires:April 14, 2023
2023 Passager Poetry Contest submitted by Passager

Passager, a nonprofit literary press for writers over 50, is interested in new, diverse voices for our annual poetry contest. The winning poet receives $1000, publication of several poems and…

Expires:April 15, 2023
Consequence's Spring Reading Period Now Open submitted by Consequence Forum

The reading period for Consequence Volume 15.2 is now open. As always, we are after any and all literary work or visual art that deals with the human consequences and realities…

Expires:April 15, 2023
Pangyrus Lit Mag is Open for Submissions! Jan. 15-April 15, 2023 submitted by Pangyrus

Pangyrus publishes well-crafted, thought-provoking essays, poems, stories, and comics online and in two print editions each year (one anthology and one specialty book). We welcome work in any genre and…

Expires:April 15, 2023
Subs Open for Issue No. 02: Perseverance submitted by Arboreal Literary Magazine

We are thrilled to announce that the upcoming issue of Arboreal Literary Magazine will focus on the theme of perseverance. As we navigate a constantly evolving world, perseverance has become a crucial component…

Expires:April 15, 2023