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 Book of Jobs: An Anthology of Poems About Work (Online) submitted by One Art: A Journal of Poetry

~ Call for Submissions: Poems About Work ~ The Book of Jobs: An Anthology of Poems About Work (Online) Submission Window: April 13—July 12, 2025 Editor: Erin Murphy Publisher: ONE ART: a journal of…

Expires:July 12, 2025
Authors of short stories and playwrights! Summertime submissions are open at The Lemonwood Quarterly! submitted by The Lemonwood Quarterly

Open submissions call for The Lemonwood Quarterly! Submissions for our Summer 2025 issue are due July 14. We accept short stories and plays between 2,000 and 10,000 words. Authors are…

Expires:July 14, 2025
Washington Writers' Publishing House-Poetry Manuscript Submissions submitted by Washington Writers' Publishing House

Poets who are residents of DC, Maryland, and Virginia are invited to submit a manuscript of between 70-100 pages in length, single or 1 1/2 spaced. Previously published collections are…

Expires:July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISHING HOUSE - FICTION MANUSCRIPTS submitted by Washington Writers' Publishing House

Fiction writers who are residents of DC, Maryland, and Virginia are invited to submit a novel or a collection of short stories. Previously published works are not eligible, including self-published…

Expires:July 15, 2025
WASHINGTON WRITERS' PUBLISHING HOUSE - Poetry in translation manuscripts submitted by Washington Writers' Publishing House

Poetry in Translation Prize Translators who are residents of DC, Maryland, and Virginia are invited to submit a translated poetry collection for publication in January 2026. The manuscript should be…

Expires:July 15, 2025
Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest submitted by Comstock Review, Inc.

The 2025 Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest Opens April 1st 2025. Deadline: July 15th 2025 (Submittable or postmark) Judge: Carolyne Wright Our Guidelines have changed as of January 1,…

Expires:July 15, 2025
MER Seeks Literary Work on "Mother and Family" submitted by MER - Mom Egg Review

MER – Mom Egg Review will be open from April 23, 2025 to July 15, 2025 for literary submissions to our annual print issue. This will be a themed issue,…

Expires:July 15, 2025
Epistemic Literary Issue 6: Nostalgia

SUBMIT HERE: https://forms.gle/aAabnN3fYcyfzec49   Theme: Nostalgia For our sixth issue, we’re exploring the idea of NOSTALGIA. Whether a longing for the sentiments of the past, or a marketing trend that…

Expires:July 15, 2025
Call for Poetry Chapbooks submitted by Lawrence Landing Company [Serving House Books & Broken Tribe Press imprints]

Call for Poetry Chapbook Collections – Free Open Reading May 22 -July 22 Serving House Books is seeking poetry chapbook collections. Manuscripts should be 20-60 pages, excluding front and back…

Expires:July 22, 2025
Submit Poetry, Review, Short Fiction submitted by WE Literary Community

Yugen Quest Review invites poetry, book review, short fiction (1000-1500 words), haiku, haibun, essay. Please email [email protected], along with a bio note of 100 words, and your photograph in jpg…

Expires:July 30, 2025
Fuente Fountain Books: Query letter for book-length feminist progressive 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,…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Wet Cement Press: New Constructions Hybrid Book Contest submitted by Wet Cement Press

  Wet Cement Press is pleased to announce its first annual New Constructions Hybrid Book Contest. “New Constructions” seeks to expand the language and spirit of hybrid forms. We are…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Barely South Review Summer Nonfiction Contest ($300 Prize) submitted by Barely South Review

Barely South Review is excited to have Annabelle Tometich as our special guest judge for this summer’s Creative Non-Fiction Writing Contest. Annabelle Tometich went from medical school reject to line cook…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Return to Roots: Writing Toward Land—A special teaching issue on Palestine and the Global Indigenous Struggle submitted by The Dodge, formerly The Artful Dodge

Call for submissions. A special issue of The Dodge magazine. Deadline July 31, 2025. Return to Roots: Writing Toward Land—A special teaching issue on Palestine and the Global Indigenous Struggle…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Fee Free / Tip Jar (optional) Submissions OPEN at The Fool's World submitted by The Fool's World

June 1 to July 31 of 2025 Submissions NOW OPEN. Fee Free / Tip Jar is optional. No waivers and no questions asked as our gates are open to all.…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Rawhead Issue #1 is Open to Submissions submitted by Rawhead

Rawhead is an online journal publishing poetry, prose, and visual art that resists easy categories. We seek to champion work with emotional depth, sharp craft, and the power to unsettle.…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Y2K Quarterly : Issue 7 submitted by Y2K Quarterly

We accept all types of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, essay, etc. as long as it is 1999 words or less. Submitting work beyond that could result in global infrastructure failure, famine,…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Brink Literary Issue #10: Obsession submitted by Brink

At first glance, obsession indicates preoccupation. It gestures toward desire. Obsessions command our attention, motivate our actions, and are always top of mind. But the etymology of obsession hints at…

Expires:July 31, 2025
New Constructions submitted by Wet Cement Press

New Constructions Hybrid Book Contest Wet Cement Press is please to announce our first annual hybrid book contest. We are interested in work that expands the forms of poetry, fiction…

Expires:July 31, 2025
Noco Books Manuscript Submissions submitted by Noco Books

Books in any form and of any length. We are interested in strange, stylish work, with a special focus on authors from the Pacific Northwest, but we will consider work…

Expires:August 1, 2025
Raw Man Zine submitted by Noco Books

Horny. Macho. Surreal. A new gay men’s interest zine launching late 2025. If you have work that fits the Horny/Macho/Surreal vibe, please consider submitting your work to [email protected] with the…

Expires:August 1, 2025
Short Stories submitted by 9vt5

9vt is seeking fiction and creative nonfiction short stories for inclusion in our upcoming anthology. Submissions may be in any genre or on any subject matter, but should be no…

Expires:August 1, 2025
ANMLY Seeks New Work in All Genres! submitted by Anomalous Press / ANMLY

ANMLY (www.ANMLY.org) is seeking new poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations, and comics. Learn more about what we’ve published in the past at www.ANMLY.org/ap39. We are especially seeking more work in…

Expires:August 1, 2025