Calls for Submissions
DUMBO Press -- send us your poetry, flash, short stories, and essays submitted by Dumbo Press
We’re opening a new reading period again at Dumbo Press! We are a new indie-lit press and we’re on the lookout for modern literary fiction and poetry. We have a…
Jonathan Holden Poetry Chapbook Contest submitted by Choeofpleirn Press
This chapbook contest exists for those poets who have not yet published a full-length collection of poems. To enter, send 25 to 40 pages of poetry to [email protected] saved as…
2024 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…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS POETRY CHAPBOOK PRIZE: 2025-2026 submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
We are excited to announce we are running the Tofu Ink Arts Press Chapbook Competition 2023-2024 for an unpublished chapbook of 20 pages of poems. The contest is open to…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS 2024 VOLUME 7; OPEN NOW submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press
Submission Guidelines: All 2023 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…
2024 Autumn House Press Nonfiction Prize submitted by Autumn House Press
For the 2024 contest, the Autumn House staff as well as select outsider readers serve as the preliminary readers, and the final judge is Clifford Thompson. The winner receives publication of…
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS ART PRIZE SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW FOR 2024! 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…
Romance Novellas wanted from BIPOC Communities submitted by Kinsman Avenue Publishing, Inc.
Romance novellas wanted from (but not limited to) underrepresented authors by April 30, 2024. Entries must be between 15,000-25,000 words, incorporating BIPOC cultures, traditions, and histories. Selected submissions receive $1000…
Fall 2024 Issue: Open Call for Submissions submitted by Making Waves: A West Michigan Review
Theme: “Feral space” Writers and artists are encouraged to explore the wild and transformative aspects of untouched spaces, from the natural world to the depths of human experience. While we…
Inner Voice Writing Journal and Competition submitted by Inner Voice
Inner Voice Writing Journal and Competition is open to students ages 13-18 who are currently experiencing homelessness, are in the foster care system, and/or are currently enrolled in a title…
#VQRTrueStory submitted by Virginia Quarterly Review
VQR is open for submissions to #VQRTrueStory, our social-media experiment in nonfiction that delivers stories across platforms—from Instagram to the website to the print magazine. We’re looking for submissions of…
Lanternfish Press 2024 open call for Fiction & Memoir with extended deadline for writers of color submitted by Lanternfish Press
Lanternfish Press is open for unsolicited manuscripts for 2024. We are seeking original fiction and memoir in both the full-length (60 to 100,000 words) and novella-length (20 to 40,000 words)…
The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction submitted by The Letter Review
Name: The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries…
The Letter Review Prize for Poetry submitted by The Letter Review
Name: The Letter Review Prize for Poetry Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered…
The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books submitted by The Letter Review
Name: The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books Prizes: 2-4 are announced who share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. Winners may choose to have an extract published, and…
The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction submitted by The Letter Review
Name: The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction Prizes: 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the $1000 USD total prize pool. 10-20 writers Shortlisted. All entries considered…
Contest Open: Ninth Letter Literary Awards submitted by Ninth Letter
Ninth Letter is open for submission to our annual literary award contest until April 30! We award $1000 prize + print publication to the winner in each of the following…
Issue 3 - Anticipation submitted by Epistemic Literary
Submissions Open April 1-30! Theme: Anticipation Spring is a time of renewal, of new life, and of looking forward. Our third issue is happening in spring (in our part of…
Yellow Arrow Vignette: AMPLIFY submitted by Yellow Arrow Publishing Co.
Now in its third season, Yellow Arrow Vignette is an online creative nonfiction and poetry series developed to better feature women-identifying writers and share their voices beyond Yellow Arrow Journal…
Zoetic Press calls for submissions submitted by Zoetic Press
Zoetic Press is looking for poetry editors! Check out that opportunity on our submission page. We’re open for submissions to NonBinary Review for the following issues: Issue #36: Heredity (submissions…
The Schooner is open to submissions! submitted by Prairie Schooner
Prairie Schooner publishes short stories, poems, imaginative essays of general interest, and reviews of current books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. We read submissions from September 1st to May 1st…
The Beautiful Pause Prize: full-length fiction manuscript contest (collections, novels, novellas) submitted by Press Pause Press
THE BEAUTIFUL PAUSE PRIZE… is a yearly prize of $1,000 and the print publication of a full-length manuscript awarded to a writer of exceptional talent and heart. One runner-up will…
Spring Edition Prose & Poetry Contest - Etched Onyx Magazine and the Story Discovery Podcast submitted by Onyx Publications
Onyx Publications accepts submissions year round for our quarterly on-line magazine, Etched Onyx. We are currently accepting works for our Spring Prose & Poetry Contest. The EARLY BIRD deadline with a…
Veliz Books - Reading Period submitted by Veliz Books
Veliz Books reading period: March 5th – May 5th of each year. Veliz Books accepts full-length manuscripts: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and books in translation from Spanish, Portuguese, Portuñol, and…
