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.

 
Undergraduates! Submissions close SOON! Submit now & get the chance to see your name in our print magazine! submitted by North Texas Review

The North Texas Review is the undergraduate literary and arts journal for the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. We have been publishing student work in our annual journal since 1972,…

Expires:November 16, 2025
WayWords Literary Journal submitted by WayWords

Issue 21 invites writers to explore themes of “wonder” in fiction and poetry. Editors’ advice: curiosity, everyday magic, and exciting newness can fill the soul with wonder. Send fiction (up to…

Expires:November 20, 2025
Cozy Contest - Prose and Poetry submitted by Four Tulips

Grab your big comfy blankets and curl up by the fire, because it’s time to get cozy! For this contest, Four Tulips is looking for short prose and poetry with…

Expires:November 30, 2025
Prudence Dispatch - Issue No. 2 - Submissions Open! submitted by Prudence Dispatch

Prudence Dispatch welcomes submissions for Issue No. 2, to be published in print and online in Winter 2026. Poets may submit up to 3 poems that address Islands: Real, Imagined…

Expires:November 30, 2025
NonBinary Review Issue #43: Carnival submitted by Zoetic Press

What does the word “carnival” bring to mind? Outlandishly-dressed people throwing candy and cheap jewelry to waiting crowds from atop parade floats to mark the beginning of Lent? The smell…

Expires:November 30, 2025
Trauma and the Environment, Call for submissions: Tendrils, an art & literary journal submitted by Tendrils

Visual art and short-form literature exploring Trauma and the Environment Tendrils Journal is seeking submissions of visual art and short-form literature for its edition “Trauma and the Environment.” As an…

Expires:November 30, 2025
Superpresent Winter Issue - ECHOES submitted by Superpresent

Superpresent is seeking submissions for its Winter Issue (V. 6, N 1) on the theme Echoes. Superpresent is a magazine of the arts that puts equal emphasis on the written…

Expires:December 1, 2025
Winter Poetry Contest '25 submitted by PHIL LIT Journal

Send us your single most stirring and surprising poem. PRIZE: One winner will receive a $250 honorarium, publication in our annual PHIL LIT Poetry anthology, a contributor copy, and promoted…

Expires:December 1, 2025
Call for Submissions: Identity in the 21st Century submitted by Encyclopedia Prismatica

We are now accepting submissions for the second issue of our seasonal literary journal, publishing in both print and digital formats in Winter of 2026. For this second issue, we…

Expires:December 1, 2025
SQN Prize Competition submitted by sine qua non

SQN‘s next issue will focus on New Romanticism. For an overview of the kind of works we are looking for, follow this link. Submissions will be open from October 15, 2025…

Expires:December 15, 2025
Call for Artists and Writers submitted by Kreatif Magazine

Kreatif Magazine champions openness and inclusion, providing a safe space for writers and artists from diverse and historically marginalized backgrounds to share their unique perspectives. With a focus on immigration…

Expires:December 15, 2025
dipity. Surf Rock Poetry Prize ($100) submitted by Dipity Lit Mag

We are doing a relaunch and slightly new look series at Dipity Lit Mag. Accepted entries will be published in print and narrowed down to the TOP 3, and then down to just…

Expires:December 30, 2025
dipity. Wave Riders Challenge submitted by Dipity Lit Mag

Choose ONE song from ONE of the artists below, go out to their SoundCloud profiles, you must use that song as inspo for your poem. Submit just ONE poem. We will share the poem with the artist(s) or…

Expires:December 30, 2025
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…

Expires:December 31, 2025
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS VOLUME 7; 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…

Expires:December 31, 2025
Submit Your Experimental/Avant Garde Poetry and Art to #Ranger Magazine submitted by #Ranger Magazine

Submit your avant garde/experimental poetry, art, music and film to #Ranger magazine! We accept everything. Text-based. Visual. Text-visual. Please check out the mag to see what our aesthetic is like…

Expires:December 31, 2025
Making Waves: Pride 2026 submitted by Making Waves: A West Michigan Review

Making Waves will start taking submissions next month for our special Pride 2026 issue, celebrating LGBTQIA+ voices, stories and art. Submissions open October 1, 2025 and close December 31, 2025. The…

Expires:December 31, 2025
The Ear - Accepting Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Visual Arts and Photography submitted by The Ear

Submissions open on September 1st and close on December 31st. We publish in print in May. Thanks for checking us out! We’re a once-annual print and online publication based out…

Expires:December 31, 2025
Thimble Lit Mag is ~Open submitted by Thimble Literary Magazine

No fee, no pay Online and in print Quarterly Poetry Art Short (1,200-ish words) prose      

Expires:December 31, 2025
Issue #4: Pharmakon submitted by Heart on Our Sleeves Press

Heart on Our Sleeves Press is opening up submissions again for our fourth issue! We’ll be accepting work for a three-month period: from October 22, 2025 to January 22, 2026.…

Expires:January 22, 2026
Intertidal: An Open Call for Poetry From Singapore submitted by Interim

Intertidal: An Open Call for Poetry from Singapore For this special edition of Interim Poetics, we are looking to feature poetry from the thalassocratic island-city-nation of Singapore. Give us poetry from…

Expires:February 6, 2026
Ninth Letter Print Wants to Read Your Work submitted by Ninth Letter

Ninth Letter is published semi-annually in print at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. We are interested in prose and poetry that experiment with form, narrative, and nontraditional subject matter, as well…

Expires:February 28, 2026
Poetry, Nonfiction, Art submitted by Bicoastal Review

Bicoastal Review (www.bicoastalreview.com) is a quarterly journal of poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and art that sparks cross-genre conversations—often about, but not limited to, the cultures of the U.S. East and…

Expires:December 31, 2026