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.

 
TOFU INK ARTS PRESS 2024 POETRY PRIZE In honor of Visionary Theatre Artist REZA ABDOH OPEN NOW submitted by Tofu Ink Arts Press

“Reza Abdoh (1963-1995) was an Iranian-born American theatre director and playwright known for his groundbreaking, experimental productions. Abdoh died of AIDS in 1995 at the age of 32, having created…

Expires:July 31, 2024
Summer Slasher submitted by Flora Fauna

Summer, the season of sun-kissed skin, warm breezes, and… unspeakable horrors. In our fifth issue, we’re diving headfirst into the bloody waters of the summer slasher genre. From campsite massacres…

Expires:July 31, 2024
Open Call: the theme — Summer submitted by Written Tales

Theme to Use: Summer Form to use: short story or poem Jul. 5, 2024 ~ Aug. 9, 2024 Directions Welcome to our next edition of the Chapbook series for vol.…

Expires:August 9, 2024
Multimedia Arts of the Carolinas submitted by Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine

Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine is proud to accept multimedia submissions through Duosuma primarily from young adult creatives who have a connection to North Carolina or South Carolina (although,…

Expires:August 15, 2024
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We are excited to announce we are running the Tofu Ink Arts Press Chapbook Competition 2023-2024 for an unpublished chapbook of 20 pages of poems.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:August 31, 2024
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…

Expires:August 31, 2024
Queer/Trans Magic Magazine: Mysterium submitted by Fortuna Major Press

Queer/Trans Magic Magazine is an international, biannual anthology celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, history, creativity, and liberation. Issue #3, Mysterium, invites you to revel in the mysteries, mythologies, and traditions that shape…

Expires:August 31, 2024
Road Trip submitted by Superpresent

Superpresent is seeking submissions for the Fall issue on the theme Road Trip. We are seeking poetry, short stories, essays, asemic writing, experimental art, video, sound art, all forms of…

Expires:September 1, 2024
Bridge Journal - Poetry submitted by Bridge Art NFP

Please include in your cover letter the title, year, author and any other information, including a short bio on the poet or author. Submissions are read by their respective Bridge…

Expires:October 1, 2024
Bridge Journal & Magazine -- Design, Visual Art & Visual Poetry submitted by Bridge Art NFP

Please include with your cover letter an itemized list of submissions and an explanation of the included content. ALL submissions must be print quality images, minimum 300 dpi, minimum 4×5″,…

Expires:October 1, 2024
Potomac Review's special themed issue: "The Other" submitted by Potomac Review

Potomac Review announces its upcoming themed issue: THE OTHER Fiction, essays, poetry, and meditations will be accepted July 1 through October 1, 2024. Selected writers will have their work published…

Expires:October 1, 2024
Fall '24 Reading Period submitted by Consequence

The reading period for our Spring ’25 issue, Volume 17.1, will be open from July 15 through Oct. 15. As always, we’re after the strongest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations, and…

Expires:October 15, 2024
NonBinary Review Issue #38: Rituals submitted by Zoetic Press

NonBinary Review is open for submissions for Issue #38: Rituals. From the mundane to the arcane, we’re looking for speculative takes on the theme of Rituals. Humans love rituals, from…

Expires:October 31, 2024
Raleigh Review - Now Open to Submissions through Halloween! submitted by Raleigh Review

From now until Halloween, Raleigh Review is open to general submissions of poetry and flash fiction as well as our flash fiction prize. And be on the lookout for the…

Expires:October 31, 2024
Spectrum Literary Journal is accepting submissions through December 31! submitted by Spectrum Literary Journal

Greetings, Spectrum Literary Journal is currently open for submissions, and for Volume 68 we will be navigating the artistry in embracing failure. Read the full Call for Submissions here. Spectrum is…

Expires:December 31, 2024
365 Collection submitted by Lucky Jefferson

Missed the submission deadline for an upcoming print issue? Lucky Jefferson happily accepts unso­licited sub­mis­sions of poetry year-round into its 365 Collection, an all-digital collection of poetry and other writing forms. Writers looking…

Expires:January 1, 2025
Shape Literature and Art in Illinois submitted by Lucky Jefferson

With support from Illinois Humanities, Lucky Jefferson is surveying Black, African, and African-American-identifying writers and artists residing in Chicago’s North Side, West Side, and South Side neighborhoods to better evaluate the needs…

Expires:January 31, 2025
We Pay Contributors: Driftwood Press Submissions Open submitted by Driftwood Press

John Updike once said, “Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.” At Driftwood Press,…

Expires:December 31, 2100