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.

 
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
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
WayWords Literary Journal submitted by WayWords

Issue 20 is open to themes of “messy” in poetry or fiction. Editors’ advice: life is messy; how you respond is what makes you human. Send fiction (up to 5,000 words)…

Expires:August 20, 2025
NonBinary Review Issue #42: Erased From History submitted by Zoetic Press

History, as the old saying goes, is written by the winners. This means that in most histories, the stories are about discovery and conquest rather than plunder and genocide. It…

Expires:August 31, 2025
Superpresent Fall 2025 issue is seeking submissions submitted by Superpresent

Superpresent is seeking submissions on the theme TRUTH. We are looking for all forms of visual arts, poetry, short stories, asemic writing, videos, and sound art. Submission deadline is September…

Expires:September 1, 2025
Consequence Reading Period submitted by Consequence

The reading period for our Spring ’26 issue, Volume 18.1, is open from July 15 through Oct. 15. As always, we’re after the strongest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art…

Expires:October 15, 2025
Raleigh Review Submissions for Poetry & Flash are Open through Halloween! submitted by Raleigh Review

Pssst. . . The Flash Fiction Contest at Raleigh Review is open to Fee Free / Tip Jar optional submissions up to Halloween. We offer months of free submission opportunities…

Expires:October 31, 2025
Poetry, Nonfiction, Art submitted by Bicoastal Review

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

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