Calls for Submissions
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Best Spiritual Literature Awards submitted by Orison Books
The 2025 Best Spiritual Literature Awards in Poetry, Fiction, & Nonfiction will award $500 and publication in Orison Books’ annual Best Spiritual Literature anthology for a single work in each…
History Through Fiction Short Story Contest submitted by History Through Fiction
Description History Through Fiction is proud to announce its third annual short story contest. We’re opening submissions on June 15, 2025, and they’ll close on August 15, 2025. We invite…
Call for novellas and short story, essay, or poetry collections submitted by Cantine Press
Cantine Press is a new independent publisher based in Oakland, Calif. We publish emerging writers in three languages (English, Spanish, French) and are looking for our next titles. Are you:…
Serving House Books International Series (Africa) submitted by Lawrence Landing Company [Serving House Books & Broken Tribe Press imprints]
2025: We are now seeking manuscripts from authors born in any of the 54 countries in Africa (excluding Uganda, which we selected a winner for in a previous round). Objective…
Sundress Publications Open Reading Period for Full-Length Poetry Manuscripts submitted by Sundress Publications
Sundress Publications is open for submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts. All authors are welcome to submit qualifying manuscripts during our reading period of June 1st to August 31st, 2025, but…
Sligo Creek Publishing calls for Poetry Submissions: BEARING WITNESS 2025 submitted by Sligo Creek Publishing
As Salman Rushdie has noted, a poem cannot stop a bullet. Nor can a chapbook shoot a rifle. No, in troubled times–like these–the poet’s job is not to soldier, but…
2025 QTBIPOC Prize
We would like to announce Kelsey Street Press’s 2025 QTBIPOC Book Prize! This is a FREE book contest open to QTBIPOC-identified, feminist, innovative writers/poets. The winning manuscript will be chosen…
Empty Bowl Press: Working the Land, Working the Sea
To mark its fiftieth anniversary in 2026, Empty Bowl Press will publish a new edition of Working the Woods, Working the Sea, first published in 1986, with a second edition…
Tales from the Unknown submitted by WayWords
For this year’s Tales anthology, we’re looking for themes of “the unknown“. We review and contact on a rolling basis. Editor’s Tip: From the abyss to the great beyond to…
Seeking How We Met Queer Stories submitted by Our Bold Voices
We seek well-crafted, innovative and unconventional short stories centered on themes of love, mentorship, or friendship from queer authors. We invite submissions from both emerging and established writers. We enjoy…
Kari Ann Flickinger Memorial Prize 2025 Open Call submitted by Ballerini Book Press
Kari Ann Flickinger Memorial Prize 2025 for a Short Fiction/Story Collection Guest Judge Robert Frede Kenter, Editor in Chief ICE FLOE PRESS Submission are open for the 2025 Kari Ann…
Raven Chronicles Press's 2026 Keepers of the Fire Prize for Fiction & Nonfiction submitted by The Raven Chronicles
Each year we publish two books, one fiction (speculative, utopian, historical, etc.), and one nonfiction (creative nonfiction, memoir, scientific, historical, etc.). We seek manuscripts for publication in September 2026 on the…
2025 NEW WOMEN’S VOICES CHAPBOOK COMPETITION submitted by Finishing Line Press
A prize of $1,500, royalty contract, and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually to the winner for a poetry chapbook by a writer who identifies as a woman…
Bridge Journal - Poetry V26 N1 submitted by Bridge Art NFP
Submissions Thank you for your interest in Bridge, Chicago’s independent, intersectional hard bound journal of art and public scholarship. We welcome submissions in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction, visual art, cultural criticism,…
Bridge Video: Screenplays 2025/26 (Bridge Journal V26N1) submitted by Bridge Art NFP
Award winners in the Screenplay category may have the opportunity to see their work published in one of Bridge’s publications, including Bridge Journal and Bridge Magazine, both in print and…
