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.

 
Call for Submissions: Absolute Pleasure Rocky Horror Anthology submitted by The Feminist Press

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an iconic cult-classic film that has resonated with fans of all ages, birthing community engagement, homages, and remakes since 1975. It has been the…

Expires:March 29, 2024
The 2024 Hudson Prize submitted by Black Lawrence Press

Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash…

Expires:March 31, 2024
The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize submitted by Texas Review Press

$1,000 + Publication 2024 Judge: TBD Established in 2001, The Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the chapbook format. Since 2024, the Prize…

Expires:March 31, 2024
The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize submitted by Texas Review Press

$1,000 + Publication 2024 Judge: TBD Established in 2001, The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2024, the Prize comes…

Expires:March 31, 2024
Submissions now open for MAINTENANT 18 Dada Journal (Jan 1-March 31) submitted by Three Rooms Press

“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than to imagine the end of capitalism.” some theorist said. The economy no longer serves human society. It’s a business. So…

Expires:March 31, 2024
The 2024 Gatewood Prize for First/Second Books submitted by Switchback Books

The Gatewood Prize Judge: Emilia Phillips Dates: January 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024 Contest Fee: $20 (or $25 with a book from the Switchback Catalog) ​ The Gatewood Prize…

Expires:March 31, 2024
Making Room zine submitted by Gnashing Teeth Publishing

Gnashing Teeth Publishing is now accepting submissions for our 2024 zine, Making Room. We will be accepting poetry, flash fiction, and art on the theme of acceptance. In a world that…

Expires:March 31, 2024
Lanternfish Press 2024 open call for Fiction & Memoir 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)…

Expires:March 31, 2024
Four Way Books submitted by Four Way Books

For poetry The Levis Poetry Prize January 1-March 31 www.fourwaybooks.com guidelines

Expires:March 31, 2024
Sea Crow Press Call for Fiction Submissions submitted by Sea Crow Press

Sea Crow Press is committed to amplifying voices that might otherwise go unheard. In a rapidly changing world, we believe the small press plays an essential part in contemporary arts…

Expires:April 1, 2024
Submit to Join Our 2025 Author Cohort (Poetry/Hybrid/Genre Expanding) submitted by First Matter Press

Please send us your chapbook and full-length poetry, hybrid and genre-expanding manuscripts via Submittable. Deadline to submit is April 15, 2024 There is a $5 submission fee for this reading period.…

Expires:April 15, 2024
Prima Materia First Book Award for BIPOC Writers submitted by First Matter Press

Writers who are Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color are invited to submit to our open reading period fee free. Eligible submissions to this category will also be considered for…

Expires:April 15, 2024
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…

Expires:April 27, 2024
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…

Expires:April 28, 2024
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…

Expires:April 30, 2024
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)…

Expires:April 30, 2024
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…

Expires:May 5, 2024
Aurora Polaris Award in Creative Nonfiction submitted by Trio House Press

The Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award is open to ALL authors, regardless of publication history. Manuscripts must be 45,000 – 80,000 words of creative nonfiction (memoir, essay collections, or other)…

Expires:May 15, 2024
Sally Albiso Poetry Manuscript Award submitted by Concrete Wolf Poetry Series

2024 Sally Albiso Book Award for Poets Living in Alaska, Oregon, Washington state Ends on Sun, May 19, 2024 11:59 PM The Sally Albiso Poetry Book Award: $2500 and publication. Winner also…

Expires:May 19, 2024
Fuente Fountain Books, Query letter for book-length feminist progressive manuscripts submitted by Fuente Fountain Books

Fuente Fountain Books is 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…

Expires:June 1, 2024
2024 Autumn House Press Poetry 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 Kazim Ali. The winner receives publication of their full-length…

Expires:June 30, 2024
The 2025 International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition submitted by Vine Leaves Press

Small presses have potential for significant impact, and at Vine Leaves Press, we take this responsibility quite seriously. It is our responsibility to give marginalized groups the opportunity to establish…

Expires:July 1, 2024
2024 Unleash WIP Prize submitted by Unleash Press

Unleash Work-in-Progress (WIP) Award 2024 (January – July 2024)​ We aim to assist writers in the completion of an important literary project and vision. The Unleash WIP Award offers writers…

Expires:July 15, 2024
History Through Fiction is re-open for full-length manuscript submissions submitted by History Through Fiction

History Through Fiction, our traditional imprint, and HTF Publishing, our hybrid imprint, are interested in publishing high quality fiction rooted in historical research. We are looking for stories about real…

Expires:August 31, 2024