I hope everyone a great last week of the Fall Quarter! Here is a list of literary magazines and contests to submit to over the holiday break:
Intrepid Voices Fund – November 24, 2025
Short Story Contest for Speculative Fiction
Tendrils Literary Journal – November 30, 2025
Theme: The second edition of Tendrils will explore the profound relationships between trauma and the natural and built environment; how processes of growth, decay, and change, mirrors and shapes our individual and collective experiences.
Art
Prose (short-form literature – 1,000 words)
Poetry
Baltimore review – November 30, 2025
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry – December 5, 2025
Fiction
Poetry
Nonfiction – December 15, 2025
Uncharted Magazine – December 14, 2025
Novel Excerpt Prize | Judged by Rachel Howzell Hall | $3000 Awarded
Rolling submissions in Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thriller & Mystery and Humorous Fiction
Modern Love (NYT) – December 31, 2025
Nonfiction column
swamp pink – December 31, 2025
Poetry
Nonfiction
Fiction
Flash fiction
Mississippi Review – January 1, 2026
Prizes for Poetry, Fiction and Nonfiction
The Southern Review – January 1, 2026
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
The Emerson Review – January 1, 2026
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Photography and Artwork
Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Fiction Contest – January 15, 2026
New Ohio Review Ellis Prizes – January 15, 2026
Fiction (Judged by Abigail Rose-Marie)
Nonfiction (Judged by Patrick Madden)
Poetry (Judged by Brad Aaron Modlin)
The Opal Magazine – January 15, 2026
Fiction
Creative nonfiction
Poetry
Hope you have a great break!
