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Crook & Folly is still accepting submissions for their 44th annual issue! Submit to DePaul’s literary and arts magazine now at crookandfolly.com Follow the magazine on IG @crookandfolly for updates and events

From their site: “Unwoven Literary Magazine, is a biannual magazine and project that publishes outstanding poetry, creative nonfiction, and visual art created by both emerging and established artists. Unwoven organizes both in-person and virtual workshops for writers of all levels, hosts writing competitions, and illuminates the lives of working artists through discussion, behind-the-scenes looks, interviews, and more.  Unwoven invites work from diverse creative voices that offer immersive, transportive, and reflective looks into the ongoing discussion of human existence. We believe your story alone holds a single, irreplaceable thread in a search for universal truths. As artist Alberto… Read Article →

The Writing Center’s digital literary magazine, The Orange Couch, is accepting submissions for their 4th issue. The magazine is revision-based and requires the writer to receive feedback either through a writing center appointment (we offer three modalities) or through either Writers Guild or the Latinx Writing Group (the Writing Center’s creative writing groups). Deadline is Tuesday, May 2nd, 8AM!

Graphê is acccepting submissions in the forms of academic writing, poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, and works of visual art from students across the city to be considered for publication in its coming Fall 2023 issue. Submissions will be considered for technical merit, boldness of content, and the ingenuity of a given piece. Interested students are encouraged to collaborate artistically, write persuasively, and offer any other work they feel passionate about on an intellectual or personal level. Submissions are currently open at https://engl.uic.edu/graphe/ until 11:59 pm, April 15th.

Hex is a new online literary magazine based at Worcester Polytechnic Institute that publishes speculative flash fiction and prose poetry <1000 words. In their own words- We like it weird. Hex is currently open for free submissions. They especially encourage submissions from BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ writers, writers with disabilities, and early-career writers.  For more info, check out their site at https://hexliterary.com/ and follow us on Twitter at @hexliterary. 

The Opal is set to release their second issue, June 2023. Submit your fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry through April 14th at theopalmag.com/submit/. There is no submission fee! The Opal is focused on providing emerging writers with the opportunity to have their voice heard. Check out more here