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Brine Literary is currently seeking poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its second issue. They are also looking for art/photography for our cover art contest! Brine Literary is an international journal of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. They are committed to showcasing the brightest voices of today, both established and emerging. The journal publishes both online and in print semi-annually (with our next issue coming out November/December 2018). Brine, in conjunction with The Pickling Poet, presents a unique publishing opportunity which allows our writers to reach a huge audience well beyond normal literary circles. In addition to their free online journal, with each purchase from The Pickling Poet (both… Read Article →
The Crambo is accepting submissions! The Crambo welcomes submissions of poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction, screenplays, cartoons, short graphic fiction, and visual art. Graduate students from any university are welcome to submit. All work must be original, previously unpublished, and in English. They do not accept simultaneous submissions. It is the author’s responsibility to retract their submission if their work is accepted by another publication. Please feel free to submit as many pieces as you wish. Please create separate submissions for different genres (poetry, fiction, art, etc.). The submission process: Read and accept Article Submission Agreement. Provide… Read Article →
The Sonora Review is pleased to announce that it is open to contest submissions for Issue 75: DESIRE until November 5th. Sonora Review is run entirely by graduate students in the MFA program at the University of Arizona. They are among the oldest student-run literary journals in the country, and the SR has been devoted since its founding in 1980 to offering a venue for exciting new and emerging authors, as well as prominent southwestern writers and artists. Guidelines: The theme is DESIRE. For a sense of what they are looking for, please see the contest submissions preview. Include a cover letter with a brief biography, your… Read Article →
#MeToo: Stories of Survival Deadline October 30th, 2018 The London Reader is issuing an open call for short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry, art, true stories, and all other creative writing from those who want to stand up and speak out against sexual harassment, assault, intimate partner violence, or any other unwanted sexual conduct. The #MeToo movement has begun to reveal just how many people have been affected by an often-ignored, but all-too-common, culture of sexual entitlement and violence. Survivors are increasingly standing up, telling their stories, and forcing the world to listen. This issue of the London Reader will… Read Article →
The fourteenth Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize is open for submissions. Anyone over the age of 18 who has not already published more than one full-length poetry collection may submit. The winner will receive a purse of $3000, and his or her collection will be published by Waywiser in the USA and the UK in the fall of 2019. The winner and the judge will give a reading at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C. on the day the book is launched. Past judges include Richard Wilbur, Mark Strand, Mary Jo Salter, Rosanna Warren, Charles… Read Article →
C&R Press is looking for submissions for their Tide Pool Series! Submit your best short collection of Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, Hybrid, Essay, and or Memoir by October 8th! Please send your edgy and risk-taking, dynamic work! They also have available positions in the roles of Reader, Editorial Intern, and Assistant Editor. See details below. CHAPBOOK DETAILS: C&R will select 1-3 chapbooks for publication which include a $100 honorarium, 10 author copies, and a signature C&R Spontaneous Reading Party in Brooklyn, NYC where chapbook authors will headline along with other C&R authors for their friends and… Read Article →
Submissions for the Leon Forrest Prose Awards OPEN Monday, September 24th, and CLOSE on Monday, October 14th. The finalists in the Forrest contest will be invited to read their work and the winning piece will be selected by the audience. The winner receives a $500 check. For more information and to access the online submission form, click here. Final Reading and Award Ceremony Wednesday, November 14th Venue TBA
Boston Review’s Annual Poetry Contest: Two Weeks Left! Just over two short weeks remain to enter Boston Review‘s poetry contest! This year’s contest will close on June 1st and will be judged by Mary Jo Bang. Boston Review has long been home to award-winning and critically-lauded poetry, publishing poets such as John Ashbery, Jorie Graham, Anne Carson, Major Jackson, Juan Felipe Herrera, and many more. Submit your entry today for the chance to join their ranks! With your entry, you will receive a complimentary copy of Boston Review’s forthcoming literary issue. Enter by June 1,… Read Article →
The winner of the Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize will receive $2,500 and publication in an upcoming issue of American Short Fiction. Submissions will be open until June 1, 2018. General Guidelines – Submit your entry online between March 8, 2018 and June 1, 2018. – The winner will receive a $2,500 prize and publication in an upcoming issue of American Short Fiction. – Please submit your $20 entry fee and your work through Submittable. International submissions in English are eligible. The entry fee covers one 6,500 word fiction submission. – All entries must be single, self-contained… Read Article →
CALYX is looking for new and emerging poets from different demographics. The winner will receive $300 cash and publication in CALYX Journal Vol. 31:2, Winter 2019. Three runners-up will receive a one-issue subscription and publication on the CALYX website. The contest runs from now through June 30, 2018 and is open to any theme or subject. Please submit up to 3 poems (6 pages maximum) of unpublished poetry (both online and hard copy submissions are accepted). There is a $15 reading fee. Further details are attached, and full guidelines can be found on their website at http://calyxpress.org/LoisPrize.html All women-identified poets are encouraged to enter.