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Authors Roxanne Gay and Ashley C. Ford, in conjunction with Harper Perennial, are compiling an anthology Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture. The collection focuses upon the often diminished experiences of victims and survivors of rape culture and sexual violence. They are accepting submissions 2,500 to 7,500 words in length. Topics include: Testimonies of what “not that bad” looks like Critical examinations of rape culture What it’s like to negotiate rape culture as a man How women diminish the sexual violence and aggression they experience and the effects of doing so What “not that bad”… Read Article →

Independent publisher Black Lawrence Press is now open for submissions for their fall reading period. During their November open reading period Black Lawrence accepts submissions in the following categories: novel, novella, short story collection (full-length and chapbook), poetry (full-length and chapbook), biography & cultural studies, translation (from the German and the French), and creative nonfiction. Submit your work to Black Lawrence online where you can also learn about their ongoing writing contest. The open reading period ends in December and submissions are due by November 30th.

Independent publisher Glimmer Train is now accepting submissions for their Short Story Award for New Writers contest. The contest is exclusively open to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. The due date for submissions is November 30th (with a one week grace period). First place wins $1,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories and 10 copies. Second place wins $500, or, if chosen for publication, $700 and 10 copies. Third place wins $300, or, if chosen for publication, $700 and 10 copies. The reading fee is… Read Article →

The Writer is now accepting fiction submissions for their “Two Roads Diverge” short story contest. The contest asks for a 2,000 word short story responding to two quotes from novelist Colum McCann who will be the contest judge. Prizes include: $1,000 cash prize for the winner and publication in March 2016 print issue of The Writer, runner-up and third place will receive cash prize of $500 and $250 respectively and publication on The Writer‘s website. The deadline to submit is December 6. Find submission guidelines and further details online here.

The literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, Glassworks is now accepting submissions for their fall 2016 print issues. Glassworks publishes nonfiction, ficiton poetry, hybrid pieces, craft essays, new media, and art both digitally and in print. The deadline to submit is December 15, 2015. Submission guidelines can be found here. Glassworks also publishes flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays in their online edition Flash Glass Monthly which accepts submissions on a year-round rolling basis.

Black Lawrence Press will soon be closed for submissions to their Fall 2015 Black River Chapbook Competition. The deadline for the Fall 2015 Competition is October 31! The Black River chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize for a chapbook of short fiction or poems open to new, emerging, or established writers. Entries should be between 16 and 36 pages in length. The winner will receive $500 and publication. The submission fee is $15. More information and submission guidelines can be found on the The Black River Chapbook submission page. Past winners include: Lisa Fay Coutley, Amelia Martens, Charlotte Pence, Russel… Read Article →

Narrative is now open for submissions to their 2015 30 Below Contest. The contest is open to all writers, poets, visual artists, photographers, performers, and filmmakers between eighteen and thirty years old. They are looking for the traditional and the innovative, the true and the imaginary, and looking to encourage and promote the best young authors and artists working today. The contest is open until November 15, 2015. Submission guidelines are available here, and can be sent here. Awards include: First Prize $1,500, Second Prize $750, Third Prize $300, and ten finalists who receive $100 each. Likewise… Read Article →

Dappled Things literary magazine is now open for submissions to the 2016 J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction. The winner will receive $500 and a prize of $250 will go to the runner-up. There is no reading fee. The winning stories will be announced in February, 2016 and published in Dappled Things, along with up to eight honorable mentions. Find details and submit on the Dappled Things website, submissions close November 27, 2015. From Dappled Things: “‘One foot in this world and one in the next’: that’s how J.F. Powers described the Midwestern priests he wrote about in his fiction. Having one foot in… Read Article →

Chatterbox Audio Theater, a full-cast, dramatized podcast, is currently seeking scripts to produce in 2016. The submission deadline is November 15th. Full submission guidelines and FAQ’s can be found here, and sent to submissions@chatterboxtheater.org. Selected submissions will be recorded during their  Fall 2016 season and made freely available for thousands of listeners worldwide. Chatterbox shows remain permanently available for free streaming or download. As a Chatterbox writer, you can claim a worldwide audience — and know that your work will remain easily accessible to new listeners. Guidlines: Any writer (or writing team) age 18 or older Top-notch… Read Article →

CRATE Literary Magazine now open for submissions to their next 2015 issue. They are looking for pieces of fiction, poetry, non-fiction, dramatic work, and visual art. The submission deadline is November 15, visit their website for guidelines and to submit. Their most recent issue, SPRING 2015, featured poetry by Kara Wang, Kenzie Allen, T. Zachary Cotler and Tim McLafftery, fiction by Matt Liebowtiz, Donna Miscolta, V.E. Gottlieb and Justin Muschong, non-fiction by Wendy Besel Hahn, Jac Manfield and Stephanie Bills, and artwork by Allen Forrest. CRATE is the official literary journal of University of California Riverside’s MFA program… Read Article →

Creative Nonfiction is now seeking multiple short and long-form stories. See their call for submissions below: Nov 16 Childhood (an issue of CNF) What’s on the line: $1,000 for best essay; $500 for runner-up; publication in CNF. What we’re looking for: True stories that explore the joys and struggles, the indignities and infinite possibilities of childhood. Maybe you lived Where the Wild Things Are or during the Wonder Years; maybe you’re a parent or a pediatrician; whatever your perspective, share your tale of kid-dom in all its messy, exhilarating, turbulent glory. View guidelines ›   Nov 16… Read Article →

The University of North Carolina Wilmington‘s (UNCW) interdisciplinary journal Palaver is seeking academic submissions.  Palaver is an online journal housed in UNCW’s Graduate Liberal Studies Program and are looking for content that, “defy the confines of a single discipline.” Submissions should be typed, double-spaced, and follow MLA guidelines. Due to the volume of submissions Palaver receives, they ask that academic pieces run no longer than twenty five pages. Palaver does not accept previously published work, be it print or online. For more guidelines and to submit, follow the link here. Further questions can be forwarded to admin@palaverjournal.com. From Palaver: Traditional sources offer many… Read Article →

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