Call for Submissions

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2024

The Cut Call for Pitches

The Cut Call for Pitches The Cut (of the New Yorker) publishes stories that address our readers’ lives head-on, with generous wit, honesty, and power. We are in a dynamic conversation with women about the issues that matter to them most—politics, feminism, work, money, relationships, mental health, fashion, and issues relating to equality—and we’re always looking for ideas that add to that conversation. Our stories go through a collaborative and thorough editorial process, and writers are paid at competitive rates. What we’re looking for: Smart, generous, funny writing that engages with The Cut’s readers and finds a natural home on our… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2024

Necessary Fiction Call for Summer Flash Fiction (Deadline May 1)

Necessary Fiction Call for Summer Flash Fiction (Deadline May 1) Necessary Fiction will publish weekly flash fiction each Wednesday for your summer reading enjoyment beginning in June and lasting through Labor Day. Here are 10 things we’ve noticed about our broad aesthetic tendencies over the years: We’re often fans of the absurd, the off-kilter, and the darkly comic. We tend to fall for beautiful language or an unexpected phrase. We’re interested in how a story gets told. We prefer stories that are stories, not static moments or a character’s memories lacking broader context. We’re open to reading the slyly speculative, the strange,… Read Article →

by Laurance Matthews on March 18, 2024

33 ⅓ Series Call for Proposals (Deadline March 29)

33 ⅓ Series Call for Proposals (Deadline March 29) Widely acclaimed by fans, musicians and scholars alike, the 33 ⅓ series dives deep into your favorite artists, albums and genres. In October 2003 we published our first ever batch of 33 ⅓ books, each one focusing on a popular LP. Since then we’ve covered many artists and albums, from Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures to Celine Dion’s Let’s Talk About Love, Duran Duran’s Rio to Kraftwerk’s Computer World, and Madvillain’s Madvillainy to Britney Spears’s Blackout. Each album covered in the series occupies such a specific place in music history, so each book-length treatment is different. Since… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2024

Short Story, Long Call for Submissions (Deadline March 31)

Short Story, Long Call for Submissions (Deadline March 31) Short stories, 2k-8k words long (with the 3,000-5,500 range being our real sweet spot). What are we looking for? Honestly, best indicator is to read a story or two we’ve already published. Second best indicator is to generally be familiar with Aaron’s taste and what he’s published on HAD, and Hobart before that. Every published story will be paired with original art, and I am paying both writer and artist $100. Submissions will be open until the end of March. Please only submit once per submission period.

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2024

december Call for Submissions & 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards(Deadline May 1)

december Call for Submissions & 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards(Deadline May 1) “december invites submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis), and visual art (print or digital). december magazine was founded in Iowa City in 1958 by a group of poets, writers, and artists who declared, “We are humanists…far more concerned with people than dogmatic critical or aesthetic attitudes.” december was a pioneer in the “little” magazine and small press movement, publishing cutting-edge fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and art. december has a distinguished legacy of publishing the early work of little-known writers and artists, many of… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2024

Berkley | Penguin Random House Open Submission Program Call for Novels

Berkley | Penguin Random House Open Submission Program Call for Novels “Berkley launched its Open Submission Program in 2021 with the goal of creating a direct submission channel to editors in hopes of reaching more potential authors and sharing their works with the world. At Berkley, we strive to publish commercial fiction that reflects the world we live in and to bring readers stories that encompass a full range of backgrounds, experiences and unique perspectives. Beginning March 18, 2024 at 9:00am ET, we will accept the first 1,000 submissions. We are looking for full-length adult novels in the… Read Article →

by English GA on March 4, 2024

Spring English Conference is Coming Soon!

Please include your name, area of study/major, genre and length of piece. If the piece is theory or literary analysis, include a brief abstract. All applicants must be currently enrolled in the English program. We will accept pieces from English minors, but English majors will be prioritized.

by Ex Libris on February 21, 2024

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: <48 Hours Until Submissions Close at Crook & Folly

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

by Ex Libris on February 21, 2024

Submit Now! SRPR Editor’s Prize Poetry Competition

by English GA on February 20, 2024

Call For Submissions: Have Your Work Seen in the Inaugural Issue of UnWoven Literary Arts Magazine

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 →

by Ex Libris on February 13, 2024

Crook & Folly is STILL Accepting Submissions > Until 2/23

Submit your best work in Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry or Drama to be featured in the 44th annual issue of DePaul’s arts and literature magazine! Go to crookandfolly.com for more info on submissions, and to check out past works and our growing archive of past editions. And follow us on IG @crookandfolly

by Ex Libris on February 6, 2024

Calling for Submissions: The Orange Couch is Accepting Pieces by DePaul Writers Through 4/22

Submissions are now open for The Orange Couch, the DePaul Writing Center’s literary magazine! The Orange Couch is a digital magazine for DePaul writers and alumni who want to publish their creative writing and work with other writers in the process of doing so.

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