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by Ex Libris on June 4, 2026

Summer Submission Deadlines

Looking for magazines and contests to submit your work to over the summer? See below for important deadlines: The Masters Review – Best Emerging Writers Contest – June 8, 2026Fiction Creative Nonfiction SmokeLong General Submissions – June 15, 2026Flash narratives—fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid—up to 1000 words Epiphany Magazine – June 15, 2026PoetryFictionNonfictionTranslation The Paris Review – June 30, 2026Fiction Bauhan Publishing’s May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize – June 30, 2026 A Public Space – July 1, 2026FictionNonfictionPoetryTranslation The Plentitudes – July 15, 2026FlashFictionNonfictionPoetry Birdcoat Quarterly – July 30, 2026FictionCreative NonfictionPoetry Prairie Schooner Creative Nonfiction Contest… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on May 22, 2026

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Submit Your Work to The Orange Couch!

Submissions are open for the issue “&” of the Writing Center’s digital literary magazine, The Orange Couch! The magazine is revision-based and requires writers to receive feedback either through a writing center appointment or through either Writers Guild or Scriptwriting Society (the Writing Center’s creative writing groups). The deadline to submit is Friday, May 29! See below for more details.

by Ex Libris on May 4, 2026

Suspended Magazine Submissions

Suspended is meant for the stories that are complete, yet seem unfinished. The endings hang and dangle off the final page, like a pendulum, seeking answers. We want your poems or short fiction stories that are suspended in this regard, have suspenseful endings, or are ambiguous in nature at any or every turn. Send us your visual art that makes onlookers question its meaning. Submissions Suspended accepts simultaneous submissions. Let us know if your submission is accepted elsewhere. We charge $3 to submit. Upload your submission to our Submittable page, and please use a Microsoft Word document, Times New Roman 12 pt. font and double-spaced, for written… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on April 27, 2026

Upcoming Submission and Contest Deadlines

Check out these upcoming deadlines for submissions across genres, and specialized contests: Redivider Call for Submissions – April 30, 2026 Fiction Flash Fiction Poetry Memoir & personal essay Cultural critique Cover art The Massachusetts Review – April 30, 2026 Nonfiction Fiction Performance Poetry Translation Hybrid Art Mud Season Review – April 30, 2026 Full-length Manuscript Reviews Nonfiction Fiction Poetry Art Chicago Story Press – April 30, 2026 Essays Creative Nonfiction New Croton Review – Open Submissions There is no deadline, but the next issue will go live May 9, 2026. Fiction Nonfiction Poetry Artwork and photos Barry Spacks Poetry Prize – April 30, 2026 Gunpowder Press is accepting book-length manuscripts of 48–100 pages for the 12th annual Barry Spacks Poetry Prize, which honors Barry’s… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on March 18, 2026

Spring Submission Deadlines

Before you log off for Spring Break, take a look at this list of upcoming submission deadlines for the rest of March & April: The Other Almanac Call for Submissions – March 20, 2026 Essays Journalism Art 2026 Four Way Books Levis Book Prize in Poetry – March 31, 2026 Awarding publication of a book-length collection, participation in a Four Way Books sponsored reading, and $1000. Eligibility: Open to any poet writing in English regardless of publication history. Submissions are accepted online only. Solstice Literary Magazine – March 31, 2026 Fiction Poetry Nonfiction THREE Literary Magazine, “Boundless” – March 31, 2026 Fiction or non-fiction Previously unpublished short stories essays, vignettes, poems, or opinion… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on February 19, 2026

Submit to Crook & Folly by February 22!

The deadline for submitting your work to Crook & Folly is this Sunday, February 22! Check out the submission form here. Guidelines: Submissions are open from January 12th – February 22nd, with incentive period running from January 12th – February 1st. This is a great opportunity to have staff take a look at your pieces before the final deadline. What can you submit? Poetry – 1 to 3 poems Fiction – no more than 3500 words Creative Nonfiction – no more than 3500 words Flash Fiction – no more than 800 words Dramatic Lit – no more than 15 pages When… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 15, 2026

2026 NOR Literary Prizes are Open for Submissions

Submit your best work to New Ohio Review’s 2026 contests in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction! Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in New Ohio Review will be awarded for a poem or group of poems, a short story, and an essay. Submit a story or essay of up to 20 pages or a poem or group of poems of up to 6 pages with a $22 entry fee between now and April 15th. For the cost of your entry, you will also receive two complimentary issues of NOR (37 and 38). See the full guidelines on the submissions page… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on January 13, 2026

Submit to These Writing Contests!

Check out these writing contests for January through September 2026: One Room, One Hour Contest – Open submissions One essay on what you encounter. $1,000 for no more than 1,000 words will be awarded to winning entries posted to Substack. Essays accepted through the end of the year. Give it a whirl and see what you see. New Millennium Writing Awards – January 31, 2026 $1,000 EACH for Best poetry, fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction. All winners published in our anthology and online. Kentucky Visions Short Story Contest – January 31, 2026 Enter your fiction (up to 7,500 words) for a chance to… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 18, 2025

Winter Submissions and Contest Deadlines

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 LitMag… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on November 10, 2025

Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant Opportunity

The Gay & Lesbian Review/WORLDWIDE (The G&LR)—a bimonthly magazine of history, culture, and politics focusing on LGBTQ+ issues that publishes non-fiction and poetry, as well as reviews of books, movies, and plays—announced the 4th annual Charles S. Longcope Jr. Writers and Artists Grant for emerging scholars, writers, and artists across disciplines and fields that make a contribution to LGBTQ+ scholarship or the arts. The purpose of this grant is to bring new and diverse ideas and voices to the magazine and to encourage and support emerging and unpublished LGBTQ+ writers, thinkers, scholars, and artists. Recipients will receive funding (up to $5,000) to write… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on October 8, 2025

Submissions: Book Awards, Contests and Prizes

Here are some upcoming deadlines for chapbook, book or literary awards, contests and prizes. All deadlines are at the end of this month! Persea Books Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize A prize of $1,000 and publication by Persea Books is given annually for a debut poetry collection by a writer who identifies as a woman. The winner also receives an optional six-week, all-expenses-paid residency at the Civitella Ranieri Center in Umbria, Italy. Writers who are either U.S. citizens or who currently reside in the United States are eligible. Entry fee: $30 Deadline: October 31, 2025 Northwestern University Press Drinking… Read Article →

by Ex Libris on June 12, 2025

Summer Deadlines + Newberry Library Spotlight + Textbooks Due Tomorrow

Good afternoon, everyone! We have a few announcements today, including info about the Newberry Library’s upcoming conference for graduate student scholarship and their list of summer courses, an extended call for Crook & Folly Editor-in-Chief applications, and a reminder about those rental books that you may or may not have forgotten are due this week. To help you plan your schedule, we also put together a list of deadlines for the remainder of this week, the entire summer, and the first couple weeks of Autumn Quarter! (Scroll down for info on each of these!) This… Read Article →

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