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Category: Publications
Celebrating Poetry East’s 100th Issue & 40th Anniversary
We’re celebrating Poetry East’s 100th issue and 40th anniversary this April, National Poetry Month. Open this post for more information about the upcoming event on April 26th.
Submit to Foothill Poetry Journal!
Claremont Graduate University’s Foothill Poetry Journal is the only literary journal that exclusively publishes graduate-student poetry. Open this post to learn more information about the journal and submissions.
Crook & Folly Submissions Now Open
Submissions for poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, dramatic literature, and micro-prose are now open! Any submissions sent in by 11:59 pm on February 12th will be given feedback and then have a chance to edit and resubmit their piece. After February 12th, all submissions will be received as is and the deadline is March 12th. Submissions…Continue reading Crook & Folly Submissions Now Open
Shoutout to Fruit Bat — A Press Started and Led by DePaul Alum!
Fruit Bat is a Chapbook Press co-based in Chicago and Los Angeles, started by two DePaul alum and previous roommates. As posted on their About Page, they publish work that “embraces foraging: an unusual collection of ideas from a diverse set of perspectives with a basket of different emotions.” They will release their first three…Continue reading Shoutout to Fruit Bat — A Press Started and Led by DePaul Alum!
Call for Submissions ft. a DePaul Alum’s New Press!
Introducing Lillet (pronounced lee-lay after the French aperitif, that stimulates the appetite). Lillet publishes chapbooks. Prose, poetry, sketch/comedy scripts, some combination, or some new genre you’ve invented. Their first open reading period is open from NOW until May 1. Submit on their website: lilletpress.com There is no reading fee or set number of manuscripts selected for publication this…Continue reading Call for Submissions ft. a DePaul Alum’s New Press!
Nonfiction Writing Contest
The Nasiona is seeking submissions for a micro-nonfiction/poetry writing tournament. Submissions must be non-fiction stories about your life (ie. micro-memoir). Learn more about the contest here They will consider every submission for publication consideration, even if you don’t win the tournament. Deadline: February 5, 2021
Book Contest — January 2021
Dynamo Verlag, a boutique publisher of poetry and fiction, has launched its first-ever book contest. The contest is open to book-length manuscripts of poetry or prose. The entry fee is $15 and the winner will receive a $500 advance against royalties and publication in Fall 2021. The contest is ending soon! The deadline for entries is January…Continue reading Book Contest — January 2021
Literary Prize: Submissions Open
Submissions are now open for the DISQUIET Literary Prize! This contest is for writing in any genre, by a writer who has not published more than one book. The winners in each genre (nonfiction, fiction, poetry) will be published. The grand prize winner will receive a full scholarship including tuition, lodging, and a $1,000 travel…Continue reading Literary Prize: Submissions Open
Call for Submissions!
RipRap Literary Journal Volume 43 is CALLING writers and artists of all genres for our FOR SUBMISSIONS! They are currently accepting submissions for Artwork, Poetry, Short Fiction, Flash Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Plays. There is no fee to submit. Submit by December 18 ,2020. RipRap is a literary journal designed and produced annually by students in the…Continue reading Call for Submissions!
Writing Contest
Dynamo Verlag, a boutique publisher of poetry and fiction, has launched its first-ever book contest. The contest is open to book-length manuscripts of poetry or prose. The entry fee is $15 and the winner will receive a $500 advance against royalties and publication in Fall 2021. The contest will close January 31, 2021. Click here to submit. Click here for…Continue reading Writing Contest
The Miracle Monocle Award for Young Black Writers
Miracle Monocle is a journal of innovative literary and visual art funded by the University of Louisville. The winner of this new award series will receive a $200 prize and publication in the journal. Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and experimental/hybrid literature are all welcome. Writers must identify as Black and be 25 years of age…Continue reading The Miracle Monocle Award for Young Black Writers