Where to Submit Roundup: January 26, 2024
47 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.
From some negative temperatures to balmy 30s, from snow to sleet to rain. January has been quite the month for weather whiplash in the Midwest…and all over the US according to weather reports on the news. But January is almost behind us, isn’t it? In fact, this will be our last roundup of submission opportunities for the month of January 2024. Next week will be our first roundup in February. Here’s hoping for less chaos! If your neck of the woods is still having awful weather, time to stay indoors writing, editing, and submitting.
Since next week does end January, don’t forget there are several January 31 deadlines that you don’t want to miss out on. And with February upon us, it’s always a good idea to check out our Big List of Writing Contests for the upcoming month, too. We have started the new year by doing a huge update to our entire contest list, so please enjoy.
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Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget to check out our Guide to Submission Opportunities where you can get more information about these calls for submissions. And if you have young writers from elementary to high school age, don’t forget to check out the Young Writers Guide.
Girls Right the World. Issue Eight. Poetry, prose, visual art. No fee. Extended Deadline: January 31, 2024. *Open to girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14–21.*
RCC Muse art + literary journal. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Extended Deadline: January 31, 2024.
The de Groot Foundation. LANDO Grants for Writers. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplay, graphic novel. $22 Application fee. Payment: Three $7,000 grants, three $1,500 grants. Deadline: February 5, 2024. *Open to writers exploring issues of and solutions to the challenges of migration, immigration, or the refugee experience.*
Big Wing Review. Theme: Relationships. Essays, prose, flash fiction, poetry, spoken word, visual art. No fee. Deadline: February 7, 2024.
Santa Clara Review. Spring 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, translations, art, photography. $2 fee (no fee options available). Deadline: February 15, 2024.
RABBLE REVIEW. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: February 23, 2024.
Wordrunner eChapbooks. Spring 2024 anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $3 fee. Paying market. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Superpresent. Survival-themed Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: March 1, 2024.
Feels Blind Literary. Special 10th Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, art, photography. $3 fee (no-fee Mondays). Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Kings River Review. Spring 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, art, translations. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024. *2-year community college students only*
Steam Ticket Literary Journal. Volume 27. Short stories, poetry, nonfiction, black and white artwork. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Wising Up Press. Out of Line—Who Defines? Halfs, Steps, In-Laws & Belonging anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Mistake House Magazine. Fiction, poetry, cross-genre, photography. $5 fee. Deadline: March 20, 2024. *Must be enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate program to submit.*
Auroras & Blossoms. Theme: Auroras and/or Blossoms. Haiku, Senryu. No Fee (donations optional). Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Rockvale Review. Issue Twelve. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. $3 fee. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
A Warm Mug of Cozy Anthology. Volume Two. Cozy mysteries. $5 fee. Payment: PDF copy + royalties. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Consequence. Spring 2024 Reading Period. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, graphic narratives, interviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Paying market. Deadline: April 15, 2024.
Oyster River Pages. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: May 31, 2024.
Gold Man Review. Issue 14. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: June 23, 2024.
*Open to writers residing in OR, AK, HI, CA, WA.*
Able Muse. Winter 2024/2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: July 15, 2024.
#Ranger Magazine. Experimental fiction, poetry, cross-genre, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
Adanna Literary Journal. Women in the News/Women on the News Feature. Nonfiction, comics, interviews, reviews. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Awakenings Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Must have personal connection to mental illness*
Blue Mountain Review. Prose, poetry, music, visual art. $5 fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Driftwood Press. Fiction, poetry, comics, art, photography, full-length poetry collections, novellas. Fee varies. Deadline: Year-round.
New Verse News. Current events poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Palooka. Chapbook manuscripts, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art, photography, graphic narratives, comic strips. $3 fee (magazine submissions); $8 fee (chapbook submissions). Payment: Copies. Deadline: Year-round.
Plant-Human Quarterly. Poetry, essays. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Works Progress. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Writing Contests
If you’d like a little more information on several of the contests below, don’t forget to follow our Guide to Submission Opportunities throughout the week. Find even more contests in our vetted Big List of Writing Contests. NewPages also vets and curates a list of contests for elementary through high school aged writers in our Young Writers Guide.
CAPTRs. Universe of Threats Natural Disaster Writing Contest. Fiction. No fee. Grand Prize: $5,000 and online publication. Deadline: January 31, 2024.
Driftwood Press. In-House Contests. Short fiction, poetry. $25 fee for poetry, $30 fee for fiction. First Prize for Fiction: $400, publication, 5 copies of anthology. First Prize for Poetry: $300, publication, 5 copies of anthology. Deadline: January 31, 2024.
Stanford Libraries. 2024 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. Fiction, nonfiction. $50 fee. Prize: $5,000/genre. Deadline: January 31, 2024. *Books must be published between January 1, 2022 and December 31, 2023. Writers cannot have published 4 or more books.*
swamp pink. swamp pink Prizes. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $20 fee. Prize/genre: $2,000 and publication. Deadline: January 1-31, 2024.
After Happy Hour Review. After Happy Hour Contest Themed Animals. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre. $10 fee. Prize: Percentage of entry fees and publication. Deadline: February 15, 2024.
Roanoke College. High School Fiction and Poetry Contest. Fiction, poetry. No fee. First Prize: $100 and publication in Roanoke Review. Extended Deadline: February 15, 2024.
New American Press. 2024 New American Poetry Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,500 honorarium and book publication. Final Judge: Nikki Wallschlaeger. Deadline: February 16, 2024.
I-70 Review. Bill Hickok Humor Award. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: January 1 – February 28, 2024.
Blue Mesa Review. Writing Contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500/genre and publication. Judges: Sarah Gerard, Jennifer Givhan, Shayla Lawson. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Cloudbank. Issue 18 Writing Contest. Flash fiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize/genre: $200 and publication. Deadline: February 29, 2024.
Tennessee Williams Museum in Key West. 2024 Tennessee Williams Contests. Poetry, short stories. $10 fee. First Place: $300. Deadline: March 10, 2024.
Able Muse. Write Prize. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500/genre and publication. Final Judges: Hailey Leithauser, Nina Schuyler. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Backbone Press. 6th Annual Chapbook Contest. Poetry. $20 fee. Prize: $250, publication, 20 author copies, and $250 travel stipend. Final Judge: Allison Joseph. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
Fall for the Book/Institute for Immigration Research. New American Voices Award for Immigrant Writers. Fiction, nonfiction. $20 fee. Grand Prize: $5,000. Deadline: March 29, 2024.
Able Muse. Book Award. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000 and book publication. Final Judge: Timothy Steele. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Prime Number Magazine. 2024 Prime Number Magazine Awards. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. First Prize: $1,000 and publication per genre. Judges: Maya J. Sorini, Dennis McFadden. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Switchback Books. 2024 Gatewood Prize. Full-length Poetry Collection. $20 fee ($25 includes a book from their catalog). Prize: Publication, marketing, promotion, 30 author copies. Judge: Emilia Phillips. Deadline: March 31, 2024.
Orison Books. Orison Prizes. Fiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize/genre: $1,500 and book publication. Judges: Ellen Bass, Kaveh Akbar. Deadline: April 4, 2024.
