Where to Submit Roundup: January 27, 2023
Happy Friday. It’s that time of the week again. Check out new and ongoing submission opportunities with our Weekly Roundup for the week of January 27, 2023.
It’s our last roundup of January. Hard to believe February is here next week already. Don’t forget to take a gander at our Big List of Writing Contests so you don’t miss an early February deadline.
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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.
Fleas on the Dog. Issue 13. Fiction, poetry, plays. No fee. Deadline: January 30, 2023.
Girls Right the World. Issue 7. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, cross-genre. No fee. Deadline: January 31, 2023.
Planisphere Q. Worlds Collide Issue. Science fiction short stories. $1 fee (free submissions January 15-18). Deadline: January 31, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Novella-length Fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry. $25 fee. Deadline: January 31, 2023.
They Don’t Call Us. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: February 10, 2023.
Applause. Issue 33: The (In)Evitable Ending. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, cross-genre. $3 fee. Deadline: February 14, 2023.
Heron Tree. Found Poetry. No fee. Extended Deadline: February 15, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Novellette-length Fiction, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry. $14 fee. Deadline: February 15, 2023.
Santa Clara Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, cross-genre, art. No fee. Deadline: February 26, 2023 at 11:59PM.
Celebrations of Healing. Positive stories of sexual intimacy after abuse. Nonfiction. No fee. Extended Deadline: February 28, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Supernova (very long-form). Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $10 fee. Deadline: February 28, 2023.
Wordrunner eChapbooks. Spring 2023 Anthology: “Salvaged.” Fiction, memoir, creative nonfiction, poetry, prose poems. $3 fee. Payment: $10 to $25. Deadline: February 28, 2023.
Superpresent. Speculation and Spectacle themed issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre, plays, translations, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: March 1, 2023.
Qua Literary & Fine Arts Magazine. Winter 2023 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: March 5, 2023. *Must live in the state of Michigan to submit.*
Allium, A Journal of Poetry & Prose. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, craft essays, hybrid work. $3 fee. Deadline: March 15, 2023.
Kings River Review. Spring 2023 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, art, translations. No fee. Deadline: March 15, 2023. *2-year community college students only*
Sunspot Lit. Longform fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $8 fee. Deadline: March 15, 2023.
Green Linden Press. Chapbook Open Reading Period. Poetry. $15 fee. Deadline: March 20, 2023.
Sand Hills Literary Magazine. 47th Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics. $3 fee (no fee for Augusta University Students). Deadline: March 20, 2023.
Third Street Review. Inaugural Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. $3 fee. Deadline: March 24, 2023.
Long Hauler Publishing. Long COVID Anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Flash, poetry, graphic novel, art. $5 fee. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Short stories, nonfiction, graphic novel. $6.50 fee. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Clinch—A Martial Arts Literary Magazine. Issue 3. No fee. Payment: $15. Deadline: April 1, 2023.
Book of Matches. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations. No fee. Deadline: April 7, 2023.
About Place Journal. On Rivers themed issue. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, screenplays, cross-genre, comics, reviews, interviews, translations, audio, video, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: April 15, 2023.
Consequence. Volume 15.2. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre, translations, interviews. No fee. Paying market. Deadline: April 15, 2023.
Able Muse. Winter 2023/2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre, translations, reviews, interviews. No fee. Deadline: July 15, 2023.
Atmosphere Press. Book Manuscripts. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, translations, art. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Author funds book publication*
Awakenings Review. Biannual Issues. 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. Poetry, short stories, comics, visual art, novellas, poetry collections, comic collections, graphic novel manuscripts. Fee varies. Deadline: Year-round.
Emerald City. Issue 4. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
L’Esprit Literary Review. Issue 2. Fiction, nonfiction, translations, reviews. No fee (tip jar available). Payment: $10. Deadline: Rolling.
NOMADartx Review. Technology theme. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, translations, reviews, interviews. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
New Verse News. Current event 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. Nonfiction, poetry, translations. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Works Progress. Substack Newsletter. Short 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.
Driftwood Press. In-House Contests. Fiction ($12.99 fee), Poetry ($10.99 fee). Prizes: $400, 5 copies, & interview opportunity (fiction); $300, 5 copies, & interview opportunity (poetry). Extended Deadline: January 31, 2023.
Etchings Press. Novella & Chapbook Contests. Fiction, poetry. $7 fee (chapbook), $12 fee (novella). Deadline: January 31, 2023.
Fonograf Editions. Essay Collection Contest. Nonfiction. $30 fee. Prize: $1,250, standard royalty contract, book publication, 20 author copies. Judge: Maggie Nelson. Deadline: January 31, 2023.
swamp pink. swamp pink Prizes. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $20 fee. Prize: $2,000 and publication per genre. Judges: Jamil Jan Kochai, Melissa Faliveno, Matthew Olzmann. Deadline: January 31, 2023.
The de Groot Foundation. LANDO grants, Courage to Write grants, Writer of Note grants. $22 fee. Ten $7,000 grants awarded and up to ten $1,500 grants awarded. Deadline: February 15, 2023.
New American Press. 2023 New American Poetry Prize. Poetry, cross-genre. $25 fee. Prize: $1,500 and book publication. Final Judge: Jamaica Baldwin. Extended Deadline: February 15, 2023.
Cloudbank. Issue 17 Writing Contest. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. Deadline: February 28, 2023.
I-70 Review. 2023 Bill Hickok Humor Award for Poetry. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: January 1 – February 28, 2023.
Georgia Writers Association. Georgia Author of the Year Awards. Biography, Children’s Book, Cookbook, Detective/Mystery, Essay, First Novel, LGBTQIA+, Graphic Novel, History, Inspirational, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Poetry Chapbook, Poetry Full-Length Collection, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story Collection, Specialty Book, and Young Adult. $60 fee. Deadline: March 15, 2023.
Cleaver. Form & Form-Breaking Poetry Contest. Poetry. $15 fee. First Prize: $500 and publication. Judge: Diane Seuss. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Gemini Magazine. 14th annual Short Story Contest. Fiction. $8 fee. First Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Prime Number Magazine. 2023 Awards. Fiction, poetry. $15 fee. First Prize/genre: $1,000 and publication. Judges: Felicia Mitchell, Dennis McFadden. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Geminga 2023. Tiny fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, graphic novels. $10 fee. Prize: $500 and publication. Deadline: March 31, 2023.
Orison Books. 2023 Orison Prizes. Fiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,500 and book publication per genre. Judges: Pádraig Ó Tuama & David Heska Wanbli Weiden. Deadline: April 1, 2023.
First Pages Prize 2023. Fiction, nonfiction. $20 fee ($35 for extended deadline). First Prize: $2,000/genre, tailored edit up to 100 pages, consultation with an agent. Deadline: March 1 to April 10, 2023 (April 24 extended). *Open to unagented writers only.*
