Where to Submit Roundup: January 6, 2023

We’re back fresh in 2023 with our Where to Submit Roundup! The first officially week of January is over and we have added several new submission opportunities for you to 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.

Blink-Ink. Issue 51: Yard Sale. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Deadline: January 15, 2023.

great weather for MEDIA. 2023 Anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama/playwriting. No fee (Tip Jar submissions available). Deadline: January 15, 2023.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sand Hills Literary Magazine. 47th Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics. $3 fee (no fee for Augusta University Students). Deadline: March 20, 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.

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.

Third Street Review. Inaugural Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. $3 fee. Deadline: Rolling.

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.

DISQUIET International Literary Program. 2023 DISQUIET Literary Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $15 fee. Grand Prize: Full scholarship, accommodations, & travel stipend to attend 2023 event. Extended Deadline: January 9, 2023.

Colorado Review. 2023 Colorado Prize for Poetry. Poetry. $25 or $28 fee. Prize: $2,500 honorarium and book publication. Final Judge: Felicia Zamora. Deadline: January 14, 2023 (+5-day grace period).

Burnside Review Press. Book Contest. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000, publication, 10 author copies. Judge: Jaswinder Bolina. Extended Deadline: January 15, 2023.

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). Deadline: January 15, 2023.

Ethos Literacy. 4th annual Flash Fiction Contest. Fiction. $12 fee. Grand Prize: $200 and e-magazine publication. Deadline: January 15, 2023.

Grand View University. 2023 Diverse Voices Book Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Prize: Book publication, 200 copies, and more. Deadline: January 15, 2023. *Open to people of color from the United States.*

Interim Poetics. 2022 Test Site Poetry Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000 and book publication. Extended Deadline: January 15, 2022.

New American Press. 2023 New American Poetry Prize. Poetry, cross-genre. $25 fee. Prize: $1,500 and book publication. Final Judge: Jamaica Baldwin. Deadline: January 15, 2023.

Etchings Press. Novella & Chapbook Contests. Fiction, poetry. $7 fee (chapbook), $12 fee (novella). 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.

I-70 Review. 2023 Bill Hickok Humor Award for Poetry. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: January 1 – February 28, 2023.

Cleaver. Form & Form-Breaking Poetry Contest. Poetry. $15 fee. First Prize: $500 and publication. Judge: Diane Seuss. 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.*