Where to Submit Roundup: July 19, 2024

35 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.

Sorry for missing out on our weekly submissions roundup last week. A family emergency took place at the end of the week that through everything into a chaotic tailspin. But we are back this week to help you with your submission goals! It’s hard to believe August will be upon us in two short weeks and then Labor Day will be here before you know it.

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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.

Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. Full-length poetry manuscripts. $20 fee. Book publication, 25 author copies, 50% royalties. Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Sunspot Lit. Novella-length fiction, nonfiction. $25 fee. Deadline: July 31, 2024.

About Place Journal. Shaping Destiny: Election Season, Before, During, and After. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, screenplays, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: August 1, 2024.

Kitchen Table Quarterly. Nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: August 1, 2024.

Unearthodox. Voices of Regeneration. Essays, visual art, auditory pieces. No fee. Deadline: August 6, 2024.

KUDU. Issue 1. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, reviews, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: August 15, 2024. *Must be South African resident or expat or dual citizen to submit.*

DuFrank Lit. Fiction, flash fiction. No fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.

Kings River Review. Fall 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, translations, art. No fee. Deadline: October 15, 2024. *Must be a 2-year college student.*

Blueline: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

The Awakenings Review. Fall 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Must write from experience with mental illness in yourself, family, members, or friends.*

Bass Clef Books. Poetry, cross-genre, translations. $12 fee. Payment: 12 copies, royalties. No deadline specified.

Blue Mountain Review. Prose, poetry, music, visual art. $5 fee. Deadline: Year-round.

CRAFT. Fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre. No fee. Payment: $50-100. Deadline: Year-round.

Driftwood Press. Fiction, novellas, poetry collections, comics, graphic novels, art, photography, short comics, poetry. Fees vary. Paying market. Deadline: Year-round.

Fractured Lit. Flash fiction. No fee. Payment: $50 (Micro), $75 (Flash). Deadline: Year-round.

Frontier Poetry. New Voices. Poetry. No fee. Payment: $50/poem. Deadline: Year-round.

Libre. Fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *They seek writing on mental health.*

The Masters Review. New Voices. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Payment: $100 (flash), $200 (longer stories). Deadline: Year-round.

New Verse News. Current events poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.

Palette Poetry. Featured Poetry. Poetry. No fee. Payment: $50/poem. 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.

Uncharted. Featured Writing. Fiction. No fee. Payment: $200. Deadline: Year-round.

Voyage YA. Featured Writing. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Payment: $200. 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.

Western Connecticut State University MFA in Creative & Professional Writing. Housatonic Book Awards. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, graphic narratives, translations. $25 + processing fee. Prize: $1,500 and presence at a reading and workshop. Deadline: July 14, 2024. *Submitted books must have been published in 2023.*

Driftwood Press. The Adrift Chapbook Competition. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $750, publication, 20 author copies. Guest judge: Diane Seuss. Extended Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Driftwood Press. The Adrift Short Story Competition. Fiction. $30 fee. Prize: $500, publication, 10 author copies. Guest judge: Dean Bakopoulos. Extended Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Press 53. Award for Poetry. Poetry. $30 fee. Prize: $1,000 cash advance, publication, and 53 author copies. Judge: Tom Lombardo. Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Red Wheelbarrow. 2024 Poetry Prize. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $1,000, publication, letterpress broadside. Judge: Kim Addonizio. Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Witcraft. Annual Humour Competition. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $5 fee. First Prize: $250 and publication. Deadline: July 31, 2024.

Black Warrior Review. Annual Contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre. $20 fee (poetry, fiction, nonfiction); $10 fee (flash). Cash prizes and publication awarded. Judges: Chigozie Obioma, Rajiv Mohabir, Donika Kelly, Intan Paramditha. Deadline: August 1, 2024.

Orison Books. 2024 Best Spiritual Literature Awards. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $12 fee. Prize/genre: $500 and publication. Judges: Sarah Ghazal Ali, Susanne Paola Atonetta, Amit Majmudar. Deadline: August 1, 2024.

Radar Poetry. Coniston Prize. Poetry. $20 fee. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Judge: January Gill O’Neil. Deadline: August 1, 2024 at 11:59PM ET.

History Through Fiction. Short Story Contest. Fiction. $15 fee. Prize: Up to $250 and anthology publication. Deadline: August 15, 2024.

Peter White Public Library. 3-Day International Chapbook Contest. Theme: Room for Love. Poetry. No fee. First Prize: $500, publication, 50 copies. Final Judge: Diane Glancy. Registration Deadline: August 23, 2024 5PM EST.

The Missouri Review. Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize/genre: $5,000, publication, and social media promotion. Deadline: October 1, 2024.