Where to Submit Roundup: May 5, 2023
53 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.
Happy May! With the start of a new month comes a burst of new submission opportunities. Let NewPages help you meet your submission goals with our Weekly Roundup.
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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.
riddlebird. Humor submissions. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Deadline: May 6, 2023.
Nzuri. Spring 2023 issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics, cross-genre, interviews, audio, video, digital storytelling. No fee. Deadline: May 10, 2023.
Speckled Trout Review. Spring 2023 Issue. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: May 10, 2023 (or until filled).
Minerva Rising. Issue 23 – Subversion. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, photography, cross-genre. $15 fee. Deadline: May 15, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Novelette-length fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $14 fee. Deadline: May 15, 2023.
Red Shoe Press. 2024 Oregon Poetry Calendar themed Wild Birds. Poetry. No fee. Payment: 1 copy of calendar. Deadline: May 31. *Open to residents of Oregon only.*
Sunspot Lit. Supernova. Very long-form fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $10 fee. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
Tint Journal. Fall 2023 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: May 31, 2023. *Open to ESL writers only.*
Superpresent. Inquiries-themed Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, drama, translations, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: June 1, 2023.
The Main Street Rag. Open Season. Novels, novellas, short story collections, creative nonfiction. Fees vary. Deadline: May 1 to June 15, 2023.
Nobody’s Home: Modern Southern Folklore. Creative nonfiction. No fee. Deadline: April 15 – June 15, 2023.
Gold Man Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: June 16, 2023. *West-coast based writers only.*
Sunspot Lit. Longform fiction, longform nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry. $8 fee. Deadline: June 16, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Short stories, nonfiction, graphic novel. $6.50 fee. Deadline: June 23, 2023.
redrosethorns. Home/Belonging-themed Issue 2. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre. No fee. Deadline: June 30, 2023.
Rose Metal Press. Open Reading Period. Full-length cross-genre manuscripts. $15 fee. Deadline: June 1-30, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Flash, poetry, graphic novel, art. $5 fee. Deadline: June 30, 2023.
Wordrunner eChapbooks. Prose Mini-Collections. Fiction, nonfiction. $8 fee. Payment: $125 + royalties. Deadline: June 30, 2023.
Club Plum. July 2023 Issue. Prose poetry, flash fiction, flash nonfiction, lyric essays, art. No fee. Deadline: July 1, 2023.
Able Muse. Winter 2023/2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, cross-genre, translations, reviews, interviews. No fee. Deadline: July 15, 2023.
MER – Mom Egg Review. Ages/Stages themed submissions. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, translations. Free submissions through April 30 otherwise $3 fee. Deadline: July 15, 2023.
Kings River Review. Fall 2023 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, screenplays, art, translations. No fee. Deadline: October 15, 2023. *2-year community college students only*
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.
Decolonial Passage. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
Divot. Issue 10. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
Does It Have Pockets. Issue 1. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre. $3 fee. Deadline: Rolling.
Jewish Fiction .net. December 2023 Issue. Fiction, translations. 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.
Red Tree Review. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.
WhimsicalPoet. July 2023 Issue. Poetry, art, flash fiction. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.
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.
Bass Clef Books. Inaugural George Drew Sophomore Chapbook Contest. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500, publication, and 12 author copies. Deadline: May 15, 2023.
New Letters. 2023 Literary Awards. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $24 fee. Prize/genre: $2,500 and publication. Deadline: May 22, 2023.
Autumn House Press. Full-length Prizes. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $30 fee. Prize/genre: $1,000 honorarium, $1,500 travel/publicity grant, and book publication. Judges: Toi Derricotte, Pam Houston, Jenny Boully. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
Baltimore Review. Summer Contest: 1,000 Words or Less. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $8 fee. Prize: $300/category and publication. Final judge: Kelly Weber. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
Creative Writing Ink. 2023 Poetry Prize. Poetry. €6 fee. Prize: €1000, free creative writing course, and publication. Final judge: Eileen Casey. Deadline: May 31, 2023. **Open to poets across the globe.**
Kallisto Gaia Press. Inaugural Joshua Tree Novel Prize. Fiction. $70 fee. Prize: $2,000 and book publication. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
Sunspot Lit. Rigel 2023. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, graphic novel. $10 fee. Prize: $500 and publication. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
The Writing District. The Writing District Prize 2023. Fiction. $15 fee. First Prize: $1,000 and publication. Final judge: W. T. Paterson. Deadline: May 31, 2023.
The Masters Review. Spring Small Fiction Awards. Microfiction, flash fiction, sudden fiction. $20 fee. Grand Prize: $1,000 and publication per category. Judge: K-Ming Chang. Deadline: June 1, 2023.
Salamander. 2023 Fiction Prize. Fiction. $15 fee (includes 1-year subscription). Prize: $1,000 and publication. Judge: Kirstin Valdez Quade. Deadline: June 1, 2023.
Voyage YA. Anthology Contest. Novel excerpts, creative nonfiction. $20 fee. Prize: $800 (novel excerpts), $500 (nonfiction), and publication. Deadline: June 1, 2023.
Grist. Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Contest. Fiction. No fee. First Prize: $3,000 and publication. Judges: Paolo Bacigalupi, Nalo Hopkinson, Sam J. Miller. Deadline: June 13, 2023.
The MacGuffin. Poet Hunt 28. Poetry. $15 fee. Grand Prize: $500 and publication. Guest Judge: Barbara Crooker. Deadline: June 15, 2023.
Swan Scythe Press. 2023 Chapbook Contest. Poetry. $18 fee. Prize: $200, chapbook publication, 25 author copies. Deadline: June 15, 2023.
Bellevue Literary Review. 2024 Literary Prizes. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $20 fee. First Prize/genre: $1,000 and publication. Judges: Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Edgar Gomez, Melissa Lozada-Oliva. Deadline: July 1, 2023.
Orison Books. 2023 Orison Chapbook Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, plays. $15 fee. Prize: $300 and publication. Judge: Luke Hankins. Deadline: July 1, 2023.
Driftwood Press. Adrift Short Fiction Contest. Fiction. $11 fee. First Prize: $500, publication, 10 author copies, and interview. Deadline: July 15, 2023.
Driftwood Press. Adrift Chapbook Competition. Poetry. $13 fee. First Prize: $750, publication, 20 author copies, and interview. Deadline: July 15, 2023.
Press 53. 2024 Award for Poetry. Book-length collection of poetry. $30 fee. Prize: $1,000, publication, and 53 author copies. Judge: Tom Lombardo. Deadline: July 31, 2023.
Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine. 2023 Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize. Poetry. $15 fee/3 poems. First Prize: $1,000, publication, and letterpress broadside. Final judge: Ellen Bass. Deadline: July 31, 2023.
