Where to Submit Roundup: October 20, 2023

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

Happy Friday! Did you know that next week is already the final full week of October? Now that’s downright spooky. Hopefully you all are doing so much better than myself when it comes to submission goals this year as I am sitting at zero. If you are a bit behind and want to throw yourself into a fervor to hit your goals, NewPages has your back with our submission opportunities roundup for the week of October 20, 2023.

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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.

IvyZen. University Admissions Scholarship Program. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: October 20, 2023. *For rising high school seniors.*

riddlebird. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Deadline: October 26, 2023.

Hamilton Stone Review. Fall 2023 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee. Deadline: October 31, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Novella-length fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel, poetry. $25 fee. Deadline: October 31, 2023.

Qua. Fall 2023. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: November 1, 2023. *Must be a Michigan resident in order to submit.*

Magazine1. Inaugural Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography, comics, cross-genre, translations. $5 fee. Payment: $40 credit to Bookstore1Sarasota. Deadline: November 4, 2023.

Speckled Trout Review. Issue 5.2: For the Ages. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 5, 2023.

Sand Hills. Online Fall Special Issue: Fantastical, Unusual, Macabre. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, graphic narratives, art, photography. $3 fee (No fee for Augusta University students). Deadline: November 7, 2023.

Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 15, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Novelette-length fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $14 fee. Deadline: November 15, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Supernova. Very long-form fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic novel. $10 fee. Deadline: November 22, 2023.

Blueline: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Jelly Bucket. Issue 14 General Submissions. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, art, photography. $2 fee. Deadline: December 1, 2023.

Superpresent. Winter 2024: Provocations/Instigations. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee. Deadline: December 1, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Longform fiction, nonfiction, graphic novel, poetry. $8 fee. Deadline: December 2, 2023.

Jelly Bucket. Issue 14 Neurodivergent Special Section. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

RCC Muse art + literary journal. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Flash fiction, poetry, graphic novel, art. $5 fee. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Sunspot Lit. Short stories, nonfiction, graphic novel. $6.50 fee. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Girls Right the World. Issue Eight. Poetry, prose, visual art. No fee. Deadline: December 30, 2023. *Open to girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14–21.*

Valley Voices. Spring 2024: The Southern Crossroads. Poetry, creative nonfiction, critical essays. No fee. Deadline: December 30, 2023.

great weather for MEDIA. Annual Anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, dramas. No fee (Tip Jar Submissions available). Deadline: January 15, 2014.

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*

7th Circle Pyrite. Issue 1. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.

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.

Emerald City. Fiction, cross-genre, graphic narratives. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.

Grailing Press. Grailing Magazine. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, translations. No fee. 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.

The Sucarnochee Review. Spring 2024 issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. 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.

Strange Days Books. Eyelands Book Awards 2023. Unpublished & published books of fiction, poems, memoir, children’s books, graphic novels, & more. Fee: $35 (€30). Published Grand Prize: 5-day holiday in Athens + handmade ceramic. Unpublished Grand Prize: Translation into Greek and publication from Strange Days Books. Judges: P.H.C. Marchesi, Andriana Minou, Gregory Papadoyiannis, Katherine Wiseman. Deadline: October 20, 2023.

Cloudbank Books. Vern Rutsala Book Contest. Poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000, book publication, 50 copies. Deadline: October 31, 2023.

LIGHT Magazine. Issue 3: Reimagining Healing & Transformation with Cancer. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, graphic narratives, art, photography. No fee. Prize/genre: $500/$375/$125. Deadline: November 1, 2023.

MAYDAY. MAYDAY Prizes. Poetry, short fiction, creative nonfiction. $20 fee. First Prize/genre: $500, publication, promotion. Deadline: November 1, 2023.

Baltimore Review. Winter 2023 Contest. Flash fiction, flash nonfiction, prose poems. $8 fee. Prize: $400/category and publication. Final Judge: Marion Winik. Deadline: November 30, 2023.

Interim. Test Site Poetry Prize. Unpublished poetry manuscripts. $25 fee. 2 Prizes of $1,000 and book publication awarded. Deadline: December 15, 2023.

Press 53. 2024 Award for Short Fiction. Unpublished short story collection. $30 fee. Prize: $1,000 cash advance, publication, 53 author copies. Judge: Claire V. Foxx. Deadline: December 31, 2023.