Where to Submit Roundup: October 4, 2024

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

It’s officially October! Now is truly the month of spooky season! Spookiest thing of all…? I still have made no headway on my goals of submitting. I hope you are doing better on this end of things. Need help? As always NewPages has your back with our weekly roundup of submission opportunities.

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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.

Qua. Fall 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: October 9, 2024. *Must live in Michigan.*

Blink-Ink. Issue 58: UFO. Fiction, art. No fee. Deadline: October 15, 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.*

Santa Clara Review. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, drama, screenplays, translations, art, photography. $2 fee. Deadline: October 15, 2024.

Hamilton Stone Review. Issue #51. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: October 1 – 31, 2024 (or until filled).

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

Interim. Commemoration & Celebration of Las Vegas. Nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, translations, art. $5 fee. Deadline: November 5, 2024.

Libre. Writing and art about mental health. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narratives, art, photography, video. $2. Deadline: November 11, 2024.

Voyage of Verse: A Poetry Anthology for High School Students. Fall 2024 volume. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 11, 2024.

Magazine1. Issue 3. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, cross-genre, drama, graphic narratives, screenplays, translations, art, photography, audio, video. No fee ($5 tip jar available). Payment: $40 bookstore gift card. Deadline: November 15, 2024.

Black Fox Literary Magazine. Winter 2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee (donation and expedited response options). Payment: $20. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

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

Wising Up Press. Living Our Blessings: Aging, Mortality & Gratitude anthology. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: December 31, 2024.

Apple in the Dark. Winter 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee (tip jar available). Deadline: December 15, 2024.

Girls Right the World. Issue 9. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: December 31, 2024. *Open to girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists ages 14-21.*

Ploughshares. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translations. $3.75 service fee; No-fee for current subscribers. Deadline: January 15, 2025.

The Awakenings Review. Spring 2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Year-round. *Must write from experience with mental illness in yourself, family, members, or friends.*

Black Lawrence Press. Manuscript Consultations. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre. Fees vary. Deadline: Year-round.

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

The Fictional Cafe. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: Year-round.

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

NOMADartx Review. Theme: Perspective. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, interviews, reviews, translations, art, photography. No fee. Deadline: Rolling.

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.

Yearling. Poetry. No fee for 1 poem; $10 for up to 3 poems. 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.

Vita Poetica Journal. Writing & Art contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. $10 fee. Prize/genre: $100 and print publication. Deadline: October 15, 2024.

The Missouri Review. Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize/genre: $5,000, publication, and social media promotion. Extended Deadline: October 21, 2024.

Alternating Current Press. Futurist Debut Book Award. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, cross-genre. $18 fee. Prize: $1,000, book publication, digital medallion, certificate, and 30 gold medallion seals. Deadline: October 31, 2024.

Cloudbank. Vern Rutsala Book Prize. Full-length flash fiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000, book publication, 50 author copies. Deadline: October 31, 2024.

December Magazine. 2025 Marvin Bell Memorial Poetry Prize. Poetry. $20 fee (includes copy of prize issue). Prizes: $1,500 & publication (winner); $500 & publication (honorable mention). Guest judge: Maggie Smith. Deadline: November 1, 2024.

Raven Chronicles. Inaugural Awards for Innovative Fiction & Nonfiction. Fiction, nonfiction. $10 fee. Prize: $1,000, book publication, and 50% of net revenues. Judges: Paul Hunter, Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor. Deadline: November 1, 2024.

CAPTRS. AI Writing Contest. Nonfiction. No fee. First Prize: $5,000 and online publication. Deadline: November 9, 2024.

Baltimore Review. Winter Contest. Flash fiction, flash creative nonfiction, prose poetry. $8 fee. Prize: $400/category and publication. Final Judge: Francine Witte. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

Haiku Crush. 2024 Haiku Search. Haiku. $9 fee. First Prize: $150 and anthology publication. Judges: Reid FitzGerald, Tatiana Roberts, Steve FitzGerald. Deadline: November 30, 2024.

Interim. Test Site Poetry Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Two Prizes: $1,000 and book publication. Deadline: December 15, 2024.

Colorado Review. 2025 Colorado Prize for Poetry. Full-length poetry manuscript. $28 fee (includes 1-year subscription). Prize: $2,500 honorarium & book publication. Final judge: Craig Morgan Teicher. Deadline: January 14, 2025 (5-day grace period observed).

National Indie Excellence Awards. Published Books. Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Comics, Graphic Novels. $75 fee. Prize: Cash awards & sponsorship prizes. Deadline: March 31, 2025. *Books must be independently or self-published to enter.*