Where to Submit Roundup: September 6, 2024
31 Submission Opportunities including calls for submissions, writing contests, and book prizes.
It is September. Time for color changes, spooky season, and pumpkin spice. It also means that submissions are opening for autumn and winter issues of literary magazines. NewPages is here to help you find a home for your work 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.
DuFrank Lit. Fiction, flash fiction. No fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
Rockvale Review. Issue 13. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. $3 fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
Sky Island Journal. Issue 29. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, translations. $4.99 fee. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
Club Plum. Literary Horror Issue. Flash fiction, nonfiction, prose poetry, art. No fee. Deadline: October 1, 2024
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.
Libre. Writing and art about mental health. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, graphic narratives, art, photography, video. $2. 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.
Blueline: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 30, 2024.
Black Fox Literary Magazine. Winter 2025 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee (donation and expedited response options). Payment: $20. Deadline: November 30, 2024.
Apple in the Dark. Winter 2024 Issue. Fiction, nonfiction. No fee (tip jar available). Deadline: December 15, 2024.
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.
Wallstrait. Fiction. No fee. Payment: $25. 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.
Dzanc Books. Novel, Poetry, and Story Collection Prizes. Fiction, poetry. $25 fee. Prize: $5,000 (fiction), $2,500 (short story collection), $1,000 (poetry) and book publication. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
The Letter Review. Prize for Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, & Books. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, interviews, reviews. No fee for 1 entry, $5 for additional entries. Prize: $4,000 divided among 12 winners. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
RHINO Poetry. 2025 Founders’ Prize. Poetry. $15 fee. Prize: $500 and publication. Judge: Cyrus Cassells. Deadline: September 30, 2024.
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.
Permafrost. 2024 Permafrost Book Prize. Fiction. $25 fee. Prize: $1,000 and book publication. Judge: Eowyn LeMay Ivey. Deadline: October 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: October 1, 2024.
Winning Writers. Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. Poetry. $22 fee. Prizes: $3,500 and online publication for a poem in any style and $3,500 and online publication for a poem that rhymes or is in a traditional style. Final judge: Michal ‘MJ’ Jones. Deadline: October 1, 2024.
Vita Poetica Journal. Writing & Art contest. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, photography. $10 fee. Prize/genre: $100 and print publication. Deadline: October 15, 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.
CAPTRS. AI Writing Contest. Nonfiction. No fee. First Prize: $5,000 and online publication. Deadline: November 9, 2024.
Interim. Test Site Poetry Prize. Poetry. $25 fee. Two Prizes: $1,000 and book publication. Deadline: December 15, 2024.