NewPages Guide to Calls for Submissions
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The Study at Lyme House Seeks Craft Essays and Articles
Deadline: November 20, 2024
The Study is looking for educational articles and nonfiction essays on literary craft. They may range from the technical (such as suggested tips and how-tos) to the personal (like experiences and reflections). We want work that celebrates our collective pursuit to be better. Connect with us as writers and as students of writing. For technical articles, experience in creative writing education is a plus (and should be highlighted in your author bio) but we happily consider the work of anyone on the path to literary improvement. lyme.house/the-study/
Black Lawrence Press November Open Reading Period
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Send us your manuscript! Now through November 30, Black Lawrence Press is holding an open reading period. We are looking for poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work. We accept both full-length and chapbook-length submissions in all the aforementioned genres. Also, we’re open to anthology proposals. All Black Lawrence Press authors receive comprehensive marketing support and national distribution. Established 20 years ago, Black Lawrence Press is home to over 400 titles written by a diverse slate of authors. We look forward to reading your work! blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests/open-reading-periods/
Sky Island Journal: Issue 30 Call for Submissions
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access, quarterly literary journal publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. Accomplished, well-established authors appear side-by-side with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 150,000 readers in 150 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. Our average response time is 9 days, and every submission receives a respectful response detailing what we appreciated. We have a family of over 1,000 contributors; this year, two of them won the Pushcart Prize and the BOTN. Enjoy our previous issues for free, and submit to our stunning Issue 30 before December 31st. www.skyislandjournal.com
Third Street Review – Submissions Open!
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Third Street Review, a quarterly online literary journal is now accepting submissions through November 30! We publish fiction and creative nonfiction of up to 1000 words, poetry, and we are also looking for art and photography. Please check out our website for complete details. We are a paying publication and seek to support creators at all stages of their careers and from varied backgrounds. If you have something for us, we can’t wait to see it! third-street-review.org/submissions/
Dulcet Literary Magazine’s New Call for Submissions
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Dulcet Literary Magazine is excited to announce its next call for submissions, November 1‐30th. We will be curating works of fiction, poetry, and visual art for our second issue, set to be released in February 2025. Theme: Dusk & Dawn. For fiction, send literary short stories that pack an emotional punch with nuanced depth and uplifting undercurrents. Stories that dive deep into the complex center of things and untie the knots. For poetry, send poems that draw connections to readers by writing truths. Words that move. We also want eye-catching and impactful photography, paintings, mixed media, digital art, collages. All visual art submitted will be considered for the cover. See full guidelines and submit here.
LIVING OUR BLESSINGS: Aging, Mortality & Gratitude, Wising Up Anthology
Deadline: November 30, 2024
Age is a strange place—filled with abundance and scarcity, more fixed and fluid than imagined. Our bodies teach us it is now or never. But our hearts won’t stop growing, revisioning. Was all that angst really necessary? Did all that will and drive narrow our focus unnecessarily? Savoring can become a call, a necessary rebalancing. LIVING OUR BLESSINGS: Aging, Mortality & Gratitude, A Wising Up Anthology Guidelines: Electronic submissions, Word or RTF. Stories, poetry, memoir, nonfiction. Prose ≤ 5,000 words. Poetry ≤ 5 poems. No A.I. Payment in copies. Submit electronically. Submissions: 10/1/24 to 12/31/24. Submit to: [email protected]. Full Guidelines: universaltable.org/wisingup.html
Voyage of Verse: A Poetry Anthology for High School Students, Fall 2024 Call for Submissions
Deadline: November 11, 2024
We welcome poetry submissions for our Fall 2024 volume from all writers who are currently in high school, regardless of where you are in your current journey in poetry. Please submit a maximum of three poems. There is no fee to submit. We only accept original work that has not been previously published either in print or online. We aim to publish 25-30 poems, with special mentions cited by our celebrated reviewers/poets Jee Leong Koh, Natasha Rao, and Alexis Sears. All published poets will receive a copy of Voyage of Verse, as well as prize-winning poetry anthologies by our three reviewers. voyageofverse.com/submissions/
The New Verse News Seeks Current Events Poetry
Deadline: Year-round
Since 2005, The New Verse News has covered the news of the day with poems on issues, large and small, international and local. It relies on the submission of poems (especially those of a politically progressive bent) by writers from all over the world. The editors update the website every day with a poetic take on a current and specific headline. See the website for guidelines and examples. Then paste your non-simultaneous submission and a brief bio in the text of an email (no attachments, please) to nvneditor(at)gmail.com. Write “Verse News Submission” in the subject line of your email.
Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Artwork, Photography
Deadline: Year-round
Palooka is an international literary magazine. For over a decade we’ve featured new, up-and-coming, and established writers, artists, and photographers from around the world. We’re open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, and graphic narratives. Submissions open year-round. palookamag.com
AMERICA’S FUTURE, 2025 anthology from the Washington Writers’ Publishing House
Deadline: December 31, 2024
The Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s 2025 anthology, AMERICA’S FUTURE, seeks poetry and prose (fiction or CNF up to 2,500 words) from writers from DC, Maryland, or Virginia, or anyone with a connection to the DMV area. Poetry or prose in translation that fits the prompt/guidelines are encouraged as well. Submittable fee: $5.00. Payment for contributors: $25.00. AMERICA’S FUTURE celebrates the Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s 50th anniversary. We are the longest, continuously operating nonprofit, cooperative literary press in the United States (established in 1975). We are not going back. Show us the way forward with your poetry and prose. Deadline: December 31, 2024. Complete anthology guidelines, including prompts, at www.washingtonwriters.org.
Plant-Human Quarterly Seeks Poems and Essays for Upcoming Issues
Deadline: Year-round
Plant-Human Quarterly reads year-round. We seek unpublished or published poetry and essays that explore the myriad ways writers manifest their relationship to the botanical world—whether through heavily researched pieces, keen observation, or more intuitive ways of knowing—that attempt to communicate across boundaries and approach a plant’s-eye-view of the world. Send no more than 5 poems or an essay of no more than 1500 words (flash essay or essay excerpt) in a single word document. Past contributors include Ellen Bass, Forrest Gander, Kimiko Hahn, Brenda Hillman, Jane Hirshfield, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Pattiann Rogers, Scott Russell Sanders, Arthur Sze. Submission guidelines: otherwisecollective.com/phq-submissions.
Kings River Review Call for 2-Year College Student Submissions
Deadline: Rolling
The Kings River Review publishes artwork, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and poetry of current 2-year community college students. Submission Deadlines: March 15 for the spring issue and October 15 for the fall issue. Submission requirements: up to 5 pieces of artwork and photography sent as .JPEG files; creative nonfiction and fiction of up to 3,000 words; and up to 5 poems. Go to kingsriverreview.com for full submission guidelines.
Black Lawrence Press Manuscript Consultations
For over a decade, the Black Lawrence Press manuscript consultation program has offered writers access to award-winning authors who are also experienced educators. Through our program, these authors provide the kind of thorough feedback and in-depth analysis that is difficult to find outside of MFA programs. Within a matter of a few weeks, our consultants respond with full critiques including a cover letter addressing global issues within the manuscripts and an updated manuscript files including detailed suggestions. Participants who submit chapbooks or full-length manuscripts may also schedule phone or Zoom conferences with their consultant at no additional charge. blacklawrencepress.com/manuscriptconsultations/
Our Doors are Open
Deadline: Year-round
The Blue Mountain Review launched from Athens, Georgia in 2015 with the mantra, “We’re all south of somewhere.” As a journal of culture, the BMR strives to represent all life through its stories. Stories are vital to our survival. What we sing saves the soul. Our goal is to preserve and promote lives told well through prose, poetry, music, and the visual arts. We’ve published work from and interviews with Jericho Brown, Kelli Russell Agodon, Robert Pinsky, Rising Appalachia, Turkuaz, Michel Stone, Michael Flohr, Lee Herrick, Chen Chen, Michael Cudlitz, Pat Metheny, Melissa Studdard, Lyrics Born, Terry Kay, and Christopher Moore. bluemountainreview.submittable.com/submit
Superpresent Winter Issue on the theme Secrets & Mysteries
Deadline: December 1, 2024
Superpresent is seeking submissions for its Winter Issue on the theme Secrets & Mysteries. Superpresent is a magazine of the arts that puts equal emphasis on the written word and visual arts. superpresent.org
Grey Matter Medical Poetry Journal: open for medical poetry/micro-prose
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Grey Matter, the medical poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, welcomes submissions from voices across the healthcare spectrum—from providers to patients—with a focus on equity, inclusion, and the celebration of our unique medical narratives. Submit up to 3 poems or 1 piece of flash prose (500 words maximum) that reflects on the physiological and/or emotional effects of our health experiences, or that explores the human condition through a medical lens. Please include a brief, third-person bio (150 words or fewer) with your submission, which should be sent to [email protected]. Visit the website to read past issues and learn more.
Magazine1 Wants Your Writing for Its Third Issue!
Deadline: November 15, 2024
Magazine1 seeks new and exciting writing and art for its third issue. If you have work that you feel doesn’t fit into the traditional categories (be they formal or political) we would love to see it. If you are located on the Gulf Coast of Florida, please submit to our Gulf Coast of Florida Feature. Submissions are free! Published authors receive a $40 gift card that can be used either in person at Bookstore1 in Sarasota, FL or in our online store. www.magazine-1.com
A Commemoration and Celebration of Las Vegas
Deadline: November 5, 2024
December 6, 2023, a shooter entered the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, killing three faculty members and wounding three others. This special edition of Interim seeks to celebrate the art and life of Las Vegas and to meditate on violence in America. Interim seeks poetry and essays based on two themes: Life in Las Vegas beyond the Strip and responses to the crisis of violence in America. Writers who have made a life in Las Vegas are especially encouraged to submit in celebration of the city’s connection with the arts. Submit at: interimmagazine.submittable.com.
Call for Submissions: Jewish Fiction
Deadline: Year-round
Jewish Fiction (www.jewishfiction.com), a prestigious literary journal, invites submissions for its Winter and Spring issues. Jewish Fiction (formerly Jewish Fiction .net) is the only English-language journal, either print or online, devoted exclusively to publishing Jewish fiction. We showcase the finest contemporary Jewish-themed writing (either written in, or translated into, English) from around the world, and in our first 14 years we have published 600 stories or novel excerpts, originally written in twenty-one languages. Our interactive website allows readers to search these 600 stories by theme, original language, and author, and we are proud to have published such eminent authors as Elie Wiesel, Savyon Liebrecht, and Aharon Appelfeld, alongside many excellent, lesser-known writers. We are a truly international journal and we have readers in 140 countries. For submission details, please visit our Submissions page at bit.ly/47MDwtV.
Exploration and Recovery: Mental Illness and The Awakenings Review
Deadline: Year-round
The Awakenings Review is an award-winning literary magazine committed to publishing poetry, short stories, nonfiction, art, and photography by writers and poets who write from experience with mental illness in themselves, family members, or friends. Located in the Chicago area but international in scope, our print publication is one of the nation’s leading journals of this genre. We like to see work demonstrating that the writer or poet has found direction in life or can write about the experience of mental illness without being demoralizing. We are currently accepting submissions for our Spring 2025 issue. To learn how to submit, please read our guidelines at www.AwakeningsProject.org.
Call For Submissions From Girls Worldwide
Deadline: December 31, 2024
Girls Right the World is a literary journal inviting girls and young, gender-expansive writers and artists, ages 14–21, to submit work for consideration for the ninth annual issue. We believe girls’ voices transform the world for the better. We accept poetry, prose, and visual art of any style or theme. We ask to be the first to publish your work in North America; after publication, the rights return to you. Send your best art and/or writing, in English or English translation, to [email protected] by December 31, 2024. Please include a note mentioning your age, where you’re from, and a bit about your submission. girlsrighttheworld.com
Eclectic Journal Seeking Poems—Make Our Readers Forget Themselves
Deadline: Year-round
Submission opportunity with Yearling, a poetry journal with Workhorse Writers. Yearling is in its fourth year, based out of Lexington, Kentucky. We especially pride ourselves on providing contributors supportive and constructive feedback for every poem sent that does not adorn our pages. We do ask that what you send be finished work, work with which you are happy, and overall, that it has the capacity to make us forget we are reading a poem. We accept all forms of poetry—barring photographic hybrids. Please send what you enjoy writing. Kindly visit our Submittable at workhorsewriters.submittable.com.