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Contest :: 2021 Francine Ringold Award for New Writers

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Deadline: July 15, 2021
Submissions are open for Nimrod’s Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers. The Ringold Awards offer prizes of $500 and publication for fiction and poetry. They are open only to writers with no more than two previous publication credits in their genre. For poetry, submit up to five pages; for fiction, one short story, 5,000 words maximum. The contest is open internationally. All finalists will also be published and paid at our normal rates. Manuscripts may be mailed or submitted online: nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit. Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 entry fee. Email nimrod@utulsa.edu or visit artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/ for complete rules.

Contest :: River Styx’s International Poetry Contest is Open!

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River Styx 2021 International Poetry Contest bannerDeadline: May 31, 2021
River Styx’s International Poetry Competition is open for submissions. Judged by Adrian Matejka, the competition features a grand prize of $1,000 and publication in River Styx. Runner-ups will also be published at our standard rate. For more information and to submit, visit www.riverstyx.org/submit/poetry-contest/.

Contest :: The Puerto del Sol 2021 Prose & Poetry Contest

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Puerto del sol 2021 Poetry & Prose Contests bannerDeadline: September 1, 2021
Puerto del Sol will be accepting entries to our annual contest in poetry and prose between May 1 and September 1. Judges are Eileen Pollack in prose and Todd Dillard in poetry. Winners receive $500 and publication. $9 entry fee includes one-year subscription. All manuscripts entered will be considered for publication. See website for complete guidelines—puertodelsol.org.

Call :: Sky Island Journal: Issue 17 (Summer 2021) Call for Submissions

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cactus in bloom in the desert against a cloudy skyDeadline: June 30, 2021
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal dedicated to publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 80,000 readers in 145 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful response detailing what we appreciated. Enjoy our previous issues, and submit to our stunning Issue 17 before midnight on June 30th, at www.skyislandjournal.com.

Contest :: Salamander 2021 Fiction Contest Opens May 1

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Deadline: June 1, 2021
Salamander‘s 2021 Fiction Contest, judged by Yiyun Li, is open for submissions from May 1-June 1. First prize is $1000 and publication; second prize is $500 and publication; all manuscripts will be considered for publication. Entry fee is $15 and includes a one-year subscription. Guidelines can be found at salamandermag.org/contests.

Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: April 30, 2021

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It’s our last round-up of submission opportunities for the month of April. Crazy to think 2021 is rapidly approaching the half over mark. Don’t let time and your submission goals pass you buy. Check out the new opportunities featured on NewPages this week.

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Call for Submissions Round-up

You can view all active calls for submissions by visiting our website. Plus, if you have a young writer in your house, don’t forget you can find publications for them to submit to in our Young Writers Guide.

Escutcheon Review. Inaugural Issue. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: May 30, 2021.

Fonograf Editions. Inaugural Magazine Issue. Nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, translations. $3 fee. Deadline: May 1-31, 2021.

Tolsun Books. Chapbooks, full-length books. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cross-genre, translations. $10-15 fee. Deadline: May 31, 2021.

The Shore Poetry. Summer 2021 Issue. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: June 1, 2021. 

The Twin Bill. Summer 2021 Issue. Baseball essays, fiction, poetry, art. No fee. Deadline: June 20.

Submit to ABLE MUSE: A Review of Poetry, Prose & Art

Deadline: July 15, 2021
Able Muse is now accepting submissions for our forthcoming issue, Winter 2021/2022. Submit poetry, fiction, essays, book reviews, art, and photography. Submission opens yearly January 1 and closes July 15. Read our guidelines and submit at at our website. [Read more…] about Weekly Round-up of Calls & Contests :: April 30, 2021

Contest :: Winter Goose Publishing Announces Inaugural Contests

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Winter Goose Publishing 2021 Book Awards banner$500 & Publication for Fiction and Poetry

Deadline: July 31, 2021
Enter your fiction or poetry manuscript for a chance to win $500 and publication by Winter Goose Publishing. Honorable mentions may also receive publication. Submissions are being accepted from 5/1 – 7/31. ENTER TODAY before time runs out!

Contest :: The Conium Review 2021 Innovative Short Fiction Contest

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blue cover with sketched open jaws with Animals Eat Each Other written in white capital lettersDeadline: June 1, 2021
The Conium Review 2021 Innovative Short Fiction Contest is open for submissions. The winner receives $500, publication in the next print edition, five copies of the issue, and a copy of the judge’s latest book. This year’s judge is Elle Nash, author of Nudes (SF/LD) and Animals Eat Each Other (Dzanc Books). June 1st deadline. $15 entry fee. Full guidelines here: coniumreview.com/contests/.

Contest :: 2021 Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize Still Open for Submissions

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Red WheelbarrowDeadline: July 31, 2021
RED WHEELBARROW POETRY PRIZE 2021 will be Judged by Mark Doty. $1,000 for first place and a letterpress broadside printed by Felicia Rice of Moving Parts Press, $500 for second, $250 for third. Top five published in Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine. Submit up to 3 original, unpublished poems. $15 entry fee. Deadline: July 31, 2021. For complete guidelines, see redwheelbarrow.submittable.com/submit.

Contest :: May 31 Deadline for Flying South 2021

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painting of buildings and mountains with flying south and book pages flyingFlying South 2021 Call for Submissions – $2000 in Prizes

Deadline: May 31, 2021
Don’t forget! $2,000 in prizes. From March 1 to May 31, Flying South 2021, a publication of Winston Salem Writers, will be accepting entries for prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Best in Category winners will be published and receive $500 each. One of the three winners will receive The WSW President’s Favorite award and win an additional $500. All entries will be considered for publication. For full details, please visit our website: www.wswriters.org/flying-south.

Call :: Driftwood Press, A Paying Market

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banner with artwork showing mountains, woods, and a woman's headWe Pay Contributors: Driftwood Press Submissions Open

Submissions accepted year-round.
John Updike once said, “Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.” At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it right, or better. We are excited to receive your submissions and will diligently work to bring you the best in full poetry collections, novellas, graphic novels, short fiction, poetry, graphic narrative, photography, art, interviews, and contests. We also offer our submitters a premium option to receive an acceptance or rejection letter within one week of submission; many authors are offered editorships and interviews. To polish your fiction, note our editing services and seminars, too. www.driftwoodpress.net