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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 29, 2020

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May is nearly behind us and the year will be officially half over with upon the arrival of June. How have your submission goals been doing?

If you missed out on the opportunities posted to the NewPages site this week, you can dive into them all below. Don’t forget that we are still open to submissions of reviews between 125-300 words for our What Are You Reading series. Check out recent flash reviews here. View the guidelines and learn how to submit here.

Calls for Submissions

You can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website. Have children at home? Get them writing, too! Our Young Writers Guide lists markets open to younger writers from elementary to undergraduate ages.

May Submission Deadlines

Last chance to submit fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art to online literary magazine Oyster River Pages for Issue 4. Read through their first three issues for a taste of what they like before sending your own work for consideration. They are looking for work that “stretches creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31; there is no fee. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers.

June Submission Deadlines

Washington Writers’ Publishing House. This is What America Looks Like anthology. Fiction, poetry. $5 fee. Deadline: June 1. Restrictions: Writers must be from or have close ties to DC, Maryland, or Virginia. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 29, 2020

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 22, 2020

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Hopefully you are staying safe and healthy. It is crazy to see these storms, floods, and utter chaos descending on some parts of the country, including our home state of Michigan.

If you missed out on the opportunities posted to the NewPages site this week, you can dive into them all below. Don’t forget that we are still open to submissions of reviews between 125-300 words for our What Are You Reading series. Check out recent flash reviews here. View the guidelines and learn how to submit here.

Calls for Submissions

You can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website. Have children at home? Get them writing, too! Our Young Writers Guide lists markets open to younger writers from elementary to undergraduate ages.

May Submission Deadlines

There is now just a wee bit over a week left to submit to online literary magazine Oyster River Pages. Read through their first three issues for a taste of what they like before sending your own work for consideration. They are looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31; there is no fee. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers.

June Submission Deadlines

Washington Writers’ Publishing House. This is What America Looks Like anthology. Fiction, poetry. $5 fee. Deadline: June 1. Restrictions: Writers must be from or have close ties to DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. Minerva Rising has decided that their 20th issue will be dedicated to this anniversary. They want short stories, essays, interviews, and poetry about the valiant women who won the right to vote. They’d also like work examining how women are dealing with the current political climate and the way in which women’s lives and choices impact our history. Deadline to submit is June 15.

Wordrunner eChapbooks is seeking stories for its Fall 2020 e-chapboks series. These collections will be published in August and December. Stories can be flash or longer (500-5,000 words). They would like a minimum of five stories and up to a maximum of fifteen. They will also consider novel excerpts. $6 submissions fee. They pay writers $100 and royalties. Deadline to submit work for consideration is June 30. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 22, 2020

Reminder :: This Is What America Looks Like Anthology Closes to Submissions on June 1

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If you are a poet or writer living in or with ties to Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, don’t forget that you have until June 1 to submit fiction or poetry to Washington Writers’ Publishing House for their first anthology in 25 years!

They are a 47-year-old nonprofit, cooperative, all-volunteer press and are looking for new and established writers, a cross-section of diverse voices, to write on America today. Be provocative, be personal or political (or both). They want writing that helps us see and reflect on this moment we are living in. More information at www.washingtonwriters.org. Submit at wwph.submittable.com/submit. There is a $5 fee.

Call :: Writings on Domestic Verbal, Emotional, and Physical Abuse

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Deadline: October 15, 2020
We are seeking work by survivors of domestic abuse. Creative nonfiction, memoir, flash nonfiction. Please note that at this time we are not accepting poetry. Deadline: October 15, 2020. The book will be published by McFarland & Company; contributors will receive a complimentary copy. Please send your submission in Word, with a brief cover letter and 50 word bio to Judith Skillman, jskillman54@gmail.com and Linera Lucas, lineralucas@alumni.reed.edu. This text is dedicated to all those who dared to break the silence.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 15, 2020

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While things are not back to normal at all, time seems to keep on parading by faster than it should. Or maybe that is just me? It doesn’t seem possible that May is already half over with today. Before you know it June will be here and the year will be half over with. Didn’t it just start?

Try to find some time to write and consider submitting to these calls and contests.

Calls for Submissions

You can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website. Have children at home? Get them writing, too! Our Young Writers Guide lists markets open to younger writers from elementary to undergraduate ages.

May Submission Deadlines

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 15, 2020

A Call to Artful Rebellion

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Guest Post by Erin H. Davis

A Measure of Belonging: Twenty-One Writers of Color on the New American South, edited by Filipino-American author Cinelle Barnes, showcases some of the brightest and most poignant work of southern writers of color. Published by Hub City Press located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, this anthology features authors from various backgrounds and ethnicities who, in the joyful spirit of Southern America, explain the idea of a “new” south, an ever-evolving triumph against traditional stereotypes and racial discrimination.

Barnes, anthology editor and author of memoir Monsoon Mansion and Malaya: Essays on Freedom states, “I decided that every one of my projects . . . would be an invitation for other people of color to come, to be visible, and to thrive here [The American South].” Her anthology certainly does just that, and she’s not afraid to let traditionally taboo subjects rise to the surface, bleed through the page, and strike the heart of the reader—independent of race or class.

For example, Soniah Kamal in “Face” explores her personal grief and the collective spirit of women of color as they experience the horrors of miscarriage and the social stigmas attached to the female body. In a similar vein, Devi S. Laskar’s “Duos” dives into the idea of living a dual life between dominant white culture and the culture of the home. She writes, in stunning prose, “Often, I smiled. I learned later that is what primates do when threatened: grin.”

A Measure of Belonging is a stark reminder that, behind the draping magnolias and weeping willows, the south has a loaded history, the effects of which still ripple through today’s society. Cinelle Barnes’ anthology is but one call to awareness, a call to artful rebellion.

A Measure of Belonging: Writers of Color on the New American South Edited by Cinelle Barnes. Hub City Press, October 2020.

Erin H. Davis is an MFA (fiction) graduate student at the College of Charleston. She was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 8, 2020

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It’s May. Sunshine is becoming more frequent, weather is gradually warming up in the Midwest…although Michigan is predicting a chance of snow for this weekend. Crazy weather to go with crazy times. If weather is nice where you are, take a pen and notebook and sit outside in some sunshine and keep up on your writing and submission goals.

Calls for Submissions

You can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website. Have children at home? Get them writing, too! Our Young Writers Guide lists markets open to younger writers from elementary to undergraduate ages.

May Submission Deadlines

The Roadrunner Review. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 11. Restrictions: Seeking student writers.

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 8, 2020

Reminder :: KAKALAK 2020 Poetry & Art Contest Closes May 18

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KAKALAK 2019 coverDon’t forget that the deadline to submit poetry and art that evokes the spirit of the Carolinas from the Outer Banks and Low Country to the Piedmont and Appalachia is May 18. Anyone can enter. Entry fee: $12 for 1-3 poems or 1-3 images. All entries considered for publication. All contributors will receive one copy for each item selected for publication. Prize money ranges from $300 to $20. Details can be found on the Kakalak contest page of the www.MainStreetRag.com website.

Contest :: 2020 Orison Anthology Awards

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Deadline: August 1, 2020
The 2020 Orison Anthology Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Poetry offer $500 and publication by Orison Books in The Orison Anthology for a single work in each genre. Judges: Blair Hurley (fiction), E. J. Koh (nonfiction), and Joy Ladin (poetry). Entry fee: $15. Submission Period: May 1-August 1. Find complete details at www.orisonbooks.submittable.com.

Call :: An Anthology of Mental Health Recovery

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Main Street Rag seeks poetry and prose (fiction/nonfiction) for an anthology with a mental health recovery theme; uplifting stories of overcoming mental health challenges and trauma from writers who have experienced a mental illness or love someone who has. Length: up to 6,000 words (prose) or 5 poems. Reading Period: May 1-August 1. Simultaneous submissions and previously published considered, however, authors must own the rights (no third-party permissions). Questions may be directed to editor Erika Nichols-Frazer at frazernichols@gmail.com. Submissions should be sent to: mentalhealth.submittable.com/submit.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 1, 2020

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Another month has passed and a new one has started. It is completely crazy to think that the year will be half over in 31 days. Did you miss out on all the new calls and reminders posted here and on the NewPages website during the week? I have you covered. Take a look at these submission and contest opportunities. Some deadlines are almost here!

Calls for Submissions

You can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website. Have children at home? Get them writing, too! Our Young Writers Guide lists markets open to younger writers from elementary to undergraduate ages.

May Submission Deadlines

The Roadrunner Review. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 11. Restrictions: Seeking student writers.

Chicken Soup for the Soul wants to know about life after the age of 60. What’s changed? What lies ahead? Suffering from an empty nest or starting a new career? There is no fee to submit and writers chosen for publication receive $200 and 10 copies of the book in which they appear. Deadline for this topic is May 31.

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 1, 2020