Deadline: October 15, 2020
We are seeking work by survivors of domestic abuse. Creative nonfiction, memoir, flash nonfiction. Maximum word count 4500. 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.
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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 10, 2020
Heat and humidity have settled in for the long haul in Michigan. Get yourself a tall, cold drink and settle in for some major writing and editing to keep your submissions goals strong!
Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget we keep a list of publications that also accepts work from young writers! Help get the kids in your life on track with their own publication goals along with yours.
July Submission Deadlines
Mom Egg Review is open for literary submissions on motherhood for their annual print issue. They publish poetry, flash and short fiction, creative prose, and hybrid works (up to 850 words). They also seek mother-themed art. Submit literary works that reflect or focus on any aspect or phase of mothering, from pre-inception to later life. Submissions open until July 15 ($3 fee).
The Daphne Review is seeking writers/teachers to act as mentors for their virtual Summer Mentorship Program. They are also taking applications from high school student writers to attend the program. The mentorship will run from August 3 through 28. There will be classes in flash fiction and poetry. Deadline to submit mentor or attendee applications is July 31.
Haunted Waters Press is open to submissions of fiction that is exactly 20 words, no more and no less, for its regular feature Penny Fiction. There is no fee to submit. Deadline is July 31.
Into the Void will be publishing a poetry and prose anthology called We Are Antifa: Expressions Against Fascism, Racism and Police Violence in the United States and Beyond. They seek poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction which concerns this topic in some way. Over 50% of the writers included will be people of color. Payment is CA$15 per poem/flash and CA$30 per prose piece, plus a contributor copy. $4.95 tip jar submission.
Xi Draconis Books seeks socially engaged, book-length works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for its 2020 and 2021 production years. They accept novels, short story and poetry collections, memoirs, essay collections, and cross-genre book-length works. Their mission is to publish works that examine social justice issues of all kinds. Head to xidraconis.org/submission-guidelines/ to submit manuscripts for consideration. Deadline: July 31. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 10, 2020
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 3, 2020
Have a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend. Don’t have any fun plans? Don’t forget these markets are currently seeking general and contest submissions, so work on keeping your submission goals going. Don’t forget you can get early access to calls and contests posted to our website by subscribing to our weekly newsletter.
Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget we keep a list of publications that also accepts work from young writers! Help get the kids in your life on track with their own publication goals along with yours.
July Submission Deadlines
Mom Egg Review is open for literary submissions on motherhood for their annual print issue. They publish poetry, flash and short fiction, creative prose, and hybrid works (up to 850 words). They also seek mother-themed art. Submit literary works that reflect or focus on any aspect or phase of mothering, from pre-inception to later life. Submissions open until July 15 ($3 fee).
The Daphne Review is seeking writers/teachers to act as mentors for their virtual Summer Mentorship Program. They are also taking applications from high school student writers to attend the program. The mentorship will run from August 3 through 28. There will be classes in flash fiction and poetry. Deadline to submit mentor or attendee applications is July 31.
Haunted Waters Press is open to submissions of fiction that is exactly 20 words, no more and no less, for its regular feature Penny Fiction. There is no fee to submit. Deadline is July 31.
Into the Void will be publishing a poetry and prose anthology called We Are Antifa: Expressions Against Fascism, Racism and Police Violence in the United States and Beyond. They seek poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction which concerns this topic in some way. Over 50% of the writers included will be people of color. Payment is CA$15 per poem/flash and CA$30 per prose piece, plus a contributor copy. $4.95 tip jar submission.
Otis Nebula. Fall 2020 Issue. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, screenplays, cross-genre, comics, reviews, interviews, translations, audio, video, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: July 31.
Xi Draconis Books seeks socially engaged, book-length works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for its 2020 and 2021 production years. They accept novels, short story and poetry collections, memoirs, essay collections, and cross-genre book-length works. Their mission is to publish works that examine social justice issues of all kinds. Head to xidraconis.org/submission-guidelines/ to submit manuscripts for consideration. Deadline: July 31. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 3, 2020
Contest :: One Month Left to Submit to Orison Anthology Awards
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. This year’s judges are Blair Hurley (fiction), E. J. Koh (nonfiction), and Joy Ladin (poetry). Entry fee: $15. Submission Period: May 1-August 1. There is now one month left to submit. Find complete details at www.orisonbooks.submittable.com.
Reminder :: Final Month to Submit to the Press 53 Award for Poetry
Deadline: July 31, 2020
Final month to submit! $1,000 and 50 copies will be awarded to an outstanding, unpublished 60-120 page collection of poems. Tom Lombardo, Press 53 Poetry Series Editor, will serve as judge. Press 53 will publish the winning manuscript as a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection under a standard publishing contract; all prizes will be awarded upon publication. Deadline: Midnight EST, July 31, 2020. Winner and finalists announced on or before November 1. Reading fee: $30. Complete information at www.press53.com/award-for-poetry/.
Contest :: 2020 Elyse Wolf Prize
Deadline: July 31
Member-run Slate Roof Press is pleased to announce the 2020 Elyse Wolf Prize for our annual poetry chapbook contest. The winner receives $500, becomes an active member of the press, and will have their chapbook published by Slate Roof. We publish limited edition, art-quality chapbooks with letterpress covers. Winners make a 3-year commitment to the press, including monthly meetings, and share work responsibilities for many aspects of publishing. Submit no more than 28 pages of poetry. $10 reading fee; sliding scale available. Deadline July 31. Full guidelines at www.slateroofpress.com.
Reminder :: Main Street Rag Seeks Poetry & Prose on Mental Health Recovery
Don’t forget that 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: May1-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 :: June 26, 2020
This was officially the last full week of June. It just doesn’t seem like that is possible, does it? Don’t let your submission goals hit the summer doldrums. Catch up on what presses and journals are still open and looking for submissions.
Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget we keep a list of publications that also accepts work from young writers! Help get the kids in your life on track with their own publication goals along with yours.
June Submission Deadlines
Deadline to submit is June 30! Online literary journal The Absurdist Fiction Magazine features strange and surreal fiction with new work published every Thursday. They are currently open to submissions of short stories between 750 – 1,250 words that are both bizarre and and engaging.
Change Seven. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, reviews, interviews, video, photography, art. $3 fee. Deadline: June 30.
iō Literary Journal is back for Volume 3 and will be accepting submissions to its third print volume up until June 30, 2020. Submit at: ioliteraryjournal.submittable.com. They aim to showcase an array of artistic expression and creative writing pieces from individuals whose voices are underrepresented and those who may not have traditional artistic or writing backgrounds.
Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal dedicated to publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. They provide readers with a powerful, focused, literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Submit work for Issue 13 before midnight (CST) on June 30th at www.skyislandjournal.com.
Wordrunner eChapbooks seeks mini-fiction collections for their fall 2020 e-chapbook series. They will be selecting two collections to be published in August and December online and as e-pubs. Stories may be flash or longer, from 500 up to 5,000 words each. They’d like at least five stories, but no more than 15 (if flash fiction). They will also consider novel excerpts. Deadline to submit is June 30. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: June 26, 2020
Contest :: 2022 $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize
Deadline: Rolling
Every year, the University of Arkansas Press accepts submissions for the Miller Williams Poetry Series and from the books selected awards the $5,000 Miller Williams Poetry Prize in the following summer. For almost a quarter century the press has made this series the cornerstone of its work as a publisher of some of the country’s best poetry. The series is edited by Patricia Smith. The deadline for the 2022 Prize is September 30, 2020. For more information visit uapress.com. The 2020 prize winner was Jayson Iwen’s Roze & Blud which was released in March 2020.
Call :: Haunted Waters Press 2020 Reading Periods
Deadline: August 31, 2020
Haunted Waters Press now seeking submissions for consideration in Tin Can Literary Review—our debut fiction anthology celebrating the works of new, emerging, and seasoned authors. We seek stories told in as little as 500 words and as many as 12,000. Selected works to be paid $250 per published story. Also seeking works of fiction, poetry, and flash for paid print publication in the 18th issue of From the Depths and in consideration for 2020 HWP Awards. Penny Fiction 2020 will showcase exceptionally short stories told in exactly 20 words—no more, no less. Details: www.hauntedwaterspress.com.
Contest :: 2020 Barrow Street Book Prize
Deadline: June 30, 2020
Barrow Street is accepting submissions for the 2020 Book Prize Contest. This year’s contest judge is Pulitzer Prize finalist Dorianne Laux. Past winners include 2019 Simone Savannah collection Uses of My Body, chosen by contest judge Jericho Brown; Meg Day for Last Psalm at Sea Level; Page Hill Stazinger for Vestigial; and Ely Shipley for Boy with Flowers. Prize winner receives publication and $1500 cash prize. Online contest fee $28. Submit manuscripts online here: barrowstreet.org/press/submit/.