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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

Call :: Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Art & Photography

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Palooka is an international literary magazine. For a decade we’ve featured up-and-coming, established, and brand-new writers, artists, and photographers from all around the world. We’re open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, graphic narratives, and comic strips. Free digital copies of back issues now available for a short time. Give us your best shot! Submissions open year-round. palookamag.com

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

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

Reminder :: 1 Month Left to Submit to Swan Scythe Press Chapbook Contest

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Swan Scythe Press logoSwan Scythe Press is accepting manuscripts for its 2020 Poetry Chapbook Contest through June 15. Submit a manuscript of 20-32 pages of poems that includes a title page with author’s name, address, phone number, and email address and a second title page without personal identifiers, book title only. Manuscripts can be mailed to 1468 Mallard Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 or submitted online, visit swanscythepress.submittable.com/submit. Entry fee is $18.00 payable to Swan Scythe Press. Winner receives $200 and 25 perfect-bound chapbooks. For full guidelines and details, please visit www.swanscythepress.com.

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

Contest :: 2020 Cathy Smith Bowers Chapbook Contest

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Open: May 1–June 15
Prize: $1000, publication, 50 author copies. Reading Fee: $15 (electronic submission $17). Length: 28-40 pages of poetry. First round judging done blindly by Main Street Rag editors. Final Judge: Cathy Smith Bowers, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina. 2019 Contest winner, Doralee Brooks of Bridgeville, PA for her book, When I Hold You Up to the Light. All entries considered for publication. Details: www.mainstreetrag.com.

Call :: Wordrunner eChapbooks Seeks Mini-Fiction Collections

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Deadline: June 30, 2020
Two fiction collections will be selected for our fall 2020 e-chapbook series, to be published in August and December, online and as epubs. Stories may be flash or longer, from 500 up to 5,000 words each. We’d like at least five stories, but no more than 15 (if flash fiction). We will also consider novel excerpts. No genre fiction, please. Stories by authors who receive Honorable Mentions will be considered for our 2021 themed anthology. See www.echapbook.com/submissions.html for detailed guidelines and Submittable link. Payment: $100 plus royalties. Submission fee: $6.

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

Reminder :: Orison Chapbook Prize Open to Submissions

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July 1 is the deadline to submit 20-45 page manuscripts to the 2020 Orison Chapbook Prize. Submissions are welcome in any literary genre, i.e. poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid. Orison Books founder and editor Luke Hankins will judge. The winner receives $300 and publication. $12 entry fee. For complete guidelines, see www.orisonbooks.submittable.com.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: April 24, 2020

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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.

April Submission Deadlines

Are you a translator? Consider submitting poetry translated from Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Latin, and Classical Greek to English. Transference especially would love poetry related to the theme of vision/seeing. There is no fee to submit. The deadline to send them poetry, commentary, and essays on the translation of poetry is April 30.

May Submission Deadlines

petrichor. Poetry, cross-genre, comics, audio, art. No fee. Extended deadline: May 1.

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.

Tolsun Books. Books, Chapbooks. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrids, translations. $15 fee (free on the 15th of the month). Deadline: May 31. Note: Manuscripts must be made out of “parts.” [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: April 24, 2020