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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: August 7, 2020

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Happy August! How is it the end of summer already? Missed out on the new calls or contests posted to NewPages this week? Check them out below.

Calls for Submissions

View all calls for submissions in our online Classifieds. Have a young writer? Check out our Young Writers Guide to Publications to help them find a market for their work, too.

August Submission Deadlines

Haunted Waters Press now seeking submissions for consideration in Tin Can Literary Review—our upcoming 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. Contributors 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 for 2020 HWP Awards. Details: www.hauntedwaterspress.com. Visit the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more about our published authors and poets: www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributor-showcase. Deadline: August 31.

Otis Nebula. Fall 2020 Issue. Theme: They said it couldn’t be done! Poetry, prose. No fee. Extended Deadline: August 31. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: August 7, 2020

Call :: Otis Nebula Extends Fall Submission Deadline

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Extended deadline: August 31
Otis Nebula has been publishing incandescent, substantial work that operates on its own terms since 2009. The theme of this issue is: They said it couldn’t be done! Please interpret this wildly and loosely. Visit our “contribute” page for more information.

Call :: We Pay Contributors! Driftwood Press Submissions Open

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Driftwood Press website screenshotSubmissions 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

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 31, 2020

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Today is the last day of July…again it doesn’t seem possible, does it? Don’t let the end-of-summer doldrums creep up on you and hinder your submission goals! To help, browse through these new and featured opportunities and don’t forget to subscribe to our weekly newsletter if you haven’t already to get an early peek at ads before they are posted to our site.

Calls for Submissions

View all calls for submissions in our online Classifieds. Have a young writer? Check out our Young Writers Guide to Publications to help them find a market for their work, too.

July Submission Deadlines

Deadline: July 31, 2020! The Daphne Review is hosting an online mentorship program for talented high school student writers and established writers/teachers acting as their mentors. We’re currently taking applications for both types (students and qualified mentors) until July 31st! To apply, submit a resume and brief cover letter to daphnereview@mail.com. Start Date: August 3-28. Format: online. Classes: flash fiction, poetry. Pay for mentors: $50 per hour for skype or $200; $25 per hour for email or $100; total: $300 via paypal.  www.thedaphnereview.org

Deadline: July 31, 2020! Penny Fiction 2020 will showcase exceptionally short stories told in exactly 20 words—no more, no less. There is no fee to submit. Penny Fiction is a regular feature of literary magazine From the Depths. Details: www.hauntedwaterspress.com. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 31, 2020

Reminder :: Storm Cellar Open to Submissions – Surprise Them!

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Deadline: Rolling
Storm Cellar, a journal of safety and danger, seeks amazing, adventurous new writing, art, and photography. Indigenous, Black, POC, gender nonconforming, women, LGBTQIA+, disabled, neurodivergent, fat, poor, and border-straddling authors encouraged. Midwest connections a plus. Specific, strong, and strange voices welcome: surprise them! Full guidelines at stormcellar.org/submit and submission manager at stormcellar.submittable.com.

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

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Next week is already the last week of July! Don’t forget there’s a lot of submission and contest deadlines on July 31 and August 1. Keep plugging away at writing and editing, and keep your submissions goals going strong. To help, browse through these new and featured opportunities and don’t forget to subscribe to our weekly newsletter if you haven’t already to get an early peek at ads before they are posted to our site.

Calls for Submissions

View all calls for submissions in our online Classifieds. Have a young writer? Check out our Young Writers Guide to Publications to help them find a market for their work, too.

July Submission Deadlines

Deadline: July 31, 2020! The Daphne Review is hosting an online mentorship program for talented high school student writers and established writers/teachers acting as their mentors. We’re currently taking applications for both types (students and qualified mentors) until July 31st! To apply, submit a resume and brief cover letter to daphnereview@mail.com. Start Date: August 3-28. Format: online. Classes: flash fiction, poetry. Pay for mentors: $50 per hour for skype or $200; $25 per hour for email or $100; total: $300 via paypal.  www.thedaphnereview.org

Deadline: July 31, 2020! Penny Fiction 2020 will showcase exceptionally short stories told in exactly 20 words—no more, no less. There is no fee to submit. Penny Fiction is a regular feature of literary magazine From the Depths. Details: www.hauntedwaterspress.com. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 24, 2020

Call :: Palooka Seeks Diverse Forms & Styles Year-round

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Don’t forget that international literary magazine Palooka is is open to chapbook and journal submissions year-round. For a decade they’ve featured up-and-coming, established, and brand-new writers, artists, and photographers from all around the world. They’re open to diverse forms and styles and are always seeking unique chapbooks, fiction, poetry, nonfiction, artwork, photography, graphic narratives, and comic strips. Give them your best shot! palookamag.com

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 17, 2020

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Time is such an indeterminate thing, isn’t it. Some months seemed to drag and now time seems to be moving full speed ahead. How is July already half over with? Don’t let your submissions goals get away from you. Check out these opportunities and don’t forget to subscribe to our weekly newsletter for early access to ads before they are posted to our site.

We are also still looking for submissions to our “What I’m Reading Series.” Learn more here.

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

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 17, 2020

Reminder :: About Place Closes to Submissions on August 1

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About Place Resistance, Resilience Call for SubmissionsDeadline: August 1, 2020
Each issue of About Place Journal, the arts publication of the Black Earth Institute, focuses on a specific theme. We will close to submissions for our Fall 2020 issue Works of Resistance, Resilience on August 1. Our mission: to have art address the causes of spirit, earth, and society; to protect the earth; and to build a more just and interconnected world. We publish prose, poetry, visual art, photography, video, and music which fit the current theme. More about this issue’s theme and our submission guidelines: aboutplacejournal.org/submissions/.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 10, 2020

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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

NewPages Mag Stand: Driftwood Press

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Featured in our latest issue, on this week’s NewPages Mag Stand, is the 2020 In-House Contest winning story “Trash Man” by Jessica Holbert alongside another story, “The Taxidermist,” by Seth Tucker. The poetry in this issue explores the emotional and physical connections to different geographies and technologies, from abandoned lighthouses and frost-covered pastures to half-truth news coverage and Harry Potter. Wrapping up the issue are visual arts and comics by Coz Frimpong, Geoffrey Detrani, Yi-hui Huang, Aimee Cozza, and Jason Hart.