The Awakenings Review is a literary magazine devoted to publishing works from writers who have some connection with mental illness. The connection can be their own, friends, or family members. Work does not need to be related to mental illness. Submissions accepted year-round. There is no fee. Learn more…
Fiction
Call :: Jenny Magazine Revitalizing the Small Town
Literary magazine Jenny, run by students from Youngstown State University, seeks pieces on the theme of “revitalizing the small town” for Issue 18. Deadline to submit is March 1. Learn more…
Call :: Light and Dark Issue 14
Online literary magazine Light and Dark seeks short stories for publication in issue 14. They particularly want work dealing in some way with the dichotomous nature of man. Deadline: March 15, 2020. $3 fee. They are a paying market. Learn more…
Call :: High Desert Journal Spring 2020
Online literary magazine High Desert Journal is open to submissions. They are a “forum for literary, visual and journalistic artists to contribute a deeper understanding of the landscape and people of the interior West.”
Deadline to submit to their Spring 2020 issue is March 15. Learn more…
Contest :: Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest 2020
The Imagination and Climate Futures Initiative at Arizona State University is hosting its 2020 Everything Change Climate Fiction Contest. There is no fee. Deadline to submit stories is April 15 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time. Learn more…
Call :: Parhelion Literary Magazine Summer 2020
Parhelion Literary Magazine is accepting submissions of short stories, flash, creative nonfiction, and poetry for its Summer 2020 issue. Deadline: April 30. There is a $3 fee. Learn more…
Call :: The Helix Spring 2020 Issue
The Helix Literary and Art Magazine, an undergraduate publication based in Central Connecticut, seeks compelling poetry, prose, and art for its Spring 2020 issue (online and in print). Any and all subject matters considered, but bonus points for topics that might be of interest to a college audience. Submit at helixmagazine.org/submission-guidelines/. Deadline: May 1.
Call :: Jewish Fiction .net Fall 2020 Issue
Jewish Fiction .net, (www.jewishfiction.net) a prestigious literary journal, invites submissions for its Fall 2020 issue. We are the only English-language journal devoted exclusively to publishing Jewish fiction, and we showcase the finest contemporary Jewish-themed writing (either written in, or translated into, English) from around the world. In 9 years we have published 400 stories or novel excerpts, originally written in fifteen languages and on five continents, and we have readers in 140 countries. We’ve published such eminent authors as Elie Wiesel, Savyon Liebrecht, and Aharon Appelfeld, alongside many fine lesser-known writers. For submission details, please visit our Submissions page at www.jewishfiction.net/index.php/contactus/submission/.
NewPages Magazine Stand: The Main Street Rag
Visit the Magazine Stand for the latest issue of Main Street Rag. The Winter 2020 issue includes featured interview “Living for the Day” with Laura Thurston by Richard Allen Taylor. Also in this issue, find fiction by Nancy Bourne, Michael Gaspeny, Nick Gardner, Don Stoll, Laurence Levey, and Michael Washburn; poetry by Joan Bauer, Ace Boggess, Les Brown, Brian Fanelli, Mary Alice Dixon, Sean Thomas Doherty, Vicki Mandel-King, Gerard Sarnat, Sibani Sen, Young Smith, and more; plus a selection of five book reviews.
Contest :: Arts & Letters Prize Competition 2020
For our 22nd annual prizes in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, we offer the winner in each category a $1,000 prize and publication in the next year’s Fall or Spring issue. All writers and poets writing in English are eligible to enter, excepting friends, relatives, or current and former students of the current-year judges. All fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction prize submissions will also be considered for publication at regular payment rates. The submission period for our annual prizes is February 1 – March 31. The entry fee is $20. Submit now! artsandletters.gcsu.edu
NewPages Magazine Stand: Carve Magazine
The Winter 2020 issue of Carve Magazine is at the NewPages Magazine Stand this week. The print issue features short stories by and interviews with Alissa Hattman, Emily Howorth, Sam Simas, and Kate Arden McMullen; poetry by Lucia Orellana Damacela, Jessica Hincapie, Cindy Juyoung Ok, and E. Kristin Anderson; and nonfiction by Brittany Coppla and Joel Clotharp. Additional features include Decline/Accept with “Fit” by Rayne Ayers-Debsksi, a “One to Watch” interview with Brandon Taylor by Anna Zumbahlen, and illustrations by Justin Burks.