The newest issue of Mudfish, listed at the NewPages Magazine Stand, features the winner of the 14th Mudfish Poetry Prize, judged by John Yau: Mark Wagenaar with “Fluencies.” Honorable mentions G. Hanlon and Stokes Howell are also included. Other contributors this issue: Dell Lemmon, Michael Lyle, Aillie McKeever, Beth Suter, Claire Scott, Vincent Bell, Marjorie Power, Angela Dribben, Yuyutsu Sharma, Holly Day, Jason Koo, James Trask, Jake Bauer, Francis Klein, Neal Zirn, Bob Coles, A. Kaiser, Kristin Entler, Tim Nolan, Kirk Wilson, Toni Hanner, and many more.
Magazine News
NewPages Magazine Stand: Missouri Review
Inside our “Liberation” issue, on this week’s NewPages Magazine Stand: First fiction from Thea Chacamaty and Bradley Babendir on Jewish comic novelists. Featuring Heather Christle, Samantha DeFlitch, Patricia Foster, Catherine Gammon, Terrance Manning Jr., Askold Melnyczuk, John R. Nelson, Anya Silver, and Paul Smith.
Call :: Hole In The Head Review May 2020 Issue
Fledgling online literary magazine Hole In The Head Review is open to submissions for its May 2020 issue. $4 fee. Poetry and visual art accepted. Learn more…
NewPages Magazine Stand: The Antioch Review
The “Atention!” issue of The Antioch Review is featured at NewPages this week. This issue includes Heinrich Böll’s “Cause of Death: Hooked Nose” (translated by Robert C. Conard) which captures Nobel laureate Boll’s vivid imagery about the corollary of unfettered hatred, unchallenged propaganda, and fearful inertia for countries, communities, and consciences. Rachel Rose’s “Buccal Swab” airs the concerns and realities families face when a member harmlessly hands over DNA to Ancestry.com or some other DNAanalyses company. Stuart Neville’s thriller “Coming in on Time” unfolds in the eyes of a child naïve to passions that stir so strongly and sting so seriously. Find a full list of contributors at The Antioch Review‘s website.
Call :: The Awakenings Review
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…
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 :: Speckled Trout Review Spring 2020
Speckled Trout Review seeks poetry for their Spring 2020 issue. They love good storytelling. Deadline to submit is April 15. There is no fee. 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 :: The MacGuffin Volume 36 Number 3
Literary magazine The MacGuffin is accepting formal poetical works for publication in Volume 36 Number 3 through April 1. Normal submissions are open as well. There is no fee to submit. 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…
NewPages February 2020 Digital eLitPak
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Besides our monthly eLitPak featuring fliers from literary magazines, independent presses, and creative writing programs and events, we have a weekly newsletter filled with submission opportunities, literary magazines, new titles, reviews, and more.
Check out the current eLitPak below. You can view the original newsletter here: https://bit.ly/newpages2002elitpak.
Discover Inspiring Memoirs from The Regina Collection
The Regina Collection offers a series of beautiful books, written by authors who have been caught in social and political circumstances beyond their control. Explore inspiring stories from boundary-defying writers in this special collection of memoirs. Visit www.nyupress.org/the-regina-collection to browse the series.
Queer Writer & Voices of Color Fellowships & Annual Writing Contest: February & March Deadlines
The MVICW Voices of Color Fellowships, Queer Writers Fellowships for LGBTQ+ writers, and Annual Contest are now open! Winners receive full registration/lodging at The MVICW Summer Writers’ Conference on the island of Martha’s Vineyard! Application Deadline: Febraury 14, 2020 (Voices of Color), February 28, 2020 (Queer-Writer Fellowships); March 20, 2020 (Annual Contest). www.mvicw.com
Chesapeake Writers’ Conference: Words. Water. Woods: Write on the River.
Spend the first week of summer on the St. Mary’s River! The 9th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference offers an immersive experience featuring daily workshops with accomplished faculty in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and songwriting; a diverse schedule of craft talks, lectures, panels, and readings; a youth workshop for high school students; and a Teachers’ Seminar for educators. All levels welcome. www.smcm.edu/events/chesapeake-writers-conference/
upstreet seeks fiction & creative nonfiction
Submissions open September 1 – March 1 annually. We invite you to submit your fiction and creative nonfiction to upstreet, an award-winning literary journal based in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. We do not consider unsolicited poetry submissions at this time. Fiction and nonfiction pieces must be 5,000 words or less. Payment upon publication. Decision notifications will be made via email by mid-May. www.upstreet-mag.org
Odyssey Workshop for Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Horror Writers
Write fantasy, science fiction, or horror? Odyssey is one of the most highly regarded workshops in the world for writers of the fantastic. Guest lecturers include top writers, editors, and agents. Fifty-nine percent of graduates are professionally published, and among graduates are New York Times bestsellers, Amazon bestsellers, and award winners. Application deadline is April 1 for the 2020 workshop taking place June 1 to July 10 in Manchester, New Hampshire. odysseyworkshop.org