Event Date: October 27, 2020 at 8PM CET; Location: Virtual
“Tinted Tales. reading across cultures” will take place on October 27, 2020 at 8 PM (CET). The reading will be broadcasted via a livestream on Tint Journal’s YouTube. Seven ‘tinted’ writers from all around the world will perform their short stories, essays and poems. Also, Vienna based singer-songwriter Ulli Grill will join our reading with her latest songs. You can find out more about the event here, and watch their video trailer.
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Call :: Courtship of Winds Special 2020 Election Issue
Recognizing the importance of the upcoming presidential election, the winter issue of The Courtship of Winds will be a special Election issue and will be published before the election. They are looking for submissions that in any way address some aspect of our current political situation. Submissions should still be works of art, as opposed to simple diatribe. Other than that, there are no narrow restrictions. Remember, submissions for the Election issue are open until October 1. www.thecourtshipofwinds.org
Sponsor Spotlight :: Rockvale Review: Bold & Vulnerable Poetry
Rockvale Review was founded in 2017 as an online journal devoted to “bold and vulnerable poetry.” They publish work from new, emerging, and established writers and feature image-driven poems that are hard-edged and finely crafted. They do offer optional print editions of their issues which are released in May and November of each year.
They have a unique feature where every poem accepted for publication is paired with a piece of art created by a Featured Artist. A Featured Musician will also craft music to respond to several of the poems in each issue. In doing so, Rockvale Review produces a journal that speaks beyond words, moving into the visual and auditory layers of the human spirit.
Their sixth issue was published in May 2020 and features work by Travis Stephens, Ivo Drury, Kate Deimling, Shannon Wolf, M.G. Hofmann, Wendy Drexler, and more. Stop by their listing at NewPages to learn more.
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 24, 2020
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
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: July 17, 2020
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
Call :: Courtship of the Wind Special Election Issue
Deadline: October 1, 2020
Recognizing the importance of the upcoming presidential election, the winter issue of The Courtship of Winds will be a special Election issue and will be published before the election. We are looking for submissions that in any way address some aspect of our current political situation. Submissions should still be works of art, as opposed to simple diatribe. Other than that, there are no narrow restrictions. Submissions for the Election issue are open until October 1. www.thecourtshipofwinds.org
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: March 13, 2020
It is Friday the 13th. Is this the first one of the year? Stay safe by staying home and keeping your submissions goals going strong by working on pieces to submit to these journals and presses.
Want an early look at places accepting general submissions and contest submissions? Subscribe to the NewPages Newsletter. Not only do you get submission opportunities, but you get access to our special monthly eLitPaks.
Calls for Submissions
Don’t forget you can keep up-to-date with all open calls for submissions at the NewPages website.
Do you know young writers or are a parent of one? Help them submit to these markets open to younger writers (from elementary to undergraduate ages).
March Submission Deadlines
March 20 is the deadline to submit poetry chapbook manuscripts to Green Linden Press for its open reading period. Chapbooks will be published in Fall 2020. They ask you read recent issues of their online literary magazine Under A Warm Green Linden for an idea of what excites them. They do charge a reading fee to help support their green mission.
The Absurdist is back and open to submissions of bizarre and weird fiction through March 31. There is no fee to submit. Check out work in their previous issues for a taste of what they like. They will be publishing new stories weekly.
Fledgling publisher Liminal Publishing seeks poetry from sexual trauma survivors. This debut anthology, titled I Don’t Cry Anymore, wants poetry that “illuminates the emotional depth and nuanced complexity of sexual trauma and the twisted path” towards healing. There is no fee. Deadline to submit is March 31.
There is still time to submit work in response to the 400th anniversary of the Plymouth Landing to literary magazine The Massachusetts Review. They are open to fiction, nonfiction, artwork, and poetry from native authors for this first special issue of the new year. Deadline to submit is March 31. There is no fee. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: March 13, 2020
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 17, 2020
January is half over with already. I swear that the older a person gets, the faster time seems to fly. Thus…never put off submitting your work today! Before you know deadlines could very well pass you by. I keep saying I will get around to submitting and then another year has gone and my writing just sits in a pile of proverbial dust.
Don’t be like me! Keep your submission goals on a role with these journals and presses currently seeking submissions.
January Submission Deadlines
If you are a younger female-identifying writer between the ages of 14 and 21 or know a writer who fits that bill, don’t forget annual literary magazine Girls Right the World is open to submissions through January 31. They are on the lookout for poetry, prose, short stories, lyric essays, and visual art. There is no fee to to submit. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 17, 2020
The Music And Morality Of Beethoven’s Mighty Ninth
From NPR Music Deceptive Cadence. These important adoptions and adaptations of Beethoven’s Ninth inspired me to create a new project, “All Together: A Global Ode to Joy,” marking the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth in 2020.
The fact that this unique composition has inspired the imagination, hopes and aspirations of so many people from such diverse backgrounds led me to imagine a 21st-century rendering of the symphony – one that could bring to life the journey of the entire piece and capture the essence of the specific community where it is performed.