Deadline: August 1, 2020
Each issue of About Place Journal, the arts publication of the Black Earth Institute, focuses on a specific theme. From 6/1 to 8/1 we’ll be accepting submissions for our Fall 2020 issue Works of Resistance, Resilience. 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/.
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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: April 17, 2020
I sincerely hope you are finding some nice quiet time to do some writing. If you are, don’t forget to check out these opportunities for a chance to find a home for your work!
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.
ADANNA. Special Issue. Poetry, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 15. Theme: Pieces must speak towards the experience of mothering during a time of crisis. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: April 17, 2020
Call :: Journal of African Youth Literature Issue 2
Journal of African Youth Literature issue 2 call for submissions of creative writing and artworks open now. Poetry, fiction, visual stories, plays, essays. Artworks of all kinds, including front cover. Criteria: Must be created by, about and/or for African youths (15-35 years). ‘African’ definition is, generally, born-in-Africa and of African heritage. Includes the diaspora, and not related to race or colour. Our mission is ‘Preserving African Youth Identities’ through creative expression. Visit africanyouthliterature.art.blog for more info. Email africanyouthliterature@gmail.com. See issue 1 at bit.ly/2SxiOI8.
Call :: Fleas on the Dog is Still Open for Issue 6
Reaching out takes many forms. We seek short fiction, poetry, plays, screenplays, and nonfiction for our upcoming Issue 6. You might be isolated but the world is at your keyboard—let’s connect. No, this isn’t a cheeky call like our previous ones. We don’t think that’s appropriate given the pandemic. But our enthusiasm and love of GOOD WRITING is unchanged and yes, we are still the crazy Dude Sextet. We want your junk and we want it now. See fleasonthedog.com for guidelines. Runs April 2-30.
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: March 6, 2020
Welcome to the first week of March! How are your submission goals coming? If you opted to stay home from AWP in San Antonio this year, why not keep pursuing your submission goals? Check out current calls for general and contest submissions below.
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.
Hamilton Stone Review. No. 42. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: March 22. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: March 6, 2020
9th Annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis for the 9th annual Chesapeake Writers’ Conference. The event takes place June 21 through 27. This year’s faculty includes Liz Arnold, Matt Burgess, Patricia Henley, Crystal Brandt, Angela Pelster, and Matthew Henry Hall.
This year they will be offering workshops in songwriting along with workshops in fiction, poetry, screenwriting, translation, and creative nonfiction. They also offer craft talks, lectures, readings, and panel discussions, plus a youth workshop.
Scholarships, course credit, and continuing professional development are also available. There is no fee to apply. Learn more…
Call :: Fleas on the Dog Issue 6
We’re the site your teacher warned you about! The no frills brown bag in your face thumb your nose online psychotropolis for the literarily insane. Get committed today! The infamous dude sextet is bustlin’, hustlin’, itchin’, and twitchin’ for QUALITY short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and screenplays that smell ripe and kick ass for our hopefully offensive upcoming Issue 6. If we like what you submit we’ll be all over you; if we don’t we promise to be gentle, especially if it’s your first time. See our Guidelines for details: fleasonthedog.com. Submissions open March 1-April 30.
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 31, 2020
Today is the last day of January! How have your submissions goals gone so far? Want to get some submissions in before midnight? There’s still a bit of time to send work in for contests and journals with January 31 deadlines. Plus, don’t forget with February looming, some of these opportunities will be ending at the beginning of the month.
January Submission Deadlines
Barrow Street. 4×2 Project. Poetry. $3 Fee. Deadline: January 31. Restrictions: Cannot have published a chapbook or full-length poetry book.
Closes January 31! Annual literary magazine Girls Right the World accepts submissions from female-identifying writer between the ages of 14 and 21. They seek poetry, prose, short stories, lyric essays, and visual art. There is no fee to to submit.
Global City Review. Issue 24. Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Interviews, Art. No Fee. Deadline: January 31.
Closes January 31! Haunted Waters Press is seeking stories of exactly 20 words for Penny Fiction, a regular feature of literary magazine From the Depths. There is no fee to submit.
Qommunicate Publishing. Hashtag Queer Volume 4. Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Scripts. No Fee. Deadline: January 31.
Timeworn Literary Journal. Historical Fiction. No Fee. Deadline: January 31.
Zizzle Literary. 2020 Special Edition. Fiction, Flash Fiction. $3 Fee. Pay: $100/Flash; $250/Short Stories. Deadline: January 31. Restrictions: Stories must be suitable for teens and adults. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 31, 2020
Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 24, 2020
January officially ends next week. That just doesn’t seem possible, does it? Several states have been hit pretty hard weather-wise, so it’s a great time to grab a mug of coffee, cocoa, or tea and dive into your writing and submission goals.
Looking to find a literary journal or a press that’s currently accepting general submissions? Keep reading!
January Submission Deadlines
Annual literary magazine Girls Right the World closes to submissions from female-identifying writer between the ages of 14 and 21 on January 31. They seek poetry, prose, short stories, lyric essays, and visual art. There is no fee to to submit.
Haunted Waters Press is seeking stories of exactly 20 words for Penny Fiction, a regular feature of literary magazine From the Depths. There is no fee to submit. Deadline is January 31. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: January 24, 2020