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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 22, 2020

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Hopefully you are staying safe and healthy. It is crazy to see these storms, floods, and utter chaos descending on some parts of the country, including our home state of Michigan.

If you missed out on the opportunities posted to the NewPages site this week, you can dive into them all below. Don’t forget that we are still open to submissions of reviews between 125-300 words for our What Are You Reading series. Check out recent flash reviews here. View the guidelines and learn how to submit here.

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.

May Submission Deadlines

There is now just a wee bit over a week left to submit to online literary magazine Oyster River Pages. Read through their first three issues for a taste of what they like before sending your own work for consideration. They are looking for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31; there is no fee. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers.

June Submission Deadlines

Washington Writers’ Publishing House. This is What America Looks Like anthology. Fiction, poetry. $5 fee. Deadline: June 1. Restrictions: Writers must be from or have close ties to DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States. Minerva Rising has decided that their 20th issue will be dedicated to this anniversary. They want short stories, essays, interviews, and poetry about the valiant women who won the right to vote. They’d also like work examining how women are dealing with the current political climate and the way in which women’s lives and choices impact our history. Deadline to submit is June 15.

Wordrunner eChapbooks is seeking stories for its Fall 2020 e-chapboks series. These collections will be published in August and December. Stories can be flash or longer (500-5,000 words). They would like a minimum of five stories and up to a maximum of fifteen. They will also consider novel excerpts. $6 submissions fee. They pay writers $100 and royalties. Deadline to submit work for consideration is June 30. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 22, 2020

Call :: About Place Journal Works of Resistance, Resilience

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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/.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 15, 2020

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While things are not back to normal at all, time seems to keep on parading by faster than it should. Or maybe that is just me? It doesn’t seem possible that May is already half over with today. Before you know it June will be here and the year will be half over with. Didn’t it just start?

Try to find some time to write and consider submitting to these calls and contests.

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.

May Submission Deadlines

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 15, 2020

Reminder :: Jay Lit Review Seeks Submissions on a Rolling Basis

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Remember Jay Lit Review, the companion journal to the Journal of African Youth Literature, seeks critiques, commentary, research, essays, and translations on a rolling basis. Fields of interest: African (youth) literature and literacy; African (youth) culture and language studies; African language education; feminist/gender, post/decolonial, reader-response, linguistic, comparative, etc. analysis; translation into/from African languages; related areas of study. Topics: African youths, youth culture and literature; reflections on teaching African languages; multilingualism in Africa, linguistics, related subjects.

Educators, academics, and translators are invited to showcase knowledge and skills in their professional field. Postgrad essays on a variety of African youth concerns will be considered. Double-blind peer review. Visit africanyouthliterature.art.blog/the-jay-lit-review for more info. Email africanyouthliterature@gmail.com.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 8, 2020

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It’s May. Sunshine is becoming more frequent, weather is gradually warming up in the Midwest…although Michigan is predicting a chance of snow for this weekend. Crazy weather to go with crazy times. If weather is nice where you are, take a pen and notebook and sit outside in some sunshine and keep up on your writing and submission goals.

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.

May Submission Deadlines

The Roadrunner Review. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 11. Restrictions: Seeking student writers.

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 8, 2020

Call :: trampset Now Paying for Quality Work

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Deadline: Rolling
trampset, an online literary journal of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, is seeking new submissions on a rolling basis. We want your best brain, your beating heart. Send that good human stuff our way. We pay $25 per accepted piece. We have 50 free submissions a month through Submittable as well as Tip Jar and Quick Response options. Visit our submissions page: trampset.org/submissions-6e83932b0985.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 1, 2020

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Another month has passed and a new one has started. It is completely crazy to think that the year will be half over in 31 days. Did you miss out on all the new calls and reminders posted here and on the NewPages website during the week? I have you covered. Take a look at these submission and contest opportunities. Some deadlines are almost here!

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.

May Submission Deadlines

The Roadrunner Review. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 11. Restrictions: Seeking student writers.

Chicken Soup for the Soul wants to know about life after the age of 60. What’s changed? What lies ahead? Suffering from an empty nest or starting a new career? There is no fee to submit and writers chosen for publication receive $200 and 10 copies of the book in which they appear. Deadline for this topic is May 31.

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: May 1, 2020

Sponsor Spotlight :: Del Sol Review

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Originally started in 1997 under the name of “Editor’s Picks,” Del Sol Review has transformed from highlighting select work from print journals to being its very own literary magazine. Contributors include Maxine Chernoff, Paul West, Linh Dinh, Holly Iglesias, Deborah Olin Unferth, Michael Martone, and Daniel Bosch.

Del Sol Review accepts unsolicited works of speculative fiction, poetry, prose poetry, creative nonfiction, short stories, and flash fiction year-round. They love works containing unique and interesting subject matter.

Their latest issue, No. 24, is the Richard Basehart Issue. This contains fiction by Joe Kowalski, Zeke Jarvis, Glen Pourciau, Debbie Ann Ice, Evan Steuber, Jenny Drummey, Andrew Stancek, Richard Leise, Risa Mickenberg, Joseph Couchet, Robert Miltner, Ron Riekki, and Mark Walling; and poetry by Michael Salcman, Nancy Botkin, Wendy Barker, Hilary Sideris, Rich Ives, and Nish Amarnath.

I love the little snippets they put with their issues: “Carnivores. Astonomy. Zsa Zsa Gabor Geeks.” or “Innocent, flight, teeth, yecch, and more!”

Call :: Spread Art and Philanthropy by Submitting to COVID LIT

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COVID LIT logoDeadline: Rolling
COVID LIT is a new online lit mag that gives the middle finger to COVID-19 by publishing, promoting, and spreading art, poetry, and prose using the disease’s name. What sets us apart from other magazines? Simple: instead of paying us a submission fee, all submissions must be accompanied with a minimum $3 donation to a nonprofit of the artist’s choosing. Our goal is to publish weekly online content and, eventually, a print anthology, so send your best work and use your creative superpowers for good! Visit www.covidlit.org today and help those who desperately need it.

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

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Did you miss out on all the new calls and reminders posted here and on the NewPages website during the week? I have you covered. Take a look at these submission and contest opportunities. Some deadlines are almost here!

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.

The Roadrunner Review. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: May 11. Restrictions: Seeking student writers.

Chicken Soup for the Soul wants to know about life after the age of 60. What’s changed? What lies ahead? Suffering from an empty nest or starting a new career? There is no fee to submit and writers chosen for publication receive $200 and 10 copies of the book in which they appear. Deadline for this topic is May 31.

Take a gander at the first three issues of online literary magazine Oyster River Pages and then consider submitting work to their next annual issue. They seek fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual arts that “stretch creative and social boundaries.” Deadline to submit is May 31. There is no fee to submit. They also have a special section for fiction by emerging writers.

Tolsun Books. Books, Chapbooks. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, hybrids, translations. $15 fee (free on the 15th of the month). Deadline: May 31. Note: Manuscripts must be made out of “parts.” [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: April 24, 2020

Reminder :: Tolsun Books Closes to Submissions on May 31

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There is just over a month remaining to submit manuscripts to Tolsun Books, an independent, non-profit press based in the Southwest. They are accepting both full-length and chapbook-length manuscripts composed of parts. This includes poetry, short stories, essays, hybrids, translations, and things they haven’t dreamed of. They want both new and experienced writers with high-energy voices. They offer free submissions on the 15th of every month otherwise it is $15 to submit.