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Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 25, 2020

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It’s the last weekly roundup of calls for submissions, writing and book contests, and events for the month of September. I know I am definitely ready for 2020 to be over, but I still can’t believe how close we are to the end of the year already. Don’t let your submission goals falter this late into the year! Let us help you find a home for your work or a venue to enhance your craft.

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.

October Submission Deadlines

Garfield Lake Review. Issue Theme: Duality. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, cross-genre, comics, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: October 12, 2020.

November Submission Deadlines

The Pinch Literary Journal seeks poetry written in or regarding Variety Englishes for a featured highlight in its Spring 2021 Issue (41.1). Poems in Singlish, Konglish, Spanglish, AAVE, and other English-derived emerging linguistic forms will be considered for publication. No submission fee, accepted pieces will be awarded $150 for publication. Deadline November 15th, 2020. For inquiries, visit www.pinchjournal.com/glish or contact editor@pinchjournal.com.

Sou’wester is now reading fiction and creative nonfiction for our annual print issue, forthcoming in spring 2021. We are committed to investing in and encouraging the words/stories/voices of all writers, prioritizing those belonging to marginalized communities. We want to read stories from writers belonging to the black diaspora, indigenous communities, Asian communities, Latin(x) communities, neurodivergent communities, those with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+. We seek fiction that allows us to transcend the everyday, haunts our dreams, and feels fresh. We’re looking for work that will move, stun, and awe our readers. Submission is free through Submittable.

Sand Hills Literary Magazine. Online Exclusive Feature. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comics, interviews, audio, video, photography, art, animation. No fee for August University students; $2 fee otherwise. Deadline: November 20.

Blueline: A literary Magazine Dedicated to the Spirit of the Adirondacks. 2020 Reading Period. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. No fee. Deadline: November 30. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 25, 2020

Event :: 2021 Virtual Palm Beach Poetry Festival

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2021 Palm Beach Virtual Poetry Festival banner17th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 18-23, 2021. Focus on your work with America’s most engaging and award-winning poets. Workshops with David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussion, social events, and so much more. One-on-one conference Faculty: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, and Angela Narciso-Torres. Special Guest: Gregory Orr and the Parkington Sisters. Poet At Large: Brian Turner. To find out more, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org. Apply to attend a workshop! The application deadline has been extended to December 1 from November 10.

Event :: Willow Writers’ Fall 2020 Virtual Workshops

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Registration Deadline: Rolling
Willow Writers’ Workshops is going virtual this fall! We will offer workshops, providing writing prompts, craft discussions, and manuscript consultations. All levels are welcome. Writers’ Workshops available on Thursday nights, Sunday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and Monday mornings. Fall seminars include Generating Story Ideas and Creating a Strong Sense of Place; Gothic Fiction, and Flash! Writing Short, Short Prose. Workshops and seminars run in September and October. The facilitator is Susan Isaak Lolis, a published and award-winning writer. For more information, check out willowwritersretreat.com.

Event :: Poetry Lab’s Submit It Like You Mean It

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Poetry Lab's 2020 Submit It Like You Mean ItEnrolling now: six-week virtual seminar offered by The Poetry Lab, Submit It Like You Mean It: All You Need to Know to Successfully Submit Poetry for Publication. Reliable, effective submissions strategy with in-depth guidance on cover letters, bio statements, simultaneous submissions, where to submit, how to create a tracking sheet, and much more. Our goal is to demystify the path to publication with practical tools and insider knowledge in a friendly environment. Registration fee is $95 and includes one-month subscription to Duotrope. Scholarships are available. Class begins October 6, 2020. Learn more at our website.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 18, 2020

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It will officially be fall in the US next week.  The weather is turning colder and leaves are changing colors and crops are getting ready to be harvested. Don’t forget to check out these opportunities to find a home for you work!

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.

September Submission Deadlines

Walloon Writers Review is an independent regional literary magazine that shares original creative writing and nature photography inspired by Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula. We are accepting submissions for our upcoming Edition 6 to be published as an E-edition late 2020. Deadline: September 30.

October Submission Deadlines

BreakBread Magazine. Poetry, nonfiction, short stories, comics, photography, illustrated narratives, hybrid work. No fee. Deadline: October 15. Restrictions: Open to writers ages 13 through 25.

November Submission Deadlines

Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts. Black Lives Matter Feature Section. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, translations, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: November 15.

The Pinch Literary Journal seeks poetry written in or regarding Variety Englishes for a featured highlight in its Spring 2021 Issue (41.1). Poems in Singlish, Konglish, Spanglish, AAVE, and other English-derived emerging linguistic forms will be considered for publication. No submission fee, accepted pieces will be awarded $150 for publication. Deadline November 15th, 2020. For inquiries, visit www.pinchjournal.com/glish or contact editor@pinchjournal.com. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 18, 2020

September 2020 eLitPak :: 17th Annual Virtual Palm Beach Poetry Festival

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Palm Beach Poetry Festival eLitPak flier
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17th Annual Virtual Palm Beach Poetry Festival, January 18-23, 2021. Focus on your poems in intimate workshops with extraordinary faculty: David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Eduardo C. Corral, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, Tim Seibles. Conferences with: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, Angela Narciso-Torres. Special Guest: Gregory Orr & the Parkington Sisters. Application Deadline: December 1st. Apply today!

View full September 2020 eLitPak here.

Sponsor Spotlight :: 2021 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Goes Virtual

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2021 Palm Beach Virtual Poetry Festival bannerEnjoy the 17th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival from the comfort of your own home as they go virtual in 2021. The event will take place January 18 through 23 and will feature writing workshops, panel discussions, manuscript critiques, and readings.

The keynote speaker is Gregory Orr and the Parkington Sisters. Workshop faculty includes David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Eduardo C. Corral, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim Seibles. One-on-one conferences available with Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, and Angela Narciso-Torres.

They have extended the deadline to apply for the available workshops to December 1, 2020. Stop by their listing on NewPages to learn more about next year’s event.

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 11, 2020

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The first full week of September is officially behind us. Weather is turning colder and here in Michigan you can already see some fall colors creeping in…but summer isn’t officially over yet, is it? If you’re temperatures are cooling down, too, grab a warm drink and a blanket and get writing and editing to keep those submission goals strong. Check out the submission opportunities posted to or featured on NewPages this week.

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.

September Submission Deadlines

Rockvale Review. Issue 7. Poetry. No fee. Deadline: September 30.

October Submission Deadlines

Blink-Ink. Issue 42: Mercy. Fiction. No fee. Deadline: October 15.

Heather Turman, LeeAnn Tooker. Madonna Anthology. Poetry, nonfiction, comics, photography, art. No fee. Payment: $25 & free copy of anthology. Deadline: October 15.

Pangyrus. Schooled Column + Normal Submissions. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics, visual art. $3 fee. Deadline: October 15. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 11, 2020

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 4, 2020

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Can you believe it’s the first weekly roundup for calls for submissions and writing and book contests featured on NewPages in September? Autumn is nearly upon us already. It doesn’t seem possible does it? check out the opportunities below to help keep your submissions goals strong.

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.

September Submission Deadlines

Capulet Mag. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comics, art. No fee. Deadline: September 30. **Restrictions: open to women between the ages of 15 – 29**

Hey, I’m Alive Magazine. Issue 4 Poetry, fiction, photography, art. No fee. Deadline: September 15. **Restrictions: open to black creatives only for this issue.**

Parhelion. Fall 2020 Issue. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. $3 fee. Deadline: September 30.

Sky Island Journal. Issue 14, Fall 2020. Poetry, flash fiction creative nonfiction. $3.99 fee. Deadline: Midnight CST on September 30.

Tolsun Books. Queries of literary projects made from parts. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, drama, cross-genre, comics, translations, photography, art. $10 fee. Deadline: September 30.

Walloon Writers Review. Edition 6. Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, cross-genre, photography. No fee. Deadline: September 30. **Restrictions: writing & photography inspired by Northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.** [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: September 4, 2020

Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: August 28, 2020

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It’s the last round-up for submission opportunities for writers posted or featured on NewPages for the month of August. It doesn’t seem possible, does it?

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.

August Submission Deadlines

Deadline: August 31! Haunted Waters Press now seeking submissions for consideration in Tin Can Literary Review—our upcoming fiction anthology celebrating the works of new, emerging, and seasoned authors. We seek stories told in as little as 500 words and as many as 12,000. Contributors to be paid $250 per published story. Also seeking works of fiction, poetry, and flash for paid print publication in the 18th issue of From the Depths and for 2020 HWP Awards. Details: www.hauntedwaterspress.com. Visit the HWP Contributor Showcase to learn more about our published authors and poets: www.hauntedwaterspress.com/contributor-showcase.

September Submission Deadlines

Sky Island Journal is an independent, international, free-access literary journal dedicated to publishing the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction. We publish accomplished, well-established authors—side by side—with fresh, emerging voices. We provide over 70,000 readers in 145 countries with a powerful, focused, advertising-free literary experience that transports them: one that challenges them intellectually and moves them emotionally. We publish quarterly, and our average response time is 9 days. Every submission receives a prompt, respectful, and individualized response detailing what we appreciated. Enjoy our previous issues, and submit for Issue 14 before midnight (CST) on September 30th at www.skyislandjournal.com.

The Twin Bill. Debut Issue. Baseball essays, fiction, interviews. No fee. Deadline: September 30. [Read more…] about Weekly Roundup for Calls & Contests :: August 28, 2020

Event :: 2021 Palm Beach Poetry Festival

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2021 Palm Beach Virtual Poetry Festival bannerEvent Dates: January 18-23, 2021; Location: Virtual
Application Deadline: November 10, 2020
17th Annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival in Delray Beach, Florida, January 18-23, 2021. Focus on your work with America’s most engaging and award-winning poets. Workshops with David Baker, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Traci Brimhall, Vievee Francis, Kevin Prufer, Martha Rhodes, and Tim Seibles. Six days of workshops, readings, craft talks, panel discussion, social events, and so much more. One-on-one conference Faculty: Lorna Blake, Sally Bliumis-Dunn, Nickole Brown, Jessica Jacobs, and Angela Narciso-Torres. Special Guest: Gregory Orr and the Parkington Sisters. Poet At Large: Brian Turner. To find out more, visit www.palmbeachpoetryfestival.org. Apply to attend a workshop!