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Update Your Submission Calendar – South 85 Journal

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Update your calendars—South 85 Journal has announced they’ve changed their reading general reading periods. They’ll now be reading from February 1 to April 16, and August 1 to October 15, though this is subject to change in the future. For now, make note and get your subs ready for August.

Or, if you’ve already been polishing your poetry and flash fiction and are looking for somewhere to submit, submissions for the Julia Peterkin Poetry & Flash Fiction Contests are now open until August 1. Marlin Barton will judge the flash fiction submissions, and Denis Duhamel will judge the poetry.

Contest :: Solstice Literary Contest Deadline Extended

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Writers, you have a little over a week to get your submissions into the 2020 Annual Solstice Literary Contest. The deadline has been extended to May 10 instead of the original May 5 deadline. $18 reading fee with a $1000 Fiction Prize (judged by A.J. Verdelle), $500 Poetry Stephen Dunn Prize (judged by Adrian Matejka), and $500 Nonfiction Michael Steinberg Prize (judged by Megan Marshall). Learn more about submission guidelines at Solstice’s website.

Hate Waiting? ALR’s Flash Flood Contest Is for You

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ALR Flash Flood ContestMy least favorite aspect of submitting work is waiting for a reply. I’m so eager to hear back that checking my email inbox almost becomes a hobby.

For writers who feel similarly, consider submitting to American Literary Review‘s Flash Flood Contest which consists of two week submission windows for stories up to 1000 words. Winners will be decided upon by the following Friday and will be published at the ALR website shortly after.

You have a few more days to send in your stories for this submission period. Learn more about the Flash Flood guidelines at their website.