This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines.
The Fiddlehead
DEADLINE: April 30, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: short fiction, excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, and poetry
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: CAD60/page; CAD200 for artwork
Consequence
DEADLINE: April 30, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None for veterans ($3 otherwise)
FOCUS: Culture of War
FORMS: poetry, fiction, non-fiction
FORMAT: print and online
PAYMENT: "Poetry: $25 per page; Prose: $10 per page ($250 maximum); Translations: $15 per page ($250 maximum)"
The First Line
DEADLINE: May 1, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
THEME: Writing inspired by the first line “The door was locked”
FORMS: fiction, non-fiction, poetry
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 – $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars)
Scum
DEADLINE: Opens May 1 and closes May 7, 2020
THEME: Feminist-friendly
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Fiction, non-fiction, column, poetry, review
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay $60AUD per piece of writing."
Bennington Review
DEADLINE: May 8, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, film/television writing
FORMAT: print
PAYMENT: "We pay contributors $100 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $200 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $20 per poem, in addition to two copies of the issue in which the piece is published and a copy of the subsequent issue."
Chicken Soup for the Soul
DEADLINES/THEMES:
- Dogs and Covid-19 – April 19,2020
- Christmas Is in the Air – May 15, 2020
- Age is Just a Number – May 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None
FORMS: Stories and poems
PAYMENT: $200
Split Lip
DEADLINE: May 31, 2020
SUBMISSION FEE: None in Jan, Mar, May, Sept, Nov
FEE NOTE: “Sometimes we have to shut free subs early due to a really-rad-but-also-overwhelming response. (A peek behind the curtain: our free sub cap with Submittable maxes out ðŸ˜ðŸ’¸).”
FORMS: Fiction, flash fiction, memoir, poetry, art
FORMAT: online
PAYMENT: "We pay (via PayPal) $50 per author for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, and $25 for interviews/reviews for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription."
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