Category: Call for Submissions

NO FEE Call for Submission – The Harpoon Review DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2015

To read more about The Harpoon Review and their editors, read their About page here. “The Harpoon Review is dedicated to publishing fine works of poetry, prose, and short fiction. We take submissions on a rolling basis and publish monthly,” and has been publishing monthly issues since October 2014. Before submitting, make […]

Calls for Submissions from Literary Mama – September 2015

Literary Mama posts a list of calls for submissions for their readers on the first Wednesday of every month. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter to get updates on other calls as they come up. Literary Mama’s tagline is “reading for the maternally inclined.” They […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – Watershed Review, DEADLINE: Sept 30, 2015

Send in your poems, prose, and art to this lovely, long-running and student edited magazine by California State University. They “seek to publish imaginative works that push past the expected metaphor, that challenge us to engage and question accepted structure, that augment time-honored forms of writing and consider what comes […]

Where to Submit in September by Entropy–an online literary community

Entropy is a “website featuring literary & non-literary content. A website that seeks to engage with the literary community, that becomes its own community, and creates a space for literary & non-literary ideas.” In August they posted an article on where to submit in August and September. Click […]

FREE Contest, $50 Cash Prize – Cahoodaloodaling Collaboration Writing, DEADLINE: Oct. 1, 2015

Poets, don’t miss this opportunity to submit your collaborative poetry to Cahoodaloodaling! The winners will receive a $50 cash prize. There’s no specific theme, but this contest is specifically for literary projects created by two or more people. “All submissions must include a literary component but may include or […]

NO FEE Call for Submissions - The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2015

This creative and unique lit mag on the literary fringe has published three of my poems and also invited me to be a feature artist. Last August they published my language poem "Barbershop Protest" and have also published two of my found poems, "You'll Feel Unstoppable" in January and "Use Simultaneously.” If you […]

NO FEE Call for Submissions - The Rain, Party, & Disaster Society DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2015

This creative and unique lit mag on the literary fringe has published three of my poems and also invited me to be a feature artist. Last August they published my language poem "Barbershop Protest" and have also published two of my found poems, "You'll Feel Unstoppable" in January and "Use Simultaneously.” If you […]

Don’t miss Terrain.org guest blog post and poetry by Rob Carney

I may be a bit biased (because I’ve sat in on his classes and enjoyed his performance poetry for years), but Rob Carney’s recent guest blog post Trigonometry discussing poetry, nature, and myth is not to be missed. It’s poetic in and of itself and will give you […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – Thank You for Swallowing, DEADLINE: Sept 30, 2015

The editor for Thank You for Swallowing is looking for submissions! This is an incredible project with only two requirements for poems: “your poem must be good, and it must challenge the preconceived notions that hurt all of us, of every colour, gender, sexuality, age, religion, nationality and […]

9 PAYING Submission Calls Open Now (Deadlines start Sept 26)

This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of closest deadlines and some have administrative/processing submissions fees of up to $4 as noted below. If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends […]

Trish Hopkinson