Category: Call for Submissions

NO FEE / PAYING Call for Submission – The Offing DEADLINE: Sept. 7, 2015

All categories are accepting submissions without fee until September 7. After which, a $3 fee via Submittable will be required, unless you choose to mail in your submission. To read more about The Offing, their mission, and the different forms they accept, read their About page here. From their […]

Paying Call for Submissions – Black Warrior Review, Deadline Sept. 1, 2015! ($2 fee)

Black Warrior Review (BWR) doesn’t charge subscribers fees for submitting, but they do charge non-subscribers a very small admin fee of $2 to submit. Per their site, “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.” BWR was “established in 1974 by graduate […]

My poem “Trash Bag Burial” published in Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press

“Trash Bag Burial” was selected for Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press. Check it out and download a free e-copy or order a paperback on Amazon for $9. “Storm Cycle 2014:  The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (510 pages) is a compilation […]

My poem "Trash Bag Burial" published in Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press

“Trash Bag Burial” was selected for Storm Cycle: The Best of 2014 by Kind of a Hurricane Press. Check it out and download a free e-copy or order a paperback on Amazon for $9. “Storm Cycle 2014:  The Best of Kind of a Hurricane Press (510 pages) is a compilation […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – The Harpoon Review DEADLINE: Aug. 31, 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 quarterly issues since October 2014. Before submitting, […]

NO FEE Call for Submission – Two Cities DEADLINE: Sept 1, 2015

All categories are accepting submissions without a donation until September 1. Submissions with a $3 donation via Submittable are open year round to help support the magazine. To read more about Two Cities and their editors, read their About page here. “Two Cities Review is a new online review featuring quality fiction, […]

Paying Call for Submissions – Contrary Magazine pays $20, Deadline Sept. 1, 2015!

Contrary doesn’t charge fees for submissions, but they do pay contributors. Per their site, payment “for original commentary, fiction, and poetry, Contrary Magazine pays $20 per author per issue, regardless of the number of works or nature of the submission. Reviews and Contrary Blog posts are usually unpaid.” […]

NO FEE Calls for Submissions - 9 Lit Mags with Deadlines in August 2015

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 have no submission fees. The two paying markets are indicated in the title. Amethyst Arsenic (paying!) DEADLINE: 8/15/2015 SUBMISSION FEE: NONE NOTES: "Amethyst […]

FREE Poetry Contests with Prizes from $50 to $500! DEADLINES in August 2015

  All four contests below have no entry fees and are listed in order of earliest deadlines in August 2015. Blue Earth Review DEADLINE: 8/14/2015 SUBMISSION FEE: NONE NOTES: "Founded in 2003, Blue Earth Review is the official literary magazine of Minnesota State University, Mankato. The magazine publishes […]

My found poem “Jules Talks to Jules” published by Drunk Monkeys

So cool to have a found poem accepted for publication by Drunk Monkeys! My poem “Jules Talks to Jules” created from lines spoken only by the character Jules in Quentin Tarantino’s film Pulp Fiction was accepted along with two others, forthcoming in August. p.s. If you aren’t a fan or haven’t […]

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