Category: Call for Submissions

"DOs and DON'Ts of Submitting to Literary Journals" and other tips . . .

Really great tips on what to do and what NOT to do from Vanessa Eccles, founder of the YA-NAs (“a community of women with a passion for young adult and new adult books.”) Vanessa is also the founder and executive editor of Belle Reve Literary Journal, which is currently accepting submissions. […]

Call for Submission – burntdistrict wants poetry!

Click here for their  Submission Guidelines. They also have an interview on Duotrope to help you determine what type of work they are looking for. They are directly affiliated with Spark Wheel Press, whose  “vision for SWP is to promote exceptional volumes of contemporary poetry. We hope to […]

Call for Submissions – Futurepoem is looking for their next book of poems to publish!

A lovely small and dedicated press in New York, Futurepoem is reading poetry manuscripts in the month of December. DEADLINE: December 31, 2014. Their article by editor Dan Machlin in an article by American Book Review describes their philosophy, “Futurepoem is not small because we can’t. Futurepoem is […]

Paying call for submission – NonBinary Review themed issues

NonBinary Review  pays 1 cent per word for fiction and nonfiction, and a flat fee of $10 per poem and $25 per piece of visual art Their  current  themed issue submission call: Issue #5: Robert W. Chambers' The King in Yellow From their site: Please note that the […]

Paying call for submission – Humber pays $60 per poem

The deadline is coming up quickly on December 8, 2014. Don’t miss this chance to submit your best work for publication and payment! According to the Humber Literary Review submissions page, “We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $60/per poem, and $100 each for essays, fiction, […]

Top Lit Mags that REALLY do publish emerging writers

Excellent list to help you narrow down where to submit your work.

Three poems of motherhood published in Verse-Virtual’s December issue . . .

So pleased to have three of my poems "Musings of a Mother," "The Day You Were Born," and "Waiting Around," published along with other amazing authors in the December  issue of Verse-Virtual. Also, make sure not to miss the editor’s note, a brief and lovely homage to Emily […]

Three poems of motherhood published in Verse-Virtual's December issue . . .

So pleased to have three of my poems "Musings of a Mother," "The Day You Were Born," and "Waiting Around," published along with other amazing authors in the December issue of Verse-Virtual. Also, make sure not to miss the editor’s note, a brief and lovely homage to Emily Dickinson […]

Have you checked out Redactions list of poetry publishers and presses with open readings?

Redactions is easy to navigate and is chock full of writing and poetry resources. Specifically, the site includes: A list of nearly 700 poetry book publishers with links (print books and are not vanity presses) A list of presses with open readings (links and important notes, reading fees, […]

Your Lit Mag Starter Kit, Part II: Celebrating Quirk!

Whether you are just starting to consider submitting your work or are submitting regularly, part 2 of this article by Becky Tuch gives a reviewers inside look at the most quirky, well-done journals and lit mags. It includes links to each with a brief description. It also includes […]

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