Category: Call for Submissions

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Belmont Story Review, DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2020

Belmont Story Review is an online and print national magazine of literary arts, faith and culture. They publish issues annually. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Co-Managing Editor Lauren Ash a few questions to find out. See my interview […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Red Coyote, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2020

Red Coyote is the annual literary print journal of Vermillion Literary Project. It is a student-produced journal that has been published annually for over 30 years by the University of South Dakota. I was curious how and why this literary journal began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Carson Sehr […]

16 PAYING LIT MAGS - Deadlines: Dec. 15 – Jan. 16, 2020

The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of prize/payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines between today and January 16, 2020. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Lady/Liberty/Lit, DEADLINE: Year-round

Lady/Liberty/Lit is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose created by women-identifying and gender-non-conforming writers/artists. They are open year-round and looking for “writing centered around freedom of voice and body, from her beacon-hand.” They publish one piece at a time on a regular basis, […]

18 NO FEE Chapbook Publishers (UPDATED!)

UPDATED 11/25/2020 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Thimble, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2019

Thimble is a new online literary magazine, featuring art, poetry, and short prose. They publish issues quarterly. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked Editor-in-Chief Nadia Wolnisty a few questions to find out. See my interview with Wolnisty and a link […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Rolling

WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. You can read past issues online to see what the […]

NO FEE Submission call & editor interview – Wildness, DEADLINE: Rolling

WILDNESS is an online literary journal that seeks to promote contemporary fiction, poetry and non-fiction that evokes the unknown. Founded in 2015, each thoughtfully compiled issue strives to unearth the works of both established and up-and-coming writers and artists. You can read past issues online to see what the […]

I’m a guest editor! – Golden Walkman, DEADLINES: 12/15/19 – 11/15/20

Golden Walkman has a great lineup of guest editors for their themed issues next year, including yours truly! Each editor picked a specific theme for their issue. Submissions are now open for every month in 2020. The first deadline is December 15 and is guest edited by Kelly […]

NO FEE Contest/submission call + editor interview – Please See Me, DEADLINE: Jan. 15, 2020

Please See Me is a new “online literary journal that features health- and healthcare-related stories in the form of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and digital media, including photography, podcasts, and short films. At the heart of our publication is the cultivation of meaningful patient-provider partnerships in the spirit of […]

Trish Hopkinson