Category: Call for Submissions

What is "previously published" and where can I submit reprints? (UPDATED LIST!)

UPDATED 5/2/2017 The article “What Is Considered Previously Published Writing?” on Writer’s Relief does a great job explaining all the nuances of determining if your work should be considered previously published. For example, is the original publisher still online? Is the issue out of print? Do blogs and social […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Cider Press Review, DEADLINE: May 31, 2017

Cider Press Review is quarterly online poetry journal, along with an annual 'Best of' print compilation. They also publish the manuscript winners of the annual Cider Press Review Book Award and the Editors’ Prize for first or second book. I wondered how and why this poetry journal came to be, so I asked Managing […]

My poem “Footnote to a Footnote” published in Chagrin River Review’s 5th year anniversary issue – with audio!

Very excited that my poem “Footnote to a Footnote” was selected by the editorial staff to appear in their special tenth edition of Chagrin River Review, a print and electronic anthology of the most representative works published in their first five years. The poem was originally published in the Fall 2013 […]

My poem "Footnote to a Footnote" published in Chagrin River Review's 5th year anniversary issue – with audio!

Very excited that my poem “Footnote to a Footnote” was selected by the editorial staff to appear in their special tenth edition of Chagrin River Review, a print and electronic anthology of the most representative works published in their first five years. The poem was originally published in the Fall 2013 […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Manticore: Hybrid Writing from Hybrid Identities (Sundress), DEADLINE: May 15, 2017

Manticore: Hybrid Writing from Hybrid Identities will be an online anthology of prose and poetry edited by Nicole Oquendo and published by Sundress Publications. I wondered how and why this anthology came to be, so I asked editor Oquendo a few questions to find out. See the interview and a link […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview — NEW! Street Light Press, DEADLINE: May 5, 2017

Street Light Press is a new online poetry magazine, “looking for poetry that moves us. We don't care for elaborate use of language–give us your real, your raw, and your intimate.” They are currently open for submissions for their first issue until May 5, 2017. Their web site is […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview — Reservoir, DEADLINE: May 15, 2017

Reservoir is a new semi-annual, online literary journal. They publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art. New issues are released in the summer and in the winter. I wondered how and why this press came to be, so I asked editors Caitlin Neely, Cady Vishniac, Minda Honey, and Kenzie Allen a few questions […]

FREE/$100 Prize weekly poetry contest @ Poetry Nook, DEADLINE: Every Sunday

This exceptional weekly contest by Poetry Nook is in its 128th week! Each week a poetry entry will be selected by Poetry Nook editors to win a generous $100 prize! In some cases, honorable mentions of $10 each may also be awarded. In order to enter, just register […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call–Timeless Tales, DEADLINE: May 5, 2017

Timeless Tales is a quarterly digital magazine exclusively publishing retellings of fairy tales and classic myths since 2013. The current submission window is open for stories (up to 2,000 words) and poems that fit with the theme Arthurian Legends. There is no fee to submit and the magazine pays a […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call & interview–Frontier Poetry, DEADLINE: Always Open

Frontier Poetry is a new online poetry magazine launching in May 2017. They are open for submissions for their New Voices category year round. New Voices is open to any new and emerging author who has not published more than one full-length collection of poetry. I wondered how and […]

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