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.” […]
The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. The majority of chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 – $25. Research each market thoroughly and make sure submitting is […]
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 most have no submission fees. Deadlines run from February 14-29. There are three paying markets indicated in their titles. For more paying literary […]
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 […]
Okey-Panky is a fairly new lit mag that started at beginning of 2015 as an offshoot of Electric Literature. According to their web site, “Okey-Panky is a weekly online magazine of short, darkly comic, ironic, and experimental fiction, essay, poetry, and graphic narrative. . . . Writers may submit year-round via […]
Cultured Vultures recently announced they are now able to pay contributing writers! Current rates are $.50 (fifty cents) per 500 page views over the course of a month. What’s really amazing is that the staff at Cultured Vultures “can work with you to help build your social profile, show […]
Rocky Mountain Revival is a fairly new audio art journal and podcast “born from the love of three things: stories, songs and podcasts.” Their submission guidelines are detailed and describe the type of work they are looking for, “Well-told, well-written, polished, poignant, captivating, one-of-a-kind stories. No matter what genre, we […]
Many, many thanks to Les Femmes Folles for all they are doing for women writers, artists, musicians, and performers. I so enjoyed the interview process with their curator Sally Deskins. Keep an eye on this organization–they are accomplishing great things! The interview includes two of my poems, “Waiting Around” […]
ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]
ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]
