Category: Themed Submission Calls

NO FEE contest ($100 – $500 in prizes!) – Sijo Competition, DEADLINE: Sept. 30, 2025

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong International Sijo Competition. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line and syllable count. Click […]

35+ lit mags/journals for ecopoems (no fees/some paying)

What are ecopoems? I like the description from The Poetry Lab, “An ecopoem is a poem that explores environmental issues such as the climate crisis and how it affects both the human and the more than human worlds.” Read more in their article More than Human Worlds: 5 […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul was founded in 1993, “with more than 100 million copies sold in the U.S. and Canada, 400 titles, and translations into more than 40 languages, the phrase chicken soup for the soul is known worldwide. We spread happiness, inspiration, hope and wellness across […]

PAYING/NO FEE Submission call – Trans Voices in Horror (Bloodletter Magazine), DEADLINE: June 17, 2025

Bloodletter Magazine is a feminist horror magazine publishing the work of nonbinary, trans, and women writers and artists. “For each issue, we work with artists who contribute companion illustrations for each piece represented in the magazine. Bloodletter was founded on the principle that horror is an incredibly complicated, […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Pine Hills Review, DEADLINE: May 31, 2025

Pine Hills Review  is the literary magazine of The College of Saint Rose and was established in 2014. “Named for the Pine Hills neighborhood in Albany, NY, Pine Hills Review publishes artful, honest, and compelling work of new and established writers, from fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to visual art, interviews, and […]

PAYING/NO FEE Pitch call + editor interview – Amy Suto GuestStack, DEADLINE: April 30, 2025

This pitch call is for GuestStack, the creative column inside From the Desk of Amy Suto — a Substack newsletter and writing job board with over 7,600+ readers. Amy is a six-figure freelance writer, author, and helping writers make storytelling their full-time job. From the Desk of Amy […]

My poem “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” published in NonBinary Review #39 + PAYING submission calls!

I am honored to have my poem “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” published in issue #39 of NonBinary Review, the literary journal of Zoetic Press. “I Know I Have Loved Patricia” was originally published inTAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics. NonBinary Review’s themed issues are fantastic and […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Bloodletter Magazine, DEADLINE: May 6, 2025

Bloodletter Magazine is a feminist horror magazine publishing the work of nonbinary, trans, and women writers and artists. “For each biannual issue, we work with one artist who contributes companion illustrations for each of the 20 pieces represented in the magazine. Bloodletter was founded on the principle that […]

Two poems published in THE NOMAD + NO FEE call & interview, DEADLINE: April 30, 2025

Tremendous thanks to THE NOMAD for publishing two of my poems ” First Sighting” and “Waiting Around” along with my commentary about the poems and an audio reading. They also sent me a gorgeous print edition for being a contributor! The Nomad is a literary magazine for people […]

NO FEE contest ($300 – $1,000 in prizes!) – Sejong Writing Competition, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2025

The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong Writing Competition for essays and sijo poetry. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line […]

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