Category: Themed Submission Calls

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – They Call Us, DEADLINE: Feb. 26, 2021

They Call Us is a new online, feminist literary magazine publishing a themed issue every three months. Past themes include They Call Us Flawed and They Call Us Theirs. The current open call for poetry, prose, and artwork is for the theme They Call Us Damsels. “When men […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Golden Walkman Magazine, DEADLINES: Year-round/15th monthly

Golden Walkman is a literary magazine in the form of a podcast aimed at giving the written word a voice. You can listen and subscribe anywhere you get podcasts (including Apple, Stitcher, and Spotify).  They run several audio series, including Tapes From The Outside (work in response to current events), […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call for PA residents + editor interview – Viral Imaginations:COVID-19, DEADLINE: Ongoing

Viral Imaginations: COVID-19 is a new online project of Pennsylvania State University State presented as “a gallery and archive about Pennsylvanians’ experiences during coronavirus.” They are currently open to current or previous Pennsylvania residents for submissions of visual art and creative writing on an ongoing basis. The gallery […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Couplet Poetry, DEADLINE: Feb. 14, 2021

Couplet Poetry is a new online literary journal “dedicated to publishing two poems (a couplet) by one author that rhyme (thematically or sonically), pair, complement, juxtapose, hold hands, translate or otherwise couple with one another.” They are currently open for submissions of poetry for their first issue until […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Miniskirt Magazine, DEADLINE: Feb. 14, 2021

Miniskirt Magazine is a new online literary magazine with the tagline “your destination for love & romance.” They are currently open for submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, flash prose, and visual art for their first issue until February 14. See my interview with Editor-in-Chief Kimberly Glanzman and […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lucky Jefferson, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2021

Lucky Jefferson is an online literary journal founded in 2018 currently open for submissions of poetry with the theme: If instruments could speak, what would they say? They have a quick response time of just 3-4 weeks. “Lucky Jefferson isn’t your typical literary journal—we generate constructive and interactive conversations around […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Levitate Magazine, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2021

Levitate Magazine is the online literary and art magazine of the Chicago High School for the Arts.  They are currently open for fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and visual art with the theme “Alone and together.” See my interview with Managing Editor Susanna Lang and a link to submission […]

THEMED/NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Postscript Magazine, DEADLINE: Jan. 25, 2021

Postscript Magazine is a bi-lingual online literary magazine publishing all forms of art, including a wide variety of writing, visual art, media, etc. They publish themed issues monthly and respond quickly, within five days of the deadline. The current theme is “excel.” See my interview with Co-Founder/Editor-in-Chief Vamika […]

My guest-edited Golden Walkman “In Response” issue released! + this year’s themes/editors

It was a great honor and pleasure to guest edit the most recent themed issue of Golden Walkman Magazine. Special thanks to all those who submitted for trusting me with their work. I received some excellent work to choose from in response to a wide variety of art–from […]

PAYING/THEMED/NO FEE Submission calls + editor interview – NonBinary Review, NEXT DEADLINE: Feb. 1, 2021

NonBinary Review is the literary journal of Zoetic Press. They publish four themed issues every year and are seeking short stories, flash fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, visual art year-round with specific reading periods for each theme. The current theme is Apocalypse (open 8/31/2020 through 2/1/2021) followed by Industrial Revolution […]