Category: Themed Submission Calls

NO FEE/THEMED Submission call + editor interview – Lanke Review (NEW!), DEADLINE: Jan. 01, 2021

Lanke Review is an online literary and art magazine founded in 2020 by J. Lan, “seeking prose, poetry, and art submissions that align with (but not necessarily having to follow) the theme for each issue.” The theme for their first issue is “Time.” They are currently also looking […]

NO FEE/THEMED Submission call + editor interview – Seaborne Magazine, DEADLINE: Jan. 01, 2021

Seaborne Magazine is “a digital publication with a mission to celebrate the brightest jewels on Mother Nature’s crown: our seas and oceans.” They publish bi-annual issues of atmospheric fiction, non-fiction, poetry and visual artwork and respond quickly in about two weeks or so. See my interview with editors […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Lucky Jefferson, DEADLINE: Dec. 31, 2020

Lucky Jefferson is an online literary journal founded in 2018 currently open for submissions of poetry, flash fiction, essays, art, comics, and recipes with the theme of exploring Black culture through cuisine. They have a quick response time of just 1-2 weeks. “Lucky Jefferson isn’t your typical literary journal—we generate […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Curator Magazine, DEADLINE: Always open, rolling

Curator Magazine is a an online literary magazine, curating writing about art intersecting with humanity, exploring “the meaning and matters of the heart and spirit reflected in cultural objects, experiences, and the arts.” They are always open for submissions of poetry and nonfiction and respond within a month. […]

NO FEE/THEMED Submission call + editor interview – Last Leaves, DEADLINE: Feb. 28, 2020

Last Leaves is a new online poetry magazine who released their first issue in October. They are currently open for poetry submissions until the end of February. Make sure to follow their Instagram, where they post and promote poetry and poets! Now that they’ve released their first issue, […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call (Dolly Parton tribute) + editor interview – Limp Wrist, DEADLINE: Dec. 15, 2020

Limp Wrist is a newly resurrected bi-annual ezine “with queer sensibility promoting LGBTQ poets, non-binary poets, and their allies by publishing their poems, interviews with them, and reviews of their books.” Their second issue upon returning from a long hiatus is a tribute to Dolly Parton. Poets from […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call (ages 13-25) + editor interview – The Augment Review, DEADLINE: Dec. 12, 2020

The  Augment Review is the new online literary magazine publishing writing and artwork by youth ages 13-25 for their inaugural issue with the theme “Indulge.” They provide some prompts for each theme, including a Spotify playlist, visual inspiration, and a list of words for verbal inspiration. They also […]

PAYING/NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Writers Resist, DEADLINE: Open Year-Round

Writers Resist is a feminist literary collective born of the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, publishing poetry, fiction, narrative nonfiction, essays and images online bi-weekly and bi-annually in a print anthology. I’m honored to have my poem “I Do Not Wait” published in their current  October 2020 Issue. You can […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – They Call Us, DEADLINE: Nov. 1, 2020

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 is for the theme They Call Us Bossy. They seek “to showcase the talents of […]

NO FEE/THEMED submission call + editor interview – SAQA Regional (Fresh Fish), DEADLINE: Oct. 31, 2020

The SAQA Florida Region presents a multi-disciplinary collaborative project to celebrate Florida’s waters as part of the 2022 SAQA Annual Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. Poets are invited to submit poetry related to Florida underwater life: fish, sea creatures, water and its movement or other related concepts. “We […]