Events for September 1, 2025

Theme (“Dragon Hoards”) is not a strict requirement. The theme is preferred but not strictly enforced.

We are eager to publish firsthand experiences by those living with a disability, reflections of the author’s personal experiences with societal justices towards illnesses, and the after-effects of discrimination on an author’s identity and sexuality.

Our goal is to share the work of amazing creators with the world.

Tell us your stories of home. You can write about nostalgic summer days, but also about wishing for a home you never had. Or the home you want to make. Home is a complicated subject, let’s dig in.

Through this special call, Tab Journal encourages poets to reconsider Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration and Thomas Paine’s preceding Common Sense that had popularized these concepts.

Although the essay holds the central role at DPA, we are open to other genres, including experimental, poetry and flash non-fiction, as long as there is a first-person point of view.

We want the rubber band taut. We want resistance. We want your focus on the gap between where you are and where you want to be, the longing for home, or the need to get away.

In this first-ever anthology, Capture This will take a look at a snapshot of someone’s life, whether it’s the daily routine of an accountant, the ignition of a love story between two paranormal beings, the first day as an intergalaxy spy named Phoebe, or the day a life changed for the better–or worse.