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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to WayWords Literary Journal. Issue #17 Theme: Kindness
DESCRIPTION:We want to see fresh\, inspiring pieces; give us chills\, fill us with awe. Show us all sides: your home is here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIssue 17: Kindness\nEditors’ tip: kindness comes in all shapes and sizes; show what happens when characters express kindness.  \n\n\nSubmissions \nSubmissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below). \nLimits: \nup to 5\,000 words of fiction \ntwo poems up to 15 lines each \nPlease try to refrain from sending us abuse and suicide topics. \nFormatting: \nKeep formatting professional\, please: readable font\, empty lines for scene breaks\, empty margins\, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page. \nTitle Information\nPlease add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin): \nName or Pseudonym\, email \nPiece Title  \nWayWords \nWord or Line Count \nIf your submission was previously published\, please credit your publisher below your word/line count. \nAccepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nSubmissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) OR Dropbox OR Duosuma. \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email. \nWe must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. \n\n\nThe Writer’s Workout will not review fanfiction\, religious\, political\, erotic\, or AI-generated content. \nRights\n​The Writer’s Workout requests one-time\, non-exclusive serial rights with worldwide distribution. \nWe accept simultaneous submissions\, previously published works\, and you retain the right to submit your work elsewhere after we publish it.  \nIf you need to withdraw\, please let us know. \nThis literary journal is published in digital and print. Contributors receive a digital contributor copy. The Writer’s Workout is a registered nonprofit organization run by volunteers.
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SUMMARY:F - Fiction Potluck Contest Seeking Submissions on the Theme: A Very Speculative Holiday
DESCRIPTION:A Very Speculative Holiday\nup to 6\,000 words \nHolidays abound across cultures and worlds—Christmas\, Hanukkah\, Kwanzaa\, and New Year’s on Earth; myriad celebrations in far-off planets or kingdoms waiting for discovery. Craft your short speculative story around a holiday that has meaning in whatever world you choose; in whichever speculative fiction genre you choose. Give us characters to care about\, settings and conflicts that leave the reader breathless\, strong voices\, and luscious prose that stops us in our tracks—tales that stick long after that all-important final line is read. \nPrizes!\nThis quarter is officially sponsored by Duotrope; the first place winner of this quarter’s challenge receives Duotrope service for free for two years (valued at $100)! \nGeneral Rules\n\n\nAll entries must be in English and original works of fiction.  \n\n\nThe competition runs on UTC time\, beginning and ending at midnight. \n\n\nYou must keep your entry private until after we post the top three winning stories. \n\n\nThe judges’ decisions are final. \n\n\nThe judges will contact everyone who includes the Title Information listed below.  \n\n\nThe judges cannot provide feedback for every piece submitted. \n\n\nWinning entries will be published as received. \n\n\nThe following are not accepted:​ \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions \n\n\nPreviously published works \n\n\nAI-generated content \n\n\nFanfiction\, erotica\, religious\, or political content \n\n\nPieces longer than the word count limit \n\n\nPieces submitted outside the competition month \n\n\nPieces submitted in .pdf or pasted into the body of the email \n\n\nPieces without the correct Title Information (below) will be rejected unread.  \n\n\n\nSubmissions\nOctober: up to 6\,000 words \nKeep formatting professional. You can find recommended settings on the submissions page. \nEntries must include this Title Information in this order at the top of the document body\, aligned left:  \nName or Pseudonym\, email \nEntry Title \nFiction Potluck \nWord Count  \nAccepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. \n  \nThe selection team reads all entries that follow the submissions guidelines as explained below. Entries are read blind. The team chooses the finalists and contacts everyone.  \nFinalist author names and bios are posted on this page and announced in our monthly mailer.  \nThe guest judge reads the finalist pieces and chooses three winners. Each of the three winning pieces is published on our blog and linked through this page. Winning entries will be published as received.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-fiction-potluck-contest-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-a-very-speculative-holiday/
LOCATION:Fiction Potluck Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty. Theme: Short Takes: The Annual Letter
DESCRIPTION:Short Takes\nShort Takes are usually short prose pieces\, fiction or non-fiction (250-500 words)\, but can also be topical poetry. We’re especially interested in hearing about your experiences\, but you can include your thoughts\, dreams\, ideas and opinions. Humor and irony are always appreciated! \nPlease read and follow these instructions carefully. We regret that we cannot accept any submission that does not follow these guidelines. In particular\, make sure that the address on your email is correct.\n\nThe Annual Letter (Issue #73\, Winter 2024/2025)  \nWhat we are looking for: \nThis is the season when those Christmas/New Year letters start showing up. We’re sure you’ve had to read lots of bad ones: “Our life is perfect. Our family is doing so well [implied: better than yours].” \nYou can choose to write a good one for us. Or an honest one. Or one that is even worse than this example. But do make sure that yours is 500 words or less. \nPublication date: December 18\, 2024\nSubmissions accepted: November 13 to November 18\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.) \nEmail your letter to us in a Word document; be sure your name\, address\, and em \nEmail your letter to us in a Word document; be sure your name\, address\, and email address are in the Word document and that the subject line of the email is “Short Takes.” Address it to publisher@persimmontree.org. \nInclude a headshot and short bio (no more than 50 words) in the email. \nYou must be subscribed to submit; click here to subscribe. Submissions and subscriptions are free.
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Cagibi Journal. Theme: Entanglement
DESCRIPTION:We’re currently accepting poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction\, and translation submissions on the theme of Entanglement for Issue 24. In quantum physics\, entanglement is described as “a bizarre\, counterintuitive phenomenon” in which “two subatomic particles can be intimately linked to each other even if separated by billions of light-years of space…a change induced in one will affect the other.” Entangled particles\, on the quantum level\, are not therefore separate but parts of a whole; to know one is to know the other. On a macro\, human level\, we can become similarly entangled\, caught in complex\, intense dynamics nearly impossible to escape. As a heightened form of attachment\, romantic or otherwise\, entanglement blurs the boundary between “where I end and you begin” (to borrow from Radiohead). \nFor Issue 24\, we want you to play with and explore the multifaceted nature of entanglement on the macro\, micro\, and yes\, quantum level. Show us your quagmires\, confusions\, and fated connections. Weave us tangled webs and puzzling paradoxes. Tie your characters into knots. We are here for it. \nGUIDELINES \n\nWe welcome works in translation. Also\, we welcome submissions from outside the United States.\nTO WITHDRAW\, IN WHOLE OR IN PART: For help on how to withdraw a partial of your submission\, or the whole submission\, see our Submission Guidelines page.\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted as long as you notify us immediately should your piece be accepted elsewhere.\nPreviously unpublished work only. Cagibi does not consider work that has previously appeared in print or online.\n\nSee below for additional Prose and Poetry guidelines. \nPROSE GUIDELINES \n\nIn fiction\, the editors welcome short stories\, flash fiction or short-shorts\, and lengthier stories. There is no word count limit; use your best judgment. For flash fiction\, up to 3 flash pieces under 1000 words each.\nIn nonfiction\, Cagibi is literary in focus\, which includes personal narrative essays; but to be clear\, we do not consider academic papers that are limited to a particular audience or that are footnoted/in-text referenced.\n\nPOETRY GUIDELINES \n\nYou may submit up to 3 poems at once\, depending on the length; use your best judgment.\nPlace your poems in one document.\nIf your poem is a book-length epic\, then you should think about excerpting.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-cagibi-journal-theme-entanglement/
LOCATION:Cagibi Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Tales & Feathers Magazine: Submissions from creators who are BIPOC\, trans\, and/or disabled on the Theme: A Natural Desire
DESCRIPTION:Augur Magazine will be open exclusively to Canadian citizens/permanent residents and/or those living on the land colonially known as Canada. \nTales & Feathers will be open internationally. \nWe especially encourage creators who are BIPOC\, trans\, and/or disabled to submit—don’t self-reject! \nThe themed call for Augur Magazine is for A NATURAL DESIRE. What does it mean to want and need? In this issue\, we’re looking for speculative stories and poems that explore: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRaw connection\nLove and lust\nDesperately important platonic relationships\nCommunity in context\n\n\nEspecially when grounded in nature; flora; fauna; and other non-urban settings. Give us conflict and challenge; joy and celebration; and the spark of repair. Give us pieces that span genre from high fantasy to supernatural\, from myth to body horror\, from dreamy realism to deep scifi. \nWe are especially interested in pieces that explore desire from non-Western and Indigenous contexts\, or interrogate the ways in which Western relationships are often tied to colonialism and extraction. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n— \nPlease query if you have not received a response by the end of January 2025. \nWant to know if you’re a fit? Snag a digital subscription or a single issue from our store! Want to know what’ll happen once you submit? Check out our article! \nWe do not accept AI-generated submissions. The actual text of your piece must be ideated and written by a human. Any piece found to be AI-written will result in a breach of contract\, should your piece be accepted. \nWHAT TO SEND TALES & FEATHERS\nCozy short fantasy stories\nTales and Feathers is a home for cozy slice-of-life fantasy short stories. \nOur ideal submissions look like this: \n\nQuiet character-driven storytelling\nGentle moments\nRich fantastical worldbuilding\nEveryday moments\nStories that take place before or between or after the epic conflicts\nStories that offer warmth\, comfort\, and possibility\n\nWe welcome stories written in any fantasy genre or genres\, including stories that blur genre lines. We are especially interested in high fantasy\, fairy tales\, and myth. \nWe also welcome stories that have been translated into English and stories that engage with non-Western fantasy genre traditions. \nIf you think you match our tone\, give us a try. We recommend checking out our preview issue\, free online\, or grabbing an issue\, to see what Augur has published before (especially 5.1\, their joy issue). \nWe accept multiple submissions and simultaneous submissions. Our goal is to respond to all submissions within eight weeks. \nOur submissions system\, Moksha\, should send you a verification email within 24 hours. If you do not receive one\, resubmit and send us an email letting us know what happened. \nText submissions should be formatted as follows: \n\nStandard manuscript format\n.doc\nWithout your name (for anonymous reading)\nPreferably\, in size 12 Times or Times New Roman font\n\nFinally: If you fit into our guidelines\, don’t self-reject! Submit\, submit\, submit! \n\n\nPLEASE DON’T SEND…\n\n\n\n\n\nPandemic stories\nGratuitously violent pieces\nHorror that uses neurodivergence or mental health as the horror element\nComedy that punches down\nStories that are “speculative” because a non-marginalized group suddenly experiences what it’s like to be a marginalized group (e.g. a man “has to live with sexism”\, a white woman is suddenly “treated like a woman of colour”)\nAnything that minimizes sexual trauma/any trauma as a plot device (eg. A woman is assaulted in order to motivate a man\, without dealing with her story or experience)\nCasual or blatant misogyny/bigotry/racism/etc.\nOtherwise insensitive pieces\nReprints\nStories longer than 5\,000 words for Augur Magazine\, or longer than 2500 words for Tales & Feathers Magazine\nPieces you’ve submitted before (unless they’ve undergone a significant rewrite)
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LOCATION:Tales & Feathers Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions to Crab Creek Review. Theme: Embodied Lives
DESCRIPTION:For this fiction call “Embodied Lives\,”  we’re looking for stories of up to 3\,000 words that explore embodiment in all its complexity. How does the body—in its desire and strengths\, its fragilities and limits\, its autonomy and its subjugation to the larger systems of power that dominate our lives—shape who we are\, how we see ourselves and others\, and how we exist in relationship? How are mind and body in opposition to one another\, and how are they one? And what does it mean to be embodied when our bodies are—by choice or by force—rendered separate from our minds and wills and wants\, not fully our own?\nWe look forward to reading your authentic\, narratively engaging\, and well-crafted fiction on embodied life. \nGeneral Submissions \n\nThe reading period is open from September 15 through November 15\, or when our 300 Submittable Cap is hit.  The editors seek original\, unpublished poetry\, fiction and creative nonfiction via Submittable. Submissions are free\, and payment is in contributor copies. We look forward to reading your work\, and encourage early submissions. \nGeneral Submission Guidelines: \n\nOnly original\, previously unpublished work will be considered. This includes personal websites and social media.\nFor poetry\, send up to four poems. For fiction\, send stories of up to 3\,000 words. For creative nonfiction\, send essays of up to 1\,500 words.\nTitle your document with your name and the genre. (i.e.: GwendolynBrooks_Poetry; Adrienne Rich_Nonfiction.)\nInclude a cover letter in the provided space in the Submittable form (not in the document). Include your mailing address\, email and phone number\, a 50-word bio\, social handles\, and the titles of the pieces you are submitting.\nShould you submit something that is under simultaneous consideration\, please indicate this in your cover letter and notify us immediately by adding a note to your Submittable account if the piece is accepted elsewhere.\nSend your work as a SINGLE attachment (.doc; .docx; .rtf; PDF); docx preferred.\nPlease submit no more than one batch of poems or one prose piece per reading period.\nWe aim for a response time of 8 weeks\, but please do not query your submission status unless 4 months have passed.\nIf you need to update us on the status of your simultaneous submission\, please do so by adding a note to your submission\, in Submittable.​\n\nPoetry:\nSend up to four poems\, no more than eight pages total. We welcome your best work\, and have no restrictions on form or content\, except that we will not consider work that is defamatory\, discriminatory\, or that promotes hatred. 12pt standard font. One batch of submissions per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; please do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revisions concerns. \nCreative Nonfiction\nSend one piece up to 1\,500 words per submission period. We’re looking for well-crafted essays that exhibit depth and nuance\, a clear voice\, personal reflection\, and vivid scenes. Experimental\, lyric\, and non-traditional forms are encouraged. We do not publish literary criticism\, scholarly articles\, or reportage. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revision concerns.\n​\nThemed Fiction—Embodied Lives\n“Literature does its best to maintain that its concern is with the mind; that the body is a sheet of plain glass through which the soul looks straight and clear\, and\, save for one or two passions such as desire and greed\, is null\, and negligible and non-existent.” (Virginia Woolf\, “On Being Ill”) \n“All I ever really want to know is how other people are making it through life—where do they put their body\, hour by hour\, and how do they cope inside of it.” (Miranda July\, It Chooses You) \nAs both Woolf and July suggest\, literature has long dismissed the body as little more than the vehicle for thought—a landscape the creative and critical self must cross (or maybe endure) in order to do the real work and to live the most meaningful life: a life of the mind. This relationship is a false binary\, though\, and progressively we understand (socially\, politically\, scientifically\, and even artistically) that mind and body are intricately in connection. \nFor this fiction call\, we’re looking for stories of up to 3\,000 words that explore embodiment in all its complexity. How does the body—in its desire and strengths\, its fragilities and limits\, its autonomy and its subjugation to the larger systems of power that dominate our lives—shape who we are\, how we see ourselves and others\, and how we exist in relationship? How are mind and body in opposition to one another\, and how are they one? And what does it mean to be embodied when our bodies are—by choice or by force—rendered separate from our minds and wills and wants\, not fully our own? \nWe look forward to reading your authentic\, narratively engaging\, and well-crafted fiction on embodied life.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-crab-creek-review-theme-embodied-lives/
LOCATION:Crab Creek Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - The Winged Moon Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Hinterland
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR HINTERLAND \nthe leaves bleed like paint on a canvas. lessened\, the light glowers over the distant hill. you furnish a language with loss\, break open words that fall in passionate embrace. ancestors whisper on your eyelashes across snowdrifts. you coil yourself into the wilt of yarrow\, the immensity of chasms. folk tales that dazzle with quiet\, spirit walks\, the sleeping land.  \nyou are invited to submit your work in the theme HINTERLAND. we are especially happy to receive writing about loss\, love\, sex\, nature and the liminal but with the singular imagery that the winged moon seeks to publish. \nSubmissions are open on 2 October until 13 November \nPLEASE read all of the guidelines and send us your work here .​​ \nWe publish: \nPoetry (around 30 lines is our limit) \nProse Poetry  (300 word limit) \nMicro Fiction (300 word limit) \nWe do not publish one line poetry\, haiku (unless in a haibun) or other poetry forms of that size. Nor do we publish any work that is disrespectful to any group. We are not especially favourable to work that references technology or the electronic world. Please read our last issue to have a feel for our writing and artistic preferences. \nBefore you send your work: \nPlease have a look on our website and subscribe to the magazine (you can for free) to read the previous issues and before submitting https://thewingedmoon.substack.com/ and to support The Winged Moon\, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. \nPlease only TWO written items per genre. \nArt submissions please send three maximum \nSimultaneous submissions are accepted and previously published work. Please let us know if it is.​ Also as we read all of the work after the deadline. So please bear that in mind before sending your work simultaneously. We will give a response within two weeks of the submission deadline.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-the-winged-moon-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-hinterland/
LOCATION:The Winged Moon
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN -Tiny Spoon: a bite-size experimental literary magazine Seeking Submissions about: Superstition/Divination
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are now open for Issue 13: Superstition / Divination until November 30!\n\nHere we are – Issue 13. For this\, we chose a theme that embraces all that the number thirteen can mean. Specifically\, we call upon Superstition / Divination as our official theme\, to conjure all the ways that 13 toys with our relation to reality as a number of numeric dualities. It appears as a luck charm or a cursed omen depending on context. \nWe avoid the number 13 on elevators\, we feel a chill on a Friday the 13th; something just a little ominous looms – the potential for a correlation. The superstition adhered to the number 13 follows us\, whether or not we fully believe in its unlucky aura\, is it worth it to chance it? But what if…? \nOr\, is 13 misunderstood? As it represents karma\, tests of life\, and spirituality… in grappling with the abstract\, we seek something tangible. \nDivination is about correlation; how wisdom arises from pairing and juxtaposition. We peer into relationality and conjure meaning. The cosmos aids in this understanding\, letting pieces fall into alignment\, be it chaotic or planned. What follows the laws of nature and what refuses to? How do we read logic from the randomness of the universe? How does it speak to us through relationality? \nMoreover\, how are the ways that Superstition / Divination lean into the space of seeking understanding through the unknown; what about correlation across seemingly unconnected events? We look unto the expanse of divination\, the ancient divinatory spirit of our ancestors that pulled upon common chords of humanity and shared superstition journeys through time that reveled in communal beliefs. We embrace the historical nature of superstitions and divination as a tool to support communities in need. \nFor Issue 13\, we want your Superstition / Divination. What ways do you hold onto beliefs that guide your actions? How do you divine meaning from the world? Are superstition / divination two elements of the same essence? \nShow us your process\, your revelations. Share a spread or write into the correlation of cards or objects. Write into faith and belief that guides or binds you. We are here anticipating your revelations of the universe. How is it speaking to you? Scaring you? Lend us your divining wisdom. \n\nWhat We Look For:\nHere at Tiny Spoon\, we are especially interested in experimental work\, although not exclusively. If you’ve had trouble finding a home for your work because it doesn’t fit into generally recognized categories\, chances are your home is right here with us. \nWe seek work that pushes the boundaries of conventional genres; work that is daring\, experimental\, innovative\, quirky\, thoughtful\, vulnerable\, electric\, eccentric. In other words\, your inner workings expanded and exposed\, raw and immediate; your fragile soul parted at the seams into our bound paper glossary of tiny wonder. Your voice is beautiful\, edgy\, infinite\, and unique\, and we want to raise it. \n\nPlease take a moment to review our guidelines before submitting. \nWe look forward to reading your work! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMIT\n\n\nPlease submit through our official form. Only those submitted here within the open call for submissions will be considered. \n\n\n\nGuidelines:\n\nFormat text: sent as .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, or .pdf\nArt: .jpeg or .tif\nPlease label the file “Last Name_Title of Work”\nLength per piece: 1\,000 words max\nFont: 12 pt Garamond or a similar font\nUp to three pieces per submission. Any additional work after the first three will not be reviewed. Please refrain from inserting text submissions directly into the body of the email.\nPlease limit to one submission per issue.\nSimultaneous submissions allowed. Please let us know if it is published elsewhere.\nSubmissions are free!\nPlease provide a one sentence bio about yourself.\nCover letters are not required\, but you may send one if you’d like. We won’t show preference based on this.\nYou will maintain the rights to your work; if it is published elsewhere or in a collection\, we simply ask that you give us credit for first publication.\nSubmitted work will be considered for our print and/or online blog\, which allows us to accept more submissions since print space is limited.\n\n\n\n\nUpon submitting to Tiny Spoon\, we will add you to our monthly newsletter to be sure you are updated on all the latest information regarding submission calls and reading processes so you are always aware of the status of your work. Generally\, it takes us 3-6 months to read through our submissions. Please use the newsletter and social media to gauge where we might be in the process in lieu of individual emails–we will always let you know as soon as we have made our final decisions! \n\nContributor Compensation\nFor our contributors in the United States\, we send a complimentary copy of the issue in which they appear. \nIf outside of the US\, due to budgeting costs\, instead of a physical copy\, we provide a digital/printable version of the magazine.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-tiny-spoon-a-bite-size-experimental-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-about-superstition-divination/
LOCATION:Tiny Spoon
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review Seeking Submissions about: Fall Feasts
DESCRIPTION:Submitting to Boudin\n\n\n\n\nNOVEMBER: Fall Feasts \nThis fall season\, Boudin is looking for your tastiest CNF\, poetry\, and hybrid work inspired by your favorite tales of friends\, family\, food\, and festivities. We want a delectable arrangement of food experiences: preparing turkeys and hams\, arguments with finicky family members over dinner\, eating at TV trays and in fast food parking lots\, snacking with friends you’re grateful for. Send us your most scrumptious\, foodie fiction\, CNF\, poetry\, and microfiction. \nEmail your work to boudin@mcneese.edu by November 10th\, 2024. No fee! Aim to keep the fiction/CNF under 5\,000 or so words. You may submit up to three poems/microfictions (under 500 words). \n\nBoudin fine print \nNo material published in Boudin may be reprinted or reproduced\, in whole or in part\, without the permission of the authors. Writers retain all rights to their work. We ask for ourselves only that Boudin be credited with first publication. Unfortunately\, we are not a paying market; contributors to Boudin will receive our thanks and the promise that we’ll promote your work. \nWe encourage you to simultaneously submit your work while it’s under consideration at Boudin. If your submission is accepted by another publication\, please email boudin@mcneese.edu to withdraw your work. \nPlease only submit original work. If your work borrows from or quotes another writer\, please make explicit mention of this with your submission\, giving full attribution to any material you’re using from another source. \nPlease limit your submissions to four per calendar year. \nIn all genres\, we are particularly interested in seeing work from women\, people of color\, LGBTQ writers\, non-binary writers\, people with disabilities\, and other underrepresented groups. \nWe look forward to seeing your work! Surprise us. Spice it up!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-boudin-the-online-home-of-the-mcneese-review-seeking-submissions-about-fall-feasts/
LOCATION:Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Punk Noir Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Break-Up!
DESCRIPTION:November Submission Call\nBreak-Up!\nInterpret the theme any which way you choose\, all genres welcome. \nLots of things you can break … You want to make it painful\, have a go. You want to make it funny and slam the crockery\, sure\, go ahead. \nLooking for stories up to 1000 words. Reprints and simultaneous submissions accepted. Text in the body of the email or word document attached. Please include a short 3rd person bio. \nSubs will OPEN 1st November and CLOSE November 8. Send your subs to: punknoirmag@yahoo.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-punk-noir-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-break-up/
LOCATION:Punk Noir Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize. Theme: Love\, Faith\, & Sex
DESCRIPTION:Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize — $2000 Awarded\n\n\n\nEnds on Thu\, Nov 7\, 2024 11:59 PM \n\n\n\nThe reading period for the Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize runs from September 21 to November 7 (LC’s birth anniversary to death anniversary).\n$1000 will be awarded to a poem that explores the intersection of love\, faith & sex. Four finalists will each be awarded $250.\n\nABOUT THE PRIZE\nPoet\, novelist\, singer/songwriter\, artist\, music producer\, Buddhist monk\, Leonard Cohen has won countless hearts. \nI found his music six years ago and haven’t listened to much else since. Now every morning when I drop my daughter off to preschool\, she and I sing along to “Suzanne” on the way. Having spent countless hours with the Leonard Cohen Archive at the University of Toronto\, I’m in awe of the devotion he had for his craft\, blackening page after page. \nHis ability to blend the sacred and the profane\, the spiritual and the sensual remains unmatched. We are indebted to him for bridging the world of literature with the world of music. \nA couple of times in concerts\, he sang this two-liner: “no\, it wasn’t any good\, there’s no reason why you should remember me” while having given us a million reasons to remember him. \nWe hope this will push people who are aware of Cohen’s genius as a musician to turn to his poetry. It gives us deep honor to name this prize after the one and only Leonard Cohen and carry a part of his infinite legacy on our slim shoulders. \nAs Leonard would say\, forgive the poverty of these words for they do not reflect the abundance of our gratitude. \n— Karan Kapoor\, Editor-in-Chief\, ONLY POEMS \n  \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\nSend us up to 3 pages of poetry. \nEach poem starts on a new page. \nIn the spirit of Leonard Cohen\, we ask that your poems deal in some way with the intersections of Love\, Faith\, & Sex. \nWe only accept previously uncurated work. \nWe love cover letters and would prefer knowing whose work we are reading. You are welcome to share your love for Leonard Cohen\, your publication history\, if any\, though that would not influence our decision. Please make sure that the document of your poems is stripped of any biographical information—use the cover letter field on Submittable for this. \nPlease withdraw your poems if they get accepted elsewhere. \nWe will respond to everyone by the end of this year. Winners will be announced and published in January. \nThere will be no deadline extensions. \nYour submission comes with an exclusive 33% discount off any of the annual ONLY POEMS membership tiers ($33-$82 value). \n\nPLEASE NOTE:\nThe Leonard Cohen Family Trust does not endorse this award\, ONLY POEMS\, or the prize winners. It is for their generosity we are allowed to name this prize after Leonard Cohen\, the Poet Laureate of the World.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-leonard-cohen-poetry-prize-theme-love-faith-sex/
LOCATION:Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Open Call for Moss Piglet Zine's December Issue. Theme: The Future
DESCRIPTION:The Krazines is accepting submissions  through Wednesday\, November 6th for its December 2024 issue with the theme\, The Future.  Send to info@krazines.com.  And read our Submissions Guidelines for image and text information.   \nThe future may be 100 years from now or five seconds after you read this sentence. You’re already living in the future\, if you see it from your perspective of ten or twenty years ago. What does the future mean to you? Express it in a story\, poem\, or essay. Share it with us as a submission for our year-end issue.\nSubmissions of Stories\, Essays & Poems\nPlease send text submissions in .doc\, .docx or PDF formats to info@krazines.com. \nAs our publication is digest-sized\, we prefer short poems and prose pieces.  Your stories and essays may go up to 1\,000 words\, but anything beyond that total won’t be considered. \nYou may provide multiple submissions\, but don’t go crazy. Someone has to read all of the stuff that comes across our desk. \nWe’re OK with simultaneous submissions and previously published work. Just cite the place where your writing has previously appeared. \nIf you have a fancy title like Poet Laureate\, Writer-In-Residence\, or you have been knighted by a King or Queen\, we’d be happy to include that information in our publication. \nYou retain all rights to your worK.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-open-call-for-moss-piglet-zines-december-issue-theme-the-future/
LOCATION:Moss Piglet Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Rowayat: A Literary Journal is Open for Submissions for Issue #10 on the Theme of Borders
DESCRIPTION:Issue 10 of Rowayat explores “borders” in all their forms: from the physical\, heavily guarded borders that divide the earth\, to the intangible but equally real psychological\, cultural\, and socio-economic borders that delineate our interior and exterior worlds. In our upcoming issue\, we delve into the lines that shape and limit the human experience\, challenging and redefining them through the lens of prose and verse.\nSubmit prose and poems that reflect your best-polished work. We’re looking for immediate\, fresh writing that reflects your deepest experiences of borders and how they affect your view of the world. We seek well-crafted poems\, prose and nonfiction that attempt to reappropriate the hardest borders\, be they cultural\, linguistic\, or bureaucratic in nature.\nWriters may submit poems or prose responding directly to the issue’s BORDERS theme as a whole. \nOur review process is semi-anonymous (our readers do not know the names of submitters\, and then they pass all submissions to the genre editors. You may submit to more than one genre (but only 1 submission per genre—thank you!). \nSubmission Categories :\nFiction (1500 – 10\,000 words) \nPoetry (three poems or two flash fiction) \nCNF/Nonfiction (All forms of essays\, memoirs\, travel literature\, author interviews\, and book reviews. 1500 – 3000 words) \n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-suburban-review-seeking-subissions-on-the-theme-of-disability/
LOCATION:Rowayat: A Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions to Toad Shade Zine. Theme: Black and White
DESCRIPTION:The theme is Black and White. I’ve made a picture\, too. Apply it how you want. Do you have a character who doesn’t believe in nuance? Have all the colors been arrested and imprisoned? Make up a story\, apply your interpretation\, and send it in. \nThe winning story will get $50 again. Four more stories will be selected\, $20 each this time. \nAgain\, I know this isn’t a ton of money\, but I’m still not rich. \nSomeone just asked about poetry. Send in a poem if you like\, totally fine by me. \nLast time\, I had to force my co-workers to read the stories after they all said\, “Oh yeah\, that sounds like so much fun!” when I originally asked them if they wanted to judge the stories. It did turn out to be a lot of fun in the end. It was so much fun\, in fact\, that I’m getting a whole new batch of judges this time. Same setup as before\, maybe we’re not qualified\, but I’ve never let that stop me. The reading will be blind and fair. It didn’t matter last time\, but let’s cap the stories at 2\,000 words. No minimum. We’ll close early if we get 150 submissions\, but that seems unlikely. \nNo reprints\, please. Simultaneous submissions are ok\, and the zine will only be in print form\, so I don’t know if you count anything in it as ‘published’. Also\, I’m not asking for exclusive rights\, just the rights to include it in the zine. If you want to make my life a little easier\, remove your name from your submission ahead of time. The judging will be blind and if you can’t or won’t take your name off your submission\, I can do it. It’s not grounds for disqualification\, just an extra step. \nI don’t feel like anyone should have to say it\, but don’t send in anything written by\, or with the assistance of\, AI like ChatGPT\, Gemini\, or whatever else is out there. What’s the point? Wouldn’t it be a lot cooler if AI did your laundry anyway? Write your own story\, please.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-toad-shade-zine-theme-black-and-white/
LOCATION:Toad Shade Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Chicken Soup for the Soul Series Seeking: Dog Stories
DESCRIPTION:Dog Stories \nWe are thrilled to announce that we are now accepting stories for our dog topic that is to be released in 2025. Because of the popularity of this topic\, we do a new dog book approximately every eighteen months so here is another chance for you to share a story or two about the member of your family who just happens to walk on four feet! \nDogs have always been considered companions and playmates that brighten our days and enrich our lives. What would we do without them? They are also wonderful and amazing teachers. The lessons we learn from our canine friends come in all shapes and sizes\, just like they do. Tell us the new thing your canine friend has taught you. How smart she is or how she outsmarted you! How he made you smile. How she “rescued” you after you “rescued” her. How he brought your family closer together\, helped you find love\, inspired you to change something in your human life. Stories can be serious or humorous\, or both. We can’t wait to read all the heartwarming\, inspirational\, and hysterical stories you have about your dogs. \n***Please note: If you submitted a story or poem for a previous dog book and we DID NOT publish it\, here is your chance to submit it to us again. If you submitted a story and we DID publish it in a previous dog book\, please do not submit it. We will not publish it again. \nHere are a few ideas but we know you will come up with more on your own: \n– How does your dog improve your life?\n– How does your dog warm your heart and make you smile?\n– How did your dog show kindness to a human or another animal?\n– How did your dog teach you to put things in perspective and not take yourself so seriously?\n– How did your dog teach you to forgive and move on?\n– How did your dog teach you to live in the present\, and BE present?\n– The crazy things your dog does\n– The crazy things you do for your dog\n– Has your dog demonstrated a surprising degree of empathy or comprehension of a situation?\n– How did your dog teach you about kindness?\n– Does your dog act a certain way with one family member and a different way with another?\n– Did your dog get lost and\, by some unexplainable miracle\, return home?\n– Has your dog ever done something extremely embarrassing?\n– How did your dog teach you about humor?\n– Did you train him\, or did he train you?\n– Who rescued who?\n– Learning about loyalty and unconditional love\n– My dog seems almost human and can understand the things I’m saying or feeling\n– Does she talk back to you?\n– How my dog picked me\n– How my therapy dog has made a difference\n– How my dog changed my family\n– Your work at a shelter or rescue organization and have great stories from there \nRecipe for a Winning Chicken Soup for the Soul Submission\nA Chicken Soup for the Soul story is an inspirational\, true story about ordinary people having extraordinary experiences. It is a story that opens the heart and rekindles the spirit. It is a simple piece that touches our readers and helps them discover basic principles they can use in their own lives. These stories are personal and often filled with emotion and drama. They are filled with vivid images created by using the five senses. In some stories\, the readers feel that they are actually in the scene with the people. \nChicken Soup for the Soul stories are written in the first person and have a beginning\, middle and an end. The stories often close with a punch\, creating emotion\, rather than simply talking about it. Chicken Soup for the Soul stories have heart\, but also something extra—an element that makes us all feel more hopeful\, more connected\, more thankful\, more passionate and better about life in general. A good story causes tears\, laughter\, goose bumps or any combination of these. \nThe most powerful stories are about people extending themselves\, or performing an act of love\, service or courage for another person. \nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul story\n\nTell an exciting\, heartwarming or funny story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. Your story should be written in the first person and should be about yourself or someone close to you.\nTell your story in a way that will make the reader cry\, laugh\, get goose bumps or say “Wow!”\nThe story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say\, or end with a concluding paragraph about what you just said.\nDon’t be afraid to speak from the heart. Many people tell personal stories for the first time in our books\, and they find it to be a cathartic and productive experience. We do let you use a pen name for your story if you do not want to use your real name.\nDon’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works.\nKeep your story to 1200 words or less. Tighten\, tighten\, tighten!\nYour story must be true. No fiction\, no creative writing.\n\nWhat a Chicken Soup for the Soul story IS NOT:\n\nA sermon\, an essay or eulogy.\nAn “as told to” story written by you for someone else. If you ghost-write a story for someone\, we thank you for helping that person share his or her story. That person’s name will be listed as the author and he or she can acknowledge your help in the bio section.\nA term paper\, thesis\, letter or journal entry.\nAbout politics or controversial issues.\nA biography or testimonial.\nA journalistic article about a third party that reads like a newspaper article.\n\nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul poem\n\nWe love poems that tell a story. A Chicken Soup for the Soul poem does the same job as a story. The reader goes away having learned your story\, just through poetry instead of prose.\nWe do not publish poems that do not tell a story.\nWe also do not publish poems that seem overly focused on rhyming and read more like greeting cards.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-series-seeking-dog-stories-2/
LOCATION:Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Finding the Words Literary Festival Poetry Competition. Theme: Finding the Words
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce the return of our biennial poetry competition\, which will be judged by the eminent novelist\, poet and Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst and acclaimed poet and playwright Inua Ellams. \nThe competition theme is Finding the Words\, representing the difficulty that any of us can face when trying to express our feelings. It covers grief\, life changes\, the end of a relationship or a new beginning. It could be about strength and resilience\, or about hope and vulnerability. The survivors of torture we support come to the UK as refugees and often struggle to find the words to explain their journey\, feelings and the trauma they experienced\, as they cope with language barriers in a new country. It can\, of course\, mean many different things to different people\, and your entry should represent what Finding the Words means to you. \nEntry costs just £5 but is free for anyone with lived experience as a refugee. Poems can be submitted from anywhere in the world\, of any style\, with a preferred length limit of 40 lines\, and must be the entrant’s original work. Entries must not have been published\, self-published\, broadcast or featured among the winners in any previous competition. \nAll funds raised will support our creative group projects for survivors of torture such as art\, music and writing groups\, including Write to Life\, the longest-running refugee writing group in Britain\, and the only one specifically for survivors of torture. \nDEADLINE\n5pm\, 28th October 2024 \n\nFirst Prize \n\n1-1 Mentoring session with Booker Prize winning author Alan Hollinghurst\nTwo VIP tickets to our London Library Event\nYour poem published in our quarterly newsletter The Survivor\, circulated to some 26\,000 supporters across the UK\, and on our website\nYour poem will be printed in the London Library event programme\, circulated to 150 esteemed guests including authors\, poets\, publishers and celebrities\nA year’s supply of Papier personalised notebooks and bundle of books\n\nRunners Up \n\nBook bundle\n All winners will have their poem featured on Freedom from Torture’s website with winners promoted on social media and promoted to press and media in the run up to the event10/28/2024) Finding the Words Literary Festival Poetry Competition: Finding the Words (P – fee-based)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-finding-the-words-literary-festival-poetry-competition-theme-finding-the-words/
LOCATION:Finding the Words Literary Festival Poetry Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Rough Cut Press. Theme: Splinter
DESCRIPTION:WHO WE ARE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRough Cut Press publishes fiction\, nonfiction\, and poetry. We release a monthly issue with works by emerging and established voices from within the LGBTQIA community. \nWe seek personal\, lyrical\, critical\, and experimental work in under 650 words. We don’t charge a submission fee\, and we offer each writer an honorarium. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit Your Work\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe seek work of all genres by writers from the LGBTQIA community. We do not define or gatekeep what it means to be a queer writer: if you think your work belongs here\, then it belongs here. To get a sense of what we publish please read some of our former issues. We don’t know what we like until we see it. Each month we announce a different theme\, but don’t worry if the work you submit doesn’t quite fit: we often build issues and themes around work that takes us by surprise. \nSimultaneous submissions are encouraged; we ask that you notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere. Written submissions are limited to 650 words. Please leave your name off of the submission itself and send one piece per submission\, in PDF format. We do not charge a submission fee or a subscription fee; we offer all published artists a $25 honorarium as compensation.* \nOur theme this month is Splinter. Please send your submission by 10/27/24. You will hear from us within sixty days of submission if your work is accepted for publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-rough-cut-press-theme-splinter/
LOCATION:Rough Cut Press
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Submisssions are Open to The Suburban Review on the Theme of: Disability
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSIONS OPEN\nNote: Submissions for this issue don’t need to be ‘about’ disability at all\, but we are only accepting work from writers and artists with disability (self-declared).\nAs the disability pride movement blossoms online and IRL\, the fight for justice rages on against a backdrop of discrimination and government let-downs. Where does this leave disabled writers and artists? For our next issue\, DISABILITY\, The Suburban Review is looking for fiction that celebrates disruption and divergence\, comics that explode ableism\, and art that embodies the invisible. Send us your playful odes to community and interdependence\, and essays (or manifestos!) written out of\, or into\, disabled joy. \nWe allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere please use Submittable to withdraw your submission. We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction\, non-fiction\, or poetry). To submit poetry (that’s a maximum of 3 poems)\, make sure all the poems are in a single document. \nThe Suburban Review accepts previously unpublished work. We allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere just let us know through Submittable or email us at submissions@theusburbanreview.com with “Withdrawing submission” as your subject line. We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction\, non-fiction\, or poetry). To submit multiple poems (that’s a maximum of 3 poems)\, make sure they are in a single document. \nWe look forward to seeing your work! \nFICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200) 500-1000 words (payment $150) \nCREATIVE NON-FICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200)\n500-1000 words (payment $150) \nPOETRY \nSuite of three poems—no more than that! (payment $275)\nOne poem over 30 lines (payment $175)\nOne poem under 30 lines (payment $125)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-submisssions-are-open-to-the-suburban-review-on-the-theme-of-disability/
LOCATION:The Suburban Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Zen Peacemakers Seeking Haiku Submissions. Theme: Moon
DESCRIPTION:November Haiku Submissions OPEN\n\n\n\n\nSubmit up to 3 haiku by October 25th \n\n\n\n\nTHEME: Moon\n\n\nHaiku Submission Guidelines\n\n\n\n\nHaiku poetry originated in Japan and was perfected by the great haiku masters: Matsuo Basho\, Yosa Buson\, Masaoka Shiki\, Kobayashi Issa and Chiyojo. Today haiku is an art form that is practiced internationally\, and in the spirit of promoting global peace and contemplative artistic expression\, Zen Peacemaker’s showcases three haiku a month on this page. \n\n\n\n\n\nHaiku sent must be based on the monthly theme. By submitting\, you acknowledge all work is original\, unpublished\, and not under consideration elsewhere (i.e.\, no simultaneous submissions please). We consider poems on the internet (e.g.\, Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, blogs) to be previously published.\nBy sending their haiku\, authors agree to its publication on our website and social media.\nWe will consider both free form haiku and haiku written using the traditional syllable count of 5-7-5.\nDue to the volume of submissions\, we can only contact poets whose haiku will be showcased.\nHaiku submitted before the 25th of the month will be considered to be showcased the following month. Submissions are judged anonymously.\n\n“Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine\, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so\, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself.” – Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-zen-peacemakers-seeking-haiku-submissions-theme-moon/
LOCATION:Zen Peacemakers
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Eye Contact: The Literary and Art Magazine of Seton Hill University Open Call for Submissions to Fall 2024 Issue! Theme: Innocence
DESCRIPTION:**Send one submission per email. Do not attach multiple files to your email or multiple submissions in one file.** \nSubject:  The subject headline of the email should say “Eye Contact Submission” followed by the category of your work (e.g.: “Eye Contact Submission: Poetry”). \nFile:  The file of the submission should be named what the title of the piece is. We do not accept untitled files. \nBody:  The body of the email should contain the following information in this order: \n\n\nTitle of Work* \n\n\nFull Name (no pseudonyms) \n\n\nCurrent Address \n\n\nEmail \n\n\nPhone Number \n\n\nOne Sentence biographical statement \n\n\n  \nAll submissions should be sent to: eyecontact@setonhill.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry\nYou may submit no more than 3 poems\, limited to two pages per poem. \nRepeat the title in the upper right corner of the second page. \nPlease send the file as a .rft\, .doc\, or .docx attachment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlash Fiction and Creative Nonfiction\nYou may submit 2 stories\, limited to a maximum of 1500 words per piece. (Please note that pieces under 1000 words have a better chance of publication.) \nSubmissions must be typed and double-spaced. \nHave the title in the upper right corner of each page with page numbers. \nPlease send the file as a .rft\, .doc\, or .docx attachment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-eye-contact-the-literary-and-art-magazine-of-seton-hill-university-open-call-for-submissions-to-fall-2024-issue-theme-of-innocence/
LOCATION:Eye Contact
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Contest. Theme: Saints and Sinners
DESCRIPTION:The winner will be selected from this year’s submissions of original\, unpublished short stories between 3\,000 and 7\,000 words with LGBT content on the broad theme of “Saints and Sinners.” This contest would not be possible without a generous grant from The John Burton Harter Foundation. \n\n\n\n\nOne grand prize of $500 and two second place prizes of $100 will be awarded. In addition\, the top stories will be published in an anthology. There will also be a book release party and reading held during the 22nd annual Saints and Sinners LGBTQ+ Literary Festival in New Orleans in 2025. A list of the top finalists will be posted on our website and in our e-newsletter.\nEligibility: \n\nThe annual fiction contest is open to LGBTQ+ authors at all stages of their careers\, from all over the globe\, with stories in all genres.\nOnly previously unpublished stories will be accepted.\nStories that won this contest in previous years are ineligible; their authors remain eligible\, but must submit new work.\nStories submitted to this contest in previous years that were not finalists are eligible.\nStories that have won any other writing contests are ineligible.\nStories that do not adhere to the guidelines below will be disqualified. Please review our guidelines carefully.\n\n Guidelines: \n\nSubmissions should be in English\, standard manuscript format (double-spaced\, one inch margins\, 12 point Times or Times New Roman or similar font.)\nDo not double space between paragraphs. Use indent.\nPlease include a word count on first page under the title.\nYour name and contact information must NOT appear on the manuscript.\nNo bios or resumes. We only consider manuscript quality.\nWord Count: 3\,000 to 7\,000.\nSubmit only original\, unpublished short stories.\nPlease spell check and review your submission for typos.  Excessive typos may disqualify your submission.\n\nEntry fee: $20 per story. There is no limit on the number of stories each author may enter. \nDeadline:  October 1\, 2024 through Submittable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-saints-and-sinners-short-fiction-contest-theme-saints-and-sinners/
LOCATION:Saints and Sinners Short Fiction Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - Friends Journal Seeking Submissions about: How Meetings Use Money
DESCRIPTION:January 2025: How Meetings Use Money\n\n\n\nEnds on Mon\, Oct 21\, 2024 11:59 PM \n\n\n\nFast Facts \n\nFeatures run 1200-2500 words\nSubmissions close October 21\, 2024\nQuestions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org\n\nIf there’s one topic we can simultaneously talk about both too little and too much\, it’s money. This is as true for Quaker meetings as it is for families. Our January 2025 issue opens the floor for discussion on “How Meetings Use Money.” (Friends Journal last considered this theme six years ago for our October 2018 issue\, before the pandemic turned the economy on its head and forever changed the landscape of employment.) There are many angles that Friends could discuss. We’ve brainstormed some ideas—but feel free to surprise us with your own take on the topic! \nWhere does our money come from? \nA lot of Quaker wealth is locked up in endowments started by “dead Quaker money”—wealth bequeathed by Quakers of centuries past. What responsibilities do we have to their original donors or the people they may have exploited? Friends benefited from Indigenous land displacement\, a century of slavery\, and the labor of workers in the industrial revolution. Later Quaker enterprises have been augmented by capital from these initial wealth sources. \nHow are we researching\, honoring\, and acknowledging these debts? What kind of forensic accounting can we do to understand the myriad sources of our inherited wealth? \nHow do we support our meeting? \nQuaker wealth continues to change in the twenty-first century. Most of the well-known historic Quaker businesses have been bought and sold over\, and there are fewer truly wealthy Quaker families. Many Friends today work in service or knowledge fields. How have these changes affected the finances of our denomination and the ability to live out our values in the workplace? As individuals and families\, how do we decide how much to donate to to our Friends meeting or church and how do we balance that out with other donations? \nHow do we support our members? \nThere’s sometimes an assumption that Quakers are all financially secure and well-off\, but that’s often not the case and it can shift throughout a lifetime. Rising inflation rates in many countries are squeezing bank accounts and the high costs of childcare in the United States are forcing families to change how they work. Many long-term trends were accelerated by COVID and lockdown. Manufacturing has continued to move overseas. Many once-stable jobs have been replaced by part-time\, subcontracted employment with little security\, even in academia. The rise of the so-called gig economy (typified by uber and doordash) and the proliferation of warehouse jobs (such as Amazon) employ millions at low salaries\, often seasonally. Many Friends have been affected by these changes. \nHow do we look out for and support people in our community who are struggling financially? Do we even notice their distress in our assumptions? Do we help with food\, clothing\, or money to help bridge over rent or mortgage payments? How can we ensure that financially strapped Friends are invited to Quaker events with costs? \nWhere does the money go? \nAn activist Friend of mine used to point to the nice furnishings in our meetinghouse and chuckle about how many good things we could fund in the community if we sold some of it off. Has your meeting liquidated any of its property or longstanding endowments for community service or for reparations of historic injustices? \nIt’s sometimes said budgets reflect an organization’s deepest values. Do meeting budgets reflect that? When we do find ourselves with extra funds from a bequest or windfall\, where do we spend it? How do we balance needs for our meeting community (building upkeep and repair\, scholarships for Friends)\, and when and how do we give it to others in our community? Where do we invest our corporate savings? Who decides how we spend money in our meetings? What kind of ministries are we supporting? What can we let go of? \nThere are a lot of meetinghouses mostly empty these days\, perhaps even more so after the pandemic pushed many to move to virtual or hybrid worship. Could we ever decide we don’t need all of these spaces? Or could we go further and sell our properties and start meeting at a rented space like a firehall or library once a week? How do we decide on the best use of our financial resources?
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-friends-journal-seeking-submissions-about-how-meetings-use-money/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submssions to The FruitSlice: A Queer Quarterly on the Theme of: Rituals
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to LGBTQ+ creators. \n\n\n\n\nTHIS ISSUE’S THEME IS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRituals \nIn a world where traditions often feel automatic—where we find ourselves asking\, Why do we do this?—there’s something powerful in reclaiming\, recreating\, and reimagining the meaning behind the rituals we choose to carry forward. \nSo much of what we do has become habitual\, disconnected from its origins. From the way we celebrate milestones to the ways we gather as a community\, rituals define and reinforce our identities. When we start asking why we do the things we do… sometimes the answers disturb us\, sometimes they connect us. But in the end\, rituals are how we give meaning to the everyday. \nAs a community\, we’ve been excluded from certain rituals. Why do we follow traditions that were never meant for us? \nWhat does it mean to embrace and subvert the rituals handed to us? How do we engage in these acts of Trans*formation? We believe that rituals have the power to both bind and liberate us. \nThis issue is an invitation to explore the rituals in your life and in our collective lives. What do we inherit\, and what do we build? Why do we kiss under the mistletoe and how can we infuse the everyday with our own kind of magic? \nWe are asking why we follow certain traditions and whether they still serve us. How can we create new rituals that affirm our truths rather than confining us to a heteronormative script? \nWe want to hear about the rituals that matter to you—whether they’re personal or communal\, practical or spiritual. What rituals do you live by\, reject\, or reimagine? \nWhat new rituals will you create\, and how will they shape the world we live in? \nSubmission Guidelines\nSubmission Fee: There is no fee to submit. \nPayment: At this time\, we cannot offer payment for published work. \nPreferred Format: \n\n\nFile Naming: Name your file in this format: LastNameFirstName_PieceTitle. \n\n\nDocument Format: At the top of your document\, include a word count\, genre description\, and any relevant content warnings. Please note: We reserve the right to add content warnings to your work when published. \n\n\nWord Limit: We recommend keeping written pieces under 5 pages or under 1500 words. \nMultiple Submissions: There’s no limit to the number of pieces you can submit. However\, please submit one work per submission form. Each piece should be submitted separately to ensure it’s properly reviewed. \nMediums: We accept all printable mediums. If you’re unsure whether your piece fits\, feel free to submit\, and we’ll review it. We recommend becoming familiar with our tone and style by reading through our past issues\, available digitally for free\, and checking out our FAQ for more details on what we’re looking for.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submssions-tothe-fruitslice-a-queer-quarterly-on-the-theme-of-rituals/
LOCATION:The FruitSlice
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Metonym Literary Journal on the Theme of Reflection
DESCRIPTION:Spring 2025 Issue Theme: Reflection \nThe sun’s rays bouncing off of the ripples of a lake\, recalling memories of childhood\, passing by a mirror. Whether it be abstract or literal\, internal or communal\, reflection allows us to return to an idea or a time with a new perspective. It permeates everything we experience\, allowing us to see purpose or meaning that was previously hidden to us at the time\, or makes clear the futility of that concept or moment. Reflection isn’t limited to one idea or image- it is where art begins. What have your reflections looked like? How has your perspective allowed you to reflect on your life or others? Metonym is seeking submissions of short fiction\, creative nonfiction and poetry that capture the theme of reflection in all of its nuance and diversity. \nSubmissions must be previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions will be considered as long as we are notified immediately if the piece is accepted elsewhere. Work that will be considered from an author includes: \n\n1-4 poems on the same submission\, each under two pages long\nFiction or creative non-fiction up to 1\,500 words\n\nThough your name will be attributed to your work when published\, Metonym editors review each piece as a blind submission. Please do not include any identifying information in your manuscript\, including within the file name or anywhere on the document. Works containing personal identifying information (including\, but not limited to: names\, phone numbers\, emails\, or physical addresses) will be disqualified.  \nWith the current surge of Artificial Intelligence being implemented in future technology\, Metonym does not accept works that are AI generated\, whether it be art or manuscript. We believe that the best work comes from original\, authentic pieces that speak from the artist themselves. Any submissions that are AI generated will result in disqualification. \nSubmissions close October 20th\, 2024 at 11:59pm\, PST \nOur current response time varies and will be longer if your work is under serious consideration\, but acceptance and rejection notifications will generally be sent out by the end of December each calendar year. Please be patient! We are a small\, hard-working staff and we want to give every piece the time it deserves. \nIf you are accepted\, we will send you a free copy of the finished journal in Spring.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-metonym-literary-journal-on-the-theme-of-reflection/
LOCATION:Metonym Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Cordella Magazine Accepting Submissions for their 10th Anniversary Issue on the Theme of: Mother/Land
DESCRIPTION:We only accept work from women and nonbinary people. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNow accepting submissions for our 10th anniversary issue\, Mother/Land\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCordella Press seeks to record and share the creative voices of women-identified and nonbinary people from all walks of life\, exploring the ways that our spirit and sense of self is engaged with our physical place and daily experiences. Our purpose is to encourage one another to know ourselves more deeply\, to value the stories we have to tell\, and to connect with a sense of feminine wisdom and community that has nourished women throughout history. \nWe honor the diversity of spirituality\, and recognize that the edification of one’s spiritual life brings healing to our earth\, to our families and communities\, and to ourselves. We center marginalized voices and prioritize the work of BIPOC creatives. We seek to create a safe and welcoming space for survivors of sexual assault\, domestic violence\, and child abuse. We reserve the right to remove any work from Cordella Magazine if it comes to our attention that the author is an abuser. \nWe are particularly interested in work that relates to a sense of spiritual life\, ecology\, and community\, but we welcome submissions of all kinds that reflect one’s unique stories. We accept poetry\, short fiction\, essays\, memoir and other creative non-fiction\, as well as visual art. We also invite proposals for interviews and featured musicians. We accept work from women-identifying and nonbinary people. \nThemes and Submission Deadlines\nEach issue of Cordella has a broad theme. We encourage submissions that relate to the theme on some level\, but this is not a requirement for publication. Upcoming themes and deadlines are as follows: \nSubmission Process\nTo submit work to Cordella\, please send your documents to us through Submittable. Please do not email your submissions. Cordella is created by a small band of volunteers\, and unfortunately we are unable to respond personally to all incoming submissions. However\, if three months have passed without response\, feel free to check in with us on the status of your submission. Thanks for trusting us with your work\, and for your patience! \nPAYMENT\nAs we are an independent micro press\, and our site has never been monetized\, we unfortunately cannot offer payment to our contributors at this time. \nRights\nYou retain full rights to your work after publication. If published in an online issue or in Field Notes\, your work will remain on the Cordella website indefinitely. Cordella has the right to publish condensations and excerpts online indefinitely.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-cordella-magazine-accepting-submissions-for-their-10th-anniversary-issue-on-the-theme-of-mother-land/
LOCATION:Cordella Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Shooter Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on: Coming of Age
DESCRIPTION:Writers should send short stories and non-fiction of 2\,000-6\,000 words and/or up to three poems on the theme Coming of Age\, adhering to the guidelines below\, by the deadline of October 20\, 2024. \nWe’re looking for stories\, essays\, memoir and poetry on anything to do with the transition to adulthood: first love\, hormonal angst\, Saturday jobs\, brushes with the law\, experimentation\, gaining independence\, losing virginity. Literary reflections on books that made an impact during late adolescence would make particularly welcome essays. Tales of college and first steps on the career ladder are also relevant. \nThe theme is open to wide interpretation\, but please adhere to the submission guidelines. In addition to thematic relevance\, we seek engaging\, elegant writing that maintains a high literary standard. \nDocuments should be in Word format\, 1.5 or double spaced\, with word count indicated at the end of the (prose) piece. Please submit only one piece of prose and/or up to three poems per issue. \nPlease include a brief biography in your email\, noting any prior publishing experience\, and send work to submissions.shooterlitmag@gmail.com by October 20th. \nSimultaneous submissions are fine but please let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. Any non-fiction or journalistic work selected for publication will be fact-checked. All work must be previously unpublished either in print or online. \nSuccessful writers can expect to hear from us within a few weeks of the deadline\, if not before; all other submitters will be informed of the outcome within two months.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-shooter-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-coming-of-age/
LOCATION:Shooter Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Memoir Mixtapes. Theme: In the Lost and Found
DESCRIPTION:Memoir Mixtapes Vol.12: In the Lost and Found\nAfter a long hiatus\, we’re thrilled to announce the return of Memoir Mixtapes with Volume 12\, and we couldn’t think of a more fitting theme for our comeback than “In the Lost and Found.” (Taken from the title of one of our favorite Elliott Smith tracks.) \nWe invite you to explore what “In the Lost and Found” means to you\, whether it’s rediscovering a forgotten song\, reclaiming a lost part of yourself\, or finding meaning in the unexpected. Feel free to interpret this theme however makes the most sense to you. \nWhat We’re Looking For: We’re seeking personal essays and poetry inspired by music. Typically\, our contributors focus on a single song\, but we’re open to pieces that draw inspiration from entire albums or multiple tracks. We highly recommend reading our past volumes for inspiration. \nSubmission Guidelines: For prose submissions\, the sweet spot for Memoir Mixtapes tends to be between 3-8 pages. However\, we’re not strict on length—if your piece needs more or less room to breathe\, we’re here for it. \nOne submission per author please. Simultaneous subs are a-okay with us\, as are previously published pieces. \nSubmission Period: Submissions will close on October 18th\, 2024. We can’t wait to read what you’ve found in the lost and found. \nHave questions? Email us at hello@memoirmixtapes.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-memoir-mixtapes-theme-in-the-lost-and-found/
LOCATION:Memoir Mixtapes
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - DOG TEETH lit mag Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Periphery
DESCRIPTION:DOG TEETH – A SPECIES QUEER LIT MAG FOR THE STRANGE\, THE SUBVERSIVE\, THE SICKDOG TEETH is a lit mag dedicated to queering sex\, gender\, species\, and everything in between. send us your genre-bending queeredness! \nissue #3 submission form\n\n\n\nSUBMIT YOUR STRANGE HERE! Our theme for this issue is PERIPHERY\, so send us your genre-defying\, liminal\, non-human human. Send us your fringe and the shadows-in-the-corner-of-your-eye. EIC likes queer kin\, the meeting of human and animal\, love that is holy and hard to describe\, and general creaturely vibes. We are currently accepting poetry\, creative non-fiction\, short essays\, and micro fiction. We are unfortunately unable to pay contributors\, but know we are as excited as you are to publish your art! Expect to hear back within two weeks after the deadline closing; if you haven’t heard back within this time frame\, give us a nudge via email at dogteethlitmag@gmail.com. DEADLINE OCTOBER 15TH. \n\nGUIDELINES\nWe do accept simultaneous submissions\, but be sure to let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere and that publication does not allow simultaneous publication\, so we can send you congratulations and withdraw it from DOG TEETH! We accept previously published works ONLY if the place of previous publication was on a personal blog/site/social media. Please submit as a Word Document\, PDF\, or Google Doc. Please only submit once per issue (as in\, if your submission(s) is rejected\, please wait until the following issue to submit). Submissions will only be accepted if they adhere to the theme and guidelines provided here. DO NOT SEND US A.I.-GENERATED WORKS: any piece(s) created using generative A.I. will be automatically rejected and will result in the sender being definitively blacklisted from this publication. This policy is not negotiable.\nPOETRY Submit no more than three poems\, each poem not to exceed 60 lines in length. Submit all poems in the same document\, with each poem on a separate page\, and each poem titled.CREATIVE NON-FICTION Submit no more than two original pieces\, each piece not to exceed 1500 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document\, with each piece on a separate page\, and each piece titled. \n\n\n\nSHORT ESSAYS Submit no more than one original work\, each piece not to exceed 1500 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document\, with each piece on a separate page\, and each piece titled. \nMICRO FICTION Submit no more than two original works\, each piece not to exceed 800 words in length. Submit all pieces in the same document\, with each piece on a separate page\, and each piece titled. \n\n\nINCLUSIVITY\nDOG TEETH loves the visceral and fucked-up parts of this life\, but as a queer-led and inclusive mag dedicated to uplifting marginalised voices we have a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY for transphobia\, homophobia\, racism\, antisemitism\, misogyny\, ableism or other violence against marginalised communities. We welcome sensitive topics and adult material\, but please be mindful and include content warnings. No graphic depictions of sexual assault will be accepted.\n\nRIGHTS\nIf accepted by DOG TEETH\, you grant us first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. All submissions remain the intellectual property of the artist. Rights revert back to the author upon publication. Authors retain copyright and will always be credited.\n\nGOOD LUCK!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-dog-teeth-lit-mag-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-periphery/
LOCATION:DOG TEETH lit mag
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Blink-Ink Seeking Stories with the Theme: UFO
DESCRIPTION:Blink-Ink \nIssue #58 \nUFO \nJimmy Carter saw one. So did Ronald Reagan. Harry Truman never saw one but worried about them. Bill Clinton never saw one but always wanted to. Gerald Ford wasn’t sure if he’d seen one or not. Former Israeli security chief\, Haim Eshed\, says they are here and world leaders know it. How about you? \nWhat do you know that we don’t? \nSend us your best UFO stories of approximately 50 words. \nSubmissions are open September 1st\, 2024 through October 15th\, 2024. Please send submissions in the body of an email to: blinkinkinfo@gmail.com . \nNo attachments\, poetry\, bios\, or AI generated content please. Send submissions in the body of an email to blinkinkinfo@gmail.com \nPrompt response to all submissions and inquiries.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-open-call-to-blink-ink-for-ufo-stories/
LOCATION:Blink-Ink
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Rattle Seeking "Tribute to Food" Poems
DESCRIPTION:Our Summer 2025 issue will be dedicated to poems about food. The poems may be any style or length\, but must be written about food in some way. We no longer publish essays\, but always include a contributor notes section\, where poets briefly discuss the relationship between food and poetry\, if there is one\, allowing for a wide array of perspectives to be shared. \nYou may submit up to four previously uncurated poems (or pages of short poems) at the same time\, either in a single file or up to four files. Do not include your name or contact info within the file content. Only make one submission (of up to four poems) to this category. We’ll reply a month or two after the deadline. \nVERY IMPORTANT:\n\nSubmissions cannot be revised after submission. Note that typos and minor changes never affect our decisions—proofreading is what editors are for. If you’ve made a significant mistake\, use the internal messaging system to send a new file as an attachment.\nTo withdraw a single poem from a submission of multiple poems\, just log in\, click on the submission\, and send a message to let us know which you’d like removed. Do not withdraw the entire submission—if you do\, the submission will no longer be active and we won’t see it.\nDon’t include any contact information in the file(s) that you submit. Your name and contact info will be included in the Submittable fields\, and this will make it easier for us to read fairly.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-rattle-seeking-tribute-to-food-poems/
LOCATION:Rattle
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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