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SUMMARY:F - South 85 Journal's 2023 Julia Peterkin Literary Award for Flash Fiction
DESCRIPTION:South 85 Journal accepts submissions of previously unpublished flash fiction pieces of 850 words or fewer for the Julia Peterkin Literary Award for Flash Fiction between June 1 and August 15. The winning selection will be awarded $500 and publication in the December issue of South 85 Journal. Contest finalists will also be selected and published alongside the winning selection.  Submissions are read blind by an outside judge.\n\n\n\nPreviously unpublished flash fiction of 850 words or fewer are eligible for this contest. We are especially interested in stories that demonstrate a strong voice and/or a sense of place\, but we consider all quality writing.\n\n\nAll submissions will be read blind. Please do not include personal information on your manuscript or file. Submissions that include identifying information will not be considered.\n\n\nWe will select one winner to receive a cash prize of $500.\n\n\nFour semi-finalists will be chosen for publication in South 85 Journal\n\n\nAll winning entries will be published in the Fall / Winter issue of South 85 Journal.\n\n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please withdraw your entry if your piece is accepted elsewhere.\n\nMultiple contest submissions will be considered as long as a separate submission fee is paid for each contest entry.\nWork may be submitted in both categories as long as the submission fee is paid for each contest entry.\n\nAll winners must be over 18 years old and reside in the U.S. in order to claim their cash prize.\n\n\nPlease use double-spacing and a 12 point\, standard font. We suggest Times New Roman. We consider only previously unpublished work.\n\n\nCurrent and former staff members are not eligible for participation.\n\n\nCurrent Converse College students and Converse College MFA alum are not eligible for participation.\n\nResults will be announced in October.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-south-85-journals-2023-julia-peterkin-literary-award-for-flash-fiction/
LOCATION:South 85 Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - South 85 Journal's 2023 Julia Peterkin Literary Award for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:South 85 Journal seeks submissions of previously unpublished poems of 50 lines or fewer for for the annual Julia Peterkin Literary Award for Poetry from June 1 to August 15 each year. The winning selection will receive $500 and publication in the Fall / Winter issue of South 85 Journal. Contest finalists will also be named and their work published alongside the winning selection.  Submissions are read blind by an outside judge. \n\nSubmit up to three unpublished poems of 50 lines or fewer. \n\n\nAll submissions will be read blind. Please do not include personal information on your manuscript or file. Submissions that include identifying information will not be considered.\n\n\nThe winning poem will be awarded a cash prize of $500.\n\n\nFour semi-finalists will also be named and published in South 85 Journal.\n\n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please withdraw your entry if your poem is accepted elsewhere. Partial withdrawals are allowed.\n\n\nMultiple contest submissions will be considered as long as a separate submission fee is paid for each contest entry.\nWork may be submitted in both Flash Fiction and Poetry categories as long as the submission fee is paid for each contest entry.\n\nAll winners must be over 18 years old and reside in the U.S. in order to claim cash prize.\n\n\nPlease use 12 point\, standard font. We suggest Times New Roman.\n\n\nWe consider only previously unpublished work.\n\n\nCurrent and former South 85 Journal staff members are not eligible for participation.\n\n\nCurrent Converse College students and Converse MFA alum are not eligible for participation.\n\nResults will be announced in October.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-south-85-journals-2023-julia-peterkin-literary-award-for-poetry/
LOCATION:South 85 Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Periscope Literary Contests Open Fiction Award.  Theme: "Identity"
DESCRIPTION:Open Fiction Award\n\nTheme: IDENTITY\nFirst Prize: £1\,000\nDeadline: 15th August\nALL SHORTLISTED ENTRIES RECEIVE REVIEWS \nRUNNER-UP PRIZE DETERMINED BY MERIT \n**THIS AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT \nContest Details:\nTo be considered\, entries must be original fiction of up to 1500 words\, inspired by the theme. \nWriters may enter a maximum of three stories. \nFEES: Standard entry is £10 per story \nRULES – GOTTA HAVE ‘EM \nWe state the rules as clearly as we can\, but if you’re still unsure of anything\, please drop us a line to: periscopeliterary@gmail.com and somebody friendly will get back to you asap \n• Contestants must be 18+ by August 15th 2023 \n• Submissions must contain an original title (obligatory) and be prose-based. Do not place any identifying information on the submission document. This is to allow for fair adjudication. \n• For administrative purposes\, we ask that you type: PERISCOPE OPEN in the email subject line. Please add some basic contact information\, your real name (and a brief bio if you want to brighten the coordinator’s day) in the email body. \n• A fee request will be sent from PayPal on receipt of your submission. Prior to this\, you will receive a confirmation email (within 48 hours of submitting). \n• We ask for one-time publication rights in regard to the winner and honourable mentions. Authors retain all other rights to their work. \n• We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us immediately so we can withdraw your entry if it has been successful elsewhere. \n• Please do not submit work that has been successful in another contest or published elsewhere (bar your personal website). \n• Results will be announced by October 1st. Prior to this\, progressing contestants will be notified personally about the shortlist.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-periscope-literary-contests-open-fiction-award-theme-identity/
LOCATION:Periscope Literary Contests
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Exposed Brick Literary Magazine.  Theme: "Time Capsule"
DESCRIPTION:If you could capture this moment in a bottle and preserve it for the future\, what would that look like? Or what have you preserved that has stood the test of time? With this issue\, we want to take the best and most potent markers of our time and put them in a metaphoric time capsule. We want to know what you value and how those values will look after the test of time. \n  \nTo us\, “Time Capsule” means: \n1. What is something that reflects your values? \n2. How would you like to be remembered in the future? \n3. What is the essence of right now? \n4. Which things have been preserved from the past that are still relevant now? \n5. What are things you want to preserve? \n6. An artifact with its significance of preservation \n7. What has your family been through that has gotten them to this point and is important for future generations to know about. \n8. What is important in your culture that needs to be preserved? \n9. But as always\, it can mean whatever you want! \n  \nWe are excited to see your creative take on this theme.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-exposed-brick-literary-magazine-theme-time-capsule/
LOCATION:Exposed Brick Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Wayward Literature Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Journeys"
DESCRIPTION:Wayward Literature magazine accepts a variety of genres. All submissions must come with an author/creator biography. This should be around a paragraph and written in the third person. Find the technical guidelines here: \nShort Stories & Memoirs:\n– 2\,500 word maximum for short stories.\n– These are not hard maximums. If your story is 25-30 words over\, we’ll still consider it. We will not consider anything 100 words over the maximum.\n– Must adhere to the current issue theme.\n– No depictions of excessive violence.\n– If talking on sensitive topics (rape\, abuse\, suicide\, etc.) please include a warning. \nFlash Fiction:\n– 1\,000 word maximum.\n– These are not hard maximums. If your story is 25-30 words over\, we’ll still consider it. We will not consider anything 100 words over the maximum.\n– Must adhere to the current issue theme.\n– No depictions of excessive violence.\n– If talking on sensitive topics (rape\, abuse\, suicide\, etc.) please include a warning. \nPoems:\n– 2 poem maximum. If submitting a long poem\, it must not be over 2 pages.\n– Must adhere to the current issue theme.\n– No depictions of excessive violence.\n– If talking on sensitive topics (rape\, abuse\, suicide\, etc.) please include a warning.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-wayward-literature-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-journeys/
LOCATION:Wayward Literature
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to WayWords Literary Journal.  Theme: "Nightmares"
DESCRIPTION:Issue 12: OPEN CALL\nTheme\nNightmares\nEditor’s tip: nightmares are just as unique as the person who fears them: they’re all about perspective. \nFiction prose or poetry \nUp to 5\,000 words or 15 lines each \n​ \n\nSUBMISSIONS GUIDELINES\n\n\nYour formatting is important! A professional presentation could mean the difference between publication and the dreaded rejection letter. The Writer’s Workout accepts submissions formatted to industry standard: Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) with slight alterations\, depending on when they’ve last updated their system. Each call includes the same general submissions information listed below. Check the individual page for information on rights\, simultaneous submissions\, and previously published works. \nThe Writer’s Workout accepts .doc\, .docx\, and .odt \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email. Set your document permissions to “anyone with the link can [comment or edit]” so we can collect it. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. \nAll submissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout [dot] net) and Dropbox. \nMost submissions also accepted via Duosuma\, where linked.  \nSome calls accept simultaneous submissions or previously published works. Please check the associated page for details. \nRights vary by call; please check the associated page for details. \nIf you have questions about the submission guidelines that are not answered here\, please contact us.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-waywords-literary-journal-nightmares/
LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Persimmon Tree Short Takes Call for Submissions.  Theme: "Shameless Self-Promotion"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPersimmon Tree’s mission is to bring the creativity and talent of women over sixty to a wide audience of readers of all ages. We are looking for work that reveals rich experience and a variety of perspectives. Each issue of the magazine will include several fiction and nonfiction pieces\, and poetry by one or more poet(s). \n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT SUBMISSIONS REQUIREMENT: \nSubscriptions to PERSIMMON TREE are free\, but\, for your work to be considered\, you must be a subscriber.  Visit site to subscribe. \nShort Takes:  \nShort Takes are usually short 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! \n  \nFALL ISSUE – publication date: September 15\, 2023\nTopic for the fall issue: Shameless Self-Promotion \nWhat we are looking for:\nWomen of the “boomer” generation and before were\, by and large\, raised to be self-effacing\, not to trumpet our accomplishments. In fact\, many of us came of age believing it would be unseemly for us even to have accomplishments. It’s time to step outside that (dis)comfort zone: Short Takes is open for bragging. Of all the fabulous things you have done in your life\, until now cloaked in demure silence\, which makes you proudest? Share it\, or them\, with pride\, and without embarrassment.\nSubmissions accepted: August 10\, 2023\, to August 20\, 2023\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-persimmon-tree-short-takes-call-for-submissions-theme-shameless-self-promotion-2/
LOCATION:Persimmon Tree
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Friends Journal Seeking Submissions of Quaker Fiction\, All Genres
DESCRIPTION:Nov 2023: Annual Quaker Fiction Issue\n\n\n\nEnds on Tue\, Aug 22\, 2023 12:00 AM \n\n\n\n\nIn November 2023 we will publish our third annual issue of Quaker Fiction (you can read through our first and second issues here). It’s open to all genres—crime\, fantasy\, romance\, science fiction and horror\, young adult\, and more. Surprise us with your work! \nFor this special issue\, we’re seeking short stories from 500-2000 words\, and flash fiction of less than 500 words. We’re seeking stories of Quakers and their experiences outside of what is true of the world we inhabit today. \nWe welcome submissions from Friends and non-Friends alike. While we’re casting a wide net\, we’re not the right market for erotica or extreme horror. We are also not a market for fan fiction or other works that use other folks’ intellectual property. We are a queer-affirming publication and will not be accepting any work based in homophobia\, transphobia\, or general racism\, sexism\, bigotry\, or fascism. \nFast Facts \n\nSubmission length: 500-2000 words\nSubmissions close August 21\, 2023.\nFor our fiction issues we use a slightly modified version of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Model Magazine Contract\, Version 3.1.\nPay: $0.12/word\nQuestions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org\n\nLearn more general information at Friendsjournal.org/submissions.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-friends-journal-seeking-submissions-of-quaker-fiction-all-genres/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review Summer Short Story Award for New Writers
DESCRIPTION:Shake off the snow and break out your beach reads: it’s time for the Summer Short Story Award for New Writers! The Masters Review’s Short Story Award for New Writers is a biannual contest that recognizes the best short prose from today’s emerging writers. We welcome submissions of previously unpublished fiction or creative nonfiction up to 6\,000 words. The contest runs is open to any writer who has not published a novel or memoir with a major press. \nGUIDELINES:\nThe first-place winner receives $3\,000\, online publication\, and agency review.\nThe second- and third-place finalists receive cash prizes ($300/$200)\, online publication\, and agency review.\nSubmissions of fiction or nonfiction must be under 6\,000 words.\nSubmitted work must be previously unpublished. This includes personal blogs\, social media accounts\, and other websites.\nThe entry fee is $20.\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed\, though each submission requires a $20 entry fee.\nIf your submission is accepted elsewhere\, please withdraw your submission on Submittable\, or contact us otherwise to let us know the piece is no longer available.\nWe do not require anonymous submissions for this contest.\nThis contest is for emerging writers only. Writers with single-author book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. We are interested in providing a platform to new writers; authors with books published by indie presses and self-published authors are welcome to submit unpublished work.\nInternational submissions are allowed\, provided the work is written primarily in English.\nAll submissions must be double-spaced with one-inch page margins and use Times New Roman or Garamond.\nThe contest’s deadline is 11:59pm PDT on August 27\, 2023.\nAll entries are considered for publication in New Voices.\nEvery submission will receive a response by the end of November. The winners will be announced by the end of the year.\nFriends\, family\, and associates of the guest judge are not eligible for this award. Consider submitting to the winter contest instead!\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fee goes directly to your feedback editor.\nWe don’t have any preferences topically or in terms of style. We’re simply looking for t best. We don’t define\, nor are we interested in\, stories identified by their genre. We do\, however\, consider ourselves a publication that focuses on literary fiction. Dazzle us\, take chances\, and be bold.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-summer-short-story-award-for-new-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Free the Verse Poetry Magazine Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "Do You Smell Burning?"
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Submissions\nDo You Smell Burning?\nIssue 07 | Free the Verse \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are now accepting submissions for our autumn issue. While the theme and title of this issue is ‘Do You Smell Burning?’ we encourage you to interpret it creatively. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur favourite poems are the unexpected kind. We love free verse poems that take familiar situations and turn them on their head\, using unusual metaphors and drawing parallels no one else would see. Poems with a sense of place and story are always welcome\, as are experimental pieces. You can read our latest issue\, I Don’t Want To Talk About It\, to get a sense of the poetry we publish. \nThe deadline for this issue is August 29th\, 2023. Please read our general submission guidelines below before sending us your work: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit up to 3 poems per issue\, in one submission. \n\n\n‘Pulling Teeth’ is the title of the issue\, and therefore should not be the title of your poem. \n\n\nYour work must be original and unpublished\, either in print on online. We will accept work that has appeared on your personal website or equivalent. \n\n\nPlease include a brief third-person bio with your submission\, up to a maximum of 50 words. You are welcome to include details of previous publications\, but this will have no impact on whether your poems will be selected for our magazine. \n\n\nAt this time\, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages. \n\n\nIt is free to submit your work. At present we do not offer compensation to our authors. If your work is accepted for publication\, it will be published in our digital magazine. \n\n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions. If one of your poems is accepted for publication elsewhere\, please let us know immediately via our contact page. \n\n\nYou must be over 18 years old to submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-free-the-verse-poetry-magazine-seeking-submissions-theme-do-you-smell-burning-2/
LOCATION:Free the Verse Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Scottish Book Trust 50-Word Fiction Competition.  Write a Story Featuring a Rucksack.
DESCRIPTION:Terms and conditions\nPlease read these terms and conditions before entering the 50 Word Fiction competition \n\n\n  \n\nThe competition will be organised and administered by Scottish Book Trust (the “Organisers”).\nEntry to the competition is open to all. However\, residents outside the UK (including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)\, must be willing to cover postage costs should they win the prize.\nEntrants must write a piece of short fiction based on the prompt provided. Entrants may submit only one entry.\nEntries should be close to but no more than 50 words. Entries must submitted using the online form. We welcome entries in Scots or Gaelic. If you have any questions about the competition\, please send them to: lynsey.may@scottishbooktrust.com(this will open in a new window).\nThe Organisers will only ever use personal details for the purposes of administering this competition. We ask for personal details such as names to help us identify winners and will delete personal information within a year of each competition end. We will keep the names and email addresses of the winners to allow us to contact them about potential publication. We will share the postal details of adult winners with The Literary Gift Company and the winners of the Gaelic Category with the Gaelic Books Council so that we can send a prize. If you’d like to have your details withdrawn\, please email lynsey.may@scottishbooktrust.com(this will open in a new window). Please see Scottish Book Trust’s Privacy Policy.\nClosing time for entries is clearly stated on the competition page. Submissions received after this time will not be considered. Entries will not be returned so please remember to keep a copy. Unsuccessful entrants will be notified but we cannot provide individual feedback on entries.\nAll entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not infringe the rights of any other party. The Organisers accept no liability if entrants ignore these rules and entrants agree to fully indemnify the Organisers against any claims by any third party arising from any breach of these rules.\nEntries must not contain anything which is calculated to bring the Organisers into disrepute.\nEntrants retain the copyright in their entries but grant Scottish Book Trust a non-exclusive licence to use their entry for publication on the Scottish Book Trust website as well as for any promotional purpose.\nBy entering the competition\, entrants warrant that they have legal capacity to enter the competition and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.\nEntries will be judged by members of Scottish Book Trust\, Gaelic Book Council and the occasional guest panellist.\nThe winners will be contacted by a member of the Scottish Book Trust team within a two week period after the competition has closed. If the winner cannot be contacted after reasonable attempts have been made to do so\, the Organisers reserve the right to offer the prize to the next best entry.\nThe prize consists of one mug from The Literary Gift Company for the all-age category\, a notebook for teen winners\, a selection of books for the young writers category and books for the Gaelic category. The prize is as stated and cannot be deferred or transferred. There will be no cash alternatives. There will be no payment for any story that is published.\nThe Organisers’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.\nThe Organisers reserve the right to amend these Terms and Conditions or cancel this competition at any stage\, if deemed necessary in its opinion\, and if circumstances arise outside its control. In this event\, a notice will be posted on the Scottish Book Trust website.\nThe Organisers\, their sub-contractors\, subsidiaries and/or agencies cannot accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem with any server\, internet access\, system or otherwise which may result in any entry being lost or not properly registered or recorded. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt.\n These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Scotland.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-scottish-book-trust-50-word-fiction-competition-write-a-story-featuring-a-rucksack/
LOCATION:Scottish Book Trust
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Cape Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Excommunicado"
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPROSE: up to 2\,000 words (this can be one story or multiple pieces\, as long as the total word count does not exceed this limit) \n\n\nPOETRY: up to three poems with a maximum of 40 lines per piece \n\n\n\n\nWe appreciate diverse writing\, including scathing satire\, but have no tolerance for hate\, bigotry\, and discrimination \n\n\nWe accept work from everyone\, whatever age you are\, wherever in the world you live\, orhowever you identify – we just care that you have an identity \n\n\nIf you’re a mad scientist who loves to experiment\, please send in your findings! We don’thave a preference for presentation\, font\, or style\, as long as it will fit in the magazine.Remember\, we have to be able to read your work to accept it \n\n\nEach issue will be themed. We set themes by the art\, life\, and lusts that have gripped ourown minds and given our tongues friction burns. Good\, bad\, or morose\, we want to havethemes to cultivate inventive responses to further inspire others in their own work \n\n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions\, but please let us know as soon as possible if yourwork has found a home elsewhere so we can celebrate with you \n\n\nWe do not accept previously published work\, including work which has appeared on socialmedia \n\n\nYou will always retain ownership of your work. Cape simply asks that you credit us with theFirst Electronic Rights\, but we wouldn’t use your work without permission\, including re-prints. You always retain the right to deny us permission \n\n\nIf your work is ekphrastic\, please be aware of the rights the work you’re referencing mayhave. We take plagiarism very seriously. We love homage\, pastiche\, satire\, and the odd BigLebowski quote\, but be mindful of how you utilise these writing tools. The Dude abides by copyright laws \n\n\nHOW TO SUBMIT \n\n\nSend your work with a short biography (up to 150 words)\, a quick statement about how yourpiece(s) reacts to the theme (a couple of sentences is fine)\, and feel free to shoot your socialmedia handles our way \n\n\nWork submitted outside the submission window be will automatically declined \n\n\nDon’t put your name on your work so that we can view it anonymously. If the use of yourname is integral to the body of work (CNF about identity)\, you may include it \n\n\nIn the subject of your email please format as follows: [poetry/prose] [title of yourpiece(s)] [your name] \n\n\nWe aim to get back to every submission within two months from the deadline. We’re a smallteam and appreciate your patience. This is a complicated business…you know…a lot of ins\, a lot of outs\, a lot of what-have-yous… \n\n\nSEND WORK TO: capemagazineteam@gmail.com \nWe have no genre expectations\, just send us something that is utterly you – from beauty to beast\,creative non-fiction to allegorical fairy tales – we just want to revel in the potency of your voice.We’re trying to do things differently; we’d appreciate it if you did too. Let your cape dance. \n​
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-cape-magazine-seekig-submissions-on-the-theme-excommunicado/
LOCATION:Cape Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Pocket Guide Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Pocket Guide to the End"
DESCRIPTION:We actively seek diverse material for our themed issues. Poems and prose of all kinds are welcome. Surprise us! \nTheme: Pocket Guide to the End\n \nWe’re back after a long hiatus and seeking work about the end. Send us your take on the end of a meal\, the close of a journey\, the end of life\, or anything else. We’re excited to see your poems and prose. \nDeadline: August 30\, 2023 \nGeneral submission info \nWriting should be less than 1500 words (we’re pocket-sized). Art can be of any format that shows up well in print. Send all material to thefoldy@gmail.com\, with Submission in the subject line. Attach text as .doc files and images as JPGs\, GIFs\, or PNGs (300 dpi or higher\, please). \nWe accept previously published pieces if they are awesome\, as well as simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted for another publication\, please let us know immediately. \nBy submitting\, you agree that — if we accept your work and you accept our acceptance — Pocket Guide can publish your work\, with non-exclusive reprint rights. You also grant Pocket Guide the right to archive and showcase this work on our website. All other rights remain yours as the sole owner of the work. \nPocket Guide is an almost exclusively hard-copy publication. Text or artwork may be published occasionally on this website for promotional purposes\, with full credit to the authors/creators. \nWe are not able to pay contributors. You will\, however\, become small-time famous by getting your name in print. You will also receive five (5) free copies of Pocket Guide to distribute to admiring friends and family.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-pocket-guide-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-pocket-guide-to-the-end/
LOCATION:Pocket Guide
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - The 2023 Aesthetica Creative Writing Award for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:What We’re Looking For\n\n\nThe Creative Writing Award is open to submissions on any theme\, however\, we are particularly interested in works that reflect upon our ever changing world. \nPrevious anthologies have harnessed the power of language to explore an age of unprecedented change and uncertainty. They have expressed complex emotions – telling personal and global stories. Our 2022 shortlisted works connect readers to a profound sense of self as well as their shared humanity: friendships\, fairytales and romantic relationships told in new ways. \nWe are looking for pieces that challenge us – that redefine the parameters of form\, concept and technique. Winning pieces have reflected upon both social and political structures\, human relationships and experiences. They have pushed the boundaries of imagination – providing new possibilities and ideas. To find out more about our shortlist\, view our Success Stories here. \n\n\nPrizes\n\n£2\,500 for the Winner\nPublication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual\nA Five-Day Course from Arvon\nOne year print subscription to Granta\nOne year digital subscription to Mslexia\nSix-Week Writing Poetry Course from Curtis Brown Creative\nFull membership to The Poetry Society\nA Course from the Poetry School\nOne year print subscription to Poetry London\n\n\n\nGuidelines\n\nEntries should be no more than 40 lines.\nWorks published or entered elsewhere are accepted.\nWe accept works on any theme.\nYou may enter the Award as many times as you wish\, although each work requires a fee and new submission form.\nFor more information\, read our FAQs here or for our refund policy. For further enquiries please email: info@aestheticamagazine.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-aesthetica-creative-writing-award-for-poetry-2023/
LOCATION:Aesthetica Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The 2023 Aesthetica Creative Writing Award for Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:What We’re Looking For\n\n\nThe Creative Writing Award is open to submissions on any theme\, however\, we are particularly interested in works that reflect upon our ever changing world. \nPrevious anthologies have harnessed the power of language to explore an age of unprecedented change and uncertainty. They have expressed complex emotions – telling personal and global stories. Our 2022 shortlisted works connect readers to a profound sense of self as well as their shared humanity: friendships\, fairytales and romantic relationships told in new ways. \nWe are looking for pieces that challenge us – that redefine the parameters of form\, concept and technique. Winning pieces have reflected upon both social and political structures\, human relationships and experiences. They have pushed the boundaries of imagination – providing new possibilities and ideas. To find out more about our shortlist\, view our Success Stories here. \n\nPrizes\n\n£2\,500 for the Winner\nPublication in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual\nA Five-Day Course from Arvon\nOne year print subscription to Granta\nOne year digital subscription to Mslexia\nConsultation with Redhammer Management\nSix-Week Writing Short Stories Course from Curtis Brown Creative\n\n\n\nGuidelines\n\nEntries should be no more than 2\,000 words.\nWorks published or entered elsewhere are accepted.\nWe accept works on any theme.\nYou may enter the Award as many times as you wish\, although each work requires a fee and new submission form.\nFor more information\, read our FAQs here or for our refund policy. For further enquiries please email: info@aestheticamagazine.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2023-aesthetica-creative-writing-award-for-short-fiction/
LOCATION:Aesthetica Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Short Fiction is one of the most enduring and revered forms of storytelling. No wonder its popularity is currently soaring. \n\n\n\n\nShort Fiction competitions represent a wonderful opportunity for emerging writers to demonstrate their ability and secure publication. They also offer established writers an exciting arena in which to showcase new work. \nLetter Review believes in the power of literature\, and in the importance and magic of new writing. \nThe top three winning entries are declared the Winners\, and share equally in the Prize pool of $1000 USD. Each Winner’s entry is published\, accompanied by its own attractive original commissioned artwork. There is a high likelihood the Winners will be included in the Letter Review Anthology. To recognize the extraordinary talent of the writers who do not place in the top three\, twenty entries will be longlisted\, and ten shortlisted. Offering further opportunities for writers\, all entries are considered for publication. \nTo raise the visibility of our writers\, Winners are considered for submission to the Pushcart Prize\, other prestigious anthologies such as Best of the Net\, and our end of year anthology. \nThe Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants including emerging and diverse writers\, along with established writers\, have an equal chance of success. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. Winners are widely promoted on our social media channels (FB 34\,000 members) and at our website (50\,000 monthly visitors). Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses\, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. \nRead our wonderful previous winning entries by clicking here. \nRead inspiring comments from our community about the life changing impact of the Prize here.  \nHow To Enter \n\nWe are seeking entries between 0 – 5000 words.\nThe Prize is open to anyone\, from anywhere in the world.\nThere are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome.\nIt costs $20 USD to enter one submission\, $35 to enter two (save $5)\, and $45 to enter three (save $15).\nPlease include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section.\nEnsure the file name of your document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.\nYou may enter as many times as you wish.\nNo AI generated content please.\nThe judges will be Ol James and Kita Das.\nFormat: Submit entry (or entries) in a single document\, written in English. The entry must be original work. No translations please.\nYour entry must be entirely original\, unpublished\, and free from any claims by other parties. No ‘retellings’ or contemporizations please.\nYou must be the sole author of the work.\nEntrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed. If selected for the Longlist you will have 72 hours in which to confirm your entry remains unpublished (we will contact you).\nYou may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere\, as long as no part of it has been published.\nIf you decide to publish your entry elsewhere\, please withdraw from our Prize.\nTerms and Conditions.\nPrize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).\nThe Letter Review Prize offers monetary awards to the winners\, and also enhances their public profile\, increasing the odds of further publication\, and lifting careers to new zeniths. The Letter Review Prize is a career-launching laurel.\nEnter via Submittable using the form below. No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-letter-review-prize-for-short-fiction/
LOCATION:Letter Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The Letter Review Prize for Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Poetry is one of the most ancient and revered forms of creative expression\, stretching back to the dawn of literature. \nPoets have utilized their talents in innumerable ways: to express the personal and political\, to chip away at the ineffable\, to conjure the sublime\, and to delve into the most intimate and puzzling elements of the human experience. \nPoetry regularly undergoes thrilling evolutions and permutations\, often mirroring emerging social movements\, as poets seek to reimagine the form afresh for their age. Society frequently turns to poetry to understand itself. \nExcitingly\, poets are now more popular than ever\, in part due to the explosion of poetry in the digital sphere. The shorter form\, consumable in a single sitting\, being ideal for the fast paced demands of contemporary audiences. \nPoetry competitions represent a wonderful opportunity for emerging writers to demonstrate their ability and secure publication. They offer established writers an exciting arena in which to showcase new work and build their reputations. We believe in poetry\, in literature\, and in the importance and magic of new writing. \nThe top three winning entries are declared the Winners\, and share equally in the Prize pool of $800 USD. Each Winner’s entry is published\, accompanied by its own attractive original commissioned artwork. There is a high likelihood the Winners will be included in the Letter Review Anthology. To recognize the extraordinary talent of the writers who do not place in the top three\, twenty entries will be longlisted\, and ten shortlisted. Offering further opportunities for writers\, all entries are considered for publication. \nTo raise the visibilty of our writers\, Winners are considered for submission to the Pushcart Prize\, other prestigious anthologies such as Best of the Net\, and our end of year anthology. \nThe Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants including emerging and diverse writers\, along with established writers\, have an equal chance of success. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. Winners are widely promoted on our social media channels (FB 34\,000 members) and at our website (50\,000 monthly visitors). Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses\, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. \nRead our wonderful previous winning entries by clicking here. \nRead inspiring comments from our community about the life changing impact of the Prize here.  \nHow To Enter \n\nWe are seeking poems up to 70 lines.\nThe Prize is open to anyone\, from anywhere in the world.\nThere are no style or subject restrictions: all poems welcome.\nIt costs $15 USD to enter one poem\, $27 to enter two (save $3)\, and $35 to enter three (save $10).\nPlease include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section.\nEnsure the file name of your document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.\nYou may enter as many times as you wish.\nThe judges will be Ol James and Kita Das.\nFormat: If submitting multiple poems\, please submit all poems together as a single document. Original works only: No translations. Submissions must be primarily written in English. Any non English phrases should be accompanied by a translation. The author must own the copyright to every part of the poem. Very light quotation from another work is acceptable at the submission stage.\nYour entry must be unpublished\, and free from any claims by other parties. You must be the sole author of the work. No ‘retellings’ or contemporizations.\nNo AI generated content please.\nEntrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed. If selected for the Longlist you will have 72 hours in which to confirm your entry remains unpublished (we will contact you).\nYou may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere\, as long as no part of it has been published.\nIf you decide to publish your entry elsewhere\, please withdraw from our Prize.\nTerms and Conditions.\nPrize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).\nThe Letter Review Prize offers monetary awards to the Winners\, and also enhances their public profile\, increasing the odds of further publication\, and lifting careers to new zeniths. The Letter Review Prize is a career-launching laurel.\nEnter via Submittable using the form below. No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-letter-review-prize-for-poetry/
LOCATION:Letter Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction
DESCRIPTION:Nonfiction’s popularity is soaring due to the ever increasing demands of voracious readers who are hungry for content which is highly relevant to their interests. There’s never been a better time to be a nonfiction author\, or a more exciting time to publish nonfiction. Letter Review connects writers with the vast number of people in search of fresh nonfiction content. \nNonfiction is a broad category: we’ve all been enchanted by the spell of a compelling piece of nonfiction in one of its many evolving forms. The Letter Review Prize welcomes all forms of nonfiction including: Memoir\, journalism\, essay (including personal essay)\, fictocriticism\, creative nonfiction\, travel\, nature\, opinion\, and many other permutations. \nAny and all works which convey information about the real world are welcome. Nonfiction may inform\, it may persuade\, explore\, or divulge. It takes the shape of both anecdote and empirical observation. The inclusion of information which the author knows to be untrue or fictional is discouraged in this genre: but subjective conclusions are certainly encouraged. \nNonfiction competitions represent a wonderful opportunity for emerging writers to demonstrate their ability and secure publication. They also offer established writers an exciting arena in which to showcase new work and build their reputations. \nLetter Review believes in the power of literature\, and in the importance and magic of new writing. \nThe top three winning entries are declared the Winners\, and share equally in the Prize pool of $1000 USD. Each Winner’s entry is published\, accompanied by its own attractive original commissioned artwork. Additionally\, there is a high likelihood the Winners will be included in the Letter Review Anthology. To recognize the extraordinary talent of the writers who do not place in the top three\, twenty entries will be longlisted\, and ten shortlisted. Offering further opportunities for writers\, all entries are considered for publication. \nTo raise the visibilty of our writers\, Winners are considered for submission to the Pushcart Prize\, other prestigious anthologies such as Best of the Net\, and our end of year anthology. \nThe Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants including emerging and diverse writers\, along with established writers\, have an equal chance of success. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. Winners are widely promoted on our social media channels (FB 34\,000 members) and at our website (50\,000 monthly visitors). Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses\, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. \nRead our wonderful previous winning entries by clicking here. \nRead inspiring comments from our community about the life changing impact of the Prize here.\nHow To Enter \n\nWe are seeking entries between 0 – 5000 words.\nThe Prize is open to anyone\, from anywhere in the world.\nThere are no restrictions: all nonfiction entries welcome.\nIt costs $20 USD to enter one submission\, $35 to enter two (save $5)\, and $45 to enter three (save $15).\nPlease include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section.\nInclude a synopsis or abstract of less than 300 words which clearly summarises the content of your submission including your conclusion (don’t leave any surprises please).\nEnsure the file name of your document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.\nYou may enter as many times as you wish.\nNo AI generated content please.\nThe judges will be Ol James and Kita Das.\nFormat: Submit entry (or entries) in a single document\, written in English. The entry must be original work. No translations please.\nYour entry must be entirely original\, unpublished\, and free from any claims by other parties. No ‘retellings’ or contemporizations. You must be the sole author of the work.\nEntrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed. If selected for the Longlist you will have 72 hours in which to confirm your entry remains unpublished (we will contact you).\nYou may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere\, as long as no part of it has been published.\nIf you decide to publish your entry elsewhere\, please withdraw from our Prize.\nTerms and Conditions.\nPrize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).\nThe Letter Review Prize offers monetary awards to the winners\, and also enhances their public profile\, increasing the odds of further publication\, and lifting careers to new zeniths. The Letter Review Prize is a career-launching laurel.\nEnter via Submittable using the form below. No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-the-letter-review-prize-for-nonfiction/
LOCATION:Letter Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Scottish Arts Trust Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction 2024
DESCRIPTION:£2\,000 prize for writers worldwide and stories on any topic up to 250 words\nUse the same form to enter the main competition\, the Golden Hare Award and the Write Mango Awards. All stories entered are considered for the top prize of £2\,000 \n\n\nFirst Prize £2\,000 \n\n\nSecond Prize £300 \n\n\nThird Prize £150 \n\n\nGolden Hare Award £500 \n\n\nPublication is offered to authors of the top twenty stories (or more) in our next anthology. \n\n\n£7 entry fee per story. \nPlease read all the rules – here are the most important ones \n\n\nYour story can be on any topic. It does not have to be about Scotland. \n\n\nMake sure your story is 250 words or fewer\, excluding the title. If it is one word over the limit it will be disqualified. \n\n\nYour story should not have been previously published\, online or in print. \n\n\nYou may enter the same story in other competitions at the same time\, but if the story is selected for publication or a prize let us know so that we may withdraw it from our competition. \n\n\nThe Flash Fiction competition is open to writers worldwide and includes prizes of £2\,000 1st\, £300 2nd and £150 3rd. The Golden Hare Award is an additional award for writers resident in Scotland and carries a prize of £500. \n\n\nThe winner of the Golden Hare Award cannot have previously won any other Story Award prize. \n\n\nMake sure your name does not appear anywhere in your story document. \n\n\nMake sure your file is in .doc\, .docx or .pdf format. We cannot always read .pages or .odt files and will disqualify them if not. If you are not sure how to produce these formats\, read the guidance notes or get in touch with us at the address below. \n\n\nPayment of £7 per story can be made by credit/debit card or cheque. After successfully completing the main form\, you will be taken to the payment section. \n\n\nFREE ENTRY: If you live in Scotland and you or anyone in your immediate family receives any form of income support\, carers allowance\, disability allowance\, tax credit or universal credit you are entitled to free entry to the competition. Please use the Free Entry Form.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-scottish-arts-trust-edinburgh-award-for-flash-fiction-2024/
LOCATION:Edinburgh Award for Flash Fiction
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The MockingOwl Roost.  Theme: "Beauty"
DESCRIPTION:MockingOwl Roost Submission Guidelines\nThemes are intentionally vague to leave the concept up to the writer’s interpretation. \nWe have some specific things we’re looking for\, but even if your work doesn’t fit these exactly\, send it anyway (unless they break our “we don’t publish” guidelines). We’re dedicated to helping writers get published in almost any genre or type\, even if it doesn’t fit our “norm.” We love unique! \n\nFlash fiction (250 words or fewer): Any genre\nShort fiction (under 5\,000 words): Any genre\nLengthy short stories and serialized fiction: If you have a serialized story or work of fiction longer than 5\,000 words\, please send them along. We love long-running\, well-connected stories.\nOpinion: On just about any topic out there\nPoetry: Long and short form\nPersonal essays: Have an interesting essay? Submit the full manuscript.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-mockingowl-roost-theme-beauty/
LOCATION:The MockingOwl Roost
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN -  Fox Tales Contest Theme: "Art of Deception"
DESCRIPTION:August 2023 Fox Tales Contest: Art of Deception\n\n\nFor the month of August 2023\, Black Fox is accepting contest submissions for our Fox Tales series. The theme for August is “Art of Deception.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre\, as always. \nOur Fox Tales contests are month-long mini contests that run between our two main contests. They allow us to publish more writers and creative work outside of our usual biannual issues! \nFox Tales will be published as “mini books” on our Instagram account and website! Instagram carousels remind us of turning book pages\, and we thought it would be fun to transform carousels into mini books! We will design carousel pages for the winning stories and poetry. Writers should keep in mind word counts. We are not opposed to longer stories and will consider them\, but be aware shorter stories tend to resonate better with us for this project. We suggest keeping submissions around 500-2\,000 words. Poets may submit 3-8 poems. If a work is too long for 8 Instagram squares\, we will break it up into several parts. \nDo you have characters who are living in a realm of deceit or spinning webs of lies? We want to read about them for our August Fox Tales Contest! We’re looking for work that challenges perceptions\, showcases characters caught in a labyrinth of lies\, and/or leaves readers stuck in a gray area. Show us truth camouflaged by falsehoods\, the blurred line between fact and fiction\, or the entanglement of half-truths and illusions. Whether you submit a short story\, poem\, or creative nonfiction piece\, we want to explore complex emotions. Will the result be redemption or ruin? \nPlease submit your strongest fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry\, and we will choose 1-3 winners. The prize is $100 and publication as an Instagram carousel mini book and on our website as part of our Fox Tales series. Winners will also receive a Black Fox Writer Pack which contains writerly items from our sister company Writer’s Atelier and more. In each pack: \n\nOne back issue of Black Fox Literary Magazine\nA one-year digital subscription to Poets & Writers\nA copy of The Write Gym Workbook by Racquel Henry\nLittle Book of Writing Affirmations by Racquel Henry\nWriting Stickers\nA “Just F***ing Write” Pencil\nA “Get the Book Done” Tote Bag\nSticky notes\n\nThe contest entry fee is $9 and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on August 31\, 2023. \nPlease make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be between 500-2\,000 words. For poetry\, send 3-8 poems in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager found here. \nPlease DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it. \nWe will select a winner by the end of October\, and each entrant will receive a response to their submission. \n***Writers\, please note that entry fees are non-refundable\, and payment to winners is awarded via PayPal. We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline if necessary.*** \nThe Black Fox team looks forward to reading your wonderful submissions!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-fox-tales-contest-theme-art-of-deception/
LOCATION:Fox Tales Contests
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PN - Parabola Magazine Seeking Submissions with the Theme: "Comfort & Joy"
DESCRIPTION:Articles\nParabola welcomes original essays. We look for lively\, penetrating material unencumbered by jargon or academic argument. We prefer well-researched\, objective\, and unsentimental pieces that are grounded in one or more religious or cultural tradition; articles that focus on dreams\, visions\, or other very personal experiences are unlikely to be accepted. \nSend your submission to the email or physical address listed below\, along with a brief autobiography (2-3 sentences). Emails should include the article attached as a .doc\, .txt\, or .rtf file. \nPoetry \nPoetry must be submitted as email attachments in the following file formats: \n.doc (MS word)\,\n.txt (standard text file) or\n.rtf (formatted text file). \nSubmissions in other formats will not be considered. \nSubmissions are limited to a maximum of five (5) poems per author.\nThe file must be transmitted under the author’s last name\, with all poems in a single file\, separated by page breaks. Each page must have the author’s name on it. \nSubmissions should be sent by email to editorial@parabola.org \nSubmission Guidelines\nLength\n\nArticles: 1000-3000 words\nForum contributions: no longer than 500 words\n\nBiographical Information\nPlease include a brief (2-3 sentence) biography with your subscription. Fit the description to the subject matter of the article\, e.g.\, for an article on Tibetan Buddhism\, “Smith spent three years travelling in Tibet.” Or\, a publication credit: “Smith is the author of Pilgrimage in Tibet (W. W. Norton\, 1987).” Always include your publisher. \nRights\nParabola purchases the right to use an article in all substantially complete versions (including non-print versions) of a single issue of our journal. We also request the right to use the piece in the promotion of Parabola\, and to authorize single-copy reproductions for academic purposes. All other rights are retained by the author. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmail Submissions to: \neditorial@parabola.org \nMail Submissions to: \nEditor\nParabola\nP.O. Box 193\nLincolndale\, NY 10540 \nMailed submissions are to be accompanied by a stamped\, self-addressed return envelope\, #10 or larger. Submissions without SASE will not be returned. \n*Unfortunately\, owing to the volume of submissions we receive\, we are unable to respond unless a submission is accepted for publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-parabola-magazine-seeking-submissions-with-the-theme-comfort-joy/
LOCATION:Parabola Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Open Call to Superpresent Magazine.  Theme: "Naturally"
DESCRIPTION:Open Call\n\n\nSuperpresent is a quarterly magazine of the arts. Superpresent is available free online and a limited run of print copies for each issue. Superpresent publishes poems\, short stories\, and essays. \nWe accept submissions from anywhere in the world. \nNo fees for submission. \nThe theme for the Fall 2023 issue is Naturally. \nSubmissions Due September 1st \n\nWe accept submissions in DOC\, DOCX\, and RTF formats.\nFor poetry\, up to three poems\, one per page\nEssays and short stories should be 500-2000 words.\n\nInclude a 50-100 word bio written in the third person with your submission. \nPlease send your submissions to editor@superpresent.org
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-open-call-to-superpresent-magazine-theme-naturally/
LOCATION:Superpresent Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Lines + Stars: A Journal of Poetry and Short Prose: Seeking Submissions with the Theme: "Red"
DESCRIPTION:In this strange heat \nthey motor across window-frame continents\, \noceans of glass\, red-brick deserts. \nBusy going nowhere. \nThe smallest are barely here: grains \nof strawberry Space Dust\, spinning gems. \n…. \nI try to blow the spiderling away \nbut Little Red holds on to the end \nof a sentence – its Super Mite legs \nbarely visible. Brushed aside \nit is forever blood across the page. \n– From “Little Red\,” Sarah Wimbush\, 2022 \nSend us your red\, reddening\, and red-focused poems and short prose by September 1\, 2023.  \nSubmit three to five poems or one piece of short fiction less than 2\,000 words. \nPlease put all of your poems into the same document. Do not submit more than one group of poems or more than one short prose piece to this call.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-lines-stars-a-journal-of-poetry-and-short-prose-seeking-submissions-with-the-theme-red/
LOCATION:Lines + Stars
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Beloved: Love Letters to the Beauty of ButchFemme Seeking Submissions on "Flesh"
DESCRIPTION:“Flesh” \n\nOur Autumn ’23 Theme\n\n\nIn decay\, there is devotion. Through flesh\, we express our desire. The grotesque and unsettling\, the terrifying and unholy\, the bare and exposed. Sinking teeth into the body of your lover or the lick of salt from sweat or tears or blood… how does your ButchFemme devotion become realized in the flesh? \nFor the third issue of Beloved\, we want to see your interpretations on the theme of Flesh. Send us your ButchFemme horror\, present us with the beauty of the grotesque\, show us how touch and devotion and consumption embody your ButchFemme identities and desires. \n​You are absolutely welcome to submit more than one piece for review\, but please divide your pieces into SEPARATE submissions unless your work is all part of one collection (ex: if you are submitting multiple different poems\, please only submit one per application unless they are all part of the same collection). \n\n\n\nPlease do not submit to our publication if your work is not somehow related to ButchFemme/StudFemme culture\, identities\, or experiences. Please be sure that all work submitted ties back to the central topic and theme of “Flesh”! Feel free to take a look at our mood board to get inspired\, and if you have any hesitance on whether or not your piece fits the theme\, just submit it anyway! We’d love to see it either way. 🙂 \n​NOTE: We are currently only accepting works from applicants who are 18+!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-beloved-love-letters-to-the-beauty-of-butchfemme-seeking-submissions-on-flesh/
LOCATION:Beloved Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Exposition Review Seeks Submission on the Theme "Secret" for the Flash 405 Competition
DESCRIPTION:Flash 405 is Exposition Review’s multi-genre flash competition\, awarding prizes and online publication to the winners! The contest runs every other month during our “off” season (January-August)\, when regular submissions are closed. \nFlash 405 is judged by one of our managing editors or a guest judge. Each round is different; some judges will choose to have a theme\, some will not. Please check the Call for Submissions post for each individual contest (listed below and on our blog) for details on the theme. General guidelines are as follows: \nWe accept:\n\nFiction. A complete story\, up to 405 words (Get it?).\nNonfiction. A complete story\, up to 405 words.\nPoetry. One poem\, up to 5 lines (including prose poems).\nStage & Screen. A complete scene\, up to 4 pages. Please format according to the standard unpublished playwriting or screenwriting format.\nExperimental. A complete short form narrative utilizing innovative techniques and/or hybrid forms. Consider the spirit of flash as well as the limits of other categories for length guidelines.\n\nHow does it work?\n\nSubmissions: You submit your flash work via our Submittable. All submissions are judged anonymously. Multiple entries are allowed. Simultaneous submissions and previously published works are not. One piece per entry. Each entry is $5.\n\n\nJudging: We read your work. We deliberate\, we duke it out\, and eventually we narrow it down. Our judge chooses 1st and 2nd place\, along with up to three honorable mentions.\n\n\nPrizes: The winners will all receive publication on the website. Our first and second place winners will also receive a cash prize–but here’s the fun part\, there’s no limit to how much you could win. The more entries we receive\, the larger the prize! Here’s a breakdown:\n\n1st prize: Online publication + 40% of all entry fees.\n2nd prize: Online publication + 20% of all entry fees.\nHonorable Mention: Online publication.\n\n\n\nIs your interest piqued?
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-exposition-review-seeks-submission-on-the-theme-secret-for-the-flash-405-competition/
LOCATION:Exposition Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - tiny wren Anthology Series Seeks "The Half-Life of Echoes: Poems about the Power an Fragility of Memories"
DESCRIPTION:Print Anthology Theme: The Half-Life of Echoes: Poems about the Power and Fragility of Memories\n\n\n\n\n  \nAnd it all stared back. We’ve met before\, my memory \nstarted to say\, somewhere. . . . \nAnd then I stopped: my father’s eyes were gray \nExcerpt from William Stafford’s poem “Fall Journey\,” originally published in Prairie Schooner\, Vol. 31\, No. 1\, Spring 1957 \nPoet + writer Kip Knott wants your memories. More precisely\, he wants your philosophical musings on memory for tiny wren lit’s next print anthology\, The Half-Life of Echoes: Poems about the Power and Fragility of Memories. \nMemories can stop us dead in our tracks with their epiphanies. Memories can also be as fragile + fleeting as words that hang for a moment before our face in the cold of a winter’s breath. William Stafford’s poem “Fall Journey” captures the electric jolt that can come with a sudden memory. Take a look at Kip’s own memory poem “Early Onset Ghost Town” published in ONE ART. \nFocus more on the nature of memory over detailing specific memories—memory formation\, loss of memory\, sensory memories\, short- or long-term memories\, memory recall\, etc. Include imagery + words that captivate or surprise\, delight or evoke certain emotions. \nSubmit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page\, single-spaced\, + in 12-point font\, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit\, please read our FAQ page.  \nEach featured poet will receive a free contributor’s copy + 50% off for additional copies.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-tiny-wren-anthology-series-seeks-the-half-life-of-echoes-poems-about-the-power-an-fragility-of-memories/
LOCATION:tiny wren lit
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to ev0ke: witchcraft + paganism + lifestyle.  Theme: "The Afterlife"
DESCRIPTION:ev0ke is dedicated to supporting and promoting witchcraft and Paganism. We want to see them represented more\, both in the real world and in fiction\, so we publish essays\, short stories and poetry. \nWould you like to join ev0ke? We are interested in Pagan\, polytheist\, and witchypoetry\nshort fiction\nessays \nJust email us at ev0kepublication@gmail.com. We pay $5 for accepted submissions\, as well as a free one year subscription to ev0ke! \nContributors to ev0ke receive an honorarium of $5 and a free one year subscription to ev0ke. We hope to increase that payment in the future. If you would like to submit something for our consideration please reach out to us at ev0kepublication@gmail.com. \nPlease note: at this time\, ev0ke is NOT accepting AI generated submissions. All submissions must be solely the creation of the contributor/s. \nPlease note: ev0ke is open to rolling submissions from the first to the fifteenth (1-15) of each month. Please consider submitting close to the deadline\, as submissions sent months in advance might get lost. \nOctober: The Afterlife (deadline 15 September 2023)\nEv0king the Question: What do you believe happens to you after death? Is it specific to your practice?
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-foe-submissions-to-ev0ke-witchcraft-paganism-lifestyle-theme-the-afterlife/
LOCATION:ev0ke Publication
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - The Unmooring Journal Seeking Submissions on "Abundance"
DESCRIPTION:The Unmooring Journal: Issue 2.2: Abundance FEE: USD $3.00\n\n\n\nIt’s with grateful hearts that we open our submissions for our sixth issue\, coming out this winter. Every other issue of the Unmooring is themed\, and so our upcoming issue 2.2 will center around the theme of abundance. \nIn difficult moments\, it can be hard to recognize abundance in our lives\, and yet many of us have beautiful moments where we experience abundance—both tangible and intangible. If we abound in grace or in love\, what does that look like? What does it mean to live in abundance? What is enough? What unexpected abundance have you found? \nWe are open to any liturgies\, prayers or nonfiction written with a connection\, however tangential\, to this theme. Please submit through our Duotrope account\, our current submission manager. We charge a small fee of $3 to help cover the costs of our website and software. If you need a fee waiver\, please write us and we are more than happy to accomodate you with no questions asked. Women of color and of diverse backgrounds are especially encouraged to submit. \nPlease read our submission guidelines before submitting: https://www.theunmooring.org/submission-guidelines. \n\n  \n\nCategories: Nonfiction/Art\nFile types: .doc\, .docx\, .pages\, .rtf\, .png\, .tif\, .tiff\, Portfolio\nNumber of Pieces: No limits on number of pieces per submission.\nSingle File: Required. All pieces must be submitted in a single file.\nAnonymous submissions are not required.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed.\nReprints are not allowed.\nMultiple entries are allowed.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Unmooring journal welcomes submissions in the below categories and particularly encourage writers of color and new or emerging writers to submit. We do not publish poetry submissions at this time\, but we do publish liturgy and prayers. At this time\, we only accept submissions from female-identifying contributors. \nWe accept international work and welcome work in a other languages if accompanied by an English translation. Currently\, we pay all of our contributors a stipend of $50 USD upon publication of their work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-the-unmooring-journal-seeking-submissions-on-abundance/
LOCATION:The Unmooring Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to River Mouth Review.  Theme: "Local"
DESCRIPTION:We welcome poetry from both new and experienced poets! \nPoems are selected not only for their individual qualities\, but also in conjunction with the other poems chosen for each issue. Please consider that your poems\, if declined\, may simply not be the best fit for this publication at this time and place. \nSUBMIT : No more than 3 poems\, all in one single document\, with page breaks in between each poem. All forms of poetry are encouraged; read previous issues for a sense of our general vibe. Make sure your poems are as finished as you believe they can be before submitting. Very occasionally\, we may ask you to consider small edits before offering an acceptance. Complex forms and longer-line poems may need to be adjusted for our web platform. \nIf you have been previously published by RMR\, please don’t send more work for at least 2 years: we prioritize new-to-RMR voices. Please wait two months before inquiring about your submissions; however\, if you haven’t received a response by then\, feel free to send us a message via Submittable. Simultaneous submissions are fine\, but PLEASE either withdraw your total submission as soon as possible if the poems are accepted elsewhere\, or use the message feature to let us know if you need to withdraw a single poem. Thank you!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-river-mouth-review-theme-local/
LOCATION:River Mouth Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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