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SUMMARY:N - HerStry Seeking Stories about: Pregnancy Loss
DESCRIPTION:It has been a while since we let this theme sit on its own. It could be lumped into the motherhood category or even into grief\, but it is such a common experience\, and time and time again we hear folks who have experienced the loss of a pregnancy say how alone they felt\, or unmoored and untethered because our healthcare system is not set up to serve people who have lost a pregnancy. And our society doesn’t want to talk about it. So those going through it have to do so in silence. In October\, we want to help bridge the silence just a little bit\, to give voice to those who have experienced it and comfort to those who are going through it. \n** HerStry is always happy to share stories anonymously—if your story is selected for publication\, simply let your editor know you would not like your name shared ** \nTHE RULES:  \n\nAll stories must be true and about you.\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide.\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words.\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins.\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs.\nStories are read blind. Please DO NOT put any identifying material on your manuscript. Manuscripts that don’t follow this rule will be automatically disqualified without being read. We realize personal essays may contain your name; a first name is fine.\nPlease include a third person bio. Cover letters are fine\, but not necessary (we don’t read them\, we’re more interested in what you’ve written).\nPlease submit only once per theme.\nWe do not accept previously published stories.\n\nHerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, nonbinary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two spirit. In other words\, if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-seeking-stories-about-pregnancy-loss/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Open Call for Superpresent Magazine. Theme: Road Trip
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 2024 issue is Road Trip \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-for-superpresent-magazine-theme-road-trip/
LOCATION:Superpresent Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - EAP: The Magazine Seeking Contributors with: Advice for the Distressed
DESCRIPTION:Becoming Part of the EAP Community.\n\n\nJoin the conversation. \nIn EAP: The Magazine\, all sorts of writing comes under the heading of what we here call “very EAP.”  We’ve published film scripts\, a libretto\, poems\, short stories\, and analyses of everything from the Museum of Jurassic Technology\, to Boris Pasternak’s love of the Everyday\, to Bugs Bunny as a model for foreign policy.  We’ve published a paean to the Dodo\, a poem of outrage about the betrayal of a revolution\, and the story of a snotty little kid who falls through a rabbit hole and fights a Gnome Army to change the world. \nAnd more. \nIf you’ve got something to say that is clear\, courteous\, and creative\, then we really would love to hear from you. Email  Mike for anything relating to Popular Culture\, email Marissa for Poems\, and email Tod for Everything Else. \nWe’re an eccentric bunch\, and an eclectic bunch\, but we’re also very welcoming and very curious about whatever you have to say. And you certainly don’t have to have the premise of a book in mind before joining the conversation (another of our favorite sayings: “The perfect is the enemy of the good”). If there’s something you’re passionate about\, try it out on us. Write an essay. A critique. A poem. A fanciful vision of whatever far off world it is that you daydream about. The plan is simply that the best and most inquiring of the pieces submitted to the quarterly magazine will be offered the opportunity to be worked on to eventually form books that will be published by EAP. \n(One caveat\, though—and a very important one\, too. If your secret wish is to become rich and famous\, and be able to look down on others less fortunate than you through the magic of your own writing\, we are the wrong place for you. What we’re looking for is people who are more interested in expressing something they have to say about who they are\, why the world is the way it is\, and what is possible to be done to make both of those better. Really. That’s who we’re looking for. You’re not going to get rich and famous with EAP. We think people trying to get rich and famous is a crummy way to run a culture\, prizing mindless competition over a real desire to understand reality. Just so you know.)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-eap-the-magazine-seeking-contributors-with-advice-for-the-distressed/
LOCATION:EAP: The Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Cordite Poetry Review Seeking Submissions on the Theme of: Space
DESCRIPTION:We seek first publication rights (print and electronic) for all works submitted. Authors retain copyright of their work. \nGuidelines\n\nPlease do NOT print your name or contact details on your submission document.\nCordite only accepts unpublished work.\nSimultaneous submissions? Sure. Just inform us or withdraw if the work is accepted elsewhere.\nPlease send a maximum of three (3) poems in your submission. Submit only one time. 2nd and 3rd submissions\, even if 1 poem apiece\, will be rejected.\nPlease send all of your works in one (1) document. For electronic poetry\, submit a document with instructions on how and where to access the submission. Large sound and video files can be shared via Drive or similar open means. Submit a document with those URLs.\nSubmissions will only be accepted via this online submissions form.\nPlease keep in mind that the guest poetry editor(s) will not commence reading the submissions until the submissions window closes. Allow 5-6 weeks thereafter for notification.\nAuthors whose poems are accepted for the issue will be included on our mail list (which can be opted out of).\nAs a government-funded non-profit charity\, we can only pay Australian citizens  and permanent residents for poems published.\n\nSubmissions\n\nThe following conditions apply to all poetry submissions: \n\nWe will only read submissions sent during our official submission periods.\nCordite maintains a hybrid submissions policy. This means that the guest editor may invite five (5) Australian and five (5) overseas authors directly to submit to the issue. In addition\, the guest-editor will anonymously select an additional 30-35 works from Australian authors and use their discretion to select further overseas works. For each issue\, the guest editor does not know the identities of the online contributors (via Submittable) until after the final selections have been made.\nSimultaneous submissions? Sure. Just inform us or withdraw if the work is accepted elsewhere.\nPlease place up to three (3) poems in one (1) Word or RTF document (unless specifically noted otherwise for special issues)\, with no identifying details in the document itself.\nWe are not able to offer feedback on individual poems.\nSubmissions will only be accepted via Submittable …\nSubmissions may need to be developed to adhere to our Guide for Indigenous Editing and Writing.publications are the quarterly Cordite Poetry Review – an Australian and international journal of poetry\, criticism and research – and series of print books.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-cordite-poetry-review-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-space/
LOCATION:Cordite Poetry Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Liars' League Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Bell\, Book & Candle
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 9th October – BELL\, BOOK & CANDLE – Seeking sin\, shame & all things dark & Halloweeny\, 800-2000 words – deadline Sunday 1st September \nWHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR\, IN SHORT:\n– New fiction\, i.e. unpublished (print/web/audio)\n– Stories which are on-theme\n– Anonymised (no name on the document)\n– Word count: STRICTLY 800-2000\n– Send to: liars@liarsleague.com\n \nStories must be \n1. Unpublished (in print or online)\, unbroadcast\, and not a prizewinner in any previous competition. \n2. Between 800-2000 words long. \n3. Submitted to liars@liarsleague.com by 11.59pm (UK time) on March 3. \n4. Submitted as an MS Word (.doc\, .docx) or .rtf document\, ideally with 1.5 or double spacing. NO PDFs PLEASE. \n5. Attached to an email which has the story title\, the month of the event and the theme in the subject header. Please put your name at the bottom of your email but NOT on your story\, as we prefer to judge anonymously. \n6. A prose short story. This means no poetry\, no scripts\, no non-fiction. We’ll look at novel extracts\, but only if they work as stand-alone pieces. \n7. ON-THEME. This means that there should be a traceable link to the theme\, or that the theme should be invoked or interpreted as a central part of the story. Simply featuring a bar called “Duck & Dive” if that’s the theme is not enough; but make your main character a dodgy dealer in stolen goods\, and we’ll be interested. \nWriters must be \n1. Willing to have their name and the text of their story up on this site if they win. \n2. Willing to be paid for their work in kind. Unfortunately\, Liars’ League does not currently pay contributors in $ or £. However\, if your story is chosen\, you will benefit from the following: \n– Publication of your story on this site: it will also be considered for future print anthologies published by our partners Arachne Press \n– Free drinks all night (if you are able to attend the event). Teetotallers will be fed. \n– A reading of your work by a professional actor (CLICK HERE to see a blog post on what that’s like\, written by five-time winning author Mike Clarke) \n– An MP3 and a link to a YouTube video recording of the reading \n– SUBMITTING FROM ABROAD? If you *cannot* attend the event\, due to living abroad or some other obstacle\, we will send you a free book to thank you for your contribution\, as drinks are rather messy to post. You can choose your favourite title from our selection of four anthologies (one award-winning!)\, or any book by any of our authors. \nIMPORTANT: By submitting your work to Liars’ League you are giving us permission to add your email address to our mailing list – this means we can inform you of the winning stories and send updates\, links to our latest stories\, and competition and submission opportunities approximately monthly. If you want to be removed from our mailing list you can email us at any time with Unsubscribe in the subject line. We’ll never share your data with anyone else – promise. \nSubmission of your work also gives us permission to upload the text and an audio and video recording of your story (if successful) onto our website\, YouTube channel and podcast so that everyone can enjoy it. If this is an issue just email and we’re happy to discuss. \nAnd finally … \n1. Please submit no more than ONE story per theme. This is for reading-time reasons. \n2. Please don’t resubmit any story we have previously rejected unless we ask you to\, however much it has changed. \n3. Please don’t be discouraged. We really want to see your work – so send it in! For some further thoughts on what works for the League see this article by Liars’ League regular Niall Boyce
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-liars-league-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-bell-book-candle/
LOCATION:Liars’ League
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:FN - midnight & indigo: celebrating Black women writers: open call for submissions for short stories and essays inspired by music.
DESCRIPTION:Are you a Black woman writer with a passion for storytelling and music? We are excited to announce an open call for submissions for short stories and essays inspired by music. \nFrom Saturday mornings hiding under pillows as the sound of Anita Baker creeps under the door…to block parties and BBQs…let’s use music as our creative inspiration! \nIn so many ways\, music is a heartbeat of Black culture\, the soundtrack to our lives\, tied to memories of laughter\, love\, struggle\, and triumph for generations. It’s more than just sound; it shapes our experiences\, tells our stories\, and connects us to our roots. \nMusic has always been a source of inspiration\, healing\, and joy. It’s a force that transcends boundaries and speaks to our souls. Whether it’s the soothing melodies of a lullaby\, the powerful harmonies of a gospel choir\, or the beats that make us dance\, music is intertwined with our personal narratives. \nThis open call invites you to explore and celebrate this connection by sharing your unique stories and essays that use music as a prompt. \nWhat We’re Looking For: \n\nThe Prompt: We’re looking for original\, previously unpublished short stories and essays that use music as a prompt. Your piece can be inspired by anything from a lyric from your favorite song to a song title\, or even a personal memory.\nCreativity:  Be creative\, not prescriptive\, with the prompt and let your creativity shine through\nEngagement: Writing that draws readers in and makes them feel the rhythm of your words\n\nGeneral Guidelines \n\nWord count: Minimum 1\,200. Max: 7\,000\nCompensation: $0.07 per word for Short Stories and $150 for Personal essays. Rate and word count based upon the final\, edited piece. We pay upon acceptance\, not publication\nSubmissions should be submitted in proper manuscript format with your name\, email address\, and the story’s total word count on the first page. Click here for an example of proper short story manuscript format\n\nWe accept only previously unpublished work. Responses will be provided by October 31\, 2024.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-midnight-indigo-celebrating-black-women-writers-open-call-for-submissions-for-short-stories-and-essays-inspired-by-music/
LOCATION:midnight & indigo
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Dipity Literary Magazine Seeking Cat-themed or feline-inspired Poetry
DESCRIPTION:MEOW!  You must submit previously unpublished poetry for our upcoming whisker factory print issue. \n\nWrite up to 3 poems BUT they must be cat-themed or feline-inspired\, for instance. it could be a poem about your cat\, or if you don’t own a cat — a poem about a cat object i.e. a cat keychain\, a cat museum Egyptian sculpture or abstract meow painting\, cat graffiti art on a wall\, or a group of street cats that you photographed.\nTitle or nickname each poem. \nEach poem should have a brief backstory paragraph on a separate page about 5-8 sentences.\nEach poem should have a few photos that you’ve taken yourself to choose from in the event we select it for print issues\, online\, or both. The photos should NOT include you in them as we only ask for profile photos after acceptance.\nPlease do not put any identifying information inside your document or file name.\n\nWe are only selecting 11 poems for our sub-section so it’ll close quick if we hit our caps\, but remember from time to time we select poems for the online tank and then may inform you about print selection if accepted. We’ll determine if it’ll go into online\, print\, or both if accepted. Contributors receive a private heavily discounted link to purchase the print issue and can share it with fam and friends and the issue will be available to read digitally online until the next release. We are no longer able to make first-time subs free over just our print calls so please follow our guidelines carefully. Take some time to scan our most recent issue in the READ section of our site — issue no. 4 is a good example.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-dipity-literary-magazine-seeking-cat-themed-or-feline-inspired-poetry/
LOCATION:Dipity Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - midnight & indigo: celebrating Black women writers 2024 Rolling Submissions Theme: Speculative Fiction
DESCRIPTION:Speculative Fiction ONLY – 2024 Rolling Submissions\n\n\n\nEnds on Sun\, Sep 1\, 2024 11:59 PM \n\n\n\nAre you a Black woman writer with a passion for speculative fiction and horror? We want to hear from you! \nWe’re looking for previously unpublished\, character-driven narratives that transport readers to worlds beyond their wildest imagination. Need context? Need context? Check out our speculative section and previous speculative issues HERE. \nSpeculative fiction is a broad genre encompassing elements that transcend the boundaries of our everyday reality. Whether it’s the eerie unknown\, futuristic or dystopian landscapes\, supernatural phenomena\, or fantastical realms\, these stories have the power to captivate and provoke thought. \nFrom spine-chilling horror to visionary sci-fi and everything in between\, we want to explore speculative fiction from your perspective. \n\nWord count: 2\,000-7\,000\nAll submissions will be considered for publication on a rolling basis on midnightandidigo.com or in our Speculative fiction special issue (online and/or print).\nWe offer $0.07 per word for Short Stories accepted for publication in our annual Speculative issue and on midnightandindigo.com. Rates and word count based upon the final\, edited piece. We pay upon acceptance\, not publication\nSubmissions should be submitted in proper short story manuscript format with your name\, email address\, and the story’s total word count on the first page. Click here for an example of proper short story manuscript format.\nWe accept only previously unpublished work. Responses will be provided in 3-4 months.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-midnight-indigo-celebrating-black-women-writers-2024-rolling-submissions-theme-speculative-fiction/
LOCATION:midnight & indigo
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Free the Verse: Poetry Magazine Seeking Poems on the Theme: Flower
DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for our Autumn issue. While the theme and title of this issue is ‘Flower’ we encourage you to interpret it creatively. \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\, Hot Water\, to get a sense of the poetry we publish. \nThe deadline for this issue is September 3rd\, 2024. 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit up to 3 poems per issue\, in one submission. If you wish to submit more\, our poetry competition (prize $100) allows unlimited entries. \n\n\n‘Flower’ 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 withdrawal form. \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-poems-on-the-theme-flower/
LOCATION:Free the Verse Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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CREATED:20240819T151020Z
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UID:5669-1725408000-1725408000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Moss Piglet Zine. Theme: Moby Dick
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions\n \n\n\nSubmissions of Stories\, Essays & Poems\nWe’re hoping you set sail on your personal Pequod to hunt for the perfect poem\, story\, or essay that you would then share with us. \n\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. \nWhen in doubt or you just want to say hello\, contact us. info@krazines.com.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-cal-for-submissions-to-moss-piglet-zine-theme-moby-dick/
LOCATION:Moss Piglet Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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CREATED:20240818T223127Z
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SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions to Stone's Throw. Theme: Legenda
DESCRIPTION:Stone’s Throw will open for submissions the first three days of every month\, from 12AM on the first through 12AM on the fourth (with some wiggle room here and there to account for the editors being human). We’re looking for all the same dark fiction\, crime\, and noir as our usual submissions\, but with a target length between 1\,000 and 2\,000 words\, and aligned with the monthly submissions prompt (see below). We’ll read through each story\, choose the one story that shines brightest\, and publish it online the following month\, paying $25 per accepted story. \nAfter a year\, we’ll collect all twelve stories into a Stone’s Throw Annual Anthology\, to be published alongside our other print issues. \nPLEASE NOTE — If you have been accepted within the calendar year for Stone’s Throw\, you are ineligible to submit again during that same calendar year. However\, we look forward to reading your submissions during our regular RHP Magazine open calls! \nOCTOBER SUBMISSIONS (opens September 1 – 4\, 2024) — we’re about to get spooky and crime-ful.  \nEvery town has a legend of a haunted place\, and in most cases\, those legends and haunted places involve a crime. This month\, we want stories about legends\, real or imagined\, the crimes that inspired them\, and the way those legends affect those living in their shadows. Make it dark. Make it gothic. Make it undeniably Stone’s Throw.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-stones-throw-theme-legenda/
LOCATION:Stone’s Throw
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The Twin Bill. Theme: World Series
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are open for our twelfth issue until September 1\, publishing on Game One of the World Series. \nFiction \nWe are interested in short stories up to 5\,000 words. Anything we deem significantly over the word count will not be read out of respect for the number of submissions our editors receive. \nWe are looking for writing that displays a strong personal style and a connection to the game of baseball. Most of all\, we are excited by stories that situate baseball in a broader context\, beyond the action of an individual game or at-bat. The more surprising connection to baseball\, the better. There is a $25 honorarium per short story. \nCreative Nonfiction \nCreative Nonfiction at The Twin Bill is a place for experimental writing on the modern game. We’re looking for contemporary storytellers who make us question our understanding of America’s pastime. \nThere are no formal requirements or word count\, but we urge writers to consider their stories carefully and to use not a word more than strictly necessary. \nThere is a $15 honorarium per accepted piece. \nPoetry \nPlease send up to five poems per issue. We love baseball from all eras but would particularly like to see poems of a more contemporary style or subject matter. There is a $10 honorarium per poem. \nGuidelines \nThere is a $3 submission fee. Writers retain all rights to their work. Please send all written submissions as a Word doc along with a short bio and any social media you want us to plug. We are only interested in previously unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are fine\, but please let us know if it is accepted elsewhere. Send any questions or ideas to scott@thetwinbill.com. We would love to hear from you.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-twin-bill-theme-world-series/
LOCATION:The Twin Bill
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5672-1725782400-1725814800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Green Ink Poetry Seeking Submissions Using Kennings
DESCRIPTION:Equinox Collections: Kennings\n\nWe are looking for beautiful poems utilising Kennings; a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun. There are no specific themes for this collection beyond our general desire for work dealing with nature and the natural world\, although we would be particularly interested in any poems that take the historical use of kennings into account. The Lost Words and The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris are excellent examples of our approach to this collection. \nSubmission Details\n\n\nLength Limits: We cannot accept poems that are longer than an A4 page. \n\n\nFormat Limits: Blocks – Unfortunately\, neither our print or digital publications are able to properly display poems formatted as a block. \n\n\nMax Number of Poems: 3 – Whilst we love reading all of the work sent to us\, we’ve found that a hard limit on the number of poems sent per submission means we’re better able to give everyone the time and consideration they deserve. This means that any extra poems sent to us will be disregarded. \n\n\nCredit: Please include a short third-person bio in your submission\, including any personal social media handles or other links you would like to have listed. Previously published poems will be considered for inclusion\, but must come with full attribution. \n\n\nContent Exclusions: Work of an overtly sexual nature\, or that promotes any form of hatred\, racism\, sexism\, or other expressions of intolerance will not be considered. \n\n\nWhere To Send Submissions: Submit your work by emailing us at editors@greeninkpoetry.co.uk – Please ensure that the email subject line includes “Kennings”. \n\n\nSubmission Format: Please send your submissions formatted as a word document or PDF attached to an email\, or in the body of the email itself.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-green-ink-poetryseeking-submissions-using-kennings/
LOCATION:Green Ink Poetry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5678-1725782400-1725814800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Exposed Brick Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Duality
DESCRIPTION:THEME: DUALITY \nFor this issue\, we are drawn to the concept of duality. How can a thing seemingly hold more than itself? What opposing elements exist within nature? Within ourselves? How do we let these elements thrive without dimming their power or dulling their influence? How does duality allow for us to not be constrained but free to explore beynd the surface? Duality is the ability to be complex. There’s multiples ways of viewing and showing up in the world. Duality allows us freedom to explore beyond the surface. \nWe are excited to see your creative take on this theme.\n\nWHAT ARE WE ACCEPTING?\n– Ages: all (minors with parent/guardian consent)\n– Writing: essays\, poems\, prose (no longer than 3 pages) \nFILE TYPE\n– Writing: word documents\, google doc \nTRANSLATIONS\nWe are open to writing in any language. For pieces written mostly or entirely in another language\, please provide a translation for us\, as we cannot assure you that the language you’re writing in can be understood by the readers in entirety. \nCOMPENSATION\nIf your piece is selected\, you will receive $30 compensation via PayPal\, CashApp\, or Venmo. \nREVIEW\n– To view submissions guidelines and what we are looking for check our website.\n– We will NOT review any submissions not submitted in the correct format via this form.\n– As a BIPOC found\, led\, and run literary & design magazine we prioritize working with BIPOC creatives. There is no submission fee for BIPOC creatives.\n– If you are white\, and want to submit we suggest you make a donation (of whatever amount you find comfortable). You can find the donation link on our website.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-exposed-brick-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-duality/
LOCATION:Exposed Brick Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5819-1725868800-1725901200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - ONLY POEMS Seeking Submissions with the Theme of: Fall
DESCRIPTION:Every month\, we feature a Poem of the Month. \nThis month\, the theme is “FALL”. Interpret that however you wish! \nThe “Poem of the Month” is accompanied by both a contributor’s and an editor’s note and a custom piece of artwork created by Derek Mueller. \nBeyond creating more exciting ways for poetry to shine through in the world\, we wish to make the editorial process more transparent. \nWhy do some poems stand out? \nEach month has a new form or theme. \nThe winner will be offered $22. \nYou may submit only one poem. \nWhile the submissions for the Poem of the Month category are free\, there are also tip-jar option and paid feedback options. These help us sustain the magazine. This time around\, we have added some further donation categories. All of these are tax-deductible and will go straight to We Are Her! \nWe will respond to all submissions within three weeks.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-only-poems-seeking-submissions-with-the-theme-of-fall/
LOCATION:ONLY POEMS
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5726-1725955200-1725987600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Antler Velvet Arts Magazine: The buck edition: prompt 'cocoon'
DESCRIPTION:the buck edition: prompt ‘cocoon’\n\n\n✥ COCOON ✥ to retreat and find sanctuary\, unveiling the essence of comfort and familial warmth before emerging refreshed ✥ THERE IS NO LIMIT TO RESTORATION ✥ embracing the old bonds\, birthing tranquility\, a perpetual dance of relaxation in the cocoon’s embrace ✥ SANCTUARY OF STILLNESS ✥ an eternal space of retreat\, intertwined with the spirit of familial love ✥ in the act of cocooning\, the soul’s peace is already nurtured ✥ COMFORT IS ALREADY HERE ✥ rest\, rest\, rest ✥ the cocoon asks you\, are you ready to retreat? ✥ are you prepared to be held? ✥ YOUR FAMILY IS WATCHING ✥ YOU ARE LOVED ✥ DO NOT RUSH \n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re into poetry\, flash fiction\, nonfiction—pretty much anything creative. Our editions are on the smaller side\, with 25-35 pieces of content total. Poetry entries tend to be highly competitive\, so make sure to send us your best work! \nWith these rules in mind you may: \n– Upload up to 5 poems (please include them all in one document) \n– Upload up to 2 essays up to 2000 words (can be academic or stream-of-consciousness) \n– Upload up to 2 fiction pieces under 1000 words \n– Due to a surge in popularity\, AV will only have submissions open for a month for each edition. This is to ensure enough curation and formatting time provided to our small team of editors! \nAll successful creators will be emailed upon the release of the online magazine. \nFeel free to submit again if your previous work wasn’t the right fit for us. We’re cool with simultaneous submissions too\, just give us a heads-up if your work finds a home elsewhere. And\, of course\, no previously published stuff\, please. \nLooking forward to checking out your awesome work!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-antler-velvet-arts-magazine-the-buck-edition-prompt-cocoon/
LOCATION:Antler Velvet Arts Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5750-1725955200-1725987600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Rose Books Reader. Theme: Primal Scream
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions:\nRose Books is now open for prose submissions for our first Rose Books Reader\, entitled “Primal Scream”—a printed collection of work by writers who inspire us. In particular\, we are looking for prose that explores characters or narrators somehow on the edge or on the brink\, in chrysalis or transition\, in various states of emergency or desire\, struggling to cope with the realities of our contemporary world in real or surreal ways\, with some success or no success at all. We’re looking for an engagement with emotional extremes or environmental collapse or feelings of bodily entrapment; work that is desperate\, unhinged\, hallucinatory\, hormonal. In keeping with Rose Books’ mission—“we believe in taking risks for the sake of beauty”—we’re particularly keen on work that takes risks in either theme or style. \nWe are less interested in coming-of-age in NYC stories\, vanilla relationship problems\, or self-created ennui from being very online. \nPlease keep submissions to less than 3\,000 words—we are open to previously unpublished stories\, essays\, flash fiction\, and prose poetry. Simultaneous submissions are okay\, please just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere. \nUnfortunately\, we are not able to offer compensation for submissions at this time\, but contributors will receive a copy of the Reader and we will promote your writing and publicize the Reader in every way we can. \nPlease email submissions in a Word doc (12 pt. font\, Times New Roman\, double spaced) with a brief bio to rosebooksreader [at] gmail [dot] com. The submissions window will close on September 10\, 2024.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-rose-books-reader-theme-primal-scream/
LOCATION:Rose Books Reader
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Hinterland Magazine: "Journeys" Special Issue: Nonfiction Open Call
DESCRIPTION:Hinterland Magazine is pleased to be open once again for submissions for a special issue on the subject of “Journeys” to be published in Late 2024. Based on the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “travel: to make a journey of some length”\, we are looking for creative non-fiction that redefines travel writing. Surprise and amaze us with your work about journeys and voyages through places\, spaces and time by 23.59 GMT on 13th September 2024. \nAt Hinterland we are committed to publishing the best in creative non-fiction from around the globe. We are always thrilled to feature work from established\, well-known authors but have a particular interest in discovering new voices and in pieces that sit outside the usual categories: we ask only that it be a work of non-fiction. \n\nSubmissions should be made via Submittable only (see below).\nBefore you submit\, we strongly recommend purchasing a copy of Hinterland in order to get a feel for the range and style of nonfiction that we publish (www.hinterlandnonfiction.com/shop).\nAll work should be new\, previously unpublished material.\nWe accept simultaneous submissions. If your work is accepted elsewhere\, kindly let us know.\nFor our Non-fiction Open Call\, we accept work between 1251-5000 words. We also accept extracts from longer works\, or works in progress; please ensure the extract works as a stand-alone piece. If you have a short piece of between 500-1250 words\, please submit this through our Flash Non-fiction Call.\nPlease submit your work in a legible 12pt font and double-spaced.\nYour work will be considered for all upcoming issues; it might help you to know that we operate a 4- to 5-month editorial lead time.\nWe typically pay £100 for a long-form article\, or £25 for shorter articles and contributions to our regular features.\nWe charge a small readers’ fee of £3 for all submissions. Please get in touch with us if this fee presents a hardship for whatever reason. Subscribers can submit their work to us for free.\nPlease do not submit the same piece to multiple calls. We will always consider a piece for all open calls\, where appropriate.\nWe regret that\, due to the number of submissions received\, we cannot provide feedback.\nIf you have had a piece published with us recently\, please wait 9 months after publication before submitting to us again.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-hinterland-magazine-journeys-special-issue-nonfiction-open-call/
LOCATION:Hinterland Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Writing Heights Anthology Series. Theme: Love
DESCRIPTION:Love is a universal theme in music\, literature\, pop culture\, philosophy\, biology\, politics\, and government. Romantic love is but one tiny piece of that puzzle. A child’s love for their stuffed animal\, an immigrant’s love for their new home\, or the nostalgic love for a childhood best friend: each a form of love. \nThe ancient Greeks divided love into many types in order to better understand the concept. Ancient Greek philosophy focused on \n\nAgape: charity or universal love\nEros: romantic\, passionate love\nPhilia: affectionate regard or friendship\nPhilautia: compassionate self-love\nStorge: instinctual familial love\nXenia: hospitality\, “guest-friendship”\n\nLove\, in all its forms\, can be both inclusive and divisive. It can build consensus or tear away the fabric of a community. Love conjures images of joy\, happiness\, and satiety… but also loss\, despair\, and indifference. Love can be freeing\, constraining\, or punishing. \nWhatever your experience of love\, it is a powerful force to be reckoned with. Submit your short fiction\, narrative nonfiction\, and poetry exploring love as it resonates with you in any of its many forms. \nNote: This anthology is intended for general readers. Erotica\, rape scenes\, or gratuitous violence are prohibited. Limited sex\, violence\, and profanity are permissible as long as it suits the story. It cannot feel gratuitous or be included for shock value. Submissions intended for children or middle grade readers will not be accepted. \nSubmission Guidelines \nBlind Submissions: Because we judge all submissions blindly\, submitted files MUST NOT contain any identifying information about the author. Including your name\, address\, email or any other personal information in the file will result in immediate disqualification. \nLength: Short fiction and creative nonfiction/memoir submissions should be a maximum of 5000 words. Poetry submissions can be up to 3 poems contained in a single file with a maximum of 10 pages. \nFile Format: Submit all files as a Word .doc or .docx file. The file name should contain the title of the piece (or first poem) only. All pieces should be in Times New Roman\, 12 point font. Contact the anthology coordinator at anthology@writingheights.com for exemptions. Poets may also submit\, via email\, a .pdf of their poems to indicate preferred formatting. Bear in mind that the final printed page in the book will not match an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper. \nEditing: While accepted pieces will undergo an editing process\, all submissions should be edited and proofread prior to submission. \nMultiple Submissions: Multiple submissions accepted\, but only two submissions per writer. \nSimultaneous Submissions: Please no simultaneous submissions. \nOriginal Work: We are looking for original\, unpublished work only. Previously published work will not be accepted. \nSubmission Fee: $15/entry \nPayment: Accepted pieces will receive a $50 payment
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-writing-heights-anthology-series-theme-love/
LOCATION:Writing Heights Anthology Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:5756-1726300800-1726333200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - The Garden Party Poetry Contest 2024. Theme: Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Poetry Contest Details\n\n\nWHAT WE OFFER: \n\n\nAt least 3 poems will be picked as winners by the lead judge and the collective\, with featured publication and promotion! \n\n\nEach winning poet will have their choice between 1) a $50 payment\, or 2) choosing a charity of their choice (either in their community or we can share a small list of reputable choices)\, which GPC will match for a total donation of $100! \n\n\n​ \nGUIDELINES: ​ \nAll submission entries should be accompanied by a 2-4 sentence bio with any relevant links in the body of the email. Please attach your poetry contest manuscript as a pdf / doc / docx to the email. \nADDITIONALLY:  \n\n\nEntries must be ~3 pages max\, with up to 3 poems \n\n\nIE—at maximum\, you can submit a single 3-page poem\, OR three 1-page poems\, OR a 2-pager and a 1-pager\, etc. \n\n\n\n\n​Please start each poem on a new page \n\n\nNo previously published work \n\n\nAll styles are welcome—traditional\, experimental\, hybrid\, etc. \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please keep us in the loop if you hear back elsewhere  \n\n\nPlease include your pronouns in your bio/submission so we can properly refer to you <3​ \n\n\n& one entry per person\, please​ \n\n\n​ \nAny entry received after the selected dates will not be considered for publication. We read every manuscript\, and will select our winners within two months of submissions!​ \n​ \nThank you for your trust in us!!!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-garden-party-poetry-contest-2024-theme-mental-health/
LOCATION:The Garden Party Poetry Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Writing Magazine Competitions. Theme: Friendship
DESCRIPTION:30th July is International Friendship Day\, so send us stories in any style or genre where friendship of some kind is a key element. \nYour entry should be 1\,500-1\,700 words. The closing date is 15th September 2024. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPrize\nThe winner will receive £200 and publication in Writing Magazine\, with £50 and publication in Competition Showcase for the runner-up. \nEligibility\nEntry is open to any writer and entries must be the original and unpublished work of the entrant which is not currently submitted for publication nor for any other competition or award. There is no limit to number of entries. Entrants retain copyright in their manuscripts.\nNotification\nWinners will be notified within three months of closing date after which date unplaced entries may be submitted elsewhere. Winning entries may not be submitted elsewhere for twelve months after that date without permission of Writing Magazine who retain the right to publish winning entries in any form during those twelve months.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-writing-magazine-competitions-seeking-submssions-on-the-theme-of-friendship/
LOCATION:Writing Magazine Competitions
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:5675-1726387200-1726419600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PN - Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Compose
DESCRIPTION:“Compose.” What does this word bring up for you? What needs to be composed? How do we compose? What happens when there is no composure? Are there moments we don’t need to compose (work\, music\, ourselves\, etc)? In this US election year\, what does compose mean? These are all just thoughts and questions. Surprise us by your own writing on these themes. \n\nPoetry & Creative Nonfiction Submission Guidelines\n\n\n\n\nPlease send us 1-3 poems (one poem per page) or one CNF piece that is no more than 2\,500 words (essay\, journal entry\, excerpt from a memoir or lager piece). \n\n\nWe read and publish work that is in English only. \n\n\nWe no longer take previously published work so send us what hasn’t appeared online or in print. \n\n\nWork should be 12pt text; set in Courier\, Arial\, Times New Roman (CNF – double spaced) \n\n\nWe pay attention to craft\, ease\, beauty\, rawness of your writing. Are we inspired\, moved? Is it thought provoking\, surprising\, inviting? \n\n\nWe only take poems within the submission window and via Duosuma through Duotrope (it’s free to set up an account). \n\n\nYou will be notified the month following your submission. Feel free to make simultaneous submissions but let us know ASAP if what you sent us is selected elsewhere. \n\n\nWe believe a writer should have full control of their work\, so all copyright and publication rights remain with the writer at all times. However\, we appreciate exclusive publication rights for three months after the piece has been published by us to ensure maximum impact. And if your piece appears anywhere after that\, please acknowledge that it was first published in Snapdragon: A Journal of Art & Healing (or “Snapdragon Journal”).  
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-snapdragon-a-journal-of-art-healing-seekig-submissions-on-the-theme-compose/
LOCATION:Snapdragon Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review Seeking Submissions for the Halloween Issue about: Monsters
DESCRIPTION:OCTOBER (Boo-din annual Halloween issue\, featuring The Skinner Prize) \n. . . It waits in between the shadows. It watches from just out of sight. The monster. The Other. The creature haunting the peripheries\, guarding the boundaries . . . \nFor our Halloween Boo-din issue\, we are looking for CNF\, fiction\, poetry\, and hybrid work that explores horror and legends surrounding monsters. Your pieces should involve either a re-imagined classic creature\, like vampires and werewolves\, or a new imagining of a monster as a meaningful element. We are looking for the subtle\, the creepy\, the unsettling. We will not accept any pieces with gratuitous use of violence or gore. \nAll work will be read blind and chosen by former Managing Editor/McNeese MFA graduate Abigail Skinner\, and the top piece will earn special mention/top placement\, and a broadside of their work. \nEmail your work to boudin@mcneese.edu by September 15th\, 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).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-boudin-the-online-home-of-the-mcneese-review-seeking-submissions-for-the-halloween-issue-about-monsters/
LOCATION:Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN -  Book XI: A Journal of Literary Philosophy Seeking Submissions on: Reality and its other(s)
DESCRIPTION:We will consider only previously unpublished and philosophically informed creative work (though our understanding of “philosophically informed” is capacious). Please submit only one prose manuscript or up to five poems for each issue. Please submit poems in one document. All submissions should be made through Submittable. There is no submission fee. \nWe pay $200 for each piece that we publish (or $50 for each poem we publish). \nWe are generally looking for pieces that are between 1\,000 and 5\,000 words\, though we will happily consider submissions that are shorter or longer than this. However\, please do not submit any work that is more than 7\,000 words. \nWe realize that you might also want to submit the same manuscript to other literary journals. If you do\, please include a note to that effect in the cover letter you include with your submission and notify us immediately if the piece(s) you sent to us is(are) accepted for publication by another magazine or journal. \nPlease direct all inquires about the journal to bookxi@hamilton.edu.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-book-xi-a-journal-of-literary-philosophy-seeking-submissions-on-reality-and-its-others/
LOCATION:Book XI : A Journal of Literary Philosophy
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - 53-Word Story Contest. Theme: A Set
DESCRIPTION:Image by Alex Green\, licensed through Pexels \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Prompt for September: Are you ready? Picture this: your fingers in place over the keys\, the blank-page backdrop is waiting for your story. What words will you collect there? Do you already know what you want to write? Will it follow the rules? Which way will all the words flow? It’s time to put them down. \nWrite a 53-word story about a set \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe winner for September will receive a free copy of What Dwells between the Lines: Fifty-Three 53-Word Story Contest Winners Plus Tips on Writing Remarkably Brief Fiction\, and their story will appear on this page for the month of October and will be published in Issue 269 of Prime Number Magazine on January 1\, 2025. \nPlease read our guidelines carefully\nNO ATTACHMENTS\, PLEASE!\nPaste your story in the body of your email to 53wordstory@gmail.com\nHINT: Each month\, when we offer a new prompt\, we introduce it with a short 53-word description that suggests several ways you might consider the prompt. Even the photo can offer a different way to look at it. What are we looking for? A story that surprises us in its approach to the prompt\, something unusual and creative. The first idea that pops into your head probably popped into the heads of others too\, so you might want to take another look at how your story can be different. Challenge yourself to find an unusual way to write a 53-word story about the prompt\, and don’t think you have to use the prompt in your story\, literally; implying the word works too. Surprise us! That’s what we are looking for. \nHere’s how to enter (please read our guidelines carefully before sending us your story): \n–Your story must be 53 words—no more\, no less—titles are not included in the word count. Stories with fewer than or more than 53 words will be disqualified. Send only stories; poetry with line breaks will not be considered.\n–There is no age limit. This is a FREE contest\, so there is no age restriction.\n–Be careful of word count. Hyphenated words count as one word.\n–Titles are not included in the word count. If your story is not titled\, we will create a title for publication.\n–One submission per person. ‘Nough said.\n–NO ATTACHMENTS! Paste your story into the body of your email. Stories sent as attachments\, or images embedded in the email\, will not be considered.\n–By entering this contest the author grants Press 53 First Serial Rights to publish the story in Prime Number Magazine and to archive it permanently on our website. All other rights remain with the author.\n–Email your story directly to 53wordstory@gmail.com by the 15th  day of the month\, midnight Eastern Time. NO ATTACHMENTS\, PLEASE! \nOur judges for the 53-Word Story Contest are the editors of Press 53 and Prime Number Magazine. Our winner for this month’s contest will receive a free book from Press 53\, and the winning story will appear here on the 53-Word Story Contest page for the entirety of the month following the contest\, and will also be published\, along with the author’s *photo and 53-word bio\, in the next issue of Prime Number Magazine. \n(*we will request your photo and 53-word bio if your story is our winner\, so be prepared!)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-53-word-story-contest-theme-a-set/
LOCATION:53-Word Story Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PF - Ink Sweat & Tears Seeking Submissions on the Theme: (Re)place
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\nWhat to Send\nSend your submission of\, ideally\, no more and no less than 4-6 pieces of poetry (or 1-2 short prose/flash fiction works) and include YOUR NAME in the subject line. [please cut and paste email address and add it to your address book – it’s a spam avoidance technique] We ONLY accept submissions by email. \nWhile nothing is sacred – and we will consider ‘political/current affairs’ contributions – we do reserve the right to reject any submission we feel is deliberately offensive or actionable. \nSorry\, we do not pay for submissions – we have no money. \nFormat\nYour submissions can be within the body of the email or as pasted into a single Word document. If you are sending a graphic\, including haiga\, then PDF and JPEG files are fine. \nDue to the vagaries of WordPress\, we are also asking for pdf or jpg submissions (as well as in doc format) of all concrete poetry. Please use a sans serif format. We use Didact Gothic on the site which can be downloaded for free but Trebuchet MS and other similar san serif fonts are also acceptable. Font size should be 10 pt. (We may ask you to adjust this as we are still working out the best way to feature concrete poetry.) \nPlease note the maximum word length we will publish is 750 words. \nWhen it comes to Word + Image poems\, please see our previously published work to check if your piece fits the criteria. Ekphrastic poetry does not count as Word + Image. \nAbout You\nPlease include a short biographical note about yourself in the THIRD PERSON\, 30-to-40 words max.  You may include links to publications or your blog or your website. Max 2 links. \nOnce we have accepted your work\, please do not send us edits or biography updates unless we have asked for them. This is very time-consuming and very difficult to keep track of. \nCopyright\nPlease DO NOT submit work that includes copyright material (such as pictures) belonging to other people/third parties unless you can supply us with written authorisation by that person/third party. \nAs the author you retain full copyright in your work. By submitting a piece of prose or poetry to us\, you are merely granting IS&T a non-exclusive right (or ‘bare licence’) to reproduce your work. \nNo Simultaneous Submissions\, Please\nNo simultaneous submissions please (and that includes work also being submitted to competitions) if only because it causes us unnecessary kerfuffle when\, having accepted a piece\, the author then gets it accepted elsewhere and wants to unsubmit it to us – or else even asks us to delete from the webzine a piece we have already published. \nImportant: Please note that\, because of the number of submissions we receive\, we can no longer accept work that has been previously published or is about to be published elsewhere; this includes personal blogs and Facebook. If\, after accepting or publishing a work on IS&T\, we find it published elsewhere on an earlier date\, we will remove it from our web site. (We would also be very grateful if you could keep from posting your works elsewhere after IS&T publication\, at least until we have decided on our Pick of the Month shortlist for the relevant month.)
The ‘not previously published’ criteria does not apply to Filmpoems or work submitted for our National Poetry Day or 12 Days of Christmas features.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-ink-sweat-tears-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-replace/
LOCATION:Ink Sweat & Tears
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Queens English Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:POETRY COMPETITION – WIN £100\nWe are delighted to announce our next poetry-writing competition to be judged by our resident poet\, Dorothy Pope. The competition is open to all and entry is free. Each entrant may submit two poems not previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. Please keep copies as those submitted will not be returned.\n\n\n\n\nThe competition has an open theme; entrants may write on any subject or subjects of their choice. Poems should reach Dorothy Pope by 15 September 2024 by post to 10 Runnelfield\, Harrow on the Hill\, Middx HA1 3NY or by email to\n\ndorothy.pope@hotmail.com\n\nResults will be announced on 30 September 2024. Poems sent by post should each be typed on a separate sheet with contact details on the reverse. Each emailed poem must be sent separately with contact details well separated from the poem. Every poem must be headed ‘Queen’s English Society Poetry Competition’ and must be a maximum of 20 lines in the author’s choice of form.\n\nThe author of the winning poem will receive £100 and the poem will be published on the Queen’s English Society website\, Facebook platforms\, and occasionally in the next issue of the Society’s quarterly magazine\, Quest. The runner-up will also be published.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-queens-english-poetry-competition/
LOCATION:Queens English Poetry Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - Friends Journal Seeking Submissions for the December Issue on: Spiritual Optimism vs Spiritual Pessimism
DESCRIPTION:One of the greatest spiritual divides we see these days doesn’t seem to be theological or even political but related to our enthusiasm for the future. Is climate change hurtling us to an unlivable planet and extinction of humanity or are we in the beginning stages of a new age of sustainability? Is democracy advancing across the world with isolated backlashes or is an authoritarian future turning the screws on us? The last 50 years have brought us undeniable advances in race relations\, more mainstream LGBTQ+ acceptance than we might ever have imagined\, and improved health and environmental standards yet there is plenty to be worried about. \nHow do we balance out spiritual optimism vs. spiritual pessimism? How do Friends in the 2020s look at the future? \nFeatures run 1200-2500 words.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-friends-journal-seeking-submissions-for-the-december-issue-on-spiritual-optimism-vs-spiritual-pessimism/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Open Call to Tales Anthology Series. Theme: Tales from the Kitchen
DESCRIPTION:OPEN CALL: closing Sept 16\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTales from the Kitchen\n​ \nEditor’s Tip: For much of recorded history\, the kitchen has been the center—the heart—of the home. Food can bring people together or tear them apart. Important conversations happen around the kitchen table\, kids learn self-sufficiency\, and traditions begin in this space. \n\n\nEdited by Theresa Green \nTheresa is looking for well-developed concepts\, inviting storytelling\, clear description\, and an occasional laugh to break the tension. Genre is yours to play with*. Pieces will be reviewed and writers contacted in the order received. \n\n\nSubmissions \nSubmissions must be in English and include the required Title Information.  \nTry to keep your submission under… \n7\,500 words for fiction (1 per person) \n50 lines for poetry (2 per person) \nTimes New Roman or Arial\, size 10 or 12\, single spaced \nIndented paragraphs except for poetry \nEmpty margins on all four sides \nEmpty line for scene breaks \nTip: Keep your formatting simple!\nRemember\, you’re formatting for review\, not for publication. Don’t hide your gorgeous prose behind stylized asterisks and flourishes. \n\n\nTitle Information\nEntries must include this Title Information in this order at the top of the document body\, aligned left:  \nName or Pseudonym\, email \nEntry Title \nTales \nWord or Line Count  \nIf your submission was previously published\, please cite your success below your word/line count.​ \nAccepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nSubmit via email OR Dropbox OR Duosuma. \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). Set your document permissions to “anyone with the link” so we can download it. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-open-call-to-tales-anthology-series-theme-tales-from-the-kitchen/
LOCATION:Tales Anthology Series
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Usawa Literary Review Seeking Submissions on: Faʻafafine or Gender & Its Discontents
DESCRIPTION:Usawa: Call for Submissions – December 2024 Issue \n\n\n\n\nGENDER AND ITS DISCONTENTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotograph by: Ryan Stowers\nFa’afafine\nTaken in Faleapuna at a road side shop \nFaʻafafine (translated: “in the manner of a woman”) are natal males who align with a third gender or gender role in Samoa. \n\n\n\n\nFor its December 2024 Issue\, Usawa Literary Review invites contributions in form of poetry\, short fiction\, reviews\, interviews\, essays\, creative nonfiction\, queer auto-fiction\, (and any other genre-bending genre which queers the concept of genres)\, around the theme\,  ‘Gender & Its Discontents ’. \nGender is perhaps one of the most naturalised\, and hence problematic of strands which make our social identities. When intersected with class\, caste\, or sexual orientation\, gender can provide us with immense social and cultural capital\, or conversely\, become the reason that such positions are denied to us\, violently\, deliberately. In Amrita Mahale’s novel\, Milk Teeth (2018)\, we witness Kartik Kinni\, a privileged\, upper caste male lead a shameful\, double life as closeted homosexual frequenting railway toilets to have sex. The Pink Chaddi Campaign\, a nonviolent protest campaign launched in 2009\, by the Consortium of Pub-going\, Loose and Forward Women\, entailed women from all over India sending pink underwear (chaddis) to offices of an ultra-conservative\, right-wing group which had\, on and around Valentine’s Day\, resorted to moral policing and violence against pub-going couples (especially women). In the Bollywood film\, Chandigarh Kare Aashqui (2021)\, we see how the heroine’s revelation that she is a post-op transwoman causes anxieties in her alpha-male\, gym-trainer lover\, and reveals him to be homophobic. Gender also serves as the naturalized pathway to normalcy\, a position of dominance\, or a source of existential angst and never-ending struggles for recognition – depending on where in the myriad\, multi-layered hierarchies we find ourselves.      \nFor our December Issue\, we solicit submissions across categories\, which interrogate what gender means to us; how it intersects with class\, caste\, and sexuality to influence our lived realities; how different forms of kinship relations emanate from and support different gender configurations and vice versa; how individuals – males\, females\, intersex – irrespective of their sexual orientation\, resist\, and consolidate their gendered selves; how the hegemony of heteronormativity structures modern cultural discourse\, as well as our own ideas of personhood\, and the ways we can and do resist this. \nFeel free to rummage through your memories\, parse popular culture\, reflect on contemporary socio-political developments\, and critique through your fiction\, poetry\, essays\, interviews\, and reviews\, those gendered structures which make the world around you\, which make you\, you\, and how these can be challenged\, subverted\, consolidated\, and written. \nWe look forward to your submissions. \nOur submission process has changed. We now accept submissions only through our website. Please familiarise yourself with the updated submission process and do NOT hesitate to ask for help at info@usawa.in or social@usawa.in \nDeadline: 20 September 2024 \nWe pay our contributors \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Guidelines \nUsawa Contributor Registration: Please fill the form for each submission. All submissions except visual narratives will be made through the form. \nSubmission Format: \nAll submissions apart from visual narratives are to be made through the form. Please follow the instructions attached to ensure that your submission reaches us. \nCompose your brief (~80 words) bio in the third person at the end of your submission. Please ensure to include your photograph and social media handles. \nPayment Policy: \nAs of December 2023\, Usawa has become a paying market. \nSubmission Limitations: \nYou may submit up to one entry for each genre during a given submission period. \nAlthough we prefer exclusive submissions\, we understand if you choose to make simultaneous submissions. In such cases\, please promptly notify us if another publication accepts your piece before our review. To withdraw your submission\, kindly contact the sectional editor and the Managing Editor by email. \nPlease be aware that any work published in Usawa cannot be reprinted in any other publication\, whether online or in print\, until six months after the initial publishing date. After this period\, we request that you send us a formal intimation and credit Usawa wherever the piece is republished by contacting our Managing Editor. \nSection Guidelines \nPoetry:  \nPlease submit 4-6 poems. \nUsawa will be publishing unpublished poems only. However\, poems that have been shared on the author’s social media are acceptable. \nIf you have previously published work that strongly resonates with our theme kindly share the same with our Poetry Editor\, Babitha Marina Justin\, at babitha@usawa.in stating why you would like the piece to be considered. The body of editors will review it collectively and take a decision accordingly. \nShort Fiction: \nSubmit short fiction of length between 2000-5000 words. \nWhile our primary focus is on literary fiction that explores the depth and complexity of the human experience\, we are also open to exceptional works of genre fiction that push boundaries and offer fresh perspectives. Bring us stories with emotional depth\, vivid characterization\, and inventive storytelling. \nOur Fiction Editor\, Kinshuk Gupta\, can be reached at kinshuk@usawa.in for queries. \nNonfiction:  \nSubmit nonfiction of length up to 5000 words. \nWe are looking for pieces that reflect honesty of the experience\, personal or from the point of witness. What are you subverting? Why? Send us well-crafted writings\, especially essays\, or even hybrid pieces\, in a way that we look at the world anew even though the facts remain the same. We’re most excited by not only reading about things little known or talked about\, but also by pieces that subvert and surprise. \nOur Nonfiction Editor\, Smita Sahay\, can be reached at smita@usawa.in for queries.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-usawa-literary-review-seeking-submissions-on-fa%ca%bbafafine-or-gender-its-discontents/
LOCATION:Usawa Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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