N – HerStry Seeking Stories on the Theme: Alone
How do you deal with loneliness? Do you embrace it? What has your loneliness taught you?
20 events found.
Most events are installed on their deadline date, unless there is a long submission window or unless it's a rolling submission.
P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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P – Time of Singing Contest Winter 2025/26 Theme: “Change”
Time of Singing ContestTOS welcomes poetry that tackles spiritual themes and issues without religious jargon or sentimentality.
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PFN – The First Line Seeking Submissions that Begin: “When anyone in town needed help, they contacted Rocky Germain.”
The First LineAll stories must start with the appropriate first line, and you cannot change it in any way unless otherwise indicated.
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Halfway Down the Stairs. Theme: Intuition
Halfway Down the StairsWe want fiction with memorable characters and realistic plots, poetry that is fresh and original, and nonfiction that is both thoughtful and entertaining.
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N – Dorothy Parker’s Ashes Seeking Submissions on the Theme of: Revenge
Dorothy Parker's AshesAlthough the essay holds the central role at DPA, we are open to other genres, including experimental, poetry and flash non-fiction, as long as there is a first-person point of view.
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Instant Noodles. The Theme: Gravy
Instant NoodlesWhat ideas does the word GRAVY evoke for you? Are you thinking about cash, a meal, a scorched mess in a pan? Where does the word take you?
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P – Cordite Poetry Review Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Precarious
Cordite Poetry ReviewCordite Poetry Review is an Australian and international journal of poetry, criticism and research.
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P – Gulf Stream Fall Poetry Contest 2025 is Now Open. The Theme: Wet
Gulf Stream Poetry ContestShow us poetry that drips off the page. Think of rain, oil, blood, wet cement.
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F – Call for Submissions to Cream City Review. Theme: “Disunion: A State Of”
Cream City ReviewDisunion is absence and aftermath, breakage and becoming. We welcome interrogations of dismantling and what emerges in its wake.
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P – Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize Seeking Poetry with the Theme of Love, Faith, & Sex
Leonard Cohen Poetry PrizeIn the spirit of Leonard Cohen, we ask that your poems deal in some way with the intersections of Love, Faith, & Sex.
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Meat for Tea: The Valley Review. Theme: Rasher
Meat for TeaWe encourage submitters to simply have fun with the theme, or ignore it entirely.
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Parcham Online. Theme: Justice
Parcham OnlineCan Justice then be relied on to be Fair? What really does Justice mean? To you? To me? To us?
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PN – RFD Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Screen Queens
RFD MagazineWe've all got something to say about cellphones, so share your thoughts.
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PFN – Call for Submissions to Anomaly Poetry Anthology Series on Tidings & Rituals. Winter Issue Theme: Tidings
Anomaly Poetry Anthology SeriesWe want your cozy holiday memories. The power of a winter storm. The sparkling beauty of a frozen landscape.
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PFN – Open Call to WayWords Literary Journal. Theme: Wonder
WayWords Literary JournalCuriosity, everyday magic, and exciting newness can fill the soul with wonder.
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FN – Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty Seeking Short Takes on the Theme: Friendship and Other Gifts
Persimmon TreeWhat’s on your wish list–for yourself, for those you love? Being a good friend is a gift, as is knowing how to be.
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PFN – Periwinkle Pelican Lit Seeking Submissions on the Theme: “I am learning to let the soft animal of my body love what it loves”
Periwinkle Pelican LitThe Periwinkle Pelican Lit is a small labour of love, an indie passion project, and an ode to writers, poets, and dreamers everywhere.
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P – Call for Submissions to Last Leaves Magazine. Theme: Balance
Last Leaves MagazineBetween work, family, passions, and everything else, finding time for it all can prove difficult. What needs more balance in your life?
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PFN – 3Elements Literary Review Seeking Submissions including the Three Elements: Compass, Rocking Horse, Underpass
3Elements Literary ReviewYour story or poem doesn’t have to be about the three elements or even revolve around them; simply use your imagination to create whatever you want.
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F – Call for Submissions to Flash Frontier: An Adventure in Short Fiction. Theme: Dance | Ngā Kanikani
Flash Frontier: An Adventure in Short FictionWe are looking for variety and originality. Tickle us, haunt us, gobsmack us. Choose your words carefully and leave our readers wanting more. And do it in a small space.