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SUMMARY:N - My Writing Journey Competition. Theme: The worst writing mistake I’ve ever made
DESCRIPTION:The My Writing Journey Competition is free to enter and open to writers from around the world.\n\n\n\n\nWrite us a 600-word essay on the theme: The worst writing mistake I’ve ever made. \nMake it funny\, heartfelt\, quirky and real. We’ll publish the best piece in our newsletter and on our blog – plus the winner receives NZ $200 (R2 000 or £100). \nCOMPETITION RULES:\n\nSend in your entry in the body of the email\, not as an attachment.\nUse the subject line ‘My Writing Journey Competition’ in your email.\nEntries must be no more than 600 words and must be the author’s original work.\nEntry is free.\nThe competition is open to anyone aged 16 and over.\nAll submissions and enquiries can be sent to Nichola:  nichola@nzwriterscollege.co.nz\nThe competition is open to any writer living anywhere in the world.\nOnly one essay per entrant is allowed.\nPrizewinners will be notified via email as well as on our website; please ensure you supply a valid email address with your entry.\nWriters retain full copyright over their work.\nThe judges’ decision is final; no disputes will be entered into.\nIf your entry has not been acknowledged within three working days\, please contact us as your email may have got lost in transit.\nAbsolutely no generative AI to be used (ChatGPT etc.). If we deem stories were not written by a human\, they will be excluded.\nThe Writers’ College reserves the right to extend the competition deadline or cancel the competition should the entries not be of publishable quality or up to the required standard.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-my-writing-journey-competition-theme-the-worst-writing-mistake-ive-ever-made/
LOCATION:My Writing Journey Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Writing Contest 2025. The Theme: Risk
DESCRIPTION:THE 2025 GOLDEN QUILL WRITING CONTEST\nGet your words ready! The theme for the 2025 SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Writing Contest is: RISK. \nThe Golden Quill Writing Contest is a tri-genre contest that awards a total of $1\,650 in prizes and publication in the 2025 issue of The NightWriter Review to the first\, second\, and third place short story\, creative nonfiction piece (essays and memoir)\, and poem engaging with this year’s theme: risk. \nThis year’s final entries will be judged by Juliet McDaniel\, the author of Mr. and Mrs. American Pie\, the novel upon which the hit Apple TV+ series Palm Royale is based (fiction); Deanne Stillman\, the author of American Confidential\, Twentynine Palms\, Mustang\, and Desert Reckoning (creative nonfiction); and San Luis Obispo County poet laureate Caleb Nichols (poetry). \n  \nCONTEST RULES & GUIDELINES\n\nThe 2025 theme is “risk”. All submissions must engage with the theme in some way.\nAll submissions must be previously unpublished.\nThe contest is open to writers 18 years old and over residing in the United States and Canada.\nFiction and creative nonfiction (essays and memoir): up to 5\,000 words.\nPoetry: up to 60 lines of poetry per poem; up to 3 poems per submission.\nPlease use industry standard formatting as applicable to your form: Times New Roman\, 12 pt.\, double-spaced\, one-inch margins.\nFirst-place winners in each category will receive a $350 cash prize and publication in the 2025 issue of The NightWriter Review.\nSecond-place winners in each category will receive a $150 cash prize and publication in the 2025 issue of The NightWriter Review.\nThird-place winners in each category will receive a $50 cash prize and publication in the 2025 issue of The NightWriter Review.\nAll entries will be considered for publication in the 2025 issue of The NightWriter Review.\nAll submissions will be online through our Duosuma submission portal.\nMultiple submissions are welcome\, but you must pay a separate fee for each entry.\nSimultaneous submissions are welcome\, but please withdraw the piece immediately if accepted elsewhere.\nEntry fees are nonrefundable.\nCurrent SLO NightWriters Board Members are ineligible.\nEntry fee: $20 for SLO NightWriters members and $25 for nonmembers.\n\nCONTEST DIRECTOR: Harvey Ardman. Please direct any questions to: harveyardman.ha@gmail.com. \nAll entrants will be subscribed to our mailing list unless you choose to opt out. We respect your privacy–you may unsubscribe at any time.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-free-the-verse-poetry-competitions-the-theme-remembering/
LOCATION:SLO NightWriters Golden Quill Writing Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The Alchemy Spoon Seeking Submissions on the Theme of: Food
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines for Poems \n       \n​\n                                                                                                                                \n​\nWhen our submission window is open you can access our DUOSUMA submissions portal using our submissions page\, but please read the guidelines first!  By submitting your work you give permission for The Alchemy Spoon to publish that work and confirm that it has not been published previously in books\, magazines\, webpages or on social media. The copyright of all submissions remains with the author\, if the work is accepted for publication in The Alchemy Spoon  then the author agrees that any subsequent publication will acknowledge The Alchemy Spoon as first publisher. Once accepted then we are not able to accept any corrections or edits other than typographical  errors or  those requested by the editors. \nWe run The Alchemy Spoon on a break even basis so are not able to offer free copies to contributors – we do however send a discount code to those with poems in the issue which gives a 50% discount on the price of one copy. \n\n\nYou will be asked to create a free account with Duotrope if you are not already registered  with them\nAll your poems must be in ONE word-compatible document  \nYou can submit up to 3 poems\, you MUST enter the title of each poem (piece) on Duosuma when you submit\nPoems should be in 12 point Times New Roman with a maximum 40 lines not including the title \nOur pages have a page width of 16cm and print width of 11.5cm (4.5 inches) between margins so poems with very long lines can be difficult to format.\nEnter  a  brief bio\, maximum of 50 words\, in the third person  in the  Duotrope submission manager \nStart a new page for each poem with your name at the end of the poem  on each page \n\n  \n\nWe are only able to accept submissions from those over 18\nSimultaneous submissions are permitted but please tell us straightaway if a poem is accepted for publication elsewhere\nWe aim for a speedy turn-round and will respond to every submission but we don’t offer individual feedback\nNo changes can be made after submission\nAuthors retain all rights. However\, if a poem is subsequently published elsewhere\, please acknowledge that it first appeared in The Alchemy Spoon \nOur submission window for Issue 16 will open on  1st  –   30th   June 2025 and the theme will be ‘food’\nPlease note our policy on the use of AI in poems or images submitted\nIf you have a poem published in Issue 15 we ask that you wait for Issue 17 before submitting again 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-alchemy-spoon-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-food/
LOCATION:The Alchemy Spoon
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Sinister Wisdom: A Multicultural Lesbian Literary & Art Journal. Theme: Body of Land
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to lesbians.\nBody of Land\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSinister Wisdom: Body of Land\nCall for Submissions \nSinister Wisdom’s Body of Land issue will take readers to a different place—the continent of so-called ‘Australia.’ Body of Land seeks to showcase diasporic and First Nations lesbian\, bisexual\, queer\, trans and gender-nonconforming perspectives in so-called ‘Australia’. As individuals both situated at the intersection of marginalised identities\, we want this issue to provide an outlet for lesbian/queer voices that are too often overlooked in a context where whiteness dominates queer representation. Thus\, we hope this anthology will carve out a space for these voices to fill the pages of an established publication like Sinister Wisdom. \nThe theme\, Body of Land\, was chosen as a framework for exploring the significance of ‘place’ from diasporic and First Nations lesbian/queer standpoints in so-called ‘Australia’\, with ‘land’ acting as a throughline between disparate experiences and histories. We define diaspora as communities with cultural ties outside of the lands on which they reside; as individuals with experiences and feelings of cultural difference and/or unbelonging within the hegemonic culture of so-called ‘Australia.’ We also seek definitions of diaspora that are not solely conceptualised through a lens of loss and nostalgia for ‘home’\, but are considered through the lens of dynamic creativity\, heterogeneity\, fluidity and re-invention. \nAs a settler colony\, ‘Australia’ occupies the unceded Lands of First Nations People\, who\, as the original Custodians\, have cared for\, thrived and created on this deeply storied continent for millennia. We thus recognise that this diaspora exists on stolen lands and benefits from systems that actively oppress Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples\, and we hope to engage with art and writing that meditates on bonds of solidarity with First Nations Peoples. \nThis issue aims to highlight works that consider the interplay between cultural and lesbian/queer identities and how this informs notions of belonging. How are bodies treated differently in different geographies? What are the physical limitations that are imposed on racialised queer bodies? What are the emotional landscapes that accompany the restrictions and/or freedoms of movement? How do histories of lesbian/queer migration\, exile\, displacement shape dis/connection to land\, self\, community and place? How are queer communities created and navigated within diaspora/s? How are ideas of ‘kinship’ asserted\, expanded and/or complicated across geography and time? \nBody of Land also seeks work that explores queer erotic worlds\, how our desires are influenced and satiated. How do we\, as lesbians and queer people\, relate to each other and to our bodies? What are the societal and culturally imposed shames that we have overcome? What shapes do our lusts trace? How do we negotiate lesbian/queer desire across cultures and geographies? What does it mean to belong to a body? \nThrough these provocations\, we seek a deepening of understanding of lesbian/queer diaspora and First Nations perspectives. In doing so\, we seek to draw attention to the importance of cultural specificity and multiplicity in shaping lesbian/queer experiences. \nThis project hopes to establish Sinister Wisdom as a publication here in so-called ‘Australia’ and equally\, to showcase lesbian\, queer and feminist storytellers of the Pacific region to Sinister Wisdom’s current readership. In this way\, this issue aspires to be the beginning of a much broader project of transnational queer solidarity and community-building. \nWe seek submissions of prose (fiction\, nonfiction\, creative nonfiction\, hybrid) and poetry. We welcome written pieces in any language as well as multilingual works. Previous publication experience is not required. Submissions are accepted through Sinister Wisdom’s Submittable. Writers may submit a maximum of five poems\, two short stories or essays\, or one longer piece of up to 5\,000 words. Pitches of up to 200 words are also welcome\, with or without examples of previous writings/publications. Artists may submit a maximum of 3 pages of visual art or comics. Deadline for submissions: June 30\, 2025. \nIf this project sparks your interest and/or if you have any questions\, please get in touch! We look forward to reading your work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-sinister-wisdom-a-multicultural-lesbian-literary-art-journal-theme-body-of-land/
LOCATION:Sinister Wisdom
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Yay! All Queer Anthology: Free and Queer Seeking Stories with LGBTQ+ characters
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Yay! all queer II – An LGBTQ+ anthology. We’re searching for LGBTQ+ characters who have a central position within the story. This will be a diverse and inclusive anthology. \n\n\nThere are no restrictions on gender or sexuality. Feel free to create an engaging story with your favorite genre or setting. Mystery\, romance\, fantasy\, or sci-fi are all welcome if the story and characters grab the reader’s interest. \nStories that contain infanticide\, gratuitous gore\, or rape\, including dubious consent\, will not be considered. Explicit romance will not be appropriate for this anthology\, bring it down a notch\, and we’ll certainly give it a look. \nSubmissions: No AI\, 1 per author; no reprints\, no simultaneous submissions; \nSubmission Cost: Free \nWord Limit: 2\,000 to 6\,000 words \nSubmission Guidelines: Anonymous submission with no author name in document; 12 pt Times or Arial; .Doc or .Docx; double-space; first line indent; no tabs used. \nGenres: LGBTQ+ \nAnticipated Pay: Royalty share of D2D sales \nEach contributor will receive a share\, as will the publisher\, from the sales on the D2D platform. This does not include Kickstarter funds unless detailed in the Stretch goals\, wholesale to authors\, or other retail outlets. \nTimeline Projections:\nSubmissions close: June 2025\nReview: July 2025\nAcceptance / Rejection: July/August 2025\nEdits: August/September 2025\nProduction: October 2025\nPublished: November 2025 \nUpon acceptance\, the author is expected to work with the editors on at least one round of revisions in MSWord. Our publication goal will be in 2025; however\, the extensive time needed to review and edit submissions may vary depending upon the submitted works and author’s response times. Inkd Publishing LLC will hold first publication rights for four months after publication and the continuing non-exclusive right to reproduce the work in Yay! all queer: Free and Queer. \nAuthors must provide assurance that their story submission is an original\, previously unpublished work\, is not currently under consideration elsewhere\, and that it will not be submitted for publication elsewhere prior to receiving notification that it has not been accepted for inclusion in Yay! all queer: Free and Queer \nAuthors can expect ongoing financial compensation from Draft 2 Digital for stories published in the anthology. An account with Draft 2 Digital will be required to provide royalty share payments. \nOne complimentary copy of the printed anthology will be shipped to the US only. \nSubmit Here
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-yay-all-queer-anthology-free-and-queer-seeking-stories-with-lgbtq-characters/
LOCATION:Yay! All Queer Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Seeking Trans and Genderqueer Voices for Trans and Genderqueer Voices Anthology
DESCRIPTION:Trans and Genderqueer Voices Anthology – Title TBD\n\nDEADLINE: June 30\, 2025\, at midnight Pacific Time. \nSubmit poems\, flash fiction\, short stories\, creative nonfiction\, essays\, and unclassified other writing of any style and theme. \nThe work must be written by a trans/genderqueer person. Collaborative work is okay\, as long as all authors are aware of the submission. If accepted\, all authors will need to sign a contract. At least one of the authors must be trans/genderqueer. \nPoems: Submit up to 3 poems in a single file submission. No more than 30 lines per poem\, not including the title or blank lines between stanzas. \nFlash Fiction: Submit up to 3 pieces in a single file submission. No longer than 500 words\, not including the title. Different word processors and websites count words differently. If your piece is slightly over in the counter we use\, it may still be accepted. \nShort Stories (Fiction): Submit 1 piece. 501-2500 words\, not including the title. \nCreative Nonfiction: Submit 1 piece. Maximum 2500 words\, not including the title. \nEssays: Submit 1 piece. Maximum 2500 words\, not including the title. \nOther Formats: Submit 1 piece. Please provide a short paragraph at the top of your file briefly explaining your vision for this piece. \nPayment: $20 CAD + an equal share of sales. You’ll need to create a Draft2Digital account for this\, if you don’t already have one. You can choose to waive your share and donate it. You will also receive a digital copy of the anthology. 50% of profits will go to supporting organizations that fight for trans and LGBTQIA+ rights. The other 50% will be divided equally among contributors and the publisher. \nSimultaneous Submissions: Yes. Please immediately inform us if your piece is accepted elsewhere. If we really like it\, we may still wish to publish it. If so\, we will discuss which rights you are giving the other publication and see if we can make it work. \nMultiple Submissions: Yes\, sort of. You can submit once per category (see above). That means you can submit a maximum of 6 separate times. Please follow the guidelines for each category. \nFormat: We aren’t too hung up on formatting. Just make it easy for us to read. \n\nNo PAGES files.\nDOC or DOCX preferred.\nPDF accepted for poetry or any text requiring special formatting.\nPlease title your file as follows: Title – Author Name (My Beautiful Story – Wry Ter).\n\nThis title must match the title in the document and in your submission form. No exceptions (minor typos are fine).\n\n\n\nAll submitters will be contacted. It might take a while\, since a single reader will be going through all the submissions. If you haven’t heard from us by the end of 2025\, feel free to (politely) query.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-seeking-trans-and-genderqueer-voices-for-trans-and-genderqueer-voices-anthology/
LOCATION:Trans and Genderqueer Voices Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Moss Puppy Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Cedar
DESCRIPTION:Call For Submissions: Cedar\nMoss Puppy Magazine is excited to collaborate with writer and dog mom Kelli Lage for our next pop-up issue\, themed “Cedar.” Inspired by Kelli’s own pup of the same name\, this theme invites us to explore how the familiar shifts meaning—how something as simple as a tree can become a companion\, a memory\, a symbol. Focus your poetry on the relationships between dogs\, trees\, and the familiar. What can a cedar become\, hold\, or represent? What stories do the cedars in your hometown tell? Your current town? Writers are not required to use the word “cedar” in their piece. \n\n\n\nPoetry\n\n\nPreferred Formatting:​ \n12 point font\, Times New Roman\, single-spaced \nSubmit up to three poems separately using the appropriate Google Form. \nPoems can appear within one document\, but should be submitted separately for organizational purposes. \n\n\nProse\n\n\nPreferred Formatting:​ \n12 point font\, Times New Roman\, double-spaced\, indented \nSubmit up to 3\,000 words of prose using the appropriate Google Form. \nProse can appear within one document\, but should be submitted separately for organizational purposes. \n\n\n\n\n  \nWhile we cannot pay contributors or provide contributor copies at this time\, we hope that this will be an option for Moss Puppy in the future.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-moss-puppy-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-cedar/
LOCATION:Moss Puppy Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Still Point Arts Quarterly Seeking Submissions on the Theme: On the Road
DESCRIPTION:On the Road | Journal Submission | Fall 2025 \n“Nothing behind me\, everything ahead of me\, as is ever so on the road.” \n—Jack Kerouac\, On the Road \nStill Point Arts Quarterly is accepting writing submissions (fiction\, creative non-fiction\, essays\, poetry; 5000 words maximum) on the theme On the Road. \nDATES AND DEADLINES \nJuly 1\, 2025 – Submissions Close (Deadline) \nAugust 15\, 2025 (or earlier) – Notification of Writers \nSeptember 1\, 2025 – Still Point Arts Quarterly Fall Issue Released \nGENERAL GUIDELINES AND POLICIES \n\nPlease do not email or call us to ask about the review process or results. We will email you when we have made a decision regarding your submission.\nIf we decide to publish your work\, we will send a writing agreement for your review and signature. Typically we ask for one-time print and digital rights. You may republish your work at any time.\nPlease know that we typically receive well over 100 poetry submissions\, and we accept between 5 and 8. To keep things somewhat orderly\, we limit all writing submissions to one piece per person.\nWe do accept reprints.\nIf we have published your work previously\, we have no waiting period for submitting work again. We’ll gladly accept good writing whenever we receive it.\n\n\nCategories: Fiction/Nonfiction/Poetry\nFile types: .doc\, .docx\nNumber of Pieces: 1 piece\nAnonymous submissions are not required.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed.\nReprints are allowed.\nMultiple entries are not allowed.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-still-point-arts-quarterly-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-on-the-road/
LOCATION:Still Points Arts Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - THEMA Seeking Submissions on the Theme: I Wish I'd Said That
DESCRIPTION:Submissions \nNOTE: Previously published pieces are welcome\, provided that the submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright. \nThe premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the story\, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental. NOTE: Stories longer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages will not be considered. Indicate premise (target theme) on title page. Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. Include self-addressed\, stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise deadline.  NO READER’S FEE. \nMail to: THEMA\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747. \nOutside the US: email thema@cox.net \nOn acceptance for publication\, we will pay the following amount: short story\, $25; nonfiction/essay\, $25\, short-short piece under 1000 words\, $10; poem. \nCopyright reverts to author after publication. \nTHEMA isn’t for everyone. To find out why\, click here. \nNew to submitting manuscripts to journals?\nClick here to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines. \nUnlike many publishers\, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves\, without the involvement of an agent. \nBe sure to indicate premise and include SASE for each submission.  BE SURE to include a separate SASE for each premise. \nNo handwritten manuscripts will be considered. \nNOTE: \nWe do not accept e-mailed submissions EXCEPT from authors who live outside the U.S. \nFor those living outside the U.S.\, submit manuscript as an email attachment (readable by MSWord ― either as a DOC file or an RTF file)\, and include the following information on the title page: target theme\, title of work\, name of author\, email address and physical address. \n  \nShort Stories: All types welcome―both traditional and experimental \nSend to: Virginia Howard\, editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Virginia Howard at thema@cox.net\n\n\n\nWhat we like: a carefully constructed plot; good character delineation; clever plot twists \nWhat we don’t like: bedroom/bathroom profanity.  Why? \n\nIt’s boring! Writers should be more creative than to depend on the same tired and dubious language crutches to express surprise\, disdain\, shock\, bemusement\, anger\, sadness\, and other emotions.\nSuch profanity\, used in excess\, often serves as a camouflage for a weak plot. If the plot is good\, the story can be told much more effectively in nonscatologic language even though a character in the story may be sleazy.\nStories of lasting quality rarely need it.\n\nPoetry: All types of poetic form welcome. Submit no more than three poems per theme\, please. If more than three poems are submitted\, we will read only the first three poems in the stack. \nSend to: Gail Howard\, poetry editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Gail Howard at thema@cox.net \nWhat we like: poems that are thoughtfully constructed and carefully distilled. \nWhat we don’t like: sexually explicit wording. Subtlety is more creative.\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-thema-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-i-wish-id-said-that/
LOCATION:THEMA Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - CrayfishMag Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Futures
DESCRIPTION:CrayfishMag is excited for our themed issue: f u t u r e s. \nWe are dissatisfied with the future being offered to us. In response\, the theme for our second issue is: Futures. For this special issue\, CrayfishMag invites poets and storytellers to imagine something better. We encourage speculation\, imagination\, the crafting of utopian and dystopian visions. We are asking for alternatives. We hope you will move beyond the obvious to give us something unique and powerful.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur current submission window closes on July 1. We would like to reply to all submitters by the end of August. \nCrayfishMag values accessibility and welcomes submissions from writers and artists at every stage of their development. For the same reason\, there is no fee to submit to our magazine. We hope to keep it that way. \nSubmission Guidelines:\nPoetry: Send us up to five poems in one document. We’re interested in prose poetry\, formal poetry\, hybrid work\, and everything in between. \nProse: Submit one piece of prose per submission\, fiction or creative nonfiction\, no longer than 5\,000 words. \nSimultaneous submissions are welcome\, but please let us know if it’s accepted elsewhere. We cannot publish previously published work. Also\, this is a space for humans. While we know AI can be helpful\, we are not interested in AI-generated pieces.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-crayfishmag-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-futures/
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SUMMARY:N - HerStry Seeking Stories about Grief
DESCRIPTION:We’re steeped in grief. Especially now\, in this (post?) COVID world\, when so many of us have lost so much. But this isn’t a theme about COVID grief (though you can certainly write about that); this is a theme about the grief that is with us now\, the grief that was with us long ago\, and the grief that grows with us. Don’t be afraid to bring us broken\, heavy stories. We can handle 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 around 3\,000 words.\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins and in an easy to read font. Submissions not following these guidelines are subject to disqualification. Our editors read a lot of work\, please have mercy on our eyes.\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. \n  \nSubmission fee: $3
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-seeking-stories-about-grief-2/
LOCATION:HerStry
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SUMMARY:FN - Asymptote Journal Seeking Submissions about What A.I. Can't Do
DESCRIPTION:ANNOUNCING OUR NEW SPECIAL FEATURE ON AI \nDeadline: 1 July\, 2025 \n \n\nSUBMIT TO OUR NEW SPECIAL FEATURE: ”WHAT A.I. CAN’T DO”\nFor an upcoming Special Feature\, we invite submissions of essays or creative work—translated into English or written originally in English by humans—that show why human authors and translators of literature will never be displaced by A.I. (this is our position—and we invite those who feel similarly to engage with the topic). Submitters might ponder the question: Just as the advent of photography caused painting to evolve away from realism\, A.I. will surely change the face of literature. How? Submissions must be sent through Submittable. Regular guidelines (see below) apply. Deadline: 1 July\, 2025 \n  \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES \nAsymptote welcomes submissions of hitherto unpublished translated fiction\, nonfiction and drama; certain types of original English-language nonfiction\, including literary and critical writing. Please note the following genre-specific and general guidelines. \nFiction \nThe submission might include one or more works of short fiction or excerpts of a longer work translated into English. Please send no more than 5\,000 words in total.\nDrama \nYou may send a one-act play or an excerpt from a full-length play\, in either case not exceeding 20 pages\, translated into English. For full-length plays\, send a brief synopsis first. Rolling deadline. \nLiterary Nonfiction \nThis includes genres such as memoir\, despatch (reportage)\, travelogue and the occasional essay. Nonfiction submissions must be work translated into English\, except for essays about translation\, which may be written in English. To get a stronger sense of what we are looking for\, go through the past articles that we have published. Send no more than 5\,000 words in total. Rolling deadline. \n  \nGENERAL GUIDELINES \n1. All submissions should be sent as one Microsoft Word attachment (as a .doc file\, please) via Submittable. \n  \n2. Your submission must include the following: \n\n\n\nThe original work and the translation (where applicable).\nA statement granting us permission to publish both the original work and the translation online\, as well as declaring that you are in a position to grant us such rights (i.e.\, that you have the author’s permission—or the translator’s\, if you are the author—and his/her publisher’s\, if required).\nBiographical notes\, written in the third person\, for both author and translator(s)\, beginning with the name\, no longer than 150 words per bio.\n\n\n\n  \nOptional\, but highly encouraged: \n\n\n\nA short write-up providing context and discussing the challenges of this particular translation; fewer than 300 words.\nAn MP3 recording of a reading of the original non-English-language text (for poems and shorter pieces) or an excerpt of the original text (for longer creative work)—we usually ask for this only after acceptance is confirmed.\n\n\n\n  \n4. Translations must not have been previously published\, although the source text may have been. \n  \n5. Submissions in English (where permitted: see above) must not have been previously published. \n  \n6. Simultaneous submissions are permitted\, but we ask in return that you notify us by email as soon as you learn of an acceptance elsewhere. \n  \n  \nLANGUAGE GUIDELINES \n  \nAsymptote is a journal that celebrates translation and world literatures. Therefore\, we mainly consider work translated into English\, particularly for fiction and drama. The exceptions are: \n  \n\nCriticism and essays about world literature and translation\nInterviews\nBrave New World Literature Feature\n\n  \nProviding the text in the original language and arranging all necessary permissions are solely the translator’s responsibility. Submissions with uncertain rights issues will not be considered at all. Submissions with no source text or introductory material (for poetry) will be at a significant disadvantage versus those that do have them. \n\nSubmission fee: $10
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-asymptote-journal-what-a-i-cant-do/
LOCATION:Asymptote Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Up the Staircase Quarterly. Theme: Platonic love
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: We are currently seeking poetry submissions with the theme of platonic love for our upcoming summer issue. Kindred: Poems on Platonic Love will be released August 1st. \nAll poems about platonic love will be considered for this issue\, but we are especially seeking works highlighting friendship and community.\n  \nPlease note: UtSQ only accepts submissions via our Submittable.    \nGeneral Guidelines: \n–Simultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please withdraw accepted pieces promptly from consideration.\n–Submit 1-6 poems in a single document.\n–We typically respond to your submission in less than 30 days. After 60 days query to upthestaircase [at] gmail [dot] com.\n–Please wait one reading period (or 3 months) before submitting again.\n–We do not accept previously published poetry.\n–-Up the Staircase Quarterly obtains first serial publishing rights. After a piece runs\, all rights revert back to the author.\n–Unfortunately\, we cannot currently pay contributors for the work we accept. \nSubmissions from all genres will only be accepted via our SUBMISSION MANAGER. We do not accept emailed submissions.\n​\nQuestions should be sent to upthestaircase [at] gmail [dot] com.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-up-the-staircase-quarterly-theme-platonic-love/
LOCATION:Up the Staircase Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN -  All My Relations Seeking Submissions on Volume 9's Theme of: Revolution
DESCRIPTION:All My Relations is an art and literature magazine exploring themes of interconnectedness. Volume 9 explores the theme of “revolution\,” and is open to racially and ethnically marginalized\, gender variant\, and disabled creatives only. \nVolume 1 explored the theme of familial (blood\, adopted\, affirming\, community\, or other “family”) loss or ancestry. Volume 2 explored the themes of colonization and decolonization. Volume 3 explored the theme of belonging. Volume 4 explored the themes of disability and accessibility. Volume 5 explored the theme of overcoming. Volume 6 explored the theme of resistance. Volume 7 explored the theme of rest. Volume 8 explored the theme of honoring our lost. Read all the past volumes here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nToo often we feel like revolutionary acts need to be larger than life\, involving charismatic leaders\, and so we get stuck doing nothing. But everything we do that runs counter to the colonial\, capitalist\, white supremacist world we live in is the revolution.\n– Chris Talbot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Information & Volume 9’s Theme\n\n\n\n\nWe are not looking for graphic or traumatic stories or dark fictional pieces written for shock value. We do not require that you center your or your relations’ traumas. And we are not interested in the single story of harm and suffering. \nWe are looking for memories and imaginations of revolutions and revolutionaries\, explanations of rituals and strategies to aid us in revolution\, and envisioning a future following a successful revolution. We are looking for pieces that honor your experience\, honor your journey\, honor your imaginations\, and/or aid in communal healing and hope. \nWe have a set of guidelines for what we will or will not read or publish for the emotional well-being of our readers (internally and externally). Please review those guidelines (below) and only send us authentic\, own voices (if applicable) pieces that follow them. (The principle of own voices means that pieces that refer to marginalized groups and their experiences are created by people who share that identity. Pieces that follow the principle of own voices reflect the contributors’ own lived experiences and perspectives. Proximity to people with a lived experience is not a proxy for having that lived experience and will not be considered adhering to the own voices guideline.) \nWe do not accept pieces that use AI content creation\, including ChatGPT. AI content is plagiarism\, even though the systems have been formulated to modify the end result from the stolen materials just enough to be indetectable and circumvent copyright laws. AI copies existing works by existing creatives without their knowledge or consent. It is an inappropriate and inequitable tool for content submitted to All My Relations\, especially as\, at this time\, the person using it can’t track down and fairly compensate the original creators for their work. \nWe are committed to editing with an equity lens\, ensuring any edits are for clarity and not stylistic in nature. We are committed to never alter a writing style\, the intention of a piece\, or change the voice in any way. If we ever fail or come up short in this attempt\, please do let us know. \nWe are free to submit to and free to read. We will accept one written piece per person. \nSubmissions are open and will close when we have reached 100 pages of content or July 5\, whichever comes first. To submit\, fill out our submission form (one piece per entry in the form). Be sure to read all of our guidelines below before submitting. \nBecause our issues often deal with mature topics\, our publication is open to creatives aged 16+ only. \n\n\nSubmission Requirements\n\n\n\n\nWe expect submissions to be on the theme of “revolution” and submitted by racially or ethnically marginalized\, gender variant\, and/or disabled creatives only. \nWe require written submissions to be under 5\,000 words for fiction and nonfiction and under 5 pages for poetry\, submitted in a Word Document or text file. PDFs will not be considered and will be rejected outright. Submissions must be in English as\, unfortunately\, that is the only language we can read. Do feel free to add words in a language other than English and we will consult Google or other resources\, but the submission must be primarily in English. \nWe require that you properly gender our editor. Any submission that misgenders will be responded to unread. If you wish to address the editor\, you can do so as editor\, The Bitchin’ Kitsch\, The B’K\, or Chris. If you wish to speak about our editor\, they use the pronouns they/them. \nWe will accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if it is a simultaneous submission (in the “Anything you want our editors to know about your piece” section of the form) and let us know as soon as you do if it has been accepted elsewhere and if you have permissions for it to appear as a reprint in this publication. \nOur form requires the following information: your name as you’d like it to appear\, the name of the piece as you’d like it to appear\, trigger warnings if necessary\, and answers to our identity questions. \nWe aim to have a diverse publication from a diverse set of voices. In order to make sure we do that\, we need to know who you are. We will not deny someone based on identity unless it is deemed that the submission becomes inappropriate or appropriation due to the submitter’s identity. Things that we would consider inappropriate or appropriation would include writing about what it’s like to be part of a historically marginalized community you do not belong to. We encourage people outside of the community to include people from historically marginalized communities\, but we won’t publish pieces that explain what it’s like to be part of those communities. We value inclusivity and believe the only way to do it right is with #OwnVoices. \nWe don’t want to read something that might be triggering without being in the right head space. We would hate to deny something because it caught us off guard at a bad time. If appropriate\, please include a trigger warning. Before you submit\, make sure that it will not violate our submission guidelines (see the full list below). \n\n\nList of Violations to Avoid\n\n\n\n\nThese are the things that will be rejected and could get you temporarily or permanently banned from The B’K and All My Relations. \nIf your submission violates any of the guidelines below\, you will be informed and temporarily banned from submitting for one month’s time. A rejection for violating a guideline is not the start of an argument. You don’t have to agree with our guidelines\, but if you choose to submit to our publication\, you have to follow our rules. \nThe temporary ban is as much for submitters as it is for us. We want to make sure that we are reviewing your submission with an open mind\, and can’t do that if you are rapid firing “proof” that you can write something else. \nIf it is a flagrant violation or you argue with us or respond aggressively to a rejection for any reason\, you will be permanently banned. \nLikewise\, even if your submissions to us are not problematic\, but we are informed of problematic behavior outside of our publication against people from marginalized communities and can verify it\, you will not be welcome to our publication and we reserve the right to remove your work from past issues. \n\nThe piece implicates you in a crime.\nThe piece is partially or fully plagiarized. This includes work that is AI-generated (AI is plagiarism — it copies existing works from existing creatives without their permission.) or the majority/focus of the piece makes use of images that were not created by you (examples: photographs of murals — yes\, you took the photograph\, but the focus is on someone else’s mural; collages where the collage pieces have not been radically altered and are therefore someone else’s work).\nThe piece uses fridging of marginalized people or children (the trope where a marginalized person is injured\, killed\, or demoralized in some way to move a privileged person’s story or character development forward).\nThe piece reduces people from marginalized genders or races to body parts\, objects\, or in another way dehumanizes them.\nThe piece’s main focus is sexual attraction or exploitation.\nThe piece is erotica or is sexually explicit.\nThe piece sexualizes a child. This means anyone under 18 years old\, no matter what.\nThe piece glorifies or sexualizes violence against marginalized genders.\nThe piece mentions or implies molestation\, sexual assault\, or r*pe\n\nThere is NO wiggle room on this. Our editor is a survivor and will not subject themself to the pain of reading this.\nAny violation of this guideline will result in an instant permanent ban from our publication. The trauma is too great and therapy is too expensive to deal with this.\n\n\nThe piece includes content or slurs that could be considered racist\, xenophobic\, queerphobic\, transphobic\, sexist\, misogynistic\, fetishist\, antisemitic\, Islamophobic\, ableist\, audistic\, or in any other way offensive to a protected class or minority. Your piece will be rejected unless it is made clear within the piece or in an artist statement at the end that the behavior/language is unacceptable\, proper content warnings are provided\, and the word is in some way censored in the piece (vowels replaced with * as an example we’ve accepted). While I understand that some people are reclaiming words that have been used to disparage people that share an identity\, not all our readers from that identity will be reclaiming that word and we need to think of their well-being as well.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-all-my-relations-seeking-submissions-on-volume-9s-theme-of-revolution/
LOCATION:All My Relations
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Liars' League Seeking Submissions on: Women & Girls - Fiction Inspired by Jane Austen
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 12th August – WOMEN & GIRLS – Austen Anniversary Edition!\n\n2025 is Jane Austen’s 250th birthday\, & our 9th annual festival of female-led & female authored fiction is here to celebrate it! Send us your fiction inspired by any of Austen’s titles\, characters\, settings or novels\, or even by her own life & world. As ever\, we’re looking for unpublished short fiction of 800-2000 words\, & will consider flash fiction\, short stories & even novel extracts (so long as they can stand alone). \nDEADLINE: Sunday 6th July\n\n\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) of the deadline day for the theme in question. Deadlines and monthly themes can be found here. \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: e.g. Love Story\, February\, He & She. 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-women-girls/
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CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Consilience. Theme: Waves
DESCRIPTION:Submit your work\n\n\n\n\nFor each issue of Consilience we invite submissions of poetry. When the submission window is open\, you will be able to submit your work via Google Forms using links that will appear on this page. Please note that these will only appear during the submission window. \nAll submissions must have a link to science\, fit the theme of the upcoming issue\, and also be in line with our inclusivity statement. To give you an idea of the kind of work that we publish\, please read a couple of issues of the journal. \nPrior to submitting\, please read our Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence policy. \nWe cannot publish any poetry that has been published elsewhere\, including on a blog or social media site. This includes any known future publications in which the poem All submissions must have a link to science.might be appearing. \nPlease also note that we only accept one poem per poet per 4 issues of the journal (e.g. if you were published in issue 10\, you cannot submit another poem until Issue 14). Unfortunately we cannot accept any poetry that has already been published elsewhere. \nThe theme for Issue 22 is ‘Waves’ and submissions will open on Monday 30th June 2025 09:00 BST and close on Sunday 6th July 2025 12:00 BST. \nPoems in all languages are welcome. We will easily be able to facilitate a review process if it is in a language that is spoken by one of our team (Czech\, English\, French\, German\, Greek\, Italian\, or Spanish). If you have a piece that is not in one of these languages then please get in touch and we will try to work something out. \nWe look forward to seeing your work!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-consilience-theme-waves/
LOCATION:Consilience
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The 2025 HG Wells Short Story Competition. Theme: The Middle Ground
DESCRIPTION:Winners to be announced on Sunday November 16.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease ensure you DO NOT have your name or address ANYWHERE in your uploaded document: we judge all entries “blind” and including your name or address will invalidate your entry. To be safe\, do not even use your own name as a character name.\nThe closing date is Tuesday 8th July 2025 and entries will be accepted up to 11pm (BST) on that date.\nThere are no entry fees for those aged 21 years and under on Tuesday 8th July 2025. Over 21s must pay an entry fee of £10 or £5 for those with student id. Details for payment are shown on the entry form. Each story must be submitted on a separate entry form and accompanied by a fee where appropriate.\nProof of age and / or student id may be required for any entry entered in the Under 22 or at the reduced student price. This proof may be requested by email after the close of entries and prior to the publication of a short list.\nAll submissions must be made online\, with all required fields completed.\nAll submissions should be the writer’s original work. You should not submit the work of others\, either in part or in translation.\nStories should be the sole work of the one submitted author. Co-authored stories are not accepted.\nCopyright remains with the author.\nThe story may not be published\, or accepted for publication\, elsewhere including for other publications by the shortlist announcement date (Saturday 21st September).\nThe judges’ decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.\nJudges reserve the right not to award a prize.\nEntry implies permission for your story to be published in the annual HG Wells Short Story Competition Anthology\, and used for Competition publicity purposes.\n\n\n\nContacting You ↗\n\nBy entering the competition and providing your details\, you are consenting to us contacting you by email\, post or phone about the 2024 competition and related events. We may do so to give more information\, update you on shortlisted entries\, let you know about available training courses\, invite you to the November awards ceremony or even let you know if you have been shortlisted.\n\n  \n\nWe will ONLY contact you about the H G Wells Short Story Competition in future years if you specifically agree to us doing so by giving us your consent to do so when entering.\n\n  \n\nWe will not share the contact details of entrants with any other organisation without the consent of the entrant.\n\n\n\n\nEntry to the competition are online only\nEntrants must submit their story (as a PDF or text document) and any fee as appropriate via our entry form \n\n\nUseful Info ↗\n\nEntries must be in English.\nThe length is 1\,500 to 5\,000 words.\nDouble quotation marks should be used for speech and single quotation marks for other appropriate purposes.\n\n  \n\n\nHints & Tips!\n\n\nAs one of the aims of the competition is to promote literacy\, the judges will include in their criteria the following: \n\n\nAccurate use of spelling\, grammar and punctuation\nUse of imagination\nOriginality of thought and interpretation of theme\nEntertaining content that is thought provoking\, intriguing\, moving and\, above all\, enjoyable!\n\n\n\n\n\nEntry fee: £10
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2025-hg-wells-short-story-competition-theme-the-middle-ground/
LOCATION:The HG Wells Short Story Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review. Theme: Retro Summer
DESCRIPTION:We are now seeking submissions of CNF\, poetry\, and fiction for our Retro Summer issue. Take us down memory lane with blazing sunshine\, pool parties\, arcades\, melting ice pops\, roller-skates\, and young loves found and lost. Send us your best (and not-so-good) summer memories! Any genre is welcome\, though we are especially interested in nostalgic\, magical summer vibes with a gripping voice. \nNo Fee! Fiction/CNF/hybrid submissions under 3\,000. You may submit up to three poems/microfictions (under 500 words). Boudin is only accepting new\, previously-unpublished work. Let us know if your writing borrows from or quotes another writer. \nNo material published in Boudin may be reprinted or reproduced\, in whole or in part\, without the permission of the authors. Writers retain all rights to their work. We ask only that Boudin be credited with first publication. Unfortunately\, we are not a paying market; contributors to Boudin will receive our thanks and the promise that we’ll promote your work. \nWe encourage you to simultaneously submit your work while it’s under consideration at Boudin. If your submission is accepted by another publication\, please email boudin@mcneese.edu to withdraw your work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-boudin-the-online-home-of-the-mcneese-review-445-theme-retro-summer/
LOCATION:Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Penstricken Funny Poetry Competition: "Laughter Lines"
DESCRIPTION:‘Laughter Lines’ Funny Poetry Competition\n\n\n\n\nWe love poetry here at Penstricken\, but it has a rather unfair reputation in some circles for being esoteric and grim. \nSo\, we’ve decided it’s time to redress that misconception by challenging you\, dear poet\, to write the funniest poem you can and send it in to us for a chance to win a cash prize + publication in our next issue. You can write about any subject you like\, and in any form you fancy\, as long as you can make us laugh. \nPrizes\n\nThere will be a single cash prize of £25 (or equivalent) for the winner only. This may increase if we receive enough entries. Payment will be made to the winner via PayPal.\nThe winning entry + two runners-up will be published in the Autumn 2025 issue of Penstricken magazine.\n\nCompetition rules\n\nWe are open to entries from poets from anywhere in the world\, and of any level of experience (or none!) provided you are 18 years of age or older.\nThe entry fee is £1.50 per entry. Multiple entries are allowed\, but you must pay a separate fee for each entry.\nYou may submit only one poem per entry\, max. 40 lines.\nThe judges’ decision is final. We will not enter into any correspondence regarding the outcome.\nEntries must be original and previously unpublished in print or online.\nAll submissions must be made in English.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nEntries generated by AI will be disqualified.\nDeadline for entering is 09:30 AM on Sunday 13th July 2025 (UK time). Entries made after this time will not be counted.\n\nBy participating\, entrants agree to abide by these rules. Any entry that does not adhere to the rules will be disqualified. \nJudging Criteria\nThe winning poem will: \n\nMake us laugh! If it doesn’t at least raise a smirk from us\, it won’t win!\nTell a story.\nMake effective use of clear\, succinct language and tangible imagery.\n\nHow to Enter\nThere are two ways you can enter. The best and easiest way is by filling in our entry form (note this a different form from our regular submissions form). You will be asked to click a link to pay a submission fee in this form\, which opens in a separate window. \nPlease ensure that you finish submitting the entry form once this is done or your entry may not be counted. \nIf\, for whatever reason\, you cannot use our online form\, you can also e-mail your entry to us by clicking this link and filling in your details. If you are using this method\, you will need to attach the actual poem to the e-mail as a doc file\, and also remember pay the submission fee by clicking here. \nBy submitting\, you declare the work is your own intellectual property\, and you have the right to grant us first publication rights. All rights revert to the author after publication. \nIf you have any queries\, or wish to withdraw your submission\, you can contact us by e-mailing admin@penstricken.com. \nBy entering\, you agree to our privacy policy. \n  \nEntry fee: £1.50 per entry
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-penstricken-funny-poetry-competition-laughter-lines/
LOCATION:Penstricken Funny Poetry Competition
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P- Call for Submissions to The Book of Jobs: An Anthology of Poems About Work. Seeking Poems about all types of labor
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: Poems About Work\n\n\nCall for Submissions: Poems About Work \nThe Book of Jobs: An Anthology of Poems About Work (Online)  \nHow to Submit: Email up to three poems of (up to 150 lines each) in the body of an email to: \noneartworkpoems [at] gmail [dot] com \nPlease also include a 3rd-person bio of up to 50 words. \nAnticipated anthology publication date: Fall 2025 \nFee/payment: No submission fee. Contributors to receive a $10 honorarium per accepted poem (thanks to a donation from an anonymous donor). The anthology will be available online at no cost to readers. \nRequirements: Previously unpublished poems are preferred (though it’s fine if you have shared them on personal sites\, including social media). We will consider poems that have been published in literary journals if the rights have reverted to the poet; please indicate this in your submission. Simultaneous submissions are permitted; please reply to your own emailed submission to let us know if your work has been accepted elsewhere. \nWhat We’re Looking For: \n• Poems about all types of labor (industrial\, agricultural\, corporate\, healthcare\, domestic\, creative\, hospitality\, caregiving\, education\, sports\, and other fields of work). \n• A variety of styles: narrative\, persona\, documentary\, formal\, experimental\, erasure\, cento\, abecedarian\, prose poems\, etc. \n• Serious poems\, funny poems\, seriously funny poems \n• While we welcome poems about your own work experiences\, we hope you’ll also consider submitting poems about the work of others\, including family members\, historical figures\, or people you’ve observed\, interviewed\, or researched. \nSample work poems we admire: \n“What Work Is” by Philip Levine \n“Invisible Work” by Kwoya Fagin Maples \n“Taking It Home to Jerome” by David Kirby \n“Night Waitress” by Linda Hull \n“Shirt” by Robert Pinsky \nWe’re looking forward to reading your work about work! \nWith all best wishes\, \nErin Murphy \nEditor\, The Book of Jobs: An Anthology of Poems About Work \nwww.erin-murphy.com \nPublisher: ONE ART: a journal of poetry
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-the-book-of-jobs-an-anthology-of-poems-about-work-seeking-poems-about-all-types-of-labor/
LOCATION:The Book of Jobs
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Cosmic Daffodil Journal Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Lost & Found
DESCRIPTION:LOST & FOUND \nExploring the emotional\, literal\, or metaphysical aspects of loss and discovery. It’s not just about objects\, but about memories\, identities\, places\, people\, time\, innocence\, hope\, even entire worlds. \nIt could range from urban ghost stories about misplaced things returning home to speculative futures where forgotten histories resurface. \n“Found” doesn’t necessarily mean resolution — it could be unsettling\, unexpected\, or bittersweet. \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES: \nPlease include a biography of 50 words or less. Anything longer than 50 words will be cut off. \npoetry\nPoetry in any form or style. Your poetry submission may contain up to three to five (3-5) poems\, may be submitted as one file\, run fewer than 10 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Please start each poem on a new page on your document. Title your poems OR specify ‘Untitled’ at the top of the document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nFlash Fiction\nFlash fiction (a.k.a. microfiction\, short-short story\, sudden fiction\, etc.) submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue\, may be submitted as one file\, should run fewer than 5 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nflash Non-fiction\nFlash nonfiction submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue\, may be submitted as one file\, should run fewer than 5 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nShort story\nThe submission should aim for a word count of 1000 words or less. You may submit up to one (1) piece per issue\, may be submitted as one file\, should run fewer than 5 pages in length (double-spaced)\, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcome so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nPDFs are preferred for reading poetry & flash fiction/nonfiction submissions. \nTHANK YOU!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-cosmic-daffodil-journal-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-lost-found/
LOCATION:Cosmic Daffodil Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Synkroniciti Magazine on the Theme of: Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \nYou may submit more than one entry in one or more categories.  We are working toward being able to pay sustainable honorariums to everyone. \nPending payment\, all submissions will receive a response shortly after our submission deadline. If your work is selected you will be asked for biographical information and we will work with you to make sure that your work is displayed in a way that makes you happy. If you are not already a subscriber\, you will receive the issue of Synkroniciti Magazine that features it for free. \nDon’t want to pay submission fees? Become a subscriber ($10 every six months/2 issues) and you will have unlimited free entries (as long as you are subscribed). \nIf your work is selected we request the right to publish it in both the e-book and the website archive of Synkroniciti Magazine. We accept simultaneous submissions and pre-published work (contingent upon the other parties involved allowing publication). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry Submission \n\n\nSend up to 5 poems in Word or pdf format. We prefer free verse and are more fond of visual poetry than formal rhyme schemes\, although rhyming does not disqualify your work. We will also consider poems in other languages with an English translation (poem and translation counts as one poem and both parts will be printed). The winner of our poetry contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShort Story Submission \n\n\nSend a short story in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. Note that Flash Fiction now has a separate category below. The winner of our short story contest will receive a $75 award and four free issues of the Magazine Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlash Fiction Submission \n\n\nPlease submit a flash fiction piece of 400 words or less in pdf or Word format. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEssay \n\n\nSend a single non-fiction work in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. We are partial to narrative and descriptive essays and memoir\, but will consider expository\, definitive and argumentative essays as well. Submissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \n\n\n\n\n  \nSubmission fee: $3
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-synkroniciti-magazine-on-the-theme-of-dreams/
LOCATION:Synkroniciti Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Blink-Ink Seeking Submissions for Issue #61 on the Theme of: Phones
DESCRIPTION:When Alice Cooper sang The telephone was ringing …. he established a real sense of urgency. Somebody had to deal with the phone! What happened? Now our devices natter away\, pulling us this way and that. \nHave a “work phone” and a “personal”\, maybe a “secret phone” for only certain people? We are interested in how all of this has changed us and our behaviors. Past\, present\, future––pretend\, or all too real. \nSend us your best stories of approximately fifty words about Phones in the body of an email to: blinkinkinfo@gmail.com. Submissions are open June 1st\, 2025 through July 15th\, 2025. No attachments\, poetry\, bios\, or AI generated content\, please. We love poetry but do not publish it. \nWhat we love most is writing that has found that preternatural detail of thought or thing that cracks the story open and allows it to matter or to reveal a truth. \nNearly all of our issues are themed and guidelines specific to the current theme along with opening and closing dates for submissions to those issues will appear here on our website\, on our Facebook page and in New Pages and Duotrope. \nWe want your best\, original and unpublished work and will consider up to four stories at any one time. We do reply personally to every submission and every query. We aim to treat you right. \nSometimes we wish to make small changes in a piece we want to publish but will never do that without consulting you— with one exception: If you have offset the final line of a piece for no good reason\, we will put it back in the body of the piece where it belongs. \nNo fees\, and quick-ish response.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-blink-ink-seeking-submissions-for-issue-61-on-the-theme-of-phones/
LOCATION:Blink-Ink
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Mom Egg Review (MER) Seeking Submissions on Mother & Family for Issue 24
DESCRIPTION:We publish literary work on mothers\, mothering\, and motherhood\, in all its forms. You need not be a mother to submit\, as long as your piece is focused on motherhood.  \nMER 24 will be a themed issue. The theme is \nMER 24: Mother & Family \nOften\, as mothers\, we are the nuclei of families—of the legacies\, obligations\, and stories that orbit around us. Family of heritage\, family of birth\, family of choice\, our greater human family: our families can be sources of support\, of exhaustion\, of love\, of pain.  Our families can pass down to us lore or trauma. For MER 24\, we are exploring poems that address our role as mother in these unwieldy units\, how we embroider with and untangle these familial threads that can heal or hinder. Send us your poems\, your family recipes\, your generational myths\, your memories that you’ve borne\, your visions for the future. \nPlease read our print journal and online quarterly: http://merliterary.com \nWe publish poetry (up to 3 poems\, no more than 5 pages)\, and fiction\, creative prose/nonfiction\, and hybrid works (up to 1000 words) on mothering or motherhood. You need not be a mother to submit. Our calendar conforms to Eastern Time. \nSubmit work that has not been previously published online or in print. Simultaneous submissions are okay\, but please let us know promptly if your submission is accepted elsewhere\, by using your Submittable.com account to add a note to your submission telling us which titles are no longer available for consideration. \nSubmissions will be considered for the print issue and for MER Online on our website unless you specify that you are only submitting for one or the other. If you have previously submitted to MER online or print\, we request that you submit work other than that previously submitted. \nPLEASE NOTE: If your work was included in the Mom Egg Review Vol. 23\, please wait until next year to submit in the same genre to our print issue. You may submit in a different genre. If you submit work in the genre previously published\, it will be considered for online publication only. \n  \nHow to submit \nWe use Submittable for online submissions\, and do not accept paper or email submissions. \nCover letter: Please include the title(s) of each individual work in the submission and a brief (50-75 word) third person bio. \nSubmit your work in one document named “Last name\, First name\, Genre.”  We strongly prefer .doc\, docx\, .txt\, or .rtf. If your work requires a pdf\, please email us at mersubmissions@gmail.com and attach the pdf. \nPoetry: Please submit up to 3 poems in a single word or text document of no more than 6 pages with the file name Last name\, First name\, Poetry. Please number your pages and start each poem on a separate page. Important: Please left justify your poem without indenting and single space your poem unless indenting or extra spacing is an integral part of the poem. \nCreative Prose\, Fiction\, Cross-genre: Please submit one piece up to 1000 words\, or several short-short pieces that total fewer than 1000 words in all\, in a single word or text document with the file name Last name\, First name\, Genre. Please double space\, number your pages\, and put title of the submission (but not your name) on top of each page. \nContact: MERsubmissions@gmail.com (Please be sure to add this address to your email program so that you can receive correspondence from us). We will add all submitters to our mailing list (we send a bimonthly newsletter) but you may unsubscribe if you wish. \n\nTerms of publication \nYou represent that you created the piece\, you own the rights to the piece\, and allow us to publish it. If you collaborated with anyone or thing (eg. AI) in creating the piece\, you must note that on the page. MER acquires first-time publication rights to the piece. We also reserve the right to republish it in a future electronic and/or print collections. Back issues are archived indefinitely. Rights return to the authors after publication; after the contributions have appeared in MER\, the authors may republish their pieces in any manner they wish but it is requested they acknowledge prior publication in MER. \nWe are a volunteer organization\, and are unable to pay for pieces at this time. A complimentary PDF contributor copy of the complete issue will be emailed to contributors prior to the launch date. You will also have the opportunity to purchase hard copies at reduced contributor rates if you wish. \nWe will respond by November 2025. The issue will be published in April 2026. \nThanks for submitting to MER. We look forward to reading your work. \n\n\n  \nSubmission fee: $3
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-mom-egg-review-mer-seeking-submissions-on-mother-family-for-issue-24/
LOCATION:Mom Egg Review (MER)
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN- Epistemic Literary Seeking Submissions on the Theme of: Nostalgia
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Nostalgia \n\n\n\n\nFor our sixth issue\, we’re exploring the idea of NOSTALGIA. Whether a longing for the sentiments of the past\, or a marketing trend that capitalizes on childhood favorites\, we often find comfort in yesterday when today presents challenges. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBut that comfort is often rooted in the pain of longing\, the disdain for change\, and the fear of moving forward. \nHow does this powerful force influence your life? \nExpected publication late August 2025. Please submit a new form for each genre. \nGenre: \nPoetry\, including prose poems: One poem\, up to two pages – Read by Kristin. *Editors note: I have a strong preference for shorter\, free-verse works but I’d love for you to knock my socks off with longer\, metrical\, or rhyming works. \nFlash and MicroFiction: maximum three pieces up to a total of 1500 words – read by Melissa \nCreative Nonfiction (CNF): maximum two pieces up to 1k words each – read by Genalea \n(All final decisions are joint.) \nFormat: Please submit your work using our Google Form. Attach your file as a Doc or docx (If this is a problem submit how you need to and give us a heads up in your email)\, saved as “genre-last name” such as “Poetry-Houlihan.” No cover letter required; we will ask for a short third-person bio with website upon acceptance. \nSimultaneous submissions and previously published work are welcome; please note the original publication so we may give appropriate credit. Collaborations are welcome. \nAll submissions will receive a response prior to publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-epistemic-literary-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-nostalgia/
LOCATION:Epistemic Literary
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Drifting Sands: A Journal of Haibun and Tanka Prose Seeking Haibun on the Theme of Peace
DESCRIPTION:Submission Period: July 1-15 \nGuest Editor: Anna Cates\nThis issue’s theme is peace and related themes\, such as nonviolence and war versus peace. Most people value peace\, so why is the world so full of conflict? Let’s use the occasion of writing and enjoying great haibun to present on the topic. I am only looking for great haibun. I like fresh and precise language\, originality\, and imagery. I will give equal consideration to both experimental/unconventional and traditional haibun. \nPublication: September 15 \nGuidelines\n\n\nSubmission guidelines should be strictly adhered to.\nThe expectation is that your submission comes in edited and polished. Do not expect the guest editor to workshop your submission. Thank you!\nWhile the guest editor will make every effort to communicate the decision as soon as possible\, please wait two weeks after the submission deadline has passed to query about your submission.\nYour haibun/tanka prose must be original\, previously unpublished\, and not under consideration by any other journal. Works posted on social media platforms or personal blogs will be considered.\nPlease send your haibun/tanka prose in the body of the email. Do not send attachments\, we will not open them!\n\n\n  \nResponse Time\n\nWhile the guest editor will make every effort to communicate a decision as soon as possible\, please wait two weeks after the deadline to query about your submission. \nWhere to Submit\nSend ONE UNPUBLISHED haibun OR tanka prose to dsh.submissions@gmail.com \n\n\nFormat Your Submission as follows\nSubject Line of Email\nThe subject of your regular submission emails should be formatted EXACTLY as follows:\nSub\, Your Name\, Date (in the format: mm/dd/yyyy).\n\nExample: Sub\, Marcus Tullius Cicero\, 01/01/2023\n\nBody of Email\nPlease send the following in the email’s body (IN EXACTLY THIS ORDER). No attachments.—(Do not include labels like “Email\, Name\, Location\, etc. See example below.) \n\n—Your cover letter (We like a cover letter but keep it short\, please) \n—Email Address \n—Your Work’s Title (in bold)\n— Your Name\n— City\, State/Province\, Country \n—Dedication or Epigraph (if any)\n—Body of Your Work\n—Footnotes (if any) \n\n\nExample Email (See\, no labels). \ncicero@roman-senate.org \nDe finibus bonorum et malorum\nMarcus Tullius Cicero\nRome\, Italy \nLorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Ea officiis expedita est similique accusamus est commodi rerum et minus similique? In optio nostrum qui dolor eaque ab mollitia fuga aspernatur sapiente eos magni dolorem ex velit excepturi. Sit libero consectetur qui voluptas minima ad rerum unde qui sunt maxime et aliquid voluptates et blanditiis praesentium id magni nostrum? Ut soluta recusandae sit omnis quos ut adipisci minima. \nnothing wrong\nwith filling up the page\nwith meaningful nonsense\njust make sure\nto check your spelling
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-drifting-sands-a-journal-of-haibun-and-tanka-prose-seeking-haibun-on-the-theme-of-peace/
LOCATION:Drifting Sands: A Journal of Haibun and Tanka Prose
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Jelly Squid Magazine Seeking Compressed Works
DESCRIPTION:Introducing our fourth issue\, MINI SQUID!\n\nMINI SQUID will be a mini-issue showcasing mini-work and published IN PRINT. Starting June 6th\, we’ll be accepting submissions of tiny\, mini\, compressed work – short poems\, microfiction etcetera.\n\nThe weather’s warming up; the sky appears clearer and brighter each day; daylight extends\, slowly but surely\, further and further into the evening hours. With this change of seasons comes something we’re incredibly excited about – our very first print issue\, and one featuring specifically mini\, tiny\, micro\, and otherwise compressed work.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis turn towards “mini” work is hugely intentional for us. It’s been a difficult year so far; we find ourselves living in a time that feels\, overall\, unlivable. As a publication\, our response is to simplify. What does art become without the luxuries of extensive prose\, flowery language\, elaborate constructions of plot? When we strip our work down to its core\, what will we find?\n\nShort work is powerful and succinct. It finds ways to not only overcome its limitations but become empowered by them\, use them as tools. This is the sort of energy we’re seeking out these days. Short work\, simplified work\, compressed work; these tiny pieces of art feel like sparks of something powerful. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMINI SQUID GUIDELINES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMINI SQUID will be a mini-issue showcasing mini-work and published IN PRINT. Starting June 6th\, we’ll be accepting submissions of tiny\, mini\, compressed work – short poems\, microfiction etcetera. Here’s everything you need to know: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPOETRY\n 6 lines maximum per poem (and one word minimum – these works can be as short as you like). Send us no more than three poems total. Please try to avoid excessive use of spacing; we’d like to see poems that approach a small amount of space as an opportunity rather than a limitation. \n\nFICTION & NONFICTION\n   500 words maximum per piece. Send us no more than three pieces. Guidelines are the same for both fiction and nonfiction\, but please identify the genre of your work in your submission email.\n\nOTHER/HYBRID\n Three pieces maximum. We’ll leave it to you to read the guidelines from our other genres and apply them to your work. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe know this is a lot of new information to take in\, so please don’t hesitate to email (jellysquidmag@gmail.com) or message us on our socials with any questions!\n\nPlease continue reading below for our general guidelines – this will tell you more about what we do and don’t accept\, how to format your work\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL SUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJelly Squid was created out of a desire to seek out and uplift voices that feel innovative and new. We accept prose\, poetry\, and visual art\, as well as work that falls into several of those categories (we love hybrid work!). Though we are based in the PNW and aim to use our platform to uplift underrepresented voices from our local community\, we accept English-language submissions from anywhere in the world. \n\nPlease send all submissions by email to jellysquidmag@gmail.com. If your submission includes multiple pieces\, please submit all of them in one document. PDFs are preferred. Please only send us one submission in one category per reading period. We also ask that you send us a short third-person bio along with your submission. Do not include your name anywhere in the document you are submitting.\n\nJelly Squid accepts work from writers of all backgrounds\, but we are especially interested in publishing work from writers who have been published six times or less (or not at all). This is not a requirement\, but if this is you\, please let us know! We want to give your work the time and attention it deserves. We love to see work from young writers\, but please do not submit if you are under 18. Also do not submit work created using AI. Also – this should go without saying\, but we want to be clear – we at Jelly Squid do not stand for transphobia\, racism\, homophobia\, misogyny\, zionism\, ableism\, anti-semitism\, xenophobia\, or any bigotry of any sort. Black lives matter\, trans lives matter\, free Palestine – if you disagree\, don’t submit. If you send us work that expresses bigoted views\, we will automatically reject it and will not consider any future work you might send our way. \n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions\, but make sure to let us know. If you have to withdraw a piece (or pieces)\, please let us know immediately via email. We do not accept previously published work (work that has been posted on personal websites or social media is ok). If you’ve had your work published by us before\, please wait to submit again until a full issue cycle has passed since the issue you were published in (for example\, if you had your work published in Issue 1\, you can submit to us again for Issue 3). \n\nWe do not currently offer payment upon publication as we are small and independently run\, but we hope this can change at some point in the future. Submissions are always free. All rights revert to authors upon publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-jelly-squid-magazine-seeking-compressed-works/
LOCATION:Jelly Squid Magazine
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Shallot: Journal of Mental Health\, Art\, and Literature Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Reflection and Growth
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Reflection and Growth \nYou are not an inanimate object\, but a human. Full of hope\, joy\, pain\, struggle\, sadness\, love\, yearning. Your existence is precious and not guaranteed. \nIt is easy to work or worry yourself into the ground\, buried by rock after rock\, weight after weight\, of the world’s mighty problems. If you do not give yourself time to be… you. To nourish that which is yourself\, it can disappear or become but a faded perspective of you.\nFor those views that you want to cherish and keep\, reflect often. Be conscious of who you are and what it is to be comfortable in your own skin\, even when that means being comfortable with the feeling of being uncomfortable. \nYou are only human. You may feel torn or pulled between perspectives and ideal outcomes. Let that feeling flow through you. That feeling\, of letting yourself feel uncomfortable\, but accepting it as okay and not needing to pass judgment: that is growth. \nConsider this feeling and how your writing helps you feel more connected to yourself. \nFor this edition\, send us something that makes you reflect and represents your growth. Share your vision. Write about the power of knowing oneself. Whatever strikes your fancy. You may submit 2 poems or short stories in each category. \n  \nSubmission Guidelines\nTwo submissions per writer of no longer than 1000 words at this time for a maximum of four submissions. You can submit multiple pieces in the same entry. \nYou may submit 2 poems or short stories in each category. \n  \n\nGeneral Requirements\n\n\nInclude Biography \n\nAlways include a third-person author/artist/professional bio. The bio should be at least 1-2 sentences and up to 50 words. 450-500 characters maximum. More extended bios will not be accepted.\nWe will publish the bio\, your pronouns\, and links to your social media that you include.\nWe reserve the right to make grammatical changes while copyediting\, but you will get to approve the final version.\nCountry of origin or the country that you identify with.\n\nQuestions \n\nAnswer all required questions in the submission system.\nYou must be 18 years of age or older to enter.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-shallot-journal-of-mental-health-art-and-literature-reflection-and-growth/
LOCATION:The Shallot Journal of Mental Health\, Art\, and Literature
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Please See Me Issue #17. Theme: Free
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to you to be truly Free–to live your best life no matter your health or caregiving challenges? \n\nTo be free of a diagnosis or illness because you have healed or overcome the worst of it?\nTo come to place of resolve or acceptance with any diagnosis or illness–yours or that of a loved one?\nTo have found a way to share caregiving responsibilities?\n\nWhat does it look like for you when you do not feel free? \n\nTo be tethered to illness and what that diagnosis requires of you\nTo be a caregiver\nWhen life\, relationships\, or health make you feel anything but free?\n\nOur PSM Issue #17 theme provides an opportunity to reflect on how health — mind\, body\, and spirit — limit\, challenge\, define or inspire our ability to feel free. \nFor providers: What does it mean to feel free to provide the care you believe is necessary? To care for not only your patients\, but those you love? What does free healthcare mean to you? \nThese are the stories in all forms–creative nonfiction\, short stories\, and poetry–we are curating for Fall Issue #17. \nAs always – our theme is a place to start. Be sure to follow all Please See Me general Submission Guidelines\, and consider entering our Mental Health Awareness Writing Contest! \n  \nSubmission Guidelines\nPoetry\nPlease submit a maximum of three poems at a time. \nFiction\nPlease submit short stories up to 4\,000 words in length\, double-spaced\, 12 point serif font. \nCreative Nonfiction\nPlease submit nonfiction pieces up to 4\,000 words in length\, double-spaced\, 12 point serif font. \nWe will look at excepts of longer works on a case-by-case basis; please query us with a description of your project before submitting longer work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-please-see-me-issue-17-theme-free/
LOCATION:Please See Me
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SUMMARY:PFN - Limit Experience Journal Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Sexual Congruency and the Wilds Within
DESCRIPTION:Sexual congruency generally refers to the internal alignment and harmony between a person’s sexual identity\, orientation\, desires\, and outward expression. It’s when someone’s internal sense of their sexuality—how they feel\, who they’re attracted to\, what they want—is in sync with how they live and express it in the world. It doesn’t necessarily mean conformity to external norms or expectations\, but rather a kind of internal coherence\, authenticity\, and truthfulness to self. \nFor some\, sexual congruency might come naturally; for others\, it might require a long process of unlearning shame\, navigating societal pressures\, or coming to terms with identity. \nAt its core\, sexual congruency is about feeling whole and honest in one’s sexual self which requires yielding to inner truth while navigating the persona we present while engaging in external experience. \nWe’re interested in reviewing work that is daring yet not overly performative. Honest but willful in its exploration of edges. We look forward to hearing from you. \n  \nSubmission fee: $6.93
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-limit-experience-journal-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-sexual-congruency-and-the-wilds-within/
LOCATION:Limit Experience Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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