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SUMMARY:PFN - FU Review Seeking Submissions on: Dirt
DESCRIPTION:FU Review is an independent print literary journal based in Berlin. We publish short stories\, poetry\, essays\, and everything in-between.\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmissions are OPEN\n  \n\n\n\nDo dirt\, get dirt. Hit the dirt\, then dig in – up – out – ew. Come out clean and straight as a whistle. The deceit\, the mess\, the gunk. The unfair\, unclean\, unclear. The disgusted\, discarded\, unwanted. The grimy hands scooping soil. The filth on the tip of your tongue. Throw enough\, and some of it will stick. Does it feel good? You delinquent!\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nDon’t cry foul – this is a dirty business.  \nGot dirt? We want it. \n​FU Review is now accepting submission for Issue 12: Dirt from 1st March to 12th April.Send us your poems\, stories\, essays\, and manuscripts —   \nDon’t be afraid to let your creativity run wild. Who knows what dirt can be… \n— \nIf you’re interested in checking out the work we publish\, digital copies of the journal are available in our online shop.
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LOCATION:FU Review
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Beneath the Mask Literary Magazine. Theme: Petrichor
DESCRIPTION:Beneath the Mask is a student-led magazine that publishes multi-media art that reveals one true\, unfiltered self. The Beneath the Mask staff found that there is a bigger silent buffer between our mask and what lies beneath. We aim to make publications more accessible to writers and artists by creating a landing platform for their unrestricted creativity and for works that go beyond conventional interpretations. \nSubmissions for Issue 4: Open\n\n\n✧ This issue’s theme is PETRICHOR! ✧ \n✧ We aim to promote the diverse voices of artists from different backgrounds and experiences\, going beyond conventional interpretations. In Issue Three\, we are looking for the awkward\, weird\, and unique\, so really send us anything — unfiltered and all! \n✧ We publish previously unpublished pieces by those ages 14-23 (but if you do not fit within the age range\, don’t refrain from submitting!). We maintain First World Electronic Serial Rights and Non-Exclusive Archival Rights. All rights revert back to contributors upon publication. We also welcome international submissions! \n✧ Simultaneous submissions are allowed! If your piece is accepted elsewhere (congrats!)\, please email us at beneaththemasklitmag@gmail.com to withdraw your submission. \n✧ Our response time is 2 to 4 weeks. If you do not receive a response within that time frame\, feel free to email us regarding the status of your submission. \n\n  \n\nGuidelines\n\n\nPROSE:  \n\n\nIncludes creative nonfiction\, fiction\, flash fiction\, and etc. \n\n\nNo more than 5\,000 words \n\n\nOne prose per submission \n\n\nPOETRY: \n\n\nNo more than 100 lines per poem \n\n\n1-3 poems per submission \n\n\nWe are open to other forms of writing as well (just send it our way!)\, but please keep the word count under 5\,000 words \n*You can submit multiple submissions\, but please limit it to one per category\n​Note: Unfortunately\, we do not offer any pay for accepted submissions as we are a new\, emerging magazine. However\, we hope to change that in the near future! 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-beneath-the-mask-literary-magazine-theme-petrichor/
LOCATION:Beneath the Marsk Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Parcham Online.  Theme: Childhood and Children
DESCRIPTION:Issue Theme: Childhood and Children\n\nWhen Khaled Hosseini\, in The Kite Runner\, wrote\, “There are so many children in Afghanistan\, but no childhood.\,” he was alluding to a phenomenon and truism in every war-torn country. Women and children have\, as history is witness\, borne the brunt of nations locked in crisis and conflict. But for the April Issue of Parcham\, we aim to look into the various manifestations associated with children and the entire process of growing up. We don’t want to restrict this Issue only to writings about children trapped in conflict zones. Rather\, we look forward to receiving submissions on the following themes \ni)       The entire journey of growing up \nii)      As parents (not necessarily biological or adoptive) watching children grow up. \niii)     As adults reminiscing and going back to your own childhood. \niv)     From the point of view of a young pair of eyes waiting to take on the world. \nv)      Childhood and trauma \nvi)     Children and the world of fantasy \nvii)    Childhood\, food and music \nviii)    Children as travellers. \n\nThe Last Date for submission for the April 2024 Issue is April 10th 2024. \nWe are looking for POEMS/ SHORT STORIES (Originally in English or in Translation)\, Non-Fiction/ Personal Essays) that deal with children\, being a child and the journey of growing up\, watching the days of childhood from an adult’s perspective and but not restricted to the sub-themes listed above. Please send in a maximum of 3 poems for the poetry section. The Non-Fiction submission and Personal Essays should be no more than 2000 words. To the authors of the original short fiction and translators of short stories we request you choose/write stories that highlight the theme of the issue. \nPoetry: Please send in your previously unpublished poems (not more than 3) in a single MS Word document at parchamonline@gmail.com with the subject line Poetry Submission. Please ensure your name is on every submission attachment you send in for clarities sake. \nFor Fiction/ Short Stories: Please keep in mind that short stories should be not more than 4\,000 words and should address the theme that this issue will showcase. Send in the short story to parchamonline@gmail.com with the subject line Short Story Submission. \nFor Editorials/ Non-Fiction/ Opinion Pieces/ Personal Essays: Please ensure that your submissions are free from unparliamentary language or religious or cultural bigotry. The editors have complete authority to reject a piece if they feel it is not upholding the spirit of the magazine. Submissions should adhere to the theme of this issue and should not be more than 2000 words. Please send in with the subject line Non-Fiction/ Personal Essays to parchamonline@gmail.com. \nALL SUBMISSIONS SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A SHORT BIO AND A RECENT PICTURE OF THE CONTRIBUTOR. Please ensure all submissions are in Word (for written) or JPG (visual) (300 DPI minimum resolution/print quality).https://parchamonline.in/2024/02/29/call-for-submissions-april-2024-issue/
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-parcham-online-theme-childhood-and-children/
LOCATION:Parcham Online
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Terrain.org: Online Environmental Magazine of Literature and Place Seeking "Climate Stories in Action"
DESCRIPTION:By some research estimates\, 98 percent of climate and environmental reporting is negative. Climate stories tend to focus on the overall issue and impact by explaining climate science or consequences. Very few focus on action or offer examples of what successful and inspiring collective climate action looks like. \nPsychologists have been studying how stories about climate change affect people. They tell us that the doom and disaster narratives that dominate newsfeeds often lead us to withdraw\, shut down and feel isolated. Stories about climate solutions and actions do the opposite. Narratives and art that center solutions\, introduce us to everyday climate heroes\, and showcase the joy discovered through community engagement often lead to feelings of agency and possibility. \nThe “Climate Stories in Action” series will expand our vision of climate activism and help people imagine meaningful ways to be involved. We are inviting storytellers to submit poetry\, nonfiction\, and fiction that showcase climate activism in professional\, civic and community life. We are interested in stories that help shift our cultural mindset from despair to creative possibility and from isolation to collective purpose. \nWe welcome submissions about how being a part of this critical climate movement can help us live better\, more meaningful\, lives. We are interested in stories that help us dream about what is possible\, that bring to life why collective action matters\, and that inspire people to find or redefine their roles in the climate movement. \nThis groundswell of new climate stories—narratives and art that people can see themselves in—is essential to building the collective response needed at this hingepoint for humans and the planet. \nSubmission Period and Payment\nPriority submission deadline is April 8\, 2024\, at midnight. Notifications will be made beginning in May 2024. \nFrom those submitted\, a review committee will select 12 pieces for publication in the “Climate Stories in Action” series. \nAll contributions will receive $200. There is no entry fee to submit. \nGenres\nOriginal\, previously unpublished submissions will be considered for the following genres. You are welcome to submit pieces in more than one genre\, but do not submit more than two submissions until you have heard back from us. \nPlease include a cover letter containing your brief bio with your submission\, and indicate whether your submission is poetry\, nonfiction\, fiction\, art\, video\, or mixed media/genre/hybrid in the cover letter. \n\nPoetry need not follow any particular form. Submit from one to six poems of any length in a single document. We also consider poem/image combinations. Photos or other graphics may be inserted into the document\, but if accepted will be requested as separate files.\nNonfiction may include creative nonfiction\, personal essays/memoir\, photo essays\, and other essays or articles\, which need not follow any particular style. Accompanying resource links\, graphics\, and sidebars are encouraged. Photos or other graphics may be inserted into the document\, but if accepted will be requested as separate files. 5\,000 words maximum.\nFiction including short stories\, excerpts from unpublished novels\, flash fiction\, and other forms of fiction will be considered. 5\,000 words maximum.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-terrain-org-online-environmental-magazine-of-literature-and-place-seeking-submissions-on-climate-stories-in-action/
LOCATION:Terrain.org
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Tiny Spoon: a bite-size experimental literary magazine: Celestial eclipse!
DESCRIPTION:As we embark on our twelfth issue amid the spring of a solar eclipse\, we turn our attention to the vast expanse and endless awe that is our celestial ceiling. We sojourn into soft\, vacant space\, illuminate with drifting\, cosmic light. How are we connected – to ether\, each other – as we witness again our midday sun become nothing more than a corona of light embracing our lunar sister? What fragments of light reach us? \n“Humans became human when they started looking up” – a Delphi tour guide told us this when we pondered the mountain peaks from afar\, speaking of celestial abyss we wonder about the explosions and ruptures which catalog our dreams above our very heads as we turn\, in our own moments of stillness\, on an Earth with such mighty force we do not notice\, yet it rules everything surrounding everything. Magic! \nAstronauts ponder the depths of the space belly illuminating the galaxy\, the velvet frontier of meaning. Planets aligning\, lunar energy moving ripples upon the water and shifting the whole of the galaxy. Moons clinging to the bellies of planets like dear companions. Companionship and space as a relationship to the offerings of potential. The galaxy is a soup and the planets are the bobbing meatballs. \nEclipse is the hovering of two beings meeting in a dance of universe\, blocking\, occultation of two bodies rupturing the sight line before your eye. Shadowing of the sun\, veiling the bride of life in an obscure darkness. The atmosphere is a blanket of time. \nCelestial bodies held in orbit around one another. What are our gravitational pulls? What kismet and timing allow for one to shroud the other so that a halo of light might frame the moon? What does this mean for other moments that feel cosmic? For moments that might be in alignment / misalignment / disalignment? What might be other natural or forced altered perspectives? \nWe want your whimsy\, spaced-out dreams\, your illuminations and darkness. We want your astrological projections and zodiac antics. We want your universe unveiled within Issue 12 CELESTIAL ECLIPSE. \nWHAT WE LOOK FOR:\nHere at Tiny Spoon\, we are especially interested in experimental work\, although not exclusively. If you’ve had trouble finding a home for your work because it doesn’t fit into generally recognized categories\, chances are your home is right here with us. \nWe seek work that pushes the boundaries of conventional genres; work that is daring\, experimental\, innovative\, quirky\, thoughtful\, vulnerable\, electric\, eccentric. In other words\, your inner workings expanded and exposed\, raw and immediate; your fragile soul parted at the seams into our bound paper glossary of tiny wonder. Your voice is beautiful\, edgy\, infinite\, and unique\, and we want to raise it. \n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMIT\n\n\nPlease submit through our official form. Only those submitted here within the open call for submissions will be considered. \n\n\n\nGUIDELINES:\n\nFormat text: sent as .doc\, .docx\, .rtf\, or .pdf\nArt: .jpeg or .tif\nPlease label the file “Last Name_Title of Work”\nLength per piece: 1\,000 words max\nFont: 12 pt Garamond or a similar font\nUp to three pieces per submission. Any additional work after the first three will not be reviewed. Please refrain from inserting text submissions directly into the body of the email.\nPlease limit to one submission per issue.\nSimultaneous submissions allowed. Please let us know if it is published elsewhere.\nSubmissions are free!\nPlease provide a one sentence bio about yourself.\nCover letters are not required\, but you may send one if you’d like. We won’t show preference based on this.\nYou will maintain the rights to your work; if it is published elsewhere or in a collection\, we simply ask that you give us credit for first publication.\nSubmitted work will be considered for our print and/or online blog\, which allows us to accept more submissions since print space is limited.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-tiny-spoon-a-bite-size-experimental-literary-magazine-celestial-eclipse/
LOCATION:Tiny Spoon
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Solidarity Forever Zine.  Theme: Solidarity Forever
DESCRIPTION:Solidarity Forever zine (April 1st through 7th) \nThe Solidarity Forever zine will be included with all preorders of The Nightmare Box and Other Stories by Cynthia Gómez placed through the Cursed Morsels store. \nCynthia Gómez and Eric Raglin will be coediting this zine. See submission details below. \nTheme: Solidarity Forever – fiction\, poetry\, and nonfiction.\nWord Count: up to 500 words\nPay: 10¢ per word\nDates: April 1st through 7th\nSend to: cursedmorsels@gmail.com\nSimultaneous submissions are fine.\nNo multiple submissions.\nOriginals only; no reprints.\nAbsolutely no AI submissions. \nFAQ\nDoes my story/poem/nonfiction have to be horror?\nNo. We welcome varied creative approaches to the theme. \nWhat does “solidarity forever” mean?\nIt refers to the old union song of the same name. This song explores the workers’ struggles\, triumphs\, and collective power against oppressive capitalism when organized as a union. However\, your submission does not have to be specifically about unions. It could be about all sorts of problems solved through collective resistance and people standing together.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-solidarity-forever-zine-theme-solidarity-forever/
LOCATION:Solidarity Forever Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Moss Puppy Magazine.  Theme: Slither/Swim
DESCRIPTION:Our goal as a literary magazine is to feature and share literature that defies norms\, challenges conventions\, and embraces the unsettlingly beautiful and oddly innovative.  We are a platform for emerging writers and artists to share their unique perspectives and voices\, with a commitment to embracing and supporting diverse voices.  Our core values guide everything we do\, shaping our vision and ensuring that we provide a literary haven that nurtures creativity\, fosters community\, and amplifies marginalized voices.  We’re dedicated to nurturing emerging writers and artists\, fostering a diverse\, collaborative community in the literary world. \nGuidelines\n\n\nRestrictions: You must be 18+ to submit. Do not submit work that encourages or promotes hate (racism\, sexism\, homophobia\, transphobia\, fatphobia\, etc.). If your work is not accepted\, wait until the following submission period to submit again.  Please don’t forget to include content warnings in your submissions! \nSimultaneous Submissions: Encouraged – just withdraw if it’s accepted elsewhere! \nPreviously Published: No – we ask for First North American serial rights and credit if placed elsewhere. Rights revert back to you after publication. \nResponse Time: ~2 weeks. Please reach out if you have not received a response more than 2 weeks after submitting. \n\n  \n\nPoetry\n\n\nPreferred Formatting:​ \n12 point font \nTimes New Roman \ndouble-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 \nTimes New Roman \ndouble-spaced \nindented \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 organization purposes.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-moss-puppy-magazine-theme-slither-swim/
LOCATION:Moss Puppy Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Crab Creek Review Seeking Submissions about Displacement or the Immigration Experience
DESCRIPTION:All work must be submitted through Submittable. \nWhat We Are Seeking:\nWe are looking for short fiction that explores the displacement or immigration experience. Separation\nfrom one’s country or culture—whether voluntary or not—generates a range of feelings/experiences:\ndisorientation\, grief\, nostalgia\, curiosity\, surprise\, and a negotiation of a new sense of self\, to name a few.\nSend us fiction—flash or full length—that uncovers some nuance of this experience. Pieces may include\ncharacters moving countries or characters being displaced within their country of birth due to a change in\ncircumstances. They may include experiences of internal displacement from a previous\, defining\nsituation. They may include the visceral\, the poignant\, the philosophical\, even the humorous.\nThis call is merely a starting point\, as we are interested in being surprised by any aspect your work seeks\nto explore in connection to the theme.\n​\nWe welcome work from writers who are Black\, Indigenous\, and people of color\, writers of all sexual\norientations and gender identities\, writers of varying socio-economic status\, and writers with physical or\nmental differences. \nThe Specifics:  \n\nFiction may be up to 3\,500 words.\nFlash fiction (stories under 1\,000 words) may include up to three pieces per submission.\nAll work must be previously unpublished.\nAll works must be submitted through Submittable.\nSimultaneous submissions accepted\, however please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nWork not originally in English must be translated into English. For work in translation\, translators are responsible for obtaining permission to reprint any material under copyright that exceeds the guidelines of fair use or does not have a Creative Commons license.\nWe only accept work that is the creative effort of humans. Crab Creek Review is dedicated to publishing work by diverse writers whose voices need to be heard. The lived experience of being human is critical to our mission\, therefore we are not open to work that has been fully or mostly written or generated by AI (artificial intelligence). We are open to prose and poetry that has experimented with and incorporated technology in creative ways\, as long as the role of AI is clearly explained. All submitters will be asked to confirm and disclose the role that AI and other non-standard technologies have played in the creation of their submitted work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-crab-creek-review-displacement-or-the-immigration-experience/
LOCATION:Crab Creek Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Call for Submissions to Canthius.  Theme: Trash
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nNote: Submissions are restricted to “writers of marginalized gender identities\, including trans\, Two Spirit\, non-binary\, agender\, cis women\, genderqueer\, GNC\, and intersex writers.”\nCALL FOR SUBMISSIONS\nCanthius is seeking submissions on the theme of TRASH for its 14th issue. Whether you write about the things we throw away\, ignore\, discard\, or scavenge for\, we want to read your poems\, prose\, and hybrid works. How do you define trash? How does trash intersect with our ecological and social spheres and communities? How do we live\, breathe\, and write trash? In what ways do we embody\, become\, reject what is worthless? Do you think trash is beautiful\, valuable\, something to be treasured? Who defines what is or is not our filth? \nSend us your work about treasures you’ve reclaimed\, leftovers\, pulpiness\, messiness\, griminess\, and excessiveness. What you’re afraid to touch with a ten foot pole. In short\, send us your trashiest and filthiest work. \nCanthius is an intersectional feminist magazine that publishes poetry and prose by writers of marginalized gender identities\, including trans\, Two Spirit\, non-binary\, agender\, cis women\, genderqueer\, GNC\, and intersex writers. We are committed to publishing diverse perspectives and experiences and strongly encourage Indigenous women\, Black women\, and women of colour to submit. We also welcome submissions in Indigenous languages. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGUIDELINES\nWe consider unpublished work of poetry and prose (both fiction and creative non-fiction). We welcome experimental works. Please limit prose submissions to 2500 words and poetry submissions to three poems. We accept simultaneous submissions\, but please let us know if another publication accepts work you’ve submitted to Canthius. \nAlong with your submission\, please include a cover letter with your name\, home address\, email address\, phone number\, the date\, and the name(s) of the piece(s) you’re submitting. If you are comfortable disclosing your racial background and/or gender identity in your cover letter\, we encourage you to do so. This information will be held in confidence and will be used solely to help us uphold our mandate to publish diverse work. For prose submissions\, please include a word and page count in your cover letter. Finally\, your cover letter should include a short bio that tells us a bit about yourself and lists your previous publications\, if any. Please include a header on each page of your submission with your name. \nWe respond to all submissions by email. Our average response time is 12 to 15 weeks. Please be sure to designate Canthius as an approved sender to prevent our response from being caught in your email spam filters. \nWriters accepted for publication will receive $50 for one page\, $75 for two pages\, $100 for three\, $125 for four pages\, and $150 for five pages or more\, regardless of genre. Contributors will also receive a complimentary a copy of the issue and a discounted price on any further copies of the issue in which their work appears. \nThanks for sharing your writing with us – we can’t wait to read it! \nPlease note that Submittable caps the number of submissions we can receive during each calendar month. Every first of the month\, the cap is reset and the forms will open again. For this reason\, we open submissions across different calendar months. Please plan accordingly if you can\, and reach out to us if you have any difficulty submitting during our open submission periods.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-call-f-or-submissions-to-canthius-theme-trash/
LOCATION:Canthius
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Sinister Wisdom: A Multicultural Lesbian Literary & Art Journal Seeking Submissions for The Music Issue
DESCRIPTION:Did the sounds of women’s music at your local coffeehouse or a house party encourage you to come out? Did you break up with a lover to the sound of women’s voices? Were you raised listening to women’s music or attending women’s music events? Did you wonder why Aretha\, Gladys\, and Chaka weren’t considered women’s music? Do you understand women’s music as pedestrian\, thrilling\, conservative and/or a site for resistance? \nThis upcoming issue of Sinister Wisdom will be a holistic retrospective on the women’s music cultural movement. We invite contributions that both reflect and shed new light on the complex herstories of the women’s music movement—joys\, sorrows\, triumphs\, challenges\, and lessons. This is an explicitly trans-inclusive issue that welcomes submissions from people of all genders and walks of life who have experiences with the women’s music movement. \nSome topics of interest for this issue include: \n\n\n\n\n\nWomen’s festivals and other sites of performance\n\n(e.g.\, festivals in the Southern states\, coffeehouses\, bookstores\, restaurants)\n\n \nThe women’s music industry\n\n(e.g.\, technicians\, producers\, record labels\, and record distribution systems)\n\n \nExperiences hearing women’s music outside of traditional performance venues/spaces\n\n(e.g.\, first encounters with women’s music in a friend’s living room)\n\n \nBIPOC experiences in the women’s music movement\nDisabled experiences in the women’s music movement\n\n(e.g.\, Deaf and HoH experiences with ASL interpreting at concerts\, lived experience with DART\, OASIS\, and similar programs throughout the years)\n\n \nTrans experiences in the women’s music movement\n\n(e.g.\, trans men and women at festivals and in women’s musical community\, transmasculine performers with histories in the women’s music movement\, experiences of genderqueer teens)\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nPublishing since 1976\, Sinister Wisdom works to create a multicultural\, multi-class lesbian space. Sinister Wisdom seeks to open\, consider\, and advance the exploration of lesbian community issues.\nThe deadline to submit is April 1. Please send submissions in one document (up to 10 pages\, double-spaced) to Submittable. Include a brief bio in the body of the email\, along with any social media links. For questions please email sinisterwisdom@gmail.com \n  \n\nSubmission Guidelines\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWRITING \nMaterial may be in any style or form\, or combination of forms. \nMaximum: five poems\, two short stories or essays\, OR one longer piece of up to 5\,000 words. \nPlease proofread your work carefully; do not send us changes after the deadline. \nPlease send a short contributor biography between 25 and 125 words with your submission. \nSinister Wisdom acquires first North American serial rights for all work that we publish. By acquiring first North American serial rights\, authors guarantee that publication in Sinister Wisdom will be the first publication in North America. That is\, the work has not appeared previously in another journal\, in a book\, online\, or in other forms of publication. In rare instances\, Sinister Wisdom will reprint work that has been previously published. Authors should discuss with the editor and publisher PRIOR to submission. \nWe STRONGLY prefer that you submit your work through Submittable\, our online submission management system. Using Submittable ensures that both of our editors have an opportunity to see and consider your work and helps us ensure a timely response to your submission. If you CANNOT use Submittable for some reason (you are incarcerated\, for instance\, or you do not have internet access)\, please see the guidelines below. \nSubmit to Sinister Wisdom
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-sinister-wisdom-a-multicultural-lesbian-literary-art-journal-seeking-submissions-for-the-music-issue/
LOCATION:Sinister Wisdom
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - HerStry is Collecting Stories about Motherhood
DESCRIPTION:HerStry 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. \nMothers have a lot to say about mothering. Trust us\, we know. We’re dedicating the month of May to telling those motherhood stories. Don’t sugarcoat it. We want the messy parts of mom life—the up-all-night\, covered-in-poop\, haven’t-showered-in-two-weeks parts. And we want the parts you love\, too. The first words\, the proud parent moments\, the things you never imagined. Or maybe you don’t want to be a mom or aren’t able to. We want those stories too. The struggles that have come with it\, or the freedom. \n** HerStry is always happy to share stories anonymously—if your story is selected for publication\, simply let your editor know you would not like your name shared ** \nTHE RULES:  \n\nAll stories must be true and about you.\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide.\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words.\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins.\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs.\nStories are read blind. Please DO NOT put any identifying material on your manuscript. Manuscripts that don’t follow this rule will be automatically disqualified without being read. We realize personal essays may contain your name; a first name is fine.\nPlease include a third person bio. Cover letters are fine\, but not necessary (we don’t read them\, we’re more interested in what you’ve written).\nPlease submit only once per theme.\nWe do not accept previously published stories.\n\nHerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, nonbinary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two spirit. In other words\, if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting. \n WANT PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK? \nYou can now receive helpful feedback by selecting the “personalized critique” option on our submissions page. While getting your work critiqued does not guarantee publication\, we can help make it great for your next submissions\, whether it’s to us or someone else. \n$3 submission fee goes toward keeping HerStry sustainable. All accepted pieces receive $20 payment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-motherhood-fee-based/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Still Point Arts Quarterly Seeking Submissions.  Theme: The Houses of My Dreams
DESCRIPTION:Steven Cordes on unsplash.com\n\n\n\nThe focus of our summer 2024 journal will be: \nTHE HOUSES OF MY DREAMS \n“I never left because a part of me will always be in that house . . . ”\n― J.X. Burros \nCall for Writers\nSubmission Deadline: April 1\, 2024\nSelected writers will have their work published in the\nsummer 2024 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly\nINFORMATION AND SUBMISSION FORM \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Houses of My Dreams—Writing Submission FREE\n\nOPEN\n\nCloses on Monday\, April 1\, 2024 11:59 PM PDT (in 32 days) \nThe Houses of My Dreams | Journal Submission | Summer 2024 \n  \n“I never left because a part of me will always be in that house . . . ” ? J.X. Burros \nStill Point Arts Quarterly is accepting writing submissions (fiction\, creative non-fiction\, essays\, poetry; 5000 words maximum) on the theme The Houses of My Dreams. The deadline for writing submissions is April 1\, 2024. Accepted work will be published in the summer 2024 issue of Still Point Arts Quarterly. Writers will be notified no later than May 15\, 2024. \nDATES AND DEADLINES \nApril 1\, 2024 – Submissions Close (Deadline) \nMay 15\, 2024 (or earlier) – Notification of Writers \nJune 1\, 2024 – Still Point Arts Quarterly Summer 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.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-still-point-arts-quarterly-seeking-submissions-theme-the-houses-of-my-dreams/
LOCATION:Still Points Arts Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Dorothy Parker's Ashes. Theme: Wounds
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to women and gender non-conforming people.\nSubmit.\nPlease submit first-person essays* anytime before the deadline prior to publication date. Please be advised that we reserve the right to edit\, though all edits will be sent to writer before publication for approval. Please feel free to include a suggested title and art but we reserve the right to change the title and choose the art. We do consider previously published essays\, taking into consideration venue\, date\, etc. \nAlthough the essay holds the central role at DPA\, we are open to other genres\, including experimental\, poetry and flash non-fiction\, as long as there is a first-person point of view. \nAll rights are non-exclusive. We do not currently offer payment. We accept no responsibility for anything from libel to hurt feelings. As Anne Lamott says\, “You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them\, they should’ve behaved better.” \nPreferred length. 500 to 2000 words. \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease send submissions along with a short bio pasted directly into your email to: info@dorothyparkersashes.com We ask for this to avoid potentially malware-laden attachments. Unless your formatting is a specific design element of your piece\, format should be single space with no paragraph indentation and one extra space between paragraphs.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-dorothy-parkers-ashes-theme-wounds/
LOCATION:Dorothy Parker’s Ashes
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Call for submissions to Flora Fiction Literary Magazine. Theme: Reverie & Reality
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\n\n\nFlora Fiction is looking for artists\, writers\, poets\, and others to be featured for Volume 5 Issue 1\, Spring Issue set to release April 20\, 2024. We’re inspired by you and would love to see what you have to offer. Please check out our previous issues for reference of work we’ve published. If your style and content fits with us\, send away! \n\nFlash Fiction / 1\,000 words\nCreative Nonfiction / 1\,000 words\nPoetry & Prose / Limit: 3 poems\nPhotography / Limit: 5 Photos\nDrawings & Illustration / Limit: 5 items\n\nSubmissions are open from February 22\, 2024 to March 31\, 2024
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-call-for-submissions-to-flora-fiction-literary-magazine-theme-reverie-reality/
LOCATION:Flora Fiction Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Stillhouse Press Seeking Book-length memoir crossed with anything you like: Open Call for the Absurd
DESCRIPTION:OPEN CALL FOR THE ABSURD — 2024\nStillhouse Press seeks book-length memoir crossed with anything you like.\nFiction\, poetry\, and disgusting little experiments are welcome here. Please send us your clever observations of the world\, from the mundane to the mountainous. Send us your flotsam and jetsam\, your sorcery jammed into short spaces. We want your smoke and mirrors\, your absolutely bizarre\, your weird little nuggets\, your fantastical. Your life story as told through an elaborate music video where the entire budget was blown on historically accurate petticoats. Your childhood filtered through the colors of a kaleidoscope. The dissolution of your parents’ marriage through the brands of vodka they purchased. The totaling of your first car after misplacing your ferret in the backseat. Tell the truth\, but tell it slanted. \nYour cover letter should include\n— a short synopsis of the work and a short bio.\n— information about your writing background\, online presence\, and involvement with the writing community.\n— any and all relevant content warnings for readers entering your manuscript. \nWe do not welcome\n— manuscripts that graphically center traumatic events such as sexual assault\, child molestation\, intimate partner violence etc. without significant reflection and consideration.\n— manuscripts that include triggering or graphic topics without content warnings.\n— submissions that explicitly endorse prejudice\, racism\, xenophobia\, classism\, sexism\, ableism\, fat-shaming\, homophobia\, islamophobia\, antisemitism\, or contain gratuitous violence. \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\n\nWe accept submissions via Submittable. Paper and email submissions are not accepted. There is a nominal $5 fee/submission for regular submissions to cover our own Submittable expenses. \n\n\nOnly complete\, full-length manuscripts will be considered for publication. Our ideal manuscript is between 50\,000 – 100\,000 words for prose. Please include word count in the top right corner of the first page for all prose submissions. \n\n\nPlease attach manuscripts in either Word .doc\, .docx\, or PDF format. \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed. Please notify us immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere. \n\n\nAll manuscripts should include a cover letter with a short synopsis or overview of the work. Authors are also encouraged to share information about their writing background\, online presence\, involvement with the writing community\, and inspiration for their submission. \n\n\nPreviously published or forthcoming manuscripts will not be considered; previously published single stories\, essays\, poems\, and chapbooks are acceptable if included in a longer manuscript submission. Please include an acknowledgements page at the beginning or end of the manuscript. \n\n\nStillhouse Press cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with guest judges\, the press\, or George Mason University’s Creative Writing MFA/BFA programs. \n\n\nAll submissions will be considered for publication. \n\n\nWe take time in considering all submissions. Expect 6-9 months for a decision. We welcome queries after 9 months have passed. Queries about manuscripts under review can be sent via email to submissions@stillhousepress.org. Queries should include your name\, the date of submission\, and the manuscript title. \n\n\nPlease\, no AI-generated prose. AI-generated prose and other submissions that do not meet our guidelines will be automatically declined.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-stillhouse-press-seeking-book-length-memoir-crossed-with-anything-you-like-open-call-for-the-absurd/
LOCATION:Stillhouse Press
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Antler Velvet Arts Magazine: Seraphim
DESCRIPTION:the yearling edition: prompt ‘seraphim’\n\n\nSERAPHIM: an angelic being\, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy\, associated with light\, ardour\, and purity. \n✥ SERAPHIC EMBRACES ✥ to cherish and intertwine\, unveiling the essence of celestial love before shaping it into an ethereal form ✥ THERE IS NO LIMIT TO ASCENSION ✥ embracing the old barriers\, birthing the sublime\, a perpetual dance of connection in the seraphic realm ✥ CELESTIAL UNION ✥ an eternal intertwining of hearts and wings\, intertwined with the spirit of seraphic devotion ✥ in the act of seraphic embrace\, the seraphim’s existence is already immersed ✥ LOVE IS ALREADY HERE ✥ embrace\, embrace\, embrace ✥ cupid asks you\, is love still left? ✥ are you still connected? ✥ THE ANGELS ARE WATCHING ✥ YOU ARE PROTECTED ✥ DO NOT LOOK AWAY \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhow do i submit my work?\n\n\n\nclick me ^\n\n\nTo submit your work\, click on the teacup above to fill out a Google Form where you can upload your work & give us an artist statement to include 🙂 If the form is not working\, please email thevelveteenshrike@gmail.com\, and also ask any burning questions you have! \n​ \nWe’re into poetry\, flash fiction\, and nonfiction —pretty much anything creative. Our editions are on the smaller side\, with 25-35 pieces of content total. Poetry entries tend to be highly competitive\, so make sure to send us your best work! \nWith these rules in mind you may: \n– Upload up to 5 poems (please include them all in one document) \n– Upload up to 2 essays up to 2000 words (can be academic or stream-of-consciousness) \n– Upload up to 2 fiction pieces under 1000 words \n\nAll successful creators will be emailed upon the release of the online magazine. \n​ \nFeel free to submit again if your previous work wasn’t the right fit for us. We’re cool with simultaneous submissions too\, just give us a heads-up if your work finds a home elsewhere. And\, of course\, no previously published stuff\, please. \n​
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-antler-velvet-arts-magazine-seraphim/
LOCATION:Antler Velvet Arts Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Hearth Stories Seeking Submissions of: Cozy Fantasy
DESCRIPTION:Hearth Stories publishes speculative fiction (fnatasy & science-fiction in our case) slice-of-life stories with a focus on connection\, family\, relationships\, comfort\, and the natural world (we love stories prominently featuring nature\, as opposed to tech). \nWe accept works from 1\,000 words up to 10\,000. However\, the ideal length may be something in the 1\,500-3\,500 word range. We do not currently accept poetry\, non-fiction\, or non-speculative work (there needs to be a fantasy or science fiction element present in the work). \nSome things we like: \n\nCozy\, sweet\, cute\, kind\, hopeful stories\nCaregiving\, parenting\, friendship\, romance\, and partnership stories\nRural/pastoral life and less technologically advanced settings\nWorks that take place in nature\nStories involving food and cooking. However\, we are vegan; stories that feature animal products may result in a pass on the story or a request for removal of the animal products\nStories involving hermits\, issolated places\, or wandering in the woods\nBonus points for stories backed by vegan\, anarchist\, eco-conscious\, and anti-capitalist themes (while still fitting the above)\n\nYou may notice that none of those things have anything to do with science fiction or fantasy. We would like speculative stories with the above themes and settings. We are very into slice of life stories\, the ruralism of Richard Jefferies (ruralism in general\, extending to so-called “cottagecore”)\, and stories in general that take place in wooded places. We like witches and magic\, new world stories (usually terraformed planets)\, alien worlds\, and the small adventures of daily life. We accept simultaneous submissions (but we do not accept multiple submissions at the same time\, unless specifically requested). \n\nPay scale\nAuthors deserve to be paid for their work\, even by a magazine that professes itself to be non-commercial. As such we offer 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length). We would love to be able to offer more\, but we are not bringing in any money to offset the cost and the given amounts are what we\, as individuals\, can bear financially to support authors while continuing to release the magazine. \n\n\nHow to format your submission\nWe do not accept hard-copy manuscripts. As such\, you will be sending a digital file. Here are our preferences in that regard: \n\nPlease include\, at a minimum\, your e-mail address and the word count on the manuscript\nSend the file as: rtf\, doc\, docx\, odt\, or md\nUse any font and font size you like (we will adjust to our preferences anyway)\n\nWhere to send\nWrite to us at hearthstories@protonmail.com with the following: \n\nThe subject will follow this format: “HS Submission: [Story Name] [Word Count]”\nThe file\, formatted as described above\, will be attached to the e-mail (we do not accept links to files)\nThe e-mail body will include\, at a minimum\, the author’s name and a short author bio\nThe e-mail body will not include a synopsis of the story being submitted\n\nFailure to submit in the above format will result in your story being passed on unread. We regret having to institute a format like this\, but to combat a massive amount of spam we got during our last open reading period we want to know that folks at least took the time to look at these submission guidelines. If you have any trouble or you e-mailed and forgot to follow one of these items: reach out and let us know. We’re happy to work with you. Mostly we just want people to have read the guidelines. We value your time and want to read your work and appreciate you taking the time to submit to Hearth Stories.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-hearth-stories-seeking-submissions-of-cozy-fantasy/
LOCATION:Hearth Stories
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Libretto Magazine Call for Submissions\, Issue 11.  Theme: Consciousness
DESCRIPTION:Libretto Magazine seeks unique works with strong sense of empathy\, introspection\, and courage; works that are evocative and that possess the capacity to redefine perception. This is to encourage diverse voices to share their experiences\, opinions\, and insights on conscious-related issues. Contributors are also allowed to explore the theme in a manner that defies convention.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSend in your experiences and desires\, your vulnerability and hope\, as well as your dreams and despair in relation to the theme. We want voice. We want artistry. We want heart. The selection process is set to be thoroughly rigorous\, therefore\, endeavor to submit only your best work of art. Please carefully read the following submission guidelines before submitting your work: \nSubmission Deadline: March 31\, 2024 \nTheme: Consciousness \nSubmission Categories: \n\nCreative Fiction: Original\, compelling short stories that captivate and resonate with the theme. Submit up to 2\,500-3\,000 words..\nCreative Non-Fiction: Thoughtful essays\, memoirs\, or articles that explore contemporary issues\, personal experiences\, or societal observations. Submit up to 2\,500-3\,000 words.\nPoetry: Expressive and evocative poems that showcase a mastery of language and a unique poetic voice. Submit up to 3-5 poems in not more than 10 pages.\nFlash Fiction: Concise and impactful stories with a maximum word count of 1\,200 words.\n\nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES: \n\nFormat: Submissions should be in 12-point Times New Roman font\, double-spaced\, and submitted in a standard document format (.doc or .docx for written submissions\, JPEG or PNG for visual submissions).\nCover Letter: Include a brief cover letter with your submission\, mentioning your name\, contact information\, a short bio\, and a brief description of your submitted work and include your social handles.\nMultiple Submissions: We do not accept multiple submissions.\nPreviously Unpublished: We accept only original and previously unpublished works. Please do not submit pieces that have been published elsewhere.\nSimultaneous Submissions: While simultaneous submissions are accepted\, we kindly ask that you notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nRights: We request the right to publish and archive your work. All other rights revert to the author/artist upon publication.\n\nHow to Submit: \nSubmit your work through our online submission portal at https://librettong.com/submission-guidelines/. Please make sure to select the appropriate category for your submission. For further information about the guidelines\, please go through the submission portal in the link above. \nWe look forward to reading and experiencing the diverse and creative submissions for Issue 11. Thank you for considering Libretto Magazine as a platform for your work.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-libretto-magazine-call-for-submissions-issue-11-theme-consciousness/
LOCATION:Libretto Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Firewords Magazine Seeking Submissions. Theme: Adventure
DESCRIPTION:We accept any kind of genre and style and we aren’t averse to many subject matters. Our main stipulation is that the piece is engaging but anything intentionally offensive or distasteful is unlikely to be accepted. Full submission guidelines can be seen on our website. \n\n\n\n\n\nTheme:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIssue 17 will have a loose theme of Adventure. However\, we would recommend not taking the theme too literally. Remember\, it is not mandatory for all the writing to fit in with this theme – it is just a loose framework to give the issue an identity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLength:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShort stories need to be under 2000 words. Shorter work is preferred as space is tight. We may consider longer entries if they are exceptional. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimultaneous submissions:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmitting work that is under consideration elsewhere is absolutely fine but we would appreciate being informed if it is picked up by another publication. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMultiple submissions:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmissions are currently limited per person up to the following: 1 x short story (under 2000 words)\, 1 x flash fiction (under 400 words) and 2 x poems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPreviously published work:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn occasion\, we do reprint writing that has previously been published elsewhere but please include details of this when submitting. \n\n\n\n\n\nPayment:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFirewords is a small and independently run magazine. All profits go towards producing the following issue\, so unfortunately we cannot offer payment to our writers at this stage – though we do hope to do so as the publication grows. Each of our writers receives a complimentary digital copy of the issue they feature in\, free subscription to our new fortnightly Campfire emails for 6 months\, and a complimentary copy of any subsequent print edition that may arise. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFormat:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs long as it’s legible and in a standard file format (e.g. .doc\, .docx) then the formatting isn’t too important. When naming your file\, please use the title of your piece. This makes life easier for us when dealing with a large number of documents.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-firewords-magazine-seeking-submissions-theme-adventure/
LOCATION:Firewords Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:FN - Black Warrior Review Creature(s) Contest.  Theme: Creature(s)
DESCRIPTION:BWR is excited to launch our March 2024 Online Flash Contest\, inviting you to explore our enigmatic\, one-word prompt of “creature(s).” Creature(s) can represent anything\, from mythical beasts straight out of a medieval bestiary to microscopic organisms on distant planets to cryptids lurking in the woods\, just out of sight. Whether you draw inspiration from folklore\, sci-fi\, the natural world\, lived experiences\, or the abstract\, we’re desperate to know: what do(es) creatures conjure up for you? \nPrizes: \n\nWinner: Publication on the Black Warrior Review website\, free entry to our annual summer contest\, and a moderate cash prize.\nRunner-up and Shortlist: Publication on our website & our social media platforms\, as well as free entry to our annual summer contest.\n\nDetails: \n\nGenres: We are looking for flash fiction or flash nonfiction.\nSubmission Window: March 4th to March 31st. Please submit your entries electronically via our Submittable portal.\nWord/Poem Limit: Flash fiction or creative nonfiction submissions up to 1\,500 words each.\nEntry Fee: $10 per entry. Each entry can include up to two flash pieces in either genre. (If you’re submitting one fiction and one nonfiction piece\, specify which is which in your cover letter.)\n\nImportant Notes: \n\nSubmission Guidelines: This contest is distinct from our annual flash contest. We accept multiple and simultaneous submissions\, but please submit only previously unpublished work.\nInclusivity and Diversity: Black Warrior Review is dedicated to supporting a diverse range of voices and stories in our publications\, and we welcome submissions from writers around the world.\nRestrictions: AI-generated work will not be accepted for this contest.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/3-21-2024fn-black-warrior-review-creatures-contest-theme-creatures/
LOCATION:Black Warrior Review Creature(s) Contest
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PF - Making Room Zine: Seeking Submissions about Acceptance
DESCRIPTION:Gnashing Teeth Publishing is now accepting submissions for our 2024 zine\, Making Room. We will be accepting poetry and micro fiction on the theme of acceptance. In a world that often seems irreparably divided by differences\, acceptance serves as a bridge that connects us\, reminding us of our shared humanity. Acceptance\, or the struggle to accept\, can influence our relationships\, our outlook on life\, and our well-being. Whether it’s accepting our own limitations\, accepting challenging situations beyond our control\, or holding space for any of the hundreds of facets of human existence that invite judgment\, isolation\, or torment\, we want to hear about your struggles with and your victories in being accepted\, in accepting\, in making room. \nPlease read the guidelines. Use our Contact Form for any questions\, but not for submissions. Submissions close March 31\, 2024. \n  \nPoetry\nPoems can be NO LONGER THAN 36 short lines long. Brevity is your friend. Use 12-point font in Times New Roman or Arial. Send up to 3 poems for consideration. \nMicro Fiction\nMicro fiction must be less than 250 words. Submit 1 piece in 12 point font.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-making-room-zine-seeking-submissions-about-acceptance/
LOCATION:Making Room Zine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The Upper New Review Short Story Contest.  Theme: A Sense of Place
DESCRIPTION:Thank you for your interest in our 2024 Short Story Contest! \nThis is a short story fiction writing contest. \nThe short story contest is open to any English language writer anywhere on Earth\, aged 13 years or older. \nWe are open to receiving submissions of short stories originally written in a language other than English\, that have since been translated to English.  If this is the case\, the original non-English manuscript must be available for review upon request. \nThe Theme: Sense of Place \nThe theme for this short story contest is A Sense of Place. \nWe don’t want to provide too much structure to our theme.  We hope contest entrants will interpret this theme as they see fit\, expressing a keen sense of place within 3000 to 10000 words of fictional narrative. \nHowever: Our simple definition for sense of place is: figuring out the reality of where you are\, and how you perceive that reality\, and what your perception of that reality means to you. \nSubmissions \nWe’ll be using our Submittable platform to accept submissions for the short story contest. \nNo other forms of submission will be accepted. \nPrizes and Awards \nThe contest winner will receive a $200 cash prize. \nSeveral honorable mentions may be awarded to additional short story submissions. \nAdditionally\, three thematic prizes may be awarded in this short story contest\, depending on the quality of submissions\, at the discretion of The Upper New Review publisher.  These prizes include: \n\nDana Meadows Award – for demonstrated systems wisdom\nFritjof Capra Award – for demonstrated understanding of the hidden connections of the web of life\nGary Snyder Award – for demonstrated understanding of bioregionalism\n\nAll winners (the contest winner\, any honorable mentions\, and any thematic prize winners) will be published in The Upper New Review. \nRules and Guidelines \nThe entry fee to submit a single manuscript to the short story contest is $15. \nAll short stories entered into the contest will also be considered for publication in The Upper New Review\, regardless of the outcome of this contest. \nUploaded short story manuscripts should be properly formatted.  At a minimum\, manuscripts should be double-spaced\, using at least a 12-point serif font.  Please also include page numbers. \nSeveral standard file formats are acceptable for uploaded manuscripts.  PDF is preferred\, but not required. \nManuscripts do not need to be blinded for this contest.  This means that identifying information of the author should be included in the manuscript – this information does not need to be removed. \nThe minimum word count for short stories submitted to this contest is 3\,000 words. \nThe maximum word count for short stories submitted to this contest is 10\,000 words. \nAuthors may submit up to four total short stories for this contest.  Each short story entered requires a separate submission and $15 entry fee.  Additional submissions from a single author beyond the maximum allowed of four submissions will be automatically rejected. \nThe manuscript submission review process commences upon receipt of submission. \nManuscripts submitted early in the contest submission window may be accepted for publication before the end of the contest deadline.  Status for publication does not have any effect on the contest awards outcome. \nAll cash prizes may be awarded contingent upon the volume of submissions to the contest. Awards are subject to change based on these submission volumes\, including the potential for increase in awards. \nAll contest submissions are final.  The Upper New does not offer refunds for submissions\, except upon written request under extenuating circumstances. \nAdditional online events and curated publications may be announced for contest entries and winners\, contingent upon the number and quality of submissions to the contest.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-upper-new-review-short-story-contest-theme-a-sense-of-place/
LOCATION:The Upper New Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Black Fox Prize Theme: "Fairy Tale Remix"
DESCRIPTION:Black Fox is accepting submissions for its Winter 2024 writing prize. The theme for this round is “Fairy Tale Remix.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre\, as always. \nWhat if the big bad wolf was a person who had a past? Or what if Snow White wasn’t so perfect on paper? \nWe’re looking for original work that reimagines fairy tales from around the world! We challenge writers to reshape classic fairy tales and invent their own spellbinding versions. Give us a twist to a familiar plot\, introduce modern elements\, or explore unconventional characters. This theme is a chance to remix fairy tales in your own distinctive way. Enchant the hearts of our readers! \nPlease submit your strongest fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry\, and we will choose one winner that we feel interprets the theme best. The prize is $300 and publication in the Summer 2024 issue. All submissions are considered for publication in the Summer 2024 issue. The contest entry fee is $12\, and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on March 31\, 2024. \nPlease make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be no more than 5\,000 words. For poetry\, send up to three poems in the same document. For flash fiction\, send up to two stories in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager\, found here. \nPlease DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it. \nWe will select a winner by the end of July 2024\, and each entrant will receive a response to their submission. \n***Writers\, please note that entry fees are non-refundable\, and payment to winners is awarded via PayPal. We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline if necessary.*** \nThe Black Fox team looks forward to reading your wonderful submissions!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-black-fox-prize-theme-fairy-tale-remix/
LOCATION:Black Fox Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - WestWord 2024 Micro Fiction Prize.  Theme: Rain
DESCRIPTION:2024 Prize\n\n\n\n\n\nFor 2024\, we have separated the categories into individual prizes. The shortlisted and winning stories of each will be published in three separate anthology editions and all of the writers included in them will win cash prizes. \nThe anthology of winning and shortlisted stories from the 2023 prize will now be published in January 2024. There has been a slight delay due to personal circumstances. \nYOU CAN ENTER AS MANY STORIES AS YOU LIKE IN EACH CATEGORY BUT EACH STORY MUST BE SUBMITTED AND PAID FOR SEPARATELY. \n\n\n\nMicro Fiction Prize\n\n\n\n\n\nDeadline: 31st March 2024 \nMax word count: 200 \nEntry fee: £6 submission only / £20 with feedback \nOnline anthology publication: June 2024 \nPRIZES:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1st: £100\n2nd: £50\n3rd: £25\nShortlisted: £10\n\nTheme: Rain
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-terrain-org-online-environmental-magazine-of-literature-and-place-seeking-climate-stories-in-action/
LOCATION:WestWord Micro Fiction Prize
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Maintenant: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing & Art Seeking Submissions.  Theme: PLUTOCRAZY
DESCRIPTION:MAINTENANT 18 Dada Journal Submission Period Extended thru March 31\nPosted on February 28\, 2024 by admin\n\n\nAttention all dada writers and artists from around the world: The 2024 submission period for MAINTENANT 18 Dada Journal has been extended through March 31. Read on for what we’re looking for or click to submit via Submittable. MAINTENANT 18 will be published in July 2024. \nThree Rooms Press is thrilled to announce the theme for next year’s edition of MAINTENANT Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing is \nPLUTOCRAZY\n“It’s easier to imagine the end of the world \nthan to imagine the end of capitalism.”\n
some theorist said.\n  \nThe economy no longer serves human society.\nIt’s a business. So it is time to give business the business. \nWe will redistribute our wealth of new ideas into a Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art called MAINTENANT 18. \nLet’s shape public opinion with a PLUTOCRAZY of our own manufacture. \nCreativity is our currency and the amount has no limit. We must separate Merch and State by forging a non-monetary vision which reveals strategies to achieve socio-political and economic equality that expose the military-industrialist complex by linking warfare with capitalism. Shine a light through every crack for we the people. The answers will come from our brand! \nThere are 2\,640 billionaires in the world and we’ve got each of them right where we want them. \nWe are focused on publishing a range of voices and books that more fully reflect the diverse society in which we live. We are particularly interested in publishing work of writers from underrepresented communities in terms of sexual identity\, ethnicity\, gender\, disability\, and social mobility. Our press is inspired by diversity\, dada\, punk\, and passion: please keep this in mind when submitting. \n  \nIMPORTANT Specifications:\n\nPlease use a separate submission form for each piece. \nYou may enter up to 4 pieces for consideration.\nAll text files must be save as WORD documents (please do NOT send PDFs). Each entry should have its own separate Word document and separate submission form.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-maintenant-a-journal-of-contemporary-dada-writing-art-seeking-submissions-theme-plutocrazy/
LOCATION:Maintenant: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing & Art
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Arboreal Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on Eternity
DESCRIPTION:Our theme for Issue No. 06 is Eternity. We seek works that explore the boundless landscapes of time\, the immortal pulse of nature\, the timeless essence of being\, or however you understand and interpret the concept of infinitude. \n\nPoetry: Let your verses traverse the infinite\, capturing the essence of eternity through the rhythm and flow of words. We welcome all forms and styles\, from sonnets that echo through ages to free verse that stretches beyond temporal limits.\nShort Fiction: Craft narratives that delve into the endless depths of time\, space\, and existence. Whether it’s a tale of timeless love\, an exploration of eternal realms\, or a story that transcends generations\, bring us into your immortal worlds.\nCreative Nonfiction: Share your essays and reflective pieces that ponder the concept of eternity. From personal experiences with the everlasting to philosophical musings on the unending.\n\nWe only accept submissions via Submittable. \nPlease submit all writing in .docx files. Work submitted in PDF or other file formats will be declined without review. \n\n\nPoetry\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease limit poetry submissions to 4 poems.\nWe do not accept translations.\nAll poems should be included in a single document\, each poem starting on a separate page.\nDocument specifications:\n\nSingle-spaced\nStandard\, readable typeface (e.g.\, Times New Roman\, Georgia)\n12pt font\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFile Name Format\n\n\n\n\nPlease use the following format for naming your file: \nLastName_FirstName_Poetry.docx \nBrooks_Gwendolyn_Poetry.docx \n\n\nFiction\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease limit fiction submissions to a single short story of no more than 3\,000 words.\nWe do not accept translations\, book excerpts\, or plays.\nDocument specifications:\n\nDouble-spaced\nStandard\, readable typeface (e.g.\, Times New Roman\, Georgia)\n12pt font\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFile Name Format\n\n\n\n\nPlease use the following format for naming your file: \nLastName_FirstName_Title.docx \nKincaid_Jamaica_Girl.docx \n\n\n\n\nNonfiction\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease limit nonfiction submissions to a single essay of no more than 3\,000 words.\nWe do not accept book reviews or book excerpts.\nDocument specifications:\n\nDouble-spaced\nStandard\, readable typeface (e.g.\, Times New Roman\, Georgia)\n12pt font\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFile Name Format\n\n\n\n\nPlease use the following format for naming your file: \nLastName_FirstName_Title.docx \nDidion_Joan_InBed.docx
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-arboreal-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-eternity/
LOCATION:Arboreal Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to orangepeel literary magazine.  Theme: The Future
DESCRIPTION:submissions for issue 8\, the future\n\n\nThis form is for both art and written submissions and accepts most file types. It will only accept one piece at a time. Please see our submission requirements at https://orangepeelmag.wordpress.com/submit/ before submitting! \n\nOur theme for this issue is the future. Whether your focus is on tomorrow or 2099\, we want to see you take on the unknown. Sculpt a futuristic-looking meal\, write a poem about where you’ll be in 20 years\, or create a comic where retrofuturist aesthetics become chic. Experimental and abstract submissions are welcome. We are especially excited to receive writers’ forays into science and speculative fiction.\n\n\n-We primarily conduct submissions through our Google Form. Email submissions are only allowed for multipage comics. \n-We don’t consider artist bios alongside works and they will be ignored if included in a document. \n-Please submit each work separately. \n-Written work can be original prose\, poetry\, prosetry\, flash\, essays\, missives\, and more. It can be fiction or creative nonfiction. Please no articles\, critical essays\, reviews\, or translations of another person’s work. We always welcome toying with form. \n-For written work\, 2500 words or less please! We check the word count before reading. \n-By submitting your work\, you allow our staff to make grammar and spelling edits where needed. If your work is accepted and we believe that any more substantial edits are required\, we will ask you before making them. \n-We have a limit of two submissions per category per person. We consider prose and poetry as one category (“written work”). \n-Please submit written work as Word docs or Google Docs. We do not consider .pdfs\, .pages\, or .txt files.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-orangepeel-literary-magazine-theme-the-future/
LOCATION:orangepeel literary magazine
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SUMMARY:PF - Meow Meow Pow Pow Seeking  Submissions. Theme: Happy Phantom
DESCRIPTION:[Theme: Happy Phantom]   \nWhat pleasant ghosts have stopped to visit you recently? What red-haired anthems do you play on repeat while smiling specters tap at the window? A favorite album spins on repeat in the background shaking the walls like an earthquake. Shadows you consider friends peek out behind corners. We’re open for Happy Phantom submissions\, inspired by the artist and album that got us through some hard times; and the delight that comes with considering some songs visitors from the past. \nWe love surprising interpretations of our themes; we’re less keen on literal interpretations. That being said\, if we receive a piece that isn’t–in some way–reflective of the theme\, we’ll gnash our teeth and shake our fists at the heavens and then send you a wimpy rejection letter. Don’t make us do that–we hate that. \nWe love unpublished writers just as much as we love published writers (sometimes even more so). MMPP is more likely to publish work that is provocative and invigorating rather than overly complicated pieces of pomposity. Excite us with your garden-fresh flash and titillate us with your gutsy poems. Let us home your vigorous words and create art to accompany them. And after we marry your wise wordery\, we’ll bring the lit to the great outdoors. Length of the work: our sweet spot is between 150 to 300 words. Anything over or under\, we’ll be less psyched on. Poems? Let’s try to keep it under 25 lines\, bbz\, and no more than 3 poems per submission. Please indicate whether this is prose or poetry in your title or cover letter. We accept re-prints so long as you own the rights. \nIf you are rejected\, please wait until the next theme to submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-meow-meow-pow-pow-seeking-submissions-theme-happy-phantom/
LOCATION:Meow Meow Pow Pow
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The Woolf.  Theme: Music
DESCRIPTION:Hear\, play or make it. Be stilled\, stunned\, changed\, warped\, saved\, ruined or reborn by it. Music is the prompt for Issue 6 – so send us your best!  Note that the use of others’ published song lyrics or music is not recommended for copyright reasons). Be sure to visit our website to get the lowdown on submission guidelines. We look forward to seeing your work! \n\n\n  \n\n\ncreative nonfiction <2500 words\nflash fiction <1000 words\nmicrofiction <100 words\, up to 3 pieces in one document\nprose poetry <300 words\nshort fiction <2500 words\nHow to submit\n\n\n\n\nSubmissions for Issue 6 (Music) are open through 25 March 2024. Be sure to check out Duotrope for the details (especially when it comes to the use of published song lyrics in your work). But first\, have a look at our basic submission guidelines below. \n\n\n\n\nThe important stuff  \n\nWe only accept original\, unpublished work. If your work has already appeared in The Woolf\, please wait two issues before submitting again.\nOnly work sent through the official submission platform will be considered.\nNo name or identifying information should appear on the piece you’re submitting (we review the work blind).\nSimultaneous submissions are encouraged\, but please withdraw your work pronto if it has been accepted elsewhere (and if so\, congrats!).\nSubmissions are and will remain free. While submitting\, you are welcome to toss something into our tip jar to help us offset expenses – it’s always appreciated.\nWhile we can’t pay contributors at this time\, we promise to promote your pieces once the issue goes live and nominate the best work for international awards where we can. (In fact\, this micro from Issue 1 was selected for the Best Microfiction 2022 anthology.)\nDespite our name\, any reference to wolves or Virginia Woolf could raise our hackles – so proceed with caution.\nFinally\, please don’t send us work that makes us question our faith in this already fragile world – stuff that’s gratuitously sexual\, overly violent\, discriminatory\, vile or just kind of morally repugnant. And since we apparently have to spell this out: no animal cruelty.\n\n  \n\n\nRights and terms  \n\nBy submitting your work\, you grant us first electronic rights and non-exclusive archival rights. After first publication\, you retain ownership rights. If your work later appears elsewhere\, we’d love a credit for the first publication.\nSmall editorial adjustments to accepted submissions may be made in the name of clarity and flow. For more significant changes\, the author will be contacted. All other editorial decisions\, including art direction\, are the domain of The Woolf and final.\nWe reserve the right to remove contributions from the website without notice.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-woolf-theme-music/
LOCATION:The Woolf
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Zen Peacemakers Seeking Haiku Submissions on the Theme of: Flowers
DESCRIPTION:April Haiku Submissions Open\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit up to 3 haiku by March 25th \n\n\n\n\nTHEME: Flowers (any kind)\n\n\n\nWhen the wild turnip\nburst into full blossom\na skylark sang\n\n\n\nKoboyashi Issa (translated by Sam Hamill)\nHaiku Submission Guidelines\n\n\n\n\nHaiku poetry originated in Japan and was perfected by the great haiku masters: Matsuo Basho\, Yosa Buson\, Masaoka Shiki\, Kobayashi Issa and Chiyojo. Today haiku is an art form that is practiced internationally\, and in the spirit of promoting global peace and contemplative artistic expression\, Zen Peacemaker’s International showcases three haiku a month on this page. \n\n\n\n\n\nHaiku sent must be based on the monthly theme. By submitting\, you acknowledge all work is original\, unpublished\, and not under consideration elsewhere (i.e.\, no simultaneous submissions please). We consider poems on the internet (e.g.\, Facebook\, Twitter\, Instagram\, blogs) to be previously published.\nBy sending their haiku\, authors agree to its publication on our website and social media.\nWe will consider both free form haiku and haiku written using the traditional syllable count of 5-7-5.\nDue to the volume of submissions\, we can only contact poets whose haiku will be showcased.\nHaiku submitted before the 25th of the month will be considered to be showcased the following month. Submissions are judged anonymously.\n\n\n“Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine\, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And in doing so\, you must leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself.” – Matsuo Basho (1644-1694)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-zen-peacemakers-seeking-haiku-submissions-on-the-theme-of-flowers/
LOCATION:Zen Peacemakers
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