BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//A Novel Approach - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:A Novel Approach X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for A Novel Approach REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T030901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T030901Z UID:3907-1709107200-1709139600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - 3Elements Literary Review Seeking Submissions Including the Three Elements: Orchestra\, Bedridden\, Sift DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\nWe appreciate good writing in any genre. We especially like edgy writing that offers insight into darkness. We prefer character-driven stories as opposed to plot-driven ones. We relish a piece with a great deal of heart and more than a little bit of Truth (note the capital “T”). We want to read a story that makes us feel edified or philosophical or amused or creeped out or angry or melancholy or inspired or\, best yet\, all of these things together. \nWe find stories that include gratuitous violence distasteful. Sexism\, racism\, or other forms of intolerance are intolerable to us. That said\, you can certainly reveal a character through his/her prejudices; just don’t use a story to perpetuate negative stereotypes or ignorance. The world is already bursting with both. \nUsing the elements\n3Elements Literary Review  is a themed literary journal\, and all THREE elements (the specific words\, Orchestra\, Bedridden\, Sift) given for the submission period must be included in your story or poem for your work to be considered for publication. NO EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER. \nYour story or poem doesn’t have to be about the three elements or even revolve around them; simply use your imagination to create whatever you want. You can use any form of the words/elements for the given submission period. For example\, if the elements are: Flash\, Whimsy\, and Seizure; we would accept the usage of Flashed\, Whimsical\, and Seizures. \nLength\nThere is no minimum word count\, but please keep your fiction and nonfiction submissions under 3\,500 words. Poetry must be under two typed pages. \nSubmission period category limits\nWe will only accept the following number of submissions per submission category: Fiction and nonfiction is capped at no more than two submissions per submission period. Poetry is limited to three submissions per submission period. \nMultiple submissions\nWe do not accept multiple submissions within the same document/file. Each submission (fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry\, art\, photography) must be submitted individually. \nSimultaneous submissions\nSimultaneous submissions are completely fine with us. Our only requirement is that you notify us as soon as you can if you intend to publish your piece with another publication. \n  URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-3elements-literary-review-seeking-submissions-including-the-three-elements-orchestra-bedridden-sift/ LOCATION:3Elements Literary Review CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240121T233519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T233519Z UID:3888-1709107200-1709139600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. Theme: The Power of Positive Thinking DESCRIPTION:We know that using the power of thinking positive helps you to achieve your goals and lead a happy\, purposeful\, and productive life. Almost anything is possible if you think you can. You can dream big\, overcome challenges\, create the best life possible for yourself\, and turn adversity into opportunity. \nWhat do you do to think positive and how did it change your life? Tell us your success story about using the power of thinking positive! \nHere are some suggested topics but we know you can think of many more: \nHow your attitude has made a difference in your life\nHave you used the fake it till you make it strategy?\nThe unexpected benefits of challenges\nPutting things in perspective\nTurning negative thoughts into positive thoughts\nCounting your blessings\nUsing humor to improve your life\nSilver linings that you have discovered\nAppreciating the simple pleasures\nWhat changes you made to create the best possible life for yourself and for your family\nHow gratitude helped you achieve your goals\nHow you used the power of forgiveness\nHow you pursued your passion\nHow you found purpose in your life\nWays you can actively practice using positive thinking to improve your life\nTell us about a role model who showed you how to use positive thinking\nUsing forgiveness to put the past in the past and find your way forward\nPowering through health challenges through positive thinking\nThe best advice/wise words that helped you use positive think. \nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul story\n\nTell an exciting\, heartwarming or funny story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. Your story should be written in the first person and should be about yourself or someone close to you.\nTell your story in a way that will make the reader cry\, laugh\, get goose bumps or say “Wow!”\nThe story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say\, or end with a concluding paragraph about what you just said.\nDon’t be afraid to speak from the heart. Many people tell personal stories for the first time in our books\, and they find it to be a cathartic and productive experience. We do let you use a pen name for your story if you do not want to use your real name.\nDon’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works.\nKeep your story to 1200 words or less. Tighten\, tighten\, tighten!\nYour story must be true. No fiction\, no creative writing.\n\nWhat a Chicken Soup for the Soul story IS NOT:\n\nA sermon\, an essay or eulogy.\nAn “as told to” story written by you for someone else. If you ghost-write a story for someone\, we thank you for helping that person share his or her story. That person’s name will be listed as the author and he or she can acknowledge your help in the bio section.\nA term paper\, thesis\, letter or journal entry.\nAbout politics or controversial issues.\nA biography or testimonial.\nA journalistic article about a third party that reads like a newspaper article.\n\nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul poem\n\nWe love poems that tell a story. A Chicken Soup for the Soul poem does the same job as a story. The reader goes away having learned your story\, just through poetry instead of prose.\nWe do not publish poems that do not tell a story.\nWe also do not publish poems that seem overly focused on rhyming and read more like greeting cards.\n\nA few more tips about submitting\n\nThe only way to submit your stories or poems to us is via our website. If you have any problems when trying to fill out the form and submit your work\, please contact our webmaster at: webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com. Responses from the webmaster usually take several days\, so be patient.\nOur webmaster cannot help you with your personal computer problems. If you have questions\, such as\, “How do I paste my story into the submission form?” please ask a friend or relative\, not our webmaster.\nPlease submit only stories or poems that have not been previously published. The only exception to this is if your work has only been published in a small local publication with limited circulation or on your own blog.\nPlease do not send us any book manuscripts\, unless through a literary agent\, as these will be automatically discarded. Also\, we do not accept title ideas from the public. If we receive any\, they will be discarded and will not be shown to an editor. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-series-theme-the-power-of-positive-thinking/ LOCATION:Chicken Soup for the Soul Series CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240121T232623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T232623Z UID:3884-1709107200-1709139600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PN - Chicken Soup for the Soul Series Seeking Submissions about: Miracles\, Messages from Heaven\, Angels DESCRIPTION:Stories about miracles\, angels\, messages from heaven\, premonitions\, amazing coincidences and other unexplainable but good events! \nWe are looking for powerful\, astounding\, stories that will make people say “wow” or give them chills. This book is for everyone\, whether religious or non-religious. \nHere are some suggested topics but we know you can think of many more: \nSigns and wonder\nDivine intervention\nAngel visitations\nEveryday miracles\nMessages or guidance from those who have passed on\nDreams and premonitions\nMiraculous healings or recoveries\nVisions and revelations\nUnexplained happenings\nWhen something\, against all odds\, works out\nMysterious helpers\nUnexplained happenings\nAmazing coincidences\nNear misses and astonishing luck\nAnswered prayers\nStories that make you say\, you are not going to believe what just happened?\nStories that have people exclaiming really?!!!when they finish reading them \n***Please note that we are not looking for stories about people who are “angels” because they do nice things. Please do not submit eulogies about a loved one who has died and is now an “angel” \nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul story\n\nTell an exciting\, heartwarming or funny story about something that has happened to you or someone you know. Your story should be written in the first person and should be about yourself or someone close to you.\nTell your story in a way that will make the reader cry\, laugh\, get goose bumps or say “Wow!”\nThe story should start “in the action” and draw in the reader. Do not start your story with an introduction about what you are going to say\, or end with a concluding paragraph about what you just said.\nDon’t be afraid to speak from the heart. Many people tell personal stories for the first time in our books\, and they find it to be a cathartic and productive experience. We do let you use a pen name for your story if you do not want to use your real name.\nDon’t try fancy moves with tenses. Writing in the present tense about something that happened in the past rarely works.\nKeep your story to 1200 words or less. Tighten\, tighten\, tighten!\nYour story must be true. No fiction\, no creative writing.\n\nWhat a Chicken Soup for the Soul story IS NOT:\n\nA sermon\, an essay or eulogy.\nAn “as told to” story written by you for someone else. If you ghost-write a story for someone\, we thank you for helping that person share his or her story. That person’s name will be listed as the author and he or she can acknowledge your help in the bio section.\nA term paper\, thesis\, letter or journal entry.\nAbout politics or controversial issues.\nA biography or testimonial.\nA journalistic article about a third party that reads like a newspaper article.\n\nGuidelines for a Chicken Soup for the Soul poem\n\nWe love poems that tell a story. A Chicken Soup for the Soul poem does the same job as a story. The reader goes away having learned your story\, just through poetry instead of prose.\nWe do not publish poems that do not tell a story.\nWe also do not publish poems that seem overly focused on rhyming and read more like greeting cards.\n\nA few more tips about submitting\n\nThe only way to submit your stories or poems to us is via our website. If you have any problems when trying to fill out the form and submit your work\, please contact our webmaster at: webmaster@chickensoupforthesoul.com. Responses from the webmaster usually take several days\, so be patient.\nOur webmaster cannot help you with your personal computer problems. If you have questions\, such as\, “How do I paste my story into the submission form?” please ask a friend or relative\, not our webmaster.\nPlease submit only stories or poems that have not been previously published. The only exception to this is if your work has only been published in a small local publication with limited circulation or on your own blog.\nPlease do not send us any book manuscripts\, unless through a literary agent\, as these will be automatically discarded. Also\, we do not accept title ideas from the public. If we receive any\, they will be discarded and will not be shown to an editor. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-series-seeking-submissions-about-miracles-messages-from-heaven-angels/ LOCATION:Chicken Soup for the Soul Series CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240228T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240121T230308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T230308Z UID:3881-1709107200-1709139600@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Free the Verse Poetry Magazine\, Theme: Bodies DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for our Spring issue. While the theme and title of this issue is ‘Bodies’ we encourage you to interpret it creatively. \nOur favourite poems are the unexpected kind. We love free verse poems that take familiar situations and turn them on their head\, using unusual metaphors and drawing parallels no one else would see. Poems with a sense of place and story are always welcome\, as are experimental pieces. You can read our latest issue\, Do You Smell Burning\, to get a sense of the poetry we publish. \nThe deadline for this issue is February 28th\, 2024. Please read our general submission guidelines below before sending us your work: \n\n\nPlease submit up to 3 poems per issue\, in one submission. \n\n\n‘Bodies’ is the title of the issue\, and therefore should not be the title of your poem. \n\n\nYour work must be original and unpublished\, either in print on online. We will accept work that has appeared on your personal website or equivalent. \n\n\nPlease include a brief third-person bio with your submission\, up to a maximum of 50 words. You are welcome to include details of previous publications\, but this will have no impact on whether your poems will be selected for our magazine. \n\n\nAt this time\, we only accept poems written in English. You are welcome to include words and phrases from other languages. \n\n\nIt is free to submit your work. At present we do not offer compensation to our authors. If your work is accepted for publication\, it will be published in our digital magazine. \n\n\nWe accept simultaneous submissions. If one of your poems is accepted for publication elsewhere\, please let us know immediately via our withdrawal form. \n\n\nYou must be over 18 years old to submit. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-free-the-verse-poetry-magazine-theme-bodies/ LOCATION:Free the Verse Poetry Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240225T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240225T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240121T225039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240121T225127Z UID:3876-1708848000-1708880400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:FN - Call for Submissions to Litro Magazine. Theme: "Democracy: The Power\, the Peril\, and the Paradox" DESCRIPTION:In this dynamic period where democracy often oscillates between triumph and challenge\, Litro extends an invitation for writers and thinkers from around the globe to share their perspectives on democracy’s captivating dichotomies. This edition will have a global focus\, featuring contributions from various countries\, providing unique insights into the political climate of their homelands. We seek narratives that astutely dissect democratic processes\, from the grassroots victories to perplexing outcomes of major political decisions. Whether it’s the pride of democratic success or a whimsical caution about electoral choices\, we encourage you to submit stories that explore the ironies of democracy. Your contributions will not only tell tales but also reflect the diverse\, sometimes paradoxical nature of democracy worldwide. There’s no better city explore Join us in navigating and depicting the intricate\, often humorous labyrinth of democratic experiences. \nSubmissions guidelines: \n\nFiction and creative non-fiction: up to 4\,000 words\nFlash fiction: up to 500 words\nPoetry: up to 3 poems\, no longer than 40 lines each\nPlease submit your work in a Word document\, double-spaced\, 12 pt font.\nInclude a brief cover letter with your name\, contact information\, and a short bio (50-100 words).\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\nWe do not accept previously published work.\nSubmissions must be in English. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-call-for-submissions-to-litro-magazine-theme-democracy-the-power-the-peril-and-the-paradox/ LOCATION:Litro Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T205423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T205423Z UID:3921-1708416000-1708448400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:FN - Persimmon Tree: An Online Magazine of the Arts by Women Over Sixty Seeking: Short Takes: Erotica DESCRIPTION:Erotica (Issue #70\, spring 2024)  \nWhat we are looking for: \nA woman is never too old to enjoy it. Or to enjoy reading\, writing\, or making art about it. Send us your erotica – your musings on erotica – your memories of erotic moments – actual or imagined. \nPublication date: March 15\, 2024\nSubmissions accepted: February 15\, 2024\, to February 20\, 2024\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.) \nYour submission must be under 500 words. Email it to us in a Word document; be sure your name\, address\, and email address are in the Word document and that the subject line of the email is “Short Takes.” Address it to publisher@persimmontree.org. \nInclude a headshot and short bio (no more than 50 words) in the email. \nYou must be subscribed to submit; click here to subscribe. Submissions and subscriptions are free. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-persimmon-tree-an-online-magazine-of-the-arts-by-women-over-sixty-seeking-short-takes-erotica/ LOCATION:Persimmon Tree CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240113T231728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T231801Z UID:3825-1708416000-1708448400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Yaffle's Nest Competition. Theme: "What we Inherit from Water" DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nWater is essential for life. We drink it\, wash with it\, swim in it. Some of our earliest memories involve the taste or smell or sound of it. Water has the power to change landscapes\, it can soothe and frighten us\, but one thing is for sure\, we can’t live without it. \nThis competition will look for poems that speak to us about what we inherit from water and what that means depends on your own relationship with it. We want to see poems which show what you get from water in all its many forms. Poems that show what water provides and what it takes away. How being near it and in it makes you feel and what it’s like to be without it. Use water to write about something else. Tell us how it is\, tell us how it isn’t! \nThe competition judge is Mark Connors. First prize is £200\, second prize £50.00 and the third prize £25.00. The prizewinning and longlisted poems will all be included in an anthology entitled ‘What we Inherit from Water’\, to be published under the Yaffle’s Nest banner next year and launched on a date and at a venue tbc. \nTo enter the competition\, please pay the appropriate fee on PayPal. \nPlease include the reference: Yaffle Prize. \nEmail your submissions to \nyafflesnest@gmail.com \nPlease also include your name\, contact details \nand address in the body of the email. \nNo names should appear on the submitted document. \nPlease submit all poems on one document via a word/docx attachment. \n​ \n\n\nRULES\nOnly poems of 40 lines or less will be considered. \nThe poems may be in any style. \nWork deemed to be offensive will not be considered. \nAll entries must be the work of the poet submitting. \nPreviously published poems are not permitted. \nWe will not be accepting translations of poetry. \nNo changes can be made to poems once they have been submitted. \nAny entries in violation to the above will be disqualified. \nNo refunds will be given once work has been submitted. \nThe decision from our judges is final. \nNo correspondence regarding entries will be entered into. \n**As the poems are blind judged\, to keep anonymity\, \npoems which have been workshopped by the judge will be disqualified \nEntries can be made online via Pay Pal URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-yaffles-nest-competition-theme-what-we-inherit-from-water/ LOCATION:Yaffle’s Nest Competition CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240220T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240113T221239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T221239Z UID:3822-1708416000-1708448400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - WayWords Literary Journal Seeking Submissions on Mythology DESCRIPTION:Issue 14: Mythology\nThis issue is open to retellings and new ideas in the old mythology style; when superpowered beings are involved\, anything can happen. \nSubmissions  \n\n\nSubmissions must be in English and include the required Title Information (below). \n​Limits: \n5\,000 words of fiction \ntwo poems \n​Formatting: \nKeep formatting professional\, please: readable font\, empty lines for scene breaks\, empty margins\, etc. You can find recommended settings on the Submissions page. \nTitle Information \nPlease add the following to the top left of your document body (not in the header margin): \n​Name or Pseudonym\, email \nPiece Title  \nWayWords \nWord or Line Count \n​If your submission was previously published\, please credit your publisher below your word/line count. \n Accepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nSubmissions accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net) OR Dropbox OR Duosuma. \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email. \nWe must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-waywords-literary-journal-seeking-submissions-on-mythology/ LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T024020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T024020Z UID:3903-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - The Argyle Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Blood DESCRIPTION:Theme One: Blood\nWe are fascinated by it. We fear it. We need it to live. Without it\, we die. We spill it for love and country. It binds us together. It tears us apart. \nIn Issue #2 (March 2024)\, The Argyle will introduce the inclusion of its “Theme” page\, which will showcase selected pieces of poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction\, and digital art that are based on a particular theme in each issue. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorks for the March 2024 issue will be based on the theme of Blood. Contributors may interpret the theme literally or figuratively; however\, the concept of blood must be reflected (directly or indirectly) in their submissions. Note: While speculative pieces may be considered\, we are not looking for works of horror\, gore\, or gratuitous violence. \n\n\n\n\nSubmission Guidelines\nWe are looking for original\, unpublished work; however\, we are also all about reprinting strong pieces that aren’t done making their “rounds” (just let us know where reprints were originally published and acknowledge you currently retain the rights to them). Please do let us know if your submission (or part of your submission) has been accepted elsewhere ASAP via our submission email (submissions@theargylelitmag.com) so we can remove it from consideration and give you a heartfelt “Congratulations!” \nThe Argyle accepts general submissions for poetry\, short fiction\, essays\, interviews\, reviews\, and more. \n\n\nShort fiction\, CNF\, & Essays – up to 3 pieces (approximately 3\,000 words each). We can be a little flexible for longer pieces). \n\n\nPoetry – up to 6 poems (no limitations\, but rhyme at your own risk). \n\n\nNo submissions created with AI (either partially or totally) may be submitted for consideration! \nSubmit your work at submissions@theargylelitmag.com\, including “Submission type – Name + number of pieces” in the subject line (ex: Poetry submission – John Doe (5 pieces). We accept Word documents and PDFs. Include a short bio (up to 100 words) and a photo to be included with our submitted work (if accepted). URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-argyle-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-blood/ LOCATION:The Argyle Literary Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240113T220312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T222619Z UID:3820-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The BeZine. Theme: SustainABILITY: climate crisis and eco-economics DESCRIPTION:HOW TO SUBMIT\nWe accept previously published work. You must have the copyright\, though. Please include prior public information and any relevant link if the publication is online. We want to promote other sites that publish our contributors and will include the link with your work. \nWe accept work that has been posted on social media. Do not provide links to social media posts. Simply note that the work appeared and on which platform. \nBy submitting work to The BeZine\, you are confirming that you own and hold the rights to the work and that you grant us the right to publish on the blog or in the BeZine if your submission is accepted. \n\nOnly email submissions will be read.\nProse\, poetry\, and hybrid: please submit as a word processing file attachment (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\nWork must be submitted in English and properly edited. Submissions in other languages are encouraged but please forward with a high-quality English translation.\nProse submissions should be limited to no more than 2\,000 words in an attached file (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\n\nFlash fiction or nonfiction (750 words or fewer) is welcome\, as are short stories (750–2\,000 words)\, essays (2\,000)\, and hybrid prose (up to 2\,000 words).\nWork under 1\,500 words will receive preference\, as we are an online journal.\nSend a query for prose over 2\,000 words that tells us why you think it belongs in The BeZine.\n\n\nPoetry submissions should be no more than three poems and total no more than 180 lines (i.e.\, 1 poem = 180 lines\, 2 poems = 180 lines\, 3 poems = 180 lines\, maximum) in an attached file (Word\, Pages\, Open Document\, or RTF — NOT PDF\, NOT GOOGLE DOC).\n\nWe prefer stanza or section breaks in longer poetry.\n\n\nWe may make editorial suggestions for submitted work before we accept it.\n\nCheck your work carefully before submitting. We may on occasion send work we like back to the writer for copyediting. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-bezine-sustainability-climate-crisis-and-eco-economics/ LOCATION:The BeZine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240112T234858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240112T234942Z UID:3812-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to "Connections Nurtured Through Nature's Harmonies" Anthology DESCRIPTION: URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-connections-nurtured-through-natures-harmonies-anthology/ LOCATION:Connections Nurtured Through Nature’s Harmony Anthology CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240107T184726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T184726Z UID:3754-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Tupelo Quarterly Seeking Collaborative & Cross-Disciplinary Texts DESCRIPTION:Tupelo Quarterly cultivates generous artistic community\, celebrates intellectual curiosity and creative risk\, and presumes abundance. We hold the gate open\, not closed.\nTupelo Quarterly seeks to cultivate dialogue between the arts.  With that in mind\, we would love to consider works that exist at the boundaries of genres and disciplines.  Please send up to 15 pages of cross-disciplinary material in PDF\, .doc\, or .docx format. \nAs always\, we look forward to reading your work!\nGeneral Guidelines:\nTupelo Quarterly accepts poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction. \nHow to send work \nAll submissions must come through Submittable. We do not accept any hardcopy submissions. All our open calls are listed there with specific details relevant to each opportunity. Please read the guidelines for each category carefully. If no categories appear\, that means the reading period is closed. Simultaneous submissions are welcome as long as you notify us immediately at contactTQ@tupelopress.org if the work is placed elsewhere. Submissions may not be changed after entry. We do not accept previously published material. \nNotifications \nSubmittable sends automated confirmations of receipt\, and we will use Submittable to accept or decline all work. Beyond these notifications\, kindly refrain from requesting an individual response to confirm receipt of your submission\, contest entry fee payment\, or status in a contest. Our turnaround for submissions is approximately three months for any given issue of the journal. \nEthical Guidelines \nTupelo Quarterly endorses and abides by the Ethical Guidelines of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP)\, which can be reviewed here. \nAcceptances \nIf Tupelo Quarterly publishes your work\, we ask for 1st serial rights and acknowledgement if the work later appears elsewhere. We also ask to retain the option to include the work in a print anthology\, The Best of Tupelo Quarterly\, if the editors select it for the book. Authors/artists retain copyright. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-tupelo-quarterly-seeking-collaborative-cross-disciplinary-texts/ LOCATION:Tupelo Quarterly CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240107T181427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T181519Z UID:3749-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - After Happy Hour Contest Theme: Animals DESCRIPTION:For this year’s contest\, we want submitters to go wild–or domesticated\, or sentient\, or whatever other form of beastly you’re feeling. In other words: we’re seeking work from any and all genres that involves non-human living creatures in some way\, shape\, or form. \nSubmissions that fit the theme will include some kind of animal. Note that this doesn’t need to be a real animal. It can be a cryptid like a chupacabra\, a hybrid made via genetic engineering\, a robot pet\, or some new species that you’ve made up. It also counts if it’s a human who becomes an animal–a Kafka-style transformation\, for example\, or a were-beast\, Selkie\, etc. The animal can be an image or metaphor\, too\, but we’re looking for more than a passing mention of birds singing from the trees. The animal should be integral to the story in some way\, be that as a character\, a plot point\, or a central theme. \nEach $10 entry can be: \n\n1 prose work of 1\,000 words or longer\nup to 3 individual poems sent in a single document\nup to 3 flash or micro prose pieces in a single document\n\n  \nNumbers update 1/1: At the halfway point of the contest\, we’ve received 67 entries and the prize pool is currently at $320. \nPoetry: Send up to 3 individual poems\, no line or word limits. \nFiction: Send a single short story or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We have no hard word count limits\, and welcome stories in that hard-to-publish 5\,000-10\,000 word length that justify their real estate. That said\, this is a print issue\, so we won’t be able to publish anything that’s a true novella length. \nCreative non-fiction: Send a single piece of 1\,000 words or longer\, or up to 3 flash or micro pieces (fewer than 1\,000 words each) in a single document. We are specifically looking for lyric or narrative non-fiction\, not scholarly essays (though if you’re using the tropes of scholarly essays within the context of a creative essay\, that we do want to see). \nHybrid/Cross-Genre: Yes\, please. Follow whichever of the above guidelines makes the most sense for your work.\n \nPrize Info:\nThe winners and honorable mentions for this contest will receive a percentage of the total entry fees paid (including purchases of After Happy Hour print issues): \n\nUp to 3 “ranked winners” will split 30%.\nUp to 3 honorable mentions will split 15%\n\nHow this will look in practice will depend on the work we receive. Possible scenarios: \n\nThree 1st place winners\, one each in fiction\, poetry\, and CNF\, who each get 10%; three honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 5%\nTwo 1st place winners\, one each in poetry and prose\, who each get 15%; two honorable mentions\, one in each category\, that get 7.5%\nOverall 1st (20%) and 2nd (10%) place\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\nA single Grand Prize winner who walks away with the whole 30%\, plus 1-3 overall honorable mentions\n\nThe more submissions we get\, the more winners and honorable mentions we’re likely to award. All submitted works will also be considered for publication in the issue. If we publish your work and you don’t win a prize\, you’ll get $10 (basically you’ll get your entry fee back) and 2 copies of the print issue. \nGeneral Guidelines: \n\nPlease include a brief (100 words max) 3rd-person bio with your submission.\nTo limit editor bias\, we read all submissions anonymously. To this end\, we ask submitters to remove their name and contact information from the document before submitting it.\nUse standard manuscript format (11- or 12-point font\, standard margins/spacing). We won’t reject you for weird spacing or a bad font (probably)\, but following this standard makes things easier to read\, and that makes the editors happy. Poets/experimental prose writers have more liberty here if the non-standard formatting is used for stylistic reasons. Straightforward prose writers have no excuse.\nWe accept submissions only through Submittable. Submissions sent to our e-mail will be deleted unread.\nMultiple submissions are allowed\, but each submission must be accompanied by its own $10 submission fee.\nSimultaneous submissions are accepted for the contest. However\, your entry fee will not be returned if the piece is accepted elsewhere and you need to withdraw it.\nPreviously published work is not accepted for the contest. We are looking for new\, unpublished stories for this issue.\nIf you need to withdraw a longer prose piece\, or an entire packet of poems or flash prose\, you can choose the “withdraw” option on Submittable. To withdraw a single poem or flash piece from a packet\, you can message us through Submittable or e-mail us (afterhappyhour [at] gmail [dot] com).\nAccepted submissions may be edited for grammar. All changes will be sent to the author for approval before publication.\nWe acquire first publishing rights and electronic archive rights. All other rights are retained by the author. Following the work’s publication in After Happy Hour\, you can re-publish and anthologize your work as you see fit. Content can be removed from the website on request\, but cannot be removed from the issue in which it was published. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-after-happy-hour-contest-theme-animals/ LOCATION:After Happy Hour Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240105T033433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T033539Z UID:3715-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions to National Flash Fiction Day Anthology. Theme: Air\, Earth\, Water and Fire DESCRIPTION:The theme of the 2024 National Flash Fiction Day anthology is THE CLASSICAL ELEMENTS: AIR\, EARTH\, WATER AND FIRE. \nYou can use any combination of the elements\, just one or all four\, which should give you plenty of space to play around with ideas. Will you take us flying in the air\, bring us down to earth\, set us alight with your words or plunge us into the watery depths? We can’t wait to find out. \nFeel free to interpret the theme however you wish\, in 500 words or fewer. Selected flashes will be published in National Flash Fiction Day’s 13th Annual Anthology. Payment is one contributor’s copy of the anthology. \nPlease submit up to three unpublished flashes of 500 words or fewer before our deadline. Titles are not included in the word count. There is no minimum word count and much shorter pieces are very welcome. We prefer you include all pieces in one document where possible\, though multiple submissions are fine if you are submitting on different occasions. \nThis year’s theme is THE CLASSICAL ELEMENTS – AIR\, EARTH\, WATER AND FIRE. The story does not need to include thematic words or phrases\, but it must touch on the theme in some way. \nSubmissions are open internationally. Although we anonymise submissions\, we actively encourage submissions by writers from underrepresented groups\, such as BAME\, LGBTQ+\, low income and disabled writers. \nEntries will be read and judged anonymously. To avoid disqualification\, please do not put your name\, address\, email\, telephone number or any personally identifying information on your document or in the file name. \nIn addition\, all selected pieces will be considered for one of two Editor’s Choice Awards.  The 2024 editors will each select one piece from the accepted stories to receive a £50 prize. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-to-national-flash-fiction-day-anthology-theme-air-earth-water-and-fire/ LOCATION:National Flash Fiction Day CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240215T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20231121T170127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T170205Z UID:3329-1707984000-1708016400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Prairie Fire Call for Submissions: 50 over 50 DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions: 50 Over 50\n\nPrairie Fire is giving centre stage to women writers over fifty! This special issue is a celebration that honours and recognizes the enormous contribution of living Canadian women writers\, who have helped shape CanLit and continue to do so. \nIf you are a woman\, aged fifty and over\, have at least one published piece of writing (literary journals\, anthologies\, books\, etc.) and live in Canada (or lived a substantial amount of your life in Canada) then we want to see your unpublished work\, as we compile this mosaic of new writing to be released in fall of 2024. \nThis special issue\, tentatively called “50 Over 50” will be guest edited by Katherine Bitney\, poet and one of the founders of Prairie Fire Press. \nSubmission Deadline: February 15\, 2024.\n  \nGUEST EDITOR: KATHERINE BITNEY\n\nBorn in England\, Katherine Bitney grew up in Saskatchewan and has spent most of her life on the Canadian prairies. She is a founding member of the Manitoba Writers’ Guild and Prairie Fire . Katherine Bitney is author of four books of poetry\, and a collection of essays\, and has collaborated as librettist on a choral piece\, Cantus Borealis\, with composer Sid Robinovitch\, which was premiered by the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra in April\, 2011. She has worked as editor\, mentor\, creative writing instructor\, and arts juror for over 35 years in Manitoba\, and holds an MA in Religion from the University of Manitoba. Katherine Bitney lives\, gardens and writes in Winnipeg. \n  \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES:\nSubmissions for this issue may be emailed or mailed. Emailed submissions need to follow the submission guidelines. \nEmailed submissions should be sent to prfire@prairiefire.ca\, Subject: 50 Over 50 \nor mailed to: \nPrairie Fire Press\n423-100 Arthur Street\nWinnipeg\, MB\nR3B 1H3 \nTHE COVER LETTER \nThe cover letter should be typed. Be sure to include the following: \n***Please state in your cover letter that you are submitting to “50 Over 50”*** \n\nyour full mailing address\, e-mail address and phone number;\na two-or three-sentence biographical statement (in third person)\nthe title(s) of the piece(s) you are submitting;\nthe genre of the piece(s) you are submitting (poetry\, fiction\, non-fiction).\nyour pronouns\n\nTHE MANUSCRIPT \nEach category counts as one submission. Please please do not send more than one of each type of submission. \nPoetry: send a maximum of 3 typed poems\, single or double spaced\, with your name and address at the top left of each page. \nFiction: send one typed story (maximum length 8\,000 words) double spaced\, margins of 1.5 inches should surround copy. \nCreative non-fiction: send one typed piece (maximum length 8\,000 words) double spaced\, margins of 1.5 inches should surround copy. \nFor fiction and creative non-fiction\, centre the title halfway down on the first page\, with your name below. Include a word count at the top right corner of the page and your address at the top left corner. Please number your pages. \nUnlike some of our other special issues\, we prefer that the piece(s) you submit for this special issue not be submitted elsewhere. If your piece has been submitted elsewhere\, please let us know immediately should it be accepted by another publication. Also\, please only send work that has not been previously published. \n*** Please make sure prfire@prairiefire.ca and lindsey@prairiefire.ca are added as ‘safe senders’ in your email. We would hate to end up in your spam folder! \nPrairie Fire encourages submissions from LGBTQI2S writers\, BIPOC writers\, disabled writers\, and all who are otherwise affected by structural inequality. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-prairie-fire-call-for-submissions-50-over-50/ LOCATION:Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T203533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T203533Z UID:3917-1707897600-1707930000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Panorama: The Journal of Travel\, Place\, and Nature. Theme: Ecology DESCRIPTION:Ecology: /ɪˈkɒlədʒi\, ɛˈkɒlədʒi/ origin: late 19th cent. oecology\, from Greek oikos ‘house.’ Noun 1. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings. 2. The political movement concerned with protection of the environment. \nFor this issue\, we seek stories that respond to ecology in all its forms\, from its earliest roots to present-day ecologies which span people\, organisms\, systems\, and worlds. Work that follows in the footsteps of authors such as John Muir\, Rebecca Solnit\, and David Olusoga is encouraged. \n\n\nGuidance\n\n\n\n\nWe require a cover letter for all submissions\, with certain information provided [introduction\, background\, publication history\, social handles]. We also ask that all submitted work be sent as a Word Doc attachment\, double-spaced\, with page numbers. We are unable to accept work within emails\, or sent as PDFs. We regret that due to the number of submissions we receive\, submissions that do not meet our guidelines are declined. For more on our guidelines\, read our FAQs and Submissions page. All emails should be sent to the section editor as indicated\, and titled as requested and all submissions should follow our Style Guide.By following our guidelines\, you can help us accept your work more quickly. Thank you. \nDue to the number of submissions we receive\, and our goal of publishing as many writers as possible\, writers may only submit or query one work per issue. If your submission or query is declined for an issue\, and the submission call is still open\, you can submit another work or query again to that issue. Please submit all work via Submittable. \n\n\nSections open to the public for the ECOLOGY issue: \nTravel memoir: we seek works of nonfiction travel memoir with a strong narrative arc. 1500 to 6000 words. Please send completed works to Nonfiction Editors Kerry Beth Neville\, Samuel Autman\, and Joelle Renstrom through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to travelmemoir@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Travel Memoir. \nDecolonising travel: In this issue\, we’re not interested in service articles about ecotourism or sustainable travel\, but rather in essays that use travel to complicate our relationships with our surroundings or to redefine natural or constructed environments. For example\, investigations into hidden ecologies beneath the surface\, migrations/returns to altered landscapes\, or narrative maps that offer new ways of seeing place. As always\, we encourage voices from the global majority and writing that’s aware of power dynamics in travel and challenges imperialist tropes and language. Roughly 1\,000-3\,000 words. Please send completed works to Decolonising Travel Editor Faith Adiele through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to decolonisingtravel@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Decolonising Travel. \nGeneral and speculative nonfiction: we seek all forms of nonfiction writing. For ECOLOGY\, we are particularly interested in the crossing-over that travel provides\, whether in the aspect of the journey or the destination. Share your literal or metaphorical journey. 1500-6000 words. Please send completed works to Nonfiction Editors Sarge Lacuesta\, and Tolu Daniel through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to nonfictioneditor@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Nonfiction. \nNew nature writing is a genre-fluid form that encompasses memoir/travel/and nature writing with an especial foregrounding of the challenges of the Climate Crisis. It is a form that loves to transgress borders. We would be delighted to receive writing with an ethical dimension and ecological awareness that encourages the reader to mindfully negotiate the shared landscapes of the human and more-than-human. 1500-3000 words. Below your title include a 50-word ‘taster’ paragraph that captures the essence of the piece in italics. Think of this as the carny pitch to hook curious passersby. What will they experience inside? Please send completed works to the New Nature Writing Editor\, Dr Kevan Manwaring through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s).  Clarifying questions can be sent to newnaturewriting@panoramajournal.org\, title email: Ecology/New Nature Writing. \nTravel flash: we seek short works of travel memoir and nonfiction for the Travel Flash section. Pieces must be between 150 and 300 words\, after edits\, and no longer than 350 words before edits. Preference will be given to those pieces that present a strong sense of detail and place and a fleshed-out narrative. Make every single word count. For the Ecology issue\, we are looking for work that highlights interactions between humans and their surroundings. There should be a focus on human travel’s impact on the environment\, be it urban or wilderness\, real or imaginary\, large or small\, past\, present\, or future. Submit your work to Flash Editor Paula Read via Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to flasheditor@panoramajournal.org with the title Ecology/Travel Flash. \nStreetview: we seek views from your own street\, your neighbourhood\, your town\, or village. Travelling is more than visiting another place – it can happen anywhere\, even close to home. We look forward to receiving essays that take familiar surroundings and everyday experiences\, transforming them into something momentous\, poignant\, and universal. Pieces run from 1500 words to 2000 words. All submissions via Submittable. Clarifying questions can be sent to streetview@panoramajournal.org\, title email: Ecology/Streetview. \nTravel fiction: we seek works of fiction that reimagine ecology. Fictional works must include a journey to a place. Hybrid works (a blending of fiction and nonfiction) will be considered as well as experimental works. We are open to science fiction submissions for this issue as well as earth-land sea-air fantastical journeys of any kind\, as long as they are travelogue style and modelled on traditional journeys. 1500-3000 words. Please send completed works to Fiction Editor Vimi Bajaj through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to fictioneditor@panoramajournal.org\, and title email Ecology/Travel Fiction. \nFlash fiction: we also seek flash fiction works for the Flash Fiction section. Pieces must be between 150 and 300 words\, after edits\, and no longer than 350 words before edits. Preference will be given to those pieces that present a strong sense of place. For the Ecology issue\, we will look for works that explore connections\, interactions\, and impacts between humans and other living things\, however large or small. Show us what eco-fiction can do\, and make every word count. Submit your work to Flash Editor Paula Read using Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to flasheditor@panoramajournal.org with the title Ecology/Flash Fiction. \nPoetry: we seek poetry with a strong eco-narrative. 1-2 pages. Please send completed works to Senior Poetry Editors David Ishaya Osu and Devi Laskar and Poetry Editor Amanda White through Submittable. Include a short bio and introduction to your work in your cover letter or submission document(s). Clarifying questions can be sent to poetryeditor@panoramajournal.org\, title email Ecology/Poetry. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-panorama-the-journal-of-travel-place-and-nature-theme-ecology/ LOCATION:Panorama Journal CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240214T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240214T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240105T221449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T221449Z UID:3719-1707897600-1707930000@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PF - Augur Magazine: Limited demographic: BIPOC\, trans\, and/or disabled and Canadian citizens/permanent residents DESCRIPTION:Augur makes room for writing from uncommon perspectives\, and brings together the often disparate realms of literary and genre fiction. Our goal is to publish at least 80% Canadian and Indigenous content\, offering new opportunities to the rich communities of speculative fiction writers in the North. And\, more importantly\, we’re committed to featuring intersectional narratives as represented by characters\, storytelling\, and\, in particular\, author representation. We want the kind of liminal that pulls voices together\, and honours difference as an integral part of our literary canon. \nA NOTE ON INTERSECTIONALITY \n\n\nIf you are comfortable with it\, we encourage writers to indicate their intersections in their cover letter. We pay attention to whose voices we publish\, and this information helps us be self-aware as we construct issues. \nHowever\, we acknowledge marginalized individuals are not often safe when they disclose their identities. Disclosure is not a requirement to submit. \nAny information disclosed will be treated as confidential. \nWhat does “intersections” mean? Any intersection of identity that you sit at. For example\, a POC trans settler\, or an allocishet white woman. Everyone sits at intersections of identity and privilege—please do not write that you have “no intersectional identity” in your cover letter. \nSome intersections might include: \n\n2SLGBTQIA+\nBlack\, Indigenous\, and/or POC\nMarginalized genders\nSettler\nDisabled\nNeurodivergent\nCitizenship status\nReligious minority\nClass\n\nAlthough this is by no means an exhaustive list. We also encourage folks who aren’t marginalized to get into the practice of self-identifying\, to normalize the practice across the board. \nPlease note that our editorial preference will always skew towards intersectional/marginalized/under-represented/diverse\, Canadian and Indigenous/Native/First Nations creators. \n\n\nA NOTE ON CITIZENSHIP DECLARATION FOR INDIGENOUS CREATORS\n\n\n\n\nCanadian granting bodies require us to keep track of who we’re publishing—we need to know that we’re hitting the required Canadian quotas. So\, as a result\, we ask folks to identify as from Canada/Turtle Island or as International. However\, we recognize that this complicates the submissions process for folks who live within Canadian settler borders but who resist/refuse Canadian identity. \nWe welcome all of our Indigenous authors and creators to self-identify their citizenship however feels most comfortable and accurate. If you prefer\, you are welcome to exempt yourself from the CND/TI and INT requirements—we just ask that you also let us know if you are situated within Canadian borders\, so we can keep track of what the Canadian government will recognize as a part of our quota. \nFICTION SUBMISSIONS\nShorts & Flash \n– Submit in standard manuscript format \n– Do not include identifying information \n– Send as a .doc or .docx file \n– Place content warnings under the title of your manuscript \n– If you would like to\, indicate your intersections (not required) \n– Let us know if it’s a simultaneous submission \n– Don’t submit any single story over 5000 words \n– Send a maximum of 2 stories per submissions cycle \nWe pay $0.11 cents (CAD) per word for short fiction (1000+ words)\, and a flat fee of $110.00 per flash fiction piece (1000 words and under). \nFinally\, for grant purposes\, please indicate if you have citizenship/residency in Canada/Turtle Island [CND/TI]\, are international [INT]\, or have a less clearcut relationship with Canada [OTH]—for example\, international students\, individuals living here without citizenship\, or any other relationship that is not easily defined. \nPOETRY SUBMISSIONS\nFor bards & wordsmiths\n– Submit in standard manuscript format for poetry \n– Submit as a .doc or a .docx file \n– Do not include identifying information \n– Place content warnings under the title of your manuscript \n– If you would like to\, indicate your intersections (not required) \n– Do not submit more than 5 poems\, to a maximum of 10 pages of poetry \nWe pay $60.00 CAD per poem \nFinally\, for grant purposes\, please indicate if you have citizenship/residency in Canada/Turtle Island [CND/TI]\, are international [INT]\, or have a less clearcut relationship with Canada [OTH]—for example\, international students\, individuals living here without citizenship\, or any other relationship that is not easily defined URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-augur-magazine-limited-demographic-bipoc-trans-and-or-disabled-and-canadian-citizens-permanent-residents/ LOCATION:Augur Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240211T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240211T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T181938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T182106Z UID:3914-1707638400-1707670800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The Suburban Review. Theme: Hype DESCRIPTION:Put down the to-do lists and pull out the confetti—we’re feeling HYPEd to bring you the first TSR issue of 2024. TSR #33: HYPE is now open for submissions across fiction\, poetry and essay\, \nThe Suburban Review accepts previously unpublished work. We allow simultaneous submissions. If it’s been accepted elsewhere just let us know through Submittable or email us at submissions@theusburbanreview.com with “Withdrawing submission” as your subject line. We only allow one submission per person (that means you need to choose if you want to submit fiction\, non-fiction\, or poetry). To submit poetry (that’s a maximum of 3 poems)\, make sure all the poems are in a single document. \nSend us stories that announce themselves like a new year rolling in\, literary essays about the latest ‘in thing’ you’re avoiding\, or poems that straddle the intimate and public. HYPE is whatever you make it—a gaggle of pre-teens in line at Sephora\, a quiet knock at the door\, a cup of tea and a bathtub. \nFICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200) 500-1000 words (payment $150) \nCREATIVE NON-FICTION \n2000-2500 words—no more than that! (payment $275)\n1000-2000 words (payment $200)\n500-1000 words (payment $150) \nPOETRY \nSuite of three poems—no more than that! (payment $275)\nOver 30 lines (payment $175)\nUnder 30 lines (payment $125) URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-suburban-review-theme-hype/ LOCATION:The Suburban Review CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T180526Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T180526Z UID:3912-1707292800-1707325200@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Big Wing Review Seeking Submissions about Relationships DESCRIPTION:Big Wing Review is currently accepting literary submissions through Feb 7\, 2024\, for our second print + digital publication (scheduled for release May 2024). \nWe accept essays\, prose\, flash fiction\, and poetry. There is no fee to submit. \nFor this round of submissions due Feb 7\, 2024\, we will be accepting work that explores relationships – one-to-one\, groups\, families\, romances\, friendships; challenges\, highs\, lows\, patterns\, and parallels. \nFrom the Editor: \nWe are a magazine that brings emerging artists and writers to a wider audience. Both new and experienced writers are welcome to submit! \nLanguage / Format Requirements: All submissions must be in English and must be previously unpublished. A written transcript must accompany spoken word recordings. We do not accept translations of previously published works. \nSimultaneous Submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, as long as we are notified if the piece is accepted for publication elsewhere. \nSubmission Limits: Individuals are limited to one submission per person with the following work guidelines: \n\nFlash fiction: Less than 1\,000 words. Max 2 per submission.\nProse/Essay: Less than 4\,000 words. Max 1 per submission.\nPoetry: Max 3 poems per submission.\n\nRevisions: Please do not send revisions. We will publish all content as received\, so please review copy carefully prior to submission. \nCopyright: Big Wing Review holds first serial rights for material that we publish (see here for info on what this means). The copyright automatically reverts to the author upon publication. All work may be permanently archived online. We ask that Big Wing Review be acknowledged in any subsequent publication of the work. \nPayment: $5 per published poem\, artwork\, or spoken word piece. $10 per fiction\, essay\, or prose work. \nOther Questions? Contact submissions@bigwingreview.com URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-big-wing-review-seeking-submissions-about-relationships/ LOCATION:Big Wing Review CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240202T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240202T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240105T223125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T223125Z UID:3724-1706860800-1706893200@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize DESCRIPTION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize Raleigh Review\n\nJUDGING \n\nSTANDARD ENTRY FEE: $15 USD\nIF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL HARDSHIP\, THERE IS AN OPTION TO SUBMIT FOR FREE HERE ON DUOSUMA.\nFREE SUBMISSIONS BASED ON HARDSHIP ARE ON THE HONOR SYSTEM\, NO APPLICATION or EVIDENCE REQUIRED.\nYOU MAY ALSO TIP LESS THAN THE STANDARD RATE\, TIPS ARE OPTIONAL.\nDORIANNE LAUX & JOSEPH MILLAR ARE THE FINAL JUDGES.\n\nPRIZES \n\nFirst Prize includes $500 USD and publication.\nFinalists will receive standard $15 payment along with publication.\nHonorable Mentions will be considered for publication and standard payment.\nAll Finalists and Honorable Mentions will receive a 2-year subscription to Raleigh Review\nInternational winners\, those based outside the US\, will receive payment\nin copies of Raleigh Review.\n\nGUIDELINES: \n\nOpens on January 1\, 2024 (on both Submittable and Duosuma) \nDuosuma deadline is February 2\, 2024 – Fee Free or Tip Jar.\nThe fee free option is for those who are truly in need of a fee free pathway.\nA dislike\, a disdain or an aversion for fees alone is not a qualifier for the fee free submission option.\nWe do not ask for evidence or for an application. The fee free option is on the honor system. \nSubmittable Deadline is June 1\, 2024 at midnight EST.\nWE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE SUBMISSIONS AT ANYTIME.\nWe never extend deadlines. \nSubmit up to five pages of unpublished poems per entry.\nAttached files should be free of personal identifiers such as name\, address\, phone and email\, social media handles\, etc.\nSimultaneous submissions are acceptable.\nFailure to meet guidelines may result in disqualification.\nCurrent students or affiliates of Raleigh Review editorial staff and Raleigh Review board members are not eligible to enter.\nThis contest is open to poets who reside in the USA (regardless of immigration status).\nBeginning in 2021\, those outside the USA are most welcome to submit to this prize though payment for any winners who happen to be based outside the USA will be in copies of Raleigh Review since we are not permitted to mail checks outside our own country. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-laux-millar-rr-poetry-prize/ LOCATION:Laux/Millar RR Poetry Prize CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240124T021901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240124T022432Z UID:3900-1706774400-1706806800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:N - Call for Submissions to HerStry. Theme: Second Chances 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSecond Chances\nWhat second chances have you gotten? What second chances have you wished for? In March we’re collecting stories of second chances\, real or imagined. Tell us about reconnecting with a lost love\, making amends with your dead mother\, walking down the path you didn’t choose the first time. \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\n\nAll stories must be true and about you. \n\n\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide. \n\n\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words. \n\n\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins. \n\n\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs. \n\n\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. \n\n\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). \n\n\nPlease submit only once per theme. \n\n\nWe do not accept previously published stories. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-second-chances-n-fee-based/ LOCATION:HerStry CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240104T143226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T143226Z UID:3712-1706774400-1706806800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PF - The Amphibian Literary Journal: Healing DESCRIPTION:Submissions for Issue 6 open December 1st -February 1st ’24\nThe theme of the next issue is Healing \nWe’re looking for work that expresses the aspects of healing that are life changing\, profound\, painful\, cathartic\, joyous or liberating. The moment you looked up and saw the sunrise and thought ‘I’m going to be ok’. \nPerhaps it hasn’t happened yet and you need it in your life\, a longing to be healed and whole again\, bearing the scars of experience. Those scars are beautiful because you have survived. \nIf you are considering submitting\, it’s always a good idea to buy an online or print copy of the magazine to familiarise yourself with what we’re looking for. \n\ngo to shop\n\nSend us your poems\, stories and flash fiction \nword count max 2000 for stories \nmax 3 poems and we are flexible as to length (within reason of course!) \na simple word doc and most fonts are fine. \ninfo@theamphibianlit.com URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-the-amphibian-literary-journal-healing/ LOCATION:The Amphibian Literary Journal CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240104T142126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240104T142126Z UID:3710-1706774400-1706806800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Halfway Down the Stairs Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Ephemera DESCRIPTION:GENERAL GUIDELINES \n\nWe are looking for serious writers with an appreciation for language and the craft of writing. We want fiction with memorable characters and realistic plots\, poetry that is fresh and original\, and nonfiction that is both thoughtful and entertaining.\nWe will accept only writing that has been proofread for spelling and grammar. Trust us on this one. We keep our virtual machete very sharp for people who are grammatically challenged\, and we are not afraid to use it.\nHaving said that\, as an international ‘zine\, we accept differences in spelling usages (e.g. British vs American English) and will publish whatever is considered correct in an author’s home country.\nWe are not interested in explicit sexual content\, gratuitous violence\, or repetitive swearing\, unless it is essential to the plot and not included solely for shock value.\nPlease do not send us any of the following: poetry that sounds like it ought to be on a Hallmark card\, poetry you copied from a Hallmark card\, how-to articles\, first drafts of anything\, fanfiction\, anything full of sentimentality\, or religious and/or political propaganda disguised as fiction.\nThis ought to be obvious\, but only send us your own work\, humans. If you send us anything plagiarized or written by a robot\, remember we have a machete.\nWe do not accept previously published work. This includes not only formal publications in print and online journals\, but any pieces you may have posted to a blog\, personal website\, etc. If it’s already available to the public in some form\, we do not accept it.\nWe do accept simultaneous submissions\, but please let us know immediately if your piece is accepted by another journal.\nAs above\, we do not consider or accept submissions outside the specified submission period.\nWe reserve the right to make minor editorial changes without consultation\, where there are unintentional errors or inconsistencies in punctuation\, spelling or grammar.\nThe editors are all responsive to shameless flattery and to gifts of chocolate.\n\nPoetry Guidelines \nWe accept poetry of roughly 500 words or less\, although we are not terribly strict about this guideline.  We are rarely willing to be lenient with the theme when it comes to poetry\, and will do so only if the submission is very good. \nPlease note that we only accept three poems at any one time from a single author and\, for the most part\, publish only one poem from any one author per edition. \nFiction Guidelines \nWe accept fiction of roughly 5\,000 words or less related to the theme of the issue.   The fiction editors are looking mostly for short stories\, but we are happy to consider well-crafted flash fiction. We don’t want to be too strict with the guidelines\, because we appreciate originality\, creativity\, and stories that are off the beaten path. We like stories that grab us from the beginning\, make us think\, and keep us enthralled. Stories should be written confidently and fluidly\, avoiding too many adjectives or too much dialogue. We will be negatively distracted by poor grammar/spelling\, clichés\, and a lack of editing. \nPlease submit only one piece of fiction at a time\, and ensure stories are formatted as requested below. \nNonfiction Guidelines \nWe accept creative nonfiction of 3\,000 words or less. Halfway Down the Stairs is specifically looking for essays and memoir with a strong voice and a unique point of view. We publish well-written\, honest writing that inspires emotion. Humor is also appreciated. \nWe are not looking for stream of consciousness rants of a political or religious nature. Save those for your blog. We respond negatively to spelling and grammatical errors\, so please proofread your work closely if you wish to have it seriously considered. \nAs of 2018 we began accepting nonfiction submissions outside of the issue theme.  Submissions within the theme are still encouraged\, but high quality submissions outside the theme will also be considered for publication. Please note this only applies to nonfiction submissions. \nPlease submit only one piece of nonfiction at a time. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-halfway-down-the-stairs-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-ephemera/ LOCATION:Halfway Down the Stairs CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240103T183029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241122T225659Z UID:3708-1706774400-1706806800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Dorothy Parker's Ashes. Theme: "Water" DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to women and gender non-conforming people.\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\n\n\n\n\n\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.” \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-water/ LOCATION:Dorothy Parker’s Ashes CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20231124T043557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231124T043557Z UID:3355-1706774400-1706806800@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:N - The Sun Magazine's Readers Write Seeking Submissions. Theme: "Fuel" DESCRIPTION:Readers Write is a feature in The Sun where readers share their personal writing on a given topic—a unique fixture of the magazine since the section’s inception in 1978. Send us your true story on an upcoming topic\, and if we publish it you’ll receive a complimentary one-year subscription. \nWriting style isn’t as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity\, and topics are intentionally broad to give room for expression and interpretation. \nPerhaps yours is a massive thermos of coffee first thing in the morning\, or a bottle of those barely regulated pills they sell at truck stops. Or possibly you’re so used to running on empty you wouldn’t know how to operate on a full tank. Have you ever been stranded on the side of the road\, waiting for someone to show up with a gallon of gasoline? Send us your story—just make sure it’s a true one—and we’ll consider it for this upcoming Readers Write. \nTo submit by mail\, send your typed\, double-spaced submission to: \nReaders Write\nThe Sun\n107 N. Roberson St.\nChapel Hill\, NC 27516 URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-the-sun-magazines-readers-write-seeking-submissions-theme-fuel/ LOCATION:The Sun Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240113T232940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T232940Z UID:3830-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The FruitSlice: A Queer Quarterly. Theme: "I Am in Love With You (no homo): Platonic Romance and Chosen Bonds" DESCRIPTION:Note: Submissions are restricted to LGBTQ+ creators.\nWe want to delve deep into the world of connections and emotions that defy conventional boundaries. Our theme for this issue is an exploration of the multifaceted bonds we form\, focusing on both platonic romance and the significance of chosen bonds. \nIn a world where romantic love often takes center stage\, we aim to shed light on the profound\, complex\, and sometimes misunderstood relationships that exist outside the realm of traditional romance. We invite you to explore the intricacies of intense\, non-romantic connections that can rival even the most passionate love stories. Who says romcoms are just for lovers? Why can’t we buy our friends flowers or chase them down in the airport? We believe that every friendship is its own epic tale. I know that at least for me\, my romantic partners have a high bar to meet because my friends love me so well. \nWe are looking at the powerful ties we establish with friends who become family\, mentors who guide us\, and kindred spirits who feel like soulmates. These connections often transcend societal norms\, creating a unique tapestry of love\, support\, and shared experiences. \nAs with all our themes\, we encourage diverse interpretations. \nReflect on the friendships and chosen family members who have profoundly impacted your life. Explore the dynamics of relationships that challenge societal expectations and norms. Contemplate the moments of connection that have left a lasting imprint on your heart. Your interpretation of this theme can take many forms: essays\, poetry\, short stories\, artwork\, or any creative medium that resonates with you. \nWe’re excited to witness your exploration. Your contributions will help us celebrate the power of love\, connection\, and community in all its beautiful manifestations. \nSubmission Guidelines\nSubmission Email: Please send your submissions to submit@thefruitslice.com. \nWord Limit: We recommend keeping written pieces under 5 pages or under 1500 words to ensure a concise and engaging read. \nMultiple Submissions: There’s no limit to the number of submissions you can send our way. Feel free to share your work with us\, and we’ll give each piece the attention it deserves. \nThank you for being part of the Fruitslice community\, and we look forward to exploring your creative contributions! URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-fruitslice-a-queer-quarterly-theme-i-am-in-love-with-you-no-homo-platonic-romance-and-chosen-bonds/ LOCATION:The FruitSlice CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240110T212527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240110T212527Z UID:3792-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:F - Fiction Potluck Contest Theme: 20th Century Europe DESCRIPTION:FICTION POTLUCK \n\n\n\n\n\nJanuary Challenge:\n\nup to 6\,000 words \nDeadline: January 31 \nFind submission links below the rules \n\n\nA Tip from Sarah:\nSo much fun stuff happened over a century of progress; have fun with it. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne entry per person. \n\n\nThe Basics\nFiction Potluck is free to enter and open to fiction writers of all ages around the world. One entry per person per challenge. \nSubmissions are accepted through Dropbox\, Duosuma\, and email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe selection team reads all entries that follow the submissions guidelines as explained below. Entries are read blind. The team chooses the finalists and contacts everyone.  \nFinalist author names and bios are posted on this page and announced in our monthly mailer.  \nThe guest judge reads the finalist pieces and chooses three winners. Each of the three winning pieces is published on our blog and linked through this page. Winning entries will be published as received. \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Writer’s Workout is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit run by volunteers. \nWe provide accessible\, free  creative writing education through competitions\, workshops\, and publication opportunities. Check our donations page to learn more about how The Writer’s Workout strengthens the global writing community.  \n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral Rules\n\n\nAll entries must be in English and original works of fiction.  \n\n\nThe competition runs on UTC time\, beginning and ending at midnight. \n\n\nYou must keep your entry private until after we post the top three winning stories. \n\n\nThe judges’ decisions are final. \n\n\nThe judges will contact everyone who includes the Title Information listed below.  \n\n\nThe judges cannot provide feedback for every piece submitted. \n\n\nWinning entries will be published as received. \n\n\nThe following are not accepted:​ \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions \n\n\nPreviously published works \n\n\nAI-generated content \n\n\nFanfiction\, erotica\, religious\, or political content \n\n\nPieces longer than the word count limit \n\n\nPieces submitted outside the competition month \n\n\nPieces submitted in .pdf or pasted into the body of the email \n\n\nPieces without the correct Title Information (below) will be rejected unread.  \n\n\nSubmissions\nJanuary: up to 6\,000 words \nKeep formatting professional. You can find recommended settings on the submissions page. \nEntries must include this Title Information in this order at the top of the document body\, aligned left:  \nName or Pseudonym\, email \nEntry Title \nFiction Potluck \nWord Count  \nAccepted file types: .doc\, .docx\, .odt \nLive\, unlocked Google Docs or Microsoft Word links are accepted via email (submissions [at] writersworkout.net). We must be able to download your file. We will not request access and we are not responsible for locked docs. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-fiction-potluck-contest-theme-20th-century-europe/ LOCATION:Fiction Potluck Contest CATEGORIES:Contest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240107T224614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240107T224614Z UID:3775-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Last Leaves Magazine. Theme: "Story" DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\n\n\nSubmissions are OPEN! \n​Theme for Issue 8: Story \n​We want the truth. Tell us about yourself\, your life. Moments where you realized you said the wrong thing\, did the right thing\, or fell short when you could have stepped up. We want tales of sonder\, when you realized the person on the park bench had an entire life you knew nothing about. When were you simply a supporting character? When did you feel like the main character? Give us the dark spaces where your emotions ran rampant and created their own version of what happened. Or: re-tell your favorite fairytale. Your least favorite. What childhood bedtime story touched you the most? Let us peer into your lives in a way only your closest friends do. Let’s get to know each other. \nPlease submit your poetry via email to lastleavesmag@gmail.com. Failure to adhere to the guidelines may invalidate your submission. If you have any questions or concerns surrounding the guidelines\, please send us an email prior to submitting. We’re always happy to help! As always\, our themes are very loose and open for interpretation. We provide guidelines\, but by all means take it and run with it! \n\n\nFor poetry: Please use “Poetry Submission” as the subject line. Send up to 5 poems (no more than 10 pages) as a single Word (.doc or .docx) attachment. Please start each poem on a new page. All work should be single-spaced and in Times New Roman\, 12-point font. \n\n\nDo not include your name or contact information in the documents. \n\n\nSubmitters are welcome to send work for both categories using the subject line “Poetry/Art Submission\,” with all documents attached to the same email. This helps us keep all your work in one place. \n\n\nPlease include a brief 50-word bio in the body of your email. Include your name as you would like it to appear in the magazine\, your email\, and links to your website and/or social media (if desired). We will trim the bio as-needed if it exceeds the word count. \n\n\nIf you’ve submitted to us in the past\, we kindly ask that you start a new email thread for each submission window (i.e.\, instead of replying to your previous submission\, start a new email with the subject line for the category you’re submitting to). \n\n\n​Simultaneous submissions are accepted\, though please send us a message ASAP if your work is accepted elsewhere. We do not accept previously published work\, but we love reading your poems on Instagram @lastleavesmag. \n​Please only submit once per issue and wait until the next reading period to submit again. We hope to respond to each submission within two months. As with most literary magazines\, we’re volunteers and doing our best. We thank you in advance for your  patience. \n​For more information on what we publish\, check out our editor interviews here and here. At this time\, we’re unfortunately not able to pay contributors. The PDF version of our magazine will always be free to download here. \n​Authors published in our magazine retain full rights to their work to do with as they please following publication of the issue they’re in. We simply ask for First North American Serial Rights and to be credited as first publication (i.e.\, “Work first appeared in Last Leaves Magazine\, Issue X”). URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-last-leaves-magazine-theme-story/ LOCATION:Last Leaves Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240105T224435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T224435Z UID:3728-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PF - In the Fog Anthology Series: Lost in the Fog DESCRIPTION:* Note: Atlantic Canadian Authors only\n\nLOST IN THE FOG OPEN CALL\n\nSubmissions are open for our 6th anthology – Lost in the Fog \nPartridge Island Publishing is looking for stories and poems that help us get lost in the fog! \nTell us tales of campers missing in the woods\, sailors adrift at sea\, lovers lost in each other’s arms. We want stories that we will need a breadcrumb trail to find our way out of. \nSubmission Details \nThe submission deadline is January 31\, 2024 End of the Day. \nWe accept prose and poetry only. No comics or plays. \nAll entries must be in English. \nThe story must use the theme of ‘lost’ in some way. \nThe stories do not have to include Atlantic content\, but it is preferred. We will accept undisclosed locations but we are not interested in stories set in specific locations outside of the Atlantic provides. (Stories should not be set in locations like New York\, France\, or Ontario either vague locations or Atlantic Provinces) \n3\,000 word count maximum per submission. \nMaximum of 2 entries per person. \nSimultaneous submissions are accepted\, please let us know if it is picked up by another company. \nThere is no genre restriction. \nReprints accepted but let us know that it is a reprint and what company had the rights previously. \nAtlantic Canadian Authors only \nFormatting requirements \nCalibiri 11 \nDouble spaced \nPlease include in the query letter if you have been published before. \nThe authors of selected works will receive a free copy of Lost in the Fog and discounts on additional books. URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-in-the-fog-anthology-series-lost-in-the-fog/ LOCATION:In the Fog Anthology Series CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T203815 CREATED:20240103T180410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240120T124200Z UID:3703-1706688000-1706720400@anovelapproach.ca SUMMARY:PFN - Ecotone Magazine Seeking Submissions by Historically Underrepresented Writers Only DESCRIPTION:Ecotone\, the literary magazine dedicated to reimagining place\, welcomes work from a wide range of voices. We are particularly interested in place-based work by people and from perspectives historically underrepresented in literary publishing and in place-based contexts: writers and artists who are Black\, Indigenous\, people of color\, people with disabilities\, people who are gender-nonconforming and LGBTQIA+\, women\, people with low access to wealth\, people from rural places\, and others. \nPlease note that\, depending upon interest\, we may need to close before the end of our general window in order to give the work we receive the attention it deserves. \nDo not include your name\, or other identifying information\, in the file name or the file itself.  \nProse\nWe appreciate a wide range of essays\, and are especially interested in nonfiction that engages deeply\, but not overly seriously\, with the sciences—ecology\, natural history\, and other fields\, in both Western and non-Western contexts. \nWe like to see fiction that is deeply rooted in place\, and/or that engages similarly with ecology\, natural history\, climate crisis\, et al. \nA prose submission consists of one prose piece (fiction or nonfiction) of no more than thirty double-spaced pages (approx. 10\,000 words). \n\nMost work we run is shorter than this upper limit.\nWe are also interested in shorter prose works (minimum 2\,000 words\, please).Poetry\n\nPoetry\nWe are especially interested in poetry that engages with the social and natural sciences and/or considers place\, ecology\, identity\, and climate crisis\, as well as poetry that uses form\, meter\, and/or other poetic constraints in innovative and expansive ways. Work in the French repeating forms (rondeaux\, ballades\, rondelets\, and the like) as well as in newer forms (golden shovels\, fibs\, etc.) is especially encouraged\, as is work that employs meters other than iambic. \nA poetry submission consists of three (minimum) to five (maximum) poems. \n  URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-ecotone-magazine-seeking-submissions-by-historically-underrepresented-writers-only/ LOCATION:Ecotone Magazine CATEGORIES:Call for Submission END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR