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SUMMARY:PN - RFD Magazine Seeking Submissions on "Queer Iconography/Icons"
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URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-rfd-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-queer-iconography-icons/
LOCATION:RFD Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Songs of Eretz Poetry Review Seeking Submissions on: "Winter Solstice"
DESCRIPTION:What We Publish:  We publish quality poetry of any genre and length congruent with our themes\, including traditional poems\, form poems\, prose poems\, and narrative poems. We also consider extraordinarily good poems that are incompatible with our themes (general submissions). \nWhat We Pay:  We pay a semi-professional rate of seven dollars per poem. \nHOW TO SUBMIT \nFailure to follow these simple guidelines will result in your submission being discarded or returned to you unread! \n\nPlease resist the urge to include anything with your submission that we do not specifically request\, especially your bio (we like to read as blindly as possible)\, credits (we treat the novice and the experienced equally)\, or explanatory notes (if you believe your poem requires an explanation\, please revise it until it doesn’t).\n\n\nSubmit up to THREE poems to:  \n\nSubmissions@SongsOfEretz.com \nThere is no fee to submit. \n\n Your Subject Lineshould be formatted as follows:  [Poetry Submission][Title][Oiet’s Last Name]\n If you are submitting more than one poem\, each should appear in a separate email\, and each email should include a separate cover letter.  If your poem has multiple numbered sections\, each section will “count” as ONE poem.  If your poem contains more than three sections\, query first.\nYour poem(s) must appear in the body of your email(s).  WE DO NOT ACCEPT ATTACHMENTS FOR POETRY.  If your poem needs to be presented in an attachment due to special formatting\, query first.\nInclude a cover letter in the body of your email(s) with answers to the following questions\n\n(and remember NOT to include a biography at this process stage): \n– Is yours a simultaneous submission or not?  We DO accept them. \n– How did you discover Songs of Eretz? \n– How would you like us to indicate your name if we publish your work (ie: your byline\, for example\, “By Sammie Smith”)?  NOTE:  We do NOT accept work composed by a collaboration of poets or artists. \n– What is your contact information?  Include at least your city & state.  Include your country if you reside outside of the United States.  It is strongly recommended that you include your phone number as well\, in case we need last-minute input from you (this has happened). \n– Would you like to be added to our Email List? \nAgain – Do NOT include a biography at this process stage. \n\n Reprint Policy:We DO NOT accept previously published work.\n\n\n Simultaneous Submissions Policy:We accept sim subs.\n Multiple Submissions Policy: Please wait until after your poem(s) is/are published in or rejected by Songs of Eretz before sending more.\n\n\n Response Time: Please query if you have not received at least a preliminary response in twenty-onecalendar days.  We no longer offer editorial feedback.\n\n\n Rights To Your Poetry: If your work is accepted and you agree to join the ranks of the other fine poets who have been published in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review\,your work will appear in the quarterly issue for which it was submitted. In exchange\, you will grant Songs of Eretz the first worldwide publication rights\, first worldwide electronic rights\, non-exclusive archival rights in perpetuity\, non-exclusive anthology rights in perpetuity\, and exclusive reprint rights in perpetuity.\n\nAll other rights will revert to you upon publication\, but we would appreciate the courtesy of allowing Songs of Eretz an exclusive for a few months if that is not too much trouble. \n\n12. Acknowledgement:We expect to be acknowledged as the venue of the firstpublication should you reprint your work.\n\n\nPublished Format:  Editors make an effort to format a poem as it is submitted\,  such as a concrete poem or other special formats. However\, due to format limitations on Blogger\, editors have the right to publish any poem aligned left\, right\, or centered.\n\nQueries:  Use Editor@SongsOfEretz.com for queries.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-songs-of-eretz-poetry-review-seeking-submissions-on-winter-solstice/
LOCATION:Songs of Eretz Poetry Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - evOke: witchcraft + paganism + lifestyle Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Art and Music"
DESCRIPTION:ev0ke is dedicated to supporting and promoting witchcraft and Paganism. We want to see them represented more\, both in the real world and in fiction\, so \nev0ke is dedicated to supporting and promoting witchcraft and Paganism. We want to see them represented more\, both in the real world and in fiction\, so we publish essays\, short stories and poetry. \nWould you like to join ev0ke? We are interested in Pagan\, polytheist\, and witchypoetry\nshort fiction\nessays \nJust email us at ev0kepublication@gmail.com. We pay $5 for accepted submissions\, as well as a free one year subscription to ev0ke! \nContributors to ev0ke receive an honorarium of $5 and a free one year subscription to ev0ke. We hope to increase that payment in the future. If you would like to submit something for our consideration please reach out to us at ev0kepublication@gmail.com. \nPlease note: at this time\, ev0ke is NOT accepting AI generated submissions. All submissions must be solely the creation of the contributor/s. \nPlease note: ev0ke is open to rolling submissions from the first to the fifteenth (1-15) of each month. Please consider submitting close to the deadline\, as submissions sent months in advance might get lost. \nDecember: Art and Music (deadline 15 November 2023)\nEv0king the Question: What is your favorite artistic depiction (painting\, mosaic\, statue\, et cetera) of a Deity or group of Deities? What is your favorite piece of music about a holy day or a Deity/Deities?
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-evoke-witchcraft-paganism-lifestyle-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-art-and-music/
LOCATION:ev0ke Publication
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - The BeZine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "A Life of the Spirit: Caring for Self and World"
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-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-a-life-of-the-spirit-caring-for-self-and-world/
LOCATION:The BeZine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Secret Santa"
DESCRIPTION:Enchanted Garden is a haiku journal created for haiku lovers\, beginners or experienced\, is open and free to anyone to submit their work\, in accordance with the haiku spirit. No racism or politics. \nHaiku is a moment\, that moment of inspiration when others are preocupied by the city rush but you stop for a while to admire a bourgeon almost opened or enjoy a bird song. Enchanted Garden is a tree under which you sit to read a book\, a table where you can sit and enjoy your cup of tea and a place to share your love for haiku with other poets. \nIssue 5: Secret Santa \nTheme: a gift you received or shared this year \nSubmit between: 1 – 15 November \nPublishing date: 1 December
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-enchanted-garden-haiku-journal-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-secret-santa/
LOCATION:Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Call for Submissions\, Nov. 6-12: The Fabulist Flash
DESCRIPTION:The Fabulist Flash\, a new flash-fiction project from The Fabulist Words & Art\, welcomes submissions from November 6-12 for fantastical and speculative writings of up to 1\,000 words. \nThe Fabulist Flash will debut in 2024\, and run in parallel to our current short-fiction programming. See below for program details. \nWord Count & Rate\n• We’re offering a flat fee of $100 for stories of up to 1\,000 words (the equivalent of an SFWA-qualifying rate of $0.10/word)\, payable upon contracted acceptance. \n• Going above the word count is fine if you need a little headroom to take the story home\, but it’s in your interest to keep it tight\, as the flat fee is firm. \n• You can review our flash-fiction contract here. \nWhat We’re Looking For\n• Fantastical and speculative fiction\, including science fiction\, fantasy\, horror\, myth\, fairy-story\, magic realism\, literary fabulism\, and genre/subgenre remixes. \n• Evocative and intriguing scenes\, settings\, places. \n• Clear\, efficacious writing that doesn’t shy away from the poetry within prose. \n• Wide-ranging human (or sentient) experiences that we care about\, or at least feel. \n• Yeah: Odysseys\, revelation\, transformation\, dilemma/struggle\, fluid dualities. \n• Nah: Grimdark\, military\, cops\, vengeance\, power trips. \n• Exploded/deconstructed cliches of any of the foregoing … \nIf you’re not sure where your story lands in these various target zones — just send us your best. Great work will shine through. \nPlease Think Twice\, We’ve Really Seen Quite Enough Of\n• Zombies\, zombie apocalypse\, teen vampire/werewolf romance\, cute Cthulhu/nice baby Elder God\, etc. \n• Splatter/gore/brutality \n• Virtual-reality visitations with the beloved deceased \n• Mundane fantasies of revenge\, sex\, financial and business success\, etc. \n• “Another Friday Night at the Elftown Police Station” — or really anything that takes fantastical archetypes or plot devices and makes them vernacular or silly: drinking hard liquor and shit-talking with a primal entity (Death\, Cupid\, Santa\, Time)\, for example\, or an all-powerful god with an ordinary mortal name and ordinary mortal foibles (“Bob\, creator of the Universe\, woke up one Sunday with a headache”). Maybe you ARE the next Neil Gaiman — but probably not? \n• “And then she/he/they woke up” (which includes not just it-was-all-a-dream but also we’re-all-living-in-a-giant-simulation) \n• Suicide and self-harm (we realize this stuff is real and we write to deal with it\, just saying that successfully deploying it as a trope in the fantastical fiction we run is very\, very difficult to pull off) \nThat said … surprise us. If you feel you’ve written a truly original\, compelling take on any of these genre cliches\, we’re glad to check it out. \nPlease No\n• We are not open to AI/LLM-generated text. \n• No misogyny\, sexism\, racism\, bigotry\, hate\, etc. (view our nondiscrimination statement). \n• Previously unpublished works only — no reprints \nTo Submit\n• Check back on this page from Nov. 6-12\, or on our main Submittable portal\, for a live submissions button that will take you to our Submittable intake form. \n• Shunn format or at least double-spaced is great. \n• Please anonymize your submission! There must be no identifying details on your manuscript. Fear not — your contact info will be collected as part of the intake process\, and your cover letter will not be visible to our slush readers.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-call-for-submissions-nov-6-12-the-fabulist-flash/
LOCATION:Fabulist Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Fathom Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Patience
DESCRIPTION:Want to write for Fathom? We’d love to hear from you. First\, it’s best if you become familiar with the type of content we publish. Then\, read our style guide for a checklist of what we are looking for in your writing. \nAt Fathom we publish articles\, personal essays\, profiles\, interviews\, book reviews\, Bible exposition\, theological and/or historical analysis\, poetry\, and short stories. The work we prefer often utilizes personal narrative to communicate the deeper aspects of the Christian faith and to draw our readers into the nuance surrounding an idea. We love writing that examines the unexplored angle and delivers a well-told story. \nWe suggest familiarizing yourself with our publication before submitting your work. Scanning through past issues of Fathom will give you an idea of the tone\, voice\, and approach we tend to take. And looking through our most recent issues will show you what our contributors have recently covered and how you can add to — not repeat — the ideas already in our publication. \nOur audience is made up of thoughtful\, curious Christians who desire to craft a multi-faceted life of faith. They typically want to engage their minds\, connect with artful expression\, and consider a new perspective or experience. \nWe aim to publish pieces that challenge our audience’s expectations\, enthrall our readers with a story\, and put together strands of thinking our readers haven’t thought to combine. We want to give all people who make their way to Fathom a reason to engage their minds and their emotions. \nSpecs\nOur standard articles fall between 1\,000 and 1\,600 words. Short stories should be at least 3\,000 words. Poems vary in length and style. \nIn the case of poetry\, please send the completed poem.  Poems vary in length and style.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-fathom-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-patience/
LOCATION:Fathom Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Speckled Trout Review.  Theme: "For the Ages"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\n\n\nCall for submissions: Fall 2023 (5.2) (print issue) For the Ages\nSubmission window: Opens September 5\, closing November 5\, or until filled. \nSpeckled Trout Review has chosen For the Ages as its theme for Fall 2023 (5.2) issue. We’ve all heard the phrase\, “that’s one for the ages\,” which suggests a strange\, extraordinary\, fantastical\, or confounding event\, situation\, or tale that astounds and leaves us amazed. \nEditors of Speckled Trout Review welcome submissions of unpublished poetry (nothing previously published in an electronic publication of any kind or in print) for its Fall 2023 (5.2) print issue. Poets can paste up to 4 poems pertaining to the theme\, followed by a 50-word writer’s biography and mailing address\, in the body of an e-mail to speckledtroutreview@hotmail.com. Please note: attachments will go unread. Poems with overt political messages are not for Speckled Trout Review. Simultaneous submissions are fine\, but please share the good news when a poem finds a home elsewhere. For any questions about submissions\, or Speckled Trout Review\, reach out to us at the above e-mail address.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-speckled-trout-review-theme-for-the-ages/
LOCATION:Speckled Trout Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
ORGANIZER;CN="Speckled Trout Review":MAILTO:speckledtroutreview@hotmail.com.
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SUMMARY:PFN - Thin Air Magazine's Fourth Annual Bird in Your Hands Prize
DESCRIPTION:We are excited to announce the fourth annual Bird in Your Hands Prize: a contest that centers and celebrates BIPOC voices. This is a no-fee contest accepting poetry\, fiction\, and nonfiction in any form under 500 words. The winner of the contest will be awarded $500\, published in Issue 30 of Thin Air Magazine\, and interviewed for Thin Air Online. The winner and runners-up will also be invited to read their work at the Northern Arizona Book Festival held in April 2024. First and second runners-up will be awarded an honorarium. The deadline for submission is 11:59pm (MST) on Sunday\, November 5\, 2023. \nFirst and second runners-up will also be awarded an honorarium. \nThis contest is open to new\, upcoming\, and established BIPOC writers alike. Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, and we carry no expectations for the content or tone of submissions. All submitted works must be previously unpublished. \nFormatting Specifications:\nPlease use Times New Roman\, 12pt.\, double-spaced\, 1 inch margins for all submissions except poetry\, which should remain single-spaced.\nPlease include page numbers and a word count at the top of your manuscript.\nPlease do not put your name in your manuscript.\nIf unique formatting is critical to the submission\, you may upload it as is (but please note that we may have to collaborate to translate your formatting onto the physical restraints of our pages).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-thin-air-magazines-fourth-annual-bird-in-your-hands-prize/
LOCATION:Thin Air Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The Talon Review
DESCRIPTION:GUIDELINES:\n\n\nAll submissions should be double spaced in 12 point Times New Roman font\, manuscript format\, and submitted as .docx files (unless specified otherwise*). \n\n\nInclude a short bio no longer than 250 words in the third person. This could be who you are\, where you’re from\, what you like to do\, or where you’ve been published before. If you have a connection to Jacksonville\, FL\, please mention it. \n\n\nYou may submit up to four works. Simultaneous submissions are fine\, but let us know immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. We require first publishing rights as well as the option to anthologize. \n\n\nFICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION\n\n\nSubmissions should not exceed 3000 words and cannot be excerpts from novels or larger works. \n\n\nPOETRY\n\n\nSubmissions should not exceed six pages. \n\n\nSubmissions should be single-spaced.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-talon-review/
LOCATION:The Talon Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231101T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231101T170000
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CREATED:20231016T230548Z
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SUMMARY:F - MAYDAY Short Fiction Prize.  Theme: "Endings"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines:  \n\nMust be under 1\,500 words\nManuscripts should be a Word or PDF document. Please use the title of your story as your document name.\nIn your cover letter\, please include your name\, contact information\, a brief third-person bio.\nSimultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere while under our consideration.\nAll rights revert to the author after publication.\n\nPrizes \nFirst\, second\, and third place winners in each category will receive publication\, promotion\, and the following cash prizes: \n\nFirst place: $500\nSecond place: $250\nThird Place: $100\n\n\nThe MAYDAY Short Fiction Prize\n\nSubmit a story that responds to or somehow reflects the theme “Endings.”\nSubmissions should be 1\,500 words or less and previously unpublished.\nPlease double-space your manuscript.\nOur guest judge will be Alissa Hattman\, author of the novel Sift. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus\, Carve\, The Gravity of the Thing\, Propeller\, Big Other\, Shirley Magazine\, MAYDAY\, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and a MA in English Literature from Portland State University. Alissa has worked as a fiction editor\, book reviewer\, zine librarian\, writing group facilitator\, and teacher. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-mayday-short-fiction-prize-theme-endings/
LOCATION:Mayday Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:3036-1698825600-1698858000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:N - MAYDAY Creative Nonfiction Prize. Theme: "Changing My Mind"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines:  \n\nManuscripts should be a single Word or PDF document. Please use the title of your essay as your document name.\nIn your cover letter\, please include your name\, contact information\, a brief third-person bio.\nSimultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere while under our consideration.\nAll rights revert to the author after publication.\n\nPrizes \nFirst\, second\, and third place winners in each category will receive publication\, promotion\, and the following cash prizes: \n\nFirst place: $500\nSecond place: $250\nThird Place: $100\n\nThe MAYDAY Creative Nonfiction Prize \n\nSubmit an essay that responds to the theme “Changing My Mind\,” which might refer to trying to change the minds of others\, something you changed your mind about\, or a subject you wish you could look at differently. Editors would especially love to see humor in your piece.\nEssays should be 5\,000 words or less and previously unpublished.\nPlease double-space your manuscript.\nNo guest judge; winners will be selected by the editors.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-mayday-creative-nonfiction-prize-theme-changing-my-mind/
LOCATION:Mayday Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231101T170000
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UID:3032-1698825600-1698858000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - The Hunger: A Journal Seeking Submissions that are Collaborations
DESCRIPTION:What we hunger for:\nThe Hunger publishes visceral writing. The theme of “hunger” is not confined only to food\, but hungers and thirsts of all kinds: the craving for connection\, the human need to be filled or emptied\, the devastating desires that define our most alive moments. Hungers can be sexual\, romantic\, familial\, individualistic\, spiritual\, creative\, sorrowful\, conflicted\, humanistic\, and/or existential. \nWe are excited by the lyrical\, the experimental\, the strange\, the uncomfortable\, the vulnerable\, and just plain\, motherfucking honesty. Send us work that bleeds. We want to be devoured. \nWe nominate for Best of the Net and aim to widely promote our contributors’ work. We strive to create a writing community that is founded on principles of inclusion and diversity\, and gives a platform to a wide range of voices. We encourage all people\, regardless of race\, gender identity\, faith\, sexual orientation\, or political affiliation to submit. \nFeed us:\nFiction (up to 5\,000 words)\nPoetry (3-5 poems\, in one document)\nNonfiction (up to 5\,000 words) \nThe Hunger began as a collaboration between two best friends. Now\, as we prepare to publish its final issue\, we want to honor the spirit of our inception by inviting submissions of literary collaborations of all kinds: poems\, stories\, essays\, hybrid work\, and everything in between. The collaborative aspect can take whatever shape makes sense for the creation of the work; the only rule is that the piece(s) must be created by 2 or more people working together. \nThe submission window is open Sept 15 – Nov 1. The final issue will be published in December 2023. \nEach selected contributor will receive a token compensation of $20\, to be paid via Paypal\, Cashapp\, or Venmo.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-hunger-a-journal-seeking-submissions-that-are-collaborations/
LOCATION:The Hunger
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2024
DESCRIPTION:The 2024 Prize is open for submissions until 1 November 2023.\n\n\nThe prize is free to enter and open to any citizen of a Commonwealth country aged 18 and over. It is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2\,000–5\,000 words). \nSubmissions should be made via the online entry form which is available from the link below. The eligibility and entry guidelines can be found here. \nThe international judging panel will select a shortlist of around twenty stories\, from which five regional winners are chosen. One of the regional winners is then selected as the overall winner\, who receives £5\,000. The regional winners will receive £2\,500. All five regional winning stories will be published on Granta. \nThe prize is only open to short fiction\, but it can be in any fiction genre–science fiction\, speculative fiction\, historical fiction\, crime\, romance\, literary fiction–and you may write about any subject you wish. \nFor any inquiries regarding the prize\, please email: creatives@commonwealthfoundation.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-commonwealth-short-story-prize-2024/
LOCATION:Commonwealth Foundation
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - The First Line Literary Journal Seeking Submissions with the First Line: "It Was the Farthest North They Had Ever Been"
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of The First Line is to jump start the imagination–to help writers break through the block that is the blank page. Each issue contains short stories that stem from a common first line; it also provides a forum for discussing favorite first lines in literature. The First Line is an exercise in creativity for writers and a chance for readers to see how many different directions we can take when we start from the same place. \nSubmission Guidelines\n \n\n\nWe love that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines\, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However\, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we’ve notified you as to our decision (usually four weeks after the deadline). When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence\, we don’t want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions\, feel free to drop us a line. \nAlso\, we understand that writers may add our first line to a story they are currently working on or have already completed\, and that’s cool. But please do not add our first line to a previously published story and submit it to us. We do not accept previously published stories\, even if they have been repurposed for our first lines. And\, just to be clear\, we do not accept simultaneous submissions. \nOne more thing while I’ve got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space\, so\, technically\, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are\, however\, literary magazines that run traditional contests\, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not – nor will we ever – charge a submission fee\, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally\, we run contests to help come up with new first lines\, or we run fun\, gimmicky competitions for free stuff\, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense. \nFiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way\, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5\,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word count won’t get your story tossed from the slush pile). The sentences can be found on the home page of The First Line’s website\, as well as in the prior issue. Note: We are open to all genres. We try to make TFL as eclectic as possible. \nPoetry: We do accept poetry\, though rarely. We have no restrictions on form or line count\, but all poems must begin with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way. \nAll Submissions: Writers should include a two- to three-sentence biography of themselves that we can use in the journal should your story or poem be accepted. \nMultiple Submissions: We don’t mind if you want to submit multiple submissions for the same issue. However\, it is unlikely we will use more than one of your stories or poems in the same issue. \n\n\n\n\nNotification: We don’t make decisions about submissions until after each issue closes. We typically send notices four to five weeks after the issue’s deadline to everyone who submitted. You can also check the website’s home page for each issue’s production status. \n\n\n\n\nPayment: We pay on publication: $25.00 – $50.00 for fiction\, $10.00 for poetry\, and $25.00 for nonfiction (all U.S. dollars). We also send you a copy of the issue in which your piece appears. You’ll receive your money and issue at the same time. \n\n\n\n\n\nNote to our international writers: Postage cost for sending author copies overseas is a little high\, so we are reducing international author payment by the amount it would cost to send one author copy overseas. However\, if you would like to receive an electronic version of the issue (PDF) instead of a hard copy\, author payment will not change.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-first-line-literary-journal-seeking-submissions-with-the-first-line-it-was-the-farthest-north-they-had-ever-been/
LOCATION:The First Line
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Open Minds Quarterly Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Identity"
DESCRIPTION:The theme for Winter 2024 is: Identity \nHow has your experience with mental health challenges\, mental illness\, madness\, and/or neurodivergence shaped your identity? How do other identities intersect with your experience? Have mental health challenges\, mental illness\, madness\, and/or neurodivergence affected the way you see yourself? What about others? Do you feel your identity is understood by others? What would you like to tell them about it? We want to here all about how identity affects your lived experiences. \nWe encourage you to consider this theme and incorporate it into your work. Pieces that follow the theme will have a much higher chance of being selected for this issue than pieces that don’t follow the theme. \nNonfiction\, reviews\,  and letters\, should relate specifically to experiences of madness or mental health challenges. Poetry\, fiction\, or visual art submissions do not need to focus on madness/mental health\, but we may prioritize pieces that fit our mandate and this issue’s theme. \nWe focus on publishing contributors with lived experience and work based on first-hand experience. We do not publish work that tells other people’s stories for them or tells second-hand stories about them. \nOpen Minds Quarterly is a literary journal that features explorations of life in a mad world. We welcome writing and art from people with lived experience of what is variously called mental health challenges\, mental illness\, madness\, and neurodiversity. We strive to promote these voices and perspectives by publishing work based on first-hand lived experience. \nYou may submit to ONE of these categories per submission period: \n\nNonfiction: 1 piece limit\, 3000 word maximum.\nFiction: 1 piece limit\, 3000 word maximum.\nPoetry: 4 piece limit\, 96 lines maximum per poem (this includes stanza breaks\, but not the title).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-open-minds-quarterly-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-identity/
LOCATION:Open Minds Quarterly
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:3014-1698739200-1698771600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PF - EcoTheo Review Seeking Submissions on the Theme of Friendship
DESCRIPTION:We consider submissions of poetry and prose that explores questions of ecology and spirituality from within and outside all religious traditions. We are delighted by compelling stories and bewitching poems that reflect our values of curiosity\, justice\, and community. We consider all submissions for publication on our website and/or in our quarterly print issues. \nWINTER 2024 Theme: FRIENDSHIP \nAristotle said that friendship is one soul abiding in two bodies\, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge referred to it as a sheltering tree. Friendship transcends species; think of companion plantings\, where fennel and dill cheer each other on; or your favorite winsome image of chimpanzees and tigers loafing and inviting their souls. For our winter issue\, EcoTheo Review seeks fiction\, essays\, and poems that explore the tenderness\, sustenance\, vicissitudes\, and surprises of our friendships. We want to know about your human and more-than-human besties\, the trees and critters that have been with you through thick and thin. From October 15th-31st we look forward to considering your work! \nEcoTheo Review appreciates the trust involved in our relationships with authors and readers. We know how difficult it can be to share work\, especially of a sensitive nature. If the work you are sending us depicts traumatic events\, whether personal or historical in nature\, we invite you to consider including a Content Warning for our editors. Should we choose to publish such work\, we want to demonstrate care for our readers as well\, and our Publication Contract will include an opportunity for you to offer a Content Warning. These will be included when we publish the work\, online and/or in print\, as well as when we share the work through our social media accounts. We are grateful for the opportunity to consider your work. \nPlease allow at least 3 months while we review your submission. Our editors are all volunteers\, with other work\, family\, and creative commitments. We appreciate your patience as we give all submissions the consideration they deserve. We do not accept previously published work\, but we do accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify us promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere. \nPoetry\nPoets must limit submissions to two per calendar year. Each submission may not include more than 3 poems and may not exceed 10 pages total. Poets who exceed the number of submissions per year\, the number of poems per submission\, or the number of pages per submission will be rejected. \n\nSubmit poems as a single file.\nAll efforts are made to preserve formatting.\nAllow 3 months before querying on the status of your work.\n\nProse\nWe welcome works of fiction and creative nonfiction of up to 5\,000 words. \nOur Ecology Editor Michelle Kim Hall is particularly interested in essays\, book reviews\, and interviews drawn from the fields of ecology.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-ecotheo-review-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-friendship/
LOCATION:EcoTheo Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine (MIDLVLMAG) Theme: "Dress Code"
DESCRIPTION:DRESS CODE is the clothing we wear\, the image we present\, the requirements set before us by corporations in the pursuit of uniformity and consistency. \nDRESS CODE is personal\, intimate\, a klaxon / clarion call to let others know who we are. \nDRESS CODE is the compromise we make to put food on the table\, the morals we sacrifice to fit in\, the opportunities we take to get ahead. \nDRESS CODE is our innermost self as expression\, as art\, as code\, as signal\, as call and response. \nDRESS CODE is ubiquitous camouflage\, overt isms\, the way it’s always been. \nSimultaneous Submissions:\nYes! Just let us know if you’ve got your work out to other publications so we don’t step on any toes in the process. \nPayments:\nMIDLVLMAG is volunteer run and free-to-read. Because of this\, we are not currently in a position to pay contributors. \nSubmission Criteria:\nMIDLVLMAG publishes short/flash fiction\, poetry\, prose\, and CNF/essays. \nSend your submissions to info@midlvlmag.com \n\nYour submission email must include the following in the subject line: \nMIDLVLMAG – SUBMISSION – [CURRENT SUBMISSION THEME] – [STYLE OF WRITING] i.e. MIDLVLMAG – SUBMISSION – Snacks – Flash Fiction   \nIf you’re submitting multiple styles of writing\, you will need to send them as separate emails. \nYour submission must be included as an attachment (Word / Google .DOC .DOCX file types). \nYour submission must include a header with the following information: \nYour name – title of piece – MIDLVLMAG – submission theme – form of writing i.e. (Henry Krinkle – hot dogs: a discourse – MIDLVLMAG – Snacks – CNF) \n\nPlease include an author bio with your submission email. Tell us about your managerial experience\, your time in the trenches of the stock room\, the unspoken dignity in slinging fast food to make ends meet. Feel free to include any of your social media accounts so all the managers out there can follow you! \nSuggested Word Counts\n(unless otherwise stated for a specific issue):\nPoetry: Send up to three poems at a time. No word count limits. \nShort Fiction / Essays / CNF: 1500-3000 words. \nFlash Fiction / Prose: 500 – 1000 words.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-mid-level-management-literary-magazine-midlvlmag-theme-dress-code/
LOCATION:Mid-Level Management Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Five Minutes Contest for Fall 2023.  Theme: "Away"
DESCRIPTION:100 words about 5 minutes of your life\, on the theme of AWAY. Interpret any way you’d like. Submit up to five entries. \nSend us your 100-word piece about five minutes in your life and we’ll consider it for publication. Guidelines: \n• Piece should be 100 words\, formatted as one paragraph. Not 99. Not 101. Title\, which is not part of 100 words\, should be 15 characters maximum\, including spaces. \n• There should be one identifiable moment (approx. five minutes) that’s the crux of the piece. \n• We don’t publish:\n—retellings of dreams\n—retellings of things you imagined\n—retellings of things you saw without any reference to you/your response (we want you in the piece!)\n—erotic memoir\n—pieces containing graphic violence\n—pieces from the perspective of abusers\n—poetry or fiction\, though we are interested in poetic prose and memoir masquerading as fiction\n—pieces which overtly promote a theological or political ideology\n—pieces in which you tell us someone else’s memory as told to you\n—pieces that contain hate speech\n—slurs. \n• Each piece should be formatted without line breaks;\none block of text\, not multiple\, short paragraphs. \n• -We are receiving many (beautiful) submissions about the last time a writer saw a beloved person\, about putting a pet to sleep\, and about the quiet moments in the morning before the day starts. Due to the high number of submissions on these themes\, these pieces are less likely to receive acceptances. We challenge you to take risks with your voice\, your structure\, your chronology … anything that might set your piece apart. \nA panel of contest readers will read/score pieces. The top ten pieces will be sent to Contest Judge Karen Zey who will choose the winner as well as two runners-up. All top ten pieces will run in Five Minutes. \nThe winner will receive 2/5 the contest entry fees\, or $2 per entry. If 2 people enter\, the fees will add up to $10 and the winner will receive $4. If 100 people enter\, that amount will be $500 and the winner will receive $200. [Boring explainer: Submittable keeps $.99 per $5 entry. Five Minutes keeps $2.01 per entry. Winner wins $2 per entry.] \nPlease read Five Minutes’ guidelines for our regular submissions\, which apply here\, except you MAY submit even if you have pieces upcoming in Five Minutes\, and you may submit up to five times. We will return your entry and request a re-format if guidelines haven’t been followed. \nThe contest runs October 1-31; our regular submissions portal will open again on November 1.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-five-minutes-contest-for-fall-2023-theme-away/
LOCATION:Five Minutes
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN -Libretto Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Healing"
DESCRIPTION:For Issue 10\, with the theme Healing\, Libretto Magazine is pleased to announce its call for submissions. 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 healing-related issues. Contributors are also allowed to explore the theme in a manner that defies convention. \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. \nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES: \n\nLibretto Magazine welcomes all genres of literature from different parts of the world. We publish poetry\, fiction\, creative non-fiction\, short stories\, and essay/memoirs.\n\n\nEntries must be a single work of art\, not be more than (2\,500 words for creative fiction and nonfiction); (1\,200-1\,500 words for short stories and essays/memoirs). For poetry\, we like 3-5 poems in not more than 10 pages. All entries are to be in a MS word document\, single-spaced and in standard Times New Roman 12pt. Font. The document must be saved with the title of the submission for easy identification.\nOnly send unpublished work.\nWe do not accept multiple submissions please.\nIf your work is accepted elsewhere\, please inform us immediately (We want to say congrats!).\nSubmission must be properly edited\, and sent through our submission portal\, but the editorial team reserves the right to edit your work if there is any need.\nLeave a brief note in the body of the submission box with a proposed title of your work and category\, Upload your submission\, cover letter\, country\, Author’s Name\, Author’s Email\, Author’s Bio\, & Author’s Picture.\nAll submissions are to be made via Submission portal: https://librettong.com/submission-guidelines.\nYou may also send links to your Twitter account\, Facebook page\, Instagram page\, LinkedIn page\, and/or website to help fans better find you from your published works.\nSubmissions that ignore these guidelines (or parts of these guidelines) will likely be declined immediately.\nYou retain the copyrights to your work. However\, we do require that you credit Libretto Magazine as the original publisher of the work if accepted by our editors.\nExcept on rare occasions\, we do not remove pieces that have been published on our site.\nFor literary event\, enquiries\, queries\, support\, book & e-book publishing contact us at publishing@librettong.com
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-libretto-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-healing/
LOCATION:Libretto Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - Queer Adventurers LGBTQIA Writing Contest 2023.  Theme: "Firsts"
DESCRIPTION:We are looking for 1\,000 to 1\,500 word personal essays on the theme of Firsts. \nSpecifically\, we’re looking to hear a true first-person story of the first time you tried an outdoor activity and how it went. \nTrying something new outdoors builds skills and breaks us out of routine. It can lead to new friendships\, confidence\, and growth. \nLike that time I got lost in a Florida swamp and had to call 911 to get rescued\, it can also go spectacularly wrong! \nStories of the good\, the bad and the never-doing-that-again kind are all welcome! \nAll submissions must connect to the chosen theme and center your LGBTQIA identity. This means more than a passing mention of a sexuality or gender identity. We want to see LGBTQIA identities woven into the stories. \nAll submissions must come from an LGBTQIA author. \nAt Queer Adventurers\, we take an expansive definition of outdoor adventures. We love hardcore stories of multi-day trips and treks. We also appreciate the gentler activities: urban nature walks\, birding\, garden tours. We believe spending time in nature is healing\, regardless of the level of activity it involves. We’re deeply excited to hear your stories of LGBTQ travel firsts. \nEligibility: \nThis LGBTQ+ writing contest accepts submissions from writers anywhere in the world aged 18+. Stories must be previously unpublished. Stories that were previously published on a blog\, Instagram\, etc. are ineligible. Stories must be in English. \nOne submission per writer is allowed\, thanks! Submissions that exceed this work count will be deemed ineligible\, as will multiple submissions from a single writer. \nPrizes\nThe winning writer will receive a $150 cash prize\, payable via PayPal or Venmo.\nOne runner-up will receive a $50 cash prize\, payable via PayPal or Venmo.\nWinning and longlisted writers will have their essays published in Queer Adventurers.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-queer-adventurers-lgbtqia-writing-contest-2023-theme-firsts/
LOCATION:Queer Adventurers
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The 2024 ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award
DESCRIPTION:The winner will receive £2\,000\, the runner-up £1\,000\, and £500 to each of the shortlist (up to four authors). \nDEADLINE: MONDAY 31 OCTOBER 2023 \nCriteria for entry\n1. The author must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom\, Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.\n2. The author must have had at least one short story published or accepted for publication.\n3. The story submitted must be in English and must not be a translation.\n4. The story submitted may be published or unpublished.\n5. The work must not have been previously submitted for the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award.\n6. The work must not exceed 5\,000 words.\n7.  All submissions must have been written by the author and cannot contain the use of AI generated works.\nConditions of Entry\nPresent employees (or anyone currently connected with the administration of the Society of Authors’ grants and prizes) or members of the SoA Management Committee may not apply for any of the grants and prizes administered by the Society of Authors. \nThe judges’ decision (both as to eligibility and the winning entries) shall be final. The judges reserve the right not to make any ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Awards if\, in their opinion\, no works entered reach a sufficiently high standard. \nThe prize will be presented at the annual Society of Authors’ Awards ceremony in 2024. For any queries\, please email prizes@societyofauthors.org
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2024-alcs-tom-gallon-trust-award/
LOCATION:The Society of Authors
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to bath magg
DESCRIPTION:Submissions\n\nWe publish three times a year: in April for the Spring Issue\, August for the Summer Issue\, and December for the Winter Issue. Our submission windows are as follows: \nFebruary 1 – 29 for Spring Issue\nJune 1 – 30 for Summer Issue\nOctober 1 – 31 for Winter Issue \nPlease send no more than three poems as a word document to: bathmagg@gmail.com with the subject line ‘SUBMISSION’. Poems must be previously unpublished. Please include a short biographical note in the body of your email. Please create a new email thread for each submission (i.e.: if you’ve submitted to us before\, please don’t reply to a previous submission’s email thread). Poems submitted outside of the submission window will not be read. \nWe no longer accept simultaneous submissions. i.e.: please don’t send us work that is being considered elsewhere. We are a very small team\, with just the one inbox. We believe our turnaround time of five weeks from the close of the submission window is fair (and even quick) all things considered. \nWe have no restriction on theme or length but for long poems or sequences we suggest no more than three A4 pages. \nWe aim to respond to all submissions within five weeks from the close of the submission window. \nWe currently do not offer payment for poems (although we hope this might change soon). bath magg is run by a tiny team of volunteers\, so\, for now\, all we can offer is our love.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-bath-magg/
LOCATION:bath magg
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Parliament Literary Journal Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "Secrets"
DESCRIPTION:Call for Submissions\n\n\nHello my Owls\, \n​ \nEven though\, as I type this now\, the weather outside has hit near-record high temperatures and the added humidity has us stripped to the bare essential (we’re modest-ish)\, I’ve got Winter on my mind. I’m imagining what\, when the weather turns beyond the invigorating crisp of autumn into the shocking grips of the winter’s air\, what I’d like to be cozied up with. In selecting the theme for our Winter 2024 issue\, I envisaged myself under blankets\, curled into the nooks of someone equally soft and strong against me\, hot tea at the ready\, and reading . . . what exactly? What does Winter bring? \n​ \nAnd I thought: There’s something hushed about Winter\, voices muffled under layers\, our words bound closer to us. We don’t spill out the door as quickly or even as often as we do in the warmer weather. There is an alone-ness to the Winter not found in other seasons\, as we turn inside our homes and inside ourselves; hibernating with our thoughts… and our SECRETS. \n​ \nFor our Winter 2024 issue\, I invite you to join me in (metaphorically) opening the windows and shouting into the bitter air that awaits us SECRETS.   \n​ \nYou are invited to interpret this theme creatively. Create uniquely. Submit your most unusual and beautiful. \n​ \nShare your secrets.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-parliament-literary-journal-seeking-submissions-theme-secrets/
LOCATION:The Parliament Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231028
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UID:2974-1698364800-1698451199@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - Every Day Fiction Seeking November Stories
DESCRIPTION:We are looking for some suitable stories for November 2023\, including: \n\nAll Saints Day\nAll Souls Day / Dia De Los Muertos\nSadie Hawkins Day\nGuy Fawkes Day\nRemembrance Day / Veterans Day\nWorld Kindness Day\nChildren’s Day\nAmerican Thanksgiving\nBlack Friday\nRed Planet Day\nany stories specifically featuring the month of November\, late autumn or early winter.\n\nThe deadline for these stories is October 27\, 2023\, at the end of the day (11:59 PM Pacific Time). \nGuidelines \nEvery Day Fiction is looking for very short (flash) fiction\, of up to 1000 words. There’s no such thing as too short — if you can do the job in 50 words\, have at it! — but our readers prefer pieces that tell or at least hint at a complete story (some sort of action or tension rising to a moment of climax\, and at least a clue toward a resolution\, though it doesn’t have to be all spelled out). \nAll fiction genres are acceptable\, and stories that don’t fit neatly into any genre are welcome too. While personal experiences and other non-fiction can be great sources of inspiration\, please turn them into fiction for us\, or send them elsewhere. \nOur readership is adult\, so children’s stories are unlikely to be accepted unless they are relevant to adults as well. On the other hand\, we are not impressed by gratuitous sex and violence\, or pointlessly foul language; edgy content should be necessary and appropriate to the plot and characters. Please consider that our readers may be at work or enjoying our stories over a meal\, so we tend to avoid explicit erotica and stomach-churning gore. \nIt ought to go without saying that any story submitted to Every Day Fiction must be your own unpublished original creation. If you publish a story on a blog\, even your own personal blog\, or any website accessible to the general public (i.e.\, if the story can be found and read online without a password or friend status or other limitation)\, it is considered published and therefore inappropriate for our market. \nSince we do not have the time or resources to manage copyright permissions\, please do not send us works with quoted song lyrics. You may use song titles and the names of composers\, lyricists\, and/or performers\, and you may paraphrase or refer to the song lyrics\, but we are unable to publish stories with directly quoted song lyrics unless they are in the public domain (written before 1920). \nWe will not publish stories which feature living public figures as characters\, although referencing them (e.g.\, in terms of a concert/event/sighting) is acceptable. Historical/deceased public figures are acceptable as characters. We do not publish fan fiction and will not publish stories which feature non-original characters\, although referencing them (e.g.\, in a film\, as a toy\, etc.) is fine\, and historical/cultural/legendary characters which are clearly not the property of a single creator (e.g.\, Santa Claus\, King Arthur) are also permissible. \nAll stories must be submitted through Submittable — we cannot accept stories via email or snail mail.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-every-day-fiction-seeking-november-stories/
LOCATION:Every Day Fiction
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231025T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231025T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T040954
CREATED:20231001T220058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T220058Z
UID:2922-1698220800-1698253200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Cosmic Daffodil Journal.  Theme: "Lights Out"
DESCRIPTION:GENERAL GUIDELINES\nCosmic Daffodil Journal is currently focusing on submissions that follow a theme titled LIGHTS OUT. \nPlease submit your written content as a Microsoft Word attachment (.doc or .docx). 12-point Times New Roman is preferred. If submitting several pieces (e.g. poems)\, include them all in one document. \n\nCover Letter Guidelines \n\n\nInclude a cover letter with the following information: \n\n\nName (as you would like printed) \n\n\nEmail address \n\n\nThird-person bio (100 words max) \n\n\nAuthor website and any social media links – optional \n\n\nAuthor photo – optional \n\n\n\n\n\nPlease send all submissions through our Duosuma page. Title submissions with the chosen category followed by your name (I.E. ODE TO POE – MATTHEW SMITH).  \n\nWe do not accept any work that condones racist\, misogynistic\, or anti-LGBTQIA+ narratives.  \n\nWe do not accept any work that is A.I. generated; any submission that is found to be created from A.I. will be immediately rejected and the submitter will be banned from submitting to Cosmic Daffodil Journal for the foreseeable future. \n\nAuthors can submit once per submission period. If interested in submitting again\, please wait until the next submission period opens.  \n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPOETRY\nPoetry in any form or style. Your poetry submission may contain up to five (5) poems\, may be submitted as one file\, run fewer than 10 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Please start each poem on a new page on your document. Title your poems OR specify ‘Untitled’ at the top of the document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nFLASH FICTION\nFlash fiction (a.k.a. microfiction\, short-short story\, sudden fiction\, etc.) submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue\, may be submitted as one file\, should run fewer than 5 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere. \nFLASH NON-FICTION\nFlash nonfiction submissions should aim for a word count of 300-600 words or less per piece. You may submit up to two (2) pieces per issue\, may be submitted as one file\, should run fewer than 5 pages in length\, and must be unpublished. Add page numbers to your document. Simultaneous submissions are welcomed so long as you withdraw them when accepted elsewhere.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-cosmic-daffodil-journal-theme-lights-out/
LOCATION:Cosmic Daffodil Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231024
DTSTAMP:20260422T040954
CREATED:20230830T215626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230831T191200Z
UID:2623-1698019200-1698105599@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PF - Canadian Authors 2nd Annual National Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:Timeline: \n\nContest opens Friday\, September 1\, 2023\, and closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday\, October 23\, 2023.\n\nEntry Fee:  \n\n$20 Canadian per contest entry of either fiction or poetry\, payment via PAYPAL only.\n\nAwards:  \n\nCash prizes for first ($200)\, second ($100)\, and third-place ($50) will be awarded in each category.\nAll winners and 20 runner ups will work with a professional editor to be published in an annual contest anthology book as well as participate in a book launch event featuring author readings.\nAll entries will receive a copy of the contest anthology eBook as a mini prize!\n\n\nRules for Fiction Entries \n\nSubmissions can be in any genre (literary\, horror\, speculative\, romance\, sci-fi\, fantasy\, etc.). There is no theme; all we ask is that you surprise and delight us!\nFormatting: All entries will be read blind. Please do not include identifying information such as your name or email in your story. Please use 11 pt. Arial or Calibri or 12 pt. font Times New Roman\, double-spaced.\nWord count: 2\,500 (minimum) to 3\,000 (maximum)\, not including your title.\nFile type accepted: Word file (doc\, docx).\nLanguage: Majority of entry should be in English.\n\nRules for Poetry Entries \n\nWe’re accepting all forms of poetry for this contest\, including lyrical\, formal\, free verse\, visual\, experimental\, concrete\, haiku and other micro poetic forms\, and spoken word\, etc.\nFormatting: All entries will be read blind. Please do not include identifying information such as your name or email in your story. Please use 11 pt. Arial or Calibri or 12 pt. font Times New Roman\, double-spaced.\nWord count: Poems should be no more than 50 lines\, including line breaks (but not including the title).\nFor spoken word entries\, please submit an audio file (mp3) along with a written (typed) version of the poem. As with all submissions\, spoken word poems should be 50 lines total including line breaks. The total length of the recording of each poem should be less than two minutes. Spoken word submissions can include up to two poems per entry.\nFile types accepted: Word (doc\, docx)\, pdf or mp3.\nLanguage: Majority of entry should be in English.\n\nAdditional Rules for the competition: \n\nNo previously published work or AI generated work! Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, but please let us know as soon as possible if your story has been accepted elsewhere.\nSubmissions containing harmful stereotypes and perspectives\, including racism\, misogyny\, homophobia\, transphobia\, islamophobia\, xenophobia\, antisemitism or ableism\, or any other discriminatory content\, will be disqualified.\nOpen to Canadian citizens and residents only.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-canadian-authors-2nd-annual-national-writing-contest/
LOCATION:Canadian Authors Association – Toronto
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231022T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231022T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T040954
CREATED:20231013T221825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231013T222017Z
UID:2999-1697961600-1697994000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PF - Written Tales Chapbooks Seeking Short Stories and Poems about "Nostalgia"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions Open — WT Chapbook Vol. XI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to ‘Nostalgia\,’ our theme for Chapbook vol. XI. We invite you to share your stories and feelings\, including moments of longing\, cherished recollections\, and heartfelt sentiment. Nostalgia is about reflecting on the past. Whether through poems or stories\, we want to hear how you connect with your experiences. Join us in creating a collection that celebrates our shared connection to these emotions\, from moments of homesickness to the warmth of reminiscence. Your submission to our Chapbook is your chance to evoke these powerful feelings and share them with the world. \nIs it: \n\nThe nostalgia of past relationships.\nThe memories of carefree childhood days and innocence.\nThe charm of favorite locations\, like hometowns or childhood neighborhoods.\nThe allure of historical events or bygone eras.\nThe resonance of art\, music\, or pop culture from the past.\nThe reflection on personal journeys\, growth\, and the passage of time.\nThe richness of family stories\, anecdotes\, or generational heritage.\nThe longing for a sense of home and what it represents.\nThe influence of natural landscapes and environments.\nThe weight of unspoken apologies and regret for words left unsaid.\n\nNo matter what it may be\, submit your piece and let us see what “ Nostalgia” means to you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuidelines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOne (1) submission per entry with no more than four (4) total submissions. Submission with more than one entry per form will not be accepted.\nShort stories cannot be over 1500 words max.\nAll work submitted must be original and written by you\, the author. We seek unpublished work for our chapbooks.\nNo A.I. derived work allowed of any kind.\nEntries with basic spelling or grammar errors will be rejected. Please double-check your work before submitting.\nSubmissions not properly formatted will be rejected. Please add paragraph breaks before submitting.\nPlease include your name or pen name\, bio\, and website in the form below as we list it in the “Writers Bio” section. Bio should be written in the third person. If bio is missing\, we will not consider your submission for publication.\nAll selected authors for the Chapbook will receive a copy of the e-book edition via a download link.\nAny author we select for publication is offered a coupon for 20% off our subscriptions.  This include access to all content on writtentales.substack.com including past\, current and future e-ChapBooks.\nYou must read and agree to the disclaimer below to submit your work.\nTo read the complete details of our guidelines\, please click submission guidelines.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-written-tales-chapbooks-nostalgia/
LOCATION:Written Tales Chapbooks
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T040954
CREATED:20231001T213548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231001T213814Z
UID:2909-1697443200-1697475600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Synkroniciti Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Space"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\n\nPoetry\n\n\nSend up to 5 poems in Word or pdf format. We prefer free verse and are more fond of visual poetry than formal rhyme schemes\, although rhyming does not disqualify your work. We will also consider poems in other languages with an English translation (poem and translation counts as one poem and both parts will be printed). The winner of our poetry contest will receive a $60 award and four free issues of the Magazine. \n\nShort Story\n\n\nSend a short story in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. Note that Flash Fiction now has a separate category below. \n\nFlash Fiction\n\n\nPlease submit a flash fiction piece of no more than 350 words in pdf or Word format. The winner of our flash fiction contest will receive a $60 award and four free issues of the Magazine. \n\nEssay\n\n\nSend a single non-fiction work in Word or pdf format. 4\,000 word maximum. We are partial to narrative and descriptive essays and memoir\, but will consider expository\, definitive and argumentative essays as well. \nSubmissions should be emailed to magazine@synkroniciti.com. Please place your name and the category of submission in the subject field of your e-mail. \nThe submission fee is $3. You may submit more than one entry in one or more categories. We are working toward being able to pay sustainable honorariums to everyone. Pending payment\, all submissions will receive a response shortly after our submission deadline. If your work is selected you will be asked for biographical information and we will work with you to make sure that your work is displayed in a way that makes you happy. If you are not already a subscriber\, you will receive the issue of Synkroniciti Magazine that features it for free. \nDon’t want to pay submission fees? Become a subscriber ($10 every six months/2 issues) and you will have unlimited free entries (as long as you are subscribed). \nIf your work is selected we request the right to publish it in both the e-book and the website archive of Synkroniciti Magazine. We accept simultaneous submissions and pre-published work (contingent upon the other parties involved allowing publication).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-synkroniciti-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-space/
LOCATION:Synkroniciti Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T040954
CREATED:20230930T164249Z
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UID:2905-1697443200-1697475600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - New Letters Editor's Choice Award: "Short Narratives"
DESCRIPTION:$1\,000 Editor’s Choice Award\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeadline: October 16\, 2023\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will begin accepting entries for the 2023 contest on July 1\, 2023. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuidelines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis year our editors are looking to read your best short narratives\, whether they are stories\, essays\, poems\, or hybrid forms. The only requirement is that each entry must be brief—1\,000 words or fewer. Submit your work via our Submittable portal by October 16th. One winner will be awarded $1\,000 and publication in New Letters. \n\n\nMax word count is 1\,000 words\nThe entry must be previously unpublished.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRules\, Tips & Notes\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$20 entry fee for each manuscript submitted. A one-year subscription to New Letters\, shipped to any address within the United States\, is included in the price of the first entry.  (Subscriptions mailed outside the U.S. require a $20 postal surcharge.)\n\n\nNo substitutions or revisions may be made after a manuscript has been submitted. Edits can be considered prior to publication\, if the manuscript wins the award.\nSimultaneous submissions of unpublished entries are accepted with proper notification upon acceptance elsewhere.\nMultiple entries are welcome with appropriate fees.\nThe winner will be announced in early March 2024.\nThe winner will be published in New Letters and receive a $1\,000 cash prize.\nOnline entries via Submittable only. Entries received through the postal mail will not be accepted and will be recycled upon receipt.\nCurrent students and employees at the University of Missouri-Kansas City\, and current volunteer members of the New Letters and BkMk Press staffs are not eligible.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-new-letters-editors-choice-award-short-narratives/
LOCATION:New Letters
CATEGORIES:Contest
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