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SUMMARY:P - Last Leaves Magazine Call for Submissions.  Theme: "Feast"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\n\n\nSubmissions are OPEN until July 31st at 11:59p.m. EST.​ \nTheme for Issue 7: FEAST \nCome one\, come all\, please join us under the falling leaves for a feast like none other. This October\, the seventh issue of Last Leaves will make your mouth water. In preparation\, please send us your favorite foods in the form of artwork and poetry. We’re looking for harvest poems\, recipe poems\, last meal poems. But we don’t just want some food. We want a feast\, the kind that makes you sick. We want the Steward of Gondor eating tomatoes\, if you know what I mean. We want gluttony\, we want to feel gorged\, we want to forget that we’ve ever felt hungry. Send us your best\, the feast is coming. \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! \nSubmission guidelines: \n\n\nFor poetry: Please put “Poetry Submission” in 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\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​
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-last-leaves-magazine-call-for-submissions-theme-feast/
LOCATION:Last Leaves Magazine
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SUMMARY:PFN - NonBinary Review #33 Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "World Tour"
DESCRIPTION:NonBinary Review is open for submissions on the theme of “world tour.” From the first migration of our ancestors out of Africa to the globe trotting of the jet set\, our planet and our culture have been shaped by people traveling vast distances. Some traveled for survival\, some for wealth\, some for power\, and some traveled to satisfy their curiosity. We’re looking for stories about epic journeys over vast distances with many destinations. We’re looking for travels that have changed the way people have viewed their world. We’re looking for travels that have broadened the outlook\, not just of the traveler\, but of civilization. \nWe’re not looking for personal travelogues\, unless you’re Columbus\, Magellan\, etc.\, in which case\, we have some questions. We’re also not looking for stories of family’s moves to the new world. We also don’t want interplanetary travel-type science fiction. \nWe have different teams evaluating poetry and prose. If you submit to the wrong genre\, your submission will be declined.  All submissions must have a clear relationship to our theme and be submitted in 12pt Times New Roman\, or they will be rejected. \nPoetry: NonBinary Review pays a $10 flat fee for poetry and you may include up to THREE poems may be included per submission\, but each must be a separate file.\nProse: NonBinary Review pays 1¢ per word for prose with a limit of 3000 words.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-nonbinary-review-33-seeking-submissions-theme-world-tour/
LOCATION:NonBinary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Free the Verse Poetry Magazine Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "Do You Smell Burning?"
DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for our autumn issue. While the theme and title of this issue is ‘Do You Smell Burning?’ 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\, I Don’t Want To Talk About It\, to get a sense of the poetry we publish. \nThe deadline for this issue is August 29th\, 2023. Please read our general submission guidelines below before sending us your work: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease submit up to 3 poems per issue\, in one submission. \n\n\n‘Pulling Teeth’ 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 contact page. \n\n\nYou must be over 18 years old to submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-free-the-verse-poetry-magazine-seeking-submissions-theme-do-you-smell-burning/
LOCATION:Free the Verse Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Red Door Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme "Augmented Democracies"
DESCRIPTION:Issue #34: Augmented Democracies\nOur theme for this upcoming edition is ‘Augmented Democracies’.\nOur themes are always open to far-fetched interpretations and are not limited to a narrow definition. Don’t hold back\, surprise us by submitting your finest work! \nPlease submit only once during each submission period.\nPoetry entries can include up to 3 poems (up to 50 lines each) and up to 6 pages.\nPlease use 12-point\, single-spaced\, Times New Roman font.\nUpload doc or docx documents only.\nInclude a cover letter with a short third-person bio (maximum 75 words).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-red-door-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-augmented-democracies/
LOCATION:Red Door Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Cosmic Daffodil Journal Seeking Submissions on thee Theme "NATURA"
DESCRIPTION:NATURA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNATURE AS A WHOLE; DEER GRAZING ON GRASS IN A FOREST\, THE STARS ON A CLEAR NIGHT\, CHILDREN PLAYING IN AN OCEAN INLET\, BIRDS CHIRPING IN TREE CANOPIES\, A BABBLING BROOK BY A COTTAGE IN THE MOUNTAINS. WHAT IS NATURE TO YOU?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNATURA DEFINED AS:\n1. THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF THE EXISTENCE\, ARRANGEMENT\, FORCES\, AND EVENTS OF ALL PHYSICAL LIFE THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY HUMANKIND\n2. ALL NATURAL PHENOMENA AND PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE\, AS DISTINCT FROM HUMAN BEINGS AND THEIR CREATIONS\nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\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 (a.k.a. microfiction\, short-short story\, sudden fiction\, etc.) submissions should aim for a word-count of 300-500 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 nonfiction submissions should aim for a word-count of 300-500 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-cosmic-daffodil-journal-seeking-submissions-on-thee-theme-natura/
LOCATION:Cosmic Daffodil Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN -  Call for Submissions to Friends Journal  Theme: "Ecumenical & Interfaith Friends"
DESCRIPTION:We prefer articles written in a fresh\, non-academic style. Friends value an experiential approach to life and religious thought. Our readers particularly value articles on: exploring Friends’ testimonies and beliefs; integrating faith\, work\, and home lives; historical and contemporary Friends; social concerns and actions; and the variety of beliefs across the branches of Friends. \nFriends Journal prefers articles with a constructive approach to spiritual seeking. We seek an open\, curious and respectful tone even when discussing controversial subjects. We prefer articles rooted in the author’s own experiences of the divine. Submissions should show an awareness of Friends’ ways and concerns\, as well as sensitivity to them. \nOctober Issue\, due July 17th\nThere was once a time during which Quakers mostly kept to themselves. But modern Friends are very involved in the world and spend a lot of time working with people of all faiths. \nOur October issue will look at Ecumenical and Interfaith Friends. Some questions that might be addressed: \n\nWhat do Friends raised in other traditions bring to us?\nWhat about Friends whose spirituality also embraces other faiths?\nHow do we make common ground with other Christians?\nWhat is the balance between keeping to our own traditions and opening up to others?\nIs there a danger of being too ecumenical? Is it possible to lose our own beliefs?\n\nFast Facts \n\nFeatures run 1200-2500 words.\nSubmissions close July 17\, 2023.\nQuestions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-callfor-submissions-to-friends-journal-theme-ecumenical-interfaith-friends/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - West Word 2023 Prize Online Anthology. Theme: "Wild"
DESCRIPTION:2023 Prize Online Anthology\nWe’re delighted to announce the brand new annual WestWord Prize in which all winning and shortlisted stories will be published in the online anthology edition of WestWord. \nWinners in each category will be chosen by the WestWord editorial team and will receive a cash prize. \nDEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 25TH JUNE 2023 (EXTENDED UNTIL 16TH JULY 2023)\nTHEME: WILD\n\n\n\n\n\nMicro Fictions\nFlash Fictions\nShort Stories\n\n\n\n\nUp to 150 words \nEntry fee: £5\nWith feedback £15\n200-750 words \nEntry fee: £8\nWith feedback: £28\n1000-2500 words \nEntry fee: £10\nWith feedback £40\n\n\nPrizes\n1st: £100\n2nd: £50\n3rd: £25\nPrizes\n1st: £200\n2nd: £100\n3rd: £50\nPrizes\n1st: £300\n2nd: £200\n3rd: £100\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnter your story here\n\n\nYOU CAN ENTER AS MANY STORIES AS YOU LIKE IN EACH CATEGORY BUT EACH STORY MUST BE SUBMITTED AND PAID FOR SEPARATELY.\nPRIZE ENTRY RULES \n\nSubmit stories written in English through Submittable using the button above by 23.59 GMT on the deadline date (sorry late entries will not be included). Please use a clear font of at least size 12 so that we can read it easily!\nPlease use the name of your story as your Submission title and the document you upload.\nDo not include your name on the story document or submission title but provide a short bio as requested in the submission form. All stories are read anonymously so any showing the author’s name will be disqualified.\nPlease include the word count at the start or end of the story document.\nStories must be your own original work and not have been published online or in print\, or have won any other competitions (longlisted and shortlisted in other competitions is fine if the story remains unpublished).\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed but if your story wins a prize or is published prior to the winner’s announcement your entry will become ineligible. No refunds of entry fees will be paid.\nBy entering the competition you agree to your story being published in the winners’ online anthology.\nStories can be in any genre apart from children’s fiction.\nYou can enter as many times as you like but all entries must be made separately and the entry fee paid each time.\nThe judge’s decision is final.\nThere will be a launch event for the anthology of winners and cash prizes will be paid on publication of the anthology.\nCash prize payments will be made through PayPal or via BACS.\nThere is no alternative prize.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-west-word-2023-prize-online-anthology-theme-wild/
LOCATION:WestWord Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:N - Sasee Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Wonder-fur World"
DESCRIPTION:We are looking for new\, unpublished\, first-person\, non-fiction material that is for or about women. Essays\, humor\, satire\, personal experience\, and features on topics relating to women are our primary editorial focus. Diversity of subjects that reflect all age groups and variety of writing styles are invited\nSUBMISSION GUIDELINES\nSasee welcomes editorial submissions from freelance writers. We are looking for new\, unpublished\, first-person\, non-fiction material that is for or about women. Essays\, humor\, satire\, personal experience\, and features on topics relating to women are our primary editorial focus. Diversity of subjects that reflect all age groups and variety of writing styles are invited. \nArticles should be 500 to 1000 words in length. Sasee reserves the right to edit articles for length and content. Payment for articles varies. Please submit only previously unpublished\, non-fiction articles. \nSasee does not publish fiction or poetry and will not be able to respond to such submissions. \nWhat to include\n\nContact information (name\, address\, phone\, e-mail\, fax)\nShort bio (25 – 30 words)\nPhoto/Headshot\n\nHow to submit\nE-mail your submission to shawkinson@strandmedia.com. Please include the month(s) of consideration in the subject line. We ask that you please send the text of your article in plain text in the body of your e-mail\, rather than as an attached file\, as we may not be able to read the format of your file. \nWe do our best to respond to all non-fiction submissions promptly\, but due to volume and deadlines\, it is not always possible to do so. However\, rest assured\, if your article is selected\, you will be notified. Be patient though\, because your article may be perfect for a future issue.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-sasee-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-wonder-fur-world/
LOCATION:Sasee Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Redivider Journal Seeking Submissions with the Theme: "Blurred Genre"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\nBLURRED GENRE: SUMMER ’23 SPECIAL EDITION\nRedivider’s Summer ’23 Blurred Genre special edition explores the fluid boundaries between genres. We welcome all hybrid\, genre-blurring and experimental work. Submit your flash nonfiction\, visual sci-fi poetry\, memoir comics\, mixed-media fiction collage with a dash of cultural critique\, digital or drawn media—all fall in the broad spectrum of possibilities! All contributors will be paid $30 for accepted work. \nPlease send us one piece per submission of 3\,000 words or less (ten pages or less of graphic media). All submissions must be the author’s original\, unpublished work. \nIn your cover letter\, please specify in a sentence how your submitted piece blurs the line between textual genre. \nSubmissions will be open until July 15. The issue will be released in late summer. \nFICTION\nWord count: 1\,200–6\,000 words \nPlease submit one short fiction piece at a time. Stories shorter than 1\,200 words should be submitted under Flash Fiction. Texts should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman or a similar serif typeface. Redivider will happily consider genre fiction with strong enough prose\, though hard science fiction\, high fantasy\, etc. will probably fit better at another journal. \nThings we already see a lot of:\n• Excessive body writing (hands\, eyes\, eyebrows\, throats\, mouths\, breaths\, chills in the spine\, etc.)\n• Stories about terminal illness\n• Privileged family fiction\n• Descriptions of the sun and its rays and the color of the sky on the opening page \nThings we wish we saw more:\n• Satisfying endings\n• Characters with complex motives\n• Dark humor\n• Consistent voice throughout the piece\n• Elements of sci-fi and mysticism\n• Psychological thrillers\n• Real science and real history utilized for theme and setting\, (i.e. background research)\n• Cli-fi \nFLASH FICTION\nWord count: 1\,200 words or less \nPlease submit no more than three flash fiction pieces per submission. These pieces will be evaluated by the Redivider Fiction Team and published in a dedicated section apart from other full-length short fiction. Texts should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman or a similar serif typeface. \nRedivider prefers flash fiction that tells a whole story or describes a scene or situation. Works that function more as meditations on a subject\, or which contain little movement or direction may best be considered prose poetry\, and should be submitted under Poetry. \nPlease see the Fiction guidelines for more guidance on content. \nPOETRY\nLength guidelines: 5 poems max\, preferably 10–60 lines per poem \nPlease submit no more than five poems per submission\, up to ten pages\, as a single document. We prefer poems around 10–60 lines in length\, to best accommodate our online format. We can publish poetry featuring complex enjambment and indentation\, but please be reasonable with longer poems\, as each work must be carefully typeset\, line-by-line\, to show up as the artist intended on a web page. \nWe are looking for new and under-published voices. Submit what you’re worried to send elsewhere. We want poems that circumvent the familiar\, that break through abstraction to examine a moment or concept from the side\, rather than straight on. We want poems that shift understanding\, that reveal core\, unexpected truths. \n MEMOIR & PERSONAL ESSAY\nWord count: 6\,000 words or less \nPlease submit a single piece of nonfiction personal essay or memoir to this category. Texts should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman or a similar serif typeface. Journalistic works\, criticism and commentary\, and texts containing substantial background research should be submitted under Nonfiction. \nCULTURAL COMMENTARY & CRITIQUE\nWord count: 8\,000 words or less \nPlease submit a single piece of cultural commentary/critique. We accept both casual and academic-style manuscripts for this genre. These may be essays regarding US or non-US culture. Essays in translation are also welcome. Texts should be double-spaced in 12pt Times New Roman or a similar serif typeface.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-redivider-journal-seeking-submissions-with-the-theme-blurred-genre/
LOCATION:Redivider Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Waco Cultural Arts Wordfest Anthology Seeking Poetry on the Theme "Moon"
DESCRIPTION:WordFest Anthology 2023 submissions accepted June 1 – July 15\, 2023. Theme is ‘MOON’. \nAll final poets published will receive a complimentary copy of the 2023 WordFest Anthology at the Festival in Waco. If you are published and are unable to pick up your complimentary copy\, you many arrange to have someone else come pick it up for you at the festival.\nPlease send requests by email. wacowordfest@yahoo.com\nOtherwise\, poets that do not arrange to have their copy picked up will receive an electronic copy to the email provided upon submission. \nSubmissions will be accepted beginning June 1\, 2023. There is no fee for submission. For consideration in the 2023 Waco Cultural Arts Fest WordFest Anthology\, poets may submit one poem using the theme of ‘moon’. The poem should include a title and be 24 lines or less in Times New Roman 12 point font with no line longer than 50 characters. In order to be considered\, poems may NOT be previously published. Please send your poem in the body of one email to wacowordfest@yahoo.com with your contact information including: mailing address (country if outside of US)\, phone number at the bottom and your name as the subject of the email. If the submitting poet is under the age of 18\, please include school and age beside the name. A special youth section may be included in the anthology. Do not send more than one email. You will receive a confirmation when your poem has been received. Deadline for submissions was July 15\, 2023 by midnight. Selected poets for the 2023 Waco Cultural Arts Fest WordFest Anthology will be notified by July 31 of their acceptance.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-waco-cultural-arts-wordfest-anthology-seeking-poetry-on-the-theme-moon/
LOCATION:Waco Cultural Arts Wordfest Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Arboreal Literary Magazine Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "Illusion"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines​\nPlease read our guidelines carefully and consider looking at our past issues before submitting your work. \nSubmission Deadline\nThe submission window for Issue No. 03 is June 1 – July 15\, 2023. All work must be submitted by July 15 @ 11:59 p.m. PT. \nIssue Theme: Illusion\nWe’re excited to announce the theme for Issue No. 03 is ILLUSION. \nHow you to interpret this theme is entirely up to you. We simply invite you to venture into the realms of imagination and unravel the illusions that shroud (or illuminate?) reality. \nSome Potential Thematic Angles for Inspiration\n\nDelve into the illusory nature of human desires\, the masks we wear\, or the narratives we construct to make sense of the world.\nAnalyze the illusions perpetuated by society\, politics\, culture\, and economics.\nExplore the ephemeral nature of reality\, peering into the shadows where illusion and truth make strange bedfellows.\n\n\n\nPoetry – Please limit poetry submissions to 4 poems.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiction – Please limit fiction submissions to a single short story of no more than 4\,000 words.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNonfiction – Please limit nonfiction submissions to a single essay of no more than 4\,000 words.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-arboreal-literary-magazine-seeking-submissions-theme-illusion/
LOCATION:Arboreal Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - Blink-Ink Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Secrets"
DESCRIPTION:Blink-Ink \n#53 \nSecrets \nState secrets\, family secrets\, trade secrets\, secret sins and \nsecret loves\, entrusted secrets\, cosmic secrets\, childhood secrets\, \ndark secrets taken to the grave––any sort of secret at all. \nCan’t keep a secret? Closely guarded treasure\, or a bargaining chip. \nWe are more interested in tales of mystery than everyday gossip. \nSend us your best unpublished stories of approximately 50 words \nabout a Secret\, or Secrets \nNo attachments\, poetry\, bios\, or AI generated content please. \nSend submissions in the body of an email to blinkinkinfo@gmail.com \nWhat we love most is writing that has found that preternatural detail of thought or thing that cracks the story open and allows it to matter or to reveal a truth.  We love poetry but do not publish it. \nWe want your best\, original and unpublished work and will consider up to four stories at any one time. We do reply personally to every submission and every query. We aim to treat you right. \nSometimes we wish to make small changes in a piece we want to publish but will never do that without consulting you— with one exception: If you have offset the final line of a piece for no good reason\, we will put it back in the body of the piece where it belongs.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-blink-ink-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-of-secrets/
LOCATION:Blink-Ink
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:2098-1689408000-1689440400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to evOke: witchcraft + paganism + lifestyle.  Theme: "The Moon"
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 we publish essays\, short stories and poetry.  All of our articles and stories are selected to help us deepen our faiths and practices\, and we are always open to hearing about ways we can improve the publication. \nAugust: The Moon (deadline 15 July 2023)\nEv0king the Question: What is your favorite myth\, folktale\, or fairy tale featuring the moon\, and why? \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: 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.  At this time\, ev0ke is NOT accepting AI generated submissions. All submissions must be solely the creation of the contributor/s. \nPlease note that we are firmly against racism\, sexism\, ageism\, and ableism\, and strongly believe that witchcraft and Paganism should be available to everyone. There’s no place here for those who want to talk about how only certain traditions are “real witches” or “real Pagans\,” or shame the way others connect with their gods. Faith and art flow freely here. \nAdditionally\, please note that all work featured here is copyright of the original creator. It may not be duplicated\, edited\, copied\, posted\, recreated\, or otherwise used in any medium without express permission of the copyright holder. This includes\, but is not limited to\, blogs\, vlogs\, memes\, infographics\, ezines\, magazines\, journals\, books\, and any other digital\, audiovisual\, or printed material. (In other words\, no stealing! It’s mean!)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-evoke-witchcraft-paganism-lifestyle-theme-the-moon/
LOCATION:ev0ke Publication
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:2124-1689148800-1689181200@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The Wrekin Writers Doris Gooderson Short Story Competition 2023
DESCRIPTION:Rules of Entry \n\nEntries must not exceed 1200 words.\nEntries should be in the form of a short story\, on any theme\, and written in English.\nPrizes: 1st = £200\, 2nd = £100 and 3rd = £50.\nA fee of £5 is required per entry. Multiple entries are acceptable.\nThis competition is open to anyone\, of any age\, from anywhere in the world\, including members of Wrekin Writers who are not involved in the competition administration or judging process.\nPayments must be made in pounds sterling (GBP).\nThe Closing Date is 12th July 2023 and all entries (and fees) must arrive by 11.59pm BST on that day.\nWinners will be notified by 1st October 2023.\nCopyright remains with the author\, although the winning entries may be published in the next Wrekin Writers Anthology and on the Wrekin Writers website. Publication in the anthology\, or on the website\, is not guaranteed.\nNo entries should be submitted into any other competition\, whilst this competition is running\, but may be entered elsewhere after 1st October 2023.\nEntries received after the closing date will not be judged\, nor will any entry fees be refunded.\nNo entries should have won a competition or have been previously published (this includes online where someone (other than the writer) has decided to accept and publish the story. Note that stories uploaded by the entrant onto forums for peer-review and critiquing purposes only are not deemed to have been published).\nEntries failing to meet all of these rules will be disqualified. Fees from disqualified entries will not be returned.\nEntry indicates an acceptance of these rules.\nThe judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.\nEntries should not have the author’s name\, or any other identifying marks\, on the typescript. Each page should contain the story title and page number at the top or bottom.\nSingle-spaced entries are accepted – no need to double space.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-wrekin-writers-doris-gooderson-short-story-competition-2023/
LOCATION:Wrekin Writers
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:2045-1688198400-1688230800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:N - Call for Submissions to HerStry.  Theme: "Grief"
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. \nWe’re steeped in grief. Especially now\, in this (post?) COVID world\, when so many of us have lost so much. But this isn’t a theme about COVID grief (though you can certainly write about that)\, this is a theme about the grief that is with us now\, the grief that was with us long ago\, and the grief that grows with us. Don’t be afraid to bring us broken\, heavy stories. We can handle it.\n** HerStry is always happy to share stories anonymously—if your story is selected for publication\, simply let your editor know you would not like your name shared **\nThe Rules: \n\nAll stories must be true and about you.\nStories must follow the theme in some way\, interpretations can be wide.\nStories must stay between 500–3\,000 words.\nDocuments should be double spaced\, 12Pt font with 1 inch margins.\nSubmissions must be in .doc or .docx form—we do not accept PDFs.\nPlease do not put your name on your manuscript. We realize in personal essays\, the author’s name often comes up\, so just use your best discretion.\nPlease include a third person bio. Cover letters are fine\, but not necessary (we don’t read them\, we’re more interested in what you’ve written).\nPlease submit only once per theme.\nWe do not accept previously published stories.\n\n$3 submission fee goes toward keeping HerStry sustainable. All accepted pieces receive $20 payment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-call-for-submissions-to-herstry-theme-grief/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:2037-1688198400-1688230800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - All My Relations Magazine Seeking Submissions on "Overcoming"
DESCRIPTION:All My Relations Volume 5 is an art and lit\, online and printed magazine\, exploring the theme of overcoming. This volume is open to BIPOC\, gender variant\, and disabled creatives only\, in consideration of the theme. Own voices only\, please.\nWe are looking for honest pieces reflecting on times you overcame an obstacle either internal or external\, how your ancestors may have overcome obstacles\, or musings on alternate universes where people are given the space and abundance to come as they are without having to overcome. We are looking for pieces that honor your experience\, honor your journey\, imagine the absence of otherization\, and/or aid in communal healing. \nRequirements for Submissions\nWe require written submissions to be under 5\,000 words for fiction and nonfiction and under 5 pages for poetry\, submitted in a Word Document or text file. PDFs will not be considered and will be rejected outright. Submissions must be in English as\, unfortunately\, that is the only language we can read. Do feel free to add words in a language other than English and we will consult Google or other resources\, but the submission must be primarily in English. \n\n\nWe will accept simultaneous submissions. Please let us know if it is a simultaneous submission (in the “Anything you want our editors to know about your piece” section of the form) and let us know as soon as you do if it has been accepted elsewhere. \nOur form requires the following information: your name as you’d like it to appear\, the name of the piece as you’d like it to appear\, trigger warnings if necessary\, and answers to our identity questions. \nWe aim to have a diverse publication from a diverse set of voices. In order to make sure we do that\, we need to know who you are. We will not deny someone based on identity unless it is deemed that the submission becomes inappropriate or appropriation due to the submitter’s identity. Things that we would consider inappropriate or appropriation would include writing about what it’s like to be part of a historically marginalized community you do not belong to. We encourage people outside of the community to include people from historically marginalized communities\, but we won’t publish pieces that explain what it’s like to be part of those communities. We value inclusivity and believe the only way to do it right is with #OwnVoices.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-all-my-relations-magazine-seeking-submissions-on-overcoming/
LOCATION:All My Relations
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to The Muleskinner Journal.  Theme: "Refuge"
DESCRIPTION:Submission Guidelines\nSubmissions for Journal Seven are open\nOur Theme is REFUGE…\n\nRefuge.\nShelter from the Storm. \nRefuge is where you take stock\, assess the damage\, treat your blisters\, or finally get some sleep. It’s also where you might be a refugee\, dependent on the kindness of strangers\, stripped of everything\, caught in the middle (but you don’t have to live like a refugee!). \nMuleskinner Journal has been on the road for a year and a half\, and we are weather-worn but wiser\, certainly more aware of the rugged and gentle beauty around us\, and happy and grateful to have all of you on the long journey with us. \nSend us your poems and stories about refuge:  where it was\, where you expect to find it\, what it’s like to get there\, to live there\, how it turns if you stay too long\, and what it’s like to leave.  Your truth is safe here\, and your safety is true here.  Your hope is alive and well. \nAnd\, as always\, interpret as you wish.\nThis place of refuge is open now\, through July 1. \nWhat we are looking for…\nMuleskinner Journal accepts previously unpublished work only. Please use the following word counts to select a category to submit. Send no more than one piece at a time\, except where noted. Please submit in only one category at a time. \n\n\nMicro-Fiction:  25-50 words (1-3 pieces at a time) \n\n\nFlash: max. 1000 words each (1-3 pieces at a time) \n\n\nShort Story/excerpts from longer work: max. 5000 words \n\n\nCreative Nonfiction: (max. 5000 words) \n\n\nPoetry: Any length or form. (1-3 pieces at a time) \n\n\nSend your submissions to MuleskinnerJournal@gmail.com\nWe look for writing of all kinds that uses skill\, wit\, and determination to deliver the goods.  We accept and publish poetry\, short fiction\, flash fiction\, micro-fiction\, short scripts\, excerpts from longer works\, memoir\, criticism\, craft essays\, artwork\, journalism\, and shopping lists. \n We don’t care who you are\, as long as you are the author of what you submit.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-the-muleskinner-journal-theme-refuge/
LOCATION:The Muleskinner Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:2027-1688198400-1688230800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - THEMA Seeking Submissions about "The Magic of Light and Shadow"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions \nNOTE: Previously published pieces are welcome\, provided that the submission fits the theme and that the author owns the copyright. \nThe premise (target theme) must be an integral part of the plot\, not necessarily the central theme but not merely incidental. NOTE: Stories longer than 20 double-spaced typewritten pages will not be considered. Indicate premise (target theme) on title page. Be sure to Indicate target theme in cover letter or on first page of manuscript. Include self-addressed\, stamped envelope (SASE) with each submission. Rejected manuscripts unaccompanied by an SASE will not be returned. Response time: 3 months after premise deadline.  NO READER’S FEE. \nMail to: THEMA\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747. \nOutside the US: email thema@cox.net \nOn acceptance for publication\, we will pay the following amount: short story\, $25; short-short piece (up to 1000 words)\, $10; poem $10. \nCopyright reverts to author after publication. \nTHEMA isn’t for everyone. To find out why\, click here. \nNew to submitting manuscripts to journals?\nClick here to download a PDF file of a few basic guidelines. \nUnlike many publishers\, we prefer works submitted by the authors themselves\, without the involvement of an agent. \nBe sure to indicate premise and include SASE for each submission.  BE SURE to include a separate SASE for each premise. \nNo handwritten manuscripts will be considered. \nNOTE: \nWe do not accept e-mailed submissions EXCEPT from authors who live outside the U.S. \nFor those living outside the U.S.\, submit manuscript as an email attachment (readable by MSWord ― either as a DOC file or an RTF file)\, and include the following information on the title page: target theme\, title of work\, name of author\, email address and physical address. \n\nShort Stories: All types welcome―both traditional and experimental \nSend to: Virginia Howard\, editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Virginia Howard at thema@cox.net \nWhat we like: a carefully constructed plot; good character delineation; clever plot twists \nWhat we don’t like: bedroom/bathroom profanity.  Why? \n\nIt’s boring! Writers should be more creative than to depend on the same tired and dubious language crutches to express surprise\, disdain\, shock\, bemusement\, anger\, sadness\, and other emotions.\nSuch profanity\, used in excess\, often serves as a camouflage for a weak plot. If the plot is good\, the story can be told much more effectively in nonscatologic language even though a character in the story may be sleazy.\nStories of lasting quality rarely need it.\n\nPoetry: All types of poetic form welcome. Submit no more than three poems per theme\, please. If more than three poems are submitted\, we will read only the first three poems in the stack. \nSend to: Gail Howard\, poetry editor\, Box 8747\, Metairie\, LA 70011-8747 \nOutside the US: email to Gail Howard at thema@cox.net \nWhat we like: poems that are thoughtfully constructed and carefully distilled. \nWhat we don’t like: sexually explicit wording. Subtlety is more creative.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-thema-seeking-submissions-about-the-magic-of-light-and-shadow/
LOCATION:THEMA Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Bellevue Literary Review Prizes for Writing on Illness\, Health and Healing
DESCRIPTION:The BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health\, healing\, illness\, the mind\, and the body. Winners are published in the spring issue of BLR. For each genre\, first prize is $1000 and honorable mention is $300. \nFiction: We seek character-driven fiction with original voices and strong settings. We do not publish genre fiction (romance\, sci-fi\, horror). We have only occasionally published flash fiction. While we are always interested in creative explorations in style\, we do lean toward classic short stories.\nNonfiction: We are looking for essays that reach beyond the standard ‘illness narrative’ to develop a topic in an engaging and original manner. Incorporate engaging and creative analysis that allows anecdotes to serve a larger purpose. (Please\, no academic discourses or works with footnotes. )\nPoetry: We encourage poems that are accessible to a wide audience. Characteristics we look for are vivid writing\, strong narrative\, and rendering the familiar new. We encourage you to peruse back issues in our archive to get a sense of our ethos.\n\n\nGUIDELINES\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmissions for BLR Prizes are open until July 1\, 2023.\n\n\nWe happily consider simultaneous submissions\, but please inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.\n\n\nManuscripts can only be accepted electronically via Submittable.\n\n\nFiction/nonfiction word max is 5\,000 words (though most of our published prose is in the range of 2\,000-4\,000 words.) Please submit no more than three poems. Each poem should be on a separate page within a single document.\n\n\nDo not put your name or other identifying information on the manuscript document (or in the filename) so that the submissions can be read blindly. No cover letter needed.\n\n\nStudents/friends/colleagues/relations of a judge are not permitted to enter submissions to that judge’s genre.\n\n\nThere is a $20 fee per contest submission. Contest submission qualifies you for a 50% discount on a BLR subscription. (The fee helps BLR fund the contest and the journal\, but if it’s a hardship for you\, please contact us.)\n\n\nWinners from each genre (poetry\, fiction\, nonfiction) receive $1000. Honorable mentions from each genre receive $300.\n\n\nWinners will be published in BLR Issue 46 in Spring 2024.\n\n\nAll contest submissions are automatically considered for general publication as well.\n\n\nAll submissions must be of previously unpublished work.*  BLR acquires First North American rights\, and the right to reprint in anthologies and online. After publication\, all other rights revert to the author and the work may be reprinted as long as appropriate acknowledgement to BLR is made.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-bellevue-literary-review-prizes-for-writing-on-illness-health-and-healing/
LOCATION:Bellevue Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:2081-1688112000-1688144400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Neon Hemlock Press 2023 OutWrite Chapbook Competition
DESCRIPTION:OutWrite is pleased to announce its fifth Chapbook Competition\, running from June 1st to June 30th. The winning chapbooks will be celebrated at the 2023 OutWrite LGBTQ literary festival. Each winner will receive 25 copies of their winning chapbook\, an offer of print publication from Neon Hemlock Press\, and an opportunity to read from their work at OutWrite 2024. \nThere is no fee to enter this contest. \nPlease follow these guidelines in preparing your submission: \n\nChapbooks may be submitted in three categories: poetry\, nonfiction and fiction\nWe will accept submissions in all three categories in English.\nOutWrite is a celebration of LGBTQ literature; entries that explore aspects of LGBTQ culture or identity are encouraged.\nThematically-linked works are encouraged\, but not required. There are no limitations regarding genre.\nManuscripts should be no shorter than 20 pages and no longer than 40 pages. This does not include the table of contents or title page.\nSubmissions are open from June 1 to June 30th\, 2023.\nEach writer may only submit one entry per category.\nYour manuscript should be in a standard size 12 font. Please single-space poetry and double-space prose/nonfiction. Please include a title page and a table of contents; you may include acknowledgements etc. if you like\, but winning entries will also be given the opportunity to adjust front and back matter before publication.\nThe collection as a whole must be unpublished\, but individual poems/stories/essays may be previously published (as long as relevant rights have reverted to you).\nWe will be accepting simultaneously submitted work.\nWinners will be announced in August 2023. Publication will be in mid-2024.\n\nEntries must be submitted no earlier than June 1 2023. The submission window closes at 11:59pm EST on June 30th. \nIf Submittable is inaccessible to you for any reason\, please email your submission to the email above with all of the information requested by the form.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-neon-hemlock-press-2023-outwrite-chapbook-competition/
LOCATION:OutWrite
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:2078-1688112000-1688144400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - North Street Book Prize
DESCRIPTION:North Street Book Prize\n\n\n\n\n\nSubmit a self-published or hybrid-published book in one of the following categories\, up to 200\,000 words in length: \n\nMainstream/Literary Fiction\nGenre Fiction\nCreative Nonfiction & Memoir (definition)\nPoetry\nChildren’s Picture Book\nMiddle Grade (new!)\nGraphic Novel & Memoir\nArt Book (primarily reproductions of your own art or photography)\nNot currently accepted: books by deceased authors\, anthologies with 3+ authors\, history\, biography\, self-help\, how-to\, business instruction\, reference\, cookbooks\, education\, travel guides\, political tracts\, philosophy\, religious instruction\, translations of the work of other people\n\nPRIZES \n\nOne grand prize winner will receive $10\,000\, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson\, a $300 credit at BookBaby\, three months of Plus service (a $207 value) and a $500 account credit from Book Award Pro\, and 3 free ads in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $525 value)\nThe top winner in each category will receive $1\,000\, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson\, a $300 credit at BookBaby\, three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value)\, and one free ad in the Winning Writers newsletter (a $175 value)\nOne honorable mention in each category will receive $300\, and three months of Plus service from Book Award Pro (a $207 value)\nWe will publish online excerpts from all entries that win a prize\, along with critiques from the judges\nFinal judges: Jendi Reiter and Ellen LaFleche\n\nCRITIQUE OPTION \n\nAt checkout\, you can request a full private critique of your book at a discounted rate\n\n ALL CONTESTANTS RECEIVE \n\nThe Frugal Book Promoter by Carolyn Howard-Johnson (PDF)\nFree guides to successful publishing from BookBaby\nThree months’ free subscription to Book Award Pro (Essentials tier)\, so you can find more great contests for your book\nA free mini-course\, “An Introduction to Self-Publishing”\, at Self-Publishing Made Simple\n\nAny year of publication is acceptable. Please choose only one category for your book. You may submit a collection of short stories or essays as a single entry. You may submit multiple books (one at a time). For books with more than two authors\, please email Winning Writers to determine eligibility. All themes are welcome except works portraying pedophilia\, bestiality\, necrophilia\, and/or snuff as acceptable sexual practices. No restriction on age of author. All countries eligible except Syria\, Iran\, North Korea\, Crimea\, Russia\, and Belarus (due to US government restrictions). \nFirst time entering? We prepared this brief video to guide you. See also our short entry checklist. \nThe contest accepts self-published and hybrid-published books. A self-published book is one where the decision to publish the book was the author’s alone\, the transaction involved the author paying any upfront costs for services\, and the book is currently available for viewing and/or purchase. This includes books created through e-publishers (e.g. Amazon self-publishing\, BookBaby\, Smashwords\, CreateSpace)\, book printers\, and vanity presses. Books from hybrid publishers like Atmosphere Press and She Writes Press are eligible as long as the author paid half the costs of publication or more. \n> PREFER TO ENTER BY MAIL? \nIf you wish to submit your book and entry fee by postal mail\, please do not use this online submission form. Instead\, please make your US$75 entry fee payable to Winning Writers and mail with your entry to: \nWinning Writers\nAttn: North Street Book Prize\n351 Pleasant Street Suite B PMB 222\nNorthampton\, MA 01060-3998\nUSA \nInclude your full name\, mailing address\, phone number\, and email address with your entry. Please also indicate the category for your entry. Only one copy of your book is needed. We accept checks and money orders drawn on US financial institutions and the US Postal Service. US currency is acceptable. You may also send your fee via PayPal to adam@winningwriters.com. Please postmark your entry by June 30. \nIf you would like us to return your book at the conclusion of the contest\, please request this at the time of your entry and enclose an extra $5 for postage and handling.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-north-street-book-prize/
LOCATION:Winning Writers
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Moth Short Story Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:    Competition Rules: Moth Short Story Prize 2023\n\n\n\n    Closing date for receipt of entries is 30 June 2023.\nThe name of the author must not appear on the same page as the story.\n    It’s not a requirement\, but we strongly advise you to purchase a copy of The Moth.\n    Entries must be in English\, typed\, with each entry on a new sheet.\n    No name or address should appear on the same page as the story.\n    Entries will not be returned\, so make sure you keep a copy.\n    No corrections can be made after receipt\, or fees refunded.\n\n    Eligibility\n    The Prize is open to anyone over 16.\n    Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published\, self-published\,\n    published online or broadcast.\n    You can enter as as many stories as you like.\nThere is a word limit of 3\,000.\n\n\n\n    Prizes\n    A 1st prize of €3\,000\, a 2nd prize of a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France (plus open travel stipend) and a 3rd prize\n    of €1\,000.\n\n\n\n    Fees\n    Payment can be made by cheque (euro/sterling/dollar)\, by credit/debit card via PayPal (to enquiries@themothmagazine.com) or by\n    postal order (Ireland only)\n\n    Entry fee is €15 per story \nCheques and postal orders should be made payable to ‘The Moth Magazine Ltd.’\, with the sender’s name and address on\n\n    the back.\n    Postal entries can also be paid in cash (either in US dollars\, Sterling or Euros at the current exchange rate). \nFormatting\n    If you are concerned about the formatting of your story in the online entry form\, then please go through the online procedure as\n    normal and then send a copy of the story as a word attachment to enquiries@themothmagazine.com (please don’t include your name or\n    any other personal details in the document)\n\n    Receipt of entry\n    Enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ‘ACKNOWLEDGEMENT’ if you require acknowledgement\n    of receipt of your postal entry (include international reply coupon if entering from overseas).\n    Online entries are confirmed by the email receipt of your payment to PayPal.\n\n    Copyright\n    Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author\, but The Moth will have the unrestricted right to\n    publish the winning stories in the Irish Times and any relevant promotional material.\n\n    Judging\n    The judge is Ottessa Moshfegh. Her decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-moth-short-story-prize-2023/
LOCATION:The Moth Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:2047-1688112000-1688144400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Typehouse Literary Magazine - Restricted to Those Who are LGBTQIA+/Queer
DESCRIPTION:June 1-30: In honor of Pride Month\, no-fee submissions are open for all  LGBTQIA+/Queer creators\, not limited to those in the US.\nWhat We Are Looking For: \nSubmissions that grab us and convey a unique perspective and honest insight into our world. We are especially interested in underrepresented voices of all kinds\, and we want to see submissions from writers and artists of all races\, sexualities\, nationalities\, religions\, and genders\, as well as disabled and neurodivergent creators. Genre fiction submissions are welcome\, particularly speculative fiction. \nGeneral Guidelines: \n\nAll written submissions should be saved in .docx or .doc format with contact information and the work’s title and word count in the document.\nWe are all writers and artists\, so simultaneous submissions are encouraged\, but please let us know immediately if it has been accepted elsewhere.\nPreviously published work will not be considered\, and this includes work published on social media and personal websites. If it is available publicly online it has been published.\nPlease submit to only one written category\, and please wait two months from your response to send us more written work.\n\nFiction and Nonfiction\nThere is no strict word count\, although we most frequently publish  fiction and non-fiction between 500-5\,000 words. For regular submissions  we accept up to three prose submissions per author as long as the total number of words is less than 7\,500. All genres and subjects are welcomed and encouraged. \nPoetry\nUp to six poems are accepted per submission\, and all forms and subjects are encouraged. \nSave submissions as either .doc or .docx format\, and please be sure to include your contact information and the title(s) in the document.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-typehouse-literary-magazine-restricted-to-those-who-are-lgbtqia-queer/
LOCATION:Typehouse Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN -Eden Mills Writers' Festival (EMWF) Read at The Fringe Literary Contest
DESCRIPTION:Contest is open to Ontario writers who are unpublished in book format. Full details\, including word/page limits\, can be found on the EMWF website.\n\n\nCategories\nFiction: 2000 words maximum\nCreative Nonfiction: 2000 words maximum\nPoetry: Five pages maximum\, any number of poems \n\n\nPrizes\nOne winner will be selected in each category and invited to read at the EMWF on Sunday\, September 10\, 2023. Winners will also receive $150\, and will be included in the Fringe 2023 chapbook. Both the winner and a guest of their choosing will receive free entry to the festival. \nThree runners-up will be selected in each category and will receive free admission to the festival. \nWinners and runners-up will be notified in August. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRules & Regulations\n\nThe contest is open to aspiring writers unpublished in book format. (Self-published authors or writers who have published in chapbooks\, anthologies\, magazines\, or online\, are permitted to enter.)\nAs winners will be invited to read at the festival on Sunday September 10\, 2023\, this contest is open to residents of Ontario only. Winners who attend the festival are responsible for their own travel costs.\nEntries must be submitted as PDF or word documents.\nEntries that exceed the word count will be disqualified.\nFiction and Creative Nonfiction entries must use a standard 12-point font\, double-spaced. Poetry entries can be single-spaced.\nDo not include your name or any identifying information in your submission. The name of your document should follow the following format: Fringe23_TitleofSubmission. (For poetry\, please use the title of the first poem included in your submission.)\nThere is no limit on the number of entries that can be submitted\, though each entry must include the entry fee.\nThe chapbook will include the winning entries from each category\, and winners retain copyright over their work. We are unable to include the entries selected as runners-up in the chapbook.\n\nQuestions can be sent to manager@emwf.ca.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-eden-mills-writers-festival-emwf-read-at-the-fringe-literary-contest/
LOCATION:Eden Mills Writers’ Festival
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:1897-1687680000-1687712400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - WestWord Prize Anthology. Theme: "Wild"
DESCRIPTION:2023 Prize Online Anthology\nWe’re delighted to announce the brand new annual WestWord Prize in which all winning and shortlisted stories will be published in the online anthology edition of WestWord. \nWinners in each category will be chosen by the WestWord editorial team and will receive a cash prize. \nDEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 25TH JUNE 2023\nTHEME: WILD\n\n\n\n\n\nMicro Fictions\nFlash Fictions\nShort Stories\n\n\n\n\nUp to 150 words \nEntry fee: £5\nWith feedback £15\n200-750 words \nEntry fee: £8\nWith feedback: £28\n1000-2500 words \nEntry fee: £10\nWith feedback £40\n\n\nPrizes\n1st: £100\n2nd: £50\n3rd: £25\nPrizes\n1st: £200\n2nd: £100\n3rd: £50\nPrizes\n1st: £300\n2nd: £200\n3rd: £100\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nEnter your story here\n\nYOU CAN ENTER AS MANY STORIES AS YOU LIKE IN EACH CATEGORY BUT EACH STORY MUST BE SUBMITTED AND PAID FOR SEPARATELY.\nPRIZE ENTRY RULES \n\nSubmit stories written in English through Submittable using the button above by 23.59 GMT on the deadline date (sorry late entries will not be included). Please use a clear font of at least size 12 so that we can read it easily!\nPlease use the name of your story as your Submission title and the document you upload.\nDo not include your name on the story document or submission title but provide a short bio as requested in the submission form. All stories are read anonymously so any showing the author’s name will be disqualified.\nPlease include the word count at the start or end of the story document.\nStories must be your own original work and not have been published online or in print\, or have won any other competitions (longlisted and shortlisted in other competitions is fine if the story remains unpublished).\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed but if your story wins a prize or is published prior to the winner’s announcement your entry will become ineligible. No refunds of entry fees will be paid.\nBy entering the competition you agree to your story being published in the winners’ online anthology.\nStories can be in any genre apart from children’s fiction.\nYou can enter as many times as you like but all entries must be made separately and the entry fee paid each time.\nThe judge’s decision is final.\nThere will be a launch event for the anthology of winners and cash prizes will be paid on publication of the anthology.\nCash prize payments will be made through PayPal or via BACS.\nThere is no alternative prize.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-westword-prize-anthology-theme-wild/
LOCATION:WestWord Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:1934-1687507200-1687539600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:N - Rolling Deadlines - Roxanne Gay Books Seeking Emerging Writers to Feature in THE AUDACITY Newsletter
DESCRIPTION:THE AUDACITY\, my newsletter\, features an emerging writer twice a month. I define emerging writer as someone with fewer than three article/essay/short story publications and no published books or book contracts. \nPlease submit your best nonfiction and nonfiction only. I am interested in literary essays and memoir. Please submit only one essay at a time. Essays should be between 1500 and 3000 words. We may take up to eight weeks to respond but we will respond to all submissions. \nAll essays are paid a flat fee of $2\,000. \nSubmissions will only be accepted at https://gay.submittable.com/. \nI am interested in thoughtful essays\, beautiful\, intelligent writing\, deep explorations\, timelessness\, and challenging conventional thinking without being cheap and lazy. I am interested in provocative work but we are not interested in senseless provocation. You don’t have to cannibalize yourself to tell a compelling story. The essays in Unruly Bodies or that I have preciously published in The Audacity might give you a sense of what I like but I am always open to being surprised. I am not looking to publish anew what I’ve already published. \nAgain\, I am only interested in nonfiction\, which is to say no poetry\, fiction\, or anything else that is not nonfiction. I cannot stress this enough. I am only interested in nonfiction for the Emerging Writer Series. \nThere are few guidelines for the kind of essays I am looking for.  I want nuanced\, thoughtful work where the essayist looks both inward and outward. I am particularly interested in well-researched\, voice-driven writing. Personal essays and cultural criticism are warmly welcomed. \nSubmissions should be between 1500 and 3000 words. Writers are paid a flat rate of $2\,000. \nSubmissions are only open to emerging writers. You can only have three publications or fewer and no books or book contracts. \nPLEASE SUBMIT ONLY ONE ESSAY AT A TIME.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-rolling-deadlines-roxanne-gay-books-seeking-emerging-writers-to-feature-in-the-audacity-newsletter/
LOCATION:The Audacity Newsletter
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1863-1687334400-1687366800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Alchemy and Miracles Anthology Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Nature Woven into Words"
DESCRIPTION:SUBMISSIONS\nAlchemy and Miracles Anthology\nSubmissions open May 1st to June 21st 2023 \n\n\nWe are currently looking for pieces that fall under the theme of nature woven into words. Think poems that celebrate the wonder of the natural world\, biodiversity\, our connection to the more-than-human. Your submission may contain up to five (5) previously unpublished poems in any form or style.We are open to bold\, wild pieces; prose poems; science\, and theThink poems that celebrate the wonder of the natural world\, biodiversity\, our connection to the more-than-huma spiritual. Be inspired by the great nature writers and thinkers of the past. Wow us with work by emerging writers grappling with climate change and an uncertain future. All are welcome here. Please submit your written content as a PDF or Microsoft Word file (.doc or .docx) with the exact layout you wish to see in the anthology\, each poem on a separate page with the title in bold.  Add your name and email on the first page of the submission\, together with the following information: \nName as you would like it printed\nThird-person bio (200 words max)\nAuthor website and any social media links – optional\nAuthor photo – optionalIf submitting several pieces you may include them all in one document\, or send each one as a separate submission to make your tracking easier. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please withdraw your work if it is accepted elsewhere. We ask for first-time rights of publication in paperback and ebook forms\, and request acknowledgment as the first place of publication. All rights revert to the author after publication. We regret we are unable to offer payment\, other than one copy of the paperback sent to each author on publication. All submissions must be sent through the submissions management platform\, Duosuma\, which requires an account. If you don’t already have one\, you can create a free account here. Submissions close at midnight Mountain Daylight Time.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-alchemy-and-miracles-anthology-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-nature-woven-into-words/
LOCATION:Alchemy and Miracles Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1887-1687075200-1687107600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - The Black Fox Literary Magazine Contest: "Secrets Unraveled
DESCRIPTION:Black Fox is accepting submissions for its ninth writing contest. The theme for this round is “Secrets Unraveled.” We are open to loose interpretations of the theme in any genre\, as always. \nWe all have secrets. There are secrets we keep to ourselves\, secrets we share with select people\, and secrets we bury deep inside. But what happens when those secrets start weighing us down? When they become a burden we can no longer carry? \nWe want to know what secrets your characters or narrators have kept hidden. Maybe it’s a secret that has been hidden for years—a past mistake\, a forbidden love\, or a hidden talent. Or perhaps the secret is something recently discovered—a family secret\, a long-held belief\, or a buried memory. We’re looking for stories that explore the power of secrets—how they shape us\, define us\, and ultimately\, how they can set us free. \nPlease submit your strongest fiction\, nonfiction\, or poetry\, and we will choose one winner that we feel interprets the theme best. The prize is $300 and publication in the Summer 2023 issue. All submissions are considered for publication in the Summer 2023 issue. The contest entry fee is $12\, and submissions must be submitted before midnight (EST) on June 18\, 2023. \nPlease make sure your manuscript is double-spaced with 12-point font. Submissions should be no more than 5\,000 words. For poetry\, send up to three poems in the same document. For flash fiction\, send up to two stories in the same document. Author’s name and page number should appear in the top right-hand corner of every page. We also ask that you specify the category/genre of your work in the cover letter. Please see our Submission Guidelines before submitting. Submissions are accepted through our submission manager found here. \nWe will select a winner by the end of July and each entrant will receive a response. \nPlease DO NOT submit work that isn’t ready. Take your time and polish your work to the best of your ability before sending it in. No changes can be made to your submission after we receive it. \nWe will select a winner by the end of July\, and each entrant will receive a response. \n***Writers\, please note that entry fees are non-refundable\, and payment to the winner is awarded via PayPal. We reserve the right to extend the contest deadline if necessary.*** \nThe Black Fox team looks forward to reading your wonderful submissions!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-black-fox-literary-magazine-contest-secrets-unraveled/
LOCATION:Black Fox Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:1868-1686902400-1686934800@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - The Saltbush Review Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Fracture"
DESCRIPTION:For our fourth issue we are seeking submissions of poetry\, fiction\, and creative non-fiction of up to 3\,000 words on the theme of ‘Fracture.’ Shorter works are also welcome\, as are works that challenge genre boundaries. \nSubmissions are limited to one piece per writer. Creative interpretations of the theme are welcome. For a sense of what we publish\, have a look at our previous issues here: https://saltbushreview.com/ \nSubmissions are open to all\, but we particularly welcome work from South Australian and regional writers\, emerging writers\, First Nations and POC writers\, the LGBTQI+ community\, and writers with a disability. \nPlease send in submissions in a Word document using Times New Roman size 12 font and 1.5 line spacing by the 16th of June 2023. Please also include a 50 word biographical statement. If you have a connection to South Australia\, please specify this in your bio. Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, but please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. Submissions are currently open via Submittable. \nThe Saltbush Review is proud to announce that we have received funding from Arts SA and that we are able to pay authors for publication of their work in our next issue. We pay AUD$150 per piece of fiction and non-fiction and AUD$100 per poem or piece of flash fiction. \nWe look forward to reading your writing!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-saltbush-review-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-fracture/
LOCATION:The Saltbush Rerview
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - The 17th Mudfish Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Submissions\n\n\n\nDeadline announced: June 15th\, 2023\nEntry Fee: $20 \nCash Prize: $1\,200 \nA prize of $1\,200 and publication in Mudfish is given annually for a single poem. Deborah Landau will judge. Submit up to three poems of any length with a $20 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem). All entries are considered for publication. Send to Mudfish\, Mudfish Poetry Prize\, 184 Franklin Street\, New York\, NY 10013. Jill Hoffman\, Editor. \nRead more about our judge\, Deborah Landau at https://www.deborahlandau.com/ \nALL POEMS CONSIDERED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE NEXT MUDFISH\nSubmit 3 poems for $20\, $3 for each additional poem. Pay by check or Paypal (below). \nBe sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope and a cover letter with the titles of the poems you’ve submitted\, your name and contact information: Mailing address\, email address\, telephone number if available.  \nYOUR NAME SHOULD  NOT APPEAR ON THE POEMS THEMSELVES 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-17th-mudfish-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Mudfish
CATEGORIES:Contest
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