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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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SUMMARY:PFN - Devastation Baby Lit Mag Seeking Submissions on the Theme: "Past Regrets"
DESCRIPTION:We seek to publish and curate work from writers of all backgrounds. We hope to be a repository for the weird\, as well as a community of writers and artists who can help each other grow. We want to carve out a place for you.\nSubmissions\nWe are now open for submissions for our second issue on Submittable! The theme for this issue will be “Past Regrets.” We are open for fiction\, creative nonfiction\, poetry\, flash fiction\, and essays. We are looking for submissions from established\, emerging\, and never-before-published writers. Submissions will close June 15th. \nGUIDELINES:\n\n\n\nOnly submit original work that has not been previously published\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFiction and Nonfiction submissions should be under 5000 words\, if your piece is longer than this please reach out with a pitch before submitting\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlash Fiction submissions should be between 100 and 1000 words\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPoetry submissions should not exceed 10 pages total\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are absolutely fine\, just let us know if your work is accepted elsewhere\n\n\n\nOTHER THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:\nDevastation Baby retains First Serial Rights. There is no cost to submit. We are unable to pay contributors at this time but plan to do so for future editions. Please email any questions you may have to info@devastationbaby.com.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-devastation-baby-lit-mag-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-past-regrets/
LOCATION:Devestation Baby Lit Mag
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Young Ravens Literary Review.  Theme: "Minutiae"
DESCRIPTION:In Issue 18\, we are exploring the treasure heap of minutiae that enrich our lives. Minutiae may only be small\, precise details\, but far from mere trifles in their impact on who we are and what we truly value as humans. \nIdeas we would love to see explored include: \nWhere do you find minutiae in the natural world that dazzle and inspire your imagination? Crackling leaves\, the loamy smell of Earth after rain\, frost stars on glass? \nWhat simple little act\, thing\, or moment brings you gladness every day despite all the mundanities and absurdities of life? A familiar routine like a warm drink to greet the morning\, donning your favorite cozy\, threadbare sweater\, or a day with a precious loved one now tucked and folded away in the past? \nWho are the people\, and chance meetings\, that have changed your life? \nHow do minutiae reflect and embody the measure of our own existence? \nIf you could keep only a sixty second slice or memory of your existence\, what would it be\, and why? \nWe accept fiction\, nonfiction\, visual art\, and poetry of all flavors\, from free verse to found. We are also interested in submissions that include raven artwork. \nSubmissions will be accepted until June 15th\, 2023.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-young-ravens-literary-review-theme-minutiae/
LOCATION:Young Ravens Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Green Ink Poetry Seeking Submission about: "Celebrations"
DESCRIPTION:MAY\n1\nTO JUN 15\n\n\n\n\nGreen Ink Summer Solstice: Celebrations\n\nIn the first of a new yearly digital collection\, we are looking for beautiful works exploring nature in all its glory! We are particularly looking for work exploring the beauty and wonder of nature\, celebrating the seasons\, or natural things that you have an intimate connection to. As always\, we’ll be selecting work based on how closely it fits these themes!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-green-ink-poetry-seeking-submission-about-celebrations/
LOCATION:Green Ink Poetry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:FN - Stories Through the Ages Contest for Baby Boomers
DESCRIPTION:Submissions are restricted to people born 1966 or earlier.\nBaby Boomers Plus: Submissions for the seventh annual edition\, Baby Boomers Plus 2023 are now open. The deadline for the contest is June 15\, 2023. \nThere is no prompt for the contest\, Authors may write about any topic. Send us a story you would like to share.  Give us a story that will affect us in some way – make us laugh\, make us think\, make us sad. Tell us about an experience growing up\, or use your experience gained and tell us a story. The entry may be fiction or nonfiction. The word count for this contest is 900 – 5000 words. \nThere will be a minimum of 15 finalists. The story from the finalists will be included in a book published by Living Springs Publishers LLP. In addition first\, second and third place finalists receive cash prizes of $500\, $200 and $100 respectively. \nENTRY FEE The entry fee is $20. It is $15\, per entry\, if submitting more than one story. \nPRIZESCash prizes for the top three submissions: $500 for first place\, $200 for second place and $100 for third place. A minimum of the top 15 finalists to be published in a book by Living Springs Publishers LLP. The book shall have an ISBN number\, a Library of Congress number and be copyrighted. Each of the finalists\, who reside in the United States will receive a printed version of the book. Other finalists will have their entry fee refunded. Printed books will be available through www.LivingSpringsPublishers.com. At the publisher’s discretion printed and eBook versions will be available through Amazon\, Barnes and Noble and other outlets. Winners will be published authors!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-stories-through-the-ages-contest-for-baby-boomers/
LOCATION:Stories Through the Ages
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Third Annual Grist Climate Fiction Short Story Contest "Imagine 2200.  Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors"
DESCRIPTION:Premise\nGrist invites you to submit a climate fiction short story for our third annual contest\, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. \nImagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress\, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance\, adaptation\, reform\, and hope. Stories must be set between today and the year 2200\, in a future that shows the path to a clean\, green\, just world. We are looking for stories that showcase creative climate solutions and community-centered adaptations. We especially want to read — and share — narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by the climate crisis and stories that envision what a truly equitable\, decolonized society could look like. \nIn 3\,000 to 5\,000 words\, show us the world you dream of building. \nWe love to see stories that are rooted in cultural authenticity (a deep sense of place\, customs\, cuisine\, and more) and rich subcultures that uplift traditions not often seen in mainstream literature. In addition\, we love rich characters with fully-fledged identities\, stories that challenge the status quo of extraction and oppression\, and stories that incorporate real world climate solutions or climate science. Stories need not be overly optimistic or rosy — the path to climate progress will involve hard work\, struggle\, and adaptation\, and we invite you to show that\, too. \nFinally\, we are also excited to see climate themes in stories from across genres — love stories\, fantasy adventures\, mysteries\, comedies. Give us YOUR take on climate fiction and what hope for our future means to you. \nWe’ll be looking for these core elements: \n\nCreative climate solutions\nHope in action\nVivid characters\nCompelling story\nDecolonized futures\n\nWe will also judge submissions based on the quality of artistic voice\, originality\, craft\, and technique. \nWhat we’re offering to winners:  \n\nCash prizes\nPublication on Grist and Grist partner sites as part of our Imagine 2200 collection\nA reason to stay hopeful\n\nThe winning writer will be awarded $3\,000\, with the second- and third-place finalists receiving $2\,000 and $1\,000\, respectively. An additional nine finalists will get $300 apiece. All winners and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website. \nThe deadline for submission is June 13\, 2023\, by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time. \nInspiration: Imagine 2200 draws inspiration from Afrofuturism\, as well as Indigenous\, Latinx\, Asian\, disabled\, feminist\, and queer futurisms. The contest is also grounded in hopepunk and solarpunk — literary genres that uplift equitable climate solutions and continued service to one’s community\, even in the face of despair. \nWe are excited to see what you write and to dive into the worlds you create!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-third-annual-grist-climate-fiction-short-story-contest-imagine-2200-climate-fiction-for-future-ancestors/
LOCATION:Grist Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - Antithesis Journal Seeking Submissions with the Theme: "Cosmos"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions for Antithesis Volume 33 are now open!\nVOLUME 33: COSMOS\nWrapped in the darkness of the night for centuries\, the stars above shone brightly. What was this blanket covering the horizon? It was everything\, from the first millisecond of existence. It was cosmos. It instils wonder\, curiosity\, reverence and terror. \nHow could it be so many things to so many people? What does it mean to you? Do you embrace the idea of the cosmos\, wanting to seek out the unknown? Or does it spark reflection within yourself as you are faced with its endless expanse? Can the cosmos be discovered through rigorous scientific methodology or careful spiritual reflection? How do the cultures that define us see the cosmos? Or will you reject this idea entirely as the human instinct to defy even in the face of the encompassing unknown? \nAt Antithesis this year\, it is our mission to feature authentic\, diverse voices that showcase what Cosmos evokes in 2023 and beyond. What can we learn from the past\, and what can we change for the future? The team at Antithesis would love to know your thoughts. \nWhat we’re looking for: \n\n\nCreative writing (short fiction\, creative non-fiction\, personal essays) up to 3\,000 words \n\n\nScholarly research articles up to 7\,500 words \n\n\nPoetry up to 100 lines \n\n\nArtwork (paintings\, drawings\, photography\, digital art\, comic art\, graphic narratives\, etc.) \n\n\nWe encourage submissions from writers and creatives who are queer and/or trans and/or of any colour\, religion\, age\, ability or gender. You do not need to be a student to be published in the journal . We welcome submissions from writers and artists both established and emerging.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-antithesis-journal-seeking-submissions-with-the-theme-cosmos/
LOCATION:Antithesis Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PF - Mslexia Magazine Seeking Submissions on the Theme of "Poison"
DESCRIPTION:Note: Submissions are restricted to women \n \nPoison\nOur Issue 99 theme is toxic substances\, and the deliberate or accidental damage they can cause. Deadline: 5 June \nStories must be no longer than 2\,200 words (which translates to a 15-minute radio broadcast slot) and poems up to 40 lines (the maximum that can comfortably fit onto a single page of the magazine) and we pay for every piece we publish. There is no lower word or line limit. You may send up to four poems and/or up to two stories on any one theme. Please ensure your name does not appear on the work itself. \nUnsure about eligibility\, formatting\, or what happens to your work after you submit? Visit our Submissions Policy page. 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pf-mslexia-magazine-poison/
LOCATION:Mslexia Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Clepsydra Literary and Art Magazine Seeking Submissions.  Theme: "Reflection"
DESCRIPTION:submit toIssue 3: REFLECTION!\n\n\nWater is life-sustaining—a symbol of rebirth\, cleansing\, healing\, and renewal. It reflects its environment\, and it offers us a glimpse of our surroundings. When we gaze upon our reflection\, we see our rippled selves in a seemingly altered way. In this process\, refugees\, like these shifting reflections\, can find the resilience to reshape their lives anew. This issue of Clepsydra aims to deliver hope and inspiration to those who may need it the most. \n\n\n\n\nWith all the world’s tragedies\, sometimes people need to escape – to find peace\, rest\, and rejuvenation. There are countless refugees throughout the world due to war\, famine\, political upheaval\, and natural disasters. The desire to help them grows inside each one of us daily. In this issue\, we will come together and share words that bring hope\, inspiration\, and renewal to these refugees. We will also showcase art that provides refugees with joy and comfort. \nThis issue is dedicated to refugees of all ages around the world\, with whom Clepsydra will share Issue 3 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nhow to submit to clepsydra\n\n\nsubmitting guidelines\n\n\npoem submission guidelines \n\n\nAt this time\, no literary works other than poems may be submitted. \n\n\nUp to five poems are allowed in a single document.  \n\n\nThere is no line minimum or maximum.  \n\n\nPlease start all poems on a new page. \n\n\nAny font and any font size are accepted\, as long as the text is clearly legible—unless this is part of the poet’s intention.  \n\n\nAny spacing and margin size are accepted\, as long as the text is clearly legible. \n\n\nPlease do not write any text that can identify the poet (name\, awards\, etc.) on the submission. \n\n\nPlease have the submission in a .doc\, .docx\, or .pdf format.  The filename should include the title of the entire piece. \n\n\nWe only accept unpublished works. If your piece is accepted or will be published elsewhere\, please notify us so we can withdraw your submission from Clepsydra.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-clepsydra-literary-and-art-magazine-seeking-submissions-theme-reflection/
LOCATION:Clepsydra Literary and Art Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Litmora Literary Magazine. Theme: "Genesis"
DESCRIPTION:HIT US WITH WHAT YOU’VE GOT\nWhatever it is\, we want to see it. Think it’ll be fun. In the future\, we aim to have more themed and cohesive issues\, but for our first time around we just want to have a bit of fun. \n\nTHUS: Issue 0\, Genesis \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe look forward to seeing your work! We’ve got some rough guidelines for submissions – please email us if your submission can’t be uploaded in any of these forms – we can definitely work something out! \n\nPoetry (.docx or .pdf\, Max 40 Lines) \nFiction (.docx\, or .pdf\, Max 3000 Words) \nCreative Nonfiction (.docx of .pdf\, Max 3000 Words) \nArt (Submit in high-quality .png format) \n\nAll textual work should be submitted in 12pt font\, either Times New Roman (for classic’s sake) or Garamond.  \nISSUE 0 Theme: GENESIS \nOur theme for our inaugural issue is genesis; origin and creation. We imagine stories which explore what it means to begin or to begin anew. New Beginnings are always possible– but at what cost? What comes before the beginning? What comes after? Feel free to expand or embellish this prompt however you like– art is exploration. The Litmora team is looking forward to receiving your (undoubtedly awesome) submissions!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-litmora-literary-magazine-theme-genesis/
LOCATION:Litmora Literary Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:N - HerStry Seeking Submissions about "Women of Faith"
DESCRIPTION:Note: HerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, non-binary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two-spirit. In other words\,  if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting \nFaith is a tricky business. It’s personal and it’s political and it’s sometimes the source of heartache and trauma. In July\, we’re collecting your stories about faith. How it has shaped you\, formed your world view or broken you down. Give us the beautiful and the messy. Break our hearts and bring us joy.\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\nHerStry centers the experiences of women identifying persons. We’re looking for work from bigender/polygender persons\, cisgender women\, intergender persons/intersex persons\, nonbinary persons/gender non-conforming persons\, transgender women/transfeminine persons\, two spirit. In other words\, if you are a cis man\, please refrain from submitting.\n$3 submission fee goes toward keeping HerStry sustainable. All accepted pieces receive $20 payment.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-herstry-seeking-submissions-about-women-of-faith/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submission to Parabola Magazine. Theme: "Saints & Sinners"
DESCRIPTION:Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths\, symbols\, and religious traditions\, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life. \nSubmission Guidelines\nLength\n\nArticles: 1000-3000 words\nBook Reviews: 500 words\nRetellings of traditional stories: 500-1500 words\nForum contributions: no longer than 500 words\n\nBiographical Information\nPlease include a brief (2-3 sentence) biography with your subscription. Fit the description to the subject matter of the article\, e.g.\, for an article on Tibetan Buddhism\, “Smith spent three years travelling in Tibet.” Or\, a publication credit: “Smith is the author of Pilgrimage in Tibet (W. W. Norton\, 1987).” Always include your publisher. \nArticles and Translations\nParabola welcomes original essays and translations. We look for lively\, penetrating material unencumbered by jargon or academic argument. We prefer well-researched\, objective\, and unsentimental pieces that are grounded in one or more religious or cultural tradition; articles that focus on dreams\, visions\, or other very personal experiences are unlikely to be accepted. \nSend your submission to the email or physical address listed below\, along with a brief autobiography (2-3 sentences). Emails should include the article attached as a .doc\, .txt\, or .rtf file. \nAll articles must be directly related to the theme of an upcoming issue. \nEntries that do not follow submission guidelines cannot be considered. \nPoetry\nPoetry must be submitted as email attachments in the following file formats: \n.doc (MS word)\,\n.txt (standard text file) or\n.rtf (formatted text file). \nSubmissions in other formats will not be considered. \nSubmissions are limited to a maximum of five (5) poems per author.\nThe file must be transmitted under the author’s last name\, with all poems in a single file\, separated by page breaks. Each page must have the author’s name on it. \nSubmissions should be sent by email to editorial@parabola.org
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submission-to-parabola-magazine-theme-saints-sinners/
LOCATION:Parabola Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review 2023 Spring Small Fiction Awards
DESCRIPTION:We’ve long admired the mighty power of the compressed form\, which is why we are expanding our search for the very best in small fiction. The Masters Review is excited to announce the new Spring Small Fiction Awards! This contest will honor a grand prize winner in three categories—Microfiction\, Flash Fiction\, and Sudden Fiction—by awarding $1\,000 and online publication to each winner selected by the magnificent K-Ming Chang! A runner-up in each category will also be honored with a $200 prize and online publication. \nFor this contest: \n— Microfiction is any story up to 500 words. \n— Flash Fiction is any story between 501 and 1\,000 words. \n— Sudden Fiction is any story between 1\,001 and 1\,500 words. \nWe welcome up to two stories per submission\, in any combination of the three categories. Please include both stories in one document. \nSubmission Guidelines\n\nGrand Prize Winners in each category receive $1\,000 and online publication.\nRunners-up in each category receive $200 and online publication.\nMicrofiction is any story up to 500 words.\nFlash Fiction is any story between 501 and 1\,000 words.\nSudden Fiction is any story between 1\,001 and 1\,500 words.\nYour $20 entry fee allows up to two stories. If submitting two stories\, please include both stories in one document. If your two stories are from different categories\, please check both relevant boxes in the submission form.\nSubmitted work must be previously unpublished in any form. Reprints will be disqualified.\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions are allowed\, though each submission requires a $20 entry fee.\nAll submissions will be considered for publication in New Voices.\nThis contest is for emerging writers only. Writers with book-length work published or under contract with a major press are ineligible. We are interested in providing a platform to new writers; authors with books published by indie presses are welcome to submit unpublished work\, as are self-published authors.\nInternational submissions are allowed\, provided the work is written primarily in English.\nNote our deadline: June 1\, 2023.\nAll submissions will receive a response by the end of August.\nWinners will be announced by the end of September.\nFriends\, family\, and associates of K-Ming Chang are not eligible for this award.\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fee goes to your feedback editor.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-2023-spring-small-fiction-awards/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PFN - The Other Journal Seeking Submissions on "Creation"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions\nThe Other Journal welcomes the submission of critical essays\, reviews\, creative writing that encounter life through the lens of theology and culture; we seek pieces that consider the interaction of faith with contemporary life\, art\, politics\, sexuality\, technology\, economics\, and social justice. We are particularly interested in works which present creative\, alternative views that may otherwise fall outside the margins of mainstream narratives. And although we primarily focus on perspectives within the Christian tradition\, we invite dialogue with all who are interested in exploring the ongoing role of faith and spirituality in the world. \nCall for Papers\nIssue 36: Creation\nClosing Date: May 31\, 2023\nSaint Augustine did not believe that God actually needed creation. God\, in God’s eternality and completion\, lacked for nothing. And so the Christian tradition often claims that the world does not satisfy some need or lack in God. This is why Rowan Williams argues that creation is actually rather useless\, even as it is perfectly fitting and appropriate for God to create the world. And rather than treating this as some overly abstract conundrum\, Augustine actually believes that this relationship between God and creation is crucial for maintaining a coherent theory of the universe. \nBut creation is not a bygone act. Thomas Aquinas insists that preservation—as in the ongoing giving of existence to the world—is the same thing as creation. This is because\, as Herbert McCabe insists\, creation is not just a process of God making the stuff of the world. Instead\, God exists as the very cause of all existing things in an ongoing way. McCabe also believes that this rich doctrine of creation logically leads one to conclude that God can’t intervene in the affairs of the world\, as God does not fall within the category of any created thing. God is intimately involved with every living thing’s preservation\, holding us in existence each and every moment. God\, he says\, is therefore more intimate to each and every created thing than we can possibly perceive. This is precisely what Kathryn Tanner means when she reminds us that the world is absolutely dependent on God’s creative act. \nHow we view creation also has significant implications regarding our freedom\, agency\, and pursuits. McCabe\, again\, argues that all things are dependent on God for their agency in ways that don’t violate freedom. He unpacks this by saying that we are the independent cause of all our actions and not anything else\, and yet\, mysteriously\, our actions are also caused by God\, he insists\, because God is not “anything else.” All of this means that our own artistic and playful endeavors are part and parcel of God’s creative act. God’s creation is precisely what makes our endeavors possible. And so it makes sense that the creative expression of poets\, novelists\, and musicians often call us both to our most human selves and back to the source from which that creative expression emerges: God. \nCreation thus gets at both ultimate and particular questions—Why is there something rather than nothing at all? And what do our own creative pursuits have to do with our answer to that question? In the next issue of The Other Journal\, we seek theologically infused contributions on this theme of creation. If God doesn’t need creation\, how ought we to think of the world in relation to God? In what ways do human creative acts function analogously (or not) to God’s creative acts? What are the relationships between creation and preservation? What are the sociopolitical implications of a rich doctrine of creation? And what about our creative acts—from where does the human desire to create emerge? What is the function or meaning of creativity\, or the desire for good creative activity? And what are the constructive functions of the stuff we create on our faith? How might the creative endeavors of artists and poets enable our faith broadly or our understanding of creation more particularly? \nWe seek essays\, creative writing\, interviews\, and reviews that uniquely engage this complex conversation. As always\, we are particularly interested in contributions that tackle these themes with verve and slant\, contributions that open our ears to the peacefully contrarian Christ by way of their distinctive style\, ideas\, and progressive consideration of the other.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-other-journal-seeking-submissions-on-creation/
LOCATION:The Other Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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UID:1924-1685520000-1685552400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Plum Tree Tavern Seeking Submissions on the Theme "Rivers"
DESCRIPTION:CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS\nThrough May 31\, 2023\, Plum Tree Tavern welcomes the submission of works that feature rivers as the subject. Specificity is required in a submission. “The river runs beneath the bridge” is a message for a greeting card\, not a poem. “The Chattahoochee River runs beneath the bridge on 141” conveys the level of detail requested by this call. Regular submissions on other subjects are also welcome. General tavern guidelines apply to all submissions.\n\n\n\nWELCOME\nPlum Tree Tavern invites original and previously unpublished poetry of green witness and red protest. \nClimate change and social and economic repression are inextricably linked. The crowd denying or preventing effective responses to global warming is the same crowd repressing equality within society. \nFor the green witness and ecopoetic half of the equation\, Plum Tree seeks work focusing on specific images of physical nature. Work that focuses on the image in nature as it exists is greatly preferred over the writer’s judgments of the image. \nThe term “red protest” is deliberately used here to call for poetical works of leftist resistance. The tavern is not looking for wishy washy give peace a chance plea bargains but for work with a sharper edge. But manifesto\, diatribe and polemic without poetical structure or elements isn’t the ticket either. \nWorks of up to 40 lines sounds about right. Longer work will be considered. One submission of up to three poems per month sounds about right\, too. Speaking of the calendar\, please submit seasonal work: in season. \nJpegs please\, around a meg. Up to four images per submission. \nPlease note that with all the wild beauty in the world\, photographs of gardens and other arranged scenery will generally not be accepted. \nThis is a bar. Repeat customers are encouraged. \nThe editor expects that submissions will adhere to all guidelines. This includes the fine print\, linked here and separately below. \n\nTo submit\, send one to three works in the body of an email to plumtreetavern (at) gmail (dot) com \nNo word attachments\, except by prior arrangement.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-plum-tree-tavern-seeking-submissions-on-the-theme-rivers/
LOCATION:Plum Tree Tavern
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230531T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230531T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T141804
CREATED:20230513T190533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230513T191319Z
UID:1883-1685520000-1685552400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The Writing District Short Story Prize 2023
DESCRIPTION:The Writing District Prize 2023 \n\n\nThe Writing District Prize 2023 is open to writers across the globe\, until May 31st 2023 at 5pm (EST). \nShort stories do not need to follow any particular theme or genre\, but must be written in English. \nMaximum word count is 3000 words. \n1st prize: $1000 and publication on our site. \n2 runners-up: $100 each\, plus publication. \nEntry fee: $15. \nFinal judge: W T Paterson. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nShort Story FEE: USD $15.00\n\nOPEN\n\nCloses on Wednesday\, May 31\, 2023 11:59 PM EDT (in 18 days) \nShort story submissions for the 2023 Contest will be accepted from August 25th\, 2022. \nThe DEADLINE for receipt of entries is 5pm (EST) on May 31st\, 2023 \nEntries will only be accepted through Duosuma. \nShort stories can be on any subject. \n$15 per entry. You can submit multiple entries as long as each entry is paid for individually and includes a separate entry form. \nAll entries are judged anonymously. Please do not include your name\, address\, phone number\, email\, website\, social media details\, etc. on the short story document or in the file name as this will result in disqualification. You can enter your name on the application form. \nFormat the short story as per the following instructions: \nYour short story must be written in English. A maximum of 3\,000 words. No minimum. Title not included in the word count. \nPlease submit a typed short story in Arial or Times New Roman\, 12pt\, black. Double spaced. \nInclude a front page which details the title of the short story and the word count ONLY. The author’s name should not be included anywhere in the document or the file name. \nNo illustrations. \nSave as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). We also accept file types .rtf\, .pdf\, with the Short Story title as the file name. Please do not include the author’s name in the file name or it will be disqualified.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-writing-district-short-story-prize-2023/
LOCATION:The Writing District
CATEGORIES:Contest
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CREATED:20230513T184635Z
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UID:1879-1685520000-1685552400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Southern Poetry Review's Guy Owen Prize
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Southern Poetry Review\nGuy Owen Prize\nSouthern Poetry Review is looking for the perfect poem\, and it could be yours! They’re accepting three to five poems in every submission \nPrize:  $1\,000 and publication for an unpublished poem. Submit 3-5 poems\, (10 pages maximum)\, $20 entry payable to Southern Poetry Review (includes one-year subscription) between March 1 and May 31 (postmarks). For online submissions\, include contact information only with entry form below\, not on any poem submitted. Hard-copy submissions\, include contact information on separate cover sheet\, not on any poem submitted. \nEntry Fee: $20 Deadline: May 31
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-southern-poetry-reviews-guy-owen-prize/
LOCATION:Southern Poetry Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230521T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230521T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T141804
CREATED:20230412T221751Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T222015Z
UID:1790-1684656000-1684688400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to Libretto Magazine.  Theme: "Disability"
DESCRIPTION:LIBRETTO MAGAZINE BIANNUAL SUBMISSIONS \nDeadline: March 21st  — May 21st\, 2023. \n \nLibretto Magazine — Magazine of Arts and Publishing. We publish two issues a year — June and December. \nFor Issue 09\, with the theme Disability\, 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 disability-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\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); (3\,000-5\,000 words for drama); and (1\,500 words for book reviews). 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.\nEditor for issue 09_ Disability: Francis Annagu\nLeave a brief note in the body of the submission box with a proposed title of you 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.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-libretto-magazine-theme-disability/
LOCATION:Libretto Magazine
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230520T080000
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UID:1823-1684569600-1684602000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Persimmon Tree Short Takes Call for Submissions.  Theme: "Shameless Self-Promotion"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPersimmon Tree’s mission is to bring the creativity and talent of women over sixty to a wide audience of readers of all ages. We are looking for work that reveals rich experience and a variety of perspectives. Each issue of the magazine will include several fiction and nonfiction pieces\, and poetry by one or more poet(s). \n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT SUBMISSIONS REQUIREMENT: \nSubscriptions to PERSIMMON TREE are free\, but\, for your work to be considered\, you must be a subscriber.  Visit site to subscribe. \nShort Takes:  \nShort Takes are usually short pieces\, fiction or non-fiction (250-500 words)\, but can also be topical poetry. We’re especially interested in hearing about your experiences\, but you can include your thoughts\, dreams\, ideas and opinions. Humor and irony are always appreciated! \nFALL ISSUE – publication date: September 15\, 2023\nTopic for the fall issue: Shameless Self-Promotion \nWhat we are looking for:\nWomen of the “boomer” generation and before were\, by and large\, raised to be self-effacing\, not to trumpet our accomplishments. In fact\, many of us came of age believing it would be unseemly for us even to have accomplishments. It’s time to step outside that (dis)comfort zone: Short Takes is open for bragging. Of all the fabulous things you have done in your life\, until now cloaked in demure silence\, which makes you proudest? Share it\, or them\, with pride\, and without embarrassment.\nSubmissions accepted: May 10\, 2023\, to May 20\, 2023\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-persimmon-tree-short-takes-call-for-submissions-theme-shameless-self-promotion/
LOCATION:Persimmon Tree
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230519T080000
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CREATED:20230419T204327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T204513Z
UID:1828-1684483200-1684515600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Persimmon Tree Seeking Submissions on the Them of "Verbal Lightning"
DESCRIPTION:Submissions Policies\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPersimmon Tree’s mission is to bring the creativity and talent of women over sixty to a wide audience of readers of all ages. We are looking for work that reveals rich experience and a variety of perspectives. Each issue of the magazine will include several fiction and nonfiction pieces\, and poetry by one or more poets. \nIMPORTANT SUBMISSIONS REQUIREMENT: \nSubscriptions to PERSIMMON TREE are free\, but\, for your work to be considered\, you must be a subscriber.  Visit site to subscribe. \nShort Takes:  \nShort Takes are usually short pieces\, fiction or non-fiction (250-500 words)\, but can also be topical poetry. We’re especially interested in hearing about your experiences\, but you can include your thoughts\, dreams\, ideas and opinions. Humor and irony are always appreciated! \nSUMMER ISSUE – publication date: June 15\, 2023\nTopic for the Summer issue: Verbal Lightning\n\n\nWhat we are looking for:\nLightning is the perfect theme for summer\, with its hot days and nights\, and the thunder storms that may or may not bring cooler air\, but will almost certainly bring lightning. But we’re talking about metaphorical lightning as well – as in “lightning struck and I was changed forever” – or “the words my father said (“You can be anything you want to be”) hit me like lightning and affected my entire life”. Think about – write about – how words affect the receivers of the lightning – but also how they affects the givers.\nSubmissions accepted: April 27 to May 19\, 2023.\n(Please do not submit earlier or later than those dates.)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-persimmon-tree-seeking-submissions-on-the-them-of-verbal-lightning/
LOCATION:Persimmon Tree
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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CREATED:20230419T210810Z
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UID:1833-1684137600-1686416400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submissions to eVoke: witchcraft + paganism + lifestyle.  Theme: "Pride Month"
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. \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. \nJune: Pride Month (deadline 15 May 2023)\nEv0king the Question: What might a sacred story immortalizing an LGBTQIA+ icon look like today? Do you factor Stonewall\, Pride\, or marriage equality into your sacred cosmology? Do you view some deities as being particularly linked with LGBTQIA identities or breaking gender norms?
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submissions-to-evoke-witchcraft-paganism-lifestyle-theme-pride-month/
LOCATION:ev0ke Publication
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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