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SUMMARY:F - On the Premises Short Story Contest #46 Theme: The return of...
DESCRIPTION:The Current Contest\nTHE RETURN OF… \nAdmit it! You saw this premise coming. \nFor this contest\, write a creative\, compelling\, well-crafted story between 1\,000 and 5\,000 words long in which someone or something has returned after a significant absence. Does this return make people happy\, unhappy\, or somewhere in-between? That’s up to you. Also: Was this return a surprise\, or was it expected? That’s also up to you. \nGENRE RULES: No fiction aimed at readers younger than 12\, no exploitative sex\, no over-the-top grossout horror. Also\, no stories that are obvious parodies of existing fictional worlds/characters created by other authors. (For the same reason\, we do not accept “fan fiction”.) Follow those rules and we’ll take anything from the most super-realistic literary drama to crazy farces (real-world or otherwise) to any variant of science fiction or fantasy you can imagine. Read our past issues and you’ll see. \nDeadline: 11:59 PM Eastern US time\, Friday\, January 2\, 2026. \nOne entry per author. There is no fee for entering this contest.\nRemember to take all author information out of your story! Tell us who you are in the space provided in the web form cover letter you get when you click on the “submit” button\, NOT in your story! No headers\, no bylines… just the story.
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SUMMARY:PFN - ROPES Literary Journal Seeking Submissions for Issue 34. The Theme: Punk
DESCRIPTION:What does Punk mean to you? \nThe theme for 2026 is Punk. \nPunk is many things to many people. \nPunk is rebellion. Punk is anti-establishment. Punk is love. Punk is loud. Punk is colour. Punk is community. Punk is dystopia. Punk is utopia. Punk is past. Punk is present. Punk is future. \nPunk is not dead. \nWe encourage writers to explore and develop their own unique interpretations of this theme. \n  \nWhat kind of material does ROPES accept?\nROPES welcomes submissions from Irish and international writers of all origins and backgrounds. We encourage work from first-time writers and members of minority groups or underrepresented communities. We accept a variety of written work\, including\, but not limited to\, fiction\, flash fiction\, poetry\, memoirs\, and essays. \nAll submissions should be original\, previously unpublished work. \nIf you are eager to share a piece of work (within the designated word count: see below) but are unsure about its category or content\, feel free to send a query to ropeslitmag.submissions@gmail.com. \n\nWhat is the word count?\nThe word counts are as follows: \n\nFiction: Max 3\,000 words (ONE piece per submission)\nNon-fiction (memoirs\, essays\, other): Max 3000 words (ONE piece per submission)\nFlash fiction: Max 500 words (up to THREE pieces per submission)\nPoetry: Max 40 lines per poem (up to TWO poems per submission)\n\nIf you are submitting prose or any type of long-form content\, please note the word count of the piece in the document. Please ensure that multiple pieces (poetry\, flashes\, etc) are compiled within a single document. \n  \nHow should I format my submission? \nPlease do not include your name or any other identifying information anywhere on your submitted files. \nAll writing should be formatted in a clear font such as Times New Roman\, in an easy-to-read size such as 12pt\, with easy-to-read spacing\, no less than 1.15.  All submissions should be in PDF\, .doc or .docx format. \n  \nCan I submit more than once?\nWe allow one submission per category (this may comprise a singular piece or multiple\, depending on the categories listed above). \nShould you choose to submit in multiple categories\, we ask that you treat these as separate submissions and complete a new Google Form each time. Please note that your submission will not be considered unless submitted through our Google Form. \n  \nCan I submit to ROPES if I’ve already submitted my work somewhere else?\nWe are happy to take simultaneous submissions (provided the work is original)\, but we ask that you notify us should your work be accepted elsewhere\, as we will then be unable to publish it. \n  \nThank you for choosing ROPES as a potential home for your work. We can’t wait to read your work!
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SUMMARY:P - Cordite Poetry Review Seeking Submissions on the Theme: Fit
DESCRIPTION:Are you fit? For the job? For a run? A gender? For life? Are you fit for purpose? Not fitting is maybe part and parcel of being a POET. But we still want to fit into the culture in which we live. Do we? Or be extremely unfitting. I read articles about middle aged people who want to still be able to fit into their old jeans / bathers / wedding dress. I don’t know where I fit anymore\, they seem to be saying. Let me return to an (imagined) past where things fitted me and I was fit. I saw my father fit once and was frightened. We must stay fit to fend off illness\, aging\, death. We must! Mustn’t we? \nWhat fits inside a poem? What is unfit for poetry? My questions stem from my own uncertainty. I procrastinated going for a run while I wrote this and now the weather is inclement. You might share such messiness. Equally\, you might have beautifully crafted paeons that match your resting heart rate. Odes to your Strava goals. Sonnets of hatred about the fitness industrial complex. The awkward\, terrible feelings of being a person. Forever not quite fitting. Can we provide succour for ourselves\, for others\, in whatever outfit\, unfit\, fitful ways we bring words to the page? \n  \nSubmissions\n\nSubmission to Cordite 119: FIT\, with poetry guest-edited by Emilie Collyer\, closes 11.59pm Melbourne time on 10 January 2026. \nWe celebrate 29 years of publishing in 2025. Please consider making a DGR tax-free donation. \n*Submissions for Cordite Scholarly are always accepted. \nSubmissions of poetry in translation can be sent to our Translations Editor at any time: alice [@] cordite.org.au. \nThe following conditions apply to all other poetry submissions: \n\nPlease do NOT print your name or contact details on your submission document.\nCordite only accepts unpublished work.\nCordite maintains a hybrid submissions policy. This means that the guest editor may invite five (5) Australian and five (5) overseas authors directly to submit to the issue. In addition\, the guest-editor will anonymously select an additional 30-35 works from Australian authors and use their discretion to select further overseas works. For each issue\, the guest editor does not know the identities of the online contributors (via Submittable) until after the final selections have been made.\nSimultaneous submissions? Sure. Just inform us or withdraw if the work is accepted elsewhere.\nPlease send a maximum of three (3) poems in one (1) Word or RTF document.\nWe are not able to offer feedback on individual poems.\nSubmissions will only be accepted via Submittable …\nSubmissions may need to be developed to adhere to our Guide for Indigenous Editing and Writing.\n\n\n 
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