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SUMMARY:N - HerStry Seeks Submissions With the Theme of Mental Health
DESCRIPTION: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. \nMental health and all the struggles that come with it are more and more becoming part of the mainstream; nevertheless\, sometimes the personal  stories\, the struggles and triumphs that come with taking care of ourselves\, don’t make it into the general lexicon. In March\, we’re asking for your stories about what it’s really like to take care of your mental health in today’s world.\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-herstry-seeks-submissions-with-the-theme-of-mental-health/
LOCATION:HerStry
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - All Shall Be Well Anthology Seeks Submissions on Julian of Norwich
DESCRIPTION:  \n \nTo celebrate the 650th anniversary of this wonderful medieval mystic’s visions (in 2023)\, please submit your poems about Mother Julian of Norwich to editor Sarah\, at editor@amethystmagazine.org before the deadline of February 1st 2023. Please send up to three poems as a single Word doc or pasted into the body of the email\, subject head ‘Julian Poems’. Previously published poems and simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please include a brief\, 3rd person biographical note with your submission. \nAnthology contributors will receive a free PDF of the anthology and may purchase the print book at cost price. I hope to respond to submissions by 1st May 2023\, and publish the anthology soon afterwards\, with an online launch to follow. \nTo learn more about Julian of Norwich\, please visit the Friends of Julian and consider supporting their work. \nThank you – I look forward to reading your poems!
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-all-shall-be-well-anthology-seeks-submissions-on-julian-of-norwich/
LOCATION:All Shall Be Well Anthology
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Call for Submission for The First Line.  Theme: "I Am the Second Mrs. Roberts"
DESCRIPTION:We love that writers around the world are inspired by our first lines\, and we know that not every story will be sent to us. However\, we ask that you do not submit stories starting with our first lines to other journals (or post them online on public sites) until we’ve notified you as to our decision (usually four weeks after the deadline). When the entire premise of the publication revolves around one sentence\, we don’t want it to look as if we stole that sentence from another writer. If you have questions\, feel free to drop us a line. \nAlso\, we understand that writers may add our first line to a story they are currently working on or have already completed\, and that’s cool. But please do not add our first line to a previously published story and submit it to us. We do not accept previously published stories\, even if they have been repurposed for our first lines. And\, just to be clear\, we do not accept simultaneous submissions. \nOne more thing while I’ve got you here: Writers compete against one another for magazine space\, so\, technically\, every literary magazine is running a contest. There are\, however\, literary magazines that run traditional contests\, where they charge entry fees and rank the winners. We do not – nor will we ever – charge a submission fee\, nor do we rank our stories in order of importance. Occasionally\, we run contests to help come up with new first lines\, or we run fun\, gimmicky competitions for free stuff\, but the actual journal is not a contest in the traditional sense. \nFiction: All stories must be written with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way\, unless otherwise noted by the editors. The story should be between 300 and 5\,000 words (this is more like a guideline and not a hard-and-fast rule; going over or under the word count won’t get your story tossed from the slush pile). The sentences can be found on the home page of The First Line’s website\, as well as in the prior issue. Note: We are open to all genres. We try to make TFL as eclectic as possible. \nPoetry: We do accept poetry\, though rarely. We have no restrictions on form or line count\, but all poems must begin with the first line provided. The line cannot be altered in any way. \nNon-Fiction: 500-800 word critical essays about your favorite first line from a literary work.\n \nAll Submissions: Writers should include a two- to three-sentence biography of themselves that we can use in the journal should your story\, poem\, or essay be accepted. \nMultiple Submissions: We don’t mind if you want to submit multiple submissions for the same issue. However\, it is unlikely we will use more than one of your stories or poems in the same issue. \nFour-Part Stories: If you think you are up to the challenge\, you can write a four-part story that uses the spring\, summer\, fall\, and winter sentences (five parts\, if you are brave enough to include a fifth story that ends with the last line). However\, all parts must be submitted at once (a single e-mail or snail mail) before the February 1st deadline. (If selected\, each part will be published in its respective issue.) \nSubmissions: We prefer you send manuscripts via email to submission (@) thefirstline (dot) com. We accept stories in MS Word or Word Perfect format (we prefer attachments). Please do not send pdf versions of your story or links to Google docs. Make sure your name and contact information\, as well as your bio\, are part of the attachment. Stories also can be sent to The First Line‘s post office box. No manuscripts will be returned without an accompanying SASE with sufficient return postage. Here is the submission schedule for 2022:
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-call-for-submission-for-the-first-line-theme-i-am-the-second-mrs-roberts/
LOCATION:The First Line
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:P - Call for Submissions to Plum Tree Tavern.  Theme: Winter Haiku
DESCRIPTION:Plum Tree Tavern invites the submission of works for a special Winter Haiku edition. \nHaiku and related Japanese forms not to exceed five lines are requested. \nEach submission must expressly contain a seasonal word associated with winter. \nSubmissions are welcome now through February 15\, 2023. The issue will be published on or about February 19\, 2023. \nWritten works should be submitted within the body of an email addressed to plumtreetavern (at) gmail (dot) com \nUp to three written works may be submitted. Please place Winter Haiku in the subject line of any submission. \nPlease see Guidelines and Additional Guidelines for the Submission of Haiku below for further information on submitting to the Tavern. \nAt the editor’s discretion\, submissions may be selected for publication in regular editions of Plum Tree Tavern.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-call-for-submissions-to-plum-tree-tavern-theme-winter-haiku/
LOCATION:Plum Tree Tavern
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SUMMARY:F - National Flash Fiction Day Anthology Seeking Submissions about "Time"
DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year’s National Flash Fiction Day anthology is… TIME!\n\nDo you see it stretching before you\, or reaching back? Is there never enough\, or does it drag? Does it make you rush\, slow you down\, make you wish for more? Where will time take you? We can’t wait to find out. \nFeel free to interpret TIME however you wish\, in 500 words or fewer. \nThis year’s editors are Karen Jones and Damhnait Monaghan. \nSelected flashes will be published in National Flash Fiction Day’s 12th Annual Anthology. Payment is one contributor’s copy of the anthology.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-national-flask-fiction-day-anthology-seeking-submissions-about-time/
LOCATION:National Flash Fiction Day
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PN - Call for Submissions to Friends Journal.  Theme: "Farming and Food"
DESCRIPTION:We’d like to open up the issue to the spirituality of food: how do we produce it\, how do we consume it? Food is also the heart of communal human behavior: how do we share it in our Quaker and outward communities? Friends have long been involved in farming: how is that occupation faring? And how should we be involved in the sourcing of food? \nQuick Facts: \n\nFeatures run 1200-2500 words\nSubmissions close February 20\, 2023.\nQuestions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org\n\nSome ideas for articles: \n\nHow have Quaker farms adapted to changing food production? Are there any new or experimental models emerging within Quaker farming? We’re not just looking at plant agriculture but also cattle raising\, cheese-making\, and other food products that Friends produce. How are farmers adjusting to climate change?\nFood security and community initiatives in urban areas and towns. This could include work with local food banks\, community-owned food coops\, and community fridges.\nEducational centers and Quaker schools that grow their own food. Also: individuals who garden and grow their own food.\nHow do our meeting potlucks and food festivals create community\, both within our Friends meeting and with neighbors?\nHow do we ensure our food choices reflect our testimonies? Do we or should we prioritize locally grown food or food which takes up a smaller carbon footprint?\nAs humans with bodies\, what is our relation to food? How do body image concerns and eating disorders affect our lives?\nMore metaphorically\, an article could look at food for the spirit: how do we nourish ourselves with arts\, poetry\, reading\, etc
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pn-call-for-submissions-to-friends-journal-theme-farming-and-food/
LOCATION:Friends Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - Musing Publications Magazine Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Bloom and Blossom"
DESCRIPTION:At Musing Publications we aim to uplift voices of writers and artists from all backgrounds. Our main goal is to publish works from underrepresented communities – writers/artists that are women\, people of color\, disabled and LGBTQ+ identifying. \nThe theme of our Spring issue is Bloom & Blossom! \nAbout our theme: Spring is a time for the flourish of creativity. A time to breathe new life into the Earth. A time for us to plant our seeds and begin to grow. Through each season of our lives\, we blossom; we bloom. The world may shift all around us\, tearing up our soil and roots. Yet\, through all of it\, we grow. We grow upwards – towards the sunlight that nourishes us and gives us the hope of a new Spring. The theme of Bloom & Blossom is all about the resurgence of life\, growth\, and the creativity we feel as the days start to get longer and our flowers begin to open up again. We want to hear from you what it means to Bloom & Blossom this Spring. \nWhat we’re looking for: We want your poetry\, short stories\, essays – any medium you choose to express yourself in is welcome!  For poetry submissions\, please submit up to three poems. Short stories should be 2000 words or less and essays should be 1000 words or less. Fees for all submissions to the magazine are $3. \nOur magazine is released quarterly\, with the Spring issue set to release in March 2023. We are accepting submissions for this quarter’s magazine from January 15th-February 20th. All contributors accepted to this edition will receive a free copy of the zine once it has been printed.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-musing-publications-magazine-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-bloom-and-blossom/
LOCATION:Musing Publications
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SUMMARY:PFN - WayWord Literary Journal Seeks Submissions on the Theme: "Sandbox"
DESCRIPTION:This quarterly literary journal inspires fresh ideas from writers around the world in all stages of their writing career.  We welcome everyone using words as a way forward. \nThe theme is the one-word\, central topic for the bulk of each issue. For this section\, submit fiction short stories up to 5\,000 words or two poems up to 15 lines each\, inspired by the issue’s theme. WayWords welcomes fresh writing as well as pieces you may have submitted elsewhere\, provided the piece was not previously published and fits the central theme of the issue. \nEditor’s tip: Sandboxes contain wild adventure\, life\, and endless imagination. They also provide a sense of peace. \nTip: Keep things simple! \nThe Writer’s Workout uses industry standard formatting; it’s designed to let the work shine without extra flourishes and unnecessary efforts. You can find great examples of industry standard formatting in a traditionally published book.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-wayword-literary-journal-seeks-submissions-on-the-theme-sandbox/
LOCATION:WayWords Literary Journal
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:PFN - 3Elements Review Accepting Submissions with the Elements: "Fugitive\, Swing Set\, Pinecone"
DESCRIPTION:Spring Issue #3 Submission Guidelines\nWe appreciate good writing in any genre. We especially like edgy writing that offers insight into darkness. We prefer character-driven stories as opposed to plot-driven ones. We relish a piece with a great deal of heart and more than a little bit of Truth (note the capital “T”). We want to read a story that makes us feel edified or philosophical or amused or creeped out or angry or melancholy or inspired or\, best yet\, all of these things together. \nUsing the elements\n3Elements Literary Review  is a themed literary journal\, and all THREE elements (the specific words\, Fugitive\, Swing Set\, Pinecone) given for the submission period must be included in your story or poem for your work to be considered for publication. NO EXCEPTIONS WHATSOEVER. \nYour story or poem doesn’t have to be about the three elements or even revolve around them; simply use your imagination to create whatever you want. You can use any form of the words/elements for the given submission period. For example\, if the elements are: Flash\, Whimsy\, and Seizure; we would accept the usage of Flashed\, Whimsical\, and Seizures. \nHow to submit your work\nWe will only accept previously unpublished (including digital/online content) work submitted to us through Submittable. You can easily submit material to us from our Submit page. Any work that is sent to us as an attachment\, or in the body of an email\, through our ‘Contact’ page\, or any other way outside of Submittable will automatically be declined. \nLength\nThere is no minimum word count\, but please keep your fiction and nonfiction submissions under 3\,500 words. Poetry must be under two typed pages.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-3elements-review-accepting-submissions-with-the-elements-fugitive-swing-set-pinecone/
LOCATION:3Elements Literary Review
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:F - The Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize
DESCRIPTION:Invisible Publishing is pleased to announce the inaugural Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize\, which will be awarded to a promising and unique literary fiction manuscript by a writer who has never had a full-length book (of poetry\, fiction\, or nonfiction) published. The selected manuscript will be published by Invisible Publishing in 2024–25. In addition to a $1000 advance against royalties\, the winning writer will receive a $3000 prize. \nInvisible is committed to publishing a diverse array of writers and presenting unique perspectives\, and we are looking for work that is deeply grounded in a sense of difference and the unexpected. Other than that\, we’re up for anything from holiday romances to new takes on the nineteenth-century whaling novel. With this in mind\, we strongly encourage LGBTQ2SIA+ writers\, Indigenous writers\, writers from marginalized communities\, and writers of colour to submit their work. \nThe Invisible Publishing First Novel Prize is awarded in collaboration with York University’s Book Publishing program and Dr. Matt Bucemi\, Assistant Professor of Book Publishing. York’s students will help Invisible’s staff to choose the winning manuscript and will offer their feedback on the initial edit. This is a chance for students to get an intimate look at the publishing process and to make a meaningful contribution to an exciting new project; once they have given their early input\, the project will be guided to completion by Invisible’s own team. The winning author will be given the opportunity to give a keynote talk and hold a Q&A with the York student community. \nPublisher Norm Nehmetallah on what makes the First Novel Prize so exciting: “Our mission is to publish wholly original books and to sustain literary communities of all sorts. This prize helps us fulfill that mission on several levels: we’ll discover new authors who deserve to have their voices broadcasted to the world\, bring excellent new books into the market\, and foster the next generation of publishing talent by showing students how the industry\, and independent publishing in particular\, works.” \nGuidelines: Authors must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents to submit. Otherwise\, submissions to the First Novel Prize should follow all of our existing submission guidelines. Agented submissions are welcome. The submission period for the inaugural prize runs from 9 January to 28 February 2023. The winner will be announced sometime in April.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-invisible-publishing-first-novel-prize/
LOCATION:Invisible Publishing
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Angel House Press Seeking Poems/Visual Poems
DESCRIPTION:AngelHousePress invites you to send poems and visual poems for NationalPoetryMonth.ca\, our celebration of poetry which takes place in April every year. \nPOEMS: No more than 45 lines & 250 words per poem. \nVISUAL POEMS: single image per screen rather than series of images on screen \nBIOGRAPHIES: 1ST or 3rd person. \nWHO CAN SUBMIT: earthlings everywhere\, but only on behalf of yourself\, not other people. \nHOW MANY POEMS/VISUAL POEMS CAN I SUBMIT: as many as you like\, but it’s helpful when you submit them all in one document or group of image files as a package rather than a bunch of individual poems in separate e-mails. \nCAN THE WORK BE PREVIOUSLY/CURRENTLY PUBLISHED: Yes\, if you hold the copyright. \nCAN THE WORK BE A TRANSLATION: yes\, if you can provide written permission from the author or the estate of the author. \nQUERIES & SUBMISSIONS TO    amanda@angelhousepress.com \nDETAILS \nThe work will be published on NationalPoetryMonth.ca each day in April 2023 with links shared to our FB page https://www.facebook.com/AngelHousePress/ and to my personal Twitter page: @KikiFolle. The work will be online until February 28\, 2024. \nPoems and visual poems include stanza based\, prose\, digital\, typewriter\, Letraset/rub on letters\, stamps\, asemic\, glitch\, collage\, altered books\, calligraphy\, photos of art installations\, erasure/black out poetry\, textiles\, nature\, ceramics\, performance scores\, poem objects\, sculptures\, handwritten\, comics\, mixed media\, word toys\, or anything else you can think of that transcends the boundaries of poetry/visual poetry. Surprise me. \nVisit NationalPoetryMonth.ca to see site’s parameters and aesthetic considerations. If you have any questions\, please feel free to e-mail me. I will send acknowledgements to everyone who submits in the requested format shortly after I receive the work and will send out acceptances and rejections in March\, 2023. \nAngelHousePress began NationalPoetryMonth.ca in 2009 as an alternative to institutionalized celebrations of poetry with the goal of expanding preconceived notions of what poetry is or means. My favourite response to the poetry on NationalPoetryMonth.ca is “this isn’t poetry!” \nWe publish one work each day in April for a total of 30. I use the opportunity to discover potential contributors to Experiment-O.com and to our essay series. \nWe will give preference to submissions by women\, queer\, trans\, BIPOC\, mad\, crip and neurodiverse writers and artists.\, especially those we haven’t heard from before\, and emerging writers. You are welcome to include this information in your biography if you care to.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-angel-house-press-seeking-poems-visual-poems/
LOCATION:Angel House Press
CATEGORIES:Call for Submission
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SUMMARY:The Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) CNF Contest
DESCRIPTION:2023 CNFC-HLR nonfiction contest is now open!\nThe Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) have joined forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Winners will be announced during the 2023 CNFC annual conference. \nCONTEST CLOSES Monday February 28\, 2023 at 11:59pm PST. \n\nThis year\, we have increased the number and amount of our prizes:\n\n\nFirst place: $1\,000 and publication in The Humber Literary Review \nSecond place: $300 and publication on CNFC website \nThird place: $200 and publication on CNFC website \n\n\n\nAt CNFC\, we honour diversity and inclusivity without discrimination. We are keen to empower viewpoints from communities that include but are not limited to multiple dimensions of diversity such as race\, ethnicity\, religion\, age\, ability\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, gender identity\, gender expression\, class\, socio-economic status\, and neurodiversity. \nWHAT: Original previously unpublished creative nonfiction – maximum word length 3\,000 words (no minimum). Literary journalism\, memoir\, and the personal or lyric essay—all are welcome. Please take note of the contest rules below. \nWHO: The competition is open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. \nWHEN: The competition is open from November 14\, 2022 to February 28\, 2023. \nFEE: General public $20; CNFC members $15.\nCNFC members receive a discounted entry fee. You can become a member by registering here. \nHOW: Submissions will be accepted via CNFC’s event management system. \nCLICK HERE TO ENTER\nIn order to avoid disqualification\, please take note of the following contest rules: \n  \n\nThe contest will be judged blind so please DO NOT put your name (first and/or last) or contact information anywhere within the submission.\nSubmit work that is entirely your own. We discourage including the creative work of another (poems\, songs\, quotes)\, unless it abides by Canadian copyright law and is essential to the creative element of the submission.\nEntries must not have been previously published\, either in print or online\, or been accepted for publication elsewhere.\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed but please advise us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere.\nMultiple entries are allowed; however\, each entry must be accompanied by its own $20 or $15 entry fee.\nPlease take note of the word count and ENSURE that your entry is no more than 3\,000 words.\nProper formatting is required. Please ENSURE that your entry is double-spaced\, with no less than 1-inch margins\, using standard 12-point fonts such as Times New Roman\, Garamond\, or Arial\, and submitted in one of the following file formats: .doc\, .docx\, .txt\, or PDF.\n\nSubmissions that do not meet these rules will be disqualified. \nThe Humber Literary Review\, a literary and arts magazine\, publishes two print issues a year (fall/winter & spring/summer). Its pages feature personal essays\, short fiction\, poetry\, artwork\, and comics by emerging and established Canadian artists. The HLR is distributed by Magazines Canada and can be found in bookstores and on newsstands across the country. Work from the HLR has been featured in Best Canadian Poetry\, Best Canadian Essays\, and has been nominated for a National Magazine Award. Find out more. \nFor the fifth year in a row\, the Humber Literary Review (HLR) and the Creative Nonfiction Collective Society (CNFC) will join forces to bring you a Canada-wide creative nonfiction contest. Taslim Jaffer is the winner of the 2022 contest\, and you can see the 2022 Longlist here. Past contest winners include Nancy O’Rourke\, Deborah Elderhorst\, Margaret Nowaczyk\, and Becky Blake\, whose winning 2021 essay is available online at Humber Literary Review\, volume 9\, issue 2 (Fall + Winter – 2021/2022).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/the-humber-literary-review-hlr-and-the-creative-nonfiction-collective-society-cnfc-cnf-contest/
CATEGORIES:Contest
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