Lolwe is currently accepting 5-10 images, 3-5 poems, or up to 10000-word prose pieces. Simultaneous submissions allowed. Deadline: 5/31 South Florida Poetry Journal is currently accepting essays of up to 1500 words, flash pieces of up to 750 words, and up to three poems. Deadline: 6/14 POETRY Magazine is currently accepting 2-6 poems, up to […]
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Lucky Jefferson is currently accepting up to three original, previously unpublished poems for its 365 Collection. Simultaneous submissions allowed. Deadline: April 28th Callaloo is currently accepting previously unpublished art, prose of up to 6000 words, up to six poems, and scholarly works of up to 6000 words by African Americans and people of African descent. […]
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The Penn Review is currently accepting up to 10 pieces of art, CNF pieces of up to 2500 words, up to five poems, and up to three short stories. Remove names and personal information from titles and pieces. Deadline: 3/25 Magpie Zine is currently accepting 1-3 poems, prose of up to 2500 words, and 2-4 […]
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Waxwing is currently accepting up to three flash pieces or one longer work of Creative Nonfiction and Translations submissions (CNF, fiction, and poetry). Simultaneous submissions okay. Deadline: 2/28 The Offing is currently accepting up to five micro pieces of 10-560 characters. Simultaneous submissions okay; submissions must be original and previously unpublished. Deadline: 3/1 Eleventh Hour […]
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phoebe Journal is currently accepting submissions of up to three pieces of flash of no more than 1000 words each, up to five poems, one piece of prose of up to 5000 words, and 1-5 pieces of visual art for Issue 55.2 consideration. To request a fee waiver outside of the fee-free submissions periods, email […]
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The Ex-Puritan is open for fee-free submissions of CNF of up to 5000 words, flash fiction of up to 1000 words, short stories of up to 10000 words, up to four poems, interviews, and reviews of CanLit books. Deadline: 12/25 Five Minutes is accepting previously unpublished 100-word, one-paragraph pieces about five minutes in your life. […]
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Sundress Publications is currently looking for a remote Editorial Intern for the first half of 2026. Applications should send a resume and cover letter detailing your interest in the position to Staff Director Kanika Lawton at sundressstaffdirector@gmail.com Deadline: 11/21 The New Delta Review is currently accepting art, flash CNF pieces of up to 1000 words […]
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Ignatian Literary Magazine is currently accepting previously unpublished submissions of art, CNF and fiction of up to 5000 words, or up to two poems. Include a third-person biography in your submission. Deadline: 8/24 Rappahannock Review is currently accepting previously unpublished art (five-twenty pieces total), one-three audio pieces no longer than fifteen minutes combined, prose (up […]
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Deadline: 3/20 Eastern Iowa Review is accepting CNF of up to 3000 words, fiction of up to 1000 words, one prose poem, and up to six visual pictures for their 19th issue. Deadline: 3/29 New Delta Review is currently accepting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid submissions written by BIPOC authors. Simultaneous submissions allowed. Deadline: 4/8 Tahoma Literary Review is currently […]
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3/15: Ink & Ember is accepting up to five art, poetry, and short prose submissions. Submissions must include submitter’s desired name and note that it’s a submission for Ink & Ember in the email’s subject line. Include a short bio, desired name, and pronouns. Art files should either be JPG or IMG; written files in […]
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Multiple Deadlines in February: The Hooghly Review is accepting CNF, fiction, play, and visual art submissions for an upcoming issue. 2/10: Game Over Books is accepting previously unpublished essay, poetry, and visual art submissions from Queer religious school alums for an upcoming anthology called Uncommon: An Anthology of Art and Writing by Queer Religious School […]
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The Fiddlehead is currently accepting CNF, Fiction, Poetry, and Translation submissions from Canadian authors. Submit double-spaced prose of no more than 6,000 words or no more than 6 single-spaced poems/12 pages total. Deadline: 11/30 45th Parallel is currently accepting CNF submissions. Submit one single piece of work up to 3,000 words or two pieces of […]
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FERAL Journal is currently accepting poetry and art submissions for its upcoming unthemed issue. Send 1-4 poems in one DOC, DOCX, or PDF or 1-10 JPG or PNG pieces as an email attachment to feralpoetryandart@gmail.com. Also provide name and pronouns in email, but a cover letter is not required. Deadline: August 31st Just Femme & […]
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7/19: The Seventh Wave is currently open for previously unpublished poetry, flash fiction, flash CNF, short screenplays, hybrid, interactive works, and visual art for its On Gaming anthology. Prose submissions can be up to 3,000 words, and up to 4 poems/pieces of art per submission. In your submission, include your full name, email address, a […]
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Sundress is currently looking for Editorial Interns for the Sundress Academy for the Arts and Sundress Publications. The internship for Sundress Publications will be remote while the internship for the Sundress Academy for the Arts will take place in Knoxville, TN. To apply, please send a resume and a brief cover letter detailing your interest […]
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Brooklyn Poets Poetry Festival Fellowships is currently accepting registration fellowship applications from people who are not enrolled in a degree program with access to creative writing instruction or have had a book of poems published or accepted for publication by a United States press for their second annual poetry festival. To apply, submit 4–5 poems […]
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Small Harbor Publishing is accepting chapbook submissions for The Marginalia Series. Chapbooks should be written by traditionally marginalized writers, be between 20-40 pages and include a title page, table of contents, and a list of acknowledgments for previously published poems (the collection as a whole must be unpublished). Deadline: March 31st. Hub City Press is […]
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Remington Review is accepting submissions of up to five pieces of art, CNF of up to 3000 words, fiction of up to 3000 words, and up to five poems for its next issue until March 8th. Send submissions as Word Docs and brief third-person bio via email with your name and submission’s genre in the […]
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Anthropocene is currently accepting free poetry submissions during the month of December. Send 1-3 unpublished poems and a bio of no more than 50 words as one document to anthropocenepoetry@gmail.com. Deadline: 12/31. Feminist Press is accepting full-length book manuscripts. Submit a synopsis of your work, a brief explanation of why it is a good fit […]
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Pepper Coast Lit is currently accepting poetry and prose submissions from Africans, people of color, those in the diaspora, descendants, and affiliates of the aforementioned. Send double/single-spaced work in 12-point Times New Roman and/or Palatino Linotype font as either .doc/.docx to peppercoastlitsubmissions@gmail.com. Do not include your name and email address anywhere in the document except in […]
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Applications for the Tin House Editorial Internship are now open. This remote and paid internship seeks applicants with a passion for contemporary literature and discerning taste in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Candidates should have an interest in learning about the editorial role at an independent publishing house. The intern will work directly with the […]
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Epiphany Lit is currently open for art, fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions for their Fall/Winter 2023 issue. For poetry submissions, submit up to five poems in 12-point font. For prose submissions, submit one piece at a time, double-spaced, in 12-point font. For all submissions: only previously unpublished work considered, all work considered for online publication, […]
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Game Over Books is open for full-length poetry, chapbook, and hybrid submissions. Manuscripts should be in Times New Roman, size 12 font, include a title page and a table of contents, your name, genre, and page count on the title page, and an acknowledgments page, if applicable. Individual poems/stories may be previously published, but the […]
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Cipher Press is looking for book-length adult fiction and creative non-fiction submissions from both agented and unagented authors who identify as LGBTQI+. Send all submissions to both jack [at] cipherpress.co.uk and ellis [at] cipherpress.co.uk with the subject line Submission: fiction, Submission: non-fiction, or Submission: poetry. Deadline: March 31st A Public Space Writing Fellowships is open for […]
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Check out Emily Stoddard’s list of publishers publishing poetry manuscripts, including publishers with no fees or fees-waived opportunities Applications for PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellowship are due on January 31st. Applicants must be at least 21, must reside in the U.S. at the time of applying for, and during the duration of, the fellowship, must […]
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BOA Editions Blessing the Boats Selections: “Blessing the Boats Selections spotlights poetry collections by women of color. As the 2021-2023 Blessing the Boats Selections Editor-at-Large, Aracelis Girmay will read submissions and select the final manuscript for publication.” No Fee. Deadline: January 5. Damaged Goods Press: “a micro press specializing in books by queer and trans people.” […]
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Anomaly: “Anomaly is committed to actively seeking out and promoting the work of marginalized and underrepresented artists, including especially people of color, women, queer, disabled, neurodivergent, and gender nonconforming artists.” Accepting Poetry, Fiction, Translation, and Nonfiction. $3 fee. “Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers to support those most targeted by state violence.” […]
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Kissing Dynamite Poetry Microchapbook Series: “Kissing Dynamite seeks poetry microchap manuscripts for print publication in 2022. We’re happy to consider a diverse range of poetic styles and themes, so send us work that represents you! We are committed to publishing two titles from this round of submissions and will publish more if finances at the […]
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Bottle Cap Press: “Bottlecap Press is a millennial publishing outfit dedicated to authors’ rights and fair pay, on a constant journey to explore the infinite possibilities of literary multimedia … Bottlecap Press is currently accepting chapbook submissions for our weekly chapbook series, Bottlecap Features. All genres are welcome, and the maximum page count is 36. […]
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Liminal Transit Review – “a literary journal that publishes work related to themes such as (but not limited to) diaspora, immigration, displacement, borders, and decolonization.” Accepting poetry, cross-genre, and prose submissions. No fees. Deadline: July 31. Fahmidan – Digital chapbook series accepting submissions of poetry and short fiction collections by POC and women. No fee. […]
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Anomaly: Submissions open June 1 – September 1. “Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers to support those most targeted by state violence. Email editor [at] anomalouspress [dot] org to request a fee waiver.” Epiphany 2021 Fresh Voices Fellowship: “Epiphany is thrilled to announce the Fresh Voices Fellowship, a year-long fellowship supporting one […]
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BAHR Magazine: “an online literary creative platform dedicated to amplifying the work of writers, artists, and creatives of all kinds. Based in South West Asia and North Africa, we accept submissions from around the world though we champion this region’s creators and prioritise their work. We particularly encourage those with marginalised identities to submit. We accept […]
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Etel Adnan Poetry Prize: “Every year the University of Arkansas Press accepts submissions for the Etel Adnan Poetry Series and awards the $1,000 Etel Adnan Poetry Prize to a first or second book of poetry, in English, by a writer of Arab heritage. Since its inception in 2015 the series has sought to celebrate and foster the writings […]
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Cave Canem Poetry Prize: “Launched in 1999 with Rita Dove’s selection of Natasha Trethewey’s Domestic Work, this first-book award is dedicated to the discovery of exceptional manuscripts by black poets of African descent. Winner receives $1,000, publication by Graywolf Press in fall 2022, 15 copies of the book, and a feature reading. Both the winner and runner-up […]
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Animal Heart Press Poetry Chapbook Contest: “There’s no theme – write what speaks to you, and comes from the innermost depths of your soul. What sparks your intensity, your passion, your curiosity, your anger. Tell us about it. We’re looking for 25-40 poems that fit tightly together. If some of the poems in the collection […]
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Animal Heart Press Poetry Chapbook Contest: “There’s no theme – write what speaks to you, and comes from the innermost depths of your soul. What sparks your intensity, your passion, your curiosity, your anger. Tell us about it. We’re looking for 25-40 poems that fit tightly together. If some of the poems in the collection […]
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Adroit Journal Gregory Djanikian Scholarship: “We annually recognize six emerging student or non-student poets as Gregory Djanikian Scholars. All emerging writers who have not published full-length collections are eligible (regardless of age, geographic location, or educational status), and are encouraged to submit. Writers with forthcoming debut full-length collections are eligible so long as collections won’t […]
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Abolition: A Journal of Insurgent Politics: Call for Art Submissions for a special issue of on Abolitionist Feminisms. “Works accepted for the pages of the journal will be printed in grayscale. Images will be in full color in our online, open-access form. The Abolition Collective is offering artists a modest honorarium of $100 for use […]
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To our readers, The Vagabond City Lit staff stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and all those protesting against police brutaality and anti-Black violence. We condemn the police murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Tony McDade as well as the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the many more Black lives ended […]
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