Devil’s Lake, the graduate literary journal published by the MFA candidates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting online entries for their annual Driftless Prize in Fiction and Poetry. Winners will receive $1,000 and publication in the Spring 2017 issue. The entry fee $15 and all entries are considered for publication. The deadline to submit is October 31st. Submissions…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Devil’s Lake 2016 Driftless Prize

The Santa Ana Review, the University of California, Riverside’s literary journal is open for submissions until November 15 (and reopens in spring from January 15-March 15). The Santa Ana River Review is accepting Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the visual arts and is open to established, emerging, and new writers. Find full submission details and submit…Continue reading Santa Ana River Review Open for Submissions

The Indiana Review is seeking submissions to their 2016 Fiction Prize. Story submissions up to 8,000 words in length are accepted from established and emerging writers. The contest winner will receive $1,000 and publication. Complete guidelines can be found here, and there is a $20 entry fee (which includes a year subscription to the journal). Submissions…Continue reading Indiana Review 2016 Fiction Prize

Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for the fall period of the Black River Chapbook Competition. Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The…Continue reading Black River Chapbook Competition

Literary magazine Glimmer Train is now accepting short story submissions for their New Writer Award. Full details below, submissions close on October 31. Open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. he 1st-place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive 10 copies of that…Continue reading Open for Submissions: Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award

The Writer is currently seeking submissions for two writing contests ideal for graduate students. The contest, “Our Darkest Hours” opens today September 15 and closes on November 15.  Find full details below and find a full list of contests from The Writer on their website.  

Sequestrum, a journal of literature and art, is currently seeking submissions for their 2016 New Writer Award for fiction, non-fiction, and prose. The top prize will be $500 and submissions are due on October 15. Find out more on the flyer below, or on their submission page. More about Sequestrum: A sequestrum is a necrotic bone fragment, identifiable by…Continue reading 2016 New Writer Award from Sequestrum

The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, a New Orleans lit festival geared toward the LGBT community, is now accepting submissions for their 2017 fiction contest. The deadline to submit is October 8 and there is a $20 entry fee. Find full details below or on their website. Grand Prize: $500 Complementary registration to 2017 Saints and Sinners ($150 Value) Publication in anthology New Fiction from…Continue reading Saints and Sinners Fiction Contest 2017

The Guild Literary Complex has extended its submission deadline for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award to September 15. From Guild Literary Complex: Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) founded the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award twenty-two years ago. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas and lived in Chicago for the rest of her life.…Continue reading Submissions: 2016 Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Awards