Call for Submissions: Nowhere Mag

Nowhere Magazine, a literary travel-writing publication, is now open for submissions to their Fall contests! Founded in 2008, Nowhere awards two authors per year $1,000 each for their winning entry into their spring and fall writing contests. They publish long-form, resonant non-fiction, fiction, essays and poetry—no lists, no guides, no fluff—penned by a diverse cohort…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Nowhere Mag

Call for Submissions: Eggtooth Editions Chapbook Contest

The Eggtooth Editions Chapbook Contest is accepting submissions from now until December 15. Please see the attached flyer for details. Feel free to contact eggtootheditions@gmail.com with questions; see http://eggtootheditions.org/ for complete guidelines.

Call for Submissions: Subito Press

Ready your pens and keyboards—it’s submission season!   Subito Press, a small non-profit publishing company established by the University of Colorado Boulder’s creative writing department, is currently holding a contest for book-length works of poetry or prose and are in their last push for submissions. They hope to encourage MFA students to submit their work.…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Subito Press

Call for Submissions: Glassworks Literary Magazine

Glassworks is accepting submissions through December 15, 2019!   Glassworks, the literary magazine of Rowan University’s Master of Arts in Writing graduate program, publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, and artwork both digitally and in print. They are currently reading for spring and fall 2020 print issues. They also publish flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays monthly…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Glassworks Literary Magazine

Call for Submissions: Spokane Prize for Short Fiction

Deadline: June 30, 2019 Entry Fee: $28 Cash Prize: $2,000 E-mail address: willowspringsbooks@gmail.com Website: http://www.willowspringsbooks.org/submit A prize of $2,000 and publication by Willow Springs Books is given annually for a short story collection. Submit a manuscript of three or more stories totaling at least 98 pages with a $27.50 entry fee by June 30. Visit…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Spokane Prize for Short Fiction

Bill & Irene Beck Award

Dear Graduate Students:  The English Department seeks nominations for the Bill and Irene Beck Award for Community Engagement. This award is named for a family whose support of our own Big Shoulders Books makes possible the publication of socially conscious literature by and about Chicagoans. In the spirit of this generosity, we would like to…Continue reading Bill & Irene Beck Award

Louder Than a Bomb University

Young Chicago Authors puts on the largest poetry slam festival in the world, Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) during the months of February and March. Based on the success of LTAB, they have extended the competition and community to young adults ages 18-25 and created Louder Than a Bomb University (LTABU). The competition runs March…Continue reading Louder Than a Bomb University

Call for Submissions: Cagibi

  Cagibi is a journal of poetry & prose that has garnered praise in its first year for its quarterly online issues, publishing emerging writers side by side with our literary heroes. Submissions are now being accepted for CAGIBI’s inaugural Macaron Prize. Winners of the 2019 Macaron Prize will receive $1,000 and publication in Cagibi’s inaugural…Continue reading Call for Submissions: Cagibi

The Coming Change Contest: Call For Submissions

Write a 2,000-word fictional short story using any nuance, definition, or understanding of the word “change.” Deadline: May 15th, 2018 Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine Word count: 2,000 words or less Other prizes: The second-place winner will receive $500 and publication on writermag.com; the third-place winner will receive $250 and publication on writermag.com as well.