A reminder that the Columbia Journal is accepting submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for their 2016 Winter Contest until December 12. The winners in each category will receive cash prizes of $500 and have their winning works published in the spring print edition of the journal. Find full details and submit online. Columbia Journal…Continue reading Reminder: Columbia Journal Winter Contest
Category: Creative Writing
Reminder: Open Submissions for MENAGE
A friendly reminder that MENAGE literary journal is open for submissions. MENAGE will be searching for submissions weekly throughout December, so expect frequent reminders! From the editors: Submissions to MENAGE, a new online weekly, are open. Please send 3-5 poems to editor@menagemagazine.com. Attachments are preferred. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please let us know if any…Continue reading Reminder: Open Submissions for MENAGE
Reminder! Submissions are Almost Due for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Contest!
Submissions for the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s fiction contest will be closing at the end of the month on November 30. Find full submission details here, or see the the official call for submissions below: Hello Coordinators, Instructor, Directors, and Writers, The 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s Fiction Contest will close on November 30,…Continue reading Reminder! Submissions are Almost Due for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Fiction Contest!
Call for Submissions: The Dialogue Between Science and Religion
Creative Nonfiction and Issues in Science and Technology are currently seeking submissions for their joint writing contest aimed at exploring and expanding the dialogue between religion and science. The contest is seeking original narratives, creative nonfiction pieces, and research work with a narrative focus. Essays should be unpublished and no longer than 5,000 words. There is…Continue reading Call for Submissions: The Dialogue Between Science and Religion
Assay Call for Social Justice Submissions
Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies, is currently open and searching for submissions for the Spring 2016 edition with a focus on social justice. See full submission guidelines online, or see the following letter from editor Karine Babine: I’m writing today to ask for your help to spread the word and the call about Assay’s…Continue reading Assay Call for Social Justice Submissions
9th Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition
Submissions for the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition are now open. The competition is accepting three unpublished poems, there is a $10 submission fee, and submissions are due January 15. Winners receive an award of $100 and will be invited to read their poems at the 9th Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival on April 9th in Cary, North Carolina.…Continue reading 9th Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition
Writer Advice’s SCINTILLATING STARTS Contest
Writer Advice, online aid for writers, is open for submissions for their fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction contest Scintillating Starts. Send in opening paragraphs, up to 1,000 words, to Writer Advice by December 1st. There is a $15 submission fee and a cash award of $210 that will be split among selected winners. The contest…Continue reading Writer Advice’s SCINTILLATING STARTS Contest
Open Submissions: MENAGE
MENAGE a new online weekly literary journal is now open for submissions. MENAGE, launching late fall, will publish 2-4 poems in translation and in conversation with one another this week. Poets slated so far include Kim Sowol, Oscar Hahn, and Lorenzo Carlucci. Send submissions of 3-5 poems to editor@menagemagazine.com. Attachments are preferred. When submitting translations,…Continue reading Open Submissions: MENAGE
Call for Submissions: Devil’s Lake 2016 Driftless Prize
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
Columbia Journal Winter Contest
The Columbia Journal is now accepting submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for their 2016 Winter Contest. The winners in each category will receive cash prizes of $500 and have their winning works published in the spring print edition of the journal. Deadline for submissions is December 12, 2016. Find full details and submit online.…Continue reading Columbia Journal Winter Contest
2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Writing Contests
Submissions are now open for contests from the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival. The festival is accepting works of fiction (deadline November 30), poetry (deadline November 15), and one-act plays (deadline November 1) with prizes up to $1,500, publication, and airfare to the festival. Find full details on the call for submissions below: Hello Coordinators,…Continue reading 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Writing Contests
Submissions: Indicia Literary Journal
The new literary journal, Indicia is open for submissions until October 31 for their 2nd issue. They are searching for previously unpublished works of poetry, flash fiction, and visual art. See the following message from the editors: Dear Writers & Artists, We invite you to submit to our young online journal indicia, an art, poetry, and fiction publication made…Continue reading Submissions: Indicia Literary Journal