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38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025
These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from 38 publishers/organizers. A couple are open for more than one call. Some of the call themes are: Objection! Overruled!; soilpunk; haunt; no laughing matter; Helen of Troy; Walpurgis witcheries; rebels; performance; swashes and buckles; alien celebrations; and the lantern keepers. THEMED CALLS Murderous Ink…

Ten Manuscript Publishers Open to Direct Submissions in October 2025
Major publishers and small presses open to direct submissions. No agent required.