Articles by S. Kalekar

32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for November 2025

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from 32 outlets; a couple of outlets are open for more than one call. Some of the call themes are: Gilgamesh; Helen of Troy; of blood & petals; witness; more alternative liberties; feline frights – whiskers between worlds; tales from the little library; lost…
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10 Magazines Accepting Young Adult Fiction

These magazines accept young adult (YA) fiction; there are both literary and genre magazines in this list. Most of them also accept other genres. A few pay writers. Not all of them are open for submissions now. Cast of WondersThis audio and online magazine of YA speculative fiction, from the Escape Artists suite of magazines,…
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30 Magazines Accepting Longer Fiction

These magazines accept fiction up to 7,000 words, or more. Many also accept other genres, like nonfiction, poetry, and hybrid works. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Many, but not all, are open for submissions now. Some pay writers. Meetinghouse“We welcome all forms of writing: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and work that…
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5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in October 2025

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They’re a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month. Initially the new publication Faun by Moonlight was on this list, but they started demanding a 5.00 fee to offset the influx of submissions. While it’s understandable to close to…
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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…
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94 Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Writers (September 2025)

This list of publishers meet our guiding principles, but are only open to free submissions from historically underrepresented writers or focus on publishing content produced by historically underrepresented writers. Some of these publications are open to a wide range of writers including writers of color, gender non-conforming and LGBTQ+ writers, and those living with disabilities….
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30 Magazines and Anthologies Publishing Horror Fiction

These magazines and anthologies publish horror fiction of various stripes: gothic horror, folk horror, monster stories, vampires, body horror, gore, sci-fi horror, dark fantasy, eerie stories, slasher stories, psychological horror, ghost stories, surrealist and cosmic horror, horror-comedy, surreal, macabre, and more. Some calls are themed. Some outlets pay writers. Many also publish other genres, like…
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5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in September 2025

These magazines accept fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and comics. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of these magazines are open through the month. WesterlyThis Australian magazine accepts fiction, poetry, creative as well as scholarly nonfiction, comics, and art. They are currently reading submissions for Issues 70.1 and 70.2.Deadline: 17 September 2025…
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41 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for September 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: folk horror; holiday; the unmaking; thresholds; arms & armor; alchemy; who gets to be American?; communication; long-term relationships; cats; the language of flowers; eerie Christmas; and soilpunk. Phi Kappa Phi Forum: Travel by PlaneThey’re reading poetry submissions for their…
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14 Literary Magazines Accepting Translations

These literary magazines accept translations of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; most also accept original works in English. Some of them pay. Most, but not all, are open for submissions now. There is also a bonus magazine which publishes works on translation. FictionableThey accept submissions of short stories from around the world; they also accept queries…
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50 Magazines and Anthologies Publishing Speculative Fiction

These are submission calls for speculative fiction: science fiction, fantasy, horror, and their sub-genres, including, but not limited to fairy tales, sword and sorcery, cozy fantasy, high fantasy, ghost stories, eldritch, slipstream, alternate history, steampunk, cyberpunk, post-apocalypse, soilpunk, solarpunk, and more. Many of them pay writers. Some of the calls are themed. Many, but not…
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5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in August 2025

These magazines publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month. Uncanny MagazineThis award-winning genre magazine is open now for speculative poetry submissions (until 26th August), and will open later in the month for speculative fiction submissions (25th August to 8th…
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28 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for August 2025

These are calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: the hollow court; trolls (fairy tales); Mmeory (memory manipulation); unseen agreements; common bonds; on the money; of swords & roses; Odysseus; erased from history; and travel by plane. THEMED CALLS Vellum Mortis: The Hollow CourtVellum Mortis is a monthly…
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12 Magazines Seeking Microfiction

Though not everyone can write a famous 6-word story (and here is a short take by OpenCulture on the story attributed to Hemingway), it is a great exercise to try. And while magazines have different length requirements for microfiction (from a few words to a few hundred), the general consensus is, it is shorter than…
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35 Magazines Accepting Book Reviews

These magazines accept reviews of books. Most of them also accept other genres, like fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of them pay writers. Many, but not all, of them are open for submissions now. Frivolous CommaThey publish speculative fiction (closed now) and nonfiction (1,000-2,500 words), including reviews; “Reviews/book round-ups through a personal/memoir lens (note: we…
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