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9 Opportunities for Writers This May 2023

 by NmaHassan Muhammad This list consists of fellowships, residencies, and writing and journalism bursaries. Please read the full guidelines and requirements before you apply to these opportunities. Scott Trust Bursary – The Guardian The Guardian Foundation is this year offering six bursaries for aspiring journalists to study for an MA in journalism. This is for…
Issue Five Hundred Nineteen

5 Paying Literary Magazines to Submit to in May 2023

These magazines pay for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; they are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Not all of them are open through the month. UncannyThis science fiction and fantasy magazine is open for a week in May for short fiction submissions, and for a fortnight for novella submissions. “We want  intricate, experimental stories…
Issue Five Hundred Eighteen Paying Market

Tin House: Accepting Manuscript Submissions Soon

Last Updated March 17th: Zando will acquire Tin House‘s book publishing operations. This includes the frontlist, backlist, and trademark, but does not include the Tin House Workshops and Podcast, which will continue on under the same name, but independent and separate from Zando. It seems like some of the primary staff at Tin House will…
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The Saltbush Review: Now Seeking Submissions

The Saltbush Review is an online journal affiliated with the JM Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice at the University of Adelaide in South Australia. They publish both emerging and established authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. At the Saltbush Review, they’re looking for writing that’s both rooted and boundaryless: “Like the grey saltbush which blooms…
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Wildhouse Press: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Wildhouse Press (WHP) is a small press based in Boston, that started actively publishing work in 2021. Their tagline is “Adventurous Spirituality – for unconventional people.” According to the website the press was founded by Wesley J. Wildman. They currently have published seven works of nonfiction, and one work of fiction, and have clear plans…
Fiction Issue Five Hundred Eighteen Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction Poetry Spirtual

Farrago: Now Accepting Manuscript Submissions

Farrago is an imprint of Duckworth Publishing (please read if you’re considering submitting to Farrago). Farrago’s tagline is “fiction to make you smile”. All of the work they publish, from mysteries to science fiction, have humor at the core.  They do not publish memoir. You can get a good feel for what they publish here….
Fiction Humor Issue Five Hundred Seventeen Manuscript Publishers

The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts: Now Seeking Submissions

The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts is an online publisher of shortform writing like micro fiction/nonfiction, flash writing, and prose poetry. The journal is a project of Matter Press. They pay contributors $50 per published piece. At The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts they believe, “that something very small can add up to something very…
Creative Non Fiction Fiction Issue Five Hundred Seventeen Literary Journals Poetry

7 Ways Blogging Helped My Writing

By Lory Widmer Hess In my mid-thirties, shortly before my son was born, I sold two essays to national magazines and thought my writing career had finally been launched. Then, postpartum depression and relationship issues struck, and while wrestling with those challenges, I didn’t write creatively for years. In my jobs in nonprofit publicity and…
Issue Five Hundred Seventeen Uncategorized

Blue River Press: Now Accepting Book Proposals

Updated March 1st 2024: It’s hard to tell because of the organization of their website and the second edition of books but I don’t think they have acquired a new book in years. I would not submit for that reason. Blue River Press is a publisher based in Indianapolis. They released their first book in…
Fiction Issue Five Hundred Sixteen Manuscript Publishers Non Fiction

Small Wonders Magazine: Now Seeking Submissions

Small Wonders Magazine is a new online publisher of narrative poetry and flash fiction. They primarily publish fantasy and science fiction; they also publish horror. Small Wonders is looking for writing that invites the reader into the wonder of other worlds. To get a sense of what they publish, you can read their first issue…
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My Path to Publication

By Jane Lo I’ve always loved to write stories. Prior to 2020, I had written a few short stories and personal essays – and when I was in high school, had even written a long, meandering tale I liked to think of as a ‘novella’ – but it wasn’t until January 2020 that I really…
Issue Five Hundred Sixteen Special Feature

Opportunities for Historically Underrepresented Authors this April

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….
Issue Five Hundred Sixteen

Three Ravens Publishing: Now Accepting Manuscript Queries

Update: As of December 6th 2024 , they are closing early to submissions, because of influx during a planned reading period. Three Ravens Publishing is a fiction publisher focused on genre work, particularly science fiction and fantasy, but are open to other genres as well.  They are active on social media, and attend various conventions,…
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The Orchards Poetry Journal: Now Seeking Submissions

The Orchards Poetry Journal is a biannual print and digital publication. They nominate three poems each issue for the Pushcart Prize, and they select two poems each issue for The Grantchester Award. The first place Grantchester Award winner is awarded $50, and the second place winner receives $30. The Orchards favors rhymed verse in traditional…
Issue Five Hundred Fifteen Literary Journals Poetry

8 Writing Opportunities/Fellowships This April 2023

These are opportunities with deadlines or awarded on a rolling basis. Most of them have restrictions around who can apply. Please read each entry carefully. Larissa Marantz Need & Merit Scholarships Ten (10) Larissa Marantz Need & Merit Scholarships are open to any writer or illustrator who identifies as BIPOC, LGBTQIA2, Jewish, Low-Income, having a…
Issue Five Hundred Fifteen

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