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32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2024

These are themed submission calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry; a couple of these outlets are open for more than one call. Some call themes are: No place like home; were wolf short stories; food poems; winter horrorland; superstition; coming of age; time travel; rituals; underground; de/composition; steampunk sleuths; dread Mondays; bodies in…
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23 Memoir Publishers that Accept Direct Submissions

Memoir publishers that don’t require an agent to submit are few and far between. However, there are still options out there. Some are old and respected, others are new and still figuring things out. Not all the publishers on this list are currently open to submissions, but most are. Arcade PublishingArcade Publishing is an imprint…
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29 Literary Magazines Accepting Translations

These magazines accept translations of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays; most of them also accept original submissions of these genres in English. They are a mix of literary and genre magazines. Some of them pay. Many, but not all, of them are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order. ExchangesExchanges is a…
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Why and Where You Should Start Submitting Your Writing This September

“I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged… I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out.” — Erica Jong Starting to submit your work to literary journals is a hard task. Before…
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32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for September 2024

These are themed submission calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some call themes are: tales of winter shadows; schism; environmental justice; Morgana le Fay; long-term relationships; visitation; Leviathan (industrial horror); each and other; hidden villains – criminals; and werewolves. THEMED SUBMISSIONS Speculation Publications: Evergreen – Tale of Winter ShadowsThis is a fiction and…
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28 Literary Journals Focused on Limited Demographics

This list focuses on a wide variety of journals that are seeking specific kinds of writers, including older writers, writers attending university, working class writers, the incarcerated, veterans and their families, women writers, and Southern writers. Some of these limitations are geographic, some are not. Some publications have stricter guidelines than others. Not all are…
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31 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for August 2024

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some call themes are: fairy tales; harbinger; vacations; Little Red Flags – Stories of Cults, Cons, and Control; creature features; tumbleweed; secrets of the snow globe; vampires; and Achilles. Some deadlines are approaching quickly. THEMED SUBMISSION CALLS Orange & BeeThis is an Australian Substack-based…
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35 Magazines Accepting Book Reviews

These magazines and websites publish reviews of books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Many also publish other genres, like fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, and art. Some of these magazines pay. Many, but not all, are open for submissions now. They’re listed in no particular order.   The Los Angeles Review of BooksThey publish new reviews,…
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Is Your Manuscript Reader-Ready? Your Query Can Tell You!

By Julie Artz There’s a reason I advise my book coaching clients to write their query before they draft their full manuscript, and it’s not so that they’re ready to query agents or editors as soon as the first draft is done. A good query letter: And if you can do that, you likely have…
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26 Literary Journals with Fast Response Times

It is good to start out by submitting your work to literary journals that have fast response times. It is rewarding to hear back from journals within a month, rather than a year later, when you have forgotten all about them. Submitting to journals with fast response times helps keep you motivated. All of these…
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35 Themed Submissions Calls and Contests for July 2024

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: seaside gothic; Halloween; black cats; false memories; madame, don’t forget your sword; mafia horror; mystery stories; cowboy up; demagogues; ghost stories; pirate horror; holidays as a parent.    THEMED CALLSSans. Press: The Garden AnthologyThey want fiction. “In the…
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21 Terrific Small Presses Open to Direct Submissions

We review a lot of wonderful small presses here, and we also list even more here, here, and here (although some of these lists include large presses also). We also feature a lot of these presses in our biannually updated guide, which you can download here. This list doesn’t include all of our favorites, but…
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45 Magazines Paying for Genre Fiction

Here are 45 presses and magazines paying for genre fiction – horror, science fiction, slipstream, fantasy, fairy tales, crime, and more. A couple of the presses run more than one magazine. A few also accept other genres, like poetry and nonfiction. Not all are open for submissions now, but many are, or have announced their…
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25 Approachable Literary Journals

Some journals accept a lot more submissions than others. Acceptance rates change all the time, so realize that over time these journals may become harder to get into. These are not the only publishers that are easy to get into, but they are a good place to start if your sole goal is to get…
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32 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for June 2024

These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Some of the call themes are: red; monstrous; classic fairy tales; deadly Yellowstone; a brood of vampires; funny stories; and false memories.THEMED CALLS Mslexia: RedThey want work by women authors only. They accept fiction, poetry, nonfiction, fun stuff, as well as pitches for interviews…
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