OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS
Workshops, classes, contests, residencies and retreats.
Whiting Foundation: Creative Nonfiction Grants
Deadline: April 19
No fee. Creative Nonfiction. https://www.whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant/about
Beloit Poetry Journal, Adrienne Rich Award
Deadline: April 30
$15 Fee. Poetry. https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines
DIAGRAM/New Michigan Chapbook Contest
Deadline: April 30
$20 Fee. Poetry Chapbooks. https://www.thediagram.com/contest.html
Ashland Poetry Press
Deadline: April 30
$27 Fee. Poetry. https://www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines/snyder-prize
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
Deadline: April 30
$17 Fee. Short fiction. https://www.carvezine.com/raymond-carver-contest
Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Kent State University
Deadline: May 1
$30 entry fee. Poetry. https://www.kent.edu/wick/stan-and-tom-wick-poetry-prize
Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest
Deadline: May 30
$8 Fee. Short fiction. http://www.gemini-magazine.com/shortstorycomp.html
Auroras & Blossoms: Rolling Deadline
https://abpoetryjournal.com/submit/
Launched in 2019, Auroras & Blossoms is dedicated to promoting positive, uplifting, and inspirational art; and giving artists of all levels a platform where they can showcase their work and build their publishing credits. We publish short stories, six-word stories, paintings, and drawings. We are also looking for work that tells beautiful stories and articles that are helpful to photographers at every level of their career for publication in our sister journal FPoint Collective Photography Magazine. We are interested in photography, along with articles, tips, stories, and essays relating to photography. International submissions welcome.
Driftwood Press Submissions: Rolling Deadline
Year-round submissions accepted www.driftwoodpress.net
John Updike once said, "Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better." At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it right, or better. We are excited to receive your submissions and will diligently work to bring you the best in full poetry collections, novellas, graphic novels, short fiction, poetry, graphic narrative, photography, art, and interviews.
Literary Magazines Open for Submissions
This list was currated using Submittable; you can log into the Submittable website or visit each literary magazine's web page for details.
April 1-30
Sonora Review
Gordon Square Review
Bat City
Ninth Letter
Passages North
Southern Indiana Review
Brink
Five Points
North American Review
New England Review
Riverteeth
Bayou
Boulevard
Witness
Fugue
May 2- 15
Bennington Review
Permafrost
LitMag
Gettysburg Review
Dappled Things
CrazyHorse
Baltimore Review
Black Fox Litmag
New Delta Review
Triquarterly
New Ohio Review
wORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
The Kenyon Review Summer Workshops
Rolling admissions, but early applications accepted. Workshops in Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Translation, and Spiritual Writing. https://kenyonreview.org/writers
Fellowship for Writers
Just Buffalo Literary Center Poetry Fellowship
Deadline: April 30
$20 Fee. Poetry. https://www.justbuffalo.org/fellowships/poetry-fellowship/
Pen Parentis Fellowship for New Parents
Deadline: April 15
$17 Fee. Fiction. https://www.penparentis.org/where-you-come-in/apply-for-our-fellowship/
Deadline: April 19
No fee. Creative Nonfiction. https://www.whiting.org/writers/creative-nonfiction-grant/about
Beloit Poetry Journal, Adrienne Rich Award
Deadline: April 30
$15 Fee. Poetry. https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines
DIAGRAM/New Michigan Chapbook Contest
Deadline: April 30
$20 Fee. Poetry Chapbooks. https://www.thediagram.com/contest.html
Ashland Poetry Press
Deadline: April 30
$27 Fee. Poetry. https://www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines/snyder-prize
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
Deadline: April 30
$17 Fee. Short fiction. https://www.carvezine.com/raymond-carver-contest
Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Kent State University
Deadline: May 1
$30 entry fee. Poetry. https://www.kent.edu/wick/stan-and-tom-wick-poetry-prize
Gemini Magazine Short Story Contest
Deadline: May 30
$8 Fee. Short fiction. http://www.gemini-magazine.com/shortstorycomp.html
Auroras & Blossoms: Rolling Deadline
https://abpoetryjournal.com/submit/
Launched in 2019, Auroras & Blossoms is dedicated to promoting positive, uplifting, and inspirational art; and giving artists of all levels a platform where they can showcase their work and build their publishing credits. We publish short stories, six-word stories, paintings, and drawings. We are also looking for work that tells beautiful stories and articles that are helpful to photographers at every level of their career for publication in our sister journal FPoint Collective Photography Magazine. We are interested in photography, along with articles, tips, stories, and essays relating to photography. International submissions welcome.
Driftwood Press Submissions: Rolling Deadline
Year-round submissions accepted www.driftwoodpress.net
John Updike once said, "Creativity is merely a plus name for regular activity. Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better." At Driftwood Press, we are actively searching for artists who care about doing it right, or better. We are excited to receive your submissions and will diligently work to bring you the best in full poetry collections, novellas, graphic novels, short fiction, poetry, graphic narrative, photography, art, and interviews.
Literary Magazines Open for Submissions
This list was currated using Submittable; you can log into the Submittable website or visit each literary magazine's web page for details.
April 1-30
Sonora Review
Gordon Square Review
Bat City
Ninth Letter
Passages North
Southern Indiana Review
Brink
Five Points
North American Review
New England Review
Riverteeth
Bayou
Boulevard
Witness
Fugue
May 2- 15
Bennington Review
Permafrost
LitMag
Gettysburg Review
Dappled Things
CrazyHorse
Baltimore Review
Black Fox Litmag
New Delta Review
Triquarterly
New Ohio Review
wORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
The Kenyon Review Summer Workshops
Rolling admissions, but early applications accepted. Workshops in Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Translation, and Spiritual Writing. https://kenyonreview.org/writers
Fellowship for Writers
Just Buffalo Literary Center Poetry Fellowship
Deadline: April 30
$20 Fee. Poetry. https://www.justbuffalo.org/fellowships/poetry-fellowship/
Pen Parentis Fellowship for New Parents
Deadline: April 15
$17 Fee. Fiction. https://www.penparentis.org/where-you-come-in/apply-for-our-fellowship/