OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS
Workshops, classes, contests, residencies and retreats.
Auroras & Blossoms: Rolling Deadline
Launched in 2019, Auroras & Blossoms is dedicated to promoting positive, uplifting, and inspirational art; and giving artists (ages 13 and over) of all levels a platform where they can showcase their work and build their publishing credits.
We publish short stories, flash fiction, essays, six-word stories, photography, paintings, drawings, and poetry. One of our anthologies is entirely focused on 13-16 year-old creatives.
Link: https://abpositiveart.com/submit
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.
Hi folks!
The whirring growl you heard in early September was the sound of litmags starting up again. I’ve highlighted a few of my favorite places to send work and of course, contests and other opportunities in this month’s newsletter. Happy writing!
Jamie Lyn
LITMAGS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
There are a ton of literary magazines open for submissions, and new litmags crop up all the time. You can find more listings on any number of websites, and I encourage you to read a couple back issues of each magazine before you send in your work to ensure that it’s a good fit for each specific publication. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but it is a curated place of litmags that are great to work with, open to emerging writers, and who have deadlines coming up in September and October. Most of these publications accept work in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; many also accept artwork.
September 30
American Poetry Review
https://americanpoetryreview.submittable.com/submit
The Cincinnati Review
https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021/
Nashville Review
https://as.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/contact/submit
Tupelo Quarterly
https://tupeloquarterly.submittable.com/submit
Watershed Review
https://watershedreview.submittable.com/submit
October 1
Sonora Review
https://sonorareview.submittable.com/submit
Gordon Square Review
https://gordonsquarereview.submittable.com/submit
Bat City Review
http://www.batcityreview.org/submit
Witness Magazine
https://witnessmagazine.submittable.com/submit
October 15
Pangyrus Litmag
https://pangyrus.submittable.com/submit
New Ohio Review
https://newohioreview.submittable.com/submit
Seneca Review
https://senecareview.submittable.com/submit
Phoebe Journal
https://phoebejournal.com/submissions/
Washington Square Review
https://www.washingtonsquarereview.com/submit-2
October 31
Meridian
https://meridian.submittable.com/submit
Indiana Review
https://indianareview.org/submit/
Michigan Quarterly Review
https://mqr.submittable.com/submit
Tahoma Literary Review
https://tahomaliteraryreview.submittable.com/submit
Ninth Letter
http://www.ninthletter.com/journal/submit
Southern Humanities Review
http://www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/submit.html
CONTESTS
I’ve curated the following list of reputable contests with upcoming deadlines. Remember to carefully review and follow the contest guidelines; too often, work is disqualified over mistakes in formatting (or leaving your name on the manuscript.) At the end of this section, I’ve included a few additional places you can find contests.
September 30
Iowa Short Fiction Award
$25 fee
http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu
Miller Williams Poetry Prize
$28 fee
http://uapress.com/millerwilliamspoetryseries
Dzanc Books Nonfiction Prize
$28 Fee
http://uapress.com/millerwilliamspoetryseries
Missouri Review Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize (Multiple genres)
$25 Fee
http://missourireview.com
October 15
Alice James Book Award (Poetry)
$30 fee
http://alicejamesbooks.org/submit
Calvino Prize (Fiction)
$25 Fee
http://louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/creative-writing-contests
Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Prize
$18 Fee
http://omnidawn.com
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
$5 Fee
http://sixfold.org
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
$15 Fee
http://frictionlit.org/contests
October 31
Indiana Review Blue Light Book Prize
$20 Fee
http://indianareview.org/prizes/blue-light-books
The Journal, Wheeler Poetry Prize
$23 Fee
http://www.thejournalmag.org/book-prizes/wheeler-prize
Red Hen Press Benjamin Saltman Poetry Prize
$25 Fee
http://redhen.org
Additional Resources
You can find more opportunities for writers on the websites listed below. Remember, whenever a contest charges an entry fee, make sure that you vet them and confirm that they are legit. A great resource for researching writing contests is the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses: www.clmp.org.
Poets and Writers
https://www.pw.org/
NewPages
https://www.newpages.com/
Submittable
https://discover.submittable.com/
Entropy https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-september-october-and-november-2021/
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
Launched in 2019, Auroras & Blossoms is dedicated to promoting positive, uplifting, and inspirational art; and giving artists (ages 13 and over) of all levels a platform where they can showcase their work and build their publishing credits.
We publish short stories, flash fiction, essays, six-word stories, photography, paintings, drawings, and poetry. One of our anthologies is entirely focused on 13-16 year-old creatives.
Link: https://abpositiveart.com/submit
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.
Hi folks!
The whirring growl you heard in early September was the sound of litmags starting up again. I’ve highlighted a few of my favorite places to send work and of course, contests and other opportunities in this month’s newsletter. Happy writing!
Jamie Lyn
LITMAGS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS
There are a ton of literary magazines open for submissions, and new litmags crop up all the time. You can find more listings on any number of websites, and I encourage you to read a couple back issues of each magazine before you send in your work to ensure that it’s a good fit for each specific publication. This isn’t an exhaustive list, but it is a curated place of litmags that are great to work with, open to emerging writers, and who have deadlines coming up in September and October. Most of these publications accept work in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction; many also accept artwork.
September 30
American Poetry Review
https://americanpoetryreview.submittable.com/submit
The Cincinnati Review
https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021/
Nashville Review
https://as.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/contact/submit
Tupelo Quarterly
https://tupeloquarterly.submittable.com/submit
Watershed Review
https://watershedreview.submittable.com/submit
October 1
Sonora Review
https://sonorareview.submittable.com/submit
Gordon Square Review
https://gordonsquarereview.submittable.com/submit
Bat City Review
http://www.batcityreview.org/submit
Witness Magazine
https://witnessmagazine.submittable.com/submit
October 15
Pangyrus Litmag
https://pangyrus.submittable.com/submit
New Ohio Review
https://newohioreview.submittable.com/submit
Seneca Review
https://senecareview.submittable.com/submit
Phoebe Journal
https://phoebejournal.com/submissions/
Washington Square Review
https://www.washingtonsquarereview.com/submit-2
October 31
Meridian
https://meridian.submittable.com/submit
Indiana Review
https://indianareview.org/submit/
Michigan Quarterly Review
https://mqr.submittable.com/submit
Tahoma Literary Review
https://tahomaliteraryreview.submittable.com/submit
Ninth Letter
http://www.ninthletter.com/journal/submit
Southern Humanities Review
http://www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/submit.html
CONTESTS
I’ve curated the following list of reputable contests with upcoming deadlines. Remember to carefully review and follow the contest guidelines; too often, work is disqualified over mistakes in formatting (or leaving your name on the manuscript.) At the end of this section, I’ve included a few additional places you can find contests.
September 30
Iowa Short Fiction Award
$25 fee
http://www.uipress.uiowa.edu
Miller Williams Poetry Prize
$28 fee
http://uapress.com/millerwilliamspoetryseries
Dzanc Books Nonfiction Prize
$28 Fee
http://uapress.com/millerwilliamspoetryseries
Missouri Review Jeffrey E. Smith Editors Prize (Multiple genres)
$25 Fee
http://missourireview.com
October 15
Alice James Book Award (Poetry)
$30 fee
http://alicejamesbooks.org/submit
Calvino Prize (Fiction)
$25 Fee
http://louisville.edu/english/creative-writing/creative-writing-contests
Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Chapbook Prize
$18 Fee
http://omnidawn.com
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
$5 Fee
http://sixfold.org
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
$15 Fee
http://frictionlit.org/contests
October 31
Indiana Review Blue Light Book Prize
$20 Fee
http://indianareview.org/prizes/blue-light-books
The Journal, Wheeler Poetry Prize
$23 Fee
http://www.thejournalmag.org/book-prizes/wheeler-prize
Red Hen Press Benjamin Saltman Poetry Prize
$25 Fee
http://redhen.org
Additional Resources
You can find more opportunities for writers on the websites listed below. Remember, whenever a contest charges an entry fee, make sure that you vet them and confirm that they are legit. A great resource for researching writing contests is the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses: www.clmp.org.
Poets and Writers
https://www.pw.org/
NewPages
https://www.newpages.com/
Submittable
https://discover.submittable.com/
Entropy https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-september-october-and-november-2021/
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