OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS
April 15
Northridge Review
https://thenorthridgereview.submittable.com/submit
Colorado Review
https://coloradoreview.submittable.com/submit
River Teeth Journal
https://www.riverteethjournal.com/journal/submissions
Prairie Schooner Review
https://prairieschooner.submittable.com/submit
Bennington Review
https://www.benningtonreview.org/submit
Prism
https://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit
May 15
Labyrinth
https://labyrinth.submittable.com/submit
Open All Year
Hunger Mountain
https://hungermtn.org/submit/
Prism International
https://prismmagazine.ca/submit/
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.
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 where you can find more places to submit your work.
Pen Parentis Fellowship for New Parents
April 17, 2022
https://www.penparentis.org/fellowships/guidelines/
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
April 23, 2022
https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/poetry_and_short_story_awards#:~:text=Two%20prizes%20of%20%241%2C000%20each,entry%20fee%20by%20April%2023.
Whiting Foundation Nonfiction Grant
April 25, 2022
https://whiting.submittable.com/submit/c7e471d6-782d-4caf-935b-604f5e521c23/2022-whiting-creative-nonfiction-grant
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
April 28, 2022
https://frictionlit.org/contests/
Fall for the Book
April 29, 2022
https://fallforthebook.org/submissions/
Ashland Poetry Press Richard Snyder Memorial
April 30, 2022
https://www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines/snyder-prize
Beloit Poetry Journal Adrienne Rich Award
April 30, 2022
https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines
Breakwater Review Peseroff Prize
May 1, 2022
https://www.breakwaterreview.com/contests
Georgia Review Loraine Williams Poetry Prize
May 1, 2022
https://thegeorgiareview.com/the-loraine-williams-poetry-prize/
Wick Poetry Center Prize
May 1, 2022
https://wickpoetrycenter.submittable.com/submit/216518/2022-stan-and-tom-wick-poetry-prize
Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest
May 15, 2022
https://www.pshares.org/submit/emerging-writers-contest/guidelines
Bard Fiction Prize
June 15, 2022
https://www.bard.edu/bfp/
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.
Almond Press
https://dystopianstories.com/list-creative-writing-journals-accepting-submissions/
Entropy
https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-september-october-and-november-2021/
Poets and Writers
https://www.pw.org/
Published to Death
https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html
NewPages
https://www.newpages.com/
Submittable
https://discover.submittable.com/
The Practicing Writer 2.0 (January)
https://erikadreifus.substack.com/p/the-practicing-writer-20-january-9e5
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
Northridge Review
https://thenorthridgereview.submittable.com/submit
Colorado Review
https://coloradoreview.submittable.com/submit
River Teeth Journal
https://www.riverteethjournal.com/journal/submissions
Prairie Schooner Review
https://prairieschooner.submittable.com/submit
Bennington Review
https://www.benningtonreview.org/submit
Prism
https://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit
May 15
Labyrinth
https://labyrinth.submittable.com/submit
Open All Year
Hunger Mountain
https://hungermtn.org/submit/
Prism International
https://prismmagazine.ca/submit/
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.
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 where you can find more places to submit your work.
Pen Parentis Fellowship for New Parents
April 17, 2022
https://www.penparentis.org/fellowships/guidelines/
Sixfold Poetry and Short Story Awards
April 23, 2022
https://www.pw.org/writing_contests/poetry_and_short_story_awards#:~:text=Two%20prizes%20of%20%241%2C000%20each,entry%20fee%20by%20April%2023.
Whiting Foundation Nonfiction Grant
April 25, 2022
https://whiting.submittable.com/submit/c7e471d6-782d-4caf-935b-604f5e521c23/2022-whiting-creative-nonfiction-grant
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
April 28, 2022
https://frictionlit.org/contests/
Fall for the Book
April 29, 2022
https://fallforthebook.org/submissions/
Ashland Poetry Press Richard Snyder Memorial
April 30, 2022
https://www.ashlandpoetrypress.com/guidelines/snyder-prize
Beloit Poetry Journal Adrienne Rich Award
April 30, 2022
https://www.bpj.org/submit/rich-award-guidelines
Breakwater Review Peseroff Prize
May 1, 2022
https://www.breakwaterreview.com/contests
Georgia Review Loraine Williams Poetry Prize
May 1, 2022
https://thegeorgiareview.com/the-loraine-williams-poetry-prize/
Wick Poetry Center Prize
May 1, 2022
https://wickpoetrycenter.submittable.com/submit/216518/2022-stan-and-tom-wick-poetry-prize
Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest
May 15, 2022
https://www.pshares.org/submit/emerging-writers-contest/guidelines
Bard Fiction Prize
June 15, 2022
https://www.bard.edu/bfp/
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.
Almond Press
https://dystopianstories.com/list-creative-writing-journals-accepting-submissions/
Entropy
https://entropymag.org/where-to-submit-september-october-and-november-2021/
Poets and Writers
https://www.pw.org/
Published to Death
https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html
NewPages
https://www.newpages.com/
Submittable
https://discover.submittable.com/
The Practicing Writer 2.0 (January)
https://erikadreifus.substack.com/p/the-practicing-writer-20-january-9e5
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