Calls for Submission- February

Each month, the Ashland MFA Program receives calls for submissions and contest deadlines, which it publicizes in its monthly newsletter. Listed below are this month's calls for submissions. 

Journal Submissions

The Woven Tale Press welcomes unsolicited submissions. Since their mission is to grow traffic to noteworthy artists and writers on the World Wide Web, they want to be able to link back your work; you must have a blog or website address. 

https://thewoventalepress.submittable.com/submit

The Southern Review’s submission period is open, with submissions for poetry remaining open until February 1, 2017 and submissions for prose remaining open until December 1, 2017. They accept mail submissions in all genres and online submissions in fiction and nonfiction. http://thesouthernreview.org/submissions/?utm_content=a51e37b2f4a940eca52d362f075dc7fa&utm_campaign=TSR09-2016&utm_source=Robly.com&utm_medium=email

Fiction International will accept submissions in response to the theme of Fool from October 1, 2016 to February 15, 2017. Fiction International publishes an award winning annual print journal that emphasizes formal innovation and social activism.  Each issue revolves around a theme and features a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, indeterminate prose, and visuals by leading writers and artists from around the world. Interested writers are invited to visit their submission guidelines page at:
http://fictioninternational.sdsu.edu/wordpress/submit/

The Southeast Review is currently accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and book review submissions for issues 35.1 and 35.2. They seek quality writing from a range of traditions and styles, with an emphasis on work that pushes boundaries and uses its craft to evoke emotion while making the strange seem familiar and the familiar, strange. https://southeastreview.submittable.com/submit

macropoetics seeks poetry on place and power for upcoming issues. Rolling submissions, see their guidelines for more details. http://www.macropoetics.com/submit/

Platypus Press Wildness wants work that evokes the unknown. Platypus Press publishes its online edition every two months. A print anthology will be released once a year. Rolling submissions. No minimum length for poetry and prose, but please keep stories under 2,500 words and each poem under 80 lines. They currently only accept unpublished works; this includes website and personal blogs.
http://readwildness.com/submit

Palaver was recently named one of Flavorwire’s hybrid magazines to follow. They are asking for Creative or Academic Submissions that defy the confines of a single discipline and have accessible language. The written academic work should be typed, double spaced, and follow MLA guidelines. Due to the volume of submissions Palaver receives, they ask that the academic pieces run no longer than twenty-five pages, and they do not accept previously published work-- be it print or online.
http://palaverjournal.com/submit-to-palaver/ 

Eternal Remedy is an online journal dedicated to creative writing surrounding the topics of existentialism, love, psychology, philosophy, religion and the human condition in general. In its third year of operation, the journal is looking to expand its writing selections.
http://eternalremedy.com/submissions/ 

Front Porch Journal, the online literary journal of Texas State University’s MFA program, is currently seeking flash prose for their website. Rolling submissions on other genres.
http://frontporchjournal.com/submissions/ 

Trigger Warning is now accepting submissions for its first edition. This new literary magazine will focus on works that convey what it is to overcome personal struggles and which accurately illustrate the nature of the human experience. They accept personal essays, memoir, fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and hybrid works. They read year round and publish their journal three times per year. Reading fee is $5. Accepted writers receive $25.
http://www.triggerwarninglit.com/

Proximity, a quarterly collection of true stories exploring place, space, and connections in the modern age, seeks unpublished creative nonfiction of all lengths as well as photo essays/multimedia for their upcoming themed issues. CAMP (deadline February 15), Work (deadline May 1), and Reuse (deadline July 1). 
http://proximitymagazine.org/submissions/

Small Po[r]tions is accepting submissions for Issue 6! They aim to curate cross-genre, experimental and multi/intermedia work and hope to offer a shared space for experimental creative fiction and nonfiction, lyrical fiction, poetry, and multimedia pieces. Small Po[r]tionsissues have a print component with a focus on book arts and an online component featuring selections from the print issue along with media work. Please submit up to 1000 words [up to 5 pages] or one multimedia work.
https://smallportionsjournal.com/submissions/

JuxtaProse is accepting submissions in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. We pride ourselves on providing a venue where emerging writers can find a voice alongside some of the most respected names in world literature. For more details, visit: http://www.juxtaprosemagazine.org/submit/

Submit writing to "Inklight," a meeting place of creative writing and photography published on the website of Afterimage: The Journal of Media Arts and Cultural Criticism. For this unique project, photographers submit original work, which is selected to be posted on the Afterimage web site. Writers then submit original creative writing inspired by one of the images on the web site. New Inklight features will be posted on their web site regularly and archived indefinitely. For the current selection of photographs, please visit: vsw.org/afterimage/inklight/gallery/. Submit ONE piece of writing (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) of up to 750 words or 25 short lines as a Word document email attachment toafterimage.inklight@gmail.com with “Inklight Writing” in the subject line, and include in your email the title and name of the artist of the work you are responding to. No critical responses, please.
vsw.org/afterimage/inklight/

Golden Walkman Magazine, a literary magazine for your ears, is accepting submissions. Send your best poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and craft essays. Work can be sent to submit@goldwalkmag.com. For guidelines, visit: http://goldwalkmag.com/submit/

Found Polaroids is looking for flash fiction to accompany their collection of “found polaroids.” While submitted stories are unpaid writing projects, the exposure that students would gain from their stories is widespread. Found Polaroids has been featured on such news outlets as BBC World Radio, The Guardian.com, Dazed Magazine, CBC Radio 'As It Happens’, MutantSpace.com, The Plaid Zebra, and many more.
http://www.foundpolaroids.com/ 

Glassworks publishes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, hybrid pieces, craft essays, new media, and art both digitally and in print. We also publish flash fiction, prose poetry, and micro essays in our online edition Flash Glass monthly. Submissions for Flash Glass are accepted on a year-round, rolling basis. www.rowanglassworks.org

Foothill: a journal of poetry invites graduate students to submit up to six unpublished, English-language-based poems composed in any poetic genre or form. They accept simultaneous submissions, and they read them year round. As compensation for publication, authors receive one free copy of the print journal. Foothill is published by Claremont Graduate University.
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/9078.asp

Contests

EVENT’s 2017 Non-Fiction Contest is now taking submissions. The guest judge is J. Jill Robinson. The winner(s) receives $1,500 in prizes plus publication in EVENT. EVENT reserves the right to award the prize money as it sees fit (e.g.,  two prizes valued at $750, three at $500, or one at $1000 and one at $500, etc.) in accordance with the judge’s decision. The deadline is April 15, 2017.

http://www.eventmagazine.ca/contest-nf/

The Second Annual Ex Ophidia Press Poetry Book Prize is now open for submissions! The winning poet will receive $1,000 in cash and 15 author copies. Open to all English-language authors (of any age, ethnicity, gender or orientation) for a book of poetry. Suggested length of manuscript is between 64 and 84 pages, single-spaced. The deadline is August 15, 2017.

http://www.exophidiapress.org/poetry-book-prize.html

The Southern Review’s World’s Best Short-Short Story Contest, Gearhart Poetry Contest, and Narrative Nonfiction Contest are all open! For each contest, one winner (awarded $1,000) and up to five finalists will be announced in spring/summer 2017 and will appear in Volume 36.1 (Winter 2018). The deadlines are all on March 15, 2017.
http://southeastreview.org/contests/#story

Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers contest is open to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. The 1st-place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive 10 copies of that issue. Second- and 3rd-place win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. The deadline is February 28, 2017.

http://www.glimmertrain.com//pages/guidelines/short_story_award_for_new_writers_guidelines.php

Australian Book Review welcomes entries in the 2017 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, one of the world’s leading prizes for an original short story. They are seeking stories of between 2,000 and 5,000 words, written in English. The 2017 Jolley Prize is worth a total of $12,500, with a first prize of $7,000 and supplementary prizes of $2,000 and $1,000. The judges will also commend three additional stories, the authors of which will each receive $850. Entries close at midnight 10 April 2017.

https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes/elizabeth-jolley-story-prize/current-jolley

The Cleveland State University Poetry Center invites submissions for their 2017 Book Competitions. Full-length manuscripts will be accepted from January 1 - March 31, 2017. There are three competitions: First Book Poetry Competition with judge Suzanne Buffam; Open Book Poetry Competition with judges Rebecca Gayle Howell, Lo Kwa Mei-En, & Lee Upton; Essay Collection Competition with judge Renee Gladman. Winners will receive a $1,000 prize, publication, and a standard royalty contract.

http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/

Australian Book Review welcomes entries in the eleventh Calibre Essay Prize, Australia’s premier prize for a non-fiction essay. Essays must be between 3,000 and 7,000 words and must be written in English. The judges are Sheila Fitzpatrick, Peter Rose, and Geordie Williamson. The first prize is AU$5,000 with a supplementary prize of AU$2,500. Deadline for entries is 15 March 2017.
https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes/calibre-prize/calibre-online-entry

Friends of Falun Gong is excited to announce their new poetry contest and is currently taking submissions. FoFG is a U.S.–based non-profit organization interested in advancing human rights through the form of poetry. There is no entry fee. All winners will be published on FoFG’s website. 1st Place winners (adult, college, and youth) will appear in print in the Society of Classical Poets Journal. The deadline is April 30, 2017.

http://fofg.org/act-now/poetry-contest/

The Writer Magazine is opening up their pages to their readers. Their “Your Turn” essay contest asks readers to write a 2,000-word essay about any aspect of the writing life. Any topic is fair game, so long as it pertains to some aspect of writing. Every submitted essay will be considered for paid publication, and the grand prize is $1,000. The deadline is Februray 25, 2017.

http://www.writermag.com/writing-resources/contests/

Shelterbelt Press is now accepting submissions for its first Poetry Prize, which being judged by Ada Limón! The winning book will be published by Shelterbelt Press in the fall of 2017. Winners receive a $500 award, 25 copies of their book, plus a trip to the University of Illinois Springfield for a reading and launch party.

http://www.shelterbeltpress.org/submissions/

Conferences, Workshops, and More

The Baltic Writing Residency is extremely excited to announce the establishment of the Stormé DeLarverie writing residency, specifically aimed at under-represented writers. They are currently taking applications. It will offer 6-7 days in a Victorian apartment in historic Old Louisville, or off of the Blue Ridge Parkway in idyllic Boone, NC (1.5 hrs from Asheville; 1 hr from Winston-Salem). The date of the residency will be decided through discussion with the winning writer, as will the choice of KY or NC. The deadline in June 15, 2017.

http://balticresidency.com/apply.php

CLMP is seeking readers for the 2017 Firecracker Awards, an awards series devoted to celebrating independent literary publishers and self-published works of high literary merit. Right now we are looking for readers to review book-length submissions in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction. If you are interested please email Natalie Mesnard at nmesnard@clmp.org.

Profane Journal is currently seeking a poetry editor, in addition to poetry, nonfiction, and fiction readers. All positions are unpaid.
http://profane.submittable.com/submit/76196/read-for-profane

Something to add? Send it to mfa@ashland.edu. We're especially interested in opportunities that cater to new and emerging writers.