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 Submission
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.
Rolling submissions accepted.
The Southern Review’s submission period is open, with 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
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. Rolling
submissions accepted. https://southeastreview.submittable.com/submit
Upstart literary journal tiny poetry: macropoetics is seeking submissions. While small, its journal is unique and edgy and has already featured luminary American writers. They are looking for space-based poetry that focuses on the relationship between self and nature, self and items (such as household items, books, etc) and self and other (love, friendship, relationship). They want to curate ten total poems for each issue, twenty-five image poems (macros) and five poems surrounding animals, specifically cats. Send all submissions with an author bio to macropoetics@gmail.com or visit. Rolling submissions accepted. 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 They currently only accept unpublished works; this includes website and personal blogs. Rolling submissions accepted.
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. Rolling submissions accepted.
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. Rolling submissions accepted.
http://eternalremedy.com/submissions/
Front Porch Journal, the online literary journal of Texas State University’s MFA program, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The journal publishes three times a year, highlighting emerging and established writers, reviews, and interviews. They are looking for new stories, essays, poems, flash, artwork, and graphic narratives. Rolling submissions accepted.
http://frontporchjournal.com/submissions/
JuxtaProse is accepting submissions in fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, art, and photography. They pride themselves on providing a venue where emerging writers can find a voice alongside some of the most respected names in world literature. Rolling submissions accepted.
For
more details, visit: http://www.juxtaprosemagazine.org/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. Submissions are rolling.
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. Submissions are rolling.
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. Year-round submissions.
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/9078.asp
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. Year-round submissions.
http://www.cgu.edu/pages/9078.asp
Quills Edge
Press is
pleased to announce a new and vibrant anthology of women’s voices in poetry.
Each of the poets selected will see two or three of her poems included, so that
her unique voice can be more deeply appreciated by others. This high-quality
anthology will allow new and established voices to submit on a level field,
where previous publications do not come into play. Your poetry will speak for
itself. Submissions
due here by September 22.
Contests
Southhampton Review is now accepting submissions for their Short,
Short Fiction Contest of up to 350 words. Prizes range from $150 for third
place, $250 for second place, and $350 for first. The deadline to submit is
October 1. Read more here- https://www.thesouthamptonreview.com/submit.
Brittingham and Felix
Pollack Poetry Prizes are now open. Any poet with an original, full-length,
yet-to-be-published collection is eligible. Each manuscript, accompanied by
a $28 reading fee paid online via Submittable, will be considered for both
prizes. Each prize offers $1,000 and a publishing contract with the University
of Wisconsin Press. Up to three additional finalists may be offered publishing
contracts with UW Press as well, though this is not guaranteed. The submission
deadline is September 15. More details here.
Poetry of the Scared is open for submissions Friday July 14 trough 11:59 PM on Sunday
August 27, 2017. This year’s final judge, Kentucky Poet Laureate Frederick
Smock, will select three honorable mentions to receive $100.00 and one winning
poem to be awarded the $500.00 Merton Prize in Poetry of the Sacred.
The winning poem will be published in the 2017-2018 Winter issue
of Parabola Magazine, an internationally recognized magazine devoted to
the world’s religious and cultural traditions. View more here.
Glimmer Train now has two contests open, Very Short
Fiction and Fiction. There is $7,400 in prizes. First-place winners will
be published in Glimmer Train. The deadline for both is August
30, 2017.
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
Blue Mesa Review is open to original English language works in
the genres of Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction for a $500 prize. The submission
must be an unpublished work. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. The
deadline is August 31st. For more details read here.
Conferences, Workshops,
and More
Kenyon Review Fellowship, is a two-year post-graduate residential fellowship at Kenyon College offers qualified individuals time to develop as writers, teachers, and editors. The fellowship provides an annual $35,150 stipend, plus health benefits. Applications are due September 15, 2017. Learn more here: http://www.kenyonreview.org/programs/fellowship/
HippoCamp, a conference for creative nonfiction writers,
will be held from September 8-1, 2017 in Lancaster, PA.This three-day creative writing conference event
features 40+ notable speakers, engaging sessions in four tracks, interactive
panels, readings, social activities, networking opportunities, and optional,
intimate pre-conference workshops in Lancaster, Pa., a city rich in history,
arts and culture. All of this, plus meals and snacks, bundled into a great,
comprehensive conference rate. The deadline to register is August 25. http://www.hippocamp2017.hippocampusmagazine.com/
Something to add? Send it to mfa@ashland.edu. We're especially interested in opportunities that cater to new and emerging writers.