May 2022 Top Picks: Opportunities for Writers
The May 2022 edition of "Writing Life Essentials" is a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submissions calls, and awards. We try to prioritize opportunities that are at least one of the following: local, free to apply, and/or committed to celebrating and supporting writers from historically marginalized communities. We do the research, so you have more time for what matters: the writing. Or, prowling bookstores. That’s important, too.
Contests & Awards
Backwaters Prize | University of Nebraska Press
Fee: $30; Award: $2,000; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $2,000, publication by University of Nebraska Press, and 20 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. An honorable mention prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Nebraska Press will also be given. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 60 to 85 pages with a $30 entry fee by May 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
International Poetry Contest | Atlanta Review
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Atlanta Review is given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems of any length with a $15 entry fee by May 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize | Wick Poetry Center
Fee: $30; Award: $2,500; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $2,500 and publication by Kent State University Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection. The winner is also invited to teach a weeklong writing workshop at Kent State University and give a reading with the judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 50 to 70 pages with a $30 entry fee by May 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Loraine Williams Poetry Prize | Georgia Review
Fee: $15; Award: $1,500; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Georgia Review is given annually for a single poem. The winner will also receive an all-expenses paid trip to give a public reading in Athens, Georgia. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
International Poetry Contest | Atlanta Review
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Atlanta Review is given annually for a single poem. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Peseroff Prize | Breakwater Review
Fee: $10; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Breakwater Review is given annually for a single poem. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Waterston Desert Writing Prize | High Desert Museum
Fee: $0; Award: $2,500; Deadline: May 1st
A prize of $2,500 is given annually for a work of nonfiction that “recognizes the vital role deserts play worldwide in the ecosystem and the human narrative, with the desert as both subject and setting.” The winner will also be provided with travel and lodging to attend a reception and awards ceremony at the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, in September. Works-in-progress as well as published and unpublished prose are eligible. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize | Australian Book Review
Fee: $18; Award: $4,272; Deadline: May 2nd
A prize of AUD $6,000 (approximately $4,272) is given annually for a story. A second-place prize of AUD $4,000 (approximately $2,848) and a third-place prize of AUD $2,500 (approximately $1,780) are also given. The winners will all be published in Australian Book Review. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fee: $0; Award: $1,322; Deadline: May 4th
A prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,322) and publication in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 15 is given annually for a short story. Tom Drake-Lee, Irenosen Okojie, and Jessica Taylor will judge. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Emerging Writer’s Contest | Ploughshares
Fee: $24; Award: $2,000; Deadline: May 15th
The Emerging Writer's Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book. Read past winners of the contest here. Ploughshares awards publication, $2,000, review from Aevitas Creative Management, and a 1-year subscription for one winner in each of the three genres. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize | Ruminate
Fee: $20; Award: $1,500; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Ruminate is given annually for a single poem. Using only the online submission system, submit up to two poems of no more than 40 lines each with a $20 entry fee, which includes the prize copy of Ruminate, by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Raymond Carver Short Story Contest | Carve
Fee: $17; Award: $2,000; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $2,000 and publication in Carve is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 10,000 words with a $17 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Stanley Kunitz Memorial Prize | American Poetry Review
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Poetry Review is given annually for a single poem by a poet under the age of 40. The editors will judge. Submit up to three poems totaling no more than three pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Cow Creek Chapbook Prize | Pittsburg State University
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $1,000, publication by Pittsburg State University, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. Chen Chen will judge. Submit a manuscript of 15 to 30 pages with a $15 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Montreal International Poetry Prize | McGill University
Fee: $20; Award: $20,000; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $20,000 Canadian (approximately $15,728) and publication in the 2022 Montreal Poetry Prize Anthology is given biennially for a poem. Lorna Goodison will judge and Cameron Awkward-Rich, Heather Christle, Nabina Das, Ariel Engle, Liz Howard, Joanne Limburg, Conor O’Callaghan, Tanure Ojaide, Michael Prior, Medrie Purdham, Mark Tredinnick, and Rhian Williams will serve as jurors. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a $20 Canadian (approximately $16) entry fee by May 1, or with a $25 Canadian (approximately $20) entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fee: $10; Award: $1,500; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Gaudy Boy, an imprint of the New York City–based literary nonprofit Singapore Unbound, is given annually for a poetry collection by an Asian writer. Yeow Kai Chai will judge. Submit a manuscript of 70 to 120 pages with a $10 entry fee by May 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Book Prize | Crook’s Corner Book Prize Foundation
Fee: $35; Award: $5,000; Deadline: May 15th
A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a debut novel set in the American South. The author may live anywhere, but eligible novels must be set primarily in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, or Washington, D.C. Self-published books are eligible, but books available only as e-books are not. Ben Fountain will judge. Authors and publishers may submit two copies of a book (or bound galleys) published between January 1, 2021, and May 15, 2022, with a $35 entry fee postmarked by May 15. Visit the website for the required entry form and complete guidelines.
Fee: $24; Award: $2,500; Deadline: May 15th
Three prizes of $2,500 each and publication in New Letters are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to six poems of no more than 30 pages or a story or essay of up to 8,000 words with a $24 entry fee, which includes a subscription to New Letters, by May 22. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fee: $50; Award: $3,000; Deadline: May 30th
A prize of $3,000 and publication by Gival Press is given biennially for a novel. Submit a manuscript of 30,000 to 100,000 words with a $50 entry fee by May 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Anhinga Prize for Poetry | Anhinga Press
Fee: $25; Award: $2,000; Deadline: May 31st
A prize of $2,000, publication by Anhinga Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a poetry collection. Erika Meitner will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee ($28 for electronic submissions) by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
First Novel Prize | Writer’s Center
Fee: $0; Award: $3,000; Deadline: May 31st
A prize of $3,000 is given annually for a first novel published in the previous calendar year. Publishers or authors may submit three copies of a novel published in 2021 by May 31. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Bridport Prizes | Bridport Arts Centre
Fee: $16; Award: $6,759; Deadline: May 31st
Two prizes of £5,000 (approximately $6,759) each and publication in the Bridport Prize anthology are given annually for a poem and a short story. A second-place prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,352) and publication is also given in each category. Additionally, a prize of £1,000 (approximately $1,352) and publication is given for a work of flash fiction. Inua Ellams will judge in poetry, Tim Pears will judge in short story, and Kathy Fish will judge in flash fiction. Submit a poem of up to 42 lines, a story of up to 5,000 words, or a piece of flash fiction of up to 250 words by May 31. The entry fee is £10 (approximately $14) for poetry, £12 (approximately $16) for fiction, and £9 (approximately $12) for flash fiction. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Max Ritvo Poetry Prize | Milkweed Editions
Fee: $25; Award: $10,000; Deadline: May 31st
A prize of $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions is given annually for a debut poetry collection by a U.S. poet. Henri Cole will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages with a $25 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction | University of Georgia Press
Fee: $30; Award: $10,000; Deadline: May 31st
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Georgia Press is given annually for a collection of short fiction. Lori Ostlund will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 40,000 to 75,000 words with a $30 entry fee by May 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
West Trade Review Prize for Poetry | West Trade Review
Fee: $10; Award: $500; Deadline: May 31st
West Trade Review is excited to announce our first annual poetry contest, the West Trade Review Prize for Poetry. The grand prize is $500 and publication in West Trade Review. Receive a copy of our Spring 2022 edition for your $10 contest entry fee. The contest will be judged by Kemi Alabi, author of AGAINST HEAVEN (Graywolf Press, 2022), selected by Claudia Rankine as winner of the 2021 Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: June 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Salamander is given annually for a short story. Jamie Quatro will judge. Submit a story of up to 30 pages with a $15 entry fee between May 1 and June 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize | American Short Fiction
Fee: $20; Award: $2,500; Deadline: June 1st
A prize of $2,500 and publication in American Short Fiction is given annually for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of 2,000 to 6,500 words with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by June 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Emerging Poets Contest | Boulevard
Fee: $16; Award: $1,000; Deadline: June 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Boulevard is given annually for a group of poems by a poet who has not published a poetry collection with a nationally distributed press. The editors will judge. Submit three poems of any length with a $16 entry fee, which includes a subscription to Boulevard, by June 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Annual Literary Contest | Solstice
Fee: $18; Award: $500 - $1,000; Deadline: June 1st
Winners as well as finalists will be published in our Summer Awards Issue due out in August. All winners and finalists will be cited in future advertisements and announcements. Judges: Jabari Asim, Alysia Abbott, Josh Neufeld, and Tomás Q. Morín. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Annual Writing Competition | Writer’s Digest
Fee: $20; Award: $5,000; Deadline: June 6th
A prize of $5,000, an interview in Writer’s Digest, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the Writer's Digest Annual Conference held in New York City during July is given annually for a work in categories including poetry, short story, and essay. Five prizes of $1,000 each and publication on the Writer’s Digest website are also given for a rhyming poem, a non-rhyming poem, a short story, a genre short story, and a personal essay. Using only the online submission system, submit a poem of up to 40 lines, a story of no more than 4,000 words, or an essay of up to 2,000 words by June 6. The entry fee for poetry is $20 ($15 for each additional poem) before May 6 and $25 thereafter ($20 for each additional poem); the entry fee for prose is $30 ($25 for each additional entry) before May 6 and $35 thereafter ($30 for each addition entry). Visit the website for complete guidelines.
2022 VOICES OF LINCOLN POETRY CONTEST
Fee: $0; Award: Publication in commemorative chapbook; Deadline: July 21st
Poets wanted. The 18th Annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest begins in April, National Poetry Month. The contest theme is “People Are . . . Everything.” Both adult and young poets are encouraged to enter. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fellowships, Grants & More
Editorial Fellowship | Nightboat Books
Fee: $0; Award: $10,000; Deadline: May 15th
Nightboat Books is happy to announce that we’re inviting proposals for a new Editorial Fellowship! Seeking to support the labor of editors of color, we’re looking for an aspiring BIPOC editor to work alongside Nightboat staff to develop a book project of their choosing over the course of two (2) years. Black and Indigenous editors are strongly encouraged to apply. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Rest, Craft, and Study Grants | FIYAH Literary Magazine
Fee: $0; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 15th
The FIYAH Literary Magazine Grant Series is intended to assist Black writers of speculative fiction in defraying costs associated with honing their craft. The series includes three $1,000 grants to be distributed annually based on a set of submission requirements. All grants with the exception of the Emergency Grant will be issued and awarded as part of Juneteenth every year. The emergency grant will be awarded twice a year in $500 amounts. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Susan Kamil Emerging Writer Fellowships | Center for Fiction
Fee: $0; Award: $5,000; Deadline: May 31st
Nine fellowships of $5,000 each, a one-year membership to the Center for Fiction in New York City, and a year of access to the Writers Studio writing space at the center are given annually to fiction writers living in New York City who have not yet published a book of fiction. Winners also have the opportunity to meet with editors and agents who represent new writers. Applicants who on June 1, 2022, will be enrolled in a degree-granting program or are currently under contract with a publisher for a work of fiction are ineligible. Using only the online submission system, submit a short story or novel excerpt of up to 7,500 words, as well as proof of New York City residency, during the month of May. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
LitUp Writer’s Fellowship | Reese’s Book Club
Fee: $0; Award: Retreat + mentorship; Deadline: May 31st
LitUp by Reese’s Book Club is a fellowship for unpublished underrepresented women writers. Powered by the Readership, LitUp is determined to discover, mentor and champion first-time authors so more diverse stories are seen, heard and read by all. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Older Writers Grant | Speculative Literature Foundation
Fee: $0; Award: $1,000; Deadline: May 31st
The SLF $1000 Older Writers Grant is awarded annually, since 2004, to a writer who is fifty years of age or older at the time of grant application, and is intended to assist such writers who are just starting to work at a professional level. We are currently offering a $1000 grant annually, to be used as each writer determines will best assist their work. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Work Experience
Words Without Borders Editorial Fellowship | Words Without Borders
Remote | Deadline: May 16th
Words Without Borders seeks applicants for its editorial fellowship. The WWB Editorial Fellowship program is designed to provide training for individuals looking to build a career around the publication and promotion of international literature. The editorial fellow will gain hands-on experience with all aspects of the publication of a digital literary magazine—from issue planning to online promotion. The fellow will become familiar with the special considerations and skills required for editing literature in translation and working within the context of a nonprofit organization. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Sales Manager, Key Accounts | Barefoot Books
Concord, MA
We are seeking a forward-facing, proactive and highly collaborative new colleague to join our small, mission-driven team. This role encompasses managing our current book of key accounts in the trade, education and library sectors, both in North America and the UK. In addition, this role will recognize and capitalize on growth opportunities with both current and prospective accounts in these areas including: national retail chains, wholesalers/distributors, cataloguers, and curriculum developers/packagers. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Editorial Assistant | Macmillan
Boston, MA
The Humanities team at Macmillan Learning is seeking an Editorial Assistant to join our team! Editorial Assistant will provide administrative and editorial support to several Humanities editors who develop print and digital content for the college classroom in the disciplines of English composition, history, communication, and college success. The assistant will help editors with project planning, market research, editorial development, manuscript preparation, and various administrative tasks while gaining exposure to the editorial function within educational publishing. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Volunteer Program Manager | 826 Boston
Boston, MA
826 Boston seeks a dynamic and experienced nonprofit professional to serve as the Volunteer Program Manager. We are looking for a candidate who can build on the current strengths of the Volunteer Management Program—robust training and support that center diversity, equity, and inclusion; collaborative partnerships with universities; and a culture of gratitude and appreciation—and also take on the program’s next big challenges, including diversifying the volunteer network. Learn more and apply here.
Submissions
Submissions to Prairie Schooner
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 1st
Prairie Schooner publishes short stories, poems, imaginative essays of general interest, and reviews of current books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Pumpernickel House
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 1st
Pumpernickel Press is looking for submissions for its first issue in May. Pumpernickel Press is interested in fairy tale and fabulism. Think Angela Carter, Kelly Link, Kate Bernheimer, Carmen Maria Machado, and Nalo Hopkinson. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Around the Fire Magazine
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 6th
Around The Fire Magazine is accepting submissions until May 6, 2022 at midnight. We are accepting fiction, non fiction, and poems from Indigenous people and descendants 18 years and over. Fiction works include short stories (1,000 – 10,000 words) and flash fiction (less than 1,000 words). Non fiction includes personal or informative essays. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Mouthfeel Press
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 15th
Mouthfeel Press (MFP) is an independent literary press dedicated to publishing and promoting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from emerging and established authors. We seek original, high-quality, and exciting literature in English, or bilingual literature (English/Spanish/ Spanglish). We are currently open for submission. We invite authors to submit their full-length manuscripts in poetry, fiction (all genres), and nonfiction (memoir, essays, creative-scholarly). View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 20th
Mouthfeel Press (MFP) is an independent literary press dedicated to publishing and promoting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from emerging and established authors. We seek original, high-quality, and exciting literature in English, or bilingual literature (English/Spanish/ Spanglish). We are currently open for submission. We invite authors to submit their full-length manuscripts in poetry, fiction (all genres), and nonfiction (memoir, essays, creative-scholarly). View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Glacial Hills Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 29th
Glacial Hills Review is seeking literary nonfiction, reviews, scholarly essays, poetry, and art. The deadline for submissions is May 29. There is no fee to submit unless you want to be considered for one of our annual contests in nonfiction, poetry, and art. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 31st
The Koukash Review is now open for Poetry, Prose, and Essay Submissions. We are a new literary magazine featuring work from South West Asian/North African writers. Shes, gays, and theys are especially encouraged to submit their poetry, prose, and essays. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Tofu Ink Arts Press
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 31st
Tofu Ink Arts Press, a not for profit celebratory venture, is the brainchild of poet Brian L. Jacobs. Tofu Ink aims at publishing poems and other arts of un humdrum’d inclusive rhizomatic errant possibilities. We support work of established and emerging poets and artists. We strive for tri annual issues. We are looking for polished art and poetics that are absorbed in possibilities. We are committed to amplifying voices of the under-represented and marginalized. Art makes you think about thinking...ABSORB POSSIBILITIES! View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Baltimore Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 31st
The Baltimore Review is open for contest and non-contest submissions through May 31. Non-contest: Submit poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction through Submittable. Three poems. 5,000 words max for prose (but shorter is often best). No fee ever. But if you donate $5, we’ll send you a pdf with 50 writing prompts based on work published in the BR. Contest: Micro Lit. 400 words max per work. Submit 1-3 works. No need to categorize your micro lit as prose poem, fiction, or CNF. $8 contest entry fee. Final judge: Beth Ann Fennelly. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Troublemaker Firestarter
Fee: $0; Deadline: June 1st
Troublemaker Firestarter is a biannual poetry chapbook specializing in LGBT+ and feminist topics. Our mission is to excite poetry lovers. We welcome the uncomfortable and controversial. New, bold, and proud poets should find their home here. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions by Disabled and/or D/deaf artists to The Massachusetts Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: June 1st
The Massachusetts Review seeks submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid work for a forthcoming issue spotlighting work by disabled and/or D/deaf artists. As guest editors—Khairani Barokka and Cyree Jarelle Johnson —we would love to solicit work from writers and poets who identify as D/deaf, disabled, chronically ill, mentally ill, and/or neurodiverse. This special issue is part of an effort to increase Massachusetts Review’s publication of artists from our communities going forward. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Half-Light Press
Fee: $0; Deadline: June 1st
Half-Light Press is interested in publishing work that explores the margins between genres. Between reality and speculation, the modern world and fantasy, and all the possibilities of imagination, and intersections. Send us speculative fiction, magical realism, experimental and hybrid work. Think John Louis Borges, Gabriel Garcia Marques, Paul Auster, and Haruki Murakami. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Growlery Blog
Fee: $0; Deadline: June 1st
The Growlery, Run Amok Books’ new blog about writers and writing, is seeking essays in the 500-1000 word range. What exactly are we looking for? Well, like our publisher, we tend toward the obscure and the strange, the irreverent and the profane. We love experimental forms and diverse voices. Above all, we love stories. We believe the story is better than the truth. Or maybe the story is the truth. And we pay! Contributors will receive 3-5 cents per word. We are looking for submissions for the following regular features: View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: June 1st
We aim to focus primarily on publishing marginalized voices. LGBTQIA+ is a big plus with us. BIPOC voices will always be uplifted here. Disabled? Incarcerated? Low income? Other marginalized voices? Please send us your work. If you do not consider yourself marginalized, your submission is still welcome at Olit if it meets our other criteria. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions toThe PoArtMo Anthology
Fee: $12; Deadline: December 31st
PoArtMo stands for “Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum,” a concept based on the following tenets: 1. Family-friendliness & clean language – 2. Positivity and upliftment – 3. Inclusivity and respect for all. Short stories, flash fiction, essays, drawings, paintings, photography, and digital art. No poetry. Especially interested in reading submissions from people who work on positive projects and concepts. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Decadent Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
The Decadent Review is seeking spectacularly written texts of any length on the subject of Dmitri Shostakovich and his music. They’re looking for: Criticism (cultural, literary), reviews (recordings, books, poetry, art), essays (aesthetics, linguistics, meta, history), musical ekphrasis of compositions (poetic, euphonious, discordant). They value: Erudition, cynicism, sarcasm, classicism, brutality, humor, and existential despair. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to World Wildlife Love Letter
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
World Wildlife Magazine invites submissions of short, uplifting personal essays about nature’s impact on a writer. Length: 100-300 words. Pay: $1.25/word for accepted pieces. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Solstice Literary Magazine
Fee: $3; Deadline: Rolling
Solstice Literary Magazine welcomes experimental or traditional pieces of fiction, nonfiction or poetry, graphic lit, and also photography. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Boston Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
The Boston Review welcomes nonfiction and book review submissions on a wide range of subjects, from politics, philosophy, and economics to science, law, gender, sexuality, and race. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
The WebSalh0n for Poetry and Poetry related writing and media. Accepting poetry, essays, reviews, and audio recordings.Send submissions w/short bio to: [email protected]. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Lily Poetry Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Lily Poetry Review is currently accepting general submissions of poetry, art and flash fiction for the review, chapbook and full-length poetry books. Please go to the Submittable for full details. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Massachusetts Review
Fee: $3; Deadline: Rolling
“We seek a balance between established writers and promising new ones. We're interested in material of variety and vitality relevant to the intellectual and aesthetic questions of our time. We aspire to have a broad appeal; our commitment, in part regional, is not provincial.” View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $4.50; Deadline: Rolling
Meat For Tea is a non-academic affiliated magazine committed to recognizing and featuring the work of the artists, writers, and musicians living in western Massachusetts and beyond. Writing submissions should be works of poetry and short prose no longer than 1500 words in length, 8000 words for short fiction and essays, 1200 words for flash and microfiction. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The Los Angeles Review
Fee: $3; Deadline: Rolling
The Los Angeles Review is open for submissions year-round. All submissions will be considered for LAR Online and for the new best-of print edition to be released yearly in the Spring. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $3; Deadline: Rolling
Hare's Paw Literary Journal is limitless - representing the ability to walk between our own stillness and the world around us, identifying what matters and what intrigues us, regardless of societal demands. Hare's Paw publishes authentic, strange, soulful, and even joyful work that allows all voices to be heard. If you've ever had a hard time placing your work, consider Hare's Paw Literary Journal your home. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Contributors can submit fiction, non-fiction, poetry or visual artwork that portrays experiences from their lives, or activities and happenings in the world around them. We encourage you to share your work in any form as long as each mode represents a topical theme relatable to life, human nature, human condition, human concerns, human growth and achievements, etc. Whatever your story is, you are welcome to share it with us. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Capsule Stories
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Capsule Stories is a print literary magazine published once every season. Our first issue was published on March 1, 2019, and we accept submissions year-round. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to BreakBread Magazine
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
BreakBread Magazine is a magazine for all young creatives under the age of 25. We are always looking for vivid, timely poetry, nonfiction, short stories and visual arts—fine art, photography, comics, illustrated narratives, and hybrid work that explores new directions in arts and letters. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Rollick Magazine
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Rollick’s mandate is to attract cutting-edge, quality content that inspires real engagement. We will consider any pitch that expresses unique and original thought. You can send in short stories, essays, poetry, memoirs, confessionals, experimental fiction, and anything else in between. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
The Puritan seeks submissions all year round, from anywhere in the world. Regular submissions to the magazine are free of charge and should fall under one of four categories: fiction, essays, poetry, and reviews. Unless we are soliciting your work, all submissions must be previously unpublished (this includes self-publishing, publishing on blogs, and in chapbook format). View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to The 365 Collection | Lucky Jefferson
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Lucky Jefferson happily accepts unsolicited submissions of poetry year-round into its 365 Collection, a 100% digital collection of poetry and other literature. Upon acceptance, submissions will be included on our website and social media account(s).
View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Embark Literary Journal
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Embark accepts submissions from all over the world and have no geographical constraints. However, all submissions must be written in English (or translated into English from another language, in which case both the author and the translator must be credited). They do NOT accept submissions of memoirs or other nonfiction works. Only the openings of novels (works of fiction 50,000 words or longer) will be considered. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Frontier Poetry
Fee: $0; Award: $50 per poem, up to $150; Deadline: Rolling
Submissions for Frontier Poetry’s New Voices poetry category are open year round to any new and emerging poet who has not published more than one full-length collection of poetry. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Award: $200 per accepted story; Deadline: Rolling
Voyage YA simply aims to publish good work and provide a space for new and established voices. To get an idea of what they publish, please read their archives. General submissions are open year-round and there is no fee to submit to their general categories. New work is published weekly. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to So to Speak Blog
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
The So to Speak Blog is unique in that it opens itself up to multiple forms of storytelling. Hybrid works, reviews, interviews, and visual art are welcomed submissions. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Award: $100-$2,000; Deadline: Rolling
The Sun publishes personal essays, fiction, and poetry. Personal stories that touch on political and cultural issues are welcome. They encourage submissions from writers of color. View more submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Boston Accent Lit
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Submissions to Boston Accent Lit are always open on a rolling basis. They accept works in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art. Issues are published six times per year online. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Boston Poetry Magazine
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Boston Poetry Magazine accepts submissions year-round. They accept both previously published material and simultaneous submissions. View complete submission guidelines here.
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