November 2022 Top Picks: Opportunities for Writers
The November 2022 edition of "Writing Life Essentials" is a monthly hand-curated list of contests, grants, scholarships, submission 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, artistically piling decorative gourds. That’s important, too.
Contests & Awards
Writing Contests | Briar Cliff Review
Fee: $20; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 1st
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Briar Cliff Review are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. The editors will judge. Submit three poems of any length or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $20 entry fee, which includes a copy of the prize issue, by November 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Short Story Contest | F(r)iction
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 1st
A prize of $1,000 is given twice a year for a short story. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of 1,001 to 7,500 words with a $15 entry fee by November 1. The winning story and all entries are considered for publication in F(r)iction. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Nilsen Literary Prize | Southeast Missouri State University Press
Fee: $25; Award: $2,000; Deadline: November 1st
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Southeast Missouri State University Press is given annually for a novel, novella, or collection of linked stories by a U.S. writer who has not published a novel. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Brooklyn Nonfiction Prize | Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival
Fee: $0; Award: $500; Deadline: November 15th
A prize of $500 and publication on the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival website is given annually for a work of nonfiction that is set in Brooklyn, New York, and renders the borough’s “rich soul and intangible qualities through the writer’s actual experiences in Brooklyn.” The winner will also be invited to read and discuss their winning work at the festival’s finale event. E-mail an essay of up to 2,500 words by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Short Short Story Competition | Writer’s Digest
Fee: $30; Award: $3,000; Deadline: November 15th
A prize of $3,000 and travel and lodging expenses for a trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference is given annually for a short short story. A second-place prize of $1,500 is also awarded. The winners will both be published in Writer’s Digest. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Editors’ Book Award | Pushcart Press
Fee: $0; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 15th
A prize of $1,000 is given occasionally for a fiction or nonfiction manuscript that has been rejected by a commercial publisher. The award recognizes “worthy manuscripts that have been overlooked by today’s high-pressure, bottom-line publishing conglomerates.” Manuscripts must be submitted with a formal letter of nomination from an editor at a U.S. or Canadian publishing company by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Prose & Poetry Contest | Carve
Fee: $17; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 15th
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Carve will be given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 2,000 words of poetry or no more than 10,000 words of prose with a $17 entry fee by November 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Perugia Press Prize | Perugia Press
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 15th
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Perugia Press is given annually for a first or second poetry collection by a writer who identifies as a woman. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 85 pages with either a $30 entry fee (which includes a Perugia Press title) or a $15 reduced rate fee by November 15. There is no entry fee for BIWOC poets. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fee: $26; Award: $1,500; Deadline: November 18th
A prize of $1,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a single poem, a short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a longer work of fiction or creative nonfiction by a writer under the age of 30. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to five poems of any length or up to 15,000 words of prose with a $26 entry fee by November 18. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Bird in Your Hands Prize | Thin Air Magazine
Fee: $26; Award: $1,500; Deadline: November 20th
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Thin Air Magazine will be given annually for a single poem, a short story, or an essay written by a BIPOC writer. The winner will also be interviewed for Thin Air Online and invited to read their winning entry at the Northern Arizona Book Festival in April 2023. Using only the online submission system, submit a work of poetry or prose of up to 500 words by November 20. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Anton Chekhov Award for Flash Fiction | LitMag
Fee: $16; Award: $1,250; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $1,250 and publication in LitMag is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The winner will also have their work reviewed by agents from the Bent Agency, Brandt & Hochman, Folio Literary Management, InkWell Management, Sobel Weber Associates, and Triangle House Literary. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of 500 to 1,500 words with a $16 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Quill Prose Award | Red Hen Press
Fee: $10; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a story or essay collection, a novel, or a hybrid work of prose by a queer writer. Elizabeth Bradfield will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 150 pages with a $10 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Robert J. DeMott Short Prose Contest | Quarter After Eight
Fee: $15; Award: $1,008.15; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $1,008.15 and publication in Quarter After Eight is given annually for a prose poem, a short short story, or a micro essay. Kirstin Valdez Quade will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three pieces of no more than 500 words each with a $15 entry fee by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fish Short Story Prize | Fish Publishing
Fee: $20; Award: $3,064; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of €3,000 (approximately $3,064) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short story. The winner will also be invited to attend a five-day short story workshop and read at the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2023. Sarah Hall will judge. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words by mail with a €22 (approximately $23) entry fee or using the online submission system with a €20 (approximately $20) entry fee by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Gregory O’Donoghue International Poetry Competition | Munster Literature Centre
Fee: $7; Award: $2,043; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,043) and publication in Southword is given annually for a single poem. The winner will also be invited to give a featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival in Cork, Ireland, in May 2023. Submit a poem of up to 40 lines with a €7 (approximately $7) entry fee or five poems of up to 40 lines each with a €30 (approximately $31) entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Chad Walsh Chapbook Series | Beloit Poetry Journal
Fee: $20; Award: $2,500; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $2,500, publication by Beloit Poetry Journal, and 50 author copies is given annually for a poetry chapbook. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 20 to 35 pages with a $20 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
100-Word Writing Contest | Tadpole Press
Fee: $10; Award: $1,000; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $1,000 will be given twice annually for a work of flash poetry or prose. Using only the online submission system, submit a work of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction of no more than 100 words with a $10 entry fee by November 30. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fall Story Contest | Narrative
Fee: $27; Award: $2,500; Deadline: November 30th
A prize of $2,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a short story, a short short story, an essay, a short graphic narrative, or an excerpt from a longer work of prose. A second-place prize of $1,000 and publication in Narrative is also awarded. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to 15,000 words of prose with a $27 entry fee by November 30. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize | Waywiser Press
Fee: $29; Award: $3,000; Deadline: December 1st
A prize of $3,000 and publication by the Waywiser Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet who has published no more than one previous collection. The winner will also give a reading with the contest judge under the auspices of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 48 to 88 pages with a $29 entry fee by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize | Poetry International
Fee: $15; Award: $1,000; Deadline: December 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Poetry International is given annually for a single poem. The editors will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit up to three poems of any length with a $15 entry fee ($3 for each additional poem) by December 1. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
David J. Langum Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction | Langum Foundation
Fee: $0; Award: $1,000; Deadline: December 1st
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of historical fiction published during the current year. Publishers or authors may submit two copies of a book (or galleys) published in 2022 by December 1. Self-published books are ineligible. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Novel Excerpt Contest | Masters Review
Fee: $20; Award: $3,000; Deadline: December 1st
A prize of $3,000, publication in Masters Review, and an agent consultation will be given annually for an excerpt of an unpublished novel or novel-in-progress showing “a sense of style, with a clear grasp on craft” by an emerging writer. Halley Dunne Parry of Drift(less) Literary and the Hamilburg Agency will offer the consultation for this contest cycle. Writers who have not published a book or who have published a book with a circulation of less than 5,000 are eligible. Using only the online submission system, submit an excerpt of up to 6,000 words with a $20 entry fee by December 1. All entries will be considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry | African Poetry Book Fund
Fee: $0; Award: $1,000; Deadline: December 1st
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Nebraska Press in conjunction with Amalion Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection by an African poet. Writers who were born in Africa, are African nationals or residents, or whose parents are African are eligible. The African Poetry Book Fund editorial board will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of at least 50 pages by December 1. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Harvard Review Chapbook Prize | Harvard Review
Fee: $20 (fee waivers available); Award: $500 & publication; Deadline: December 13th
This October Harvard Review will launch the inaugural Harvard Review Chapbook Prize. This year’s prize will be given in fiction for a work of novella length (15,000 to 30,000 words). In subsequent years, the prize will be awarded in nonfiction (2024) and poetry (2025). The judge for the 2023 prize is Lily King, award-winning author of five novels, including Writers & Lovers (2020) and Euphoria (2014), which won the Kirkus Award and the New England Book Award and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Award. Her most recent book, Five Tuesdays in Winter (2021), is a collection of short stories. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Fellowships, Grants & More
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals | Mass Cultural Council
Fee: $0; Award: $5,000; Deadline: November 1st
Mass Cultural Council’s Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals offers unrestricted grants of $5,000 to creatives and gig workers to support recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and set a path for growth. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Writing Fellowships | Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown
Fee: $50; Award: $8,000; Deadline: December 15th
Fellowships for a seven-month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are given annually to four poets and four fiction writers who have not published a full-length book in any genre. Each fellowship includes a private apartment, a monthly stipend of $1,000, and an exit stipend of $1,000. For fellowships beginning in October 2023, using only the online submission system, submit up to 15 pages of poetry or 35 pages of fiction (include a synopsis if submitting a novel), a personal statement, and a $50 entry fee by December 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Artist Development Grants | Vermont Arts Council
Fee: $0; Award: TBD; Deadline: January 31st
Artist Development Grants support Vermont artists at all stages of their careers. Grants can fund activities that enhance mastery of an artist’s craft or skills or that increase the viability of an artist's business. Funding may also support aspects of the creation of new work when the activity allows the grantee to accept a rare and important opportunity. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Opportunity Grant | Rhode Island State Council on the Arts
Fee: $0; Award: $100 - $1,000; Deadline: Rolling
Opportunity Grants provide Rhode Island artists funding for concrete opportunities that will support professional growth. This grant is available to artists working in all disciplines at any stage in their career. Examples of the wide range of opportunities covered include: materials to complete work for a specific show; hiring a career coach or agent; attending classes or professional development events; marketing materials or documentation of a specific project; and/or attendance and travel costs for a residency/performance/conference. The grant awards are for unique, short-term opportunities that do not constitute routine completion of work in progress and that the applicant would not be able to take advantage of without this funding. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Work Experience
Literary Arts Programs Director, Managing Director, and Grant Writer | Split This Rock
Washington, D.C. | Hybrid & Remote
Deadline: November 9th
Split This Rock is seeking applicants to the paid, full-time positions of Managing Director and Literary Arts Programs Director and the paid, part-time position of Grant Writer. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Boston, MA
GrubStreet is the leading literary arts center in the country. We are a hardworking and creative bunch and pride ourselves on a warm and supportive work environment. The Stage Manager position plays a vital role in helping GrubStreet design and implement our artistic and programmatic vision for the stage in our new Center for Creative Writing. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Freelance Creative Copywriter | Copycat Copywriters
Remote
We’re currently hiring for three roles: Freelance Blog Copywriter – Blogging starts at 6.5¢ per word, and typical projects are 800 or 1500 words. Pay can be considerably higher for some clients, and writers can enjoy covering a wide range of topics—from beauty and wellness to technology and finance. Freelance Web Copywriter – The base pay for web copy ranges from 8–10¢ per word with opportunities for much higher paying projects for successful creatives. Assignments range from landing pages and on-page optimizations to entire website rebrands and creative assets. Freelance Email Copywriter – The rate of pay for email copy projects is $20 per email, with each email project typically consisting of 8-15 emails. Assignments range from automated email sequences to broadcast email sequences, and some projects may include as many as 20 emails. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Boston, MA
We are looking for an experienced bookkeeper or accountant to join our diverse team as the Finance Manager. This role will be responsible for the management of the financial and budgeting functions in our organization, including the day-to-day work of financial operations, monthly financial reporting, budget creation and monitoring, and yearly audit prep. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
House Manager | Prospect Street Writers House
North Bennington, VT
The House Manager receives room and board and a monthly stipend of $800 in exchange for 20 hours/wk. The House Manager reports to and assists the President in the daily operation of the Writers House. Responsibilities may include welcoming and orienting arriving writers, answering questions, house monitoring, light housekeeping, running errands, and setting a friendly tone. For more information and how to apply, write to [email protected] with a cc: to [email protected].
Boston, MA
Fabulist is a new cafe that will nourish community, creativity and authenticity in the Seaport. Located in GrubStreet's newly opened Center for Creative Writing and next door to Porter Square Books, Fabulist is looking for an entrepreneurial General Manager to join our team as we launch this exciting new establishment. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Newhouse Visiting Professor of Creative Writing | Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
The Wellesley College Department of English and Creative Writing, in connection with the Newhouse Center for the Humanities, invites applications for the position of Newhouse Professor/Writer-in-Residence, a full-time position in creative writing. Initial appointment for a three-year term, with the possibility of extension for a further two years; shorter terms may be possible depending on the interest and availability of the candidate. Appointment to begin Fall 2023. Applications from candidates in all creative writing genres will be considered; screenwriters, graphic novelists, television writers, playwrights, translators, nonfiction writers, magazine writers, songwriters, librettists, and poets working in performance genres are especially encouraged to apply. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Spring Apprentice | The Feminist Press
Remote
The Feminist Press is seeking three paid, part-time Spring Apprentices. Responsibilities include performing general office management and mailing duties; reviewing unsolicited and agented submissions for editors on staff; proofreading forthcoming manuscripts and other office collateral and tracking changes; mailing out review copies; preparing award applications; drafting marketing copy including press releases, galley letters, and reading group guides; assisting with fundraising events and book launches; and more. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Submissions
Submissions to Cream City Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: November 1st
We are devoted to publishing memorable and energetic fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. We also feature reviews of contemporary literature and criticism, as well as author interviews, artwork, and comics. CCR seeks to publish not only a broad range of writings, but a broad range of writers with diverse backgrounds as well. Both beginning and well-established writers are welcome. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Beloit Fiction Journal
Fee: $0; Deadline: November 16th
The Beloit Fiction Journal publishes the best in contemporary short fiction. Traditional and experimental narratives find a home in our pages. We publish new writers alongside established writers. As one of the few fiction-only journals in the country, we’re able to feature as many as fifteen new stories per issue. We publish fiction in a variety of lengths, and occasionally accept excerpts. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: November 16th
Bluestem is looking for poems that surprise with their originality of language or perspective. We seek quality writing grounded in place and character and, above all, we want a good story. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Abandon Journal
Fee: $0; Deadline: November 30th
We want to showcase writing and artwork that has been created with abandon. That term is free to be interpreted liberally, but ideally it is the kind of work that takes risks, created in a space wherein the artist doesn’t care what anyone else thinks or what everyone else is doing. This means that we’re open to so-called “genre fiction,” from mystery to sci-fi to romance to fantasy to horror to whatever strikes your fancy. As long as the writing is powerful and abandons the preconceived notions of what is expected, we want to read it. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: November 30th
Blueline seeks poems, stories and essays about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature's shaping influence. We also welcome creative nonfiction that interprets the literature or culture of the region, including northern New York, New England and Eastern Canada. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Appalachian Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: December 1st
Appalachian Review accepts original, unpublished work that is rooted in and/or captures the spirit of Appalachia. Potential authors need not be from the region but should instead exhibit a connection to and/or a deep understanding of Appalachia and its people. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to West Trade Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: December 15th
West Trade Review strives to put forth the best contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction (memoir/personal essays) and publishes a mix of established and up and coming writers. We are committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and want to hear from underrepresented voices of all types. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: December 31st
At Arc, we find the brave new voices. We feature poetry that is woozy, cunning, shearing and wildlike, and prose that offers new perspectives on the verse you thought you knew. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: January 1st
45th Parallel is an online Oregon-based literary magazine produced by graduate students at Oregon State University. We accept original, previously unpublished submissions in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, visual art, and comics. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: January 1st
Apricity Press is an annual online publication of poetry, prose, short fiction, visual art, and dance works. Embodying the obsolete word it was named after, Apricity aims to manifest the feeling of the warmth of the sun in the winter in all that it publishes. View complete submission guidelines here.
Submissions to Bennington Review
Fee: $0; Deadline: January 9th
We aim to stake out a distinctive space for innovative, intelligent, and moving fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. In the spirit of poet Dean Young’s dictum that poets should be “making birds, not birdcages,” we are particularly taken with writing that is simultaneously graceful and reckless. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $3; Deadline: January 15th
Ploughshares has published quality literature since 1971. Our award-winning literary journal is published four times a year; our lively literary blog publishes new writing daily. Since 1989, we have been based at Emerson College in downtown Boston. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 1st
Founded in 2002, Bayou Magazine is a biannual, international literary magazine published by The University of New Orleans. We publish poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and the winner of the annual Tennessee Williams One-Act Play Contest. Our mission is to publish exceptional, exciting work by both established and emerging writers. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 31st
We look for writing that catches experience before the crusts of habit form—poetry and prose that resist ideas about what a certain kind of writing “should do.” We seek out writers who tell their truths in their own words and convince us as we read that we’ve found something no one else could have written. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: May 31st
Barnstorm publishes only previously unpublished work in nonfiction, fiction, and poetry. While we welcome submissions in multiple genres, please wait to hear from us before submitting twice in the same genre. We also accept visual art which accompanies each written piece published. View complete submission guidelines here.
Fee: $0; Deadline: Rolling
Bodega releases digital issues on the first Monday of every month, featuring poetry, prose, and occasional interviews by established and emerging writers. We’re here to give you a handful of essential pieces you can digest in one sitting. 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 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 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: $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 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.
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.
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