Authortunities #50 Mar. 2—Mar. 30
Space and Time #146 Acceptances for Poetry and Prose Authors
Good morning! First, congratulations to all the poetry and prose authors that will be appearing in Space and Time #146! We hope to get that issue out asap so everyone has something to read during Spring Break.
Arthur has received a little reformatting love here on his 11th strip. I didn't know if he would stay past a few issues, but he is getting so much positive feedback it looks like he's a permanent fixture. His strip has been reformatted so it fits the Substack image size better. Thanks for all the sweet messages directed to Arthur. That's why cartoons have such big heads... all the fan mail!
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What’s Going On…
Speaking of reformatting the Authortunities art sizes, this was thanks to this really awesome and free Substack Branding Bundle from
. They have given away templates for some very cool assets to make your Substack polished. I’ve barely had time to dig through because there is so much.Here’s the link if you missed yesterday's Exercise Your Writes │LIVE With Formerly Live Lydia Prime. I'm thinking of returning to a weekly format. I thought once a month would be great but it's too much time between shows, I get out of my groove. I’m going back and forth. Anyone have any thoughts on a weekly versus monthly show? Please feel free to chime in… I might start a thread on this.
Look for two new anthology calls from Authortunities Press in the near future. Details will show up here first.
Thank you to Godmother of Horror
for sharing How to Start Over: Destroy with Love. The first book in the How to Fix This shorts series, the first three books will be free on March 21st. Find all 12 shorts here. Be sure to check out Elaine’s March post, “Why Horror” here.As far as the DIY audiobook project, a small, adorable grandchild thwarted my plans (again) to test out the audiobooks using free Audacity software and my regular computer mic. The goal is to see if I can create a decent audiobook for free. I have a pretty clear week ahead of me so I should be able to test this soon.
I'm also not really seeing any real results from the ebooks as promotional tools but it's only been two months and I'm just starting to get the whole test going. I’ll keep at it and report the results when I have some.
Authortunities Press, an imprint of Yuriko Publishing, just published a new anthology from Maxwell I. Gold and Henry Herz February 29. Red Stars and Shattered Shields: A charity sci-fi anthology has an all star table of contents
Available now on Amazon 🔗https://amzn.to/49UYZk3.
Red Stars & Shattered Shields is a science fiction anthology of hope and light featuring bestselling and award-winning authors and poets: David Brin, Jennifer Brody, Jennifer Brozek, Adam-Troy Castro, Leah Cypess, Keith DeCandido, David Gerrold, Elana Gomel, Henry Herz, Jonathan Maberry Jody Lynn Nye, Cat Rambo, Alex Shvartsman, Susan Shwartz, Robert Silverberg, Adam Stemple, Ian Randal Strock, John Baltisberger, Michael Bailey, Pedro Iniguez, Ngo Binh Anh Khoa, Vince Liaguno, Jessica McHugh, Lisa Morton, Lee Murray, John Palisano, John Shirley, Lucy A. Snyder, and Stephanie M. Wytovich.
Space and Time #146 FICTION and POETRY
Arthur insisted he made the announcement in his strip, but just in case you want a closer look... congratulations to everyone who made this issue. There were so many excellent stories I accepted a few extra for a special upcoming project to be announced once #146 is underway.
While you are waiting for the next issue, there's always free Space and Time! This week’s free issue is #11 from April 1971. It will be free from Sunday until Thursday, March 7, 2024, 11:59 PM PST. Get your free issue here: 🔗https://amzn.to/49MYj0o
A big thank you to everyone who reads for free. This boosts our Kindle Edition Normalized Page Count (KENPC). As much as we all want to support each other, who can afford to buy every book? Reviews, shares, likes and KENPC are all easy ways to support your favorite authors.
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to vote in the polls. I didn’t realize until recently that only pro-level subscribers could vote. Instead let’s try a survey. I think this should be for all readers. It’s seven questions about what we all want as writers.
And finally, thank you to all the great sources we get our author opportunities from. You can find a list at 🔗https://angelaysmith.com/subscribe/
Authortunities readers — share your news! Send a 100 word write up of your publishing news to authortunities@substack.com and I’ll comp you a 3 month paid professional level subscription to say congratulations.
🏁 This calendar is organized by emoji! Ctrl F to find what you want.
In this entire calendar share you will find:
33 newly opened submissions 🟢
68 submission deadlines 🔴
11 events for authors ⭐
12 reprint markets ♻️
10 education 📚
5 awards 🏆
6 grants 💲
🔴📚 MAR 1 · The Scholarship From Hell is the only scholarship offered by Horror Writers Association provides one winner access to the intensive, hands-on workshop environment of Horror University during HWA’s annual StokerCon. The winner of the Scholarship From Hell will receive domestic coach airfare (contiguous 48 states) to and from the StokerCon venue, $50 for luggage reimbursement, a 4 night stay at the convention, free registration to StokerCon, and HU Workshops.
🔗http://horrorscholarships.com/the-scholarship-from-hell/
🟢 MAR 1 · The Forge Literary Magazine calls for fiction and nonfiction under 3,000 words including flash and micro fiction for $75 flat rate until the free submissions quota is full. “If there is no free link, we’ve hit our quota.”
🔗https://forgelitmag.com/submit/
🟢 MAR 1 · Split Lip Magazine opens free submissions for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, art, interviews/reviews, and mini-reviews until March 31 or free cap is reached. Payment is $75 per author for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews.
🔗https://splitlipthemag.com/submit
🟢 MAR 1 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry challenge calls for poems inspired by a visual art prompt posted on their site. Poets have until the end of the month to write. Two winners will receive online publication and $100 each.
🔗https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
🟢 MAR 1 · Flame Tree Fiction Newsletter calls for monthly themed submissions from newsletter subscribers only (free to subscribe) up to 1k words for $0.08 per word USD for original fiction.
🔗https://www.flametreepress.com/submissions/
🟢♻️ MAR 1 · Flash Fiction Online calls for speculative fiction flash from 500-1k words for $80 USD flat rate until March 21 or “unless we reach our submission cap of 425 stories”.
🔗https://ffo.submittable.com/submit
🟢♻️ MAR 1 · Showcase: Object & Idea seeks flash fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. A poem and a prose piece are selected for each monthly issue, and the authors answer questions about the meaning behind their work. Payment is $50. Reprints accepted.
🔗https://theshowcase.submittable.com/submit
🟢♻️ MAR 1 · Short Story on Substack is open for short stories from 6-10,000 words in any genre. Payment is $100 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Selected story to be announced on the 15th. Reprints welcome.
🔗https://shortstory.substack.com/about?nthPub=601
🟢♻️ MAR 1 · Poetry on Substack is open for poems with “a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme” (no blank or free verse) in any genre. Payment is $10 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Winners announced every Sunday. Reprints welcome.
🔗https://poetica.substack.com/about
🟢♻️ MAR 1-2 · Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores is open for new work, reprints, poetry (up to 40 lines) and prose from 1,000 words and up. Payment is .08 per word for new fiction, .02 per word for reprints, .02-.08 for new fact based work, .01-.04 for reprinted fact based work, $1 per line for original poetry, .50 per line for reprinted poetry. No simultaneous or multiple submissions.
🔗https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/
🟢💲 MAR 2 · The Poetry Foundation offers five fellowships of $25,800 each annually to U.S. poets between the ages of 21 and 31. Applicants can submit 10 pages of poetry and an application from March 2 to April 14 using the online submission system. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines and to register in the foundation’s new online grants and awards portal, which must be done before accessing the fellowship application.
🔗https://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes-fellowship
🟢 MAR 2 · Weird Horror Magazine calls for “horror and weird fiction from 500 to 6,000 words” until March 15. Payment is (U.S.) 2¢ per word (two cents), with a $25 (U.S.) minimum.
🔗https://undertowpublications.com/weird-horror-magazine
🟢 MAR 2 · Carcanet Press seeks Classics-only selections. They offer royalties for accepted works. Submissions are open from March 2 to March 21, 2024.
🔗 https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip002
🔴📚 MAR 2 · Thrills and Chills with NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry: The Art of Writing and Selling Horror Fiction. Scary is back, and even the big publishing houses are gobbling up novels for the mainstream audience. This workshop, taking place on March 2, 2024, from 10 am - 1 pm PST (1 - 4 pm EST) via ZOOM, covers various aspects from research to writing to finding markets to sell spooky tales. The fee is $50.
🔗 https://www.jonathanmaberry.com/workshopdescriptions.cfm
🔴 MAR 3 · Intrepidus Ink, a fiction magazine, seeks stories exploring intrepid culture with themes of danger, struggle, emotion, and overcoming. Stories must incorporate the Overcoming theme along with one of these themes: Secret, Aspiring, or Unstoppable. Submissions open until March 3, 2024. Length: 300-2,500 words. Payment: $0.02/word for stories of 300-1,000 words, and $30 for stories of 1,500-2,500 words.
🔗 https://intrepidusink.com/submissions/
⭐📚 MAR 4 · The Horror Writer Association’s Horror University Online presents “EXPANDING YOUR WRITING HORIZONS” online on the Teachable platform, 8 pm EST, with Lisa Morton. Workshop costs $65. “Learn to move beyond fiction into non-fiction, poetry, screenwriting, paid blogging, and more.”
🔗https://horror-university.teachable.com/p/expanding-your-writing-horizons
🟢💲 MAR 7 · Invisible City Blurred Genre Flash Contest awards up to $750 for flash fiction, flash nonfiction, or prose poetry (all genres compete together), 750 words maximum. For 2023, the sponsor seeks entries on the theme of "levity". Opens March 7 and closes April 7.
🔗https://www.invisiblecitylit.com/contests/
⭐ MAR 7 · NEW BookFunnel Orientation: Intro to Promos & Swaps
If you're new to BookFunnel promos & swaps and not sure where to begin, join us for this orientation session! Learn how to navigate the promos & swaps boards, find & join a promo, discover how to create swaps, and effectively share your promos & swaps with your newsletter.
🔗https://calendly.com/jack_bookfunnel/
⭐ MAR 7 · Russ’s Rockin’ Rollercoaster podcast presents an interview with Spooky Science Lab featuring NICHOLAS KAUFMANN and DAVID WELLINGTON! Hosted by Russ Colchamiro, this podcast debuts authors Nicholas Kaufman and David Wellington discussing their Spooky Science Lab podcast. 🕘 9 - 10am GMT+8
🟢💲 MAR 8 · The National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowships window closes. The NEA is currently accepting applications for its Creative Writing Fellowships, which provide writers with $25,000 in funding to work on their writing projects. The deadline for applications is March 31st.
🔗https://www.arts.gov/grants/creative-writing-fellowships.
🔴 MAR 8 · Bennington Review accepts fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. They pay $120 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $250 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $25 per poem.
🔗 https://www.benningtonreview.org/submit/
🔴 MAR 8 · Book XI is open to various genres, including personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry, as long as they incorporate philosophical themes. They offer compensation of $200 for prose and $50 for poetry. Book XI seeks previously unpublished creative work that is informed by philosophy, with a broad interpretation of "philosophically informed." Submissions should consist of one prose manuscript or up to five poems in a single document. Use Submittable for all submissions, and there is no submission fee.
🔗https://www.bookxi.org/submit
🔴 MAR 10 · Samjoko Magazine seeks exemplary work from global content creators with a focus on the written word. They aim to create an immersive platform that values honesty and risk-taking for artistic expression. Payment is $20.
🔗 https://www.samjokomagazine.com/about-us
⭐📚 MAR 11 · An online Harvard Diversity Discussion on “Race and Health: Cultural Conceptions” will be open to the public via Zoom on Monday, March 11, 5-6 pm EST.
🔗https://cutt.ly/RaceAndHealth
⭐📚 MAR 11 · The Horror Writer Association’s Horror University Online presents “WRITING THE WITCH: Immerse yourself in the rich literary history of witchcraft and create fictional work inspired by our interpretation of witches over time.” Instructor is Stephanie M. Wytovich. On the Teachable platform at 8 pm EST, workshop costs $65.
🔗https://horror-university.teachable.com/p/writing-the-witch
🔴 MAR 11 · Faces welcomes nonfiction and activities submissions for children aged 9 - 14. Payment details not specified. Queries only. See guidelines.
🔗 https://cricketmedia.com/faces-submission-guidelines/
🔴 MAR 12 · Stranger is an anthology seeking short stories that explore unexpected places, whether real or magical, lyrical, or experimental. Payment is €175. Submission closes when cap is reached.
🔗 https://www.sanspress.com/submissions
🔴 MAR 12 · Empyreal Tree Magazine specializes in speculative fiction, giving priority to character-focused stories across various genres. They welcome works ranging from regal or dark fantasy to tales of magic in urban settings and stories pushing the limits of science and technology. This publication aims to provide a home for genre fiction. Contributors are offered $25.
🔗https://empyreantree.com/rules-for-submission/
🟢♻️ MAR 15 · Luna Station Quarterly seeks “female-fronted speculative stories” of “500 to 7000 words in length” for $5 USD. 🔗https://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/
🟢♻️ MAR 15 · Samovar, published by Strange Horizons, seeks speculative fiction, review-essays, poetry, interview/conversations, and reprints in translation. Payment for fiction is 8 US cents per word to the author, and 8 US cents per word to the translator. Payment for reprints is a flat $100 USD to the author and $100 USD to the translator. Payments for poetry are $40 USD to the author and $40 USD to the translator. Payment for interview/conversations is $40 USD to each participant. Payment for review-essays is $40 USD.
🔗http://samovar.strangehorizons.com/submit/
🟢🏆 MAY 15 · The James Laughlin Award, sponsored by the Academy of American Poets, is given to recognize and support a second book of poetry forthcoming in the next calendar year. The winner will receive a prize of $5,000 and publication of their manuscript by Nightboat Books.
🔗https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/james-laughlin-award.
🔴 🏆 MAR 15 · Neltje Blanchan/Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Awards, open to Wyoming writers, accept submissions in poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or scripts. The Frank Nelson Doubleday Award is for the best work by a woman writer, while the Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award is for pieces influenced by the natural world. Prize: $1,000. Deadline: March 15, 2024.
🔗 https://wyomingartscouncil.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 15 · Eye to the Telescope 52, an online publication of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association calls for submissions of 1–3 unpublished poems in English. Edited by J. D. Harlock, the theme is “Dragons.” Accepted poems will be paid for at the following rate: US 4¢/word rounded up to nearest dollar; minimum US $4, maximum $25. The issue will appear on April 15, 2024.
🔗http://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
🔴 MAR 15 · Fahmidan Journal seeks thought-provoking existentialism, phobias, and dark moments. They pay $25 per piece upon publication. Poems should not exceed 3 A4 pages, prose should range from 1000 to 2500 words, and flash fiction should be no longer than 800 words.
🔗 https://www.fahmidan.net/journal-submissions
🔴 MAR 15 · Weird Horror Magazine closes for “horror and weird fiction from 500 to 6,000 words firm”. Payment is (U.S.) 2¢ per word, with a $25 (U.S.) minimum.
🔗https://undertowpublications.com/weird-horror-magazine
🔴 MAR 15 · The Rumpus is accepting essays that emphasize marginalized voices and unique perspectives. Payment: $400 divided among all contributors.
🔗 https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 15 · Muse Magazine is open for nonfiction articles for children. The payment is not specified, and the deadline is March 15, 2024. This entry’s theme is “Conservation.” “How can we preserve and protect our natural world?”
🔗https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/
🔴 MAR 15 · Bad Day Book Spring is compiling a humorous de-motivational motivational book featuring stories about people's funny bad days. It's the perfect gift for those going through a rough patch or a pick-me-up for your own bad days. The themes for this season "Wedding, On Vacation, At Work, Sports." They are accepting poetry and prose submissions, and payment ranges from $40 to $75, depending on the length of your contribution.
🔗https://thebaddaybook.com/submit-your-story/
🔴 MAR 15 · Archive of the Odd seeks speculative fiction, with a preference for horror, told in unconventional formats. They accept stories in various formats such as academic papers, technical writing, and more. Payment ranges from $15 to $25 for fiction of 500-5,000+ words.
🔗 https://archiveoftheodd.wordpress.com/submissions/
🔴 MAR 15 · Monstrous Magazine is seeking horror stories on the theme of time travel, excluding Morlock stories. Submissions should be 1000 to 1500 words in length. They offer payment at a rate of 6 cents per word.
🔗 https://monstrousbooks.com/submissions
🔴 MAR 15 · Eye to the Telescope invites submissions for their dragon-themed issue. Explore unique interpretations of dragons from diverse cultural perspectives and place them in unconventional genres. Accepted poems will be compensated at a rate of US 4¢/word rounded up to the nearest dollar, with a minimum of US $4 and a maximum of $25.
🔗 https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
🔴 MAR 15 · Penumbric is currently open for speculative fiction and poetry submissions. They accept works of fiction or poetry up to 10,000 words and offer a payment of $10 upon acceptance.
🔗 https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html
🔴 MAR 15 · Philly Poetry Chapbook Review is seeking reviews of chapbooks released in the past three years, essays on poetry and chapbook craftsmanship, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. Contributors will receive $10 for their submissions.
🔗 https://phillychapbookreview.org/submissions/
🔴 MAR 15 · Burial Books is in search of Horror Writers for "Inanimate Things: Volume Two." They are looking for horror short stories between 1,500 and 6,000 words in length about inanimate things that are living. Payment includes $10 and a paperback copy of the anthology. The deadline is May 1st, 2024. Submissions should be emailed to burialbooks@gmail.com with the subject line: ATTN: SUBMISSION FOR INANIMATE THINGS.
⭐ MAR 16 · Fahmidan Journal March 16th - June 15th: reading for Autumn Issue (September 10th release)
🔗 https://www.fahmidan.net/journal-submissions
⭐📚 MAR 16 · PARSEC, Pittsburgh’s premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Organization, welcomes the public to their monthly meetings held the third Saturday of each month beginning at 12:30 pm EST. Virtual Zoom meeting is available for those who can’t attend in person.
🔗https://parsec-sff.org/monthly-meetings/
🔴 🏆 MAR 18 · BBC National Short Story Award is open to UK residents or nationals, aged 18 or over, with a history of publication in creative writing. Submit short fiction for a chance to win £15,000 (winner), £3,000 (runner-up), or £500 (three shortlisted writers).
🔗 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4Z1gg8wqDRRThQJGS4VfhX8/how-to-enter
📚 MAR 18 · The Horror Writer Association’s Horror University Online presents “Bringing Cosmic Horror Down to Earth: Explore techniques for developing grounded settings, well-developed characters, and troubling themes for effective cosmic horror stories.” to be taught by James Chambers. Online on the Teachable platform, 8 pm EST, workshop costs $65.
🔗https://horror-university.teachable.com/p/bringing-cosmic-horror-down-to-earth
🟢 MAR 20 · Astrolabe re-opens to fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography/art for $50 USD flat rate with free submissions until April 20.
🔗https://www.astrolabe.ooo/submissions
⭐ MAR 21 · The Writers Room invites authors of all genres for questions, answers, and discussions about writing. Join from 7-9pm. Click on the turquoise button "JOIN CURRENT SLWG MEETING" on the St. Louis Writers Guild’s Events page.
🔗 www.stlwritersguild.org/events
🔴 MAR 21 · Carcanet Press seeks Classics-only selections. They offer royalties for accepted works. Submissions are open from March 2 to March 21, 2024.
🔗 https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip002
🔴 MAR 22 · Westerly is accepting submissions in various genres including short stories, poetry, memoir, creative non-fiction, essays, and literary criticism. Payment ranges from $100 to $180 depending on the type of submission. Contributors are expected to be subscribers of the magazine, but submissions from non-subscribers are also accepted. If accepted, non-subscribers will be asked to accept a subscription to the magazine as part payment.
🔗 https://westerlymag.com.au/contribute/
⭐📚 MAR 25 · The Horror Writer Association’s Horror University Online presents “The Horror Hero's Journey: Learn how to adapt the “hero's journey” template to write epic horror fiction.” Instructor is Tim Waggoner. On the Teachable platform at 8 pm EST, workshop costs $65.
🔗https://horror-university.teachable.com/p/the-horror-hero-s-journey
🔴 MAR 25 · Off Topic Publishing has a Poetry Box open call. They are accepting poetry submissions with a payment of $30 CAD. The deadline for this monthly call is February 25, 2024. This is a monthly call.
🔗 https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/
⭐📚 MAR 28 · An online Harvard Diversity Discussion on “Tokenism vs. Representation: Challenges of Being in Diverse Groups of People of Color” will be open to the public via Zoom on Thursday, March 28, 5-6 pm EST.
🔴 MAR 29 · Ghoulish Tales is seeking haunting short stories that celebrate all things spooky. They welcome "fun horror" that fits their personal definition of "ghoulish." Short stories should not exceed 5,000 words, while non-fiction pieces should be under 3,000 words. Payment is 10 cents per word.
🔗 https://ghoulish.rip/reopened-for-short-story-submissions-ghoulish-tales/
🔴 MAR 29 · Roads Less Traveled seeks short stories blending horror, dark fantasy, sci-fi, and slipstream, exploring original or traditional themes from unique perspectives. Also accepts nonfiction, interviews, and art. Payment: £40 per story, £60 per interview (including illustrations/photographs), and £60 per nonfiction article. Art compensation negotiated.
🔗 https://www.midnightstreetpress.com/submission-guidelines
🔴 MAR 30 · Cunning Folk welcomes non-fiction pitches, short fiction, and poetry submissions, excluding North American writers at this time. Payment: £100 per article, interview, or short story, and £50 for poetry and rituals.
🔗 https://www.cunning-folk.com/contact
🔴 MAR 30 · Little Press Publishing seeks middle-grade fiction (30,000-65,000 words) for ages 10-13 and early middle-grade manuscripts (16,000-30,000 words) with illustration potential for readers ages 9-12. Open to U.S. and Canada writers only. Payment: Royalties.
🔗 https://littlepresspublishing.com/submissions
📚 MAR 31 · Advanced Crowdfunding for Authors: On this month's Advanced Self-Publishing Podcast, Orna Ross and Joanna Penn discuss the latest trends, strategies, and tips for authors to fund writing and publishing projects through crowdfunding. They share their own experiences and upcoming plans, while providing insights around how to set up a successful crowdfunding campaign, engage your reader community, and smash your funding goals. Beginning at 1 pm GMT.
🔗https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/advanced-salon/
🔴💲 MAR 31 · A Public Space is offering three six-month Writing Fellowships of $1,000 each to emerging poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who "embrace risk in their work" and have not published a full-length book. The fellows will work with the editors to prepare a piece for publication in A Public Space, receive complimentary access to all A Public Space master classes during the fellowship year, and will also have the opportunity to meet with publishing professionals and participate in a public reading. For fellowships from June 1, 2023, to November 30, 2023, using only the online submission system, submit a group of poems no more than 15 pages in length or a short story or essay of up to 8,000 words with a cover letter and a brief written statement by March 31. There is no application fee.
🔴💲 MAR 31 · Restless Books, Prize for New Immigrant Writing, offers $10,000 and publication for a debut book of nonfiction by a first-generation immigrant. Eligible writers who have not published a book of nonfiction in English can submit a prose manuscript of at least 45,000 words or a writing sample of 25,000 words or more and a detailed proposal; a curriculum vitae; and a one-page cover letter using the online submission system. The prize alternates annually between fiction and nonfiction. There is no entry fee.
🔗http://restlessbooks.org/prize-for-new-immigrant-writing
🔴🏆💲 MAR 31 · Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature is accepting nominations for the Paul Engle Prize, with a cash prize of $20,000. The prize is awarded annually to a writer who represents a pioneering spirit in the literary arts through writing, editing, publishing, or teaching, and whose participation in larger issues of the day has contributed to the betterment of the world. Poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers are eligible. Submit a nomination, including a list of the writer's works and a statement about how the writer embodies the spirit of the prize, by March 31. Self-nominations are not allowed.
🔗http://iowacityofliterature.org/paul-engle-day.
🏆🔴 MAR 31 · Final day to enter the 2024 Parsec Short Story Contest for “non-professional writers– those who have not met eligibility requirements for SFWA or equivalent.” The theme for 2024 is A.I. Mythology but “we do not wish to see stories written by AI.” First-place receives $200 and publication in the Confluence program book. Second-place receives $100, third-place receives $50. Additional category prize of $50 for the best story submitted by someone age 19 and under (as long as they are still enrolled in high school). Winners will be notified in July.
🔗https://parsec-sff.org/short-story-contest/
🔴♻️ MAR 31 · Short Story on Substack is closed for short stories from 6- 10,000 words in any genre. Payment is $100 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Selected story to be announced on the 15th. Reprints welcome.
🔗https://shortstory.substack.com/about?nthPub=601
🔴 ♻️ MAR 31 · Poetry on Substack is open for poems with “a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme” (no blank or free verse) in any genre. Payment is $10 + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. Winners announced every Sunday. Reprints welcome.
🔗https://poetica.substack.com/about
🔴 MAR 31 · "Split Lip Magazine" seeks fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry with a pop-culture twist. Pays $75 for poems, memoirs, flash fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews web issues.
🔗 https://splitlipthemag.com/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · Aurealis seeks science fiction, fantasy, or horror short stories (2000-8000 words). Pays A$20 to A$60 per 1000 words.
🔗 https://aurealis.com.au/submissions/
🔴 MAR 31 · Typehouse welcomes submissions of prose, poetry, and art from creators living with disabilities. Payment: $25.
🔗 https://typehousemagazine.com/submissions/
🔴 MAR 31 · JMS Books seeks LGBTQ romance stories (minimum 12,000 words). Pays in royalties.
🔗 https://www.jms-books.com/submission-guidelines-ezp-35.html
🔴 MAR 31 · Bethlehem Writers Roundtable seeks short stories and poetry. Payment: $20.00 USD for featured authors, $10.00 USD for stories on their &More page, and $5.00 USD for poems.
🔗 https://bwgwritersroundtable.com/submissions-contacts/
🔴 MAR 31 · Submit your story to Reedsy Prompts #191: Sakura for a chance to win $250. Submissions must be between 1,000 - 3,000 words and will be approved and published on Reedsy Prompts within 7 days of the contest closing. To enter, pick a prompt and submit here:
🔗https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/191/
🔴 MAR 31 · "Winter in the City: A Collection of Dark Urban Stories" seeks speculative fiction set in cities during winter. Pays 10 cents/word.
🔗 https://houseofgamut.moksha.io/publication/house-of-gamut
🔴 MAR 31 · Terrain.org seeks poetry, nonfiction, fiction, artwork, videos, and other contributions on place, climate, and justice. Payment is $50.
🔗https://terrainorg.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · Moving Across the Landscape in Search of an Idea is seeking stories for an anthology to be titled Moving Across the Landscape in Search of an Idea. Various genres are accepted. Pays $0.08/word.
🔗 http://aanpress.com/submissions.html
🔴 MAR 31 · Engen Books and Kit Sora Photography have teamed up to offer the “Flash Fiction Photography Contest” which calls for ekphrastic flash prose pieces of 250 words or less inspired by the photography of Kit Sora. Payment is 10 cents a word.
🔴 MAR 31 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry challenge calls for poems inspired by a visual art prompt posted on their site. Poets have until the end of the month to write. Two winners will receive online publication and $100 each.
🔗https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
🔴 MAR 31 · Ninth Letter seeks poems, nonfiction, and short fiction. Payment: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose. No fee for web edition.
🔗 https://ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · The Fiddlehead welcomes fiction, creative nonfiction, art, and poetry submissions. Payment: $60 CAD per published page.
🔗 https://thefiddlehead.ca/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · Book Slayer Press is seeking adult horror submissions inspired by the music of Tori Amos. Open to femmes. Pays $100 for stories between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
🔗 https://www.bookslayerpress.com/submissions
🔴 MAR 31 · New Orleans Review is open for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry submissions. Payment: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. No submission fees for writers living with disabilities for the month of March.
🔗 https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/
🔴 MAR 31 · "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" Anthology seeks crime fiction inspired by the music of Boy George and Culture Club. Payment: $25.
🔗https://www.mistimedia.com/calls-for-submission
🔴 MAR 31 · WolfSinger Publications is taking submissions for "The Dragon’s Hoard 2." The theme revolves around dragons and what they hoard, which must factor into the story. They accept creative twists in various speculative fiction genres, including fantasy and science fiction. Payment is a $15.00 flat rate plus an equal share of 50% of the anthology’s royalties. The deadline is March 31st, 2024. Submissions should be attached as a .rtf file and sent to editor@wolfsingerpubs.com with the subject line: Submission: Dragon Hoard: Title of your story: Your name.
🔴 MAR 31 · Short Story, Long seeks short stories ranging from 2,000 to 8,000 words (preference for 3,000-5,500 words). Payment: $100.
🔗 https://ashortstorylong.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · The Fables Next Door invites stories featuring characters from recognized fairy tales in modern settings where they interact with ordinary people. All genres accepted. Word Count: 2,000 - 10,000. Payment: $25.
🔗 https://www.criticalblast.com/content/publishing
🔴 MAR 31 · Propel is open to UK or Ireland-based poets yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. Payment: £20.
🔗 https://www.propelmagazine.co.uk/submissions
🔴 MAR 31 · Tiger Bark Press holds an open reading period for full-length poetry manuscripts by Black, indigenous, or poets of color in March. No entry fee. Selected poets offered standard publishing contracts. Books scheduled for publication within a year of acceptance.
🔗 https://www.tigerbarkpress.com/submissions
🔴 MAR 31 · Dragon Soul Press is seeking stories featuring pirates for their anthology "Pirate Legends." From Pirates of the Caribbean to Treasure Planet and more. Payment: Royalties.
🔗 https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/
🔴 MAR 31 · Palimpsest Press publishes full-length poetry, literary fiction, and non-fiction titles. Year-round submissions are open for authors who identify as BIPOC, Deaf, or Disabled. Payment: Royalties.
🔗 https://palimpsestpress.ca/submission-info/
🔴 MAR 31 · Midnight & Indigo seeks fiction and personal essays from black women. Payment: $50 for essays, $50-$75 for fiction.
🔗 https://midnightindigo.submittable.com/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · Hearth Stories seeks speculative fiction exploring connection, family, relationships, and the natural world. They pay in royalties.
🔗 https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html
🔴 MAR 31 · Small Harbor Publishing is open to marginalized writers for chapbook submissions. They pay in royalties.
🔗 https://www.smallharborpublishing.com/the-marginalia-series
🔴 MAR 31 · Banshee is accepting poetry, essays, flash fiction, and short stories. Offer contributors a small fee as well as a copy of the journal.
🔗 https://bansheepress.org/submit
🔴 MAR 31 · parABnormal is seeking nonfiction and poetry on the paranormal, including ghosts, shapeshifters, and creatures from folklore. Payment varies.
🔗 https://www.hiraethsffh.com/parabnormal-magazine-guidelines
🔴 MAR 31 · Chestnut Review seeks poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual media. Pays $120. Submit early to avoid submission fee.
🔗 https://chestnutreview.com/submissions/
🔴 MAR 31 · MetaStellar is open for science fiction, fantasy, or horror flash fiction submissions (max 1000 words). Payment: 8 cents per word.
🔗 https://www.metastellar.com/write-for-us/flash-fiction-story-submission/
🔴 MAR 31 · Haven Speculative invites submissions from authors of color, LGBTQIA+ community, and underrepresented groups. Accepts speculative fiction and poetry. Pays 8¢ per word for fiction and $20 for poetry.
🔗 https://www.havenspec.com/submit/
🔴 MAR 31 · Adroit Journal is accepting fiction, poetry, and art submissions. Pays $50.
🔗 https://theadroitjournal.org/about/submissions/
OPEN NOW
⭐🟢 Open Now · Poetry for All: Meet Missouri’s Poet Laureate, David L. Harrison. While this is still in April we just wanted to add this to the list early on. Join the St. Louis Writers Guild for a free LIVE workshop with Missouri Poet Laureate David L. Harrison. Explore the enjoyment of poetry and learn to write poems for both youth and adult readers. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and livestreamed via Zoom. Visit the St. Louis Writers Guild website for the event link to attend online.
🔗 https://www.stlwritersguild.org/
🟢 Open now · Cast of Wonders is dedicated to publishing fiction reflecting the entire spectrum of the human experience, they seek stories that evoke a sense of wonder, have deep emotional resonance, and something unreal about them. Aimed at a 12-17 age range, they prefer sophisticated, non-condescending stories with wide appeal. Genres include fantasy, science fiction, and horror, along with comedy, Steampunk, age-appropriate paranormal romance, superheroes, and more. Submit stories of up to 6,000 words with strong pacing, well-defined characters, engaging dialogue, and clear action.
🔗 https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/
🟢 Open now · Factor Four Magazine is seeking flash fiction in the genres of speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, super hero, or any combination. Accepting stories up to 1,000 words, they pay fiction at a rate of eleven (11) U.S. cents per word.
🔗 http://factorfourmag.com/submissionsinfo/
🟢 Open now · If There's Anyone Left is in search of Writers. Regular entries are for science fiction and speculative fiction, no more than 1,000 words. They pay eight cents/word. This opportunity is for marginalized members of the sci-fi/spec community, including people of color, the LGBTQ2S+ community, members of marginalized genders, and disabled and neurodiverse people.
🔗 https://www.iftheresanyoneleft.com/submission-guidelines
🟢 Open now · Friends Fur-Ever is seeking Writers for stories featuring diverse animal duos with themes centered around friendship. Any genre is acceptable as long as the theme of friendship is addressed. Stories should be between 2500 and 7000 words. Submit in Word doc or PDF format by May 31st, 2024, to oakpawpublishing@gmail.com.
🔗 https://www.oakpawpublishing.com/copy-of-i-zebra
🟢 Open now · Goatshed Press seeks short stories, flash fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction with payment of £60 for stories and essays (over 1000 words) and £25 for poems and flash fiction. They are also looking to publish longer form work in 2023, including novels, novellas, graphic novels, non fiction books and short story collections. Ongoing submissions.
🔗https://www.goatshedpress.co.uk/submito
🟢♻️ Open now · Radon seeks short stories and poetry containing elements of anarchism, transhumanism, dystopia, and/or science fiction until April 15 for their May 2024 issue. Payment: 1 cent per word for original work, half a cent per word for reprints.
🔗https://www.radonjournal.com/submit
🟢♻️ Open now · The Hungur Chronicles seeks horror about vampires or creatures with vampiric themes. Payment for original stories is $25.00; for reprints, $12. Payment for poems is $5. The pay for illustrations is $8. The payment for articles is $10. The pay for cover art is $25.
🔗https://www.hiraethsffh.com/hungur-chronicles-guidelines
🟢 Open now · The Were-Traveler: Curst & Twysted Tarot seeks short fiction. Choose an image you would like to write a story about. Payment: $10 for flash, $15 for short stories. Open until filled.
🔗https://the-were-traveler.weebly.com/submissions-call.html
🟢 Open now · Psychopomp has ongoing submissions for nonfiction essays on art, short fiction, novels, movies, music, fashion, culture, entertainment, science, and more, that fall under the umbrella of goth, death, funerary, grief, loss, alternative, otherworldly themes. Payment is $50.
🔗https://psychopomp.com/nonfiction-guidelines/
🟢 Open now · The International Human Rights Art Festival’s submission window for IHRAF Publishes 2023 remains open. Please submit your poem, short story, or essay (2500 words or less) to submit@ihraf.org along with a 2-5 sentence biography. Translations are also welcome. IHRAF Publishes will pay $50 per accepted piece.
🔗https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-publishes
🟢 Open now · Assemble Artifacts is currently open until filled for stories of wonder and suspense. They prefer stories of at least 5,000 words, but are open to longer and shorter works. Please include a one to three sentence pitch of your story, and an author bio with your submission. Open to writers of all levels of experience. Payment: 8-10 cents per word for short fiction.
🔗https://www.assemblemedia.com/artifacts-submissions
🟢 Open now · Jay Henge Publishing seeks speculative fiction for two anthologies: The Kafka Protocol & the Burden of Compliance, The Pelagic Zone: Uncharted Waters and AI, Robot. Payment is $5 USD per 1000 words, up to 15k words. Open until filled.
🔗https://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html
🟢 Open now · Three-lobed Burning Eye is open for ingoing submissions of "Original speculative fiction: horror, fantasy, and science fiction. We're looking for short stories from across the big classifications and those shadowy places between: magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, interstitial, and the Weird. We will consider suspense or western, though we prefer it to contain some speculative element. We like voices that are full of feeling, from literary to pulpy, with styles unique and flowing, but not too experimental. All labels aside, we want tales that expand genre, that value imagination in character, narrative, and plot. We want to see something new and different." Length for short fiction 1000–7000 words, flash fiction 500–1000 words, (2000–5000 preferred). Payment is $100 for short fiction, $30 for flash fiction; + 1 print annual. Open now.
🔗https://www.3lobedmag.com/submissions.html
🟢♻️ Open now · The Dark seeks dark fantasy and horror. "Don’t be afraid to experiment or to deviate from the ordinary; be different—try us with fiction that may fall out of “regular” categories. However, it is also important to understand that despite the name, The Dark is not a market for graphic, violent horror." Length is 2,000 – 6,000 words. Payment is 6 cents/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words on publication for first world rights; and 1 cent/word for reprint fiction up to 6,000 words on publication for nonexclusive reprint rights.
🔗https://www.thedarkmagazine.com/submission-guidelines/
Empyreal Tree appears to be defunct.
FYI: The listing for Invisible City is from a year ago.