120 Author Opportunities + Some Hope (I hope...)
Authortunities #101 │February 15 — March 15
If I could give anything right now, it would be the unshakable knowledge that no night lasts forever. The darkest hours always give way to the sun and those who dare to face shadows are rewarded with stars. Hope isn’t born when things are easy. Hope arrives at twilight with the quiet promise that even the longest night must eventually dissolve with the morning. Until then, we will find our way by starlight. 🌟
Probably best if we link hands. 🤝
🌳In the NeighborHub
Jordan Frances has expanded his open mic offerings to include another opportunity to read your work with a theme. The first will be March 1 at 7:30 EST with the theme “posthumous: published after the death of the author.” Members only, but joining is free.
What are you waiting for? Join us in the Authortunities Hub.
🌳Authortunities Press-ing Matters
Space and Time submissions have been whittled down to 377 total and it has been a hard fight. Excellent work came in, as always. If you have received a rejection notice please remember we have so few pages and so many worthy subs. Rejections are not a reflection of you or your quality of work.
Our upcoming Space and Time Flash monthly is coming together nicely. If all goes well, in March there will be opportunities to learn magazine publishing from the ground up
All authors should have received payment for 14 Spooky Stories for Boys and Girls. That should be coming out for Halloween and will be our first middle grade anthology. I’m excited to see how it goes.
Current open call: Coven of the East: Reclaiming Asian Women’s Magical Histories is open until Feb 28th for fiction and nonfiction pieces that explore the intersection of magic, identity, and history. Payment is $0.08 per word (pro-rates) for pieces up to 1,200 words. I’m editing this with Pauline Chow. Submit your work here.
🌳In Other News…
Calling my nonfiction readers! I recently joined the Nonfiction Authors Association (NFAA) to take the Publishing Certification. I’ve been working in this industry for over a decade and I’m learning new things. Recommended! 👉If you join, tell them I sent you!
The annual Summer Scares list is here! Get ready for chilling reads that will haunt your summer nights. From horror classics to fresh nightmares, there’s something for every reader. 👀🩸 Explore the list!
- is looking for a few more editors to join the group to help edit 30-35 stories. This is a volunteer position. 👉Join the team here.
In this latest edition of Sunday Snips,
distills big ideas about Egger’s remake of Nosferatu into bite-sized reflections. 👉Read “Addressing Consent and Mental Coercion in Nosferatu.”You’ll notice this issue has an audio component at the beginning. This was done by uploading my human generated manuscript into Notebook LM to create a podcast style learning resource for the newsletter. It was really interesting to hear my own work discussed in a way that made a newsletter seem pretty cool. A fun experiment. Does it add value to the newsletter? Time will tell.
Interesting video shared with me this week on “Why Being Intelligent Is Hated by Society | Schopenhauer.” An encouraging boost for people who may feel isolated. Watch the full video here.
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🟢 opening for submissions
🔴 closing for submissions
🚀 fiction prose
📖 nonfiction
🪶 poetry
🎨 visual art
♻️ reprints
🏆 awards, contests & grants
⭐ learning, performing & networking
🟢📖🚀🪶 FEB 15 · BookLife is open until March 1 for submissions of self-published books related to travel, global culture, and food for their Indie Spotlight feature, a thematic roundup of self-published books both online and in print in Publishers Weekly magazine. Each Indie Spotlight is open to all types of books as long as they match the month's topic. Submissions close for self-published romances and nonfiction titles devoted to the topic of relationships.
https://booklife.com/about-us/booklife-s-indie-spotlight.html
🟢🚀 FEB 15 · Reedsy Prompts is open until the following Friday for short fiction between 1,000 - 3,000 words based on one of five prompts. Writers have until the following Friday at 11.59 pm EST to enter. No fee to enter and have work posted. $5 fee to be eligible for the $250 cash prize. This week’s prompt is: You Had Me at Hello with Jennifer Rees 💘.
https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/
🟢📖🚀 FEB 15 · SUSPECT Journal's Themed Portfolio: Eco is open until March 1 for submissions exploring the theme of "Eco-" for a special portfolio scheduled for publication starting June 5, 2025 to commemorate World Environment Day. They accept fiction and essays (up to 6,500 words) or poetry (up to 10 pages) from authors who identify as Asian. Payment is $100 USD per accepted contribution.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opp/eco
🟢🎨 FEB 15 · Gaudy Boy, the publishing arm of NYC-based literary organization Singapore Unbound is open until April 1 for visual art, animation, sound, textile, photography, and related fields to submit works in response to the visual poetry collection EKE by Wahidah Tambee. Accepted contributions will be featured in book launch events, on Gaudy Boy's website, and in promotional materials. Payment is $100 USD and a copy of the book.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opp/eke-multimedia
🟢🪶🏆 FEB 15 · The 11th SUSPECT Poetry Contest is open until May 15 for poems that use the word "fable" or its variants in an imaginative fashion, in conjunction with Gaudy Boy's April 2025 publication of Mandy Moe Pwint Tu's FABLEMAKER. The contest is open to everyone, with awards of $300, $200, and $100 USD for the top three winners. Winning poems will be published in SUSPECT. No entry fee.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opp/suspect-poetry-contest-11
🟢🪶🏆 FEB 15 · Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest is open until April 1 for submissions of published and unpublished humor poetry with prizes of $2,000, $500, $250, and ten Honorable Mentions of $100 each. The winner will also enjoy a two-year gift certificate from co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value). The top 13 poems are published on the Winning Writers website. No fee to enter.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle-flomp-humor-poetry-contest-free
🟢📖🚀🏆 FEB 15 · Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is open until May 1 for submissions of short fiction and nonfiction essays with prizes of $3,500 and ten Honorable Mentions of $500 each. The winner will also enjoy a two-year gift certificate from co-sponsor, Duotrope (a $100 value). $25 fee to enter.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/tom-howard-john-h-reid-fiction-essay-contest
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨♻️ FEB 15 · Collaborature Monthly Contest is open until the 17th of the month for fiction and poetry “written by more than one author or include a collaboration of two people (i.e., art and poetry).” Reprints are allowed. Payment is $20 USD.
https://collaborature.blogspot.com/p/contests.html
🟢📖🚀 FEB 15 · Book XI, is a journal of literary philosophy, is open until March 1 for creative writing and philosophical reflection “that draws on, addresses, or illuminates broadly philosophical themes.” Payment is $200 USD per piece, $50 per poem.
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · IHRAM magazine, a project of the International Human Rights Art Movement, is open until March 1 for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art written to the theme “The Evolving Gaze: Society’s Voice for Masculinity.” Payment is $50 USD per piece, $25 for visual art.
https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-publishes
🟢🚀♻️ FEB 15 · Modern Mummies Anthology from Cat Eye Press is closing for short fiction that updates the “mummy genre” from 1,500 - 5,000 words. There will be a March 1—15 submission window exclusively for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, Disabled, Neurodiverse, and other underrepresented voices. Payment is $0.05 USD per word; $0.01 for reprints.
https://www.cateyepress.com/submissions
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · kitchen work, a printed journal of food and the table, is open until March 15 for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art on “big kitchens and small kitchens, about cooking, the business of food and the state of restaurants, about family and friends and strangers. What and how we eat and drink.” Current theme is “cities.” Payment is USD $0.20/word, $100 per visual piece.
https://www.kitchenwork.com/submissions
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨♻️ FEB 15 · Solstitia, a project of Fiction Fans Podcast, is open until March 15 for fiction from Flash to Novella length, nonfiction, poetry and visual art that “celebrates all things genre.” Current theme is “Coffeeshop!AU.” Payment: USD $50 per piece.
https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/solstitia
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨♻️ FEB 15 · THEMA, a theme-related journal that serves as source material and inspiration for teachers of creative writing, is open until March 1 for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art on the theme of “The Lost Sock.” US residents submit by postal mail, electronic submissions for international. Payment is USD $10 for fiction under 1,000 words; $25 for longer stories, $25 for essays and $10 per piece for poems and visual art.
https://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · Talk Vomit is open until March 6 for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art in a variety of styles, including humorous and literary to the theme of “The call is coming from inside the house.” Pay ranges from USD $10-30 for prose and $5-15 for poetry.
https://talkvomit.com/submissions/
🟢🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · subTerrain magazine is closing for “a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography and graphic illustration” to the theme of “dreams.” This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions so please check their guidelines carefully before submitting.
https://subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines
🟢🚀🪶 FEB 15 · subTerrain magazine is open until February 17 for “submissions of 100-word flash fiction, micro creative non-fiction, and poetry to include in a special, celebratory edition” to mark their 100th issue. This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions so please check their guidelines carefully before submitting.
https://subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · subTerrain magazine is also open until March 8 for “a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography and graphic illustration” to the theme of “dreams.” This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions so please check their guidelines carefully before submitting.
https://subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines
🟢📖🚀🪶🎨 FEB 15 · Mslexia Magazine is open until March 10 for fiction, nonfiction and poetry written by women on the theme of “Snakes.” There are 25 ways of submitting to Mslexia and length, form, and theme requirements vary. As always, check their guidelines before submitting. Payments vary with a minimum of GBP £30.
https://mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-work/
🟢📖🏆 FEB 15 · Intrepid Times’ Pilgrimages Writing Competition is open until March 1 for narrative nonfiction from 1,200 - 1,800 words. Open to a variety of styles, including literary and personal. Winning writer will be paid $300 USD and have their original story and accompanying photographs published in Intrepid Times. Up to four runners-up will also be selected for publication at their standard article rates of $100.
https://intrepidtimes.com/pilgrimages-2025-travel-writing-competition-now-open/
🟢🪶🏆 FEB 15 · Deep Wild Graduate Student Poetry Contest is open until March 1 for “up to four pages of poetry or up to 3,000 words of prose” from currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. authors will receive cash awards and five copies of the journal. The 1st Place prize is $200, 2nd Place $100, and 3rd Place $50.
https://deepwildjournal.submittable.com/submit
🟢🪶 FEB 15 · Eye to the Telescope, a project of Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA), is open until March 15 for speculative poetry. Each issue is guest-edited, and submission guidelines will vary for each issue. Payment USD $0.04/word, rounded to nearest dollar; min. $4, max. $25.
https://www.eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html
🟢🚀🎨 FEB 15 · Bikes in Space Anthology, a project of Microcosm Publishing, is open until March 1 for fiction and visual art featuring feminist bicycle science fiction with the theme “Disability & Bikes in Space.” Payment is USD $50 minimum.
https://duotrope.com/anthology/bikes-in-space-anthology-series-16112
🟢🚀🪶🎨♻️ FEB 15 · NonBinary Review, Zoetic Press is open until May 1 for prose, poetry and visual art. Submissions may close before the closing date as there is an acceptance cap for each issue. Payment is $0.01 USD per word for prose up to 3k words, $10 for poetry and visual art $25 USD flat rate. Theme is “EPIPHANY.”
https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit
🟢🚀🏆 FEB 15 · North Street Book Prize is open until July 1 for self-published or hybrid-published fiction books. One Grand Prize Winner will receive an awards package that includes $10,000 USD, a marketing analysis and one-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-Johnson and a $500 credit at BookBaby. Other awards include $1,000 and $500 plus other benefits. Entry fee is $85.
https://winningwriters.com/our-contests/north-street-book-prize
⭐ FEB 14-16 · The Author Alchemy Summit is designed to emphasize both community and education. The goal is for people to walk away with a plethora of new ideas to grow their author business by connecting with readers — and with lifelong friends and colleagues. Events throughout the conference will focus on network building. Social events, genre meetups, catered breakfast and lunch, karaoke — you’ll find plenty of opportunities to connect and make lifelong friends, collaborators, and champions. $599 USD with prices increasing to $749 before the event, in Portland, Oregon.
https://authoralchemysummit.com/
🔴🚀 FEB 15 · Strange Locations Microfiction, an anthology of Dark Travel Guides from Apex Magazine, is closing for speculative microfiction in the form of tourist brochures, travel blogs, and guides to the strangest and darkest places you can imagine. Payment is $10 USD.
https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/apex-magazine-flash-fiction
🔴🚀 FEB 15 · Luna Station Quarterly is closing for speculative fiction (science fiction and fantasy, no horror) from 500-7k words written by women-identified authors. Payment is $10.
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/luna-station-quarterly-ehWK6
⭐🪶 FEB 16 · Rattlecast livestreams, is part interview and open mic with a prompt-based open mic. Hangout with Rattle editor Timothy Green and Katie Dozier. Each Rattlecast begins with an interview, a writing prompt, and poets reading from the last week’s prompt. | Rattlecast at 8 pm EST.
🔴🚀🪶🎨♻️ FEB 17 · Collaborature Monthly Contest is closing for fiction and poetry “written by more than one author or include a collaboration of two people (i.e., art and poetry).” Reprints are allowed. Payment is $20 USD.
https://collaborature.blogspot.com/p/contests.html
🔴🚀🪶 FEB 17 · Worlds of Possibility is closing for science fiction and fantasy works “released to Subscribers and Patrons of Julia Rios exclusively for a short time before being publicly available.” Professional payment of .10 per word for fiction and $50 per poem.
https://duotrope.com/magazine/worlds-of-possibility-34186
🔴 🚀🪶FEB 17 · subTerrain magazine is closing for “submissions of 100-word flash fiction, micro creative non-fiction, and poetry to include in a special, celebratory edition” to mark their 100th issue. This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions so please check their guidelines carefully before submitting.
https://subterrain.ca/about/35/sub-terrain-writer-s-guidelines
⭐🚀 FEB 17 · Writing Flash Fiction This two week course establishes what flash fiction (and stories smaller than this) are, analysing some acclaimed examples and providing various writing tasks to inspire your own fiction. Taught by Dr Charlotte Baker, an author and associate lecturer, with an interest in crime, horror and dark romance. From £21.98. Check the listing for times.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-flash-fiction-tickets-1067221039859
⭐🪶 FEB 19 · Speculative Poetry Workshop Every third Wednesday of the month the Baltimore Science Fiction Society holds a free virtual workshop for speculative poets. Meeting takes place on Zoom. 7 pm EST.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82112772660pwd=OpzU8diAfWSeCiAhdfSGKyfhcPW4Os.1#success
⭐🚀 FEB 20 · First Friday - Third Thursday Quick Read features 6 authors each reading a selection of speculative fiction for 8 minutes. There will be time for questions & answers at the end and a giveaway from the authors. This free event hosted by Strong Women - Strange Worlds features Angela Giddings, Sarah Iverson, Ellen Birkett Morris, Julia LaFond, Elizabeth Schechter, and Nicole Tota and emcee/host Sarah Smith along with support from authors Anne Nydam and Terri Bruce. Pre-register.
https://strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com/
🔴📖🚀 FEB 21 · Coven of the East: Reclaiming Asian Women’s Magical Histories is closing for fiction and nonfiction pieces that explore the intersection of magic, identity, and history. Payment is $0.08 per word (pro-rates) for pieces up to 1,200 words.
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/authortunities-press-LRs7l
🔴🪶 FEB 21 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a free print magazine subscription. Each week's deadline is Friday midnight PST.
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
⭐ FEB 21-23 · Neurodivergent Publishing Conference is a virtual conference for neurodivergent folks in the writing and publishing sphere to come together, connect, and grow together. It is a space for NDs, by NDs. Look for more information as it becomes available.
⭐🚀 FEB 22 · Master Class: Bestselling Pacing with NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry from 10am - 1 pm PST (1-4pm EST) via ZOOM. Novels can be short or long—and in some genres very long—but they should always move along at a brisk yet compelling pace. NY Times bestseller Jonathan Maberry, author of over fifty novels in multiple genres, is your tour-guide for a journey through the art and science of pacing. Workshop costs $50. Proceeds benefit families displaced by the LA wildfires and emergency animal shelters.
https://www.jonathanmaberry.com/classes-workshops.cfm
⭐ FEB 22 · Roadmap to Yes—Plotting Your Path to Publication with Jane Friedman, hosted by Midwest Writers Workshop. In this masterclass, you’ll learn the mechanics of how traditional publishing works and how to prepare submissions materials for your novel, memoir, or nonfiction book. Learn what it takes to capture the attention of a New York publisher or literary agent, plus what expectations you should have so that you approach this (often frustrating) process with the right expectations and mindset.
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xkwaj8e
⭐🪶 FEB 23 · Rattlecast livestreams, is part interview and open mic with a prompt-based open mic. Hangout with Rattle editor Timothy Green and Katie Dozier. Each Rattlecast begins with an interview, a writing prompt, and poets reading from the last week’s prompt. | Rattlecast at 8 pm EST.
⭐🚀 FEB 23 · Writers Circle Join this virtual Science Fiction and Fantasy focused writing group sponsored by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society to workshop your latest WIP, get feedback from fellow local authors and advice on getting your work sold to professional markets from people who've done it! Every second and fourth Thursday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm EST. Virtual meetings take place on Zoom.
https://zoom.us/j/91064908740pwd=TENjZ25HenRNOHhtcHFaRlZnOGE3dz09#success
🟢🚀🏆 FEB 23 · The Short Story Challenge 2025 is a global creative writing challenge with four competitive rounds. Writers are assigned unique prompts to craft original stories, starting with 2,500 words in eight days and culminating in a final 1,250-word story written in 24 hours. Feedback is provided for every submission, and writers retain all rights to their work. With over $17,500 in cash prizes, this competition offers an exciting opportunity to showcase talent and creativity. Costs $67 to enter.
https://www.nycmidnight.com/ssc
🔴🪶 FEB 28 · Rattle Magazine’s “Poets Respond” challenge calls for poems inspired by “a news story or public event from the previous week, and has been written in the time since.” Selected poems will appear as the Sunday poem at Rattle.com which appear to over 10,000 people via RSS feed and daily email service. Poets will receive $100 and a free print magazine subscription. Each week's deadline is Friday midnight PST.
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/30232/poets-respond-online
🔴🚀♻️ FEB 28 · Modern Mummies Anthology from Cat Eye Press is closing for short fiction that updates the “mummy genre” from 1,500 - 5,000 words. There will be a March 1—15 submission window exclusively for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, Disabled, Neurodiverse, and other underrepresented voices. Payment is $0.05 USD per word; $0.01 for reprints.
https://www.cateyepress.com/submissions
🔴🪶🏆 FEB 28 · Bill Hickok Humor Award closes for a single unpublished poem. Winner will receive $1,000. Winning poem will appear in the 2025 issue of I-70 Review. Submit one to three unpublished poems with a $15 entry fee.
http://i70review.fieldinfoserv.com/bill-hickok-humor-award-for-poetry.html
🔴🚀🏆 FEB 28 · Apex Magazine Monthly Flash Fiction Contest Submissions close to all for speculative flash fiction at midnight. Winner will be announced no later than the 15th of the following month and be paid $0.08/word or $10, whichever is more, and published on the Apex Magazine Patreon as an exclusive the month following and will be included in the forthcoming issue of Apex Magazine.
https://apexbookcompany.moksha.io/publication/apex-magazine-flash-fiction
🔴🪶 FEB 28 · Strange Horizons is closing for speculative poetry with Lisa M. Bradley (she/her/hers) as February’s editor. Payment is $50 USD per poem, regardless of length or complexity.
http://strangehorizons.com/submit/poetry-submission-guidelines/
🔴🚀🪶 FEB 28 · Fahmidan Publishing is closing for manuscript submissions for their digital chapbooks at a maximum of 30 pages for poetry and 7500 Words for prose. Payment is 30% royalties.
https://www.fahmidan.net/publishing-submissions
🔴🚀 FEB 28 · Beach Reads is closing for romance short fiction between 2,000 to 6,000 words. “We’re searching for the light and fun stories for those longer, warmer days. These might be a slice of life or a simple romance – anything that might bring smiles, and maybe a tear.” Payment is anticipated to be $20 and Royalty Share of D2D sales.
https://inkdpub.com/submissions/
🔴🚀 FEB 28 · This World of Vile Wonder: Horror Tales of the Scientific Revolution is closing for horror fiction of all subgenres “set between the years 1500 and 1700 ce.” Work should be from 5-10k words. Payment is $75.
🟢📖🚀🪶 MAR 1 · BookLife is open until April 1 for submissions of self-published books related to humor and satire for their Indie Spotlight feature, a thematic roundup of self-published books both online and in print in Publishers Weekly magazine. Each Indie Spotlight is open to all types of books as long as they match the month's topic. Submissions close for self-published books related to travel, global culture, and food.
https://booklife.com/about-us/booklife-s-indie-spotlight.html
🟢🚀🪶🏆 MAR 1 · TeenQuill Writing Contest is open for poetry and play monologues from to students aged 12 to 19. Authors of selected works will receive a $50 Amazon e-gift card and publication in Kinsman Quarterly. Selected works will also be featured on its website, promoted on social media platforms, and included in printed advertisements. One student will be selected each season.
https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/teenquill-writing-contest
🟢📖🚀 MAR 1 · Write or Die Magazine is open for free submissions of essays and essays and fiction for the first week of the month. There is a $3 submission fee for the rest of the month. No fee for author interviews. “Payment is approx. $50.”
https://writeordiemag.com/submission-guidelines
🟢📖🚀 MAR 1 · The Forge Literary Magazine is open for fiction and nonfiction, including flash and micro, until the free submissions quota is full. “If there is no free link, we’ve hit our quota.” Payment is for $100 flat rate, regardless of length.
https://forgelitmag.com/submit/
🟢🪶 MAR 1 · Rattle Magazine’s Ekphrastic Poetry Challenge opens until the last day of the month for ekphrastic poetry in response to selected visual art posted on their page. Two winners receive $100 and publication online.
https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
🟢🪶 MAR 1 · Strange Horizons is open until March 31 for speculative poetry with AJ Odasso (they/them/theirs) as March’s editor. Payment is $50 USD per poem, regardless of length or complexity.
http://strangehorizons.com/submit/poetry-submission-guidelines/
🟢📖🚀🪶 MAR 1 · The Threepenny Review opens until “mid-April” for submissions of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Payment is $400 per story or article, and $200 per poem or Table Talk piece.
https://www.threepennyreview.com/submissions.html
🟢🚀♻️ MAR 1 · Modern Mummies Anthology from Cat Eye Press is open until March 15 exclusively for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, Disabled, Neurodiverse, and other underrepresented voices with short fiction that updates the “mummy genre” from 1,500 - 5,000 words. There will be a March 1—15 submission window exclusively for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ+, Disabled, Neurodiverse, and other underrepresented voices. Payment is $0.05 USD per word; $0.01 for reprints.
https://www.cateyepress.com/submissions
🟢🚀 MAR 1 · Electric Spec is open until April 15 for speculative fiction stories of “science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre” between 250 and 7000 words for their May issue. Payment is $20 per piece.
http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html
🟢🚀 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 · THEMA, a theme-related journal that serves as source material and inspiration for teachers of creative writing, is closing for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art on the theme of “The Lost Sock.” US residents submit by postal mail, electronic submissions for international. Payment is USD $10 for fiction under 1,000 words; $25 for longer stories, $25 for essays and $10 per piece for poems and visual art.
https://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html
🔴🚀 MAR 1 · The Joining: Scenes of Wedding Terror is closing for horror stories between 2,500 and 5,000 words in length concerning the rite of matrimony. Stories “need not concern only the event itself. They might take place at any time, so long as nuptials are central to the narrative.” Payment is .02 per word.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVEpj9Mg2JebvkDObUIeVYc9VC-vxlVyxrSn-pqGJ-M/edit?usp=sharing
🔴📖🚀🪶 MAR 1 · SUSPECT Journal's Themed Portfolio: Eco is closing for submissions exploring the theme of "Eco-" for a special portfolio scheduled for publication starting June 5, 2025 to commemorate World Environment Day. They accept fiction and essays (up to 6,500 words) or poetry (up to 10 pages) from authors who identify as Asian. Payment is $100 USD per accepted contribution.
https://singaporeunbound.org/opp/eco
🔴🚀 MAR 1 · Book XI, is a journal of literary philosophy, is closing for creative writing and philosophical reflection “that draws on, addresses, or illuminates broadly philosophical themes.” Payment is $200 USD per piece, $50 per poem.
🔴📖🚀🪶🎨 MAR 1 · IHRAM magazine, a project of the International Human Rights Art Movement, is closing for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art written to the theme “The Evolving Gaze: Society’s Voice for Masculinity.” Payment is $50 USD per piece, $25 for visual art.
https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-publishes
🔴🚀🎨 MAR 1 · Bikes in Space Anthology, a project of Microcosm Publishing, is closing for fiction and visual art featuring feminist bicycle science fiction with the theme “Disability & Bikes in Space.” Payment is USD $50 minimum.
https://duotrope.com/anthology/bikes-in-space-anthology-series-16112
🔴📖🏆 MAR 1 · Intrepid Times’ Pilgrimages Writing Competition is closing for narrative nonfiction from 1,200 - 1,800 words. Open to a variety of styles, including literary and personal. Winning writer will be paid $300 USD and have their original story and accompanying photographs published in Intrepid Times. Up to four runners-up will also be selected for publication at their standard article rates of $100.
https://intrepidtimes.com/pilgrimages-2025-travel-writing-competition-now-open/
🔴🪶🏆 MAR 1 · Deep Wild Graduate Student Poetry Contest is closing for “up to four pages of poetry or up to 3,000 words of prose” from currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. authors will receive cash awards and five copies of the journal. The 1st Place prize is $200, 2nd Place $100, and 3rd Place $50.
https://deepwildjournal.submittable.com/submit
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