Visibility That Feels Like You
How to show up where you shine best.
If being online feels more draining than inspiring, you're definitely not alone. Whenever the topic of marketing, platforms, or social media comes up, the number one response I hear is how exhausting it all feels. And if I’m being completely honest I feel the same way. To paraphrase Kermit the Frog, it's not easy being seen.
As much as I’d love to reassure you (and myself) that marketing isn't crucial, the reality is that it matters. A lot. The greatest book in the world won't sell if nobody knows it exists.
🧭Your Author Tools
Work Your CRAFT: Make Something You’re Proud Of
Real visibility begins with what you're sharing. If your book, post, or idea doesn’t resonate deeply with you, no amount of marketing will make it feel right. When your work feels solid, you can share it from quiet confidence rather than shouting to prove its worth.
Focus on depth over volume.
Create slowly if you must.
Let quality, not urgency, guide your visibility.
Ask yourself: What piece of your work would you proudly stand by even if nobody liked or shared it? This is your true foundation.
Use Your VOICE: Be Seen As You
So much visibility advice pushes us toward performance, but you're not here to perform. You're not here to be an influencer. You're here to be an author. Your genuine voice, not perfection or polish, is what creates true connection.
Invite people into your writing process.
Share what you sound like when you're not selling.
Build trust by simply being real, without needing to impress.
Reflect on this: Where in your writing or content do you feel most authentically yourself? Let this guide your visibility.
Claim Your OWNERSHIP: Know What You’re Building
Visibility feels draining when we lose sight of why we're doing it. Platforms are gateways, not goals in themselves. When you clearly own your work and the value you offer readers, there's no hustle—just heartfelt invitations.
Use social visibility to drive readers toward what you own (your newsletter, book, or store).
Share intentionally, always with purpose.
Create for your audience and vision, not for algorithms.
Consider this: What do you want your visibility to achieve? Focus your energy there.
Align Your VISIBILITY: Choose Resonance Over Reach
You don't need to be everywhere or even constantly present. You just need alignment. Too much can become mere noise.
The best platform is the one you'll actually use consistently. The most effective strategy is sustainable and nourishing. Your most magnetic presence comes from truth, not trends. Visibility doesn't have to be massive. It just has to be meaningful.
Ask yourself: What platform or method feels most nourishing right now? That’s your online home.
Chart Your Own Publishing Adventure
Every writer is an explorer. Every journey begins with a compass.
Every author who decides to publish embarks on a journey, whether they realize it or not. Some wander, hoping their destination will appear. Others move intentionally, guided by a Creative Compass aligned with their unique Core Hope and purpose.
Whatever path you choose, every publishing journey becomes clearer and less daunting when you're well-equipped.
With the right Author Tools, you can move forward with confidence, stay true to your vision, and ascend toward your Creative Peak clearly and purposefully.
Download: Author Visibility Trail Guide
Ready to Step Confidently into Visibility?
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♻️ reprints
🟢 WEEKLY· 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: Write on Track 💻.
https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/
🟢♻️ MAY 24 · Reader Beware Magazine is open until May 31 for submissions of horror and dark fiction short stories (1,000–5,000 words) and flash fiction (under 1,000 words). Payment: $0.01 USD per word or up to three pages of poetry per author at a rate of twenty dollars plus five cents per line.
https://readerbewaremag.wixsite.com/readerbewaremag/submissions
🟢 MAY 24 · Short Story Long is open until June 1 for literary short stories between 2,000–8,000 words (sweet spot: 3,000–5,500). Stories are paired with original art. Payment: $100 USD per accepted story and $100 USD to the artist for the art.
https://ashortstorylong.submittable.com/submit
🟢 MAY 24 · The Bombay Literary Magazine is open until May 31 for submissions of fiction (under 5,000 words), nonfiction, and up to five poems. Payment: ₹2,500 INR for prose and ₹1,000 INR per poem (via UPI or PayPal).
https://bombaylitmag.com/submit/
🟢 MAY 24 · Writers Alliance of Gainesville is open until June 1 for submissions to the 2025 WAG Anthology Contest. Accepts fiction, nonfiction (up to 2,500 words), and poetry (up to 3 pages). Payment: $200 for winners; $100 for honorable mentions.
https://writersalliance.org/bacopa-literary-review/
🟢 MAY 24 · The Offing is open for submissions of personal essays, creative nonfiction, micro works, and prose translations. Word count limits vary: up to 5,000 words for Insight (creative nonfiction), up to 7,500 for prose translations, and 560 characters for Micro. Payment ranges from $25–$100 depending on length and department. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
🟢 MAY 24 · The Storms is open until June 8 for submissions of poetry (up to 3 poems, max 40 lines each), prose (up to 2 pieces, max 1,500 words each), and visual art (up to 3 pieces). Payment: €50 per poem or artwork, €60 per prose piece. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://eatthestorms.com/the-storms-a-journal-of-poetry-prose-and-visual-art/
🟢 MAY 24 · Humour Me Gold is open until June 14 for humorous short stories on the theme of “Competition.” Submissions should be 1,000–5,000 words. Entry fee: £3.50 via PayPal. Four winners will each receive £50 and a featured interview. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://humourmemag.co.uk/submission-requests/
🟢 MAY 24 · Writers of the Future Contest is open until June 30 for original, unpublished science fiction, fantasy, or light horror stories up to 17,000 words. Open to amateur writers only. Prizes: $1,000 (1st), $750 (2nd), $500 (3rd) per quarter; annual grand prize of $5,000. Free to enter. No reprints.
https://writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/
🟢 MAY 24 · Headland is open until July 4 for submissions of short fiction and creative nonfiction up to 5,000 words. Payment: NZD $50 per accepted piece. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://headland.org.nz/submissions/
🟢 MAY 24 · Taco Bell Quarterly is open until July 31 for Issue 8 submissions of fiction, poetry, essays, comics, art, multimedia, and other experimental forms. Submissions should be 500–2,500 words (up to 4,000 considered). Payment: $150 per accepted piece. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://tacobellquarterly.submittable.com/submit
🟢 MAY 24 · The Prose Poem is open until May 30 for its Spring Short Prose Poetry Contest, seeking unpublished prose poems up to 100 words on any theme. Prizes: £50 (1st), £25 (2nd), £15 (3rd), £10 (honorable mention), plus publication. Pay-if-you-can model: suggested donations of £2–£4; free submissions welcome. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/the-prose-poem-aH49j
🟢 MAY 24 · Briefly Write Poetry Prize 2025 is open until July 31 for original, unpublished poems up to 10 lines (title not included). Entry is free and open worldwide. Prize fund: £80 minimum, with £40 (1st), £25 (2nd), and £15 (3rd). All shortlisted poets will also be paid. Simultaneous submissions not accepted. No reprints.
https://brieflywrite.com/poetry-prize/
🟢 MAY 24 · SmokeLong Quarterly is open until August 15 for flash fiction submissions (1,000 words or fewer) in the genres of dark fantasy and psychological thriller. Accepted stories will receive $300 and may be nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://smokelong.submittable.com/Submit
🟢 MAY 24 · DEEP Anthology from Death’s Head Press is open until July 31 for horror stories set in underwater, aquatic, or deep-sea environments. Submissions should be between 2,000 and 6,000 words. Payment: $0.05 per word. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJkuZ6coBKy/
🟢 MAY 24 · The Writing On The Wall is open until June 1 for horror stories inspired by and titled after a song from Iron Maiden's catalog. Submissions should be 3,000–7,000 words. Payment: $20 and a physical author copy for one year of rights. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://www.jylglennwrites.com/opencalls
⭐ MAY 25 · Bi-Weekly Open Mic Night Join The Mad Poet and host Jordan Francis for a NeighborHub community open mic every other Sunday at 8 pm EST. Prose and poetry readings welcome. A welcoming and supportive group that encourages creative growth. For members of the Authortunities NeighborHub. Membership is free.
https://www.authortunitieshub.com
⭐ MAY 25 · 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.
🔴 MAY 28 · The New Quarterly: Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award closes for outstanding short fiction. Top prize: $1,000; selected stories considered for publication ($250 per published piece). Entry fee: $40 per story (includes a 1-year subscription). Submit via online portal; anonymity preserved during judging.
https://tnq.ca/peter-hinchcliffe-award/
🔴 MAY 30 · 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
🔴 MAY 30 · Samhain Screams closes for submissions of original horror stories (1,000–5,000 words) exploring the dark side of Halloween. Payment: AUD $50 and contributor copies. Simultaneous submissions allowed; reprints policy unspecified. Submit via email in Shunn format.
https://blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html
🔴 MAY 30 · The Best Weird Fiction of the Year closes for submissions of reprint weird fiction first published in 2024 (500–7,500 words). Payment: small honorarium and contributor copies. Simultaneous submissions policy unspecified; up to five stories may be submitted, each sent separately. Submit via online form.
https://undertowpublications.com/best-weird-fiction
🔴 MAY 30 · 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
🔴 MAY 30 · The Prose Poem is closing for its Spring Short Prose Poetry Contest, seeking unpublished prose poems up to 100 words on any theme. Prizes: £50 (1st), £25 (2nd), £15 (3rd), £10 (honorable mention), plus publication. Pay-if-you-can model: suggested donations of £2–£4; free submissions welcome. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/the-prose-poem-aH49j
⭐ MAY 30–JUN 1 · Trek Long Island 2025 with guests including Terry Farrell, John Billingsley, Andrew Robinson, Celia Rose Gooding, Patrick Kwok-Choon, and Phil Morris at the Hyatt Regency Long Island, Hauppauge, NY. Friday 5–11 PM, Saturday 10 AM–12 AM, Sunday 10 AM–5 PM. $70 full weekend; $10 Friday, $40 Saturday, $30 Sunday; discounted rates for kids. This three-day Star Trek–focused convention features celebrity panels, cosplay contests, science and diversity discussions, live podcasts, a vendor hall, kids' programming, and themed evening events like karaoke, cabaret, and a cocktail party with the stars.
🔴♻️ MAY 31 · Reader Beware Magazine is closing for submissions of horror and dark fiction short stories (1,000–5,000 words) and flash fiction (under 1,000 words). Payment: $0.01 USD per word for fiction or up to three pages of poetry per author at a rate of twenty dollars plus five cents per line.
https://readerbewaremag.wixsite.com/readerbewaremag/submissions
🔴 MAY 31 · The Bombay Literary Magazine closes for submissions of fiction (under 5,000 words), nonfiction, and up to five poems. Payment: ₹2,500 INR for prose and ₹1,000 INR per poem (via UPI or PayPal).
https://bombaylitmag.com/submit/
🔴 MAY 31 · Okay Donkey Magazine closes for submissions of flash fiction and poetry. Payment: $20 honorarium per accepted piece. Simultaneous submissions allowed; reprints not accepted. Submit via Submittable.
https://okaydonkeymag.com/submissions/
🔴 MAY 31 · Book Worms Zine is closed for submissions of horror flash fiction (up to 1,000 words) and short stories (1,000–1,500 words) on the theme "Cryptid Horror." Seeking horror stories across all subgenres. Payment is $0.08 USD per word.
🔴 MAY 31 · Cast of Wonders closes for submissions of young adult speculative fiction (flash: 100–1,500 words; short stories: 1,500–6,000 words) on the theme "Joy that sustains" for Banned Books Week. Payment: $0.08 per word for original fiction; $20 for flash reprints (up to 1,500 words); $100 for short story reprints (1,500–7,500 words). Simultaneous submissions allowed; multiple submissions not accepted; reprints accepted. Submit via Moksha.
https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/
🔴 MAY 31 · Split Lip Magazine closes for submissions of fiction, memoir/nonfiction, poetry, and visual art/photography. Payment: $75 per piece (web); $5 per page (print anthology). Simultaneous submissions allowed; no reprints. Submit via Submittable.
https://splitlipthemag.com/submit
🔴 MAY 31 · Manawaker Studio: 100 Word Project (May Prompt: "Troll") closes for original, unpublished 100-word drabbles inspired by the prompt "Troll." Family-friendly content only; no generative AI. Token payment of $1 per accepted story and contributor e-copy provided.
https://manawaker.com/submissions/
🔴 MAY 31 · Dark Moments: Urban Myths (May Theme) closes for drabbles (exactly 100 words) exploring modern folklore, urban legends, and myths lurking beneath city streets. Original work only, no reprints or simultaneous submissions. Payment is $0.04 USD per word. Email darkmoments @ BlackHarePress.com with the theme in the subject line.
https://blackharepress.com/submissions/
🔴 MAY 31 · Masque & Maelström: The Reluctant Exhumation of Edgar Allan Poe closes for speculative fiction (flash to ~12,000 words; exceptions considered) across all open anthology themes. Payment: $5 USD per 1,000 words and contributor digital copy. Reprints, simultaneous, and multiple submissions accepted. Submit via email: editor@jayhenge.com (include anthology name and word count in subject).
https://www.jayhenge.com/submissions.html
🔴 MAY 31 · Professor Feiff's Trans-Dimensional Travelogue closes for speculative fiction stories (flash to ~12,000 words) exploring interdimensional travel, parallel worlds, and alternate realities. Payment: $5 USD per 1,000 words and a digital copy. Reprints, simultaneous, and multiple submissions accepted. Submit via email to editor@jayhenge.com (include anthology name and word count in subject).
https://www.jayhenge.com/submissions.html
🔴 MAY 31 · Pharmacopeia Obscura: The August Doctor’s Notes closes for speculative fiction stories (flash to ~12,000 words) exploring medical oddities, strange remedies, unusual cures, and pharmacological mysteries. Payment: $5 USD per 1,000 words and contributor digital copy. Reprints, simultaneous, and multiple submissions accepted. Submit via email to editor@jayhenge.com (include anthology name and word count in subject).
https://www.jayhenge.com/submissions.html
🔴 MAY 31 · Short Story Stack (Monthly Contest) closes for short stories (6–10,000 words, any genre). One winner selected monthly receives $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue; reprints welcome. Submissions via email as Word or Google Docs.
https://shortstory.substack.com/p/coming-soon
🔴 MAY 31 · Write or Die Magazine closes for submissions in fiction, creative nonfiction, and author interviews. Payment: Approximately $50 per accepted piece. Simultaneous submissions allowed; reprints not accepted. Submit via Submittable.
https://writeordiemagazine.submittable.com/submit/326253/write-or-dies-first-ever-fiction-contest
⭐ MAY 31–JUN 1 · Bay Area Book Festival 2025 with over 250 authors including Viet Thanh Nguyen, Roxane Gay, Prentis Hemphill, and Mia Birdsong across 11 stages in Downtown Berkeley. Most events are free; select headliners require tickets. This 11th annual festival features Family Day at the Berkeley Public Library, Writers' Workshops at The Marsh Berkeley, and the Bookworm Block Party with 120+ exhibitors and a Small Press Alley. New this year is the Democracy Dialogues series, fostering conversations on social justice and storytelling.
🔴 JUN 1 · BookLife is open until July 1 for submissions of self-published general literary and historical general fiction, and books of poetry 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 self-published twisty mysteries, procedurals, thrillers, and works of true crime.
https://booklife.com/about-us/booklife-s-indie-spotlight.html
🔴 JUN 1 · The Offing is closing for submissions of personal essays and prose translations. Word limit for translations is up to 7,500 words. Payment ranges from $25–$100 depending on length and department. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
🔴 JUN 1 · Writers Alliance of Gainesville closes for submissions to the 2025 WAG Anthology Contest. Accepts fiction, nonfiction (up to 2,500 words), and poetry (up to 3 pages). Payment: $200 for winners; $100 for honorable mentions.
https://writersallianceofgainesville.submittable.com/submit
🔴 JUNE 1 · Short Story Long closes for literary short stories between 2,000–8,000 words (sweet spot: 3,000–5,500). Stories are paired with original art. Payment: $100 USD per accepted story.
Https ://ashortstorylong.substack.com/
🔴 JUNE 1 · Today's Pressured Youth: What Will They Say? closes for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry addressing the challenges faced by today's youth. Payment: $50 per accepted piece. Simultaneous submissions, multiple entries, and reprints policies are unspecified. Submit via email.
https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-books
🔴 JUNE 1 · Luminor Short Story Contest closes for submissions of original short fiction (flash: up to 1,000 words; short stories: 1,000–5,000 words) exploring themes of truth, goodness, or beauty that point to God. Prize: $1,500 and publication in Evangelization & Culture. Simultaneous submissions and reprints policies unspecified. Submit via online form.
https://www.wordonfire.org/luminor/#about
🔴 JUN 1 · Folly Journal is closed for submissions of fiction (flash fiction 500–1,000 words; short stories 1,000–2,000 words), nonfiction (essays and narrative nonfiction 500–2,000 words), and poetry (up to 3 poems, each up to 40 lines). Seeking experimental, literary, satirical, and humorous work. Payment ranges from NZD $25–$50 depending on the number of contributors. Submission fee: NZD $5.
https://www.follyjournal.com/submissions
🔴 JUNE 1 · Winter Jewel Publishing: It Takes a Village Anthology closes for poetry (sets up to 5 pages), flash fiction (up to 1,000 words), and short stories (up to 10,000 words, limited space over 5,000 words) about themes of community—building, maintaining, losing, or finding it—as adults. Canadian authors only, special interest in writers from British Columbia, former foster youth, or adoptees. Payment: $5 (poetry), $10 (flash fiction), $25 (fiction up to 5,000 words), +$2 per additional 1,000 words (up to 10,000 words). No reprints or AI-generated work. Submit via email: winterjewelpublishing@gmail.com
https://winterjewelpublishing.ca/2024/04/07/current-call-for-submissions-it-takes-a-village/
🔴 JUN 1 · Wallstrait: A Literary Journal of Hard-to-Define Fiction is closed for submissions of fiction (flash fiction 500–1,000 words; short stories 1,000–5,000 words). Seeking experimental, literary, and mainstream work across all genres and topics. Payment is $25 USD per accepted story.
https://www.wallstrait.com/submissions
🔴 JUN 1 · The Writing On The Wall is closing for horror stories inspired by and titled after a song from Iron Maiden's catalog. Submissions should be 3,000–7,000 words. Payment: $20 and a physical author copy for one year of rights. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://www.jylglennwrites.com/opencalls
🔴 JUN 1 · Islandia Journal is closed for submissions of fiction (flash fiction up to 1,000 words; short stories 1,000–1,500 words), nonfiction (articles and essays up to 1,500 words), poetry (up to 3 poems), and visual art. Seeking work that explores themes of myth, folklore, ecology, history, paranormal activity, and cryptozoology as they pertain to Florida and the Caribbean. Submissions are limited to residents of Florida & the Caribbean and those with strong ties to the region. Payment is $100 USD per accepted piece.
https://islandiajournal.submittable.com/submit
🔴 JUN 1 · CEA Mid-Atlantic Review: Volume 33 (2025) closes today for submissions of scholarly articles, essays, short fiction, poetry, and pedagogical reflections. The special theme is Artificial Intelligence, but non-themed submissions are also welcome. Payment is $20 per accepted piece. Submit via email to CEAMidAtlanticReview@gmail.com.
🟢♻️ JUN 1 · Garland is open until June 30 for submissions on the theme “The body and body and body”. They accept fiction (flash up to 1,000 words; short stories 1,000–1,500 words), nonfiction (essays and narrative nonfiction up to 1,500 words), and poetry (no line limits specified). Submissions are open to queer, trans, and gender variant writers. Payment is $5 USD. Reprints are allowed. Submit via Duosuma.
https://fifthwheelpress.com/submit
🟢 JUNE 1 · Fiction on the Web opens for submissions of short stories (1,000–7,500 words) and novelettes (7,500–10,000 words) across genres including literary, science fiction, fantasy, horror, crime, and humor. Payment: £15 or $15 per accepted story. Simultaneous submissions allowed; reprints accepted. Submit via Submittable.
https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/p/submissions.html
🟢 JUNE 1 · SFPA Poetry Contest 2025 is open until August 31 for unpublished speculative poems (multiple entries allowed; $3 per poem entry fee). Winners published on SFPA website. Simultaneous submissions allowed; no AI-generated content. Submit via online form; entries read anonymously.
https://www.sfpoetry.com/contests.html
🟢 JUN 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
🟢 JUN 1 · The New Quarterly is open until June 30 for nonfiction submissions. Literary excellence required; seeking balanced, innovative work in approachable language. Payment: $275 per accepted piece plus contributor copy. Submit via online portal.
🟢 JUN 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
🟢 JUN 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/
🟢 JUN 1 · subTerrain magazine is open until August 15 for “a stimulating fusion of fiction, poetry, photography and graphic illustration.” 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
⭐ JUN 1 · 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.
🟢 JUN 1 · Electric Spec is open until July 15 for speculative fiction stories of “science fiction, fantasy, and the macabre” between 250 and 7000 words for their August issue. Payment is $20 per piece.
http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html
🟢 JUN 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/
🟢 JUN 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/
🔴 JUL 1 · America's Slide Towards Authoritarianism Anthology is closing for submissions exploring themes of resistance, resilience, and the impact of authoritarianism in the United States. They accept fiction (1,000–2,500 words), nonfiction essays (up to 2,500 words), and poetry (up to 3 pieces; no line limits specified). Payment is $50 per accepted piece. Reprint policy is unknown. Submit via email.
https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-books
🔴 JUN 1 · The Other Stories closes for submissions of horror, sci-fi, and thriller short stories (1,800–2,200 words) on the theme "Eldritch." Payment is GBP £15 per accepted story. Reprints are accepted; simultaneous submissions are not specified. Submissions are accepted via an online form.
https://theotherstories.net/submissions/
🔴 JUN 1 · The Malahat Review closes for submissions of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Submit unpublished poetry (3–5 poems, up to 10 pages), fiction (up to 8,000 words or multiple stories under 1,000 words each), or creative nonfiction (up to 5,000 words). Open to Canadian writers through June 1; international submissions are accepted only during January and May. Payment is CAD $70.
https://www.malahatreview.ca/submission_guidelines.html
🔴 JUN 1 · Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is closing for “enthralling stories set in a future we want to believe in, one we would fight to make a reality” from 100-4,000 words and poetry along the same theme. Payment is .08 per word for prose, $25 per poem. No theme.
https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit
🔴 JUN 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 “Invisible Chains: Contemporary Slavery and Forced Migration.” Payment is $50 USD per piece, $25 for visual art.
https://humanrightsartmovement.org/ihraf-publishes
🔴 JUN 1 · Memento Mori Book One: Relics submissions close for stories and poetry centered on Memento Mori artifacts. 🏆 Payment: $0.02 per word for fiction, $0.03 per word for poetry.
https://horrortree.com/taking-submissions-memento-mori-book-one-relics/
🔴 JUN 2 · The Offing is closing for Insight, their creative nonfiction category. Submissions should be personal essays up to 5,000 words that connect lived experience with art, literature, and culture. Payment ranges from $25–$100 depending on length and department. Simultaneous submissions allowed. No reprints.
https://theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit
🔴♻️ JUN 3 · 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
🔴 JUNE 4 · The Fabulist Flash closes for submissions of speculative and fantastical flash fiction (up to 1,000 words). Payment: $25 per accepted piece. Reprints are not accepted; simultaneous submissions policy is unspecified. Submit via Submittable.
https://fabulistmagazine.com/about/submissions/
⭐ JUN 5–8 · 2025 Nebula Conference with Toastmaster Erin Roberts and honored guests including Grand Master Nicola Griffith, Solstice Award recipient Eugen Bacon, and Infinity Award honoree Frank Herbert at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO. Full in-person registration: $375; banquet-only ticket: $125; virtual access: $75–$125. This 60th annual conference by the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) offers a hybrid experience featuring panels, workshops, networking receptions, a silent art auction, and the Nebula Awards Ceremony on June 7. Attendees can explore the Book Depot, participate in writing sessions, and engage with industry professionals. The venue is centrally located with access to local attractions via the free Kansas City StreetCar.
https://membership.sfwa.org/event-6093098
🔴 JUN 6 · 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
🔴 JUN 7 · The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing is closing for outstanding debut nonfiction literary works by first-generation immigrants. The winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books. There is no entry fee.
https://restlessbooks.org/prize-for-new-immigrant-writing-guidelines-and-eligibility
🟢 JUN 7 · Apex Magazine Monthly Flash Fiction Contest Submissions open to all for speculative flash fiction until the last day of the month 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
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