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The variety of joy, humor, menace, and malice we read while searching for Issue 3's writers was explosive! And why wouldn't it be? After all, what could be a more ubiquitous and all-encompassing theme as "Family?"

The conversation our three contributors built stood out in a field of stories and reflections. These works remind us that despite the best of intentions, sometimes families are seen, shaped, and cemented not by the best days, but by the worst ones.

Issue 3 is a reflection on families feeling anguish in the face of the inevitable and families forced to remember what has been forgotten. Each of these pieces shares an individual loss with the reader, but when read together we're reminded just how universal those losses can be.

That's our 3cents. Enjoy.

We didn't know what to expect when we asked for submissions for Issue 2. "Fear" as a concept, we discovered, was diverse and nuanced and vast. The scope of fears we received ranged from deeply personal to outright humorous, and while no one sent us a ghost story, we left the selection process haunted all the same.

The conversation that grew out of these three pieces felt destined to come together. One piece had us wincing at the fear of being vulnerable, another at the fear of change, and yet one more at the fear of not changing soon enough. Independently, any one of these writers could reshape our understanding of what it means to truly be afraid, but together they dive into the complexities of being a woman, a mother, a partner, and alone all at once.

That's our 3cents. Enjoy.

Our first issue of 3cents Magazine is a reminder of what a beautiful, messy, complicated, and dangerous process starting something new can be. We didn't know what to expect when we reached out to our first trio of authors, but their work took three threads out of the tangled ball of twine that is "beginnings" and braided together an extraordinary conversation.

Independently, any of these excellent reads have something to say on starting something new: beginnings are complicated, beginnings are traumatic, beginnings often sneak up when we least expect them. Together, though, these works remind us that no matter how hard we try, we never know what we're truly beginning to do.

That's our 3cents. Enjoy.

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The variety of joy, humor, menace, and malice we read while searching for Issue 3's writers was explosive! And why wouldn't it be? After all, what could be a more ubiquitous and all-encompassing theme as "Family?" The conversation our three contributors built stood out in a field of stories and reflections.

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https://www.riverteethjournal.com/

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The Weight of Grief Goes Round and Round
Tarn Wilson's memoir in essays, In Praise of Inadequate Gifts, has things to teach us about unusual topics. For example, the first essay teaches us about teeth. Some people's teeth arrive on schedule and behave the way they're supposed to, but some don't. Teeth fall out and get lost. Teeth require nurturing and care. Teeth can disappoint. ...

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River Teeth is a biannual journal combining the best of creative nonfiction, including narrative reportage, essays and memoir, with critical essays that examine the emerging genre and that explore the impact of nonfiction narrative on the lives of its wri

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This is a great opportunity to submit any works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art to this annual literary journal. I will be submitting some of my art/photography to see if it gets picked up, because I think they're a pretty cool org.
Submissions open year-round (deadline is August 28, 2022)
1 online / 1 print release per year
Simultaneous submissions are accepted
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, & Short Films submissions $5 (not bad)
Screenplays/Plays submissions $7 (not bad)
Graphic Stories submissions $3
Art submissions FREE (say what!?)
All submissions must be in proper manuscript format

Look through their website if you want to learn more about this journal.
Their submission guidelines can be found on the home page, as well as the link to submit your work (Submittable).

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Waxing & Waning Presents:
The Blackout Edition

As 2021 draws to a close, George Floyd's killer behind bars, Breonna Taylor's still enjoying their time of freedom, and countless other BIPOC people's deaths still without justice, our humble literary and arts journal is seeking writing and art that exemplifies the BIPOC experience worldwide. In a time of racial unrest, where privileges are being called out and people are being asked to change their behaviors to make the world we live in accountable for its unfairness and injustices, we at Waxing & Waning are looking for creative work that both includes this aspect, but we are also looking for any and all work about the modern BIPOC experience, even outside of race. Give us your poems about sunsets, stories that strike a chord in the human experience, art that screams to be heard. Be deep, true, honest. Here is not where limits lie. We want it all.
Submission Guidelines: **Writer/Artist must be BIPOC (black, indigenous, person of color) or an ally. If submitting as an ally, work must be centered on racial justice**
Poetry: 1-3 poems, up to 3,000 words
Prose: (_fiction or creative nonfiction_), up to 8,000 words
Art: 1-3 pieces of visual art

Entry Fee: $10

Prize: $100 to winners of each of 3 categories. Winners, runners-up, and honorable mentions will each be published in a physical volume to be released tentatively in August 2022. If published, writer/artist will receive a free contributor copy.

Deadline: 25 May 2022

**20% of submission proceeds will be donated to Po'boys & Poets Nashville.**

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As 2021 draws to a close, George Floyd's killer behind bars, Breonna Taylor's still enjoying their time of freedom, and countless other BIPOC people's deaths still without justice, our humble literary and arts journal is seeking writing and art that exemplifies the BIPOC experience worldwide.

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All Poetry is considered largest poetry community ranging from both beginners to experts. With this type of community, the community would be giving out encouragement and detailed critique when given the chance. It is stated that it is totally free with optional pain memberships. This website seems to be a good start for those who want help in improving their poetry.

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Already a member? Login

Over 500,000 poets get feedback and improve their poetry

Totally free with optional paid memberships.

We help you learn what you need to improve

Designed for any poet - from beginners to experts

- encouragement with friendly feedback,

- detailed critiques when you're ready.

Designed as a big writing group, every poem gets several encouraging comments. We also have private forums for friends or focused critiques.

The best poems are featured, and many have won national contests. Experts encourage amateurs to improve - every poet is welcome.

Totally free, and some with cash prizes. Dozens of free contests are started every day. Let clever prompts and fair judging inspire you.

Publish your poem today

Totally free, with optional paid memberships.

Poets are saying...

Helped me get ready for publishing

"Allpoetry has helped me improve my work so much! I'm now so much more confident about my use of metaphor, concrete images, and other poetic devices. My own poetry is well received and appreciated and that makes me very happy. - Sarah Versau

Enjoying it immensely

I want to let you know I have enjoyed All Poetry immensely. My writing has improved! The friendships have also been grand. I'm addicted to the site - a lot of us are! - Karen Wolfe

Constructive critiques

I've made some good friends at AP in my 7 years as member here, and very much appreciate the exchange of constructive critiques and general exposure to some excellent writers of poetry, old and new. - Anthony Christopher

Need help? Contact us

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The World's Largest Poetry Site - Discussion & Poem Contests

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Already a member? Login Over 500,000 poets get feedback and improve their poetry Totally free with optional paid memberships. Designed for any poet - from beginners to experts - encouragement with friendly feedback, - detailed critiques when you're ready. Designed as a big writing group, every poem gets several encouraging comments.

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THRUSH – a journal of poetry that will appear 6 times a year. (January, March, May, July, September and November)
We will present a select number of poems per edition.
We recommend reading current and archived issues to familiarize yourself with the poetry we select for publication.
Submissions are now open. We read submissions on a rolling basis. We are not a paying market.
Submit previously unpublished work only. Please do not send us work that has appeared elsewhere on the internet or in print.
Send us no more than three poems, pasted in the body of an email, preceded by a cover letter. If your poem requires special formatting, you may then, also include an attachment. Please include a bio written in the third person.
Please indicate POETRY SUBMISSION on your subject line. Submissions without "Poetry Submission" in the subject line will be deleted unread.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but not preferred. If your work is accepted elsewhere please inform us immediately.
​No multiple submissions please.
We aim to respond to all submissions within 5 days of receipt (usually much less).
Please wait a minimum of six months between submissions.
Our taste is eclectic. We want poems that move us, a strong sense of imagery, emotion, with interesting and surprising use of language, words that resonate.  We want fresh. We want voice. We want craft.
Established and new poets are encouraged to submit. Please no long poems. We prefer a poem that will fit on one page. We are not interested in inspirational poetry or philosophical musings.

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THRUSH - a journal of poetry that will appear 6 times a year. (January, March, May, July, September and November)If your work is accepted elsewhere please inform us immediately.

We believe in showcasing the best work we receive. We will present a select number of poems per edition.
We recommend reading current and archived issues to familiarize yourself with the poetry we select for publication.

Submissions are now open. We read submissions on a rolling basis. We are not a paying market.

Submit previously unpublished work only. Please do not send us work that has appeared elsewhere on the internet or in print.

Send us no more than three poems, pasted in the body of an email, preceded by a cover letter. If your poem requires special formatting, you may then, also include an attachment. Please include a bio written in the third person.

Please indicate POETRY SUBMISSION on your subject line. Submissions without "Poetry Submission" in the subject line will be deleted unread.

Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but not preferred.
​No multiple submissions please.

We aim to respond to all submissions within 5 days of receipt (usually much less).

Please wait a minimum of six months between submissions.

If your work is accepted at THRUSH, you agree to grant us First North American Serial Rights, all archival rights, plus the rights to reprint in any future anthologies. Upon publication all rights revert back to the author. You agree that if your poem/s subsequently appears elsewhere (in print or online), you will give due credit to THRUSH.

Our taste is eclectic. We want poems that move us, a strong sense of imagery, emotion, with interesting and surprising use of language, words that resonate. We want fresh. We want voice. We want craft.

Established and new poets are encouraged to submit. Please no long poems. We prefer a poem that will fit on one page. We are not interested in inspirational poetry or philosophical musings.

Submissions that ignore these guidelines (or parts of these guidelines) will likely be declined immediately.

We nominate for most major prizes. See our

Our guidelines are subject to change. We suggest reviewing them prior to submitting.

Submissions and other correspondence should be sent to: editorthrushpoetryjournal@gmail.com

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THRUSH - a journal of poetry that will appear 6 times a year. (January, March, May, July, September and November)If your work is accepted elsewhere please inform us immediately. We believe in showcasing the best work we receive.

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Minute Poetry Contest

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Write a Minute poem for this contest. A fun poem to write. It follows the “8,4,4,4” syllable count structure.

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Coalesce Community is hosting a summer solstice call for a collection of Human Stories. They're accepting creative non-fiction, poetry, and photo essays. For poetry submissions, you can submit up 5 five poems per submission. Submissions are free if you choose to not receive feedback, and there is more information for services they offer if you do want feedback on your submissions. This opened on April 2nd and won't be closing until May 31st. If your work doesn't get accepted, you can always edit and resubmit your work free of charge. Anyone can submit.

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We want to hear your story.

COALESCE welcomes submissions that share your personal human story through creative non-fiction, poetry, and photo essays.

Stories help us better understand each other and ourselves, and in doing so, bring us together. It takes courage to share your story and we want to encourage and empower you to do so.
Submission Instructions
Following the seasons, we publish a collection of new stories every solstice and equinox. The submission window for our Summer Solstice 2022 Collection will open on April 2nd, 2022. Please submit via our Submittable page.

Creative non-fiction: You can submit more than one story as long as the maximum length of all stories combined is no more than 5,000 words. Single story submissions should be no more than 5,000 words.

Poetry: You can submit up to five (5) poems per submission.

Photo essay: Up to 15 photos maximum with required commentary/written essay content for each image or set of images.

As for the nitty gritty details:

Please use 12-point font

Use a standard readable typeface such as Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial, etc.

Submit your story as a Word document

If submitting a photo essay, please submit a Word document with the commentary assigned to each photo, and your photos as .jpeg, .jpg, or .png

We select the stories that we publish based on their creative style, quality of writing, coherence, and engagement of your story and message. If yours is not selected, it does not by any means diminish the importance or value of your personal experience and story. Please feel free to revise and resubmit your story if it is not accepted the first time. While we cannot publish every story we read, we appreciate the opportunity to read your story, and honor it.
Reviewer Feedback General submissions without reviewer feedback are always free to submit.
If you want reviewer feedback on your submitted piece, we are happy to provide it! We know it can be helpful to have your work go through several sets of eyes. It does take our reviewers more time and energy to provide thoughtful feedback, so there is a small fee for this extra service. There are three types of reviewer feedback that we offer.

Line Edit Review ($10) - We will provide track change line edits, focused on wording, grammatical suggestions, sentence structure and organization, and related comments. This feedback costs $10 per reviewer. You can request more than one reviewer to provide feedback.

Big Picture Review ($15) - We will provide comments and suggestions around larger ideas of your story: sections that could be expanded, questions to get you thinking differently about how to engage the reader more effectively, comments around the flow of your story and cohesiveness, and so on. This will include in-text comments where necessary, as well as up to one (1) page of single-spaced written feedback.

Full Review ($30) - We will provide track change line edits, in-text comments, and a 1-2 single-spaced paragraph summary (or up to a page) of our feedback. This feedback costs $30 per reviewer. You can let us know if you'd like more than one of our reviewers to provide feedback.

Expedited 5-Day Response ($5) - If you wish, we offer Expedited Responses. A small fee of $5 will grant you a response within 5 days. If you submit within five days prior to a holiday, we will respond after the holiday.

If requesting reviewer feedback, we will automatically consider your piece for acceptance and publication in our upcoming collection, but there are no guarantees. You are encouraged, if not accepted, to revise and resubmit your story again for that same collection or future ones. Your story is important, and at COALESCE, we want people's stories to be heard and those who read them to be touched and transformed.

If you believe in what we are doing and want to help us grow this community and continue to share beautiful and impactful stories like yours, please consider leaving a tip.

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We want to hear your story. COALESCE welcomes submissions that share your personal human story through creative non-fiction, poetry, and photo essays. Stories help us better understand each other and ourselves, and in doing so, bring us together. It takes courage to share your story and we want to encourage and empower you to do...

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The Community of Literary Magazines and Presses offers opportunities for all genres of writing and generally offers a multitude of sources to be able to publish independent pieces of work.

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Calls for Submissions – Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

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Currently open submissions for poetry, nonprofit journal

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No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, antisemitism, transphobia, fatphobia, or any other iteration of prejudice.

No white guilt pieces.

If we unintentionally publish an abuser, please inform us immediately so that we may remove their work from our publication.

If your work includes graphic or distressing themes (self-harm, suicide, death, sexual assault, etc.), please include a content warning in your submission email to ensure that the Blue River team can give your work the headspace it deserves.

I n the body of the email, please include a short 3rd-person bio. If your bio does not include pronouns or social media handles, please mention those in your email as well. If your submission is rejected, please feel free to submit again as soon as you would like.

Submissions must not be published anywhere else (including self-publishing, blogs, and online publishing) before being published in Blue River.

Do not submit another packet until we have responded to your first one.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please respond to your initial submission to withdraw your work if it is accepted elsewhere.

Response times vary. If you are concerned about the status of your submission, feel free to reach out by responding to your initial submission email.
Compensation
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to offer compensation.
Submission Windows
We open as close as our schedules allow. Opening and closing dates are announced on our Twitter and this page of our website.
Photography/Art
If you're interested in having your work considered for an issue's featured artist or our cover art, please send a small sampling of your work to bluereviewreview@gmail.com

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No racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, antisemitism, transphobia, fatphobia, or any other iteration of prejudice. No white guilt pieces. If we unintentionally publish an abuser, please inform us immediately so that we may remove their work from our publication.

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The Heron's Nest

They publish haiku poetry that have two important elements within them.

submission details:
- March 15( for June issue)
- June 15 (for September)
-September (for December)
- December 15 (for March)

Guidelines: 5-15 poems at a time. Include your city, state, and country. They accept modern, freestyle, and classic written haiku's that follow the 5-7-5 syllabic structure. They are looking for the poems to embody and give the experience of a haiku. They are looking for properly formed poems. They do not accept renku, haibun, or tanka.

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How to Submit

Submission Deadlines

March 15 (for the June issue)

June 15 (for the September issue)

September 15 (for the December issue)

December 15 (for the March issue)

Haiku may be sent at any time for consideration for the next available issue.

Guidelines

Please submit 5 - 15 poems at a time.

Please include your city, state, and country for our author index.

We welcome both modern, freestyle haiku, and haiku that adhere to a syllabic structure of 5-7-5 with the inclusion of a seasonal reference. To The Heron's Nest, it is far more important for a poem to embody the spirit of haiku than for it to cleave to a particular, pat form. Certainly form is important; each expression of an experience demands one. It's up to the poet to find the form that fits.

Although we enjoy senryu immensely, we wish to focus on haiku. There are, of course, poems that fall into a gray area between the two genres. We'll certainly select some of these if the spirit in them seems in keeping with our ideals.

We are not accepting renku, haibun or tanka at this time.

Rights

The Heron's Nest requires first publication rights, including first electronic rights, for work accepted.

Poems that have been previously published in print or on the Internet, including publication on personal web sites or blogs, public video and/or photo sites, and public forums, are not eligible for submission to our journal. Any work that can be found in a Web search is considered previously published. Poems submitted to us must be the original work of the submitting poet and must not be under consideration by any ther publication or contest. Following on-line publication with us, all rights revert to the author (The Heron's Nest retains the right to reproduce the work in the annual print edition that recaps each year's on-line ssues).

Essential Qualities

Here are some qualities we find essential to haiku:

Present moment magnified (immediacy of emotion)

Interpenetrating the source of inspiration (no space between observer and observed)

Simple, uncomplicated images

Common language

Finding the extraordinary in "ordinary" things

Implication through objective presentation, not explanation: appeal to intuition, not intellect

Human presence is fine if presented as an archetypical, harmonious part of nature (human nature should blend in with the rest of nature rather than dominate the forefront)

Humor is fine, if in keeping with "karumi" (lightness) - nothing overly clever, cynical, comic, or raucous

Musical sensitivity to language (effective use of rhythm and lyricism)

Feeling of a particular place within the cycle of seasons

Editors

Please send submissions to one of the five following associate editors:

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Submission Deadlines March 15 (for the June issue) June 15 (for the September issue) September 15 (for the December issue) December 15 (for the March issue) Haiku may be sent at any time for consideration for the next available issue. Guidelines Please submit 5 - 15 poems at a time.

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Poetry Nation

An online site the holds open Poetry Contests twice per year. It is free entry, and offers cash prizes.

Requirements:
Address verification
Age verification (13+)
One Poem per household
No overused cliches ("All work and no play")
English Only
3-26 lines
55 characters per line
No Double Space
Proper capitalization
Properly spelled words only
No personal information in Poem
Submission Deadline June 30th

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Poetry Contest Info and Rules - Poetry Nation

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Poetry Contest Information This is a free contest. No entry fee is required. The main contest is held twice a year. Contest dates are January 1 – June 30

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14 Poems is a London based poetry journal that aims to create anthologies of LGBTQ people's works in their triannual publication. Submission is open to anyone and you'll get roughly $30 for every poem they publish.

Their deadline is June 15th 2022. To apply you can email up to 5 poems to hello@14poems.com.

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New queer poetry is in an exciting place.

We want to represent all that's thrilling about the new wave of LGBTQ+ poets. If you're a poet, even if you've never been published before, we want to read your work.

Our Anthologies
We publish our anthology of the most exciting LGBTQ+ poets around 3 times a year and we want to include you! Our submissions window is rolling, but the deadline for the next issue is June 15th 2022.

To be considered, email up to 5 poems in a single pdf or word document, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com. We judge the poems blind, so try to keep your name off the actual document if possible. Don't worry too much about what to say in the paragraph. We just want to know a little bit about you, how you identify and what your work is like. Please don't include any graphics or images.

We're based in London, but you can be from anywhere. We pay £25 for each poem published. Submission is free and you retain your copyright. We know how difficult it is to get published, so we're happy for you to submit elsewhere simultaneously.

Solo Pamphlets
We're expanding into solo pamphlets and want to publish your queer poems.

Send us your manuscript as a single pdf or word document and please include a small paragraph about you, your work and how you identify in the LGBTQ+ community. We're in London, but very happy to consider poets from anywhere in the world.

Manuscripts should be no longer than 40 pages and sent to pamphlets@14poems.com. Please don't include any graphics or images. Unfortunately, at this time we're unable to consider translated work. Submission is free.

Submission for our pamphlets is now closed. We'll let you know when we open again.

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New queer poetry is in an exciting place. We want to represent all that's thrilling about the new wave of LGBTQ+ poets. If you're a poet, even if you've never been published before, we want to read your work.

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"We’re looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic, subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical. We’ve got our eyes on the horizon. Send us writing that lives just between the land and the sky."

Poetry must be submitted in up to six poems in one document. They also take prose, fiction, nonfiction and art.
They are especially interested in highschool, undergraduate students, and new and emerging writers.

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We're ready for your best work. Pass it along via our online submission manager. To access our Submittable, please click on the genre you wish to submit from the list below.

Prose - up to 3 pieces at a time, 9,000 words maximum (across pieces).
Poetry - up to 6 poems at a time, no length limits.
Art - up to 6 pieces at a time, both black/white & color accepted.
Interviews & Reviews - we are currently accepting both via Submittable, but please review our guidelines before submitting

Since inception, the journal has been listed for extended periods among Duotrope.com's 25 Fastest & Most Challenging Poetry and Fiction Markets, and has been the #1 Poetry Market with the Most Submission Responses Reported for the past two years.

We are currently OPEN to submissions of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art.
By the way! Our summer mentorship program for high school students from around the world is currently OPEN to submissions through March 15th, 2022. You can learn more by clicking here and signing up for updates!
NOTE: We have heard from some submitters that they receive a security notice upon visiting Submittable. The good folks at Submittable let us know that this security concern usually has to do with a user's browser not being up to date and suggested if the issue persists to ensure your browser is the most current version. They assured us the webpage is, in fact, secure. Finally, they suggested using the following link to submit: https://adroit.submittable.com/submit.

Sign Up for Updates!

We'll keep you updated as we approach the deadline for the current reading period. Note: If you are subscribed to our mailing list, you will already receive these updates.

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Submission Guidelines - The Adroit Journal

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53-Word Story Contest **FREE**
Pretty cool contest. A chance to get published in Press 53's Prime Number Magazine.
I don't know why the link is showing these pictures, shells are definitely not the prompt for this month..
Check it out! Email submissions to 53wordstory@gmail.com
Deadline is by the 15th of every month.
The winner is announced on the first day of each month.
Stories must be 53 words-no more, no less. Title is not included in the word count.
The prompt for this month is "a date".
Make sure to read through the guidelines if you are interested.
They do not want poems.

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This year, our vacations (or staycations) may look different. But we can dream, can't we? Imagine: sunrise on the shore, miles of cool sand, shells endlessly polished by the tide. Strangely collectible, these bony souvenirs: proof, in every color, that there's always room to grow. Or is it "there's no place like home"?
Write a 53-word story about a shell
Guidelines

Our judges for the 53-Word Story Contest are the editors of Press 53 and Prime Number Magazine. Our winner for July will receive a copy of House of the Ancients and Other Stories by Clifford Garstang, co-founding editor of Prime Number Magazine, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this month. The winning story for July will be published, along with the author's photo and 53-word bio, in Issue 181 of Prime Number Magazine on October 1, 2020.
Please note: the deadline is the 21st day of the month. Stories received after the deadline will not be considered.
-Your story must be 53 words -no more, no less-titles are not included in the word count. Stories not meeting this rule will be disqualified. Send only stories; poetry with line breaks will not be considered. Hyphenated words count as one word.

-1 submission per person. Since this is a free contest, there are no age restrictions.

-Email your submission directly to 53wordstory@gmail.com by midnight Eastern Standard Time the 21st day of the month. The winning story will be announced the first day of the following month along with a new prompt for the next contest.

-No attachments, please. Paste your story into the body of your email. Stories sent as attachments, or images embedded in the email, will not be considered.

-Titles are not included in the word count. If your story is not titled, we will create a title for publication.

-By entering this contest the author grants Press 53 First Serial Rights to publish the story in Prime Number Magazine. All rights revert to the author upon publication.

-Note: Be careful of word count. Hyphenated words count as one word.

-Suggestion: Think of the prompt metaphorically, rather than literally. Be original. Surprise us! Oh, and have fun!

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This year, our vacations (or staycations) may look different. But we can dream, can't we? Imagine: sunrise on the shore, miles of cool sand, shells endlessly polished by the tide. Strangely collectible, these bony souvenirs: proof, in every color, that there's always room to grow. Or is it "there's no place like home"?

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Flash Fiction online has been a professional place where they would be writing forms of brief, beautiful and dynamic flash fiction. They would be specializing in short fiction of 500 to 100 words that could accept a variety of genres. They would be paying $80 for original fiction (8c/word at minimum) and 2c/word for reprints. They would be welcoming all types of submissions not matter who or what that person may be. Their submission portals for original and reprint stories are open from the 1st to 21st of each month.

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Beginning in January 2021, our submission portal for original stories will be open from the 1st to 21st of each month.
Since 2007, Flash Fiction Online has been a professional ezine that celebrates this unique form of writing by publishing brief, beautiful, and dynamic flash fiction.

We specialize in "short-short" fiction of 500-1000 words in a variety of genres, both speculative and literary. We pay $80 for original fiction (8c/word at minimum) and 2c/word for reprints.

We welcome submissions from writers of all backgrounds, regardless of age, race or nationality, sex or gender, religion, disability, neurodiversity, or other social identity.

Please see our Submittable Page for full guidelines, our submission schedule, and to submit. Stories sent via email will be deleted unread.
Updated: 13 December 2020

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Beginning in January 2021, our submission portal for original stories will be open from the 1st to 21st of each month. Since 2007, Flash Fiction Online has been a professional ezine that celebrates this unique form of writing by publishing brief, beautiful, and dynamic flash fiction.

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Sundog Lit
Fiction
We want muscular prose, authenticity, and a real beating heart. Play with form and show us the humorous absurd. Submit short stories of no more than 3,000 words or up to 3 flash fictions of less than 750 words each in a single document.
We publish two issues a year, September 1 and March 1. We accept general submissions for poetry, nonfiction, and fiction between two reading periods, and the first 300 submissions to each are free. We also run a collaborative writing contest in August. We also accept visual art all year.

General Submissions: March 1 – May 1

General Submissions: October 1 – December 1

Collaboration Contest: July 15 –  August 31

We want writing that attempts to salvage something pure from the collision of warmth and cold, that says what it can about the world it finds itself in. We seek a diversity of voices speaking from visceral, lived experience. We like truth we can stare at until our eyes water, words so carefully chosen we want to reread them as soon as we have finished.

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Schedule

We publish two issues a year, September 1 and March 1. We accept general submissions for poetry, nonfiction, and fiction between two reading periods, and the first 300 submissions to each are free. We also run a collaborative writing contest in August. We also accept visual art all year.

General Submissions: March 1 - May 1

General Submissions: October 1 - December 1

Collaboration Contest: July 15 - August 31

Payment

We are thrilled to finally be able to say that, starting with issue 17, we will be able to offer our contributors a small payment of $25 upon publication. Hopefully, with time it will be more.

A Note on Our Aesthetic

We believe there is beauty in scars on smooth skin, in the small fissures where things begin to break apart. Sundogs are not the sun itself but phantom stars appearing on the horizon, illusions produced by the play of the sun's heat with crystals of ice. They shed their light all the same. Many are tinged with color.

We look for this same quality in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We want writing that attempts to salvage something pure from the collision of warmth and cold, that says what it can about the world it finds itself in. We seek a diversity of voices speaking from visceral, lived experience. We like truth we can stare at until our eyes water, words so carefully chosen we want to reread them as soon as we have finished.

Practical Matters

We are grateful to be a part of a literary community that is taking action against systemic racism. We will also be donating submission fees from our current reading period towards Black-led organizations and anti-racist collectives. In the next year, 25% of our submission fees will be donated, as well. Thank you in advance for helping us work together for change.

The best way to know the preferences of our individual editors is to read the journal. Our genre editors also take over our Twitter from time to time to discuss work we've published and why. Check it out at #editortalk.

Sundog Lit is serious about representing the literary scene and supporting diverse and underrepresented voices. We want to hear from women, people of color, queer and trans writers, and every community who pushes our world away from the oppressive status quo. This is our commitment to literature; hold us to that standard.

One submission at a tim e, please. We happily accept simultaneous submissions, though please withdraw immediately if accepted elsewhere. If part of a packet submission, note the withdrawal in a note on Submittable. We do not consider previously published material nor do we accept email submissions. Please address your submission to the appropriate genre editor, and be mindful of correct pronoun usage in your cover letter.

Genre Specifics

Writing doesn't have to be a lonely business. Sometimes teamwork is what makes the dreamwork, so this summer we want to see what you've created with another writer (or two or three⁠ - there's actually no limit) for our annual Collaboration Contest. Between July 15 and August 31,
submit your wildest, most inventive work of any or mixed genre. Just keep your hybrid masterpiece to 1,000 words or less. Winners will receive a $300 prize and all the glories of publication.

For our blog, we accept short-form work that fits a given topic or theme that asks you to see-and write about-familiar things differently. We want you to play with perspective. A little distortion, in our opinion, is a good thing. Please check Submittable for the current prompt, which we will change up on a quarterly basis.

We want muscular prose, authenticity, and a real beating heart. Play with form and show us the humorous absurd.
Submit short stories of no more than 3,000 words or up to 3 flash fictions of less than 750 words each in a single document.

We are cool with traditional personal essay, memoir, etc. We LOVE us some experimental, research-driven stuff. Segmented. Lyric. Essays written in a bowl of alphabet soup. Surprise us. Play with form and content. If you hybridize some poetry and nonfiction, send it our way.
Submit a single piece of no more than 4,000 words or up to 3 flash essays of less than 1,000 words each in a single document.

We want vivid, vibrant poetry. We like prose poems or straight poetry with prose elements. We like traditional poetry. Submit up to 3 poems in a single document.

We're looking for beautiful, fascinating, devastating cover art for our upcoming issues. Submit up to 6 pieces at a time.

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Submissions Schedule We publish two issues a year, September 1 and March 1. We accept general submissions for poetry, nonfiction, and fiction between two reading periods, and the first 300 submissions to each are free. We also run a collaborative writing contest in August. We also accept visual art all...

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Travel Writing Competition: “Wrong Turns”

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Travel Writing Competition: "Wrong Turns"

$150 Top Prize

Dear writer,
Every once in a while, we, as travelers, make decisions that take us in unintended directions. These wrong turns may be as simple as going left when we should go right, taking the local bus when we know we should fly, or deciding to head off in a random direction for a long weekend away.

The decisions we make don't always pan out in the way we had hoped, but these mistakes can turn into meaningful travel experiences that lead to new discoveries or connections. A risk or moment of poor judgment may feel reckless one moment and inspiring the next, a paradox that can lead us to travel more conscientiously in the future while continuing to cultivate a growing sense of adventure.
Sometimes our wrong turns ultimately teach us the right lessons.
For our latest writing competition, Intrepid Times is inviting travelers and writers from all countries, at all levels of writing experience, to explore this idea.

Write an original, factual, first-person travel story about a time you made a decision or took a risk while traveling that got you lost, landed you somewhere you didn't intend, or led to a new discovery, realization, or connection.

Your story should be between 1000 and 1500 words. Editors will be looking for originality, voice, and a satisfying story that captures attention and makes use of imagery to pull the reader along at every step.

One winner and up to three runners-up will be selected and have their work published on Intrepid Times. The winner will be paid a cash-prize of US $150, while the runners up will be paid US $50.

Entry is free of charge to all writers. However, writers looking to improve their writing through detailed feedback may choose to purchase an assessed entry using the link below. With this option, you will receive a Google Doc with line-by-line comments and suggestions on how to improve your writing on a sentence level, as well as a detailed, personal email explaining any structural, stylistic or strategic changes to help you grow as a writer.

The deadline to submit your writing for the "Wrong Turns Travel Writing Competition" is April 30, 2022. Winners and runners-up will be announced in June, and payment will be made to each winner/finalist on the day their selected story is published.
Please select the relevant option below to submit your story:
Free Entry

Your submission will be considered on its merits. You will not receive feedback on your writing unless you are selected as a winner or runner-up.

Assessed Entry

Your submission will be considered on its merits, and you will receive a guaranteed response in early May with detailed and constructive feedback on your writing, regardless of the competition outcome.
(Special offer: Save $20 off the price of a standard Article Assessment - Only $55).
Winners and runners-up will be announced in June 2022. Assessed entries will receive their detailed feedback in May.

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Travel Writing Competition: Wrong Turns - Intrepid Times - Travel Through Story

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Dear writer, Every once in a while, we, as travelers, make decisions that take us in unintended directions. These wrong turns may be as simple as going left when we should go right, taking the local bus when we know we should fly, or deciding to head off in a random direction for a long weekend away.

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BOA is holding its 12th annual contest for a short fiction piece, where the winner will receive a BOA publication in 2024 and a $1000 honorarium. There is a submission fee of twenty five dollars, and holds many guidelines for eligibility. Some of these are that you have to be 18 or older, you must be a United States citizen, resident, or hold DACA or TPS status. You can read the rest of the guidelines for eligibility and the manuscript on their website.

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Judge: BOA Publisher Peter Conners

Winner Receives:

Book publication by BOA Editions, Ltd. in spring 2024

$1,000 honorarium

Since its founding in 2010, the BOA Short Fiction prize has been awarded to ten of the most exciting and unique voices in American fiction. As with all BOA fiction titles, our prize-winning short story collections are more concerned with the artfulness of writing than the twists and turns of plot. It is our belief that short story writing is a valuable and underserved literary form that we are proud to support, nurture, and celebrate .
Submissions are invited only through Submittable or by post mail. We do not have the staff capacity to read or respond to manuscripts that are submitted by fax or email. *Submission fee: $25 *Please note that submission fees allow us to offer a $1,000 honorarium and also offset the cost of publishing and promoting the winning collection. As a non-profit literary publishing house, we understand that submission fees can be difficult to accommodate. Please know that 100% of your fee will go toward supporting the publication of an excellent short story collection and to supporting BOA's mission to bring the highest quality literature into the world. All submissions will be personally read, reviewed, and considered by BOA Publisher Peter Conners, founder and sole editor of BOA's short fiction series. Manuscripts that do not win the contest are still eligible for publication by BOA.
Electronic Submissions

Guidelines for electronic submissions are available at Submittable.com. All entries must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on May 31.

Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Submittable is the safest and fastest way to submit your manuscript.

Physical Submissions

All physical manuscripts must be mailed (or postmarked) to the below BOA Editions address by , 2022. Please be sure to include the entry form and the $25 entry fee with your submission. Send one copy of each manuscript. Make check or money orders payable to BOA Editions. Do not pay by cash or credit card.
Download the Entry Form (PDF)
Eligibility:

Entrants must be a U.S. citizen, a legal resident of the U.S., or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), or Legal Permanent Status (LPS).

Entrants must be at least 18 years of age.

Translations, novels, and novellas are not eligible.

Individual stories from the manuscript may have been published previously in magazines, journals, anthologies, chapbooks, or self-published books, but must be submitted in manuscript form.

Employees, volunteers, and board members of BOA Editions, Ltd., or their partners, spouses, or immediate families, are not eligible to submit.

Authors of BOA titles in other genres and translators who have been under contract with BOA are not eligible to submit.

Manuscript Format:

Minimum of 90 pages; maximum of 200 pages.

Manuscript text should be at least 12 pt. font, double-spaced.

Name, address, telephone number, and email address must appear on the title or cover page of the manuscript.

Do not send artwork or photographs.

Typed or word-processed on standard white paper, on one side of the page only.

Paginated consecutively with a table of contents.

Bound with a binder clip (example).

Attach publication acknowledgments, if any.

Include a stamped, self-addressed postcard for notification of receipt of manuscript.

Do not send by FedEx or UPS.

Email and/or fax submissions will not be accepted (Submittable or post mail only).

Neither late nor early manuscripts will be accepted.

Contestants may submit the manuscript elsewhere simultaneously, but must notify BOA Editions immediately if a manuscript is accepted by another publisher.

Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered. The winner will be given the opportunity to revise before publication.

Contestants may submit more than one manuscript, but a separate entry fee and entry form must accompany each manuscript.

Suggested Guidelines:

Send manuscript in a plain or padded envelope. No boxes, please.

For notification of competition results, include a business-size SASE.

Keep a copy of your manuscript, as manuscripts will not be returned.

We advise that you send your manuscript by first class or priority mail.

Answers to FAQs:

The winner will be announced by September.

The honorarium will be awarded in two parts: one part upon receiving a signed contract, the second part upon publication.

The winning manuscript will be published in spring 2024, in an original paperback edition and an e-book edition of the American Reader Series.

The winner will retain full copyright of their work.

The paper from all manuscripts will be recycled after the winner is announced.

In the unlikely event that a suitable manuscript cannot be found, BOA Editions reserves the right not to award a prize.

BOA Editions assumes no responsibility for loss of manuscripts.

Send manuscripts, postmarked between April 1 and May 31, with the entry fee, to: BOA Editions, Ltd.
ATTN: BOA Short Fiction Prize
250 N. Goodman Street, Suite 306
Rochester, NY 14607

Thank you!
View Past Winners in the Bookstore

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The BOA Short Fiction Prize publishes exciting new collections of short stories each year! The Prize is judged by BOA Publisher Peter Conners. One winner receives a $1,000 honorarium and publication by BOA Editions. Submit between April 1 - May 31 annually.

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The Horror Tree, while somewhat unusual, is a place where particularly horror writers can gather and submit their pieces to be shared with others. Though it specifically calls for horror, writers can play around with the theme given for the month's submission, the deadline this time around being May 1st 2022 and the theme being "Aging". It also offers other areas that also take in fiction submissions.

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The resource for speculative fiction authors that lists open markets, articles, interviews, original fiction, and more!

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Ongoing submissions. They prefer queer or transgressive stories on the shorter side (<3.5k words).

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Arden ShostakVISITATION Thomas SorensenWhite OilTazamaNinian Jonathan TownleyFat Tuesday Mikal WixThe Crush August A. HelpingThis Poem is Called "Damn, Do You Eat Pussy Like That?" Because That is What She Said the First Time She Heard it Jessie KraemerFour poetry comics Daliah AngeliqueShut Up! I Am Evil NowCYBER WOMAN ALIVE, YOU MIRACLEGatekeep!

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American Short Fiction

An online website that hosts contests, as well as accepting ongoing submissions.

Requirements:
Manuscript Typed
Double Spaced
Numbered Pages
First Page must include-
Author's name, address, phone number, and word count
No paper submissions
$3 submission fee
Submissions must be in English
Regular Submissions window (August-December)

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We have separate guidelines for our short story contests and regular submissions. We run two short story contests a year, the American Short(er) Fiction contest in the winter/spring, and The Halifax Ranch Prize for Fiction in the spring/summer, plus the Insider Prize for incarcerated writers in Texas. Please check our homepage for current contest information. Guidelines for regular submissions are below; please follow these guidelines for all non-contest submissions.
Submission Details: Regular Submissions
American Short Fiction has published, and continues to seek, short fiction by some of the finest writers working in contemporary literature, whether they are established or new or lesser-known authors. In addition to its triannual print magazine, American Short Fiction also publishes stories (under 2000 words) online. Submit here.

Unsolicited submissions will be accepted from August through December. During other times of the year, keep an eye out for our contests. There are no set guidelines as to the content or length of regular submissions. Anyone wishing to send a story to American Short Fiction should first become familiar with the work previously published by the magazine. Our standards for acceptance are extremely high. Sample copies and subscriptions are available for sale through our online store.

Short fiction submitted to the magazine must be original and previously unpublished. ASF considers work that has appeared online (including on blogs and Facebook) to be previously published.

All manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced, with the author's name, address, phone number, and approximate word count at the top of the first page, and numbered throughout.

Send only your best work. Submit only one story at a time. Pay the $3 submission fee before submitting your work.

We are not accepting paper submissions at this time. All paper submissions will be recycled upon receipt.

All manuscripts must be written in English. Translations are acceptable, but must be accompanied by a copy of the original text.

We will read and consider simultaneous submissions on the condition that if the manuscript is accepted for publication elsewhere, the author immediately withdraw the submission through the Submittable site.

Payment is competitive and upon publication. American Short Fiction purchases first serial rights. All rights revert to the author upon publication.

The editors aim to respond to manuscripts in a timely fashion, and ask that you wait a minimum of five months to send follow-up inquiries. Please send inquiries by email to editors@americanshortfiction.org and include the phrase "Submissions Inquiry" in your subject line.

As the name indicates, American Short Fiction does not publish poetry, plays, nonfiction, reviews, etc.

Need further information? Email us at editors@americanshortfiction.org.

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We have separate guidelines for our short story contests and regular submissions. We run two short story contests a year, the American Short(er) Fiction contest in the winter/spring, and The Halifax Ranch Prize for Fiction in the spring/summer, plus the Insider Prize for incarcerated writers in Texas.

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This is a contest that is open for many forms of fiction and nonfiction. If you're interested, you have the option of doing short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, or even graphic stories. Your work has to be unpublished and not exceed a 15,000 word count. A submission fee of $27 is required, but there are some cash prizes for those in the top ten that start at $100 to as high as $2,500.

*The portal to submit works start on May 1st, and ends July 31st. However, the website says the deadline would be for 2021, but the contest is for 2022. I'm assuming the date is July, 31st, 2022, and not for 2021.*

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Our spring contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We're looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.

Narrative winners and finalists have gone on to win Whiting Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Atlantic prize, and have appeared in collections such as The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, and many others. View the recent awards won by Narrative authors.

As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.

We welcome and look forward to reading your pages.

Click here to submit your work.

[Link will go live on May 1.]

Awards: First Prize is $2,500, Second Prize is $1,000, Third Prize is $500, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.

Please read our Submission Guidelines: Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information.

Other Submission Categories: In addition to our contest, please review our other Submission Categories for areas that may interest you.

Click here to submit your work.

[Link will go live on May 1.]

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Spring 2022 Story Contest | Narrative Magazine

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Our spring contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We're looking for short shorts, short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction.

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CRAFT is a literary journal that publishes Flash Fiction (up to 1,000 words), Short Fiction (up to 6,000 words), Flash Creative Nonfiction (up to 1,000 words) and Creative Nonfiction (up to 6,000 words).

They pay their authors $100 for original flash and $200 for original short fiction and creative nonfiction. They do not charge submission fees, but are highly selective in what they choose to publish.

You are only allowed to submit one piece per genre at a time.

They also have a short story contest going on that ends on May 1st: https://www.craftliterary.com/craft-short-fiction-prize-2022-2/

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CRAFTexplores the art of prose, celebrating both emerging and established writers. We focus on the craft of writing and how the elements of craft make a good story or essay shine. We feature new and republished fiction and creative nonfiction, as well as critical pieces on craft, interviews, book annotations, and much more.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

CONTESTS

Our CRAFT Short Fiction Prize is currently accepting submissions until May 1. See here for details.

For all contest information, including submission guidelines, please visit our Awards, Calendar, and Submit pages, and our Submittable.

Other questions? Send to contact@craftliterary.com

FICTION & CREATIVE NONFICTION

Our entire fiction library can be found in our Fiction Section. Our creative nonfiction library is found in the CNF Section.

Our creative categories are open year-round to any emerging or established author. We accept submissions from international writers. We review simultaneous submissions but ask that you inform us immediately and withdraw your work if it is accepted elsewhere. We pay our authors $100 for original flash and $200 for original short fiction and creative nonfiction. We do not charge submission fees, but are highly selective in what we choose to publish.

We will also consider previously published creative work, as long as the writer retains the rights or second-publication rights can be obtained. We do not pay for reprints.

Each published creative piece will include an editor's introduction as well as a craft essay (author's note) by the writer. These essays will be requested upon acceptance. To read the author's notes of previously published stories, please see CRAFT Fiction or CNF.

To see a list of our most commonly asked questions about submitting to us, please visit our FAQ page. If you have additional questions after reading our FAQ, please send an email to: contact (at) craftliterary (dot) com.

Flash Fiction, for work up to 1,000 words (See submission form for details about microfiction.)

Short Fiction, for work up to 6,000 words

Flash Creative Nonfiction, for work up to 1,000 words (See submission form for details about microessays.)

Creative Nonfiction, for work up to 6,000 words

Please review the guidelines in the submission form you choose for specifics about the genre. We've added some limits in an effort to improve our response time. We no longer allow multiple submissions-please send only one piece per genre at a time. If your creative work is declined, we ask that you wait three months before submitting again to the same genre. You may have one piece of fiction (either short or flash), one piece of creative nonfiction (flash or creative essay), and one craft piece under consideration at one time.

CRAFT & CRITICAL WRITING / INTERVIEWS

We accept submissions of essays on writing craft, critical essays, and book annotations. We accept completed interviews/hybrid interviews or pitches. For a look at the type of content we publish, please visit our Craft Section. All work in this section is concerned with fiction or creative nonfiction. Please do not send critical work about poetry. Please do not send personal essays to this category. We pay between $50 and $100 for original craft content.

Craft and critical essays range from 1,500 to 2,500 words concerning the craft of fiction or creative nonfiction. We recommend familiarizing yourself with our archive. Most essays we publish contain a careful examination of an element or elements of craft in a piece or pieces of fiction/CNF.

Our book annotations generally focus on fiction or creative nonfiction writers/novelists who explicitly explore or subvert craft in their work. These pieces are typically between 1,500 and 2,000 words. We recommend familiarizing yourself with our archive.

For interviews and hybrids, we are interested in conversations with fiction and creative nonfiction writers/novelists focusing on the craft of writing. You may pitch in Submittable or query us for more information at contact (at) craftliterary (dot) com.

We no longer allow multiple submissions-please send only one piece per genre at a time. If your craft submission is declined, you may submit again to the craft genre immediately. You may have one piece of fiction (either short or flash), one piece of creative nonfiction (flash or creative essay), and one craft piece under consideration at one time.

EDITORIAL FEEDBACK

Are you looking for feedback on a piece of short fiction? Whether you're applying to workshops, residencies, or MFA programs, or polishing a piece to submit to lit mags or writing contests, or seeking notes for any reason, we are so pleased to offer editorial feedback on flash fiction and short stories up to 6,000 words. Learn more here.

Submission questions, concerns, and inquiries can be sent to:
contact (at) craftliterary (dot) com

To submit a piece or learn more about our guidelines,
click the submit button.

Author's Rights

CRAFT holds first serial publication rights for three months after publication. Authors agree not to publish, nor authorize or permit the publication of, any part of the material for three months following CRAFT's first publication. For reprints we ask for acknowledgement of its publication in CRAFT first.

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CRAFT explores the art of prose, celebrating both emerging and established writers. We focus on the craft of writing and how the elements of craft make a good story or essay shine. We feature new and republished fiction and creative...

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Cultural Daily is a free online platform for independent writers and artists.
"Cultural Daily is always looking for new voices and unique perspectives on all things culture."
They publish essays, reviews and criticism,
as well as poetry and short fiction.
Submissions are sent to publications@culturaldaily.com
They take in submissions/queries throughout the year
and put out content on the daily.
Check out their formatting and style guide if you are interested. Pretty cool stuff

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Creative Nonfiction draws heavily from unsolicited submissions. They are open to all types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to lyric essay to memoir and personal essays. They are overall interested in writing that blends style with substance and reaches beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world.Creative Nonfiction accepts submissions online through Submittable. Please read specific calls for submissions carefully.

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General Overview

Unlike many magazines, Creative Nonfiction draws heavily from unsolicited submissions. Our editors believe that providing a platform for emerging writers and helping them find readers is an essential role of literary magazines, and it's been our privilege to work with many fine writers early in their careers. A typical issue of CNF contains at least one essay by a previously unpublished writer.

We're open to all types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to lyric essay to memoir and personal essays. Our editors tend to gravitate toward submissions structured around narratives, but we're always happy to be surprised by work that breaks outside this general mold. Above all, we're interested in writing that blends style with substance and reaches beyond the personal to tell us something new about the world.

Creative Nonfiction accepts submissions online through Submittable. Please read specific calls for submissions carefully.

When you submit online, you will receive a confirmation email from Submittable. We try to respond to all submissions as quickly as possible, but because the submissions are more often than not at the upper end of the word limit and because we really do read everything carefully, the process often takes a long time. Unfortunately, this is especially true for work we like. If you have not heard from us since the initial confirmation email, please assume your manuscript is still under consideration.

Recently closed Submission Calls

A Note About Fact-checking

Essays accepted for publication in Creative Nonfiction undergo a fairly rigorous fact-checking process. To the extent your essay draws on research and/or reportage (and ideally, it should, to some degree), CNF editors will ask you to send documentation of your sources and to help with the fact-checking process. We do not require that citations be submitted with essays, but you may find it helpful to keep a file of your essay that includes footnotes and/or a bibliography.

A Note About Reading Fees

Here at Creative Nonfiction, we are always reading, searching for excellent new work to showcase in our various publications. At any given time, we usually have several submission portals open (see above calls for submissions), many of which require writers to pay a reading fee to submit their work.

What is the maximum (or minimum) word count?

Word count requirements vary for each call for submissions, so please view the category's specific guidelines for the most accurate information. Broadly speaking, the maximum word count for Creative Nonfiction is 4,000 words ( CNF does not have a minimum word count requirement, but the magazine rarely publishes pieces that are fewer than 600 words); True Story submissions should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words; Sunday Short Reads submissions should be fewer than 1,000 words.

How much do you pay for a published essay?

For essays published in Creative Nonfiction magazine, we typically pay a $125 flat fee + $10/printed page, plus a copy of the magazine. For essays published in an In Fact Books anthology, we typically pay a flat fee between $100 and $150.

Do you always charge a reading fee?

Like many other magazines, we charge a $3 convenience fee to submit essays online through Submittable. In the case of contests, reading fees generally offset the costs associated with those issues, as well as (in most cases) the prize money; or, for a small additional cost, you can become a subscriber, which also helps keep the lights on at CNF. Our subscribers never pay a reading fee!

Will you give feedback on the essay I submitted?

Unfortunately, due to the high volume of submissions we receive (in the neighborhood of 100+ essays per month), we can't send detailed feedback or responses. If you are interested in having a professional editor review your manuscript, we encourage you to check out CNF's manuscript review program and online courses.

Still have questions? View additional FAQs here, or contact us.

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We're open to all types of creative nonfiction, from immersion reportage to lyric essay to memoir and personal essays. Our editors tend to gravitate toward submissions structured around narratives, but we're always happy to be surprised by work that breaks outside this general mold. Above all, we're interested in writing that blends style with substance [...]

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Threepenny Review
This quarterly arts magazine focuses on literature, arts and society, memoir and essay. Short stories should be no more than 4,000 words, while submissions to the “Table Talk” section (pithy, irreverent and humorous musings on culture, art, politics and life) should be 1,000 words or less.

Deadline: January to June

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We do not consider submissions of any kind during this period. The online submissions system is closed. If you mail us your article, poem, or story through the post, it will simply be discarded unread. And, as always, we will not consider any emailed submissions, now or at any other time.

Please wait until January 1 before submitting your work to us through either the regular mail or our online submissions system. And please read the important guidelines given below before submitting work to us; in fact, we strongly recommend that you read them now, so as to be fully informed about our procedures when the system reopens.

1. At present The Threepenny Review is paying $400 per story or article, $200 per poem or Table Talk piece. This payment buys first serial rights in our print and digital editions, and the copyright then reverts to the author immediately upon publication.

2. All mailed manuscripts must include a stamped, self-addressed envelope for our reply. Submissions should be mailed to:

The Editors
The Threepenny Review
PO Box 9131
Berkeley, CA 94709

3. All online submissions must consist of a single document in Word format (.doc or .docx). If you are submitting prose, the document should consist of a single article or a single story. If you are submitting poetry, please group your poems into one document containing no more than five poems, because the online system will not accept more than a single document from each person. Please include your name and address somewhere on the document as well as in our submission form.

4. We do not print material that has previously been published elsewhere, and we emphatically do not consider simultaneous submissions. We do our best to offer a quick turnaround time, so please allow us the privilege of sole consideration during that relatively brief period; writers who do not honor this request will not be published in the magazine.

5. Response time for submissions can range from two days to two months. Please do not submit more than a single story or article, or more than five poems, until you have heard back from us about your previous submission. If you have not heard from us within a couple of months, you should assume that either your communication or ours has gone astray.

6. We strongly recommend that you stay within our length limits. As a rule, critical articles should be about 1200 to 2500 words, Table Talk items 1000 words or less, stories and memoirs 4000 words or less, and poetry 100 lines or less. (Exceptions are occasionally possible, but longer pieces will have a much harder time getting accepted.) We prefer to read prose submissions that are double-spaced; poetry can be single-spaced or double-spaced.

7. Critical articles that deal with books, films, theater performances, art exhibits, etc. should cite these occasions at the front of the article, using the following format:

Theater Piece
by Playwright's Name,
directed by Director's Name.
Theater, City,
Season 20__.

Art Exhibition Title,
Gallery or Museum, City,
Start Date–End Date.

Book Title
by Author's Name.
Publisher, Year Published,
Price (cloth) (paper).

Remember that The Threepenny Review is quarterly and national (and in some respects international); therefore each "review" should actually be an essay, broader than the specific event it covers and of interest to people who cannot see the event.
8. Writers will be consulted on all significant editing done on their articles, and will have the opportunity to proofread galleys for typographical errors.

9. It is recommended that those submitting work for the first time to The Threepenny Review take a look at a sample copy beforehand. (Print copies are available from the publisher for $12.00; digital copies can be downloaded instantly for $7.00.)

10. We do not read submissions during the last two-thirds of the year (May through December), so please do not submit work then. Any material sent to us during that period will be discarded unread.

11. Emailed submissions will be discarded unread. The only two ways to submit work to us are through the mail and via our online system.

The Threepenny Review P.O. Box 9131 Berkeley, California 94709
Telephone: (510) 849-4545

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We do not consider submissions of any kind during this period. The online submissions system is closed. If you mail us your article, poem, or story through the post, it will simply be discarded unread. And, as always, we will not consider any emailed submissions, now or at any other time.

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The Emerging Writer’s Contest

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The Emerging Writer’s Contest is now open. The 2022 Emerging Writer’s Contest will run from March 1 at noon EST to May 15 at noon EST. The Emerging Writer’s Contest is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry who have yet to publish or self-publish a book. Read past winners of the contest…

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Ploughshares is hosting a writer's contest that closes on the 15th of May. The winner receives a publication, two thousand dollars, and a consultation with a literary agent. Entries must be under 6,000 words. There is a fee of 24 dollars unless you are subscribed shares.org, where you can read the rest of the guidelines for eligibility and manuscript.

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Ploughshares is a proud member of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses.

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New Pages offers writing opportunities for all and gives an opening for all types of authors alongside with a mix of different genres. It also offers ways to publish books alongside with jobs that require submissions.

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View the latest calls for submissions for writing, art, book-length and chapbook-length manuscripts, photography, and more from magazines, publishers, writing conferences and events, writing programs, etc.

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View the latest calls for submissions for writing, art, book-length and chapbook-length manuscripts, photography, and more from magazines, publishers, writing conferences and events, writing programs, etc.

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West Trade Review: the best contemporary fiction, essays, poetry, and visual art

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Olympia Publishers

An online publisher that accepts a variety of genres.

Requirements:
Full manuscript
Cover Letter
Synopsis (no more than 1 page)
Single File Document (pdf or Word)
Garamond/Times New Roman font pref.
Ongoing Submissions

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Olympia Publishers consider submissions from a wide range of genres, both fiction and non-fiction; from memoirs and biographies to science fiction and fantasy. Whether it's controversial or explicit, childish or colourful, our editorial team will undertake a comprehensive review.

What to send

All you need to do is send across the full manuscript of your work, with a covering letter and synopsis. Your synopsis should be no longer than one page of A4.

If you haven't yet finished the work but would like to know if it would be something we are interested in before completing then you are also welcome to send samples of the manuscript to us.

Please always try to submit a digital copy of your work, preferably as one single document in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

At Olympia Publishers we offer two types of publishing contracts:

Hybrid publishing contract
This offer is based on a contribution, to be paid by the author, to cover initial production and printing of the work.

Traditional contract
This is where no costs are incurred by the author and the whole cost for producing, publishing and marketing the work is covered by us.

Helpful tips

There is no need to double space your work.

Always use a font that is legible and easy to read. Garamond or Times New Roman are preferred, whereas fonts such as Comic Sans and Broadway are not encouraged.

At Olympia we pride ourselves on our responsive nature. We confirm the receipt of all submissions and inform you of our decision regarding them. Response times can vary and can take up to 6 weeks, so please remain patient during the review process.

In our effort to become more environmentally friendly, we are encouraging authors to move away from postal submissions, so please try to send work to us by email as a PDF or Word document. If you submit to us by post this can take a lot longer for us to respond. Also a SAE must be included if you want your work returned at any point.

We do not accept academic or foreign language submissions. These submissions will be automatically removed from our systems and you may not hear back from us.

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Submission Guidelines - Olympia Publishers

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Olympia Publishers consider submissions from a wide range of genres, both fiction and non-fiction; from memoirs and biographies to science fiction and fantasy. Whether it's controversial or explicit, childish or colourful, our editorial team will undertake a comprehensive review. All you need to do is send across the full manuscript of your work, with a covering letter and synopsis.

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This publication serves to help new writers publish new works out into the world. Submission is free and open to people that identify as Chicano, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Native and/or Hispanic origin. There is no deadline and no fee to submit a piece.

This group mainly wants to provide a space for new writers to experiment, get feedback, and ultimately, find their self in the literary world. Any works submitted will be published in a weekly publication, and archived at universities. Also, the subject of your work does not need to be centered around issues or ideas about being Latino or Hispanic.

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​BIENVENIDOS Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online Magazine invites U.S. American writers, of at least 18 years of age, of Chicano, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban and Native and/or Hispanic...

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"For the August 2022 issue, Atticus Review is seeking creative work (stories, poems, CNF, mixed media) about the Internet. In  this special themed issue, we're interested in the ways the advent of  the Internet Age has influenced literature, altered our sense of being  and sense of belonging, made us rethink connection and connectivity, and  changed our daily lives. We're open to work that interrogates and  celebrates contemporary online culture, and work that considers the  intersections of digital technologies in our on and off screen lives."
For Creative Nonfiction, send one piece of up to 3,000 words. They especially like Flash CNF: pieces that are 800 words or less. Pieces  that don't need a lot of space to get their point across. If you are submitting Flash CNF, then you can submit up to three pieces (in one  document). Do not submit more than once a month.

They are especially interested in emerging writers. I believe you are also required to submit a cover letter with your piece.

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For the August 2022 issue, Atticus Review is seeking creative work (stories, poems, CNF, mixed media) about the Internet. In this special themed issue, we're interested in the ways the advent of the Internet Age has influenced literature, altered our sense of being and sense of belonging, made us rethink connection and connectivity, and changed our daily lives. We're open to work that interrogates and celebrates contemporary online culture, and work that considers the intersections of digital technologies in our on and off screen lives.

Please submit 1-5 poems through Submittable. Simultaneous submissions are OK. We give serious consideration to every submission, whether or not we are familiar with the author's work, and respond as quickly as possible. Understand that this is a subjective business; if your work isn't selected, it's not the end of the world (though as writers ourselves, we understand that it can feel that way).

We are also especially interested in emerging writers. We define this as writers with fewer than five publications across all genres. If this applies to you, please note "New Voices" in your cover letter.

In terms of style, our bias tends toward lyrical narrative poetry, though we're definitely willing to read whatever - so long as it's your best work! In other words, think of your poems less as sermons and more as snapshots. They can be shocking, serene, heartbreaking, elegant, savage, narrative, surreal - or all of the above.

Here are some poets we like, just to give you another hint as to what we're looking for: James Wright, Tony Hoagland, Stephen Dobyns, Bob Hicok, Dorianne Laux, Sharon Olds, Mary Biddinger, Djelloul Marbrook, Charles Simic, Billy Collins, Jeannine Hall Gailey, James Valvis, Peter Davis, Elton Glaser, Rodney Jones, Allison Joseph, Donal Hall and many, many more.

What we DON'T like: poems that tell instead of show, that substitute shock value for depth or intellect for feeling, or that force a certain limited interpretation or philosophy on the reader rather than allowing the reader to come to their own conclusions.

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Thank you for your interest in publishing your work with Atticus Review. We are an online journal that publishes stories, poems, essays and other forms of creative digital mediaISSUE TWO THEME: THE INTERNET For the August 2022 issue, Atticus Review is seeking creative work (stories, poems, CNF, mixed media) about the Internet.

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The Sun Magazine, submissions always open, accepting fiction, poetry, and personal essays, with a preference towards personal essays

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Writing from The Sun has won the Pushcart Prize and been selected for the Best American Essays and Best American Short Stories anthologies.

We publish personal essays, fiction, and poetry. Personal stories that touch on political and cultural issues are welcome.

We encourage submissions from writers of color.

Surprise us; we often don't know what we'll like until we read it.

We rarely run anything longer than seven thousand words; there's no minimum length.

We discourage simultaneous submissions.

Writing is a solitary act, but when what you've written goes out to our loyal subscribers, it can feel a little less so.

Submissions

Submit Online

To submit by mail, send your typed, double-spaced submission (along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope) to:

Your work will not be returned without sufficient postage, and we cannot respond unless a return envelope is provided.

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Writing from The Sun has won the Pushcart Prize and been selected for the Best American Essays and Best American Short Stories anthologies. We publish personal essays, fiction, and poetry. Personal stories that touch on political and cultural issues are welcome. We encourage submissions from writers of color.

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Poetry Foundation, submissions always open, currently interested in poetry that “reframes relationships,”

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Thank you for sharing your work with Poetry. We look forward to the opportunity to engage carefully with your work. Due to the number of submissions we receive each year, we will likely get back to you within eight months. We appreciate your patience.Gratefully,Holly Amos, Esther Belin, Angela Flore…

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Boulevard Magazine, November 1 - May 1, they publish fiction, non-fiction, and poetry, must be under 8000 words.

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strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. While we frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. If you have practiced your craft and your work is the best it can be, send it to Boulevard.

To get a feel for style, content, quality, and form of the work we publish try a sample issue or subscription.

Accepting submissions from November 1 to May 1

Submit online through Submittable (link below). No email submissions will be read.

Include author's name and contact information on all submissions.

We allow simultaneous submissions, but please immediately withdraw work that has been accepted elsewhere.

We accept multiple submissions but wait at least a month between entries.

Work submitted must be previously unpublished, print and online.

Authors retain rights to their work from the time of publication in Boulevard.

Please no handwritten submissions.

Cover letters with previous credits are not required.

We accept international subscriptions, for both the general submissions and the contests.

Submissions must be in English.

Our average response time is four months. Please do not query before then.

Send only complete, fully proofread work. We will not consider revisions--this is too difficult administratively for our small staff.

For response include a SASE.

There is a $3 fee to submit online. There is no fee to submit by post.

Prose Guidelines

We accept works up to 8,000 words.

We do not accept science fiction, erotica, westerns, horror, romance, or children's stories.

Poetry

Submit no more than five poems at a time.

We accept poems of up to 200 lines.

We do not accept light verse.

Payment

Prose minimum is $100, maximum is $300

Poetry minimum is $50, maximum is $250

Natural Bridge Online publication is a flat rate of $50

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strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. While we frequently publish writers with previous credits, we are very interested in less experienced or unpublished writers with exceptional promise. If you have practiced your craft and your work is the best it can be, send it to Boulevard.