tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63755810582212272902024-03-19T05:06:24.692-07:00Publishing ... and Other Forms of InsanityErica Verrillo has written seven books and published five. She doesn't know why anyone with an ounce of self-preservation would ever want to publish. But, if you insist on selling your soul to the devil, learn how to do it right: marketing, literary agents, book promotion, editing, pitching your book, how to get reviews, and ... most important of all ... everything she did wrong. Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.comBlogger1032125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-18894889491536133782024-03-14T04:32:00.000-07:002024-03-14T04:58:08.113-07:009 New Agents Seeking Nonfiction, Picture Books, Kidlit, YA, Fantasy, Memoir, Graphic Novels and more<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Here are nine literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________________</p></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aXx5y3rn5brC2WEgWIMDjeFayAVblgDCTEpl6Y9lk-96N5RAKDfz1-3UNux2SVDMGBFU-CyNQoKr737-pjdGiVVtpVI1QufGmnaaoTK4Ogv-JW5sohTy85zJmmk6fxkKjHf9jpbCy3HQpw_J8STv8BsQcEZWTfSJ6dTvJsnLVMPDtgS3yKNy1MKxNYcP/s400/syroneharvey.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aXx5y3rn5brC2WEgWIMDjeFayAVblgDCTEpl6Y9lk-96N5RAKDfz1-3UNux2SVDMGBFU-CyNQoKr737-pjdGiVVtpVI1QufGmnaaoTK4Ogv-JW5sohTy85zJmmk6fxkKjHf9jpbCy3HQpw_J8STv8BsQcEZWTfSJ6dTvJsnLVMPDtgS3yKNy1MKxNYcP/s320/syroneharvey.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Syrone Harvey</b> of <a href="https://www.belcastroagency.com/about_us/" target="_blank">Belcastro Agency</a><p></p><p>Syrone is an impassioned literary professional, a vibrant force of creativity in the world of books. With an eclectic background in publication, editorial services, and project management, Syrone is dedicated to supporting authors at every step of their writing journey. Syrone is on a mission to be the ultimate “bookend” for authors, providing them with the personalized support they need to shine at every stage of their literary journey.</p><p>With her sharp editorial eye and a keen sense for market trends, Syrone is the ultimate guide for authors navigating the ever-changing landscape of publishing. Whether it’s guiding debut novelists or supporting seasoned writers seeking a new direction, she is passionate about building long-lasting relationships with her clients. She takes a patchwork quilt approach with her authors—every story is unique and one-of-a-kind. She will walk the literary journey with enthusiasm, expertise, and a shared commitment to bringing exceptional stories to readers worldwide.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: </p><p><i>Nonfiction</i>:</p><p></p><blockquote><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Autobiography/Memoir</li><li>Food/Drink</li><li>How To/DYI</li><li>Humor</li><li>Religion</li><li>Self-help</li><li>Christian</li><li>Women’s Issues</li><li>Lifestyle</li><li>Inspiration</li><li>Cultural/Social Issues</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p>Picture Books</p><p>Middle Grade</p><p>Young Adult</p><p><i>Adult Fiction</i>:</p><p></p><blockquote><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Contemporary Fiction</li><li>Christian Fiction</li><li>Family Saga</li><li>Historical Fiction</li><li>Literary Fiction</li><li>Contemporary Romance</li><li>Women’s Fiction</li><li>Funny Women’s Fiction</li><li>Humor/Satire</li><li>Commercial</li><li>Multicultural</li></ul><p></p></blockquote><p></p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3288" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p><br />__________________________<br /><br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8VkK-q_ISDwiPK_GeY7UdGgx5yHXEndVSNZGCIG0dDWxFYT8OEuqaCxQ30kvdQVTYDeWi1QR1YdpB4czCu7mLYM78kHIu63Rxy6oWWq02pG6GXxWxQVOCrYGVGBA-jp2XeDgJtQYcg6DlAG00ftCYgW0lrGecuwljbTXG2_-cN_VLcRtDH6eVoA-fJwZ/s400/molly.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt8VkK-q_ISDwiPK_GeY7UdGgx5yHXEndVSNZGCIG0dDWxFYT8OEuqaCxQ30kvdQVTYDeWi1QR1YdpB4czCu7mLYM78kHIu63Rxy6oWWq02pG6GXxWxQVOCrYGVGBA-jp2XeDgJtQYcg6DlAG00ftCYgW0lrGecuwljbTXG2_-cN_VLcRtDH6eVoA-fJwZ/s320/molly.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ms. Molly Ketcheson</b> of <a href="https://wolfsonliterary.com/about/" target="_blank">Wolfson Literary Agency</a> <br /><br />Molly Ketcheson holds an undergraduate degree from the University of St Andrews and an MA in Creative Writing and Publishing from City, University of London. Prior to joining WLA in 2024, Molly held prestigious internships at multiple publishing companies, where she gained a keen understanding of the international publishing landscape and a love for joyful and impactful fiction. <p></p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: She is actively building her list in commercial and upmarket fiction, as well as select literary fiction, fantasy, and YA titles. She is particularly drawn to books with a unique premise, lyrical prose, complex women, and stories that are, ultimately, hopeful. Molly is passionate about the power of fiction, and is excited to work with her clients to bring books that matter into the world.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/MollyKetcheson" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">__________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_eyKHtuY0G5NomnU9R2XVyW2VJ0W8xsRuf-d_uCRfZiQBu-ylnfbC3LahxcIhZM5_vV7hYq_1OqCjWRtPGAe_z3eB5Dtt_YT6BF2NY1Pdub8qerW0cvkL8RoAUid5X9Ktx1CJakzXfFSOIX1VrJEsrRLdqM8wn5oaiE0eDg2d0LImXkV-1M0-4bWqbZ6/s768/Isabel_resized.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="768" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_eyKHtuY0G5NomnU9R2XVyW2VJ0W8xsRuf-d_uCRfZiQBu-ylnfbC3LahxcIhZM5_vV7hYq_1OqCjWRtPGAe_z3eB5Dtt_YT6BF2NY1Pdub8qerW0cvkL8RoAUid5X9Ktx1CJakzXfFSOIX1VrJEsrRLdqM8wn5oaiE0eDg2d0LImXkV-1M0-4bWqbZ6/s320/Isabel_resized.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ms. Isabel Lineberry</b> of </span><a href="https://www.perezliterary.com/submit/submit-to-isabel/" target="_blank">Perez Literary & Entertainment</a> (UK)</div></div><p>Isabel graduated in 2021 from Barrett, the Honors College at Arizona State University with dual degrees in English Literature and Business Entrepreneurship. Just a few months later she was in Scotland pursuing an MLitt in Fantasy at the University of Glasgow. She wrote her Masters thesis on Tamora Pierce and is a fan of Ray Bradbury, Octavia Butler and Samantha Shannon. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I represent YA and New Adult and am particularly interested in Contemporary Romance, Romantasy and Fantasy. I am always attracted to the character and voice first, so give me romantic tension that has me giggling, a villain who is as charming as they are evil or a group of characters who have me watching their conversations as if it's a tennis match. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/IsabelLineberry" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">__________________________</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXU9Irb1NvnqquHml1H53hb_SRkGPpygbcRQJGJCNFFoMLORKyF7U6lr9_uVBJjgphKVJwjL-PXn2J2FpDDbl7MzvfCp5hJEGC7SK6Ht3XbTjs2l4mac62__4tZl5OtlNTfYIJtjGUj_cSzHkqFBJgl6JEaX26R-B0iSisqB-MbY9VzbNFNZAIzhsCj0a/s500/max%20moorhead2.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXU9Irb1NvnqquHml1H53hb_SRkGPpygbcRQJGJCNFFoMLORKyF7U6lr9_uVBJjgphKVJwjL-PXn2J2FpDDbl7MzvfCp5hJEGC7SK6Ht3XbTjs2l4mac62__4tZl5OtlNTfYIJtjGUj_cSzHkqFBJgl6JEaX26R-B0iSisqB-MbY9VzbNFNZAIzhsCj0a/s320/max%20moorhead2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Max Moorhead</b> of <a href="https://www.mmqlit.com/about/">Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents</a></div></div><p>Max Moorhead began his publishing career at The New Republic as an editorial fellow before joining Massie & McQuilkin in 2019 in a junior role. Over the years he has cultivated a client list while also managing backlist titles by Russell & Volkening clients including Annie Dillard, Eudora Welty, Bernard Malamud, Barbara Tuchman, and Marian Engel. Raised in New Hampshire, he graduated with honors from The New School earning a B.A. in Creative Writing. </p><div><b>What he is seeking</b>: As an agent he specializes in literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, biography, cultural history, and memoir. In fiction: he is drawn to beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, family stories, socially engaged writing, and compelling plots. </div><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please send queries to the attention of Max Moorhead at max@mmqlit.com. Please note that he only responds to queries in which he is interested. If you haven’t heard from him in 4-6 weeks, your project is not a good fit for him.</p><p><br /></p><p>__________________________</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHLNb-6B3LfARtyRCceQrQxbRZnD54toGIrlhmfxWfo5EnGt7JODz6_ktfWtnlbu_5sKIWszLKxm64kZEEkpPz_Hun2LskanXSDkTGUBPAsbQk-dGjyZOizg6mDEvCPkW0VsrV9tBjIjUi3Mekez-OMWYLJ1P4uLHJkwsFwO8QuC2QlJvfgJ3baW6AlCO/s800/Emily-Pic-e1709553419705-800x800.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHLNb-6B3LfARtyRCceQrQxbRZnD54toGIrlhmfxWfo5EnGt7JODz6_ktfWtnlbu_5sKIWszLKxm64kZEEkpPz_Hun2LskanXSDkTGUBPAsbQk-dGjyZOizg6mDEvCPkW0VsrV9tBjIjUi3Mekez-OMWYLJ1P4uLHJkwsFwO8QuC2QlJvfgJ3baW6AlCO/s320/Emily-Pic-e1709553419705-800x800.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ms. Emily Barrett</b> of <a href="https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-agents/emily-barrett/" target="_blank">The Blair Partnership</a> (UK)<p></p><p>I was previously the Publisher of Sphere Non-Fiction at Little, Brown and have worked across the whole gamut of non-fiction, helping authors including experts and influencers turn their books into bestsellers, award-winners and major rights-sellers.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I’m looking for commercial or upmarket non-fiction which is written with a clear reader in mind, whether that’s to inform or entertain them, or improve their life in some way. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: You can submit to Emily at: emilysubmissions@theblairpartnership.com</p><p><br /></p><br /><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-G0cFYL4jPfmTd3IYL6wCHWEBi0DVtRJ2DN_fQYzyQ2rPQqH9SMkxDF0HaVZufSJPb14TsX9opIb_KWbz-BP43LJguWdXufDYiqP5XIXkNjOOHQIW7uBFVAL086nCpDMySWs2OSEg2crVYBenCTjNmBd0ebq64QG5clDa2kkV8YNIYkpyYMCR07XbqUS/s267/harbowy-bw.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="200" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-G0cFYL4jPfmTd3IYL6wCHWEBi0DVtRJ2DN_fQYzyQ2rPQqH9SMkxDF0HaVZufSJPb14TsX9opIb_KWbz-BP43LJguWdXufDYiqP5XIXkNjOOHQIW7uBFVAL086nCpDMySWs2OSEg2crVYBenCTjNmBd0ebq64QG5clDa2kkV8YNIYkpyYMCR07XbqUS/s1600/harbowy-bw.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b>Gabrielle Harbowy</b> of <a href="https://www.corvisieroagency.com/gabrielle-harbowy.html" target="_blank">Corvisiero Literary Agency</a> </div><div><div><br /></div><div>Gabrielle Harbowy has more than 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, from her entry into the field as a pricing analyst at Scholastic, to becoming a full-time editor and part-time writer. A third-generation reader of fantasy and science fiction, a love for the speculative is in her blood. Gabrielle was Managing Editor at Dragon Moon Press for a decade, has worked with award winners and international bestsellers, and is passionate about elevating the authors around her. A three-time published novelist, short story author, and award-nominated anthologist, Gabrielle has spoken, given workshops, and run D&D and Pathfinder games at numerous conventions. She is a member of SFWA, IAMTW, and the LGBTQ+ Editors Association. Her passions include music, travel, tabletop roleplaying games, crocheting and needlepoint, tattoo art, everything Finnish (except lutefisk), outer space, and the Oxford comma.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Gabrielle is seeking science fiction, fantasy, paranormal mysteries, queer romance, and genre-bending speculative fiction. She loves reading diverse books, characters that come alive and immersive worlds, and tropes turned on their heads. She would like to see queerness, neurodiversity, and disability represented and normalized, both in the world and on the page. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/1128" target="_blank">Marisa Corvsiero's querymanager</a> and address your query to Gabrielle.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWacVfWj9GP7D9fwt9wDpwG9W0Y8aHnk_Fg2QXrCWbgqFCo89q4FoZgzxWC-X5sEsBuRf6ufkhjAC4ejI7S0VZncnef5DCEizj9NueUUP9_zjl7y3jcksBKVp0PKR_Uyz3JwVRQJaZgs3O_7_Lgr8Szxfm4yPUKBGI8lwTOmvOt-9UVkIEGjEyL-lndb_1/s277/lisa-b-w.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="277" data-original-width="208" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWacVfWj9GP7D9fwt9wDpwG9W0Y8aHnk_Fg2QXrCWbgqFCo89q4FoZgzxWC-X5sEsBuRf6ufkhjAC4ejI7S0VZncnef5DCEizj9NueUUP9_zjl7y3jcksBKVp0PKR_Uyz3JwVRQJaZgs3O_7_Lgr8Szxfm4yPUKBGI8lwTOmvOt-9UVkIEGjEyL-lndb_1/s1600/lisa-b-w.png" width="208" /></a></div><b>Lisa Gouldy</b> of <a href="https://www.corvisieroagency.com/lisa-gouldy.html" target="_blank">Corvisiero Literary Agency</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Lisa Gouldy is a passionate writer and reader of stories that stretch the imagination and reveal important truths about the world around us. Trained as an attorney, Lisa moved from the legal world into the literary one nearly a decade ago in search of stories less constrained by reality. The literary community in Seattle welcomed her in, and Lisa connected with writers everywhere from coffee shops to Hugo House, from PNWA to SCBWI, from conferences to critique groups. Assisting others with their writing journeys, it turned out, was as much fun as creating her own. As an apprentice with the Corvisiero Literary Agency, Lisa seeks to guide writers through the publishing process the way she once helped clients access the courts.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Lisa loves stories with lyrical writing, memorable characters, and fast-paced plots that keep her guessing. In adult fiction, she devours upmarket and literary titles with complex protagonists, and has a special hunger for stories with speculative elements. Her sweet spot is a novel with a world much like ours, but with fantasy, sci-fi, or dystopian additions that illuminate real-life issues in a unique way. In children’s literature, Lisa particularly enjoys middle grade fantasy and young adult novels with a speculative bent, as well as picture books that make her (and her daughter) laugh.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/1128" target="_blank">Marisa Corvsiero's querymanager</a> and address your query to Lisa.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEjCW3QGZVZKthRdD9VwGK4ijzV5hJmMMDwPCGROVChV7bDFkBe3UsMhHiRq9fBoIzJXzmTX2qtZ4HrOtSQXbds2TshFubX38KuzH4WOkugtZjHTgUVhM0_xOQUqT_fsbS2a318bOevhfKSu0wpS5IBw5VfZPOeXizDZX8z3OyNnoDuZqjfJBoYImJYTL/s278/ciara-color.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="278" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiEjCW3QGZVZKthRdD9VwGK4ijzV5hJmMMDwPCGROVChV7bDFkBe3UsMhHiRq9fBoIzJXzmTX2qtZ4HrOtSQXbds2TshFubX38KuzH4WOkugtZjHTgUVhM0_xOQUqT_fsbS2a318bOevhfKSu0wpS5IBw5VfZPOeXizDZX8z3OyNnoDuZqjfJBoYImJYTL/s1600/ciara-color.png" width="278" /></a></div><b>Ciara Smith</b> of <a href="https://www.corvisieroagency.com/ciara-smith.html" target="_blank">Corvisiero Literary Agency</a> </div><div><br /></div><div>Ciara earned her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and joined a small press as a freelance editor. She was raised by an editor who instilled in her a love of reading and writing. In her youth, she penned short stories, but left writing behind when she joined the US Navy. But, of course, that love for words never wavered even during her service, and she readily volunteered to edit and review any and all paperwork, reports, and regulations she could get her hands on. After becoming a parent to two beautiful daughters, she decided to leave the military to pursue various creative arts and returned to her first love of writing and editing. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Ciara has a wide range of interests from YA to NA and Adult. Particularly she's interested in:<div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Fantasy that's a little unconventional and weird. Or cozy like LEGENDS & LATTES.</li><li>Would love to see African or Asian second worlds and/or mythologies à la THE POPPY WAR, KAIKEYI, and THE GILDED ONES, and morally gray characters like GIDEON THE NINTH.</li><li>Science Fiction that really makes me wonder about the world and possibilities like POST HUMAN and THE OUTSIDE.</li><li>Also love cozy in science fiction, A LONG WAY TO A SLOW ANGRY PLANET, and morally gray characters like in THE MURDERBOT DIARIES.</li><li>Literary Speculative/Dystopian Fiction that makes me worry about the world in the way THE HANDMAID'S TALE and THE POWER did.</li><li>Romance that's a blend with another genre, like Romantasy, or Romantic Thriller/Suspense.</li><li>Historical Fiction that will make me cry like THE MIDWIFE OF AUSCHWITZ or that have the same feeling as reading Jane Austen.</li><li>Horror that reflects feminist rage or body horror that makes me squirm. Not excessively gorey, just highly uncomfortable.</li><li>Military fiction that shows the complex feelings of serving, both in war time and in between, or the transition to civilian life</li><li>Any genre blending of the above.</li><li>In all of these, I would love ND, disabled, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC #ownvoices.</li></ul><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/1128" target="_blank">Marisa Corvsiero's querymanager</a> and address your query to Ciara.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAVJsUC5FWLk2_aX4Ja2rRTISsQ9OVRbXEpZU_J-VSlJlzhTRsm37MOQMMxkZE0DnbHCAspC414upeMfpJzOaRsDRCDwjy3Nm3nIthBjN45Avuz3UE3x9caJ-vJfloYcBcTPLPFt0o98s0FMIlGMiRbTgwEwaBrlox5N8IMBtZtoQevJWijrc0NLccLDc/s351/taj%20mccoy.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAVJsUC5FWLk2_aX4Ja2rRTISsQ9OVRbXEpZU_J-VSlJlzhTRsm37MOQMMxkZE0DnbHCAspC414upeMfpJzOaRsDRCDwjy3Nm3nIthBjN45Avuz3UE3x9caJ-vJfloYcBcTPLPFt0o98s0FMIlGMiRbTgwEwaBrlox5N8IMBtZtoQevJWijrc0NLccLDc/s320/taj%20mccoy.png" width="319" /></a></div><b>Taj McCoy</b> of <a href="https://www.reesagency.com/taj-mccoy" target="_blank">Rees Agency</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Junior Agent Taj McCoy (she/her) has a law degree from Southwestern Law School and a bachelor's degree in Business Law from California State University, Northridge. Taj trained as an agent under Fuse Literary, and has previously served as a Pitch Wars mentor and as co-program manager for Diverse Voices, Inc.’s DVdebut program. Her Adult Fiction is published through Mira/HQN. Taj is building her list in Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction, Young Adult, and Middle Grade, as well as looking for illustrators. She’s passionately seeking BIPOC and queer creators who highlight parts of their cultures and experiences. She is an advocate for body positivity in publishing, and loves to highlight intersectionality. Taj aims to widen the entryway for marginalized authors into the publishing industry, and to normalize Black joy, fat joy, celebrations of culture, and love without limitations.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>:</div><br /><br /><br /><br />FICTION (Adult, YA, MG) <div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>MG Fantasy and adventure, crushes, romcom </li><li>YA/MG voicey coming of age, embracing identity and/or traditions of culture, Black joy, girls in STEM, romance, romcom, mystery, humorous contemporary fiction </li><li>ADULT romance, romcom, romantic suspense, mystery, cozy mystery, family saga, women's fiction, thriller </li></ul><div><div>NON-FICTION (Adult, YA, MG, PB): </div><div>Send in a query once you have a complete book proposal, a detailed outline, and sample chapters. In your query letter, make sure you tell me why you’re the best person to write this book. </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>NF picture books only </li><li>Illustrated table/survey books </li><li>A/MG historical, narrative </li><li>Adult memoir, narrative, empowerment, self-help, pop culture, humor, engaging how</li></ul>ILLUSTRATORS: Please only upload artwork in the upload section if you are an illustrator seeking representation––this is NOT a space for full manuscripts or other artwork. For illustrators, please use the query letter space to tell me about yourself––tell me about the work that you'd like to do with representation? For instance, are you primarily focused on picture books, or are you open to chapter books, MG, YA, GN? Covers? Do you also write picture books, or is art the primary focus? </div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/tajmccoy" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #253232; font-family: "Alegreya Sans"; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0.5em 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></p></div></div></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-25130108758139234942024-02-28T10:35:00.000-08:002024-02-29T04:27:16.517-08:00Weather: What Agents Say They Want And What They Really Want<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_a9jVtc4Lb-bGfXXA4Gq1CT4i2Clafr-LPJ5_Y4C_Sh2P1g-ba2q0ulzfIxSFec3e0cIxtc2v7QQps5HYcFc318xw56cDR_0XsOyXEvhXjwbcmAOszcxWsdvdi4n9UNZtmquwoBORKT-Vgq8MHADGNNzfKHpS05wn2P_xIjBfcD9OGe8loENQwHi5lMK/s500/weather2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_a9jVtc4Lb-bGfXXA4Gq1CT4i2Clafr-LPJ5_Y4C_Sh2P1g-ba2q0ulzfIxSFec3e0cIxtc2v7QQps5HYcFc318xw56cDR_0XsOyXEvhXjwbcmAOszcxWsdvdi4n9UNZtmquwoBORKT-Vgq8MHADGNNzfKHpS05wn2P_xIjBfcD9OGe8loENQwHi5lMK/s320/weather2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>When my daughter recommended that I read <i>Weather</i>, a novel by Jenny Offill, I dutifully got it from my local library. (While I always read books that my children recommend, I know better than to buy them.) As promised, it was engaging. And because it was composed entirely of short, one-paragraph, diary-like snippets thrown somewhat randomly together, it was perfect for doctors' waiting rooms, airports, and all the other venues of modern life that require casual time-killing.<div> <br />In short, I liked it. But I would never consider putting this book on my shelf. Why? Because I could easily have written it. Stream-of-consciousness is the simplest, and laziest, form of writing. It requires no training, no "crafting," and certainly no thesaurus.<br /><br />I frown upon that. <br /><br />Predictably, the critics loved <i>Weather</i>. <br /><br />"Offill takes subjects that could easily become pedantic — the tensions between self-involvement and social engagement — and makes them thrilling and hilarious and terrifying and alive," gushed <i>New York Times</i> reviewer Leslie Jamison. "Offill’s fragmentary structure evokes an unbearable emotional intensity: something at the core of the story that cannot be narrated directly, by straight chronology, because to do so would be like looking at the sun." <div><br /></div><div>Thrilling, terrifying, hilarious, unbearably intense and like looking into the face of a gigantic ball of inconceivable energy produced by an endless stream of nuclear fusion, no less. All of these descriptions would lead you to believe that this novel has the potential to take you on a wild, unforgettable emotional ride, the likes of which you have never experienced before.</div><div><br /></div><div>Absolutely not.</div><div><br /></div><div>The reason I liked <i>Weather</i> was because it required no effort on my part to read it. I didn't have to recall who the characters were, because Offill didn't actually give us enough description to be able to identify them. (It was sort of like my meandering, elderly neighbor who constantly gossiped about Chet and Naomi, whoever they might be.) (I never did find out.) There was no descriptive prose, so I didn't have to tax my mind by imagining where these people were, or when events happened. Oh, now that I think of it, nothing actually did happen, so remembering the order of events was rendered moot. There was no plot. It was like being lost in space, enjoyable in a way that brings to mind an anesthetic haze. Or the pleasures of an opium den.</div><div><br /></div><div>Apparently, this kind of fiction is appealing to readers. (2,222 ratings on Amazon 35,757 ratings on Goodreads - we'll get to some of those later). </div><div><br /></div><div>As a reader, I'm okay with <i>Weather</i>. But, from the point of view of someone who regularly deals with the publishing world, this book is an anomaly. It is precisely the type of a novel that agents say they <i>don't</i> want.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div><b>WHAT AGENTS SAY THEY WANT</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This is how agents describe their perfect novel:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>strong storytelling, unputdownable stories with characters that transcend the page</li><li>plot-driven work with strong world-building, character development,</li><li>compelling emotional stakes</li><li>beautiful writing, unforgettable characters, family stories, socially engaged writing,</li><li>compelling plots</li><li>unputdownable stories with bold, courageous characters who take you down an emotional journey of perseverance</li><li>character-driven literary explorations with efficient, stunning prose and commercially appealing plots</li></ul></div></div><div>(In case you are wondering, all of those descriptions were lifted verbatim from agents' wish lists.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Agents say they are looking for plot-driven, immersive, page-turners. Yet, <i>Weather</i> is none of those things. It is, however, a novelty. Readers like novelty. Publishers, and hence agents, don't - which is why they avoid taking a chance on new ideas.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>WHAT AGENTS REALLY WANT</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Agents want to make money. (Sometimes, they also want to champion writers. But that's actually quite rare.) Agents are engaged in a career that involves acting as middlemen between people who produce ideas (writers) and people who sell them (publishers). The agent is simply a go-between. It's nice when they love your work, but their purpose is to make dollar signs happen. </div><div><br /></div><div><i>Weather</i> made dollar signs for its author, and for Alfred A. Knopf, and presumably for Offill's agent. All of that is nice. But it flies in the face of what writers want, which is to be loved and admired.</div><div><br /></div><div>See: <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2013/05/literary-agents-writers-ultimate.html" target="_blank">Literary Agents: The Writer's Ultimate Ambiguous Relationship</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>HOW WEATHER WORKS</b></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Note: If you are anticipating a discussion of pressure fronts and how they interact with moisture, you will be disappointed.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>One of the things people who study the mechanics of language - phonemics, syntax, semantics - soon realize is that the <i>relationship</i> between sounds and parts of speech, etc., is what confers meaning, not the sounds and words, in and of themselves. This also holds true at the macro level. If you take two unconnected sentences and place them one after the other, your mind will automatically work to link them together in order to force them to make sense. (You can try that with any two sentences that I have ever written.)</div><div><br /></div><div>To demonstrate my point, here is a page from <i>Weather</i>, chosen at random:</div><div></div><blockquote><div>After the election, Ben makes many small wooden things. One to organize our utensils, one to keep the trash can from wobbling. He spends hours on them. "There, I fixed it," he says.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>A turtle was mugged by a gang of snails. The police came to take a report, but he couldn't help them. "It all happened so fast," he said.</i></div><div><br /></div><div>And in the ether, people asking the same question again and again. To the yours-to-losers, to the both-the-samers, to the wreck-it-allers.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Happy now?</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>The path is getting ... narrower. That is how Ben told me. He was doing the math in his head. </div><div><br /></div><div>But it could still...?</div><div>It's not possible.</div><div><br /></div><div>And so we stayed up and watched to the end.</div></blockquote><div>See what I mean? I guarantee you will find a way to make this page make sense. In fact, you will read many more pages, attempting to find a context to place this page into. You will do that because that is the function of language.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>SOME ENTERTAINING THOUGHTS BY REVIEWERS</b></div><div><br /></div><div>I enjoyed reading this book, mostly because it only took a couple of hours of my time. (I am compelled to read every word of books I take out of the library. It's a diagnosable condition, I'm told.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Other people were not so generously inclined. Here are a few one-star reviews I found on Amazon.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>"Boring and pointless"</b> - Anything that resembles a plot could be written in 10 pages- good marriage, normal child, sick brother.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Why, oh why...this book did I buy</b>! - I am REALLY struggling to finish this book. Rarely do I buy a hardcover book when it just comes out, but I did with this one and I am disappointed. It consists mainly of random, nonsensical paragraphs page by page.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Weather: NOT a novel</b> - "Weather " is yet another fragmented, MFA-chic, tedious narration of boring events in the life of a contemporary jaded writer.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Noun verb noun</b> - No plot after 25%. Maybe there'll be a point later, but I don't feel much need to slog through poorly crafted prose, with no plot, a boring heroine, no deep understanding of human nature. Of course I haven't finished it and I probably won't. This may appeal to some, but it seems to be the worst thing I've read in a decade.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Impressionistic, not a novel</b> - Impressionistic observations, thoughts, anecdotes over a period of probably a few years — a writer’s notes strung together and called a novel. Many were interesting and many were not; I finished the book, relieved to get away from the chaos.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Terribly written</b> - I had no idea who was who and what was happening. I get stream of consciousness but this was just terrible. Check Alice Walker for ways to do that well.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>IN SUM</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This post had a point when I started writing it. But I find it hard to maintain a coherent train of thought after reading <i>Weather</i>. (When you read, you unconsciously adopt the author's writing style to your thought patterns.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh yes, now I remember. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just write whatever you damn well want to write. Despite all protestations to the contrary, agents (and publishers, as well) want something that will make them money. That is why they almost invariably include on their wish lists a number of successful books that they want your book to emulate. They want another... (just fill in the blank with a book that has sold millions of copies). Rarely do agents (or publishers) go for novelty.</div><div><br /></div><div>Where does that leave you, the writer? My advice is to ignore the market. Ignore what agents say they want, and sell your idea to them as if you are the best thing since sliced bread.</div><div><br /></div><div>Because you are.</div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Here are some eye-opening stats that will boost your self-confidence</i>:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2012/10/never-give-up-never-surrender.html" target="_blank">Never Give Up! Never Surrender!</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2012/10/rejections-of-famous-authors-part-3.html" target="_blank">10 Things Publishers Wish They Had Never Said</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2012/10/rejections-of-famous-authors-part-2_29.html" target="_blank">18 Incredibly Stupid Publishing Mistakes</a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="a-row review-comments comments-for-RMI89EC1NAIA0" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 1120px;"><div class="a-row a-expander-container a-expander-inline-container cr-vote-action-bar" data-a-expander-name="review_comment_expander" data-reftag="cm_cr_arp_d_cmt_opn" style="box-sizing: border-box; width: 1120px;"><span class="cr-vote" data-hook="review-voting-widget" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"></span><div class="cr-helpful-icon-button cr-vote-component" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span class="a-declarative" data-action="reviews:vote-action" data-csa-c-func-deps="aui-da-reviews:vote-action" data-csa-c-id="4xh6v4-xuzuhd-qmx89l-vyjx9p" data-csa-c-type="widget" data-reviews:vote-action="{"ajaxUrl":"/hz/reviews-render/ajax/helpful-vote/submit/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_vote_lft?ie=UTF8","cssSelectors":{"voteCountComponent":".cr-helpful-icon-count","loadingVoteComponent":".cr-vote-loading-component","onError":".cr-vote-error","removeVoteComponent":".cr-remove-vote-component","submitVoteComponent":".cr-submit-vote-component","inFlight":".cr-vote-feedback","hideVoteComponents":".cr-vote-component","onSuccess":".cr-vote-success"},"csrfT":"hNQhzulbkB0c9qhZFpXvdEfL7Tg8ojAD2831Bw116hg+AAAAAGXfKW8AAAAB","isReviewLocal":true,"reviewId":"RMI89EC1NAIA0","allowLinkDefault":"1"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="cr-helpful-button aok-float-left" style="box-sizing: border-box; float: left; margin-right: 5px; vertical-align: middle;"><span class="a-button a-button-base" id="a-autoid-16" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-color: rgb(213, 217, 217); border-radius: 8px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; box-shadow: rgba(213, 217, 217, 0.5) 0px 2px 5px 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline-block; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle;"></span></div></span></div></span></div></div></div></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-72974696420963526232024-02-27T04:54:00.000-08:002024-03-16T04:53:07.477-07:00112 Calls for Submissions in March 2024 - Paying markets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSngLl6hGef7t7AT59ikI_hV0s8gzSpPuPX3clBlU8w7ThVWrrLgl7yUqVajmg1A64v4hHGmEthkZJtGuYPwE-mX4ulWgyhTzo1s-9OvUofuUyDAs4yfLkHs1PqWf1AjygipGnBD989pZKwLQSTF8AUGI9jTHyFsPapQ04gNZ1T231AQ2PszNaFILjs1c/s1024/spring%20flowers%20flickr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSngLl6hGef7t7AT59ikI_hV0s8gzSpPuPX3clBlU8w7ThVWrrLgl7yUqVajmg1A64v4hHGmEthkZJtGuYPwE-mX4ulWgyhTzo1s-9OvUofuUyDAs4yfLkHs1PqWf1AjygipGnBD989pZKwLQSTF8AUGI9jTHyFsPapQ04gNZ1T231AQ2PszNaFILjs1c/w400-h300/spring%20flowers%20flickr.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div>This March there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.</div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p>(Image: Flickr)</p><p>___________</p><p><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/urban-fantasy-2/" target="_blank">A Touch of Aether</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Urban fantasy. Length: 5,000 - 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</p><p><a href="https://www.orions-belt.net/submissions" target="_blank">Orion's Belt</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. Length: 1200 words max. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens March 1, 2024.</p><div><div><a href="https://www.ardentdawnpublishing.com/submissions-for-anthologies-zasrapress" target="_blank">Shadowtouched</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative short fiction on theme: Thieves, assassins, vigilantes, agents of darkness, etc. Word count: 3,500 - 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.insidethecastle.org/contact-inside-the-castle/" target="_blank">Inside the Castle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collections. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div> <br /><a href="https://sundoglit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Sundog</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens March 1, 2024, and closes when they reach capacity.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mygalvanizedfriend.org/literary-submissions" target="_blank">My Galvanized Friend</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions must be LGBTQIA+ content created by LGBTQIA+ identified submitters. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, and essays between 500 and 3,500 words as well as works of poetry and original works of art. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per fiction/nonfiction/essay and $10 per page of poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fictionfanspodcast.com/solstitia" target="_blank">Solstitia: Pets in Space</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All genres and all submission types (fiction, non fiction, poetry, art). Word count up to 20,000. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://copper-nickel.org/submit/" target="_blank">Copper Nickel</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios. <b>Payment</b>: $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears + a one-year subscription. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://gully-mag.com/" target="_blank">Gully</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and visual art. <b>Payment</b>: US$15 for poems and Gullets (flash fiction and non-fiction of less than 1,000 words) and US$30 for features and longer fiction (1,000 words and over). <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mukoli.net/submit/" target="_blank">Mukoli</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and multimedia art creations that engage with peacebuilding. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://heymrswinkler.com/about/teach-write/teach-write-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Teach. Write</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. "I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning." <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://parabola.org/submissions/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Parabola</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: $400. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theherstoriesproject.com/submissions" target="_blank">Midstory Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays written by women about life, love, loss, and friendship at midlife. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eerieriverpublishing.com/publishing" target="_blank">Eerie River</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror and dark fantasy novels. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blockpartymagazine.com/submit" target="_blank">Block Party Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/woodwardreview/aimsandscope.html" target="_blank">The Woodward Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, art, and digital media from anyone, anywhere. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ironhorsereview.com/gates-open" target="_blank">Iron Horse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems, stories, and essays. <b>Payment</b>: $100 per essay or story, and $50 per poem or flash piece. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <i>Note: Open one day only for free submissions</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Thema: Bookmarks</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Bookmarks. <b>Payment</b>: $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline:</b> March 1, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative stories. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: March 2, 2024. <i>Opens March 1</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://intrepidusink.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Intrepidus Ink</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $.02/word for flash fiction 300 – 1,000 words. $30 flat rate for short stories 1,500 – 2,500 words. <b>Deadline</b>: March 3, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://middlewestpress.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Middle West Press LLC</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry manuscripts comprising 50 to 100 poems. "We are particularly seeking manuscripts that intersect in some way with military experience or service, especially those stemming from the lived experiences of women veterans, poets of color, poets who identify as LGBTQ+, and other marginalized voices. Past and present military service members, family members, and others are invited to submit work." <b>Payment</b>: $100 advance and royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://middlewestpress.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Middle West Press LLC</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry manuscripts comprising 50 to 100 poems. "We are particularly seeking manuscripts that intersect in some way with the people, places, nature, and history of the American Middle West, especially those stemming from the lived experiences of women, poets of color, poets who identify as LGBTQ+, military veterans, and other marginalized voices." <b>Payment</b>: $100 advance and royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://writersvictoria.org.au/resources/victorian-writer/pitch/" target="_blank">The Victorian Writer.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, as well as pitches or completed articles about the craft of writing or the writing life. <b>Payment</b>: AUD70 for poems, AUD100-200 for prose. <b>Deadline</b>: March 4, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Hexagon</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French. <b>Payment</b>: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ per word for all short stories up to 7,500 words, $40/page for comics and $150 for cover art pieces. (Payment in CAD). <b>Deadline</b>: March 7, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions" target="_blank">Stone's Throw</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Noir, dark fiction, crime short stories that </span>involve water. Lakes. Rivers. Oceans. Boats, commercial or personal. Length: between 1,000 and 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 7, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.onlypoems.net/submissions" target="_blank">Only Poems</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” <b>Payment</b>: $55. <b>Deadline</b>: March 7, 2024. <i>This is a monthly call.</i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.acoupofowls.com/submissions" target="_blank">A Coup of Owls</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, all genres. <b>Payment</b>: £5 - 15. <b>Deadline</b>: March 7, 2024. <i>Closes when they reach their cap</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/ligotti-submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Horror Monthly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Ligottian fiction under 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 3 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 7, 2024. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.benningtonreview.org/submit/" target="_blank">Bennington Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work. <b>Payment</b>: $120 for prose of six typeset pages and under, $250 for prose of over six typeset pages, and $25 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: March 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bookxi.org/submit" target="_blank">Book XI</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry with philosophical themes. <b>Payment</b>: $200 for prose; $50 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: March 8, 2024. <i>Closes when cap is reached.</i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.samjokomagazine.com/about-us" target="_blank">Samjoko Magazine</a> is devoted to publishing "exemplary work from content creators around the world. Focusing mainly upon the written word, we hope to create an immersive digital and print platform that stands out for its honesty and desire to take risks for the sake of artistic expression. We have no set aesthetic, though different themes will be focused upon periodically." <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: March 10, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sickmagazine.org/submit" target="_blank">Sick Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal Essays, Poetry, Interviews, Reviews, Op-Eds, Art. <b>Payment</b>: $100 - $345. <b>Deadline</b>: March 10, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmedia.com/faces-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Faces</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction, activities for children 9 - 14. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: March 11, 2024. Queries only. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-work/" target="_blank">Mslexia</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction poetry, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: £25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 11, 2024. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://poetrywales.co.uk/submission/" target="_blank">Poetry Wales</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, reviews, articles. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: Poems £20/page. Reviews £67.50/1500-word review. Articles £200/3000 word, or in that proportion, depending on number of published words. <b>Deadline</b>: March 12, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://empyreantree.com/rules-for-submission/" target="_blank">Empyrean Tree Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative Fiction. <b>Payment </b>$25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 12, 2024. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sanspress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Stranger</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories. "Stranger is an anthology for stories that look into unexpected places. We want real or magical, lyrical or experimental, as long as it finds that truth wasn't as simple as once thought." <b>Payment</b>: €175. <b>Deadline</b>: March 12, 2024. <i>Closes when cap is reached</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Grimdark Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Grimdark fantasy and sci-fi short stories. <b>Payment</b>: AUD$0.07 per word. Reprints: AUD$0.01 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 14, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://archiveoftheodd.wordpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Archive of the Odd</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, horror preferred. “Archive of the Odd is a zine of uncanny occurrences, told in even stranger ways.” They’d like a variety of time periods. Stories can be in any format, except traditional prose. Some of the suggested formats are: academic papers; technical writing; medication warning sheets; sales papers; newspaper articles; recipes; knitting/crochet/weaving/what-have-you guides; care guides (plant, animal, rock garden, etc); or any other unusual format. Submissions do not have to be entirely in text. <b>Payment</b>: $15-$25 for fiction of 500-5,000+ words. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Hub City Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. "We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024. <i>Fiction only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://monstrousbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">Monstrous Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror story dealing with time travel. No Morlock stories. Length: 1000 to 1500 words. <b>Payment</b>: 6 cents a word. <span><b>Deadline</b>: March</span> 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://undertowpublications.com/weird-horror-magazine" target="_blank">Weird Horror Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. <b>Payment</b>: 2 cents a word. <span><b>Deadline</b>: March</span> 15, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.penumbric.com/subs.html" target="_blank">Penumbric</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art, animation, and music. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <span><b>Deadline</b>: March</span> 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html" target="_blank">Eye to the Telescope</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $0.04/word, up to $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024. <i>See theme</i>.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Rumpus</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $400 divided among all contributors. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://phillychapbookreview.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Philly Poetry Chapbook Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction" target="_blank">Muse Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction articles for children. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2023. <i>See themes</i>. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.guttermag.co.uk/submit" target="_blank">Gutter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose in Scotland and beyond. Length: Poetry submissions can consist of up to five poems, totaling no more than 120 lines. Prose, up to 3000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Luna Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novellas only, standalone, original and not previously published. Speculative fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and their sub-genres. Word Count between 20,000 and 40,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://westerlymag.com.au/contribute/" target="_blank">Westerly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, poetry, memoir and creative non-fiction, essays and literary criticism. <b>Payment</b>: Poems: $120 for one poem or $150 for two or more poems; Stories: $180; Articles: $180; Visual art/Intro essay: $120; Reviews: $100; Online Publication: $100. "We expect our contributors to be subscribers of the Magazine. While we will accept submissions from non-subscribers, should your work be accepted for publication in this instance, you will be asked to accept a subscription to the Magazine as part payment for your work." <b>Deadline</b>: March 17, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/scribe?showinfo=ip002" target="_blank">Carcanet Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Classics. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 21, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bcwriters.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Wordworks</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BC and Yukon writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, flash fiction, short story, and creative non-fiction. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $125 for articles of 400–600 words and $250 for articles of 800–1,100 words, $100 for cover art and $25 for other interior illustrations, $50 for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: March 22, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://worldsofpossibility.moksha.io/publication/worlds-of-possibility/guidelines?ref=juliarios.com" target="_blank">Worlds of Possibility</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction and fantasy. Prose and poetry. "For this project, I am especially excited for works that leave the reader feeling hopeful, peaceful, or happy." <b>Payment</b>: $50 for poems, $0.10 per word for fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: March 23, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.claretpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Claret Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Commercial fiction, particularly thrillers and historical fiction of any sort. As always, there should be a political element. "However, if you do have a non-fiction title manuscript which you feel would be the right fit for Claret Press, then we would love to read it as well." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 24, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/" target="_blank">Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment </b>$30 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: March 25, 2024. <i>This is a monthly call.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://roughcutpress.com/submit/" target="_blank">Rough Cut Press: Dream</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short prose from the LGBTQIA community on theme: Dream. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 27, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ghoulish.rip/reopened-for-short-story-submissions-ghoulish-tales/" target="_blank">Ghoulish Tales</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Word count: 5,000 max (short stories); 3,000 max (non-fiction). <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.midnightstreetpress.com/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Roads Less Traveled</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories that have a mix of two or more of these genres: horror, dark fantasy, sci-fi and slipstream, that explore original themes or traditional themes from an original perspective. Also accepts nonfiction, interviews and art. <b>Payment</b>: £40 per story regardless of length; £60 per interview regardless of length and including accompanying illustrations or photographs; £60 per nonfiction article. Art is negotiated. <b>Deadline</b>: March 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cunning-folk.com/contact" target="_blank">Cunning Folk</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: "Due to limited capacity, we are not open to fiction submissions from North America at this time." <b>Genre</b>: Non-fiction pitches and short fiction and poetry on theme. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: £100 per article, interview or short story and £50 for poetry and rituals. <b>Deadline</b>: March 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://littlepresspublishing.com/submissions">Little Press Publishing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers in the U.S. and Canada only. <b>Genre</b>: Middle grade fiction for ages 10-13 word count 30,000- 65,000 and early middle grade manuscripts with illustration potential for readers ages 9-12, word count 16,000-30,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://littlepresspublishing.com/submissions">Little Press Publishing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Young Adult fiction for ages 14 – 18 with a word count of 50,000-75,000 words. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Coming of Age, BIPOC, Fantasy/Supernatural, and LGBTQ+ <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.how2conquer.com/submit-your-manuscript/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">How2Conquer</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction books. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://riddlefence.com/submit/" target="_blank">Riddle Fence</a> is a Labrador and Newfoundland based quarterly magazine of arts and culture. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual art, reviews and features. <b>Payment</b>: $30/page. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mistimedia.com/calls-for-submission/do-you-really-want-to-hurt-me-crime-fiction-inspired-by-the-music-of-boy-george-and-culture-club/" target="_blank">Misti Media: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?</a> <b>Genre</b>: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Boy George and Culture Club. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Hub City Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. "We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.<i> Nonfiction only.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.criticalblast.com/content/publishing" target="_blank">The Fables Next Door</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories that involve characters from recognized fairy tales placed in a modern setting where normal people meet and interact. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met. Word Count: 2000 - 10000. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Alien Dimensions: Mars Colonization 2033</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction set on Mars. Length: 5,000-7,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.propelmagazine.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">Propel</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>; Open to poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.<div><br /></div><a href="https://www.tigerbarkpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Tiger Bark Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "As part of Tiger Bark Press’s ongoing commitment to printing quality poetry by a diversity of voices, the press holds an open reading period throughout the month of March each year, for full-length book manuscripts by American poets who identify as Black, as indigenous, or as people of color. There is no entry fee for submission". <b>Payment</b>: Selected poets will be offered a standard publishing contract, with books scheduled for publication within one year of acceptance. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.<div><br /></div><a href="https://hudsonreview.com/about-us/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">The Hudson Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. (Nonfiction only)</div><div> <br /><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Pirate Legends.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All stories featuring pirates are welcome. From Pirates of the Caribbean to Treasure Planet and everything in between." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://palimpsestpress.ca/submission-info/" target="_blank">Palimpsest Press</a> publishes full-length poetry, literary fiction, and non-fiction titles that deal with poetics, cultural criticism, and literary biography. "We look for poetry that displays technical mastery, precise language, and an authentic voice, and fiction that is rich in imagery, well crafted, and focused on character development. Our non-fiction titles are essays or memoirs written by poets, and books that examine Canadian poetry and the Canadian cultural landscape. In an effort to remove barriers for BIPOC, Deaf, and Disabled authors, Palimpsest Press is officially opening submissions year-round for authors who identify as BIPOC, Deaf, or Disabled. These guidelines take effect immediately. Please include “Year-round Submission” in the email subject line if you submit outside of our designated January1st-March 31st submission period." Read their submission <a href="https://palimpsestpress.ca/submission-info/">guidelines here</a>. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://midnightindigo.submittable.com/submit" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Midnight & Indigo</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to black women. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, personal essays. <b>Payment</b>: $50 for essays, and $50-$75 for fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html" target="_blank">Hearth Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "We publish fiction and poetry that explore connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. The stories often fall into a fantasy, science-fiction, or magical realism sort of “slice of life.” <b>Payment</b>: 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.smallharborpublishing.com/the-marginalia-series" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Small Harbor Publishing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to marginalized writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bansheepress.org/submit" target="_blank">Banshee</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, essays, flash fiction, short stories. <b>Payment</b>: "Small" <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/parabnormal-magazine-guidelines" target="_blank">parABnormal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. "For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores." <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.<div><br /></div><a href="https://chestnutreview.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Chestnut Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). <b>Payment</b>: $120. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2023. <i>Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.metastellar.com/write-for-us/flash-fiction-story-submission/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">MetaStellar</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, fantasy or horror. 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://podcastle.org/guidelines/" target="_blank">Podcastle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy podcast. Length: Up to 6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.06/word for original; $100 for reprints, $20 for flash fiction reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.havenspec.com/submit/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Haven Speculative</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to submissions by authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 8¢ per word for fiction and $20 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theadroitjournal.org/about/submissions/" target="_blank">Adroit Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://the-hyperion-tales.com/" target="_blank">Zehlreg Augustus Grindstone’s Spectacular Western Oddity Emporium</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, flash fiction, and poetry on theme: Where the Wild West meets the vast worlds of Fantasy. <b>Payment</b>: Crowdfunded. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit">Ninth Letter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction.<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> </span><b>Payment</b>: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>No fee for web edition.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thefiddlehead.ca/submit" target="_blank">The Fiddlehead</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Canadians only. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, art, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $60 CAD per published page. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/dragons-hoard-guidelines" target="_blank">WolfSinger Publications: The Dragon’s Hoard 2</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction about dragons, with a twist. Length: 2,500-7,500 words. <b>Payment</b>: $15 + royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://denverhorror.com/2024/01/08/submission-call-for-a-southwestern-horror-anthology/" target="_blank">Denver Horror Collective: Frontiers of Fright – A Southwestern Horror Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror set in the Southwest. Length: 1,000-6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $10 for the first 1,000 words, then a half cent per word up to 6,000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thelostpoetryclub.com/" target="_blank">The Lost Poetry Club: The Four Humours </a>(Audio). <b>Genre</b>: Sci-fi, Slipstream, Weird Fiction, Near-Future, Retellings, Folk-Tales, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Surrealism, Cosmic Horror, Dark Fantasy, Speculative… Formats: Mainly Short Stories, Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Plays/Extracts, (but open to) Personal Stories, Dreams/Nightmares, Songs, Soundscapes, Fictional or Real Mini-Docs, Interviews, and whatever else you can dream up. Length: Short Stories/Plays/Extracts: Up to 15 mins or 1,800-3,000 words; Poetry/Flash Fiction: Up to 5 mins or 500 words; Songs/Music/Other: Up to 5 mins. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: £0.015 per word or £10 flat rate for other. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mailchi.mp/6fd523207f32/nordic-horror-brief" target="_blank">Sentinel Creatives: Nordic Horror</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Weird tales set in the Nordic Region that explore the human (and inhuman) experience through the lens of the weird and the horrific. Length: 3,000-6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $125 - $200. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bookslayerpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Book Slayer Press: Under the Pink</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: OPEN to any and everyone that identifies (now or in the past) as femme in the most inclusive of definitions. <b>Genre</b>: Adult horror, including genre-chimeras inspired by the music of Tori Amos. Submissions must be between 3,000 and 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/" target="_blank">New Orleans Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>In celebration of Disability Awareness Month, there are no submission fees for writers living with both visible and invisible disabilities for the month of March.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mistimedia.com/calls-for-submission/do-you-really-want-to-hurt-me-crime-fiction-inspired-by-the-music-of-boy-george-and-culture-club/" target="_blank">Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Crime fiction. "Culture Club secured a spot in music history and produced a music legacy still loved today. And, what better way to celebrate them than with outstanding crime fiction inspired by their music?" <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword%20Journal.html" target="_blank">Southword</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: €300 per short story. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Rumpus</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Comics. <b>Payment</b>: $400 divided among all contributors. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://houseofgamut.moksha.io/publication/house-of-gamut" target="_blank">Winter in the City: A Collection of Dark Urban Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction that takes place in cities during winter. <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.terrain.org/submit/regular-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Terrain.org</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, nonfiction, fiction, artwork, videos, and other contributions on place, climate, and justice. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://aanpress.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Air and Nothingness Press: Moving Across the Landscape in Search of an Idea</a>. <b>Genre</b>: We are looking for stories with long titles (minimum 250 words, maximum 600 words), concise narratives (minimum 250 words, maximum 600 words) and copious footnotes, endnotes, marginalia, indices and glossaries (minimum 250 words, maximum 600 words). Authors are welcome to shift word counts between these three parts of their submission, but they must stay within a range of 1500 words for the total submission (ex. a 500 word title, a 600 word narrative, and 400 words of footnotes.). <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lanternfishpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Lanternfish</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and memoir, full-length (60 to 100,000 words) and novella-length (20 to 40,000 words). <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://aurealis.com.au/submissions/" target="_blank">Aurealis</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, fantasy or horror short stories between 2000 and 8000 words. <b>Payment</b>: A$20 and A$60 per 1000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://typehousemagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Typehouse</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: In honor of Disability Awareness Month, no-fee submissions are open for all creators living with both visible and invisible disabilities, not limited to those from the US. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/submission-guidelines-ezp-35.html" target="_blank">JMS Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: LGBTQ romance stories, 12,000 words minimum. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://bwgwritersroundtable.com/submissions-contacts/" target="_blank">Bethlehem Writers Roundtable</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories and poetry. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: 20.00 USD for featured authors, or $10.00 USD for stories published on their &More page and $5.00 USD for poems. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://deadskypublishing.com/open-call-cold-anthology-title-tbd-with-deaths-head-press/" target="_blank">Death’s Head Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short stories on theme: Cold. <b>Payment</b>: 4 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ashortstorylong.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Short Story, Long</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, 2k-8k words long (3,000-5,500 range preferred). <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ashlandcreekpress.com/about/submissions.html" target="_blank">Ashland Creek Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Vegan-themed literature, from animal protection to climate change. All submissions must be fiction. Novels must be completed and between 60,000 and 90,000 words in length. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Short Story Substack</a> accepts one short story every month. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. Word count 6,000 - 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>Reprints accepted</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poetica.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Poetry Substack</a> accepts one poem every month. <b>Genre</b>: Poem. Must have a rhyme scheme or a rhythm scheme. No blank verse or free verse. <b>Payment</b>: Base Pay of $10 for the chosen poem + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>Reprints accepted</i>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://splitlipthemag.com/submit" target="_blank">Split Lip Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. <b>Payment</b>: $75 for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews web issues. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>Closes when they reach capacity, so submit early. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/imprints/MS/mcclelland-stewart/submissions" target="_blank">McClelland & Stewart</a> is a division of Penguin Random House. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Black, Indigenous, and racialized writers, as well as those of other traditionally underrepresented communities. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length literary fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Advance and royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And a few more...</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://totallyentwinedgroup.com/submissions/submission-calls-pride-publishing/#pp-current-open-submissions" target="_blank">Totally Entwined: Family Business</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novellas, 30,000 - 50,000 words. Theme: Mafia romance. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.chillsubs.com/writeordie/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Write or Die</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. Length: Up to 4000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://puritan-magazine.submittable.com/submit" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Ex-Puritan</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, reviews, interviews, essays, and experimental work. "The Ex-Puritan now seeks to publish the best in all forms of writing."<i> </i><b>Payment</b>: $100 - $200 (CAD).<i> </i><b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.gordonsquarereview.org/submit.html" target="_blank">Gordon Square Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short stories, personal essays, and hybrid prose works. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per prose piece and $10 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://torontojournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Toronto Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories from anywhere in the world. "We will also consider non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, GTA, and surrounding)." No word limit. <b>Payment</b>: $50 CAD per piece. All published writers will also receive two printed copies of the issue in which they appear. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.kkpublish.com/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Kangas Kahn</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short stories on theme: Clowns <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024..</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://salamandermag.org/how-to-submit/#guide" target="_blank">Salamander</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://westbranchsubmissions.bucknell.edu/" target="_blank">West Branch</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation. <b>Payment</b>: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shenandoahliterary.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Shenandoah</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens April 1, 2024, and closes when they reach capacity. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://universityofnebraskapress.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Zero Street</a> <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to LGBTQ+ writers. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length literary fiction. "Zero Street will be committed to LGBTQ+ literary fiction with commercial potential, providing marginalized authors opportunities for a wide readership in the trade fiction market. The series editors are Timothy Schaffert, bestselling author of The Perfume Thief, and SJ Sindu, author of Blue-Skinned Gods. The series seeks LGBTQ+ literary fiction of all kinds, from stories of modern life to innovations on traditions of genre and are particularly interested in BIPOC authors, trans authors, and queer authors over 50." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/jr-handley-presents-the-beast-hunt/" target="_blank">The Best Hunt</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative Fiction. Theme: Monsters have feelings too, even if it’s used to rage against the machine. <b>Payment</b>: "a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors." <b>Deadline</b>: April 1, 2024.</div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-40891921684274829682024-02-26T05:01:00.000-08:002024-03-15T10:14:42.212-07:0082 Writing Contests in March 2024 - No entry fees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rGu2tRa4LMDbu33A3CgQZKG7J2kHFZdySZ-eF_7Pz-0nF17-aqkW0G0rf9ggNsDDPyVfUDW-SZsfJg3kYiStqnV88zF8xyTkTe9yGAjowAuSJ9LBWEiJZ7nC_9ddsZpeeeg0C0et9ke42_FWpWrzwH0Vsjhpzoho3ciFQi-6xI62j8E3MP7B2PwCcJ4h/s1170/yellow%20crocus%20PxHere.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1170" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rGu2tRa4LMDbu33A3CgQZKG7J2kHFZdySZ-eF_7Pz-0nF17-aqkW0G0rf9ggNsDDPyVfUDW-SZsfJg3kYiStqnV88zF8xyTkTe9yGAjowAuSJ9LBWEiJZ7nC_9ddsZpeeeg0C0et9ke42_FWpWrzwH0Vsjhpzoho3ciFQi-6xI62j8E3MP7B2PwCcJ4h/s320/yellow%20crocus%20PxHere.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This March there are more than six dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes this month range from $25,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.<br /><br />If y<span>ou want to get a jump on next month's contests go to </span><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/free-contests.html" target="_blank">Free Contests</a><span>. Many of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline has passed, you can prepare for next year.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck! </p><p>(Image: PxHere)</p><p>________________________</p><div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://miraclemonocle.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Miracle Monocle Award for Young Black Writers</a>. </span></span><b>Restrictions</b><span style="color: black;">: Writers must be 25 years old or younger and identify as Black. <b>Genre</b>: All.</span><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><b>Prize</b><span style="color: black;">: $200. </span><b>Deadline</b><span style="color: black;">: March </span>1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://talestoterrify.com/flashcontest/" target="_blank">Tales to Terrify</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Length: 1000 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $50. <b style="font-family: "times new roman";">Deadline</b><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">: </span>March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theear.submittable.com/submit/253514/linda-purdy-memorial-prize-poetry" target="_blank">Linda Purdy Memorial Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Orange County residents. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $200 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://texasreview.submittable.com/submit/150203/trp-southern-poetry-breakthrough-series-arkansas" target="_blank">Texas Review Press Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series: Kentucky</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to any poet born in Kentucky, or currently residing in Kentucky, who has not yet published a full-length collection of poetry. The author may have published chapbooks or books in other genres. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collection. <b>Prize</b>: Winner will receive a standard royalty contract, and 20 copies of the published book. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chismosalit.com/submit/" target="_blank">Chismosa</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. "We want work that explores the idea that to be a writer is to gossip; it is to people-watch and eavesdrop and turn the things we observe into protagonists and plot-devices. Give us a story brimming with gossip, or write a poem to tell us about the art of eavesdropping." <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.watermanfund.org/essay-contest/enter-essay-contest/" target="_blank">The Waterman Fund Essay Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Writers who have not published a book-length work of fiction or narrative nonfiction on topics of wilderness, wildness, or the ethics and ecology of environmental issues are eligible. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays between 2000 and 3000 words. "The Waterman Fund seeks new voices on the role and place of wilderness in today’s world." <b>Prizes</b>: The winning essayist will be awarded $3000 and publication in Appalachia Journal. The Honorable Mention essay will receive $1000<span style="background-color: white; color: #231f20; font-family: "droid serif"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.8px;">.</span> <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://onthepremises.com/current-contest/" target="_blank">On The Premises</a>. "For this contest, write a creative, compelling, well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which some kind of vehicle plays an important role. Merely using the vehicle as a simple plot device or to help characters get somewhere is not enough. For instance, “While flying home I made a bunch of new friends on the flight” isn’t good enough, because the same story–making new friends–could easily be told without the plane." <b>Prize</b>: $250 for first place, $200 for second, $150 for third. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.pw.org/about-us/maureen_egen_writers_exchange_award" target="_blank">The Maureen Egen Writers Exchange Award</a> introduces emerging writers to the New York City literary community. The prestigious award aims to provide promising writers a network for professional advancement. Since Poets & Writers began the Writers Exchange in 1984, 85 writers from 33 states and the District of Columbia have been selected to participate. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Indigenous Writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and Fiction. <b>Prize</b>: A $500 honorarium; A trip to New York City to meet with editors, agents, publishers, and other writers. All related travel/lodgings expenses and a per diem stipend are covered by Poets & Writers. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/nominate.asp" target="_blank">Library of Virginia Literary Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who were born in or are residents of Virginia or, in the case of nonfiction, books with a Virginia theme, are eligible. <b>Genre</b>: Books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction published in the previous year. <b>Prize</b>: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://arts.alabama.gov/grants/grant_individual.aspx" target="_blank">Alabama Arts Council Fellowships</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to any author who has lived in Alabama for at least 2 years. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction of 10-20 pages. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://arts.ms.gov/grants/grants-for-individuals/artist-fellowships/" target="_blank">Mississippi Artists Fellowships</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to permanent residents of Mississippi. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and poetry. (Plus many art forms) <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://deepwildjournal.com/deep-wild-2024-graduate-student-prose-contest-guidelines/" target="_blank">Deep Wild Graduate Student Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students currently enrolled in graduate programs. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction. "We seek work that conjures the experiences, observations, and insights of backcountry journeys." <b>Prize</b>:1st Place prize is $200, 2nd Place $100, and 3rd Place $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://alpinefellowship.com/writing-prize" target="_blank">Alpine Fellowship Writing Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Pieces of any genre up to 2500 words on the theme (See website). <b>Prize</b>: £3,000 cash prize. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://english.chass.ncsu.edu/creativewriting/poetry_contest.php" target="_blank">North Carolina State Poetry Contest</a>. </span></span><b>Restrictions:</b> Open to North Carolina residents (including out-of-state and international students who are enrolled in North Carolina universities)with no published books. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding/find-funding/dr-macewan-literary-arts-scholarship" target="_blank">Grant MacEwan Creative Writing Scholarship</a> is sponsored by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. <b>Genres</b>: Poetry, Short Fiction & Creative Nonfiction, Drama, or Graphic Novel. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate creative writing program of study or mentorship. (Max age 25) Alberta residents only. <b>Prize</b>: $7000 (CAN). <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.bsfs.org/bsfspoetry.htm" target="_blank">Balticon Poetry Contest</a>. Sponsored by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative poetry. <b>Prize</b>: 1st prize: $100; 2nd prize: $75; 3rd prize: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/litawards/nominate.asp" target="_blank">Library of Virginia Literary Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who were born in or are residents of Virginia or, in the case of nonfiction, books with a Virginia theme, are eligible. <b>Genre</b>: Children's books published in the previous year. <b>Prize</b>: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ironhorsereview.com/chapbook" target="_blank">Iron Horse 2024 Chapbook Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose chapbook, between 40 and 56 pages (10,000 - 20,000 words) <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 honorarium and 15 copies. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <i>Note: They will accept 25 free submissions on March 1, 2024.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://thesolitarydaisy.ca/haiku-contest/" target="_blank">The Solitary Daisy Haiku Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku. <b>Prize</b>: First place $25, second place $15, third place $10. <b>Deadline</b>: March 2, 2024.<div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://aadl.org/itsallwrite2024" target="_blank">"It's All Write!" Teen Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Grades 6-12. Michigan residents only. <b>Genre</b>: Short story, and flash fiction, unpublished. <b>Prize</b>: 1st Place $250, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 3, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/" target="_blank">Furious Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. "On the first Friday of every month, a new set of story prompts will be revealed. You will have 55 hours to submit your best 500-word (or fewer) story." <b>Prize</b>: $500AUD. <b>Deadline</b>: March 3, 2024. <i>Opens March 1</i>.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://lakeflywriters.org/writing-contests/" target="_blank">The Lakefly Writers Conference</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Wisconsin. <b>Genres</b>: Short story fiction: 3000 words or less. Any genre. Poetry: All poems, free verse to formal and everything in between—75 lines max. Personal Essay: 2500 words max. <b>Prize</b>: First place winners will receive a cash prize of $100; second place winners will receive $75; and third place winners will receive $50. Winners must be able to attend an awards ceremony. <b>Deadline</b>: March 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.forwardartsfoundation.org/forward-prizes-for-poetry/" target="_blank">Forward Prizes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Collections and single poems published in the UK and Ireland are eligible for the Prizes. Must be submitted by publisher. <b>Prize</b>: £1,000 to £10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 4, 2024.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://pen.org/free-expression-advocacy-institutes/free-expression-essay-competition/" target="_blank">Free Expression Essay Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US-based students, including homeschooled students; high school-level submissions are open to students ages 15-17; and college-level submissions are open to students ages 18-23. <b>Genre</b>: Essay. “From school board meetings to statehouses, and foreign newsrooms to digital spaces — there are threats to free expression in societies around the world. PEN America wants to know: what do you think about free expression? Why is it important? How can it change the world?” Length: 1000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $2,000, $1,500, and $1,000 for college-level essays; and high school-level essayists will receive $1,500, $1,000, and $500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://papatango.co.uk/entry-requirements/" target="_blank">Papatango New Writing Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to anyone resident in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. <b>Genre</b>: Script of roughly 25 – 50 pages. <b>Prize</b>: £7500. Their scripts will be produced as audio plays and tour the UK in free listening stations. The scripts will also be published digitally by Nick Hern Books. <b>Deadline</b>: March 11, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theamericanprospect.submittable.com/submit/285001/prospect-writing-fellowships-2024" target="_blank">The American Prospect Writing Fellows Program</a>. The American Prospect’s Writing Fellows Program offers journalists the opportunity to spend two years developing their skills with the magazine at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. (or working remotely, in pandemic times). Each fellow benefits from an intensive mentoring program with the experts on our editorial team, and is expected to contribute regularly. <b>Deadline</b>: March 11, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.arts.gov/grants/creative-writing-fellowships/program-description" target="_blank">NEA Literature Fellowships</a> are sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $25,000 grants to published creative writers that enable recipients to set aside time for writing, research, travel, and general career advancement. <b>Deadline</b>: March 13, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative flash fiction inspired by the monthly photograph prompt. (See site for photo.) Length: 1000 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: March 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://ctpoetry.net/lynn-decaro-contest.html" target="_blank">Lynn DeCaro Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Connecticut Student Poets in Grades 9-12. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: 1st $100, 2nd $50, 3rd $25. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Hub City Press BIPOC Poetry Series</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BIPOC poets of all stages of their careers in thirteen Southern states. Submitters must currently reside or be from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or West Virginia. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry by Southern writers of color. <b>Prize</b>: Two finalists will receive a prize of $3000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: black;">“<a href="https://bostonin100words.com/" target="_blank">Boston in 100 Words</a>” is an annual flash fiction writing contest in the greater Boston metropolitan area. The contest invites anyone living, working, or going to school in Boston and some surrounding towns to write stories of 100 words or fewer that depict everyday life in their communities. A team of local, renowned writers select winning stories, which are made available to the public for free in the form of large, illustrated posters installed throughout the city. “Boston in 100 Words” seeks to impact the largest number of Bostonians possible, as authors and readers of 100-word stories. Participation in the contest is free to everyone. <b>Prize</b>: $300. </span><b>Deadline</b><span style="color: black;">: </span>March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://wyomingartscouncil.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Neltje Blanchan/Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Wyoming writers. <b>Genres</b>: The Frank Nelson Doubleday Award is given for the best poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or script written by a woman writer. The Neltje Blanchan Memorial Writing Award is given annually for the best poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or script which is informed by a relationship with the natural world. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000.00. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wyomingartscouncil.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing and Journalism Fellowship</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Established and recognized authors are being sought, but emerging and mid-career writers are also encouraged to apply. Genre: Seeking creative writers (poetry, fiction, nonfiction), or those in the field of journalism (writer, photojournalist, videographer, documentary filmmaker, online or print media) who demonstrate serious inquiry and dedication to the Greater Yellowstone region through their work. <b>Fellowship</b>: $3,500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://stlouispoetrycenter.org/contests/hopkins-contest/" target="_blank">Beverly Hopkins Memorial Poetry Contest for High School Students</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: High school students living within 100 miles of St. Louis. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: First prize $225, Second prize $125, Third prize $75. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/jane-martin-poetry-prize" target="_blank">Jane Martin Poetry Prize (UK)</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK residents between 18 and 30 years of age. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: £700, second prize, £300. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nfsps.com/poetry_contests.htm" target="_blank">NFSPS Annual Poetry Contests</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. The National Federation of State Poetry Societies sponsors 50 contests for adults, 34 of which are free and open to the public. There are also 3 free poetry contests for children. <b>Prize</b>: Monetary awards vary. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.wordworksbooks.org/submissions/jacklyn-potter-young-poets-competition/" target="_blank">Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to high school students. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Two high school students will be selected and scheduled to read their original work for Café Muse with established poet, Sarah Ghazal Ali, on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. They will receive an honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.davidnobbsmemorialtrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">David Nobbs Memorial Trust New Comedy Writing Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Entrants must have at least one credited broadcast comedy writing credit and live in the UK. <b>Genre</b>: Comedy scripts for radio or TV. <b>Prize</b>: £1,000 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: March 15, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/prizes/essay-prize" target="_blank">The Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers resident in the UK and Ireland who have yet to secure a publishing deal. <b>Genre</b>: Proposal for a book-length essay (minimum 25,000 words). <b>Prize</b>: £3,000 advance against publication with Fitzcarraldo Editions. <b>Deadline</b>: March 17, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ndsupress.submittable.com/submit/183496/2021-popp-award-poetry-of-the-plains-prairies" target="_blank">2023 POPP Award: Poetry of the Plains and Prairies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry of any style for their annual Poetry of the Plains and Prairies chapbook publication. "While the author(s) may call any place home, their submissions must deftly capture the feeling of, as well as the reality of, living on the plains and prairies. Authors may submit any number of poems equaling thirty to thirty-five pages in length, with no more than one poem per page. (Single poems may extend more than one page.) The selected poetry collection will be published as a limited edition chapbook, hand-printed with antique letterpress equipment." <b>Prize</b>: $200 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 17, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.literarytranslators.org/awards/lucien-stryk-prize" target="_blank">The Lucien Stryk Asian Translation Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Book-length translations into English of either a) poetry or b) source texts from Zen Buddhism (which must not consist solely of commentaries). Both translators and publishers are invited to submit titles. Book must have been published in previous year. <b>Prize</b>: $6,000<span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 11.99px; line-height: 16.786px;">.</span> <b>Deadline</b>: March 18, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.literarytranslators.org/awards/ipta" target="_blank">American Literary Translators Association Italian Prose in Translation Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Translation of a recent work of Italian prose (fiction or literary non-fiction). Both translators and publishers are invited to submit titles. Book must have been published in previous year. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000<span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 11.99px; line-height: 16.786px;">.</span> <b>Deadline</b>: March 18, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://literarytranslators.org/awards/alta-first-translation-prize" target="_blank">ALTA First Translation Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Debut literary translation from any other language into English published in the previous calendar year. <b>Prize</b>: 3,000, with $2,000 bestowed to the translator and $1,000 to the editor. <b>Deadline</b>: March 18, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4Z1gg8wqDRRThQJGS4VfhX8/how-to-enter" target="_blank">BBC National Short Story Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK residents or nationals, aged 18 or over, who have a history of publication in creative writing. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. <b>Prize</b>: £15,000 to the winner, £3,000 for the runner-up and £500 for three further shortlisted writers. <b>Deadline</b>: March 18, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.pressfabula.com/guideline/" target="_blank">Fabula Press Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short Story. Word Count: Not less than 2500 words, and not more than 7000 words. <b>Prize</b>: First Prize: US$500 Second Prize: US$250 Third Prize: US$100. In addition, all authors selected for publication will be paid an honorarium of US$75. <b>Deadline</b>: March 20, 2024. <i>Opens February 21</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.porcheswritingretreat.com/nancy-ludmerer-fellowship-for-flash-fiction-and-nonfiction" target="_blank">Nancy Ludmerer Fellowship for Flash Fiction and Nonfiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: One or more flash narratives up to 1,000 words. <b>Award</b>: A 5-night residency at Porches. <b>Deadline</b>: March 20, 2024. <i>No entry fee for the first 20 submissions received on March 20.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sephardicbrotherhood.com/essaycompetition" target="_blank">Muestras Konsejas ‘Our Tales’</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Previously unpublished work of prose (fictional or memoiristic) that gives voice to the experiences of the Ladino-speaking Sephardic Jewish communities (whether from family lore, lived experience, community heritage, life stories, etc.). Work submitted must not exceed the maximum of 2,000 words and must be written in English prose. Genre may be memoir, (auto)biography or fiction. The competition will feature two categories: ‘Student’ (18+) and ‘Adult’. <b>Prize</b>: One Winner in each category will receive $1,000. One Runner Up in each category will receive $500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 22, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://tclj.toasted-cheese.com/savage-writing-contest/" target="_blank">Savage Mystery Writing Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Mystery short story. <b>Prize</b>: Winning stories are published in Toasted Cheese. If 50 or fewer eligible entries are received, first place receives a $35 Amazon gift card & second a $10 Amazon gift card. If 51 or more eligible entries are received, first place receives a $50 Amazon gift card, second a $15 Amazon gift card & third a $10 Amazon gift card. <b>Deadline</b>: March 24, 2024. <i>Opens March 22</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.magabala.com/pages/daisy-utemorrah-award" target="_blank">Daisy Utemorrah Award for Indigenous Authors</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander writer currently residing in Australia. <b>Genre</b>: Junior/YA full-length fiction manuscript intended for readers aged 8-18. Length: 40,000 and 100,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: A$15,000 and possible publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 25, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/25ZXBZtCqNjmJKrmRvHkcL1/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-entering-the-bbcs-young-writers-award-2023" target="_blank">BBC Young Writers Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK residents, including residents of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, aged 14 to 18 years old, <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, 1000 words max. <b>Prize</b>: Publication and free workshop. <b>Deadline</b>: March 25, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://writetheworld.org/#/competition-page/5257" target="_blank">Write the World: Fairytales & Myths Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Young writers ages 13-19.5. <b>Genre</b>: Myth or fairytale that uses fantasy as a lens to understand the reality of everyday life. <b>Prize</b>: Best Entry: $100; Runner up: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 25, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm#virgilio" target="_blank">Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition for High School Students</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students in Grades 7-12. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku. <b>Prize</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 27, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://writingeastmidlands.co.uk/for-writers/blackink-new-writing-competition-2024/" target="_blank">BlackInk Writing Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora. <b>Genre</b>: Short story, maximum of 2,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: £500 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: March 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://broadwayartsfestival.com/2024-short-story-competition-entry-form/" target="_blank">Broadway Arts Festival: Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short Story, 2,000 words max. <b>Prize</b>: Ages 14-18yrs: £100, Age 13 and under: £50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 28, 2024. <i>Note: No fee for writers under 16 years of age. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://redhen.org/ann-petry-award/" target="_blank">Ann Petry Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Black authors. <b>Genre</b>: Previously unpublished prose, either a novel or a collection of short stories or novellas, with a minimum of 150 pages. <b>Prize</b>: $3000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March</span> 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gooselane.com/pages/claire-harris-poetry-prize-submissions" target="_blank">Claire Harris Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada who are writers from Black, Indigenous, or other racialized communities and who have not previously published a book-length collection of poetry. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collection. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000, a contract for the publication of the collection under the icehouse poetry imprint in the following year (2025), and public readings in at least three Canadian cities. <span style="color: black;"><b>Deadline</b>: March</span> 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.caineprize.com/rules-of-entry" target="_blank">Caine Prize for African Writing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers born in Africa, or nationals of an African country, or with a parent who is African by birth or nationality, <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction (published). <b>Prize</b>: £10,000.<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: #fbfbfb; color: #333333; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/think-essay-prize/" target="_blank">Royal Institute of Philosophy Essay Prize: Think</a>. <b>Topic</b>: Essay on themes. <b>Prize</b>: Publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/rules/#special" target="_blank">Orwell Prize for Journalism</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to a journalist for sustained reportage and/or commentary working in any medium. <b>Genre</b>: Published journalism. <b>Prize</b>: £3,000 for the best political writing first published in the UK or Ireland between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2043. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/rules/#special" target="_blank">Orwell Prize for Reporting Homelessness</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to a journalist for sustained reportage and/or commentary working in any medium. <b>Genre</b>: Reportage and/or commentary on homelessness. Entries will be encouraged from people who are experiencing or have experienced all forms of homelessness as well as journalists and others writing about or reporting on homelessness. <b>Prize</b>: £3,000 for the best political writing first published in the UK or Ireland between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writersofthefuture.com/Contest-Rules-Writers/" target="_blank">L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. <b>Genres</b>: Science fiction, fantasy and dark fantasy up to 17,000 words. <b>Prizes</b>: Three cash prizes in each quarter: a First Prize of $1,000, a Second Prize of $750, and a Third Prize of $500, in US dollars. In addition, at the end of the year the winners will have their entries rejudged, and a Grand Prize winner shall be determined and receive an additional $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://arcpoetry.ca/contests-page-2/#lampman" target="_blank">Archibald Lampman Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Canada's National Capital region (Ottawa). <b>Genre</b>: Book of any genre published by a recognized publisher. <b>Prize</b>: $1500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apublicspace.org/news/detail/the-2024-a-public-space-writing-fellowships" target="_blank">A Public Space Emerging Writer Fellowships</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who have not yet contracted to publish a book. <b>Prize</b>: $1000 and six months of editorial support from A Public Space editors to prepare a piece of prose for publication in the magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wigtownbookfestival.com/blog/anne-brown-essay-prize-2022" target="_blank">Anne Brown Essay Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Entrants must be aged over 16 and resident in Scotland, born in Scotland or have a longstanding association with Scotland. <b>Genre</b>: Literary essay, published or unpublished. <b>Prize</b>: £1,500. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/kul/bks/hkw.html" target="_blank">Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize</a>. The annual Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize is awarded each spring to honor an outstanding literary translation from German into English published in the USA the previous year. <b>Genre</b>: Published fiction or non-fiction, may include: novels, novellas, short stories, plays, poetry, biographies, essays and correspondence. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "lora" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; text-align: -webkit-right;"> </span><b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/awards/natan-notable-books" target="_blank">Natan Notable Books Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction book on Jewish themes published for the first time between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.iowacityofliterature.org/paul-engle-day/#1655230881973-dc276dbb-7391" target="_blank">City of Literature Paul Engle Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: This prize does not recognize one work, nor is it solely limited to reflecting literary achievement. Rather, the award seeks to recognize a writer, like Engle, who makes an impact on his or her community and the world at large through efforts beyond the page. It also seeks to raise awareness about Engle and his works. <b>Prize</b>: $20,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/contest/stories-everywhere" target="_blank">#GWstorieseverywhere.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Micro fiction. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.bsfs.org/bsfsywc.htm" target="_blank">Jack L. Chalker Young Writers' Contests</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers between 14 and 18 years of age as of May 29 in the contest year who reside in, or attend school in Maryland. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction or fantasy, 2,500 words max. <b>Prizes</b>: $150, $100 and $75. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://jacklondonpark.com/annual-young-writers-contest/" target="_blank">Jack London Fiction Writing Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to U.S. students in grades 6-8. <b>Genre</b>: Unpublished stories. Length: 2,000 words maximum. "Your writing prompt this year is to create a story where your main character(s) are animals with animal qualities (like Buck in Call of the Wild). Tell your story from the animal’s perspective.” <span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Prize</b>: $250, $150, and $100. </span></span><b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.banipaltrust.org.uk/rules/" target="_blank">Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry or literary prose. Translation of modern Arabic literature into English. Books must have been published and be available for purchase in the UK via a distributor or online. The source text must have been published in the original Arabic in or after 1967. Must be submitted by publisher. <b>Prize</b>: £3,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://americamedia.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Foley Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: One unpublished poem on any topic. The poem should be 45 lines or fewer and not under consideration elsewhere. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://silversfoundation.org/grants/" target="_blank">Silvers Grants for Work in Progress</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Anglophone writers of any nationality. <b>Genre</b>: Long-form essays in the fields of literary criticism, arts writing, political analysis, and/or social reportage. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2024-short-fiction-competition" target="_blank">Cymera-Scotland’s Futures Forum-Shoreline of Infinity Prize for Speculative Short Fiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Anyone living in Scotland or who identifies as Scottish by birth or inclination, aged 14 years or over. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative short stories. <b>Prize</b>: £150. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writersinkyoto.com/2023/11/26/writing-competition/writers-in-kyoto-present-the-ninth-annual-kyoto-writing-competition/" target="_blank">Kyoto Writing Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short poems, character studies, essays, travel tips, whimsy, haiku sequence, haibun, wordplays, dialogue, experimental verse, etc. In short, anything that helps show the spirit of place in a fresh light. A clear connection to Kyoto is essential. Length: 300 words max. <b>Prize</b>: ~$360 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sarahmookpoetrycontest.com/guidelines.html" target="_blank">Sarah Mook Poetry Prize for Students</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Students in grades K-12. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://parsec-sff.org/short-story-contest/" target="_blank">Parsec Ink</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative short story up to 3,500 words. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Prize</b>: First-place receives $200 and publication in the Confluence program book. Second-place receives $100 Third-place receives $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sistersincrime.org/page/EleanorTaylorBland" target="_blank">The Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award</a>. Sponsored by Sisters in Crime. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to emerging writers of color. An unpublished writer is preferred, although publication of one work of short fiction or academic work will not disqualify an applicant. <b>Prize</b>: $2,000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.atanet.org/award/lewis-galantiere-award/" target="_blank">Lewis Galantiere Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US citizens or permanent residents. <b>Genre</b>: Translation of book-length literary work from any language, except German, into English. Entries must have been published in the US in the past two years. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/" target="_blank">Rattle's Ekphrastic Challenge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry based on art. (<i>See website</i>) <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hillstead.org/sunken-garden-poetry-festival/fresh-voices-poetry-competition/" target="_blank">Sunken Garden Poetry Festival's Fresh Voices Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Connecticut high school students.<b> Prize</b>: Reading at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival and publication. <b>Deadline:</b> March 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Substack</a> runs a monthly short story competition. Their mission is to "revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful." <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 6000- 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: March 31, 2024. <i>Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute.</i> </div><div> </div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-31826365591844647122024-02-22T04:15:00.000-08:002024-03-15T10:01:04.589-07:0032 Marvelous Writing Conferences and Workshops in March 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4qmiQ3igs6i5_XWEC4PbBKJPkqs4WiE0Wx9Voe10sYbv7-T68TdM0Jh94ko6gnxs-JE88TAlUSK7GXWw_gqOq5z0mfcfDpx2rP5D7nK21WrJpASuqgbkpW9_V4UPRHYKAumk-GbgM8urZ608TFJjXpCiBuje5JM7K0von5nJEcN48sxphCftXmBIH_hc/s1024/algonkian-regional-park-potomac-river-view-d2e19d-1024.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4qmiQ3igs6i5_XWEC4PbBKJPkqs4WiE0Wx9Voe10sYbv7-T68TdM0Jh94ko6gnxs-JE88TAlUSK7GXWw_gqOq5z0mfcfDpx2rP5D7nK21WrJpASuqgbkpW9_V4UPRHYKAumk-GbgM8urZ608TFJjXpCiBuje5JM7K0von5nJEcN48sxphCftXmBIH_hc/s320/algonkian-regional-park-potomac-river-view-d2e19d-1024.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This March there are more than two dozen writing conferences and workshops. Many conferences and workshops will be held online, but some will be held in person or use a hybrid format.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These writing events offer everything a writer might want: intensive workshops, pitch sessions with agents, to how to market yourself and your books, discussions - there is something for everyone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div>For a full list of conferences held throughout the year see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/writers-conferences.html" target="_blank">Writing Conferences</a>. If you miss an application deadline, put it on your calendar for next year. Quite a few conferences offer scholarships, so apply early. Plan ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check out <a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-workshops/" target="_blank">Highlights list of workshops</a>. They offer many throughout the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Image: Algonkian Park, VA: PICRYL)</div><div><br /></div><div>______________________</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://writingworkshopofaustin.com/" target="_blank">The 2024 Writing Workshop of Austin</a>. <b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">March, 1, 2024: Austin, TX. A full-day “How to Get Published” event. "This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor, get your questions answered, and more. </span></b>Note that there are limited seats at the event (120 total).<b><span style="font-weight: 400;">" </span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Classes/Online-Classes/Product-Details/c/online-workshops/p/in-search-of-home" target="_blank">In Search of Home</a>. March 2, 2024: Online. </span></b>“We often think of home as a structure with a street address. But home is actually a much harder thing to pin down. It’s an experience, an attitude, a time of life, a feeling of being “at home” that is influenced by many factors, including people, landscape, weather, and age."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thehoustonwritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">The 2024 Houston Writing Workshop</a>. <b><span style="font-weight: 400;">March 2, 2024: Houston, TX. "</span></b>This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, March 2, 2024, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Houston Near the Galleria. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.free-expressions.com/breakout-novel-intensive-hood-river-or" target="_blank">Breakout Novel Intensive</a>. March 4 - 10, 2024: Online. Included are new or revised units on story discovery, strong voice, standout characters, the inner journey, compelling story worlds, beautiful writing, creating resonance and finding meaning in both story and process. Breakout fundamentals are also covered: strong characters, inner conflict, personal stakes, plot layers, powerful scenes, micro-tension, practical theme techniques and much more. Instructor: Donald Maass. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://coloradowritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">The 2024 Colorado Writing Workshop</a>. March 8 - 9, 2024: Online. "This is a special two-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on March 8-9, 2024. In other words, it’s two days full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome. And even though this is the “Colorado” Writing Workshop, make no mistake — writers from everywhere are welcome to attend virtually."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://carolinawritingworkshops.com/" target="_blank">2024 Carolina Writing Workshops</a>. March 8 (Charlotte) and March 9 (Raleigh). "The workshops are both one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://colrainpoetry.com/colrain-classic-online-march-8-11/" target="_blank">Colrain Classic</a>. March 8 - 11, 2024: <i>Via Zoom</i>. "The Colrain Manuscript Classic is a highly focused, 3.5 day conference designed for poets with manuscripts in progress. The Classic features in-depth pre-conference work and candid, realistic evaluation and feedback from nationally-known poets, editors and publishers. In preparation, participants work at home on pre-conference assignments and then, in the workshop, review, arrange, and winnow their work based on the pre-conference work. In addition to the manuscript preparation workshop and editor sessions, there will be an editorial Q&A, and an after-conference strategy session." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ossabawwritersretreat.org/" target="_blank">Ossabaw Weekend Writer’s Retreat</a>. March 8 - 13, 2024: Ossabaw Island, GA. Workshops and seminars led by nationally recognized faculty, and evening readings (special emphasis on ghost stories) by faculty and participants. <b>Application deadline: January 15.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://www.qmzhang.com/spring-workshops/writing-in-proximity-to-history" target="_blank">"Writing in Proximity to History"</a> March 8, 15, 22, 29, 2024: 3:00-6:00 PM EST. "This workshop will introduce participants to the creative practice of memory work. Akin to what Toni Morrison called “literary archeology,” memory work involves both research and imagination." NOTE: This is a live online workshop. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link one week in advance of the workshop. Registration closes at noon on March 1, 2024.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="https://easternshorewriters.org/page-1075405" target="_blank">Bay to Ocean Writers Conference</a>. March 9, 2024: Wye Mills, Maryland. Sponsored by the Eastern Shore Writers Association. "Featuring eight tracks and over 30 sessions sure to fit all your writing needs, this year’s Bay to Ocean Writers Conference celebrates a quarter of a century of helping writers develop their craft, edit, publish, and market their writing. This year’s sessions, all 90-minutes in length, are carefully designed to help you generate solid writing, hone your craft, and ask pointed questions from published and award-winning presenters about the process."</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><a href="http://newyorkpitchconference.com/index.htm" target="_blank">Algonkian Writers New York Pitch Conference</a>. March 14 - 17, 2024: NY, NY. "The event focuses on the art of the novel pitch as the best method not only for communicating your work, but for having you and your work taken seriously by industry professionals. More importantly though, it is also a diagnostic method for workshopping the plot, premise, and other elements of the story to determine quality and marketability. Simply put, you cannot successfully pitch a viable commercial novel if you don't have a viable commercial novel. Our goal, therefore, is to set you on a realistic path to publication." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://alabamawritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Alabama Writing Workshop</a>. March 15, 2024: Birmingham, Alabama. "A one-day writing workshop full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We will also have literary agents onsite to give feedback and take pitches from writers, as well."</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.writingxwriters.org/boulder" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">Writing By Writers Boulder Generative Workshop</a><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">. March 15 - 17, 2024: Boulder, Colorado. Lectures, craft talks, writing exercises and class discussions. Each participant will have the opportunity to work in a small group setting with all three faculty members.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://kansaswritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Kansas City Writing Workshop</a>. March 16, 2024: Kansas City. This is a special one-day in-person “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Marriott Kansas City Overland Park. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://atlantawritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Writing Workshop</a>. March 16, 2024: Atlanta, GA. "This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome." </div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/creating-for-our-youngest-readers-board-novelty-and-concept-books/" target="_blank">Creating for Our Youngest Readers: Board, Novelty, and Concept Books</a>. March 18 - 20, 2024: Online. Join author/illustrators Merrill Rainey and Joe Cepeda to learn about patterns, language, and appeal of board books, novelty books, and concept books in today's publishing market.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/giggles-and-laughs-connecting-with-humor-in-picture-books-early-readers-and-chapter-books/" target="_blank">Giggles and Laughs: Connecting with Humor in Picture Books, Early Readers, and Chapter Books</a>. March 18 - 20, 2024: Online. New readers love to laugh! Learn the "why" of writing with humor for children, and help your story connect and resonate with this age group. Then learn strategies to find the right level of funny in your picture books, early readers, and chapter books.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://murphywriting.com/workshops/get-away-to-write-florida-writing-retreat/" target="_blank">Get Away to Write</a>. March 19 - 24, 2024: New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Spend an inspiring week working on your memoir or poetry. Enjoy plentiful writing time, insightful feedback, homemade meals and time to relax. ach workshop will offer craft discussion, writing prompts, writing time, feedback, motivation and inspiration. By spending the entire week in one workshop, you will venture deeper into your writing, making more progress than you thought possible.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Classes/Online-Classes/Product-Details/c/online-workshops/p/writing-the-loess-hills-letting-landscape-guide-the-pen" target="_blank">Writing the Loess Hills: Letting Landscape Guide the Pen</a>. Tuesdays, March 19, March 26, April 2, April 9, April 16, 2024: Online. "The Loess Hills comprise a unique landform running primarily along the western edge of Iowa but also reaching into South Dakota, Missouri, and Nebraska. The wind-deposited steep slopes of loess are globally unique, with only one other matching site in the world. Its unique topography provides protection for hidden pockets of wildness, including some of the last remaining remnant prairie in the state. An important corridor for migration, and a repository of endangered and threatened species, its ecological significance cannot be overstated. Like most places, it also has a human story, a history of habitation, cities and towns, railroads that came and went, and visionaries of all kinds. From the Black Angel statue in a cemetery in Council Bluffs, to the ancient remains uncovered near Turin, to the story of a ranging mountain lion sporting a radio collar from Nebraska, or the history of agriculture in the valleys between the ridge lines, the older story of bison and elk, or the even older story of the Ice Age, the hills are alive with stories. Using a variety of examples, prompts and exercises, we will explore the hills creatively, crafting poems, stories and short memoir that reflect the unusual terrain and the experiences held there. We will use the hills as a metaphor to pursue our own internal stories, as well. Whether you already have a connection to the Loess Hills, or your interest is sparked and you’d like to learn more, you will leave this workshop with a renewed appreciation for their fragility and majesty, and multiple new drafts of creative work."</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: red;"><a href="http://und.edu/orgs/writers-conference/" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">University of North Dakota Writers Conference</a><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">. March 20 - 22, 2024: Grand Forks, North Dakota. Founded in 1970 and held every year since, the UND Writers Conference is a three day event featuring six to eight authors annually. Authors ranging from Gwendolyn Brooks and August Wilson to Tommy Orange and Colson Whitehead, the UND Writers Conference is committed to community outreach, engagement, and finding ways to increase audience access to literature. The conference is free, but workshop space is limited to twenty participants; registration is first come, first served. </span><i style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Will be held online and in person.</i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: red;"><a href="http://algonkianconferences.com/AlgonkianWriterRetreat/" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">Algonkian Novel Retreat</a><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">. March 20 - 24, 2024: </span></b><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">Algonkian Park, Virginia.</span></b><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"> "In keeping with the spirit of this place and the goals of this retreat, you can be as goal-oriented or as hesitant in approach as you wish. You can show us your manuscript, improve your skills, clear your head, have your work read by our writer mentors, whatever works for you, whatever helps you grow and discover your vision as a writer. You discuss with us ahead of time via the Algonkian Writer Retreat Application the goals you wish to accomplish, and we'll work with you to make it happen. Do you desire a review of your short stories or flash fiction? A line edit? Do you wish to discuss the reality of the current fiction market, your novel project, plot and characters, or perhaps get feedback on the opening hook or a few sample chapters? Or would you simply like a relaxed and productive dialogue about your goals as a writer?" Registration is first come, first served.</span></b></div><div><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><a href="http://vabook.org/" target="_blank">Virginia Festival of the Book</a>, March 20 - 24, 2024: Charlottesville, VA. "The Festival is the largest community-based book event in the Mid-Atlantic region and has attracted audiences of more than 20,000 for each of the past thirteen years. We have presented a captivating list of authors, ranging from international bestsellers to topical specialists to debut authors." Book exhibits, talks by authors, readings, workshops on book promotion, finding an agent, poetry, publishing, agents roundtable - you name it, this conference has it. </span></b></div><div><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.moravian.edu/writersconference" target="_blank">Moravian Writers’ Conference: “Write to Explore”</a>. March 21 - 23, 2024: Bethlehem, PA. </span></b>To celebrate the conference's 10-year anniversary, this FREE conference (featuring in-person and live streamed events) will focus on different approaches for thinking about story and story sharing. Some questions our offerings will pose include:</div><div><ul><li>What is the value of writing in our society today?</li><li>Can we use it as a tool to promote social justice and peace?</li><li>What professions draw on storytelling skills?</li><li>Can we use story sharing to make connections to our own histories and each other? </li></ul></div><div>Headliner Javier Ávila will perform The Trouble With My Name (a one-man show) on Saturday, March 23, and lead a craft talk earlier that same day—with limited spaces available on a first-come, first-served basis.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://virginiawritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">2024 Virginia Writing Workshop</a>. March 22, 2024: Richmond, VA. "This is a special one-day “How to Get Published” writing workshop on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. In other words, it’s one day full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://combeyond.bu.edu/workshop/the-power-of-narrative-conference/" target="_blank">Power of Narrative.</a> March 22- 23, 2024: Boston, MA. Over 30 journalists, directors, producers and editors lead three days of lively discussions geared to advance the knowledge of narrative storytellers. Approximately 500 persons attend. Early registration is encouraged. <i>Will be held in person</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcwriters.com/" target="_blank">California Creative Writers Conference</a>. March 22 - 24, 2023: Los Angeles, CA. "You benefit from the most informed presentations and the latest information from the world of publishing. And along with perennial favorites, we offer important fresh voices and industry experts to widen your wealth of knowledge. Plus you have the opportunity to meet and network in person with literary agents, editors, and industry professionals to help guide you on the path to success." <i>Via Zoom and in person</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chesapeakewritingworkshops.com/" target="_blank">Chesapeake Writing Day Workshop</a>. March 23, 2024. Online. A full-day “How to Get Published” event. "This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/" target="_blank">Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference.</a> March 23, 2024: NJ. "In addition to our wonderful and diverse keynote speakers, we have a number of editors and agents who will be attending to take pitches as well as some awesome writer and reader workshops!" </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.weber.edu/nulc/" target="_blank">Annual National Undergraduate Literature Conference</a>. March 28 - 30, 2024: Weber State University, Ogden, UT. "Each year, nearly 200 undergraduate writers and poets throughout North America, and sometimes beyond, come to Weber State University to present their work and learn from some of the most important writers in contemporary literature." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.norwescon.org/" target="_blank">Norwescon</a>. March 28 - 31, 2024: Sea Tac, WA. Norwescon is one of the largest regional Science Fiction and Fantasy conventions in the United States.</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: red;"><a href="http://comic-con.org/wca" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank">WonderCon</a><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;">. March 29 - 31, 2024: Anaheim, CA. HUGE comic book convention. </span></b> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Classes/On-Site-Classes/On-Site-Details/c/on-site-workshops/p/make-it-strange-again" target="_blank">Make it Strange (Again) Poetry Workshop</a>. March 30, 2024: Lincoln, NE. "One of the wonders of poetry is how it can reawaken us to the world. The familiar can be reignited with color, metamorphosed into creatures, landscapes, and sounds that can astonish us into beauty and/or resist desensitization. In this generative poetry workshop, we will use writing prompts to look upon what we may have rendered as quotidian in our lives and make it strange again and again. Both beginners and advanced writers are welcome."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://airtable.com/app9FyefIsUIFyXTO/shrKXv6R0e4VTNlWJ" target="_blank">PJ Library Retreat: Picture Book Summer Camp for Emerging Writers</a>. August 25 - 29, 2024: Boyds Mills, PA. "If you’re a pre-published author with a Jewish picture book in progress (or no more than one published book) we invite you to apply for five-days of inspiration, mentorship, fun, and creativity on the beautiful campus of the Highlights Foundation." <b>Application deadline March 31.</b></div><div><br /></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-85306105174529512842024-02-20T03:14:00.000-08:002024-02-20T03:21:32.334-08:0010 New Agents Seeing Genre Fiction, SFF, YA, Picture Books, Kidlit, Nonfiction, Memoir and more<p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>Here are ten new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________________</p><b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHbMlcQqOJwqoH9Qd61k04FtHoxBMiJgV9GxTQ2LNz_E17mKLTDgXUNlfSgIBSHOl0zHd-v5RjTw51u1oGhbNKQehtKm8JfPywd9y0kQDI-MyXTr_dtsstXKBx9SI-DESXETttT3DdbRW3QSGvBsoTlMJRx4gKLBB9ReNndfewYQp0qTBFpo5odC3Z0aL/s328/brandy.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPHbMlcQqOJwqoH9Qd61k04FtHoxBMiJgV9GxTQ2LNz_E17mKLTDgXUNlfSgIBSHOl0zHd-v5RjTw51u1oGhbNKQehtKm8JfPywd9y0kQDI-MyXTr_dtsstXKBx9SI-DESXETttT3DdbRW3QSGvBsoTlMJRx4gKLBB9ReNndfewYQp0qTBFpo5odC3Z0aL/w293-h400/brandy.jpeg" width="293" /></a></div>Ms. Brandy Vallance</b> of <a href="https://www.barbarabovaliteraryagency.com/contact-our-agents" target="_blank">Barbara Bova Literary Agency</a><p></p>After more than two decades in the world of publishing, Brandy has joined Barbara Bova Literary Agency, and she is looking forward to being a champion of amazing writers and outstanding books. Throughout the years, Brandy has been a Writing Coach, a Story Consultant, and an international Publishing Specialist. For hundreds of writers, her mentorship has broken the chains of fear and self-doubt. From teaching Master Classes to sitting at quiet tables, Brandy loves helping people explore their deepest truths.<p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I represent these genres, but I am also not limited to these genres: historical fiction, historical romance, historical mystery, romance, literary, women’s fiction, Southern fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult, adventure, speculative, inspirational, thriller.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read <a href="https://www.barbarabovaliteraryagency.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcKiEvReiV_SfbnUTm8PVCyejp-aOzlLPQ-AOfCNJcCbMT6j1gD9z-W9-DS0rPTuTUYGEIDbplyZMJsrLmNHYyERfKRioqKKZu_zevQZhgm6hgauqcWUMnZe1uXGpHI6yoDc7Ulg7PZkUpaCZtQUyfC8UzMgrtexj1WE5HSQTyJO6jmxMfYxdzBdVeJC/s812/sarakornienko.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcKiEvReiV_SfbnUTm8PVCyejp-aOzlLPQ-AOfCNJcCbMT6j1gD9z-W9-DS0rPTuTUYGEIDbplyZMJsrLmNHYyERfKRioqKKZu_zevQZhgm6hgauqcWUMnZe1uXGpHI6yoDc7Ulg7PZkUpaCZtQUyfC8UzMgrtexj1WE5HSQTyJO6jmxMfYxdzBdVeJC/s320/sarakornienko.jpg" width="312" /></a></b></div><b>Sara Kornienko</b> of <a href="https://www.barbarabovaliteraryagency.com/contact-our-agents" target="_blank">Barbara Bova Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Sara holds a M.A. in English and a B.A. in English with minors in Creative Writing and Journalism from Florida Gulf Coast University. During her Master’s program, she was the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Florida Gulf Coast University’s literary journal, Mangrove Review. Currently, Sara teaches writing courses at her alma mater. As an educator and avid reader, she believes stories have the power to connect us, forge understanding, and foster healing. She is passionate about sharing her love of writing and helping others find their unique voice so they can tell their own stories.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Ms. Kornienko is interested in contemporary and historical fiction, fantasy, and suspense. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read <a href="https://www.barbarabovaliteraryagency.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexvm86JcoCc9jLnH4cIH2ehxWxnuRD9MzY3ipjhATz2piA76mfSEsNTmGpv7LBnLRMMMbzs9oGiBoUz7fyk5mrg7UTl7ubREoxaAyKHD_f5a2ZndkzUnBncvMTkRdjxlbhE3frDTlRTGH74xlxBDkKhKPlAngzf_Tk-sJYWRzOYdxr1MiJtnS0VRW10Ka/s826/Salma-Begum.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="826" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhexvm86JcoCc9jLnH4cIH2ehxWxnuRD9MzY3ipjhATz2piA76mfSEsNTmGpv7LBnLRMMMbzs9oGiBoUz7fyk5mrg7UTl7ubREoxaAyKHD_f5a2ZndkzUnBncvMTkRdjxlbhE3frDTlRTGH74xlxBDkKhKPlAngzf_Tk-sJYWRzOYdxr1MiJtnS0VRW10Ka/s320/Salma-Begum.jpg" width="310" /></a></b></div><b>Salma Begum</b> of <a href="https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/agents/salma-begum" target="_blank">Greyhound Literary</a> (UK)<p></p>Having come from editorial at Picador (Pan Macmillan), Zaffre and Manilla Press (Bonnier Books UK), Salma is keenly aware of what it takes for a book to win a publishing contract. As an agent, Salma works closely on manuscript development while always considering marketability and timing to give her authors the best shot at finding their readership.<div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Story is non-negotiable for Salma, regardless of whether the work is a high-concept horror or a literary doorstopper. Her submission wishlist includes a sweeping love story set against a gritty urban backdrop like An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzie; ingenious tales of time travel such as All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai and the TV series Devs; and a masterfully crafted multi-generational epic like A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth.<div><br /></div><div>In non-fiction, she is looking for subject experts, journalists and memoirists who appreciate long-form literature and can breathe life into an idea, an event, a memory. Her non-fiction wishlist includes interrogations of social media use and its sometimes-devastating consequences as explored in the Netflix docudrama The Social Dilemma; captivating music writing such as Grime Kids by DJ Target and On Michael Jackson by Margo Jefferson; and ground-shifting journalism like An Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe.</div><div><br /></div><div>Salma has published the work of a number of prize-winning poets. As an agent, her preference is for the colloquial, rhythmic, or playful, written with the ambition of forming a cohesive collection. She is keen to work with spoken word poets who are looking to bring their work to the page.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Follow the agency <a href="https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvwvYoHLR5_e-mVmsrt35yU2RD25mYJWlnyy8qfGAS_7YuIjRcBZ7k2NSKIcedEtCH3V-8ADnkD3veC9Sx4ewL8JOQk6vEaVkO-sUzkQC_i6SSrX5YSqKKUa41VS4ZB7il61nYg-ht_bZ9YSUyejzmrXdNPoHJT0lg-y0leEGyknaz57r_KMPcwGve5xY/s600/Jess-pic-scaled_600x600_acf_cropped.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAvwvYoHLR5_e-mVmsrt35yU2RD25mYJWlnyy8qfGAS_7YuIjRcBZ7k2NSKIcedEtCH3V-8ADnkD3veC9Sx4ewL8JOQk6vEaVkO-sUzkQC_i6SSrX5YSqKKUa41VS4ZB7il61nYg-ht_bZ9YSUyejzmrXdNPoHJT0lg-y0leEGyknaz57r_KMPcwGve5xY/s320/Jess-pic-scaled_600x600_acf_cropped.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Jessica Lee</b> of <a href="https://amheath.com/agents/jessica-lee/" target="_blank">A.M. Heath</a> (UK)</div><div><br /></div><div>I’m an Associate Agent here at A.M. Heath, assisting Victoria Hobbs and Euan Thorneycroft as well as actively building my own list of authors. This includes HÄN Archive co-curator and journalist Anastasiia Fedorova, Ewan Gass, and Danielle Vrublevskis. Alongside Euan Thorneycroft, I also co-agent Zad El Bacha, winner of the 2022 Peggy Chapman-Andrews First Novel Award.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: In fiction, I’m drawn to a combination of formal precision and big feeling, and enjoy things that trouble or unsettle binaries and structured ways of being. I like works about desire: even better if they come with a good dry voice, a surreal touch, and clarity of expression. In non-fiction the same applies. I admire work about art-making and craft, political writing that interrogates established modes or ideologies, and sharp-voiced memoir.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Send submissions to jessica.lee@amheath.com.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HGLgBYOTq9mos7sBpXh-1ACm0-Nt88_6Lhk4Ko5Inhi4bWkmpDrX8wlqvxk0LxK-wrK60L9Y1xcF8Qt1NEAYN9QY47az9vYDHu9mUiPA8QYQiSvex9SJMBpI0KDFy83142EXy7OkAu6pcIsisZf6TEZHKe6wtqnBE_76kODPx1ZmGs3TtZDp5lSHP1AW/s300/Nlynch-247x300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="247" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1HGLgBYOTq9mos7sBpXh-1ACm0-Nt88_6Lhk4Ko5Inhi4bWkmpDrX8wlqvxk0LxK-wrK60L9Y1xcF8Qt1NEAYN9QY47az9vYDHu9mUiPA8QYQiSvex9SJMBpI0KDFy83142EXy7OkAu6pcIsisZf6TEZHKe6wtqnBE_76kODPx1ZmGs3TtZDp5lSHP1AW/s1600/Nlynch-247x300.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>Ms. Nadia Lynch</b> of <a href="https://talcottnotch.net/?page_id=544" target="_blank">Talcott Notch Literary Services</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Upon earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Southern New Hampshire University, I worked as a paralegal in the structured legal realm. Yet, the allure of a career merging structure with the limitless creativity found in literature was irresistible. As a newly appointed Junior Literary Agent, I am thrilled to continue my journey in the world of literature, combining my love for books with a dedication to supporting authors through the publishing process.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: I am interested in upmarket, literary, historical, young adult, and women’s fiction, especially narratives that showcase resilient female protagonists. While these genres anchor my reading repertoire, I’m invigorated by books that push boundaries and challenge my perspectives.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>In non-fiction, I enjoy delving into subjects that expand my understanding. History, philosophy, alternative medicine, and self-improvement books are among my preferred genres, each offering a unique lens to explore and absorb new insights.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/QueryNadia" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVhq1a1_NlB3L5OBcbD3tZ4mTP_zafL-Y4Ac_pXyNxL_5qH-m4xNxMtNy6Z72wVHsoQF2gogh2p-rK0Le1Lt2SOo0GXcMe3evPN2uQPpZwI9TOZb_hG5qNJetQ7xPhmtnCPpCrsBnZqdTXKip1cBsvBKybn8Pc3sLtPjVsZDD7E6DjPshauhv-4cpemg8/s800/Philip-Gwyn-Jones.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVhq1a1_NlB3L5OBcbD3tZ4mTP_zafL-Y4Ac_pXyNxL_5qH-m4xNxMtNy6Z72wVHsoQF2gogh2p-rK0Le1Lt2SOo0GXcMe3evPN2uQPpZwI9TOZb_hG5qNJetQ7xPhmtnCPpCrsBnZqdTXKip1cBsvBKybn8Pc3sLtPjVsZDD7E6DjPshauhv-4cpemg8/s320/Philip-Gwyn-Jones.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Philip Gwyn Jones</b> of <a href="https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/agents/philip-gwyn-jones" target="_blank">Greyhound Literary</a> (UK)</div><div><br /></div><div>Made in Wales, educated there and in Yorkshire, trained in London, now living under Cambridgeshire’s dreaming skies, Philip has had the privilege of having the world opened up to him by the book business, participating in many editorial fellowships and literary festivals worldwide. He has served it as a Trustee and President of the Royal Literary Fund and as Trustee of English PEN for about a decade apiece, was a Creative Writing Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, and currently does his national service on the Grants Panel of the Books Council of Wales.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What he is seeking</b>: Philip believes there is nothing more thrilling than first reading a style, a character, an idea, a fusion, a vision never encountered before. He is proud to have been the first British publisher to have spotted the originality in and offered a contract to Patrick Ness, Jenny Erpenbeck, Julian Gough, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kathryn Schulz, Magnus Mills, Naomi Klein, Ben Marcus, Mark Lynas, Azadeh Moaveni, Gavin McCrea, Melissa Broder, Anthony Doerr, Eleanor Catton, Zadie Smith, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Katherine Boo and Anna Burns, amongst others. As an agent, he is looking for their equals in invention, intelligence and impact.</div></div><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://greyhoundliterary.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL0UZi5HzJBIzZV0pYqqyUjSp37x05i4otYlbjpOr-p9BdGiakV_nwL0Sucf83MvD9wgk4h4zfpgnssNGR0R8Xi2nGNxAwKyNnXnDUJS1AW158G0_pYBtWMyMYAXxduRhv4dTASrPoHgo-8fQdpweMwqNNPES-v9CUuMNKNyAmETigyjXrYkcBAkEMq_k/s252/sallykim.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="252" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL0UZi5HzJBIzZV0pYqqyUjSp37x05i4otYlbjpOr-p9BdGiakV_nwL0Sucf83MvD9wgk4h4zfpgnssNGR0R8Xi2nGNxAwKyNnXnDUJS1AW158G0_pYBtWMyMYAXxduRhv4dTASrPoHgo-8fQdpweMwqNNPES-v9CUuMNKNyAmETigyjXrYkcBAkEMq_k/s1600/sallykim.jpg" width="252" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Sally M. Kim</b> of <a href="https://www.andreabrownlit.com/Team/sally-m.-kim" target="_blank">Andrea Brown Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Sally spent more than fifteen years in children’s book marketing and publicity at a variety of publishers including Macmillan, Penguin, and Chronicle Books. More recently, she has worked as an independent consultant for global children’s book publishers and literacy-related non-profits. Sally lives in San Francisco, California, and she spends most of her free time taking videos of her cat.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Please send Sally fiction and non-fiction submissions in the following categories: picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and graphic novels. Across all categories, Sally is especially eager to see authentic explorations of underrepresented cultures, relationships, and identities.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/SallyABLA" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjBhm-beBZhtGGgdj1v61VdXa4Yx7KXjff_yK3vPEo1_kAj9wnt9r52po3xTW0Pp3FygwuOdtBnNJKCrbjBx-1KCR7vkz5RtNxs61HZ7o2DNXgyNpN7EaDdUqgZMdTSal679IrLQuWCGTEtoeoyLjx0IBsh0AkQF_pXTOZhXuF8WLyIQtPrw0Bx6BGU5S/s2560/jessicaleeke.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1893" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjBhm-beBZhtGGgdj1v61VdXa4Yx7KXjff_yK3vPEo1_kAj9wnt9r52po3xTW0Pp3FygwuOdtBnNJKCrbjBx-1KCR7vkz5RtNxs61HZ7o2DNXgyNpN7EaDdUqgZMdTSal679IrLQuWCGTEtoeoyLjx0IBsh0AkQF_pXTOZhXuF8WLyIQtPrw0Bx6BGU5S/s320/jessicaleeke.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><b>Jessica Leeke</b> of <a href="https://www.madeleinemilburn.co.uk/agents/jessica-leeke/" target="_blank">Madeleine Milburn Agency</a> (UK)<p></p><p>Jessica Leeke began her career in advertising in New York City before enjoying more than fifteen years as an editor at Bloomsbury, Simon & Schuster and most recently Penguin Michael Joseph where she was a fiction publisher. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Book club fiction that ignites conversation; unique voices; novels with a razor-sharp pitch; ideas based on a true story; cloistered settings; twists; strong characters and unforgettable settings; books with an emotional punch.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please follow submission <a href="https://www.madeleinemilburn.co.uk/submissions/" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>__________________________</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eksXImDowFF6ixYJRMvNyQg0Yju_6CuTGlJmQ_w6xR7d-gRX1FcK2nYuICaWp94FV4WIQTSfHkFSqyJgYgOkAHtlM-PPooXjF3NES9k2h2-bWxapRKRMpmCbQNPd1eiQC5o-FIyJwfcywMKBBleiOGZZ2F1njfTrwcPb37Gf2UeFcgWyRpqL169NP556/s284/Katie%20Erickson%20_%20JDLA%20_%20Literary%20Agent.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="249" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eksXImDowFF6ixYJRMvNyQg0Yju_6CuTGlJmQ_w6xR7d-gRX1FcK2nYuICaWp94FV4WIQTSfHkFSqyJgYgOkAHtlM-PPooXjF3NES9k2h2-bWxapRKRMpmCbQNPd1eiQC5o-FIyJwfcywMKBBleiOGZZ2F1njfTrwcPb37Gf2UeFcgWyRpqL169NP556/s1600/Katie%20Erickson%20_%20JDLA%20_%20Literary%20Agent.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><b>Katie Erickson</b> of <a href="https://www.jdlit.com/katie-erickson" target="_blank">Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Katie Erickson joined The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency in 2024, after previously interning at the agency, and after over a decade working as a freelance illustrator for clients such as Humpty Dumpty magazine. She is currently working on her Master's Degree in Creative Writing and Illustration. When she's not reading, writing, or illustrating, she can be found playing board games or taking long walks with her family. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Katie represents picture books, as well as middle-grade and young-adult literature.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please submit your query via her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/KatieErickson." target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>__________________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEGjoFsQWR3gvl0avUi4cjdXYV8YBs5l75ihOF_NYkvt9XYoQImZnZAVQeMw5liYjB_3rzNB8lom1wdLZ71oxW90so8SjekdnnHtD7V0xEMwIa577mLxj8d48rkxyAiF94qMeJPASbouKNjdoYfK2UOfrA6UsfxXcXZiZhySILJr-Bm88LNZ4h-iX1GpI/s2500/Jenna+Satterthwaite.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="2500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEGjoFsQWR3gvl0avUi4cjdXYV8YBs5l75ihOF_NYkvt9XYoQImZnZAVQeMw5liYjB_3rzNB8lom1wdLZ71oxW90so8SjekdnnHtD7V0xEMwIa577mLxj8d48rkxyAiF94qMeJPASbouKNjdoYfK2UOfrA6UsfxXcXZiZhySILJr-Bm88LNZ4h-iX1GpI/s320/Jenna+Satterthwaite.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Jenna Satterthwaite</b> of <a href="https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/about-us" target="_blank">Storm Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Jenna Satterthwaite reached agenting sideways, as many do. She didn’t know agenting existed until she wrote her first novel back in 2014 and learned she had to do this thing called “querying.” Fast forward many years during which she wrote many novels and became agented herself, and she had an aha moment. Agenting was the nexus where her two decades of business experience in sales, pitching, project management and contract negotiation met her decade of bookish experience. After completing internships with Liza Dawson Associates and Rees Literary, Jenna joined Storm as an agent in 2024.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Omnivorous in her taste, Jenna is seeking to represent adult, Young Adult and Middle Grade commercial fiction in most genres, SFF, graphic novels from middle grade to young adult, adult non-fiction, memoir, and very select picture books. (See submission guidelines for more details.) Jenna is also fully bilingual English/Spanish, so dual language projects are most welcome!</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow her <a href="https://www.stormliteraryagency.com/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-50395724145517769422024-02-13T09:02:00.000-08:002024-02-13T09:02:16.460-08:007 New Agents Seeking SFF, Thrillers, Rom-coms, Memoir, Horror, LGBT, Nonfiction and more<p>Here are seven new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________________</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTkoQa7ugDu5juD0t0Wgc3G2RiT3WEx5eA1mKki56OsDQy2lt0D2Qrz6q7_HM7boEvb_qRS39bsXF1Fa4l_NopyafaduHO7rX4JqXQ-lgdHc7kKkr0-mQz7r5JiUYm0uQVXAm_S85h9spMuFVfS8muvEA48_58EeuFccIT22myttejkBMJ0RB6XNuX6ee/s1531/Laurie-Dennison-23-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="1531" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxTkoQa7ugDu5juD0t0Wgc3G2RiT3WEx5eA1mKki56OsDQy2lt0D2Qrz6q7_HM7boEvb_qRS39bsXF1Fa4l_NopyafaduHO7rX4JqXQ-lgdHc7kKkr0-mQz7r5JiUYm0uQVXAm_S85h9spMuFVfS8muvEA48_58EeuFccIT22myttejkBMJ0RB6XNuX6ee/w400-h400/Laurie-Dennison-23-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><b>Ms. Laurie Dennison</b> of <a href="https://cmalit.com/laurie-dennison/" target="_blank">Creative Media Agency</a></p><p></p><p>After earning her master’s degree from the University of Florida, Laurie Dennison began her career as an English teacher. She then spent over ten years working as a freelance writer and editor in desktop publishing, including serving as a Pitch Wars mentor for five years. In 2022 she attended the Denver Publishing Institute, leading to an internship at Creative Media Agency, Inc. before stepping into her role as an associate agent and internship coordinator at CMA.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Adult: Romance, Contemporary, Light fantasy/paranormal grounded in the real world, Book Club Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Domestic Suspense, Commercial Mystery/Thriller. Nonfiction: Memoir, Narrative, Women’s Issues, Practical Nonfiction (Pop Culture, Education, Social Science)</p><p>Young Adult: Contemporary, Suspense/Thriller/Mystery, Light Fantasy/Paranormal, Light Science Fiction, Nonfiction </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow submission <a href="https://cmalit.com/submit/" target="_blank">instructions HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgoW8bK78oJKOT8y0UZdN0LD2rReSz1a2ZNNgvNIBxvTCqBDs5yeAkIdwOHhocY3XOJNipjbjDgtY3NIDoUUf_7Jjil4f8nd_ku859HeGCisCuon36aUTs8KLBvZdvtOz5Qub5KxV_u0lnE8aHwCowFd89tnx0-n9UDTgpW51vHDq3AdXoA-j6jgNpIfd/s316/maria-Napolitano.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="244" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgoW8bK78oJKOT8y0UZdN0LD2rReSz1a2ZNNgvNIBxvTCqBDs5yeAkIdwOHhocY3XOJNipjbjDgtY3NIDoUUf_7Jjil4f8nd_ku859HeGCisCuon36aUTs8KLBvZdvtOz5Qub5KxV_u0lnE8aHwCowFd89tnx0-n9UDTgpW51vHDq3AdXoA-j6jgNpIfd/s1600/maria-Napolitano.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><b>Ms. Maria Napolitano</b> of <a href="https://ktliterary.com/agents" target="_blank">KT Literary</a><p></p><p>Maria Napolitano began her career in publishing as a book scout, where she fell in love with the process of matchmaking books with just the right editors and publishers around the world. She went on to work in subrights and as an agent, and joined kt literary as foreign rights manager and agent in 2024. In foreign rights, Maria is a native New Yorker and Cornell graduate who currently lives in Astoria, Queens with a sourdough starter named Ryeley. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: As an agent, Maria represents a broad range of fiction, from commercial rom-coms to radical speculative fiction, subversive thrillers, and upmarket book club fiction. She is drawn to character-driven stories, unusual perspectives, genre-bending works, and supremely pitchable high concepts. Read more about Maria's wish list on her website.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3293" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><b></b><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMAmRdvgnuWUQ5ga0uQrJKljcm3Ld2HjhjvqU6XiKPNh7zFsno-98u_w_ZJzonGnjGN62Y-B8e-smsYxu3U3waoE3o6UozYKwoycH9bHE7xpsIGOWZiXYIDdROP-SvHEHBXt1g50SKzq2hmrxCN4zUDZPW34geeIKMZY6iBRKBe1cSRwo2IBbfk6qxQSE/s503/yaelcrop.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="503" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNMAmRdvgnuWUQ5ga0uQrJKljcm3Ld2HjhjvqU6XiKPNh7zFsno-98u_w_ZJzonGnjGN62Y-B8e-smsYxu3U3waoE3o6UozYKwoycH9bHE7xpsIGOWZiXYIDdROP-SvHEHBXt1g50SKzq2hmrxCN4zUDZPW34geeIKMZY6iBRKBe1cSRwo2IBbfk6qxQSE/s320/yaelcrop.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Ms. Yael Levy</b> of <a href="https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/yael-levy/" target="_blank">Olswanger Literary</a><p></p><p>I’m a Literary Associate for Olswanger Literary with years of experience in publishing as an author and developmental editor. Seeking manuscripts that bravely explores the human condition, social structures, the world…Iconoclasts welcome!</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Fiction: Action/Adventure, Commercial, General, Science Fiction, Women’s Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy. Non-Fiction: Business, Journalism, Memoir, Science, "Big Idea/Think", #ownvoices, Diaspora Narratives, Politics/Current Affairs, Popular Science/Psychology. </p><p></p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3262" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94_HwsHKws0QJtSEnnY90fi6mT1GCrUC_JKoUMX5XlivMrHtwo72VPX4sLF8Lh8V41N1zI80F6hzou9SkOR6cmlPi_pxZxdMK55xqF8O0Z9hkeMsye5FIqRavJZ8Tv6ul78d9l_mEZ2yoeq7PLlEniAPGv5MH0dg9C3hsznQaH1oOvetJqcZDeBO-cxXx/s240/JackieKruzie-wpcf_240x240.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94_HwsHKws0QJtSEnnY90fi6mT1GCrUC_JKoUMX5XlivMrHtwo72VPX4sLF8Lh8V41N1zI80F6hzou9SkOR6cmlPi_pxZxdMK55xqF8O0Z9hkeMsye5FIqRavJZ8Tv6ul78d9l_mEZ2yoeq7PLlEniAPGv5MH0dg9C3hsznQaH1oOvetJqcZDeBO-cxXx/s1600/JackieKruzie-wpcf_240x240.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b>Ms. Jackie Kruzie</b> of Focused Artists<p></p><p>Jackie has worn many hats in the literary world including librarian, writer, editor, and literary associate. She was an acquisitions editor for an Indie publisher before completing a 6-month internship with Olswanger Literary and joining the team at Focused Artists.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I represent several genres including graphic novel, historical fiction, horror, mystery, paranormal/supernatural, thriller, western, and women’s fiction. My heart belongs to picture books, but I am also interested in chapter books for early readers, middle grade, and YA though my YA list will be limited . </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/JackieKruzie_FocusedArtists" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERfuhQ9J5Z3Swld2-EPHtz8Fh8GU7_GkkpXOavIFh3CbfhaMeM2AfAxf5Ey2etaSLuBd_eQekQ8w0GlOvnnFEh9uzVUOHzW0NrTBVvA5BojJnwq51pTLLjfRi7yOhphYyOXA5f8ljzA0P7XVIrlitFlr6FqH0WnDtC4fUATfCDzzMwMU_cu5QFtjatlK_/s3088/Lauren+Bajek.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERfuhQ9J5Z3Swld2-EPHtz8Fh8GU7_GkkpXOavIFh3CbfhaMeM2AfAxf5Ey2etaSLuBd_eQekQ8w0GlOvnnFEh9uzVUOHzW0NrTBVvA5BojJnwq51pTLLjfRi7yOhphYyOXA5f8ljzA0P7XVIrlitFlr6FqH0WnDtC4fUATfCDzzMwMU_cu5QFtjatlK_/s320/Lauren+Bajek.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><b>Lauren Bajek</b> of <a href="https://www.lizadawsonassociates.com/lauren-bajek" target="_blank">Liza Dawson Associates</a><p></p><p>Lauren Bajek joined Liza Dawson Associates as an assistant in 2021. Previously, she was a bookseller and the science fiction and fantasy buyer for the Elliott Bay Book Company, where she championed books in translation and books by women, queer people, and people of color. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Lauren is currently building a select list of fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis in SFFH, upmarket speculative fiction, craft/DIY nonfiction, and science/nature nonfiction. Across the board, she is drawn to literary prose, queer and anticolonial perspectives, unusual or hybrid forms, and an ambitious sense of imagination. She is always interested in animal cognition, translation, and sentient houses.</p><p></p><p><b>How to submit</b>: If you are interested in querying Lauren, please send a query and first three chapters or 25 pages pasted into an email to querylauren@lizadawson.com. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_MNXC8gWbexFyN5OxElXXNpw0gSxjqROD5SPfp_dyI3OfvTY1dDJXFPcFwB3QMfFKRt_-Nz71_MXh7k2pLv3AiIp4vK45-8zwJlEL9B2lJ3sfgyIoLi8bvS6k2m06Qs1ssZLGgc9P8dBDWMZNQq4Ry-GG7fBzkb3qCbGgrT2GQy2mq7E7ESCnjlKh8Av/s300/jamesfarner.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_MNXC8gWbexFyN5OxElXXNpw0gSxjqROD5SPfp_dyI3OfvTY1dDJXFPcFwB3QMfFKRt_-Nz71_MXh7k2pLv3AiIp4vK45-8zwJlEL9B2lJ3sfgyIoLi8bvS6k2m06Qs1ssZLGgc9P8dBDWMZNQq4Ry-GG7fBzkb3qCbGgrT2GQy2mq7E7ESCnjlKh8Av/s1600/jamesfarner.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><b>James Farner</b> of <a href="https://awfulagent.com/agents/james-farner/" target="_blank">JABberwocky Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>James Farner (he/him) is an Agency Assistant for JABberwocky Literary Agency, directly assisting COO Brady McReynolds. He was born and raised in the Midwest, received his bachelor’s degree in English writing and religious studies from the University of Oklahoma (where he interned with award-winning literary magazine World Literature Today), and moved to New York City to attend The New School for Social Research’s Liberal Studies master’s program</p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>: Mysteries and thrillers.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use his <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/JamesFarner" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_FG5WstwTYiWyLzCmJ7IucoHxn-SAIjqNmSX7eqdCvobACobjTbAoxKijRusOi6A1aD4fhKFksUFuUjqaEhbzWisU-HBWrvzLsbvBLImYGi-iKzjCfjPADpQ-qtOToLJSTJJS7QiiDnju7PeZSiWk7NoNb9nTT9Oc0zGVHrfOJxpxP5W0So6s6zSemCX/s400/annazinchuksmall.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK_FG5WstwTYiWyLzCmJ7IucoHxn-SAIjqNmSX7eqdCvobACobjTbAoxKijRusOi6A1aD4fhKFksUFuUjqaEhbzWisU-HBWrvzLsbvBLImYGi-iKzjCfjPADpQ-qtOToLJSTJJS7QiiDnju7PeZSiWk7NoNb9nTT9Oc0zGVHrfOJxpxP5W0So6s6zSemCX/s320/annazinchuksmall.jpg" width="320" /></a><b></b></div><b>Anna Zinchuk </b>of <a href="https://www.davidblackagency.com/anna-zinchuk" target="_blank">David Black Agency</a><p></p><p>Anna joined the team at DBA in spring of 2022 to assist David Black. She holds a BA degree in Film Studies from the University of Iowa, and prior to joining DBA she worked as a project editor for a college-level publisher.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Anna is interested in a wide array of fiction, and is particularly passionate about stories that explore human complexity, with themes like mortality, grief, and loss, especially stories in which the ending is melancholic or ambiguous.</p><p>In literary fiction, her preferences lean towards coming-of-age narratives and contemplative stories. In the realm of genre fiction, she's captivated by the allure of fantasy and magical realism, with a healthy touch of romance. Regardless of the genre, Anna appreciates clever writing infused with humor, and seeks stories that keep her on the edge of her seat, whether from despair, horror, adoration, or joy. While embracing both YA and adult fiction, her specific interest lies in the 'new adult' sub-genre, which seamlessly combines plot elements of YA fiction with the maturity of adult storytelling.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: To query Anna, please send a short synopsis of your story and paste the first 50 pages of your manuscript into the body of an email to azinchuk@dblackagency.com. While she cannot respond to every query, she will reach out to any that she is interested in within 6 weeks.</p>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-66057597019887044702024-01-29T04:21:00.000-08:002024-02-26T05:34:03.213-08:0097 Calls for Submissions in February 2024 - Paying markets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyugnVkdfFZ4Vsu1xmUEW6Ao9vL3ZQGA9OHIPuWxeKtyX38ghHZcF8lvpjersMlVXx7D5rAShOZTV3w3as6lb9q7FgVtPQdgKZLonzGlL_vWxYOBZqedp1djaqKyVzn-nEQOLKjulkMHrtPAEkYaaMDSmRIN6QU3V9bYU48M-qI9j9wNAGK6wVDo1wqtc/s1200/sun_flower_heartpxhere.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyugnVkdfFZ4Vsu1xmUEW6Ao9vL3ZQGA9OHIPuWxeKtyX38ghHZcF8lvpjersMlVXx7D5rAShOZTV3w3as6lb9q7FgVtPQdgKZLonzGlL_vWxYOBZqedp1djaqKyVzn-nEQOLKjulkMHrtPAEkYaaMDSmRIN6QU3V9bYU48M-qI9j9wNAGK6wVDo1wqtc/w400-h225/sun_flower_heartpxhere.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This February there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p>(Image: PxHere)</p><p>____________________</p><p><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/jr-handley-presents-contested-landing/" target="_blank">Contested Landing Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Military Science Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: "a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors." <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</p><p><a href="https://flash-frog.com/submit/" target="_blank">Flash Frog</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction ghost stories. Length: 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens February 1, 2024.</p><p><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/riddlebird-Ae4Nk" target="_blank">Riddlebird</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary fiction, personal essays. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens February 1, 2024. (<i>Closes when they reach their quota</i>)</p><div><div><a href="https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/lightspeed/guidelines" target="_blank">Lightspeed</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction flash fiction, up to 1500 words. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><br /><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/last-girls-club-lImp7" target="_blank">Last Girls Club</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. <b>Payment</b>: Fiction, 15 cents/word. Poetry, $10. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm" target="_blank">The First Line</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.<div><br /><a href="https://www.celticfrogpublishing.com/call-for-submissions-bigfoot-country/" target="_blank">Bigfoot Country</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories about Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti. The genre is open. <b>Payment</b>: $100 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://plumwoodmountain.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Plumwood Mountain: An Australian and International Journal of Ecopoetry and Ecopoetics</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Theme: ‘Queering Ecopoet(h)ics’ <b>Payment</b>: $80. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 2, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://cordite.org.au/submissions/">Cordite</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. Payment is available for Australian contributors only. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/odin-submissions-0" target="_blank">Flame Tree: Myths, Gods & Immortals: Odin</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales." Theme: Odin. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/anansi-submissions-0" target="_blank">Flame Tree: Myths, Gods & Immortals: Anansi</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales." Theme: Anansi. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/medusa-submissions-0" target="_blank">Flame Tree: Myths, Gods & Immortals: Medusa</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales." Theme: Medusa. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://frombeyondpress.com/books/xanax-hamster/" target="_blank">Xanax Hamster</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror flash fiction that has been rejected by other publications. <b>Payment</b>: 5 cens/word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.</div><br /><a href="https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Sci Phi Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Hard science fiction, fictional nonfiction, and speculative philosophy. Translations accepted. <b>Payment</b>: €0.03/word; €0.01/word for translations. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.<br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://roseswildflowersfantacists.com/roses-and-wildflowers/" target="_blank">Roses and Wildflowers</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Mythopoeic fiction, poetry & art. <b>Payment</b>: $5. Opens February 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mukoli.net/submit/" target="_blank">Mukoli</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and multimedia art creations that engage with peacebuilding. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: February 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.utopiasciencefiction.com/submit" target="_blank">Utopia Science Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Utopian science fiction. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $0.04/word for fiction, $30 for nonfiction, $25 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: February 6, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.speculationpub.com/submissions" target="_blank">Speculation Publications Utter Speculation Novella Series</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novella. "The Collection of Utter Speculation series speculates about what is behind real mysteries and legends. The stories must start with the known facts. They can be rooted in real world explanations or supernatural causes, but they need to answer the question, what causes this?" Novellas should be 20,000 - 35,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties? <b>Deadline</b>: February 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bigwingreview.com/submissions" target="_blank">Big Wing Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays, prose, flash fiction, poetry, spoken word, and visual art works for work that explores relationships – one-to-one, groups, families, romances, friendships; challenges, highs, lows, patterns, and parallels. <b>Payment</b>: $5 for poetry, $10 for prose. <b>Deadline</b>: February 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://headland.org.nz/submissions/" target="_blank">Headland</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Māori writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short fiction and nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: February 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://this.org/contribute/" target="_blank">This Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: News, arts and ideas stories, and features. <b>Payment</b>: $60 - $300. <b>Deadline</b>: February 7, 2024.<i> Pitches only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://puncherandwattmann.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Puncher &Wattmann</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length, fiction, memoir, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: February 10, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thesuburbanreview.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Suburban Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, art, poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: AUD150-275 for prose; AUD125-275 for poetry; comics and art AUD100-300. <b>Deadline</b>: February 11, 2024. <i>No submission fee for Australian residents.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://falling-star-magazine.com/" target="_blank">Falling Star Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories between 2,000 – 5,000 words on the theme of having to move forward to, heading toward and eventually finding a new home, and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Poetry $10. Fiction pays $20. <b>Deadline</b>: February 11, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://escapeartists.net/catscast/catscast-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Escape Artists: CatsCast</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction stories about cats. (Podcast) <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 11, 2024. <i>Reprints accepted</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.castofwonders.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Cast of Wonders</a>. <b>Genre</b>: YA Speculative fiction. Podcast. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $.08/word for original fiction up to 6,000 words. For reprints, a $100 flat rate for Short Fiction, and a $20 flat rate for Flash Fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.augurmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Augur Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to creators who are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, Disabled, and/or Trans, who are also Canadian citizens/permanent residents and/or who are living within the settler-defined borders of the land colonially known as Canada. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction short stories and poetry. Translations accepted. <b>Payment:</b> $0.11 cents (CAD) per word for short fiction (1000+ words), and a flat fee of $110.00 per flash fiction piece (1000 words and under). <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.augurmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Tales and Feathers</a>. </span><b>Restrictions</b>: Open to creators who are Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, Disabled, and/or Trans, who are also Canadian citizens/permanent residents and/or who are living within the settler-defined borders of the land colonially known as Canada. <span style="background-color: white;"><b>Genre</b>: Cozy SFF fiction up to 2500 words. <b>Payment</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">11 cents CAD/word. </span><b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://crimsonquillquarterly.com/#home" target="_blank">Crimson Quill</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.loreleisignal.com/Guidelines.html" target="_blank">The Lorelei Signal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. <b>Payment</b>: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lucentdreaming.com/submit/" target="_blank">Lucent Dreaming</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to submissions from d/Deaf and Disabled writers aged 16+ who are Welsh and / or Wales based. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose and creative non-fiction. <b>Payment</b>: £50. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/submission-guidelines-strange-locations-edited-by-marissa-van-uden/" target="_blank">Apex Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative microfiction in the form of tourist brochures, travel blogs, and travel guides to the strangest, darkest places you can imagine. Word count: Up to 250 words. <b>Payment</b>: $10 and a digital copy. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">khōréō</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. "This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, transnational/transracial adoptees, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere’. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work." <b>Genre</b>: Stories, essays, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. <b>Payment</b>: 0,10/word for fiction, $100 for nonfiction, and $40-300 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.camdenparkpress.com/streetmagic2/" target="_blank">STREET MAGIC II</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Magic. Hiding right under our unsuspecting noses, or swirling around all around us. When we’re talking about Street Magic, it’s probably closer than you think." Length: 6000 – 9000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalty sharing. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. <i>Reprints accepted.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://omenana.com/omenana-submissions/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Omenana Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers from Africa and the African Diaspora. <b>Genre</b>: speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.prairiefire.ca/submissions/call-for-submissions-burning-up-burning-down/" target="_blank">Prairie Fire</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian women writers fifty and over 50. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, CNF. <b>Payment</b>: Prose: $0.10 per word; Poetry: $40 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. <span style="color: red;">CLOSED</span></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://fallentreepress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Fallen Tree Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers from the U.S. and Canada only. "We are looking for poets that are BIPOC and/or age 50 and over." <b>Genre</b>: Poetry chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://prismaticapress.com/dudes-rock" target="_blank">Dudes Rock!</a> <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction (however vague) that highlights “queer masculinity.” <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://carteblanchemagazine.com/submissions" target="_blank">Carte Blanche</a> (Canada). <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations. comics, photography. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Luna Station Quarterly</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. <i>Some reprints accepted</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction" target="_blank">Muse Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction articles for children. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. <i>See themes</i>. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thespectacle.wustl.edu/?page_id=119" target="_blank">The Spectacle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmedia.com/faces-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Faces</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction, activities for children 9 - 14. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: February 19, 2024. Queries only. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/" target="_blank">The Deadlands</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "The Deadlands exists in liminal spaces between life, death, and elsewhere. We are looking for fiction that concerns itself with death—but also everything death may involve." <b>Payment</b>: $50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: February 20, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://ffo.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Flash Fiction Online</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: February 21, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://corvidqueen.com/submit" target="_blank">Corvid Queen Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and pieces that are in-between up to 5,000 words. "Feminist tales, feminist retellings of traditional tales, and personal essays related to traditional tales." <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: February 22, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://heduanreview.com/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Heduan Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, prose poems, personal essays, reviews, art. <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 25, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/" target="_blank">Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment </b>$30 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: February 25, 2024. <i>This is a monthly call</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://bsfa.co.uk/fission" target="_blank">Fission</a> is the British Science Fiction Association's annual anthology of SFF fiction. You don’t need to be a BSFA member to submit. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction. Length: Up to 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 2 pence per word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 26, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Uncanny Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative flash fiction (750-1500 words). <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 26, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fantasticbooks.biz/product-page/jewish-futures-2-edited-by-michael-a-burstein" target="_blank">Jewish Futures II</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction and fantasy stories that will speculate on the past, present, and future of the Jewish people. What will Jews be up to many years from now? How do Jews deal with magic, sorcery, and demons? <b>Payment</b>: five cents a word (for a maximum total payment of $250). <b>Deadline</b>: February 26, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://roughcutpress.com/submit/" target="_blank">Rough Cut Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to the LGBTQIA community. <b>Genre</b>: Experimental fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. "We seek personal, lyrical, critical, and experimental work in under 650 words." Theme: Withhold. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: February 27, 2024.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sites.google.com/newmyths.com/newmyths-com-home/submissions" target="_blank">New Myths</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 3 cents/word with a minimum payment of $50 for all submissions, fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction and poetry; $50 for book reviews; $80 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.gameoverbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">Game Over Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length fiction and poetry manuscripts. "We like manuscripts that tell a story and have an overall arc to them." <b>Payment</b>: 30% royalties and 25 author copies. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://inkedingray.com/affection-anthology-a-women-of-color-writers-circle-collaboration/" target="_blank">Inked in Gray: Affection</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories by women of color that talk about the affection and show us a fresh, unique view on the topic. <b>Payment</b>: $45. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.altmilkmag.com/submissions" target="_blank">Alternative Milk</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays and other text based submissions. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry on theme. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024. <i>Opens February 15. Submission periods are extended by a week for BIPOC creators only.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.havenspec.com/submit/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Haven Speculative</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 8¢ per word for fiction and $20 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fanaticalmag.com/p/submissions_16.html" target="_blank">Fanatical</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fahmidan.net/publishing" target="_blank">Fahmidan Publishing</a> is a publisher for all POC & Women ardent in battle against subjugation. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry or fiction chapbook. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://typehousemagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Typehouse</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: In honor of Black History Month, no-fee submissions are open for all Black creators, not limited to those in the US. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles, messages from heaven, angels</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories about miracles, angels, messages from heaven, premonitions, amazing coincidences and other unexplainable but good events! <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: The power of thinking positive</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories and poems. "How did you “think positive” and how did it change your life? Tell us your success story about using the power of positive thinking!" <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://tnq.ca/submit/" target="_blank">The New Quarterly</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $275 for a short story or nonfiction entry, and $50 per poem or postscript story. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div> <br /><div><a href="https://www.littleghostsbooks.com/submission-call" target="_blank">Little Ghost Books</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: "We are looking for transgressive horror fiction, queer fiction, and Canadian writers. LGBTQA+ folks, POC writers, and first time submitters are encouraged!" <b>Genre</b>: HORROR NOVELLAS between 17,500- 50, 000 words. Payment: Royalties? <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://subterrain.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Subterrain</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Creative nonfiction, commentary, fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Poetry: $50 per poem; Prose: $.10 per word (to a maximum of $500). <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>No fee if submitted by mail. Journal is located in Canada.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lyrapoetry.com/about" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">LYRA</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "L=Y=R=A is a quarterly literary magazine publishing experiments and language." (Make of that what you will.) <b>Payment</b>: "Honorarium." <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.timberghostpress.com/submissions.html" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Timber Ghost</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://coniumreview.com/manuscript-submissions/" target="_blank">Conium Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Magical realist, surrealist, and experimental fiction: Chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: </div><div>Ten copies and a small honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anvilmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Anvil Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasty, scifi, western, and many other sub-genres. <b>Payment</b>: 2 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mindseye.us.com/SUBMISSIONS/" target="_blank">JOURN-E The Journal of Imaginative Literature</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Adventure, Detection & Mystery, Fantasy, Horror & the Supernatural, and Science Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: One (1) cent per word for prose fiction and non-fiction, BUT with the following maximums: Up to $50.00 maximum for short stories; up to $35 maximum for scholarly articles; up to $15 maximum for reviews. Poetry from 3-13 lines--$7.50. Poetry from 14-50 lines--$15.00. Poetry over 50 lines--$15.00 plus 25 cents per line over 50 lines up to a maximum of $35.00. Interior Illustrations--$25-$50.00 (half-page to full-page). Cover Art in Full RGB Color--$100 [will be commissioned, or the illustrator should contact the editor with a concept before finished work and submission]. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Note: closes once 100 submissions have been received.</i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/" target="_blank">New Orleans Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>In celebration of Black History Month, there are no submission fees for Black writers for the month of February.</i><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.yellowarrowpublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Yellow Arrow Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Creative nonfiction, poetry, cover art by authors who identify as women. Theme: Elevate. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://adimagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Adi: Disobedience</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. “We’re looking for short fiction about the past, present, and future of disobedience to orthodoxies of all kinds – from political doctrines to religious creeds to artistic or intellectual frameworks. We want stories of the rebellions, heresies, theoretical revolutions, and moments of civil disobedience that catalyze this world and alternative worlds." <b>Payment</b>: $200 for flash fiction up to 1,000 words; $500 for longer stories, up to 5,000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shotgunhoney.com/announcements/announcement-at-the-edge-of-darkness/" target="_blank">Shotgun Honey</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror/crime mashup between 1000 and 5000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25, <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Rumpus</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays. <b>Payment</b>: $400 divided among all contributors. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Rumpus: Enough</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, critical essays, poetry, comics, and hybrid work by women and non-binary people who engage with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence. <b>Payment</b>: $400 divided among all contributors. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.murderousinkpress.co.uk/submissions.html" target="_blank">Crimeucopia</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Crime Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Reprints - To a Maximum of - £7.00 at present - but negotiable. New Material - 1,000 - 5,000 - up to £10 .00 at present. New Material - 6.000 - 10,000 - up to £20.00 at present. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://corvidqueen.com/submit" target="_blank">Corvid Queen Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and pieces that are in-between up to 5,000 words. "Feminist tales, feminist retellings of traditional tales, and personal essays related to traditional tales." <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>BIPOC writers only</i>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://as.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/contact/submit" target="_blank">Nashville Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, art, and nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per poem & song selection; $100 per selection for all other categories, including featured artwork. Translators receive $25 per poem & $100 for prose selections. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><br /><a href="https://parsecink.com/index.php/triangulation-submissions/" target="_blank">Triangulation—Hospitium</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: 3 cents per word for short stories, 25 cents per line for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://mudseasonreview.com/submit/" target="_blank">Mud Season Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mariscatpress.com/submitting-your-work/" target="_blank">Mariscat Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry pamphlets. 20-24 poems (maximum 24 pages) <b>Payment</b>: Royalties? <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.alienliterarymagazine.com/submissions" target="_blank">Alien Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All types of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://gwyllionmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Gwyllion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £10 per accepted story or poem. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.malahatreview.ca/announcements/queer_issue_call.html" target="_blank">Malahat Review.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $70/page. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.munsterlit.ie/Southword%20Journal.html" target="_blank">Southword</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: €50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Rogue Waves.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All mermaids (and their kin), kraken (sea monsters), underwater civilizations, etc. stories are welcome. All genres are accepted." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.epicechoesmag.com/Submissions/" target="_blank">Epic Echoes Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Action/Adventure, SFF, Horror, Mystery. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/nightlight-black-horror-fiction-podcast-dV3fG" target="_blank">Nightlight</a> (Podcast). <b>Restrictions</b>: At least one of your birth parents must be Black. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Flash fiction (750-1,500 words) <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sliceduppress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Slay and Slay Again! An Anthology of Queer Horror</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Preference will be given to submissions from LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC authors. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Cricket Media: ASK Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science articles for children 7–10 years old. Theme: Make It Yourself. <b>Payment</b>: Unspecified. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/submission-guidelines-ezp-35.html" target="_blank">JMS Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: LGBTQ romance stories, 12,000 words minimum. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://adaptivepressllc.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Adaptive Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sci-fi and fantasy short stories centered around people’s pets. Word counts from 500 to 1,500 words. They will consider flash series - three or more flash tales built around a common theme. <b>Payment</b>: $25 - $50. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Short Story Substack</a> accepts one short story every month. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. Word count 6,000 - 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Base Pay of $100 for the chosen story + 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Reprints accepted.</i><div> </div><div><b><span style="color: red;"><i>AND A FEW MORE...</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/urban-fantasy-2/" target="_blank">A Touch of Aether</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Urban fantasy. Length: 5,000 - 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mukoli.net/submit/" target="_blank">Mukoli</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and multimedia art creations that engage with peacebuilding. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mygalvanizedfriend.org/literary-submissions" target="_blank">My Galvanized Friend</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions must be LGBTQIA+ content created by LGBTQIA+ identified submitters. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, and essays between 500 and 3,500 words as well as works of poetry and original works of art. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per fiction/nonfiction/essay and $10 per page of poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://heymrswinkler.com/about/teach-write/teach-write-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Teach. Write</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. "I prefer writing that is either written by composition teachers and writing students OR about teaching and learning." <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://parabola.org/submissions/" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Parabola</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: $400. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theherstoriesproject.com/submissions" target="_blank">Midstory Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays written by women about life, love, loss, and friendship at midlife. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eerieriverpublishing.com/publishing" target="_blank">Eerie River</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror and dark fantasy novels. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blockpartymagazine.com/submit" target="_blank">Block Party Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/woodwardreview/aimsandscope.html" target="_blank">The Woodward Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, art, and digital media from anyone, anywhere. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://gully-mag.com/" target="_blank">Gully</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and visual art. <b>Payment</b>: US$15 for poems and Gullets (flash fiction and non-fiction of less than 1,000 words) and US$30 for features and longer fiction (1,000 words and over). <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ironhorsereview.com/gates-open" target="_blank">Iron Horse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems, stories, and essays. <b>Payment</b>: $100 per essay or story, and $50 per poem or flash piece. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024. <i>Note: Open one day only for free submissions</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: March 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Thema: Bookmarks</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: Bookmarks. <b>Payment</b>: $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline:</b> March 1, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-26010254058366671782024-01-26T05:19:00.000-08:002024-02-20T09:56:50.315-08:0095 Writing Contests in February 2024 - No entry fees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZGHM3tn_iY5DzyxYYO2fEQYCJoFmFyfETmZEk48Ei5x4WlE7cEhQzBfJn15tMWwDeGuNAB0wU8a2nq9u5ahDkH-WDW3pt2RCDw430sAavxLwce_kPcdjT51qQNvPNI9dyUt7XDdaY0EybGNABsMZ8OnArFBUryCnwYV_pvqBYs5dYSSn0ywL5VIWQ3Vn/s728/tulips-montblanc-lake-geneva-montreux-previewpickpik.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="728" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMZGHM3tn_iY5DzyxYYO2fEQYCJoFmFyfETmZEk48Ei5x4WlE7cEhQzBfJn15tMWwDeGuNAB0wU8a2nq9u5ahDkH-WDW3pt2RCDw430sAavxLwce_kPcdjT51qQNvPNI9dyUt7XDdaY0EybGNABsMZ8OnArFBUryCnwYV_pvqBYs5dYSSn0ywL5VIWQ3Vn/w400-h300/tulips-montblanc-lake-geneva-montreux-previewpickpik.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Despite being nasty, brutish, and short, February always hosts reams of writing contests. This February there are more than seven dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes this month range from $100,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.<br /><br />If y<span>ou want to get a jump on next month's contests go to </span><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/free-contests.html" target="_blank">Free Contests</a><span>. Most of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline has passed, you can prepare for next year.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck! </p><p>(Image: Mt Blanc: Pickpik)</p><p>_______________</p><div><a href="https://www.baen.com/contest-jbmssa" target="_blank">The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story of no more than 8,000 words that shows the near future (no more than about 50-60 years out) of manned space exploration. <b>Prize</b>: Publication as the featured story on the Baen Books main website paid at the normal paying rates for professional story submissions. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.bluefire.org/about-contest/" target="_blank">$1000 for 1000 Words Creative Writing Contest</a> is sponsored by the Leyla Beban Young Authors Foundation. <b>Restrictions</b>: Students enrolled in grades 6-12. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction of exactly 1000 words. <b>Prize</b>: Two $1,000 scholarship prizes will be awarded, one for grades 6-8 and one for grades 9-12. Seven $100 cash prizes will also be awarded for winning entries, one per grade level. <b>Deadline:</b> February 1, 2024.<b><i> </i></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.poetrycenterpccc.com/awards" target="_blank">Paterson Prize for Books for Young People</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Most outstanding book for young people published in previous year. There is a $1000 award in each category: Pre-K - Grade 3; Grades 4 - 6; Grades 7 - 12. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://symposium.org/global-essay-competition/" target="_blank">St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Writers must be enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university, and be born in 1993 or later. <b>Genre</b>: Essay on on the best or worst legacy from previous generations. Length: 2,100 words. <b>Prize</b>: CHF20,000, split between three winners; they’ll also cover travel, accommodation, and admission to the symposium in Switzerland. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.poetrycenterpccc.com/awards" target="_blank">Paterson Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry book published in 2021. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.gannon.edu/Academic-Offerings/Humanities-Education-and-Social-Sciences/Undergraduate/English/Poetry-Contest/" target="_blank">Gannon University Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Entrants must be a US high school student or a home-schooled student in grades nine through twelve. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Each student may enter 1 or 2 poems; each poem may be no longer than 50 lines. <b>Prize</b>: First Place: $100.00 Second Place: $75.00 Third Place: $50.00. <b>Deadline:</b> February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.narrativemagazine.com/narrative-for-schools/eighth-annual-contest" target="_blank">Narrative Magazine High School Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to high school students aged 15-18. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry on theme. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wednesdayclubstlouis.org/poetry-contest/" target="_blank">Wednesday Club Junior Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: <span style="background-color: white;">High School Students in Grades 9 through 12 in the St. Louis Area.<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Two individual poems. <b>Prizes</b>: $200, $150, $100, $80, $50, and up to five $25 honorable mentions TEACHER AWARDS: $200, $150, $100. (Applies to teachers of first three student winners.)<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><b>Deadline:</b> February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wednesdayclubstlouis.org/poetry-contest/" target="_blank">Wednesday Club Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Adults over 18; living within a 50-mile radius of St. Louis<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;">. </span><b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Two individual poems. <b>Prizes</b>: $500, $300, $150.<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><b>Deadline:</b> February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dragonbladepublishing.com/writerscompetition/" target="_blank">The Write Track</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length historical romance. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 and a publishing contract with Dragonblade Publishing. <b>Deadline:</b> February 1, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jusfc.gov/creative-artists-programs/?mc_cid=44f41e79ab&mc_eid=a05612d711" target="_blank">United States/Japan Creative Artists Residencies</a>. This is a 3-5 month residency in Japan. <b>Grant</b>: $24,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ncpoetrysociety.org/studentcontests/" target="_blank">North Carolina Student Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to student poets from 3rd grade to university undergraduates attending schools in North Carolina. <b>Genres</b>: Unpublished poems (submit one poem). <b>Prizes</b>: 1st Place winners will receive a $60 check, an NCPS award certificate, and a free copy of Pinesong. 2nd Place winners receive $40, an NCPS award certificate, and a free copy of Pinesong. 3rd Place winners receive $25, an NCPS award certificate, and a free copy of Pinesong. <b>Deadline</b>: February 2, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www1.chester.ac.uk/flash-fiction/youthcompetition" target="_blank">The University of Chester Flash (Youth)</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Scottish students aged 16-19 who are studying in the UK. <b>Genre</b>: flash fiction of up to 360 words. <b>Prize</b>: Up to £100. <b>Deadline</b>: February 2, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bathflashfictionaward.com/" target="_blank">Bath Flash Fiction Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, 300 words max. <b>Prize</b>: £1000 prize for the winner, £300 second and £100 third. Two commendations £30 each. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://goldentriangledc.com/event/golden-haiku/" target="_blank">The Golden Triangle Golden Haiku poetry contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku on theme “Transforming Paths.” <b>Prize</b>: Up to $500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apt.org.au/max-afford-playwrights-award" target="_blank">Max Afford Playwrights' Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australian playwrights aged 18-40. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length plays. <b>Prize</b>: A$15,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/" target="_blank">Furious Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. "On the first Friday of every month, a new set of story prompts will be revealed. You will have 55 hours to submit your best 500-word (or fewer) story." <b>Prize</b>: $500AUD. <b>Deadline</b>: February 4, 2024. <i>Opens February 2</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate/contest/" target="_blank">Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 6 - 12</a>. Stop the Hate® is designed to create an appreciation and understanding among people of differing religions, races, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. <b>Genre</b>: Essay, 500 words. <b>Restrictions</b>: Northeast Ohio 6-12th Graders. <b>Prize</b>: $20,000 scholarship. <b>Deadline</b>: Grade 6-10: February 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/" target="_blank">Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to authors under 30 years of age who have not had a book published. Applicant must have been born in Ohio or have lived in Ohio for a minimum of five years. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction and creative non-fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000.<span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5858; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;"> </span><b>Deadline</b>: February 10, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.anikopress.com/submit" target="_blank">Aniko Press Summer Flash Fiction Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction (100 words max) on theme: Wave. <b>Prize</b>: Publication on their website and social media, a copy of Pulitzer Prize-winning Stay True by Hua Hsu plus a copy of the latest issue of Aniko Magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: February 11, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/competitions/writers-artists-short-story-competition-2024" target="_blank">Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story. All entries must be original unpublished prose of 2,000 words or fewer. <b>Prize</b>: A place on one of Arvon's residential writing courses and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lightbringerproject.org/science-fiction-competitions" target="_blank">The Tomorrow Prize & The Green Feather Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Los Angeles County high school students. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, and environmentally focused sci-fi story. <b>Prize</b>: Tomorrow Prize: $250, $150, and $100 USD. Green Feather Award: $250.00 & online publication by the Nature Nexus Institute. <b>Deadline</b>: February 13, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://albionreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to high school students in Michigan. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: 1st place - $250 and publication in The Albion Review, 2nd place - $150 and publication in The Albion Review; 3rd place - $100 and publication in The Albion Review. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://suzannetaylor.substack.com/p/an-essay-contest-its-january-1-2050" target="_blank">Evolution Revolution: It’s January 1, 2050.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Essay. "Write as if it’s 2050 and Earth is a cooperative place. How did that come to pass? The only requirement is to start with what you did. Re wordcount, be as concise as you can so as not to lose readers, while giving details that demonstrate the workability of your ideas." <b>Prize</b>: $4,000 for 1st place and $2000 each to 4 more. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction up to 1000 words on theme. <b>Prize</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.<i> See themes.</i></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://tree2mydoor.com/pages/offers-competitions-valentines-day-poetry" target="_blank">Tree2mydoor Valentines Day Poetry competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK citizens. <b>Genre</b>: Witty or soppy, romantic or silly Valentines Day poems. <b>Prize</b>: £100 worth of Tree2mydoor gift vouchers. <b>Deadline</b>: February 14, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.poetrynw.org/james-welch-prize/" target="_blank">James Welch Prize for Indigenous Poets</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The prize is open to new, emerging, and established poets who are community-recognized members of tribal nations within the United States and its trust territories (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, Chamorros, and American Samoans). Only poets who have not published more than one book-length collection are eligible; however, previous publication is not a requirement. Eligible contestants must be community-recognized members of their tribal nation. Formal tribal enrollment is not the only way of acknowledging belonging, and this prize aims to recognize all Native writers who are in community. Previous first place winners of this prize are not eligible, but previous finalists are welcome to submit work. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.maltzmuseum.org/stop-the-hate/contest/" target="_blank">Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out Essay Contest Grades 6 - 12</a>. Stop the Hate® is designed to create an appreciation and understanding among people of differing religions, races, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. <b>Genre</b>: Essay, 500 words. <b>Restrictions</b>: Northeast Ohio 6-12th Graders. <b>Prize</b>: $20,000 scholarship. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. Grades 11-12:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/harold-morton-landon-translation-award" target="_blank">Harold Morton Landon Translation Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collection translated from any language into English and published in the previous calendar year. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/prizes/governor-generals-literary-awards" target="_blank">Governor General's Literary Awards</a>.<b> Restrictions</b>: Books must have been written or translated by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. They do not need to be residing in Canada. <b>Genre</b>: The Governor General’s Literary Awards are given annually to the best English-language and the best French-language book in each of the seven categories of Fiction, Literary Non-fiction, Poetry, Drama, Young People’s Literature (Text), Young People’s Literature (Illustrated Books) and Translation (from French to English). <b>Prize</b>: $25,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/ambroggio-prize" target="_blank">Ambroggio Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Poet must be a U.S. Citizen; Resident of the United States for the ten-year period prior to the submission deadline, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Legal Permanent Status (LPS), or any subsequent categories designated by the U.S. authorities as conferring similar enhanced status upon non-citizens living in the United States. <b>Genre</b>: Book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. <b>Prize</b>: $1000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hubcity.org/southcarolinanovelseries" target="_blank">Hub City Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers of all levels who have lived in South Carolina for at least one year prior to submission of their manuscript. <b>Genre</b>: Novel. <b>Prize</b>: $1,500 and book publication, including marketing and tour support from Hub City Press and the series partners, as well as placement in all South Carolina state libraries and readings/events with presenting sponsors. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/starr/Fellowships/hodson-brown-fellowship.php" target="_blank">Hodson Trust–John Carter Brown Library Fellowship</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction (includes creative nonfiction). A book-in-process relating to the literature, history, culture, or art of the Americas before 1830. <b>Award</b>: $20,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.autumnhouse.org/submissions/caapp-book-prize/" target="_blank">CAAPP Book Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers of African descent. <b>Genre</b>: First or second book by a writer of African descent and is open to the full range of writers embodying African and African diasporic experience. The book can be of any genre that is, or intersects with, poetry, including poetry, hybrid work, speculative prose, and/or translation. <b>Prize</b>: $3000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hsa-haiku.org/hsa-contests.htm#meritbook" target="_blank">Haiku Society of America Merit Book Awards for Excellence in Published Haiku, Translation, and Criticism</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Published book. Books must have been published in 2022 and must clearly contain a printed 2022 copyright. A member, author, or publisher may submit or nominate more than one title. At least 50 percent of the book must be haiku, senryu, or haibun, or prose about these subjects (books mostly of tanka, for example, are not eligible). <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships" target="_blank">Vermont Studio Center – Full Fellowship Awards</a>. The Vermont Studio Center offers 54 fellowships; open to anyone in the world. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024. (There is now a $25 application fee)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://murphywriting.com/writing-workshops-retreats/other-writing-events/paul-victor-winters-memorial-creative-writing-contest/" target="_blank">Paul-Victor Winters Memorial Creative Writing Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to NJ high school students in private or public schools, grades 9-12. <b>Genre</b>: Flash Fiction and Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.washburn.edu/mabee/ksbookaward/call-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award in Poetry (Kansas Book Award)</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Author must establish a connection to Kansas by birth, education, employment, residence or other significant claim. <b>Genre</b>: Novel or collection of short stories. The nominee's book must have a publication date of 2021, 2022, or 2023. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.press53.com/53word-story-contest" target="_blank">53-Word Story Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: 53-word story. <b>Prize</b>: Publication in Prime Number Magazine and a free book from Press 53. <b>Deadline</b>: February 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://latinostudies.nd.edu/institute-initiatives/letras-latinas/andres-montoya-poetry-prize/" target="_blank">Andres Montoya Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Latino authors who are residents of the US. <b>Genre</b>: First book of poetry published by a Latino author. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 and publication by the University of Notre Dame Press. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024. <i>Biennial prize</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx" target="_blank">Iris N. Spencer Undergraduate Poetry Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a United States college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry composed in the traditional modes of meter, rhyme and received forms. <b>Prize</b>: First prize $1,500, and a runner-up prize $500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/projects/albers_award" target="_blank">Randall Albers Young Writers Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to all Chicago-area students currently enrolled in grades 9–12. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $250 top prize, <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx" target="_blank">Villanelle Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a United States college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Villanelle. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx" target="_blank">Sonnet Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a United States college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Sonnet. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx" target="_blank">Myong Cha Son Haiku Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a United States college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku. <b>Prize</b>: First prize $1,500, and a runner-up prize $500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/poetry/contestAwards.aspx" target="_blank">Rhina P. Espaillat Poetry Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduate poets who are enrolled in a United States college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Original poems written in Spanish and translations of English poems to Spanish. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">Jeanne Córdova Prize for Lesbian/Queer Nonfiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to a writer committed to nonfiction work that captures the depth and complexity of lesbian/queer life, culture, and/or history. The winner of the prize will have published at least one book and show promise in continuing to produce groundbreaking and challenging work. <b>Prize</b>: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">The Denneny Award for Editorial Excellence</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The award will go to an editor whose commitment to the publication of LGBTQ+ writers and literature contributes significantly to the advancement of the LGBTQ+ community. Candidates can work in any genre, be at any publication, and be at any stage of their career. For 35 years as an editor at Macmillan, St. Martin’s Press, and Crown Publishing, Michael Denneny championed LGBTQ writers and stories as one of the first openly gay editors working at major publishing houses. The Denneny Award for Editorial Excellence is the only editorial award that not only recognizes the support provided by editors to the literary community, but also the importance of editors in the advancement of a social movement. <b>Prize</b>: The winner will receive a cash prize of $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024. [<i>On a personal note, Michael Denneny was my editor at St. Martin's, I'm sad to hear he has passed away</i>.]</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">The Pat Holt Prize for Critical Arts Writing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The award will go an LGBTQ arts critic or literary reviewer committed to examining queer works of art and culture, as Holt ground-breakingly did for 16 years. This award is made possible by Lesbians for Good, a fund of the Horizons Foundation. <b>Prize</b>: $4,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">Dr. Jim Duggins Outstanding LGBTQ Mid-Career Novelist Prize</a>. </span></span><b>Restrictions</b>: Open to LGBTQ mid-career novelists who have published at least three novels. or two novels and substantial additional literary work (including poems, stories, or essays). <b>Genre</b>: Published book. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">Randall Kenan Prize for Black LGBTQ Fiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to a Black LGBTQ writer whose fiction explores themes of Black LGBTQ life, culture, and/or history. To be eligible, the winner of the prize must have published at least one book and show promise in continuing to produce groundbreaking work. <b>Prize</b>: $3,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.lambdaliterary.org/emerging-writer-award/" target="_blank">Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The nominee must self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. The nominee must have written and published at least one but no more than two books of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.andresmontoyapoetry.com/andres-montoya-prize.html" target="_blank">Andres Montoya Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Latino authors who are residents of the US. <b>Genre</b>: First book of poetry published by a Latino author. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 and publication by the University of Notre Dame Press. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://scotiabankgillerprize.ca/important-dates/" target="_blank">Scotiabank Giller Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to books published in Canada in English. Books must be published in Canada in English between October 1, 2023, and February 28, 2024 to be eligible for the 2023 Prize. Must be nominated by publisher. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. Full-length novel or collection of short stories published in English, either originally, or in translation. <b>Prize</b>: $100,000 to the winner and $10,000 to each of the finalists. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wilbur-niso-smithfoundation.org/index.php/awards/best-published-novel-2019/submissions" target="_blank">Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Adventure writing novel. <b>Prize</b>: £10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://luminarts.org/creative-writing-opportunities" target="_blank">Luminarts Creative Writing Fellowship</a>. The Creative Writing Fellowship awards two $7,500 grant Fellowships for excellence in creative writing in the categories of prose and poetry, in fiction and nonfiction. Applicants submit a two-page written piece (either a stand-alone piece or an excerpt of a larger piece such as a novel or short story). Open to writers between the ages of 18 and 30 years old at the time of application; be enrolled in, or have graduated from, a degree program; and live within 150 miles of the Union League Club of Chicago. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry or prose, fiction and nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $7,500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/special-awards/" target="_blank">J. Michael Samuel Prize for Emerging Writers Over 50</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to unpublished LGBTQ writers over 50 working in any genre. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 16, 2043.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BIPOC writers. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $1,500 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: <b>Deadline</b>: February 17, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/gbf-programs/poetry-contest/" target="_blank">Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions:</b> Open to high school students (grades 9-12) from across the Washington Metropolitan Area (Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC). <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: First, 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $250, $100 and $50 gift certificates. <b>Deadline</b>: February 22, 2024.</div><div><br /><a href="http://journalism.nyu.edu/matthew-power-literary-reporting-award" target="_blank">The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award</a> supports the work of a promising early-career nonfiction writer on a story that uncovers truths about the human condition. Genres: Nonfiction journalism works in progress with “strong, character-driven narratives with detailed scene writing and lyrical description.” <b>Restrictions</b>: The award will not fund proposals to report on armed conflicts where journalists are already imperiled, nor projects that are mainly investigatory. <b>Prize</b>: $6,000 upon announcement of the winning proposal; $3,000 upon evidence of substantial progress (usually a first draft); and $3,500 upon completion and acceptance by the Award committee.. <b>Deadline</b>: February 22, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.civilwarcenter.olemiss.edu/wileysilverinfo.shtml" target="_blank">Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History</a>. <b>Genre</b>: First book or monograph in Civil War history published in the previous year. Books or monographs published by scholarly or popular presses are eligible. <b>Prize</b>: $2,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 23, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/research-and-academia/enter-tower-poetry-competition" target="_blank">Christopher Tower Poetry Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK students between 16-18 years of age. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, one poem, maximum 48 lines. Theme is 'Mirror.' <b>Prize</b>: £5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 23, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.centerforinterfaithrelations.org/young-authors/" target="_blank">Young Authors Sacred Essay Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US students aged 13-18. <b>Genre</b>: Essay discussing the power of love to strengthen communities and transform lives. Explore themes such as compassion, mutual aid, tenderness, justice, reconciliation, and healing. <b>Prize</b>: $100 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 23, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/culture-news/a36157/harpers-bazaar-short-story-competition/" target="_blank">Harper’s Bazaar short-story competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK residents or nationals, aged 18 or over. <b>Genre</b>: Original, unpublished short story, written in English on the subject of ‘The experiment’ up to 2,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: Two-night stay at Chewton Glen in Hampshire (UK). <b>Deadline</b>: February 25, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://slwa.wa.gov.au/whats-on/awards-fellowships/wa-premiers-book-awards" target="_blank">Western Australian Premier's Book Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to authors who either are citizens or permanent residents of Western Australia. <b>Genre</b>: Book published during the preceding calendar year in a variety of genres. <b>Prize</b>: Up to A$60,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 26, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/atwood-gibson-writers-trust-fiction-prize/guidelines/" target="_blank">Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. Restrictions: Titles must be published in Canada and written by Canadians. No self-published works. <b>Prize</b>: $60,000 will be awarded to a novel or short-story collection published betwe<span style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;">en October 1, 2023 and February 28, 2024<b style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #363636; font-family: "GT America"; font-size: 16px;">.</b></span> Prizes of $5,000 will be awarded to each of the finalists. <b>Deadline</b>: February 27, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/hilary-weston-writers-trust-prize-for-nonfiction/guidelines/" target="_blank">Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Non-Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary non-fiction. <b>Restrictions</b>: Titles must be published in Canada and written by Canadians. <b>Prize</b>: $60,000 will be awarded to a literary nonfiction book published between October 1, 2023 and February 26, 2024. <b>Deadline</b>: February 27, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/dayne-ogilvie-prize" target="_blank">Writers' Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian LGBTQ+ writers. <b>Genre</b>: Debut book published between October 1, 2023 and February 26, 2024. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 27, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nepoetryclub.org/contests/victor-howes-prize-in-poetry/" target="_blank">Victor Howes Prize in Poetry</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Undergraduate English majors currently enrolled at a New England college (2-year or 4-year). <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://buffalobooks.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The American Buffalo Books Fiction Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novels — from 40,000 to 80,000 words — that are set in or explore the Midwest, the Great Plains, and/or the alleged flyover portions of the West. <b>Prize</b>: $500 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024. <i>Closes when they reach their cap so submit early. </i></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://lunchticket.org/contests/dwm/" target="_blank">Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay, maximum 5,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $250 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lunchticket.org/contests/gabo/" target="_blank">The Gabo Prize for Literature in Translation & Multi-Lingual Texts</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary translations and multi-lingual texts. <b>Prize</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.asail.org/resources/awards/" target="_blank">Beatrice Medicine Award for Scholarship in American Indian Studies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay or monograph about Native American studies published in previous calendar year. <b>Prize</b>: $250. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.asail.org/resources/awards/" target="_blank">Electa Quinney Award for Published American Indian Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Story. "This award seeks to highlight the work of story creators who continue the tradition of teaching through narratives often crossing the boundaries of genres, formats and disciplines. To celebrate the dissemination of stories into spaces where they can be shared all published stories qualify including small press and fine arts printing." <b>Prize</b>: $250. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/the-toronto-star-2024-short-story-contest-begins-saturday-heres-how-to-apply/article_36222630-ab1f-11ee-861f-576dbf45e30f.html" target="_blank">Toronto Star Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions:</b> Open to Ontario residents 16 years of age or older. <b>Genre</b>: Short story. <b>Prize</b>: 1st prize - $5000; 2nd prize - $2000, 3rd prize - $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 28, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://orwellsociety.com/education/orwell-dystopian-fiction-prize/" target="_blank">The Orwell Society Dystopian Fiction Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to current students (both BA and MA) at British universities. <b>Genre</b>: Dystopian narratives of 3,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: £750. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lilliputpress.ie/submissions" target="_blank">Lilliput at 40 Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who have not published a book-length work. <b>Genre</b>: Christmas Party stories and essays. <b>Prize</b>: €500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bcala.org/bcala-awards/literary-award-e-book#" target="_blank">Black Caucus of the American Library Association Self-Published E-Book Literary Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to African-Americans. <b>Genre</b>: Self-Published E-Book in fiction and poetry written by African-Americans that depict the "cultural, historical, or sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora." <b>Prize</b>: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://discoverkelpies.co.uk/kelpies-prize-writing/" target="_blank">The Kelpies Prize (Scotland)</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Scottish authors. <b>Genre</b>: Children’s fiction and nonfiction, picture books. <b>Prize</b>: £1,000, a publishing contract, a writing retreat, and a year of mentoring by an editorial team. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/sijo.php" target="_blank">2024 Sijo Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: A Sijo poem. <b>Prize</b>: Adult division: First ($1,000), Second ($750), Third ($500); Pre-college division: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300) <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/essay.php" target="_blank">Sejong Cultural Society Essay Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers ages 19-30. <i>Also see youth and children's divisions</i>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay responding to Topic: "I'm Waiting for You" by Kim Bo-young. <b>Prizes</b>: $1000, $750, $500, $50 for honorable mention, plus possible publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://v2.writingclasses.com/contests/holiday-haiku-contest-2023" target="_blank">Honest Holiday Haiku Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku. "In the spirit of Scrooge, Santa, and everything in between, we invite you to write your most honest holiday haiku. Use this space to vent about the itchy socks your great aunt insists on gifting you each year or wax poetic about a Valentine's Day mishap." <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sejongculturalsociety.org/writing/current/sijo.php" target="_blank">Sejong Cultural Society Sijo Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers ages 19-30. <i>Also see youth division</i>. <b>Genre</b>: Sijo. <b>Prizes</b>: Adult: $1000, $750, $500, $50 for honorable mention, plus possible publication. Pre-college division: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300) <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chaucer.org.uk/the-canterbury-tales-writing-competition-2023-24-being-part-of-a-group/" target="_blank">The Canterbury Tales Writing Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to all students of school age including not only those in schools and college communities, but also students who are home educated and in any other young people’s community organisations. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and fiction: <i>See prompts</i>. <b>Prize</b>: £300 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.littletokyohs.org/" target="_blank">Imagine Little Tokyo</a>. Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTHS) seeks fictional short stories in Japanese or English for its “Imagine Little Tokyo” writing contest. The setting of the story should be in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA– either past, present or future. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29</span></span>, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wordswithoutborders.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators</a>. "The grant is intended to facilitate the completion of a substantial sample of a book-length work of prose translation suitable for submission to English-language publishers, and will be awarded to an individual translator who has not yet received a book-length contract for translation work. We particularly welcome submissions from translators from historically underrepresented cultures and backgrounds." <b>Grant</b>: $3,000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.graywolfpress.org/about-us/submissions" target="_blank">Graywolf Press Nonfiction Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length manuscript of creative nonfiction by a writer not yet established in the genre. <b>Prize</b>: $12,000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Opens February 1</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://notableworks.org/" target="_blank">Notable Works Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems that celebrate the environment. Theme: "Connections Nurtured Through Nature's Harmonies." <b>Prize</b>: $150. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/" target="_blank">Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poem inspired by artwork. (See site for image.) <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>This is a monthly contest</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Substack</a> runs a monthly short story competition. Their mission is to "revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful." <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 6000- 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024. <i>Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/contest/stories-everywhere" target="_blank">#GWstorieseverywhere.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Micro fiction. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://letterreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Most forms of nonfiction including: Reviews (especially book reviews), memoir, journalism, interviews, essay (including personal essay), fictocriticism, creative nonfiction, travel, nature, opinion, and many other permutations. <b>Prize</b>: The top three winning entries of the Prize for Nonfiction are declared the Winners, and share equally in the Prize pool of $1000 USD. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/witcraft-monthly-humour-competition-0iut1" target="_blank">Witcraft Monthly Humour Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Humor with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. <b>Prize</b>: First prize A$50, second prize A$20, third prize A$10, payable via Paypal only. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-01/words-without-borders-announces-second-annual-momentum-grant-for-early-career-translators/" target="_blank">Words Without Borders Momentum Grant for Early-Career Translators</a>. <b>Genre</b>: The grant is intended to facilitate the completion of a substantial sample of a book-length work of prose translation suitable for submission to English-language publishers, and will be awarded to an individual translator who has not yet received a book-length contract for translation work into English. We particularly welcome submissions from translators from historically underrepresented cultures and backgrounds. <b>Prize</b>: $3000. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Elizabeth Boatwright Coker Student Prizes in Short Fiction and Poetry</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Applicants must be 18-25 years old at the time of submission, legal residents of South Carolina, and enrolled full time at a private or public South Carolina institution of higher education. <b>Genre</b>; Short fiction, poetry. "There is no restriction on content, but submissions may not exceed 15 pages double-spaced and must be either one original, unpublished short story or one excerpt from a longer, unpublished work. Submit up to 5 unpublished poems (totaling no more than 10 pages)." <b>Prize</b>: $250 and an invitation to be honored at the SCAA Induction Ceremony. <b>Deadline</b>: February 29, 2024.</div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-58404090483440875482024-01-23T04:15:00.000-08:002024-01-24T10:43:40.090-08:0015 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in February 2024<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUQH6KO9t9m3xKGlYozgj2wK9EKWx55huacs-spCU8MdJJoiOdncDoNxlI6CwCkh_vrrwmyPC_wFGMjhMfgoDV7Z9STarLdmRkIDioBgeW0wZ1I1RWfhSRVUYQVsX2yD3P79MOBmvX4TE1SFWxivzCBtavQ7HxYrssrVo1_d9fYDeHuPC6vB80W_8AZ4l/s3264/Lightner_Museum,_St._Augustine,_Florida,_USA.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUQH6KO9t9m3xKGlYozgj2wK9EKWx55huacs-spCU8MdJJoiOdncDoNxlI6CwCkh_vrrwmyPC_wFGMjhMfgoDV7Z9STarLdmRkIDioBgeW0wZ1I1RWfhSRVUYQVsX2yD3P79MOBmvX4TE1SFWxivzCBtavQ7HxYrssrVo1_d9fYDeHuPC6vB80W_8AZ4l/w400-h300/Lightner_Museum,_St._Augustine,_Florida,_USA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This February there are more than a dozen writing conferences. Many conferences and workshops will be held online, but some will be held in person or use a hybrid format.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These writing events offer everything a writer might want: intensive workshops, pitch sessions with agents, to how to market yourself and your books, discussions - there is something for everyone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div>For a full list of conferences held throughout the year see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/writers-conferences.html" target="_blank">Writing Conferences</a>. If you miss an application deadline, put it on your calendar for next year. Quite a few conferences offer scholarships, so apply early. Plan ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check out <a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-workshops/" target="_blank">Highlights list of workshops</a>. They offer many throughout the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Image: St. Augustine, Florida: Wikimedia)</div><div><br /></div><div>_____________________</div><div><br /></div><p><a href="https://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/programme" target="_blank">Jaipur Literature Festival</a>. February 1 - 5, 2024. Presentations, panels, readings, and music performances. In an uplifting celebration of the mind and heart, authors from the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe will take part in provocative conversations about life and society, economics and the arts, equity, freedom, and the care of our planet. In these critical times, the penetrating, intercultural dialogue exchanged speaks deeply to individuals and gives rise to the joy of community.</p><div><a href="https://www.hollins.edu/academics/continuing-education-camps/tinker-mountain-writing-workshops/tinker-mountain-winter-recharge/" target="_blank">Tinker Mountain Winter Recharge</a>. February 2 - 4, 2024: <i>Online</i>. The weekend begins with a social session on Friday evening and continues with workshops Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 2 to 4 p.m. Just the right amount of time to affirm your writing and to reset for the balance of winter and spring. Manuscript workshops, limited to 8 participants, give you an opportunity to receive feedback on your work from peers and your faculty mentor and learn what other writers are working on. Write now workshops, limited to 10 participants, allow you to immerse yourself in the craft of writing and generate new work without the pressure of preparing or reading manuscripts.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Store-Admin/Store/p/writing-true-stories-to-ignite-the-soul" target="_blank">On Memory and Metaphor: Bringing the Past to Life</a>. February 3, 2024: <i>Online</i>. "How do we translate a vague memory in our thoughts into a vivid memory in an essay or memoir? Sensory knowledge, written descriptively, assists in memory, in recalling past events. From here, we metaphorically string memories together. By reflecting on our lives, we see truths not initially observed in the past. Memories are dynamic, not static. They change as we change. When we write our sensory memories, they present us with fresh perspectives. This second life doesn't just recapture past actions, it gives them depth and meaning." This presentation includes a writing prompt, space to read your work, as well as time for discussion and questions-and-answers.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/" target="_blank">Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference.</a> February 7 - 10, 2024: Seattle, WA. "The AWP Conference & Bookfair is an essential annual destination for writers, teachers, students, editors, and publishers. Each year more than 12,000 attendees join our community for four days of insightful dialogue, networking, and unrivaled access to the organizations and opinion-makers that matter most in contemporary literature. AWP’s is now the largest literary conference in North America." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebostonwritingworkshop.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The 2024 Boston Writing Workshop</a>. February 9-10, 2024. <i>Online</i>. "This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited online “seats” at the event (200 total). In other words, it’s two days full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi-in-person-winter-conference-2024" target="_blank">SCBWI In-Person Winter Conference 2024</a>. February 9-11, 2024: NY, NY. Come and be inspired by renowned authors and illustrators, learn about the state of the children's book publishing industry from panels of agents, editors and art directors, dive deep into your craft with TWO three-hour Creative Labs, and get your work in front of industry professionals!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sfwriters.org/" target="_blank">San Francisco Writers Conference</a>. February 15 - 18, 2024: San Francisco, CA. Attendees will join with 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the top writer’s conferences anywhere. "Our goal is to help writers become published authors as we help them become better at the craft and business of writing. The SFWC is also one of the friendliest conferences. Presenters this year will include bestselling authors, literary agents, editors, and publishers from major publishing houses. There will be experts on self-publishing, book promotion, platform building, social media, and author websites. The San Francisco Writers Conference has one of the largest faculties of any writer’s conference to ensure the best networking with the people who can help you get published." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://murphywriting.com/workshops/strategic-submission-an-online-workshop/" target="_blank">Strategic Submission: An Online Workshop</a>. February 15 – March 14, 2024, Each Thursday, 5:00-7:00pm EST/EDT: Online. "In this five-week online workshop, writers of all genres are invited to set excuses aside and learn proper submission etiquette and protocol. In a supportive environment, you’ll write cover letters and an author bio, create a submission strategy and research markets for publication, funding and conferences to identify which options best fit your work. You’ll have the opportunity to submit your writing to several markets as your workshop mates cheer you on. Bring a completed short story, a group of 3 to 5 poems, a novel excerpt, an essay or creative nonfiction piece that’s polished and ready to submit."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://writersconference.com/sd/" target="_blank">Southern California Writers’ Conference (and Retreat)</a>. February 16 - 18, 2024: San Diego, CA. Faculty: 60+ working, professional authors of fiction, nonfiction & screen, editors & agents. "Founded and run by professional writers the SCWC provides veteran and emerging talent with authoritative guidance to help distinguish those manuscripts that are ready for market consideration." <i>Limited to 150 conferees.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://murphywriting.com/workshops/the-art-of-short-fiction-an-online-writing-workshop/" target="_blank">The Art of Short Fiction: An Online Workshop</a>. February 16 - March 15, 2024. Each Friday, 3:00-5:00pm EST/EDT: Online. "In this workshop, we will discuss the foundations of short fiction and what makes it so uniquely different from novel writing. We will examine a diversity of voices and styles from contemporary short story writers and consider key aspects of the genre—voice, plot, characterization and more. Through generative writing exercises, we will practice techniques to help you hone your skills using these craft elements. You are welcome to bring a piece you’re currently working on or to start something entirely new. After we spend time writing, we will share and discuss our work in a supportive and productive environment. Beginning and experienced writers are welcome."<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Classes/On-Site-Classes/On-Site-Details/c/on-site-workshops/p/playwriting-for-all-writers-with-jen" target="_blank">Come Play(wright) with Me! A Playwriting Class for ALL Writers</a>. February 17, 2024: Lincoln, Nebraska. "Class for all writers, whether writing for stage and screen or not. Participants will explore techniques for building an excellent playground (i.e. structuring a story) and inviting interesting people (i.e. complicated characters) to connect with audiences there. Topics and activities include tips for utilizing non-traditional story structures, infusing character backstory seamlessly into action, and writing compelling dialogue."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Classes/Online-Classes/Product-Details/c/online-workshops/p/the-engine-of-narratives-openings-metaphors-and-characters" target="_blank">The Engine of Narratives: Openings, Metaphors, and Characters</a>. February 21. 2024. <i>Online</i>. Join author Tommy Dean for a 2 hour generative writing session focused on The Engine of Narratives: Openings, Metaphors, and Characters. Make dreading the blank page a thing of the past! There are many ways to write a story, but these three elements can make the writing easier and more dynamic. We'll look at model texts and get inspired by the writing prompts! Past students have published stories inspired by my prompts in today's best literary magazines.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://centerforblackliterature.org/wild-seeds-retreat/" target="_blank">Wild Seeds Writers Retreat</a>. February 22 - 25, 2024. The Wild Seeds Writers Retreat (formerly the North Country Institute & Retreat for Writers of Color), a collaboration with the Center for Black Literature, the English Department at SUNY, Plattsburgh, and the Paden Institute and Retreat for Writers, provides a writing community where established and newly discovered writers of color can focus on the craft of writing and create cross-cultural conversations around the literature created by writers of the African diaspora. <i>Deadline: Friday, December 15, 2023.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://algonkianconferences.com/StAugustineAuthorMentorNovelWorkshop/" target="_blank">St. Augustine Author-Mentor Novel Workshop</a>. February 23 - 26, 2024: St. Augustine, Florida. "The St. Augustine Author-Mentor Novel Workshop creates an intimate and professional environment that combines private meetings with small-group workshops, thus enabling aspiring authors to wisely approach the writing and publication of their novel. At the St. Augustine event, aspiring authors will:<br />1) Work one-on-one with top authors and savvy market professionals.<br />2) Apply advanced story and narrative technique to their novel-in-progress.<br />3) Hone and improve their writer voice and style.<br />4) Learn the necessary inside mechanics of the publishing business.<br />5) Leave the workshop with a detailed plan to work towards publication of their novel.<br />Group workshop sessions will be interspersed with agent and author consultations, workshop assignments, as well as consults with workshop leaders."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://indianawritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">The 2024 Indiana Writing Workshop</a>. February 24, 2024: Indianapolis, IN. This is a full-day in-person “How to Get Published” writing conference. This writing event is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (150 total). </div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-21148289180745962882024-01-17T04:22:00.000-08:002024-01-19T10:51:26.959-08:0014 New Agents Seeking Genre Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir, YA, LGBT, Children's Books and more<p>Here are fourteen new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXyyGvPfam4wxzEfa36q5j21CfeWzsRDoUv9fd9ySy7rSXcj1B5cki16QD7Srt-wvxjetjHO9GibjnF4eimHwAd8UebHokO6cz-ahzC6Ja0qgq0jfA-ZFAM_o0k1wVZwqFE-iYeihNSUuPhEg0MOvNcvJa3jc6SzIONFS9dUXn9ejCck5NbUcNE5RXRHt/s598/hillary-fazzari-crop.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="598" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXyyGvPfam4wxzEfa36q5j21CfeWzsRDoUv9fd9ySy7rSXcj1B5cki16QD7Srt-wvxjetjHO9GibjnF4eimHwAd8UebHokO6cz-ahzC6Ja0qgq0jfA-ZFAM_o0k1wVZwqFE-iYeihNSUuPhEg0MOvNcvJa3jc6SzIONFS9dUXn9ejCck5NbUcNE5RXRHt/w400-h338/hillary-fazzari-crop.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Hillary Fazzari</b> of <a href="https://bradfordlit.com/hillary-fazzari-agent/" target="_blank">Bradford Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Hillary Fazzari (she/her) joined the Bradford Literary Agency as the agency’s assistant in 2022 before moving into agenting in 2023. Prior to that, she had interned at Writers House and served as a long-term reader and editor for another literary agency. She is a highly editorial agent and is looking for high concept, high stakes stories with deep character development and gorgeous, commercial prose. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Overall, she acquires primarily Middle Grade and YA, and is open to any genre in those areas, including graphic novels. In New Adult and Adult, she acquires more selectively and is open to:</p><p></p><ul><li>Rom-coms;</li><li>Romantasy;</li><li>SFF with strong romantic elements; important female, queer, and/or nonbinary characters; and emotive plotlines; and</li><li>Very select narrative nonfiction that focuses on history.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3240" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLet3ZqIbwr6xRkiSLt4Gi-WUZ_AK5O99sZGvDdRQI15kU3jiKijcGtl8uc_podQIOWdQ-rywu8rFpo8rvoHxLMYbzteLk0zudp-CBSlnJMNX7A93dTPjCYgTyK0e9BqlQhrc9Wnxnj129KUxOc0VZLzzgG-9XysBsgZGk4iAiHUvYVeAoRAQzWseIINZF/s300/sobi.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="225" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLet3ZqIbwr6xRkiSLt4Gi-WUZ_AK5O99sZGvDdRQI15kU3jiKijcGtl8uc_podQIOWdQ-rywu8rFpo8rvoHxLMYbzteLk0zudp-CBSlnJMNX7A93dTPjCYgTyK0e9BqlQhrc9Wnxnj129KUxOc0VZLzzgG-9XysBsgZGk4iAiHUvYVeAoRAQzWseIINZF/s1600/sobi.jpg" width="225" /></a></b></div><b>Sobi-Dee Burbano</b> of <a href="https://lcsliterary.com/our-agents/" target="_blank">LCS Literary Services</a><p></p><p>Sobi-Dee Burbano earned her Associate’s Degree in Arts, but her true passion has always been reading. She discovered a love for books as a child and that has carried on through adulthood. When she is not caring for her young children, as a mother of two, the kindle is her best friend. She loves reading romance of all genres including fantasy and paranormal. Sobi is excited to work with aspiring authors and is now actively building her list. She is looking for unputdownable stories with bold, courageous characters who take you down an emotional journey of perseverance. She enjoys getting lost in a great drama-filled fantasy and also hopes to escape into a romance that makes her fall in love with love again.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Adult Fiction: Contemporary, Commercial, Fantasy, General, Historical, Horror, Humor, Literary, Mystery, New Adult, Paranormal, Psychological Thriller, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Women’s Fiction</li><li>Young Adult Fiction: Adventure, Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller</li><li>Middle Grade: Adventure, Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Humor, Mystery, Paranormal, Sci-Fi</li></ul><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use the agency's <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/LCSLiteraryServices" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jPQ4GxbPRp9vLWb7lTFfmtVs7-_cJX__Cl7SGej88oUrHPeID-8D56eO2uU6SQUJF3EVBjMFzc_2nvIS-6KZzR-q1VN1A-QQbFBqYsjQCmFfWGumjUf_QiRKCPpNACFEEoe2LamYhshyyk76rMkXfgxaY85ESXEEFAoxJlaKCE9STkclrzZG_qAMoIXC/s1566/michelle%20jackson.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1516" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jPQ4GxbPRp9vLWb7lTFfmtVs7-_cJX__Cl7SGej88oUrHPeID-8D56eO2uU6SQUJF3EVBjMFzc_2nvIS-6KZzR-q1VN1A-QQbFBqYsjQCmFfWGumjUf_QiRKCPpNACFEEoe2LamYhshyyk76rMkXfgxaY85ESXEEFAoxJlaKCE9STkclrzZG_qAMoIXC/s320/michelle%20jackson.jpg" width="310" /></a></b></div><b>Michelle Jackson</b> of <a href="https://lcsliterary.com/our-agents/" target="_blank">LCS Literary Services</a><p></p><p>Originally from Jamaica, West Indies, Michelle is now a literary agent with LCS Literary. She began her agenting career as an intern and then a Literary Associate with Olswanger Literary. She is also a published author and has earned educational degrees from New York University, SUNY at StonyBrook, Teachers College Columbia University and Argosy University. Michelle looks forward to bringing adult fiction and select young adult and non-fiction works of new authors to the masses, especially BIPOC and underrepresented authors. She is also a content editor and loves developing and working with new authors to help them hone their craft</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Michelle Jackson represents books that evoke heartfelt emotions and fervent conversations among readers. Her mission is to mentor and develop authors, particularly those from underrepresented communities, and help them build a brand of quality and authentic reads. Michelle has a soft spot for fellow educators who are writers and for stories featuring educators. She is also looking for those who want to write category romances–she also loves Amish romances!</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Adult Fiction: Commercial, Historical, Humor, New Adult, Romance, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, Women’s Fiction </li><li>Sub-genres: Contemporary Romance, Multicultural, Psychological Thrillers, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense</li><li>Young Adult Fiction: Contemporary, Historical, Christian, Romance</li><li>Nonfiction: Biography, True Crime, Self-Help, Relationships, Cookbooks, Narrative, Spirituality, select Memoirs</li></ul><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use the agency's <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/LCSLiteraryServices" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKSXMIjHycTm1R0VxGHore_J0XFX5WA0P45Kum8j_LjTVnO6ZLY4KLJq562OluDKSN1fJC2ZvRZFQPsLfO7nX3eyJj7afz2rjjs12bPdFcHkcXHgAU_y3238s05Fz-vCgmGe4ENP7GT6iR4Vx9c4hjytfS0lmHCHjEC3RA3vX3ZCC2tsd7U3JmDkbgANc/s295/jynastie.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="240" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKSXMIjHycTm1R0VxGHore_J0XFX5WA0P45Kum8j_LjTVnO6ZLY4KLJq562OluDKSN1fJC2ZvRZFQPsLfO7nX3eyJj7afz2rjjs12bPdFcHkcXHgAU_y3238s05Fz-vCgmGe4ENP7GT6iR4Vx9c4hjytfS0lmHCHjEC3RA3vX3ZCC2tsd7U3JmDkbgANc/s1600/jynastie.jpeg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Jynastie Wilson</b> of <a href="https://lcsliterary.com/our-agents/" target="_blank">LCS Literary Services</a><p></p><p>During a childhood that was spent devouring the pages of both fantasy and contemporary novels alike, Jynastie Wilson discovered that there was magic within these pages, one that was much more complex than the fact that they happened to offer a place of escape and distraction. Instead, she found that these novels had the magic to make people feel a little less alone — specifically those that came from various marginalized communities, such as she did. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Jynastie is looking for a variety of projects in both Adult and Children’s genres.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Adult: New Adult, Contemporary Romance, and stories written by LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or other marginalized authors.</li><li>Young Adult: Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical, Horror, and stories written by LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or other marginalized authors.</li><li>Middle Grade: Contemporary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Historical, Horror, and stories written by LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or other marginalized authors.</li><li>Childrens: Picture Books, Chapter Books, and stories written by LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and/or other marginalized authors.</li></ul><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use the agency's <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/LCSLiteraryServices" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSz3KOcRd7ZcnCUDv-GFuREZH8rAL9BHz3Qwutzj9DNIEE93cJAT6TT386mt3j5u1uKWIlQHfd5L0QY3omGAdCDDe3I384HhtieAhKTNuBG8k6jaESil7SHhWMjShUbEofxAkOxUguDBJk_vqfm49cq90QHyVgSof8wk8w-a2PBHQpCo8y-H964HoZNsa/s2049/shabnam-bio-page-placeholder.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="1539" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrSz3KOcRd7ZcnCUDv-GFuREZH8rAL9BHz3Qwutzj9DNIEE93cJAT6TT386mt3j5u1uKWIlQHfd5L0QY3omGAdCDDe3I384HhtieAhKTNuBG8k6jaESil7SHhWMjShUbEofxAkOxUguDBJk_vqfm49cq90QHyVgSof8wk8w-a2PBHQpCo8y-H964HoZNsa/s320/shabnam-bio-page-placeholder.jpeg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland</b> of <a href="https://odommediamgmt.com/our-team" target="_blank">Odom Media Management</a><p></p><p>Shabnam Banerjee-McFarland (she/her) is an Associate Agent at Odom Media Management. Throughout her career, she has worked in independent media aimed at providing tools, resources, and frameworks that support movement-building. As an editor, she has worked with New York Times bestselling authors, speakers, and activists on books and digital training products on topics of intersectionality, racial and gender justice, decolonization, identity, and community organizing. She received her B.A. from University of California, Berkeley and M.A. from Columbia University in American Studies focusing her research on gender, race, and media. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Right now, she is most focused on non-fiction books about racial capitalism and closing the racial wealth gap, decolonization, and an intersectional, gender-inclusive approach to equity and equality.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/queryshabnam" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIik0zoUM86OvaqsJVSMBWsJmf4NMH1KW56eJRlo817gH75U7KcSO_wQcQNuYQhtHUNisjcUTW5pb0GQvafI2O-xLCOrBEZtCtK-I0ojJ02bMDOnATJNrh0RuWTB4AnzwLDdBj38KWitFw5qJtZ_47-To0iSLah8IoW-HW9ydK86z9jR0Y6VFYY78dy0rh/s800/kate%20rogers.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIik0zoUM86OvaqsJVSMBWsJmf4NMH1KW56eJRlo817gH75U7KcSO_wQcQNuYQhtHUNisjcUTW5pb0GQvafI2O-xLCOrBEZtCtK-I0ojJ02bMDOnATJNrh0RuWTB4AnzwLDdBj38KWitFw5qJtZ_47-To0iSLah8IoW-HW9ydK86z9jR0Y6VFYY78dy0rh/s320/kate%20rogers.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Kate Rogers</b> of <a href="https://komediamanagement.com/kate-rogers/" target="_blank">KO Media Management</a><p></p><p>Kate Rogers is a University of Washington graduate with a double major in English and Cinema Media Studies. She has worked in customer service at Vroman's Bookstore in her hometown of Pasadena, California, and as the Assistant Director for Communications and Marketing for Stevens Court Community Council in Seattle.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Kate loves stories with graphic/illustrated elements or multimodal components. All ages (Children’s, MG, YA, and Adult) welcome, as long as there is a visual component! Genres include humor, horror/thriller (bonus if it’s entry level for a younger audience!), romance, light sci-fi, light fantasy (not currently open to high-fantasy of any kind), contemporary realistic fiction, and narrative non-fiction. She is interested in diverse, character-driven narratives that subvert familiar tropes or conventions. Bonus points if your story includes non-conventional, interactive formats.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow submission <a href="https://komediamanagement.com/submissions/" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJN0D8ICtgfjfKozTUplTtIf_xVsWYM7luBwZvWOZf4HnI6BMNRLfJx-ryVXFGup0vmG_kdVBskQflTxvS5qCwiSykOELUHePIYJUnBCm1mIA3M0lAAHPp67Mp65hL1h7_XyNGhWYCo-GEFDP7NxD2dJZG-9d5M9O5s6k0iBFwynDQBB8SEENOfbHvCZZ/s280/tamanna.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="202" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJN0D8ICtgfjfKozTUplTtIf_xVsWYM7luBwZvWOZf4HnI6BMNRLfJx-ryVXFGup0vmG_kdVBskQflTxvS5qCwiSykOELUHePIYJUnBCm1mIA3M0lAAHPp67Mp65hL1h7_XyNGhWYCo-GEFDP7NxD2dJZG-9d5M9O5s6k0iBFwynDQBB8SEENOfbHvCZZ/s1600/tamanna.jpg" width="202" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Tamanna Bhasin</b> of <a href="https://www.therightsfactory.com/Agents/tamanna-bhasin" target="_blank">The Rights Factory</a><p></p><p>Having realized her passion for literature far outweighed her childhood dream of fashion design, Tamanna earned her BA in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. After honing her skills by working with various literary journals and editorial internships, Tamanna joined The Rights Factory as an Associate Editor in 2020. With a keen eye for detail cultivated through her prior editorial work, Tamanna seamlessly transitioned into publishing. Her dedication to diverse narratives shines through as a literary agent—where she now combines her love for reading with her expertise in spotting compelling manuscripts across genres.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Adult: Fantasy, historical fiction, and romance. YA/MG: Fantasy and historical fiction.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/tbhasin" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCzsIZOqLSiLC_P1P-mThqpU7rSwtp_AMGmNr-SGF9rLOxAP5EpUkuYoFNoNSiDewyM0PdxL1TfbuQm4fN6_fJbh6V0i43aeY0IOahozsI-3dGxpe9RVpiChz-6dUWT1rzFbG-gEWulYfm71wUuJbo697lwC980ihrNIfVcHSPgNxwOyJbHsC1Bf09RuM/s287/mara-hollander.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="287" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDCzsIZOqLSiLC_P1P-mThqpU7rSwtp_AMGmNr-SGF9rLOxAP5EpUkuYoFNoNSiDewyM0PdxL1TfbuQm4fN6_fJbh6V0i43aeY0IOahozsI-3dGxpe9RVpiChz-6dUWT1rzFbG-gEWulYfm71wUuJbo697lwC980ihrNIfVcHSPgNxwOyJbHsC1Bf09RuM/s1600/mara-hollander.jpg" width="287" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Mara Hollander</b> of <a href="https://fineprintlit.com/mara-hollander.html" target="_blank">FinePrint Literary Management</a><p></p><p>Mara joined FinePrint in 2023 and became an associate agent in 2024. She earned a bachelor’s degree at Georgetown University (Hoya Saxa!) and a PhD at Pitt Public Health. She’s lived in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and now Charlotte, but calls DC and NYC home. In her free time, she writes fantasy novels, watches a shocking amount of figure skating, roots for the Washington Nationals, and daydreams about petting dogs.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Mara is actively seeking to represent authors from communities traditionally underrepresented in publishing, including BIPOC, LGBTQIA, people who are disabled, and people who are chronically ill.</p><p>In fiction, Mara is seeking accessibly-written genre novels for Adult and YA audiences that rip your heart out and make you forget the world around you. In particular, she’s looking to represent fantasy (including political and romantic/romantasy), light sci-fi, romance, thrillers/mysteries (including political), and women’s fiction. She is not the best fit for literary fiction, historical fiction (historical romance is okay), or work written for middle graders or younger audiences. </p><p>Mara is also interested in narrative nonfiction for adult audiences about mental illness and/or substance use disorders and the American health care system.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: To query Mara, send an email to submissions@fineprintlit.com and write "Dear Mara" in the body of the email.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJfS98VJqKQ6B_74MYDAFm-vsHjc9w2YCL_C_wqWt9npZU-ryDJRJwf5rfix1bN0HRbNEQgPEMTvWrV9YhOD0d8vtlm-JvFtDmW15Ndlt2Jhf5Urt71YjO5_CVnck3LymMpENLGDiqS1tmL8_Y-2UD8afj5-3VKT4ijQ1I66g3oQQZeEbhiR0X8v-VRAX/s225/juliegourinchas.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJfS98VJqKQ6B_74MYDAFm-vsHjc9w2YCL_C_wqWt9npZU-ryDJRJwf5rfix1bN0HRbNEQgPEMTvWrV9YhOD0d8vtlm-JvFtDmW15Ndlt2Jhf5Urt71YjO5_CVnck3LymMpENLGDiqS1tmL8_Y-2UD8afj5-3VKT4ijQ1I66g3oQQZeEbhiR0X8v-VRAX/s1600/juliegourinchas.jpg" width="225" /></a></b></div><b>Julie Gourinchas</b> of <a href="https://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/agents/julie-gourinchas" target="_blank">Bell Lomax Moreton Agenc</a>y (UK)<p></p><p>Julie Gourinchas (she/they) works across the agents’ various lists and provides editorial and administrative support where needed. Prior to her time at BLM, she was managing editor for a transcontinental literary consultancy, and later transferred into freelance editorial work where she worked closely with a number of agents and their clients. </p><p><b>What they are seeking</b>: Julie is drawn to uncommon voices and striking, intelligent writing—whether it be vibrant and floral or tense, quick, and sparse—as well as texture in both tone and setting, and she loves anything spiky, toothy, and dark. While the literary-speculative is her sweet spot, she considers herself genre agnostic within literary fiction, and remains open to compelling and well-executed genre overlap. These include:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>historical fiction, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries (also including and indeed encouraging alternate history);</li><li>gothic fiction (specifically regional gothic with a strong sense of place);</li><li>dynamic-led (e.g. friendships, family, etc) dramas with high emotional stakes;</li><li>searing contemporary fiction centred on themes of identity and belonging;</li><li>speculative science fiction addressing the relationship between humanity and technology;</li><li>dark westerns;</li><li>magical realism;</li><li>female-led horror, especially featuring mangled nature or cosmic, Lovecraftian vibes;</li><li>dark academia;</li><li>speculative “fantasy” with only drips of magic, preferably set in the real/human world.</li></ul><p></p><p>She is keenly interested in hearing from authors traditionally underrepresented in the industry, including but not restricted to writers of colour; queer, trans, and nonbinary writers; working class writers; disabled writers; etc. </p><p>Folkloric, literary, and mythological retellings are a special favourite, particularly when approached from a fresh, imaginative perspective; she’d also love to see a sharp, literary story exploring humanity’s relationship to technology in the vein of Black Mirror. Likewise, a New Weird story exploring the effects of climate change on humanity and society, in the vein of Jeff VanderMeer or China Miéville, would not go remiss. On rare occasion, a moody psychological suspense story, where a heady sense of atmosphere reigns, is welcome. Also, more terrible women please.</p><p>In non-fiction, Julie is keen to read in the narrative and “big ideas” spaces, particularly in the realms of politics, history, and the social sciences.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow submission <a href="https://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOosWZ234m__51Yqo2SvvvlyU2r-TWwlE6im8Oy-4hxymryLGE1RfctpKC7EJw81VyzZCvj-ufyJo7_P6v9UuqIy2I5Hn30w1VONkrWviULlw5cLUAzyhhQPhfqy17-mILcbV9NfENvl2RKgeTp3TPkzMbGzQpICPHPaiUSuvhsLUbQOfScFhipKQadXb/s1338/miriam.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1338" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSOosWZ234m__51Yqo2SvvvlyU2r-TWwlE6im8Oy-4hxymryLGE1RfctpKC7EJw81VyzZCvj-ufyJo7_P6v9UuqIy2I5Hn30w1VONkrWviULlw5cLUAzyhhQPhfqy17-mILcbV9NfENvl2RKgeTp3TPkzMbGzQpICPHPaiUSuvhsLUbQOfScFhipKQadXb/s320/miriam.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Miriam Cortinovis</b> of <a href="https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are" target="_blank">ArtHouse Literary Agency</a> <p></p><p>Born and raised in Italy, Miriam (they/she) moved to Chicago as a teenager and has since earned a BA in Creative Writing and an MA in Writing & Publishing from DePaul University. After an excellent internship at Aevitas Creative Management, for which she also freelance read, she landed at ArtHouse Literary as an intern. They became Associate Agent through intense months of professional growth and supported learning. When not reading or writing SFF fiction of their own, Miriam enjoys playing videogames with their partner and scheming on Dungeons & Dragons with her friends. Their MSWL is inspired by all these speculative passions on top of their non-binary, bisexual, and chronically ill identity.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Miriam is eagerly looking for everything and anything speculative across most age ranges (Adult, Young Adult, and Middle Grade). Miriam takes an interest in Young Adult Contemporary novels that draw on their fascination with American high school from immigrant perspectives and with summer camps/adventures, in the veins of YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN. They’re also looking for queer YA Horror & Thriller the likes of HOW TO FIND A MISSING GIRL and HOLLOW.</p><p>Miriam is also on the lookout for selective works of literary fiction and creative nonfiction. For everything listed above, they’re also highly interested in novellas.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://arthouselit.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNc85ABbqqLKfNt4sA_yaOuvXQliVI_yaEbWKE1WvwJ3Dq0_B1o5HC2DO2QsjTVZQGGNlslzL9M55bxoDGIC_dRn8fAsy_EvKJoJPVOSarCJmZTsdz54xQj0HQGiIa7nGJ55c8iqx5Cz2J_0oG82rOSs_wJrICCkG_6J1TS8YKXVEnFcYeHE3-I_xb0x1/s1080/carleengeisler-headshot1.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNc85ABbqqLKfNt4sA_yaOuvXQliVI_yaEbWKE1WvwJ3Dq0_B1o5HC2DO2QsjTVZQGGNlslzL9M55bxoDGIC_dRn8fAsy_EvKJoJPVOSarCJmZTsdz54xQj0HQGiIa7nGJ55c8iqx5Cz2J_0oG82rOSs_wJrICCkG_6J1TS8YKXVEnFcYeHE3-I_xb0x1/s320/carleengeisler-headshot1.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Carleen Geisler</b> of <a href="https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are" target="_blank">ArtHouse Literary Agency</a> <p></p><p>Carleen comes from a background in technical writing and content marketing. When she found the world of publishing, she fell in love and dove in head first: starting her own author career as well as an internship at ArtHouse. She works on both sides with equal passion, and loves to help authors discover their "why" and curate their careers.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: For fiction, Carleen is looking for adult contemporary stories across genres. She loves suspense, especially if it comes with a dose of weird (think GOOD RICH PEOPLE by Eliza Jane Brazier or BUNNY by Mona Awad), and dark stories are her typical go-to. She is okay with mild speculative elements if they are close to real-world or very grounded. She loves the strange and whimsical, as well as the dark and dreadful. She likes romance, but prefers it to be part of a "bigger picture" story (think THE ARC by Tory Henwood Hoen), or at least that it has a great b-plot. She is especially interested in stories told from the voices of women, LGBTQIA+, and other marginalized communities. She loves morally grey characters, or stories where no one is really good in the end, and craves finding something that breaks the norm of a trope in a satisfying way. She prefers shorter stories over long ones (still within novel standards though, please!) and is happy to consider manuscripts that bend or combine genres.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://arthouselit.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRHlUv1kBhxb9NlLk6C4G7trDfaxqwtVaklV2xmASzW8jgCLjxG15dDAR2BdDKsxhyphenhyphenP6i9W61ZDdB0jYFP_fRJEDy12AQDK9dUZdvv2gY9iuzycBSLjvnbatU1ZGBeOHUgTGKD8HHp3q0CdNp7lWUAWqbNluV27X2Aob6IQghSj57vpEkFdo0u8h5oOvQ/s1416/esty.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="1416" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRHlUv1kBhxb9NlLk6C4G7trDfaxqwtVaklV2xmASzW8jgCLjxG15dDAR2BdDKsxhyphenhyphenP6i9W61ZDdB0jYFP_fRJEDy12AQDK9dUZdvv2gY9iuzycBSLjvnbatU1ZGBeOHUgTGKD8HHp3q0CdNp7lWUAWqbNluV27X2Aob6IQghSj57vpEkFdo0u8h5oOvQ/s320/esty.png" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Esty Loveing-Downe</b>s of <a href="https://arthouselit.com/who-we-are" target="_blank">ArtHouse Literary Agency</a> <p></p>Esty holds a BFA in creative writing from Ringling College of Art + Design and is currently an MFA candidate in fiction at Queens University of Charlotte. Aside from serving as a daily editor for the Southern Review of Books, she joined the teams at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency and Tobias Literary Agency before joining the ArtHouse Literary Agency team and becoming an Associate Literary Agent. <div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Esty is looking for romance, upmarket fiction, YA, genre-blending sci-fi, picture books, and select nonfiction and literary fiction. She’s also looking for genre-blending sci-fi or speculative fiction like THE NIGHT CIRCUS, magical realism like Carmen Maria Machado’s HER BODY AND OTHER PARTIES, or nonlinear, poetic work like THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR. She’d also love to see “romantasy” with strong leads like A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES and CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE, fae stories with romance tropes like THE CRUEL PRINCE, character-driven journeys like THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE, or the fairy tale vibes of SPINNING SILVER.</div><div><br /><div><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://arthouselit.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________<br /><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXuEOkQsVTNMfDvFzvKYJpnvG2IgwW-6xYt8umzxLCtOpqra9Q3nM-VWZ6xhUzQjRRNDe_M6OmzvQYY9_NpVUZ4kxFFuVhNJSi4DAFuatuG5fRg_V5jTkCBrT3sgeOPmPkQQxyJaxi9F2D10_pZD2K6lLaH5iE5CxGQwMre6Iy5o11OSZ95xKENJ3IA3e/s349/Rebecca%20Lawrence.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNXuEOkQsVTNMfDvFzvKYJpnvG2IgwW-6xYt8umzxLCtOpqra9Q3nM-VWZ6xhUzQjRRNDe_M6OmzvQYY9_NpVUZ4kxFFuVhNJSi4DAFuatuG5fRg_V5jTkCBrT3sgeOPmPkQQxyJaxi9F2D10_pZD2K6lLaH5iE5CxGQwMre6Iy5o11OSZ95xKENJ3IA3e/s320/Rebecca%20Lawrence.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Rebecca Lawrence</b> of <a href="http://www.thebookeralbertagency.com/about-us.html" target="_blank">The Booker Albert Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>After graduating with a B.A. in Professional Writing, Rebecca completed internships with Christian Indie Publishing Association and ArtHouse Literary Agency before moving to Booker Albert Literary Agency. </p><p>From a young age, she has been fascinated with epic worlds like LOTR and The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. Books with romantic elements like Ella Enchanted, The Goose Girl, and The Cruel Prince all have places in her top ten. She also adores historical fiction like The Wednesday Wars and iconic masterpieces like Monica Hesse's They Went Left, but her all-time favorite novel has to be the grounded fantasy The Scorpio Races. Her favorite troupes are houses-with-personality (think House of Leaves or The Haunting of Hill House), zombie apocalypses like in the book World War Z, and underwater worlds.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Regardless of genre, Rebecca is looking for stories that have good pacing, grounded worlds, and believable characters. She is interested in fantasy of all kinds and anything that has a good hook. She would love to see more scary YA and MG historical fiction. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/Rebecca" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXOrrrWG8eLSATvnSvkkur-jCcBpg6DX59Rzx8Ny3tAaIlZryGWMopI4FU0LVgP69tQoJfz0xixcZCoGsKVmISdQDxjZ5aTf4tLGHIUkhjjI41jm8KcWVMAlNWXAQhUdwSjMyf4ywf2yUX6mxU4u4cZ-KKqHwzvEjM8fkHqJh_kTBtS3jntEq6AJgQT2x/s274/Gabriela.Laracuente_headshot-copy-1-wpcf_240x274.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="240" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQXOrrrWG8eLSATvnSvkkur-jCcBpg6DX59Rzx8Ny3tAaIlZryGWMopI4FU0LVgP69tQoJfz0xixcZCoGsKVmISdQDxjZ5aTf4tLGHIUkhjjI41jm8KcWVMAlNWXAQhUdwSjMyf4ywf2yUX6mxU4u4cZ-KKqHwzvEjM8fkHqJh_kTBtS3jntEq6AJgQT2x/s1600/Gabriela.Laracuente_headshot-copy-1-wpcf_240x274.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Gabriela Laracuente Sanchez</b> of <a href="https://howlandliterary.com/about-us" target="_blank">Howland Literary</a><p></p><p>Gabriela Laracuente Sanchez had the opportunity to join the Howland team as an intern while completing a BA in English: Editing, Writing, and Media with a minor in Women’s Studies from Florida State University. During this time, she was also the Editor in Chief of The Experience and Editorial Assistant of the Kudzu Review. These experiences led her to help authors navigate the publishing process as a Publications Project Manager. She lives in Dickinson, Texas. Gabriela has since rejoined the Howland team and represents adult fiction and nonfiction. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: In adult fiction, she is looking for literary and upmarket works that have strong cultural influences—especially from Hispanic and Latine backgrounds. She wants to see works that explore topics of cultural identity, complex family dynamics, womanhood, and characters adapting to new spaces. She is also interested in projects that are multilingual and utilize code-switching, incorporate elements of magical realism and speculative fiction, and incorporate elements of food writing. In adult nonfiction, she is looking for cookbooks of Latin-American and Caribbean cuisine. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3218" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-58464332050301318732023-12-28T06:17:00.000-08:002023-12-28T06:56:21.285-08:002024 New Year's Writing Resolution: Revise Your Darlings<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SRlN8nVgcI-XrsU-SqQkBUSBHbZWpPGklbZY8BcZDhxhhfGEID6MmvwoiGFJN55H912MtILR532OwcqnCMJaLJ4-2s1P69KTwAklLEw6NbquW0A28A_Lrxn4pxK9sDXW9-1kYo-i1Ywy60eaqrC5olO2uIb-LmWLQ08qad76tSkfh1E7XitnyOmJxqli/s736/origami.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="736" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9SRlN8nVgcI-XrsU-SqQkBUSBHbZWpPGklbZY8BcZDhxhhfGEID6MmvwoiGFJN55H912MtILR532OwcqnCMJaLJ4-2s1P69KTwAklLEw6NbquW0A28A_Lrxn4pxK9sDXW9-1kYo-i1Ywy60eaqrC5olO2uIb-LmWLQ08qad76tSkfh1E7XitnyOmJxqli/w400-h266/origami.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>William Faulkner is purported to have coined the phrase: "Kill all your darlings." (Although that maxim is attributed to Faulkner, Arthur Quiller-Couch had advised writers to "murder your darlings" decades earlier in 1914.) As a piece of writing advice, "kill your darlings" is simply a warning not to become too enamored with your lovingly created turns of phrase. Like Pygmalion, falling in love with own's own creation doesn't necessarily turn out well for the creator.<p></p><p>This year, in keeping with my tradition of making a New Year's writing resolution, I have resolved, not to kill my darlings, but to rephrase them. I have come to the realization that my work needs some rather drastic pruning. So, I am going to revise.</p><p>Writers tend to focus on composition. The act of creation is not only enjoyable, it provides an invigorating boost to the ego. Composition relies on talent, the innate ability to observe, and put those observations into words (or music, or any art form) in a way that is memorable. But while composition begins with talent, which I maintain can't be taught, it ends with revision, which is a skill that has to be learned. </p><p>Revising your own work requires distance. You have to read it as if you didn't write it. That is not easy. Once you have expressed something with language, those words become imprinted in your mind. Not only are they hard to forget, it is very difficult to change those words in any major way. And, of course, there is the dilemma of not knowing if they even need changing.</p><p>The best way to revise is to put your work down for a long time, not just a few days, or even weeks, but months. Write something else. Populate your mind with other words, other observations, other stories. Then, once you are thoroughly distanced, go back to your previous work and read it, not as its creator, but as a reader does, with fresh eyes.</p><p>Then ask yourself a simple question: "Am I bored?"</p><p>Good writing is not boring. It engages the senses, and stimulates thought. Most of all, it produces an emotional response. If your writing doesn't make you feel as if you are <i>there,</i> it needs to be revised. Descriptions need to be more vivid, insights fully expressed, feelings generated. As a writer, your writing needs to make you, its creator, laugh, cry, shrink back in horror (but in a good way).</p><p>So, dear writers, come with me on my 2024 quest to take a hacksaw to my writing and transform it into something more perfect, more genuine, more ... just more. </p><p>(Image: Lightspring)</p>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-13758076687096710162023-12-27T05:05:00.000-08:002024-03-04T05:20:39.122-08:00 105 Calls for Submissions in January 2024 - Paying markets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG4lk5kugQPaBIAh3YSkWwwuZjuea39PYyLBPi3SEmkceD0AY6rE2Ru0XcMXAZieEIKkD0DlEdRvqDH59a5Ho11LA2ZaruonFKv2KIAgtod0MYHjAo7ggR9GsKgVOhG5FgOqq-rHsh3nU1w47cb5Jdd4YjgEvEvgckeMd6VUeDlJmJDYcU8BbTtFMyMVV/s800/Sunflower%20Odenw%C3%A4lder_Freilandmuseum_-_Kleinbauernhof_mit_ehem._Dorfsch%C3%A4nke_aus_Dallau_-_Fenster.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG4lk5kugQPaBIAh3YSkWwwuZjuea39PYyLBPi3SEmkceD0AY6rE2Ru0XcMXAZieEIKkD0DlEdRvqDH59a5Ho11LA2ZaruonFKv2KIAgtod0MYHjAo7ggR9GsKgVOhG5FgOqq-rHsh3nU1w47cb5Jdd4YjgEvEvgckeMd6VUeDlJmJDYcU8BbTtFMyMVV/s320/Sunflower%20Odenw%C3%A4lder_Freilandmuseum_-_Kleinbauernhof_mit_ehem._Dorfsch%C3%A4nke_aus_Dallau_-_Fenster.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This January there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p>(Image: Wikimedia)</p><p>___________________</p><div><div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/cryptid-horror/" target="_blank">Three Ravens Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Cryptid horror. Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://jcstreetsoldier3.wixsite.com/strange-elf-press/blank-1" target="_blank">Anterior Skies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction (horror, dark fantasy, sci-fi, noir—anything macabre and weird, preferably with cosmic horror undertones), non-fiction (based on true story, investigative journalism, true crime), poetry, flash fiction. Anything and everything, as long as it fits. <b>Payment</b>: One cent per word. $15 minimum (if you write a 200-word poem, you’ll get $15, not $2); max payment is $50 (if you write a 6,000-word short story, you’ll get $50, not $60). <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.juneroadpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">June Road Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collection, full-length, 40 to 60 poems, preferably the author’s first or second book. "We’re particularly interested in work with strong ecological/environmental themes, or that engages in meaningful ways with nature or place, by writers who identify as women." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.talbot-heindl.com/relations" target="_blank">All My Relations Volume 6</a> is an art and lit, online and printed magazine, exploring the theme of “resistance.” This volume is open to racially and ethnically marginalized, gender variant, and disabled creatives only, in consideration of the theme. Own voices only, please. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: Open until filled or until January 1, 2024, whichever comes first.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thewildumbrella.com/submissions" target="_blank">Wild Umbrella</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, essays, and poems. <b>Payment</b>: €10 per poem and €25 per fiction story or non-fiction essay. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Irreal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Magical realism. Length: Up to 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://rsaintclaire.com/" target="_blank">Book Worms</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Dark fiction, essays, poetry. Theme is My Bloody Valentine: dark love stories, Tinder dates gone horribly wrong, bitter romance, a lover’s revenge, tragic love, etc. Dark humor is okay, but it should fit the themes of horror and romance. Specifically looking for original poetry (any length). <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for prose. $25 – $50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><a href="https://cardinalrulepress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cardinal Rule Press</a> <b>Genre</b>: Children’s picture books that empower children through meaningful stories for readers, age 4-11. They also publish non-fiction books for parents (word count up to 70k). <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ffo.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Flash Fiction Online</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $80. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 1, 2024.<br /> <div><a href="https://www.flippedmittenpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Body’s Experience of Religion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://totallyentwinedgroup.com/submissions/submission-calls-pride-publishing/#pp-current-open-submissions" target="_blank">Totally Entwined: Oh, Baby!</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novellas, 30,000 - 50,000 words. Theme: Surprise Babies. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/here-there-be-dragons" target="_blank">Here There Be Dragons</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. "Dragons are icons of fantasy and legends about them abound. Found in novels, poetry, and art, they stir the imagination as helpers, heroes, villains, and symbols of love, fear, and wealth. We are looking for renderings of dragons in writing and art that capture the essence of these fascinating creatures." <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.reservoirroadlit.com/submissions">Reservoir Road Literary Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 1, 2024. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://tablefeastlitmag.com/trypartakesubmissionsguidelines" target="_blank">table/FEAST</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, CNF, art about food. <b>Payment</b>: $18 per poem, prose $35, art $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 3, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.feministpress.org/submissions" target="_blank">The Feminist Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length manuscripts. "International literature, hybrid memoirs, and intersectional activist nonfiction, either single author or anthology. Our fiction projects range from hilarious to heartbreaking, from literary to playful. We especially encourage Black and Indigenous writers and other writers of color, queer and trans writers, and disabled and neuroatypical writers to submit." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 3, 2024.</div><div> <br /><a href="https://www.fourteenpoems.com/submit" target="_blank">Fourteen Poems</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poems. "We want to represent all that's thrilling about the new wave of LGBT+ poets. If you’re a poet, even if you’ve never been published before, we want to read your work. Every issue we publish 14 of the best queer poems we’ve found, and we want to include you! We publish 4 times a year, but take submissions all year round. To be considered, email up to 5 poems, preferably in a pdf format, with a small paragraph about yourself to hello@14poems.com." <b>Payment</b>: £25 for each poem published. <b>Deadline</b>: January 4, 2024.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.invisiblecitylit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Invisible City</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Art. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poetlore.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Poet Lore</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Love poems by LGBTQ poets. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://roommagazine.com/submit/" target="_blank">Room Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to artists of marginalized genders. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, and poems. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $50 per page. <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Hexagon</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French. <b>Payment</b>: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ per word for all short stories up to 7,500 words, $40/page for comics and $150 for cover art pieces. (Payment in CAD). <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sinetheta.net/submit.html" target="_blank">Sine Theta Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to people of Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, or Macau heritage, who live anywhere away from the original 'homeland' of that heritage. <b>Genre</b>: All genres of visual and literary work as long as they relate to the current theme. (See theme) <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.onlypoems.net/submissions" target="_blank">Only Poems</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” <b>Payment</b>: $55. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions" target="_blank">Stone’s Throw</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "We're looking for dark fiction, crime and noir, length between 1,000 and 2,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024. <i>Open to submissions the first week of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cosmichorrormonthly.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Horror Monthly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraftian, Weird stories, art. <b>Payment</b>: 6 cents/word. 50 dollars for artwork chosen as interior content. 200 dollars for cover art. Negotiable. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.offlimitspress.com/flickers-of-fear" target="_blank">Flickers of Fear</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $10 for poetry and flash fiction. $25 - $50 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/topic/myths-gods-and-immortals" target="_blank">Flame Tree: Myths, Gods & Immortals</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Myths, Gods & Immortals brings together the new and the ancient, familiar stories with a fresh and imaginative twist. Each book brings back to life a classic mythological or folkloric figure, with completely new stories alongside the original tales." <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/" target="_blank">Griffith Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Non-fiction short (1,000–1,500 words) pieces of commentary, analysis and critique on subjects as diverse, esoteric or topical as you like. <b>Payment</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024. <i>Pitches only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://mslexia.co.uk/submit-your-work/" target="_blank">Mslexia</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction poetry, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: £25. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/diet-milk-magazine-rv29z" target="_blank">Diet Milk: Gothic</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Gothic fiction, poetry, and art. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $0.01/word for fiction (minimum $40); $15/poem; $50/art piece. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.geist.com/writers/submit" target="_blank">Geist</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Canadian connection required. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $100 - $1000.<i> </i><b>Deadline</b>: January 9, 2024. <i>No-fee submissions for Black writers, Indigenous writers, and writers of color.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.full-bleed.org/submit" target="_blank">Full Bleed</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who are also parents. <b>Genre</b>: Criticism, belle lettres, visual art, illustration, fiction, poetry, and graphic essays. "We are always happy to feature collaborations between writers and artists; ekphrastic creations; and groundbreaking critical essays. For issue seven, we are especially, though not exclusively, interested in work that explores the meaning of home (or habitat), for human and non-human life, at a time of rapid ecological change, and in an era of acute, ongoing refugee and humanitarian crises. We’d also welcome work that considers the aesthetics of home, the discovery or creation of new homes, homesickness, working from home, chosen families, home-in-exile, housing insecurity, and any other angles on the theme that attract your curiosity." <b>Payment</b>: $50 - $100. <b>Deadline</b>: January 10, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bellpressbooks.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Bell Press: Stasis</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: For this call, we are particularly interested in Canadian authors, though international submissions will be considered. Priority will be given to Canadian work to align with Canadian granting-body requirements. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, in particular, retrofuturistic short fiction with a modern lens. Stasis invites submissions that bend the rules of temporality: blending past, present, and future. <b>Payment</b>: $15 CAD plus royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 10, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://alienmagazine.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Alien Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All types of fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual art. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 13, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/for-writers/" target="_blank">Griffith Review: <span style="color: black;">Attachment Style</span>s</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Non-fiction on theme: Attachment Styles. "The attachments we form in our lifetimes shape our experience of the world and our understanding of who we are. ‘Hell is other people,’ wrote Jean-Paul Sartre, his point being less about misanthropy and more about how entwined our self-perception is with the ways in which others perceive us. And alongside our personal relationships – from filial to friendship, from collegiate to romantic – sit the complex emotional connections we form with places, ideas and objects. How do we navigate these varying attachments, and what can they offer us when our lives are so mediated by technology?" <b>Payment</b>: Negotiated. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://daikaijuzine.org/guidelines" target="_blank">Daikaijuzine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $10.00 for each short story, and $5.00 for each poem and flash fiction piece. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024. Opens January 1.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://seasidegothic.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Seaside Gothic</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. <b>Payment</b>: £0.01 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://waystationmag.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html" target="_blank">Waystation</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Space opera. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://solarpunkmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Solarpunk Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Solarpunk. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for fiction, $40/poem, and $75/essay. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://obsidianbutterfly.com/yanksub.html" target="_blank">Yankee Scares</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: All stories must be set in Connecticut. Preference will be given to writers who: Live in Connecticut -- Have some connection to Connecticut -- Live in New England. Other writers may apply and will be offered space as available. <b>Genre</b>: 80s and 90s nostalgia horror. Length: 1000 - 8000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shenandoahliterary.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Shenandoah</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and novel excerpts. <b>Payment</b>: $80 per 1000 words of prose up to $400. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 15, 2024, and closes when they reach capacity. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://orionmagazine.org/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Orion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays on the environments of film and television. <b>Payment</b>: Who Pays Writers lists payment of 25 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <i>Pitches only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://themarkaz.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Markaz Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Various literary forms, including but not limited to short stories, essays, film, photography, art and music on theme: Love Sex Desire. <b>Payment</b>: Small honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <div><br /></div><a href="https://www.thesunlightpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Sunlight Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, photography, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: $15 - $40. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.syracuseculturalworkers.com/art/call-for-art" target="_blank">Women Artists Datebook</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women. <b>Genre</b>: Poems and art. Theme: Peace and Justice. <b>Payment</b>: $200 for art, $70 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://34orchard.com/guidelines/" target="_blank">34 Orchard</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry. "We like dark, intense pieces that speak to a deeper truth. We’re not genre-specific; we just like scary, disturbing, unsettling, and sad." <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024. <i>Opens January 1</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.justfemmeanddandy.com/call-for-submissions" target="_blank">just femme & dandy</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fashion for the LGBTQIA+ community. Theme: Time Travel. "We want to hear about the historical figures that informed your developing queer/trans styles, what you imagine for our queer future. Think Queerasures & Queertopias: Past, Present, and In Futurity! We’re particularly interested in receiving submissions that considers queer fashion, past, present, or future in terms of climate change and fashion’s role in (un)sustainability. We would love to hear from up and coming drag artists and independent fashion designers." <b>Payment</b>: 50 USD per text-based submission and 150 USD per multimedia submission (video, photography, image + text, fashion spread + interview, etc.). <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.greatweatherformedia.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Great Weather for MEDIA: Annual Print Anthology</a>. <b>Genres</b>: Poetry, flash fiction, short stories, dramatic monologues, and creative nonfiction. "Our focus is on the fearless, the unpredictable, and experimental but we do not have a set theme for our anthologies." <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <i>Only pays US writers.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rattle.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Rattle: Tribute to the Ghazal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. The poems may be any subject or length, but must be ghazals. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html" target="_blank">Electric Spec</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20 per piece. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hansenhousebooks.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Hansen House</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Hansen House is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Cricket Media: ASK Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science articles for children 7–10 years old. Theme: Shipwrecked. <b>Payment</b>: Unspecified. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction" target="_blank">Muse Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction articles for children. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <i>See themes</i>. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.pshares.org/submit/journal/guidelines" target="_blank">Ploughshares</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $45/printed page, $90 minimum per title, $450 maximum per author. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. (Charges for online submissions. No charge for snail mail.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.pshares.org/submit/solos/guidelines" target="_blank">Ploughshares Solos</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction up to 20,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $450 maximum per author. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. (Charges for online submissions. No charge for snail mail.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apex-magazine.com/apex-blog/submission-guidelines-strange-locations-edited-by-marissa-van-uden/" target="_blank">Apex: Strange Locations</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative microfiction in the form of tourist brochures, travel blogs, and travel guides to the strangest, darkest places you can imagine. Length: Up to 250 words. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://phillychapbookreview.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Philly Poetry Chapbook Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Reviews of chapbooks coming soon or published in the past three years, essays on the crafts of poetry and chapbook making or publishing, and features about authors or publishers of chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.pshares.org/submit/look2-essay/guidelines" target="_blank">Ploughshares Look2 Series</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays about underappreciated or overlooked writers. The Look2 essay should take stock of a writer’s entire oeuvre with the goal of bringing critical attention to the neglected writer and his or her relevance to a contemporary audience. <b>Payment</b>: $45/printed page, $90 minimum per title, $450 maximum per author. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. <i>Queries only.</i></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.hungryshadowpress.com/submissions-and-one-day-we-will-die" target="_blank">And One Day We Will Die</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short weird fiction between 2000 to 5000 words (firm limit) using a song from the Neutral Milk Hotel song catalog for inspiration. <b>Payment</b>: 5¢ per word, paid via PayPal, and an ebook copy of the anthology. <b>Deadline</b>: January 16, 2024. <i>Extended submission window exclusively for writers from marginalized communities January 16, 2024 - January 23, 2024.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://cricketmedia.com/faces-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Faces</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction, activities for children 9 - 14. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: January 16, 2024. Queries only. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.berlinlit.com/submissions" target="_blank">berlin lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 20 euros per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 16, 2024.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/" target="_blank">Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment </b>$30 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: January 25, 2024. <i>This is a monthly call</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://everydayfiction.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Every Day Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction on themes. Length: 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $3. <b>Deadline</b>: January 27, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://adamant.moksha.io/publication/nightmare/guidelines" target="_blank">Nightmare Magazine</a>: <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BIPOC writers. <b>Genre</b>: Horror fiction, flash fiction, poetry, CNF. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents a word for fiction, $75 per essay. $40 for a poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 28, 2024.</div><div><br /><a href="https://www.fairytalemagazine.com/submissions" target="_blank">The Fairy Tale Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fairy-tale inspired stories/poems. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: January 29, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://corvidqueen.com/submit" target="_blank">Corvid Queen Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and pieces that are in-between up to 5,000 words. "Feminist tales, feminist retellings of traditional tales, and personal essays related to traditional tales." <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.cynthialewisauthor.com/p/anthology.html" target="_blank">Toxic Workplaces</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women writers. <b>Genre</b>: CNF up to 5,000 words on theme Toxic Workplaces. <b>Payment</b>: 2 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html" target="_blank">Mythaxis</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thepolyglotmagazine.com/submit" style="color: #cc6611; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">The Polyglot</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open Canadian and International contributors of Philippine descent. <b>Genre</b>: Multilingual art, poems, essays, stories, artworks, and translations. <b>Payment</b>: $100 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://theparisreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Paris Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose. <b>Payment</b>: Unspecified. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Closes when they reach capacity, so submit early. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://gwyllionmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Gwyllion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £10 per accepted story or poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.brinkliterary.com/submit" target="_blank">Brink</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Hybrid, cross-genre fiction, nonfiction poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $25 Poem; $50 Work (less than 1500 words); $50 Art (1-3 Images); $100 Art (4+ Images); $100 Work (more than 1501 words). <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ecotone.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Ecotone</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction. "We are glad to consider all nonfiction that engages with place, whether subtly or overtly. We are particularly interested, this reading period, in personal essays and other narratives that engage with the climate crisis and/or with the natural and social sciences—ecology, natural history, sociology, and other fields, not limited to Western contexts and modes of doing science. During this window, we especially welcome work from groups historically underrepresented in literary publishing." <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://quarterpress.com/the-quarterly-journal" target="_blank">Quarter Press: Quarter(ly)</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://fifthwheelpress.com/garland" target="_blank">Garland</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose poetry, short prose (<1500 words), and other experimental writing by queer, trans, and gender variant writers. Visual components and hybrid formats are welcome. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.<br /><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://splitlipthemag.com/submit" target="_blank">Split Lip Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. <b>Payment</b>: $75 for poems, memoirs, flash, fiction, and art, $50 for interviews/reviews, and $25 for mini-reviews web issues. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Closes when they reach capacity, so submit early. </i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://eastoverpresscutleafjournal.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Mirrorball: How Taylor Swift Reflects the Loss, Hope & Love of Millions Around the World</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems or prose up to 3500 words. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $50/poet and $100/essay or prose. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.westavenuepublishing.co.uk/p/anthology-submissions.html" target="_blank">West Avenue: A Frolic of Fairies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories of up to 5,000 words and poems. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.propelmagazine.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">Propel Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stonehousepublishing.ca/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Stonehouse Publishing</a>.<b> </b><b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian writers.<b> Genre</b>: Full-length literary and trade fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/submission-guidelines-ezp-35.html" target="_blank">JMS Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: LGBTQ romance stories, 12,000 words minimum. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.augurmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Augur Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction short stories and poetry. Translations accepted. <b>Payment:</b> $0.11 cents (CAD) per word for short fiction (1000+ words), and a flat fee of $110.00 per flash fiction piece (1000 words and under), $60 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.augurmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Tales and Feathers</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Cozy SFF fiction up to 2500 words. <b>Payment</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">11 cents CAD/word. </span><b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://heathen.press/" target="_blank">Heathen</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror, dark fantasy. <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://readtower.net/submissions/" target="_blank">The Tower Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All genres, including horror, sci-fi, fantasy and erotica. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: €20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Accepts some reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theampersandreview.ca/submit" target="_blank">Ampersand Review</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Priority is given to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: Poetry: $50 per poem/page to a maximum of $100. Fiction: $100 per story. Non-fiction: $100 per piece. Reviews: $100 per piece. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://alpennia.com/blog/2024-fiction-series-information" target="_blank">Alpennia: Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Historical fiction on lesbian-relevant themes, open for all writers. Stories must be set before 1900. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">FIYAH</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to people of the African Diaspora. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, art, and poetry about African Diaspora. Length: Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words and novelettes up to 15,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $150 per story. $50 per poem. $300 per novelette. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.malahatreview.ca/announcements/queer_issue_call.html" target="_blank">Malahat Review.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $70/page. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year</i>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: The Hunt.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All monster hunter stories. From dragons and dinosaurs, to Cthulhu and sirens, to the usual vampires and werewolves. Gore, horror, and originality are appreciated. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://variantlit.com/submit/" target="_blank">Variant Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://funemployment.xyz/submissions/" target="_blank">Funemployment Quarterly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science-fiction/fantasy. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $20 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.thetemzreview.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">The Temz Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) up to 10,000 words long. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Alien Dimensions</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science Fiction, 5000-7000 words. Theme: Mars Colonization. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thebelmontstoryreview.com/submissions" target="_blank">Belmont Story Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 for prose, $50 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Event Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $40/page for poetry and $35/page for prose, up to a maximum of $500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.terrain.org/submit/regular-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Terrain.org</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, nonfiction, fiction, artwork, videos, and other contributions on place, climate, and justice. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://decembermag.org/submit/" target="_blank">december magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis) and visual art that can be reproduced in their print format. <b>Payment</b>: $10.00 per page with a minimum of $40.00 and a maximum of $200.00. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>No charge for BIPOC writers.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theunderdogpress.com/pages/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Nightmares Before Bed </a> <b>Genre</b>: Horror. "No sexual violence, abuse of children, overly disturbing images and ideas, or gore will be published. We want horror, we want to be scared, but let's do it in a way that is respectful. We'd love to see fantasy horror or sci-fi horror here. We are looking for polished manuscripts of about 3,500 - 12,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: 3 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.darkpeninsulapress.com/the-cellar-door-issue-5---marshland-horrors.html" target="_blank">The Cellar Door: Marshland Horrors and After Tomorrow</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Creature feature, serial killer, undead/zombies, voodoo/witchcraft, suspense/thriller, cosmic horror. Looking for horror/suspense stories that take place in swamps, bayous, and marshlands. Special preference for stories with backwater cults/legends, cryptid monsters, and other slimy creatures lurking just below the water. Word Count: 2,000 - 10,000 words. Also: Post-apocalyptic stories, but can include elements of: thriller/suspense, survival horror, creature feature, supernatural/paranormal. <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 + digital & paperback copy. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.criticalblast.com/content/publishing" target="_blank">Critical Blast Publishing: The Devil You Know Best</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. "We are looking for stories that involve an encounter with the literary/mythological/theological Devil himself in situations that range from comedy to tragedy, via horror, comedy, fantasy, or science fiction. All genres welcome as long as the theme is met." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/" target="_blank">Space and Time</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, fantasy, horror, steampunk, magical realism. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Nonbinary Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. "We’re looking for speculative takes on old friends – the weird, the outrageous, the mysterious. Length: Up to 3,000 words for prose; up to 3 pages for poetry <b>Payment</b>: $0.01/word for prose, $10 for poetry. $25 flat fee for visual art, or $50 for pieces chosen as cover art. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;"><b><i>AND A FEW MORE...</i></b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/jr-handley-presents-contested-landing/" target="_blank">Contested Landing Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Military Science Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: "a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors." <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><br /><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/last-girls-club-lImp7" target="_blank">Last Girls Club</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. <b>Payment</b>: Fiction, 15 cents/word. Poetry, $10. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm" target="_blank">The First Line</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.<div><br /><a href="https://www.celticfrogpublishing.com/call-for-submissions-bigfoot-country/" target="_blank">Bigfoot Country</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories about Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Yeti. The genre is open. <b>Payment</b>: $100 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: February 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-811376835427951182023-12-26T05:06:00.000-08:002024-01-30T13:44:38.791-08:0069 Writing Contests in January 2024 - No entry fees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2p0JJyBw3raCyGqLrhAaVjwXic-t43Den093Jdea4GmjhH0j-XnhyGWgqe0qseYA_5F77BkEMKozKmhRe7qeQRqHuF-8jaeBbmyUmJLvtttTXKQgKSPMn7QR1mU73fcX3tpe1R9QaHuhUf79tokVCvJTW806_9_O0YkPhhSSuukI9z8a52xhx98TVJeB/s4368/sunflower-snow-bloom-sunny-face-against-winters-shroud-hc9ufpej.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="4368" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2p0JJyBw3raCyGqLrhAaVjwXic-t43Den093Jdea4GmjhH0j-XnhyGWgqe0qseYA_5F77BkEMKozKmhRe7qeQRqHuF-8jaeBbmyUmJLvtttTXKQgKSPMn7QR1mU73fcX3tpe1R9QaHuhUf79tokVCvJTW806_9_O0YkPhhSSuukI9z8a52xhx98TVJeB/w400-h224/sunflower-snow-bloom-sunny-face-against-winters-shroud-hc9ufpej.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>This January there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $25,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.<br /><br />If y<span>ou want to get a jump on next month's contests go to </span><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/free-contests.html" target="_blank">Free Contests</a><span>. Most of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline has passed, you can prepare for next year.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck! </p><p>(Image: Ralph) </p><p>_________________</p><div><div><a href="https://defenestrationism.net/lengthy-poem-contest-guidelines/" target="_blank">Defenestration Lengthy Poem Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Lengthy poem (at least 3 pages). <b>Prize</b>: $300. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://vermontwritersprize.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Vermont Writers' Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Vermont. <b>Genres</b>: Short story, poem, play or essay on the theme of Vermont - its people, places, history or values. Entries must be unpublished and fewer than 1,500 words long. Writers may submit only one entry per year. <b>Prize</b>: $1,250 and publication in Vermont Magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://uwm.edu/eqi/education/eqiaward/" target="_blank">Electa Quinney Award for Published American Indian Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Story. "This award seeks to highlight the work of story creators who continue the tradition of teaching through narratives often crossing the boundaries of genres, formats and disciplines. To celebrate the dissemination of stories into spaces where they can be shared all published stories qualify including small press and fine arts printing." <b>Prize</b>: $250. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.newliteraryproject.org/jack-hazard-fellowship" target="_blank">Jack Hazard Fellowship</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who teach full time in an accredited high school in the United States. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, and memoir. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 4, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sjsu.edu/steinbeck/awards-fellowships/steinbeck-fellowship/apply.php" target="_blank">San José State University: Center for Steinbeck Studies – The Steinbeck Fellows Program</a>. Fellowships are currently offered in Creative Writing (excluding poetry) and Steinbeck Studies; Fellows may be appointed in many fields, including fiction, drama, creative non-fiction, and biography. The creative writing fellowship does not require that there be any direct connection between your work and Steinbeck’s. The emphasis of the program is on helping writers who have had some success but have not published extensively, and whose promising work would be aided by the financial support and sponsorship of the Center and the University’s creative writing program. <b>Prize</b>: $15,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-english-and-creative-writing/creative-writing-fellowship" target="_blank">Olive B. O’Connor Creative Writing Fellowship</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $55,000, <b>Deadline</b>: January 5, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/" target="_blank">Furious Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. "On the first Friday of every month, a new set of story prompts will be revealed. You will have 55 hours to submit your best 500-word (or fewer) story." <b>Prize</b>: $500AUD. <b>Deadline</b>: January 7, 2024. <i>Opens January 5.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shorts.quantumlah.org/rules" target="_blank">Quantum Shorts Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction stories, under 1,000 words, that are "clearly inspired by some aspect of quantum physics." Entries also must contain the phrase “Nobody said this was going to be easy” (“Constraint”) <b>Prize</b>: First prize $1,500 and online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.matriarch-productions.co.uk/grass-routes-prize" target="_blank">Grass Routes Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to working class UK writers. <b>Genre</b>: TV script. <b>Prize</b>: £5,000 and other benefits. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-2024" target="_blank">Discoveries Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to female novelists of all ages and backgrounds, from across the UK and Ireland. <b>Genre</b>: Novel in progress. <b>Prize</b>: The winner will be offered representation by Curtis Brown Literary Agency and a cash prize of £5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/japan/programs/essay-comp.php" target="_blank">Japan Center-Canon Essay Competition</a>. The aim of the Japan Center Essay Competition is to promote awareness and understanding of Japan in the United States and to help young Americans broaden their international horizons. <b>Genre</b>: Essay. Contestants should write, in English, one or more aspects of Japan including art, culture, tradition, values, philosophy, history, society, politics, business, and technology in relation to their personal views, experiences, and/or future goals. (Contestants do not need to have any experience in visiting Japan or studying Japanese. <b>Prize</b>: Best Essay Award in the High School Division: 1st Place: $3,000 and a Canon camera, 2nd Place: $1,500 and a Canon camera, 3rd Place: $750 and a Canon camera; Best Essay Award in the College Division: $3,000 and a Canon camera; Uchida Memorial Award: $1,000 and a Canon camera; Merit Award: $200 (each) for up to five awards. <b>Deadline</b>: January 8, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thepegasusreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Dr. Paul Kalanithi Writing Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to medical students, residents, fellows. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, essays or poetry addressing patients and providers facing chronic or life limiting illness. Fiction and non-fiction submissions are welcome. <b>Prize</b>: $300. <b>Deadline</b>: January 10, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poetryflash.org/programs/?p=ncba" target="_blank">Northern California Book Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Books written by authors based in northern California and published for the first time the previous calendar year are eligible for nomination. <b>Genre</b>: Published book. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://westbeth.org/event/miriam-chaikin-writing-award-call-for-submissions/" target="_blank">Miriam Chaikin Writing Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose, including plays, short stories, and other creative writing. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/lancaster-playwriting-prize-to-focus-on-deaf-disabled-and-neurodiverse-writers" target="_blank">The Lancaster Playwriting Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The competition is open to applicants living or learning in Lancashire and who must have reached their 12th birthday/must not have reached their 19th Birthday by the date of the submission deadline on Friday, January 12, 2024. <b>Genre</b>: Script (for a play). Scripts must be 15 to 30 minutes long. <b>Prize</b>: There will be two winners – one from each age group - who will each receive a prize cash and vouchers worth up to £750. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/entering-the-booker-prizes" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://thebookerprizes.com/booker-prize/entering-the-booker-prizes" target="_blank">International Booker Prize</a>. The International Booker Prize for fiction translated into English is awarded annually by the Booker Prize Foundation to the author of the best (in the opinion of the judges) eligible novel or collection of short stories. The work must be published by a UK or Ireland publishing house. Authors are not permitted to enter their own works. <b>Prize</b>: £50,000 divided equally between the author and the translator. There will be a prize of £2,000 each of the shortlisted titles divided equally between the author and the translator. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024 for works published between December 1, 2023 and April 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://teachersandwritersmagazine.org/bechtel-prize/" target="_blank">The Bechtel Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays essays describing a creative writing teaching experience, project, or activity that demonstrates innovation in creative writing instruction. "We are looking for essays that describe a project or activity that got students excited about writing and fostered a vibrant and dynamic culture of literacy in the classroom." <b>Prize</b>: $1000 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx" target="_blank">John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest</a> is sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. <b>Restrictions</b>: The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; US students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program; and US citizens attending schools overseas. Genre: Essay on an act of political courage by a US elected official who served during or after 1956. <b>Prize</b>: The first-place winner receives $10,000 comprised of a $5,000 cash award and $5,000 from John Hancock. The second-place winner receives $1,000. Up to five finalists receive $500 each. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://frenchamerican.org/initiatives/translation-prize/" target="_blank">French-American Foundation Translation Prizes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Book. Best English translation of French in both fiction and non-fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rsliterature.org/encore-award-entry/" target="_blank">Encore Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to British or Commonwealth citizens. <b>Genre</b>: Second published novel. Book must have been first published in the UK. <b>Prize</b>: 10,000 pounds. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.indianaauthorsawards.org/the-awards/" target="_blank">The Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award</a> seeks to elevate the written arts in Indiana. <b>Restrictions</b>: Any living published writer who was born in Indiana or has lived in Indiana for at least five years will be eligible. Authors who have published works of fiction, prose, poetry and/or non-fiction are eligible; reference works, scholarly monographs and books of photography will not be considered. Self-published authors are considered. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 12, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/rbc-bronwen-wallace-award-for-emerging-writers/" target="_blank">RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for Emerging Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Candidates must be: A Canadian citizen or permanent resident; Under the age of 35; Unpublished in book form and without a book contract. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and fiction. <b>Prizes</b>: Up to C$10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction up to 1000 words on theme. <b>Prize</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: January 14, 2024.<i> See themes.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://english.vcu.edu/mfa/levis-reading-prize/" target="_blank">The Levis Reading Prize</a> is sponsored by the Department of English and its MFA in Creative Writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University. <b>Restrictions</b>: The prize is given annually for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blairpub.com/submissions" target="_blank">The Bakwin Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-Length Prose (fiction or nonfiction). <b>Prize</b>: $1000 advance and publication by Blair. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024. (Note: Closes when cap is reached)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dibiasepoetry.com/submit/" target="_blank">Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $600. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://milkweed.org/ballard-spahr-prize-for-poetry" target="_blank">Ballard Spahr Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of MN, IA, ND, SD, WI, or MI. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000 & book publication with Milkweed Editions. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nequarterly.wordpress.com/whitehill-prize/" target="_blank">Walter Muir Whitehill Prize in Early American History</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay on early American history (up to 1825), not previously published, with preference being given to New England subjects. <b>Prize</b>: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.sas.rochester.edu/gsw/news-events/kafka-prize/index.html" target="_blank">Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women, US citizens only. <b>Genre</b>: Prose fiction. All entries must be submitted by publishers who wish to have the work of their authors that were published in the previous year considered. No self-published works or works from vanity presses will be accepted. <b>Prize</b>: $15,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://fourteenhills.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span><b>Genre</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Poem, 3-10 pages long, that demonstrates a "truly inventive spirit." </span><b>Prize</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: $500 and publication. </span><b>Deadline</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: January 15, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.thetomlafargeaward.com/" target="_blank">The Tom La Farge Award for Innovative Writing, Teaching and Publishing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "literary activity that combines serious play, imagination, erudition and innovative practice." <b>Prize</b>: $10,00. <b>Deadline</b>: January 15, 2024.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.press53.com/53word-story-contest" target="_blank">53-Word Story Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction of exactly 53 words based on monthly theme. <b>Prize</b>: Publication and a free book. <b>Deadline:</b> </span>January 15, 2024. <i>This is a monthly contest</i>.</div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div><div><a href="https://www.bethesda.org/special-events/writing-contests" target="_blank">Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Washington, DC and select counties in Maryland and Virginia. <b>Genre</b>: Essays. Length: 500 words maximum. <b>Prize</b>: $500 in adult category (age 18+) and $250 in high school category (ages 14-17). <b>Deadline</b>: January 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bethesdamagazine.com/essay-and-short-story-contest/" target="_blank">Bethesda Magazine Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Washington, DC and select counties in Maryland and Virginia. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories. Length: 4000 words maximum. <b>Prize</b>: $500 in adult category (age 18+) and $250 in high school category (ages 14-17). <b>Deadline</b>: January 16, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.arlingtonva.us/Government/Programs/Arts/Programs/Humanities/Moving-Words" target="_blank">Moving Words Poetry Competition for Adults</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems of 10 lines or less that will be displayed inside Arlington Transit buses. <b>Prize</b>: $250. <b>Deadline</b>: January 17, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/submit-books-to-wsba/" target="_blank">Washington State Book Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Washington State writers. <b>Genre</b>: Published book: fiction, nonfiction, poetry for adults or children. <b>Prize</b>: Recognition (?) <b>Deadline</b>: January 19, 2024 (For books published Oct. 16-Dec. 31, 2023.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.poetrysocietyofvirginia.org/copy-of-adult-contests" target="_blank">Poetry Society of Virginia - Student Contest.</a> <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students in Virginia, grades 3 - 12. <b>Prize</b>: $10 - $25. <b>Deadline</b>: January 19, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sohayavisions.com/rafta" target="_blank">RAFTA (Rise Against Fanaticism Through the Arts) Prize</a>. <b>Prize</b>. £500. <b>Genre</b>: Stage play script against extremism, intolerance and xenophobia. “The script length must be between 25-35 pages, suitable for up to a one-hour presentation and characters for up to 5 actors. The script can be in any style on any historical, future, or regional context so long as it fulfils RAFTA aims to tackle extremism, intolerance and xenophobia." <b>Prize</b>: £500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 20, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://fantasticother.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Fantastic Other</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction of theme of Hope. <b>Prize</b>: 35 USD, for second place is 25 USD, and for third place is 15 USD. <b>Deadline</b>: January 21, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2023/09/08/zocalo-poetry-prize-2024/inquiries/prizes/" target="_blank">Zocalo Public Square Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US poets only. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry that evokes a connection to place. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 22, 2024. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bethesdaarts.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Bethesda Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Genres</b>: Poetry. Adult and high school student categories. <b>Restrictions</b>: Residents of Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia are eligible. <b>Prizes</b>: First place: $350, published on The Writer's Center's blog and magazine, and a free class and membership to The Writer's Center. Second Place: $250. Third Place: $150. Honorable Mention: $75. Prize for high school students, $75. All winners will be published on the Bethesda Urban Partnership website and honored at a special event during the Local Writer's Showcase. <b>Deadline</b>: January 22, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/2022-prizes/rules/#special" target="_blank">The Orwell Prize for Political Writing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing is open to nonfiction first published in the UK or Ireland. (See publication deadlines.) <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction, including entries addressing political, social, cultural, moral and historical subjects. <b>Prize</b>: £3,000.00. <b>Deadline</b>: January 24, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-prizes/2022-prizes/rules/#special" target="_blank">The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The Orwell Prize for Political Fiction is open to novels and short story collections first published in the UK or Ireland. (See publication deadlines.) Genre: Fiction that explores ideas and issues, political themes, dilemmas and injustices through imagined narratives. <b>Prize</b>: £3,000.00. <b>Deadline</b>: January 24, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://porterhousereview.org/contests/" target="_blank">Porter House Review Editor's Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $750. <b>Deadline</b>: January 29, 2024. (No entry fee from January 22 - 29)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.futureworldsprize.co.uk/" target="_blank">Future Worlds Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to unpublished SFF writers of color. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. Submit a 5,000-10,000 word extract of either a short story or the opening chapters of a novel. <b>Prize</b>: £4,000 top prize. <b>Deadline</b>: January 29, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/technology-addiction-awareness-scholarship" target="_blank">Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Home schooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. <b>Genre</b>: 500- to 1,000-word essay about technology addiction. <b>Prize</b>: $1000 scholarship. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/fifty-words-competitions/write-a-story-featuring-bells" target="_blank">Scottish Book Trust: Monthly Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to four categories: adult writers, all-age Gaelic writers, young writers 5-11 and young writers 12-18. <b>Genre</b>: Short story based on prompts. (See site for prompt) <b>Prize</b>: Various items. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-prize-journalism" target="_blank">The Hillman Prize for Journalism</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Journalism. "Since 1950, the Sidney Hillman Foundation has honored journalists, writers and public figures that pursue investigative journalism and public policy in service of the common good." <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 30, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.storyunlikely.com/#contest" target="_blank">Story Unlikely Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 2,250 words max. <b>Prize</b>: First prize $750. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/contest/stories-everywhere" target="_blank">#GWstorieseverywhere.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Micro fiction. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/" target="_blank">Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poem inspired by artwork. (See site for image.) <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>This is a monthly contest</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing/guidelines/" target="_blank">Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing</a><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">. </span><b>Restrictions</b>: Titles must be published in Canada. Self-published books are not eligible. <b>Genre</b>: A book of literary nonfiction that captures a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers and has the potential to shape or influence thinking on contemporary Canadian political life. <b>Prize</b>: Winner: $25,000; Finalists: $2,500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><br /><a href="https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/slf-ac-bose-grant/" target="_blank">A. C. Bose Grant for South Asian Speculative Literature</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to South Asian or South Asian diaspora writers. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chester.ac.uk/literatureprize" target="_blank">Cheshire Prize for Literature</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The writer must have been born, live or have lived, study or have studied, work or have worked, in Cheshire, UK. Age ranges from 4 to adult. <b>Genre</b>: Short story, piece of poetry, script or children’s literature piece (this can be a script, story or poem, for children ages seven to 14) on the theme of Sustainability. <b>Prize</b>: Cash prizes. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.dandelioncottage.org/rules.html" target="_blank">Dandelion Cottage Short Story Contest for Michigan Students</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students attending or being home-schooled in an Upper Peninsula School District. <b>Genre</b>: Short story, 5,000 words max. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $250. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/witcraft-monthly-humour-competition-0iut1" target="_blank">Witcraft Monthly Humour Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Humor with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. <b>Prize</b>: First prize A$50, second prize A$20, third prize A$10, payable via Paypal only. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.writersunion.ca/danuta-gleed-literary-award" target="_blank">The Danuta Gleed Literary Award</a> for best first collection of short fiction in the English language was initiated by John Gleed in honour of his late wife to promote and celebrate the genre of short fiction, which she loved. <b>Restrictions</b>: Canadian residents only. <b>Prize</b>: A $10,000 prize will be awarded for the best first collection of published short fiction in the English language. Two finalist will also be awarded $500 each. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.newberry.org/calendar/the-pattis-family-foundation-chicago-book-award" target="_blank">The Pattis Family Foundation Chicago Book Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Any published book, whether fiction or nonfiction, that promotes public understanding of Chicago; titles must be available for purchase by the general public in either hardcover or bound paperback form; All subject areas, disciplines, and genres are eligible, including but not limited to: history, biography, the social sciences, art, architecture, poetry, drama, graphic novels, or fiction; Translations, textbooks, anthologies, reprints or new editions of previously published works, pamphlets, digital publications, travel guides, children’s books, or self-published works are not eligible. <b>Prize</b>: $25,000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.theunitedhaikuandtankasociety.com/" target="_blank">Annual Hortensia Anderson Haiku Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Haiku. <b>Prize</b>:? <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/2013/02/short-fiction-contest-details/" target="_blank">Jerry Jazz Musician Fiction Contest</a>. "The Jerry Jazz Musician reader has interests in music, social history, literature, politics, art, film and theater, particularly that of the counter-culture of mid-twentieth century America." <b>Genre</b>: previously unpublished work of short fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $150. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.storytwigs.com/competition" target="_blank">Storytwigs</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Microfiction up to 100 words. <b>Prize</b>: 1st Place: $100; 2nd Place: $25; 3rd Place: $20; 4th Place: $15; 5th Place: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>See prompt</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thecaribbeanwriter.org/online-submission/" target="_blank">The Caribbean Writer Prizes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays or one act plays which explore the ideas resonating within the region and its diaspora, written by a US or UK Virgin Islands resident accepted for publication by The Caribbean Writer during the deadline year. 2023.<i> See theme</i>. <b>Prize</b>: $300 - $600. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Deadline extended</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.smallharborpublishing.com/laureate-prize" target="_blank">Laureate Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length poetry book. <b>Prize</b>: $500 and publication. <b>Deadline</b><span style="color: black;">: </span>January 31, 2024. <i>No entry fee for BIPOC writers</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award" target="_blank">Iridescence Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to literary or visual artists of the Black, Indigenous, or People of Color Community. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy, folk mythology, science fiction, and the paranormal. Short fiction, poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $500. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. (Deadline extended)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/apply-for-a-scholarship/" target="_blank">Highlights Foundation Scholarships</a>. <b>Prize</b>: 25 full tuition scholarships and 20 partial tuition scholarships for workshops that take place at the Highlights Foundation Retreat Center. 30 full tuition scholarships for online courses through the Highlights Foundation. 15 scholarships for personal retreats at the Highlights Foundation Retreat Center. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://voice.club/contest" target="_blank">Voice.club</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, 350 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $25 Amazon gift card. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Note: You have to join in order to enter</i>. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/drabble-contest" target="_blank">The Drabble Harvest Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Drabble on theme of "Alien Fetishes." A "drabble" is defined as a short story containing exactly precisely no more and no fewer than 100 words. It has a title, which can be from 1 to 15 words-- but no more than 15. <b>Prize</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://swamp-pink.cofc.edu/prizes/" target="_blank">Swamp Pink</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to Indigenous people in the USA. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories and essays of up to 25 pages or a set of 1-3 poems. <b>Prize</b>: $2000. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024.</div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Substack</a> runs a monthly short story competition. Their mission is to "revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful." <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 6000- 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: January 31, 2024. <i>Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div></span></div><div><br /></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-71931254683318794502023-12-21T05:46:00.000-08:002023-12-21T05:46:43.713-08:0011 (Warm) Writing Conferences and Workshops in January 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4kE4gA7WTu0Q1rR7fv_bVEHLgGXc4b_SlsOoOH04nn_BGZQMH7vGjTg10YuuNFWrUIvbPdK17qe9gRvaRhH9buP3JKQL801a7RXvsm_AiWGCKINsfuYZAjawDwz2Qx9wCMEF4QTSpx4pz4HwEP_9w8EHvBectAvyCAfnJMYyS6xvruHU1tQ4hu-QmfGN/s1024/key-west-0dbd46-1024%20picryl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4kE4gA7WTu0Q1rR7fv_bVEHLgGXc4b_SlsOoOH04nn_BGZQMH7vGjTg10YuuNFWrUIvbPdK17qe9gRvaRhH9buP3JKQL801a7RXvsm_AiWGCKINsfuYZAjawDwz2Qx9wCMEF4QTSpx4pz4HwEP_9w8EHvBectAvyCAfnJMYyS6xvruHU1tQ4hu-QmfGN/w400-h300/key-west-0dbd46-1024%20picryl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>We all dream of sunshine during the cold, dark days of winter. Fortunately for writers, there are eleven delightful conferences this January held in places we would rather be. <p></p><p>If you miss your ideal conference this year, don't worry. Many of these are annual events, and quite a few offer scholarships. (Apply early!) </p><p>For a month-by-month list of conferences throughout the year see: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/writers-conferences.html" target="_blank">Writing Conferences</a>. (You will also find links to resources that can help you find conferences in your area on that page.)</p><p>(Image: Key West, Picryl)</p><p>_______________________________</p><div><a href="https://www.pacificu.edu/masters-fine-arts-writing/residency-writers-conference" target="_blank">Pacific University Master of Fine Arts in Writing Residency Writers Conference</a>. January 4 - 14, 2024: Seaside, Oregon. Writers seeking to deepen their craft and expand their professional community are invited to attend the Residency Writers Conference together with MFA students, faculty and guest speakers. Join us for 10 full days of craft talks, workshops, panels, classes, readings and more featuring some of the best minds of the literary world. This residency is a rare opportunity to engage in sustained and meaningful conversation with others who share your passion for the art of writing. <i>Application deadline: November 21, 2023.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.kwls.org/" target="_blank">Key West Literary Seminar</a>. January 11–14, 2024: Key West, Florida. Each year, the Key West Literary Seminar explores a particular literary theme. In January 2024, we’ll turn our attention to this weird, wild, always-going-underwater bellwether of a state that (for better and for worse) we call home — FLORIDA.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://wintergetaway.com/" target="_blank">Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway</a>. January 12 - 15, 2024, Atlantic City, New Jersey. A participant-focused writers’ conference. Advance your craft and energize your writing at the 30th annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway. Enjoy challenging and supportive workshops, insightful feedback and an encouraging community. Choose from workshops in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, songwriting, playwriting and more.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://colrainpoetry.com/colrain-classic-january-12-15-2024/" target="_blank">Colrain Classic</a>. January 12 - 15, 2024: Online. "The Colrain Manuscript Classic is a highly focused, 3.5 day conference designed for poets with manuscripts in progress. The Classic features in-depth pre-conference work and candid, realistic evaluation and feedback from nationally-known poets, editors and publishers. In preparation, participants work at home on pre-conference assignments and then, in the workshop, review, arrange, and winnow their work based on the pre-conference work. In addition to the manuscript preparation workshop and editor sessions, there will be an editorial Q&A, and an after-conference strategy session." <i>Will be conducted online</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://tmwi.org/january-jumpstart-xxiv/" target="_blank">TMW January Jumpstart</a>. January 13 - 14, 2024: Oak Ridge, TN. “We will have a “Meet and Greet” session Friday from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Eastern. On Saturday there will be concurrent Poetry and Fiction morning sessions from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Eastern, and afternoon sessions from 1:30 – 4:30 Eastern." Registration $150. <i>Application deadline December 29.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.writersinparadise.com/" target="_blank">Eckerd College Writers in Paradise Conference</a>. January 13 -20, 2024, St. Petersburg, FL. Workshops, roundtables, panel discussions, Q&As, readings book signings, and receptions. Emmy-award winning journalist and NYT best-selling author of the memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, Suleika Jaouad, will kick off the week as our Keynote Speaker.</div><div><ul><li>Luis Alberto Urrea, Pulitzer-prize finalist and “literary badass” (NPR), joins the Workshop Faculty at Writers in Paradise for the first time.</li><li>Newly minted St. Petersburg Poet Laureate and winner of the Poetry Gold Medal Florida Book Awards, Gloria Muñoz, returns to Eckerd College as this year’s Emerging Artist in Poetry.</li><li> NYT Editor’s Choice and “Best Books to Read in 2023” by Today, author of the short story collection, When Trying to Return Home, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, will read and lecture at Writers in Paradise as this year’s Emerging Artist in Fiction.</li><li>Writers in Paradise welcomes back Poet, Collaborator, Professor and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist (Blowout), Denise Duhamel, as Faculty to lead the Poetry Workshop.</li><li>Mitchell Kaplan, Founder and Owner of Books & Books, co-founder of the Miami Book Fair, Podcast host of The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan, and Producer (The Mazur Kaplan Company), joins the publishing panel at Writers in Paradise.</li><li>International best-selling debut sensation whose short story collection, If I Survive You, who has garnered countless accolades including the PEN/Faulkner Award and National Book Award short lists, Jonathan Escoffery, will close the 2024 conference.</li></ul></div><div><a href="https://www.digitalbookworld.com/" target="_blank">Digital Book World Conference</a>. January 15 - 17, 2024: NYC. This is the premier event for digital publishers and content providers of all sizes and business models. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingxwriters.org/leadout" target="_blank">Writing By Writers GET THE LEAD OUT!</a> January 19 - 21, 2024: <i>Online</i>. This workshop brings all levels of writers together for a weekend of inspiration, craft and the generation of new work. Faculty: Pam Houston, Keenan Norris and Lidia Yuknavitch. Tuition: $750 includes one three-day workshop, admittance to all craft talks and readings.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/466473673404081/" target="_blank">St. George Island Writers’ Retreat for Women</a>. Jan 21 - 28, 2024: St. George, FL. Program Focus: Autobiography/Memoir, Fiction. Contact Perky Granger at PersisGranger@aol.com for further information and/or to have a registration form emailed to you.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sunshinestatebookfestival.com/" target="_blank">Sunshine State Book Festival</a>. January 26 - 27, 2024: Gainesville, Florida. "Authors from around Florida and the nation will gather at the Hilton University of Florida Conference Center on January 27th, from 10 am to 5 pm to sell books and talk about their work. Festivities include guest speakers, giveaways, storytelling, and more." Admission is free.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.netwo.org/conferences" target="_blank">Northeast Texas Writers Organization</a>. January 27, 2024: Mt Pleasant, TX. Children's Book Writing Workshop, </div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-82377513636596326362023-12-18T04:19:00.000-08:002023-12-18T04:19:55.400-08:005 New Agents and a New Agency Seeking Literary and Commercial Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Memoirs and more<p>Here are five new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNmN7f4NdJrlvQPvNfsEB7oh3Iw2t70h7gArE_Z7JBu-uudJLwpaCoxsVQZmOvrRZclYWRUDOGdRwqqJZ_TIsKiK3damiT856XH7oCIdqZiVCKBhsIhsQ3qXgE2zTrMxaigyYBkFx_Attrfd7RJ874YHj_JLIev15w3Zpc-EYR4FoJc8NLm5cThtKIhsC/s2048/pieter%20swinkels.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCNmN7f4NdJrlvQPvNfsEB7oh3Iw2t70h7gArE_Z7JBu-uudJLwpaCoxsVQZmOvrRZclYWRUDOGdRwqqJZ_TIsKiK3damiT856XH7oCIdqZiVCKBhsIhsQ3qXgE2zTrMxaigyYBkFx_Attrfd7RJ874YHj_JLIev15w3Zpc-EYR4FoJc8NLm5cThtKIhsC/w400-h266/pieter%20swinkels.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Mr. Pieter Swinkels</b> of <a href="https://www.transatlanticagency.com/about-us/office-team/swinkels-pieter/" target="_blank">Transatlantic Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Pieter Swinkels worked as Chief Content Officer at Rakuten Kobo for the past twelve years, leading Kobo’s global publisher relations, the self-publishing platform Kobo Writing Life, the Kobo Originals publishing program, and the launch of Audiobooks and Kobo Plus subscriptions. Before that, Pieter was Publisher at the premiere Dutch publishing houses De Bezige Bij and Meulenhoff Publishers in Amsterdam, where he published bestselling and critically-acclaimed authors such as Elizabeth Gilbert, Ann Patchett, Aravind Adiga, Damon Galgut, Sebastian Barry, Jhumpa Lahiri, Mohsin Hamid, Rachel Cusk, Paolo Giordano, Robert Harris and Karin Slaughter.</p><p>Pieter holds a Cum Laude MA degree in English Language & Literature from the University of Amsterdam, and a MPhil in Irish Literature from Trinity College Dublin. He lives and works in Toronto.</p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>: He represents literary fiction and nonfiction authors, as well as corporate publishing clients from around the world.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Submit queries to querypieter@transatlanticagency.com</p><p>Authors are encouraged to email a cover letter with a sample/excerpt of the book in question. Please submit a maximum of 20 pages. Embed the sample/excerpt into the body of the email after the cover letter. Submit an author bio/publishing history and a synopsis. Please note if other agents are also considering the project and do not submit to Pieter if you have already submitted to another Transatlantic Agent.</p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9geqzbEN1xxYK3eNzXFgMwxNHHHB_7GJseeoBR7ghjJOrd-a5R0YF4ZrZJZ3Z1fnza89mILHOMHzEjskdRJWCKkniPj_D_dtvE5ZRfsYzDe68bhkzEMTeHnQKGN5GNooUalp8MyOW7A3GdTMhdGEqyR4De4hAnewmcyraR6ZiHf18JGZvt2g65-vOMZcC/s200/marktavani.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9geqzbEN1xxYK3eNzXFgMwxNHHHB_7GJseeoBR7ghjJOrd-a5R0YF4ZrZJZ3Z1fnza89mILHOMHzEjskdRJWCKkniPj_D_dtvE5ZRfsYzDe68bhkzEMTeHnQKGN5GNooUalp8MyOW7A3GdTMhdGEqyR4De4hAnewmcyraR6ZiHf18JGZvt2g65-vOMZcC/s1600/marktavani.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></div><b>Mark Tavani</b> of <a href="https://www.davidblackagency.com/mark-tavani" target="_blank">David Black Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Mark Tavani has a degree in Creative Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. He circumnavigated the globe as a student on Semester at Sea and later worked as a forestry aid in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. He is an adjunct professor with NYU's School of Professional Studies and lives with his wife, his daughters, and a headstrong dog in Rutherford, New Jersey. </p><p>Mark started his publishing career in 2000 with Ballantine Books and spent over 23 years with Penguin Random House, Bantam, Del Rey, and G.P. Putnam's Sons. He edited bestsellers and award-winners across numerous categories of fiction and nonfiction, including books by Jim Abbott, Steve Berry, C.J. Box, Robert Crais, Justin Cronin, Clive and Dirk Cussler, Jeffery Deaver, George Dohrmann, Lisa Gardner, Jack McCallum, Lisa Scottoline, Bill Simmons, and R.L. Stine. He is now thrilled to have joined the David Black Literary Agency, where he represents both fiction and nonfiction. </p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>: Mark is interested in a wide range of literary and commercial fiction, including book club novels, thrillers, mysteries, speculative fiction, and historical fiction. He is looking for fiction that entertains and enriches the lives of readers. </p><p>He is keen to discover nonfiction that illuminates or inspires. He looks forward to working with experts, journalists, and memoirists, especially those in the spaces of sports, history, wellness, narrative nonfiction, and big ideas. Mark also represents collaborative writers who partner with authors in such spaces. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: For fiction, he asks for the first 50 pages of a manuscript pasted into the body of an email; for nonfiction, he asks for a pitch by way of email. He cannot respond to every submission he receives, but will respond to any that he is interested in. Send material to: mtavani@dblackagency.com</p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10NIbJMB9bbUnE11-7xwQUBZHgfX4K_LMXTA8uVfskigkicu9PjuGlKG-DioVIvb2KKTZ9AfMODn3EONaivwfxmzPR5XGTP8ZjB54yWPpfBb9SfdTCLW3HLrOEaq2i9hhoTE2VBe42lFBZ6tvoY5K4gtSSjaVHccJcbOgG_TfvEdQ8utEwGgOpF6DTYOH/s300/Angelique-Bookshelves-Crop-scaled-wpcf_300x300.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10NIbJMB9bbUnE11-7xwQUBZHgfX4K_LMXTA8uVfskigkicu9PjuGlKG-DioVIvb2KKTZ9AfMODn3EONaivwfxmzPR5XGTP8ZjB54yWPpfBb9SfdTCLW3HLrOEaq2i9hhoTE2VBe42lFBZ6tvoY5K4gtSSjaVHccJcbOgG_TfvEdQ8utEwGgOpF6DTYOH/s1600/Angelique-Bookshelves-Crop-scaled-wpcf_300x300.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Angelique Tran Van Sang</b> of <a href="https://felicitybryan.com/fba-agent/angelique-tran-van-sang/" target="_blank">Felicity Bryan Literary Agency</a> (UK)<p></p><p>I joined Felicity Bryan Associates as an agent after seven years as an editor at Bloomsbury, where I worked with authors such as Reni Eddo-Lodge and Kamila Shamsie, and published Jenny Zhang, Olivia Sudjic and Saba Sams amongst others.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: At FBA I am building a list of writers of fiction, non-fiction and select poetry, with a particular openness to authors who can work across these forms. As a former editor, I enjoy working with writers to develop their work at both structure and line level for submission to publishers.</p><p>In fiction I am looking for novels, short story collections and novellas that strike the heart and intellect in equal measure, that feature protagonists on the margins, and the full and complex lives of those not often represented in literature. I’m drawn to fresh and unexpected subversions of known narratives, the subtleties of class conflict, and writing that challenges, whether in form or content. Examples of novels I’ve admired recently: Kick the Latch by Kathryn Scanlan, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin, Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton and Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis.</p><p>In non-fiction, I’m interested in oral and narrative histories, explorations of contemporary political and philosophical issues, gripping investigative journalism, as well as literary and cultural criticism and biography. Works I’ve admired recently range from The Right to Sex by Amia Srinivasan and The Years by Annie Ernaux, to Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe and the work of Janet Malcolm and Helen Garner.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow submission <a href="https://felicitybryan.com/fba-agent/angelique-tran-van-sang/" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWf6YMK8zgkBuMqwe4trxneMRPYroa_XSlq4IQ9BbithZp1AUUggaPcZKjLbV43nrEJu6oOxaUAU28iCovhoSqbSFSVEIz7wr_ZoxJpkn0_eHpCCr42D1Z-XifEytJU-JeZt9ZnfDiO2SOCecO5T03GhOT96hhvexmN4LmiUxRc5QjO-ZmDyq5z4f4bBx/s1720/Donya%20Dickerson%20photo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWf6YMK8zgkBuMqwe4trxneMRPYroa_XSlq4IQ9BbithZp1AUUggaPcZKjLbV43nrEJu6oOxaUAU28iCovhoSqbSFSVEIz7wr_ZoxJpkn0_eHpCCr42D1Z-XifEytJU-JeZt9ZnfDiO2SOCecO5T03GhOT96hhvexmN4LmiUxRc5QjO-ZmDyq5z4f4bBx/s320/Donya%20Dickerson%20photo.jpg" width="238" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Donya Dickerson</b> of <a href="https://www.aevitascreative.com/agent/donya-dickerson" target="_blank">Aevitas Creative Management</a><p></p><p>Donya Dickerson has edited multiple award-winning and bestselling titles, including New York Times bestselling author Joseph Michelli; The Wall Street Journal bestseller Work Better Together by Jen Fisher and Anh Phillips; and The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestseller Arrive & Thrive by Susan Brady, Janet Foutty, and Lynn Perry Wooten.</p><p>Before joining Aevitas, Donya was the Associate Publisher for the Business Trade list at McGraw Hill, where she acquired books by CEOs, highly respected thought leaders, and top industry experts, and built multiple partnerships with global training companies. She’s worked with Crucial Learning, Keller Williams, Deloitte, Zenger Folkman, and other renowned organizations. Prior to McGraw Hill, Donya acquired books for Writer’s Digest on the craft of writing and the business of publishing. She has a BA in English and Philosophy from William Jewell College and a Master’s in Comparative Literature with an emphasis in Fiction Writing from the University of Cincinnati.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Donya focuses primarily on nonfiction in the categories of business, personal development, self-help, pop culture, science, technology, history, and parenting. She is looking for breakthrough thinking, experts with a fresh voice, and new approaches to solving the problems people face daily. She is especially drawn to books that help others be their best self and succeed in both their professional and personal lives. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3213" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAq3IJMrSJFxUczZz9ytM6tpeaJQt0yoiZ4pZ26mLxUusPOfcl0DFLYqtbWCWM13xUi4MLeHSSmyfKy45wzReUn_wL6goY1JpyOfYmCg99_zpKQIYJNzb06Qb4pR9EaA0YaLqOLLpFezBudDNoKdHkXbMebU2VK7d6NfD44HVJTBLSMQRrIIWUnrBa2FE/s800/eloy%20bleifuss.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMAq3IJMrSJFxUczZz9ytM6tpeaJQt0yoiZ4pZ26mLxUusPOfcl0DFLYqtbWCWM13xUi4MLeHSSmyfKy45wzReUn_wL6goY1JpyOfYmCg99_zpKQIYJNzb06Qb4pR9EaA0YaLqOLLpFezBudDNoKdHkXbMebU2VK7d6NfD44HVJTBLSMQRrIIWUnrBa2FE/s320/eloy%20bleifuss.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Mr. Eloy Bleifuss Prados</b> of <a href="https://www.janklowandnesbit.com/people/eloy-bleifuss" target="_blank">Janklow & Nesbit Associates</a><p></p><p>After studying journalism, Eloy’s first job in publishing was at Simon & Schuster editorial. He switched to the agency side when he joined Janklow & Nesbit Associates in 2019. In addition to working alongside Kirby Kim and Paul Lucas, Eloy is cultivating a growing list of fiction and nonfiction clients.</p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>: Eloy is drawn to genre-blurring fiction and writers with a clear point-of-view. He’s looking for atmospheric horror, thrillers set in an under-explored time or setting, and character-driven speculative fiction. When it comes to nonfiction, he enjoys reading a broad sweep of categories from science writing and forgotten histories to pop culture and relatable self-help. Whether it is fiction or nonfiction, he is a fan of writing that is dark, strange, funny, and queer.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow submission guidelines <a href="https://www.janklowandnesbit.com/submissions" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><i>In addition to the above agents, here is a new Canadian literary agency</i>.</p><p><a href="https://www.ballpoint.agency/" target="_blank">The Ballpoint Agency</a> is a new, artist-centred literary agency with many enthusiasms, but mostly books. They currently serve a small roster of writers with focused attention, creativity and care. The three founders have 75 years of professional experience between them: </p><p><b>Dave Bidini</b> has spent 25 years writing books, earning valuable insight into the industry from an artist’s perspective. </p><p><b>Warren Sheffer</b> has 20 years as a lawyer, representing authors and performers and specializing in intellectual property law. </p><p><b>Janet Morassutti</b> has 30 years of publishing industry experience, most recently as a founder and managing editor of a non-profit newspaper.</p><p><i>Read submission</i> <a href="https://www.ballpoint.agency/contact" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p><br /></p>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-2592866166467045822023-11-29T03:32:00.000-08:002023-12-25T05:41:04.084-08:00120 Calls for Submissions in December 2023 - No submission fees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxXNNB6Tcjs1sW3IxVnZOaROOa5Db__ROK_owVS-E-oAKnH8Vw2Rqt-Cz96GGXS-bbLFPRBPGopvC496QbnaujpjFVEiF7-1FAbLDfdx5D1LluaXx2Pe70eDhYg0cUYaqn5wXkv3YUWZE9VXRjfSAGYCnMDDeCS_eqO4XIcCCHRWbTeum4wyaIme9pAwe/s728/still-life-late-summer-sunflower-autumn-preview.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="477" data-original-width="728" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxXNNB6Tcjs1sW3IxVnZOaROOa5Db__ROK_owVS-E-oAKnH8Vw2Rqt-Cz96GGXS-bbLFPRBPGopvC496QbnaujpjFVEiF7-1FAbLDfdx5D1LluaXx2Pe70eDhYg0cUYaqn5wXkv3YUWZE9VXRjfSAGYCnMDDeCS_eqO4XIcCCHRWbTeum4wyaIme9pAwe/w400-h263/still-life-late-summer-sunflower-autumn-preview.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This December there are ten dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p>(Image: Pickpik)</p><p>________________</p><p><br /></p><div><div><a href="https://eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/" target="_blank">Eternal Haunted Summer</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short fiction. Theme: Horror. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://sundoglit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Sundog</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>Submit early in month to avoid submission fee.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://deathinthemouth.com/#ditm2" target="_blank">Death in the Mouth Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors who identify as BIPOC or, outside of US-American context, anyone who is from a marginalized ethnicity (eg. Roma, Sámi, Nenets would also fall under this umbrella etc)”. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short fiction and art. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://redcapepublishing.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Red Cape Publishing: A - Z of Horror: W is for Witchcraft</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror on theme. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens December 1, 2023. <i>Open until full</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bigwingreview.com/submissions" target="_blank">Big Wing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, spoken word, and visual art works. Theme: Nature. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://parabola.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Parabola</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://decembermag.org/submit/" target="_blank">december magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis) and visual art that can be reproduced in our print format. <b>Payment</b>: $10.00 per page with a minimum of $40.00 and a maximum of $200.00. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>Charges for online submission. No charge via snail mail.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/jr-handley-presents-assault-team/" target="_blank">Assault Team Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Military Science Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: "a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors." <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021/" target="_blank">Cincinnati Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens on December 1, closes when cap is reached.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://undertowpublications.com/northern-nights-anthology" target="_blank">Northern Lights Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: Horror and horror-adjacent dark weird fiction, ideally set in Canada and incorporating a motif of night / nighttime/ dusk/ darkness. Stories should be between 500 and 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents CAD/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/what-if/" target="_blank">What If...Walls Could Talk</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://airlightmagazine.org/about/submissions/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Air/Light</a><span style="background-color: white;">. </span><b style="background-color: white;">Genre</b><span style="background-color: white;">: New and innovative works of literary arts across all mediums and genres including cross genre work. Length: Up to 4,000 wo</span></span>rds for prose, and up to 10 pages for poetry. <span><b style="background-color: white;">Payment</b><span style="background-color: white;">: </span></span>Poetry: $50; Responses and department pieces: $100; Fiction and essays/nonfiction: $200; Visual art, music, and multimedia: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative stories, poetry, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. $1 a line for poetry. 2 - 8 cents/word for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: December 2, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.feministfoodjournal.com/p/call-for-pitches-meat" target="_blank">Feminist Food Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, narrative or reported pieces, literature or film reviews, cultural commentary, poetry, creative writing, video, audio, etc. on theme: Meat (from a feminist perspective). <b>Payment</b>: $130. <b>Deadline</b>: December 3, 2023. <i>Pitches only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.invisiblecitylit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Invisible City</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction up to 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: December 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: December 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions" target="_blank">Stone’s Throw</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "We're looking for dark fiction, crime and noir, length between 1,000 and 2,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 7, 2023. <i>Open to submissions the first week of every month.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://www.acoupofowls.com/submissions" target="_blank">A Coup of Owls</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Only submit if you are aged 18 or over and belong to an underrepresented or marginalised community. These include, but are not limited to: LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and disabled people. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, all genres. <b>Payment</b>: £5 - 15. <b>Deadline</b>: December 7, 2023. <i>Closes when they reach their cap</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theotherstories.net/submissions" target="_blank">The Other Stories</a> (Audio). <b>Genre</b>: Horror on themes. <b>Payment</b>: 15 GBT. <b>Deadline</b>: December 9, 2023. <i>See themes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://northerngravy.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Northern Gravy</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Northern Gravy welcomes submissions from UK & Ireland writers of any background, including first-time writers. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, Poetry and Kid Lit (writing for Middle Grade and Young Adult audiences) <b>Payment</b>: £100 per contributor. <b>Deadline</b>: December 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://funicularmagazine.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Funicular</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Short story: $10/printed page (up to a maximum of $100); Flash: $25 per piece; Poetry: $25 per piece. <i>Payment for print only</i>. <b>Deadline</b>: December 11, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Hippocampus Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Memoir Excerpts, Personal Essays, and Flash Nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $40. <b>Deadline</b>: Fee free from December 1 - December 14, 2023.</div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cat Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories and poems. "We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words that highlight the unique personalities that dogs have. Celebrate your dog, or a dog you know, with a wonderful story about what he or she does. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both." <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Dog Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories and poems. "We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1200 words that highlight the unique personalities that cats have. Celebrate your cat, or a cat you know, with a wonderful story about what he or she does. Stories can be serious or humorous, or both." <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mizna.org/literary/call-for-submissions-the-cinema-issue/" target="_blank">Mizna</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Contributors do not need to identify as of Arab/SWANA descent, provided their work is of relevance to or in dialogue with the social realities of the SWANA/Arab region or community. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, stories, creative essays, flash fiction, comics." <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.radonjournal.com/submit" target="_blank">Radon</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories and poetry containing elements of anarchism, transhumanism, dystopia, and/or science fiction. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent per word for original work, half a cent per word for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html" target="_blank">Eye to the Telescope</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $0.04/word, up to $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023. <i>See theme</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://onspecmag.wpcomstaging.com/submissions/" target="_blank">On Spec</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.propagule.co/home" target="_blank">Propagule</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories that are intrepid with regard to experimentation and oddity; the strange, the surreal, the atypical, the unexpected. <b>Payment</b>: Up to $20. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://copper-nickel.org/submit/" target="_blank">Copper Nickel</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, essays, and translation folios. <b>Payment</b>: $30 per printed page + two copies of the issue in which the author’s work appears + a one-year subscription. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023. <i>Submit early in the month to avoid submission fees</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions" target="_blank">Baffling Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <span><b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lostboyspress.com/romantasysubmissions" target="_blank">Lost Boys Press: Romantasy</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Romance set in a fantasy world. Word count should be between 60,000 and 120,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://brazenheadreview.com/Submit" target="_blank">Brazenhead Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $200. <span><b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023. <i>Note: Closes when cap is reached.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eavesdropmagazine.ca/submissions" target="_blank">Eavesdrop Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Canadian writers (anyone living in Canada for work, school, asylum, etc, as well as artists living on traditional, unceded territories, is welcome to submit). <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, comics, plays, CNF, art. <b>Payment</b>: $30 per poem, $70 per short fiction, CNF piece, and short play, $70 per visual art piece, $30 per comic. <span><b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theherstoriesproject.com/submissions" target="_blank">Midstory Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays about love, loss, and friendship at midlife. We are looking for a strong, clear writing voice and raw, honest storytelling, in keeping with our mission to elevate the voices of midlife women. Preferred word count: 750-2000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $50 for accepted essays. <span><b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://matter.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Journal of Compressed Creative Arts</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, mixed media, visual arts, "and even kitchen sinks, if they are compressed in some way.” <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://archiveoftheodd.wordpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Archive of the Odd</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, horror preferred. “Archive of the Odd is a zine of uncanny occurrences, told in even stranger ways.” They’d like a variety of time periods. Stories can be in any format, except traditional prose. Some of the suggested formats are: academic papers; technical writing; medication warning sheets; sales papers; newspaper articles; recipes; knitting/crochet/weaving/what-have-you guides; care guides (plant, animal, rock garden, etc); or any other unusual format. Submissions do not have to be entirely in text. <b>Payment</b>: $15-25 for fiction of 500-5,000+ words. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.samjokomagazine.com/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Samjoko Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, play, screenplay. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction" target="_blank">Muse Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction articles for children. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023. <i>See themes</i>. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://eastoverpresscutleafjournal.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Eastover Press: Rural Writers of Color</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BIPOC writers who live in or hail from rural or semi-rural locales in the U.S. and whose short stories feature characters living or working in rural or semi-rural spaces. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories. <b>Payment</b>: $100-$300. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023. <i>Previously published stories in 2021 and 2022 only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rebelsatoripress.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Rebel Satori Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length LGBTQ+ speculative fiction, <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wolfsingerpubs.com/borne-in-the-blood-guidelines" target="_blank">Borne in the Blood</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "WolfSinger Publications is seeking stories about things that are carried in the blood. Be it magic, disease or something else – it must be Borne in the Blood. We will be donating proceeds from Borne in the Blood to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. All genres will be considered with the exception of erotica." Length:1000-7000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://orcalit.com/guidelines/" target="_blank">Orca</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $50 for short stories, $25 for flash fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023. <i>Submit early in the month to avoid submission fees</i>.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.speculationpub.com/submissions" target="_blank">Yule: a collection of Yule Time Tales</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "We are looking for submissions of Pagan Yule stories, not Christmas stories. All genres are welcome, as long as it is Yule and Solstice centered. The winter solstice is the longest night of the year, but the light will return by degrees after that December night. We want stories about what happens in those dark and still winter months. Stories of transformation and growth. Stories of the winter witch, cold forests, elves and magical places. Old ghost stories.”<span face="proxima-nova, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 20px;"> </span>Word count 2,500 to 8,000. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: December 16, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Offing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Creative nonfiction (usually personal essay) that centers one’s personal experience against the backdrop of art, literature, and culture.. Length: 7,500 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $25 - $100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 16, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://humourmemag.co.uk/submission-requests/" target="_blank">Humour Me</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Humor. "We want your festive stories for our Christmas special, fiction and non fiction! Min 1k words, Max 3k. These can be any sub-genre. Western Santa Claus? Zombie reindeer? Go for it as long as they have a humour/satirical element! We will also accept cartoons/comic strips as long as they meet the Christmas/humour theme." <b>Payment</b>: £25 (GBP) - £40 (GBP). <b>Deadline</b>: December 16, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://kelpjournal.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Kelp: The Amber Waves of Winter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Noir/neo-noir. Crime, capers, detective stories, and mysteries are all a good fit. <b>Payment</b>: $35. <b>Deadline</b>: December 16, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://bonabooks.uk/" target="_blank">I Want That Twink OBLITERATED! Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Classic pulp adventures centering non-traditionally masculine queer heroes and villains. "We’re taking the classic tropes of pulp science-fiction, fantasy, and horror, recast through a radical queer lens." <b>Payment</b>: $0.08 /word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 17, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://islandmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Island</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australian and New Zealand citizens and residents only. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction Nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: 40 cents per word, with a minimum of $700 and a maximum of $1500. Poetry for print - $175 per poem. Island Online - $450 for short-form fiction and nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: December 17, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=232&referer=Catalogue" target="_blank">Best of British Science Fiction 2023</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors must be British, Irish, British-based or ex-pats. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction published in 2023. <b>Payment</b>: 1p a word up to £50.00. <b>Deadline</b>: December 17, 2023. <i>Reprints only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://funemployment.xyz/submissions/" target="_blank">Funemployment Quarterly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science-fiction/fantasy. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $20 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 18, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://strangehorizons.com/submit/fiction-submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Strange Horizons</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: 10¢/word USD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 18, 2023. Submissions capped at 1,000. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.nepenthepress.co.uk/about" target="_blank">Folk Horror Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Folk Horror and Weird Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: £100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 20, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.meetinghousemag.org/submit" target="_blank">Meetinghouse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 minimum for prose, and $20/page for stories over 5 pages. Up to 7,500 words per submission; up to 3 pieces of prose and up to 3 poems. <b>Deadline</b>: December 22, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://graywolflab.org/2023/09/25/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Graywolf Lab</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, essays, and poems originally in English or in translation, as well as short visual, graphic, multimedia, multidisciplinary, and interactive pieces that engage with the work already posted under the theme of Time. "We’re open to all kinds of engagements and with anything on Lab, and are particularly interested in illustrations or images that directly respond to Lab features." <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 22, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://puritan-magazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Ex-Puritan</a>. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, hybrid work. <b>Payment</b>: $150 -$200. <b>Deadline</b>: December 25, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.unnervingbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">Unnerving</a><b>. Genre: </b>Horror and Sleazy Crime. Length: Up to 4,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.01USD per word for accepted stories. Payment made via PayPal ONLY! <b>Deadline</b>: December 25, 2023. <b><i>Please read full <a href="https://www.unnervingbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines here</a></i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/" target="_blank">Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment </b>$30 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 25, 2023. <i>This is a monthly call</i>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.moonstruck-books.com/submissions" target="_blank">Nightmare Diaries</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Dark fiction short stories, fairy tales, flash fiction, and novellas of 500-10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.10 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 27, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://everydayfiction.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Every Day Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction on themes. Length: 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $3. <b>Deadline</b>: December 27, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fanaticalmag.com/p/submissions_16.html" target="_blank">Fanatical</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: December 28, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://angrygablepress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Extrasensory Overload: an anthology of speculative excess</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. "We are seeking submissions that actively engage readers with multi-sensory (more than one sense), supra (beyond the five senses), super or extra sensory experience (including paranormal, ESP, etc.) as part of speculative fiction and poetry." <b>Payment</b>: $5 per poem and $10 for each short story. <b>Deadline</b>: December 29, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.buckmanjournal.com/submissions" target="_blank">Buckman Journal</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Portland and Pacific Northwest creatives. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and creative non-fiction. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 29, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: December 29, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://jacklegpress.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">JackLeg Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and short story collections. They also consider select literary novels and creative nonfiction. JackLeg only publishes U.S.-based writers. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thegoodlifereview.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Good Life Review: "Micro Monday"</a> (online). <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, CNF, and poetry. Length: 500 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 30, 2023.</div><div><br /><div><a href="http://www.workerswritejournal.com/" target="_blank">Workers Write! T<span style="color: black;">ales from the Cubicle</span></a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and poetry that contain stories and poems from the office worker's point of view. "we're especially interested to see how the home office has taken on a new meaning because of Covid and what it's been like for those of us who have returned to the annoying commutes and communal bathrooms." <b>Payment</b>: $5 - $50. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.owlcrate.com/blogs/oc/monsters-in-masquerade-is-now-open-for-submissions" target="_blank">Monsters in Masquerade</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror fantasy fiction anthology focusing on the Upper YA (18+) to New Adult and Adult age range. <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://fifthwheelpress.com/anthsubs" target="_blank">Secrets in the Garden</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose poetry, short prose (<1500 words), and other experimental writing by queer, trans, and gender variant writers. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Funny Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories and poems. "We are looking for stories about something that happened to you in your life - in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home – that made you and the people around you laugh out loud." <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightterrornovels.wordpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Theatre Phantasmagoria</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror flash fiction up to 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>This is a monthly call. See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://islandiajournal.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Islandia</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Preference is given to residents of Florida & the Caribbean but Islandia considers written work and visual art with strong ties to the region. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, art, and prose. <b>Payment</b>: Pay for poetry and visual art begins at $50 and for prose submissions $100 - $150. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<div><br /></div><a href="https://www.105meadowlarkreader.com/p/submission-guidelines.html" target="_blank">Meadowlark Reader</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, interviews, journalistic pieces. “True stories about Kansas written by Kansans." <b>Payment</b>: $10 plus one contributor copy. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<div><br /></div><a href="https://castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com/in-the-eyes-of-the-hungry-submissions" target="_blank">In the Eyes of the Hungry</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short horror stories, 2500 to 6000 words, in the style of Steinbeck. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<div><span face=""Arial Black", "Arial Bold", Arial-BoldMT, Gadget, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/88752531" target="_blank">Zombies Need Brains: Three Anthologies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.crushingheartsandblackbutterfly.com/vamptasy-publishing.html" target="_blank">Food Blog Horror Anthology: Necroyummycon</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror stories in the form of food blogs, including recipes. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.interstellarflightpress.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Interstellar Flight Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://spooky-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Spooky</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. "Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror?" <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><a href="https://www.thinkinginkpress.com/2023/08/tip/the-neurodiversiverse-anthology-call-for-submissions/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://www.thinkinginkpress.com/2023/08/tip/the-neurodiversiverse-anthology-call-for-submissions/" target="_blank">Thinking Ink Press: The Neurodiversiverse Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and art exploring encounters between neurodivergent people and neurodivergent aliens. They are looking for: Short stories up to 6k words, Flash fiction up to 1k words, Poetry up to 100 lines, Black-and-white line art illustrations. <b>Payment</b>: $100 per short story, $50 for flash fiction, $50 for poems, and $50-100 for illustrations. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blackbeaconbooks.blogspot.com/p/submissions.html" target="_blank">The Black Beacon Book of Pirate Tales</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction on theme: Pirate tales. <b>Payment</b>: 20€ for original stories and 5€ for reprints regardless of length, plus one print copy. Preferred word count between 5,000 and 10,000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. Accepts reprints.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://mudseasonreview.com/submit/" target="_blank">Mud Season Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.prolitmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Prolit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, and visual art that corresponds to the theme of Empire. <b>Payment</b>: $75-100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit">Ninth Letter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction.<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> </span><b>Payment</b>: $25 for poetry, $100 for prose. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Fee-free until they hit 300 submissions, so submit early in the month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontpage/anthology-submissions-call-the-map-of-lost-places" target="_blank">The Map of Lost Places Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories about places where weird things happen. "Places that have strange histories, their own traditions and customs, their own dangers. These can be based off real folk tales or old wives tales - think the Mothman in Point Pleasant, WV - or ones that you come up with all on your own. But your story should tell of someone going to one of these places - either intentionally or they just stumble across it - and what happens when they encounter the frightening/strange thing that is in or occurs in that location." <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://aaww.submittable.com/submit/172349/flash-fiction" target="_blank">The Margins</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry by emerging and established Asian American and diasporic poets. <b>Payment</b>: $50 – $90 for a single poem. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.manawaker.com/submit-to-rattus-futura/" target="_blank">Rattus Futura</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, poetry, art about the future which feature rodents. <b>Payment</b>: $10 per accepted poem, 1c/word ($5 minimum.) for accepted fiction ($15 per page for graphic narrative fiction), $20 per accepted piece of non-narrative internal visual art, Half of above for reprints, $100 (negotiable) for the cover illustration. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.allegoryezine.com/submissions" target="_blank">Allegory</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/submission-guidelines-ezp-35.html" target="_blank">JMS Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: LGBTQ romance stories, 12,000 words minimum. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dbspress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Dracula Beyond Stoker</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction based on Stoker’s characters. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.jayhenge.com/callforstories.html" target="_blank">Jay Henge: Sunshine Superhighway</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "Solarpunk, cyberpunk, other planets, alternate worlds that might be nearly lost through our own hubris; futuristic fantasy and speculative-fiction stories of all kinds that are hopeful and leave us with the idea that despite the doom and gloom in the universe, things can possibly work out if we strive to make life better, even if in a small way." <b>Payment</b>: $5 USD per 1000 words. Length: Up to 15k words. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://aanpress.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Air and Nothingness Press: We Are All Thieves of Somebody's Future</a>. <b>Genre</b>: We are seeking stories for an anthology to be titled We Are All Thieves of Somebody's Future which will collect stories with the theme: Resource Scarcity - using up the last of a critical resource and dealing with the aftermath. While stories could be dystopic (ex. the last tree), authors could also explore hopepunk (losing a resource leads to something unforeseen and positive), solarpunk (a pollution laden resource leads to a better solution), fantasy (the last dragon). We are open to all genres. All stories are requested to be between 1000 and 3000 words in length. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eventmagazine.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Event Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $40/page for poetry and $35/page for prose, up to a maximum of $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://freezeframefiction.com/write/submission-guidelines-faq/#query" target="_blank">Freeze Frame Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. "Any genre, no content restrictions. We want your science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, drama, literary works, satire, bizarre fiction, or anything else you can come up with or mix together. The more original, the better. The weirder, the better.” <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dancingstarpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Dancing Star Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction novellas. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfzONx5TZXbj_jUbW2Pj8bJUrWGILPgk03kjY6YzBvz2SA05w/viewform" target="_blank">We're Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2023</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Queer Speculative Fiction. Submissions are open for all speculative work published in 2023 under 17,500 words that deals either implicitly or explicitly with queerness. Editors and authors may submit. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chestnutreview.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Chestnut Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, visual media (art/photography). <b>Payment</b>: $120. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Submit early in the month to avoid submission fee.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.havenspec.com/submit/" target="_blank">Haven Speculative</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word for fiction and $5 - $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.eerieriverpublishing.com/open-submission" target="_blank">Eerie River</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror inspired by Tarot: 1500 - 7000 firm. <b>Payment</b>: ¢1 per word CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Across Time.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All time travel romance stories. Happily Ever After not required. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Fallen.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All stories involving angels who have fallen from grace. Examples include it being a misunderstanding or they are purposely wreaking havoc. The darker, the better. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theunderdogpress.com/pages/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">The Way of Worlds</a> <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "We want aliens, solar systems, spaceships, alternate universes, and to go somewhere beyond imagination. We are looking for polished manuscripts of about 3,500 - 12,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: 3 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://grendelpress.com/anthology-submissions/" target="_blank">Grendel Press: Uncanny & Unearthly Tales (Vol 2) – The Midnight Labyrinth</a>. <b>Genre</b>: “Each story should feature a tale delivered from a character who stepped through a door and found themselves someplace unexpected. On their journey, they will notice a book called Midnight Labyrinth. No requirement to read or interact with it; it just needs to appear. Genre-bending is welcome! Sci-fi, steampunk, horror, fantasy, etc. … This anthology is an exploration of PLACE and FANTASY, so the MC in the story needs to actually find themselves in a new world/city/place that they’ve either never been before or haven’t been for a long time.” <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://polymathpress.com/pages/arithmophobia-submission-guidelines" target="_blank">Arithmophobia: An Anthology of Mathematical Horror</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror with a mathematical theme. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. Word Count: 3,000 -15,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thedeadlands.com/guidelines/" target="_blank">The Deadlands</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry. "The Deadlands exists in liminal spaces between life, death, and elsewhere. We are looking for fiction that concerns itself with death—but also everything death may involve." <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents per word for short stories, $50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Open to BIPOC writers only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://arcpoetry.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Arc Poetry Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry.<span face="proxima-nova" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 15px;"> </span></span><b>Payment</b>: $50 per page. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://media.sailthru.com/composer/images/sailthru-prod-6jb/pdf/BA_submissions_2024.pdf" target="_blank">Best American</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Published short stories, essays, food writing, mystery and suspense, nature writing, science fiction and fantasy. <b>Payment</b>: ? <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ninepens.co.uk/submission-information/" target="_blank">Nine Pens</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets in UK and Ireland. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry pamphlets. See theme, <b>Payment</b>: Royalties? <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://channelmag.org/submissions-channel/" target="_blank">Channel</a>. <b>Genre</b>: <span style="background-color: white;">Fiction, art, creative non-fiction, and poetry that engages with the natural world, and have a particular interest in work which encourages reflection on human interaction with plant and animal life, landscape and the self. <b>Payment</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">€40/poem, and €50/page of prose up to €150. </span><b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com/about" target="_blank">In The Mood Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Writing about film, TV, and pop culture related to your hometown—however you may define it. Word count: 1,000 words max for features, 300 words max for Film Diaries. <b>Payment</b>: $30 CAD for features, $20 CAD for Film Diaries. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.bookxi.org/submit" target="_blank">Book XI</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry with philosophical themes. <b>Payment</b>: $200 for prose; $50 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Closes after 200 submissions.</i></div><div><br /></div></div><div><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>AND A FEW MORE...</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/cryptid-horror/" target="_blank">Three Ravens Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Cryptid horror. Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thewildumbrella.com/submissions" target="_blank">Wild Umbrella</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, essays, and poems. <b>Payment</b>: €10 per poem and €25 per fiction story or non-fiction essay. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cafeirreal.alicewhittenburg.com/" target="_blank">Cafe Irreal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Magical realism. Length: Up to 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://rsaintclaire.com/" target="_blank">Book Worms</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Dark fiction, essays, poetry. Theme is My Bloody Valentine: dark love stories, Tinder dates gone horribly wrong, bitter romance, a lover’s revenge, tragic love, etc. Dark humor is okay, but it should fit the themes of horror and romance. Specifically looking for original poetry (any length). <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for prose. $25 – $50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><a href="https://cardinalrulepress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cardinal Rule Press</a> <b>Genre</b>: Children’s picture books that empower children through meaningful stories for readers, age 4-11. They also publish non-fiction books for parents (word count up to 70k). <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 1, 2024.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.flippedmittenpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Body’s Experience of Religion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://totallyentwinedgroup.com/submissions/submission-calls-pride-publishing/#pp-current-open-submissions" target="_blank">Totally Entwined: Oh, Baby!</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novellas, 30,000 - 50,000 words. Theme: Surprise Babies. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/here-there-be-dragons" target="_blank">Here There Be Dragons</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. "Dragons are icons of fantasy and legends about them abound. Found in novels, poetry, and art, they stir the imagination as helpers, heroes, villains, and symbols of love, fear, and wealth. We are looking for renderings of dragons in writing and art that capture the essence of these fascinating creatures." <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.reservoirroadlit.com/submissions">Reservoir Road Literary Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens January 1, 2024. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div></div></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://www.juneroadpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">June Road Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collection, full-length, 40 to 60 poems, preferably the author’s first or second book. "We’re particularly interested in work with strong ecological/environmental themes, or that engages in meaningful ways with nature or place, by writers who identify as women." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: January 1, 2024.</div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-24559991212567950142023-11-27T04:10:00.000-08:002023-12-18T17:49:23.192-08:0066 Writing Contests in December 2023 - No entry fees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XNJuYhQhO3VaZLvqZTTOqDhIhUw_6TQDTou9sbdEsAwpfv9ON-JhKaebM6TWcUwd4nb-TIz9UeA8tdMeCOBIkqYo_IihdzXTzQThcJd_xEzMDhZYxx-iA4-bZoAs1xf3d-0qFSXoOnzzsoRBtEaJsKPSNqtPPX7dLkUptRiiYPk2OOZ-djhiztCJdRnq/s728/sunflower%20in%20pot%20pickpik.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="728" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7XNJuYhQhO3VaZLvqZTTOqDhIhUw_6TQDTou9sbdEsAwpfv9ON-JhKaebM6TWcUwd4nb-TIz9UeA8tdMeCOBIkqYo_IihdzXTzQThcJd_xEzMDhZYxx-iA4-bZoAs1xf3d-0qFSXoOnzzsoRBtEaJsKPSNqtPPX7dLkUptRiiYPk2OOZ-djhiztCJdRnq/w400-h266/sunflower%20in%20pot%20pickpik.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This December there are more than five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $40,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.<br /><br />If y<span>ou want to get a jump on next month's contests go to </span><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/free-contests.html" target="_blank">Free Contests</a><span>. Most of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline has passed, you can prepare for next year.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck! </p><p>(Image: Pickpik)</p><p>_________________</p><p><br /></p><div><a href="https://otherwiseaward.org/award/2023-otherwise-award/2023-otherwise-award-recommendations">Otherwise Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Work that is changing the way we think about gender through speculative narrative. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. (Deadline unclear)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thescriptlab.com/free-screenplay-contest/" target="_blank">Scriptlab</a>. <b>Genre</b>: TV script or short screenplay. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/contest-prizes/sillerman-prize-for-african-poetry-winners/?csrt=4512727513918796471" target="_blank">The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to African poets who have not yet published a collection of poetry. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 and book publication through the University of Nebraska Press and Amalion Press in Senegal. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-technology-center/watchword-prize/" target="_blank">The Watchword Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry on theme: Surveillance. <b>Prize</b>: $2000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/humanities/english/eng-chaffin-award" target="_blank">Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to published writers who are writing from the region. <b>Genres</b>: All. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://jewishlibraries.org/jewish-fiction-award/" target="_blank">The Association of Jewish Libraries Jewish Fiction Award.</a> <b>Genre</b>: All works of fiction with significant Jewish thematic content written in English–novels, short story and flash fiction collections–by a single author published and available for purchase in the United States during 2022 are eligible for the award. Jewish thematic content means an extended grappling with Jewish themes throughout the book, including Judaism, Jewish history and culture, Jewish identity, etc. <b>Prize</b>: The award will include a $1,000 cash prize as well as support to attend the AJL conference to receive the award. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.tonyquaglianopoetry.com/poetry-award-competition-2023.html" target="_blank">Tony Quagliano Poetry Fund, International Poetry Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets who have a published body of work over a period of years. Poems must be in English. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. (<i>Biennial award</i>) </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://langumfoundation.org/about-prizes/american-historical-fiction/" target="_blank">The David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction</a> is offered annually to the best book in American historical fiction that is both excellent fiction and excellent history. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.londonsociety.org.uk/page/loveletters" target="_blank">Love Letters to London Writing Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and "open." The theme this year is Love Letters to London of the Future. What does your London of the future look like – what are your passions, hopes <b>Prize</b>: £150 - £500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>Open to all ages</i>. <i>Some reprints accepted</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.law.georgetown.edu/privacy-technology-center/watchword-prize/" target="_blank">Watchword Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Theme: Surveillance ("any aspect of the phenomenon of watching and being watched, in both the intimate and public spheres of our lives"). <b>Prize</b>: $2,000 prize, online publication, and a public reading. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.pushcartprize.com/nomination.html" target="_blank">The Pushcart Prize</a> honors the best "poetry, short fiction, essays or literary whatnot" published in small presses and literary magazines. Magazine and small press editors may nominate up to six works. Pushcart Press publishes yearly anthologies of the winning submissions. <b>Prize</b>: Publication and enormous prestige. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/1/apply" target="_blank">The Schneider Family Book Award</a> is sponsored by the American Library Association. The award honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. <b>Prize</b>: Three annual awards each consisting of $5000 and a framed plaque, will be given annually in each of the following categories: birth through grade school (age 0-10), middle school (age 11-13) and teens (age 13-18). (Age groupings are approximations). <b>Genre</b>: May be fiction, biography, or other form of nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.smith.edu/academics/applied-learning-research/boutelle-day-poetry-center/high-school-poetry-prize" target="_blank">Poetry Center at Smith College Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to sophomore or junior high school girls in New England. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rsliterature.org/award/rsl-christopher-bland-prize/" target="_blank">RSL Christopher Bland Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions: </b>Writers must be a citizen of, or resident in, the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Books must have been published for the first time in the UK or RoI within the 2023 calendar year. Books must be entered by trade publishers or agents based in the UK or RoI; each publisher, imprint of a publisher, or agent may enter two books only. <b>Genre</b>: Debut novel or non-fiction book first published by a writer aged 50 or over. <b>Prize</b>: £10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/contest-prizes/sillerman-prize-for-african-poetry-winners/?csrt=4512727513918796471" target="_blank">The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to African poets who have not yet published a collection of poetry. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000 and book publication through the University of Nebraska Press and Amalion Press in Senegal. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/" target="_blank">Furious Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, 500 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 3, 2023. <i>Opens December 1.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing/guidelines/" target="_blank">Shaughnessy Cohen Award for Political Writing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Book of literary nonfiction that captures a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers and has the potential to shape or influence thinking on contemporary Canadian political life. Book must be published in Canada. <b>Prize</b>: CAN $25,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 6, 2023. (For books published between October 4, 2023 and December 5, 2023)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://journalism.columbia.edu/lukas" target="_blank">J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction book. Applicants for the award must already have a contract with a U.S.-based publisher to write a nonfiction book. <b>Award</b>: $25,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 7, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://prisminternational.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Prism: Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1,500 grand prize, $600 runner-up, $400 2nd runner-up. <b>Deadline</b>: December 7, 2023. <i>No entry fee for BIPOC and low income writers</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk/enter" target="_blank">Women's Prize for Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Published novel by a woman. Entrants must be writing in English and must be published in the UK between 1 December 2023 and 31 March 2024. All subject matters and women of any age, from any nationality or country of residence are eligible. <b>Prize</b>: £30,000.00. <b>Deadline</b>: December 8, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fawchicago.org/awards.php" target="_blank">Friends of American Writers</a>.<span face=""helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 11.99px; line-height: 16.786px;"> </span><b>Restrictions</b>: The author must be a resident (or previously have been a resident for approximately five years) of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota or Wisconsin; or the locale of the book must be in a region identified above. The author must not have published more than three books under his/her own pen name. <b>Genres</b>: Books can be fiction or creative non-fiction and published in 2023. Self-published and e-Books are not eligible. <b>Prize</b>: $500 - $2000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.nyfa.org/awards-grants/artist-fellowships/" target="_blank">NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowships</a> are awarded in fifteen different disciplines over a three-year period. <b>Prize</b>: $8,000 cash awards are made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. These fellowships are not project grants but are intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, regardless of the level of his or her artistic development. <b>Deadline</b>: December 13, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction up to 1000 words on theme. <b>Prize</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: December 14, 2023.<i> See themes.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://subnivean.submittable.com/submit/239064/subnivean-new-writers-award-cny-high-school-writing-scholarship-competition" target="_blank">Subnivean New Writers Award: CNY High School Writing Scholarship Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to high-school-aged writers in Oswego County, Onondaga County, Oneida County, Herkimer County, Madison County, Cayuga County and Cortland County. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories and poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $100 bookstore gift certificate, $1,000 scholarship to attend SUNY Oswego as a creative writing or English major. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://witcraft.org/monthly-humour-competition/" target="_blank">Witcraft Monthly Humour Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Humor with the emphasis on wit, word play, absurdity and inspired nonsense. <b>Prize</b>: First prize A$50, second prize A$20, third prize A$10, payable via Paypal only. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ejkf.org/about-the-ejk-award/" target="_blank">Ezra Jack Keats Children's Book Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Published or self-published picture books that portray the universal qualities of childhood, a strong and supportive family, and the multicultural nature of our world. <b>Prize</b>: $3,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/" target="_blank">Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America Best First Crime Novel Competition</a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">. </span><b>Restrictions</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The Competition is open to any writer, regardless of nationality, aged 18 or older, who has never been the author of any published novel (except that authors of self-published works only may enter, as long as the manuscript submitted is not the self-published work) and is not under contract with a publisher for publication of a novel. </span><b>Genre</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Murder or another serious crime or crimes is at the heart of the story. </span><b>Prize</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: $10,000. </span><b>Deadline</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: December 15</span>, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/pages.php?pageid=5" target="_blank">The Arts South Australia Wakefield Press Unpublished Manuscript Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: The competition is open to South Australian writers. <b>Genre</b>: Book-length manuscripts of non-fiction, fiction and poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000 and publication by Wakefield Press. </span><b>Deadline</b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";">: December 15</span>, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://iwmf.submittable.com/submit/e9bf7e71-d3f9-4887-af9e-def42a1dd81a/kim-wall-memorial-fund-2024" target="_blank">Kim Wall Memorial Fund 2024</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to "journalists whose work embodies the spirit of Kim’s reporting. The grant will fund women or non-binary reporters covering subculture, broadly defined, and what Kim liked to call “the undercurrents of rebellion.” Kim wanted more women to be out in the world, brushing up against life, and the Kim Wall Memorial Fund honors this legacy.” <b>Genre</b>: Journalism. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000 grants. <b>Deadline</b>: December 17, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://readwritestrategies.com/submissions#1" target="_blank">ReadWrite Strategies</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Funny anecdotes about the workplace. <b>Prize</b>: 1st place will receive $500 and a print copy, 2nd place will receive $200 and a print copy; and 3rd, 4th, and 5th place will each receive $100 and a print copy. <b>Deadline</b>: December 18, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bronxarts.org/grants/bronx-recognizes-its-own/m/grants/bronx-recognizes-its-own/" target="_blank">Bronx Recognizes Its Own (BRIO)</a> provides direct support to individual Bronx artists who create literary, media, visual, and performing works of art. <b>Prize</b>: 25 BRIO grants of $3,000 each are awarded to Bronx artists. BRIO award winners complete a one-time public service activity. <b>Deadline</b>: December 18, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/09/18/australias-richest-poetry-prize-40-thousand-to-celebrate-female-poets.html" target="_blank">The Helen Anne Bell Poetry Bequest Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australian women. <b>Genre</b>: Collection of poems by an Australian woman poet. <b>Prize</b>: $40,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 18, 2023. <i>Biennial award.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/college-liberal-arts-education-sciences/liberal-arts-programs/english/annual-high-school-writing-contest" target="_blank">Rider University Annual High School Writing Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to high school students. <b>Genres</b>: Essays, poetry, fiction. <b>Prizes</b>: 1st-$100, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 20, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/submission-guidelines.html" target="_blank">Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to persons who reside, either full or part-time, in South Florida. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 21, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://eliewieselfoundation.org/prize-in-ethics/" target="_blank">Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Registered undergraduate full-time Juniors or Seniors at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States. <b>Genre</b>: Essay Topic: What challenges awaken your conscience? Is it the conflicts in American society? An international crisis? Maybe a difficult choice you face or a hard decision you had to make? Engage us. Enlighten us. Explore the ethics of any problem, question, or issue, whether close to home or in the world at large. We are eager to learn from you. <b>Prize</b>: First Prize $10,000, 2nd Prize $5,000, 3rd Prize $3,000, two Honorable Mentions $1,000 each. <b>Deadline</b>: December 29, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.firstnovelist.vcu.edu/submit-a-novel/" target="_blank">VCU Cabell First Novelist Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: First novel published in 2023. No self-published books. <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shadygroveliterary.wixsite.com/shadygroveliterary/submissions" target="_blank">Shady Grove Literary</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Any style, genre, tone of flash fiction. Length: 300 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/" target="_blank">Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poem inspired by artwork. (See site for image.) <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>This is a monthly contest.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://pen.org/annual-prison-writing-contest-guidelines/" target="_blank">PEN Prison Writing Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Anyone incarcerated in a federal, state, or county prison is eligible to enter. <b>Genres</b>: Poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $25 - $250. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.writersofthefuture.com/Contest-Rules-Writers/" target="_blank">L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest</a> is held four times a year. <b>Restrictions</b>: The Contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. Professional publication is deemed to be payment of at least six cents per word, and at least 5,000 copies, or 5,000 hits. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories or novelettes of science fiction or fantasy. <b>Prizes</b>: $1,000, $750, $500, Annual Grand Prize: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ernestjgainesaward.org/criteria" target="_blank">Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Emerging African American writers. <b>Genres</b>: Short story collection or novel published in the current year. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lilith.org/contact/writing-for-lilith/" target="_blank">Lilith Magazine Fiction Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. Short story of interest to Jewish women. <b>Prize</b>: $300. <b>Deadline</b>: <b>December </b>31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writerscollegeblog.com/my-writing-journey-competition/" target="_blank">The Writers College: My Writing Journey Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay on the theme: The best writing tip I’ve ever received. 600 words. <b>Prize</b>: $200 (R2 000 or £100). <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><a href="https://aiira.iastate.edu/resources/2023-writing-contest/" target="_blank"><br /></a></div><div><a href="https://aiira.iastate.edu/resources/2023-writing-contest/" target="_blank">The AIIRA Writing Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to all high school students. <b>Genre</b>: This season, we're asking you to think about a career you'd like to have in the future. How will AI affect your role in that job within the next decade? How will AI benefit your career, and what responsibilities will become redundant due to AI? You can submit an essay exploring this topic and write a fictional scene depicting how your intended career may look ten years from now. <b>Prize</b>: First Place: $500 USD; Second Place: $400 USD; Third Place: $250 USD. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.kinsmanquarterly.org/iridescence-award" target="_blank">Iridescence Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to literary or visual artists of the Black, Indigenous, or People of Color Community. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy, folk mythology, science fiction, and the paranormal. Short fiction, poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://reesesbookclub.com/litup/" target="_blank">Litup: Reese’s Book Club Fellowships</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to "unagented and unpublished women and nonbinary writers who are also diverse." <b>Prize</b>: LitUp will provide five emerging writers with an all-expenses-paid retreat, a three-month mentorship with a published author, and marketing support from Reese’s Book Club. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.anisfield-wolf.org/submissions/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards</a> recognizes outstanding works that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures. Awards are given for both fiction and nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hartman.org.il/jewish-on-campus-writing-challenge/" target="_blank">Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Jewish students enrolled at 2- or 4-year colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. <b>Genre</b>: Essay. "We are currently accepting submissions of 1500-2000 word essays written by Jewish college students that describe an aspect of Jewish life on your campus and then explore what it means to you and what it might mean for other Jews. We are looking for a variety of perspectives, and we want to hear from you, no matter what your Jewish background is, where you go to school, or what you’re studying!" <b>Prize</b>: Up to four writers will receive $500 and publication in Sources. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://griffinpoetryprize.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Griffin Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. To be eligible for the prize, a book of poetry must be a published first-edition collection (i.e. not previously published in any country), written in English, or translated into English, by a poet/translator from any part of the world, including Canada. Entries must come from publishers only. Inquiries about entries must also come from publishers only. <b>Prize</b>: The winner will receive C$130,000 and the other shortlisted poets will each receive C$10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023 for books published between July 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thelyricmagazine.com/collegepoetrycontest/" target="_blank">The Lyric College Poetry Contest</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to undergraduates enrolled full time in an American or Canadian college or university. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.rattle.com/submissions/guidelines/" target="_blank">Neil Postman Award for Metaphor</a>. Sponsored by Rattle. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. All published submissions during the year are considered for the prize. Follow their regular submission guidelines. <b>Prize</b>: $2,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Read more about the award <a href="https://www.rattle.com/awards/postman/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thecaribbeanwriter.org/online-submission/" target="_blank">The Caribbean Writer Prizes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays or one act plays which explore the ideas resonating within the region and its diaspora, written by a US or UK Virgin Islands resident accepted for publication by The Caribbean Writer during the deadline year. 2023.<i> See theme</i>. <b>Prize</b>: $300 - $600. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sophia.smith.edu/meridians/awards/elizabeth-alexander-creative-writing-award/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Alexander Creative Writing Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: $500 and publication in Meridians Journal: feminism, race, transnationalism. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.neomed.edu/wcw-poetry-competition/" target="_blank">William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students enrolled in programs leading to the Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy degree. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. Prize: $300. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poetrysociety.org/awards/four-quartets-prize/four-quartets-prize" target="_blank">The Four Quartets Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: unified and complete sequence of poems published in America in a print or online journal, chapbook. Poems in the sequence may have been published in different journals provided that they were brought together and they form a complete sequence. <b>Prize</b>: Three finalists will receive $1,000 each. The winner will receive an additional $20,000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.memphis.edu/benhooks/programs/bookawardnominations.php" target="_blank">Hooks Institute National Book Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction book that best furthers understanding of the American Civil Rights Movement and its legacy. <b>Prize</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://edalya.com/index.php/daipc-en-info/daipc-en-rules" target="_blank">Dolors Alberola Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-Length poetry collection. <b>Prize</b>: Winner receives translation to another European language; publication of the collection (bilingual edition); 50 copies; and royalties. Finalists receive publication of the collection (Spanish edition), 10 copies of the book, and royalties on Publisher’s edition and subsidiary rights. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/wy-boyd-literary-award-excellence-military-fiction" target="_blank">The W.Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction</a> honors the best fiction set in a period when the United States was at war. It recognizes the service of American veterans and military personnel and encourages the writing and publishing of outstanding war-related fiction. <b>Genre</b>: Military fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://whiskyglass.com/crime-short-story-competition/" target="_blank">Glencairn Glass Crime Short Story Competition</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Crime short story set in Scotland. <b>Prize</b>: First prize – £1000, Runner Up – £500. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://livingstonpress.uwa.edu/htm%20(web%20pages)/tartt_first_fiction_award.htm" target="_blank">Tartts Fiction Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Americans. <b>Genre</b>: Short story collection. <b>Prize</b>: Winning short story collection will be published by Livingston Press at the University of West Alabama, in simultaneous library binding and trade paper editions. Winning entry will receive $1000, plus their standard royalty contract, which includes 60 copies of the book. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/contest/stories-everywhere" target="_blank">#GWstorieseverywhere</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Micro fiction or essay on theme of Instability. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag. <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/drabble-contest" target="_blank">The Drabble Harvest Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Drabble on theme of "Alien Fetishes." A "drabble" is defined as a short story containing exactly precisely no more and no fewer than 100 words. It has a title, which can be from 1 to 15 words-- but no more than 15. <b>Prize</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bcala.org/wp-content/themes/blackc/pdf/2023/BCALALiteraryGuidelines2023.pdf" target="_blank">Black Caucus of the American Library Association</a>. BCALA presents four awards to an African American writer published in the United States during the previous year: one for adult fiction, one for nonfiction, one for a first novelist and one for poetry. These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora. <b>Prize</b>: Four $500.00 awards. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poetrywales.co.uk/wales-young-poets-award-2023/" target="_blank">Wales Young Poets Award 2023</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to young poets aged 10 - 17. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry in English and Welsh. <b>Prize</b>: £15 - £50 worth of National Book Tokens, writing goodie bag and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://lex-lead.org/competition-registration" target="_blank">Lex:lead Essay Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Candidates must show citizenship in an eligible country and be enrolled in studies with at least one law class in an eligible country at the time of the award. <b>Genre</b>: Essay: How effective have laws protecting the rights of children been to reduce poverty and support economic development? How could they be improved? <b>Prize</b>: $500 scholarship. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023 (<i>Must have registered by October 31, 2023</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Substack</a> runs a monthly short story competition. Their mission is to "revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful." <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 6000- 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: December 31, 2023. <i>Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute.</i></div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-64936528132279221472023-11-22T04:58:00.000-08:002023-11-22T04:58:22.410-08:004 Distinctive Writing Conferences and Workshops in December 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrnMvjjSpKg2Po8Y4XkFXKl9ZB8LfTyYhbFlgHyfzNT96_QJOTpVIiVArHxv4Qta3cOvUEj3NyuRUHwy7i4476qUa3rEu8cLfABVbIdZLWkuM1sViSO_acO2-J9krVQKY1rROMCDB7Iko7MGr8ao2JiGw5RKgDhhY4UP8Vkm_mT6_wOGX7nRvgzaz0oJk/s800/granitedells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvrnMvjjSpKg2Po8Y4XkFXKl9ZB8LfTyYhbFlgHyfzNT96_QJOTpVIiVArHxv4Qta3cOvUEj3NyuRUHwy7i4476qUa3rEu8cLfABVbIdZLWkuM1sViSO_acO2-J9krVQKY1rROMCDB7Iko7MGr8ao2JiGw5RKgDhhY4UP8Vkm_mT6_wOGX7nRvgzaz0oJk/w400-h255/granitedells.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Because of the holidays, writing conferences are sparse in December. That doesn't mean there are none worth attending.<p></p>For a month-by-month list of conferences throughout the year see: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/writers-conferences.html" target="_blank">Writing Conferences</a>. (You will also find links to resources that can help you find conferences in your area on that page.)<div><br /></div><div>(Image: Granite Dells, Arizona: Carol M. Highsmith’s America, Library of Congress collection. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.)</div><div><br /><div><br /></div></div><p>____________________</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://chicagowritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">The Fall 2023 Online Writing Workshop of Chicago</a>.<b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"> December 8 - 9, 2023. "This is a special two-day “How to Get Published” online writing workshop. In other words, it’s two days full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome. And even though this is the Online Fall “San Diego” Writing Workshop, make no mistake — writers from everywhere are welcome to attend virtually. Our WDW writers conferences have helped dozens of writers find literary agent representation." </span></b></p><div class="western"><b><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="western"><span style="color: black;"><div class="western"><a href="https://larksongwritersplace.org/Events/Online-Events/c/online-events" target="_blank">Larksong's 4th Annual Speedwriting & Reading Party. Saturday</a>, December 9, 2023: Online. Workshop Leaders: Zedeka Poindexter, Steve Edwards, Tommy Dean, Kelly Madigan. Readers: Cliff Taylor, Mary Pipher, JV Brummels, Monica Joy, LeeAnn Roripaugh. "The format is simple. We alternate five-minute readings with 15-minute mini writing workshops that start with a craft talk and end with a writing prompt. Five readings, four workshops, so you’ll not only leave the event inspired but you’ll have some new writing too! After the presentations there’s time for a Q&A with writers and other participants." <i>Free</i>.</div><div class="western"><br /></div><div class="western"><a href="https://www.sundresspublications.com/safta/workshops" target="_blank">A(n) (Un)holy Alliance: Braiding the Sacred and the Profane</a>. December 13, 2023, 6:00-7:30PM EST. "The word profane refers to the secular world, the parts of a life that are not directly related to spiritual or religious practice. However you may define the spiritual in your own life, what might happen in our writing if we blend the sacred and the profane to make a liminal world where these two things coexist?" <i>Free</i>.</div></span></div><div class="western"><br /></div><div class="western"><a href="https://www.anthology.org/index.php/mesa-book-festival" target="_blank">The Mesa Book Festival</a>. December 16, 2023: Mesa, Arizona. The festival features presentations, readings, visits with authors, and a poetry open mic. "Everyone! Authors, Publishers, and Book Sellers are invited to register for space to showcase, promote, and sell their books. Readers are invited to come and buy their books direct. We're encouraging a wide variety of literary arts purveyors to share their work to create a bigger audience for everyone." All events are free and open to the public.</div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-53538007473950855532023-11-16T02:38:00.000-08:002023-11-16T02:38:58.714-08:007 New Agents Actively Seeking Horror, Thrillers, Westerns, Military, Speculative Fiction, Nonfiction, Kidlit and more <p>Here are seven new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfSLiK3EajUaRkmOhLsJXtByiz0TX6UKPEZ4cuj3Qewp-iPxu4RyGW4bAIhAcWij4KEdLH7an4zAodtBpMp46NGTO1D6t2IPMpa0bEjTh5BGHxrmfD62o2BxJLtN7SfvlbyBRIfTGSLzxzDJeRYfj1Vj73u-kxt6vcSJnrVUNmdBtiKL9-kzWrfRUjQK1/s800/nour%20sallam.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfSLiK3EajUaRkmOhLsJXtByiz0TX6UKPEZ4cuj3Qewp-iPxu4RyGW4bAIhAcWij4KEdLH7an4zAodtBpMp46NGTO1D6t2IPMpa0bEjTh5BGHxrmfD62o2BxJLtN7SfvlbyBRIfTGSLzxzDJeRYfj1Vj73u-kxt6vcSJnrVUNmdBtiKL9-kzWrfRUjQK1/w400-h400/nour%20sallam.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Nour Sallam</b> of <a href="https://www.psliterary.com/who-we-are/" target="_blank">P.S. Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Nour Sallam is an associate agent at PSLA representing adult fiction and non-fiction. She first joined the PSLA team as an intern in 2022 before becoming a literary assistant. Nour has previously worked in editing, podcasting, communications, and journalism. She got her start at the University of British Columbia where she studied English Literature and Political Science. She then completed her publishing certificate at Toronto Metropolitan University. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Nour is acquiring both fiction and non-fiction for adults. As an Arab woman and an immigrant, she particularly loves books of any genre that feature BIPOC characters, complex and nuanced histories, power dynamics, or social and political issues.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://www.psliterary.com/submissions/" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EYny4qmRzEMBUHNWuvOCbI7S8xDWPZ-n9IsubsALiu_qfFe3_ej0m0vjd5iSgBX4-IwD6SdwhhmYzNt6fNvXRK12lpfGpK6fWLOZe3anQBms3bIa3sgISrtBDj_JXYjh4QDztORojGFylG5sJ0YPka4bbPMsCYXUOJ4m27OHccwGGxdKIgt8zs0mboDp/s300/jake%20lovell.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="278" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EYny4qmRzEMBUHNWuvOCbI7S8xDWPZ-n9IsubsALiu_qfFe3_ej0m0vjd5iSgBX4-IwD6SdwhhmYzNt6fNvXRK12lpfGpK6fWLOZe3anQBms3bIa3sgISrtBDj_JXYjh4QDztORojGFylG5sJ0YPka4bbPMsCYXUOJ4m27OHccwGGxdKIgt8zs0mboDp/s1600/jake%20lovell.jpg" width="278" /></a></div>Mr. Jake Lovell</b> of <a href="https://dijkstraagency.com/agent-page.php?agent_id=Lovell" target="_blank">Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency</a></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Jake joined SDLA in 2023. He earned his MA in Literature and Writing Studies from CSU San Marcos in 2021. He is also a veteran, having joined the Army in 2008. During his time he was promoted to Sergeant and served on two deployments overseas. Born and raised in Southern California, Jake proudly comes from a mixed cultural background and is second generation Chicano on his mother’s side.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What he is seeking</b>: He is actively looking for adult fiction and non-fiction. He is interested in upmarket fiction, with an emphasis on: Gothic, horror, thrillers, westerns, military, and speculative fiction (supernatural, paranormal, UFOs, etc…; think Jordan Peele or 10 Cloverfield Lane). When it comes to fiction, he loves dark stories that cause readers to question turning off the lights before bed. Dark stories permeate through all cultures, backgrounds, and histories, and he wants to hear them. His tastes lean more in the vein of The Hunger by Alma Katsu, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, and works by Paul Tremblay, Mona Awad, and Colson Whitehead. In general, he’s especially drawn to character driven stories written in distinct and diverse voices.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the non-fiction front, Jake is looking for captivating stories and perspectives that stay with readers and keep them coming back. He is especially interested in working with historians, up-and-coming scholars looking to transition to trade readership, journalists, doctors, veterans, and people with unique takes on important issues. Think: Freakonomics, Outliers, A Molecule Away From Madness, Columbine, American Sniper, Empire’s Workshop, and The Fact of a Body.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use his <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/jakelovell" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIfCiMDc-9ZY9isVi0ymc6B2UN5uj9VE7HUFWM-NOLDi-2KOFfEpwUpDxTqAgt0BVL0XOrlvZQLf7ZCevKDEYtTW74HSirCyDVJY64HBfKET187Ro5yMa8z7YScrnpcTqZDA1kaujaKFu-2hYP0W8naEVLXHLE6eRqtgaZYsZIhxqNmIdyXISjRMUt6ph/s316/Paula-Weiman-headshot-2023-wpcf_240x316.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="240" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrIfCiMDc-9ZY9isVi0ymc6B2UN5uj9VE7HUFWM-NOLDi-2KOFfEpwUpDxTqAgt0BVL0XOrlvZQLf7ZCevKDEYtTW74HSirCyDVJY64HBfKET187Ro5yMa8z7YScrnpcTqZDA1kaujaKFu-2hYP0W8naEVLXHLE6eRqtgaZYsZIhxqNmIdyXISjRMUt6ph/s1600/Paula-Weiman-headshot-2023-wpcf_240x316.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Ms. Paula Weiman</b> of <a href="https://ashliterary.com/#about" target="_blank">ASH Literary</a> (UK)</div><div><br /></div><div>Paula (they/them) joined the ASH Literary team in 2023 as an Agent after a career in literary scouting and educational publishing. Based in New York and with a background in foreign rights, they bring an international approach to selling their clients’ work. Their goal is to help as many children as possible to see their experiences represented on the page for the first time.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>What they are seeking</b>: Children's and YA literature.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Send your query to submissions@ashliterary.com</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgEdGqJorJ57tXRVlCTbRYDAD5OFKTnPr61H42b-GrovI6xdCj0vKXhiYbFvR8udK2hqJObWqyotWRhPeqmkSpyddwpILOZP6Jwrt_hk8MxibRR4SHPwZLjrNzO0BsZgD-QnJNfbUzcX7PPM9xBVAcxYWTgZ2K-r76VhOSHf6FR3PK_hMUmKbc93PXgkj/s900/noah.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgEdGqJorJ57tXRVlCTbRYDAD5OFKTnPr61H42b-GrovI6xdCj0vKXhiYbFvR8udK2hqJObWqyotWRhPeqmkSpyddwpILOZP6Jwrt_hk8MxibRR4SHPwZLjrNzO0BsZgD-QnJNfbUzcX7PPM9xBVAcxYWTgZ2K-r76VhOSHf6FR3PK_hMUmKbc93PXgkj/s320/noah.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>Mr. Noah Grey Rosenzweig</b> of <a href="https://www.triangle.house/literary" target="_blank">Triangle House</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Noah Grey Rosenzweig grew up in New Jersey before moving to D.C. in 2017 and graduating from Georgetown University. He was previously a literary assistant at Ross Yoon Agency, and just completed the editorial fellowship with Grove Atlantic and Roxane Gay Books. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>What he is seeking</b>: Noah is interested in representing both fiction and non-fiction. He is a reader of all fiction but has a particular love for literary, climate, and speculative fiction, as well as the occasional YA novel. He has an eye out for stories that hold up a mirror to our culture in new ways, and he's especially interested in queer and trans coming-of-age fiction.</div><div><br /></div><div>They are also looking for narrative non-fiction that chronicles recent history, cultural trends, technology, and social rules that explain why and how we live in our current world. Above all, Noah is looking for work that is subversive — in prose, style, or subject. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use his <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/noahgrey" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________</div><div><br /></div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGtDMaupAeDsFIxzLyEY007FPCENEusje5nLHR42FoRLfDGSNSZBjOva8itfyV_xG8Tz0thesrepY9_mA3xF9b6W0O0-902TuVRMallbaJJASi5XL-XJNJvMl62nCFA34uGM6tnp2IEQIwbN8cr0HWXQH-kFDgHpgQWFmVLTpENQYFMBguSBMQ_fAcGn4/s400/erica%20mcGrath.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGtDMaupAeDsFIxzLyEY007FPCENEusje5nLHR42FoRLfDGSNSZBjOva8itfyV_xG8Tz0thesrepY9_mA3xF9b6W0O0-902TuVRMallbaJJASi5XL-XJNJvMl62nCFA34uGM6tnp2IEQIwbN8cr0HWXQH-kFDgHpgQWFmVLTpENQYFMBguSBMQ_fAcGn4/s320/erica%20mcGrath.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ms. Erica McGrath</b> of <a href="https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/emcgrath/" target="_blank">Writers House</a><br /><br />Before joining Writers House, I studied Visual Arts and English at SUNY New Paltz and interned at not-for-profit art organizations like The Center for Photography at Woodstock and Musee Magazine. Now, combining my literary and artistic passions with my business sensibilities, I’m dying to read your work! As a Cancer sun, Virgo rising, and the eldest daughter of four siblings, I come well equipped as an intuitive, organized, and dedicated advocate. I am a passionate collaborator eager to support authors on this emotional journey to create lasting and inspiring projects.<br /><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I’m looking to work with authors and illustrators across all age ranges, in genres ranging from picture books to middle grade and YA, to adult literary fiction and nonfiction.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please email your submission to emcgrath@writershouse.com. The email subject line should contain “query”, and please include a query letter, synopsis, and approximately 10-15 sample pages of your work (or sample artwork/manuscript for picture book and graphic novel submissions.)</p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivmtSaLfzlemfBSt4z2Jh-p8rn9_qaObqw8WMBgnzLshcrxC4NdnYVcpTeoZVsh_REOW5oKS6Tb7e-tv4E8XhVJN5ddiJIvuLwIy1igFeli2mJR_f31OeP3nZ_MM7BxjHixUGTDUhZvBDbK16QLE4aFHV9VElBVT9QqpGFUuMTEsnIRvYC15cvkVg8FVa/s500/john%20blase.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="500" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjivmtSaLfzlemfBSt4z2Jh-p8rn9_qaObqw8WMBgnzLshcrxC4NdnYVcpTeoZVsh_REOW5oKS6Tb7e-tv4E8XhVJN5ddiJIvuLwIy1igFeli2mJR_f31OeP3nZ_MM7BxjHixUGTDUhZvBDbK16QLE4aFHV9VElBVT9QqpGFUuMTEsnIRvYC15cvkVg8FVa/s320/john%20blase.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Mr. John Blase</b> of <a href="https://www.thebinderyagency.com/about" target="_blank">The Bindery</a><p></p><p>John Blase spent over a decade as an editor and ghostwriter in traditional publishing working with such names as Eugene Peterson, Ann Voskamp, and Brian Zahnd. During that time, he penned two books with his name on the spine—one of them a self-published poetry endeavor titled The Jubilee. At the end of the day, he tries to live by writer George Saunders’ advice: “Stop trying to teach the world something and instead refuse to be boring.”</p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>; John’s long been a culture junkie hooked on everything from the drama of “Hill Street Blues” (which dates him) to the wonder of Game of Thrones to the thoughts of Ta-Nehisi Coates to the poetry of Taylor Swift. And he still mourns the loss of Anthony Bourdain. While loving all genres of literature, he admits a weakness for fiction, short stories, and memoir. A good story, well-told, he simply finds hard to resist.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://www.thebinderyagency.com/submissions" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSQN1rCmCypvDeflJ9-5Gzf6McdTqf3eM6Rxxpe6AS1XWsjC7BBfPAj6S6ZeAXu3b11Cv1C0aCtwJdiW7BxwarjKn-E7RovcG49she-ig9mXSWqPDXRbdYKy6W5H8Ash4vRyKgjQVvbpdy0CBAIVoCF-MEG4B02dZFcPjNhW3EV60N7CcvJEwmteRacL3/s2000/Jenny-simpson%20headshot.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSQN1rCmCypvDeflJ9-5Gzf6McdTqf3eM6Rxxpe6AS1XWsjC7BBfPAj6S6ZeAXu3b11Cv1C0aCtwJdiW7BxwarjKn-E7RovcG49she-ig9mXSWqPDXRbdYKy6W5H8Ash4vRyKgjQVvbpdy0CBAIVoCF-MEG4B02dZFcPjNhW3EV60N7CcvJEwmteRacL3/s320/Jenny-simpson%20headshot.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Jenny Simpson</b> of <a href="https://www.paperliterary.com/about/" target="_blank">Paper Literary</a> (UK)<p></p><p>Jenny began her publishing career at ICM Partners in New York in the subsidiary rights department. She was promoted to agent in 2021, handling all domestic subsidiary rights on behalf of the department, with a focus on audiobook and first serial rights. She has negotiated and sold rights at significant six-figure levels on behalf of prize-winning and bestselling authors and journalists. During her time at ICM (now CAA), Jenny worked across the Publishing and Podcasting departments, servicing clients in their ventures into the original audio and podcast marketplaces. </p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I am on the hunt for commercial fiction and select nonfiction titles on health and wellness-related topics. I always lean towards stories about domestic family dramas, adult and female friendships, and contemporary romances with a modern edge. I am constantly thinking about the various paths life can take you, so any story that incorporates a time loop (think OONA OUT OR ORDER by Margarita Monitmore), spans one’s lifetime on a specific anniversary or season (ONE DAY by David Nicholls) or has that Sliding Doors-esque quality (THE VERSIONS OF US by Laura Barnett).</p><p>I now reside in Belgium with my husband and dog, a Corgi named Olive! If you have a story that elaborates on the expat experience, particularly its impact on family life, marriages and friendships, please send my way! Similarly, I will always pick up a book set in a boarding school to take me back to my teenage self, a la Curtis Sittenfeld’s PREP and FOSTER DADE EXPLORES THE COSMOS by Nash Jenkins.</p><p>My nonfiction taste leans towards topics on self-improvement and self-discovery. I love approachable books with digestible scientific research that help improve everyday life for all. In other words, I always want to learn, but never want to feel too intimidated by the material. In a similar vein, I enjoy reading first-hand accounts from individuals navigating wellness obstacles on a path towards self-improvement, for example GROUP by Christie Tate.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Read submission <a href="https://www.paperliterary.com/submissions/" target="_blank">requirements HERE</a>. </p><p><br /></p><div><div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></div></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-85206801508153748282023-10-30T03:47:00.032-07:002023-11-27T09:17:32.048-08:00106 Calls for Submissions in November 2023 - Paying markets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMKquLIqIxnfbtQclbZppWP-k2OWQ5iHc1WEOa5p0YuH3iCHO0VfxoQK4CMrQgh8dPBPIRBQKuXPR-gD4f048fX7HaQGpvho9M5_nU0UnM0GRNFbrW4-M9hoH5zE4ZpT_iQnSkTS4GgUxlRXHjX_pXGLHcsUbAkmqA5rX8l1HmmdYEyD2KZKOunQkIYbF/s1024/bill%20dickinson%20flickr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMKquLIqIxnfbtQclbZppWP-k2OWQ5iHc1WEOa5p0YuH3iCHO0VfxoQK4CMrQgh8dPBPIRBQKuXPR-gD4f048fX7HaQGpvho9M5_nU0UnM0GRNFbrW4-M9hoH5zE4ZpT_iQnSkTS4GgUxlRXHjX_pXGLHcsUbAkmqA5rX8l1HmmdYEyD2KZKOunQkIYbF/s320/bill%20dickinson%20flickr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This November there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p><br /></p><p>(Image: Bill Dickinson: Flickr)</p><p>_________________</p><p><a href="http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm" target="_blank">The First Line</a>. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</p><p><a href="https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/woodwardreview/aimsandscope.html" target="_blank">The Woodward Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, art, and digital media from anyone, anywhere. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</p><p><a href="https://forgelitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Forge Literary Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Length: Under 3,000 words preferred. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: <i>They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.</i></p><div><div><a href="https://theoffingmag.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Offing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. Length: 7,500 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $25 - $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.lostboyspress.com/insurgent" target="_blank">Lost Boys Press: Insurgent</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. The setting must be a secondary world. The story must revolve around rebellion, insurgency, revolution, or resistance to established power in some form or another. Word count should be between 2,000 and 9,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $40. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Ninth Letter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per poem, $75 per story or essay. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thesuburbanreview.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Suburban Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, art, poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: AUD150-275 for prose; AUD125-275 for poetry; comics and art AUD100-300. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.lammergeier.org/submit" target="_blank">Lammergeier</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction and nonfiction. "Have a piece you think doesn't quite fit into the previous three categories (or is a combination of said genres)? Feel free to send it in as hybrid. Submit either one piece of up to 5,000 words or less or up to three flash pieces of 1,000 words or less or equivalent audio/visual material. (Hybrids will be considered with nonfiction submissions for featured writer submissions until further notice)." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://forgelitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Forge Literary Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Length: Under 3,000 words preferred. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: <i>They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ironhorsereview.com/gates-open" target="_blank">Iron Horse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "Send us your poems, stories, and essays that center around unlawful acts: misdemeanors to felonies, war crimes to white collar crimes, perpetrators in the home or at work. We'll be especially happy to receive mss about breaking laws that shouldn't be laws in the first place." <b>Payment</b>: $100 per essay or story, and $50 per poem or flash piece. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Open one day only for free submissions</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.kelpjournal.com/about" target="_blank">Kelp Journal.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Oceanic themes. <b>Payment</b>: $35. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://iowareview.org/content/writers-guidelines" target="_blank">The Iowa Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum). <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theadroitjournal.org/about/submissions/" target="_blank">Adroit Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Open to high school students and up.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cutleafjournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Cutleaf</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction prose, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 to $400 for published nonfiction prose; $50 to $200 for published poetry; $100 to $400 for published fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Thema: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle. <b>Payment</b>: $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline:</b> November 1, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.olitmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Olit</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. "Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird." <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://foglifterjournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Foglifter</a></span>. <b>Genre</b>: Foglifter is a biannual compendium of queer and trans writing. It’s a space where LGBTQ+ writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace. "Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you're working on now that's keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://widenerblueroute.org/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">The Blue Route</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Only the work of current undergraduate writers will be considered. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction, or creative nonfiction totaling no more than 3000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/last-girls-club-lImp7" target="_blank">Last Girls Club</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. <b>Payment</b>: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction-less than a 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems-less than 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/heathens-and-heros/" target="_blank">Heathens and Heroes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sword and Sorcery / Heroic Fantasy. Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative stories, poetry, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. $1 a line for poetry. 2 - 8 cents/word for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: November 2, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: November 3, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://greenprints.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">GreenPrints</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays about gardening. “Calling all experienced gardening writers—we seek gardening stories that are true and personal, expressive and thoughtful, and humorous and witty. We focus on the human, not the how-to, side of gardening, so your story should be entertaining, moving, unexpected, touching, and funny—a heartfelt story you would tell a friend or family member.” <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 3, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.planetscumm.space/submit" target="_blank">Planet Scumm</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, speculative fiction, weird fiction, slipstream. <b>Payment</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: November 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fusionfragment.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Fusion Fragment</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: Both previously unpublished work and reprints pay 4 cents (CAD) per word, up to a maximum of $350 (CAD) per story. <b>Deadline</b>: November 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hexagonmagazine.ca/submit/" target="_blank">Hexagon</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction short stories, flash fiction, poetry, graphic stories, and visual art, in English or French. <b>Payment</b>: 0.01$ CAD/ word for all short stories up to 10,000 words, and $100 CAD/page for comics. <b>Deadline</b>: November 7, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.deathcapandhemlock.com/submit" target="_blank">Deathcap and Hemlock</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative recipes "that hint at a deeper narrative without violating the recipe structure will catch our eye. We are looking for short pieces, formatted like actual recipes (ingredients list, steps, measurements (metric, imperial; weight or volume—you decide!)). A short introductory paragraph to the recipe is okay, but optional.' Length: 200 - 400 words preferred, 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 7, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions" target="_blank">Stone’s Throw</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "We're looking for dark fiction, crime and noir, length between 1,000 and 2,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 7, 2023. <i>Open to submissions the first week of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.onlypoems.net/submissions" target="_blank">Only Poems</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” <b>Payment</b>: $55. <b>Deadline</b>: November 7, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.uqp.com.au/blog/call-out-for-submissions-to-an-anthology-by-autistic-women-and-gender-diverse-writers" target="_blank">University of Queensland Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Autistic women and gender-diverse writers from around Australia. <b>Genre</b>: Essays about how being autistic has shaped lives and identities. <b>Payment</b>: AUD$600. <b>Deadline</b>: November 8, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://barrelhouse.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Barrelhouse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Comics on theme: What's that smell? <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.galleybeggar.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">Galley Beggar Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women writers. <b>Genre</b>: Literary fiction (novels and short story collections) and narrative non-fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.prairiefire.ca/submissions/call-for-submissions-burning-up-burning-down/" target="_blank">Prairie Fire</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, CNF on theme: ‘Burning Up / Burning Down.' <b>Payment</b>: Prose: $0.10 per word; Poetry: $40 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: November 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bookxi.org/submit" target="_blank">Book XI</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays, memoir, fiction, science fiction, humor, and poetry with philosophical themes. <b>Payment</b>: $200 for prose; $50 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: November 11, 2023. <i>Closes after 200 submissions.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theotherstories.net/submissions" target="_blank">The Other Stories</a> (Audio). <b>Genre</b>: Horror on themes. <b>Payment</b>: 15 GBT. <b>Deadline</b>: November 11, 2023. <i>See themes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://empyreantree.com/rules-for-submission/" target="_blank">Empyrean Tree Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative Fiction. <b>Payment </b>$25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 12, 2023. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://discojournal.com/cfs-issue-2/" target="_blank">Disco</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Your guess is as good as mine. Theme: Hacking. <b>Payment</b>: £200. <b>Deadline</b>: November 12, 2023. <i>See theme</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://fabulistmagazine.com/about/submissions/" target="_blank">The Fabulist</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantastical flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 12, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ornithopterpress.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Ornithopter Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length poetry manuscripts. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 12, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-gothic/elemental-forces-submissions-0" target="_blank">Flame Tree Publishing: Elemental Forces</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: November 14, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thirdestateart.org/decap-submissions" target="_blank">Decapitate</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All: Social Justice themes. <b>Payment </b>$25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 14, 2023. </div><div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="http://www.songsoferetz.com/p/guidelines.html" target="_blank">Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and art. <b>Payment</b>: $7 per poem, $12 for cover art and $7 for inside art. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ev0kepublication.com/contributors/" target="_blank">evOke</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All things Pagan, polytheist, and witchy. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>Open from the 1 - 15 of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://swimmeetlitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">swim meet lit mag</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction (think memoir and personal essay), visual art and photography. "Send us hybrids, work that pushes the boundaries of creativity, that you’d be proud to see published!" <b>Payment</b>: $30 AUD per poem and visual art piece, $50 AUD for prose and cover art. <i>Only pays Australian writers</i>. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://lunastationquarterly.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Luna Station Quarterly</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to women writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>Some reprints accepted</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rattle.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Rattle: Young Poets Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets age 15 or younger when the poem was written, and 18 or younger when submitted. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Contributors receive ten complimentary copies of the anthology as payment. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://severnriverbooks.com/pages/submissions" target="_blank">Severn River</a>.<b> Genre</b>:<b> </b>Full-length Crime Fiction, Legal Thriller, Mystery, Military Thriller, Historical Fiction, Psychological Thriller, Domestic Thriller, Science Fiction, Dystopian and Young Adult works in any of their accepted genres. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rebellionlit.com/anthology-two-for-the-show/" target="_blank">Two For the Show</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers in the US. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: 1.5 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cloakedpress.com/springscifi/" target="_blank">Spring Into SciFi</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction short stories. <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.loreleisignal.com/Guidelines.html" target="_blank">The Lorelei Signal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy short stories, flash fiction, and poetry with strong female characters. <b>Payment</b>: $15 for short stories, $5 for poems and flash (<1000 wds) fiction pieces, $5 for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://ellipsis.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">ellipsis… literature & art</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short fiction, drama, and creative non-fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $3 per page for prose. $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: November 16, 2023. (Only pays American writers.)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.hornsandrattlespress.com/submit" target="_blank">Flora & Fungi</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Length 4000 words, max. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: November 18, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theatreintherough.com/wildwords/" target="_blank">Wild Words</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK residents aged 18 and under. <b>Genre</b>: Poem. "We want you to collaborate with an element of your local environment, whether a flower, insect, bird, tree, natural landscape, or even the weather, to craft an original piece of poetry." <b>Payment</b>: Publication. <b>Deadline</b>: November 19, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://electricliterature.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Electric Literature: The Commuter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narratives. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 19, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/" target="_blank">Chicken Soup for the Soul: Funny Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: True stories and poems. "We are looking for stories about something that happened to you in your life - in your relationship with a partner or spouse, a parent or child, a family member or friend, at work or at home – that made you and the people around you laugh out loud." <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: </span>November 20, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Dragons and Heroes.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All dragon stories with a male main character. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://farmerish.net/submissions/" target="_blank">Farmer-ish: Winter Solstice 2023 Special Online Issue: Farmer-ish Kids</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Creative and engaging content on farming, homesteading, raising animals, cooking, making, and raising a family. We want creative nonfiction, personal essays, memoir, how-to pieces, informational and instructional essays, poetry, and more. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 20, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stanchionzine.com/post/away-from-home-anthology-call-for-submissions" target="_blank">Stanchion</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Writing (prose, poetry, etc) & visual art. <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: November 20, 2023. <i>Writing and art posted on social media and personal blogs are considered</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://solarpunkmagazine.com/micro-fiction/" target="_blank">Solarpunk Magazin</a>e. <b>Genre</b>: Solarpunk microfiction. Length: 250 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 21, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ffo.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Flash Fiction Online</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $80. <b>Deadline</b>: November 21, 2023. <i>Opens November 1</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mainereview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Maine Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem. <b>Deadline</b>: November 24, 2023. <i>Opens November 18, 2023.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><div><a href="https://intrepidusink.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Intrepidus Ink</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. Theme: Overcoming. <b>Payment</b>: $.02/word for flash fiction 300 – 1,000 words. $30 flat rate for short stories 1,500 – 2,500 words. <b>Deadline</b>: November 25, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hss/centres/poetry-centre/ignitionpress" target="_blank">ignitionpress</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets who have not published a collection of poetry or pamphlet. (Individual poems are okay.) <b>Genre</b>: Poetry pamphlet. <b>Payment</b>: £125 upon acceptance of the final manuscript and an additional payment of at least £50 in travel expenses for launches. They also give poets 15 free copies of their pamphlet. <b>Deadline</b>: November 26, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://roughcutpress.com/submit/" target="_blank">Rough Cut Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to the LGBTQIA community. <b>Genre</b>: Experimental fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. "We seek personal, lyrical, critical, and experimental work in under 650 words." Theme: Withhold. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 27, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://stingingfly.org/submissions/" target="_blank">The Stinging Fly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Fiction and nonfiction: €30 per magazine page; Poetry: €50 per poem; Featured Poet: €250. <b>Deadline</b>: November 28, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Digital Love.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All romance stories evolved from the internet, social media, dating apps, etc. Happily Ever After not required. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.propelmagazine.co.uk/submissions" target="_blank">Propel Magazine</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to poets based in the UK or Ireland who have yet to publish their first full-length poetry collection. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/dismantle-magazine-61buz" target="_blank">Dismantle Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Personal essays that explore larger cultural issues related to fashion, pop culture and social change. <b>Payment</b>: $100 per article over ~1000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MZelKCOyGKDY-FikkXVktfoFNLfxlTJ6/edit" target="_blank">Boyhood Reimagined</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction essays. "Do you identify as a queer mom and a feminist? Are you parenting a son? We want to know your story! We are excited to announce a new collection of essays and interviews featuring writings by queer moms and their sons about the intersection of queer parenting and the development of healthy masculinity. We believe that queer moms, in particular queer moms who also identify as feminist, have a unique and important opportunity to raise boys with healthy parenting choices that provide an antidote to the troubling patriarchal culture that continues to dominate despite numerous waves of feminist movements." <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blueplanetpress.net/guidelines/" target="_blank">Space is the Place</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Young adult (YA) science fiction. Stories should take place OFF Earth. Other planets, starships, space stations, the moon, all ok. Word count is between 6,000 and 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 1/2 cent per word to a max of $50 paid via PayPal. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightterrornovels.wordpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Theatre Phantasmagoria</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror flash fiction up to 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>This is a monthly call. See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://hudsonreview.com/about-us/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">The Hudson Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, essays, book reviews; criticism of literature, art, theatre, dance, film, and music; and articles on contemporary cultural developments. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30th, 2023. (Fiction only)</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.thesprawlmag.ca/guidelines" target="_blank">The Sprawl Mag.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Speculative poetry, short fiction, and visual art. "Whether it is utopic, dystopic, magical, or sci-fi, we look forward to seeing your work." <b>Payment</b>: $20 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.lamar.edu/literary-press/submissions.html" target="_blank">Lamar University Literary Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary fiction—novels and short story collections, poetry. "While our focus is upon original literary work, we will consider books on or about the following if written to our standards: graphic art, biography, regional interest for East Texas." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dmrbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">DMR Books: Die by the Sword</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sword and sorcery. <b>Payment</b>: $0.01/word. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.mirrorworldpublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Mirror World</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://inkdpub.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Detectives, Sleuths, and Nosy Neighbors Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Murder mysteries, detectives noir, cozy, and humorous. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties (some) <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://typehousemagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Typehouse</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: In honor of Native American Heritage Month, no-fee submissions are open for all Native/Indigenous/First Nations creators, not limited to those from the US. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.theworcesterreview.org/submit" target="_blank">The Worcester Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. (No submission fee for BIPOC writers)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://variantlit.com/submit/" target="_blank">Variant Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /><a href="https://otoroshijournal.wixsite.com/home/guidelines" target="_blank">Otoroshi Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horrorku, horror tanka, and horror haibun, art. <b>Payment</b>: Poetry, $1. Art, $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.malahatreview.ca/announcements/queer_issue_call.html" target="_blank">Malahat Review.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $70/page. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year</i>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://flashpointsf.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Flash Point Science Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction stories from 100 to 1,000 words in length. "Send us your science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and everything in between, so long as it’s short." <b>Payment</b>: 2 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://podcastle.org/guidelines/" target="_blank">Podcastle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy podcast. Length: Up to 6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for original; $100 for reprints, $20 for flash fiction reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Cricket Media: ASK Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science articles for children 7–10 years old. Theme: Secrets of Lunch. <b>Payment</b>: Unspecified. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.blackfoxlitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">Black Fox Literary Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Blog posts, fiction, poetry, CNF, and art. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/submission-to-pir" target="_blank">Poetry Ireland Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: €50 for poetry, €100 for articles. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://baltimorereview.org/submit" target="_blank">Baltimore Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, videos (including poetry), and cross-genre work. <b>Payment</b>: $40. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Abyss and Apex</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative poetry. No horror. <b>Payment</b>: $5.50 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.poetlore.com/submit/" target="_blank">Poet Lore</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry translations. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thewiresdreammagazine.wordpress.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Wire’s Dream Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Art, Photography, Combined Work from underprivileged individuals. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://chestnutreview.com/chapbooks/" target="_blank">Chestnut Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Chapbooks: Prose, poetry or hybrid. <b>Payment</b>: $120 plus royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">Broken Sleep Books</a>. (UK) <b>Genre</b>: Poetry pamphlets (up to 40 pages). <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hiraethsffh.com/parabnormal-magazine-guidelines" target="_blank">parABnormal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry on the paranormal. "For us, this includes ghosts, spectres, haunts, various whisperers, and so forth. It also includes shapeshifters and creatures from various folklores." <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 for original stories, $7.00 for reprints.$6.00 for each poem. $20.00 for original articles, $6.00 for reprints. $7.00 for reviews and interviews. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://redcapepublishing.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Red Cape Publishing: A - Z of Horror: V is for Voodoo</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror on theme. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Or until full</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://redcapepublishing.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Tales of the Gothic</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are open to residents of the British Isles only, or those overseas who can demonstrate a strong link to the British Isles. <b>Genre</b>: British Gothic stories. Length: Between 4000 and 8000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.havenspec.com/submit/" target="_blank">Haven Speculative</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to authors of color, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and other underrepresented groups. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word for fiction and $5 - $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://anvilmagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Iron Age</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction and comics. "broad variety of genres" <b>Payment</b>: 2 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thefiddlehead.ca/submit" target="_blank">The Fiddlehead</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, including excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, art, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $60 CAD per published page. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/" target="_blank">New Orleans Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, there are no submission fees during the month of November for all Indigenous writers, not limited to those living in/born the US.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://tychebooks.com/submissions" target="_blank">Carpe Noctem</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories and poems about darkness, night, and the multitude of things that thrive (or hide) in those elements. "We are seeking stories beyond those simply set during the night or in a dark place, and that delve into tales of the nocturnal and – as the title would imply – really seize the night as a critical element of their stories, perhaps even as a character itself." <b>Payment</b>: $50 CAD for prose, $20 CAD for poems. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://splitlipthemag.com/submit" target="_blank">Split Lip Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction (flash and short stories), memoirs, and poetry. with a pop-culture twist. <b>Payment</b>: $50 - $75 per author (via PayPal) for our web issues. Payment for print is $5 per page, minimum of $20, plus 2 contributor copies and a 1-year subscription. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Note: Submit early to avoid submission fees</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://channelmag.org/submissions-channel/" target="_blank">Channel</a>. <b>Genre</b>: <span style="background-color: white;">Fiction, art, creative non-fiction, and poetry that engages with the natural world, and have a particular interest in work which encourages reflection on human interaction with plant and animal life, landscape and the self. <b>Payment</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">€40/poem, and €50/page of prose up to €150. </span><b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Opens November 15. Submission periods are extended by a week for BIPOC creators only.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span><i>AND A FEW MORE...</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://eternalhauntedsummer.com/about/" target="_blank">Eternal Haunted Summer</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short fiction. Theme: Horror. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bigwingreview.com/submissions" target="_blank">Big Wing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, prose, spoken word, and visual art works. Theme: Nature. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://parabola.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Parabola</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Original essays and translations, poetry, reviews. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>See themes</i>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://decembermag.org/submit/" target="_blank">december magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction (essays, memoirs, biography, literary journalism, social or cultural commentary or analysis) and visual art that can be reproduced in our print format. <b>Payment</b>: $10.00 per page with a minimum of $40.00 and a maximum of $200.00. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. <i>Charges for online submission. No charge via snail mail.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/jr-handley-presents-assault-team/" target="_blank">Assault Team Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Military Science Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: "a percentage of sales divided equally between the contributing authors." <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cincinnatireview.com/submission-guidelines-2021/" target="_blank">Cincinnati Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25/page for prose in journal. $30/page for poetry in journal. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens on December 1, closes when cap is reached.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://undertowpublications.com/northern-nights-anthology" target="_blank">Northern Lights Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: Horror and horror-adjacent dark weird fiction, ideally set in Canada and incorporating a motif of night / nighttime/ dusk/ darkness. Stories should be between 500 and 5,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 10 cents CAD/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/what-if/" target="_blank">What If...Walls Could Talk</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://airlightmagazine.org/about/submissions/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Air/Light</a><span style="background-color: white;">. </span><b style="background-color: white;">Genre</b><span style="background-color: white;">: New and innovative works of literary arts across all mediums and genres including cross genre work. Length: Up to 4,000 wo</span></span>rds for prose, and up to 10 pages for poetry. <span><b style="background-color: white;">Payment</b><span style="background-color: white;">: </span></span>Poetry: $50; Responses and department pieces: $100; Fiction and essays/nonfiction: $200; Visual art, music, and multimedia: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://deathinthemouth.com/#ditm2" target="_blank">Death in the Mouth Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors who identify as BIPOC or, outside of US-American context, anyone who is from a marginalized ethnicity (eg. Roma, Sámi, Nenets would also fall under this umbrella etc)”. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short fiction and art. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: December 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-67987478122104908152023-10-26T05:43:00.013-07:002023-11-26T05:25:06.610-08:0060 Writing Contests in November 2023 - No entry fees<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwWiS7OEugtuZuJQQ-1nlRxnKb-3JTqrK8wV9o1LxKW9o4R291XgBxl8yMkqvS3M4lSR9MiYy-9HVaaOSeZYxfTrTVeaJJqS08bb695TBrT-f8clQJRhA_KLrC745FpFS1sP0YRTuYOdVIlt5c6VkGyRTJizIOhsVmoso8NvTDHhj9vr6OrFzq5G3EwQG/s3799/Helianthus_annuus_inflorescence%20wikimedia.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3168" data-original-width="3799" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwWiS7OEugtuZuJQQ-1nlRxnKb-3JTqrK8wV9o1LxKW9o4R291XgBxl8yMkqvS3M4lSR9MiYy-9HVaaOSeZYxfTrTVeaJJqS08bb695TBrT-f8clQJRhA_KLrC745FpFS1sP0YRTuYOdVIlt5c6VkGyRTJizIOhsVmoso8NvTDHhj9vr6OrFzq5G3EwQG/w400-h334/Helianthus_annuus_inflorescence%20wikimedia.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This November there are five dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $50,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.<br /><br />If y<span>ou want to get a jump on next month's contests go to </span><a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/free-contests.html" target="_blank">Free Contests</a><span>. Most of these contests are offered annually, so even if the deadline has passed, you can prepare for next year.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Good luck! </p><p><br /></p><p>(Image: Wikimedia)</p><p>_________________________</p><p><br /></p><div><a href="https://africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/contest-prizes/evaristo-prize-for-african-poetry/" target="_blank">Evaristo Prize for African Poetry</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: The Prize is open to poets who were born in Africa, or who are nationals of an African country, or whose parents are African. It is for ten poems exactly in order to encourage serious poets. These poems may, however, have already been published. Only poets who have not yet had a full-length poetry book published are eligible. Poets who have self-published poetry books or had chapbooks and pamphlets published are allowed to submit for this prize. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $1500. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://tenebrouspress.com/blog/2023/10/1/submissions-open-the-brave-new-weird-awards-volume-2" target="_blank">Brave New Weird Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Weird Horror reprints. "Any previously published piece of short fiction under 7.499 words originally published in the English language within the eligibility period (between the 31st of October 2022 and the 31st of October 2023). You may submit NARRATIVE poems only; poems will be judged on their storytelling. Stories published in other languages are welcome if there is an English translation available." <b>Prize</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.quarterlywest.com/submit" target="_blank">Quarterly West</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>Closes when cap is reached</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved/awards-recognition/awards-grants/ila-children's-and-young-adults'-book-awards" target="_blank">ILA Children’s and Young Adults’ Book Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction English-language books for children in grades pre-K to 12 and published for the first time during the year preceding the deadline year. Must be the author's first or second book. <b>Prize</b>: $800. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://000gxf1.rcomhost.com/grants.html" target="_blank">William F. Deeck-Malice Domestic Grants Program for Unpublished Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Writers must not have published a book, short story, or dramatic work in the mystery field, either in print, electronic, or audio form. <b>Genre</b>: Mystery stories of the Agatha Christie type—i.e., “traditional mysteries.” These works usually feature no excessive gore, gratuitous violence, or explicit sex. Prize: Each grant may be used to offset registration, travel, or other expenses related to attendance at a writers' conference or workshop within a year of the date of the award. In the case of nonfiction, the grant may be used to offset research expenses. Each grant currently includes a $1,500 award plus a comprehensive registration for the following year's convention and two nights' lodging at the convention hotel, but does not include travel to the convention or meals. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://pen.org/pen-dau-short-story-prize/" target="_blank">The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: PEN America will only accept submissions from editors of eligible publications. Authors may not submit their own short story for this award. <b>Genre</b>: First published short story. <b>Prize</b>: $2000 and publication in The PEN America Best Debut Short Stories. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.light4ph.org/guidelines-deadlines" target="_blank">Leaders Igniting Generational Healing And Transformation(Light) Prizes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, art, letters, and stories that can be used to reimagine, transform, and process one’s experience with cancer. <b>Prize</b>: 1st: $500, 2nd: $375, 3rd: $125 will be given to the top three contestants of each category. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</p></div><div><a href="https://www.gothambookprize.org/nominate" target="_blank">Gotham Book Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Book. "The Gotham Book Prize is awarded once a year to the best book (works of fiction and nonfiction are eligible) published that calendar year that either is about New York City or takes place in New York City." <b>Prize</b>: $50,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-prize/" target="_blank">Commonwealth Short Story Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to citizens of the British Commonwealth. <b>Genre</b>: Unpublished short fiction (2,000-5,000 words) in English. Short stories translated into English from other languages are also eligible. <b>Prize</b>: Regional winners receive £2,500 (US$3,835) and the overall winner will receive £5,000 (US$7,670). <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bennington.edu/events/young-writers-awards" target="_blank">Bennington Young Writers Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to students in the 9th-12th grades. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: First-place winners in each category are awarded a prize of $1,000; second-place winners receive $500; third-place winners receive $250. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://changes.press/book-prize/" target="_blank">Changes Book Prize</a>. <b>Genre</b>: First or second collection of poems. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000 and publication, <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://library.tcu.edu/friends/texas-book-award.asp" target="_blank">TCU Texas Book Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Book of fiction, nonfiction, art or photography about Texas, published in the past three years. <b>Prize</b>: $5000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.swansea.ac.uk/dylan-thomas-prize/how-to-enter/" target="_blank">Dylan Thomas Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors must be aged 39 or under. Eligible books must have been commercially published for the first time in the English language between January 1 and December 31 of the year in which the deadline falls. <b>Genre</b>: Published books of poetry, fiction (novel, novella, or short story collection), radio scripts, or screenplays. <b>Prize</b>: 30,000 pounds, plus 1,000 pounds for shortlisted authors. <b>Deadline</b>: November 3, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://onthepremises.com/current-contest/" target="_blank">On The Premises Mini-Contest</a>. "For this mini-contest, tell, show, or evoke a complete story between 25 and 50 words long in which a ringing bell is an important story element." <b>Prize</b>: First place pays $35, second pays $25, and third pays $15, all in US dollars. Honorable mentions get published, but make no money. <b>Deadline</b>: November 3, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thinairmagazine.org/the-bird-in-your-hands/" target="_blank">The Bird in Your Hands Prize: a Contest that Centers and Celebrates BIPOC Voices</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to BIPOC writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in any form under 500 words. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 5, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scbwi.org/impact-and-legacy-fund/programs/stephen-fraser-encouragement-fund" target="_blank">Stephen Fraser Encouragement Fund</a>. “The Impact and Legacy Fund of SCBWI is thrilled to announce the establishment of a brand new grant program, the Stephen Fraser Encouragement Fund. <b>Genre</b>: Children's book. <b>Prize</b>: A $2,000 grant will be awarded to three children’s book authors, artists or translators who have traditionally published at least one book. <b>Deadline</b>: November 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scbwi.org/impact-and-legacy-fund/programs/russell-freedman-award" target="_blank">The Russell Freedman Award for Nonfiction for a Better World</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Any nonfiction book published for children or young adults, released between January 1 and December 31, 2023, is eligible. If both an author and illustrator are listed on the book cover, the prize will be split between them. <b>Prize</b>: $2500 plus $1000 to purchase copies of the winning book for distribution to schools and libraries. <b>Deadline</b>: November 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: red;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.writerscentre.com.au/furious-fiction/" target="_blank">Furious Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, 500 words max. "On each competition weekend, we’ll reveal a set of story prompts and you’ll have 55 hours to submit your best story of 500-words (or fewer)." <b>Prize</b>: $500AUD. <b>Deadline</b><span style="color: black;">: </span></span></span></span></b>November 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://weirdchristmas.com/2023/08/30/announcing-the-sixth-annual-weird-christmas-flash-fiction-contest/" target="_blank">Weird Christmas Flash Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Weird flash fiction. 350 words max. <b>Prize</b>: $50 first prize, $25 second prize. <b>Deadline</b>: November 6, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cavecanempoets.org/calendar/2023-toi-derricotte-and-cornelius-eady-prize-application/" target="_blank">Toi Derricotte & Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Black poets. <b>Genre</b>: Chapbook-length poetry manuscript. <b>Prize</b>: $500 and publication. <b>Deadline</b>: November 6, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cavecanempoets.org/2024-cave-canem-fellowship-open-call/" target="_blank">Cave Canem Fellowship</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Black writers of African descent. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Recipients of a Cave Canem Fellowship are invited to attend a week-long Retreat, held annually at the University of Pittsburgh|Greensburg. Fellows receive an unparalleled opportunity to study with world-class faculty and join a community of peers at the Retreat. <b>Deadline</b>: November 10, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://deathrattlewritersfestival.submittable.com/submit/274707/penrose-poetry-prize-2023-awarded-for-excellence-in-poetry-by-lgbtqia-writers" target="_blank">Penrose Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to LGBTQIA+ writers. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $200 prize, a written review from guest judge + publication. <b>Deadline</b>: November 12, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bitterpilltheatre.com/submit" target="_blank">Painkiller Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: UK-based playwrights.<span face="arial, "ms pゴシック", "ms pgothic", 돋움, dotum, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color: #383432; font-size: 15px;"> </span><b>Genre</b>: Playwrights will be invited to submit a pitch form for a new idea alongside a sample of their writing. <b>Prize</b>: A commission of £7,500 to write a new play. "We will then work with the selected playwright to develop their play ahead of a rehearsed reading at a theatre in central London. They will also have the opportunity to consult with a range of leading industry figures throughout the drafting process." <b>Deadline</b>: November 13, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apparitionlit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Apparition Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction; under 1,000 words. <i>See theme.</i> <b>Prize</b>: $30. <b>Deadline</b>: November 14, 2023. <i>Opens November 1</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.filmbrooklyn.org/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Non-Fiction Prize</a> is sponsored by the Brooklyn Film & Arts Festival. <b>Genre</b>: Non-fiction essay between 4 to 10 pages, set in Brooklyn about Brooklyn and/or Brooklyn people/characters. (Up to 2500 words). <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/starr/Fellowships/patrick_henry_fellowship/index.php" target="_blank">Patrick Henry Writing Fellowship</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction book in progress. The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly defined – of the American Revolution and the nation’s founding ideas. It might focus on the founding era itself, or on the myriad ways the questions that preoccupied the nation’s founders have shaped America’s later history. <b>Fellowship amount</b>: $45,000 stipend, health benefits, faculty privileges, a book allowance, and a nine-month residency (during the academic year) in historic Chestertown, MD. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://perugiapress.org/contest/" target="_blank">Perugia Press Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Poets must be women with more than one previously published full-length book. Genre: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Book publication and $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. <i>No fee for poets who are Black, Indigenous, and women of color.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/california-book-awards" target="_blank">Commonwealth Club of California Book Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of California. <b>Genre</b>: Book of poetry, fiction or nonfiction. <b>Prize</b>: Gold medal. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://poets.org/academy-american-poets/prizes/treehouse-climate-action-poem-prize" target="_blank">Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to US poets for previously unpublished poems of any length that "help make real for readers the gravity of the vulnerable state of our environment at present." <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: Up to $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://benjaminfranklinhouse.org/education/literary-prize/" target="_blank">The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Entrants must be aged 18-25 years and living in the UK. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction. Each year a question or quote exploring Franklin’s relevance in our time is open for interpretation in 1000-1500 words. <b>Prize</b>: First prize of £750, second prize of £500. Winning entries will be posted on the website and also published online by <i>The Telegraph</i>. <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/submit-books-to-wsba/" target="_blank">Washington State Book Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Washington State writers. <b>Genre</b>: Published book, fiction, nonfiction, poetry: adults or children. <b>Prize</b>: Recognition (?) <b>Deadline</b>: November 15, 2023. (For books published Aug. 16-Oct. 15, 2023.)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://anitamcandrews.com/index.php/poetry-and-journalism/poetry-contest" target="_blank">Anita McAndrews Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems inspired by Article 1. of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. <b>Prize</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: November 20, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ReneeDukeYouthAward" target="_blank">Renee Duke Youth Poetry Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to young poets age 17 and under. <b>Genre</b>: Poem relating to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 20, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.gov.nl.ca/tcar/arts-and-letters-program/" target="_blank">Arts & Letters Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. <b>Genres</b>: poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, dramatic script, art, music, and French language. Entries must be unpublished and completed during the previous 12 months. <b>Prizes</b>: C$1,000 and C$250. <b>Deadline</b>: November 22, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://petersfieldbookshop.com/comp/" target="_blank">Ghost Stories at the Bookshop</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Ghost story. Length: Up to 2,500 words. <b>Prize</b>: One overall winner will receive £100, two runners up will receive £50 each. <b>Deadline</b>: November 23, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://polarexpressions.ca/StudentContests.html" target="_blank">Polar Expressions Publications Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian students in kindergarten through grade twelve. <b>Genre</b>: Short Story. <b>Prize</b>: $300, $200, $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 24, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/high-school-contests/poetry-contest/" target="_blank">Leonard L. Milberg '53 High School Poetry Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Student writers in the 11th grade. <b>Prizes</b>: First Prize – $500, Second Prize – $250, Third Prize – $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 26, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.one-story.com/index.php?page=submit&pubcode=ots" target="_blank">One Teen Story</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers age 13 -19. <b>Genre</b>: Short story between 2,000 to 4,500 words. <b>Prize</b>: $500 upon publication and 25 copies of the magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: November 27, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dougweller.net/contest" target="_blank">Six Word Wonder</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Stories, memoirs, poems, and jokes that are exactly 6 words. (You can enter up to 4) <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.servicescape.com/short-story-award" target="_blank">Servicescape</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story or nonfiction up to 5,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://polarexpressions.ca/StudentContests.html" target="_blank">Polar Expressions Publications Poetry Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadian students in kindergarten through grade twelve. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: $300, $200, $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.societyofauthors.org/Prizes/Authors-Awards/Fiction/The-Paul-Torday-Prize" target="_blank">Paul Torday Memorial Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Authors must be over 60. <b>Genre</b>: First published novel. The novel must have been first published in the UK and Republic of Ireland between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020. <b>Prize</b>: £1,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.societyofauthors.org/Prizes/Fiction/Betty-Trask" target="_blank">Betty Trask Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Author must be a Commonwealth citizen. <b>Genre</b>: First novels, published or unpublished, written by authors under the age of 35 in a "traditional or romantic, but not experimental, style." <b>Prize</b>: Awards totaling 20,000 pounds. Top prize 10,000 pounds. The prize money must be used for foreign travel. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.kenyonreview.org/contests/patricia-grodd/" target="_blank">Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers aged 16-18. <b>Genre</b>: Poem. <b>Prize</b>: Full scholarship to The Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop, an intensive two-week summer seminar for writers aged 16-18. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://speculativeliterature.org/grants-3/the-gulliver-travel-grant/" target="_blank">The Gulliver Travel Grant</a>. The Gulliver Travel Grant is awarded annually to assist writers of speculative literature in their non-academic research. These funds are used to cover airfare, lodging, and other travel expenses. Travel may be domestic or international. You may apply for travel to take place at any point in the following year. <b>Grant</b>: $1000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.societyofauthors.org/somerset-maugham" target="_blank">Somerset Maugham Awards</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to UK writers under the age of 35. <b>Genre</b>: Published work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry. <b>Prize</b>: 2,500 pounds apiece to four winners. Prize money must be used for travel. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://amheath.com/criminal-lines/" target="_blank">Criminal Lines Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers aged 18 and over born or living in Britain (including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) and Ireland (Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland). Entrants must not have previously published a novel or novella although self-published novels, novellas and self-published e-books are accepted. You must not be represented by a literary agent at the time of submission or at the shortlist stage. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length crime, thriller, mystery and suspense fiction. <b>Prize</b>: £3,500 and an offer of representation from A.M. Heath. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/queens-knickers-awards/" target="_blank">The Queen’s Knickers Award</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Children’s illustrated book for ages 0-7. "It will recognise books that strike a quirky, new note and grab the attention of a child, whether this be in the form of curiosity, amusement, horror or excitement."<span face="Gotham, Gotham, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px;"> </span><b>Prize</b>: £5,000, as well as a golden Queen’s Knickers badge. The runner-up will receive £1,000 and a silver badge. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://english.unt.edu/creative-writing/poetryprize" target="_blank">UNT Rilke Prize</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: US citizens or residents. Open to authors with at least two prior published books of poetry. <b>Genre</b>: Book of poetry published between November 2022 and October 2023. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/contest/stories-everywhere" target="_blank">#GWstorieseverywhere</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Micro fiction or essay on theme of Instability. Your story must be no longer than 25 words, with a max of 280 characters, including spaces and the hashtag. <b>Prize</b>: Free Gotham class. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.avbobpoetry.co.za/Content/CompetitionRules" target="_blank">AVBOB Poetry Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to any citizen of South Africa. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Prize</b>: R10,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.storytwigs.com/competition" target="_blank">Storytwigs</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Microfiction up to 100 words. <b>Prize</b>: 1st Place: $100; 2nd Place: $25; 3rd Place: $20; 4th Place: $15; 5th Place: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>See prompt</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dougweller.net/contest" target="_blank">Six Word Wonder</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Story, memoir, poem, or joke, told in only six words. <b>Prize</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hudsonreview.com/news-events/short-story-contest-opening-in-september-2023/" target="_blank">Hudson Review Short Story Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story up to 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: First prize is $500. Second and third prizes are $250. Winning stories will be published in <i>The Hudson Review</i>. All entries will be considered for publication. Payment at regular rates. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.dappledthings.org/the-jf-powers-prize-for-short-fiction" target="_blank">J. F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. <b>Prize</b>: $500. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/writers/awards-residencies/the-bridge-awards/" target="_blank">Moniack Mhor Emerging Writer Award</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to unpublished prose writers (fiction) living and working in the UK with a collection of short stories or novel in development. Writers can be writing for any age group (including children and young adults) and may have had excerpts or articles published in the past, but have not yet published any major body of work. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <b>Prize</b>: “a tailor-made package worth up to £2,000 including tuition via open courses, retreat time and/or mentoring at Moniack Mhor. One highly commended applicant will also receive a course or retreat.” <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.usni.org/essay-contests/2023/2023-information-warfare-essay-contest" target="_blank">USNI Information Warfare Essay Contest</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essay. "The Nation’s adversaries and competitors are proving to be formidable in the digital battlespace—using online platforms, social media, malicious code, disinformation, and cyberattacks to undermine elections, steal intellectual property, spy on governments, sow discord, and weaken alliances." <b>Prize</b>: $5,000. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://us.macmillan.com/minotaurbooks/submitmalicedomesticmanuscript/" target="_blank">2024 Minotaur Books/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Competition</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who have never been the author of any published mystery novel. <b>Genre</b>: Mystery novel. <b>Prize</b>: $10,000 advance against royalties, <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.scbwi.org/awards-and-grants/for-independently-published/spark-award" target="_blank">Spark Award</a>: Held by SCBWI. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to members of SCBWI who have self-published. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction and nonfiction.<b> Prize</b>: Envy. The SCBWI is our most prestigious national organization (US) for children's book and YA writers. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://shortstory.substack.com/about" target="_blank">Substack</a> runs a monthly short story competition. Their mission is to "revive the art of the short story, support artists, and produce something wonderful." <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Length: 6000- 10,000 words. <b>Prize</b>: $100 plus 50% of subscription revenue to be sent by Paypal, Zelle, or check. <b>Deadline</b>: November 30, 2023. <i>Reprints are ok so long as you still have the rights to distribute.</i></div><div><br /></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-81421039967942324212023-10-24T05:42:00.000-07:002023-10-24T05:42:56.993-07:0016 Notable Writing Workshops and Conferences in November 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvihsbFpbjmPKnT8-ong574hvdAb7F-lyY0A-KJKW204-gyxues0iHv50ghMoCORCJHrpM3GlFvAxtaDg0pqqbT8OIO7gdzWcV7d32e5tDSXkiOB7bcI6vYa_8TfHIv00SQLUka6y1bSR_BRb4JzWn6RKQ2HXNxRMs1uhsvT9HSV3_u81x8XnnvffvNYdq/s1500/Lily-Tang-Kalalau-Trail-Napali-Coast-Kauai-7418.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1001" data-original-width="1500" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvihsbFpbjmPKnT8-ong574hvdAb7F-lyY0A-KJKW204-gyxues0iHv50ghMoCORCJHrpM3GlFvAxtaDg0pqqbT8OIO7gdzWcV7d32e5tDSXkiOB7bcI6vYa_8TfHIv00SQLUka6y1bSR_BRb4JzWn6RKQ2HXNxRMs1uhsvT9HSV3_u81x8XnnvffvNYdq/w400-h268/Lily-Tang-Kalalau-Trail-Napali-Coast-Kauai-7418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This November there are more than a dozen writing conferences. Many conferences and workshops will be held online, but some will be held in person or use a hybrid format.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>These writing events offer everything a writer might want: intensive workshops, pitch sessions with agents, to how to market yourself and your books, discussions - there is something for everyone.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div>For a full list of conferences held throughout the year see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/writers-conferences.html" target="_blank">Writing Conferences</a>. If you miss an application deadline, put it on your calendar for next year. Quite a few conferences offer scholarships, so apply early. Plan ahead!</div><div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check out <a href="https://www.highlightsfoundation.org/upcoming-workshops/" target="_blank">Highlights list of workshops</a>. They offer many throughout the year.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Image: Lily Tang: Kauai)</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________</div><p><br /></p><div><a href="http://www.paulamariecoomer.com/clearwater-writers-2023-fall-residency/" target="_blank">Clearwater Writers Women's Writing Retreat</a>. November 2 - 12, 2023: Clearwater, Idaho. Retreats are facilitated by the Inn’s writer-in-residence, Paula Coomer, poet and author of such books as Jagged Edge of the Sky, Dove Creek, Nurses Who Love English, and Blue Moon Vegetarian. With more than 20 years of experience as a teacher of creative writing, Ms. Coomer offers creative inspiration and support for writers at all levels of achievement and ability.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://orionmagazine.org/event/creative-hybrid-online-writing-workshop-with-sarah-giragosian/" target="_blank">Creative Hybrid Online Writing Workshop With Sarah Giragosian</a>. November 2 - December 7, 2023. Creative Writing in the Anthropocene. "Creative writing within the framework of the Anthropocene is relatively undertheorized, yet critical in a time when our current geological era is being shaped by humans. In this hybrid course, we will demystify approaches to poetry and creative non-fiction that address the sixth mass extinction, climate change, and the ecological crisis, as well as explore how to narrate and represent the Anthropocene. Since climate change is a byproduct of human interventions in the natural world, we will consider the nuanced entanglements of nature and culture, as well as how the environmental crisis is in many ways a crisis of language and literacy, exploring how writers can develop readers’ ecological literacy and help them to develop a more sustainable relationship to the creatures and world around them. Integral to our study will be an engagement with writing that reckons with the more-than-human-world, with the systems and creatures that help us to think beyond an anthropocentric frame. Of value to the creative writer seeking new ways to address the Anthropocene in their writing, we will read work by such authors as Lia Purpura, Rebecca Giggs, Rebecca Solnit, Daisy Hildyard, Elizabeth Bishop, Patricia Smith, Camille Dungy, Anne Haven McDonnell, and Charlotte Pence, among others. We will be reading and writing each week with the goal of generating new work in a supportive environment. This is a virtual course to be held on Zoom." <i>Apply by September 15</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.cdwrightconference.org/" target="_blank">Wright Women Writers Conference</a>. November 3- 4, 2023: University of Central Arkansas. "The C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference focuses on women-identifying writers from all genres and all experience levels, from journalism to mass market books to literary endeavors, and beyond. Our goal is to provide a space for camaraderie, connection-making, and inspiration, and while women-identifying writers are the only presenters at the conference, we welcome all of our male and male-identifying colleagues to attend. We believe that much of what we have to offer, including the specific, female perspective, is valuable for all audiences, and that male allies are necessary to changing the current gender imbalance in publishing."</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.fgcu.edu/siwc/" target="_blank">Sanibel Island Writers Conference</a>. November 3 - 4, 2023: Sanibel Island, Florida. Participants at all stages of development — from notebook scribblers to published novelists — are invited to view a variety of discussions and panels on fiction, poetry, songwriting, YA literature, screenwriting, creative nonfiction, and publishing and editing. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://atlantawritersconference.com/" target="_blank">Atlanta Writers Conference</a>. November 3 - 4, 2023: Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE: You must be an Atlanta Writers Club (AWC) member to participate in the conference. The conference features pitch sessions, a workshop on emotional survival skills for writers, a bookfair, and manuscript and query letter critiques for poets, fiction writers, nonfiction writers, and graphic novelists. Virtual meetings and preconference editing consultations via e-mail will also be offered. Participating publishing professionals include editors Kurt Brackob (Histria Books), Cindy Bryan (Literary Wanderlust), Sydney Collins (Ballantine/Bantam), Elizabeth Ford (Blackwater Press), Kate Gale (Red Hen Press), Georgia Hughes (New World Library), Melissa McArthur (Falstaff Books), Ariana Sinclair (HarperCollins), and Melissa Valentine (Lake Union Publishing); and agents Lori Colvin (Birch Literary), Dawn Dowdle (Blue Ridge Literary Agency), La Sheera Lee (SBR Media Literary Agency), Taj McCoy (Rees Literary Agency), Gina Panettieri (Talcott Notch Literary Services), Sarah Phair (Sanford J. Greenburger Associates), Jonathan Rosen (Seymour Agency), Laura Usselman (Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency), and Jade Wong-Baxter (Frances Goldin Literary Agency). The cost of a single session or event ranges from $50 to $180; the cost of the All-Activities Package, which includes two manuscript critiques, one query letter critique, two pitch sessions, one workshop, two Q&A panels, and an optional preconference manuscript edit, is $670. Writers who are not members of the Atlanta Writers Club must purchase a yearlong membership for an additional $60 in order to register. The deadline to register for a manuscript critique is October 2. Space is limited; registration is first come, first served. The general registration deadline is November 3. Lodging is available at the conference hotel for a discounted rate of $159 per night until October 12. Visit the website for more information. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ncwriters.org/programs/conferences/fall-conference-2023/" target="_blank">North Carolina Writers’ Network Fall Conference</a>. November 3 - 5, 2023: Charlotte, NC. The WSOC will feature classes and conversations on the craft and business of writing, as well as a keynote address by Jason Mott, a Pre-Conference Tailgate and a Prompt Party to get creative juices flowing, online Open Mic readings and Happy Hour virtual gatherings, and an Agents & Editors panel discussion. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sandiegowritingworkshop.com/" target="_blank">The Fall 2023 Online San Diego Writing Workshop</a>. November 10 - 11, 2023. "This is a special two-day “How to Get Published” online writing workshop on November 10-11, 2023. In other words, it’s two days full of classes and advice designed to give you the best instruction concerning how to get your writing & books published. We’ll discuss your publishing opportunities today, how to write queries & pitches, how to market yourself and your books, what makes an agent/editor stop reading your manuscript, and more. No matter what you’re writing — fiction or nonfiction — the day’s classes will help point you in the right direction. Writers of all genres are welcome. And even though this is the Online Fall “San Diego” Writing Workshop, make no mistake — writers from everywhere are welcome to attend virtually. Our WDW writers conferences have helped dozens of writers find literary agent representation." </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://kauaiwritersconference.com/" target="_blank">2023 Kauai Writers Festival</a>. November 6 – 9, 2023, Master class. November 10 - 12, 2023. Conference: Kalapaki Bay, Lihue, Kauai, HI. Join bestselling authors and agents in an intimate, oceanfront setting, with an emphasis on fiction, memoir, thrillers, and screenwriting. Includes in-depth sessions on craft, publishing, and the writing life, with opportunities for agent/editor feedback. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://literarytranslators.org/conference/alta46" target="_blank">American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) Conference</a>. November 8 - 11, 2023: Tucson, AZ. Panels, workshops, readings, a book fair, and opportunities to meet with editors for translators. "The ALTA Annual Conference is a refreshingly collegial gathering of amateurs and professionals alike, both within the profession and outside it, all wholeheartedly committed to fostering, furthering, and supporting the practice of literary translation.<span style="font-family: "times new roman";">" </span><i>Will be held in person.</i></div><div><b><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://www.writingxwriters.org/boot-camp" target="_blank">Writing By Writers Manuscript Boot Camp</a>. November 8 - 12, 2023: Stone Creek Village, Soquel, California. (In the event it is unsafe to meet in person due to COVID they will bring the workshop fully online at a reduced cost.) The Writing By Writers Manuscript Boot Camp is for the writer who has a full, book-length manuscript (novel, memoir, short story or essay collection) and would like to engage with a small group for a serious and productive response. The extended weekend will include an intimate manuscript workshop, craft panels, readings, and individual meetings – the perfect pre-publication boot camp for any manuscript. Classes are limited to 5 participants.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://futurescapes.ink/#contest" target="_blank">Futurescapes</a>. November 9 - 12, 2023. Futurescapes is an intensive, exclusive workshop, offering writers an unparalleled chance to work with top authors and agents in speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal). It has been almost five years since we last held a 200-page (50,000 word) workshop and we’re excited to do it once more. APPLY EARLY.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.tlanetwork.org/conference" target="_blank">TLA Power of Words Conference</a>. November 11, 2023: Online. "We welcome you to our 18th Power of Words conference, a special celebration of how we can build and sustain community, forge enduring individual and social change, and discover pathways to greater healing, meaning, and joy through writing, storytelling, theater, music, spoken word, and other word arts. Come connect with over two dozen musicians, storytellers, spoken word artists, teachers, community leaders, educators, and health professionals to celebrate and investigate how the arts can promote justice, healing, community-building, and social change." <i>Online</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://travelwritersconference.com/" target="_blank">Travel & Words: Northwest Travel Writers Conference</a>. November 12 - 14, 2023: Missoula, Montana. Workshops, panels, networking and Writer Matchmaking: Writers attending Travel & Words are looking for story ideas and possibly press trips. These “speed dating” sessions connect destination marketers with freelance writers and bloggers on the “Experienced” track. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.redclayconference.org/" target="_blank">Red Clay Writers Conference</a>. November 15 - 16, 2023: Kennesaw GA. Red Clay Writers Conference is the annual conference of Georgia Writers Association. Red Clay has been hosted since 2009 to encourage and inspire writers through literary events that focus on the art and craft of writing. <i>Will be held online and in person.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.writingclasses.com/writers-conference/index" target="_blank">Gotham Writers Conference</a>. November 18 - 19, 2023: NY, NY. A writing conference built by agents, for writers, with a faculty of some of the top agents in New York City. Receive focused attention within your genre from some of the best in the business. <i>Will be held on Zoom</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://donnakaz.com/writing-workshop-nonfiction-playwriting/" target="_blank">All Write, Columbia – Writers Conference</a>. November 2023: Spencertown, NY. A five day intensive writing conference focused fiction. The conference is open to all levels of writers, from beginners to more advanced writers with a manuscript or publications. Open to writers who are at least 18 years old. Just 20 writers will be accepted.</div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-56468696041617719542023-10-10T02:47:00.000-07:002023-12-10T06:01:55.633-08:0011 New Agents Seeking Kidlit, Women's Fiction, Memoir, Genre Fiction, Nonfiction, Graphic Novels and more <p><i>Updated 12/9/23</i></p><p>Here are eleven new literary agents actively seeking clients. New agents are a boon to writers. They are actively building their lists, and will go the extra mile for their clients.</p><p>All of these agents work for established agencies with good track records. They are looking for all genres.</p><p>Always check the agency website and agent bio before submitting. Agents can switch agencies or close their lists, and submission requirements can change. </p><div><p><i>NOTE</i>: <i>Don't submit to several agents <b>at the same agency</b> simultaneously. If one rejects you, you may then submit to another. (Some small agencies share. Be alert to a notice that "a no from one is a no from all.")</i></p></div><p>You can find a full list of agents actively seeking new clients here: <a href="http://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/agents.html" target="_blank">Agents Seeking Clients</a>. </p><p>__________________</p><p><br /></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyolZke-_tc2WbD9tkWGWKRFI2b9OgGMoF1yacSjoE-LZNZqpbwFKmYwAmjPWwYjTuotOTMqup0hjz7HJWNW03v_V3_sA3A7z_0Uvo6VIGb46TnBRVFNHjpbwSQNin33X2OcCwz5E4oujQWlLuD_jWvysbmcaEh2BXo_gHYpVj4tzrxw53R1g5AnJ3v4VP/s474/foxx.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyolZke-_tc2WbD9tkWGWKRFI2b9OgGMoF1yacSjoE-LZNZqpbwFKmYwAmjPWwYjTuotOTMqup0hjz7HJWNW03v_V3_sA3A7z_0Uvo6VIGb46TnBRVFNHjpbwSQNin33X2OcCwz5E4oujQWlLuD_jWvysbmcaEh2BXo_gHYpVj4tzrxw53R1g5AnJ3v4VP/s16000/foxx.jpg" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Kathleen Foxx</b> of <a href="https://www.therightsfactory.com/Agents/Kat-Foxx" target="_blank">The Rights Factory</a> (CANADA)<div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;">Currently closed to queries.</span><br /><p></p><p></p><p>Kathleen joined The Rights Factory as an editorial assistant in early 2023 and was promoted to Assistant Agent in the fall of the same year. She has an editorial background, running a freelance fiction editing company. Kat is also a writer and is heavily involved in the online writing community. She also produces/hosts the #badasswriters podcast, edits audio for The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast, and is a founder/host of #MoodPitch.</p><p>Outside of creative work, Kat enjoys travelling, photography, creative cooking, hiking, and spending time in Ontario’s beautiful cottage country. She’s a proud mom of five kids. She *loves* cats, coffee, chocolate, cheese, Argentinian wine. Outlander, This Is Us, You’ve Got Mail, John Krasinski, Ryan Reynolds, and Tom Hanks are favourites!</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: In fiction, she’s looking for Adult and YA thriller/mystery/suspense, gothic and supernatural horror, historical fiction (preferably pre-20th century), historical fantasy (witches, ghosts, time travel, past lives, etc.), and romcom and romance (light spice). She also enjoys fairytale/folklore retellings and some speculative fiction, anything nostalgic, anything to do with past lives and soul connections, haunted houses, ancestry, and midwifery/natural childbirth. Kat *loves* creepy, scary stories that makes her eyes water and gives her goosebumps! For Upper MG, she’s pretty much open to genres provided it’s cute and has a good message. Across ages and genres, stories that normalize blended, single-parent, adoptive, racially and/or culturally diverse, and same-sex families are high on her list.</p><p>For nonfiction, Kat is seeking memoirs that read like fiction, motherhood/natural pregnancy and childbirth/midwifery/planned unassisted births, single parenthood (especially if paired with overcoming an abusive relationship with the other parent), past life/reincarnation, the “brotherhood” mentality of law enforcement, narcissistic abuse recovery, true crime, wine/food/travel, a history of witches and witchcraft, and ancient locations/civilizations.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/KatFoxx" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ner5cYnDAPxkvLRdZ1oBM4T4Wpc-HsoFFMpAiqU34WsZjp96ydAj_O-07lqTBrMsJUVjEZOXuxvER1_OBejpyMcpcby6t1oNe_qMRkTERx_-8xZJ5RsQYFTnNUthm-ztye7X1E-c2ZEUwBz9EJefzB9X209WvDv-lmtS7poGlVIH-SZCyTTLQZxrAlG/s328/rosie%20pierce.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="328" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2ner5cYnDAPxkvLRdZ1oBM4T4Wpc-HsoFFMpAiqU34WsZjp96ydAj_O-07lqTBrMsJUVjEZOXuxvER1_OBejpyMcpcby6t1oNe_qMRkTERx_-8xZJ5RsQYFTnNUthm-ztye7X1E-c2ZEUwBz9EJefzB9X209WvDv-lmtS7poGlVIH-SZCyTTLQZxrAlG/w400-h400/rosie%20pierce.png" width="400" /></a><b></b></div><b>Ms. Rosie Pierce</b> of <a href="https://curtisbrown.co.uk/agent/rosie-pierce" target="_blank">Curtis Brown Group, Ltd.</a> (UK)<p></p><p>I joined Curtis Brown in 2018, after a couple of years in editorial at an independent publisher in Edinburgh. I now work alongside Felicity Blunt on her list of talented authors, and I am building my own list. I love working editorially with writers on their manuscripts - it is one of my favourite parts of my job.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: I read widely and across genres, and I am looking for both literary and commercial fiction. I love family dramas, ghost and horror stories, psychological suspense, murder mysteries, gripping thrillers, and big-hearted romantic comedies. </p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please email the first three chapters/10,000 words and short synopsis (for fiction) or proposal (for non-fiction) to <b style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Maison Neue"; font-size: 16px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box;">piercesubmissions@curtisbrowngroup.co.uk.</b></b></p><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b></div><p></p><p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm34Cvw2ywhfnn81QY2ubypDSAJGMvuLcWbiryrfr6lhc5i3-0WX_C41tYQN45eTrzexUnZbvk8p_VgqjpiF2s1lwi0dloUGp9hrzLB4IJIvp7Y5Jehvnw2wTCgFcR_yNbekgxvmX90X9eautCbecz8TMyK0OR4z8gLn0jND3FwLGqjASSatJ-_rIhqv0/s512/Trinica-Sampson.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYm34Cvw2ywhfnn81QY2ubypDSAJGMvuLcWbiryrfr6lhc5i3-0WX_C41tYQN45eTrzexUnZbvk8p_VgqjpiF2s1lwi0dloUGp9hrzLB4IJIvp7Y5Jehvnw2wTCgFcR_yNbekgxvmX90X9eautCbecz8TMyK0OR4z8gLn0jND3FwLGqjASSatJ-_rIhqv0/s320/Trinica-Sampson.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Trinica Sampson-Vera</b> of <a href="https://www.newleafliterary.com/people/trinica-sampson-vera/" target="_blank">New Leaf Literary & Media</a><p></p><p>Trinica graduated from Antioch College with a degree in Creative Writing and French. After several editorial internships during college, she moved to Austin and found an unexpected home in social services, where she worked for five years as a case manager to those experiencing chronic homelessness. Prior to beginning at New Leaf, she worked as an independent editor with Salt & Sage Books and Writing Diversely.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Children's, YA and adult fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels. Trinica Sampson-Vera is passionate about championing diverse voices and particularly loves speculative fiction; adventurous, character-driven stories with largely emotional stakes; stories featuring Caribbean characters/settings; and stories where queer characters find happy endings.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/trinicasampsonvera" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><div><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b></b></div></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQCbA-PIPDKt8LX8qR6sWEj-1UIyFAfSh5ooVAokQuN_ILxRod2eusjtHTUo4rxQbWNupzH_U5cvZ-Dxvz9YVbhbCaBGSH9aLJrNyPiPPQQ3tXfn2pr0mg7IylIqasnV5pOMJ06RLYqpke7tMPsKMkUARbF5pmirVMp2W8xqkSDKYOVprZmTbf98bn8VY/s512/Jenniea-Carter.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQCbA-PIPDKt8LX8qR6sWEj-1UIyFAfSh5ooVAokQuN_ILxRod2eusjtHTUo4rxQbWNupzH_U5cvZ-Dxvz9YVbhbCaBGSH9aLJrNyPiPPQQ3tXfn2pr0mg7IylIqasnV5pOMJ06RLYqpke7tMPsKMkUARbF5pmirVMp2W8xqkSDKYOVprZmTbf98bn8VY/w320-h320/Jenniea-Carter.jpg" width="320" /></a><b></b></div><b>Jenniea Carter</b> of <a href="https://www.newleafliterary.com/people/jenniea-carter/" target="_blank">New Leaf Literary & Media</a><p></p><p>Harlem born and raised, Jenniea graduated from City College of New York with a B.A in Creative Writing and Asian Studies. With haste, she moved to Japan to explore the world outside the concrete jungle. After years of exploration, she returned home with a revitalized zeal for the literary world. Her first endeavor led her to Kinokuniya Bookstore where she honed her knowledge of book buying, merchandising, and selling. Soon after; Jenniea found herself home at New Leaf on Joanna’s team, eager to uplift and amplify marginalized voices. When she is not between the pages of a book, Jenniea can be found bingeing mystery documentaries and animation.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Children's and adult fiction and nonfiction, graphic novels. She is eager to uplift and amplify marginalized voices.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/jennieacarter" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkOuWOFNhdjcmD9nsC6RfEdsJtaBem_bArqcWacWjc-N-S1YXPkVQ7J_AijqtHdjALjNYhl7uLyKEDRq4KjBmMbKcTNR5iZyCo3p1TMztXyk0KVO_QYgV9MQTfqo6at6SLLyauonlIowByAuiof1SdlTSVOfJaMUqzxhw36tocEbXFu6W-OG6exnUSNLo/s936/Sophia-Ramos-Photo.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkOuWOFNhdjcmD9nsC6RfEdsJtaBem_bArqcWacWjc-N-S1YXPkVQ7J_AijqtHdjALjNYhl7uLyKEDRq4KjBmMbKcTNR5iZyCo3p1TMztXyk0KVO_QYgV9MQTfqo6at6SLLyauonlIowByAuiof1SdlTSVOfJaMUqzxhw36tocEbXFu6W-OG6exnUSNLo/s320/Sophia-Ramos-Photo.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Sophia Ramos</b> of <a href="https://www.newleafliterary.com/people/sophiamramos/" target="_blank">New Leaf Literary & Media</a><p></p>Hailing from South Florida, Sophia has always had a passion for books, earning a Masters of Science in Publishing from NYU. Prior to joining New Leaf, Sophia worked as a literary scout sourcing projects for international clients, and later moved into foreign rights and international sales where she rounded out her understanding of publishing as a global industry. You can usually find Sophia and her dachshund Sunny in the kitchen or the craftroom making something Instagram-worthy. She is a Diet Coke enthusiast and champion axe thrower.<br /><br /><b>What she is seeking</b>: Genre fiction, Picture Books, Kidlit, SFF, Short Stories. She loves to read stories that were written for the kids who had to grow up too fast and books that redefine family, love, and madness.<div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/sophiamramos" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>__________________</div><div><br /><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_dOzbYHn2FPhH8IBqn9zBuPiZCcF2pzqyMBiTqx4kvpzRaFxI9dwjINOQO9mzV_C3tLeeEipmquqo8YYcjIVuCuXj7UlF3BXxb7WJOSizbEbdfltWyltPhu3TIPRRgciK_qppw1ZIldpOeSK0R2n87WdGDqBVnFZigY4ZKnoEt00TzR_AKpEzzXgf67E/s1200/Jes-2023-1200x1200.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_dOzbYHn2FPhH8IBqn9zBuPiZCcF2pzqyMBiTqx4kvpzRaFxI9dwjINOQO9mzV_C3tLeeEipmquqo8YYcjIVuCuXj7UlF3BXxb7WJOSizbEbdfltWyltPhu3TIPRRgciK_qppw1ZIldpOeSK0R2n87WdGDqBVnFZigY4ZKnoEt00TzR_AKpEzzXgf67E/s320/Jes-2023-1200x1200.jpg" width="320" /></a><b></b></div><b>Ms. </b><b>Jes Trudel</b><span style="font-weight: bold;"> of </span><a href="https://www.therightsfactory.com/Agents/Jes-Trudel" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">The Rights Factory</a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(CANADA)</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;">Currently closed to queries</span>.<br /><p></p>Jes Trudel (she/her/mx) has been devouring stories longer than she can remember. Her favourite childhood books were Jack London adventures (which she never really outgrew). Jes' experience includes working as a freelance editor for 15+ years, teaching creative writing to people around the globe, and founding WritingCommunity.ca in 2020 when the whole world went digital. She's been a guest presenter with SCBWI, the 12x12 Picture Book Challenge, Write For Kids, and TSNOTYAW podcast, and has contributed to BoldFace, Children's Book Insider, and the SCBWI blog. She joined The Rights Factory in 2023 as an editorial assistant. As an editorial agent, Jes works with her clients to develop their manuscripts into the best version they can be.<div><br /></div><div><b>What she is seeking</b>: Children's Literature</div><div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/jestrudel" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.<br /><p>__________________</p><p></p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbHu8h0p_WjIpKvNCJUcaOoiPUXLwS9WArstZnkGTiKGkHo4k9cqeQW9X6_bcfsUCe0F0pXYOl0sazHTpdiA1opLxDa3ceewd0p0Up42TniwhPZKXgYCTE-QArpg1_pMi7CBjZ3_MSWwpErpmquNajUq0yIEtPlwXyVZd0zpB-sQrkKlZeVqp8p3KGF_y/s678/rebecca%20williamson.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbHu8h0p_WjIpKvNCJUcaOoiPUXLwS9WArstZnkGTiKGkHo4k9cqeQW9X6_bcfsUCe0F0pXYOl0sazHTpdiA1opLxDa3ceewd0p0Up42TniwhPZKXgYCTE-QArpg1_pMi7CBjZ3_MSWwpErpmquNajUq0yIEtPlwXyVZd0zpB-sQrkKlZeVqp8p3KGF_y/s320/rebecca%20williamson.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><b>Ms. Rebecca Williamson</b> of <a href="http://www.sheldonfogelmanagency.com/people.html" target="_blank">Sheldon Fogelman Agency</a><p></p><p>Rebecca Williamson enthusiastically joined Sheldon Fogelman Agency in 2023 after working with St. Martin's Publishing Group at Macmillan and Triada US Literary Agency. Rebecca began her agenting journey at the Columbia Publishing Course. She graduated from the State University of New York at Geneseo with a double major in English (creative writing) and Communication (journalism & media).</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Rebecca Williamson is passionate about all children's books, from picture books through young adult.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Follow the agency's <a href="http://www.sheldonfogelmanagency.com/submit.html" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6MPDlA5uVyGGh7_Qol6eoCK3imhnZaeubSenrarjJ3bvwpOqqSsN9GNxy-tfBMxnLFlmaBJIZaDgXHSxeCnu3gs1YdPDZDaHpq15kah6AYKdHfqmteqzFJCvYEIjcEw8OkW7C_sc_4drSX1crBqaeRIT3t9Yln1rf7ABU4cYDi1VNM1zJ6gOO7dJCofV/s449/valentina%20sainato.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6MPDlA5uVyGGh7_Qol6eoCK3imhnZaeubSenrarjJ3bvwpOqqSsN9GNxy-tfBMxnLFlmaBJIZaDgXHSxeCnu3gs1YdPDZDaHpq15kah6AYKdHfqmteqzFJCvYEIjcEw8OkW7C_sc_4drSX1crBqaeRIT3t9Yln1rf7ABU4cYDi1VNM1zJ6gOO7dJCofV/s320/valentina%20sainato.jpg" width="320" /></a><b></b></div><b>Ms. Valentina Sainato</b> of <a href="https://awfulagent.com/agents/valentina-sainato/" target="_blank">JABberwocky Literary Agency</a><p></p><p>Valentina (she/they) is an agency assistant at JABberwocky assisting Eddie Schneider. She also handles all merchandise and third-party licensing proposals.</p><p>She graduated from Cal Poly SLO with a B.A. in English and has lived in New York City ever since. Outside of their literary interests, Valentina is a dancer of many different styles, a video game lover, and a ~very~ amateur digital artist.</p><p>Before joining JABberwocky, Valentina worked as an Events Manager with Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side, where they hosted a huge variety of author events, book clubs, children’s activities, and more. She has also interned at Foundry Literary + Media, Folio Literary Management, and the Feminist Press at CUNY.</p><b>What she is seeking</b>: Horror is my favorite genre to read, and I’m looking for lots of different flavors here. If it’s spooky, eerie, disorienting, thrilling, existential, or even horror-lite, I want to read it. Blends with sci-fi/fantasy are also welcome!<div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/ValentinaSainato" target="_blank">querymanager HERE</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________<br /><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgronnDnxc9wzCxezBW87NhL3lOHHsOiBUlyaOKQZx9rW-aBvEEdK6cIMR1XdA89vvEcJVjVg1Nqd2yZaHU15Oqc63TuWnuBahjT6GQB8lgubRoGY6UMZl_1kA6-tGr0lwEd1lg1yQrhfXsrdw05wirxXd17GQumRGag3NhU-sjg__NSTYAYqsjZPWJXGmN/s1920/BeniaminoAmbrosi13.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgronnDnxc9wzCxezBW87NhL3lOHHsOiBUlyaOKQZx9rW-aBvEEdK6cIMR1XdA89vvEcJVjVg1Nqd2yZaHU15Oqc63TuWnuBahjT6GQB8lgubRoGY6UMZl_1kA6-tGr0lwEd1lg1yQrhfXsrdw05wirxXd17GQumRGag3NhU-sjg__NSTYAYqsjZPWJXGmN/s320/BeniaminoAmbrosi13.jpg" width="240" /></a></b></div><b>Mr. Beniamino Ambrosi</b> of <a href="https://www.cheneyagency.com/beniamino-ambrosi" target="_blank">The Cheney Agency</a><p></p><p>Beniamino Ambrosi is from Bari, southern Italy, and has a master’s degree in Languages and Literature from the University of Florence. He graduated from the PhD program in English Language Literature at the University of Florence. During and after graduate school, he worked as a literary translator, translating Paul Murray and Salvatore Scibona into Italian, among others. He moved to New York in 2009, and worked as a literary scout at Maria B. Campbell Associates for over a decade, advising international book publishers in over 20 countries, as well as film/TV clients such as Warner Bros. and Netflix. He made the switch to agenting at the end of 2021, joining The Cheney Agency as foreign rights director, and starting his list as agent. A Zev Birger Jerusalem Fellow, Beniamino currently serves on the Young Professional’s Committee of Words Without Borders.</p><p><b>What he is seeking</b>: Beniamino Ambrosi represents English-language nonfiction and literary fiction, and authors in translation.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please send a query letter briefly describing your project and professional background, along with up to three chapters of sample material. Queries may be sent by email to submissions@cheneyagency.com.</p><p>__________________</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmvuqafpOaCFWicwEYIT190i2H5bS_E1XwVuWx8F4JdpRw8zGQmrzcgsEFWg7Mu7n1DaOFcMI6xUf-tiV2lOVB2fVo9RDeU0hwkJMh3BeNtBH1F6sHr4yic21_7X8JDxxQu8-RJki5mc2jf4N6E7dsp5nT5CmoLMiwjzoZMpRFjyls7JLOyBki2cXXLG3/s313/bridgette%20kam.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="313" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmvuqafpOaCFWicwEYIT190i2H5bS_E1XwVuWx8F4JdpRw8zGQmrzcgsEFWg7Mu7n1DaOFcMI6xUf-tiV2lOVB2fVo9RDeU0hwkJMh3BeNtBH1F6sHr4yic21_7X8JDxxQu8-RJki5mc2jf4N6E7dsp5nT5CmoLMiwjzoZMpRFjyls7JLOyBki2cXXLG3/s1600/bridgette%20kam.jpg" width="313" /></a><b></b></div><b>Ms. Bridgette Kam</b> of <a href="https://wcaltd.com/bridgette-kam/" target="_blank">Westwood Creative Artists</a> (CANADA)<p></p><p>My career in publishing began when I interned at McClelland & Stewart while pursuing Ryerson’s publishing program. Before entering the publishing world, I worked in the arts, communications, education, and legal industries in Toronto and Hong Kong. I earned my BA in English and Art History in Hong Kong and an MA in Medieval and Renaissance literature in Durham, UK. I grew up watching TVB dramas and immersed in Cantopop culture, and I’m proud to be fluent in Cantonese and to be able to speak Mandarin conversationally.</p><p><b>What she is seeking</b>: In narrative non-fiction, I’m drawn to fresh, unique, diverse, and well-informed voices, especially pop culture, social issues, popular history, big ideas, current affairs, and popular science. I’m also interested in practical non-fiction: self-improvement, health, and lifestyle.</p><p>In fiction, I’d love to see submissions in the vein of Nancy Jooyoun Kim’s The Last Story of Mina Lee and Asha Lemmie’s Fifty Words for Rain.</p><p>In children’s literature, I’m especially interested in fiction and non-fiction picture book texts, middle grade fiction, and illustration.</p><p><b>How to submit</b>: Please read submission <a href="https://wcaltd.com/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">guidelines HERE</a>.</p><p>__________________</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cOI7EOaoHWpwWd0DjnCOLyJ0zger_BDDq8UTLgHT0tYhUA2jGz2hZMnFHcX8Z9JzvDYrj7r8LYImCId9ftw-5Wgv0GnkTGZ4IweWjuckMgs1Kq9uAIS1Lv4QHLFdVus7Ht5g8_lVxwBsXguhnPoRx8Z3McWRXOnutLkgqegT2n-Q5HUFm2iKtbUvO6KF/s451/amy-nielsen-headshot.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cOI7EOaoHWpwWd0DjnCOLyJ0zger_BDDq8UTLgHT0tYhUA2jGz2hZMnFHcX8Z9JzvDYrj7r8LYImCId9ftw-5Wgv0GnkTGZ4IweWjuckMgs1Kq9uAIS1Lv4QHLFdVus7Ht5g8_lVxwBsXguhnPoRx8Z3McWRXOnutLkgqegT2n-Q5HUFm2iKtbUvO6KF/s320/amy-nielsen-headshot.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><b>Amy Nielsen</b> of <a href="https://www.thepurcellagency.com/amy-nielsen.html" target="_blank">The Purcell Agency, LLC</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red;">Currently closed to queries</span>.</div><div><br /></div>Amy Nielsen spent nearly twenty years sharing her love of books with young readers on the other side of the writing aisle as a youth librarian. Daily immersion in story took root, and she started penning her 2024 YA debut, Worth It, behind her checkout desk. Amy also has a background in television production and creates book trailers for authors to use as a marketing tool. She started Mayflower Media where she works collaboratively with writers to bring the heart of their stories from the page to the screen.<br /></div><div><br /></div><b>What she is seeking</b>: <i>Picture Books</i>: I’ll be looking for hyperbolic, zany storylines that teach a life lesson (even subtle) or ones with laugh-out-loud moments written simply to entertain.</div><div><br /><i>Middle Grade</i>: I’ll be looking for fast-paced stories mostly set in a contemporary setting that feature characters that think, act, and talk like real middle graders.</div><div> <br /><i>Young Adult</i>: I’ll gravitate toward contemporary issue-driven plots where teens find themselves in situations they aren’t equipped to handle, but eventually figure it out.</div><div> <br /><i>Adult Fiction</i>: I’ll lean into contemporary women’s fiction where the main characters are shattering glass ceilings despite obstacles, and defying stereotypes.</div><div> <br /><i>General Wishes</i>: As the mother of an autistic child, I’d appreciate any story that features characters across the autism spectrum written authentically and free from stereotypes. I’m also always game for any fairy-tale retelling or re-imagining, especially if pulled into a contemporary setting. I would love any age range where a dystopian plot mirrors a current social issue. Think Handmaid’s Tale versus the current political landscape of abortion. Or how the political landscape is impacting marginalized communities such as the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC.<div><br /></div><div><b>How to submit</b>: Use her <a href="https://querymanager.com/query/3111">querymanager HERE</a>. </div><div><br /></div></div></div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6375581058221227290.post-21059028853200726002023-09-28T05:13:00.056-07:002023-10-29T05:47:57.948-07:00127 Calls for Submissions in October 2023 - Paying markets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0c8TO6kavxIF9xIQ3Ytvbz1xBwCqJkLrGuEuuFm21jlCWifDu6ERVvL1kwvu9-czf_fw5R_AoBaI4byso3MQEgmhEs2v4lBHRnT6wql1FT4H5FtYCiue6kOSmt0NrNY_K-vT5G-TkN-o4P-FKVAd3GWXO9y40XNSh9rcRM_HNuLlgml8dVZD1tgFOS5-/s1024/sunflowerautumnbeauttflickr.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit0c8TO6kavxIF9xIQ3Ytvbz1xBwCqJkLrGuEuuFm21jlCWifDu6ERVvL1kwvu9-czf_fw5R_AoBaI4byso3MQEgmhEs2v4lBHRnT6wql1FT4H5FtYCiue6kOSmt0NrNY_K-vT5G-TkN-o4P-FKVAd3GWXO9y40XNSh9rcRM_HNuLlgml8dVZD1tgFOS5-/w400-h300/sunflowerautumnbeauttflickr.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>This October there are more than ten dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As always, every genre, style, and form is wanted, from short stories to poetry to essays.<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I post upcoming calls for submissions shortly before the first day of every month. But as I am collecting them, I post them on my page, <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/calls-for-submissions.html" target="_blank">Calls for Submissions</a>. You can get a jump on next month's calls for submissions by checking that page periodically throughout the month. (I only post paying markets.)<br /><br />Also see <a href="https://publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/p/paying-markets.html">Paying Markets</a> for hundreds of paying markets arranged by form and genre.<br /></p><p>Happy submitting!</p><p>(Image: Autumn Beauty: Flickr)</p><p>___________________</p><div><div><div><a href="https://www.reservoirroadlit.com/submissions">Reservoir Road Literary Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary short stories, lyrical creative non-fiction, photography. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens October 1, 2023. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://forgelitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Forge Literary Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Length: Under 3,000 words preferred. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: <i>They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://cutleafjournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Cutleaf</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction prose, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 to $400 for published nonfiction prose; $50 to $200 for published poetry; $100 to $400 for published fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens October 1, 2023. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div><div><br /><div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://polarborealis.ca/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Polar Borealis</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians only. <b>Genre</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: </span><span style="background-color: white;">1 cent per word. $10 for one thousand words or less. $20 for two thousand words or less (but reasonably above one thousand). $30 for three thousand words or less (but reasonably above two thousand). </span><b>Deadline</b>: Opens October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/nimrod/submissions/" target="_blank">Nimrod</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $10 per page, with a $200 maximum. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023. <i>Fee to submit online; no fee for postal submissions.</i><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://iowareview.org/content/writers-guidelines" target="_blank">The Iowa Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $1.50 per line for poetry ($100 minimum) and $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum). <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023. <i>No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://medium.com/@theyarebirds/cybearpunk-anthology-2f0d032447b0" target="_blank">Cybearpunk</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction stories that feature and empower large gay/bi/queer men. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://thefirstline.com/submission.htm" target="_blank">The Last Line</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction that ends with the last line provided. <b>Payment</b>: $20-$40. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.gordonsquarereview.org/submit.html" target="_blank">Gordon Square Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, short stories, personal essays, and hybrid prose works. <b>Payment</b>: $25 per prose piece and $10 per poem. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://littlesomethingspress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">little somethings</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction, flash memoir, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: "Small honorarium." <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://unsettlingreads.squarespace.com/submissions" target="_blank">Unsettling Reads</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short story. Theme: Horror vs Thriller. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bookslayerpress.com/submissions" target="_blank">Negative Creep</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror inspired by Nirvana songs. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://coffeehousepress.org/pages/submissions" target="_blank">Coffee House Press</a> is an independent book publisher and arts nonprofit based in Minneapolis, MN. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length fiction and nonfiction manuscripts. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens October 1, 2023. <i>Closes when cap is reached.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://sundoglit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Sundog</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens October1, 2023, and closes when they reach capacity. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://torontojournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Toronto Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories from anywhere in the world. "We will also consider non-fiction pieces about local history (Toronto, GTA, and surrounding)." No word limit. <b>Payment</b>: $50 CAD per piece. All published writers will also receive two printed copies of the issue in which they appear. <b>Deadline</b>: October 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative stories, poetry, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word for original work. 2 cents/word for reprints. $1 a line for poetry. 2 - 8 cents/word for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: October 2, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://affirmpress.com.au/submissions" target="_blank">Affirm Press</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Accepts submissions from Australians or authors based in Australia only. <b>Genre</b>: Literary and genre fiction, entertaining nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 2, 2023. <i>Accepts submissions the first Monday of the month</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://loveletterstopoe.com/submit-a-story/" target="_blank">Love Letters to Poe</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Gothic short stories and poems inspired by Edgar Allen Poe’s The Tell-Tale Heart. <b>Payment</b>: Subject to fundraiser. <b>Deadline</b>: October 3, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.invisiblecitylit.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Invisible City</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All genres. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 5, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://talesmoonlitpath.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Tales from the Moonlit Path</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Dark, eerie speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $10 for fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: October 6, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://gohavok.com/submission-guidelines/upcoming-themes/" target="_blank">Havok</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. See themes. <b>Payment</b>: $50 via PayPal for each story selected for an Anthology. No payment for online publication. <b>Deadline</b>: October 6, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/subs" target="_blank">Short Fiction</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Accepts submissions from writers in every country <i>except</i> the USA. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. <b>Payment</b>: 2p (£0.02) per word, to the nearest 100 words, with a minimum of £30 and maximum £100. <b>Deadline</b>: October 6, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/submissions" target="_blank">Black Ink Books</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australian writers. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length general, literary and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, memoir and biography. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023. <i>Note: Open to submissions the first week of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cursedmorsels.com/submission-calls/" target="_blank">Cursed Morsels</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Single-author horror collections with an emphasis on the Weird, queer, splattery, anti-capitalist, and/or anti-fascist. <b>Payment</b>: Advance: $300 + royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rhondaparrish.com/home/open-calls-for-submission/" target="_blank">Hauntings and Hoarfrost</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Gothic fiction. <i>See theme</i>, <b>Payment</b>: $50 CDN flat fee and a paperback copy of the anthology for stories. $20 CDN flat fee and a paperback copy of the anthology for poems. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.onlypoems.net/submissions" target="_blank">Only Poems</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. "We love prose poems, traditional forms (ghazals, villanelles, sestinas), love poems, sex poems, and experimental questionnaires, but we are not married to a style or genre. We are welcoming of anything you think is your most exciting work. Ultimately, we want poems that move us or make us go: “God, I wish I had written this!” <b>Payment</b>: $55. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw-submissions" target="_blank">Stone’s Throw</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "We're looking for dark fiction, crime and noir, length between 1,000 and 2,000 words." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023. <i>Open to submissions the first week of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hungryshadowpress.com/submissions-little-bastards" target="_blank">Little Bastards: Too-Short Horror Stories Nobody Wants</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Length: Anywhere between 1000 and 2000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 7, 2023. <i>Extended deadline for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and marginalized writers.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Luna Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction novels and collections. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 8, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.lunapresspublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Luna Press: The Utopia of Us</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, 2000-6000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £75 for the story. Given Russia’s current war with Ukraine, royalties from the book will be donated to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. <b>Deadline</b>: October 8, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: October 8, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://qtmag.ca/submission-guidelines" target="_blank">QT: Queer Toronto Literary Magazine</a> <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, book reviews, personal essays, reflections, memoirs, as well as artwork, drawings, comics, photographs, collages, and other visual media. "Here, queer literature is not limited to explicitly queer content, but rather works created by LGBTQ2SIA+ people. Individuals from underrepresented communities, especially women, trans people, and BIPOC artists and writers are encouraged to self-identify in their submission email. Creators based in, or content featuring Toronto will be given extra consideration, but QT welcomes all pieces and artists with a connection to Canada." <b>Payment</b>: Featured artists and authors will receive an honorarium of $15. Issue designers will receive an honorarium of $100. <b>Deadline</b>: October 9, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com/submissions" target="_blank">The Crow's Quill</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Historical Horror. <b>Payment</b>: $20 per story. <b>Deadline</b>: October 10, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.cossmass.com/submit/" target="_blank">Cossmass Infinities</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction and fantasy short stories. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for original fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: October 14, 2023. <i>Note: Open during the first week of February and October for BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and other under-represented authors then opening to general submission for the second week.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://theotherstories.net/submissions" target="_blank">The Other Stories</a> (Audio). <b>Genre</b>: Horror on themes. <b>Payment</b>: 15 GBT. <b>Deadline</b>: October 14, 2023. <i>See themes.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div><a href="https://dreamforgemagazine.com/call-for-submissions/" target="_blank">DreamForge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction and fantasy short fiction up to 7000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word. <b>Deadline</b><span style="color: black;">: </span>October 14, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://daikaijuzine.org/guidelines" target="_blank">Daikaijuzine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $10.00 for each short story, and $5.00 for each poem and flash fiction piece. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://aothenmagazine.com/#work" target="_blank">Aôthen Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction related to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 29, 2023.</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><a href="https://www.voiceworksmag.com.au/print" target="_blank">Voiceworks</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australians under the age of 25. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction pitches. <b>Payment</b>: $100 for written work and art, $150 for multi-page comics or suites of art. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.topograph.org/submissions" target="_blank">Topograph</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction, flash fiction, place reviews on theme of Place. "Show us the where. We want work in which the setting is a character. We want work that examines a place's meaning. We want work that reveals the boundaries between places. We prefer work about places we don't hear too much about." <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://thespectacle.wustl.edu/?page_id=119" target="_blank">The Spectacle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hexagonmagazine.ca/myriad/" target="_blank">Myriad: Necropolis</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction." We’re looking for stories of the monsters that lurk in the skeletons of brutalist structures. The strange rituals of those who found ways of surviving. Labyrinths of crumbling stone. Spirits inhabiting a dilapidated ballroom. Plants flourishing in abandoned train stations. Chimaeras stalking the ruins of a long forgotten urban landscape." Length: Up to 1000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $5 for accepted poetry and cartoons, 0.01$ per word for all short stories up to 7,500 words, $40/page for comics and $150 for cover art pieces. (Payment in CAD). <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ev0kepublication.com/contributors/" target="_blank">evOke</a>. <b>Genre</b>: All things Pagan, polytheist, and witchy. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023. <i>Open from the 1 - 15 of every month.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mainereview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Maine Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Fiction and Nonfiction writers receive a $25 honorarium per published flash (1,000 words or fewer) and a $50 honorarium for work 1,001 words or more. Poets receive a $25 honorarium per published poem. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023. <i>Opens October 9, 2023.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://apublicspacedemo.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">A Public Space</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, essays, poetry, as well as graphic and hybrid work. <b>Payment</b>: Honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.thepigsback.ie/submit" target="_blank">The Pig’s Back</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction and nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: €300. Length: 2,000-5,000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://typehousemagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Typehouse</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, no-fee submissions are open for all Hispanic/Latino/a/e/x creators, not limited to those in the US. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://carteblanchemagazine.com/submissions" target="_blank">Carte Blanche</a> (Canada). <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, translations. comics, photography. <b>Payment</b>: "Modest" <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sasee.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Sasee</a>. <b>Genre</b>: First-person, non-fiction material that is for or about women. Essays, humor, satire, personal experience, and features on topics relating to women are their primary editorial focus. <b>Payment</b>: Varies. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.consequencemagazine.org/submit/">Consequence Magazine: The Culture of War</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, reviews, and visual art mainly focused on the culture of war. <b>Payment</b>: $20 - $60 for prose and poetry, $150 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://tulepublishing.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Tule Publishing</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Romance and mystery ebooks. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://coniumreview.com/manuscript-submissions/" target="_blank">Conium Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Magical realist, surrealist, and experimental fiction: Chapbooks. <b>Payment</b>: </div><div>Ten copies and a small honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://wordfirewestern.moksha.io/publication/feisty-felines-and-other-fantastical-familiars/guidelines" target="_blank">Feisty Felines</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fantasy, science fiction, horror, suspense, humor, and romance, appropriate for up to a PG-13 audience. Felines and or familiars (of other types) must be central to the work. <b>Payment</b>: 6 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rawdogscreaming.com/contact/amp/" target="_blank">Beyond the Bounds of Infinity</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to marginalized peoples. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hellboundbookspublishing.com/subs-anthologies.html" target="_blank">Jane Nightshade's Serial Encounters Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories about casual encounters of fictional people with serial killers, that turned creepy or deadly. Stories can be straight crime/thriller stories or ones with a supernatural bent. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.griffithreview.com/submit-to-griffith-review/" target="_blank">Griffith Review: Counterfeit Culture</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Non-fiction, fiction on theme: Past Perfect. "No matter the relentless pace of technological innovation and the digitisation of everything from money to media – our appetites for retro design and aesthetics, for cultural products that reimagine technicolour-dream versions of decades gone by, or for fantasies of a past golden political age are ever on the rise." <b>Payment</b>: Negotiated. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://neonhemlock.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Embodied Exegesis: Transfeminine Speculative Futures</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to people who are transfem: trans women, transfems, nonbinary trans women, etc. <b>Genre</b>: Cyberpunk stories written by transfem authors. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08/word for originals, $0.01/word for reprints. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.hansenhousebooks.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Hansen House</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Hansen House is looking for anything with queer protagonists or by queer authors so long as the story does not fall into the “bury your gays” trope. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://thefatcoyote.com/blog/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Fat Coyote</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Writers must be neurodivergent. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, CNF, Art, Photography, Comics. Payment: 3 cents/word for prose. $1 line for poetry. $30 - $40 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://seasidegothic.com/communication/submissions-are-open-06/" target="_blank">Seaside Gothic</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Seaside gothic fiction, poetry, nonfiction, or a collection of photographs or illustrations. <b>Payment</b>: £0.01 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://rattle.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Rattle: Tribute to Collaboration</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. The poems may be any subject, style, or length, but must have been written by two or more co-authors. <b>Payment</b>: $200. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Translunar Travelers Lounge</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $0.03 per word with a minimum of $20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023. (<i>Note: September 15-21 is reserved for writers of color</i>)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dreadstonepress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Dose of Dread</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror flash fiction. Length: 500 – 1,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: 2c/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.neworleansreview.org/submit/" target="_blank">New Orleans Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $300 for prose, $100 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, there are no submission fees for Latinx writers from September 15th to October 15th.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.electricspec.com/Submissions.html" target="_blank">Electric Spec</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20 per piece. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.erewhonbooks.com/amplitudes-submissions-guidelines" target="_blank">Amplitudes Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity Anthology</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction. "During a time of rising threat against queer and trans people's flourishing, this anthology project aims to imagine other, better worlds as an act of literary resistance. Inspired by the words of José Esteban Muñoz, “the future is queerness’s domain," these stories explore what might happen if the oppressive status quo of the here and now is rejected—instead asking, but what if things were different?" <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents/word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 15, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cricketmag.submittable.com/submit/58980/muse-magazine-for-ages-914-science-nonfiction" target="_blank">Muse Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction articles for children. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: October 16, 2023. <i>See themes</i>. <i>Queries only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Uncanny Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative short stories. Length: 750 to 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $.10 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 16, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://ffo.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Flash Fiction Online</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative (science fiction, fantasy, slipstream, and horror) and literary fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $80. <b>Deadline</b>: October 21, 2023. <i>Opens October 1</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.astrolabe.ooo/submissions" target="_blank">Astrolabe</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, creative nonfiction, and photography & art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: October 22, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="http://www.addastories.org/call-poetry-spoken-word/" target="_blank">adda</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Spoken and written poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Not specified. <b>Deadline</b>: October 22, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.voiceworksmag.com.au/print" target="_blank">Voiceworks</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Australians under the age of 25. <b>Genre</b>: Completed Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 for written work and art, $150 for multi-page comics or suites of art. <b>Deadline</b>: October 22, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.paintedheartspublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Painted Hearts Publishing: Holiday/Winter themed LGBTQ romance</a>. <b>Genre</b>: LGBTQ romance, holiday/winter themes. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: October 25, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://offtopicpublishing.com/opencalls/" target="_blank">Off Topic Publishing: Poetry Box</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment </b>$40 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: October 25, 2023. <i>This is a monthly call. Submit by the 25th of each month.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://www.mudroommag.com/submissions" target="_blank">Mudroom</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, essays, and essays in translation. <b>Payment</b>: $15. <b>Deadline</b>: October 25, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/riddlebird-Ae4Nk" target="_blank">Riddlebird</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Literary fiction, personal essays. <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: October 26, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.blackocean.org/submit" target="_blank">Black Ocean</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: BIPOC writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Full-length poetry manuscripts. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties? <b>Deadline</b>: October 27, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://everydayfiction.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Every Day Fiction</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction on theme: November. Length: 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: $3. <b>Deadline</b>: October 27, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://delightfullyunhingedpress.carrd.co/#submit" target="_blank">Delightfully Unhinged Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror, thriller, splatterpunk, and more written by queer, transgender, bipoc, disabled, and women writers. See theme. <b>Payment</b>: $3 - $5. <b>Deadline</b>: October 28, 2023. <i>Some reprints accepted</i>. </div><div><br /><div><a href="https://deadsetpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Embrace the Silence Anthology</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to Australian and New Zealand authors who identify as neurodivergent. <b>Genre</b>: Apocalyptic stories featuring neurodivergent characters. <b>Payment</b>: $20-$50. <b>Deadline</b>: October 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://www.neonhemlock.com/submissions" target="_blank">Neon Hemlock</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction novellas. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://agbowo.org/submissions/" target="_blank">Agbowo</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to African origin writers only. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays, book reviews and art/photography. Payment: Single Poems - $25; Suites of poems (2-4) - $50; One act plays -$50; Essays/Nonfiction - $60; Fiction - $60; Visual Art - $35. <b>Deadline</b>: October 30, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://mythaxis.co.uk/submissions.html" target="_blank">Mythaxis</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 30, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.oficmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Ofic</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short fiction, flash fiction, nonfiction, art. "Send us your dead doves, your blorbos, your plinkos, your wretched meow meows yearning to be free; that thing you wrote that made you think, “I don’t know where this belongs”; the stuff you’d never show anyone you know IRL. Give us your shameless, self-indulgent smut; the manuscript to the video essay you dictated to your YouTube subscribers in your head; your thoughtful explorations of trauma and identity; your Pepe Silvia wall; your sci-fi, your fantasy, your romance, your realism. We want anything and everything. As long as you identify as a fan, we want to read your work." (Up to 12,000 words). <b>Payment</b>: Small honorarium. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://sarah-i-jackson.ghost.io/inner-worlds-zine/" target="_blank">Inner Worlds Zine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction about our inner lives; our thoughts, our emotions, our perceptions, our dreams. <b>Payment</b>: £0.01 per word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.fanaticalmag.com/p/submissions_16.html" target="_blank">Fanatical</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sci-fi, fantasy and horror stories between 2,000 and 6,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.timberghostpress.com/this-isnt-the-place.html#/" target="_blank">Timberghost Press: This Isn't the Place: A Collection of Utah Horror</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror short fiction and poetry. "We are seeking well-crafted stories and poems that fit the theme of hauntings that take place in locations other than houses. For this anthology, all entries must have a Utah connection, either on the part of the author or the story itself." <b>Payment</b>: Poetry - $15 USD; Flash - $20 USD; Short Fiction - $40 USD. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://manyworlds.place/submit/" target="_blank">Many Worlds</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: We welcome submissions by those who identify with and as any of the following descriptors: trans, two-spirit, disabled, neurodivergent, Mad, queer, crip, nonbinary, genderqueer, intersex. This is a space for the words, works, and worlds of and by those whose bodyminds defy social expectations and invite new ways of thinking and knowing. <b>Genre</b>: Everything. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://variantlit.com/submit/" target="_blank">Variant Lit</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blacklawrencepress.com/submissions-and-contests/immigrant-writing-series/" target="_blank">Black Lawrence Press: Immigrant Writing Series</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to any individual living in the U.S. who identifies as an immigrant and who either (i) was born in another country, (ii) has at least one parent who was born in another country (iii) is a refugee, or (iv) lives in the United States under Asylum or a Protection Program, such as TPS or DACA. <b>Genre</b>: books of poetry, prose (fiction or nonfiction), and hybrid texts of poetry and prose. <b>Payment</b>: “In addition to publication, marketing, and a standard royalties contract from Black Lawrence Press, authors chosen for the Black Lawrence Immigrant Writing Series will receive a travel stipend of $500, which can be used for book tours or in any manner chosen by the authors.” <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.engenbooks.com/short-story-calls" target="_blank">Engen Books: Cryptids from the Rock</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to Canadians. <b>Genre</b>: "Short fiction under 7000 words that focus on cryptids, animals whose existence permeate urban myths but are not recognized within the scientific community. The From the Rock collections are intended to highlight the fantastic, varied writers Newfoundland and Labrador has fostered." <b>Payment</b>: $0.01 CAD per word to an upper limit of 7,000 words. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.<div><br /></div><a href="https://www.dietmilkmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Diet Milk: ‘In The Bleak Midwinter.'</a> <b>Genre</b>: Gothic micro/flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $3 for micro fiction, $5 for flash fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. (Runs from October 1 - 31)</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.bathmagg.com/submissions/" target="_blank">bath magg</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: £20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theparisreview.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Paris Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry. <b>Payment</b>: Unspecified. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Closes when they reach capacity. </i></div><div><br /><a href="https://www.jms-books.com/2021-submissions-calls-lgbtq-romance-stories-ezp-36.html" target="_blank">JMS Books: Your Favorite Trop</a>e. <b>Genre</b>: LGBT romance. "A trope is a familiar plot device an author uses to bring two characters together. There are dozens of them -- friends to lovers, second chances, arranged marriages, forbidden love, celebrity falls for fan, love triangle, secret admirer ..." Length: 12,000 words or higher. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.silverblade.net/submissions-2/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Silver Blade</a><b>. Genre</b>: Science Fiction, Slipstream, Classic and Modern Fantasy; short fiction, flash fiction, novellas, and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $15 for novellas, $3 for flash fiction, $8 for short stories, $8 for single poems and $15 for Featured Poets (by invitation only). Silver Pen will pay half of these rates for previously published works. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Reprints accepted</i>.<div><br /></div><a href="https://www.metastellar.com/write-for-us/flash-fiction-story-submission/" target="_blank">MetaStellar</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction, fantasy or horror. 1000 words max. <b>Payment</b>: 8 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ashortstorylong.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Short Story, Long</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Short stories, 2k-8k words long (3,000-5,500 range preferred). <b>Payment</b>: $100. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.how2conquer.com/submit-your-manuscript/" target="_blank">How2Conquer</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction books. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Hub City Press</a> publishes books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. "We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: A Winter Promise.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All Christmas stories. As long as Christmas is involved, the story qualifies. All genres. Happily Ever After not required." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/orison-books-open-reading-period-I1jr7" target="_blank">Orison Books</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Novels, short story or flash fiction collections, novellas, personal or lyric essays and memoir. <b>Payment</b>: Small advance and royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.worldstonepublishing.com/submissions" target="_blank">Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Science fiction and fantasy. Length: 1500-7500 words. <b>Payment</b>: $0.005/word up to 7500 words. Minimum of $15. Reprints paid at full rate. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.kissingdynamitepoetry.com/microchap-submission-guidelines.html" target="_blank">Kissing Dynamite</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry microchap manuscripts. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">FIYAH</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Submissions are restricted to people of the African Diaspora. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction, art, and poetry about African Diaspora. Length: Short fiction 2,000 – 7,000 words and novelettes up to 15,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $150 per story. $50 per poem. $300 per novelette. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.thetemzreview.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">The Temz Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose (fiction and creative non-fiction) up to 10,000 words long. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://crimsonquillquarterly.com/#what-we-want" target="_blank">Crimson Quill Quarterly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sword & sorcery, dark fantasy, and grimdark subgenres of fantasy fiction. Length: Up to 10,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://quarterpress.com/the-quarterly-journal" target="_blank">Quarter Press: Quarter(ly)</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art. <i>See themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.manawaker.com/ffp-submissions/" target="_blank">Manawaker Studio’s Flash Fiction Podcast</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Flash fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $3 minimum. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://infrarrealistas.org/submission/" target="_blank">Infrarrealista</a> <b>Restrictions</b>: They prioritize writers from Texas, especially those from the central Texas area. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, comics, reviews, and interviews. <b>Payment</b>: 15 cents/word up to 300 words and 5 cents/word after that. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://openmindsquarterly.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Open Minds Quarterly</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Writing and art from people with lived experience of what is variously called mental health challenges, mental illness, madness, and neurodiversity. <b>Payment</b>: $25 CAD. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.malahatreview.ca/announcements/queer_issue_call.html" target="_blank">Malahat Review.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: CAD $70/page. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Submissions by Canadian writers are accepted for consideration all year.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://dragonsoulpress.com/anthologies/" target="_blank">Dragon Soul Press: Dragons & Heroes.</a> <b>Genre</b>: "All dragon stories with a male main character. All genres accepted." <b>Payment:</b> Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hearthstories.org/submissions.html" target="_blank">Hearth Stories</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction. "We publish fiction and poetry that explore connection, family, relationships, comfort, and the natural world. The stories often fall into a fantasy, science-fiction, or magical realism sort of “slice of life.” <b>Payment</b>: 1¢ per word for accepted stories (with a minimum of $20 regardless of length. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/newwriting/nwssubs/" target="_blank">New Writing Scotland</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers resident in Scotland or Scots by birth, upbringing or inclination. <b>Genre</b>: All forms of writing. <b>Payment</b>: £25 per published page. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nonbinaryreview.submittable.com/submit/202881/nbr-27-shared-worlds" target="_blank">Nonbinary Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, fiction, essays, and art on theme: Lies for Children. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent per word for prose, and a flat fee of $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Closes when cap is reached, so submit early.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://brickmag.com/about/#submissions" target="_blank">Brick</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $55–685, depending on the length of accepted work, plus two copies of the issue the work appears in and a one-year subscription to the magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://warmonkeypublications.com/submissions" target="_blank">From the Yonder</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. The stories must be based upon a regional/cultural legend or tall-tale from any location or culture in the World. “Regional” can be a specific place (Loch Ness) or a larger region (Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest). <b>Payment</b>: $5. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightterrornovels.wordpress.com/submissions/" target="_blank">The Theatre Phantasmagoria</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Horror flash fiction up to 2,000 words. <b>Payment</b>: £10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>This is a monthly call. See themes</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://nightlightpod.com/submissions/" target="_blank">Nightlight </a>(Podcast). <b>Restrictions</b>: At least one of your birth parents must be Black. <b>Genre</b>: Horror. Flash fiction (750-1,500 words) <b>Payment</b>: 5 cents per word. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions/" target="_blank">khōréō</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Open to writers who identify as an immigrant or member of a diaspora in the broadest definitions of the terms. "This includes, but is not limited to, first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, transnational/transracial adoptees, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere’. We especially encourage BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work." <b>Genre</b>: Stories, essays, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. <b>Payment</b>: 0.08/word for fiction, $100 for nonfiction, and $40-300 for art. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ninearchespress.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Nine Arches</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry collections. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://hubcity.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">Hub City Press</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. "We are seeking new and extraordinary voices from the American South." <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. <i>Note: Submit nonfiction only</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.harbor-review.com/submit" target="_blank">Harbor Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.havenspec.com/submit/" target="_blank">Haven Speculative</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Speculative fiction and poetry. <b>Payment</b>: 1 cent/word for fiction and $5 - $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://therumpus.submittable.com/submit" target="_blank">The Rumpus</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Essays. "We strive to be a platform for marginalized voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere, and to lift up new voices alongside those of more established writers we love. We work to shine a light on stories that build bridges, tear down walls, and speak truth to power." <b>Payment</b>: $300 divided among all contributors. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://overexposedlit.uvic.ca/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">Over/Exposed</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: "We prioritize the work of graduate students, so please indicate in your submission if you are a graduate student, including your university, and department." Open internationally. <b>Genre</b>: Flash, short fiction, and non-fiction personal essays/memoir, poetry, reviews, experimental, art. "We are focused on the publication of works that are vulnerable, experimental, a little bit weird and sexy." <b>Payment</b>: CAD $15, <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.theworcesterreview.org/submit" target="_blank">The Worcester Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction. <b>Payment</b>: $20. <b>Deadline</b>: October 31, 2023. (No submission fee for BIPOC writers)</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And a few more...</i></span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.thefirstline.com/submission.htm" target="_blank">The First Line</a>. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction, poetry, nonfiction using the first line provided. (See site.) <b>Payment</b>: $25.00 - $50.00 for fiction, $5.00 - $10.00 for poetry, and $25.00 for nonfiction. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><a href="https://thebaddaybook.com/faq/" target="_blank">Bad Day Book</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poetry and prose. <i>See site for themes</i>. <b>Payment</b>: $40 - $75, depending on length. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://www.kelpjournal.com/about" target="_blank">Kelp Journal.</a> <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Oceanic themes. <b>Payment</b>: $35. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://iowareview.org/content/writers-guidelines" target="_blank">The Iowa Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Nonfiction. <b>Payment</b>: $0.08 per word for prose ($100 minimum). <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>No fee for snail mail submissions. $4 fee for online submissions.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://theadroitjournal.org/about/submissions/" target="_blank">Adroit Journal</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, art. <b>Payment</b>: $50. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Open to high school students and up.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://cutleafjournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Cutleaf</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, nonfiction prose, poetry. <b>Payment</b>: $100 to $400 for published nonfiction prose; $50 to $200 for published poetry; $100 to $400 for published fiction. <b>Deadline</b>: Opens November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Submission window closes when their cap is reached.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://themaliterarysociety.com/submissions.html" target="_blank">Thema: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, poetry, and art on theme: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle. <b>Payment</b>: $10-$25 for short fiction and artwork, $10 for poetry. <b>Deadline:</b> November 1, 2023. <i>Accepts reprints</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.olitmag.com/submit" target="_blank">Olit</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Strong preference for Orlando based writers/submissions about Orlando and surrounding areas. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Hybrid, Artwork, Photography. "Send us all kinds of stuff. We love the artfully weird." <b>Payment</b>: $10. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><span><a href="https://foglifterjournal.com/submit/" target="_blank">Foglifter</a></span>. <b>Genre</b>: Foglifter is a biannual compendium of queer and trans writing. It’s a space where LGBTQ+ writers celebrate, mourn, rage, and embrace. "Foglifter welcomes daring and thoughtful work by queer and trans writers in all forms, and we are especially interested in cross-genre, intersectional, marginal, and transgressive work. We want the pieces that challenged you as a writer, what you poured yourself into and risked the most to make. But we also want your tenderest, gentlest work, what you hold closest to your heart. Whatever you're working on now that's keeping you alive and writing, Foglifter wants to read it." <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://widenerblueroute.org/submission-guidelines/" target="_blank">The Blue Route</a>. <b>Restrictions</b>: Only the work of current undergraduate writers will be considered. <b>Genres</b>: Fiction, or creative nonfiction totaling no more than 3000 words. <b>Payment</b>: $25. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.ironhorsereview.com/gates-open" target="_blank">Iron Horse</a>. <b>Genre</b>: "Send us your poems, stories, and essays that center around unlawful acts: misdemeanors to felonies, war crimes to white collar crimes, perpetrators in the home or at work. We'll be especially happy to receive mss about breaking laws that shouldn't be laws in the first place." <b>Payment</b>: $100 per essay or story, and $50 per poem or flash piece. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023. <i>Note: Open one day only for free submissions</i>.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/last-girls-club-lImp7" target="_blank">Last Girls Club</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Feminist horror: short stories and poems - see themes. <b>Payment</b>: Short Story-2,500 words or less. $0.01 USD per word/$25 USD and copy of magazine; Flash Fiction-less than a 1,000 words $0.01 USD per word/$10 USD; Poems-less than 200 words $10 upon acceptance and a PDF of the magazine. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://forgelitmag.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Forge Literary Magazine</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Fiction, flash fiction, micro-fiction. Length: Under 3,000 words preferred. <b>Payment</b>: $75. <b>Deadline</b>: <i>They open to fee-free submissions on the first of each month and close when they reach their quota.</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://ninthletteronline.submittable.com/submit">Ninth Letter</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Poems, nonfiction, and short fiction.<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px;"> </span><b>Payment</b>: $25 for poetry, $75 for prose. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://threeravenspublishing.com/heathens-and-heros/" target="_blank">Heathens and Heroes</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Sword and Sorcery / Heroic Fantasy. Word Count: 5,000 – 10,000. <b>Payment</b>: Royalties. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://thesuburbanreview.com/submit/" target="_blank">The Suburban Review</a>. <b>Genre</b>: Prose, art, poetry. <i>See theme</i>. <b>Payment</b>: AUD150-275 for prose; AUD125-275 for poetry; comics and art AUD100-300. <b>Deadline</b>: November 1, 2023.</div>Erica Verrillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203906377475992984noreply@blogger.com0