February 2008 Archives

Taddle Creek is accepting submissions of fiction and poetry for its 2008 Halloween spooktacular issue. Theme: fright of a Halloween nature; the actual day need does not have to appear. All the regular submission guidelines apply. Open to Toronto writers only. "Halloween" must appear in the subject line or on the envelope. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association invites entries for its 9th annual "Ten Stories High" Short Story Competition. First prize: $300; second prize: $200; third prize: $100. The top ten finalists will be published in "Ten Stories High" anthology. Open to all Ontario residents. Stories can be of any genre but must be previously unpublished, 1000-3000 words. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association invites entries for "The Saving Bannister" 23rd Annual Poetry Anthology Contest. Ontario residents only. Prizes: $200, $100 and $50 to the top three finalists. Winners will have their poems appear in "The Saving Bannister" anthology along with the judge's additional selections. Entry fee: $15 for 3 poems; $4 each additional poem. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

LITRO (UK), a free fortnightly publication (20,000 circ.) distributed at London underground stations and shops, seeks pieces that will "appeal to someone who is on their way to work." No set theme; stories do not need to be about the underground. Nothing too gratuitous, horrific, or abstract. Fiction: 2500 words max. No payment. More details...

Leaf Press seeks poems for their weekly feature: Monday's Poem. Four poems are featured on the site each month. Send bio and quirky photo. Payment: 10080 minutes of fame. More details...

Children's book publisher Lobster Press seeks Canadian-authored, literary fiction for young adults (15+) mystery and horror fiction for ages 9-12 and 13+ and nonfiction. More details...

The Writers' Union of Canada invites entries for its Writing for Children Competition. Open to unpublished Canadian writers. Length:1500 words max. First prize: $1500; winner's and finalists' entires will be submitted to three publishers of children's books. Deadline: April 24, 2008. More details...

kaleidowhirl seeks poetry and flash fiction submissions for its next issue. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

CALYX (US), A Journal of Art and Literature by Women is accepting entries for the seventh annual Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize. Prize: US$300 plus publication. Entry fee: US $15 per entry (3 poems, 6 pages total). Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

WOW! Women On Writing (US) invite entries for their Winter 2008 Flash Fiction Contest. Open prompt; open to any style and genre. Submissions: 250-500 words. Prizes: $200, $150, and more. Winners will be published in free downloadable e-book. Entry fee: US$5. Deadline: February 29, 2008. More details...

The Danforth Review seeks short story submissions during the month of February for its March issue. Payment: $100. Deadline: February 29, 2008. More details...

TRANSITION (SK) seeks writing about mental health issues individual's personal experience of mental health issues. Accepts articles, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and book reviews. New writers especially encouraged. Payment: $25 per printed page. Deadline: February 28, 2008. Send submission as Word attachment to: contactus@cmhask.com.

New online literary arts magazine IN MY BED seeks poetry and fiction submissions for its inaugural issue. Theme: Sexual propaganda. Deadline: March 7, 2008. Also accepting submissions for future themed issues. More details...

Leah America (US) seeks essays from people working in the sex industry for an anthology on the sex industry. Encourages submissions from current and former strippers, erotic dancers, phone sex personalities, hookers, or those with a promiscuous lifestyle. Length: 3000 words max. Deadline: March 31, 2008. Payment: one copy. No reading/publishing fees. More details...

Dream Quest One (US) invites poetry and short story entries for their writing contest. First prizes: $500 (fiction) and $250 (poetry). Fiction: 5 pages max. Poetry: 30 lines max. Theme: open. Entry fees: US$10 per story or US$5 per poem. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details..

INHOUSEPRESS invites short story (1000 words max.) entries for the First Human Potential Writing Competition. Open to Canadian and US entrants. First prize: publication online. Entry: free. Deadline: March 28, 2008. More details...

The Capilano Review (BC) seeks experimental and adventurous writing for open and themed issues. Themes: "Collaborations" and "North Shore". Submit poetry (4 pages min.) and fiction (6000 words max.). Payment: $50 per page to $200 max. Deadline: ongoing. More details...

Niteblade Magazine is currently accepting poems, stories (any length) and nonfiction. All submission must contain elements of fantasy or horror. No run-of-the-mill vampire stories. April 30, 2008. More details...

The Fiddlehead (NB) invites poetry and fiction from Canadian and international writers. Submit fiction (4000 words max.) and poetry (3 to 5 is best). Payment: $20 per published page, plus contributor's copy. Accepts submissions year-round. More details...

Descant (ON) invites poetry and prose submissions for an upcoming themed issue. Submit poetry, short stories, novel excerpts, plays, essays, and interviews. Theme: Dance. Payment: $100. Deadline: July 1, 2008. More details...

Semi-annual literary magazine dANDelion (AB) invites submissions of poetry (any style including mixed media; 10 pages max.); fiction (2500-3500 words); postcard stories (250 words max.); and novel excerpt /drama (2500- 500 words). Payment: $50 and contributor copy. International writers welcome. Deadline: March 1, 2008. More details...

Matrix magazine is now accepting submissions for its Gallows Humour dossier. Wants your darkest, most absurd and sardonic, witty, acerbic, ironic and sarcastic unpublished writing. Electronic submissions only. Poetry: 3-5 poems. Fiction: 3500 words max.. Deadline: April 11, 2008. More details...

carte blanche (Quebec Writers' Federation) is looking for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for its spring issue. Submit odes, sonnets, free verse, short stories of all types and genres, memoirs, personal essays, book reviews, literary journalism, and musings on the writing process. Length: 3500 words max. Welcomes international submissions. Deadline: March 15, 2008. More details...

The Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge is a short story contest for young Aboriginal Canadians. First prize in each category: $2000, trip to Calgary, and more. Participants must be of Aboriginal ancestry (Status, Non-Status, Inuit and Metis) and between the ages of 14-18 or 19-29. Submit stories 800-1400 words based on a moment or period in Aboriginal history. The event should be tied to Canadian history and/or the participant’s ancestral history. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Arsenal Pulp Press (BC) seeks short stories for an upcoming collection: Queer Utopias: A Science Fiction Anthology (publication Spring 2009). Looking for stories from science fiction writers who want to explore the implications of sexuality or for stories rooted in a queer/feminist background that are imagining a desirable (or perhaps undesirable, to some or all) future. Actively interested in submissions from non-North American writers, but preference given to Canadian writers. Story length: 10000 words max. Submission instructions: Title the file with author's last name and story title in the file name: Surname-Title.doc; include name, mailing/email address, and bio within the .doc file with your piece (submissions will be separated from emails to be read); and submit as an attachment in .doc format, to queerutopias@gmail.com. Payment: honorarium and one copy of the book. Deadline: May 15, 2008.

The Antigonish Review is accepting poetry, fiction, article/essay, book review and translation submissions. Payment: Poetry - $30 per page; Fiction/articles/essays: $100 per page. Atlantic Canadians and Canadian writers especially encouraged to submit. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...

Queen's Quarterly (ON) is accepting submissions of articles, reviews, short stories (2500-3000 words) and poetry (up to six poems). Payment determined at time of acceptance and paid upon publication. More details...

The Cup of Comfort (US) series seeks personal stories for their Salute to Military Families anthology. Stories can cover a wide range of topics and reveal a variety of perspectives, experiences, and emotions specific to military personnel and/or their loved ones. Stories must be true, original, uplifting, and 1000-2000 words. First prize: US$500; US$100 each for other stories published in book. Deadline: March 15, 2008. More details...

Rubicon Press (AB) produces unique chapbooks of poetry from writers around the world. Seeks work that resonates, moves, inspires and affects. More details...

LWOT Magazine is giving writers a chance to "become a part of Canadian broadcasting's rich, forgettable history." Submit pitches for the next Great Canadian TV Show. First prize: publication. Max 3500 words. Deadline: March 15, 2008. More details...

Inscribed, an international literary magazine based in Canada, seeks traditional to experimental poetry, fiction, essays and artwork submissions. Leniency toward the interesting and the bizarre. Deadline: March 25, 2008. More details...

The Novelette (US) invites short fiction or nonfiction on the topic of Travel: A Trip I'lll Never Forget. Length: 750 words max. Submissions judged in two categories:by popular online vote and editorial panel of professional writers. First prize in each category: $25 gift certificate to Barnes & Noble and "a virtual blue ribbon award from thenovelette.com to post on your website." Deadline: March 15, 2008.More details...

Entries are invited for the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest (US). First prize US$2000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, 5000 words max. Winning entries published online. Entry fee: US$12. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Indiana Review (US) invites entries for their 2008 Poetry Prize. Grand prize: US$1000 and publication. Deadline: March 31, 2008. Entry: US$15 for three poems (includes subscription). All entries considered for publication. More details...

Memoirs Ink is looking for original, well-written personal essays, memoirs, or stories that are based on autobiographical experiences for its Half-Yearly Personal Essay Contest. Narrative must be in first person. Open to any writer, any age, writing in English. Length: 1500 words max. Entry fee: US$15. First prize: US$1100; more prizes available. Deadline: February 15, 2008 (late deadline: February 29, 2008; require additional US$5 per entry) More details...

Insomniac Press invites submissions of commercial and creative non-fiction. Appreciates subjects such as business and personal finance, gay and lesbian studies, and black Canadian studies. More details...

Grain Magazine invites entries for their 20th annual Short Grain Contest. Categories: Dramatic Monologue (500 words max.), Postcard Story (500 words max.), Prose Poem (500 words max.), and Long Grain of Truth (non-fiction, 5000 words max.). Three $500 prizes awarded in each category. Entry fee: $30 for two entries in any one or two categories (includes subscription). Deadline: February 28, 2008. More details...

Entries from writers over 50 are invited for the Passager Poetry Contest (US). First prize: US$300 and publication. Submit 3-5 poems, 50 lines max. Entry fee: US$20 (includes subscription). Deadline: February 15, 2008. More details...

All Rights Reserved seeks poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, as well as literary stories told through visual art/photography from publishes works from emerging and established writers. Theme: Undone. Deadline: July 2008. Six poems one story (2500 words) per submission. Payment: free copy. More details...

The Manitoba Writers' Guild invites entries for their Poetry in Motion contest. Winners receive $200 and will have their poems featured on City of Winnipeg buses. Open to Manitoba poets. Submit up to 8 poems per entry, no longer than 8 lines each. Each entry requires a separate cover sheet with contact information and brief CV. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: February 22, 2008. More information: info@mbwriter.mb.ca. More details...

The Canadian Authors Association invites entries for its Sixth Annual CanWrite! Conference Story Contest. Open to all ages and all Canadian and U.S. residents. The top ten selections will be published in an anthology.The top three winners will also receive $500, $200 and $100 plus admission to 2008 Edmonton writers' conference. Submit fiction, 1500 words max. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: February 28, 2008. More details...