March 2008 Archives

The Malahat Review is now publishing at least one work of creative-non fiction (personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, literary journalism) per issue. No restrictions for subject matter or approach. Length: 1000-3500 words. Payment: $40 per published page plus a one-year subscription. More details...

The Interpreter's House (UK) seeks submissions of poetry and fiction. Send up to five poems or short stories (2000 words max). Welcomes work from international writers. More details...

Poetry, fiction, essays and artwork are sought for a new humour literary anthology: "Help Me Take This Mask Off" (anticipated publishing date: late 2009). Payment: standard writers fee. Open to Canadian writers only. Prefers Canadian slant to the work. No fan fiction or anecdotes about growing up with Star Wars. Submit fiction (1000-2500 words) and poetry (4 poems max.). Deadline: August 15, 2008. More details...

Fugue (US) invites entries for their 7th annual Fiction and Poetry contests. First prize in each category: US$1000 plus publication. Fiction: 10000 words max. Poetry: up to 3 poems or 5 pages. Entry fee: US$20 (includes copy of journal with contest winners). Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

StoryQuarterly's Love Story Contest welcomes fiction and non-fiction entries in the following categories: short stories, short short stories, novel excerpts, essays, memoirs, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. First prize: $2500; additional prizes available. Winners eligible for inclusion in the 2008 StoryQuarterly Annual. Length: 8000 words max. Entry fee: US$20. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Feathertale Review (ON) is now accepting short fiction, poetry and cartoon submissions to its third annual Review. Payment: yes, but amount not indicated. Deadline: April 15, 2008. More details...

Atlantic Canada's newest online poetry journal, RHYTHM Poetry Magazine, is seeking submissions of 2 to 6 poems for its Spring/Summer 2008 issue. Accepts only unpublished metrical verse. More details...

Diaspora Dialogues invites submissions to its annual publishing/mentoring program. Open to emerging Toronto-area writers of short stories, creative nonfiction, plays, and poems. Settings of works must include the Greater Toronto Area. Approximately 15 writers will be chosen and each assigned (free of charge) to an established writer or dramaturge in a mentoring capacity. Selection of finished pieces will be published in the annual Diaspora Dialogues anthology, TOK: Writing the New Toronto. Deadline: May 9, 2008. More details...

QWERTY (NB) is looking for "provocative, prickling prose." Accepts fiction and non-fiction, 2000 words max. Especially interested these themes: being lost, taking risks, manufacturing or discovering lies. More details...

Wolsak and Wynn (ON) invites poetry, non-fiction and anthology manuscript submissions. Send 15-20 sample pages of poetry with a letter of enquiry. Authors receive royalties annually on books sold, at a rate of 10% of list price. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Black Static is accepting horror stories for their next issue. Length: 8000 words max. Postal submissions only. More details...

University of Arizona publication, Sonora Review (US), invites submissions from new and established writers. Accepts poetry (up to 5 poems), and fiction and creative non-fiction (10000 words max.). Prefers work that is honest and innovative. Postal submissions only. Deadline: May 31, 2008 (does not read during summer). More details...

Wizards Of The Wind (US) is now accepting submissions of poetry, free verse, some traditional verse, flash fiction, and short non-fiction articles with a social or political message. No deadline indicated. More details...

Annual Toronto festival seeks writers and performers for the 2008 Masala! Mehndi! Masti! DesiLit Writers' Stage. Open to writers of fiction, poetry and non-fiction who are of South Asian ancestry, and/or from the South Asian diaspora. Performances will occur on July 26th and July 27th. Deadline: March 30, 2008. More details...

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New publisher of "slim books for big minds" booksHANDmade (ON) is looking for creative people to submit poems and one-page stories about Canada for publication in a new book "Pages of Canada". Publication to occur when 100 pieces have been accepted. Deadline: May 30, 2008. Payment: copy of book. More details...

The Puritan: Ottawa's Literary Prose Journal is seeking submissions for Number 7: Summer 2008, due for release in late July. Accepts flash fiction, fiction, and creative non-fiction on any subject matter. Length: 300-7500 words. Deadline: June 17, 2008. More details...

Inscribed seeks stories of ghosts and hauntings in Sault Ste. Marie, ON for upcoming book project. Anticipated publication date: February 2008. Length: 3000 words max. Payment: one copy of the anthology. Deadline: December 31, 2008. For more information or to submit: kyle@inscribed.org.

Seven Kitchens Press (US) invites entries from LGBT poets for the Robin Becker Chapbook Prize. Prize: US$100 plus 25 copies. Submit a 16-24 page unpublished poetry manuscript in English. Fee: US$12, includes copy of winning chapbook. Deadline: May 15, 2008. More details...

Soliloquies Anthology, Concordia's Undergraduate Literary Magazine, is looking for submissions for their 12.1 issue. Submit prose (3500 words), drama (up to 8 pages), non-fiction (2000 words max.) and poetry (up to 8). Deadline: March 28, 2008. Payment: none; accepted authors may be asked to read at launch where they will receive free copy. Submit cover letter with genre, full contact info, and 70-word bio to: soliloquiesanthology@gmail.com.

The Miss G_ Project for Equity in Education (Ottawa, ON) seeks poetry, essays, short stories, rants, monologues, and spoken word pieces for an activist anthology ("actology") that take on and challenge the media. Working title: "The Media is Not Fooling Me: an Actology." Publication date: May 25, 2008. Seeks pieces that are critical of the media from a self-aware perspective that takes into account power and sex/gender/sexuality/race/class/ability. Open to high-school aged writers. Payment: free copy. Deadline: April 25, 2008. More details...

Contemporary Verse 2 invites entrants for its 6th annual 2-Day Poem Contest. Participants have 48 hours to write the best poem which includes all ten secret words emailed at the start of the 48-hour period: April 5-7, 2008. Prizes: $350, $175, and $90. Entry fee: $10 entry fee; $20 includes subscription. Registration deadline: March 28, 2008. More details...

Canadian horse racing publication Trot Magazine wants descriptive writers who have never seen a live horse race to take part in a unique writing project. Articles will be observation pieces written by newcomers to the sport, 1000 words max. Locations: Saint John, Truro, Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, Toronto, Peterborough, London, Barrie, Edmonton, and Surrey. Some local travel may be required. Deadline: March 31, 2008. Payment: $300. Apply by email to: dkaplan@standardbredcanada.ca.

Fish Publishing (Ireland) invites entries for their 3rd Fish International Poetry Prize. First prize: €1000 plus publication in the 2008 Fish Anthology; runners up: €100 and publication, plus five copies of the anthology. Winning authors invited to the launch during the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2008. No restriction on style, theme, or length. Submissions made online. International entries welcome. Entry fee: €12 per poem. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Fish Publishing (Ireland) invites entries for their 2008 One-Page Short Story Prize. First prize: €1000 plus publication in the 2008 Fish Anthology; runners up: €100 and publication, plus five copies of the anthology. Winning authors invited to the launch during the West Cork Literary Festival in July 2008. Stories should be approximately 250 words (300 max.) Submissions made online. Entry fee: €12. Deadline: March 31, 2008. International entries welcome. More details...

RATTLE (US) seeks poetry written by cowboys and Western poets for an upcoming issue. Also seeking essays on different aspects of Cowboy/Western poetry and history of the literary tradition. Deadline: August 1, 2008. Payment: 2 copies. More details...

University publication Fugue (US) seeks fiction, poetry, non-fiction, creative literary criticism and experimental writing. Send 3-5 poems or prose up to 6000 words. Payment: prose - up to US$50; poetry - up to US$25. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries for their Creative Non-Fiction Prize. First prize: $500 and $40 per printed page. Submissions may be personal essay, memoir, cultural criticism, nature writing, or literary journalism. International writers also welcome. Length: 2000-3000 words. Entry fee: $35 (includes subscription). Deadline: August 1, 2008. More details...

Toward the Light: Journal of reflective Word and Image invites entries for their 6th Annual Poetry contest. Submit rhyming or free verse poetry "that sees in the dark: personal poetry that integrates the power of light and dark in life." First prize: $175 plus publication in premiere summer edition, online publication, and two copies. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription and 3 contest entries) or $12 for up to 3 poems. Also accepting poetry, photography, fiction, and essay submissions. Deadline: April 1, 2008. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $40 per printed page. Open to poets who have not published in book form. International writers also welcome. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $40 per published page. International writers also welcome. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2008. More details...

The Indiana Review invites entries for the 2008 Poetry Prize. First prize: US$1000 plus publication. Entry fee: US$15 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

PLUMb: an arts journal seeks submissions of poetry, fiction (600 words max.), reviews, and essays for their summer issue. Theme: "Rest". Open to Canadian writers only. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...

Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for their 5th annual writing competition. Prizes: $100, $75, $50 (Adults) and $75, $50, $25 (Teen and Junior). Age categories:adult, teen (13-19), junior (12 and under). Submit: Short story/personal essay (2000 words) or poetry (75 lines max). Entry fee: $10. Theme: "A Harvest of Words". Deadline: May 2, 2008. More details...

The Canadian Federation of Poets seeks travel poems for an anthology, The Poetry of Travel. Theme: travel (out of body or in, abroad or down the street, etc.). Send 1-3 poems to: lynnt@federationofpoets.com. No reading fee. Deadline: March 31 2008. Payment: not indicated. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites submissions of creative non-fiction, poetry, fiction, personal essay, and critical texts for a special Winter issue. Theme: British Columbia and its relationship to the planet (What is wilderness? What is the relationship between language and nature?). Focus on creativity over manifesto. Open to all writers (non just from BC). Payment: $40 per page, plus subscription. Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...

Online journal Vibrant Gray seeks fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for its third issue. Publishes writing on the in-between: sex, politics, religion, culture, what falls through the cracks. Send up to six poems and/or one prose piece. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Annual journal Flint Hills Review (US) invites submissions of poetry, short fiction, plays, and literary non-fiction. Publishes work with a particular interest in region: place, ethnicity, gender, and memory. Deadline: March 31, 2008. Payment: one free copy and discounted additional copies. More details...

The Edge of Propinquity seeks monthly guest authors for 2008. Stories must fit the webzine's theme and setting: a character deep within the hidden world that surrounds mundane society; must also include an active retaliation from one character to another (mundane or supernatural). Length: 2000-6000 words. Payment: US$50/per story. More details...

Online journal ditch seeks poetry that is non-linear, abstract, surreal, avant-garde, alternative, and/or experimental. No haiku, formal rhyming verse, or mainstream-linear-narrative. Supports Canadian alternative poets, also accepts work from international writers. Deadline: ongoing. More details...

34thParallel (US) seeks submissions of fiction and poetry from new and emerging writers. Deadline: ongoing. More details...

What If? Canada's Creative Magazine for Teens invites poetry entries from young writers for their next Penguin Books Poetry Contest. First prize: Penguin Books prize pack (valued at $50) plus publication in Summer 2008 issue.Theme: Teachers. Open to Canadian writers under 19. Deadline: March 15, 2008. No entry fee. More details...

What If? Canada's Creative Magazine for Teens invites fiction entries from young writers for their next Stone Road Mall Fiction Contest. Prizes: First prize: $100 Stone Road Mall Gift Certificate (winner can arrange to receive gift certificates for stores in their area) plus publication in Summer 2008 issue. Theme: What If? Open to Canadian writers under 19. Deadline: March 15, 2008. More details...

Event magazine invites submissions for its annual Creative Non-Fiction contest. Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in Event 37/3. Length: 5000 words max. Deadline: April 15, 2008. Entry fee: $29.95 (includes subscription). More details...

ON SPEC Magazine seeks stories and poetry from young Canadian writers aged 15-23. Accepts speculative fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Open to Canadian writers between the ages of 15-23 years of age. Payment: up to $180 plus contributor copies. Deadline: May 31, 2008 More details...

Third Person Press (NS) seeks short stories of up to 8000 words and poetry up to 30 lines for an anthology. Stories and poetry must be in the speculative fiction genre (science fiction, fantasy, horror, magic realism, and paranormal). Open to Cape Breton writers and those with a substantial connection to the area. Deadline: March 15, 2008. Payment: one copy and share of royalties. More details...

Hong Kong-based online literary quarterly Cha seeks submissions for its third issue (publication in May 2008). Theme: Asia. Accepts poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and reviews. Deadline: April 15, 2008. More details...

The Puritan: Ottawa's Literary Prose Journal is seeking literary fiction and creative non-fiction for its sixth issue. Submissions: 500-7500 words. Deadline: March 17, 2008. More details...

Newfoundland magazine Riddle Fence is accepting poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction for its second issue. Submit poems (3-4 poems) and prose (1 piece; 5000 words max.). Appreciates brilliance and innovation. Payment: $30 per page. Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

The Wry Writer is looking for stories featuring strong female protagonists and lesbian characters portrayed in a positive light. Open to a variety of material including adventure, crime, romance, and drama. Accepts flash-fiction (1000 words max.), short stories (1000 - 7500) and novelette-length stories (17500 words max.). Payment: $10 for short fiction. More details...

Leaf Press (BC) seeks chapbook manuscripts. Accepts wide variety of forms from traditional to experimental. New and established writers welcome. Submit a collection or a sequence of poems (20 pages). Deadline: March 31, 2008. More details...

Ramble Underground seeks fiction and poetry submissions. Submit one story or up to 3 poems, 100-4000 words. Pays US$15 per story. More details...

Ramble Underground (US) is accepting entries for their semi-annual short fiction contest. First prize:35% of entry fees (US$100 min.); second prize: 15% of entry fees (US$50 min.) Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: US$6. Deadlines: May 15, 2008 and November 15, 2008. More details...