April 2008 Archives
Earth Vision invites entries of short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetic prose and poetry for the The Earth Vision nature writing contest 2008. First Prize: $500. Theme: nature, deep ecology, or spiritual ecology. Deadline: October 15, 2008. Entry fee: US$12. More details...
Lies With Occasional Truth seeks "the very best writing by the very best writers in Canada (and sometimes by Americans who pretend, in their cover letters, to be Canadian)." Publishes fiction only, 3000 words max. Especially fond of plot-driven, humorous, and topical stories (also zombies and werewolves). Accepts submission year-round. Publishes quarterly. More details...
The New Quarterly (ON) invites submissions of fiction, poetry, interviews, and writing about writing. Wants to be delighted by a story well-told. Payment: $200 per short story, novel excerpt, and essay, and $30 per poem or "postscript" story. More details...
Shameless Magazine co-editors are seeking submissions for an anthology for teen girls to be published by Tightrope Books in Spring 2009. Looking for creative non-fiction essays by women and trans-identified adults about how their formative teen experiences shaped them as writers and people. More details...
Groundwood Books (ON) seeks novel-length character-driven fiction for children of all ages. No anthropomorphic animals or elves/fairies as main characters. More details...
Orca Book Publishers (BC) seeks submissions for high-interest novels with contemporary themes, written expressly for teens reading below grade level. More details...
Douglas and McIntyre are accepting queries for literary fiction and non-fiction books. More details...
UBC print journal Lake (BC) invites submissions of personal essay, lyric essay, narrative essay, and memoir for their Creative Non-fiction Contest. Prize: $250 plus publication in Issue #3. Theme: Pines. Length: 2500 words max. Entry fee: $20 (includes subscription). Deadline: June 1, 2008. More details...
Annual publication Gull Lake Visitor Guide (Alberta) seeks writing that would interest visitors, campers, and RV-ers. Seeking articles, stories and humour (300-1200 words) about the following topics: golfing, swimming, camping, boating, wildlife, camp cooking, travel, antiquing, photography and fishing. Payment: $0.04 per word; photos: $15-30. Deadline: April 26, 2008. Submission by email to Henry Saley: henry@saleypublications.com.
Wednesday Press (Manitoba) currently welcomes artists and the aesthetically-inclined to submit frontispieces of unwritten or unwriteable books. The black and white renderings will be compiled and published as a small, 5" x 7" book. Deadline: May 22, 2008. Payment: two copies. More details...
Eleventh Transmission (AB) and Magpie Haiku Poets invite entries for their Haiku Contest. First prize: $50 and publication; additional prizes avail. Entry is free. Submit 2 haiku max. Deadline: April 30, 2008. More details...
The Southernmost Review is currently seeking short fiction, personal essays, book reviews, and poetry its upcoming Spring 2008 issue. Emerging and established writers are encouraged to submit. Deadline: May 31, 2008 (note: site indicates April 15, but post came from editor). More details...
Online literary journal Cha seeks quality poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, photography, graphic fiction and reviews from and about Asia. More details...
Cahoots Magazine (SK) seeks submissions for upcoming themed issues: Spirit (June 1, 2008), Plugged in (September 1, 2008) and World (November 15, 2008). Accepts poetry, lifewriting, plays, fiction, nonfiction and queries for short and longer features. More details...
Quills Canadian Poetry Magazine invites entries for Byron's Quill Award for Poetry. First prize: $1000. Open to Canadian residents only. Length: 60 lines/300 words max. Submit 4 copies of each poem. Entry fee: $20 (includes copy of annual magazine) for up to 3 poems; $5 per additional poem. Deadline: April 30, 2008. More details...
Pandora's Collective (BC) invites entries for their annual poetry contest. Submit poems 40 lines max. Prizes: First (adults) $100; first (teens) - $70; first (children) - $40. Entry fees: Adults - $5/poem; Teens (14 to 19) - $4/poem; Children (13 and under) - $3/poem. Deadline May 15, 2008. More details...
Writers from Canada and around the world are being invited to enter a monthly short story competition run by Certys Limited (County Durham, England). Prizes: £100 for the monthly competition; £250 for the annual competition. Entry fee: £5. Deadline: ongoing; last day of each month. More details...
Freehand Books is a new literary book publishing operation by Broadview Press of Calgary and Guelph. The new press aims to discover and publish new and established writers of literary fiction, poetry, memoir, biography,
and creative non-fiction on a variety of timely topics. Submit manuscripts with SASE to: Freehand Books, 412-815-1st Street S.W., Calgary T2P 1N3.
The Writers' Circle of Durham Region (WCDR) invites entries for their 2008 Poetry Chapbook Challenge. Prizes (3): $100. Enter one poetry chapbook (48 pages max.; min. run 20) published between January 1st, 2007 and May 30th 2008. Entry fee $10. Deadline: May 30, 2008. More details...
The Ontario Poetry Society invites entries of uplifting poems (36 lines max). First prize: $50. Entry fee: $5 for up to 3 poems; $1 per additional poem. Deadline: April 30, 2008. More details...
Albedo One, Ireland's magazine of speculative fiction, invites entries for the Aeon Award 2008 short fiction contest. Open to international writers. Grand prize is €1000 and publication. Submissions: 8000 words max., in any speculative genre (e.g. fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). Deadline: November 30, 2008. More details...
The Writers' Union of Canada invites entries for their Writing for Children Competition. Submit any writing for children, 1500 words max. First prize: $1500. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: April 24, 2008. More details...
Entries of unpublished rhyming poems (30 lines max) are
now being accepted for this Ontario Poetry Society contest. Open to Canadian poets. First prize: $100; additional prizes available. Entry fee: $5; additional
poems $2 each. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...
pax americana is currently accepting poetry (3-8 poems), prose (4000 words max), and art/photography submissions for their second print issue. Deadline: May 31, 2008. More details...
Ascent Aspirations (BC) seeks titillating poetry and flash fiction for the Fall print issue contest. First prize in each category: $100. Anthology published in Fall 2008. Theme: Erotica -- ardent, amorous, soft and sensual, full of longing and desire. Not interested in boring, mundane, graphic pornography -- only the "tastefully libidinous" that goes beyond the traditional poetry and story of sensual, sexual love. Entry fee: $5 for one poem or 3 poems for $10; $10 for each piece of flash fiction. Deadline: July 31, 2008. More details...
The Bridport Prize (UK) is accepting poems and short stories for its annual contest. First prize in each category: £5000; additional prizes available. Open to international entrants. Poems: 42 lines max. Fiction: 5000 words max. Entry fee: US$12 or €10 per poem or story. Deadline: June 30, 2008. More details...
To celebrate National Poetry Month, EYE WEEKLY invites entries for their first annual poetry contest. Prize: $200 plus a literary prize pack. Submit up to three unpublished poems (limit one submission per person). Deadline: April 30, 2008. More details...
Pop Montreal and Matrix Magazine invite fiction and poetry entries for the Matrix Litpop Award. Categories: Fiction (5000 words max.) and Poetry (up to 5 poems). Prize: a round-trip ticket to Pop Montreal from October 1-5, 2008, a VIP pass, accommodation, publication in Matrix Magazine with full honorarium, and presentation at a special Matrix Litpop event. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: July 1, 2008. More details...
Inscribed seeks novel manuscripts. Length: 80-800 pages. Ensure manuscript is well-proofed. Payment: royalties.
Student-run publication Speculations Magazine (Ottawa, ON) is accepting submissions of science fiction (including hard SF, dystopian fiction, and other speculative works) and humour stories for its premiere issue (September 2008). Length: 500-5000 words. Deadline: August 1, 2008. More details...
Submissions are invited for new travel 'zine Travel Thru History. Publishes travel memoirs, reflections on literary journeys, and pieces on history, archaeology, and culture. Length: 500 -1500 words. Payment: small honorarium paid on publication. More details...
Dark Scribe Press (US) seeks short story submissions for an anthology of queer horror tales: Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet (publication: late 2008). Looking for edgy, provocative dark genre fiction – horror and dark psychological suspense only. No sci-fi/fantasy/mystery. Seeks stories about those terrors that populate the closets of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. Length: 1000-7500 words. Email queries only to: publisher@darkscribepress.com. Deadline: May 15, 2008. Once query receives a green light, the submissions deadline is June 30, 2008. Payment: US$.05 per word upon acceptance. More details...
Online magazine Dance to Death seeks poetry and micro fiction submissions for its next issue. Appreciates work that is concise, original, dark, humorous, and sensitive. English and French submissions welcome. More details...
Inscribed, an international literary magazine based in Canada, seeks traditional to experimental poetry, fiction, and essays for its next issue. Leniency toward the interesting and the bizarre. Deadline: May 25, 2008. More details...
