March 2010 Archives

Hello visitors. Just wanted to let you know that [places for writers] is taking a break for the next two weeks. For more submission calls and contests, check out the Archives. All best!

The Dream Quest One.com invites international entries for their Poetry & Writing Contest. Accepting poems (30 lines max.) and short stories (5 pages max.) on any subject or theme. First prize poetry: US$250US; First prize short fiction/non-fiction: US$500. Entry fees: US$5 (poetry) and US$10US. Deadline: July 31, 2010. More details...

The Shit Creek Review seeks poetry for its 12th issue: A Fetish for Good Poetry. Deadline: May 31, 2010. More details...

The Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest is sponsored by The New Quarterly editor Kim Jernigan and family in celebration of the man who sparked their love of poetry. First prize: $1000; another $1000 in secondary prizes.Deadline: May 1, 2010. Entry fee: $40 for 2 poems (includes sub.) More details...

The Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest is open to essays of any length, on any topic, in which the writer's personal engagement with the topic provides the frame or through-line. First prize: $1000. All entries considered for paid publication in The New Quarterly. Deadline: May 1, 2010. Entry fee: $40 (includes sub.) More details...

Crack Crack (US) is seeking works by writers and artists in their early 20s for an anthology where each contributor will have a section of 10 or so pages. Edgy is good. More details...

Short Sharp Shock: The Novella Digest is accepting submissions for its first issue. Each issue of S3 will feature three novellas by different authors. Send novellas 20k to 35k words. Payment: $20 plus one copy. More details...

Online journal Blue Skies Poetry (AB) is seeking poems from emerging and established Canadian writers. Submit 1-3 poems. More details...

Red Claw Press seeks stories, poems, and artwork for an anthology on food and drink: Writerlicious Anthology about Food: Literal, Poetic, Imagined. Publication in Spring 2011. Deadline: June 1, 2010. Payment: one copy of book. More details...

Poetry and art zine Variations (Sarnia, ON) is currently looking for poetry, short fiction, prose, essays, and reviews on the theme "rebirth/renewal."

A call for letters (350 words) DEAR MOTHER to be presented in a salon theater event in Los Angeles, with possible anthology to follow. Deadline: March 31, 2010. More details...

New Israeli online journal Ohla-la seeks submissions in English and French of poetry, prose, and articles dealing with new technology, art reviews, music, etc. More details...

The Glass Coin, an "online split-themed 'zine that explores both sides of an idea" seeks flash fiction, flash prose, poetry and banner art on specific themes for their inaugural issue. Deadline: April 15, 2010. More details...

Submissions are sought for an anthology of writing by and about mixed-race women: OTHER TONGUES: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out. (Intended for publication in Fall 2010 by Inanna Publications). Invites stories that engage, document, and/or explore the experiences of being mixed-race, by placing inter-raciality as the center, rather than periphery, of analysis. Send up to 2500 words of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, or spoken. Deadline: April 15, 2010.. More details...

Small international publisher Vox Humana Books (Israel) seeks literary fiction and non-fiction proposals from Canadian and international writers manuscripts for its 2011 list. Royalty-based contract. More details...

Poem2day (US) seeks "warm, inspired, fresh poems in English". Review within a few days. More details...

Hamilton, Ontario's literary festival seeks three outstanding works of short fiction and three suites of poems for the gritLIT Challenge of Three. First prize: $200. Winning entries published in a chapbook. Length: 3000 words or 300 lines. Deadline: June 1, 2010. Entry fee: $20. More details...

Online magazine Empty Mirror (US) seeks non-fiction arts-related articles, reviews & interviews. Subjects include the Beat Generation, music, the visual arts, and poetry & literature outside the mainstream. Magazine gets up to 65K visitors monthly. More details...

Event magazine (BC) invites submissions for its annual Creative Non-Fiction contest. Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication. Length: 5000 words max. Deadline: April 15, 2010. Entry fee: $29.95 (includes subscription). More details...

escarp, a selective, Twitter-based review of brief poetry and prose, is seeking submissions of 140-character fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Twitter account required to submit. Response within 24 hours. See the Twitter feed

The Broken City, a Web-based literature/arts magazine, is accepting submissions for its summer 2010 edition: Still Life, Fast Moving -- cities, nature, and the amalgamation of the two. Seeking poetry, fiction, non-fiction, comics, art and photography. Deadline: June 30, 2010. More details...

The Beacon Social Justice Literary Society invites submissions of social justice novel manuscripts. First prize: $1000 plus publication Roseway Publishing. Two encouragement prizes also available. Open to writers living in "one of the three Maritime provinces." More details...

The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop seeks entries for its 12th annual contest. Five categories: poetry, fiction, memoir, flash fiction, and children's story Prizes: $150, $100, and $75 in each category. Entry fee: $10. Deadline: March 15, 2010. More details...

Print and online journal Vallum: contemporary poetry (QC) invites poetry entries for their contest. First prize: $750 plus publication. Deadline: June 30, 2010. Entry fee: $20 (for up to 6 poems, includes subscription). More details...

The Puritan is seeking literary fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, interviews, and reviews for its 10:10 issue (#10, Spring 2010) issue. Deadline: April 25, 2010. More details...

Poetry Is Dead Magazine (BC) is looking for submissions for its second issue. Seeks Canadian poets with a style for the current, relevant, topical, political, smart, hilarious and brilliant. Theme: TV, beer and video games. Deadline: May 31, 2010. More details...

Red Berry Press (BC) is accepting submissions for the Summer 2010 issue of the Red Berry Review. Seeks writing "that speaks to the people, the places and the landscapes of the West" in poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Length: 3500 words max. Deadline: March 31, 2010. More details...

The Elora Writers' Festival invites entries for its 7th annual writing competition. Prizes $100,$75, $50. Submit: Prose to 2000 words, poetry maximum 75 lines. Open theme. Deadline: May 3, 2010. More details...

The Malahat Review (BC) invites entries from emerging poets for their Far Horizons Award for Poetry. First prize: $500 and $20 per printed page. Open to poets who have not published in book form. Length: 60 lines max. Entry fee: $25 (includes subscription) for up to 3 poems. Deadline: May 1, 2010. More details...