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Chrysalis Zine is looking for submissions for its fourth issue. Theme: Histories. Seeking visual art, poetry, and flash fiction. Deadline: March 22, 2013.
Mar 072013
Feb 262013
Biannual journal The Dos Passos Review (Longwood University, Farmville, VA) seeks fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that demonstrates characteristics found in the work of John Dos Passos. Deadline: March 30, 2013. Does not accept electronic submissions.
Feb 262013
A Common Thread (US) is an new online literary journal started by students at Valparaiso University. Looking for poems, short stories, nonfiction, and artwork that fits under the theme of ‘Confessions.’ Deadline: March 31, 2013.
Feb 142013
Deadline extended. Entries are invited for the Arc Poem of the Year Contest. Grand prize: $5000. Shortlist: 50 shortlisted poems, pending permission of their authors, will be eligible for the Readers’ Choice Award (via online voting). Length: 100 lines max. Entry fee: $32 (includes subscription). Deadline: March 1, 2013.
Feb 122013
Quarterly e-book publication The Rockett Review (US, UK) is submissions for their debut issue. Submit poetry (45 lines max.) and short stories (800 words max). Theme: Past and present (i.e. nostalgia, memories, the shock of new experiences, changes in life). Deadline: March 1, 2013.
Feb 102013
Circa: A Journal of Historical Fiction (Canada), an online journal dedicated to historical fiction, seeks work for their inaugural issue (April 2013). Seeks fiction, creative non-fiction, and articles on an historical theme. Appreciates vintage and retro. Deadline: March 15, 2013.
Feb 072013
Sterling (Canada), “the journal where all stories matter,” is seeking stories, poems and comics for their next issue. Pays a small amount per accepted submission ($25 or two copies). Appreciates original, contemporary works that linger beyond the page. Deadline: March 24, 2013.
Feb 072013
Student-run Dragon Ink Press (Canada) seeks submissions for Kaida, a shared-world comics and literary anthology. Accepting black-and-white comics (1-4 pages), fiction (500 word), poetry (up to one page). Deadline: March 1, 2013.
Feb 012013
Buttontapper Press seeks ecological and nature submissions with an edge / angle / funk for a Haiku For Earth Day anthology. Submit up to 5 original haiku (traditional or modern) that sends a powerful message. “Not into frilly, frou-frou descriptions.” Deadline: March 31, 2013.
Feb 012013
Deadline updated. New online literary magazine AndWeWereHungry is open to entries for their inaugural short fiction contest: the Flying Elephants Short Story Prize. Grand prize: $2000. Also seeking other prose (flash fiction, literary nonfiction, poetry, & essay), photography, and visual artwork for the debut issue. Theme: “And we were hungry” or “hunger” (open to interpretation). Deadline: March 31, 2013. No entry fee.
Jan 282013
Print journal carte blanche (QC) seeks narrative of all forms: fiction, creative nonfiction, graphic fiction, personal essay, poetry, literary journalism, translations, and photo essays. Length: 3000 words max. or up to three poems. Deadline: March 1, 2013. Contributors receive a $45 honorarium per published piece.
Jan 232013
Entries are invited for the Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction (US). Submit essays 5000 words max. Subject: Open. Prize: $250 publication in next issue of Lunch Ticket. All submissions are considered for publication. Deadline: March 30, 2013.
Jan 072013
Print zine Too Obscene (US) is seeking poetry and flash fiction that has been rejected for being too obscene for publication. Note: Swearing does not guarantee acceptance. Deadline: March 17, 2013.
Dec 292012
Experimental magazine Birkensnake seeks short fiction for an Issue #6. Theme: Endlessness. Open to interpretation: “the infinite, the immortal, the recurring, the asymptotic, the nomadic, the circuitous, and the moebian.” Examples: outer space, reincarnation, subways. Length: 8-8888 words. Deadline: March 15, 2013
Dec 072012
Submissions are being accepted for an anthology “One Night: My 24 Hours with a Perfect Stranger” (publication: April 2013). Topics could include misguided adventures, one-night-stands, travel snafus, or any scenario that brings two people together only to separate them the next day. Submit poems, short stories, photographs, mixed media, and mediums that are suitable for print. Send e-mail submissions to Aleah Sato (aleahsato@hotmail.com). Include “One Night Submission” in the subject line. Deadline: March 1, 2013.