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thetravelitch is a Canadian on-line travel magazine that publishes Canadian perspectives on travel and travel-related issues. Also prints stories about Canada from writers who call the world their home. Length: 1500 words max. No payment.
The Puritan invites poetry and fiction entries for the Second Annual Thomas Morton Memorial Prize in Literary Excellence. Prizes: cash ($900/fiction and $600/poetry) and a collection of books (approx. $600 for each winner). Winning entries will appear in issue XXIII be honoured at a launch party. Deadline: September 30, 2013. Fee: $10.
Canadian Women in the Literary Arts (CWILA) seeks essays on any topic relating to literary arts by female Canadian writers. Welcomes attention to topics or voices that have been marginalized or neglected by the mainstream literary culture. Possible genres: creative non-fiction, literary criticism, book or oeuvre reviews, interdisciplinary studies. Writers are especially encouraged to revitalize or re-imagine the form of the essay itself. Payment: $150 honorarium.
Entries are invited for the Emergence International Literature Competition. First prize: $50. Theme: Mother Earth – environmentalism, spirituality, wellness, cultural unity and responsibility. Entries may include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, short stories and other written explorations (up to 500 words). Deadline: June 30, 2013. Entry fee: $7.
The Niagara Branch of the Canadian Authors Association is holding its 28th Annual Poetry Anthology contest for residents of Ontario. First prize: $200. Deadline: May 31, 2013. Entry fee: $15.
FinalDraft Editing & Publishing Services (Canada) is accepting short story entries for the annual Tagore-O’Henry Short Story Competition. Prize: $500. Open to all writers internationally. Length: 1000-1500 words. Entry fee: $20 per story. Deadline: July 15, 2013
New online literary monthly The Steel Chisel (Canada) is looking for prose and poetry from hungry Canadian writers. No word/line count limits. Deadline: Monthly on the 6th.
The Barnstormer, an intersection of sports, society, and literature, is looking for op-eds, essays, memoirs, rants, raves, poetry, and prose on sport. “Our definition of sport is elastic, but our affection for it is unparalleled.” Deadline: Ongoing.
outlandish zine (U.S. and Canada) seeks “lovely pieces of poetry, visual poetry, art, and prose” (2000 word max.) for its inaugural print issue. Enjoys work with an edgy, rad, and experimental bent. Accepts world-wide submissions. Published contributors receive a free copy of the mag. Deadline: June 30, 2013.
BareBacklit (Canada) is an online bi-monthly magazine seeking poetry, art, short stories, and flash fiction. Publishes up to four stories, five pieces of flash fiction, and ten poems per issue. Prefers work that is “unpretentious, minimalist… entertains first, and provokes thought later.”
strong, distinct voices who tell stories that are fresh and imaginative
Online journal Cactus Heart Literary Magazine (U.S.) seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction, reviews, art & photos for e-Issue #5. Looking “your spiny, your sharp, your relentless… work coursing with energy and able to thrive in the harshest of places, while maintaining a vulnerable, succulent interior.” Deadline: July 1, 2013.
The Red Line Magazine (UK) is accepting submissions for Issue #3. Theme: The End. £50 prize for winning story of the issue. Shortlisted entries posted online. No entry fee. Length: 3500 words max. Deadline: May 17, 2013. Note: Website indicates April 30, but info confirmed by publisher. Submissions also open for Issue #4: Time. Deadline: June 30, 2013.
New queer arts and literary journal Plenitude Magazine (Canada) seeks literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and graphic narrative for Issue #3. Payment: $10-$25. Deadline: July 5, 2013.
Online arts review magazine The Coastal Spectator (Victoria, BC) seeks reviews of theatre, books, music, film, visual arts, and other cultural happenings around coastal BC specifically (but not exclusively). Submit pieces that are “short and sharp.” Length: 300-500 words. Payment: stipend of $25. Partial to views that reflect a coastal slant on things. Query the editor at lvluven@uvic.ca.
For a “Human Face of Sustainability” issue, quarterly magazine Creative Nonfiction is looking for essays that illuminate environmental, economic, ethical and/or social challenges related to the state of the planet and our future. Prize: $10,000. Submissions received before May 31, 2013, will be considered for publication. Entry fee: $20. International entrants welcome.
Deadline: May 31, 2013