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Online erotic literary journal In My Bed Magazine seeks sexy and sensual submissions for their second print issue. Theme: Ménage à trois. Welcomes submissions of poetry (up to 3), short fiction, prose, novel excerpts. Appreciates work that explores and exhibits themes in manners unlike traditional erotica. Length: 1250 words max. Deadline: June 1, 2013.
Dead Beats (Sheffield, UK), a student-run publishing and live poetry organization, seeks submissions. Accepting poems, short stories (max. 2000 words) and experimental pieces from everyone, regardless of experience. Seeks to “share inspired and inspiring works from around the globe.” No deadline.
Independent hybrid lit mag The Holler Box accepts submissions of poetry, fiction, lyric essays, nonfiction, and artwork year-round. Each issue is published online and in the form of a limited release handmade chapbook. Welcomes the alternative and experimental, as well as new and unpublished writers. Length: 5000 words max (prose) and poetry (up to 3).
Arc Poetry Magazine (Ottawa) is looking for submissions of poetry and prose about poetry “that takes the North as its pole star” for their 2013 poetry annual. Looking for writing from the North and/or about the North in its many guises. Encourages submissions of diverse Northern voices, poetry styles, and languages. Deadline: May 31, 2013.
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (UK and China) is accepting entries for the Cha “Void” Poetry Contest. First prize: £50; additional prizes available. Winning poems published in a special section in the 6th anniversary issue (November 2013). Submit up to two poems (80 lines max). Theme: Void. No entry fee. Deadline: September 15, 2013.
Ottawa Arts Review (Literary and Visual Arts Journal of the University of Ottawa) seeks submissions of short fiction, poetry, drama, and visual art; also personal essays, reviews, and interviews that relate to literary and visual art. OAR “gives an equal voice to local, Canadian, and international artists, whether emerging or established.”
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (UK and China) is accepting submissions for its next issue. Theme: The Ancient Asia Issue: an edition of the journal devoted exclusively to work from and about Asia before the mid-nineteenth century. Accepting translations and original works of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and visual art. Deadline: June 20, 2013.
Entries are invited for The Vallum Award for Poetry 2013. First prize: $750 plus publication in Vallum: new international poetics (Montreal, QC); Second prize: $250. Submit up to 1-3 original and previously unpublished poems of 60 lines maximum each. Entry Fee: $20 (includes 1-year subscription). Deadline: July 15, 2013.
Print journal Room Magazine (Vancouver, BC) invites entries from all women writers for their annual contest. Categories: fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction. First prize in each category: $500 plus publication. Winners will be published in a 2014 issue. Entry fee: $30 (includes subscription). Deadline: July 15, 2013.
The Missing Slate, an online magazine with an international team of editors, is seeking submissions of poetry and fiction for the next issue. Send up to 3 pieces of fiction or 3 poems. Deadline: May 31, 2013.
Independent, biannual print magazine Passion: Poetry is seeking submissions for its inaugural issue (scheduled for September 2013). Accepting poetry, short creative pieces (1 page or less), photographs, and artistic images. Looking for passionate words and imagery that inspire and motivate. Deadline: July 31, 2013
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.
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.