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Editor Sandra McIntyre with Roseway Publishing (Nova Scotia & Manitoba) is seeking short story submissions for an upcoming anthology of political fiction. Length: 4000 words max. Short graphic fiction is welcome. Payment: $100. Deadline: June 1, 2012.
Entries are invited for Writers' Village winter 2012 'Best Writing' competition (UK). First prize: £400 ($660); additional prizes available. Any genre. Length: 3000 words max. Entry fee: £10 ($16) per story. International entries are welcome. Deadline: March 31, 2012.
Biff Bam Pop! (Toronto) seeks submissions of short stories for their first e-book of prose short stories. Looking for imaginative fiction with elements of the horror, thriller and/or suspense genre. Deadline: April 1, 2012. Compensation via percentage of book revenue.
Print and online journal Gnome Magazine (Boston, US) is accepting submissions for their next issue. Theme: Critique. Accepting art exhibition reviews as well as featured articles and proposals. Published in print as well as online. Deadline/payment not indicated.
The Broken City (Toronto), an online literature/arts magazine, is accepting submissions for its summer 2012 edition: The Future. This issue tackles science fiction via poetry, short stories, essays, comics, illustrations and photography. Deadline: June 1, 2012.
re:moved (Canada) is an interactive visual narrative project seeking non-fiction, fiction, or poetry focusing on individual experiences of home and nostalgia. Examining unique perspectives on homes that have been 'lost' (whether through relocation, demolition, or (re)construction), this project aims to collect and display diverse stories. Deadline: April 1, 2012.
Emmerson Street Press (Canada) seeks manuscripts from writers 'who are proud to be a part of the centuries old literary tradition.' Also seeking academics interested in writing an introduction (up to 1000 words) to a reprint classic.
Oolichan Books (Canada) is seeking poetry submissions for Desperately Seeking Susans (Fall 2012) which will feature a wide range of celebrated and established Susans. Now calling for the next generation (proof of name required). Length: 6 pages. Submissions (include literary CV) to sarahtsiang@yahoo.ca. Deadline: March 20, 2012.
New online magazine The Blind Hem welcomes submissions of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Must reference fashion, clothing, art of dress -- how clothing evokes emotion, effects life, memory, etc. Feminist, body-positive, socially aware. Rolling submissions throughout the year.
The Malahat Review invites entries for their 2012 Novella Prize. Prize: $1500. Length: 10000-20000 words. No restrictions as to genre, subject matter, or aesthetic approach. Deadline: February 1, 2012. Entry fee: $35-$45 (includes subscription).
Unleash Your Creativity (Canada) is looking for poetry and fiction submissions from Canadian teens for an online anthology. Fiction: 1500 words max. Poetry: 200 lines max. Deadline: April 2, 2012. No theme and no payment. Profits from sale of e-book given to Kids Help Phone.
Here Be Monsters (Canada) are looking for submissions for their speculative fiction anthology. Length: 10000 words max. Payment: $30. Deadline: January 16, 2012. Open to Canadian residents.
Online journal Crossed Out Magazine (US) seeks fast-paced, direct, character-driven, and socially aware stories for their debut winter issue. Any genre/style. No submission fee. Payment: US$20 per story; also considered for future print issue.
Carleton University's Literary Magazine in/words seeks poetry (up to 5 pieces) and fiction (up to 2000 words) submissions for its upcoming Winter 2012 issue. Selected pieces may be read on Ottawa community radio.
Papirmasse (Canada) is on the hunt for artists and writers to include in their 2012 print run. Papirmasse produces 12 prints a year with art on the front and writing on the back. International distribution. Compensation: a folio at year-end containing all the printed works from the year ($80 value).
Toronto writer and journalist seeks stories by male writers about father-loss through death, divorce, abandonment or emotional distance for a collection called 'Lonely Boy.' The stories must be creatively rendered, not merely a chronology of events, tell an emotional truth, and depict a journey of awareness, whether or not it is resolved. Anthology to be published in Spring 2013. Deadline: January 31, 2012
Odourless Press, an Ottawa-based poetry chapbook and radio series, seeks submissions for its online 'Poemaweek' project. There is no payment, though submissions accepted for online publication may also be read aloud on the radio.
Print journal Still Point Arts Quarterly (US) is looking for articles, essays, fiction, and poetry about art, the idea of art, the making of art, being an artist, creativity, inspiration, the artist's medium, etc. Questions can be sent to info@stillpointartgallery.com
Print publication Stone Voices (US) is looking for articles, essays, fiction, and poetry about the connection between visual arts and spirituality as it relates to the making of art, history of art, spiritual awakening, mindfulness, spiritual devotion, and more. Questions can be sent to info@stonevoices.co.
Entries are being accepted for the 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize (UK). Length: 3000 words max. First prize: £1000. Anthology publication for top 20 shortlist. Entry fee: £7. Deadline: March 31, 2012.
ZenFri (Canada) is accepting submissions of the 'boldest, most unusual, and provocative' short fiction and visual art for an anthology (publication early 2012). Deadline: December 31, 2011. Published contributors are paid an equal share of the revenue as ZenFri itself receives.
RASP books (UK) is now open for submission from writers who are dyslexic. Work can be of any genre, 3000 words max. Themes: disobedience and/or subversion. "More interested in dyslexic creativity than the ability to conform to external ‘standards.’"
Entries are invited for the Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest. First prize: $350 (CDN). Spec Fic (SF/F/H, Magic Realism, etc.) short fiction only (max. 2500 words). Deadline: February 15, 2012. International entries welcomed. Entry fee: $5.
Wolf on Water (Canada) is a new e-publisher looking for the "underbelly" of the literary world. Seeking the "unique, outrageous, experimental, and creative."
New U.S. press Matrices Press is seeking submissions from diverse voices for a 2012 anthology. Accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, short plays, comics and artwork. Welcomes writers from a range of cultures, backgrounds and perspectives. Deadline: January 31, 2012. Anticipated publishing date: late 2012. Payment not indicated.
Cha (China, UK) invites entries for its "Encountering" Poetry Contest. First prize: £50; additional prizes available. Deadline: January 15, 2012.
The Veterans' PTSD Project (US) invites veterans, service members and their families to share a personal narrative of resilience through Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Length: 1200 words max. Payment: US$25 and copy upon publication. No deadline provided.
Summer Literary Seminars welcomes entries to its 2012 Unified Literary Contest. First place winners in fiction and poetry receive publication in The Warlus Online and Black Warrior Review, as well as an all-expense paid trip to one of their programs in Kenya, Eastern Europe or Montreal. Deadline: February 28, 2012 Entry fee: $15USD.
Briarpatch Magazine (Canada) welcome entries short fiction and creative non-fiction (memoir, personal essay, literary journalism) for their first creative writing contest. Length: 2500 words max. Deadline December 1, 2011. Entry fee: $25/$40 (includes subscription). $600 in cash prizes.
Print and online publication Kindling (US) is accepting submissions for their second issue. Stories: 250 words max; Poetry: 33 lines max.
The Poetic Pinup Revue (US) is seeking poetry and flash fiction on the theme of "Love, Lust & Longing" for their first print issue (February 2012). Deadline: January 10, 2012. Payment: contributor copy.
Ryga (Canada) seeks drama, poetry, and prose for its next issue. Prefer strong writing that is 'socially engaged without being didactic' and that honours the legacy of George Ryga. Pays $100 for serial and online rights.
re:moved is an interactive visual narrative project seeking non-fiction, fiction, or poetry focusing on individual experiences of home and nostalgia. Welcomes unique perspectives on homes that have been 'lost' (whether through relocation, demolition, or (re-construction). No deadline provided.
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: $250US; first prize short fiction: $500US. Entry fees: $5US (poetry) and $10US (fiction). Deadline: December 31, 2011.
Red Claw Press (Canada) seeks submissions for an anthology on sleep -- in all its meanings/associations. Welcomes all art forms, written and visual, colour & B/W, e.g. poetry, short fiction, creative non-fiction, comic/graphic, photography, jewellery etc. Payment: one copy. Deadline: February 1, 2012.
Cha: An Asian Literary Journal seeks submissions for its February 2012 issue. Please send in (preferably Asian-themed) poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, reviews, photography & art for consideration. Deadline: December 15, 2011.
Gnome Magazine is an art and culture quarterly that was started by a group of visual artists in the northeast U.S. Seeks current exhibition reviews and contemporary art essays. Pays $30 for reviews and per-word for essays. Guidelines
Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent announces its 7th Annual Writing Contest. First prize: $1000. Contest is open to fiction and nonfiction on any topic. Submissions in English, 2000 words max. are welcomed from writers, established and emerging, worldwide. Deadline: February 7, 2012. Entry fee: $20. Guidelines
The Montreal Review welcomes short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry and articles on politics, philosophy, history, art, culture, and economy. Also accepts academic papers, philosophical sketches, scholarly texts, travel notes, book and art reviews, and opinion on contemporary issues.
Satellite (Canada) is a biannual magazine focusing on cities, culture and politics. Each issue features an in-depth look at a single city, alongside interviews, art, fiction, and nonfiction. Seeks submissions of existing work and pitches for articles or interviews. Guidelines
New journal The Sim Review seeks poetry and literary/experimental and speculative fiction. Length: Poetry - no line limit; Fiction - 500-5000 words. More
Dairy River, an online magazine 'focusing on detritus, ephemera, minutia, and miscellany,' is seeking short non-fiction submissions for its Volume 9. Deadline: November 15, 2011. More
At First Glance Publishing (US) seeks nonfiction submissions for an anthology by and for the loved ones of adult transgender people. Poetry and prose accepted (3000 words max). Deadline: December 31, 2011. Welcomes contributions from all genders. More
Bluevoices (Canada) is accepting submissions for its first issue. Seeks prose poetry, postcard stories, flash fiction, short stories, and creative non-fiction. Submissions should deal with a contemporary social issue. Previously published work accepted. Deadline: January 1, 2012. Payment: Copy. Send submission in the body of an email plus a short bio to the editor at Bluevoices(monkeytail)aol.com.
Little Lark Press (Canada) seeks poetry about addiction for an upcoming anthology titled: The Whole Desolate Day (Late 2011 to early 2012 release). Deadline: December 31, 2011. Submission fee: $3. More
P O N D is a small-format print publication dedicated to short-form texts, and is distributed through Montreal and internationally. Seeks submissions 700 words max. in English and French. More
Entries are open for the The Washington Pastime Literary Prize. Literary and genre fiction, 15,000 words max. First prize: up to US$500 and publication. Young writers prize also available. Deadline: December 31, 2011. Entry fee: US$10. More
The Association of Italian Canadian Writers (AICW) welcomes entries for their 2011 Flash Fiction Contest. Theme: I’m just a stranger here myself – finding one’s bearings in a strange time, place or condition. Language: English, French, or Italian. Length: 500 words max. First prize: $500; Second prize: $250. Entry fee: $20 ($22 via PayPal). Deadline: October 31, 2011. Open internationally to writers of any cultural affiliation. More
Entries are invited for the Writers' Community of Durham Region Whispered Words themed prose contest. Prizes: $1000, $400, and $200. Winners, HM's and selected others to be published in Whispered Words anthology. Written feedback with each entry. Deadline: November 30, 2011. Fee: $20 ($25 international). More
Seeking dark tales of horror, speculative fiction, and some science fiction relating to civilizations that are lost, have been forgotten, or have been rediscovered. Length: 2000-7000 words. Deadline: October 31, 2011. Payment: US$0.01per word and 1 contributor copy, payable upon publication. More
Writers Haven (India) invites submissions for its premiere issue themed 'Tranquility.' Accepts essays, travel articles, short stories, and flash fiction. Deadline: October 1, 2011.
Guidelines
Online science fiction magazine Kasma seeks interesting, thought-provoking stories for publication. Length: 500-4000 words. Pays $20 per story. Guidelines
StepAway Magazine (UK) is a quarterly collection of urban prose and poetry, with an emphasis on the walking narrative. Seeking poetry and flash fiction that evokes the sensory experience of walking in specific neighbourhoods, districts or zones within a city. Guidelines
The Art of Losing is a website devoted to the collection and curation of true narratives about lost things. Currently accepting true narratives of loss, both epic and banal, at art.of.losing.narratives@gmail.com (email body or .doc).
Turk's Head Review, an online journal and literary blog, seeks quality fiction, poetry, and new media. Guidelines
