I’m still not in great shape, but here are some comps and calls for the rest of January 2023.

A huge apology for accidentally time-travelling in December. For several days the listings were titled: December 2023. Many thanks to Gargi, who let me know! Several people have asked me who will be Prime Minster and what the lottery numbers will be!

And now…. Happy New Year! May it bring you all you wish for. Especially when it comes to writing! I know it’s a bit late to say that, but there are many months left!

December was very stressful for us – our central heating broke and our roof started leaking, just when it was -8 (centigrade), and on a Friday too, with no hope of repairs until the Monday at the earliest. Fortunately everything was sorted out sooner rather than later, but for now I am very, very thankful that unlike many people, we have heating and hot running water for the rest of this winter.

As always, huge love to the Patreon heroes who help to keep the site going.

Both me and my webbie have been unwell. I hope you’re in better shape! See you at the start of Feb.

Much love and happy writing,

Cathy x

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Here are some writing competitions and calls for submission, all with free, electronic entry.

As usual I’m passing these on in good faith but mistakes may be made, so do check all the submission guidelines carefully. Any info in quotes comes from the website itself and any dates at the start are deadlines. Also, I don’t know the sources personally, so do check them out for yourselves.

There are three headings (click/tap to jump straight to them):

• Competitions
• Submissions With Deadlines
• Submissions Without Known Deadlines

If you aren’t a submitter (why not? Nothing to lose! Rejection is something we all share!) then the themes can make great writing prompts/exercises.

Although I mention only fiction or poetry, many publications accept non-fiction, art or other forms, so do check if interested. Good luck and do let me know of successes! The links are in the comments, and any dates at the start are deadlines.

Where possible, I have marked the relevant entries with ‘paying’, ‘contributor copy’ etc. However, you are best off checking the info for yourselves as I am not infallible and the info isn’t always available or clear. Please be aware that a contributor copy may be in print or digital format. Also, some publications offer several things, eg payment as well as a contributor copy. Where this is the case, I have assumed that payment is enough of an incentive, so I haven’t listed everything. It’s a rough guide and should be treated as such.

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15th Jan ‘Tell us your best unpublished stories of approximately 50 words about yard sales and their kin.’ http://www.blink-ink.org/submissions/

15th Jan ‘Discoveries invites all unpublished women writers aged 18 and up, currently residing in the UK or Ireland and writing in English, to submit their works of adult fiction to the Discoveries Prize. The prize doesn’t require writers to have finished a novel – only to have started one – and it is free to enter.’ PAYING https://www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/discoveries-2023 (Cathy’s note: do check their requirements for eligibility. You don’t have to be completely unpublished by any means! If you haven’t had a full collection or novel published, and you aren’t represented by an agent, then you might still be eligible. Check their T&Cs and their FAQ.)

19th Jan ‘We’ve teamed up with award-winning platform Questo to offer a competition that is all about creating your very own city exploration game. You will develop a script following any theme you’d like, but must include elements of fiction writing, location selection, puzzle creation and fact-finding.’ PAYING https://tinyurl.com/mtwzfzwu

 31st Jan Play for young people (not children or adults). PAYING https://ytpwc.edalya.com/

31st Jan There are three age group gategories, and various writing categories, including short stories, poetry and more. PAYING https://www1.chester.ac.uk/press-office/cheshire-prize-literature

31st Jan ‘Lipstick & Lies is a flash fiction contest where the theme of the story is Lipstick & Lies!! Give us those ‘it’s complicated’ relationship stories, with great characters and twists & turns woven into the plot! Secret Attic loves a great hook, plenty of dialogue and a satisfying ending! Thing is, these stories have to be told in just 700 words!’ VOUCHER/OTHER https://www.secret-attic.co.uk/lipstick–lies.html

1st Feb Essay up to 2100 words on one of the themes provided. PAYING https://symposium.org/global-essay-competition/

1st Feb ‘We invite you to submit previously unpublished poetry or prose which creatively responds to David Oluwale’s story and its relevance today. Your submission can respond to David’s life or death or take it as a starting point to explore any issues that his story touches upon, such as the city of Leeds, marginalisation, racial justice, mental ill-health, rough-sleeping, exclusion, resistance and hope, reinterpreted as you see fit. Poetry and prose will be judged together. We would like to see submissions which respond to contemporary moment as well as the past.’ (Cathy’s note: there’s a link provided where you can find out about David’s story.) https://www.peepaltreepress.com/blog/whappen/david-oluwale-anthology-call-out-and-competition

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15th Jan ‘Tell us your best unpublished stories of approximately 50 words about yard sales and their kin.’ http://www.blink-ink.org/current-submissions/

15th Jan ‘Ancient Gods – We are looking for origin stories, battles between gods and demons/monsters, gods saving human civilization or wreaking wrathful havoc upon their creations.’ 2400-4200 words. PAYING https://worldpublishingcompany.com/submissions

15th Jan ‘Our Summer 2023 issue will feature a special section of CryptoPoems. The poems may be any style or subject, but must be minted as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on a blockchain. In being part of a decentralized ledger, NFTs are an interesting space with the potential to revolutionize the way artists share and fund their work.’ PAYING https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/230031/tribute-to-cryptopoems (Cathy’s note: please don’t ask me what this means. I read an article on NFTs in the hope of being able to understand, but it’s still as clear as mud.)

15th Jan ‘We prioritize submissions from FBCW members but welcome submissions from all writers with a connection to BC (Cathy’s note: British Columbia) or Yukon…Our spring 2023 issue is about money: making it, managing it, persevering without it. Being mindful of money is an asset for all writers, whether you’re a full-time author or just starting out. For this issue, we’re looking for practical advice, creative ideas, and helpful insight about the financial realities of being a writer.’ PAYING https://www.bcwriters.ca/submit

18th Jan Poetry and prose on the theme of ‘Interiors and Intimacies’. https://vassar-review.vassarspaces.net/contact/

30th Jan Theme: ‘How stepping outside my comfort zone changed me. Tell us your own stories about stepping outside your comfort zone and how that changed your life.’ PAYING https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/

30th Jan ‘At Astrolabe, we’re looking for work about how we seek out, discover, and grasp onto connection. Into the woods. Across a line. Beneath the ocean. Along a seam. Into the branches of an alternate present or the crevasse of an alternate future. Across the rifts between one another. And then, once we find one other, the myths we make.’ Fiction, CNF, photography and art. PAYING https://www.astrolabe.ooo/submissions

31st Jan Song of the Siren: ‘All mermaid, siren, selkie, rusalka, etc. stories are welcome. All genres are accepted.’ 3000-15,000 words. ROYALTIES  https://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/

31st Jan Poetry and fiction. PAYING https://www.thebelmontstoryreview.com/submissions

31st Jan ‘For a new limited series art journal, Milk seeks works of visual art and writing by artist-mothers on the topic of motherhood…We’re looking for visual art (photography, painting, illustration, collage, etc) and written work (essays, reports, poems, shower thoughts, stories, etc) on topics related to motherhood.’ https://milkjournal.art/open-call/

31st Jan ‘5000-7000 words recommended. “Set it in space, in the far future, and include some friendly non-humanoid aliens helping to solve a pseudo-scientific problem. More cerebral than stomach! Space Fiction! Written in the restrictive third person.” ‘ PAYING https://aliendimensions.com/submission-guidelines/

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SUBMISSIONS WITH NO KNOWN DEADLINES

(Publishers might not give out their pay rates on their submission pages, so make sure to find them out before signing a contract!)

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Poetry. https://www.ballastjournal.com/submit

‘Wildhouse Publishing curates books for unconventional people with adventurous spirituality. We publish a variety of genres, in several imprints, but WHP focuses on trade publication (so not academic tomes or textbooks for classrooms) and always keeps our target audience in mind. We want to support gifted authors who also intend to address the WHP audience, even when it is financially risky to do so.’ Fiction, Poetry and Non-fiction MSS. ROYALTIES https://wildhousepublishing.com/submissions/

‘We are looking for novellas in the fantasy and science fiction genres that have a good dose of humor (any form from macabre to slapstick, parody, or satire). Any subgenre. 8,000 – 30,000 words.’ https://nat1publishing.submittable.com/submit

‘Remember, we like the quirky, humorous, and unique! Most chapbooks will be published under Nat 1’s Audience Askew imprint. Submit 1 chapbook consisting of 5 to 20 works of poetry and/or microfiction (300 words or less per story) for consideration. Chapbook may contain original works of art, but at least fifty percent must be literature.’ https://nat1publishing.submittable.com/submit

‘Short fiction should be 5,000 words or less. Stories should contain an element of fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, whimsy, magic realism, mythology, folklore or fairy tale type inspiration… Poetry is NOT the main focus of this publication, but I am open to publishing poetry if it is particularly outstanding, but I’m sorry to say that the chances of poetry being accepted are not high.’ PAYING https://www.illustratedworldsmagazine.com/

Poetry over 100 words, and fiction 500-3000 words. https://www.tuxtailspublishing.com/calling-all-short-story-writers/(Cathy’s note: there’s no payment except a ‘Buy Me a Coffee’ option, which I don’t count as proper payment. Maybe worth it if you have generous fans!)

‘Christine is interested in receiving both YA and adult novels. She is especially passionate about contemporary fiction that you can’t put down, whether due to a mysterious narrative, smart, insightful writing, or quirky characters that you’d follow anywhere. She wants beach reads that make you stay belly-down on your chaise lounge until your skin burns and thrillers that keep you up so late you curse your alarm the next morning. She wants romance that heats up in the right places and makes you laugh out loud in others.’ https://rosewoodpublishinghouse.com/submissions

‘We take unsolicited submissions of short stories, poetry, and artwork year-round. Unfortunately, at this time we are a non-paying venue, but contributors will receive a free digital copy of the issue that their work appears in.’ CONTRIBUTOR COPY/COPIES (MAY BE PRINT OR DIGITAL) http://audienceaskew.com/submit/

MSS of poetry and various genres of fiction. ROYALTIES https://www.tuxtailspublishing.com/submissions/

Poetry, flash fiction and flash nonfiction. http://www.rejectedlit.com/submit.html

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Unfortunately the comps and calls listing for January 2023 is delayed due to illness. But we will have it up in the first week of January 2023!

Cathy

Hello everyone,

It’s December – the time when everyone is too busy to write, submit or enter their writing. Well, almost everyone. You’ll still be making time, won’t you? Putting just a small window of time aside for your writing, editing and submitting can really pay off.

I won’t bore you with ongoing health stuff. I do experience other things as well as being ill! For instance, I was lucky enough to visit our local free bookshop – one of the GET shops: https://www.facebook.com/GETfreeBookshopsGlobalEducationalTrust/ . It was wonderful. People were finding all sorts of treasures, and I think some will become Christmas gifts. Fantastic for those with little or no money! There were children picking out books for themselves, and seniors too, and everyone in between. I found some sumptuous books to help me through the winter. Is there anything similar in your area? If so, enjoy it! And don’t forget libraries, too!

Whatever holiday you celebrate this Winter, have a merry time!

Much love and happy writing,

Cathy x

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Here are some writing competitions and calls for submission, all with free, electronic entry.

As usual I’m passing these on in good faith but mistakes may be made, so do check all the submission guidelines carefully. Any info in quotes comes from the website itself and any dates at the start are deadlines. Also, I don’t know the sources personally, so do check them out for yourselves.

There are three headings (click/tap to jump straight to them):

• Competitions
• Submissions With Deadlines
• Submissions Without Known Deadlines

If you aren’t a submitter (why not? Nothing to lose! Rejection is something we all share!) then the themes can make great writing prompts/exercises.

Although I mention only fiction or poetry, many publications accept non-fiction, art or other forms, so do check if interested. Good luck and do let me know of successes! The links are in the comments, and any dates at the start are deadlines.

Where possible, I have marked the relevant entries with ‘paying’, ‘contributor copy’ etc. However, you are best off checking the info for yourselves as I am not infallible and the info isn’t always available or clear. Please be aware that a contributor copy may be in print or digital format. Also, some publications offer several things, eg payment as well as a contributor copy. Where this is the case, I have assumed that payment is enough of an incentive, so I haven’t listed everything. It’s a rough guide and should be treated as such.

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15th Dec ‘Women/ womxn writers are only allowed to submit to this contest… We accept micro poems, micro essays, and flash fiction.’ PAYING https://tablefeastlitmag.com/chefspecialminormajorcontestubs

15th Dec 53-word story inspired by the provided prompt. NON-CASH PRIZE https://tinyurl.com/u5dxnufb

16th Dec Book-length crime novel. ‘The Competition is open to any writer, regardless of nationality, aged 18 or older, who has never been the author of any Published Novel (in any genre)…submit your Manuscript as early as possible. Submissions will get a more careful reading if the judge does not have to contend with a flood of last-minute entries.’ PAYING http://mysterywriters.org/about-mwa/st-martins/

20th Dec ‘Each year the Royal Institute of Philosophy holds an essay prize competition. The topic for this year’s prize is Emotions. Word limit: 8000 words. PAYING https://www.royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/emotions-our-2022-essay-prize-topic/

31st Dec ‘Gifted fiction writers! Lilith magazine—independent, Jewish & frankly feminist—seeks quality short stories with heart, soul and chutzpah, 3,000 words or under, for our Annual Fiction Contest. First prize: $300 and publication. We especially like fresh fiction with feminist and Jewish nuance, and are eager to read submissions from writers of color and emerging writers of any age.’ PAYING https://lilith.org/contact/writing-for-lilith/

31st Dec ‘The Sator New Works Award will be awarded to a book-length work of either fiction or non-fiction by an author who identifies as trans or nonbinary.

The submitted manuscript must be an original work of at least 30,000 words in length, written by one author, in English.’ PAYING https://twodollarradio.submittable.com/submit/165189/sator-new-works-award-submission

31st Dec Story up to 4500 words. PAYING https://www.storyunlikely.com/#contest (Cathy’s note: Make sure to read the full guidelines, and register at the site – it’s free.)

31st Dec Flash Fiction up to 300 words. PAYING https://shadygroveliterary.wixsite.com/shadygroveliterary/about

31st Dec Poem. Multiple entries permitted. PAYING https://www.sps.com/contest-3

31st Dec ‘Write us a 600-word piece on the theme: The best writing tip I’ve ever received. We’ll publish the best piece in our newsletter and on our blog, plus the winner receives $200 (R2 000 or £100).’ PAYING https://www.writerscollegeblog.com/my-writing-journey-competition/

1st Jan ‘This major contest is only open to BIPOC writers… Entrants may submit up to three poems in the Poetry Category or one piece of fiction or creative nonfiction to the Prose Category.’ PAYING https://tablefeastlitmag.com/chefspecialminormajorcontestubs

1st Jan Writing on the theme of Anxiety. 1500-3500 words. PAYING https://www.litsoceu.com/writing-prize (thanks to www.freedomwithwriting.com for this one)

1st Jan USA only: ‘The U.S. Writers Aid Initiative is intended to assist fiction and nonfiction authors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters, translators, and journalists in addressing short-term financial emergencies. To be eligible, applicants must be professional writers based in the United States, and be able to demonstrate that this one-time grant will be meaningful in helping address a short-term emergency situation.’ PAYING https://pen.org/us-writers-aid-initiative/

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2nd Dec at 9am UK time. Poetry, flash and short fiction on the theme of Heart. https://www.popshotpopshot.com/submit/

2nd Dec Poetry, prose and more on the theme of Americana. Also various unthemed free opportunities. https://ojalartsjournal.submittable.com/submit (Cathy’s note: they have a cap of 100 free submissions per month, so get your work submitted quickly! You have to scroll down a fair bit to access the December categories and categories without deadlines.)

3rd Dec Poetry, flash fiction and more on the theme of Wonder. https://florafiction.com/submit-to-magazine/

4th Dec Fiction 2500-4500 words on the theme of Never Wake – an anthology of dream horror. PAYING https://www.crystallakepub.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Never-Wake-Guidelines.pdf

5th Dec ‘Cove Park offers funded residencies throughout the year. These opportunities are awarded following an open call and application process, or via nomination and direct invitation. Residents are given the time, space, freedom and financial support to concentrate upon the development of their own work.’ PAYING https://covepark.org/funded-residency-programme/

5th Dec ‘Ancient Paths is now open to submissions with Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany themes only… Ancient Paths publishes poetry, flash fiction, photography, and art work.’ PAYING https://www.skylarb.com/submit-your-work

7th Dec Poetry on the theme of Journeys. CONTRIBUTOR COPY/COPIES (MAY BE PRINT OR DIGITAL) https://ninearchespress.com/magazine

7th Dec Up to five poems on the theme of Deluge. https://www.clepsydralit.com/submit

9th Dec ‘Rabbit is currently accepting submissions for Issue 37: the COLLABORATIONS Issue, to be guest co-edited by Jacqui Malins and Jessica L. Wilkinson. For this issue, we are keen to see the wild and wonderful results of two or more minds and/or bodies and/or practices coming together to generate art.’ https://www.rabbitpoetry.com/contribute-to-rabbit

15th Dec ‘We are looking for speculative stories that explore science fiction, fantasy, and horror with a queer bent. We want queer stories and we want trans stories and we want aro/ace stories. We want indefinable stories. We welcome weird, slipstream, and interstitial writing.’ Theme: Performance. Under 1200 words. PAYING https://www.bafflingmag.com/submissions

15th Dec Speculative poetry on the theme of Frankenstein. PAYING http://www.eyetothetelescope.com/submit.html

15th Dec Writing on the theme of the Power of Positive Thinking. PAYING https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/

15th Dec ‘For a third year, Red Alder Review is taking submissions for the annual Mid-Winter Haiku series. General submissions for poetry and short prose are also open until the deadline.’ https://redalderreview.wordpress.com/submissions/

15th Dec Theme: ‘How stepping outside my comfort zone changed me. Tell us your own stories about stepping outside your comfort zone and how that changed your life.’ PAYING https://www.chickensoup.com/story-submissions/possible-book-topics/

15th Dec Typo Journal: ‘We are particularly interested in seeing nonfiction; essays; ideas; conceptual notes; sketches, doodles, dream designs.’ https://blackscatbooks.com/submissions/

15th Dec ‘Applicants should have a significant project currently in progress — a book, film, oral history archive, podcast series, museum exhibition, or similar work. The project should address the history and/or legacy – broadly defined – of the U.S. founding era and/or the nation’s founding ideas.’ PAYING

https://www.washcoll.edu/learn-by-doing/starr/Fellowships/patrick_henry_fellowship/index.php (Cathy’s note: Successful applicants will be required to travel to ‘Chesterton, Md’ for the residency.)

16th Dec ‘..Short work (8,000 character max, about 1,000 words) exploring the theme of Water… Please limit submissions to one story, one short essay, or up to five poems.’ CONTRIBUTOR COPY/COPIES (MAY BE PRINT OR DIGITAL) https://lib.msu.edu/shortedition/submissions/

16th Dec ‘We accept original submissions of short fiction in any genre (up to 3500 words), both formal and free verse poetry (up to 50 lines) as well as works of creative nonfiction (up to 3500 words).’ Theme: Birds. https://www.inscribejournal.com/writeforusjournal

17th Dec ‘For this issue, we want to hear what survival means for you and your queer identity as it relates to all areas of fashion, including but not limited to clothing, cosmetics, skincare, hair (styles and products), shoes, perfumery/cologne, accessories, hosiery, etc. Want to tell us about your favorite chainmail or faux-brass knuckles? What about that shade of red lipstick that feels like armor? How about your favorite bedazzled binder or mobility aid?’ PAYING https://www.justfemmeanddandy.com/call-for-submissions

17th Dec ‘For this issue, we want to hear what survival means for you and your queer identity as it relates to all areas of fashion, including but not limited to clothing, cosmetics, skincare, hair (styles and products), shoes, perfumery/cologne, accessories, hosiery, etc. Want to tell us about your favorite chainmail or faux-brass knuckles? What about that shade of red lipstick that feels like armor? How about your favorite bedazzled binder or mobility aid?’ PAYING https://www.justfemmeanddandy.com/call-for-submissions

18th Dec ‘Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27th 2023 encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. The international day remembers the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, alongside the millions of other people killed under Nazi persecution of other groups and in genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. We are looking for poems in memorial, in protest, reflecting or looking forward, poems that lament but also inspire that tie in with the theme of Ordinary People: perpetrators as ordinary people, persecuted people as ordinary people, rescuers as ordinary people, and ordinary people as bystanders.’ http://www.poetryni.com/news

20th Dec Poetry, flash and short fiction on the theme of Voice. https://waywardliterature.com/?page_id=154

25th Dec Poetry, fiction and more. PAYING https://puritan-magazine.submittable.com/submit (Cathy’s note: their free submissions are capped each issue, so make sure to get in quick! If you’re unlucky, try for a free sub in early Jan.)

26th Dec ‘White Stag Publishing is closing out the #ELEMENTSERIES with the fifth element & highest point of the pentacle: Spirit… For this anthology, we are looking for poetry that explores the ethereal realm through various mediums whether religious / spiritual, through clairvoyance / meditation, science, & the imagination.’ PAYING https://whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-proffering

31st Dec ‘Our theme is the menopause, and we want your stories, flash and poems that go waaay beyond the empty nest and feelings of sexual redundancy.’ https://arachnepress.submittable.com/submit (Cathy’s note: Arachne publish my poetry! You can buy my book ‘Erratics’ from them!)

31st Dec ‘BLACK JOY UNBOUND: AN ANTHOLOGY. Inspired by a deep longing for writing that embodies the vivacity of Blackness and Black life, BLF Press will produce a multi-genre collection that encompasses a broad spectrum of literary writing on Black joy. Provocation: What might our writing look like if it were imbued with characters and themes centered on joy and delight?’ Poetry and prose. PAYING https://www.blfpress.com/submissions

31st Dec Horror stories 1500-7000 words on the theme of Wind. PAYING https://www.eerieriverpublishing.com/open-submission

31st Dec ‘…each time you nominate one of your own published (or unpublished) haiku you nominate six published haiku (or unpublished haiku with permission given) by other poets: three from a print journal plus three from online journals. Sounds cool? You can nominate as many of your own haiku as you like, as often as you like throughout 2022, while nominating six haiku by others each time that you nominate one of your own.’ https://thehaikureader.blogspot.com/?m=1

31st Dec ‘Open to general submissions but also particularly to poems and articles that explore the potential of Cymraeg and other non-majority languages.’ PAYING https://poetrywales.co.uk/submission/

31st Dec ‘FIYAH is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that features stories by and about Black people of the African Diaspora. This definition is globally inclusive (Black anywhere in the world) and also applies to mixed/biracial and Afro-appended people regardless of gender identity or orientation.’ Poetry, fiction, nonfiction. PAYING https://www.fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

31st Dec Carried Away: ‘All romantic comedy stories are welcome. Does not have to be Happily Ever After. All heat levels are accepted.’ 3000-15,000 words. ROYALTIES https://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/

31st Dec ‘We continue to welcome all forms of written creative expression, including but not limited to poetry and short fiction in all forms. We are interested in work that addresses questions of interest to the Feminist Studies audience, particularly work that pushes past the boundaries of what has been done before.’ Poetry, articles, fiction and more. Theme: Autotheory and Autoethnography. You can submit work outside the theme. http://www.feministstudies.org/submissions/guidelines.html

31st Dec ‘Zombies Need Brains LLC is accepting submissions to its four science fiction and fantasy anthologies DRAGONESQUE, GAME ON!, ARTIFICE & CRAFT, and SOLAR FLARE.’ PAYING https://www.patreon.com/posts/71834711

31st Dec Liberty: ‘All LGBTQ+ stories are welcome. All fantasy genres are accepted.’ 3000-15,000 words. ROYALTIEShttps://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/

31st Dec ‘I want thirteen stories from thirteen different authors, each one showcasing one of the traits imbued upon Briar Rose in the framing story. The stories should be some form of speculative fiction, but any of the sub-genres of spec fic, or even some parallel genres, are acceptable.’ PAYING http://www.manawaker.com/submit-to-project-briar-rose/

31st Dec ‘We are currently looking for literary fiction by BIPOC, DEAF, and DISABLED authors… Poetry collections should be between 70 and 100 pages. Nonfiction and fiction have no page requirement.’ https://palimpsestpress.ca/submission-info/

31st Dec LGBTQ+ stories on the theme of Liberty. 3000-15,000 words. ROYALTIES https://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/

31st Dec ‘Our goal for each issue is to publish at least 50% Canadian content.’ ‘Heartlines Spec is an online speculative magazine focused on long-term friendships and relationships. It’s the comfort of the known, the fierce hug of someone that knows you best.’ Poetry and fiction. PAYING https://www.heartlines-spec.com/submission-guidelines/

31st Dec Poetry, flash, CNF and more for their print edition. Details below the details for the online edition. CONTRIBUTOR COPY/COPIES (MAY BE PRINT OR DIGITAL) https://porridgemagazine.com/about/submissions/

31st Dec Romantic comedy stories 3000-15,000 words. ROYALTIES https://dragonsoulpress.com/shortstorycalls/

31st Dec ‘Inspired by the centenary of the publication of T.S. Eliot’s poem ‘The Wasteland’, Black Bough Poetry have a call out for submissions of poetry, responding to, or echoing in some way, this landmark modernist poem… We are looking for imagistic, atmospheric, impactful poems that are a maximum of 10 lines.’ https://www.blackboughpoetry.com/events

1st Jan ‘Our goal is to highlight butch stories and butch voices, which often go unheard or are misunderstood, and document the butch experience.’ CONTRIBUTOR COPY/COPIES (MAY BE PRINT OR DIGITAL) https://flashpointpublications.com/call-for-submissions/

1st Jan Poetry, fiction and more on the theme of SUCKER. Interpret the theme however you like; we are interested in anything from confessions of a total loser to lollipop euphemisms. Basically, tell us how you suck. https://blockpartymagazine.com/submit

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(Publishers might not give out their pay rates on their submission pages, so make sure to find them out before signing a contract!)

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Crime flash and short fiction. PAYING https://www.guiltycrimemag.com/submissions.html

‘Our broad arm-spans welcome fiction, prose and prose poetry, as well as visual narratives and work involving sound and motion.’ https://gonelawn.net/journal/glj_submit.php

‘Vast Chasm Magazine publishes bold work that explores the expansive human experience, including flash and short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and other nonconforming work.’ PAYING https://vastliterarypress.submittable.com/submit

‘We are particularly interested in seeing nonfiction; essays; ideas; conceptual notes; sketches, doodles, dream designs, asemic writing..’ https://blackscatbooks.com/submissions/

Book MSS on the subjects of art, architecture, design and photography. https://prestelpublishing.penguinrandomhouse.de/About-Prestel-Publishing/Contact/aid27522_12569.rhd

Writers 12-26: poetry, fiction and more. https://www.icelollyreview.com/submissions

Speculative poetry and more. https://greensplotches.com/index.php/submissions/

‘Spurl Editions (est. 2015) is an independent publisher of unusual literature and photography, specializing in works fitting for our current decrepit and apocalyptic world… We welcome fiction and translation proposals.’ https://spurleditions.com/about

Poetry and flash. PAYS SOME CONTRIBUTORS https://poplitmag.com/submission-guidelines

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