The Laurel Prize for Poetry 2023 is currently open to all poets to encourage nature and environmental writing in poetry. According to Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate; “We are facing the most catastrophic threat to the future of our planet that we have ever encountered, Over the course of my ten year Laureateship I want one […]

Northern Gravy Submissions are open for writers of Fiction, Poetry and Kid Lit (writing for Middle Grade and Young Adult audiences). Northern Gravy is a new, exciting, dynamic organisation dedicated to bringing to light the excellence of new writing. They want to shine a light on the undiscovered, the unknown and the overlooked, and give […]

Suyi Davies Okungbowas Literary Laddership for Emerging Authors Fellowship is currently open to writers who are Black and/or of African descent. Suyi says the Literary Laddership for Emerging Authors was created “with the aim of forming stronger connections between initial support and paths to publication by offering African writers with minimal privilege access to community […]

Sundress Academy for the Arts is Now Accepting Residency Applications for Fall 2023.  Sundress Publications is entirely volunteer-run, publishes chapbooks and full-length works in both print and digital formats, and hosts a variety of online journals. Their mission is to champion great work—especially by persons under-represented in literary publishing—and they welcome writers and artists regardless […]

THIS Magazine has opened its fiction and poetry submissions and calls for submissions from Canadain Residents only. THIS Magazine is a Canadian-based magazine.  Founded by a gang of school activists in 1966, and originally called This Magazine is About Schools, This Magazine is one of Canada’s oldest alternative journals. Fiercely independent and proudly subversive, the modern-day This acts as a […]

The Wilbur & Niso Smith Foundation is currently calling for submissions from young people 21 and under to submit in their Author of Tomorrow Competition. Launched in September 2015, the Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation is a charitable organisation dedicated to empowering young writers, the advancement of the adventure writing genre and the promotion of […]

Translunar Travelers Lounge is Currently Accepting Flash Fictions Submissions in Fantasy, Science Fiction or generally Speculative Fiction.  Translunar Travelers Lounge is a speculative flash fiction magazine that wants fun speculative fiction; stories that must have elements of science fiction or fantasy. You should ensure to write a proper flash fiction that meets all the speculative […]

Banshee Press Submissions for Issue 16 is Currently Open to Writers of Essays, Short Fiction and Poetry Banshee Press is a small independent Irish publisher established in 2014. They publish a print literary journal, Banshee, as well as a select list of books. Banshee welcomes submissions from both Irish and international writers of any background, […]

Biopage Storytelling Writing Contest is currently open for storytellers from all over the world.  Biopage is a social networking platform that encourages people to write their story – a biography page to introduce yourself in your own words, and updating posts for important events and life experiences. It is a social networking place for writers. […]

Indiana Review is currently accepting entries in fiction, non-fiction and poetry for their new Issue. Indiana Review is a non-profit literary magazine founded in 1976 that is dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established writers. Their mission is to offer the highest quality writing within a wide aesthetic. Works by contributors to IR have been awarded […]