Author: Denton Loving

Here are 12 new submission opportunities for writers ranging from small online venues to some of the highest-tiered journals in publishing.  Good luck submitting your work.  And thanks for following and sharing these posts.

Carve Magazine

Carve has been publishing honest fiction online and hosting the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest since 2000. We accept short story, poetry, and nonfiction submissions year-round and from anywhere in the world. Send us your best work.

http://www.carvezine.com/submit/

Typo Magazine

Please send three to ten poems. We accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify, however, if your work is accepted elsewhere. We will respond within six weeks.

http://www.typomag.com/issue26/index.html

Muzzle Magazine

Muzzle publishes poetry, interviews, and book reviews. We are actively seeking submissions in poetry and are also open to queries about reviews and interviews. Please send 3-5 poems at a time. Include all poems in one DOC or PDF file. Make sure that your name does not appear anywhere in the document or submission title; our editors like to view submissions blindly.

http://www.muzzlemagazine.com/submissions.html

Jet Fuel Review

Jet Fuel Review will accept submissions for its Fall 2016 issue through October 15, 2016. Please submit a single fiction or creative nonfiction piece of up to 3000 words. Submit between 3 to 5 original unpublished poems that are less than 100 lines each.

http://www.jetfuelreview.com/

Catapult

Catapult is an innovative publishing venture created by the founders of Electric Literature and Black Balloon Publishing. The essays and stories published in Catapult have been selected for The Best American Essays, shortlisted for The Caine Prize for African Writing, and featured on “Best of” lists at Longreads, Longform, The Los Angeles Times, and numerous other publications. We welcome short fiction and nonfiction of 500-6000 words for our online magazine through October 31, 2016.

https://catapult.co/ or https://catapult.submittable.com/submit

Gulf Stream

Gulf Stream accepts submissions of fiction (no more than 5,000 words), non-fiction, poetry (up to 5 poems in a single document), artwork and graphic narratives. We read submissions from September 1st to November 1, 2017.

http://gulfstreamlitmag.com/submissions/

The Hollins Critic

Establishing in 1964, the HC literary journal is published five times annually by the students and faculty of Hollins University.  The Hollins Critic reads poetry from September 15 to December 1 each year. The Hollins Critic reviews and interprets the works of contemporary writers and poets. Both emerging and published poets may submit up to five poems. Restrict poetry to one page in length. Payment: $25/poem, plus five contributor’s copies. HC not accept unsolicited essays, and HC does not publish fiction.

https://www.hollins.edu/who-we-are/news-media/hollins-critic/

Southern Humanities Review

Please do not assume from our name that we are interested in Southern literature or research topics only; any setting or subject matter is acceptable. Please send no more than three poems at a time. Send only one story per submission. Manuscripts should be no longer than 15,000 words, double-spaced. We consider memoir, personal essays, lyric essays, flash, research-based essays, literary journalism, travelogues, and any other form of literary nonfiction. Nonfiction manuscripts should be no longer than 15,000 words, double-spaced (including notes, if necessary). We are open for submissions through December 1, 2016.

http://www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/

Border Crossing

We will be reading for Volume 7 through February 1, 2017. We’re especially interested in writing that crosses boundaries in genre or geography, and voices that aren’t often heard in mainstream publications. Please do not include your name, address, and phone number on your submission file, as our editorial board reads submissions blind. Fiction and nonfiction submissions should be no longer than 5000 words. Please submit 3-5 poems in one file; do not submit poems separately.

http://bcrossing.org/submission-guidelines/

Fiction International

Fiction International is accepting submissions for its annual print journal from October 1, 2016, to February 15, 2017. The theme this year is “Fool.” Fiction International publishes an award winning annual print journal that emphasizes formal innovation and social activism. We are located on the campus of San Diego State University, and the journal is edited by Harold Jaffe. Each issue revolves around a theme and features a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, indeterminate prose, and visuals by leading writers and artists from around the world. We have published works by authors such as William Burroughs, Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Robert Coover, Edmund White, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Abish, Kathy Acker, Ai, Allen Ginsberg, Alberto Moravia (Italy), Pierre Guyotat, George Perec, and Michel Serres (France), Claribel Alegria (Nicaragua), Tadeus Konwicki (Poland), J.M. Coetzee and Bessie Head (South Africa), Roque Dalton (El Salvador), Luisa Valenzuela (Argentina), Einar Schleef (Germany), Lya Luft (Brazil), Mridula Garg (India), Kanuko Okamuto (Japan), and Michael Morrisey (New Zealand).

http://fictioninternational.sdsu.edu/wordpress/submit/

Boulevard

Boulevard strives to publish only the finest in fiction, poetry, and non-fiction. We accept submissions from October 1 to May 1, 2017. We accept prose works up to 8,000 words. We do not accept science fiction, erotica, westerns, horror, romance, or children’s stories. Submit no more than five poems at a time, of up to 200 lines. We do not accept light verse.

http://www.boulevardmagazine.org/

Denver Quarterly

Denver Quarterly is the literary journal housed at the University of Denver, currently in its 50th year of consecutive print publication. Unsolicited manuscripts of fiction, essays, interviews, reviews, and poetry are welcomed from now until May 15, 2017. Poetry submissions should be comprised of 3-5 poems; fiction and non-fiction manuscripts should generally consist of no more than 15 pages.

http://www.du.edu/denverquarterly/submissions/

Here are 12 new submission opportunities.  Please pay special attention to the contests sponsored by Consequence, an amazing journal that does great work!  Good luck submitting. Follow Denton Loving on WordPress.com

Tammy

Tammy is a print publication that features writing from the esteemed fringes and unguarded egresses of American letters, international writing in translation, and forms of visual art that lend themselves to the printed page.  Tammy is currently reading poetry and prose submissions for its next issue. Recent contributors include Amanda Goldblatt, Lydia Davis and Matt Bell.

http://tammyjournal.com

Tributaries at The Fourth River

Rolling, burbling, churning along, tributaries lead us to the river. These winding origins are sometimes small, but often powerful. Tributaries refresh us, urge us forward, guide us through the trees. The Fourth River’s new weekly online publication, “Tributaries,” showcases the brief and the inspiring, that which sustains us and takes us through unexpected courses. Each week we will feature one piece on the home page of the web site. Please submit nature/place-based work in the form of: no more than (500) words of prose, one poem or one piece of visual artwork. There is no fee to submit to this series!

https://4thriver.submittable.com/submit/65401

Iron Horse Literary Review

Iron Horse is kicking off this production year by opening our submission gates to our State of the Union Issue. We’re looking for poems, stories, and essays that focus upon the potential of unity and union, the splendor of diversity, the belief in progress. We’re also considering those darker manuscripts that contemplate moments when we have failed. Send us your work—literary, artistic, grounded in reality (or the surreal!) and not sermons on the obvious but rather manuscripts that deliver maverick scenes and stories and people so distinctive no one can deny them. Prose writers should send one manuscript (5,500 words or less); poets should send 3-5 poems. Submit now through Sept 23, 2016.

https://ironhorse.submittable.com/submit

New South

New South is now accepting submissions of micro prose through September 30, 2016.  Submit stories and essays up to 500 words. Up to 3 pieces in one document.  We also seek reviews and interviews for our website. We read general submissions from September 1st-April 30th. New South seeks to publish high quality work, regardless of genre, form, or regional ties. We want what’s new, what’s fresh, and what’s different — whether it comes from the southern United States, the south of India, or the north, east or west of anywhere. Submit one story up to 9,000 words in length, or up to five short-shorts under 1,000 words each. Submit up to five poems per document. Submit creative nonfiction or lyric essays up to 9,000 words in length.

https://newsouthjournal.com/submissions/

Watershed Review

Watershed Review takes submissions from August 1st through September 30th. We welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art. Submit up to 4 poems or one story or essay of up to 2500 words.  One poem or prose excerpt will be chosen from each issue to be made into a broadside print through the Quoin Collective.

http://www.csuchico.edu/watershed/submit.shtml

Rappahannock Review

Submissions are open for through October 15, 2016.   So far in this reading period, a tremendous majority of the works we’ve read have been submitted by men. Therefore, we are particularly encouraging authors who identify as female or nonbinary to send us their work. Authors may send up to five poems per submission. Authors of creative nonfiction may submit a single essay with a maximum length of 8,000 words or three shorter pieces each containing no more than 1,000 words. Submissions of original, well-written fiction may contain one piece of up to 8,000 words or three pieces of flash, each containing 1,000 words or fewer. Pieces experimenting with form are encouraged.

http://www.rappahannockreview.com/submit/

Jabberwock Review

Jabberwock is a literary journal published semi-annually by students and faculty of Mississippi State University. The journal consists of art, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction from around the world. Submissions will be accepted only from August 15 to October 20. Please submit no more than 1 story or essay or no more than 5 poems at a time. We do not have a word limit, but please keep in mind that the entire journal is only about 100 pages, so longer work must be truly exceptional.

http://www.jabberwock.org.msstate.edu/

Consequence Magazine

Consequence announces its annual fiction and poetry contents. Entries must capture the nuances of the culture and consequences of war; the topic is not limited to military matters, but includes social, political, and cultural subjects. All entries will be considered for publication. All entries will be considered anonymously. Entries must be submitted online between September 1 and October 31, and a $10 entry fee is payable through PayPal. Fiction judges: Hester Kaplan. Poetry judge: Danielle Legros George. $250 honorarium and publication.

http://www.consequencemagazine.org/contests/

Salt Hill

Salt Hill publishes poetry, prose, translations, reviews, essays, interviews, and artwork. We read submissions for the magazine between August 1 and April 1. Please submit no more than five poems at a time. Please do not submit works of fiction or nonfiction that are more than 30 pages.

http://salthilljournal.net/submit/

South 85 Journal

South 85 Journal, the online literary journal of the Converse College Low Residency MFA, is currently accepting poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and visual art submissions through April 30, 2017. Fiction submissions should be no longer than 10,000 words. Non-fiction submissions should be no longer than 8,000 words. You may submit up to 5 poems. Blog entries should be non-fiction essays about writing, the writing life, or other literary topics. We prefer concrete essays that communicate your unique perspective as a writer, not general discussions on writing topics. Limit blog submissions to 250-800 words (400-600 words preferred).

http://south85journal.com/submission-guidelines/

Fugue

Begun in 1990 by the faculty in the Department of English at University of Idaho, Fugue has continuously published poetry, plays, fiction, essays, and interviews from established and emerging writers biannually. Poetry, fiction and nonfiction submissions are accepted September 1 through May 1. Please send no more than six poems, two short-shorts, one story, or one essay per submission.

http://www.fuguejournal.com/submit/

One Story

One Story is seeking literary fiction. Because of our format, we can only accept stories between 3,000 and 8,000 words. They can be any style and on any subject as long as they are good. We are looking for stories that leave readers feeling satisfied and are strong enough to stand alone. Our submission period is open now through May 31, 2017.

http://www.one-story.com/index.php?page=submit

Graywolf Press

During the month of August, 2016, Graywolf invites poets and translators of poetry—established, emerging, or somewhere in between—to submit their manuscripts to us. This reading period is not a contest, nor a guarantee of publication. Works must be poetry, but we welcome work that exists in the boundaries of what we think poetry is or could be. Our mission is to champion outstanding writers at all stages of their careers to ensure that diverse voices can be heard in a crowded marketplace. For all of August, we will be reading with an eye for poetry that helps us do just that. Manuscripts must be at least 50 pages long and include a cover letter and a short biographical statement with all relevant publishing history. There is no entry fee. We will close submissions at 11:59 p.m. central time, August 31, 2016.

https://graywolfpress.submittable.com/submit

Amethyst Arsenic

Amethyst Arsenic is open to all forms of poetry and art. Within this broad scope, we have a preference for well-crafted imagery that brings a fresh use of language and perception. We also lean towards vignettes, moments, stories and meditations on people, objects, and scenes; the intimate whether confessional or persona, versus broad commentary. Guest editors for the upcoming issue are Staci R. Schoenfeld and M. Brett Gaffney. Payment is $5 per accepted poem and artwork. The featured artist will receive $25.  Please submit 3 to 5 poems. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, August 31, 2016.

http://www.amethystarsenic.com/submit.php

Fifth Wednesday Journal

Fifth Wednesday Journal is an independent literary print magazine published twice yearly by Fifth Wednesday Books. Submissions for the Spring 2017 Issue 20 opened on August 15, 2016. We accept electronic submissions in the categories of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, essays, and black-and-white photography. FWJ publishes short stories, excerpts from novels, creative nonfiction, book excerpts, and essays, as long as the excerpt stands on its own as a literary work. We do not publish children’s literature, flash fiction, science fiction, horror, pornography, or nonliterary works. There are no set limits on length of a work, but manuscripts of less than 1,000 or more than 12,000 words are less likely to make it into the journal. Please limit your submission of poetry to one set of up to five poems.

http://www.fifthwednesdayjournal.org/

Pittsburgh Poetry Review

The Pittsburgh Poetry Review is now open to general submissions through August 31, 2016. We will be reading for Issues Four (11/1/16) and Five (3/1/17). Please submit no less than 3 and no more than 5 poems in a single .doc or .docx file. We prefer shorter (1 to 2 pages) poems, but we will consider any length with a query first. In addition, we are very interested in series of poems and linked poems. We are willing to publish several pieces from single poets. Collaborative work is welcome too.

https://pittsburghpoetryreview.com/submission-guidelines/

Windmill: The Hofstra University Journal of Literature & Art

The new national literary journal housed at Hofstra University is now accepting submissions for both their first digital issue (Sept.) and their inaugural print issue (Spring 2017). The digital issue’s September theme is change. We want your best stories on the theme of change, from corporeal to speculative, from human nature to the leaves of the trees around us. Though we will consider pieces of any length, we prefer submissions of fiction or creative nonfiction in the range of 1500-2500 words. Submit by Sept 25, 2016.

https://hofstrawindmill.com/

Pembroke Magazine: Submit for Free in September

To celebrate the start of another new school year, we’re waiving submission fees for the month of September. Send us your best poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction for the chance at publication in Volume 49 of Pembroke Magazine—set to debut at AWP 2017.

www.pembrokemagazine.com

Phoebe Journal of Literature and Art

Phoebe publishes poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. We produce a print issue in fall/winter and an online issue in spring/summer. We ask for no more than one poetry submission of 3-5 poems, one fiction submission of up to 4,000 words, or one nonfiction submission of up to 4,000 words. Submissions are open for Issue 46.1 until October 17th!

http://www.phoebejournal.com/submission-guidelines/

The Larry Brown Short Story Award

Pithead Chapel is pleased to announce the first annual Larry Brown Short Story Award. The winning author will receive a prize of $250 along with publication in the January 2017 issue of Pithead Chapel. The 2016 Guest Judge is Kyle Minor.  The contest is open from August 15 to October 31, 2016. The submitted story must be less than 4,000 words. There’s a $10 entry fee.

https://pitheadchapel.com/the-larry-brown-short-story-award/

Sou’wester

Sou’wester is published by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Please limit your poetry submission to a maximum of five poems at a time. Please limit your submission of prose to one piece at a time. We will consider a suite of two or three flash pieces. Please note that Sou’wester has gone to a once-a-year printing schedule.  Submissions are now open. We anticipate reading until early 2017.

http://souwester.org/?page_id=538

Waxwing

We read submissions of poetry, short fiction, and literary essays from August 1 to May 1; translations of poetry and literary prose are read year-round. Each issue features approximately thirteen poets, six prose writers, and six authors in translation. Poets should send one to five poems, and prose writers one story, essay, novella, or novel chapter (or up to three short-short stories or micro-essays).

https://waxwing.submittable.com/submit