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November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Colder weather and lit flurries go together. Enjoy 130+ submission opportunities, book reviews, new #litmag issues, book reviews, & more!
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Check out New Lit on the Block - Aorta Literary Magazine, a new online quarterly of works from contributors ages 13-25, offering diverse perspectives on humanity from around the globe.
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New Lit on the Block :: Aorta Literary Magazine
Aorta Literary Magazine empowers young global creatives to share diverse voices, art, and perspectives on humanity and life.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Check out New Lit on the Block - Aorta Literary Magazine, a new online quarterly of works from contributors ages 13-25, offering diverse perspectives on humanity from around the globe.
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Jami Macarty reviews 'Diorama' by Sandra Marchetti, poems that "skillfully incorporate both overt and subtle metrics, end rhyme, alliteration, and assonance."
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Book Review :: Diorama by Sandra Marchetti
Marchetti’s 'Diorama' captures fleeting moments through precise observation, balancing emotional distance with immersive, sensory connection.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Jami Macarty reviews 'Diorama' by Sandra Marchetti, poems that "skillfully incorporate both overt and subtle metrics, end rhyme, alliteration, and assonance."
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Apple Valley Review Fall 2025 offers readers a new collection of international short stories with many works in translation available to read open-access online. Read more at NewPages!
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Magazine Stand :: Apple Valley Review - Fall 2025
Apple Valley Review Fall 2025 features international poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, showcasing translation and creative collaboration.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Apple Valley Review Fall 2025 offers readers a new collection of international short stories with many works in translation available to read open-access online. Read more at NewPages!
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Stop by the NewPages Blog to discover 110 submission opportunities (new additions marked with bells!) including general calls and writing contests. Plus, be inspired by rituals of remembrance.
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Where to Submit Roundup: November 7, 2025
Let cultural tradition inspire your writing while diving into our weekly roundup of submission opportunities for the Week of November 7, 2025.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Stop by the NewPages Blog to discover 110 submission opportunities (new additions marked with bells!) including general calls and writing contests. Plus, be inspired by rituals of remembrance.
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#writingcommunity #submissionopportunities #opencalls
Global #litmag Palooka is open to daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks year-round. They draw work for publication exclusively from unsolicited submissions. Send bold voices & brave stories. Small reading fee.
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#writers #callforsubmissions
Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Artwork, Photography
Palooka is a global literary magazine seeking bold voices and brave stories. Submit chapbooks, prose, poetry, artwork, photography, and comics year-round. Anonymous reading.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Global #litmag Palooka is open to daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks year-round. They draw work for publication exclusively from unsolicited submissions. Send bold voices & brave stories. Small reading fee.
#writers #callforsubmissions
#writers #callforsubmissions
General submissions are open for RCC MUSE's Spring 2026 edition. No reading fee. Send fiction, nonfiction, & poetry by January 31. They are also open to poems on childhood or about a child for their annual Spangler Award. $5 fee. Prize: $200 + publication.
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RCC MUSE Now Accepting Submissions & Spangler Poetry Award Entries
Submit poetry or prose to RCC MUSE by Jan 31, 2026 for the Spring 2025 edition + poetry submissions are open to $200 Spangler Award.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
General submissions are open for RCC MUSE's Spring 2026 edition. No reading fee. Send fiction, nonfiction, & poetry by January 31. They are also open to poems on childhood or about a child for their annual Spangler Award. $5 fee. Prize: $200 + publication.
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#Poetry #LitMag #WritingContest
Poets in the Pines seeks work for the second volume in the Made from Midnight series: Delirium. Send writing drifting through rest and waking, where reality blurs, colors hum and thought becomes light. No fee. Paid feedback option available. Submit work by January 16.
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#writers #callforsubmissions
Made from Midnight: Delirium Anthology Call for Submissions
Submit poetry, flash fiction, hybrid prose, artwork, and experimental writing to Made From Midnight: Delirium, the second Poets in the Pines anthology.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Poets in the Pines seeks work for the second volume in the Made from Midnight series: Delirium. Send writing drifting through rest and waking, where reality blurs, colors hum and thought becomes light. No fee. Paid feedback option available. Submit work by January 16.
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#writers #callforsubmissions
Kevin Brown reviews 'The Wilderness' by Angela Flournoy, the story of four Black women whose lives intertwine, focusing on friendship and what the future holds in store.
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Book Review :: The Wilderness by Angela Flournoy
Flournoy’s 'The Wilderness' follows four Black women navigating friendship, ambition, and survival amid America’s worsening injustices.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Kevin Brown reviews 'The Wilderness' by Angela Flournoy, the story of four Black women whose lives intertwine, focusing on friendship and what the future holds in store.
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Don't forget that Cloudbank extended the deadline to submit full-length manuscripts of poetry or flash fiction or a combo of both to November 30. Winner receives $1,000, publication, & 50 books. $25 fee.
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Vern Rutsala Book Prize Deadline Extended!
Submit 70–90 pages of poetry or flash fiction to the 2026 Vern Rutsala Book Contest. $1,000 prize, publication, and 50 author copies.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Don't forget that Cloudbank extended the deadline to submit full-length manuscripts of poetry or flash fiction or a combo of both to November 30. Winner receives $1,000, publication, & 50 books. $25 fee.
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#writers #writingcontest
Issue 10 of Girls Right the World is open to submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from girls & young, gender-expansive writers & artists ages 14-21 through December 31. No fee. They believe girls' voices transform the world for the better.
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#youngwriters #litmag #callforsubmissions
Call For Submissions From Girls Worldwide
Girls Right the World invites girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 14–21) to submit poetry, prose, or art by December 31, 2025.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Issue 10 of Girls Right the World is open to submissions of poetry, prose, & visual art from girls & young, gender-expansive writers & artists ages 14-21 through December 31. No fee. They believe girls' voices transform the world for the better.
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There is still time to submit your best literary tales of the weird & wonderful to Omnidawn's Fabulist Fiction Contest judged by Arria Deepwater. $30 fee. Winner receives $1,000, book publication, & 20 copies. Enter by November 16.
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Announcing Omnidawn's Fabulist Fiction Contest
Omnidawn is pleased to announce their Fabulist Fiction Contest has returned in 2025! Open to book-length manuscripts through November 16.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There is still time to submit your best literary tales of the weird & wonderful to Omnidawn's Fabulist Fiction Contest judged by Arria Deepwater. $30 fee. Winner receives $1,000, book publication, & 20 copies. Enter by November 16.
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Green Linden Press is open to unpublished manuscripts showcasing poetic innovation for their annual Wishing Jewel Prize. Winner receives $1000 & book publication. $25 fee. Deadline: November 30.
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#PoetryContest #Poets #CallForPoetry
Call for Manuscripts: The Wishing Jewel Prize for Poetic Innovation
Submit innovative poetry manuscripts for the Wishing Jewel Prize. $1000 award + publication. Deadline: November 30. Open reading period.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Green Linden Press is open to unpublished manuscripts showcasing poetic innovation for their annual Wishing Jewel Prize. Winner receives $1000 & book publication. $25 fee. Deadline: November 30.
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#PoetryContest #Poets #CallForPoetry
The 2026 National Baseball Poetry Festival is calling for submissions of poems dealing with any aspect of the gamesmanship, nature, & atmosphere of baseball or softball. No fee. Only one poem per writer. Deadline: Noon on March 27.
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#poets #baseball #poetrycontest
National Baseball Poetry Festival Call for Submissions
Submit one baseball or softball-themed poem to the National Baseball Poetry Festival by March 27, 2026. Free entry.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The 2026 National Baseball Poetry Festival is calling for submissions of poems dealing with any aspect of the gamesmanship, nature, & atmosphere of baseball or softball. No fee. Only one poem per writer. Deadline: Noon on March 27.
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The 2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is now open! Stanford University Libraries & the William Saroyan Foundation will award new/emerging writers $5,000 for works of fiction or nonfiction published between 1/1/24 & 12/31/25. $50 fee. Enter by January 30.
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#writers #bookaward
2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Submit by Jan 30, 2026 for the Saroyan Prize. $5,000 awards for fiction & nonfiction. Open to emerging writers with fewer than 3 published books.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The 2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is now open! Stanford University Libraries & the William Saroyan Foundation will award new/emerging writers $5,000 for works of fiction or nonfiction published between 1/1/24 & 12/31/25. $50 fee. Enter by January 30.
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swamp pink annually awards $2,000 and publication for a story, essay, and poem annually. Their 2026 swamp pink prizes will open on January 1. $20 fee to enter up to 25 pages of prose or up to 3 poems.
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The swamp pink Prizes in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction
The 2026 swamp pink Prizes will be open to fiction, essays, and poetry during the month of January. $20 fee. $2,000 awarded per genre.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
swamp pink annually awards $2,000 and publication for a story, essay, and poem annually. Their 2026 swamp pink prizes will open on January 1. $20 fee to enter up to 25 pages of prose or up to 3 poems.
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Rain as renewal. Rain as revelation. Rain as rebirth.
Today’s writing prompt: Let the downpour change everything. 🌧️
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Today’s writing prompt: Let the downpour change everything. 🌧️
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Here Comes the Rain: A Creative Writing Prompt for Renewal and Transformation
Explore a creative writing prompt that turns rain into a symbol of renewal and transformation & consider subscribing to our weekly newsletter.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Rain as renewal. Rain as revelation. Rain as rebirth.
Today’s writing prompt: Let the downpour change everything. 🌧️
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Today’s writing prompt: Let the downpour change everything. 🌧️
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Interested in joining a writer's Woodstock but with more laughter? The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop registration opens November 5! March 26-28 enjoy connecting with bestselling authors, publishing pros, & hundreds of kindred spirits.
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A Writer's Woodstock
A Writer's Woodstock takes place in Ohio in March. Discover more writing conferences & literary events at NewPages.com.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Interested in joining a writer's Woodstock but with more laughter? The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop registration opens November 5! March 26-28 enjoy connecting with bestselling authors, publishing pros, & hundreds of kindred spirits.
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Sky Island Journal's newest issue offers a "beautiful constellation of writers and poets" to satisfy "vibrantly curious and engaged readers" in an open-access online format.
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Magazine Stand :: Sky Island Journal - Fall 2025
Sky Island Journal is a Pushcart-winning, international literary journal publishing diverse poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Sky Island Journal's newest issue offers a "beautiful constellation of writers and poets" to satisfy "vibrantly curious and engaged readers" in an open-access online format.
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The National Indie Excellence Awards are open to submissions of English language printed books currently for sale from self-published authors & small to midsize indie & university presses. $75 fee. Cash awards & sponsorship prizes across a variety of genres. Deadline: March 31.
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#writers #bookawards
2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards
Submit your book to the 2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards and get recognized for excellence and distinction in self and independent publishing.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The National Indie Excellence Awards are open to submissions of English language printed books currently for sale from self-published authors & small to midsize indie & university presses. $75 fee. Cash awards & sponsorship prizes across a variety of genres. Deadline: March 31.
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The Press 53 Award for Short Fiction awards a $1,000 advance, publication, & 52 author copies to an outstanding unpublished collection of short stories. $30 reading fee. Judge is Kevin Morgan Watson. Enter by December 31.
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2026 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction
Enter the 2026 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction—open to short story collections. Winner receives publication and $1,000.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The Press 53 Award for Short Fiction awards a $1,000 advance, publication, & 52 author copies to an outstanding unpublished collection of short stories. $30 reading fee. Judge is Kevin Morgan Watson. Enter by December 31.
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The Poetry Life 2026 Poetry Contest, hosted by Magazine1, is open to submissions of poems with bold language, bravery in form & content, & immediacy that can catch your breath in your throat through January 10. $5 fee.
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Poetry Life 2026 Poetry Contest - Call for Submissions!
Submit your boldest, most breathtaking poems to the PoetryLife 2026 Poetry Contest, hosted by Magazine1. Win prizes, get published, and read your work at Sarasota’s PoetryLife event. Deadline: January 10, 2026.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The Poetry Life 2026 Poetry Contest, hosted by Magazine1, is open to submissions of poems with bold language, bravery in form & content, & immediacy that can catch your breath in your throat through January 10. $5 fee.
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☔ Rainy days = perfect writing days.
Check out Rainy Day Lit, our latest newsletter packed with new journals, indie bookstores, and submission calls. Plus, an inspiration prompt to turn storms into stories.
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Check out Rainy Day Lit, our latest newsletter packed with new journals, indie bookstores, and submission calls. Plus, an inspiration prompt to turn storms into stories.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
☔ Rainy days = perfect writing days.
Check out Rainy Day Lit, our latest newsletter packed with new journals, indie bookstores, and submission calls. Plus, an inspiration prompt to turn storms into stories.
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Check out Rainy Day Lit, our latest newsletter packed with new journals, indie bookstores, and submission calls. Plus, an inspiration prompt to turn storms into stories.
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Last day to submit nonfiction, essays, travel journals, fiction, & poetry that gives a point of view: poems that make you want to drive, travel stories that put wind in your hair, etc. for Issue 9 of Midnight Minds Magazine. No fee!
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Road Writing Wanted for Next Issue of Midnight Mind Magazine
Midnight Mind Magazine seeks road trip writing for Issue 9. Submit essays, fiction, poetry, and travel tales by November 3, 2025.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Last day to submit nonfiction, essays, travel journals, fiction, & poetry that gives a point of view: poems that make you want to drive, travel stories that put wind in your hair, etc. for Issue 9 of Midnight Minds Magazine. No fee!
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ISSUED, a #litmag of veteran & military-affiliated creative writing, is open to poetry & flash prose by active-duty military, veterans, & family members that expresses the spectrum of experiences within military life. No fee. Deadline: December 31.
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ISSUED: stories of service: Call for Submissions
Submit poetry or flash prose to ISSUED: Stories of Service by December 31, 2025. Open to military-affiliated writers.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ISSUED, a #litmag of veteran & military-affiliated creative writing, is open to poetry & flash prose by active-duty military, veterans, & family members that expresses the spectrum of experiences within military life. No fee. Deadline: December 31.
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#writers #callforsubmissions