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Authors Publish Magazine 30 Writing Competitions and Submission Calls for Poets
30 Writing Competitions and Submission Calls for Poets
Written by S. Kalekar | June 19, 2017
This list is divided into two: submission calls and competitions for poets, including fellowships and one essay contest; prizes range from $250 to AU$10,000. They are listed according to deadline. The calls are for various topics, styles, as well as geographical and age demographics of poets.
Special submission calls include those confronting shaming, LGBTQ themes, poetry by underrepresented writers, various poetry forms and poems on modern relationships, and found poetry on a specific theme. Some journals also have editors’ prizes. Some publish work by new and upcoming writers along with prize-winning poets, and regularly nominate work for various prizes.
Submission calls
The Puritan
They are looking for poems of any length, including sequences and long poems, and are open to other genres. There is also a call for The Town Crier Editor-in-Residence positions, to take creative control of the blog for one month – see guidelines.
Deadline: Rolling; reading till 25 June for the Summer issue
Word count: Up to 4 poems; one fiction or essay up to 10,000 words, under 500 words for flash fiction; 2,000 words and up for interviews; 1,500-6,000 words for reviews
Pay: $15/poem or page, capped at $60; $50 for fiction; $100 each for essay, review or interview; $200 for The Town Crier Editor-in-Residence; $20 for work in the Supplement Series
Details here.
Long Poem Magazine
They publish long poems, one essay per issue, and book reviews. They have published a diverse range of poets, including some prestigious names, and also translations and collaborative works. They welcome both traditional and modern voices.
Deadline: Reading in June for Issue 18
Word count: Submit up to 2 poems, at least 75 lines; contact for essay proposals and book reviews
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.
Boxcar Poetry Review
They accept poetry by both new and established poets, reviews of first books of poetry and first book poet interviews/conversations. They nominate poetry for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. One poem with the most votes in each issue gets a $25 Peer Award.
Deadline: 30 June 2017
Word count: 3-5 poems
Pay: One $25 award per issue
Details here.
Beltway Poetry Quarterly: Sterling A. Brown Tribute Issue
This award-winning magazine showcases work of poets in Washington, DC and the surrounding mid-Atlantic region – Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware. They are seeking poems about Sterling A. Brown (the first Poet Laureate of Washington), for Brown, or poems that address the subjects closest to him: music (especially jazz, blues, work songs and spirituals), racial identity and folklore. They do not accept work outside of their annual submission call.
Deadline: 30 June 2017
Word count: Up to 5 poems
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.
Twelve Point Collective: Modern Relationships theme issue
They want poetry, fiction and non-fiction on the Modern Relationships theme, widely interpreted. There is an option to publish anonymously. Each work will be paired with the work of a newfound artist. They invite writers to be a part of their collective.
Deadline: 30 June 2017
Word count: Up to 5 poems, up to 3,000 words for short stories and 2,500 words for essays
Pay: One copy of the book
Details here.
Fifth Wednesday Journal Special Issue
This is the journal’s first special issue call. They want writing by immigrants or children of immigrants of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, written by by US and Canadian residents. Works are eligible for an annual Editor’s Prize in fiction, and poetry of $150. They seek poems of any length or style, but are less likely to publish a poem longer than 4 pages.
Deadline: 1 July 2017
Word count: Five poems of up to 4 pages, fiction and creative non-fiction of 1,000-12,000 words
Pay: Two contributor copies, one-year subscription with the issue following; annual Editor’s Prize of $150
Details here.
Sonic Boom
They publish experimental poetry, Japanese short-forms and flash fiction. The special feature call is for parallel haiku. They also have a link to an editor interview.
Deadline: 1 July 2017
Word count: Various for different sections; see guidelines
Pay: Non-paying
Details here.
Blithe Spirit
This is a quarterly journal of the British Haiku Society. They want poems in all haikai genes, and writing about haiku. There is also a Museum of Haiku Literature Award (£50) for the best haiku from the previous issue. Each issue has a section on the season just ended.
Deadline: 1 July 2017
Word count: Unspecified
Pay: One £50 award per issue
Details here.
Ashville Poetry Review
This is an annual literary journal that publishes 180-220 pages of poems, interviews, translations, essays, historical perspectives and book reviews. Hard copy submissions only.
Deadline: 15 July 2017
Word count: 3-6 poems; unspecified for others
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.
Heron Tree Special Issue
They want found poems crafted from either The Climates of the Continents by W. G. Kendrew or The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. They are open to any and all approaches to found poetry construction and erased, altered, or remixed text; poets must use Kendrew’s Climates of the Continents or Lang’s Blue Fairy Book as source material (links to both work on their website). Accepted poems will be published online and collected in e-pamphlets available for free downloading.
Deadline: 15 July 2017
Word count: 1-3 poems
Pay: No payment
Details here.
Impossible Arcetype
They want work by LGBTQ poets of all genders. All forms are welcome. For their second issue, they want work that is striking, beautiful and musical.
Deadline: 16 July 2017
Word count: 1-4 poems; prefer submissions of up to 10 pages
Pay: No payment
Details here.
Jazz Cigarette #5: Forms
They are looking for works in various types of form poetry. They want the poets to bend rules and re-think possibilities. Blends of art and text are welcome. They want Villanelle, Pantoum, Ghazal (seven stanzas to two pages), Rondeau, Visual Poetry (sculpture poetry, erasures, etc.), Abecedarian, Triolet, Haibun, Concrete Poetry, Code Poetry, GIF Poetry, Cento, weird Sestina, any type of Hybrid form, Asemic Writing, Tanka Sequence (no singles), Renga, and englyn.
Deadline: 1 August 2017
Word count: 3-5 poems
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.
Aftermath: Explorations of Loss & Grief
Works for this anthology should examine what it means to face the consequences after tragedy strikes. They encourage under-represented voices to submit.
Deadline: 15 August 2017
Word count: 500-3,000 words for prose; unspecified for poetry
Pay: $35/work for poetry, $0.06/word for fiction and non-fiction
Details here.
The Adroit Journal
This is a quarterly online journal. They accept poetry and prose from the same writer simultaneously during their reading period. They also publish reviews and interviews. Their poets are regularly nominated for Pushcart, Best of the Net, and various other prizes. They also run an annual poetry prize for students, for which entry fee waiver is available.
Deadline: 15 August 2017
Word count: Up to 8 poems, no line limits; up to 3 prose pieces of 3,000 words
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.
Shame: An Anthology
The writing should challenge shaming, which is both a cultural practice and a form of abuse, and the effects of which are often long-term and far-reaching. The editor wants pieces which confront this issue critically and break the silence around it. While personal narratives are welcome, the work should consider an audience beyond the writer.
Deadline: 31 August 2017
Word count: Up to 5 poems, up to 10 pages; 1-2 essays, up to 20 pages
Pay: Unspecified
Details here.