Here are 18 calls for submissions during the month of April. All genres and styles are represented, including poetry, creative non-fiction, essays, historical fiction, contemporary fiction, translation, speculative fiction, screenplays, and graphic art.
Happy submitting!
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Stories of Music
Genres: Creative nonfiction (personal essays, memoir excerpts, and literary journalism), poetry, photography and art, videos, and audio recordings, and additional genres and styles, as long as music is the centerpiece and the story is true.
Payment: $200 (US dollars), a copy of the print edition
Deadline: April 1, 2016
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Impact: Colonialism in Canada Anthology
The anthology will feature works from emerging and established Indigenous-Canadian writers, and will focus on the effects of colonialism in Canada from a historical or contemporary perspective.
Genres: Historical or contemporary fiction, creative, non-fiction, essay, or poetry. Your work must address the anthology’s theme from an Indigenous perspective in compelling ways and will be assessed based on artistic and educational merit.
Length: 3,000 words and under per piece for fiction, non-fiction, or essay. Two to three pieces for poetry with a submission maximum of five.
Payment: 5¢/word for fiction, non-fiction, or essay and $50 per published poem.
Deadline: April 1, 2016
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West Branch
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation.
Payment: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100, and two copies of the issue in which his/her work appears and a one-year subscription to West Branch.
Deadline: April 1, 2016
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NonBinary Review #10: A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
"NonBinary Review is a quarterly digital literary journal that joins poetry, fiction, essays, and art around each issue's theme. We invite authors to explore each theme in any way that speaks to them: re-write a familiar story from a new point of view, mash genres together, give us a personal essay about some aspect of our theme that has haunted you all your life. We also invite art that will accompany the literature and be featured on our cover. All submissions must have a clear and obvious relationship to some specific aspect of the source text (a character, episode, or setting). Submissions only related by a vague, general, thematic similarity are unlikely to be accepted."
Payment: 1 cent per word for fiction and nonfiction, and a flat fee of $10 per poem and $25 per piece of visual art
Deadline: April 1, 2016
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Apex Publications: Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghouls, Ghosts, and More
Genre: 1-3 poems, email to undeadpoetryanthology@gmail.com
Payment: $5
Deadline: April 1st, 2016. Previously published work is eligible, as long as you own the rights
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Ghosts, Gears, and Grimoires
Anthology of short stories, released as an ebook and as a paperback simultaneously
Genre: Horror-themed Steampunk
Payment: $10
Deadline: April 1st, 2016
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Nous: The Work Issue
"For many of us being at work or working for a living takes up more than half of our time. Probably also more than half of the time of our whole lives. In this issue we want to explore how our work can cause distress, make us unhappy but also show off alternatives that show how fulfilling a profession can be. Is there such a thing as good work and bad work? How do other cultures “work”, how did our grandparents “work”. What work has been done to make the world “better”. What is work, or labour, or profession, and what does it mean to us? Is working in our blood, is it good for our soul to do stuff? Many questions to explore, send us your proposals for essays, short stories, and poetry to submit@nous-magazine.de"
Payment: £20 and a copy of NOUS 7
Deadline: April 1st, 2016
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Splickety: Outdoor Misadventure
Genre: Flash fiction
Payment: 2 cents/word
Deadline: April 8, 2016
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Seizure: 'Translated Edition'
Genre: Translated poetry and fiction
Payment: $200
Deadline: April 13, 2016
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Narrative Magazine
Narrative is a highly prestigious magazine, geared to a discerning audience. Their no-fee submission period is during the first two weeks of April.
Genres: All genres, short stories, poems, novellas, one-act plays
Payment: Pay scale ranges from $50 - $1000, depending on the length of the piece
Deadline: April 14, 2016
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Brain, Child
Seeking submissions for two upcoming blog series:
Milestones: - Yours, your child’s, your family’s. Tell us about a personal or family milestone and the journey to get there (or not get there). Topics might include a mother’s spiritual awakening after her empty nest; missing a son's first time learning how to ride a bike; teaching a child with a learning disability how to read.
Multiples: Share your stories about raising multiples, being a multiple, or what it’s like growing up in a family with multiples. Topics might include: having twins as the first vs. the last children in the family; commemorating the date twins come home after months in the NICU; comparing identical twin siblings' separate identities.
Length: 750-1200 words per submission
Payment: Competitive rates
Deadline: April 15, 2016
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|tap| magazine
"|tap| magazine especially aims to publish poetry and prose on trauma, mental health, social justice, and by marginalized voices. We are looking for work that is vulnerable, work that is evocative, and work with risk and emotion."
Payment: $25
Deadline: April 15, 2016
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Epoch
"EPOCH is an open forum for literary fiction, poetry, essays, screenplays, cartoons, graphic art, and graphic fiction. We consider only work that is previously unpublished. We do not accept electronic submissions or simultaneous submissions."
Payment: $50 per poem, and a maximum of $150 per story, more for fiction submitted by literary agencies and for long stories and novellas.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
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Catskill Made: 'Flow' Issue
"Catskill Made is a digital journal of artists and makers in the Catskills. Our primary aim is to explore the creative environment in all its forms, examining how the rural mountain lifestyle affects artists, artwork, and the art-making process. Our secondary goal is to document that lifestyle and those artists in a publication as beautiful as the region itself."
Payment: 10 cents/word
Deadline: April 15, 2016 (for pitches)
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Sandwiched: Voices from the Middle
"We are looking for a wide range of first-person stories and reflective essays that connect us and rekindle our spirit on various aspects of the middle years of life."
Genre: Creative nonfiction, 1st person essays
Payment: $25
Deadline: April 15, 2016
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LET US IN
First horror anthology released by TIME ALONE PRESS.
Genre: Horror
Length: Approx 4000 words
Payment: $.06 per word. PLUS half of royalties distributed among the writers after the recovery of initial costs (paid twice per year).
Deadline: April 30, 2016
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DARK CLOUDS Anthology
"Did you know that humans emit clouds of microbes? Over a million particles an hour. With that sort of chaos something is likely to go very, very wrong."
Genre: Science fiction, although genre mashups with horror, romance, mystery, etc. will be accepted.
Length: 3,000 to 10,000 words
Payment: 3 cents/word
Deadline: April 30, 2016
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Antioch Review
Genres: Short stories, reviews, articles, poetry
Payment: $20.00 per printed page (about 425 words) plus 2 copies of the issue
Deadline: April 30, 2016
No electronic submissions
Happy submitting!
____________________
Stories of Music
Genres: Creative nonfiction (personal essays, memoir excerpts, and literary journalism), poetry, photography and art, videos, and audio recordings, and additional genres and styles, as long as music is the centerpiece and the story is true.
Payment: $200 (US dollars), a copy of the print edition
Deadline: April 1, 2016
____________________
Impact: Colonialism in Canada Anthology
The anthology will feature works from emerging and established Indigenous-Canadian writers, and will focus on the effects of colonialism in Canada from a historical or contemporary perspective.
Genres: Historical or contemporary fiction, creative, non-fiction, essay, or poetry. Your work must address the anthology’s theme from an Indigenous perspective in compelling ways and will be assessed based on artistic and educational merit.
Length: 3,000 words and under per piece for fiction, non-fiction, or essay. Two to three pieces for poetry with a submission maximum of five.
Payment: 5¢/word for fiction, non-fiction, or essay and $50 per published poem.
Deadline: April 1, 2016
____________________
West Branch
Genres: Poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation.
Payment: $50 per submission of poetry, and $.05/word for prose with a maximum payment of $100, and two copies of the issue in which his/her work appears and a one-year subscription to West Branch.
Deadline: April 1, 2016
____________________
NonBinary Review #10: A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
"NonBinary Review is a quarterly digital literary journal that joins poetry, fiction, essays, and art around each issue's theme. We invite authors to explore each theme in any way that speaks to them: re-write a familiar story from a new point of view, mash genres together, give us a personal essay about some aspect of our theme that has haunted you all your life. We also invite art that will accompany the literature and be featured on our cover. All submissions must have a clear and obvious relationship to some specific aspect of the source text (a character, episode, or setting). Submissions only related by a vague, general, thematic similarity are unlikely to be accepted."
Payment: 1 cent per word for fiction and nonfiction, and a flat fee of $10 per poem and $25 per piece of visual art
Deadline: April 1, 2016
____________________
Apex Publications: Undead: A Poetry Anthology of Ghouls, Ghosts, and More
Genre: 1-3 poems, email to undeadpoetryanthology@gmail.com
Payment: $5
Deadline: April 1st, 2016. Previously published work is eligible, as long as you own the rights
____________________
Ghosts, Gears, and Grimoires
Anthology of short stories, released as an ebook and as a paperback simultaneously
Genre: Horror-themed Steampunk
Payment: $10
Deadline: April 1st, 2016
____________________
Nous: The Work Issue
"For many of us being at work or working for a living takes up more than half of our time. Probably also more than half of the time of our whole lives. In this issue we want to explore how our work can cause distress, make us unhappy but also show off alternatives that show how fulfilling a profession can be. Is there such a thing as good work and bad work? How do other cultures “work”, how did our grandparents “work”. What work has been done to make the world “better”. What is work, or labour, or profession, and what does it mean to us? Is working in our blood, is it good for our soul to do stuff? Many questions to explore, send us your proposals for essays, short stories, and poetry to submit@nous-magazine.de"
Payment: £20 and a copy of NOUS 7
Deadline: April 1st, 2016
____________________
Splickety: Outdoor Misadventure
Genre: Flash fiction
Payment: 2 cents/word
Deadline: April 8, 2016
____________________
Seizure: 'Translated Edition'
Genre: Translated poetry and fiction
Payment: $200
Deadline: April 13, 2016
_____________________
Narrative Magazine
Narrative is a highly prestigious magazine, geared to a discerning audience. Their no-fee submission period is during the first two weeks of April.
Genres: All genres, short stories, poems, novellas, one-act plays
Payment: Pay scale ranges from $50 - $1000, depending on the length of the piece
Deadline: April 14, 2016
____________________
Brain, Child
Seeking submissions for two upcoming blog series:
Milestones: - Yours, your child’s, your family’s. Tell us about a personal or family milestone and the journey to get there (or not get there). Topics might include a mother’s spiritual awakening after her empty nest; missing a son's first time learning how to ride a bike; teaching a child with a learning disability how to read.
Multiples: Share your stories about raising multiples, being a multiple, or what it’s like growing up in a family with multiples. Topics might include: having twins as the first vs. the last children in the family; commemorating the date twins come home after months in the NICU; comparing identical twin siblings' separate identities.
Length: 750-1200 words per submission
Payment: Competitive rates
Deadline: April 15, 2016
____________________
|tap| magazine
"|tap| magazine especially aims to publish poetry and prose on trauma, mental health, social justice, and by marginalized voices. We are looking for work that is vulnerable, work that is evocative, and work with risk and emotion."
Payment: $25
Deadline: April 15, 2016
____________________
Epoch
"EPOCH is an open forum for literary fiction, poetry, essays, screenplays, cartoons, graphic art, and graphic fiction. We consider only work that is previously unpublished. We do not accept electronic submissions or simultaneous submissions."
Payment: $50 per poem, and a maximum of $150 per story, more for fiction submitted by literary agencies and for long stories and novellas.
Deadline: April 15, 2016
____________________
Catskill Made: 'Flow' Issue
"Catskill Made is a digital journal of artists and makers in the Catskills. Our primary aim is to explore the creative environment in all its forms, examining how the rural mountain lifestyle affects artists, artwork, and the art-making process. Our secondary goal is to document that lifestyle and those artists in a publication as beautiful as the region itself."
Payment: 10 cents/word
Deadline: April 15, 2016 (for pitches)
__________________
Sandwiched: Voices from the Middle
"We are looking for a wide range of first-person stories and reflective essays that connect us and rekindle our spirit on various aspects of the middle years of life."
Genre: Creative nonfiction, 1st person essays
Payment: $25
Deadline: April 15, 2016
____________________
LET US IN
First horror anthology released by TIME ALONE PRESS.
Genre: Horror
Length: Approx 4000 words
Payment: $.06 per word. PLUS half of royalties distributed among the writers after the recovery of initial costs (paid twice per year).
Deadline: April 30, 2016
____________________
DARK CLOUDS Anthology
"Did you know that humans emit clouds of microbes? Over a million particles an hour. With that sort of chaos something is likely to go very, very wrong."
Genre: Science fiction, although genre mashups with horror, romance, mystery, etc. will be accepted.
Length: 3,000 to 10,000 words
Payment: 3 cents/word
Deadline: April 30, 2016
___________________
Antioch Review
Genres: Short stories, reviews, articles, poetry
Payment: $20.00 per printed page (about 425 words) plus 2 copies of the issue
Deadline: April 30, 2016
No electronic submissions
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