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Thyme Travellers 2: Palestinian Speculative Fiction Anthology

2026-07-06T20:58:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by August 31

Deadline August 31 (must be received by this date). Roseway, an imprint of Fernwood Publishing, is accepting submissions for a sequel to its Thyme Travellers anthology of speculative short fiction (fantasy, science fiction, or horror) by Palestinian writers, to be edited by Sonia Sulaiman. Send 1-3 unpublished stories of 1,000-5,000 words. All writers who identify as Palestinian, of any race, living anywhere in the world, are eligible.

Flash Fiction Online: “Aftermath”

2026-07-06T20:53:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by July 31

Deadline July 31 (must be received by this date). Flash Fiction Online is seeking unpublished literary or speculative short fiction, 500-1,000 words, for the January 2027 issue on the theme "Aftermath", edited by Lark Morgan Lu. Editors say, "Oftentimes, stories are declared completed upon the resolution of their largest event. The dragon has been slain. The murderer has been brought to justice. A peace agreement has ended the war. A domestic violence survivor successfully and permanently escapes. This call is intended to ask: what happens after that? How do you rebuild—what does rebuilding even look like?" See more details on the theme, suggested reading, and formatting requirements on their Submittable page. Accepted contributors receive $100. Submissions will close early if they reach their cap of 1,000 entries before the deadline.

Sarabande Books: July Open Reading Period

2026-07-01T13:52:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by July 31

Deadline July 31 (must be received by this date). Sarabande Books, a prestigious literary press in Kentucky, is open in July for full-length manuscripts of poetry, short fiction, hybrid-genre writing, and creative nonfiction, as well as translation proposals. Submission fee is $30 for manuscripts and $20 for proposals. Prose manuscripts should be 150-250 double-spaced pages; poetry, minimum 48 single-spaced pages. Authors in their extensive catalogue include poets Kaveh Akbar, Rick Barot, Frank Bidart, Cate Marvin, and Ander Monson; fiction writers Sallie Bingham and Randa Jarrar; and nonfiction/hybrid authors Mary Ruefle and Lydia Davis.

Showcase: Object & Idea

2026-06-30T20:59:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by July 11

Deadline July 11 (must be received by this date). C&R Press is relaunching its monthly online literary journal Showcase: Object & Idea. They are currently open to submissions of poetry and flash prose. New editor Bethany Leger wishes to focus the magazine on writing that explores religious and family trauma, cults and high-control groups, or institutional coercion. Read her editorial statement here. Send 1-3 poems, maximum one page each, or one flash story or essay, maximum 2 pages. Accepted authors receive $25, and will be asked to respond to a short interview that will be published with their work.

University of Wisconsin Press: Fiction Reading Period

2026-06-30T20:37:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by September 1

Deadline September 1 (must be received by this date). The University of Wisconsin Press is open to submissions of full-length fiction manuscripts (novels, story collections, and translations) that are 60,000 words minimum. Editors say, "We are open to well-written works of literary fiction, as well as works set in Wisconsin or the Midwest. We will occasionally consider mystery novels, but we do not publish Young Adult, science fiction, fantasy, romance, or most other genre fiction." Send the first 50 pages, a synopsis, and your CV to the address on the website. Authors whose projects make it through this screening round will be invited to submit the full manuscript.

Image: “Trash” Issue

2026-06-30T20:33:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by August 1

Deadline August 1 (must be received by this date). Image, a quarterly print and online journal of art and faith, seeks unpublished creative writing and visual art inspired by "trash, broadly considered," for their Winter 2026-27 issue. Submissions may be poetry, short fiction, personal essays, reviews or critical essays about recent art in any genre (released in the past 5 years), photography, art, or illustration. See website for length limits. Editors say, "We're interested in takes on remains, remnants, relics, and apocrypha; on waste and conservation; on class, pop culture, and guilty pleasures; in writing on the things we hate to love, and the objects and beliefs we discard; and on the possibility that broken things—humanity included—can be redeemed."

Northwind Writing Award

2026-06-29T12:46:00+00:00

$100 prize, deadline change: received by July 31

Deadline July 31, formerly August 31. Neutral free contest from Alaska-based small press Raw Earth Ink gives prizes of $100 per genre and anthology publication for poetry, short fiction, prose-poems, and essays. Maximum 2 entries per person. Writers must be aged 16+ and reside in the United States to participate. Enter by mail or email. Previously published work is acceptable if you have reprint rights.

Alocasia Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers

2026-06-28T17:38:00+00:00

$500 prize, contest added: received by July 31

Deadline July 31 (must be received by this date). Neutral free contest from Alocasia, an online journal of queer plant-based writing, gives two fellowships of $500 for authors' future creative endeavors. Contest is open to LGBTQ writers in the US. Send 1-5 pages of nature writing, personal statement of 1,000 words max, and brief bio via email.

Rattle: “Tribute to Travel” Issue

2026-06-25T14:06:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by January 15

Deadline January 15 (must be received by this date). Rattle, a journal of contemporary poetry, seeks unpublished poems that engage with the subject of travel for their Summer 2027 issue. Editors say, "We're looking for poems about leaving home for a while and seeing the world beyond your usual routines...Travel has a way of sharpening attention: everything is slightly strange, from the landscape to the language to the person you become while passing through." Send 1-4 poems via their Submittable portal.

Rebel Satori Press: Queer Space Imprint

2026-06-18T23:49:00+00:00

Call for submissions: received by October 14

Deadline October 14 (must be received by this date). Based in the New Orleans area, Rebel Satori Press publishes literary and speculative fiction, poetry, and witchcraft and occult nonfiction. Their "Queer Space" imprint is currently open to submissions of book-length speculative fiction involving LGBTQ+ characters written by LGBTQ+ authors, including but not limited to: sci-fi, interstitial, slipstream, horror, and supernatural fictional manuscripts. The website does not mention a submission fee.