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Eddie Elizabeth
Eddie Elizabeth is an MFA candidate at Georgia College & State University, where they teach Nicolas Cage–themed sections of English Composition. In 2021, they received a BA in English from the University of Wyoming. When not writing, Eddie can be found making funky figurines out of polymer clay. Their work…
Stephen Dotson Dale
Stephen Dale began writing poetry well before high school and has maintained an interest in poetry throughout a long life. A liberal arts graduate of Wayne State University. Stephen Dale subsequently completed law school, and pursued a successful legal career in private practice, but continued to write poems as a…
Carol Whitney Ward
Lynn Tan
Lynn Tan is an aspiring author who has always loved writing for fun, but is now making her first steps into the writing world. Outside of writing, she is a fan of weightlifting, but also has a soft spot for desserts. Stay tuned for more of her budding work!
Mandy Shunnarah
Phil Maund
Jon Lee
Molly Lanzarotta
Molly Lanzarotta won the London Independent Story Prize for flash fiction in 2024 (read interview). She won second prize for The Moth Nature Writing Prize in 2023 and has been a finalist for other awards including the Joy Harjo Prize in Poetry and the Lascaux Prize in Poetry. Her work…
Susan Kinsolving
Susan Kinsolving has published four collections of poetry, including Dailies & Rushes, which was a finalist for The National Book Critics Circle Award. She has received critical acclaim from the New York Times, the New Yorker, Kirkus Reviews, the Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and Publishers Weekly. The Head's Tale,…
Kim Keough
Madi Himelfarb
Madi Himelfarb is a writer and creative based in London, where she's currently pursuing a Masters in Creative Writing and Publishing and working on her first novel. After a decade in New York City, pursuing careers in women's wellness and child psychology, she's since pivoted to storytelling. Her work explores…
Sophie Develyn
Julia Lichtblau
Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter is a retired software engineer who has published two short stories and a travel article. He plays guitar, does landscape photography, and reads a lot. Sometimes he writes speculative fiction, poetry, and songs. He lives in Europe.
The Final Girl Review
Call for submissions: received by December 15
Forge Literary Magazine
Attractive online journal for literary fiction and nonfiction
Dog Throat Journal
Online journal of prose poems and flash fiction
Dog Throat Journal Flash Fiction Contest
$350 prize, new contest: received by July 31
Rockvale Writers’ Colony: Retreats
Rockvale Writers’ Colony, a not-for-profit organization, provides affordable retreats
Women’s Prize for Fiction
30,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 29, October 31, November 28
International Booker Prize
25,000 pounds prize, deadline changes: received by July 24, September 25, October 23
Oregon Literary Fellowships
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 8
Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 1
American-Scandinavian Foundation Translation Prizes
$2,500 prize, deadline change: received by September 15
Stories Out of School Flash Fiction Contest
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 7
Young Lions Fiction Award
$10,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 5
Waterford Poetry Prize
500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by August 15
John Glassco Translation Prize
C$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 8
Giles St Aubyn Awards for Nonfiction
10,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by September 1
Subscriber News: July 2025
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Internet Archive
Online free library of millions of texts, music, and more
Sarabande Books: July Open Reading Period
Call for submissions: received by July 31
Barrelhouse: “For What It’s Worth” Nonfiction Book Series
Call for submissions: received by August 9
Text Power Telling
Online literary journal for sexual trauma survivors
In Substack We Trust: Navigating the Tension Between Powerful Tools and Platform Dependency
Publishing expert Jane Friedman interviews successful Substack newsletter authors about best uses of the platform
Common Bonds 2: Aromantic Anthology
Call for submissions: received by August 15
After
By Diane Elayne Dees
Penelle Magazine
Call for submissions: received by September 1
new words {press}
Poetry publisher for trans* and gender-expansive voices
Fountainhead Essay Contest for Middle and High School Students
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31
Anthem Essay Contest for Students
$2,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for Students
$25,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 31
Black Voices in Children’s Literature Contest
$1,000 prize, deadline change: postmarked July 21
Peter Blazey Fellowship
A$20,000 prize, deadline change: received by August 11
Mateusz Naporowski
Mateusz Naporowski is pursuing his Master's degree in English Literature, Culture, and Translation at the University of Silesia in Sosnowiec, Poland. In 2023, he graduated with a Bachelor's thesis on David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest. His MA thesis, based on Gerald Murnane's The Plains and Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian, focuses…
Atmosphere Press: The Write Atmosphere - A Podcast for Writers
This weekly show brings you behind the scenes of publishing
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Concrete Wolf Poetry Chapbook Series
Submit 24-36 pages of poetry to win publication and 100 copies
Gatekeeper Press: Winning Writers Deserve Winning Publishing
Gatekeeper Press is a full-service, independent publishing company
