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Barrelhouse: “For What It’s Worth” Nonfiction Book Series
Call for submissions: received by August 9
Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us First Novel Contest
$50,000 prize, deadline change: received by July 14
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
Palette Poetry [Free] Challenge
Call for submissions: received by July 13
After
By Diane Elayne Dees
Penelle Magazine
Call for submissions: received by September 1
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Poetry publisher for trans* and gender-expansive voices
Poet Lore: Pop Culture Ekphrasis Issue
Call for submissions: received by June 30
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
Lee & Low New Voices Award
$5,000 prize, deadline change: received by June 30
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
R.J.
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
The Tell by Linda I. Meyers
The Tell won the Grand Prize in the 2024 North Street Book Prize competition
Subscriber News: June 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Washington State Book Awards
Deadline change: received by June 30, September 15, November 15, January 16
Write More Than One Book—Your Current Draft Will Thank You
Managing Editor’s blog: Refocus your manuscript by saving some material for other projects
IHRAM Press: “America’s Slide Toward Authoritarianism” Anthology
Call for submissions: received by July 1
Col. Darron L. Wright Memorial Writing Awards
$250 prize, contest added: received by July 4
Contiguous Lyt
Call for submissions: received by September 1
Sontag Mag
Call for submissions: received by July 31
Sontag Mag
Online literary journal of original and translated poetry
Brink Books
Call for submissions: received by September 1
Knees
By E. Laura Golberg
Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature
3,000 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 14
Hubert Butler Essay Prize
1,500 pounds prize, deadline change: received by July 4
Gaudy Boy: Novel Manuscript Submission Period
Call for submissions: received by July 31
Off Topic Publishing: Trans and Genderqueer Voices Anthology
Call for submissions: received by June 30
Griffin Poetry Prize
C$130,000 prize, deadline changes: received by June 20, December 19
CraveBooks: Author Marketing Tools You Need To Succeed
The world of book marketing
Subscriber News: May 2025
Recent honors and publications earned by our newsletter subscribers
Stone Butch Blues
By Leslie Feinberg
The Best of Michael Swanwick
By Michael Swanwick
State of Grass
By Janet MacFadyen
Enter Ghost
By Isabella Hammad
Kelsey Street Press QTBIPOC Poetry Manuscript Contest
$1,000 prize, deadline change: received by September 1
Cheryl J. Fish
Cheryl J. Fish, PhD, critiques works of poetry and prose. Raised in Flushing, NY, she is a poet, fiction writer and environmental justice scholar. Her recent books of poetry include Crater & Tower, on trauma and ecology after the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption and the terrorist attack of 9/11/01,…
Invisible Histories
Archive and educational resources about queer history in the Deep South
Marketing Basics on a Budget: An Interview with Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter
Managing Editor’s blog: Indie authors often assume that marketing will cost an arm and a leg. Or they’re embarrassed to promote themselves at all. Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of The Frugal Book Promoter, shares advice for bold and effective marketing on a budget.
Chestnut Review
Call for submissions: received by June 30
D.T. Christensen and Serrina Zou Win the 22nd Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
D.T. Christensen of Stow, Massachusetts won the Tom Howard Prize of $3,500 for a poem in any style or genre, for “Shoulder Season”. Serrina Zou of New York City won the Margaret Reid Prize of $3,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style, for “Ars Poetica”. The…
D.T. Christensen and Serrina Zou Win the 22nd Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest Sponsored by Winning Writers
Winning Writers awarded $10,000 in prizes for poems in any style and poems that rhyme or have a traditional style
