Submission Calls — MaY 2024 and beyond...
I draw all readers’ attention to the following group on Facebook: “Calls for Submissions (Poetry, Fiction, Art):”
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ 35517751475/? multi_permalinks=10157763449366476
Please note: by far, the greatest bulk of this information comes from the Vallejo Poetry Society, though I also have my own sources. All thanks to them! --DLF, Editor
General:
Here is a resource from California Writers Club for writers and poets who would like to submit previously published work: calls-for-pitches-directly-from-editors-up-to-1-per-word-2/ 26 Literary Journals Open to Publishing Reprints
*Dark Thirty Publishing, Adam Shove:* ALSO
Poets for Science is collecting poems here:
ALSO
The Chicken Soup series has open submission calls on Various topics: |
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More April:
April 1:
GWENN A. NUSBAUM-WWBA SCHOLARSHIP FOR EMERGING POETS
Walt Whitman Birthplace Association (WWBA) invites applications for the Gwenn A. Nusbaum-WWBA Scholarship. The $1800 scholarship is for poets at the early stages of their careers, ages 25-35 years. This scholarship, awarded every year, aims to encourage and assist an emerging poet in their creative poetry writing endeavors.
Deadline: April 1, 2024
April 2:
April 4:
https://www.winterstheatre.org/lit-fest
April 5:
April 6:
April 15: Dancing Poetry Contest
http://dancingpoetry.com/dpfpoetrycontestrules.html
https://feversofthemind.com/2024/03/12/now-taking-submissions-poetry-writing-art-for-hard-rain-poetry-ii-inspired-by-bob-dylan/
We are now taking submissions for art, poetry, prose, short stories, haiku,
photography, digital art & more for the 2nd edition of poetry & art
inspired by Bob Dylan: Hard Rain Poetry II
submission deadline (for now) is midnight by April 15th (but probably will
be extended). Please include a bio. In Subject line somewhere include
either Bob Dylan or Hard Rain Poetry Sub. Some Bob Dylan inspired pieces
from previous anthologies may be used as well. email is
feversofthemind@gmail.com
Poetry is the music of speech, and we thought it would be interesting to explore music more broadly, with a tribute to musicians. If you’ve worked professionally as a musician, submit any previously uncurated poems you’d like—the topic doesn’t matter; we want to see how the ear for music influences whatever you’re writing. Use the note to explain your background and your thoughts on the relationship between the two artforms.
Deadline: April 15, 2024
UNDER A WARM GREEN LINDEN
Green Linden Press is looking for poetry to be published in their online journal Under a Warm Green Linden.
Deadline: April 15, 2024
April 26:
http://www.semopress.com/events/proud-to-be-writing-by-american-warriors/
April 30: (7)
https://pureslush.com/submissions/current-submissions/older/
AND:
Opens: March 1st 2024, midnight EST
Closes: April 30, 2024, midnight IDLW
Compensation: $10 USD
Theme: Adult speculative poetry
Submissions must be under 50 lines
OPEN to any and everyone that identifies (now or in the past) as femme in the most inclusive of definitions.
Expected release: March 2024
Submit to hemorrhaging.flowers@bookslayerpress.com
HEMORRHAGING FLOWERS: A COLLECTION OF 100% FEMME RAGE is a collection of speculative poetry showcasing the spectrum of femininity and the rage contained within.
What we are looking for:
First exclusive (1 year) US rights for poems inspired by feminine rage. All speculative tropes are welcome.
Submissions must be under 50 lines.
FULL GUIDELINES HERE: https://www.bookslayerpress.com/submissions
AND
May, June
May 15:
Alameda County Fair Poetry Competition
Entry & Image Upload Deadline: May 15 @ 5:00 p.m.
Deliver to Building P – West Door Enter through Gate 12 on Valley Avenue
Thursday, May 30th (Appt. Only)
Friday, May 31st 12:00-8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1st 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Entry Limit: 6 Entries Per Division Per Exhibitor
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Size Limit: Poetry frame size is limited to a maximum of 16” x 20” (length x width).
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Weight Limit: 30pounds.
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Entries selected for display must be properly wired to hang.
5. Cash Awards:
a. Best of Show-$100
b. Silver Award - $50
c. Fair Theme Award - $50
d. Honorable Mention–Ribbon only
e. Judge’s Favorite – Ribbon only
Division 207 Class: 01
Register online entries by May 15, 2024 https://alamed.fairwire.com
Notification for acceptance is May 22nd.
Deliver entries to fairground May 31 or June 1.
On Display at the Fairgrounds from June 14-July 7. Wednesday – Sunday, 12pm – 11pm
Pickup is July 9th.
Read the fine arts guide for framing instructions and calendar. Be sure to follow instructions to the letter.
See page 15 of the fine arts guide for framing instructions.
https://annual.alamedacountyfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2024-Fine-Arts-Entry-Guide.pdf
https://annual.alamedacountyfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Entry-Instructions.pdf
Registration and fees can be paid here:
Step by step instructions here: https://annual.alamedacountyfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Entry-Instructions.pdf
There is also the easier option of Poems at the Fair if you go to the fair and get inspired to write:
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Poems at the Fair
Entry Deadline: July 7th @ 11:00 p.m.
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To enter, go to the Fine Arts Office in Plaza del Arte during the 2024 Alameda County Fair.
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Entrants will receive date-stamped cardstock. Poems are to be written while at the Fair, and when complete, returned to the Fine Arts Office. Submit the poem(s), fill out the entry form, and pay the entry fee (cash or check only).
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Entry limit: 6 Entries Per Exhibitor
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The first, second, and third place winners will automatically be accepted into the 2025 Alameda County
Fair Fine Arts Exhibition provided they are framed per the requirements of the exhibition as stated in
the Department rules.
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This is a contest for poems written at the 2024 Alameda County Fair.
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Please respect the spirit of this contest and have fun with it.
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Judging takes place after the completion of the Fair.
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Award winners will be notified by email in late July.
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Cash Awards: 1st Place: $25 + Rosette, 2nd Place: $15 + Rosette, 3rd Place: $10 + Rosette.
Division 213, Class 1 Poems at the Fair
We are opening a short submission window for our next anthology, The Cost of Our Baggage. Poems about those things we carry with us through life: physical, emotional, metaphorical. A teddy bear you’ve had since you were a child, the resentment at a family member who let you down, the fear that keeps you awake at night. All of these come with a cost. Free yourself. Tell us about it. Submissions will open May 1st and close June 30th. Keep an eye out for the call and exact submission guidelines.
Gnashing Teeth Publishing accepts submissions of full-length and chapbook manuscripts. We are looking for poetry, flash fiction, short story collections, or hybrids. Please read the guidelines before submitting.
Poetry: we accept poetry of all varieties. There are no page constraints for manuscripts of full-length books. Chapbooks should be between 30-80 pages.
Use 12-point font in Times New Roman or Arial. Do not include any identifying information on the manuscript and please send them in a .doc or .docx format.
July, August
July 1: (2)
The creator of LA Poetry Beach Festival has an anthology call with the theme of protesting evictions.
Deadline is July 1st.https://4thofjulyfestival.com
AND:
Full guidelines here: http://www.middlewestpress.com/2024/01/anthology-seeks-visions-of-american.html
July 4:
Simple Simon's Press:
July 31:
https://manager.submittable.com/opportunities/discover/285592
August 1:
An Anthology on Silence
Silence is not just the absence of something, but as someone once said, “it’s a realm of possibilities, a canvas of emotions, and a mirror to the soul”. Silence has many metaphors, such as “silence is golden.”, “silence is deafening”, “silence is a veil of snow”, “silence is a mirror”, “silence is a veil of secrecy”, “silence is sanctuary”, “silence is a lullaby”, etc. With its many metaphors, silence seems to play a role in our existence and the way we human beings perceive things.
When God created the earth, he intended it to be silent and peaceful, only filled with chirps, tweets, cheeps, and warbles; chatters, screeches, and buzzes; whistling and swoosh of winds, natural sounds of rainfall and thunder; ribbit, roars, and hoots of owls, woofs, growls and whimpers of animals; neighs, whines and snorts of horses; cock-a-doodle-dos of roosters, etc. This silent setting was created for human beings, in essence, to be a means of reflection and meditation, of seeing or reaching out towards the inside of oneself, and to find solace, excitement and happiness within oneself.
Although this silence has, of recent, been subdued by noises from industries, motor-vehicles, human conversations from market-places, trains and airplanes, it is important that one seeks a moment of silence, a moment of inwardness, in which one intermingles with the sprit that lies within them. It is this same silence or condition of quietude that a creative Muse can be compelled to visit and inspire a poet to compose. It is in silence that prayers are offered. It is in silence one finds God. It is in silence one forgives. It is in silence one dreams. It is in silence that the spirit of the dead finds its way to Olympus, its resting abode.
I now want to collect poems on Silence from around the world. I invite you to write two original poems on “Silence” (no length restrictions) and send them to me (fest...@kistrechpoetry.org) and I will include them in the anthology on “Silence”. The title of each poem should be in capital letters, followed below it by your name and country both in Italics. Place your bio of 200 words or less at the end of the two poems. Use Helvetica, font 12. Please edit your work before sending it in one file, word format, before 1st of August 2024. Subject of your e-mail should be Anthology on Silence.
NB: Your submission is an indication that you have given me permission to publish your poems in this anthology. I will send a PDF version of the anthology to each contributor. Those who might want to own a paperback or hard copy of the anthology will have to purchase it from the publisher or buy it on-line.
Dr. Christopher Okemwa
September
September 1: