Upcoming Submission Opportunities: April 5, 2021

CRAFT explores the art of prose, celebrating both emerging and established writers.

Submissions are open year-round, and writers can submit flash fiction, short fiction, creative nonfiction, essays on writing craft, critical essays, book annotations and/or conversations with fiction and creative nonfiction writers focusing on the craft of writing.

Payment: $100 for original flash fiction and $200 for original short fiction and creative nonfiction. CRAFT holds first serial publication rights for three months after publication.

Find more information (and submit!) here.

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Colorado Review is a national literary journal featuring contemporary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and book reviews. Fiction and poetry manuscripts are read from August 1 to April 30; nonfiction manuscripts are read year-round. The fee for online submissions is $3; mailed submissions are free but are not currently being accepted due to Covid-19.

Fiction & nonfiction: Short fiction and personal essays with contemporary themes (no genre fiction or literary criticism). Generally, Colorado Review prefers short stories and essays that are somewhere between fifteen and twenty-five double-spaced pages.

Poetry: Poetry of any style. Please limit poetry submissions to no more than five poems with a maximum of fifteen pages at a time. Please also keep in mind that line lengths are limited by the size of the print journal; Colorado Review can only fit up to 60 characters—including spaces and punctuation—per line.

Payment: $10 per page ($30 minimum) for poetry and $200 for short stories and essays. Colorado Review purchases First North American Serial Rights; all rights revert to the author upon publication in CR.

Find more information (and submit!) here.

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EachOther is a UK-focused charity that uses independent journalism, storytelling, and filmmaking to put the human into human rights.

Inspired Source is a series of solutions-focused pieces, containing stories that are generally 400-600 words long and examine a UK human rights issue by which the writer or their community is affected. Submissions are ongoing, but EachOther will only be able to commission about four pieces a month.

EachOther is interested in marginalized writers who want their voices to be heard, but are unsure of where to begin in a challenging industry.

Payment: £50 per piece. As this series is aimed at early-career, aspiring writers, EachOther can also provide detailed feedback on your work by email or phone call to help you hone and develop your craft. If you submit and are interested in this feedback opportunity, let them know in your pitch.

Find more information (and submit!) here.

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khōréō is dedicated to diversity and amplifying the voices of immigrant and diaspora authors and artists.

This includes, but is not limited to: first- and second-generation immigrants, refugees, asylum seekers, undocumented migrants, persons who identify with one or more diaspora communities, persons who have been displaced or whose heritage has been erased due to colonialism/imperialism, transnational/transracial adoptees, and anyone whose heritage and history includes ‘here and elsewhere.’

khōréō especially encourages BIPOC creators who identify as the above to submit their work.

khōréō’s submission period for fiction and nonfiction opened at midnight Eastern time on April 1, 2021. Submissions will be closed at 11:59pm on April 30, 2021.

Fiction: Short fiction under 5,000 words. Stories must include a speculative element.

Nonfiction: Original personal or critical & analytical essays that examine speculative fiction, especially from a perspective of migration.

Payment: Fiction payments at SFWA pro rates ($0.08/word). $200 for original essays and $40 for essay reprints. Nonexclusive rights, including the right to republish.

Find more information (and submit!) here.

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Nicole Dieker’s blog focuses on creativity, problem-solving, and deliberate practice. She is looking for guest posts that lend personal insight to any aspect of creativity or the creative practice.

Guest posts run weekly, and the next open slots begin in May. If you’re looking for a pitch prompt, ask yourself: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned about creativity this year? How has it changed the way you work?

Payment: $100 per post, contributors retain all rights.

Find more information here.

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Do you know of a literary magazine with an upcoming submission deadline you'd like to see included on a future list? Please email our editor, Stella, at [email protected] to make a suggestion.

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