Submission Calls — APRIL 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
I refer all readers to the comprehensive list of deadlines in Vallejo Poetry Society Group on Google!
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Ongoing or dates not given:
Here’s a small, friendly publication which takes published and unpublished poems of any length. Response time to submissions is one week.
The Lotus Eater:
This English language magazine publishes poetry, prose, reviews, and photography.
The Sunflower Collective
Based in India, they publish poetry and prose online, as well as visual poems.
Mediterranean Poetry
A literary journal focusing on publishing poetry/prose inspired by the Mediterranean region in some way. The journal itself is based in Sweden. They are open to reprints.
Amsterdam Quarterly
Founded in 2011, this online literary journal publishes poetry and prose and is based in the Netherlands. Each issue is themed, and the theme is made clear in the submission guidelines. FUMPTRUCK
Anger is a Gift
Retribution and Revenge
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2025 Deadlines
April 11:
APRIL 15:
to submit:
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/315404/tribute-to-late-bloomers
ALSO APRIL 15:
April 24:
April 18: noon deadline!
Also April 18: deadline extended!
April 27:
Dear Poet/Artist,
Submission Dates:
March 5 until midnight Friday, April 27, 2025
Poems:
Please submit one to three poems for consideration. Maximum length per poem is 66 lines. Bilingual poems must include a translation as well as the original.
For the color cover, please submit one to three artworks for consideration.
For the interior, please submit one to three black-and-white artworks for consideration.
Please send your submissions and queries to: rpbpo...@gmail.com
Book Launches:
There will be two book launch events: a live reading in San Francisco and an international zoom reading.
All best,
The editors
Kristina Brown, John Curl, Karen Melander-Magoon, and Barbara Paschke
April 28:
VOICES UNBOUND
Voices Unbound, a new poetry anthology, seeks to celebrate the diverse, vibrant, and transformative power of poetry. Whether you are an emerging voice or an established poet, we invite you to share your work and contribute to this collective tapestry of human experience.
Deadline: April 28, 2025
https://sites.google.com/view/freshwordsmagazine/home?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
May 19:
May 31:
Go to this link for news about the exciting Bridport Award and the "Never TOO Late" competition for over 60:
https://bridportprize.org.uk/?srsltid=AfmBOoqeUhOULJHLjWbhmOePpJ8kLCVS40LbP9kjsa5V5Jt_Xp0VcLNN
June 15:
CATAMARAN POETRY PRIZE FOR WEST COAST POETS
A prize of $1,000 will be awarded to poet for the winning poetry collection selected by the judge for publication. The prize is only open to West Coast poets living in California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii. All submissions should be written in English.
Deadline: June 15, 2025
https://catamaranliteraryreader.submittable.com/submit?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
June 18:
LITERATURE TODAY'S JUNE 2025 ISSUE
Literature Today, an International Literary Journal, is inviting submissions for the June 2025 issue on the theme of "Echoes of the Human Experience". You can send them poems, short stories, memoirs and one minute plays on any of their sub themes. See their site for details.
Deadline: June 18, 2025
https://literaturetodayjournal.blogspot.com/?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
June 30:
LOIS CRANSTON MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR POETRY
CALYX Journal celebrates the twenty-first year of the Lois Cranston Memorial Prize for Poetry, honoring Cranston’s commitment to the creative work of women from all walks of life. The winner will receive a $300 award. Ellen Bass will judge.
Deadline: June 30, 2025
https://www.calyxpress.org/lois-cranston-memorial-poetry-prize/?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
July 1:
ESSENTIAL VOICES EDITORIAL FELLOWSHIP
The Essential Voices Editorial Fellowship gives an editor the resources and assistance to bring an anthology into the world. Those with previous editorial experience as well as those who have not yet edited an anthology are welcome to apply.
Deadline: July 1, 2025
ttps://greenlindenpress.submittable.com/submit?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
July 15: https://rattle.com/page/poetryprize/
July 16:
July 31:
MAKING SPACE FOR THE LIGHT
This will be the third anthology in the Write Where We Belong Press's survivor-centered series edited by Mary Simmerling. This anthology offers a dedicated space for survivors of sexual violence and abuse to share their writing. Contributors will add their voices to a collective effort aimed at healing trauma, advancing social justice, and dispelling harmful victim-blaming myths around sexual violence.
Deadline: July 31, 2025 (You have to sign in to Google docs to use this link:)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTCJqqc5Dnx_MY6NqYNYqjXOMno5EDmP23j4iB1AT3W2LgMg/viewform?mc_cid=777f3c9335&mc_eid=30bdedc637
October 15: Rattle
https://rattle.submittable.com/submit/324770/tribute-to-rebels