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Duotrope's Theme & Deadline Calendar lists the upcoming themes, openings, and deadlines of journals, magazines, contests, anthologies, and other publications. Track the themes and dates that matter to you. Learn more.

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Here is a small sampling from our current Theme & Deadline Calendar for fiction. We list over 2,650 future themes and deadlines across all categories: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art.
ProjectThemeDeadlineDays Left 
Apparition Literary MagazineAnachronism31 May 202414  25
AGNI Charges fees for some submissionsn/a31 May 202414  30
The Sewanee Review Charges fees for all submissionsn/a31 May 202414  27
swamp pink Charges fees for all submissionsn/a31 May 202414  22
The Cincinnati Reviewn/a31 May 202414  20
LitMag Charges fees for all submissionsn/a31 May 202414  20
Conjunctions Charges fees for some submissionsRevenants, The Ghost Issue01 Jun 202415  8
Eternal Haunted Summer: pagan songs & talesGardens01 Jun 202415  6
Apparition Lit Flash Fiction Challenge [Apparition Literary Magazine] TEMP CLOSEDFamily Binding Feasts14 Jun 202428  12
The Fairy Tale Magazine TEMP CLOSEDClassic Fairy Tales22 Jun 202436  12
The Paris Review TEMP CLOSEDn/a30 Jun 202444  16
Apparition Lit Flash Fiction Challenge [Apparition Literary Magazine] TEMP CLOSEDIcy Treats14 Jul 202458  6