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Duotrope's Theme & Deadline Calendar lists the upcoming themes and deadlines of journals, magazines, contests, anthologies, and other publications. Track the deadlines 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.
| Project | Theme | Deadline | Days Left | | |
| The First Five Minutes of the Apocalypse Anthology [Hungry Shadow Press] | Stories about the beginning of a fictional apocalpypse | 28 Feb 2023 | 22 | | 12 |
| Apparition Literary Magazine TEMP CLOSED | Symmetry | 28 Feb 2023 | 22 | | 11 |
| The Quarter(ly) [Quarter Press] | Burn This Fucker Down | 28 Feb 2023 | 22 | | 6 |
| Triangulation Anthology Series [PARSEC Ink] | Seven-Day Weekend | 28 Feb 2023 | 22 | | 6 |
| THEMA | Help from a Stranger | 01 Mar 2023 | 23 | | 7 |
| Gulf Coast: A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts Charges fees for all submissions | n/a | 01 Mar 2023 | 23 | | 25 |
| The Paris Review TEMP CLOSED | n/a | 31 Mar 2023 | 53 | | 20 |
| West Branch | n/a | 01 Apr 2023 | 54 | | 31 |
| The Threepenny Review | n/a | 30 Apr 2023 | 83 | | 31 |
| Colorado Review Charges fees for all submissions | n/a | 30 Apr 2023 | 83 | | 25 |
| The First Line [Blue Cubicle Press] | All the lawns on Mentone Avenue are mowed on Wednesdays | 01 May 2023 | 84 | | 9 |
| Boulevard Magazine Charges fees for some submissions | n/a | 01 May 2023 | 84 | | 23 |