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Project & ThemeOpeningDeadlineDays Left Fairlight Shorts [Fairlight Books] Theme: Winter 17 Oct 20260* 0 Flame Tree Publishing Beyond & Within Anthology Series [Flame Tree Publishing] Theme: Dark Ages: Folk Horror Stories 18 Oct 20261* 2 Chouette Theme: Release 18 Oct 20261* 0 Raat Ki Rani Magazine Theme: Tidal Wave 24 Aug 202618 Oct 20261* 1 Friends Journal Theme: Quakers and Social Class 19 Oct 20262* 0 Emerald City Ghosts Theme: Dark Academia/Horror 20 Oct 20263* 1 OTHERSIDE [Hybris Press] Theme: Exploration 01 Oct 202621 Oct 20264.5 0 Crooked Spine FLEDGLING Theme: What You Worship 23 Oct 20266* 2 Eye Contact Theme: Legacy 24 Oct 20267* 0 Eye Contact Flash Fiction Prize [Eye Contact] Theme: Legacy 24 Oct 20267* 3 The 300 [Hollowpoint Press] Theme: Rebirth from the Hearth 01 Sep 202624 Oct 20267.6 0 Discretionary Love Theme: Cheated 25 Aug 202625 Oct 20268* 1 Five Things Anthology [Lintusen Press] NEW! Theme: Five Things 25 Oct 20268* 1 Metonym Literary Journal Theme: (Re)discovery 25 Oct 20268* 0 Rough Cut Press Updated in the past 7 days Theme: Rant 27 Oct 202610* 0 Penumbra Theme: Teaching Lives 28 Oct 202611* 1 The Thing in the Dark [Fresh Words] NEW! Theme: The Thing in the Dark 30 Oct 202613* 1 ELA Literary Magazine Theme: Anniversary 30 Oct 202613* 1 Paw&Claw Anthology Series [Paw&Claw Ink] NEW! Theme: Unearthly and Ungodly 01 Sep 202630 Oct 202613* 0 Roses and Wildflowers [Society for Ritual Arts] Theme: Yellow Kings, Red Queens, and Broken Things 30 Oct 202613* 2 Shared Grief Journal FLEDGLING Theme: Grief and the Holidays 30 Oct 202613* 0 Neon & Smoke Charges fees for some submissions Theme: Love Issue 01 Oct 202630 Oct 202613.5 2 Inframince Journal FLEDGLING NEW! Updated in the past 7 days Theme: Fragmentation 31 Oct 202613* 0 B O D Y Limited Demographic Poets born in Scotland and poets currently living in Scotland 31 Oct 202614* 0 Fun in the Dark Anthology Series [Kilter & Rammel Publishing] Theme: Antiquities 31 Oct 202614* 5 Trembling With Fear [The Horror Tree] Theme: Halloween 31 Oct 202614* 1 The Calendula Review Theme: Sonorous 14 Sep 202631 Oct 202614* 0 Carnage House MATURE Theme: DIED: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Defiance 31 Oct 202614* 2 Dragon Soul Press Short Story Anthologies [Dragon Soul Press] Theme: Flame Forger 31 Oct 202614* 3 EcoTheo Review [EcoTheo Collective] Theme: Cycles 01 Oct 202631 Oct 202614* 0 Haven Speculative Magazine Has Restrictions Authors of color, members of LGBTQIA+ communities, and writers belonging to other underrepresented groups 01 Oct 202631 Oct 202614* 10 Heartsick Anthology [Exploitation Media] FLEDGLING Theme: Love: all the shapes it can take and all the ways it can go wrong 31 Oct 202614* 2 I Want to Know What Love Is [Misti Media, LLC] Theme: Stories of romance that are based on power ballads 31 Oct 202614* 0 MIDLVLMAG Theme: Human Capital 01 Sep 202631 Oct 202614* 3 The Perch Theme: The MIX 31 Oct 202614* 0 Phylum Press Quarterly Journal [Phylum Press] Theme: Avocado 31 Oct 202614* 5 Rawhead Theme: Halloween issue: Rawhead & Bloody Bones 31 Oct 202614* 3 Reckoning Has Restrictions Theme: Environmental justice flash fiction 31 Oct 202614* 3 Ricepaper Magazine Theme: Beyond the Hyphen 31 Oct 202614* 0 Sapling Lit FLEDGLING Theme: Environmental Advocacy 01 Sep 202631 Oct 202614* 0 shoegaze literary Theme: Reality Bites Back 31 Oct 202614* 0 Sweet Cute Magazine FLEDGLING Theme: Holiday Stories 15 Oct 202631 Oct 202614* 0 Troublemaker Firestarter Theme: Forever 01 Sep 202631 Oct 202614.5 0 Christmas of the Dead Anthology Series [Wicked Shadow Press] Added in the past 7 days Theme: Christmas Horror 01 Nov 202615* 0 Flame Tree Publishing Beyond & Within Anthology Series [Flame Tree Publishing] Updated in the past 7 days Theme: Mythos & Meaning: Human Accounts of Beastly Encounters 01 Nov 202615* 4 Liars' League Theme: Christmas: Grit & Glitter 01 Nov 202615.3 6 The First Line [Blue Cubicle Press] Theme: First line: "Lawrence was the last to arrive." 01 Nov 202615* 5 Santa Fe Literary Review Theme: Connection: Networks, Relationships, and Alienation 15 Jul 202601 Nov 202615* 4 Syncopation Literary Journal Theme: Women in Music 01 Nov 202615* 0 THEMA Theme: Sent by Mistake 01 Nov 202615* 6 The Words Faire Quarterly [The Words Faire Press] Updated in the past 7 days Theme: Incertitude 01 Nov 202615* 0 Bloodletter Magazine Charges fees for some submissions Theme: Omen 03 Nov 202617.6 1 foofaraw Added in the past 7 days Theme: Monstrously Massive March 08 Nov 202622* 2 Hot Flash Literary Theme: Burning the candle at both ends 01 Oct 202612 Nov 202626* 1 Raconteur Press Anthology Series [Raconteur Press] Theme: Deep Blue 12 Nov 202626* 1 The Toe Rag TEMP CLOSED Theme: Signs & Symbols 26 Oct 202613 Nov 202627* 0 The Chimes Theme: The Labyrinth of Suffering 13 Nov 202627* 2 PHIL LIT Journal [PHIL LIT] Theme: Impressions & Inheritance 01 Sep 202613 Nov 202627* 0 Dorveille Literary Magazine FLEDGLING Theme: Eternal 15 Nov 202628* 1 Apofenie Magazine Theme: Absence 15 Nov 202629* 0 Fiction Potluck Contest [The Writer's Workout] Theme: A Special Place 01 Oct 202615 Nov 202629.3 0 Flame Tree Publishing Beyond & Within Anthology Series [Flame Tree Publishing] Added in the past 7 days Theme: Art is Horror 15 Nov 202629* 0 Litro Magazine Theme: Breaking Borders II 15 Nov 202629* 0 Alaska Women Speak Added in the past 7 days Theme: Narrowing Runway of Winter 15 Nov 202629* 0 Anomaly Poetry Rituals & Tidings Anthology Series [Anomaly Poetry] Theme: Tidings 01 Sep 202615 Nov 202629* 1 Hushmarrow Press FLEDGLING Theme: What we hide, what we lose, what we refuse to confront, and what refuses to stay buried 15 Nov 202629.5 2 My Galvanized Friend Theme: The Immoral of the Story 01 Jul 202615 Nov 202629* 1 Phosphorescent Lit Theme: Fever 15 Nov 202629.5 0 Timeless Reflections Anthology [Diamante Lavender Blog] Updated in the past 7 days Theme: The Depths of Desire 15 Nov 202629* 1 Ugly People Literary Magazine FLEDGLING NEW! Theme: Body 01 Sep 202615 Nov 202629* 3 Empyrean Literary Magazine Theme: Annihilation 15 Nov 202629.6 0 Agita Magazine [Agita Publishing] Theme: Ekphrasis 18 Nov 202632* 2 The Markaz Review Theme: Mis/Translation 20 Nov 202634.3 0 WayWords Literary Journal [The Writer's Workout] Theme: City 01 Oct 202620 Nov 202634.3 1 Emerald City Ghosts Theme: Christmas Ghost Stories 20 Nov 202634* 1 123 * An asterisk indicates that we do not know the time/zone for the deadline, so we cannot be precise. The actual deadline could be up to a day before or after that date in your time zone. We recommend submitting early to avoid disappointment. indicates the theme/deadline was added in the past 7 days, while indicates it was updated in the past 7 days. indicates a theme. indicates a limited demographic. indicates other restrictions may apply. Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. 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