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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 2,100 future themes and deadlines across all categories: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art.
| Project | Theme | Deadline | Days Left | | |
| The First Line | First Line: As she trudged down the alley, Cenessa saw a small ___. | 01 Nov 2018 | 9 | | 16 |
| THEMA | The Critter in the Attic | 01 Nov 2018 | 9 | | 16 |
| Halfway Down the Stairs | Coming of Age | 01 Nov 2018 | 9 | | 13 |
| The Kenyon Review | n/a | 01 Nov 2018 | 9 | | 39 |
| One Story | n/a | 14 Nov 2018 | 22 | | 39 |
| Monstrous Outlines: An Anthology of Camouflaged Horror [Martian Migraine Press] | Camouflaged Horror | 30 Nov 2018 | 38 | | 20 |
| The Iowa Review | n/a | 30 Nov 2018 | 38 | | 41 |
| Bethlehem Writers Roundtable | Winter Chill | 01 Dec 2018 | 39 | | 14 |
| The Southern Review | n/a | 01 Dec 2018 | 39 | | 40 |
| Apparition Lit Flash Fiction Contest [Apparition Lit] TEMP CLOSED | The final problem | 15 Dec 2018 | 53 | | 13 |
| Copper Nickel | n/a | 15 Dec 2018 | 53 | | 42 |
| Ploughshares | n/a | 15 Jan 2019 | 84 | | 50 |