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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 2,950 future themes and deadlines across all categories: fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art.
| Project | Theme | Deadline | Days Left | | |
| The Rabbit Hole Anthology Series [Writers' Co-op] | A.I. and Other Weirdness | 30 Apr 2025 | 0 | | 9 |
| Strange Aeon Anthology Series [MKEATON Presents] | Creature Feature | 30 Apr 2025 | 0 | | 7 |
| The Massachusetts Review Charges fees for some submissions | n/a | 30 Apr 2025 | 0 | | 16 |
| The Other Stories [Hawk & Cleaver] | World Horror | 01 May 2025 | 1 | | 10 |
| Boulevard Magazine Charges fees for some submissions | n/a | 01 May 2025 | 1 | | 24 |
| The Georgia Review Charges fees for some submissions | n/a | 14 May 2025 | 14 | | 32 |
| AGNI Charges fees for some submissions | n/a | 31 May 2025 | 31 | | 28 |
| swamp pink Charges fees for all submissions | n/a | 31 May 2025 | 31 | | 18 |
| The Other Stories [Hawk & Cleaver] | Eldritch | 01 Jun 2025 | 32 | | 10 |
| Sally Port Magazine | Not (quite) of this world... | 30 Jun 2025 | 61 | | 7 |
| The Paris Review TEMP CLOSED | n/a | 30 Jun 2025 | 61 | | 26 |
| Fraidy Cat Quarterly [Fraidy Cat Press] TEMP CLOSED | Rage | 07 Jul 2025 | 68 | | 11 |