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There are 194 different calls currently accepting fiction submissions (including fee-based). (See below for the criteria to be listed on this page.)

October 2026

04 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Midsummer Dream House Gold Star Program: Online Journal (Charges fees.) (closes in 15 hours, 22 minutes)
05 Oct 2026 21:59 UTC
The Woolf Gold Star Program: Issue 11 Hide/Seek - Microfiction (closes in 2 days, 6 hours)
05 Oct 2026 21:59 UTC
The Woolf Gold Star Program: Issue 11 Hide/Seek - Flash Fiction (closes in 2 days, 6 hours)
05 Oct 2026 21:59 UTC
The Woolf Gold Star Program: Issue 11 Hide/Seek - Short Fiction (closes in 2 days, 6 hours)
06 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Salvation South Gold Star Program: Spooky Ghosty Halloweeny (closes in 2 days, 12 hours)
06 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Midsummer Dream House Gold Star Program: Internet Angelz - Horror [Fiction] (Charges fees.) (closes in 2 days, 15 hours)
08 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Rat Bag Lit Gold Star Program: Micro Fiction (closes in 4 days, 12 hours)
09 Oct 2026 02:59 UTC
Space and Time (Space & Time): Leave the Light On · No. 157 · December 2026 (closes in 5 days, 11 hours)
09 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Rat Bag Lit Gold Star Program: Themed Drabbles: Weirdly Grateful (closes in 5 days, 12 hours)
10 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Hedge Apple Magazine (Hedge Apple: The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College): 2026 Halloween Contest (closes in 6 days, 12 hours)
14 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Bloodletter Magazine Gold Star Program: Issue Eight: Omen - General Submissions
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Consequence: Fiction
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Variety Pack Gold Star Program: Issue XV, Fall 2026 (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Consequence: The America Feature: Fiction
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Consequence: The Iran Feature: Translations
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Cosmic Daffodil Journal Gold Star Program: MOSAIC
16 Oct 2026 05:59 UTC
Red River Review Gold Star Program: Issue 78 (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 05:59 UTC
The Last Girls Club: Fall 2026 Blood Debts
16 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Glossy Planet Gold Star Program: Fit to Print (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Glossy Planet Gold Star Program: Fit to Print (with Editorial Commentary) (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
The Garfield Lake Review: Spring 2027 Edition
18 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC
Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program: February 2027 — Love Without Apology
18 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC
Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program: April 2027 — Things That Bloom
18 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC
Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program: May 2027 — A Mother’s Nature
25 Oct 2026 05:59 UTC
The 300 Project (Hollowpoint Press) Gold Star Program: Rebirth from the Hearth: Holiday Horror Edition
26 Oct 2026 04:59 UTC
Skylar: An Exquisite Corpse (Lover's Eye Press): Skylar: An Exquisite Corpse
31 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
The Markaz Review Literary Prizes Gold Star Program: The Markaz Literary Prizes (Charges fees.)
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Novella-length fiction, CNF, or graphic novel (Charges fees.)
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Orion's Belt Gold Star Program: Micro Fiction
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Orion's Belt Gold Star Program: Flash Fiction
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Orion's Belt Gold Star Program: Translations

November 2026

01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Orison Books Open Reading Period: Fiction
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Orison Books Open Reading Period: Anthology Proposals
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Troublemaker Firestarter Gold Star Program: Theme: forever (volume 12)
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
The Sam Hill! Review Gold Star Program: Historical Fiction
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Sapling Lit Gold Star Program: Issue 1
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
The Gigas Testament (Ténèbres Éternelles) Gold Star Program: Theme: Your Darkest Nightmares
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Neon & Smoke Gold Star Program: Annual Love Issue
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
moocat.net Gold Star Program: Comedy Writing
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Y2K Quarterly: Y2K Quarterly Issue 12
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
The Itch Lit: The Itch Prize | Haunted-October | Fiction (Charges fees.)
02 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Best Spiritual Literature Editorial Nominations (Orison Books): Editorial Nominations
02 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Crab Apple Literary Gold Star Program: Fiction
04 Nov 2026 07:59 UTC
Bloodletter Magazine Gold Star Program: Issue Eight: Omen - Submission with Feedback (Charges fees.)
07 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
Instant Noodles (Current Words Publishing) Gold Star Program: Volume 6, Issue 3: Author's Choice!
11 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Literally Magazine (Literally Literary Magazine) Gold Star Program: Fiction (Charges fees.)
15 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Novelette length fiction, CNF, graphic novel (Charges fees.)
15 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
Fiction Potluck Contest (The Writer's Workout): 26-Q4: A Special Place
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
wildscape. literary journal Gold Star Program: Issue #9 (January 2027 Publication)
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Hushmarrow Press Gold Star Program: The Things We Bury
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Luna Station Quarterly: Issue 069
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Phosphorescent Lit: Issue 3: Fever (Prose)
16 Nov 2026 05:59 UTC
MEMEZINE Gold Star Program: Winter Issue 2027
16 Nov 2026 05:59 UTC
MEMEZINE Gold Star Program: EXPEDITED - Winter 2026 Issue ($5) (Charges fees.)
16 Nov 2026 05:59 UTC
Tainted Glass Press: General Call
20 Nov 2026 22:59 UTC
The Markaz Review Gold Star Program: MIS/TRANSLATION
20 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
WayWords Literary Journal (The Writer's Workout): Issue 25: theme of city (FICTION)
21 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Free Folk: Issue 2
22 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Supernova: very long fiction, CNF, graphic novel (Charges fees.)
23 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Manuscript Submission (Canada) (Metatron Press): 2026 Open Reading Period — Full Manuscripts

December 2026

01 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Baltimore Gothic Gold Star Program: Baltimore Gothic Issue 2 (Charges fees.)
01 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
BlinkerLit Gold Star Program: Hope themed Short FIction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art
01 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
BlinkerLit Gold Star Program: "Encouragement" themed Fiction, 1,500 words max
01 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
CrayfishMag (Furnace Run Press): Issue Number Four : C R E A T U R E S
01 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Raw Blood and Nerve (Dickinson Publishing Group): Issue #3
01 Dec 2026 07:59 UTC
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): Call for The Bimbo Anthology II
02 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Along the Eddyline: Winter 2027 (Charges fees.)
14 Dec 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Long form fiction, CNF, poetry, graphic novel (Charges fees.)
15 Dec 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Short stories, nonfiction (Charges fees.)
16 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Flash, poetry, graphic novels, art (Charges fees.)
16 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine Gold Star Program: Stories
31 Dec 2026 07:59 UTC
Macrame Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Micro-Fiction

January 2027

01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
Loblolly Press Gold Star Program: Open Submissions for Writers of Color
01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
Tandem Literary Magazine: Issue 1 (Charges fees.)
01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
OFIC Magazine: Spring Issue
01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
The Forgotten: The Forgotten. Issue IV. Winter 2026.
01 Jan 2027 05:59 UTC
Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program: I & C Stories: 2027 Annual Publication Call
01 Jan 2027 05:59 UTC
The Dribble Drabble Review Gold Star Program: Issue XIII (Winter '27) (Charges fees.)
01 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Lycan Valley Press Publications (LVP Publications): Horror, Thriller, Pulp Novella
01 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Macrame Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Fiction
02 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
Still Point Arts Quarterly (Shanti Arts LLC): Inspired by Art: Cassatt & Benson—Submission
02 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Lycan Valley Press Publications (LVP Publications): Quantum Corsets Queer Fiction
02 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Apricity Press Gold Star Program: Issue 12
02 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Apricity Press Gold Star Program: Issue 12 - Paid one week response! (Charges fees.)
16 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
The Scop: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine for King's College: The Scop: Issue 87 (Spring 2027)
16 Jan 2027 05:59 UTC
Unbound Ink Literary Magazine Gold Star Program: Issue 2
19 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Purple Ink Press: Cat's Eye Chapbook Contest Fiction 2025 (Charges fees.)
19 Jan 2027 07:59 UTC
Purple Ink Press: Cat's Eye Chapbook: Feedback One Flash Story (Charges fees.)
22 Jan 2027 23:59 UTC
Walela Books (CafeLit): Walela Books

February 2027

13 Feb 2027 05:59 UTC
Up North Literary Journal: High School Submissions
13 Feb 2027 05:59 UTC
Up North Literary Journal: General Submissions (Poetry & Prose)
16 Feb 2027 04:59 UTC
Hedge Apple Magazine (Hedge Apple: The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College): General Submissions 2026-27

March 2027

01 Mar 2027 04:59 UTC
DILIM Press incl. Anthology of Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora Gold Star Program: Open Submissions for Under the Volcano

April 2027

01 Apr 2027 03:59 UTC
Nachtljocht: Fiction & Short Plays (Charges fees.)
02 Apr 2027 03:59 UTC
Still Point Arts Quarterly (Shanti Arts LLC): Fabric and Fashion: Narratives—Writing Submission

June 2027

01 Jun 2027 04:59 UTC
History Through Fiction Press Gold Star Program: History Through Fiction and our Imprints

No Deadline

The 195 Essays Project (The Quasar Review) Gold Star Program: Essays
4 L P H 4 N U M 3 R 1 C (Zoetic Press) Gold Star Program: 4 L P H 4 N U M 3 R 1 C Podcast
AC | DC: A Journal for the Bent Gold Star Program: Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art
American Religion Journal: American Religion Creative Writing
Baltimore Gothic Gold Star Program: Baltimore Gothic Online Submissions
Betascape Magazine Gold Star Program: General Submission (Free + Tip Jar)
Betascape Magazine Gold Star Program: Fast-Track Submission (7-Day Response) (Charges fees.)
Betascape Magazine Gold Star Program: Feedback + Fast-Track (7-Day Response) (Charges fees.)
Biblioasis Gold Star Program: Fiction
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): Call for The Bimbo Anthology II Fast Decision (Charges fees.)
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): The Bimbo Anthology II Prose Feedback <1000 Words (Charges fees.)
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): The Bimbo Anthology II Prose Feedback <5000 Words (Charges fees.)
The Bookish Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Bright Flash Literary Review Gold Star Program: Flash and Short Fiction, Memoir, Rolling Submissions, No Theme
Bristol Futurist (Bristol Noir) Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Flash Fiction (Charges fees.)
Bristol Futurist (Bristol Noir) Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Stories (Charges fees.)
Bristol Futurist (Bristol Noir) Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stories (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Flash Fiction (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Short Stories (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Stories (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Flash Fiction (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Stories (Charges fees.)
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stories (Charges fees.)
Broad Ripple Review Gold Star Program: Open Reading Period - Fiction
Broad Ripple Review Gold Star Program: Submission with Editorial Feedback (Charges fees.)
Broad Ripple Review Gold Star Program: Volunteer: Join Our Editorial Team
Broad Ripple Review Gold Star Program: Open Reading Period - Flash Fiction
The Brussels Review Gold Star Program: Fiction (Charges fees.)
The Brussels Review Gold Star Program: Submission with editorial review (Charges fees.)
CafeLit: Ongoing submissions
Children's Books for ages 7-10 (CafeLit): Children#s 7-10
Children's Picture Books for writer / illustrator teams (CafeLit): Children's Picture Books
Children's Picture Books for writers (CafeLit): Children's Picture Books - writers
Consequence: Translations
Dead Man Publishing, LLC: Open Call -- Always Available
Dead Ringer Press: New Crime Fiction (Charges fees.)
DILIM Press incl. Anthology of Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora Gold Star Program: Existing DILIM Authors
The Drift & Dribble Miscellany Gold Star Program: Open Call (Charges fees.)
The Drop (Petrichor Art & Literary) Gold Star Program: Issue One
The Echo: Teen Art & Lit Mag Gold Star Program: Unthemed Echo Submissions
Emergent Reader Books for Children (CafeLit): Texts up to 20,000 words
Fast track for authors published by Bridge House, Chapletown and CafeLit: Fast track
Feisty Women - Fiction (CafeLit): Feisty Women Fiction
Flash Fiction (The Writer's Workout): Flash Fiction
Flash Fiction Collections (CafeLit): Flash Fiction Collections Open Call
Flash Phantoms Gold Star Program: Horror stories of up to 1,000 words in English
Flash Phantoms Gold Star Program: Horror stories of 100 words in English
Flash the Court Gold Star Program: Now Open! (Charges fees.)
Flying South Contest (Winston-Salem Writers): Members Winston-Salem Writers (Charges fees.)
Flying South Contest (Winston-Salem Writers): NON Members Winston-Salem Writers (Charges fees.)
Gavialidae: Poetry and Flash Fiction (Charges fees.)
Gavialidae: Fiction and Nonfiction (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: FLASH Fiction & FLASH Nonfiction <500 Words (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Fiction & Nonfiction <2000 Words (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Fiction & Nonfiction <4000 Words (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Fiction & Nonfiction <6000 Words (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Fast Read All Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art (Charges fees.)
The Great Smokies Review Gold Star Program: GSWP Fiction Submissions
History Through Fiction Short Stories (History Through Fiction Press) Gold Star Program: Short Stories (Charges fees.)
House of Long Shadows Gold Star Program: Gothic Fiction
Humane HR Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Incensepunk Magazine: Short Fiction
Incensepunk Magazine: Flash Fiction
Iron & Salt Press: Flash Fiction
Iron & Salt Press: Short Story
The Itch Lit: Fiction
January House Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Open Call - Prose
Lycan Valley Press Publications (LVP Publications): BE THE BEAR - Female Only Anthology
Macabre Magazine Gold Star Program: Macabre Magazine Horror Short Fiction
Mangrove Review Gold Star Program: Issue 23
The Markaz Review Gold Star Program: General Call For Submissions
Merion West Gold Star Program: Call: Fiction and Short Stories
Midwest Weird Gold Star Program: Let's Get Weird: Submit to Audio Literary Magazine
A Million Little Delights: Cozy Flash Fiction
Neither Fish Nor Foul Gold Star Program: Fiction (no theme)
Neon & Smoke Gold Star Program: Feedback: Fiction (Charges fees.)
Norncrafts's Website: NornCrafts's Yarn Basket
Radix Magazine Gold Star Program: Fiction (Charges fees.)
The Red Telephone YA books (CafeLit): YA Novels 45,000 to 105,000 words
Renascentia (CafeLit): Renascentia
Revista Letrare Gold Star Program: Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
Saint Katherine Review (St Katherine Review): Fiction
Salvation South Gold Star Program: Fiction
Salvation South Gold Star Program: Video/film: short narratives
Salvation South Gold Star Program: Visual essays
Single author short story collections (CafeLit): Single author collections
Slant Books: Manuscript Submission (Charges fees.)
Spotlyts Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Thriller Magazine Gold Star Program: December 2026 Issue (Charges fees.)
Thriller Magazine Press - Novel Submissions Gold Star Program: Thriller Magazine Press - Novel Submissions (Charges fees.)
UKindness Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Ultramarine Literary Review Gold Star Program: Urban Poetry and Nostalgic Stories
Velox Books Gold Star Program: Horror Novels
Velox Books Gold Star Program: Horror Collections
The Wild Umbrella: Summer 2026 - Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Willows Wept Review: Prose
The World's Best Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Writing Teacher (CafeLit): Writing teacher
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