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There are 163 different calls currently accepting poetry submissions (including fee-based). (See below for the criteria to be listed on this page.)

October 2026

05 Oct 2026 21:59 UTC
The Woolf Gold Star Program: Issue 11 Hide/Seek - Prose Poetry (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)
08 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Midsummer Dream House Gold Star Program: Dazed Santa - Poetry (Charges fees.) (closes in 4 days, 15 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)
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
15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC
The Prose Poem: Prose Poetry (1 poem) (Charges fees.)
15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC
The Prose Poem: Prose Poetry (2 poems) (Charges fees.)
15 Oct 2026 22:59 UTC
The Prose Poem: Prose Poetry (3 poems) (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 03:59 UTC
Consequence: Poetry
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: Poetry
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 04:59 UTC
Dear Fear: Dear Fear Letters to Fear Foods - Poetry Entry (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 05:59 UTC
Red River Review Gold Star Program: Issue 78 (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Larina's Lit Lounge Gold Star Program: Poetry
16 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Dear Fear: Dear Fear Letters to Fear Foods - Hybrid Entry (Charges fees.)
16 Oct 2026 06:59 UTC
Dear Fear: Submission with Editorial Review (Charges fees.)
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
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Orion's Belt Gold Star Program: Poetry
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
Orion's Belt Gold Star Program: Translations
31 Oct 2026 23:59 UTC
The Alchemy Spoon Gold Star Program: Issue 20 'Numbers'

November 2026

01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Orison Books Open Reading Period: Anthology Proposals
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Glass Poetry Press: Poetry Chapbook Submissions
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Troublemaker Firestarter Gold Star Program: Theme: forever (volume 12)
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
AT WORK: Poetry Anthology Project (Sligo Creek Publishing) Gold Star Program: Poems about work (Charges fees.)
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
The Sam Hill! Review Gold Star Program: Historical Poetry
01 Nov 2026 03:59 UTC
Sapling Lit Gold Star Program: Issue 1
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Arcturus: Poetry
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: Poetry
01 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Prufer Poetry Prize (Pleiades: Literature in Context): Prufer Poetry Prize
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 | Other (Charges fees.)
01 Nov 2026 06:59 UTC
Tender Hearts Club Anthology Series (Feather Press): Tender Hearts Club: Volume Two (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: Poetry
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: Poetry (Charges fees.)
15 Nov 2026 23:59 UTC
Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Novelette length fiction, CNF, graphic novel (Charges fees.)
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
wildscape. literary journal Gold Star Program: Issue #9 (January 2027 Publication)
16 Nov 2026 04:59 UTC
Phosphorescent Lit: Issue 3: Fever (Poetry)
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.)
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 (POETRY)
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: Hope and encouragement short Poetry
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 07:59 UTC
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): Call for The Bimbo Anthology II
01 Dec 2026 07:59 UTC
Feather Press: Open Call for Poetry Manuscripts (Charges fees.)
01 Dec 2026 23:59 UTC
Radix Magazine Gold Star Program: Poetry - Radix Magazine Winter Issue 2026 (Charges fees.)
02 Dec 2026 04:59 UTC
Along the Eddyline: Winter 2027 (Charges fees.)
02 Dec 2026 05:59 UTC
The Turning Leaf Journal Gold Star Program: V4.1 Poetry Submission
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: Poetry
31 Dec 2026 07:59 UTC
Macrame Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Poetry
31 Dec 2026 22:59 UTC
Double Dutch Magazine Gold Star Program: Poetry for our 8th issue, March 2027

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
William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition: William Carlos Williams MED STUDENT Competition (Charges fees.)
01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
William Carlos Williams Poetry Competition: William Carlos Williams PHYSICIAN Competition (Charges fees.)
01 Jan 2027 04:59 UTC
Tandem Literary Magazine: Issue 1 (Charges fees.)
01 Jan 2027 05:59 UTC
The Dribble Drabble Review Gold Star Program: Issue XIII (Winter '27) (Charges fees.)
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
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
Lefty Blondie Press Editors' Choice Broadside Series: Standalone Short Poems (20 lines or less)
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

February 2027

01 Feb 2027 02:59 UTC
Unbordered Gold Star Program: Issue Six: Seasons
02 Feb 2027 05:59 UTC
Prairie Soul Poetry Prize (FarmGirl Press): 2027 Prairie Soul Poetry Prize (Charges fees.)
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
Bass Clef Books: General Submissions (Charges fees.)
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
16 Mar 2027 03:59 UTC
The Massachusetts Poetry Festival First Poem Contest (Mass Poetry): Regular Submission (Charges fees.)
16 Mar 2027 03:59 UTC
The Massachusetts Poetry Festival First Poem Contest (Mass Poetry): Student and Fee-Free Submission

April 2027

01 Apr 2027 03:59 UTC
For the Record (Northern INK Publishing): For The Record (Charges fees.)
02 Apr 2027 03:59 UTC
Still Point Arts Quarterly (Shanti Arts LLC): Fabric and Fashion: Narratives—Writing Submission

August 2027

31 Aug 2027 14:29 UTC
The Chrysalis BREW Project (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: BREW Poetry Award 2027

No Deadline

The 2026 Bougainvillea Poetry Prize (FlowerSong Press): The 2026 Bougainvillea Poetry Prize (Charges fees.)
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
The Aftershock Review: Issue Five - The Aftershock Review (Charges fees.)
American Religion Journal: American Religion Creative Writing
The Anzaldúa Poetry Prize (FlowerSong Press): The Gloria Anzaldúa Poetry Prize (Charges fees.)
Baltimore Gothic Gold Star Program: Baltimore Gothic Online Submissions
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 Poetry Feedback 4 Poems (Charges fees.)
The Bimbo Book II (Purple Ink Press): The Bimbo Anthology II Poetry Feedback 1 Poem (Charges fees.)
The Bookish Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Bristol Noir Gold Star Program: Poetry (Charges fees.)
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 - Poetry
Broken Lens Journal Gold Star Program: Poetry
The Brussels Review Gold Star Program: Submission with editorial review (Charges fees.)
The Brussels Review Gold Star Program: Poetry (Charges fees.)
Call: Full-Length Poetry or Hybrid Manuscripts (Purple Ink Press): Call for Full-Length Poetry and Hybid Collections (Charges fees.)
Call: Full-Length Poetry or Hybrid Manuscripts (Purple Ink Press): Poetry Feedback Up to 4 poems (Charges fees.)
Call: Full-Length Poetry or Hybrid Manuscripts (Purple Ink Press): Poetry Feedback Longer Poems or Multiple poems (Charges fees.)
Consequence: Translations
Dead Man Publishing, LLC: Open Call -- Always Available
The Drop (Petrichor Art & Literary) Gold Star Program: Issue One
The Echo: Teen Art & Lit Mag Gold Star Program: Unthemed Echo Submissions
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.)
Grand Little Things: Poetry
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Fast Read All Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art (Charges fees.)
Grande Dame Literary & Art Journal Gold Star Program: Poetry (Charges fees.)
The Great Smokies Review Gold Star Program: GSWP Poetry Submissions
HALSEY Literary Reader (Fernwood Press) Gold Star Program: words & pictures
Humane HR Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Inaugural New England Poetry Prize (Mass Poetry): Submission from Presses (more than 10 books/year) (Charges fees.)
Inaugural New England Poetry Prize (Mass Poetry): Submission from Individuals (Charges fees.)
Inaugural New England Poetry Prize (Mass Poetry): Submissions from Presses (less than 10 books/year) (Charges fees.)
The Itch Lit: Poetry
January House Literary Journal Gold Star Program: Open Call - Poetry
Life and Legends (River Paw Press): Call for Book Reviews (Charges fees.)
Life and Legends (River Paw Press): Call for Interviews and Essays (Charges fees.)
Life and Legends (River Paw Press): Call for Poetry
Lycan Valley Press Publications (LVP Publications): BE THE BEAR - Female Only Anthology
Macabre Magazine Gold Star Program: Macabre Magazine Poetry
Mangrove Review Gold Star Program: Issue 23
The Markaz Review Gold Star Program: General Call For Submissions
Merion West Gold Star Program: Poetry
A Million Little Delights: Poetry
Norncrafts's Website: NornCrafts's Yarn Basket
One Fall Review Gold Star Program: Pro Wrestling Poetry
Paraselene Gold Star Program: Poetry (Free)
Paraselene Gold Star Program: Poetry (Expedited) (Charges fees.)
Paraselene Gold Star Program: Poetry (Editorial Feedback) (Charges fees.)
Paraselene Gold Star Program: Poetry (Close Reading and Feedback) (Charges fees.)
The Passionfruit Review (Passionfruit Lit) Gold Star Program: General Submissions
The Passionfruit Review (Passionfruit Lit) Gold Star Program: General Submissions (3-5 day response) (Charges fees.)
Poetry Collections (CafeLit): Poetry Collections
Poetry in Plain Sight (North Carolina Poetry Society): Poetry in Plain Sight (PIPS)
Poetry in Plain Sight (North Carolina Poetry Society): Poetry in Plain Sight (PIPS) - Non-Members (Charges fees.)
The Prose Poem: Ekphrastic Prose Poetry (for artist/writers)
Revista Letrare Gold Star Program: Poetry, fiction and nonfiction
Saint Katherine Review (St Katherine Review): Poetry
Salvation South Gold Star Program: Poetry
Shanti Arts Publishing (Shanti Arts LLC): Book Publishing—Manuscript Submission
Slant Books: Manuscript Submission (Charges fees.)
Spotlyts Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
UKindness Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
Ultramarine Literary Review Gold Star Program: Urban Poetry and Nostalgic Stories
The Wild Umbrella: Summer 2026 - Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Willows Wept Review: Poetry
The World's Best Magazine (OneTribune Media) Gold Star Program: General Call for Submissions
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