Current Submission Opportunities for Fiction

A project of Purple Ink Press
Call for The Bimbo Anthology II / Call for The Bimbo Anthology II Fast Decision (Charges fees.) / The Bimbo Anthology II Prose Feedback <1000 Words (Charges fees.) / The Bimbo Anthology II Prose Feedback <5000 Words (Charges fees.)

BlinkerLit Gold Star Program

"Encouragement" themed Fiction, 1,500 words max / Hope themed Short FIction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Art

Bloodletter Magazine Gold Star Program

Issue Eight: Omen - General Submissions (Charges fees.) / Issue Eight: Omen - Submission with Feedback (Charges fees.)

Boiler House Press submissions

Manuscript submissions

The Bookish Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Brainchild Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of Furnace Run Press
Brainchild Magazine Spring 2027

Bright Flash Literary Review Gold Star Program

Flash and Short Fiction, Memoir, Rolling Submissions, No Theme

Bristol Futurist Gold Star Program

A project of Bristol Noir
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Flash Fiction (Charges fees.) / Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Stories (Charges fees.) / Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stories (Charges fees.)

Bristol Noir Gold Star Program

Flash Fiction (Charges fees.) / Sci-Fi & Fantasy Flash Fiction (Charges fees.) / Sci-Fi & Fantasy Short Stories (Charges fees.) / Sci-Fi & Fantasy Stories (Charges fees.) / Short Stories (Charges fees.) / Stories (Charges fees.)

Broad Ripple Review Gold Star Program

Open Reading Period - Fiction / Open Reading Period - Flash Fiction / Submission with Editorial Feedback (Charges fees.) / Volunteer: Join Our Editorial Team

The Brussels Review Gold Star Program

Fiction (Charges fees.) / Submission with editorial review (Charges fees.)

CafeLit

Ongoing submissions

Carolina Muse Literary & Arts Magazine Gold Star Program

Stories

Children's Books for ages 7-10

A project of CafeLit
Children#s 7-10

Children's Picture Books for writer / illustrator teams

A project of CafeLit
Children's Picture Books

Children's Picture Books for writers

A project of CafeLit
Children's Picture Books - writers

Consequence

Translations

Crab Apple Literary Gold Star Program

Fiction

CrayfishMag Gold Star Program

A project of Furnace Run Press
Issue Number Four : C R E A T U R E S

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

Editor's Submissions (only if requested) / Existing DILIM Authors / Open Submissions for Under the Volcano

Dinah Marshall Backhouse Prize for Short Fiction

A project of Backhouse Press
Short Story Contest (1000-5000 words) (Charges fees.)

The Dribble Drabble Review Gold Star Program

Issue XIII (Winter '27) (Charges fees.)

The Drift & Dribble Miscellany Gold Star Program

Open Call (Charges fees.)

The Echo: Teen Art & Lit Mag Gold Star Program

Unthemed Echo Submissions

Emergent Reader Books for Children

A project of CafeLit
Texts up to 20,000 words

Fast track for authors published by Bridge House, Chapletown and CafeLit

Fast track

Feisty Women - Fiction

A project of CafeLit
Feisty Women Fiction

Fiction Potluck Contest Gold Star Program

A project of The Writer's Workout
26-Q4: A Special Place

Flash Fiction Gold Star Program

A project of The Writer's Workout
Flash Fiction

Flash Fiction Collections

A project of CafeLit
Flash Fiction Collections Open Call

Flash Phantoms Gold Star Program

Horror stories of 100 words in English / Horror stories of up to 1,000 words in English

Flash the Court Gold Star Program

Now Open! (Charges fees.)

Flying South Contest

A project of Winston-Salem Writers
Members Winston-Salem Writers (Charges fees.) / NON Members Winston-Salem Writers (Charges fees.)

The Forgotten

The Forgotten. Issue IV. Winter 2026.

Frost Zone Stories Gold Star Program

A project of Frost Zone Press
Short Stories

Gavialidae

Fiction and Nonfiction (Charges fees.) / Poetry and Flash Fiction (Charges fees.)

Generation Gap

Boomer: Issue 2. Nostalgia / Gen X: Issue 2. Nostalgia / Gen Z: Issue 2. Nostalgia / Millenial: Issue 2. Nostalgia / Silent Generation: Issue 2. Nostalgia

Generativity Lit Mag

Roots and Wings: Adult (18+) Fiction (Charges fees.) / Roots and Wings: Children (Ages 8-17) Fiction (Charges fees.)

The Gigas Testament Gold Star Program

A project of Ténèbres Éternelles
Theme: Your Darkest Nightmares

The Gilded Weathervane

A project of FarmGirl Press
Spring 2027 Issue

The Great Smokies Review Gold Star Program

GSWP Fiction Submissions

Grimly Dinge Gold Star Program

A project of Dickinson Publishing Group
Open Call

Headlight Anthology

Issue 28 - FICTION

Hedge Apple Magazine

A project of Hedge Apple: The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College
General Submissions 2026-27

History Through Fiction Press Gold Star Program

History Through Fiction and our Imprints

History Through Fiction Short Stories Gold Star Program

A project of History Through Fiction Press
Short Stories (Charges fees.)

House of Long Shadows Gold Star Program

Gothic Fiction

Humane HR Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Hushmarrow Press Gold Star Program

The Things We Bury

Incensepunk Magazine

Flash Fiction / Short Fiction

Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program

I & C Stories: 2027 Annual Publication Call

Ink Nest Poetry

January '27 issue - Poetry, Fiction, Visual Art

Inkhorn Review Gold Star Program

Micro Fiction (Charges fees.) / Open Prose (Charges fees.)

Instant Noodles Gold Star Program

A project of Current Words Publishing
Volume 6, Issue 3: Author's Choice!

Iron & Salt Press Gold Star Program

Flash Fiction / Short Story

The Itch Lit Gold Star Program

Fiction / The Itch | Micro Fiction & CNF | Under 400 Words / The Itch Prize | Haunted-October | Fiction (Charges fees.)

January House Literary Journal Gold Star Program

Open Call - Prose

The Jitney

A project of Jitney Books
The 2nd New Voices Fiction Award (Charges fees.)

Jitney Books

The 2nd New Voices Fiction Award (Charges fees.)

Larina's Lit Lounge Gold Star Program

Fiction

Limit Experience Journal

A project of Limit Experience Magazine
Dreams and Demons (Charges fees.) / Sexual Congruency and the Wilds Within (Charges fees.)

Literally Literary Anthology

2027 Submission Call (Charges fees.)

Literally Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of Literally Literary Magazine
Fiction (Charges fees.)

Loblolly Press Gold Star Program

Open Submissions for Writers of Color

Luna Station Quarterly

Issue 069

Lycan Valley Press Publications

A project of LVP Publications
BE THE BEAR - Female Rage Anthology / Horror, Thriller, Pulp Novella / Quantum Corsets Queer Fiction

Macabre Magazine Gold Star Program

Macabre Magazine Horror Short Fiction

Macrame Literary Journal Gold Star Program

Fiction / Micro-Fiction

Mangrove Review

Issue 23

ManicWorld Magazine

Poetry & Short Stories

Manuscript Submission (Canada)

A project of Metatron Press
2026 Open Reading Period — Full Manuscripts

The Markaz Review Gold Star Program

General Call For Submissions / MIS/TRANSLATION

The Markaz Review Literary Prizes Gold Star Program

The Markaz Literary Prizes (Charges fees.)

Meat for Tea: The Valley Review

"Time" (Charges fees.)

MEMEZINE Gold Star Program

EXPEDITED - Winter 2026 Issue ($5) (Charges fees.) / Winter Issue 2027

Merion West Gold Star Program

Call: Fiction and Short Stories

Midsummer Dream House Gold Star Program

Internet Angelz - Horror [Fiction] (Charges fees.) / Online Journal (Charges fees.)

Midwest Weird Gold Star Program

Let's Get Weird: Submit to Audio Literary Magazine

A Million Little Delights Gold Star Program

Cozy Flash Fiction

moocat.net Gold Star Program

Comedy Writing

Nachtljocht Gold Star Program

Fiction & Short Plays (Charges fees.)

Neon & Smoke Gold Star Program

Annual Love Issue / Feedback: Fiction (Charges fees.)

The New Voices Fiction Award

A project of Jitney Books
The 2nd New Voices Fiction Award (Charges fees.)

Norncrafts's Website

NornCrafts's Yarn Basket

OFIC Magazine

Spring Issue

Orion's Belt Gold Star Program

Flash Fiction / Micro Fiction / Translations

Orison Books Open Reading Period

Anthology Proposals / Fiction

Phosphorescent Lit

Issue 3: Fever (Prose)

The Plentitudes

2027 Plentitudes Prizes for Fiction (Charges fees.) / 2027 Plentitudes Prizes in Flash (Charges fees.)

The Quasar Review Gold Star Program

Issue 15

Radix Magazine Gold Star Program

Fiction (Charges fees.)

Raw Blood and Nerve Gold Star Program

A project of Dickinson Publishing Group
Issue #3

Renascentia

A project of CafeLit
Renascentia

Revista Letrare Gold Star Program

Poetry, fiction and nonfiction

Saint Katherine Review

A project of St Katherine Review
Fiction

Salvation South Gold Star Program

Fiction / Video/film: short narratives / Visual essays

The Sam Hill! Review Gold Star Program

Historical Fiction

Sandpiper Review

Issue 6

Sapling Lit Gold Star Program

Issue 1

Sci Phi Journal Gold Star Program

General Call for Submissions

The Scop: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine for King's College Gold Star Program

The Scop: Issue 87 (Spring 2027)

Skylar: An Exquisite Corpse

A project of Lover's Eye Press
Skylar: An Exquisite Corpse

Slant Books

Manuscript Submission (Charges fees.)

Spotlyts Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Still Point Arts Quarterly

A project of Shanti Arts LLC
Fabric and Fashion: Narratives—Writing Submission / Inspired by Art: Cassatt & Benson—Submission

Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program

Flash, poetry, graphic novels, art (Charges fees.) / Long form fiction, CNF, poetry, graphic novel (Charges fees.) / Novelette length fiction, CNF, graphic novel (Charges fees.) / Novella-length fiction, CNF, or graphic novel (Charges fees.) / Short stories, nonfiction (Charges fees.) / Supernova: very long fiction, CNF, graphic novel (Charges fees.)

Tainted Glass Press Gold Star Program

General Call

Tandem Literary Magazine

Issue 1 (Charges fees.)

Thriller Magazine Gold Star Program

February 2027 Issue (Charges fees.)

Thriller Magazine Press - Novel Submissions Gold Star Program

Thriller Magazine Press - Novel Submissions (Charges fees.)

TrashLight Press Gold Star Program

Website Submissions

Troublemaker Firestarter Gold Star Program

Theme: forever (volume 12)

Twelve Winters Journal

A project of Twelve Winters Press
Twelve Winters Journal (Charges fees.)

UKindness Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Ultramarine Literary Review Gold Star Program

Urban Poetry and Nostalgic Stories

Unbound Ink Literary Magazine Gold Star Program

Issue 2

Up North Literary Journal

General Submissions (Poetry & Prose) / High School Submissions

Velox Books Gold Star Program

Horror Collections / Horror Novels

Walela Books

A project of CafeLit
Walela Books

WayWords Literary Journal Gold Star Program

A project of The Writer's Workout
Issue 25: theme of city (FICTION)

wildscape. literary journal Gold Star Program

Issue #9 (January 2027 Publication)

The World's Best Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Writing Teacher

A project of CafeLit
Writing teacher

Y2K Quarterly

Y2K Quarterly Issue 12

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