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

The Bookish Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

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.)

CafeLit Gold Star Program

Ongoing submissions

The Carrier Bag

Issue 3: Eat or Be Eaten (Charges fees.)

Children's Books for ages 7-10 Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Children#s 7-10

Children's Picture Books for writer / illustrator teams Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Children's Picture Books

Children's Picture Books for writers Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Children's Picture Books - writers

Consequence

Fiction / The America Feature: Fiction / The Iran Feature: Translations / Translations

Cosmic Daffodil Journal Gold Star Program

MOSAIC

CrayfishMag

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

Decadent Stories for Decadent Times

A project of Rachilde & Co. Books
Decadent Story Anthology (Charges fees.)

DILIM Press incl. Anthology of Dark Fiction from the Philippine Diaspora Gold Star Program

2027 Christina Luz-Silva Literary Prize (Charges fees.) / Existing DILIM Authors / Open Submissions for Sirena's Song (Charges fees.) / Open Submissions for Under the Volcano (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 Drop Gold Star Program

A project of Petrichor Art & Literary
Issue One

The Echo: Teen Art & Lit Mag Gold Star Program

Exploration / Unthemed Echo Submissions

Emergent Reader Books for Children Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Texts up to 20,000 words

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

Fast track

Feisty Women - Fiction Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Feisty Women Fiction

Flash Fiction Collections Gold Star Program

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.)

FreeFall Magazine

Prose

The Garfield Lake Review

Spring 2027 Edition

Gavialidae

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

Generation Gap

Boomer: Why Worry? Issue 1 / Gen X: Why Worry? Issue 1 / Gen Z: Why Worry? Issue 1 / Millenial: Why Worry? Issue 1 / Silent Generation: Why worry? Issue 1

The Genre Society Gold Star Program

The Genre Society Issue 10: October 2026

The Gigas Testament Gold Star Program

A project of Ténèbres Éternelles
Theme: Your Darkest Nightmares

Glossy Planet Gold Star Program

Bad Medicine (Charges fees.) / Bad Medicine (with Editorial Commentary) (Charges fees.)

The Great Smokies Review Gold Star Program

GSWP Fiction Submissions

Hedge Apple Magazine

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

Hibiscus Magazine

Hibiscus

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

The Things We Bury

Incensepunk Magazine

Flash Fiction / Short Fiction

Independence Literary Review

"Healthcare and Healing" Folio / Fiction

Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine Gold Star Program

General Call

Ink & Consequences Gold Star Program

I & C Stories: 2027 Annual Publication Call / I & C Stories: Hijinks & (Mis)Fortune - March 2027 / I & C Stories: January 2027 Issue

Inkhorn Review Gold Star Program

Fiction / Micro Fiction

Instant Noodles Gold Star Program

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

Iron & Salt Press

Flash Fiction / Short Story

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

Special Issue: Indigenous People's Day

Literally Magazine Gold Star Program

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

Lycan Valley Press Publications

A project of LVP Publications
Horror, Thriller, Pulp Novella

Macabre Magazine Gold Star Program

Macabre Magazine Horror Short Fiction / Special Edition: Winter Holiday Ghost Stories

Macrame Literary Journal Gold Star Program

Fiction / Micro-Fiction

Mangrove Review Gold Star Program

Issue 23

The Markaz Review Gold Star Program

COMEDY / General Call For Submissions

The Markaz Review Literary Prizes Gold Star Program

The Markaz Literary Prizes (Charges fees.)

Merion West Gold Star Program

Call: Fiction and Short Stories

The Metaworker Literary Magazine

General Call for The Metaworker / Miscellaneous Call for The Metaworker

Micro & Art Call for The Metaworker Literary Magazine

Micro Call for The Metaworker

Midsummer Dream House Gold Star Program

Online Journal (Charges fees.)

Midwest Weird Gold Star Program

Let's Get Weird: Submit to Audio Literary Magazine

moocat.net Gold Star Program

Comedy Writing

Neither Fish Nor Foul Gold Star Program

Fiction (no theme)

Neon & Smoke Gold Star Program

Feedback: Fiction (Charges fees.) / Neon & Smoke | This Time Make it Smoky

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

The North Lit Review Gold Star Program

Winter 2026/27

Orion's Belt Gold Star Program

Flash Fiction / Micro Fiction / Translations

Patterns and The Break Anthology

A project of ManicWorld Magazine
Short Story (Charges fees.) / Up to three submissions (Poetry & Short Story) (Charges fees.)

The Quasar Review Gold Star Program

Issue 14

Radix Magazine Gold Star Program

Fiction (Charges fees.)

Rat Bag Lit Gold Star Program

Rat Feedback - The Unhinged Edition (Charges fees.) / Short Story - Paid Submission (Charges fees.) / Short Story: Skip the Line Fast Track Submission (Charges fees.)

Red River Review Gold Star Program

Issue 78 (Charges fees.)

Renascentia Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Renascentia

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

Sapling Lit Gold Star Program

Issue 1

SKUMMEL

24 Hour Response (Fiction/Poetry) (Charges fees.) / Flash Fiction (1 - 1000 Words) / Short Fiction (1000 – 3000 words) / Short Fiction (3000 – 5000 words) (Charges fees.) / SKUMMEL Scaries

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 / Meeting the Insurmountable—Writing Submission

Sunspot Literary Journal Gold Star Program

Flash, poetry, graphic novels, art (Charges fees.) / Long form fiction, CNF, poetry, graphic novel (Charges fees.) / Short stories, nonfiction (Charges fees.)

Tales

A project of The Writer's Workout
Theme: The Archives

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.)

TrashLight Press Gold Star Program

Website Submissions

Troublemaker Firestarter Gold Star Program

Theme: forever (volume 12)

UKindness Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Variety Pack Gold Star Program

Issue XV, Fall 2026 (Charges fees.)

Velox Books Gold Star Program

Horror Collections / Horror Novels

Walela Books Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Walela Books

whimperbang: journal of the arts

Poetry, Prose & Art: Issue 29 November 2026 (Charges fees.)

The Wild Umbrella

Summer 2026 - Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

wildscape. literary journal Gold Star Program

Issue #9 (January 2027 Publication)

Willows Wept Review

Prose

The World's Best Magazine Gold Star Program

A project of OneTribune Media
General Call for Submissions

Writing Teacher Gold Star Program

A project of CafeLit
Writing teacher

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