AJN, the American Journal of Nursing (circ. 120,000), seeks poems, “flash” fiction, and visual art related to health or health care for its Art of Nursing department. Authors need not be health care professionals. Original perspectives and clear, unsentimental writing are preferred; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Query Art of Nursing coordinator before submitting (use “Art of Nursing” in subject line): sylvia.foley@wolterskluwer.com.
AJN, the American Journal of Nursing, seeks personal essays (850-word limit) describing experiences related to health and health care for its monthly Reflections department. Authors do not have to be health care professionals. We prefer clear writing with strong details and vivid characterization; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Go to this website for guidelines and examples: http://edmgr.ovid.com/ajn/accounts/authorguidelinesreflections.doc, or query the Reflections coordinator Madeleine Mysko: mmysko@comcast.net.
ANNOUNCING Freshwater’s 16th annual issue. We seek only original poetry. Poets may submit up to five unpublished poems by December 15; please note if sending simultaneous submissions. Payment: 2 copies. Please visit our website for full details: www.asnuntuck.edu/about/submit-freshwater, or contact us at freshwater@acc.commnet.edu.
BLUELINE SEEKS poems, stories, and essays about the Adirondacks and regions similar in geography and spirit, focusing on nature’s shaping influence. Creative nonfiction about the region’s literature or culture is welcome. Submission period July through November. Decisions mid-February. Payment in copies. No simultaneous submissions. Electronic submissions encouraged, as Word files, to blueline@potsdam.edu. Please identify the work’s genre in the subject line. Further information available at www.bluelinemagadk.com.
BROAD STREET, a magazine of true stories, seeks beautifully written, compelling narratives that have the benefit of being nonfiction. Broad Street presents the best of literary journalism, creative nonfiction, photography, and illustration. No academic papers or pomposity, please; 5 words to 5,000. “A consistently lively and intelligent literary journal.”—Phillip Lopate. Upcoming themes: “Maps & Legends,” “Small Things,” and “Cured.” For details on subscriptions and submissions, visit broadstreetonline.org.
THE BROKEN PLATE wants submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and art. Reading period is September 1–October 31. Accepted works will appear in our annual spring issue. Check out our website for guidelines: http://thebrokenplate.org.
BRYANT LITERARY REVIEW, a journal of poetry and fiction, seeks quality submissions for its May 2015 issue. Work may be of any style or subject matter. See poetry samples at www.bryantliteraryreview.org. Deadline: December 1. Send submission with cover letter, brief bio, and SASE to: Bryant Literary Review, Faculty Suite F, Bryant University, Smithfield, RI 02917.
CHANGES IN LIFE monthly online newsletter is seeking personal essays from women of all ages. New writers are encouraged to submit their work. For details and submission guidelines, see www.changesinlife.com.
CHAUTAUQUA reading for the 2015 issue, themed “Privacy and Secrets,” the ways that we cultivate and protect our private lives and innermost selves. February 15–April 15 and August 15–November 15. Seeking poetry, flash fiction, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. Online entries considered for Editor’s Prizes of $500, $250, and $100. Visit www.ciweb.org/literary-journal.
CLOCKHOUSE, published in partnership with Goddard College, seeks submissions from emerging and established writers for its 2015 issue. The 2014 issue includes works by Beth Kephart, David Greenspan, Naomi Shihab Nye, Rinne Groff, Nancy Kricorian, among terrific new voices. Deadline: December 1. For submission guidelines and mission statement, visit www.clockhouse.net.
COLERE, an annual journal celebrating cultural exploration, welcomes thought-provoking fiction, poetry, essays, and artwork for its 14th issue. Please limit submissions to 8 poems or 20 pages on experiences abroad or at home. Deadline: January 15, 2015. Mail to Colere, Coe College, 1220 1st Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
CREATIVE NONFICTION MAGAZINE is seeking new essays for an upcoming issue dedicated to “Waiting” patiently or not, on tables or for Godot. Send your best work, 4,000 words or fewer. Deadline: September 22. Cash prize for best essay. Guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org/submit.
DUENDE “climbs up inside you, from the soles of the feet,” Lorca says. Duende is the online literary journal from the BFA in Writing Program at Goddard College. Our debut issue launches in October. Submissions reopen September 1 for prose, poetry, hybrid work, visual art, literary translation, and collaborations. www.duendeliterary.org.
EDGE LITERARY JOURNAL published annually by Tahoe Writers Works, seeks provocative fiction, nonfiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and art. Please send up to 6 poems or 5,000 words of prose during our reading period—September 1–November 15. Electronic submissions only. EDGE, Volume 8 guidelines at http://tahoewritersworks.com/EDGE-submissions.html.
EMRYS JOURNAL, published annually since 1984, accepts submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Submit at http://emrysjournal.submittable.com August 1–November 1; also, see www.emrys.org/blog/emrys-journal/submission-guidelines.
THE EVENING STREET REVIEW is centered on the belief that all men and women are created equal. Reads poetry/prose submissions year-round. Replies in 3 months or less, sometimes includes comments. Send 4–6 poems or 1–2 prose pieces. 7652 Sawmill Rd., #352, Dublin, OH 43016 or editor@eveningstreetpress.com. For contests and guidelines: www.eveningstreetpress.com.
FICTION INTERNATIONAL call for submissions: fluids. For an issue on “Fluids,” Fiction International will read fiction, nonfiction & indeterminate prose between October 1, 2014 and February 15, 2015. To submit online or hard copy texts or visuals, go to fictioninternational.sdsu.edu/submit. Queries: hjaffe@mail.sdsu.edu.
FOURTH GENRE: Explorations in Nonfiction is now accepting submissions for the open reading period. Submissions must be postmarked between August 15 and November 30. Send submissions to: Laura Julier, Editor, Fourth Genre, 434 Farm Ln., Rm. 234, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1033. Detailed submission guidelines available at www.msupress.org.
FRONT RANGE REVIEW seeks literary short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction for its fifteenth annual issue. Our reading period is August 15–December 1. Send all correspondence to: Blair Oliver, Faculty Advisor, Front Range Review, FRCC, 4616 S. Shields, Ft. Collins, CO 80526. For guidelines, see www.frontrange.edu/frontrangereview.
GOT POEM? The odds are 999 to 1 against you that you can write a poem worth reading and remembering. Prove the odds wrong. Submit your poems by e-mail to The Great American Poetry Show. Simultaneous submissions and previously published are welcome. E-mail: larry@tgaps.com, website: www.tgaps.net.
HAWAII PACIFIC REVIEW seeks submissions of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Based at Hawaii Pacific University, HPR often features work from Hawaii and the Pacific region, but is interested in great writing from any place and on any subject. Details and links to our online submissions manager at hawaiipacificreview.org.
HOSPITAL DRIVE (www.hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu), an online journal of literature and the arts at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, publishes original creative work that examines themes of health, illness, and healing. The journal welcomes new voices. Poems, short fiction, personal essays, reviews, and photography and visual art (painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media) will be considered. To submit: http://hospitaldrive.med.virginia.edu/submit.html.
ISTHMUS, an independent literary review based in Seattle, seeks submissions in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from writers in the U.S. and abroad. We are a print journal published biannually. Translations welcome. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Visit our website for full guidelines and to submit online: www.isthmusreview.com.
KYSO FLASH (Knock-Your-Socks-Off Art and Literature), a tri-annual online journal, seeks to publish stunning artwork and memorable literature. Celebrates very short forms (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and hybrids), up to 1,000 words each. Pays 10–14 cents per word upon acceptance. Reading period: November 1–December 31, 2014. Guidelines at www.kysoflash.com.
MIRAMAR. Poetry & commentary; old school truth and beauty. Issue No. 2: Stern, Wakoski, Jarman, Wrigley, Fleda Brown, Malena Morling, Greg Pape, David Young, Killarney Clary, Luis Omar Salinas, Juan Felipe Herrera, Suzanne Lummis, William Stafford. Submissions February–August: 342 Oliver Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93109. Single copies, subscriptions: miramarmagazine.org.
MOUNT HOPE, a literary magazine publishing fiction, photography, nonfiction, graphic storytelling and poetry, welcomes submissions of original work for upcoming issues. We seek short stories or nonfiction up to 5,000 words, up to 4 poems per author, and graphic novel and photo portfolios of 5–12 images. We publish emerging authors side by side with such established writers as Margot Livesey, Steve Almond, Hester Kaplan, Howard Norman, Steven Church, and Moira Egan. See us online: www.mounthopemagazine.com.
MUD SEASON REVIEW is a community-led literary journal based in Vermont. We invite strong, deeply human work in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art for our inaugural issue and seek to celebrate the writers and artists behind the work. For guidelines, visit mudseasonreview.com.
ONLINE LIT MAG the prompt is seeking submissions of poetry, fiction, CNF, and more. All writing must be based on prompts or exercises; submissions must include the prompt they are based on. Each issue also highlights a new Editor’s Challenge. Accepts submissions year-round. See guidelines at www.promptlitmag.org.
PENTIMENTO, a literary magazine for the disability community, is seeking submissions of essays, poetry, short stories, art, and photography for the June 2015 issue. Submissions must be by an individual with a disability or a member of the disability community. For more information and to request a free issue, please visit www.pentimentomag.org.
PICAYUNE Literary Magazine accepts submissions September 15–December 15, annually, in short fiction (1,250 words), flash fiction (250 words), nonfiction/creative nonfiction (1,250 words), poetry (3 per submission), and black & white line art. Submit writing as .doc and art as .pdf. Information at: www.nmhu.edu or picayunemagazine@yahoo.com.
RATTLE SEEKS submissions in Japanese forms for the Spring 2015 issue: haiku, tanka, renga, haibun, etc. Translations welcome. Deadline: October 15. Send up to 4 pages of poetry and/or a relevant essay (plus SASE) to: Rattle, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. Online submissions accepted. E-mail: submissions@rattle.com. Website: www.rattle.com.
REFERENTIAL MAGAZINE is open for submissions of essays, fiction, and poetry. Referential Magazine is gorgeous, and was included in About.com’s list of “Eight Innovative Online Magazines.” Website: referentialmagazine.org.
RHINO. Eclectic annual journal of more than 38 years seeks poetry, flash fiction (750 words max), and poetry-in-translation that experiments, provokes and compels. More than 100 emerging and established writers showcased. Simultaneous submissions accepted. Founders’ Prize submissions September 1–October 31. For information, including submission guidelines, prize details, upcoming events, Editors’ Prize contest and Big Horn Blog, visit rhinopoetry.org.
RIVERRUN, Quincy University’s literary magazine published more or less annually since 1975, seeks eclectic submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Contributors will receive 2 complimentary copies of the issue. By January 15, 2015, please send submissions of no more than 2,500 words of prose or 3 poems to tressan@quincy.edu.
ROCKHURST REVIEW seeks lively material for 28th edition, Spring 2015. Submissions accepted September 15–January 15. Typed. SASE for acceptance. Maximum lengths for submissions: fiction/essay: 2,500 words; drama: 10 pages; poetry: 10 pages/5 poems; 5 b/w or color, glossy photographs. No return of materials. Send name, address, phone, e-mail, bio to Patricia Cleary Miller, Rockhurst Review, Rockhurst University, 1100 Rockhurst Rd., Kansas City, MO 64110. Or submit to rockhurstreview@hawks.rockhurst.edu in a Word document attachment or in e-mail body. In subject line put your name and the word Submission. eg., John Smith— “Submission.”
THE SARANAC REVIEW welcomes submissions from new and established writers for its Fall 2015 issue (#11). We are looking for fiction, including flash fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Our reading period begins August 1 and runs through May 15. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Please go to our website for complete, specific guidelines and to submit: www.saranacreview.com.
SEEMS considers unpublished poems (3–5), literary fiction, and creative nonfiction (5K words max of prose). Submissions in body of e-mail and “P,”“F”, or “CNF” in subject line to seems@lakeland.edu or, with SASE, to Karl Elder, Editor, Lakeland College, P.O. Box 359, Sheboygan, WI 53082. Website: www.seems.lakeland.edu.
SLAB wants your funkadelic writing: creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and text/image pieces. We love flash too. Reading period: August–December 1. All submissions read and touched by the human hand, not a bot among us. Samples & more info at www.slablitmag.org.
SLANT POETRY JOURNAL accepting submissions for Summer 2015 issue. Send up to 5 poems; include name, address, e-mail. No haiku, translations, previously published submissions. Response within 4 months of deadline. Published poets receive 1 copy. Deadline: November 15. Mail with SASE to James Fowler, Editor, Slant, University of Central Arkansas, P.O. Box 5063, Conway AR 72035.
SPANK THE CARP call for submissions. We’re looking for flash fiction, short stories, and poetry, including shape poetry. If your work is thought-provoking, sophisticated, yet not pretentious or obscure, we’re interested. For submission guidelines and more information visit www.spankthecarp.com.
SUBMIT EXCITING flash fiction or exquisite poetry to NEBO, Editor, Department of English, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR 72801. Payment in copy. Deadline: October 30.
THIRD WEDNESDAY Literary Arts Journal, seeks unpublished poems no more than 2 pages each, fiction to 1,500 words, and b&w artwork from experienced writers and artists. See: thirdwednesday.org. Send up to 5 poems, any form, any subject. We pay $3 per poem, story, and artwork/photography. Details of our annual poetry contest, deadline January 31, are available by e-mailing us. E-mail submissions only (no snail mail, please) to: submissions@thirdwednesday.org.
TOAD is an online journal run by Virginia Tech MFA students and alums. We are currently seeking exciting works of art, poetry, and flash fiction. We publish quarterly and read year-round. See the full submissions guidelines here: http://toadthejournal.com/submit.
TRANSFERENCE invites submissions of poetry translated into English from Arabic, Chinese, French, Old French, German, Classical Greek, Latin, or Japanese. Along with your translations, please submit a commentary on the translation process, addressing particular challenges posed by the text or specific translation choices. Submission period: September 1–February 28. Read Transference and submit up to 4 poems at http://scholarworks.wmich.edu/transference/. For more information write to lang_trans@wmich.edu.
WANTED! ORIGINAL POETRY poetry, short fiction, and CNF for Spring 2015 issue of Riverside City College’s MUSE. Simultaneous submissions OK; hard copies only. Mail up to 3 poems or 1 prose piece (1,500 words max), along with SASE and cover letter. Include contact details and short bio: Attn. Jo Scott-Coe, Editorial Advisor, Riverside City College, Department of English, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92506. Additional info: http://rccmuse.tumblr.com.
THE WRITER’S WORKSHOP REVIEW publishes the best in creative nonfiction, fiction, and interviews. Send us narrative nonfiction, personal essays, short stories, short shorts, as well as travel, food and wine, and writing with a strong narrative element. Submissions: kathleenglassburn@comcast.net. For more, contact nick@thewritersworkshop.net. Websites: www.thewritersworkshop.net, or www.thewritersworkshopreview.net.