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Submit to Crannóg

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Crannóg welcomes general submissions of fiction & poetry Crannóg is published in March and September. Submissions will be open in the month of November for the March issue and in the month of May for the September issue. Submissions sent outside these times will not be read. If you have …

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The Malahat Review’s Open Season Awards 2025

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Our annual Open Season Awards accepts entries in poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction. The contest is open to Canadian and international writers anywhere in the world. Deadline: 11:59pm (PST) on November 1, 2025 The winner in each genre will receive a prize of CAD$2,000 and be published in the magazine's spring 2026 …

$35 – $45

Submit to The Stinging Fly

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‘The Stinging Fly is an essential part of the thriving ecosystem of Irish literary life. When people ask me how to break into publication I tell them to try there first. It is where the seeds of future writing careers are sown.’—Anne Enright Thank you to everyone who submitted work …

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Submit to Ploughshares

The Regular Reading Period is open! We welcome unsolicited submissions of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction during our Regular Reading Period, open from June 1 to November 15 at 12:00pm EST. Ploughshares is published four times a year: blended poetry and prose issues in the winter and spring, a prose issue in the summer, and …

$3.75

Submit to Yolk

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Yolk is a Montreal-based literary journal that publishes fiction, poetry, non-fiction, and visual arts in our print (Canadian citizens and residents of Canada) and digital (Canadian + international) publications. Our mandate is to publish fine work by established and emerging artists. We encourage submissions from all artists and writers, including those from marginalized communities and …

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The Fiddlehead’s 2025 Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem

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Good luck to all entrants. This year's contest deadline is December 1, 2025 (postmarked for mailed entries and 11:59 pm Pacific Time for Submittable entries). Douglas Walbourne-Gough Douglas Walbourne-Gough is a poet and mixed/adopted status member of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation from Elmastukwek (the Bay of Islands), Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland). His …

$35 – $50

The Capilano Review’s Fall Writing Contest

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The Capilano Review is pleased to invite submissions to our Fall 2025 Writing Contest, “Connective | Uncontainable,” guest-judged by Hari Alluri. Submissions are open November 11 – December 12, 2025. These are times—again, ongoing—in which so many of us are forced into existences and lives that harm us. And borders, their inherent falsity …

$25

Frontier Poetry — Family & Home Prize

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As the holiday season draws near, Frontier Poetry is delighted to announce the 2025 Family & Home Prize. Family—whether chosen or given—shapes us in ways both tender and tumultuous. It can be a source of origin, belonging, community, and culture, while also holding heartbreak, loss, and complexity. During the holidays, these bonds often …

$20

The 2025 Love & Eros Prize — Palette Poetry

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This contest is open from October 6, 2025 – December 7, 2025. Palette Poetry’s Love & Eros Prize is returning for its fourth run this fall! From October 6 to December 7, we welcome you to share your love poems that explore the many and varied iterations of love. From …

$20

Mslexia’s Women’s Poetry Competition

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Your Poems This competition is open to unpublished poems of any length, on any subject. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. Prizes 1st: £2,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 Unpublished Poet Prize* is an additional award for the best unpublished poem by an unpublished poet: £250. …

£10