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Chestnut Review Submissions

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Chestnut Review appears four times per year online and once per year in print in our annual anthology. We are drawn to beautiful language, resonant images, and we crave narrative. We enjoy a broad array of styles, but please read a few of our issues to get a sense of our lens. We publish …

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Exile Quarterly Submissions

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EXILE: The Literary Quarterly supports, encourages, and presents a vital and diverse arts ecology that enriches the reading and cultural experiences of our Canadian and international newsstand and subscription readers. EXILE publishes literary and speculative fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drama, translations, and a wide range of visual arts/artists, from across Canada and around …

$10

Vast Chasm Submissions

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The Basics Vast Chasm Magazine publishes bold work that explores the expansive human experience, including flash and short fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and other nonconforming work. We read year-round, on a rolling basis, for our quarterly online issues. Submissions are reviewed only through Submittable, where specific guidelines for each genre …

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Amsterdam Review Submissions

Online

The magazine accepts poetry (including translations), flash fiction, essays, and reviews. We also accept photography and other fine arts — all images in the magazine are original works. Please read our current issue to get an idea of the work we publish. Please follow the guidelines below based on the …

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Cagibi Submissions

Submittable

CAGIBI accepts and reads submissions year round through our submissions manager, provided by Submittable. This is for our online and print journal issues, and also for the Macaron Prize when those respective reading periods are open. There you will see guidelines specific to each category. Other general guidelines and answers to common questions are …

Fahmidan Journal Submissions

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Fahmidan Submissions  Fahmidan comes out four times a year online. Send us your thought-provoking existentialism, your phobias, your darkest moments.  Entrance us with your whimsical fantasy. Move us to tears with your truth in a world of suffering. Captivate and intrigue us with your hopes and dreams. A broad range …

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The Bangalore Review

Online

The Bangalore Review showcases poetry in English and translations. We are interested in poetry that is cutting edge, but also evocative and startling in its truth and storytelling capacities. We look forward to poetry that is fresh and gives beauty a dimension, poetry that has a cause and purpose. We …

$3

PRISM International

Submittable

PRISM International publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions, we receive each month, reply times range from 6 - 12 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: Rolling Deadline SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: We strongly encourage submissions …

$3

Pamenar Online Magazine

Note: No deadline We accept submissions of about 3-6 pages of poetry, prose or any hybrid formats. Our page limits are not super strict. We love seeing new and innovative works so if your piece is slightly longer we want to see it! We do not consider works that have …

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Call for Submissions: The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence

Online

The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence is now open! The Austin Clarke Prize in Literary Excellence serves to honour the memory of Austin Clarke (1934-2016). Clarke was, above all else, an exceptional writer, one who disrupted the expectations of what Canadian literature could and should become. His literary career …

$20

Poems from the Crowd Series: Vallum Magazine

Online

Guidelines Submissions are accepted from September 15, 2024 to January 15, 2025. There is no fee to submit your work. Submission Requirements Poem: Submit one poem with a maximum length of 40 lines. Format: Please include your poem and a short poet’s bio in a single PDF document. Email Subject: …

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Going to Mars with Nikki Giovanni & Fred Moten

Florida State University

The ‘Princess of Black Poetry’ Nikki Giovanni and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Fred Moten will bring their genius to Tallahassee for two days of musing about the future of Black artistic expression and activism, including a talk from Moten, a screening of the Sundance-winning GOING TO MARS: THE NIKKI GIOVANNI PROJECT …

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Self-Portrait of Translation: George McWhirter in Conversation

The Nest Festival House, 1398 Cartwright St 3rd Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia

Poet, translator, and teacher George McWhirter was Vancouver’s first Poet Laureate, and holds a startlingly impressive list of awards and honours since then, most recently as translator from Spanish of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize Winner, Self-Portrait in the Zone of Silence by Mexican novelist, activist, and journalist Homero Aridjis. In conversation with author …

$27

2024 CBC Massey Lectures: What I Mean to Say – Ian Williams

Koerner Hall Koerner Hall, 273 Bloor St. West, Toronto, Ontario

Enough small talk. Let’s get right to it: Why can’t we talk to each other anymore? What makes good communication? And how do we restore the lost art of conversation? In the 2024 CBC Massey Lectures, Giller Prize-winning novelist and poet Ian Williams wants to start a conversation about conversations. …

$25
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Hayden’s Ferry Review: Translations

Online

We are waiving our submission fee for Black and Indigenous writers. Please submit your translation pieces here. If you have questions concerning this policy, please email us. Translations submissions should be works translated into English from any other non-English language, and must include the original text along with the translated text. …

$3

The Malinda A. Markham Translation Prize: Deadline to Submit

Online

This translation prize honors the life and work of award-winning poet and translator Malinda A. Markham. The award is generously funded by Jennifer S. Epstein. $2000 and publication by Saturnalia Books Guidelines: –Manuscript must be a translation by a female translator of a female poet. Female is interpreted as anyone …

$25

Graywolf Press: Open Submission Period for Poetry in Translation

Graywolf Press is excited to offer an open submission period for contemporary poetry in translation. We are open to translations of poetry by living poets from any language, but we are especially eager to receive work from languages and countries of origin that are traditionally underrepresented in the literary landscape. We also …

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Job Opportunity: Director and Publisher, University of Alberta Press

University of Alberta 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB

Description This position is excluded from the bargaining unit. In accordance with the Handbook of Employment for Management and Professional Staff (Excluded), this full-time continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package that can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page and an annual salary range which will be commensurate with qualifications. Location - This …

2024 CBC Massey Lectures: Ian Williams

Online

In Ian Williams’ series of lectures, which he delivered across Canada this past fall, the award-winning author and poet explores what makes a good conversation, and how to connect with strangers even when you disagree with them — leaving space to maybe even change your mind. He also explains why …

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Poetry in Translation: Female Afghan Poets

Online

Calico Series Call for Submissions Poetry: Female Afghan Poets We’re spotlighting the uncompromising voices of female Afghan poets in an upcoming edition of the Calico Series. The call is open to poets living in Afghanistan and the diaspora, translated from any language, and written in any style. We’re especially eager …

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Draft Reading Series: Featuring Tolu Oloruntoba

Online

Draft Reading Series presents "An Archive of Care" November 22-24, 2024 Entirely on Zoom. What traces does care leave behind? Texts, images, scars, tears, belly-laughs, rituals, memories? For its 19th season, the Draft reading series has condensed our programming into a single weekend. Curators Kern Carter, Therese Estacion and Tyler Pennock …

$10 – $30

The Moth Poetry Prize: 2024 Deadline

Online

The Moth Poetry Prize is one of the biggest prizes in the world for a single unpublished poem. The prize is open to anyone, as long as the poem is previously unpublished, and each year it attracts thousands of entries from new and established poets from over 50 countries worldwide. …

£15
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Hayden’s Ferry Review: Translations

Online

We are waiving our submission fee for Black and Indigenous writers. Please submit your translation pieces here. If you have questions concerning this policy, please email us. Translations submissions should be works translated into English from any other non-English language, and must include the original text along with the translated text. …

$3

Call for Paid Interns: Civitella Ranieri in Italy

Civitella Ranieri Via Ursula Corning 1, Localitá Civitella Ranieri, Umbertide, PG

Civitella seeks candidates for our paid internship program for the 2025 residency season. Located in a 15th-century castle in Umbria, Italy, Civitella is a residency program for international writers, composers, and visual artists. Over the last thirty years, we have hosted more than 1,000 Fellows and Director’s Guests. Interns are …

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