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Journalists who wish to pitch reported stories or commentaries to The Atlantic’s website should reach out to the following news desks.Politics and National Securitypolitics@theatlantic.com Culture ...

We publish 2 issues per year and accept fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, visual art, and multimedia art by both uOttawa students and contributors from across the world.

Gordon Square Review, a publication of Literary Cleveland , holds two open reading periods each year: February 1 to March 31. Publication drops May 15.  August 1 to October 1. Publication drops...

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Update 9/1/2026: We are OPEN for submissions on the theme "human-shaped"Our next General Submission period will begin Oct 1, 2026.For the latest in our submission schedule, you can follow us on Patreo...

We Welcome Your Stories and Poems! We have many Chicken Soup for the Soul books in development and we frequently add new titles. If you have a great story…

Crooked Lane Books was founded in 2014 to publish the highest quality crime fiction titles in both print and electronic editions. We accept both agented and

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\\ OPEN CALL: We are accepting work for our inaugural issue from July 1st to September 30th. Send us your work! // INDIGO is a newly established, independent literary journal. We are looking for non-...

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Crooked Lane Books was founded in 2014 to publish the highest quality crime fiction titles in both print and electronic editions. We accept both agented and

Turner Publishing is currently accepting submissions of fiction and non-fiction manuscripts. Submissions can be made by agents or authors directly. Due to the volume of submissions received, we are un...

Unsolicited Manuscript Submission Guidelines Gibbs Smith does not accept paper submissions through the mail. All unsolicited queries, submissions, and correspondence will be via e-mail. Due to the num...

Page Street Publishing Co. — 125+ original titles a year in cooking, crafts, art, YA fiction, and horror. Distributed by Macmillan.

Inspired by the enduring magic of books, we cultivate and distribute exceptional publishing that is instantly recognizable for its spirit and creativity. Our collaborations spark the passions of adult...

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Call For Submissions | Flame Tree anthologies, short story collections and Flame Tree Press. Original and own voices, independent horror and suspense, science fiction and fantasy, crime and mystery.

Wrath-Bearing Tree was established by a small group of combat veterans in 2013 and has published all kinds of prose and poetry related to the topic of military service, violence, trauma, and resulting...

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Tint Journal is an online literary magazine dedicated to ESL or non-native English creative writing. Read and listen to innovative, tinted fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

The Awakenings Project is a grass-roots initiative in the Chicago suburbs, whose mission is to foster, advance, and support the creative efforts of artists with mental illnesses and/or addictions. In ...

Submission Status: Open through July 31st. What We Want Science fiction or SF-tinged literary fiction stories and novelettes ranging anywhere from 2,000 to 15,000 words. Although any science fictio…

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As a White author, I had to research how to write diverse characters respectfully. This post explains what I learned.

Albert Whitman & Company currently has an open submissions policy. We will read and review un-agented manuscripts and proposals for picture books, middle-grade fiction, and young adult novels. Please ...

Open Submissions Submission period: April 15 – June 15, 2026. Cracked Anvil Press is accepting submissions for it’s Off the Broken Path: Dark Tales of Enchanted Forests anthology–…

We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions, which is now open! This is the newest edition to our Beyond & Within series, to be edited by V. Castro!

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