Magazine Stand :: The Fiddlehead - Spring 2026 Featuring annual poetry prize winner as well as new poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, and reviews with sample works available online.

The Fiddlehead Spring 2026 features their annual poetry contest winner as well as new fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and reviews. This issue is available for single copy purchase or by subscription with sample works online.

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Read ALOCASIA: A Journal of Queer Planty Writing! ALOCASIA publishes queer creative writing about plants, nature, and horticulture. Submit your work or explore their garden of fierce, celebratory voices.

Queer writers: grow your work in the ALOCASIA garden! 🌿 They want your fierce, erotic, or anti-colonial poems and prose about plants and horticulture. Whether you're emerging or established, get wild.

Deadline: Rolling

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$2,000 Prize + Publication New Letters invites you to submit a short story, essay, or poems to the 2026 New Letters Literary Awards. Winners receive $2,000!

Got a masterpiece? 🏆 Submit your best stories, essays, or poems to the New Letters Literary Awards. Winners in each genre get $2,000 and publication! All entries are considered for the journal. $24 fee.

Deadline: May 18

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Magazine1 Seeks Submissions for Issue Six! Magazine1 seeks submissions for Issue Six, due July 1, 2026. Send unconventional prose and poetry, plus submissions to the flash prose contest (500 words, theme: “heat”).

Dust off the prose under your bed! Magazine1 wants your most "bothersome," misunderstood work for Issue Six. Plus: Enter the "Heat" flash contest (max 500 words) judged by Aimee Nezhukumatathil!

Deadline: July 1

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Happy Monday! The latest edition of the NewPages Newsletter is now available highlighting indie bookstore day this Saturday, reading recommendations, new #litmag releases, a dose of inspiration, & 120+ submission opportunities.

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Editor's Choice :: Champions of Innocence 'Champions of Innocence' presents real stories from innocence movement exposing wrongful convictions and highlighting the fight for justice.

Editor's Choice: 'Champions of Innocence: Inside the Fight Against Wrongful Convictions' edited by Saul Kassin, introduction by John Grisham, with 24 powerful voices from the frontlines of justice.

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10th Annual Taos Writers Conference with Keynote Speaker, Alexandra Fuller Join SOMOS for the 10th Annual Taos Writers Conference, July 24-26, 2026. Featuring keynote Alexandra Fuller and 20+ workshops in fiction, poetry, and memoir. Register by June 1 for early bird rates!

Mark your calendar! The 10th Annual Taos Writers Conference is happening July 24–26 & the lineup is exciting. Keynote Alexandra Fuller leads a faculty that includes Connie Josefs, Valerie Martinez, Juan Morales, Allegra Huston, Sean Murphy, and Kristina Marie Darling.

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Changing Skies Vol. 5 - Call for Submissions Submit climate‑focused writing to Changing Skies Vol. V. Free submissions, considered for print, online, and podcast features. AI work not accepted.

If your writing grapples with climate—its weight, its urgency, its grief or its hope—Hindsight Journal wants to read it. They're collecting submissions for Changing Skies V.

Free to submit, open to all written forms. Note: they do not accept AI-generated work.

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Enter Your Best Work to Win up to $400! Submit fiction, nonfiction, or poetry to the 2026 Flying South Contest. Win up to $400, with publication for all finalists. Deadline: May 31, 2026.

Three genres, three chances to win. The Flying South contest is open through May 31 for fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry & they're giving out $400 for first place in each genre. $25 fee.

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Press Pause’s Beautiful Pause Prize is Open for Nonfiction Submit nonfiction manuscripts or pitches for the 2026 Beautiful Pause Prize. $1,000 award plus publication. Runner‑up receives $500 and print feature.

Nonfiction writers, the Beautiful Pause Prize wants what's in your heart. The prize: $1,000 & book publication. Submit by May 1. If you've been working on something true and meaningful, this feels like the right home for it.

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Fourth Annual Changing Light Prize Novel in Verse from Livingston Press Submit by May 25, 2026 for Livingston Press’s Changing Light Prize, awarded to a novel-in-verse manuscript. No entry fee.

Working on a novel-in-verse? Livingston Press wants to see it. Their Changing Light Prize is open through May 25 & there's no fee!

Send completed manuscript via email. That's it. No hoops, no fees, just your work. If you've been sitting on a novel-in-verse, now's the time.

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Where to Submit Roundup: April 17, 2026 Swing by the NewPages Blog and dive into 100+ submission opportunities in our weekly roundup for April 17, 2026

Happy Friday! #Writers, swing over to the blog to dive into 120+ places to submit your work.

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2027 Press 53 Award for Poetry Submit your unpublished poetry manuscript to the 2027 Press 53 Award for Poetry for a chance to win $1,000, publication, and 53 author copies.

You've got time on this one, but don't let that fool you into waiting too long. The Press 53 Award for Poetry is open through July 31. $1,000, publication, and 53 copies awarded for an outstanding unpublished poetry manuscript. $30 fee.

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When Silence is the Answer Explore the power of character presence and the self-indictment of speech. A creative writing prompt inspired by the climactic scene in Dangerous Beauty.

"I am standing."

Three words that carry more weight than a hundred-page defense. This week, we’re exploring how character presence—or the refusal to act—reveals the truth that language tries to hide.

Inspired by a haunting scene in from the 1998 film Dangerous Beauty.

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Jerboa Lit 250: Mini Writing Challenge Register for the Jerboa Lit 250 Mini Writing Challenge by April 24, 2026. Enter this $15 flash fiction contest for a chance to win $1,000 in prizes, including $500 for first place. Writers receive a prompt and have ~48 hours to craft 250 words.

The 2026 Cow Creek Poetry Chapbook Prize from Pittsburg State University is open through May 15. Send poems that challenge and capture the imagination. Submit for a chance at $1,000 & 25 author copies. $15 entry fee.

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Jerboa Lit 250: Mini Writing Challenge Register for the Jerboa Lit 250 Mini Writing Challenge by April 24, 2026. Enter this $15 flash fiction contest for a chance to win $1,000 in prizes, including $500 for first place. Writers receive a prompt and have ~48 hours to craft 250 words.

A prompt drops April 24 at 10pm CT & then you've got ~48 hours to write 250 words of flash fiction. Join @JerboaLit's Mini Writing Challenge by April 24 for a chance at $1,000 in prizes. Entry: $15.

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Lost Kite Editions Chapbook Prize Submit fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, hybrid, or multi-genre work to the 2026 Lost Kite Editions Chapbook Prize. $1,500 awarded.

The Lost Kite Editions Chapbook Prize is open through May 15! Any genre welcome—and Hanif Abdurraqib is selecting the winner. $1,500 + 20 copies + spring 2027 publication. Go submit. 🪁

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Independent Bookstores Support your local independent bookstore. The NewPages Guide features the best indie bookstores in the U.S. and Canada.

Writers, indie bookstores are your best friends. They champion local & debut authors, host readings & signings, & more.

This Indie Bookstore Day, find a store near you through the NewPages Indie Bookstore Guide & introduce yourself.

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$500 Prize for Poet Hunt 31, judged by Nandi Comer Enter The MacGuffin’s Poet Hunt 31 for a chance at $500 and publication. Judged by Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer. Deadline June 15, 2026.

Join the hunt, #poets! 🎤

Poet Hunt 31 is judged by Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer and awards $500 + publication. Up to 5 poems for $15. Deadline: June 15.

Submit via Submittable or mail to The MacGuffin.

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Write, Explore, Transform in Crete 2026 Write, Explore, Transform in Crete 2026 takes place in International in September. Discover more writing conferences & literary events at NewPages.com.

Imagine workshopping your writing in a seaside village in Crete.

Join Dr. Hari Stefanakis & Hari Alluri for a writing retreat in Panormos Sept 30–Oct 5. Cultural immersion + guided creativity. Deadline to join: April 30!

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2026 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest Submit published or unpublished work to the 2026 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. $3,500 prizes for best story & essay.

$3,500 for your best story OR essay—plus $500 awarded to Honorable Mentions!

✍️ The 34th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid contest is open now. Published or unpublished work welcome, up to 6,000 words. $25 entry. Deadline: May 1!

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Submit to Thorn & Bloom Magazine on ‘The Body As Archive’ Thorn & Bloom Magazine seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and cross‑genre work for Issue 6, “The Body as Archive.” Free to submit.

What does your body remember?

💫 Thorn & Bloom Magazine's sixth edition explores the body as a living archive of memory, trauma & joy. Any genre welcome. Deadline: May 15! Free to submit.

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The April 2026 digital eLitPak Newsletter is hitting inboxes as we speak. Discover new call for submissions, writing contests, & an upcoming writing festival!

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$2,000 Prize + Publication New Letters invites you to submit a short story, essay, or poems to the 2026 New Letters Literary Awards. Winners receive $2,000!

$2,000 + publication? Yes please. 🏆 New Letters is accepting short stories, essays, & poetry for their annual Literary Awards. All entries considered for publication. Deadline: May 18! $24 fee.

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Read ALOCASIA: A Journal of Queer Planty Writing! ALOCASIA publishes queer creative writing about plants, nature, and horticulture. Submit your work or explore their garden of fierce, celebratory voices.

Your queer, planty, weird little heart has a home. 🌿 ALOCASIA publishes queer creative writing about plants, nature, & horticulture—traditional work AND the weird, erotic & anti-colonial. Rolling submissions. No reading fee + paying market.

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New Lit on the Block :: Marmalade Lit Marmalade Lit publishes global youth writing, amplifying diverse voices with poignant honesty in an accessible online platform.

Please help NewPages welcome Marmalade Lit! A new online biannual of poetry and prose amplifying the voices of writers ages 12-22 for readers of all ages.

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2026 Housatonic Book Awards Submit books published in 2025 to the 2026 Housatonic Book Awards. Open to fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Winners receive a $1,000 honorarium plus a $500 travel stipend.

Published a book in 2025? Win $1,000, a reading & master class, plus $500 travel + hotel by entering the Housatonic Book Awards. Genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry.

🗓️ Deadline: June 15, 2026

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International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition. Prize: $1000 and publication. Submit your manuscript to the 2027 International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition from Vine Leaves Press. Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: July 1, 2026.

🌍 International Voices in Creative Nonfiction

Not all true stories get told—but yours should. $1,000 + publication with Vine Leaves Press. Centering underrepresented voices worldwide. $28 fee.

🗓️ Deadline: July 1, 2026 (11:59 PM EEST)

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Calling all poet—Young dreamers and seasoned wordsmiths alike! Submit poetry to AEI’s Dancing Poetry Contest by April 15, 2026. Cash prizes, youth category, and winning poems staged as live dance performances.

💃📝 AEI Poetry Contest

Adult poets + Youth category! Cash prizes—and winning poems become live dance performances at CA’s Dancing Poetry Festival. Your words, on stage. There is a small fee.

🗓️ Deadline: Tomorrow, April 15, 2026

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Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry The Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry is open to submissions of book-length poetry manuscripts through April 15!

Agha Shahid Ali Prize in Poetry closes to entries tomorrow! Poets: submit your manuscript for a shot at $1,000 + publication with University of Utah Press & a public reading. Judge: Abigail Chabitnoy.

🗓️ Deadline: April 15, 2026 | 💵 Fee: $25

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