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- 35 Magazines Seeking Literary Fiction, curated by @authorspublish.com These magazines accept literary fiction. Some also accept genre fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. authorspublish.com/35-magazines-accept… #litmags
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- Deadline Feb 22: Limnisa Short Story Competition for short stories of 500-1,500 words. Theme: "On This Land" by Mahmoud Darwish (reproduced on contest website). Fee is €10 (or £8.50) per story. Win a one-week Writers' Retreat in 2026 or 2027 at Limnisa. limnisa.com/competition-2026
- Deadline Apr 1: 25th annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. No fee. Submit one funny poem to win $2,000. $3,750 in total cash prizes. Submit published or unpublished work via Submittable: winningwriters.com/our-contests/wergle…
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- 40 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for February 2026, curated by @authorspublish.com "These are themed calls and contests for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry." authorspublish.com/40-themed-submissio…
- Sponsored > Novel-In-Progress Bookcamp & Writing Retreat June 21 - 27, 2026 3 Immersive Programs 2 Exciting Tracks 1 Incredible Week Learn more at novelbookcamp.org or email our director, Dave Rank, at director@novelbookcamp.org.
- Deadline Feb 26: Next Generation Short Story Awards Submit unpublished stories up to 5,000 words to win $500 and anthology publication. 30+ categories. Many smaller prizes. Fee: $25 per story for the first category entered and $20 for each additional category. shortstoryawards.com
- Open now: The 25th Annual Great Poetry Exchange at Poetry Super Highway Mail a printed copy of your poetry book and you'll receive a poetry book written or edited by another participant. poetrysuperhighway.com/psh/great_poetry_ex…
