Anthologies: Calls For Submissions

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A list of creative writing anthologies and calls for submissions. Each anthology or literary journal (print or online) has a particular theme and seeks a particular type of writing. See third-party websites or send any queries to the editors as needed. Advertisers are not affiliated with Writer's Relief. 

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Deadline:5/25/2012
Submit to:Getting Along with Grief. Send via attachment. Email Address
Theme:Life was good when Mom....
Type:Poetry, prose, or photography--no adult language
Publisher:See website
URL:Getting Along with Grief

Deadline:5/31/2012
Submit to:Fairy Tale Review. Send via email attachment. Email Address
Theme:The yellow issue: color bound to tradition and mysticism, danger and hope, oppression and excess.
Type:Poetry, fiction, essays, and drama
Publisher:See website
URL:Fairy Tale Review

Deadline:5/31/2012
Submit to:The Medulla Review. Email Address
Theme:Major Arcana
Type:Poetry and prose
Publisher:See website
URL:The Medulla Review

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Deadline:5/31/2012
Submit to:Tin House. PO Box 10500, Portland, OR 97210. Or send online. Online Form
Theme:Brooklyn and/or Portland writers
Type:Poetry (5 poems MAX), short stories, and essays (10,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Tin House

Deadline:5/31/2012
Submit to:Use Enough Gun. Online Form
Theme:Legends of the monster hunter
Type:Short stories (3,000 - 8,000 words MAX)
Publisher:Pill Hill Press
URL:Use Enough Gun

Deadline:6/1/2012
Submit to:Hayden's Ferry Review. Online Form
Theme:In the dark (see more details on the site)
Type:Poetry (6 poems MAX), short stories, and essays
Publisher:See website
URL:Hayden's Ferry Review

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Deadline:6/1/2012
Submit to:Lavender Review. Email Address
Theme:Gardens. MUST BE by, about, and for lesbians.
Type:Poetry (6 poems MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Lavender Review

Deadline:6/1/2012
Submit to:Prime Mincer Press. Online Form
Theme:The Man Date: Bromances—work that in some way comments on or deals with male friendships and relationships, and/or plays on the idea of the buddy story.
Type:Short stories (6,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:The Man Date: 15 Bromances

Deadline:6/1/2012
Submit to:Readers Write, The Sun, 107 N. Roberson Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Theme:Acts of Kindness
Type:Essays
Publisher:The Sun
URL:Readers Write


Deadline:6/1/2012
Submit to:ScissorTale Review. Send via email attachment. Email Address
Theme:Writers must be a college student in one of these states: Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming
Type:Poetry (3 poems MAX) or short stories (4,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:ScissorTale Review

Deadline:6/15/2012
Submit to:damselfly press. See different email addresses on their site for your genre.
Theme:Only female writers.
Type:Poetry (3 poems MAX), fiction (10 pages MAX), and nonfiction (7 pages MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:damselfly press

Deadline:6/15/2012
Submit to:Southern Ohio Anthology. Neil Carpathios, Shawnee State University, Dept. of English & Humanities, 940 Second Street, Portsmouth, OH 45661. Or send via email. Email Address
Theme:Mood, setting, or theme must be related to life in southern Ohio
Type:Poetry, short stories, and creative nonfiction.
Publisher:Email him Neil for information.


Deadline:6/15/2012
Submit to:Tao of Parenthood Anthology. Send via attachment. Email Address
Theme:Essays that addresses the issues of growing up Asian or raising Asian children.
Type:Personal essays (3,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Tao of Parenthood Anthology

Deadline:6/15/2012
Submit to:THE OXFORD AMERICAN, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Main 107 Conway, AR 72035
Theme:New south.
Type:Poetry (3 to 5 poems), fiction, and nonfiction
Publisher:See website
URL:The Oxford American

Deadline:6/16/2012
Submit to:Daily Flash 2013 Anthology. Online Form
Theme:Flash fiction. Query for exact deadline.
Type:Flash fiction (500 words MAX)
Publisher:Pill Hill Press
URL:Daily Flash Anthology

Deadline:6/16/2012
Submit to:Daily Frights 2013 Anthology. Online Form
Theme:Horror. Query for exact deadline.
Type:Flash fiction (500 words MAX)
Publisher:Pill Hill Press
URL:Daily Frights 2013 Anthology

Deadline:6/16/2012
Submit to:Delicious Delights. Online Form
Theme:Family recipes. Query for exact deadline.
Type:Family recipes
Publisher:Pill Hill Press
URL:Delicious Delight

Deadline:7/1/2012
Submit to:Easy to Love but Hard to Treat. Email Address
Theme:Seeking voices addressing treatment with traditional medicine, alternative or complementary approaches, mainstream and alternative therapies, technologies, gadgets, and other products.
Type:Essays
Publisher:DRT Press
URL:Easy to Love but Hard to Treat

Deadline:7/1/2012
Submit to:Literary Mama. See different email address on guidelines page below.
Theme:Desiring Motherhood
Type:Poetry (4 poems MAX), short stories (5,000 words), and essays (7,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Literary Mama

Deadline:7/1/2012
Submit to:THEMA, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747
Theme:A week and a day. (Indicate theme on first page of submission or in cover letter)
Type:Poetry (3 poems MAX) and short stories (6,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:THEMA

Deadline:8/1/2012
Submit to:5x5. Online Form
Theme:Outside.
Type:Poetry (5 poems, less than a page for each), flash fiction/nonfiction (500 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:5x5

Deadline:8/1/2012
Submit to:RATTLE, 12411 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604. Or send via email attachment (1 file) or pasted-in text. Email Address
Theme:Speculative (SF) poetry
Type:Poetry and essays on the theme of sci-fi
Publisher:See website
URL:Rattle
Submission guidelines

Deadline:8/1/2012
Submit to:Terrain.org. Online Form
Theme:Ruin and renewal. Work must show a clear relationship to the built and natural environments.
Type:Poetry, short stories, and nonfiction
Publisher:See website
URL:Terrain.org

Deadline:9/15/2012
Submit to:Persimmon Tree. Fleda Brown, Editor. Send via Word attachment.
Theme:ONLY women writers over 60, who live outside of the U.S.
Type:Poetry (3 poems MAX, 1 page per poem, 12-point font)
Publisher:See website
URL:Persimmon Tree

Deadline:12/1/2012
Submit to:Kartika Review. Online Form
Theme:Asian-American writers
Type:Poetry (2,500 words MAX), short stories, and creative nonfiction essays (7,500 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Kartika Review

Deadline:12/1/2012
Submit to:The Barefoot Review. Be sure you include the "rights statement" with your submission. Send via email attachment. Email Address
Theme:Writing to help those affected by serious health issues. See specifics on their guidelines page.
Type:Poetry (3 - 5 poems) and prose (1,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:The Barefoot Review

Deadline:12/21/2012
Submit to:Workers Write! Blue Cubicle Press, PO Box 250382, Plano, TX 75025-0382, or send via email. Email Address
Theme:Tales from the Concrete Highway
Type:Short stories (5,000 words MAX)
Publisher:See website
URL:Workers Write!

Deadline:12/31/2012
Submit to:*New Market* AEROGRAM. 3550 N River Rd, Freeland, MI 48623. See website for details. Questions to postgeneral@aerogram.org. Rolling deadlines.
Theme:Work must fit on postcard.
Type:Postcards (art, poetry, prose). Submission must be able to go through the mail, should have correct postage.
Publisher:See website
URL:AEROGRAM

Deadline:12/31/2012
Submit to:*New Market* Fortunates. Submit to email via pasted-in text. Include one-sentence bio. Rolling deadlines. Email Address
Theme:Published works will contrast and play with each other as the reader browses the site.
Type:Prose/poems under 3 lines, approx. 150 characters total (50 per line).
Publisher:See website
URL:Fortunates

Deadline:2/1/2013
Submit to:Star*Line. Subject line: S*L sub. Send via pasted-in text. Email Address
Theme:Science fiction/fantasy/horror
Type:Poetry (3 - 5 poems) and nonfiction on the sci-fi topic. They read year-round.
Publisher:See website
URL:Star*Line

A free list of calls for submissions to upcoming anthologies, compiled and updated regularly by Writer’s Relief. An anthology is a collection of short fiction (like short stories or flash fiction), short nonfiction (personal essays, reflections, and memoir), or poetry (free verse, rhyme, etc.). Most often, the selections in anthologies are joined by a common theme (such as motherhood, surviving cancer, or any other topic). Editors will often put out a call for submissions for their anthology. Sometimes the editor will already have a publisher lined up. Other times, the editor may wait to select works of creative writing for the anthology, then begin pitching a publisher. If you submit to an anthology that already has a publisher, you will have the security of knowing that your work will likely be published. If you submit to an anthology that does not have a publisher, you have less of a guarantee of publication. Some anthologies are scrapped before they are submitted to agents and editors, but some go on to do very well and sell many copies. Weigh your options before you submit. And never sign a publishing contract that will waive your rights unless you’re certain of publication. Consult a lawyer about contracts. We hope you enjoy our calls for submissions list for upcoming creative writing anthologies. Please feel free to share this list with your writer friends. These editors are waiting to receive your work!