Accepting Submissions for Appalachian Story Seeking short stories in Appalachian ‘style,’ or about Appalachia, for anthology in print and ebook formats. 500-4000 words No fees, no payments. This agreement is for one time publication rights. You can submit stories previously published elsewhere. All rights revert to the author after publication. Rights will also include one time ebook publication. Deadline December 15, 2012 Send story, short...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – SAWMILL; Submissions are currently open for the January 2013 issue of SAWMILL, the web-based literary magazine from Typecast Publishing. For this issue, we will focus on FLASH FICTION, and interested authors should select one piece which they feel best represents their writing ability and style – authors submitting more than one story at a time will not be considered for publication (we have our reasons, we...

Scribophile.com is pleased to announce the Summer Solstice writing contest. This fee-free contest has a $50 first prize and a $25 second prize, and is for fiction of 2500 words or fewer.  Entries must fit into the Slipstream genre, blending mainstream fiction and sci-fi/fantasy genres, making the familiar strange by using sci-fi/fantasy elements. Contest deadline is June 30, 2012.   This contest is hosted by Scribophile–a friendly,...

Call for entries FEAST – PIDOT. Submit your work to be featured on the HESA inprint blog with a chance to be published in our monthly magazine. We are looking for creative people with a vision and voice to share their opinions, work and stories not for a pay check but for the love of creating. This months issue theme is “FEAST – PIDOT” if you feel like your work could be put in to this category we would love for you to...

Each month Switchback provides a prompt and we want you to send us your best work inspired by that prompt. Entries need only be inspired by the prompt, they do not need to incorporate the text directly. The winning entry as decided by our editors will be featured on Switchback. Contest submissions can be poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or even art but must be 500 words or under. Please send us only one submission per prompt and only previously...

The Quotable is a new quarterly literary magazine showcasing tomorrow’s quote-worthy authors. Each issue will appear online and in print and feature short stories, creative non-fiction, poetry and artwork based on a specific theme and quote.  The theme of our seventh issue is “Feast or Famine.” We’re seeking flash fiction, short fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry and original art & photography. Please see our...