Rhubarb Magazine, a publication of the Mennonite Literary Society in Canada, invites submissions of previously unpublished work in 3 genres–fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and also hybrid genres–for a special issue on American Mennonite Writing, guest edited by Ann Hostetler. Mennonite is broadly defined here as denoting some cultural or religious connection with Anabaptist thought and practice–either by virtue of birth...

The Hub City Writers Project is seeking submissions of personal essay/memoir (first-person, descriptive, reflective pieces) for a forthcoming book on the Upstate outdoors to be released in fall 2010. Works need to reference the Piedmont landscape of South Carolina in some way. Suggested topics include but are not limited to: birding, biking (mountain/road), climbing, fishing, hiking/camping, horseback riding, hunting, paddling....

Zugenruhe is now open for submissions of poetry. Zugenruhe is an online journal of international poetry, poetry of exile, and poetry of environmental memory. Please send 3-5 poems in an attachment to Zugenruhepoetry@yahoo.com for our inaugural issue. We are looking for your best work on global themes, poetry that is rooted in the particulars of place, and poems that explore nature and environmental issues in a global context.

Eudaimonia Poetry Review (epoetryreview.com) needs poems and photographs on the pursuit of happiness. Email submissions directly to poetryeditor@epoetryreview.com by August 15th. We are not able to pay at this time. Please visit epoetryreview.com for more information. Chapbook contest: $500 prize. Spring 2010 Chapbook Prize. Submit no more than 26 pages of original poetry by December 31, 2009. Include biography and acknowledgements. Reading...

www.newversenews.com THE NEW VERSE NEWS covers the news of the day with poems on issues, large and small, international and local. It relies on the submission of poems (especially those of a politically progressive bent) by writers from all over the world. The editors update the website every day or two with the best work received. What’s best? A genuinely poetic take on a very current and specific news story or event. See the website at...

Submissions of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, critical writing, book reviews, and editorials by new and established writers will be accepted through October 20, 2009.The journal is also interested in original artwork and photography. Please read our submission guidelines carefully as we take them very seriously (sylvanecho.net/journal/submission-guidelines/). We do accept simultaneous submissions. As with all literary journals, we have...