Contest: ‘Looking for Love’ Fiction Contest
Quirk Books is an independent book publisher based in Philadelphia and they are currently accepting submissions for novel-length manuscripts (at least 50,000 words) featuring fresh, fun and unconventional love stories. Boy meets girl. Girl meets girl. Girl meets shark. Shark meets pirate. Anything goes! Wait, except no vampires. First prize is $10,000 and publication by Quirk Books. The contest deadline is October 1st, 2012. Check them out here for contest rules and to download the entry form. Did I mention no vampires?
Call for Submission: ‘Love Me, Love My Belly’
Have you ever wanted to write about your differences, your scars or even your wobbly bits? Love Me, Love My Belly (LMLMB) is an annual print zine dedicated to the acceptance of self and imperfection as beauty. They are currently accepting anything from non-fiction, poetry, flash fiction and art. Their deadline for submissions is September 1st, 2013. For more information, visit their website here.
Call for Poems: Issue #7, ‘East’
Aesthetix is a unique poetry journal that asks writers to use a single title per issue. They are currently seeking poems entitled, ‘East’. They are looking to publish poems from a wide range of voices, including poems from new and established writers. They especially welcome long poems, poems by children, and poems by non-poets. The deadline for submissions is November 1st, 2013. For more information, check them out here.
Call for Submission: ‘Voicewalks: A Creative Exploration of Inner Speech’
StepAway Magazine is an online literary magazine that aims to encourage all writers to walk in the city and record what they see, hear and feel. They are seeking to publish a special issue dedicated to the creative exploration of inner speech and voice-hearing experiences within the context of walking in the city. They are welcoming any submissions of poetry, prose and nonfiction from writers of any background by both voice-hearing and writers who creatively imagine hearing voices. The deadline for submissions is August 1st, 2013. For more information, check out their website here.