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Authors Publish | Magazine for Creative Writers @authorspublish.com · 2d

#Writing calls & contests for #fiction, #nonfiction & #poetry paying up to $76,000.

#SubmissionCall themes include: Objection! Overruled!; #soilpunk; #haunt; no laughing matter; #HelenOfTroy; Walpurgis witcheries; rebels; #alien celebrations; lantern keepers.

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» 38 Themed Submission Calls and Contests for October 2025

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 1d

💭 To help inspire your entries for this year's National Poetry Competition, The Poetry Society will be releasing a series of prompts throughout the competition.

Today's prompt comes from Estelle Price, who was commended in the 2022 and 2024 National Poetry Competition. Thank you, Estelle!

Poetry prompt by Estelle Price: Sometimes we are forced to wait, for a parcel or phone call, but also for life-changing events - a daughter giving birth, a diagnosis. Time, and we, change in those moments. Think back to when you waited. Climb into that space, smell and taste it, describe its edges and corners. What did it feel like to stare out at the world?

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phoebe journal @phoebejournal.bsky.social · 1d

phoebe is still fee-free for marginalized writers through tomorrow, and our submissions are also open through tomorrow! October 8 is the last day to submit, so get your submissions in! ✨ #CallForSubmissions #phoebejournal

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · 1d

Submissions are still open for THE BODY ARCHIVE 🔪🩸

Think haunted anatomy, sentient scars, inherited monstrosity.

Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/submit…

~ SUBMISSIONS CLOSE OCT 15TH ~

https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit…

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · 11d

The first round of proofs have been sent out! Check your inboxes 📥

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ALT: a letter in an envelope with a pink heart on it

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · 19d

💀 We are still open for submissions until Oct 15 🔪🩸

We are ESPECIALLY looking for PHOTOGRAPHY & VISUAL ART pieces: we still need a spooky creation for our title page 👀

Please visit our website for more info!

#WritingCommunity #writerslift

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · 27d

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - THE BODY ARCHIVE 🪦🩸

We are especially looking for VISUAL ART and PHOTOGRAPHY submissions that unearth the horror of embodiment. Please check out our website for more information regarding the theme here:

cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 27d

Teachers & poet-educators, getting ready for National Poetry Day and looking for ideas? Join our poet-teacher network, Cloud Chamber, for a free online CPD session!

✨ Zoom
✨ 16 Sept, 4-5pm
✨ FREE
✨ Ideas for activities & resources on the NPD theme 'play'

bit.ly/CloudChamberPoetry

Text reading: Tuesday 16 September, 4-5pm, Zoom. Join The Poetry Society’s poet-teacher network for a free online CPD session on this year’s National Poetry Day theme, ‘Play’. We’ll share activities and resources you can use to explore the theme in the classroom. Free to attend, open to all teachers and poet-educators.
Email aboutus@poetrysociety.org.uk for the link.
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 27d

Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition (Fiction; pays) opened to fee-based fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Re-opening: Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition

Anthology Magazine Short Story Competition (Fiction; pays) opened to fee-based fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/contest/anthology-magazine-story-competition-31279 #amwriting

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beestung @beestung.bsky.social · 27d

"wormholes in the wood weaving wandering
ways through the rain.
a white shopping bag drifts through an azure
so pure it might be water, an aeronautic
cnidarian like my boyfriend’s dad believes"

—endwell

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One Poem by endwell – beestung

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 27d

sending out some responses for Issue 7.

my apologies for the form letters!

i do not prefer them but they help me stay on schedule. :/

if you'd like some of my thoughts on your piece, you can always just email me back, though my response might be slow i won't leave you hanging indefinitely.

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 27d

The editors of West Trade Review are looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived. We are seeking personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts, etc.

Details below:
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#writingcommunity

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 27d

BOOK NOW: National Poetry Day Open Mic - Play with headline set from Bradley Taylor! 2 October, 7:30pm - 9:30pm 🎤🎟️

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National Poetry Day Open Mic: Play – The Poetry Society

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 27d

We're sorry to report that we've had to close our 📫 Free POETRY Subs 📪 early this month due to overwhelming demand! We are busy reading all the amazing poems you submitted. And we don't want to keep anyone wanting too long for a response. 🕰️

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you!! ♡

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d h @deeholloway.bsky.social · Sep 2

delighted to add @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social to this thread; a gross piece of flash will be included in "The Body Archive" this October. subs are still open--send something! cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

The Body Archive — Cosmic Daffodil Journal

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West of Canon Press- Last Boy on Earth Out Now! @westofcanon.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Last Boy on Earth is still on sale this week at @rebelsatori.bsky.social - you won't find a better deal on the hard copy 💙 #queerspec #newreads #debutnovel #sff #specfic #mlm #gayreads

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The Last Boy on Earth

Uncover the magic of The Last Boy on Earth by West Ambrose. Join Julian and Vern on their profound journey to find each other. 🌊

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are looking for poems that perform Olympic feats with language that leave a reader in wonder while still alluding to the basic things that make us human.

Send us work that uniquely explores September’s theme of impermanence.

buff.ly/ZBgQzCP

#writingcommunity

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Sep 2

Heading back to school? We're wishing you luck! And what better way to get in the back to school spirit than with classroom centered pieces from the archive? 📖 Check out our BACK TO SCHOOL post on our blog, LIP SERVICE: buff.ly/yl5uROp

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · Sep 2

One week left for UK and EU readers to save lots of money on postage by selecting Saver Shipping at checkout! Get yourself a copy of First Kicking, Then Not, Issue 19, a felt pennant, or any other in-stock poetry, short story, or novella chapbook!

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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · Sep 2

Woohoo! Congrats and happy release day to @melissacuisine.bsky.social !

#EpistemicLitFamily

Cowboy Jamboree @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social · Sep 2

IT'S HERE!

ALL AND THEN NONE OF YOU by @melissacuisine is out today from CJ Press 🦋🕷️🐜🐞🔥:

www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/all-and-then...

All and Then None of You

ALL AND THEN NONE OF YOU Melissa Flores Anderson $14.99 from Cowboy Jamboree Press good grit lit. Take a road trip across California’s rural locales and well known landmarks with a cast of...

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SciFanSat Magazine @scifansat.bsky.social · Sep 2

Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for September’s #SciFanSat issue until 09.18.2025 at scifansat.com/landing.html!

Our theme this month is… SCHOOL!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts

SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! September’s theme is SCHOOL. The deadline for submissions is September 18th, 2025.

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Roanoke Review @roanokereview.bsky.social · Sep 2

Great response so far—we’d love to see more flash (fiction and non) and prose poems, but we’ll read whatever you’ve got ready!

Roanoke Review @roanokereview.bsky.social · Sep 1

We are back from summer hiatus and open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, flash, poetry, and more. We are excited to read your words! www.roanokereview.org/submit

Submit — Roanoke Review

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · Sep 2

The editors of West Trade Review seek creative nonfiction that engages with the ideas of mental health and mental wellness.

Submit today!

Details at the link below:

buff.ly/VY83b09

#writingcommunity

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Cosmic Daffodil Journal @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social · Sep 2

🖤 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS 🖤
🩸🔪 The Body Archive 💀

Is your skin a map or a mask? Show us where it hurts, and how it changes you.

More information can be found here: cosmic-daffodil.squarespace.com/body-archive

Submit here: duotrope.com/duosuma/subm...

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