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Happy Friday! We at NewPages hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you're forgoing the Black Friday chaos, we are here to keep you occupied with 145 submission opportunities + a lil bit of haunting to inspire your work.
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Where to Submit Roundup: November 28, 2025
Dive into 145 submission opportunities in our weekly roundup for November 28, 2025. Plus, get haunted by Black Friday.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy Friday! We at NewPages hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. If you're forgoing the Black Friday chaos, we are here to keep you occupied with 145 submission opportunities + a lil bit of haunting to inspire your work.
#writingcommunity #writers
#writingcommunity #writers
Don't forget to work on writing and editing your stories, poems, and essays for entry to the annual swamp pink Prizes. The contest opens on January 1 & concludes on January 31. Winner in each genre receives $2,000 & publication. $20 entry fee.
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#writers #litmag #writingcontest
The swamp pink Prizes in Fiction, Poetry, & Nonfiction
The 2026 swamp pink Prizes will be open to fiction, essays, and poetry during the month of January. $20 fee. $2,000 awarded per genre.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Don't forget to work on writing and editing your stories, poems, and essays for entry to the annual swamp pink Prizes. The contest opens on January 1 & concludes on January 31. Winner in each genre receives $2,000 & publication. $20 entry fee.
#writers #litmag #writingcontest
#writers #litmag #writingcontest
Dive into Girls Right the World's annual issues featuring writing & art from girls & gender-expansive youths ages 14-21. Then consider submitting your own prose, poetry, and visual art by December 31 for Issue 10. No reading fee!
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#callforsubmissions
Call For Submissions From Girls Worldwide
Girls Right the World invites girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 14–21) to submit poetry, prose, or art by December 31, 2025.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Dive into Girls Right the World's annual issues featuring writing & art from girls & gender-expansive youths ages 14-21. Then consider submitting your own prose, poetry, and visual art by December 31 for Issue 10. No reading fee!
#callforsubmissions
#callforsubmissions
The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop sold out fast! But don't worry, the Erma Home Schooling opens for registration on December 5. This means you can livestream 5 inspiring keynote talks & 4 exclusive humor-writing workshops from the comfort of your couch!
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#writingconference @ebww.bsky.social
Erma Home Schooling
Erma Home Schooling takes place in Online in March. Discover more writing conferences & literary events at NewPages.com.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The 2026 Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop sold out fast! But don't worry, the Erma Home Schooling opens for registration on December 5. This means you can livestream 5 inspiring keynote talks & 4 exclusive humor-writing workshops from the comfort of your couch!
#writingconference @ebww.bsky.social
#writingconference @ebww.bsky.social
The William Saroyan International Prize for Writing honors authors with less than 3 books under their belt. $5,000 awarded to a book of fiction & nonfiction published between 2024 & 2025. $50 fee. Enter by January 30!
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#writers #bookaward
2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Submit by Jan 30, 2026 for the Saroyan Prize. $5,000 awards for fiction & nonfiction. Open to emerging writers with fewer than 3 published books.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The William Saroyan International Prize for Writing honors authors with less than 3 books under their belt. $5,000 awarded to a book of fiction & nonfiction published between 2024 & 2025. $50 fee. Enter by January 30!
#writers #bookaward
#writers #bookaward
Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the park! Have you written a poem about any aspect of baseball or softball? Send it to the National Baseball Poetry Festival. No fee to enter. Limit one poem per person. Deadline to enter is March 27 at 12PM ET.
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#poets #baseball #poetrycontest
National Baseball Poetry Festival Call for Submissions
Submit one baseball or softball-themed poem to the National Baseball Poetry Festival by March 27, 2026. Free entry.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Take me out to the ball game, take me out to the park! Have you written a poem about any aspect of baseball or softball? Send it to the National Baseball Poetry Festival. No fee to enter. Limit one poem per person. Deadline to enter is March 27 at 12PM ET.
#poets #baseball #poetrycontest
#poets #baseball #poetrycontest
Palooka has recently published work by Katherine Flynn, Eric Day, Ian Dooley, & Judith Skillman. They seek daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks from unsolicited submissions. Small reading fee. Open year-round.
#writers #callforsubmissions
#writers #callforsubmissions
Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Artwork, Photography
Palooka is a global literary magazine seeking bold voices and brave stories. Submit chapbooks, prose, poetry, artwork, photography, and comics year-round. Anonymous reading.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Palooka has recently published work by Katherine Flynn, Eric Day, Ian Dooley, & Judith Skillman. They seek daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks from unsolicited submissions. Small reading fee. Open year-round.
#writers #callforsubmissions
#writers #callforsubmissions
Nov 30 is the last day to submit unpublished poetry collections, flash fiction collections, or a combo of poetry & flash to the Vern Rutsala Book Prize from Cloudbank. Winner receives $1k, publication, & copies. Entry fee: $25.
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#writers #writingcontest
Vern Rutsala Book Prize Deadline Extended!
Submit 70–90 pages of poetry or flash fiction to the 2026 Vern Rutsala Book Contest. $1,000 prize, publication, and 50 author copies.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Nov 30 is the last day to submit unpublished poetry collections, flash fiction collections, or a combo of poetry & flash to the Vern Rutsala Book Prize from Cloudbank. Winner receives $1k, publication, & copies. Entry fee: $25.
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#writers #writingcontest
Mudfish 25 features the winner and runners up of their 18th poetry prize judged by Vijay Seshadri as well as many Mudfish favorites and artwork by Jack Pierson throughout.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Mudfish 25 features the winner and runners up of their 18th poetry prize judged by Vijay Seshadri as well as many Mudfish favorites and artwork by Jack Pierson throughout.
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#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity
Not ready to look back at what 2025 handed you in life? Write about the next 31 days instead. What’s one thing you want to finish, experience, or begin before the year closes?
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#Writers #AmWriting #InspirationPrompt
What Will My Reflection Show?: Writing Toward Insight and Renewal
Pause and reflect on 2025 with this year-in-review writing prompt. Explore moments of triumph, loss, and transformation—or set intentions for the month ahead.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Not ready to look back at what 2025 handed you in life? Write about the next 31 days instead. What’s one thing you want to finish, experience, or begin before the year closes?
#Writers #AmWriting #InspirationPrompt
#Writers #AmWriting #InspirationPrompt
The Writing Disorder Fall 2025 issue is now available for readers to enjoy new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews in an open-access online format. Read more at NewPages!
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#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity
Magazine Stand :: The Writing Disorder - Fall 2025
The Writing Disorder Fall 2025 features new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and a slew of great reviews of recently published works.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Writing Disorder Fall 2025 issue is now available for readers to enjoy new fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and reviews in an open-access online format. Read more at NewPages!
#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity
#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity
Riverside Community College's #litmag MUSE's general reading period is open to submissions! Send fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by January 31. No reading fee!
Their Spangler Award is also open to poems about a child or childhood. $5 fee. $200 prize & publication.
#callforsubmissions #writers
Their Spangler Award is also open to poems about a child or childhood. $5 fee. $200 prize & publication.
#callforsubmissions #writers
RCC MUSE Now Accepting Submissions & Spangler Poetry Award Entries
Submit poetry or prose to RCC MUSE by Jan 31, 2026 for the Spring 2025 edition + poetry submissions are open to $200 Spangler Award.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Riverside Community College's #litmag MUSE's general reading period is open to submissions! Send fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by January 31. No reading fee!
Their Spangler Award is also open to poems about a child or childhood. $5 fee. $200 prize & publication.
#callforsubmissions #writers
Their Spangler Award is also open to poems about a child or childhood. $5 fee. $200 prize & publication.
#callforsubmissions #writers
If you have self-published, indie-published, or university-published a book in English in the past 2 calendar years, consider entering it to the National Indie Excellence Awards. There is a fee. Cash prizes & sponsorship awards give across a variety of categories. Deadline: March 31.
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#bookawards
2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards
Submit your book to the 2026 National Indie Excellence© Awards and get recognized for excellence and distinction in self and independent publishing.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you have self-published, indie-published, or university-published a book in English in the past 2 calendar years, consider entering it to the National Indie Excellence Awards. There is a fee. Cash prizes & sponsorship awards give across a variety of categories. Deadline: March 31.
#bookawards
#bookawards
One month remains to polish your unpublished story collections to enter Press 53's Award for Short Fiction. $30 reading fee. Winner receives $1,000 cash advance, book publication, & 53 author copies. Enter by December 31.
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#writers #writingcontest
2026 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction
Enter the 2026 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction—open to short story collections. Winner receives publication and $1,000.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
One month remains to polish your unpublished story collections to enter Press 53's Award for Short Fiction. $30 reading fee. Winner receives $1,000 cash advance, book publication, & 53 author copies. Enter by December 31.
#writers #writingcontest
#writers #writingcontest
Happy Monday! Dive into new issues of lit mags, new book releases, & a prompt asking you to pause and reflect as the month ends. Plus, enjoy 136 submission opportunities & upcoming events! Plenty of November 30 deadlines.
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#literarycommunity #writers
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Happy Monday! Dive into new issues of lit mags, new book releases, & a prompt asking you to pause and reflect as the month ends. Plus, enjoy 136 submission opportunities & upcoming events! Plenty of November 30 deadlines.
#literarycommunity #writers
#literarycommunity #writers
Editor's Choice spotlights 'Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving' by Chavella T. Pittman, who offers scholars expert guidance, encouragement, and practical strategies drawn from decades of experience.
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#booknews #newreleases #academia #readingcommunity
Books Received - January 26, 2012 :: The NewPages Guide to Indie & University Presses
Discover Books Received - January 26, 2012 at the NewPages.com Guide to Independent and University Presses.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Editor's Choice spotlights 'Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color's Guide to Teaching and Thriving' by Chavella T. Pittman, who offers scholars expert guidance, encouragement, and practical strategies drawn from decades of experience.
#booknews #newreleases #academia #readingcommunity
#booknews #newreleases #academia #readingcommunity
Jami Macarty reviews 'all one in the end—/water' by Soham Patel, who offers readers poems as "lyrical sites where we think together about where we live and how we care for it and each other..."
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#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
Book Review :: all one in the end—/water by Soham Patel
Patel’s poems foster community, challenge capitalist perspectives, and use inventive forms to reimagine care and accountability.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Jami Macarty reviews 'all one in the end—/water' by Soham Patel, who offers readers poems as "lyrical sites where we think together about where we live and how we care for it and each other..."
#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
Jami Macarty reviews 'Stock' by Jennifer Bowering Delisle, in which "the poet seeks to expose the manipulative and biased undercurrents of stock images." Read more at NewPages!
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#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
Book Review :: Stock by Jennifer Bowering Delisle
Delisle uses stock imagery to critique clichéd narratives, gendered roles, digital artifice, and representation’s complexities.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Jami Macarty reviews 'Stock' by Jennifer Bowering Delisle, in which "the poet seeks to expose the manipulative and biased undercurrents of stock images." Read more at NewPages!
#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
#bookreviews #booknews #poetry #readingcommunity
This week’s creative challenge: “Talking Past Each Other.”
Write or create a piece where two people believe they’re aligned—but every word pulls them further apart. Misunderstandings can be hilarious, tense, or tragic. How will yours unfold?
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Write or create a piece where two people believe they’re aligned—but every word pulls them further apart. Misunderstandings can be hilarious, tense, or tragic. How will yours unfold?
#WritingPrompt #ArtPrompt #CreativeChallenge
Where to Submit Roundup: November 21, 2025
Happy Friday! Drop by the NewPages Blog to discover 130+ opportunities in our where to submit rouindup for March 21, 2025.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This week’s creative challenge: “Talking Past Each Other.”
Write or create a piece where two people believe they’re aligned—but every word pulls them further apart. Misunderstandings can be hilarious, tense, or tragic. How will yours unfold?
#WritingPrompt #ArtPrompt #CreativeChallenge
Write or create a piece where two people believe they’re aligned—but every word pulls them further apart. Misunderstandings can be hilarious, tense, or tragic. How will yours unfold?
#WritingPrompt #ArtPrompt #CreativeChallenge
Happy Friday! Drop by the NewPages Blog for today's roundup featuring 130+ active submission opportunities including general #litmag calls & writing & book contests.
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#writers #AmWriting #SubmissionOpps
Where to Submit Roundup: November 21, 2025
Happy Friday! Drop by the NewPages Blog to discover 130+ opportunities in our where to submit rouindup for March 21, 2025.
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November 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy Friday! Drop by the NewPages Blog for today's roundup featuring 130+ active submission opportunities including general #litmag calls & writing & book contests.
#writers #AmWriting #SubmissionOpps
#writers #AmWriting #SubmissionOpps
Palooka is open to bold voices and brave stories year-round! They love daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks. They do charge a small reading fee. Check out recent publications & submit today.
#callforsubmissions #writers #litmag
#callforsubmissions #writers #litmag
Palooka Seeks Chapbooks, Prose, Poetry, Artwork, Photography
Palooka is a global literary magazine seeking bold voices and brave stories. Submit chapbooks, prose, poetry, artwork, photography, and comics year-round. Anonymous reading.
www.newpages.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Palooka is open to bold voices and brave stories year-round! They love daring prose, art, photography, comics, & chapbooks. They do charge a small reading fee. Check out recent publications & submit today.
#callforsubmissions #writers #litmag
#callforsubmissions #writers #litmag
RCC MUSE is accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for their Spring 2026 issue. There is no reading fee! Send work by January 31. Their annual Spangler Award is also open through January 31!
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions
RCC MUSE Now Accepting Submissions & Spangler Poetry Award Entries
Submit poetry or prose to RCC MUSE by Jan 31, 2026 for the Spring 2025 edition + poetry submissions are open to $200 Spangler Award.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
RCC MUSE is accepting fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for their Spring 2026 issue. There is no reading fee! Send work by January 31. Their annual Spangler Award is also open through January 31!
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions
#writers #litmag #callforsubmissions
The 12th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is open to books of fiction & nonfiction published by writers with less than 3 published books. $50 fee. Two prizes of $5,000 awarded. Enter by January 30.
#writers #bookaward
#writers #bookaward
2026 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Submit by Jan 30, 2026 for the Saroyan Prize. $5,000 awards for fiction & nonfiction. Open to emerging writers with fewer than 3 published books.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The 12th William Saroyan International Prize for Writing is open to books of fiction & nonfiction published by writers with less than 3 published books. $50 fee. Two prizes of $5,000 awarded. Enter by January 30.
#writers #bookaward
#writers #bookaward
In 'A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance,' poet Kelly Esparza examines the complicated question: "How do you live life to the fullest when you’re diagnosed with a chronic illness in your twenties?" Read more at NewPages!
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New Book :: A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance
Poet Kelly Esparza chronicles grief, resilience, and hope while navigating life-changing chronic illness in her twenties.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
In 'A Spoonie's Guide to Self-Acceptance,' poet Kelly Esparza examines the complicated question: "How do you live life to the fullest when you’re diagnosed with a chronic illness in your twenties?" Read more at NewPages!
#booknews #newreleases #poetry #readingcommunity
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#booknews #newreleases #poetry #readingcommunity
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Blue Collar Review Summer 2025 give a platform to working class voices unafraid to confront cultural inequities and global atrocities. Read more at NewPages!
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Magazine Stand :: Blue Collar Review - Summer 2025
Blue Collar Review Summer 2025 promotes poetry confronting oppressive labor, climate and war crises, and urging collective resistance.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Blue Collar Review Summer 2025 give a platform to working class voices unafraid to confront cultural inequities and global atrocities. Read more at NewPages!
#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity
#litmags #literarycommunity #readingcommunity