10 Outlets Looking for Submissions from Writers Now (July/August 2020)
Here are some open calls for submission that might interest our writers. As always, please be vigilant and research as needed to verify the authenticity of each outlet and its request for submissions.
You’ll notice that a lot of these outlets announced their calls for submission on Twitter. If you’re not already on Twitter, we encourage you to join and start following your favourite magazines, journals, and digital outlets now so you don’t miss out on future opportunities.
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1. Electric Literature
ABOUT OUTLET: “Electric Literature is a nonprofit digital publisher with the mission to make literature more exciting, relevant, and inclusive. We are committed to publishing work that is intelligent and unpretentious, elevating new voices, and examining how literature and storytelling can help illuminate social justice issues and current events.”
Submission info: https://electricliterature.submittable.com/submit
2. Source Magazine
ABOUT OUTLET: “Source is a quarterly photography magazine, available in print and as a digital edition, published in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We publish emerging photographic work and engage with the latest in contemporary photography through news, thoughtful features and reviews of the latest exhibitions and books from Ireland and the UK.”
Submission info: https://www.source.ie/main/submissions.php
3. Everyday Chapter Literary Festival
ABOUT OUTLET: “Litfest…seeks to amplify and reawaken the purpose of African Literature, which is to tell our own stories, hear our voices and celebrate our strength in diversity.”
Submission info: https://realmblogs.com.ng/call-for-submission-the-everyday-chapter/
4. Heavy Feather Review
ABOUT OUTLET: “Heavy Feather Review publishes fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, comics, and hybrid work. Based out of Kansas, we nominate for national anthologies and writing awards.”
Submission info: https://heavyfeatherreview.org/submit/
5. Kikwetu Literary Journal
ABOUT OUTLET: “Born out of our Nairobi-based writing group, Kikwetu is an annual online literary journal that publishes both new and established writers from East Africa and beyond in English and Swahili.”
Submission info: http://www.kikwetujournal.com/submissions.html
6. Constellate Literary Journal
ABOUT OUTLET: “Our main aim is to collect works from aspiring creators and provide a platform where their voices can be heard. We publish a variety of creative mediums including poetry, short fiction and photography.”
Submission info: https://constellatemagazine.com/submissions/
7. Other World’s Ink.
ABOUT OUTLET: “At OWI, we specialize in providing quality services for authors, especially romance and speculative fiction writers who need publicity for their new books and a place on the web to call their home.”
Submission info: https://www.otherworldsink.com/submissions/
8. Kalopsia Lit
ABOUT OUTLET: “Kalopsia Literary Journal is run by a group of students who aim to promote the art of writing among (seemingly) ordinary people. We are dedicated to empowering and sharing the voices of talented writers, regardless of age or credentials. Because of this, we provide feedback on every single submission.”
Submission info: https://kalopsialit.org/submissions/
9. NELLE
ABOUT OUTLET: “NELLE proudly publishes the best, most exciting poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction written exclusively by women. If your writing is daring, fresh, smart, cohesive, full of killer imagery and language that makes your reader want to linger in each line or sentence, please . . . send us your very best work!”
Submission info: https://www.uab.edu/cas/englishpublications/nelle/submit
10. Fatal Flaw Magazine
ABOUT OUTLET: “Fatal Flaw is an international online magazine publishing unexpected, topical writing and photography that considers the world through a cracked lens. Show us the fatal flaw and the beauty inherent within it.”
Submission info: https://www.fatalflawlit.com/submissions
