Ambrielle Butler

It’s almost the end of 2022! That’s still so crazy to say. These “Lit Mag Roundups” are where we list the magazines closing for submission this month in each genre, so get your submissions in while you still have the chance!*

POETRY

Valparaiso Poetry Press– December 15th, No fee, manuscripts in Spanish

Split Lip Magazine– December 15th, Free submissions for Black writers

House Mountain Review– December 15th, Free Submissions for BIPOC/ Immigrant/LGBTQIA+, $3 otherwise

Southwest Review– December 15th, $3

Third Coast– December 15th, $15 entry which buys one year subscription to the magazine, Poetry Contest judged by Tomas Q. Morin, submit 3 poems, winners receive $1000 and publication

West Trade Review– December 15th, No fee

Copper Nickel– December 15th, $2

Corpus Callosum Press (Plainsongs)– December 15th, No fee

Red Ogre Review– December 16th, No fee

Southern Indiana Review– December 16th, $3

Meridian, Editor’s Prize in Poetry– December 16th, $12 entry, submit 4 poems and cannot have previously published more than 2 books, winner receives $1000 and publication

NORward Prize for Poetry (New Ohio Review)– December 20th, $21 entry free comes with one year subscription to the magazine, 6 single spaced pages of poetry, winner receives $1000 and publication, honorable mentions receive publication in the magazine

Lily Poetry Review– December 30th, $10, chapbook-length manuscripts for consideration of publication (14-18 poems, 25-50% can be previously published), winner receives publication

Chestnut Review 2023 Poetry Chapbook Contest– December 31th, entry free $15, 25-30 pages of poetry, at least 50% never published, winner receives $600 and 30 copies of their print book

PANK Big Books– December 31st, $25 entry fee, full length manuscripts of poetry, winner receives $1000 and publication

Variant Literature– December 31st, full length manuscripts of poetry, 48-120 pages, winners receive a publishing contract

American Poetry Journal– December 31st, $5

PANK Chapbooks– December 31st, $20, 16-40 pages of writing, winner receives $500 and publication

Tampa Review– December 31st, $2

TriQuarterly– December 31st, $2

Peauxdunque Review– December 31st, $3

FICTION

Southwest Review– December 15th, $3

Third Coast– December 15th, $15 fee gets you one year subscription to the magazine, 9000 word story, guest judge is Kai Harris, winner receives $1000 and publication

West Trade Review– December 15th, No fee

Clockhouse– December 15th, no fee, flash and regular fiction

Split Lip Magazine– December 15th, free subs for Black writers

Copper Nickel– December 15th, $2

Red Coyote– December 15th, no fee

Southern Indiana Review– December 15th, $3.50

Meridian, Editors’ Prize in Prose– December 17th, $12 entry fee, winner receives $1000 and publication

The Puritan Literary Magazine– December 25th, $5

Granta Magazine– December 31st, $3.50

Michigan Quarterly Review, 2022 Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize– December 31st, $25 entry fee, 1500-1700 words, winner receives $2000 and publication

PANK Big Books– December 31st, $25, full length manuscripts, winners receive $1000 and publication

Peatsmoke Journal– December 31st, no fee, fiction and flash

Tampa Review– December 31st, $3

Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction– December 31st, $15 entry fee, winner receives $1000

PANK Chapbooks– December 31st, $20 entry fee, 16-55 pages, winner receives $500 and publication

Tampa Review Danahy Fiction Prize– December 31st, $20 entry fee, 1000-5000 words, winner receives $1000 and publication

Kallisto Gaia Press 2023 Acacia Fiction Prize– December 31st, $25 entry fee, 30-65k, $1500 and publication

TriQuarterly– December 31st, $2

Peauxdunque Review– December 31st, $3, flash and fiction

*As always, do your research on literary magazines before submitting to them. If you are a small lit mag and would like your magazine added to the list, please message me on the contacts page.