Writer News: Top 10+ No Fee Calls for February, 2024
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LOST BALLOON
Lost Balloon publishes flash fiction, flash nonfiction, and prose poetry (all 1,000 words or less). They publish one new piece every Wednesday. There are no theme or genre restrictions, but they want your best. Give them work that entertains and challenges, that pushes boundaries and breaks hearts.
Submission Period: FEBRUARY 1ST-7TH, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://lost-balloon.com/submit/
FIERY SCRIBE REVIEW
Fiery Scribe Review is a tri-annual literary magazine aiming to amplify the voices of those who have sealed up flames in their bones and hearts and minds. They want to read your fears, your secrets, your speculations, your strange perspectives. If it isn’t fiery, it isn’t for them.
Deadline: February 28, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://www.fieryscribereview.com.ng/p/submissions.html?m=1
PSALTERY & LYRE
Psaltery & Lyre is open for submission in all genres. They want essays, stories, poetry, and hybrid works that expand the borders of sacred and secular.
Deadline: February 29, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://psalteryandlyre.org/submissions/
LOLWE
Lolwe is open for submission for their next issue.
Deadline: February 28, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://lolwe.org/submit/
SOUTHWORD
They welcome submissions of up to four poems or one short story (of up to 5000 words) per submission period.
Deadline: February 29, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://munsterlit.ie/southword/
ANNIE
Annie is open to submissions of personal essays, creative nonfiction and poetry. Please note that work submitted outside of these times will not be considered. Submissions sent during this window will be considered for edition two, forthcoming in Autumn 2024.
Deadline: February 29, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://www.anniejournal.com/submissions
ALTERNATIVE MILK MAGAZINE
Alternative Milk Magazine is currently open for submissions for Issue №3
Full Guidelines: https://www.altmilkmag.com/submissions
BENNINGTON REVIEW
Bennington Review welcomes submissions from established and emerging writers alike. They aim to stake out a distinctive space for innovative, intelligent, and moving fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, film writing, and cross-genre work.
Full Guidelines: https://benningtonreview.submittable.com/submit
FRONTIER POETRY
Frontier Poetry is always open for featured poems.
Full Guidelines: https://www.frontierpoetry.com/submit/
PERSIMMON REVIEW
Persimmon Review Issue 04: Rebirth focuses on new beginnings and transformations that are associated with the season of spring. Persimmon Review is searching for pieces that explore this theme as the flowers begin to blossom.
Full Guidelines: https://persimmonreview.org/submissions-1
KHŌRÉŌ
khōréō is a quarterly publication of stories, essays, and art: fantasy, sci-fi, horror, and any genre in between or around it, as long as there’s a speculative element. They are especially interested in writing and art that explores the impact of human or cultural migration, whether voluntary or forced.
Deadline: February 15, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://www.khoreomag.com/submissions-fiction/
NIGERIANNEWSDIRECT
Nigerian News Direct open to poetry submissions from Nigerian poets weekly. They publish one poem per week in our newspaper by Nigerian poets & are open to a diversity of voices — established & emerging. Check out their website for older publications to have an idea of what they publish.
Deadline: Submission Period: Saturday — Wednesday every week (Entries submitted on Thursday and Friday will remain unread).
Full Guidelines: https://nigeriannewsdirect.com/call-for-submissions-poetry-column-nnd/?amp=1
SQWACKBACK
Sqwackback opens for submission year round. They read all year round too.
Full Guidelines: https://www.thesquawkback.com/p/pile-on.html
VAGABONDCITY
A digital space feat. poetry, prose, art, reviews, and interviews by marginalized creators. They are looking for Art + Creative Nonfiction + Fiction + Interviews + Poetry + Reviews
Full Guidelines: https://vagabondcitylit.com/submission-guidlines/
THE CONTEMPORARY GHANAIAN WRITERS’ SERIES
The Contemporary Ghanaian Writers’ Series is an e-published anthology platform for emerging Ghanaian writers in Ghana and the diaspora. For their fifth issue they are looking for poems that explore the many facets of living; as a human being and/or as a Ghanaian.
Deadline: March 15, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://cgwseries.com/submit/
WEST BRANCH
West Branch welcome submissions of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and translation. They print only original, unpublished work.
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://westbranchsubmissions.bucknell.edu/
STRIPES LITERARY MAGAZINE
We are accepting original poetry, art and photography for our Issue 4: Volume 1. This issue is themed LETTERS
How long has it been since you wrote to someone special? Stripes Literary Magazine wants you to write to a friend, your family, an issue or even your past with your poetry. We are eager to see you share your feelings and hope. We want to be a part of the reunion story, the breakup and healing. We are excited to see what you will share with family and are hoping it will not be so long as Mariama Ba’s but as deep and intriguing.
Deadline: February 10- March 30, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://medium.com/thestripesmag/submissions-guidelines-6958a7547c92
OYSTER RIVER PAGES OYSTER
River Pages will accept submissions in the genres below for publication in its seventh annual issue.
Deadline: May 31, 2024.
Full Guidelines: https://www.oysterriverpages.com/submit
GAIALIT
Gaia wants to shove the most decadent poems they can find down your throat. Consensually, of course.
Deadline: March 18, 2024
Full Guidelines: https://ongaialit.wixsite.com/home
ONLY POEMS
Only Poems believe in publishing poets (as opposed to poems). They would like to spend time with your voice and see your range. They encourage underrepresented writers to send their poetry. They want poets from all over the world. They want poems that move them or make them go: “God, I wish I had written this!”
Full Guidelines: https://www.onlypoems.net/submissions
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