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Every open call for poets that closes in the next 14 days, soonest first.

52 calls · updated Nov 14

  1. Outskirts Literary Journal
    Closes todayJennifer A. Lurie Memorial Poetry Prize · Fee: $15 · Pays: $750 first, $150 second, $50 third
  2. This is PM Test page. Ignore it :-)
    Closes todayN13.2 Test · Fee: Free · Pays: $10000000000000000000
  3. Anthology Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Anthology Poetry Competition · Fee: €22 late entry fee per poem, through November 15, 2026 · Pays: First €1,000; second €250; third €150. First prize includes potential publication.
  4. The Arkansas International
    Open until Nov 15C.D. Wright Emerging Poet's Prize · Fee: $20 · Pays: $1,000 and publication
  5. Barzakh Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Themed issue · Fee: Free (limited); $3 tip jar
  6. Dorveille Literary Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Issue 1: Eternal · Fee: Free · Pays: No monetary payment reported for Issue 1.
  7. Empyrean Literary Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Winter 2026 Poetry Contest · Pays: Print copies and featured placement
  8. Essere Writer & Artist Residency
    Open until Nov 152027 Essere Writer & Artist Residency · Fee: Non-refundable $30 application fee
  9. Fine Arts Work Center
    Open until Nov 15Fine Arts Work Center Writing Fellowship · Fee: $40 by Nov 15; $55 to Dec 1; $65 to Dec 15 · Pays: $1,300 a month plus a $1,000 exit stipend
  10. Gnome & Bone Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  11. Gunpowder Press
    Open until Nov 15Alta California Chapbook Prize · Fee: $15 entry only or $20 with winning chapbook. Email gunpowderpoetry@gmail.com about financial hardship. · Pays: $1,000, bilingual publication, 10 copies and Santa Barbara reading; Letras Latinas funds travel and lodging.
  12. IHRAM Press
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per accepted piece
  13. IHRAM Press
    Open until Nov 15IHRAM Press quarterly themed calls (2027) · Pays: IHRAM Press pays $50 per accepted written piece and $25 per accepted artist
  14. Ink Nest Poetry
    Open until Nov 15Youth Edition - November 2026 - Poetry, Visual Art, and Flash Fiction · Fee: Free · Pays: One free author copy of the magazine. The youth edition does not offer payment at this time.
  15. JMWW
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: No monetary payment.
  16. LIT eZINE Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  17. LitMag
    Open until Nov 15Emily Dickinson Award for Poetry · Fee: $20 · Pays: $1,500 first prize; $100 to three finalists
  18. Litro USA
    Open until Nov 15Breaking Borders II (Litro World Series 2027) · Fee: None
  19. MicroLit
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  20. Nightboat Books
    Open until Nov 15Book manuscripts
  21. Nightboat Books
    Open until Nov 15Poetry Prize
  22. Ploughshares
    Open until Nov 15General submissions · Fee: $3.75 online service fee (free for subscribers) · Pays: $45 per printed page, $90 minimum per title
  23. PRISM international
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: CA$3 (Inclusive Access option available) · Pays: CA$45 per printed page and two contributor copies
  24. redrosethorns journal
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  25. Riddle Fence
    Open until Nov 15Poetry — free Issue 60 window · Fee: Free · Pays: $50 per published page (currency not specified on the guidelines page)
  26. River Heron Review
    Open until Nov 15River Heron Editors' Prize 2026 · Fee: $15 · Pays: $500 winner; $100 to each of four finalists
  27. Sinister Wisdom
    Open until Nov 15On Our Backs Special Issue · Pays: Contributor copy and one-year subscription
  28. Susurrus, A Literary Arts Magazine of the American South
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions
  29. Tension Literary
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  30. Texas Book Festival
    Open until Nov 15Festival · Fee: Free admission (a few ticketed events)
  31. The Aftershock Review
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Pays: Contributor copy
  32. The Telling Room
    Open until Nov 15Statewide Writing Contest · Pays: Grand Prize $250 and publication in the spring anthology; County Winners $50 each and anthology publication
  33. Ugly People Literary Magazine
    Open until Nov 15Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  34. Yale University Press
    Open until Nov 15Yale Series of Younger Poets · Fee: $25 · Pays: Publication by Yale University Press and $1000
  35. Community of Literary Magazines & Presses
    Open until Nov 18Firecracker Awards · Fee: $65 ($45 each additional; members $55/$35) · Pays: $2,000 prize
  36. TRU DAT lit mag
    Open until Nov 19Poetry (issue 3) · Fee: Free · Pays: Joke payment (North Korean won); best 13 poems of the year get a tin of fish
  37. Lacuna Vox
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Pays: No monetary compensation
  38. Lore Lorn
    Open until Nov 20Monster of the Month: Lussi · Fee: Free
  39. Rosetta Literary
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  40. The Inquisitive Eater: New School Food
    Open until Nov 20FERMENT issue
  41. The Markaz Review
    Open until Nov 20MIS/TRANSLATION issue · Pays: Honorarium
  42. Usawa Literary Review
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: INR 1,000 ($12) per accepted piece; payments currently to Indian bank accounts, other options discussed for writers outside India
  43. Variant Literature
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Pays: $15 per poem
  44. Verve Poetry Press
    Open until Nov 20Poem of the Month · Fee: £3 per poem or £6 for three · Pays: £100 for the winning poem, featured on the website, social media and newsletter
  45. WayWords
    Open until Nov 20Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: Digital contributor copy
  46. astroflakes (Moonflake Press)
    Open until Nov 21Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  47. Moonflake Press
    Open until Nov 21Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  48. Artists from Maryland
    Open until Nov 22Poetry (Issue 3) · Fee: Free · Pays: None for Issue 3
  49. MudRoom
    Open until Nov 25Magazine submissions · Fee: Free · Pays: $15
  50. Poem Stellium
    Open until Nov 25Poem of the Month
  51. Headlight Anthology
    Open until Nov 27Magazine submissions · Fee: Free
  52. Neon & Smoke
    Open until Nov 27Women Who Burn · Fee: Free · Pays: Unpaid for poetry
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