Writing submissions: July

Where to submit flash, short stories, poetry, CNF..

Hi all, and welcome back to rumblewrites. As promised, here is a list of magazines and competitions with deadlines in July.

This post is part of a series where I publish a curated list of writing opportunities, with the aim of simplifying the process for those who want to see their work published. These will be dropping into your inbox on the first of every month for the foreseeable future.

Check out my post on ‘How I became a published writer’ for other tips & tricks, or drop me a line if you have any questions about the submissions process.

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Disclaimers:

I try to include as much information as I can, but I may have missed something. Please double-check the submission guidelines.

This list may be shorter than those you’ve seen elsewhere. This is because:

1. Long lists are overwhelming, and don’t save you time searching

2. I only include quality magazines. These are journals I read, use, or have checked myself. There’s a good mix in here, but if you think I’ve missed something good, leave me a comment and I’ll check it out

Now onto the main event..

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Literary magazines

• July 1 - New Feathers Anthology (4000, 1000 x3, poetry x5)

• July 1 - [$3 fee] [pays $20!] HerStry [grief] (500-3000)

• July 1 - Rewrite the Stars [the human experience] (1500, 500 x3, cnf 1000, poetry x3)

• July 7 - [pays CAD$0.01/word!] HEXAGON [spec fic] (10,000)

• July 10 - [sino diaspora only] [pays each category winner $150!] Sine Theta Magazine [check prompts] (3000, 35 lines) *no simultaneous submissions* 

• July 14 - [pays £0.01/word!] Seaside Gothic [seaside gothic] (1000)

• July 14 - [pays $.08/word, $40/poem!] Solar Punk Magazine [solarpunk] (1500-3000)

• July 14 - New World Writing Quarterly (500-2500)

• July 15 - storySouth (x1, poetry x3-35)

• July 15 - [marginalised peoples only] [pays $0.08/word!] If there’s anyone left [science / spec fic] (1000)

• July 15 - Alice Says Go Fuck Yourself [Ethan Hawke loves American fiction] (5000, cnf 7000, poetry x5) ..yes this is weird, yes I love them

• July 15 - Nat. Brut (x1, poetry x5)

• July 15 - Exposed Bone Lit (3000 x5, poetry x5)

• July 15 - Undertaker Books – Stories to Take to Your Grave: Wandering Souls Edition [horror; souls wandering earth] (2000-5000)

• July 15 - Undertaker Books – Horrors from the Execution Chamber [horror; executions] (2000-5000)

• July 17 - [pays $0.03/word!] Cosmic Horror Monthly [weird & cosmic] (5000)

• July 22 - [pays $0.10/word!] Diabolical Plots [spec fic] (3500)

• July 31 - Hearth and Coffin [gossip horror] (5000 x2, poetry x3)

• July 31 - Too Bad, You Died – An Infested Horror Anthology [dark; own death must feature] (2000-4000)

• July 31 - [pays $0.01/word, $5/poem!] Kaleidotrope [sci-fi, horror] (250-10,000)

• July 31 - Last Leaves Magazine [feral] (poetry x5)

• July 31 - [pays $5!] The Quarter(ly) Journal [W3IRD; fantasy] (10,000)

• July 31 - Bleating Thing Magazine (essays 1500, poetry x3)

• July 31 - The London Magazine (4000, 800-2000 cnf, 40 lines x5)

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Competitions

• July 1 - [£5 fee] [pays 1st £500, short-listed £25!] The HWA Dorothy Dunnett Short Story Competition [historical fiction at least 35 years in the past] (3500)

• July 7 - [£8.25 fee] [pays 1st £250, 2nd £100, 3rd £50!] Hastings Book Festival Prize - Short Story Competition (2500)

• July 7 - [£8.25 fee] [pays 1st £250, 2nd £100, 3rd £50!] Hastings Book Festival Prize - Poetry Competition (40 lines)

• July 31 - [£6 fee, £5 for subsequent] [pays 1st £1000, 2nd £500, 3rd £250!] Winchester Poetry Prize

• July 31 - [£5 fee] [pays winner £100!] Inspiring Fiction [crime, spec fic, fantasy; freedom] (1000-2500)

• July 31 - [fee €19] [pays 1^st €2,000, 2^nd €500, 3^rd €250!] Seán Ó Faoláin International Short Story Competition (3000)

• July 31 - [pays £75 between winners!] Briefly Write Poetry Prize (10 lines)

• July 31 - [pays 2 winners $200!] Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge [poetic response to art]

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