Hi all, and welcome back to rumblewrites. As promised, here is a list of magazines and competitions with deadlines in September.
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.
Literary magazines
September 1 - The Black Glass Pages [abandoned / untouched places] (250-3000)
September 1 - The Shore Poetry (poetry x3-5)
September 1 - Sophon Lit [mirage] (2000 x3, poetry x3)
September 2 - [pays $0.10/word!] Uncanny Magazine [sci-fi / fantasy] (750-10,000)
September 3 - [18+ only] Free the Verse [flower] (poetry x3)
September 5 - [pays winner $1000!] Dogwood Literary (22 pages, poetry x3)
September 6 - [pays $20 fiction, $10 poetry!] Speculation Publications – EVERGREEN: Tales of Winter Shadows [yule] (2000-7000, poetry x4 pages)
September 7 - [pays £5 flash, £10-15 short stories] A Coup of Owls (100-8000)
September 8 - Green Ink Poetry [kennings; nature] (poetry x3)
September 9 - Folklore Review [the harvest; folk horror] (7500, 1000, poetry x5)
September 15 - Of Rust and Glass [discoveries] (x1, poetry x4)
September 15 - [pays $0.02/word!] Weird Horror Magazine [macabre, gothic] (500-5000)
September 20 - Flights (2500, 500 x3, 150 x3) *no simultaneous submissions*
September 21 - Gramarye [fairy tales, fantasy, Gothic, magic realism, sci-fi & spec fic] (articles 3000 or 5000-8000, fiction 3000, book reviews 1000, poetry x4)
September 30 - The Deadlands [dark spec] (5000)
September 30 - Indie Bites [fantasy; spirits & spellcasters] (7500)
September 30 - [pays $10] Black Stone / White Stone (surreal / experimental 5-8 poems)
September 30 - The Gravity of the Thing (3000, 500, poetry x3)
Competitions
September 1 - [$10 fee] Drawn to the Light Press – Hold Fast to Dreams Poetry Competition 2024 (40 lines)
September 15 - Ink of Ages Fiction Prize [historical fiction] (1500-2000)
September 25 - The London Magazine Short Story Prize 2024 (4000)
September 30 - [£3 for 1, £5 for 2 fee] Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Competition [ghost story] (4000)
September 31 - [pays 2 winners $200!] Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge [poetic response to art]
Still feeling stuck? Then this is the announcement for you… 📣
Starting this month, I’ll be hosting a Q&A / writing workshop for my paid subscribers. DM me your questions about the writing, editing or publishing process, (there’s no silly ones here!) or submit a c.1000-word extract of your writing for an editorial review. For just £5/month!
I cannot find the place to submit on uncanny magazine... Do we have to mail it to them??? Thank you for sharing this information btw
Love the gothic and macabre opps this month; sharing your post.