Writing Opportunities

Adroit Journal

• Website: https://theadroitjournal.org/ 

• Publication: Online

  • Opens on a rolling basis; check their website regularly.

• Genre(s):  Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation, Interviews (“Enlightenments”)

• Response time: 3-6 months

• Submission fee(s): None.

Aster Lit

• Website: https://www.asterlit.org/

• Publication: Online

  • Opens 4 times per year; check their website for specific dates.

• Genre(s): Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

• Response time: 2 weeks after submissions close

• Submission fee(s): None. However, feedback is optional and available for purchase.

Eunoia Review

• Website: https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/submissions/ 

• Publication: Online

  • Opens on a rolling basis; check their website regularly.

• Genre(s): Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

• Response time: 1 day

• Submission fee(s): None.

Frontier Poetry

• Website: https://www.frontierpoetry.com/

• Publication: Online

  • Opens on a rolling basis; check their website regularly.

• Genre(s): Poetry

• Response time: 2-3 months

• Submission fee(s): None. However, feedback is optional and available for purchase.

Milk Candy Review

• Website: https://milkcandyreview.home.blog/

• Publication: Online

  • Opens on a rolling basis; check their website regularly.

• Genre(s): Flash Fiction

• Response time: 1 week

• Submission fee(s): None.

Waxwing

• Website: https://waxwingmag.org/index.php#top

• Publication: Online

  • Opens each month, until a cap of 300 submissions is reached.

• Genre(s): Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Translation, Interviews, Reviews

• Response time: 1 week

• Submission fee(s): None.

Adroit Prizes for Poetry and Prose

• Website: https://theadroitjournal.org/adroit-prizes/

• Deadline: Opens in the spring of 2025; check their website regularly.

• Genre(s): Poetry, Prose (Fiction and Creative Nonfiction are coupled into one category)

• Submission fee(s): $15 per submission

• Prize(s): Winners will receive a prize of $200. Winners and runner-ups will be published in an issue of the Adroit Journal. 

Frontier Poetry – 2025 Hurt & Healing Prize

• Website: https://www.frontierpoetry.com/2025-hurt-healing-prize/ 

• Deadline: Currently open, closes March 2, 2025

• Genre(s): Poetry

• Submission fee(s): $20 per submission

• Prize(s): $3,000 to the first place prize winner, $300 to second place, and $200 to third place.

Polyphony Lit –  Winter Contest 2025 – Remembrance & Forgetfulness

• Website: https://www.polyphonylit.org/winter-contest-2025

• Deadline: Currently open, closes February 28, 2025

• Genre(s): Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

• Submission fee(s): None.

• Prize(s): Editorial feedback, publication in Polyphony Lit. Volume 20, eligibility for the Claudia Ann Seaman Awards, and a full scholarship for Polyphony Lit’s "How to be a Literary Editor" course.

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

• Website: https://www.artandwriting.org/awards/how-to-enter/ 

• Deadline: Opens September, 2025; closes December, 2025

• Genre(s): Critical Essay, Dramatic Script, Flash Fiction, Humor, Journalism, Novel Writing, Personal Essay & Memoir, Poetry, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Story, Writing Portfolio (for graduating seniors, only)

• Submission fee(s): $10 per submission

• Prize(s): Consideration for a National Silver or Gold Medal,  publication in the Scholastic Gallery. Information regarding monetary prizes can be found here: https://www.artandwriting.org/scholarships/ 

YoungArts Competition

• Website: https://youngarts.org/apply/

• Deadline: Opens July, 2025; closes October, 2025

• Genre(s): Poetry, Spoken Word, Short Story, Creative Nonfiction, Novel, Play or Script

• Submission fee(s): $35 per submission

• Prize(s): Winners will receive a prize of $250. Winners with distinction will further be considered for cash prizes of up to $10,000.