Here are 34 upcoming deadlines for submitting fiction, article pitches, and entering contests. All of these are paid opportunities. The deadlines are through January 3rd, 2022.<\/p>\n
Most of these were previously listed in Freedom With Writing<\/a>, or Authors Publish Magazine. <\/a><\/p>\n Thanks to S. Kalekar for most of the listings in this article.<\/em><\/p>\n Worlds Enough: Fantastic Detectives anthology is open for submissions.<\/strong> This is a fiction anthology about fantasy detectives. Their guidelines say, \u201cThis new anthology is targeted at those stubborn individuals who just won\u2019t let crimes go unsolved. They could be members of the City Guard, soldiers, magicians, or anything else\u2026but they all have one thing in common. They\u2019ll do whatever it takes to find the answers they need.\u201d They want stories about crimes in fantasy settings, ranging from \u201csecond world\u201d settings to urban fantasies. Stories can have other elements such as romance, humor, action\u2026but should primarily be about dealing with a crime (a theft, kidnapping, murder, etc.). Since these are fantasy stories, magic should be featured in some fashion. It can be: used in committing the crime, used in solving the crime, the reason for the crime, an intrinsic capability of a character, or something else. Deadline: December 30th, 2021<\/p>\n Zombies Need Brains wants submissions for three anthologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n They are reading submissions for three science fiction and fantasy anthologies \u2013 Noir, Shattering the Glass Slipper, and Brave New Worlds. They want a range of stories, from humorous to dark. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n New York Times wants submissions for Modern Love and Solver Stories columns<\/strong><\/p>\n They are open to unsolicited submissions of personal essays about love, and about puzzles.<\/p>\n — Modern Love:<\/strong> They accept submissions for their Modern Love column; one of their reading periods is from September to December. Modern Love publishes honest personal essays about contemporary relationships \u2013 see guidelines for further details and examples of past published essays. They especially encourage Black and Indigenous people and other people of color to submit, as well as writers outside of the United States and those who identify as members of LGBTQ communities. (They also publish Tiny Love Stories<\/strong><\/a> of exactly 100 words, for which there is no monetary payment. However, here\u2019s an article on how one of these was turned into an episode for a TV series<\/a>, along with some other Modern Love stories). — Solver Stories:<\/strong> These are personal essays about your relationship with puzzles. Their guidelines say, \u201cSolver Stories, a feature of Wordplay, welcomes submissions of personal essays on a variety of topics, such as: An issue the writer has faced in life, and how solving puzzles (of any kind) has helped them resolve that issue; A feel-good story or good news from the worlds of puzzles and games\u2026; How solving puzzles has affected a relationship in the writer\u2019s life; How puzzles, games or use of language have been agents of cultural change. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n It\u2019s Freezing in LA! #9 wants pitches on climate & health. <\/strong>This is a magazine of environmental slow journalism. They are looking for pitches for Spring 2022. A recent Tweet<\/a> from the magazine says, \u201cWe are looking for features, interviews and essays that explore climate and health. Pay \u00a3150\/1,200 words. Deadline for pitches 31st December.\u201d See the pitch guidelines here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Fiyah is open for submissions.<\/strong> This magazine publishes work by and about Black people of the African Diaspora. \u201cThis definition is globally inclusive (Black anywhere in the world) and also applies to mixed\/biracial and Afro-appended people regardless of gender identity or orientation.\u201d They are reading speculative fiction (short fiction to novella length) and poetry submissions for an unthemed issue; non-fiction is closed. They also accept reviews. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n The Cincinnati Review is open for submission.\u00a0 <\/strong>The Cincinnati Review is open for submissions of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translations \u2013 pay is $25\/page of prose and $30\/page of poetry. The deadline is 31 December 2021, or until filled \u2013 and submissions usually fill up quickly. MiCRo submissions, for which there is no cash payment, will reopen on 1st<\/sup> January 2022. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poetry Society of America: The Four Quartets Prize is open for submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is\u00a0for a unified and complete sequence of poems published in America in a print or online journal, chapbook, or book in 2021.\u00a0Poems in the sequence may have been published in different journals provided that they were published in 2019 and that brought together, they form a complete sequence. The minimum requirement is 14 pages of published poems unified by subject, form, and style.\u00a0Entire books composed of a unified sequence, however long, are also welcome. Submissions will have to be mailed. Self-published work is not eligible.\u00a0 They have other upcoming awards also, though these have an entry fee. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Center Field of Gravity Award is open for submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n They want previously unpublished science-fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories or long-form poems up to 17,000 words. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Lilith Magazine Fiction Contest is open for submission.<\/strong><\/p>\n This magazine publishes work of interest to Jewish women. They like work with both feminist and Jewish content. Submit up to 3,000 words. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Blue Mountain Arts: Poetry Card Contest is open for submissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This biannual contest is for poetry for the greeting card company. Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, though they find non-rhyming poetry reads better. Poets can enter the contest as often as they like. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Story Unlikely Short Story Contest is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n This is for short stories, and also other genres, of up to 2,250 words – \u201cThere are no restrictions on genre: fantasy, sci fi, memoir, fiction\/nonfiction, etc – we don’t care as long as it’s a good story.\u201d Read the terms carefully \u2013 writers have to subscribe to their newsletter, otherwise they will be disqualified. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n The Society of Classical Poets: 2022 Poetry Translation Competition is open for submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is for poetry translations, which should not exceed 108 lines. Translated poetry should be from the Romantic period or earlier. Translations should be metered. Include the poem in its original language.<\/em>\u00a0Rhyme and other traditional techniques are encouraged as well, but not required. They have other classical poetry contests, including one for students, which have entry fees. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n The Tratt Fiction Award is open for submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is for US-based writers, for a debut short story manuscript \u2013 it must be the writer\u2019s first collection of short fiction. Manuscript length has to be 160-275 pages. Apart from the cash prize, there is a standard royalty contract. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n The Lyric Magazine: College Poetry Contest is open for submissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This is a contest open to\u00a0undergraduates enrolled full time in an American or Canadian college or university. Poems must be original and unpublished, 39 lines or less, written in English in traditional forms, preferably with regular scansion and rhyme. Students can send up to three poems. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n U.S. Naval Institute General Prize Essay is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n This prize is for an essay of up to 3,000 words on US defence (see guidelines for details on the theme). The contest is open to \u201call contributors – active-duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians\u201d, according to their guidelines. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n The Kenyon Review is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n This magazine usually publishes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. For the current submission call, their guest editors will edit a portfolio of literature in translation, to be published in one of their issues in 2023. Their guidelines say, \u201cIf translation is about transcending boundaries, what are the boundaries we can transcend through translation other than that of language and culture? What false binaries can we interrogate through experimental approaches, and what new permutations can we include under the umbrella of \u201ctranslation\u201d? What if we inverted the adjectives usually allocated to translations in reviews and attempted translations that are not smooth but rough, not seamless but seamful, not bold but timorous, not nimble but ungainly? We are interested in experiments that undermine traditional hierarchies of original and translation, behind-the-scenes accounts of translation, hybrid translations, fiction and poetry about translation and translators, and fungal translations\u2014a breaking-down and reconstituting of the source in an entirely new form, as opposed to the translation-as-reproduction paradigm. We would be particularly delighted by translations from literatures, both in terms of source languages and forms, that are traditionally underrepresented in white Anglophone publishing.\u201d They\u2019re also reading submissions for a non-fiction contest, and that has an entry fee. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Channel is open for submissions.<\/strong><\/p>\n This Ireland-based journal was born out of the climate crisis, publishing poetry and prose with an environmentalist perspective. Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Manawaker Studios wants submissions for Felis Futura \u2013 An Anthology of Future Cats (+ another call)<\/strong><\/p>\n This anthology will have fiction (including graphic narrative), poetry, and art about the future which features cats. \u201cSubmitted works should be of any genre, as long as the work depicts a world that is noticeably in the future. Hard and Soft Sci-fi, (Post-)apocalyptic, Solarpunk, Slipstream, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Alternate (future) History, Supernatural, Retro-futurism etc. are all fine names for genres that often take place in the future, but your story doesn\u2019t have to fit into one of those. \u2026 All works must also prominently feature at least one cat. It does not have to be a cat of the genus Felis. Other members of the cat family are also acceptable, as are non-biological cats, metaphorical cats, robots with the acronym K.A.A.T., and so on.\u201d No gore horror or erotic romance. They also accept unthemed stories for their flash fiction\u00a0podcast<\/a>\u00a0(no deadline). Deadline: December 31st, 2021<\/p>\n Black Spot Books wants submissions for \u2018Into the Forest\u2019 anthology<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a dark fiction and horror publisher \u2013 they want horror fiction from writers who identify as women for this Baba Yaga anthology. \u201cDeep in the dark forest, in a cottage that\u00a0moves through the forest\u00a0on birds\u2019 legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the baba yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those who come across the baba yaga may find help, or hinderance, or horror. She is wild, she is woman, she is witch\u2014and these are her tales. Critical Read is open for pitches<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a nonprofit organization supporting the promotion of the arts\u00a0 (nonprofit arts including but not limited to ballet, drama, classical music, opera, jazz, performance, installation, visual art) and culture in the US. \u201cWe have a particular interest in deserving works of art that are not (yet) considered canonical. Our priority is works of art by American artists. We are very interested in pitches about works of art by American artists whose legacies have not been adequately protected.\u201d They are accepting pitches for two series: Artwork Biographies (for which there is a pitch deadline), and artist profiles for their Open Canon series (for which no pitch deadline is given). Folkloric wants submissions for \u2018Lovecraftian Inspired Tales of Folklore & Horror\u2019 anthology.<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a fiction anthology. They want a \u201cdark fantasy and horror collection of stories inspired by history, folklore, cults, religion, myth, and legend\u2014with just a touch of Cosmic Horror. We want to read about traditional beasties that lurk within the dark places of the world and the slithering tentacles that follow them! While Lovecraftian themes are encouraged, we would prefer it if these submissions were more \u2018loosely inspired\u2019 by his works than if they took place within the Cthulhu Mythos, Dream Cycle etc. \u2026 We’re looking for stories that blend traditional folklore with themes of cosmic horror. We are not looking for modern tales of horror. We\u2019d prefer it if these submissions took place within an historical setting (preferably before the 20th century).\u201d They are reading submissions until 1 January 2022. The projects below have later deadlines. Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Minotaur Books\u2019 The Tony Hillerman Prize for Best First Mystery Set in the Southwest is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n This is for US and Canadian writers, for a first novel (manuscript) of mystery \u2013 in which a serious crime or crimes is at the heart of the story, and the emphasis is on the solution rather than the details of the crime \u2013 of approximately 60,000 words. The story\u2019s primary setting must be one or more of the following states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and\/or Utah. Each manuscript will be assessed based on the following criteria, weighted as indicated: publishable quality of manuscript (60%); creativity (20%); and originality (20%). In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken based on the higher score in the \u201cpublishable quality of manuscript\u201d category.\u00a0Minotaur is an imprint of St Martin\u2019s Press, which is part of Macmillan. Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n The Victorian Writer wants pitches for Flicker- and Dusk-themed issues<\/strong><\/p>\n The Victorian Writer is a magazine by Australia-based Writers Victoria. They are accepting pitches for their 2022 editions. They publish poems (AUD70), and articles\u00a0of 600 words (AUD100) and 1200 words (AUD200) in the print edition with particular interest in the craft of writing and the writing life. Pitches for articles have to be submitted by the issue\u2019s deadline date. For the Flicker theme the deadline is 1 January 2022, and for the Dusk theme, it is 4 February 2022. They have other themes listed, as well. Details here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Fourteen Hills\u2019 Stacey Doris Memorial Poetry Award is accepting submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a poetry contest \u2013 send one poem of 3 to 10 pages. Their guidelines say, \u201cStacy Doris\u00a0was a poet, translator, and an Associate Professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Creative Writing, where she taught for ten years. … Doris created new worlds with her unexpected poetics. Following upon her spirit of creative invention, engaging wit and ingenious playfulness, discovery in construction, and radical appropriations based on classical forms, pastiche, etc., and love, the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award is given to a poet with a truly inventive spirit.\u201d Works that don\u2019t win will be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills.<\/p>\n Value: $500 Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Defenestration.net Lengthy Poem Contest is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n They are reading entries for a lengthy poem, of at least three 120 lines, or roughly chapbook-length (see guidelines). Poem cycles are accepted. They do not want prose poems. It is best to divide it into parts or sections, though this is not a strict requirement. Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Mumber Mag is open for submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n They want fiction, nonfiction, translations, and poetry. Their guidelines say, \u201cWe want stuff suited to the internet. That could mean short. It could mean it makes use of hyperlinks. Whatever. Surprise us. Make us laugh. Something between WS Merwin and McSweeney\u2019s Internet Tendency. Or between Werewolf Bar Mitzvah and Lorrie Moore. That\u2019s the sweet spot. We want something so good you\u2019d forward it to your mom, your brother, your colleagues at work.\u201d Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Crimes of the Famous & Infamous anthology is open for pitches<\/strong><\/p>\n The editor of \u2018The Best New True Crime Stories\u2019 series is accepting pitches a true crime anthology: \u201cNonfiction, true crime accounts of the \u201cfamous and infamous.\u201d Criminal subjects can be from the performing and literary arts (including actors, musicians and composers, radio and TV personalities, authors, journalists, artists, etc.), politicians, sports figures, members of royalty, business entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and so forth. Criminal subjects must already be in the public eye when committing their crimes, not made famous after the fact. Stories can take place anywhere in the world and can cover a wide range of criminal activity\/historical time frames. First-person accounts are especially welcome from writers with a connection to their cases. Add something new to the story, a different viewpoint or angle, particularly if your chosen case has received extensive coverage.\u201d The final word count has to be 4,000-7,000 words. Pay is $130 for submissions. The final submission deadline is 1 January 2022 (or until filled) for Crimes of the Famous & Infamous. It is best to pitch early, as these are accepted on a rolling basis, and submissions may close early if the anthology is filled. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Soft Skull Press wants submissions for \u2018Black Punk Now\u2019 anthology<\/strong><\/p>\n Soft Skull Press is an imprint of Catapult and they want submissions for a Black Punk anthology. Their guidelines say, \u201cLooking for Black punk artists and writers to submit nonfiction, fiction or comics to an anthology that\u2019s defining Black punk today–submit to\u00a0Black Punk Now! \u2026. (the anthology) <\/em>is our chance to create a new reference point for music-lovers, readers, and historians, capturing the present and looking to the future, canonizing the transgressive and raw literature being created by the current generation of Black punks. We want to go beyond Bad Brains, and show what has sprung up after Afro-Punk. Deadline: January 1st, 2022<\/p>\n Briarpatch wants pitches for May\/June 2022 issue<\/strong><\/p>\n Briarpatch is a Canadian publication and they are looking for pitches. \u201cWe are looking for investigative journalism, interviews, feature articles, narrative reporting, project profiles, comics and graphic texts, book reviews, and photo essays that are rooted in anti-colonial, anti-capitalist, feminist struggle.\u201d Pay is CAD150 for profiles, short essays, book reviews, and parting shots (generally 1,500 words or less), CAD250 for feature stories (generally 1,500-2,000 words) and photo essays, and CAD350 for research-based articles and investigative reporting (generally 2,000-2,500 words). The pitch deadline is 3 January 2022. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deadline: January 3rd, 2022<\/p>\n Steinbeck Fellowships are accepting submissions<\/strong><\/p>\n These fellowships, from Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies, are to help writers complete a book project. Up to six Steinbeck Fellows are selected each year from disciplines including fiction, creative non-fiction, biography, drama, and Steinbeck studies (no poetry). Also, \u201cIn awarding fellowships, the selection committee considers the quality of the candidate’s proposal and any factors that would lead to expectations of future publication and other achievement. The creative writing fellowship does not require that there be any direct connection between Steinbeck’s works and that of the applicant.\u201c Deadline: January 3rd, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here are 34 upcoming deadlines for submitting fiction, article pitches, and entering contests. All of these are paid opportunities. The deadlines are through January 3rd, 2022. Most of these were previously listed in Freedom With Writing, or Authors Publish Magazine. Thanks to S. Kalekar for most of the listings in this article. 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\nLength: 5,000-15,000 words
\nPay: $20
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n— Noir<\/strong> \u201cis to feature science fiction, fantasy, or urban fantasy stories with a detective\/private investigator set-up and a noir atmosphere. \u00a0We would like a wide variety of genre settings for this anthology, specifically SF and second world fantasy settings.\u201d
\n— Shattering the Glass Slipper<\/strong> \u201cis to feature stories of known fairy tales that have been upended, gender-bent, or twisted around in some way. \u00a0Stories featuring less famous fairy tales, especially those from non-European cultures, will have a better chance of catching our eye.\u201d See guidelines for which stories the anchor authors will use; they\u2019re unlikely to use two stories featuring the same fairy tale.
\n— Brave New Worlds<\/strong> \u201cis to feature science fiction stories set along the pathway of us leaving Earth for the stars. \u00a0Stories can be set during our departure from Earth, on the long journey to reach a new planet, or upon arrival at said planet. Generation ship or colony ship stories are allowed, as well as terraforming stories once the new planet is reached. \u00a0Stories featuring the human element to these types of journeys will receive more attention than strictly plot-based stories.\u201d
\nLength: Up to 7,500 words
\nPay: At least $0.08\/word + royalties
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nDeadline: 31 December 2021
\nLength: 1,500-1,700 words
\nPay: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe most important thing is that the writing be emotionally honest and for the story to be freshly and compellingly told.\u201d They have examples of Solver Stories essays within the guidelines.
\nDeadline: Ongoing
\nLength: 800-1,200 words
\nPay: $200
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nLength: 2,000-15,000 words for fiction; up to 1,000 words for poetry
\nPay: $0.08\/word for fiction, $50 for poems
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nValue: $20,000; $1,000 to finalists
\nDeadline: 31 December 2021 (postmarked)
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $200; $25 for runners-up
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $250
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $350, $200, $100
\nOpen for: All poets
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $500; $25 for runners-up
\nOpen for: All writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $100
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $1,000
\nOpen for: US-based writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $500, $150, $100
\nOpen for: Undergraduates in an American or Canadian college or university
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nValue: $6,000, $3,000, $2,000
\nOpen for: \u201cAll contributors – active-duty military, reservists, veterans, and civilians\u201d
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nLength: Up to 7,500 words for prose; up to 6 poems, according to general submission guidelines
\nPay: For translators, $120 per poem or $300 for a work of prose; and $75 honorarium to the author of the original work
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThey publish fiction, non-fiction, and poetry \u2013 they want work that engages with the natural world, and have a particular interest in work which encourages reflection on human interaction with plant and animal life, landscape and the self. They also accept translations.
\nLength: Up to 6,000 words for prose, up to 4 poems
\nPay: \u20ac50\/poem, and \u20ac50\/page of prose up to \u20ac150
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nDeadline: 31 December 2021
\nLength: Unspecified for fiction, up to five poems
\nPay: $10\/poem, $0.01\/word for fiction, $15\/page for graphic narrative
\nDetails\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nWe are looking for stories inspired by and featuring the BABA YAGA<\/b>.\u201d
\nDeadline: 31 December 2021
\nLength: 1,000-5,000 words
\nPay: $0.06\/word
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n— Artwork Biography:<\/b> These are their deep dives. \u201cThese stories are fact-based and narrative-driven. They balance opinion with research and reporting, but their emphasis is on storytelling. You can think of them as non-academic criticism aimed at the general interest reader … For these stories we are\u00a0 particularly interested in non-canonical American artists whose legacies\u00a0 have not been adequately protected. We will consider pitches for stories that touch on works of obscure or vintage pop culture and Americana.\u201d These are typically assigned at 4,000-5,000 words. The pitch deadline is 31 December 2021.
\n— Artist Profiles for Open Canon: <\/b>They want stories of underappreciated American artists. \u201cWe are particularly interested in those writers, artists, and performers whose work has been unfairly overlooked or forgotten because of their race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation.
\nWe want short, informative profiles of these American artists whose work hasn’t historically been considered canonical but maybe should be. What was their most important contribution to American art history? Was it a particular way of working, an idea, a style?\u201d They do not want pitches on contemporary artists for this column. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nLength: Prefer stories of 5,000-9,000 words
\nPay: $100-150
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nValue: $10,000 advance against royalties
\nOpen for: US and Canadian writers
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nValue: $300
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nLength: Up to 2,000 words for prose
\nPay: $25 per poem or short, $50 for prose
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nIf you\u2019re drawing a comic about the nuances of Black, queer sex in an anarchist collective house; if you\u2019re working on an essay that digs into how the \u201ctwice as hard for half as much\u201d ethos leads to success (and frustration) in a DIY scene; if you\u2019ve created dystopian fiction about black crust punk scavengers; or you\u2019ve thought of anything else that that is black, punk, exciting and personal–we want to hear from you.\u201d
\nLength: Up to 3,000 words for prose; up to 16 pages for comics
\nPay: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nValue: $15,000, residency at San Jos\u00e9 State University
\nOpen for: Unspecified
\nDetails here<\/a><\/p>\n