The biggest challenge of being self-published is the lack of visibility and free promotion opportunities. So why not try your hand with small lit magazines? Here’s six that have just opened their submission slots!
# 1: QUERENCIA PRESS | Deadline 15th August 2022
- Submission Type: Chapbooks, full length manuscripts as well as single pieces
- Submission Guidelines: www.querenciapress.com/submit
# 2: GHOST ORCHID PRESS | Deadline 31st August 2022
- Submission Type: Novels and novellas
- Submission Guidelines: www.ghostorchidpress.com/submission-calls
# 3: CAPSULE STORIES | Deadline 20th September 2022
- Submission Type: Stories, poems and essays on the theme of ‘hibernation’
- Submission Guidelines: http://capsulestories.com/submissions/
# 4: MOSS PUPPY MAGAZINE | Deadline 1st October 2022
- Submission Type: Poetry, prose, art on the theme of ‘blades’
- Submission Guidelines: https://mosspuppymag.wixsite.com/home/submissions
# 5: OUTCAST PRESS | Deadline 1st December 2022
- Submission Type: Diner crime/Noir/Neo-noir/Transgressive short stories
- Submission Guidelines: www.outcast-press.com/copy-of-about
# 6: FRESHWATER LITERARY JOURNAL | Deadline 15th February 2023
- Submission Type: Poetry, essay, creative non-fiction and short stories
- Submission Guidelines: https://asnuntuck.edu/about/community-engagement/freshwater-literary-journal/
Best of luck! Do let us know if you took part and, of course, if you’ve been selected!
