Calls for Submissions Closing in January 2027
Calls for Submissions with application deadlines in January 2027, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
25 open right now
Open reading periods for finished workPoetry, fiction, flash, and creative nonfictionPayment details listed where the magazine states them
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- Submission Call · Writingorganization hidden — members only: PoemsOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027$50Fee: $2
- Submission Call · WritingSTORYFORT SUBMISSIONS 2027Open · closes Jan 1, 2027Fee: $10
- Submission Call · ArtsArt & ComicsOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027$25–$100
- Submission Call · WritingDecomposed AnthologyOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027$0.05/word
- Submission Call · ArtsCover Art for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 issuesOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027
- Submission Call · WritingUntold Tales of the Round TableOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027$0.08/word
- Submission Call · WritingFiction SubmissionsOpen · closes Jan 1, 2027Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingCRAFT & THEORY SUBMISSIONS—ISSUE 3—2026Open · closes Jan 7, 2027
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Contemporary Art Essays, Off-Features and Exhibition ReviewsOpen · closes Jan 10, 2027
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Poetry, Fiction, CNF, Plays and Comics — Issue 7: Freak ShowOpen · closes Jan 10, 2027Up to $70
- Submission Call · WritingPoetryOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027$50Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingNon-FictionOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027Up to $100/piece + copiesFee: $3
- Submission Call · ArtsVisual ArtOpen · closes Jan 15, 2027$100Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingStage and Screen (Including Pitch Decks, Storyboards, and Story Bibles!)Open · closes Jan 15, 2027$100Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingTribute to TravelOpen · closes Jan 16, 2027$200/poem + subscription
- Submission Call · ArtsOpen Call for Issue 10 (January 2027)Open · closes Jan 30, 2027
- Submission Call · WritingThink Small (Fiction)Open · closes Jan 31, 2027Fee: $6
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Pet Stories (All Kinds of Pets)Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$250/story + copies
- Submission Call · WritingIssue 59 General Nonfiction SubmissionsOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027$25Fee: $5
- Submission Call · WritingThink Small (Poetry)Open · closes Jan 31, 2027Fee: $6
- Submission Call · WritingShort Stories - Submission deadline January 31, 2027Open · closes Jan 31, 2027$0.07/word
- Submission Call · WritingBag of Bones Press: “Stuck” AnthologyOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027£0.005/word
- Submission Call · WritingAfter the Fire Anthology: Speculative Fiction SubmissionsOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027$0.10/word
- Submission Call · WritingAccepting Personal Essays from Black Women WritersOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027Up to $150/essay
- Submission Call · WritingThe Puritans: The contradictions of modern society - short fiction, essays and poetryOpen · closes Jan 31, 2027Up to $50/entryFee: $10