Calls for Submissions Closing in October 2026
Calls for Submissions with application deadlines in October 2026, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
74 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 Rot Themed Submission Window (Oct 18-25, 2026)Ongoing$0.10/word
- Submission Call · Writingorganization hidden — members only Anthology - 13th Edition - Poetry, Flash, Short Stories, EssaysOpen · closes Oct 25Fee: $25
- Submission Call · WritingFiction 55.1Open · closes Oct 26Up to $75/storyFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingNovember 2026Open · closes Oct 27$3 CAD/story
- Submission Call · WritingCall for Submissions: Coalesce 2027Open · closes Oct 27$100
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Short Stories — Merrow (Mermaids and Sea Mythology Anthology)Open · closes Oct 28
- Submission Call · WritingFiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Short Fiction, Photography & Illustration SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 30
- Submission Call · WritingGeneral SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 30$0.01/word
- Submission Call · ArtsFall 2026 Photography (Art)Open · closes Oct 30
- Submission Call · Arts2026 Open Juried: Wearable ArtOpen · closes Oct 30Fee: $20
- Submission Call · WritingFall 2026 Prose (Fiction and Creative Nonfiction)Open · closes Oct 30
- Submission Call · WritingIssue 18 Poetry & HybridOpen · closes Oct 30Up to $20/pieceFee: $3
- Submission Call · ArtsFlorida International Trade and Culture Expo (FITCE) 2026 Call to ArtistsOpen · closes Oct 30
- Submission Call · WritingIssue 18 Fiction & NonfictionOpen · closes Oct 30$15/pieceFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingFall 2026 Poetry SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 30
- Submission Call · WritingGeneral SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31$0.08/word
- Submission Call · ScienceFlash Fiction Story Submission CallOpen · closes Oct 31$0.10/word
- Submission Call · Arts2027 organization hidden — members only Gallery SubmissionOpen · closes Oct 31
- Submission Call · WritingNon-fiction Submission and Discounted IssueOpen · closes Oct 31Up to $720 + copies & subscriptionFee: $17
- Submission Call · WritingPoetry & Prose SubmissionsOngoingUp to $100
- Submission Call · WritingGeneral Submissions - Translation (Poetry)Open · closes Oct 31$25/pageFee: $4
- Submission Call · WritingNonfictionOpen · closes Oct 31$10/pieceFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingCreative NonfictionOpen · closes Oct 31$50
- Submission Call · WritingFiction (2500 Words)Open · closes Oct 31Fee: $4
- Submission Call · WritingEssays (Creative Nonfiction)Open · closes Oct 31$25/essayFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingQueer Love: A organization hidden — members only Eros IssueOpen · closes Oct 31$25–$50Fee: $10
- Submission Call · WritingAtmo: A Literary Journal SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31$100/pieceFee: $3
- Submission Call · Writing"Human Capital" Issue SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31$25/piece
- Submission Call · ArtsArt + PhotographyOpen · closes Oct 31$75
- Submission Call · WritingEssay SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31$40Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingThe Earth Still Whispers Her Name: Poems for Missing and Murdered Indigenous WomenOpen · closes Oct 31
- Submission Call · WritingWinter 2026 Poetry SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31$100Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingSmutty Poetry Anthology SubmissionsOpen · closes Oct 31
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Alternate History Short Stories — Virginia Sideways AnthologyOpen · closes Oct 31$0.005/word + copies
- Submission Call · WritingFiction and Scholarship Submission CallOpen · closes Oct 31Up to $0.08/word
- Submission Call · WritingFiction — January 2027Open · closes Oct 31
- Submission Call · Writingorganization hidden — members only SubmissionOpen · closes Oct 31$20
- Submission Call · WritingWinter 2027 Issue: PoetryOpen · closes Oct 31Fee: $3
- Submission Call · Writing2026-2027 PoetryOpen · closes Oct 31$15/poem + copiesFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingGeneral Creative NonfictionOpen · closes Oct 31$5/page + copiesFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingGeneral Submissions - Translation (Fiction)Open · closes Oct 31$25Fee: $4
- Submission Call · WritingFictionOpen · closes Oct 31$25/essayFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingFlash Fiction (500 Words)Open · closes Oct 31Fee: $4
- Submission Call · WritingWinter 2027 Issue: NonfictionOpen · closes Oct 31Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingFiction General Submissions (Fall 2026)Open · closes Oct 31$25/poemFee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingFeatured Cover ArtOpen · closes Oct 31$50
- Submission Call · WritingFlashOpen · closes Oct 31$10/pieceFee: $3
- Submission Call · Writing*Short Fiction Submissions | organization hidden — members only 2026Open · closes Oct 31Fee: $5