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Alchemical Seeks Submissions for their Inaugural Issue!

Deadline: Year-round

Alchemical is now open for submissions! We seek short fiction (1,000 to 5,000 words of speculative-literary fiction), as well as essays (on the craft of …
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Grey Matter: Call for Medical Poems

Deadline: October 15, 2026

Grey Matter, the medical poetry journal at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, welcomes submissions from across the healthcare spectrum – from providers to …
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Magazine Stand :: Allium – Summer 2026

Allium online and print journal from the Columbia College Chicago English & Creative Writing Program embraces the diversity of its namesake by publishing recognized and emerging writers across varied forms, genres, and experimental approaches. Their newest online issue features Fiction by Natalie Hogan, Carrie R. Hinton, Mark Brazaitis, B. Diaz, …
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Where to Submit Roundup: September 11, 2026

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