We're mostly on Instagram and bsky these days, if you want to keep up with us! But the press is open for submissions June 15th - July 31st.

There are now just 21 days to submit your #shortstory for this year's prize. This is your last chance to enter the open prize as we wind down next year. Flash fictions are welcome too! leicesterwrites.co.uk

The W&A Working-Class Writers’ Prize has unveiled @ahicksonlovence as the 2025 judge, and the Open University and the Ruppin Agency as new Prize partners bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Read the 2025 #CWprize shortlist! We are excited to present the first five shortlisted stories from the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Issue 1 features: 'A Room Full of Teddy Bears' by Dorechi (Kenya) 'Final Effort of the Wind' by Gillian Leasunia Katoanga (Samoa) 'Broken

Don't sit on that novella or poetry collection — send it to Driftwood Press instead! Use the link in our bio for details. #callforsubmissions

Rejection is a unwelcome side effect of submitting our work, but it's part of the game we're in. In this new Frazzled Lit *Open! Short Story Award* post, I talk about rejections, and what it means to be a successful writer. frazzledlit.com/p/however-on-t…

CALL OUT FOR SUBMISSIONS! Editors Willie Lee Kinard III, Lola Oh and MF Savant are looking forward to receiving your submissions for Magma 94: REMIX More info & to submit: magmapoetry.com/call-for-submi… Closing date: 31st July, 2025 Image: Williams Chechet

DEADLINE TOMORROW: Our Writing Contests close July 15th! Don't miss out on a chance to win $500 to $750 plus publication! Use the link in our bio. #contestdeadline

Submissions are open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/eXPypLj #writingcommunity

Come join us this coming Thursday, 17 July, for our monthly Women Writers Network #tweetchat! We’ll be talking about #womenwriters and summer #reading.

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Submissions for the Fall 2025 issue of #humanaobscura are open! Head over to the website to read our guidelines and to submit work. Deadline is August 1st at midnight, PST.

Even though everything we say or write, there are still things in the heart that are too big to be said. - Mahmoud Darwish

Exciting news and we’re nearly there. Here are our shortlisted stories and congrats to everyone.,bathshortstoryaward.org

Exciting news! The results of the 2025 BSSA are out. Congratulations to all our winners and of course our short and long listed writers - and, of course, to Cleo Heywood our 1st Prize Winner. bathshortstoryaward.org

Know a friend looking to publish a poetry collection or novella? Tag them so they submit it to Driftwood Press! Link in bio with details and to submit. #callforsubmissions

🌿 Big congratulations to Emily Adams-Aucoin, winner of our Editor’s Prize for It Adheres to Many Things! 🎉 Applause as well to our talented finalists: Sarah Aziz, Ammara Younas, Corine Huang, Geoff Collins, and Chisom Okafor. 💛 #poetry #EditorsPrize

We are looking for poems that uniquely explore each month's theme, perform Olympic feats with language, & leave a reader in wonder—while still referring back to basic humanity. August’s theme is bravery. Submissions open 8/1. Details: buff.ly/azjGw1Z #writingcommunity