March Deadlines: 12 Contests and Magazines With Deadlines This Month
New month, new courage: submit yourself to these fellowships, magazines, awards and internships. Remember, too, acceptances and rejections are by-products of this journey—crafting your authentic art is the goal. And as always, submit poetry for free to our New Voices.
Featured: Our Antioch-Frontier Fellowship Prize
The Antioch University MFA in Creative Writing Program has partnered with Frontier Poetry to offer a Fellowship opportunity to experience a 10-day residency in from either June 13 – 21 or December 5 – 14. The fellowship covers travel expenses and lodging, plus a $1000 cash prize. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $20
Deadline: February 28
Split Lip Magazine General Poetry Submissions
Split Lip is a monthly publication that publishes one poem, flash fiction, short story, and memoir per issue. They only accept submissions of up to one poem, so be sure to send them your best work! A paying market, each contributor receives $50. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: February 28
Beloit Poetry Journal General Submissions
Beloit is a nearly 70 year old literary publication that has published some of the most major voices in poetry. Their winter open reading period is coming to a close, so make sure you don’t miss this opportunity! Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: March 1
Copper Nickel Poetry Submissions
Copper Nickel is only open for general submissions two times per year! In addition to accepting regular poetry submissions, Copper Nickel has also put out a call for works in translation—Poets & Translators alike, don’t miss this opportunity! Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: March 1
Black Warrior Review General Submissions
Black Warrior Review is an excellent space for more experimental work; they publish long poems, poems that distort genre, poems that experiment with form, and more! Send them your weirdest, most eloquent work here.
Entry Fee: $3.00
Deadline: March 2
Gulf Coast General Submissions
Gulf Coast is publishing some of the most captivating poetry around. Each piece in their issues bears a tremendous load of craft & care. Send them your quietest, gentlest, and most confusing work here.
Entry Fee: $3.00
Deadline: March 2
Donald Hall Prize for Poetry
Judged this year by former poet-laureate Natasha Trethewey, the Donald Hall Prize offers publication for a full-length collection through the University of Pittsburg Press as well as a monetary prize of $5,500. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $20.00
Deadline: March 3
Brooklyn Poets – Whitman Bicentennial Poetry Contest
Brooklyn Poets has released their prompt for this year’s poetry contest: “What is it then between us?” after Whitman’s “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.” First prize will win $250; second prize $100; third prize $50. Women, writers of color, LGBTQ+ writers, indigenous writers, writers with disabilities and writers from other underserved communities are especially encouraged to apply. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $0
Deadline: March 3
ANMLY General Poetry Submissions
ANMLY rarely publishes just one poem from their submitters, so make sure your poems are in conversation with each other! This exciting online space praises “the radical imagination,” as they seek “seek poems that confront gender formations, white supremacy, class, body, possibility” and more. Submit here today!
Entry Fee: $3.00
Deadline: March 15
Prairie Schooner Book Prize
An exceptionally well-established press, Prairie Schooner is open for submissions for their annual poetry contest. Full-length manuscripts of 50 pages or more are eligible for consideration. Submit here.
Entry Fee: $25.00
Deadline: March 15
Sycamore Review Poetry Submissions
One of the most reputable literary publications out there, Sycamore Review has consistency published leading voices in the poetry community. Their work is minimalist and thought provoking—submit here!
Entry Fee: $3.00
Deadline: March 31
Cave Canem Poetry Prize
Judged this year by Evie Shockley, the Cave Canem Poetry Prize is open to all full-length collections written in English by Black writers of African descent who have not yet published a full-length collection by a professional press. This is a life-changing opportunity, so make sure that, if you are eligible, you don’t miss it! Submit here.
Entry Fee: $20.00
Deadline: March 31
