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What would you pay?

I volunteer for a small press dedicated to publishing art and literature by women+ writers and visual artists since 1976. We are excited to announce the launch of our first art contest this year.

I would like to ask the group about submission fees. For a contest offering a prize of $500-$600, what would you consider a reasonable submission fee, assuming the publication is reputable, visible, and established?

Currently, we do not charge a fee for general submissions from visual artists. However, we do charge a minimal submission fee for poetry and prose to help cover the costs of our submissions manager, Submittable. The fee for the art prize submission will also help cover Submittable's costs and contribute to the financial reward.

I appreciate your insights on this matter.

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u/DebbBOI — 2 days ago

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Liminal Lit | Issue I: Between — Open for Submissions | $600 in Prizes | Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction

Hey everyone! I'm the founder of Liminal Lit, a new literary journal for writers navigating multiple identities.

Our first issue theme is "Between" — we want writing about what it feels like to live between worlds. This could mean being caught between two cultures, writing in a language that isn't your first, feeling like a stranger in your home country, balancing different family expectations, or simply never fully belonging in one place.

What we accept:

Poetry (up to 5 poems)
Fiction (up to 3,500 words)
Creative Nonfiction (800–2,500 words)

Prizes: $300 / $200 / $100 across selected works

Deadline: June 15, 2026

Simultaneous submissions welcome.

We especially welcome voices from diaspora and marginalized communities, but anyone writing about identity, culture, and belonging is encouraged to submit.

Submit and read more at: liminallit.org

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u/Comfortable_Mine_145 — 6 days ago

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Good Grief - personal essays/creative non-fiction on mourning and grief

Hi all, Good Grief is launching its debut issue that will publish creative non-fiction on the topic of grief and mourning rituals. You can see a bit more about it here: https://ggrief.com/

I'm currently looking for contributors for the first issue. I'm seeking personal essays on the subject, roughly 2,000 words long. This can be grief in any form and for any loss: loss of home, loss of family, loss of limb, loss of autonomy, loss of life, so on. Bonus points if you have a story about non-western/christian mourning practices. The key detail is that each essay should ultimately deal with how to move through grief and continue with life.

Pitch deadline is June 1.

This is a no-revenue venture so, we can't offer large payment but still want to honor your efforts. Successful writers will be a paid a C$30 honorarium.

Good Grief will retain first world electronic and print rights for all selected pieces as well as non-exclusive archival rights. All other rights remain with the author.

For my own background, I'm a journalist and editor with ten years of professional experience and have spent almost as long attending therapy for my own grief processes. I wanted to launch the magazine to provide a space for people to share their stories of loss and foster more conversation on a topic that is inevitable for us all, and doesn't need to be as lonesome and terrible as we often allow.

Please check out the website for pitch guidelines and send your pitches to ggrief.mag@gmail.com

u/Good-Grief-Mag — 6 days ago

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Odysseus was a piece of 💩

Across twenty-four books of the Odyssey, the hero weeps openly seventeen times. He also lies in nearly every book, sleeps with two goddesses while his wife waits at home, refuses an offer of immortality, and gets every single one of his men killed. The Greeks called him polytropos — many-turned — and meant it as praise.

See the full blog post here: https://storica.club/blog/odysseus-was-a-liar/

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u/Fresh_Bodybuilder187 — 8 days ago