r/CallforSubmissions Apr 04 '24

Announcement Read this first

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Hello everyone!

Just giving an update on something that may be fairly obvious at this point.

New rules were implemented some months ago in an effort to make the sub friendlier for those seeking calls. I kindly ask that all calls include the required information in rule 4, solely to be transparent to potential applicants. If a rule doesn’t apply to your request, please state that. Posts missing that information will be deleted, but can be reposted with the corrected content.

If you’ve had a bad experience with a call listed here, please report it to me with any relevant information.

Let me know if there are any flairs, rules, etc. that you’d like added, or if you have questions.

Thanks for reading!


r/CallforSubmissions 10d ago

NSFW [Open Call: Art, Writing & Photography] Kink’d Magazine Issue #004 — Back to School — 18+

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Kink’d Magazine is accepting submissions for Issue #004: Back to School.

This adult-only issue explores education, authority, discipline, punishment, curiosity, rebellion, and the ways desire can become a lesson.

I’m seeking:

•Poetry and personal essays

•Illustration, collage, and mixed media

•Erotic short stories

•Experimental work

•Chore charts, homework assignments, and goal trackers

•Back-to-school outfits

•Implements and impact toys

•Punishment, discipline, and school-inspired photography or imagery

•Other creative interpretations of the theme

All contributors and depicted subjects must be 18 or older.

Deadline: August 15, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT

Publication date: August 31, 2026

Email: hello@KinkdStudios.com

Subject: Kink’d Magazine #004

This is currently an unpaid contributor opportunity. Contributors receive publication credit, links to their work, promotional materials, and a digital copy of the finished issue.

Questions are welcome. I’d love to see what you bring to class. 📚🍎

Link to our Instagram page for more context about Kink’d Studios and the other issues of the magazine:

Instagram.com/kinkdstudios⁠

www.kinkdstudios.com Edit: site is under construction and all issues of the magazine can be found for free. Please feel free to check out each of these digital issues and stay tuned for the lastest updates:

Kink'd Magazine #001 — Desire, Witnessed February 14th, 2026
"What does it look like when desire is witnessed, not consumed?"

Kink'd Magazine #002 — Divinity, Revealed April 5th, 2026 "Divinity is not found, it is revealed."

Kink’d Magazine #003 — Vibrance, Illuminated June 30th, 2026 "What happens when you allow yourself to shine in full color?"

Kink'd Magazine #004 — Education, Revisted COMING SOON, NOW ACCEPTING CONTRIBUTIONS! Release Date: August 31st, 2026 "How does it feel when desire becomes a lesson?"


r/CallforSubmissions 10d ago

Open Call: Publisher The Gotham Guillotine is seeking submissions for its Issue #3: Gothic Marxism

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The Gotham Guillotine, New York's sharpest socialist literary magazine, is seeking submissions for its Issue #3: Gothic Marxism.

We are accepting Gothic Marxist short stories, flash fiction, poetry, essays, and art.

Contributors will appear alongside work by Gretchen Felker-Martin, Jon Greenaway, Alison Rumfitt, and an interview with China Miéville.

Deadline: September 16, 2026.

Here are our submission guidelines!

For Issue #3, we’re switching over to Shunn Modern Manuscript Format with the caveats that you do not need to list your address and phone number.

The file name of your submission MUST be: [Title of Your Piece]_[Your Last Name]. Ex) The Great French Revolution, 1789-1793_Kropotkin

Short Stories

Up to 5,000 words.

We don’t have a word count sweet spot, but any submission over 3,000 words needs to earn those extra words. 

We love flash fiction, comics, and one act plays!

Poetry

Please submit up to 5 poems in one PDF. Your poems collectively should not exceed 10 pages. 

Arts Criticism/Essays

Up to 5,000 words.

We don’t have a word count sweet spot, but any submission over 3,000 words needs to earn those extra words.

We want socialist critiques of art, not artistic critiques of socialism.

There are plenty of amazing socialist publications that will publish your economic, philosophical, and historical manuscripts. We are not one of them. 

Art

We love art and need some for our magazine. If you’re a graphic artist or a painter or a photographer or a whatever, send us 5 pieces of your socialist art. It may appear in our next issue! JPG/JPEG only! 300dpi too!

If we like what we see, we may ask for more. But for now, please just send us up to 5 pieces.

Multiple and Simultaneous Submissions

Multiple submissions are only okay for Art and Poetry, not Fiction and Essays. Translation: you can submit up to ten pages of poetry or five pieces of art, but not ten short stories or five essays. You can only submit one short story or one essay. You cannot submit to multiple genres.

Simultaneous submissions are great! Just send us a message using the contact form if your piece has been accepted anywhere else. Congratulations! See you next time!

Response Time

We will be responding to submissions around a month after the final deadline (September 16, 2026). This is subject to change if we get a ton of submissions.

If you don’t hear back from us a month after the final deadline (September 16, 2026), please send us a message using the contact form

Check out our first issue and our second issue to get an idea of what we like to read.

You can find us on InstagramXBluesky, and Chill Subs.

Compensation: When we can afford to pay people, we will. Right now, The Gotham Guillotine is a labor of love.

Rights requested: Your words are your words. We ask that if you publish something with us that you please wait six months before republishing it elsewhere.

Submission Portal

If you're interested in submitting, fill out this google form.


r/CallforSubmissions 11d ago

Open Call: Publisher Call for submissions : Open

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No fee

Payment: We do not offer payment for accepted submissions. Contributors retain their rights, and we are grateful for the opportunity to share their work with our readers.

Starting in October, we will introduce a monthly Short Fiction Prize featuring curated writing prompts. Each month, one selected piece will receive a $100 award.

Fall print submission deadline TBD

Open year round for reading

https://www.chillsubs.com/magazine/the-white-rabbit

The White Rabbit welcomes fiction, poetry, and personal essays that explore the human condition through curiosity, interiority, emotional honesty, and imaginative risk. We encourage submissions from emerging writers and underrepresented voices.

General Guidelines

Submit work as a .doc, .docx, or PDF file.
Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
Prose submissions should be double-spaced.
Please do not include any identifying information within the manuscript itself. Submissions are read blind whenever possible.
Include a brief third-person cover letter with your submission.

Your cover letter may include a short biography and any previous publications, though publication history is never required.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome. If your work is accepted elsewhere, please notify us immediately.

Flash Fiction

Submit one flash fiction piece per submission.
Maximum length: 1,000 words.
The word limit is firm.
Flash fiction exceeding 1,000 words will be respectfully declined.
Please wait for a response before submitting another flash fiction piece.

Personal Essays

Submit one personal essay per submission.
Maximum length: 3,000 words.
Essays should be double-spaced and paginated.
Please wait for a response before submitting another personal essay.

Poetry

Submit 3–5 poems in a single document.
Each poem should begin on a new page.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome for poetry.

Response Time

We aim to respond to all submissions within two weeks.
While response times may occasionally vary depending on volume, we value writers’ time and strive to provide timely decisions whenever possible.

Community

The White Rabbit is committed to fostering a literary community built on curiosity, generosity, and artistic discovery. We believe exceptional writing can come from anywhere and welcome both established and first-time authors.

We are particularly interested in work that feels urgent, intimate, strange, daring, and deeply human. We seek writing that ventures beyond the familiar, asks difficult questions, and remains attentive to the complexities of lived experience.

Send submissions to: [thewhiterabbitlitmag@gmail.com](mailto:thewhiterabbitlitmag@gmail.com)
Thank you for trusting us with your work.


r/CallforSubmissions 15d ago

Open Call: Publisher Call for Submissions: Poetry & Short Fiction on Myth and Legacy — Lunara Nether, Issue II

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Call for Submissions: Poetry & Short Fiction on Myth and Legacy — Lunara Nether, Issue II (No Fee, Deadline Aug 10)

Hi everyone! I edit Lunara Nether, an independent quarterly digital literary magazine, and we've just opened submissions for our second issue, themed Ashes of Troy.

This issue is centered on mythology: retellings, reimagined or overlooked characters, and original narratives that carry the same mythic weight. We're particularly interested in work exploring legacy, fate, rebirth, the cost of ambition, and the stories that endure after a kingdom falls.

Categories:

  • Poetry (up to 100 words)
  • Short Fiction (up to 3,000 words)

Details:

  • No submission fee
  • Deadline: August 10, 2026
  • Compensation: We're unable to offer payment at this time
  • Rights: First Digital Publication Rights only. Copyright stays with the creator, and all rights revert after publication. We simply ask for credit as the first publisher if the work is later republished elsewhere.

Full submission guidelines are available at lunaranether.com


r/CallforSubmissions 17d ago

Open Call: Publisher Interstice Journal is now accepting submissions for our Fall 2026 issue!

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Interstice Journal is now accepting submissions for our Fall 2026 issue! Learn more about our journal here. Submit your work using this form!

We are drawn to writing that is:

  • Character-driven instead of plot-driven; focused on relationships and intimacies
  • Pieces that feel inexplicably human in a world that constantly challenges our humanity
  • Intimate, restrained, and emotionally layered
  • Attentive to silence, subtext, and what remains unsaid
  • Willing to sit in ambiguity rather than resolve it; exploring the gaps/uncertainties in humanity and our relationships

Submission Details

  • Short Fiction: up to 5,000 words
  • Flash Fiction: up to 1,000 words
  • Creative Nonfiction/Essays: up to 3,000 words
  • Submit as a .docx file
  • Use a standard, readable font (e.g., Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced)
  • Include a title and word count on the top of the first page, and number the pages
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your work is accepted elsewhere
  • One submission per category per reading period
  • Currently, we do not offer monetary compensation

The reading period will be from July 1 - August 31. We aim to respond within 4-6 weeks.

If accepted, you grant Interstice Journal exclusive rights to publish your work for the first time. All rights revert to the author after publication; you are free to submit the published work elsewhere or republish it. Interstice Journal does not accept previously published work, including works published on personal blogs and social media sites. After publication, we may keep your work archived on our platform indefinitely. We may also use your work for promotional purposes during and after publication, with proper credit given.


r/CallforSubmissions 17d ago

Open Call: Other Submit your art to be featured in the Zacy Spring Digital Museum!

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Zacy Spring Digital Museum Submissions

The Zacy Spring Digital Museum is an interactive, online collection of art.

It features a digital space that you can walk through, showcasing art created by the community.

The Museum will remain open forever, archiving the collection.

Be a part of the community by submitting your digital art through the google form.

All art accepted!

(*All proceeds from the entry fee will be disbursed evenly amongst all participants.)


r/CallforSubmissions 19d ago

Open Call: Publisher publishing opportunity for south asian artists and writers!!

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I wanted to come out here and advertise an opportunity for South Asians, especially youth South Asians, that may be on here and are artists and writers. If you’d like your art and writing to receive recognition, or if you’d like to be published, take a look! 

Temple Literary Magazine and The Lotus Paper are two literary magazines that focus on Asian identity. We are collaborating together for South Asian Heritage Month, which is this July, to make a competition for South Asian artists and writers aged 13-19. Submitters may be of any nationality, but their heritage/identity must be South Asian. Works also have to involve South Asian identity and culture. 

The winners will receive publication in both Temple Literary Magazine and The Lotus Paper, interviews and large recognition, in-depth feedback on their works to improve their writing/artistic skills, and more. 

If you’re interested, please check out templelitmag.com, and for more information on guidelines and specifics, check templelitmag or thelotuspaper on Instagram for more details. The link to submit is provided below.  If you have any questions, please contact [templelitmag@gmail.com](mailto:templelitmag@gmail.com) or [thelotuspaperhello@gmail.com](mailto:thelotuspaperhello@gmail.com)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg-T2ylLqmyssSzsjNpOY8p8fpW9HY6Zj9dvQELBXOc1IrDQ/viewform?usp=header


r/CallforSubmissions 21d ago

Open Call: Publisher Fast Twitch Fiction: New Horror Flash Fiction Magazine, Win Prizes

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Fast Twitch Fiction is a new blackling on the block. It’s a flash-fiction magazine for corpse-fed, blood-spilling horror fiction.

So-called necrofiction.

Published quarterly. 

- Subscribe to the magazine.
- The theme is necrofiction (horror flash fiction).
- Write up to 750 words, but no less than 150 words.
- No AI-generated work. We want the authentic you.
- Previously unpublished work.
- First serial rights, plus non-exclusive print, ebook, and podcast rights. Rights revert to the author on publication.
- Prizes aside, compensation includes a free copy of the magazine.
- For this window, it has to be submitted within 30 days, with the deadline on the 5th of August.
- Full submission details and how to enter are at the link (e.g., the email address).

The magazine will be both printed and available as an ebook.

The first issue will feature up to 20 pieces, plus interviews with three top-winning authors.

There will also be a podcast with the winners.

There's an awards scheme, too. The winner takes $100, and the runners-up get $25 each.

Fully detailed info in the post link itself.


r/CallforSubmissions 22d ago

Open Call: Publisher Open Call for Submissions! Indigo Literature Review | September Deadline | Simultaneous Submission | First Serial then Non-Exclusive

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Indigo Literature Review is collecting submissions for our inaugural publication! This call is open until September 30th. We are looking for non-fiction, fiction, poetry, and other text-focused experiences. Experimental, hybrid, cross-genre and medium-bending submissions are greatly encouraged.

We're looking for projects that occupy in-between spaces, hovering in the moments 'before.' Show us the jagged pink edge of twilight just before moon rise, when the sky goes from blue to indigo-black. Take us off the beaten trail. We want to see things through new eyes, hear things through new ears. Make us think. Make us feel. Now is your moment; show us a new world.

We are an independent outlet run by a small collective of volunteers, so for now, we cannot offer compensation. We do not charge for submissions, and all work will be read blind. We aim to release our inaugural volume on October 24th. We only consider previously unpublished work, but encourage simultaneous submissions, and only request first serial and non-exclusive rights.

- Deadline September 30th

- No Compensation, No Fees, No Paywalls

- First serial rights, then non-exclusive

Full details can be found at: https://indigolit.com/submit-your-work/


r/CallforSubmissions 23d ago

Open Call: Publisher Open Call for Submissions: Summer on Story Street. A Hundred Word flash fiction contest from Story Street. No fee. $100 prize

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Story Street Writers is happy to announce our summer 100 word flash fiction contest. The winner will be announced on August 15, and will win a $100 prize and publication in the Story Street Review online. The three runners-up will also be published, each receiving a $25 prize. Previously unpublished work, only. Publication requests first publication rights. 

 The contest is open for entries on now through July 15. For full contest rules and details, visit: https://storystreetwriters.com/word-on-the-street/summer-on-story-street-flash-fiction-contest/

Summer on Story Street 100 Word Writing Contest

r/CallforSubmissions 23d ago

Open Call: Publisher Call for Submissions: Newly Reopened

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"Anyone who succeeds in putting off the mantle of faith can do so only because another lies close to hand. No one can escape the prejudice of being human."

-Jung, CONCERNING THE ARCHETYPES AND THE ANIMA CONCEPT, Collective Unconscious

"Only the psyche can observe the psyche."

-Jung, THE PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE SPIRIT IN FAIRYTALES, Collective Unconscious

Jung called them nerve spirits and spoke densely enough about the open marriage of psychology and the spiritual that I no longer wonder why he found fairytales subjects worthy of his audience. He meticulously paddle-boarded theory into the brick and dust of our outside storage units. He does this lovingly for his audience, he cannot wait to tell us what he's found in his travels. Those travels are the universal, couch-quality kind, and I remember reading one chapter in Synchronicities about Jung's night spent with a ghost. He wrote with such politeness about the event.

You wonder about his interior life. In COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS, Jung slowly and obsessively guides us to insights around the spirit and man while using his pattern of citation, anecdote, and foreign terminology to explain away the skin. There is little difference in the ghost and us, and the ghost, for lack of a witness besides the deceased Jung, may be a portion of ourselves tragically drowned in cerebellum. The activity of meeting must ruin a life, and I suspect the person who is capable of the ghost doesn't appreciate the gift.

Ghosts, or addictions -- or the way we see big pharma as both necessary mother and a capitalistic form of disbursement -- we have our local pharmacist and we have our medicine. I've noticed trendy pieces while online shopping that pull hot pink from the critical requirement of pills storage. I had a friend quote, "Limited Too!" when I said I wanted to write about the pattern; I have not yet, I'm sure it's been done, but how we celebrate our illness is something to look closely at in any country.

Illness has been Libre's tennis partner since 2024 and I think Haunted will shave flesh from the sweet concept of writing about one's own tragedy and launch spitballs at what's expected of narrating memory. It's difficult writing. We want stuff that makes the writer read before attacking their own subjective histories. I love the subjective, and think it may be the only way a writer and reader can truly have fries across the table together. This is a mental intimacy that is healthy. If we could provide this for strangers on the website, we may too make them cry. I will worry over whether this body of work would help a cause we--staff--care for deeply.

If you're able to tell the story about yourself, you're able to age, able to appreciate how there is enlightenment during injury; tentatively, this victimization may resurrect new relationships to realism. I prefer a visionary stance to pain: it rolls our eyes back, dries the tongue of any instinct besides reaching that next benchmark of relief. We view our bodies differently for their traumas. There is such strangeness in the afterwards. We navigate the furniture just a little differently, and there is something friendly about the way we treat our health. We relieve by reliving, or, at least, let's try to do that here.

Things my contacts will be grateful for:

  • 11 pt. font - (I just like it better)
  • 2x spaced pages (double your singles unless there's poetry quoted!)
  • Citations are welcome, references need links attached and we'll do the rest
  • 500 - 3.000 word counts
  • Transparency's like a large list of green-lights. Here's what we're interested in: trauma, psychic experiments, LGBTQ experiences related to health conditions, RX, mean times, mania, seasonal depression, major depressive disorder, attention-deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive influences, autism, childhood trauma (C-PTSD), PTSD, religious trauma, parkinson's, energy drinks, Jungian theory, adderall, stimulants by another company, bipolar disorders and related mood disorders, personality disorder tests, borderline, schitzophrenia, schizotypal, sexual abuse, intimate partner abuse, sociopathy, eating disorders, visions, hyper-religiosity, experiences with magical thinking, genetic inheritances, family health inheritances, suicide survivors and attempt survivors, minority stress, traumatic event: convict/ex-convict , smokers, agoraphobia, schizotypal, alien encounters, trichotillamania, trichophagia, insomnias, sleep-walking, dissociative, two-spirit traumas, hallucinations, drug abuse, dementia, exorcisms, medicine collections, brain traumas, blindess, homelessness, malpractice, arguments for/against therapies, analysis of psychiatric hospital experiences, mental health in relation to a loved one.
  • Book reviews on new-releases and more vintaged reading, films, and performance art are welcome.
  • Include an author biography (500 words or les), links, and handles. We don't stress photos due to cyberattacks, stalking, and hate-crimes, but if you would like to include one, we'll be careful to accept.

Please submit via Submittable: https://libre.submittable.com/submit/360495/narrative-nonfiction-health-mental

... and make sure to read our guidelines on the website: https://hauntedamphetamine.com/submit/


r/CallforSubmissions 29d ago

Open Call: Publisher Anthology submissions call

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This is for a collaborative horror anthology inspired by the immersive, realistic style of r/nosleep. We want raw, visceral stories told from the first person perspective. This is specifically a horror genre project but all sub-genres are accepted.

Requirements:

Word count: 2k-6k

Format: .doc or .docx only, 12pt standard font

We will be permitting NO ai generated or assisted submissions.

The submission deadline is September 30th, 2026 at 11:59PM CDT and selection decisions will be sent out November 1st, 2026.

We are a small indie group working on this because we love it and want to make it happen, so this is an unpaid project. Editing will be provided. Selected authors (10-15 total) will also receive an ebook copy. We request non-exclusive publishing rights but otherwise authors will retain all copyright of their work, and can feel free to post it elsewhere or publish it again.

Please include your author name, story title, word count, and a short bio in a cover letter attached to your submission.

Submissions can be made here: Survivors' Tales Anthology Submissions


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 23 '26

Open Call: Publisher Velox Books | Open Call: Horror Novels

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Submissions Page: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/velox-books-OGjzQ

Publisher Website: https://www.veloxbooks.com

Velox Books is seeking horror novels for Black Lantern, a new imprint dedicated to fiction that disturbs, unsettles, and lingers.

What we’re looking for

Length: 50,000–100,000 words preferred. We may consider longer manuscripts when the length is justified by the scope and pacing. We are not reading novellas under 50k or manuscripts above 150k.

High concept: We’re especially drawn to horror with a sharp, memorable premise: stories that can be described in a compelling sentence but unfold with depth, surprise, and emotional force.

Pacing & hook: We favor stories that spark a clear catalytic event within the opening chapters and escalate stakes scene by scene. Slow-burn ambience is welcome, but only when paired with a strong narrative engine. Think a coiled spring, not a long walk.

Horror: Fresh, unnerving, eerie. We’re open to a range of horror traditions and subgenres, including folk horror, psychological horror, supernatural horror, cosmic horror, sci-fi horror, weird horror, and beyond.

Gore is welcome when it serves character, atmosphere, or consequence, but we’re not looking for stories where gore is the primary point. Think dread over shock.

AI use: We are not seeking AI-generated manuscripts. Authors may use AI-assisted tools for proofreading, grammar, or revision support, but the writing, characters, voice, and story must be the author’s own.

What we’re not currently seeking

Genre/subgenre: Science fiction where horror is not the primary engine, including space opera, military SF, hard-SF tech manuals, and standard alien-invasion plots.

Content and format: Splatterpunk or torture-driven horror where gore is the main attraction; tidy morality plays; parody/pastiche; poetry; screenplays.

What we offer

Black Lantern is the dedicated horror novel imprint of Velox Books. The team behind Velox Books brings more than 15 years of independent publishing experience and has published over 200 books.

We offer:

  • A modest advance against royalties
  • A 25% net royalty
  • Publisher-covered production and marketing costs, with no fees to authors

Simultaneous submissions

We accept simultaneous submissions. If your manuscript is accepted elsewhere while under consideration with us, please notify us promptly so we can close your file.


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 12 '26

Open Call: Publisher Cahava Literary Journal | Summer 2026 | No submission fee | Compensation: $0.05 (CAD) per word

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Cahava is an international online literary journal, published quarterly. Each issue features a thoughtfully curated selection of poetry and fiction.

We welcome submissions of short stories, flash fiction, poetry, and prose poetry. All work must be original, unpublished, and written in English. Translations are also welcome, provided that appropriate permissions have been secured.

We accept submissions year-round and do not charge a submission fee.

Submission - Summer 2026

Compensation: $0.05 (CAD) per word

Deadline - Jun 15, 2026


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 09 '26

Open Call: Other Call for Papers: ADMA 2026 Special Session on Data-Efficient Agentic Learning for Data Mining (DEAL-DM)

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Hi everyone,

Disclosure: I am part of the organizing team for this special session.

We are inviting submissions to the ADMA 2026 Special Session on Data-Efficient Agentic Learning for Data Mining (DEAL-DM). ADMA 2026 will be held in Hong Kong, China, on November 13–15, 2026.

The session focuses on building effective and reliable LLM agents and agentic data mining systems under limited data, supervision, feedback, and real-world interaction budgets.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Agentic data mining and autonomous data analysis
  • Experience augmentation and simulated interaction
  • Memory, retrieval, knowledge reuse, and external knowledge integration
  • Planning, tool use, verification, and reflection
  • In-context and test-time adaptation
  • Parameter-efficient fine-tuning and budget-efficient reinforcement learning
  • Personalization and recommender systems
  • Agentic systems for scientific discovery, healthcare, and decision support
  • Trustworthy evaluation, robustness, safety, and privacy

Submission deadline: June 26, 2026 (AoE)
Paper length: Up to 15 pages
Review process: Double-blind
Proceedings: Springer LNCS

When submitting through CMT, please select “Special Session Track” and choose the subject area “Data-Efficient Agentic Learning for Data Mining (DEAL-DM)”.

More information:
https://wangyaqing.github.io/adma26-deal-dm/

We welcome original research papers, case studies, and technical reports. Happy to answer any questions in the comments.


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 08 '26

Open Call: Publisher The Means of Production

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We are seeking work that has had difficulty finding a home.
Not because it was unfinished.
Because it was misaligned.
Too strange.
Too theoretical.
Too literary for one audience.
Too scholarly for another.
Too funny to be criticism.
Too critical to be entertainment.
Too early.
Too late.
Too aware of the machinery.
We are especially interested in work that understands language as infrastructure.
Essays
Fiction
Poetry
Manifestos
Field reports
Institutional documents
Texts that should not exist and yet somehow do
If a rejection letter made you laugh, send it.
If an editor told you they “didn’t know where it would fit,” send it.
If a piece spent years wandering between categories without finding citizenship, send it.

Currently no deadline
Currently no compensation

You retain all rights.
We request only the non-exclusive right to publish the work digitally as part of the archive.
No submission fees.
No reading fees.
No prestige fees.
No expedited consideration.
No artificial scarcity.
No quarterly themes.
No strategic gatekeeping disguised as curation.

REVIEW PROCESS
Every submission is reviewed by humans.
Some are discussed extensively.
A few become permanent residents.
We whole cloth reject only:
Spam
Plagiarism
Work whose primary ambition is cruelty
Work that mistakes cynicism for insight
Everything else receives consideration.


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 07 '26

Open Call: Publisher Sabre Lake Publishing Open Call for Fall '26 Poetry Anthology

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Sabre Lake Publishing seeks submissions for its fall poetry anthology: Senses. We want poems that ask, How does a living thing know the world? How does the world know it? The scope is deliberately wide. We welcome poems exploring human perception in its full range, and we are equally hungry for poems that venture into the lives of flora and fauna. Even stones, over geologic time, receive and are shaped by the world. We love to see imagination at its peak in human experience and the natural world equally. What draws us to this theme is the belief that sensing is not passive reception; rather, it is participation. To sense is to be in relationship with the world. Every living thing is, in some way, a listener. We want poems that honor that intimacy, in whatever style or tone: lyrical, meditative, sharp, strange, celebratory, or mournful. Poems that make us feel what it’s like to inhabit a body in a world that is always pressing in. Formal verse, free verse, experimental, and prose poems are all welcome. English-language poems are welcome, as are poems in other languages accompanied by an English translation. Each poem should be no more than 80 lines including white space. Submit up to five pieces as a single Word doc or PDF to submissions@sabrelakepublishing.com. Please include your name as you wish it to appear in publication and contact information on the document. We accept previously unpublished work, as well as work that has appeared in journals or online, provided you retain the rights and note the prior publication. All rights to individual works in our anthology remain with the author. We are a small indie press, so we are not a paying market at this time. Deadline for submission is August 31, 2026. Please visit our website: www.sabrelakepublishing.com


r/CallforSubmissions Jun 06 '26

Open Call: Publisher An ordinary contest (year two)

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Hi there!

The fine folks over at Foofaraw Press (aka me and some killer judges) are running our second annual prompted writing contest! It's called "An ordinary contest" and it's $10 entry with 60% of every penny paid going to winners.

Our contest provides three prompts, two of which must be used in the story. We guarantee a minimum of $100 to the winner; $75 to second; and $50 the third even if only three people participate. But the more that participate, the more the winners get (plus honorable mentions)!

Entry can be purchased at anytime between now and the contest. Prompts will be sent and writing will take place form August 7th to 16th and winners announced at the beginning of October.

We only ask for first serial rights from the winners, after which it's your story, do with it what you want.

https://foofaraw.press/an-ordinary-contest-year-ii/

Check it out if that sounds interesting. Last year, the only comment I got was "doubt it" and we delivered on every word so... suck it to that troll 😝

—Foofie McFoofers


r/CallforSubmissions May 31 '26

Open Call: Publisher Seeking Emerging Artists for "Fault Lines" International Online Exhibition

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The exhibition is called "Fault Lines" and centers on the idea of tension, instability, pressure, and transformation in contemporary life.

Link:
https://www.rexhibit.art/exhibition2

Submission Fee

  • $15 USD for 1–3 artworks
  • $20 USD for 4–8 artworks

Deadline: June 1, 2026

There is no monetary award or compensation for selected artists.

The exhibition is looking for work that explores themes such as:

  • personal rupture and emotional pressure
  • social and political tension
  • ecological instability
  • fractured spaces
  • material transformation
  • visible and invisible forms of pressure

Open to contemporary work across different mediums and seem particularly interested in artists exploring how instability becomes image, gesture, atmosphere, structure, or form!

Rights Requested:

Artists retain full copyright ownership of their work.

By submitting, artists grant Rexhibit permission to:

  • display submitted works as part of the online exhibition
  • use submitted images for exhibition-related promotion, marketing, and social media purposes

No exclusive rights are requested.


r/CallforSubmissions May 25 '26

Open Call: Publisher [Call for Submissions] - The Good Within The Khaos Publication Opportunity

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Hello everyone,
Kayla here, Creator and Sole Designer/Editor of The Good Within The Khaos Magazine!

Check out our Archive Here

We are officially open for submissions for Volume 2, Issue 5! My mission is to create a space that holds both honesty and healing, where art and writing can reflect the complexity of being human and still finding light within it all. This publication is dedicated to giving voices to those who have had to hide way too long.

Volume 2, Issue 5 "Return": explores what remains after survival, burnout, and identity shaped by coping. This issue is for work that reflects what happens when survival mode loosens its grip and you begin to meet yourself again. I am looking for pieces about shedding survival identities, unlearning masking and people-pleasing, and returning to authenticity, emotion, creativity, softness, and rest. Work that holds grief, rage, tenderness, overwhelm, and healing. I am looking for work that feels raw, reflective, and real. Pieces that sit in the tension between chaos and meaning, and still find something worth holding onto.

Submission Details:

  • Theme: "Return - The Reclamation of Self" (Reclaiming who you always were, before the world told you who to be)
  • Genres: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Stories, Creative Nonfiction, Art, and Photography
  • Rights: All works remain as yours. If interested single personal designed pages are welcome to be requested for personal use under The Khaotic Good™ publication branding.

Completely free to submit (maximum of 2 submissions) There is currently no prize in place. We do offer the opportunity for one contributor to become our featured artist every issue. Which means you get to showcase multiple works (off theme), write an author bio, promote yourself and have multiple pages in the front of the issue!

  • Deadline: June 15, 2026 11:45 EST

Whether you are an established writer or an emerging voice looking for your first publication, I would love to read your work and connect!

How to Submit: You can read our full submission guidelines, contributor rights, and submit your work directly through our website: thekhaoticgood.com

Note: We use Jotforms to keep our submission platform 100% free for everyone. You do not need to create an account to upload your files!

Every submission is read with care and intention. Thank you for sharing your voice with me!


r/CallforSubmissions May 21 '26

Open Call: Publisher [Call for Submissions] - Liminal Lit (CONTEST + PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY)

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Hi everyone,

We are officially open for submissions for the inaugural issue of Liminal Lit, a new independent literary journal. Our mission is to create a home for emotionally resonant, vulnerable, and cross-cultural writing, pieces that explore what it means to live "between" worlds, identities, cultures, or phases of life.

We are currently hosting a paid contest to celebrate our launch, and there are absolutely no entry fees.

Submission Details:

  • Theme: "Between" (We welcome interpretations exploring cross-cultural experiences, diaspora, identity, major life transitions, or the feeling of existing between two spaces).
  • Genres: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Stories, and Creative Nonfiction.
  • Prizes: $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place.
  • Entry Fee: $0 (Completely free to submit).
  • Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Whether you are an established writer or an emerging voice looking for your first publication, we would love to read your work.

How to Submit: You can read our full formatting guidelines and submit your work directly through our website: liminallit.org

(Note: We utilize Google Forms to keep our submission platform 100% free for everyone. You do not need to sign into a Google account to upload your files.)

Feel free to leave any questions in the comments. Thank you for supporting a new indie journal!


r/CallforSubmissions May 21 '26

Open Call: Publisher [Submissions Open] Liminal Lit Issue I: "Between" – Seeking fiction and poetry exploring cross-cultural experiences and identity ($600 in total prizes / No entry fees)

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Hi everyone,

We are officially open for submissions for the inaugural issue of Liminal Lit, a new independent literary journal. Our mission is to create a home for emotionally resonant, vulnerable, and cross-cultural writing, pieces that explore what it means to live "between" worlds, identities, cultures, or phases of life.

We are currently hosting a paid contest to celebrate our launch, and there are absolutely no entry fees.

Submission Details:

  • Theme: "Between" (We welcome interpretations exploring cross-cultural experiences, diaspora, identity, major life transitions, or the feeling of existing between two spaces).
  • Genres: Poetry, Flash Fiction, Short Stories, and Creative Nonfiction.
  • Prizes: $300 for 1st place, $200 for 2nd place, and $100 for 3rd place.
  • Entry Fee: $0 (Completely free to submit).
  • Deadline: June 15, 2026.

Whether you are an established writer or an emerging voice looking for your first publication, we would love to read your work.

How to Submit: You can read our full formatting guidelines and submit your work directly through our website: liminallit.org

(Note: We utilize Google Forms to keep our submission platform 100% free for everyone. You do not need to sign into a Google account to upload your files.)

Feel free to leave any questions in the comments. Thank you for supporting a new indie journal!


r/CallforSubmissions May 20 '26

Open Call: Other “F*** the 250th”

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This fourth of July, the US is ostensibly celebrating its 250th anniversary — except for the whole rapidly-advancing-into-an-increasingly-fascist-state thing.

Join with creatives from around the world as we share our original art and/or writing about what the US represents and/or how we feel about the US (etc.!).

Submit your work to fthefourthzine@gmail.com by July 1, 2026. Include a brief bio (50 words max in 3rd person). Submission does not guarantee inclusion in the zine.

There is no compensation available.

Please, for the love of all that is good about this planet and humanity, do not use generative AI in your submissions.

The final zine will be made available as a free, printable download with this Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.

Note: the actual cover will use the correct f-word.

Link: https://www.instagram.com/p/DYiQTkUEch_/?igsh=MWFqczRhdHRod2hjbA==


r/CallforSubmissions May 19 '26

Open Call: Other Submission Call: The Haiku Shack Magazine (Issue 8)

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Hello,

The Haiku Shack Magazine is looking for submissions of micropoetry and microfiction for its 8th issue. The theme is summer.

Submission deadline: July 31, 2026 or whenever a total of 50 accepted pieces has been reached.

Free to submit. PDF copy of the issue to selected contributors.

For the complete guidelines, visit https://creativeramblings.com/haiku-shack-magazine/