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Attention Whatcom County poets: Submissions to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest close this Thursday, March 31, 2022. The judges, Victor Ortiz and Dayna Patterson, are eager to read your poem and select this year’s Walk and Merit Award winners.

If you were planning to turn in your poem in person at Film Is Truth, your last chance to do so is TODAY, Tuesday, March 29, at 8:00pm, because Film Is Truth is closed tomorrow and Thursday.

You can double check the guidelines here.

O, pen, be heard

If you’re interested in getting your work in front of a Cascadia audience, there are plenty of journals currently accepting submissions. While the past two years have disrupted many publications, it’s heartening to see how many are still in business.

This list includes only those that have current deadlines or read submissions year-round (deadlines are listed only if they appear on the journal’s website or submission manager). It does not include contests and, except as noted, is focused primarily on poetry submissions.

• Bracken open through March 17, 2022
• Breathe
• Burnside Review rolling deadline until issue is filled
• Cirque Journal open through March 21, 2022
• CutBank
• High Desert Journal open through April 15, 2022
• Image Journal
• The Inflectionist Review
• Jeopardy Magazine open through March 20, 2022
• Kingfisher Journal open through February 28, 2022
• Monkeybicycle open for submission of stories
• Northwest Review
• The Other Journal open through March 31, 2022
• Pacifica Literary Review
• Pif Magazine
• Poetry Northwest open through March 31, 2022
• PRISM international open through February 28, 2022
• Psaltery & Lyre will open March 1, 2022
• Ricepaper
• Room Magazine open through April 30, 2022
• Shark Reef open through March 31, 2022
• Subjectiv open through March 13, 2022
• Sweet Tree Review open through April 3, 2022
• Typehouse Literary Magazine

Before you submit, read the journal to see if your work is a good fit, read (and follow) the guidelines very carefully, and read your work to make sure it’s ready for prime time.

See the NW lit scene sidebar at right for a more complete list of current and archived journals, etc., in the Cascadia region.

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countdown…

A quick reminder to Whatcom County poets:

Submissions to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest close on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, and in-person submissions (delivered to Film is Truth) end a day earlier because the venue is closed on Wednesdays. Read (and follow!) the guidelines and send in your poem!

send poems!

Attention, Whatcom County poets: you have just two more weeks to submit your poem to the 2019 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest. The submission deadline is 6:00pm, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Submissions can be mailed, hand-delivered, or emailed, but they must arrive by the deadline.

See the complete guidelines on the 2019 Contest page and submit your very best poem. If it’s a winner, it could find a home in front of the Bellingham Public Library and/or inside a Whatcom Transportation Authority bus for a full year!

hear that sound?

It’s the clock ticking down to the deadline for submissions to the 2018 Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest. If you’re a Whatcom County resident and you haven’t yet submitted your poem, you have until 6:00pm tomorrow, Saturday, March 31, to deliver it to Mindport Exhibits (note hours: Friday Noon-6pm, Saturday 10am-5pm) OR Terra Organica (note hours: Friday 8am–8pm, Saturday 9am–8pm) OR by email (as a Word attachment) to BoyntonPoetryContest@hotmail.com. Late submissions will be disqualified; all submissions must conform to the guidelines.

O, pen

Now and then we like to update you on poetry submission deadlines for Cascadia-based publications.
NOTE 1: This list does not include contests.
NOTE 2: This is not a list of all the literary publications in the region, only those with open or nearly-open submissions. To see more, see the NW lit scene links in the sidebar at right.
NOTE 3: Read the publication and read the guidelines before submitting. Please.

Here’s the latest:

• Burnside Review is accepting poetry through February 28, 2018.
• Cascadia Review reads submissions year round.
• The Cascadia Subduction Zone reads submissions year round.
• Cirque Journal deadline for Cirque #18 (Summer) issue is March 21, 2018.
• Clover, A Literary Rag Submit stories, poems, and essays until April 30,2018 for the 15th edition.
• EVENT accepts submissions year round.
• Geist accepts work (by postal mail only) with a Canadian connection year round.
• Gramma reads submissions year-round for Daily Gramma.
• High Desert Journal reviews submissions from residents of the interior West year round.
• Image Journal and the Good Letters blog accept submissions year round.
• Isthmus is open for submissions.
• Moss is open for submissions.
• Pacifica Literary Review general submission period is open year-round.
• PageBoy Magazine seeks submissions for an issue devoted exclusively to 17 word poems, deadline March 15, 2018.
• Pif Magazine is open for submissions.
• Poetry Northwest welcomes unsolicited submissions of poetry, original or in translation, through March 15, 2018.
• PRISM international accepts submissions year round.
• The Raven Chronicles will accept submissions for Vol. 26, Theme: LAST Call (literally!), March 1 – April 30, 2018.
• Ricepaper accepts submissions from Asian-Canadian writers; current theme: Found In Translation, deadline: March 31, 2018.
• Room Magazine open call, deadline: April 30, 2018.
• The Seattle Review accepts long-form submissions, February 1 – May 1, 2018.
• Shark Reef reading for summer edition through March 31, 2018.
• Silk Road Review reads submissions year round.
• StringTown reads submissions year round.
• subTerrain Issue #80 (Summer/Fall 18) Theme: Margins, will be open March 26 – June 8, 2018.
• Sweet Tree Review submissions open through March 18, 2018.
• Switched-on Gutenberg issue 25 on the theme Change open through April 30, 2018.
• Timberline Review theme for Issue #7 is Rebirth, deadline April 30, 2018.
• Tin House accepts submissions in March.
• Willow Springs poetry submissions open between September 1 and May 31.

Whatcom countdown

Attention Whatcom County poets! The deadline for submissions to the Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest is Friday, March 31, 2017, 6:00pm. Submissions emailed, delivered or postmarked after March 31 will be disqualified.
See the complete guidelines on the 2017 Contest page… and send in your winning-est poem!

Poet, submit!

It may still be winter, but deadlines are busting out all over. This list includes Cascadia-region publications that have current/ongoing submissions calls. There are many other fine journals in the region, but if they are not accepting submissions, they are not included here. Dates are 2017. Follow the links for details.

• Bricolage deadline February 12 for anyone associated with the UW
• Burnside Review open submissions
• The Capilano Review Issue 3.32 (Spring 2017) – Food theme – deadline: April 1, 2017
• Cascadia Review open submissions
• The Cascadia Subduction Zone reads submissions year round
• Cirque Journal deadline for June issue March 21
• Clover, A Literary Rag submissions open
• CutBank print edition submissions open until February 1
• EVENT accepts submissions year round
• Geist accepts work (by postal mail only) with a Canadian connection year round
• Gramma reads submissions year-round for Daily Gramma
• High Desert Journal reviews submissions year round
• Image Journal and the Good Letters blog accept submissions year round
• Isthmus reopened for submissions January 1
• Jeopardy Magazine accepts submissions Western Washington University students, staff, faculty, and alumni through March 19
• The Monarch Review reads submissions year round
• Open Spaces by invitation only
• The Other Journal lists themes but not deadlines for upcoming issues; accepts writer queries on posted themes on the role of faith and spirituality
• Pacifica Literary Review submissions open through May 15
• PageBoy Magazine reads submissions throughout the year
• Poetry Northwest welcomes unsolicited submissions of poetry, original or in translation through March 15
• PRISM international accepts submissions year round
• The Raven Chronicles guidelines for Volume 24 will be posted at the end of January
• Ricepaper accepts submissions from Asian-Canadian writers year round
• Room Magazine call for issue 40.3 on the theme Migration closes January 31
• The Seattle Review accepts long-form submissions year round
• Shark Reef deadline March 31 for summer edition
• Silk Road Review reads submissions year round
• StringTown reads submissions year round
• subTerrain has upcoming deadlines on February 1, May 1 and September 1 for themed issues
• Sweet Tree Review submissions open through March 19
• Switched-on Gutenberg issue 24 submissions open through April 30
• Tin House accepts submissions in March and September only
• Willow Springs poetry submissions open through May 31
• Windfall has two deadlines: February 1 for the spring issue and August 1 for the fall issue

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reminders!

Though it’s not quite mid-July and August seems waaaay off, there are a couple of August opportunities with deadlines you may not want to miss.

Signups for the August Poetry Postcard Fest close on Sunday, July 17, 2016.

Signups for The Poetry Marathon close on Tuesday, July 19, 2016.

Both of these poem-generating events require a personal commitment and a certain amount of prep. But participating in one or both means that you’ll end up with a chapbook’s worth of poem drafts to show for your summer.

You can find more information on the August Poetry Postcard Fest (APPF) on the APPF website, the official call, the 56 Days of August site (about the APPF anthology) and 56 Days of August Facebook page.

There’s more on The Poetry Marathon on the website, the blog, The Poetry Marathon Facebook page and on NewPages.com.

P.S. These are both international events. Poets everywhere are invited to participate.

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not too late!

The 2016 Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize is accepting submissions (up to 4 poems) through Sunday, May 15, 2016. Oliver de la Paz, judge.

World Enough Writers is accepting poems for an Ice Cream Poetry Anthology through Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Patricia Fargnoli, editor.

The Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize 2016 is accepting entries through Wednesday, June 15, 2016. January Gill O’Neil, judge.

The 2016 Burnside Review Chapbook Contest is open for submissions through Thursday, June 30, 2016. Adrian Matejka, judge.