NewPages July 2025 eLitPak
From Submissions to Retreats—Everything Writers Need, All in One Place
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Reserve Now to Join Our Next eLitPak
Reserve your spot in an upcoming NewPages eLitPak. Reach our 6,000+ newsletter subscribers and have your flyer promoted on our blog and on our social media to our 30,000+ followers. Now accepting reservations for our August 2025 through July 2026 eLitPaks. Flyer order in the newsletter is based on order of reservations.
Issue 91 of Kaleidoscope Available Now!
Accepting Submissions Year-Round
Things aren’t always as they seem and in this issue of Kaleidoscope several contributors share stories that require a shift in perspective to see things differently. Each issue of the magazine explores the experience of disability through the lens of literature and fine art. Submit your best work to us today! View flyer and visit our website for more information.
Colorado Authors League
The Colorado Authors League (CAL) supports and promotes its community of published writers while connecting with and adding value to the reading world. Formed in 1931, authors become members to: keep up with changes in the craft of writing, publishing, and marketing, gain greater visibility for their writing, join a group of like-minded people who love writing. View our flyer to see new releases by members and learn more at our website.
North Coast Voices
What is it that makes a region unique? That’s the question we want to answer. America’s North Coast, defined for this anthology as adjacent to Lake Erie from Toledo to Buffalo and even Michigan. In their voices, we want to hear the poetic stories of those who have lived, worked, vacationed or just passed through this region. See flyer and visit website for more information.
9th Annual Taos Writers Conference
JOIN us for SOMOS’ 9th Annual Taos Writers Conference, in beautiful Taos, New Mexico, July 25th—27th, 2025, featuring keynote speaker, memoirist, & poet, Nick Flynn (Another Bullshit Night in Suck City). Over twenty workshops in every genre. Conference includes receptions, keynote reading, lunch roundtable discussions on publishing, faculty readings, and book sales. FYI: view our flyer, visit our website, or call 575-758-0081.
Livingston Press Reading through September!
Livingston Press will be reading through September. We are looking for novels, linked story collections, and narrative poetry. Send complete work, along with a bio to jwt@uwa.edu. Check out our flyer for new summer releases.
35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize
Deadline: October 1, 2025
The Missouri Review invites short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction submissions for the 35th annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize. Winners receive $5000 and publication in the Spring 2026 issue of TMR. Entrants receive a 1-year digital subscription and a digital copy of Mix and Match: Stories of Sex & Marriage. Fee: $25. All entries considered for publication. View flyer and visit website for more information.
Stop Dreaming About Publishing Your Book; Let's Get it Done!
Registration Open Now
You've been dreaming about publishing your novel long enough! It's time to make the next move toward getting it done. Come to Wildacres Writers Commercial Fiction Workshop in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of NC this fall for a workshop geared toward preparing your novel and submission packet for its best chance at landing a deal. Whether you're planning to seek an agent or editor, publish with large or small press, or indie publish your own novel, this workshop will help you put your best book forward. Visit the website for all the details! Space is limited on this one! Act fast!
New Workshops from Consequence
We have a host of new workshops coming up. All are offered on a sliding scale.
Writing through Conflict: A free nonfiction workshop for emerging writers
The Grammar of History, the Syntax of War (Poetry)
Writing Sci-Fi War Stories
Bringing the Receipts: Using Personal Documents as Prompts to Write about the Past (Fiction and Nonfiction)
Click here for the full class descriptions or to register. Thank you.
Inverted Syntax's Poetry Book Contests
Deadline: August 15, 2025
Inverted Syntax is where the margins take center stage. Now accepting submissions for our annual poetry book contests: the Sublingua Prize (for debut collections by female-identifying writers) and the Aggrey & Tabbikha Prize (for first or second books by Black and/or S.W.A.N.A writers). Winners receive $500, publication, a retreat, and more. Fissured Tongue Vol. VII also open. View flyer for more information and submit here.
The Tuscany Writing Retreats with Bret Lott
LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE FOR THE FICTION WEEK, OCTOBER 5-11 2025. NONFICTION WEEK IS SOLD OUT
Whether you’re just beginning or already well on your way, these seven days will be a life-changing time of inspiration and creativity. Internationally bestselling author Bret Lott has been writing and teaching writing for four decades and will be leading you through a time of finding your path as a writer in both mindful and practical ways. This all-inclusive retreat includes luxury accommodations at Villa Poggiano just outside Montepulciano, as well as curated excursions into the Tuscan countryside for historical and literary and culinary pursuits. Together with trusted providers, The Tuscany Writing Retreats has created a truly bespoke Italian experience. Everything is included so you won’t need to worry about a thing. Registration ends August 31. View flyer and visit the website to learn more.