Linda Busby Parker

Writer, Editor, Excalibur Press, Teacher, Author: SEVEN LAURELS, novel, OLIVER'S SONG, novel. Tweets literature, writing, inspiration, and interesting "stuff."

[Linda Busby Parker @LBPwriter]

@longdepzai_n Need better parenting. Parents are worse than the children.

[WayWords Literary Journal @WayWordsJournal]

We nominate and don't charge fees. And we're open!

[Erica Verrillo @EricaVerrillo]

54 Writing Contests in May 2026 - No entry fees! #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity https://t.co/dscKe1CnUt

[Tolka @tolkajournal]

Submissions are for Tolka Issue Twelve are now open.
This submission window will close at midnight on Sunday 31 May.
We publish all kinds of non-fiction, including essays, biography, auto-fiction, and more . . .

[SFSU Creative Writing ✨ @sfsucw]

#creativenonfiction writers: @theoffingmag is in search of essays; Send by May 15th!

🌟#TheOffing is an #onlineliterarymagazine publishing work that challenges, experiments, provokes — work that pushes literary and artistic forms and conventions.

📎: https://t.co/qrABz0Ey1U

[Chill Subs @chillsubs]

Submit to them here: https://t.co/HpcCsIwrQo

#litmags

[DrawnToTheLightPress @DrawnPress]

Submissions are now invited for issue 18, Summer 2026. Poetry, art and photography are sought. The window closes on Friday, May 15th.
The theme for the issue is 'Summer'.

https://t.co/AZuQBkatu4

[Massachusetts Review @MassReview]

Less than two weeks to send us work before we close for the summer! https://t.co/rhalKIMiDV

[Writing Day Workshops (Writers Conferences) @writingdaywksp]

New Agent Alert!

Rita Veras has recently started acquiring at Rosecliff Literary. Rita is looking for many genres of adult fiction!

Discover the full MSWL and how to query on our blog:
https://t.co/IH4UPztXQ5

#amwriting #amquerying #literaryagent #writingcommunity #writing

[Vagabond City Lit @VagabondCityLit]

We're always open for #CNF + #fiction #submissions.

Guidelines: https://t.co/Yeg9IVQPyx

To submit:
CNF: [email protected]
Fiction: [email protected]

[Erica Verrillo @EricaVerrillo]

76 Calls for Submissions in April 2026 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity #MondayBlogs https://t.co/WEbxKWNovw

[Fiery Scribe Review Is Open! @FieryScribeMag]

Fiery Scribe Review is now open to submissions year-round across the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and experimental writing. We publish thought-provoking & unusual writing.

And we award a $15 Editor’s Choice prize per issue.

https://t.co/30JY0Gwm5C

Please share.

[Iron Oak Editions @IronOakEditions]

Iron Oak Editions seeks fiction and CNF queries and full poetry manuscripts.

Submission guidelines at the link below:

https://t.co/cPTb3XqfVv

#writingcommunity

[Glassworks Magazine @rowanglassworks]

Send in your best nonfiction and flash fiction before we reach our submission caps/before our submission deadline approaches! Check out our submission guidelines below for more information!

https://t.co/DVCUVwXHWR

#FlashGlass #LitMag #CreativeNonfiction #Writing

[The Moth Magazine @themothmagazine]

This year's Moth Short Story Prize is now officially open...

And we're delighted to share that the brilliant @WednesdayErskin is joining us as this year's judge.

THE PRIZES

1st prize €3,000
2nd prize €1,000
3rd prize a week at The Moth Retreat

[Heather Bell Adams @heatherbelladam]

Writers with a novella manuscript, submissions are open for Regal House's Fugere Prize: https://t.co/D6nlnmAtT0

[Lemonwood Quarterly @LemonwoodQrtly]

https://t.co/DFx9QLEmbx
Call for Submissions: Just two weeks left to send in your stories and plays! We want to read your writing!

#submissions #shortstories #writersofinstagram #playwriting #litmag #shortstory #fiction

[The Florida Review @TheFLReview]

Submissions for our annual Editor’s Prizes are open until April 15, 2026!

Each winner receives publication in The Florida Review and $1,000 upon publication.

You can find further guidelines and submit your work on our Submittable page.

#flreview

[The Backwaters Press @BackwatersPress]

The 2026 Backwaters Prize in Poetry is open for submissions now through May 1. This year's contest is judged by Diane Seuss, the author of six books of poetry, including MODERN POETRY (2024) and FRANK: SONNETS (2021). https://t.co/c9v6W17eJG

[SouthernHumanitiesReview @SouthernHReview]

Find a 'new kind of green' in "Inheritance" by Imogen Osborne

Read an excerpt and explore our brand new issue here: https://t.co/NkEzQPJvuN

#litmag #WritingCommunity #fiction