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Submissions wanted for anthology on same-sex wedding experiences. Accepting personal essays, vows, poems, and reflections. Length: 600 words max. Publisher: Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises (US). Deadline: December 15, 2012. Send to anthology135@aol.com.

Paper Droids, an online magazine dedicated to geeky girls, is currently looking for writers. Interested in geeky content 'from the perspective of super badass women' including: web comics, sci-fi, fantasy, technology, video games, and comic books.

Online literary journal Anderbo.com (U.S.) is looking for new voices. Submit fiction (3500 words max), poetry (up to 6 poems), and creative nonfiction and personal essays (1500 words max).

E-journal Cactus Heart (U.S.) seeks poetry, fiction, nonfiction, book reviews, art, and photography for Issue #3 (Launch: February 2013). Looking for 'spiny writing -- sharp, relentless, coursing with energy and able to thrive in the harshest of places, all while maintaining a vulnerable, succulent interior.' Deadline: November 30, 2012.

Dragnet Magazine (Canada) seeks poems (3 max.)and stories (1000 words max) for their seventh issue. Deadline: October 31, 2012. Payment: small honorarium.

filling Station (Calgary, Canada) is seeking submissions of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and art for an upcoming themed issue on Experimental Writing by Women. Reviews of recent experimental publications by women authors are also encouraged. Deadline: February 15, 2012. Expected publication: Late 2013.

Online literary and arts journal The Rusty Toque (Canada) is accepting poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, experimental writing, and graphic short fiction for their next issue.

New online journal The Manilla Envelope (US) is seeking thought-provoking personal essays, short fiction and visual art for their Fall issue. No poetry. Deadline: October 31, 2012.

The Four Quarters Magazine (India) invites poetry, fiction, and non-fiction at submissions for their next issue. Also accepts experimental writing. Theme: Writing memory. Deadline: October 31, 2012.

ARDOR Literary Magazine (US) seeks submissions of poetry, short fiction, and narrative nonfiction for their inaugural issue, due out in January 2013. Published three times per year. Deadline: November 30, 2012. Payment: $10-$30. Charges $3 submission fee.

Monthly online mag BareBack (Canada) seeks submissions of poetry (2-3 poems), fiction (2500 words max.), and art (5-7 pages) for their monthly issues.

Tightrope Books (Canada) seeks fiction and poetry. Theme: The Manson Girls. In August 1969, seven people were shot stabbed and bludgeoned to death in L.A. What were these women thinking, doing, feeling, intending to do? What are they doing now? Submit to tightropebooks2012@gmail.com. Deadline: October 1, 2012.

Contemporary Literary Review India (CLRI) is a literary journal in English, publishing poems, stories, film reviews, book reviews, essays, and criticism. Open to international writers.

Call for writers for new online web journal, The AF Project. Publishes a broad range of subjects, genres, and forms. Seeks writers who share a passionate interest in art, design, and visual culture.

Storm Cellar (US) seeks nonfiction, fiction, poetry from women, girls, and other female-identifying writers for a special theme issue featuring and celebrating women. Open theme. Deadline: September 15, 2012.

The Acrobat (Canada) is currently seeking original fiction and poetry for its premiere issue, slated for December. Submit Fiction (3500 words max.) and Poetry (4 poems max.) to info@tightropebooks.com. Acceptance notices sent late November. Small writers fee for accepted work. Theme: Beginnings and endings. Deadline: October 15, 2012.

Common Virtues (U.S.; no link) seeks writing that 'bridges the failure of politics to foster unity by encouraging work for the common good across individual differences.' Poets are invited to reflect on justice, compassion, generosity, and mutual concern as virtues of committed citizenship. For guidelines contact vklimoski@gmail.com. Deadline: November 30, 2012.

Soldiers for the Cause (U.S.) is a activist blog aspiring to be the inverse of a Soldier of Fortune Magazine. Seeks to be an outlet for veterans, families, and activists to voice opinions on social causes. Accepting veteran-related essays, articles, and media analysis.

Chrysalis Zine (Canada) seeks poetry, short prose (the shorter the better), and visual art. Theme: Movement. Also seeking brief reviews of books, films, and music. Print zine with online blog. Send work to chrysaliszine@gmail.com

Print journal Still Point Arts Quarterly (US) is looking for short articles, essays, fiction, and poetry about art, the idea of art, the making of art, being an artist, creativity, inspiration, the artist's medium, etc. (no technique). Questions can be sent to info@stillpointartgallery.com. Deadline: November 15, 2012.

InDigest Magazine (US) seeks poetry, stories, narratives, creative non-fiction, and more for Issue #25. Deadline: September 10, 2012.

The Scarlet Letter, an online magazine focused on promoting GLBT fiction authors, seeks informative articles on GLBT fiction writing and general GLBT issues within the community.

Verse (University of Richmond, VA) seeks poems, fiction, nonfiction, criticism, and micro-fiction for the print magazine and the website. Reading fee for print edition: US$10; no reading fee for submissions to the site. Print submissions are chapbook-length (20-40 pages). Payment: US$10/page, $200 minimum. Deadline: October 31, 2012.

Carleton University's In/Words Magazine & Press seeks submissions of poetry, prose, creative non-fiction, and visual art for their forthcoming print edition. Payment: contributor's copy. Deadline: September 30, 2012.

Lunch Ticket (US), a literary magazine 'published twice a year at the worst possible time' by the Antioch University Los Angeles Creative Writing MFA Program, is accepting submissions for its next issue. Publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry, art, and YA writing.