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Literary magazine Lunch Ticket (Antioch University) is accepting submissions for Amuse-Bouche, an every-other-Monday feature on a single writer. Submit poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and translation. Deadline: January 31, 2016.

Biannual British-based illustrated literary magazine, Popshot, welcomes short fiction and poetry submissions for its fifteenth issue. Theme: ‘Adventure’. Deadline: January 20, 2016.

Submissions are open for the DISQUIET Prize for writing in any genre. Winners will be published in Guernica (fiction), Ninth Letter (non-fiction) or The Collagist (poetry). Grand prize: full scholarship, accommodations, and travel stipend to attend the sixth annual DISQUIET International Literary Program in Lisbon (July 3-15, 2016). Runners-up and other outstanding entrants will also be considered for financial aid. Entry fee: $15. Deadline: January 30, 2016.

Litro Magazine (UK) is seeking submissions for its March 2016 print issue. Theme: Britishness. “How do you define Britishness in 2016? Is it a passport? An accent? Or is Britishness – like beauty – solely in the eye of the beholder?” Accepts short fiction, flash/micro fiction. and nonfiction. No poetry. Deadline: January 25, 2016.

Ploughshares literary journal (Emerson College, Boston) is open to submissions of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Length: 6000 words. Deadline: January 15, 2016. $3 submission fee.

Indie UK print literary magazine Firewords Quarterly seeks submissions for its sixth issue. Theme “Secrets” (or loose interpretation). Accepts submissions of short fiction (2000 words max.), flash fiction (400 words max.), and poetry. Deadline: January 14, 2016.

Entries are invited for the 2nd Teignmouth Festival Poetry Competition. First prize: £500. The open competition is for original, unpublished poems in any style and on any subject, 35 lines max. International writers welcome. Entries from poets with TQ14 and EX7 postcodes entered in the Keats’ Footsteps competition (first prize: £100). Entry fee: £4. Deadline: January 31, 2016.

Stories wanted for Valvepunk – the Anthology (UK). Looking for stories that explore strange discoveries, encounters with the unknown, alternate technologies and altered histories. Length: 7500 words max. Deadline: January 1, 2016. Guidelines.

great weather for MEDIA (New York) seeks poetry, flash fiction, short stories, dramatic monologues, and creative nonfiction for their annual print anthology. Focus on the fearless, the unpredictable, and experimental. Welcomes submissions from international writers. Deadline: January 15, 2016. Guidelines.

The Dream Quest One.com invites international entries for their Poetry & Writing Contest. Accepting poems (30 lines max.) and short stories (5 pages max.) on any subject or theme. First prize poetry: US$250; first prize short fiction: US$500. Entry fees: US$5 (poetry) and US$10 (fiction).
Deadline: January 24, 2016.

Biannual magazine Compose: A Journal of Simply Good Writing seeks submissions for their Spring 2016 issue. Accepts fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, artwork, and feature articles and interviews about the craft of writing. Deadline: January 31, 2016. Guidelines.

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PRISM international is now accepting submissions for their 2016 Short Fiction Contest, judged by Lee Maracle. First prize: $1500 + publication; more prizes available. Length: 6000 words max. Entry fee: $35-$45 (includes subscription). Deadline: January 20, 2016. Guidelines.