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

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.

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.

Great Lakes Cultural Journal (Facebook link) seeks fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and essays from the cities of Toronto, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Milwaukee. No deadline provided.

Antioch University Los Angeles Creative Writing MFA program publication Lunch Ticket is accepting submissions for its debut issue: poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, YA fiction and art. Theme: Occupy. Non-themed work also welcome.

Switchback is accepting submissions for Issue 16 (pub. November). Theme: Current. Open to previously unpublished fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and art. Deadline: August 31, 2012.

Biannual online journal The Rusty Toque (Canada) seeks literary and experimental poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, graphic short fiction, and unproduced short film and play scripts for their Fall 2012 issue.

Canadian Literature seeks essays, reviews, and other responses for a special issue honouring the teaching, scholarship, and example of Laurie Ricou. Length: 6500 words max. (incl. notes and works cited). Deadline: September 1, 2012.

carte blanche (Quebec) is accepting poetry, fiction, nonfiction, translation, graphic fiction, and photography for its Spring Issue (#15). Also accepts stories in sound via audio submissions. Deadline: March 1, 2012.

Online literary magazine The Puritan (Canada) seeks fiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews for its next issue. Deadline not indicated. Pays from $25-50.

Stone Voices is accepting entries for their first semi-annual art and literary showcase (online and print) Seeks works in which joy and art plays a role -- as a character, the subject, a topic of discussion, the inspiration, etc. One piece of prose (2500 words max.) or two poems. Deadline: February 15, 2012. Entry fee: US$25 (encouraged but not mandatory).

Echolocation (Canada) seeks submissions of poetry, fiction, drama, creative non-fiction, interviews with writers, review essays on recent and forthcoming literary works, and critical essays on any aspect of contemporary writing. Length: Fiction - 10 pages max; Poems - 1-5. Payment: one contributors' copy. Deadline: February 29, 2012.

The Danforth Review (Canada) is seeking innovative short fiction. "Constantly." Publishes two stories per month.

TINGE Magazine (US) seeks submissions of fiction (short stories or novel excerpts), creative nonfiction, and poetry from emerging authors. Deadline: November 1, 2011.

Airplane Reading is a site that features nonfiction writing about air travel. Welcomes submissions (1000 words max.) 'that can animate, reflect on, and rejuvenate the experience of flight.'

Specter Literary Magazine (US) publishes contemporary and experimental literature illuminating the modern experience. "The work some might consider 'navel-gazing' and 'postmodern' and 'boring?' We want that work.' Accepts poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction and flash (50-999 words). All styles, forms, and genres.Guidelines

Kids'Magination (Canada) is a new ezine for kids that love to read and write. Accepts most genres from all writers -- young, old, and from anywhere in the world.

Accenti: The Magazine with an Italian Accent announces its 7th Annual Writing Contest. First prize: $1000. Contest is open to fiction and nonfiction on any topic. Submissions in English, 2000 words max. are welcomed from writers, established and emerging, worldwide. Deadline: February 7, 2012. Entry fee: $20. Guidelines

The Red River Review is accepting poetry submissions for their next issue. Deadline: September 30, 2011. More

The re-launched Danforth Review (Toronto, Canada) is seeking short story submissions. 'No payment, but lots of glory.' Publishes two stories per month. More

Inkbean.org (US) seeks submissions of poetry, short stories, art/photos, and flash fiction. Payment: US$15. More

Rozlyn Press (US) is seeking unpublished manuscripts of literary fiction, contemporary fiction, mystery, suspense, and magical realism by female fiction authors. Deadline: December 31, 2011. More

Qwerty Magazine (New Brunswick) is now accepting online submissions of poetry, fiction, and art through Submishmash. Payment: contributor copies. More