Where to Submit Your Work in June & July

An eclectic list of 25 publications looking for everything from middle-grade fiction to offbeat stories that stretch genres. New to the list: agents and full-length book publications!

I’m looking for escape routes from the Sonoran Desert’s wicked hot summer ahead. So far, I have planned a trip to Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia in June. I cannot wait to bathe my three chickadees in a historical bird bath. We’ll see how they feel about it.

If you've any recommendations for either city, I'd be happy to accept them, as I haven’t been to either since I was 12.

I am sharing our travel plans to acknowledge that I may or may not be included on the July Guide Girl list, so I will share some relevant July publications here.

Travel isn’t the only thing on my mind these days. Yesterday I received the developmental edits back from my publisher, which was very exciting. I dove right in and am enjoying all of the editor’s insights and comments. Her overall editorial note is so kind that I have to share an excerpt. She writes: “I LOVE this story. It made me laugh, it made me tear up, it made me feel so much…You have such a strong voice, a great concept, and fun, convincing characters. Congratulations, bravo, etc, etc! This was a fantastic piece of fiction.”

I'm thrilled to share this story with you (debuting 2026 under my pen name Ann Val), as it’s my favorite genre to write: imaginative tongue-in-cheek middle-grade fiction.

Have you had any recent success publishing that you’d like to share? I have a few Guide Girl followers who reached out to let me know they placed essays in some of the publications I recommended, including

Edit Again

with a forthcoming piece about generational living. If you’ve had some recent luck, please share!

Now, without further ramblings, the real reason you clicked on this post…

June & July’s Curated List of Publications to Submit Your Work

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I. Journalism & Essays

(If you’d like to send pitches to editors, I wrote a guide on how to do that here.)

• STAT: This publication seeks smart, compelling, and original reported pieces that delve into the world of health, medicine, and scientific discovery. They are interested in stories that take readers inside research labs, hospitals, and biotech companies; scrutinize new findings or industry business strategies; chronicle patient experiences or shed light on disparities; or explore ideas or individuals changing how we think about science and medicine. Reported pay is generally $1.00+ per word. Details here

• Logic: A print and digital magazine focusing on technology and society, publishing three times a year. They are currently seeking reported articles, features, essays, and profiles for their upcoming issue. Reported pay begins at $1200 and goes up to $4000. Details here (Writers are advised to check their pitch guide for specifics.)

• Asimov Press: This outlet features writing about biology and its impact on our world. They welcome pitches from writers who can explain biology’s effects on climate, energy, security, agriculture, materials, and medicine. They publish essays, "Moonshots," speculative fiction, interviews, and photo essays. According to their pitch guide, pay is $1,500 for essays under 2,500 words, $2,000 for longer pieces, and $1,000 for fiction. Details here

• Shelfy: This platform aims to foster a space for cultural news and criticism that deepens understanding and sparks meaningful engagement with art and culture. They are interested in a wide range of topics within culture, spanning trends, subcultures, and niche interests across music, fashion, film, technology, literature, and more. Reported pay is $0.50+ per word. Details here

• Vittles: An online magazine based in the UK and India, publishing new food and culture writing. For recipe columns – an introductory essay of 500–800 words plus a previously unpublished recipe – they pay £500 (this fee also covers photos of the dish). For shorter contributions – tips, compilation entries, etc. – they pay £150 or around 40p a word. Details here

• Kitchen Work: Submissions to this journal are evaluated for literary quality, focus, and intrigue, rather than gastronomic sophistication. They are interested in stories about fine dining, home cooking, or personal impressions of school lunches. Submissions about the work of the kitchen are especially welcome. Also seeks submissions for recipes and "bottle notes" (500 words or fewer about their significance or an experience with them). Authors of aaccepted submissions are paid $0.20 per word. Details here

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II. Literary Magazines & General Submissions

• The Malahat Review: This respected Canadian literary magazine is accepting international submissions until May 31, 2025. They accept fiction (up to 4,000 words for international writers, up to 8,000 for Canadian), non-fiction (up to 5,000 words), and poetry (up to 5 poems). Reported pay is CAD70/page. Details here (Note: They are also reading submissions for a special issue, "Inhale/Exhale" theme, and are interested in submissions only by Indigenous Canadian writers for this theme, with a deadline of June 1st.)

• Merganser Magazine: Seeking work from writers “whose work transcends disciplines and genres.” They are interested in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. While they state, “No word limits or hard editorial guidelines; we’re eager to find strong pieces across a wide range of material,” they note that anything longer than 2,000 words will likely be a hard sell. Reported pay is $0.08/word for prose and $1/line for poetry. Currently open. Details here

• SmokeLong Quarterly: This publication accepts submissions for flash narratives – fiction, nonfiction, and hybrid (between fiction and nonfiction) of up to 1,000 words. They also accept reviews of flash collections, essays on craft, and articles on teaching flash for their blog (these are unpaid). Reported pay is $100 per narrative ($150 with audio). Details here (Note: SmokeLong is also reported to be open for a special call for dark fantasy and psychological thriller stories in literary prose, with a deadline in mid-August.)

• The Disappointed Housewife: They are looking for “fiction, essays, and poetry – along with unclassifiable writings, photos, and drawings – that stretch genre definitions, break the rules, challenge readers, and bend their brains, all while maintaining the highest levels of style and substance.” They seek "different, idiosyncratic, iconoclastic, kind of bent, humorous" stories. They particularly appreciate writers who can think of unorthodox and offbeat ways to tell their stories (e.g., entirely in tweets or phone texts; handwritten poetry on 3x5 index cards and photographed; photo slideshows with enigmatic captions; a facsimile of someone’s job application; a menu of insect haute cuisine; a story made up of URLs for a virtual journey). Details here

• The Orange & Bee: An Australian Substack-based magazine that accepts work related to fairy tales. They are interested in fiction, poetry, and hybrid works “that engage in a significant way with the long history of fairy tales.” They look for works that stretch, expand, test, subvert, and challenge the fairy-tale tradition, and are especially interested in diverse perspectives. Submissions accepted: up to 1,000 words for flash fiction, up to 4,000 words for short fiction/non-fiction, up to 50 lines for poetry. Reported pay is $80 for flash fiction, $0.08/word for short fiction, $50 for poetry. Their next reading period is July 1st to 14th, 2025. Details here

• elsewhere: This publication seeks unlineated work, less than 1,000 words. They state, “elsewhere cares only about the line / no line. We want short prose works (flash fiction, prose poetry, nonfiction) that cross, blur, and/or mutilate genre.” They accept both fee-free and tip-jar submissions. Details here

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III. Hybrid & Experimental Submissions

• Harpy Hybrid Review: This publication is seeking hybrid work. Writers should check their submission page for specific guidelines and current reading periods.

• Procrastinating Writers United - "THE YELLING CONTINUES": They are seeking submissions for their 2025 mini-digital-publication with the theme NOISE (open to interpretation). Submitted work titles will be styled in ALL CAPS. They are interested in artwork (300 dpi illustration/comics), poetry (up to 5 formatted pages), prose (up to 8,000 words across fiction/nonfiction/creative nonfiction/lists), and other hybrid works (up to 5 formatted pages). Deadline: June 30, 2025. Details here

• Club Plum: For hybrid submissions, they state, “Send genre-bending and language-bending works up to 3,000 words. We like strange things.” They also accept creative nonfiction (flash, segmented, braided, hermit crab, micro-nonfiction), prose poetry, flash fiction, and art. Details here

• Harbor Editions - 2025 Hybrid Chapbook Reading Period: This press offers fee-free submissions to BIPOC writers and previous finalists. They define hybrid as “a collection that combines genres or defies classification.” They will consider books that incorporate art. Chapbooks should be around 20-50 pages. Deadline: May 31, 2025. (Note: They are also reportedly accepting fee-free submissions from BIPOC authors and previous finalists for a micro chapbook poetry contest, prize $200, with a deadline of July 31, 2025; see the relevant categories in Submittable for details.) Details here

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IV. Publishers & Agents Seeking Submissions

• New Literary Agents Seeking Fantasy: (Refer to the Published to Death blog link for a list of 12 new literary agents who reportedly opened in May 2025 and are specifically looking for fantasy.)

• Baen: This publisher is reportedly looking only for science fiction and fantasy novels. Preferred length: 100,000 - 130,000 words. Details here

• Black Inc: (Australian publisher) They reportedly accept proposals from Australian writers only, for general, literary and commercial non-fiction – including history, current affairs, memoir and biography. They also accept proposals from corporate organizations for custom publishing projects. Details here

• Oneworld: This publisher is reportedly accepting nonfiction proposals only at present. They emphasize that writers should clearly state what makes them particularly qualified to write their book, noting that while not all writers are academics, they are all experts in their chosen field. They do publish books by writers who have not been published before, but require evidence that the writer will be able to write in the appropriate style and meet deadlines. Details here

• Evernignt Publishing: This publisher is reportedly only interested in acquiring romance novels. Priority will be given to popular genres/tropes and authors with a social media presence and desire to grow their writing career. Details here

• Guppy Books Middle-Grade Contest: This publisher is holding an Open Submission window for novels from 9 AM on Monday, June 17th to 5 PM on Friday, June 21st. They ask for the first few chapters or up to 2,000 words of your novel, along with a short synopsis. They are open to self-published authors, but not to writers traditionally published in other genres. Only one submission per person. There is no entry fee, though they invite entrants to buy a Guppy Books title if they are able. Longlisted authors (expected by late July) will be asked to send a nearly-finished/full novel. All shortlisted authors will be offered an editorial meeting with Bella Pearson, and the winner will be offered a contract with Guppy Books (with no obligation to accept). The winner is expected to be announced in Autumn 2024. Details here.

• Quill & Flame: This publisher focuses on YA and Adult novels that feature cracking plots and characters, valuing originality. They have multiple imprints/ Obsidian publishes dark fiction with a redemptive ending, covering supernatural, paranormal, clean horror, sci-fi, dystopian, urban fantasy, and gaslamp/steampunk, but explicitly excludes epic fantasy, gory horror, or explicit romance, with any romance serving as a side story. Their Romance imprints include Ignite (for adult romance, PG-13 or cleaner, with current interest in romantasy, murder mysteries, and historical romance with fantasy elements); Emberlight (a YA imprint for healthy, age-appropriate romance in contemporary high school settings or dystopian/post-apocalyptic); and Firebrand (a Christian market imprint for inspirational books in any genre with a strong faith thread). The next open submission window is planned for July 1st-31st, 2025, which is their only planned open window for the year. Details here

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V. Poetry + Prose Contests

• WINCHESTER POETRY PRIZE: £6 ENTRY FEE. Deadline: July 31, 2025. Prizes: 1st prize: £1000. 2nd prize: £500. 3rd prize: £250. The Kathryn Bevis Prize will also be awarded for the best poem entered by a Hampshire-based poet. The longlist will be announced mid-September, with winners announced live at a special prize-giving ceremony as part of Winchester Poetry Festival at The ARC, Winchester on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Winning and commended poems will be published in a competition anthology. Details here

• AESTHETICA LITERARY PRIZE (POETRY AND SHORT FICTION): £12-£18 ENTRY FEE. Deadline: August 31, 2025. This is a £5,000 international literary prize seeking new writing talent and celebrating innovation in content and form. £2,500 for the Poetry Winner, £2,500 for the Short Fiction Winner. Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines. Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words. Details here.

• THE GUTSY GREAT NOVELIST PAGE ONE PRIZE: $20 ENTRY FEE. Submissions open June 16 – July 16, 2025 (5PM ET). The Gutsy Great Novelist Page One Prize is awarded for an outstanding first page of an unpublished novel. First prize is $1,000; 2nd is $500; 3rd is $250. The prize is open internationally to anyone over 18 writing a novel in English in any genre for adult or YA readers. Details here.

There you have it! Remember, there’s room for all us at the table.

Best wishes,