Inklings Scribbles Radar: The writer’s news source for contests, publication opportunities and updates on Inklings Publishing.
- K.M. Sokulski
- Sep 2
- 5 min read
The first Inklings Radar of September 2025, has arrived and there's plenty of opportunities waiting below! Have any upcoming contest or submission opportunities to share? Comment below!
Event Type: Submission Contest
Deadline: September 15th, 2025
Entry Fee: Free
Website: writersworkout.net
This themed anthology welcomes fiction and poetry from writers around the world. Open calls run April to September and include larger word and line count ranges than our literary journal.
Event Type: Submission Contest
Deadline: September 15th, 2025
Entry Fee: Free
Website: phillychapbookreview.org
We’re looking for serious poetry that has something important to say. This can mean poems about topics important to you, poems telling us about who you are or what you think, or an unusual or clever creative style. Poems don’t need to deal with weighty subjects, but should be meaningful. all symbolic decorum aside.
Event Type: Submission Contest
Deadline: September 30th, 2025
Entry Fee: $5
Website: wellspringwords.love
We’re looking for serious poetry that has something important to say. This can mean poems about topics important to you, poems telling us about who you are or what you think, or an unusual or clever creative style. Poems don’t need to deal with weighty subjects, but should be meaningful. all symbolic decorum aside.
Event Type: Submission Contest
Deadline: July 14th - September 30th, 2025
Ticket Fee: $5.35 (£4)
Website: passionfruitreview.com
The Passionfruit Review is an online journal committed to making a home for love poetry. Passionfruit seeks work which engages with love in the broadest possible sense: writing which seeks love out or runs screaming from it; which delights in, is bored of, resents, yearns for, abhors, or denies love. We want to see ‘love’ and ‘poetry’ interpreted broadly, surprisingly, and tenuously; to throw open the traditional genre of love poetry and to stretch our understanding of what it could include.
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Event Type: Writing Conference
Event Date: September 27th - 28th, 2025
Event Location: Fallbrook Church & Brook Sports Facility
Ticket Fee: Rice University Campus
Website: houstonwritersguild.org
Get excited!! This year's AuthorPalooza is one you DON'T want to miss!!
Event Type: Writing Workshop
Event Date: September 3rd, 2025
Registration Required
Website: Houston Public Libraries
Embrace your dark side (and your best evil laugh) and join us in conversation with Hannah Nicole Maehrer, creator of the New York Times bestselling Assistant to the Villain series.
Event Type: Flash Fiction & Non-Fiction Submission Contest
Deadline: September 30th, 2025
Entry Fee: $12.50
Website: dreamswriting.com
Submit a fiction or nonfiction story of between 300 and 1000 words for your chance to win! The winner will receive $150 CAD and 2 print copies of the Dreamers magazine (1 print, 1 electronic).
In a flash story, it’s important to make every word count. Keep the idea of movement in mind and stay focused on propelling the story forward – concentrate on the hook, the climax, and the conclusion. And remember, although it's very short, it's still a story and as such, it should have all the standard elements of a story - plot, character, conflict, etc.
Submit 1 story per entry; enter as many times as you want.
Event Type: Submission Contest
Deadline: September 14th, 2025
Rawhead is not a horror journal, but we believe in monsters and love Halloween.
For our first Special Issue, we’re borrowing back the other half of our name. In the lore, Rawhead is often portrayed as one part of a monstrous duo. Bloody Bones is its counterpart. If Rawhead is our year round banner of resistance, disruption, and mythic symbol of art as resistance, then Bloody Bones is the beast we let loose when it’s time to put all symbolic decorum aside.
Event Type: Queer Fiction & Nonfiction Submission Contest
Deadline: September 14th, 2025
Entry Fee: Free
Website: OurBoldVoices
We seek well-crafted, innovative and unconventional short stories centered on themes of love, mentorship, or friendship from queer authors. We invite submissions from both emerging and established writers. We enjoy stories that grab our attention. These fictional accounts may draw inspiration from real-life experiences.
Event Type: Writing Conference
Event Date: September 27th-28th, 2025
Event Location: Rice University Campus
Entry Tickets: Purchase Tickets
Come join us at the Ley Student Center for a day filled with your favorite authors, books, and literary fun! Get ready to meet some of the most talented writers in the industry, listen to their stories, and maybe even get your book signed.
Whether you're a bookworm, aspiring writer, or just looking for a good time, AuthorPalooza 2025 is the place to be. Don't miss out on this amazing event where you can immerse yourself in the world of literature and connect with fellow book lovers. Mark your calendars and get ready for an unforgettable experience at AuthorPalooza 2025!
Event Type: Poetry Submission Contest
Deadline: September 30th, 2025
Entry Fee: $25.00
Website: onepagepoetry.com
Don't forget to check out this amazing opportunity! One Page Poetry is now accepting submissions for their poem writing contest! Winners get cash prizes! Don't miss out on the chance to win some cash and get published—look at the submission requirements on their website today!
Event Type: HWG Book Launch
Event Date: October 3rd, 2025
Entry Fee: $5.00
Website: houstonwritersguild.org
For just $5 admission, join us for an amazing celebration of our next anthology, Journey into Hope, and all the fantastic contest winners published in the book at @brazosbookstore this October 3rd, 2025!
Event Type: Inklings Author Appearance
Event Date: October 23rd - 25th, 2025
Event Location: Fallbrook Church & Brook Sports Facility
Ticket Fee: NBBF Ticket Options
Website: www.nationalblackbookfestival.com
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the largest online sources for African-American authors and literature. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide.
The 18th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 23-25, 2025, at Fallbrook Church Brook Sports Facility, 12512 Walters Rd., in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading websites promoting African-American literature.
Important note on library events and workshops! Author appearances and writing classes have become increasingly popular to host at the library. Be sure to check your local library's calendar for more events related to writing from their website. Know of any opportunities I missed? Did you submit to any of the above listings? Comment below! Depending on the deadline of the event, we may feature it on our next Inklings Scribbles Radar.
Scribble on, Inklingers!
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