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Every month, we collect an exhaustive list of deadlines for submissions to literary publications, contests and fellowships and send out an email. We're calling our service Literistic, and so far, a few thousand people have signed up. If you're interested, you can sign up below.
Literistic was born of a frustration: as a writer, managing deadlines is a headache. Finding out about upcoming deadlines is a matter of spending hours trawling large, advertisement-supported databases. These databases are often convoluted, hard-to-navigate and full of irrelevant listings. The search for pay for poems, or for a fellowship at a swanky (but small and conveniently located) college is too often unsuccessful. It’s a search that inspires aimlessness and procrastination, making the maxim of “submit widely and submit often” difficult to realize. You should be submitting more! But you aren't (and we weren't). And that stinks.
Every month, Literistic sends you a list of deadlines for the following month. The list is elegant, simple and immaculately organized. Its listings are diverse but thoughtful, comprehensive but not overwhelming. Best of all, the listings that you’ll receive are based on your subscriber preferences. If it’s fiction deadlines for publications that pay and are located in the United States that you’re looking for, well, we'll keep you on top of those. And if it's poetry deadlines for publications that pay and don't have reading fees, that's no problem, we can keep you on top of those too. Imagine Literistic is your new robotic literary agent (less tweed, more whitespace). You'll never have to cruise another crappy database again.
Literistic caters to people who write poetry, fiction and nonfiction in Canada, the United States and Britain. We cover publications, contests, fellowships and residencies. Organizations can't pay to have themselves listed in Literistic and we aren't selling advertisements. This is just the straight goods: the most relevant deadlines presented to you simply and beautifully each and every month.
Right now, Literistic costs $8.50/month or $58.00/year. If, after a month or two, you're not satisfied, you can have your money back. But, if you've been keeping track of the amount of time you spend managing deadlines every month and you consider that time to be worth roughly the price of a cup of coffee, it's an easy to decision to make.
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@literistic is a shiny, new e-newsletter that delivers a curated list of writing contests to your inbox every month - and we love it. :)
— 3-Day Novel Contest (@3DayNovel) May 11, 2015
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— Brian Herrick (@Usedpoems) February 14, 2017
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— Jack Derricourt (@JackDerricourt) February 14, 2017
Just got my first email from @literistic, and it's already clear that submitting work has gotten a whole lot easier.
— Pamela Schmid (@pam_schmid) February 4, 2015
Received my first email from @literistic. Very useful! I've already marked a few of the submission deadlines on my calendar.
— K.B. Bailey (@katbonbailey) February 4, 2015
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— Susanna Donato (@susannadonato) March 2, 2015
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— Chloe Scheffe (@chloescheffe) January 26, 2015
So many possibilities in the first @literistic email. Have you signed up, you MFAs and recent MFA grads?
— Katherine Hill (@KHill0) March 2, 2015
What a cool idea! @literistic will email you a monthly curated list of deadlines for mags, contests and fellowships http://t.co/JGdHZB8uBR
— Anhinga Press (@Anhinga_Press) February 11, 2015
Just sent a submission to The Threepenny Review. First submission since late October. Thanks @literistic for keeping me on my toes!
— Steve Mueske (@SteveMueske) February 9, 2015
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— Samantha Updegrave (@scupdegrave) February 5, 2015
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— Dioné Walker (@dioneub) January 19, 2015
@KyleThurmes check out @literistic. Seems like it may be a better conceptualized duotrope?
— Kyle McGinn (@KyleMcGinnMN) January 20, 2015
Hey writers -- be sure to sign up for @literistic. Can't recommend their newsletter enough. So, so helpful. http://t.co/DDP9NCzcCr #pubtip
— Tasha Cotter (@TashCotter) April 3, 2015
Thank you @literistic for the wonderful email! I'm excited about this amazing resource. I'll definitely be sending my work out this month.
— alyssashaina (@alyssashaina) April 3, 2015
Here's an early #FF for ya:
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— The Mackinac (@TheMackinac) April 2, 2015
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— Emma Ruth (@emmaruthwilson) March 12, 2015
Writers! Sign up for @literistic emails to get a highly-curated list of deadlines for submissions to lit mags, contests, and fellowships. 👍
— UCF MFA (@ucf_mfa) March 3, 2015
My goal for 2015 is to start submitting my writing. @literistic makes it easy to find a mag that fits my writing style/interests. #amwriting
— Kimberly DeLande (@kimdelande) February 5, 2015
This is what every writer really needs. The @literistic curated fellowship and deadline list for free, brilliant @liamsarsfield.
— Fjords Review (@FjordsReview) February 3, 2015
The team of @literistic must be made up of demigods. How do they do it?
— karen cygnarowicz (@2morepages) February 14, 2017
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— Ginny (@FurryPad) February 14, 2017
.@Literistic, love your service. I use it for #poetry. Thanks for helping me find #publication! I look forward to the email every month.
— J. Adam Collins (@jadamcollins) February 14, 2017