League Anthology 2024

2024 Anthology Open Call Seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry up to 5,000 words in all genres that explore what it means to belong. Submissions window: October 2023 - January 31 2024 Payment: $0.03 per word ($15 flat rate for poetry) Must be a League of Utah Writers member in good standing. For full guidelines and to submit, visit leagueofutahwriters.com

Calling all League of Utah Writers members!

We invite you to contribute to our upcoming anthology celebrating the theme of:

Write Where You Belong.

Explore the diverse facets of human connection, from finding your community in the unlikeliest of places to the enduring bonds that transcend blood.

Whether your piece is set in the heart of a bustling city or in the midst of a post-apocalyptic landscape, we want to hear how your characters come together, work toward a common goal, and discover the true meaning of belonging. Embrace the spectrum of emotions—from heartwarming and uplifting to gritty and dark—as you delve into the complexities of relationships and found family.

Submit your original story, poem, or creative nonfiction that beautifully encapsulates the essence of what it means to belong, to find your people, and to celebrate the strength of community. Your words have the power to resonate with readers who, like your characters, are on their own journeys of discovery and connection.

Submissions window: November 2023 - January 31st, 2024

Rules and Guidelines

5,000 word maximum, hard limit
Poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and personal essays welcome
All genres
Submissions must:
- Be in .doc, .docx, or .rtf format
- Use a 12-point Times New Roman or Courier New
- Be double-spaced with one-inch margins
- Contain no personal identifying information, including author name, anywhere in the file (including the file name)
Unpublished works only
Multiple submissions: No
- Please send us your best work—only one entry per author
Simultaneous submissions: Yes
- We particularly encourage you to also submit your work to the League of Utah Writers Woolley Awards Contest, for which your work will still be eligible even if selected for inclusion in Write Where You Belong.
You must be a League of Utah Writers member in good standing for the entirety of the publication process (November 2023 - August 2024)
- If you are not sure if your membership is active, please email membership@leagueofutahwriters.org
We are not looking for stories which include graphic rape and/or sexual assault, or which promote ableism, racism, sexism, homophobia, or transphobia

Selected submissions will be paid $0.03 per word (or a flat rate of $15 for accepted poetry) and will receive a print copy of the anthology.

To see anthologies from past years - click here!