Monthly Archives: July 2025

Call for Novella-length Fiction, CNF, Epic Poetry Closing Soon

Sunspot Literary Journal is dedicated to hearing every voice. Part of that commitment includes publishing longform works, including those that qualify as novellas. For this call, single works of fiction or nonfiction, including scripts and screenplays, from 29,001 to 49,000 words can be submitted. 

Graphic novels should run between 51 and 100 pages. 

single poem between 86 and 105 pages is also accepted. 

Sorry, story, essay, and poetry collections are not accepted in this category.

Submit your work here before midnight EST on July 31.

Sunspot Literary Journal, Volume 7 Issue 2 Now Available for Free

The latest edition of Sunspot Lit is now available for free download. Check out a novelette by Ron Pullins, translated poems from Pablo Neruda, and the strange and spectacular poetry and short fiction by other contemporary writers. Meditative art by Bangladeshi artist Surovi Akter graces the interior, with a collage by Robin Young on the cover. Download here. Please share the link to help support these artists and authors.