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Lol, can't forget the Contest Calculator in question: www.thecontestcalculator.com

A Writing Contest Gizmo: The Contest Calculator | Chill Subs Blog How the Chill Subs Contest Calculator does its thing

Did you know we have a Contest Calculator? No? Well, now you do. Also, now you know how to use it, thanks to this here guide with a review and an example and everything.

According to Twitter, the Name of this Essay is “Musings” | Chill Subs Blog Having trouble coming up with a title for your poem, story, or essay? You're not alone. here are options for how to come up with better titles for your work.

I’ve been thinking a lot about poem titles lately, so here’s an essay I wrote about it for @chillsubs.bsky.social in 2022, complete with advice from @toddedillard.bsky.social @demisty.bsky.social and the rest of literary twitter (rip)

www.chillsubs.com/blog/accordi...

Last chance: February MFA application deadlines for fall 26' Northern Michigan University | Feb 1 Arkansas Writers MFA Workshop Feb 1 (funding) McNeese State University | Feb 21 Emerson College | Feb 1 (priority); Apr 1 (regular) American University | Feb 1 Chapman University | Feb 1 College of Charleston | Feb 1 (domestic) Eastern Oregon University | Feb 1 Georgia College & State University | Feb 1 (domestic) Hunter College | Feb 1 Institute of American Indian Arts | Feb 1 San Diego State University | Feb 1 San Jose State University | Feb 1 University of New Orleans | Feb 1 University of Wyoming | Feb 1 Wichita State University | Feb 1 (priority) Old Dominion University | Feb 6 Boston University (Literary Translation) | Feb 15 California State University Long Beach | Feb 15 City College of New York | Feb 15 Georgia State University | Feb 15 San Francisco State University | Feb 15 (Round 1); Apr 19 (Round 2) California Institute of Integral Studies | Feb 15 (graduate priority)

All about these programs plus every MFA Application Deadline for Fall 2026: www.theforeverworkshop.com/p/every-mfa-...

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10 Lit mags trending today • Santa Clara Review - Santa Clara University's 151-year-old global literary magazine • Poems for Persons of Interest - Form-friendly online quarterly • Black Fox Literary Magazine - Eclectic print + online publication • Midway Journal - Crossing boundaries and bridging aesthetics • Claudine: A Literary Magazine - Curious. Clever. Quick. • fractured literary - Fiction that lingers long after the flash • Diode Poetry Journal - Diverse voices and beautiful work • Baubles From Bones - Uplifting fantasy and sci-fi authors • The Ampersand Review - Reading for pleasure. Writing for everyone. • Potomac Review - Collecting the world's literary diversity Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!

Foxes, cats, baubles and bones -- here's some of our community favs today 🖤

Featuring:
@blackfoxlit.bsky.social
@claudineliterary.bsky.social
@fracturedlit.bsky.social
@diodeeditions.bsky.social
@bfbzine.bsky.social
@theampersandreview.bsky.social

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How to Evaluate Whether a Writing Contest Is Right for You | Chill Subs Blog A guide

So you want to enter a writing contest? Hell yeah, so proud of you. Here's how to figure out if a contest is right for you and also how to avoid scams (because trust us, they're out there).

New Lit Mags to Procrastinate Submitting Your Work To

The new year is a time of reflection, of hope, of adding a bunch of shit to your to-do list that may or may not actually get done once the glow of the fireworks and cheap prosecco wears off.

To celebrate all of the above, here are a bunch of new lit mags we just added to our database. Huzzah, etc.

10 Lit mags trending today • effy literary - Pulling perpetual, transient artists into publication • Bitter Magazine - Inspired by the strange, uncanny, and visceral • matchbook literary magazine - Biweekly publication of short prose • Three-Lobed Burning Eye - Horror, wonder, and the weird • takahe - Bringing the best from Aotearoa New Zealand to the world • Cordite Poetry Review - Australian and international journal of poetry, criticism and research • Spectrum Literary Journal - Keepin' it weird since 1957 • Headlight Anthology - Student-run journal from Concordia U • Landfall - Aotearoa New Zealand's longest-running arts and literary journal • Lighthouse Journal - Dedicated to championing new writers Our stats-backed lists are based on 250K+ tracked submissions from our 69K+ users. Check them out at our link in bio!

Here's a peek at our community favorites of the day...

Featuring:
@matchbooklitmag.bsky.social
@3lobedmag.com

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Their application deadline is on Jan 15th and there are still fully funded spots available, so don't miss your chance to apply!

The Bowling Green State University MFA program has entered the chat 👋

- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry
- 📍Bowling Green, Ohio
- Associated publications: @midamericanreview.bsky.social

Learn more here: www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

But either way, it'll show a ton of results which feels overwhelming.

Maybe also add in some "Essentials" filters, like Open, No Fee, and Simultaneous Submission?

Instead of looking through all of them, you can sort by Most Bookmarked (what do other writers like?) or Followers (what's popular?)

You can actually filter by that! You can type in a number in the "word count" section after you select a genre (like fiction).

However, I'm not sure if that's quite right for your purposes, since many lit mag guidelines only specify a maximum word count.

Amazing!! We're so proud of you ❤️

That's amazing to hear! Honestly, that's everything we could've hoped for when we made this platform. Thank you so much for your support.

Sorry about that! Our website can definitely be a lot to navigate. 😅 For your specific goals, I'd go in Filters -> Genre (I'm guessing either fiction or nonfiction?) -> Flash.

If you need any help at all, please @ us and we'll answer any questions you may have!

In 2025, our community... Submitted 115,484 pieces or writing Received 73,589 rejection letters (their loss) AND ALSO were published 6,677 times Y'all deserve a nap. See you in 2026! CHILL SUBS®

For the next two weeks, you can find us trying to leave family functions early, staring at the wall, and feeling guilty about not writing BUT YA WON’T FIND US ON HERE.

We’re taking a holiday hiatus, see you in 2026.

Love you so very much, thank you for being here <3

We sure are and our students and alumni get all the benefits, including a free Chill Subs subscription! Check out our small but mighty program where students are doing great things!

The Arkansas Writers MFA at the University of Central Arkansas is Partnered with Chill Subs [UCA logo and Chill Subs logo] MFA Partnership Program

The Arkansas Writers MFA at UCA has entered the chat 👋
- Full residency
- 2-year program
- Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Hybrid
- 📍Conway, Arkansas
- Associated publications: Arkana, @oxfordamerican.bsky.social

Learn more here: www.chillsubs.com/mfa-partners...

Featured in this list:
@sillygoosepress.bsky.social
@beavermag.bsky.social
@passagesnorth.bsky.social

CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards I Just Love Them! * the serendipity archives Capturing the beauty of the unexpected Silly Goose Press Very serious magazine obsessed with craft-forward whimsy Beaver Magazine Online journal connecting the world's waterways of words Passages North Beautiful annual journal by Northern Michigan University Spark Flash Fiction Short, sweet romance stories in the flash fiction format

And for our very last Best Lit Mags post, these are our community's top picks for the magazines they Just Love.

Check out the top 10 and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/i-just...

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Featured in this list:
@onlypoemsmag.bsky.social
@afterdinnerconversation.com
@merliterary.bsky.social
@charliefish.bsky.social
@oneart.bsky.social

CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Great Editor(s) * ONLY POEMS If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash After Dinner Conversation Philosophical and ethical short fiction MER - Mom Egg Review Literary work on mothers, mothering, and motherhood Fiction on the Web Championing great short fiction since 1996 ONE ART: a journal of poetry A home for good poems

And this one goes out to all the amazing editors out there <3

Find them (and how to submit to them!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/great-...

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Congrats!!

Thank you guys for your fantastic work!

Featured in this list:
@vellichorliterary.bsky.social
@inkinthirds.bsky.social

CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Beautiful Design * Vellichor Literary For the dissonant, the tender, and the unbecoming Sonder Literary Queer and youth-run zine focusing on equality and whimsy Antler Velvet A wild terrain embracing creative works of all kinds Ink In Thirds Poised prose, precarious poetry, and photography Strange Hymnal Literary magazine of mystery, ritual, and obsession

This year, these lit mags came out on top as having the best design.

Check them out and submit to the top 10 here! www.chillsubs.com/lists/beauti...

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Featuring:
@pinchjournal.bsky.social
@blackbirdjournal.bsky.social
@rattlepoetry.bsky.social
@dintywmoore.bsky.social
@splitlipthemag.bsky.social

CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards A Damn Good Read * The Pinch Publishing work that dissolves boundaries Blackbird University-affiliated gem with a lovely redesign Rattle Promoting the practice of poetry Brevity Writers working in the brief essay form Split Lip Magazine Voice-driven writing that gets you right in the kidneys

To round off the day, these are the lit mags that you guys voted as just A Damn Good Read!

Find out who else made the cut and submit to them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/a-damn...

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Featuring:
@havehashad.com
@ratbaglit.bsky.social
@weirdlitmag.bsky.social
@wallstrait.bsky.social

CHILL SUBS Annual Best Lit Mag Awards Bold & Weird * Bloodletter Magazine Feminist horror magazine of aestheticized madness. HAD Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls Rat Bag Lit Minimalist, irreverent mag with popup submission calls Weird Lit Magazine Platform for the weird and boundless Wallstrait Publishing hard-to-define prose on a triweekly basis

These lit mags passed the vibe check this year to be the Boldest & Weirdest!

Submit to them (and our longlist!) here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/bold-a...

#writing #writers #writingcommunity