Cosmic Daffodil Journal

MOONROT IS NOW LIVE 🌙✨️

Submissions are open on Duosuma!

The Way by David Rosenthal on a line from Wang Wei This is the way I do things now: I grimace through the sudden gripping pains that always take me by surprise somehow, and minimize whatever fleeting gains I manage day to day. The simple lunch I pack with care the night before contains low sodium, low fat, whole grains, a bunch of apple slices that have slightly browned by one o'clock, but still provide a crunch that pleases me - the tartness and the sound redeem the chalky rattle of the pills I swallow for my breakfast. I have found a fragile string of minor gifts fulfills me most these days - one of midlife's clichés, though less so than a vain pursuit of thrills. Some years from now, I'll run across the phrase, "in middle age I came to love the tao," and laugh, and while away my latter days.

Here’s a poem I had in @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social a couple years ago. Just because I’ve been thinking about it lately.

Cosmic Daffodil Journal's little sister MOONROT launches on March 1st.

MOONROT is a home for the unpretty truth, the sacred grotesque, and the art that still breathes even after everything else has decayed.

UNLEASH THE ROT
03.01.26

West Trade Review are looking for essays that explore creative life expansively conceived (broader than only literary).

Send personal essays exploring creative practice, support for the literary or creative life, hopes/desires/goals for the arts.

Details:
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#writingcommunity

Submissions close in 9 days! Metachrosis Issue 6 15th Dec - 28th Feb We'll be accepting submissions of all forms of art and writing. Send in your work via Duouma and curatorspace. Check out our submission guidelines on our website. Below is a black and white image of a plant. Metachrosis Magazine

9 more days! Submissions are open for issue 6 of Metachrosis Magazine. We are accepting all forms of art and writing through Duosuma and Curatorspace, with all information and links available via metachrosislitmag.com/submission-g... . #opencall #subsopen #litmag #artmag #opencall

A Japanese idiom for the awareness of impermanence.

🚨 e(i #9 CALL FOR SUBS! 🚨

Our 9th issue is all about 🌈 CO-LLAB-OR-ATIONS!!

There's NO THEME / subject restrictions. The only rule is that the work submitted must be a collaborative effort!

🚨 Fill out our Google form IF YOU NEED A PARTNER: buff.ly/OtPlTWY

Deadline April 30

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🌼BUDS & BLOOMS: VOLUME 2🌸

Call for Submissions! We are looking for poetry, flash fiction & nonfiction, photography, and visual art.

Check out our website for more information. Submissions close on April 15th 🌻

🚨 e(i #9 CALL FOR SUBS! 🚨

Our 9th issue is all about 🌈 CO-LLAB-OR-ATIONS!!

There's NO THEME / subject restrictions. The only rule is that the work submitted must be a collaborative effort!

🚨 Fill out our Google form IF YOU NEED A PARTNER: buff.ly/OtPlTWY

Deadline April 30

engineidling.net

Eager to dive into MOONROT? @moonrotjournal.bsky.social

Check out this Q&A to learn more 🌙

INTRODUCING...MOONROT

Cosmic Daffodil Journal's little sister 🌙

MOONROT does not promise comfort.

It promises truth, teeth, and transformation.

#WhereDarknessBlooms

Instagram: moonrot_journal
Bluesky: moonrotjournal.bsky.social
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Subs open March 1st

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Happy friday! Here’s a few places you should check out if u haven’t already!

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:

🌼🌹Buds & Blooms: Volume 2. 💐🌸

Flowers. In all forms.

Submit on Duosuma 🌻

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What if we just put up a giant sign that says Books

Ebook Collections | Discover Ebooks Now - Enhance Your Reading — Cosmic Daffodil Journal Explore curated ebook collections featuring fiction, poetry, and visual art at Cosmic Daffodil Journal. Discover inspiring literary compilations today.

In the mood for a good read? Check out our 13th issue TIDAL LIGHT which is also FREE to download 🌊✨️

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Delighted to have a poem in the TIDAL LIGHT issue of @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social! 🌊

You can read ‘flying mobula’ below and the rest of the wonderful issue here: static1.squarespace.com/static/62f08...

Such a thrill / honor to be in the latest edition of @cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social

You can find me on page 50 at the link below!

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#Writer #Writers #BookSky #writing #indyauthor #books

Tap into Poetry Edition 18 is out now, featuring works from @ronita.bsky.social @coledone.com and @youcanandyouwill.bsky.social

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Submissions for the 2026 prize year are now closed. The 2027 prize will open again in autumn 2026. Our judges are now reading, and the competition timeline is as follows: Longlist announcement: March 2026 Shortlist announcement: April 2026 Winners announcement: June 2026, at the Writer’s Day event at the University of Bristol

Submissions for the 2026 prize year are now closed.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who entered this year’s competition. We are extremely grateful for the time, care, and creativity that went into each story.

Keep an eye on our website and socials for announcements!

AWP 2026. Thursday March 5th, 7 PM - 9 PM. Offsite. Please RSVP. SLM and Friends Reading to Benefit Charm: Voices of Baltimore Youth. Charm is an organization that supports and publishes young writers in Baltimore. charmlitmag.org. Free drinks and snacks.

Split Lip Magazine and Friends. Featuring: Nini Berndt. Priyanka Champaneri. Jason B. Crawford. Tope Folarin. Adam Gianforcaro. Kat Giordano. Hannah Grieco. Jon Chaiim McConnell. Crystal Odelle. Sebastian Páramo. Albert Phillips Jr. Stella Wong. Baltimore Unity Hall 1505 Eutaw Place.

We're excited to announce our readers for the Split Lip Magazine & Friends Benefit for CHARM at AWP! 🎉 😁 Have you marked your calendar yet? Details & RSVP link here: buff.ly/AiaUbPG

🌸BUDS & BLOOMS: VOLUME 2🌼

Submissions now open! 💐

Check out our listing on @Duotrope and @chillsubs 🌹

Submissions will close on April 15th 2026. Please see our website for more details.

We are excited to announce that our 13th issue TIDAL LIGHT is officially LIVE on our website for your viewing ✨️

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Thank you for your patience 🙏
We hope you enjoy reading TIDAL LIGHT as much as we did curating it.

Submission statistics for TIDAL LIGHT.

❗️Issue 13 goes live on February 1st❗️📅 Mark your calendars ❗️

Announcement: We are OPEN for submissions of novels and poetry collections (and short fic, poetry, and visual art for the Antifa Lit Journal). Check our submission guidelines and send your query letter. The window will close quickly!
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Our monthly magazines available via the #Libby app from your local digital library, assuming they have digital books. Just search "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" in the Libby app!

2026 Fiction Submissions Strange Horizons Open Now

Fiction submissions are open now!

The window will be open until January 21st 2026 at 3 p.m. UTC.

For additional information about submitting including our Moksha link ⬇️
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"Crow follows me in the rain, cawing."

Starting the week with a win: contributor @claudiamonpere.bsky.social published a story in @necessaryfiction.com! 👏 buff.ly/fiowipl

An update:

We are currently reviewing submissions from TIDAL LIGHT. Final responses will be sent out in the coming days. Thank you for your patience.