This project is open to all Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Students.  

This is a free open call. Because we do not charge for submission, there is not a monetary payment for this contest.

Formatting Guidelines

1. Submit 1 piece of fiction up to 5000 words. We do not read fantasy, medieval, sci-fi, vampire novels or fan fiction.
2. Submissions must be in a Word compatible file (.docx, .doc, and .rtf). PDFs will not be read.
3. The Word file must be double spaced uniformly in MLA format. Single spaced entries will not be read. Do not put in extra spaces or have double with single spacing. Do ​not insert your own "enters" at the end of each line. Ensure Word wraps the text automatically. Use left align, not justification.
4. Submittable will request authors to compose a short cover letter and biography. The bio should be 30-40 words and include contact information along with your original creative work.
5. The file name should include the date (year and month) and the author’s name. For example, 2018_6_John Smith. This helps us keep the files organized. Do not label the files with our name; we know who we are.

All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification.  Excessive violence or sex and the use of profane, vulgar, racist or offensive words, determined by the judges, will result in the story being rejected.

Writers under the age of 18 can submit but will need to have our special form notarized by their guardian before we can publish the work or we can hold it until the writer is 18.  There is a notary at your local bank which is often free, and there is a notary on campus. There is a place on our website where you can request the form:  

After you create a Submittable account and submit your work, you will receive an email from us letting you know that you submitted successfully.  Once we pull your work to review it, you will receive another email letting you know of that your work is in progress.  Then you will receive a final email informing you of the disposition (accept/decline). If we have questions, we'll be in touch with you via email through Submittable.

We look forward to reading your work!  

Editor in Chief

Amy Fox-Angerer

This project is open to all Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Students.  

This is a free open call. Because we do not charge for submission, there is not a monetary payment for this contest.

Formatting Guidelines

1. Submit 1-3 pieces of poetry. 
2. Submissions must be in a Word compatible file (.docx, .doc, and .rtf). PDFs will not be read.
3. The Word file must be double spaced uniformly in MLA format. Single spaced entries will not be read. Do not put in extra spaces or have double with single spacing. Do ​not insert your own "enters" at the end of each line. Ensure Word wraps the text automatically. Use left align, not justification.
4. Submittable will request authors to compose a short cover letter and biography. The bio should be 30-40 words and include contact information along with your original creative work.
5. The file name should include the date (year and month) and the author’s name. For example, 2018_6_John Smith. This helps us keep the files organized. Do not label the files with our name; we know who we are.

All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification.  Excessive violence or sex and the use of profane, vulgar, racist or offensive words, determined by the judges, will result in the story being rejected.

Writers under the age of 18 can submit but will need to have our special form notarized by their guardian before we can publish the work or we can hold it until the writer is 18.  There is a notary at your local bank which is often free, and there is a notary on campus. There is a place on our website where you can request the form:  

After you create a Submittable account and submit your work, you will receive an email from us letting you know that you submitted successfully.  Once we pull your work to review it, you will receive another email letting you know of that your work is in progress.  Then you will receive a final email informing you of the disposition (accept/decline). If we have questions, we'll be in touch with you via email through Submittable.

We look forward to reading your work!  

Editor in Chief

Amy Fox-Angerer

This project is open to all Elizabethtown Community & Technical College Students.  

This is a free open call. Because we do not charge for submission, there is not a monetary payment for this contest.

Formatting Guidelines

1. Submit 1 piece of creative nonfiction up to 5000 words. We do not read fantasy, medieval, sci-fi, vampire novels or fan fiction.
2. Submissions must be in a Word compatible file (.docx, .doc, and .rtf). PDFs will not be read.
3. The Word file must be double spaced uniformly in MLA format. Single spaced entries will not be read. Do not put in extra spaces or have double with single spacing. Do ​not insert your own "enters" at the end of each line. Ensure Word wraps the text automatically. Use left align, not justification.
4. Submittable will request authors to compose a short cover letter and biography. The bio should be 30-40 words and include contact information along with your original creative work.
5. The file name should include the date (year and month) and the author’s name. For example, 2018_6_John Smith. This helps us keep the files organized. Do not label the files with our name; we know who we are.

All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification.  Excessive violence or sex and the use of profane, vulgar, racist or offensive words, determined by the judges, will result in the story being rejected.

Writers under the age of 18 can submit but will need to have our special form notarized by their guardian before we can publish the work or we can hold it until the writer is 18.  There is a notary at your local bank which is often free, and there is a notary on campus. There is a place on our website where you can request the form:  

After you create a Submittable account and submit your work, you will receive an email from us letting you know that you submitted successfully.  Once we pull your work to review it, you will receive another email letting you know of that your work is in progress.  Then you will receive a final email informing you of the disposition (accept/decline). If we have questions, we'll be in touch with you via email through Submittable.

We look forward to reading your work!  

Editor in Chief

Amy Fox-Angerer

Please read The Heartland Review Press's contest rules and formatting guidelines carefully: https://elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/community/theheartlandreviewpress/open-calls-for-journal.aspx

This is an open call for your fiction. It's like a contest but since submissions are free, there's no prize money. 

Original work submitted here will be pulled for reading when we hit our maximum capacity of 60 works or August 1, whichever is sooner. Last season, the contest opened and closed within 14 days because we reached our capacity.  The number of submissions does display in Submittable. If it's June and you can not submit, it means we have received our capacity.  If it's June and you don't see a project to submit to, it means we've reached our capacity.

 We make our decisions between Labor Day and Halloween. Writers will receive status updates during this time.  Those accepted for publication will be printed in the Spring 2026 issue, which is scheduled for March.

Please read our website for all of the details. https://elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/community/theheartlandreviewpress/open-calls-for-journal.aspx 

We look forward to reading your work!

Amy Fox-Angerer

Managing Editor

Please read The Heartland Review Press's contest rules and guidelines carefully:

 https://elizabethtown.kctcs.edu/community/theheartlandreviewpress/open-calls-for-journal.aspx

This is an open call for your creative nonfiction.  Strictly nonfiction works will be disqualified; all works must have a creative component. 

This open call is like a contest but since submissions are free, there's no prize money. 

We will accept 50 works for this reading period or closing on August 1, whichever is first.  If it's June or July but you can not submit, please read the maximum capacity because it means we've likely reached our 50. During our last open call, it took 33 days to fill this contest. The capacity is visible in Submittable. 

We will read submissions and make decisions between Labor Day and Halloween.  We'll send notification and status updates through Submittable throughout the period. Those accepted for publication will be printed in the Spring 2026 issue, which will be published in March. 

Thank you for your time and we look forward to reading your work,

Amy Fox-Angerer

Managing Editor