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Wax Poetry and Art presents the poetic breath of humanity. Contests can be entered for free, and submissions in English are welcome from everywhere on Earth.

Wax Poetry and Art free poetry and art contests and publishes the winners, including the World's Best Poem.

08/04/2025

Nigeria Poetry Magazine

ATTN Nigeria poets!

Nigeria Poetry Magazine accepts poetry submissions from everyone living in Nigeria. All poets, all styles. Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Nigeria Poetry Magazine is a qualifying publication for the Poetry World Cup.

Nigeria Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in Nigeria.

08/03/2025

The Weekly Poems Contest

-Opens Monday. Closes Saturday. Published Sunday.

ATTN All poets around the world!

Experience the excitement of the Weekly Poems Contest! Write a brand new poem and submit by Saturday, August 9th for publication on Sunday., August 10th.

20 lines or less -- perfect for short forms. Read winners in the Library. Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Weekly Poems is home of the poetic concept of the weeklypoem, a short poem written, edited, and submitted or published within seven days. Read submission guidelines on this page.

08/02/2025

New Zealand Poetry Magazine

ATTN New Zealand poets!

New Zealand Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from everyone living in New Zealand. All poets, all styles.

New Zealand Poetry Magazine is a qualifying publication for the Poetry World Cup. Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

New Zealand Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in New Zealand.

08/01/2025

Photographers from Earth Magazine

ATTN Photographers of the world!

Submissions are open to all photographers in all styles living everywhere on Earth. Professional, amateur, travel, landscape, portrait, photojournalism, artistic, realist, animals, nature, still life, abstract, and other – all genres and photographers are welcome. However, n**e and explicit photos are not permitted.

Non-paying. Submissions always open, but until September 14th, submissions accepted for the debut issue on January 15th, 2026.

Read guidelines to submit.

Photographers from Earth Magazine accepts photography submissions from everywhere in the world. Photographers from Earth Magazine is part of Photographers from Earth and waxpoetryart.com. Read submission guidelines on this page.

07/31/2025

Haiku Magazine

ATTN Haiku lovers!

Haiku Magazine accepts haiku submissions from all over the world. Haiku must be in the 5/7/5 format for this publication. Haiku not using the 5/7/5 format can be submitted to almost any other poetry publication on the waxpoetryart.com website as a regular poetry submission.

Submissions are now open for the debut issue of Haiku Magazine, to be published on January 15th, 2026.

https://waxpoetryart.com/haikumagazine/submissions.html

Haiku Magazine accepts haiku submissions from all over the world. Read guidelines on this page to submit.

07/30/2025

South Africa Poetry Magazine

ATTN: South Africa poets!

South Africa Poetry Magazine accepts poetry submissions from everyone in South Africa. All poets, all styles.

South Africa Poetry Magazine is a qualifying publication for the Poetry World Cup. Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

South Africa Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from everyone in South Africa.

07/29/2025

Flash Fiction Takeover Magazine

ATTN Flash fiction writers of the world!

Flash Fiction Takeover Magazine invites all fiction writers in all genres from around the world to submit flash fiction up to 250 words in length. Literary, mystery, science fiction, action, western – whatever your style, submit your work here. Micro fiction, postcard stories, short stories, or very short stories – whatever you call flash fiction, submit them here.

Non-paying. Seeking submissions until September 14th for the first publications on January 15th, 2026. Read guidelines to submit.

Flash Fiction Takeover Magazine is an international publication that accepts all genres of flash fiction from everywhere on Earth. Flash Fiction Takeover Magazine is part of Flash Fiction Takeover and waxpoetryart.com. Read submission guidelines on this page.

07/27/2025

The Weekly Poems Contest in on again!
-Open Monday, July 28th to Saturday, August 2nd.

Write a brand new poem and submit it by this Saturday night, for publication on Sunday! Read previous winners in the Weekly Poems Library.

Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Weekly Poems is home of the poetic concept of the weeklypoem, a short poem written, edited, and submitted or published within seven days. Read submission guidelines on this page.

07/26/2025

Australia Poetry Magazine

ATTN Poets from Australia!

Wax Poetry and Art presents Australia Poetry Magazine, a magazine dedicated to showcasing poets from Australia on an international stage.

Australia Poetry Magazine is committed to reflecting the true scope of poetry and by doing so, to bringing more poets and more readers into the global poetry community.

Australia Poetry Magazine seeks submissions from poets from all backgrounds and levels of experience, from everywhere in Australia. All topics are welcome. All styles. Literary, spoken word, free verse, rhyming, haiku, sonnets, prose – all types and forms of poems are welcome. Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Australia Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in Australia.

07/25/2025

Africa Poetry Magazine

ATTN Poets of Africa!

Africa Poetry Magazine seeks submissions from poets from all backgrounds and levels of experience, from everywhere in Africa. All topics are welcome. All styles. Literary, spoken word, free verse, rhyming, haiku, sonnets, prose – all types and forms of poems are welcome.

Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Africa Poetry Magazine publishes new poems by poets from Africa. Read submission guidelines.

07/24/2025

Europe Poetry Magazine

ATTN European poets!

Europe Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from everyone in Europe. All poets, all styles. Recently published work from England, Türkiye, Portugal, Netherlands, and Italy. All European poets invited.

Europe Poetry Magazine is part of Wax Poetry and Art, an international network of poetry magazines.

Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Europe Poetry Magazine accepts submissions from poets living in Europe.

07/23/2025

Canada Poetry Magazine

Canada Poetry Magazine believes that poetry is connected to human society in diverse and meaningful ways. Poetry is a literary form and an artistic tradition thousands of years old, going back to the oral tradition.

Canada Poetry Magazine is committed to reflecting the true scope of poetry and by doing so, to bringing more poets and more readers into the global poetry community.

Canada Poetry Magazine seeks submissions from poets from all backgrounds and levels of experience, from everywhere in Canada. All topics are welcome. All styles. Literary, spoken word, free verse, rhyming, haiku, sonnets, prose – all types and forms of poems are welcome.

Non-paying. Read guidelines to submit.

Canada Poetry Magazine publishes poets living in Canada.

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