Too many options when it comes to submitting your work? Here’s our top five comps and subs for June 2026.
Name: Nine Arches Press; Under the Radar Magazine
Deadline: submissions window short fiction: 1st June – 7th July; Poetry: 7th June
Wordcount: up to 2,500 words for short fiction; up to six poems
Genre: Short Fiction; Poetry
Description: Under the Radar is a magazine on new contemporary writing and is published twice a year by Nine Arches Press. They welcome submissions of poetry and short fiction to the magazine. They are unable to offer for poems or short stories selected for publication, but they do send a complimentary copy of the magazine and offer discounts on subscription for featured writers.
Entry fee: free
Website: https://ninearchespress.com/magazine
Name: Neither Fish Nor Foul
Deadline: open for submissions
Wordcount: 100-500 words
Genre: Flash fiction
Description: Neither Fish Nor Foul is an online literary journal that publishes the odd, the not quite, the nearly and the almost because they believe in writing for the sheer joy. They encourage writers to be bold, be playful, and to edit until it shines. As stated on their website, they read every story with care and respect. Every submission will get a response and they will also offer some feedback if they feel they have something constructive to offer.
Entry fee: free
Website: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/
Name: Big Thinking Publishing Magazine
Deadline: currently open for submissions for issue #6
Wordcount: not specified
Genre: Poetry (all forms and genres); short fiction, flash, and essays; art & illustration for the cover and interior pages.
Description: Big Thinking Publishing is a small, independent UK publisher, they are currently looking for submissions for issue #6 of their quarterly magazine Poems, Tales & Other English Words. They publish short fiction, flash, poetry, essays, and artwork from emerging and established creators. The theme for issue #6 is ‘What We Carry’. The theme can be interpreted metaphorically, emotionally, literary, or something unexpected. As a non-profit publication they are unable to offer payment for submissions.
Entry fee: free
Website: https://www.bigthinkingpublishing.com/magazine-submissions/
Name: Renard Press – Regeneration Project
Deadline: 28th June 2026
Wordcount: up to 100 lines or 750 words (whichever is lower)
Genre: Poetry
Description: As stated on their website, Renard Press have been publishing a series of poetry anthologies that provide a platform for voices around the globe with a particular eye on those who feel they have not been traditionally well represented in the publishing mainstream. They want the next poetry anthology in this series, scheduled for November, to be a wide-ranging exploration of nature, a cry for change and a celebration of the forces for good all around us. First prize is £200, second prize £100, and all the poems on the shortlist will be published in a volume.
Entry fee: free
Website: https://renardpress.com/regeneration-poetry-project/
Name: Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize
Deadline: 30th June 2026 (23.59pm UK time)
Wordcount: 3,000 words
Genre: Poetry; Fiction; Life-Writing
Description: The seventeenth edition of the Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize is now open for original entries and entries in translation across fiction, life-writing, and poetry. The prize supports writers who have not yet published a book-length work, with no limits on age, gender, nationality, or background. The winner of each category will receive a £1,000 cash prize and publication in the Wasafiri magazine. The judges for the prize are: Ella Wakatama, Santanu Bhattacharya, Jen Calleja, and Mona Kareem.
Entry fee: £12 for a single entry; £16 for a double entry
Website: https://www.wasafiri.org/writing-prizes/queen-mary-wasafiri-new-writing-prize/