Boudin

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Boudin is an online literary magazine affiliated with McNeese State University, publishing themed issues of fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work, with special contests and a focus on original, unpublished writing.

Response time info: ~29 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at mcneese.edu↗

Submission calls

fictionHorrorCloses Sep 15Fee: $3Pays: $100/$50/$25 for top three

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26: Seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work that celebrates creepy crawlies and the quietly unsettling; up to 7,000 words; $3 submission fee; one submission per person; no gratuitous violence or gore; prizing: $100 for first, $50 for second, $25 for…

nonfictionHorrorCloses Sep 15Fee: $3Pays: $100/$50/$25 for top three

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26: Seeking creative nonfiction and hybrid work that celebrates creepy crawlies and the quietly unsettling; up to 7,000 words; $3 submission fee; one submission per person; no gratuitous violence or gore; prizing: $100 for first, $50 for second, $25 for third…

otherCloses Sep 15Fee: $20Pays: $1,000 and publication for winner; publication for runners-up

2026 Boudin Novelette Chapbook Contest: Submit a single story manuscript of 25-40 pages (unpublished and original); $20 entry fee; winner receives $1,000, 25 author copies, AWP signing, promotion, and a three-year subscription; two runners-up published in Boudin; deadline September 15th, 2026…

poetryHorrorCloses Sep 15Fee: $3Pays: $100/$50/$25 for top three

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26: Up to three poems per submission; $3 submission fee; one submission per person; no gratuitous violence or gore; prizing: $100 for first, $50 for second, $25 for third; submissions due by September 15th, 2026. Prize money cannot be awarded to international…

fictionFantasy

OtherWorlds—August ’26: Seeking fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work that celebrates the depth and creativity of literary fantasy; up to 3,000 words; no fee; previously unpublished work only; submissions close July 25th, 2026. Current McNeese State University students and employees are not…

flashFantasy

OtherWorlds—August ’26: Up to three microfictions (under 500 words each) per submission; no fee; previously unpublished work only; submissions close July 25th, 2026. Current McNeese State University students and employees are not eligible; McNeese alumni must have graduated at least three years ago.

nonfictionFantasy

OtherWorlds—August ’26: Seeking creative nonfiction and hybrid work that celebrates the depth and creativity of literary fantasy; up to 3,000 words; no fee; previously unpublished work only; submissions close July 25th, 2026. Current McNeese State University students and employees are not eligible…

poetry

OtherWorlds—August ’26: Up to three poems per submission; no fee; previously unpublished work only; submissions close July 25th, 2026. Current McNeese State University students and employees are not eligible; McNeese alumni must have graduated at least three years ago.

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