Okie Modern

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Seeks fiction with strong characters and engaging plots, including humorous, heartfelt, experimental, and genre fiction. Limit: 5,000 words; flash: 1,000 words. Submissions are currently open for the third issue, planned for winter 2027.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Accepts flash fiction up to 1,000 words. Submissions are currently open for the third issue, planned for winter 2027.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Seeks creative nonfiction, including lyric essays, personal essays, memoir, and literary journalism; Oklahoma subjects are especially welcome. Limit: 5,000 words. Submissions are currently open for the third issue, planned for winter 2027.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Accepts reviews of books about Oklahoma or by Oklahoma authors, plus interviews with Oklahoma authors. There is no deadline for these submissions.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Accepts hybrid work up to 5,000 words, including work that is difficult to classify as art, prose, or poetry. Submissions are currently open for the third issue, planned for winter 2027.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Accepts blog pitches up to 500 words and finished articles up to 3,500 words, with longer articles considered, about Oklahoma literature, arts, history, and culture. Submissions are accepted without a deadline.

Open to: If the writer is not from Oklahoma, the work must be connected to Oklahoma; Oklahoma writers may submit work on any subject.

Accepts a packet of 1–5 poems with no preferred style or mode. Submissions are currently open for the third issue, planned for winter 2027.

Halloween scary-story contest; the page states a $5 fee per story and allows multiple entries with a separate fee for each. The contest is referenced as available through a submission link, but no dates are stated.