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Calls for submissions & opportunities: Spring 2025

Calls for submissions & opportunities: Spring 2025

As we shake off the long winter, we hope your creativity is creeping out of hibernation, too. Here’s a spring list of opportunities, calls for submissions and contests, grants, and more!     Calls for submission: Artists ROOM Magazine | Art and photos for...

Circulation and Shipping Delays

Circulation and Shipping Delays

Room is experiencing a temporary delay in circulation affecting orders of issues 47.4 Full Circle, 48.1 Wits End, and back issues ordered before March 2025. Room’s operations are carried out by a small staff team. Our Publisher is working to ship out delayed issues...

Poetry Contest 2024: The Winners

Poetry Contest 2024: The Winners

Drumroll, please! We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2024 Poetry Contest. A huge congratulations to the following three poets whose works were handpicked by esteemed judge, Rafeef Ziadah. Enough waiting: here are the three winners! -------------- FIRST...

The Air Itself is One Vast Library

The Air Itself is One Vast Library

“The Air Itself is One Vast Library” is the Third Place Winner of Room’s 2024 Poetry Contest, as judged by Rafeef Ziadah. You can find the full list of winners, and what Rafeef had to say about each winning piece, here. THE AIR ITSELF IS ONE VAST LIBRARY   ...on...

Short Forms Contest 2024: The Winners

Short Forms Contest 2024: The Shortlist

We’re just as excited as you are: the 2024 Short Forms Contest Shortlist is here! A big thank you to our esteemed judge, Zalika Reid-Benta, for her time, effort, and careful consideration of submissions. Congrats to these writers! — Room Magazine’s 2024 Short Forms...

Short Forms Contest 2024: The Winners

Short Forms Contest 2024: The Longlist

We are so excited to announce the longlist for our 2024 Short Forms Contest! A big thank you to our Room collective members for carefully selecting this longlist, and a big congratulations to these talented writers. — Room Magazine’s 2024 Short Forms Contest Longlist...

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