Aug. 20 - Kallisto Gaia Press Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize - submit up to 3 poems, no more than 65 lines each
Omnidawn Publishing Single Poem Broadside Contest - submit one poem of 8-24 lines
Kallisto Gaia Press Chester B. Himes Memorial Short Fiction Contest - up to 4200 words
Focus on the Family: Brio Fiction: Spring Break - fiction 800-1000 words
Focus on the Family Magazine: What You Changed About Valentine's Day - 50-300 word articles
Aug. 21 - Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest - 4 categories to enter
Aug. 25 - Saturday Writers July/August Contest - short story, essay, & poetry
Aug. 26 - Stories That Need to be Told Contest & Anthology - stories up to 10,000 words
Aug. 27 - SHINE brightly: Value & Worth - fiction, nonfiction, poetry for girls ages 9-14
Focus on the Family: Brio Fiction: Brothers - 800-1000 words
Aug. 30 - Tallahassee Writers Association Penumbra Poetry & Haiku Contests - poetry & haiku
Aug. 31 - Storyhouse Nonfiction Contest - biographical, general, travel, and animal nonfiction
Focus on the Family Magazine: Danger! - 50-300 word articles
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandparents - creative nonfiction up to 1200 words
Nostalgia Press Heart Poetry Award - submit up to 3 poems
On the Premises: Near Death Experience - fiction, 1000-5000 words
Clarendon House Engima: Crime/Mystery/Thriller Anthology - under 10,000 words
Sept. 01 - The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Guests - personal essays
Poets & Patrons 62nd Annual Chicagoland Poetry Contest - 12 categories to enter
The War Cry: Someone Cares - articles, re-prints, fiction, nonfiction, news
Purpose Magazine: Beatitudes - 350-650 word personal stories & poems up to 12 lines
Gabriel's Horn Poetry Anthology: Joy - uplifting poetry written in rhyme
Parabola Literary Journal: Hope - essays and poetry
Oregon State Poetry Association Adult Fall Contest - 5 categories to enter
Sept. 03 - Guardian Angel Kids: Boo-Hoo, Boo-Boo - articles, stories, activities and poems
Sept. 04 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Bonding With Your Baby - 50-300 word articles
Sept. 14 - MUSE: On the Money - nonfiction articles for grades 4-8
Sept. 15 - The Christian Journal: Ask, Seek, Knock - 300-500 word articles
Dreamquest One Poetry & Writing Contest - poetry and fiction
Sept. 16 - Stories Out of School Flash Fiction Contest - up to 749 words
Sept. 17 - Our Past Loves Day Story Contest - stories up to 700 words
Sept. 20 - Enchanted Conversation: Under the Hunter's Moon - stories 700-2000 words
Sept. 25 - SHINE brightly: Gossip - Christian magazine for girls 9-14; fiction, nonfiction, poetry