Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an imprint of Macmillan, one of the Big Five publishers. The company is noted for its literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s books.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux authors have won numerous National Book Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, as well as tw...

$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline: February 29, 2020. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 and 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Open internationally. Limit 300 entries. Top ten stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW's blog, The Muffin. Seven R...

Begins February 3. Limit 10 participants.

A lot of us in the land of Tweetspeak are moms. A lot of us love poetry. Therefore, a lot of us are Moms on Poetry.

How do we make sense of the enormous part of our identity that is “motherhood”? Unlike other aspects of who we are, motherhood waxes and wanes like the moon. It is not gone when the moon is new and ou...

Topic: Infants and babies (from newborns through crawlers) can be challenging during the summer months. You want to take them out for summer adventures, but they’re too young to actually do anything. Of course, you could get a pass to the zoo and take a stroller ride once a week, but what are your other ideas for keeping active with an infant and helping him/her explore their w...

We are looking for lively, original, well-written stories that provide a good sense of place, with useful information and fresh ideas about travel and the travel industry. Service articles such as How to Protect Your Valuable While on the Beach, 10 Best, Top 10, Round up Pieces, Looking Back, and articles for the Chef’s Table and In the Vineyard, our wine column and Looking Back, a 1,000-word ar...

ASK is a nonfiction magazine for children 7–10 years old who are curious about science and the world they live in. Each edition of ASK is built around a central theme or question.

ASK introduces kids to the joys of thinking and questioning scientifically, and presumes them to be active members of the international community of knowledge-seekers.  The ideal ASK article is an engaging nonfiction story (or cartoon) that is ...

Winners will receive the following:

1st Prize: $500 plus 20 copies of published chapbook, distribution of their winning title to all contest entrants and Two-year subscription to Duotrope.com (Value $100).

2nd Prize: $150 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook.

3rd Prize: $100 plus 5 copies of their published chapbook.

(The Poetry Box® may offer publication to a few finalists, dependent upon ...

Tell your stories!

We've all heard the phrase "write what you know" but that can be confusing for some writers.  How do you turn what you know into fiction?  What if you want to write fantasy but you don’t have a background as a wizard?  Or perhaps you want to write a memoir but you don't know how to turn your personal stories into a cohesive narrative?  To help tackle those questions, the t...

 

The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about this Norman Rockwell cover illustration from November 21, 1936.

To enter, fill out the entry form below. Entries must be submitted by February 25, 2020. Limericks must contain five lines, and you may enter as many times as you wish.

The winning limerick will be publis...

Growing covers what rises above the green. Whether it be science, pest control, the art and business of farming fruits and vegetables or even the literal definition of “agriculture” – we cover what our audience deals with on a daily basis. For most, growing is a passion and a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation. In the pages of Growing you will find content with tried-and-true practices along with new suggest...

MUSE is a discovery magazine for children and teens ages 9-14. It takes intellectual curiosity seriously, while never taking itself too seriously. The editors seek fresh and entertaining articles from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Timeliness and trustworthiness is essential, but humor, irreverence, and atypical angles are also hallmarks of MUSE.

Each edition of MUSE focuses on a central theme...

Topic: Brio magazine is looking for a contemporary fiction story that includes New Year resolutions that don’t work, the fear of facing a new year or any type of New Year angst that a young teen girl might face.

Enclave is the premier publisher of Christian speculative fiction. Whether it’s Christian science fiction you love, or fantasy, time travel, steampunk, alternate history, spiritual warfare, superhero, or technothriller—if it’s speculative and it comes from the Christian worldview, Enclave is the place to go. Enclave strives to get Christian speculative fiction directly into the hands of the fans who love and devour great stories.

Topic: Brio magazine is looking for a contemporary fiction story that includes Thanksgiving.

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

Lively, original approaches to the subject are the primary concerns of the editors in choosing material. FACES: World Culture & Geography is written for ages 9-14. FACES Writers are encouraged to study recent past copies for content and style. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, where you can also purchase a current issue.) Issues are also available at many local libr...

The Compass Magazine is an online-only magazine. We focus on an audience of educated Seventh-day Adventist laypeople. Our goal is to provide solid biblical content dealing with important issues in the church and society in a way that supports the church and Adventist beliefs. Most published articles are between 800 and 2,500 words, are written in a general or conversational style, and cover topics that are relevant tod...

A Kent State Trumbull staple since 1966, ICON is a poetry and art magazine that is published once each year, near the end of spring semester.

Submissions are welcome from anyone, and the magazine is proud to boast that it receives poems and artwork from not only around the country, but around the world. ICON publishes the winner of the campus's yearly Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest, which is judged by faculty from the Kent...

Readers Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under "Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure to include your mailing address...

Farrar, Straus and Giroux is an imprint of Macmillan, one of the Big Five publishers. The company is noted for its literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s books.

Farrar, Straus and Giroux authors have won numerous National Book Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, as well as tw...

$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline: February 29, 2020. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 and 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Open internationally. Limit 300 entries. Top ten stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine, and contestants are interviewed on WOW's blog, The Muffin. Seven R...

Begins February 3. Limit 10 participants.

A lot of us in the land of Tweetspeak are moms. A lot of us love poetry. Therefore, a lot of us are Moms on Poetry.

How do we make sense of the enormous part of our identity that is “motherhood”? Unlike other aspects of who we are, motherhood waxes and wanes like the moon. It is not gone when the moon is new and ou...

Topic: Infants and babies (from newborns through crawlers) can be challenging during the summer months. You want to take them out for summer adventures, but they’re too young to actually do anything. Of course, you could get a pass to the zoo and take a stroller ride once a week, but what are your other ideas for keeping active with an infant and helping him/her explore their w...

We are looking for lively, original, well-written stories that provide a good sense of place, with useful information and fresh ideas about travel and the travel industry. Service articles such as How to Protect Your Valuable While on the Beach, 10 Best, Top 10, Round up Pieces, Looking Back, and articles for the Chef’s Table and In the Vineyard, our wine column and Looking Back, a 1,000-word ar...

ASK is a nonfiction magazine for children 7–10 years old who are curious about science and the world they live in. Each edition of ASK is built around a central theme or question.

ASK introduces kids to the joys of thinking and questioning scientifically, and presumes them to be active members of the international community of knowledge-seekers.  The ideal ASK article is an engaging nonfiction story (or cartoon) that is ...

Winners will receive the following:

1st Prize: $500 plus 20 copies of published chapbook, distribution of their winning title to all contest entrants and Two-year subscription to Duotrope.com (Value $100).

2nd Prize: $150 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook.

3rd Prize: $100 plus 5 copies of their published chapbook.

(The Poetry Box® may offer publication to a few finalists, dependent upon ...

Tell your stories!

We've all heard the phrase "write what you know" but that can be confusing for some writers.  How do you turn what you know into fiction?  What if you want to write fantasy but you don’t have a background as a wizard?  Or perhaps you want to write a memoir but you don't know how to turn your personal stories into a cohesive narrative?  To help tackle those questions, the t...

 

The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about this Norman Rockwell cover illustration from November 21, 1936.

To enter, fill out the entry form below. Entries must be submitted by February 25, 2020. Limericks must contain five lines, and you may enter as many times as you wish.

The winning limerick will be publis...

Growing covers what rises above the green. Whether it be science, pest control, the art and business of farming fruits and vegetables or even the literal definition of “agriculture” – we cover what our audience deals with on a daily basis. For most, growing is a passion and a way of life that has been passed down from generation to generation. In the pages of Growing you will find content with tried-and-true practices along with new suggest...

MUSE is a discovery magazine for children and teens ages 9-14. It takes intellectual curiosity seriously, while never taking itself too seriously. The editors seek fresh and entertaining articles from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math. Timeliness and trustworthiness is essential, but humor, irreverence, and atypical angles are also hallmarks of MUSE.

Each edition of MUSE focuses on a central theme...

Topic: Brio magazine is looking for a contemporary fiction story that includes New Year resolutions that don’t work, the fear of facing a new year or any type of New Year angst that a young teen girl might face.

Enclave is the premier publisher of Christian speculative fiction. Whether it’s Christian science fiction you love, or fantasy, time travel, steampunk, alternate history, spiritual warfare, superhero, or technothriller—if it’s speculative and it comes from the Christian worldview, Enclave is the place to go. Enclave strives to get Christian speculative fiction directly into the hands of the fans who love and devour great stories.

Topic: Brio magazine is looking for a contemporary fiction story that includes Thanksgiving.

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

Lively, original approaches to the subject are the primary concerns of the editors in choosing material. FACES: World Culture & Geography is written for ages 9-14. FACES Writers are encouraged to study recent past copies for content and style. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, where you can also purchase a current issue.) Issues are also available at many local libr...

The Compass Magazine is an online-only magazine. We focus on an audience of educated Seventh-day Adventist laypeople. Our goal is to provide solid biblical content dealing with important issues in the church and society in a way that supports the church and Adventist beliefs. Most published articles are between 800 and 2,500 words, are written in a general or conversational style, and cover topics that are relevant tod...

A Kent State Trumbull staple since 1966, ICON is a poetry and art magazine that is published once each year, near the end of spring semester.

Submissions are welcome from anyone, and the magazine is proud to boast that it receives poems and artwork from not only around the country, but around the world. ICON publishes the winner of the campus's yearly Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Contest, which is judged by faculty from the Kent...

Readers Write column asks readers to address subjects on which they're the only authorities. Topics are intentionally broad in order to give room for expression. Writing style isn't as important as thoughtfulness and sincerity.

We publish only nonfiction in Readers Write. Feel free to submit your work under "Name Withheld" if it allows you to be more honest, but be sure to include your mailing address...