Browsing Archive: November, 2020
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 29, 2020,
Storm Literary Agency
Melissa Richeson is open and accepting picture books, middle-grade books, and for young adult, Melissa typically looks for high concept contemporary or historical manuscripts, but a light scifi or a fantasy in a fresh world can draw her in, too. Also sweet romances with authentic dialogue and page-turning stakes. Nonfiction projects for all ages are welcome as well. Melissa is not a good fit for horror, paranormal, o...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 28, 2020,
National Federation Of State Poetry Societies, Inc2020 Stevens Poetry Manuscript Competition
Awarding $1000 + Publication + 50 Books
Include title page (title only), table of contents, and 48 to 70 pages of poetry, counting
any section title pages but not counting front matter. You may include previously published poems.
Deadline: December 31, 2020. The submission fee is $20 for NFSPS members, $25 for
nonmembers. Members of state poetry societies affiliated with NF...
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 27, 2020,
WyoPoets Eugene V. Shea Annual Contest
WHAT – Poems must be original and unpublished. One poem per page; may be about any subject. No pornographic or discriminatory language.
DEADLINE – December 31, 2020.
PRIZES – First -- $100.00. Second - $50.00. Third - $30.00. Up to five H...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 25, 2020,
Workers Write!: Retirement
Issue seventeen of Workers Write! will contain stories and poems from workers heading for retirement or being layed off or RIF'ed. Drop us a line if you have a question.
The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2020 (or until the issue is full).
Submit your stories via e-mail to: submission@workerswritejournal.com , or send a hard copy to:
Blue Cubicle Press
P.O. Box 250382
Plano, TX 75025-0382
Word count: 500 to 5,000 words
Payment: Betwe...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 25, 2020,
Kallisto Gaia Press Saguaro Chapbook Poetry Prize
(formerly The Contemporary Poetry Chapbook Prize)
The Saguaro Poetry Prize seeks collections of contemporary poetry from 28 to 48 pages. The winner receives $1200, publication and promotion by Kallisto Gaia Press and twenty author copies. The contest will be judged by ire’ne lara silva. Contest opens September 15, 2020 and closes at midnight CST on December...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 23, 2020,
Kallisto Gaia Press Acacia Fiction Prize
The Acacia Fiction Prize seeks collections of any combination of short stories, flash fiction, or novellas totaling 40K to 75K words. The winner receives $1200, publication and promotion by Kallisto Gaia Press and twenty author copies. The contest will be judged by Richard Z. Santos. Contest opens September 15, 2020 and closes at midnight CST on December 31, 2020. En...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 22, 2020,
SPS Studios Biannual Poetry Card Contest
NO ENTRY FEE
1st prize: $350. 2nd prize: $200. 3rd prize: $100. Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better. Deadline: December 31, 2020.
NOTE: Go into any Cracker Barrel or independent card store and you'll find Blue Mountain Arts cards, stationery and bookmarks. With no entry fee, you can enter innumerable times.
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 22, 2020,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Teaching Kids About the Sanctity of Life
Topic: What have you done to teach your children that life has value, from the pre-born to the elderly? Make sure your idea is different from the ones we already have in our sanctity download at https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/valuing-life-from-the-start-parents-tool-kit/. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, pr...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 20, 2020,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Developing Attitudes of Gratitude
Topic: What have you done to help your children develop attitudes of gratitude, especially during a commercial season that almost skips Thanksgiving and goes from Halloween to Christmas? Make sure your idea is different from the ones we already have at https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/thanksgiving-gratitude/ . We are not looking for lectures or object lessons...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 20, 2020,
Boulevard Magazine Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
$1,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press.
All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2020 or submitted online by midnight CT. We accept works up to 8,000 words.
Entry fee is $16 for each individual story, with no limit per author, and...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 18, 2020,
California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest: December
The California State Poetry Society offers monthly poetry contests. This contest is open to all poets, whether or not they are members of the CSPS. Reading fees are $1.50 per poem with a $3.00 minimum for members and $3.00 per poem with a $6.00 minimum for non-members. Entries must be submitted through the website or postmarked during the month of the contest in which they a...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 18, 2020,
Saturday Evening Post Limerick Laughs Contest
Wanna join the fun? Submit your limerick!
The Saturday Evening Post will award $25 to the author of the winning limerick about this W.W. Calvert cover illustration from January 30, 1943.
To enter, fill out the entry form on their web site. Entries must be submitted by December 26, 2020. Limericks must contain five lines, and you may enter as many times as you wish.
The winning limerick will b...
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 15, 2020,
Poetry Society of Colorado: December Contest
Submission Deadline: 12/19/20
Sponsor: Curtis Pierce
Theme: Confessional
Form: Letter Writing
Line Limit: 40
Entry fee: $5 per poem
***Special Prize Structure - 1st $50; 2nd $30; 3rd $20
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 14, 2020,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Kids and Pets
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/magazine/call-for-submissions/
Topic: What character lessons have your kids learned from caring for animals/pets because of how you coordinated or orchestrated these interactions. (Remember, this has to be about parenting and not just what children learned on their own from pets.) We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 13, 2020,
Massachusetts State Poetry Society Contests
ARTHUR (SKIP) POTTER MEMORIAL CONTEST
Deadline: December 15
Subject: Poet’s Choice
Form: Poet's Choice
Line Limit: 40 Lines
Prizes: $50 $30 $20
Entry fee: $3
Poems entered must be original (written by entrant) and MAY have been previously published.
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 12, 2020,
Sequestrum Literature and Art: Reprints
Theme: Reprints
Every issue of Sequestrum features the best creative writing of today. Once a year, Sequestrum features the best creative writing of yesterday. The way we see it, the start of every publication cycle sends scores of outstanding writing from yesteryear to the literary wayside. (Not everyone so thoughtfully offers up their complete archives at pay-what-you-can rates.) An ever-expanding swamp of forgot...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 11, 2020,
Poetry Society of Oklahoma Annual Spring Contests
Deadline: December 15, 2020
Entry fee: $3 per contest entry for nonmembers. Prizes range from $5 to $40. Eight categories to enter.
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 10, 2020,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels
Angels and miracles are all around us if we keep our eyes open. Have you experienced a divine intervention, answered prayer, or other miraculous occurrence courtesy of someone you think just might have been an angel. Do you have a guardian angel who seems to swoop in and help you when you need it?
We are looking for true personal stories about how an angel has touched your life – stories of tru...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 9, 2020,
The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest
Due to 2020 spinning completely out of control, we decided to memorialize-in-print the great poetry that is being written about the issues that have occupied our minds and our hearts this year. We are looking for poetry about the COVID-19 Pandemic, Black Lives Matter Protests, Presidential Election, Fires, Hurricanes, Murder Hornets, and everything in-between. We welcome all voices and styles of poetry writ...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 9, 2020,
FACES Magazine: It's a Small World
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 libraries. A...
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 7, 2020,
Institute for Writers: Romance Writers Contest
Are you ready to practice your holiday romance writing skills? The Institute for Writers is challenging you to write an emotional scene––using any emotion you might find in a romance novel–– with a winter holiday twist.
This scene can take place anywhere in your book, but it can be no longer than 1,000 words.
Submit a touching, funny, or sad moment (or any moment that is truly...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 6, 2020,
MUSE Magazine: Making Predictions
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. We seek articles that describe how thing...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 5, 2020,
St. Louis Writers Guild Annual Short Story Contest
St. Louis Writers Guild Annual Short Story Contest opens for submissions every October, the deadline is in December, and prizes are awarded in January. Historically, entries have come from all across the nation and Canada. Stories are blind-judged by an expert in the fields of writing and literature.
Writers do not need to be members of the Guild in order to participate in this contest.
Must be origin...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 4, 2020,
Cobblestone: Electricity
American History magazine for ages 9-14. Each issue of this acclaimed classroom magazine explores a single topic in depth, bringing history to life with primary sources, lively graphics, historical photographs, and maps. Designed to meet curriculum standards for history/social studies, Cobblestone® fosters an appreciation for the past while making connections to the present with fiction, nonfiction, and poetry....
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 4, 2020,
Parabola Literary Journal: Wellness
Parabola is a quarterly journal devoted to the exploration of the quest for meaning as it is expressed in the world’s myths, symbols, and religious traditions, with particular emphasis on the relationship between this store of wisdom and our modern life.
Each issue of Parabola is organized around a theme. The current theme is Wellness. The submission deadline is December 1, 2020.
Parabola welcomes original essays...
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 2, 2020,
Bethlehem Writers Roundtable: Snow Job
Our rates for published stories:
$20 for published featured author stories
$10 for stories published on our &More page
$5 for poems we publish
We accept previously unpublished work in many genres of fiction as well as memoir. We accept previously unpublished poetry. We do not accept essays or other nonfiction genres.
We do not accept horror or erotica. This means no graphic violence, no ove...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 1, 2020,
San Antonio Review
We encourage writers and artists to submit their work for online and print publication by San Antonio Review. San Antonio Review does not charge for review or publication.
Genres include but are not limited to: Poetry, Visual Art, Fiction, Excerpts, Reviews, Critical Theory, Essays, Music, Spoken Word (Audio), Multimedia, Interventions, Experimental work, Works utilizing the capabilities of the PubPub platform
We publish a wide variety of w...
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Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.