Browsing Archive: October, 2020
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 31, 2020,
Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition
The annual Soul-Making Literary Competition is open to everyone, everywhere and looks for original, freshly creative and finely crafted works that embraces all creative interpretations of English poet, John Keats' statement: "Some say the world is a vale of tears, I say it is a place of soul-making"
SOUL, in general, in many religions and philosophies, is conceived as the animating and vital spiritual principle in human bei...
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Dappled Things: J.F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 30, 2020,
Dappled Things: a quarterly of ideas, art, and faith
J. F. Powers Prize for Short Fiction
“One foot in this world and one in the next”: that’s how J.F. Powers described the Midwestern priests he wrote about in his fiction. Having one foot in another world can be awkward, and Powers’ characters are known not for their graceful mysticism, but for the humiliating and mordantly entertaining stumbles th...
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The War Cry: Love Through the Ages
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 29, 2020,
The War Cry: Love Through the Ages
The War Cry represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the general public. It is distribu...
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WOW! Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 28, 2020,
WOW! Women on Writing Fall Flash Fiction Contest
$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline November 30, 2020. Seeking short fiction of any genre between 250 - 750 words. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity, communication, and well-rewarded recognition to contestants. Electronic submissions via email only; reprints are okay; simultaneous submissions okay; reprints okay; multiple submissions are okay as long as they are submitted in their own individu...
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Abilene Writers Guild Annual Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 27, 2020,
Abilene Writers Guild Annual Contest
Nine categories to enter: Poetry, rhymed; Poetry, unrhymed; Children’s Stories for ages 3-8; Articles of General Interest; Inspiration; Memoir/Nostalgia; Fiction for Adults; Flash Fiction; Flash Poetry.
Entry fees: $7 - $10.
Prizes: $25 - $100
Deadline: November 30, 2020
Our judges, professionals in their fields, are asked to critique each manuscript, but we cannot guarantee all judges will comply. Decisi...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 26, 2020,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Cats
Our cat titles are so very popular, and you have so many great stories to share with us, that we do a new cat title every eighteen months or so. Here is another chance for you to share a story or two about that member of your family who just happens to walk on four feet for our 2021 book!
We are looking for first-person true stories and poems up to 1,200 words. Tell us about your cat. Tell us how h...
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California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest: November
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 24, 2020,
California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest: November
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 are...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Only Mommy Stages
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 24, 2020,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Only Mommy Stages
Topic: What is one way you helped your child when s/he only wanted Mommy or only wanted Daddy? 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 that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for Nort...
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Nowhere Magazine Fall Travel Writing Prize
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 22, 2020,
Nowhere Magazine Fall Travel Writing Prize
Award-winning literary travel magazine Nowhere is accepting submissions for our annual Fall Travel Writing Prize. We are looking for novice and veteran writers of any stripe to send us stories that possess a powerful sense of people, place and time.
One hundred percent of the content in Nowhere comes from submissions. Thirty percent of the stories we publish are by f...
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Writer's Digest Short Short Story Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 21, 2020,
Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Contest
Deadline: November 16, 2020
We’re looking for short fiction stories! Think you can write a winning story in 1,500 words or less? Enter the 21st Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for your chance to win $3,000 in cash, get published in Writer’s Digest magazine, and a paid trip to our ever-popular Writer’s Digest Conference! Entry fee: $25
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Poetry Society of South Carolina Fall Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 20, 2020,
Poetry Society of South Carolina Fall Contest
Six categories open to anyone to enter. Prizes range from $50 to $200. Winning poems are published. No previously published poems.
Deadline: November 15, 2019. Entry fee is $5 per poem.
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Enchanted Conversation: Fairy Godmothers Anthology
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 18, 2020,
Enchanted Conversation: Fairy Godmothers Anthology
New Tales of Fairy Godmothers
Anthologist: Kate Wolford
Open for Submissions: September 15 - November 15, 2020
Expected Publication: 2021
Story Length: 4,000 to 7,500 words
Payment: $0.01 per word (up to $75.00) + contributor copy
Wands, wishes, and wonders. That’s the fairy godmother toolkit, and it’s been catching the imaginations of fairy tale lovers f...
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Georgia Poetry Society
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 17, 2020,
Georgia Poetry Society
The Georgia Poetry Society conducts contests in the fall of each year, with a November 15 postmark deadline for all entries. In addition to earning cash prizes, the top three poems in each contest may be published in The Reach of Song, the annual GPS poetry anthology. On the website is a list of the contests. Please click the links for descriptions of the contests, along with contest-specific requirements such as form and n...
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ASK Magazine: Plants in Love
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 16, 2020,
ASK Magazine: Plants in Love
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 ...
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Focus on the Family: Adjusting to a New Baby
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 15, 2020,
Focus on the Family: Adjusting to a New Baby
Topic: What are some ways that you helped your toddler to 4-year-old adjust to having a new baby in the house? What you did must be different from the tips found at https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/helping-kids-adjust-to-a-new-baby/. 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 that othe...
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Alaska Writters Guild: Poetry (all forms)
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 14, 2020,
Alaska Writers Guild: Poetry (all forms)
Quarterly writing contests - these contests are now open to the public.
Awards will be given as follows: First Place: $100, Second Place: $60, Third Place: $30. All entrants will receive a copy of their score sheet and judge's feedback for each submission. Deadline: November 13, 2020
Non Members Entry Fee: $25 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry (up to three (3) total entries per contest). A...
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FACES Magazine: South Korea
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 13, 2020,
FACES Magazine: South Korea
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. All mat...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Summer Learning Loss
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 13, 2020,
Focus on the Family: Summer Learning Loss
Topic: What is one fun STEM thing you did at home, without the computer or purchased games/resources that helped your kids beat summer learning loss? 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 that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this...
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Guardian Angel Kids: Holiday Magic
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 12, 2020,
Guardian Angel Kids: Holiday Magic
Guardian Angel Publishing believes we can change the world by investing in children one child at a time. Our hope is that the seeds of the influence from our books will live longer than we do. Our goal is to build a harvest of knowledge and vibrant faith in kids to help transform a time in the future that we may never see.
Guardian Angel Kids is an interactive ezine for kids ages 2-12. They publish fic...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Biters
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 10, 2020,
Focus on the Family: Biters
Topic: How have you helped your toddler learn not to bite? 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 that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for North American authors.
Word count: 50 to 300 words
Rights: ...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: How to Keep Kids Organized
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 9, 2020,
Focus on the Family: How to Keep Kids Organized
Topic: With classroom, at home and classroom-hybrid learning, what is one thing you did to help your child stay organized? 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 that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for s...
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Writer's Digest Poetry Awards
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 8, 2020,
Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards
Calling all poets! We’re on the look out for poems of all styles–rhyming, free verse, haiku, and more–for the 8th Annual Writer’s Digest Poetry Awards! This is the only Writer’s Digest competition exclusively for poets.
Enter any poem 32 lines or less for your chance to win $1,000, $250 or $100 in cash. In addition to the 1st – 3rd place prizes, 4th place through 10th place will win $50 and 11th...
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Massachusetts State Poetry Society Contests
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, October 7, 2020,
Massachusetts State Poetry Society Contests
ANNUAL POET'S CHOICE CONTEST
Deadline: November 1
Subject and Form: Poet's Choice
Line Limit: 40 Lines
Prizes: $50 $25 $15
Poems entered must NOT have been published or won ANY prize.
Contests are open to all poets.
Poets may enter as many poems as they wish but only one prize may be won by any poet.
Entry Fee is $3.00 per poem.
Send two copies of each poem - one with name and address and ...
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The First Line: Winter
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, October 6, 2020,
The First Line: Winter
All stories must start with the appropriate first line, and you cannot change it in any way unless otherwise indicated. "Loud music filled the room, making it hard to hear anything else."
Due date November 1, 2020. No entry fee.
Payment: We pay on publication $25 - $50 (US) for fiction, $5 - $10 for poetry, and $25 (US) for nonfiction. We also send you a copy of the issue in which your story or nonfiction appears. You'll re...
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Time of Singing Winter Poetry Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, October 5, 2020,
Time of Singing Winter Poetry Contest
Time Of Singing is a literary Christian poetry magazine with “Christian” defined in the widest sense of the word. The quarterly journal prints verse that talk about God and our relationship with Him and each other--as well as general inspirational or nature poems.
Winter Contest 2020/21
Contest Themes: "Light" and/or "Darkness"
Form: Any Form
Contest Deadline: November 1, 2020 (postmark)
Winners will be published in...
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Cobblestone: Santa Fe Trail
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, October 4, 2020,
Cobblestone: Santa Fe Trail
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 poet...
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Texlandia Literary Magazine
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, October 3, 2020,
Texlandia Literary Magazine
Texlandia a Texas-based literary, visual arts, & culture magazine staffed by undergraduates, graduate students, & faculty at Rice University. They are a nonprofit, all-volunteer publication seeking to promote the work of both established & aspiring writers & artists from Texas and beyond. We seek to (re)define places through the stories and art of the people who call them ‘home.’
Accepting poetry, fiction, and creati...
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The War Cry: The War Cry Past, Present and Future
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, October 2, 2020,
The War Cry: The War Cry Past, Present and Future
The War Cry represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the general public....
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Orison Books
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, October 1, 2020,
Orison Books
Orison Books seeks to publish spiritually-engaged poetry, fiction, and nonfiction of exceptional literary merit. In our view, spiritual writing has little to do with subject matter. Rather, the kind of work we seek to publish has a transcendent aesthetic effect on the reader, and reading it can itself be a spiritual experience. Anthology Proposals are accepted year-round. General Fiction and Nonfiction submissions are open during the month of...
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