$16 ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31, 2019. Prize: $500 and publication in a separate book volume. Wordcount: 15,000-35,000. At Accents Publishing we're excited about launching a novella-length series of books. All entries considered for publication.

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...

Ruminate is excited to announce our annual VanderMey Nonfiction Prize! As a contemplative magazine, we are sometimes asked if Ruminate is seeking or only accepts "spiritual" writing. The answer to that question is no. We are simply looking for good writing and there are no restrictions on the subject matter or content for submissions. The best way to ...

The theme for our upcoming Capsule Stories Winter 2019 Edition is Frozen in Time. We're especially looking "snapshot" pieces, vignettes of moments—if they're wintry or icy or cold, all the better. There's no submission fee; contributors receive a free copy of the print lit mag. We accept short stories, poems, and remarkably written essays. For short stories and essays, we’re interested in pieces under 3000 words. You m...

Losing someone, or something, that cannot ever, no matter how much we want them to, be gotten back, a parent/grandparent, a child, a spouse, a friend, one's innocence, hometown, these tragedies are lifelong companions for us to unpack and to remember. To mourn, and in time, one hopes, transform, or simply to carry around with us as sacred visitor/remainder to our lives....

Cost & housing: $300-$580

Mo-Ranch, 2229 FM 1340, Hunt, TX

During this luxurious weekend retreat, we will write about adventures that are close to our hearts (Hemingway) and sip wine (chardonnay or your favorite beverage) while writing. Bring your computer or pen and paper, and a work in progress, if you want! Th...

Welcome to our 2019 $500 Halloween Horror 50 Word Story Contest. Yes, that’s right. It’s already here. Every year we run our contests, and those of you who have been frequent readers, this is what you’ve been waiting for.

First we will be doing a print issue! We will be doing 2 print issues, and we will pick entries from this contest to be in our issue. If you had a 5...

InSite magazine informs and inspires professionals serving in the Christian camp and conference community. Readers enjoy poignant features, practical columns, current association news and industry-related product information. Sample available for download. Pays up to 20 cents/word.

October Contest

Theme: A Poem in Response to __________

Form: Optional

Poem submission line limit: 40 lines

Entry fee of $5.00 for each poem.

Prizes: 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20

Deadline: Oct. 19, 2019

FIRST IMPRESSIONS gives unpublished writers the opportunity to have the first five pages of their Christian fiction manuscript evaluated by an industry professional.

Any author whose work has not been previously published in novella or book-length fiction (in ANY print or online form) is eligible to enter First Impressions. Authors who are published in non-fiction, children's, and short story ...

Highland Park Poetry is now accepting submissions of poetry, photographs and artwork for our Autumn/Winter Muses' Gallery on the theme of water. Poems should not exceed 30 line limit; shorter work preferred. Previous published work okay with first publication acknowledgment. Send poems as text in the body of an emai...

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is proud to sponsor Windhover, a journal dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that considers the Christian perspective and engages spiritual themes. Each spring the journal hosts a writers’ festival, inviting their published authors and interested readers to come to campus for a weekend of workshops and presentations on the connection between fait...

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...

The purpose of the National Writers Assn. Poetry Contest is to encourage the writing of poetry, a important form of individual expression which has a limited commercial market.

All entries must be postmarked by October 1. Only unpublished poems are eligible. All poetry forms and styles are eligible as long as they do not exceed 40 lines. Authors retain all rights and may submit ...

$22 ENTRY FEE. Deadline September 30, 2019. The Sandy Run Novella Award is offered for an unpublished novella. The winning manuscript will be published by Hidden River Press, an imprint of Hidden River Publishing, and will receive $1,000. All submissions must be between 17,500 and 40,000 words.

$5 ENTRY FEE. Deadline September 30, 2019. Send us entries of up to 300 words that make us laugh, or cry, or just want to read the imaginary story it introduces. First place: $200. Second place: $75. Third place: $50. Winners will be announced in October. Winners and honorable mentions will be published in Orca’s third issue in February 2020.

Rate Your Story is hosting a free submissions day for nonmembers.

They are accepting any genre of story–including humor, fantasy, satire, sci fi, flash fiction, fable, retold folk tales, etc., up to 2000 words. It can be a board book text, picture book manuscript, short story for adults, teens, or written for anyone in between. Poetry is allowed AS LONG AS it tells a clear story (such as a rhyming picture b...

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

October 12, 2019 From 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions. Each event is free and open to the public.

Featured authors: Carol Dawson and Charlotte Gullick. If you're interested in attending, please contact ...

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, nonfictio...

We consider original works written in the English language as well as translations of poetry into English. Payment is made on publication at the rate of $10 per line (with a minimum payment of $300), and $150 per page of prose, for first serial rights. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. Authors will also receive two contributor copies of the issue in which their work appears.

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, 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...

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 ad...

Multiple agents on staff, each with their own desires. See the individual agents for needs at present, to include children's books.

Winning poems will be published in Connecticut River Review and posted on the Connecticut Poetry Society website. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable; however, please notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

Writers House represents writers of fiction and nonfiction, for both adult and juvenile books as well as illustrators. Our agents work with literary and commercial fiction, women's fiction, science fiction/fantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoirs, biographies, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult and juvenile fiction/nonfiction and picture books. We are interested...

Deadline is September 30, 2019.      

We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. No restrictions on age o...

$16 ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31, 2019. Prize: $500 and publication in a separate book volume. Wordcount: 15,000-35,000. At Accents Publishing we're excited about launching a novella-length series of books. All entries considered for publication.

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...

Ruminate is excited to announce our annual VanderMey Nonfiction Prize! As a contemplative magazine, we are sometimes asked if Ruminate is seeking or only accepts "spiritual" writing. The answer to that question is no. We are simply looking for good writing and there are no restrictions on the subject matter or content for submissions. The best way to ...

The theme for our upcoming Capsule Stories Winter 2019 Edition is Frozen in Time. We're especially looking "snapshot" pieces, vignettes of moments—if they're wintry or icy or cold, all the better. There's no submission fee; contributors receive a free copy of the print lit mag. We accept short stories, poems, and remarkably written essays. For short stories and essays, we’re interested in pieces under 3000 words. You m...

Losing someone, or something, that cannot ever, no matter how much we want them to, be gotten back, a parent/grandparent, a child, a spouse, a friend, one's innocence, hometown, these tragedies are lifelong companions for us to unpack and to remember. To mourn, and in time, one hopes, transform, or simply to carry around with us as sacred visitor/remainder to our lives....

Cost & housing: $300-$580

Mo-Ranch, 2229 FM 1340, Hunt, TX

During this luxurious weekend retreat, we will write about adventures that are close to our hearts (Hemingway) and sip wine (chardonnay or your favorite beverage) while writing. Bring your computer or pen and paper, and a work in progress, if you want! Th...

Welcome to our 2019 $500 Halloween Horror 50 Word Story Contest. Yes, that’s right. It’s already here. Every year we run our contests, and those of you who have been frequent readers, this is what you’ve been waiting for.

First we will be doing a print issue! We will be doing 2 print issues, and we will pick entries from this contest to be in our issue. If you had a 5...

InSite magazine informs and inspires professionals serving in the Christian camp and conference community. Readers enjoy poignant features, practical columns, current association news and industry-related product information. Sample available for download. Pays up to 20 cents/word.

October Contest

Theme: A Poem in Response to __________

Form: Optional

Poem submission line limit: 40 lines

Entry fee of $5.00 for each poem.

Prizes: 1st $50, 2nd $30, 3rd $20

Deadline: Oct. 19, 2019

FIRST IMPRESSIONS gives unpublished writers the opportunity to have the first five pages of their Christian fiction manuscript evaluated by an industry professional.

Any author whose work has not been previously published in novella or book-length fiction (in ANY print or online form) is eligible to enter First Impressions. Authors who are published in non-fiction, children's, and short story ...

Highland Park Poetry is now accepting submissions of poetry, photographs and artwork for our Autumn/Winter Muses' Gallery on the theme of water. Poems should not exceed 30 line limit; shorter work preferred. Previous published work okay with first publication acknowledgment. Send poems as text in the body of an emai...

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor is proud to sponsor Windhover, a journal dedicated to promoting poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction that considers the Christian perspective and engages spiritual themes. Each spring the journal hosts a writers’ festival, inviting their published authors and interested readers to come to campus for a weekend of workshops and presentations on the connection between fait...

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...

The purpose of the National Writers Assn. Poetry Contest is to encourage the writing of poetry, a important form of individual expression which has a limited commercial market.

All entries must be postmarked by October 1. Only unpublished poems are eligible. All poetry forms and styles are eligible as long as they do not exceed 40 lines. Authors retain all rights and may submit ...

$22 ENTRY FEE. Deadline September 30, 2019. The Sandy Run Novella Award is offered for an unpublished novella. The winning manuscript will be published by Hidden River Press, an imprint of Hidden River Publishing, and will receive $1,000. All submissions must be between 17,500 and 40,000 words.

$5 ENTRY FEE. Deadline September 30, 2019. Send us entries of up to 300 words that make us laugh, or cry, or just want to read the imaginary story it introduces. First place: $200. Second place: $75. Third place: $50. Winners will be announced in October. Winners and honorable mentions will be published in Orca’s third issue in February 2020.

Rate Your Story is hosting a free submissions day for nonmembers.

They are accepting any genre of story–including humor, fantasy, satire, sci fi, flash fiction, fable, retold folk tales, etc., up to 2000 words. It can be a board book text, picture book manuscript, short story for adults, teens, or written for anyone in between. Poetry is allowed AS LONG AS it tells a clear story (such as a rhyming picture b...

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

October 12, 2019 From 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions. Each event is free and open to the public.

Featured authors: Carol Dawson and Charlotte Gullick. If you're interested in attending, please contact ...

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, nonfictio...

We consider original works written in the English language as well as translations of poetry into English. Payment is made on publication at the rate of $10 per line (with a minimum payment of $300), and $150 per page of prose, for first serial rights. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. Authors will also receive two contributor copies of the issue in which their work appears.

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, 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...

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 ad...

Multiple agents on staff, each with their own desires. See the individual agents for needs at present, to include children's books.

Winning poems will be published in Connecticut River Review and posted on the Connecticut Poetry Society website. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable; however, please notify us immediately upon acceptance elsewhere.

Writers House represents writers of fiction and nonfiction, for both adult and juvenile books as well as illustrators. Our agents work with literary and commercial fiction, women's fiction, science fiction/fantasy, narrative nonfiction, history, memoirs, biographies, psychology, science, parenting, cookbooks, how-to, self-help, business, finance, young adult and juvenile fiction/nonfiction and picture books. We are interested...

Deadline is September 30, 2019.      

We will award the Tom Howard Prize of $1,500 for a poem in any style or genre, and the Margaret Reid Prize of $1,500 for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each (any style). The top 12 entries will be published online. Length limit: 250 lines per poem. No restrictions on age o...