Topic: Tell us how you helped your kids show God’s love to others in your community on Valentine’s Day. 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...

The 2020 Texas Observer Short Story Contest is open now. This year’s guest judge is Bryan Washington. Contest is open to any and all participants regardless of location. No restrictions on genre or theme; Texas settings encouraged but not required. Stories must not exceed 2,500 words. Entry fee is $25 per submission.

Theme: 2000s & 2010s: 9/11, economic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, text messaging, first iPhone, smartphones, first self-contained artificial heart was implanted, Facebook, apps created & same sex marriage legalized, tinder dating app, internet stardom, memes, emojis, Pokémon go, streaming services, 3d printers, the cloud, game of thrones, total solar eclipse, new world trade center opened, ETC.

We strongly recommend reading a few of our issues to get a sense of the fiction we publish; the same senior editors who read the short fiction will read for the novellas.

If you do not thoroughly consider the craft, sentences, and rhythm when you write, you are probably not a good fit for us. We have no content preferences, but an interesting premise never hurts.

Novella submissions are currently open. We’re hoping to publis...

CRICKET® magazine seeks to publish the highest quality fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction to engage our audience of enthusiastic young readers. Editors consider unsolicited submissions from writers of every level of experience. Since its founding in 1973, CRICKET has published some of the most respected writers of children’s literature. It is also a wonderful opportunity for promisin...

2020 Best of Kindness Contest - our 3rd contest on the theme of kindness, we want to read poems that give insight and perspective on the qualities that make us better companions to one another.

There is NO FEE !!! Must be 18 years or older to enter. Cash Prizes: First Place - $100, Second Place - $50, Third Place - $25. Poets included in the 'Best of Kindness' 2020 anthology will receive a Contributor copy.

Contest opens May 1st...

Submissions will be open from March 1st 2020 to July 1st 2020. Stories are considered by Driftwood editing staff (no outside readers); guest judge reads finalists. Winner will be announced in October 2020. The winning short story will be published in volume eight (2021).

Fiction only. 1,000-6,000 word limit. Base submission cost is $10. Additionally, we are offering a $25 dollar submission opti...

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...

Submissions will be open from March 1st 2020 until July 1st 2020. Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in October 2020. The winning chapbook will be published in early 2021.

Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome. 15-40 pages of poetry (this does not include title, section break, or acknowled...

Submissions for Writer Shed Stories: Volume 2 are open. We aim to publish Vol. 2 in the fall of 2020. This year will be a themed issue: Love and Sacrifice.

Writer Shed Press is open to submissions of short prose to be considered for Writer Shed Stories, a Kindle-only e-journal that can be read on computer, tablet, or any mobile phone through the Kindle App.

We are looking for stories that leave lasting impressio...

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 genera...

Poetry has a way of helping us express ourselves when other forms of communication just don't cut it. Times may be tough, but good is still all around us. As the saying goes "every cloud has a silver lining."

We want to hear about your silver linings in the form of a poem.

Your poem can be any type of poem. Remember, not all poems rhyme, but if yours does, it better be top no...

Please send us a query letter, a one-page synopsis of your story, and the first three chapters of your novel or the first fifty pages, whichever is more.

We accept only electronic submissions via Submittable. We are open to submissions Mar. 30th – June 30th and Sept. 30th to Jan. 15^th.

We will respond within twenty-four hours to let you know that we have received your submission, which will then be fo...

Topic: Tell us how you helped your kids show God’s love to others in your community on Valentine’s Day. 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...

The 2020 Texas Observer Short Story Contest is open now. This year’s guest judge is Bryan Washington. Contest is open to any and all participants regardless of location. No restrictions on genre or theme; Texas settings encouraged but not required. Stories must not exceed 2,500 words. Entry fee is $25 per submission.

Theme: 2000s & 2010s: 9/11, economic crisis, Hurricane Katrina, text messaging, first iPhone, smartphones, first self-contained artificial heart was implanted, Facebook, apps created & same sex marriage legalized, tinder dating app, internet stardom, memes, emojis, Pokémon go, streaming services, 3d printers, the cloud, game of thrones, total solar eclipse, new world trade center opened, ETC.

We strongly recommend reading a few of our issues to get a sense of the fiction we publish; the same senior editors who read the short fiction will read for the novellas.

If you do not thoroughly consider the craft, sentences, and rhythm when you write, you are probably not a good fit for us. We have no content preferences, but an interesting premise never hurts.

Novella submissions are currently open. We’re hoping to publis...

CRICKET® magazine seeks to publish the highest quality fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction to engage our audience of enthusiastic young readers. Editors consider unsolicited submissions from writers of every level of experience. Since its founding in 1973, CRICKET has published some of the most respected writers of children’s literature. It is also a wonderful opportunity for promisin...

2020 Best of Kindness Contest - our 3rd contest on the theme of kindness, we want to read poems that give insight and perspective on the qualities that make us better companions to one another.

There is NO FEE !!! Must be 18 years or older to enter. Cash Prizes: First Place - $100, Second Place - $50, Third Place - $25. Poets included in the 'Best of Kindness' 2020 anthology will receive a Contributor copy.

Contest opens May 1st...

Submissions will be open from March 1st 2020 to July 1st 2020. Stories are considered by Driftwood editing staff (no outside readers); guest judge reads finalists. Winner will be announced in October 2020. The winning short story will be published in volume eight (2021).

Fiction only. 1,000-6,000 word limit. Base submission cost is $10. Additionally, we are offering a $25 dollar submission opti...

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...

Submissions will be open from March 1st 2020 until July 1st 2020. Finalists and winner will be announced by Driftwood editors in October 2020. The winning chapbook will be published in early 2021.

Poetry only. Prose poetry, experimental poetry, and poetry with a visual component (color images accepted) are all welcome. 15-40 pages of poetry (this does not include title, section break, or acknowled...

Submissions for Writer Shed Stories: Volume 2 are open. We aim to publish Vol. 2 in the fall of 2020. This year will be a themed issue: Love and Sacrifice.

Writer Shed Press is open to submissions of short prose to be considered for Writer Shed Stories, a Kindle-only e-journal that can be read on computer, tablet, or any mobile phone through the Kindle App.

We are looking for stories that leave lasting impressio...

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 genera...

Poetry has a way of helping us express ourselves when other forms of communication just don't cut it. Times may be tough, but good is still all around us. As the saying goes "every cloud has a silver lining."

We want to hear about your silver linings in the form of a poem.

Your poem can be any type of poem. Remember, not all poems rhyme, but if yours does, it better be top no...

Please send us a query letter, a one-page synopsis of your story, and the first three chapters of your novel or the first fifty pages, whichever is more.

We accept only electronic submissions via Submittable. We are open to submissions Mar. 30th – June 30th and Sept. 30th to Jan. 15^th.

We will respond within twenty-four hours to let you know that we have received your submission, which will then be fo...