Browsing Archive: September, 2021
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, September 30, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Our Church Community
Topic: What is one unique way you helped your kids become involved with your church community? We are not looking for set up or tear down ideas. Nor are we looking for spending time in the nursery together or going on missions trips (local or overseas). We are looking for something fresh and unique that helped your kids embrace your faith community as their own. This is not the plac...
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Ocotillo Review Volume 6.1
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, September 29, 2021,
Ocotillo Review Volume 6.1
Welcome to Kallisto Gaia Press, home of "The Ocotillo Review" and "The Texas Poetry Calendar". We are a nonprofit literary organization supporting writers at all stages of their careers. Although we welcome experimental or unusual approaches to literature, our goal is to promote finely crafted work with an expressive and meaningful voice. We pay our contributors upon publication because we feel that too much art is take...
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Preservation Foundation Travel Nonfiction Contest for Unpublished Writers
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, September 28, 2021,
Preservation Foundation Travel Nonfiction Contest for Unpublished Writers
NO ENTRY FEE. Deadline October 31, 2021. Stories should be factual and true accounts of a trip taken by the author or a person or persons known by the author. Stories must be between 1,000 and 10,000 words in length. Stories from any country are fine, although they must be written in English. Language in the stories should be free of words or scenes not suitable for children, sin...
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Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, September 27, 2021,
Illinois State Poetry Society Annual Contest
14 categories to enter.
Cash prizes - $10 - $100 depending on category.
Entry fee: $10 for up to 8 poems; $1 each additional poem.
Deadline: October 31, 2021
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WOW! Women on Writing 2021 Quarterly Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, September 26, 2021,
WOW! Women On Writing 2021 Quarterly Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 - 1000 words) and in any style -- from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.
Electronic submissions via email only; reprints are okay; simulta...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Overstimulated Babies and Toddlers
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, September 25, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Overstimulated Babies and Toddlers
Topic: What is one way that you have helped your baby or toddler not become overstimulated when he or she is introduced to something new? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want one hands-on, practical. idea 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 a...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Back to School With a Twist
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, September 24, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Back to School With a Twist
Topic: What is one way that you have sent your kids back to school in a different way than you used to and how did it make this transition better for your kids? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want one hands-on, practical idea 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 you...
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The Poeming Pigeon: Anything Goes
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, September 23, 2021,
The Poeming Pigeon: Anything Goes
Theme: ANYTHING GOES (Our first non-themed issue)
For our 12th issue of The Poeming Pigeon, we are not going to specify a theme. We simply want your best, original poems. (No previously published poems). In addition to poetry, we invite visual artists of all kinds to submit artwork, which will be considered for inclusion within the journal and perhaps for the cover art. Please see guidelines on website for specific det...
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TulipTree Review: Disruptors
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, September 22, 2021,
TulipTree Review: Disruptors
The entire world just witnessed the mother of all disruptions with Covid-19, and we are looking for stories with the same idea.
These can be small disruptions that have a big impact or huge disruptions that change everything. From Good Trouble to a wrong turn, from carefully executed plans to a good rage-quit to leave minimum wage behind, the greatest beginnings come from disrupting the old ways, whether intentional...
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Poetry Society of Colorado: Poetry "By Heart" as a Spiritual Practice
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, September 21, 2021,
Poetry Society of Colorado: Poetry “By Heart” as a Spiritual Practice
Our spiritual practices are personal, individual and often liberating. Of the hundred ways that poetry can serve as spiritual practice, this workshop will give expression to one of these.
It’s rare that we memorize anything—a phone #, directions, our grocery list, and unless you are a middle-schooler in English class or performance poet,...
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MUSE Magazine: Among the Stars
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, September 21, 2021,
MUSE Magazine: Among the Stars
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 th...
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ASK Magazine: What's so special about an island?
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, September 19, 2021,
ASK Magazine: What’s so special about an island?
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 (o...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Adjusting to No-Schedule Days
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, September 18, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Adjusting to No-Schedule Days
Topic: What is one thing you have done to help your babies or toddlers adjust on days when you can’t keep their schedule? (This tip should not rely on a specific product.) 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 t...
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American Christian Fiction Writers 2021 First Impressions Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, September 17, 2021,
American Christian Fiction Writers 2021 First Impressions Contest
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 ...
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Windhover Literary Journal
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, September 16, 2021,
Windhover Literary Journal
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 faith and ...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: Summer Faith Activities
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, September 15, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Summer Faith Activities
Topic: What is one family activity that you did during the summer that helped spark an interest in God or the growth of their faith? (This activity must not depend on going to a specific place or conference or be about seeing a famous person.) 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...
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The Writer Magazine: Tell a Story in 100 Words
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, September 14, 2021,
The Writer Magazine: Tell a Story in 100 Words
Could you tell a complete story in just 100 words? Submit your best work in any genre, fiction OR nonfiction, in less than 100 words for your chance to win $1,000.
Deadline: October 5, 2021
Grand prize: $1,000 and publication in our magazine
Word count: 100 words or less
Enter our contest today!
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Enchanted Conversation: Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, September 13, 2021,
Enchanted Conversation: Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk
Submissions accepted between Oct. 01 and Oct. 03
The theme for 2021 is “Healers, Midwives and Cunning Folk.” I’m looking for old fashioned herbal healers who served villages way back in the day, midwives also tended to help with a variety of ailments, and “cunning folk,” who used folk magic as well as potions, salves and poultices, etc. Think of regular herbalist...
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Highland Park Poetry Muses Gallery: Poets Choice
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, September 12, 2021,
Highland Park Poetry Muses Gallery: Poets Choice
SEEKING POETRY SUBMISSIONS for FALL/WINTER MUSES' GALLERY - Poet's Choice. Send up to five (5) poems as text in the body of an email (preferred) or as a single .doc attachment (multiple document attachments will not be read) to jennifer@highlandparkpoetry.org . There is no theme or form required - it's Poet's Choice; however, poems should not exceed 30 line limit. Previously published okay with ack... Continue reading ...
Focus on the Family Magazine: Making the Resurrection Come Alive for Kids
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, September 11, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: Making the Resurrection Come Alive for Kids
Topic: What is one way you helped the Resurrection and what Jesus did for humanity come alive for your kids? 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, th...
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National Writers Association Annual Poetry Contest
Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, September 10, 2021,
National Writers Association Annual Poetry Contest
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 ...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: True, First-Person Stories
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, September 8, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: True, First-Person Stories
Do you have a real-life, true experience, or can write about a friend who has a personal true story, that can pull the reader in like fiction? Your piece should include a couple or a family, along with a faith element. We are looking for stories from real people about amazing events, such as how your family survived their house burning down during a blizzard and you give the c...
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Focus on the Family Magazine: A Parenting Tip
Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, September 7, 2021,
Focus on the Family Magazine: A Parenting Tip
Send us a tip that you, your spouse, and your kids do to bond, teach biblical literacy in a fun way, or draw closer to God, along with a current photo of your family (it can be taken by a phone). It should be a story about you and your family that readers can also relate to and apply to their lives. We want hands-on, practical. ideas. At this time, this call for submissions is only for ...
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Voices de la Luna
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, September 6, 2021,
Voices de la Luna
Voices de la Luna is a quarterly literature and arts magazine. Founded in 2008 by San Antonio writers Mo Saidi and Jim Brandenburg, the magazine is the premier literary magazine in South Texas. All of us who are involved with the production of the magazine and with the many community services offered by Voices staff, board members, and contributors believe that poetry heals and arts advance the quality of life. Poetry essays, and s...
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Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, September 5, 2021,
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry
Presence is an annual international print poetry journal that publishes new poems and translations of poems, reviews of individual poetry collections, interviews with poets and essays on the life's work of significant poets. It is a venue for publication of poetry written by authors whose work is informed by the Catholic faith.
Presence is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit journal, affiliated...
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Writer's Digest Poetry Awards
Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, September 4, 2021,
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 16th 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 w...
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Princemere Poetry Prize
Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, September 2, 2021,
Princemere Poetry Prize
Princemere announces its fourteenth annual poetry prize for an unpublished poem in any style. The winning poet will be awarded $300, with $200 to be shared among runners-up.
Deadline: September 15, 2021 (via submittable.com)
Entry fee: $5
Size limit: 3 poems
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America
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, September 1, 2021,
America
America Media is the leading provider of editorial content for thinking Catholics and those who want to know what Catholics are thinking. America Media leads the conversation about faith and culture by producing excellent, unique, relevant and accessible content across multiple platforms. America Media accepts select unsolicited, unpublished content for dissemination in print, web, and other digital formats. Seeks pitches for feature-length re...
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