Leaf Press Newborn Anthology

http://www.leafpress.ca/guidelines.htm

Leaf Press is gathering poems for an anthology about the newly born, the almost born, the journey in-between. We are interested in thresholds and liminal states; in moments that transcend global cultures. We welcome poems from all the continents, asking only that they be accompanied by a translation to English. We may be able to help, in some instances, with translations.

We are interested in thresholds and l...

Unsettling Wonder

http://www.unsettlingwonder.com/submissions

PAY: $10/poem, $.01/word

Unsettling Wonder publishes works that treat folklore and fairy tale as a living art form. We publish three times a year, in August, December, and April. Submissions are read on a rolling basis. Acceptances are limited to only a few stories and poems each issue.

from: www.writergazette.com

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award

https://sites.google.com/site/bethlehemwritersroundtable/short-story-contest

$10 ENTRY FEE

The First Place winner will receive a $200 cash award and consideration for publication in the Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC's upcoming anthology, entitled, Once Around the Sun: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for All Seasons. Second and Third Place winners will receive a cash award ($100 and $50 respectively) and publication in Bethlehem Wr...

AJN, the American Journal of Nursing
(circ. 120,000)
PAY: $150

Seeks personal essays (850-word limit) describing experiences related to health and health care for its monthly Reflections department. Authors do not have to be health care professionals. We prefer clear writing with strong details and vivid characterization; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Go to this website for guidelines and examples: http://edmgr.ovid.com/ajn/accounts/authorguidelinesreflections.doc , or quer...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 20th Anniversary Reader's Choice

http://www.chickensoup.com

To celebrate our twenty-year anniversary next summer, Chicken Soup is planning a book in which contributors tell us how a Chicken Soup for the Soul story changed their lives. If a Chicken Soup for the Soul story made a big difference to you, tell them the name of the story and the book in which it appeared, and then write them a new Chicken Soup for the Soul story all about how the old story h...

The Mystery of Fate

Arlene Uslander, co-author/editor of the award-winning anthology The Mystery of Fate: Common Coincidence or Divine Intervention? ( www.thefatesite.com ) is soliciting true stories for a sequel, only this time the stories will all focus on fate and animals -- as healers, life-changers, and even life-savers who helped humans via an act of fate -- like the gray whale who guided two elderly fisherman lost in a dense fog safely back to the harbor, or the loyal dog w...

Dos Gatos Press haiku/senryu/haiga anthology

http://dosgatospress.org/how-to-submit

Dos Gatos Press (publishers of the Texas Poetry Calendar) have got some new projects coming down the line, and the first of these is now open for submissions, a haiku/senryu/haiga anthology focused on the Southwest.  Poet Constance Campbell will co-edit this collection with Scott Wiggerman, and Penny Harter, co-author of The Haiku Handbook with her late husband, William J. Higginson, has agreed ...

Tin House Literary Journal

http://www.tinhouse.com/magazine/submission-guidelines.html

We accept submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry September 4 through May 31. We consider each submission for all upcoming issues regardless of theme, however, please feel free to make a note in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for a particular theme. We have provided suggested deadlines for each theme issue, but please be aware that these fill up fast, so get your theme-...

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest

Winter 2012 - 2013

http://www.dreamquestone.com/index.html

Postmark deadline: January 13, 2013

This poetry contest and writing contest is open to everyone and international.

Writing Contest entries may be written on a maximum of (5) pages, either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme.

Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject or theme. All poems must be 30 lines o...

GENEii Family History Writing Contest

http://www.scgsgenealogy.com

Deadline: December 31, 2012

NO ENTRY FEES

Cash prizes for family history or local history articles, published or unpublished. Note that "subjects need not relate to California or the United States."

from: www.erikadreyfus.com

Redrock Writers Chaparral Poetry Forum Contest

http://redrockwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2013rules.pdf

Entries welcome: postmarked Oct. 10, 2012, through Jan. 10, 2013

CHOLLA Division: any subject, any form, 42 lines or fewer
First Prize $200, Second Prize $100, Third Prize $50

CHAQUETA Division: Southwest theme--nature, people, history--any form, 42 lines or fewer
First Prize $100, Second Prize $50, Third Prize $25

CHAPAREJOS Division: Rhymed and metered po...

Texas Co-op Power, USA

http://www.texas-ec.org/texascooppower/documents/TCP_WritersGuidelines.pdf

Monthly magazine distributed to more than 1 million households and businesses that receive electric power from cooperatives. About 80% percent of the stories and photographs come from freelance contributors. Stories are mainly about Texas places, history, goods and people. Pays $500 to $1,200 per article based on length and quality.

from: www.worldwidefreelance.com

Playwriting Contest and Mentoring Project

http://www.inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play.php  

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NO ENTRY FEE

You have an opportunity to write a ten-minute play based on your choice of options.

Deadline December 17, 2012.

Option One

Submit a ten-minute play where the first line of dialogue in the play is: "I see a rabbit".

OR

Option Two

Submit a ten-minute play where at least one of the character in the play must leave their home in the next hour and never re...

Leaf Press’ Monday's Poem

http://www.leafpress.ca/guidelines.htm

New guidelines: We are now selecting poems which have been previously published in a journal or chapbook or book. Unpublished poems, and poems published on another website, are not eligible.

Poets from all over the world are welcome here. We select 4 poems from those we receive each month. Please e-mail your poem and bio and quirky photo to mail [at] leafpress.ca. Subject Line: Monday's Poem. We ask for non-...

Alive Now is a devotional magazine that supports the spiritual lives of small groups as well as individuals. The magazine invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God, helps them reflect on contemporary issues from a faith perspective, and supports them in acting on these issues.

General Guidelines

Each issue of this bimonthly, 48-page magazine focuses on a contemporary topic that impacts the faith life. Divided into sections that move readers through exploration ...

Leaf Press Newborn Anthology

http://www.leafpress.ca/guidelines.htm

Leaf Press is gathering poems for an anthology about the newly born, the almost born, the journey in-between. We are interested in thresholds and liminal states; in moments that transcend global cultures. We welcome poems from all the continents, asking only that they be accompanied by a translation to English. We may be able to help, in some instances, with translations.

We are interested in thresholds and l...

Unsettling Wonder

http://www.unsettlingwonder.com/submissions

PAY: $10/poem, $.01/word

Unsettling Wonder publishes works that treat folklore and fairy tale as a living art form. We publish three times a year, in August, December, and April. Submissions are read on a rolling basis. Acceptances are limited to only a few stories and poems each issue.

from: www.writergazette.com

Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award

https://sites.google.com/site/bethlehemwritersroundtable/short-story-contest

$10 ENTRY FEE

The First Place winner will receive a $200 cash award and consideration for publication in the Bethlehem Writers Group, LLC's upcoming anthology, entitled, Once Around the Sun: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for All Seasons. Second and Third Place winners will receive a cash award ($100 and $50 respectively) and publication in Bethlehem Wr...

AJN, the American Journal of Nursing
(circ. 120,000)
PAY: $150

Seeks personal essays (850-word limit) describing experiences related to health and health care for its monthly Reflections department. Authors do not have to be health care professionals. We prefer clear writing with strong details and vivid characterization; $150 honorarium paid upon publication. Go to this website for guidelines and examples: http://edmgr.ovid.com/ajn/accounts/authorguidelinesreflections.doc , or quer...

Chicken Soup for the Soul: 20th Anniversary Reader's Choice

http://www.chickensoup.com

To celebrate our twenty-year anniversary next summer, Chicken Soup is planning a book in which contributors tell us how a Chicken Soup for the Soul story changed their lives. If a Chicken Soup for the Soul story made a big difference to you, tell them the name of the story and the book in which it appeared, and then write them a new Chicken Soup for the Soul story all about how the old story h...

The Mystery of Fate

Arlene Uslander, co-author/editor of the award-winning anthology The Mystery of Fate: Common Coincidence or Divine Intervention? ( www.thefatesite.com ) is soliciting true stories for a sequel, only this time the stories will all focus on fate and animals -- as healers, life-changers, and even life-savers who helped humans via an act of fate -- like the gray whale who guided two elderly fisherman lost in a dense fog safely back to the harbor, or the loyal dog w...

Dos Gatos Press haiku/senryu/haiga anthology

http://dosgatospress.org/how-to-submit

Dos Gatos Press (publishers of the Texas Poetry Calendar) have got some new projects coming down the line, and the first of these is now open for submissions, a haiku/senryu/haiga anthology focused on the Southwest.  Poet Constance Campbell will co-edit this collection with Scott Wiggerman, and Penny Harter, co-author of The Haiku Handbook with her late husband, William J. Higginson, has agreed ...

Tin House Literary Journal

http://www.tinhouse.com/magazine/submission-guidelines.html

We accept submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry September 4 through May 31. We consider each submission for all upcoming issues regardless of theme, however, please feel free to make a note in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for a particular theme. We have provided suggested deadlines for each theme issue, but please be aware that these fill up fast, so get your theme-...

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest

Winter 2012 - 2013

http://www.dreamquestone.com/index.html

Postmark deadline: January 13, 2013

This poetry contest and writing contest is open to everyone and international.

Writing Contest entries may be written on a maximum of (5) pages, either neatly handwritten or typed, single or double line spacing, on any subject or theme.

Poetry Contest entries may be written on any subject or theme. All poems must be 30 lines o...

GENEii Family History Writing Contest

http://www.scgsgenealogy.com

Deadline: December 31, 2012

NO ENTRY FEES

Cash prizes for family history or local history articles, published or unpublished. Note that "subjects need not relate to California or the United States."

from: www.erikadreyfus.com

Redrock Writers Chaparral Poetry Forum Contest

http://redrockwriters.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2013rules.pdf

Entries welcome: postmarked Oct. 10, 2012, through Jan. 10, 2013

CHOLLA Division: any subject, any form, 42 lines or fewer
First Prize $200, Second Prize $100, Third Prize $50

CHAQUETA Division: Southwest theme--nature, people, history--any form, 42 lines or fewer
First Prize $100, Second Prize $50, Third Prize $25

CHAPAREJOS Division: Rhymed and metered po...

Texas Co-op Power, USA

http://www.texas-ec.org/texascooppower/documents/TCP_WritersGuidelines.pdf

Monthly magazine distributed to more than 1 million households and businesses that receive electric power from cooperatives. About 80% percent of the stories and photographs come from freelance contributors. Stories are mainly about Texas places, history, goods and people. Pays $500 to $1,200 per article based on length and quality.

from: www.worldwidefreelance.com

Playwriting Contest and Mentoring Project

http://www.inspiratofestival.ca/write-a-play.php  

---

NO ENTRY FEE

You have an opportunity to write a ten-minute play based on your choice of options.

Deadline December 17, 2012.

Option One

Submit a ten-minute play where the first line of dialogue in the play is: "I see a rabbit".

OR

Option Two

Submit a ten-minute play where at least one of the character in the play must leave their home in the next hour and never re...

Leaf Press’ Monday's Poem

http://www.leafpress.ca/guidelines.htm

New guidelines: We are now selecting poems which have been previously published in a journal or chapbook or book. Unpublished poems, and poems published on another website, are not eligible.

Poets from all over the world are welcome here. We select 4 poems from those we receive each month. Please e-mail your poem and bio and quirky photo to mail [at] leafpress.ca. Subject Line: Monday's Poem. We ask for non-...

Alive Now is a devotional magazine that supports the spiritual lives of small groups as well as individuals. The magazine invites readers to enter an ever-deepening relationship with God, helps them reflect on contemporary issues from a faith perspective, and supports them in acting on these issues.

General Guidelines

Each issue of this bimonthly, 48-page magazine focuses on a contemporary topic that impacts the faith life. Divided into sections that move readers through exploration ...