Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest 2013

http://www.nfsps.com/mo/summer.htm

Deadline: Postmarked August 1, 2013

Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

Categories:

* Rhymed verse or blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter), any subject, serious or humorous
* Free verse, any subject, serious or h...

Freeman-Smith, a division of Worthy Media, is compiling a book of short stories about the impact of God’s grace in our lives.

They are looking for contributors!

They want unpublished true life, first-person stories that focus on heartwarming and unexpected moments when the only explanation is God did something on your behalf.  Stories can range from simple blessings to a major divine intervention; from everyday life to miraculous.

If there is a compelling reason that ...

Pockets: Connecting Kids and God the Other Six Days

http://pockets.upperroom.org/write-for-us/writers-guidelines

Designed for 6- to 12-year-olds, Pockets magazine offers wholesome devotional readings that teach about God’s love and presence in life. The content includes fiction, scripture stories, puzzles and games, poems, recipes, colorful pictures, activities, and scripture readings. Freelance submissions of stories, poems, recipes, puzzles and games, and activities are wel...

Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest

http://www.nfsps.com/mi/2013%20PSM%20Contest%20Brochure.pdf

Deadline August 1, 2013

Categories: Humor, Haiku, Prose Poem, Family/Friends/Children, Loss, Ekphrastic, Nature, Love, Spiritual, Animals, List Poem and more.

Prizes: $100 - $15    Entry Fees: $5.00 - $3.00

Not Your Mother’s Book (NYMB) is a new anthology for a new century.
http://publishingsyndicate.com/publishing_syndicate/submissions/nymb_submit_guidelines.html

Consisting of real-life stories written by individuals 18 years and older, NYMB is tailored for a mature-audience readership; stories may contain language and situations akin to a PG-13 or TV-14 rating. While not all stories will fall into this rating system, the series will not focus on death/dying, cry-your-eyes out sad ...

TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics

http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/TAB-Journal/index

TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics is part of Tabula Poetica: The Center for Poetry at Chapman University. This new literary journal’s mission is to discover, support, and publish the contemporary poetry and writing about poetry; to provide a forum in which the poetic tradition is practiced, extended, challenged, and discussed by emerging and established voices; and to encourage ...

Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Contest
http://mastatepoetrysociety.tripod.com/id16.html

Deadline: August 1, 2013

Entry Fee: one $10 fee to enter any or all contests
Prizes: $50 - $5

26 categories including: Ode, Snow, Eternity, Food as a Metaphor, Meditation on a Psalm, Sonnet, Extra Ordinary Experience, Poet’s Choice, Grandparents, Teachers, A Funny Incident, Something Spectacular, Pets, Children, Beauty of a Season, Loss of a Child, Light, Famous Last Line, Accidental Re...

Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest

http://www.azauthors.com/contest_index.html

Deadline JULY 1, 2013

The Arizona Literary Contest was instituted in 1980 and is open to all writers anywhere in the world, as long as their entry is written in English and the fee paid in US currency. We have categories for published and unpublished works.

Unpublished Categories:
Short Stories
Poems
Articles/Essay/True Stories
Unpublished Novels

Published Categories:
Fiction: Novels/...

Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life
http://weavings.upperroom.org/write-for-weavings

Articles 1000 to 2000 words, sermons and meditations 500 to 2000 words, stories (fiction or nonfiction) 750 to 2000 words, poems, prayers and liturgical pieces. Weavings is neither a popular devotional guide nor a technical scholarly journal. We are looking for material that has spiritual depth expressed in simple, even poetic, prose. We hope authors will show our readers the subject r...

God Still Leads and Guides, sequel to God Still Meets Needs

Mark Littleton is beginning the process of doing a follow-up book to “God Still Meets Needs.” It will be called, “God Still Leads and Guides.” All the stories/readings/devos will be about how God led or guided you (or the person you’re writing about) in an uncertain or needful time. Enclosed is one reading by Mark that may help you in working on this.

First, this book will have a Table of Contents and a list...

Green Mountains Review Summer Flash Fiction Contest

http://greenmountainsreview.com/?p=2354

Entries must be received by July 10

Green Mountains Review, in collaboration with the Brattleboro Literary Festival, seeks submissions of unpublished flash fiction up to 1,000 words. The entries will be judged by the editorial staff of Green Mountains Review. The winner will be published in GMR's fall 2013 issue and will have the opportunity to read at the Brattleboro Literary Festival ...

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest Summer 2013

http://www.dreamquestone.com

Postmark deadline: July 31, 2013

This poetry contest and writing contest is open to everyone and international.  We are excited about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill and ability of all poets and writers.  We hope that you have inspiration to display the beauty and art of writing short stories and poems for the entire world to see your "gift of a dream."

Writing ...

Hallmark Cards Wedded Blisses & Baby Kisses Card Contest

http://www.hallmarkcontest.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/WeddedBlissesandBabyKisses

Weddings, anniversaries, babies—love is everywhere! Use a photo or illustration and your original writing to create a card that celebrates a wedding, anniversary, or baby. Entries can be sweet, silly, or funny.

1) Wedding - Create a card that celebrates a wedding, engagement, or shower.

2) Anniversary - Create a card for an annivers...

League of Minnesota Poets Annual Contest

http://www.mnpoets.com/sites/default/files/LOMP_2013__Contest_Brochure__FINAL.pdf

20 categories to enter. Entry fees $1 - $2. Prizes $10 - $125

Deadline: July 31, 2013

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

http://lighthousepublishingofthecarolinas.com  

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas is an ACFW approved, traditional, royalty-paying book publisher. (We are NOT a subsidy publisher.) We have one standard for judging a work: Is it biblical? Not biblical as in preaching or teaching, but rather could the story, scenes, and theme be overlaid with Old and New Testament narratives? Our characters dance, go to the bathroom, drink, celebrate ...

Writers League of Texas 2013 Summer Writing Retreat

http://www.writersleague.org/37/Summer-Writing-Retreat

Ever want to get away from it all and spend a week immersed in writing? Here's your chance with the annual Summer Writing Retreat at Sul Ross State University in scenic Alpine, deep in the heart of West Texas.

The 2013 WLT Summer Writing Retreat will be held July 21-26 at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, the perfect summer escape. There’s something about the stunn...

Blue Mt. Arts Christmas Greeting Cards

Calling all writers! July 15 is the deadline for Blue Mountain arts Christmas greeting card submissions.

Do you enjoy writing personal messages in the greeting cards you send? Have members of your family told you that your words have touched their hearts? You might just have the gift for expressing the thoughts and feelings that people everywhere want to communicate but don’t always know how to put into words. That’s just what Blue ...

Florida State Poets’ Association Contests 2013

http://www.floridastatepoetsassociation.org/contests-2

25 categories to enter. Entry fee $1 - $2 per poem. Prizes $10 - $100

Deadline July 15, 2013

Children’s Writers Kindergarten Story: Exploration!

http://www.thechildrenswriter.com/BA329

Current Contest:

Kindergarten Story: Exploration!

Specifications: Fiction about exploration for kindergarteners, up to 150 words. The story should be appropriate to children 5 to 7 learning to read on their own. The theme of exploration could be set at home, down the block, at school, on vacation, in books: Use your imagination! The story should be fun, colorful, use well-targete...

Missouri State Poetry Society Summer Contest 2013

http://www.nfsps.com/mo/summer.htm

Deadline: Postmarked August 1, 2013

Poems may be 40 or fewer lines. They may be unpublished or previously published if the poet retains the rights to the poem. Poets may enter each category as many times as they wish. No poems will be returned.

Categories:

* Rhymed verse or blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter), any subject, serious or humorous
* Free verse, any subject, serious or h...

Freeman-Smith, a division of Worthy Media, is compiling a book of short stories about the impact of God’s grace in our lives.

They are looking for contributors!

They want unpublished true life, first-person stories that focus on heartwarming and unexpected moments when the only explanation is God did something on your behalf.  Stories can range from simple blessings to a major divine intervention; from everyday life to miraculous.

If there is a compelling reason that ...

Pockets: Connecting Kids and God the Other Six Days

http://pockets.upperroom.org/write-for-us/writers-guidelines

Designed for 6- to 12-year-olds, Pockets magazine offers wholesome devotional readings that teach about God’s love and presence in life. The content includes fiction, scripture stories, puzzles and games, poems, recipes, colorful pictures, activities, and scripture readings. Freelance submissions of stories, poems, recipes, puzzles and games, and activities are wel...

Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest

http://www.nfsps.com/mi/2013%20PSM%20Contest%20Brochure.pdf

Deadline August 1, 2013

Categories: Humor, Haiku, Prose Poem, Family/Friends/Children, Loss, Ekphrastic, Nature, Love, Spiritual, Animals, List Poem and more.

Prizes: $100 - $15    Entry Fees: $5.00 - $3.00

Not Your Mother’s Book (NYMB) is a new anthology for a new century.
http://publishingsyndicate.com/publishing_syndicate/submissions/nymb_submit_guidelines.html

Consisting of real-life stories written by individuals 18 years and older, NYMB is tailored for a mature-audience readership; stories may contain language and situations akin to a PG-13 or TV-14 rating. While not all stories will fall into this rating system, the series will not focus on death/dying, cry-your-eyes out sad ...

TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics

http://journals.chapman.edu/ojs/index.php/TAB-Journal/index

TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics is part of Tabula Poetica: The Center for Poetry at Chapman University. This new literary journal’s mission is to discover, support, and publish the contemporary poetry and writing about poetry; to provide a forum in which the poetic tradition is practiced, extended, challenged, and discussed by emerging and established voices; and to encourage ...

Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual Contest
http://mastatepoetrysociety.tripod.com/id16.html

Deadline: August 1, 2013

Entry Fee: one $10 fee to enter any or all contests
Prizes: $50 - $5

26 categories including: Ode, Snow, Eternity, Food as a Metaphor, Meditation on a Psalm, Sonnet, Extra Ordinary Experience, Poet’s Choice, Grandparents, Teachers, A Funny Incident, Something Spectacular, Pets, Children, Beauty of a Season, Loss of a Child, Light, Famous Last Line, Accidental Re...

Arizona Authors Association Literary Contest

http://www.azauthors.com/contest_index.html

Deadline JULY 1, 2013

The Arizona Literary Contest was instituted in 1980 and is open to all writers anywhere in the world, as long as their entry is written in English and the fee paid in US currency. We have categories for published and unpublished works.

Unpublished Categories:
Short Stories
Poems
Articles/Essay/True Stories
Unpublished Novels

Published Categories:
Fiction: Novels/...

Weavings: A Journal of the Christian Spiritual Life
http://weavings.upperroom.org/write-for-weavings

Articles 1000 to 2000 words, sermons and meditations 500 to 2000 words, stories (fiction or nonfiction) 750 to 2000 words, poems, prayers and liturgical pieces. Weavings is neither a popular devotional guide nor a technical scholarly journal. We are looking for material that has spiritual depth expressed in simple, even poetic, prose. We hope authors will show our readers the subject r...

God Still Leads and Guides, sequel to God Still Meets Needs

Mark Littleton is beginning the process of doing a follow-up book to “God Still Meets Needs.” It will be called, “God Still Leads and Guides.” All the stories/readings/devos will be about how God led or guided you (or the person you’re writing about) in an uncertain or needful time. Enclosed is one reading by Mark that may help you in working on this.

First, this book will have a Table of Contents and a list...

Green Mountains Review Summer Flash Fiction Contest

http://greenmountainsreview.com/?p=2354

Entries must be received by July 10

Green Mountains Review, in collaboration with the Brattleboro Literary Festival, seeks submissions of unpublished flash fiction up to 1,000 words. The entries will be judged by the editorial staff of Green Mountains Review. The winner will be published in GMR's fall 2013 issue and will have the opportunity to read at the Brattleboro Literary Festival ...

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest Summer 2013

http://www.dreamquestone.com

Postmark deadline: July 31, 2013

This poetry contest and writing contest is open to everyone and international.  We are excited about showcasing the creative writing and poetic talent, skill and ability of all poets and writers.  We hope that you have inspiration to display the beauty and art of writing short stories and poems for the entire world to see your "gift of a dream."

Writing ...

Hallmark Cards Wedded Blisses & Baby Kisses Card Contest

http://www.hallmarkcontest.com/page/CONTESTS/contest/WeddedBlissesandBabyKisses

Weddings, anniversaries, babies—love is everywhere! Use a photo or illustration and your original writing to create a card that celebrates a wedding, anniversary, or baby. Entries can be sweet, silly, or funny.

1) Wedding - Create a card that celebrates a wedding, engagement, or shower.

2) Anniversary - Create a card for an annivers...

League of Minnesota Poets Annual Contest

http://www.mnpoets.com/sites/default/files/LOMP_2013__Contest_Brochure__FINAL.pdf

20 categories to enter. Entry fees $1 - $2. Prizes $10 - $125

Deadline: July 31, 2013

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas

http://lighthousepublishingofthecarolinas.com  

Lighthouse Publishing of the Carolinas is an ACFW approved, traditional, royalty-paying book publisher. (We are NOT a subsidy publisher.) We have one standard for judging a work: Is it biblical? Not biblical as in preaching or teaching, but rather could the story, scenes, and theme be overlaid with Old and New Testament narratives? Our characters dance, go to the bathroom, drink, celebrate ...

Writers League of Texas 2013 Summer Writing Retreat

http://www.writersleague.org/37/Summer-Writing-Retreat

Ever want to get away from it all and spend a week immersed in writing? Here's your chance with the annual Summer Writing Retreat at Sul Ross State University in scenic Alpine, deep in the heart of West Texas.

The 2013 WLT Summer Writing Retreat will be held July 21-26 at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, the perfect summer escape. There’s something about the stunn...

Blue Mt. Arts Christmas Greeting Cards

Calling all writers! July 15 is the deadline for Blue Mountain arts Christmas greeting card submissions.

Do you enjoy writing personal messages in the greeting cards you send? Have members of your family told you that your words have touched their hearts? You might just have the gift for expressing the thoughts and feelings that people everywhere want to communicate but don’t always know how to put into words. That’s just what Blue ...

Florida State Poets’ Association Contests 2013

http://www.floridastatepoetsassociation.org/contests-2

25 categories to enter. Entry fee $1 - $2 per poem. Prizes $10 - $100

Deadline July 15, 2013

Children’s Writers Kindergarten Story: Exploration!

http://www.thechildrenswriter.com/BA329

Current Contest:

Kindergarten Story: Exploration!

Specifications: Fiction about exploration for kindergarteners, up to 150 words. The story should be appropriate to children 5 to 7 learning to read on their own. The theme of exploration could be set at home, down the block, at school, on vacation, in books: Use your imagination! The story should be fun, colorful, use well-targete...