Browsing Archive: July, 2017
Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, July 31, 2017,
Poetry Society of Indiana Annual Contest
DEADLINE: September 1st, 2017 (Postmark stamp September 1st at
the latest.)
FEES:
Entry fee is $10 and covers one or all entries for non-members. ISFPC members
may enter one to all contest categories for $7.
PRIZES
range from $10 to $100
25
Categories include: Back Home Again in Indiana, Family Tradition, Haiku, Humanism,
Time & Place, Non-rhyming, My First Anything, Dreamers, Triolet, Rhymed,
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, July 30, 2017,
Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest
Here is a
great chance for writers of all stripes, as Gemini Magazine’s contest is open
to any subject, style, or genre! Entries must be unpublished, and the maximum
length is 1000 words. The winner receives $1000 and publication. Entry Fee: $5 Deadline: August 31.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, July 29, 2017,
Purpose Magazine: Faith Communities
Purpose
needs short, personal true anecdotal stories (350-650 words) and poems/verse
(up to 12 lines). These submissions must meet the monthly themes.
Purpose
is interested in true stories and poetry that illustrate practical ways
Christians apply their faith in daily life or illustrate biblical
understandings that support discipleship living.
Rate...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, July 28, 2017,
On the Premises Short Story Contest
COMMUNITY
They say
it takes a village to raise a child, but that’s just one example of a kind of
community and just one way a community can affect your life. There are plenty
of others–good, bad, and otherwise. So for this contest, write a creative, compelling,
well-crafted story between 1,000 and 5,000 words long in which the idea of
community (or some kind of community) plays an important role.
GE...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, July 27, 2017,
Oregon State Poetry Association
Adult Fall Contest
Categories:
Poet’s Choice, Members Only, New Poets, Traditional Form – Villanelle, Current
Events
Awards:
Poet’s Choice: 1st $100; 2nd $50; 3rd $30; 3 HMs.
All other
categories: 1st $50; 2nd $30; 3rd $20; 3 HMs.
Fees
OPA
Members—Flat rate of $7 for up to five poems (limit of one poem per category).
Non-members—Flat
rate of $15 for up to four poems (limit of one poem per ...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, July 26, 2017,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Miracles and More
When Good Things Happen to Good People
All of us
have experienced events in our lives that are completely unexplainable: the
strange premonition that made you take a different route home only, causing you
to miss an accident; the eerie feeling that you should call home… now, saving
someone’s life; the mysterious communication from a loved one who has passed
on. Angels, divine timing, miraculous coincidences, answer... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, July 26, 2017,
Creative Writing Institute Short Story Contest
Deadline – August 31, 2017
Welcome
to Creative Writing Institute's annual short story contest. This is going to be
our biggest and best contest yet. In a small fee-based contest like this, the
competition is much less and your chances of winning are much greater. Our fee
is the price of a Starbuck's cup of coffee and it helps subsidize our nonprofit
charity contest, so invest in us, and at the s...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, July 24, 2017,
The Diana Woods Memorial Award in Creative Nonfiction
Creative
nonfiction authors are invited to submit an essay of up to 5,000 words on the
subject of their choice to be considered for the Diana Woods Memorial (DWM)
Award in creative nonfiction. Winners will receive $250 and their work will be
featured in the next issue of Lunch Ticket. Each award recipient must submit a
100-word biograp...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, July 23, 2017,
Seven Hills Literary, Poetry & Haiku Contests
The Seven
Hills Literary Contest is in its twenty-first year. We regularly nominate
outstanding pieces for the Pushcart Prize consideration. All judging is blind
by professional, published authors.
Seven
Hills Literary Contest Rules (Prose entries)
Deadline: August 31, 2017 (Midnight)
$100
first place winners, $75 second, and $50 third, plus publication in the Seven
Hills Review and ...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, July 22, 2017,
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Stories of Redemption
Redemption stories can be amazing. What starts out as a
negative force can be turned positive and can change the world of ordinary
people. There are countless stories of redemption and we want to hear yours.
How did you use the negative in your life to move onto a more positive path?
What did you do to make up for the wrongs in your past? We are looking for true
stories of redemption that will inspire us, restore...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, July 20, 2017,
WOW! Women On Writing Summer Flash Fiction Contest
Open to
all themes and fiction genres; 250-750 words.
Awards:
20 Winners Total
1st Place: $400 Cash, $25 Amazon Gift
Certificate, 1 Year Premium Membership to AutomatedEditing ($420 value),
publication.
2nd Place: $300 Cash, $25 Amazon Gift
Certificate, 1 Year Standard Membership to AutomatedEditing ($240 value),
publication.
3rd Place: $200 Cash, $25 Amazon Gift
Certificate, 1 Year...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, July 19, 2017,
California State Poetry Society Monthly
Contests: August
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 postmarked during the month of the contest in which they are entered.
You’ll need to r...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, July 18, 2017,
Big Bend Productions Halloween Anthology
Must be
Halloween, horror, supernatural or paranormal related. Poems cannot be more
than two pages long. Short stories can not be longer than 7,500 words.
No entry
fee and no payment. Authors and artists may reuse their submissions after the
anthology has been published. A Smashwords coupon shall be given to authors and
artists to be used to download the ebook for free.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, July 17, 2017,
Louisville Literary Arts Writing
Contest
Deadline: August 15, 2017
Louisville
Literary Arts is pleased to announce that Roy Hoffman will judge the Fourth
Annual Writer’s Block Prize in creative nonfiction. Please submit an original
piece of creative nonfiction, such as personal or lyric essay, personal
narrative, memoir, or any other form that involves a creative treatment of a
nonfiction subject. Entries must be 4,000 words...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, July 16, 2017,
Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas Annual Contest
24
categories for nonmembers to enter, more categories available for members, all
for one fee of $15 (nonmembers) or $10 (members). Prizes range from $5 to $65.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, July 15, 2017,
Greater Sum
Greater Sum is a journal of prose and faith.
This is meant to be interpreted broadly, with the art and the spirit guiding
the submission and selection process. We accept fiction and narrative
nonfiction, and encourage essays or other works of words, especially
experimental forms. We don’t encourage poetry submissions at this time. We
encourage work by people of faith or that has faith as its subject—it need not
be both and the connection...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, July 14, 2017,
Boyds Mill Press
Boyds
Mills Press is a publisher of books for children. Please review our online
catalog to see the types of books that we publish before you submit your work.
Types of
Submissions:
Picture
Books: We accept submissions from both writers and illustrators. If you are an
author, you do not need to send a query first. Please submit the entire
manuscript of your picture book.
Middle
Grade Fiction: Please submit the fi...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, July 13, 2017,
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest
100
categories to enter including free verse, blank verse, lyric, sonnet, haiku,
rhymed, heroism, the beauty of Texas, animal companions, building/construction,
you and me against the world, humor, Texas ranching life, windmills/wind power,
humorous poem about parenting, narrative, native Texas birds, prose poem, an
important disagreement, courage to speak the truth, moving, the bill of ri...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, July 12, 2017,
Aftermath: Exploration of Loss or Grief
This
anthology that will examine what it means to face the consequences after
tragedy strikes. The theme is left intentionally open, giving contributors the
freedom to tell their story as it is most relevant to their experiences."
NB: "We prefer previously unpublished pieces (though previously published
pieces will b considered on a case-by-case basis), and they can be fiction,
personal essays, or poetry...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, July 11, 2017,
X.J. Kennedy Award for Creative Nonfiction
Rosebud Magazine is honored to announce the 8th
biennial X.J. Kennedy Award for Creative Nonfiction. Mr. Kennedy is one of America’s most admired editors, poets,
and essayists. He was the judge of the first competition and remains a valued
supporter and advisor. The current contest will be judged by Roderick Clark,
Rosebud editor and VOICE OVER columnist, and ...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, July 10, 2017,
Thirty Poems for San Antonio’s First 300 Years
The 2017
Thirty Poems for San Antonio’s First 300 Years Contest is now
OPEN and offering $7,500 in prizes!
Deadline: August 15, 2017
Submission is FREE!
In honor
of San
Antonio’s Tricentennial, the Department of Arts and Culture of
the City of San Antonio, with support from Gemini Ink, is
sponsoring a poetry contest.
The
contest will be judged by a panel of nationally recognized poets. Winne...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, July 9, 2017,
2017 Hospital Drive “Leaving” Contest
Announcing
a contest on the theme of “Leaving.” Hospital Drive, the literature, arts, and
humanities magazine of the University of Virginia’s School of Medicine, is awarding prizes of $500 each
in the categories of poetry, prose, and visual art. Submissions should relate
in some way to the theme of “Leaving” in the context of healthcare (wellness,
illness, caregiving, etc.) We welcome submissions nation...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, July 8, 2017,
Pockets Devotional Magazine for Kids Annual Fiction Contest
* Entries must be
postmarked no later than August 15.
• Please
indicate FICTION CONTEST on both the outside envelope and the cover sheet.
• There
is no set theme and no entry fee.
• Stories
should be 750–1,000 words. (Stories shorter than 750 words or longer than 1,000
words will be disqualified.)
• Stories
must be previously unpublished.
• P...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, July 7, 2017,
Rockford Writers Guild “Summer
Headlines” Poetry Contest
Submit up
to three new poems, each 50 lines or less. Poems must express the theme Summer
Headlines.
Deadline: August 15, 2017.
Cash
prizes up to $100. Winning entries will be published in The Rockford Review.
Winners will be announced in the September newsletter and will be invited to
share their poem at the September meeting.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, July 6, 2017,
Defenestration: A Literary Magazine Dedicated to Humor
Defenestration
is a humor magazine. We don’t worry about the particulars of genre, style, or
form as long as the work is funny. What exactly constitutes as “funny” varies
from person to person, but we try to publish a wide range of humor, from the
ridiculous to the satirical, and everything in between.
We are
currently OPEN to short story and poetry submissions. We will close to ...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, July 5, 2017,
The Orison Anthology Awards in Fiction, Non-fiction, &
Poetry
Orison
Books seeks to publish spiritually-engaged poetry, fiction, and non-fiction of
exceptional literary merit. In our view, spiritual writing has little to do
with subject matter. Rather, the kind of work we seek to publish has a
transcendent aesthetic effect on the reader, and reading it can itself be a
spiritual experience. Such work is not merely about spiritual contemplat...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, July 4, 2017,
Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest
Deadline: August 1, 2017
Entry
fee: $3 - $5 per poem Prizes: $15 -
$100
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categories to enter including humor, evening, family, loss, nature, love,
spiritual, animals, prose poem, ekphrastic, and open theme.
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Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, July 3, 2017,
The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Dating
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...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, July 2, 2017,
Massachusetts State Poetry Society Annual
Contest
and
Entry
fee: one entry fee of $15 includes entry into all categories
Deadline: August 1, 2017
Prizes
range from $5 to $50
27 categories
to enter including: Grandma, an International Experience, Writer’s Block,
Something Entertaining, Petrarchan Sonnet, Haiku, Grandparents, Teachers,
Music, Contentment,...
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Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, July 1, 2017,
Chalice Press
At
Chalice Press, we are always looking for exceptional new people and content for
publication. If you have an idea or a manuscript for us to consider, please
begin by sending a letter of inquiry to us at submissions@chalicepress.com.
NOTE: They give a great sample of a query letter. CBP/Chalice Press is open to
receiving any publishing proposal that aligns with our mission to publish
resources inviting all people into dee...
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