We’re still reading submissions for Issue #4. The theme of Issue #4 is “breakup and heartbreak”. Send 3 – 5 poems to accents.publishing@gmail.com  by April 30th. We look forward to reading your work.

Deadline April 30, 2020. **This title was changed from Stories about Christmas, to Christmas Is in the Air. If you previously submitted your story or poem for Stories about Christmas, we have it in our system and it will be considered for the revised title. No need to resubmit.**

Everyone loves holiday stories and our contributors write great ones. They are so good that we create a new edition for the holiday season ev...

Heart of Flesh is a biannual, online literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with a Christian element. We are not a typical “Christian fiction” journal. We believe God’s truth as written in the Bible can be found in both the secular and the non-secular, in nearly every work of literature and every part of the human condition.

Topic: What are your kids grateful for? And what was one way you taught them about how to be thankful for it? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped your children learn to be grateful. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an auth...

Topic: How are you keeping your kids busy indoors so they don’t go stir crazy? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped you and your children from annoying each other during a period of close confinement. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you t...

Topic: What are you doing with your kids now to help prepare them for Easter? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped you demonstrate single principles about Holy Week, Easter and what the Resurrection means for their lives. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you to r...

Our Spring 2020 reading period for POETRY will be from March 15 to March 31, 2020. Please send us prayers, spells, charms, curses, blessings, invocations—poems that try to make change happen. All forms, styles, and procedures are welcome. A selection will appear in a special Shenandoah portfolio in the Spring 2021 issue. We pay our contributors at the rate of $100 per poem.

The winner of the Omnidawn Single Poem Broadside Poetry Contest wins an immediate cash prize of $1,000, letterpress publication of the broadside by Omnidawn, 50 free copies of the broadside, and publication of the winning poem in the Omniverse online journal.

For those of you who are not familiar with "Broadsides" here is the Wikipedia definition for the term "Broadside (printing)":

"A broadsi...

Call it slipstream. Call it magical realism. Throw around words like cross-genre, urban/high/low fantasy, hard/soft sci-fi, experimental, absurdist, fabulist, weird, surreal, or a regular fairy tale. With so many labels for the same idea, call it whatever you like. We want literary-quality writing with a healthy serving of imagination. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or some combinati...

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 fait...

Lively, original approaches to the subject are the primary concerns of the editors in choosing material. FACES: World Culture & Geography is written for ages 9-14. FACES Writers are encouraged to study recent past copies for content and style. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, where you can also purchase a current issue.) Issues are also available at many local libraries. All mate...

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

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 gen...

Theme: The Love of God to a Broken World

Selected entries will be included in the 2020 Writing This Gospel Anthology....

Chestnut Review appears four times per year online and once per year in print in our annual anthology. We are always interested in work that speaks to the season, even if it is in unusual and contradictory ways, but that is in no way a requirement. We are an open journal that accepts any artistic work which interests us. We do not judge based on the reputation, origin, or experience of the author, nor do we solicit submission...

It's Bedtime! Snuggling up to read a book with a little one at bedtime can be the best part of the day.

This contest is your chance to write a picture book for bedtime or inspired by bedtime. We're looking for your most original stories. (Remember, Goodnight Moon has already been written. Think beyond your first idea.) We want to see manuscripts that will make a child say, "Again! Again!"

Use your ...

$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline March 31, 2020. Limit 2,000 words. First prize: $200 and consideration for inclusion in the upcoming BWG anthology, tentatively titled Fur, Feathers, and Scales: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Animal Tales. Second prize: $100 and publication in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. Third pri...

3/28/2020 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions. Each event is free and open to the public.

Featured authors: ire'ne lara silva and Jennifer Zie...

Paraclete Press Books show the richness and depth of what it means to be Christian. While Benedictine spirituality is at the heart of our identity, our books reflect the Christian experience across many cultures, time periods, and houses of worship. We have many series, including Paraclete Essentials; Paraclete Fiction; Paraclete Poetry; Paraclete Giants; and for children and adults, All God’s Creatures, books about animals and faith; ...

We’re still reading submissions for Issue #4. The theme of Issue #4 is “breakup and heartbreak”. Send 3 – 5 poems to accents.publishing@gmail.com  by April 30th. We look forward to reading your work.

Deadline April 30, 2020. **This title was changed from Stories about Christmas, to Christmas Is in the Air. If you previously submitted your story or poem for Stories about Christmas, we have it in our system and it will be considered for the revised title. No need to resubmit.**

Everyone loves holiday stories and our contributors write great ones. They are so good that we create a new edition for the holiday season ev...

Heart of Flesh is a biannual, online literary journal that seeks quality writing and art with a Christian element. We are not a typical “Christian fiction” journal. We believe God’s truth as written in the Bible can be found in both the secular and the non-secular, in nearly every work of literature and every part of the human condition.

Topic: What are your kids grateful for? And what was one way you taught them about how to be thankful for it? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped your children learn to be grateful. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an auth...

Topic: How are you keeping your kids busy indoors so they don’t go stir crazy? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped you and your children from annoying each other during a period of close confinement. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you t...

Topic: What are you doing with your kids now to help prepare them for Easter? We are not looking for lectures or talks or object lessons. Instead, we want activities that have helped you demonstrate single principles about Holy Week, Easter and what the Resurrection means for their lives. This call for submissions should be hands-on and practical. This is not the place for you to r...

Our Spring 2020 reading period for POETRY will be from March 15 to March 31, 2020. Please send us prayers, spells, charms, curses, blessings, invocations—poems that try to make change happen. All forms, styles, and procedures are welcome. A selection will appear in a special Shenandoah portfolio in the Spring 2021 issue. We pay our contributors at the rate of $100 per poem.

The winner of the Omnidawn Single Poem Broadside Poetry Contest wins an immediate cash prize of $1,000, letterpress publication of the broadside by Omnidawn, 50 free copies of the broadside, and publication of the winning poem in the Omniverse online journal.

For those of you who are not familiar with "Broadsides" here is the Wikipedia definition for the term "Broadside (printing)":

"A broadsi...

Call it slipstream. Call it magical realism. Throw around words like cross-genre, urban/high/low fantasy, hard/soft sci-fi, experimental, absurdist, fabulist, weird, surreal, or a regular fairy tale. With so many labels for the same idea, call it whatever you like. We want literary-quality writing with a healthy serving of imagination. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or some combinati...

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 fait...

Lively, original approaches to the subject are the primary concerns of the editors in choosing material. FACES: World Culture & Geography is written for ages 9-14. FACES Writers are encouraged to study recent past copies for content and style. (Sample copies are available for viewing at the Cricket Media Store, where you can also purchase a current issue.) Issues are also available at many local libraries. All mate...

The Bible Advocate is one of the oldest religious magazines in America, founded in 1863. Now has been online since late 1996. Both are published by the Bible Advocate Press, the publishing agency of the General Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day). The BA seeks to encourage the church to live by every word of God and to fully equip believers in Christ in every good work through Holy Scripture

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 gen...

Theme: The Love of God to a Broken World

Selected entries will be included in the 2020 Writing This Gospel Anthology....

Chestnut Review appears four times per year online and once per year in print in our annual anthology. We are always interested in work that speaks to the season, even if it is in unusual and contradictory ways, but that is in no way a requirement. We are an open journal that accepts any artistic work which interests us. We do not judge based on the reputation, origin, or experience of the author, nor do we solicit submission...

It's Bedtime! Snuggling up to read a book with a little one at bedtime can be the best part of the day.

This contest is your chance to write a picture book for bedtime or inspired by bedtime. We're looking for your most original stories. (Remember, Goodnight Moon has already been written. Think beyond your first idea.) We want to see manuscripts that will make a child say, "Again! Again!"

Use your ...

$10 ENTRY FEE. Deadline March 31, 2020. Limit 2,000 words. First prize: $200 and consideration for inclusion in the upcoming BWG anthology, tentatively titled Fur, Feathers, and Scales: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Animal Tales. Second prize: $100 and publication in the Bethlehem Writers Roundtable. Third pri...

3/28/2020 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Texas Writes is a statewide program that brings accomplished authors to rural libraries for a half day of presentations and panel discussions. Each event is free and open to the public.

Featured authors: ire'ne lara silva and Jennifer Zie...

Paraclete Press Books show the richness and depth of what it means to be Christian. While Benedictine spirituality is at the heart of our identity, our books reflect the Christian experience across many cultures, time periods, and houses of worship. We have many series, including Paraclete Essentials; Paraclete Fiction; Paraclete Poetry; Paraclete Giants; and for children and adults, All God’s Creatures, books about animals and faith; ...