Apr. 15 - Sequestrum: Slipstream - literary journal; fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Sequestrum: Optimism - fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Passager Journal Poetry Contest - must be over 50 years old to submit
Apr. 17 - Poetry Society of Colorado: April - line limit 50 lines
Apr. 19 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Conversation Starters - 50-300 word articles
Apr. 24 - Saturday Writers Triangle Poetry & Prose Contest - poetry-50 line limit; prose-2021 words
Saturday Writers Curved Shapes Poetry Contest - 50 line limit poems about curved shapes
Saturday Writers Quadrilateral Family Poetry Contest - 50 line limit poems
Apr. 26 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Cleaning Up Christmas - 50-300 word articles
Apr. 30 - WOW! Women on Writing Quarterly Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest - 200-1000 words
Astra International PIcture Book Writing Contest - picture book for ages 2-8, up to 1000 words
Writecorner Press E.M. Koeppel Short Fiction Contest - up to 3000 words
The War Cry: Leadership and Power - fiction, nonfiction, articles
Force Majeure Flash Contest - up to 1000 words; fiction or nonfiction
May 15 - Poetry Society of Colorado: May Contest - set of 4 traditional haiku
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas Stories - nonfiction up to 1200 words & poems
Time of Singing Summer Poetry Contest - theme is "Beauty"; any form
Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize - enter up to 4 poems
Ohio Poetry Day Association Annual Contest - 21 categories to enter
May 18 - Highland Park Poetry Muses Gallery: Shoes - submit up to 5 poems; no more than 30 lines each
May 28 - The War Cry: Deliverance - articles, fiction, nonfiction