Submission Deadlines, 2012
 
Feb. 07 - Thriving Family: Babies & Pets - 130-250 words about making peace between babies and pets

Feb. 10 - Surrounded: Living With Islands - living on, by or with islands; submit 1-3 poems of up to 60 lines
               Western State College Press Humor Anthology - humorous western poems, creative nonfiction, & fiction

Feb. 14 - Sleepytown Press New Voices Contest - open to children's novels, YA novels, and picture books
               Missouri State Poetry Society Winter Contest - four categories to enter

Feb. 15 - Poetry Society of South Carolina Spring Contest - 5 categories to enter

Feb. 16 - Memoir (and) Prize for Poetry or Prose - 1-5 poems or prose to 10,000 words

Feb. 17-19 - Austin SCBWI Regional Conference: Something for Everybody! - in Austin, Texas

Feb. 17 - Tiny Lights Personal Narrative Essay Contest - two categories to enter: up to 1000 or up to 2000 words

Feb. 20 - InkSpotter Publishing: A Cup of Joe for Woe - nonfiction anthology of stories 2000-3000 words

Feb. 21 - Texas Poetry Calendar 2013 - submit 1-3 poems up to 35 lines including title and line spaces

Feb. 22 - Getting Along With Grief "Signs & Wonders" Issue - prose & poetry; signs & wonders after a loved one's death

Feb. 23 - 2013 Bylines Writers Desk Calendar - personal stories about the writing life, up to 300 words

Feb. 25 - String Poet Prize - enter poems up to 40 lines on the theme of "Remembrance." 

Feb. 29 - Arizona Mystery Writers 2012 Writing Contest - mysteries up to 2500 words
               The Most Quotable Woman I Know Contest - true stories/essays up to 1500 words
               SouthWest Writers Contest: Personal Essay About Animals - up to 750 words
               Johnson City Library 4th Annual Writers Conference - three speakers & workshops, lunch included

Mar. 01 - There is Hope Magazine Contest - stories, poems, humor 200-750 words about overcoming obstacles
               Pockets Magazine for Kids - stories, poems, articles on the theme: The Golden Rule 
               Anthology: The Old Weird South - fiction & nonfiction 1000-4000 words grounded in the American South
               New Mexico State Poetry Society Contests - theme: The Four Ages (childhood, youth, maturity, old age)
               Alive Now - Christian devotional magazine wants prayers, stories, & poetry about light & darkness

Mar. 15 - The Binnacle Ultra-Short Competition - prose up to 150 words & poetry up to 16 lines