July 31 - Root & Star: Circles - children's literary magazine
California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest: July - Childhood, Memoir, Lessons of the Past
Chicken Soup for the Soul: I Can't Stop Laughing - nonfiction to 1200 words & poems
League of Minnesota Poets Annual Contest - 18 categories to enter
White County Creative Writers Annual Contest - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, children's, plays, essays
HSA Harold G. Henderson Haiku, Senryu, & Haibun Contests - winners published in Frogpond
San Pedro River Review Literary Journal - non-themed
Snapshot Press eChapbook Awards - haiku, tanka, and other short poetry
WOW! Quarterly Creative Nonfiction Essay Award - 200-1000 words
Write On! Short Story Contest - no more than 2500 words
Summer Adventure Writing Contest - a summer adventure under 2000 words
Aug. 01 - The First Line: Fall - Submissions must begin with one first line from Vol. 11, Issue 1 to Vol. 15, Issue 4
Poetry Society of Michigan Annual Contest - 12 categories to enter
Purpose Magazine: Christ Lives! - personal, true stories & poems
The Sun Readers Write Column: Bravery - personal essays
The Orison Anthology Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Poetry - spiritually engaging fiction, nonfiction, & poetry
Massachusetts State Poetry Society 2019 Annual Poetry Contest - 25 categories to enter
Louisville Literary Arts Writing Contest - fiction
The War Cry: Life Stages - fiction, articles, nonfiction
Aug. 02 - Bethune & Son Second Annual Texas Short Short Story Contest - up to 5000 words; all stories must reference Oil
Aug. 05 - Focus on the Family Magazine: 40 Days to Easter - 50 to 250 word articles
Aug. 15 - Ruminate Broadside Poetry Contest - enter 2 poems between 10 & 30 lines
The Christian Journal: It's All Good - 300-500 word articles
Poetry Society of Indiana Annual Contest - 23 categories to enter
Rochester Writers' Summer Writing Contest - Poetry, Micro Fiction, First Page, Memoir
Poetry Society of Texas Annual Contest - 100 categories to enter