Sept. 25 - SHINE brightly: Gossip - Christian magazine for girls 9-14; fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Sept. 28 - Foster City International Writing Contest - fiction, poetry, personal essay
Sept. 30 - The Poeming Pigeon: Sports - poems about sports
Clarendon House Christian Miracle Stories Anthology - stories under 10K words
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mom Knows Best - nonfiction stories up to 1200 words & poems
California State Poetry Society Monthly Contest - open topic
Riverfeet Press Anthology: Awake in the World, Volume 2 - fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Arizona State Poetry Society Annual Contest - 6 categories to enter
Kelsay Books Villanelle Anthology - submit up to 3 villanelle
Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest - submit up to 250 lines per poem
Root and Star: Fire - children's magazine for ages 3-8; fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Lascaux Review Poetry Contest - submit up to 5 poems
Oct. 01 - Purpose Magazine: Celebration - personal, true anecdotal stories & poems
The War Cry: Christmas - Salvation Army publication; fiction, nonfiction, articles
National Writers Association Poetry Contest - poems up to 40 lines
The Sun Magazine Readers Write Column: Equality - personal essays
Writer's Digest Poetry Awards - poems up to 32 lines
Focus on the Family: Brio Fiction: My Crazy Family - 800-1000 words
Oct. 03 - Guardian Angel Kids: Sky Views - fiction, nonfiction, poetry
Oct. 08 - Focus on the Family Magazine: Family Life Hacks - 50-300 word articles
Oct. 12 - MUSE: Let's Map It - nonfiction for grades 4-8
Oct. 15 - The Christian Journal: True and False Fruit - 300-500 word articles
The Windhover Literary Journal - Christian/spiritual poetry, fiction, and nonfiction
X.J. Kennedy Awards for Creative Nonfiction - up to 3500 words
ACFW 2018 First Impressions Contest - back cover type blurb & first 5 pages of your novel
Bible Advocate: Leaving & Coming to the Risen Lord - articles, fillers, poetry
Focus on the Family Magazine: Getting Dressed - 50-300 word articles
Oct. 25 - Saturday Evening Post Limerick Laughs Contest - 5 line limericks
Oct. 30 - Public Library Association National Writing Contest - short fiction on the theme of Courage
Nov. 03 - Fredericksburg Writers Conference with Agent Consultation
Nov. 04-07 - Got Words? Three-Day Writers Conference w/ Jane Rubietta - at The Haven River Inn in Comfort, Texas