This site features current writing opportunities for authors of all genres, with a preference for Christian publications. The submission opportunites featured on this blogsite have been collected by Sally Clark. The source of the information is listed at the bottom of each post. Please check these websites for additional writing articles and information on submissions in other genres.

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a lift-the-flap board book for ages 2-5,

written by Sally Clark

and winner of a 2015
Silver Medal
from Moonbeam Children's Book Awards





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Browsing Archive: November, 2009

WRITERS' Journal Poetry Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 30, 2009, In : Contest 
 
Deadline: December 30, 2009
Reading Fee: $3.00/poem, 25 line limit
Prizes: $50, $25, $15, plus honorable mentions
First, Second, and Third prize winners will be published in the WRITERS' Journal.

Continue reading ...
 

Decision Magazine

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 29, 2009, In : Christian Print Magazine 
http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_WritersGuidelines.asp
---
Decision magazine's purpose is to set forth the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ with such clarity that readers will be drawn to make a commitment to Christ; to encourage, teach and strengthen Christians to walk daily with Christ and to reach out to others for Christ. Publishes articles about finding Jesus, sharing faith and personal experience. Pays up to $400 for up to 1,500 words. Pays $200 for Finding Jesus columns pieces of u...
Continue reading ...
 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas and Holidays - Ho Ho Ho

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 28, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
We love the holidays! They are a magical time of the year; a time of family, friends and traditions. They can bring special joy and unexpected blessings into our lives. Please share your Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa stories with us... stories that will touch the souls and warm the hearts of our readers. The deadline date for story submissions is January 15, 2010.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Warner Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 27, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
1201 E. 5th St., Anderson IN 46012; toll-free 800-741-7721; fax 765-640-8005; rfogle@warnerpress.org; www.warnerpress.org. Robin Fogle, assistant product editor. Publishes 32-page picture books for kids; 250-350 page books for 8-12 year olds (mostly fantasy fiction). Guidelines by mail, e-mail, or Website. Also open to short devotionals (110-150 words) for their line of Sunday bulletins; children’s coloring or activity books; and greeting cards.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Pennsylvania Poetry Society Annual Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, In : Contest 
http://www.nfsps.com/pa

13 categories for nonmembers to enter including music, stones, sonnets, nature poems, haiku, senryu, tankas, limericks, memories, art & artists. $2 entry fee per poem. Prizes $100 - $20.

Postmark deadline, January 15, 2010.

Continue reading ...
 

A Pinch and a Dash

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Silver Boomer Books seeks submissions for an anthology tentatively identified as A Pinch and a Dash - recipes from home and long ago. Submissions of prose and poetry should be submitted pursuant to these guidelines by January 15, 2010. The focus of the anthology is family or friendship memories associated with a particular meal or food. We're asking for the recipe as well as the poem or prose about it.

You will be asserting you have the right to publish the recipe in your name. If it is copie...
Continue reading ...
 

Walker Books for Young People

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 23, 2009, In : Children's 
http://www.walkerbooks.com/info/index.php?wb_section=about&wb_page=submissions

Strongest needs are for middle-grade and YA novels and for well-paced picture book manuscripts for both the pre-school and early elementary age levels. Does not publish folk tales, fairy tales, textbooks, myths, legends, books in series format, novelties, science fiction, fantasy, or horror.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Central Coast Writers

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 22, 2009, In : Contest 
Central Coast Writers (California) Spring 2010 Contest for poetry and short stories. Awards in each category: $500 and publication (print and on-line) in the "Homestead Review" (Hartnell College, Salinas). All entries will be considered for publication. Entry fees: $15 per short story and $5 per poem. Deadline: January 15, 2010.
Info: http://www.centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm 
 

Continue reading ...
 

Permanent Vacation: Living and Working In Our National Parks

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 21, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Literary Essays Wanted  PAY: $100
Bona Fide Books seeks literary essays about experiences living and working in any US National Park for a collection about life in our parks. Some go seeking commune with nature; others to escape. Diverse park experiences are desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and the societal, environmental, and existential implications of life in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? (Hu...

Continue reading ...
 

Laughing Cactus Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 20, 2009, In : Book Publisher 
Laughing Cactus Press (http://laughingcactuspress.com/) is based in West Texas and our logo pays respects to this region; however, books for this imprint need not have a western flavor and western-themed books have no inside track for selection. Our criteria are excellent writing and work that appeals to our admittedly subjective tastes. We have no "market research department," so we choose projects that we think our friends and family will want to buy.

Laughing Cactus Press publishes fiction...
Continue reading ...
 

Fugue

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 19, 2009, In : Literary Journal 
Based at the University of Idaho, *Fugue* is constructing a 20th anniversary issue "in the form of a regionally based issue. Bruce Barcott said, 'We created the northwest with words,' but we are adding that it is this region which causes writers to write. This latter thought is what we are developing our anniversary issue around – the writers of the west, but more specifically the insiders, the born, the original settlers versus the outsiders, the migrators, the transplants, the carpetbagge...

Continue reading ...
 

Eagle Wings Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Eagle Wings Press anticipates the publication of anthologies by authors working Twelve Step programs. The recovery anthologies will be similar to Silver Boomers: A Collection of Prose and Poetry by and About Baby Boomers and Freckles to Wrinkles published by our parent publisher, Silver Boomer Books. They will be based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and the many other programs utilizing the basic blueprint set out in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Our current plan is first to foc...

Continue reading ...
 

Young Adult Literary Review

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, In : Children's 
PAY: $5- $10
"We are putting together our first printed magazine, slated for publication in January 2010. The magazine needs poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. We accept all genres as long as submissions are for young readers, middle grade readers and teen readers. We will accept ideas for other content, as well. The magazine will be quarterly so there is no deadline for submissions; we read all year round. Payment is $5-$10 per piece. See website for details." Amber Vilate, Editor, Host
htt...

Continue reading ...
 

Haiku Calendar Competition

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 16, 2009, In : Contest 

The Haiku Calendar Competition has been held annually since 1999 and is now into its twelfth year. As a result of the contest 52 haiku are published each year in The Haiku Calendar. Entries should be postmarked by January 31, 2010. Overseas (non-UK) entries mailed in the month up to and including this closing date must be sent by airmail. (I recommend a deadline postage date of December 31, 2009 to avoid airmailing fees.) 

Prizes: £360/US $600 total prize money.12 haiku will be selected as mo...


Continue reading ...
 

Seed Faith Books

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 15, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
SHARE YOUR STORY! GET PUBLISHED!

Do you have a story to share? When has God nudged you or helped you or directed your decisions or confirmed His love for you? We want to read about a time in your life when the Lord encouraged you on your life’s journey of faith.

Seed Faith Books plans to publish 70 - 80 short stories in a 160 page, 6x9” paperback. The majority of these books will be distributed free of charge to many places where people need inspiration and encouragement to walk with God....

Continue reading ...
 

Children's Ministry Magazine

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 14, 2009, In : Christian Online Magazine 
Children's Ministry Magazine and www.childrensministry.com are premier resources for children's ministers because the hundreds of ideas come from people just like you! If you have a great idea that would encourage and equip other children's ministers, please send it to us. Pays $125 to $175.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Pepperjack Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 13, 2009, In : Contest 
The Pepperjack Press (www.pepperjackpress.com) short story contest is a monthly contest that begins on the first of every month, and ends on the last day of every month. There is no restriction on genre, the length restriction is between 1,000 and 5,000 words (make them count) and the submission fee is $4.00. A single winner each month will walk away with $100.00. The challenge line is the focus of the contest. Each month, entrants to the contest will be given a line that has to be integrated...
Continue reading ...
 

SPS Studios Fifteenth Biannual Poetry Card Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 12, 2009, In : Contest 

1st prize: $300 * 2nd prize: $150 * 3rd prize: $50
No entry fee
Deadline: December 31, 2009
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website www.sps.com.
 
Poetry Contest Guidelines:

Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better.
We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write.
Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness.

English-l...


Continue reading ...
 

Sourcebooks

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, In : Book Publisher 

CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to look at all projects across our wide range of core categories. In adult nonfiction, we are actively looking for college reference, parenting, humor, anything women-oriented, and uniquely targeted memoirs. We publish all subgenres within romance fiction. In adult fiction, we seek historical fiction and contemporary women's fiction. We are also the world's leading publisher of Jane Austen sequ...

Continue reading ...
 

AMG Publishers

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
AMG Publishers is looking for historical fiction and nonfiction for their God and Country Press imprint. Also needs more reference-type works; Bible studies 4-8 weeks in length; and young adult fiction. Always looking for young adult fantasy and historical fiction for adults. Rick Steele is now director of product development and acquisitions; ricks@amginternational.org.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Soul-Making Literary Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 8, 2009, In : Contest 
Eileen Malone, a contributor to Silver Boomer Books, founded and chairs the open, annual Soul-Making Literary Competition, now in its 15th year. It has an annual deadline of November 30th and consists of 12 categories including: poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, novel excerpt, prose poem, flash fiction, memoir, young adult prose, young adult poetry, humor, intercultural essay, and enviromental futures, all with cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25. $5 entry fee. For details go to: www.so...
Continue reading ...
 

Radix Magazine: Where Christian Faith Meets Contemporary Culture

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 8, 2009, In : Contest 
Poetry Contest: Deadline November 15, 2009
Judges: Walt Hearn, John Leax, Marilyn McEntyre, & Luci Shaw. Cost per entry: $25 which includes a Radix subscription (or continuation for current subscribers). Special student rate: $10. The prizes will be: $200 first, $100 second, and $50 third, which will run in a special “Poetry Issue” of the magazine. Three more poems will “place” and be published in subsequent issues of the magazine.

Please email us the poems you wish to submit at radixpo...

Continue reading ...
 

June Cotner

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 7, 2009, In : Poetry and Prose Anthology 

I have several publishers interested in the three projects listed below.  It’s enormously difficult and time-consuming to process email submissions, so unless you live outside the U.S, please send all submissions via USPS along with an SASE to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370

EARTH BLESSINGS: PRAYERS, POEMS, AND PROSE FOR CREATING A GREENER EARTH Preliminary chapters include: 1) Nature & the Environment; 2) Honoring the Earth; 3) Healing the Earth; 4) Cycles of Life; 5) Love, K...


Continue reading ...
 

Writer's Digest Your Story

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 6, 2009, In : Contest 
Your Story
Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest.

Your Story #22: Band Back Together
Suffering from a mid-life crisis, a 50-year-old businessman quits his job and goes on a quest t...

Continue reading ...
 

Indiana Review

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 5, 2009, In : Literary Journal 
Indiana Review is looking for art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for a special feature on Blue in our Summer 2010 issue. What do we mean by blue? We mean the color, the mood, the music. We're looking for work that honors, laments, declares war on, reinterprets, reinvents, and redefines 'blue.' Our door is wide open and the possibilities are endless. We're thinking the color blue; the blues; narrators named Blue; Holden Caulfield; Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue'; William Gass's 'On Being Blue';...

Continue reading ...
 

Not So Cynical Christmas Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, In : Contest 

NO ENTRY FEE
Open to those living in the United States, Canada, or Europe who are 16 years of age or older and possess a valid email address. If entrants are under 18 they must be able to produce a parent or guardians signature if chosen for publication or prize. First Place (1 winner) $75. Second Place (1 winner) $50. Third Place (2 winners) $25. What we want in our stockings this year is for you to write uplifting stories, stories of hop...

Continue reading ...
 

Demand Studios

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, In : Speciality Products 
Demand Studios® publishes thousands of articles a day to a network of popular websites and we are searching for experienced freelance writers to join our team. Apply today and turn your passion for writing into a weekly paycheck!
 
We are looking for writers who are able to quickly research and write concise articles around the topics of their choice. Because this is a freelance position, it allows you to work from anywhere at your own pace. Articles average 400-500 words and most are inst...

Continue reading ...
 

Higher Faith Publications

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 2, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
An e-book publishe currently looking for a variety of clean, wholesome manuscripts: short stories, novelettes, devotionals, kids chapter books, novellas, poetry, all with a Christian (or at least wholesome) slant. All to be sold online. Some pieces pay outright and some pay royalties.
 

Continue reading ...
 

ChristianDevotions.us

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 1, 2009, In : Christian Online Magazine 
ChristianDevotions.us, P.O. Box 6494, Kingsport TN 37663; 423-384-4821; fax 423-239-7103; cindy@christiandevotions.us; www.christiandevotions.us. Cindy Sproles & Eddie Jones, editors. Prefers completed devotions; 300-400 words. No payment. Accepts poetry, reprints, and e-mail submissions.
 

Continue reading ...
 
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Browsing Archive: November, 2009

WRITERS' Journal Poetry Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 30, 2009, In : Contest 
 
Deadline: December 30, 2009
Reading Fee: $3.00/poem, 25 line limit
Prizes: $50, $25, $15, plus honorable mentions
First, Second, and Third prize winners will be published in the WRITERS' Journal.

Continue reading ...
 

Decision Magazine

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 29, 2009, In : Christian Print Magazine 
http://www.billygraham.org/DMag_WritersGuidelines.asp
---
Decision magazine's purpose is to set forth the Good News of salvation in Jesus Christ with such clarity that readers will be drawn to make a commitment to Christ; to encourage, teach and strengthen Christians to walk daily with Christ and to reach out to others for Christ. Publishes articles about finding Jesus, sharing faith and personal experience. Pays up to $400 for up to 1,500 words. Pays $200 for Finding Jesus columns pieces of u...
Continue reading ...
 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christmas and Holidays - Ho Ho Ho

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 28, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
We love the holidays! They are a magical time of the year; a time of family, friends and traditions. They can bring special joy and unexpected blessings into our lives. Please share your Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa stories with us... stories that will touch the souls and warm the hearts of our readers. The deadline date for story submissions is January 15, 2010.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Warner Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 27, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
1201 E. 5th St., Anderson IN 46012; toll-free 800-741-7721; fax 765-640-8005; rfogle@warnerpress.org; www.warnerpress.org. Robin Fogle, assistant product editor. Publishes 32-page picture books for kids; 250-350 page books for 8-12 year olds (mostly fantasy fiction). Guidelines by mail, e-mail, or Website. Also open to short devotionals (110-150 words) for their line of Sunday bulletins; children’s coloring or activity books; and greeting cards.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Pennsylvania Poetry Society Annual Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, In : Contest 
http://www.nfsps.com/pa

13 categories for nonmembers to enter including music, stones, sonnets, nature poems, haiku, senryu, tankas, limericks, memories, art & artists. $2 entry fee per poem. Prizes $100 - $20.

Postmark deadline, January 15, 2010.

Continue reading ...
 

A Pinch and a Dash

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 24, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Silver Boomer Books seeks submissions for an anthology tentatively identified as A Pinch and a Dash - recipes from home and long ago. Submissions of prose and poetry should be submitted pursuant to these guidelines by January 15, 2010. The focus of the anthology is family or friendship memories associated with a particular meal or food. We're asking for the recipe as well as the poem or prose about it.

You will be asserting you have the right to publish the recipe in your name. If it is copie...
Continue reading ...
 

Walker Books for Young People

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 23, 2009, In : Children's 
http://www.walkerbooks.com/info/index.php?wb_section=about&wb_page=submissions

Strongest needs are for middle-grade and YA novels and for well-paced picture book manuscripts for both the pre-school and early elementary age levels. Does not publish folk tales, fairy tales, textbooks, myths, legends, books in series format, novelties, science fiction, fantasy, or horror.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Central Coast Writers

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 22, 2009, In : Contest 
Central Coast Writers (California) Spring 2010 Contest for poetry and short stories. Awards in each category: $500 and publication (print and on-line) in the "Homestead Review" (Hartnell College, Salinas). All entries will be considered for publication. Entry fees: $15 per short story and $5 per poem. Deadline: January 15, 2010.
Info: http://www.centralcoastwriters.org/2010-contest-rules.htm 
 

Continue reading ...
 

Permanent Vacation: Living and Working In Our National Parks

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 21, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Literary Essays Wanted  PAY: $100
Bona Fide Books seeks literary essays about experiences living and working in any US National Park for a collection about life in our parks. Some go seeking commune with nature; others to escape. Diverse park experiences are desired. Although we enjoy tree-hugging epiphanies, we also want to read about day-to-day life, and the societal, environmental, and existential implications of life in the park. What happened there, and how did it influence your life? (Hu...

Continue reading ...
 

Laughing Cactus Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 20, 2009, In : Book Publisher 
Laughing Cactus Press (http://laughingcactuspress.com/) is based in West Texas and our logo pays respects to this region; however, books for this imprint need not have a western flavor and western-themed books have no inside track for selection. Our criteria are excellent writing and work that appeals to our admittedly subjective tastes. We have no "market research department," so we choose projects that we think our friends and family will want to buy.

Laughing Cactus Press publishes fiction...
Continue reading ...
 

Fugue

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 19, 2009, In : Literary Journal 
Based at the University of Idaho, *Fugue* is constructing a 20th anniversary issue "in the form of a regionally based issue. Bruce Barcott said, 'We created the northwest with words,' but we are adding that it is this region which causes writers to write. This latter thought is what we are developing our anniversary issue around – the writers of the west, but more specifically the insiders, the born, the original settlers versus the outsiders, the migrators, the transplants, the carpetbagge...

Continue reading ...
 

Eagle Wings Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 18, 2009, In : Nonfiction Anthology 
Eagle Wings Press anticipates the publication of anthologies by authors working Twelve Step programs. The recovery anthologies will be similar to Silver Boomers: A Collection of Prose and Poetry by and About Baby Boomers and Freckles to Wrinkles published by our parent publisher, Silver Boomer Books. They will be based on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and the many other programs utilizing the basic blueprint set out in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Our current plan is first to foc...

Continue reading ...
 

Young Adult Literary Review

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 17, 2009, In : Children's 
PAY: $5- $10
"We are putting together our first printed magazine, slated for publication in January 2010. The magazine needs poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. We accept all genres as long as submissions are for young readers, middle grade readers and teen readers. We will accept ideas for other content, as well. The magazine will be quarterly so there is no deadline for submissions; we read all year round. Payment is $5-$10 per piece. See website for details." Amber Vilate, Editor, Host
htt...

Continue reading ...
 

Haiku Calendar Competition

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 16, 2009, In : Contest 

The Haiku Calendar Competition has been held annually since 1999 and is now into its twelfth year. As a result of the contest 52 haiku are published each year in The Haiku Calendar. Entries should be postmarked by January 31, 2010. Overseas (non-UK) entries mailed in the month up to and including this closing date must be sent by airmail. (I recommend a deadline postage date of December 31, 2009 to avoid airmailing fees.) 

Prizes: £360/US $600 total prize money.12 haiku will be selected as mo...


Continue reading ...
 

Seed Faith Books

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 15, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
SHARE YOUR STORY! GET PUBLISHED!

Do you have a story to share? When has God nudged you or helped you or directed your decisions or confirmed His love for you? We want to read about a time in your life when the Lord encouraged you on your life’s journey of faith.

Seed Faith Books plans to publish 70 - 80 short stories in a 160 page, 6x9” paperback. The majority of these books will be distributed free of charge to many places where people need inspiration and encouragement to walk with God....

Continue reading ...
 

Children's Ministry Magazine

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 14, 2009, In : Christian Online Magazine 
Children's Ministry Magazine and www.childrensministry.com are premier resources for children's ministers because the hundreds of ideas come from people just like you! If you have a great idea that would encourage and equip other children's ministers, please send it to us. Pays $125 to $175.
 

Continue reading ...
 

Pepperjack Press

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 13, 2009, In : Contest 
The Pepperjack Press (www.pepperjackpress.com) short story contest is a monthly contest that begins on the first of every month, and ends on the last day of every month. There is no restriction on genre, the length restriction is between 1,000 and 5,000 words (make them count) and the submission fee is $4.00. A single winner each month will walk away with $100.00. The challenge line is the focus of the contest. Each month, entrants to the contest will be given a line that has to be integrated...
Continue reading ...
 

SPS Studios Fifteenth Biannual Poetry Card Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 12, 2009, In : Contest 

1st prize: $300 * 2nd prize: $150 * 3rd prize: $50
No entry fee
Deadline: December 31, 2009
In addition, the winning poems will be displayed on our website www.sps.com.
 
Poetry Contest Guidelines:

Poems can be rhyming or non-rhyming, although we find that non-rhyming poetry reads better.
We suggest that you write about real emotions and feelings and that you have some special person or occasion in mind as you write.
Poems are judged on the basis of originality and uniqueness.

English-l...


Continue reading ...
 

Sourcebooks

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, In : Book Publisher 

CURRENT NEEDS: "We continue to look at all projects across our wide range of core categories. In adult nonfiction, we are actively looking for college reference, parenting, humor, anything women-oriented, and uniquely targeted memoirs. We publish all subgenres within romance fiction. In adult fiction, we seek historical fiction and contemporary women's fiction. We are also the world's leading publisher of Jane Austen sequ...

Continue reading ...
 

AMG Publishers

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
AMG Publishers is looking for historical fiction and nonfiction for their God and Country Press imprint. Also needs more reference-type works; Bible studies 4-8 weeks in length; and young adult fiction. Always looking for young adult fantasy and historical fiction for adults. Rick Steele is now director of product development and acquisitions; ricks@amginternational.org.
 
from: www.stuartmarket.blogspot.com

Continue reading ...
 

Soul-Making Literary Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 8, 2009, In : Contest 
Eileen Malone, a contributor to Silver Boomer Books, founded and chairs the open, annual Soul-Making Literary Competition, now in its 15th year. It has an annual deadline of November 30th and consists of 12 categories including: poetry, short story, creative nonfiction, novel excerpt, prose poem, flash fiction, memoir, young adult prose, young adult poetry, humor, intercultural essay, and enviromental futures, all with cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25. $5 entry fee. For details go to: www.so...
Continue reading ...
 

Radix Magazine: Where Christian Faith Meets Contemporary Culture

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 8, 2009, In : Contest 
Poetry Contest: Deadline November 15, 2009
Judges: Walt Hearn, John Leax, Marilyn McEntyre, & Luci Shaw. Cost per entry: $25 which includes a Radix subscription (or continuation for current subscribers). Special student rate: $10. The prizes will be: $200 first, $100 second, and $50 third, which will run in a special “Poetry Issue” of the magazine. Three more poems will “place” and be published in subsequent issues of the magazine.

Please email us the poems you wish to submit at radixpo...

Continue reading ...
 

June Cotner

Posted by Sally Clark on Saturday, November 7, 2009, In : Poetry and Prose Anthology 

I have several publishers interested in the three projects listed below.  It’s enormously difficult and time-consuming to process email submissions, so unless you live outside the U.S, please send all submissions via USPS along with an SASE to June Cotner, PO Box 2765, Poulsbo, WA 98370

EARTH BLESSINGS: PRAYERS, POEMS, AND PROSE FOR CREATING A GREENER EARTH Preliminary chapters include: 1) Nature & the Environment; 2) Honoring the Earth; 3) Healing the Earth; 4) Cycles of Life; 5) Love, K...


Continue reading ...
 

Writer's Digest Your Story

Posted by Sally Clark on Friday, November 6, 2009, In : Contest 
Your Story
Every other month, Writer's Digest presents a creative challenge for fun and prizes. We'll provide a short, open-ended prompt. In turn, you'll submit a short story of 750 words or fewer based on that prompt. You can be funny, poignant, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story. The winner will receive publication in an upcoming issue of Writer's Digest.

Your Story #22: Band Back Together
Suffering from a mid-life crisis, a 50-year-old businessman quits his job and goes on a quest t...

Continue reading ...
 

Indiana Review

Posted by Sally Clark on Thursday, November 5, 2009, In : Literary Journal 
Indiana Review is looking for art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction for a special feature on Blue in our Summer 2010 issue. What do we mean by blue? We mean the color, the mood, the music. We're looking for work that honors, laments, declares war on, reinterprets, reinvents, and redefines 'blue.' Our door is wide open and the possibilities are endless. We're thinking the color blue; the blues; narrators named Blue; Holden Caulfield; Miles Davis's 'Kind of Blue'; William Gass's 'On Being Blue';...

Continue reading ...
 

Not So Cynical Christmas Contest

Posted by Sally Clark on Wednesday, November 4, 2009, In : Contest 
http://www.cynicmag.com/feature.aspx?articleid=2895

NO ENTRY FEE
Open to those living in the United States, Canada, or Europe who are 16 years of age or older and possess a valid email address. If entrants are under 18 they must be able to produce a parent or guardians signature if chosen for publication or prize. First Place (1 winner) $75. Second Place (1 winner) $50. Third Place (2 winners) $25. What we want in our stockings this year is for you to write uplifting stories, stories of hop...

Continue reading ...
 

Demand Studios

Posted by Sally Clark on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, In : Speciality Products 
Demand Studios® publishes thousands of articles a day to a network of popular websites and we are searching for experienced freelance writers to join our team. Apply today and turn your passion for writing into a weekly paycheck!
 
We are looking for writers who are able to quickly research and write concise articles around the topics of their choice. Because this is a freelance position, it allows you to work from anywhere at your own pace. Articles average 400-500 words and most are inst...

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Higher Faith Publications

Posted by Sally Clark on Monday, November 2, 2009, In : Christian Publisher 
An e-book publishe currently looking for a variety of clean, wholesome manuscripts: short stories, novelettes, devotionals, kids chapter books, novellas, poetry, all with a Christian (or at least wholesome) slant. All to be sold online. Some pieces pay outright and some pay royalties.
 
http://www.higherfaithpublications.com/index.php?act=viewDoc&docId=6

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ChristianDevotions.us

Posted by Sally Clark on Sunday, November 1, 2009, In : Christian Online Magazine 
ChristianDevotions.us, P.O. Box 6494, Kingsport TN 37663; 423-384-4821; fax 423-239-7103; cindy@christiandevotions.us; www.christiandevotions.us. Cindy Sproles & Eddie Jones, editors. Prefers completed devotions; 300-400 words. No payment. Accepts poetry, reprints, and e-mail submissions.
 
from: www.stuartmarket.blogspot.com

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Sally Clark Like finding shells on the beach, I love doing market research! And what I find, I love to share! I write in a variety of genres including children's, Christian, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, so these post follow along those lines. Check out my web site: www.sallyclark.info, for more about me.
 

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