Topic: What have you done with your kids to help usher in Jesus’ peace during the Christmas season. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for...

One prize winner and two honorable mentions will be awarded in each category. Please read our normal submission guidelines for help in determining what kind of writing we seek.

A $20 fee is required for each entry. Entries are defined as follows:

Poetry: You may submit up to six poems. (Poems sh...

Topic: What have you done with your kids to help usher in Jesus’ peace during the Christmas season. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for...

Topic: What is one unique Christmas tradition that you have that has taught your kids about the point of this holiday. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical activities that have worked in your family or the families of people you know. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time...

Topic: This last Easter was a quiet, family-centric, Jesus-focused time. What is one thing you did to help your kids know more about the Easter story and were surprised that it was fun for everyone? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical activities that worked for you and could work for other families. This is not the place for you to...

MUSTS:

1. A Conversation Poem must be “intimate, informal, and serious.” It “addresses a particular person.” “It simulates a speaking voice. It does not record a conversation… because it is animated by only on...

**Title Change: This was previously titled The Golden Years or Second Wind. If you submitted a story for that title a few years ago, please do not resubmit it. We have it and it will be considered for this new title.**

So, you’re a certain age now, and you’re ready for what’s next. You might be enjoying an empty nest, or starting a second career, or winding down a first one. Y...

Story, 1-2 Poems, or Essay, 1000 words or less, deadline 04-30-20.

Prompts: (1) Wish You Were Here or (2) Free Write (anything goes)

3 Musepaper prizes given per prompt. Publication in print/online. Enigma gift.

RQLA was founded to develop the careers of unique, high quality, engaging, and often underrepresented voices in children’s literature. From picture books through young adult and occasionally beyond, our goal is to provide individually tailored and dedicated representation for creators of books that share new messages, create a sense of joy and wonder and make a difference in the world.

This is a very quick callout for specific stories while we finish our upcoming July title, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs. We got so many great submissions for that title that we are well on the way to making our 2021 dog book as well, just with the stories we already have. But we’ve decided that we want to include stories about dogs and the COVID-19 crisis in this upcom...

Ever since the 1971 publication of The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Chosen Books has been publishing powerful books that help millions to live Spirit-empowered lives. Books published by Chosen help believers to better know and love the Lord Jesus Christ; to pray about the concerns that are on God’s heart; to be empowered by his Spirit for ministry; to fulfill the Great Commission; and to tran...

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the general publi...

Adult, young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) novels, novellas, and short story collections are accepted. Minimum word count: 22,000. Individual stories in a collection may have been published in journals. Books that have been self-published will be considered "unpublished" if fewer than about 200 copies were printed. 

We look for literary fiction and mainstream fiction, including science fiction. Generally we are less intere...

Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 - 1000 words) and in any style -- from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.

Electronic submissions via email only; reprints are okay; simultaneous subm...

Topic: What have you done with your kids to help usher in Jesus’ peace during the Christmas season. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for...

One prize winner and two honorable mentions will be awarded in each category. Please read our normal submission guidelines for help in determining what kind of writing we seek.

A $20 fee is required for each entry. Entries are defined as follows:

Poetry: You may submit up to six poems. (Poems sh...

Topic: What have you done with your kids to help usher in Jesus’ peace during the Christmas season. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical. ideas that you or someone you know have done and that other parents can try to do. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time, this call for submissions is only for...

Topic: What is one unique Christmas tradition that you have that has taught your kids about the point of this holiday. We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical activities that have worked in your family or the families of people you know. This is not the place for you to refine your voice as an author. At this time...

Topic: This last Easter was a quiet, family-centric, Jesus-focused time. What is one thing you did to help your kids know more about the Easter story and were surprised that it was fun for everyone? We are not looking for lectures or object lessons. Instead, we want hands-on, practical activities that worked for you and could work for other families. This is not the place for you to...

MUSTS:

1. A Conversation Poem must be “intimate, informal, and serious.” It “addresses a particular person.” “It simulates a speaking voice. It does not record a conversation… because it is animated by only on...

**Title Change: This was previously titled The Golden Years or Second Wind. If you submitted a story for that title a few years ago, please do not resubmit it. We have it and it will be considered for this new title.**

So, you’re a certain age now, and you’re ready for what’s next. You might be enjoying an empty nest, or starting a second career, or winding down a first one. Y...

Story, 1-2 Poems, or Essay, 1000 words or less, deadline 04-30-20.

Prompts: (1) Wish You Were Here or (2) Free Write (anything goes)

3 Musepaper prizes given per prompt. Publication in print/online. Enigma gift.

RQLA was founded to develop the careers of unique, high quality, engaging, and often underrepresented voices in children’s literature. From picture books through young adult and occasionally beyond, our goal is to provide individually tailored and dedicated representation for creators of books that share new messages, create a sense of joy and wonder and make a difference in the world.

This is a very quick callout for specific stories while we finish our upcoming July title, Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Magic of Dogs. We got so many great submissions for that title that we are well on the way to making our 2021 dog book as well, just with the stories we already have. But we’ve decided that we want to include stories about dogs and the COVID-19 crisis in this upcom...

Ever since the 1971 publication of The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, Chosen Books has been publishing powerful books that help millions to live Spirit-empowered lives. Books published by Chosen help believers to better know and love the Lord Jesus Christ; to pray about the concerns that are on God’s heart; to be empowered by his Spirit for ministry; to fulfill the Great Commission; and to tran...

The War Cry, now in its 137th year, represents the Salvation Army’s mission through news, profiles, commentaries and stories. It looks to bring people to Christ, help believers grow in faith and character, and promotes redemptive cultural practices from the perspective of Salvation Army programs, ministries and doctrines. Readership consists of those in and involved with The Salvation Army as well as the general publi...

Adult, young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) novels, novellas, and short story collections are accepted. Minimum word count: 22,000. Individual stories in a collection may have been published in journals. Books that have been self-published will be considered "unpublished" if fewer than about 200 copies were printed. 

We look for literary fiction and mainstream fiction, including science fiction. Generally we are less intere...

Seeking creative nonfiction essays on any topic (200 - 1000 words) and in any style -- from personal essay and memoir to lyric essay and hybrid, and more! The mission of this contest is to reward bravery in real-life storytelling and create an understanding of our world through thoughtful, engaging narratives.

Electronic submissions via email only; reprints are okay; simultaneous subm...